Nick Colletti
Comedian and former Vine star behind “Suh Dude,” who acted in The Real Bros of Simi Valley and now tours comedy clubs as a stand-up.
Comedy · TikTok · Updated Oct 9, 2026
Nick Colletti is the comedian on the other end of “Suh Dude,” the Vine greeting he and his friend Getter, the producer Tanner Petulla, turned into one of the platform’s biggest running jokes in 2015. At Vine’s peak he had more than 1.9 million followers there and close to 2 billion loops. After Vine, he played Duncan Surf in The Real Bros of Simi Valley, Jimmy Tatro’s mockumentary that ran on YouTube and Facebook Watch and got a movie on The Roku Channel in 2024. Today he lives in Pittsburgh, tours comedy clubs as a stand-up and posts on TikTok, where he has about 366,000 followers.
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Questions people ask
Who is Nick Colletti?
Nick Colletti is a comedian best known for “Suh Dude,” the Vine bit he made with his friend Getter (Tanner Petulla) in 2015. He went from Vine to acting as Duncan Surf in The Real Bros of Simi Valley, and now works as a touring stand-up based in Pittsburgh. His biggest account today is TikTok, with about 366,000 followers.
What is Nick Colletti famous for?
“Suh Dude.” The first clip went up on March 23, 2015: Nick yells “ayy dude” into a phone and Getter answers “suh dude.” A fan edit of their follow-up clips that November did upwards of 8 million views on Facebook, per Know Your Meme, and the two later sold Suh Dude merch together. He had more than 1.9 million Vine followers and, by a 2016 KWVA interview, close to 2 billion loops.
How old is Nick Colletti?
He is 32. Famous Birthdays lists his birthday as July 9, 1994.
What is Nick Colletti’s real name?
Nick Colletti. He performs under his own name, and he has not published anything longer, so neither do we.
What happened to Nick Colletti, and what is he doing now?
Nothing dramatic: Vine closed and he kept working. He played Duncan Surf in The Real Bros of Simi Valley, which ran on YouTube and Facebook Watch from 2017 to 2020, and in its 2024 movie on The Roku Channel, ran a weekly YouTube series called The Nick Colletti Show, and moved into stand-up. He now lives in Pittsburgh and tours clubs, including The Den Theatre in Chicago in January 2026. Current dates are on nickcolletti.com.
What is Nick Colletti’s connection to Casey Frey?
They are fellow Vine-era comedians who share bills on the road. The San Jose Improv billed a show as Nick Colletti with special guest Casey Frey, and his website lists a Pittsburgh date with Frey.
Is Nick Colletti on Wikipedia?
Not with his own article, as of September 2026. He appears in the Wikipedia articles for The Real Bros of Simi Valley and Getter, which credits their Suh Dude Vines for Getter’s early popularity.
Where is Nick Colletti from?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Famous Birthdays says he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and grew up in Pittsburgh. He is based in Pittsburgh again: his bio for a January 2026 show at The Den Theatre says he “currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA,” after his Vine and Real Bros of Simi Valley years in Los Angeles.
Where can I watch Nick Colletti?
TikTok @nick_colletti, YouTube @nick_colletti, Instagram @nick_colletti and X @Nick_Colletti. He takes personal video requests on Cameo, and stand-up dates are on nickcolletti.com.
What is Nick Colletti’s net worth?
He does not publish a number and neither do we.
Does Nick Colletti have a girlfriend?
Not something we cover.
Who represents Nick Colletti?
His website lists a contact email. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because “suh dude” is one of the few Vine catchphrases people still say out loud. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Nick Colletti. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. The Suh Dude bit is two friends saying hello, badly, as loud as possible. It has no setup and no punchline, which is why it worked: six seconds, one sound, endlessly repeatable. The stand-up is the grown-up version of the same instinct, low stakes played completely straight.
Why it travels. A catchphrase travels further than a sketch because people can use it themselves. “Suh dude” became a greeting, a reaction and a T-shirt, and a decade later it still shows up whenever people get nostalgic about Vine, which keeps pointing new viewers back to him.
Brand fit. Best as a nostalgia play for people who grew up on Vine, or as a local partner around his club dates and Pittsburgh. His posting is lighter than it was in the Vine years, so a brand should expect a moment, not a steady feed. Casual food, drinks and apparel that can take a “suh dude” fit him without explanation.
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Sources: Nick Colletti’s website, TikTok, YouTube and Cameo; Know Your Meme on Suh Dude; KWVA interview with Getter and Nick Colletti, 2016; Wikipedia on The Real Bros of Simi Valley and Getter; Famous Birthdays; The Den Theatre, January 2026; San Jose Improv. Follower counts from TikTok and YouTube, September 2026.
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