Seth Herzog

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Seth Herzog
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Seth Herzog
PseudonymThe Zog
Birth nameSeth G. Herzog
Born (1970-11-04) November 4, 1970 (age 54)
Englewood, New Jersey U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Years active2001-present
Genres Stand-up, sketch
SpouseHitha Prabhakar Herzog
Website sethherzog.biz

Seth G. Herzog (aka The Zog [1] [2] ) is an American comedian. [3] Herzog is active in New York City performing comedy and is a warm-up comedian for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He was the subject of the short film Zog's Place. [1] He has also had small roles in such films as Safe Men , The Ten and The Baxter . Herzog has acted in numerous commercials, and on such T.V. shows as Late Night with Conan O'Brien , [2] Chappelle's Show , and VH1's Best Week Ever.

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Early life and education

Herzog was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and lived in nearby Tenafly until the age of four. [4] He grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. [5]

In 1988, Herzog graduated from Princeton High School in New Jersey.[ citation needed ] In 1992, he graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee with a degree in history and theater.

Career

In the New York comedy scene, Herzog has performed in such venues as Chetty Red's, Rififi, and the Red Room. [2] Since 2004, Herzog has hosted a weekly comedy show every Tuesday night called "Sweet" that began a long-time residency at the Lower East Side bar, The Slipper Room, then moving to other downtown venues. [6] [7] A regular feature of the show is a called "What's On My Mom's Mind," [8] during which he interviews his mother, Kera Greene. [9]

From 2004 to 2013, Herzog appeared on the VH-1 show Best Week Ever .

In 2005, Herzog introduced movies on IFC.

In 2008, Herzog contributed his voice to the animated comedy webseries Amazing the Lion hosted by the Independent Comedy Network. [10]

Herzog is perhaps best known for his "Wonder Woman" routine, during which he wears a Wonder Woman costume and does a dance while lip-synching to the Wonder Woman theme song. [11]

In April 2008, Herzog toured Iraq performing for the U.S. troops. [12]

In 2013 and 2014, Herzog co-hosted Duck Quacks Don't Echo on the National Geographic channel with Michael Ian Black and Tom Papa. [13]

Later in 2014, he was the overdub and localized version host of Science of Stupid . [14]

Since 2009, Herzog has been the warm-up comic for and a cast member on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon having previously done the same for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He has appeared in sketches on both shows.

Personal life

In 2014, Herzog married journalist and writer Hitha Herzog (née Prabhakar). [15]

Honors and awards

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Aronsky, Rory L. (2 November 2003). "Zog's Place". Film Threat.
  2. 1 2 3 Zimmer, Elizabeth (29 April 2003). "Zog's Bog". The Village Voice.
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Alex (22 December 2009). "Chosen Comedy: Seth Herzog". Heeb.
  4. ↑ About the Pod, The Sweetest Pod. Accessed November 19, 2023. "Seth was born in New Jersey (Englewood) and lived in Tenafly until he was 4 (save for a year in Holland, where his family tour windmills, sampled cheeses & started to speak Dutch). He and his family then moved to Princeton, where he was brought up & remained until he went off to college (and where his father and sister currently still live)."
  5. ↑ Murphy, Danielle (8 June 2018). "Meet the Wonder "Woman" of Comedy, Seth Herzog". What Should We Do.
  6. ↑ Angelo, Megan (7 September 2011). "Seth Herzog's Comedy Show, 'Sweet,' in the East Village". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ Perler, Elie Z. (28 January 2019). "Born on the Lower East Side, Seth Herzog's 'Sweet' Comedy Show Moves Out". Bowery Boogie. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Glazer, Eliot (27 August 2007). "Inside With: Seth Herzog". The Apiary.
  9. ↑ Lowenstein, Kate (27 March 2008). "Features: Parents Keep it in the family". Time Out New York. No. 652, Mar 27–Apr 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
  10. ↑ "Amazing the Lion Episodes 1-5 Credits". 2008.
  11. 1 2 Abrams, Brian (2007). "Heeb Magazine's Heeb 100: Seth Herzog". Heeb Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007.
  12. ↑ Herzog, Seth (18 April 2008). "Hurry Up, and Kuwait!". HuffPost.
  13. ↑ "Duck Quacks Don't Echo". National Geographic. 2014. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013.
  14. ↑ Miller, Gerri (10 June 2014). "Decoding the 'Science of Stupid'". Mother Nature Network.
  15. ↑ Herzog, Hitha (21 October 2015). "Hindu by Birth. Hind-Jew by Marriage". The Mash-Up Americans.
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