Dave Rubin

Dave Rubin
Rubin after performing on a Royal Caribbean Cruise, on November 28, 2009.
Born	June 26, 1976 (1976-06-26) (age 35) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Comedian, Blogger, Radio Personality, Television Personality
Known for	The Six Pack
Website
www.rubinville.com

Dave Rubin is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, blogger and television personality. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA and currently resides in New York, New York.^[1] Rubin is the co-founder of several successful comedy clubs in New York City, including the New York comedy club The Comedy Company. He is the co-creator of the public-access television series The Anti-Show.^[2]

After nine years working as a comedian, Rubin publicly came out as gay in 2006.^[3] Rubin was the host of the podcast Hot Gay Comics for the LGBT-themed here! television network and was host to the television series of the same name. With radio personality Ben Harvey, Rubin co-hosted The Ben and Dave Show podcast. The Ben and Dave Show debuted in October 2007^[4] and on March 14, 2008 had its debut as a television series on the network.^[5] The Ben and Dave Show vanished from the here! schedule shortly after its debut without explanation. Rubin's podcast Topical, a comedic panel discussion of current events, debuted in May 2008.^[6] The series ended on March 26, 2009.

Harvey and Rubin launched a new podcast in May 2009, The Six Pack, which has become iTunes top lgbt podcast, and a top ten downloaded comedy podcast on iTunes.

References

1. ^ Harvey, Ben and Rubin, Dave. The Ben and Dave Show Podcast accessed on 2008-03-18
2. ^ Abraham, Josh (2005-07-12). "Dave Rubin, Comedian". Gothamist. http://gothamist.com/2005/07/12/dave_rubin_comedian.php. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
3. ^ McKinley, Will (2007-04-26). "Guffaws on Gay Street". Gay City News. http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18266472&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=586298&rfi=6. Retrieved 2008-03-16. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Harvey, Ben and Rubin, Dave. The Ben and Dave Show Podcast accessed on 2007-11-08
5. ^ Wheat, Alynda (2008-03-14). "What to Watch". Entertainment Weekly. 
6. ^ Rubin, Dave. Topical Podcast accessed on 2009-03-26

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Name	Rubin, Dave
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Date of birth	June 26, 1976
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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