Nick Mullen

Nicholas James Mullen (born December 13, 1988)[2] is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, producer, 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). His comedy is ironic, observational and self-deprecating, and often focuses on internet culture.

Not to be confused with Nick Mullens.

Nick Mullen
Mullen performing on stage.
Mullen in 2014
Birth nameNicholas James Mullen
Born (1988-12-13) December 13, 1988
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • podcast
  • television
Years active2005–present[1]
Genres
Subject(s)
Notable works and rolesCum Town, The Adam Friedland Show
Websitemull.dog

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.[4][5][6] Many of his comedic anecdotes draw from a string of service industry jobs he held at this time. During his early twenties, he was based out of Austin, Texas (and briefly Los Angeles).[7][8][9][10]

A nationally touring stand-up, he was an opener for acts including Dana Gould, Jim Norton, Patrice O'Neal, and Hannibal Buress.[7] In 2010, he was named "Best of Fest" at the Laugh Detroit festival.[7] In 2012, he performed at SXSW as part of the Made in Austin and Weekend Spotlight comedy showcases.[9][11] That same year, he was named one of the New Faces Unrepped by Montreal's Just for Laughs festival.[8][12] Other festivals include the 2014 Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.[13]

From 2013 to 2015, he wrote a popular ironic parody blog under the heteronym Nicole Mullen on Thought Catalog.[14] The blog featured satirical articles with titles like "Read This If Your Child Was Eaten By A Pelican", "Wape Jokes Awen’t Funny, And Neither Is My Speech Impediment", and "Can We Stop Pretending Like Abortions Don’t Feel Good?", which was read by Alex Jones on his show InfoWars under the assumption that it was a genuine article.[15][16] He also had a prank call podcast called Help Me, I'm Old.[17]

In the mid-2010s, Mullen moved to New York City.[17] Prior to Cum Town, he had multiple TV and radio appearances.[18][19] 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.[20] 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).[18] 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 popular 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.[21] The show is hosted by Friedland and produced and co-hosted by Mullen. Guests on The Adam Friedland Show have included Mac DeMarco, Matty Healy, Andrew Rea, Ernie Hudson, Simon Rex, Norman Finkelstein, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chris Cuomo, Jadakiss and Chet Hanks.

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. [22] Mullen voted for Howie Hawkins in the 2020 United States presidential election.[23]

References
  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. "Nick Mullen | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  4. "SXSW 2012 Schedule". SXSW. 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  5. "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!
  6. 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.
  7. "Nick Mullen". Speakerpedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.
  8. "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.
  9. "Nick Mullen". SXSW Schedule 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. 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.
  13. "Back on the Bentzen Ball". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  14. "Nicole Mullen". Thought Catalog. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  15. "Nicole Mullen". Thought Catalog. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  16. alex jones reads nicole mullen's words on abortion, archived from the original on February 16, 2023, retrieved February 16, 2023
  17. 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.
  18. "Nick Mullen". www.timessquarenyc.org. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  19. 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.
  20. "Nick Mullen". Podchaser. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  21. "Stavros Halkias Explains His Reasoning for Leaving the 'Cum Town' Podcast". Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  22. 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.
  23. "The Adam Friedland Show Podast – Episode 7". The Adam Friedland Show. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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