i crashed the Streamer Awards

[@SwellEntertainment]

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[@justinhamilton8647]

get that coin

[@doctorector2679]

Can you turn on Channel memberships so we can help you get a new street camera to record and zoom in on these events better

[@pssurvivor]

If the DefNoodles comedy club is still functioning, you should go there

[@hankscorpio125]

You should watch the history of Ironmouse, just to understand her vtuber persona. Also some of her singing. Love the video by the way.

[@megstubing]

Ludwig totally stressed out holding IronMouse up on the iPad to accept her award is my new favourite image. And yes, the Vtuber setup was hysterical. Very proud of her for the win, and so happy she could "attend" the event digitally. For those who don't know, IronMouse is essentially bedridden due to severe health issues and vtubing is her only option for streaming/having a creative outlet. And she totally ROCKS it.

[@AnveshaTrip]

Connor was initially supposed to take Mouse but he just won the award for Best Charity stream and wasn't there. As much as I would have loved seeing Connor and mouse Ludwig's stressful run was funnier

[@sadoldguy4380]

Yea, we ironmouse fans are VERY protective of our "gremolin".

[@kindred8359]

Does she have cancer?

[@andrester88]

The iPad thing was pretty funny. I remember one of the vtuber nominees, Shxtou, was just watching his fellow peeps eating and drinking. A lot of funny fan art came from that.

[@jjuni98]

the fact that they put plates of food in front of the ipads is EXTREMELY funny to me alrjdldkdkdls

[@capnclark_]

QT planning such a separation between the fans and the streamers fully makes sense. She herself along with plenty of other women streamers have dealt with a Lot of weird and stalker and parasocial type stuff from fans. So really forcing that separation, not giving anyone the opportunity to do something weird, is honestly a smart move on her part.

[@Fleato]

yeah unfortunate in many directions as it shatters the illusion streamers have of being relatable or anything, they are now just normal celebrities. seperated from everyone by both class and barriers. but at the same time it makes sense for the same reason it makes sense for celebs, fans be crazy.

[@Triforcebro]

You can think that but at the end of the day they are people, not gods.

[@the_l_generator1779]

​@@Triforcebro Yeah of course but who claimed that they are not persons?

[@cmalol]

​@@Triforcebro no shit. they're people in the public eye who have literal stalkers. they're not gods. no one's saying they're gods. but they need privacy and protection

[@tamhuy10]

@@Triforcebro if they were gods they would not be afraid of stalkers

[@HomosexuaCalderu]

When Swell jumped through the ceiling and said: "Surprise, Twitch. You thought you've seen the last of me." before lighting the whole place on fire

[@nicematerial]

Other people said she was like "It's Swellin' time" but I believe you.

[@hamilcross]

our girl is always keeping us on our toes!!

[@stinky6521]

that was my fave part

[@SadieAutumnx3]

If anyone is interested, QT talks about everything behind the scenes of the awards on the "Fear &" podcast. Everything was supposed to be projected and you were supposed to see streamers reactions but it didnt work as soon as they went live, alot of the streamers were on their phones cause they were watching the award show from chats pov, etc. She literally did all of this by herself and hosted the show on top of that . But its worth hearing about the reasons all of this happened. ♥

[@tedddybear]

Ayyy another fear& and swell viewer!!

[@_marimopeace]

for sure!! honestly think the ep would be super interesting for Amanda to listen to as well due to the event planning lowlights (wubby's folks who went into QT's personal party, production issues, and then the afterparty chaos although that veers into drama territory); also just a good ep in general!

[@hamilcross]

that episode was really insightful and probably one of my favorites. I watched pretty regularly before they "rebranded" but now I only really watch if qt or austin are on, and all of them together talking about the bts stuff was really cool. she's a hard ass worker and deserves so much respect.

[@LunaWitcherArt]

I would be stressed out of my mind as well. It's way too much for one person to pull off. I hope she does it again and has a better time with the knowledge she gained from this!

[@zebraloverbridget]

QT did not run the whole show by herself. Yes, she started it and is the creator behind it, but she had a ton of help to run the thing. There were at least 5 people alone in the video staging booth running all the cameras and the visuals for the live stream. To completely disregard the large team working on this event and working just as hard as she did is just rude.

[@alexerson2226]

QT's stream after the awards where she did a Q&A really put a whole different light on it. Like she had a "fake" streamer entrance setup in order to ward off weird viewers, she was begging production to put a BRB screen during the technical issues (animation, videos and music performances not showing/working irl) and they just ignored her, didn't have the cameras setup like she wanted, no reaction cameras even though she paid for them etc etc. But it is incredible what she manages to put together, and I hope she continues to be able to get enough sponsors because this was, as she said, nearly a million dollars (She was up to 900k when she counted a week or so before) Also allowing for a once a year event for streamers to hangout, especially a community that has the ability to carry so much drama and bad blood when you can see what you're able to do with good relationships (ie: Spanish community, with Ibai and others)

[@katburgess5926]

"Because I had to pay my tickets somehow" LMAO. Thank you for always being so transparent with your sponsors.

[@musicinmymind623]

I love when KZbinrs do that! Kennie J.D. does the same thing, talking about her new obsessions and saying she’s gotta fund them or pay her bills somehow😭

[@sweetytweety1671]

​@@musicinmymind623 she need the funds to take of her child/princess!! Daycare won't pay for itself!

[@meltyholic]

as someone that didn't watch it but does follow a lot of streamers on twitter definitely the biggest parts of this event were random uncanny snaps of jerma in the wild and the vtuber attendees being given fancy dinners but not being able to eat them 😭

[@meltyholic]

ps. re ironmouse: ppl become vtubers for all sorts of reasons and sometimes juggle that with in person streaming etc. ironmouse is absolutely seen as a trailblazer and an icon in the vtuber world, for all sorts of reasons but she's a standout case cause she built this legacy mostly from her bed due to a severe immune disorder so she always revels in the opportunity to do streams that have a similar sort of energy to the ipad situation at the awards show, like she's done a lot of 'irl' streams where her friends show her around fun places virtually on stream, and things like VR parties with her friends and such, getting to see her thrive and always seem to be doing the most as a streamer is inspiring tbh. She's also always somehow in everybody's streams all the time, her networking skills and ability to chill with just about anybody are kind of insane tbh, (she's even got a talk show stream series that she does every week or so where she invites friends and guests that's brilliant, even if you're not familiar with the people being interviewed.) It may please you to know that for stuff like convention appearances lots of vtuber meet and greets where they can't make it in person involve people walking around with iPads or getting a camera view of the convention floor so they can interact with or experience the con as a bonus, and sometimes staff will organise these big screens for people to take meet and greet pics and talk to streamers. It's all kinda unique and inherently silly but that's part of the fun tbh. Since it's such a specific niche in terms of logistics there's a lot more whimsy where that came from

[@elucified]

To put it bluntly, I think QT knew how the setup was gonna be, the food was probably for the handlers. Sorry idk what else to call them, the helpers??? The dudes who were sat there holding the individual iPads.

[@zebraloverbridget]

@@elucified The ipads were on stands though? they didn't have someone holding them up the whole time 🤣

[@RobertStoll]

@@zebraloverbridget Yes, that was the hilarious bit lol. Just stands with ipads and plates of food in front of them XD

[@elucified]

@@zebraloverbridget Yes they did. Someone had to hold it. I watched the whole stream, there was at least one person per ipad stand to handle it and make sure things worked right (audio, etc.) If you want, you can check the award show and skip to the point where QT & Rae are interviewing the guests and IronMouse was at the table, along with Shotou and Froot etc. Each had a person. Did you watch?

[@Y2Jerms]

Fun facts: -VR streamers are known as "V-Tubers' -There was some "drama" at an after party with justaminx. -the fans of the v-tubers weren't thrilled with their representation on the stream, but the v-tubers themselves defended the production of stream. If there are any more I missed, let me know.

[@Kas_Styles]

Which ones were there?

[@Y2Jerms]

@@Kas_Styles what? The vtubers?

[@Kas_Styles]

@@Y2Jerms ya

[@Y2Jerms]

@@Kas_Styles the only ones I saw and heard about were Ironmouse Shylily Froot Shxtou Veibae

[@amarimochi]

I remember seeing the posts about the vtuber award having everyone but mousey having something wrong and it was so funny

[@RobertStoll]

Ironmouse winning made me eternally happy. For those who don't know she's homebound and Vtubing is one of the few ways she can actually be a part of the wider world.

[@bloom6081]

One of the moments I can't ever forget is people coming together to make absolutely sure she gets a better workspace. 🥲

[@observer623]

So proud of Tungsten Rat's win

[@AnveshaTrip]

The fact that QT chose daph to present the award is actually hilarious though

[@MsMvsc]

She has a bad history with neglecting her kids. She's not a good person.

[@RobertStoll]

@@MsMvsc the fact you actually trust lolcow says everything anyone ever needs to know about you.

[@mirandasaralyn]

Yeah, QT did a whole stream after the awards watching them and taking notes on what to fix or improve for next year. It was really interesting to see her break it down that way.

[@sadiedasi3]

the guy with the cup: it was water because he had just been vomiting but didnt want to not perform and production had given him a cup of water

[@elucified]

Wow. And he still gave such a great performance? CharmingJo is amazing bro

[@spenx09]

As an introvert, these videos really satisfy my curiosity of attending these events is like, because I'd never!

[@Narnold]

I think the separation of fans and streamers is 100% needed, if not more so (apparently people found the streamer exit) just do to how people get very weird with streamers.

[@anxietysalsa7643]

Yeah for safety.

[@genericname8727]

Yeah, some of these people have regular death threats and multiple dangerous stalkers. Not that it’s likely something serious would happen, but creeps showing up at least is probably fairly likely

[@rankushrenada]

From what I heard the next awards will use another venue because of the unprofessional behavior they had when things didn't work out but the fact QT managed to pull it together was still an amazing achievement. As for the separation between streamers and audience, i kinda get it, just having Amouranth alone in there who famously has a crazy stalker who camps out her PO Box and knocks on her door that police has yet to do anything about, and that's a case we know about, imagine how many creeps we haven't heard about could just walk up to these streamers

[@florasion.]

I didn't even know they sold tickets to this, but I guess it makes sense bc of how expensive the event probably was. I'm glad the general public wasn't allowed to interact with the streamers for their sake, but I feel like with that ticket price, to only be able to watch from afar is a bit much. I'm glad to hear it went (mostly) okay for QT and I hope she doesn't focus on the thing with Minx too much bc it looks like she did a great job overall

[@elucified]

Can vouch QT did the best she could to advertise how it's open to everyone, because a big critique people had of the first one was that it was "only QTs friends and no one else. That's exclusionary." Amanda's note about how the audience tickets didn't sell out is also very interesting. So it seems we have a lot of yelling on twitter but the actual results... 🧐 I see...

[@datura7513]

@@elucified too expensive for most viewers

[@elucified]

@@datura7513 to be fair it will always be too expensive to someone. $150-250 is indeed expensive but it's also cheaper than a concert ticket so I mean...

[@d6d6d6d61]

She needs bigger sponsors next year, then tickets can be cheaper. Maybe also a stay and mingle for those streamers and fans afterwards if they want it!

[@arkain1]

What do you mean? Didn't you see the pop up for the tickets when you went to vote for the nominees? The $300 seats with fantastic view in the Loge section and the $150-$200 with good view at the center of the Mezzanine section were sold-out. The cheapest seats on the balcony were only $65. They are on the two sides and towards the back of the Mezzanine. Those are the only ones remained unsold because they have terrible view of the floor below.

[@Backflipgal12]

I noticed that GunRun (early Twitch employee, creator of VShojo Vtuber group) was holding Ironmouse at the end! I also noticed the streamer awards was very similar to the setup of kpop award shows e.g. a fish bowl of famous people who awkwardly ignore the cheering fans in the back

[@okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Amanda learning about how Vtubers do "live" appearances is amazing. I'm sad now that they didn't rig up Ironmouse to one of those rolling iPad contraptions they used at Anime Expo, I would've loved to see Amanda's reaction to that.

[@onezerotwo]

Ironmouse has a lovely personality and a life threatening autoimmune disease (iirc), so really she gets to exist because of the technology, I always find that fascinating

[@FukaiKokoro]

Wish she didn't treat nux like garbage and throw him under the bus.

[@chriskagero4583]

@@FukaiKokoro that’s old news now and nux has let go of it so you should too

[@JosefinaQB]

Swell and Jerma are like two of my favorite internet people right now and makes me so happy that Swell knows who Jerma is 🥺 and enjoyed him being an announcer for chessboxing🥺I love it

[@clawmachine08]

same here! they're the best 🥺

[@ceeofceesimp4473]

Why does Amanda slay at every dress up event like absolutely stunning every time 🫶

[@flytiger575]

Was slightly confused since vtubers aren’t normally called “vr streamers” but regardless I’m super glad to see mousey getting the recognition, I know she can be nervous about “deserving” popularity which is pretty understandable but she 100% deserves recognition for her effort and practiced talents, same for all the vtubers out there working to make fun stuff happen.

[@FukaiKokoro]

I'd like her more if she didn't throw nux under the bus.

[@jrdnk5715]

Can you pleeeease go to Drag Con LA this year?? I don’t know if you’re a fan of the show but I’d love to see how all the queens interact with the fans

[@hamilcross]

qt's such a badass. despite the technical issues she managed to pull off yet another dope event. what she had to say about the valo drama on the fear and podcast was also super cool of her. loved sweet anita on the carpet as well! eta how could I forget to comment on your outfit omg stunning!! I love dark hair/fair skin/lavender it's such a pretty combo. the cut of the dress is nice, the neckline is flattering, the fluffy hemline is fun, and the shoes complement it all so nicely.

[@kristavaillancourt6313]

There is not a 50/50 chance. There is a 100% chance. The devil works hard, but Swell works harder.

[@heezypeasy8611]

Agreed! 🤌🏽

[@iranianali]

Yung Gravy's recurring presence is something I live for. So funny.

[@glosstial]

Yung Gravy’s mere presence in streamer spaces is like. The funniest thing of all time to me

[@FukaiKokoro]

I love him! He's so funny.

[@kiwisvideos0]

QT mentioned putting the noms screens and reactions on the IRL screen next year so hopefully it works, also she wants to do a red carpet with the option for fans to watch from afar so fingers crossed. Also the coloring book is still in sale (until friday), if you want it. Glad you had fun!

[@Chachixo]

According to Ludwig the Bill Clinton dude did actually show up to the Streamer Awards but he couldn't get in lol. Also I love that Iron Mouse won and could attend! She has a chronic illness that keeps her inside. She sang at QT's Christmas Concert on an iPad too and she was amazing.

[@berrie818]

I was in the area with a friend, not knowing that the streamer awards were there. My friend got excited spotting people wearing old Hollywood outfits and a girl wearing a white fur boa. Really juxtaposes the smell of urine on the streets.

[@_baert]

QT watched this on her stream and reacted. I think this was a really good and fair breakdown and you two ladies should get together and you could consult her for next year's event.

[@toomanyopinions8353]

That's cool, is there a link to a recording of it?

[@alessm2206]

​@@toomanyopinions8353I think it's on the QT Cinderella Clips channel

[@danaastraquillo4018]

hi Amanda! happy the review came out and I’m glad you had fun!! thanks so much for talking with me despite my crippling anxiety :,) the fishbowl thing does still haunt me though so I’m glad you mentioned that, 100% agree with you bc I also don’t know how else they could have done that better. Love your review and can’t wait for more videos ^_^

[@AnnemicEdits]

I just wanted to put it out there that streamers get constantly harassed so although we would like to assume that those people in chat woundnt pay like $250 and go to an event to heckle or creep on their favorite streamer, there have been instances where individuals have done more and spent more to stalk and endanger streamers so the separation + petting zoo vibe was probably the best to keep everyones peace of mind because its practically impossible to screen everyone there

[@Critterkid9]

The price scared me off from going at first, it was no where close to selling out then ended up with tickets as low as $40 day of

[@jennyrichardson4744]

From what i understand QT is seriously thinking about having a viewing area at the red carpet next year for those who buy tickets. I think this year she was just super concerned about who might come and try to get to the streamers. There has been so many streamers (especially female streamers) with intense stockers that her top priority had to be the streamers safety and comfort.

[@LunaWitcherArt]

I like the mistakes, honestly. It makes everything more approachable. It's the reason people watch streams anyways, those are the endearing moments that ground the whole event. This is not your grandma's Oscar, this is OUR TURF.

[@womankisserjermaluvr]

i was so happy for jerma that shit made me cry im so glad he won, he really deserves it

[@pwnd331]

It's so great for iron mouse because with her illness she probably can only ever attend something like this on an ipad anyway. Kinda moving she could be part of it without be able to leave here home.

[@FukaiKokoro]

I like iron mouse I just wish she didn't throw nux under the bus.

[@avelynn5976]

@@FukaiKokoro man, who has time to give a shit about cringe vtuber drama from a year and a half ago? lmao

[@sharkazoo]

this dress........ gosh it's so beautiful you really looked amazing

[@antiitokyo]

i think more people would've bought tickets if they tried to market it, i watch a lot of twitch and didn't even know about the awards until people were posting clips of them winning lol

[@nickkeenan8988]

I as a gay man must let you know those girls are right you are hot in that dress!! Looks cute as hell

[@christiniyoutubesux]

I just started watching your videos and I’m not living in my own house or near family right now. This is really helping with the late night mid morning cries

[@ekuu8918]

My favorite part I've seen clips of was Sweet Anita doing the red carpet interviews, she's hilarious.

[@bagel_bitez1]

The streamers on the iPads remind me of Planton's wife Karen. Or maybe the TV screen teacher in Ned's Declassified.

[@averyeml]

I don’t watch a single streamer. I got a Twitch account and literally opened it once. But I LOVE this event. I mean I know that by the numbers streaming is HUGE, but in the greater scale of things this event applies to a very niche audience. It’s especially cool that it (to me, I have done zero research) seems to be more of a “by streamers, for streamers” sort of event. And the fact that, despite the weirdness of the curtains and complete separation, they seem to have some basic event planning situated in ways that other events don’t.

[@tedddybear]

As an avid twitch watcher who didn’t get a ticket to go in person, this video was great!!

[@liono7667]

Now we know for sure, that eventually all of Amanda's enemies will trap her by just advertising an event that's too good to resist.

[@anaerobic]

Don't hem the dress!!! Just have them open a back slit. The length is gorgeous on you 😍

[@_marimopeace]

15:43 omg gunrun was there?! did not know that but it makes sense--good for him and the rest of the vshojo folks to see mouse's award!

[@nunpho]

Woah those are expensive tickets for what you got! Watching the streamers/nominees is an important bit and you can't even see that. As for the editing, I think it was ostonox, he's amazing

[@wilsonhernandez1928]

Im so thrilled to see this year streamer awards review 😆

[@sentientplant9658]

Amanda: Professional Event Crasher

[@StarLine317]

Taking the train/bus to awards is top-tier honestly. We were in full black tie on the Metro for the Annie Awards and my dumb ass forgot to bring a pair of flats. 10/10

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

QT Cinderella did a reaction video to this video. It’s kinda adorable. I don’t think I’ve seen a more wholesome reaction video. 😂

[@lichtheimer]

Given I watch QT's KZbin as well, I'm 100% not surprised she was frustrated it wasn't perfect. Also she's said (after this video) that some of the stuff was done to try and protect people from stalkers and such and that there's talk of how to do it so that fans can attend but still not be in direct contact and such. It's the 2nd one, so I'd say it'll improve given some time.

[@undefender]

I liked the parts where Jerma

[@townfool4682]

Just clicked on this video, really hoping you enjoyed the awards bc QT is such a good streamer and deserves so much praise for her hard work

[@RockyWells]

That purple dress had my jaw on the floor ❤ gorgeous

[@NightsAndDays]

Came from Qt's react video and stayed for the amazing content. It was a well structured, steady and funny review.

[@NathalieNieves]

Came here because QT mentioned you on her podcast Wine About It and I am obesesed with this type of content!

[@nathantripathy]

277?! As a normie, that's crazy.

[@gabaghoul2589]

Ludwig said that the bill Clinton guy was there just not in the building, he ran into him in the parking garage.

[@Ser_Lili]

11:24 the bar is in the deepest depths of hell😭😭

[@ummpotassium8207]

so happy you covered this event!! was waiting for this video. great job as always!!!

[@awanderingcommenter]

I never thought you and Ironmouse would be in the same thumbnail, but it's a pleasant surprise. :)

[@NoProHarrie]

Hi Amanda I'm a viewer And yes I do like it when you go to award shows!

[@observer623]

Great video about your time at The Streamer Awards. And yeah, Puerto Rican gremlin's acceptance speech moment was silly and fun.

[@madisonemily4083]

I only watched a short portion of the live stream. I'm not generally an award show person, but wanted to check it out for a little bit. Seemed like there were lots of technical difficulties, including things like lag and skipping. I really respect QT for coordinating everything, and I know streaming IRL events is challenging. Kudos to her!

[@glosstial]

I was very excited to watch the awards stream, and was even more ecstatic to hear that you were at the event. It was almost like a Where’s Waldo situation

[@stainedglasspixie]

Ironmouse is mostly bedridden, so it's always extra wholesome to see people interacting with her avatar.

[@ItsFusaaa]

I believe QT said they are selling the coloring book online, I can't say whether they are still in stock or not though

[@chief_mourner]

I love the trim on that dress. That cut really flatters you seriously.

[@basil6060]

you looked stunning in that dress 🥰😍🥵 Also QT and Valkyrie looked amazing too

[@anacrea3931]

The Vtuber on the ipad fucking took me out 😭 great way to do it but it's to surreal and funny to see

[@amorfatikhb]

14:40 oh my god, i actually love this?? it's so funny, and i just really like ironmouse, so i wouldn't mind the awkwardness anyway lol

[@kwonharin]

Also makes sense that it wasnt sold out considering that a lot if not the majority of their fans probably prefer just staying at home and watch the stream

[@princewolfchild]

Mouse is too sick to leave her house, so being a VTuber is the best thing for her

[@harliecurcio1705]

you looked GOOD in that dress get it Amanda!!!!

[@shylashes]

I’m obsessed with that dress on you. Beautiful!

[@adjutant]

I though your dress was quite flattering, dare say HOT. But then the fluff just makes me laugh.

[@ArtistFormallyKnownasMC]

What an interesting event. I know 0% of these people. But very cool to learn about it. Thanks for going so I can life vicariously through you haha

[@soop6921]

expecting to see swell at my school play at this point

[@spacefaux]

im so proud of ironmouse on her win i love her so much 😭

[@creepykitten7]

her calling Vtubers VR Streamers is so cute

[@lrae9519]

I love that you get to dress up and like doing so!

[@stinky6521]

me and my bf decided to watch like two weeks after only to realize omg this was at the wiltern we literally couldve gone and have seen some of our fave bands there TIP FOR BAGS AT WILTERN pay five bucks to put ur bag in a locker if u brought but dont lose the ticket they give u. i think only like handbags are accepted lol

[@quantafreeze]

Walking in the dress was so cute. Thank you, great video.

[@cooliostarstache5474]

15:34 That's my streamer!!!

[@111olbap]

I watch all your videos on Hi-Fi headphones, Amanda, and your upstairs neighbor has been the absolute bain of my exisatance since you moved to LA. Just saying. Have an awesome week.

[@RandiPoitras]

Thereès actually a historical fashion called a hobble dress - basically what you wore haha

[@LorberenMovies]

Love the video, really enjoyed that summary

[@stevenm11920]

As someone that’s been to the Wiltern multiple times it’s kinda surprising to me that the streamer awards would be at such a small venue

[@cuttlefishii]

Were they actually using the phrase "VR Streamer"??? I've been watching vtubers for years now and have never heard them called that a single time, even the ones with 3D models

[@SKULLKR3W]

No they call them vtubers

[@Yellowducky665]

Amanda! Your outfit was so pretty 🥺

[@NickFieldMedia]

As a man who is also bi, you looked amazing!

[@quelybean]

YO thats so interesting because i remember for mogul chessboxing i saw a good amount of people watching the live stream on their phone and that left me confused. It’s interesting to see it just be a thing people do for irl livestream events

[@SKULLKR3W]

It’s so they can watch chat

[@ilyuser]

the petting zoo experience 💀

[@robloggia]

It's amazing where you can go if you're polite and give people money.

[@Critterkid9]

YoungGravy totally got paid, they could only afford one song, no clue how much it cost

[@jazbatzz]

i can’t get over how gorgeous the dress you wore was 😍😍

[@KingOfGaymes]

THE VTUBER PART WAS SO CUTE OMGGGG 😭💕