Ethan Klein

**Ethan Klein** is the husband of Hila Klein and co-host of the H3 Podcast.

## Before The Podcast

Ethan Klein started out his career in the YouTube space with his wife Hila Klein. The two met while Ethan was in Israel during his Birthright visit.

While they were together, Hila took an arts class that required her to take home videos for her assignments. Ethan decided to get in front of the camera to support his partner's interest and he found out quickly that he had a natural talent on the small screen.

The pair founded the H3H3 Productions channel on YouTube and started posting a variety of content including Ethan's infamous "exe" series that consisted of bizarre edits of noteworthy videos, and general off-beat antics that often involved the duo dancing on screen to music.

The H3H3 Productions channel hit its stride when Ethan started to delve in to react content. He reacted to a variety of content found in the YouTube space including, pranksters and viral videos.

After running a successful YouTube channel for several years, Ethan decided he wanted to branch out. In 2017, he established the H3 Podcast channel. At first, the podcast streamed live on Twitch. However, Ethan was dissatisfied with the platform and migrated to YouTube.

Early in the Podcast's history, it mostly consisted of interviews, and Ethan was heavily criticized for his interviewing abilities, particularly for the first Bill Burr interview. Over the years, he has improved his interviewing skills and is now praised for them, particularly his interview of NXIVM cult member Marc Elliot.

As of March 2023, there are four weekly shows on the H3 Podcast channel: H3TV, Off the Rails, Leftovers (with Hasan Piker), and After Dark. There is also a members-only livestream, See You Next Tuesday. Occasionally, the channel posts more content including lore videos made by Love, and behind the scenes videos made by AB.

### Education

Ethan went to Buena High School and majored in English Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Attending from 2004 - 2009.

## Toiletgate

On October 16, 2023, Ethan revealed on H3TV #94, to the crew's dismay, that he uses paper towels to cover the water in the bowl before relieving himself. For years, the mystery of why Ethan clogs the toilet every time he goes in the office bathroom has been unsolved until this point.

## Click-bait Break Up "Pranks"

Playing off other YouTube channels that often use clickbaity titles and thumbnails, Ethan and Hila have faked their breakup several times.

Hila if you're watching - Sep 23, 2022I'm sorry hila - Off The Rails # 5We Broke Up - Off The Rails #17Please Take Me Back - After Dark #57
## Ethan's incredible body dimensions

In the Jan 8, 2021, episode of H3 After Dark #18, Ethan was talking about how when getting a tux for the Steamy Awards they took measurements of his body. AB then took these measurements to the Tux shop and their confused tailor told AB:

> I have never in all my time as a tailor encountered a man with these measurements you're yanking my chain! ... There is no way these measurements make sense.
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Ethan's was very amused that his body is such an anomaly.

## Ethan's Crack use

Ethan tried crack once and brings it up often. The first time he mentioned smoking crack was on the February 14, 2018, episode of H3 Podcast #50. Ethan talks about how he did it with some friends with his Mom on the June 23, 2021, episode. In the episode Gary Klein also admitted to smoking crack, while he seperated from Donna Klein.

## Food related

### The Chew Zone

First put on the screen by the Crew on the September 27, 2021, of H3TV #9, The Chew Zone was a graphic overlaying Ethan whenever he ate during the podcast.

### The Feeding Window

The October 23, 2019, episode of the H3 Podcast #151, Ethan explained to Hila the concept of the Feeding Window. The Feeding Window was an attempt to loose weight, he could only eat during a 6 hour window, the remaining part of the day he would fast. In the August 28, 2020, episode of After Dark - #2 Ethan talked about how he tried it for 2 weeks and only lost 2 pounds. He then binged making the window a failure.

## Nathaniel Klansman

During the August 10, 2022, episode of Off The Rails #45, Dan brought up that Hasan has an alter ego, Hank Pecker. Therefore he suggested Ethan make on and thus *Nathaniel Klansman* was born. During the December 15, 2022, episode of Leftovers #35 Ethan played the character of Uncle Nathaniel Klansman in a segment where Ethan and Klein brainstormed on how to deal with edgelord family members over the holidays.

## Godfather Impression

Often on the show Ethan will do a Godfather Impression. The first time Ethan did the impression was on the September 28, 2018, episode of H3 Podcast #86.

## Hairline King

Ethan claims to be the "Hairline King." While conceding that he is overweight and has various other health problems he claims that no one can come close to his hairline. Ethan often jokes that he absorbs the hairlines of his enemies.

## Family

Ethan and Hila have two kids Teddy & Bruce. In 2023, they began the process of in vitro fertilization to try for a third child. Klein's parents are Donna and Gary Klein. Gary is the estranged child of Television star, Leonard Katzman.

## Run in with the law

### Mexican extortion

In the July 9, 2019, episode of H3 Podcast #124, Ethan describes being extorted by Mexican border officials for hundreds of dollars. At the Puerto Vallarta airport Ethan brought a drone from America, the border official saw the drone and said that Ethan had to pay $1000 VAT tax. Ethan looked up the law and pointed out to the official that was not what the law says. At this point the border guard started haggling with him and Ethan was able to get him to reduce the bribe to $800.

### The Swatting of the Kleins

* Main Article: The Swatting of the Kleins

The Klein family has been Swatted multiple times during their Youtube career.

### Thoughts on guns

Ethan Klein owns a shotgun (mostly likely a Renelli semiautomatic shotgun that holds 7 shells) that he purchased to protect his family. He is said to have got the gun in December 2017 when he felt threatened by Patrice Wilson. While for gun ownership, Ethan does support more gun controls and fervently hates the NRA.

## 42 years old

Since Ethan Klein turned 37, a running gag on the show is that Ethan is in fact 42 years old as of March 23, 2023. During the June 24, 2022, episode of After Dark #75 the Crew brought out a cake that candles shaped like the number 40. In the November 2, 2022, episode of H3 Podcast #257 they upped it to 42 years old.

## Notable Quotes / Sound bites

* *"DAAAAN SWERDLOVE"* - Jan 16, 2023: Ethan sent Zach a voice message in a 2:00AM Nyquil bender
* *Want to come to my car and suck my cock* - May 6, 2022: On H3 Podcast #251 Ethan is talking about comedian Brendan Schaub propositioning Annie Lederman

* *"It's Funny"*
* *"I'm Trying to Think But Nothing Happens"* -March 30, 2021: Ethan quoting The Three Stooges on Frenemies.
* *"Wendy's are for Wendy's"* - 2022
* *Don't waste this sweet MILK.* - Ethan quoting Preacher James Manning

* *"Dan has Never Looked Good"* -Nov 7, 2022: Ethan meant to say "Dan has never looked better"

## References

1. ↑ **Klein, Ethan**, H3H3 Productions, How We Met At The Holocaust Museum, (May 17, 2017), (Producer: Hila Klein)
2. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, H3 podcast, (Mar 27, 2023), Huge Announcement Massive Changes Coming To The Podcast - H3TV #70, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
3. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (Jan 8, 2021), Was James Charles Inside The Capitol Building? - H3 After Dark #18, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
4. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (Feb 14, 2018), H3 Podcast #50 - Logan Paul Demonetized & Idiot YouTuber's Channel Erased, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
5. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, H3 podcast, (Jun 23, 2021), The New Host Of Frenemies Is…, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
6. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (September 27, 2021), R. Kelly, Keemstar, My Mom Exposed - H3TV #9, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
7. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (October 23, 2019), Ninja Texting Scam & PewDiePie Banned In China - H3 Podcast #151, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
8. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (August 28, 2020), H3 After Dark - #2, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
9. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (August 10, 2022), Love Was Arrested, Alex Jones Loses Big, Kitboga Calls In - Off The Rails #45, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
10. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (December 15, 2022), How To Own Your MAGA Family This Christmas - Leftovers #35, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
11. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (September 28, 2018), H3 Podcast #86 - Shane Dawson vs Jake Paul & Drake + Millie Bobby Brown, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
12. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (July 9, 2019), Belle Delphine Responds & Free A$AP Rocky - H3 Podcast #124, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
13. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (June 24, 2022), Women's Rights Stripped Away, David Dobrik Hires Johnny Depp's Lawyer - After Dark #75, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
14. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (November 2, 2022), Kurtis Conner - H3 Podcast #257, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
15. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (Jan 16, 2023), Andrew Tate, Adin Ross, Logan Paul - H3TV #62, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
16. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (May 6, 2022), Bobby Lee & Khalyla Kuhn - H3 Podcast #251, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
17. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Co-Host)**, Paytas, Trisha (Co-Host). H3 series: Frenemies. (March 30, 2021). Trisha’s Epic Passover Dinner At Ethan’s - Frenemies # 29, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
18. ↑ **Klein, Ethan (Host)**, H3 podcast, (Nov 7, 2022), Ethan Permanently Banned From Twitter - H3TV #56, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)