Pat Dixon (comedian)
{{short description|American comedian and journalist}}
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| caption = Dixon performing at The Stand in February 2017
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}}
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| nationality = American
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| spouse = {{marriage|Mandy Stadtmiller|November 2015|2021|reason=divorced}}
| website = {{url|http://www.comedianpatdixon.com}}
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| medium = {{flatlist|Comedy
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| genre = {{flatlist|Observational comedy
Comedic journalism
Black humor
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| subject = {{Hlist||Current events|Crime|American politics}}
| notable_work = {{ubl|The NYC Crime Report with Pat Dixon|Comedy Central Presents|Best Week Ever}}
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Pat Dixon (born 1970) is an American comedian, podcaster, and journalist who lives and works in New York City.{{cite web|title=Recovery Comedy - Clean and Sober Comedy!|url=http://www.recoverycomedy.com/promo-pat-dixon.html|website=Recovery Comedy|accessdate=23 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Pat Dixon - Standup Comedy - Comedy Works|url=https://www.comedyworks.com/comedians/464|website=Comedy Works|accessdate=23 October 2015}} He is best known as creator and host of The NYC Crime Report with Pat Dixon.{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}
Career
Dixon was a cast member on the reboot of VH1's Best Week Ever, and had his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents special. He's also been seen on The Late Late Show, BBC America's The World Stands Up, Gotham Comedy Live, TBS's Very Funny Show, and TV Land's Best Night In.
He has released three stand-up comedy albums titled White Devil, Goodbye Forever, Fatty, and King of Clubs.{{cite web|title=White Devil by Pat Dixon on iTunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/white-devil/id306223071|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307015927/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/white-devil/id306223071|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2016|website=iTunes|date=January 2003 |accessdate=23 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Goodbye Forever Fatty by Pat Dixon on iTunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/goodbye-forever-fatty/id310748433|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114215650/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/goodbye-forever-fatty/id310748433|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2010|website=iTunes|accessdate=23 October 2015}}{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}
In 2015, he appeared as an actor in the short film Muck, which premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival and was also an official selection in the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Montclair Film Festival, the Berkshire International Film Festival and the Capital City Film Festival.{{cite web|title=Montclair Film Festival Review of Muck|url=http://montclairfilmfest.org/2015/05/mff-presents-narrative-shorts/|website=MontclairFilmFest|accessdate=6 November 2015}}{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}
Dixon is the creator of the Nearly Naked Lady Hour and the subsequent Miss Nearly Naked Lady.{{cite web|title='Nearly naked' pageants rewards real bodies in real panties|url=http://mashable.com/2015/04/29/miss-nearly-naked/#aHLmthFdGkqt|website=Mashable|date=29 April 2015 |accessdate=23 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Pat Dixon's Nearly Naked Lady Hour: Now With Bacon Bar fr...|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/423dc3747e/pat-dixon-s-nearly-naked-lady-hour-now-with-bacon-bar?_cc=__d___&_ccid=ynvcwh.nsp1i2|website=Funny or Die|accessdate=23 October 2015}}
=''The NYC Crime Report with Pat Dixon''=
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| hosting = Pat Dixon
| genre = {{hlist|Observational comedy
Comedic journalism
Black humor
Human behavior}}
| format = Audio & video
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| length = 45 – 120 min.
| language = English
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The NYC Crime Report with Pat Dixon is a podcast about current crime news from the New York City tabloids. In October 2015, it was announced Dixon was the latest addition to the Compound Media Network of podcasts and comedians.{{cite web|title=Naughty Gossip - Sirius Has New Competition – In Its Former Shock Jock Pat Dixon|url=http://www.naughtygossip.com/the-best/sirius-has-new-competition-in-its-former-shock-jock-pat-dixon|website=Naughty Gossip|date=September 2015|accessdate=23 October 2015}} In June 2022, Dixon left Compound Media after an off-air altercation with fellow comedian and In Hot Water host Geno Bisconte. He signed with online video platform Censored.TV shortly afterwards.{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}
Personal life
In November 2015, Dixon married journalist and performer Mandy Stadtmiller. Their nuptials were shared on stage at the Gotham Comedy Club as part of the New York Comedy Festival. The couple divorced in 2021.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.comedianpatdixon.com Official site]
- [https://censored.tv/watch/show/new-york-city-crime-report The New York City Crime Report with Pat Dixon] on Compound Censored
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