Jake and Amir (web series)

Jake and Amir
Two men, one wearing black horn-rimmed glasses, before a white background; underneath them, the CollegeHumor logo and the words "JAKE&AMIR" on a black background with red stripes.
The show's third title card (2013–2016)
GenreDouble act comedy
Sketch comedy
StarringAmir Blumenfeld
Jake Hurwitz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes696
Production
Camera setupMultiple
(formerly single)
Running time1–5 minutes
Production companiesCollegeHumor (2007-2016)
Independently produced (2021-present)
Headgum (2020, 2023-present)
Original release
NetworkCollegeHumor
YouTube
Vimeo (2007–2008)
ReleaseMay 23, 2007 (2007-05-23) –
April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
ReleaseAugust 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) –
present
Related
The CollegeHumor Show
Hardly Working
Geoffrey the Dumbass
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Jake and Amir is a web series set in CollegeHumor's office in New York City and later Los Angeles where Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld play humorous versions of themselves: Jake is usually depicted as a sensible "straight man" and Amir as his annoying, obsessive, and odd co-worker.[1] Running for over eight years, Jake and Amir was CollegeHumor's longest-running series and has amassed approximately one billion views as of April 2017.[2] The series served as the debut of the titular comedy duo Jake and Amir, who would go on collaborate on other comedy projects.

  1. ^ Kushigemachi, Todd (July 24, 2012). "Hurwitz & Blumenfeld: College Humor duo graduate to next level". Variety. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jake and Amir's Decade of Perfect Timing". Vice. April 26, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.