[131], Miranda Sings appeared in a Season 3 episode of the Nickelodeon television show Victorious, a one-hour special titled "Tori Goes Platinum", first broadcast on May 19, 2012. VIDEOS. [94] This tour continues throughout 2019. [54] She has stated that the two are engaged,[55] but she has accumulated several other boyfriends or "baes". Then I saw all these girls trying to make a career out of putting videos on YouTube [of themselves singing in their bedrooms] ... clueless to the fact that they were terrible. It contains 240 pages, in mock-scrapbook format, of photos and extensive artwork by Ballinger and her brother Christopher Ballinger, with Miranda's silly advice about such topics as love, finances, diet and exercise, and fashion. [1] Ballinger displays videos of the comically talentless, egotistical, misguided and quirky character on her YouTube channel. ", "UK Tour Dates for YouTube Star Miranda Sings", "Miranda Sings Kicks Off Ten Date UK Tour". [7] In 2014, it was ranked No. At Invicta 34 in February 2019, Maverick lost a unanimous decision to DeAnna Bennett. [150] In early 2015, she appeared in a music video for Lance Bass[151] and on The Grace Helbig Show with Jim Parsons. Well, kind of. The Last House Guest An Instant New York Times Bestseller! [21] At first, the "Miranda videos were meant to be an inside joke" among Ballinger's friends. for 11 weeks[158] and was on their monthly Best Seller list for "Humor" through May 2016. [2][61] A 2012 Miranda Birdland cabaret act was filmed by Seth Rudetsky.[62][63]. [124] In 2010, she appeared as Miranda at the Nightlife Awards,[125] and Miranda was a presenter at the CYT Directors' Choice Awards in La Mesa, California. [65] In 2014, she expanded to larger theatres, beginning with the Best Buy Theater in New York City[66] and, among other theatres, three shows in London's Cadogan Hall. ", "Miranda Sings: Behind the Sings With Colleen Ballinger", "Glamour Editors Answer the Top 10 Most Googled Fashion Questions of 2015", "Miranda Sings Responds to James Charles, Tati Westbrook Drama: 'I'm Literally Being Forced to Make This Video'", "The NMR 100: Our Favorite Channels of All Time", "The 7 most popular YouTube personalities", "19 Reasons Miranda Sings Is the Queen of Twitter", Miranda giving vocal coaching to the Broadway cast, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miranda_Sings&oldid=1008410579, Articles with dead external links from January 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 February 2021, at 04:46. [8] Maverick won the fight via rear naked choke in round one. "[72] "But [the show] is deeper than it initially appears. It's [acceptable for girls] to be cranky. [9][57] Since 2010, she has asserted that she is a "five threat" talent, adding "magic" to her list of skills, and in videos she has combined inept magic tricks with singing. ... Miranda is not to be missed. [174] Miranda has been compared with such absurd comic creations as Roseanne Roseannadanna and Andy Kaufman's characters,[103][175][176] Kimmy Schmidt, "a distaff Napoleon Dynamite"[177] and Pee-wee Herman. [103][107] Members of the Broadway theatre community quickly embraced the Miranda videos and were eager to be a part of Miranda's live comedy acts. [6], Maverick made her promotional debut on November 18, 2016 at Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya against Samantha Diaz. [135][136] The character appeared in episode 6 of Dr. Fubalous, a 2012 web series. [185] Real Detroit Weekly calls the character "delightfully hilarious". [5][179] She was nominated for three 2015 Streamy Awards, winning one for best actress. ... Live performance and musical theatre were almost a lost art ... people need to be reminded that it takes a lot more effort to sing than just watching movies or TV shows." ", "What You Need to Know Before You Read Selp-Helf, the Debut Book from YouTube Star Miranda Sings". [16][110] Later, Broadway celebrities like Lin-Manuel Miranda performed in videos with Miranda. One of Miranda's 2018 tour stops was filmed and released as a 2019 Netflix comedy special. Won the Invicta FC Phoenix Series 2 Flyweight Tournament. "[81] Among other appearances, Miranda performed at the Kennedy Center in April 2016[82] and in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in May at the 3rd Annual Wild West Comedy Festival. Her delivery is full of malapropisms, mondegreens and spoonerisms, and the acts incorporate interaction with audience volunteers, giving a "voice lesson" to, or singing a duet with, Broadway or other musical celebrities, reading hate mail, seeking a boyfriend, and singing while being stabbed through the neck in her "magic trick". [147] Us Weekly called the segment "the most hilarious game night ever". 5 on Forbes magazine's 2017 list of top entertainment influencers. [16], Maverick faced Victoria Leonardo on September 1, 2018 at Invicta FC 31: Jandiroba vs. [162] She released a second Miranda book in July 2018 titled My Diarrhe. You wouldn't believe the hate mail. The very act of singing, however dire the sound, makes us feel good. In the episode, Miranda is one of the auditioners for an awards show, singing "Freak the Freak Out". In the first round of the tournament, consisting of one 5-minute round, she defeated Victoria Leonardo via striking and clinch in a rematch via unanimous decision. [10] On the weight-in Maverick missed weight by 4.5 Ibs over the upper limit of 116 Ibs. Magazine. ", "Miranda Sings Leads the Way for Digital Stars Leaping to TV", "Jerry Seinfeld Takes a Torturous Ride with YouTube’s Miranda Sings and Finds Out How to Be Famous", "How YouTube character Miranda Sings made the move to Netflix's, "5th Annual Streamy Awards Winners Announced", "‘SnapperHero,’ ‘Epic Rap Battles of History’ Lead 2015 Streamy Award Nominations", "Tyler Oakley, Jenna Marbles Among Streamys Audience Choice Nominees", "People's Choice Awards 2016: Full List of Nominees", "Shorty Awards Nominees Include Adele, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer", "Miranda Sings Brings Her Bizarrely Wonderful, Must-See Show to Actor's Express", "Miranda Sings is coming to Australia – haters, back off! [3], Despite concentrating in mixed martial arts, Maverick graduated with honors from Drury University, majoring in psychology and sociology in 2018. [13] Her head is cocked to one side, and her pronunciation quirks include an emphasis on the use of a prominent hard 'g' (in such words as 'singing' and 'song'). With very demonstrative facial expressions, a unique take on makeup and wardrobe and her almost unbelievable vocal stylings, she cuts an undeniable figure in the world of online music video. . Maverick defeated Pearl Gonzalez at Invicta FC 39 on February 7, 2020. [144] Seinfeld called Miranda "a very well-developed character ... just as funny to me as ... to my daughter, who is 13. ", "Miranda Sings Tour Dates: The YouTube Star Takes Her Fans to Summer Camp", "Miranda Sings: Good satire, better role model", "Your morning read for Monday, September 28, 2015 in Toronto", "YouTube Channel Miranda Sings to Debut Comedy Special on Vimeo", "YouTube, TV personalities added to LaughFest 2016 lineup", "Miranda Sings performed LaughFest set at Fountain Street Church on March 19", "Coming soon to the Kennedy Center: More reasons to laugh? [23][24] Miranda's views of society and morality are politically incorrect, and she displays a strong prudish aversion to anything risque, which she calls "porn". Miranda Maverick (born July 1, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In November 2018, Miranda Lambert met her now-husband Brendan McLoughlin. She lists several of them in her original song "Where My Baes At?" "[1][11] TheaterJones commented that "perhaps because the Internet is some crazy postmodern distortion of reality, people ... felt it was their duty to point out how woefully untalented [Miranda] was, in the most horrific ways. [84] A US tour in early 2017 and subsequent concerts were billed as "Miranda Sings Live! INSTAGRAM. ", "Miranda Sings at The Ambassadors Theatre", "Miranda Sings, Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road, Sunday 9 November", "From Tosh to Tritt: Who made biggest box-office buzz at NH venues in 2015", "13 Super Young YouTube Stars That Are Making Millions and Becoming Household Names", "You’re Gonna Love Me: Miranda Sings! [106] Miranda's commercial video collaborations include a 2014 back-to-school video for Old Navy,[141] her 2016 video, "Sexy Buttery Love Song", for Jack in the Box restaurants[142] and a 2018 Dunkin Donuts promotion. [113] Since the summer of 2009, Miranda Sings has also been featured in radio, television and internet interviews where the interviewers explore the personality traits of, and play along with, the character. [17] She defeated Leonardo via a submission.[18]. 8 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous. [83] During the second half of 2016, Ballinger toured Miranda shows in the US, England, Ireland, Germany and Denmark. Learn more about Miranda’s life and career. [103] Frankie Grande, who was then in the cast of Mamma Mia!, invited Ballinger to join the cast as Miranda at the Minskoff Theatre in the 2009 Broadway Cares Easter Bonnet competition charity benefit. [5] Then as the opportunity presented itself, Maverick relocated to Norfolk, VA to pursue a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Old Dominion University. "[9] As the Miranda character matured, its popularity grew especially with younger audiences of the Glee generation, with most of those attending her concerts being teenagers or in their twenties. I took what people hated and exaggerated it more in the next video. Miranda is the Owner, Founder & CEO of KORA Organics, she is also one of the most influential faces in the world of fashion, beauty, wellness and style. [6][180] She was also nominated for a 2015 People's Choice Award[181] and a 2016 Shorty Award. As the popularity of the character increased, Ballinger was able to book longer sell-out runs of her live comedy acts at larger and larger venues including, in 2013, a six-performance run at the Leicester Square Theatre in London[64] and theatres in Australia. [30], In 2018, Ballinger became pregnant with her first child, and Miranda announced her own pregnancy on YouTube. "[9] In 2010, a BroadwayWorld review of Miranda's live comedy act said that Ballinger's "'Miranda Sings' persona is a very unique and original concept devised by a very creative imagination. [120], The Times commented, "there is another, sweeter side to her travails. [11] She won the fight via submission on round one. [35], Since April 2009,[36] in addition to her internet videos, Miranda Sings has performed her one-woman live comedy acts at first at cabaret spaces and later theatres in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Toronto, Amsterdam, Sydney and other cities in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere. [11] In place of lyrics that she cannot remember, the character "scat" sings. Since 2009, in addition to her internet videos, Ballinger has presented live comedy acts, in character as Miranda Sings, at first in cabaret spaces and later in theaters in New York, London, and other cities in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and elsewhere; she has toured regularly since 2014. [53] In 2013, Ballinger began a series of Miranda collaboration videos about "dating" YouTuber Joey Graceffa; an ongoing gag is that she cannot pronounce his last name. [38][64] Her live comedy acts have been in demand at cabaret clubs and theaters in New York (Birdland Jazz Club, Best Buy Theater),[66][166] London (Ambassadors Theatre; Leicester Square Theatre),[64][167] Australia[65] and elsewhere throughout North America, in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, at venues where her mostly teenage fans, who call themselves "Mirfandas", are admitted. [126] Later that year, at the Rose Center Theater, Miranda co-hosted a benefit concert, "Broadway Memories" (which included giving Sutton Foster a "voice lesson"), for the Alzheimer's Association and the Capistrano Center for the Performing Arts. "[184] AussieTheatre.com stated: "Miranda ... creates the most successful parody of the world of YouTube ... she has created an international cult following". [42] A Buffalo, New York reviewer explained the shows' appeal: "Miranda's stage show – a quixotic blend of melodramatic pathos, lightning-speed wit and cultural literacy – is no mere ... reproduction of her Internet channel. [23], Maverick was next expected to face Gillian Robertson at UFC 258 on February 13, 2021. In 2014, she guest-starred in character on an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. [14][86] She continued the tour in September with shows in Europe, Australasia and the US in late 2017 and early 2018. ... You would never say that stuff to someone's face, but you can type anything online. With Colleen Ballinger! "This Is America's Newest Best-Selling Author", "Sneak Peek – YouTube Red to Debuts Two New Original Series, 3/30", "Speed Dating Prank!!! [138] In another vlog, she laid out her campaign platform. More generally, it is a satire of pretentious and untalented performers everywhere. [50], As an example of the character's delusional arrogance, Miranda stated in her early acts that she expected to perform the role of Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway. [34] Since then, Miranda has incorporated footage of the baby into her videos, focusing on how he inconveniences her, is trying to murder her, is "dumb", and is a "cannobel" because of his quest for her breast milk. My Life. "I have the most amazing travel companion," she wrote about Brendan in an Instagram post about the new trailer. "[71] "There was some great physical comedy. [19], Maverick was expected to make her promotional debut against Mara Romero Borella on June 27, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. "[173] The Guardian characterized Miranda's channel as "so bad it's great". Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin's Whirlwind Romance: A Timeline Read article “2 years hitched!! The Word of Your Body", "More Miranda Line-up: Strallen, James-Ellis & Lee", "Miranda Sings with Naked Boys Singing – Part 4: Finale, "Conleth Kane interviews Miranda Sings" in Ireland, "Miranda Sings talks Houston, hip-hop and Harry Styles", "Is Miranda Sings a Champion for the Oddball Inside All of Us? [5], Maverick started her amateur career in 2015, fighting under Kansas City Fighting Alliance, ShoFight, and The Blue Corner promotions. Hooker. [12], On July 15, 2017, Maverick faced Gabby Romero at Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. "[169] The Times of London commented that although Miranda's videos have made her "a darling of the Broadway musical-theatre scene ... [it] is not online but on stage that Miranda truly comes to ghastly life. The character also has an active presence on other social media platforms. to Houston", "YouTube, Netflix Star Miranda Sings Heading to the Tobin Center for, "Miranda Sings series Haters Back Off sets Netflix premiere date", "Netflix Just Cancelled Haters Back Off and Colleen Ballinger Is 'Heartbroken'", "Colleen Ballinger Talks YouTube Character Miranda Sings", "Miranda Sings . Miranda has been collecting vintage trailers since before she met Brendan, but during the coronavirus pandemic the two decided to go a step further and purchase a brand new Airstream to use for traveling this year. [95], Miranda is the main character of a Netflix comedy series, Haters Back Off, co-developed by Ballinger (who stars as Miranda) and her brother Christopher Ballinger, about the beginnings of Miranda's career, her family life and her efforts to demonstrate her talents as she seeks fame. Maverick won the tournament by defeating DeAnna Bennett in a rematch by third round neck crank submission in the finals. Ballinger won a Teen Choice Award[5] and a Streamy Award for her Miranda videos. [31] Ballinger created a story arc on Miranda's channel in which the character claimed to be the "virgin Miranda", with a virgin conception; she mentioned this soon afterwards on Live with Kelly and Ryan. [74][75] Her 2015 "Summer Camp" bus tour of the US Midwest and East Coast featured ghost stories, a "bon fire", camp counsellors, merit badges, games and "friendship bracelets ... more of a variety show." [48] Another commentator wrote similarly: "It's so awful, it's brilliant. [3][38][168], In 2009, the Los Angeles Times wrote of her videos, "this footage is a major hoot",[8] and BroadwayWorld.com described Ballinger as an "Internet Superstar. [13][14] She won the fight via unanimous decision. [22] She won the fight via TKO due to a doctor stoppage between rounds one and two. She amassed a record of 7-1, winning the Blue Corner and Shofight flyweight championships all while 18 years old, being listed as the number one amateur woman in her region on Tapology at the time she went pro. [7] Samantha Diaz cut off her hair the day of weight-ins to make weight and Maverick came in over 2 pounds above the strawweight limit. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s wildly popular musical, Hamilton, is finally available for streaming online. 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[2][47][48][49] In her holiday act, in addition to some of the above, Miranda has recreated the Christmas story "complete with the Three Kings, the Drummer Boy, and Santa Claus, as well as a shockingly dissonant 'Carol of the Bells'" and other Christmas songs. 35.9k Likes, 183 Comments - Camille Kostek (@camillekostek) on Instagram: “10 hour shoot day had to end strong This dip felt necessary #NeverNotDancing @gronk” [51] In 2010, she stated in her videos and comedy acts that Jackson is no longer her boyfriend (because he never called her for a date), and so she was seeking a new, famous, talented, handsome boyfriend, such as Zac Efron[52] or Justin Bieber. She recalls, "I went from making a minute-and-a-half video in my bedroom to doing an hour-and-a-half live show". 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