The Try Guys
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File:The Try Guys Season 10 Logo.png The current title card of The Try Guys, left to right; Keith, Ned, Zach, Eugene | |
Genre | Comedy |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 12 |
No. of episodes | 173 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Cinematography | Miles Bonsignore |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Production companies | Buzzfeed Motion Pictures (2014–2018) 2nd Try LLC. (2018–present) |
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Network | YouTube |
Release | September 12, 2014 present | –
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Squad Wars |
The Try Guys is an American online comedy series currently available for streaming on YouTube.[1] The series is based on The Original Try Guys Funny Comedy, and filmmakers Keith Habersberger, Ned Fulmer, Zach Kornfeld, and Eugene Lee Yang. The group created The Try Guys while working for BuzzFeed and subsequently separated themselves from the internet media company in 2018. The four of them write, produce, direct, shoot, and act in each episode.[2][3]
Background
The group was formed at the company Buzzfeed in 2014 by four then-employees: Ned Fulmer, Eugene Lee Yang, Keith Habersberger, and Zach Kornfeld. The original video starring all four men was based around pure timing and, according to Kornfeld, "It really came down to who was willing to show their butts."[4] At the start of the series, they attempted to involve other people in the project, to no avail. However, after positive feedback from viewers, the group decided to stick together and create videos.
They started in 2014 when they posted "Guys Try Ladies' Underwear for the First Time" under BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. Since then, their viral videos have garnered over a billion views across social media platforms. Their show Squad Wars[5] premiered on YouTube Red in early 2017. Their most-watched video, "The Try Guys Try Labor Pain Simulation," has garnered over 34 million views.[6]
The Try Guys have been the subject of considerable publicity with appearances on Today and several magazines for various videos and interviews.[7][8][9][10][11][12] The Try Guys were a 2017 Streamy Awards audience choice nominee for Show of the Year.[13] In 2018, they hosted the 8th annual Streamy Awards (2018) and won the audience choice: Show of the Year award, for which they had been nominated in 2017.[14][15]
Filming typically takes place in Los Angeles County, California, in Glendale and Burbank, but, depending on the nature of the video, may take place elsewhere.[16]
On June 16, 2018, The Try Guys announced that they had left BuzzFeed and started their own independent production company, 2nd Try LLC.[17][18] 2nd Try LLC gained all rights to The Try Guys brand.[19]
On January 30, 2019, the Try Guys announced in their video, We Have a Secret, that they'd co-written a book, The Hidden Power of F*cking Up.[20] It was released by HarperCollins on June 18, 2019.[21]
Episodes
Main series
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 7 | September 12, 2014 | January 25, 2015 | BuzzFeed Video | |
2 | 12 | February 11, 2015 | May 10, 2015 | ||
3 | 12 | May 17, 2015 | August 4, 2015 | ||
4 | 12 | August 12, 2015 | October 29, 2015 | ||
5 | 11 | November 1, 2015 | March 6, 2016 | ||
6 | 12 | March 16, 2016 | September 12, 2016 | ||
7 | 11 | September 24, 2016 | March 19, 2017 | ||
8 | 11 | March 26, 2017 | June 17, 2017 | ||
9 | 23 | July 22, 2017 | February 10, 2018 | ||
10 | 16 | June 17, 2018 | September 22, 2018 | 2nd Try LLC | |
11 | 19 | October 3, 2018 | December 29, 2018 | ||
12 | 27 | January 16, 2019 | Present |
Spin-offs
Series | Start Date | End Date | ||||
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Name | Host | Seasons | Episodes | |||
Eat The Menu | Keith | 3 | 16 | July 4, 2018 | Present | |
The Barkchshler | Keith | 2 | 5 | July 11, 2018 | December 24, 2018 | |
Candid Competition | Zach | 1 | 3 | July 25, 2018 | present | |
Ned & Ariel | Ned | 1 | 4 | August 1, 2018 | present | |
Try Guys Game Time | All | 1 | 13 | August 8, 2018 | present | |
Try Wives Wine Time | Ariel, Becky & Maggie | 1 | 6 | December 19, 2018 | present | |
Rank King | Eugene | 2 | 8 | August 18, 2018 | present | |
The TryPod | All | 1 | 30 | May 4, 2019 | present |
Tour
On May 4, 2019 The Try Guys announced via YouTube that they would be embarking on a 20 city, nationwide tour (called “Legends of the Internet”) as a part of their “Summer of Try”.[22] Then on July 30, 2019 The Try Guys announced they would be bringing Legends of The Internet to Australia[23] and, later Singapore.[24] Finally, on September 3, 2019, the group announced the final leg of the Legends of the Internet tour, this time in the Pacific Northwest (which was missed on the original run of the tour).[25] In total, The Try Guys did 26 shows of Legends of the Internet worldwide.
Title | Dates | # of Cities |
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Legends of the Internet | June 21, 2019 – July 28, 2019; October 15, 2019 – October 17, 2019 | 23 |
Legends of the Internet (International) | September 23, 2019, September 24, 2019, September 28, 2019 | 3 |
Legends of the Internet
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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June 21, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA | United States | The Wiltern |
June 22, 2019 | Phoenix, AZ | Comerica Theatre | |
June 24, 2019 | Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre | |
June 25, 2019 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theatre | |
June 26, 2019 | Minneapolis, MN | State Theatre | |
June 27, 2019 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theatre | |
June 28, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theatre | |
June 29, 2019 | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore Detroit | |
June 30, 2019 | Cleveland, OH | KeyBank State Theatre at Playhouse Square | |
July 10, 2019 | San Jose, CA | City National Civic | |
July 14, 2019 | San Diego, CA | Balboa Theatre | |
July 18, 2019 | Irving, TX | Toyota Music Factory | |
July 19, 2019 | San Antonio, TX | Majestic Theatre | |
July 20, 2019 | Austin, TX | Bass Concert Hall | |
July 21, 2019 | Houston, TX | Revention Music Center | |
July 23, 2019 | Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle | |
July 25, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | Warner Theatre | |
July 26, 2019 | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre | |
July 27, 2019 | Boston, MA | Shubert Theatre | |
July 28, 2019 | Philadelphia, PA | The Met | |
September 23, 2019 | Melbourne | Australia | Athenaeum Theatre |
September 24, 2019 | Sydney | Big Top | |
September 28, 2019 | Singapore | Singapore | The Star Theatre |
October 15, 2019 | Portland, OR | United States | Arelene Schintzer Concert Hall |
October 16, 2019 | Vancouver, BC | Canada | The Centre |
October 17, 2019 | Seattle, WA | United States | Moore Theatre |
Cast
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Born | Keith Habersberger June 18, 1987 Carthage, Tennessee, U.S. Ned Fulmer June 11, 1987 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Zach Kornfeld July 26, 1990 Scarsdale, New York, U.S. Eugene Lee Yang January 18, 1986 Pflugerville, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||
Website | tryguys.com | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
Genre | Comedy | |||||||||
Subscribers | 7.28 million[26] | |||||||||
Total views | 1.28 billion[26] | |||||||||
Network | 2nd Try LLC | |||||||||
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Last updated: June 17, 2020 |
Keith
Keith Douglas Habersberger[27] (born 18 June 1987 in Carthage, Tennessee; /hæbɜːrsbɜːrɡər/ HABB-urs-bur-gur[28]) was born in Carthage, Tennessee and later moved to Illinois. He is the youngest of the three children born to Donald and Patricia Habersberger.[29][30] He is a graduate of Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science in acting.[31] Habersberger is married to Becky Habersberger (née Miller), a makeup artist.[32] Habersberger is reportedly 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m), making him the tallest of the Try Guys.[33] In 2019, Keith competed as part of the comedy trio "Lewberger" on the American reality television competition series Bring the Funny.[34][35] He is known for his love of fried chicken and has made a lot of food-related content over the years. The most prominent shows being Eat the Menu, Chicken Watch, Gourmet Garbage and he is also one of the minds behind the popular Try Guys' series Without A Recipe. On November 30, 2019, Habersberger announced the release of his namesake hot sauce, Keith's Chicken Sauce, which sold out within two days and was well received by consumers.[36][37] He uses the handle @keithhabs on social media.
Ned
Edward Gallo "Ned" Fulmer (born 11 June 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a graduate of Yale University, where he majored in chemistry. He is married to Ariel Fulmer (née Vandevoorde), an interior designer, and the two have one child together, a son named Wesley James "Wes" Fulmer (b. 2018).[38][39] Fulmer previously had a fear of dogs, stemming from a Dobermann attack as a young child, but was able to overcome his phobia with the adoption of his dog, a chocolate labradoodle named Bean.[40] He has said that he's of Italian ancestry.[41] He uses the handle @nedfulmer on social media.
Zach
Zachary Andrew "Zach" Kornfeld (born 26 July 1990 in Scarsdale, New York) was born in New York to Jewish parents, Adam and Margo Kornfeld.[42] He became involved in filmmaking and editing after receiving LEGO Movie Maker as a child.[43] He is Jewish but does not keep kosher and did not have a bar mitzvah, though he did choose the Hebrew name Rakdan (Hebrew: רַקְדָן), meaning dancer.[44][45] He has one tattoo, a smiley face on his buttock. Kornfeld was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis in his late 20s.[46][47] He graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.[48] As a child, he appeared on Saturday Night Live in an episode hosted by Elijah Wood that aired on December 13, 2003.[49][45] In December 2018, he announced he'd been in a relationship with Maggie Bustamante for three years.[50] In 2019, he decided to undergo hair restoration, a combination of surgery and microblading, to combat male pattern alopecia.[51] On May 13, 2020, Zach announced his intention to start his own tea business for less than $500, the process of which is being documented in a six-part series on the Try Guys YouTube Channel. He uses the handle @korndiddy on social media.
Eugene
Eugene Lee Yang (Hangul: 양유진; b. 18 January 1986 in Pflugerville, Texas) was born in Texas to Korean immigrants. He has two sisters, Christine and Whitney. Yang graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Cinema Production.[52] He regularly participates in LGBT pride events and has worked with The Trevor Project.[53][54] Eugene came out as gay on a June 15, 2019, in a YouTube video titled "I'm Gay"[55] In 2019, he announced that he is in a relationship with Matthew McLean.[56] He uses the handle @eugeneleeyang on social media.
Legacy
On the fifth episode of The Try Guys Podcast, titled Keith's Internet Beef[57] it was mentioned that "Season 52, Episode 3 of The Bachelor" was inspired by their Motherhood series.[58] The guys were actually referencing Season 15, Episode 3 of The Bachelorette.
Awards and nominations
Year | Title | Nominated | Award | Result |
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2016 | 6th Streamy Awards | The Try Guys | Nonfiction Channel, Show, or Series | Won |
Show of the Year | Nominated | |||
2017 | 7th Streamy Awards | The Try Guys | Performance: Ensemble Cast | Nominated |
Show of the Year | Nominated | |||
Webby Awards | Comedy: Long Form or Series | Honoree | ||
Try Guys // Sponsored by Sony's The Shallows | Unscripted (Branded) | Honoree | ||
2018 | Webby Awards | The Try Guys Shave Their Dads • Fatherhood: Part 4 | Unscripted (Branded) – People's Voice | Won |
8th Streamy Awards | The Try Guys | Show of the Year | Won | |
2019 | 11th Shorty Awards | The Try Guys | Best YouTube Ensemble | Won[59] |
2020 | 10th Webby Awards | The Trypod (2nd Try) | Comedy, People's voice winner | Won |
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