Sep 4, 2020 Failed to save article Please try again Dan Smith is the “The Can’t Stand Up Comedian,” a Sacramento comic born with spina bifida, a condition that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don't form properly. His is the most severe form of spina bifida, myelomeningocele, because, as Dan jokes, “if you’re going to commit to something, go all the way.” Dan has always been funny but he’d never felt confident enough to get up on stage himself until taking a stand up comedy class in 2017.
