David Cross - Blue Whale Comedy Festival

Name: David Cross - Blue Whale Comedy Festival
Start: 2025-08-15T21:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-15T23:00:00-05:00
Location: Cain's Ballroom

Schedule

Fri Aug 15 2025 at 09:30 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Cain's Ballroom | Tulsa, OK

David Cross is an American comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist. Cross created, starred, and hosted the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show alongside Bob Odenkirk for four seasons. He also starred as Tobias Fünke in the original three seasons of Fox’s Arrested Development and reprised his pivotal role for the Netflix reboot. Cross also appeared in a recurring role on ABC’s Modern Family as Duane Bailey. Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which aired for two seasons on IFC. Most recently, Cross directed season 1 of his show BLISS, a new TV series for Sky starring Heather Graham. He was nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album for MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. He most recently can be seen in the National Geographic anthology series GENIUS: ARETHA FRANKLIN, opposite Cynthia Erivo.
Cross made his feature writing and directorial debut with the ensemble dramedy HITS at Sundance 2014, which starred Matt Walsh, James Adomian, Meredith Hagner, Jake Cherry, Derek Waters, Wyatt Cenac, Michael Cera, and Amber Tamblyn. After HITS’ debut at Sundance in Park City, the film later screened at the Sundance London Film Festival. Cross has appeared in front of the camera in John Krokidas’ “K*ll Your Darlings”, Gillian Robespierre’s “Obvious Child”, Universal Pictures’ “Pitch Perfect 2”, Columbia Pictures’ “Year One”, The Weinstein Company’s “I’m Not There”, Fox 2000’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks”, and Focus Features’ “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”.