Korean Englishman is a YouTube channel created by Josh Carrott and Ollie Kendal. It includes content in Korean and English describing the reactions of British people to aspects of Korean culture and food. The channel initially introduced Korean food to their British friends who never tasted it before, most famously introducing fire noodles to their friends and challenged them to eat it in one of their videos. It later became the first start of Fire Noodle Challenge. The channel introduced a variety Korean food to celebrities in the form of short interviews, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland, Pom Klementieff, Ryan Reynolds, Will Smith, David Beckham and two actors from , Taron Egerton and Mark Strong.At first, the channel mostly had Korean viewers, but now has a more global audience. In the beginning, Kendal was rarely seen in the videos but rather in charge of filming and editing, with his friend Carrott seemed to be the main host of the show. However, Kendal started to appear more often and co-hosts many of the videos. Kendal, Carrott's best friend, is now a favorite and is loved by viewers.
Biography
Joshua Daryl Carrott was born in England to Daryl and Maureen Carrott. He has a brother named Jordan. When he was 12, Carrott's family moved from England to Qingdao, China due to his father's work. Carrott was first exposed to Korean culture in the International School of Qingdao, which has a large population of South Korean expatriates. He then returned to England for university, majoring in Korean studies at SOAS, University of London with a year abroad at Korea University during which he became fluent in the Korean language. He is married to Gabriela 'Gabie' Kook, an Argentinian-born Korean chef who grew up in Spain and the US and studied in Spain, the US and France. Gabie Kook was runner-up on MasterChef Korea, who also maintains a widely viewed YouTube channel called "Gabie Kook". They recently became owners of a Cavapoochon puppy named Brie. Oliver John Kendal is a YouTuber who co-hosts the 'JOLLY' and 'Korean Englishman' channel. He is also Josh's best friend and is sometimes jokingly referred to as his first wife. The duo started their career as YouTubers on 10 August 2013, when they first uploaded their video on their channel 영국남자 which currently has 3.92M subscribers. On 13 February 2017, they started another channel called JOLLY that has reached 2.06M subscribers. All videos are subtitled in English and Korean. Oliver Kendal was first mistaken for Carrott's videographer, however, they corrected this in one of their YouTube videos. Kendal is also known as the official carrier of the JOLLY channel's Instagram. He has a daughter named Juno, with his wife Lizzie Kendal. Juno is also the goddaughter of Josh and Gabie. Often featured on the channels is guest Reverend Christopher Lee, Ollie's brother-in-law. Reverend Chris' twin brother, Major Charles Lee also occasionally features on their channels, co-starring with Rev. Chris in a 2019 series titled 'British TWINS Come to Korea!! '.
Jolly
Jolly started more as a smaller channel of Korean Englishman. Unlike Korean Englishman, the newer channel Jolly, started in 2015, which represents a portmanteau of their names Josh and Ollie as well as the English word "Jolly" as it is, is equally co-hosted by the two with Kendal taking a more prominent role on the screen, as the co-host, compared to their main channel. While the style of the videos on the Korean Englishman channel has a higher production value than Jolly, Jolly was created to have a more communicative and personal feel to viewers, more casually through experimental contents in shorter and simpler videos. Jolly is also different from Korean Englishman as it is seasonal shows whereas the latter is often a themed series of videos. While JOLLY is a mix of Mukbang, reaction, interviews with famous celebrities, mail/box opening, and vlogging channel, Korean Englishman focuses on the Korean culture, having people come to Korea to experience the food and customs, or Carrott and crew travelling to other countries to experience what Korean food is like in other countries, or Carrott introducing Korean food and culture to famous people, friends, family, loved ones from his home in England, in Korean-styled restaurants in London, or in the English public. Unlike Korean Englishman, JOLLY episodes are divided into seasons, from Season 1 to Season 12, each season being indicated by a unique arrangement of 5 colors below the big "JOLLY" text during the introduction. Episode numbers are indicated with Roman Numerals. As of 18 March 2020, JOLLY is on Season 12, Episode 242, where Josh and Ollie sample snacks from Trader Joe's that they received from a viewer in the mail. JOLLY is also where Kendal learns , in their playlist of 33 videos.
