American comedian
Jared Freid is an American comedian, podcaster, writer, and television host. He was the host of the 2018 NBC game show How Low Will You Go: Snapchat , which aired on the social media platform Snapchat . He has performed stand-up comedy at Just for Laughs , Zanies Comedy Club , Gotham Comedy Club and the Gramercy Theatre and has been featured on The Today Show , NFL Full Contact , Failosophy , NFL Top 10 , and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . Freid wrote comedy and columns for multiple media companies including Betches , Total Frat Move , and Bro Bible and runs his own podcast series called JTrain Podcast . In August 2023, Freid released a Netflix comedy special , Jared Freid: 37 & Single .
Early life and education
Freid grew up in Needham, Massachusetts , a suburban town near Boston .[ 1] He is Jewish and attended Hebrew school and Jewish summer camps in his youth.[ 2] Freid's father, originally from Newton , is from a relatively non-observant Jewish family.[ 2] His mother is from a religious Jewish family that keeps Kosher .[ 2] Freid's maternal grandfather was the president of his synagogue .[ 2]
Freid attended Needham High School .[ 3] He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2007 with a degree in economics.[ 4] [ 5]
Career
Freid moved to New York City and has performed comedy at The Stand NYC and Comix at Mohegan Sun .[ 1] [ 6] A stand-up comedian , he has performed comedy shows throughout the United States.[ 7]
In 2017, Freid performed in the New Faces Showcase at the 35th Annyal Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal .[ 1]
Fried was the host of the 2018 NBC and Snapchat game show How Low Will You Go: Snapchat .[ 8] He was also on MTV2 's show Vidiots .[ 9] [ 1] He has also been featured on TruTV 's NFL Full Contact , MTV 's Failosophy , NBC's The Today Show , the NFL Network 's NFL Top 10 , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , and AXS TV 's Gotham Comedy Live .[ 1] [ 10]
Freid hosts a podcast, JTrain Podcast, and tours live podcast episodes around the United States.[ 1] [ 11] His podcast has over 450,000 monthly subscribers and has been listed in the iTunes Top 100.[ 1] Freid also co-hosts a modern dating podcast called U Up? with Jordana Abraham of Betches and was featured on the podcast Bachelor Party .[ 1] [ 12] [ 11]
Freid has written columns for Total Frat Move , BroBible , Betches , LuvThis , and HeTexted .[ 1]
On August 15, 2023, Freid released his stand-up comedy Netflix special Jared Freid: 37 & Single .[ 10] [ 11] The special was filmed at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City.[ 10]
References
^ a b c d e f g h i "Jared Freid, You Know From MTV" . The Stand NYC . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ a b c d Schwab, Rebecca (October 5, 2018). "Jewish Visiting Person of the Week – Jared Freid" . Chi Tribe . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Revzin, Sergei; Revzin, Vadim (November 7, 2018). "Becoming A Top 100 Comedy Podcaster With Jared Freid" . The Mentors . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Donaldson, Lexy (April 18, 2022). "Jared Freid Talks Comedy, Denver Dating Ahead Of His Comedy Works Run This Week" . 303 Magazine . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Richards, Ali (October 2, 2018). "Alum Brings Weird Snapchat Game Show To Penn State Tailgates" . Onward State . Pennsylvania State University . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Boros, Phyllis A.S. (November 20, 2017). "Jared Freid gets Thanksgiving weekend duty at Comix" . The Middletown Press . Hearst Communications . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Greenough, Jason (February 27, 2019). "Charging full steam ahead, Jared Freid brings the J Train inbound" . Vanyaland . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ "How low will they go? TODAY fans play Snapchat's bidding game" . The Today Show . NBC . July 10, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Benninger, Michael (January 25, 2020). "February comedy stand-up roundup: from Ryan O'Flanagan to Rob Schneider" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . Jeff Light. Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ a b c McCarthy, Sean L. (August 15, 2023). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jared Freid: 37 & Single' On Netflix, The Comedian Betches Turn To For Dating Advice" . Decider . News Corp . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ a b c Valero, Ricky (August 16, 2023). "Jared Freid: 37 & Single Review – The plane has landed, please don't clap" . Ready Steady Cut . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Litman, Juliet (August 17, 2023). "Jared Freid on Charity's Season and Planning Gerry's 'Golden Bachelor' Dream Dates" . The Ringer . Spotify . Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
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