Internet trolling has earned a pretty nasty reputation for spreading negativity across the web - but online personality Ken M is one of the exceptions. Known simply as 'Ken M' online, Kenneth McCarthy is a copywriter at Comedy Central, who has made a name for himself on the internet for his hilarious questions and funny comments on news outlet pages.
Characterized typically as various old men in his avatars, the writer has earned himself such a large fanbase that there is an entire subreddit /r/kenm dedicated to his offbeat sense of humor. In an interview with Reddit's Upvoted blog, McCarthy said his stupid joke comments were a response to lack of civility he noticed in the space, “I was appalled by the Yahoo comment section. It was such a toxic, shitty space.” Scroll down below to see some of the best comments from Ken M and don't forget to upvote your favs!
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Thirty-nine-year-old internet bad boy Kenneth McCarthy was born and bred in Florida but now lives in Brooklyn, New York. His comment career began in 2011 as a way to cope with his frustration with the internet, “I wasn’t that internet savvy. I didn’t even know what trolling was. I just started doing it. I thought, ‘I wonder how idiotic my stupid questions could be, but still be believable.’ It turned into this weird exercise," he said in his Reddit interview.
What began as an experimental hobby for his own entertainment eventually turned into a full on job at College Humor, where he was offered his own column to post as Ken M professionally. Unfortunately, after a year he decided to let the column go, “It became difficult to churn out content. The content started suffering. I started to imitate myself in a desperate way,” he told the blog.
After his stint at College Humor he went back to commenting for fun, targeting online news outlet pages, Yahoo and Huffington Post being his favs, "Yahoo has the most beautifully gullible, funny people. The people on Huffington Post are humorless and pedantic. I tried it with Fox News, but that group is such a furious wasp nest.”
McCarthy said in his interview that he is aware of his fan base and finds it awesome and odd. "I do know about the sub. It’s so awesome. I’m not a Reddit user. I don’t understand the hardcore culture of Reddit. I always thought they were a lot meaner, like 4chan, but they are so nice to me," he told their blog, but added, "Fandom is a little weird,” he describes. “I was uncomfortable. I think most people are uncomfortable with earnest compliments. These kids think I’m famous. I wasn’t trying to be a big mystery.”
Though he might be one of the most beloved trolls, McCarthy explained to Upvoted that he could care less about internet fame, "What I do is turn a toxic space into a source of belly laughter, so it’s not gross anymore. That’s what I do.”
I think this is my favorite, I just hope someone read it and believed it was true lol
I have to assume this bloke is a comedian :) or he is very, very scary.
I wish BP's trolls were more like him, just harmless obvious stupidity as opposed to offensive bigotry.
Negerpitou, please ignore the ignorant, hateful comment of the other arsehole who replied to you. Their comment is more about them leading a sad, pathetic life, than it is about how you to choose to live yours. Hold your head high, and give those sorts of comments the response they deserve...none. Do not let the hate inside others creep in to you. Please be kind to yourself, you're as worthy of life as anyone else.
Load More Replies...The striking thing is that he gets insulted on almost any post, however absurd it is.
And when the first response he gets is not insulting, he strikes back with even more absurdity to make sure people get his joke.
Load More Replies...Ken M is hysterical. Too bad the trolls on this site didn't go for something like that, instead of being over-the-top inflammatory. After The Onion post on BP I thought of Ken M. But I'm sorry to say that Bored Panda is just regurgitating old stuff. Maybe the moderators should stop making their posts automatically be "featured" and let the people decide by upvotes. Conversely, the "trending" stuff is sometimes really good.
Ken M is so innocent and pure. And it's sad how much discussion culture has gone south. Even here on BP :/
Ken M is an absolute genius, these are all hilarious and I love how it just gets more ridiculous as it goes on.
I was a much better troll before BP blocked me... https://www.boredpanda.com/author/ubereatsdarlingharbour/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
Load More Replies...Ken just made my week! ..and I made a mess with my cup of tea from laughing so hard.
but he was right about the dinosours because they became mammals and then became birds
it was quite hard not to snort at these, but I managed. Can't be laughing in class, but too bored for anything else :)
If you do not like Susan's emoji comments, ignore them. You do NOT need to publicly shame her. Please stop acting like you are stuck in the 6th grade.
Load More Replies...I wish BP's trolls were more like him, just harmless obvious stupidity as opposed to offensive bigotry.
Negerpitou, please ignore the ignorant, hateful comment of the other arsehole who replied to you. Their comment is more about them leading a sad, pathetic life, than it is about how you to choose to live yours. Hold your head high, and give those sorts of comments the response they deserve...none. Do not let the hate inside others creep in to you. Please be kind to yourself, you're as worthy of life as anyone else.
Load More Replies...The striking thing is that he gets insulted on almost any post, however absurd it is.
And when the first response he gets is not insulting, he strikes back with even more absurdity to make sure people get his joke.
Load More Replies...Ken M is hysterical. Too bad the trolls on this site didn't go for something like that, instead of being over-the-top inflammatory. After The Onion post on BP I thought of Ken M. But I'm sorry to say that Bored Panda is just regurgitating old stuff. Maybe the moderators should stop making their posts automatically be "featured" and let the people decide by upvotes. Conversely, the "trending" stuff is sometimes really good.
Ken M is so innocent and pure. And it's sad how much discussion culture has gone south. Even here on BP :/
Ken M is an absolute genius, these are all hilarious and I love how it just gets more ridiculous as it goes on.
I was a much better troll before BP blocked me... https://www.boredpanda.com/author/ubereatsdarlingharbour/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
Load More Replies...Ken just made my week! ..and I made a mess with my cup of tea from laughing so hard.
but he was right about the dinosours because they became mammals and then became birds
it was quite hard not to snort at these, but I managed. Can't be laughing in class, but too bored for anything else :)
If you do not like Susan's emoji comments, ignore them. You do NOT need to publicly shame her. Please stop acting like you are stuck in the 6th grade.
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