the vlog squad… where the hell are they now?

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the vlog squad… where the hell are they now?
Hey everyone welcome back to my channel! today we’re going to be reviving a series i started over a year ago called the “where the hell are they now” series! I started it last Spring after thinking about what defunct content groups like Team 10 and Magcon would be up to now that they aren’t as big anymore but after those two I didn’t really know who else to do a video on…. until noW (lol)
To give a quick backstory, the vlog squad is a content group that was loosely formed through David Dobrik’s vlogs with his friends who all came from former vine fame. As the vlogs grew in popularity the group was given the name “the vlog squad” by their fans and the group leaned into it. The group featured huge creators like David Dobrik (obv), Gabbie Hanna, Liza Koshy, Corinna Kopf, Zane Hijazi, Heath Hussar, Scotty Sire etc and a ton of celebrity cameos over the years. For a pretty long while the vlog squad was seen as “unproblematic favs” due to not only the lack of drama they seemed to get into, but how they swept any drama that came up under the rug by never responding to it. This changed though when a prank against a previous member, Seth resurfaced and allegations against a now-former member Dom also came out. Since then the group’s public reception has shifted from what felt like universal adoration to one that’s a lot more divided. So I thought it’d be interesting to see how this shift has affected past and present members and what they’ve been up to recently- because it’s worth remembering that the vlog squad has seen quite a few members come and go even before the controversy so I wanted to see what they've been up to as well.
While the recent changes are definitely part of why I wanted to look into the group, the other big reason was that i felt their situation and potential to grow out of the group looks a lot different than the previous content groups we’ve looked at in this series. I was also just curious about what past members who had been a part of the original vlogs but left before the start of the “new era” a few years ago have been up to. I think what’s also pretty unique about the members (past and present) is that quite a few of them are taking on outside-of-youtube opportunities that are a lot less conventional than what you typically see from youtubers so I thought that was another interesting detail to look into. SO if you wanna join us in checking out what the vlog squad members have been up to recently, why their situation is different and how they fell out of public favour in the first place despite being youtube’s poster content group, feel free to keep watching!
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Also wanted to quickly slide in a thank you to everyone who reached out over the month while I was gone! It was really sweet and i appreciate it so much fr so thank you :) Hope you guys enjoy the video and i’ll see you in the comments!
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[@jestenia590]

Big Nik’s trajectory was definitely one of the most surreal of all the members 0___o

[@zoeg5451]

after what happened with lohanthony i'm not even surprised anymore 😭

[@gummybearsh]

@@zoeg5451 wait what happened with lohanthony???

[@p33p33Finger]

@@gummybearsh he ended up going to conversion camp and is super Christian now and straight now who seems like a totally different person

[@zoeg5451]

@@gummybearsh he started posting all this heavily religious stuff and ppl were theorizing that he was brainwashed at conversion therapy, especially bc in a video he blamed his alcoholism on his sexuality and claimed that he turned gay because he was molested as a child

[@DottieMinerva]

@@p33p33Finger that’s so heartbreaking and disturbing to me

[@alicia379]

I’m convinced David’s sad puppy dog look and act is what saved him. People just want to believe he’s this sweet innocent baby. It’s so weird.

[@ungabunga4016]

On Alex Ernst- his girlfriend has posted a couple tik tops that have popped on my fyp, it seems like he’s just chilling. When someone asked her why he had a flip phone she said “to enjoy the simpler things” or something like that.

[@conansglasses2645]

I just rolled my eyes at that last line

[@foxwayne]

i feel like the last line was a joke tbh but he also appeared in some of the science/robots side of youtube in the last 2 years

[@maia4009]

i can't really look at him the same given that he was in the apartment while the assault happened, he's even in the vlog making jokes, and he never acknowledged it :(

[@whartwell9255]

@@maia4009 actually he was not dom said it and also david said they film the joke part w alex next day but tbh they were all know dom was a creep so this was expectable

[@maia4009]

@@whartwell9255 yeah they knew how he was, and also i don't how much i can believe david and dom, they might be trying to keep alex out of it, but even if he wasn't there i still can't look anyone from the vlogsquad in the same way :(

[@Kaitie]

I feel like the lack of negative comments of David’s newer vlogs is due to the fact that those of us who chose to stop watching did just that: we stopped watching. At least in my case, i don’t care to give him a view or a comment or any interaction on his videos.

[@FM-jk6ii]

Yes totally

[@cruelworldhappymind]

You’re amazing 🥺 thank you for being so kind and supportive of me! As someone who was a fan of your content for a long time it means the world!!

[@LeilaleilaZ]

Oh I love your contenttt 😍

[@retentionpond8628]

omg my two faves!!!!

[@picklespeas9623]

Omg i love you so much!!

[@stagrunners]

THIS is the crossover I needed to see... I'm 99% certain I got into your content explicitly because of Casey!

[@swiftie13]

Not my two favs gushing over each other 🥰

[@greyhunterace8274]

It still blows my mind sometimes how David was as big as he was.I always just thought he was that guy who dated Liza until a couple months ago.

[@LivTheSlayer]

When the video upload is 0.1 second late after the video is pushed back…I’ll be expecting my notes app apology, Casey.

[@AxxLAfriku]

should i skip school for youtube video making? i making good stuff but i need much time to making. maybe replace school with making videos. i have two girlfriends. thanks for your opinion dear liv

[@justjulie1113]

@@AxxLAfriku what? No definitely not

[@hereiampercylover]

@@AxxLAfriku I just saw you today on another video

[@emmad4308]

@@justjulie1113 ignore him he does this stuff all the time. Literally see him everywhere

[@Jenninka]

Idk why but Dom is the creepiest looking dude I’ve seen in a while. Just seeing his face makes me feel like I’m being leered at by a drunk dude drinking cheap beer

[@Tiorg-g1u]

Same. Can’t see his face without feeling extremely creeped out, especially after the details of the scandal came out.

[@yungdracula1068]

my ex fiance unironically liked scotty sire's music. so in hindsight that should've been my first red flag.

[@Pinnie06]

That was my red flag in middle school… I wish that year didn’t happen tbh

[@r.s.6357]

Watching this as someone who knew nothing about the vlog squad was a ride: "Josh peck" Wait isn't that that drake and Josh guy? "A how I met your mother spinoff" Wait what? "Considering he started as an actor" Oh wait he is that guy???

[@keara5598]

To add to Carly and Erin: they also have a podcast! It gives them more opportunity to have lengthier conversations and I love them as a duo! They are wholesome and unproblematic!

[@beestarjay]

another note on Liza's success: she's also a voice actor of one of the main characters in the new My Little Pony movie

[@aidoll3692]

....deadass?

[@kbear1547]

Wow really?

[@scarletsage6267]

@@aidoll3692 she voices the white Pegasus

[@alyssahoeltke6190]

Was also a host or judge on a TV show along side Shakira. On the cover of I think Womens Health? Featured on the food network. And on Jimmy Fallon.

[@Dhi_Bee]

I honestly think David used the pandemic as an excuse to take time off when it was really the Jeff Wittek accident that made him stop for awhile

[@allisoncastle]

Agreed!

[@kotaa6967]

The Jeff incident happened when they were filming his comeback vlog so he actually did stop due to the pandemic but that accident definitely kept him away for longer

[@meumundosecreto7694]

What's the Jeff Wittek accident, they're so many I get lost

[@allisoncastle]

@@meumundosecreto7694 When he almost died by that crane thing

[@skyedots]

i used to watch davids vids like 5 years ago and thought they were funny but really it was because alex ernst was usually the only other person in videos at the time and he is genuinely hilarious. i know he barely uploads but still, alex's vids are underrated

[@Skip_a_Doodle]

this video was a long time coming.. LITERALLY BESTIE. finally i can end my day by watching this!

[@entranSingie]

Welcome back Casey, also what a great idea to come back with

[@therealdannydevito2634]

The excitement I get when you post, love you babe.

[@the-bill-cipher]

oh my god danny devito i love your work🥺

[@mikeala5889]

I’m actually very excited for this video because I wonder what’s going on with that group now but I don’t want to give them any views or attention after all the things that came out about them within the last year or two.

[@Peachiebun]

Alex Ernst was my favorite member! Imo he is way more funnier and had better comedic timing than David when he was in the vlogs

[@drewheath832]

I was never into the Vlog squad so I only found out about nickisnotgreen's video about Big Nick's Christian influencer podcast. What a hot mess!

[@beingzombievstheworld]

They treated gabbie like Dee Reynolds from it's always sunny in Philadelphia.

[@sophiaako7663]

omg that's so accurate

[@Tiorg-g1u]

I never saw their appeal, to me it just seemed like a bunch of white fratty bros doing fratty shit and laughing. This video was fun though, interesting to see how differently stuff has turned out for them

[@finky110]

Casey you're literally glowing!! 🌟

[@Pandapower24]

I can't believe you just cemented the idea of heaven being some club and God is the bouncer...I love it! lmao

[@c4p0ne83]

JUST GOT MY FOOD THANKS QUEEN🙌🏽

[@flawedsanity]

Ayyyy me too

[@ellaronci2703]

"its giving like edgy baby shark" WHY IS THAT SO ACCURATE 😂😂

[@inanimatecarbongod]

Funnily enough, the last video I watched was about Big Nik being a ghoul over the Travis Scott Astroworld debacle. He makes Dobrik almost causing Wittek to lose an eye look good.

[@rachaeldronsfield5490]

TFIL is SO fun. I have an 11 year old brother and it’s one of the only channels the two of us watch together. The yelling can be annoying to me but they do some really cool things and help a lot of people.

[@welpppppppppppppp]

i click in the video. i see casey’s lovely lowkey presence once more. i hit like. this post mortem was needed!!!

[@echolittle9068]

oh this is gonna be a good one i already know

[@reb3578]

David could easily replace Jimmy Kimmel in a few years. Everyone seems to have forgotten about The Man Show.

[@tinypetalo]

Did not expect to see a “where are they now?” of the clog members so soon 👁👄👁

[@ac-zk5qe]

is trisha paytas considered a member of the vlog squad? i know she was mainly in david's videos bc she was dating jason but she definitely aired out a lot of their dirty laundry (cough cough brandon dating a 17 year old)

[@futuristic.handgun]

So glad that you are back!! Awesome video, as always! 🥰💓

[@screamcow_]

Ahh, so all this time STDs actually stood for "Sexually Transmitted Demons" 🧐

[@chlp8953]

New content to watch while I eat my cereal 🥵🥵 Thanks queen

[@mawlibella]

If anyone is interested in learning more about scotty sires music, or big nik going girl defined... I reccomend nickisnotgreens channel, he's done videos on both topics and they're really good :)

[@Adrian-gk5vs]

I'm soo happy that you're back!

[@larasophia5760]

Please now I need big nick deep dive slander content.

[@allymac3000]

Lmao Chris Chan is a popular skateboard youtuber and I feel like I’ve seen that exact scenario in one of his videos 😂

[@Babyteef]

While Gabbie is definitely strange asf now, she was clearly still not getting treated well in this group, i don’t think anybody except David really was, which just fucking creeps me out

[@lina200282]

KZbin had announced that they demonitized David's entire channel, but David wouldn't post unless he's guaranteed money so he's definitely done a deal with KZbin. They're literally just enabling him. Also just unsubscribed from Zane and Heaths podcast because they just uploaded a video with David, so

[@michaelbiscay9836]

12:07 I don't know why, but he reminds me of Yogurt from Spaceballs.

[@remia7927]

No friend group is perfect but the truth is the way they live its a wish of mine to thrive like that in life with my own friend group.... i do not support them but the idea they portray on the internet shows how much fun they have 😗😗

[@Suzy24]

I watch TFIL and I had no idea that Elton was in the vlog squad 🤯

[@Diggydo420]

Guy heard of 'STDs' and just assumed D meant demon 😂

[@lillianoftheveil]

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN I HAVE BEEN WORRIED SICK

[@emirioseco124]

Just yesterday Zane and Heath uploaded a podcast with David and he explained that he stopped Views because the last that he did had a pitch sound in the back, so he got frustrated and hasn't done other since

[@Slowburn13]

"Sexually transmitted demons" 😂💀

[@billiecorsetti3185]

alex ernst’s girlfriend actually posts a lot and they are super sweet together, alex doesn’t own a mobile phone anymore lol just a flip phone

[@clickbiat]

I'm really proud of my girl liza, she's really come a long way

[@mollyb5073]

I very happily lived under a rock when vlog squad was a thing

[@obsceniities]

I’ve never seen any of these people’s videos but great video casey

[@floriansommer8339]

As a german, Corinna Kopf (never heard of her before this video) is one of the funniest names I've heard. That really got me.

[@tararose7728]

LOVE U CASEY

[@joana_25_]

you should do an update video

[@jinspurplehair_6096]

"a godly jig" LMAOOO

[@nekorina9011]

You forgot to mention that Liza Koshy plays Zipp in the new My Little Pony movie!

[@gabby9603]

I don’t skip the ad break just because her voice is so soothing

[@MsEmzRox]

He is still doing views podcast, but only on audio platforms

[@1-eye-willy]

Hello fresh? More like goodbye stank, i can barely afford normal groceries, im not about to spend 10 fold on a few meals mailed to me in a cardboard box.

[@yeetymcneety]

It's sad how Big Nik turned on his previous faith and now demonizes it

[@the_newt_nest]

Alex Ernst was in a William Osman video sometime this year, and that's the only reason I know who the hell he is. So he got better friends.

[@cadyheron9951]

big nik saw it follows and thought it was a documentary

[@randompersonontheinternet5183]

Yay you posted again!!

[@alicia-vera]

missed you casey!!!

[@sevvaltoker2242]

need an update so bad

[@maggierappa417]

It’s interesting to see what the popular content on KZbin is changes over time. For so long it was shit like the vlog squad and Jake Paul videos. And then it kind of shifted to makeup I think. And now I think I would say the most popular content is game content/just gamers overall. I actually don’t know for sure cause I’m not watching anything other than movie commentaries and the same like 5 KZbinrs

[@i.myourmonbebe9798]

Omg yayyyy, cayse's back!!!!

[@garfunkel555]

i wouldn’t recommend partnering with hello fresh considering the current situation with their workers

[@januaryhood6359]

i can’t believe all of these changes happened before my eyes

[@h00lig0n]

hi casey i missed ya!

[@allisoncastle]

I highly doubt David took time off because of the pandemic… I’m pretty sure it was because of Jeff.

[@foxwayne]

i love alex ernst tbh

[@melindahicks9146]

This was so good

[@Eatyourenemies5]

The Queen is back, the nature is healing, your skin is glowing and your hair is shining

[@stephisafraidofyou]

Yay!! New video!!

[@Soulsphere001]

I never heard about The Vlog Squad until a couple hours ago. I doubt I would be interested in their obviously juvenile content.

[@LurenTi]

Your voice reminds me of Billie eilish

[@ema8459]

I only know what Alex Ernst is up to cause his gf is on tik tok. He might be too I can’t remember. But Bailey the bunny died :(

[@miloc.4670]

such an interesting video !!

[@annekecharnley6872]

You should do O2L

[@ElizabeteLaudina]

I feel like that was a really bad song to judge Scotty by :D I'm not proud, but I actually like a few of his other songs.

[@Huanke_0h]

every time i watch videos about these people, im glad that they were never in my radar, because my english wasn't good enough to consume their content also, i didn't know that gabby hanna was part of it, nor how they treated her 🤢 i mean, i don't like her, but wth is wrong with those guys, i feel bad for her, no one deserves a toxic working environment disguised as friendship

[@lukeywebo]

what my friends and i have found most interesting is going back to watch old vlogs. they are so unfunny and even uncomfortable to watch, i think most of his audience simply just outgrew his content

[@soukoz]

Oh geez Jason is an open mouth gum chewer

[@cw2010]

Hello fresh workers are striking because of terrible working conditions btw and the company is paying thousands to anti-union causes daily. Not a great look to promote them rn

[@cw2010]

@@caseyaonso4270 thanks for the reply

[@beandrag9019]

14:52 why is there a Lithuanian flag in the background? Is one of them Lithuanian??

[@itsliterallybeenoneday]

I have like four friends

[@thishappenstobehere]

Hello Fresh abuses its workers, I wouldn't promote them

[@kayladupuis8610]

It's so much easier to look back and see the red flags. While at their peak they did a really great job only showing gOoD viBeS. Impressed & disappointed

[@sunclownkin3388]

please research the hello fresh protests and boycotts

[@Ari-fz4hu]

I feel like David’s comments are moderated ALOT I tried to comment on the situation in one of his comeback vlogs and my comment got deleted/never showed up so fast

[@katet8639]

David Dobrik and that Dom guy give me creepy vibes. I honestly think David Dobrik has not real emotions. Watching the video's about him, I think there is something off about him. I'm glad I never watched the ''vlog squad''

[@9gagHasMySoul]

Not Josh peck?????

[@JackieWarner13]

I never watched the vlog squad really. If Josh Peck was in the thumbnail I may have 😂 glad he's distant himself. I watched Liza & Gabbie on vine & watched their content after they left the vlog squad tbh so think that content wasn't for me.

[@tez228]

so basically nothing much happened to any of them and they’re living life as normal, whew.

[@jvyzen]

i always got a bad vibe from them and i disliked how most of the vlogs is just them laughing hysterically for 20 minutes about literally nothing.

[@nostrils_]

I feel like gabbie and Liza were by far the most well known outside the Vlogs, both when they were featured and now, probably because they had large audiences from vine but I also think it’s because they never tried to replicate David’s vlogs on their own channel, they always stuck with their style of content (Liza was known for her skits/scripted content, and gabbie for her story times). Back when I was into the vlog squad *shudder* it always felt like all the other members who did vlogs were just trying to recreate what David had done

[@gia5279]

I feel the exact same and felt the same, and I felt like whoever I watched from the squad I always felt I was watching watered down David vlogs

[@nostrils_]

@@caseyaonso4270 Agreed, whenever she was in the vlogs they would get a ton more views since she had her own devoted fan base outside of the vlog squad, I mean for a bit I only knew David as Lizas boyfriend.

[@R1228]

@@nostrils_ agreed

[@katherinegriffin]

i used to be obsessed with gabbie and even with her music and this is absolutely true, her content style even in the later videos before what's been her downfall were still distinct

[@JB-tt6ct]

Well if you look at Davids oldest videos he was clearly clickbaiting and clout chasing on Gabbie and Liza's account putting them in thumbnails. There were both more popular then him. They even referenced that.