Superfruit (web show)

Superfruit

Scott Hoying (left) and Mitch Grassi (right) performing as part of Pentatonix in June 2016
Genre Comedy
Created by Mitch Grassi
Scott Hoying
Starring Mitch Grassi
Scott Hoying
Website

Superfruit (often stylized as SUP3RFRUIT) is a comedy web show on YouTube, hosted by Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi (known professionally as Mitch Grassi)[1] and Scott Richard Hoying (known professionally as Scott Hoying).[2] Grassi and Hoying are both members of the a cappella group Pentatonix,[3][4] and have been friends since they were 10 years old.[5]

While the show mainly focuses on themselves and comedy, the show occasionally features vocal performances by Grassi and Hoying. They also tend to have a number of collaborations with many YouTube celebrities, such as Tyler Oakley, Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, Miranda Sings, Todrick Hall, Ricky Dillon, and Connor Franta. On October 18, 2016, the pair released an original song Bad 4 Us on their channel. Later, on November 15, 2016, they released a second original song Sweet Life, with more official music planned for 2017.[6]

The channel currently has over two million subscribers and has accumulated over 248 million views.[7][8][9]

Formation

According to Grassi, "[Scott and I] were at IHOP one day and both discussed how we wanted to individually start [YouTube] channels. [Then] we were [like, 'Why don't we just do it together?']"[10] According to Scott, the name Superfruit "came from Mitch's random mind".[11] The first Superfruit video was released on August 13, 2013.[12]

Video content

Hoying (left) and Grassi (right) at a signing in New York in 2014.

Superfruit consists mainly of vlogs about the duo's daily lives and various casual games and competitions, but the channel also features a number of musical projects. Both Grassi and Hoying are members of the LGBTQ community.[13][14] Although they are not dating, the pair gave themselves the portmanteau Scömìche to represent their relationship.[15] Together they have a cat Wyatt Blue Grassi-Hoying, who appears in a number of their videos and logo. Most videos feature just Hoying and Grassi, however several include other artists or guests.

End segments

Superfruit has had many different end segments to their videos, which have varied over time but (as of September 2015) consist of Song Suggestions and Weekly Obsessions. The 'Weekly Obsessions' segment began from the first Superfruit episode and has continued ever since. They usually consist of items that Grassi or Hoying have recently purchased, and are often items of clothing. In the 'Comment on Comments' segment, inspired by YouTuber Grace Helbig's previous channel, DailyGrace, featured a number of comments on the last week's video, which were commented on by Grassi and Hoying. It featured one positive and one negative comment. This segment was discontinued after the episode "HEADS UP!". In the eighth episode of their web show, Superfruit began making weekly song suggestions. They entitled this segment 'Hey everyone! Here's a good song! *Don't listen to anything else today', which has adapted through each episode.

Other notable works

Outside of their YouTube channel, Grassi and Hoying promoted The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water as Superfruit with an MTV commercial in which Grassi gets a tattoo of SpongeBob SquarePants on his arm.[16][17][18][19][20]

As Superfruit, Grassi and Hoying appeared on The Grace Helbig Show on an episode airing June 7, 2015, on which the duo perform various songs written for the show.[21][22]

Awards and nominations

Shorty Awards

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Best YouTube Ensemble Pentatonix Nominated [23]

Musical projects

Being a part of a cappella group Pentatonix, both Grassi and Hoying have a strong musical background, and feature musical content frequently in their videos.

Collaborations

Throughout the channel's history, Superfruit have featured a number of different other YouTube channels and celebrities.

References

  1. ↑ Grassi, Mitch. "Mitch Grassi on Twitter: 'I guess still keep tweeting #VoteSuperfruit! I'm a lil confused @ the rules and what not but regardless !!! ☺️'". twitter.com/MitchGrassi. Mitch Grassi. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Hoying, Scott. "Scott Hoying on Twitter: "Glad y'all love our complete ridiculousness 😜😘😜😘😜 #VoteSuperfruit m.youtube.com/watch?v=BojJkpUpTN8"". twitter.com/ScottHoying. Scott Hoying. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Goodman, William (17 January 2014). "Frozen Music Medley Is Pure Perfection". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Watch: Your Favorite Hip Hop Hits Turned Into Broadway Tunes Is Amazing". iHeart.com. iHeart Radio. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "BOYFRIEND TAG". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Superfruit - Bad 4 Us [Official Video]". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Hoying, Scott. "Scott Hoying on Twitter: "Can't believe @SUP3RFRUIT hit 1,000,000 subscribers! So happy y'all love our obnoxious friendship 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/FVtZRsTO8i"". twitter.com/ScottHoying. Scott Hoying. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Superfruit – About". YouTube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Superfruit. "Superfruit on Facebook: "To celebrate ONE MILLION subscribers... tomorrow we're going to be doing our FIRST live stream at 6pm PT!!!!!! bit.ly/SuperfruitLiveStream"". facebook.com/Scomiche. Superfruit. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Superfruit. "Superfruit Comment on Facebook – "we were at IHOP one day and both discussed how we wanted to individually start youtube channels. then we were like WHY DON'T WE JUST DO IT TOGETHIEZ"". Facebook.com/Scomiche. Superfruit. Retrieved 13 March 2015. we were at IHOP one day and both discussed how we wanted to individually start youtube channels. then we were like WHY DON'T WE JUST DO IT TOGETHIEZ
  11. ↑ Superfruit. "Superfruit Comment on Facebook Post – "mitch's random mind"". Facebook.com/Scomiche. Superfruit. Retrieved 13 March 2015. mitch's random mind
  12. ↑ Superfruit. "Superfruit on Twitter – "AN INTRO TO SUPERFRUIT http://youtu.be/Odb1UCQiDZ4"". Twitter.com/SUP3RFRUIT. Superfruit. Retrieved 13 March 2015. External link in |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Nichols, Larry. "Pentatonix". Ken Philips Publicity Group. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Grindley, Lucas. "Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix on being gay in the cool a cappella band". Georgia Voice. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "ROAR VS. APPLAUSE/WOULD YOU RATHER". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  16. ↑ Wickman, Kase. "Superfruit Will See SpongeBob Everywhere When They Take Over MTV's Instagram Including on their own skin.". MTV.com. MTV. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  17. ↑ Superfruit. "Superfruit on Facebook – "Thank you MTV for letting us take over your Instagram today in honor of the new SpongeBob SquarePants Movie! We love y'all! For more, go to Spongebob.MTV.com! Don't forget we'll be posting a new video tomorrow!"". Facebook.com/Scomiche. Superfruit. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  18. ↑ Grassi, Mitch. "Mitch Grassi on Twitter: "My brand new spongebob tattoo!! 😍 thanks, @RomeoLacoste! instagram.com/p/ynFWSqH9Ag/"". twitter.com/MitchGrassi. Mitch Grassi. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  19. ↑ Superfruit. "SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS". YouTube.com. Superfruit. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  20. ↑ Superfruit. "Superfruit on Twitter: "Thank you @MTV for letting us take over your Instagram today in honor of the new @SpongeBobMovie! We love y'all! 😍 instagram.com/p/ynPFrWyLpS/"". twitter.com/SUP3RFRUIT. Superfruit. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  21. ↑ Superfruit (7 June 2015). "Superfruit on Twitter – "It's US!! #GraceShow"". Twitter.com/SUP3RFRUIT. Superfruit. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  22. ↑ Helbig, Grace (7 June 2015). "Grace Helbig on Twitter – "Shot w/ @scotthoying & @mitchgrassi (SUPERFRUIT!) for #GraceShow & they proved one again that they're... instagram.com/p/2keukzorX7/"". Twitter.com/GraceHelbig. Grace Helbig. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Best YouTube Ensemble". Shorty Awards. Univision. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  24. ↑ Sieczkowski, Cavan (14 March 2014). "Superfruit Singers Cover Entire Beyonce Album In 5 Minutes, And Kill It". HuffingtonPost.com. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  25. ↑ Beyoncé (14 March 2014). "Beyoncé on Facebook – "Mitch and Scott are FLAWLESS!"". Facebook.com/Beyonce. Beyoncé. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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