Dan McCoy

Dan McCoy (born 1978) is an American comedian and an Emmy-winning writer[1] for the news satire program The Daily Show. He is the producer and co-host of the movie podcast The Flop House,[2] which he co-hosts with comedian/bar owner Stuart Wellington and former Daily Show head writer Elliott Kalan.[3] He is the creator and co-star (along with Daily Show writer Matt Koff) of the animated webseries 9 AM Meeting,[4] which won an MTV development deal at the 2010 New York Television Festival.[5]

For the American ice sledge hockey player, see Dan McCoy (sledge hockey).

McCoy's father, Jerry McCoy, is a professor emeritus at Eureka College.[6][7] Dan McCoy is a 1996 graduate of Eureka High School in Eureka, Illinois. He is also a member of the Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) Class of 2000.[6]

Footnotes
  1. "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Awards & Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. Berube, Chris (31 January 2013). "That Awful Film, Incredibly, Has a Following". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. Griffith, Colin (28 August 2013). "Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, and Stuart Wellington discuss their three favorite episodes of The Flop House". A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. Bell, Emily. "Dare to Dream: An Interview with the Creators of 9 AM Meeting". Channel 101.
  5. "NYTVF ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT DEALS FROM USA, IFC AND MTV". New York Television Festival. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. Arlene Franks, "Eureka's Dan McCoy Hits It Big in New York," Woodford County Journal, Feb. 1, 2012.
  7. "Jerry McCoy Eureka College Academia.edu".
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