In 2010, Schaal appeared as a stand-up comedian on John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show and at the Solid Sound Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Schaal appeared in two Tv pilots composed and directed by Jersey City comedian Dan McNamara - The Calderons and Redeeming Rainbow, equally of which had been screened as official picks at the 2006 and 2007 New York Television Festivals.