The Try Guys, a group of former Buzzfeed employees turned YouTubers, is growing from three to two, they announced Wednesday, adding that they will launch a new subscription-based streaming service. In a recent interview with Rolling StoneKeith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld have announced that Eugene Lee Yang is stepping away from the Try Guys to focus on creative endeavors.
Kornfeld said that while Yang’s departure is “bittersweet,” he and Habersberger are excited about what will come from him in the future. “Eugene’s departure is necessary for us to move forward,” Habersberger said. “Things change. The original Try Guys cast already came to an end once, but now they’re getting a better finite ending.”
The Try Guys got their start on Buzzfeed’s YouTube channel, gaining viewers who tuned in to watch them try everything from skydiving to cross-dressing to fighting in the UFC. In 2018, the group left Buzzfeed to start their own production company called 2ndTry, where they operated as a four-person group that included Ned Fulmer. In 2022, the group went viral when it was revealed that famous “Wife Guy” Fulmer cheated on his wife with an employee. Fulmer left the group and the remaining Try Guys posted a response on YouTube. The controversy generated a media frenzy for two weeks and even a Saturday night live outline.
“It’s not a great feeling to go viral because of someone else’s mistakes. While the media circus has caught us by surprise, I know we remain incredibly proud of how we handled an unfortunate situation,” said Kornfeld. Rolling Stone. “We certainly, as individuals and as a team here, have paid the price for something we did not cause ourselves. That being said, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
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Yang will be featured in Try Guys content this season, but it will be the last, for Rolling Stone, with Habersberger and Kornfeld serving as hosts. On Wednesday, Yang said in a post on X that she will release a video on Thursday “that will answer all of your questions about my future involvement.”
In a YouTube video uploaded to the Try Guys channel earlier today, Habersberger and Kornfeld explained the changes, including details about the 2nd Try streaming service. The subscription service will be available worldwide and will feature new content from the two remaining presenters, as well as the cast working on 2nd Try. But the “proper farewell” for Yang will be sent tomorrow.
They noted that all of Try Guys’ original content will be available on their channel. It wasn’t always this way: Another group of former Buzzfeed employees, Watcher Entertainment, recently faced backlash from fans when they announced a streaming service that would put all their content – new and old – behind a paywall (they later backtracked).
“Look, we already did our drama once. I don’t want to do that again,” Kornfeld said. “It was very clear to us from the beginning that for this to work it is not possible to take something away from your audience. You have to give more. Our job now is to prove to people that we are doing worthwhile things.”
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