YouTube Entertainer KevJumba and his Dad on The Amazing Race 17

So, this was unexpected: YouTube Comic KevJumba and his father — the source of a lot of KevJumba’s comedic bits — have been cast on the latest season of The Amazing Race, albeit with the normal names of Michael and Kevin.  For a reality show that has been criticized lately of being stale, the casting of Team KevJumba is an interesting choice by producers: not only do they cast the token Asian Team(tm), but they also reach for the younger YouTube demographic — high schoolers to young adults — that watch Internet shows instead of television. Smart move, although KevJumba might want to be concerned that the person that will be doing the show editing won’t be KevJumba himself, but some random white guy.