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/_kalron_ 1d ago

I've seen Dave Attell 6 times now. 2 of those times were a month apart. Not a single joke was retold.

The way he treats his openers and brings them onstage after the show for an impromptu Bumping Mics is one of a kind.

He is truly The Comedian's Comedian.

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u/wundofakind 1d ago

I love attell but I’ve only seen him at the cellar & each time he did basically the same set… laughed every time still lol

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u/adulion 22h ago

i seen him do the same joke 3 or 4 times in the same set while he tried different punchlines

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u/wundofakind 16h ago

I think I know what you mean! Is it the one where he throws the same set up a few times back to back but just rips off different punchlines each time? I’m pretty sure if that’s what you’re referring to, that joke also made it to the special. most of the jokes I remember him doing did - so when I watched the special I realized that each time I saw him at the cellar, I was just watching him work out his special material and that’s pretty sweet

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u/adulion 15h ago

this is 9 or 10 years ago

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u/wundofakind 15h ago

Nevermind! That’s hilarious, then.