Fortnite Friday
Genre	Talk show
Created by	ConnorEatsPants
Original language	English
Original release
Network	Twitch YouTube
Release	2020 (2020) – present

Fortnite Friday is an American talk show, hosted by live streamer ConnorEatsPants. First aired in 2020, the show centers around Connor interviewing celebrities, political figures, and internet personalities while playing the video game Fortnite Battle Royale. The show is broadcast irregularly, airing live on YouTube and Twitch with no set schedule. Notable guests include political figures such as California governor Gavin Newsom and former congressman George Santos.

Format

The format of Fortnite Friday sees a celebrity guest join Connor for a virtual interview while playing Fortnite Battle Royale.^[1] Throughout the show, Connor intersperses legitimate questions in between comedic moments.^[2] The gaming aspect of the show has been noted as an unserious backdrop, allowing Connor to catch guests off guard with challenging questions,^[2] particularly when they are politicians or public figures associated with the MAGA movement.^[3][4]

Background

Connor, known online as ConnorEatsPants, was born on August 26, 1999,^{[‡ 1]} and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.^{[‡ 2]} Known for his gaming content, Connor began streaming consistently in 2017.^[5] From 2020 to 2022, Connor was a member of the Dream SMP, a Minecraft roleplay server where he participated in collaborative events and storylines with other content creators.^[6]

The idea for Fortnite Friday originated as an inside joke within Connor's community during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] In 2020, Connor streamed himself playing Fortnite with Soulja Boy after he had made multiple jokes about the rapper in previous live streams.^{[‡ 3]} Following this, Connor jokingly floated the idea of playing Fortnite with other celebrities on stream, before actively seeking guests in 2023.^[2]

Although he is represented by a talent agent, most of the guests that have appeared on Fortnite Friday were contacted directly by Connor, usually done publicly through Twitter.^[2] Described by Aftermath as a "snowball effect," the popularity of the guests that have appeared on the show has slowly escalated from minor internet personalities like Jacob Sartorius and Baby Gronk, to major political figures like Gavin Newsom.^[7]

Reception

Aftermath describes Connor as never breaking his character, and his questioning as being unpredictable.^[2]

References