Al Lubel (born 1956) is an American comedian and actor.
Early life and education
Lubel was born in
Queens to a Jewish family. He grew up in Florida.
He went to college in Florida and graduated from the
University of Miami School of Law and then moved to California where he passed the California Bar Exam. He practiced law for four years while moonlighting doing stand-up, and left the bar in 1986.
Career
Lubel won
Star Search in the comedian category in 1988, winning $100,000.
He was the subject of an episode of the BBC series ''
Funny Business'' in 1992. He appeared on ''
The Tonight Show'', one of the last comedians to perform while Johnny Carson was the host. He has appeared on the ''
Late Show with David Letterman
The ''Late Show with David Letterman'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS, the first iteration of the The Late Show (franchise), ''Late Show'' franchise. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and was produced by ...
'' five times beginning in 2001; Letterman told him "There's something wrong with you Al."
He won the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Amused Moose Award in 2013.
A documentary, ''Mentally Al'', was created by writer/director Joshua Edelman in 2020 that follows Lubel's life. In it,
Sarah Silverman calls him one of the first
alternative comedians.
The film was named Best Comedy Documentary in the
''New York Times''' comedy roundup in 2021.
References
External links
Personal website
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1956 births
Living people
American male comedians
American stand-up comedians
Jewish American comedians
Jewish male comedians
Comedians from Queens, New York