Sam Tallent is an American stand-up comedian and author born in Elizabeth, Colorado. Tallent has performed at Skankfest Comedy Festival, Comedy Central, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Black Hills Comedy Festival,and SXSW Comedy Festival. He was also seen on The Chris Gethard Show and Viceland's Flophouse. Sam has two comedy specials: Waiting For Death to Claim Us (available on Amazon Prime) and The Toad’s Morale (available on the Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast YouTube). He also has a travel show, Wide World, on YouTube. Tallent is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Running the Light (2020). He is the host of the Chubby Behemoth Podcast alongside his best friend and co-host Nathan Lund