Liza Koshy

About

Liza Koshy is a Vine, YouTube creator and actor known for her comedy, vlog videos, and her role as Violet Adams on Hulu's Freakish.

Online History

In 2013, Liza Koshy began posting comedic vines and by 2017 she had gained over five million followers.^[1] On June 10th, 2017, Vines & Facts uploaded a compilation of Koshy's best vines (shown below). The video accumulated over 3.7 million views in two years. As of March 2019, Koshy had 2.9 million followers on Facebook, 2.55 million on Twitter and 17.7 million on Instagram.

On September 2nd, 2013, Koshy joined YouTube. She has gained 16.7 million subscribers in six years. On July 8th, 2015, she posted her first video entitled "SUP, I'M LIZA THE LITTLE BROWN GIRL" (shown below, left). The video garnered 5.4 million views in four years. On December 28th, 2016, Koshy uploaded her most popular video as of March 2019 featuring a trip to the dollar store (shown below, right). The video has gained 54.5 million views in two years.

On November 5th, 2016, Koshy posted an interview with Barack Obama to her second channel "Liza Koshy Too." The former president acknowledged her influence and encouraged her followers to vote (shown below). The video gained 2.8 million views and 211,000 likes in two years.

In the following years, Koshy was obtained roles in Hulu's Freakish , Tyler Perry's A Madea Halloween and MTV's TRL.^[2]

2019 YouTube Return

On March 27th, 2019, after a year long break from posting videos to YouTube, Koshy released the "Dollar Store With Liza" music video on her YouTube channel. The video gained 2.5 million views and 371,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Various media outlets reported on the comeback and many congratulated Koshy on her return. On March 27th, the MTV Twitter account posted a GIF of Koshy dancing with the caption, "Mood bc Liza Koshy dropped a new YouTube video" (shown below).

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