[1] He began performing stand-up in the 2000s and has released three comedy albums, including his most recent special Dan Levy: Lion in 2016.

In April 2013, Levy collaborated with DJ Jensen Karp to create Baby Talk, a live comedy show where three to four comedians ask for parenting advice from children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old.

[5] Some of the guests included Blake Griffin, Paul Scheer, Natasha Leggero, Bo Burnham, Neal Brennan, and Jermaine Fowler.

Levy has written for the Roast of Justin Bieber, and the sitcoms Whitney, Mulaney, The Awesomes, and seasons 2–5 of The Goldbergs,[6][7][8] working his way up to Executive Producer.

In 2020 Levy created the series Indebted for NBC, starring Fran Drescher, Steven Weber, Adam Pally, Abby Elliott, and Jessy Hodges.