Pete Dominick

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name = Pete Dominick


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Pete Dominick (born October 31, 1975 in Syracuse, New York) is an American comedian and talk radio personality. Dominick grew up in Marcellus, New York and now lives in Rockland County, New York, a suburb of New York City where he lived for about 10 years.

Stand-up Career

Early career

Dominick started performing in public during high school, where he would emcee talent shows and read morning announcements over the public-address system. His career took off in the late 1990s when he performed in various clubs around Manhattan, first as an amateur and later as a professional.

Headlining

Dominick's career expanded around the turn of the century when he began performing at colleges all over the country. He has performed at hundreds of campuses and started headlining clubs and theaters in 2005.

Audience Warm-up

Many people know Dominick as the opening act for "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central where he warms up the audience and introduces star Stephen Colbert. Dominick also frequently warms up for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". He has warmed up audiences for CNBC's "Mad Money" and is frequently the opening act for comedian Artie Lange.

Radio career

Dominick took over the hour-long show "Comedy by Request" on Sirius Satellite Radio's uncensored comedy channel "Raw Dog" in 2006. In February, 2008 Dominick started hosting the talk show "Pete's Big Mouth" on the new Sirius Radio channel "Indie Talk". The 3-hour show, which airs weekdays from 2-5 p.m. Eastern Time on channel 110, features Dominick's thoughts on politics and life. Dominick describes the program as truly independent of the political labels commonly used to pigeon hole Americans in political terms.

Guests on Pete's Big Mouth have included former WWF wrestler and Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, comedian Stephen Colbert, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and dissident thinker and leading linguist Noam Chomsky.

Dominick has also interviewed dozens of celebrities for other Sirius programs, including Dane Cook, Bijou Phillips, Michael Chiklis, and Lewis Black.

Personal life

Dominick lives in Rockland County, New York with his wife Valerie and daughters Ava and Julia.

Dominick attended and graduated from SUNY Cobleskill.

External links

* [http://petesbigmouth.com Pete's Big Mouth official website]