he Try Guys, a group of former Buzzfeed employees turned YouTubers, is going from three guys to two, they announced Wednesday, adding that they’ll launch a new subscription-based streaming service. In , Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld announced that Eugene Lee Yang is stepping away from to focus on creative endeavors. Kornfeld said while Yang’s departure is “bittersweet,” he and Habersberger are excited for what’s to come from him in the future.
“Eugene leaving is something that is sort of necessary for us to keep moving forward,” Habersberger said. “Things change. The Try Guys’ original cast already came to an end once, But now it’s sort of getting a better finite ending.
” The Try Guys started out on Buzzfeed’s YouTube channel, gaining viewers who tuned in to see them try everything from skydiving to dressing in drag to UFC fighting. In 2018, the group left Buzzfeed to start their own production company called 2ndTry, where they operated as a four-person group that included Ned Fulmer. In 2022, the group went viral when it was revealed Fulmer cheated on his wife with an employee.
Fulmer left the group and the remaining Try Guys put out a response on YouTube. The controversy sparked a two-week media frenzy and even a sketch. “It’s not a great feeling to go viral for someone else’s misdoings.
While the media circus surprised us, I know we remain incredibly proud of how we navigated an unfortunate situation,” Kornfeld told . “We certainly .