friendlyjordies
Jordan Shanks | |||||||
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| Born | 19 August 1989 Australia | ||||||
| Education | University of New South Wales | ||||||
| Residence | New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | ||||||
| Website | https://www.friendlyjordies.com | ||||||
| YouTube information | |||||||
| Also known as | friendlyjordies, Yilmaz | ||||||
| Channel | |||||||
| Years active | 2013 – Present | ||||||
| Genre | Comedy, Political Commentary, Reviewing of Australian Cuisine, Events and Locations | ||||||
| Subscribers | 440,000 | ||||||
| Total views | 102 million | ||||||
| Associated acts | Neel Kolhatkar, Issac Butterfield | ||||||
| Catchphrase(s) | "THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT!" | ||||||
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| Updated 26 August 2020 | |||||||
Jordan Shanks, known online as friendlyjordies, is an Australian comedian, YouTuber, and former model.[1] His content explores controversial contemporary issues in the Australian political sphere, alongside self-proclaimed "lowbrow humour".[2][3] Shanks caused a stir through Twitter hashtags such as #"KoalaKiller"[4][5] and "#SIMPleJoe".[6] Shanks' channel, created in late 2013, has more than 440,000 subscribers.[7] In his career as a YouTuber, he has interviewed the politicians Jodi McKay, Tanya Plibersek, Kristina Keneally[8][self-published source] and former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Shanks lives on the East Coast of New South Wales. Shanks was born in Australia of Yugoslavian descent.[10][self-published source] Prior to becoming a YouTuber, Shanks was a male model, appearing in magazines throughout Australia and Southeast Asia.[11][12][self-published source]
Controversies[edit]
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Having criticised businessman and mining magnate Clive Palmer in previous videos, Shanks released a twenty-six minute video entitled "fatty".[13][self-published source] Shanks revealed that his comments had caused Palmer to file a defamation lawsuit against him.[14] Throughout the video, Shanks refers to Palmer as a "Fatty McFuck Head",[15] even going as far as to get other comedians such as Issac Butterfield to call him this. Merchandise was later released with this slogan.[16][self-published source] The situation was covered by several media outlets, including the BBC.[17][18][19]
On 10 June 2020, Shanks released an interview with New South Wales Opposition Leader Jodi McKay, where the pair discussed a range of topics, notably including the state and federal Liberal Governments' handling of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, particularly with regard to the resulting animal deaths.[20][self-published source] McKay came under fire for making such comments in the interview,[21] coming to the attention of several news outlets, and drawing a response from Deputy Premier of New South Wales John Barilaro, who described allegations that his government was responsible for the deaths of animals during the fires as "desperate".[22] When asked about the interview herself, Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian declined to comment.
On 29 June 2020, Shanks made a video entitled "7News HUMILIATES ME" within which he made an impersonation of Barilaro featuring the word "Bruz" multiple times. Barilaro took offence to the impersonation claiming it had "racist undertones".[23] Shanks responded to Barilaro's accusations of racism by bringing up Barilaro's previous stances on political correctness and Barilaro changing his name from Giovanni to John. Jordies then doubled down on the impersonation by having Barilaro feature as a character in a satirical depiction of the game Super Mario, entitled "Super Barilaro Bruz".[24][self-published source] Stephen Fenn, husband of New South Wales Opposition Leader Jodi McKay was later seen wearing a FriendlyJordies T-shirt containing a cartoon depiction of "Super Barilaro Bruz,"[25] as did Marcus Paul, a figure subject to Shanks criticism.[26]
Shanks garnered some negative feedback for labelling 2SM radio host Marcus Paul a "prawn" and "District 9 escapee" on a video entitled "Talkback Boomer EVISCERATES Me".[27][self-published source]
In a video uploaded on the 14th of July, 2020, Shanks consumed an unknown number of drinks while reviewing brands of Australian goon.[28][self-published source][29] Appearing to be intoxicated, he proceeded on a long rant about viewers who complain about his political content being interrupted with "Buzzfeed-esque" videos for quickly achieved content. Despite the apparent unprofessional nature of the video, most of his viewers would consider this type of content that appeals to the "lowbrow humour" of the channel as "hectic" and have referred to Shanks as a "top dog" for getting "smashed" in the middle of the day. [30][dubious ]
His support of trade unions and the Australian Labor Party has lead some to claim that Shanks is paid by such organisations.[31] Shanks denies this.[32][33]
See Also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Chin Up, Stooge". Astor Theatre Perth. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "John Howard was REALLY Bad review". Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Fringe review: Why John Howard REALLY sucked". InDaily. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "YouTuber Friendlyjordies lashed for 'racist' depiction of Gladys Berejiklian". NewsComAu. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "YouTube Star Jordan Shanks Claims Nine Blocked Him From Monetising MAFS Reviews". Hit Network. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ Ozturk, Serkan (23 April 2020). "WHAT THE JOE?! News Corp loudmouth Joe Hildebrand finally left silent & speechless after Friendlyjordies video DESTROYS career". True Crime News Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "friendlyjordies - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "CLASSIC JORDIES - Kristina Keneally - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "Friendlyjordies interviewed Kevin Rudd about media bias and Warhammer 40k". Tone Deaf. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ Shanks, Jordan (2 July 2020). "FRIENDLYJORDIES IS CANCELLED". YouTube. Retrieved 14 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Jordan Shanks". www.modelmayhem.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "Life as a Male Model - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "fatty - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ Fearon, Thomas (27 September 2019). "Explainer: Five things to know about the Palmer v Shanks defamation suit". ANU College of Law. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ West, Michael (4 October 2019). "The Streisand Effect - Clive Palmer forgot about that". Michael West. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "Merch & Past Shows". Friendlyjordies. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "YouTuber threatened over 'dense Humpty' depiction". BBC News. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "Clive Palmer Threatens To Sue Friendlyjordies For Calling Him 'Fatty McFuckhead' And Photoshopping Him As Trump's Baby". Gizmodo Australia. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ Gilbert, Ben (25 September 2019). "Clive Palmer is demanding $500,000 from Aussie YouTube creator FriendlyJordies and threatening to sue for calling him a 'dense Humpty Dumpty'". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "Friendly with Jodi McKay - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "YouTuber FriendlyJordies accused of racism by NSW Deputy Premier". Tone Deaf. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ Simmons, Demi (2 July 2020). "Youtuber Exposes 'Glaring Hypocrisy' Of The Australian Media". mediareports24. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "YouTuber Friendlyjordies lashed for 'racist' depiction of Gladys Berejiklian". NewsComAu. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "FRIENDLYJORDIES IS CANCELLED - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Jodi McKay MP on Instagram: "He cooks dinner every night."". Instagram. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "Friendlyjordies on Instagram: "I guess I'm going on his show now..."". Instagram. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ↑ "Talkback Boomer EVISCERATES Me - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ Jordan, Shanks (15 July 2020). "goon review". YouTube. Retrieved 15 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Aussie YouTuber Reviews The Best Goonsacks In The Country". www.ladbible.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Some Bloke Just Reviewed The Best Goon Sacks In Australia". Triple M. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ Stefano, Mark Di. "This Viral YouTube Star Has Been Employed For Political Advertising". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "Friendlyjordies, the comedian who wants to 'inoculate' Australia's youth". Crikey. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "Friendlyjordies: 'there's no real satire in Australia'". Honi Soit. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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