Chicken Shop Date began as a humorous column written by Dimoldenberg for the youth magazine The Cut, which was based at the Stowe Centre, a youth club on Harrow Road in London. It was other members’ interest in grime that led her to interview grime artists, as she “wanted to know more about the music”; she began by interviewing “friends of friends”.
Dimoldenberg had the idea to frame the interviews as dates, and the location of a chicken shop was chosen as it was “somewhere you wouldn’t usually go on a date”. The first filmed episode was released in 2014, and it featured a “date” with grime MC Ghetts.
How old is Chicken Shop Date?
Chicken Shop Date is 9 years old.
Is Chicken Shop Date satire?
Louis Theroux, Daniel Kaluuya, Jack Harlow, AJ Tracey, and Keke Palmer have all appeared as guests. Dimoldenberg’s YouTube channel has amassed 1.59 million subscribers in the last eight years. Dimoldenberg’s show is well-known for its sarcastic and satirical tone.