They really take anything as like a dig or mean that you hate them. I find that musicians in general are just scarier to do because of their fan bases. Have you heard from her about your impression? I think she’s fascinating and like, truly like a gift. She’s so fun because I love an Americana moment, but I love doing the wing liner. Or Shawn Mendes being like your sister’s very earnest boyfriend, which is a funny storyline for me. I gave her a backstory of actually being in cahoots with the devil, which makes it fun to play. What’s your favorite celebrity impression and who is the hardest celebrity to impersonate? And yeah, and I have an occasional desire to get revenge or be petty, which I think is just super healthy. I know that I’m very sensitive and very passionate about everything, and definitely at times I can have like some nice dark humor. Like, I so believe I am a Scorpio in my heart of hearts. They love something to attribute their personality traits to. OK, you made this video about me.” People really love their sign. So it was that moment of like, “This is me. I think maybe in the age of the internet, we’re all narcissists. What was it about the zodiac sign videos that you think really hit? But it has been four years of really hard work. It kept me busy during a pretty terrifying time for all of us, I think. It was kind of a communal thing that would make me happier, and hopefully the people that followed me. Then I saw another boom during the pandemic, when everyone was inside and watching their phones. I had done a sketch about the Queer Eye cast that was the first one I saw really get outside of just the people that were following me, and I saw it kind of blow up.
But what was the moment you realized that you can make this a full time gig as a career? You’ve been making videos for a long time. “To be in something that is, from my point of view, a very long sketch.” He’s also got a new podcast “It’s exciting for me to take a character outside of the internet,” he says.
Last year, he was in an episode of Search Party, and next he’s in Queer as Folk and Billy Eichner’s upcoming movie Bros. While he continues to share on socials, he’s also moving on to bigger things.