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The Eboys were a group of four YouTubers; Memeulous (George), WillNE (Will), ImAllexx (Alex) and James Marriott, who posted entertaining weekly videos on their group channel, which cover a range of topics, from reacting to online videos to various challenges, and often include contributions from their fanbase.
History[]
Prior to forming the channel, the Eboys had been friends for years, and, being part of the Commentary community on Youtube, have often featured on each others' Youtube videos, in particular on Will and George's second channels (S2W and GeorgeM respectively). Alongside featuring on each others' channels, Alex and James ran a podcast together from late 2018 to mid 2019 called the Camp Cast, and had episodes featuring both Will and George. Alex and George are roommates.
For a while, fans of the boys have called for them to form a group channel, due to their humour and chemistry on-screen. Plans for such a group channel were in the works for several months, but didn't get far (in part due to not finding a suitable name for such a channel). The channel was eventually made under the name "Eboys", which refers to the internet culture of eboys and egirls made popular on TikTok, and who the four boys have often poked fun at and jokingly say they are a part of.
The channel was made in April 2020 during the COVID-19 epidemic, and its formation was likely accelerated due to this, most likely in order to keep viewers entertained whilst in quarantine, for the four creators to have fun making less "serious" and more light-hearted content, and also to capitalise on the fact that more people watched Youtube during this time. The channel amassed over 500,000 subscribers within a week of being created, and has only continued to grow as content is uploaded.
The channel has been compared to the Sidemen , another very popular British YouTube group, not only because the Eboys and Sidemen are known to be acquaintances, but also for the similar concept and content (in particular compared to the MoreSidemen channel), however there is no bad blood between them, and Sidemen member Miniminter congratulated the Eboys on their success and wished them luck in his What's Good Podcast. [1]
Controversy[]
The creation of the channel caused some controversy, due to the fact that another YouTuber, iNabber, was excluded from the channel. iNabber (Fraser) has been friends with the boys for years, and has long been considered part of the friendship group - in fact, he was roommates with James Marriott for a while. When the idea of a group channel was being introduced, iNabber was the most enthusiastic about the prospect, and was the most insistent to make it happen, whilst the others seemed more reluctant and/or apathetic.
In fact, he was the one to initiate most of the meetings to try and organise it. For this reason, when the channel was created without iNabber, fans were obviously upset, and felt like Fraser had been "snaked". This was made more evident by Fraser himself, who appeared to have found out about the channel's creation at the same time as the fans, and went on a long rant during one of his livestreams.[2]
In this rant, he clearly seemed upset and excluded from the group, and wondered what he had done to be left out. However, after having calmed down, Fraser spoke to the other members of the group and they discussed the matter privately. Fraser said that his outburst on livestream was a spontaneous thing, and that upon further consideration and discussion, the issue had been resolved in private.[3]
Fraser and the Eboys have remained on good terms and are often exchanging conversations on Twitter.
Members[]
- WillNE: Will has over 4.5 million subscribers. Although originally a commentary Youtuber, his content has progressed to a variety of videos. While the other Eboys filter what they say to appeal to the monetization system and younger viewers, Will has a tendency to be audacious and somewhat rude in his speech, regularly swearing and jokingly criticising his fans for not being funny enough. He also tends to stray from the agreed structure of the videos, attempting to cheat at most challenges and, on one occasion, betting the entirety of his video budget on online roulette. He also operates a running gag where he threatens to leak the Eboys' personal information, such as their addresses and George's full name and face.
- Memeulous: A commentary youtuber with over 4.4 million subscribers. On his own channel, he posts content commenting on popular internet trends, as well as reacting to funny online content. He has not yet revealed his face and he wears a mask and sunglasses in his videos, but he did reveal his eyes for his 4 million subscriber special.[4] Within the Eboys channel he is typically the quietest of the four (although he has a tendancy to shout at Alex across their shared flat when he isn't paying attention). He is laid-back, quick-witted, and often subjected to jibes about his short stature.
- ImAllexx: ImAllexx is a commentary channel with over 2.1 million subscribers. His videos are mainly reaction commentary, and he is known for his series on the popular TV show 90 Day Fiance, as well as reactions to popular TikTok stars. A running joke on the Eboys channel is Alex's numerous failed podcasts as well as his ability to waffle about meaningless topics for long periods of time. He has stated on his channel that he "hates silence", leading him to be the most talkative Eboy in most videos. He is also often made fun of for the amount of money he makes on his YouTube channel, which he avidly throws back into expensive Lego sets and FIFA points. He usually leads the conversation in the Eboys podcast and fans of the channel praise his chemistry with James and George
- James Marriott: James has amassed over 2 million subscribers on his commentary channel. He is the only group member who wasn't born in England, as he was born in Switzerland.[5] He is also trilingual, as he can speak Portuguese, Engish and Spanish which is a "Personality" according to James. He is the least-known member outside of the group, leading to jibes about being "the other one" from other youtubers such as Jackmaate. He is also considered to be the most intelligent, often dominating in trivia-based challenges due to his extensive education. He is bighearted, eccentric, and operates with very crude humour, often using bizarre sexual innuendos and language to the disgust of Will. Due to his higher-class background, he is often subject to jibes and accusations of being a "tory", which he adamantly denies.
Trivia[]
- All four members of the Eboys were responsible for the video ideas and previously video editing, however in the £10 vs £1000 Takeaway they announced that the editor of the Faze Clan channel (Chipfat) now edited their videos. They also took it in turns to introduce each video.
- A video was posted every Saturday at 9pm GMT.
- ImAllexx mentioned in a SootHouse video in 2019 that when they inevitably made a group channel, he wanted to name it ‘Beans’
- Some running jokes on the channel included:
- "Louis cult" - in the video "I Started a Comedy Club on Discord", on Memeulous' channel, which featured all four of the Eboys, one fan, called Louis (@louis_shap ), was interrupted by his mum during a Discord call with the boys.[6] The hilarious ensuing conversation with the boys led to "Louis cult", where the Eboys and their fans made Louis into an iconic figure and led to a cult following from stans.
- The 5th Eboy - this joke started with the exclusion of iNabber from the Eboys, which led people to proclaim that he should have been the 5th Eboy. However, this joke had become more good-natured, with many people being suggested to be the 5th Eboy, such as Louis, or James Marriott's dad, Sean. The boys had confirmed that there would be no official 5th Eboy, but it was fun to come up with ridiculous suggestions.
- Green screen - the Eboys videos often included a green screen in the background of the video. Whoever edited the video tried to include the most ridiculous and funny images for the boys to sit in front of. Some funny images that had been used included a romantic fan edit of ImAllexx and Kavos (who is known to dislike Alex and often criticises him), and other memes relating to the boys.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3l-R1EFIYU
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHG7qLqd6gM
- ↑ https://twitter.com/iNabber69/status/1253379547522912259
- ↑ https://youtu.be/XVgt6CXdqxA
- ↑ https://www.twitter.com/JamesMarriottYT/status/1185921166793478144
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2FLc-YiVK8&t=3s