Elijah Daniel

Elijah Daniel (born January 9, 1994) is an American comedian, rapper, record producer, songwriter, and author. He became popular online through his satirical social media posts. Daniel began rapping under the name Lil Phag in late 2017.

Daniel rose to prominence as the author of the erotic novel Trump Temptations.

Outside of his solo work, Daniel is a part of the EDM/Pop act adam&steve alongside fiancé, Dr. Woke. Billboard has dubbed the duo "the gay Chainsmokers". They have since released six singles featuring Maty Noyes, Sophie Rose, Gnash, JVZEL, XYLØ, and Waterparks.

He won the award for Best Comedian with collaborator Christine Sydelko at the 9th Shorty Awards.

Career 2013–2016: Career beginnings White House petition Daniel led an online White House petition in 2013 to make the Miley Cyrus song "Party in the U.S.A." the U.S. national anthem. Daniel told Vice that he cultivated a group of followers online who appreciated his absurd and bizarre comedic antics.

Work with Christine Sydelko In January 2017, Daniel and Christine Sydelko released a parody video of the song "Closer" originally by The Chainsmokers, featuring Halsey. The video prompted a response from Halsey, who criticized the parody and Daniel and Sydelko's supporters. In conjunction with production firm PRØHBTD, Daniel was given roles of actor, producer, and creator of the two series. In October 2016, FOTV Media Networks Inc. announced a business partnership with Daniel and Sydelko to produce a full season of their series Trash, Talking.

2016–2018: Political stunts and media attention Trump Temptations In 2016, Daniel stated on Twitter that he was going to get drunk and write an erotic novel starring Donald Trump. Daniel was inspired by a tweet which said the user wished to perform a sex act on Bernie Sanders. Within four hours, he had released the erotic novel titled Trump Temptations: The Billionaire & The Bellboy on Amazon. This was Daniel's debut novel.

Trump Temptations became the number one best seller on Amazon.com in three categories: humorous erotica, LGBT erotica, and gay erotica. The book was listed on Amazon above Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James, GQ, Gay Star News, London Evening Standard, The Guardian classed the work as part of the "small but burgeoning new genre: satirical books about Donald Trump" that began with the 2016 presidential campaign. Cosmopolitan called the book a literary success. Daniel's book attracted 900,000 readers on the Wattpad website. Daniel hired Trump impersonator Chris Ferretti to read the audiobook.

In May 2016, Daniel negotiated a rights deal with film studio NakedSword to turn his novel into a feature film. NakedSword stated they were interested in the project due to the absurd nature of the plot.

Hell, Michigan On August 30, 2017, Elijah Daniel performed a publicity stunt centered around Hell, Michigan – an unincorporated town that allows visitors to pay for the opportunity to hold the title of "mayor" for a day. In what he called "a copy-and-paste of Trump's Muslim ban", he announced a satirical law that banned heterosexuals from entering and living in the town. In response, Daniel released an edited version of The Bible called The Holy Bible... but Gayer two weeks later. Sales of it were briefly banned on Amazon before being restored. On June 17, 2019, Elijah Daniel claimed that he briefly "bought" the incorporated hamlet of Hell, Michigan, changed its name to Gay Hell, Michigan and created a law prohibiting any flag other than pride flags from flying in the town. This was done in retaliation to the Trump administration's ban on the flying of the gay pride flag by U.S. embassies.

Television In November 2017, Daniel, Christine Sydelko, and Tana Mongeau appeared on a segment of The Maury Povich Show. In this segment, Christine and Daniel pretended to be engaged, him proposing to her at Taco Bell. Christine feared Daniel was cheating on her with Mongeau, but Daniel's lie detector results revealed he was actually cheating on her with men.

2019–present: Music Since 2017, Daniel has been releasing hip-hop music under the stage name Lil Phag. He has released two extended plays and one studio album under the moniker, as well as a slew of singles featuring artists including Cupcakke, Bella Thorne, Tana Mongeau, and Dr. Woke, the latter of whom produced most of his music. The pair have since gone on to pursue their own musical project, Adam&Steve, which has a more EDM sound.

Personal life Daniel is gay.

LGBT advocacy After the Orlando nightclub shooting in June 2016, Daniel on Twitter publicly urged any closeted people to feel free to contact him privately for support, and he published "An open letter to the LGBT kids who feel lost and scared" on Fusion.net. The letter was positively received by ATTN:, which called it a powerful commentary on the attack. His response was praised by Metro News and Elite Daily.

In 2021, Daniel started a virtual restaurant called GayBurger, a viral marketing campaign to raise money for the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

Legal issues On February 23, 2016, Daniel was detained and question by the United States Secret service, while attending a Donald Trump campaign rally in Sparks, Nevada. Daniel had been hiding a "2-foot glittery pink dildo" in his pants, in hopes to throw the object at Trump during the rally. He was released without arrest, however was barred from attending any further Trump rallies.

Reception Elijah Daniel and Christine Sydelko jointly won Best Comedian from the Shorty Awards in 2017. Daniel received positive reception for his comedy posted via video blogging and social media from Heavy.com, Paper,

Singles As lead artist

Title Year Album"Phaggot"2017God Hates Lil Phag"Elton John"(with Hoodie Allen and Dr. Woke)"Gucci Christmas"(with Dr. Woke) "Deadahh"(with Tana Mongeau and Dr. Woke)God Hates Lil Phag"Phucked Ur Dad" "Clout 9"(with Bella Thorne, Tana Mongeau and Dr. Woke)2018God Hates Lil Phag":)"(with Mod Sun and Dr. Woke)"Rick and Morty"(with Rico Nasty and Dr. Woke)"3AM Anxiety"(with Dr. Woke)"Iced Out Dick"(with Cupcakke and Dr. Woke)"Third Eye Gucci"(with Dr. Woke)"It's My Money, and I Need It Now"(with Dr. Woke)God Hates Lil Phag"ErrybodyGay"(with Dr. Woke featuring Lil B and Baha Bla$t)2019 ResErection"F*ckGod"(featuring S8N)Antichrist

Filmography Film

Television

Tours Headlining Probably A Terrible Rap Matinee Tour (2018) (with Dr. Woke) The Final Tour: First Installment (2020) (with Dr. Woke)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Notes 2017 Shorty Awards Best Comedian Elijah Daniel & Christine Sydelko – Winner in Comedy