40 Fun Facts About The Vlog Squad

David Dobrik legally married which relative of Vlog Squad comedian Jason Nash for a 2019 vlog?

His mother, Lorraine Nash, wed Dobrik in May 2019 so that he could become his pal's stepfather. The couple announced their split a month later.

Which supercar brand did David Dobrik surprise Vlog Squad pal Heath Hussar with in a 2019 vlog?

Lamborghini built the $290,000 Huracán that reduced Hussar to tears. A video game publisher had handed Dobrik the car for a sponsored vlog, and he gave it away.

Which former Nickelodeon sitcom star became a Vlog Squad regular after joining YouTube in 2017?

Josh Peck turned up in many of the group's videos in 2017 and 2018, a decade after his teen sitcom ended. He appeared less often once he became a father.

Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar of the Vlog Squad first found fame as a duo on which short-video app?

Vine was where much of David Dobrik's early crew built followings with looping clips a few seconds long. It shut down in 2017, pushing its stars to YouTube.

Jeff Wittek fractured his skull in 2020 swinging from which machine driven by David Dobrik?

An excavator parked in a shallow lake whipped Wittek round on a rope until he slammed into it. He needed major surgery and later sued Dobrik over the stunt.

Nearly every Vlog Squad video on David Dobrik's main channel famously ran to which exact length?

4:20 was the length of nearly every upload, each one chopped into miniature acts lasting only seconds. Rival YouTubers at the time favoured long sit-down videos.

By which first name do David Dobrik's viewers know Vlog Squad comedian Nick Antonyan?

Jonah is the name Antonyan goes by in the vlogs, where his parents and siblings often turn up too. He is often the punchline of jokes and pranks involving food.

Which makeup mogul hid in the back seat of David Dobrik's car to surprise fans in a 2019 vlog?

Kylie Jenner listened from behind while Dobrik quizzed his passengers about her family, then revealed herself. The video won that year's Streamy for collaboration.

What did David Dobrik and Liza Koshy reveal in a June 2018 video, six months after the fact?

Their breakup had happened half a year earlier, but the Vlog Squad's best-known couple kept it from fans until the joint video. Both said they were still close.

Vlog Squad member Jeff Wittek built his own brand and online talk show around which trade?

Barber was Wittek's job from his teens in New York, and he went on to style stars such as Mac Miller and Pauly D. His haircut chats grew into a hit YouTube series.

Natalie Mariduena, a childhood pal of David Dobrik, first joined the Vlog Squad in which job?

Personal assistant was the role that brought her out to Los Angeles. She rose to become his chief of staff and then his business partner.

Which ticket app funded most of the Vlog Squad's surprises, including over a dozen luxury cars?

SeatGeek also covered a pal's college tuition and went halves on a Ferrari for David Dobrik. He would phone the company on camera to ask for the money.

What is the one-word title of the podcast David Dobrik and Jason Nash launched in 2017?

Views goes behind the scenes of the vlogs, and its first episode arrived in May 2017. A year later the hosts took it on a live tour of the United States.

David Dobrik and Vlog Squad pal Natalie Mariduena grew up in Vernon Hills, a suburb of which city?

Chicago's suburbs became home after Dobrik's family emigrated from Europe when he was six. He left for Los Angeles straight after high school.

Vlog Squad alum Liza Koshy hosted the 2018 revival of which classic Nickelodeon game show?

Double Dare came back with Koshy as host from June 2018 to December 2019. The revival earned the YouTube star a Daytime Emmy nomination as an executive producer.

Vlog Squad pair Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar co-host which podcast, signed by agency UTA in 2021?

Unfiltered was reported in early 2020 to have sold $600,000 of advertising in three months. When the agency deal was signed it had 941,000 YouTube subscribers.

Carly Incontro runs a shared YouTube channel with which best pal and fellow Vlog Squad member?

Erin Gilfoy was making videos with Incontro before either of them joined David Dobrik's crew. The two use their channel to speak candidly about life in the group.

Which restaurant chain added a Dobrik Burrito to its app in 2019 for the Vlog Squad's leader?

Chipotle sold David Dobrik's usual chicken order with free delivery for National Burrito Day. It was one of 13 sponsors that dropped him in 2021.

Which single word is splashed across the hoodies and mugs of David Dobrik's best-known merch line?

Clickbait hoodies sold for $50 through merch firm Fanjoy, which also made lines for Jason Nash and Corinna Kopf. A 2019 pop-up shop took the range to New York.

Which retro photo app did David Dobrik co-found, then leave in 2021 amid a Vlog Squad scandal?

Dispo made users wait until 9 a.m. the next day to see their pictures, like film being developed. Dobrik stepped down as investors and sponsors pulled away.

Vlog Squad alum Trisha Paytas co-hosted the Frenemies podcast with which YouTuber from 2020?

Ethan Klein and Paytas made 39 episodes before a dispute over revenue and ownership ended the show. It had often drawn millions of viewers per episode.

Vlog Squad member Corinna Kopf left Twitch in late 2019 for an exclusive deal with which platform?

Facebook Gaming signed Kopf after Twitch had banned and then reinstated her for wearing undergarments on stream. She had 413,000 followers on her old channel.

Which magazine chose Vlog Squad regular Natalie Mariduena as one of its models for a 2021 issue?

Sports Illustrated photographed her for its Swimsuit issue, with the pictures released that July. Its editor praised her for refusing to pick a single lane.

Before the Vlog Squad, Jason Nash was a 2010 semi-finalist on which TV talent contest?

Last Comic Standing sent Nash home in its fifth episode. He began appearing in David Dobrik's vlogs in 2016 and later started his own channel.

Which title did Vlog Squad member Jeff Wittek give his 2021 docuseries about a serious stunt injury?

Don't Try This at Home ran to five episodes on the accident, his recovery and what it did to his bond with David Dobrik. For months beforehand he had kept filming his talk show without mentioning his injuries.

Vlog Squad alum Trisha Paytas walked out of which British reality show on Day 11 in 2017?

Celebrity Big Brother lost Paytas when she quit the house of her own accord. That same year she began dating Jason Nash and appearing in the vlogs.

Vlog Squad original Scotty Sire self-funded Ruin Your Party in 2018; what kind of project was it?

A debut album was his answer to the stigma that online creators are not legitimate talent, he said. It peaked at No. 7 on the iTunes pop chart.

Which 2019 Streamy category, won by the Vlog Squad, did David Dobrik call his favourite to win?

Ensemble Cast went to the whole crew, and Dobrik credited the 15 to 30 pals who help him day in and day out. He took four Streamys that night.

Vlog Squad alum Liza Koshy co-starred in which 2020 Netflix dance comedy film?

Work It starred Koshy as Jasmine Hale opposite Sabrina Carpenter, with Alicia Keys among its producers. It reached the streaming service that August.

Original Vlog Squad member Gabbie Hanna first moved to Los Angeles for a job at which media company?

BuzzFeed took her on after she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. She eventually left to focus on her own short clips and YouTube channel.

Which YouTuber directed Under the Influence, a 2022 documentary on David Dobrik and the Vlog Squad?

Casey Neistat began filming Dobrik's daily life before the scandal broke, with no idea that allegations about the group would overtake the film. It premiered at SXSW.

Where did Jeff Wittek post the uncensored cut of his injury series, deemed too graphic for YouTube?

Patreon brought him 37,000 paying supporters in ten days. That was worth an estimated $2.2 million a year.

After college, Vlog Squad comedian Jason Nash was an aide to which Saturday Night Live star?

Norm Macdonald took Nash on at the sketch show after he left college. Nash moved to Hollywood in 2001 when VH1's Random Play hired him.

Vlog Squad alum Liza Koshy interviewed stars for Vogue in 2018 and 2019 at which annual event?

The Met Gala put Koshy on its red carpet for the fashion magazine two years running. She had earlier interviewed President Barack Obama on her own channel.

Where on her body did Corinna Kopf get a David's Vlog tattoo for one of the Vlog Squad's videos?

Her finger carries the two words, one of several tattoos she got for the vlogs. Kopf had been appearing in the videos since their early days.

Which pop star reached blind into a mystery box for a 2018 video by Vlog Squad boss David Dobrik?

Jennifer Lopez felt her way round items ranging from a banana to an actual human being while promoting a Minneapolis concert. The clip earned a Streamy nomination.

Which social media honours named the Vlog Squad the best YouTube group at a 2018 New York ceremony?

The Shorty Awards honoured the group in April 2018 at a ceremony hosted by Keke Palmer. A year earlier David Dobrik had been named their Vlogger of the Year.

Which recurring bit on Zane Hijazi's channel inspired his podcast with Vlog Squad pal Heath Hussar?

Coffee Talks started as a segment in Hijazi's own videos before the two turned the idea into a full show. They had been making clips together for years by then.

Which 2017 poetry book made original Vlog Squad member Gabbie Hanna a New York Times best-seller?

Adultolescence was followed in 2020 by a second collection, Dandelion, which also made the list. Hanna released her first single in the same year as the book.

WSJ Magazine dubbed Vlog Squad leader David Dobrik the Gen Z version of which late-night host?

Jimmy Fallon had Dobrik on The Tonight Show in January 2020, his first late-night television appearance. He told the story of first meeting Justin Bieber.