thoughtful as he talks about the art of comedy. He even quotes novelist W. Somerset Maugham.

As for his public persona … onstage, he is known for talking about sex. A lot. And not shying away from the details. Yet there is an innocence about him.

In his online YouTube clips, he acts fascinated by the opposite sex. His CDs have tracks like "I Like Breasts" (from 2004's "Miniskirts and Muffins") and "I Like Panties, Bras, and High Heels," (from 2013's "Public Displays of Perversion"). His Comedy Central special was called "Mitch Fatel is Magical," but it is actually women who hold a magical spell over him.

He also is forthright about his open marriage with his wife, Jessica, and both have done radio interviews describing their hookups with other women.

Butmore responsible and married. You have to evolve. You don't want to hear a musician at 40 talk about partying and being a bad boy."

Fatel began standup when he was 15, having his parents drive him to shows. He would appear in pajamas, saying he had to get up for school the next day. After a few years and a bad show, he gave it up, and returned to the stage in his early 20s.

He as also was an intern for shock jock Howard Stern, where there was some skepticism when he told people he was going to be a full-time standup. He was not paid for his internship, but that did not bother Fatel. "It was an honor to work for those people. They taught you for