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The MD Foodie Boyz podcast found viral fame thanks to the teenage hosts' food reviews
The Maryland-based high schoolers were even spoofed on Saturday Night Live, twice
The boys talk to PEOPLE about their reaction to the skits
The teenage hosts ofMD Foodie Boyzfound viral fame by making videos talking about what they care about the most: food.
The podcast, which has over 370,000 followers across channels, consists of Maryland-based high schoolers Ryan, Peyton, Jackson and Emmett. Ryan, 15, tells PEOPLE that he started the podcast organically with Peyton, as the two wanted to do food reviews. From there, they expanded their reviews into a podcast format and brought a few more friends into the mix.
"We just had the idea in the car. Then we thought we were just gonna film one podcast. We didn't really know if we were even gonna clip it and post it on Instagram and TikTok," he says. "But then once we clipped our first one during December break, and we posted our first little clip, then that went viral right away, and then it just went up from there."
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The group has consistently gone viral with their anti-vegetable takes. When asked about the worst food they've ever had, unsurprisingly, all the boys listed different vegetables, from celery and carrots to brussels sprouts.
In October 2025,Saturday Night Liveseemingly spoofed the podcast, using Sabrina Carpenter, Chloe Fineman, Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska as hosts of a fictional podcast calledSnack Homiez.
Ryan shares that he was "shocked" when he first saw the skit.
"I was really surprised that they had Sabrina Carpenter, that's huge," he shares. "It was crazy, her impersonating stuff that we made. It was really weird, all of them.SNLimpersonating us, it feels really weird because it's such a big brand."
Jackson, 14, notes that he thought the impression was pretty "spot on."
"It was pretty funny, too, how they impersonated us," he says.
Each of the boys learned about the skit at different times, as a few of them were at a sleepover when they found out through their manager, while others learned after receiving emails from their teachers. The spoof brought an older audience to their videos, and for all of the boys, being onSNLis a "dream."
The group was shocked yet again whenSNLbrought backThe Foodie Boyzfor an episode in late January, when Finn Wolfhard and A$AP Rocky joined Carpenter, Fineman, Wickline and Slowikowska.
"It was even weirder because they brought back characters. It must've been pretty successful on their end for their viewers because for them to bring it back, it feels crazy," Ryan shares. "I mean, I can't really describe it. It's really exciting because you're back onSNL, which means you did something right."
Peyton, 14, shares that it was "crazy getting on once," and "even crazier" the second time.
"I never thought I would be doing this in my life," he says.
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Being spoofed onSNLwas just another highlight for the boys, whose lives have changed tenfold since starting the podcast. Jackson says that they're "doing stuff that not a lot of kids are getting to do."
Along with traveling and going to brand events, they've met Lil Yachty, David Dobrik and Dave Portnoy, who, after meeting the boys, offered them "advice" and "really helpful stuff that helped us navigate through the new crazy stuff."
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TheMD Foodie Boyzhosts hope to continue to grow their podcast and expand their bench of guests. Collectively, some dream guests include Druski, Kevin Hart and Mr. Beast.
As they focus on continuing to build the podcast and brand, Ryan teases that theMD Foodie Boyzsquad has big plans moving forward.
"You guys haven't seen it yet, but we have a lot of stuff going on. It's bigger than just food," Ryan says. "Food reviews are what we got, and I think we are gonna keep that, but I think we're bigger than that. Bigger and we have more stuff to talk about."
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