Meet Jeff Big Daddy Wayne, the comedian who’s proudly "Internationally Unknown!" Robin Williams and Billy Crystal coined the name when they introduced him on HBO’s Comic Relief. The Big Daddy persona comes from a one-man show Wayne wrote and performed over 1,000 times in theaters across the country, Big Daddy’s Barbeque.

Big Daddy, Grande Papi, Big Dad-D is often compared to Fred Flintstone in looks and attitude—a comparison he takes as a compliment. After all, who wouldn't admire a guy who can stop a car with his feet?

Like Fred Flintstone he didn’t just drop out of college; he never even dropped in! Instead, he packed his bags and headed from Kentucky to California to join the Comedy Store, there was no plan “B.” It paid off big time. He's performed all over the world in clubs, concerts, casinos, cruise ships and on TV. It’s the only life he knows. He still wakes up every morning thinking, where do I fit into this mess?

This guy is hilariously out of sync with modern life, he is off the grid, but still in the grind! He’s never used an ATM, a GPS, or a USB, and he still drinks water straight from the tap. When he pushes a door, it’s a pull. The yellow light? It’s red by the time he gets there. And if his lane’s slow, just wait till he switches lanes—boom, that one’s slow too!

Big Daddy scores with the 9 to 5 crowd. He works the audience with enthusiastic energy, joshing them, always has fresh material, while name-dropping to pivot into a routine. He weaves names like: Goya, Maya Angelou, Ayn Rand, Bob Dylan, and SpongeBob SquarePants.  He’ll riff on spirit animals, ponder what dogs ate before dog food, and wonders if Taylor Swift is really, well, swift. Spoiler: Big Daddy isn’t swift!

He doesn’t mind lampooning his being a Ex-husband, father, world traveler, and age. Age? Over the hill but not under the ground!

With career spanning performances alongside the likes of Tiffany Haddish, Sheryl Crow, Judd Apatow, Byron Allen and B.B. King, Big Daddy's got stories for days. He’s a divorced dad of three, a showbiz junkie who collects vintage movie memorabilia. He’s working on his 8th CD and has even penned a book about his son’s battle with schizophrenia. He has paid his dues. He just thinks he has been overbilled!

His favorite movie quote? From the 1942 classic Sullivan’s Travels: “There’s a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that's all some people have?” And in this era of cancel culture, Big Daddy is fighting to keep us laughing—because if they take that away, what’s left?