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Dave McOwen Comedy

@davemcowen.bsky.social
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Professional nerd, standup comedian, retired Air Force flight medic Co-founder of SeriouslyNerdyComedy.com

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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Hey just logging in to tell #CBS that I'll never watch any of your sellout crap until you put @colbertlateshow.bsky.social back on. Not a single, @#$%! episode of anything.
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Stephen Colbert: This Is Going To Be A Disaster
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
You can see me and an all-veteran lineup at the SPRUNG! festival in Silver Spring, MD on March 15th. #stand-up #comedy #millitary #veterans #SPRUNGfestival
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Standing room only show with Multiverse Got Talent at @fanexpophilly.bsky.social and a lovely chat with Top Gun legend James Tolkan. My ego's writing checks that my cosplay can't cash!
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Hey, Philly folks, catch me and a whole away team of hilarious cosplay comedians at @fanexpophiladelphia TODAY!!! Sunday, May 18th 2:15pm in Room 123
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Maybe it's all the comedy legends I saw at the DC Improv back in the 90s when I first lived in DC, but even after 6 years of comedy there's nothing quite as exciting as performing on this stage.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I'm graduating the Armed Services Arts Partnership's newest class of stand up comedians TONIGHT at the DC improv! Tickets at asapasap.org
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Jar Jar Links #IYKYK
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I try not to be political on here; it's about jokes. But this is so far beyond the pale of authoritarian, Dear Leader insanity that I can't in good conscience stay silent. I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and no Waffle House Waffen are going to scare me into forgetting that.
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ICE promises bystanders who challenged Charlottesville raid will be prosecuted
After ICE raided a downtown Charlottesville courthouse and arrested two men, the federal agency is promising to prosecute the bystanders who challenged their authority.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Sorry I was late with the Bad Movies Live! poster @robdenbleyker.com
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
It's a common question: Star Wars or Star Trek. While I reject the need to choose, I say Trek because it's a better world to live in. Star Wars is just us: greed, power, cruelty. Spaceships and laser swords don't fix that. I do still love a great story though, and The Bad Batch doesn't disappoint.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
The Sagan is my favorite new starship design (shout out to @daveblass.bsky.social, Doug Drexler, & John Eaves) but this sentence in the Fanhome book irks me: "The USS Stargazer (NCC-82893) was the first Sagan-class ship to enter service..." So I'm invoking the Matalas Rule...
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Watching the finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 (with commentary) and here's the deal, capitalism: anyone who picks up LD for more seasons gets my money. @mikemcmahan.bsky.social should be working 24/7. Just let him do his thing.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Love performing in Fredericksburg, VA. Such a delightful town.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Standing room only by the second stop...again. Hey @wmata.com can you please wake up and run 8 car trains on the orange line during rush hour? It's bad enough you add 20 minutes to my daily commute because there's no parking at New Carrolton.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I'm at AwesomeCon in DC this weekend with Multiverse Got Talent: Sunday 12:30pm in Room 202 (and maybe more! Oooooo, mystery!)
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A reminder that you can catch me and a lineup of killer comics tonight in Fredericksburg. Come out and support @trevorproject.bsky.social!
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Hey @wmata.com, I'm not sure if you read the news, but there's this fun little billionaire experiment called "return to work" and gee, it sure would be nice if the brand new but empty for the last month parking garage at New Carrolton was maybe OPEN now that the current one is full every day.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Not the Titan (yet) but this will tide me over. As a badge of honor, the crew's off duty blue t-shirts read DIPSHIT. I love that STO let's me keep playing in the world that @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social and @terrymatalas.bsky.social built.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I can't believe Netflix blew $320 million on "Electric State." That's 40 episodes of Strange New Worlds, or 40 SEASONS of Star Trek Lower Decks. Guess which one is clearly the better choice?
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
You can catch me at a great show for a great cause on March 27th in Fredericksburg, VA (which is an adorable town I love to visit)!
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
It's always a thrill to perform on the legendary DC Improv stage.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
"There are no atheists in foxholes" Yeah well there are no science deniers in a plague. Maybe we should stop basing the validity of either on what the human brain thinks during the most horrific experiences.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Infinite diversity in infinite combinations? In this economy?!?
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Not sure why Acolyte got all the hate (aside from the usual toxic fandom reasons we never admit). Sure the last 2 episodes struggled to pull together the narrative, but it was still enjoyable and a solid setup for a second season exploring the flaws of the jedi. Ah well.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The difference between the Jedi and the Sith appears to be that the Sith have a gym membership.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Half way through Star Wars: The Acolyte (I know. Hey I never said I was a _good_ fanboy). Love a character-driven story. I hope there's a deeper twist with the 4 Jedi, but I already appreciate the twist I know is coming.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
FYI for those few who are following: the Star Trek Voyager rewatch is on hold because I cancelled my Paramount+ subscription. Waiting on DVDs because I'll be damned if I'm going to be held hostage by a company that doesn't care about Trek.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Every time I think I've found all the easter eggs and deep references in Star Trek Picard season 3, something like this shows up.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Am I (finally) enjoying seasons 3 of The Mandalorian? Yes. Does it feel a lot like an MMO with dubiously relevant side quests and conveniently nostalgic NPCs? Also yes.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Did you know that Phyllis Diller typed out all of her jokes on index cards? Did you also know that her "Gag File" is part of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's collection? Did you also know that those cards have been digitized and you can browse through them? #Standup
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Phyllis Diller’s Gag File
This beige metal cabinet is Phyllis Diller’s gag file, a categorized archive of the jokes Diller used in her stand-up comedy routines throughout her half-century long career.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
FYI for you Star Trek Lower Decks Boimler cosplayers out there: the Sun-In purple Fun-In was easy to use and worked great, but if you have light colored hair (or salt and pepper cause you're an elder nerd) it's not coming out after one (or 5) shampoos. I don't mind, but if my job did...oops.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
We were never here. #Section31
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
New cosplay for Saturday at Farpoint Con.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
To make sure I got the exact quote, I watched the scene from Star Trek Lower Decks. We need to talk more about @mikemcmahan.bsky.social and Titmouse slipping a GD rack focus shot into a cartoon, because it's blowing my mind that I never noticed before. The artistry in this show is astounding!
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Continuing the distraction -slash- Star Trek Voyager rewatch with s5 e24 “Relativity” Okay, a strong opening. I'm a sucker for starship design. And I hear those DS9 melodies, you sly devils. Did I pause the scene a bunch to see which ships are represented? Like you have to ask.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Once more into the breach (& avoiding news)! Star Trek Voyager rewatch: s5 e23 "Eleven Fifty-nine" Even in the 24th century the myth of the Great Wall of China being visible from space persists? From people who live in space? Well I suppose they did lose a lot of records in the post-atomic horror.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Back to the Star Trek Voyager rewatch: s5 e22 “Someone to Watch Over Me” I'm guessing this is gonna be a “Three’s Company” episode full of awkward comedy and miscommunications. It’s by far my least favorite kind of plot for anything. *sigh*
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Star Trek Prodigy season 2 (and season one for that matter) was delightful. Simplified for its audience, sure, but still solidly Trek at the core, and overflowing with talented artists. Genuinely a pity that Paramount can't see it...again.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I knew this Star Trek Prodigy moment was coming and it still took me by surprise 🤣 #EvenTheWhales
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Finally catching up on season 2 of Star Trek Prodigy and hey I know that voice! @bonniebellg.bsky.social
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Improv still terrifies me, but watching @vicmmic.bsky.social on Very Important People is my favorite thing.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Every time I change an absolute URL to a relative URL, I think of it as picking up a small piece of trash from the internet's beach.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I don't disagree. Where we irreconcilably part ways is in thinking you can do that while canceling beloved Star Trek shows that sustain the core fandom.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
There's so much wisdom in Star Trek.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
How funny would it have been if Book's forehead lights were accidentally some horrible slur in alien-speak? Okay maybe just funny to me. I need something to distract me from them going Dr. Seuss to Shakespeare in 15 minutes.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
DISCO s4 ep13 Are you crying? There's no crying on the bridge!
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Code-switching to DISCO watch: s4e11 "Time is of the essence." 1) Lady, you're on the wrong ship. In fact I bet you're about to have a lengthy discussion about it. 2) There's an entire ship full of presumably competent crew; why is this an either/or choice? Stop making me assume incompetence.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
DISCO season 4: answering the question, what if we made the computer an emotional trainwreck as well? I want to love you, DISCO. You don't make it easy.
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Dave McOwen Comedy @davemcowen.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I've said my peace on the things about DISCO that drive me crazy (despite me genuinely liking it) but the cavernous, wasted space on a starship always makes me hit pause until my eyes unroll.
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