David Cross is the comedian who has become one of the most prominent figures in the world of alternative comedy and the multimedia influence the now mainstream movement has inspired. Whether he is writing a failed pilot, starring as a cult favorite in one of the funniest programs ever produced, or railing against Larry the Cable Guy, Cross is one of the funniest and keenest observers of his generation. As he begins a new round of stand up comedy dates to promote his newest comedy CD, Bigger and Blackerer, make sure to find your David Cross tickets to enjoy his hilarious rants.

He began in the world of comedy in 1981 at the age of 17. Cross was attending the Northside High School of Performing Arts in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta and began an often tumultuous career. David moved to New York with a dream, mowed lawns in Long Island, gave college a try for a single semester at Emerson College in Boston, and ultimately righted his ship in the world of sketch comedy.

Still, stand up was king in the 1980s and he worked the burgeoning Boston comedy scene with little success. His type of humor, the type of humor that relied on lavish storytelling and manipulating details (the kind of comedy useful in sketch and improvisation), did not find a place in the comedy world until the 1990s. David Cross's star began to rise along with Janeane Garolfalo and Louis C.K.

His major break came toward the end of the Ben Stiller Show, a new type of comedy sketch show that failed miserably in terms of ratings, but launched the careers of a number of ubiquitous comedians. Cross and the rest of the writers (he was a late addition) earned an Emmy nomination and won.