American comedian
Seth G. Herzog (aka The Zog [ 1] [ 2] ) is an American comedian .[ 3] Herzog is active in New York City performing comedy and is a warm-up comedian for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He was the subject of the short film Zog's Place .[ 1] He has also had small roles in such films as Safe Men , The Ten and The Baxter . Herzog has acted in numerous commercials, and on such T.V. shows as Late Night with Conan O'Brien ,[ 2] Chappelle's Show , and VH1 's Best Week Ever .
Early life and education
Herzog was born in Englewood, New Jersey , and lived in nearby Tenafly until the age of four.[ 4] He grew up in Princeton, New Jersey .[ 5]
In 1988, Herzog graduated from Princeton High School in New Jersey.[citation needed ] In 1992, he graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee with a degree in history and theater.
Career
In the New York comedy scene, Herzog has performed in such venues as Chetty Red's, Rififi, and the Red Room.[ 2] Since 2004, Herzog has hosted a weekly comedy show every Tuesday night called "Sweet" that began a long-time residency at the Lower East Side bar, The Slipper Room , then moving to other downtown venues.[ 6] [ 7] A regular feature of the show is a called "What's On My Mom's Mind,"[ 8] during which he interviews his mother, Kera Greene.[ 9]
From 2004 to 2013, Herzog appeared on the VH-1 show Best Week Ever .
In 2005, Herzog introduced movies on IFC .
In 2008, Herzog contributed his voice to the animated comedy webseries Amazing the Lion hosted by the Independent Comedy Network.[ 10]
Herzog is perhaps best known for his "Wonder Woman " routine, during which he wears a Wonder Woman costume and does a dance while lip-synching to the Wonder Woman theme song.[ 11]
In April 2008, Herzog toured Iraq performing for the U.S. troops .[ 12]
In 2013 and 2014, Herzog co-hosted Duck Quacks Don't Echo on the National Geographic channel with Michael Ian Black and Tom Papa .[ 13]
Later in 2014, he was the overdub and localized version host of Science of Stupid .[ 14]
Since 2009, Herzog has been the warm-up comic for and a cast member on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon having previously done the same for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He has appeared in sketches on both shows.
Personal life
In 2014, Herzog married journalist and writer Hitha Herzog (née Prabhakar).[ 15]
Honors and awards
Selected filmography
2006: Kappa Mikey TV series (1 episode: voice in "Big Trouble in Little Tokyo")
2007: The Ten as Naked Guy
2008: Role Models as Bell-Ringing Winged Creature
2008: Mayne Street TV series (2 episodes: Man on Toilet in "Poker", Satellite Tech in "New Years"
2009: The Winning Season as Mascot
2009: Lost Cities: Jersey City TV movie as self
2010: 30 Rock TV series (1 episode: Swingles Man in "Gentleman's Intermission"
2011: Puppy Love short as Dad
2011: Zog's Place as L.L.
2011: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV series (6 episodes)
2014: Duck Quacks Don't Echo , TV series as Panelist
2014: Science of Stupid , U.S. dub edition TV series as Host
2014: They Came Together as Chez Brasserie Piano Player
2014: The Return of Saturn short
2014-2018: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV series (8 episodes)
2015: Mismanagement TV series (1 episode: Vinny in "Pilot")
2017: Inside You as Harold
2018: The Special Without Brett Davis TV series (1 episode: "Search For Mr. Jokes"
2018: Boy Band as Lance; also producer
2019: Broad City TV series (1 episode: Craig in "Shenanigans")
2019: Addi short
2019: Gander TV series as Disaster Mattress Man 2
References
^ a b Aronsky, Rory L. (2 November 2003). "Zog's Place" . Film Threat .
^ a b c Zimmer, Elizabeth (29 April 2003). "Zog's Bog" . The Village Voice .
^ Goldberg, Alex (22 December 2009). "Chosen Comedy: Seth Herzog" . Heeb .
^ About the Pod , The Sweetest Pod. Accessed November 19, 2023. "Seth was born in New Jersey (Englewood) and lived in Tenafly until he was 4 (save for a year in Holland, where his family tour windmills, sampled cheeses & started to speak Dutch). He and his family then moved to Princeton, where he was brought up & remained until he went off to college (and where his father and sister currently still live)."
^ Murphy, Danielle (8 June 2018). "Meet the Wonder "Woman" of Comedy, Seth Herzog" . What Should We Do .
^ Angelo, Megan (7 September 2011). "Seth Herzog's Comedy Show, 'Sweet,' in the East Village" . The New York Times .
^ Perler, Elie Z. (28 January 2019). "Born on the Lower East Side, Seth Herzog's 'Sweet' Comedy Show Moves Out" . Bowery Boogie . Archived from the original on 17 May 2022.
^ Glazer, Eliot (27 August 2007). "Inside With: Seth Herzog" . The Apiary .
^ Lowenstein, Kate (27 March 2008). "Features: Parents Keep it in the family" . Time Out New York . No. 652, Mar 27–Apr 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
^ "Amazing the Lion Episodes 1-5 Credits" . 2008.
^ a b Abrams, Brian (2007). "Heeb Magazine's Heeb 100: Seth Herzog" . Heeb Magazine . Archived from the original on 1 November 2007.
^ Herzog, Seth (18 April 2008). "Hurry Up, and Kuwait!" . HuffPost .
^ "Duck Quacks Don't Echo" . National Geographic . 2014. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013.
^ Miller, Gerri (10 June 2014). "Decoding the 'Science of Stupid' " . Mother Nature Network .
^ Herzog, Hitha (21 October 2015). "Hindu by Birth. Hind-Jew by Marriage" . The Mash-Up Americans .
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