Eric Monkman

About

Eric Monkman is a Canadian economics student at Wolfson College in Cambridge, England, who gained much online notoriety as a passionate and intense contestant on the British quiz show University Challenge.

History

On September 19th, 2016, Monkman appeared as a contestant on University Challenge, during which he served as captain for his team from Wolson College (shown below).

Online Presence

That evening, fans of Monkman began posting tweets about his appearance on the show (shown below).

Also on September 19th, 2016, YouTuber wtpcomedy uploaded a montage of Eric Monkman clips with the 1984 electropop song "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler playing in the background (shown below). The following day, the internet humor site Unilad^[3] and the news site Daily Mail^[4] posted articles about the online reaction to Monkman.

On February 20th, 2017, the Eat.Edit.Repeat channel posted a remix video featuring edited clips of Monkman's University Challenge appearances (shown below, left). That day, The Huffington Post^[5] published an article about Monkman's online fame, noting that he begins trending on Twitter every time he appears on University Challenge. On March 26th, the Eat.Edit.Repeat channel uploaded another Monkman remix video (shown below, right).

On April 1st, Redditor thank-you-raymond uploaded a fan illustration of Monkman to the /r/BritishTV^[1] subreddit (shown below, left). Two days later, Instagram user @traffors^[7] posted a parody of the Obey Giant graffiti with an illustration of Monkman (shown below, right). On April 8th, The Telegraph^[6] published an article highlighting notable internet memes featuring photographs and depictions of Monkman. As of April 2017, Monkman has accumulated upwards of 10,000 followers on Twitter.^[2]

Search Interest

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