Max Fosh

Maximilian Arthur Fosh (born 3 April 1995) is a British-Dutch YouTuber and comedian. his eponymous YouTube channel has over 4.18 million subscribers.

Early life

Maximilian Arthur Fosh was born on 3 April 1995 in London, England, to father Matthew Fosh, an English cricketer and rugby union player, and mother Helena. He has a sister, Talitha. He attended Arnold House School in Westminster, London, before progressing to Harrow School – the same school his father attended – from 2008 until 2013.

Career

Radio

While studying for a combined honours in English literature and business at Newcastle University, Fosh began presenting at Radio Tyneside. When at Radio Tyneside, he won gold in the "Best Newcomer" category at the National Hospital Radio Awards in 2017.

On Christmas Day in 2022, Fosh presented a half-hour "TikTok Takeover" show on BBC Radio 1, following an event almost two years earlier which involved printing his CV in large text on the roof of a car, and parking it outside of Broadcasting House in London.

YouTube

Fosh's YouTube channel has amassed more than 4 million subscribers, and includes "silly" pranks and jokes – as well as other comedic content. The channel was started on 13 January 2016 and posted its inaugural video on 18 October 2017, which started a series called "StreetSmart" (the channel's name at the time) where Fosh would interview people on the streets.

In May 2022, Fosh placed a large sign reading "Welcome to Luton", visible from the approach path for Gatwick Airport, to trick arriving travellers into thinking they were instead at Luton Airport, triggering reactions from local news and social media. Being noticed by the media, Fosh made several appearances on TV and radio, although some people criticised the prank as having caused undue stress for arriving passengers. Fosh had use of the land on which the sign was placed for six weeks, and said that renting the land and materials for the sign cost more than £4000.

Stand-up comedy

Following his YouTube success, in 2021 Fosh toured the UK with his show "Zocial Butterfly", which he had originally written in 2019. He then went on to take the show to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2022, his debut at the festival. Isobel Lewis of ''The Independent'' rated the performance two out of five stars, said he was "promising" despite lacking the "comedy chops needed for a Fringe show."

Other

On 9 September 2023, Fosh played in the Sidemen charity match, an association football match to raise money for charity, for the YouTube Allstars team. In the 78th minute, Fosh tackled and fouled Sidemen member Miniminter, resulting in referee Mark Clattenburg issuing him a yellow card. In response, Fosh pulled an Uno "reverse card" from his shorts and showed it to Clattenburg, garnering Internet and media attention.

2021 London mayoral candidate

Fosh was an independent candidate in the 2021 London mayoral election, which was won by the incumbent, Sadiq Khan. Fosh said he ran simply to "wind up" fellow former Harrovian Laurence Fox, who was running as a right-wing candidate for the Reclaim Party, which Fox had recently founded. Fosh aimed to get more votes than Fox, but failed to do so, coming second from last. Fosh also said he wanted to increase youth turnout. Fosh put forward a set of comedic policies and said, "I would make a terrible mayor".

Awards and nominations

References

Primary sources

External links

Earl of Luton
Fosh's persona in a July 2024 video

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1995 births
Living people
Alumni of Newcastle University
British YouTubers
British male comedians
Comedians from London
English people of Dutch descent
People educated at Harrow School
Sidemen Charity Match players
YouTubers from London