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Shane Mauss

Shane Mauss is an American comedian from Onalaska, Wisconsin.[2][1][3][4][5] Between 2010 and 2015, he released three comedy albums, one of which has been released as a television special; he also stars in the documentary film Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration Of Psychedelics (2018). He hosts the Here We Are podcast (2014–present), in which he interviews scientists and academics from across the country, and co-hosts Mind Under Matter, a comedy/science podcast.

Shane Mauss
Born (1980-05-25) May 25, 1980 (age 44)
MediumStand-up
NationalityAmerican
Years active2004–present[1]
Websiteshanemauss.com

History

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Mauss is of German and Irish descent. He has said that his distant ancestors were Jewish and went by the name "Mosche" (Hebrew word for ‘Moses’) in 17th century Switzerland.[6]

According to Mauss, he has wanted to be a standup comedian since he was ten years old. At age 15, he started writing jokes but due to anxiety and being unsure as to how to get into standup comedy, he did not pursue a career until the age of 23. Mauss intended on going to New York City or Los Angeles to start his career but instead decided to move to Boston with a friend. For several months, Mauss performed at open mic nights in Boston while struggling with anxiety. By practicing and with the help of friends, Mauss overcame his anxiety and began performing in comedy clubs approximately six months after starting his career as a standup comedian. Shortly after he started playing in clubs, Mauss entered into the Greater Boston Alternative Comedy Festival and made it to the final round of elimination. He partially credits the attention he received from this achievement for launching his career and has performed at the festival several times since.[3][7]

In 2007, shortly after his first performance at the Greater Boston Alternative Comedy Festival, Mauss won the Best Standup Comic Award at HBO's Comedy Arts Festival.[8] This led to Mauss being invited to perform several times on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[3] He has since performed on Conan O'Brien's various late night talk shows a total of five times.[3]

In 2010, Mauss published his first comedy album, Jokes To Make My Parents Proud. Punchline Magazine named the album one of the top ten albums of 2010.[9]

In 2014, Mauss broke both of his feet while hiking. He used the experience as inspiration for his 2015 comedy album, My Big Break.[10] On June 18 of that year, Mauss appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast. Also that year, his second special, Mating Season (2014), was released.

Mauss's podcast, Here We Are (2014–present),[11] focuses on subjects such as science, psychedelics, and the social trait of "openness", which he describes as not being "scared of novelty and ambiguity, but you really thrive off of it."[12] He has also toured a show called "Stand Up Science" (c. 2020).[13] Additionally, Mauss co-hosts a comedy/science podcast called Mind Under Matter (2021–present) with artist and fellow podcaster Ramin Nazer, who commonly does voice impressions (including those of other podcast personalities) and creates art for every episode; Patreon-exclusive content includes discussion of these illustrations in the side podcast Mind Under Art.[14] Mauss has also appeared on the podcasts WTF with Marc Maron, The Joe Rogan Experience, You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, This Past Weekend, and Bertcast.[15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Shane Mauss: Mating Season Himself Stand-up comedy special
2018 Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration Of Psychedelics Himself Documentary

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien[16] Himself Guest comedian
2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Himself Guest comedian
2008 Live at Gotham Himself
2008 Comics Without Borders Himself
2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Himself Guest comedian
2010 Comedy Central Presents[17][18] Himself
2010 The Bob & Tom Show Himself
2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself
2011 The Green Room with Paul Provenza Himself
2011 Conan Himself Guest comedian
2012 Funny as Hell Himself Writer
2013 Conan Himself Guest comedian
2014 Getting Doug with High Himself Guest comedian

Discography

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  • Jokes To Make My Parents Proud (2010)[19]
  • Mating Season (2014)
  • My Big Break (2015)

References

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  1. ^ a b McCarthy, Sean L. (March 30, 2007). "The Mauss that roared". The Phoenix. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  2. ^ La Crosse, WI — Comedian Shane Mauss Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Gauss* on Shane Mauss (*pronounced 'goss')". Stand and Deliver. July 1, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. ^ BurnSilver, Glenn (November 26, 2010). "Shane Mauss' humor 'weirder than most'". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  5. ^ Wilson, PF (February 14, 2011). "Comedy: Shane Mauss". CityBeat. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  6. ^ Irvin, Zuri. "Writing Jokes with Shane Mauss". Medium. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Chase, Katie Johnston (December 20, 2008). "A hilarious alternative". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "48 hours". The Detroit News. March 28, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "The 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2010". Punchline Magazine. December 6, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  10. ^ Erickson, Randy (July 22, 2014). "Onalaska comic sidelined as CD, video come out". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Here We Are". Listen Notes. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Jones, Kevin L. (January 14, 2017). "Expanding Your Consciousness with Shane Mauss's Podcast 'Here We Are'". KQED. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  13. ^ Thomas, Rob (October 14, 2020). "Comedian Shane Mauss gets seriously funny at Wisconsin Science Festival". The Cap Times. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  14. ^ "About". Mind Under Matter Podcast. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  15. ^ Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina (December 26, 2019). "Shane Mauss blends science and stand-up for a unique show". The Glendale Star. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  16. ^ Zaino, III, Nick A (April 27, 2007). "Opening doors: Almost overnight, Shane Mauss went from struggling comic to 'Conan'". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  17. ^ Steinbrinck, Kasey (March 11, 2010). "Wisconsin comedian Shane Mauss releases album, stars in Comedy Central special". The Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  18. ^ Steinbrinck, Kasey (March 25, 2010). "Wisconsin comedian Shane Mauss comes to Skyline riding a wave of success". The Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  19. ^ Punchline Magazine (July 20, 2010). "A Tight Five: Video interview with Shane Mauss". LaughSpin. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
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