Comedy YouTubers

Olajide Olatunji, better known by his stage name KSI, is an English internet personality, actor, rapper, and boxer. He is credited with co-founding the popular YouTube group, The Sidemen. Regarded as one of the most influential online creators in the UK, Olatunji puts his fame to good use; he is involved in many charitable causes and is a prolific donator.

George Miller, also known as Joji and Filthy Frank,  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and comedian. He began his career in the entertainment industry through his many now-defunct YouTube channels. After gaining fame as a social media personality, he retired his channels to focus on his mainstream musical career. He now produces R&B and Trip-Hop music. 

Ryan Higa is an American internet personality, comedian, actor, and musician. Best known for posting comedy videos on his YouTube channel nigahiga, Higa received the Best Video Blogger nomination at the 2014 Shorty Awards. From 2009 to 2011, nigahiga was the most subscribed YouTube channel. Ryan Higa is also credited with creating a K-pop band called Boys Generally Asian (BgA).

A social media celebrity, Shane Dawson was the King of You Tube for a decade beginning 2008 and garnered billions of views on his videos. However, recently, his past videos with racist content and other offensive jokes have attracted severe criticism and resulted in his popularity witnessing a massive drop.

Known for his YouTube channel HowToBasic, Australian YouTuber Warrun has faced major controversies due to the massive wastage of food in his videos. His content majorly consists of him throwing or mixing food, mostly eggs, and creating a mess. His controversial “how to” tutorials also got him banned twice.

Portuguese-English YouTube star Romell Henry, also known as Uncle Romell, is best known for his collaborative work with fellow YouTube star Jay Swingler on the channel TGFbro. He soared to fame with his comedy and prank videos such as The Superglue Game. He has also launched his official merchandise.

Nigerian child comedian Emanuella Samuel was first featured on the videos of popular YouTuber Mark Angel. While some people think she is Mark’s cousin, others believe she is his niece. Emanuella, now one of the richest kids in Nigeria, has won several awards, apart from endorsing brands such as Indomie.

Stephen Tries is a British YouTuber, social media personality, and comedian. He is best known for his parody series, How To, which features spoofs and comedy sketches on celebrities. Stephen Tries also has his own merchandise line.

American internet celebrity Demetrius Harmon, also known as MeechOnMars, began his social media journey on Vine and later gained fame on Instagram and YouTube. He is also a Streamy Award-nominated and Shorty Award-winning actor who starred in Camp Unplug. He also launched the mental health awareness fashion brand You Matter University.

Niko Omilana is a British YouTuber and web video producer. He is best known for posting parodies and pranks on his YouTube channel. In 2017, he received a nomination for Shorty Award under the Breakout YouTubers category. In 2021, Niko Omilana jokingly took part in the mayoral election. Surprisingly, he finished fifth with almost 50,000 votes.