Streeter Seidell
{{Short description|American comedian, writer, actor, and TV host}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox comedian
| name= Streeter Seidell
| image=File:Streeter Seidell 2012.jpg
| caption=Seidell in 2012
| birth_name=Streeter John Seidell
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1982|12|2}}
| birth_place=New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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| genres=
| subject= Body image, Pop Culture, Nerd culture
| active= 2004–present
| notable_work=Saturday Night Live, The CollegeHumor Show
| spouse=
| website= StreeterSeidell.com
| academyawards=
}}
Streeter John Seidell (born December 2, 1982) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and TV host. Seidell was part of the cast of CollegeHumor
In 2014, Seidell joined the writing staff of the NBC variety show Saturday Night Live. In 2022, he was promoted to head writer.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/snl-adds-3-new-writers-for-season-47.html|title=SNL Adds 3 New Writers for Season 47|work=Vulture|first=Megh|last=Wright|accessdate=February 27, 2022|date=February 27, 2022}}
Education and background
Raised in Madison, Connecticut, Seidell attended Daniel Hand High School between 1997 and 2001. After high school Seidell moved to New York and graduated from Fordham University in 2005 with a B.A. in communications.{{cite web|url=http://nojoeschmo.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/the-collegehumor-com-editor/|title=The CollegeHumor.com Editor|work=No Joe Schmo|accessdate=October 6, 2014}} He is married to Vanessa Bone{{cite news |title=How UConn Got Into Saturday Night Live Sketch |url=https://www.courant.com/2017/02/07/how-uconn-got-into-saturday-night-live-sketch/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Hartford Courant |date=8 February 2017}} and has a sister named Heidi.{{cite web|url=http://www.streeterseidell.com/post/1000092305/my-life-goals-at-12-years-old-be-wolverine-be-a|title=My life goals at 12 years old… Be Wolverine Be a...|work=Streeter Seidell|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}
Career
=CollegeHumor.com=
Seidell was hired to work for CollegeHumor.com in 2004 as one of the original line-up of staff for the site. He was in charge of editing the site's front page. He also wrote for the Hardly Working series. Seidell's characters are now under the name Streeter Theeter.{{cite web|url=http://www.poptower.com/streeter-seidell.htm|title=Streeter Seidell|publisher=Poptower.com|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}
==''The CollegeHumor Show''==
The Hardly Working series was adapted into a TV sitcom format by MTV. It portrays the usual Hardly Working style of comedy, in which the staff acts out fictionalized versions of themselves in their usual office in New York. The show premiered on February 9, 2009. The show was not picked up for a second season.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}
=''Saturday Night Live''=
Seidell was hired as a writer by Saturday Night Live in 2014 and promoted to supervising writer in 2017, and then head writer in early 2022.{{cite episode|title=Miles Teller/Kendrick Lamar|series=Saturday Night Live|season=48|number=1|network=NBC|date=October 1, 2022|time=Closing credits}} His writing partner on SNL is Mikey Day. Sketches of note include the "Close Encounter" series with Kate McKinnon,
the "Poolboy" series with Pete Davidson, "Haunted Elevator (ft. David S. Pumpkins)" with Tom Hanks, "Beavis and Butt-Head" with Ryan Gosling, and the "Washington's Dream" series with Nate Bargatze.{{cite news |author= |title=Streeter Seidell's Top 5 SNL Sketches |url=https://news.fordham.edu/fordham-magazine/streeter-seidells-top-5-snl-sketches/ |work=Fordham News |location=NYC |date=June 28, 2018 |access-date=August 25, 2021}}{{cite magazine |last=Canfield |first=David |date=June 25, 2021 |title=The Life and Death of Pete Davidson's Chad |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/06/awards-insider-pete-davidson-chad-snl-character |magazine=Vanity Fair |location=NYC |access-date=August 27, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Frank |first=Allegra |date=April 15, 2024 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Is One of the Best 'SNL' Sketches…Ever |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/snl-ryan-goslings-beavis-and-butt-head-is-one-of-best-sketches-ever |work=The Daily Beast |location=NYC |access-date=May 6, 2024}}Fox, Jesse David (Dec. 26, 2024). "[https://www.vulture.com/article/nate-bargatze-snl-george-washington-sketch.html Nate Bargatze Fought Hard for the ‘Washington’s Dream’ Sketch]" Vulture. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
=Disney=
Seidell and Day have two projects in development for Disney with one already released. A sixth film in the Home Alone franchise titled Home Sweet Home Alone was released exclusively on Disney+ on November 12, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/home-sweet-home-alone-release-date-disney-plus-1234813476/|title='Home Alone' Revival Gets Fall Release Date On Disney+|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=August 12, 2021}} A live-action Inspector Gadget film is in pre-production,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/new-inspector-gadget-live-action-movie-works-1245509|title=New 'Inspector Gadget' Live-Action Movie in the Works From Disney (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 4, 2019}} as well as a SpaceCamp remake produced by Walt Disney Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/space-camp-remake-disney-plus-snl-writers/|title='SNL' Writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell to Write 'Space Camp' Remake for Disney+|website=Collider|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|date=January 10, 2020}}
=Other appearances and projects=
In the short film The Old Man and the Seymour, Seidell plays Seymour Plunkett, an orphan who gets adopted by his hormonal deficient uncle (Amir Blumenfeld) after his dad dies. Seidell is featured on the History Channel show I Love the 1880s, where he, along with many other comedians, provides humorous commentary to historical facts and trivia.
Seidell wrote White Whine: A Study of First World Problems. Published on October 1, 2013, the book consists of chapters detailing various luxuries, and why the people who complain about them in a certain way are considered White Whiners, each ending with a few social networking posts by said Whiners.
Seidell launched his podcast, The Talk of Shame Show on May 15, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.talkofshameshow.com/page/3|title=The Talk Of Shame|publisher=Talkofshameshow.com|accessdate=October 6, 2014}} The podcast has a guest every week to discuss shameful stories of their past, and also includes a fan submitted story. The show has had several other CollegeHumor writers on it, such as Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld, and Dan Gurewitch.{{cite web|url=http://www.talkofshameshow.com/page/2|title=The Talk Of Shame|publisher=Talkofshameshow.com|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}
Seidell has also written for the New York Times, Mental Floss, Metro NY and Men's Fitness. He also co-wrote the book, The CollegeHumor Guide to College: Selling Kidneys for Beer Money, Sleeping with Your Professors, Majoring in Communications, and Other Really Good Ideas, along with the other CollegeHumor writers and editors. Seidell was also a writer for the ABC sitcom Trophy Wife.
=Awards=
Seidell was listed as the fifth entry in Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch in 2021 list.{{cite news |last1=Various |first1=Various |title=From Genres to Musicals Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch in 2021 Are Going Places |url=https://variety.com/lists/varietys-10-screenwriters-to-watch-for-2021-writers-film-hollywood/ |access-date=26 September 2023 |work=Variety Magazine |publisher=Variety |date=7 Oct 2021}}
According to IMDb, he has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards, all in the "Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series" category.{{cite web |title=Streeter Seidell - Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3289293/awards/ |website=IMDb |access-date=26 September 2023}} He has also won Writers Guild of America awards in 2017 and 2018.{{cite web |title=Streeter Seidell - Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3289293/awards/ |website=IMDb |access-date=26 September 2023}}
References
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External links
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- [http://StreeterSeidell.com Streeter's personal website ]
- {{IMDb name|id= 3289293|name=Streeter Seidell}}
- [http://www.collegehumor.com/user/65465 Streeter Seidell on CollegeHumor.com]
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Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:Fordham University alumni
Category:Writers from New Haven, Connecticut
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners