- entertainment reporter, editor & producer
- stand-up comedian
- "handsome" - Eileen Lusk (no relation)
Darian is a digital journalist based in New York City.
He is currently a News Writer at TV Insider where he covers game shows. He was previously a senior entertainment reporter at The Sun, a columnist at The Observer and writer/editor at CBS News.
Darian pioneered the concept of tabloid-style game show reporting, becoming a go-to voice in digital media on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in the past three years. Interviewing contestants and posting first-to-the-story updates on the game show world, Darian regularly goes viral and has gained a following for his beat.
As a stand-up comic, Darian performed all over New York City. His musical hourlong show "Piano Boy" was a New York Magazine performance pick and he was the musical director at Asylum Theater from 2019-2020, writing and performing live for their mainstage shows every weekend up until "the global pandemic." His first musical, "Storm King: The Musical," ran for three nights at the NYC Fringe festival. He's also opened for comedians like Nick Kroll (Netflix's Big Mouth) and Ayo Edebiri (Hulu's The Bear).
Darian regularly appeared on-camera for the Travel Channel's Mysteries At The Museum and Mysteries of The Unknown. He lives on the Upper East Side with his fiance Max and wrote this bio all by himself!
He is currently a News Writer at TV Insider where he covers game shows. He was previously a senior entertainment reporter at The Sun, a columnist at The Observer and writer/editor at CBS News.
Darian pioneered the concept of tabloid-style game show reporting, becoming a go-to voice in digital media on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in the past three years. Interviewing contestants and posting first-to-the-story updates on the game show world, Darian regularly goes viral and has gained a following for his beat.
As a stand-up comic, Darian performed all over New York City. His musical hourlong show "Piano Boy" was a New York Magazine performance pick and he was the musical director at Asylum Theater from 2019-2020, writing and performing live for their mainstage shows every weekend up until "the global pandemic." His first musical, "Storm King: The Musical," ran for three nights at the NYC Fringe festival. He's also opened for comedians like Nick Kroll (Netflix's Big Mouth) and Ayo Edebiri (Hulu's The Bear).
Darian regularly appeared on-camera for the Travel Channel's Mysteries At The Museum and Mysteries of The Unknown. He lives on the Upper East Side with his fiance Max and wrote this bio all by himself!