Dusty Slay

Dusty Slay (born May 18, 1982) is an American comedian.

He was the youngest comedian to have ever performed at the Grand Ole Opry having since been dethroned by fellow comedian Aaron Weber.

Dusty Slay grew up in a trailer park in Opelika, Alabama.

His parents were divorced, and he mostly lived with his mother in the trailer park.

Slay started his career working as a pesticide salesman.

Slay moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 2004 and joined the improv comedy scene, then began stand-up comedy.

After several terrible gigs he quit; he then gave it another try in 2008, and has been doing stand-up comedy ever since.

Slay has been sober since 2012.

He lives in Nashville, Tennessee along with his wife Hannah, and two children.

He then went to New York City to try stand-up comedy there before moving to Nashville in 2014.

Slay has listed Jeff Foxworthy as one of his inspirations.

In 2019, Variety listed Slay as one of “10 Comics To Watch.”

Slay has released a stand-up comedy special on Comedy Central, and has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

In 2021, Slay appeared in season three of the Netflix The Standups comedy special series.

His new special Workin' Man premiered on Netflix in January 2024.

Slay hosts the "We're Having A Good Time" podcast with his wife Hannah and he is a co-host of the Nateland podcast, along with Nate Bargatze, Brian "Breakfast" Bates, and Aaron Weber.