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Fun (stylized as fun.) is an American pop rock band based in New York City. The band consists of Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train and Bleachers), Andrew Dost (formerly of Anathallo), and Nate Ruess (then-former lead singer of the Format). Fun formed in 2008, and their debut studio album, Aim and Ignite, was released in 2009 to moderate commercial success. The band rose to prominence with the release of their second album, Some Nights, in 2012. The album peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and topped Billboard's Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. It spawned the singles "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monáe, "Some Nights" and "Carry On", all of which reached the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with "We Are Young" peaking at number one. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, they won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for their song "We Are Young"; they also won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.


Aliases
  • Nate Ruess
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Andrew Dost
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Guest Star

Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Jason Segel, Zach Wahls, Fun
2012
Episode Chelsea Lately
Fun.
2012
Episode Conan (2010)
Occupy CONAN: When Outsourcing Goes Too Far
2013
Episode The Jonathan Ross Show
Michael Gambon, Emily Blunt, John Bishop, FUN
2012
Episode Today
June 21, 2012
2012
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Rosario Dawson, Jeff Musial, Fun
2014
Episode Saturday Night Live
Louis C.K./Fun.
2012
Episode Conan (2010)
The 24th Annual NurfⓇ Product Expo
2012
Episode The Colbert Report
fun.
2012