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 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]

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