Map Men

Not to be confused with Mapman.

Map Men
The logo for map men, made by combining a capital M with a compass, with 'AP' and 'EN' on its right on two levels.
Logo since Series 3
GenreGeography
Comedy
Created byJay Foreman
Mark Cooper-Jones
Written byJay Foreman
Mark Cooper-Jones
Presented byJay Foreman
Mark Cooper-Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes37[1]
Production
Running time2–14 minutes
Original release
NetworkYouTube
Release4 May 2016 (2016-05-04) –
present

Map Men is a British edutainment mini-series[2][3] which is created, written, and presented by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.[2][3][4] A mix of comedy and geography,[4] its videos regularly attract 1 to 5 million views on YouTube.[1][2][3]

Premise

The series is created, written, and presented by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.[2][3][4] Mark Cooper-Jones is a former geography teacher,[3][4] and the pair met at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where both were performing in 2009 or 2010.[4][5] The series started in 2016,[4] and has aired on the Jay and Mark (formerly Jay Foreman) YouTube channel for five series, alongside a series of specials relating to Geoguessr and Ordnance Survey. The episodes are a mix of comedy and geography,[4] with each episode answering a short geographical question, often involving maps.[4] The style has been compared to Horrible Histories[2][3] and the pair cite their inspiration as Monty Python.[4] The videos feature deadpan, split-second visual gags, and comic sketches.[3][6] The title for the series, "Map Men", was coined by Cooper-Jones as a pun name based on the American drama series, "Mad Men".[7]

The pair have attributed the show's success to the growing redundancy of maps as an everyday item, making them a more "geeky" topic.[4] They attribute the channel's success to its unique mix of comedy and geography.[6] In 2021, the series was nominated under the "learning and education" category for the 11th Streamy Awards, losing to Veritasium.[8] In 2024, an edited version of the video about why some British place-names are hard to pronounce won 'Video of the Year' in the inaugural UK and Ireland TikTok Awards.[9]

In October 2025, the duo released the book This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) (ISBN 978-0-3697-7503-0).

Episodes

Main article: List of Map Men episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
164 May 2016 (2016-05-04)7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
2515 April 2019 (2019-04-15)2 September 2019 (2019-09-02)
31116 November 2020 (2020-11-16)13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
4710 July 2023 (2023-07-10)31 August 2024 (2024-08-31)
Specials3[a]13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)30 June 2025 (2025-06-30)
5415 September 2025 (2025-09-15)20 March 2026 (2026-03-20)
Special1[b]9 March 2026 (2026-03-09)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2021 11th Streamy Awards Learning and Education Nominated [8]
2024 1st UK and Ireland TikTok awards Video of the Year Won [9]

Notes

  1. ^ Includes the sponsored episode "Map Men vs. Geoguessr", as well as two sponsored shorts about the Ordnance Survey, all of which were released between series 4 and 5 and were produced outside of the standard episode production cycle.
  2. ^ Includes the single episode "Map Men vs Geoguessr 2: Mark's Revenge?".

References

  1. ^ a b "MAP MEN - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Khomami, Nadia (31 October 2023). "Britons go map-crazy, with geographical games and books becoming bestsellers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Keogh, Glen (6 April 2024). "'Horrible Geography' jokers the Map Men chart out a path to fame". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Burton, Katie (22 November 2023). "Map Men: where comedy meets geography". Geographical. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ Foreman, Jay (13 September 2021). "Mark Cooper-Jones an…". reddit.com. Retrieved 18 June 2025 – via Reddit.
  6. ^ a b Fitch, Chris (9 August 2016). "Map Men: teaching geography through comedy". Geographical Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ Cooper-Jones, Mark (19 February 2026). "Jay Foreman & Mark Cooper-Jones | Map Men: This Way Up | Talks at Google" (Interview). Interviewed by Rob Leworthy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Yeah, "Mad Men" was big at the time.
  8. ^ a b "11th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b Rufo, Yasmin (3 December 2024). "Social media stars crowned in first UK and Ireland TikTok awards". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

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