Insomniac with Dave Attell

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Insomniac with Dave Attell
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Genre Travel documentary
Comedy
Adventure
Created by Dave Attell
Written byDave Attell
Directed byNick McKinney
Presented byDave Attell
Theme music composerBob Golden
Opening theme"Insomniac Theme"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes40 + 4 specials
Production
Executive producerNick McKinney
ProducersDave Hamilton
Mala Chapple
EditorsDoug Abel
Randi Snitz
Jason Goldberg
Andrew Mathason
Running time21 minutes
Original release
Network Comedy Central
ReleaseAugust 5, 2001 (2001-08-05) 
November 11, 2004 (2004-11-11)

Insomniac with Dave Attell is an American television show on Comedy Central hosted by comedian Dave Attell, which ran from August 5, 2001, until November 11, 2004. [1] [2]

Contents

Overview

Host Dave Attell goes through a particular city at night, usually close to midnight beginning with his performance at a local comedy club, then going to various bars, clubs, and city landmarks. Along the way Attell cracks jokes with passersby and takes pictures with a disposable camera which would be shown during the end credits. Every episode concludes with the sun rising into the next morning and Attell saying his catchphrase "Get some sleep!"

Episodes include a visit to Chicago's world-famous The Wieners Circle, where the staff routinely got in cursing matches with their customers [3] and a visit to a Phoenix nudist camp.

American cities featured on the show were Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Key West, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Long Island, Memphis, Miami, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Reno, San Francisco and Salt Lake City. Other cities featured on the show were Amsterdam, Dublin, London, Montreal, Tijuana, Toronto, and specials that took place in Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and the Southern United States.

The 30-minute program ran for four seasons on Comedy Central and continued with four one-hour specials. In 2003, two volumes of the show under the title The Best of Insomniac Uncensored were released on DVD. [4] [5]

The producers of Insomniac were Nick McKinney, [6] Dave Hamilton [6] and Mala Chapple. McKinney and Hamilton also directed all the episodes. The show's theme song and series composer were Bob Golden.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 10August 5, 2001 (2001-08-05)October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01) Comedy Central
2 10January 23, 2002 (2002-01-23)May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)
3 10December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05)February 6, 2003 (2003-02-06)
4 10May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29)July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31)

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
11"New York City"August 5, 2001 (2001-08-05)
22"San Francisco"August 12, 2001 (2001-08-12)
33"Miami"August 19, 2001 (2001-08-19)
44"Kansas City"August 26, 2001 (2001-08-26)
55"New Orleans"September 2, 2001 (2001-09-02)
66"Houston"September 9, 2001 (2001-09-09)
77"Memphis"September 16, 2001 (2001-09-16)
88"Tijuana"September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23)
99"Baltimore"September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30)
1010"New York City"October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
111"Chicago"January 23, 2002 (2002-01-23)
122"Philadelphia"January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30)
133"Boston"February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06)
144"Boise"February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13)
155"Reno"February 20, 2002 (2002-02-20)
166"Atlanta"February 27, 2002 (2002-02-27)
177"Phoenix"April 10, 2002 (2002-04-10)
188"Montreal"April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17)
199"Charleston"April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24)
2010"New York City"May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)

Season 3

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
211"Toronto"December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05)
222"Nashville"December 12, 2002 (2002-12-12)
233"Little Rock"December 19, 2002 (2002-12-19)
244"Myrtle Beach"December 26, 2002 (2002-12-26)
255"Cleveland"January 1, 2003 (2003-01-01)
266"Albuquerque"January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09)
277"Anchorage"January 16, 2003 (2003-01-16)
288"Portland"January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23)
299"Oakland"January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)
3010"Long Island"February 6, 2003 (2003-02-06)

Season 4

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
311"Amsterdam"May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29)
322"Las Vegas"June 5, 2003 (2003-06-05)
333"London"June 12, 2003 (2003-06-12)
344"Salt Lake City"June 19, 2003 (2003-06-19)
355"Key West"June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)
366"Austin"July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)
377"Dublin"July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10)
388"Honolulu"July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)
399"Columbus"July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24)
4010"New York City"July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31)

Specials

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
S11"Dave's March on the South"January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
This special sees Dave visiting North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
S22"Rio Dave Janeiro"May 31, 2004 (2004-05-31)
S33"Sloshed in Translation"August 22, 2004 (2004-08-22)
This special sees Dave visting Tokyo.
S44"Insomni-Achtung, Baby!"November 21, 2004 (2004-11-21)
Dave visits Berlin.

See also

References

  1. "Insomniac with Dave Attell". The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 22, 2016.
  2. Hopper, Joseph (June 30, 2002). "TELEVISION/RADIO; Sleepless in Boise, or Any Town With a Comedy Club". The New York Times.
  3. Ely, Sean (October 6, 2015). "How Dave Attell's career boomed when he accepted his 'club comic' label". Chicago Tribune .
  4. Gross, G. Noel (April 23, 2003). "Best of Insomniac With Dave Attell: Uncensored Vol. 1". DVD Talk.
  5. Gross, G. Noel (December 2, 2003). "Best of Insomniac With Dave Attell: Uncensored Vol. 2: SE". DVD Talk.
  6. 1 2 "Insomniac with Dave Attell Credits". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.