Shoenice

Shoenice
Schewe in 2023
Born (1969-05-30) May 30, 1969
Albany, New York, U.S.
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Genres
  • Competitive eating
  • pranks
Subscribers209 thousand
Views4.4 million
Last updated: October 21, 2025

Christopher Thomas Schewe (born May 30, 1969), also known by his internet alias of Shoenice, is an American comedian, competitive eater, and YouTuber.[1]

Life

Christopher Thomas Schewe was born in Albany, New York on May 30, 1969. He is a United States Army veteran.[2] His YouTube channel was started by his son on April 11, 2008.[3] On the channel, Schewe recorded himself eating a piece of paper as a prank before eventually becoming viral for filming himself eating other unusual items.[4] He would eat raw eggs, burgers with the wrapping paper,[5]Vegemite, and toilet paper[6] for the purpose of "stopping world hunger", managing to rack up over 200,000 subscribers on his original channel.[7]

Schewe also uploaded videos in which he drank large amounts of alcohol, including vodka.[8] This has led to skeptics to claim he may have staged his videos.[3][9][10] In 2011, Schewe protested with students at University at Albany, SUNY following the suspension of Fountain Day at the college.[11] In 2013, he set the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to eat 20 lit birthday cake candles in 1 minute and 12 seconds.[12]

In 2017, his son confirmed the legitimacy of a Twitter thread which alleged negligence and occasional abuse perpetrated by Schewe. When asked about the particulars by the Brooklyn Rail in an op-ed piece regarding "lol-cows," he described his father as a soft tempered man in the beginning of his life, but "the drinking changed him. He already had trouble with it before then, but the attention from YouTube just made it worse. I wish I never made it for him."[13] Schewe maintains a presence on TikTok and Cameo.

References

  1. ^"The Gut-Wrenching Story of Shoenice, the YouTube Star Who Will Eat Anything". Vice. February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^"All men are liars". The Sydney Morning Herald. January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. ^ abOtieno, Peter (May 26, 2021). "Is Shoenice Real?". The Little Facts. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  4. ^"Chris Schewe | Oddity Central – Collecting Oddities". www.odditycentral.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  5. ^"WATCH: Extreme Eater Consumes Cheeseburger With Wrapper In Thirty Seconds". HuffPost. May 29, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  6. ^"WATCH: Man gobbles up toilet paper". enca.com. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  7. ^Cimarusti, Luca (January 17, 2013). "Shoenice put my phone number on YouTube". Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  8. ^"Real or Fake? Watch This Dude Down an Entire Bottle of Ciroc Vodka in 15 Seconds". foodbeast.com. October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  9. ^Mann, Brenton (January 13, 2024). "Military to Munching: Shoenice's Hunger Crusade". Realty Vet.
  10. ^"Chris Schewe Service Information". vetfriends. 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  11. ^"UAlbany student starts weekend protest of Fountain Day's suspension". Times Union. March 25, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  12. ^""Guinness World Records: Gone Wild!" Episode 5 Recap". Guinness World Records. March 8, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  13. ^TomDark (December 9, 2023). The Tragic Story of Shoenice. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via YouTube.
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