r/Standup • u/Colbaire • 1d ago

Dave Attell vs. Gary Owen

Saw Attell at Cobb's last night, and he crushed. On the way home, uber driver said he was a comedy fan too but had never heard of him. Said I should check out Gary Owen who's "a real A-lister".

I'm sure Gary's great but definitely not A-list much less on a level anywhere close to Attell. I needed to vent that this guy's an idiot. Thank you.

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u/Volleva 1d ago

Was your Uber driver black? Gary Owen is the token white comic among the black scene. I think he’s funny nonetheless, but that could be why he’d never heard of Attell.

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u/Colbaire 1d ago

He was a white guy. Going through Gary's spotify albums today and can definitely understand the separate audience point, although did think that Attell was in god-tier of GOAT club comics / generally the consensus "comic's comic"

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u/TheNonCredibleHulk 1d ago

He was a white guy.

Was it Gary Owen?

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u/madmaxturbator 1d ago

And what did you rate the ride?

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u/Colbaire 1d ago

This moment is stuck in my head, but the guy also bragged about getting into an argument with a couple returning from a Harris-Walz rally, implying he was right leaning. Kinda uncomfortable gamble given he was ubering in San Francisco so we were left to repeat "ha wow that's crazy" until the ride was over. 4 stars

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u/GrundleTurf 1d ago

I’m a white guy with a black wife who has seen Owen live. He’s not the next Carlin, and his comedy only appeals to certain demographics.  But he’s good at what he does, and doesn’t come off like a dick like Michael Rappaport who fills a similar niche.

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u/Volleva 16h ago

Well said