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Full Dave Attell Biography
Dave Attell (born January 18, 1965) is a popular American stand-up comedian and host of Comedy Central's Insomniac with Dave Attell.
Attell is also notorious for comedically striking down hecklers to the point of embarrassment. Attell dated comedienne Sarah Silverman for a time prior to both of their respective professional primes and major fame. She remarked on The Howard Stern Show when asked about the relationship that he was her first real boyfriend, saying among other things that he hadn't even smoked cigarettes before they started their relationship. A couple of weeks later Attell confirmed that she introduced him to "his two favorite things, alcohol and smoking" and added his belief that "Sarah was out of his league and ended up leaving him." Attell also dated Ellen Hamilton Latzen, child star of the film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
Attell's first appearance on television was in 1988 on VH1's Stand-Up Spotlight, which also featured early appearances by Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Jeff Garlin, Jay Mohr and Wanda Sykes. The show was hosted by Rosie O'Donnell.
In 1995, Attell was featured on two HBO specials: alongside up-and-comers Louis C.K., Anthony Clark, Eric Tunney and Dave Chappelle, he was a featured performer on the 1995 Young Comedians Special, hosted by Garry Shandling; and he was also given his own 60-minute special on the channel's "HBO Comedy Showcase". Subsequently, Attell was also given an episode of HBO Comedy Half-Hour in 1997.
The same year, the network signed him on as a regular commentator on their satirical news show The Daily Show. When he arrived in 1999, the show was just finding its audience after the departure of host Craig Kilborn and the arrival of Jon Stewart, an old friend of Attell's from the New York comedy circuit. The three-year stint gave Attell access to a mass audience on a regular basis (The Daily Show has done much the same for comedians Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Lewis Black and others). Attell's series of commentary on the show was called "The Ugly American".
In 2007, Attell is appearing in the Michael Addis film, Heckler. Heckler is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. Attell appeared on Comedy Central's Last Laugh in 2007.
Other notable television roles for Attell:
- "Dave" in a couple of the early episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond
- The voice of "Frank Demore" on Crank Yankers
- "Brad Campbell" on Ed
- Himself on Arrested Development
Attell has also been on numerous talk shows, including The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Last Call with Carson Daly.
Attell played the roles of "Don" in Los Enchiladas!. The film was written, produced and directed by his friend, comedian Mitch Hedberg, and co-starred with Hedberg as well as fellow comedians Todd Barry and Marc Maron.
In the short film The Office Party, Attell once again played the role of "Don". The film co-starred ex-Karate Kid/Outsider Ralph Macchio, Jon Stewart, Carol Kane and Tate Donovan. The film was written and directed by Daily Show producer Chiara Edmands.
The cult hit Pootie Tang saw Attell as the bumbling corporate lackey, "Frank". The film was written and directed by fellow comedian Louis C.K.. It co-starred Lance Crouther, Wanda Sykes and Chris Rock among others.
Insomniac with Dave Attell is Attell's television show. The show, described by Attell as "Wild On E! for Ugly People", features Attell walking the streets of the America's (later the world's) greatest (and some not-so-great) cities late at night, meeting the people in a haze of ecstatic inebriation. The show occasionally went overseas.
The American cities featured on the show were New York City (4 times), San Francisco, Miami, Kansas City, New Orleans, Houston, Baltimore, Memphis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Boise, Reno, Atlanta, Phoenix, Charleston (WV), Myrtle Beach, Portland, Albuquerque, Nashville, Anchorage, Cleveland, Little Rock, Oakland, Long Island, Columbus, Honolulu, Austin (2 times), Key West, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.
The non-American cities featured on the show were Tijuana, Montreal, Toronto, Dublin, London, Amsterdam and specials that took place in Tokyo, Berlin and Rio de Janeiro.
The most common activity (besides roaming the street aimlessly and visiting bars) was visiting workers on their night shifts. Instead of spending time with gas station attendants, he went searching for odd professions to highlight. Among them were crime-scene cleaners, bail bondsmen, cow-milkers, brothel-hookers, bicycle cops, coal miners and porn overdubbers. Memorable episodes include a visit to Chicago's world-famous Wiener's Circle, where the staff routinely got in cursing matches with their customers, and a visit to a Phoenix nudist camp.
Dave Attell's Insomniac Tour was a tour that travelled across the country. It directly followed the Comedy Central Tour that featured Attell, Lewis Black, and Mitch Hedberg. The Insomniac Tour featured "Tough Crowd" alum Greg Giraldo and lesser-known comedian Sean Rouse as the tour regulars, while comedian Dane Cook closed select shows.
One show in Las Vegas was filmed and became a concert film. It featured Attell as the main comic/MC, Rouse, Giraldo, and a 30-minute set from Cook.
Attell can be seen touring occasionally. He is a mainstay on the New York comedy circuit and performs several times a week at the Comedy Cellar. |
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