Background
Friedman is the son of political analyst and newspaper columnist Steven Friedman, and is Jewish.
Friedman is the son of political analyst and newspaper columnist Steven Friedman, and is Jewish.
From 1999 to 2002, he studied Journalism, Philosophy and Drama at Rhodes University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) at Wits University in 2010.
He describes what he does as "stand-up comedy with a guitar". He adopted his stage name, a play on his real name, because "it went along with the kind of musical comedy I wanted to do, which was an unhealthy kind of comedy". After university, Friedman worked in journalism and social media.
He performed alternative folk music in Johannesurg prior to becoming a comedian.
He was voted Best Newcomer at the first Annual South African Comic"s Choice held at the Teatro, Montecasino, in January 2011. He has performed in various comedy shows including the Heavyweight Comedy Jam, the Tshwane Comedy Fiesta, UJ Rag"s One Night Stand, Loads of Laughs, 46664"s lieutenant"s Number Joke, Jew Must Be Joking and Blacks Only.
He has appeared in various television shows including Mzansi Magic"s Laugh Out Loud and Opening Guys, M-Net"s Tonight With Trevor Noah, SABC 2"s Morning Live, SABC 3"s Last Say on Sunday and eNCA"s weekly satirical news show Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola. He also played a cameo role in the 2012 South African comedy drama film Material.
The BCCSA dismissed two complaints regarding a satirical song he performed about white South Africans which was aired on DStv"s Comedy Central channel in 2011.
He maintains a strong presence on social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. In 2010 Memeburn included him on a list of 10 South African comedians using the Facebook platform to market themselves, which noted he "makes the most of his Facebook audience, updating frequently with songs, events, jokes, and photos" and is a "great example of how to use Facebook". In 2012 he was named one of Mail & Guardian"s 200 Young South Africans, in the Arts & Culture category.
He also writes for the Daily Maverick and Memeburn.
