Zack Fox isn’t so much a conventional stand-up comedian as he is an internet phenomenon and controversy generator with a whiplash wit. In 2017, he became entangled in a Twitter beef with crassly opportunistic EDM DJ/producer Diplo. Fox dragged Diplo for tweeting, “Persian girls are so hot can we lift this travel ban already.” Fox responded, “just like a white to only get on board with equality if it serves their pleasures.” Things escalated quickly, and shortly after Fox tweeted, “if i knew it was this easy to dismantle a millionaire’s entire day i would’ve done this years ago,” his Twitter account was suspended… for arguing with the ex of M.I.A. and Katy Perry. Yeah. Which is damn near a tragedy, as his feed was one of the platform’s most crudely hilarious.
Luckily, Fox has many other outlets for his twisted observations. For one, he’s associated with Atlanta’s radically unconventional hip-hop label Awful Records and its monthly Red Bull Radio show Bruh. Then there’s his acting stint with Vice Live, which finds Fox insinuating himself into various thorny and hilarious situations. Some of the episodes include Fox trying to find a cheap apartment in New York City, attending a black comic-book festival at which he draws attendees, and attempting to “go viral” as a rapper at South by Southwest performing under the alias Breastmilk Alabama. (For the latter spoof, search “How I Became a Fake Rapper at SXSW” on YouTube. Be sure to check his SoundCloud for actual decent bars.)
