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| Directed by | Wesley Pollitt |
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Production company | Mindhouse Productions [2] |
| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
KSI: In Real Life is a 2023 British documentary film produced by Amazon Prime Video, that focuses on the life and career of KSI, an English YouTuber, musician and professional boxer. [3] [4] [1] [5]
The documentary released on 26 January 2023, and is directed by Wesley Pollitt. [5]
In September 2021, KSI announced via Twitter that he was releasing a documentary on Amazon Prime Video, and that Louis Theroux will be an executive producer. [6]
On 19 May 2022, KSI and Theroux attended an Amazon Prime showcase event where the two spoke about the documentary. During the event, it was revealed that the documentary would release in November 2022 however, no exact release date nor title was revealed at the event. [7]
On 6 October, in an interview with the Rolling Stone UK Magazine, KSI revealed that the documentary will release in early 2023 confirming that the documentary had been delayed from its initial release window. [8] On 17 December, KSI revealed in a YouTube video that the documentary will release in January 2023. No exact date was given. [9]
The documentary captures a look at a year in the life of KSI, including him performing at Reading & Leeds Festival, recording his upcoming third album, his relationships with his family and his girlfriend, following him and his brother Deji's boxing careers, and his UK tour, culminating in a concert at Wembley Arena.
In December 2022, Amazon Prime Video announced that KSI: In Real Life will be released on 26 January 2023. [10]
Louis Sebastian Theroux is a British-American documentarian, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received three British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award.
Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji, known professionally as KSI, is an English social media influencer, professional boxer, and musician. He is the CEO of Misfits Boxing and the co-owner of Prime Hydration, XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.
Seán William McLoughlin, better known online as jacksepticeye, is an Irish YouTuber. Much of McLoughlin's YouTube content centres around gaming and vlogs. As of March 2024, his YouTube channel has accumulated 16.6 billion views and 30.6 million subscribers, making it the 2nd most-subscribed Irish channel on YouTube.
Alastair Aiken, better known by his online alias Ali-A, is a British YouTuber known for Call of Duty and Fortnite commentaries and vlogs. He is one of the highest-paid professional online gamers. His main channel Ali-A has a subscriber count of over 18 million, with its total views exceeding 5 billion. His second channel, More Ali-A, has a YouTube subscriber count of over 7.7 million and a total of over 1.9 billion video views. On 23 April 2018, Ali-A created a new channel, titled "Clare & Ali" with his partner, Clare Siobhan. The channel has since gained over 777,000 subscribers and generated more than 29 million video views. In September 2020, he created a fourth channel titled "Ali-A Plays", where he uploads content relating to the Call of Duty franchise only. Currently, the channel has more than 386,000 subscribers and more than 21.2 million video views.
Logan Alexander Paul is an American social media influencer, professional wrestler, YouTuber, entrepreneur, and actor. He has over 23 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, and has ranked on the Forbes list for the highest paid YouTube creators in 2017, 2018, and 2021. He is the co-founder of Prime beverages. Paul has also run the Impaulsive podcast since November 2018, which has over 4 million YouTube subscribers. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since June 2022, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current WWE United States Champion in his first reign.
The Sidemen is a British YouTube group consisting of internet personalities KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S. The group produce videos of various challenges, sketches, and video game commentaries across their YouTube channels, which have a combined total of over 138 million subscribers as of October 2022.
KSI vs Logan Paul was a white-collar amateur boxing match between English YouTuber KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul. The undercard included several YouTubers, featuring a match between the younger brothers of the main event fighters, Deji Olatunji and Jake Paul. The bout took place on 25 August 2018 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. It was streamed on YouTube's pay-per-view platform and ended in a majority draw, with two judges scoring it 57–57 and the other judge scoring it 58–57 in favour of KSI.
Chris Broad, also known online as Abroad in Japan, is an English YouTuber, filmmaker, podcast host, author, and former Assistant Language Teacher. He focuses on the creation of videos about Japanese culture, Japanese food and travel in Japan, primarily in the Tōhoku region.
Sam Andrew Gumbley, known professionally as S-X, is a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and boxer. As a record producer, Gumbley has worked with high-profile artists such as Chance the Rapper, Childish Gambino, Future, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, KSI, and Nicki Minaj. He was Grammy-nominated for his work on Childish Gambino's album Because the Internet (2013).
KSI vs. Logan Paul II was a cruiserweight professional boxing match contested between English YouTuber KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul. The bout was held on November 9, 2019, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. KSI defeated Paul via split decision, with two judges scoring the bout 56–55 and 57–54 in favour of KSI, and a third judge scoring the fight 56–55 in favour of Paul.
Tobit John "Tobi" Brown, better known as TBJZL, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and Internet personality. He is also a member and co-founder of the British YouTube group known as the Sidemen. He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.
Ethan Leigh Payne, better known as Behzinga, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and Internet personality. He produces videos on gaming, football, comedy, and fitness and is a co-founder and member of the British YouTube group Sidemen. In 2019, Payne was listed as the 31st most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times. As of September 2021, his main YouTube channel had over 4 million subscribers and 500 million video views. He is the co-owner of XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides, and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.
"Domain" is a song by British YouTuber and rapper KSI from his debut studio album, Dissimulation (2020). The song was released for digital download and streaming by RBC Records and BMG on 22 May 2020. A powerful and pumped-up hip hop track, its lyrics are about KSI's dominance over the YouTube platform. An accompanying music video was released on 25 December 2020. The video is an action film that features a fast-paced fight sequence.
Brandon Scott, known professionally as Swarmz, is an English rapper and professional boxer.
"Don't Play" is a song by English musicians Anne-Marie, KSI, and Digital Farm Animals. It was written alongside Andrew Murray, S-X, Richard Boardman of the disbanded Delphic, Pablo Bowman, and Mojam, who produced it with Digital Farm Animals. The song was released for digital download and streaming by Asylum Records and Warner Music Group on 15 January 2021 as the lead single from Anne-Marie's second studio album, Therapy (2021) and the second single from KSI's second studio album, All Over the Place (2021). The music video was released on 15 January 2021.
Thomas Simons, better known as TommyInnit, is an English YouTuber and Twitch streamer. He produces Minecraft-related videos and live streams, including collaborations with fellow YouTubers and streamers in the Dream SMP. Joining the Dream SMP caused his YouTube and Twitch channels to increase in popularity. As of 24 April 2023, his eleven YouTube channels have collectively reached over 27.74 million subscribers and over 2.82 billion views; his two Twitch channels have reached over 9.02 million followers, making him the most-followed Minecraft channel on Twitch, as well as the 16th most-followed overall.
Benjamin Fernando Barajas Lasky, better known by his stage name Quadeca, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, YouTuber, and former video game commentator. Lasky began on the Internet by uploading rap songs, music videos, comedy sketches, and video game gameplay to his YouTube channel.
Joshua Bradley, better known as Zerkaa and his stage name Josh Zerker, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and Internet personality. He is a member of the British YouTube group known as the Sidemen. In 2022, he was the most watched Twitch streamer in the United Kingdom, with 17.68 million hours watched. As of October 2023, his main YouTube channel has over 4.6 million subscribers and over 800 million video views.
Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known online as IShowSpeed, is an American YouTuber and rapper. He is best known for his variety of livestreams, in which he primarily plays video games, including FIFA, Fortnite, and Roblox.
