Superfruit (web show)

Superfruit
Scott Hoying (left) and Mitch Grassi (right) performing as part of Pentatonix in June 2016
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Mitch Grassi Scott Hoying
Starring	Mitch Grassi Scott Hoying
Website

Superfruit (often stylized as SUP3RFRUIT) is a comedy web show on YouTube, hosted by Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi (known professionally as Mitch Grassi)^[1] and Scott Richard Hoying (known professionally as Scott Hoying).^[2] Grassi and Hoying are both members of the a cappella group Pentatonix,^[3][4] and have been friends since they were 10 years old.^[5]

While the show mainly focuses on themselves and comedy, the show occasionally features vocal performances by Grassi and Hoying. They also tend to have a number of collaborations with many YouTube celebrities, such as Tyler Oakley, Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, Miranda Sings, Todrick Hall, Ricky Dillon, and Connor Franta. On October 18, 2016, the pair released an original song Bad 4 Us on their channel. Later, on November 15, 2016, they released a second original song Sweet Life, with more official music planned for 2017.^[6]

The channel currently has over two million subscribers and has accumulated over 248 million views.^[7][8][9]

Formation

According to Grassi, "[Scott and I] were at IHOP one day and both discussed how we wanted to individually start [YouTube] channels. [Then] we were [like, 'Why don't we just do it together?']"^[10] According to Scott, the name Superfruit "came from Mitch's random mind".^[11] The first Superfruit video was released on August 13, 2013.^[12]

Video content

Hoying (left) and Grassi (right) at a signing in New York in 2014.

Superfruit consists mainly of vlogs about the duo's daily lives and various casual games and competitions, but the channel also features a number of musical projects. Both Grassi and Hoying are members of the LGBTQ community.^[13][14] Although they are not dating, the pair gave themselves the portmanteau Scömìche to represent their relationship.^[15] Together they have a cat Wyatt Blue Grassi-Hoying, who appears in a number of their videos and logo. Most videos feature just Hoying and Grassi, however several include other artists or guests.

End segments

Superfruit has had many different end segments to their videos, which have varied over time but (as of September 2015) consist of Song Suggestions and Weekly Obsessions. The 'Weekly Obsessions' segment began from the first Superfruit episode and has continued ever since. They usually consist of items that Grassi or Hoying have recently purchased, and are often items of clothing. In the 'Comment on Comments' segment, inspired by YouTuber Grace Helbig's previous channel, DailyGrace, featured a number of comments on the last week's video, which were commented on by Grassi and Hoying. It featured one positive and one negative comment. This segment was discontinued after the episode "HEADS UP!". In the eighth episode of their web show, Superfruit began making weekly song suggestions. They entitled this segment 'Hey everyone! Here's a good song! *Don't listen to anything else today', which has adapted through each episode.

Other notable works

Outside of their YouTube channel, Grassi and Hoying promoted The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water as Superfruit with an MTV commercial in which Grassi gets a tattoo of SpongeBob SquarePants on his arm.^{[16][17][18][19][20]}

As Superfruit, Grassi and Hoying appeared on The Grace Helbig Show on an episode airing June 7, 2015, on which the duo perform various songs written for the show.^[21][22]

Awards and nominations

Shorty Awards

Musical projects

Being a part of a cappella group Pentatonix, both Grassi and Hoying have a strong musical background, and feature musical content frequently in their videos.

• "DEFYING GRAVITY" – as a celebration of Hoying's birthday, he and Grassi perform "Defying Gravity" from Broadway musical Wicked. (Published September 17, 2013)
• "THE MASH-UP GAME" – taking requests from fans, Grassi and Hoying, together with Tori Kelly, form a medley of eight different songs. (Published December 24, 2013)
• "FROZEN MEDLEY" – a medley featuring various songs from the Disney title Frozen, featuring fellow Pentatonix member, Kirstin Maldonado. (Published January 14, 2014)
• "BEYONCE" – a medley of Beyoncé's self-titled album, released in December 2013. The video had a huge positive reaction, including those from The Huffington Post's website, and Beyoncé herself.^[24][25] (Published March 11, 2014)
• "EVOLUTION OF MILEY CYRUS" – a medley of Miley Cyrus's popular songs throughout her career, from her Hannah Montana days to her Bangerz album. (Published May 27, 2014)
• "HAPPY LITTLE PILL (Troye Sivan Cover)" – a cover of YouTube star Troye Sivan's song of the same name from the EP TRXYE. (Published September 30, 2014)
• "1989" – a medley of Taylor Swift's album 1989, released in October 2014. The video also received quite a lot of recognition from the online media. (Published November 5, 2014)
• "POP GOES BROADWAY" – a medley of three songs, featuring Shoshana Bean. The songs are Blank Space by Taylor Swift, Jealous by Nick Jonas, and Break Free by Ariana Grande. (Published January 20, 2015)
• "FEELING MYSELF" – a cover of Nicki Minaj ft Beyoncé's track, Feeling Myself. (Published February 24, 2015)
• "HIP-HOP GOES BROADWAY" – a medley of multiple, popular hip-hop songs suggested by fans via Twitter. (Published June 2, 2015)
• "EMPIRE MEDLEY" – a medley of the songs performed in the American drama television series, Empire. (Published September 8, 2015)
• "HIP-HOP GOES BROADWAY 2" – a medley of "Watch Me" – Silento, "Turn Down For What" – Lil Jon&DJ Snake, "Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe" – Kendrick Lamar in the style of The Phantom of the Opera, "Hotline Bling" – Drake,"Hot N**ga" – Bobby Shmurda in the style of The Lion King, "Blessed" – Big Sean, "Get Low" – Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz, "Energy" – Drake, "All of the Lights" – Kanye West, "Pour it Up" – Rihanna, "The Hills" – The Weeknd,and "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" – Jay-Z(Published October 13, 2015)
• "ANTI MEDLEY" – a medley of Rihanna's 2016 album ANTI. (Published April 12, 2016)
• "RISE (Katy Perry Cover) by SUPERFRUIT, Mary Lambert, Brian Justin Crum, Mario Jose" - a cover of Katy Perry's single, Rise (Published September 6, 2016)

Collaborations

Throughout the channel's history, Superfruit have featured a number of different other YouTube channels and celebrities.

• "PET PEEVES (feat. Todrick Hall)" – with Todrick Hall
• "Q&A WITH MIRANDA" and "MIRANDA BLOOPERS" – with Miranda Sings / Colleen Ballinger
• "SOFT CHEESES (feat. Grace Helbig)" – with Grace Helbig
• "THE ACCENT CHALLENGE (feat. Lindsey Russell)" – with Lindsey Russell
• "THE MASH-UP GAME (feat. Tori Kelly)" – with Tori Kelly
• "FROZEN MEDLEY (feat. Kirstin Maldonado)" – with Kirstin Maldonado
• "TYLER OAKLEY CAN SING (feat. Tyler Oakley)" – with Tyler Oakley
• "SUPERMAISIE (feat. Maisie Williams)" – with Maisie Williams
• "PET PEEVES PART 2 (feat. Todrick Hall)" – with Todrick Hall
• "THE BEYONCE CHALLENGE (feat. Mamrie Hart)" – with Mamrie Hart
• "POP GOES BROADWAY "Blank Space/Jealous/Break Free" (feat. Shoshana Bean)" – with Shoshana Bean
• "CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY (feat. Maisie Williams)" – with Maisie Williams
• "DON'T BREAK THE CHAIN (feat. Ricky Dillon)" – with Ricky Dillon
• "WE DID DRAG (feat. Willam Belli)" – with Willam Belli
• "HELIUM WITH HANNAH HART" – with Hannah Hart
• "SHADY MUSIC TRIVIA (feat. Tyler Oakley)" with Tyler Oakley
• "What Am I Kissing? (feat. Victoria Justice)" with Victoria Justice
• "CHUBBY BUNNY CHALLENGE (feat. Gus Kenworthy)" – with Gus Kenworthy
• "THE CONDOM CHALLENGE (feat. Todrick Hall)" – with Todrick Hall
• "SPONTANEOUS SINGING (feat. Drew Monson)" – with Drew Monson
• "NOT SAFE FOR YOUTUBE Q&A (feat. Connor Franta)" – with Connor Franta

References

External links

• Superfruit (web show)'s channel on YouTube
• Superfruit's web store