1. Mathew Klickstein is an American screenwriter, journalist, author, arts therapist and playwright.
18 Facts About Mathew Klickstein
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On September 27,2013, Mathew Klickstein moderated a three-hour long series of panels with more than 40 creative members of the Nickelodeon community, including actors, producers, writers, show creators and network personnel at the 92nd Street Y in New York called Double Dare We Say It: A Nickelodeon Historical Celebration.
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The event was produced by Mathew Klickstein, hosted by Marc Summers and included the first live performance by the Beets, a fictional band featured on the animated Nickelodeon series Doug, made up of Fred Newman and Dan Sawyer who produced the music and sound effects for the show.
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Mathew Klickstein has written for multiple publications, including Wired, New York Daily News, Alternative Press, Boulder Weekly, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Jewish Times, Splitsider, Yellow Scene, Daily Camera, Colorado Daily, iTech Post, Ink Magazine, Hammer to Nail, and OC Weekly.
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In late 2017, Mathew Klickstein completed his most recent film On Your Marc, a documentary about television personality Marc Summers and the development of his stage show The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers.
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Mathew Klickstein produced a nationwide tour of preview screenings and live events in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Austin, Baltimore and Chicago.
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The podcast is based on Mathew Klickstein's book Nerding Out: How Pop Culture Ruined the Misfit, released in China in 2018.
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In late 2024, Mathew Klickstein was prominently featured as a children's programming and pop culture expert in Demi Lovato's directorial debut, the documentary Child Star, which featured the likes of: Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, Raven-Symone, Christina Ricci and filmmaker Chris Columbus.
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Mathew Klickstein co-authored Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Mike Reiss' memoir, Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons, published by HarperCollins imprint Dey Street in June 2018.
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Mathew Klickstein has traveled to various cities and community spaces in order to speak on the cultural relevance of The Simpsons.
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Mathew Klickstein co-wrote the comedic memoir Being Mr Skin: 20 Years of Nip Slips, Cheek Peeks, and Fast-Forwarding to the Good Parts about the unlikely pop culture icon and creator of one of the first-ever commercially successful websites, Jim "Mr Skin" McBride, made famous by the likes of Knocked Up, Howard Stern, Family Guy and Saturday Night Live.
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Foreword by Adam Carolla and original comix written by Mathew Klickstein and illustrated by Eisner Award nominee Johnny Ryan.
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Mathew Klickstein's first comic book series, You Are Obsolete, is a modern tech twist on Children of the Corn.
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Mathew Klickstein worked with alt-comedy pioneer Beth Lapides on the Recorded Books audiobook original So You Need to Decide, with such special guest contributors as: Bob Odenkirk, Margaret Cho, Judy Gold, Sandra Bernhard, Phoebe Bridgers, Julia Sweeney, Dana Gould, and The Queen's Gambit creator Scott Frank.
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Mathew Klickstein produced and hosted a series of touring events throughout the country as well as Canada.
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On March 28,2024, it was announced that Mathew Klickstein would be teaming up with Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated executive producer David Permut and producer Oscar Boyson on a feature-length documentary about Comic-Con, based on his book and podcast series.
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Mathew Klickstein has worked with The Kids of Widney High, a group of young adults with developmental disabilities who write, record and perform rock songs.
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Mathew Klickstein co-directed and produced the 2010 feature-length rockumentary Act Your Age: The Kids of Widney High Story, a chronicle of the band's West Coast tour.