“I’m 19 – I Got Nothing to Lose.” Carl Harris on Betting It All.

Carl Harris

By the time most 19-year-olds are just scrolling TikTok, Carl Harris has already figured out how to bend it to his will.

The Brooklyn-born creator — raised in Brownsville, New York — has turned his feed into a constantly refreshing stream of skits, jokes, and moments that feel pulled straight out of a group chat.

Carl’s content journey started as a conversation between friends. During his first year of college, with extra time between classes, he told his homie he wanted to start making YouTube videos. That friend, Justin Johnson, didn’t just co-sign — he pushed. Justin was already going viral on TikTok and kept telling Carl, “You got the personality, bro. Just start posting.” Carl credits him fully with Justin being the one who lit the fuse, the person he insists on shouting out every time he tells his story.

Those early posts were rough. He watched Justin rack up thousands of likes while his own videos stalled, but he stayed with it. His first real skit was about the universal pain of hopping on 2K right after release day and getting cooked by 99 overalls while you’re still a 65. It was simple, honest, and relatable — the exact lane Carl thrives in.

Staying consistent wasn’t easy, though. His dad called what he was doing “foolishness.” Friends joked he was making a clown of himself. A girl at a party told him straight up she didn’t find his videos funny. But his cousin and Justin refused to let him quit, telling him they saw him as “the ticket out.” That belief carried him through to the day one of his videos finally hit a million views — a moment he shared with his dad, his girlfriend, his mom, and his sister as proof this “foolishness” was actually going somewhere.

Brooklyn built Carl’s humor and his hustle: lunchroom roasting, MTA stories, basketball-team trash talk, and inspiration pulled from the unapologetic energy of creators like Ron Suno and Kai Cenat, which seep into his timing and tone. 

Fashion is part of it too — inspired by streamer BruceDropEmOff, Carl treats every fit pic like a stepping stone toward future modeling.

Above all, Carl is intentional. He is grounded in his faith in God and follows the simple mission to make people laugh, stay himself, and prove that consistency beats clout-chasing every time.