Interview with Liam Kyle Sullivan (liamkylesullivan)
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/liamkylesullivan (URL 15.11)
Website: http://liamshow.com/ (URL 15.12)
Figure 15-5. Liam Kyle Sullivan.
Liam has had videos with many millions of views on YouTube: Shoes has received 20 million views, Let Me Borrow That Top has received 10 million views, and Muffins has received 7 million views. As a result of his YouTube work, Liam has been a guest on the TV shows Gilmore Girls, 8 Simple Rules, and Alias. And he's in the Weezer music video for "Pork and Beans." He's also opened for Margaret Cho on tour doing stand-up comedy.
He plays a female character, Kelly, in the majority of his videos.
Liam says this of his work: "In my comedy, I like playing characters who never let anyone grind them down and, of course, must eventually be carted away in straightjackets."
Alan Lastufka: When and why did you start making videos for YouTube?
Liam Kyle Sullivan: I actually started making videos in 2004, before YouTube was invented. I had a live comedy show going in Los Angeles, the Liam Show, where I'd show my videos and perform characters and songs. I had just finished shooting the Shoes video when YouTube started getting popular, and a fan downloaded the video from my website and posted it on YouTube. And who knew—it got millions of views! I remember asking a friend, "What's YouTube?" I investigated, made my own YouTube ...
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