Why did The Key of Awesome end?

We dig into The Key of Awesome (KoA), the musical comedy/parody series on the channel of the same name. We examine how KoA began life as Barely Political, with their viral hit Crush on Obama establishing the channel’s winning formula - topical comedy and hot babes. This ethos was carried over to KoA’s mega-successful parodies of early 2010 pop culture mainstays Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. But were the years of parodies, sketches, corporate acquisitions, and live tours too much for creator Mark Douglas?

CHAPTERS

Introduction 00:00:00

Our history with The Key of Awesome 00:03:42

Obama Girl 00:08:18

The Barely Political era 00:15:40

Musical comedy and Mark Douglas 00:23:45

Business chat and YouTube acquisition 00:27:26

Obama Girl in the YouTube community 00:28:59

Barely Political at E3 00:36:08

The Key of Awesome 1 - Heavy Metal Cats 00:44:22

Twilight Sucks - KoA 3 00:50:08

Barely Political content farm tendencies 00:56:55

KoA breakthrough popularity 00:58:41

Justin Bieber parodies 01:00:50

Tik Tok Kesha parody 01:05:51

Lady Gaga parodies 01:10:23

Katy Perry parodies 01:15:29

Glee parody (with Michael Jackson?) 01:19:28

KoA continues through the 2010s 01:24:01

Gangnam Style parody 01:25:14

Bad Blood parody 01:28:44

Monster parody and use of The Muppets 01:32:22

YouTube Complaints 01:37:58

Another Weezer feature 01:39:47

Final years of KoA 01:43:40

The last KoA 01:49:19

The legacy of KoA 01:59:59

Max's subscription: Amber's IG 02:02:29

Lucy's subscription: Cappuccino 02:03:53

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