Gabe Abelson
About Gabe Abelson
Originally from New York City, GABE ABELSON is an accomplished stand-up comedian, having toured the world many times over, working in every venue and medium from cruise ships to hotel/casinos, to Broadway theaters, to comedy clubs, to network television. Gabe has performed on such shows as “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, “Late Show with David Letterman”, “The Today Show”, “Evening at the Improv”, MTV Half Hour Comedy Hour (3 appearances), and “Caroline’s Comedy Hour” (3 appearances). Gabe’s material is topical, keenly observational, and refreshingly clean!
Gabe spent 5 years as the head monologue writer for “Late Show with David Letterman”, garnering five Emmy nominations and three Writer’s Guild nominations. After his years at Letterman, Gabe relocated to the West Coast with his family, where he worked as staff writer at various network late night shows, including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn” (CBS), “Lopez Tonight” (TBS), “Pop Up Video” (VH1), in addition to having served as the producer / head writer for “The New Tom Green Show” (MTV).
As if Gabe wasn’t already enough of a Renaissance Man, for years now, he has been developing his highly intuitive skills to become one of America’s top mentalists and mind-readers, making Gabe’s act one of the most powerful and unique pieces of theater you will ever see!
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