Sam Seder

Sam Seder
Seder at Netroots Nation 2008 in Austin, Texas
Born	Samuel Lincoln Seder (1966-11-28) November 28, 1966 (age 50) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Connecticut College (BA) Boston University
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, talk show host
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Nicole Cattell
Children	2

Samuel Lincoln "Sam" Seder (born November 28, 1966) is an American comedian, writer, actor, film director, television producer-director, and progressive talk radio host. His works include the film Who's the Caboose? (1997) starring Sarah Silverman and Seder as well as the television shows Beat Cops (2001) and Pilot Season (2004). He also appeared in Next Stop Wonderland (1998). Seder also made guest appearances on Spin City (1997), Sex and the City (2000) America Undercover (2005), and Maron (2015). He voices Hugo on the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.

Seder was born in New York City, New York, into a Jewish family, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts.

In March 2004, Seder became co-host along with Janeane Garofalo on Air America Radio's The Majority Report. In July 2006 Garofalo departed the show, offering positive comments about working with Seder. Seder was later offered a new contract with Air America Radio, and his show moved from the 7-10PM (Eastern) spot to a 9AM-Noon spot, retitled The Sam Seder Show.

On September 1, 2004, Sam Seder was briefly detained by the United States Secret Service during his live, on-site coverage of the Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden. Shortly after Zell Miller gave his speech, Seder began searching (with a sign in hand) on the convention floor for a willing homosexual Republican to interview live on radio. It was not long before he was physically removed from the floor and after brief questioning, was asked (or according to some, "strongly encouraged") to leave the convention. Seder later commented that his wearing of a lapel pin that he had been given by a Secret Service agent at the Democratic National Convention earlier that year had kept him from being ejected from the convention completely.