[13], While working at CollegeHumor, Jake and Amir hosted live events as their characters from Jake and Amir, including CollegeHumor Live at locations such as the UCB Theatre in New York[14] and the University of California, Berkeley. We just made these videos and our friends started passing them around. Amir is also obsessed with fast food chain McDonald's, especially Chicken McNuggets. [15] They have also performed in Toronto[16] and London's Soho Theatre with Streeter Seidell in 2013. [11] Available for purchase on CollegeHumor's website, Facebook, and available on DVD, the special was the company's first paid content. He can also be very aggressive or physically abusive towards his co-workers, who generally hate him. Rapper Hoodie Allen appeared in three episodes as Amir's rap teacher. [11] Jake and Amir: Fired was directed by Sam Reich. You get to tell your mother you're The Master. Jake and Amir work together to get Amir's job back. NBA player Rick Fox featured in the series as Amir's bookie, who causes Amir to lose significant amounts of money. It kind of grew from there. Our goal is to deliver high quality content that you guys love. Comedian Thomas Middleditch was frequently featured in the series as Doobs, Amir's childhood frenemy. I just thought Amir was so funny, and I had this crappy camera. [17] Though the latter show was sold out and extra dates were added,[18] the performance was poorly received by local media: The Guardian's Brian Logan said Jake and Amir "cackle a lot, as they find various ways to repackage tales of puerile behaviour as comedy. Join us for an hour-long Q&A livestream every month! We have two shows to start: A bonus video version of our advice podcast, "If I Were You" and a new webseries we're calling "Jake and Amir watch Jake and Amir." In later episodes, Jake has sometimes been portrayed as comically insecure, with Amir taking on the straight man role. On October 12, 2011, CollegeHumor released Jake and Amir: Fired, a thirty-minute episode of Jake and Amir that the pair made in the previous months while continuing to release short episodes. Actor Kumail Nanjiani was featured in four episodes as Jake's brother. 1", "My Super Not Chill Ghost Roommate Ep. We've always relied on the support of our incredible fans and we're excited to share our latest venture with you all. [1] Running for over eight years, Jake and Amir was CollegeHumor's longest-running series and has amassed approximately one billion views as of April 2017. Each video is 15-30 minutes long, delivered weekly, right here on this Patreon channel. In 2008, PC Magazine listed the series among its "Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites", saying: "Considering it's mainly a hobby they do after work, the webisodes at JakeAndAmir.com are better than some of the stuff they get paid to do for CollegeHumor. "[25] PC Magazine featured Jake and Amir again in 2011, when it listed the series as one of its "15 Best Web-Only Shows", commenting that, "they show no sign of running out of very bizarre situations for this sometimes disturbing comedy. [7] Three of The Gregory Brothers appeared in an episode and released an accompanying song featuring Amir on their own YouTube channel. [12] Its plot involves the fictitious new CEO of CollegeHumor, Alan Avery – played by Matt Walton – promoting Jake and firing Amir. Amir is obsessed with Jake, and often says or does annoying things to try to spend time with him. Some episodes have a common theme or MacGuffin that the episode revolves around, for instance buying a guitar or discussing the 2008 financial crisis. [2][8] Eventually, however, the videos gained such popularity that CollegeHumor began paying them to make the videos for their website. We're Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld, and we're making videos again! )", "Interrogator Part 1 (with Ben Schwartz)", "Interrogator Part 2 (with Ben Schwartz)", "Cheryl Part 2 (starring Allison Williams)", "Movie Date (with Ben Schwartz and Thomas Middleditch)", "Movie Date 2 (with Ben Schwartz and Thomas Middleditch)", "Real Estate Agent Part 1 (With Ben Schwartz)", "Real Estate Agent Part 2 (With Ben Schwartz)", "Finale Part 2: Ben Schwartz (with Ben Schwartz)", "Finale Part 3: Ben Schwartz 2 (with Ben Schwartz)", This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 20:58. Jake and Amir is a web series set in CollegeHumor's office in New York City and later Los Angeles where Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld played humorous versions of themselves: Jake is usually depicted as a sensible "straight man" and Amir as his annoying, obsessive, and odd co-worker. [2] After deciding to leave the website, CollegeHumor announced in January 2015 that the series would air its last eight episodes beginning on February 17, 2015. Featuring Jake and Amir", Associated Students of the University of California, "Jake Hurwitz & Amir Blumenfeld with Streeter Seidell", "Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld with Stretter Seidell", "Jake Hurwitz & Amir Blumenfeld with Streeter Seidell – review", "Jake and Amir Are Back One More Time... to Cover the Election — What's Trending", "Jake and Amir: Donald Trump — CollegeHumor Video", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jake_and_Amir_(web_series)&oldid=984387063, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Hallie Part IV - Ace and Jocelyn Episode 6", "Ace and Jocelyn - Episode 7: Space Twins! Your name in Special Thanks at the end of each video. Jake and Amir won the People's Voice award for Best Comedy: Long Running Form or Series in the 2010 Webby Awards, with Amir also capturing the People's Voice award for Best Individual Performance that year. The series generally takes place at Jake and Amir's desks, but some episodes are filmed in other parts of the office or different locations entirely. [2] Jake explains that Jake and Amir was never intended to be a series:[10]. [20], The duo started thinking about leaving CollegeHumor when their new podcast If I Were You began to take-off in 2015. Actor Ed Helms appeared in one of the last Jake and Amir episodes, Finale part 5, as Amir's friend Mickey. CollegeHumor Tries Selling Web Video", "CollegeHumor Live! [6] Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi appears briefly in the episode Jake and Amir: Kobayashi, where Amir feeds him hot-dogs. Vote on which Jake and Amir videos we watch! [5] Actress Allison Williams appeared as Cheryl in two episodes. On March 31, 2020, a new episode titled Jake and Amir: Social Distance Scroll was uploaded to the HeadGum YouTube channel. Jake and Amir has received praise as its style and viewership has evolved and expanded, particularly within the field of free online content. As a member, you receive exclusive content, community access, behind-the-scenes updates, and the pride of fueling work that matters to you. ", "My Super Not Chill Ghost Roommate Ep. Running for over eight years, Jake and Amir was CollegeHumor's longest-running series and has amassed approximately one billion views as of April 2017. Dan Frommer of Business Insider explains how "a trip to Florida became a four-part miniseries...broken-arm casts become props...[and] girlfriends become actresses".[3].

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