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MAY RECOGNIZE - HIS NAME IS TREY
KENNEDY AND HE
MAY RECOGNIZE - HIS NAME IS TREY KENNEDY AND HE'S COMING TO
GREENVILLE.
GREENVILLE. FOX CAROLINA HALEY SPITLER
TALKED WITH HIM AHEAD OF HIS
VISIT.
VISIT.
VISIT. Thanks so much for taking the
time to chat. Thank you for
having me. Can
time to chat. Thank you for having me. Can't wait. Yes, we
are very excited. So for
starters, what can we expect
from your grow up comedy tour?
Um, just just a heck of a time
where I
Um, just just a heck of a time where I've been. We
Um, just just a heck of a time where I've been. We're talking.
I
where I've been. We're talking. I've been in Greenville once
before a couple of years ago,
blown away by Greenville. It
before a couple of years ago, blown away by Greenville. It's
one of the highlights of people
always ask what
one of the highlights of people always ask what's one of your
favorite cities? I say, people
people don
favorite cities? I say, people people don't know much about
Greenville across the country.
Great time. Good weather, good
golf. Great people good laughs
Good. Murder Mystery family,
excited to be there. And it
Good. Murder Mystery family, excited to be there. And it's
gonna be a lot of fun grow up
comedy to her to our two hours
of laughters. And it
comedy to her to our two hours of laughters. And it's not just
me and Mike. There
of laughters. And it's not just me and Mike. There'll be some
different elements might see
some musics and videos and just
to get to know me a little bit
more. It
to get to know me a little bit more. It's my most vulnerable
hour today. So I
more. It's my most vulnerable hour today. So I'm very excited.
Maybe should join like our
tourism board the way you just
sold Greenville. To us. That was
very impressive. So there might
be a future job of comedy
doesn
be a future job of comedy doesn't work out but you are
known for your viral comedy
sketch type of videos. So what
is your thought process process
like when you
is your thought process process like when you're creating one is
there kind of a formula of
elements that you feel you need
to grab people
elements that you feel you need to grab people's attention with
your video?
your video? Yes and No I mean the you
definitely have to play the game
on social media and and you
know, how did the tricks and to
get grab people
know, how did the tricks and to get grab people's attention or
how do you caption and listen
that but I mainly just try to
focus on trying to be as funny
as I can. So my my company
focus on trying to be as funny as I can. So my my company's
very much just my experiences. I
was born and raised in Oklahoma
to conservative, great family
and I still live in the area and
I just, I
and I still live in the area and I just, I'm married now I
and I still live in the area and I just, I'm married now I'm a
dad now. So as I
I just, I'm married now I'm a dad now. So as I've grown, my
contents grown, my audience has
grown with me and just trying to
find humor and everyday normal
things and just poke fun at what
a lot of people are
experiencing. Yeah, absolutely.
Is there a particular video
that
Is there a particular video that's your favorite or the
first one that you feel like got
traction? You were like hey,
this might actually become
something Yeah, I
this might actually become something Yeah, I've been making
viral videos like a decade now
which is insane. i There
viral videos like a decade now which is insane. i There's been
so many different roller coaster
moments and difference stepping
stones to get here but I guess
favorite video one that always
jumps out is I don
favorite video one that always jumps out is I don't want to
make this video for years. We
finally made it happen where I
spoofed the wedding videos
because you know I was at the
stage getting married and was
getting married. Everyone in
video is opens up with like,
they
video is opens up with like, they're behind a wall like
talking to each other back to
back and reading the letters in
case you
back and reading the letters in case you're the you
back and reading the letters in case you're the you're just
everything I
case you're the you're just everything I've ever wanted.
That goes into the hole. They
show the dress hanging on a tree
and like for some reason and
yeah, we made a whole spoof and
people loved it. So that
yeah, we made a whole spoof and people loved it. So that's one
of my favorites. Hey, you
mentioned it
of my favorites. Hey, you mentioned it's been like a
decade you started on Vine. Then
there
decade you started on Vine. Then there's YouTube Tik Tok reals,
how do you adapt to year after
year to these different
platforms and kind of stay a fan
favorite and an ever evolving
world?
world?
world? i
world? i I hope I keep doing it every
probably every three months. I
tell my wife Katie, I was like,
it
tell my wife Katie, I was like, it's now it
tell my wife Katie, I was like, it's now it's happening. We
tell my wife Katie, I was like, it's now it's happening. We're
gonna wake up and everyone
follows me because it
gonna wake up and everyone follows me because it's this
constant feeling of dread where
you have to make Okay, now the
Virta videos are vertical. We
gotta turn the camera like this.
And now it
gotta turn the camera like this. And now it's there. Three
minutes, 30 seconds. So it is a
good challenge but it
minutes, 30 seconds. So it is a good challenge but it's never
ending as we all know from
social media. So getting on
stage, selling tickets directly
to my people has been a huge
blessing in my life and a huge
relief because I
blessing in my life and a huge relief because I'm like, you
just show up. make you laugh. We
have a good time. I don
just show up. make you laugh. We have a good time. I don't have
to like, you know, do the video
this way and caption it this
way. It
this way and caption it this way. It's just there
this way and caption it this way. It's just there's no
editing process. It
way. It's just there's no editing process. It's just live
in the moment. And you are a
family friendly comedian. So why
is it important for you to keep
things clean? Oh, so my mom
doesn
things clean? Oh, so my mom doesn't disown me. It
things clean? Oh, so my mom doesn't disown me. It's like 95%
of the reason but you know,
that
of the reason but you know, that's how I was raised. That
of the reason but you know, that's how I was raised. That's
what I feel like naturally comes
out of me and there are so many
fans who appreciate that which
which does mean a lot to me. So
keep it a family friendly. You
know, all my contacts always
been pretty PG rated. It
know, all my contacts always been pretty PG rated. It's fine.
I still get a lot of emails from
moms like I bring in my kid. Do
you swear? You
moms like I bring in my kid. Do you swear? You're not going to
go rogue and use them like it
you swear? You're not going to go rogue and use them like it's,
it
go rogue and use them like it's, it's okay. It
go rogue and use them like it's, it's okay. It's gonna be clean.
It
it's okay. It's gonna be clean. It's fine. So it
it's okay. It's gonna be clean. It's fine. So it's a fun
challenge to be to be clean and
funny. And so yeah, I appreciate
that. People appreciate it.
Yeah, I also appreciate I you
know, sometimes I feel like
you
know, sometimes I feel like you're making fun of me. I love
a good Stanley Cup and I love
that video, but I think I
a good Stanley Cup and I love that video, but I think I'm in
on the joke and I think that
that video, but I think I'm in on the joke and I think that's
also the way you do your humor
is no one ever feels attacked.
You
is no one ever feels attacked. You're like, you know what,
these are valid points that my
water bottle is obnoxiously
large. So yeah, I tried to you
know, I it took me years to
like, I was nervous to make fun
of people. And then you learn
that, you know, my love language
and my family
that, you know, my love language and my family's and my wife
that, you know, my love language and my family's and my wife's is
just roasting each other. And
it
just roasting each other. And it's, I think there
just roasting each other. And it's, I think there's a large
amount of people that they show
up and like Trey
amount of people that they show up and like Trey's gonna roast
me and it
up and like Trey's gonna roast me and it's gonna be awesome. So
that
me and it's gonna be awesome. So that's what we
me and it's gonna be awesome. So that's what we're trying to do
not alienate people, but come
on, come to the show and make
fun of you and it
on, come to the show and make fun of you and it's you
on, come to the show and make fun of you and it's you'll love
it. You
fun of you and it's you'll love it. You'll have a great time.
Well, thank you so much for
joining us tonight. And if you
want to see Trey Kennedy in
person, his grew up comedy tour
is coming to Greenville. He
person, his grew up comedy tour is coming to Greenville. He'll
be at the Peace Center