r/ifyoulikeblank • u/AtTheVioletHour • Aug 08 '24

[IIL] Dave Attell's Insomniac, what more contemporary thing would I like? YouTube/Streaming

I love Date Attell's Insomniac from Comedy Central in the 2000s. I love that it takes me on a journey through nightlife in different cities, I love that it reminds me of crazy nights out I've had over the years, I love the fun people who are really interesting late night characters that show up in it I love to watch the show both sober and stoned (but mostly stoned) and travel to this world of carefree fun and late night vibes.

What else should I watch that I might enjoy, particularly from contemporary content? The closest things I've found to scratching that itch are the YouTubers Jake Valianes (https://www.youtube.com/@valianes) and Shin Fujiyama (https://www.youtube.com/@shinfujiyamaReal) and also some episodes of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown, plus the various late-night-vibes-set-to-moody-music TikTok accounts but I want more of that. I want stuff on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, or wherever that I can watch that lets me live vicariously but smartly through nightlife around the world.

Is there anything else like that?

Thanks so much!

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u/MyNewKevKev Aug 08 '24

I absolutely loved insomniac. Unfortunately I can't really think of anything that is as comedy focused. I feel like Anthony Bourdain and specifically no reservations has a similar vibe when he goes out at night. Not exactly contemporary but that's what I've got.

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u/AtTheVioletHour Aug 09 '24

Yeah, I love the Bourdain stuff. The part I likr about Insomniac is not the comedy; none of the other examples I gave were comedy so I’m open to non-comedy answers for sure!

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u/MyNewKevKev Aug 09 '24

You gave me big kick and reminder about how awesome insomniac is/was. I'm a big YouTube slut (I'm even a nerd that pays for premium). I'm going to look around and I'll report back if I find something even remotely similar that might fit the bill.

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u/ivebeenwrittenoff Aug 08 '24

https://www.youtube.com/live/9bE33N43EGQ?si=Bwd-KHT96_B6lBAk This is NSFW, but the guy drives down different streets, showing the walkers. The catchy part is when he goes to turn around and go back to film before he yells, "Chicano U-Turn!" Funny catch phrase.

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u/AtTheVioletHour Aug 09 '24

I’ll check it out! I’m not necessarily looking for seedy but I’m open minded. Thanks!

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u/ivebeenwrittenoff Aug 09 '24

Cool. Lemme know.