Dan & Phil Part 6: Choke Me Dad(dy)

[DryCereal]

I swear to any deity you care to mention, if I go for a shower now and they suddenly appear on YouNow... (hey, it worked with Dan's pic/FL reveal last night...!)

Those video tags look like a total goldmine. Tomorrow's project methinks!

[hunnyftw]

Gosh Phil looks good in that shirt. I like the black and white!

To me it looks more like a very dark purple/blue not black, but whatever. totally with you, he looks fantastic in it.

akui's probably right and they cancelled the panel becuase of tatinof. I get that but it's such a shame. I usually enjoy them in panels

Anonymousse, please don't stop. I checked a couple myself but didn't find anything particularly funny so just gave up. Your finds are giving me life right now

[fancy_nancy]

So apparently Dan ewoks and who has been compared to an ewok before?? PHIL! #phanconfirmed
(I have no idea how to put a screenshot here so if you don't know what i'm talking about check Dans twitter.)

[Anonymousse]

^

Last ones because I really shouldn't

[felucca]

Dan liked this on Twitter.

I think that's the most interesting thing that will happen tonight guys - lbr they're so not doing a liveshow, we can take the rest of the night off.

*Watches old radio show instead*
*Phil says Dan looks like a woodland animal*
#phanconfirmed

no one else remembers the woodland creature thing but w/e

[angrymob]

I don't understand why they need to have 5 shows in Florida; there's no way they can fill all of them up

That's what I was thinking since they announced it! And all these shows in these pretty obscure places (ok maybe that's just me, I don't know anything about the US and thought Hazel and Phil did pretty well there with the states)…there are quite some shows with only half the tickets sold, isn't this gonna be awkward as heck?! The second Toronto show will be almost empty. :wtf: I really hope they won't loose money with this whole thing.

Meanwhile, they leave whole areas of North America unshowed that they could have had a decent audience in. I think the planning of this tour is a bit shaky. I can't speak for the US, but I think it would have been better to have the second Toronto show in montreal instead. The hardcore fans from Toronto that would complain about missing tickets would probably treck it to Mtl, and the casual fans in Mtl that wouldn't bother going to TO would fill in the rest of the places.

Was watching one of Dan's "5 kinds of drunk people" video just now
<meta name="keywords" content="5 kinds of drunk people, danisnotonfire, dan, howell, drunk, drinking, blame, it, on, the, alcohol, bodger, and, badger, Drink, Beer, Funny, Bottle, wow, tag..."> <<<--

Wait... this got me wondering

"I will go down with this ship" tags



Lawl, I found a pasttime.

To whoever I was trying to explain how youtubers used to spam tags, here you go! Now someone go look up crabstickz tags!

[felucca]

Now someone go look up crabstickz tags!

Can someone please do that? For me? <-- with a cherry on top

Put it in the crabstickz thread.

[jhamba]

So apparently Dan ewoks and who has been compared to an ewok before?? PHIL! #phanconfirmed
(I have no idea how to put a screenshot here so if you don't know what i'm talking about check Dans twitter.)

^^ the real phan poof right here

Dan liked this on Twitter.

I think that's the most interesting thing that will happen tonight guys - lbr they're so not doing a liveshow, we can take the rest of the night off.

*Watches old radio show instead*
*Phil says Dan looks like a woodland animal*
#phanconfirmed

no one else remembers the woodland creature thing but w/e

lol, I was literally just thinking about the woodland creature thing

[pixlexia]

Totally unecessary opinion/observation, but it interests me that Dan would go for "Dan Howell" ltd while Phil sticks with "AmazingPhil" ltd. I feel like there's some potential for that to be read into, but IDK.

[SquishPhan]

So apparently Dan ewoks and who has been compared to an ewok before?? PHIL! #phanconfirmed

I guess we are closer to #phanmarried after all.

Last ones because I really shouldn't

You really should, because I'm loving these.

[felucca]

^

Hah, look at Dan sneakily donating his money.

(Whoever at WWF came up with that deal was a genius, I have never been more tempted to an in-app purchase.)

*Watches old radio show instead*
*Phil says Dan looks like a woodland animal*
#phanconfirmed

no one else remembers the woodland creature thing but w/e

lol, I was literally just thinking about the woodland creature thing

Aww jhamba, so old school, should've know I could count on you.

[angrymob]

Totally unecessary opinion/observation, but it interests me that Dan would go for "Dan Howell" ltd while Phil sticks with "AmazingPhil" ltd. I feel like there's some potential for that to be read into, but IDK.

Dan has expressed dissatification with his Youtuber name for awhile, so I doubt he'd use it again for something that isn't even public or part of his branding. Phil may enjoy his username though because it's a bit more private than his full name.

[apathy]

Totally unecessary opinion/observation, but it interests me that Dan would go for "Dan Howell" ltd while Phil sticks with "AmazingPhil" ltd. I feel like there's some potential for that to be read into, but IDK.

Won't everyone be surprised when we get Phil Howell instead of Dan Lester.

But yes, Dan's given several indications he wants to drop the "not on fire" branding. Don't recall Phil ever mentioned it (not the kind of thing he discusses generally), but apparently he's attached to it. Both emotionally and legally.

[fancybum]

I'm fascinated with the Dan Howell Ltd network thing. But seriously ChannelFlip... why is he still all over their site if this is legit? Could they still be connected in some way? (a subsidiary? does that word even mean what I think it means? I don't business). Like does anybody understand what pewdiepie's Revelmode is? Because I thought it was a network thing as well, but it's part of MakerStudios per the website (and MakerGen is what Markiplier is claimed by on socialblade, but he's also part of Revelmode..? IDGI). If they are taking themselves into their own network setup though, that's really cool (maybe they just really hated ChannelFlip Christmas parties/business parties that much-- too much socialising with people they dislike..?)

Whatever, I'll find it really funny if AmazingPhil gets claimed by DanHowellLimited next. Can network/channel fanfic be the next big thing please. I mean, they made it work with a piece of bacon and cheese...

Complete shot in the dark, cause i have no idea if this is how things work, or if it's at all possible, but could they be channels he's had either taken down or taken over for copyright breaches?

Dan is the Borg Queen and is assimilating all channels into his Collective.
Maybe vyou1 resisted and that's the real reason they discontinued the channel, resistance is futile...

On a lighter note, Phil's face is still cracking me up/giving me thoughts:

^^^ Seriously.
Is this not a face of "What the fuck are you about to say-- oh ok. ha. ha. furry. yes."



And his expression after Dan's "I'm joking, obviously":


It just really makes me wonder what Phil's opinion is on Dan's increasing "you don't need to think I'm straight, it's fine" comments. Because if Dan knows that we know (obligatory Friends reference) through his self-admitted lurking on tumblr/twitter, then Phil is obviously in the same loop of what the internet perception is. And they discuss things with each other more than we can know (Dan has said a few times now that he's asked for Phil's opinion on his tweets before sending.. surely that's just the tip of the iceberg) so Phil KNOWS what Dan is doing.

( ahead sorry)
Is he encouraging of it? Or is he only tentatively supportive, as in "Good for you, but don't involve me in it, I'd like to stay private thanks" and since it's kind of impossible for anything Dan does to not involve Phil, that's what keeps the mentions somewhat(??) subtle. Because being more overt would get too close to dragging 'phan' into things and crossing Phil's line of desired privacy? That seems like a difficult dynamic to navigate.

[pixlexia]

Totally unecessary opinion/observation, but it interests me that Dan would go for "Dan Howell" ltd while Phil sticks with "AmazingPhil" ltd. I feel like there's some potential for that to be read into, but IDK.

Won't everyone be surprised when we get Phil Howell instead of Dan Lester.

But yes, Dan's given several indications he wants to drop the "not on fire" branding. Don't recall Phil ever mentioned it (not the kind of thing he discusses generally), but apparently he's attached to it. Both emotionally and legally.

Yeah, I know Dan's implied he wants to change his name at some point, which makes sense if we wants to go on to do more documentary-type/production/hosting stuff and what not, too. Maybe Phil doesn't care about going down that route that much, or maybe because he's a sentimental guy he just stays true to his origins (or something?) IDK I found it an interesting observation but now 10 minutes later I'm more like "yeah nevermind it's pretty self-explanatory"

[blueapple_x]

Wow this whole network situation is really interesting!

There are loads more channels on youtube that use copyrighted Dan vids...so why were those the only ones claimed by danhowell Ltd? And did Dan's contract with CF expire before Phil's to enable him to do this? Didn't Phil get a network before Dan? I guess the idea/plan of having their own networks came into fruition after Phil already renewed his contract with CF since his would've probably expired before Dan's.

It's possible the DAPG is under danhowell Ltd. and not some type of "Dan and Phil Ltd" because Phil can't legally sign his name under something else until his contract with CF is up. After it is, maybe Dan and Phil will create a Dan and Phil Ltd network to put all their accounts under. Or maybe Phil will just be under danhowell Ltd. and they'll obvs split income from their shared channels. I still don't get why the fan accounts are under Dan's network though. Doesn't that technically mean fans could get income from being under his network? Unless they make it so that 100% of the view earnings go to Dan and Phil's bank account lol.

Can anyone explain pewdiepie's situation? Does he have his own network? I don't understand any of this stuff lol. Also, how do youtubers go about creating their own network? And what exactly does the network do to benefit the youtuber? I've never looked into what networks actually do. Do networks work with google to arrange how much youtubers get paid per ad? And then part of the youtuber's earnings goes back to google as well as their network?

[Anonymousse]

Wow this whole network situation is really interesting!

(1)There are loads more channels on youtube that use copyrighted Dan vids...so why were those the only ones claimed by danhowell Ltd? (2)did Dan's contract with CF expire before Phil's to enable him to do this? Didn't Phil get a network before Dan?
I guess the idea/plan of having their own networks came into fruition after Phil already renewed his contract with CF since his would've probably expired before Dan's.

It's possible the DAPG is under danhowell Ltd. and not some type of "Dan and Phil Ltd" because (3)Phil can't legally sign his name under something else until his contract with CF is up. After it is, maybe Dan and Phil will create a Dan and Phil Ltd network to put all their accounts under. Or maybe Phil will just be under danhowell Ltd. and they'll obvs split income from their shared channels.(4) I still don't get why the fan accounts are under Dan's network though. Doesn't that technically mean fans could get income from being under his network? Unless they make it so that 100% of the view earnings go to Dan and Phil's bank account lol.

1. Are those channels just completely taking Dans videos and not even "reacting" to it? Are they fanchannels? are they monetized?

2. It is possible that the actual lengths of the contracts were different.

3. I'm not sure if this goes by person or by channel. A person could have a different channels under different networks, it really depends on the contract.

4. This part is confusing me aswell.

[akui]

re: channel network stuff, it wouldn't really surprise me if they built their own one. At least Phil's bro is managing other yt shops and it would be a nice way for them to stay in the yt scene even if their fame goes away. It is weird tho that the network is only danhowelllimited. I would guess Phil would put AP and LAP under amazingphillimited to give themselves more freedom and of course cash.

To me dapg being under Dan ltd doesn't make sense at all? Because all of their companies are limited company which means they pay 20% cooperate tax no matter what. So as the only shareholder, Dan either get all the money from dapg or Pay Phil as an employee? But either way they have to pay more personal income tax and dividend tax?

I don't understand, any accountants in the house?

unless they are married and the money doesn't matter anyway plus tax relief if you are married

[PolarFox]

unless they are married and the money doesn't matter anyway plus tax relief if you are married

is this how we are going to discover the truth about phan

[Catallena]

Meh Dan has owned the danhowell Tumblr URL since 2012 and the @DanHowell Twitter handle since 2013 when fans gave them to him, and back then there was speculation about him changing his username too. And it still randomly comes back sometimes. Won't believe it until I see it basically.

I'm not even sure whether it'd be the smart thing to do tbh. I know plenty of YouTubers have changed their usernames into their real names, but 'danisnotonfire' is such a big part of the brand Dan is currently building that it'd be a weird thing to do now or in the near future. He is doing a tour and released a book where the name is literally in the title. It's not like it's something he never uses anymore like most YouTubers who made that switch. He complains or whatever, but that's it.

If he changes it, it'd be years from now... potentially if/when he and Phil have parted ways. (welp I don't wanna think about a scenario like that oww my poor phangirl heart) Because that would mean that the brand he is currently building, so closely related to Phil, won't be relevant to him anymore.

[Anonymousse]

unless they are married and the money doesn't matter anyway plus tax relief if you are married

is this how we are going to discover the truth about phan

... is it real tho? *sigh*

[SquishPhan]

unless they are married and the money doesn't matter anyway plus tax relief if you are married

is this how we are going to discover the truth about phan

It looks like it very well could happen that way.

[PolarFox]

unless they are married and the money doesn't matter anyway plus tax relief if you are married

is this how we are going to discover the truth about phan

It looks like it very well could happen that way.

"we got married for tax reasons, jfc guys, p-l-a-t-o-n-i-c" will be the explanation
Anonymousse lol, I browse here from my tablet, so I have unlimited zoom power

[kuensukki]

On a lighter note, Phil's face is still cracking me up/giving me thoughts:

^^^ Seriously.
Is this not a face of "What the fuck are you about to say-- oh ok. ha. ha. furry. yes."



And his expression after Dan's "I'm joking, obviously":


It just really makes me wonder what Phil's opinion is on Dan's increasing "you don't need to think I'm straight, it's fine" comments. Because if Dan knows that we know (obligatory Friends reference) through his self-admitted lurking on tumblr/twitter, then Phil is obviously in the same loop of what the internet perception is. And they discuss things with each other more than we can know (Dan has said a few times now that he's asked for Phil's opinion on his tweets before sending.. surely that's just the tip of the iceberg) so Phil KNOWS what Dan is doing.

( ahead sorry)
Is he encouraging of it? Or is he only tentatively supportive, as in "Good for you, but don't involve me in it, I'd like to stay private thanks" and since it's kind of impossible for anything Dan does to not involve Phil, that's what keeps the mentions somewhat(??) subtle. Because being more overt would get too close to dragging 'phan' into things and crossing Phil's line of desired privacy? That seems like a difficult dynamic to navigate.

This was great! His whole demeanor changed, more tenseness, heavily implicit eye contact..its great. I really love seeing Phil losing his poker face, its amusing to me and in this case he was totally losing it. Than relief when he mentioned the furry thing I think its funny how people also imply that Dan is the one who emphasized a private relationship when I always thought it was Phil. Mr. I dont like labels and really like to keep everything but my family private. Even as he was beginning in youtube he played characters but never himself. He really likes a controlled image and his private life.

Dan on the other hand is a chronic oversharer. He shares alot to his viewers so he probably struggled to understand phil's viewpoint on privacy in a relationship. I think as the charlie/stephen and pj/mememolly break ups happened, it seemed to cement the idea that the best way to avoid messiness is to keep it private. Dan's sexuality though is something personal only to him. He has a right to share it and I don't think Phil minds but Dan understands the potential of Phil coming out indirectly because Dan comes out. With all the speculation surrounding phan, vday video and all that it wouldn't be a stretch to make assumptions. They really are in a difficult situation if Dan is ready but weary/understanding of Phil's ideas/unwillingness to share something he thinks should be kept private.

[Kathrynxjane]

re: channel network stuff, it wouldn't really surprise me if they built their own one. At least Phil's bro is managing other yt shops and it would be a nice way for them to stay in the yt scene even if their fame goes away. It is weird tho that the network is only danhowelllimited. I would guess Phil would put AP and LAP under amazingphillimited to give themselves more freedom and of course cash.

To me dapg being under Dan ltd doesn't make sense at all? Because all of their companies are limited company which means they pay 20% cooperate tax no matter what. So as the only shareholder, Dan either get all the money from dapg or Pay Phil as an employee? But either way they have to pay more personal income tax and dividend tax?

I don't understand, any accountants in the house?

unless they are married and the money doesn't matter anyway plus tax relief if you are married

Yeah they will pay 20% Corp tax on all their companies so really it doesn't matter whos company it will go under. They will have a shared bank account so they can just pay it out of that and put money into Dan Howell Ltd. (nothing wrong with that)
I would say that both Dan and Phil are employees on each others companies anyway. If DAPG is under Dan, I would say Phil is paid a salary for his earning and probably pays 20% tax. He is definitely not a director so can't get a dividend (and pay the bloody dividend tax, don't get me started on that)

(and none of that probably helped because it is a hard situation that I have no experience in! Gosh I wish I did accounts for youtubers to see how much goes on. Maybe in the future or I move to London)

btw seen the accounts for IRL digital and Fuck me they are doing well for the merch side. Dread to think what they actually earn themselves!