Gary Vider

New York stand-up with a bone-dry delivery who made the America’s Got Talent season 10 finals.

Based: New York City
AGT: Season 10 finalist
Album: Vider Las Vegas (2020)
Podcast: #1 Dad

Who is Gary Vider?

Gary Vider is a New York City stand-up comedian known for a subtle, dry delivery that took him to the finals of season 10 of America’s Got Talent.

He has done stand-up on CONAN and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Esquire named him a “Comic to Watch,” and he won the 2014 Carolines on Broadway March Madness competition.

He released his debut album, Vider Las Vegas, in 2020. In 2024 he released the YouTube special It Could Be Worse and the limited-series podcast #1 Dad, about searching for his con-man father.

Specials, TV & more

Album · 2020Vider Las Vegas

YouTube special · 2024It Could Be Worse

Podcast · 2024#1 DadLimited series

On the podcasts

Full episodes where Gary is a guest or comes up, newest first.

Oct 26, 2026Bad FriendsEp 344 – Smoke Signal Breakup w/ Sam Morril · Sam’s friend who went on America’s Got Talent the year Howard Stern judged (1:16:50)Watch on YouTube ▸

On My Show Notes

Live My Show Notes episode pages that mention Gary Vider.

MyShowNotes ✓ Bad Friends Ep 344 – Smoke Signal Breakup w/ Sam Morril

Gary Vider FAQ

Was Gary Vider on America’s Got Talent?

Yes. He reached the finals of season 10.

What is Gary Vider’s podcast?

#1 Dad, a 2024 limited series about his con-man father.

If you like Gary

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Photos: Sam Morril: Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Mark Normand: Photo: Neal Brennan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Joe List: Photo: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Rachel Feinstein: Photo: Dealphungo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Anthony Jeselnik: Photo: Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Nikki Glaser: Photo: Neal Brennan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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