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Straight from your computer and heading towards your television screen, YouTube phenom Grace Helbig is about to unleash her charming brand of offbeat comedy on E!
Beginning in April, the popular comedian will host The Grace Helbig Project (the working title), a hybrid comedy/talk show series that will feature Helbig’s musings about the latest trends in pop culture as well as conducting celebrity interviews in random locations.
A longtime cult favorite who has been gradually garnering mainstream appeal, Helbig’s fervent fanbase celebrated the news on social media yesterday, and the hashtag #GraceHelbigProject trended worldwide after the news broke.
To know Grace Helbig is to love Grace Helbig, so allow us to introduce you to the newest talk show host on the block.
Here are 6 things you need to know about Grace Helbig.
1. Grace used to host a daily vlog for My Damn Channel
Helbig honed her comedic chops by hosting and posting daily videos for the entertainment website My Damn Channel from 2008-2013. Five videos, five days a week, for five years. That’s one billion videos.
During this time, the multifaceted comedian also performed in various sketch and improv shows throughout New York City.
2. Her YouTube channel has over 2,000,000 subscribers
That’s right, over 2,000,000. That’s 1,999,999 more subscribers than my personal YouTube channel, which is of course dedicated to plants that I find to be too sarcastic. I’m looking in your direction, bamboo.
3. Grace is the author of a New York Times best-seller
Described as a tongue-in-cheek handbook for millennials, Grace’s Guide: The Art of Pretending To Be A Grown-Up outsold media mogul extraordinaire OPRAH WINFREY to capture the number one spot on this prestigious list.
Which TV shows has Grace already appeared on? Find out by clicking through to the next page below!
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