Colleen Ballinger‎

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Ballinger was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, the daughter of Tim Ballinger, a sales manager, and his wife Gwen (née Trent), a homemaker.McLaughlin, Rhett James and Charles Lincoln Neal III. [https://soundcloud.com/earbiscuits/ep-25-colleen-ballinger "Ep. 25 Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133129/https://soundcloud.com/earbiscuits/ep-25-colleen-ballinger |date=October 6, 2014}}, at 23:40, 25:00, 26:20 and 31:52, Ear Biscuits, Soundcloud.com, March 31, 2014 Ballinger was homeschooled during middle school,Rudetsky, Seth. [https://www.playbill.com/article/how-did-waitress-colleen-ballinger-first-become-miranda-sings "How Did Waitress{{'}}s Colleen Ballinger First Become Miranda Sings?"], Playbill, November 1, 2020[https://www.biography.com/people/miranda-sings-colleen-ballinger "Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings) Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917215235/https://www.biography.com/people/miranda-sings-colleen-ballinger |date=September 17, 2018}}, Biography.com, August 31, 2018 attended San Marcos High School[https://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=171442 "San Marcos Grad a YouTube Sensation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629050702/http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=171442 |date=June 29, 2016}}, Edhat Santa Barbara, June 25, 2016 and graduated in 2008 from Azusa Pacific University, where she majored in vocal performance.Briscoe, Jake. [https://gazettereview.com/2017/10/colleen-ballinger-snapchat-name-snapchat-username-snapcode "Colleen Ballinger Snapchat Name – What is Her Snapchat Username & Snapcode?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008232339/https://gazettereview.com/2017/10/colleen-ballinger-snapchat-name-snapchat-username-snapcode/ |date=October 8, 2017}}, Gazette Review, October 7, 2017 She has two older brothers, Christopher and Trent, and a younger sister, Rachel.

From 2007 to 2009, Ballinger performed at Disneyland in California; gave private voice, movement coaching and piano lessons to children; and performed at parties and cabaret spaces.Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/miranda-sings-colleen-ballinger-youtube-netflix-1201799533 "Miranda Sings Leads the Way for Digital Stars Leaping to TV"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034447/https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/miranda-sings-colleen-ballinger-youtube-netflix-1201799533/ |date=December 16, 2017}}, Variety, June 21, 2016[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_Miranda_Sings_Visits_Clevver_TV_20091104 "Miranda Sings Visits Clevver TV"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006011653/http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_Miranda_Sings_Visits_Clevver_TV_20091104 |date=October 6, 2012}}, BroadwayWorld, November 4, 2009, accessed October 4, 2014; Velasco, Schuyler. [http://www.backstage.com/interview/miranda-sings "Interview: Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006145401/http://www.backstage.com/interview/miranda-sings/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, Backstage, August 3, 2010, accessed October 4, 2014; and Seabaugh, Julie. [http://www.laweekly.com/arts/the-woman-behind-miranda-one-of-the-strangest-and-most-beloved-characters-on-youtube-5827099 "The Woman Behind Miranda, One of the Strangest and Most Beloved Characters on YouTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723231130/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/the-woman-behind-miranda-one-of-the-strangest-and-most-beloved-characters-on-youtube-5827099 |date=July 23, 2015}}. LA Weekly, July 23, 2015 In 2009, she played Kelsi Nielsen in High School Musical at Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre in Claremont, California.[http://www.inlandtheatre.org/2009/05/07/disneys-high-school-musical-at-candlelight-pavilion "Disney's High School Musical at Candlelight Pavilion"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071517/http://www.inlandtheatre.org/2009/05/07/disneys-high-school-musical-at-candlelight-pavilion/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, Inland Theatre League, May 7, 2009, accessed October 4, 2014 Ballinger appeared on the 2010 album More With Every Line, by songwriter Tim Prottey-Jones,Gould, Robert. [http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/MORE_WITH_EVERY_LINE_THE_MUSIC_OF_TIM_PROTTEYJONES_An_Album_Of_New_Musical_Theatre_Songs_With_An_Allstar_Cast_Set_For_Late_2010_Release_20100929 "More With Every Line – The Music of Tim Prottey-Jones"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313082916/http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/MORE_WITH_EVERY_LINE_THE_MUSIC_OF_TIM_PROTTEYJONES_An_Album_Of_New_Musical_Theatre_Songs_With_An_Allstar_Cast_Set_For_Late_2010_Release_20100929 |date=March 13, 2012}}, BroadwayWorld.com, September 29, 2010, accessed October 4, 2014 and the 2011 album Self Taught, Still Learning by Chris Passey.[http://pollybrowne.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/self-taught-still-learning-chris-passey-album-review "Self Taught, Still Learning – Chris Passey (Album Review)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007033213/http://pollybrowne.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/self-taught-still-learning-chris-passey-album-review/ |date=October 7, 2014}}, Polly Browne's Blog, November 15, 2011, accessed October 4, 2014 In New York in 2011, she played Lynda Bird Johnson in a staged reading of First KidsMedeiros, Linnae. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Get-to-Know-WAITRESSs-Colleen-Ballinger-and-Todrick-Hall-20190827 "Get to Know Waitress's Colleen Ballinger and Todrick Hall!"], BroadwayWorld.com, August 27, 2019 and created the role of Circe in the American Theatre of Actors Off-Broadway production Odyssey – The Epic Musical.Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/380846 "Colleen Ballinger"], About the Artists, accessed October 4, 2014; and [https://playbill.com/article/odyssey-the-epic-musical-to-feature-eddie-korbich-emma-zaks-janine-divita-and-colleen-zenk-com-182913 "Odyssey – The Epic Musical to Feature Eddie Korbich, Emma Zaks, Janine DiVita and Colleen Zenk"], Playbill, September 22, 2011

In 2012, Ballinger was featured as nurse Royal in the web series Dr. Fubalous.[https://www.facebook.com/drfubalous/info Dr. Fubalous], Facebook, accessed October 4, 2014; and [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2117148/epcast Dr. Fubalous] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410025311/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2117148/epcast |date=April 10, 2015}}, Internet Movie Database, accessed October 4, 2014 She also gave a talk at the Boston Children's Theatre about how to use social media to promote yourself as a performer.Jarvedon. [http://bostonchildrenstheatre.org/youtube-sensation-miranda-sings-visits-bct "YouTube Sensation Miranda Sings Visits BCT!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110703/http://bostonchildrenstheatre.org/youtube-sensation-miranda-sings-visits-bct/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, BostonChildrensTheatre.org, July 20, 2012Shanahan, Mark and Meredith Goldstein. [https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2012/07/10/youtube-sensation-miranda-sings-talk-boston-children-theatre/uCiScwZ9WZZnaSSFDrIyaN/story.html "Woman behind Miranda Sings a real character"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911114752/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2012/07/10/youtube-sensation-miranda-sings-talk-boston-children-theatre/uCiScwZ9WZZnaSSFDrIyaN/story.html |date=September 11, 2017}}, The Boston Globe, July 11, 2012 In 2013, she starred in the episode "Under the Bed" in the web series The Flipside[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6cqHbF-3qE "Under the Bed – The FlipSide"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105120937/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6cqHbF-3qE |date=November 5, 2014}}, YouTube, February 27, 2013, accessed October 4, 2014 and as Amara in episode 9 of season 2 of the web series Hipsterhood.O'Neill, Emma. [http://www.leakynews.com/hipsterhood-season-two-has-arrived-67937 "Hipsterhood Season Two Has Arrived"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112082422/http://www.leakynews.com/hipsterhood-season-two-has-arrived-67937/ |date=January 12, 2014}}, Geeky News, September 1, 2013, accessed October 4, 2014; and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXLyviJpP3M "'Hipster Mecca: The Silverlake Farmer's Market' – S2:E9"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627163443/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXLyviJpP3M |date=June 27, 2014}}, Hipsterhood, YouTube, October 22, 2013, accessed October 4, 2014 She plays Meg on the Volume 12 DVD of Family Guy in the live-action version of the show's introduction.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ry4zRtaygo "Family Guy Live Action Intro Homemade for Volume 12 DVD"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105110114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ry4zRtaygo |date=January 5, 2015}}, CineFix, December 10, 2013, November 30, 2014 Also in 2013, she was featured on the MTV True Life episode "I'm Famous Online".[http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/985507/true-life-im-famous-online.jhtml#series=2214&seriesId=5232&channelId=1&id=1718628 "True Life: I'm Famous Online"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312090015/http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/985507/true-life-im-famous-online.jhtml#series=2214&seriesId=5232&channelId=1&id=1718628 |date=March 12, 2014}}, MTV, December 6, 2013, accessed October 4, 2014 In 2014, she appeared in the episode "Wedding Plans!" on the web series MyMusic.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONh4uPjXo3Q "Wedding Plans! (MyMusic Season 2 Episode 23)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013092258/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONh4uPjXo3Q |date=October 13, 2014}}, TheFineBros, YouTube, January 21, 2014, accessed October 4, 2014

Ballinger was a guest co-host on The View in 2015.[http://emptylighthouse.com/colleen-ballinger-takes-over-view-dished-creation-miranda-sings-526856403 "Colleen Ballinger Takes Over The View, Dishes on Creation of Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122213412/http://emptylighthouse.com/colleen-ballinger-takes-over-view-dished-creation-miranda-sings-526856403 |date=January 22, 2015}}, Empty Lighthouse Magazine, January 22, 2015; Brouwer, Bree. [http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/01/23/colleen-ballinger-abc-the-view-appearance "YouTube Star Colleen Ballinger (AKA Miranda Sings) Guest Hosts ABC's The View"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127073617/http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/01/23/colleen-ballinger-abc-the-view-appearance/ |date=January 27, 2015}}, YouTubeFilter.com, January 23, 2015 The same year, she was interviewed on the podcast RuPaul: What's the Tee?,[http://www.rupaulpodcast.com/episodes/2015/2/25/episode-24-anti-porn-unicorn-with-colleen-ballinger-and-miranda-sings "Episode 24: Anti-Porn Unicorn"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226201907/http://www.rupaulpodcast.com/episodes/2015/2/25/episode-24-anti-porn-unicorn-with-colleen-ballinger-and-miranda-sings |date=February 26, 2015}}, RuPaul: What's the Tee?, February 25, 2015 starred in a Todrick Hall video, "Beauty and the Beat Boots",Tousignant, Lauren. [https://nypost.com/2015/05/07/beauty-and-the-beast-lgbt-parody-calls-belle-basic "Beauty and the Beast LGBT Parody Calls Belle 'Basic'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175140/https://nypost.com/2015/05/07/beauty-and-the-beast-lgbt-parody-calls-belle-basic/ |date=December 19, 2017}}, New York Post, May 7, 2015 and appeared in the Season 2 finale of the Condé Nast Entertainment webseries #HeyUSA, with host Mamrie Hart.Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/youtube-star-mamrie-hart-hits-road-again-in-heyusa-travel-show-for-conde-nast-1201457092 "YouTube Star Mamrie Hart Hits Road Again in HeyUSA Travel Show for Condé Nast"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220154411/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/youtube-star-mamrie-hart-hits-road-again-in-heyusa-travel-show-for-conde-nast-1201457092/ |date=December 20, 2017}}, Variety, March 20, 2015; Hart, Mamrie. [https://thescene.com/watch/presents/heyusa-mamrie-colleen-ballinger-san-francisco-part-1 "Mamrie + Colleen Ballinger: San Francisco Part 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065355/https://thescene.com/watch/presents/heyusa-mamrie-colleen-ballinger-san-francisco-part-1 |date=May 18, 2015}}, HeyUSA, TheScene.com, May 7, 2015; and Hart, Mamrie. [https://thescene.com/watch/presents/heyusa-mamrie-colleen-ballinger-san-francisco-part-2 "Mamrie + Colleen Ballinger: San Francisco Part 2"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073323/https://thescene.com/watch/presents/heyusa-mamrie-colleen-ballinger-san-francisco-part-2 |date=May 18, 2015}}, HeyUSA, TheScene.com, May 10, 2015 Later that year, both as herself and as Miranda Sings, Ballinger starred in a six-episode beauty series parody called How to Makeup on the I Love Makeup YouTube channel operated by Collective Digital Studio. In this show, "Colleen has fantastically found a way for guys to become interested in a makeup show ... there's a plot".Klima, Jeff. [http://newmediarockstars.com/2015/06/team-colleen-or-team-miranda-colleen-ballinger-squares-off-against-miranda-sings-for-new-makeup-show "Team Colleen or Team Miranda? Colleen Ballinger Squares Off Against Miranda Sings for New Makeup Show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619055130/http://newmediarockstars.com/2015/06/team-colleen-or-team-miranda-colleen-ballinger-squares-off-against-miranda-sings-for-new-makeup-show/ |date=June 19, 2015}}, New Media Rockstars, June 18, 2015Patel, Sahil. [http://www.thevideoink.com/news/cds-colleen-ballinger-aka-miranda-sings-debut-new-makeup-series/#.VYLf_4xN-zk "CDS and Colleen Ballinger (and Miranda Sings) Debut New Makeup Series"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618202822/http://www.thevideoink.com/news/cds-colleen-ballinger-aka-miranda-sings-debut-new-makeup-series/#.VYLf_4xN-zk |date=June 18, 2015}}, TheVideoInk.com, June 18, 2015 Re/code featured Ballinger to exemplify "an emerging economy" of internet content providers.Kurzweil, Ethan and Cecilia Stallsmith. [http://recode.net/2015/07/22/fames-dose-of-demoandcratization "Fame's Dose of Democratization"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722232000/http://recode.net/2015/07/22/fames-dose-of-democratization/ |date=July 22, 2015}}, Re/code, July 22, 2015 She is featured on the track "Clouds" in Flula Borg's 2015 EP, I Want to Touch You.Bork, Flula. [https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-want-to-touch-you-ep/1040559274 I Want to Touch You], iTunes, accessed September 28, 2015

Ballinger appeared in a series of 2016 DiGiorno pizza commercials.Shields, Mike. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/digiorno-taps-youtube-talent-for-tv-ad-campaign-leading-up-to-the-super-bowl-1453978800 "DiGiorno Taps YouTube Talent for TV Ad Campaign Leading Up to the Super Bowl"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021033529/http://www.wsj.com/articles/digiorno-taps-youtube-talent-for-tv-ad-campaign-leading-up-to-the-super-bowl-1453978800 |date=October 21, 2016}}, The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2016 In 2018, she appeared as The Disco Dancer in season 3 of the web series Escape the Night,Gutelle, Sam. [https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/06/21/escape-the-night-season-three-youtube-premium "Season Three of Joey Graceffa's Escape The Night Now Available Via YouTube Premium"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622011310/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/06/21/escape-the-night-season-three-youtube-premium/ |date=June 22, 2018}}, Tubefilter.com, June 21, 2018; and Hoggatt, Aja. [https://ew.com/tv/2018/05/31/escape-the-night-final-cast-announcement "Colleen Ballinger among final cast revealed for Escape the Night season 3"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602024154/http://ew.com/tv/2018/05/31/escape-the-night-final-cast-announcement/ |date=June 2, 2018}}, Entertainment Weekly, May 31, 2018 in a cameo role in the animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet,Desta, Yohana. [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-cast "Ralph Breaks the Internet's Cast List Is Full of Fun, Surprising Easter Eggs"], Vanity Fair, November 21, 2018 and in the Ariana Grande music video "Thank U, Next".Butler, Bethonie. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/11/30/thank-u-next-all-pop-culture-references-cameos-ariana-grandes-new-music-video/ "'Thank u, next': All of the pop culture references and cameos in Ariana Grande's new music video"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130233717/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/11/30/thank-u-next-all-pop-culture-references-cameos-ariana-grandes-new-music-video |date=November 30, 2018}}, The Washington Post, November 30, 2018 She appeared as The Duchess in season 4 of Escape the Night (2019).[https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/ESCAPE-THE-NIGHT-Season-4-Now-Streaming-on-YouTube-20190711 "Escape the Night Season 4 Now Streaming on YouTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712031329/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/ESCAPE-THE-NIGHT-Season-4-Now-Streaming-on-YouTube-20190711 |date=July 12, 2019}}, BroadwayWorld.com, July 11, 2019; and Huff, Lauren. [https://ew.com/tv/2019/06/12/full-cast-escape-night-season-4-revealed "Full cast of Joey Graceffa's Escape the Night season 4 revealed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613130821/https://ew.com/tv/2019/06/12/full-cast-escape-night-season-4-revealed/ |date=June 13, 2019}}, Entertainment Weekly, June 12, 2019 She made her Broadway debut in the musical Waitress, as Dawn, where she appeared from August to September 2019.Levitt, Hayley. [https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/colleen-ballinger-todrick-hall-waitress-interview_89603.html "How Waitress's New Dawn and Ogie Took the YouTube to Broadway"], TheaterMania.com, August 24, 2019 The week of Ballinger's debut, box office grosses for the musical increased by $358,783 to $938,087, and they continued to rise, reaching $963,408 the following week.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/grosses-analysis-what-the-constitution-means-to-me-breaks-box-office-record-in-final-week-on-broadway "Grosses Analysis: What the Constitution Means to Me Breaks Box-Office Record in Final Week on Broadway"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827033509/http://www.playbill.com/article/grosses-analysis-what-the-constitution-means-to-me-breaks-box-office-record-in-final-week-on-broadway |date=August 27, 2019}}, Playbill, August 26, 2019; and McPhee, Ryan. "Grosses Analysis: Waitress, With Todrick Hall and Colleen Ballinger, Packs Theatre Ahead of Final Shift"], Playbill, September 3, 2019 On Halloween 2020, Ballinger played Janet in a livestream reading of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, starring original cast members Tim Curry, Nell Campbell and Barry Bostwick.Beresford, Trilby. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tim-curry-reprises-dr-frank-n-furter-role-in-rocky-horror-political-fundraiser "Tim Curry Reprises Dr. Frank-N-Furter Role in Rocky Horror Political Fundraiser"], The Hollywood Reporter, October 31, 2020

In 2021, Ballinger voiced the role of Crandy on the Netflix animated series Centaurworld.Craig, Jo. [https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/12/08/will-centaurworld-return-for-season-3-netflix-renewal-explored "Will Centaurworld Return for Season 3? Netflix Renewal Explored"], HITC, December 8, 2021

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In 2009, Ballinger began to make a living by performing her live one-woman comedy act in character as Miranda Sings.[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Miranda-Sings-Joshua-Ledet-More-Visit-Birdland-20120529# "Photo Flash: Miranda Sings, Joshua Ledet, & More Visit Birdland!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082300/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Miranda-Sings-Joshua-Ledet-More-Visit-Birdland-20120529 |date=October 6, 2014}}, BroadwayWorld.com, May 29, 2012 She continued to tour thereafter and stated that, of all her professional activities, she gets the most satisfaction in her career from her live performances.Klein, Jessica. [http://www.thevideoink.com/features/youtuber-colleen-ballinger-loves-performing-live-even/#.U0GG9xMVC8A "YouTuber Colleen Ballinger Loves Performing Live Even More"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075457/http://www.thevideoink.com/features/youtuber-colleen-ballinger-loves-performing-live-even/#.U0GG9xMVC8A |date=October 6, 2014}}, Thevideoink.com, April 1, 2014McLaughlin, Rhett james and Charles Lincoln Neal III. [https://soundcloud.com/earbiscuits/ep-25-colleen-ballinger "Ep. 25 Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133129/https://soundcloud.com/earbiscuits/ep-25-colleen-ballinger |date=October 6, 2014}}, Interview of Ballinger at 46:10 and 50:00, Ear Biscuits, Soundcloud.com, March 31, 2014 In addition to her Miranda tours, Ballinger toured with her then-husband, singer and fellow YouTuber Joshua David Evans, in music and comedy shows in December 2015[http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_29265025/calendar "Calendar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222084324/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_29265025/calendar |date=December 22, 2015}}, San Jose Mercury News, December 16, 2015 and January 2016 across the US as "The Colleen & Josh Show".[http://staugustine.com/compass/2016-01-14#.Vpgw_1nU1PZ "The Colleen & Josh Show brings music, laughs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131085218/http://staugustine.com/compass/2016-01-14#.Vpgw_1nU1PZ |date=January 31, 2016}}, The St. Augustine Record, January 14, 2016; [http://sandiegotheatres.org/the-colleen-and-josh-show "The Colleen and Josh Show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227032949/http://sandiegotheatres.org/the-colleen-and-josh-show |date=December 27, 2015}}, San Diego Theatres, accessed January 9, 2016; [http://www.statesman.com/news/entertainment/more-events-for-wednesday-jan-13-and-beyond/np3BD "More events for Wednesday, Jan. 13, and beyond"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130100620/http://www.statesman.com/news/entertainment/more-events-for-wednesday-jan-13-and-beyond/np3BD/ |date=January 30, 2016}}, Statesman.com, January 12, 2016; and Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.instagram.com/p/--CZx9MGbe "We're Going On Tour!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308094539/https://www.instagram.com/p/--CZx9MGbe/ |date=March 8, 2016}}, Instagram, December 6, 2015

Ballinger displays more than 2,000 videos on her YouTube channels.Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.youtube.com/user/mirandasings08/about "Miranda Sings: About"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216134133/https://www.youtube.com/user/mirandasings08/about |date=December 16, 2014}}, YouTube; [https://www.youtube.com/user/PsychoSoprano/about "Colleen Ballinger: About"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107111917/https://www.youtube.com/user/PsychoSoprano/about |date=November 7, 2014}}, YouTube; and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbSjN1_5U7hqFKRA0nvFXQ/about "Colleen Vlogs: About"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223023604/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbSjN1_5U7hqFKRA0nvFXQ/about |date=February 23, 2016}}, YouTube, all accessed May 7, 2023 Her personal channel features comedy, question and answer videos, YouTube challenges,Keates, Nancy. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304537904577279663808279888 "Just a Spoonful of Cinnamon Makes the Internet Rounds"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804030751/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304537904577279663808279888 |date=August 4, 2017}}, The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2012 and Ballinger discussing culture and current topics or vlogging her activities with her family, friends and YouTube colleagues.[https://www.ccri.edu/marketing/news_events/2013/march/miranda.html "Comedian Colleen Ballinger bringing hit Internet character Miranda Sings to CCRI"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217081213/https://www.ccri.edu/marketing/news_events/2013/march/miranda.html |date=February 17, 2016}}, Community College of Rhode Island, March 14, 2013, accessed February 14, 2016Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.youtube.com/user/PsychoSoprano/about "Colleen Ballinger: About"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107111917/https://www.youtube.com/user/PsychoSoprano/about |date=November 7, 2014}}, YouTube, accessed November 5, 2014 The channel is "highly recommended" by Emertainment Monthly.Hohenstein, Serena. [https://emertainmentmonthly.org/2014/03/08/channel-spotlight-colleen-ballinger/ "Channel Spotlight: Colleen Ballinger"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082530/http://emertainmentmonthly.com/2014/03/08/channel-spotlight-colleen-ballinger |date=October 6, 2014}}, Emertainment Monthly, Emerson College, March 8, 2014, accessed October 4, 2014 It has received more than 1.9 billion views and accumulated more than 8 million subscribers. Her Miranda Sings channel has surpassed 2.3 billion views and 10 million subscribers. A third channel, Colleen Vlogs, with more than 3 million subscribers and .9 billion views, chronicles some of her experiences at home and on tour. In 2014, Backstage magazine identified Ballinger as a performer who has "taken great advantage of producing their own content [online] and gathering large fan bases to promote their work".Ross, Mae. [http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/4-things-keep-mind-when-creating-your-own-content "4 Things to Keep in Mind When Creating Your Own Content"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004142449/http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/4-things-keep-mind-when-creating-your-own-content/ |date=October 4, 2014}}, Backstage magazine, October 3, 2014 To promote her videos and shows, Ballinger is active on social media, with TikTok followings of more than 13 million for Miranda and 8 million for Ballinger, Instagram followings of more than 6 million for Miranda and 7 million for Ballinger, more than 2 million Twitter followers for Miranda and 1.5 million for Ballinger, and more than 1.5 million page likes on the Miranda Sings Facebook page.[https://www.tiktok.com/@mirandasings?lang=en "Miranda Sings"], TikTok; [https://www.tiktok.com/@colleen? "Colleen Ballinger"], TikTok; [http://instagram.com/MirandaSingsofficial "MirandaSingsOfficial"], Instagram; [https://www.instagram.com/colleen/ Colleen], Instagram; [https://twitter.com/MirandaSings "Miranda Sings"], Twitter.com; [https://twitter.com/colleenb123 Colleen], Twitter.com; and [https://www.facebook.com/MirandaSingsOfficial "Miranda Sings"], Facebook; all accessed November 23, 2024 BuzzFeed called Miranda "The Queen of Twitter".Wingfield, Katie. [https://www.buzzfeed.com/katiewingfield/19-reasons-miranda-sings-is-the-queen-of-twitter-w7l6#.dn0oQkPpM "19 Reasons Miranda Sings Is the Queen of Twitter"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911120020/https://www.buzzfeed.com/katiewingfield/19-reasons-miranda-sings-is-the-queen-of-twitter-w7l6#.dn0oQkPpM |date=September 11, 2017}}, BuzzFeed, September 18, 2014

Ballinger was able to turn the popularity of her videos into income from a percentage of YouTube advertising fees or occasionally fixed sponsorship fees.Maheshwariaug, Sapna. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/business/media/instagram-ads-marketing-kardashian.html "Endorsed on Instagram by a Kardashian, but Is It Love or Just an Ad?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220085238/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/business/media/instagram-ads-marketing-kardashian.html |date=February 20, 2017}}, The New York Times, August 30, 2016 Until March 2013, Ballinger's YouTube audience was modest, but in that month, her Miranda Sings channel's audience reached 150,000 subscribers,Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6uyP_lpwPk "Present for My Fans!!! 150,000 subscribers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517141018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6uyP_lpwPk |date=May 17, 2015}}, YouTube, March 8, 2013 and both of her YouTube channels began to expand far more rapidly.Urgo, Jason. [http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/mirandasings08 "Miranda Sings: YouTube Progress Graphs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221164910/http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/mirandasings08 |date=December 21, 2014}} and [http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/psychosoprano "Colleen Ballinger: YouTube Progress Graphs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223030615/http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/psychosoprano |date=December 23, 2014}}, Social Blade, accessed January 29, 2018 Ballinger offers merchandise on her mirandasings.com website, and some of the videos contain brand endorsements. For example, a 2016 video, "Sexy Buttery Love Song", promoted Jack in the Box restaurants.Best, Katelyn. [http://splitsider.com/2016/03/where-brands-and-comedy-meet-the-weird-world-of-native-marketing "Where Brands and Comedy Meet: The Weird World of 'Native Marketing'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309102702/http://splitsider.com/2016/03/where-brands-and-comedy-meet-the-weird-world-of-native-marketing/ |date=March 9, 2016}}, Splitsider.com, March 7, 2016 In 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Ballinger as the ninth-highest-earning YouTuber.Berg, Madeline. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2016/12/05/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-2016-pewdiepie-remains-no-1-with-15-million/#6c89bc286b0f "The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars 2016: PewDiePie Remains No. 1 With $15 Million"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206091023/http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2016/12/05/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-2016-pewdiepie-remains-no-1-with-15-million/#6c89bc286b0f |date=December 6, 2016}}, Forbes magazine, December 5, 2016

Beginning in 2021, Ballinger and her husband, Erik Stocklin, streamed weekly podcasts titled Relax! with Colleen and Erik on Apple Podcasts and posted them to a YouTube channel with the same name.[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/203178/miranda-sings-creator-colleen-ballinger-and-husban "Miranda Sings' Creator Colleen Ballinger and Husband Erik Stocklin Launch New Podcast for Audioboom"], AllAccess.com, January 5, 2021; Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/colleen-ballinger-pregnant-twins-1234978859 "Colleen Ballinger Reveals She's Pregnant With Twins"], Variety, May 21, 2021; and Smith, Ali. [https://gannonknight.com/21273/arts-leisure/relax-the-podcast-lives-up-to-its-name "'Relax!' the podcast lives up to its name"], The Gannon Knight, February 2, 2022

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Since January 2008, Ballinger has posted hundreds of videos as her comically talentless and quirky character, Miranda Sings, primarily on the YouTube channel Miranda Sings.Ng, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090515113821/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/05/miranda-sings-colleen-ballinger-jim-caruso-cast-party-jersey-boys-daniel-reichard.html "YouTube sensation Miranda seduces Broadway"], Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2009[https://www.youtube.com/user/mirandasings08/videos "Miranda Sings: Videos"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216134007/https://www.youtube.com/user/mirandasings08/videos |date=December 16, 2014}}, YouTube, accessed November 5, 2014 The character is a satire of the many YouTube videos featuring bad, but egotistical, performers who film themselves singing as a form of self-promotion, despite receiving the realistic or cruel comments of "haters".Eggar, Robin. [http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:LSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12F76AE6F4E371A8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA "She'd like to teach the world to sing"]. The Times, May 2, 2010, accessed March 6, 2012[http://transmediatv.blogspot.com/2010/02/meme-comes-to-life.html "Meme Comes to Life"], Transmedia Televisual Studies, FILM345, Queens University, February 2010 "Miranda" is supposedly a home-schooled young woman who still lives with her mother and uncle; she is eccentric and infantilized, narcissistically believes that she was born famous and is obsessed with show business fame.Velasco, Schuyler. [http://www.backstage.com/interview/miranda-sings "Interview: Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006145401/http://www.backstage.com/interview/miranda-sings/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, Backstage, August 3, 2010Rivera, Erica. [http://www.citypages.com/music/the-haters-defined-youtube-sensation-miranda-sings-7538067 "'The haters' defined YouTube sensation Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806190820/http://www.citypages.com/music/the-haters-defined-youtube-sensation-miranda-sings-7538067 |date=August 6, 2015}}, City Pages, August 4, 2015

In the videos, Miranda sings in a comically off-key, yet plausible, voice and covers mostly pop music hits; rants about internet haters; gives "tutorials"; and sometimes discusses the character's backstory or current events, which she usually misunderstands.Sarinana, Leslie. [http://www.theprospectordaily.com/2017/01/17/miranda-sings-is-back-youre-welcome "'Miranda Sings' is back … you're welcome"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131185712/http://www.theprospectordaily.com/2017/01/17/miranda-sings-is-back-youre-welcome/ |date=January 31, 2017}}, The Prospector, January 17, 2017 She uses spoonerisms and malapropisms;Keihm, Moira. [http://heavy.com/social/2016/01/miranda-sings-netflix-real-name-youtube-book-videos-tour "YouTube Personality Miranda Sings: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120223951/http://heavy.com/social/2016/01/miranda-sings-netflix-real-name-youtube-book-videos-tour/ |date=January 20, 2016}}, Heavy.com, January 17, 2016 is irritable, ludicrously self-absorbed and self-righteous, socially awkward; and has a defiant, arrogant attitude.Siegel, Ben. [http://www.buffalonews.com/gusto/comedy/miranda-shows-that-shes-very-good-at-being-bad-20140505 "Miranda shows that she's very good at being bad"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125032/http://www.buffalonews.com/gusto/comedy/miranda-shows-that-shes-very-good-at-being-bad-20140505 |date=October 6, 2014}}, The Buffalo News, May 6, 2014 She responds to viewers who take the videos seriously and offer criticism with the catchphrase, "Haters back off!", telling these critics that "haters make me famous".[http://blog.stubdog.com/new-york/miranda-sings-at-birdland.html "Miranda Sings! at Birdland"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826134825/http://blog.stubdog.com/new-york/miranda-sings-at-birdland.html |date=August 26, 2012}}, stubdog.com, February 4, 2010 The character displays unusually active eyebrows and a crooked smile,Collier, Cody. [http://guardianlv.com/2014/06/youtube-gives-fame-to-miranda-sings "YouTube Gives Fame to Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006131542/http://guardianlv.com/2014/06/youtube-gives-fame-to-miranda-sings/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, Guardian Liberty Voice, Clark County, Nevada, June 29, 2014Wilson, Jessica. [http://whatspeenseen.co.uk/reviews/miranda-sings-review "Miranda Sings – review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100444/http://whatspeenseen.co.uk/reviews/miranda-sings-review/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, What's Peen Seen? September 11, 2013, accessed May 5, 2014 her head is cocked to one side, and she has pronunciation quirks. She wears bright red lipstick drawn beyond the borders of her lips, dresses in mismatched out-of-style clothing, and often dances stiffly to the music she is performing.Liberty, John. [http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/12/youtube_star_miranda_sings_to.html "YouTube star Miranda Sings to make Michigan debut, readies for haters"], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112436/http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/12/youtube_star_miranda_sings_to.html |date=October 6, 2014}} Kalamazoo Gazette, Mlive.com, December 1, 2011[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/04/PKGE19REP8.DTL "Music/Cabaret Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006043431/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2009%2F10%2F04%2FPKGE19REP8.DTL |date=October 6, 2011}}, San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 2009; Bond, Nick. [http://www.starobserver.com.au/features/entertainment-features/entertainment-play/haters-back-off-mirandas-coming/111839 "Haters back off – Miranda's coming"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105933/http://www.starobserver.com.au/features/entertainment-features/entertainment-play/haters-back-off-mirandas-coming/111839 |date=October 6, 2014}}, Star Observer, October 30, 2013 Her views of society and morality are politically incorrect, and she displays a strong aversion to anything risque, which she calls "porn".[http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/THE-GAY-TEST-MIRANDA-SINGS/3256355 "The Gay Test: Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004200737/http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/THE-GAY-TEST-MIRANDA-SINGS/3256355 |date=October 4, 2014}}, TheGayUK, August 17, 2012, accessed December 9, 2013Walgrove, Amanda. [http://whatstrending.com/2013/08/miranda-sings-covers-starships-performs-magic-introduces-mirandacon-vidcon-2013 "Miranda Sings Covers "Starships," Performs Magic and Introduces MirandaCon at VidCon 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030070605/http://whatstrending.com/2013/08/miranda-sings-covers-starships-performs-magic-introduces-mirandacon-vidcon-2013/ |date=October 30, 2013}}, WhatsTrending.com, August 5, 2013 From 2010 to 2012, Ballinger posted Miranda video blogs to a second Miranda YouTube channel, Mirandavlogz.In these videos, the character gives ineffective tutorials, offers comically ridiculous opinions and participates in "challenges". See Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.youtube.com/user/Mirandavlogz/videos?view=0 Mirandavlogz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608083006/https://www.youtube.com/user/Mirandavlogz/videos?view=0 |date=June 8, 2014}}, YouTube, accessed November 11, 2014

Ballinger based the character partly on young women that she knew in college. She told The Times of London, "There were a lot of cocky girls who thought they were really talented, and they ... were so rude and snotty.... Then I saw all these girls trying to make a career out of putting videos on YouTube [of themselves singing in their bedrooms] ... clueless to the fact that they were terrible."Ballinger, Colleen. [http://www.lobero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Miranda-Sings-at-the-Lobero-Press-Release.pdf "Miranda Sings at the Lobero in Santa Barbara"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714121424/http://www.lobero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Miranda-Sings-at-the-Lobero-Press-Release.pdf |date=July 14, 2014}}, Lobero.com, January 10, 2014; and Dugger, Brian. [http://www.toledoblade.com/Music-Theater-Dance/2018/07/07/Miranda-Sings-off-key-comically-and-to-legions-of-fans-bsd.html "Miranda Sings off-key, comically, to legions of fans"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708104242/http://www.toledoblade.com/Music-Theater-Dance/2018/07/07/Miranda-Sings-off-key-comically-and-to-legions-of-fans-bsd.html |date=July 8, 2018}}, The Blade, July 7, 2018Rothenberg, Adam. [http://www.callmeadam.com/interviews/2012/5/23/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings.html "Colleen Ballinger: Miranda Sings!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121111/http://www.callmeadam.com/interviews/2012/5/23/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings.html |date=October 6, 2014}}, Call Me Adam, May 23, 2012, accessed May 5, 2014 At first, the "Miranda videos were meant to be an inside joke" among Ballinger's friends.Sims, James. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Colleen-Ballinger-Talks-YouTube-Character-Miranda-Sings-20100827 "Colleen Ballinger Talks YouTube Character Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103659/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Colleen-Ballinger-Talks-YouTube-Character-Miranda-Sings-20100827 |date=October 6, 2014}}, Broadwayworld.com, August 27, 2010, accessed October 30, 2013Flair, Justus. [http://www.dailyiowan.com/2014/04/10/Arts/37417.html "More than red lipstick"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132141/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2014/04/10/Arts/37417.html |date=April 13, 2014}}, The Daily Iowan, April 10, 2014 In March 2009, however, a Miranda video called "Free Voice Lesson" quickly became a sensation.Linton, Shannon. [http://www.apu.edu/articles/18690 "Miranda Sings ... Terribly: An Unlikely Rise to Stardom"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075529/http://www.apu.edu/articles/18690/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, APU Life, Spring '12 issue, May 30, 2012 The video consists of bad advice about singing technique. Miranda's videos drew predictably sharp criticism on YouTube, and as they became popular, Ballinger modified the character in response to the negative comments. She says: "I took what people hated and exaggerated it more in the next video."Roberts, Kayleigh. [http://highlandpark.patch.com/articles/americas-got-no-talent "America's Got No Talent"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315052828/http://highlandpark.patch.com/articles/americas-got-no-talent |date=March 15, 2012}}. Highland Park Patch, November 18, 2010; Turi, Sean. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Lylry7qKE "Sean Turi Features Colleen Ballinger & Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115056/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Lylry7qKE |date=March 10, 2016}}, YouTube, April 1, 2013 The online critics were so harsh that Miranda became a "hero of the anti-bullying movement".Noteboom, Kris. [http://www.theaterjones.com/outoftheloopfringefestival2012/20120305133815/2012-03-05/BooTube "BooTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064728/http://www.theaterjones.com/outoftheloopfringefestival2012/20120305133815/2012-03-05/BooTube |date=March 4, 2016}}, TheaterJones, March 5, 2012[https://soundcloud.com/earbiscuits/ep-25-colleen-ballinger "Ep. 25 Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133129/https://soundcloud.com/earbiscuits/ep-25-colleen-ballinger |date=October 6, 2014}}, Interview of Ballinger at 54:20 and 58:30, Ear Biscuits, Soundcloud.com, March 31, 2014 Ballinger uses "humour and satire to challenge ideas of popular femininity. ... Miranda Sings ... puts on monstrous makeup to perform parody music videos [rejecting] being conventionally pretty".[http://theconversation.com/beauty-fashion-and-looking-hot-youtubes-powerful-messages-for-girls-72363 "Beauty, fashion and looking 'hot': YouTube's powerful messages for girls"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604054320/http://theconversation.com/beauty-fashion-and-looking-hot-youtubes-powerful-messages-for-girls-72363 |date=June 4, 2017}}, The Conversation, May 24, 2017

After Ballinger became pregnant in 2018, Miranda began a pregnancy storyline in which she claims to be the "virgin Miranda", with a virgin conception. Ballinger mentioned the story arc on a July 2018 appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan.Belanger, Jeremy. [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/colleen-ballinger-aka-miranda-sings-reveals-behind-scenes-details-viral-pregnancy-video-175650919.html "Colleen Ballinger, aka Miranda Sings, reveals behind-the-scenes details of viral pregnancy video"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710041638/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/colleen-ballinger-aka-miranda-sings-reveals-behind-scenes-details-viral-pregnancy-video-175650919.html |date=July 10, 2018}}, Yahoo!, July 9, 2018 When Ballinger gave birth, she tweeted about it from Miranda's account as well as her own.Hohman, Maura. [https://people.com/parents/colleen-ballinger-welcomes-baby-son "YouTube Star Colleen Ballinger – AKA Miranda Sings – Welcomes Baby: 'He's Perfect'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211212636/https://people.com/parents/colleen-ballinger-welcomes-baby-son/ |date=December 11, 2018}}, People, December 11, 2018

Beginning in April 2009,[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Miranda_Sings_at_Birdlands_CAST_PARTY_20090429 "Photo Flash: 'Miranda Sings' at Birdland's Cast Party"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506145002/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Miranda_Sings_at_Birdlands_CAST_PARTY_20090429 |date=May 6, 2009}}, BroadwayWorld.com, April 29, 2009, accessed May 23, 2012 Ballinger performed a one-woman comedy act, as Miranda Sings, at first in cabaret spaces and later in theatres in New York, London and other cities in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, Canada and elsewhere.Blank, Matthew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/157833-PHOTO-CALL-Miranda-Sings-Christmas-Spectacular-With-Lauren-Kennedy-and-Frankie-Grande "'Miranda Sings Christmas Spectacular,' With Lauren Kennedy and Frankie Grande"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204607/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/157833-PHOTO-CALL-Miranda-Sings-Christmas-Spectacular-With-Lauren-Kennedy-and-Frankie-Grande |date=October 29, 2013}}, Playbill, December 20, 2011; Sparks, Abbe. [http://triblocal.com/highland-park-highwood/community/stories/2010/11/mirfandas-infiltrate-highland-park-from-across-the-country-for-midwest-premiere-of-miranda-sings-live "Mirfandas Infiltrate Highland Park from across the country for Midwest Premiere of Miranda Sings Live!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030180924/http://www.triblocal.com/highland-park-highwood/community/stories/2010/11/mirfandas-infiltrate-highland-park-from-across-the-country-for-midwest-premiere-of-miranda-sings-live/ |date=October 30, 2013}}, Chicago Tribune (Highland Park local), November 22, 2010[http://www.mirandasingsaustralia.com Miranda Sings Australia schedule] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201232947/http://mirandasingsaustralia.com/ |date=February 1, 2011}}, November 2009; Newcastle Herald, November 26, 2009, p. 45; Michelin, Lana. [http://www.albertalocalnews.com/entertainment/How_not_to_sing_great_113485174.html "How (not) to sing great"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304181756/http://www.albertalocalnews.com/entertainment/how_not_to_sing_great_113485174.html |date=March 4, 2016}}. Red Deer Advocate, January 14, 2011; Bell, Matt. [http://standinginnovation.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/marketing-lessons-from-miranda-sings "Marketing Lessons from 'Miranda Sings'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007061148/http://standinginnovation.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/marketing-lessons-from-miranda-sings/ |date=October 7, 2014}}, Standing (inn)ovation, November 14, 2013Dessau, Bruce. [http://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1058/news-uk-tour-dates-youtube-star-miranda-sings "UK Tour Dates for YouTube Star Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006152146/http://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1058/news-uk-tour-dates-youtube-star-miranda-sings |date=October 6, 2014}}, Beyond the Joke, September 4, 2014 BroadwayWorld.com called Miranda "the hottest, freshest and oddest breakout star in the musical theatre/cabaret scene".[http://sanfrancisco.broadwayworld.com/article/Miranda_Sings_Returns_to_Rrazz_Room_October_9_20010101 "'Miranda Sings' Returns to Rrazz Room October 9".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525142149/http://sanfrancisco.broadwayworld.com/article/Miranda_Sings_Returns_to_Rrazz_Room_October_9_20010101 |date=May 25, 2012}} BroadwayWorld.com, October 2, 2009, accessed July 23, 2010

In live comedy acts, Miranda sang pop hits and some musical theatre songs in her signature off-key style.Dessau, Bruce. [https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/comedy/miranda-sings-cadogan-hall--comedy-review-9748389.html "Miranda Sings, Cadogan Hall – comedy review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703030637/http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/comedy/miranda-sings-cadogan-hall--comedy-review-9748389.html |date=July 3, 2015}}, London Evening Standard, September 22, 2014 At early performances, she gave "voice lessons" or "acting lessons" to Broadway or West End stars, such as Sutton Foster and Andrew Rannells; assembled casts of Broadway shows; and pop stars such as Ariana Grande,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp9vTNyt54k "Miranda Sings with Ariana Grande"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129143054/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp9vTNyt54k |date=November 29, 2016}}, YouTube, June 21, 2011, accessed November 25, 2013; Ballinger met Grande in 2009, and the two have been friends since then. See Hasaka, Amanda. [http://www.teen.com/videos/2013/09/08/my-day-my-life-video-episodes/colleen-ballinger-video "My Day. My Life. With Colleen Ballinger!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009034628/http://www.teen.com/videos/2013/09/08/my-day-my-life-video-episodes/colleen-ballinger-video/ |date=October 9, 2014}}, Teen.com, September 8, 2013, accessed June 12, 2014 in which she was hypercritical of the stars' performances, telling them that they should leave show business.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Miranda_Sings_Plays_Broadway_At_The_Birdland_1012_20091013 "Miranda Sings Plays 'Broadway At Birdland,' 10/12"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017034046/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Miranda_Sings_Plays_Broadway_At_The_Birdland_1012_20091013 |date=October 17, 2009}}. Broadwayworld.com, October 13, 2009Bullen, Bob. [http://chitheatreaddict.com/tag/miranda-sings "My very gay weekend: Valley of the Dolls at Music Box Theatre (with special guest Patty Duke) and Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006145945/http://chitheatreaddict.com/tag/miranda-sings/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, Chicago Theatre Addict, November 21, 2010, accessed April 17, 2014 She read or sang hate mail that she has received, interacted with audience volunteers, used projected presentations containing terrible spelling, and included a "magic trick" where she sang while appearing to be stabbed through the neck by a sword; the joke is that she sings better when the sword is inserted through her neck.Zwiebach, Elliot. [http://www.cabaretscenes.org/cabaret_reviews/2012/may12/miranda%20_sings_5-12.html "Miranda Sings"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193619/http://www.cabaretscenes.org/cabaret_reviews/2012/may12/miranda%20_sings_5-12.html |date=October 29, 2013}}, CabaretScenes.org, May 5, 2012, accessed June 6, 3013. See also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pymRCjPdgy4 "Think of Me" – "magic trick" video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523152257/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pymRCjPdgy4 |date=May 23, 2014}}, YouTube, February 25, 2011

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In her 2014 "Selp Helf" tour, she instructed her (mostly young, female) audience on how to get a boyfriend by being more Miranda-like,O'Donoghue, Anna. [http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/introducing-so-famous-voice-coach-model-magician--miranda-sings-643001.html "Introducing 'so famous' voice coach, model, magician - Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113923/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/introducing-so-famous-voice-coach-model-magician--miranda-sings-643001.html |date=October 6, 2014}}, Irish Examiner, September 24, 2014 and could be seen, "improvising [with volunteers] and creating punchlines on the spot. ... Ballinger, the genius behind Miranda, is so convincing in the role, you ... will likely forget that there is a normal person behind the red lips", according to The Badger Herald.Sklar, Sam. [http://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2014/04/15/went-miranda-sings-show-became-mirfanda/#.U083XFdrtA4 "I went to a Miranda Sings show and became a 'Mirfanda'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113158/http://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2014/04/15/went-miranda-sings-show-became-mirfanda/#.U083XFdrtA4 |date=October 6, 2014}}, The Badger Herald, April 15, 2014Greenwood, Douglas. [http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2014/08/edinburgh-festival-fringe-review-miranda-sings/ Edinburgh Festival Fringe Review – Miranda Sings *****] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123544/http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2014/08/edinburgh-festival-fringe-review-miranda-sings/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, The Edinburgh Reporter, August 14, 2014 One reviewer commented that the show "is no mere ... reproduction of her Internet channel. It is as theatrical as it is musical, comedic as it is inspirational". Another concurred: "Miranda [is] hilarious, and I was struck on several occasions by what an accomplished creation the character is. ... Bridging both personas, the moment she transforms into Miranda, on-stage and mid-song, is an absolute joy – I'd struggle to recall hearing an audience erupt to such an extent, and I couldn't help but join in."Sherwin, Kevin. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Reviews-MIRANDA-SINGS-Leicester-Square-Theatre-September-9-2013-20130910 "Miranda Sings, Leicester Square Theatre, September 9, 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141056/http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Reviews-MIRANDA-SINGS-Leicester-Square-Theatre-September-9-2013-20130910 |date=October 6, 2014}}, BroadwayWorld, September 10, 2013 Ballinger gave Miranda shows in 57 cities in 2014.Ballinger, Colleen. [http://instagram.com/p/vwPNEkMGUX List of cities for 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129105115/http://instagram.com/p/vwPNEkMGUX/ |date=November 29, 2014}}, Instagram, November 23, 2014 Her 2015 tours included a {{sic|"Miranda 4 Pre|cident"}} themed tour[http://concertfix.com/tours/miranda-sing "Miranda Sing Tour Dates 2015"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926171801/http://concertfix.com/tours/miranda-sing |date=September 26, 2015}}, Concertfix.com, accessed August 11, 1025; and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvCYoyFF6p4 "Miranda Sings Houston 2015 (pt2)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309195518/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvCYoyFF6p4 |date=March 9, 2016}}, YouTube, January 11, 2015 and a "Summer Camp" themed tour.[http://newmediarockstars.com/2015/03/miranda-sings-tour-dates-the-youtube-star-takes-her-fans-to-summer-camp/ Miranda Sings Tour Dates: The YouTube Star Takes Her Fans to Summer Camp"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712192630/http://newmediarockstars.com/2015/03/miranda-sings-tour-dates-the-youtube-star-takes-her-fans-to-summer-camp/ |date=July 12, 2015}}, New Media Rockstars, March 23, 2015, accessed August 11, 2015 Also in 2015, Miranda was a headliner at the Just for Laughs festival in Toronto, Ontario,Fraser, Garnet. [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/09/27/miranda-sings-good-satire-better-role-model.html "Miranda Sings: Good satire, better role model"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827165219/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/09/27/miranda-sings-good-satire-better-role-model.html |date=August 27, 2017}}, Toronto Star, September 27, 2015Doherty, Brennan. [https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/09/28/your-morning-read-for-monday-september-28-2015-in-toronto.html "Your morning read for Monday, September 28, 2015 in Toronto"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827124822/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/09/28/your-morning-read-for-monday-september-28-2015-in-toronto.html |date=August 27, 2017}}, Toronto Star, September 28, 2015 and released a film version of one of her stage shows on Vimeo, titled Miranda Sings: Selp Helf.Jarvey, Natalie. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youtube-channel-miranda-sings-debut-841031 "YouTube Channel Miranda Sings to Debut Comedy Special on Vimeo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225033801/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youtube-channel-miranda-sings-debut-841031 |date=December 25, 2015}}, The Hollywood Reporter, November 17, 2015; and [https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mirandasingsselphelf Miranda Sings: Selp Helf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218042647/https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mirandasingsselphelf |date=December 18, 2015}}, Vimeo, November 16, 2015

Reviewing Ballinger's second engagement as Miranda at the LaughFest festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2016,Jackson, Angie. [http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/01/youtube_comedian_tv_personalit.html "YouTube, TV personalities added to LaughFest 2016 lineup"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423033904/http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/01/youtube_comedian_tv_personalit.html |date=April 23, 2016}}, MLive.com, January 12, 2016 a critic noted that the material "resonated with parents as well as the younger set".Rothwell, Jill. [http://thecollegiatelive.com/2016/03/miranda-sings-performed-laughfest-set-fountain-street-church-march-19 "Miranda Sings performed LaughFest set at Fountain Street Church on March 19"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419205907/http://thecollegiatelive.com/2016/03/miranda-sings-performed-laughfest-set-fountain-street-church-march-19/ |date=April 19, 2016}}, The Collegiate, Grand Rapids Community College, March 21, 2016 Among other appearances, she performed as Miranda at the Kennedy Center in April 2016.Marks, Peter. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/coming-soon-to-the-kennedy-center-more-reasons-to-laugh/2015/11/17/9c64f0ce-8d3e-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html "Coming soon to the Kennedy Center: More reasons to laugh?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231105637/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/coming-soon-to-the-kennedy-center-more-reasons-to-laugh/2015/11/17/9c64f0ce-8d3e-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html |date=December 31, 2015}}, The Washington Post, November 18, 2015 During the second half of 2016, she toured Miranda shows in the US, England, Ireland, Germany and Denmark, around her Haters Back Off production and promotion schedule.[http://teneightymagazine.com/2016/04/11/miranda-sings-announces-uk-tour-dates "Colleen [Ballinger] will be bringing her Miranda Sings tour back to the UK this August"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416210721/http://teneightymagazine.com/2016/04/11/miranda-sings-announces-uk-tour-dates/ |date=April 16, 2016}}, Teneightymagazine.com, April 11, 2016; Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIGK__aDYAs/ "I'm on Tour!"], Instagram, July 20, 2016; and [http://www.thesmithcenter.com/event/miranda-sings "Miranda Sings with Special Guest Colleen Ballinger"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930220940/http://www.thesmithcenter.com/event/miranda-sings/ |date=September 30, 2016}}, Smith Center, accessed September 20, 2016 A tour in early 2017, and later performances that year, were billed as "Miranda Sings Live ... Your {{sic}} Welcome"Husband, Andrew. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewhusband/2019/06/04/miranda-sings-netflix-special-colleen-ballinger-interview/#502166655987 "Colleen Ballinger on a Decade of 'Miranda Sings' and Her New Netflix Special"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605014101/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewhusband/2019/06/04/miranda-sings-netflix-special-colleen-ballinger-interview/#502166655987 |date=June 5, 2019}}, Forbes, June 4, 2019 and involved Miranda celebrating her own funeral.Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMH3_H5jQvF/ "I'm Going on Tour!"], Instagram, October 28, 2016; and [http://www.portland5.com/keller-auditorium/events/miranda-sings-live-youre-welcome "Miranda Sings Live ... You're Welcome"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160117/http://www.portland5.com/keller-auditorium/events/miranda-sings-live-youre-welcome |date=December 30, 2016}}, Portland5.com, accessed December 29, 2016 She continued to tour from September 2017 to early 2018 with shows in Europe, Australasia and the US.Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-haters-back-off-netflix-sexual-harassment-1202598984 "Colleen Ballinger on Miranda Sings' Evolution, Working With Netflix and Sexual Harassment in the Industry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130172528/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-haters-back-off-netflix-sexual-harassment-1202598984/ |date=November 30, 2017}}, Variety, October 25, 2017; Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.instagram.com/p/BXTOQvKlnGQ/ "I'm In Tour"], MirandaSingsOfficial Instagram, August 2, 2017; Tanzilo, Bobby. [https://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/miranda-sings-milwaukee.html "Look: Miranda Sings! onstage at the Riverside in Milwaukee Sunday night"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320110132/https://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/miranda-sings-milwaukee.html |date=March 20, 2018}}, OnMilwaukee.com, March 19, 2018; Mancini, Al. [https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/downtown/discover-harry-potter-party-miranda-sings-in-las-vegas "Discover Harry Potter party, 'Miranda Sings' in Las Vegas"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329035024/https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/downtown/discover-harry-potter-party-miranda-sings-in-las-vegas/ |date=March 29, 2018}}, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 28, 2018; and Ballinger, Colleen. [https://www.instagram.com/p/BemT77iF_8u/ "Miranda Sings: Who's cumming?"], January 30, 2018 Her tour in mid-2018 was called Miranda Sings Live ... No Offense.[https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/MIRANDA-SINGS-LIVENO-OFFENSE-TOUR-to-Feature-the-Real-Colleen-Ballinger-20180619 "Miranda Sings Live … No Offense Tour to Feature the Real Colleen Ballinger"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620051110/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/MIRANDA-SINGS-LIVENO-OFFENSE-TOUR-to-Feature-the-Real-Colleen-Ballinger-20180619 |date=June 20, 2018}}, BroadwayWorld.com, June 19, 2018; Weiss, Geoff. [https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/03/16/miranda-sings-nationwide-no-offense-tour "Miranda Sings to Embark on 36-Stop 'No Offense' Tour"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316225637/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/03/16/miranda-sings-nationwide-no-offense-tour/ |date=March 16, 2018}}, Tubefilter.com, March 16, 2018; Ballinger, Collen [https://www.instagram.com/p/BjC4ERRBVfE/ "Tour Dates"], Instagram, May 21, 2018; and Swerczek, Christine. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/omaha/article/BWW-Review-MIRANDA-SINGS-LIVE-NO-OFFENSE-at-Holland-Performing-Arts-Center-20180809 "Miranda Sings Live: No Offense at Holland Performing Arts Center"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826005039/https://www.broadwayworld.com/omaha/article/BWW-Review-MIRANDA-SINGS-LIVE-NO-OFFENSE-at-Holland-Performing-Arts-Center-20180809 |date=August 26, 2018}}, BroadwayWorld.com, August 9, 2018 Of Ballinger's last live show of 2018, reviewers for OC Weekly wrote:

With understanding, charisma and just the right amount of self-deprecation, [Ballinger] skillfully sewed together stories of passive aggressive parents and internet trolls, painting a picture of how difficult it is to be yourself in a world of critics – especially when your art is misunderstood. ... With impressive energy, she mixed kid-friendly and adult humor, seesawed between Italian opera and meme-ish internet bangers, and invited an eclectic mix of audience participation on and off stage. ... Her relevant dedication to self-confidence proved a charming theme throughout the show. Truly ahead of her time, she has built a career on empathizing with young people. ... There's something about this specific kind of celebrity that is difficult to understand. It's fresh.Larson, Anne Marie and Hannah Wagner. [https://www.ocweekly.com/how-miranda-sings-comedy-show-changed-our-perspective-on-internet-stardom "How Miranda Sings' Comedy Show Changed Our Perspective on Internet Stardom"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925043759/https://www.ocweekly.com/how-miranda-sings-comedy-show-changed-our-perspective-on-internet-stardom/ |date=September 25, 2018}}, OC Weekly, September 24, 2018

A Netflix comedy special, Miranda Sings Live... Your Welcome, filmed live at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater in Washington, D.C.,Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/netflix-miranda-sings-comedy-special-colleen-ballinger-1202901939/#article-comments "Netflix Orders Miranda Sings Comedy Special from Colleen Ballinger"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825212529/https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/netflix-miranda-sings-comedy-special-colleen-ballinger-1202901939/#article-comments |date=August 25, 2018}}, Variety, August 10, 2018 was released on June 4, 2019. Sara Aridi of The New York Times wrote: "Her peculiar sense of humor is the kind that simultaneously draws laughs and cringes – and it works."Aridi, Sara. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/arts/television/whats-on-tv-tuesday-chasing-happiness-and-miranda-sings-live.html "What's on TV Tuesday: Chasing Happiness and Miranda Sings Live"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605022612/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/arts/television/whats-on-tv-tuesday-chasing-happiness-and-miranda-sings-live.html |date=June 5, 2019}}, The New York Times, June 4, 2019McCarthy, Sean L. [https://decider.com/2019/06/11/miranda-sings-live-your-welcome-on-netflix-review "Miranda Sings Live on Netflix Showcases What Happens After All the Haters Have Backed Off"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612123243/https://decider.com/2019/06/11/miranda-sings-live-your-welcome-on-netflix-review/ |date=June 12, 2019}}, The Decider, June 11, 2019 The same month, Ballinger began touring a Miranda show titled "Who Wants My Kid?",Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/youtube-colleen-ballinger-broadway-waitress-1203235894 "YouTube Star Colleen Ballinger to Make Broadway Debut in Waitress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609010345/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/youtube-colleen-ballinger-broadway-waitress-1203235894/ |date=June 9, 2019}}, Variety, June 7, 2019 which continued throughout 2019 and into early 2020.Guerra, Joey. [https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/Colleen-Ballinger-and-Miranda-Sings-bring-Who-14028121.php "Colleen Ballinger and Miranda Sings bring 'Who Wants My Kid?' to Houston"], Houston Chronicle, June 21, 2019; and Riggs, Georgie. [https://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/archives/2019/10/11/youtube-netflix-star-miranda-sings-heading-to-the-tobin-center-for-who-wants-my-kid-tour "YouTube, Netflix Star Miranda Sings Heading to the Tobin Center for Who Wants My Kid? Tour"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101064228/https://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/archives/2019/10/11/youtube-netflix-star-miranda-sings-heading-to-the-tobin-center-for-who-wants-my-kid-tour |date=November 1, 2019}}, San Antonio Current, October 11, 2019 BroadwayWorld called her 2022 tour her "funniest one yet".[https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/THE-SOUND-OF-MUSIC-THE-INHERITANCE-More-Lead-Los-Angeles-September-Theater-Top-10-20220901 "The Sound of Music, The Inheritance & More Lead Los Angeles' September Theater Top 10"], BroadwayWorld, September 1, 2022 She continued to tour until June 2023.Bentley, Alex. [https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/weekend-events-dallas-open-ballinger "These are the 7 best things to do in Dallas this weekend"], CultureMap Dallas, February 2, 2023; [https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-youtube-miranda-sings-taft-theater/43498716# "Cincinnati family entertainment: YouTube sensation Miranda Sings at Taft Theater in May"], WLWT, May 5, 2023

In 2009, Ballinger released a Christmas EP titled Christmas With Miranda Sings.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/YouTube_Sensation_MIRANDA_SINGS_Releases_4_Holiday_Tunes_20091208 "YouTube Sensation Miranda Sings Releases 4 Holiday Tunes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212205707/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/YouTube_Sensation_MIRANDA_SINGS_Releases_4_Holiday_Tunes_20091208 |date=December 12, 2009}}, BroadwayWorld.com, December 8, 2009 Miranda has been featured in radio, television and internet interviews.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_Miranda_Sings_Visits_Clevver_TV_20091104 "Stage Tube: 'Miranda Sings' Visits Clevver TV"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006011653/http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_Miranda_Sings_Visits_Clevver_TV_20091104 |date=October 6, 2012}}, Broadway World, November 4, 2009[http://andyandadrian.com/2009/11/19/singing-up-a-storm-with-miranda-sings/ "Singing up a Storm with Miranda Sings"], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426011815/http://andyandadrian.com/2009/11/19/singing-up-a-storm-with-miranda-sings/ |date=April 26, 2012}} Andy & Adrian show, JOY 94.9FM radio in Melbourne, Australia, November 18, 2009; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m8fF0nh4is "CalTV Chats with Colleen Ballinger and Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719043856/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m8fF0nh4is |date=July 19, 2015}}, CalTV Berkeley, February 19, 2013; and [http://officialdjwm.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/miranda-sings-x-me-interview "Miranda Sings X Me [Interview]"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007055848/http://officialdjwm.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/miranda-sings-x-me-interview/ |date=October 7, 2014}}, Will Manning Show, The Hits Radio, July 20, 2014 Ballinger has also appeared or hosted as Miranda at award showsFox, Jena Tesse. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THe_2010_Nightlife_Awards_20010101 "BWW Reviews: The 2010 Nightlife Awards"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}, broadwayworld.com, February 4, 2010[http://www.cytsandiego.org/dca "CYT Directors' Choice Awards 2010"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725214331/http://www.cytsandiego.org/dca |date=July 25, 2011}}, Christian Youth Theatre official website, accessed July 24, 2010 and given benefit concerts[http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumnpics.cfm?colid=173098&photoid=203682 "Photo Flash: Broadway Memories Fundraiser"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813125941/http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumnpics.cfm?colid=173098&photoid=203682 |date=August 13, 2011}}. BroadwayWorld.com, accessed January 21, 2011 and workshops. Miranda sings two tracks in character on Passey's album Self Taught, Still Learning. In 2012, the character appeared in a comedy film, Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads,[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/varla_jean_and_the_mushroomheads_2012 "Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads (2012)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027115109/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/varla_jean_and_the_mushroomheads_2012/ |date=October 27, 2014}}, RottenTomatoes.com, accessed December 13, 2013 and in an episode of the television show Victorious, titled "Tori Goes Platinum", on the Nickelodeon channel.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130707032824/http://www.nickutopia.com/2012/05/18/miranda-sings-talks-about-guest-starring-on-victorious "Miranda Sings Talks About Guest Starring on Victorious"], Nickutopia.com, May 18, 2012, copy from Wayback machine accessed June 12, 2014[http://www.theslap.com/galleries/92/slideshow#http://staticassets.www.theslap.com/images/5811922/large.jpg Miranda Sings on Victorious] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083613/http://www.theslap.com/galleries/92/slideshow#http://staticassets.www.theslap.com/images/5811922/large.jpg |date=October 6, 2014}}, The Slap, May 18, 2012; and [http://weheartit.com/entry/group/25626372 "Miranda Sings on 'Tori Goes Platinum'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614075236/https://weheartit.com/entry/67019661 |date=June 14, 2019}}, May 2012, accessed June 12, 2014 Miranda appeared in the first episode of Dance Chat, an Australian web show, in 2013.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0OzjoGy774#t=372 "Dance Chat Episode #1 with Miranda Sings, Sam Wasson & Marko Panzic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522134602/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0OzjoGy774#t=372 |date=May 22, 2014}}, YouTube, November 21, 2013 She also appeared in a 2014 back-to-school video for Old Navy.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RybcC2ef2zg "Unlimited"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004023036/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RybcC2ef2zg |date=October 4, 2014}}, Old Navy, YouTube, September 30, 2014, accessed February 19, 2016

Ballinger guest-starred as Miranda Sings in the season 5 episode, "Happy Thanksgiving Miranda", of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld, in November 2014.[http://www.crackle.com/c/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee "Jerry's Next Guest is Miranda Sings": trailer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125172122/http://www.crackle.com/c/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee |date=November 25, 2014}}, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Crackle, November 24, 2014 Seinfeld called Miranda "a very well-developed character ... just as funny to me as ... to my daughter, who is 13. ... [The episode is] one of the best shows of Comedians in Cars we've ever done".Hyman, Dan. [https://www.vulture.com/2014/11/jerry-seinfeld-interview-youtube-star-miranda.html "Jerry Seinfeld Talks to YouTube Star Colleen Ballinger About Why the Internet Is Better Than TV"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128074714/http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/jerry-seinfeld-interview-youtube-star-miranda.html |date=November 28, 2014}}, Vulture, November 27, 2014 Mediaite agreed, writing: "In its fifth season, Jerry Seinfeld's web series continued to be one of the most enjoyable weekly events on the internet. His experience with YouTube star Miranda Sings, which carried its way onto the Tonight Show, was a particular highlight."Wilstein, Matt. [http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-10-best-tv-shows-that-arent-really-tv-of-2014/#4 "The 10 Best TV Shows of 2014 That Aren't Really TV"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219193703/http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-10-best-tv-shows-that-arent-really-tv-of-2014/#4 |date=December 19, 2014}}, Mediaite.com, December 19, 2014 An Uproxx review compared Ballinger to Andy Kaufman.Roberts, Andrew. [http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/12/jerry-seinfeld-takes-a-torturous-ride-with-youtubes-miranda-sings-and-finds-out-how-to-be-famous "Jerry Seinfeld Takes a Torturous Ride with YouTube's Miranda Sings and Finds Out How to Be Famous"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206234914/http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/12/jerry-seinfeld-takes-a-torturous-ride-with-youtubes-miranda-sings-and-finds-out-how-to-be-famous/ |date=December 6, 2014}}, Uproxx, December 1, 2014 In December 2014, Ballinger appeared as Miranda on The Tonight Show playing Pictionary with Jimmy Fallon, Martin Short and Jerry Seinfeld.[http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/77811 "Pictionary with Martin Short, Jerry Seinfeld and Miranda Sings"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217045407/http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/77811 |date=February 17, 2015}}, The Tonight Show, NBC, December 1, 2014 Us Weekly called the segment "the most hilarious game night ever",Boardman, Madeline. [http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/martin-short-jerry-seinfeld-play-pictionary-with-jimmy-fallon-watch-2014212 "Martin Short, Jerry Seinfeld Play Hilarious Game of Pictionary With Jimmy Fallon"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206155039/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/martin-short-jerry-seinfeld-play-pictionary-with-jimmy-fallon-watch-2014212 |date=December 6, 2014}}, Us Weekly, December 2, 2014 Entertainment Weekly called it "riveting",Highfill, Samantha. [http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/12/02/martin-short-jerry-seinfeld-pictionary-the-tonight-show "Martin Short, Jerry Seinfeld, and Miranda Sings play Pictionary on 'Fallon'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207194724/http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/12/02/martin-short-jerry-seinfeld-pictionary-the-tonight-show/ |date=December 7, 2014}}, Entertainment Weekly, December 2, 2014 and People magazine wrote: "It's the most wonderful trainwrecked game of Pictionary you'll see this holiday season".[http://www.people.com/article/martin-short-jerry-seinfeld-pictionary-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag "Watch Martin Short and Jerry Seinfeld Play Holiday Pictionary on The Tonight Show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207114254/http://www.people.com/article/martin-short-jerry-seinfeld-pictionary-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag |date=December 7, 2014}}, People magazine, December 2, 1014

In 2015, Ballinger appeared as Miranda on The Grace Helbig Show, together with Jim Parsons,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJWJ4tmgG8 "Jim Parsons and Miranda Sings Join Grace for 'Whelp'!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106152850/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJWJ4tmgG8&gl=US&hl=en |date=November 6, 2019}}, E! Entertainment, April 17, 2015 and she released a book, Selp-Helf, published by Simon & Schuster, which calls it a "decidedly unhelpful, candid, hilarious 'how-to' guide". Written in Miranda's voice by Ballinger and her brother Christopher Ballinger,Seabaugh, Julie. [http://www.laweekly.com/arts/the-woman-behind-miranda-one-of-the-strangest-and-most-beloved-characters-on-youtube-5827099 "The Woman Behind Miranda, One of the Strangest and Most Beloved Characters on YouTube"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723231130/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/the-woman-behind-miranda-one-of-the-strangest-and-most-beloved-characters-on-youtube-5827099 |date=July 23, 2015}}, LA Weekly, July 23, 2015, accessed April 8, 2018 it is presented in mock-scrapbook format, with silly advice, photos and comically bad artwork.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Miranda-Sings-Quits-Youtube-Announces-Book-Plans-20150225 "Stage Tube: Miranda Sings Quits Youtube; Announces Book Plans!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516085302/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Miranda-Sings-Quits-Youtube-Announces-Book-Plans-20150225 |date=May 16, 2015}}, BroadwayWorld.com, February 25, 2015; Kawecki, Jenny. [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/selp-helf-is-the-hilarious-debut-book-from-youtube-star-miranda-sings "What You Need to Know Before You Read Selp-Helf, the Debut Book from YouTube Star Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724052208/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/selp-helf-is-the-hilarious-debut-book-from-youtube-star-miranda-sings/ |date=July 24, 2015}}, Barnes & Noble, July 20, 2015 The book debuted at No. 1 on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover Non-Fiction best sellers list[http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a1572ad53f574949a1720c693ffbaf2c/publishers-weekly-best-sellers "Publishers Weekly Best-Sellers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926192340/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a1572ad53f574949a1720c693ffbaf2c/publishers-weekly-best-sellers |date=September 26, 2015}}, Associated Press, July 30, 2015 and The New York Times Best Seller list for Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous.[https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-08-09/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/list.html "Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308200822/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-08-09/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/list.html |date=March 8, 2016}}, The New York Times, August 9, 2015 (sales for the week ending July 25, 2015) It remained on the Times{{'}} Best Seller list for Advice & Misc. for 11 weeks[https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-10-18/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/list.html "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324124337/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-10-18/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/list.html |date=March 24, 2016}}, The New York Times, October 18, 2015 (sales for the week ending October 3, 2015) and was on their monthly Best Seller list for "Humor" for eleven months.[https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/05/01/humor "Best Sellers: Humor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127210220/http://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/05/01/humor/ |date=January 27, 2017}}, The New York Times, May 2016 She released a second book, My Diarrhe, in 2018, in the form of a leaked diary.Weiss, Geoff. [https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/02/16/simon-schuster-leaks-miranda-sings-my-diarrhe "Simon & Schuster to Leak Miranda Sings' Dirty Secrets In Second Book, My Diarrhe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217002440/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/02/16/simon-schuster-leaks-miranda-sings-my-diarrhe/ |date=February 17, 2018}}, TubeFilter.com, February 16, 2018; and Sings, Miranda. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38593516-my-diarrhe "My Diarrhe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718001326/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38593516-my-diarrhe |date=July 18, 2018}}, Goodreads.com, accessed July 17, 2018 It debuted at No. 8 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous.[https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/?action=click&contentCollection=Books&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fbooks%2Fbest-sellers%2F®ion=Footer&module=WeeklyListsIndex&version=Nonfiction&pgtype=Reference "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723093613/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/?action=click&contentCollection=Books&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fbooks%2Fbest-sellers%2F®ion=Footer&module=WeeklyListsIndex&version=Nonfiction&pgtype=Reference |date=July 23, 2018}}, The New York Times, accessed July 23, 2018 Ballinger appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in July 2018 to promote the book.Colbert, Stephen. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL1GAO8EI-o "Miranda Sings Gives Birth on the Stephen Colbert Show to a Hairy Squash S3 E172"], The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, July 17, 2018, accessed November 24, 2020

Ballinger appeared as a guest star, as Miranda, speed dating unsuspecting men on the 2016 YouTube Premium series Prank Academy.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Sneak-Peek-YouTube-Red-to-Debuts-Two-New-Original-Series-330-20160328# "Sneak Peek – YouTube Red to Debuts Two New Original Series, 3/30"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330205825/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Sneak-Peek-YouTube-Red-to-Debuts-Two-New-Original-Series-330-20160328 |date=March 30, 2016}}, BroadwayWorld.com, March 28, 2016; PrankvsPrank. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z8vI1MtOX4 "Speed Dating Prank!!! ft. Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421151140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z8vI1MtOX4 |date=April 21, 2016}}, Prank Academy, April 20, 2016 She conceived, co-wrote, co-produced and starred as Miranda in the Netflix series, Haters Back Off. The series centered around Miranda's odd family life and her road to fame as a YouTuber.Snetiker, Marc. [https://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/24/miranda-sings-haters-back-off-netflix-premiere "Miranda Sings series Haters Back Off sets Netflix premiere date"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626141237/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/24/miranda-sings-haters-back-off-netflix-premiere |date=June 26, 2016}}, Entertainment Weekly, June 24, 2016Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/miranda-sings-haters-back-off-first-look-netflix-1201850139 "Miranda Sings in Haters Back Off: First Look at Netflix Oddball Family Sitcom"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042559/https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/miranda-sings-haters-back-off-first-look-netflix-1201850139/ |date=December 23, 2017}}, Variety, September 1, 2016 Ballinger was featured as Miranda in a cover article in Variety about the show in June 2016. The series ran for two seasons in 2016 and 2017.Masters, Cayla. [https://hiddenremote.com/2017/09/11/haters-back-off-season-two-premiere-date-announced "Haters Back Off season two premiere date announced"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912191505/https://hiddenremote.com/2017/09/11/haters-back-off-season-two-premiere-date-announced/ |date=September 12, 2017}}, HiddenRemote.com, September 11, 2017; and Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-haters-back-off-netflix-sexual-harassment-1202598984 "Colleen Ballinger on Miranda Sings' Evolution, Working With Netflix and Sexual Harassment in the Industry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130172528/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-haters-back-off-netflix-sexual-harassment-1202598984/ |date=November 30, 2017}}, Variety, October 25, 2017 To promote Haters Back Off, Ballinger appeared on The Tonight ShowRomano, Nick. [https://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/15/tonight-show-colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings "Colleen Ballinger becomes Miranda Sings for Jimmy Fallon interview"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018014917/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/15/tonight-show-colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings |date=October 18, 2016}}, Entertainment Weekly, October 15, 2016 three times,[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Colleen-Ballinger-Talks-Season-2-of-Netflixs-HATERS-BACK-OFF-20171024 "Video: Colleen Ballinger Talks Season 2 of Netflix's Haters Back Off"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025022414/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Colleen-Ballinger-Talks-Season-2-of-Netflixs-HATERS-BACK-OFF-20171024 |date=October 25, 2017}}, BroadwayWorld, October 24, 2017 Chelsea,Handler, Chelsea. [https://www.netflix.com/watch/80104606?trackId=13752289&tctx=0%2C0%2C6cde49bf-acc8-4130-84a7-6ee61ebaad03-34232449 "Please Take My Knickers Off, Season 1, Episode 75"], Chelsea, November 4, 2016 {{subscription required}} Live with Kelly and Ryan three times,[http://people.com/tv/morning-show-halloween-costumes/terrific-threesome "Terrific Threesome"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107112926/http://people.com/tv/morning-show-halloween-costumes/terrific-threesome/ |date=November 7, 2017}}, People, October 31, 2017; [http://people.com/tv/morning-show-halloween-costumes/make-me-over "Make Me Over"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055810/http://people.com/tv/morning-show-halloween-costumes/make-me-over/ |date=November 7, 2017}}, People, October 31, 2017; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN6wBs0udyM "Live with Kelly and Ryan (August 7, 2017) Billy Eichner, Colleen Ballinger, Joey Graceffa Interview"], YouTube, Disney ABC Home Entertainment and Television, August 7, 2017; and [https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/LIVE-WITH-KELLY-AND-RYAN-to-Take-Annual-Halloween-Extravaganza-to-New-Heights-20171019 "Live with Kelly and Ryan to Take Annual Halloween Extravaganza to New Heights!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020135557/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/LIVE-WITH-KELLY-AND-RYAN-to-Take-Annual-Halloween-Extravaganza-to-New-Heights-20171019 |date=October 20, 2017}}, BroadwayWorld.com, October 19, 2017; [http://kellyandryan.com/guide/october-23-2017 "Episode Guide: The Mummy Game!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025073606/http://kellyandryan.com/guide/october-23-2017/ |date=October 25, 2017}}, Live with Kelly and Ryan, October 23, 2017; and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baCaSV1jVHU "America Ferrera and Colleen Ballinger Interview on Live with Kelly and Ryan (January 2, 2018)"], YouTube, Live with Kelly 2017, January 2, 2018 and Total Request Live.Gore, Sydney. [http://trl.mtv.com/news/3044607/miranda-sings-trl-appearance "Miranda Sings' Haters Will Definitely Back Off After Watching This"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031051125/http://trl.mtv.com/news/3044607/miranda-sings-trl-appearance/ |date=October 31, 2017}}, MTV, October 30, 2017 The series was not picked up for a third season.Lee, Josh. [http://www.wetheunicorns.com/news/haters-back-off-trailer-netflix "Netflix Just Cancelled Haters Back Off and Colleen Ballinger Is 'Heartbroken'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206160539/http://www.wetheunicorns.com/news/haters-back-off-trailer-netflix |date=December 6, 2017}}, WeTheUnicorns.com, December 5, 2017

Ballinger, as Miranda, returned to television in 2022 as a guest star on the game show Generation Gap.Gonzalez, Shivani. [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/arts/television/whats-on-tv-this-week-atlanta-and-fall-previews.html "What's on TV This Week: Atlanta and Fall Previews"], The New York Times, September 12, 2022

Ballinger moved to New York City in 2010 to pursue performing opportunities but returned to the West Coast of the United States in 2012 to maximize her YouTube audience by collaborating with more YouTubers, many of whom were based in Los Angeles. In July 2015, after several years of dating,Wright, David, Brandon Baur and Alexa Valiente. [https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/life-youre-engaged-youtube-star/story?id=28178384 "What Life Is Like When You're Engaged to a YouTube Star"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113094909/https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/life-youre-engaged-youtube-star/story?id=28178384 |date=January 13, 2015}}, ABC News, January 12, 2015; Wright, David. [https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/youtube-stars-fall-love-28184605 "When YouTube Stars Fall in Love"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113153527/https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/youtube-stars-fall-love-28184605 |date=January 13, 2015}}, Nightline, January 13, 2015 Ballinger and Joshua Evans wed in California.Gavilanes, Grace. [http://www.people.com/article/miranda-sings-married-life "VidCon 2015: Miranda Sings Is About to Make the Hardest Newlywed Decision, Like, Ever"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724215549/http://www.people.com/article/miranda-sings-married-life |date=July 24, 2015}}, People, July 23, 2015 In September 2016, Ballinger and Evans announced in separate YouTube videos that they were divorcing.Miller, Jenni. [https://nymag.com/thecut/2016/10/miranda-sings-posts-wrenching-youtube-video-about-divorce.html "This Video About Getting Divorced Is Almost Too Painful"] {{Webarchive| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003065401/http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/10/miranda-sings-posts-wrenching-youtube-video-about-divorce.html |date=October 3, 2016}}, New York magazine, October 2, 2016; Pilcher, Rachel. [https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/4xg8i0/fans-react-to-the-sad-news-that-colleen-ballinger-and-josh-evans-are-divorcing "Fans React to the Sad News that Colleen Ballinger and Joshua Evans Are Divorcing"], MTV, October 1, 2016; and Makalintal, Bettina. [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/when-youtube-stars-breakup/521727 "Why Watching People Break Up on YouTube Is So Addictive"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404064513/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/when-youtube-stars-breakup/521727/ |date=April 4, 2017}}, The Atlantic, April 3, 2017

Ballinger met actor Erik Stocklin in 2016 when she cast him to play Miranda's love interest, Patrick, in Haters Back Off. The couple began dating by early 2018D'Aluisio, Alexandra. [http://www.clevver.com/colleen-ballinger-erik-stocklin-dating "Colleen Ballinger Confirms She's Dating Haters Back Off Co-Star Erik Stocklin"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624093350/http://www.clevver.com/colleen-ballinger-erik-stocklin-dating |date=June 24, 2018}}, Clevver Media, June 12, 2018Quinn, Dave. [https://people.com/babies/miranda-sings-colleen-ballinger-engaged-pregnant-expecting-first-child "A Proposal and a Pregnancy! Miranda Sings' Colleen Ballinger Reveals She's Engaged and Expecting"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629194734/https://people.com/babies/miranda-sings-colleen-ballinger-engaged-pregnant-expecting-first-child/ |date=June 29, 2018}}, People, June 29, 2018 and married later the same year.Griffin, Louise. [https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/30/miranda-sings-star-colleen-ballinger-casually-announces-she-secretly-got-married-this-year-and-everyone-is-shook-8292843 "Miranda Sings star Colleen Ballinger casually announces she secretly got married this year and everyone is shook"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231043048/https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/30/miranda-sings-star-colleen-ballinger-casually-announces-she-secretly-got-married-this-year-and-everyone-is-shook-8292843/ |date=December 31, 2018}}, Metro, December 30, 2018 They have three children.Etienne, Vanessa. [https://people.com/parents/colleen-ballinger-reveals-names-of-newborn-twins "Colleen Ballinger Reveals Names of Newborn Twins: 'Can't Wait to Bring Them Home'"], People, November 18, 2021

Ballinger's YouTube videos have received a total of more than 5 billion views. In 2015, Miranda was ranked the 7th "most popular YouTube personality", by Daily American,Elinzano, Maureen. [http://www.dailyamerican.com/entertainment/the-most-popular-youtube-personalities/article_b094180e-9a5e-5df3-aafe-0d1be2e9b620.html "The 7 most popular YouTube personalities"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150124172503/http://www.dailyamerican.com/entertainment/the-most-popular-youtube-personalities/article_b094180e-9a5e-5df3-aafe-0d1be2e9b620.html |date=January 24, 2015}}, Daily American, January 22, 2015 and one of the "Top 25 Digital Stars", by The Hollywood Reporter.Jarvey, Natalie and Benjamin Svetkey. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/person/colleen-ballinger "THR's Top 25 Digital Stars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718211159/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/person/colleen-ballinger |date=July 18, 2015}} and [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/thrs-top-25-digital-stars-808941 "Top 25 Digital Stars Revealed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718211053/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/thrs-top-25-digital-stars-808941 |date=July 18, 2015}}, The Hollywood Reporter, July 16, 2015 The Los Angeles Times wrote of her videos, "this footage is a major hoot". Perez Hilton praised Miranda's parody of Sia's song "Chandelier" as "the crowning achievement of music video parodies ... utterly fantastic. ... [Ballinger] really has superb comedic timing".Hilton, Perez. [http://perezhilton.com/perezitos/2014-08-12-miranda-sings-covers-sia-chandelier-parody#.U_SmwNCa_Bs This Chandelier Spoof Is the Crowning Achievement of Music Video Parodies!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006183245/http://perezhilton.com/perezitos/2014-08-12-miranda-sings-covers-sia-chandelier-parody#.U_SmwNCa_Bs |date=October 6, 2014}}, PerezHilton.com, August 12, 2014 Initially, Miranda Sings enjoyed widespread popularity among musical theatre fans. Later, her fan base expanded particularly among teenagers.Hemley, Matthew. [http://www.thestage.co.uk/columns/hemley-on-tv/2013/09/case-musical-theatre-proms "At last, a Miranda who's funny..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116134907/http://www.thestage.co.uk/columns/hemley-on-tv/2013/09/case-musical-theatre-proms/ |date=January 16, 2014}}, The Stage, September 2013 TV Guide commented: "Ironically, the character ... was created to satirize the very type of YouTube fame she's managed to cultivate."[https://www.tvguide.com/PhotoGallery/Favorite-YouTube-Stars-1084376/1084388 "Our Favorite YouTube Stars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082230/http://www.tvguide.com/PhotoGallery/Favorite-YouTube-Stars-1084376/1084388 |date=October 6, 2014}}, TV Guide, accessed July 19, 2014

The Times of London commented that although Ballinger's videos have gained her character notice, it "is not online but on stage that Miranda truly comes to ghastly life". A reviewer from the Irish Independent wrote: "There is an endearing sweetness to her performance. ... This bizarre and bonkers show is somehow strangely compelling".Sweeney, Eamon. [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/the-rise-of-the-youtube-celebrity-is-a-relatively-new-phenomenon-no-one-could-have-predicted-the-runaway-success-of-the-site-when-it-was-launched-in-february-2005-but-less-than-a-decade-later-and-it-has-completely-revolutionised-the-entertainment-industry-30610811.html "Comedy Miranda Sings: Vicar St, Dublin"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008053901/http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/the-rise-of-the-youtube-celebrity-is-a-relatively-new-phenomenon-no-one-could-have-predicted-the-runaway-success-of-the-site-when-it-was-launched-in-february-2005-but-less-than-a-decade-later-and-it-has-completely-revolutionised-the-entertainment-industry-30610811.html |date=October 8, 2014}}, Irish Independent, September 25, 2014 A 2013 reviewer concurred: "[O]nly a truly talented performer could make the Miranda character believable, let alone as endearing as she ends up being."Allen, Matthew. [http://atlanta.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Preview-Miranda-Sings-Brings-Her-Uniquely-Entertaining-Must-See-Show-to-Actors-Express-20130620# "Miranda Sings Brings Her Bizarrely Wonderful, Must-See Show to Actor's Express"] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130703230643/http://atlanta.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW%2DPreview%2DMiranda%2DSings%2DBrings%2DHer%2DUniquely%2DEntertaining%2DMust%2DSee%2DShow%2Dto%2DActors%2DExpress%2D20130620 |date=July 3, 2013}}, Atlanta.broadwayworld.com, June 20, 2013 AussieTheatre.com stated that Ballinger "creates the most successful parody of the world of YouTube ... she has created an international cult following".Allen, David. [http://aussietheatre.com.au/news/miranda-sings-coming-australia-haters-back "Miranda Sings is coming to Australia – haters, back off!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101140/http://aussietheatre.com.au/news/miranda-sings-coming-australia-haters-back |date=October 6, 2014}}, AussieTheatre.com, November 5, 2013 As the popularity of the character increased, Ballinger was able to book her live Miranda act at larger and larger venues,Sherwin, Kevin. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Reviews-MIRANDA-SINGS-Leicester-Square-Theatre-September-9-2013-20130910 "Miranda Sings, Leicester Square Theatre, September 9, 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141056/http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Reviews-MIRANDA-SINGS-Leicester-Square-Theatre-September-9-2013-20130910 |date=October 6, 2014}}, BroadwayWorld, September 10, 2013; Moore, James. [http://sosogay.co.uk/2013/review-miranda-sings-leicester-square-theatre "Review: Miranda Sings (Leicester Square Theatre)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006162349/http://sosogay.co.uk/2013/review-miranda-sings-leicester-square-theatre/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, So So Gay, September 10, 2013; Sims, Samuel. [http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/tag/colleen-ballinger "Review: Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071402/http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/tag/colleen-ballinger/ |date=October 6, 2014}}, A Younger Theatre, September 10, 2013Bell, Matt. [http://standinginnovation.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/marketing-lessons-from-miranda-sings "Marketing Lessons from 'Miranda Sings'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007061148/http://standinginnovation.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/marketing-lessons-from-miranda-sings/ |date=October 7, 2014}}, Standing (inn)ovation, November 14, 2013 including the Best Buy Theater in New York City[http://www.freenewspos.com/english/video/Best%20Buy/A8SRs6cloT8 "Miranda Sings - Best Buy Theater Marquee – January 11, 2014"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140112185415/http://www.freenewspos.com/english/video/Best%20Buy/A8SRs6cloT8 |date=January 12, 2014}}, FreeNewsPos.com, January 12, 2014 and, among many others, London's Cadogan Hall.Patel, Sahil. [http://www.thevideoink.com/news/miranda-sings-joins-big-frame/#.VDVwVxr6cWc "Miranda Sings Joins Big Frame"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013161821/http://www.thevideoink.com/news/miranda-sings-joins-big-frame/#.VDVwVxr6cWc |date=October 13, 2014}}, The videoink, August 13, 2013, accessed October 8, 2014 Newsweek{{'}}s review of Miranda's YouTube satire of the 2019 James Charles/Tati Westbrook feud noted that although the character "rarely humanizes herself", she has the surprising ability to "make our heart hurt".Preston, Hannah. [https://www.newsweek.com/miranda-sings-responds-james-charles-tati-westbrook-drama-1426475 "Miranda Sings Responds to James Charles, Tati Westbrook Drama: 'I'm Literally Being Forced to Make This Video'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516074956/https://www.newsweek.com/miranda-sings-responds-james-charles-tati-westbrook-drama-1426475 |date=May 16, 2019}}, Newsweek, May 15, 2019

Ballinger's videos as herself have also gained attention: in 2015, her video "Reading Mean Comments" was praised by Cosmopolitan as "hilarious and pretty poignant".Rose, Rebecca. [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a44065/youtuber-shuts-down-venomous-trolls-with-hilarious-song-about-their-bad-spelling "YouTuber Shuts Down Trolls With Hilarious Song About Their Bad Spelling"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731044121/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a44065/youtuber-shuts-down-venomous-trolls-with-hilarious-song-about-their-bad-spelling/ |date=July 31, 2015}}, Cosmopolitan, July 29, 2015. See also: Vagianos, Alanna. [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/youtube-star-shuts-down-grammatically-challenged-trolls-with-epic-song_55ba2489e4b095423d0deb47 "YouTube Star Shuts Down Grammatically-Challenged Trolls With Epic Song"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801022625/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/youtube-star-shuts-down-grammatically-challenged-trolls-with-epic-song_55ba2489e4b095423d0deb47 |date=August 1, 2015}}, Huffington Post, July 30, 2015; Gavilanes, Grace. [http://www.people.com/article/youtube-miranda-sings-mean-comments-song "YouTube's Miranda Sings ... Responds to Mean Commenters with an Epic Song"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801224009/http://www.people.com/article/youtube-miranda-sings-mean-comments-song |date=August 1, 2015}}, People magazine, July 30, 2015; Firth, Emma. [http://www.look.co.uk/Miranda%20sings%20actress%20hits%20back%20at%20haters "Miranda Sings: The Actress Behind the YouTube Sensation Hits Back at Haters"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803012944/http://www.look.co.uk/Miranda%20sings%20actress%20hits%20back%20at%20haters |date=August 3, 2015}}, Look magazine, July 30, 2015; and Cowan, Samantha. [http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/07/30/colleen-evans-mean-comments "YouTube Star Turns Mean Comments Into Hilarious Song"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803001723/http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/07/30/colleen-evans-mean-comments |date=August 3, 2015}}, TakePart, July 30, 2015 In each of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, Ballinger (or Miranda) was nominated for one or more Teen Choice Awards, winning the award for "Web Star: Comedy" in 2015;[http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/tcnews.aspx "Sarah Hyland to Co-Host Teen Choice 2014 Sunday, August 10, Live on FOX"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812073132/http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/tcnews.aspx |date=August 12, 2014}}, Teenchoiceawards.com, August 1, 2014 she was nominated for three 2015 Streamy Awards, winning for best actress,[http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/5th-annual-nominees-winners "5th Annual Winners & Nominees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918083850/http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/5th-annual-nominees-winners/ |date=September 18, 2015}}, Streamys.org, accessed September 18, 2015Rodriguez, Briana. [http://www.backstage.com/news/5th-annual-streamy-awards-winners-announced "5th Annual Streamy Awards Winners Announced"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004152/http://www.backstage.com/news/5th-annual-streamy-awards-winners-announced/ |date=September 24, 2015}}, Back Stage, September 18, 2015; Kelley, Seth. [https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/snapperhero-epic-rap-battles-of-history-lead-2015-streamy-award-nominations-1201568512 "'SnapperHero,' 'Epic Rap Battles of History' Lead 2015 Streamy Award Nominations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623181732/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/snapperhero-epic-rap-battles-of-history-lead-2015-streamy-award-nominations-1201568512/ |date=June 23, 2017}}, Variety, August 12, 2015; and Jarvey, Natalie. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tyler-oakley-jenna-marbles-streamys-820071 "Tyler Oakley, Jenna Marbles Among Streamys Audience Choice Nominees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905061200/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tyler-oakley-jenna-marbles-streamys-820071 |date=September 5, 2015}}, The Hollywood Reporter, September 3, 2015 and was nominated for more Streamys in 2016 and 2018;Robinson, Will. [https://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/04/streamy-awards-2016-winners-list "Streamy Awards 2016: Full winners list"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006154824/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/04/streamy-awards-2016-winners-list |date=October 6, 2016}}, Entertainment Weekly, October 4, 2016 she was nominated for People's Choice Awards in 2016, 2017 and 2019;[http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2015/11/03/peoples-choice-awards-2016-nominees "People's Choice Awards 2016: Full List of Nominees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104222127/http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2015/11/03/peoples-choice-awards-2016-nominees/ |date=November 4, 2015}}, People'sChoice.com, November 3, 2015 and Shorty Awards in 2016, 2017 and 2019.Lee, Ashley. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shorty-awards-2016-nominees-adele-857025 "Shorty Awards Nominees Include Adele, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714140816/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shorty-awards-2016-nominees-adele-857025 |date=July 14, 2016}}, The Hollywood Reporter, January 19, 2016 Ballinger was ranked No. 5 on Forbes magazine's 2017 list of top entertainment influencers.[https://www.forbes.com/profile/miranda-sings/?list=top-influencers-entertainment "#5: Miranda Sings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807025458/https://www.forbes.com/profile/miranda-sings/?list=top-influencers-entertainment |date=August 7, 2017}}, Forbes, June 24, 2017 She has been ranked No. 1 several times in the weekly Top Comedians Social Media Rankings by The Hollywood Reporter.Rutherford, Kevin. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/colleen-ballinger-leads-top-comedians-social-media-ranking-first-time-1125358 "Colleen Ballinger Leads Top Comedians Social Media Ranking for the First Time"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708104306/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/colleen-ballinger-leads-top-comedians-social-media-ranking-first-time-1125358 |date=July 8, 2018}}, The Hollywood Reporter, July 7, 2018; and Rutherford, Kevin. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/colleen-ballinger-spends-fourth-week-at-no-1-top-comedians-social-media-ranking-1130369 "Colleen Ballinger Spends Fourth Week at No. 1 on Top Comedians Social Media Ranking"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728153730/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/colleen-ballinger-spends-fourth-week-at-no-1-top-comedians-social-media-ranking-1130369 |date=July 28, 2018}}, The Hollywood Reporter, July 28, 2018

In April 2020, 17-year-old fan and YouTuber Adam McIntyre accused Ballinger of "[enlisting] his unpaid help" for content he had suggested for her Miranda Sings social media accounts and of sending him lingerie when he was 13 years old.Greenspan, Rachel E. [https://www.insider.com/colleen-ballinger-apology-accusations-lingerie-teen-fan-miranda-sings-2020-5 "Colleen Ballinger of 'Miranda Sings' confirmed that she sent lingerie to a teen: 'This was my fault'"], Insider.com, March 13, 2020 Ballinger responded that McIntyre had asked for the lingerie after it was offered in one of her livestreams as one of several joke gifts for fans; she said it had been poor judgment to send the underwear to him. She noted that she often uses comedy ideas suggested by fans but admitted that it had been a mistake to allow the young fan to post directly to her Twitter account for a day without carefully vetting the content that he posted.Contreras, Cydney. [https://www.eonline.com/news/1151263/youtuber-colleen-ballinger-apologizes-for-racist-clips-and-stupid-mistakes-in-new-video "YouTuber Colleen Ballinger Apologizes for Racist Remarks and 'Stupid Mistakes' in New Video"], Eonline.com, May 12, 2020 Ballinger also addressed criticism of some of her older videos satirizing Latina and overweight women, agreeing that they were insensitive and apologizing for having posted them. Afterwards, McIntyre continued to post videos criticizing Ballinger.Quintana, Andrew. [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/miranda-sings-colleen-ballinger-explained "How the Miranda Sings/Colleen Ballinger Scandal Went Off the Rails"], Vanity Fair, July 19, 2023

In June 2023, YouTuber Kodee Dahl, another former fan, posted "purported screenshots"Valdez, Jonah. [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-06-28/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-grooming-response-minors "Colleen Ballinger denies claims of 'grooming' minors – by singing a song"], Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023 of a group chat of Ballinger participating with minors, including McIntyre, then about 15, where he asked for suggestions for a Q&A on his YouTube channel. Ballinger suggests "Are you a virgin?" and asks McIntyre his favorite sex position.Arnold, Bella. [https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-allegations-controversy.html "The Controversy Around Colleen Ballinger, a.k.a. Miranda Sings, Explained"], Vulture, June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023 Dahl's video led to renewed accusations by McIntyre and allegations by other former fans and employees, including of racial insensitivity on the set of Haters Back Off.[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/colleen-ballinger-responds-allegations-rcna91707 "Colleen Ballinger responds to accusations with a ukulele apology song"], NBC News, June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023 Ballinger posted a video in response while singing and playing the ukulele. She admitted that she had made mistakes but denied being a groomer and called the accusations "lies" and "gossip{{nbsp}}[...] made up for clout".Spangler, Todd. [https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-grooming-allegations-1235657282 "Colleen Ballinger, Creator of YouTube's Miranda Sings, Denies Grooming Allegations in Musical Video"], Variety, June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023Hill, Edith Jennifer. [https://theconversation.com/the-toxic-gossip-train-what-colleen-ballinger-teaches-us-about-youtubers-and-inappropriate-relationships-with-young-fans-209118 "The toxic gossip train: what Colleen Ballinger teaches us about YouTubers and inappropriate relationships with young fans"], The Conversation, July 12, 2023 The video received negative comments and was widely parodied online.

In July, an ex-employee alleged that Ballinger sent him nude photos of YouTube and OnlyFans creator Trisha Paytas.Tolentino, Daysia. [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/youtuber-colleen-ballinger-live-shows-podcast-canceled-rcna93412 "YouTuber Colleen Ballinger's podcast and live shows are canceled"], NBC News, July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023; and [https://www.etonline.com/trisha-paytas-addresses-colleen-ballinger-grooming-allegations-207415 "Trisha Paytas Ends Podcast with Colleen Ballinger Amid Grooming Allegations"], ETOnline, July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023 McIntyre then asserted that Ballinger sent him the same images when he was a minor. Paytas soon released a video condemning Ballinger and ending their association.Skinner, Paige. [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/colleen-ballinger-youtuber-accused-nude-photos_n_64a34077e4b0c7e9d8e9076f "YouTuber Accused of 'Grooming' Teens Also Sent Nude Photos of Fellow Star, Accusers Say"], Huffington Post, July 3, 2023; and Paytas, Trisha. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj3D_XRowC8&t=162s&ab_channel=blndsundoll4mj "colleen"], blndsundoll4mj via YouTube, July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023 Ballinger cancelled the remainder of her 2023 live shows.Spanglier, Todd. [https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/colleen-ballinger-canceled-tour-dates-podcast-trisha-paytas-1235666512 "Colleen Ballinger Tour Dates, Podcast Canceled Amid Accusations of Inappropriate Relationships with Underage Fans"], Variety, July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023. Andrew Quintana wrote in Vanity Fair: "The substance of Ballinger's alleged grooming{{nbsp}}[...] has not been interrogated by media outlets reporting on the controversy.{{nbsp}}[...] [T]he described behavior does not approach the sexual exploitation or abuse that{{nbsp}}[...] 'grooming' indicates." In September, on his podcast, Howie Mandel asked JoJo Siwa about her friendship with Ballinger and whether she thought the accusations against Ballinger are "all a lie". Siwa said, "The internet was able to capitalize off of her cancellation{{nbsp}}[...] a lot of it is based off of lies."Mandel, Howie. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9nao6NDmKY "JoJo Siwa Opens Up About Colleen Ballinger for the First Time"], Howie Mandel Does Stuff, #138, September 12, 2023, via YouTube (from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9nao6NDmKY&t=1829s 30:29 to 37:24])Riley, Grace. [https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jojo-siwa-opens-up-about-her-relationship-with-colleen-ballinger "JoJo Siwa Opens Up About Her Relationship with Colleen Ballinger After Grooming Allegations"], Us Weekly, September 14, 2023 In November, Ballinger resumed vlogging on YouTube.Shafer, Ellise. [https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/colleen-ballinger-new-video-addresses-ukulele-apology-1235801541 "Colleen Ballinger Addresses 'Really Embarrassing' Ukulele Apology Song in First Video in Four Months: 'I Just Let My Ego Take Over'"], Variety, November 20, 2023

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• {{YouTube|user=PsychoSoprano}}
• [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4180339 Ballinger on IMDB]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8VYC-ngYm4&t=0 Colleen and Miranda cover] of "Belle" (Little Town) from "Beauty and the Beast" (2014)
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvaibLN2FhY&t=0 Video showing Ballinger's tour preparation] (2014)
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAkOca846Vc&t=0 Ballinger sings "Worthy" by Chris Passey] (2015)
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pI5oAzEGhg&t=0 Ballinger feature by Vanity Fair] (2018)

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