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Max Fosh
English YouTuber (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maximilian Arthur Fosh (born 3 April 1995) is an English YouTuber and comedian. As of July 2025,[update] his eponymous YouTube channel has over 4.7 million subscribers.[2]
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Early life
Maximilian Arthur Fosh[3] was born on 3 April 1995 at St Thomas' Hospital[4] in London, England,[5] to father Matthew Fosh,[6] an English cricketer and rugby union player, and mother Helena.[‡ 1] He has a sister, Talitha.[7] He attended Arnold House School in Westminster, London[‡ 2] before progressing to Harrow School[8] – the same school his father attended – from 2008 until 2013.[9][10]
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Radio
While studying for a combined honours in English literature and business at Newcastle University,[11][12] Fosh began presenting at Radio Tyneside. When at Radio Tyneside, he won gold in the "Best Newcomer" category at the National Hospital Radio Awards in 2017.[13][14]
On Christmas Day in 2022, Fosh presented a half-hour "TikTok Takeover" show on BBC Radio 1,[15] following an event almost two years earlier which involved printing his CV in large text on the roof of a car, and parking it outside of Broadcasting House in London.[12][16]
YouTube
Fosh's YouTube channel has amassed more than 4 million subscribers, and includes "silly" pranks and jokes[17] – as well as other comedic content. The channel was started on 13 January 2016 and posted its inaugural video on 18 October 2017, which started a series called "StreetSmart" (the channel's name at the time) where Fosh would interview people on the streets.[8]
In May 2022, Fosh placed a large sign reading "Welcome to Luton", visible from the approach path for Gatwick Airport, to trick arriving travelers into thinking they were instead at Luton Airport, triggering reactions from local news and social media.[18][19][20] Being noticed by the media, Fosh made several appearances on TV and radio, although some people criticised the prank as having caused undue stress for arriving passengers.[18] Fosh had use of the land on which the sign was placed for six weeks,[21] and said that renting the land and materials for the sign cost more than £4000.[22]
In 2025, Fosh obtained a symbolic death certificate from the unrecognised micronation Principality of Seborga as part of a satirical video project intended to test whether such documentation could be used to obtain a refund from an airline. The video, which was uploaded on 30 June, documented his visit with Seborga's head of state, a staged funeral, and the submission of the certificate to the airline. Although the airline began reviewing the refund request, Fosh ultimately discontinued the process after receiving legal advice against pursuing the claim further.[23][24][25]
Stand-up comedy
Following his YouTube success, in 2021 Fosh toured the UK with his show "Zocial Butterfly", which he had originally written in 2019.[26] He then went on to take the show to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2022, his debut at the festival.[27] Isobel Lewis of The Independent rated the performance two out of five stars, said he was "promising" despite lacking the "comedy chops needed for a Fringe show."[28]
Other
On 9 September 2023, Fosh played in the Sidemen Charity Match, an association football match to raise money for charity, for the YouTube Allstars team.[29][30] He also took part in the 2025 match.[31]
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2021 London mayoral candidacy
Fosh was an independent candidate in the 2021 London mayoral election, which was won by the incumbent, Sadiq Khan. Fosh said he ran simply to "wind up" fellow former Harrovian Laurence Fox, who was running as a right-wing candidate for the Reclaim Party, which Fox had recently founded.[32][33] Fosh aimed to get more votes than Fox,[34] but failed to do so, coming second from last. Fosh also said he wanted to increase youth turnout.[35] Fosh put forward a set of comedic policies and said, "I would make a terrible mayor".[36][37]
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