Jake Fogelnest

In 2019, Jake served as an Executive Producer on the second season of Liza on Demand.

In 2019, Jake began writing for "The Ron Burgundy Podcast."

Fogelnest wrote for the Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon specials The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish for Amazon and The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! for HBO.

In 2018, Fogelnest appeared as DJ Dan Lyon in season two of the Netflix series GLOW.

In 2017, Fogelnest appeared on the "What's In My Bag" series from Amoeba Records.

In 2015, he created a series titled "Start Making Sense" for IFC which included a multiple script commitment. Ben Stiller served as Executive Producer and was slated to direct the pilot.

As a long-time fan of The Best Show with Tom Scharpling, Fogelnest contributed to the liner notes for The Numero Group's 2015 boxset, The Best Of The Best Show with a definitive interview he conducted with Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster.

In 2015, Fogelnest wrote a piece for VICE sharing his feelings about the retirement of David Letterman from late-night television.

Alongside Paul Scheer, Fogelnest regularly hosted "Talk Show with Jake Fogelnest" at the original UCB Theatre in New York. After over a decade long hiatus, Scheer and Fogelnest brought the show back for one-night only in 2015 to celebrate the UCB Theatre's 10th Anniversary in Los Angeles.

In 2015, Fogelnest worked as a director with "Three Busy Debras" at the Annoyance Theatre in Brooklyn, New York.

In 2014, Fogelnest served as a staff writer and director at Funny Or Die. While there, he directed the music video for King Tuff's song, "Headbanger."

In 2012, Fogelnest appeared as a DJ in the music video for Real Estate's video, "Easy".

In September 2012, Fogelnest launched, The Fogelnest Files on Earwolf. Due to his increasing workload in television, Fogelnest put the show on hiatus in 2014.

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 pop culture discussion and radio sketch comedy. Fogelnest 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 Alt Nation. Fogelnest exited Sirius XM in November 2014 to focus full-time on writing for television.

In 2005, Fogelnest created Ten Years Later for MTV, a fictional documentary which followed Fogelnest's life if he "never grew out of 'Squirt TV.'" The show was co-written and directed by Tom Gianas.

Fogelnest's most acclaimed UCB production was 2004's, "George Bush is a Motherfucker," which featured many members of Respecto Montalban and was produced by Adam McKay.

In 2004, Fogelnest won a New York City A.I.R. Award for hosting the "Top 92 Worst Xmas Songs of All-Time" on the former WXRK where he worked as a DJ before the station changed formats and became WFNY-FM.

Fogelnest co-directed (with Amy Poehler) the two-person show "Eye Candy," starring Dannah Phirman and Danielle Schneider, which was selected for the 2002 HBO US Comedy Arts Festival.

In 2001, he served as assistant director for Sarah Silverman's one-woman show Jesus Is Magic at Joe's Pub.

In 2000, Fogelnest co-directed "Jerry Minor is a Black Man" for the Saturday Night Live alum. The show originated at UCB and was also performed at The Second City in Chicago.

Fogelnest became actively involved at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City when it opened in 1999. While there he performed in, wrote and directed many sketch and improv shows. He also served as one of the first artistic directors at the theatre.

Fogelnest was a regular commentator on VH1's I Love the... series. Other television credits include a 1995 hour-long special for Comedy Central, MTV's 12 Angry Viewers, Upright Citizens Brigade, and guest appearances on The Jon Stewart Show, Howard Stern and The Chris Gethard Show.

Fogelnest started a television show, Squirt TV, from his New York City bedroom when he was 14 years old. Squirt TV made its debut in January 1994 on Manhattan public-access television cable TV. 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 TV soon moved from public-access television to MTV (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 TV in its original public-access television incarnation.

Benjamin Jacob Fogelnest (born March 14, 1979), better known as Jake Fogelnest, is a writer, comedian, former radio personality, and American satirist.