| 1978 | Launched his stand-up career in New York City and within 18 months earned his first booking on 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' on NBC. |
| 1980 | Appeared on NBC's 'The Tonight Show' a total of three times, alongside bookings on 'The Merv Griffin Show' and 'The CBS Morning Show.' |
| 1985 | Taught stand-up comedy at The New School in New York City, drawing on his Penn State education degree to mentor emerging comics. |
| 1990 | Taped a stand-up set for Comedy Central's 'The A-List' and appeared on VH1's 'Stand Up Spotlight' and FOX's 'Comic Strip Live,' broadening his national television footprint. |
| 1993 | Played a recurring role as the no-nonsense bartender on CBS's hit sitcom 'Murphy Brown,' starring Candice Bergen, in two credited episodes. |
| 1994 | Wrote for Showtime's 'Full Frontal Comedy,' which won the Cable Ace Award for Best Variety Show on Cable. |
| 2000 | Headlined hundreds of shows annually at colleges, country clubs, cruise ships, and corporate functions, sharing Atlantic City and Las Vegas stages with George Carlin, Paul Anka, and The Beach Boys. |
| 2021 | Passed away 2021; his four-decade career spanned network television, cable writing, and a relentless touring circuit that made him one of the most consistently booked clean comedians in the country. |
One of the best and cleanest comedians working today, Steve Shaffer is constantly in demand, headlining hundreds of shows a year at colleges, country clubs, cruise ships and corporate functions. Steve has appeared on dozens of television shows including VH1’s Stand Up Spotlight, Comedy Central’s The A- List, FOX’s Comic Strip Live, Evening at the Improv and the biggest one of all, NBC’s The Tonight Show. In Atlantic City and Las Vegas, Steve is also a staple where he has performed with such notables as George Carlin, Paul Anka, and The Beach Boys.