The Try Guys to Host the 8th Annual Streamy Awards

dick clark productions and Tubefilter today announced viral comedy quartet, The Try Guys, will host the 8thAnnual Streamy Awards. Comprised of producers Keith Habersberger, Ned Fulmer, Zach Kornfeld, and Eugene Lee Yang, The Try Guys have reached massive popularity and garnered over 1 billion views across their social media platforms since the group's inception. As their name suggests, The Try Guys' hilarious video content includes them "trying" everything from swimming with sharks to using a labor pain simulator, with the latter amassing more than 140 million views. This year's hosts are nominated in the Audience Choice: Show of the Year and Ensemble Cast categories. Joining The Try Guys on stage will be presenters Eva Gutowski, Mamrie Hart, Grace Helbig, Liza Koshy, LaurDIY, Tana Mongeau, and Patrick Starrr. Additional presenters to be announced.

The 8th Annual Streamy Awards will take place at the iconic Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Monday, October 22 at 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT and will stream live globally at YouTube.com/Streamys.

"We are thrilled to be the first ever quartet to host the Streamy Awards and look forward to bringing our signature brand of spectacular comedy, music, and dance to the show," said The Try Guys, completely in unison.

"Ever since The Try Guys showed us how they prepared to present the Streamy Award for Beauty, we knew they were game for anything-and we're proud they can add 'hosting the Streamys' as another challenge in their repertoire of tries," said Streamy Awards Creator and Executive Producer Drew Baldwin. "I cannot wait to see what scintillating plans their hive-mind will devise to celebrate the achievements of the creator community."

The Try Guys are a comedy quartet known for their willingness to try anything and everything, all in the name of better understanding the people and world around them. They are video producers with a keen understanding of and passion for the viral landscape, creating positive -- and often comedic -- content. Earlier this year the group split off from BuzzFeed to form 2nd Try, an independent production company with an aim to expand their brand both within the digital landscape and beyond. Their new channel launched in June and amassed over 3 million subscribers in its first 6 weeks. The Try Guys are represented by ICM Partners, Ginsberg Daniels and Hansen Jacobson.

The full list of the 8th Annual Streamy Awards nominees were announced last week. Highlights of this year's nominations include:

• After winning "Breakout Creator" in 2017, David Dobrik leads with six nominations, while veteran creator Casey Neistat and Escape The Night follow with five. Newcomer Emma Chamberlain is nominated for the first time and leads all females with four nominations.
• Other top nominees include Shane Dawson (4), who received multiple nominations for his series "The Truth About Tanacon," live streaming gamer Ninja (4), and DeStorm Power and his series Caught (4). Science Fiction series ATROPA, creators Gabbie Hanna, Liza Koshy and Rhett & Link, as well as Rooster Teeth and The Young Turks all received three nominations.
• Female creators lead the comedy category for the first time since the removal of gender distinction in the performance categories.
• The beauty category is led by males 3:2.

Streamy Awards nominees and winners are determined by the Streamys Blue Ribbon Panel, a judging body of creators, executives, and other experts in the online video industry. Fans will be able to vote for their favorite nominees in the two Audience Choice categories - Creator of the Year presented by Youtube and Show of the Year - leading up to the live show on October 22. Voting will open on October 8 and more information will be made available in the coming weeks.

The 8th Annual Streamy Awards is executive produced by dick clark productions' Ariel Elazar, Rika Camizianos, Alexi Mazareas and Michael Nieporent as well as Streamy Awards founders Drew Baldwin and Joshua Cohen.

For more information, visit www.streamys.org. Join the conversation on social media with #streamys and be sure to follow Streamy Awards on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

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