[3] His early stand-up shows focused on wordplay while he played the guitar, which he has said was used as more of a prop than to create musical comedy.

[6] Thune was cast as a lead in the 2010 NBC pilot for Beach Lane starring opposite Matthew Broderick.

[14] He has since made guest appearances on the comedy programs Traffic Light and Happy Endings in 2011, and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 in 2012.

[2] Thune worked on a pilot in 2016 with his creative partner Kevin Parker Flynn, Holy Sh*t, a workplace comedy about a small church avoiding a mega-church takeover.

[5][15] Thune had a guest starring role on HBO's Love Life as Magnus, one of the relationships opposite Anna Kendrick during Season 1.