Ashens is a bit of an anomaly in TH-cam I believe, simply for the fact that he is a very intelligent man. There are other intelligent TH-camrs but dont usually end up being very popular. Also theres something great about watching a guy that is this intelligent eat 20 year old eggs.
@@jf1376 You just misunderstood. The OP is saying that it's unusual for someone intelligent to be this popular on TH-cam, (which actually is kind of a pretentious statement) Jack was just pointing out that Ashen's popularity is partially due to the fact that he's not trying to flaunt his intelligence, he's not particularly educational, he's making videos for entertainment. And the humour, consistency, and getting on it early are all compliments, signs that he is, in fact, intelligent and has clearly put some thought into it.
Jim Jam Banana Slam absolutely agree. Him playing around with junk and having an entertaining personality - it's really not about "intelligence" or "education"; I can't see, how someone would want to squeeze that in there. Anyway, it is true that "intelligent" (seriously, whatever that means. Is a physics channel "intelligent"? Is a food reviewing channel from a novel laureate "intelligente"??) channels rarely get as big as pewdiepie or idubbbztv etc., but I would propose, that people just search around for some keywords, because even though the algorithm might not favor them as much, there are many, *many* channels with hundreds of thousands to millions of subscribers with highly brilliant educational or entertaining content here on TH-cam. Maybe just try to not get your watching material from "trending", people!
Stuart A is just a nice, humble, well rounded guy in general. He realises how lucky he is, never disregards that and just has fun with the cards that were dealt him.
"i made so much money from youtube i can nearly buy a sandwich" that was a good one. i admire ashens for how funny he is. he doesn't try too hard to be funny and its great.
I found him while watching a review for a terrible console called the "Wireless60". He was in the recommendations. Only good thing TH-cam has recommended me.
ye same here. I had youtube on In the background playing video games (think it was skate 2). i think i just picked a video from the recommended bar and just kept playing the game. suddenly I heard a guy saying WLL WLL WLL and I had to go back and watch the whole video and from that moment I was hooked
Wahl Flower I've had the honour meeting him! I was just out shopping in pound land and there he was shopping for tat! lucky i live in same city as him! he is he same in real life such funny dude :)
I think what makes Ashens special is his unique humorous approach and British sense of humor. He could review potatoes and would make them look interesting.And i like potatoes as much as the next man, but it takes a short of special charisma to communicate various content wich seems boring , yet manages to be fun.
This interview is really nice, most of the time he pretty much presents himself as his persona online, even on other channels, so it's nice to see a personal seeming interview like this. Also nice to know that he probably actually looked at the things I sent him 2 years ago even if I didn't get a response, lol
robster604 His may essentially be the same person as his persona. But his persona is a slightly exaggerated version of himself, he has said as much before.
This is suuuuuuuper old but, just in case anyone needs proof Ashens isn't a persona, the Beer Bread Oven of '13 is all you need to see hahahaha th-cam.com/video/Sfz9qlkzF40/w-d-xo.html
It's crazy how after so many years, I lose interest in TH-camrs I'd follow strongly, simply due to my ever-changing interests, growing up and other such things. But Ashens is the one I stick by, among few others, and this video proved why. :') So humble & honest, but oh is he sharp witted. You gotta love that!
Great interview, really nice to hear that he is how I thought he was if that makes sense. Nothing worse than watching someone interviewed to find their onscreen personality is not really them and it’s a big effort to keep it up. Seems like a totally lovely guy and I’d love to sit and hear him go on about almost anything over a pint of five 😸
Greetings Ashens Ash, if you read any comments this year, let it be this one! He is without doubt one of the most entertaining people on youtube at the moment. And it proves that fancy editing, a huge budget and gimmicks aren't needed when talking about something that genuinely interests you.
Your reaction when you realize up to this day, all Ashens does is making another video to prove his very first video was done by him and to check if the new video is still more popular than the last.
Always liked Ashens. Out of all TH-camrs, he's the one that always struck as being the most down to earth. Never let it go to his head and never indulged in bulllshit TH-cam Drama. Just a funny dude who does what he does and does it well.
Really enjoyed hearing Ashen's account of his youtube experience. Would be great to see some more of those types of interviews with other youtube personalities.
Terrible Old Video Games You've Probably Never Heard Of was a great book. Plus, I'd never heard of Unbound before, and they have tons of great books on there, so that was a bonus. But what I really want to know is what is in that Awesome box on Shelf 24.
I love the potato/celery comments! I understand why people segregate their content that way but if I like someone I usually like to watch all their different kinds of content.
I've seen complaints of things getting quicker dating back as far as the 1870s, with people complaining that postage is getting to efficient, so people aren;t putting as much thought into letter writing
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Who else thinks he should be a narrator? His voice draws people in almost like Morgan Freeman
He kind of is.
If he did a book on tape (idk what there called now) I would totally listen to it
justin rivera Audiobook is the term safe against obsolescence.
+AgentTasmania I mean for documentaries
He was the narrator for Ninja The Mission Force.
One thing I've gleaned from his channel is that his aunt is often giddy.
Indeed, he has a very giddy aunt ... :)
stil hasn't reviewed apples piles of crap
you have won comment of the day
That's because they are too bad, even for Ashens.
Jesus Leto hmmm maybe it would make everything else look like bars of gold in comparison
an excellent interview
surgeoner I see what you did there.
I forget sometimes Ashens is a doctor of psychology until I hear him talk at length on topics like these.
woahhh no way
Ashens is a bit of an anomaly in TH-cam I believe, simply for the fact that he is a very intelligent man. There are other intelligent TH-camrs but dont usually end up being very popular. Also theres something great about watching a guy that is this intelligent eat 20 year old eggs.
Hah. Okay.
Yeah, it's just fun knowing that a guy with a Doctorate in psychology spends his days reviewing tat and torturing his digestive system.
@@rastas_4221 seriously you, you sound pretentious and pretty unfair
@@jf1376 You just misunderstood. The OP is saying that it's unusual for someone intelligent to be this popular on TH-cam, (which actually is kind of a pretentious statement) Jack was just pointing out that Ashen's popularity is partially due to the fact that he's not trying to flaunt his intelligence, he's not particularly educational, he's making videos for entertainment. And the humour, consistency, and getting on it early are all compliments, signs that he is, in fact, intelligent and has clearly put some thought into it.
Jim Jam Banana Slam absolutely agree. Him playing around with junk and having an entertaining personality - it's really not about "intelligence" or "education"; I can't see, how someone would want to squeeze that in there. Anyway, it is true that "intelligent" (seriously, whatever that means. Is a physics channel "intelligent"? Is a food reviewing channel from a novel laureate "intelligente"??) channels rarely get as big as pewdiepie or idubbbztv etc., but I would propose, that people just search around for some keywords, because even though the algorithm might not favor them as much, there are many, *many* channels with hundreds of thousands to millions of subscribers with highly brilliant educational or entertaining content here on TH-cam. Maybe just try to not get your watching material from "trending", people!
Who knew he wasn't just floating hands and a voice
Perhaps they rigged up a prosthetic body for him?
I thought he was a brown sofa.
This guy is just a low paid actor whi is being dubbed by the real Ashens
@@francis64227 a manky old brown sofa, to be exact :P
me cos i bought the 3 blu ray ashens movie collection 😎🤓
Stuart A is just a nice, humble, well rounded guy in general. He realises how lucky he is, never disregards that and just has fun with the cards that were dealt him.
Very well put friend
"i made so much money from youtube i can nearly buy a sandwich" that was a good one. i admire ashens for how funny he is. he doesn't try too hard to be funny and its great.
I like this gentleman. I enjoy his audiovisual entertainment videos.
It's nice to hear a youtuber that can articulate proper english.
Ashens has such a relaxing voice. He should do audiobooks.
I discovered Ashens by accident, not disappointed!
Hey, I like mopeds too, keep an eye out for a puch magnum for me ;)
Rory Rumfelt Cool, will do! :-D
I found him while watching a review for a terrible console called the "Wireless60". He was in the recommendations. Only good thing TH-cam has recommended me.
ye same here. I had youtube on In the background playing video games (think it was skate 2). i think i just picked a video from the recommended bar and just kept playing the game. suddenly I heard a guy saying WLL WLL WLL and I had to go back and watch the whole video and from that moment I was hooked
I got to him from Nerd3
He’s got a very comforting relaxing voice. He’s so smart and seems like quite a wonderful humble man. Always adored him!
loved listening to him talk about this stuff, he's super smart.
Yeah, seems like a smart guy and would be nice to have a pint with. Probably a horrendously out of date pint, but never mind...
He has a PhD in Psychology.
@@crimsun7186 and one in tat
Ashens is one of those people I would love to have a chat with.
Wahl Flower I've had the honour meeting him! I was just out shopping in pound land and there he was shopping for tat! lucky i live in same city as him! he is he same in real life such funny dude :)
I really enjoyed this interview, I love how minimalist the editing was and how you allowed Ashens to talk freely without time constraints or jump cuts
I can picture him behind a desk stamping froms rejecting people's benefit claims lol
every new ashens video is like a delicious kinder egg
and there seems to be a kinder egg in every new ashens video
no way! I watch his videos all the time. :)
I think the actual interviewer was a brown sofa
I think what makes Ashens special is his unique humorous approach and British sense of humor.
He could review potatoes and would make them look interesting.And i like potatoes as much as the next man, but it takes a short of special charisma to communicate various content wich seems boring , yet manages to be fun.
An Excellent TH-camr.
Brilliant, I could listen to Stuart talk for hours.
I really wish I was able to improvise such witty humor as effortlessly as Ashens is.
This interview is really nice, most of the time he pretty much presents himself as his persona online, even on other channels, so it's nice to see a personal seeming interview like this. Also nice to know that he probably actually looked at the things I sent him 2 years ago even if I didn't get a response, lol
He is his online persona haha, when I met him he was just as quick witted, sarcastic and funny
robster604 His may essentially be the same person as his persona. But his persona is a slightly exaggerated version of himself, he has said as much before.
The best sort of persona
This is suuuuuuuper old but, just in case anyone needs proof Ashens isn't a persona, the Beer Bread Oven of '13 is all you need to see hahahaha th-cam.com/video/Sfz9qlkzF40/w-d-xo.html
Ashens doesn't script his videos? I've watched him for years and always thought he did!
That's comedy talent right there.
the only thing he does is just editing but his commentary is off the cuff
I met him once and you can tell he doesn't script- he's that funny off the cuff in real life
Very interesting bloke, nice hearing about the behind the scenes stuff he often doesn't talk about.
What a rather charming fellow
It's crazy how after so many years, I lose interest in TH-camrs I'd follow strongly, simply due to my ever-changing interests, growing up and other such things. But Ashens is the one I stick by, among few others, and this video proved why. :') So humble & honest, but oh is he sharp witted. You gotta love that!
I bet you still do, too!
@@favoritemustard3542 Yep!! Still a fan 😊
Absolutely fascinating and enjoyable. Quite interesting to find out about the background to him and his thoughts on related subjects.
What a charming bastard. I love him so much.
Did you hear that guys? He's so rich now from making TH-cam videos that he can buy a SANDWICH. That is ridiculous.......
Also am I the only one who kept wishing he'd straighten out his suit? It's all bunched up...... pull it down damnit!
Actually he said that he can NEARLY buy a sandwich.
+Xexer Lol, okay. I missed that technicality.
Price Wilson :)
@@pricewilson1436 yep. Just you.
I would honestly love it if Ashens made a video everyday
What a legend, always had a good flow of quality funny content.
Happy 15 years on TH-cam, Ashens :)
Gorgeous accent. The brown couch set is kind of unique. Low overhead.
I like to think that there was no other person there asking questions, just a bunch of cards stuck next to the camera.
There was no-one. Just a tailors dummy dressed up as Michael Parkinson.
So slightly more animate than Michael Parkinson?
An excellent interview 👍🏻👌🏻
all the 14 yr old girls would buy stuff with ashen's face on it, i'm sure of it.
Yes, but they'd think it's Simon Pegg.
i want a t shirt with the couch on it !
+Maurice H Yesssssssss
as a 18 years old guy, i'd buy stuff with ashens' face on it.
+M3lsheR Same here
Really enjoyed listening to Stuart.
Great interview, really nice to hear that he is how I thought he was if that makes sense. Nothing worse than watching someone interviewed to find their onscreen personality is not really them and it’s a big effort to keep it up. Seems like a totally lovely guy and I’d love to sit and hear him go on about almost anything over a pint of five 😸
I met him shopping in pound land as he lives in my city too:) such a awesome fun guy had plenty time stay and chat with me :)
Every youtube drama queen needs to quiet the fuck down and be more like Stuart, a gentleman and scholar and madman of the most entertaining kind.
A fellow East of England TH-camr! Amazing how many people are on TH-cam Now
Bloody Hell. You still doing these?
Greetings Ashens Ash, if you read any comments this year, let it be this one!
He is without doubt one of the most entertaining people on youtube at the moment. And it proves that fancy editing, a huge budget and gimmicks aren't needed when talking about something that genuinely interests you.
i could nearly buy a sandwich
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***** oh shit. Ebonheart
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What's this? Ooh, an interview with Simon Pegg! Didn't realise he did YouTubing...
Your reaction when you realize up to this day, all Ashens does is making another video to prove his very first video was done by him and to check if the new video is still more popular than the last.
Always liked Ashens. Out of all TH-camrs, he's the one that always struck as being the most down to earth. Never let it go to his head and never indulged in bulllshit TH-cam Drama. Just a funny dude who does what he does and does it well.
well I always knew ashens was a smart guy..but damn ashens is a smarter guy then I thought after seeing this
Well he does have a PhD in psychology Haha
That was a delight. He is a very charming man who could make an empty sofa interesting.
I've watched Ashen's videos online for years and years now. Such an underrated TH-camr.
Ashens is awesome!!! He was one of the first channels I ever subscribed to back in 2012 and I've been a fan of his content ever since. (:
'An Excellent Interview'
I was so glad to see the intro. I was worried it wouldn't come, and then there it was.
Very interesting and thorough interview. Thanks!
How was that not mentioned on the Ashens channel? This is a genuinely very interesting interview. Ashens, you should do another livestream Q&A thing.
My absolute favourite photo of myself, is with this great man.
I love ashens, I've been a subscriber since my 7th grade year which was almost six years ago (on a different account). How time flys.
How am i just now hearing about this interview? :/
I like to imagine that Stuart has to make videos so he can get the boxes out of his house. Without his videos he will suffocate.
Really enjoyed hearing Ashen's account of his youtube experience. Would be great to see some more of those types of interviews with other youtube personalities.
Smart chap.
I still remember the old pop station videos xD I love your channel I have been watching basically since the beginning keep doing what your doing :D
I'm one of those rare people who actually DID follow him here from B3ta.
Stuart is like the most calmest person you would want in your own personal network...love Ashens!!!
I got my book signed by him. fucking awesome guy.
'Billy's Potato Harvest' was my favourite show as a kid!
Floating hands hunched over an old sofa in the garage would forever be in my heart...and the tats
My favorite Ashens videos are definitely the expired food ones.
“I received a box yesterday that was five foot tall”
Random guy: Ah yes he got my package I sent to him
Really good interview, love dat Ashens
Did Ashens go on a quest for the gamechild while at the museum?
I'd be surprised if he didn't.
That was a really interesting video! Ashen is a smart guy, her's even funny too. It seems natural for him to be popular!
I would absolutely love to meet him in person!!!
It upsets me that "Shelf 24" has two copies of Worms on it....
_‘An Excellent Interview’_
Man all those classic games in the background . . .
Stuart is a genius
I wanna hear him DM a D&D game.
"You try to reassure the sad onion his life is worth living. Roll for Diplomacy."
I believe the TH-camrs he was referencing as living in Brighton (who also got sick of making Minecraft videos all the time) are The Yogscast.
ashens! you are the best youtuber ever! i became addicted to your videos, u r very smart and
(intelegent keep going! (i'm sure you will :))))
The raw dry humor coming from him is astounding.
Ashens predicted the future again
This interview needs to happen again, 5 years later what has changed? Ashens certainly hasn't, he still reviews things on the same brown sofa.
Terrible Old Video Games You've Probably Never Heard Of was a great book. Plus, I'd never heard of Unbound before, and they have tons of great books on there, so that was a bonus.
But what I really want to know is what is in that Awesome box on Shelf 24.
Very interesting video, and now that I've found it, very interesting channel.
Ashens such a funny guy!
Wow... Ashen is one intelligent man.
Mundane...Mundane!!!
How quickly he forgets Chanticleer Hegemony...
Ashens is amazing and he knows my mums digital name
Could really do with speaking the questions. As stuff like this i tend to listen to more then watch. And i miss the questions.
Love you Ashens!!!
Great video. Maybe edit the title a teeny tiny bit though, since his surname is Ashen? =)
Good call :) Have just changed it :)
You missed the description. ;)
You should probably link to his channel in the description as well - for those of us who live under a rock and don't already watch his channel. ;)
I love that Ashen's channel isn't credited or linked in this 😂
"If you found this guy funny or interesting GO FIND HIM YOURSELF!"
I love the potato/celery comments! I understand why people segregate their content that way but if I like someone I usually like to watch all their different kinds of content.
I've seen complaints of things getting quicker dating back as far as the 1870s, with people complaining that postage is getting to efficient, so people aren;t putting as much thought into letter writing
I'd like more animation from Ashens honestly
He really does seem like a natural office worker
I love this man so much. 😭