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Mitch Fatel | |
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Born | December 20, 1968 |
Medium | Stand up comedy, television |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 1993–present |
Genres | Stand-up comedy |
Subject(s) | observational comedy |
Spouse | Jessica Mayhugh |
Mitch Fatel (born December 20, 1968), also known as Mitch Faytel, [1] [2] is a stand-up comedian. Born in Manhattan, he was raised in Yonkers, New York, and began doing stand-up at the age of 15. [3] In 1988, Fatel attended NYU/Tisch School of the Arts and majored in film and acting studies. [4] Around this time, Fatel was an intern on The Howard Stern Show . When Mitch left the show, he brought in a friend of his, John Melendez. John went on to take his place as intern and became known as "Stuttering John".
Fatel performs regularly at the famed Comedy Cellar. He has performed on the Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien and worked as a correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno covering major sporting events and conventions.
In 2004, he released his first album, entitled Miniskirts and Muffins, which debuted number one on the iTunes Comedy Charts.
In 2006, he took home honors as "Best Comedian" at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival. In the same year, he released his second album, Super Retardo, from Laugh.com.
His first half-hour special aired on April 10, 2007, at 10PM on Comedy Central Presents , which was ranked number 6 by viewers in the "Stand Up Showdown".
Tracks from his albums are often heard on XM Comedy 150 on XM Satellite Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio's Raw Dog Comedy 104 and on Pandora Radio.
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