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The royal thrones were set with two lush purple capes draped over chairs. A fancy table was set with candlesticks and decorative vines. This was no longer the Goldstein Auditorium; this was the “Royal Court” calling comedian Brittany Broski to the stand.

On Wednesday evening, University Union hosted “A Royal Evening with Brittany Broski,” allowing the comedian and internet personality to open up about her career, give advice to students and share behind-the-scenes anecdotes about her interviews.

Broski has hosted her podcast, “BroskiReport,” since 2023. Broski is also known for her medieval-themed YouTube interview show, “Royal Court,” where she hosts celebrities like Colman Domingo, Saoirse Ronan, Niecy Nash and recently, Harry Styles.

Tickets sold out the day the show was announced, so UU offered a livestream in Schine Underground for any students who were unable to get one. The first 200 students in line for the show also received a green dragon stuffed animal with a UU bandana as part of a giveaway from the organization.

The show’s moderator, sophomore Kyle McMahan, first saw Broski’s TikToks in 2020 and has followed her since. McMahan said he was initially very nervous to meet Broski, but her welcoming tone calmed him down and allowed him to have a natural onstage conversation with her.

“She’s just chill, like that’s my friend,” McMahan said.

To prepare for Wednesday’s show, McMahan rewatched “Royal Court” to understand how Broski interviewed her own guests. In a typical “Royal Court” episode, the show begins with Broski and her interviewee sitting on their thrones. As Broski claps twice, two bright spotlights flash, and she says “let the trials begin.”

Wednesday’s show was no different. After briefly introducing Broski, McMahan clapped, spotlights came on and the questioning began.

“I first let her open up with the funny questions and then getting deeper and really understand how much she appreciates her career and life. So just studying her approach to ‘Royal Court’ and going from there,” McMahan said.

SU sophomore Grace Mulholland has been watching Broski’s videos for about four years, and her favorite “Royal Court” episode was with Styles. Mulholland hoped Broski would expand more on her experience with interviewing Styles.

Broski opened up about her struggles with balancing her inner “fan girl” while maintaining a professional and meaningful interview with her guests. Since Broski has been very vocal about being a huge fan of Styles, Broski told the audience having him on “Royal Court” was a “crapshoot,” but said he “knocked it out of the park.”

Many Syracuse University fans of Brittany Broski appreciated how she’s able to balance being funny while diving into deep topics with her guests on “Royal Court.” Since the start of her show in 2023, Broski has featured guests like Colman Domingo, Saoirse Ronan and Harry Styles. Madison Cox | Staff Photographer

SU freshman and longtime fan of Broski Addie Swenson, said she enjoys the formatting of Broski’s interviews and how she allows her guests to be comfortable.

“She humanizes celebrities and then she has grown that platform and become a celebrity herself,” Swenson said. “It breaks that barrier of these people being superior or beyond human, they are just people on stage talking about what they like.”

McMahan asked Broski about a potential return of her art history video series, “(F)art History,” where she dove into different artists or art pieces. Broski said the videos take time to prep, but she really values academia and the conversations the videos have sparked.

Broski told the audience that she is inspired by people in school and thinks that if “all of this went away tomorrow,” she would go back to school and pursue a Ph.D. in Spanish to become a professor.

Broski also shared how she stays positive during difficult times and urged the audience to understand that they have agency over the media they consume. She advised that “your energy is your currency,” so consumers should be selective with where they give it. Ironically, though, Broski mentioned she sets time limits on her apps, but she joked that she always bypasses them.

After the questioning from McMahan, he turned it over to the audience, where Broski had a personal Q&A with the crowd. Questions ranged from serious journalistic advice to what her current fanfic lineup is.

Other fans of Broski had similar sentiments. SUNY ESF sophomore Sofia Ward said she has been a fan for around six years and finds Broski to be genuine and funny.

“She’s authentic, she’s herself, she understands people, and she’s not full of herself,” Ward said.

Swenson has been a fan of Broski since 2019 and said she could probably recognize Broski’s headboard solely from seeing her TikToks. Swenson said she appreciated Broski’s ability to balance comedic content with discussions about deeper topics. Broski is relatable to college kids because of her “silly” nature but is also able to talk about the current world and things that she’s passionate about, Swenson said.

At the end of the Q&A, a student asked Broski what she would tell her college self. She reminded students to not take their friendships for granted and to make a conscious effort to stay involved in each other’s lives. She also added to relish the time that college gives students and to always take chances to discover oneself.

Swenson said she was grateful for the opportunity to hear from someone like Broski, who is prevalent in the social media world. She said she sees herself in Broski and appreciated getting to see her in the spotlight.

“It’s important to know the person you’re seeing behind the screen is a person and they don’t just solely exist online,” Swenson said.

Published on March 19, 2026 at 1:30 am
Contact Alex: arice19@syr.edu