Pat Dixon
He delivers wildly inappropriate thoughts with the posture of a news anchor.
1 special · 2006
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Watch him on stage, and the first thing you notice is the formality. Pat Dixon often performs in a suit, sometimes sitting on a stool with a physical notepad beside him, looking more like a disgruntled news anchor than a typical comic. He speaks in a measured, conversational cadence. He will float an inappropriate premise, then pause, watching the room to see if they caught the hitch in what he just said. The operating logic of a typical bit is plain: wouldn’t it be awful if someone actually thought this?
Specials
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A dark, mild-mannered half-hour on drugs, marriage, and mid-level hotels.
Paramount+
On stage
He occupies a combative corner of the New York club scene. He rarely caters to mainstream television sensibilities, instead playing to audiences that actively seek out the morbid.
The material relies heavily on true crime, violence, and social taboos. He forces a crowd to sit with the contrast between his dry, professional delivery and the horrific details he recounts. He is fascinated by anger, both his own and the audience’s. When a bit misfires, he doesn’t try to win the room back with a smile or a self-deprecating tag. He simply lets the silence hang.
The fixation on violence is not an abstract exercise. In 2004, he survived a near-fatal stabbing, an event that permanently tilted his comedy and eventually led to his long-running podcast The NYC Crime Report. He builds jokes out of the worst things that happen to people, starting with his own life.
Turning points
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Disarming an Attacker at IHOP
After a comedy gig in Chattanooga, an unstable former partner cornered Dixon with a handgun; he disarmed her inside an IHOP, and she was subsequently charged with attempted second-degree murder.
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Comedy Central Presents Special Debut
Dixon gained his mainstream breakthrough with a half-hour Comedy Central Presents special, using the payout to relocate to New York City and integrate into the local comedy circuit.
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Physical Altercation and Compound Media Exit
An off-air fight with fellow comedian Geno Bisconte resulted in a broken jaw and Dixon's firing from Compound Media, prompting his move to Censored.TV.
At a glance
- Born
- 1970, Tennessee
- On stage
- since 1995
- Style
- observational, dark comedy, satire, storytelling
- Breakout
- Comedy Central Presents
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Website, Wikipedia
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Christian Finnegan
Both were cast members on VH1's Best Week Ever and emerged as staples of the 2000s New York standup scene.
Podcasts
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The NYC Crime Report with Pat Dixon · host
A comedic true crime podcast that reviews crime news and courtroom drama from New York City tabloids with dark irreverence.
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Trump the Podcast · host
A political and comedic podcast hosted by Pat Dixon.
Also on screen
- Muck
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- Best Week Ever
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- Red Eye
A clip to start with
Pat Dixon Live at Comix