Interview with Cocoaandme, youtube comedian.

Today we proudly present an interview with Cocoaandme, one of youtubes finest in our humble opinion. We've inserted some of his best videos into the interview, so please check him out!

What's the reason you started your channel?

I originally started my channel after writing a web series that I was going to produce with some friends I made in an acting class but the project fell through so I decided to just start vlogging to get comfortable with the camera.

How do you get the ideas for your videos?

Mostly I get my ideas from my viewers who send me questions that they want me to answer. Sometimes I get my ideas from things I randomly think about.

Would you one day like to become a professional comedian and live off of it?

Haha, I would love to become a professional comedian and I am trying to do so right now. I have been taking some improve classes and trying to form a group to perform some comedy (which is part of the reason why I haven’t been making videos).

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I'm wondering, what is the gender and ethnicity distribution among your subscribers?

I actually checked it somewhat recently when I found out that youtube offers those statistics. It seems it is an even split between male and female viewers. As for ethnicity I can’t say for sure but the countries that I am most popular in are America and Canada

A lot of the themes of your videos deal with ethnicity (Asian people vs. White people, Black people etc.) Do you feel a responsibility to represent Asian Americans and set some prejudices straight? Or is it because a lot of your subscribers ask you to talk about these issues?

To be honest I feel that the issues I tackle in my videos are way too complex and controversial to really accomplish anything in a short video so usually I just try to point out ironic ideas pertaining to stereotypes.

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In contrast to many youtubers, who seem to be making a fashion out of cutting every half second, there are hardly any cuts in your videos. Any special reason behind this? How do you manage to talk consistently for 10 minutes straight? (Do you have a script, or some ideas set out before you start talking?)

Haha, well really I first started out like this because I didn’t have any good editing software but also because I tend not to like videos with lots of cuts. I think young people like it because it’s “exciting” but to me it’s just distracting. So I made the choice to keep long cuts to make editing easier and to have a video that was less frantic. As for talking consistently for 10 minutes, I do not have a script but I have a list of ideas that I know I want to cover. In high school I was trained to be able to makes speeches off the top of my head so I guess that helps.

In your opinion, what kind of character does it take to be a vlogger on youtube?

I think anyone can be a vlogger but I am guessing you are asking what it takes to be a popular vlogger. Most of it is just marketing (using sexy screenshots, replying to big videos, have fancy editing) but also a good vlogger should be able to express their feelings well.

What kind of haters do you get, and what do you think of them?

Haha, I get all kinds of haters but all of them seem to be anonymous. I don’t think much of haters and I think that they keep themselves anonymous for a reason. Most of them are just people who hate themselves so much that they find joy in hating other people as well.

You seem to be getting a lot of dating advice questions from girls who are into Asian guys. What are the most frequently asked questions? What problems do these girls seem to have approaching Asian guys?

Most frequently asked questions pertain to race. A lot of black and Hispanic girls ask me if Asian guys like them. They seem to feel a lot of pressure from racism and believe that they are not attractive or that no one considers them to be so they are too shy to go and talk to the guys they like.

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This video has also the most views, and the most comments. (A lot of people don’t get the sarcasm.) Did it teach you anything interesting about the youtube community?

Haha yeah hmm. I guess it taught me that more girls are into asian guys that I though. I always see comments from girls on that video who say they like asian guys.

Thank you for the interview!