Lil Bub
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{{Short description|Internet celebrity cat (2011–2019)}}
{{Infobox animal
| name = Lil Bub
| image = Lil-Bub-2013 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Lil Bub in 2013
| species = Felis catus
| gender = Female
| birth_date = {{birth date|2011|06|21}}
| birth_place = Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|01|2011|06|21}}
| death_place = Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
| owner = Mike Bridavsky
Lil Bub, officially Lil BUB (June 21, 2011 – December 1, 2019), was an American celebrity cat known for her unique physical appearance. Her photos were first posted to Tumblr in November 2011, before taking off after being featured on the social news website Reddit.{{cite web|last=Sykes|first=Tom|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html|title=Lil Bub, The World's Cutest Cat, Stars In Documentary Lil Bub & Friendz at Tribeca|publisher=The Daily Beast|date=April 19, 2013|access-date=April 24, 2013|archive-date=April 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423174554/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html|url-status=live}} "Lil Bub" on Facebook has over three million likes.{{cite web|author=Lil Bub|url=http://www.facebook.com/iamlilbub|title=Lil Bub – Bloomington, IN – Public Figure|publisher=Facebook|access-date=December 12, 2013|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111183026/https://www.facebook.com/iamlilbub/|url-status=live}} Lil Bub starred in Lil Bub & Friendz, a documentary that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2013, and won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.
Background
Lil Bub was the runt of her litter born to a feral mother.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/media/lil-bub-dead.html|title=Lil Bub, Pioneer in Internet-Famous Cats, Dies at 8|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 3, 2019|access-date=December 6, 2019|last1=Victor|first1=Daniel|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205222931/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/media/lil-bub-dead.html|url-status=live}} She was born with several genetic mutations, had to be bottle-fed, and had difficulty being adopted.{{cite web|author=Lil BubAboutTimelineAbout|url=http://www.facebook.com/iamlilbub/info|title=Lil Bub|publisher=Facebook|date=June 21, 2011|access-date=April 11, 2013|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204114114/https://www.facebook.com/iamlilbub/info|url-status=live}} Lil Bub had an extreme form of feline dwarfism that caused her limbs and lower jaw to be quite small in comparison to the rest of her body. The shortened lower jaw meant that, among other things, she could not retain her tongue within her mouth.{{cite web|url=http://lilbub.com/about/|title=ABOUT – Lil BUB|website=lilbub.com|access-date=May 17, 2018|archive-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526104533/http://lilbub.com/about|url-status=live}} She also had extra toes.{{Cite web |last=Solly |first=Meilan |title=Genome Sequencing Offers Clues About Celebrity Cat Lil Bub's Unusual Appearance |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/genome-sequencing-offers-clues-celebrity-cat-lil-bubs-unusual-appearance-180971608/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}} Her owner, Mike Bridavsky, adopted her when his friends asked him to give her a home. When Bridavsky first picked her up, he said "Hey, Bub!"
Lil Bub suffered from osteopetrosis for which she received medication.{{cite news|last=Wellman|first=Victoria|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/pets/lil_bub_make_it_big_E8VoC2tVStgmDFKe44OfEI|title=Lil Bub makes it big|publisher=NYPOST.com|date=April 20, 2013|access-date=April 26, 2013|archive-date=April 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424080158/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/pets/lil_bub_make_it_big_E8VoC2tVStgmDFKe44OfEI|url-status=live}} In late 2012, during the filming of Lil Bub & Friendz, she had a serious health episode and was diagnosed with osteopetrosis by a specialist in Indianapolis.Lil Bub & Friendz Lil Bub's short legs and osteopetrosis restricted her movement but she was termed "a fantastic waddler." Vibrations from travel also break down the osteoclasts.{{cite news |last=Bratburd |first=Rebecca |date=September 6, 2013 |title="Lil Bub's Lil Book" Party at Strand Books |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324577304579059143853514668 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127185659/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324577304579059143853514668 |archive-date=January 27, 2015 |access-date=September 13, 2013 |publisher=Online.wsj.com}}
A group of individuals launched a campaign on the website Experiment.com to sequence Lil Bub's genome.{{cite web|url=https://experiment.com/projects/the-lilbubome-sequencing-lilbub-s-magical-genome|title=The LilBubome – Sequencing LilBub's Magical Genome|last1=Ibrahim|first1=Daniel M.|last2=Symmons|first2=Uschi|last3=Lupiáñez|first3=Darío G.|website=Experiment.com|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526181450/https://experiment.com/projects/the-lilbubome-sequencing-lilbub-s-magical-genome|url-status=live}} The purpose of this project was to better understand Lil Bub's unique appearance (for example, her extra digits). The campaign reached its funding goal on May 25, 2015. The scientists found Lil Bub had a mutation in gene RANK/TNFRSF11A which has also been found in one mouse and fifteen humans. Their research on Lil Bub is published at bioRxiv.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/04/scientists-have-finally-discovered-what-makes-celebrity-cat-lil-bub-so-magical|title=Scientists have finally discovered what makes celebrity cat Lil Bub so 'magical'|last=Brulliard|first=Karin|date=March 4, 2019|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224020159/https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/04/scientists-have-finally-discovered-what-makes-celebrity-cat-lil-bub-so-magical/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/3254-what-lil-bub-s-genetic-mutations-show-about-her-lineage|title=What Lil Bub's Genetic Mutations Show About Her Lineage|website=Inverse|date=May 22, 2015|last1=Guarino|first1=Ben|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163306/https://www.inverse.com/article/3254-what-lil-bub-s-genetic-mutations-show-about-her-lineage|url-status=live}}
Bridavsky sold a variety of merchandise under the LIL BUB moniker and donated much of the profits to animal rescue groups. Some of the money also helped Bridavsky pay off six months of back rent on his recording studio. Bridavsky has a policy to not "approach anybody for anything" and chose to not sign with talent agent Ben Lashes, whose clients have included Grumpy Cat.{{cite web|author=Movies|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/grumpy-cat-and-lil-bub-felines-behind-memes-and-movie-deals-100381|title=Rise of the Hollywood Cats: Inside Grumpy Cat and Lil BUB's Big Deals|date=July 12, 2013|publisher=Thewrap.com|access-date=July 15, 2013|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506231253/https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/grumpy-cat-and-lil-bub-felines-behind-memes-and-movie-deals-100381/|url-status=live}} Lil Bub’s Lil Book: The Extraordinary Life of the Most Amazing Cat on the Planet was released September 3, 2013.
In May 2021, Bridavsky released a visual history coffee table book, Lil BUB: The Earth Years, with author Aaron Tanner.{{Cite web|date=March 23, 2021|title='Lil BUB: The Earth Years' Book and Music Project to Feature Jack Black, El-P, Thurston Moore|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/03/lil-bub-the-earth-years-book-and-music-project-to-feature-jack-black-el-p-thurston-moore/|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=Spin|archive-date=March 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323210943/https://www.spin.com/2021/03/lil-bub-the-earth-years-book-and-music-project-to-feature-jack-black-el-p-thurston-moore/|url-status=live}}
Meet and greets
Bridavsky arranged "meet and greets" for both him and Lil Bub at animal shelters around the US. The shelters received donations and a cut of merchandise sales.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/style/2013/04/10-ways-lil-bubs-charity-is-helping-cats-everywhere/|title=10 Ways Lil BUB's Charity Is Helping Cats Everywhere|publisher=Complex|date=April 16, 2013|access-date=May 8, 2013|archive-date=July 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728044709/http://www.complex.com/style/2013/04/10-ways-lil-bubs-charity-is-helping-cats-everywhere/|url-status=live}} Lil Bub met Grumpy Cat at the second annual Internet Cat Video Film Festival. Lil Bub had a book signing for her new book at Strand Books on September 5. A screening of Lil Bub & Friendz at Metro Chicago raised $1,800 for Tree House Humane Society.{{cite web |title=Metro | Chicago | Concert Calendar |url=http://metrochicago.com/shows/lil-bub-and-friendz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012020914/http://metrochicago.com/shows/lil-bub-and-friendz |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |access-date=October 11, 2013 |publisher=Metrochicago.com}}
Media appearances
Lil Bub appeared on Good Morning America in August 2012. She did a photoshoot with Bullett Magazine in October 2012.{{cite web|last=Price|first=Kathryn|url=http://bullettmedia.com/editorial/the-many-faces-of-lil-bub-the-cutest-cat-on-the-internet|title=The Many Faces of Lil Bub, the Most Famous Cat on the Internet|publisher=Bullettmedia.com|access-date=May 2, 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425072311/http://bullettmedia.com/editorial/the-many-faces-of-lil-bub-the-cutest-cat-on-the-internet/|url-status=dead}} In October 2012 Lil Bub and Mike Brivadsky were interviewed by a group of kids on WTIU's local children's program The Friday Zone, airing on Indiana's PBS stations. The Friday Zone. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Cv5xvGPz0 "Lil BUB Interviewed by Kids | The Friday Zone"] In the "A Moment with Lil Bub" series created for The Friday Zone, Lil Bub speaks for the first and only time in any media.The Friday Zone. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHQMBa2Vr38 "Lil BUB On the Friday Zone - Ep. 1-16"] She was also featured in Bloom Magazine in the December 2012/January 2013 edition.{{cite web|last=Abrams|first=Sophie|url=http://www.magbloom.com/2012/12/the-most-amazing-creature-on-the-planet-lil-bub|title=The Most Amazing Creature on the Planet: Lil Bub|publisher=magbloom.com|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=May 13, 2013|archive-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213175607/http://www.magbloom.com/2012/12/the-most-amazing-creature-on-the-planet-lil-bub/|url-status=live}} Lil Bub posed for a PETA campaign that encouraged people to spay and neuter their pets in 2013.Laura Stampler. [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/peta-goes-uncontroversial-route-hires-132032354.html "PETA Goes The Uncontroversial Route And Hires Lil Bub As A Spokescat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415131459/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/peta-goes-uncontroversial-route-hires-132032354.html|date=April 15, 2016}}, finance.yahoo.com, June 10, 2013.
She appeared on Today and The View in April 2013.{{cite web|url=http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-view/video/PL5554876/_m_VD55299145 |title=Lil Bub Visits "The View"! |publisher=Beta.abc.go.com |access-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429070149/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-view/video/PL5554876/_m_VD55299145 |archive-date=April 29, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/video/today/51611413#51611413|title=Cat stars in her own documentary|publisher=Today.com|access-date=April 30, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428232638/http://www.today.com/video/today/51611413#51611413|url-status=live}} Lil Bub appeared in the YouTube Big Live Comedy Show with Jack McBrayer and the cast of Workaholics.{{cite web|author=Geoffrey Golden|url=http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/503259-8-highlights-from-youtubes-big-live-comedy-show|title=8 Highlights From YouTube's Big Live Comedy Show|publisher=CraveOnline|date=May 21, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920173748/http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/503259-8-highlights-from-youtubes-big-live-comedy-show|archive-date=September 20, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z3cI0NnKN0&feature=player_detailpage#t=1534s|title=The Big Live Comedy Show|date=May 19, 2013 |publisher=YouTube|access-date=June 25, 2013|archive-date=May 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523214645/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z3cI0NnKN0&feature=player_detailpage#t=1534s|url-status=live}} She also appeared on an episode of Meme'd on The Pet Collective.{{cite web|author=|url=http://thepetcollective.tv/memed-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-lil-bub|title=Memed: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Lil' Bub|publisher=Thepetcollective.tv|access-date=September 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817182422/http://thepetcollective.tv/memed-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-lil-bub/|archive-date=August 17, 2013|url-status=dead}} In September 2014, Lil Bub was interviewed by David Yow of The Jesus Lizard for The A.V. Club.Modell, Josh (September 2, 2014). [https://www.avclub.com/video/david-yow-jesus-lizard-interviews-lil-bub-cat-oute-208637 "David Yow of The Jesus Lizard Interviews Lil Bub, a Cat from Outer Space."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820192304/http://www.avclub.com/video/david-yow-jesus-lizard-interviews-lil-bub-cat-oute-208637 |date=August 20, 2017}} AVClub.com. Onion, Inc. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
Lil Bub makes an appearance in the film Nine Lives (2016) as the cat form of the film's main antagonist Ian Cox (Mark Consuelos) after he is hit by a car and his soul goes inside the cat's body.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/life/2019/12/lil-bub-dead|title=Lil Bub, Internet Cat Sensation, Has Died|last1=Price|first1=Joe|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=December 6, 2019|website=Complex|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163122/https://www.complex.com/life/2019/12/lil-bub-dead|url-status=live}} Her final media appearance was in the 2018 movie I'll Be Next Door for Christmas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4057146/|title=I'll Be Next Door for Christmas|date=December 4, 2018|via=IMDb|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806161348/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4057146/|url-status=live}}
An album was released under Lil Bub's name, with Bridavsky as producer, in 2015. The album, Science & Magic, features liner notes by Andrew W.K. and includes recordings of Lil Bub's vocalizations interpolated into instrumental electronic music tracks.[https://www.allmusic.com/album/science-magic-mw0002889165 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808054440/https://www.allmusic.com/album/science-magic-mw0002889165 |date=August 8, 2022}} Review of Science & Magic, Allmusic
Lil Bub's life story was featured for 30 minutes during the three hour "Animal Special" episode of the Japanese TV show Experience a Miracle – Unbelievable. In this dramatization the role of Mike Bridavsky was played by New Zealand actor Gregory Snelgar.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/unb/contents/180405_2.html|title=奇跡体験！アンビリバボー – フジテレビ|work=フジテレビ|access-date=April 6, 2018|language=ja-JP|archive-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407054255/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/unb/contents/180405_2.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://kakaku.com/tv/channel=8/programID=1407/episodeID=1152025/|title=価格.com – 「奇跡体験！アンビリバボー ～春満開！アニマル映像3時間SP！～」2018年4月5日（木）放送内容 {{!}} テレビ紹介情報|website=kakaku.com|language=ja|access-date=April 6, 2018|archive-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407054316/http://kakaku.com/tv/channel=8/programID=1407/episodeID=1152025/|url-status=live}}
= ''Lil Bub & Friendz'' =
{{Main|Lil Bub & Friendz}}
Lil Bub stars in Lil Bub & Friendz, a documentary directed by Andy Capper and Juliette Eisner and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/lil-bub-and-friendz-trailer-video_n_2900853.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003|title='Lil Bub & Friendz' Trailer: From Meme To The Movies (VIDEO)|publisher=Huffingtonpost.com|date=March 18, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2013|first=Kia|last=Makarechi|archive-date=September 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930085715/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/lil-bub-and-friendz-trailer-video_n_2900853.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/stories/the-10-best-vines-of-the-week-science-lil-bub|title=Lil Bub & Friendz|publisher=Tribecafilm.com|access-date=April 25, 2013|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622041733/https://tribecafilm.com/stories/the-10-best-vines-of-the-week-science-lil-bub|url-status=dead}} The film also stars Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat and Grumpy Cat.{{cite news|last=Rothman|first=Lily|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/18/internet-cats-behind-the-memes/|title='Lil Bub & Friendz': Internet Cats, Behind the Memes|publisher=Time|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=April 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419115304/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/18/internet-cats-behind-the-memes/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=Angela Lutz|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2013-04-11/film-tv/lil-bub-movie|title="Good Job Bub": Lil Bub and Friendz Turns the Internet Cat Video Into an Adorable Documentary|publisher=LA Weekly|date=April 11, 2013|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=April 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417103732/http://www.laweekly.com/2013-04-11/film-tv/lil-bub-movie/|url-status=dead}} Capper and Eisner decided to make a full-length film after meeting Lil Bub and seeing the turnout of 10,000 people at the 2012 Internet Cat Video Film Festival in Minneapolis.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lil-bub-movie-tribeca-film-443630|title=Lil Bub Movie: Tribeca Film Fest Screening Delights Fans|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 21, 2013|access-date=April 22, 2013|first=Jordan|last=Zakarin|archive-date=April 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423163911/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lil-bub-movie-tribeca-film-443630|url-status=live}} Lil Bub & Friendz won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.{{cite web|url=http://tribecafilm.com/festival/features/tff-2013-award-winners|title=Here Are Your TFF 2013 Award Winners|publisher=Tribecafilm.com|date=April 25, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-date=April 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430044957/http://tribecafilm.com/festival/features/tff-2013-award-winners|url-status=dead}}
Lil Bub, Bridavsky, Capper and Eisner attended the Tribeca Drive-In outdoor screening at the World Financial Center Plaza on April 20.{{cite news|last=Wortham|first=Jenna|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/lil-bub-hits-the-tribeca-film-festival|title=Lil Bub Hits the Tribeca Film Festival|publisher=Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com|access-date=May 14, 2013|date=April 25, 2013|archive-date=May 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518081019/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/lil-bub-hits-the-tribeca-film-festival/|url-status=live}} Lil Bub did a petting and photo session. Festival co-head Robert De Niro met Lil Bub at the Director's Brunch on April 23 after co-head Jane Rosenthal quipped to The Hollywood Reporter "I keep saying Little Bub needs to meet Big Bob."{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/411549/robert-de-niro-met-internet-kitty-lil-bub-and-took-this-amazingly-adorable-photo|title=Robert De Niro Met Internet Kitty Lil Bub and Took This Amazingly Adorable Photo|date=April 24, 2013|publisher=E! Online|access-date=April 25, 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425015303/http://www.eonline.com/news/411549/robert-de-niro-met-internet-kitty-lil-bub-and-took-this-amazingly-adorable-photo|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-robert-de-niro-lil-434903|title=Tribeca: Robert De Niro, Lil Bub and New York Flavor|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 9, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2013|first=Jordan|last=Zakarin|archive-date=April 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413113331/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-robert-de-niro-lil-434903|url-status=live}}
On Lil Bub's second birthday, June 21, 2013, it was announced that she would star in Lil BUB's Big SHOW web series with Revision3.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtMh03rkT0|title=Lil BUBIRTHDAY: BUB Turns 2!|publisher=YouTube|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=June 25, 2013|archive-date=June 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625033643/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtMh03rkT0|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://revision3.com/blog/2013/06/21/lil-bub-joins-revision3-in-a-big-way|title=Lil BUB Joins Revision3 in a Big Way|publisher=Revision3|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=June 25, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624144242/http://revision3.com/blog/2013/06/21/lil-bub-joins-revision3-in-a-big-way/|archive-date=June 24, 2013}} Bridavsky selected Rev3 for its connections to Discovery Communications and Animal Planet. Bridavsky had full writing and creative control. The talk show format was made possible by having a subtitled Lil Bub edited with footage of her guests recorded separately. Her first guest was Whoopi Goldberg who met her on The View in April 2013.{{cite web | url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/lil-bub-big-show-youtube-whoopi-goldberg/ | title=Watch Lil Bub's weirdly adorable talk show | work=The Daily Dot | date=September 4, 2013 | access-date=May 22, 2018 | author=Jaworski, Michelle | archive-date=May 22, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041310/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/lil-bub-big-show-youtube-whoopi-goldberg/ | url-status=live }} The episode ended with Lil Bub introducing the audience to Tabby's Place, a cat sanctuary for disadvantaged felines. The episode aired September 3, 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.catsparella.com/2013/09/lil-bub-has-accomplished-more-in-her.html|title=Lil Bub Has Accomplished More In Her Two Years Than You Probably Will In Your Whole Life|last=|first=|date=September 4, 2013|website=Catsparella|access-date=January 29, 2018|archive-date=January 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091233/http://www.catsparella.com/2013/09/lil-bub-has-accomplished-more-in-her.html|url-status=live}}
Death
Lil Bub died in her sleep on December 1, 2019. According to Bridavsky, Lil Bub had been fighting an aggressive bone infection at the time of her death.{{Cite web|url=https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=f117a2f0c73d5d7e5c2c5288d&id=c79759faee|title=It's me, Mike - BUB's dude. BUB has departed, she's on her way home.|website=us5.campaign-archive.com|access-date=December 2, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211232031/https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=f117a2f0c73d5d7e5c2c5288d&id=c79759faee|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://lilbub.com/}}
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