Young was born in Fort Worth, Texas but considers Davie, Florida his hometown. He graduated from South Plantation High School in 2001.

Following his brief tenure in newspaper journalism, Young was recruited by longtime friend and magic inventor Andrew Mayne to serve as the editor-in-chief of iTricks.com, published by Mayne. Young later went on to serve as editor of WeirdThings.com, also published by Mayne. In 2009 Young began the Weird Things podcast with co-hosts Mayne and Brushwood, and served as an Associate Producer on the first season of G4 Underground.

Young hosted a short-lived YouTube series called TalkingHead TV in which he interviewed guests from around the world on the topics of tech and pop culture, including an early interview with magician and future podcast collaborator Brian Brushwood. Young met Brushwood in Florida while interviewing him for iTricks.com. Soon after, Young became a regular guest on Brushwood’s BBLiveShow podcast. Young and Brushwood were selected by Leo Laporte’s TWiT network to co-host a late-night comedy show, NSFW. NSFW premiered on November 24, 2009.

Young and Brushwood released a comedy album Night Attack in 2011, debuting at #38 on Billboard’s Launchpad. The duo have since released three sequel albums, two of which (Night Attack 2: Enjoy the Garden and Night Attack: Live) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Comedy Albums chart. They were also responsible for the crowd-sourced parody of Fifty Shades of Grey titled The Diamond Club: A Novel.