Talk:Nick Swardson

Barq's info
I'm pretty sure this guy used to be in the original "Barq's has bite" Barq's Root Beer commercials. Can anyone find a source to confirm this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.77.241.120 (talk) 05:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I found an interview from a college magazine confirming he was the spokesman for Barqs at the time: got to http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1749223 —Preceding unsigned comment added by DYlanReed (talk • contribs) 03:48, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Insane Clown Posse
I don't think he was on any of their albums. C'mon guys, this is serious stuff. That's defamation of character right there to associate a good person with those guys. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.103.124.46 (talk) 06:12, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, defamation indeed! we would certainly be tarnishing the Insane Clown Posse's reputation by implying they hung around with this guy. Active Banana (talk) 06:33, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Rad Anthem
I believe Nick Swardson appears as "Wendy" in the music video of "Rad Anthem", a song by Rad Omen in their album "Search Party & Destroy". Check: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl0G3uH71B8 @ 2:20 in. Warning: Adult Content. 74.109.111.72 (talk) 22:28, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Kfastuff, 1 October 2011
Remove from writing credits:


 * 1) I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
 * 2) You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008)

Swardson is not a WGA-credited writer on these features.

Kfastuff (talk) 08:49, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Partly done: I have moved those credits to the Filmography section, as there is no citation to support the claim he was a writer for them. Based on the articles for the film, it appears he did appear in them. (though there is no clear reference to that, so it is eligible to be disputed) If you would like to dispute that as well let me know or re-open your edit request. Monty 845  18:52, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Nick Swardson's place of birth
He was born in Saint Paul and not Minneapolis. They are two completely different cities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paiste13 (talk • contribs) 13:30, 4 October 2011 (UTC)


 * You are not the only person to contend this -- I also reverted an edit today where someone claiming to know Swardson also stated he was born in St Paul -- but out of the currently cited as references in the Swardson article, only 5 make any mention of Swardson's origin; they are as follows:


 * This Star Tribune article states that Swardson is a "Minneapolis native"
 * This biography of Swardson from the New York Times' website lists his "birthplace" as "Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA"
 * This CityPages article refers to Swardson as a "St. Paul native"
 * This press release from Comedy Central simply states "He began his career in St. Paul/Minneapolis"
 * His profile on IMDB states he was "born...in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA"


 * Given that the only 2 articles above that actually specify his place of birth mention Minneapolis and not St Paul, I had initially decided to state in Swardson's article that he was born Minneapolis. However since there is obviously some contention, and since the one article that refers to him as a "St. Paul native" is actually a publication local to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, I have decided instead to change the passage to state that he is a native of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul as opposed to definitively stating his place of birth.  If anyone can find one or more reliable sources, preferably citing a direct quote from Swardson about his place of birth, then feel free to add it to the article. Marchije•speak/peek 01:32, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry I missed this. According to the Minnesota Birth Records at ancestry.com, he was born in Hennepin County, Minnesota. That would mean Minneapolis. All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 21:29, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Hello again, All Hallow's Wraith! I appreciate your attempts to find a references for the missing info in this article. As discussed in the Article expansion and overhaul thread in relation to his place of birth, I'm not so sure we can count on Ancestry.com as a reliable source as per Wikipedia's guidelines.  I don't know much about the site, but from what I've read on-line, much of the content is user-generated.  I found a few discussion about the use of Ancestry.com as a reference on Wikipedia here,  here and here.  The discussions mention that some portions of the site are user generated, where others might not be, but the consensus tends to be while the site might be a good resource for info it is not a reliable source in itself. I don't have a user account on Ancestry.com (and don't plan on getting one), but I searched "Nicholas Swardson" in "Minnesota" on their site and it appears you need to be logged in to see whatever birth documents they have on him.  Even if the document linked there is his actual birth certificate, then that would make it a primary source which should be avoided in biographies of living persons or at least supported by a reliable secondary source. I think for now we should still wait on a reliable secondary source prior to adding his city of birth to his article. Marchije•speak/peek 21:40, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * What I'm talking about is not user-generated. It's the Minnesota Birth Index, straight from the source. It can't be edited and has no connection to users of the site. What is says exactly:
 * "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
 * about Nicholas Roger Swardson
 * Name: Nicholas Roger Swardson
 * Birth Date: 9 Oct 1976
 * Birth County: Hennepin
 * Birth State: Minnesota
 * Father: Roger Eric Swardson
 * Mother: Pamela Joy Mills
 * File Number: 1976-MN-053422 "
 * All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 00:10, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit Request
Why isn't his 2015 special 'Taste It' added to his discography? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.132.215.178 (talk) 17:24, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

I feel like Just go with it is not the correct film to be refereed to as his "most notable Happy Madison film", that would be "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" because it was his first and currently his only leading role. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.4.151.138 (talk) 07:36, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The cited passage no longer exists in this article, so this edit request was in effect resolved. --Marchije•speak/peek 14:54, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Article expansion and overhaul
I've expanded Swardson's article quite a bit. Some points of note:


 * Prior to my edits, the only existing reference for Swardson's full birth name was this link which appears to be a website belonging to a DVD store Curitiba, Brazil. I am unable to find any reliable source for his full name, so I opted to remove the existing reference and replace it with a  tag.
 * Swardson's "Years Active" in the infobox were listed as "1998–present". I am unsure as to the significance of the year 1998 in his career.  Unfortunately I am unable to find specific guidelines to what constitutes "Years Active" so I've decided to change the start date to 1997 since this is year he performed at the US Comedy Arts Festival—his first national exposure as a comedian.
 * While the "odd facts" surrounding the man who was assigned Swardson's old cell number were amusing (as described here), the event itself is not particularly notable (it has not "gained significant independent coverage or recognition" from what I could find on line) and the story isn't really very relevent to Swardson's own personal history nor his career in comedy. I therefore decided to remove that section entirely.
 * I also removed the tag

Marchije•speak/peek 15:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Great job! Commendations. All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 23:58, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
 * As for a source, how about this? All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 00:00, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the commendations! 8-)  As for the source you've provided for his full name: It's better than the original, but I still don't think it quite qualifies as a reliable source as per Wikipedia's guidelines.  I don't doubt that this is truly his full name — after all, his father's name was Roger (I'm going to be adding that shortly too).  I did some more digging and have found this bio from the Boston Phoenix's website.  It still isn't the best reference since I have no idea what type of editorial oversight is given to bios posted to their website; much like the vast majority of the links I found when I did a web-search on his full name, most have probably copied or mirrored this info directly from Wikipedia, but at least this particular bio is on a site belonging to what I assume is a fairly reputable newspaper, so it's better than nothing... Marchije•speak/peek 14:11, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The Minnesota Birth Index (at ancestry.com) certainly lists him as Nicholas Roger Swardson, so at least it's factually accurate. :-) All Hallow&#39;s Wraith (talk) 10:13, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit Request
Under Television They Should Add Chozen he plays as Troy. Source: &  64.179.157.224 (talk) 14:44, 14 March 2014 (UTC)ananymous64.179.157.224 (talk) 14:44, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Marchije•speak/peek 14:46, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 9 October 2018
official website listed is incorrect - correct webpage is nickswardson.net facebook is nickswardsoncomedy/ Gingerbelious (talk) 15:47, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
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Norwegian
x-ref Norwegian-Americans or Americans people of Norwegian ancestry  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.2.96.98 (talk) 16:56, 8 April 2020 (UTC)