Noel Miller (comedian)

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Born
Noel Millar

(1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 (age 35)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater California State University, Northridge (dropped out)
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • comedian
  • rapper
Years active2015–present
Spouse
Aleena Akhtar
(m. 2022)
Children1
YouTube information
Genres
Subscribers2.66 million (Noel Miller)
992 thousand (Noel Miller Presents)
Total views303.9 million (Noel Miller)
85.8 million (Noel Miller Presents)
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2017
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2019

Last updated: August 1, 2023
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2017–present
Labels Arista
Website noelmillerlive.com

Noel Millar (born 19 August 1989), better known as Noel Miller, is a Canadian-American YouTuber, comedian, rapper, podcaster, and filmmaker. He first gained public attention via his comedy skits on Vine. He hosts the comedy podcast TMG, which he started with former co-host Cody Ko. As of July 2023, he has 4.9 million subscribers across three YouTube channels. He began on YouTube in August 2015, uploading comedy sketches. He gained popularity by uploading a series of reaction videos with Ko named That's Cringe as well as playing the Love Island mobile game. The duo uploaded their first episode of the TMG Podcast on October 27, 2017.

Contents

Early life

Miller was born Noel Millar [1] in Toronto on 19 August 1989. [2] His family life remains private, and his ambiguous ethnicity has become a running joke in his work and among fans.[ citation needed ] Soon after he was born, he and his family moved to Los Angeles. He studied business at California State University, Northridge, dropping out during his penultimate semester. [3]

Career

2016–2017: Web development, Fullscreen, and music production

After dropping out of college, Miller turned to web development and began working at Fullscreen, where he met Cody Ko. [3] [4] The following year, the two began creating comedy sketches and uploading to YouTube. [5]

In 2017, the two began releasing satirical rap under the Tiny Meat Gang (TMG) name and released Bangers and Ass, their first EP. After being repeatedly demonetized under violations of YouTube's community guidelines, the two began a podcast of the same name to recover from their losses.

2017–2022: Tiny Meat Gang podcast and live tour, Suki, and music

On October 27, 2017, the duo uploaded their first episode of the Tiny Meat Gang podcast to their joint YouTube channel. [6] The podcast, funded initially by Patreon supporters, discusses pop and Internet culture, and is satirical in nature. Each episode is approximately one hour long.

In 2018, Miller and Kolodziejzyk went on a live joint tour. The duo released their second EP, Locals Only. That same year, Post Malone was featured as a guest on an episode of the podcast. [7]

In 2019, Tiny Meat Gang won the Best Podcast award at the 11th Shorty Awards, [8] and shortly after, embarked on another United States live comedy tour, performing under the Tiny Meat Gang name. The duo released two more singles, "Walk Man" and "short kings anthem", the latter released with Blackbear. [9]

That same year, Miller released Suki, a dark comedy short film, on YouTube. The film was crowdfunded on GoFundMe and received over $11,000 in donations. [10] As of August 2023, the short film received over 1.2 million views on YouTube. [11]

In 2020, Miller, under his mononymous stage name (stylized NOEL), released his first solo EP Push. [12] As a duo, Tiny Meat Gang released two more singles, "Broke Bitch" and "Sofia". [13]

In 2022, Miller released three more singles, "Rat Race", "Pacemaker", and "Day Date", and with Tiny Meat Gang, released "Daddy" featuring Quinn XCII. [14]

2022–Present: TMG Studios and the Everything is F#&ked tour

Miller and Kolodziejzyk founded TMG Studios, a comedy podcast network. The network, represented by United Talent Agency, hosts seven different podcasts, including the duo's original TMG Podcast, as well as Cody Ko's Insanely Chill. The TMG Podcast is hosted on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, as well as their own website. Each weekly show is split into two hour-long halves: the first hour being free with ad reads throughout, and the second hour being available only to paid supporters of the podcast on their website. [15]

In 2023, Miller embarked on the worldwide solo Everything is F#&ked tour, where he performed stand-up comedy. [16] He released his debut stand-up comedy special, Stop Crying, for free on YouTube in October of that year. [17] In 2024, following sexual assault allegations made against Ko, Miller became the sole host of the TMG Podcast. The first episode without Ko was published on August 8. [18] [19]

Personal life

Miller began dating British-born American podcaster and YouTuber Aleena Akhtar on January 13, 2012. [20] They were engaged on October 12, 2020, [21] and married in Greve in Chianti, Italy, [22] on October 10, 2022. [23] On November 3, 2024, Noel and Aleena simultaneously announced their pregnancy and the birth of their son in a joint Instagram post. [24]

Discography

Solo discography

NOEL discography
EPs1
Singles8

EPs

List of extended plays, with year released
TitleAlbum details
Push

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Wood Worm"2018
"Loophole"2019
"Motor Yola"2020
"Lennon's Ghost"Push
"Crow"
"Rat Race"2022
"Pacemaker"
"Day Date"

TMG discography

As Tiny Meat Gang (also known as TMG) with Cody Ko.

Tiny Meat Gang discography
EPs2
Singles9

Extended plays

TitleYearSingles
Bangers & Ass2017"Super Xan"
Locals Only2018"Stay Safe"

"No Flex"

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Super Xan"2017Bangers & Ass
"Stay Safe"2018Locals Only
"No Flex"
"Walk Man"2019
"Short Kings Anthem" (with Blackbear)
"Club Poor" (with Rynx)In Pieces
"Broke Bitch"2020TBA
"Sofia"
"Daddy" (with Quinn XCII)2021

Filmography

TitleYearRole
Suki2019Director, Editor

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