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Spike Einbinder is a Los Angeles-born actor and writer, known for Los Espookys, You Hurt My Feelings and Lucky. He is also the brother of comedian Hannah Einbinder and the son of SNL alumna Laraine Newman.
- Actor, Writer, Producer
- August 24, 1991
- Spike Einbinder
7,957 Followers, 1,095 Following, 304 Posts - Spike Einbinder (@_sp.i.ke_) on Instagram: "⚧︎ comedian • writer • actor • drag thing 🎭 i walk dogs @the.rainbow.pack".
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Aug 13, 2021 · Laraine Newman talks to us about her talented offspring: Hannah Einbinder — nominated for an Emmy for “Hacks” — and Spike Einbinder are both names you should...
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- Made of Things
- The Dog Walker’s Life
- The Business
- The Dog Walker Community
- Ethical Choices
- Back-To-Work: How to Adjust
Contrary to the cinematic cliché, those who can’t do do not make for good dog walkers. For Einbinder and their cohort, this isn’t a gig, but a sacred calling. “Being with dogs is truly soul-nourishing to me,” they said to me, while maintaining rigid focus on our two wards for the afternoon route. Einbinder pointed out each dog’s progress to me as w...
Despite the purity of relationships among the walker and their companions — “it’s something divine that will never be vanquished; you can’t break that bond” — the strenuous job is rarely well-compensated. Before the formation of the Rainbow Pack, Einbinder often found themselves exploited by middle-managers and bosses, who’d skim $5 of a $15 walk, ...
Over the pandemic shutdown in 2020, Einbinder spoke with their fellow employees about experiences of disenfranchisement. When their employer at the time ceased operations, Einbinder broke away to start Rainbow Pack: A socialist, queer collective in which individual walkers can support one another: cover walks, share clients, “get coverage for our o...
So how do you go about finding the right dog walker, and feel good about it? Einbinder is wary of searching online: “The top results are going to be promoted with money made off of dog walkers who were exploited.” Instead, they recommend consulting with pet parents at a local park, ideally early in the morning, during off-leash hours. A thorough se...
Einbinder, who works as a walker and experience-based trainer, admitted to me that many of their clients from earlier in the pandemic have come calling a year later, “when all the things I said to them about separation and anxiety training, they didn’t do.” Though Einbinder attends to each dog’s specific needs on their walks, they caution against p...
Jun 25, 2020 · A summer camp talent show was Spike Einbinder’s first brush with performing comedy. They pantomimed picking tomatoes off a hamburger while Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart ...
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Dec 11, 2020 · Vulture's Taylor Garron chats with comedian Spike Einbinder about their quarantine experience, their hair and makeup phase, and their comedy career. Watch the video to see how they're coping with the pandemic and get some tips on gratitude and social distancing.
Feb 26, 2022 · This installment features Matthew Broussard (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Spike Einbinder (Los Espookys), Negin Farsad (Fake the Nation), Starlee Kine (This American Life), Andre D...
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