Shane Mauss
{{Short description|American comedian and podcast host}}
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| medium = Stand-up
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Shane Mauss is an American comedian from Onalaska, Wisconsin.[http://www.shanemauss.com/club-dates-1/2018/7/27/la-crosse-wi La Crosse, WI — Comedian Shane Mauss] Retrieved 2018-10-05.{{cite news|title=The Gauss* on Shane Mauss (*pronounced 'goss')|url=http://standanddeliver.blogs.com/dombo/2009/07/the-gauss-on-mauss-pronounced-goss.html|accessdate=6 July 2013|newspaper=Stand and Deliver|date=2009-07-01}}{{cite news|last=BurnSilver|first=Glenn|title=Shane Mauss' humor 'weirder than most'|url=http://www.newsminer.com/features/latitude_65/shane-mauss-humor-weirder-than-most/article_39b6d47c-c00b-52b6-85bc-886792da6fc1.html|accessdate=11 September 2013|newspaper=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner|date=2010-11-26}}{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=PF|title=Comedy: Shane Mauss|url=http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-22694-comedy-shane-mauss.html|accessdate=11 September 2013|newspaper=CityBeat|date=2011-02-14}} Between 2010 and 2015, he released three comedy albums, one of which has been released as a television special; he also stars in the documentary film Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration Of Psychedelics (2018). He hosts the Here We Are podcast (2014–present), in which he interviews scientists and academics from across the country, and {{Nowrap|co-hosts}} Mind Under Matter, a comedy/science podcast.
History
Mauss is of German and Irish descent. He has said that his distant ancestors were Jewish and went by the name "Mosche" (Hebrew word for ‘Moses’) in 17th century Switzerland.{{cite web|last=Irvin|first=Zuri|title=Writing Jokes with Shane Mauss|url=https://medium.com/@withzuri/writing-jokes-with-shane-mauss-af9faa38dbbf#.fic17qj58|website=Medium|accessdate=13 May 2016}}
According to Mauss, he has wanted to be a standup comedian since he was ten years old. At age 15, he started writing jokes but due to anxiety and being unsure as to how to get into standup comedy, he did not pursue a career until the age of 23. Mauss intended on going to New York City or Los Angeles to start his career but instead decided to move to Boston with a friend. For several months, Mauss performed at open mic nights in Boston while struggling with anxiety. By practicing and with the help of friends, Mauss overcame his anxiety and began performing in comedy clubs approximately six months after starting his career as a standup comedian. Shortly after he started playing in clubs, Mauss entered into the Greater Boston Alternative Comedy Festival and made it to the final round of elimination. He partially credits the attention he received from this achievement for launching his career and has performed at the festival several times since.{{cite news|last=Chase|first=Katie Johnston|title=A hilarious alternative|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/comedy/articles/2008/12/20/a_hilarious_alternative/|accessdate=11 September 2013|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=2008-12-20}}
In 2007, shortly after his first performance at the Greater Boston Alternative Comedy Festival, Mauss won the Best Standup Comic Award at HBO's Comedy Arts Festival.{{cite news|title=48 hours|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1274822D74B19BD8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=11 September 2013|newspaper=The Detroit News|date=2009-03-28}} This led to Mauss being invited to perform several times on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has since performed on Conan O'Brien's various late night talk shows a total of five times.
In 2010, Mauss published his first comedy album, Jokes To Make My Parents Proud. Punchline Magazine named the album one of the top ten albums of 2010.{{cite news|title=The 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2010|url=http://www.laughspin.com/2010/12/06/the-10-best-comedy-albums-of-2010/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924081630/http://www.laughspin.com/2010/12/06/the-10-best-comedy-albums-of-2010/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 24, 2011|accessdate=11 September 2013|newspaper=Punchline Magazine|date=2010-12-06}}
In 2014, Mauss broke both of his feet while hiking. He used the experience as inspiration for his 2015 comedy album, My Big Break.{{cite news |last1=Erickson |first1=Randy |date=2014-07-22 |title=Onalaska comic sidelined as CD, video come out |work=La Crosse Tribune |url=http://lacrossetribune.com/entertainment/onalaska-comic-sidelined-as-cd-video-come-out/article_b354607b-fb7e-5957-9baf-4e4dd2414778.html |url-access=subscription |accessdate=29 September 2016}} On June 18 of that year, Mauss appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast. Also that year, his second special, Mating Season (2014), was released.
Mauss's podcast, Here We Are (2014–present),{{Cite web |title=Here We Are |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/here-we-are-shane-mauss-kYwhp6H1tQd/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Listen Notes |language=en}} focuses on subjects such as science, psychedelics, and the social trait of "openness", which he describes as not being "scared of novelty and ambiguity, but you really thrive off of it."{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kevin L.|date=Jan 14, 2017|title=Expanding Your Consciousness with Shane Mauss's Podcast 'Here We Are'|url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/12622799/expanding-your-consciousness-with-shane-mausss-podcast-here-we-are|access-date=2021-09-04|website=KQED|language=en-us}} He has also toured a show called "Stand Up Science" ({{Circa|2020}}).{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Rob |date=Oct 14, 2020 |title=Comedian Shane Mauss gets seriously funny at Wisconsin Science Festival |url=https://madison.com/entertainment/city-life/comedian-shane-mauss-gets-seriously-funny-at-wisconsin-science-festival/article_90c0dd6a-9855-5dfb-a9df-cd4d16fde3a6.html |access-date=2021-09-04 |website=The Cap Times |language=en}} Additionally, Mauss {{Nowrap|co-hosts}} a comedy/science podcast called Mind Under Matter (2021–present) with artist and fellow podcaster Ramin Nazer, who commonly does voice impressions (including those of other podcast personalities) and creates art for every episode; Patreon-exclusive content includes discussion of these illustrations in the side podcast Mind Under Art.{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://mindunderpod.com/pages/about|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Mind Under Matter Podcast|language=en}} Mauss has also appeared on the podcasts WTF with Marc Maron, The Joe Rogan Experience, You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, This Past Weekend, and Bertcast.{{Cite web|last=Fuoco-Karasinski|first=Christina|date=Dec 26, 2019|title=Shane Mauss blends science and stand-up for a unique show|url=https://www.glendalestar.com/features/article_5f94b60a-2823-11ea-93ef-53271c5cb86f.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=The Glendale Star|language=en}}
Filmography
=Film=
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! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| 2013
|Shane Mauss: Mating Season | Himself | Stand-up comedy special |
| 2018
|Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration Of Psychedelics |Himself |Documentary |
=Television=
Discography
- Jokes To Make My Parents Proud (2010){{cite news|last=Punchline Magazine|title=A Tight Five: Video interview with Shane Mauss|url=http://www.laughspin.com/2010/07/20/a-tight-five-video-interview-with-shane-mauss/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050553/http://www.laughspin.com/2010/07/20/a-tight-five-video-interview-with-shane-mauss/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 4, 2016|accessdate=11 September 2013|newspaper=LaughSpin|date=2010-07-20}}
- Mating Season (2014)
- My Big Break (2015)
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://shanemauss.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|2606474|Shane Mauss}}
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Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:21st-century American comedians