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{{Short description|YouTube channel}}
{{Draft topics|internet-culture|media}}
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{{infobox YouTube personality
|name=Drawfee
|creators=Caldwell Tanner, Nathan Yaffe
|channel_direct_url=@drawfee
|channel_direct_url2=@drawfeeextra
|organizations=CollegeHumor
|location=[[New York City]]
|years_active=2014–present
|views=442 million
|subscribers=1.86 million
|stats_update=July 2024
|language=English
|silver_year=2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Guys, check it out! Our silver 100,000 play button just arrived from YouTube! We're so lucky to have such incredible fans, so please imagine that this plaque is all of your heads and that we are crushing you to death with one powerful smooch.<br/>You guys are the best,<br/>Loldwell + Nathan Yaffe |url=https://www.facebook.com/drawfeeshow/photos/869151026490615/ |website=Facebook |publisher=Drawfee Show |date=2015-04-17}}</ref>
|gold_year=2019<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1099214654088376322 |user=AtNathanYaffe |title=Thank you all so much! |first=Nathan |last=Yaffe |access-date=2024-03-16}}</ref>
|expand=yes
|module={{infobox Twitch streamer |subbox=yes |channel_name=drawfeeshow |followers=158 thousand |associated_acts=SecretSleepoverSociety, NathansOtherShow}}
|website={{url|drawfeeshow.com/}}
}}
'''Drawfee'''; originally '''Morning Drawfee''', (a portmanteau of ''draw'' and ''morning coffee'') is a YouTube and Twitch show started in 2014 by Nathan Yaffe and Caldwell Tanner at CollegeHumor. Drawfee began as a way for the two hosts to warm up before starting their day as illustrators. CollegeHumor [[layoff|laid off]] Drawfee and most other employees in early 2020.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Knibbs |first=Kate |date=2020-01-28 |title=CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong? |url=https://www.wired.com/story/collegehumor/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130214444/https://www.wired.com/story/collegehumor/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stephen |first=Bijan |date=2020-01-08 |title=Almost everyone at CollegeHumor is fired as new owner asks the internet for help |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/8/21057198/collegehumor-fired-employees-media-dorkly-drawfee-dropout |access-date=2024-03-16 |work=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203049/https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/8/21057198/collegehumor-fired-employees-media-dorkly-drawfee-dropout |url-status=live }}</ref> Drawfee subsequently announced its status as an independent company in July 2020.<ref name="Drawfee July 2020 Announcement">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRfar7-3CNo |title=Drawfee Show MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT |date=July 2, 2020 |publisher=Drawfee |access-date=2024-03-16 |via=YouTube |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115180159/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRfar7-3CNo |url-status=live }}</ref> 

{{As of|2024|07}}, Drawfee has 1.86 million subscribers and more than 442 million views on [[YouTube]].

==Format==
Most episodes begin with the greeting, "Welcome to Drawfee, where we take dumb ideas and make even dumber drawings," followed by the hosts announcing their names. The episode participants then talk about where they got the inspiration for the episode prompt, usually from a [[Patreon]] patron, YouTube commenter, or one of the artists themselves. These often take the form of an improvised skit. Popular prompts include anime, video games, and self-imposed challenges, such as using a particular brush or color.<ref>{{cite news |title=Don't have cable? Just bored? Here are 7 YouTube channels and shows to binge at home |work=[[St. Cloud Times]] |first=Hana |last=Khalyleh |date=2020-05-01 |url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/life/2020/05/01/coronavirus-lockdown-youtube-shows-buzzfeed-unsolved-safiya-nygaard/3068105001/ |access-date=June 7, 2024 |archive-date=June 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607085456/https://www.sctimes.com/story/life/2020/05/01/coronavirus-lockdown-youtube-shows-buzzfeed-unsolved-safiya-nygaard/3068105001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Most episodes involve three or four sketches, renders of which are shown between artists. However, some episodes, such as "If the Mario Movie Was Made by Different Animation Studios" include other art forms, such as clay sculpture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbr.com/super-mario-bros-wallace-and-gromit-claymation-luigi/ |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |title=Super Mario Bros. Fan Makes a Mind-Blowing Wallace and Gromit-Style Luigi Out of Clay |first=Math |last=Erao |date=2023-04-12 |access-date=2024-05-04 |archive-date=June 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607085442/https://www.cbr.com/super-mario-bros-wallace-and-gromit-claymation-luigi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==People==
===Current===
{{infobox person |name=Nathan Yaffe
  |birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|02|19}}
  |education=[[University of Maryland]]
  |spouse={{marriage|Emily|2023}}<ref name="NathanMarriage">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvmgMzpiPY4 |title=Drawfee is Going On VACATION |date=2023-07-06 |type=Video |language=en |publisher=Drawfee |time=7:30 |access-date=2024-03-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref>}
  |works={{IMDB name|4727865|Nathan Yaffe}}
}}
'''Nathan Yaffe''' began the channel with Caldwell Tanner in 2014. He grew up in [[Bethesda, Maryland]] and attended the University of Maryland. In 2023, he married his longtime partner, Emily.<ref name="NathanMarriage" />

{{infobox person |name=Julia Lepetit
  |birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|03|12}}
  |education=[[Fashion Institute of Technology]]
  |spouse={{marriage|Jacob Andrews|2022}}<ref name="JJMarriage" />
  |website={{url|https://www.julialepetit.com/}}
  |works={{IMDB name |9911403|Julia Lepetit}}
}}
'''Julia Lepetit''' is a former illustrator and editor at [[Dorkly]]. She grew up on [[Long Island]] and graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology in 2011. She left Dorkly to become a full-time Drawfee host in 2018.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=975821089501794306 |user=JuliaLepetit |title=I can finally announce that I am now the Manager (general and community manager) for @DrawfeeShow! I'm officially an on staff Drawfee host! Extremely excited to talk to you all more and try to help the channel do even more! |first=Julia |last=Lepetit |access-date=2024-03-16}}</ref> Julia became engaged to Jacob Andrews in 2022,<ref name="JJEngagement"">{{Cite tweet |number=1556449491296952321 |user=JuliaLepetit |title=We engaged! |first=Julia |last=Lepetit |access-date=2024-03-16}}</ref> and they married in 2024.<ref name="JJMarriage">{{Cite tweet |number=1583200004763963393 |user=JuliaLepetit |title=MARRIED.. |first=Julia |last=Lepetit |access-date=2024-03-16}}</ref>

{{infobox person |name=Jacob Andrews 
  |birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|06|09}}
  |education=[[University of Georgia]]
  |spouse={{marriage|Julia LePetit|2022}}<ref name="JJMarriage" />
  |works={{IMDB name|7380820|Jacob Andrews}}
}}
'''Jacob Andrews''' is a former illustrator at CollegeHumor. He grew up in Georgia and attended the University of Georgia. He later worked at a pharmacy before his comic work was noticed by Caldwell Tanner, and he was invited to work at CollegeHumor. Andrews created the improvised [[role-playing game|RPG]] "You Awaken in a Strange Place."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Purchese |first=Robert |date=2022-02-08 |title=You Awaken in a Strange Place: the remarkable RPG you create as you play |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/you-awaken-in-a-strange-place-the-remarkable-rpg-you-create-as-you-play |website=Eurogamer |access-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403150602/https://www.eurogamer.net/you-awaken-in-a-strange-place-the-remarkable-rpg-you-create-as-you-play |url-status=live }}</ref> He joined Drawfee in August 2018.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1032291540629172225 |user=DrawfeeShow |title=We have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! So big we made it a video!<br/>TLDR; EXPECT MORE.<br/>Thank you and we're sorry.}}</ref>

Together, Andrews and Lepetit stream video games on [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] as "SecretSleepoverSociety."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secret Sleepover Society |url=https://www.twitch.tv/secretsleepoversociety |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Twitch |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316070946/https://www.twitch.tv/secretsleepoversociety |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{infobox person |name=Karina Farek
  |birth_date={{birth date and age|1993|07|09}}
  |education=[[School of Visual Arts]]
  |works={{IMDB name|10680217|Karina Farek}}
}}
'''Karina Farek''' is a former comic artist at [[Buzzfeed]] and later CollegeHumor. She grew up in [[Houston, Texas]] and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Farek joined Drawfee in July 2019.<ref>{{cite tweet |title=IT'S OFFICIAL! @dilfosaur has joined Drawfee as a host!<br/>CONGRATS TO KARINA AND ALSO CONGRATS TO US FOR GETTING KARINA! |number=1151250565499891717 |user=DrawfeeShow}}</ref>

{{infobox person |name=David Clarke
  |birth_date={{birth date and age|1986|08|06}}
  |works={{IMDB name|4095950|David Clarke}}
}}
'''David Clarke''' is the editor of Drawfee. Their{{efn|Clarke uses they/them pronouns.}} first edited video was "Artists Draw Dark Souls Enemies (That They've Never Seen)."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKE_E_E8Z3w |title=Artists Draw Dark Souls Enemies (That They've Never Seen) |date=2019-02-09 |publisher=Drawfee |access-date=2024-03-16 |via=YouTube |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316070947/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKE_E_E8Z3w |url-status=live }}</ref> They have appeared in a few episodes, such as "Artists Draw Posters for Musicals (They've Never Seen)"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YECt5xzNsvI |title=Artists Draw Posters for Musicals (They've Never Seen) |date=2019-11-12 |publisher=Drawfee |access-date=2024-03-16 |via=YouTube |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316070946/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YECt5xzNsvI |url-status=live }}</ref> and "DRAWFEE SELLS OUT - The Drawfee Variety Hour."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88dvWytAe0U |title=DRAWFEE SELLS OUT - The Drawfee Variety Hour |date=2019-11-28 |publisher=Drawfee |access-date=2024-03-16 |via=YouTube |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316070949/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88dvWytAe0U |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Former===
{{infobox person |name=Caldwell Tanner 
  |works={{IMDB name|4509208|Caldwell Taner}}
  |birth_name=Hugh Caldwell Tanner
  |birth_date={{birth date and age|1986|05|19}}
  |website={{url|caldwelltanner.com/}}
  |spouse= Susanna Wolff<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=924685262877159425 |user=caldy |title=This is my wife Susanna. She's very fun and smart and also the GOD OF FUCKING THUNDER.. |first=Caldwell |last=Tanner |access-date=2024-03-16}}</ref>
  |children=1
}}
'''Caldwell Tanner''' was a host and later guest. In 2015, he announced that he would be moving to [[Los Angeles]] to work at the CollegeHumor office there.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnNsmZuUgmc |title=Drink n' Drawfee - Ultimate Springtime Edition |date=2015-04-30 |publisher=Drawfee |via=YouTube |access-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316070950/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnNsmZuUgmc |url-status=live }}</ref> Since leaving Drawfee, he has also worked on [[Big City Greens]] and [[Headgum#Not_Another_D&D_Podcast|Not Another D&D Podcast]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://naddpod.com/about |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Not Another D&D Podcast |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010062410/https://naddpod.com/about |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{infobox person |name=Trevor Lyon
  |website={{URL|tmdlyon.com/}}
  |works={{IMDB name|3311448|Trevor Lyon}}
}}
'''Trevor Lyon''' was Drawfee's editor from 2018 to 2019.

==Events and projects==

===Drawfee Game Jam===
Drawfee hosted a game jam in 2017 that was sponsored by [[Crunchyroll]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Stephanie |date=2017-12-29 |title=Drawfee releases 5 titles from its livestreamed game jam |url=https://venturebeat.com/pc-gaming/drawfee-releases-5-titles-from-its-livestreamed-game-jam/ |website=[[VentureBeat]] |access-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928010722/https://venturebeat.com/pc-gaming/drawfee-releases-5-titles-from-its-livestreamed-game-jam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The five games were Kiss Planet, Wiggle Jiggle Blocks, Final Retirement Saga, Kickin' It: Shoes Your Destiny, and Zodiac Mall Ball.<ref>{{cite web |title=Game Jam |website=Drawfee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231232051/http://www.drawfee.com/gamejam/ |url=http://www.drawfee.com/gamejam/ |archive-date=2017-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/drawfee_and_crunchyroll_announce_the_public_release_of_five_new_video_games_created_during_48_hour_game_jam_livestream/prweb15046254.htm |title=Drawfee and Crunchyroll Announce the Public Release of Five New Video Games Created During 48-Hour Game Jam Livestream |author=Moxie Communications Group |date=December 29, 2017 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115234516/https://www.prweb.com/releases/drawfee_and_crunchyroll_announce_the_public_release_of_five_new_video_games_created_during_48_hour_game_jam_livestream/prweb15046254.htm |url-status=live |website=PR Web}}</ref> Zodiac Mall Ball was later released on [[itch.io]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zodiac Mall Ball |url=https://theworldtrees.itch.io/zodiac-mall-ball |website=itch.io |access-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211131015/https://theworldtrees.itch.io/zodiac-mall-ball |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Charity streams===
In 2019, as part of CollegeHumor, Drawfee raised $25,670.27 ({{inflation|US|25,670.27|2019|fmt=eq}}){{inflation/fn|US}} for Hurricane Dorian relief.<ref>{{cite web |website=Tiltify |url=https://tiltify.com/@dropoutlive/drawfee-charity-stream-for-hurricane-dorian-relief |title=Drawfee Charity Stream: For Hurricane Dorian Relief |access-date=2024-07-06}}</ref>

In 2023, Drawfee raised more than $108,000 for the Stonewall Community Foundation. Tiltify, the donation platform they used, recognized Drawfee as one of the top 30 fundraisers of 2023.<ref>{{cite instagram |title=🚨We are counting down the Top 30 Fundraisers of 2023! At #20, we have @drawfeeshow!<br/>During Pride Month 2023, the 4 members of Drawfee Show ran a nearly 5-hour Trucking Simulator charity stream. Along the way, they raised $108,717.00 for Stonewall Community Foundation. Taking a route from Forks, WA down to Mexico, the team handed out snacks, put on road tunes, and played driving games to pass the time. They only had to get towed once, but plenty of fun was had. Congratulations to Drawfee Show for a great Trans Rigs road trip!<br/>#Tiltify #Drawfee #Drawfeeshow #Pride #truckingsimulator #twitch #youtube #fundraisers #fundraising #charity #top30 #art |user=tiltify |postid=C2-ttyKvaRn |date=2024-02-05 |access-date=2024-07-06}}</ref>

===MoCCA Art Fest 2023===
In 2023, the line to visit Drawfee's exhibit at the MoCCA Art Fest stretched outside the venue.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2023 MoCCA Arts Festival drew <s>5000</s> 8000 readers |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-2023-mocca-arts-festival-drew-5000-of/ |website=Comics Beat |first=Heidi |last=MacDonald |date=2023-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/91919-mocca-2023-draws-a-crowd.html |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=2023-04-05 |first=Meg |last=Lemke |title= MoCCA 2023 Draws a Crowd }}</ref>

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