Hat Films

Hat Films
From left to right; Alex Smith, Chris Trott and Ross Hornby in 2015
Personal information
Born
  • Ross Stewart Hornby[1]
  • (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 35)
  • Alexander Lewis Smith[2]
  • (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 36)
  • Christopher Trott[3]
  • (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36)
NationalityEnglish
Websitehatfilms.co.uk
YouTube information
Also known as
  • Haat Films (former)
  • Pleasureville (former band name)
  • Mr Sam & The Dednutz (current band name)
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers872K (Hat Films)
146K (Hat Gaming)[4]
Total views522,334,833 (Hat Films)
40,969,101 (Hat Gaming)[4]
NetworkThe Yogscast
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 4 September 2023

Hat Films is an English comedy and gaming YouTube channel comprising Ross Hornby, Alex Smith and Chris Trott. Since 2014, they have been part of The Yogscast network.[5]

Whilst much of their early success came from the creation of several official Minecraft trailers,[6] their gaming and vlog content makes up the majority of their channel, including games such as Grand Theft Auto, Minecraft and Rust. They are also film-makers and musicians, with their videos often including impromptu a cappella singing.[7][8] They are also known for their music releases, such as their 2015 charity album Population: You, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart.[9]

They are the creators of the YouTube comedy series Stunt Lads,[10] and were featured in the book Yogscast: The Diggy Diggy Book.[11]

  1. ^ "Ross Stewart HORNBY - Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Alexander Lewis SMITH - Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Christopher TROTT - Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "About Hat Films". YouTube.
  5. ^ Hat Films (21 May 2014), MEGA VLOG - MOVING OFFICES!, retrieved 12 January 2017
  6. ^ TeamMojang (24 May 2011), Minecraft 1.6 trailer, retrieved 12 January 2017
  7. ^ specialk137 (3 June 2015), Hat Films Improv Song Compilation, retrieved 12 January 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Hat Films (3 September 2015), The USA Roadtrip TRAILER!, retrieved 12 January 2017
  9. ^ "Pleasureville Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vice.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Yogscast: The Diggy Diggy Book - The Yogscast - Google Books. October 2015. ISBN 9781407166216. Retrieved 7 June 2016. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)