What Garth From Wayne's World Is Up To Today

While Carvey excels at all different kinds of comedy, he has a knack for doing impressions and creating unique (and hilarious) characters. As a result, he's found success in reviving his standup career on Netflix with the 2016 special Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60, and branching out to do voicework in The Secret Life of Pets franchise.

In 2019, Carvey shared with People that easing back into the Hollywood game with voice work has been a rewarding experience for him. "It's fun to be in a really good animated film franchise that has its own personality," he said. "I turned down Madagascar and I turned down Ratatouille. I was very, very busy raising kids at that time."

His kids — Dex and Thomas — are now grown men who are forging their own paths in comedy, while also sometimes collaborating with their dad. One of those collaborations is a passion project that allows Carvey to be as weird and comedically daring as he pleases: his new podcast Fantastic! With Dana Carvey. Executive produced by Dex, the podcast is Carvey unfiltered, and it's proving to be the perfect project for a comedian who has never cared for being beholden to networks or studios.

But while the 65-year-old is enjoying easing back into the public eye, he's also perfectly happy to take things a day at a time where his career is concerned. "I don't need to chase it," he shared with People. "I'm taking it as it comes and enjoying it."