Insomniac with Dave Attell was an American television show on Comedy Central hosted by comedian Dave Attell, which ran from August 5, 2001, until November 11, 2004.[1][2]
| Insomniac with Dave Attell | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Dave Attell |
| Starring | Dave Attell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Nick McKinney Dave Hamilton Mala Chapple |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | August 5, 2001 – November 11, 2004 |
Overview
editHost Dave Attell goes through a particular city at night, usually close to midnight beginning with his performance at a local comedy club, then going to various bars, clubs, and city landmarks. Along the way Attell cracks jokes with passersby and takes pictures with a disposable camera which would be shown during the end credits. Every episode concludes with the sun rising into the next morning and Attell saying his catchphrase "Get some sleep!"
Episodes include a visit to Chicago's world-famous The Wieners Circle, where the staff routinely got in cursing matches with their customers[3] and a visit to a Phoenix nudist camp.
U.S. cities featured on the show were Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Key West, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Long Island, Memphis, Miami, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Reno, San Francisco and Salt Lake City. Other cities featured on the show were Amsterdam, Dublin, London, Montreal, Tijuana, Toronto, and specials that took place in Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and the Southern United States.
The 30-minute program ran for four seasons on Comedy Central and continued with four one-hour specials. In 2003, two volumes of the show under the title The Best of Insomniac Uncensored were released on DVD.[4][5]
The producers of Insomniac were Nick McKinney,[6] Dave Hamilton[6] and Mala Chapple. McKinney and Hamilton also directed all the episodes. The show's theme song and series composer was Bob Golden.
Cities visited
edit| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | Chicago | Toronto | Amsterdam |
| San Francisco | Philadelphia | Nashville | Las Vegas |
| Miami | Boston | Little Rock | London |
| Kansas City | Boise | Myrtle Beach | Salt Lake City |
| New Orleans | Reno | Cleveland | Key West |
| Houston | Atlanta | Albuquerque | Austin |
| Memphis | Phoenix | Anchorage | Dublin |
| Tijuana | Montreal | Portland | Honolulu |
| Baltimore | Charleston | Oakland | Columbus |
| New York City | New York City | Long Island | New York City |
Specials
edit- March on the South (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
- Rio Dave Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro)
- Sloshed in Translation (Tokyo)
- Insomni-Achtung Baby! (Berlin)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Insomniac with Dave Attell". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016.
- ^ Hopper, Joseph (June 30, 2002). "TELEVISION/RADIO; Sleepless in Boise, or Any Town With a Comedy Club". The New York Times.
- ^ Ely, Sean (October 6, 2015). "How Dave Attell's career boomed when he accepted his 'club comic' label". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Gross, G. Noel (April 23, 2003). "Best of Insomniac With Dave Attell: Uncensored Vol. 1". DVD Talk.
- ^ Gross, G. Noel (December 2, 2003). "Best of Insomniac With Dave Attell: Uncensored Vol. 2: SE". DVD Talk.
- ^ a b "Insomniac with Dave Attell Credits". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.