Tosh started touring the comedy club circuit almost immediately after graduating from college. He appeared as one of the "New Faces" at the 1998
Just for Laughs in
Montreal. His act was televised in 2000 in Montreal at the
Théâtre Saint-Denis. Tosh's career break came in 2001 with a performance on the
Late Show with David Letterman. He made appearances on programs such as
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and
Comedy Central's
Premium Blend. He hosted a local late-night comedy show in Florida called
Tens, and served as a spokesman in
Taco Bell commercials. Tosh has been a regular guest on radio shows such as
The Bob & Tom Show,
Loveline, and
Kevin and Bean. In 2003, he performed in his own 30-minute special on
Comedy Central Presents. On June 17, 2007,
Comedy Central aired his stand-up special:
Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious. He hosted an episode of Comedy Central's
Live at Gotham. Tosh appeared in an episode of
MTV's ''
Punk'd ''as a criminal who broke into
Mekhi Phifer's car. He played a fictional version of himself on "Elevator" produced by
HBO's Runawaybox and had a small role as Cowboy Hat in the feature film
The Love Guru starring
Mike Myers. Of his own acting ability, Tosh says, "I'm not a good actor. I can play myself, and a much gayer version of myself. That's about my range." He kept a countdown clock on his website that gave the number of days, minutes, and seconds until his 38th birthday which is when "Daniel's
Groundhog Day Ends," a reference to the
Bill Murray film. Tosh has described a comic's routine life on the road as "Groundhog Day". It was later released on DVD. Tosh was an executive producer of, and the voice of "Malloy" in, the
Comedy Central animated sitcom
Brickleberry. The show was cancelled after three seasons on January 7, 2015. In 2012, Tosh was criticized for an interaction with a female audience member during a set at a Hollywood comedy club. After telling a series of jokes about rape, an audience member remarked that "rape jokes are never funny". Tosh responded by saying it would be funny if the audience member herself were raped by "five guys." The exchange prompted a lengthy debate over the appropriateness of jokes about rape. In 2013,
Forbes estimated Tosh's net worth at $11 million, tied for ninth place in its list of all top-earning comedians whose income is primarily from stage ticket sales.
Tosh.0 Tosh's Comedy Central television show
Tosh.0 premiered on June 5, 2009, based on showcasing Internet video clips. His mocking humor is described as "envelope pushing" and frequently features punchlines that are intentionally self-deprecating, racist, sexist, or homophobic. Tosh's explanation of his non-politically correct humor is "I'm not a misogynistic and racist person...But I do find those jokes funny, so I say them."
Tosh Show In November 2023, Tosh started a podcast called
Tosh Show on YouTube and Apple Podcasts. He uses a common podcast format, featuring guests in studio, with Eddie, his neighbor from Tahoe who also co-created
Tosh.0, behind the camera that chimes in, and video clips from the internet. He announced the podcast on November 7, and the first episode came out on November 14, with new episodes every Tuesday. ==Personal life==