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There's a very good reason comedian David Scott's nickname is "Mr. Showtime." In 2013, the New York native set what was then the Guinness World Record for "Longest Stand-Up Comedy Show by an Individual" by doing a set at the Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque, Iowa, that spanned an impressive 40 hours and 8 minutes. 

Not all of Scott's sets are a marathon, of course, though he does have enough tricks up his sleeve to create a consistently engaging and unpredictable stand-up experience. For starters, his energy and enthusiasm are off the charts: He mixes dancing, air guitar, celebrity impressions, and even original music (such as his de facto theme song "Damn I Look Good") into well-paced stories. Joke-wise, Scott also isn't afraid to live on the edge. Trying to escape from a straitjacket is a signature move, as is his "World's Most Dangerous Bit in Comedy," an over-the-top trick involving singing and some brazen physical comedy.

Scott originally learned theatricality from his dad, Harvey Scott, an actor. He knew he wanted to go into comedy even as a teenager, after being inspired by a Steve Martin performance. Scott started performing in college in the early '90s, and developed a unique onstage persona that a comic friend named Kirk Noland dubbed "The Midnight Swinger" (or just "The Swinger"). As the debonair character, Scott rocked a pompadour and a dapper suit, and channeled the style and sound of the Rat Pack, albeit with plenty of jokes and exaggerated entertainment. This unique approach — call it a comedy revue — eventually led to appearances on HBO and Comedy Central, and a busy slate of tour dates across the U.S. Today, although remnants of this Vegas-caliber approach remain in his set, Scott is less beholden to his swinging days — and instead goes straight for the comedy jugular.