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_kalron_

I'm seeing Dave Attell this weekend!!! Hands down the best working comic out there. And to me personally, the greatest comedian I've ever seen. This will be my 6th time seeing him. At one point I saw him twice in 2 months, never repeated a joke. Laugh out loud funny from start to finish. Also exclusively plays small comedy clubs at $30 max a ticket. Highly recommend.


Staubachlvr17

He's my personal favorite too. I've seen him twice and I'm seeing him again in two weeks. Not only is he hysterical and doesn't repeat jokes, its insane how reasonable ticket prices are for him


jumbod666

His new Netflix special is very good


MountainPK

I saw him at a comedy club in SLC when he was there to film an episode. My skull hurt from laughing so hard.


halfmanhalflager

Dave is the man. I was once in the comedy cellar in NYC on a shitty cold Tuesday night when who comes in at midnight but Dave and Jeffrey Ross. Everything Dave says is funny to me.


StickyMcdoodle

My favorite thing is when he's out back seeling his posters after the show, he's so awesome and really wants to make sure you had a great time at his show. Hands down just a great experience going to see him.


EleventyElevens

Fuck fuck fuck. This may be the thing that actually gets my ass to travel. I love him!! Thank you for the info.


RoburLimax

Ugh. I checked his die and he Durant even come close to Southern California.


Nosferatard

Kick the sandman in his sack


WhatsMyInitiative87

Stay up late,..... INSOMNIAC!!!


NYourBirdCanSing

Came just to say those two things. Goodday! This was a real good show, for real tho.


Chance-Cod5011

Ho’s and flo’s and one eyed pimps!


SteveOSS1987

Down the alleyway they creep!


Doctorguwop

They’re all your friends when you can’t sleep


Puzzleheaded_Poem_90

Forgot half of what I studied in school, but this song, I’ll never ever forget this song


MP1182

Ahh fuck man i loved this show


DanceableRobitussin

Came to say exactly this


Sonicly_Speaking

Is there any way to track down full seasons?


doctorsnarly

There's a big following of folks that are trying to compile the best quality versions of each episode and specials. Seems like theres a few episodes they can't find, as well as a few specials. The rest are on the torrent sites though, since CC hasn't been motivated to sell legit copies.


majestic_ubertrout

I'm pretty sure I have a lot of the episodes on DVD, but those might have been best-ofs?


doctorsnarly

The guys at r/daveattell would love for you to get them a good rip


majestic_ubertrout

Looks like what I have is the best-of DVDs part 1 and 2. Guessing those they have and the hard-to-find ones are the ones that were never on DVD. Could be interesting to try to upscale at least... It's a shame I didn't record them back in the day - I had the setup for direct recording from cable and a provider that didn't need a box in 2005-2007 or so, but I guess I didn't realize this stuff would disappear so completely.


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[deleted]

Theyre literally available right there on the reddit and ive been watching them on repeat for a few days now


smcg_az

I think they're on Blu-ray, but I don't have any way to play physical media


weeklygamingrecap

I seriously doubt it, people have been looking for episodes for a while now and the existing ones were all TV rips. If you know of Blu-ray copies the lost media peeps would kill for them.


TheReadMenace

They only released a few "best of" DVDs. But all episodes have been found online by now. A few were missing for a while, but they've been located recently.


Frolicking-Fox

I have it on DVD. Is this a hot item?


Frolicking-Fox

I still have the DVD box set.


revtim

Love Dave Attell. There's a funny coincidence I'm reminded of every time he's mentioned, regarding Amy Schumer (whatever your feelings are for her put them aside for now, they are irrelevant). Attell is her favorite comedian, and once she was at one of his shows, and ran into her babysitter from when she was a kid. It turns out, the babysitter was Attell's older sister. So by pure coincidence, her favorite comedian is the little brother of her babysitter.


jjdlg

I love stories like that! It really is a small world we live in. *Picks up feelings of dislike for Amy Schumer put down at* /u/revtim *'s behest.*


No-Nothing-1793

No way is this forgotten. This show is legendary


PM_me_butts666

this show was so awesome and i miss it still to this day.


Manhood2031

Loved this show, I think Dave Atell is sober now.


Son-of-Prophet

Favorite episode was Columbus Ohio, just because I lived there, it even made it in the local paper The Columbus Dispatch


ChilieConCarney82

Columbus resident here. Loved this show and Dave when it came out. Was reminiscing about this show with friends one night and turns out one of them made it in the episode! Skyrocketed in cool points. Wish I could see it and the series.


SolidDistribution542

Back in days of the old Awful Awful, and the old price.


[deleted]

Is awful awful gone


missoulamatt

Yes it closed a way back, there are some restaurants that get close but the experience is not the same.


916Caligula

This show is how i first learned about the awful awful. Almost wrecked my Honda Civic driving to Reno in the snow to try one.


bazwutan

He just released a special on Netflix. This show is now fun for a memory lane trip of . I love that he caught Austin when it still had some of that weird stuff. I think he wound up at a late night robotics club, and maybe went to Beerland and the death metal pizza place on 6th


TheBeefRelief

He interviewed the pawn stars before they were famous.


GeneralWishy

I love how they scrubbed their image before going to the History Channel. Rick tried to sell the show (I think) to HBO about the seedy stuff they see being in Vegas. I think in the Insomniac episode, he even shows Dave Nazi stuff he has in the back. On the History Channel show, he says he never buys Nazi stuff.


Charlie_Warlie

Back when you really never knew what would go through that shop door. Could be treasure. Could be a gambling addicting selling his wedding ring.


LongjumpingSector687

This is the show that showed me Mardi Gras


ProfessionMundane152

Dang seems like it was on longer than that


Rsardinia

Loved this show


jerrydep72

Oh man, one of the best shows ever! I bust out the two DVD sets I have once every year or so! Damn can't remember where I put them last. Always wished he would revisit this for like a 5 or 6 episode new season. Guess it wouldn't happen cause isn't he sober now? Saw him once at Caroline's when he was clearly not in his right mind and it was still so much fun! Attell is the best... Between Caroline's and the cellar I must have seen him a dozen times!


This_External9027

They need to bring it back


muzakx

Dave's past that part of his life. He still makes like a chimney, but he's been sober for awhile now.


This_External9027

Oh i mean the reruns not actually resurrect the show


MarcB1969X

He just did whatever he felt like doing and they shot a show around it. It was a precursor to YouTube.


TurboFoot

Yeah man.


EnderMoleman316

Shockingly formative show for me in high school.


UncleElRoy404

Dave Attell and Anthony Bourdain inspired me to travel


Ok_Beginning2995

Hell yeah classic, I used to watch this when it was on TV when I was like 13 and 14. Back in the golden age of Comedy Central.


sheepheadslayer

I remember staying up late as a kid and this was always on. This show and ER are the 2 shows that remind me of staying up late when I was a wee lad.


No_Negotiation_1071

It was a great show, watched it after getting home from the bars.


jfkar

Kick the Sandman in the sack! Stay up late! Insomniac!


FredGarvin80

Check out Bumpin Mics that he did with Jeff Ross. Fuckin insanely hilarious


ColdGoldMakesYouOld_

Ugh…I’m gonna have to go ahead and uh…disagree with you there. I felt them constantly “bumping mics” was lame, and I just don’t like Jeff Ross. Attell was fine but I couldn’t get into it.


Alexis_Ohanion

I love how this show showed us the Pawn Stars guys half a decade before the show premiered


This_External9027

They need to bring it back


This_External9027

They need to bring it back


Muscles_McGeee

This is a top notch submission. Loved watching this as a teenager. Haven't thought about Dave Attell in 20 years....


upyourattraction

I grew up going to the Comedy Cellar at least 1x per month. Since Dave Attell basically lives there, I’ve have the privilege of seeing him perform more times than I can count. Insomniac was such a fun show. He’d often show boring jobs, like sewage plumbers who start their shift at 2am, and he’d make their jobs seem hysterical.


Scrapla

He visited the Pawn Stars location before they were famous. Rick was working the night shift with a Chum Lee look alike.


the-furiosa-mystique

This era of Comedy Central was gold


ColdGoldMakesYouOld_

Tough Crowd as well. Introduced America to Patrice O’Neil, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Nick Depaulo, Greg Geraldo and of course the world famous Rich Voss. And many more. I loved how “politically incorrect” they were, with Colin trying and failing to read the cue cards and his comedy buddies roasting him. Maybe not Burr cause he might have been on the Chapelle Show skit prior.


CMJunkAddict

Amazing show, amazing comic


diarrheasplashback

I still remember the episode where he dropped some altoids into the sewage treatment pools. Good times. I love altoids


EliteBroccoli

This was the golden age of late- night stand up!


SortofChef

He shot river rats in New Orleans with the Police, while drunkish. Legend


MistahOnzima

I remember a lot of the good CC stuff around this time. This, Strangers With Candy, TV Funhouse..


smcg_az

TV Funhouse was gone far too soon!!


Charming-Lychee-9031

Kick the sand man in his sack. Stay up late! INSOMNIAC!


thewayshesaidLA

Loved coming home from the bars in college and this was on.


parker1019

In the studio they had a life size Dave Attell piñata that was pretty fucking cool….


TestOk8411

Absolutely awesome show. He came to Arizona once too. Fun show.


jfkar

Kick the Sandman in the sack! Stay up late! Insomniac!


mississippijohnson

I stayed up at a friends house and he put this on. I just remember Dave had a dildo on a power drill in a brothel and then the episode ended.


Virtual_Poem1979

dude, I just watched 2 dvd's worth of that show two days ago, you read my mind.


Aimin4ya

The only thing to do in dayton ohio is pack your shit and leave


RayHungus

Montreal and New Orleans were fantastic


casualty_of_bore

I just downloaded all of it to re-watch.


spongeboy1985

Honestly a reboot would be cool but have a different comedian host each episode. Maybe keep the same host for multiple episodes in the same city. Dave has said the show was kinda hard to do after he started recognized this ruining the man on the street nature of it. Having a new host every episode would address that for the most part.


Edmoiler13

Was a fantastic show and his other lesser known one, Dave’s Old Porn was hilarious as well.


whatsaflashbang

Fun fact: [The Las Vegas episode](https://youtu.be/Gvu6APT3JLY?si=hoMQMoQeBUsIKvcy) of this show was one of the first times the pawn shop from Pawn Stars was on TV


swamp70

I always felt like this show was the forefather to Dirty Jobs. So entertaining.


SH4DOWSTR1KE_

For me, that was must watch television each week and like others said, it made me want to explore the nightlife not just in my city but in other places and it's one of those shows that I wish that they could have continued with once a year specials or even with a new host, but maybe that was just lightning in a bottle. Especially now in the era of live streaming through Twitch or YouTube. That show even made me carry a disposable camera anytime I went out before phones with cameras was a thing.


Lopsided_Traffic_498

I'm a drunk with a job, and I've got the pictures to prove it


elpaco313

I recall one specific episode where he ended up staying with just one guy the whole episode. The guy was a crime scene cleaner. Wild stuff.


bigdumbbab

I like the Alaskan episode. A very fun show.


nastydeedee

I watched this show my senior year of high school.


AccurateBrush6556

Incredible show saw him in something new the other day!!! Think he may be up to something 🤔


DimMakracy

This was a great show. Thanks for the reminder.


rsdiv

One of the best theme songs of all time


PercentageOk5021

He was my Anthony Bordain


bludvarg

listen to his very recent interview on the Are You Garbage podcast


hmiser

Dave is in Arizona maybe and he asked this girl’s name at the bar and she’s in a mood so when she says her name is “Sunny”, Dave goes, “could have fooled me, it’s more like stormy” I fucked it up i a sure maybe someone will help but i loved that quip and that’s what hooked me in to Atell.


Jayswave75

Attell is still killin it!


No_Recognition_2434

Absolutely loves this one when I was in high school


WarMachineAngus

"What's that smell!?!"


5N4K3ii

"They call me 'Too slow'"


No_Maintenance_9608

Loved this show. Recorded every episode. I wonder if he would ever consider bringing the show back even for a few specials?


Successful-Claim-635

Haha


geneticeffects

My all-time favorite comedian. His early stuff was so wildly creative and irreverent. Dave is the comic’s comic.


SomerAllYear

I loved that show. I miss it a lot


cliffdegan

I had an "Insomniac" T shirt I wore for at least a decade before it turned into a rag. It had "Lookin For Freaks" on the back. I absolutely loved this show!


SugarRosie

Love this Show!


jonnysculls

I watched this every night.


halfmanhalflager

This show was pure gold. Dave Attell is funny as shit.


sheezy520

This show is the best. Dave is the best.


Particular_Ticket_20

I can't believe that show was 20 years ago.


rocko0331

I loved the show bit I remember nothing about what happened on it


White_Grunt

It's sad that this is so difficult to find outside 6 vhs quality TV recordings or so online.


Deepcoma_53

Are we able to stream this show on any of the streaming platforms? Maybe Paramount+??


Accomplished_Exit_30

Hey! What's that smell?


TLars6

Such a fun show, and cool premise. And Dave is hilarious.


Funkywonton

I saw this way too young


PlasticPomPoms

My friend used to watch this but I disliked the show and Dave Attell. I just remember he looked like he was burning the candle at both ends by always staying up overnight as in he did not look healthy. I would just think of the times when I was traveling and had to be up overnight and how I felt and somehow that was a big part of why I didn’t like the show. I later went on the work overnights for 6 years as a nurse. The sleep depravity did actually suck.


hoarseclock

Is this the correct years ? Swear it came out a cpl years earlier.


CrumBum_sr

Bought season 1 DVD for a dollar years ago. Now it's worth $15...stonks!


DoctorMelvinMirby

This is a show that would be soooo great with a revival.


iggnogg

Am I crazy, or did this show start as Insomniac Theater?


penney777

We loved this show!


Planxtafroggie

Needs more Spider Man: The Game.


ILearnAlotFromReddit

I could have sworn that this came out in the mid 90s. I guess I'm wrong


Toblogan

I miss this show!


racebanyn

One of the best comedy shows ever!! Fast and the interviews with the people he would meet were hilarious.


RemoteLocal

It was only on for 4 years? I could have sworn it was on for at least 10 years or something.. good times.


NGJimmy

Dave crushed it on Are You Garbage podcast. Shout out to the boys!


FdgPgn

My favorite was the episode where he did the porn voice overs.


HyonKwak

1 of my favorite shows!!


saej7

This show made my high school years glisten. This and Conan.


emaline5678

Oh, yeah! I watched this one!


Level_Improvement532

I went out to the east end of Long Island one night to Steven’s Talk House to see Robert Randolph and the Family Band play, and Attel opened with a 40 minute set with his film crew there. It was honestly one of the best nights of my life. He is a legend


Tommydean22

I have the Best Of DVDs of this, wish they had the full seasons. I’ll need to watch them again as it’s been awhile. The ones I remember most are him shooting nutria in New Orleans and the Amsterdam episode. Another show he did a few years ago Comedy Underground at the Comedy Cellar in NYC was also great.


[deleted]

My college roommate and I loved watching this show, like a ritual. RIP Tony, miss you brother


SkiesFetishist

I partially blame my watching this show as an impressionable teen for developing my drunken night owl tendencies. I thought this was the coolest idea for a show!


maybe-an-ai

From the heyday of Comedy Central


DynastyZealot

I once met Dave in a bar after he'd performed in my town. There were about three of us drinking in a sleepy quiet bar when a guy came in, looked around, said "this will do" and left. About two minutes later a crowd of 40-50 hammered people burst through the doors and it turned into an instant party. After a few minutes I notice one person who isn't taking part in the party sitting quietly at the bar, talking to no one. It was Dave, and he looked absolutely miserable to have an entourage following him around and drinking on his dime. I knew the staff well as I was a regular there, so I sent a shot to Dave and one to myself. I didn't say a word but just smiled his way when we both got our drinks. On a night where he probably bought a couple hundred drinks for strangers, I hope he enjoyed having one bought for him by someone who understood his wish to just have a quiet fucking drink at the bar by himself.


anonmyazz

Is there a place I can rewatch this show


Fast_Pitch_4810

Insomniac was great


soupdawg

I wish someone would make something similar


Mysterious_Tooth_674

Oakland episode was my favorite..


DepartureMain7650

Never missed an episode. Even aside from the drunk stuff, it was super great. Loved it when he was in New York and visited the overnight soap opera set crews.


SlimCharles17

Yup, I stayed up late watching this show in my room. Fell asleep to it often. Was definitely too young to be watching it, but I appreciated Dave as best as I could for being really young.


cjd3

I got my photo taken with Dave for this show!


Money-Selection130

I thought this was on HBO or am I thinking of one of his specials?


JayWill2019

I was just thinking about this show the other day. So many great episodes. Brazil stands out to me


JermFranklin

I like travel shows, and this is one of my favorites. Each show Dave does a set in a new city and then he goes out to do what there is to do in that town. Sometimes it’s a bar, sometimes he shoots guns, maybe he joins a first responder. It’s always entertaining and a bit of a different taste of that city that you will find in a show.


Jww626

Probably some of his best work !! Dave is a very funny comedian


SquirrelBowl

His new Netflix special is great!


styrofoamjesuschrist

Came here to say this


[deleted]

Never seen before


coraltrek

I was asleep


jcmib

The Alaska midnight Sun episode was really fun.


bigbootylover1988

A late night freak show for you and me! Kick the sand man in the sack stay up late insomniac


No_Designer_5374

Dream job LOL Binge drink and make fun of other alcoholics? I'm in!


Pata4AllaG

This was the golden era of Comedy Central for me


Academic-Leg8495

Get some sleep!


Never-Dont-Give-Up

Kick the sandman in his sack!


aquasun666

“Kick the sandman in his sac, stay up late, Insomniac!” Been stuck in my head ever since


Megan_P322

Get some sleep! Still lives rent free in my head.


TraditionalMood277

Thanks, Parrot!


Snakepli55ken

Great show.


Tr0llzor

His mom was the afterschool cook when I was a kid. Woman is nice as hell. Also a good af cook. Love you Lillian


stalphonzo

I watched this religiously.


Henshinmatt

My friend jalapeño.


Th5humanwi11

Used to sneak watch this & Adult Swim after my parents fell asleep.


616n8y3ree

Drunks and losers, Dwarves with limps Flo’s and Ho’s and One eyed Pimps… Classic opening theme!


dannydtrick

I remember he went to a bar that allowed dogs and said “you know the best thing about this bar? Plenty of places to wipe your hands” then starts petting a dog 😂