![]() ![]() Last November, he hosted the finale of his channel Unus Annus - which only existed for 365 days - and racked up over 22 million views. Markiplier, 31, is best known for his gaming content, animation, sketch comedy and vlogs that regularly generate more than 200 million views per month on YouTube. He wouldn’t spill any tea about the project other than to say it’s very different from the first one, although “still an interactive narrative.” Starring alongside Markiplier in the show are Analeigh Tipton (“Crazy, Stupid, Love”) and Eve Harlow (Fox’s “NeXt,” “The 100”).Īfter shooting for “The Edge of Sleep” wraps, Markiplier says, he’s heading to Austin, Texas, to start production on the follow-on to “A Heist With Markiplier,” the 2019 YouTube original interactive special he created and starred in. The show is created by Jake Emanuel and Willie Block (FX’s “Chozen”) and produced by New Regency. “The Edge of Sleep” is about a night watchman who, after finishing his shift at work, discovers that everyone in the world who went to sleep the previous night has died - and he and a group of survivors must stay awake and uncover the secret of the global epidemic before they fall asleep. Markiplier had previously starred in QCode’s scripted podcast “The Edge of Sleep,” and he’s now on location just outside of Vancouver shooting a television adaption of that show. “Distractible” is produced by QCode’s Wood Elf label. By picking “hair” as the talking point for the first segment, Markiplier says, “we wanted a topic that showed that it doesn’t what the topic is it matters where we go with it.” In the debut episode of “Distractible,” the guys discuss all things hair-related - including talking about the dangers of hair removal and imagining a sci-fi world in which an elite class harvests hair (and organs) from the less fortunate. “We didn’t think that would fly as the name of the podcast,” Markiplier notes. The friends dubbed the livestream “The Bonercast,” a joke about what they thought would be the dumbest idea ever for a podcast (dudes swapping stories about boner issues). It was an excuse for us to get together and shoot the shit,” Fischbach says. “Distractible” is a more condensed version of the Twitch livestreams Markiplier, Bob and Wade have done for the past three years, which often would stretch for three hours or longer. “We wanted something where we just riff for an hour or so.” “When we set out to make the podcast, we weren’t trying to make the No. The podcast, per its description, is “a space to have thoughtful discussions about funny, out-there, or otherwise interesting stories from everyday life” - as well as an opportunity for them “to remind each other they are not as smart as they think.” Markiplier (real name: Mark Fischbach) hosts “Distractible” with two of his longtime friends: Wade Barnes (whom “I think I’ve known since the sixth grade,” Fischbach says) and Bob Muyskens, who was his freshman-year roommate at the University of Cincinnati. But the strong initial showing bodes well for its staying power. “Levitating (feat.Of course, it remains to be seen if the audience for “Distractible” will stick around for subsequent weekly installments.“STAY (with Justin Bieber)” by The Kid LAROI. ![]() “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X.Spotify has also rolled out a bevy of new sharing options and other experiences for its users’ Wrapped playlists, along with videos from artists and more - check them out here. The year’s most-streamed album globally is Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour,” followed by Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” and Justin Bieber’s “Justice.”įor better or worse, the most popular global podcast was “The Joe Rogan Experience,” followed by “Call Her Daddy” and “Crime Junkie.” ![]()
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