Don’t worry, it isn’t the one you went to school with at ISU
The comedy group known as The Try Guys have cut their ties with Ned Fulmer, one of the four founding members, who admitted that he had a “consensual” workplace affair.
“Ned Fulmer is no longer working with The Try Guys,” the group said in a tweet Tuesday. “As a result of a thorough internal review, we do not see a path forward together. We thank you for your support as we navigate this change.”
Shortly after the Try Guys’ announcement, confirmed rumors that had circulated on social media alleging he had engaged in an extramarital affair Fulmer posted this on Twitter
From Variety.com:
“With Fulmer’s departure, The Try Guys will comprise the three remaining members: Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld and Eugene Lee Yang. The group had launched their careers while at BuzzFeed, before leaving the digital media company in June 2018 to form their own production company, 2nd Try. A spokesperson for the Try Guys did not respond to a request for more information.
The Try Guys, with their trademark willingness to try virtually anything, have produced videos featuring the guys doing everything from testing out labor-pain simulators to attempting Alaskan dog sledding, and from parallel parking 18-wheeler trucks to getting nail extensions. The Try Guys currently have 7.8 million subscribers on their YouTube channel.
Among their first videos while they were at BuzzFeed was “Guys Try Ladies’ Underwear for the First Time,” which went viral in 2014 and currently has more than 22 million views.
Remaining members Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld and Eugene Lee Yang have not yet made public statements about the future of the group, but they did move to change to a new logo for the show on their social pages.
Try Guy – Keith Habersberger, alum of Illinois State University where he got his start in improv, just completed a podcast with REDBIRD BUZZ- that you can click to listen to more of his crazy journey with Buzzfeed , The Try Guys and more. His group Lewberger, was just recently on stage at Braden earlier this month. LEWBERGER is a three-man comedy band based in Los Angeles got a standing ovation on America’s Got Talent and were finalists on NBC’s Bring The Funny. Their viral songs, such as “Locking My Car” and “Disney Princess,” have been heard by millions online and on TV, and they’ve been described as the illegitimate love child of Lonely Island and Flight of the Conchords.
Susan Saunders 9/29/22
