Seth Herzog Explained

Seth Herzog
Pseudonym:The Zog
Birth Name:Seth G. Herzog
Birth Date:4 November 1970
Birth Place:Englewood, New Jersey U.S.
Nationality:American
Active:2001-present
Genre:Stand-up, sketch
Spouse:Hitha Prabhakar Herzog

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. 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, 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. 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. 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.

In April 2008, Herzog toured Iraq performing for the U.S. troops.[11]

In 2013 and 2014, Herzog co-hosted Duck Quacks Don't Echo on the National Geographic channel with Michael Ian Black and Tom Papa.[12]

Later in 2014, he was the overdub and localized version host of Science of Stupid.[13]

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).[14]

Honors and awards

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Aronsky. Rory L.. Zog's Place. Film Threat. 2 November 2003.
  2. News: Zimmer. Elizabeth. Zog's Bog. The Village Voice. 29 April 2003.
  3. News: Goldberg. Alex. Chosen Comedy: Seth Herzog. Heeb. 22 December 2009.
  4. https://www.thesweetestpod.com/about About the Pod
  5. News: Murphy. Danielle. Meet the Wonder "Woman" of Comedy, Seth Herzog. What Should We Do. 8 June 2018. en.
  6. News: Angelo. Megan. Seth Herzog's Comedy Show, 'Sweet,' in the East Village. The New York Times. 7 September 2011.
  7. News: Perler. Elie Z.. Born on the Lower East Side, Seth Herzog's 'Sweet' Comedy Show Moves Out. Bowery Boogie. 28 January 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220517132736/https://boweryboogie.com/2019/01/born-on-the-lower-east-side-seth-herzogs-sweet-comedy-show-moves-out/. 17 May 2022.
  8. News: Glazer. Eliot. Inside With: Seth Herzog. The Apiary. 27 August 2007.
  9. News: Lowenstein. Kate. Features: Parents Keep it in the family. Time Out New York. 652, Mar 27–Apr 2, 2008. 27 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202145042/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/features/28050/keep-it-in-the-family/3.html. 2 December 2008.
  10. Web site: Amazing the Lion Episodes 1-5 Credits. 2008.
  11. News: Herzog. Seth. Hurry Up, and Kuwait!. HuffPost. 18 April 2008. en.
  12. Web site: Duck Quacks Don't Echo. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230113138/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/duck-quacks-dont-echo/. dead. December 30, 2013. National Geographic. 2014.
  13. News: Miller. Gerri. Decoding the 'Science of Stupid'. Mother Nature Network. 10 June 2014.
  14. News: Herzog. Hitha. Hindu by Birth. Hind-Jew by Marriage.. The Mash-Up Americans. 21 October 2015.
  15. Web site: Abrams. Brian. Heeb Magazine's Heeb 100: Seth Herzog. Heeb Magazine. 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071101035642/http://www.heeb100.com/comedy.html. 1 November 2007.

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