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The Fellas Studios

The Fellas Studios is an English audio and video based podcasting production company based in London and was founded in 2020 by YouTubers Callum Airey (Calfreezy) and Joshua Larkin (TheBurntChip).[1][2]

The company, whose roster accumulated more than 1.7 billion views in 2023,[3] produces many top UK podcasts hosted by various social media influencers and TV personalities. Some of these podcasts include Saving Grace with GK Barry,[4][5][6] The Fellas with Calfreezy and TheBurntChip,[2][7] Not My Bagg with Joe Baggs[8][9] and Chloe Vs The World with Chloe Burrows.[2][10]

History

The Fellas Studios was founded in 2021, shortly after the launch of its flagship and self-titled podcast The Fellas hosted by founders Callum Airey and Joshua Larkin. Due to the success of the podcast, the pair were able to launch further podcasts hosted by various creators and personalities, the first of which being Pitchside, which saw YouTubers Theo Baker, Tom Garratt and Reev[11] discussing football-related content and doing watchalongs on livestreams, one of which would go viral after host Garratt snapped his arm while competing in an arm wrestle with co-host Baker.[12]

The production house saw a GB£1.5 million investment from fellow online creators KSI as well as his YouTube group the Sidemen in 2023.[13][14] Other investors included in the deal were WillNE, ChrisMD and Callux.[2]

Airey stated in 2023 that the business "wanted to shift away from how podcasts were traditionally structured for creators and build not only individual shows but entire brands" and that the large investments were "massive vindication of what we set out to do when we launched Fellas Studios back in 2021".[2] Elliot Hackney, COO, also stated the investment allows them to "change the landscape even more than we already have [...] we’ve showed that the old podcast format is tired – video is a must, as is creating a brand around the talent and the show".

In 2024, GK Barry of Saving Grace completed a sell-out UK live tour of the podcast[15] and the company moved all of its podcasts over to hosting service Acast.[16]

On the 7th of October 2025, Global Media & Entertainment acquired The Fellas Studios.[17]

Other projects

In March 2024, the Fellas launched a subscription service and mobile app, titled Fellas Loaded where they would post exclusive content.[18][19]

Podcasts

See also

External links

References

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