13 Facts About Dave Attell

Dave Attell was raised in Rockville Centre on Long Island.

The appearance was seen by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, who then recruited Dave Attell to be a writer and occasional performer on SNL.

Dave Attell can be seen behind Chris Farley during the "Rudy Giuliani Inauguration" sketch.

Dave Attell was a featured performer on the 1995 Young Comedians Special hosted by Garry Shandling.

Dave Attell was given his own 60-minute special on the channel's HBO Comedy Showcase.

Subsequently, Dave Attell was given an episode of HBO Comedy Half-Hour in 1997.

In 1995 and 1997, Dave Attell appeared on Dr Katz, Professional Therapist.

Dave Attell returned for the finale episode of host Jon Stewart's tenure.

In 2001, the television series Insomniac with Dave Attell premiered on Comedy Central.

In 2003, Dave Attell began appearing on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.

In May 2008, Dave Attell announced a casting call on his MySpace page for Comedy Central's relaunch of The Gong Show.

Dave Attell was host, along with Greg Fitzsimmons serving as head writer on the series.

However, The Gong Show with Dave Attell aired only from July to September 2008.