Jacob Penn Cooper Hurwitz (born August 5, 1985) is an American
comedian, writer, actor, and member of the comedy duo Jake and Amir.
He was hired by the comedy website CollegeHumor after becoming an
intern there in 2006, and has written and appeared in original videos
for the website, as well as contributing articles which have been
published both online and in print. He also starred in The
CollegeHumor Show, an MTV sitcom that ran for one season in 2009.
Outside of CollegeHumor, Hurwitz has hosted Myspace's BFF series.He is
best known as the comedy partner of Amir Blumenfeld: the two appear as
humorous and exaggerated versions of themselves in the web series Jake
and Amir, with Hurwitz generally assuming the role of the straight
man. Originally made as a hobby by the pair, the series was later
produced by CollegeHumor. Beginning in April 2016, they announced the
streaming of their new video series, Lonely and Horny, exclusively on
Vimeo. The pair have also hosted numerous live shows, and started the
advice podcast If I Were You in 2013. On August 1, 2015, Hurwitz and
Blumenfeld launched the comedy podcast network HeadGum alongside Marty
Michael.In 2005, Hurwitz began to write a column for the comedy
website CollegeHumor while attending school. When he transferred to
Hunter College, he became an intern at the companyâ€"he summarized his
duties saying "I put together desks and microwaved". He later got a
full-time position at CollegeHumor, where he wrote and acted in
original videos. Having originally wanting to be a sitcom writer, he
"spent a year or two feeling really uncomfortable on camera", but now
says he "love[s] it".
comedian, writer, actor, and member of the comedy duo Jake and Amir.
He was hired by the comedy website CollegeHumor after becoming an
intern there in 2006, and has written and appeared in original videos
for the website, as well as contributing articles which have been
published both online and in print. He also starred in The
CollegeHumor Show, an MTV sitcom that ran for one season in 2009.
Outside of CollegeHumor, Hurwitz has hosted Myspace's BFF series.He is
best known as the comedy partner of Amir Blumenfeld: the two appear as
humorous and exaggerated versions of themselves in the web series Jake
and Amir, with Hurwitz generally assuming the role of the straight
man. Originally made as a hobby by the pair, the series was later
produced by CollegeHumor. Beginning in April 2016, they announced the
streaming of their new video series, Lonely and Horny, exclusively on
Vimeo. The pair have also hosted numerous live shows, and started the
advice podcast If I Were You in 2013. On August 1, 2015, Hurwitz and
Blumenfeld launched the comedy podcast network HeadGum alongside Marty
Michael.In 2005, Hurwitz began to write a column for the comedy
website CollegeHumor while attending school. When he transferred to
Hunter College, he became an intern at the companyâ€"he summarized his
duties saying "I put together desks and microwaved". He later got a
full-time position at CollegeHumor, where he wrote and acted in
original videos. Having originally wanting to be a sitcom writer, he
"spent a year or two feeling really uncomfortable on camera", but now
says he "love[s] it".
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