37 & Single

Jared Freid is a comedian whose entire voice is built on being the guy who is still stuck in the trenches of modern dating, long after all his friends have moved on. The hook is his sheer, sweat-inducing stage energy, translating his dating-advice podcast career into a physical, highly defensive hour of stand-up. It is about the exhaustion of swiping and the absurdity of dating app filters, but the real punch comes when he turns his frustration back onto his happily settled peers. He takes aim at the condescension of married friends who treat single people like charity cases, delivering a funny, high-octane reality check on the actual cost of domestic bliss.

Filmed at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City, ‘37 & Single’ was released on Netflix in August 2023. At this point, Freid was already co-hosting the popular ‘U Up?’ podcast for Betches and hosting his own ‘JTrain Podcast’. The hour allowed him to bring those internet-honed dating critiques to a broader, televised audience, featuring a mix of his signature ‘ick’ lists and physical bits—including a frantic story about a late-night McDonald’s run.

Critics and audiences responded warmly, and the show quickly cracked the Netflix Top 10 in the United States and Canada. While some viewers noted that the heavy focus on crude details made it less family-friendly than Freid claimed on tour, The New York Times praised him for distinguishing himself in a crowded field. Plus, there is the reassuring reminder that his mother still thinks his body is just fine.