Daniel Van Kirk grew up in Rochelle, IL and lived in Chicago for years as he started his career as an actor and comedian at the famed The Second City Theatre. Since moving to Los Angeles, Daniel has become part of both the stand-up and improv/sketch communities, working with the UCB Theatre, The Nerdmelt Theatre, The Nerdist Channel, College Humor, and Yahoo Sketchy. And in 2013, Daniel was given his own sketch show, "DVK," on the YouTube comedy network, The Nerdist Channel.