Nick Thune Explained

Nick Thune
Birth Name:Nicholas Ivan Thune
Birth Date:8 December 1979
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Children:1
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Medium:Stand-up, television, film
Genre:Anecdotal comedy

Nicholas Ivan Thune is an American actor, comedian, and musician.

Life and career

Thune was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Redmond.[1] [2] [3] Thune moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in stand-up. His early stand-up shows focused on wordplay while he played the guitar, which he has said was used as more of a prop than to create musical comedy.[4] [5] [6] He has performed on The Tonight Show eight times, and was featured in a Comedy Central Presents special in 2007.[7]

In February 2009, Thune performed at the DTD Reality concert at the University of Southern California.[8]

Thune's debut album, Thick Noon, was released on February 23, 2010, by Comedy Central Records.[1]

Thune's first hour-long stand-up special, Nick Thune: Folk Hero, premiered on Netflix in February 2014.[9] The special was later released on CD and vinyl.[10]

His second hour-long special, Good Guy, premiered on December 22, 2016 on NBC's Seeso platform.[11] The special was filmed in October 2016 in Portland, Oregon.[12] Much of the special was based on the thoughts Thune had prior to having his first child. The special is a change in style for him, as he no longer used his guitar throughout the performance. He first started performing without his guitar after breaking his arm in Tampa, and while continuing work without being able to play the guitar, he realized he enjoyed being on stage without it.

Television

Thune was cast as a lead in the 2010 NBC pilot for Beach Lane starring opposite Matthew Broderick.[13] However, the pilot was not picked up as a series.[14] He has since made guest appearances on the comedy programs Traffic Light and Happy Endings in 2011, and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 in 2012.

Thune worked on a pilot in 2016 with his creative partner Kevin Parker Flynn, Holy Sh*t, a workplace comedy about a small church avoiding a mega-church takeover. The pilot was produced by Mila Kunis' production company.[15]

Thune had a guest starring role on HBO's Love Life as Magnus, one of the relationships opposite Anna Kendrick during Season 1.

Film

Thune had small roles in the movies Knocked Up and Unaccompanied Minors. In 2017, Thune starred in Dave Made a Maze, playing the titular character.[16] He also starred in the film People You May Know, directed by Sherwin Shilati.[17]

Personal life

Thune and his now ex-wife have one son.

Discography

Filmography

+ TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes
2009The Very Funny Show
2010Beach LaneJames WilsonTV movie
2011I Hate That I Love YouBradTV movie
Traffic LightBenEpisode: "Pilot"
Happy EndingsTommyEpisode: "Barefoot Pedaler"
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23WilloughbyEpisode: " A Weekend in the Hamptons..."
2013Burning LoveTeddyRecurring
CrazytownBoomerTV movie
Above Average PresentsEpisode: "Finish What We Started - Behind the Scenes"
Laugh Trek4 episodes
2014Old SoulCharlieTV movie
Tom Green LiveHimselfEpisode: "Guests: David Faustino, Stacy Keach & Nick Thune"
Garfunkel and OatesNickEpisode: "Speechless"
Comedy Bang! Bang!Charlie PedactorEpisode: "Dane Cook Wears a Black Blazer & Tailored Pants"
2015WTF AmericaCaseyPilot
2020Love LifeMagnus LundEpisodes: "Magnus Lund", "Luke Ducharme", "Magnus Lund Part II"
+ FilmYearTitleRoleNotes
2006Unaccompanied Minors Handsome Santa
2007Knocked UpAllison's Friend
2009Spring BreakdownDan - Announcer
ExtractGuitar Salesman #2
2010Successful AlcoholicsAlexShort
Ed Hardy Boyz: The Case of the Missing Sick Belt BuckleShort
Screwball: The Ted Whitfield StoryPetey Sinclair
Don't Fade AwayMatty P
2011Talking HedzShort
Poolboy: Drowning Out the FuryBarry
Nick and Andy: Coming SoonShort
2012Dream WorldDeke
Not That FunnyNorm Getz
2013Miles Fisher: Finish What We StartedShort
2014Bad JohnsonRich's Penis
2015The Breakup GirlLewis
2016DreamlandJason
UrgeDanny
2017Dave Made a MazeDave
Mr. RooseveltEric
People You May KnowJed
61: Highway to HellThe Haunted
2018VenomBeardo at Bar
The Possession of Hannah Grace[20] Randy
2021The Right One [21] Godfrey
MixtapeAnti

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nick Thune. 5 May 2011. Earwolf. 26 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Nick Thune. 2018-11-05. All Things Comedy. en. 2018-12-07.
  3. Web site: Hometown heroes to take Bumbershoot comedy stage. Albertson. Jeff. 2016-09-01. The Seattle Times. en-US. 2018-12-07.
  4. News: Nick Thune review – a standup too cool for punchlines. Logan. Brian. 2016-02-03. The Guardian. 2018-12-07. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  5. Web site: For Nick Thune, Storytelling Runs in the Family. Wicks. Amanda. 21 December 2016. Paste Magazine. en. 2018-12-07.
  6. Web site: Comedian Nick Thune Talks Beards, Religion, and Laying the Smack Down on Ashlee Simpson's Entourage. Freeman. Thomas. 23 December 2016. Maxim. en-us. 2018-12-07.
  7. Web site: Nick Thune . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407054735/http://www.cc.com/comedians/nick-thune . dead . April 7, 2014 . Comedy Central Stand-Up . 26 June 2013.
  8. Web site: Nick Thune profile . Loud Letters . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713234423/http://www.loudletters.com/ll/rest/celebrityprofile/3A/Nick%20thune . 13 July 2011 . 12 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Nick Thune: Folk Hero. Rozeman. Mark. 21 February 2014. Paste Magazine. en. 2018-12-07.
  10. Web site: Folk Hero. 11 March 2014. Amazon. 7 December 2018.
  11. Web site: How Nick Thune Became Comedy's Creepy Youth Pastor. Chesler. Josh. 2016-12-12. L.A. Weekly. 2018-12-07.
  12. Web site: The big change that inspired Nick Thune's new comedy special. Hamedy. Saba. 22 December 2016. Mashable. en. 7 December 2018.
  13. Web site: Nick Thune Enters NBC's 'Beach Lane' . Andreeva . Nellie . 17 April 2010 . Deadline . Penske Business Media, LLC . 26 June 2013.
  14. Web site: NBC Cancels Matthew Broderick Pilot, 'Beach Lane' . 13 May 2010 . Broadway World . Wisdom Digital Media . 26 June 2013.
  15. Web site: Holy Sh*t: Nick Thune Comedy Series in the Works at ABC. 2016-12-07. TV Series Finale. en-US. 2018-12-07.
  16. Web site: Fantasy and Horror Collide in Dave Made a Maze Trailer. Barkan. Jonathan. 6 July 2017. Dread Central. 6 July 2017.
  17. Web site: People You May Know. IMDb. 7 December 2018.
  18. Web site: Thick Noon. 23 February 2010. Amazon. 7 December 2018.
  19. Web site: Good Guy. 24 February 2017. Amazon. 7 December 2018.
  20. Web site: The Possession of Hannah Grace Movie Review - Spook-less revisit of a genre fixation. Thomas. Johnson. 2018-12-07. mid-day. en. 2018-12-07.
  21. Web site: The Right One. IMDb.