Drew Gooden
Drew Gooden makes comedy and commentary videos about internet culture, movies, television and the strange products advertised in your feed.
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- Work
- Comedy, commentary and video essays
- Early platform
- Vine, including the “Road Work Ahead” clip
- YouTube breakout
- A 2018 review of Jake Paul’s live show
- On stage
- We Are Two Different People Tour with Danny Gonzalez, 2019
- Music
- Guitarist in Arythmia
Mini bio
How it started.
Before the long videos, there were six-second jokes on Vine. Drew became known for the “Road Work Ahead” clip in 2016. When Vine closed, rebuilding an audience took time. In a 2019 interview with The Triangle, Drew recalled starting again on YouTube with about 1,000 subscribers and experimenting before finding a home in commentary.
Finding a voice.
A review of Jake Paul’s live show became Drew’s YouTube breakout in 2018. The channel grew into a mix of internet criticism, movie and television commentary, and hands-on tests of curious products. The Instagram ad experiments let fans follow the whole process, from buying the products to trying and ranking them.
Friends and a stage.
Drew and Danny Gonzalez took their comedy on the road in 2019 with the We Are Two Different People Tour, joined by Kurtis Conner. They also released the single “We Are Not the Same Person.” Drew later won the 2021 Streamy Award for Commentary.
Beyond the videos.
Drew plays guitar in Arythmia, an instrumental band from Orlando, alongside bassist Kevin Spiegal and drummer Christian Bussard. In the 2026 video “The Music Industry is Broken,” Drew linked the band’s music and highlighted other local musicians.
Creditschronological, newest first
Online video
- 2026The Music Industry is BrokenCreator and host
- 2021I bought every weird ad I saw for a monthCreator and host
Live comedy
- 2019We Are Two Different People TourCo-headliner with Danny Gonzalez
Music
- 2019We Are Not the Same PersonRecording artist with Danny Gonzalez
Awards
Quotes
I like doing every part of the video myself.Drew Gooden, WIRED Autocomplete Interview, May 16, 2022
Discussing filming and editing. Source: https://www.wired.com/video/watch/autocomplete-interviews-drew-gooden-autocomplete
Trivia
- The greeting “Hey guy” stuck after Drew used it in place of “Hey guys,” according to the WIRED interview.
- Drew and Amanda made two episodes of the Little Stinker Radio Hour, a podcast about their relationship and long-distance dating.
- Drew plays guitar in the Orlando instrumental band Arythmia.
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