Isaac[1][2] (born: October 15, 2000 ),[3] better known online as isaacwhy, is an American[4] YouTuber best known for his videos recorded on Discord with his friends.
He is one of the key members of a group of content creators simply known as The Group, and co-hosts its corresponding podcast, along with Softwilly, LarryCroft, BigT, Yumi, and Grunk. Since 2022, he has resided in Austin, Texas with four of the aforementioned.[5]
Content[]
Isaac's content mainly consists of videos recorded on the messaging and voice chatting app Discord, where he engages in shenanigans with his friends.
Discord's You Laugh You Lose[]
One of the longest-running and most popular array of videos on Isaac's channel is his "You Laugh You Lose" (YLYL) series on Discord. The first YLYL video was uploaded in March 2020.[6] There have since been nine videos in this series, with the most recent in February 2024. The general objective is for the hosts to avoid laughing, while members of their Discord server are brought up to try to make them do so. If they do laugh, there is a punishment put in place (which has changed throughout the series).[7]
Last to Leave VC[]
Since 2020, Isaac has had a yearly tradition on his channel known as "Last to Leave Voice Chat" (LTLVC). A new installment is uploaded every December, typically close to Christmas day. In these videos, he gathers a certain amount of his friends in a Discord call. The objective is to be the last person to leave the call in order to win a prize. In the 2020 edition, the prize was $1,000.[8] In the 2021 edition, it was ramped up to $10,000.[9] In the 2022 edition, it was again increased to $25,000.[10] Once more, in 2023, it increased to $50,000.[11]
These videos have been major successes, and the 2022 video is currently the most viewed video on Isaac's channel as of 2024.[12]
Kaiheila[]
In April 2021, Isaac and his friends discovered a Discord-like Chinese website called Kaiheila, that is only popular within China due to it having a large firewall. Isaac decided to make a first video in which he begins to explore Kaiheila.[13] He met one Chinese individual that speaks fluent English, in which he was able to explain how Kaiheila works and they ended up becoming friends on the platform. Following the release of the first video, this Chinese individual commented and explained briefly how Kaiheila is and asks Isaac's audience not to harass or hate on anybody within the platform.[14]
A couple of months went by and Isaac decided to record a second video where him and his friends went on the app again.[15] However, they did put a disclaimer not to harass anyone within the video. But, at the beginning of it, there was a racist Chinese meme, which pushed Isaac to censor it and re-upload the video. He didn't know it was racist until someone told him.[16][17]
History[]
Isaac claims in his channel description to have been doing YouTube since August 2019,[18] though he has numerous videos that have been uploaded before then. Isaac created his channel on June 10, 2016, and his first currently public video was uploaded on September 17, 2018.[19]
The early videos on Isaac's channel mainly consisted of memes and edits.[19][20] Similar to what his friend Softwilly had been doing, he would begin to make Discord meme videos in March 2019.[21][22] By June, he began to branch into some gaming videos,[23] which was soon followed by the "voice chat shenanigans in Discord" format he is now known for.[24][25]
Isaac's channel would grow immensely in the following years, reaching 1 million subscribers by the end of 2021.[26] In March 2022, he, along with other members of The Group, started a podcast, known as The Group Chat.[27] As of November 2022, Isaac remains active on YouTube.
Personal life[]
Isaac was born on October 15, 2000, and grew up in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[28] He was raised in a Christian family, and has a brother.[29][30] In the summer of 2022, he, Softwilly, LarryCroft, and BigT all moved together to Austin, Texas.[31] Yumi moved in with them as well that fall.[32]
Appearance[]
On April 1, 2020, Isaac posted a fake face reveal video for April Fools Day.[33] The person in the video was actually Chills, who recorded the short bit posing as Isaac.[citation needed]
On October 14, 2022, Isaac's face was accidentally leaked when Softwilly uploaded his 1 million subscriber special, a real-life video containing a short segment in which Isaac's face was not blurred. Fans quickly began to notice the error as the video was premiering, and Nick promptly took it down. The event caused havoc in The Group's Discord server, where moderators were quick to crack down on anyone possessing screenshots of Isaac's face, threatening permanent bans for anyone who posted them. The video was reuploaded a few hours later, with the segment now edited properly.[34]
Discography[]
Album | Release |
---|---|
Fart | 2022 |
Channel milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
Subscriber milestones[]
- 100,000 subscribers: August 26, 2019[citation needed]
- 500,000 subscribers: April 9, 2021[citation needed]
- 1 million subscribers: December 29, 2021[citation needed]
Video view milestones[]
- 10 million video views: October 2019[citation needed]
- 100 million video views: April 3, 2022[citation needed]
Trivia[]
- Isaac drew his own profile picture.[35]
- He has a second channel named isaacwhat.
- The first video he uploaded was of him playing Golf With Your Friends.[36]
- He handles pain very well.[37]
- He is 6ft3 tall.[38]
References[]
- ↑ https://youtu.be/S6gEfCDEa3g?t=437
- ↑ https://youtu.be/x-AbK_ujHjg?t=700
- ↑ isaacwhy on Twitter/X: "im 20" 15 Oct 2020
- ↑ https://youtube.com/@isaacwhyy/about
- ↑ WE BOUGHT A HOUSE — isaacwhy (YouTube). 1 Oct 2022
- ↑ Discord's You Laugh You Lose | YLYL — isaacwhy (YouTube). 22 Mar 2020
- ↑ You Laugh You LOSE $1000 | YLYL — isaacwhy (YouTube). 12 Jul 2022
- ↑ Last to leave VC wins $1000 — isaacwhy (YouTube). 23 Dec 2020
- ↑ Last to leave VC wins $10,000 — isaacwhy (YouTube). 24 Dec 2021
- ↑ Last to leave VC wins $25,000 — isaacwhy (YouTube). 31 Dec 2022
- ↑ Last to leave VC wins $50,000 — isaacwhy (YouTube). 2 Jan 2024
- ↑ https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/isaacwhyy/videos/mostviewed
- ↑ We downloaded a knockoff chinese discord — isaacwhy (YouTube). 12 Apr 2021
- ↑ https://archive.ph/VN9Es
- ↑ Going back to chinese discord — isaacwhy (YouTube). 17 Jul 2021
- ↑ isaacwhy on Twitter/X: "basic explanation. I am rendering new version" 20 Jul 2021
(Quoted tweet from his alt account, isaacwhom: "APPARENTLY i put an overwhelmingly racist meme that was in chinese, in the recent video. i am on my way home to delete, edit, and reupload. i sincerely apologize to anyone that it offended.") - ↑ isaacwhy on Twitter/X: "I completely removed the meme and added a little explanation thingy, we good to go everyone :D" 21 Jul 2021
- ↑ isaacwhy - YouTube
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 THANOS CAT THANOS CAT!! (bongo cat edit) — isaacwhy (YouTube). 17 Sep 2018
- ↑ (BONGO CAT) Hawaii 5-0 bongo solo — isaacwhy (YouTube). 20 Sep 2018
- ↑ Skydiving Discord Meme — isaacwhy (YouTube). 4 Mar 2019
- ↑ Spitball'd Discord Meme — isaacwhy (YouTube). 5 Mar 2019
- ↑ playing my recorder for angry pigmen in minecraft — isaacwhy (YouTube). 28 Jun 2019
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft8KsDvMpKk
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7XnAd8NSV8
- ↑ ISAACWHY BEST OF 1,000,000 — isaacwhy (YouTube). 8 Jan 2022
- ↑ "hey guys we made a SILLY PODCAST FULL OF SILLY THINGS.
If you're interested in listening to us talk about boobs and nuts for an hour this is the podcast for you B)" — isaacwhy (YouTube) - ↑ WE BOUGHT A HOUSE (1:01) — isaacwhy (YouTube). 1 Oct 2022
- ↑ GRUNK has LEFT AGAIN! 😲 | The Group Chat Podcast #31 — The Group Chat (YouTube). 11 Nov 2022
- ↑ We Started a PODCAST! | The Group Chat Podcast #1 — The Group Chat (YouTube). 4 Mar 2022
- ↑ WE ARE MOVING TO TEXAS! | The Group Chat Podcast #23 — The Group Chat (YouTube). 19 Aug 2022
- ↑ Comment by TooYumi, 22 Nov 2022
- ↑ isaacwhy face reveal (REAL) — isaacwhy (YouTube). 1 Apr 2020
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkIOLQG2RUw
- ↑ Drawing Your Photos in Discord (MS Paint) — Softwilly (YouTube). 6 Oct 2019
- ↑ golf with friend (ft. slav slut cheeki breeki bonquisha) — isaacwhy (YouTube). 4 Dec 2017 (currently unlisted)
- ↑ My discord used my CREDIT CARD — Softwilly (YouTube). 22 Oct 2021
- ↑ https://x.com/isaac_why/status/1804997893922726175