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

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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'', ''

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'', '' NFL Top 10'', and ''

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''. 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

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comedy special, ''Jared Freid: 37 & Single''.

Early life and education

Freid grew up in

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, a suburban town near

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. He is

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and attended Hebrew school and Jewish summer camps in his youth. Freid's father, originally from Newton, is from a relatively non-observant Jewish family. His mother is from a religious Jewish family that keeps Kosher. Freid's maternal grandfather was the president of his

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. Freid attended Needham High School. He graduated from

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in 2007 with a degree in economics.

Career

Freid moved to

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and has performed comedy at The Stand NYC and Comix at Mohegan Sun. A stand-up comedian, he has performed comedy shows throughout the United States. In 2017, Freid performed in the New Faces Showcase at the 35th Annual Just for Laughs Festival in

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. Freid was the host of the 2018 NBC and Snapchat game show '' How Low Will You Go: Snapchat''. He was also on MTV2's show ''Vidiots''. He has also been featured on TruTV's '' NFL Full Contact'', MTV's ''

'', NBC's '' The Today Show'', the NFL Network's '' NFL Top 10'', ''

'', and AXS TV's '' Gotham Comedy Live''. Freid hosts a podcast, JTrain Podcast, and tours live podcast episodes around the United States. His podcast has over 450,000 monthly subscribers and has been listed in the

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Top 100. Freid also co-hosts a modern dating podcast called ''U Up?'' with Jordana Abraham of '' Betches'' and was featured on the podcast ''Bachelor Party''. Freid has written columns for '' Total Frat Move'', '' BroBible'', ''Betches'', '' LuvThis'', and '' HeTexted''. On August 15, 2023, Freid released his stand-up comedy

special ''Jared Freid: 37 & Single''. The special was filmed at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City.

References

External links

Jared Freid IMDB
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