Dave Williamson BBQ and Comedy combine for fun!!

Dave Williamson BBQ and Comedy combine for fun!!

From The Pitmaster's Podcast by Anthony Lujan

April 9, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

Dave Williamson discusses his journey from the corporate world to becoming a successful comedian and BBQ enthusiast.

After climbing the corporate ladder in his family's South Florida car business, Dave Williamson decided he liked making his customers smile, but LOVED making them laugh. Since then, he has excelled in almost every domestic Comedy Festival, making the finals or "Best of The Fest" in the World Series of Comedy, Boston Comedy Festival, San Francisco Comedy Competition, Big Sky Comedy Festival, the SLO Comedy Festival, and several others. Shortly after being named "Best Comedian in Miami" by the Miami New Times, Dave packed up his family in a 25 foot travel trailer. They traveled with him while he performed all over North America, eventually settling in Los Angeles after 18 months of touring. This trip was documented in a series of shorts by Nickelodeon. Dave tours heavily headlining his own shows. As a support act for Bert Kreischer, he has gotten to perform at the historic Greek Theater, The Grand Ol' Opry, and Red Rocks. His second album, "Trying My Hardest" was just released by Stand Up! Records and reached #1 in the iTunes Charts for Comedy. Dave will remind you of that one Dad who holds court over a hot grill with a cold beer every Football Sunday. He is obsessed with BBQ, and…

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Lujan

Guest: Dave Williamson

Topics covered

  • comedy
  • BBQ
  • podcasting
  • touring
  • entertainment

Keywords

  • Dave Williamson
  • comedy
  • BBQ
  • podcast
  • touring
  • Miami
  • Stand Up! Records
  • Trying My Hardest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miami New Times, Stand Up! Records, Nickelodeon

Books & works: Trying My Hardest

Places: South Florida, Los Angeles, Greek Theater, Grand Ol' Opry, Red Rocks

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