I feel like I've exhausted my go to's. I might have never reached the end of them if it weren't for the pandemic, but binge watching a few stupid channels for weeks at a time is how I passed the days. I've unfortunately watched pretty much the entire catalog of Game Grumps now, and while I'm not proud it's where I'm at.

I've also watched all of Exutb1a, polygon, and Soviet womble. I tried Markiplier and while I like his series with guests I'm not a fan of his solo videos. Like every good leftist I've consumed my fair share of video essays but that's really not the vibe I'm after.

Anyone have good casual viewing/funny channels they recommend?

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    5 months ago

    If you enjoy the vibes of Baumgartner Restoration, there's a big backlog there. It's art restoration, so you kind of have to turn off the "fine art is money laundering for the ultra wealthy" part of your brain to enjoy it, but if you can do that, it's quite soothing.

    Frostprime is a high-energy streamer with sometimes problematic chat/jokes who posts daily YouTube videos, often of Slay the Spire. I go through cycles where I find him incredibly funny for a few weeks and then can't stand him anymore.

    There's a whole series of Elden Ring Bingo matches where speed runners race to complete various tasks in Elden Ring. It's pretty fun if you're into it, probably dreadfully boring if not.

    Clips of British panel shows can be good. I've been watching Taskmaster recently, which actually has full episodes on YouTube, very nice. Would I Lie to You clips are also pretty top notch. I think there are some full episodes too, but I haven't really looked.

    I'll second Colin Furze, he's great. A sort of similar vibe (not really) is I Did a Thing. He often makes things, hardly ever wears shoes, and puts way too much effort (just the right amount) into his throwaway bits. He's also an actual leftist and half of Boy Boy, although his leftism rarely comes up on the I Did a Thing channel. My one issue with him is that I'm vegan and some of his videos are incredibly not vegan friendly. Lotta gross stuff with dead animal bits, so if that's an issue for you, be wary.

    Oh, also, Viva La Dirt League is pretty great and also has a huge backlog. You'll almost certainly enjoy at least one of their long-running series. I particularly like Souls Logic and wish there were more of it.