Nick Whitmer
The exasperated logic of a man eating in secret.
1 special · 2023
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Nick Whitmer stands on stage like a guy who has been asked to explain himself one too many times. He uses a deliberate, dragged-out cadence, leaning into the microphone to deliver punchlines as if he is admitting to a minor offense. When a bit involves his own bad habits, he doesn’t beat himself up. He just sounds tired of his own logic. He will describe eating a second dinner in secret and trying to hide the evidence in the trash can with the solemnity of a man covering up a heist.
Specials
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A cynical New York comic on pandemic marriage, fatherhood, and doomsday preppers.
YouTube · 40 min
On stage
He works the New York club ecosystem, running sets at downtown rooms and self-releasing tape to build a quiet, steady audience online. He operates in the space of the working comic, relying on the grind of live spots rather than a single digital breakout.
His material lives almost entirely in the domestic sphere. He builds jokes out of the mild realities of marriage, fatherhood, and pet ownership. The jokes follow a clean, traditional rhythm. He gets his longest laughs by applying absolute life-or-death seriousness to minor inconveniences, like resenting a French bulldog or being shocked that his wife is actually in the house all day.
He occasionally dips into the bizarre. He grew up on a mountain with a doomsday prepper dad, but he treats this background with the exact same bemused detachment he uses to talk about his diet.
He isn’t working through childhood trauma on stage. He just thinks it is funny that his father tried to defend a mountain from Bill Clinton.
Turning points
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First Standup Set at New York Comedy Club
Nick Whitmer performed his first standup comedy open mic set on March 21, 2011, at the New York Comedy Club after moving to New York.
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2022–2023
Release of Debut Special Always Hungry
Whitmer released his debut standup special Always Hungry, touching on fatherhood, marriage, and being raised by a doomsday prepper, streaming across Tubi and YouTube.
At a glance
- On stage
- since 2011
- Style
- autobiographical, observational
- Breakout
- Always Hungry
- Influences
- Louis C.K., George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr, Chris Rock
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Wikipedia
Podcasts
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Oh, Dear · co-host
A weekly comedy podcast where the hosts hang out and chat in a format described as being like a group chat.
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Always Be Closing · co-host
A podcast co-hosted by Nick Whitmer and Chris Hamilton.
Also on screen
- Blanket Fort Pilot
A clip to start with
Nick Whitmer - Creepy Facebook Friend