Don McMillan

Don McMillan is playing Mic Drop Comedy in San Diego on Thursday, October 8. He's a former Silicon Valley engineer who turned to stand-up, and he bills his act as "The Funniest PowerPoint Presentation You'll Ever See!" If you've never seen him, that's exactly what you get: a comedy show built around charts and graphs. It's a specific kind of set—half stand-up, half presentation—that plays on the very corporate world he came from.

McMillan first made a name for himself on America's Got Talent, where he made the Top 12 and performed in the Finals, earning praise from the judges, Simon Cowell among them. His signature video, Life After Death by PowerPoint, has more than 50 million views and has led to corporate bookings from Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. He also won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and has appeared on The Tonight Show, HBO, and Comedy Central. On the Dry Bar circuit, he was the first comedian to pass one million Instagram followers.

It's a good fit for a San Diego crowd that appreciates a bit of a nerdier angle to their comedy. The whole thing is built on that engineer's sensibility—taking the kinds of slides you'd see in a boardroom and turning them into punchlines. If you've spent any time in a corporate office, you'll recognize the format immediately, which is half the joke.

The show starts at 7 PM, with doors opening at 6 PM, so you've got an hour to get settled before he takes the stage. One thing to keep in mind: the show is restricted to ages 21 and over, so make sure you've got your ID on you when you head over to Mic Drop Comedy.