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Miel Bredouw

Mariel Wade "Miel" Bredouw (/miˈɛl ˈbreɪdoʊ/ mee-EL BRAY-doh, born July 11, 1989) is an American comedian, podcaster, and musician. Initially gaining fame on Vine in 2014, she also hosted the HeadGum podcast Punch Up the Jam from 2017 to 2020. She released her debut album, Tourist Season, in 2020.

Miel Bredouw
Born
Mariel Wade Bredouw

(1989-07-11) July 11, 1989 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesMielmonster
Occupation(s)Comedian, podcaster, musician
Years active2014–2020, 2023–present
RelativesMree (sister-in-law)

Early life

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Mariel Wade Bredouw was born in Los Angeles on July 11, 1989.[1] Her father, Jim, is a studio musician[2][3] who has worked on music for Nike campaigns.[4][5] She has a younger brother named Henri, a musician who is married to musician Mree,[6] and a younger sister named Minnie, a design lecturer at California College of the Arts.[7] She spent her childhood on Orcas Island, Washington.[8] When she was 19, she moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a music career, and became involved with the Upright Citizens Brigade.[9][10]

Career

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In 2014, while working as a sous-chef for a restaurant in Echo Park, Bredouw began posting comedic videos on Vine under the username Mielmonster.[10][11] Over the next two years, she became one of the most popular creators on the platform,[12][13] and was featured in Camp Unplug, a series produced by the platform.[14] By the time the platform closed in 2016, her videos had been looped more than 328 million times, and her account had over 370,000 followers.[10][9] Following Vine's demise, Bredouw began posting videos on YouTube.[10]

In 2017, Bredouw began hosting the HeadGum podcast Punch Up the Jam alongside comedian Demi Adejuyigbe.[15] The podcast involves discussing a popular song with a celebrity guest and creating a parody (or "punch up") of the song, typically a comedic take that addresses the song's weaker points.[16] In 2018, the podcast was named one of the best of the year by The A.V. Club.[17] Adejuyigbe left the podcast in late 2019 (though he returned for a one-off appearance in November 2020) and Bredouw continued as its stand-alone host, reformatting the show slightly to allow for discussed songs to be "unpunchable" and including contributions from musician Rob Moose.[18][19] During COVID-19 lockdowns in New York City, comedian Chris Fleming joined the podcast as a temporary co-host.[20] In addition to working on Punch Up the Jam, Bredouw has produced comedy for Funny or Die, Super Deluxe, HBO, and BuzzFeed,[10] and makes regular appearances on comedian Ian Karmel's All Fantasy Everything podcast.[21]

In 2019, a short video Bredouw had created in 2016 which featured her singing the lyrics to Three 6 Mafia's song "Slob on My Knob" to the tune of "Carol of the Bells" was posted by pop culture blog Barstool Sports without crediting her. After she lodged a DMCA claim, Barstool Sports offered her a $50 gift card to retract it.[22] After she did not respond to further offers, including one for $2,000, as well as hundreds of messages from Barstool Sports-related accounts, the company filed a counter-notice which would force her to take legal action if she wanted the company to stop using her videos.[23][24] After widespread condemnation for its actions, Barstool Sports removed all of Bredouw's content from its accounts, as well as deleting over 60,000 posts from its Twitter account and over 1,000 posts from its Instagram account.[25]

Bredouw debuted as a musician in 2020, releasing her singles "Must Be Fine" and "I'll Be Holding" in July.[26][27] These were followed by her debut album Tourist Season, which was produced by her brother Henri.[27] The album was created over a month and a half during mid-2019 in her parents' barn.[28] The seven tracks on the album each represent a different emotion associated with the break-up of a relationship.[28]

Following the album's release, Bredouw took an extended hiatus. She returned in early 2023, and released the single "Call You Out" on April 20.

Personal life

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In September 2017, Bredouw and Smosh co-founder Anthony Padilla confirmed that they were dating.[13] Bredouw is a vegan and operated a vegan bakery when she lived in Los Angeles.[11]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details
Tourist Season

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Must Be Fine"[26] 2020 Tourist Season
"I'll Be Holding"[30]
"Call You Out"[31] 2023 Non-album single

Guest appearances

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Title Year Other artists Album
Additional vocals (all songs)[32] 2013 Henri Bardot Tunnels
"Leaving"[33] 2015 Pax Leaving
"Figurine"[34] 2016 Henri Bardot Blue Night

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 EastSiders Waitress 2 episodes
2015 Camp Unplug[14] Mielmonster Main cast

References

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  1. ^ Shrestha, Binesh (July 21, 2019). "Meet Miel Bredouw – Photos Of Anthony Padilla's Girlfriend". Ecelebrity Mirror. Retrieved July 19, 2020.[better source needed]
  2. ^ Smith, Colleen (June 13, 2018). "Sometimes being a dad means dressing up as a unicorn Father's Day profile". The Islands' Sounder. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Moayeri, Lily (April 1, 2019). "The Enduring Style and Talent of Margarita Mix". Mix. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. ^ ""Heritage" (aka The Music Nike Couldn't Let Go)". KicksOnFire. January 11, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Meyers, Jeff (May 10, 1987). "Shoe Biz". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Ammann, Ana (September 29, 2018). "Perlo: A (Fairy) Tale of Two Cities coming to the Old Church Concert Hall". Oregon Music News. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Minnie Bredouw". California College of the Arts. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Bredouw, Minnie (November 30, 2016). "The Light". Medium. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Harvilla, Rob (November 2, 2016). "The Vine Stars Are Alright". The Ringer. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e Escandon, Rosa (May 16, 2019). "29-Year-Old Miel Bredouw Believes In Digital Comedy". Forbes. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Rentz, Joanna (May 18, 2015). "Get to Know All-Vegan Bakery, Bramble Bakeshop!". BLDG 25. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "MIELMONSTER". Shorty Awards. 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "MIEL BREDOUW". Shorty Awards. 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Hamedy, Saba (June 28, 2016). "'Camp Unplug': Meet Vine's first long-form series". Mashable. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  15. ^ Kramer, Mark (April 8, 2019). "Want to Try Punch Up the Jam? Start Here". Vulture. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  16. ^ Pearce, Tilly (January 27, 2019). "Podcast of the Week: Punch Up The Jam with Miel Bredouw and Demi Adejuyigbe". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "The best podcasts of 2018 so far". The A.V. Club. June 25, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "84 - Hotel California PART ONE (w/ Miel's Dad)". HeadGum.
  19. ^ @punchupthejam (December 19, 2019). "the podcast has officially PEAKED" (Tweet). Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "'Sugar, We're Goin Down' by Fall Out Boy (w/ Chris Fleming)". Art19. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  21. ^ "All Fantasy Everything with Ian Karmel". HeadGum. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  22. ^ Statt, Nick (March 4, 2019). "A comedian's fight with Barstool Sports shows how Twitter's copyright system can hurt creators". The Verge. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  23. ^ Crichton, Maddie (March 5, 2019). "Comedian Fires Back at Twitter and Barstool Sports Over Copyright Issues". Rogue Rocket. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  24. ^ Martin, Brittany (March 6, 2019). "A Sports Site Hijacked a Comedian's Video—and Intimidated Her for Complaining". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  25. ^ Ley, Tom (March 8, 2019). "Barstool Sports Quietly Tries To Un-FuckJerry Itself, Deletes 60,000 Social Media Posts". Deadspin. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Must Be Fine - Single". iTunes. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  27. ^ a b Mineo, Mike (July 16, 2020). "Miel – "I'll Be Holding"". Obscure Sound. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  28. ^ a b Young, David James (July 27, 2020). "Comedian Miel Bredouw On Making One Of 2020's Most Beautiful & Quietly-Devastating Albums". Music Feeds. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  29. ^ "Tourist Season". Bandcamp. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  30. ^ "I'll Be Holding - Single". iTunes. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  31. ^ "Call You Out". Bandcamp. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  32. ^ "Tunnels". Bandcamp. 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  33. ^ "leaving". Bandcamp. 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  34. ^ "Blue Night". Bandcamp. 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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