Zack Fox

Zack Fox
Zack Fox
	Fox performing stand up in July 2019
Birth name	Zachary Fox
Born	December 6, 1990; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Medium	Stand up, music, television;
Years active	2013–present

Zack Fox (born December 6, 1990) is an American stand-up comedian, rapper, writer, illustrator and internet personality from Atlanta, Georgia.[1][2] He has collaborated with Kenny Beats, Flying Lotus and Thundercat.

Career

Fox got his start in 2013 on Twitter, tweeting jokes and amassing tens of thousands of followers under the alias "Bootymath." In the time since, he started going by his real name and expanded into music.[1]

In January 2017, Fox illustrated the album sleeve of Thundercat's 2017 album, Drunk.[1]

In July 2017, Fox acted in and helped write Kuso, the 2017 horror comedy film, directed by Flying Lotus.[3]

In October 2018, Fox released his first song, "Square Up" in collaboration with hip hop producer Kenny Beats.[3]

In April 2019, Fox appeared on The Cave, the YouTube series Kenny Beats created where he invites young rappers to freestyle in his studio. It was in this episode that Kenny and Fox recorded "Jesus is the One (I Got Depression)," a song that would go on to reach the number one spot on Spotify's U.S. viral chart on July 8, 2019.[4] The two never intended to release the song commercially, but after its success they released an official version of it in June.[4]

Filmography


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Kuso	Manuel	Also co-writer

Discography

Singles


Title	Year	Album
"Square Up" (with Kenny Beats)	2018	non-album singles
"Jesus Is The One (I Got Depression)" (with Kenny Beats)	2019
"The Bean Kicked In" (with Nedarb)	2019

References

"Zack Fox Wants to Make You Laugh, and He's Willing to Rap to Do It". Complex. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
Nast, Condé. "The 7 Funny People Reshaping Comedy Right Now". GQ. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
"I'm officially excited for Zack Fox's rap career". The FADER. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
Leight, Elias; Leight, Elias (August 1, 2019). "Comedian Zack Fox Trolled His Way to the Top of the Charts (and Hated It)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

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[:0-1] "Zack Fox Wants to Make You Laugh, and He's Willing to Rap to Do It". Complex. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[2] Nast, Condé. "The 7 Funny People Reshaping Comedy Right Now". GQ. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[:1-3] "I'm officially excited for Zack Fox's rap career". The FADER. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[:2-4] Leight, Elias; Leight, Elias (August 1, 2019). "Comedian Zack Fox Trolled His Way to the Top of the Charts (and Hated It)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 5, 2019.