Career
Jake started a television show, Squirt television, from his New York City bedroom when he was 14 years old. Squirt television made its debut in January 1994 on Manhattan public-access television cable television The show, which Fogelnest wrote, produced, and directed, featured his opinions on music, film and television The one-man show quickly became a cult success in Manhattan, attracting with its quirky style, sense of humor and edgy commentary a fan base of night owls, including Beastie Boys, Janeane Garofalo, and Eric Bogosian.
Squirt television soon moved from public-access television to Music Television (a trajectory that echoed the movie Wayne"s World, released in 1992).
Still recorded from Fogelnest"s bedroom, the show featured more celebrity guests, including Adam Sandler, Beck, and The Kids in the Hall—some of whom had appeared on Squirt television in its original public-access television incarnation. Jake Fogelnest has written for the Netflix Wet Hot American Summer, the Hulu series Difficult People and Billy on the Street.
He also served on the writing staff for Video Hits One’s Best Week Ever and regularly contributed jokes to Saturday Night Live"s "Weekend Update." Fogelnest was a regular commentator on Video Hits One"s I Love the.. and The Greatest. Other television credits include a special for Comedy Central, Music Television"s 12 Angry Viewers, Upright Citizens Brigade, and guest appearances on The Jon Stewart Show, Howard Stern and Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld.
In 2005, Fogelnest created Ten Years Later for Music Television, a fictional documentary which followed Jake"s life if he "never grew out of "Squirt television"" The show was co-written and directed by Tom Gianas.
Jake has written for magazines such as Spin, Ray Gun, Bikini, Alternative Press, and Jane, and he"s appeared in the "Say Something Funny" feature of The Onion." Upon K-Rock"s format switch, Fogelnest hosted a radio show on the new Free-FM with Jackie Clarke called Jake and Jackie. The show was a combination of popular culture discussion and radio sketch comedy. Jake left the show for Sirius XM radio in 2006.
From 2006-2014, Fogelnest had a show on Sirius XM"s College rock/Indie rock channel, Sirius XMU. He was also heard on Sirius XM Alternate Nation.
Fogelnest left Sirius XM in November 2014 to focus full time on writing for television In September 2012, Fogelnest launched, The Fogelnest Files on Earwolf.
The show is currently on hiatus. In 2014, Fogelnest served as a staff writer and director at Funny Or Die.
Fogelnest is featured in the music video for Easy by indie rock band Real Estate.
He plays a radio dj that is kidnapped by a Real Estate promotion team because he refused to play Real Estate"s new album on air.
