Joshua "Josh" Larkin[1] (born: July 13, 1994)[2], better known online as TheBurntChip, is an English YouTuber known for his football challenges, vlogs and the Fellas podcast, as well as his Fortnite videos, which he use to post on his second channel Yung Chip.
History[]
He posted his first video on January 12, 2014. He originally made FIFA 14 videos, often which featured fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib.
In March 2014, he went to Eurogamer Birmingham, and posted his first vlog EUROGAMER BIRMINGHAM VLOG!! - With YouTubers!, which featured many other YouTubers, including REEV and MaxPlays.[3]
In October 2014, he switched to the FIFA 15 version of the game. He made many videos on this game, including pack openings, as well as challenge videos such as WORLD'S HOTTEST HOT SAUCE CHALLENGE WITH ANESONGIB!! - FIFA 15.[4]
In July 2015, he made his first FIFA 16 video NEW FIFA 16 ULTIMATE TEAM CARDS!!.[5]
In 2021, Chip and Calfreezy founded The Fellas Studios, shortly after the launch of its flagship and self-titled podcast The Fellas. Due to the success of the podcast, the pair were able to launch further podcasts hosted by various creators and personalities, the first of which being Pitchside, which saw YouTubers Theo Baker, Tom Garratt and REEV discussing football-related content and doing watchalongs on livestreams, one of which would go viral after host Tom snapped his arm while competing in an arm wrestle with co-host Theo.[6][7]
The production house saw a £1.5 million investment from fellow online creators KSI as well as his YouTube group the Sidemen in 2023. Other investors included in the deal were WillNE, ChrisMD and Callux.[8]
Freezy stated in 2023 that the business "wanted to shift away from how podcasts were traditionally structured for creators and build not only individual shows but entire brands" and that the large investments were "massive vindication of what we set out to do when we launched Fellas Studios back in 2021".[8]
Personal Life[]
Josh was born on July 13, 1994, in Manchester, England. He has a younger sister who has been featured in a couple of his videos, including "SIBLING FIFA!! SISTER VS BROTHER"[9], and has been in pictures on his Instagram.
He was in a relationship with Gee Nelly, but the two broke up in 2020.[10] Chip is currently in a relationship with Sabina Blair.[11] They got engaged in August 2024.[12]
Content[]
Josh mainly uploads challenges, football videos, vlogs and FIFA pack openings. He also frequently posts Fortnite videos on his second channel Yung Chip, and streams it on his Twitch channel.
As of 2020, he also hosts a podcast alongside Calfreezy called 'The Fellas Podcast'. They feature guests on some episodes, one of which being Behzinga.
Series[]
The Penalty King[]
In this series, Josh does 1v1 penalty shootouts with other YouTubers. It is best out of 5 penalties, and goes to sudden death if needed. There are 10 different divisions he must progress through, and each division has it's own mystery YouTuber, who Josh has to beat in order to progress to the next division. Alongside that, each division has it's own unlockable item, such as a football top or boots. If he beats the division, he unlocks the item to wear in the next episode. This series has 6 episodes, and has featured many other YouTubers such as Miniminter and Wroetoshaw.
Who Wants to be a FIFA Millionaire![]
In this series, each week a FIFA YouTuber has to answer 8 questions for the chance to win up to 1,000,000 FIFA coins for their subscribers. This series has 2 episodes, and has featured YouTubers like AnEsonGib and MaxPlaysFIFA.
Roulette FIFA[]
In this series, Josh has a roulette wheel, and each number on the wheel is assigned to a different FIFA player. He spins the wheel, and whatever number it lands on is the player on the line. He then plays FIFA against a subscriber, and if they beat him, they get the player. However, if they beat him by 2 or more goals, they get the player as well as another spin.
YouTuber Come Dine with Me[]
In this series, Josh based this series of the British reality series under the same name. The first season participant is TheBurntChip, Callux, Theo Baker, Randolph and Calfreezy. In December 2022, Josh did a Christmas Come Dine with Me with participants W2S, Behzinga, Calfreezy and Arthur TV.[13]
The second season participant is TheBurntChip, Theo Baker, ChrisMD, Arthur TV and Angry Ginge.
| Winner | Contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||||
| TheBurntChip | TheBurntChip | Theo Baker | Calfreezy | Randolph | Callux |
| Christmas Special | |||||
| Behzinga | TheBurntChip | Calfreezy | W2S | Behzinga | Arthur TV |
| Season 2 | |||||
| Angry Ginge | TheBurntChip | ChrisMD | Theo Baker | Arthur TV | Angry Ginge |
References[]
- ↑ KSI RETURNS | Ep 250 | What's Good
- ↑ https://x.com/miniminter/status/885626246092214276?lang=en
- ↑ EUROGAMER BIRMINGHAM VLOG!! - With YouTubers
- ↑ WORLD'S HOTTEST HOT SAUCE CHALLENGE WITH ANESONGIB!! - FIFA 15
- ↑ NEW FIFA 16 ULTIMATE TEAM CARDS!!
- ↑ https://audioboom.com/channels/5060647-pitch-side
- ↑ Football YouTuber snaps arm during Newcastle vs Arsenal watch party
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 YouTube stars including KSI and Sidemen invest £1.5m in emerging video-podcast studio
- ↑ SIBLING FIFA!! SISTER VS BROTHER
- ↑ How To Get Over A Bad Breakup
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CRSBx0os9Ur/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C-df701gbhp/
- ↑ YouTuber Come Dine With Me - Christmas Special!