Steven Ira Hofstetter (born September 11, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host. , his YouTube channel has accumulated over 709,000 subscribers and 195,000,000 views. Hofstetter starred in the FS1 special Finding Babe Ruth, has been a panelist on MLB Now on MLB Network, and was the host and executive producer of Laughs on Fox television stations. Hofstetter has made a number of television appearances, including ESPN's Quite Frankly, Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood, VH1's Countdown, ABC's Barbara Walters Special and CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Early life and education Hofstetter grew up in the New York City borough of Queens, living at various times in Briarwood, Forest Hills and Rego Park. He graduated from Hunter College High School in 1997 and received his B.A. from Columbia University's School of General Studies in 2002. There, Hofstetter wrote for the Columbia Spectator and served as President of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Career Hofstetter gained a reputation by posting videos of interactions with audience members on YouTube, which garnered so many views that Fox Television offered him a series called Laughs, a half-hour showcase for standup comedians, which debuted in August 2014. Shortly after its premiere, SAG/AFTRA issued a "Do Not Work" notice to its members due to Fox's choice to make the show a non-union production. This touched off a controversy about whether or not all television shows should be union productions. Hofstetter was the Senior Comedy Correspondent for FOX Sports' Just a Bit Outside. Hofstetter vs. The Cable Guy In March 2006, Hofstetter and Razor & Tie announced the April 4 release of Cure for the Cable Guy, a 45-minute CD/DVD that featured a cover with a Larry the Cable Guy Doll hanging by a coax cable. The disc earned Stuff Magazine's "Album cover of the month". Later that week, Larry the Cable Guy's new film debuted and was universally panned. Several movie reviewers discussed Hofstetter's album, including the Orlando Sentinels Roger Moore. Moore's review was picked up by dozens of papers across the country, including the Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, and Columbus Dispatch. Hofstetter did radio interviews about the album, including one with Philadelphia's Kidd Chris show, where Hofstetter spoke with Larry the Cable Guy's alter ego, Dan Whitney. Whitney ended the interview with his catch phrase, "Git-R-Done." The album's cover was compared to the Sex Pistols' "Pink Floyd Sucks" T-shirts. Allmusic's