Stephen Tries
British comedy YouTuber who writes sketch and parody videos, posts short clips on TikTok, runs a second channel called Stephen Tries Less and has spent years in and around Sidemen videos and football events.
Comedy · YouTube · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Stephen Tries is a British comedy YouTuber known for his How To sketches and for years of appearances around the Sidemen. Tubefilter reported his real name as Stephen Lawson in September 2023, when he signed with MonRae Management, and his main YouTube channel has about 1.64 million subscribers as of November 2026. He played for the YouTube team XO against Jeremy Lynch’s F2 FC at the 2018 EE Wembley Cup, later talked about his beef with the F2 on JaackMaate’s Happy Hour, and commentated the September 2023 Sidemen Charity Match. In 2026 he was a contestant on Amazon Prime Video’s Would You Rather: Decide To Survive, and as of November 2026 he is still uploading.
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Questions people ask
Who is Stephen Tries?
Stephen Tries is a British comedy YouTuber whose real name is Stephen Lawson, per Tubefilter. Famous Birthdays describes him as an English comedian known for his original How To sketch series and pop culture parodies, including a 2017 “Shape of You (Grime Remix)” parody. He told indy100 that he started the channel in 2016 while studying comedy at university, and that he did stand-up for three or four years. As of November 2026 his main channel has about 1.64 million subscribers and 216 videos, his second channel Stephen Tries Less has about 601,000, and his TikTok has about 1.2 million followers. He has worked with Jack Whitehall, including his video “I Had 24 Hours to Write a Roast for Jack Whitehall”, and with the Sidemen, covered below.
What happened between Stephen Tries and Jeremy Lynch? Was Stephen Tries in the F2?
Stephen Tries has never been part of the F2 Freestylers in anything we could find; his public history with Jeremy Lynch is as an opponent. At the 2018 EE Wembley Cup, Stephen and WillNE were the named players for the YouTube team XO, and Lynch’s F2 FC beat XO in the semi-final before winning the final 1-0 against Rebel FC, per EE’s press release of November 26, 2018. On August 18, 2020 he was the guest on JaackMaate’s Happy Hour in an episode titled “Stephen Tries - Beef with the F2, Stand Up & The Wembley Cup,” whose notes say he talked about his feud with Jeremy Lynch, his time in XO and how that group ended. We have not verified what either side said in the episode, so we do not characterize the feud beyond that. We found no statement from Lynch about it.
What happened to Stephen Tries? Did he quit YouTube?
As of November 2026, Stephen Tries has not quit YouTube: his channel feed shows new uploads on September 15, 2026 (“Stephen Tries: Inside The Manosphere,” about 620,000 views), October 13, 2026 (“The Drink Off VS George Clarke (ft. AB),” about 686,000 views) and a short on November 6, 2026. The question comes partly from The Fellas podcast, which titled his February 6, 2024 appearance “Stephen Tries Talks Quitting YouTube, Sidemen’s Netflix Documentary & Awful Virginity Story Revealed”; the episode notes do not say what he decided, and he kept uploading. In 2026 he was one of the internet stars on Amazon Prime Video’s Would You Rather: Decide To Survive, hosted by Romesh Ranganathan, which British Comedy Guide reported on September 17, 2026 had been axed after one series.
Is Stephen Tries in the Sidemen? Did he play in the Sidemen Charity Match?
Stephen Tries is not a member of the Sidemen, but he has worked with them for years: What’s on Netflix wrote in November 2021 that he frequently appears on the Sidemen channel, and his 2020 Happy Hour episode notes call him “a right-hand man to the Sidemen.” At the September 2023 Sidemen Charity Match at London Stadium he was a commentator, not a player, per Tubefilter; a Yahoo Sport match preview listed him on commentary with Spencer Owen, with Calfreezy and Callux playing for Sidemen FC and Theo Baker and Danny Aarons for the YouTube Allstars. We found no record of him playing in a Sidemen Charity Match. More on the group is on our Sidemen hub.
Is Stephen Tries on Taskmaster? What TV has he been on?
As of November 2026, we found no record of Stephen Tries as a Taskmaster contestant, so we do not list one. What is on the record: in November 2021 he began presenting Stephen Tries Cunning Stunts on Netflix UK’s Still Watching Netflix YouTube channel, made by Callux’s company After Party Studios, in which stunt performers recreate scenes from Netflix films and he is set on fire for the first episode, per What’s on Netflix. In 2019 he co-hosted the live show This Week on the Internet with WillNE, per Tubefilter, and British Comedy Guide lists him as a 2019 North West Comedy Awards nominee for the Social Media Award. In 2026 he appeared on Amazon Prime Video’s Would You Rather: Decide To Survive.
Is Stephen Tries vegetarian or pescatarian?
Stephen Tries has not said on the record, in anything we could source as of November 2026, that he does not eat meat, so we do not repeat the claim or guess at a reason. If he explains it in his own words, this entry will add one line.
Why does Stephen Tries not like Arthur TV? Why does he support Liverpool? Why does he need a supervisor?
We could not find Stephen Tries addressing any of these on the record, in an interview or an accepted outlet, as of November 2026, so we do not guess. These look like running bits or moments from his videos and podcasts, and we have not verified which ones. If he or an outlet confirms the story behind any of them, this entry will add it.
How old is Stephen Tries? What is his real name?
Stephen Tries is 31 as of November 2026: Famous Birthdays gives his birthday as July 9, 1995. His real name is Stephen Lawson, as reported by Tubefilter in September 2023 and listed by Famous Birthdays and indy100. Tubefilter says the name Stephen Tries is short for Stephen Tries Less, now the name of his second channel. He has not published his height, and we do not guess.
Where is Stephen Tries from?
Stephen Tries was born in Norwich, England, per Famous Birthdays, which adds that he has also lived in St Helens. He has not published more than that in anything we could source as of November 2026.
Where can I watch Stephen Tries? What is Stephen Tries Less?
Stephen Tries posts sketches and series like The Drink Off on his main YouTube channel, about 1.64 million subscribers as of November 2026, and short clips on TikTok, about 1.2 million followers. Stephen Tries Less is his second YouTube channel, @StephenTriesLess, about 601,000 subscribers, which its own description calls the place for content “that isn’t good enough for my main channel.” His video descriptions link his podcast, the White Noise Podcast, about 122,000 subscribers. His Cunning Stunts series is on Netflix UK’s Still Watching Netflix channel, and his 2023 commentary is in the Sidemen Charity Match stream.
What is Stephen Tries’ net worth? How much is he worth?
Stephen Tries does not publish a number and neither do we.
Does Stephen Tries have a girlfriend or a wife? Why did Stephen Tries stop drinking, and why does he not drink?
Not something we cover.
Who represents Stephen Tries?
As of November 2026, Stephen Tries is managed by MonRae Management: Tubefilter reported on September 21, 2023 that he signed with the firm, whose roster also includes DanTDM and TommyInnit, and his TikTok bio lists a MonRae enquiries email. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people search his name alongside Jeremy Lynch and the Sidemen, and most of the answer is on the record. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Stephen Tries. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. Written sketches with a recurring cast. His descriptions credit him as writer and list the same friends and comedians from video to video, and the formats are built to repeat: How To parodies, The Drink Off, mock documentaries like Inside The Manosphere. The joke is usually him playing a slightly worse version of himself, which is also the name of his second channel.
Why it travels. Short form carries him. A June 2026 short, “The WORST Would You Rather?!,” passed 2 million views, while long uploads land in the hundreds of thousands, about 620,000 for Inside The Manosphere and 686,000 for the latest Drink Off. The Sidemen orbit does the rest: a charity match commentary slot or a Sidemen video puts him in front of a much bigger audience than his own channel.
Brand fit. UK brands aimed at young viewers who already watch the Sidemen: football, gaming, food and everyday apps, especially as a scripted sketch rather than a straight read. He has a manager in MonRae, so a deal goes through them. Brands that want a clean, earnest presenter are not the fit; brands that can take a joke at their own expense are.
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Sources: Stephen Tries’ YouTube channel and channel feed, including Inside The Manosphere, The Drink Off VS George Clarke, The Drink Off VS Ayamé and I Had 24 Hours to Write a Roast for Jack Whitehall; Stephen Tries Less; White Noise Podcast; his TikTok; Famous Birthdays; Tubefilter, September 21, 2023; What’s on Netflix, November 12, 2021; indy100; EE press release, November 26, 2018; JaackMaate’s Happy Hour, August 18, 2020; The Fellas, episode 166, February 6, 2024; Yahoo Sport, September 2023; British Comedy Guide profile and September 17, 2026 report. Subscriber and follower counts read from YouTube and TikTok, November 2026.
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