Dave Rubin Biography

However, Dave Rubin initially did not opt for a career in politics, as he aspired to become a comedian. New York had a thriving stand-up comedy scene back then. He began his comedy career doing stand-up comedy shows at the open-mic events in the local comedy clubs. After a year, he began his TV career, interning with ‘The Daily Show’ (with Jon Stewart). However, along with his internship, he also continued his comedy career.

In 2000, he joined one of the most reputed comedy clubs in New York City, ‘Comedy Cellar.’ He began performing with the club regularly and befriended many comedians there. He collaborated with a few of them and came up with a show titled ‘The Anti-Show.’ It was a public-access TV series and showcased parodies of popular American news programs. Apart from Dave, many other comedians appeared on the show.

Dave Rubin continued with his comedy career in the following years and eventually established many renowned comedy clubs, such as ‘Joe Franklin's Comedy Club’ and ‘The Comedy Company.’ Even though he had begun working for TV, he never left comedy and continued to appear on stand-up shows until the mid-2000s.

He hosted the short running podcast titled ‘Hot Gay Comics’ in the late 2000s. He also hosted a podcast titled ‘The Ben and Dave Show,’ with Ben Harvey, which debuted in 2007. It was an LGBT-oriented interactive podcast, which was later turned into a TV series. The show also discussed a variety of topics.

However, the series was suddenly taken off air. Nevertheless, it paved way for another podcast, titled ‘The Six Pack,’ which debuted on ‘Sirius XM Radio’ in 2009. The hosts, Ben and Harvey, and the themes remained the same. The discussions on most episodes focused on LGBT issues, and by May 2009, it became the leading LGBT podcast on ‘iTunes.’

The show was recorded in New York City and ran successfully for 109 episodes. It was a huge success. The last episode of the show was aired in December 2012. After 2013, Dave found success with a solo show titled ‘The Rubin Report.’ In 2012, he set up his own ‘YouTube’ account. He began airing the show on his ‘YouTube’ channel in 2013.

Dave Rubin shot the videos at his studio in Los Angeles, California, and then uploaded them on ‘YouTube.’ The show was initially syndicated by the online network named ‘The Young Turks,’ a progressive and far-left network, delivering news reports and social and political commentary. Dave had good relations with ‘The Young Turks’ and consistently appeared as a host and commentator on many of their other shows.

Having developed a right-wing sentiment by then, he did not support the political leanings of the ‘The Young Turks.’ The founder of the network, Cenk Uygur, had a heated debate with Sam Harris over the relation between Islam and terrorism. Dave accused Cenk of being a liar, and over his discontentment with Cenk’s behavior, he quit ‘The Young Turks’ network in 2015.

Following this, Dave Rubin moved the show to ‘RYOT.’ It was later picked up by ‘Ora TV.’ In June 2016, Dave finally announced that he was going independent. Following this, he moved the show to ‘YouTube.’ Since 2019, the show is also being aired on ‘BlazeTV.’

On ‘The Rubin Report,’ Dave Rubin often shares his personal opinions about news and politics and calls himself a “classical liberal,” which makes him fall into the category of modern-day conservatives. However, in the early few years of his association with ‘The Young Turks,’ he had associated himself with progressive politics.

However, he has contradictory opinions on his ideology. While he thrashes progressiveness, he also identifies himself as a liberal. He reasons that his support for LGBT marriage and his liberal views on abortion, gun control, and criminal justice reforms make him call himself a liberal.

Dave Rubin has also appeared at events by the conservative student organization named ‘Turning Point USA’ many times.