PERSON: Nathan Fielder
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Writer, Comedian, Entrepreneur
Biography
Nathan Fielder (born 1983) is a Canadian writer and comedian.
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and attended the University of British Columbia before graduating from the University of Victoria in 2005.
After receiving the 2006 Tim Sims Award for outstanding Canadian comedy newcomer, Fielder went on to join the cast of the CBC comedy series "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" as a field correspondent. He has also helped write for "Canadian Idol." In 2010, he wrote and directed a number of sketches for season 2 of "Important Things with Demetri Martin" on Comedy Central. He was also featured as a guest voice actor on the Season 2 finale of "Bob's Burgers."
Fielder played the role of Jon Benjamin's boom operator in the 2011 television series "Jon Benjamin Has a Van," and played Bob Woodward in the "Washington, DC" episode of Comedy Central's Drunk History. He is currently at the helm of Comedy Central's "Nathan For You." The show is based on the Nathan On Your Side segments which he did for This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
On February 7, 2014, a coffee shop entitled "Dumb Starbucks Coffee" opened in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. The shop stated that they were operating as a parody of global coffee company and coffeehouse chain Starbucks Coffee and utilized the chain's mermaid logo and name in their signage, cups, and other materials. The shop mocked items considered to be standard to many Starbucks locations such as Nora Jones CD's and drinks by using the term "dumb" in front of the names, such as "Dumb Nora Jones Duets" and "Dumb Iced Vanilla Latte". Beverages and pastries were distributed free of charge. A few days later Starbucks announced that they were not affiliated with the shop and that they were "evaluating next steps" due to the shop deliberately attempting to mimic the look of a traditional Starbucks location. The identity of the person behind the shop was not initially released and various comedians such as Tim & Eric were theorized to be involved with the prank,[10] as their production company Abso Lutely Productions had applied for a filming permit at the Dumb Starbucks Coffee location. On February 10, 2014 the shop was closed by the Los Angeles County Health Department due to it not having the permits required to operate a coffee shop. Shortly thereafter Fielder announced that he was behind the parody and the Los Angeles Times noted the prank's similarity to other skits performed on Fielder's show Nathan For You.
-- Wikipedia
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and attended the University of British Columbia before graduating from the University of Victoria in 2005.
After receiving the 2006 Tim Sims Award for outstanding Canadian comedy newcomer, Fielder went on to join the cast of the CBC comedy series "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" as a field correspondent. He has also helped write for "Canadian Idol." In 2010, he wrote and directed a number of sketches for season 2 of "Important Things with Demetri Martin" on Comedy Central. He was also featured as a guest voice actor on the Season 2 finale of "Bob's Burgers."
Fielder played the role of Jon Benjamin's boom operator in the 2011 television series "Jon Benjamin Has a Van," and played Bob Woodward in the "Washington, DC" episode of Comedy Central's Drunk History. He is currently at the helm of Comedy Central's "Nathan For You." The show is based on the Nathan On Your Side segments which he did for This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
On February 7, 2014, a coffee shop entitled "Dumb Starbucks Coffee" opened in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. The shop stated that they were operating as a parody of global coffee company and coffeehouse chain Starbucks Coffee and utilized the chain's mermaid logo and name in their signage, cups, and other materials. The shop mocked items considered to be standard to many Starbucks locations such as Nora Jones CD's and drinks by using the term "dumb" in front of the names, such as "Dumb Nora Jones Duets" and "Dumb Iced Vanilla Latte". Beverages and pastries were distributed free of charge. A few days later Starbucks announced that they were not affiliated with the shop and that they were "evaluating next steps" due to the shop deliberately attempting to mimic the look of a traditional Starbucks location. The identity of the person behind the shop was not initially released and various comedians such as Tim & Eric were theorized to be involved with the prank,[10] as their production company Abso Lutely Productions had applied for a filming permit at the Dumb Starbucks Coffee location. On February 10, 2014 the shop was closed by the Los Angeles County Health Department due to it not having the permits required to operate a coffee shop. Shortly thereafter Fielder announced that he was behind the parody and the Los Angeles Times noted the prank's similarity to other skits performed on Fielder's show Nathan For You.
-- Wikipedia
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