Colorado Springs spotlight: Dan Raney
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Published by Sareth Ney on Sept. 25, 2015 at 5:52 a.m.
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Photo credit: Dan Raney
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Dan Raney has been a supporter of the southern Colo. comedy scene, for the past three years. In those three years—he would attend the Colorado Springs, Colo. comedy club known as Loonees Comedy Corner. He reminisced about all of the times he had spent his paychecks there and advised to always tip the wait staff.
When Raney first moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., he attended a comedy show at Loonees Comedy Corner. He remembered seeing Pueblo, Colo. comedian, Charley McMullen, grace the stage. McMullen stated he was from the southern Colo. region. Afterwards, Raney was inspired to attend more open mic’ nights throughout southern Colo. Some of his material was inspired by his funniest moments of his life.
One year passed by, from when Raney witnessed McMullen perform stand-up comedy. Wade Ridley, comedian from Pueblo, Colo., encouraged and convinced Raney to give stand-up comedy a try. He remembered his first attempt occurred in the month of May 2014, blacked out, read from his notes and stuttered a lot. Those feelings continued to follow, until he became more comfortable with his stage presence.
If Raney was to travel the world on a comedy tour, he would bring friends he made along the way of his stand-up comedy journey. He picked Pueblo, Colo. comedians, John Bueno and Ridley. From the Colorado Springs, Colo. area, he chose Matthew Chapman. He explained any combination would work. Raney stated he chose not to pick any famous comedian or comedienne, due to the fact they would be the ones riding his coattails.
In the comedy tradition of a comedy roast—Raney had six comedians to roast to choose from, whether they were alive or passed on. The only comedian he chose was the late Greg Giraldo because he was the “most crucial” for any roast honors. He cited he would much rather have his non-comedian friends participate in the roast because they knew him best.
Other than stand-up comedy, Raney attempted to try improvisational comedy many times. When asked if he would try other forms related to comedy, he passed on them. He stated they were more along the lines of fluff, rather than jokes to him.
When Raney is away from the stage, he loves to fill out surveys. Over the next five years, he sees himself posting more jokes on social networking sites. He also sees himself residing in Denver.
When Raney first moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., he attended a comedy show at Loonees Comedy Corner. He remembered seeing Pueblo, Colo. comedian, Charley McMullen, grace the stage. McMullen stated he was from the southern Colo. region. Afterwards, Raney was inspired to attend more open mic’ nights throughout southern Colo. Some of his material was inspired by his funniest moments of his life.
One year passed by, from when Raney witnessed McMullen perform stand-up comedy. Wade Ridley, comedian from Pueblo, Colo., encouraged and convinced Raney to give stand-up comedy a try. He remembered his first attempt occurred in the month of May 2014, blacked out, read from his notes and stuttered a lot. Those feelings continued to follow, until he became more comfortable with his stage presence.
If Raney was to travel the world on a comedy tour, he would bring friends he made along the way of his stand-up comedy journey. He picked Pueblo, Colo. comedians, John Bueno and Ridley. From the Colorado Springs, Colo. area, he chose Matthew Chapman. He explained any combination would work. Raney stated he chose not to pick any famous comedian or comedienne, due to the fact they would be the ones riding his coattails.
In the comedy tradition of a comedy roast—Raney had six comedians to roast to choose from, whether they were alive or passed on. The only comedian he chose was the late Greg Giraldo because he was the “most crucial” for any roast honors. He cited he would much rather have his non-comedian friends participate in the roast because they knew him best.
Other than stand-up comedy, Raney attempted to try improvisational comedy many times. When asked if he would try other forms related to comedy, he passed on them. He stated they were more along the lines of fluff, rather than jokes to him.
When Raney is away from the stage, he loves to fill out surveys. Over the next five years, he sees himself posting more jokes on social networking sites. He also sees himself residing in Denver.
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about the author
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. After graduating—he continued his apprenticeship with master of horror, Clive Barker. After he met members of the Wu-Tang Clan, he became the journalist/superhero known as Wu-Man Chu. He inducts everyone into his hall of fame, his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, he is the founder and co-host of No Cover Podcast and the festival director for Sareth-Fest Music, Comedy and Short Film Festival.