Dan and Dodie do a Duet

[@danielhowell]

STREAM HOT MESS EP also while I'm still on tour come see me in USA/Australia/Europe: danielhowell.com

[@-ellieille-]

While you’re at it, listen to the Build a Problem album, the Intertwined EP, and the Human EP!

[@canrastis]

honestly just listen to dodie period she's great

[@sabinav.6127]

Guess what, I found a part time job and FINALLY BOUGHT THEM. See you in Berlin.

[@graveyxrdbxby]

i drove 13 hours both ways to see the show and it was absolutely worth it

[@morethanjustromantic]

YES

[@veebeelights]

Dan struggling to maintain the awkward energy because Dodie is such a delight is an entire mood

[@bobthebuilderday6leader]

This! He’s genuinely beaming. I adore them.

[@relish3207]

Dodie struggling to open the door and dan breaking his composure was the funniest thing i’ve seen thus far

[@catrionamcmillan4288]

"Ah, cool, free cucumber" is the energy I want to leave gatherings with but instead it's always: "I can't get out I'm about to start freaking out"

[@micheller3251]

Just fake a migraine, works every time and people won't question you further.

[@MissFlurry.]

OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO RELATABLE

[@ElliMauve]

You have no idea how much I FELT this....

[@girdarby]

This entire video has the vibe of when you say goodbye to someone, but then continue walking in the same direction... if you made that moment into a musical.

[@justamuffin9725]

I wouldn't have known what words to use to describe the feeling before reading this but exactly.

[@cephi]

holy shit actually

[@doddleoddle]

HAHA

[@flimbees8734]

The camerawork makes me feel like I'm actually there This is not a compliment

[@flimbees8734]

I mean it kinda is

[@myinternetsucks24]

@@flimbees8734 yo you're just gonna ignore game grumps???

[@cutiefox6455]

LOL

[@clairemckinley691]

So nice to know that Dodie actually answers her text messages out of all the British youtubers

[@lun4r.ang3l]

i love how these two have genuine musical talent and they chose “death, the internet, anxiety, bisexual lighting” for the theme sonf

[@shiroi201]

This reminds me of ye olden days when dan had to make a song with the words hyper kirby plumber and sword and he just sang those 4 words😂

[@leahevehumphries]

@@shiroi201 omg this unlocked a hidden memory 😭

[@shiroi201]

@@leahevehumphries you're welcome😂

[@Athenastears]

Dodies dress matching the blanket on the sofa is everything to me

[@jaybehkay2438]

That’s what I was thinking!! Very much dressed for the occasion

[@papab1esss]

its both from lazy oaf

[@clarelg]

yes omg i didn’t realise someone already mentioned this but it made me so happy

[@NeishaKW22]

So glad someone else noticed

[@diadawn8600]

i know we talk about healing our inner child but this shit is truly healing my inner teenager

[@_daisyknife_]

Underrated!

[@alexscantlebury7997]

Dodie struggling to opened the door seemed increasingly scared like the part in a scary movie when you realise you’ve actually been kidnapped and won’t be leaving.

[@_bebeboudeur_]

daniel howell escape game interview

[@campbellc.4363]

Congrats on getting a guest other than Phil, your grandma or an animal! 🥳👏

[@susie8799]

Don’t forget the cat

[@campbellc.4363]

@@susie8799 ofc, my apologies

[@nervous-wreck]

@@susie8799 And the dogs

[@danielhowell]

implying phil isn’t a deranged feral beast

[@michaelakratochvil8027]

@@danielhowell 🤣😅🤫

[@LostLavenderer]

the collab we all wanted in 2016 and totally forgot about until now and didn't know we still needed

[@lillieshippy]

real

[@mollyanngraybill1845]

Felt

[@samihah9330]

LITERALLY I've been waiting for this for years

[@MoonchildDontCry]

Fr. You described the mood perfectly.

[@blushingkrystals3524]

Relatable

[@n1k0659]

Dodie increasingly panicking while struggling to open the door is my constant mood.

[@izzycamoc1289]

dodie trying not to laugh throughout the “interview” is so relatable

[@laurenclifton6782]

dodies reactions make me feel this is less staged, which makes it even more awkward

[@ithinkiwoulddie9196]

I think the guests are just given a concept of what they’ll be talking about but I think that’s about it

[@laurenclifton6782]

@@ithinkiwoulddie9196 exactly. That’s what makes it even funnier

[@dinofrog926]

Dodie: “It’s called hot mess, but that sort of pales in comparison to today...” Dan: ”... 😯👇?” Dodie: “ *nod* 🙂”

[@jodoodlyboi2963]

I didn’t actually get it 😅

[@jodoodlyboi2963]

Unless there was nothing to get and just a random gag without rhyme and reason lol

[@imaginativefanatic]

@@jodoodlyboi2963 She was implying that the day on set was going to more of a hot mess than her EP called "hot mess", it took me a second as well xD

[@sunneater]

MY JAW DROPPED AS SOON AS SHE SAID IT LMAO

[@jodoodlyboi2963]

@@imaginativefanatic haha ok that makes sense

[@-ellieille-]

THIS IS THE CROSSOVER I DIDN’T KNOW I NEEDED BUT I’M SO GLAD YOU DID THIS

[@laurapaivab]

EXACTLY

[@emsachems2717]

This is the crossover I've been dreaming of since I was 14

[@doddleoddle]

✔️theme tune? Written ✔️extremely awkward atmosphere? Experienced ✔️cucumber? Pickled and eaten

[@ds93]

Hotel? Trivago

[@heymeemow]

unexpected collab but appreciated, vibing w the 2014 youtube nostalgia B)

[@lovegottaget]

Teaching Dan how to play ukulele? Well I guess so! Loved the video!

[@rosaliesimard2266]

Dan with someone who isn't Phil? Twice!

[@grim3075]

I heckin love the internet for this 😭

[@Boop_Nicole]

why is no one talking about the fact that dodie's dress is the exact same pattern as the blanket on the sofa? Edit: because they are both great and i want them

[@beccytacey7542]

I know. I want her dress so bad. I came to the comments hoping someone would know where it's from

[@SaidbhBoyle]

@@beccytacey7542 it's from Lazy Oaf (HappySad collection) but it sells out almost instantly every time they restock

[@handydandy5949]

I came to the comments to see if anyone noticed

[@dianah4016]

Oh dear, the palpable discomfort, and the genuine look on her face that swears she's really trying. This absolutely has a dodie song vibe for the first five minutes.

[@liara3248]

Dodie trying to get out the door literally had me in tears

[@doddleoddle]

I was also near tears

[@itsoashley]

actually the hardest i've laughed in a while

[@bonezsj]

It was the fight then the joy of it opening then the quick exit. Amazing

[@kin5801]

dodie looking like shes about to burst into laughter from confusion the whole vid is so funny

[@codymakinson]

i literally can never get over how awkward all of these are they cause me physical pain

[@TheRealFellner]

And yet I cannot stop watching.. what is wrong with all of us hahaha

[@Shimm3ry]

for reallll LMAO

[@timeforlaurynsopinion5138]

it wouldn't be dan without the social awkwardness, it's part of his charm

[@bloop1826]

I never connected with anyone more than Dodie panicking while trying to get the door open

[@mirabel5540]

Witnessing the panic in Dodie’s eyes at every single moment was relatable asf

[@livridley3515]

dodie trying to leave and getting progressively more panicked has SENT me "YOU'RE ALL JUST STANDING THERE"

[@krosses7156]

Holy shit Dodie literally appears in the most random places online. Found her in the comments of a Savannah Brown poem yesterday and today she's in a video with Dan?!?! I am so here for it, her last album was incredible.

[@the.rest.is.confetti]

She is/used to be friends with Savannah haha they have videos singing together

[@the.rest.is.confetti]

And she was in a short film by Bertie Gilbert with Savannah too, it's called Let it be!

[@ratboygirl]

it literally feels like where's waldo LMAO

[@ebeecus]

she was also in that one instagram reel about the guy walking around barefoot lol

[@MaeWoodland]

@@ebeecus I SAW THAT IT FELT LIKE A FEVER DREAM

[@roxy5759]

She needs to be a regular guest because the gay and bisexual chemistry/energy between you two was the best and was absolutely hilarious 😂

[@SabriinaX6]

She was sunshine, he was midnight rain. She wanted it comfortable he wanted that pain. 🎵🤣

[@kittycat3638]

Omg lol I knew the swiftie community and phandom had to have some overlap. Unless your not a swiftie

[@pareidolist]

This dynamic was instantly summed up by Dodie, genuinely impressed, going "Wow!" and Dan responding "...no, no, I won't be able to do it."

[@brie]

THE FANDOM HAS WANTED THIS FOR LITERAL YEARS

[@MaeWoodland]

i got this notification and felt my younger self quaking from the dead in her sleep from pure shock

[@the.atlas.collective]

we're winning

[@shelby2901]

this video has "messing around in music class" energy and i love it, dan and dodie together is something i didnt know i needed

[@sandydog426]

You know, I'm so glad that Dodie was able to make an appearance, but part of me was really hoping Dan's show would just keep up the theme of random guests. Phil. His grandma. A cat. The barista at the local coffee shop. The grocery checkout lady. The mailman. Sam the surfer.

[@amalia1973]

NOT SAM THE SURFER 😭

[@emmadoesartonline]

plz

[@roxy5759]

@@amalia1973 I can imagine Dan asking Phil to pop to the airport to find his "coincidental" friend for the show 😂

[@LiquidDiamondFlute]

"the barista" made me think of Morgan Eckroth and now I want to see how that collab would go

[@lilyoh5780]

petition for sam the surfer to appear on the show

[@TheVloggingNook]

dodie trying so hard not to laugh during every second of this is truly The Mood

[@magnificentmeg6209]

the genuine fear i feel when a different person is on this show

[@janet5427]

HAHHAH SAME

[@miminaomi9844]

ur pfp is very fitting

[@ellw7830]

like why am i getting social anxiety for someone ELSE’S internet show

[@haannahxbee]

Oml Dan and Dodie I feel so old this gives me nostalgia already for when I was 15. I’m now 21.

[@mayah2397]

i was 14 and now i'm 20... rlly felt that, it was truly an era

[@danikaboissonneault1230]

Dodies dress matches the throw blanket on the couch, very put together and organized

[@kitkat1321]

Gaaah I can’t believe you two are finally collaborating beyond the time Dan was the back end of a horse

[@claudiafasino1004]

If y’all haven’t seen Dodie live , you should. She always leaves me in awe. You feel so at home in the crowd.

[@mollyisaverage]

dan and dodie laughing over the keyboard noises is like free therapy

[@peributland8611]

dodies little “oh ok goodbye” at the end is so frickin cute

[@introvertedtee3010]

THE WAY I GASPED STFU two incredibly talented people doing a collab what is life also I need that end song on Spotify like now

[@janohanovella7385]

Dodie taking the cucumber and subsequently TRYING to leave sent me- 🤣💀🤣

[@FunWithColeen]

seeing dan and dodie in the same room is like two weird and beautiful worlds colliding that you'd never expect yet somehow works

[@experienceemily]

This was my favorite dystopia daily by far (and I love all of them). A dan and dodie collab was something I've always wanted and I was not disappointed. The cucumber water? Dodie doing her very best not to laugh? The camera shots? Dodie's dress matching the blanket on the couch? THE SKELETON DANCING? Everything about this is perfect, thank you both

[@hildalilja6649]

THIS WAS MY DREAM !!! There must be a thousund akward comments from twelve year old me begging dan & phil to collab with dodie, this feels like a full circle moment, i can now go on with my life. finally

[@clowncawks3588]

As a trans kid these two helped me SO much in my journey from transitioning from female to male. Dodie helped me figure out what it meant to like girls as a girl, and then Dan was the male role model that helped shaped me into the man I would eventually become :'). Didnt know how much I needed this

[@macminator3000]

:')

[@Alex-td8lb]

As a fellow trans dude, felt

[@ellw7830]

real :) i also wanted to add that i ended up being a transmasc nonbinary lesbian, since we're collecting life experiences in this thread lol

[@ripley8621]

Are we the same person? Pan trans guy and long time fan of both Dodie and Dan

[@jackelliotts]

I've never had a unique experience xoxo

[@xxAngelfeather]

After seeing dan do his show in person I can’t imagine doing this show with him because he is such a Loud Presence I understand why everyone is always so intimidated even though they know him

[@vella8650]

Dan’s visitor routine: 1. Act like he’s frozen in place, 2. Say hello, 3. Ask them an out of nowhere big life question, 4. Offer a drink.

[@SnekShifters0708]

Dan catjamming + Dodies constant confusion is EVERYTHING

[@2MickeyMouse2]

Dodie’s dress matching the blanket on the couch filled me with so much joy

[@ThereforeIAmNot]

Dystopia Daily has been everything I could've wanted from present-day Dan. I don't even mind being forcibly dragged back into the phandom after 7 years. I'm here for it

[@chachachard]

your combined energy is both soothing and unnerving

[@thienthien444]

perfect description

[@estelacpc]

what i love about dystopia daily is that the awkwardness is intentional and part of the joke, so it actually becomes safe and expected and possible to enjoy lol you did the imposible, dan!!

[@Diamondgamervideos]

The distance between the guest couch and Dan's chair is so comical

[@trenchh]

this is an actual insane collab

[@jaclynduellman5126]

Her dress matching the blanket is iconic

[@vc8545]

Dan seems much more comfortable with being social than he cares to admit 😭😂

[@snowbyul]

it's part of the job, things aren't always as they appear on camera (as Dan himself has said a thousand times)

[@vc8545]

@@snowbyul yeah.. i know lol

[@leif739]

I love how Dodie is still wearing an outfit that matches the aesthetic in her own way, she looks fantastic

[@sugarbugx3564]

Can I just say that Dan's new humor where he is just BLATANTLY himself and lets his guests sit in the awkwardness is *chef's kiss*

[@eggboy6926]

holy balls :0 edit: i hope the beverage joke never dies, seeing a large vegetable floating in a dainty jar nourishes me spiritually

[@LittleChortle]

My two favorite socially anxious British KZbinrs in one video?! What did we do to deserve this gift

[@eucalyptuscaesia]

Never thought this day would come

[@sarcellecannelle]

This is the Eric Andre show for people who grew up on the internet in the 2010s

[@rinnyspeaks]

You’ve done it. You’ve put this series into words perfectly

[@bigolpotat6243]

Am I the only one who just loves the intro music like it’s such a bop

[@emskistay]

I love that Dodie’s dress matches the sofa throw blanket. Top notch set decoration

[@sophlouise27]

I was waiting for the part where one of them acknowledged that Dodie came matching the throw, but it never happened. 🙁🙃🙂

[@AliciaRB96]

I love how Dodie’s dress matches the blanket on the couch

[@bttrflymagic]

Somebody needs to make a gif of the skeleton dancing cuz I stg that’s the mascot for Dan’s entire tour 😂

[@carleebaker4148]

“Hit you with the Rachmaninov” with the immediate “EUH DJ!” from the keyboard had me in tears

[@okay-zb5zm]

this collaboration is my 12 year old selfs dream come true. i didnt think this would ever happen. my mind is blown.

[@rheabruen]

i am cleansed, my child self is realised, my ears are blessed, my heart is full.

[@bobthebuilderday6leader]

Oh, we’re all healing…

[@Lunabyes]

Dodie has no idea whats going on but she's just here for the ride like the rest of us and I love it

[@theowren1614]

dodie's dress matches the blanket on the couch i love it here

[@_faye872]

Poor dodie didn’t know what hellscape she was walking into lmao

[@Planet-dad]

If this doesn't for real play in every episode I'm going to be really upset 😂

[@elizabethdawson491]

dan flipping the piano over and saying “rock and roll” is the exact energy i am trying to bring to my life rn

[@LydiaCarlton97]

I liked the part where they genuinely just BROKE laughing at the same time

[@cuppacharly]

I don't know if I'm crying because funny, awkward or relatable but *yes* also love how Dodie's dress matched the blanket. 10/10

[@strwbrrylia]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT MY ENTIRE LIFE

[@mychemicalbromance84]

I'm so upset over the fact that the song you two wrote actually sounds decent, like I'd stream that 24/7 if I could honestly

[@bubblegumbxby7895]

the duo and duet we didn’t know we needed 💗

[@grcparis]

I just read the title and actually shed a tear my inner child is healing rn

[@stefand.5932]

I *DEMAND* a full and standalone version of the theme song with dodie

[@magicaleevee843]

As much as I appreciate Dodie being on Dystopia Daily, I am even more glad, she worked out how the door works.

[@gabriellealise3597]

this is so important to me, you two are what I imagine my last two brain cells to be

[@Icegem95]

I love how Dodie's outfit matches the throw in the background

[@janemandley4033]

Love Dodie's commitment to the dystopian bit with a dress that matches the throw blanket. This collab was meant to be!

[@DeeDee97]

This was not on my 2022 bingo card but omg this was truly a full circle moment from my obsession with you both from 2014

[@tessincolor]

how can anyone keep straight face making this video? :D I just completely lost it when Dodie was trying to leave. And the song at the end is just a masterpiece. You have to release it on Spotify!

[@kristenyeh]

i love how dodie's outfit matched the blanket on the sofa, she was a perfect fit for this show! both aesthetically and personality-wise

[@hopexxx5204]

i love how awkward you both are, it makes me feel better knowing other people are like this.

[@alrah5585]

omg same!!!

[@ashtongoodwin33]

i want this show back in the year of our lord 2024 we need it for our souls

[@CarolinaQuintero-gw2yq]

dodie is so sweet and nice omg shes so gentle

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

I'm glad at least Dodie reads her messages occasionally and also answers them

[@journeyofbiene]

I have been on a quest to find the perfect theme song for the shit-show-rollercoaster-comedic-tragedy that is my life for 21 years and FINALLY, you have brought this masterpiece into existence. I could not be more grateful, blessed be this song and its creators, thank you.

[@PinkGrapefruit22]

Dodie, you are so brave. Really in awe of your courage.

[@phasamtasie]

I am sorry to Phil but this was my favourite episode. So unfailingly funny and dodie and Dans energy just matches so well AND a banging theme tune, what more could you possibly want

[@Ross_mo]

Phil being there is like when your dad comes to visit you at work. It's fun, but he doesn't really fit the vibe.

[@ayannanavarro2023]

this pulled me out of my depression I stg I’m in college now and I remember my middle school days were comprised purely of Dodie and Dan. I might actually cry guys why do you do this to me