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Dusty Slay
Born
Dusty Slay

(1982-05-18) May 18, 1982 (age 41)
Opelika, Alabama, U.S.
OccupationComedian
Years active2008 - Present
SpouseHannah Hogan
Children2

Dusty Slay (born May 18, 1982) is an American comedian. He is the youngest comedian to have ever performed at the Grand Ole Opry.[1][2]

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.[3][4][5]

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.[6][7]

He then went to New York City to try stand-up comedy there before moving to Nashville in 2014. Slay has listed Jeff Foxworthy as one of his inspirations. In 2019, Variety listed Slay as one of “10 Comics To Watch.”[8]

Slay has released a stand-up comedy special on Comedy Central, and has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2021, Slay appeared in season three of the Netflix The Standups comedy special series.[9][10][11][12][13]

Slay hosts the "We're Having A Good Time" podcast with his wife Hannah[14] and he is a co-host of the Nateland podcast, along with Nate Bargatze, Brian "Breakfast" Bates, and Aaron Weber.[15]

Personal life

Slay has been sober since 2012. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee along with his wife Hannah, and two children. [16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Dusty Slay | Opry". www.opry.com.
  2. ^ "Dusty Slay breaks down barriers and BBQ ahead of upcoming comedy dates". August 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dusty Slay at Improv". Improv.
  4. ^ Travers, Andrew. "Aspen Laugh Fest: Comedian Dusty Slay on bridging America's red-blue divide". www.aspentimes.com.
  5. ^ Zinoman, Jason (January 28, 2022). "Moses Storm and the Case for Pretentious Modern Stand-up". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ Paulson, Dave. "Nashville comedian Dusty Slay: From the trailer park to TV stardom?". The Tennessean.
  7. ^ "Season Three of Netflix's The Standups Is an Uneven but Enjoyable Ride". pastemagazine.com. January 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Variety Staff (June 13, 2019). "Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2019".
  9. ^ Greene, Steve (January 5, 2022). "'The Standups' Is a Solid Start to the Comedy Year".
  10. ^ "Opelika-born comedian Dusty Slay takes national stage". AP NEWS. January 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "United Talent Agency". www.utatouring.com.
  12. ^ "Bio". Dusty Slay.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (July 7, 2021). "'The Standups' Renewed For Season 3 By Netflix".
  14. ^ Slay, Dusty. "We're Having A Good Time Podcast".
  15. ^ "The Nateland Podcast on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
  16. ^ Paulson, Dave. "Nashville's Dusty Slay on his new Netflix special, fatherhood and almost quitting comedy". The Tennessean.
  17. ^ Petski, Denise (November 14, 2018). "ABC Developing Blue Collar Single Mom Comedy From Dusty Slay & Chadd Gindin".

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