Ken M

Kenneth McCarthy (born ), popularly known as Ken M, is an Internet troll known for his comments on news websites such as Yahoo! and The Huffington Post. Unlike the more common associations for the term troll on the internet, Ken's comments are usually benign, with his comments displaying a comical lack of understanding of the featured topic, while other commenters take him seriously.

Background

Ken M worked as a copywriter for Comedy Central and a columnist for CollegeHumor, He has said that his aim was to "turn a toxic space into a source of belly laughter." gaining thousands of fans on Facebook, Twitter, his subreddit, and Tumblr where he posts screenshots of all his comments as HorseySurprise-Blog. Ken M was named one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time in 2016 McCarthy is an advocate of "do no harm" trolling.