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.[1] 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,[2] Chappelle's Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and VH1's Best Week Ever.
| Seth Herzog | |
|---|---|
Seth Herzog | |
| Pseudonym | The Zog |
| Birth name | Seth G. Herzog |
| Born | November 4, 1970 Englewood, New Jersey U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Genres | Stand-up, sketch |
| Spouse | Hitha Prabhakar Herzog |
| Website | sethherzog |
Early life and education
Herzog was born in Englewood, New Jersey. He grew up in Princeton, New Jersey.[4]
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.[2] 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.[5][6] A regular feature of the show is a ten-minute set (which seems much longer than that) called "What's On My Mom's Mind,"[7] during which he interviews his mother, Kera Greene.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
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] Raghu Acharya wrote the songs.
Honors and awards
- 2007: Heeb Magazine, Heeb 100[10]
Sarah Silverman “Vagina Award,” sponsored by Raghu the songwriter.
Selected filmography
- 2006: Kappa Mikey TV series (1 episode: voice in "Big Trouble in Little Tokyo")
- 2007: The Ten as Naked Guy
- 2008: Role Models as Bell-Ringing Winged Creature
- 2008: Mayne Street TV series (2 episodes: Man on Toilet in "Poker", Satellite Tech in "New Years"
- 2009: The Winning Season as Mascot
- 2009: Lost Cities: Jersey City TV movie as self
- 2010: 30 Rock TV series (1 episode: Swingles Man in "Gentleman's Intermission"
- 2011: Puppy Love short as Dad
- 2011: Zog's Place as L.L.
- 2011: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV series (6 episodes)
- 2014: Duck Quacks Don't Echo, TV series as Panelist
- 2014: Science of Stupid, U.S. dub edition TV series as Host
- 2014: They Came Together as Chez Brasserie Piano Player
- 2014: The Return of Saturn short
- 2014-2018: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV series (8 episodes)
- 2015: Mismanagement TV series (1 episode: Vinny in "Pilot")
- 2017: Inside You as Harold
- 2018: The Special Without Brett Davis TV series (1 episode: "Search For Mr. Jokes"
- 2018: Boy Band as Lance; also producer
- 2019: Broad City TV series (1 episode: Craig in "Shenanigans")
- 2019: Addi short
- 2019: Gander TV series as Disaster Mattress Man 2
References
- ^ a b Aronsky, Rory L. (2 November 2003). "Zog's Place". Film Threat.
- ^ a b c Zimmer, Elizabeth (29 April 2003). "Zog's Bog". The Village Voice.
- ^ Goldberg, Alex (22 December 2009). "Chosen Comedy: Seth Herzog". Heeb.
- ^ Murphy, Danielle (8 June 2018). "Meet the Wonder "Woman" of Comedy, Seth Herzog". What Should We Do.
- ^ Angelo, Megan (7 September 2011). "Seth Herzog's Comedy Show, 'Sweet,' in the East Village". The New York Times.
- ^ Perler, Elie Z. (28 January 2019). "Born on the Lower East Side, Seth Herzog's 'Sweet' Comedy Show Moves Out". Bowery Boogie.
- ^ Glazer, Eliot (27 August 2007). "Inside With: Seth Herzog". The Apiary.
- ^ Lowenstein, Kate (27 March 2008). "Features: Parents Keep it in the family". Time Out New York. No. 652, Mar 27–Apr 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Amazing the Lion Episodes 1-5 Credits". 2008.
- ^ a b Abrams, Brian (2007). "Heeb Magazine's Heeb 100: Seth Herzog". Heeb Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007.
- ^ Herzog, Seth (18 April 2008). "Hurry Up, and Kuwait!". HuffPost.
- ^ "Duck Quacks Don't Echo". National Geographic. 2014.
- ^ Miller, Gerri (10 June 2014). "Decoding the 'Science of Stupid'". Mother Nature Network.
- ^ Herzog, Hitha (21 October 2015). "Hindu by Birth. Hind-Jew by Marriage". The Mash-Up Americans.