Sam Seder
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox social media personality Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists Samuel Lincoln Seder (Template:IPAc-en; born November 28, 1966) is an American actor, progressive<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> political commentator and media host. His works include the film Who's the Caboose? (1997) as well as the television shows Beat Cops (2001) and Pilot Season (2004). He also appeared in Next Stop Wonderland (1998) and made guest appearances on Spin City (1997), Sex and the City (2000), America Undercover (2005), and Maron (2015). Since 2010, he has hosted a daily political talk show, The Majority Report with Sam Seder. He also voices Harold Cranwinkle and Hugo, recurring characters on the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.
Early life and education
Seder was born on November 28, 1966, in New York City, to a Jewish family, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the oldest of three children.<ref name="D4Vxd" /><ref name="2sWNN" /> His father, J. Robert Seder, is a lawyer in Worcester. Seder earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Connecticut College and enrolled at Boston University School of Law. Disillusioned by the school's commercialized culture, he dropped out of studying law to pursue a career in comedy.<ref name="2sWNN" /> Seder became involved in the Boston comedy scene, associating with Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Marc Maron and Sarah Silverman, whom he dated. These connections were used in his first film, Who's the Caboose?, which then led to Seder's appearances on comedy TV shows.<ref name="2sWNN" />
Personal life
Seder and his former wife Nicole Cattell have two children.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="IyJ7l" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On April 27, 2018, Seder announced that the couple were separated.<ref name="Dvm1r" /> He later announced they had divorced.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Seder is a Reform Jew and has no problem with religion in general, but is opposed to religious fundamentalism and theocracy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Career
In March 2004, Seder became co-host of Air America Radio's The Majority Report, alongside Janeane Garofalo until July 2006, and alongside Emma Vigeland since 2023.<ref name="ykk9G" />
During Mark Green's restructuring plan to transform Air America into a profitable leader in progressive talk radio, called "Air America 2.0",<ref name="AirAmerica2.0" /> The Sam Seder Show was canceled on April 13, 2007, and replaced by WOR Radio Network late night radio show host Lionel.<ref name="B8yck" /> Seder was relegated to a Sunday show entitled Seder on Sunday.<ref name="AirAmerica2.0" /> Lionel soon lost two-thirds of Seder's live affiliates and listenership.<ref name="oyuZ6" /> The final Seder on Sunday was broadcast on June 1, 2008.
Seder also occasionally substituted for Randi Rhodes when Rhodes was on Air America, as well as Mike Malloy on The Mike Malloy Show on the Nova M Radio network. In 2008 he also began a collaboration with Marc Maron on Maron v. Seder, an hour-long video webcast. In January 2009, Maron v. Seder was renamed Breakroom Live with Maron & Seder<ref name="cCVeu" /> and aired live from the kitchen in the Air America offices weekdays. Seder and Maron also hosted a post-show chat with viewers after each episode. Air America Media cancelled Breakroom Live with Maron & Seder in July 2009.<ref name="6IjyY" /> In 2010, Air America was shut down.<ref name="8lrTu" />
In November 2009, Seder hosted a pilot for NBC of an American version of Have I Got News for You. Three years later, in November 2012, it was announced Seder would again be the host of an American version of the show, this time on TBS.<ref name="NuqZa" /><ref name="mOScZ" />
In November 2010, Seder began an independent online podcast, called The Seder Channel (later renamed The Majority Report w/Sam Seder). The live talk-show format closely matches the previous Air America program, with politically oriented commentary by Seder and co-hosts, and interviews with various guests. Seder offers listeners different tiered levels of access to content around the show via crowdfunding platform Patreon.
In late 2010, Seder began occasionally serving as substitute host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann when Olbermann was on vacation. In December 2010, Seder also became co-host of the nationally syndicated progressive radio interview program Ring of Fire, co-hosted by Farron Cousins and Florida-based attorney Mike Papantonio.<ref name="ZCFuJ" />
Seder also worked as a political contributor for MSNBC.<ref name="CNNHowAJoke" /><ref name="huffpost-fired-smear" />
The Majority Report was associated with the TYT Network, with which the show partnered, from the 2010 relaunch until 2020, which generally followed its original format but was rebooted as a viewer-funded production. Following those structural affiliation and funding-production changes, the show won a string of international People's Choice Podcast Awards,<ref name="PodcastAwards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in five of the next seven annual competitions (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017), for the "News and Politics" award.
In March 2025, Seder appeared in an episode of the Jubilee Media web show Surrounded, in which he challenged 20 Donald Trump supporters to a debate. The video, which had been filmed in January, quickly became viral and gained millions of views within days, with commentary focusing on fringe views espoused by Seder's opponents.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017 tweet controversy
In 2009, to criticize petitions seeking Roman Polanski's release from rape charges, Seder tweeted "Dont care re Polanski, but i hope if my daughter is ever raped it is by an older truly talented man w/ a great sense of mise en scene".<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, Mike Cernovich called attention to the tweet and contacted multiple journalists asking them to write about it.<ref name="CNNHowAJoke" /> As a result, MSNBC initially decided not to renew Seder's contract<ref name="the-wrap-fired" /> despite Seder explaining that the tweet was satire.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shortly afterward, MSNBC reversed its decision after getting pushback from journalists, and MSNBC's president said the initial decision to part ways had been wrong.<ref name="cnn-msnbc-rehires" /><ref name="intercept-msnbc-rehires" /><ref name="nyt-msnbc-rehires" />
Filmography
Film
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| 1997 | Who's the Caboose? | Max | Also director and writer | ||
| 1997 | The Big Fall | Gary Snider | citation | CitationClass=web
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| 1998 | Next Stop Wonderland | Kevin Monteiro | |||
| 2000 | Happy Accidents | Ned | |||
| 2000 | Endsville | Wood Salesman | |||
| 2004 | Beacon Hill | Rafe Coulter | |||
| 2008 | The Bad Situationist | Arthur Lieberman | citation | CitationClass=web
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| 2017 | Fits and Starts | Dressler | |||
| 2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Hugo Habercore |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | All-American Girl | Phil | Episode: "Young Americans" |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Greg | Episode: "Best Laid Plans" |
| 1996 | The Show | Tom Delaney | 8 episodes |
| 1996 | Boys & Girls | David Waits | Television film |
| 1997 | Spin City | George / Bogus Temp | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Magic School Bus | Voice | Episode: "In the City" |
| 1998 | Grown-Ups | Phil | Television film |
| 1999 | The Dick & Paula Celebrity Special | William Clark | Episode: "Merriweather Lewis and Curly Howard" |
| 1999 | Pulp Comics: Louis C.K.'s Filthy Stupid Talent Show | Seth the Jew | Television short |
| 2000 | Sex and the City | Lew | Episode: "Sex and Another City" |
| 2002–2004 | Home Movies | Fenton Mulley / Cho / Paula's Father | 12 episodes |
| 2004 | Pilot Season | Max Rabin | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Wonder Showzen | Bug | Episode: "Patience" |
| 2005–2007 | Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil | Special Father #2 / The Senator | 11 episodes |
| 2006 | O'Grady | Mr. Chip Hurley | Episode: "A Stronger O'Grady" |
| 2006 | Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | Sir Aglovale | Episode: "Unbelievable Sports 1" |
| 2008 | Assy McGee | Principal Jenkins / Douche | 2 episodes; voice role |
| 2011–present | Bob's Burgers | Hugo Habercore / Harold Cranwinkle / Al Genarro | 32 episodes |
| 2015 | Maron | Sam Seder | Episode: "Patent Troll" |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Vaughn Yenko | Episode: "Stoppable: Requiem for an Airdate" |
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