Korean Englishman

Josh Carrott at YouTube FanFest Korea in 2015

Joshua Daryl Carrott was born in England to Daryl and Maureen Carrott (née Moone). He has a brother named Jordan. When he was 12, Carrott's family moved from England to Qingdao, China due to his father's work. Carrott was first exposed to Korean culture in the International School of Qingdao, which has a large population of South Korean expatriates. He then returned to England for university, majoring in Korean studies at SOAS, University of London with a year abroad at Korea University during which he became fluent in the Korean language.[1][2]

He is married to Gabriela Kook, known professionally as Gabie Kook. Kook is an Argentinian-born Korean chef who grew up in Spain and the US[6] and studied in Spain, the US and France.[7] Gabie Kook, who was runner-up on MasterChef Korea,[8] also maintained a widely viewed YouTube channel called "Gabie Kook" (subs 1.25M).

In 2015, the couple became owners of a Cavapoochon puppy named Brie.[9]

Oliver John Kendal is a YouTuber who co-hosts the 'JOLLY' and 'Korean Englishman' channels. He is also Josh's best friend and is sometimes jokingly referred to as his first wife. He is from Devon and is most commonly called "Ollie'. Kendal started as he attended SOAS with Carrott where he did some studies related to Human Psychology, including materials related to Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. He also has a masters in an unknown subject. He got a job as the director of "This is growth LTD" on December 3rd, 2014 and resigned on 12 January, 2017. He also had a part-time job and was also managing a debt advice center.

Oliver's father, Henry Kendal, is a Pastor at St. Barnabas Church since 2015. He was ordained in the Church of England having studied previosuly at London Bible College (now London School of Theology), Oak Hill College, and North Thames Ministerial Training Course. He is a regular speaker at New Wine and in many places around the world. He has written a book called “The Wind Blows Wherever it Pleases.”[10] Henry makes popular and frequent appearances on the channel. He also enjoys spending time with his family, walking in the country, riding quad bike, playing real tennis and is an avid cheese lover. He has 10.3 thousand followers on his Instagram @olliesfather.

Oliver's mother's name is Jane. She has not been featured on his Instagram or Youtube channel but has been mentioned several times. Oliver has a younger brother called Patrick Kendal and a younger sister.

Elizabeth Kendal, popularly called Lizzie, is Oliver's wife. He met her in Secondary school and was married to her at the age of 21. Lizzie Kendal is an artist and museum and gallery learning facilitator based in London. She has a background in youth and children's work, particularly with refugees and migrants. She is interested in storytelling and socially engaged practices. She has completed an MA in Art, Design and Education at the UCL Institute of Education, and is an alumna of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and Central Saint Martins. She has designed and led activities at Sir John Soane's Museum, The Art Trolley, the City of London Police Museum, the British Museum, the Migration Museum Project[11] and various schools and community events.[12] She has also created The Stone Museum in 2016.[13] She currently is also part of the St. Saviour's Church, and is responsible for Safe Guarding.[14] She has 26.8 thousand followers on her instagram @lizziekendal. She also has 2 sisters and a brother. She has previously appeared on JOLLY videos[15][16] and is the designer behind the latest set of JOLLY.[17]

Juno was born to Ollie and Lizzie in 2017.[18] She has appeared on both Korean Englishman and Jolly multiple times ("British 2-Year Old Goes To Korea")[19] series on Korean Englishman and a number of reaction videos on Jolly) and is a sensation on both channels. She has been associated with pineapples and has received multiple pineapple related presents from all over the world. She loves sweets, fluffy things, strawberries, aquariums and the colour yellow. Juno is also the goddaughter of Josh and Gabie.

The duo started their career as YouTubers on 10 August, 2013 after uploading their first video[20] on their channel 영국남자 (Korean Englishman) which currently has 1.41M subscribers (as of February 2021). Carrott is the official carrier of their Instagram @koreanenglishman which has 447k followers.

Kendal used to primarily contribute behind the camera for their Korean Englishman channel initially, but now appears on camera quite often for both channels, especially JOLLY.

The channel initially introduced Korean food to their English friends who had never experienced Korean cuisine before; they most famously introduced[21] fire noodles to their English friends as a spicy food challenge.[22] It later developed into the Fire Noodle Challenge.[23]

The channel introduced a variety Korean food to celebrities in the form of short interviews, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland, Pom Klementieff, Ryan Reynolds, Will Smith, David Beckham and two actors from Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Taron Egerton and Mark Strong.[24][25][26][27][28] They have also met up with global K-Pop superstars NCT.[29] At first, the channel mostly had Korean viewers, but now has a more global audience.[30]

Both content creator's have had friends and family as guests on their channels.

Often featured on the channels is guest Reverend Christopher Lee (popularly known as Rev. Chris), Ollie's brother-in-law. Rev. Chris has travelled to South Korea with the KoreanEnglishman duo, also, him and his wife Jenny have a series 'English priest brings wife to Korea',[31] where they together try out Korean food and culture in different settings. Penguin Random House has since published a self-help book written by the Reverend.[32]

Reverend Chris' twin brother, Major Charles Lee, also occasionally features on their channels, co-starring with Rev. Chris in a 2019 series titled 'British TWINS Come to Korea!! (Priest + Commando)'.[33]

Initially, Kendal was rarely seen on screen in videos, as he was in charge of filming and editing, while his friend Carrott (an Englishman who lived in Korea) served as the main host of the show. Over time, however, Kendal began to appear more often and now co-hosts many of their videos. Kendal, Carrott's best friend and commonly referred to as his “first wife“, is now many viewers' favourite. Kendal is also featured on their second channel, called JOLLY, which represents their lives in England. Jolly is a combination of both Carrott and Kendal's first names: Josh and Ollie.

Jolly (stylised as JOLLY) started as a smaller, secondary channel of Korean Englishman. Unlike Korean Englishman, the newer channel Jolly, started in 2015, which represents a portmanteau of their names Josh and Ollie as well as the English word "Jolly" as it is, is equally co-hosted by the two, with Kendal taking a more prominent role on the screen as the co-host, compared to their main channel. While the style of the videos on the Korean Englishman channel has a higher production value than Jolly, Jolly was created to have a more communicative and personal feel to viewers, more casually through experimental contents in shorter and simpler videos. Jolly is also different from Korean Englishman as it focuses on seasonal shows; whereas the latter is often a themed series of videos.[34]

While JOLLY is a mix of trying various foods, reactions, mail/box opening, challenges with friends and family, and vlogging channel, Korean Englishman focuses on the Korean culture, having people come to Korea to experience the food and customs, or Kendal, Carrott and crew travelling to other countries to experience what Korean food is like in other countries,[35][36] or Carrott introducing Korean food and culture to famous people, friends, family, loved ones from his home in England,[37][38][39] in Korean-styled restaurants in London,[40] or amongst the English public.

Unlike Korean Englishman, JOLLY episodes are divided into seasons, from Season 1 to Season 12 (as of January 2020), each season being indicated by a unique arrangement of 5 colours below the big "JOLLY" text during the introduction. Episode numbers are indicated with Roman Numerals. As of 25 August 2020, JOLLY is on Season 12, Episode 190 (CXC), where Josh Carrott and Ollie Kendal show Rev. Chris (Lee) the game Doom Eternal. JOLLY is also where Kendal learns Korean, in their playlist of 35 videos.