Tim Dillon spends a portion of his new Netflix special deriding people who like to see themselves as heroes. Especially nurses. And, a self-described narcissist, he declares himself in the title to be the “real hero”. He’s not serious, of course — as he sometimes has to point out when the audience isn’t quite sure how to react to one of his jokes. But he might not be entirely wrong. Dillon is a funny fucker. I have a ton of respect for him. He’s a brave dude and I love that about him. (He did give me some shit about my Comedy Store doc, which was fine, but was sad because I was all set to interview him the day before the shut down for the pandemic.) He takes no prisoners though, and stand-up needs that.

YOUNG TIM

Tim was born (January 22, 1985) and raised in Island Park, New York. His childhood there wasn’t exactly standard-issue, and, like a lot of comedians, he has no compunctions about mining it for material. There’s plenty there: tales of his schizophrenic mother and difficult father, his ruined trip to Disney World (guess who was responsible for ruining it), white-trash pig-outs at Pizza Hut, and getting fired from Sesame Street. 

That’s right — a former child actor, his first big break in show biz came at the tender age of 9, dancing the polka with Snuffleupagus! But after only 2 episodes, he was dropped in favor of a younger cast. (Ouch.) He calls himself a “failed” child actor. If it’s any consolation, Tim: I think if you’re on PBS getting down with Snuffy, you’ve made it, big time. He also toured as part of a production of Annie Get Your Gun, playing “Little Jake”.

But by the time he hit his teens, his life had taken a turn for the worse. At just 12 years old, he was doing drugs and hanging out in crack houses. He insists he learned valuable lessons from those experiences — though he wouldn’t necessarily recommend them.

After high school, he tried and dropped out of community college before getting a job selling subprime mortgages. He tells the sad-but-funny truth of how he was dumb enough to sell one to himself, which landed him in major trouble when the 2008 financial crisis hit.

At 25, Tim had an epiphany of sorts and made some big life changes. Within the span of a few months, he quit drinking and doing drugs (he’s been sober ever since), came out as gay to his parents, and started doing stand-up comedy. And that’s where he really hit his stride. 

While he was in NYC building his stand-up career, he also sold copiers from a call center, which no doubt provided him with an extra kick of motivation to succeed in comedy. Another temporary job was giving bus tours of the city. He refused to do the usual spiel, opting to highlight the residences of the rich and famous rather than the Empire State Building. Later he was able to start doing his very own comedic tours of NYC in a double-decker bus. This time around he was at liberty to take whatever route he wanted and say whatever he wanted while doing it. I’d opt for the latter version any day!

In 2016 he was featured as a “new face” at Montreal Comedy Festival; the same year he was named New York’s Funniest at Caroline’s NY Comedy Festival. His success on stage led to a half-hour Comedy Network special and a 15-minute set for The Comedy Lineup on Netflix.

THE TIM DILLON SHOW ON PATREON

Tim is a frequent podcast guest, and also hosts his own, The Tim Dillon Show. (In a previous incarnation it was known as “Tim Dillon is Going to Hell” and co-hosted by Ray Kump.) The show has over 42,000 Patreon subscribers and is one of the platform’s most popular podcasts. Now earning something to the tune of $2.6 million a year on that avenue alone.

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On the show, he hilariously rants and rambles about culture, politics, entertainment and whatever else is on his mind. It’s co-produced by Ben Avery (Dillon’s best friend) who also appears on camera as a sort of sidekick. Ben refers to himself as the “laugh track”. He’s the Anderson Cooper to Tim’s Kathy Griffin (pre-breakup), shoulders bobbing up and down as he shakes with uncontrollable giggling.

Sometimes Tim gets serious and uses the show as a forum to express his real opinions on issues he’s clearly well-informed and passionate about. Like a lot of comedians, he’s surprisingly full of wisdom. You almost wish he’d get serious more often. But comedy can be to serious stuff, the ½ cup handful of chocolate chips your mom gave you to chase the teaspoon of Sudafed: the ratio is important, and we all know you can never have too many chocolate chips.

TIM ON ROGAN

Dillon’s a great example of how we’re in the Rogan era of star making in stand-up. I wouldn’t be writing about him right now if Rogan hadn’t had him on. Rogan’s Carson. That’s all there is to it. Rogan’s Carson and Tim got on and killed. A few times. They have great chemistry together. I also think his Rogan shots gave him the confidence he exudes in his own bits on his podcast which I love.

TIM ON NETFLIX

Tim’s latest stand-up special, Tim Dillon: Real Hero, debuted on Netflix this month (August 2022). His no-holds-barred, no topic off-limits style is on full display during his rants as he insults the audience, fellow comedians, his family, himself, and… well, basically everyone. He’s intent on making sure comedy survives wokeism and he’s doing a fine job. The real hero, indeed.

SEE TIM LIVE

Want to see Tim live? If you’re in Toronto or Salt Lake City you’re in luck. He’ll be at the Just For Laughs Festival in Toronto on Friday, September 30th. Next up are three nights at the Wiseguys Comedy Club in Salt Lake City (November 3rd, 4th and 5th).

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By the way, if you see him, run into him, tell the fuck how much you enjoyed the one photo of him in the Comedy Store documentary. Thanks.

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Christina P.: Gen X Mom-Com Queen

By Abdul Basit Hashmi Standupworld staff writer

Christina Pazsitzky Segura is her full name, but she’s known in the comedy world as ‘Christina P’. Good thing, ‘cause it rolls off the tongue (and the keyboard) way easier. That means you’ve got no excuse not to type it into your search bar right now. If you don’t already know her, you’ll want to, so go ahead and do it. I’ll wait right here for you. (Don’t forget to come back.)

Christina was born on June 18th, 1976 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Her parents, Hungarian immigrants, moved the family to the U.S. when she was five, and she grew up mostly in Southern California. She’s describs her childhood family life as “wackadoodle”, and talks about some of the tougher aspects: her parents’ divorce, her mother’s struggle with mental illness. Luckily—for her and for her fans—she has the gift of being able to find humor in almost any situation.

Watching Christina’s shows, you get the sense that she probably came out of the womb cracking jokes about the whole process. Her first foray into comedy was in third grade, memorizing and telling Truly Tasteless Jokes from the books of the same name. That’s got to be how she got so comfortable putting a humorous spin on subjects that a lot of comics would rather avoid in today’s climate of “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings”.

‘Black jokes’, ‘Jew jokes’, ‘Gay jokes’: they’re all on the menu. At times, the tension in the audience is so palpable she has to remind them that it’s just comedy, and that they can (and should) relax, laugh, and enjoy it for what it is. In that way, it is a safe space. 

Her style? Some fans describe it as “tastefully vulgar”, although some might argue about the “tasteful” part. She never did grow out of bathroom humor, and she’s proud of it. She’s not afraid to do sound effects, show off her “mom bod” (she’s a mother of two boys) or laugh at her own jokes. 

So, how exactly did she end up on stage displaying her muffin top, miming blow jobs and telling episiotomy stories?  Professionally and academically, she was originally headed in a very different direction. She went after and obtained a degree in philosophy from the University of San Francisco in 1999. 

After graduation, she made a short detour to law school, at her mother’s wishes which lasted two weeks before deciding it wasn’t for her. She started towards a graduate degree for philosophy, but left after only one semester. By the time she fully committed to pursuing a career in stand-up, she’d quit or been fired from 22 different jobs and figured at that point, it was comedy or nothing.

As with everything in the entertainment biz, it definitely wasn’t an easy path to success. She stuck it out though, finding it preferable to doing work she hated or just wasn’t good at. She credits her husband (Tom Segura, also a stand-up comic) with helping her through the grind. Christina and Tom met at a club where they were both performing and were friends for years before they finally got together. They were married in 2008—with $200 between them.

While working at MTV in the 90s as a writer and doing voice overs, she appeared on the reality series “Road Rules: Down Under” (she was also in an earlier “Road Rules” while still a university student). Her boss at MTV suggested that she do comedy, so she started out at The Groundlings (an L.A.-based comedy troupe and school). In 2001, she got her first break in stand-up at The Comedy Store in L.A. After that, there was no stopping her. She began appearing on comedy shows including “Red Light Comedy” (Showtime) and “Stand Up in Stilettos” (TV Guide). During the rise of her stand-up career, she was also busy writing for hit shows like “Chelsea Lately” and “Funniest Wins with Marion Wayans”.

She and her husband, Tom, have worked together on a number of projects. He shares her love of grown-up juvenile humor, and their similar styles make them an amazing comedic duo. They wrote and starred in a family comedy pilot for CBS which unfortunately never aired) and their podcast, “Your Mom’s House” is huge. In fact, Christina’s more famous in the podcasting world than she is in the stand-up world. They’ve been co-hosting the fan favorite since 2010; in 2012 it earned them a nomination for “Best Comedy Podcast” in the first Stitcher Awards. With the success of “Your Mom’s House”, the couple were able to launch their own podcast production company, YMH Studios.

On their show, they and their guests talk about a bit of everything: current events, fan-submitted video clips, and, of course, each other. Even when performing solo shows, they are frequently the butt of each other’s jokes—and they can be merciless. Somehow, they can roast each other to charred remains and stay happily married for many years.

In podcasting, Christina even found a use for that dusty philosophy degree—she hosted another show called “That’s Deep, Bro”, which takes the serious and adds a good dose of hilarious. Then there’s “Where My Moms At”, where the topic is all things related to motherhood. You can listen to “Your Mom’s House” and “Where My Moms At” almost anywhere you can find podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. “That’s Deep, Bro” is a little harder to track down, but you can find some episodes on YouTube.

Back to the stand-up. She’s got three Netflix specials. They put her in more living rooms than ever before, and they’re the next best thing to attending a live show—you don’t want to miss these. The first, “Christina P. Mother Inferior” —a comedic treatise on motherhood, aging and her own childhood, was released in October 2017 and garnered rave reviews. She followed up with a half-hour special in 2018. (It’s episode #6 of the first season of “The Degenerates”.) Her latest Netflix special, “Mom Genes”, came out in 2022. You can probably get a good idea of the subject matter from the punny title. In addition to mom-hood, mom bodies, and mom pants, she takes a crack at millennials and younger generations from a Gen X perspective.

Still wanting more? Well, with all this going on she’s also managed to produce two one-hour comedy albums: “It’s Hard Being a Person” (2011) and “Man of the Year” (2015). And, of course, she tours, taking her stand-up routines all over the country, 

Her latest tour is underway right now, with dates through the fall. Tickets are available on her website, Christina P. Online.

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By Adul Basit Hashmi Standupworld staff writer

The distinct impression someone gets from Eddie Pepitone during his stand-up comedy is easily described as a half-crazed yelling and half angry old guy from Brooklyn. Having a specialty in quick, punchy sets, Eddie Pepitone is one you must see to believe. His current podcast and the multitude of online videos available give you a sense of Eddie’s stand-up comedy.

Having grown up in Brooklyn, New York, and being raised by a Sicilian working-class father and a Jewish mother, Eddie walks the line between crass and high-brow comedy. There is no topic too far gone for him. One minute you’re talking about his dad and him waving to boats when he’s on the shoreline; the next, it’s about porn and hookers. There is seemingly no rhyme or reason as to the flow of Eddie’s stand-up comedy shows, and yet he always manages to come full circle by the end of the show.

Swinging moment to moment from flat out shouting his stance to quickly quieting down and changing his tone, the swing is so swift and well timed that you don’t even see it coming. It’s almost like watching two different comics perform. One moment he seems like he’s a 50-something who’s taken Ecstasy before coming onstage the next, he’s ranting about his father, who worked the docks in Brooklyn. To be able to weave together a troubled and unsteady childhood and weave it into a hilarious bit about being shamed by his wife for being a terrible husband, and that’s how he likes it, is not at all easy. Eddie makes it look easy.

Watching Eddie perform is tantamount to witnessing someone come in and out of Alzheimer’s. From the dips and turns from one subject to the next before eventually coming full circle to the original issue, Eddie catches you if you’re not listening. He comes out with things so quickly that you can watch and listen to his performances multiple times and continue to catch missed jokes.

It’s taken years, but Eddie has finally found his footing within the stand-up comedy world. Starting with an appearance in Last Comic Standing in 2003, he has rocketed into every direction imaginable to do with performing and making people laugh. From TV specials, TV shows, and voiced animation to movies, Eddie has been a part of it all, along with the 2012 debut of “Bitter Buddha”. The movie follows Eddie, and while some of the biggest names in comedy appear in the documentary, we’re all left wondering why it’s taken so long for someone as funny as Eddie not to have risen to stardom himself.

The release of his brilliant 2020 special “For the masses” had been heralded by New York Times to be the funniest special of that year.

Eddie has seemingly done it all and has yet to get a lot of recognition. He’s worked tirelessly since 2003, working on himself, his routine, and his style. Having once been hired as the “angry audience member” on Conan O’Brien, Eddie has been seen a lot in secondary roles. The time has finally come for him to make it big. He’s already been in movies alongside Will Farrell (Old School, 2003) and worked as both himself and character actors.

Eddie’s website is www.eddiepepitone.com, where you can buy tickets to his upcoming shows. He also hosts his own weekly podcast, “Apocalypse Soon,” where he speaks with other comedians about all things end of days. You can either listen to the podcast itself or watch the behind-the-scenes video afterward on Eddie’s YouTube channel.

He’s on tour right now. Here’s the spots to see him live which I highly recommend. Go to his website for details.

https://www.eddiepepitone.com/

Eddie’s Insta.

https://www.instagram.com/eddiepep/

Eddie’s brilliant podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apocalypse-soon-with-eddie-pepitone/id738201614

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Jeff Ross is one of my best buddies. I love the guy. You know what that means, right? It means I’ll be dead soon.

Sorry. I had to make that easy, sleazy, joke. Once again, low hanging fruit is still fruit. There are a lot of great jokes to be made at Jeff’s expense, and the great thing is that no one will laugh at them as hard as he will. Jeff Ross loves to laugh. He also loves to make people laugh. He’s also got a big giant heart. He’s so much more than ‘the Roastmaster’, which don’t get me wrong is good work if you can get it, but he’s growing beyond that into one of the best stand-ups working in the business today. His act is so strong, so loose and yet so polished. He’s a veteran with a lot of decades in, and has matured in the way that only the really great comics can mature. Slowly, and often sadly.

As many know he’s had a lot of loss in his life. These last few years he’s lost everything but weight. (Sorry. I don’t know what’s come over me? Forgive me.) Seriously, Jeff has had a lot of loss recently, and actually his whole life. He lost his parents young, he was 14 when his mother died of Leukemia and he was ony 19 when his dad passed. He’s lost a lot of close friends, but he found out early on that he would never really be alone because he had not only a love for the world of comedy, but he was damn good at it. Anyone that knows Jeff knows how much he cherishes show business. How much he adores other comedians, reveres the past, and has a soft spot for the new acts coming up. The way I see it Jeff Ross is the perfect link between the old school comics of his pal Buddy Hackett, and Don Rickles, and the new modern comics like Chappelle, Sara Silverman, Louis C.K., Chris Rock and Jim Carrey. I will also tell you that he’s one guy that all the comics love as well.  All ages. He’s the person in comedy I go to when I need to talk real. I know a lot of people feel that way about him. He just, as I said, has a huge heart. It could be from all the pain and loss he’s had in his life, or he could just be a damn good Jew. Who knows? The way he treats new guys he meets is so interesting. I have to think he’s passing on the way these old fuckers treated him.

So yeah, Jeff’s standup has grown a lot as a result of the last few years and the audience reaps the rewards. Not only has his material matured, so has his whole act. He really is so much more than ‘The Roasmaster.’  Don’t get me wrong he still brings up a gaggle of volunteers from the audience most nights and does a segment he calls ‘speed roasting’ that’s not only hilarious, but stupefying to watch wondering how he does it. How his mind moves that quick? It’s truly so wild, and fabulously fluid some nights you wonder if any of the audience volunteers are ‘plants’, but they’re not. He’s just that damn fast.

Yet there are long stretches of the act, that have some really deep and measured routines. His piece on his dog sticks out to me, and as far as just jerk-back laughter funny he does an 8-10 minutes on the Queen of England, that is a world class bit, intended to be funny as hell, offensive, and at the same time, very loving.

His other act identity, which I enjoy so much is as part of Bumping Mics. It’s truly my number one most favorite thing to watch in stand-up right now. He and Dave Attell are Abbott and Costello on really good weed. Lots of weed. Maye some mushrooms as well. It’s a classic comedy routine. I refer to it as Comedy-Jazz. You can see three great episodes of them doing it on their titular Netflix series ‘Bumbing Mics’,  but if you ever have the chance to see them live you have to go, no questions asked. I go just to get my reps of hard laughter in whenever I can. Nothing makes me laugh harder than these two guys together. There’s an energy there that makes me so happy.

Jeff is currently touring the country. Sometimes by himself, sometimes with Dave Atell, and often with Dave Chappelle. Treat yourself to seeing him live. He’s a legend. He’s our Rickles or Hackett, or, better yet, he’s our Jeff Ross.

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Sammy Shore: One of the Most Underrated Comedian to Have Ever Graced the Stage

With over 70 years in the comedy industry, Sammy Shore was a legend. Having opened for everyone from Barbra Streisand, Ann-Margret, Tony Bennett, and even the late great Elvis. Sammy Shore was a seriously funny man. His jokes ranged from his religion to his saggy ass in old age, and even ripping into his famous son, Pauly Shore.  Sammy Shore was a master of comedic timing. Watching Sammy on stage was a true experience as his stand-up comedy matched his physical comedy. Having said every word in the book and having said it with a straight face, nothing stopped Sammy.

Sammy Shore was born in 1932 at the start of the depression, which couldn’t have made life easy. Growing up in New York in a traditional Jewish household led to some of Sammy’s greatest inspirations. Starting in the Catskills mountains in New York, Sammy met his partner in crime, Shecky Greene. The area was well known as the “Borscht Belt” and served as a starting ground for new and rising stand-up comedy stars. There, Sammy started to get a foothold into his well-known comedic timing. He met his first wife, Mitzi, and they had their four children, Pauly Shore, Scott Shore, Peter Shore and Sandy Shore. While visiting Los Angeles with his wife, Mitzi, he had a stroke of luck. He happened to be with a musical group that was going to be on the Bob Crosby Show. There, he happened to be asked to do a few minutes to warm up the live audience and killed it. Network executives asked him to perform on the Jack Benny Show right after the show.  

Moving onwards and upwards into success, Sammy started the well-known “The Comedy Store” in Los Angeles. It wasn’t long before a messy divorce ended with Sammy’s ex-wife taking ownership of the club. Rumor had it that it had been a plot meant to lower the amount of alimony he needed to pay. 

With Mitzi’s passing in 2018 her son Peter took over and has been credited with the revival of The Comedy Store.

Moving from stand-up comedy and away from The Comedy Store led Sammy to the next big step. Movies! Having earned appearances in films like “The Bellboy”, “Fake-Out”, “Thunder Alley”, and “Life Stinks”. Sammy then began to land roles with Mel Brooks in “History of the World: Part I”. Sammy’s IMBd profile is impressive. Mentioning 32 roles and 28 credits for playing himself, watching his career play out over the 70 years is staggering. His IMBd also lists some singing credits – which I’m not even going to mention as they never made the cut anyways.

As any good Jewish son, Sammy had to continue to strive to do more; nothing was ever good enough. So, he tried his hand at writing. His debut novel “The man who made Elvis laugh” was well received and started a writing career by giving him another outlet for all of his creativity.  He had been working on his latest novel about the later years of his career.  

Kind of like a treasure hunt; if you want to see Sammy Shore performing his stand-up comedy videos on the internet while there, it is hard to find. But when you see Sammy in action, it is well worth any time you may have spent searching. Watch his face, watch his eyes, follow his jerky motions as he brings you into the routine, even though it’s probably been decades since it was recorded. Sammy has been known to recollect the first time he went on stage before Elvis. Elvis had set up this winding staircase, and as Sammy came down it for the first time for a show, he tripped and fell on stage. The crowd loved it. They thought it was a part of the act. Producers of the show also thought it was a part of the act and praised Sammy for how real it had looked. Sammy recounts that he only did it that first time, never again. 

The career of Sammy Shore will stand the test of time. Not only was he a successful stand-up comedian, but his son Pauly Shore also continues the family legacy. For over 20 years, the two toured together in “A Family Affair” worldwide. Touting a “true father-son duo” was their shtick, and they loved doing it. Sammy also loved putting in a few pot shots at Pauly whenever possible. Pauly doesn’t hold back and, after Sammy’s passing, goes on to tell a story about how his dad wore a headpiece that looked so good that no one ever knew it was fake. He laughs as he says he, his sister, and his dad would go to the park, and Sammy would take off the toupee and toss it around like a frisbee.

Not only was Sammy not one to take himself too seriously, but he also had a love of dogs that rivaled Betty White’s. Starting and starring in “Funny Bones,” a charity event in New Orleans yearly to raise funds for dogs in need of surgery. He had often been quoted saying that “he likes dogs better than he likes people”.

From working in TV to movies, writing, and continuing with stand-up, there was no end to the creativity and hilarity of Sammy Shore. As he once said, he “started as a ventriloquist; he’s been in the biz for so long that even his puppet died before him.

  At 92 years old, Sammy Shore passed of natural causes in Las Vegas. A true showman until the end.

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DAVE ATTELL

by Standworld staff writer Abdul Basit Hasmi

Dave Attell grew up in the small community of Rockville Centre on Long Island, New York. After he graduated in 1987 with a degree in Communication from New York University, Dave headed for venues that offered stand-up comedian open-mike nights, flunking his very first appearance at Governors Comedy Cabaret in Long Island. Not one to take ‘no’ for an answer, Dave supported himself with mundane day jobs while working as many late night open-mic gigs as possible. He said that the crowd at these late night gigs responded quite well to some of his ‘more–twisted’ material, which suited him just fine.

In 1987 Dave found his way on to the Rosie O’Donnell television show, ‘Stand Up Spotlight’ on VH1, following in the footsteps of other comedians with early appearances on the show. He kept himself busy until he scored his first appearance on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ on November 23, 1993. This appearance provided the 25-year old Dave with the big break that he’d been hoping for.

He was spotted by Lorne Michaels, creator of ‘Saturday Night Live’, who liked what he was seeing, and Dave ended up working as a writer and sometimes performer for the show’s 1993 – 1994 season. What followed was a prolific career as an entertainer on television and in the movies, both as a writer and as a performer. Some of his more notable television appearances as a stand-up comedian and as an actor in the decade before the turn of the century include the ‘HBO Comedy Showcase’ and the ‘Young Comedians Special’ in 1995, the ‘HBO Comedy Half-Hour’ in 1996, ‘Live at Jongleurs’ in 1997, ‘Mr. Vegas All-Night Party starring Drew Carey’ in 1997. He also participated in the ‘NY Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey’ in 1998. 

Finally, after twenty-three years of working his fingers to the funny bone, Dave Attell had the opportunity to air his own television series. He grabbed it with both hands, and ‘Late Night Insomniac with Dave Attell’ crashed onto the scene, premiering in August 2001 on the Comedy Central Network. The half-hour episode featured Dave traveling late at night to a bunch of different cities, doing a gig at a local comedy club and stopping at nearby restaurants to meet other night shift employees. His laid-back habit of cracking jokes and taking pics with bystanders helped turn the show into a major hit with viewers, and the show ran until November 2004. It included the filming of a set of special hour-long shows in Brazil, England, Germany and Japan. Dave continued appearing in movies and on television shows, including a very brief stint hosting ‘The Gong Show with Dave Attell’. Unfortunately, the show washed out, lasting only eight episodes.

Dave Attell has been on a number of very successful national stand-up comedy tours. The first was in 2003 together with Lewis Black on the, ‘Comedy Central Live Starring Dave Attell and Lewis Black’. In 2005, in collaboration with Clear Channel Music and Comedy Central, Dave Attell took his signature show on the road. The ‘Comedy Central Live Presents Dave Attell: The Insomniac Tour’ launched on April 20, 2005 at the Nashville War Memorial Auditorium. The tour visited venues in more than thirty-five cities across the country, ending is Las Vegas on July 3, 2005. He also took part in a USO tour in 2009, taking stand-up comedy to American troops stationed in Afghanistan, and has continued to regularly participate in USO tours. 2011 saw Dave get together with Bill Burr, Jim Breuer and Jim Norton on the ‘Anti-Social Network Tour’. The tour was so successful that they did a rinse repeat in 2012. In 2014, he did another tour special, ‘Road Work’, filming his appearances in comedy clubs in Massachusetts, Minneapolis, New Jersey, New Orleans and Philadelphia.

He has been part of the tagalong group of stand-up comedians on other tours, too. Judd Apatow decided to throw a seven-city ‘Trainwreck Comedy Tour’ in 2015, and invited Dave Attell, Amy Schumer, Mike Birbiglia, Vanessa Bayer, and Colin Quinn. More recently, he’s been sharing the stage with Jeff Ross on the ‘Bumping Mic’s’ tour in 2021, taking their popular Netflix show on the road.

Dave has a bunch of tour shows lined up for 2022, details of which are available on the ConcertPass. Indeed, it’s almost impossible to pinpoint an instance when this busy, busy, busy comedian isn’t working on a comedy gig somewhere, or on a television show or acting in a movie.

With his impressive experience and stand-up comedy skill set, it is surprising to discover that Dave Attell does not have his own podcast show. He’s frequently appeared as a guest on a number of podcasts, though, all of which are available on Spotify as well as several other download options. Loads of his other shows are available for streaming on Netflix, so there is no reason at all to miss out on your laughs. His album ‘Dave Attell’s The Insomniac Tour: Uncensored’ is available on DVD from Amazon, it’s a must have for true stand-up fans!

Also, here’s Jeff Ross talking about Dave on Your Mom’s House about Mike Binder’s favorite comedy act, ‘Bumping Mics’.

Also, make sure you get out and see Dave live. It’s a true treat. There’s a reason he’s pretty much every comedian you love favorite comic.

Dave Attell tour dates.

http://daveattell.com/

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