We are Jake and Amir (and we are launching a NEW podcast today!) Ask us anything.

Amir: Please tell me Prank War isn't over. When will we be seeing a new prank?

I really hope it's over... I'm next.

How about you go all out offensive and just get him again? He'll never see it coming.

Streeter, if you're reading this, don't eat my vest man, i'm serious, don't eat the vest!

lol

Have you ever gone dickless for Michael Chiklis?

Not yet but we're willing to. Literally this afternoon.

Amir, are you afraid that Streeter might one day come back with one more prank?

I am now.

Can I buy the rights to onealmond.com? edit: BURY ME WITH DOWNVOTES IF YOU DISAGREE

lol. OneAlmond is NOT FOR SALE.

An AMA for this J&A make dat poonany smell like fish filet.

I TICKLED MY DADS BALLS. AT AN INAGURATION.

The next time I see you on the subway I'm going to yell something at you, what should it be?

"WHOA, IT'S THE GUY WITH THE HUGE DICK!"

Do you ever reach a point where you run out of ideas, or where you feel you can't write anything funny, because you've been doing it for so long?

We do, but luckily it's only momentarily.

Thankfully we only have to think of one idea per week, so if we couldn't do that, we may have to kill ourselves. Or become accountants or something.

We used to be afraid of that, but I'm not anymore. Our characters are just a part of me now. So literally anything that happens, I can imagine in the context of it happening to me or Amir, and thinking about how our characters would react in that scenario almost always helps to imagine future episodes.

Amir: How many nuggets would you say is the "perfect" amount?

OneNugget.com

Do you guys have somewhat of a same relationship in life?

In real life I annoy Amir.

Who in their right mind would let Amir hold a baby for a full episode?

His father is sort of my boss. So...

When was the first time you were recognized in public and what was it like?

I can't remember the first time I was recognized in public, I think it was a very long time ago at the University of Connecticut. Someone recognized me from my articles on CollegeHumor. This was pre- Jake and Amir, pre- me working at CollegeHumor even.

I felt very proud of myself, I'm sure. But I think the thing that really hit me was that making a career out of writing was a viable option. And it felt like CollegeHumor would be the place to do it.

Jake, I'm pretty sure I saw you at the Gratitude Cafe in LA about a year ago. You were with a girl, so I didn't want to interrupt, especially if you turned out not to be Jake.

I bet it was me. You shoulda said hey!

I remember being recognized at my college from an ARTICLE on collegehumor. He recognized my little headshot. it was pretty fun/weird.

Do you guys still read every fan script posted to /r/jakeandamir? Have you thought about recording another one?

Yes we do. Some are really great!

We may record another one...

I try to! And yes, it sure would be fun to do that.

1) I’ve noticed that when I’m trying to annoy people I start acting exactly like Amir, do either of you ever find realise that you’ve been acting like your character outside of the show without realising it?

2) What’s the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to you because of the show?

3) Question tree

Edit: 4) Love the new podcast! You guys are still really funny without being 'Jake and Amir', what was the inspiration behind the show?

1) Almost constantly. 2) The fact that we get to travel and perform as much as we do still blows my mind. It's weird in a good way.

What was it like to work with Harold and Kumar? Also what was it like to act in your first movie?

They were awesome and very friendly. I still don't know if they were nice to me because they were trying to make me comfortable so I wouldn't ruin their movie, or if they were genuinely that friendly.

Acting in a movie was a little intimidating at first, but you get used to it after a few days.

Will we ever meet Mickey and Amir's Dad? and will we get a Rap Teacher 4? Or is that trilogy over?

I hope so... For all three.

One time I saw Jake in Times Square when I was asking strangers if I could borrow a phone- me and my buddy had been robbed an hour earlier. Dude offered me a train ticket and let me use his phone a contact a friend. Good people. I also asked him, "dinner tonight?" and he gave a sympathy laugh and I immediately regretted doing so.

No question, but people should know. Jake's a good dude. Amir is probably a dick

Holy shit I remember that! Dude the pleasure was mine. I had a huge crush on that brown haired girl I was with and you made me look super cool in front of her. We are even.

who grows the better beard?

Me. Obviously, right?

Hi Jake and Amir. Big fan over here! I must ask. When will we see Stony in an episode?

Great question! The real question is... does stony WANT to be in an episode...

Milkman please milkman please...

Stony, how much did you pay Eva to ask this? We'd love to have him in one!

Amir do you really have an undescended testicle from an incident at a renaissance festival?

... :(

Hey guys! How did Hoodie Allen find his way into your videos? Do you still see him often?

Thanksyourethebomb

I believe Jake's little brother was a fan, so we tweeted at him, and one thing lead to another and now we're in a boy band together!

ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 ONE BEING THE LOWEST TEN BEING THE SECOND HIGHEST 11 BEING THE HIGHEST WHAT DO YOU EAT FOR BREAKFAST

On a scale of one to making sense...

...ya didn't.

Who influences a lot of these ideas? And also how did you get to know Ben Shwartz?

Our influences are our friends and enemies.

Ben was a friend of CollegeHumor since back in the day!

Ben has been a friend of CollegeHumor for a long time, we always thought he was super funny and one day we decided to make a video together. We had so much fun that we kept it up. Ben is super busy now but he still makes time for us, which is awesome.

Our ideas are influenced mostly by real life situations these days. Whenever something interesting happens to us we imagine how our characters would react.

Amir, what's it like to simultaneously be the most hated and most liked person on the internet?

Every fan action has an equal but opposite fan action. It's Newton's law of the Internet. Just like how every episode we make is the best OR the worst episode ever. Depending on who you ask.

Hey Jake and Amir! Huge fan here. My question is on average, how long do the episodes take to film. To go along with that, what is the longest you have spent on a single scene due to laughing?

Episodes take 1-2 hours to shoot, depending on how much we move around. IF we're sitting at our desks, they can take even under an hour.

The longest we spent on a single scene due to laughing is probably a Ben Schwartz or Thomas Middleditch (Doobs) episode, because they crack us up.

Great question. Shoots generally take from 30 minutes to 2 hours. I imagine we've wasted up to an hour not being able to get through something because of laughter. I'm certain it was my fault.

What was your favorite script to write? To preform?

Oh man, I have no idea. Great answer right? I love writing and performing so much that it would really be impossible to choose a favorite. Not to mention we have done over 600 at this point, so sometimes they kind of all run together in this gorgeous, enjoyable, blur.

We have a new Rick Fox one coming out next week that was one of my favorites to perform in recent memory.

I'm a big Laker fan so shooting with Rick Fox is a dream come true every time... New RICK FOX episode tomorrow!

Sorry to hear that your a Lakers fan.

lol

I don't have a question for you guys, but I saw you do a stand up thing at Rhode Island College roughly two years ago and it was probably the best free comedy show I ever attended, in that I got a blowjob in the bathroom afterwards, so thanks for that.

hahaha. your welcome!

Love the show, but I have one question... when is this guy coming back? http://v022o.popscreen.com/eGxzejltMTI=_o_jake-and-amir-rick-fox-2.jpg

Great news: Tomorrow.

REALLY? gotta go stock up on eggs then...

144 is not gonna cut it.

It's cool you guys are coming to the UK later this year. Any plans to make any episodes while you're out here?

We're excited to come to London as well! Though we probably will just focus on putting on an awesome live show, and taking in Great Britain. No shoots planned for now...

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE VIDEO YE HAVE DONE MINE IS MUFFIN

MINE IS PROM.

I just wanted you guys to know that you totally got me through this last semester of university. Whenever I'm having a shitty/stressful day I always just watch J&A and immediately feel better. Like at least 2 hours a night. You guys make my life.

Also, when my girlfriend's annoying me I always say "grrrrr. SHIT ON YA!"

Glad we can help/ruin your relationship!

Awesome, thank you so much!

When did you guys realize you wanted to do comedy and perform for your career?

Probably when I was 16, making dumb videos with my friends in my basement.

You cool cats think you can hot dog!

But seriously, you guys are hilarious, and I can tell there's a decent amount of improv in your videos. What is your favorite improvised line that found its way into an episode?

With a deep V!

That's a great question, and so hard to answer. I'm sure there are a million if I really sat and thought about it, but the one coming to my head right now is "HOLY GUAC! This i-pad is ridinky-donky."

I just remembered I think there are outtakes where you can watch Amir say it for the first time.

Will you let your kids watch Jake and Amir? How will you explain it to them?

Great question! Will the internet exist then?

Will we see "Mickey Your Friend" in future episodes? The suspense is killing me.

Waiting on Matt Damon's reps to get back to us.

What do you guys do in your off time?

We try to work every weekday. Either writing/shooting/editing "Jake and Amir" or something else. On the weekends I mostly try to relax and recharge my brain by watching basketball, exercising, or eating delicious fresh baked things.

Brainstorm and write. But in our off, off time I like to travel, climb, and PARTY.

What's the podcast going to be? Comedy? Or genuinely educational?

It's going to be us, out of character, genuinely trying to answer life advice questions that we receive from our fans. Hopefully it will make you laugh as well! Check it out and lemme know what you think!

First of all I am a huge fan, keep up the good work! I was wondering how you guys met and began working with Rick Fox and, my favorite rapper currently, Hoodie Allen? Also who was it that wrote the aardvark raps?

Thanks so much! We are so lucky to be able to work with those guys, we're huge fans of them outside of our videos, and big fans of what they do in our videos too.

Our boss Ricky met Rick Fox at some kind of event and Rick told him his kid was a big Jake and Amir fan. We immediately invited him to be on a video. As for Hoodie, my little brother showed me his music and after becoming a big fan myself, I tweeted at him. The rest is history.

Oh, and the three of us worked on the aardvark rap together.

What's the biggest contribution from a fan that you've used in an actual episode?

Are you impressed with your fans' extensive knowledge about Jake and Amir?

I'm impressed by the mere fact that we have fans, let alone these awesome ones that can quote videos better than I can despite, writing, acting in and editing them.

The biggest fan contribution was probably the episode "Crabs" which one the Jake and Amir fan script contest. So we basically produced a script completely written by a fan.

Hey hey!

We recently asked for fans to upload their intro ideas which we've been slowly using every episode. Those are some pretty big contributions!

That reminds me, I should plug our subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/jakeandamir/ (also at the top)

How was the blowjob from the milkman Jake? I know you enjoyed it...

LISTEN UP EVERYBODY!

How would you describe the chemistry between you two? It seems like you work very well with each other.
From whom do you draw inspiration?

Each other, and other insecure people around us.

Our chemistry. is. electric.

Lots of laughs. Actually, if you listen to our new podcast, you can basically hear our relationship raw and unfiltered. (launched today, called IF I WERE YOU) Check it out!

How does it feel going to work every day, knowing that you are doing something that you love for the paycheck and knowing that it's not always about the pay day? Also, how easy/hard is it to get an internship? As I think about colleges and what-not at the end of my junior year, it has always been a dream of mine to get an internship at Collegehumor when I get into college.

Actually, you often forget it, so thank you for reminding me!

Internships are pretty competitive. You have to apply as a college student and I believe we get far more applicants than we can take on. But it's worth a shot!

I feel grateful for what I get to do almost all the time. It is not lost on me how good I have it.

Internships are tough to get but if you are a good worker and persistent you can get one! Just take relevant courses and start practicing your writing now!

Do you guys plan on doing any more Hoodie Allen episodes? The 3 that are up are my absolute favorites.

We want to! Hoodie is an international superstar though, so his schedule has to allow for it...

Possibly with production help of Steff comedy, any plans for a musical episode?

Good call!

Who are your biggest influences, not just for Jake and Amir but for comedic writing as a whole? Also I am a huge fan and can't wait to see what else you guys come out with! Keep up the amazing work and thanks for your amazing videos!

Also, dinner tonight?!

Thanks so much! I was inspired to write comedy after growing up loving movies from Chris Farley, Adam Sandler and Jim Carey. In college, Arrested Development renewed my desire to actively pursue comedy writing.

Where does Jake work now? Does Amir still work at College Humor? If yes, why does Amir not appear in other original videos anymore?

We both work at CollegeHumor still, though in a reduced roll. Our job is to produce Jake and Amir, which is why you see less of us in other videos.

How did you guys end up where you are?

Is this what you studied for?

Do your parents and friends consider this a 'real job' or is it as hard as I imagine to be taken seriously when you work in online entertainment?

1. I worked hard at an internship I believed in. Then I worked hard with a friend I believed in.

2. This is kinda what I studied for. I studied creative writing though I never finished college.

3. My parents do consider this a real job. I think they were happy that I was motivated to do anything, so even if they didn't understand what online entertainment was, they were happy I wasn't living in their basement.

My dad got so mad for taking part in this AMA that he freakin' moved. WHAT SHOULD I DO?????

Hahaha

What was it like working with Rick Fox? He seems like a pretty funny guy. Also, open up that drawer and give me all the eggs in the world.

He is the most talented physical specimen I've ever encountered. Tall, handsome, and funny. It's quite a genetic lottery he won.

What has happened to the McDonald's addiction amir?

He's on a break.

Question- What is the writing process for an episode? Is it just ideas pitched and then a bunch of ad-lib or is there a set script?

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We have an ongoing gmail thread with hundreds of ideas that pop into our brains... then we write the ones we love the most (maybe 10% of them)

That's the initial writing process. We pitch, ad lib and if we laugh a lot we know the idea has legs. Then we sit and write til we have something we like. Then we look at it again later, and tweak it to make it better. THEN, we improv while we shoot it.

What is the strangest thing that "Jake and Amir" has required you to do? Have a great day, guys. :]

Man, being shirtless in Union Square in February? Amir spitting in my face? Rick Fox slamming a raw egg on my head? Who knows. It's all strange. It's all beautiful.

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Never.

Hey guys! My favorite episodes have to be the March Madness ones. How did you guys originally come up with your show?

We just sat across from eachother and decided one day to tape our silliness...

Ever consider selling the old episodes/outtakes/etc on dvd? I know I would drop major bills to get some hardcore behind-the-scene shit.

Most of the behind the scenes and outtakes that were worth mentioning are already online for free! You wouldn't want to pay money to see all the footage of us picking our noses and forgetting lines.

Have you ever tried to get a jake and amir tv show?

Every episode is a small attempt.

What show do you guys want to do a guest appearance on the most?

What comedians would you love to have on your show?

What upcoming film are you looking forward to the most?

• Britanick
• Pete Holmes
• Star Trek

Do u guys ever pop in character during your average day by accident? Also how is it working with murph? I grew up with him. funny as heck guy. I wonder if he's still random as all hell.

No we never pop into our characters by accident.

It's always on purpose.