Tanesh often plays most of the roles in his comedy skits, including ‘Amma’ (mother). Photo: YouTube/Taneshh Productions
Malaysian vlogger Tanesh Vijayagomaran may be considered a successful and popular YouTuber today for his many comedy videos, but he laughingly admits that when he first started posting on YouTube many years ago, his videos were “awful and embarrassing”.
“When I was around 13, I was a huge fan of American comedian Ryan Higa who did comedy videos on his YouTube channel Nigahiga. So I started a channel and created similar videos, but they were terrible and I deleted them soon after because I was so embarrassed, ” reveals the 25-year-old from Klang.
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A funny look at life
Tanesh often plays most of the roles in his comedy skits, including ‘Amma’ (mother). Photo: YouTube/Taneshh Productions
As a YouTuber, Tanesh says that he has to “constantly be on a creative mode” as there’s no “off” button. Photo: Taneshh Productions
To Tanesh, a good YouTube video is one that 'makes you sit and watch the entire thing without being distracted and clicking away'. Photo: Taneshh Productions
Tanesh noticed the void in the market for Malaysian Tamil-based content so he decided to focus on that. Photo: Taneshh Productions
Tanesh admits that most YouTubers don’t earn enough money on just YouTube alone to survive on. Photo: Taneshh Productions
Tanesh (left) during a sponsored video shoot for his YouTube channel (before the MCO). Photo: Taneshh Productions
Tanesh's comedy videos parody daily happenings in a Malaysian Indian household. Photo: YouTube/Taneshh Productions
