LA Times‑bestselling author & viral documentary innovator, Oobah Butler is a writer, filmmaker, and prankster whose audacious stunts catapulted him from a garden shed in Dulwich to global notoriety.
In 2017, he created “The Shed at Dulwich”—a fictional restaurant that became London’s top-rated dining spot on TripAdvisor - capturing worldwide media attention. He followed up with explosive viral films including faking his way to Paris Fashion Week and sending lookalikes to TV interviews around the world for VICE, all amassing hundreds of millions of views.
His debut book, How To Bullsht Your Way To Number 1* (2019), was an LA Times and USA Today #1 bestseller. He’s been honoured with the Drum Content Creator of the Year, British Media Awards’ Video Project of the Year, Webby Award (Best Use of Video), and Best Male Personality at the 2023 National Reality TV Awards.
His 2023 documentary The Great Amazon Heist (Channel 4), featuring undercover stunts—like selling Amazon drivers’ urine as a bestseller energy drink—earned universal acclaim, a 5-star review in The Daily Telegraph, and wide coverage in international press.
With over 250 million views online and groundbreaking TV hits, Oobah continues to challenge systems through inventive, insightful, and hilariously subversive media.
Corperate Speaking
Oobah's speaking work blends humour, high-wire storytelling and sharp insight into how modern systems really function — from algorithms and hype culture to authenticity, influence and power.
Each talk is tailored to the client, but common themes
include:
- The Great Amazon Heist: What a single prank can teach us about modern capitalism, labour, and storytelling.
- The Art of Going Viral: Engineering creativity that spreads without losing integrity.
- An Unorthodox Guide to 21st-Century Success: How bluff, charm and chaos can beat hierarchy.
- Hype Culture: Lessons from a fake restaurant, a fake brand, and a very real audience.