CHATSWORTH, Calif.—AVN Media Network is pleased to announce that comedian Dave Attell has been named the host of the 2012 AVN Awards. Attell also hosted the show in 2010.
Attell will share the stage with co-hosts Bree Olson and Sunny Leone at the 29th gala ceremony, which takes place Jan. 21, 2012 at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
"I am so happy to be back hosting the AVN Awards," Attell said. "It's gonna be a wild show!"
Known as a comic’s comic, Attell currently hosts his own late-night cable series, Dave’s Old Porn, which he describes as a Mystery Science Theater 3000-style send-up/celebration of adult cinema from the Golden Age era of the late ’70s and early ’80s. The show can be seen on Showtime Thursday nights at 11:30 p.m.
One of the most popular stand-up comedians in the country, Attell has appeared on a plethora of TV shows including his own series Insomniac with Dave Attell and The Gong Show with Dave Attell.
Created in 2001, Insomniac was a travelogue show in which Attell went from city to city looking for late-night fun. The New York Times called the show, "a doubly rare beast, a comedy show without rancor and a travel show about the virtues of the American underdog."
“We’re excited to have Dave Attell return to host the 2012 AVN Awards. He did a great job in 2010 and is a natural fit for the adult entertainment industry’s biggest night," AVN CEO Theo Sapoutzis said.
Attell also has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Arrested Development, Ed, his own half-hour, stand-up special Comedy Central Presents Dave Attell, and the HBO comedy special, Captain Miserable.
Attell appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC last night.
Attell also has appeared on the big screen in Los Enchiladas!, The Office Party, Pootie Tang, My Suicidal Sweetheart, Abby Singer, Scary Movie 4 and Harold. He’s done voiceover work for the videogame Outlaw Golf 2 and Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo.
Industry and fan tickets can be obtained through AVNAwards.com.
Qualified press seeking to cover the 29th annual AVN Awards can request credentials through AVNAwards.com
