Who Are We
In March of 2008, lifelong friends Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell posted ads on Craigslist and YouTube, inviting pairs of girls to double date them. As the responses poured in, they began charting their experiences in a series of video blogs, which quickly became a YouTube comedy series about double dating. Soon, the comedians had received thousands of emails from women across North America, and had embarked on over 200 double dates. Their crash-course education has made them into bona fide Dating Experts who now employ horror-date reenactments, songs of love, interactive exercises, and instructive demonstrations as valuable lessons on how to attain the perfect evening.As their online videos grew in popularity, Dave and Ethan began hosting their own monthly show at the People's Improv Theater in New York City, in which they divulge precious advice based on some of their best and worst dating experiences to consistently sold-out crowds. In addition, the two bachelors have shared the stage with comics such as Jim Gaffigan, Todd Barry, Christian Finnegan, Jim Norton, Anthony Jeselnik, and Amy Schumer at New York venues such as Gotham Comedy, Comix, Eastville Comedy, and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. They have also performed at distinguished comedy festivals such as SketchFest NYC, Philadelphia’s DuoFest, and the Charleston Comedy Festival.Most recently, Dave and Ethan have embarked on a national tour as “College Dating Coaches,” “educating” students at hundreds of schools across the country in the art of dating. Dave and Ethan have been featured on The Colbert Report, The Millionaire Matchmaker, Comedy Central.com, AOL’s Lemondrop.com, Single Edition.com, and in The Onion, Time Out New York, Boosh, and Revolt magazines.
Photo by Roger Hagadone
Videos
Video Menu
Dave and Ethan:College Dating CoachesIntroduction Dates DescribedA SongImadul Stands in for DaveHate MailInterviews with Our GrandmasDave and Ethan Hit the SubwayThe CompetitionProtegesDouble Date with Grace & MichelleWe're Sorry, Grace & MichelleA Gay MakeoverMiami, FLDartmouth CollegePhiladelphia, PAA Triple Date with Dave's BrotherDouble Date with Amy & EricaKeene State CollegePicking Up Girls on the SubwayUsing Accents to Pick Up Girls (Part 1)Using Accents to Pick Up Girls (Part 2)Double Dating In HarlemThe Break UpHow to Pick Up Guys (Part 1)How to Pick Up Guys (Part 2)Sex Talk (Part 1)Sex Talk (Part 2)
College Dating Coaches Dave and Ethan:
College Dating Coaches
Check out this demo reel, which briefly explains our history and features highlights from some of our best performances at colleges across the nation.
Introduction - Double Date Us: Dave and Ethan Introduction
Double Date Us:
Dave and Ethan Introduction
Hi. We're Dave and Ethan.
And we'd like to take two lovely ladies out on a double date.
Email us if you're ready to experience the greatest night of your life.
Dates Described - Double Date Us 2: Dates Described by Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 2:
Dates Described by Dave and Ethan
We continue our search for love, two girls at a time.
Page 3 - Double Date Us 3: A Song By Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 3:
A Song By Dave and Ethan
Despite the massive amount of responses we've received, this double date thing isn't going as well as we had hoped. We still haven't found love.
In this video blog, we sing a song about our disappointment.
Page 4 - Double Date Us 4: Imadul Stands in for Dave
Double Date Us 4:
Imadul Stands in for Dave
Dave is away this week, but that's not going to stop us from double dating.
...even if that means I need to find a substitute Dave.
Hate Mail - Double Date Us 5: Hate Mail for Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 5:
Hate Mail for Dave and Ethan
Dave is back! But we got some really mean hate mail that hurt our feelings. In this entry, we read the very email that broke our hearts.
(Seriously, this is a real message we actually received!)
Grandma - Double Date Us 7: Grandma Interviews with Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 7:
Grandma Interviews with Dave and Ethan
After weeks of meeting plenty of lovely ladies without actually finding love, we decided to seek out guidance from two of the wisest chicks we know.
The Subway - Double Date Us 8: Dave and Ethan Hit the Subway
Double Date Us 8:
Dave and Ethan Hit the Subway
Apparently, our Grandmothers don't approve of our searching for love on the internet.... So we took to the NYC subways to see if we could find anyone willing to double date us there.
The Competition - Double Date Us 10: Competition Between Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 10:
The Competition
Last week, we both fell for the same girl on a double date. So we decided the best way to settle things would be through an old-fashioned all-out competition to see who makes a better boyfriend.
Proteges - Double Date Us 11: Proteges For Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 11:
Proteges For Dave and Ethan
Dave and I received an email from two 16-yr-old guys who were in need of dating advice. We sometimes get date requests from girls who are definitely too young for us, so we figured, "why not train these kids to be our proteges?"
We're Sorry Grace and Michelle - Double Date Us 13: We're Sorry, Grace and Michelle
Double Date Us 13:
We're Sorry, Grace and Michelle
We feel terribly about the way things turned out on our date with Grace and Michelle (see video #12). So this is our apology to them.
Miami, Fl - Double Date Us 16: Miami, FL with Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 16:
Miami, FL
After our show at Florida Atlantic University, we traveled to Miami in search of dates. If our performance in Boca Raton was the high point of our journey to Florida, this entire leg of the trip was undoubtedly the lowest.
(Filmed by Mads Rehder.)
Dartmouth - Double Date Us 17: Dartmouth College with Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 17:
Dartmouth College
Dave and I traveled to Hanover, New Hampshire to perform at Dartmouth College. (Filmed by Mads Rehder / Music by the Gay Blades.)
Philadelphia - Double Date Us 18: Philadelphia with Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 18:
Philadelphia
We traveled to Philadelphia to perform at the University of Pennsylvania...
and to look for love, of course. Since we were sharing the stage at UPenn with a cappella group Off the Beat, we decided to do something a little difference for our performance...
Grace and Michelle - Double Date Us 12: Grace & Michelle Date Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 12:
Grace & Michelle
Grace and Michelle are two lovely ladies who sent us a video response a couple of weeks ago. We were so impressed, we couldn't wait to take them out. And they agreed to let us film the results! This is the first double date we actually recorded.
Will there be a second date? We've got our fingers crossed.
A Gay Makeover - Double Date Us 14: Gay Makeover for Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 14:
A Gay Makeover
Considering the recent events with Grace and Michelle, and our general lack of success, Dave and I came to realize that we need some help with this whole double dating thing. So we decided to take some advice from two men who claimed they could help.
Filmed by Dan Pine and R.J. Cupelli.
Amy and Erica - Double Date Us 20: Amy & Erica Date Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 20:
Amy & Erica Date Dave and Ethan
We took Amy and Erica out for a double date.
Filmed by Danny Macaroons .
Keene State College - Double Date Us 22: Keene State College with Dave and Ethan
Double Date Us 22:
Keene State College
We performed at Keene State College in New Hampshire.
Special thanks to Jana Jacobson, Nate Wilder, and Drew Hodgdon for helping make this video happen!
Picking Up Girls on the Subway - Picking Up Girls On the Subway - Dave and Ethan
Picking Up Girls On the Subway
This week, we went undercover in the NY subway system to find out which pick-up lines work on women--and which do not.
Filmed by Danny Macaroons .
Accents 1 - Using Accents to Pick Up Girls (Part I) - Dave and Ethan
Using Accents to Pick Up Girls (Part I)
We've heard that American girls dig guys with accents, so we used a hidden camera to test this theory out ourselves. Check back to find out how this experiment concluded in Part II of this series.
Filmed by Danny Macaroons .
Accents 2 - Using Accents to Pick Up Girls (Part II) - Dave and Ethan
Using Accents to Pick Up Girls (Part II)
We've heard that American girls dig guys with accents, so we used a hidden camera to test this theory out ourselves.
Filmed by Danny Macaroons .
Harlem - Double Dating in Harlem - Dave and Ethan Meet Abiola and Shoshi
Double Dating in Harlem:
Dave and Ethan Meet Abiola and Shoshi
This week we went uptown to Harlem Lanes Bowling Alley for a date with two lovely ladies named Abiola and Shoshi.
CLICK HERE to watch our follow-up interview with Abiola on her Shovio show.
The Break Up - Dave and Ethan: The Break Up
Dave and Ethan:
The Break Up
Some of you have been asking why we haven't been making videos lately. This explains why.
Pick Up Guys 1 - How to Pick Up Guys: Part I
How to Pick Up Guys:
Part I
Lots of ladies have been complaining that our videos only teach men how to pick up women. In this video, we demonstrate how to pick up guys.
Pick Up Guys 2 - How to Pick Up Guys: Part II
How to Pick Up Guys:
Part II
Lots of ladies have been complaining that our videos only teach men how to pick up women. In this Part II of this series, we demonstrate how to pick up guys.
Sex Talk 1 Sex Talk with Dave and Ethan:
Part I
We hit the streets to talk with New Yorkers about SEX.
Sex Talk 2 Sex Talk with Dave and Ethan:
Part II
In part 2 of this series, we hit the streets to talk with New Yorkers about SEX.