Jake and Amir

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Jake and Amir
Jake and Amir episode "March Madness"
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Jake Hurwitz Amir Blumenfeld
Starring	Jake Hurwitz Amir Blumenfeld Patrick Cassels Dan Gurewitch
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	New York City
Running time	Varies
Broadcast
Original run	May 23, 2007 – Present
External links
Official website

Jake and Amir is an online sketch comedy series featuring the lives of the two title characters, Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld, co-workers who sit across from each other at the CollegeHumor offices in New York City. Jake's character is the traditional straight man in the comedy duo, with Amir playing the role of the funny man, much of his act being centered around his character's stalker-like obsession with Jake. The series started out with skits taking place entirely within the CollegeHumor offices, but eventually spread to other locations, including California, Florida, and the character's homes.

1 History
2 Plot
3 Running Gags
4 Media Coverage
5 References
6 External Links

[edit] History

Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld met while working at the CollegeHumor offices in New York City. As a side-project they began shooting short videos with each other and posting it online for their friends. After getting positive feedback, they decided to create a website and make videos regularly. They registered jakeandamir.com in May 2007^[1], and have since made over 130 episodes, usually between 1 and 3 minutes. On June 9, 2008, Jake and Amir performed live for the first time in Street Meat, a monthly comedy show at Cake Shop, a venue in New York City.^[2]

[edit] Plot

The episodes center around the relationship between Jake and Amir, most commonly at the CollegeHumor offices. A typical episode, Lunch Meeting^[3], has Jake attempting to discuss work in a meeting with Amir, but instead Amir insists on calling for lunch before he can work. Amir initially dials 911 because he is so hungry that it's an emergency, and Jake immediately hangs up the phone. Amir continues to unsuccessfully try to order food, until an exasperated Jake takes the phone and tries to order for the both of them.

[edit] Running Gags

[edit] Ace and Jocelyn

Several episodes of Jake and Amir are attempts by Amir to create a new television show, titled Ace and Jocelyn: Astronaut Accountants in Outer Space. These episodes involve Amir pretending to be Jocelyn, a character in the show, and trying to get Jake to play along, much to his annoyance. ^[4]

[edit] Chicken Nuggets

McDonald's Chicken McNuggets are the only food that Amir eats, and he frequently mentions them, or is seen eating them in episodes of Jake and Amir.

[edit] Pronunciation

Amir frequently replaces real words with his own phrases that often carry over between episodes, for example saying "QQ" to mean quick question, or saying "shiatsu" instead of shit.

[edit] Slapping

In many episodes, Amir slaps Jake, often unexpectedly, and points his finger sternly at Jake's face.

[edit] "Jake."

Amir often says "Jake." quickly, as if to get Jake's attention, even when they are already talking to each other, or right after they finish a conversation. Many episodes end abruptly with Amir saying "Jake."

[edit] Media Coverage

Jake and Amir was mentioned in the April 2008 issue of Wired Magazine^[5] as up-and-coming web stars by the sketch comedy group Human Giant. They were also referenced in the July 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. ^[6]