Nicholas James Mullen (born December 13, 1988)[2] is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, producer, actor and comedy writer.[3] Active since 2005, he is best known as the creator and co-host of the comedy podcast Cum Town (2016–2022) and its successor The Adam Friedland Show (2022–present). He released his first comedy special, The Year of the Dragon, in December 2023.[4] His comedy often focuses on
internet culture and is
ironic,
observational and
self-deprecating.
A nationally touring stand-up, he was an opener for acts including
Dana Gould,
Jim Norton,
Patrice O'Neal, and
Hannibal Buress.[8] In 2010, he was named "Best of Fest" at the Laugh Detroit festival.[8] In 2012, he performed at
SXSW as part of the Made in Austin and Weekend Spotlight comedy showcases.[10][12] That same year, he was named one of the New Faces Unrepped by Montreal's Just for Laughs festival.[9][13] Other festivals include the 2014
Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.[14]
From 2016 until its end in 2022, Mullen was a co-host of the comedy podcast Cum Town. On June 29, 2022, Mullen and
Adam Friedland released the first episode of The Adam Friedland Show, a successor to Cum Town, after co-host
Stavros Halkias left the show.[19] The show is hosted by Friedland and produced and co-hosted by Mullen.
His stand-up special Nick Mullen: The Year of the Dragon was released on December 3, 2023, reaching one million views after its first week of release.[20]
In the 2019 video game Disco Elysium, the protagonist of an in-universe crime fiction book series is called Dick Mullen, a reference to Nick Mullen.[23]
References
^Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank (April 26, 2015).
#216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) (podcast). Apple Podcasts. Event occurs at around 1:30:00.
Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022. It'll be ten years in October [2015] that I'll be doing comedy
^"Straight Outta D.C."do512. February 2009.
Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2021. ...a ridiculous reunion of D.C.'s finest comedy exports: ...and Nick Mullen!
^Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank (April 26, 2015).
#216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) (podcast). Apple Podcasts. 1:25:00–1:28:15 minutes in.
Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank (April 26, 2015).
#216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) (podcast). Apple Podcasts. 25:30–45:00, 58:00–60:00 minutes in.
Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.