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Deep Fried Man
Pseudonym:Deep Fried Man
Birth Name:Daniel Friedman
Birth Date:1981 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Medium:Stand-up, television
Nationality:South African
Years Active:2010–present
Genre:Satire, parody
Subject:South Africa, Sexual intercourse, social media
Influences:Flight of the Conchords, Monty Python, John Vlismas, Eminem[1] -->

Daniel Friedman (born 9 January 1981), known on stage as Deep Fried Man, is a South African musical comedian and writer based in Johannesburg. 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".

Early life

Friedman is the son of political analyst and newspaper columnist Steven Friedman,[2] [3] [4] and is Jewish.[5] [6] [7]

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 (PGCE) at Wits University in 2010.[2] [8] [9]

Career

After university, Friedman worked in journalism and social media.[10] [9]

He performed alternative folk music in Johannesurg prior to becoming a comedian.[2] [11] [12] He made the transition to professional comedy after being declared joint winner of the 2010 Comedy Showdown hosted by Joe Parker, as a result of which he got to perform in the 2010 UN Comedy Show alongside top local and international comedians.[13] [14] He was voted Best Newcomer at the first Annual South African Comic's Choice Awards held at the Teatro, Montecasino, in January 2011.[15] [16]

He has performed in various comedy shows including the Heavyweight Comedy Jam,[17] the Tshwane Comedy Fiesta, UJ Rag's One Night Stand, Loads of Laughs,[14] 46664's It's No Joke,[18] Jew Must Be Joking and Blacks Only.[19] [20] [21] He was the supporting act for Trevor Noah's one-man show Scratch That at The Fringe in the Joburg Theatre Complex in 2010,[22] and has performed in his own one-man shows Deeply Fried in 2011,[23] [24] and the more satirical White Whine in 2012.[25] [26] [27] [28] His debut one-man show Deeply Fried won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the 2011 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.[29] [30]

He has appeared in various television shows including Mzansi Magic's Laugh Out Loud and Opening Guys,[31] M-Net's Tonight With Trevor Noah,[32] 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.[12] [33] [34]

He maintains a strong presence on social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.[2] [35] 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".[36]

In 2012 he was named one of Mail & Guardians 200 Young South Africans, in the Arts & Culture category.[37]

He also writes for the Daily Maverick and Memeburn.[38] [39]

In 2020 old tweets made by Friedman which had previously resulted in a feud arising with Willem Petzer and complaints being laid against Friedman resurfaced bringing fresh life to the feud with Petzer, resulting in new complaints being laid with The Citizen. Friedman was suspended from his position as online editor while an internal investigation was conducted, in February 2020 the investigation was concluded and Friedman was found guilty of bringing The Citizen into ill repute and was dismissed from his position as online news editor.[40]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Devchand. Tharuna. Meet the comedian with an evil alter ego. 25 October 2010. The Witness. 4 April 2013.
  2. News: de Waal. Mandy. Daniel Friedman debuts 'Deeply Fried'. Daily Maverick. 22 November 2011. 1 April 2013.
  3. News: Chance. Katy. COMEDY: Deeply Fried. 1 April 2013. Business Day. 24 November 2011.
  4. News: He's bringing Jewish back. 3 April 2013. City Press. 26 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130407032939/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/hes-bringing-jewish-back-20111126/. 7 April 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Band aid for Palestine . Rawoot, Ilham . . 9 May 2009 . 7 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090512204609/http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-05-08-band-aid-for-palestine . 12 May 2009 . dead . dmy .
  6. Web site: Top class entertainment for Jewish Achiever Awards . 4 May 2012 . SA Jewish Report . 3 April 2013 .
  7. News: Deep Fried Man. This is not a column. 3 April 2013. Daily Maverick. 11 July 2012.
  8. Web site: Old Rhodians in the Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans 2012 . Rhodes University . 10 August 2012 . 4 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130411220148/http://www.ru.ac.za/alumni/alumniinthenews/name%2C64042%2Cen.html . 11 April 2013 . dmy .
  9. Web site: Daniel Friedman. LinkedIn. 4 April 2013.
  10. News: Herimbi . Helen . Comedy fries . https://archive.today/20130505182249/http://thenewage.co.za/16680-1022-53-Comedy_fries . dead . 5 May 2013 . 9 April 2013 . Deep Fried Man – a former journalist for publications such as the Mail and Guardian who then went into social media – is taking his comedy to a new stage. . The New Age . 29 April 2011 .
  11. Web site: Friedman. Daniel. Watt the folk. 1 February 2009. Design Indaba. 1 April 2013.
  12. Web site: Ngcobo. Siya. Cooking with Deep Fried Man. 24 August 2012. iafrica.com. 10 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120827041026/http://entertainment.iafrica.com/features/812890.html. 27 August 2012. dead.
  13. Web site: Parker's to host open-mic comedy showdown at Nando's Jozi Comedy Festival. This year, the Comedy Showdown will again give aspiring comedians – and those already honing their trade on stage – the chance to test their skills in a series of heats (each Wednesday from 30 June to 21 July), with the winner of the final on 28 July getting to share the stage with the Jozi Comedy Festival's international heavyweights like Chile's impresario of impressions Pablo Francisco; all-action Mexican, Al Madrigal; Korean MADtv star, Bobby Lee; multi-talented Russian-American, Kira Soltanovich; and Grammy-winning New Yorker, Jonathan Arons on the closing night of the UN Comedy Show on 1 August.. mediaupdate.co.za. 17 June 2010. 3 April 2013.
  14. News: Loads of Laughs at The Globe . https://archive.today/20130505172736/http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/citigaming?oid=183535&sn=Detail&pid=146866&Loads-of-Laughs--at-The-Globe . dead . 5 May 2013 . 4 April 2013 . The Citizen . Deep Fried Man was declared joint winner of the 2010 Parkers Comedy Showdown, which led to a performance at the United Nations Comedy Show with Pablo Francisco and many other top local and international comedians. . 30 March 2011 .
  15. Web site: The Annual SA Comic's Choice Awards: Winners 2011 . 3 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130307234705/http://www.comicschoice.co.za/winners-2011-2/ . 7 March 2013 . dmy .
  16. News: Herimbi . Helen . Comics' chance to shine . https://archive.today/20130421215347/http://www.thenewage.co.za/8593-12-53-Comics'_chance_to_shine/ . dead . 21 April 2013 . 1 April 2013 . The New Age . 24 January 2011 .
  17. Web site: The Heavyweight Comedy Jam. 13 September 2010. Artslink.co.za. 1 April 2013. 9 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309152812/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=25532. dead.
  18. Web site: It's No Joke – top comedians at Emperors Palace in support of 46664 . 15 November 2011 . 46664 . 9 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223154516/http://www.46664.com/news/entry/its-no-joke-top-comedians-at-emperors-palace-in-support-of-46664 . 23 February 2012 . dmy .
  19. News: Herimbi. Helen. The comedy column – December 01, 2011. 9 April 2013. IOL. 1 December 2011.
  20. News: Hlangani . Sandile . Blacks Only back at Emperors Palace . https://archive.today/20130505182638/http://www.thenewage.co.za/49200-1022-53-Blacks_Only_back_at_Emperors_Palace . dead . 5 May 2013 . 9 April 2013 . The New Age . 24 April 2012 .
  21. News: Komane . Tankiso . Cracker jokes this festive season . 3 April 2013 . The New Age . 15 November 2012 . A regular supporting act for the supremely talented Trevor Noah, Deep Fried Man's satirical take on what it's like to be a white person in South Africa has since earned him applause, accolades and a few BCCSA complaints. He became famous overnight with his satirical rendition of the national anthem, a collaboration with Durban comedian Gareth Woods. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130329170248/http://www.thenewage.co.za/70152-1041-53-Cracker_jokes_this_festive_season . 29 March 2013 . dmy .
  22. News: Nayika. Andile. Deep fried funny man. Mail & Guardian. 20 September 2012. 1 April 2013.
  23. News: Herimbi. Helen. Master of mirth in solo gig. 18 November 2011. 9 April 2013. IOL.
  24. Web site: Feldman. Peter. This Deep Fried Man Cooks. 23 November 2011. Artslink.co.za. 9 April 2013.
  25. Web site: Deep Fried Man is Whining in Sandton. 29 August 2012. Artslink.co.za. 10 April 2013. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208224004/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=30980. dead.
  26. News: Herimbi. Helen. White whine rolls out barrel of laughs. The pun in the title is obvious and Deep Fried Man says, 'My first one-man show, Deeply Fried, was more quirky and weirder and more personal, but didn't have a theme as such. This new show is based on what's going on in South Africa.'. 9 April 2013. IOL. 18 September 2012.
  27. News: Stones. Lesley. Deep Fried Man: A fine whine – but still maturing. 10 April 2013. Daily Maverick. 25 September 2012.
  28. Web site: Mothoagae. Keba. Controversial Deep Fried Man roasts the theatre. https://archive.today/20130505180613/http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/sandton/sandton-news-entertainment?oid=6249948&sn=Detail&pid=217525&Controversial-Deep-Fried-Man-roasts-the-theatre. dead. 5 May 2013. 10 April 2013. looklocal. 26 September 2012.
  29. Web site: Boykie with a bright future. Cue Online. 6 July 2011. 9 April 2013. https://archive.today/20130505181918/http://cue.ru.ac.za/?p=3872. 5 May 2013. dead.
  30. Web site: Deep Fried Man in Sandton for two weeks. 8 November 2011. Artslink.co.za. 3 April 2013. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208224947/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=28611. dead.
  31. Web site: Opening Guys: Deep Fried Man . M-Net . 9 April 2013 .
  32. Web site: Tonight With Trevor Noah: Deep Fried Man . https://web.archive.org/web/20100817191919/http://beta.mnet.co.za/mnetvideo/browsevideo.aspx?ChannelId=1&vid=27881&Search=&CategoryId=0&sortby=5&CPage=0 . dead . 17 August 2010 . M-Net . 1 April 2013 . dmy-all .
  33. Web site: Case No – 01 – 2012 – Multichoice Channel 122 – Alleged derogatory remarks made against whites. BCCSA. 10 April 2013.
  34. News: BCCSA: Comedian complaint a joke. 9 April 2013. IOL. 7 March 2012.
  35. Web site: Kavonic. Dayle. Helen Zille AKA Agony Aunt: Meet the guy behind the worldwide trending topic. 27 October 2011. Associated Media Publishing. 9 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304193813/http://marieclairvoyant.com/hot-topics/the-guy-turned-helen-zille-into-an-agony-aunt. 4 March 2012. dead.
  36. Web site: Fairweather. Alistair. How do SA's stand-up comics use Facebook?. 20 September 2010. Memeburn. 1 April 2013.
  37. Web site: Botha. Nadine. Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2012: Daniel Friedman. Mail & Guardian. 4 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130209042525/http://ysa2012.mg.co.za/daniel-friedman/. 9 February 2013. dead.
  38. Web site: Opinionistas. Daily Maverick. 3 April 2013.
  39. Web site: Deep Fried Man. Memeburn. 3 April 2013.
  40. Web site: Statement on Daniel Friedman's termination of employment. 19 February 2020.

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