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'''Kevin Wu''' is an [[United States|American]]-based comedian and [[Internet celebrities|internet celebrity]] who is best known by his by his [[YouTube]] username of '''KevJumba'''. He was YouTube's number one subscribed comedian and third most subscribed overall on June 5, 2008. His videos are not strictly comedy, but are funny because of his deadpan vocal delivery, animated facial expressions and tendency toward unexpected digressions.<ref name="Yang"/> Wu previously appeared on [[The CW Television Network]]'s shortlived ''[[Online Nation]]'' and is currently co starring with [[Jessica Lee Rose|Jessica Rose]] and Phil DeFranco in ''Hooking Up'' from HBOLabs (the online arm of [[HBO]]).<ref name="Reuters"/> |
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'''Fuck''', '''fucking''' or similar may also refer to: |
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==YouTube videos== |
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Wu was inspired to put comedy videos on [[YouTube]] by the stand-up performances of [[Dave Chapelle]]. He chose YouTube because of his lack of resources and an audience. When Wu's "I have to deal with Stereotypes" video was featured, his number of viewers began to increase. He chose the name KevJumba because his friend used MattJumba as a screename, which he thought was funny, so he decided to use Jumba in his own YouTube username.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aarising.com/aprofiler/kevjumba.htm |title=A-Profiler: Kevjumba |accessdate=2008-09-27 |last=Wong |first=Nelson |publisher=AArisings}}</ref> |
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* [[Fuck (band)]], an American indie rock band |
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** [[Fuck (album)|''Fuck'' (album)]], an album by the band |
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* ''F.U.C.K.'', the acronym for ''[[For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge]]'', an album by Van Halen |
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* "F.U.C.K", the acronym for "[[Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo]]", a song by the Bloodhound Gang |
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Jeff Yang of the San Francisco Chronicle describes Wu as "perhaps the most intriguing top YouTube" personality "who, over the course of just months, went from obscurity to YouTube's No. 1 most subscribed comedian." According to Yang, Wu's videos are not strictly comedy, consisting mostly of "stuff that Kevin finds interesting, weird or irritating." Yang continues that Wu "just talking is...pretty hilarious" due to his deadpan vocal delivery, animated facial expressions and tendency toward unexpected digressions.<ref name="Yang">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/05/DDIF113834.DTL&hw=youtube&sn=009&sc=739 |title=On top of YouTube: Happy Slip, Choi, KevJumba |accessdate=2008-09-27 |authorlink=Jeff Yang |last=Yang |first=Jeff |date=June 5, 2008 |publisher=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> |
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=== Film === |
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* [[Fuck (film)|''Fuck'' (film)]], a 2005 documentary about the word |
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* ''Fuck'', the alternate title of ''[[Blue Movie]]'', a 1969 film by Andy Warhol |
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Wu currently has more than 300,000 subscribers to his [[YouTube#Channel type|channel]] and more than 9,500,000 views of his videos.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kevjumba |title=kevjumba's channel |accessdate=2008-09-28 |date=2008-09-28 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> On February 26, 2008 the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' compared the web series [[quarterlife]]'s viewership to Wu's. At the time Wu was a "semi-well known YouTube blogger" and had received 450,000 views for his video describing how he broke his shin. Quarterlife, which had been picked up by [[NBC]], had received only 100,000 views on [[MySpace]] and 50,000 views on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/02/14life.html |title='Quarterlife's' improbable third quarter |accessdate=2008-09-30 |date=Feb 26 2008 |publisher=[[LA Times]]}}</ref> |
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== Forms with other origins == |
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* [[Fucking, Austria]], a village in Upper Austria |
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* [[Argelico Fucks]] (born 1974), a Brazilian footballer |
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By May 29, 2008, he had become one of three [[Asian people|Asians]] under the age of 21 to be in the top five of YouTube's all time most subscribed with 187,000 subscribers and more than 5.9 million views.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/29/DD8E10UHVF.DTL&feed=rss.entertainment |title=Asian heritage more popular with kids today |accessdate=2008-09-27 |authorlink=Jeff Yang |last=Yang |first=Jeff |date=May 29, 2008 |publisher=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> By June 5, 2008 he had become the number one subscribed comedian on YouTube, and third overall.<ref name="Yang"/> Wu's videos have received replies from [[Jessica Alba]] and [[Baron Davis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/836 |title=Five-minute fame |accessdate=2008-09-27 |last=Mallet |first=Jeremy |date=May 21, 2008 |publisher=[[The California Aggie]]}}</ref> In 2008, Davis created a "longest stare" contest for ibeatyou.com, a site that he and Alba's husband Cash Warren co-founded. The contest began with Davis challenging Wu, who then challenged Alba.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,23735826-5014116,00.html |title=Jessica Alba joins stare-off on video website |accessdate=2008-09-30 |date=May 21, 2008 |publisher=[[News Digital Media]]}}</ref> |
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=== Science === |
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* [[L-Fuculose kinase|<small>L</small>-Fuculose kinase]] (''FucK''), an enzyme |
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==Other work== |
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* [[Fuck You (disambiguation)]] |
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In 2007, Kevin Wu appeared on the [[The CW Television Network]]'s shortlived ''[[Online Nation]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559653.html?industryid=47168 |title=Daly, MRE Team Up on Really Big Internet Show |accessdate=2008-09-27 |last=Grossman |first=Ben |date=5/12/2008 |publisher=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]}}</ref> Wu is currently co starring with [[Jessica Lee Rose|Jessica Rose]] and Phil DeFranco in ''[[Hooking Up (web series)|Hooking Up]]'' from HBOLabs (the online arm of [[HBO]]), a scripted 10-episode web-based series.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN0838976020080908 |title=HBO offshoot launches Web video series |accessdate=2008-09-27 |last=Wallenstein |first=Andrew |date=Sep 8, 2008 |publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> It is his first work on a scripted production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/movies/columns/85010 |title=The UBS Evening Movie News 09.11.08 |accessdate=2008-09-28 |last=Sirois |first=George H. |date=9/11/2008 |publisher=411Mania}}</ref> Guest appearances on [[Hooking Up] will be made by [[Kevin Nalty]] and [[Michael Buckley (Internet celebrity)|Michael Buckley]] and other internet celebrities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/9/looking-for-online-hit-hbo-tries-a-bunch-of-youtube-cewebrities |title=Looking For An Online Hit, HBO Tries A Bunch Of YouTube Cewebrities |accessdate=2008-09-27 |last=Grossman |first=Ben |date=September 8, 2008 |publisher=Silicon Valley Insider}}</ref> The entire cast of ''Hooking Up'' is composed of YouTube [[Video blogging|video bloggers]] in the hope of attracting a young, internet knowledgeable audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080909-hbo-tries-to-turn-web-celebs-into-series-stars-on-hbolab.html |title=HBO tries to turn web celebs into series stars on HBOlab |accessdate=2008-09-30 |last=Cheng |first=Jacqui |date=September 9, 2008 |publisher=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> By the shows second day on YouTube, it had received more than 450,000 views. According to NewTeeVee.com, an evolving consensus is that for an online video to be a hit, somewhere between 100,000 and one million views are needed, giving ''Hooking Up'' a strong start.<ref name="Russo"/> Maria Russo of the Los Angeles Times felt that Wu is better looking than star DeFranco and wondered why Wu plays the "tired role of the Asian friend who helps the white guy get the chicks,"<ref name="Russo">{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/10/hooking-up.html |title='Hooking Up': When YouTube stars get all cleaned up |accessdate=2008-10-05 |last=Russo |first=Maria |date=Oct 3 2008 |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> whilst Bobbie Johnson of The Guardian said that many web surfers had "scoffed at what they see as a cynical attempt to cash in."<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |first=Bobbie |last=Johnson |title=The rise and rise of the YouTube generation, and how adults can help |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/06/youtube.youngpeople |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 6, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-08 }} </ref> |
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* [[Holy fuck (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[FCUK]] |
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==References== |
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[[de:Fuck (Begriffsklärung)]] |
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[[fr:Fuck (homonymie)]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.kevjumba.com/ Official Community Site — kevjumba.com] |
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[[ru:Fuck (значения)]] |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kevjumba Youtube channel — Youtube.com] |
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*[http://www.blogtv.com/People/KevJumba KevJumba's vlog site —- blogtv.com] |
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[[Category:American Internet personalities]] |
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[[Category:YouTube video producers]] |
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Revision as of 16:46, 13 October 2008
Template:Infobox Internet celebrity
Kevin Wu is an American-based comedian and internet celebrity who is best known by his by his YouTube username of KevJumba. He was YouTube's number one subscribed comedian and third most subscribed overall on June 5, 2008. His videos are not strictly comedy, but are funny because of his deadpan vocal delivery, animated facial expressions and tendency toward unexpected digressions.[1] Wu previously appeared on The CW Television Network's shortlived Online Nation and is currently co starring with Jessica Rose and Phil DeFranco in Hooking Up from HBOLabs (the online arm of HBO).[2]
YouTube videos
Wu was inspired to put comedy videos on YouTube by the stand-up performances of Dave Chapelle. He chose YouTube because of his lack of resources and an audience. When Wu's "I have to deal with Stereotypes" video was featured, his number of viewers began to increase. He chose the name KevJumba because his friend used MattJumba as a screename, which he thought was funny, so he decided to use Jumba in his own YouTube username.[3]
Jeff Yang of the San Francisco Chronicle describes Wu as "perhaps the most intriguing top YouTube" personality "who, over the course of just months, went from obscurity to YouTube's No. 1 most subscribed comedian." According to Yang, Wu's videos are not strictly comedy, consisting mostly of "stuff that Kevin finds interesting, weird or irritating." Yang continues that Wu "just talking is...pretty hilarious" due to his deadpan vocal delivery, animated facial expressions and tendency toward unexpected digressions.[1]
Wu currently has more than 300,000 subscribers to his channel and more than 9,500,000 views of his videos.[4] On February 26, 2008 the Los Angeles Times compared the web series quarterlife's viewership to Wu's. At the time Wu was a "semi-well known YouTube blogger" and had received 450,000 views for his video describing how he broke his shin. Quarterlife, which had been picked up by NBC, had received only 100,000 views on MySpace and 50,000 views on YouTube.[5]
By May 29, 2008, he had become one of three Asians under the age of 21 to be in the top five of YouTube's all time most subscribed with 187,000 subscribers and more than 5.9 million views.[6] By June 5, 2008 he had become the number one subscribed comedian on YouTube, and third overall.[1] Wu's videos have received replies from Jessica Alba and Baron Davis.[7] In 2008, Davis created a "longest stare" contest for ibeatyou.com, a site that he and Alba's husband Cash Warren co-founded. The contest began with Davis challenging Wu, who then challenged Alba.[8]
Other work
In 2007, Kevin Wu appeared on the The CW Television Network's shortlived Online Nation.[9] Wu is currently co starring with Jessica Rose and Phil DeFranco in Hooking Up from HBOLabs (the online arm of HBO), a scripted 10-episode web-based series.[2] It is his first work on a scripted production.[10] Guest appearances on [[Hooking Up] will be made by Kevin Nalty and Michael Buckley and other internet celebrities.[11] The entire cast of Hooking Up is composed of YouTube video bloggers in the hope of attracting a young, internet knowledgeable audience.[12] By the shows second day on YouTube, it had received more than 450,000 views. According to NewTeeVee.com, an evolving consensus is that for an online video to be a hit, somewhere between 100,000 and one million views are needed, giving Hooking Up a strong start.[13] Maria Russo of the Los Angeles Times felt that Wu is better looking than star DeFranco and wondered why Wu plays the "tired role of the Asian friend who helps the white guy get the chicks,"[13] whilst Bobbie Johnson of The Guardian said that many web surfers had "scoffed at what they see as a cynical attempt to cash in."[14]
References
- ^ a b c Yang, Jeff (June 5, 2008). "On top of YouTube: Happy Slip, Choi, KevJumba". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ a b Wallenstein, Andrew (Sep 8, 2008). "HBO offshoot launches Web video series". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ Wong, Nelson. "A-Profiler: Kevjumba". AArisings. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "kevjumba's channel". YouTube. 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "'Quarterlife's' improbable third quarter". LA Times. Feb 26 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Yang, Jeff (May 29, 2008). "Asian heritage more popular with kids today". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ Mallet, Jeremy (May 21, 2008). "Five-minute fame". The California Aggie. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Jessica Alba joins stare-off on video website". News Digital Media. May 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ Grossman, Ben (5/12/2008). "Daly, MRE Team Up on Really Big Internet Show". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Sirois, George H. (9/11/2008). "The UBS Evening Movie News 09.11.08". 411Mania. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Grossman, Ben (September 8, 2008). "Looking For An Online Hit, HBO Tries A Bunch Of YouTube Cewebrities". Silicon Valley Insider. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ Cheng, Jacqui (September 9, 2008). "HBO tries to turn web celebs into series stars on HBOlab". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ a b Russo, Maria (Oct 3 2008). "'Hooking Up': When YouTube stars get all cleaned up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Johnson, Bobbie (October 6, 2008). "The rise and rise of the YouTube generation, and how adults can help". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-10-08.