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Dave Attell (born January 18, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor, best known as the host of Comedy Central's ''Insomniac with Dave Attell'' and ''The Gong Show with Dave Attell''. Born in Queens, New York, he grew up in Rockville Centre, New York and now lives in New York City. ==Stand-up career== After graduating from New York University in 1987 with a degree in communications, Attell worked menial jobs during the day and put in his time at comedy clubs at night. He worked his first gig at Governor's in Levittown and, according to Attell, "totally bombed". 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. Perhaps his biggest break was achieved on November 23, 1993, when he made his first appearance on ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. The appearance was seen by ''Saturday Night Live'' creator Lorne Michaels, who then recruited Attell to be a writer, and occasional performer, on ''SNL''. Attell can be seen behind Chris Farley during the famous "Rudy Giuliani Inauguration" sketch. Attell worked on the show for the '93–'94 season. 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. 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. Attell's first one-hour special, ''Captain Miserable'', aired December 8, 2007 on HBO. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dave Attell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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