h3h3 Productions

h3h3 Productions
Personal information
Born

  • Ethan Edward Klein
  • Hila Hakmon Klein

Nationality American, Israeli
Residence New York, New York United States
Website www.h3h3productions.com
YouTube information
Channel name h3h3productions
Years active 2013–present
Genre Comedy
Subscribers 1.3 million
Total views 148 million
Network Freedom!
Associated acts
Subscriber and view counts updated as of April 23, 2016.
Ethan and Hila
YouTube information
Channel name h2h2productions
Years active 2013–present
Genre Comedy
Subscribers 574 thousand
Total views 41 million
Network Freedom!
Subscriber and view counts updated as of April 23, 2016.

h3h3 Productions is an Israeli-American YouTube comedy channel produced by husband and wife team Ethan and Hila Klein. As of April 2016 it has over 1.3 million subscribers.[1]

Background

More involved than traditional reaction videos, clips of a source video are intermixed with comment and absurd sketches, a style which has been described as a cross between the works of comedy duo Tim & Eric and the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.[2] The channel has also gained a reputation for criticizing certain Internet trends and personalities,[3] including the Fine Brothers, the Fullscreen network, Sam Pepper, and copyright infringement on Facebook, as well as the policies of YouTube itself.[4][5][6] Often times the pair will comment on or participate in online controversies, for instance with SoFloAntonio or LeafyIsHere.[4][7] The pair have also commented on issues involving copyright infringement, censorship, and the doctrine of fair use, as it relates to their content.[8][9][10] The couple runs a second channel named Ethan and Hila, on which they release simpler reaction videos and vlogs multiple times a week.[11]

History

The channel released its first reaction video of the video poem "Girls Who Read" in November 2013, at the time the couple lived in Israel.[2]

In April 2015, the Kleins moved to the United States, where they now reside in New York City.[12] The channel joined the Freedom! network after leaving Collective Digital Studio in August 2015. The couple has collaborated with other YouTube personalities, including "Filthy Frank" and Jon Jafari (of JonTron).[13][14] Since October 2015, Hila Klein is working as a producer on JonTron.[15][16]

From late 2015 the channel's viewership increased, due to frequent exposure on Reddit and in January 2016 Reddit's /r/videos community named it "YouTube channel of the Year".[17]

In March 2016, New Jersey based comedian Jimmie Lee appeared in a video on their second channel, after previously being a subject of their reaction videos.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "h3h3productions YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics - Socialblade.com". socialblade.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. 1 2 Rich, Jacob (February 25, 2016). "Why the world needs h3h3 Productions". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Klima, Jeff (July 31, 2015). "Is h3h3 Productions the Most Negative Channel on YouTube?". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Hathaway, Jay (February 11, 2016). "The Latest YouTuber Controversy Reveals Facebook’s Looming Video-Theft Problem". New York. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ Tamburro, Paul (December 16, 2015). "h3h3productions Exposes Facebook's Awful Approach to Stolen Videos". Crave Online. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Freeman, Meagan (September 15, 2015). "h3h3 Productions, Ethan Klein Creates Hilarious Videos and Huge Controversies". Social News Daily. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ h3h3 Productions (March 20, 2016). "THE LEAFY RANT". Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ h3h3 Productions (December 15, 2015). "THE FACEBOOK SCAM". Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ h3h3 Productions (August 4, 2015). "CENSORSHIP ON YOUTUBE". Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ h3h3 Productions (August 5, 2015). "CENSORSHIP ON YOUTUBE: PART TWO". Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Official YouTube channel of Ethan and Hila". Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ Klein, Hila (April 22, 2015). "Cya Israel". Twitter. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ h3h3 Productions (September 19, 2015). "JonTron and Ethan share a Papa John Pizza". Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  14. ↑ h3h3 Productions (October 5, 2015). "Feeding the Homeless – h3h3 reaction video". Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  15. ↑ "IamA -- We are h3h3productions! We make comedy videos on YouTube. Ask us anything! • /r/IAmA". reddit. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  16. ↑ JonTronShow (2015-10-31), Titanic: The Legend Goes On - JonTron, retrieved 2016-03-03
  17. ↑ Morgan, Tom (January 5, 2016). "h3h3 Productions crowned best YouTube channel by Reddit". Tube Chum. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  18. ↑ Ethan and Hila (2016-03-04), EPIC DAD PRANKS IN CENTRAL PARK, retrieved 2016-03-05

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