David Sean Anthony (born August 26, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and podcaster. He is best known as the creator and co-host of the comedy podcast The Dollop, in which he tells notable stories from American history to his friend and fellow comedian Gareth Reynolds, who has not heard the story before. Since 2019, he has also co-hosted the podcast The West Wing Thing with writer Josh Olson. Early life David Sean Anthony was born in Marin County, California, on August 26, 1967, the son of a hairdresser mother and lawyer father. He grew up in Fairfax, California. His ancestors were Irish immigrants. He has one sister, Pam, who is two years older. Both parents neglected him when he was growing up, which he later attributed to the alcoholism of both his father and maternal grandparents, though his mother was not an alcoholic. In one instance, his father was reprimanded in court for showing up too drunk to represent his client, leading to the postponement of the trial. The couple divorced when Anthony was in second grade. Unlike most of Marin County, which is home to some of the richest Americans, Anthony's family had far less money. He graduated from Marin Catholic High School and earned a degree in physical geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara. From age five, Anthony knew he wanted to be a comedian. As a child, he would stay awake to watch comedians on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and enjoyed watching Evening at the Improv and Saturday Night Live. He grew up listening to the comedy albums of comedians such as Richard Pryor, and the fact that Robin Williams was also from Marin County was significant to him. He first performed stand-up at the age of 23. Career Stand-up Anthony began his career as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco in 1989, performing for the next five years. He then lived and performed in New York City for four years before settling in Los Angeles. He became a regular at the Holy City Zoo in San Francisco. Anthony has performed stand-up comedy on various late night shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show as well as on Comedy Central. He has performed stand-up in every state in the continental US and all over the world, including the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival and the Melbourne International