{{Short description|American comedian, singer, and YouTuber (born 1992)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{distinguish|Kyler Gordon}} {{Infobox youtuber | name = Kyle Gordon | image = KyleGordon BiltmoreCabaret ReithHumphreys2.jpg | image_caption = Kyle Gordon in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|9}} | birth_place = Katonah, New York, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * YouTuber * singer * comedian * artist }} | youtube_handle = @kylegordonisgreat8611 | youtube_display_name = kylegordonisgreat
| youtube_years_active = 2018–present | youtube_genre = {{hlist|Parodies|satire|songs}} | youtube_subscribers = 1.36 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | youtube_views = 1.18 billion<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | stats_update = April 10, 2026 }}
'''Kyle Gordon''' (born October 9, 1992) is an American comedian, singer,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Josh |date=August 16, 2023 |title=Who is Kyle Gordon, the Jewish comedian behind planet of the bass? |url=https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/meet-kyle-gordon-the-jewish-comedian-behind-the-song-of-the-summer-rsjugzq2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303012114/https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/i-think-being-jewish-is-a-gift-for-a-novelist-e0k0wphl |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=www.thejc.com |language=en}}</ref> and YouTuber.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2024 |title=Kyle Gordon Is Looking to Make More Crazy Times in 2024 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/kyle-gordon/kyle-gordon-is-looking-to-make-more-crazy-times-in-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063209/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/kyle-gordon/kyle-gordon-is-looking-to-make-more-crazy-times-in-2024 |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Kyle Gordon makes YouTube Shorts, TikToks and is a musician, satirically portraying various characters in his songs<ref name=":0" /> and parodying popular music from the past.
His YouTube channel has over one million subscribers and over 750 million views.<ref>{{Cite web |title=kylegordonisgreat – YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@kylegordonisgreat8611 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.youtube.com |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302144441/https://www.youtube.com/@kylegordonisgreat8611 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also has 3.7 million followers and 178 million likes on TikTok,<ref>{{Cite web |title=TikTok: Kyle Gordon |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@kylegordonisgreat |website=www.tiktok.com |access-date=March 6, 2025 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303122858/https://www.tiktok.com/@kylegordonisgreat |url-status=live }}</ref> both as of March 2025.
In summer of 2023, Kyle Gordon premiered his first song, "Planet of the Bass",<ref>{{Cite news |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2023-08-01 |title='Planet of the Bass' is our most anticipated song of the summer |url=https://www.polygon.com/23816082/planet-of-the-bass-dj-crazy-times-song-meme |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802234032/https://www.polygon.com/23816082/planet-of-the-bass-dj-crazy-times-song-meme |archive-date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-03 |work=Polygon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mather |first=Katie |date=2023-08-01 |title=WHAT IS THE SONG 'PLANET OF THE BASS'? PARODY EURO-POP MUSIC VIDEO GOES VIRAL FOR SPOT-ON HOMAGE TO THE '90S |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/planet-of-the-bass-euro-pop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802234036/https://www.intheknow.com/post/planet-of-the-bass-euro-pop/ |archive-date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=intheknow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Ellie |date=2023-08-01 |title='Planet of the Bass' might be the best parody song you hear this year |url=https://www.indy100.com/tiktok/planet-bass-kyle-gordon-song |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802234604/https://www.indy100.com/tiktok/planet-bass-kyle-gordon-song |archive-date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Indy100}}</ref><ref name="WhatHappened">{{Cite news |last=Chery |first=Samantha |date=2023-08-06 |title=What happened to the original Biljana in 'Planet of the Bass'? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/08/06/planet-of-the-bass-biljana-electronica-q-and-a/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806162159/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/08/06/planet-of-the-bass-biljana-electronica-q-and-a/ |archive-date=2023-08-06 |access-date=2023-08-08 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> which was released on August 15, 2023<ref name="RollingStone">{{Cite magazine |last=Klee |first=Miles |date=2023-08-03 |title='Planet of the Bass': Nobody Can Get This 1990s Eurodance Parody Out of Their Head |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/planet-of-the-bass-eurodance-song-parody-meme-1234799885/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803152717/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/planet-of-the-bass-eurodance-song-parody-meme-1234799885/ |archive-date=2023-08-03 |access-date=2023-08-03 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> and is a parody of 1990s European dance music.<ref name="dailydot">{{Cite news |last=Baker-Whitelaw |first=Gavia |date=2023-07-31 |title='Planet of the Bass': What is this weird song taking over the internet? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/planet-of-the-base-parody-tiktok/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802234856/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/planet-of-the-base-parody-tiktok/ |archive-date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2023-08-03 |work=The Daily Dot}}</ref> Brooks Allison, a sketch writer for ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'', and Jamie Siegel served as producers.<ref name="WhatHappened" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolentino |first=Daysia |date=2023-08-04 |title='Planet of the Bass' is the song of the summer on TikTok. And it hasn't even debuted yet. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/planet-of-the-bass-kyle-gordon-tiktok-viral-europop-parody-song-rcna98265 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807223546/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/planet-of-the-bass-kyle-gordon-tiktok-viral-europop-parody-song-rcna98265 |archive-date=2023-08-07 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=NBC News}}</ref>
In March 2024, Kyle Gordon released his first album, ''Kyle Gordon is Great'', which contained the single "Planet of the Bass", but also featured parodies of 2000s country music, pop punk emo songs, and bossa nova music.<ref>https://wvau.org/blogs/kyle-gordon-is-great-no-really/</ref>
In April 2025, Kyle Gordon released his second album, ''Kyle Gordon is Wonderful'', which features the single "We Will Never Die", parodying folk-pop songs of the early 2010s. The album also features parodies of British rap, nu metal, and Italo disco.<ref>https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/comedian-and-musical-satirist-kyle-gordon-shares-new-parody-millennial-indie-pop-single-we-will-never-die-feat-kody-redwing-the-broken-hearts</ref>
==Personal life== Gordon grew up in Katonah, New York in a Conservative Jewish family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Josh |title=Who is Kyle Gordon, the Jewish comedian behind planet of the bass? |url=https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/meet-kyle-gordon-the-jewish-comedian-behind-the-song-of-the-summer-rsjugzq2 |website=www.thejc.com |date=August 16, 2023 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303012914/https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/meet-kyle-gordon-the-jewish-comedian-behind-the-song-of-the-summer-rsjugzq2 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a graduate of Denison University, where he majored in East Asian studies, and sang in the cappella group the Denison Hilltoppers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=Crazy times for Kyle Gordon '14 |url=https://denison.edu/magazine/denison-magazine/151670 |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=Denison Magazine |publisher=Denison University |date=1 September 2023}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" |Details !Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />Com.<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Comedy Albums - Week of March 16, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2024-03-16/ |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Comedy Albums - Week of April 19, 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2025-04-19/ |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Billboard}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Kyle Gordon is Great'' | * Released: March 1, 2024 * Label: BMG * Formats: Digital download, streaming |8 |- ! scope="row" | ''Kyle Gordon is Wonderful'' | * Released: April 4, 2025 * Label: BMG * Formats: Digital download, streaming |10 |}
=== Singles ===
==== As lead artist ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Title ! rowspan="2" |Year !Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| US<br />Dance<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=10 First-Timers on Billboard’s Charts This Week: DJ Crazy Times, Men I Trust, Obongjayar, Briscoe & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-charts-first-timers-dj-crazy-times-men-i-trust-1235397938/ |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=Billboard}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Planet of the Bass"<br />{{Small|(featuring DJ Crazy Times and Ms. Biljana Electronica)}} | rowspan="3" |2023 |46 | rowspan="5" |''Kyle Gordon is Great'' |- ! scope="row" | "Ugliest Girl on the Beach"<br />{{Small|(featuring Antonio Frankfurt)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ugliest Girl on the Beach (feat. Antonio Frankfurt) - Single by Kyle Gordon |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0R5GOsXO3XXA9u5KNEod4O |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref> |— |- ! scope="row" | "Girls are the Best"<br />{{Small|(featuring Tanya McCabe)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girls Are the Best (feat. Tanya McCabe) - Single by Kyle Gordon |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2OdsziQ9mLtrmDUeRNydwi |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref> |— |- ! scope="row" | "My Life (Is the Worst Life Ever)"<br />{{Small|(featuring Our Wounded Courtship)}} | rowspan="3" |2024 |— |- ! scope="row" | "The Irish Drinking Song"<br />{{Small|(featuring The Gammy Fluthers)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Irish Drinking Song (feat. The Gammy Fluthers) - EP by Kyle Gordon |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6WwiFxKlg7M8dJX2rKBDOF |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref> |— |- ! scope="row" | "My Husband's Ghost (This Christmas)"<br />{{Small|(featuring Arabella DeFury)}} |— | rowspan="4" |''Kyle Gordon is Wonderful'' |- ! scope="row" | "We Will Never Die"<br />{{Small|(featuring Kody Redwing and The Broken Hearts)}} | rowspan="3" |2025 |— |- ! scope="row"| "Selekta"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selekta (feat. Albie Wobble, Trixie B & SIDEQUEST) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3Oj1qoay2pYSdy6nayuAqH?si=p9EkrJL7Qrm4aP-N4SzCHg |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref><br />{{Small|(featuring Albie Wobble, Trixie B, and Sidequest)}} |— |- ! scope="row" | "Crawl to Me"<br />{{Small|(featuring Stool Sample)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crawl to Me (feat. Stool Sample) - Single by Kyle Gordon |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5U2o52PyHV88fTU5LPaoLs |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Spotify}}</ref> |— |}
==== As featured artist ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ !Title !Year !Album |- ! scope="row"| "Myrtle Beach"<br />{{Small|(OCT featuring Kyle Gordon)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Myrtle Beach (feat. Kyle Gordon) - Single - Album by OCT |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/myrtle-beach-feat-kyle-gordon-single/1812224012 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> |2025 | ''On Company Time'' |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official|https://kylegordonisgreat.com}}
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