Dan Mintz
Dan Mintz is an actor, writer, and comedian, best known for playing the role of "Tina" on Bob's Burgers.
He'll be performing stand-up at The Den Theatre in Chicago, Ill. on March 20, 2026.
He joined me via Zoom to discuss his career and the upcoming performance.
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More information, as well as tickets, for Dan Mintz's March 20, 2026 stand-up performance at The Den Theatre in Chicago, Ill. can be found on The Den Theatre's website.
Additionally, Bob's Burgers returns to Fox on April 26, 2026.
Mike Reflects
I've long been fascinated by the art of comedy writing.
Back in college, one of my professors also taught a class (which I didn't take) that focused on dissecting and creating comedy. The final exam, if I recall correctly, required students to write and perform a stand-up set.
Though I never took the class—I'm not a comedian—I dubbed the professor teaching it (somewhat humorously, in my opinion—I cannot stress enough that I'm not a comedian) the school's "humor expert". So anytime there was an assignment (even for one of his classes that I did take) that involved an analysis of anything with an even slight comedic bent, he became my go-to source.
Naturally, he couldn't condense an entire semester's worth of teaching into a quote, quip, or soundbite, so those interactions really only served for me to hit the requisite number of sources for the assignment and give me an excuse to use the phrase "humor expert".
But just as with acting, stunt work, and everything else I've done interviews about on here, I've remained fascinated by the underlying technique and art, as well as the various approaches to it.
Most of the comedians I've talked to have done observational or more elaborate bits, rather than, like Dan, non-sequitur one liners. With Dan's background in TV writing and performing, I think that provided a great backdrop against which his stand-up processes could be compared and more easily understood.
It was also great to get to explore his stand-up (and personality) through the lens of the animated character that shares his voice, since I've always felt that his somewhat awkward and nervous stand-up persona felt like if Tina Belcher suddenly got into stand-up (and, I suppose, turned into a 40-something year old man).
Though the two are very similar in voice, cadence, and mannerisms, I do think Dan's comedic timing and instincts are probably a lot better than Tina's would be.