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Steve Vanderploeg

Denver, CO

Bio

Steve Vanderploeg is a comedian, writer and actor based in Denver, CO where his punchline heavy off-dry antics have led him to become a city favorite. He is a regular headliner at the prestigious Comedy Works and has headlined clubs Comedy Corner Underground and Denver Comedy Lounge. Steve has performed on over 3 dozen festivals across the country with multiple appearances on High Plains Comedy Festival and Rogue Island Comedy Festival, in addition to appearances on other distinguished festivals such as SF Sketchfest, Limestone, 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festivals and even Treefort Music Festival. Steve has been featured as “Comedian of the Week” on the nationally syndicated Today’s Comedy and was once interviewed on Good Morning America trying to eat soup with a Fork. Steve often works with comedians much more famous than him, and usually, they like him.


Gainesville Regional Airport
  • Iodine Records
  • Meltdown Creative Works
  • The Finnish Long Drink
  • Loosey's
  • Stupid Rad Merch Company
  • Anthem Tattoo
  • Wunderland Tattoo
  • New Noise Magazine
  • Muneca's Downtown
  • Pleasant Street Pizza Pub
  • Reverend Guitars
  • First Magnitude Brewing Company
  • Rock It 100.5
  • Pica Rica
  • No Days Off Premium Water
  • CHILLUMINATI
  • Feed the Scene
  • Montgomery Drive
  • Negative Progression Records
  • Side One Dummy Records
  • IQ Fiber
  • Opus Coffee