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Jake And Amir (web Series)
''Jake and Amir'' is a web series set in CollegeHumor's office in New York City and later Los Angeles where Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld play humorous versions of themselves: Jake is usually depicted as a sensible "straight man" and Amir as his annoying, obsessive, and odd co-worker. Running for over eight years, ''Jake and Amir'' was CollegeHumor's longest-running series and has amassed approximately one billion views as of April 2017. The series served as the debut of the titular comedy duo Jake and Amir, who would go on collaborate on other comedy projects. Concept Some episodes have a common theme or MacGuffin that the episode revolves around, for instance buying a guitar or discussing the 2008 financial crisis. The series generally takes place at Jake and Amir's desks, but some episodes are filmed in other parts of the office or different locations entirely. Dan Frommer of Business Insider explains how "a trip to Florida became a four-part miniseries...broken-arm cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Act
A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act, often highlighting differences in their characters' personalities. Pairings are typically long-term, in some cases for the artists' entire careers. Double acts perform on the stage, television and film. The format is particularly popular in the UK where successful acts have included Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (Cook's deadpan delivery contrasted with Moore's buffoonery), Flanagan and Allen, Morecambe and Wise, ''The Two Ronnies'', and French and Saunders. The tradition is also present in the US with acts like Wheeler and Woolsey, Abbott and Costello, Gallagher and Shean, Burns and Allen, and Lyons and Yosco. The British-American comedy double act Laurel and Hardy has been described as the most popular in the world. Format Humor is often derived from the uneven relationship between two par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Financial Crisis
The 2008 financial crisis, also known as the global financial crisis (GFC), was a major worldwide financial crisis centered in the United States. The causes of the 2008 crisis included excessive speculation on housing values by both homeowners and financial institutions that led to the 2000s United States housing bubble, exacerbated by predatory lending for subprime mortgages and deficiencies in regulation. Cash out refinancings had fueled an increase in consumption that could no longer be sustained when home prices declined. The first phase of the crisis was the subprime mortgage crisis, which began in early 2007, as mortgage-backed securities (MBS) tied to U.S. real estate, and a vast web of Derivative (finance), derivatives linked to those MBS, collapsed in value. A liquidity crisis spread to global institutions by mid-2007 and climaxed with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, which triggered a stock market crash and bank runs in several countries. The crisis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Helms
Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor, musician and comedian. From 2002 to 2006, he was a correspondent on Comedy Central's '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''. He played paper salesman Andy Bernard in the NBC sitcom '' The Office'' (2006–2013), and starred as Stuart "Stu" Price in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. He later starred in the comedy series '' Rutherford Falls'' (2021–2022), which he co-wrote. Helms has also starred in dramatic films and comedic films such as '' Cedar Rapids'', '' Jeff Who Lives at Home'' (both 2011), '' We're the Millers'' (2013), '' Vacation'' (2015), '' Chappaquiddick'' (2017), '' A Futile and Stupid Gesture'', '' Tag'' (both 2018) and '' Together Together'' (2021). He provided his voice to the animated films '' Everyone's Hero'' (2006), '' Monsters vs. Aliens'' (2009), '' The Lorax'' (2012), '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' (2017) and '' Ron's Gone Wrong'' (2021). He has received six Screen Actors Guild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ; Urdu: کمیل علی نانجیانی; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series ''Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy film '' The Big Sick'' (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife, Emily V. Gordon, they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2018, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in '' The Twilight Zone'' executive produced by Jordan Peele in 2019. Nanjiani has also voiced Prismo on the animated series '' Adventure Time'' and starred in the TNT series '' Franklin & Bash'' and the Adult Swim series '' Newsreaders''. He also co-hosted the Comedy Central show '' The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail'', as well as playing vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gregory Brothers
The Gregory Brothers are an American musical quartet, specializing in comedy music and auto-tuning recorded speech through their YouTube channel Schmoyoho (). After the success of their songs "Chrissy Wake Up" and " It's Corn" in the summer of 2022, NPR reported that they "are responsible for some of the biggest viral songs of the past decade." Their musical viral video the "Winning" song, part of their '' Songify the News'' series (formerly known as ''Auto-Tune the News''), won a 2012 Comedy Award, and their " Bed Intruder Song" received over 141 million YouTube views and entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Their releases, "Who's It Gonna Be?" with Weird Al Yankovic and "The Last Fight" with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, parodied the two US presidential debates of 2020. Additionally, they released a video titled "They're Eating the Dogs," also featuring Gordon-Levitt, as a parody of the US presidential debate of 2024. The three Gregory brothers – drummer/keyboardist Michael, gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeru Kobayashi
is a retired Japanese competitive eating, competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Competition and records Born in Nagano (city), Nagano, Japan, he won the 2000 Japanese variety show ''TV Champion'' Gluttony Championship by eating 16 bowls of ramen in 1 hour in the final. Also competing in the popular TV show ''Food Battle Club'', he went on to win the final round of several stages, besting his mentor and previous champion. This resulted in a frenzy of fame for him in Japan and Asia before he appeared in the United States. Kobayashi set his first world record in western culture in his rookie appearance on July 4, 2001, when he ate 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest, almost doubling the previous record of . The record was so unexpected that the organizers ran out of sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Williams (actress)
Allison Howell Williams (born April 13, 1988) is an American actress. She first received attention on YouTube and as a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water. She then played Marnie Michaels in the HBO comedy-drama series '' Girls'' (2012–2017), receiving a Critics' Choice Award nomination. Her continued television roles include the Netflix black comedy ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (2018–2019) and the Showtime miniseries ''Fellow Travelers'' (2023). Williams' film breakthrough came with Jordan Peele's psychological horror ''Get Out'' (2017), earning nominations at the MTV Movie Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. She then starred in and produced the comedy horror films '' M3GAN'' (2022) and ''M3GAN 2.0'' (2025). For her work in the horror genre, Williams has been deemed a scream queen. Early life Allison Howell Williams was born on April 13, 1988, in Hartford, Connecticut, and raised in New Canaan, Connecticut. She is the daughter of former '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Schwartz
Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'', his starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series '' House of Lies'', and his voice roles as Randy Cunningham in '' Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'', Dewey Duck in ''DuckTales'', Leonardo in ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous film series and its spin-off miniseries '' Knuckles''. He also appeared many times in the CollegeHumor web series '' Jake and Amir''. His film career also includes roles in '' Peep World''; '' Everybody's Fine''; ''The Other Guys''; '' Transformers: Age of Extinction''; '' The Walk''; '' This Is Where I Leave You''; '' Standing Up, Falling Down''; and '' Flora & Ulysses''. On television, he has starred in the Netflix comedy series ''Space Force'' (2020–2022) and the Apple TV+ murder mystery come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frenemy
''Frenemy'' is a portmanteau of the words ''friend'' and ''enemy'' that refers to "a person with whom one is friendly, despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry" or "a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy". The term is used to describe personal, geopolitical and commercial relationships both among individuals and groups or institutions. According to communication scholars, Carol Mills and Paul Mongeau, in interpersonal relationships, frenemyships are often maintained because the "relational benefits (e.g., saving face, maintaining social networks, and sustaining potential instrumental connections) outweigh negative ramifications of dealing with the relationship or terminating it." In these relationships, parties engage in civil interaction in public, but fundamentally distrust or dislike one another. History "Frenemy" appeared in print as early as 1953 in an article titled "Howz about calling the Russians our Frienemies?" by the American gossip col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Middleditch
Thomas Steven Middleditch (born March 10, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Richard Hendricks in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019), earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He has voiced Penn Zero in the Disney XD animated series '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero'' (2014–2017), Harold Hutchins in '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' (2017), Sam Coleman in '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019), and Terry Opposites in the Hulu adult animated sci-fi series '' Solar Opposites''. Middleditch made his Broadway debut in 2024 as Eli in '' Eureka Day''. He also appeared in ads for Verizon Wireless. Early life Middleditch was born on March 10, 1982, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. His parents are British. He was cast in a play in eighth grade which he said "changed everything" for him. He discovered improv in grade school from performing with Theatresports. His first job was acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Fox
Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was the owner of the eSports franchise Echo Fox until his departure from the franchise in October 2019. His acting credits include roles in '' Oz'', '' He Got Game'', '' One Tree Hill'', ''Ugly Betty'', '' The Game'', ''The Big Bang Theory'', '' Meet the Browns'', '' Melrose Place'', '' Mr. Box Office'', '' Sin City Saints'', '' Krystal'', '' Sharknado'', '' Greenleaf'', '' Morning Show Mysteries,'' '' All Rise'' and '' Holes''. Early life Ulrich Alexander Fox was born on July 24, 1969, in Toronto, Canada, the son of Dianne Gerace, who was an Olympic high jumper and women's pentathlete, and Ulrich Fox. His father is Bahamian and his mother is Canadian of Italian and Scottish descent. Fox's family moved to his father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
