How much is Nick Swardson worth?
| Net Worth: | $5 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Comedian |
| Date of Birth: | October 9, 1976 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
About Nick Swardson
Nicholas Roger Swardson was born on October 9, 1976 and is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and producer with an estimated net worth of $5 million. Nick Swardson may best be known as “that guy from the Adam Sandler movies,” but he’s actually got a successful comedy career of his very own. Starting out in improv but switching to stand-up a few years later, Swardson delivers high energy, incredibly silly comedy that often focuses on partying and sex. Though he often plays flamboyant characters, Swardson claims it’s just an act — and one that he’s no longer interested in repeating.
Quick Facts:
- Nick Swardson was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- His first stand-up gig was in 1996 at the age of 19. He was a regular performer at ComedySportz in Minneapolis, but moved out to Los Angeles after being invited to collaborate by Adam Sandler.
- Swardson has also written and starred in films under Sandler’s Happy Madison production label, including The Benchwarmers and Grandma’s Boy.
- In 2008, he released his first stand-up album, Party.
- His second album, Seriously, Who Farted?, was released in 2009. It was also a Comedy Central special and DVD.
Seriously, Who Farted? Review
Listening to Nick Swardson’s new album Seriously, Who Farted? reminded me a lot of listening to a Dane Cook record: both comedians are highly energetic, both focus a lot on fun and both are very specifically targeted towards a certain demographic: the young, partying college crowd. If I’m able to make the distinction that I think Swardson is funnier than Cook, it’s only because Swardson has a better-developed point of view. Where as Cook is a comic chameleon, adopting whatever persona will garner him the most success, Swardson seems to come by his on-stage shtick honestly.
Having said that, I still didn’t totally love Seriously, Who Farted?. I can see why young audiences respond to Swardson’s comedy. He speaks their language — it’s a lot of “amazing” and talk about drinking and partying and video game references and and everything is the “best thing ever.” But too often, boasting about being drunk or calling something amazing takes the place of actual punchlines; the act is built around saying things that will get a huge response from the audience, and that response doesn’t necessarily have to be laughter. I don’t believe Swardson is pandering, because (as I said) I really do think that’s him on stage, but I do think that the crowd identifies with him so much that he hardly even needs to tell jokes. His mere presence is enough to create the atmosphere of comedy.
There’s still a good deal to like about Seriously, Who Farted? (the silly obnoxiousness of the title, for one). I like that Swardson doesn’t really settle into joke-telling or “did you ever notice” observational comedy. The record is comprised mostly of stories and experiences Swardson recounts (though he does have an overbearing habit of repeatedly insisting the stories are “!00 percent true” over and over; I get that the truthfulness of the story is essentially what makes it funny, but it eventually comes across like he’s trying too hard), from getting a massage amidst a communication breakdown to spending $300 to high-five a monkey in Las Vegas. Often times, the stories don’t necessarily build to a climax the way you’re hoping they will — there’s no comic pay-off — but Swardson is funny enough in the telling that it doesn’t really matter.
The rest of the album consists of stories from making Grandma’s Boy (which Swardson stars in and co-wrote), a long story about playing online video games (complete with a very funny — and 100 percent true! — reaction from his neighbor) and, of course, stories about being drunk and why booze is both “awesome” and “amazing.” There is one studio-recorded track, “A Very Terry Christmas,” in which Swardson plays his rollerskating prostitute character from Reno 911! recording a Christmas album. I think Terry is hilarious on that show, but the track is a major misfire, subscribing only to the theory that oddness is funny.
Additional Facts:
- Swardson is a regular co-star of Adam Sandler comedies, starring alongside Sandler in a number of films including Click, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan.
- In 2006, Swardson produced a pilot for Comedy Central called Gay Robot. The network didn’t pick it up, but pieces of the show became a cult hit on YouTube and MySpace.
- Swardson is well known for his portrayal of Terry, the roller-skating petty criminal on Comedy Central’s Reno 911!.
Swardson performed the voice of the character Troy on the animated series Chozen, in 2014. As of 2023, Nick Swardson’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million.
