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Fortnite Friday
Genre	Talk show
Created by	ConnorEatsPants
Original language	English
Original release
Network	YouTube
Release	2020 (2020) – present

Fortnite Friday is an American talk show, hosted by live streamer ConnorEatsPants. First aired in 2020, the show centers around Connor interviewing celebrities, political figures, and internet personalities while playing the video game Fortnite. The show is broadcast irregularly, airing live on YouTube and Twitch with no set schedule. Notable guests include political figures such as California governor Gavin Newsom and former congressman George Santos.

The format of Fortnite Friday sees a celebrity guest join Connor for a virtual interview while playing Fortnite Battle Royale.^[1] Throughout the show, Connor intersperses legitimate questions in between comedic moments.^[2] The gaming aspect of the show has been noted as an unserious backdrop, allowing Connor to catch guests off guard with challenging questions,^[2] particularly when they are politicians or public figures associated with the MAGA movement.^[3][4]

ConnorEatsPants
Born	(1999-08-26) August 26, 1999 (age 26)
Occupations	Live streamer YouTuber
Twitch information
Channel	ConnorEatsPants
Years active	2016–present
Followers	726 thousand
YouTube information
Channel	ConnorEatsPants LIVE
Subscribers	256 thousand
Views	50.9 million

Connor, known online as ConnorEatsPants, was born on August 26, 1999,^{[‡ 1]} and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.^{[‡ 2]} Known for his gaming content, Connor began streaming consistently in 2017.^[5] From 2020 to 2022, Connor was a member of the Dream SMP, a Minecraft roleplay server where he participated in collaborative events and storylines with other content creators.^[6]

The idea for Fortnite Friday originated as an inside joke within Connor's community during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] In 2020, Connor streamed himself playing Fortnite with Soulja Boy after he had made multiple jokes about the rapper in previous live streams.^{[‡ 3]} Following this, Connor jokingly floated the idea of playing Fortnite with other celebrities on stream, before actively seeking guests in 2023.^[2]

Although he is represented by a talent agent, most of the guests that have appeared on Fortnite Friday were contacted directly by Connor, usually done publicly through Twitter.^[2] Described by Aftermath as a "snowball effect," the popularity of the guests that have appeared on the show has slowly escalated from minor internet personalities like Jacob Sartorius and Baby Gronk, to major political figures like Gavin Newsom.^[7]

List of Fortnite Friday guests

Guest	Year	Notes	Ref.
Soulja Boy	2020	Rapper	[‡ 3]
Scott the Woz	2023	YouTuber	[‡ 4]
Jacob Sartorius		Singer and internet personality	[‡ 5]
Saltydkdan	2024	YouTuber; credited as Elmo	[‡ 6]
Baby Gronk		Internet personality	[‡ 7]
Mckenna Grace		Actress and singer	[‡ 8]
Lil Pump		Rapper	[‡ 9]
Joe Exotic		Media personality	[‡ 10]
George Santos		Former U.S. representative	[‡ 11]
Zachary Levi		Actor	[‡ 12]
Anthony Fantano		Music critic and internet personality	[‡ 13]
Adrian Dittmann	2025	Twitter user rumored to be Elon Musk	[‡ 14]
A.J. & Big Justice		Internet personalities	[‡ 15]
Bhad Bhabie		Rapper and media personality	[‡ 16]
Colby Covington		Mixed martial artist	[‡ 17]
The Rizzler		Internet personality	[‡ 18]
Ashley St. Clair		Conservative influencer and author	[‡ 19]
Gavin Newsom		40th Governor of California	[‡ 20]
Haliey Welch		Internet personality	[‡ 21]

George Santos, the former congressman who represented New York's 3rd congressional district,^[8] appeared on Fortnite Friday on October 4, 2025, playing under the screen name 'MrSantosNY'. Santos had originally asked for a $6,000 dollar appearance fee, but later waived it in exchange for Connor agreeing to appear on a future episode of Santos' podcast. During the stream, Connor wore a Buffalo Bills skin adorned with O. J. Simpson's number. Topics discussed on the stream include abortion, gun control, the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Santos' management of campaign funds. Santos also talked about the former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the current house speaker Mike Johnson.^[1]

The governor of California Gavin Newsom appeared on the show on October 3, 2025,^[9] playing with the screen name 'CAGovXL'. Newsom criticized fellow Democrats for not performing as well as Republicans on mass media. He related how Trump had asked him how he liked the nickname 'Newscum' during their last call, which Newsom described as childish. After Connor asked him about Kamala Harris' book 107 Days suggesting that he had initially avoided endorsing Harris, Newsom responded that he had confronted her in text about the statement. Other topics discussed on the stream include transgender athletes, the Gaza war, Newsom's support for the two-state solution, artificial intelligence, home ownership, and the acquisition of Electronic Arts by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.^[3] Newsom said that he was "on [his] hands and knees" multiple times during the stream.^[2]

Aftermath describes Connor as never breaking his character, and his questioning as being unpredictable.^[2]

Ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
The Streamer Awards	2024	Best Streamed Collab	ConnorEatsPants & George Santos	Nominated	[10]
	2025	Best Streamed Series	ConnorEatsPants	Nominated	[11]