Dave Rubin
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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. 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.
After nine years working as a comedian, Rubin publicly came out
as gay
in 2006. 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 and on March 14, 2008 had its debut as a television series on the network. 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. 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.
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
series The Anti-Show.
After nine years working as a comedian, Rubin publicly came out
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
as gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
in 2006. Rubin was the host of the podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
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
Ben Harvey
Ben Caleb Harvey is an American radio and television personality, best known for his evening radio show on the now-defunct 92.3 K-Rock in New York City....
, Rubin co-hosted The Ben and Dave Show
The Ben and Dave Show
The Ben and Dave Show is an interactive podcast and television series on the LGBT-themed here! television network. The podcast debuted online at heretv.com in October 2007. The televised version of the show premiered on here! on March 14, 2008. The podcast and the series are hosted by radio...
podcast. The Ben and Dave Show debuted in October 2007 and on March 14, 2008 had its debut as a television series on the network. 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. The series ended on March 26, 2009.
Harvey and Rubin launched a new podcast in May 2009, The Six Pack
The Six Pack
The Six Pack is an interactive talk show on Sirius XM Radio and podcast hosted by DJ and promoter Ben Harvey and stand-up comedian Dave Rubin....
, which has become iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
top lgbt
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
podcast, and a top ten downloaded comedy podcast on iTunes.