In youtube, Sassy Gay Friend is a video that we have talked about quite a bit. I personally love these videos and think the character is quite hilarious. Some of the ideas that he discusses is making fun of Shakespeare's plays and how melodramatic they truly are. When in context, Romeo and Juliet seems sad, but when the story line is discussed, it seems quite ridiculous. Brian Gallivan does a great job pointing out the ridiculous side of Shakespeare in his different videos. For example, in his Romeo and Juliet video, he goes on a rant about how she is underage and in love with another guy who is way underage. Everyone talks about how this is one of the ultimate love stories, but in reality, Gallivan points out, it is about two children who say they love each other. These started off on television, but grew huge through social media and youtube. He also would use Shakespeare because each of the plays that are discussed have a central and strong female character which many of Shakespeare's plays were about.
Here are a list of all the Sassy Gay Friend videos:
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
Henry VIII
Gallivan got so big, he now has his own network on youtube through the second city channel. He has almost 13,000 followers and even has a deal with a water company which he hawks in every one of his newer videos.
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