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- Born: January 18, 1965
- Birthplace: Queens, New York
- Graduated: 1987 from New York University
- Often referred to as a comedians comedian
- Dated Sarah Silverman
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American comedian Dave Attell was born in Queens, New York on January 18, 1965. He gradated from New York University in 1987 with a degree in communications. Not knowing what he wanted to do once he had earn his bachelors degree he decided on a career in comedy. Like most struggling artist he worked a normal day job while in the evening time he tried his hand on the comedy circuit.
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Big Break
His first big break came on VH1's Stand Up Spotlight hosted by Rosie O'Donnell. A few years later, in 1993 he made his debut on the The Late Show with David Letterman. Lorne Michael's, the creator of Saturday Night Live saw him on the show and gave him a job as a writer and background performer on Saturday Night Live. In 1995 Attell starred in two HBO specials which featured other stand up comedians like Dave Chappelle. Later in the same year he was given a solo 60 minute special on HBO's Comedy Showcase and another half hour show in 1997. From 1999 to 2002 Attell worked on The Daily Show with his friend Jon Stewart. Thanks to and on going and well received working relationship with Comedy Central Attell had his own series that lasted from 2001 to 2004 called Insomniac. The show consisted of Attell traveling about late at night drinking large amounts of alcohol and interacting with others. -
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Dave Attell Questions
where can i find the wizzinator dave 1 AnswerThey don't sell the whizzinator anymore. The company was shut down and its founders and executives were indicted by federal investigators for fraud and for sell... read more
Is there a clip of the night Paul got mad at Dave and threw his sheet music all over the place???? 2 AnswersI was not able to find anything about Paul Shaffer getting mad at David Letterman. As a consolation, I am attaching the clip of David Letterman venting about ge... read more
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Dave Attell Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1965: Born: January 18 in Queens, New York.
- 1988: VH1's Stand Up Spotlight
- 1991: Saturday Night Live (writer) - IMDb Listing
- 1999: Los Enchiladas! - IMDb Listing
- 1999 to 2002: The Daily Show - IMDb Listing
- 2000: The Office Party - IMDb Listing
- 2001: Pootie Tang - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2001-04: Insomniac - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2005: My Suicidal Sweetheart - IMDb Listing
- 2006: Scary Movie 4 - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2007: Twisted Fortune - IMDb Listing
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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@terminalprp if you're still on this, thank you for introducing me to Dave Attell.
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"You know what drink I don't like? Eggnog. Who thought this up? I want to get a little drunk, but I also want some pancakes." Dave Attell
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Famous quotes by Dave Attell http://www.jittery.com/quotes/dave-attell-quotes-3254.html
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Dave Attell on Wednesday, November 25 at 08:00 PM. Tickets from $44.00: http://bit.ly/6PFcL4
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RT @kill_truck SEE JENNY LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE http://bit.ly/68rryM #thirdparty < Read if U like 3rd party idea. Luv Dave Attell
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