The group is diverse—several cultural backgrounds and sexualities amongst them—and have made the decision to be accepting and supportive rather than competitive: There are more audiences,” says Kim Booster who writes for Big Mouth, and co-hosts Comedy Centrals’ Unsend with Harrison. Adds Jouhari, who has an Adult Swim pilot in the works: “There’s room for more than one of us because we collectively decided that there would be room for more than one of us.”
The group, most of whom got their start by sending concise jokes out on Twitter, have a love/hate relationship with comedy in the social media age. “I have a weird relationship to it, because I’ve gotten thousands of followers from that action but I’ve gotten no money from that action. But also, the social capital from that allowed me to get where I am right now,” says Young-White, who is a correspondent on The Daily Show. They lament jokes going too viral, the hustle needed to make money in comedy, and feeling the need to make jokes about their personal struggles or communities. Still, they know they’re making major strides and up next in the comedy world. As Young-White put it: “Damn, this really is an iconic group.”
