About Nice Peter
Nice Peter
Peter Shukoff has never been one to work in a creative vacuum. Rather, the comedian, musician and web sensation better known as Nice Peter has always done best before a crowd. Be it his first job as a birthday party magician in Rochester, NY, or today on YouTube with millions of subscribers, Shukoff embodies the epitome of contemporary creation by letting his audience drive his content. With more than 1 billion views and over 11 million subscribers across his YouTube channels, Shukoff’s success is made sweeter by years he spent toiling to fit into a conventional comedy system. Turns out he didn’t need to. “I like the idea of being at the centre more as a conductor than an all eyes-on-me star,” Shukoff says. “The audience is as much a part of this show as I am. I'm just kind of guiding it.”
Best recognized for co-creating Epic Rap Battles of History, the most viewed format on YouTube on per episode, Shukoff draws from viewers suggestions and votes for each comedic t�te-�-t�te rhyming competition before pouring extreme devotion into researching every episode. Considering, too, collaborations with KassemG such as the “Street Music” series of improvised songs inspired by a day out’s random public encounters and “Picture Songs” inspired by the web’s funniest photos, Shukoff’s relationship with his audience through this medium is at the crux of his winning humour—online and onstage.
