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Jenny Nicholson
Born (1991-09-06) September 6, 1991 (age 33)
San Mateo County, California, United States
Occupations
YouTube information
Genre(s)Film criticism, video essay
Subscribers1.3 million
Total views195.4 million
Last updated: January 7, 2025
Websitewww.youtube.com/user/JennyENicholson

Jenny Nicholson (born September 6, 1991) is an american video essayist and YouTuber.

Her videos are often longform reviews of media or documentary style videos about themes parks. Nicholson's videos often include costumes and humour.[1]

Early life and education

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Nicholson was born on September 6, 1991, in San Mateo, California.[2]

she worked in Disneyland california at the petting zoo, then at guest relations, gave tours and worked at the City Hall.

Youtube career

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Nicholson posted her first videos in 2011. Friendship is witchcraft info here

The videos were slightly more than a minute long. Her videos increased in length over time, with her first 30 minute video (The Greatest Showman) being posted in 2018.[3]

SCREENJUNKIES info here


Nicholson's videos have received media attention since 2017, with Nicholson's Top 10 Reasons I Won't Do ASMR ASMR video receiving praise for its humour.[4]. In 2018, The Washington Post recommended Nicholson's Suicide Squad Sales Pitch video, amongst other videos by Nicholson, describing it as her 'breakout hit'.[5] The video now sits at 3.3 million views.

In 2019, Nicholson's Oh no! The Rise of Skywalker was real bad :( video garnered media coverage.[6]

In 2020, Nicholson spoke out about the possibility that she caught coronavirus at Disneyland.[7]

As of 2021, Nicholson had over 13,000 patrons each paying her at least 1$ a month.[3] In the same year, Nicholson posted an over two hour long video titled THE Vampire Diaries Video which garnered media attention to her entire body of works, notably an article by the International Policy Digest which praised her for authenticity and passion on the topics she covers, and highlighting her 'script doctor' series where she performs humourous reviews of movies and media from the point of view of 'fixing' it. The article also highlights her collaborative work with other youtubers, such as her cameos in Lindsay Ellis's videos and her former show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a parody dubbing of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic cartoons.[8] The Vampire Diaries video also featured in various recommendation lists of 2022.[9]

In 2022, Nicholson released a documentary on the late Evermore theme park in Pleasant Grove, Utah titled Evermore: The Theme Park That Wasn't, which was called 'the funniest documentary of the year' by Collider. [1]

In 2022, Nicholson received media attention for her backlog of long videos, a format that was becoming increasingly popular and she was being described as being a pioneer in. These videos included: The Church Play Cinematic Universe, Trigger Warning and THE Vampire Diaries Video.[10][11][12] After posting The Church Play Cinematic Universe, Nicholson revealed that she had received a 'bad faith' copyright claim, impacting her channel's ability to earn income.[13]

On May 19, 2024, after two years of work,[14] Jenny Nicholson posted The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel, a four-hour long review of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. The video garnered over 3 million views after 3 days and widespread media coverage,[15][16][17][18][14][19][20][21] with The Independant praising her as having made 'more effort into her research than most postgrads do their dissertations'.[22] The video also received pushback from staff working at the hotel, as well as Disney fans,[23][24] though the hotel closed it doors in September 2023, reporting an expected 250 million USD loss.[25][22] Some sources report that Nicholson claimed that Disney filed a copyright claim against her video due to the music playing in one of the clips she included in her videos, preventing her from earning adsense money on the video.[26]

The video was named CNN's Best epic film of 2024.[27] and included amongst Vanity Fair's Best TV Shows of 2024 list.[28] Many have also cited Nicholson, using this video as an example, of being one of the pioneers in the longform video essay genre on Youtube.[29][19][10]

Nicholson's There's something wrong with Hallmark's youtube channel was included in one of the The Guardian's 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) lists.[30]

Nicholson's video channel is largely financed by her patreon, where she posts monthly exclusive content, which as of January 2025 has over 40,000 paying members.[31]

Reception

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated works Nominee(s) Result
2021 Hugo Award Best Related Work The Last Bronycon: a fandom autopsy[32] Jenny Nicholson Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Shore, Matt (November 11, 2022). "Jenny Nicholson's Optimism Is What Makes Her Evermore Video So Good". Collider. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Gupta, Nisha (June 13, 2024). "Who Is Jenny Nicholson? Wikipedia, Age, Sister, Husband, Family and BIO". News In Bollywood. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Tait, Amelia. "Why Do People Make (and Watch) 5-Hour 'iCarly' Analysis Videos?". Wired. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  4. ^ Branwyn, Gareth (March 28, 2017). "Jenny Nicholson's "Top 10 Reasons I Won't Do ASMR" ASMR". Boing Boing. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Ohlheiser, Abby (February 24, 2018). "Perspective | Let's ignore YouTube's worst creators for a moment and watch these 8 channels we actually love". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Kleinman, Jake (December 30, 2019). "'Rise of Skywalker' spoilers: Incredible video breaks down every plot hole". Inverse. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  7. ^ Weekes, Princess (March 25, 2020). "Universal Studios Extends Closure, Disney Still Hasn't Yet". The Mary Sue. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  8. ^ Mann, Will (March 10, 2021). "The Art of Geeking Out: What Jenny Nicholson Gets Right". International Policy Digest. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  9. ^ Scott, Hannah. "Best video essays for when you've got a few hours to kill". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Sung, Morgan (June 27, 2022). "Creators are mitigating burnout with long-form YouTube videos". NBC News. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  11. ^ Colopy, Jess (April 10, 2023). "Canadian Church Crucifies Disney Character In the Name of Jesus". Inside the Magic. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  12. ^ Coleman, Jack (April 2, 2023). "Is YouTube Bringing About a New Age of Disney Documentaries?". Collider. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  13. ^ a b Dickson, Ej (May 29, 2024). "How a 4-Hour Video About Disney's Failed 'Star Wars' Hotel Took Over the Internet". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  14. ^ Neely, Samantha. "MSN". MSN. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  15. ^ Willingham, A. J. (May 23, 2024). "A viral longform video revisits Disney's failed luxury 'Star Wars' hotel". CNN. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  16. ^ Willingham, A. J. (May 23, 2024). "A viral longform video revisits Disney's failed luxury 'Star Wars' hotel". CNN. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  17. ^ Zuckerman, Esther (June 7, 2024). "A Four-Hour-Long Hotel Review That Is Actually About So Much More". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  18. ^ a b Dubreuil, Maroussia (January 5, 2025). "Sur YouTube, des pipelettes sans limites". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  19. ^ Neely, Samantha (May 23, 2024). "Who is Jenny Nicholson? YouTuber breaks down her bad stay at Disney's now-closed Star Wars hotel". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  20. ^ Tenbarge, Kat (May 23, 2024). "YouTuber investigates why Disney World's expensive Star Wars hotel closed after 18 months". NBC News. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  21. ^ a b Coogan, Ryan (May 25, 2024). "Why a four-hour YouTube video about a failed hotel has gripped Gen Z". The Independent. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  22. ^ Placido, Dani Di. "The 'Spectacular' Failure Of Disney's 'Star Wars' Hotel Is Going Viral". Forbes. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  23. ^ Donaldson, Kayleigh (May 28, 2024). "Is Disney Really Scared of a Four Hour Video Essay About a Defunct Attraction?". Pajiba. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  24. ^ Dowd, Katie (August 15, 2023). "Disney to take hit of $2.5M per room at failed 'Star Wars' hotel". SFGate. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  25. ^ Gutelle, Sam (June 28, 2024). "Jenny Nicholson's four-hour 'Star Wars' hotel rant gets eight million views, Disney copyright claim". Tubefilter. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  26. ^ Asmelash, Leah; Andrew, Scottie (December 30, 2024). "The best, worst and weirdest pop culture moments of 2024". CNN. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  27. ^ Press, Joy (March 22, 2024). "The 22 Best TV Shows of 2024". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  28. ^ Weldon, Glen. "Who has time to watch a 4-hour YouTube video? Millions of us, it turns out". NPR. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  29. ^ Susan, Lazy (December 18, 2024). "Lazy Susan: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)". The Guardian. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  30. ^ "Get more from Jenny Nicholson on Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  31. ^ "2021 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Award. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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