Angry Joe

{{Infobox YouTube personality

| name = Angry Joe

| image = AngryJoeE32015.jpg

| caption = Vargas at E3 2015

| alt = Joe Vargas at E3 2015

| birth_name = Jose Antonio Vargas

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|6|18}}

| birth_place = Austin, Texas, U.S.

| occupation = YouTuber

| signature =

| website = {{url|angryjoeshow.com/ajsa}}

| channels = [https://www.youtube.com/user/AngryJoeShow AngryJoeShow]

| years_active = 2008–present

| genre = {{flatlist|

Let's Play
comedy
film/video game reviews
reactions
vlog

}}

| subscribers = 3.28 million

| views = 1.6 billion

| network = Channel Awesome (2009–2018){{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/angryjoeshow/status/984306706808233984?lang=en|title=Joe Vargas on Twitter: After some recent events have been brought to my attention I've decided to leave Channel Awesome, effective immediately. Our videos will not be cross posted to the site.|work=X (formerly Twitter) |via=Twitter|date=April 12, 2018|accessdate=April 23, 2019}}

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

}}

| silver_button = yes

| silver_year = 2012

| gold_button = yes

| gold_year = 2013

| stats_update = December 7, 2024

}}

Jose Antonio Vargas (born June 18, 1984) is an American media commentator and YouTuber.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/04/07/street-fighter-board-game-announced-on-kickstarter|title=Street Fighter Board Game Announced on Kickstarter|last=Corrigan|first=Hope|date=April 6, 2018|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=April 26, 2018}} He is notable for his portrayal of Angry Joe, the titular host of his media review-oriented YouTube channel AngryJoeShow.{{Cite news|url=https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-developer-calls-out-critics-for-bending-the-truth/|title=Star Wars Battlefront Developer Calls Out Critics For "Bending The Truth"|date=October 19, 2015|work=AOTF|access-date=April 26, 2018|language=en-US}}

YouTube

Vargas launched his YouTube channel AngryJoeShow on October 4, 2008 with the video "Shit that Pisses Me Off - Madden 2009 Hardcore Gamers".{{Citation|last=AngryJoeShow|title=Shit that Pisses Me Off - Madden 2009 Hardcore Gamers|date=October 4, 2008|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoUKgg6XQp4|accessdate=May 10, 2018}} The show features Vargas' character "AngryJoe" reviewing a video game with a scale from 1-10. These reviews typically use sketch comedy and clips from his streams on Twitch. The channel was well-received by the YouTube community; as of April 2021, it has accrued over one billion views and amassed more than 3.2 million subscribers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsgv2QHkT2ljEixyulzOnUQ|title=AngryJoeShow|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=April 26, 2018}} In addition to game reviews, Vargas produces movie reviews on his channel. He and his channel have received mention in media covering YouTube,{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/angry-joes-fans-cant-deal-with-him-taking-a-vacation-fr-1797316129|title=Angry Joe's Fans Can't Deal With Him Taking A Vacation From YouTube|last=Jackson|first=Gita|work=Kotaku|access-date=April 26, 2018|language=en-US}} most notably for Vargas' opposition to copyright overreach on YouTube.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2015/04/06/major-youtuber-angry-joe-gives-up-on-nintendo-calling-them-anti-gamer/#122fe3c238c9|title=Major YouTuber 'Angry Joe' Gives Up On Nintendo, Calling Them 'Anti-Gamer'|last=Thier|first=Dave|work=Forbes|access-date=April 26, 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://futurefive.co.nz/story/opinion-why-youtubes-ad-algorithm-killing-your-favourite-creators/|title=Opinion: Why YouTube's ad algorithm is killing your favourite creators|access-date=April 26, 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/2016/08/05/nintendo-may-not-behind-copyright-takedowns/|title=Nintendo Might Not Be Behind All Copyright Takedowns|date=August 5, 2016|work=CGMagazine|access-date=April 26, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/youtubes-copyright-crackdown-simple-answers-to-compli-1485999937|title=YouTube's Copyright Crackdown: Everything You Need To Know|last=Good|first=Owen|work=Kotaku|access-date=April 26, 2018|language=en-US}} His interest in copyright on YouTube stemmed from an incident in which Nintendo of America filed a copyright claim on a video of Joe playing Mario Party 10.{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/game-critic-says-youtube-copyright-policy-threatens-his-1482117783|title=Game Critic Says YouTube Copyright Policy Threatens His Livelihood [Update]|last=Good|first=Owen|work=Kotaku|access-date=May 10, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/4/4/8344341/angry-joe-nintendo-takedown-mario-party|title=Bigtime YouTuber says enough is enough; he won't do any more Nintendo videos (Update)|work=Polygon|access-date=May 10, 2018}}

Vargas was affiliated with Blistered Thumbs of the media production company Channel Awesome until April 2018. His departure was due to the then-ongoing controversy regarding Channel Awesome and many of its former producers, many of whom Vargas had previously known and affiliated with in the past.

In April 2018, a Kickstarter project to create a board game featuring miniature-sized figures of licensed characters from the Street Fighter series of video games (in collaboration with Jasco Games) was launched by Vargas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.destructoid.com/angry-joe-details-his-street-fighter-the-miniatures-game-496108.phtml|title=Angry Joe details his Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game|work=destructoid|access-date=April 26, 2018}} The project's Kickstarter campaign raised $400,000 on its first day, an event which in turn attracted media coverage.{{Cite news|url=https://www.destructoid.com/kickstarter-for-angry-joe-s-street-fighter-the-miniatures-game-pops-over-400-000-in-one-day-497529.phtml|title=Kickstarter for Angry Joe's Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game pops over $400,000 in one day|work=destructoid|access-date=April 26, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/04/a-street-fighter-board-game-is-on-the-way-and-it-l.html|title=A Street Fighter Board Game Is On the Way and It Looks Beyond Rad|work=pastemagazine.com|access-date=May 10, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204033502/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/04/a-street-fighter-board-game-is-on-the-way-and-it-l.html|url-status=dead}} In January 2021, Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game began shipping to those that backed the Kickstarter project. Vargas worked in another collaboration with Jasco Games on Mortal Kombat: The Miniatures Game based of the license of the same name.{{Cite web |title=Mortal Kombat: The Miniatures Game |url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193429/mortal-kombat-miniatures-game |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=BoardGameGeek |language=en-US}}

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Association ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
2016 \| The Game Awards \| Trending Gamer \| AngryJoeShow \| {{nom}} \|{{Cite journal\|date=June 2015\|title=Robert Luxmoore Student Travel Awards\|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/csa2015-60-6-17\|journal=CSA News\|volume=60\|issue=6\|pages=37\|doi=10.2134/csa2015-60-6-17\|bibcode=2015CSAN...60f..37. \|issn=1529-9163}}

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Year

! Association

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2016

| The Game Awards

| Trending Gamer

| AngryJoeShow

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite journal|date=June 2015|title=Robert Luxmoore Student Travel Awards|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/csa2015-60-6-17|journal=CSA News|volume=60|issue=6|pages=37|doi=10.2134/csa2015-60-6-17|bibcode=2015CSAN...60f..37. |issn=1529-9163}}