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Seth Herzog
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Seth Herzog
PseudonymThe Zog
Birth nameSeth G. Herzog
Born (1970-11-04) November 4, 1970 (age 53)
Englewood, New Jersey U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Years active2001-present
GenresStand-up, sketch
SpouseHitha Prabhakar Herzog
Websitesethherzog.biz

Seth G. Herzog (aka The Zog[1][2]) is an American comedian.[3] Besides being active in New York City performing comedy, Herzog 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, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 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

References

  1. ^ a b Aronsky, Rory L. (2 November 2003). "Zog's Place". Film Threat.
  2. ^ a b c Zimmer, Elizabeth (29 April 2003). "Zog's Bog". The Village Voice.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Alex (22 December 2009). "Chosen Comedy: Seth Herzog". Heeb.
  4. ^ 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)."
  5. ^ Murphy, Danielle (8 June 2018). "Meet the Wonder "Woman" of Comedy, Seth Herzog". What Should We Do.
  6. ^ Angelo, Megan (7 September 2011). "Seth Herzog's Comedy Show, 'Sweet,' in the East Village". The New York Times.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Glazer, Eliot (27 August 2007). "Inside With: Seth Herzog". The Apiary.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Amazing the Lion Episodes 1-5 Credits". 2008.
  11. ^ a b Abrams, Brian (2007). "Heeb Magazine's Heeb 100: Seth Herzog". Heeb Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007.
  12. ^ Herzog, Seth (18 April 2008). "Hurry Up, and Kuwait!". HuffPost.
  13. ^ "Duck Quacks Don't Echo". National Geographic. 2014. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013.
  14. ^ Miller, Gerri (10 June 2014). "Decoding the 'Science of Stupid'". Mother Nature Network.
  15. ^ Herzog, Hitha (21 October 2015). "Hindu by Birth. Hind-Jew by Marriage". The Mash-Up Americans.

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