{{Short description|American comedian (born 1988)}} {{distinguish|Nick Mullens}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Use American English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox comedian | name = Nick Mullen | image = Nick Mullen (cropped).jpg | alt = Mullen performing on stage. | caption = Mullen in 2014 | birth_name = Nicholas James Mullen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|13}} | birth_place = Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. | medium = {{hlist|Stand-up|podcast|television}} | years_active = 2005–present<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/216-tenement-nick-mullen/id468293449?i=1000340818508|title=#216: Tenement (Nick Mullen)|date=Apr 26, 2015|last=Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank|type=podcast|language=en-US|publisher=Apple Podcasts|time=around 1:30:00|quote=It'll be ten years in October [2015] that I'll be doing comedy|access-date=June 30, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630220907/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/216-tenement-nick-mullen/id468293449?i=1000340818508|url-status=live}}</ref> | notable_works = {{hlist|''Cum Town''|''The Adam Friedland Show''}} |website = {{URL|https://mull.dog/}} }}
'''Nicholas James Mullen''' (born December 13, 1988)<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1205355108176990208|user=AdamFriedland|title=Happy birthday to my dear friend @nickmullen who brings so much joy to so many people|author=Adam Friedland}}</ref> is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick Mullen {{!}} Comedians |url=https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/nick-mullen |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club |language=en |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928232307/https://thestandnyc.com/comedians/nick-mullen |url-status=live }}</ref> Active since 2005, he is best known as the creator and co-host of the comedy podcast ''Cum Town'' (2016–2022) and its ongoing successor, ''The Adam Friedland Show''. He released his first comedy special, ''The Year of the Dragon'', in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick Mullen: The Year of the Dragon - FULL SPECIAL |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlQBm5pReQ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Youtube |language=en }}</ref> His comedy often focuses on internet culture and is ironic, observational, and self-deprecating.
== Career == Originally from Gaithersburg, Maryland, he began performing in the Washington–Baltimore Metropolitan Area as a teenager, often at Wiseacres Comedy Club in Virginia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012|title=SXSW 2012 Schedule|url=https://austin2012.sched.com/event/eab406f5a7bda3c28ac5a00ee348e80d|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-13|website=SXSW|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713231122/https://austin2012.sched.com/event/eab406f5a7bda3c28ac5a00ee348e80d |archive-date=July 13, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 2009|title=Straight Outta D.C.|url=https://do512.com/events/2009/2/28/straight-outta-d-c-bryson-turner-norman-wilkerson-and-nick-mullen|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=do512|quote=...a ridiculous reunion of D.C.'s finest comedy exports: ...and Nick Mullen!|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316054656/https://do512.com/events/2009/2/28/straight-outta-d-c-bryson-turner-norman-wilkerson-and-nick-mullen|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/216-tenement-nick-mullen/id468293449?i=1000340818508|title=#216: Tenement (Nick Mullen)|date=Apr 26, 2015|last=Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank|type=podcast|language=en-US|publisher=Apple Podcasts|minutes=1:25:00–1:28:15|access-date=June 30, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630220907/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/216-tenement-nick-mullen/id468293449?i=1000340818508|url-status=live}}</ref> During his early twenties, he was based out of Austin, Texas (and briefly Los Angeles).<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|title=Nick Mullen|url=https://speakerpedia.com/speakers/nick-mullen|url-status=live|website=Speakerpedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501094652/http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/nick-mullen |archive-date=May 1, 2015 }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=First look: Montreal's 2012 New Faces, Characters and Unrepped {{!}} The Comic's Comic|date=July 30, 2012 |url=https://thecomicscomic.com/2012/07/30/first-look-montreals-2012-new-faces-characters-and-unrepped/|access-date=2021-07-13|language=en-US|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630220907/https://thecomicscomic.com/2012/07/30/first-look-montreals-2012-new-faces-characters-and-unrepped/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web|title=Nick Mullen|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_MS19750|access-date=2021-07-05|website=SXSW Schedule 2012|language=en|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120133457/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_MS19750|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brenner|first=Wayne Alan|date=May 20, 2011|title=Funniest Person in Austin Contest 2011|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2011-05-20/funniest-person-in-austin-contest/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Austin Chronicle|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124211143/http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2011-05-20/funniest-person-in-austin-contest/ |archive-date=November 24, 2011 }}</ref>
A nationally touring stand-up, he was an opener for acts including Dana Gould, Jim Norton, Patrice O'Neal, and Hannibal Buress.<ref name=":13" /> In 2010, he was named "Best of Fest" at the ''Laugh Detroit'' festival.<ref name=":13" /> In 2012, he performed at SXSW as part of the ''Made in Austin'' and ''Weekend Spotlight'' comedy showcases.<ref name=":22" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 8, 2012|title=Your Definitive Guide To The SXSW 2012 Comedy Lineup|url=https://thelaughbutton.com/definitive-guide-sxsw-2012-comedy-lineup|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-05|website=The Laugh Button|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021192615/https://thelaughbutton.com/definitive-guide-sxsw-2012-comedy-lineup |archive-date=October 21, 2020 }}</ref> That same year, he was named one of the New Faces Unrepped by Montreal's ''Just for Laughs'' festival.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=Jesse David|date=2012-07-23|title=Just For Laughs Chooses its New Faces|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/just-for-laughs-chooses-its-new-faces.html|access-date=2021-07-05|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630222410/https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/just-for-laughs-chooses-its-new-faces.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Other festivals include the 2014 Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Back on the Bentzen Ball|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2013/10/10/back-on-the-bentzen-ball/|access-date=2021-07-13|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=September 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912231651/https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2013/10/10/back-on-the-bentzen-ball/|url-status=live}}</ref>
From 2013 to 2015, he wrote a blog under the heteronym Nicole Mullen on Thought Catalog. He also had a prank call podcast called ''Help Me, I'm Old''.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|last=Merriman|first=John|date=2016-03-28|title=Nick Mullen Has a TV Credit|url=https://www.comedymoontower.com/nick-mullen/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Moontower Comedy News|language=en-US|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712112508/https://www.comedymoontower.com/nick-mullen/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In the mid-2010s, Mullen moved to New York City.<ref name=":14" /> Prior to ''Cum Town'', he had multiple TV and radio appearances.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|date=2018-08-09|title=Nick Mullen|url=https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/nick-mullen|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-05|website=www.timessquarenyc.org|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917045926/https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/nick-mullen |archive-date=September 17, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Czajkowski|first=Elise|date=2015-11-10|title=New York's Funniest Stand-Up Finalists Gear Up for a Serious Smackdown|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/arts/new-yorks-funniest-stand-up-finalists-gear-up-for-a-serious-smackdown.html|access-date=2021-07-05|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630220907/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/arts/new-yorks-funniest-stand-up-finalists-gear-up-for-a-serious-smackdown.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the late 2010s, he was a recurring guest on the ''Real Ass Podcast'', ''Race Wars'' (hosted by Kurt Metzger and Sherrod Small), and ''Legion of Skanks''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nick Mullen|url=https://www.podchaser.com/creators/nick-mullen-107ZznfAqB/appearances|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Podchaser|language=en|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716165556/https://www.podchaser.com/creators/nick-mullen-107ZznfAqB/appearances|url-status=live}}</ref> His writing credits include ''Comedy Knockout'' on TruTV (premiered 2016), ''Make Me Understand with Jim Norton'' (2016 IFC television pilot), 2017's ''Problematic with Moshe Kasher'' (Comedy Central), and ''The Roast of Kevin Hart'' (Netflix).<ref name=":23" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Roast of Kevin Hart - Full cast and crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40898187/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm_2#amzn1.imdb.concept.name_credit_category.c84ecaff-add5-4f2e-81db-102a41881fe3 |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=www.imdb.com}}</ref> Additionally, he made appearances on Fox News' ''Red Eye'' as a guest panelist.<ref>{{cite AV media | date=October 26, 2022 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXBL5TXiFQ | title=Everytime Nick Mullen Speaks on Red Eye With Only a Little Context | via=YouTube }}</ref>
From 2016 to 2022, Mullen was a co-host of the comedy podcast ''Cum Town'' with fellow comedians Adam Friedland and Stavros Halkias. After Halkias left the show,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3427469/stavros-halkias-explains-his-reasoning-for-leaving-the-cum-town-podcast | title=Stavros Halkias Explains His Reasoning for Leaving the 'Cum Town' Podcast | access-date=August 14, 2022 | archive-date=August 14, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814082456/https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3427469/stavros-halkias-explains-his-reasoning-for-leaving-the-cum-town-podcast | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Barilla | first=Chris | title=Why Did Stavros Halkias Leave the 'Cum Town' Podcast? Listeners Have Questions | date=June 27, 2022 | url=https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-stavros-leave-cumtown | work=distractify.com }}</ref> Mullen and Friedland started another podcast, ''The Adam Friedland Show'', releasing the first episode on June 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | title=Nick Mullen | access-date=December 28, 2024 | url=https://bigbellycomedy.club/artist/nick-mullen/ | work=bigbellycomedy.club }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Citation |title=Nick Mullen: The Year of the Dragon - FULL SPECIAL |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlQBm5pReQ |access-date=2023-12-03 |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Mullen lives in Brooklyn, New York. He previously lived in Manhattan's Chinatown; some of his comedic anecdotes draw from his experience living there in a windowless tenement.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/216-tenement-nick-mullen/id468293449?i=1000340818508 |title=#216: Tenement (Nick Mullen) |date=Apr 26, 2015 |last=Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank |type=podcast |language=en-US |publisher=Apple Podcasts |minutes=25:30–45:00, 58:00–60:00 |access-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630220907/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/216-tenement-nick-mullen/id468293449?i=1000340818508 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Political beliefs === Mullen has been a vocal supporter of many social democratic political positions on podcasts and interviews throughout his career, including universal health care. In his 2023 stand-up special, ''Nick Mullen: The Year of the Dragon,'' he stated, "I believe that health care is a human right. I think everybody should have it: free, easy access."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Cdb1KitqYNxkcR7T&t=1769&v=VBlQBm5pReQ&feature=youtu.be |title=Nick Mullen: The Year of the Dragon - FULL SPECIAL |date=2023-12-03 |last=The Adam Friedland Show |access-date=2024-09-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Mullen stated in 2024 on an episode of ''The Adam Friedland Show Podcast'' that "I'm not a communist, I want to make that clear." While being pressed by colleague Ari Shaffir on his politics, he clarified, "If you really had to put me in a box, I'm nothing more than just a run-of-the-mill social democrat."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2540&v=EosaTQbjmRs&feature=youtu.be |title=The Adam Friedland Show Podcast - Ari Shaffir - Episode 65 |date=2024-08-02 |last=The Adam Friedland Show |access-date=2024-09-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
In 2025, Mullen appeared in an Instagram video with Zohran Mamdani to promote the latter's successful campaign in the 2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary.<ref name="Winkie 2025">{{cite news |last1=Winkie |first1=Luke |title=Zohran Mamdani Cracked a Code That’s Long Baffled Democrats |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/06/mamdani-mayor-primary-win-how-zohran-engaged-the-progressive-podcast-bros.html |access-date=27 June 2025 |work=Slate |date=26 June 2025}}</ref>
== Works == ===Podcasts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Position ! Notes |- | 2016–2022 | ''Cum Town'' | Co-host | |- |2022–2025 |''The Adam Friedland Show Podcast'' |Co-host, producer | |}
===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2019 | ''Jungleland'' | Clay Carlson | |}
===Specials=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Credited as ! Notes |- |2016 |''Make Me Understand with Jim Norton'' |Producer | |- | 2023 | ''The Year of the Dragon'' | Self | |- |2026 |''The Roast of Kevin Hart'' |Writer | |}
===Series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title !Released On ! Credited as ! Notes |- | 2017 |''Problematic with Moshe Kasher'' |Comedy Central |Writer | |- |2021 |''Gilly and Keeves'' |YouTube |Writer | |- |2022–2025 |''The Adam Friedland Show'' |YouTube |Writer, Producer | |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=4824552|name=Nick Mullen}}
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