Lou Ratchett

Lou Ratchett (born Corey Hairston, May 26, 1995, United States) is an American comedy creator publishing skits and parodies on YouTube to 1.31 million subscribers (Famous Birthdays). His catalog — 530-plus videos, 345 million views — trades in hood comedy, impersonations, and relatable POV sketches. He operates the RatchettLive gaming channel, sells merchandise via ratchettlifestyle.com, and takes Cameo bookings (Cameo).[edit]

Born Corey Hairston in the United States. Graduated from Pennsylvania State University (Famous Birthdays). YouTube debut: the January 31, 2019 parody "Gangland - Pittsburgh Crips." The 2019 sketch "When Ya Friend Ask Ya Mom If You Can Come Outside" passed 2.5 million views and established the relatable-scenario format.[edit]

Post-breakout uploads scaled the formula: "How Different Eras Handled Beef" (4.38M views), "When You Come From A Long Line of B A Ns" (3.86M), "If Jeffrey Dahmer Tried The Wrong Dude" (3.04M). In 2022 he joined Cameo for personalized videos (Cameo), launched the RatchettLive gaming channel, and opened the merch store. Output continues across long-form sketches and Shorts with booking via [email protected] (YouTube).[edit]

Unfiltered everyman comic: family, money, and social-friction sketches under a hood-comedy banner. Instagram bio: "For Entertainment Purposes." Minimal press coverage; standing rests on output volume and view counts.[edit]

iFANN-only numbers, read from live data: YouTube: 1,310,000 subscribers, 345,503,320 views (fetched 2026-10-18). No Last.fm presence is tracked for this entry. Popularity rank: #39,531 overall, #29,399 by type (ranked 2026-10-19). iFANN's Global Fame Engine rates him unranked: no placement in the Global Top 1,000 or any Top-100 scope list. No formal fandom name is documented.[edit]

The minute-long "When ya mom ain't let you come outside" passed 7.5 million views (Famous Birthdays). His TikTok handle is @lou_ra (YouTube). A running Facebook joke once billed him "fourth funniest person on the internet."[edit]

Born Corey Hairston in the United States (Famous Birthdays). No parent or sibling detail is public. Reported to live in Los Angeles. No spouse, children, or pets are documented.[edit]

Collaborated with the social-media community prettypuke. Has parodied Mike Tyson among other celebrities (Famous Birthdays).[edit]

No romantic relationship is publicly confirmed. A Q&A video title references a girlfriend, but no partner is documented by any credible source. Status: undisclosed.[edit]

No net worth figure has been published by a credible outlet; the $1 million estimate is unsourced (a vidIQ-derived monthly figure covers only one revenue line). Revenue lines on record: YouTube ads, Cameo videos, and ratchettlifestyle.com merch (Cameo).[edit]