David Koechner: podcast appearances and interviews

David Michael Koechner is an American actor and comedian born on August 24, 1962. He began his performing career studying improvisational comedy at ImprovOlympic in Chicago before joining the Second City Northwest. Koechner moved to New York City in 1995, where he participated as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1996 and maintained a regular presence as a sketch performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien during the mid-1990s. In 1997, he relocated to Los Angeles and started working frequently in film and television comedies. His early screen appearances include small roles in films such as Wag the Dog, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Man on the Moon. During the filming of Dill Scallion in 1998, Koechner befriended comedian Dave 'Gruber' Allen, with whom he formed the comedy duo The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show. The act gained popularity at Hollywood clubs such as Largo and led to opening opportunities for bands like Tenacious D. In 2007, Koechner and Allen created and starred in a sketch comedy series titled Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show on Comedy Central. Koechner’s breakout role was as Champ Kind in the 2004 film Anchorman, which led to numerous supporting roles in high-profile comedies including Talladega Nights, Thank You for Smoking, Waiting..., Semi-Pro, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, and Extract. He also played a leading role as Coach Lambeau Fields in The Comebacks in 2007 and has appeared in various television projects, including Bless This Mess, Superior Donuts, Another Period, Twin Peaks, and The Goldbergs. Currently, he provides the voice of Dick Reynolds on American Dad!, among other acting credits.