To an entire generation of comics, there’s a big question mark in their head next to Brandon Wardell. I’ve heard older stand-ups say that they hate this weird “millennial character that he’s playing.” ...

Standup Brandon Wardell must be extremely aware of how many views ASMR videos get on YouTube, because he’s tapping into that crinkle- and whisper-loving market for his new comedy album. Announced ...

I’m not sure when it was that I first became aware of the engrossing strangeness of online ASMR culture, but I know that it was 2017 when I first fell down the rabbit hole of attempting to understand ...

Today, Nick van Hofwegen, musician and visual artist known as Young & Sick, has announced his inclusion on stand-up comic Brandon Wardell's new ASMR comedy album in the form of a remix of track "Dad ...

Jack Barry is to become the first comedian to release a stand-up special in the style of an ASMR video. ASMR – or ‘autonomous sensory meridian response’ – is a mild euphoria, usually experienced as a ...

Some moments are specifically designed to create that ASMR ‘tingle’, such as when he rubs the microphone into his luxuriant grey beard, but it’s more about the somniferous mood, transporting us to an ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) has become a new craze in ...

Step into a world of whispers, whooshes and whales as Yogie Belle, the world's #1 (and only) extreme ASMR practitioner and sound beautician, guides you on a sonorous journey like no other. In this ...