73 Questions With Liza Koshy | Vogue
- [Joe] Liza?
Liza?
It's Vogue.
- Oh my God, the real one?
- [Joe] Liza! Liza Koshy!
- It is the real one, hi.
- [Joe] Here we are in person where you've done
your massively successful parodies of this format.
- Stop flirting, please.
- [Joe] Now it's time to do your real one.
- Oh God, no pressure.
- [Joe] Ok. - Let's do it.
- [Joe] So, how does this feel?
- Oh my God, a little sweaty but very exciting.
- [Joe] How long have you been a video maker for?
- A video maker, I like that title.
I've been a video maker for about four years now,
I'm getting old.
- [Joe] How many videos have you made?
- Uh, way too many.
Way more than I can count.
- [Joe] How does it feel having more subscribers than
there are people in the country of Belgium?
- Are you serious?
Wow, Belgium has great chocolate.
What an honor!
- [Joe] Can I give you a present?
- Oh my God, you shouldn't have, but you did it!
Thank you. - [Joe] It's ok.
Can you describe your channel in three words?
- Three words: introvert gone wild.
- [Joe] Can you describe yourself in three words?
- Uh, little brown girl.
- [Joe] How would your friends describe you in three words?
- Small tinted female.
- [Joe] How about Vogue in three words?
- Ooh, has good taste...
in people that they interview.
Oh my God, speaking of taste, this is the
tastiest present I have ever received.
Good looking man, Jet Packinski.
You know me too well.
- [Joe] And what do we have over here on your wall?
- Well, I have to add it to my shrine of Jet.
I'm very religious.
- [Joe] Can you tell us, who is Jet Packinski?
- Um, one of the many voices in my head,
he's one of the characters I created.
- [Joe] What's the biggest inspiration you had in
creating him?
- I'm very good looking as a man.
- [Joe] Can you do an impression of Jet Packinski?
- Jet.
- [Joe] Was that it?
- Jet.
- [Joe] So, over here we have a photo of Helga, and she
also did a parody of 73 Questions?
- Oh yes, my other split personality.
She did 73 Questions, now it's my turn to do the real one.
- [Joe] Ok, so how are you doing these days?
- Ah, just doing one day at a time.
- [Joe] What's your story?
- Instagram or Snapchat?
- [Joe] What's the best part about your job?
Um, well I can't get fired.
- [Joe] Can you describe what you consider to be your job?
- Making content to make people feel content.
- [Joe] What's most important to you?
- Mental health, my own and of others.
- [Joe] What's something that you want people to talk about?
- Uh, their stories, um and use their voices to be heard,
and their platforms, no matter how big or how small.
- [Joe] Is Liza short for anything?
- For life.
I'm five feet tall.
But it's also short for Elizabeth.
My real name's Elizabeth.
- [Joe] I knew it. [Ding]
- Oh, I made cookies for you.
- [Joe] Why did you make cookies for me?
- Um, because I'm trying to suck up to Vogue.
- [Joe] Oh. - Check it out.
- [Joe] So, uh, do you have any tips for starting
a YouTube channel?
- Um, make an account, start uploading videos,
and then be yourself.
It's very cliché, but nobody else can do it.
They suck at it.
- [Joe] So what are you shooting this week for your channel?
- Um, no idea, actually.
I was actually writing ideas in my office.
You wanna come up there and help me?
- [Joe] I'd love to. - I'll steal your content.
- Let's do it. - [Joe] Let's do it, ok.
Uh, what's your weirdest habit?
- Chewing gum all the time.
- [Joe] What's your biggest phobia?
- Having bad breath, which is why I chew gum all the time.
- [Joe] Favorite hobby?
- Photography, follow me on Instagram.
Plug.
- [Joe] Ah, which famous person do you admire?
- Jessica Alba and her company, Honest.
Honestly, it's amazing.
- [Joe] Who was an inspiration to you growing up?
- Ooh, I'd have to say
Jim Carrey and Raven-Symoné.
"That's So Raven" was my jam.
- [Joe] What was the last show you watched?
- Last show that I watched was a Broadway show, look
at me being cultured.
"Dear Evan Hansen," Ben Platt is amazing.
- [Joe] What's your favorite film?
- Ooh, anything with Jim Carrey, I love him.
Did I mention that?
- [Joe] What's your biggest fear?
- Re-election.
Check out my office, this is it.
- [Joe] So this is your set-up.
- Yeah. - [Joe] I love it.
Alright, so ok, so can you film something for your
channel right now?
- Um, absolutely, let's plug it.
Guys, check it out, I'm doing the real 73 Questions,
not the off-brand, knockoff version.
Make sure to check it out, you can see it
in the link in bio.
Please subscribe.
- [Joe] That's so cool. - How was that?
- [Joe] What's something you wish YouTubers
would stop saying?
- Link in bio, please subscribe.
- [Joe] Liza, where are you from?
- Houston, Texas baby.
Just like Beyonce, but like the off-brand version of her.
- [Joe] What do you miss most about Houston?
- Ooh, the food.
BBQ, honey.
But also my family.
But also fajitas.
Speaking of Houston, I have to show you a mural.
Check it out.
- [Joe] Ok, what's on your mural?
- On this wall is a big map from Houston to Hollywood.
- [Joe] That's so cool.
- That's right, it's my career path.
Very similar to Beyonce.
We have a lot common.
- [Joe] What brings you the most joy in life?
- Oh man, the joy of others.
- [Joe] How many languages do you speak?
- Ah, deux.
- [Joe] You speak French?
- No.
- [Joe] So it's just English?
- [Spanish Translation] Yes, and a bit of Spanish.
- [Joe] If you were a DJ, what would your name be?
- Uh, DJ Booth.
- [Joe] When have you felt genuinely starstruck?
- By President Barack Obama.
- [Joe] You interviewed President Obama?
- Yeah I did, how did that happen?
- [Joe] What is he like in person?
- Um, even better looking.
- [Joe] Which YouTuber inspires you?
- Ooh, I would have to say the one I'm dating, David Dobrik.
- [Joe] What's something you could tell me about David?
- He has great taste in women.
- [Joe] Do you have any siblings?
- Two of them.
My mom made me two sisters, but I'm the youngest.
- [Joe] What's the best part about being the youngest?
- Ooh, I would have to say the hand-me-downs.
Oh, and I like to think that my parents kept
trying until they had the best one.
- [Joe] This is a really, really cool apartment.
- Thank you.
- [Joe] What's up with those plants?
- Ooh, I am a gardener.
I have a big green thumb.
And I can take care of these plants really easily
because they're all fake.
- [Joe] Nice. - Hollywood.
- [Joe] How do you start your day every morning?
- Um, every morning I start off with an alarm,
unfortunately.
- [Joe] What's your favorite letter in the alphabet.
- Favorite letter?
B, because you can B anything.
- [Joe] What's your biggest pet peeve?
- Um, biggest pet peeve?
Humble brags.
Shut up.
- [Joe] What's your biggest achievement to date?
- Biggest achievement?
Um, this!
Definitely this.
- [Joe] What's the best song of all time?
- Ooh, right now it has to be J Balvin, "Mi Gente."
Such a good song.
- [Joe] What's the best dance move of all time?
- This is the dance move I do to that song,
a little bit of this.
- [Joe] What are you doing?
- It's like twerking, but for your shoulders.
- [Joe] How many kids do you want?
- Uh, to watch this video?
As many as we can guys, come on.
- [Joe] What's the best thing you've ever worn?
- Ooh, best thing I've ever worn?
Something, oh oh oh I wore a dress to the VMAs, it was an
amazing dress by Sergio Hudson.
Plug.
- [Joe] What's your biggest splurge?
-Biggest splurge?
Only on food.
Always food.
- [Joe] Who's the most stylish person alive?
- Ooh, Jet Packinski.
Look at that good looking wall.
But also, Anna Wintour.
- [Joe] Oh, nice one. - Suck up.
- [Joe] Is there a message that you'd like to pass on?
- Oh yeah, Anna, did you see the cookies?
- [Joe] Alright, I gotta wrap this interview up.
- Oh no.
- [Joe] In a world without YouTube, what would you
imagine yourself doing with your life?
- Ooh, I would probably be in school.
Guys, stay in school, otherwise this happens.
- [Joe] Who's your favorite rapper?
- Uh, it's a tie between Chance the Rapper
and candy wrappers.
- [Joe] If you could change one law, what would it be?
- Uh, what's the law that allows you to become a president?
- [Joe] What three things are most important
to you in a person?
- Ooh, uh humble, integrity, honesty, and humor.
- [Joe] Was that three? - That was four.
- [Joe] Ok, what would you give five stars in this world?
- You!
For doing this entire interview without any
editing cuts.
- [Joe] That's so nice.
Can I ask you one more question?
- Oh man, can I actually ask you to ask me something?
- [Joe] Unconventional, but sure.
- Ok, that was, okay -
"Can I show you a magic trick?"
- [Joe] Uh, can you show me a magic trick?
- Yes, ok, here we go.
Ready?
Alakabooty. - [Joe] Oh!
- Pretty impressive, right?
I've been working on it.
- [Joe] All right, that's incredible, and this was
an incredible real 73 Question interview that we
just did.
- That's it? - [Joe] That's it.
- We did it. - [Joe] We did it!
- Link in bio. - [Joe] Alright.
- Please subscribe. - [Joe] Bye, Liza, take care.
See you. - Bye!