Where are you now and what are you doing?
I live in New York and am pursuing a career as a standup and waiting to get my own tv show.
We saw you at the comedy cellar last June. We were left with the impression that you were a stand up comedian on the up and up and that soon you'd probably get a big breakthrough. Has that been the case?
I've been doing stand up comedy for 10 years now and slowly have been working my way up. I hope to get my own tv show soon which will be my "breakthrough" and get me lots of girls.
What did you do before you were a stand up, and did you have to work a day job and do the stand up for a time?
I was a waiter for five years while I pursued being a stand up, it was tough but I was determined. Five years ago I started making enough money after pursuing my dream for five years, but I still keep my waiter clothes because I'm scared to think that maybe I never ever have to do that again.
Where are you from and where in New York do you live now?
I was born in nyc and that is where I live now and I love it, I wouldn't leave New York for anything. Except sex, I love to have sex, it feels very good.
Who influences you. Any non American comedians
My biggest influence ever was Steve Martin, he made me want to become a comedian. Now I enjoy the comedy of Ray Romano and Jerry Seinfeld. I also will never miss any appearances by Jake Johansen or Brian Regan.
Are you a fan of the late Bill Hicks, is he an influence on a lot of current stand ups? I imagine him to be?
I personally am not a big Bill Hicks fan though I think he was enormously talented. I like comedy that's more on the silly side. Many comics do admire him and model themselves after him, though I always believe a great comic invents his own voice rather than borrowing from others.
Do you have definite goals as a comedian or are you just enjoying the ride?
I definitely want to be famous and I very rarely enjoy the ride because I'm to busy working towards getting farther and farther, it's such a rare business to be successful in so I'm always scared about losing it.
I think your style of comedy would be very well accepted in England, have you played here yet, or any plans to?
I have not played in England yet though I look forward to it. I did perform in Holland and found it so much fun and scary to do comedy to a totally foreign audience. I was so pleased with their response.
You perform in the evenings, what does a stand up comic do all day?
Answer interview questions.
I tried my hand at stand up when I was nineteen with a friend. We went down so badly we ran off the stage in to the street and never went back. You must have died on stage at some point in your early days ( I think most comics do), if so how did you bounce back?
Every comic dies regularly, you either accept itıs part of the business or you find another field. The better comedians usually die more than most because there comedy is usually different than what's usually seen.
With your act I bet you get a lot of attention from the ladies who want to mother you. C'mon I've seen 'The day I met Mitch Fatel' on the internet.
I like to be mothered. I like to be touched. I like girls, they are sexy.
Further to the above question, i imagine you get a lot of people want to meet you after a show as on stage you seem like an approachable guy, and indeed we did meet you afterward and you were indeed very friendly. Is that something you feel comfortable with?
Honestly "NO" I hate talking to people off stage, I always feel like they won't like me.
How tough is it to get your act across to the audience on Letterman or Leno with a 5 minute slot?
Good question, very tough because you have to do in five minutes what you usually have a half hour to do, I have to establish who I am, be accepted and than be funny all within the first minute, very tough, but I'm very talented.
Is there a book or a movie in Mitch Fatel to look forward to?
Pray for me.
What are the best and worst things about New York?
The best is the competion, I love living in an area that attracts the "best" of everything, it's great to see how you stack up next to everyone, it's also very humbling. The worst is the pace, you never quite feel like your relaxed or mellowing out, it's such a fast town you need to leave occasionally or you will go out of your mind.
Please give one piece of advice to the readers of The Flashing HoBo.
Stop eating that marmite crap, it's disgusting.
Thanks allot Mitch, hope to see you play in England some day.
Visit Mitch At:- mitchfatel.com