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Dave Attell

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Dave Attell was born in Queens in 1965 and raised on Long Island. [en.wikipedia.org] He began at open-mic nights after finishing a communications degree at New York University in 1987. [en.wikipedia.org] Comedy Central's Insomniac with Dave Attell, the series he is most identified with, premiered in 2001. [en.wikipedia.org] He built his following in New York clubs through the late 1980s. [www.avclub.com] His Saturday Night Live writing job came after Lorne Michaels saw his stand-up on Letterman. [www.avclub.com] Insomniac was built out of his stand-up bookings, opening each episode from a club somewhere in North America. [freshairarchive.org] The premise was not invented for television. [freshairarchive.org]

“Attell was born on January 18, 1965, in the New York City borough of Queens to a Jewish family.” [en.wikipedia.org]
“After graduating from New York University in 1987 with a degree in communications, Attell began performing at open-mic nights.” [en.wikipedia.org]
“In 2001, the television series Insomniac with Dave Attell premiered on Comedy Central.” [en.wikipedia.org]
“Starting his comedy career in New York clubs in the late '80s, Attell attained a cult following” [www.avclub.com]
“Lorne Michaels caught his stand-up act on The Late Show With David Letterman. He wrote for SNL” [www.avclub.com]
“Every show begins with a snippet of Attell's stand-up act from a comedy club somewhere in North America.” [freshairarchive.org]
“As it turns out, this is a dream job for Attell, a lifelong insomniac.” [freshairarchive.org]
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    Sourcecltcomedyzone.com, this act says so: "have called him the greatest off-color comedian alive" (https://www.cltcomedyzone.com/shows/171454). · captured · per ADC-VS-1

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American Design Collective. “Dave Attell.” ADC-P-006792, v5. Accessed 2026-08-12. americandesigncollective.com/p/006792-dave-attell
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