#1874 - Dave Attell

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The Joe Rogan Experience.

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Ladies and gentlemen, David Attell.

Dave Attell (0:17)

Hey Joe, thanks for having me on the show.

Joe Rogan (0:19)

Good to see you, my brother.

Dave Attell (0:20)

I was telling your guys before you showed up, I was like, I'm hoping there's other guests besides me because I don't really think I'm interesting enough to hold the whole show.

Joe Rogan (0:28)

We can do it.

Dave Attell (0:29)

You think so?

Joe Rogan (0:29)

Yes.

Dave Attell (0:30)

All right, I believe in you.

Joe Rogan (0:31)

I have zero worries. I'm glad you brought your straw.

Dave Attell (0:34)

Thank you.

Joe Rogan (0:35)

And I'm also glad you brought your hobo sack.

Dave Attell (0:38)

I'll show everybody.

Joe Rogan (0:40)

He's a comedy nobody.

Dave Attell (0:41)

That's how you travel, people.

Joe Rogan (0:42)

That's all he brings. Fresh underwear and socks, that's it.

Let's go.

Dave Attell (0:46)

Good to be back in Texas.

Joe Rogan (0:47)

Good to see you. How was the Cap City? Did you enjoy it?

Dave Attell (0:49)

It was awesome. I mean, you and I back in the day played the old Cap City and that was definitely an iconic club.

And this is the, I guess you can say, the re-imagining of it.

Joe Rogan (1:00)

This is the helium folks who do an amazing job. The helium folks are great.

Dave Attell (1:04)

They really are.

Joe Rogan (1:05)

That fucking place in Philly is the shit. The one in Portland is the shit. All their clubs are fucking locked down. They're all solid as a rock.

Dave Attell (1:12)

I totally agree with you. And they put a lot of work into it. And let's face it, this town, you know, people will come to a show. They really are great comedy fans.

Joe Rogan (1:22)

And I'm like so happy that that Cap City's open too.

I want as many clubs open as possible. I think it's sustainable. I think there's a giant comedy audience here. People really love it. They love live performance overall. Like there's a lot of live music that goes on here. A lot of live comedy.

And so we're happy.

Dave Attell (1:40)

Texas, I was gonna say, like Texas has always been like, you know, on the road, like Houston, Dallas, you know, San Antonio. These were always like the hardcore, you know, comedy clubs, the definitely where you like couldn't wait to get there kind of shows.

Joe Rogan (1:55)

Yeah, the fun spots, I used to love Addison. That fucking improv was the shit.

Dave Attell (1:59)

Awesome.

Joe Rogan (1:59)

It still is, still is the shit.

Dave Attell (2:01)

And my favorite, do you remember the com, what was it called, in Houston?

Joe Rogan (2:06)

Laugh Stop.

Dave Attell (2:07)

The Laugh Stop.

Joe Rogan (2:07)

That was the best.

Dave Attell (2:08)

That's where I learned to be a headliner. That's what I always think. That was the club where I really got it together and I was like, I can hold an hour, you know, right here, you know?

Joe Rogan (2:16)

I did my first CD there. Yes.

Dave Attell (2:19)

Well, there you go, man.

Joe Rogan (2:20)

Yeah, that place is magic. That place was magic.

I heard that that spot is still there, which I was like, Jesus Christ, if that's the case, once we open up in Austin, I would love to open up a mothership in Houston.

Dave Attell (2:32)

Oh, absolutely, man.

Joe Rogan (2:33)

If that place is still there, holy shit, that place is amazing.

Dave Attell (2:36)

Yeah, it's always been like, you know, I remember it was like me, Hedberg and Patrice, like we would all like rotate through there. And it was always like, if you ran into him like, oh man, I was just at the stop. I was like, oh, it must have been awesome. And you know, you'd be jealous, you know?

Joe Rogan (2:52)

Crazy-ass Mark Babbitt ran a hell of a club.

Dave Attell (2:54)

He really did, a visionary.

Joe Rogan (2:56)

Oh my God, he loved comedy. That's all it takes. It takes a crazy person that loves comedy, who's willing to like go all out.

Dave Attell (3:02)

When the owner of the club, you know, or the manager gets it, you know? And then it's not just like a beer and beverage, you know? This isn't a Dave & Busters, this is like a real place, like where people do something special. Then you can always tell, it feels different, you know?

Joe Rogan (3:15)

And he also had that long running open mic they do in the front.