Matt Cohen (podcaster)

Matt Cohen
Matt Cohen 2010
Born	1984 Syosset New York
Occupation	Podcaster/ SmodCastle Manager
Website
http://www.smodcastle.com

Matt Cohen (born October 11, 1984) is the host/creator of Bagged & Boarded a geek-chat podcast hosted on the SmodCast Network and the producer/engineer of Mohr Stories hosted by Jay Mohr; also on the Smodcast network. Matt was the co-owner and theater manager of Kevin Smith's short-lived SmodCastle ^[1][2] Matt is also the founder and president of Camel Toad Productions, his own production company.

Personal life

Matt grew up in Syosset, New York; a small town on Long Island and graduated from Syosset High School in 2002.

Matt attended Five Towns College, The School of Visual Arts and Burlington College

In 2008, Matt moved from the East Village of Manhattan and a job with a small production company to Los Angeles to further peruse a career in film, which started with an internship with renowned producer Don Murphy at his company Angry Films.

Matt has two tattoos, "Geek" on his left wrist, and "Write your own ending" on his right forearm.

Matt first became involved with Kevin Smith when in 2001, at the age of 16, he became a contributor to the View Askew Messageboard.

Matt has a background in Improv comedy, through his years spent as a student with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City

In 2010, Matt made his feature film debut as a interview subject in the documentary The People Vs. George Lucas

Matt has a mini-pinscher named HellMutt

Filmography

• Acting
  • "Dexter" in L.A Paranormal 2011
• As Himself
  • The People vs. George Lucas^[3] 2010
  • Cop Out Maximum Comedy Mode 2010
• In Production Department
  • Cop Out 2010^[4]
  • Shoot The Hero 2010
  • Who is Normal Lloyd? 2007
  • Descent 2007

Podcasting

Bagged & Boarded: Started in 2008, by Matt and his friend and then co-worker at Angry Films, Jesse Rivers and hosted initially on Kevin Smith's Quick Stop Entertainment. In 2010, Jesse moved back to his home in Alabama, and shortly after Brendan Creecy, already a regular fixture on the show with a segment entitled "The Brendoman Minute", took over co-hosting duties. In late 2010, the show moved to the SModcast Podcast Network. As of Episode 92, Matt has been hosting the show by himself, either with a special celebrity guest co-host or a member of what is referred to as "The Bagged & Boarded: Brave and the Bold", which consists of a mix of Matt's personal friends and past interview subjects from Bagged & Boarded itself.

Mewescast: A short lived podcast starring Jason Mewes and Matt that aired in 2009 on Quick Stop Entertainment. In total, only 3 episodes were ever released (though the podcast stayed in the iTunes Comedy Top 100 for years to follow).

References

1. ^ Los Angeles Times
2. ^ KTLA
3. ^ Washington Post
4. ^ Home Theater Forum

External links

• Matt Cohen (podcaster) at the Internet Movie Database
• Camel Toad Productions
• Bagged & Boarded
• SmodCastle

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Name	Cohen, Matt
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Date of birth	October 11, 1984
Place of birth	Syosset New York
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