“Both the benefit and the terrifying aspect of standup is when it's going poorly, you've only yourself to blame. There's no one to bail you out. But when it's going great, all that approval is for you.”

Canadian actor

Thomas Middleditch is a Canadian actor, best known for playing Richard Hendricks on HBO’s Silicon Valley from 2014 to 2019. That role brought him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He has also done substantial voice work, including the title role in Disney XD’s Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, Harold Hutchins in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Sam Coleman in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Terry Opposites in Solar Opposites. In 2024, he made his Broadway debut as Eli in Eureka Day, and he has also appeared in Verizon Wireless ads.