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Max John Gilardi (/dʒɪˈlɑːrdi/ jil-AR-dee; born January 28, 1988), also known as Max G. or his Internet pseudonym hotdiggedydemon, is an American internet personality, YouTuber, cartoonist, animator, and voice actor. He is best known for his PONY.MOV web series, a gorey adult-oriented parody of the popular children’s animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, other viral videos, and his media analysis series known as Brain Dump.

Early life and education

Gilardi was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1988.[1][‡ 3] He is of Italian descent and has an older sister. He attended the Art Institute of Boston briefly before dropping out after one of four years in an animation major.[‡ 4]

Internet career

Early career

Gilardi, under the name “hotdiggedydemon”, first started creating Flash animations in the mid-2000s on Newgrounds as a teenager. Among shorts, he would experiment in launching his own original cartoon. These early efforts included Adam Android, about a superpowered robot boy, and Spookyville USA, about a town of monsters.[2] In 2007, he began uploading his work to his YouTube channel. That year, he created the Jerry series, a collection of web animations detailing the terrible and mundane life of a man named Jerry, and people related to him.[1][2]

In 2010, he created the Wacky Game Jokez, 4 Kidz! series,[2] starring a fictional criminal named Mickey the Dick who is kidnapped by a corporation specializing in video-game parody content. In addition to creating animations, Gilardi co-hosted the Wisenheimers podcast with fellow animator Yotam Perel, also known as LazyPillow or LazyMuffin, from 2010 to 2012.[‡ 5][non-primary source needed]

PONY.MOV and parody videos

From 2011 to 2013, Gilardi gained notoriety for releasing his six-part video parody of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, PONY.MOV, an adult animated dark comedy web series in the art style of John Kricfalusi and Spümcø‘s The Ren & Stimpy Show.[3][4][2] The series obtained a spin-off in the form of a Tumblr webcomic, Ask Jappleack, and each video highlights a different character from the main cast of the television series. Gilardi also gained notability for his comedic parodies of video games such as Five Nights at Freddy’s, Cuphead,[5] and Animal Crossing, due to their dark nature and subversive themes. The Animal Crossing parody has Isabelle, an innocent character in the game, worshipping Karl Marx.[6][7]

Brain Dump

The majority of Gilardi’s YouTube videos are self-made: written, animated, and voiced by himself.[‡ 4] In his more recent projects, he has experimented with 3D animation in conjunction with his 2D work.[2][8]

On September 2, 2016, Gilardi launched a new YouTube series titled Brain Dump in which he reviews movies and other media, often satirically.[‡ 6] The series has since become the main focus of Gilardi’s channel, with an overarching narrative exploring his career and the show’s three main characters. Brain Dump stars Gilardi himself, a ghost named Goofball, and a living television named Burnbot.[citation needed][needs update] In 2018, Gilardi released the video THE APU THAT I KNOW – Brain Dump, a 45-minute documentary about The Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. It explores the 30-year history of the show and offers a critique of the 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu by Hari Kondabolu.[9]

Personal life

On May 3, 2024, Gilardi revealed that he had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia during one of his live streams, which had affected the scope of his animated work.[‡ 7] In December 2022, Gilardi came out as bisexual.[‡ 8]

Filmography

Web

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003–2005 Adam Android Creator
2006–2008 Spookyville USA Sal J. Beauregarde, Jake O’Brien Creator
2007–2009 Jerry Jason, Junior Creator
2010 Wacky Game Jokez, 4 Kidz! Mickey the Dick, June, Eric, The Boss Creator
Eddsworld The Delivery Guy Episode: Hammer & Fail (Part 1)
NiN10Doh!: To the 64th Power! Ness’ Dad Voice role
2010–2012 Wisenheimers Self Podcast, co-host, 48 episodes
2011 The Northern Incident Animator
2011–2013 PONY.MOV Spike, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, various Creator
2014 LUIGI’S DAY OUT Mario, Luigi, Waluigi Animator
Skeff’s Saturday The Dog Voice role
2015 Fazbear & Friends Freddy Fazbear, Foxy the Pirate Animator
2016 Isabelle Ruins Everything Mayor, various Animator
2016–2022 Brain Dump Max G. (himself; voice), Goofball, various Creator
2017 A Cuphead Cartoon Cuphead, Mugman Animator

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
TBA Rolus in the Outskirts Cylo Voice

References

  1. ^ a b c “Gilardi Animates Jerry’s Daily Grind”. Cold Hard Flash. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lewis, Moe (September 22, 2021). “9 of the Best Animators on YouTube”. Collider. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  3. ^ Woerner, Meredith (June 26, 2012). “Incredibly messed-up short gives My Little Ponys’s Pinkie Pie a sex tape”. io9. io9. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Stohs-Krause, Hilary (December 26, 2013). “BEST OF 2013: ‘Brony’ fandom carves out space for young men to enjoy friendship … and cartoon ponies”. Netnebraska.org. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  5. ^ “『Cuphead』海外ファンメイドアニメーションが登場―ブラックユーモア満載……”. Game*Spark – 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト (in Japanese). November 20, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  6. ^ “A Cuphead fan has made his own cartoon”. Hypertext. November 20, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  7. ^ “Isabelle Has Some Revolutionary Ideas For Running Your Animal Crossing Town”. Kotaku. January 25, 2016. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Person, Chris (August 19, 2013). “King of the Hill, In Eye-Popping 3D”. Kotaku. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  9. ^ Hobbs, Renee (January 7, 2021). Media Literacy in Action: Questioning the Media. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 9798881849283.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

Primary sources

In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

  1. ^ “Hotdiggedydemon Tumblr”. Tumblr. Tumblr. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Max G [@hotdiggedydemon] (January 29, 2016). “Thanks for all the birthday drawings …” (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2016 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ McCloud, Skye (May 5, 2004). “[ NG Mag ]- Max Gilardi”. Newgrounds. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012.
  4. ^ a b “Hotdiggedydemon • Frequently Asked Questions!”. Hotdiggedydemon.com. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  5. ^ “Wisenheimers by Wisenheimers on iTunes”. iTunes. April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Max G [@hotdiggedydemon] (September 2, 2016). “Please watch my new clickbate / movie review show, BRAIN DUMP! …” (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2016 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ SAD announcement, then HAPPY stream | RWM, May 3, 2024, retrieved February 28, 2025
  8. ^ hotdiggedydemon (November 20, 2023). The ICONIC Minecraft Monday! | RWM. Event occurs at 2:18:45. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via YouTube. wait wait I’m confused are you gay or bisexual” – “I’m bisexual I guess