When I was eight years old, I got a dummy for Christmas and started teaching myself. I got books and records and sat in front of the bathroom mirror, practising. I did my first show in the third grade and just kept going; there was no reason to quit.

His fifth special Minding the Monsters which was taped in Savannah premiered on Comedy Central on October 7 2012. Dunham moved back to clubs more than 200 appearances a year. One of these was such as a 1996 episode of Ellen in which he appeared with Walter.

com and according to the concert industry publication Pollstar he is the top-grossing standup act in North America and is among the most successful acts in Europe as well. Dunham has been called "America's favorite comedian" by Slate.