Television
He has appeared on many television comedy shows, most notably his special Comedy Central Presents Jim David, and a two-year stint on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. The show featured many of the performers he worked with at the Greenwich Village club Comedy Cellar and was based on the freewheeling political arguments they had at the "comedian's table" at the Olive Tree Cafe, the restaurant above the club. Often featuring as much of the comedians "roasting" each other as discussions of current events, the show was cancelled in November 2004 despite a large cult following.
David also appeared on many television shows as a comedian or commentator, among them Comedy Central's Out On the Edge, Comic Cabana, USO Comedy Tour, Comic Remix and Friars' Club Roast of Rob Reiner, Bravo's Queer Eye For The Straight Guy and Greatest Things About Being Queer, ABC's The View, A&E's Caroline's Comedy Hour and An Evening at the Improv and HLN's The Joy Behar Show.
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