Education
In 1988 Fatel attended New York University/Tisch School of the Arts and majored in Film and Acting Studies.
In 1988 Fatel attended New York University/Tisch School of the Arts and majored in Film and Acting Studies.
He was raised in Yonkers, New York and began doing stand-up at the age of 15. Around this time Mitch was an intern on The Howard Stern Show. John went on to take his place as intern and became known as "Stuttering John".
Fatel performs regularly at the famed Comedy Cellar.
He has performed on the Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O"Brien and worked as a correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2004, he released his first Civil Defense entitled Miniskirts and Muffins which debuted number one on the iTunes Comedy Charts.
XM Satellite Radio broadcast a half-hour Mitch Fatel special performed live on July 16, 2005 in Manhattan. This was released as his second Civil Defense in 2005 entitled Super Retardo.
In 2006 he took home honors as "Best Comedian" at the Home Box Office Aspen Comedy Festival.
Tracks from his CDs are often heard on XM Comedy 150 on XM Satellite Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio"s Raw Dog Comedy 104 and on Pandora Radio. His third album "Public Displays of Perversion" was released in 2013.
His first half-hour special aired on April 10, 2007 at 10PM on Comedy Central Presents which was ranked number 6 by viewers in the "Stand Up Showdown".