33 - DAVE ATTELL + THE FIGHTING SULLIVANS

Anya and Phil valiantly try to keep up with the lightning-quick mind of this week's guest, comedian Dave Attell. Topics: Anya watches Dave's special with her dad; dyslexia's cool period; Anya's hippie upbringing, the SF comedy scene, political correctness, language, how audiences have changed, the Clapper, growing up in Long Island, the most profound diff between music + comedy, Top 5, are all jokes / songs autobiographical?, Dave's obsessive checking, unconscious plagiarism + Lita Ford, code words + phrases in songs, pining for old NY, Big Jay Oakerson, quitting smoking, new material + keeping it fresh, gigging around town, Fran Lebowitz, Dave attempts to manage Anya's career, girl bands. Follow Dave Attell @attell on Twitter (see Dave Dec 26, 27, 28 @ Caroline's in NYC w Louis Katz) Phil Hanley is at the Syracuse Funnybone, 12/26 + 28 and Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase Jan 22-24