Kid Fury

Kid Fury
Born (1987-11-24) November 24, 1987
Miami, Florida
Occupation YouTube vlogger, social commentator, comedian
Years active 2009–present

Kid Fury (born November 24, 1987) is a YouTube vlogger, comedian and co-host of podcast The Read, with Crissle West.

Early life

Kid Fury grew up in Miami, Florida. He was born to Jamaican parents. He has a younger brother.

Career

Furious Thoughts

At 21, Fury launched YouTube channel Kid Fury TV in 2009,[1] where he hosts "Furious Thoughts." As of July 2013, his videos had over 10 million views.[2] Fury has also hosted a live version of his show, Furious Thoughts Live.[1]

The Read

First via Twitter, then in Atlanta on New Year's Eve 2011, Kid Fury met future collaborator Crissle West; she moved to New York City in 2013. Meanwhile Chris Morrow approached Fury about doing a podcast with Morrow's then-startup podcasting company Loudspeakers Network.[3] Fury asked West to join him.[4] By November 2013, The Read was averaging 80,000 listeners per episode;[5] as of January 2016, the number had risen to 200,000.[6] The two now also host live events for The Read.

Kid Fury with co-host Crissle West at a live taping of The Read podcast

Accolades

In 2016, Fury was named to NBC BLK 28 list, citing his work on the "wildly popular, hilariously snarky podcast."[1] The New York Observer called him "Black Twitter's Kingmaker," and Ebony's Jamilah Lemieux compared him to Eddie Murphy.[2]

Personal life

Fury moved from Miami to New York City in 2012 "with $600 in his pocket and some podcast expertise." In 2016, he told NBC: "As a person of color and gay man it is three times as hard to get opportunities in this industry, so I am doing my best to create my own...I'm building my business instead of waiting for others to give me the keys."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Moodie-Mills, Danielle (February 24, 2016). "#NBCBLK28: Kid Fury: Telling The Furious Truth". NBC BLK. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sands, Darren (24 July 2013). "The Kid Stays in the Picture: Kid Fury's Journey From YouTuber to Black Twitter Kingmaker". New York Observer. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Locke, Charley (June 29, 2016). "Live Tapings Are Helping Make Podcasts A Little Less … White". Wired. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Lopez, Linette (December 16, 2013). "How 2 Friends Started The Most Hilarious Podcast Of The Year By Being Brutally Honest". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ↑ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (14 November 2013). "Q&A: 'The Read's' Kid Fury and Crissle West". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Smith, Jada F. (15 January 2016). "Kid Fury of 'The Read': From Digital Realm to the Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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