About

Deji Olatunji (also known as ComedyShortsGamer or simply Deji) is an English Youtube Vlogger who's known for his reactions, skits and his feud with his brother, KSI.

Origin

Deji created his first YouTube channel on 27 August 2011, named TheAngelzKid. He has changed the channel's name to Deji 2nd' and uploads gaming and some random content on there. On November 17th, 2011, Deji uploaded his first video on his second channel, titled "Ninja Gaiden 2 (Dubstep)". The video has garnered 600,000 views in 10 years.

His main YouTube channel Deji (also known as ComedyShortsGamer in the past) was created on 1 December 2011, where he started out posting gaming videos to YouTube, including FIFA. He, however, started gaining traction by making videos with his brother.

HIs most popular video on his main channel is him doing a "Try Not To Laugh" challenge with his girlfriend. The video has garnered 21 million views in 7 years. The following year, he did the same challenge with his brother. That video has garner 19 million in 7 years.

He's also known for his pranks on his parents. His most notable being a video posted on August 10th, 2013 where he attempts to put shaving cream on his fathers head but fails. The video has garnered 3.5 million in 8 years.

Reputation

Boxing

On August 25th, 2018, Deji fought in a boxing match against fellow Youtuber Jake Paul as part of the Logan Paul vs. KSI fight card and lost. On June 12th, 2021, he fought against TikToker Vinnie Hacker as part of the Youtubers vs. Tik Tokers card and also lost. On March 5th, 2022, he fought against Youtuber Alex Wassabi and also lost. On August 27th, 2022, Deji fought against Youtuber and Vlogger FouseyTUBE and finally won with a towel thrown in on Fousey's side, making this his first win and his record 1-4.

Many people online have mocked and made memes about his continuous losses.

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Feud with KSI

On November 18th, 2018, KSI's group, The Sidemen, uploaded a video of a mocked gameshow titled "SIDEMEN FAMILY FORTUNES", a parody of Family Feud. In the middle of the video, KSI asks "Name A Dead YouTube Channel". KSI's friend, Randolph, then says "Deji". This sparked a feud between Deji and Randolph.

On November 26th, 2018, Deji released a diss track toward YouTuber Randolph in which he reveals KSI's bank records to prove he paid for Randolph's wedding (shown below, left). The video gained over 5.1 million views in six months. On November 27th, KSI uploaded a reaction video to the diss track saying the money was a gift and he shouldn't have brought him into it. The video gained over 10 million views in 3 years.

On November 30th, 2018, Randolph released a diss track back at Deji titled "Victory Speech", where he alleges that Deji got a girl pregnant and he begs underage girls for nude pics. The video has garnered 9.9 million views in 3 years.

The same day, Deji uploaded a reaction video, where he denies the allegations and claims that his brother KSI was the one who got a girl pregnant. As a result, KSI blocked Deji on all social media. The video has garnered over 4 million views in 3 years.

Christmas Fight

On December 25th, 2018, KSI went over to Deji and his parent's house to squash the feud but ended up getting kicked out. The brothers then engaged in a back-and-forth on Twitter. Deji alleged that KSI threatened to smash his laptop if he didn't delete the diss track he made on him. Deji then allegedly locked himself in his office to where KSI threatened to smash the door. KSI responded by saying Deji threatened to call the cops if he didn't leave and released audio footage, which he recorded, to prove it. Fans started turning and unsubscribing from Deji due to the fight.

Deji's "Bye" video

On May 25th, 2019, Deji released a 45-mintue video titled "bye" where he explains in detail on how KSI abused him over the years, being bias towards his friends in the diss track war and having sex with a girl he liked. The video garnered 8.3 million views in a week, but has since been privated.

KSI's response

On June 3rd, 2019, KSI released a video where he disproves all of Deji's claims, including how he manipulated evidence and cut out clips of his videos to make him look bad, how he didn't know the girl was with Deji and how he was remaining neutral during the whole feud between Deji and Randolph. The video has garnered 19 million views in 3 years.

On June 19th, 2019, Keemstar uploaded a video where he backs KSI and makes a video going into detail on how the feud started.

Faking COVID-19

On April 5th, 2020, Deji uploaded a video titled "i think i have COVID-19", where he talks about how he might've gotten the Coronavirus from his parents. The video has garnered 1 million views in 2 years.

The following day, Deji uploaded a video titled "i need to end this", where he seems perfectly fine. People accused Deji of click-baiting COVID for views and subs.

Sub-Botting Allegations

On May 17th, 2020, a a botting site known as FreeWay Social posted a video where the owner claimed that Deji has bought 50,000 subscriber bots from them for his YouTube channel in order to reach ten million subscribers. The video has since been privatized.

The same day, Deji uploaded a response denying the allegations, said that the company is a terrible company and claimed that he had an IQ of 189. The video has garnered 1.7 million views in 2 years.

Youtubers such as Keemstar and Kavos made videos on the controvery and proving that Deji most likely botted his channel.

Feud with Keemstar

On May 17th, 2020, Keemstar uploaded a Dramaalert video, where he alleged that Deji botted his channel. The video has garnered 1.8 million views in 2 years.

On May 23rd, 2020, Deji uploads a video titled "My Experience With Keemstar". In this video, he explains that he and Keemstar were on good terms but then Keemstar started showing his bias against him in his feud with his brother, the sub-bot controversy and mocking his mental health. The video has garnered 1.2 million views in 2 years.

Deji Documentary Series

Youtubers John Swan and Nicholas DeOrio uploaded a 3-part series about Deji titled "The Atrocities of ComedyShortsGamer"(his old name), documenting his downfall and controversies over his career.

Deji's Apology Video

On December 13th, 2020, Deji uploaded a video titled "It's Time To Open Up", where he apologizes to his brother, KSI, for the feud and expresses his regret for his controversies and actions during the course of his career. He also encourages his viewers to open up. The video was widely received positive and has garnered 1.6 million views in over a year.

Related Memes

Gonna Prank Dad When He Gets Home

Gonna Prank Dad When He Gets Home is a four-panel exploitable image macro captioned "gonna prank dad when he gets home" showing YouTuber Deji (ComedyShortsGamer) holding a handful of shaving cream and hiding by the front door to smack his dad in the face, with his dad never arriving at the door. The meme is sourced from a 2013 YouTube video titled "Prank Gone Wrong" and became the subject of redraws and variations over the following years, depicting various fatherless characters waiting for their dad to get home.

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