Original: On iCarly , Kress plays Fredward '' Freddie '' Benson , the technical producer for the fictional web-show iCarly , which stars his character 's two best friends , Carly Shay and Samantha '' Sam '' Puckett .
Simplified: On iCarly , Nathan 's role is that of Freddie Benson , the technical producer for Carly 's webshow , iCarly .