• Comment: Except for the two references, all of the references are either from 'twitter' or 'youtube', which are not reliable at all. Those two references covers CollegeHumor, only slight/no mentions of Drawfee. ANUwrites 09:47, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Drawfee
OrganizationsCollegeHumor
Websitedrawfeeshow.com
YouTube information
Channels
Created byCaldwell Tanner, Nathan Yaffe
LocationNew York City
Years active2014–present
Subscribers1.86 million[1]
Total views442 million[1]
Contents are inEnglish
100,000 subscribers2015[2]
1,000,000 subscribers2019[3]
Twitch information
Channel
Followers158 thousand
Associated actsSecretSleepoverSociety, NathansOtherShow

Last updated: July 2024

Drawfee; originally Morning Drawfee, (a portmanteau of draw and morning coffee) is a YouTube and Twitch show started in 2014 by Nathan Yaffe and Caldwell Tanner at CollegeHumor. Drawfee began as a way for the two hosts to warm up before starting their day as illustrators. CollegeHumor laid off Drawfee and most other employees in early 2020.[4][5] Drawfee subsequently announced its status as an independent company in July 2020.[6]

As of July 2024, Drawfee has 1.86 million subscribers and more than 442 million views on YouTube.

Format

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Most episodes begin with the greeting, "Welcome to Drawfee, where we take dumb ideas and make even dumber drawings," followed by the hosts announcing their names. The episode participants then talk about where they got the inspiration for the episode prompt, usually from a Patreon patron, YouTube commenter, or one of the artists themselves. These often take the form of an improvised skit. Popular prompts include anime, video games, and self-imposed challenges, such as using a particular brush or color.[7]

Most episodes involve three or four sketches, renders of which are shown between artists. However, some episodes, such as "If the Mario Movie Was Made by Different Animation Studios" include other art forms, such as clay sculpture.[8]

People

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Current

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Nathan Yaffe
Born (1989-02-19) February 19, 1989 (age 35)
EducationUniversity of Maryland
WorksNathan Yaffe at IMDb
Spouse
Emily
(m. 2023)
[9]}

Nathan Yaffe began the channel with Caldwell Tanner in 2014. He grew up in Bethesda, Maryland and attended the University of Maryland. In 2023, he married his longtime partner, Emily.[9]

Julia Lepetit
Born (1989-03-12) March 12, 1989 (age 35)
EducationFashion Institute of Technology
WorksJulia Lepetit at IMDb
Spouse
Jacob Andrews
(m. 2022)
[10]
Websitewww.julialepetit.com

Julia Lepetit is a former illustrator and editor at Dorkly. She grew up on Long Island and graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology in 2011. She left Dorkly to become a full-time Drawfee host in 2018.[11] Julia became engaged to Jacob Andrews in 2022,[12] and they married in 2024.[10]

Jacob Andrews
Born (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 35)
EducationUniversity of Georgia
WorksJacob Andrews at IMDb
Spouse
Julia LePetit
(m. 2022)
[10]

Jacob Andrews is a former illustrator at CollegeHumor. He grew up in Georgia and attended the University of Georgia. He later worked at a pharmacy before his comic work was noticed by Caldwell Tanner, and he was invited to work at CollegeHumor. Andrews created the improvised RPG "You Awaken in a Strange Place."[13] He joined Drawfee in August 2018.[14]

Together, Andrews and Lepetit stream video games on Twitch as "SecretSleepoverSociety."[15]

Karina Farek
Born (1993-07-09) July 9, 1993 (age 31)
EducationSchool of Visual Arts
WorksKarina Farek at IMDb

Karina Farek is a former comic artist at Buzzfeed and later CollegeHumor. She grew up in Houston, Texas and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Farek joined Drawfee in July 2019.[16]

David Clarke
Born (1986-08-06) August 6, 1986 (age 38)
WorksDavid Clarke at IMDb

David Clarke is the editor of Drawfee. Their[a] first edited video was "Artists Draw Dark Souls Enemies (That They've Never Seen)."[17] They have appeared in a few episodes, such as "Artists Draw Posters for Musicals (They've Never Seen)"[18] and "DRAWFEE SELLS OUT - The Drawfee Variety Hour."[19]

Former

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Caldwell Tanner
Born
Hugh Caldwell Tanner

(1986-05-19) May 19, 1986 (age 38)
WorksCaldwell Taner at IMDb
SpouseSusanna Wolff[20]
Children1
Websitecaldwelltanner.com

Caldwell Tanner was a host and later guest. In 2015, he announced that he would be moving to Los Angeles to work at the CollegeHumor office there.[21] Since leaving Drawfee, he has also worked on Big City Greens and Not Another D&D Podcast.[22]

Trevor Lyon
WorksTrevor Lyon at IMDb
Websitetmdlyon.com

Trevor Lyon was Drawfee's editor from 2018 to 2019.

Events and projects

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Drawfee Game Jam

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Drawfee hosted a game jam in 2017 that was sponsored by Crunchyroll.[23] The five games were Kiss Planet, Wiggle Jiggle Blocks, Final Retirement Saga, Kickin' It: Shoes Your Destiny, and Zodiac Mall Ball.[24][25] Zodiac Mall Ball was later released on itch.io.[26]

Charity streams

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In 2019, as part of CollegeHumor, Drawfee raised $25,670.27 (equivalent to $30,592 in 2023)[27] for Hurricane Dorian relief.[28]

In 2023, Drawfee raised more than $108,000 for the Stonewall Community Foundation. Tiltify, the donation platform they used, recognized Drawfee as one of the top 30 fundraisers of 2023.[29]

MoCCA Art Fest 2023

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In 2023, the line to visit Drawfee's exhibit at the MoCCA Art Fest stretched outside the venue.[30][31]

Notes

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  1. ^ Clarke uses they/them pronouns.

References

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  1. ^ a b "About @drawfee". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Guys, check it out! Our silver 100,000 play button just arrived from YouTube! We're so lucky to have such incredible fans, so please imagine that this plaque is all of your heads and that we are crushing you to death with one powerful smooch.
    You guys are the best,
    Loldwell + Nathan Yaffe"
    . Facebook. Drawfee Show. April 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Yaffe, Nathan [@AtNathanYaffe] (February 23, 2019). "Thank you all so much!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Knibbs, Kate (January 28, 2020). "CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong?". Wired. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Stephen, Bijan (January 8, 2020). "Almost everyone at CollegeHumor is fired as new owner asks the internet for help". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  6. ^ Drawfee Show MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. Drawfee. July 2, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Khalyleh, Hana (May 1, 2020). "Don't have cable? Just bored? Here are 7 YouTube channels and shows to binge at home". St. Cloud Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  8. ^ Erao, Math (April 12, 2023). "Super Mario Bros. Fan Makes a Mind-Blowing Wallace and Gromit-Style Luigi Out of Clay". CBR. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Drawfee is Going On VACATION (Video). Drawfee. July 6, 2023. Event occurs at 7:30. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ a b c Lepetit, Julia [@JuliaLepetit] (October 20, 2022). "MARRIED." (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Lepetit, Julia [@JuliaLepetit] (March 19, 2018). "I can finally announce that I am now the Manager (general and community manager) for @DrawfeeShow! I'm officially an on staff Drawfee host! Extremely excited to talk to you all more and try to help the channel do even more!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Lepetit, Julia [@JuliaLepetit] (August 8, 2022). "We engaged!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Purchese, Robert (February 8, 2022). "You Awaken in a Strange Place: the remarkable RPG you create as you play". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  14. ^ @DrawfeeShow (August 22, 2018). "We have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! So big we made it a video!
    TLDR; EXPECT MORE.
    Thank you and we're sorry"
    (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Secret Sleepover Society". Twitch. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  16. ^ @DrawfeeShow (July 16, 2019). "IT'S OFFICIAL! @dilfosaur has joined Drawfee as a host!
    CONGRATS TO KARINA AND ALSO CONGRATS TO US FOR GETTING KARINA!"
    (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Artists Draw Dark Souls Enemies (That They've Never Seen). Drawfee. February 9, 2019. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ Artists Draw Posters for Musicals (They've Never Seen). Drawfee. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ DRAWFEE SELLS OUT - The Drawfee Variety Hour. Drawfee. November 28, 2019. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ Tanner, Caldwell [@caldy] (October 29, 2017). "This is my wife Susanna. She's very fun and smart and also the GOD OF FUCKING THUNDER." (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ Drink n' Drawfee - Ultimate Springtime Edition. Drawfee. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ "About". Not Another D&D Podcast. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  23. ^ Chan, Stephanie (December 29, 2017). "Drawfee releases 5 titles from its livestreamed game jam". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  24. ^ "Game Jam". Drawfee. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017.
  25. ^ Moxie Communications Group (December 29, 2017). "Drawfee and Crunchyroll Announce the Public Release of Five New Video Games Created During 48-Hour Game Jam Livestream". PR Web (Press release). Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  26. ^ "Zodiac Mall Ball". itch.io. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  27. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  28. ^ "Drawfee Charity Stream: For Hurricane Dorian Relief". Tiltify. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  29. ^ @tiltify (February 5, 2024). "🚨We are counting down the Top 30 Fundraisers of 2023! At #20, we have @drawfeeshow!
    During Pride Month 2023, the 4 members of Drawfee Show ran a nearly 5-hour Trucking Simulator charity stream. Along the way, they raised $108,717.00 for Stonewall Community Foundation. Taking a route from Forks, WA down to Mexico, the team handed out snacks, put on road tunes, and played driving games to pass the time. They only had to get towed once, but plenty of fun was had. Congratulations to Drawfee Show for a great Trans Rigs road trip!
    #Tiltify #Drawfee #Drawfeeshow #Pride #truckingsimulator #twitch #youtube #fundraisers #fundraising #charity #top30 #art"
    . Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Instagram.
  30. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (April 4, 2023). "The 2023 MoCCA Arts Festival drew 5000 8000 readers". Comics Beat.
  31. ^ Lemke, Meg (April 5, 2023). "MoCCA 2023 Draws a Crowd". Publishers Weekly.