# Deep Fried Man

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{{short description|South African musical comedian and writer}}
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| pseudonym            = Deep Fried Man
| birth_name           = Daniel Friedman
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|01|09}}
| birth_place          = [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg%2C_Gauteng), South Africa
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| medium               = Stand-up, television  
| years_active         = 2010–present
| genre                = Satire, [parody](/source/parody)<ref name=Nayika/>
| subject              = South Africa, [Sexual intercourse](/source/Sexual_intercourse), [social media](/source/social_media)<ref name=Nayika/>
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'''Daniel Friedman''' (born 9 January 1981), known on stage as '''Deep Fried Man''', is a South African musical comedian and writer based in [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg). He describes what he does as "stand-up comedy with a guitar".<ref name=Herimbi/> He adopted his stage name, a play on his real name, because "it went along with the kind of musical comedy I wanted to do, which was an unhealthy kind of comedy".<ref name=deWaal/>

==Early life==
Friedman is the son of political analyst and newspaper columnist [Steven Friedman](/source/Steven_Friedman),<ref name=deWaal>{{cite news|last=de Waal|first=Mandy|title=Daniel Friedman debuts 'Deeply Fried'|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-11-22-daniel-friedman-debuts-the-deeply-fried/#.UVn9_aJTCz4|newspaper=Daily Maverick|date=22 November 2011|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chance|first=Katy|title=COMEDY: Deeply Fried|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/articles/2011/11/24/comedy-deeply-fried;jsessionid=9CFCEB56778DC7F5D31630B0ED55C74C.present1.bdfm|accessdate=1 April 2013|newspaper=Business Day|date=24 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=He's bringing Jewish back|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/hes-bringing-jewish-back-20111126/|accessdate=3 April 2013|newspaper=City Press|date=26 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407032939/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/hes-bringing-jewish-back-20111126/|archive-date=7 April 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and is [Jewish](/source/Jewish).<ref name="Rawoot">{{cite news|title=Band aid for Palestine |author=Rawoot, Ilham |newspaper=[Mail & Guardian](/source/Mail_%26_Guardian) |date=9 May 2009 |url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-05-08-band-aid-for-palestine |accessdate=7 November 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512204609/http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-05-08-band-aid-for-palestine |archivedate=12 May 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top class entertainment for Jewish Achiever Awards |url=http://www.sajewishreport.co.za/pdf/2012/may/4-may-2012.pdf |date=4 May 2012 |publisher=SA Jewish Report |accessdate=3 April 2013 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Deep Fried Man|title=This is not a column|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2012-07-11-this-is-not-a-column/#.UVyKRaJTCz4|accessdate=3 April 2013|newspaper=Daily Maverick|date=11 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=Comedyfries/>

From 1999 to 2002, he studied journalism, philosophy and drama at [Rhodes University](/source/Rhodes_University), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at [Wits University](/source/University_of_the_Witwatersrand) in 2010.<ref name=deWaal/><ref>{{cite web |title=Old Rhodians in the Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans 2012 |url=http://www.ru.ac.za/alumni/alumniinthenews/name,64042,en.html |publisher=Rhodes University |date=10 August 2012 |accessdate=4 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411220148/http://www.ru.ac.za/alumni/alumniinthenews/name%2C64042%2Cen.html |archivedate=11 April 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name=LinkedIn>{{cite web|title=Daniel Friedman|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-friedman/b/263/891|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=4 April 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
After university, Friedman worked in journalism and [social media](/source/social_media).<ref name=Comedyfries>{{cite news|last=Herimbi |first=Helen |title=Comedy fries |url=http://thenewage.co.za/16680-1022-53-Comedy_fries |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505182249/http://thenewage.co.za/16680-1022-53-Comedy_fries |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |quote=Deep Fried Man – a former journalist for publications such as the Mail and Guardian who then went into social media – is taking his comedy to a new stage. |newspaper=The New Age |date=29 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name=LinkedIn/>

He performed alternative [folk music](/source/folk_music) in Johannesurg prior to becoming a comedian.<ref name=deWaal/><ref>{{cite web|last=Friedman|first=Daniel|title=Watt the folk|url=http://www.designindaba.com/article/watt-folk|date=1 February 2009|publisher=Design Indaba|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=Ngcobo>{{cite web|last=Ngcobo|first=Siya|title=Cooking with Deep Fried Man|url=http://entertainment.iafrica.com/features/812890.html|date=24 August 2012|publisher=iafrica.com|accessdate=10 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827041026/http://entertainment.iafrica.com/features/812890.html|archive-date=27 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made the transition to professional comedy after being declared joint winner of the 2010 ''Comedy Showdown'' hosted by [Joe Parker](/source/Joe_Parker_(comedian)), as a result of which he got to perform in the 2010 ''UN Comedy Show'' alongside top local and international comedians.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parker's to host open-mic comedy showdown at Nando's Jozi Comedy Festival|url=http://www.mediaupdate.co.za/?IDStory=26907|quote=This year, the Comedy Showdown will again give aspiring comedians – and those already honing their trade on stage – the chance to test their skills in a series of heats (each Wednesday from 30 June to 21 July), with the winner of the final on 28 July getting to share the stage with the Jozi Comedy Festival's international heavyweights like Chile's impresario of impressions Pablo Francisco; all-action Mexican, Al Madrigal; Korean MADtv star, Bobby Lee; multi-talented Russian-American, Kira Soltanovich; and Grammy-winning New Yorker, Jonathan Arons on the closing night of the UN Comedy Show on 1 August.|publisher=mediaupdate.co.za|date=17 June 2010|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=Loads>{{cite news|title=Loads of Laughs at The Globe |url=http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/citigaming?oid=183535&sn=Detail&pid=146866&Loads-of-Laughs--at-The-Globe |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505172736/http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/citigaming?oid=183535&sn=Detail&pid=146866&Loads-of-Laughs--at-The-Globe |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |accessdate=4 April 2013 |newspaper=The Citizen |quote=Deep Fried Man was declared joint winner of the 2010 Parkers Comedy Showdown, which led to a performance at the United Nations Comedy Show with Pablo Francisco and many other top local and international comedians. |date=30 March 2011 }}</ref> He was voted Best Newcomer at the first Annual South African Comic's Choice Awards held at the Teatro, [Montecasino](/source/Montecasino), in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Annual SA Comic's Choice Awards: Winners 2011 |url=http://www.comicschoice.co.za/winners-2011-2/ |accessdate=3 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307234705/http://www.comicschoice.co.za/winners-2011-2/ |archivedate=7 March 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Herimbi |first=Helen |title=Comics' chance to shine |url=http://www.thenewage.co.za/8593-12-53-Comics'_chance_to_shine/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421215347/http://www.thenewage.co.za/8593-12-53-Comics'_chance_to_shine/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2013 |newspaper=The New Age |date=24 January 2011 }}</ref>

He has performed in various comedy shows including the ''Heavyweight Comedy Jam'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Heavyweight Comedy Jam|url=http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=25532|date=13 September 2010|publisher=Artslink.co.za|accessdate=1 April 2013|archive-date=9 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309152812/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=25532|url-status=dead}}</ref> the ''Tshwane Comedy Fiesta'', UJ Rag's ''One Night Stand'', ''Loads of Laughs'',<ref name=Loads/> [46664](/source/46664_(concerts))'s ''It's No Joke'',<ref>{{cite web|title=It's No Joke – top comedians at Emperors Palace in support of 46664 |url=http://www.46664.com/news/entry/its-no-joke-top-comedians-at-emperors-palace-in-support-of-46664 |date=15 November 2011 |publisher=46664 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223154516/http://www.46664.com/news/entry/its-no-joke-top-comedians-at-emperors-palace-in-support-of-46664 |archivedate=23 February 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> ''Jew Must Be Joking'' and ''Blacks Only''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Herimbi|first=Helen|title=The comedy column – December 01, 2011|url=http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/what-s-on/the-comedy-column-december-01-2011-1.1190054#.UWQd1qJTCz4|accessdate=9 April 2013|newspaper=IOL|date=1 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hlangani |first=Sandile |title=Blacks Only back at Emperors Palace |url=http://www.thenewage.co.za/49200-1022-53-Blacks_Only_back_at_Emperors_Palace |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505182638/http://www.thenewage.co.za/49200-1022-53-Blacks_Only_back_at_Emperors_Palace |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |newspaper=The New Age |date=24 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Komane |first=Tankiso |title=Cracker jokes this festive season |url=http://www.thenewage.co.za/70152-1041-53-Cracker_jokes_this_festive_season |accessdate=3 April 2013 |newspaper=The New Age |date=15 November 2012 |quote=A regular supporting act for the supremely talented Trevor Noah, Deep Fried Man's satirical take on what it's like to be a white person in South Africa has since earned him applause, accolades and a few BCCSA complaints. He became famous overnight with his satirical rendition of the national anthem, a collaboration with Durban comedian Gareth Woods. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329170248/http://www.thenewage.co.za/70152-1041-53-Cracker_jokes_this_festive_season |archivedate=29 March 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was the supporting act for [Trevor Noah](/source/Trevor_Noah)'s one-man show ''Scratch That'' at The Fringe in the [Joburg Theatre](/source/Joburg_Theatre) Complex in 2010,<ref name=Nayika>{{cite news|last=Nayika|first=Andile|title=Deep fried funny man|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2012-09-20-deep-fried-funny-man|newspaper=Mail & Guardian|date=20 September 2012|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref> and has performed in his own one-man shows ''Deeply Fried'' in 2011,<ref name=Herimbi>{{cite news|last=Herimbi|first=Helen|title=Master of mirth in solo gig|url=http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/what-s-on/gauteng/master-of-mirth-in-solo-gig-1.1181373#.UWQXbaJTCz4|date=18 November 2011|accessdate=9 April 2013|newspaper=IOL}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Feldman|first=Peter|title=This Deep Fried Man Cooks|url=http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=28737/|date=23 November 2011|publisher=Artslink.co.za|accessdate=9 April 2013|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208224839/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=28737/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the more satirical ''White Whine'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deep Fried Man is Whining in Sandton|url=http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=30980|date=29 August 2012|publisher=Artslink.co.za|accessdate=10 April 2013|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208224004/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=30980|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Herimbi|first=Helen|title=White whine rolls out barrel of laughs|url=http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/what-s-on/gauteng/white-whine-rolls-out-barrel-of-laughs-1.1385547#.UWQbB6JTCz4|quote=The pun in the title is obvious and Deep Fried Man says, 'My first one-man show, Deeply Fried, was more quirky and weirder and more personal, but didn't have a theme as such. This new show is based on what's going on in South Africa.'|accessdate=9 April 2013|newspaper=IOL|date=18 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Stones|first=Lesley|title=Deep Fried Man: A fine whine – but still maturing|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-09-25-deep-fried-man-a-fine-whine/#.UWVxtaJTCz4|accessdate=10 April 2013|newspaper=Daily Maverick|date=25 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mothoagae|first=Keba|title=Controversial Deep Fried Man roasts the theatre|url=http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/sandton/sandton-news-entertainment?oid=6249948&sn=Detail&pid=217525&Controversial-Deep-Fried-Man-roasts-the-theatre|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505180613/http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/sandton/sandton-news-entertainment?oid=6249948&sn=Detail&pid=217525&Controversial-Deep-Fried-Man-roasts-the-theatre|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|accessdate=10 April 2013|publisher=looklocal|date=26 September 2012}}</ref> His debut one-man show ''Deeply Fried'' won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the 2011 [National Arts Festival](/source/National_Arts_Festival) in [Grahamstown](/source/Grahamstown).<ref>{{cite web|title=Boykie with a bright future|url=http://cue.ru.ac.za/?p=3872|publisher=Cue Online|date=6 July 2011|accessdate=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505181918/http://cue.ru.ac.za/?p=3872|archive-date=5 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Deep Fried Man in Sandton for two weeks|url=http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=28611|date=8 November 2011|publisher=Artslink.co.za|accessdate=3 April 2013|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208224947/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=28611|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He has appeared in various television shows including Mzansi Magic's ''Laugh Out Loud'' and ''Opening Guys'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Opening Guys: Deep Fried Man |url=http://beta.mnet.co.za/mnetvideo/browsevideo.aspx?ChannelId=44&vid=37291&Search=&CategoryId=36&sortby=5&CPage=0 |publisher=M-Net |accessdate=9 April 2013 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [M-Net](/source/M-Net)'s ''Tonight With Trevor Noah'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Tonight With Trevor Noah: Deep Fried Man |url=http://beta.mnet.co.za/mnetvideo/browsevideo.aspx?ChannelId=1&vid=27881&Search=&CategoryId=0&sortby=5&CPage=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817191919/http://beta.mnet.co.za/mnetvideo/browsevideo.aspx?ChannelId=1&vid=27881&Search=&CategoryId=0&sortby=5&CPage=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2010 |publisher=M-Net |accessdate=1 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [SABC 2](/source/SABC_2)'s ''Morning Live'', [SABC 3](/source/SABC_3)'s ''Last Say on Sunday'' and [eNCA](/source/eNCA)'s weekly satirical news show ''[Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola](/source/Late_Nite_News_with_Loyiso_Gola)''. He also played a [cameo role](/source/Cameo_appearance) in the 2012 South African comedy drama film ''Material''.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q21869604|title=Material}}</ref>

The [BCCSA](/source/Broadcasting_Complaints_Commission_of_South_Africa) dismissed two complaints regarding a satirical song he performed about [white South African](/source/white_South_African)s which was aired on [DStv](/source/DStv)'s Comedy Central channel in 2011.<ref name=Ngcobo/><ref>{{cite web|title=Case No – 01 – 2012 – Multichoice Channel 122 – Alleged derogatory remarks made against whites|url=http://www.bccsa.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=698:case-no-01-2012-a-de-necker-and-another-vs-multichoice-channel-122-alleged-derogatory-remarks-against-whites&catid=40&Itemid=2|publisher=BCCSA|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BCCSA: Comedian complaint a joke|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/bccsa-comedian-complaint-a-joke-1.1251336#.UWSI36JTCz4|accessdate=9 April 2013|newspaper=IOL|date=7 March 2012}}</ref>

He maintains a strong presence on [social networking site](/source/Social_networking_service)s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.<ref name=deWaal/><ref name=DM/><ref>{{cite web|last=Kavonic|first=Dayle|title=Helen Zille AKA Agony Aunt: Meet the guy behind the worldwide trending topic|url=http://www.marieclairvoyant.com/hot-topics/the-guy-turned-helen-zille-into-an-agony-aunt|date=27 October 2011|publisher=Associated Media Publishing|accessdate=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304193813/http://marieclairvoyant.com/hot-topics/the-guy-turned-helen-zille-into-an-agony-aunt|archive-date=4 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010 [Memeburn](/source/Memeburn) included him on a list of 10 South African comedians using the Facebook platform to market themselves, which noted he "makes the most of his Facebook audience, updating frequently with songs, events, jokes, and photos" and is a "great example of how to use Facebook".<ref>{{cite web|last=Fairweather|first=Alistair|title=How do SA's stand-up comics use Facebook?|url=http://memeburn.com/2010/09/the-10-biggest-facebook-pages-for-south-african-comedians/|date=20 September 2010|publisher=Memeburn|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref>

In 2012 he was named one of ''[Mail & Guardian](/source/Mail_%26_Guardian)''{{'}}s 200 Young South Africans, in the Arts & Culture category.<ref>{{cite web|last=Botha|first=Nadine|title=Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2012: Daniel Friedman|url=http://ysa2012.mg.co.za/daniel-friedman/|publisher=Mail & Guardian|accessdate=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209042525/http://ysa2012.mg.co.za/daniel-friedman/|archive-date=9 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He also writes for the ''[Daily Maverick](/source/Daily_Maverick)'' and Memeburn.<ref name=DM>{{cite web|title=Opinionistas|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionistas|publisher=Daily Maverick|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Deep Fried Man|url=http://memeburn.com/author/danielfriedman/|publisher=Memeburn|accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

In 2020 old tweets made by Friedman which had previously resulted in a feud arising with Willem Petzer and complaints being laid against Friedman resurfaced bringing fresh life to the feud with Petzer, resulting in new complaints being laid with ''The Citizen''. Friedman was suspended from his position as online editor while an internal investigation was conducted, in February 2020 the investigation was concluded and Friedman was found guilty of bringing ''The Citizen'' into ill repute and was dismissed from his position as online news editor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/general/2243656/statement-on-daniel-friedmans-termination-of-employment/|title = Statement on Daniel Friedman's termination of employment|date = 19 February 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
*2010 Nando's Jozi Comedy Festival's ''Comedy Showdown'' – joint winner with Dillan Oliphant
*2011 Annual South African Comic's Choice Awards – Best Newcomer
*2011 [Standard Bank Ovation Award](/source/National_Arts_Festival)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.whacked.co.za/index.php/comedy-artists/item/daniel-friedman |title=Whacked agency: deep fried man |access-date=1 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421214555/http://www.whacked.co.za/index.php/comedy-artists/item/daniel-friedman |archive-date=21 April 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

Category:Living people
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Category:South African male comedians
Category:1981 births
Category:White South African people
Category:South African Jews
Category:Rhodes University alumni
Category:University of the Witwatersrand alumni
Category:Jewish male comedians
Category:Jewish South African comedians
Category:South African comedians

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