Once a comedian gets his or her own TV show, the touring and stand-up routines drastically fall off. But Iowa State will get a special treat this Veishea when Rondell Sheridan makes an appearance at the Great Hall of the Memorial Union Saturday night.

It’s a wonder that Sheridan even has time to turn on the TV or come up with new material, let alone star in his own show, “Minor Adjustments,” which airs Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. on NBC, and manage to squeeze in a few stand-up dates every now and then.

For four successive years, the Chicago native was nominated by the National Association of Campus Activities as the Campus Comedian of the Year. Iowa State is one of those few lucky stops, which, given Sheridan’s schedule, are getting fewer and farther between.

“In the last 365 days, this is one of four or five colleges I’ll have been to,” Sheridan explained. “The show has eaten up a lot of my time. I’m not really writing material for 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds. I’m writing for more people my age. Like, I’m writing about getting my prostate checked. An 18-year-old would have no clue.”

But any audience will find humor in Sheridan’s storytelling perspective, which infuses a laidback attitude along with his characteristic smoothness into his routine. Many fans have made a connection between Sheridan and Bill Cosby (before “The Cosby Show”). Sheridan said that he can see the similarities between his wholesomeness and Cosby’s act.

“I would think that would be part of it,” he said. “I can’t see anyone seeing Bill Cosby and thinking he was like Richard Pryor. I think if you’re black, and you’re clean, and you tell the story form, people are gonna compare you to Cosby.”

Despite the comparisons, Sheridan said that there are other comics that made him crack up when he was a kid, comics who were worlds apart from Cosby.

“There are other comics who influenced me when I started off,” he said. “When I grew up, I watched Pryor, Flip Wilson. In the whole entire show, I don’t see the comparison [between himself and Cosby], but in parts I do.

“Richard Pryor is one of the best physical comics we’ve had in a long time. The difference between him and Cosby, beside the language, is that Cosby sat down the whole time. I used to listen to their records, and I loved them, but I always wondered what the hell Pryor was doing in some of the parts. And Cosby made some great faces.”

In the style of Cosby and countless other funny men and women, Sheridan can add “TV star” to his personal repertoire. “Minor Adjustments” centers around Dr. Ron Aimes (Sheridan), a child psychologist, his family and his co-workers. While there is family-oriented humor at home, the show is more adult-oriented at the office.

Sheridan said that the transition from the stage to the small screen was not as difficult as other comics might have found it. He was well-prepared for the change.

“A lot of comics go in thinking that it’s gonna be one way, and it’s not,” he explained. “I had too many friends who had TV shows that failed. I had too many friends who had very successful TV shows.”

Despite the relative ease in switching gears, Sheridan does admit that television is completely different from the stand-up realm. He sees high points and low points of both worlds.

“They’re completely different beasts,” he said. “It’s like asking someone, ‘Do you like bowling, or do you like ice cream?’

“The only similarity is that they’re in front of a live audience. In stand-up, it’s all me. If I make a mistake, it’s on me. If I have a lot of success, it’s because of me.

“On the show, there are other factors besides you. If I mess up a line, we can do another take. There are ways to cover yourself.”

The show starts at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Admission is free.