Jared Freid

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Jared Freid
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Freid in 2023
Born
Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University (BEc)
Occupations
  • comedian
  • television host
  • writer
  • podcaster
Website jaredfreid.com

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.

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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 Annual Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal. [1]

Freid 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Jared Freid, You Know From MTV". The Stand NYC. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Schwab, Rebecca (October 5, 2018). "Jewish Visiting Person of the Week – Jared Freid". Chi Tribe. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ Revzin, Sergei; Revzin, Vadim (November 7, 2018). "Becoming A Top 100 Comedy Podcaster With Jared Freid". The Mentors. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Richards, Ali (October 2, 2018). "Alum Brings Weird Snapchat Game Show To Penn State Tailgates". Onward State . Pennsylvania State University . Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ Boros, Phyllis A.S. (November 20, 2017). "Jared Freid gets Thanksgiving weekend duty at Comix". The Middletown Press . Hearst Communications . Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Greenough, Jason (February 27, 2019). "Charging full steam ahead, Jared Freid brings the J Train inbound". Vanyaland. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "How low will they go? TODAY fans play Snapchat's bidding game". The Today Show . NBC. July 10, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. 1 2 3 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.
  11. 1 2 3 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.
  12. ↑ 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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