Steve Hofstetter Explained

Steve Hofstetter
Birth Name:Steven Ira Hofstetter
Birth Date:11 September 1979
Birth Place:Queens, New York, U.S.
Medium:Stand-up
Nationality:American
Active:2002–present
Genre:Observational comedy, satire/political satire, social commentary
Subject:American culture, American politics, current events, pop culture, religion, foreign policy, ignorance
Website:stevehofstetter.com

Steven Ira Hofstetter (born September 11, 1979) [1] is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host., his YouTube channel has accumulated over 709,000 subscribers and 195,000,000 views.[2] Hofstetter starred in the FS1 special Finding Babe Ruth, has been a panelist on MLB Now on MLB Network,[3] and was the host and executive producer of Laughs on Fox television stations.[4]

Hofstetter has made a number of television appearances, including ESPN's Quite Frankly,[5] Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood,[6] VH1's Countdown, ABC's Barbara Walters Special[7] and CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.[8]

Early life and education

Hofstetter grew up in a Jewish family in the New York City borough of Queens, living at various times in Briarwood, Forest Hills and Rego Park.[9]

He graduated from Hunter College High School in 1997 and received his B.A. from Columbia University's School of General Studies in 2002.[10] There, Hofstetter wrote for the Columbia Spectator[11] and served as President of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.[12] [13]

Career

Hofstetter gained a reputation by posting videos of interactions with audience members on YouTube, which garnered so many views that Fox Television offered him a series called Laughs, a half-hour showcase for standup comedians, which debuted in August 2014.[14] Shortly after its premiere, SAG/AFTRA issued a "Do Not Work" notice to its members due to Fox's choice to make the show a non-union production. This touched off a controversy about whether or not all television shows should be union productions.[15]

Hofstetter was the Senior Comedy Correspondent for FOX Sports' Just a Bit Outside.[16]

Hofstetter vs. The Cable Guy

In March 2006, Hofstetter and Razor & Tie announced the April 4 release of Cure for the Cable Guy, a 45-minute CD/DVD that featured a cover with a Larry the Cable Guy Doll hanging by a coax cable. The disc earned Stuff Magazine's "Album cover of the month". Later that week, Larry the Cable Guy's new film debuted and was universally panned. Several movie reviewers discussed Hofstetter's album, including the Orlando Sentinels Roger Moore.[17] Moore's review was picked up by dozens of papers across the country, including the Chicago Tribune,[18] Denver Post,[19] and Columbus Dispatch.[20] Hofstetter did radio interviews about the album, including one with Philadelphia's Kidd Chris show, where Hofstetter spoke with Larry the Cable Guy's alter ego, Dan Whitney. Whitney ended the interview with his catch phrase, "Git-R-Done."

The album's cover was compared to the Sex Pistols' "Pink Floyd Sucks" T-shirts. Allmusic's Bret Love wrote, "Hofstetter effectively rebels against the mainstream by positioning himself as the antithesis of the world's most popular comedian. What could be more punk rock than that?"[21]

In July, an article in the New Yorker quoted Whitney as saying Hofstetter had been hurtful, and Whitney's manager criticizing Hofstetter for "trying to make a buck". In response, Hofstetter posted a video on YouTube explaining his stance on the Cable Guy and his comedy.[22]

Pay-What-You-Want

In December 2007, Hofstetter announced his new album, Dark Side of the Room. Customers can download it directly from his website with "Pay-What-You-Want" à la Radiohead's 2007 album In Rainbows.[23]

He has also tried a new model of comedic touring: The Your Tour, where tickets are sold prior to a show that has yet to be announced. Once the city and the date are announced, if at least 50 people in the city have purchased tickets, Hofstetter will perform. If not enough people buy tickets, all purchases are refunded.[24]

Books

Album and special releases

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://x.com/stevehofstetter/status/1568964082535104513?s=46
  2. Web site: Steve Hofstetter. YouTube. March 19, 2019.
  3. Web site: Steve Hofstetter on MLB Now - 05/10/2016 . MLB.com. May 9, 2018.
  4. Web site: TVNewser - Jobs in TV News. Mediabistro.com. May 9, 2018.
  5. Web site: Steve Hofstetter from ESPN, VH1, & More. Providence Monthly. July 25, 2019 . en. October 22, 2019.
  6. Web site: Steve Hofstetter. sidneybia.ca . Sidney Business Improvement Area Society. en-CA. October 22, 2019.
  7. Web site: Steve Hofstetter . . November 15, 2023.
  8. Web site: North Jersey - Montclair . MontclairTimes.com . May 9, 2018.
  9. Silverberg, Alex. "Comic Thanks His Queens Upbringing", copy of article from The Queens Tribune, July 6, 2007. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. "Hofstetter has been all around Queens.. He spent his younger years in Briarwood before moving on to Forest Hills, and finally settling down in Rego Park for the duration of his teen years."
  10. Web site: Alumni. Alumni.gs.columbia.edu. May 9, 2018.
  11. News: Hofstetter . Steve . Parting Shots . . 2002-05-01 . 2023-02-20 .
  12. Web site: Sigma Phi Epsilon – Building Balanced Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20141122232215/http://www.sigep.org/blog/recruiting-steve-hofstetter.html. dead. November 22, 2014. Sigep.org. May 9, 2018.
  13. Web site: History. Columbia Sigma Phi Epsilon. May 9, 2018.
  14. https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fox-television-stations-sets-summer-test-runs-for-three-series-1201251348/ Fox Television Stations Sets Summer Test Runs for Three Series
  15. Web site: Steve Hofstetter, co-owner of the Laughing Derby, opts to make Fox's 'Laughs' a non-union show - Louisville - Business First . www.bizjournals.com . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813013400/http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2014/08/11/actors-union-lambastes-the-laughing-derby-co-owner.html . 13 August 2014 . dead.
  16. FOXSports. FOX Sports. 566323676518166529. February 13, 2015. Meet @SteveHofstetter, the new #JABO (Just A Bit Outside) Senior Comedy Correspondent! First up: Josh Hamilton..
  17. Web site: Your Family's Media Guide - Ok.com. . May 9, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191303/http://deseretnews.com/movies/view/1,1257,425000817,00.html. September 30, 2007.
  18. Web site: Metromix. Movie review: ?Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector' . October 3, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311023456/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-060324-movies-review-larry,0,648696.story?coll=mmx-movies_top_heds . March 11, 2007 .
  19. Web site: "Cable Guy" needs healthy joke infusion. March 25, 2006. May 9, 2018.
  20. Web site: Mix971.net: The Leading Mix Site on the Net. May 9, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814004431/http://www.mix971.net/events/calendar.php?story=dispatch%2F2006%2F03%2F25%2F20060325-B4-02.html. August 14, 2014.
  21. Web site: New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture - VH1. VH1. May 9, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000728/http://shop.vh1.com/Cure-for-the-Cable-Guy-Standup-Comedy_stcVVproductId4269323VVcatId424044VVviewprod.htm. March 4, 2016.
  22. Web site: Why I Cured the Cable Guy (Steve Hofstetter). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/mVzeT6KofYM. December 12, 2021 . live. Steve Hofstetter. July 6, 2006. YouTube. May 9, 2018.
  23. Web site: Johnson City Press. May 9, 2018.
  24. Web site: Steve Hofstetter heckles the hecklers. Borha. Imade. The Frederick News-Post. September 8, 2016 . en. October 22, 2019.

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