# Max Simonet > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Max_Simonet > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Max_Simonet.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Simonet > Source revision: 1356422852 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Maxime Simonet**[1] is a Franco-American writer, producer, editor, and voice actor for various shows who is best known for co-creating and hosting the internet talk show *[FishCenter Live](/source/FishCenter_Live)*, co-creating and starring in *[Tender Touches](/source/Tender_Touches)*, and for creating and starring in *[Gēmusetto](/source/G%C4%93musetto)*, all for [Adult Swim](/source/Adult_Swim). He is also the creator of *[Gilbert Garfield](https://youtube.com/@FaraoneProductions)*, an [alternate reality game](/source/Alternate_reality_game) and web series hosted on [YouTube](/source/YouTube). ## Background In 2007, Simonet graduated from [Sonoma Valley High School](/source/Sonoma_Valley_High_School).[1] Simonet attended [Hampshire College](/source/Hampshire_College) in [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts). He later moved to New York, attempted [stand-up comedy](/source/Stand-up_comedy), and became a graphic artist for satirical news agency *[The Onion](/source/The_Onion)*.[1] ## Career Simonet co-created and hosted the American internet series *[FishCenter Live](/source/FishCenter_Live)* alongside [Dave Bonawits](/source/Dave_Bonawits), Andrew Choe, [Matt Harrigan](/source/Matt_Harrigan), and Christina 'Tina' Loranger, which streamed live weekdays on [Adult Swim](/source/Adult_Swim)'s website from 2014 to 2020.[2][3][4][5] Simonet also developed *Daytime Fighting League*[1] and co-hosted *Bloodfeast* with Bonawits for the website. Simonet co-created the 2017 television series *[Tender Touches](/source/Tender_Touches)*, an animated spin-off of *Bloodfeast*, with Dave Bonawits and Lauren Payne, also voicing the main character Steve.[6] Simonet also created *[Gēmusetto](/source/G%C4%93musetto)* for Adult Swim, which premiered as the network's 2019 April Fools prank. In the series, Simonet voices the main character Makasu. In 2020, Simonet co-hosted the *Adult Swim Podcast* with Matt Harrigan. In May 2022, Max began posting *Gilbert Garfield* videos on YouTube. He left Adult Swim in October 2022. In 2024 he began streaming on Twitch.tv under the username Rat Cousin. ## Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2014–2020 FishCenter Live Himself (co-host) Also co-creator 2015–2020 Bloodfeast Himself (co-host) Previously titled Dave and the Crossword Guys, later Crossword 2016–2017 Daytime Fighting League Himself (co-host) Also producer 2017–2020 Tender Touches Steve Mendolsonn (voice) Also co-creator, director, writer 2019–2020 Gēmusetto Makasu, Old Rat (voices) Also creator, director, writer, editor 2020 Truthpoint: Darkweb Rising Himself (field correspondent) 2 episodes 2020 12 oz. Mouse Pineapples (voice) Appears in Season 3 2022–present Gilbert Garfield Max Creator, actor ## See also - [List of talk show hosts](/source/List_of_talk_show_hosts) ## References 1. Templeton, David (23 February 2017). ["Sonoma's Max Simonet making big splash on Adult Swim"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190330081906/https://www.sonomanews.com/entertainment/6667470-181/sonomas-max-simonet-wades-into?artslide=0). *Sonoma Index-Tribune*. Sonoma Media Investments, LLC. Archived from [the original](http://www.sonomanews.com/entertainment/6667470-181/sonomas-max-simonet-wades-into?artslide=0) on March 30, 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2017. 1. Argyle, Samuel (29 March 2019). ["A fantasy getaway in a fish tank"](https://theoutline.com/post/7254/fishcenter-live-appreciation). *[The Outline](/source/The_Outline_(website))*. theoutline.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019. 1. Cobb, Kayla (10 May 2017). ["Cult Corner: 'FishCenter Live' Is The Most Delightfully Pointless Show on TV"](https://decider.com/2017/05/10/cult-corner-fishcenter-live/). *Decider*. New York Post. Retrieved 29 November 2017. 1. Gay, Verne (28 December 2015). ["Best TV shows you didn't watch in 2015: Hulu's 'Difficult People,' more under-the-radar series"](https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/best-tv-shows-you-didn-t-watch-in-2015-hulu-s-difficult-people-more-under-the-radar-series-c04232). *[Newsday](/source/Newsday)*. Edward Bushey & Debby Krenek. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151230153101/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/best-tv-shows-you-didn-t-watch-in-2015-hulu-s-difficult-people-more-under-the-radar-series-1.11255847) December 30, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 November 2017. 1. Kopcow, Chris (29 May 2015). ["Adult Swim's 'FishCenter': A Beginner's Guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150831031731/http://splitsider.com/2015/05/adult-swims-fishcenter-a-beginners-guide/). *Splitsider*. [The Awl](/source/The_Awl). Archived from [the original](http://splitsider.com/2015/05/adult-swims-fishcenter-a-beginners-guide/) on August 31, 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017. 1. Schwarz, John (17 December 2017). ["Adult Swim To Premiere Five Nights Of "Tender Touches" – Bubbleblabber"](https://www.bubbleblabber.com/adult-swim-to-premiere-five-nights-of-tender-touches/). *Bubbleblabber*. bubbleblabber.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017. ## External links - [Max Simonet](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7179691/) at IMDb - [maxime simonenema](https://twitter.com/MorningJazz69) on Twitter --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Max Simonet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Simonet) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Simonet?action=history)). 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