YEAR IN REVIEW 2025

WELL, HERE WE ARE AT THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR. HERE’S WHAT I WAS UP TO THIS YEAR:

THIS YEAR, WORK WAS DEFINED BY MY FREELANCING CAREER. I TOOK ON FREELANCE ROLES AS A PRODUCER, VIDEOGRAPHER, EDITOR, AND MORE, COLLABORATING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF COMPANIES. MOST NOTABLY, I WORKED WITH NOWTHIS, A LEADING DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY, WHERE I HELPED TO CREATE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS, INCLUDING ARE YOU OKAY? AND JUDGY.

IN OCTOBER, I LAUNCHED A SOCIAL-FIRST LATE-NIGHT SHOW CALLED PUT THE NEWS TO BED, WHERE I DELIVER LATE-NIGHT–STYLE JOKES FROM THE COMFORT OF MY BED. WRITING AND PRODUCING THIS SHOW ALONGSIDE SOME INCREDIBLY TALENTED FRIENDS HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE BLAST. CHECK IT OUT: INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK

LATE IN THE YEAR, I LAUNCHED MY FIRST LUXURY STREETWEAR BRAND, CHARTARELLE FEROCHE. FOR A LONG TIME, PEOPLE KEPT ASKING ME, “NOAH, WHY DON’T YOU HAVE A LUXURY STREETWEAR BRAND?” EVENTUALLY, I RAN OUT OF EXCUSES AND DECIDED TO BUILD THE BRAND I ALWAYS IMAGINED. CHARTARELLE FEROCHE BLENDS BOLD DESIGN WITH PERSONALITY AND INTENTION. IT’S BEEN AN EXCITING CHALLENGE SHAPING THE IDENTITY OF THE BRAND FROM THE GROUND UP, AND YOU CAN WATCH AN INTERVIEW I DID ABOUT THE PROJECT HERE.

EARLIER IN THE YEAR, I FINALLY COMPLETED MY NYU THESIS FILM, “THE WAITING ROOM,” A FILM WHICH EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE AFTERLIFE MIGHT BE A DMV STYLE WAITING AREA. ALTHOUGH IT TOOK FAR LONGER THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED TO COMPLETE, THE FILM DID VERY WELL IN THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT TAKING HOME PRIZES FOR BEST INDIE FILM, BEST ACTOR, BEST ORIGINAL STORY, BEST FANTASY SHORT AND MORE. YOU CAN WATCH THE FILM HERE. TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR SUICIDE.

THIS YEAR, I DECIDED TO TAKE A STEP BACK FROM LIVE PERFORMANCE IN ORDER TO CONCENTRATE ON WRITING AND STRENGTHENING MY CREATIVE FOUNDATION. I RETURNED TO THE STAGE IN DECEMBER WITH THE SKETCH COLLECTIVE LATE FOR DINNER, RECONNECTING WITH AN AUDIENCE AND THE COLLABORATIVE ENERGY I’D MISSED. I PLAN TO CONTINUE PERFORMING MORE ACTIVELY IN THE COMING YEAR.

WHILE I ONLY PERFORMED LIVE ONCE THIS YEAR, I PERFORMED IN MULTIPLE SKETCHES AND SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS. I WAS FEATURED ON THE NOWTHIS SOCIAL MEDIA SHOW ARE YOU OKAY? TWICE AND DUMB HOT ONCE, ALL FOR BRAND DEALS. SOME OF THE SKETCHES I PERFORMED IN INCLUDE A PARODY OF THE SHOW YOU, A COMMERCIAL PARODY FOR BIRDDOGS AND A SATIRICAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR TWO FIREARMS AT THE FUNCTION.

IN MARCH, I HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT THE TAMPA BAY RAYS’ TEMPORARY HOME, STEINBRENNER FIELD, WITH MY DAD. BECAUSE THEIR STADIUM WAS DAMAGED BY A STORM, THE RAYS PLAYED AT THE YANKEES’ SPRING TRAINING FIELD FOR THE SEASON—A RARE AND MEMORABLE SETUP. WE DOCUMENTED THE EXPERIENCE AND PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO ABOUT THE VISIT, WHICH YOU CAN WATCH HERE. IN JULY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT AMSTERDAM AND CORK WITH MY SISTER MANAIA. IN OCTOBER, I GOT TO VISIT MY OTHER SISTER LUISA IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE WORLD WITH MY FAMILY.

I WISH YOU AND YOURS A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON AND A 2026 THAT IS FULL OF SMILES AND HOPE.