William Haynes (comedian)

William Haynes at Vidcon 2017 on #YouTubeBlack Panel

William Washington James Haynes (born October 2, 1993), is an American YouTube and TV personality, writer, rapper and podcast host. Haynes was a personality on SourceFed, SourceFedNERD and People Be Like,[1] a Haynes-centric channel from SourceFed where he hosts People Be Like, Deep Dive, and Politics Be Like. On his personal channel, WilliamHaynesTV,[2] he hosts a variety of his own comedy-based videos. Alongside musician-rapper Daren Vongirdner (aka DVG), Haynes hosted the She Didn't Text Back Podcast[3] podcast, a part of the HeadGum podcasting network. As a musician, he goes by the name Will Haynes. In July 2017, Haynes also premiered as a host on DisneyXD's The IGN Show.[4]

Personal life

Haynes was born in Oakland, California and raised in Richmond, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.[5] He attended John F. Kennedy High School in Richmond. He has a sister Jasmine who is an aspiring rapper.[6] He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Career

Early YouTube videos

Haynes began creating short "comedy" vlogs and life observations in 2008. Many in response to the Obama v. McCain election.[7] Much of his early material featured self-deprecating humor focusing on being Nerdy and not fitting into mainstream society. He often referred to his audience as the "Nerdy Nation" and would end his videos with the catch-phrase "Give peace a chance".[8] In 2012, he participated in "Creators Invade London" by making videos about the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9][10] He was part of WheezyWaiter's "TEAM SUPER JACKAL HAWK TIGER EXPLOSION!" along with several other YouTubers. Many of Haynes' videos highlighted his perceived lack of athletic skill for effect.

SourceFed

Before Haynes became a SourceFed host, he worked for Discovery's DeFranco branch as an editor. He made his first appearance as a featured host in January 2014.[11] Haynes appeared on a variety of shows on SourceFed including TableTalk, The SourceFed Podcast, People Be Like and 5 Things with Lee Newton, the most popular of which were People Be Like and Politics Be Like. People Be Like started in August 2014 and was originally hosted on the main SourceFed channel. The last video was posted March 24, 2017. [12] In 2015, he launched People Be Like as its own channel and platform.[5] SourceFed announced its ending on March 20, 2017.

"Comedy"

Haynes' style of comedy leans towards story-telling, satire as well as social & societal norms. Since the launch of the People Be Like channel, he has experimented with more personal content relating to his everyday life on his WilliamHaynesTV channel. He has mentioned in the past practicing stand up comedy at open mics across Los Angeles.

She Didn't Text Back

In April 2015, Haynes and his close friend Daren Vongirdner started She Didn't Text Back, a podcast discussing relationships, comedy, music and their everyday lives.[13][14][15] The two talked about their careers, life events and gave advice to fans who sent emails and Snapchats weekly. They'd also often break out into impromptu freestyles.[16][17] Haynes also performed poetry slams or improvised vocal visuals. Vongirdner is an aspiring musician going by the name DVG. The two would discuss DVG's musical career along with music in general and regularly express their respect for artists such as Drake and Kanye.[5] They also held several live She Didn't Text Back shows and released the recordings as podcasts.[18][19] Haynes has also been involved with several music videos shot for DVG including "Make Them Work",[20] "Flip A Switch".[21] Haynes was the Director of Photography on "Trade it Up"[22] and "Past Due",[23] and Directed "June 5th".[24] After releasing the 56th episode of their podcast Will Talks to Hilary Clinton #56 the podcast abruptly stopped releasing and the hosts later went on to say She Didn't Text Back was on an "indefinite hiatus".This was due to, as the hosts would later describe, a breakdown in the friendship between the two hosts on which the podcast relied[25]. However She Didn't Text Back returned by surprise on 28 August 2017 for a second season with the original hosts reunited and following a similar format to the first season but more heavily focused on reflection and on their lives. [26][27]

Musical career

On September 22, 2016, Haynes released his debut mixtape, Tunnel Vision, on SoundCloud, iTunes and Spotify. This was an unexpected project that Haynes had been working on over the summer of that year. On February 21, 2017, Haynes released his second mixtape, The Rise, on iTunes, SoundCloud and Spotify.[28] He also spoken on his podcast and on Twitter about his next musical project being released under a new identity of Arsenio and being of a different style to his previous projects.[29]

Political career

On November 17, 2016, Haynes announced his candidacy for the 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election.[30] He subsequently withdrew on December 9, 2016. LA Weekly interviewed Haynes choosing to highlight his initiative on improving LA's tap water.[31]

References

  1. ↑ "People Be Like". YouTube. William Haynes. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ "WilliamHaynesTV". YouTube. William Haynes. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ "She Didn't Text Back Podcast". Headgum. Headgum. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "the ign show william haynes - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  5. 1 2 3 "People Be Like Channel & Exclusive William Haynes Interview!". SourceFed. August 27, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ WilliamHaynesTV (December 28, 2015), Going to the Casino with My Mom (Vlog #1), retrieved May 16, 2016
  7. ↑ WilliamHaynesTV (June 15, 2009), Arrogance vs. Self Esteem, retrieved May 16, 2016
  8. ↑ Spreadshirt. "William Haynes' Store". williamhaynes.spreadshirt.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ WheezyWaiter (July 19, 2012), Did My Whale Invade London, retrieved May 16, 2016
  10. ↑ "Green Screen Comedy Machine: Wheezy Waiter! Creators Invade London!". PopScreen. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ "William's SourceFed Video Archive". SourceFed. SourceFed. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  12. ↑ SourceFed (August 31, 2014), Internet Hosts Be Like, retrieved May 17, 2016
  13. ↑ "She Didn't Text Back Podcast by HeadGum on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Headgum | A Podcast Network". Headgum. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  15. ↑ "She Didn't Text Back". SoundCloud. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  16. ↑ ArrudaRJ (August 31, 2015), She Didn't Text Back – William Haynes & DVG – "Pablo" Freestyle, retrieved May 17, 2016
  17. ↑ dylandongle (July 8, 2015), She Didn't Text Back Podcast – Freestyle/Poetry Slam Compilation, retrieved May 17, 2016
  18. ↑ "Live in Los Angeles #41 | Headgum". Headgum. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  19. ↑ "HeadGum Live w/ "High & Mighty", "Black Men Can't Jump", "She". Do512. Do512, HeadGum. March 11, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  20. ↑ Daren Vongirdner (September 26, 2013), DVG – Make Them Work, retrieved May 17, 2016
  21. ↑ Daren Vongirdner (October 25, 2015), DVG – Flip A Switch, retrieved May 17, 2016
  22. ↑ Daren Vongirdner (December 1, 2015), DVG – Trade It Up, retrieved May 17, 2016
  23. ↑ Daren Vongirdner (February 14, 2016), DVG – Past Due, retrieved May 17, 2016
  24. ↑ Daren Vongirdner (September 27, 2015), DVG – June 5th, retrieved May 17, 2016
  25. ↑ What Had Happened Was..., retrieved 2018-01-01
  26. ↑ Daren Vongirdner (2017-08-28), Fine, lets talk about Will..., retrieved 2018-01-01
  27. ↑ WilliamHaynesTV (2017-08-28), what happened to daren, retrieved 2018-01-01
  28. ↑ WilliamHaynesTV (2016-09-22), Crack of Dawn - Will Haynes (Official Music Video), retrieved 2017-07-19
  29. ↑ Haynes, William (3:48 PM - 14 Dec 2017). "My default is done by none other than my favorite artist with the pen @keltbh We've been working together to craft the world of Arsenio over the past few months and I can't wait to show y'all S.O.B's.pic.twitter.com/XOCa0HSx9h". @MrWilliamHaynes. Retrieved 2018-01-01. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ↑ Aron, Hillel (November 17, 2016). "Post-Trump, a Glut of Questionable Candidates for Mayor and City Council". LAWeekly.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  31. ↑ "William Haynes on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
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