Phan

Dan and Phil

Youtube

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If you know anything about social media and the internet, then you clearly know about youtube. British You-tubers' have become the next big internet sensation. Starting with the Harries Twins, Jack and Finn, the world soon became obsessed with any channel that had British speaking hosts. 

The Harries Twins with Dan Howell

Dan Howell and Phil Lester, two unrelated people met over the internet. They both started their Youtube channels years ago and met over common interests (aka the internet and video games). (they're really pale because they hate the sun & are nocturnal)

If you know ANYTHING about modern media, then you know about tumblr and its effect on Youtubers'. These two have arisen to the popularity they're at now because of tumblr and twitter. On tumblr fans have "shipped" the two together, calling them Phan. Dan and Phil get most of their photos, video ideas, and feedback on tumblr (along with fanfiction and interesting edits). 

Dan tells about his life in the youtube tag "Draw My Life"

Phil tells about his life in the youtube tag "Draw My Life"

Dan & Phil

Dan Howell hosts his youtube channel, DanIsNotOnFire (x). His channel is all about being in the "internet support group" covering many topics: school, traumatizing stories, cooking, murder... Don't worry, he's completely sane and actually hilarious. For people who don't spend all their life on the internet (aka idiots), they won't find his channel to be entertaining as 50% of his commentary has some kind of internet meaning behind it. 

Dan explains "shipping" in his video "I Will Go Down With This Ship"

Dan tells about his ironic use of annoying internet terms

Dan currently has 2million subscribers to his channel and 150million video views. 

Phil Lester, better known as AmazingPhil (x), started his channel in 2006. Phil has 1.4 million followers and 90 million video-views to this day.  There's no specific theme to Phil's channel, he just makes videos to his and his viewers liking. Most of his videos are about childhood stories or collaborations with Dan. 

Phil and his video about the new Animal Crossing game

He has jet-lag and decided to make a video

After becoming close friends, they moved in together. They lived in Manchester for a bit where they started doing more collaborations together. 

Day in the life of Dan and Phil in March 2012 (Manchester)

After becoming huge internet sensations in the UK, they slowly made appearances on BBC Radio 1. They would fill in for missing DJ's and host Radio Award Shows. After getting so many requests for their return at the station, they got their own Radio Show on Sunday's from 7-9pm (11am-1pm in California). Fans went crazy over internet-pop culture based show.

 

They explain their radio show on the BBC Radio 1 Youtube

Phil and Dan at BBCR1 (x)

Since they had a show at BBC Radio 1 weekly, they couldn't live in manchester anymore. They moved into a London apartment where they started making more appearances at movie premiers, Radio 1 events, and other UK Pop Culture events.

Tour of their London Apartment

Dan & Phil go through their tumblr tag (in flower crowns)