You’ve probably seen her on TikTok, Instagram or the many hilarious video compilations that happen to weave their way into your algorithms that depict her doing some auto-tuned Minion accent, talking extensively about “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon” or unexpectedly bringing you to tears with her truly heartfelt wisdom. 

The woman in question is Brittany Alexis Tomlinson, known to most as Brittany Broski, Gen-Z’s current media and influencer obsession, who genuinely could not be more deserving of the title. Broski first blessed the internet as “Kombucha Girl,” going viral for a video where she did exactly as it sounds, tried Kombucha for the first time. The hilarity ensues further when she first seems disgusted after taking a sip, then intrigued, then disgusted and intrigued once more, respectively.  

After the video in 2019, TikTokers everywhere became obsessed with the 27-year-old’s vivacious personality, as well as her theatrical eyebrow movements and raspy laugh. Broski made those who frequently interact with her platform realize how grateful we are that she’s who we get to see represented: a girl who doesn’t wash her hair every day, can’t shut up about Hozier and is so relatable you’d think you’d conjured her out of your own mind. In other words, she just gets it.  

Broski is also known for being, what I would describe as, endlessly curious. Her podcast episodes often center around random facts, ideas and conspiracies regarding all sorts of topics. For example, one podcast goes into detail about each “circle of hell” referenced in Dante’s Inferno. Or, what about the one where she talks about the catecombs underneath the city of Paris, Chernobyl or parasocial anxiety? My personal favorite is episode 55, where Brittany does in fact prove that dragons were real in Medieval times (no, she doesn’t, but who cares.)  

Her obsessions are, for lack of a better word, iconic. Broski’s podcast is now on episode 64, but during the first few, Ghost from Call of Duty was all anyone was hearing about, along with Kylo Ren and Peso Pluma. Broski has also travelled through many of what she terms, “White Boys of the Month,” all the way from Jacob Elordi to Ewan Mitchell, most of whom make her “gnaw on the iron bars of her enclosure” and “rip her shirt in half.” Broski is also a strong advocate and consumer of fantasy novels that have recently transcended popularity itself. Broski details her journeys through “Throne of Glass” and “A Court of Thorns and Roses” (ACOTAR), both book series by New York Times Bestselling author, Sarah J. Maas. Because of this unspoken endorsement, my roommates and I began both series, and are unequivocally better off for it. 

Not only has Broski’s “The Broski Report” most recently dominated the podcast stage, but she has several colleagues and friends who happen to match her humor to a T. If you interact with Broski on socials, chances are you’ve seen Caleb Hearon of “So True,” Drew Afualo’s “The Comment Section” and Brooke Averick and Connor Wood’s duo podcast, “Brooke and Connor Make A Podcast,” shortened to BNCMAP, of course. For a particularly good time, visit Caleb’s Cologne Story or Brooke and Connor’s Bakuchiol video. Warning: all individuals mentioned may make you laugh so hard you have trouble breathing. 

I know what you’re probably thinking. Influencers are notorious for being surface level; presenting as something different online than who they are in person. Though I don’t know her personally, Brittany Broski is the exception. She transcends the origins of TikTok, like Hype House and dance trends like “Renegade”, and creates an environment that is not only incredibly entertaining, but also profoundly sincere. She questions the purpose of life, deleting social media altogether and letting go of things. She talks about the privilege of growing old and the frustration and anger we sometimes feel as women. I think the reason why I love Brittany Broski so much is because she eloquently explains the feelings I cannot verbalize. She reminds me of why I’m so proud to be a woman; and to have a big laugh, and to cry a lot and to sing at the top of my lungs and not always care who hears me. She’s someone I look up to; someone I aspire to be more like, to live largely. She’s my hero.  

So, in Broski’s famous words, I will end; “I think that’ll do it for me this week, team.” 

For more Brittany Broski content, watch her relatively new YouTube Series, Royal Court, featuring guests like Orville Peck and Daisy Edgar Jones. 

For The Broski Report podcast, listen anywhere you get Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or watch on YouTube.