Nick Mullen
- Stand-up
- podcast
- television
- Black comedy
- shock humor
- blue humor
- surreal humor
- anti-humor
- political satire
- irony
- dirtbag left
- Internet culture
- American politics
- Mid-Atlantic culture
- pop culture
- everyday life
- Cum Town
- The Adam Friedland Show
Nicholas James Mullen (born December 13, 1988)[2] is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, producer, actor and comedy writer.[3] Active since 2005, he is best known as the creator and co-host of the comedy podcast Cum Town (2016–2022) and its successor The Adam Friedland Show (2022–present). He released his first comedy special, The Year of the Dragon, in December 2023.[4] His comedy often focuses on internet culture and is ironic, observational and self-deprecating.
Career
Originally from Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, he began performing in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area as a teenager, often at Wiseacres Comedy Club in Virginia.[5][6][7] During his early twenties, he was based out of Austin, Texas (and briefly Los Angeles).[8][9][10][11]
A nationally touring stand-up, he was an opener for acts including Dana Gould, Jim Norton, Patrice O'Neal, and Hannibal Buress.[8] In 2010, he was named "Best of Fest" at the Laugh Detroit festival.[8] In 2012, he performed at SXSW as part of the Made in Austin and Weekend Spotlight comedy showcases.[10][12] That same year, he was named one of the New Faces Unrepped by Montreal's Just for Laughs festival.[9][13] Other festivals include the 2014 Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.[14]
From 2013 to 2015, he wrote a blog under the heteronym Nicole Mullen on Thought Catalog. He also had a prank call podcast called Help Me, I'm Old.[15]
In the mid-2010s, Mullen moved to New York City.[15] Prior to Cum Town, he had multiple TV and radio appearances.[16][17] During the late 2010s, he was a recurring guest on the Real Ass Podcast, Race Wars (hosted by Kurt Metzger and Sherrod Small), and Legion of Skanks.[18] His writing credits include Comedy Knockout on TruTV (premiered 2016), Make Me Understand with Jim Norton (2016 IFC television pilot), and 2017's Problematic with Moshe Kasher (Comedy Central).[16] Additionally, he made appearances on Fox News' Red Eye as a guest panelist.
From 2016 until its end in 2022, Mullen was a co-host of the comedy podcast Cum Town. On June 29, 2022, Mullen and Adam Friedland released the first episode of The Adam Friedland Show, a successor to Cum Town, after co-host Stavros Halkias left the show.[19] The show is hosted by Friedland and produced and co-hosted by Mullen.
His stand-up special Nick Mullen: The Year of the Dragon was released on December 3, 2023, reaching one million views after its first week of release.[20]
Personal life
Mullen lives in Brooklyn, New York. He previously lived in Manhattan's Chinatown; some of his comedic anecdotes draw from his experience living there in a windowless tenement.[21] Mullen voted for Howie Hawkins in the 2020 United States presidential election.[22]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Jungleland | Clay Carlson |
Specials
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | The Year of the Dragon | Self |
References
- ^ Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank (April 26, 2015). #216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) (podcast). Apple Podcasts. Event occurs at around 1:30:00. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
It'll be ten years in October [2015] that I'll be doing comedy
- ^ Adam Friedland [@AdamFriedland] (December 13, 2019). "Happy birthday to my dear friend @nickmullen who brings so much joy to so many people" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nick Mullen | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Nick Mullen: The Year of the Dragon - FULL SPECIAL". Youtube. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "SXSW 2012 Schedule". SXSW. 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Straight Outta D.C." do512. February 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
...a ridiculous reunion of D.C.'s finest comedy exports: ...and Nick Mullen!
- ^ Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank (April 26, 2015). #216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) (podcast). Apple Podcasts. 1:25:00–1:28:15 minutes in. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Nick Mullen". Speakerpedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "First look: Montreal's 2012 New Faces, Characters and Unrepped | The Comic's Comic". July 30, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nick Mullen". SXSW Schedule 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Brenner, Wayne Alan (May 20, 2011). "Funniest Person in Austin Contest 2011". Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Your Definitive Guide To The SXSW 2012 Comedy Lineup". The Laugh Button. March 8, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Fox, Jesse David (July 23, 2012). "Just For Laughs Chooses its New Faces". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Back on the Bentzen Ball". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Merriman, John (March 28, 2016). "Nick Mullen Has a TV Credit". Moontower Comedy News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nick Mullen". www.timessquarenyc.org. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Czajkowski, Elise (November 10, 2015). "New York's Funniest Stand-Up Finalists Gear Up for a Serious Smackdown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nick Mullen". Podchaser. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Stavros Halkias Explains His Reasoning for Leaving the 'Cum Town' Podcast". Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Nick Mullen: The Year of the Dragon - FULL SPECIAL, retrieved December 3, 2023
- ^ Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank (April 26, 2015). #216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) (podcast). Apple Podcasts. 25:30–45:00, 58:00–60:00 minutes in. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "The Adam Friedland Show Podast – Episode 7". The Adam Friedland Show. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
External links
- Nick Mullen at IMDb