Biography

Dave Maher comes to Cleveland from Chicago. He trained in improv and sketch comedy at The Second City, iO, and The Annoyance, and he studied Meisner technique at The Artistic Home. He performed with improv teams K.C. Redheart, Computer, and Sports Team, and he found a comedy home at the fiercely independent Upstairs Gallery. Dave started stand-up in 2013, and in 2014, he fell into a monthlong coma, during which the Chicago comedy scene eulogized him on Facebook. From this experience, he created Dave Maher Coma Show, which he performed at Steppenwolf, The Annoyance, and Cincy Fringe Festival, plus bars, black boxes, and punk houses across the ...Read More