BA #076: Dominic Dierkes
On the seventy-sixth Box Angeles comedian Dominic Dierkes (Parks & Rec, Community) stops by Studio 309. He discusses starting stand up at a young age, life at NYU’s Tisch School, the origins of Derrick Comedy, and more!
the BA #076 breakdown —
– Box rants the worthlessness of movie trailers.
– Drinking and sobriety and rituals.
– Growing up in Memphis and being a talkative kid.
– Doing stand up in high school at age 14 and attending the Tisch School for film / tv production.
– Taking classes at Upright Citizens Brigade and joining the NYU sketch group Hammerkatz.
– Creating Derrick Comedy, writing a Comedy Central pilot and getting representation.
– YouTube sketches and making the feature film Mystery Team.
– Credit card debt, working temp jobs and teaching improv.
– Moving to Los Angeles and writing for Fantasy Factory.
For more Dominic, catch him in Mystery Team and follow him on Twitter @dominicdierkes.
Guest Beer — Golden Road, Saison Citron
