Nick Mullen
Nicholas James Mullen (born December 13, 1988) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, producer, and comedy writer. 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). His comedy is ironic, observational and self-deprecating, and often focuses on internet culture. Career Originally from Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, he began performing in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area as a teenager, often at Wiseacres Comedy Club in Virginia. Many of his comedic anecdotes draw from a string of service industry jobs he held at this time. During his early twenties, he was based out of Austin, Texas (and briefly Los Angeles). A nationally touring stand-up, he was an opener for acts including Dana Gould, Jim Norton, Patrice O'Neal, and Hannibal Buress. In 2010, he was named "Best of Fest" at the Laugh Detroit festival. In 2012, he performed at SXSW as part of the Made in Austin and Weekend Spotlight comedy showcases. That same year, he was named one of the New Faces Unrepped by Montreal's Just for Laughs festival. Other festivals include the 2014 Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C. From 2013 to 2015, he wrote