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*Cum Town*
Cum Town
Presentation
Hosted by	Nick Mullen; Stavros Halkias; Adam Friedland;
Genre	Black comedy; blue humor; surreal humor; anti-humor; political satire;
Language	English
Updates	Twice weekly
Length	60–90 minutes
Production
Production	Nick Mullen
No. of episodes	Regular: 317 ; Premium: 278
Publication
Original release	May 11, 2016 –; June 23, 2022
Related
Related shows	The Adam Friedland Show

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Cum Town was a comedy podcast that was hosted by New York City-based comedians Nick Mullen, Stavros Halkias, and Adam Friedland, and produced between 2016 and 2022. During its run, it was consistently one of the most popular podcasts on Patreon and concluded as one of the top 25 comedy podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. In July 2022, it was succeeded by Mullen and Friedland's spin-off podcast and interview show The Adam Friedland Show.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

In 2016, Cum Town was created by Mullen, the primary host and producer of the show.^[5] Halkias was the first co-host; Friedland became a second co-host, starting as a frequent guest and first appearing in the show's second episode.

The podcast concluded in June 2022 after months of the hosts suggesting its end as well as their renewed interest in stand-up comedy, particularly Halkias, who released his debut comedy special that month. On June 25, 2022, Halkias announced that he was no longer part of Cum Town.^[6] Subsequently, Mullen and Friedland revealed their plan for a spin-off podcast—The Adam Friedland Show—to be hosted by Friedland and produced by Mullen.

Content

Cum Town episodes were typically 60 minutes long and consisted of improvised comedy blended with casual unscripted conversation. Featured guests include Tim Dillon, David Cross,^[7] Bam Margera, Dan Soder, Bonnie McFarlane, Jim Norton, Kurt Metzger, Brandon Wardell, and Dasha Nekrasova.^[8]

Many of the show's riffs come from crude puns and rhymes—for example, "Louis SeemsGay"^[9] for Louis C.K.—and involved sexually explicit scenarios or ethnic and racial stereotypes.^[2]^[3] Conversations generally centered on the hosts' personal lives, the news, the worlds of stand-up comedy and social media, and pop culture history.^[1] Friedland often served as the butt of Mullen's and Halkias's jokes and insults.

Mullen does many celebrity impressions, including Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Tucker Carlson, Michael Douglas, Dennis Hopper, E. Jean Carroll, Dwayne Johnson, Joe Biden, Andrew Cuomo, Patrick Warburton, Rip Torn, Gene Hackman, Jon Hamm, Norm MacDonald, Joe List, Mark Normand, Jason Statham, Ice-T, Dave Portnoy,^[10] James Gandolfini, Sean Connery, Regis Philbin and Homer Simpson,^[11] with some episodes of the show featuring him trying to perfect a new impression on-air.

Availability and listenership

Weekly free episodes of the show were available via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Audible, among other services.^[12]^[13]^[14] Subscribers who contributed at least $5 per month via Patreon gain access to additional weekly premium bonus episodes.^[15] During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the show was conducted via Zoom; episodes were broadcast live via YouTube.

As of June 2022, Cum Town was the 10th-most popular podcast on Patreon and the 12th-most popular creator on the platform overall; with more than 20,000 paying members, it had around $100,000 in monthly earnings.^[16] It was the number one podcast on the platform for most of 2017 and 2018.^[16] On Apple Podcasts, it was the 17th-most popular comedy podcast in the U.S. and 126th overall.^[17]

Hosts

Nick Mullen

Nick Mullen (born December 13, 1988)^[18] is a stand-up comedian, comedy writer, and podcaster.^[5] Much of his comedy is ironic, observational and self-deprecating, and focuses on internet culture.^[19]^[20]

A nationally touring stand-up, Mullen earned recognition in the early 2010s;^[21]^[22]^[23] he was a two-time finalist for the Funniest Person in Austin contest (2010 and 2011),^[21]^[24]^[22]^[25] was selected as part of Montreal's Just for Laughs festival New Faces program in 2012,^[24]^[26] and was a finalist for New York's Funniest Stand-Up at the 2015 New York Comedy Festival.^[27]^[28] After a break, he resumed performing in 2022.

Mullen's writing credits include Comedy Knockout on TruTV (premiered 2016), Make Me Understand with Jim Norton (2016 IFC television pilot), 2017's Problematic with Moshe Kasher (Comedy Central), and Sacha Baron Cohen's Who Is America.^[27]

Stavros Halkias

Stavros Halkias (born February 11, 1989)^[29] is a stand-up comedian and podcaster.^[30] Active since the early 2010s, he is based in New York City and tours nationally. He released his debut comedy special Live At The Lodge Room in June 2022, and left the podcast later that month.

Halkias was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, to Greek immigrant parents.^[31] He began performing comedy while attending the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.^[32]^[33] In 2012, he was named Baltimore's New Comedian of the Year.^[34] He has written and performed on Adult Swim, IFC, MSG Network's People Talking Sports and Other Stuff, and Comedy Central series including Comedy Central Stand Up Featuring.^[33] Since 2019, he has co-hosted the basketball podcast Pod Don't Lie with Sam Morril.^[35]

Adam Friedland

Adam Friedland (born April 10, 1987)^[36] is a stand-up comedian, sketch comedian, and podcaster.^[37]^[38]^[39]

Born to South African Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant parents, he primarily grew up in Las Vegas. Friedland got his start in the Washington, D.C. comedy scene by running and hosting comedy shows at the DIY venue Subterranean A; he gained local notability in the local comedy scene for his "alternative" performance piece-oriented comedy.^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45] He performed at the Bentzen Ball in 2013 and 2014 and was named to the annual "Best of D.C." list by the Washington City Paper.^[46]^[39]^[47]^[38] He moved to New York City in 2014.^[48]^[37] Outside of Cum Town, he is best known as the host of the live alternative comedy show Funny Moms; the show began in Washington in 2012 with co-host Sara Starmour and moved to Brooklyn in 2015.^[49]^[39]^[48]

Reception

Dirtbag left association

Cum Town was often associated with the dirtbag left, though it is not expressly political.^[50]^[51]^[52] A February 2020 New York Times article described Cum Town (by allusion, citing its "unprintable name") as "bards of the new American left", alongside podcasts Chapo Trap House and Red Scare.^[53] Several Chapo hosts, including Amber A'Lee Frost, Will Menaker, and Felix Biederman have appeared on Cum Town; Mullen, Halkias, and Friedland have made multiple appearances on Chapo.

Though the hosts occasionally discuss their responses to current events and politics—with all three expressing support for 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders—they deny any specific political agenda. In May 2017, Friedland tweeted, "Cum town is not a socialist podcast it's not a fascist podcast it's a podcast about being gay with your dad."^[54]

In July 2021, the hosts disagreed with Andrew Marantz's characterization of the podcast as a "flagship product of the dirtbag left" in a New Yorker article.^[55]^[56] Halkias instead suggested that its motivating force was not political but financial. The hosts initially believed the podcast would be unsuccessful, "and people are stupid enough to give us money, and we are trapped doing [the podcast]".^[55]

Criticism

In association with their dirtbag left peers, the podcast and its hosts have been criticized for their use of ironic offensiveness.^[2]^[3]^[50] Critical bloggers have argued that the hosts' use of slurs and edgy jokes, particularly Mullen's, perpetuates harassment and continually crosses the line into actual hatred and contempt.^[57] Others have countered that offensiveness is subjective.^[58] In 2018, the co-hosts jokingly compared the treatment of their podcast to Milo Yiannopoulos and Carl Benjamin, who both got their Patreon accounts suspended for similar jokes. Mullen jokingly noted, "we're the good guys...we're on the right side of history."^[59]

Some online commentators have made a distinction between the podcast and their listeners, critiquing the show's fan base as opposed to the hosts, or critiquing both in tandem.^[52] In 2020, the podcast's subreddit (which was not moderated or endorsed by the hosts) was removed from Reddit due to the platform's new policies on hate speech.^[60]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cum Town Live". YEG Live. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chery, Samantha (May 25, 2023). "The Matty Healy, Ice Spice (and Taylor Swift) drama, explained". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2023. While a guest on "The Adam Friedland Show" in February, Healy laughed as the two podcast hosts, Friedland and Nick Mullen, made fun of Ice Spice
^ ^a ^b ^c Graye, Megan (February 10, 2023). "Matty Healy sparks backlash over interview that mocks Japanese, Hawaiian and Scottish people". The Independent. Retrieved May 29, 2023. The 1975 frontman appeared in the latest episode of The Adam Friedland Show with comedians and podcast hosts Friedland and Nick Mullen.
^ Lindsay, Kate (May 27, 2023). "My Boyfriend and I Are Closer Than Ever, Thanks to the Taylor Swift-Matty Healy Drama". GQ. Retrieved May 31, 2023. The niche comedians behind that podcast are now indirectly responsible for the soft cancellation of one of the music industry's biggest artists. The Adam Friedland Show, known in an earlier iteration as Cum Town, featured Matty Healy as a guest on February 9.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Mullen". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ Halkias, Stavros [@stavvybaby] (June 25, 2022). "We had a good run 🤍🤍" (Tweet). Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Halkias, Stavros, with Adam Friedland, Nick Mullen. Episode 11: Interview with David Cross. Cum Town (podcast).
^ McNamara, Sylvie (October 29, 2018). "Red Scare's Real Offense Is Nihilism". Podcast Review.
^ "Ep. 118 – Louis SeemsGay from Cum Town". stitcher.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Ep 246 - Indiana Loans". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ "Cumtown Nick's Impression Compilatiom". YouTube. September 23, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Cum Town". Spotify. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "Cum Town on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "Cum Town: Nick Mullen". Amazon. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "The Cum Boys is creating Cum Town Podcast". Patreon. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The Cum Boys: Patreon Earnings + Statistics + Graphs + Rank". Graphtreon. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Cum Town Podcast – Listen, Reviews, Charts". chartable.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (December 13, 2019). "Happy birthday to my dear friend @nickmullen who brings so much joy to so many people https://t.co/KMhETtqlIE" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank (April 26, 2015). #216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) (podcast). Apple Podcasts. Event occurs at around 1:30:00. It'll be ten years in October [2015] that I'll be doing comedy
^ "Nick Mullen | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Mullen". Speakerpedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Mullen". SXSW Schedule 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "First look: Montreal's 2012 New Faces, Characters and Unrepped | The Comic's Comic". July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ 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.
^ Fox, Jesse David (July 23, 2012). "Just For Laughs Chooses its New Faces". Vulture. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Mullen". www.timessquarenyc.org. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ 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. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (February 11, 2020). "Happy birthday to my gorgeous and infinitely talented friend Stavros. Love you baby. https://t.co/OnmGXMOp0n" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ Stavros Halkias [@stavvybaby] (February 11, 2020). "I turned 31 years old today. Here's to 10, 15 more" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "More from Poly's Nick Halkias". Baltimore Sun. October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ Halkias, Stavros. "A Tragic Mistake at One of Baltimore's Best High Schools". Marc Steiner and the Center for Emerging Media. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021. CEM intern Stavros Halkias is an alumnus of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute... Halkias, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar at UMBC & CEM Intern
^ ^a ^b "Stavros Halkias | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ The Digression Sessions (January 2013). Ep. 62 – Stavros Halkias! (podcast). Spotify. Episode Description: ...And Mr. Halkias recently won Baltimore's New Comedian of the year for 2012 contest at Magooby's Joke House. Performing regularly in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area, Stav is constantly on the grind, brah. He also produces and hosts monthly showcases at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and co-hosts the Super Comedy show every third Friday at Dionysus in Mount Vernon, Baltimore.
^ "Pod Don't Lie". Podchaser. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (April 10, 2019). "I'm 32 today and I beat medical grade dandruff" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Adam Friedland | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Contributors". DAVID. 6 (6). JewishINK: 10. October 2015 – via Issuu.
^ ^a ^b ^c Schweitzer, Ally (May 9, 2014). "Q&A: New York-Bound Adam Friedland On the Last Night of Funny Moms". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ Brandon Wetherbee (July 8, 2011). "This Could Be Funny: An Excuse to Play This Mencia Clip". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "This Could Be Funny: Be Brandon Wardell's Friend". Washington City Paper. September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ Jones, Caroline (January 3, 2014). "ToDo ToDay: Jon B, Moneytown, Aster Aweke, and Modern Moves Festival". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ Singer, Dan (August 8, 2013). "ToDo ToDay: Paint Branch at Fort Reno, Alt-Comedy at Meeps". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "ToDo ToDay: Surrealism, Brewer's Art Tap Takeover, and a Roast of Dan Snyder". Washington City Paper. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ Brandon Wetherbee (April 20, 2012). "This Could Be Funny: Jon Benjamin Has a Tour". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "ToDo ToDay: "Next" and Wayne McGregor". Washington City Paper. May 1, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "Bentzen Ball, the comedy showcase created by Tig Notaro and Brightest Young Things, is back". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Weekly Comedy Show 'Funny Moms' Comes to Crown Heights Beer Hall Berg'n". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ Jones, Caroline (December 19, 2012). "ToDo ToDay: Chatham County Line! Funny Moms!". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Tolentino, Jia (May 29, 2023). "Who Is Matty Healy? For the front man of the 1975, fame is its own kind of performance". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 31, 2023. A month later, Healy went on a podcast called "The Adam Friedland Show." Friedland, whom Healy had befriended in the past couple of years, used to host the podcast "Cum Town," a title that reflects the "Borat"-esque level of seriousness that he and his co-hosts generally brought to the table. Friedland is part of a downtown New York scene referred to as Dimes Square, which, during the pandemic, became widely known for an ostensibly transgressive rejection of liberal pieties and a reactionary brand of post-left politics particularly associated with another podcast, "Red Scare."
^ North, Anna (October 24, 2017). "Listen to what socialist women are saying about misogyny on the left". Vox. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Spies, Michelle (September 25, 2019). "I Made the Internet Vote to Determine the Worst Fan Base. Here's What I Learned". Vulture. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ Bowles, Nellie (February 29, 2020). "The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2020. The fivesome of "Chapo Trap House" are not the only bards of the new American left — there is "Red Scare" and another whose name cannot be printed — but they have led the way for a movement that together generates millions of dollars a year.
^ Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (May 5, 2017). "Cum town is not a socialist podcast it's not a fascist podcast it's a podcast about being gay with your dad" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b Cum Town. "Episode 270 – semone biles". Apple Podcasts – Cum Town. Event occurs at 36:07. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
^ Marantz, Andrew. "The Post-Dirtbag Left". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
^ Ross, Alexander Reid (March 8, 2021). "These 'Dirtbag Left' Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "We're giving comedy too much credit". The Stony Brook Press. November 4, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "Sargon My Dick". Patreon. December 20, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
^ Newton, Casey (June 29, 2020). "Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules". The Verge. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

External links

[Cum_Town_Live-1] "Cum Town Live". YEG Live. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[WaPoTAFS-2] Chery, Samantha (May 25, 2023). "The Matty Healy, Ice Spice (and Taylor Swift) drama, explained". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2023. While a guest on "The Adam Friedland Show" in February, Healy laughed as the two podcast hosts, Friedland and Nick Mullen, made fun of Ice Spice

[IndependentTAFS-3] Graye, Megan (February 10, 2023). "Matty Healy sparks backlash over interview that mocks Japanese, Hawaiian and Scottish people". The Independent. Retrieved May 29, 2023. The 1975 frontman appeared in the latest episode of The Adam Friedland Show with comedians and podcast hosts Friedland and Nick Mullen.

[GQTAFS-4] Lindsay, Kate (May 27, 2023). "My Boyfriend and I Are Closer Than Ever, Thanks to the Taylor Swift-Matty Healy Drama". GQ. Retrieved May 31, 2023. The niche comedians behind that podcast are now indirectly responsible for the soft cancellation of one of the music industry's biggest artists. The Adam Friedland Show, known in an earlier iteration as Cum Town, featured Matty Healy as a guest on February 9.

[:4-5] "Nick Mullen". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

[:1-6] Halkias, Stavros [@stavvybaby] (June 25, 2022). "We had a good run 🤍🤍" (Tweet). Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Twitter.

[ShoutEngine-7] Halkias, Stavros, with Adam Friedland, Nick Mullen. Episode 11: Interview with David Cross. Cum Town (podcast).

[:2-8] McNamara, Sylvie (October 29, 2018). "Red Scare's Real Offense Is Nihilism". Podcast Review.

[9] "Ep. 118 – Louis SeemsGay from Cum Town". stitcher.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[10] "Ep 246 - Indiana Loans". Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[11] "Cumtown Nick's Impression Compilatiom". YouTube. September 23, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[12] "Cum Town". Spotify. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[13] "Cum Town on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[14] "Cum Town: Nick Mullen". Amazon. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[15] "The Cum Boys is creating Cum Town Podcast". Patreon. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[:5-16] "The Cum Boys: Patreon Earnings + Statistics + Graphs + Rank". Graphtreon. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[17] "Cum Town Podcast – Listen, Reviews, Charts". chartable.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[18] Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (December 13, 2019). "Happy birthday to my dear friend @nickmullen who brings so much joy to so many people https://t.co/KMhETtqlIE" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.

[19] Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank (April 26, 2015). #216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) (podcast). Apple Podcasts. Event occurs at around 1:30:00. It'll be ten years in October [2015] that I'll be doing comedy

[:12-20] "Nick Mullen | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[:13-21] "Nick Mullen". Speakerpedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015.

[:22-22] "Nick Mullen". SXSW Schedule 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[23] "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.

[:3-24] "First look: Montreal's 2012 New Faces, Characters and Unrepped | The Comic's Comic". July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[25] 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.

[26] Fox, Jesse David (July 23, 2012). "Just For Laughs Chooses its New Faces". Vulture. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[:23-27] "Nick Mullen". www.timessquarenyc.org. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[28] 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. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[29] Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (February 11, 2020). "Happy birthday to my gorgeous and infinitely talented friend Stavros. Love you baby. https://t.co/OnmGXMOp0n" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.

[30] Stavros Halkias [@stavvybaby] (February 11, 2020). "I turned 31 years old today. Here's to 10, 15 more" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[31] "More from Poly's Nick Halkias". Baltimore Sun. October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[32] Halkias, Stavros. "A Tragic Mistake at One of Baltimore's Best High Schools". Marc Steiner and the Center for Emerging Media. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021. CEM intern Stavros Halkias is an alumnus of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute... Halkias, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar at UMBC & CEM Intern

[:15-33] "Stavros Halkias | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[:26-34] The Digression Sessions (January 2013). Ep. 62 – Stavros Halkias! (podcast). Spotify. Episode Description: ...And Mr. Halkias recently won Baltimore's New Comedian of the year for 2012 contest at Magooby's Joke House. Performing regularly in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area, Stav is constantly on the grind, brah. He also produces and hosts monthly showcases at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and co-hosts the Super Comedy show every third Friday at Dionysus in Mount Vernon, Baltimore.

[35] "Pod Don't Lie". Podchaser. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[36] Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (April 10, 2019). "I'm 32 today and I beat medical grade dandruff" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.

[:0-37] "Adam Friedland | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[:122-38] "Contributors". DAVID. 6 (6). JewishINK: 10. October 2015 – via Issuu.

[:272-39] Schweitzer, Ally (May 9, 2014). "Q&A: New York-Bound Adam Friedland On the Last Night of Funny Moms". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[40] Brandon Wetherbee (July 8, 2011). "This Could Be Funny: An Excuse to Play This Mencia Clip". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[41] "This Could Be Funny: Be Brandon Wardell's Friend". Washington City Paper. September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[42] Jones, Caroline (January 3, 2014). "ToDo ToDay: Jon B, Moneytown, Aster Aweke, and Modern Moves Festival". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[43] Singer, Dan (August 8, 2013). "ToDo ToDay: Paint Branch at Fort Reno, Alt-Comedy at Meeps". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[44] "ToDo ToDay: Surrealism, Brewer's Art Tap Takeover, and a Roast of Dan Snyder". Washington City Paper. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[45] Brandon Wetherbee (April 20, 2012). "This Could Be Funny: Jon Benjamin Has a Tour". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[46] "ToDo ToDay: "Next" and Wayne McGregor". Washington City Paper. May 1, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[47] "Bentzen Ball, the comedy showcase created by Tig Notaro and Brightest Young Things, is back". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[:24-48] "Weekly Comedy Show 'Funny Moms' Comes to Crown Heights Beer Hall Berg'n". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[49] Jones, Caroline (December 19, 2012). "ToDo ToDay: Chatham County Line! Funny Moms!". Washington City Paper. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[NewYorkerTAFS-50] Tolentino, Jia (May 29, 2023). "Who Is Matty Healy? For the front man of the 1975, fame is its own kind of performance". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 31, 2023. A month later, Healy went on a podcast called "The Adam Friedland Show." Friedland, whom Healy had befriended in the past couple of years, used to host the podcast "Cum Town," a title that reflects the "Borat"-esque level of seriousness that he and his co-hosts generally brought to the table. Friedland is part of a downtown New York scene referred to as Dimes Square, which, during the pandemic, became widely known for an ostensibly transgressive rejection of liberal pieties and a reactionary brand of post-left politics particularly associated with another podcast, "Red Scare."

[North_2017-51] North, Anna (October 24, 2017). "Listen to what socialist women are saying about misogyny on the left". Vox. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[Spies_2019-52] Spies, Michelle (September 25, 2019). "I Made the Internet Vote to Determine the Worst Fan Base. Here's What I Learned". Vulture. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[NYTimesPiedPipers-53] Bowles, Nellie (February 29, 2020). "The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2020. The fivesome of "Chapo Trap House" are not the only bards of the new American left — there is "Red Scare" and another whose name cannot be printed — but they have led the way for a movement that together generates millions of dollars a year.

[54] Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (May 5, 2017). "Cum town is not a socialist podcast it's not a fascist podcast it's a podcast about being gay with your dad" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020 – via Twitter.

[Ep270-55] Cum Town. "Episode 270 – semone biles". Apple Podcasts – Cum Town. Event occurs at 36:07. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

[56] Marantz, Andrew. "The Post-Dirtbag Left". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

[57] Ross, Alexander Reid (March 8, 2021). "These 'Dirtbag Left' Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[58] "We're giving comedy too much credit". The Stony Brook Press. November 4, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[Patreon_2018-59] "Sargon My Dick". Patreon. December 20, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[60] Newton, Casey (June 29, 2020). "Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules". The Verge. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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-{{Short description|American comedy podcast founded in 2016}}
+{{Short description|American comedy podcast (2016–2022)}}
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 * [[Stavros Halkias]]
 * [[Adam Friedland]]}}
-| genre = {{hlist|[[Black comedy]]|[[Ribaldry|blue humor]]|[[surreal humor]]|[[anti-humor]]<ref name="Cum Town Live">{{Cite web|title=Cum Town Live|url=http://yeglive.ca/artists/pnn13844/cum-town-live|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=YEG Live|language=en-ca}}</ref>
+| genre = {{hlist|[[Black comedy]]|[[Ribaldry|blue humor]]|[[surreal humor]]|[[anti-humor]]<ref name="Cum Town Live">{{Cite web|title=Cum Town Live|url=http://yeglive.ca/artists/pnn13844/cum-town-live|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=YEG Live|language=en-ca}}</ref>|[[political satire]]}}
-| language = English|[[political satire]]}}
+| language = English
 | updates = Twice weekly
 | length = 60–90 minutes
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 | began = May 11, 2016
 | ended = June 23, 2022
+| website =
-| website = {{URL|http://www.cum.town/}} (Store)<br>{{URL|https://cumtown.events/}} (Events)
+| related_shows  = ''[[The Adam Friedland Show]]''
 }}
-'''''Cum Town''''' was a comedy podcast hosted by New York City-based comedians [[Nick Mullen]], [[Stavros Halkias]], and [[Adam Friedland]], produced between 2016 and 2022. It featured guests including [[Tim Dillon (comedian)|Tim Dillon]], [[David Cross]],<ref name="ShoutEngine">[[Stavros Halkias|Halkias, Stavros]], with Adam Friedland, Nick Mullen. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvO5aGG9U7o Episode 11: Interview] with [[David Cross]]. ''Cum Town'' (podcast).</ref> [[Bam Margera]], [[Dan Soder]], [[Bonnie McFarlane]], [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]], [[Kurt Metzger]], [[Brandon Wardell (comedian)|Brandon Wardell]], and [[Dasha Nekrasova]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|first=Sylvie|last=McNamara|url=https://podcastreview.org/review/red-scare/|title=Red Scare's Real Offense Is Nihilism|website=Podcast Review|date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> During its run, it was consistently one of the most popular podcasts on [[Patreon]] and concluded as one of the top twenty-five comedy podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. In July 2022, it was succeeded by Mullen and Friedland's spin-off podcast '''''The Adam Friedland Show'''''.
+'''''Cum Town''''' was a comedy podcast that was hosted by New York City-based comedians [[Nick Mullen]], [[Stavros Halkias]], and [[Adam Friedland]], and produced between 2016 and 2022. During its run, it was consistently one of the most popular podcasts on [[Patreon]] and concluded as one of the top 25 [[List of comedy podcasts|comedy podcasts]] on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. In July 2022, it was succeeded by Mullen and Friedland's spin-off podcast and interview show ''[[The Adam Friedland Show]]''.<ref name="WaPoTAFS"/><ref name="IndependentTAFS"/><ref name="GQTAFS"/>
 == History ==
-In 2016, ''Cum Town'' was created by Mullen, the primary host and producer of the show.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Nick Mullen |url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/nick-mullen |access-date=June 16, 2020 |website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club}}</ref> First joined by Halkias, Friedland later became a second co-host; he began as a frequent guest and first appeared in the show's second episode.
+In 2016, ''Cum Town'' was created by Mullen, the primary host and producer of the show.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Nick Mullen |url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/nick-mullen |access-date=June 16, 2020 |website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club}}</ref> Halkias was the first co-host; Friedland became a second co-host, starting as a frequent guest and first appearing in the show's second episode.
-The podcast concluded in June 2022; this followed months of the hosts suggesting its end as well as their renewed interest in stand-up comedy, particularly for Halkias who released his debut comedy special that month. On June 25, 2022, Halkias announced that he was no longer part of ''Cum Town''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite tweet|number=1540740091005517824|user=stavvybaby|title=We had a good run 🤍🤍|date=June 25, 2022|access-date=June 25, 2022|language=en|last=Halkias|first=Stavros}}</ref> Subsequently, Mullen and Friedland revealed their plan for a spin-off podcast in conversation on ''Cum Town''—titled ''The Adam Friedland Show—''to be hosted by Friedland and produced by Mullen.
+The podcast concluded in June 2022 after months of the hosts suggesting its end as well as their renewed interest in stand-up comedy, particularly Halkias, who released his debut [[comedy special]] that month. On June 25, 2022, Halkias announced that he was no longer part of ''Cum Town''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite tweet|number=1540740091005517824|user=stavvybaby|title=We had a good run 🤍🤍|date=June 25, 2022|access-date=June 25, 2022|language=en|last=Halkias|first=Stavros}}</ref> Subsequently, Mullen and Friedland revealed their plan for a spin-off podcast—''The Adam Friedland Show—''to be hosted by Friedland and produced by Mullen.
 ==Content==
+''Cum Town'' episodes were typically 60 minutes long and consisted of improvised comedy blended with casual unscripted conversation. Featured guests include [[Tim Dillon (comedian)|Tim Dillon]], [[David Cross]],<ref name="ShoutEngine">[[Stavros Halkias|Halkias, Stavros]], with Adam Friedland, Nick Mullen. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvO5aGG9U7o Episode 11: Interview] with [[David Cross]]. ''Cum Town'' (podcast).</ref> [[Bam Margera]], [[Dan Soder]], [[Bonnie McFarlane]], [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]], [[Kurt Metzger]], [[Brandon Wardell (comedian)|Brandon Wardell]], and [[Dasha Nekrasova]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|first=Sylvie|last=McNamara|url=https://podcastreview.org/review/red-scare/|title=Red Scare's Real Offense Is Nihilism|website=Podcast Review|date=October 29, 2018}}</ref>
-''Cum Town'' episodes were typically 60 minutes in length and are improvised. Many of the show's riffs came from crude [[pun]]s and rhymes—for example, "Louis SeemsGay"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ep. 118 – Louis SeemsGay from Cum Town|url=https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=56010852|access-date=June 16, 2020|website=stitcher.com}}{{Dead link|date=August 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> instead of [[Louis C.K.]]—and usually involved sexually explicit scenarios as well as ethnic and racial stereotypes. Conversations generally centered on the hosts' personal lives, the news, the worlds of stand-up comedy and social media, and pop culture history.<ref name="Cum Town Live"/> Friedland often served as the butt of Mullen's and Halkias's jokes and insults.
+Many of the show's riffs come from crude puns and rhymes—for example, "Louis SeemsGay"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ep. 118 – Louis SeemsGay from Cum Town|url=https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=56010852|access-date=June 16, 2020|website=stitcher.com}}{{Dead link|date=August 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> for [[Louis C.K.]]—and involved sexually explicit scenarios or ethnic and racial stereotypes.<ref name="WaPoTAFS"/><ref name="IndependentTAFS"/> Conversations generally centered on the hosts' personal lives, the news, the worlds of stand-up comedy and social media, and pop culture history.<ref name="Cum Town Live"/> Friedland often served as the butt of Mullen's and Halkias's jokes and insults.
-Mullen does many celebrity impressions including [[Donald Trump]], [[Barack Obama]], [[Tucker Carlson]], [[Michael Douglas]], [[Dennis Hopper]], [[E. Jean Carroll]], [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Joe Biden]], [[Andrew Cuomo]], [[Patrick Warburton]], [[Rip Torn]], [[Gene Hackman]], [[Jon Hamm]], [[Norm MacDonald]], [[Joe List]], [[Mark Normand]],[[Jason Statham]], [[Ice-T]], [[David Portnoy|Dave Portnoy]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ep 246 - Indiana Loans |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c-m-town/id1113585468?i=1000508474490 |url-status=live |access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> and [[Homer Simpson]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cumtown Nick’s Impression Compilatiom |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oCn6oht9dQ4 |url-status=live |access-date=August 24, 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref> with some episodes of the show featuring him trying to perfect a new impression on-air.
+Mullen does many celebrity impressions, including [[Donald Trump]], [[Barack Obama]], [[Tucker Carlson]], [[Michael Douglas]], [[Dennis Hopper]], [[E. Jean Carroll]], [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Joe Biden]], [[Andrew Cuomo]], [[Patrick Warburton]], [[Rip Torn]], [[Gene Hackman]], [[Jon Hamm]], [[Norm MacDonald]], [[Joe List]], [[Mark Normand]], [[Jason Statham]], [[Ice-T]], [[David Portnoy|Dave Portnoy]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ep 246 - Indiana Loans |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c-m-town/id1113585468?i=1000508474490 |access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> [[James Gandolfini]], [[Sean Connery]], [[Regis Philbin]] and [[Homer Simpson]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cumtown Nick's Impression Compilatiom |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oCn6oht9dQ4 |access-date=August 24, 2022 |website=YouTube| date=September 23, 2021 }}</ref> with some episodes of the show featuring him trying to perfect a new impression on-air.
-The first 24 episodes began with the theme song from 1990s sitcom [[Home Improvement (TV series)|''Home Improvement'']].
 == Availability and listenership ==
-Weekly free episodes of the show were available via [[Spotify]], [[Podcasts (software)|Apple Podcasts]], and [[Audible (service)|Audible]], among other services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cum Town|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/5MfQNeGILinrJFkf2UHLVK|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Spotify|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cum Town on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cum-town/id1113585468|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cum Town: Nick Mullen|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cum-Town/dp/B08JJR73YX|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Amazon}}</ref> Subscribers who contribute at least $5 per month via [[Patreon]] gain access to additional weekly premium bonus episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Cum Boys is creating Cum Town Podcast|url=https://www.patreon.com/cumtown|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Patreon|language=en-US}}</ref> During the early months of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the show was conducted via [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]]; episodes were broadcast live via [[YouTube]].
+Weekly free episodes of the show were available via [[Spotify]], [[Podcasts (software)|Apple Podcasts]], and [[Audible (service)|Audible]], among other services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cum Town|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/5MfQNeGILinrJFkf2UHLVK|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Spotify|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cum Town on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cum-town/id1113585468|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cum Town: Nick Mullen|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cum-Town/dp/B08JJR73YX|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Amazon}}</ref> Subscribers who contributed at least $5 per month via [[Patreon]] gain access to additional weekly premium bonus episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Cum Boys is creating Cum Town Podcast|url=https://www.patreon.com/cumtown|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Patreon|language=en-US}}</ref> During the early months of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the show was conducted via [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]]; episodes were broadcast live via [[YouTube]].
-As of June 2022, ''Cum Town'' was the tenth most popular podcast on Patreon and is the 12th most popular creator on the platform overall; with more than 20,000 paying members, the podcast has around $100,000 in monthly earnings.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=The Cum Boys: Patreon Earnings + Statistics + Graphs + Rank |url=https://graphtreon.com/creator/cumtown |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Graphtreon |language=en}}</ref> Of note, it was the number one podcast on the platform for most of 2017 and 2018.<ref name=":5" /> In the United States, the podcast is the 23rd most popular comedy podcast and 76th most popular on Spotify<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 13, 2021|title=USA Comedy|url=https://podcastcharts.byspotify.com/|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Podcast Charts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414134507/https://podcastcharts.byspotify.com/ |archive-date=April 14, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Spotify : United States of America : Top Podcasts Podcast Charts – Top Podcasts|url=https://chartable.com/charts/spotify/united-states-of-america-top-podcasts?page=3|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=chartable.com}}</ref> On [[Apple Podcasts]], it is the 17th most popular comedy podcast in the United States, and the 126th overall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cum Town Podcast – Listen, Reviews, Charts |url=https://chartable.com/podcasts/cum-town |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=chartable.com}}</ref>
+As of June 2022, ''Cum Town'' was the 10th-most popular podcast on Patreon and the 12th-most popular creator on the platform overall; with more than 20,000 paying members, it had around $100,000 in monthly earnings.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=The Cum Boys: Patreon Earnings + Statistics + Graphs + Rank |url=https://graphtreon.com/creator/cumtown |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Graphtreon |language=en}}</ref> It was the number one podcast on the platform for most of 2017 and 2018.<ref name=":5" /> On [[Apple Podcasts]], it was the 17th-most popular comedy podcast in the U.S. and 126th overall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cum Town Podcast – Listen, Reviews, Charts |url=https://chartable.com/podcasts/cum-town |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=chartable.com}}</ref>
 == Hosts ==
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 [[File:Nick Mullen at Moontower Comedy Festival, Austin Texas - 14074288811.jpg|thumb|Nick Mullen in 2014]]
-[[Nick Mullen]] (born December 13, 1988)<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Friedland |first=Adam |user=AdamFriedland |number=1205355108176990208 |date=December 13, 2019 |title=Happy birthday to my dear friend @nickmullen who brings so much joy to so many people https://t.co/KMhETtqlIE |language=en |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215182349/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/1205355108176990208 |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a stand-up comedian, comedy writer, and podcaster.<ref name=":4" /> Much of his comedy is [[Irony|ironic]], [[Observational comedy|observational]] and [[Self-deprecation|self-deprecating]], and often focuses on [[internet culture]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/216-tenement-nick-mullen/id468293449?i=1000340818508|title=#216: Tenement (Nick Mullen)|date=April 26, 2015|last=Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank|type=podcast|language=en-US|publisher=Apple Podcasts|time=around 1:30:00|quote=It'll be ten years in October [2015] that I'll be doing comedy}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Nick Mullen {{!}} Comedians|url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/nick-mullen|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club|language=en}}</ref>
+[[Nick Mullen]] (born December 13, 1988)<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Friedland |first=Adam |user=AdamFriedland |number=1205355108176990208 |date=December 13, 2019 |title=Happy birthday to my dear friend @nickmullen who brings so much joy to so many people https://t.co/KMhETtqlIE |language=en |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215182349/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/1205355108176990208 |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a stand-up comedian, comedy writer, and podcaster.<ref name=":4" /> Much of his comedy is [[Irony|ironic]], [[Observational comedy|observational]] and [[Self-deprecation|self-deprecating]], and focuses on [[internet culture]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/216-tenement-nick-mullen/id468293449?i=1000340818508|title=#216: Tenement (Nick Mullen)|date=April 26, 2015|last=Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank|type=podcast|language=en-US|publisher=Apple Podcasts|time=around 1:30:00|quote=It'll be ten years in October [2015] that I'll be doing comedy}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Nick Mullen {{!}} Comedians|url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/nick-mullen|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club|language=en}}</ref>
-A nationally touring stand-up, he earned recognition in the early 2010s;<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Nick Mullen |url=https://speakerpedia.com/speakers/nick-mullen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501094652/http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/nick-mullen |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |website=Speakerpedia}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=Nick Mullen |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_MS19750 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |website=SXSW Schedule 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 8, 2012|title=Your Definitive Guide To The SXSW 2012 Comedy Lineup|url=https://thelaughbutton.com/definitive-guide-sxsw-2012-comedy-lineup|url-status=live|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=The Laugh Button|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021192615/https://thelaughbutton.com/definitive-guide-sxsw-2012-comedy-lineup |archive-date=October 21, 2020 }}</ref> he was a two-time finalist for the Funniest Person in Austin contest (2010 and 2011),<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=First look: Montreal's 2012 New Faces, Characters and Unrepped {{!}} The Comic's Comic |url=https://thecomicscomic.com/2012/07/30/first-look-montreals-2012-new-faces-characters-and-unrepped/ |access-date=July 13, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":22" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brenner |first=Wayne Alan |date=May 20, 2011 |title=Funniest Person in Austin Contest 2011 |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2011-05-20/funniest-person-in-austin-contest/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124211143/http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2011-05-20/funniest-person-in-austin-contest/ |archive-date=November 24, 2011 |access-date=July 13, 2021 |website=Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> selected as part of Montreal's ''[[Just for Laughs]]'' festival New Faces program in 2012,<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=Jesse David|date=July 23, 2012|title=Just For Laughs Chooses its New Faces|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/just-for-laughs-chooses-its-new-faces.html|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref> and a finalist for New York's Funniest Stand-Up at the 2015 [[New York Comedy Festival]].<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|date=August 9, 2018|title=Nick Mullen|url=https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/nick-mullen|url-status=live|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=www.timessquarenyc.org|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917045926/https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/nick-mullen |archive-date=September 17, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Czajkowski|first=Elise|date=November 10, 2015|title=New York's Funniest Stand-Up Finalists Gear Up for a Serious Smackdown|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/arts/new-yorks-funniest-stand-up-finalists-gear-up-for-a-serious-smackdown.html|access-date=July 5, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Following a break, he resumed performing in 2022.
+A nationally touring stand-up, Mullen earned recognition in the early 2010s;<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Nick Mullen |url=https://speakerpedia.com/speakers/nick-mullen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501094652/http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/nick-mullen |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |website=Speakerpedia}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=Nick Mullen |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_MS19750 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |website=SXSW Schedule 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 8, 2012|title=Your Definitive Guide To The SXSW 2012 Comedy Lineup|url=https://thelaughbutton.com/definitive-guide-sxsw-2012-comedy-lineup|url-status=live|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=The Laugh Button|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021192615/https://thelaughbutton.com/definitive-guide-sxsw-2012-comedy-lineup |archive-date=October 21, 2020 }}</ref> he was a two-time finalist for the Funniest Person in Austin contest (2010 and 2011),<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=First look: Montreal's 2012 New Faces, Characters and Unrepped {{!}} The Comic's Comic |date=July 30, 2012 |url=https://thecomicscomic.com/2012/07/30/first-look-montreals-2012-new-faces-characters-and-unrepped/ |access-date=July 13, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":22" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brenner |first=Wayne Alan |date=May 20, 2011 |title=Funniest Person in Austin Contest 2011 |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2011-05-20/funniest-person-in-austin-contest/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124211143/http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2011-05-20/funniest-person-in-austin-contest/ |archive-date=November 24, 2011 |access-date=July 13, 2021 |website=Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> was selected as part of Montreal's ''[[Just for Laughs]]'' festival New Faces program in 2012,<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=Jesse David|date=July 23, 2012|title=Just For Laughs Chooses its New Faces|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/just-for-laughs-chooses-its-new-faces.html|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref> and was a finalist for New York's Funniest Stand-Up at the 2015 [[New York Comedy Festival]].<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|date=August 9, 2018|title=Nick Mullen|url=https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/nick-mullen|url-status=live|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=www.timessquarenyc.org|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917045926/https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/nick-mullen |archive-date=September 17, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Czajkowski|first=Elise|date=November 10, 2015|title=New York's Funniest Stand-Up Finalists Gear Up for a Serious Smackdown|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/arts/new-yorks-funniest-stand-up-finalists-gear-up-for-a-serious-smackdown.html|access-date=July 5, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After a break, he resumed performing in 2022.
-Mullen's writing credits include ''[[Comedy Knockout]]'' on [[TruTV]] (premiered 2016), ''Make Me Understand with [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]]'' (2016 [[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]] [[television pilot]]), and 2017's ''[[Problematic with Moshe Kasher]]'' ([[Comedy Central]]).<ref name=":23" />
+Mullen's writing credits include ''[[Comedy Knockout]]'' on [[TruTV]] (premiered 2016), ''Make Me Understand with [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]]'' (2016 [[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]] [[television pilot]]), 2017's ''[[Problematic with Moshe Kasher]]'' ([[Comedy Central]]), and [[Sacha Baron Cohen]]'s ''[[Who Is America?|Who Is America]]''.<ref name=":23" />
 === Stavros Halkias ===
 {{Main|Stavros Halkias}}
+[[File:Stavros Halkias 2021.png|thumb|Stavros Halkias in 2021]]
-Stavros Halkias (born February 11, 1989)<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Friedland |first=Adam |user=AdamFriedland |number=1227285995671912449 |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Happy birthday to my gorgeous and infinitely talented friend Stavros. Love you baby. https://t.co/OnmGXMOp0n |language=en |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211174413/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/1227285995671912449 |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a stand-up comedian and podcaster.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1227280663524659200|user=stavvybaby|title=I turned 31 years old today. Here's to 10, 15 more.|author=Stavros Halkias}}</ref> Active since the early 2010s, he is based in New York City and tours nationally. He released his debut [[comedy special]] ''Live At The Lodge Room'' in June 2022.
+Stavros Halkias (born February 11, 1989)<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Friedland |first=Adam |user=AdamFriedland |number=1227285995671912449 |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Happy birthday to my gorgeous and infinitely talented friend Stavros. Love you baby. https://t.co/OnmGXMOp0n |language=en |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211174413/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/1227285995671912449 |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a stand-up comedian and podcaster.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1227280663524659200|user=stavvybaby|title=I turned 31 years old today. Here's to 10, 15 more.|author=Stavros Halkias}}</ref> Active since the early 2010s, he is based in New York City and tours nationally. He released his debut [[comedy special]] ''Live At The Lodge Room'' in June 2022, and left the podcast later that month.
-Halkias was born and raised in [[Baltimore]], Maryland, to [[History of Greeks in Baltimore|Greek immigrant]] parents.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=October 1, 2008|title=More from Poly's Nick Halkias|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2008-10-more_from_polys_nick_halkias-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Baltimore Sun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713192547/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2008-10-more_from_polys_nick_halkias-story.html |archive-date=July 13, 2021 }}</ref> He began performing comedy while attending the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Halkias|first=Stavros|title=A Tragic Mistake at One of Baltimore's Best High Schools|url=https://www.steinershow.org/marcs-blog/bloga-tragic-mistake-one-baltimores-best-public-high-schools/|url-status=live|access-date=July 10, 2021|website=Marc Steiner and the Center for Emerging Media|quote=CEM intern Stavros Halkias is an alumnus of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute... Halkias, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar at UMBC & CEM Intern|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810180433/https://www.steinershow.org/marcs-blog/bloga-tragic-mistake-one-baltimores-best-public-high-schools/ |archive-date=August 10, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=Stavros Halkias {{!}} Comedians |url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/stavros-halkias |access-date=July 13, 2021 |website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club |language=en}}</ref> In 2012, was named Baltimore's New Comedian of the Year.<ref name=":26">{{Cite AV media |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uypiNHGKmd5EZoyDvKyDx |title=Ep. 62 – Stavros Halkias! |date=January 2013 |last=The Digression Sessions |type=podcast |language=en-US |publisher=Spotify |quote=Episode Description: ...And Mr. Halkias recently won Baltimore's New Comedian of the year for 2012 contest at Magooby's Joke House. Performing regularly in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area, Stav is constantly on the grind, brah. He also produces and hosts monthly showcases at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and co-hosts the Super Comedy show every third Friday at Dionysus in Mount Vernon, Baltimore.}}</ref> He has written and performed on [[Adult Swim]], IFC, [[MSG Network]]'s ''[[Sam Morril|People Talking Sports and Other Stuff]]'', and Comedy Central series including ''[[Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents|Comedy Central Stand Up Featuring]]''.<ref name=":15" /> Since 2019, he has co-hosted the basketball podcast ''Pod Don't Lie'' with Sam Morril.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pod Don't Lie|url=https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/pod-dont-lie-887953|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Podchaser|language=en}}</ref>
+Halkias was born and raised in [[Baltimore]], Maryland, to [[History of Greeks in Baltimore|Greek immigrant]] parents.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=October 1, 2008|title=More from Poly's Nick Halkias|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2008-10-more_from_polys_nick_halkias-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Baltimore Sun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713192547/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2008-10-more_from_polys_nick_halkias-story.html |archive-date=July 13, 2021 }}</ref> He began performing comedy while attending the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Halkias|first=Stavros|title=A Tragic Mistake at One of Baltimore's Best High Schools|url=https://www.steinershow.org/marcs-blog/bloga-tragic-mistake-one-baltimores-best-public-high-schools/|url-status=live|access-date=July 10, 2021|website=Marc Steiner and the Center for Emerging Media|quote=CEM intern Stavros Halkias is an alumnus of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute... Halkias, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar at UMBC & CEM Intern|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810180433/https://www.steinershow.org/marcs-blog/bloga-tragic-mistake-one-baltimores-best-public-high-schools/ |archive-date=August 10, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=Stavros Halkias {{!}} Comedians |url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/stavros-halkias |access-date=July 13, 2021 |website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club |language=en}}</ref> In 2012, he was named Baltimore's New Comedian of the Year.<ref name=":26">{{Cite AV media |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uypiNHGKmd5EZoyDvKyDx |title=Ep. 62 – Stavros Halkias! |date=January 2013 |last=The Digression Sessions |type=podcast |language=en-US |publisher=Spotify |quote=Episode Description: ...And Mr. Halkias recently won Baltimore's New Comedian of the year for 2012 contest at Magooby's Joke House. Performing regularly in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area, Stav is constantly on the grind, brah. He also produces and hosts monthly showcases at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and co-hosts the Super Comedy show every third Friday at Dionysus in Mount Vernon, Baltimore.}}</ref> He has written and performed on [[Adult Swim]], IFC, [[MSG Network]]'s ''[[Sam Morril|People Talking Sports and Other Stuff]]'', and Comedy Central series including ''[[Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents|Comedy Central Stand Up Featuring]]''.<ref name=":15" /> Since 2019, he has co-hosted the basketball podcast ''Pod Don't Lie'' with Sam Morril.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pod Don't Lie|url=https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/pod-dont-lie-887953|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Podchaser|language=en}}</ref>
 === Adam Friedland ===
 {{main|Adam Friedland}}
+[[File:Adam Friedland.jpg|thumb|Adam Friedland in 2023]]
-Adam Friedland (born April 10, 1987)<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Friedland |first=Adam |user=AdamFriedland |number=1116085552527187968 |date=April 10, 2019 |title=I'm 32 today and I beat medical grade dandruff |language=en |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410140807/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/1116085552527187968 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a stand-up comedian, [[Sketch comedy|sketch comedian]], and podcaster.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Adam Friedland {{!}} Comedians|url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/adam-friedland|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":122">{{Cite journal|date=October 2015|title=Contributors|url=https://issuu.com/davidmagazine/docs/october2015|journal=DAVID|publisher=JewishINK|volume=6:6|pages=10|via=Issuu}}</ref><ref name=":272"/>
+Adam Friedland (born April 10, 1987)<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Friedland |first=Adam |user=AdamFriedland |number=1116085552527187968 |date=April 10, 2019 |title=I'm 32 today and I beat medical grade dandruff |language=en |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410140807/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/1116085552527187968 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a stand-up comedian, [[Sketch comedy|sketch comedian]], and podcaster.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Adam Friedland {{!}} Comedians|url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/adam-friedland|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":122">{{Cite journal|date=October 2015|title=Contributors|url=https://issuu.com/davidmagazine/docs/october2015|journal=DAVID|publisher=JewishINK|volume=6|issue=6 |pages=10|via=Issuu}}</ref><ref name=":272"/>
-Born to [[South African Jews|South African Lithuanian-Jewish]] immigrant parents, he primarily grew up in [[Las Vegas]]. Friedland got his start in the [[Washington, D.C.]] comedy scene by running and hosting comedy shows at the DIY venue Subterranean A; he gained local notability in the local comedy scene for his 'alternative' performance piece-oriented comedy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brandon Wetherbee|date=July 8, 2011|title=This Could Be Funny: An Excuse to Play This Mencia Clip|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/424547/this-could-be-funny-an-excuse-to-play-this-mencia-clip/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 16, 2011|title=This Could Be Funny: Be Brandon Wardell's Friend|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/423136/this-could-be-funny-be-brandon-wardells-friend/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Caroline|date=January 3, 2014|title=ToDo ToDay: Jon B, Moneytown, Aster Aweke, and Modern Moves Festival|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/409044/todo-today-jon-b-moneytown-aster-aweke-and-modern-moves-festival/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Singer|first=Dan|date=August 8, 2013|title=ToDo ToDay: Paint Branch at Fort Reno, Alt-Comedy at Meeps|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/411130/todo-today-paint-branch-at-fort-reno-alt-comedy-at-meeps/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 4, 2014|title=ToDo ToDay: Surrealism, Brewer's Art Tap Takeover, and a Roast of Dan Snyder|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/408627/todo-today-surrealism-brewers-art-tap-takeover-and-a-roast-of-dan-snyder/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brandon Wetherbee|date=April 20, 2012|title=This Could Be Funny: Jon Benjamin Has a Tour|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/419059/this-could-be-funny-jon-benjamin-has-a-tour/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref> He performed at the [[Bentzen Ball]] (in 2013 & 2014) and was named to the annual "Best of D.C." list by the ''[[Washington City Paper]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2014|title=ToDo ToDay: "Next" and Wayne McGregor|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/407247/todo-today-next-and-wayne-mcgregor/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":272">{{Cite web|last=Schweitzer|first=Ally|date=May 9, 2014|title=Q&A: New York-Bound Adam Friedland On the Last Night of Funny Moms|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/407086/qa-new-york-bound-adam-friedland-on-the-last-night-of-funny-moms/|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bentzen Ball, the comedy showcase created by Tig Notaro and Brightest Young Things, is back|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/09/25/bentzen-ball-the-comedy-showcase-created-by-tig-notaro-and-brightest-young-things-is-back/|access-date=July 13, 2021|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=":122" /> He moved to New York City in 2014.<ref name=":24">{{Cite web|title=Weekly Comedy Show 'Funny Moms' Comes to Crown Heights Beer Hall Berg'n|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150915/crown-heights/weekly-comedy-show-funny-moms-comes-crown-heights-beer-hall-bergn|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=DNAinfo New York|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711005619/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150915/crown-heights/weekly-comedy-show-funny-moms-comes-crown-heights-beer-hall-bergn/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Outside of ''Cum Town'', he is best known as the host of the live alternative comedy show ''Funny Moms''; the show began in Washington D.C. in 2012 with original co-host Sara Starmour and transferred to Brooklyn in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Caroline|date=December 19, 2012|title=ToDo ToDay: Chatham County Line! Funny Moms!|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/414673/todo-today-chatham-county-line-funny-moms/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":272" /><ref name=":24" />
+Born to [[South African Jews|South African Lithuanian-Jewish]] immigrant parents, he primarily grew up in [[Las Vegas]]. Friedland got his start in the [[Washington, D.C.]] comedy scene by running and hosting comedy shows at the DIY venue Subterranean A; he gained local notability in the local comedy scene for his "alternative" performance piece-oriented comedy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brandon Wetherbee|date=July 8, 2011|title=This Could Be Funny: An Excuse to Play This Mencia Clip|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/424547/this-could-be-funny-an-excuse-to-play-this-mencia-clip/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 16, 2011|title=This Could Be Funny: Be Brandon Wardell's Friend|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/423136/this-could-be-funny-be-brandon-wardells-friend/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Caroline|date=January 3, 2014|title=ToDo ToDay: Jon B, Moneytown, Aster Aweke, and Modern Moves Festival|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/409044/todo-today-jon-b-moneytown-aster-aweke-and-modern-moves-festival/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Singer|first=Dan|date=August 8, 2013|title=ToDo ToDay: Paint Branch at Fort Reno, Alt-Comedy at Meeps|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/411130/todo-today-paint-branch-at-fort-reno-alt-comedy-at-meeps/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 4, 2014|title=ToDo ToDay: Surrealism, Brewer's Art Tap Takeover, and a Roast of Dan Snyder|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/408627/todo-today-surrealism-brewers-art-tap-takeover-and-a-roast-of-dan-snyder/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brandon Wetherbee|date=April 20, 2012|title=This Could Be Funny: Jon Benjamin Has a Tour|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/419059/this-could-be-funny-jon-benjamin-has-a-tour/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref> He performed at the [[Bentzen Ball]] in 2013 and 2014 and was named to the annual "Best of D.C." list by the ''[[Washington City Paper]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2014|title=ToDo ToDay: "Next" and Wayne McGregor|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/407247/todo-today-next-and-wayne-mcgregor/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":272">{{Cite web|last=Schweitzer|first=Ally|date=May 9, 2014|title=Q&A: New York-Bound Adam Friedland On the Last Night of Funny Moms|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/407086/qa-new-york-bound-adam-friedland-on-the-last-night-of-funny-moms/|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bentzen Ball, the comedy showcase created by Tig Notaro and Brightest Young Things, is back|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/09/25/bentzen-ball-the-comedy-showcase-created-by-tig-notaro-and-brightest-young-things-is-back/|access-date=July 13, 2021|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=":122" /> He moved to New York City in 2014.<ref name=":24">{{Cite web|title=Weekly Comedy Show 'Funny Moms' Comes to Crown Heights Beer Hall Berg'n|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150915/crown-heights/weekly-comedy-show-funny-moms-comes-crown-heights-beer-hall-bergn|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=DNAinfo New York|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711005619/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150915/crown-heights/weekly-comedy-show-funny-moms-comes-crown-heights-beer-hall-bergn/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Outside of ''Cum Town'', he is best known as the host of the live alternative comedy show ''Funny Moms''; the show began in Washington in 2012 with co-host Sara Starmour and moved to Brooklyn in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Caroline|date=December 19, 2012|title=ToDo ToDay: Chatham County Line! Funny Moms!|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/414673/todo-today-chatham-county-line-funny-moms/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Washington City Paper|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":272" /><ref name=":24" />
 == Reception ==
 ===Dirtbag left association===
-''Cum Town'' is often associated with the [[dirtbag left]], though it is not expressly political.<ref name="North 2017">{{cite web|last=North|first=Anna|date=October 24, 2017|title=Listen to what socialist women are saying about misogyny on the left|url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/24/16503462/dsa-women-cumtown-chapo|access-date=May 20, 2020|website=Vox}}</ref><ref name="Spies 2019">{{cite web|last=Spies|first=Michelle|date=September 25, 2019|title=I Made the Internet Vote to Determine the Worst Fan Base. Here's What I Learned.|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/worst-fan-base-tournament-2019.html|access-date=May 20, 2020|website=Vulture}}</ref> A February 2020 ''[[New York Times]]'' article described ''Cum Town'' (by allusion, citing its "unprintable name") as "bards of the new American left" alongside podcasts ''[[Chapo Trap House]]'' and [[Red Scare (podcast)|''Red Scare'']].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bowles|first=Nellie|date=February 29, 2020|title=The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/us/politics/bernie-sanders-chapo-trap-house.html|access-date=June 16, 2020|issn=0362-4331|quote=The fivesome of "Chapo Trap House" are not the only bards of the new American left — there is "Red Scare" and another whose name cannot be printed — but they have led the way for a movement that together generates millions of dollars a year. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308084735/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/us/politics/bernie-sanders-chapo-trap-house.html |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Several ''Chapo'' hosts, including Amber A'Lee Frost, Will Menaker, and Felix Biederman, have appeared on ''Cum Town''; Mullen, Halkias, and Friedland have individually made multiple appearances on ''Chapo''.
+''Cum Town'' was often associated with the [[dirtbag left]], though it is not expressly political.<ref name="NewYorkerTAFS"/><ref name="North 2017">{{cite web|last=North|first=Anna|date=October 24, 2017|title=Listen to what socialist women are saying about misogyny on the left|url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/24/16503462/dsa-women-cumtown-chapo|access-date=May 20, 2020|website=Vox}}</ref><ref name="Spies 2019">{{cite web|last=Spies|first=Michelle|date=September 25, 2019|title=I Made the Internet Vote to Determine the Worst Fan Base. Here's What I Learned.|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/worst-fan-base-tournament-2019.html|access-date=May 20, 2020|website=Vulture}}</ref> A February 2020 ''[[New York Times]]'' article described ''Cum Town'' (by allusion, citing its "unprintable name") as "bards of the new American left", alongside podcasts ''[[Chapo Trap House]]'' and [[Red Scare (podcast)|''Red Scare'']].<ref name="NYTimesPiedPipers">{{Cite news |last=Bowles |first=Nellie |date=February 29, 2020 |title=The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/us/politics/bernie-sanders-chapo-trap-house.html|access-date=June 16, 2020 |quote=The fivesome of "Chapo Trap House" are not the only bards of the new American left — there is "Red Scare" and another whose name cannot be printed — but they have led the way for a movement that together generates millions of dollars a year. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308084735/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/us/politics/bernie-sanders-chapo-trap-house.html |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Several ''Chapo'' hosts, including Amber A'Lee Frost, Will Menaker, and Felix Biederman have appeared on ''Cum Town''; Mullen, Halkias, and Friedland have made multiple appearances on ''Chapo''.
-Though the hosts occasionally discuss their responses to current events and politics—with all three expressing support for 2020 presidential candidate [[Bernie Sanders]]—they deny any specific political agenda. In May 2017, Friedland tweeted that "Cum town is not a socialist podcast it's not a fascist podcast it's a podcast about being gay with your dad."<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Friedland|first=Adam|user=AdamFriedland|number=860576794524749824|date=May 5, 2017|title=Cum town is not a socialist podcast it's not a fascist podcast it's a podcast about being gay with your dad|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623171945/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/860576794524749824|archive-date=June 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Though the hosts occasionally discuss their responses to current events and politics—with all three expressing support for 2020 presidential candidate [[Bernie Sanders]]—they deny any specific political agenda. In May 2017, Friedland tweeted, "Cum town is not a socialist podcast it's not a fascist podcast it's a podcast about being gay with your dad."<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Friedland|first=Adam|user=AdamFriedland|number=860576794524749824|date=May 5, 2017|title=Cum town is not a socialist podcast it's not a fascist podcast it's a podcast about being gay with your dad|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623171945/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/860576794524749824|archive-date=June 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In July 2021, the hosts disagreed with [[Andrew Marantz]]'s characterization of the podcast as a "flagship product of the dirtbag left" in an article in ''[[The New Yorker]]''.<ref name="Ep270">{{cite web |last1=Cum Town |title=Episode 270 – semone biles |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cum-town/id1113585468 |access-date=July 29, 2021 |website=Apple Podcasts – Cum Town |time=36:07}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Marantz |first1=Andrew |title=The Post-Dirtbag Left |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/02/the-post-dirtbag-left |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=July 29, 2021}}</ref> Halkias instead suggested that the motivating force of producing the podcast was not political but instead financial. The hosts initially believed the podcast would be unsuccessful, "and people are stupid enough to give us money, and we are trapped doing [the podcast]".<ref name="Ep270" />
+In July 2021, the hosts disagreed with [[Andrew Marantz]]'s characterization of the podcast as a "flagship product of the dirtbag left" in a ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'' article.<ref name="Ep270">{{cite web |last1=Cum Town |title=Episode 270 – semone biles |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cum-town/id1113585468 |access-date=July 29, 2021 |website=Apple Podcasts – Cum Town |time=36:07}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Marantz |first1=Andrew |title=The Post-Dirtbag Left |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/02/the-post-dirtbag-left |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=July 29, 2021}}</ref> Halkias instead suggested that its motivating force was not political but financial. The hosts initially believed the podcast would be unsuccessful, "and people are stupid enough to give us money, and we are trapped doing [the podcast]".<ref name="Ep270" />
 === Criticism ===
-In association with their dirtbag left peers, the podcast and its hosts have received criticism for their use of ironic offensiveness. Critical bloggers have argued that the use of slurs and edgy jokes by the hosts, particularly Mullen, perpetuate harassment and continually cross the line into actual hatred and contempt.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ross|first=Alexander Reid|date=March 8, 2021|title=These 'Dirtbag Left' Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-dirtbag-left-stars-are-flirting-with-the-far-right|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> Others have stated beliefs that criticism of "un-woke" media including ''Cum Town'' is non-objective as offensiveness is a [[Subjectivity|subjective concept]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2019|title=We're giving comedy too much credit|url=http://sbpress.com/2019/11/were-giving-comedy-too-much-credit/|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Stony Brook Press|language=en-US}}</ref>
+In association with their dirtbag left peers, the podcast and its hosts have been criticized for their use of ironic offensiveness.<ref name="WaPoTAFS"/><ref name="IndependentTAFS"/><ref name="NewYorkerTAFS"/> Critical bloggers have argued that the hosts' use of slurs and edgy jokes, particularly Mullen's, perpetuates harassment and continually crosses the line into actual hatred and contempt.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ross|first=Alexander Reid|date=March 8, 2021|title=These 'Dirtbag Left' Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-dirtbag-left-stars-are-flirting-with-the-far-right|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> Others have countered that offensiveness is [[Subjectivity|subjective]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2019|title=We're giving comedy too much credit|url=http://sbpress.com/2019/11/were-giving-comedy-too-much-credit/|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Stony Brook Press|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, the co-hosts jokingly compared the treatment of their podcast to [[Milo Yiannopoulos]] and [[Carl Benjamin]], who both got their Patreon accounts suspended for similar jokes. Mullen jokingly noted, "we're the good guys...we're on the right side of history."<ref name="Patreon 2018">{{cite web | title=Sargon My Dick | website=Patreon | date=2018-12-20 | url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-134-sargon-my-23461947 | access-date=2023-11-26}}</ref>
-Some online commentators have made a distinction between the podcast and their listeners, critiquing the fanbase of the show as opposed to the hosts themselves or critiquing both in tandem.<ref name="Spies 2019" /> In 2020, the podcasts' [[subreddit]] (which was not moderated nor endorsed by the hosts) was removed from [[Reddit]] due to the platform's new policies on hate speech.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Newton|first=Casey|date=June 29, 2020|title=Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21304947/reddit-ban-subreddits-the-donald-chapo-trap-house-new-content-policy-rules|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>
+Some online commentators have made a distinction between the podcast and their listeners, critiquing the show's fan base as opposed to the hosts, or critiquing both in tandem.<ref name="Spies 2019" /> In 2020, the podcast's [[subreddit]] (which was not moderated or endorsed by the hosts) was removed from [[Reddit]] due to the platform's new policies on hate speech.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Newton|first=Casey|date=June 29, 2020|title=Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21304947/reddit-ban-subreddits-the-donald-chapo-trap-house-new-content-policy-rules|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist |refs=
+<ref name="WaPoTAFS">{{cite news |last=Chery |first=Samantha |date=May 25, 2023 |title=The Matty Healy, Ice Spice (and Taylor Swift) drama, explained |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/25/taylor-swift-ice-spice-matty-healy-karma/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=May 29, 2023 |quote=While a guest on "The Adam Friedland Show" in February, Healy laughed as the two podcast hosts, Friedland and Nick Mullen, made fun of Ice Spice}}</ref>
+<ref name="IndependentTAFS">{{cite news |last=Graye |first=Megan |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Matty Healy sparks backlash over interview that mocks Japanese, Hawaiian and Scottish people |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/matty-healy-adam-friedland-b2279829.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=May 29, 2023 |quote=The 1975 frontman appeared in the latest episode of The Adam Friedland Show with comedians and podcast hosts Friedland and Nick Mullen.}}</ref>
+<ref name="NewYorkerTAFS">{{cite magazine |last=Tolentino |first=Jia |author-link=Jia Tolentino |date=May 29, 2023 |title=Who Is Matty Healy? For the front man of the 1975, fame is its own kind of performance |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/05/who-is-matty-healy |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=May 31, 2023 |quote=A month later, Healy went on a podcast called "The Adam Friedland Show." Friedland, whom Healy had befriended in the past couple of years, used to host the podcast "Cum Town," a title that reflects the "Borat"-esque level of seriousness that he and his co-hosts generally brought to the table. Friedland is part of a downtown New York scene referred to as [[Dimes Square]], which, during the pandemic, became widely known for an ostensibly transgressive rejection of liberal pieties and a reactionary brand of post-left politics particularly associated with another podcast, [[Red Scare (podcast)|"Red Scare."]]}}</ref>
+<ref name="GQTAFS">{{cite news |last=Lindsay |first=Kate |date=May 27, 2023 |title=My Boyfriend and I Are Closer Than Ever, Thanks to the Taylor Swift-Matty Healy Drama |url=https://www.gq.com/story/taylor-swift-matty-healy-adam-friedland-ice-spice |work=[[GQ]] |access-date=May 31, 2023 |quote=The niche comedians behind that podcast are now indirectly responsible for the soft cancellation of one of the music industry’s biggest artists. The Adam Friedland Show, known in an earlier iteration as Cum Town, featured Matty Healy as a guest on February 9.}}</ref>
+}}
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-* {{Official website|https://cum.town/}}
-* [https://cumtown.events/ Official events website]
 *{{IMDb title|15830976}}
 *{{IMDb name|6254064|Stavros Halkias}}
 *{{IMDb name|4824552|Nick Mullen}}
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