SANTEESANTEE — Dat Phan isn’t one to forget his roots. And he isn’t the least bit shy about using those roots to elicit laughter. Winner of the first “Last Comic Standing” on NBC in 2003, the ...

As the original winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” Dat Phan finds his way back Harveys this week. He headlines at the Improv through Sunday, May 1. Phat’s been on the road non-stop now for 22 weeks ...

Dat Phan is the original winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing, and is a headlining comedian touring live across the U.S. He has made numerous TV and movie appearances including "The Tonight Show with ...

One of the hardest working comedians in the business returns to South Lake Tahoe. (No, I already live here — so it must be Dat Phan.) He will perform this week with Joe Dosch. In fact, Dat was posting ...

There’s before “Last Comic Standing,” and there’s after “Last Comic Standing.” Dat Phan much prefers the “after.” The TV reality competition changed everything for Phan, the first comedian to earn the ...

You know an interview is going to be fun when, after a digression during his very first answer, your subject asks, “Sorry, what was the question? I got completely ...

What is the funniest place in all of La Jolla? The 900 block of Pearl Avenue. That’s because it’s the home, at 916, of The Comedy Store, a place that has been churning out laughs for the last 40 years ...

With crowded airports during summer travel, comedian Dat Phan’s decision to drive across the U.S. for his two-month summer comedy tour was an opportunity he and his wife Katie couldn’t pass up: ...