Southern comic Dusty Slay has inked a deal for Netflix to debut Wet Heat, his second special for the service in two years, on the heels of 2024’s Workin’ Man, which will premiere on July 29.
In the hour, filmed at the Walker Theatre in Chattanooga, TN, Slay’s signature working-class comedy takes center stage, as he shares personal stories on everything from milking cows to elevator etiquette. Slay exec produced alongside Jordan Levy, Judi Marmel, Matt Beales, and Kinsey Shomo, with Matt Schuler of 800 Pound Gorilla Media producing.
“This special is a s hot as July in Alabama,” said Slay. “I do think this is my best work yet, and I am very excited for the people to see it. We’re having a good time!”
Recently highlighted in our profile on Nate Bargatze and his Nateland Entertainment, Slay aspires to be the voice of comedy for the overlooked and underappreciated working-class people. Boasting over 1M followers across social platforms, his last special Workin’ Man debuted at #3 in Netflix’s Top 10 TV Shows in the U.S. and remained on the list for two weeks, garnering over three million views. Prior to that, he appeared in Season 3 of Netflix’s The Standups and took to YouTube with the special Being Poor in the Trailer Parks, which also brought in over three million views.
An Alabama native who grew up on Lot 8 of a mobile home neighborhood in the town of Opelika, Slay is also known as co-host, alongside Bargatze, of The Nateland Podcast, which has 313K subscribers on YouTube. He began his stand-up journey in Charleston, South Carolina before moving to Nashville and making it a full-time gig, touring clubs across the country. When he hit the Tennessee capital, aged 36, he became the youngest comedian at the time ever to perform on the legendary Grand Ole Opry stage.
Currently, Slay is on the road for his Night Shift Tour, which has him hitting over 100 theatres across North America.
Jul 20 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Assiniboine Park (**Festival date**)
Jul 25 – Las Vegas, NV – Palazzo Theatre
Aug 8 – Huntsville, AL – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
Aug 9 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall
Aug 15 – Madison, WI – Capitol Theater
Aug 16 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater
Aug 22 – Prestonsburg, KY – Mountain Arts Center
Aug 23 – Princeton, WV – Chuck Mathena Center
Aug 31 – Biloxi, MS – Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Sep 4 – Auburn, AL – Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center
Sep 12 – Binghamton, NY – The Broome County Forum Theatre
Sep 13 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo State Performing Arts Center
Sep 19 – Reading, PA – Santander Performing Arts Center
Sep 20 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 17 – Wilmington, NC – Wilson Center
Oct 18 – Richmond, VA – Dominion Energy Center – Carpenter Theatre
Oct 24 – Columbus, OH – TempleLive Columbus Athenaeum
Oct 25 – Akron, OH – Goodyear Theatre
Nov 7 – Elkhart, IN – The Lerner Theatre
Nov 8 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
Nov 14 – York, PA – Appell Center for the Performing Arts – Capitol Theatre
Nov 15 – Tysons, VA – Capital One Hall
Nov 21 – Wausau, WI – The Grand Theater
Nov 22 – Green Bay, WI – Meyer Theatre
Dec 12 – Dubuque, IA – Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque
