Dusty Slay (May 18, 1982) is an American comedian. He is the youngest comedian to ever perform at the

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Early life

Dusty Slay grew up in a trailer park in Opelika, Alabama. His parents were divorced, and he mostly lived with his mother in the trailer park.

Career

Slay started his career working as an exterminator. Slay moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 2004 and joined the improv comedy scene, then began stand-up comedy. After several terrible gigs he quit, and then gave it another try in 2008, and has been doing stand-up comedy ever since. He then went to New York City to try stand-up comedy there before moving to Nashville in 2014. Slay has listed

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as one of his inspirations. In 2019,

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listed Slay as one of “10 Comics To Watch.” Slay has released a stand-up comedy special on

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, and has appeared on

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and

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. In 2021, Slay appeared in season three of the Netflix

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comedy special series. Slay hosts the "We're Having A Good Time" podcast with his wife Hannah and he is a co-host of the ''Nateland'' podcast, along with

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, Brian "Breakfast" Bates, and Aaron Weber.

Personal life

Slay has been sober since 2012. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee along with his wife Hannah, and two children.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Slay, Dusty 1982 births Living people American male comedians American stand-up comedians 21st-century American comedians People from Alabama Comedians from Alabama