• 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 views434 million[1]
Contents are inEnglish
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2019[2]
Twitch information
Channel
Followers153 thousand
Associated actsSecretSleepoverSociety, NathansOtherShow

Last updated: May 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.[3][4] Drawfee subsequently announced its status as an independent company in July 2020.[5]

As of May 2024, Drawfee has 1.86 million subscribers and more than 434 million views on YouTube.

Format edit

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 theme, usually from a Patreon patron, YouTube commenter, or one of the artists themselves. These often take the form of an improvised skit. The usual drawing order is Nathan Yaffe, Jacob Andrews, Karina Farek, and Julia Lepetit.

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.[6]

People edit

Current edit

Nathan Yaffe
Born (1989-02-19) February 19, 1989 (age 35)
EducationUniversity of Maryland
WorksNathan Yaffe at IMDb
Spouse
Emily
(m. 2023)
[7]}

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.[7]

Julia Lepetit
Born (1989-03-12) March 12, 1989 (age 35)
EducationFashion Institute of Technology
WorksJulia Lepetit at IMDb
Spouse
Jacob Andrews
(m. 2022)
[8]
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.[9] Julia became engaged to Jacob Andrews in 2022,[10] and they married in 2024.[8]

Jacob Andrews
Born (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 34)
EducationUniversity of Georgia
WorksJacob Andrews at IMDb
Spouse
Julia LePetit
(m. 2022)
[8]

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."[11]

Together, Jacob and Julia stream video games on Twitch as "SecretSleepoverSociety."[12]

Karina Farek
Born (1993-07-09) July 9, 1993 (age 30)
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.

David Clarke
Born (1986-08-06) August 6, 1986 (age 37)
WorksDavid Clarke at IMDb

David Clarke is the editor of Drawfee. Their first edited video was "Artists Draw Dark Souls Enemies (That They've Never Seen)."[13] They have appeared in a few episodes, such as "Artists Draw Posters for Musicals (They've Never Seen)"[14] and "DRAWFEE SELLS OUT - The Drawfee Variety Hour."[15]

Former edit

Caldwell Tanner
Born
Hugh Caldwell Tanner

(1986-05-19) May 19, 1986 (age 37)
WorksCaldwell Taner at IMDb
Spouse
Susanna Wolff
(date missing)
[16]
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.[17] Since leaving Drawfee, he has also worked on Big City Greens and Not Another D&D Podcast.[18]

Trevor Lyon
WorksTrevor Lyon at IMDb
Websitetmdlyon.com

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

Drawfee Game Jam edit

Drawfee hosted a game jam in 2017 that was sponsored by Crunchyroll.[19] The five games were Kiss Planet, Wiggle Jiggle Blocks, Final Retirement Saga, Kickin' It: Shoes Your Destiny, and Zodiac Mall Ball.[20][21] Zodiac Mall Ball was later released on itch.io.[22]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "About @drawfee". YouTube.
  2. ^ Yaffe, Nathan [@AtNathanYaffe] (February 23, 2019). "Thank you all so much!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Knibbs, Kate (January 28, 2020). "CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong?". Wired. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Stephen, Bijan (January 8, 2020). "Almost everyone at CollegeHumor is fired as new owner asks the internet for help". The Verge. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Drawfee Show MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. Drawfee. July 2, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Erao, Math (April 12, 2023). "Super Mario Bros. Fan Makes a Mind-Blowing Wallace and Gromit-Style Luigi Out of Clay". CBR. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Drawfee is Going On VACATION (Video). Drawfee. July 6, 2023. Event occurs at 7:30. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ a b c Lepetit, Julia [@JuliaLepetit] (October 20, 2022). "MARRIED." (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Lepetit, Julia [@JuliaLepetit] (August 8, 2022). "We engaged!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Purchese, Robert (February 8, 2022). "You Awaken in a Strange Place: the remarkable RPG you create as you play". Eurogamer.
  12. ^ "Secret Sleepover Society". Twitch. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  13. ^ Artists Draw Dark Souls Enemies (That They've Never Seen). Drawfee. February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Artists Draw Posters for Musicals (They've Never Seen). Drawfee. November 12, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ DRAWFEE SELLS OUT - The Drawfee Variety Hour. Drawfee. November 28, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Drink n' Drawfee - Ultimate Springtime Edition. Drawfee. April 30, 2015 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "About". Not Another D&D Podcast. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  19. ^ Chan, Stephanie (December 29, 2017). "Drawfee releases 5 titles from its livestreamed game jam". VentureBeat.
  20. ^ "Game Jam". Drawfee. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017.
  21. ^ 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" (Press release).
  22. ^ "Zodiac Mall Ball". itch.io.