Karl Thomas Jacobs[2] (born July 19, 1998), formerly known as GamerBoyKarl, is an American Twitch
streamer and
YouTuber. He rose to prominence as a member of
MrBeast's on-screen cast[3] and then developed his own videos, primarily Minecraft content. Jacobs is the creator of the anthology series Tales from the SMP set in the
Dream SMP, which will be adapted into a series of comic books published by
Dark Horse Comics. He is also a co-host of the Banter podcast with fellow YouTubers
Sapnap and
GeorgeNotFound.
Career
Jacobs began streaming on
Twitch in 2017, playing Roblox under the name GamerBoyKarl.[4][5] In 2019, he was hired as a
video editor for YouTuber MrBro. Jacobs then became a cameraman for MrBro's brother, YouTuber
MrBeast,[when?] before transitioning into a member of MrBeast's on-screen cast.[when?][4][6][7] During a video for MrBeast Gaming, Jacobs met Minecraft YouTuber
Dream, and was later invited to join his server, the
Dream SMP.[6][7][8]
Jacobs created[when?] the online
anthology seriesTales from the SMP, which explores the story of characters in the Dream SMP by following Jacobs' time-travelling character to various times and locations throughout the server.[5][9] The series has featured internet personalities such as
Lil Nas X, Dream, and
Corpse Husband.[10] The season two pilot, titled "The Maze," premiered on February 11, 2022.[11] In August 2022, Jacobs announced that stories from his series Tales from the SMP would be adapted as a series of comic books titled Time Traveler Tales for
Dark Horse Comics. The comic books will be written by Dave Scheidt and illustrated by Kelly and Nichole Matthews.[10][12][13]
In September 2021, Jacobs started a podcast with fellow Minecraft YouTuber
Sapnap titled Banter. Following the release of the first episode, which featured MrBeast, Banter briefly overtook The Joe Rogan Experience as the number one podcast on
Spotify.[14][15] On August 6, 2022,
GeorgeNotFound publicly debuted as the third host on the podcast.[16][17]
In March 2022, Jacobs was announced to be the creative ambassador for shoe retailer
Journeys.[18] On November 9, the game Once Upon a Jester was launched on Steam, with Jacobs voicing several characters.[19] On November 14, 2022, Jacobs released his first animated short titled Beside Myself.[20][21] The short featured Jacobs as writer and producer, Elenor Kopka as animator and director, and Richie Woods as music composer.[22][23][21]
^Fay, Kacee (October 11, 2022).
"Who is GeorgeNotFound? History, earnings, age, setup". Dot Esports. Archived from
the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022. In August 2022, GeorgeNotFound joined Karl Jacobs and Sapnap as the third co-host of the Banter podcast.