| “ | Ayup and welcome to Callum's Corner! | ” |
―Sanjay's Intro | ||
Sanjay Jamie Bennett (born September 26, 1981; age 43), known online as Callum Adams, is an English YouTube vlogger who became a meme—particularly within British internet culture—after publishing a rant video on his channel Callum's Corner, in which he threatened people who joked that his head was shaped like a Tic Tac. He claims to be an alpha male, though he often laments his lack of "boom-boom" (intercourse). He admits to browsing adult websites nearly every day, usually to help him fall asleep. His favourite category is mermaids.
Content[]
His most popular video is titled "MY HEAD DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A SODDING TIC TAC. A FINAL WARNING", uploaded on July 20, 2016. On October 22, 2016, he posted a follow-up video titled "My head does look like a sodding tic tac. You win, I give up", in which he conceded to viewers who insisted his head resembled a "sodding Tic Tac." In the video, he admitted the resemblance and expressed despair, claiming he could never "be with anyone" because of it.
Callum later created a second channel called "Callum Does The Internet" on November 16, 2016, though it is used less frequently. Content on this channel typically includes subreddit and meme reviews, as well as investigations into controversial internet personalities such as Paul Breach and Ian Moore.
Callum began his video career on Facebook and YouTube by creating short clips in which he shared advice and personal life stories. However, it wasn't until YouTuber WillNE reacted to his now-infamous "Tic Tac" video that Callum gained widespread attention and the large following he maintains today. The original rant, along with a diss track created about him by BGMedia artist Afghan Dan—with assistance from WillNE—and his numerous appearances in videos by other YouTubers, have cemented his status as a cult icon within the UK YouTube scene.
Personal Life[]
Callum was born Sanjay Jamie Bennett on September 26, 1981, in Blackburn, in the North of England, to a working-class family. When he was six months old, his family relocated to the Isle of Wight, where he spent much of his childhood. During his early years, it was discovered that his father had a secret second family with another woman, which ultimately led to his parents' divorce.[1] Callum's dad then proceeded to get married 3 more times after his divorce. He is still in contact with one of his step-mums to this day as she is the main focus on some of his rant videos.
Callum has claimed that his mother forced him to adopt a "spirit" name—one from a different culture—along with her maiden name, Bennett. He chose the name Sanjay, explaining that he "liked curries."[2] He has since expressed regret over this decision, as it led to bullying after the EastEnders character Sanjay Kapoor was revealed to be impotent on the show.
After finishing school, Callum moved to Surrey, where he attended Reigate College, as mentioned in one of his livestreams.
Not much is known about Callum's life throughout his twenties and early adulthood. He has mentioned that he once worked as an insurance broker and was engaged for a period of time. Sometime after college, he moved to Bristol, where he lived with and cared for his mother. During this time, he also worked as a carer in at least two care homes, though he eventually quit his final care job due to his growing dislike for the profession.
Eventually, Callum’s Bristol address was leaked online, leading to a series of bizarre and invasive incidents. These included sex workers, Tesco Clubcards, and even toasters being sent to his home en masse. The toaster situation stemmed from a livestream in which viewers asked to see his kitchen appliances, triggering a wave of fan-driven deliveries.
In July 2020, Callum moved back to the Isle of Wight, settling in the small village of Bembridge.[3] In August 2021, a wave of trolling escalated when individuals began review bombing local businesses and renaming locations in the village online, which led to a shop owner confronting Callum about the reviews.[4]
The trolling intensified in June 2022, when an anonymous individual sent an email to the local churchwarden, accusing Callum of a range of outlandish and defamatory acts. The email falsely claimed that he was a deviant who preyed on elderly men, lived out fantasies as a merman, abused marine animals, and abducted strangers while roleplaying as Michael Jackson.[5]
Callum has a sister named Aimee, who frequently plays the role of the antagonist in his videos. He has described her as "life-ruining," and her militant veganism has become a recurring theme in his content, fuelling his often humorous opposition to veganism. Aimee is the mother of two of Callum’s nieces. However, Callum does have a good relationship with Aimee despite many fights.
Callum also has a nephew named Eddie, who was thought to have appeared in many of his videos. Callum claimed to have withdrawn him from the channel after inappropriate memes involving Eddie and Callum began circulating online, prompting concerns about Eddie’s privacy and well-being. However in April 2025 during Callum's Final Livestream, He admitted that the child that appeared in many videos and was thought to have been Eddie was not actually him and instead his daughter, Effie. Callum claimed to have used Eddie's name in the videos as he thought it was funny at the time.
Additionally, Callum claims to have a second, unnamed sister, whom he affectionately refers to as "the sister I do like." She is supposedly Eddie’s mother, though little else is known about her.
Callum also has multiple cousins, most notably Gregory and Tim.[6][7] However, his familial connection to Gregory has been a point of contention, with some viewers questioning whether they are actually related.
Callum’s content mainly includes vlogs, travel videos, challenges and the occasional rant. Videos such as his classic ,self-defense tutorials, cooking, and personal life stories have largely been put on the shelf.
His travel vlogs include:
- Morocco (Unreleased)
- Spain
- India
- Majorca
- Cruise Ship
- Thailand (1st Time)
- Tunisia
- Caravan
- Tenerife
- Thailand (2nd Time)
- Thailand (3rd Time)
- Morocco (2nd Time)
Callum also regularly streams on his Twitch account, where he plays games like Wii Sports Resort and Crash Bandicoot, though he often faced backlash from viewers over his choice of games. In addition to gaming, he hosted a variety of streams, including sleep streams, VR streams, and even the occasional hot-tub stream.
He frequently receives "troll donations"—where viewers spend the minimum amount (£2.22) to trigger a text-to-speech message or play a YouTube video on stream. While this feature is intended for music and songs, it is often abused to play inappropriate content, such as racist songs, AI-generated music, and offensive material related to controversial figures like Elliot Rodger, Ian Moore, Jimmy Savile, and more recently, Minitom. Callum has also been exposed to disturbing gore content through these donations.
In June 2022, Callum was banned from using Streamlabs due to highly inappropriate donations. He then switched to StreamElements, but in September 2024, Callum was banned from Twitch for 24 hours after leaving his stream unattended. For unknown reasons, his StreamElements account was also banned. When he tried to return to Streamlabs, it was banned within the same stream. The coincidence of both streaming services being banned so closely together led to assumptions it was done by a troll contacting the services. He eventually regained access to StreamElements, albeit with certain restrictions that prevent specific types of TTS donations from being sent.
In 2024, Callum began hosting daytime streams on his second YouTube channel, where he conducts live Reddit reviews and investigations into people such as Ian Moore. These soon ended after a few months.
Callum has developed an active and devoted fanbase, with whom he engages regularly through streams, Reddit, video games, and other platforms. His fans appreciate him for his unique humor—often seemingly unintentional, stemming from the bizarre situations he finds himself in—his meme potential, his down-to-earth and approachable personality, his masterful music, and his overflowing wisdom.
Callum's repertoire of music mainly consists of parodies of existing songs;
- Shake It Off (a parody of Taylor Swift's song of the same name)
- NO NONCESENSE (a parody of 2 Unlimited's No Limits)
- Vegan World (a parody of Sting's Englishman In New York)
- Here We Come! (a parody of Phantom Planet's California)
In November 2024, Callum posted a rant video titled "I AM NOW AN ORPHAN - AN URGENT STATEMENT." in which he declared himself an orphan following the alleged revelation that his mother had engaged in an affair with their neighbor.
In April 2025, Callum uploaded yet another unfiltered rant video titled "Announcing My Retirement From the Physical Act of Love." In it, he recounted a recent date, noting that he hadn’t "spilled his seed" in over five months. The evening took a turn when the two ended up having sex, but things quickly went downhill. During the act, his date accidentally hit her head on the low ceiling of his mezzanine-level bedroom. Moments later, Callum ejaculated—both on her and the ceiling. He asked her to clean it up, and while she went to the bathroom, he promptly fell asleep. She left without saying goodbye and later texted him, bluntly telling him never to contact her again. However this video has led many people to believe that Callum made this story up and that there was no date in the first place.[8][9][10]
He would live stream the following two days after the video released, he would get trolled multiple times throughout the stream and would give more details as to what happened. He claimed he did not ever get his 'little callum' into the woman's vagina and she also changed the motion when she hit her head which caused him to ejaculate.
On 17 April 2025, Callum gave two options to his Twitch audience: A: Continue to play GTA Vice City. B: Do a Q&A stream and make it become the final Twitch Stream. The majority of Twitch chat voted B and so Callum began the Q&A session as well as announcing that it would be his final Twitch stream indefinitely. Twitch chat asked Callum many questions about his life. Some but not all include:
- If Callum has any children.
- Are any of his stories/rants actually real?
- Is Eddie real?
- Are Penny/Lenny real?
After the Q&A session, Callum said his goodbye and said that there could possibly be another stream in the future but it is not a promise. As of now, it is unknown if this also goes towards Youtube videos as well. A few days later on 20 April 2025, Callum returned to Twitch thanking his viewers for all the supportive comments on his reddit. He then decided less than a week after this goodbye that he was never really retiring as he wasn't sure what to do at the time.
On 16 May 2025, Callum went live on his Kick Channel playing the game Cuckold Simulator. Along with this game, he enabled song requests as he usually does every stream. However he allowed the video to be played alongside the audio which to the Filth Ferret's desire, caused Gore and Scat Porn to be shown to all of Callum's viewers and himself. This was done on the previous Kick Stream which led to Kick Team coming into chat and giving him a warning. Callum obviously ignored this and with this he ended up getting a 999 year ban (He will be unbanned 16 May 3024) from Kick. The reason for the ban ended up being for Sexually Explicit Content.
Controversies[]
Thailand Incident[]
In July 2024, while on holiday in Thailand, Callum visited the Red Light District, where he was sexually assaulted by a "Ladyboy" and subsequently mugged of all his belongings, including his phone and money. This left him without resources for the final days of his holiday before returning to the UK. Callum later clarified that he was not "mugged" but rather robbed. Despite this traumatic experience, Callum has expressed plans to return to Thailand in the future and still intends to move there.
Some viewers expressed concern that Callum's potential move to Thailand might put him at risk, given that criticizing the Thai monarchy is punishable by imprisonment. They feared that donations mocking the Thai King on his streams could lead to legal trouble. In response, Callum stated that he had spoken to local police and consulted with other Thai streamers, assuring his audience that he was fully aware of the legal responsibilities involved.
Corner-adjacent characters[]
Callum's YouTube community has attracted several other influencers over the years.
WillNE[]
On July 26, 2016, WillNE uploaded a video in his 'TWOTI'[11] series titled 'World's Angriest Tic Tac (TWOTI)'. The video featured Callum's "MY HEAD DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A SODDING TIC TAC. A FINAL WARNING" rant, with WillNE making a few jokes at Callum's expense before moving on to other topics. Callum responded later the same day, commenting that WillNE resembled Gareth Bale's little brother and expressing his dislike for Will's commentary format. He also reminded WillNE of the potential consequences of mocking his head further and issued a warning about "Callum's Army," a Facebook community he had created, which he claimed Will was "too cool for."
On August 6, 2016, WillNE responded with a video titled "He Replied (ft. Afghan Dan)", where he reacted to Callum's response video in a similar manner to before. In the video, WillNE would later jokingly refer to Callum as the "King of the North" before receiving a call from Afghan Dan of BGMedia. During the call, Dan told Callum that he never wanted to see his face on YouTube again and told him to "fuck off back to your TicTac Box."
On the 16th of August 2016, Afghan Dan released TicTac Business, a diss track directed towards Callum. WillNE made a cameo in the video with him doing a little dance at the end. This dance would enrage Callum.
On the 18th of August 2016, Callum released his response to TicTac Business. He seemed quite upset with the video and said he caught his mother listening to the song. He would call Afghan Dan a 'Cola TicTac' in the video and said he would make his own diss track on Dan.
On the 3rd of April 2017, Callum released 'That's Not My Name'; his response to Afghan Dan.
On the 4th of June 2021, Callum uploaded the first (and only) episode of 'CallumBall' which included WillNE. They both played a game in Callum's backyard involving trying to throw a ball into a basket. Will is seen to be towered by Callum in scale in this video.
King Ian Moore[]
(Yet to be added)
Stephen Tries[]
On August 5th, 2019, Steven Tries began a feud with Callum during a video with WillNE, in which Will asked him to use one word to describe a YouTuber. Steven used the word 'register' when asked about Callum's Corner. Callum responded the next day threatening to release a diss track on him that he had already written.
Stephen appeared unconcerned by the threat and mocked Callum, until he released the diss track on August 12th with a verse performed by Tom Stockdale.
The diss track, titled 'Stephen Tried' remains one of Callum's most viewed videos with over 1.2 million views.
8 weeks later, on October 13th, Stephen released a response diss track titled 'Stephen Replied', in which Stephen and Max Smith alleged that Callum was a paedophile, he had 3 children, he was 'sacked from an old people's home', and most significant of all, that Callum's real name was Sanjay Bennett.
Callum posted a furious response video the following day, reacting to the 'dreadful' diss track on him. He refuted every allegation in the diss track, and addressed the Sanjay Bennett situation by claiming that his birth name really was Callum Adams, but his mother forced him to use her maiden name and change his forename to something non-European following her divorce from Callum's late father. He also said nothing regarding the lyric alleging he had '3 kids'. Many people assumed Stephen was referring to Tom, despite the fact he only has one child, and that the lyric started with Callum's name. In April 2025, Callum actually admitted to being a father to 3 kids after lots of trolling about it. Out of the 3 kids, Only 1 seems to be Callum's biological child.
Jerseyboy[]
Henry McGahan, formerly known online as Jerseyboy, was a famous member of the Corner, who moderated many of Callum's platforms such as his stream chat and Discord servers, and he also edited some of Callum's videos. Due to his autism, he fell victim to mass trolling from countless members of the Corner, and allowed his father to be doxxed on one of his many charity livestreams.
MiniTom[]
MiniTom was introduced to the Corner from being friends with Jerseyboy. He was first discovered in early 2020 while he was a mod on Jerseyboy's channel, and became an infamous meme when he created a horror game called Darkness Arrives, which Callum played on a livestream in 2021 at Jerseyboy's request. Unfortunately for Tom, the game was received poorly by almost everyone who played it or saw Callum playing it. MiniTom suffers from several conditions such as autism, ADHD, VCFS and frontonasial dysplasia, which he mentioned in several YouTube videos by simply stating; "I've got special needs", which became a meme in the Corner still relevant to this day.
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References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_OlIi6eIJA
- ↑ https://youtu.be/hCwmAlUpo-8?t=424
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb7EBnUwv3c
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6JKLKmdLkI
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ZG1arP7D8
- ↑ https://youtu.be/_TbEUapdsG0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzdM880QJCQ
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCorner/comments/1jy87oh/calling_on_the_corner/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCorner/comments/1jy79eb/i_hate_to_break_it_to_you_all_but_there_was_no/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCorner/comments/1jxsh10/with_this_video_i_genuinely_think_hes_scripting/
- ↑ This Week On The Internet