BA #105: Amir Blumenfeld

November 15, 2015

 

On the one-hundred and fifth Box Angeles comedian Amir Blumenfeld (Jake and Amir, Pranked) stops by Studio 309. He discusses growing up in Los Angeles, being a shy kid at a private Jewish high school, his many attempts in college to go viral, his work at CollegeHumor, and more!

 

 

the BA #105 breakdown
– Box rants telephone poles.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Born in Israel, raised in Los Angeles and being the shy, youngest child.
– Doing comics and working on the yearbook while attending Milken private Jewish high school.
– Attending UC Berkeley, landing a freelance gig with CollegeHumor and trying to go viral.
– Moving to NYC to work full-time and writing a book.
– Starting Jake and Amir and moving back to Los Angeles.
– The future and the podcast network.

For more Amir, catch him in ‘A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas‘ and follow him on Twitter @jakeandamir.

 

STUDIO BEER – Golden Road, Point the Way IPA