Kyle Gordon

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Kyle Gordon
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Kyle Gordon in 2024
Personal information
Born (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 (age 32)
Brooklyn, New York
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018–present
Genres
  • Parodies
  • satire
  • songs
Subscribers1.04 million [1]
Total views668.2 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2023
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2024

Last updated: November 8, 2024

Kyle Gordon (born October 9, 1992) is an American comedian, singer [2] and YouTuber. [3]

Contents

Career

Kyle Gordon makes YouTube Shorts and TikToks criticizing, using satire, the societies of the past, portraying different characters. [3] He also does this in his songs.

He goes by the name Kylegordonisgreat on YouTube and has over one million subscribers and over 660 million views. [4] He also has 3.4 million followers and 152.2 million likes on TikTok, [5] both as of April 15 2024.

Songs

Kyle Gordon has made many songs, where he portrays different characters, [3] usually to satirically criticize people from the past or groups of people.

His first and most popular song, Planet of the Bass, [6] [7] [8] [9] was released on August 15, 2023 [10] and is a parody of 1990s European dance music. [11] Brooks Allison, a sketch writer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , and Jamie Siegel served as producers. [9] [12]

NameDescriptionPseudonymRelease dateAlbum
Planet of the Bass Parody of 1990s European dance music. [11] DJ Crazy TimesAugust 15, 2023 [10] Kyle Gordon is Great
Ugliest Girl on the BeachParody of early 1960s Bossa Nova, humorously poking fun at luminaries of the genre like Antonio Carlos Jobim and Frank Sinatra. [13] Antonio FrankfurtSeptember 19, 2023 [14]
Girls Are The BestParody of 2000s country and girlboss songs. [15] Tanya McCabeOctober 17, 2023 [16]
My Life (Is The Worst Life Ever)Parody of mid 2000s emo songs, and artists such as Pierce the Veil and My Chemical Romance.[ citation needed ]Our Wounded CourtshipJanuary 23, 2024 [17]
The Irish Drinking SongParody of 1990s Irish songs. [18] The Gammy FluthersFebruary 27, 2024 [19]
Wanderin'Song about a criminal stereotypical American man. [20] Parody of early 2000s country music, and artists such as Kid Rock and Jason Aldean.Brody HardisonMarch 1, 2024 [21]
I Love My BoyfriendParody of early 2010s pop music, and artists such as Colbie Caillat Maleesa Heartsleeve
Crucial Life Lessons for Young ChildrenParody of late 1990s and early 2000s novelty children's music, and presented as a mock commercialMichael Nice

Personal life

Gordon grew up in Brooklyn in a Conservative Jewish family. [22] He is a graduate of Denison University, where he majored in East Asian studies, and sang in the Denison Hilltoppers a capella group. [23]

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