Dante Powell (comedian)
{{short description|American stand-up comedian}}
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|32|2020|6|3}}{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Sierra A. |date=2020-06-03 |title=Des Moines comedian Dante Powell talks being No. 1 on iTunes, plus cancel culture and racism in comedy |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/arts/arts-in-iowa/2020/06/03/dante-powell-comedian-des-moines-squirrels-get-fat-lands-no-1-itunes/5317151002/ |work=Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |access-date=2020-07-24 }}
| birth_place = Bernice, Louisiana
| occupation = Stand-up comedian
| years_active = 2014-present
| website =[https://dantepowell.com/ dantepowell.com]
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Dante Powell is a stand-up comedian from Bernice, Louisiana now living in Des Moines, Iowa. His 2020 album The Squirrels Get Fat, produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel and released on his label Stand Up! Records, reached No. 1 on the iTunes and Amazon comedy charts.{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/standuprecords/photos/a.10152234564070701/10159296983250701/?type=3&theater |title=Stand Up! Records |author= |date=2020-05-22 |website=Facebook|access-date=2020-05-24}}{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/standuprecords/photos/a.412313810700/10159297651135701/?type=3&theater |title=Stand Up! Records |author= |date=2020-05-22 |website=Facebook|access-date=2020-05-24}} Paste Magazine called it one of the best albums of 2020 made by a black comedian.{{cite news |last=Cathcart |first=Olivia |date=June 16, 2020 |title= 28 Recent Stand-up Albums by Black Comedians You Need to Listen to|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/stand-up/black-stand-up-albums/ |work=Paste |location= |access-date=2021-02-23 }}
Early life
Powell was born in Bernice, Louisiana.{{cite news |last=Vogel |first=Drew |date=2017-11-13 |title= Cottonwood Cafe hosts comedian discussing politics, boybands |url= http://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/cottonwood-cafe-hosts-comedian-discussing-politics-boybands/article_857e3ce6-c827-11e7-b907-0b482d5042aa.html |work=The Daily Nebraskan |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |access-date=2020-05-24 }} He was inspired by the example of New York Knicks player Willis Reed, who also grew up in Bernice, to become an entertainer. Before getting into comedy, Powell was a trucker.{{cite news |last= Ford |first= Talitha |date=2019-02-27 |title= Dante Powell kicks off Floodwater with live album recording |url= https://littlevillagemag.com/dante-powell-kicks-off-floodwater-with-live-album-recording/ |work=Little Village |location= Iowa City/Cedar Rapids, Iowa |access-date=2020-05-24 }}
Career
He moved to Des Moines, Iowa, in 2012, launching a career as a stand-up comic in 2014. His comedy often deals with the culture clash between his Southern upbringing and new Midwest life.{{cite news |last=Berg |first=Zach |date=2019-02-27 |title= 8 comedy events not to miss this week at Iowa City's Floodwater Comedy Festival |url= https://www.press-citizen.com/story/entertainment/go-iowa-city/2019/02/27/8-comedy-events-not-miss-iowa-citys-floodwater-comedy-festival/2817490002/ |work=Press-Citizen |location=Iowa City, Iowa |access-date=2020-05-24 }}{{cite news |last=Powell |first=Dante |date=2017-10-06 |title= Des Moines, Iowa Is Actually Cool. I Swear. |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/des-moines-iowa-is-actually-cool_b_59d782e4e4b046f5ad97ab30?guccounter=1 |work=Huffington Post |access-date=2020-05-24 }}
He has performed at the Green Gravel Comedy Festival in Iowa City in 2017,{{cite web |url= https://greengravelcomedyfest.com/lineup/dante-powell/ |title=Dante Powell |author= |website= Green Gravel Comedy Festival |access-date=2020-05-24}} Denver's High Plains Comedy Festival in 2018,{{cite news |last=Dean |first=Ashley |date=2018-06-20 |title= High Plains Comedy Festival announces first wave of comics joining headliner David Cross |url= https://denverite.com/2018/06/20/high-plains-comedy-festival-announces-first-wave-of-comics-joining-headliner-david-cross/ |work=Denverite |location=Denver, Colorado |access-date=2020-05-24 }} and the 2019 10,000 Laughs festival in Minneapolis. He headlined at Iowa City's Floodwater Comedy Festival in 2019, where he recorded the material that would become his debut album, The Squirrels Get Fat.
Discography
- The Squirrels Get Fat (Stand Up! Records, 2020)
Other work
=Podcast appearances=
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://dantepowell.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|1783173|Dante Powell}}
- [https://standuprecords.com/products/dante-powell-the-squirrels-get-fat-download Dante Powell at Stand Up! Records website]
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Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:American male comedians
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:African-American male comedians
Category:African-American stand-up comedians
Category:People from Bernice, Louisiana
Category:People from Des Moines, Iowa
Category:Comedians from Louisiana
Category:Stand Up! Records artists