Jared Freid

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| birth_place = Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.

| alma_mater = Pennsylvania State University (BEc)

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| website = [https://jaredfreid.com/ jaredfreid.com]

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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 stand-up comedy 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, Failosophy, NFL Top 10, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 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 Netflix comedy special, Jared Freid: 37 & Single.

Early life and education

Freid grew up in Needham, Massachusetts, a suburban town near Boston. He is Jewish and attended Hebrew school and Jewish summer camps in his youth.{{cite web |url= https://chitribe.org/2018/10/05/jaredfreid/|title= Jewish Visiting Person of the Week – Jared Freid|last= Schwab|first= Rebecca|date= October 5, 2018|website= Chi Tribe|access-date= August 20, 2023}} 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 synagogue.

Freid attended Needham High School.{{cite web |url= https://thementors.co/podcast/becoming-a-top-100-comedy-podcaster-with-jared-freid/|title= Becoming A Top 100 Comedy Podcaster With Jared Freid|last1= Revzin|first1= Sergei|last2= Revzin|first2= Vadim| date= November 7, 2018|website= The Mentors|access-date= August 20, 2023|quote=}} He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2007 with a degree in economics.{{cite web |url= https://303magazine.com/2022/04/jared-freid/|title= Jared Freid Talks Comedy, Denver Dating Ahead Of His Comedy Works Run This Week|last= Donaldson|first= Lexy|date= April 18, 2022|website= 303 Magazine |access-date= August 20, 2023}}{{cite web |url= https://onwardstate.com/2018/10/02/penn-state-alum-jared-freid-brings-how-low-will-you-go-to-state-college/|title= Alum Brings Weird Snapchat Game Show To Penn State Tailgates|last= Richards|first= Ali|date= October 2, 2018|website= Onward State |publisher= Pennsylvania State University| access-date= August 20, 2023}}

Career

Freid moved to New York City and has performed comedy at The Stand NYC and Comix at Mohegan Sun.{{cite web |url= https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/jared-freid|title= Jared Freid, You Know From MTV|website= The Stand NYC|access-date= August 20, 2023}}{{cite web |url= https://www.middletownpress.com/entertainment/article/Jared-Freid-gets-Thanksgiving-weekend-duty-at-12372134.php|title= Jared Freid gets Thanksgiving weekend duty at Comix|last= Boros|first= Phyllis A.S.|date= November 20, 2017|website= The Middletown Press|publisher= Hearst Communications|access-date= August 20, 2023}} A stand-up comedian, he has performed comedy shows throughout the United States.{{cite web |url= https://vanyaland.com/2019/02/27/charging-full-steam-ahead-jared-freid-brings-the-j-train-inbound/|title= Charging full steam ahead, Jared Freid brings the J Train inbound|last= Greenough|first= Jason |date= February 27, 2019|website= Vanyaland|access-date= August 20, 2023}}

In 2017, Freid performed in the New Faces Showcase at the 35th Annual Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal.

Freid was the host of the 2018 NBC and Snapchat game show How Low Will You Go: Snapchat.{{cite web |url= https://www.today.com/video/how-low-will-they-go-today-fans-play-snapchat-s-bidding-game-63590469618|title= How low will they go? TODAY fans play Snapchat's bidding game |date= July 10, 2019|website= The Today Show|publisher= NBC|access-date= August 20, 2023}} He was also on MTV2's show Vidiots.{{cite web |url= https://www.pacificsandiego.com/local-entertainment/arts-culture/story/2020-01-25/san-diego-comedy-calendar-february-2020|title= February comedy stand-up roundup: from Ryan O'Flanagan to Rob Schneider|last= Benninger|first= Michael|date= January 25, 2020|website= The San Diego Union-Tribune|publisher= Jeff Light|access-date= August 20, 2023}} He has also been featured on TruTV's NFL Full Contact, MTV's Failosophy, NBC's The Today Show, the NFL Network's NFL Top 10, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 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 iTunes 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.{{cite web |url= https://www.theringer.com/2023/8/17/23834894/the-bachelorette-charity-lawson-golden-bachelor-preview-jared-freid|title= Jared Freid on Charity's Season and Planning Gerry's 'Golden Bachelor' Dream Dates|last= Litman|first= Juliet|date= August 17, 2023|website= The Ringer|publisher= Spotify|access-date= August 20, 2023}}

Freid has written columns for Total Frat Move, BroBible, Betches, LuvThis, and HeTexted.

On August 15, 2023, Freid released his stand-up comedy Netflix special Jared Freid: 37 & Single.{{cite web |url= https://decider.com/2023/08/15/jared-freid-37-single-netflix-review-stream-it-or-skip-it/|title= Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jared Freid: 37 & Single' On Netflix, The Comedian Betches Turn To For Dating Advice|last= McCarthy|first= Sean L.|date= August 15, 2023 |website= Decider|publisher= News Corp|access-date= August 20, 2023}}{{cite web |url= https://readysteadycut.com/2023/08/16/jared-freid-37-single-review/#google_vignette|title= Jared Freid: 37 & Single Review – The plane has landed, please don't clap|last= Valero|first= Ricky|date= August 16, 2023|website= Ready Steady Cut|access-date= August 20, 2023}} The special was filmed at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City.