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Dave Attell is more revered by his comedian peers than by the public
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The former star of Comedy Central's Insomniac and Showtime's Dave's Old Porn has, at age 54, become simply a club comic. "What Attell does best doesn’t lead to fame and fortune these days," says Jason Zinoman. "It’s not just that he’s an old-school performer in a media landscape biased toward novelty and provocation. Making noise in the crowded comedy scene today means going personal, political or controversial. Attell generally avoids all three. You can watch him for hours and learn next to nothing about his life or his deepest convictions outside an abiding faith in punchy jokes."
TOPICS: Standup Comedy, Dave's Old Porn, Insomniac, Dave Attell
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