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Dave Attell Staff Pick
Phone: 801-463-2909
Price: $25
What do we know about Dave Attell from TV shows he's hosted? If we start with his comedy travelogue Insomniac, we know he's a glutton for booze and experiences. From 2001-'04 on Comedy Central, Attell redefined all-night partying—and taught us something, too! Sure, the lesson might've been that it's possible to get a job in Florida shooting giant rats (nutria, actually) on the graveyard shift, but that's information we didn't have before. Suppose we watched The Gong Show, which Attell revived on Comedy Central for a season in 2008? Well, that's an extension of Attell's hedonism: He loves a good freakshow. That's how we fell in love with Katie Balloons, a woman who takes off her shirt, undulates, then disappears into the business end of a giant balloon. And from two seasons of Dave's Old Porn—the Showtime series Attell called "the Mystery Science Theater [3000] of porn"—we know that he's an unabashed dirtbag and goofball. In other words, just the right moderator for vintage-porn commentary from comedians like Whitney Cummings and a one-dick pony like Ron Jeremy. So, what do we learn about Dave Attell from his stand-up comedy? More of the same. Attell recognizes no sacred cow, and if he did, he'd take about a nanosecond to turn it into kebabs. Attell's insult humor spares no one—not even himself; his concept of self-deprecation is self-flagellation. Always willing to go that far, Dave Attell never disappoints. (Randy Harward)
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Wiseguys West Valley City
- 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City West Valley City UT 84119
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801-463-2909
- wiseguyscomedy.com
