Nicholas Frank Wiger (born August 28, 1980) is an American comedian, improviser, podcast personality, and television writer. He is the co-host (with actor and comedian Mike Mitchell ) of the popular weekly podcast Doughboys , which reviews chain restaurants with guests and includes additional segments centered around snack food and related topics. He is also the co-host (with Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca ) of Get Played (formerly How Did This Get Played? ), a podcast about video games.
59-688: Headgum is an American podcasting network founded in 2015 by Marty Michael, Amir Blumenfeld , and Jake Hurwitz . The latter two – known collectively as comedy duo Jake and Amir – built upon the success of their podcast If I Were You to launch the network, with the show serving as its flagship program. Before founding Headgum, Michael sold advertising space and branded content for CollegeHumor . Headgum has studios in Los Angeles and New York and, as of March 2019, hosts 57 shows, 34 of which are ongoing. Headgum also features an active YouTube channel and presents Headgum Live! ,
118-536: A clip show featuring prank videos from the Internet. Blumenfeld and Seidell later admitted that the original series was staged. Outside of CollegeHumor, Blumenfeld has appeared in the short film The Old Man and the Seymour , the television series Louie and I Just Want My Pants Back , and the 2011 film A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas . He also wrote for ESPN The Magazine and Mental Floss . Blumenfeld
177-686: A marriage proposal from Seidell to his girlfriend went "too far". After seven videos were posted over two years, there was an 18-month hiatus culminating in Seidell tricking Blumenfeld into thinking he had won USD$ 500,000 after taking a blindfolded half-court basketball shot. The pranks have led to Seidell and Blumenfeld being interviewed by Wired magazine and appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . In 2009, Blumenfeld starred in The CollegeHumor Show on MTV along with eight other CollegeHumor employees. The staff members wrote, filmed and starred in
236-505: A private Jewish high school . During the summer, he attended computer camp and mathematics camp , but has expressed regret that he did not go to a Jewish summer camp . Blumenfeld graduated from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree, hoping to get a creative job in advertising or marketing while writing comedy on
295-478: A Tip first aired on March 30, 2018, and concluded on February 4, 2022. Actors Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk host this podcast discussing and dissecting their favorite movies and movies that do not exist. Lackluster Video first aired on September 9, 2020. Hosts Lauren Lapkus and Nicole Byer watch films and television series from franchises that they both have little to no experience with and discuss their feelings. Newcomers debuted on January 28, 2020, with
354-521: A book in their backlog. Overdue premiered on February 11, 2013, and on July 17, 2023, reached its 600th episode. Miles Bonsignore and other guests or as Bonsignore calls them, "freelance associate sidekicks" host this comedy advice show. Each week, Bonsignore and his guests answer audience calls, solve their problems, and help listeners achieve maximum perfection.| A weekly show hosted by Reilly Anspaugh and Alfred Bardwell-Evans (2020-2022: Geoffrey James) that blends conversation and improv comedy based on
413-411: A comedy audio podcast called If I Were You , in which they give advice to listeners who submit questions . Kayla Culver of The Concordian lauded the podcast as "comfortable to listen to" and "genuinely funny" and said "It's like listening to two best friends having a hilarious conversation on the couch next to you." The Guardian 's Miranda Sawyer called If I Were You "a typical example of
472-431: A comedy podcast" and "amiable enough", but said it contained "far too much laughing", commenting that "New Yorkers Jake and Amir laugh and laugh, giggle and chortle their way around a topic" and "if I wanted stream-of-consciousness waffle with the occasional funny line, I'd listen to [my small children]." In 2016, Blumenfeld and Hurwitz released an on-demand comedy series called Lonely and Horny on Vimeo . The series
531-595: A different topic each episode. Past guests include Paul Scheer , Adam Pally , and Bobby Moynihan . High and Mighty premiered on July 30, 2015, and aired its 200th episode on March 28, 2019. Headgum co-founders Jake and Amir hosted this flagship comedy advice podcast, which ran from May 10, 2013, to April 24, 2023. The podcast featured numerous recurring guest appearances; such as Ben Schwartz , who has guested 16 times; Thomas Middleditch , who has guested 10 times; Hoodie Allen , who has guested 4 times; and Allison Williams , who has guested 4 times. On September 16, 2019,
590-417: A fantasy draft for pop culture topics with guests. People who have appeared on the podcast include Ron Funches and Kumail Nanjiani , who together drafted video games; Jon Cryer , who drafted candy; and Katie Nolan , who drafted MTV shows. The show premiered on September 15, 2016, and has aired 125 episodes as of March 28, 2019. John-Michael Bond of The Daily Dot praised All Fantasy Everything as one of
649-522: A guide to university education—and he moved to New York City aged 22. He later moved to writing original videos for CollegeHumor with Dan Gurewitch , and has acted in CH Originals, as well as the series Hardly Working . He has portrayed Woody Allen in episodes of Hardly Working and Very Mary-Kate — MTV 's Guy Code Blog listed his among "The 8 Best Woody Allen Impressions We Found On The Internet". His favorite sketch written for CollegeHumor
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#1732904832798708-895: A human fighter raised by dwarves; and Beverly Toegold V, a teenaged halfling paladin. Murphy serves as the Dungeon Master for the campaign, which frequently features guest appearances. Not Another D&D Podcast , or " NADDPod ", has amassed over 20,000 patrons for the show's Patreon account. The podcast premiered on February 2, 2018, and reached episode 100 concluding its first major campaign on May 10, 2020. Its second major campaign premiered on October 16th 2020 and concluded after 41 episodes on November 21, 2021. The group, who are affectionately referred to as 2-Crew, are currently on their 3rd major campaign, premiering February 10, 2022 with new episodes currently being launched. Hosts Craig Getting and Andrew Cunningham host this podcast about notable literature. Each week, Craig and Andrew discuss
767-567: A joint project with Vulture, premiered on February 13, 2017. On Hey Riddle Riddle , improv artists Adal Rifai, Erin Keif, and John Patrick Coan attempt to solve riddles, puzzles, and whodunits while discussing and dissecting them along the way. The podcast debuted on July 25, 2018, and has since drawn praise from Forbes , Observer and The Irish Times , in which it was lauded as being "high octane and hilarious". Jon Gabrus hosts this podcast where he invites celebrities and friends on to discuss
826-502: A mystery that quickly consumes his life and career. The show was written, directed, and edited by Giancarlo Fiorentini and Jonathan Grimm, and stars Anthony Gioe, Whitmer Thomas , Jon Gabrus , Betsy Sodaro , Natalie Palamides , Dan Klein, Mary Holland , Josh Ruben , Lou Wilson , and Ally Beardsley. Corked debuted as Headgum's first scripted podcast on August 16, 2022. The miniseries concluded its 4 episode run on September 6, 2022. Lauren Passell of Lifehacker named Corked one of
885-576: A rotating cast of his coworkers reluctantly serving as guests. 197 episodes have aired since the show's debut on May 13, 2020. Jeff Rubin interviews creative people who have pursued careers based on their personal interests. The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show debuted on March 8, 2013, and has featured appearances from R.L. Stine , Pete Holmes , and Chris Gethard . Headgum staff members/racing enthusiasts Casey Donahue, Marika Brownlee, Andrew Pile, Jake Hurwitz and Geoffrey James host this "F1 Podcast for
944-431: A series of live shows featuring podcast hosts from the network. Comedians and supernatural enthusiasts Betsy Sodaro and Marcy Jarreau discuss paranormal experiences with their comedian friends and celebrity guests. Past guests include Aubrey Plaza and Sasheer Zamata . The show debuted on September 29, 2017. Host Ian Karmel – with frequent co-hosts Sean Jordan and David Gborie – conducts
1003-462: A single topic. No Joke debuted on February 5, 2016. CollegeHumor alumni Brian K. Murphy , Emily Axford , Jake Hurwitz and Caldwell Tanner present this Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast. The first main campaign follows the adventures of "the Band of Boobs" – composed of Axford, Hurwitz, and Tanner's respective characters: Moonshine Cybin, a Crick elf druid; Hardwon Surefoot,
1062-523: A writer, Blumenfeld works freelance for ESPN The Magazine , and contributed to the ESPN Guide to Psycho Fan Behavior . He also has a section in Mental Floss called "The Curious Comedian". Speaking about the role his education had in shaping his humor, Blumenfeld said: "I went to Jewish schools growing up and that's where my sense of humor was cultivated. Everybody was funny." Blumenfeld has said he
1121-479: Is "the iconic face of the web site ... none of the other personalities on the show have been developed beyond the surface level" —only one season, consisting of six episodes, was made. Since 2010, Seidell and Blumenfeld have hosted Pranked , an MTV series featuring pranks recorded on video and posted online. The show has generally received poor reviews, with critics looking down on its clip show format and use of content from YouTube , and calling it inferior to
1180-582: Is a basketball fan, and supports the Los Angeles Lakers —his favorite players are Nick Van Exel and the late Kobe Bryant . In 2003, while a sophomore at Berkeley, Blumenfeld began writing articles for the comedy website CollegeHumor after he emailed its co-founder Ricky Van Veen ideas, which Van Veen found funny and posted on the website. When Blumenfeld graduated in 2005, CollegeHumor hired him and Streeter Seidell full-time to write The CollegeHumor Guide to College —a humorous book presented as
1239-669: Is a porn review podcast hosted by Rachel Napoleon and Laura Ramadei. Each week, they research and review porn based on popular search terms. The podcast was launched March 6, 2019. Kevin T. Porter and Caroline Ely explore the world of Christian pop culture. Good Christian Fun premiered on August 30, 2017. Host Jesse David Fox, Vulture.com Senior Editor, and a comedian guest discuss a famous joke of their choice. The podcast has featured episodes with Kevin Hart , Ray Romano , Nick Kroll , Will Forte , Bo Burnham , Jimmy Fallon , John Mulaney , Jerry Seinfeld , and Weird Al Yankovic . Good One ,
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#17329048327981298-697: Is a weekly podcast that delves in to a wide array of topics, driven by hosts Tom Reynolds and Tim Daniels' quests to make the world a more informed place. The podcast aired its 500th episode on January 14, 2019. Erin McGowan-Saenz and Ryan Stanger host this comedic fitness-themed podcast. The Dumbbells premiered on October 26, 2016, and reached 125 episodes on March 20, 2019. Author Laura Hurwitz – with occasional guests – hosts this podcast which features weekly readings of short stories. The Easy Chair reached its 175th episode on December 11, 2018. Host Geoffrey James waxes nonsensical with
1357-615: Is an Israeli-American comedian, actor, writer, television host , and member of the American comedy duo , Jake and Amir . Born in Israel, he moved to Los Angeles when he was two, and was hired by the New York City-based CollegeHumor in 2005. As well as contributing to its books and articles, he has written and starred in original videos for the comedy website—appearing in series such as Hardly Working and Very Mary-Kate —and
1416-538: Is entitled "Moments Before Cup Chicks", and involves a director briefing the participants of the viral scatological video 2 Girls 1 Cup . Beginning in 2007, he and Streeter Seidell have appeared in the Prank War series of videos, in which the two play a series of escalating practical jokes on each other. Seidell has described how some of the pranks "showed Amir's true colors, his desire to be famous ... [and] cut deeper emotionally", and how he thought Blumenfeld's faking
1475-412: Is influenced by television programs that he watched while growing up, including The Simpsons , Seinfeld , and Saturday Night Live , which he says "taught me how to think ... absurdly ... creatively and originally about jokes that people were making" and make "jokes on jokes". He has cited Larry David as an influence, and also likes Louie and Curb Your Enthusiasm . Blumenfeld has compared
1534-575: The Friars Club Comedy Film Festival and the Portable Film Festival. In 2011, Blumenfeld appeared in comedian Louis C.K. 's television series Louie , during the 10th episode of its second season , entitled "Halloween/Ellie". He played a writer hired to improve a movie script in the second half of the episode. Better With Popcorn 's George Prax said that he played "the 'unfunny' guy who actually ends up coming off as
1593-506: The NBC series The Office and Parks and Recreation to Jake and Amir , saying they "have these office workplace dynamics and the situations are funny and the characters are very funny". Nick Wiger As a television writer, Wiger's extensive career spans a wide range of work including the FOX sketch show Party Over Here (where he was head writer), Sarah Silverman's I Love You, America ,
1652-520: The "Burger Boy" and refer to themselves as members of the "Burger Brigade". As of early 2018, the podcast is no longer associated with Feral Audio and is now a member of the HeadGum network. Mitchell and Wiger use Patreon to bring exclusive paid Doughboys content to their subscribers beyond the weekly episodes. As of February 2020, the Doughboys Patreon is the 9th most popular podcast Patreon and
1711-415: The "prank war" that inspired it. The Michigan Daily 's Eric Chiu said "Hosts Blumenfeld and Seidell do what they can with their material, but their banter and commentary is mostly forgettable", and "the Prank War series on CollegeHumor.com is a perfect example of discomforting gags done right ... It's a shame that Pranked can't muster up anything near the same level of ingenuity." In
1770-653: The Comedy Central game show @midnight , and Comedy Bang! Bang! Wiger was raised in Lakewood, California and is an alumnus of Long Beach Polytechnic High School . Wiger began his career as a video game tester and designer for Activision . He began studying, performing, and teaching as an improvisation and sketch comedian at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles . He most notably
1829-1007: The Forever Dog podcast network, on July 24th, 2018. The first Headgum-produced episode of Seek Treatment was released on January 16, 2024. Since relaunching under the Headgum network, Seek Treatment has featured guests such as Dylan Mulvaney , Robby Hoffman , and Kate Berlant . Erin Keif, Waleed Mansour, Elizabeth Andrews, Sean Coyle, and Ben Briggs star in a weekly podcast which blends sitcoms with Dungeons & Dragons. SitcomD&D premiered on February 15, 2022. The horror movie recap podcast for those too scared to watch for themselves. In this weekly podcast Emily Gonzalez, Henley Cox, and Sammy Smart recap and discuss popular horror movies. Released on August 14, 2019. Jack Shepherd and Tanner Greenring go through and discuss Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club novels. The Baby-Sitters Club Club debuted on February 23, 2016. The Complete Guide to Everything
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1888-456: The July 19, 2017 episode of Blumenfeld and Hurwitz's podcast If I Were You for which Seidell was the guest, the two founders of Prank War publicly confirmed that the series was staged. Blumenfeld met his colleague Jake Hurwitz in 2006, when the latter began an internship at CollegeHumor. The two were seated across from each other, and began to make short videos together, which they uploaded to
1947-574: The Seymour alongside colleagues Streeter Seidell and Dan Gurewitch, as well as Shawn Harrison , Liz Cackowski and Jordan Carlos . It is about a growth-hormone deficient man who is mistaken for a student at his nephew's high school . The movie was chosen as a "Staff Pick" on Vimeo, and screened at the Austin Film Festival , the Sacramento Film and Music Festival , the LA Shorts Fest ,
2006-466: The Todd and Adrian scenes", and Pajiba 's Daniel Carlson thought the scriptwriters treated the characters as "living props". T. J. Mulligan of Movies on Film commented that "anything Adrian says or does ... elicit[s] a slight chuckle at best". However, Robert Zak of WhatCulture! commended the film's "strong supporting cast", saying that Lennon and Blumenfeld "provid[ed] constant amusement". As
2065-461: The Tuck? A RuPaul's Drag Race Podcast is dedicated to the recapping of weekly RuPaul's Drag Race episodes. Hosts Nicole Byer and Joel Kim Booster reacted to RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 4) in the first season of the podcast. Mano Agapion and Matt Rogers took over the hosting duties for the second season of the podcast, in which they discuss RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) . What The Tuck?
2124-412: The casual fan". Each episode, the gang discusses either the most recent Formula One race or a racing-related piece of media. Writers of a humorous advice book of the same name, Laura Lane and Angela Spera meet weekly to analyze and explain real-life dating disasters. This Is Why You're Single premiered on July 30, 2015. Hosts Jasper William Cartwright, Jeremy Cobb, and Liv Kennedy host discussions on
2183-554: The character though. Maybe the things that he thinks I also think but I'm able to suppress them." At the 14th Webby Awards in 2010, Jake and Amir won a People's Voice award for Comedy: Long Form or Series, and Blumenfeld won one for Best Individual Performance. Blumenfeld received a nomination for the 2013 Streamy Awards for Best Male Performance: Comedy because of his role in Jake and Amir . On May 13, 2013, Blumenfeld and Hurwitz announced their first new project since Jake and Amir :
2242-719: The first season focusing on the Star Wars franchise. Subsequent seasons have focused on The Lord of the Rings (and other works of Middle-earth in film ), the works of Tyler Perry , the Fast & Furious franchise (Byer with guest co-host Jon Gabrus), the MCU, Batman films, the works of Martin Scorcese, and iconic sports movies. Each episode, Harvard Sailing Team members and comedians Billy Scafuri and Adam Lustick discuss their history and relationship with
2301-406: The funniest fiction podcasts, stating that the show "mixes silliness with a traditional true crime format, making it a pleasing surprise for anyone who is familiar with public radio investigations". Doughboys features Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger reviewing chain restaurants. The show has featured appearances from Sarah Silverman , for the review of McDonald's breakfast; Ike Barinholtz , for
2360-592: The funniest of all to the audience", and that Blumenfeld "should be guesting and starring in many more things". He also called Blumenfeld's first sitcom appearance a "clearly momentous occasion". Blumenfeld also had a part in I Just Want My Pants Back , an MTV show produced by Doug Liman . He played Kumar Patel 's friend Adrian in the 2011 stoner comedy film A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas , alongside Thomas Lennon as Harold Lee 's friend Todd. Reviews largely did not remark on his performance, although IGN 's Eric Goldman said "there isn't much to
2419-728: The intersection of black culture and table-top role playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons. This variety show includes actual play campaigns, interviews, gameplay tips and discussion of Black experience within nerd culture. The show has produced 138 episodes and was announced as part of the Headgum network by episode 47. Tig and Cheryl: True Story Hosts Tig Notaro and Cheryl Hines discuss documentary films every week. Tig and Cheryl: True Story premiered on September 14, 2020. Each episode identical twins Dave and Jeff Rosenberg ( CollegeHumor / Funny Or Die alum) alongside Queen Ana Merida, comically design get-rich-quick schemes and inventions. Marc Heshon of Huffington Post has written of
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2478-478: The intersection of law and technology. As of March 9, 2019, the podcast has released 81 episodes. Branson Reese and his jester's retinue, Christopher Hastings , Carly Monardo, Tim Platt, Joe Lepore, and Ali Fisher, buck and bumble through the magical backwater world of Cordelia. Comedians Catherine Cohen and Pat Regan discuss dating, sex, and pop culture on a weekly basis. Seek Treatment (sometimes formatted as Seek Treatment with Cat & Pat ) premiered on
2537-714: The mix of humor and food criticism evident in the podcast, describing Mitchell and Wiger as "Americas funniest food critics". Hosts and friends, Mike Falzone and Steve Zaragoza tackle a different topic each week and – once monthly – present a movie commentary episode labelled "The Commentarium". Dynamic Banter is a continuation of the hosts prior podcast, Cloverfeels , and debuted on May 5, 2016 – reaching 150 episodes in April 2019. Formerly known as How Did This Get Played? , Get Played sees Nick Wiger , Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca discussing and reviewing video games. Girls on Porn
2596-490: The most absurd reviews on the internet. Guests have included Jeff Probst talking about Sandals Resorts , Ryan Gaul talking about haunted houses, and Finn Wolfhard talking about indoor trampoline parks. Review Revue first aired on January 13, 2020. The show has received positive reviews from outlets such as Vulture.com . Ryan "Video Game Attorney" Morrison , Austin Hoffman, and Ali Rothman, analyze and discuss topics around
2655-608: The out of work employees of the UCB Theatre in New York which had shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wiger created the comedy podcast Doughboys with comedy writer Mike Mitchell in 2015. Doughboys was named "The One Food Podcast to Start With" by pop culture site Vulture. The co-hosts review chain restaurants with a weekly guest, including Nicole Byer , Haley Joel Osment , Sarah Silverman , among others. Wiger's fans call him
2714-419: The podcast aired its 400th episode. Sam Tabachnik of The Washington Post has written of If I Were You that it exemplifies how Jake and Amir "have their fingers firmly on the pulse of the digital comedy scene", while Kayla Culver of The Concordian likened the podcast to "listening to two best friends having a hilarious conversation on the couch next to you". Megan Batoon hosted this advice podcast. Just
2773-1056: The podcast that "the ideas [are] all pretty bad, but ... the explaining of them is pretty damn funny". Twinnovation debuted on July 30, 2015, and was featured at the 35th annual Just for Laughs festival. They have joined HeadGum for shows at SXSW as well as Chicago, Brooklyn and NYC. As of May 6, 2019, host Mike Karnell (mama bear) is no longer a member of the Twinnovation Podcast. Each week, Andrew Jupin, Stephen Sajdak, Eric Szyszka and Chris Cabin force themselves to watch and review infamous movies and box-office flops. We Hate Movies has aired over 558 episodes in its primary format as of July 2021. There are also hundreds of bonus Patreon episodes which cover various TV shows such as Melrose Place ; Beverly Hills, 90210 ; and Star Trek ; as well as full length commentaries for films. Standup comedians Matt McCarthy and Vince Averill host this wrestling-centric podcast which premiered in 2013. A joint project between Headgum and Vulture.com, What
2832-676: The review of Top Round Roast Beef; Haley Joel Osment , for the review of Quiznos ; and Gillian Jacobs , who joined the Doughboys for their fourth review of Taco Bell . Premiering on May 21, 2015, as part of the Feral Audio network, Doughboys transitioned to Headgum in April 2018 following the shutdown of its previous provider. As of April 2019, the Doughboys Patreon account is the 8th most popular among podcast Patreons, with over 7000 patrons. Brian Reinhart of The Dallas Observer lauded
2891-430: The series was then produced by CollegeHumor. Blumenfeld's acting in the series gained him a Webby Award for Best Individual Performance in 2010. The Prank War series, which depicts Blumenfeld and Streeter Seidell as they play a series of escalating practical jokes on each other, became popular and led to the two appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2009. MTV later hired Seidell and Blumenfeld to host Pranked ,
2950-561: The show, which is set in the CollegeHumor offices and has a scripted reality premise. Structured as a half-hour sitcom, it incorporates sketches that had already been published online. However, the show was lambasted by critics— Pajiba 's Dustin Rowles called it "a series of atrocious sketches haphazardly strung together"; GigaOM 's Liz Shannon Miller said the show was "deeply disappointing", and that although Blumenfeld's character
3009-613: The side. He now uses his undergraduate degree "to make somewhat intelligent jokes about finance and accounting, but nothing much beyond that." Since 2017, Blumenfeld has dated Avital Ash, a writer, actress, and comedian. They appeared together in the Dropout web series Lonely and Horny . The couple married on October 15th, 2023. Blumenfeld is Jewish , although he has described himself as "not too religious" and does not attend Temple , nor does he keep Kosher . He does, however, celebrate Jewish holidays with his family and speaks Hebrew . He
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#17329048327983068-528: The top comedy podcasts of 2018, describing it as "a refreshing change of pace". Amir Blumenfeld and guests discuss basketball. Buckets premiered on August 22, 2018, and has featured appearances from Ben Schwartz ; Jerry Ferrara ; and Hayes Davenport . Corked is a scripted "true" crime comedy set in Napa Valley about a brash winemaker with a secret past, his missing girlfriend, and a jilted roughneck from Louisiana who pulls an investigative journalist into
3127-538: The video-sharing website Vimeo . Their first video was called "Quick Characters": it was unscripted, and involved either Hurwitz or Blumenfeld spontaneously pointing a camera at the other and instructing them to act in a certain way. The two later began the web series Jake and Amir , episodes of which they posted to jakeandamir.com. In it, Hurwitz plays Jake, a "normal guy", and Blumenfeld plays Amir, his annoying and obsessive co-worker, who craves Jake's attention. Their videos began to be promoted on CollegeHumor, and
3186-407: The website later adopted the series. Blumenfeld has described how his character "sort of evolved" from being "super needy [and] weird" to "a little crazier", but that "the root of my character is still the same, the insecurity of it". Regarding his similarity to his character, he said he is "hopefully very different but maybe at the root of it we're the same person. I'm probably a little smarter than
3245-463: Was a cast member on its short-lived MTV program The CollegeHumor Show . Amir first came to national prominence in 2004 when he was a semi-finalist during Yahoo's inaugural national IM Live contest, losing to the eventual champions. Now, he is best known for appearing in the web series Jake and Amir with Jake Hurwitz , in which he plays an annoying and exaggerated version of himself. Originally made by Hurwitz and Blumenfeld in their spare time,
3304-478: Was a member of the sketch and improv team A Kiss From Daddy, alongside comedians Paul Rust , Eva Anderson , Mookie Blaiklock , Neil Campbell , Michael Cassady , Dave Horwitz , Allan McLeod , and Harris Wittels . In 2020, Nick Wiger was a writer for the first season of the Disney+ show Earth to Ned . On May the 4th , 2020, Wiger appeared on The George Lucas Talk Show s charity fundraiser, raising money for
3363-538: Was born in Afula , Israel , and moved to Los Angeles at the age of two with his parents and two older brothers—his family is Reform Jewish . He has described how he became aware of his humor early on: "I realized I was funny at an early age, I realized I could make people laugh at a later age, and then by college time, I was trying to make jokes in terms of writing". He attended a Jewish kindergarten and elementary school , before going to Milken Community High School ,
3422-493: Was launched on December 17, 2018. Seasoned television writers Carl Tart and Lamar Woods share their hilarious and industry-knowledgeable takes on each episode of the classic teen television show Gossip Girl , in order. Carl watches the series for the first time ever, and Lamar walks him through it. Amir Blumenfeld Amir Shmuel Blumenfeld ( / ə ˈ m ɪər ʃ m u ˈ ɛ l ˈ b l uː m ə n f ɛ l d / ; Hebrew : אמיר שמואל בלומנפלד ; born January 18, 1983)
3481-451: Was picked up by CollegeHumor for its second season. Blumenfeld and Hurwitz's experience in podcasting led them to founding the podcasting network HeadGum , which has 34 active shows as of May 2020. In August 2018, Blumenfeld announced that he started the podcast Buckets with Amir Blumenfeld , where he discusses the NBA with guests. Blumenfeld starred in the 2009 short film The Old Man and
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