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Attell and television
* Insomniac with Dave Attell, a television series
Insomniac with Dave Attell is a television show on Comedy Central hosted by comedian Dave Attell which ran from August 5, 2001 until November 11, 2004.
Other notable television roles for Attell:
Insomniac with Dave Attell was one of Attell's television shows.
On March 18, 2011, Comedy Central aired Give It Up for Greg Giraldo, a two-hour television special honoring his memory in which multiple comedians, including Jon Stewart, Nick Swardson, Colin Quinn, Jeffrey Ross, Denis Leary, Sarah Silverman, Dave Attell, Tom Papa, Lewis Black, Bill Burr, Daniel Tosh, Chelsea Peretti, Conan O ' Brien, and Whitney Cummings, talked about his life and career.

Attell and on
The Gong Show eventually had three later revivals, one under Barris ' title ( with Don Bleu ) in 1988-89, one on The Game Show Network in 2000 called Extreme Gong and another with current format owner Sony Pictures Television ( with Dave Attell ) in 2008.
Sony and MTV Networks ' Comedy Central collaborated on a fourth Gong Show revival as The Gong Show with Dave Attell in 2008 ; this did sell and aired on Comedy Central from July to September 2008.
On July 4, 1913, Attell accidentally hit the referee on the face during a win against Willie Beecher.
Attell died in New Paltz, New York on February 7, 1970.
Attell usually consumed several drinks throughout the show, getting progressively more drunk as the night went on.
Michael Alexander concluded that Attell fixed the Series " probably without Arnold Rothstein's approval ," which " did not prevent Rothstein from betting on the Series with inside knowledge.
He lost his title in a 15-round decision to Abe Attell on October 28, 1901.
The appearance was seen by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, who then recruited Attell to be a writer, and occasional performer, on SNL.
Attell worked on the show for the ' 93 -' 94 season.
In 1995, Attell was featured on two HBO specials: alongside up-and-comers Louis C. K., Anthony Clark, Eric Tunney and Dave Chappelle, he was a featured performer on the 1995 Young Comedians Special, hosted by Garry Shandling.
Also in 1995, Attell appeared as Squiggly Dave on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, kicking-off a long-standing relationship between Attell and Comedy Central.
The three-year stint gave Attell access to a mass audience on a regular basis ( The Daily Show has done much the same for comedians Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Lewis Black and others ).
In 2003, Attell began appearing semi-regularly on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.
Attell appeared on Comedy Central's Last Laugh in 2007.
Attell has also been on numerous talk shows, including the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O ' Brien and Last Call with Carson Daly.
Dave Attell hosts the hit Showtime series Dave's Old Porn where he has a fellow comedian and a retro porn star on as guests.
In May 2008, Attell announced a casting call on his MySpace page for Comedy Central's relaunch of The Gong Show.
Attell was host, along with Greg Fitzsimmons serving as head writer on the series.
Attell performed at Funny for Fido, a benefit to help homeless animals in New York City, on June 3, 2009.

Attell and 20th
The vacant title is won by Abe Attell who defeats Johnny Reagan at St Louis in the 20th round.

Attell and 2011
Another benefit show was held in Los Angeles at the Wiltern Theater on June 29, 2011 and featured sets by Jeffrey Ross, Daniel Tosh, Marc Maron, Ralphie May, Brian Posehn, Bill Burr, Dave Attell, and was again hosted by Tom Papa.

Attell and series
Attell denied having been involved in any talks about fixing the series.
In 1999 the network issued Attell an installment in their ever-popular Comedy Central Presents series.
He was in a 2007 episode of the improv series Thank God You're Here on NBC and was a celebrity judge on the revived 1970s game show, The Gong Show with Dave Attell ( 2008 ), on Comedy Central.

Attell and comedy
In the typical Insomniac, Attell went through a particular city at night, starting out with a minute or so of his performance at a comedy club and then going to various bars, landmarks, clubs, etc.
Skanks for the Memories ... is a comedy album by Dave Attell released in 2003 on Comedy Central Records.

Attell and with
During his time as world featherweight champion, Attell was allegedly involved with gambler / gangster Arnold Rothstein.
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David Pietrusza's biography of Rothstein suggested that the gangster worked both ends of the fix with Sullivan and Attell.
The show featured four comedians ( often his friends such as Dave Attell, Jim Norton, and Patrice O ' Neal ) with Quinn as host, discussing various political issues in conversations that were often heated.
Dave Attell ( born January 18, 1965 ) is an American stand-up comedian and the host of Comedy Central's Insomniac with Dave Attell and The Gong Show with Dave Attell.
In July 2008, Attell began hosting The Gong Show with Dave Attell for Comedy Central.

Attell and /
He has done USO tours in Cuba and Japan, and in 2008, DiPaolo visited soldiers serving in Afghanistan as part of a six-person USO / Armed Forces Operation Mirth Comedy Tour with Artie Lange and Dave Attell.

Attell and .
* July 28 – Monte Attell, American boxer ( d. 1960 )
* February 22 – Abe Attell, American boxer ( d. 1970 )
* Dave Attell ( 1965 –), comedian.
Abraham Washington " Abe " Attell ( February 22, 1884 – February 7, 1970 ), known in the boxing world as Abe " The Little Hebrew " Attell, was a boxer who became known for his record-setting six-year reign as World Featherweight Champion.
Said to be a friend of the gangster Arnold Rothstein, Attell was charged ( and acquitted ) of game fixing in the Black Sox Scandal in 1919 and was implicated in other sports controversies.
Attell was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Jewish parents.
After his father abandoned the family when Attell was 13, he sold newspapers to earn money.
Selling at the corner of 8th and Market, where the Mechanics Pavilion was, Attell was able to see the fight between Solly Smith and George Dixon for the world's Featherweight championship.
With that, Attell and his brothers Caesar and Monte became convinced that maybe they had futures in boxing.
After winning 10 fights in a row by knockout, Attell moved to Denver, Colorado.
Attell successfully defended his title for 18 fights in a row from 1906 – 1912.
Among other opponents, Attell beat Battling Nelson and Johnny Kilbane during that streak.
From 1909 – 1910, his brother Monte Attell, called the " Nob Hill Terror ", held the Bantamweight Championship, making them the first brothers to hold world titles simultaneously.
Caesar Attell also fought and was called " Two and a Half ," for always giving that amount whenever the hat was passed for charity at a boxing event, which he attended faithfully.
Attell lost his world Featherweight title to Johnny Kilbane in 1912, losing by a 20-round decision.
According to witnesses, Attell tried an assortment of other illegal methods to win the fight.
Attell managed one boxer, Marty Goldman.
In 1920 Attell was accused of being the messenger between the gangster Rothstein and players of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the alleged fix of the 1919 World Series.
He convinced the jury that the wrong Abe Attell was accused.

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