The Problem With Celebrity "Sleep Apps"

[@Pinely]

Pretty happy with the title cards and the little outro animation i made for this! also went for a slightly different vibe with video itself so lemme know what you think, and if you want more of that!

[@Borfborfle]

I feel like I'm following your vision and I love this direction! You are genuinely so artistic, love seeing it Ps. Not the ants 😭

[@carebear3120]

I love to see you express your creativity, follow your heart!

[@coolsillyguy]

i really loved it!! i know we all joke about the cardboard background but i love seeing your animations and art throughout your work on youtube, i feel really lucky to see innovative content that someone’s willing to share ps omg why does john legend talk like that i can’t take it

[@DapperMrAlex]

This was really fun. Love your ideas and art!

[@Fruitmonger04]

Yes absolutely they are so good and make the experience so much better !! lmao John legend get away from me please god please

[@ZoeLittle-r7x]

i love when pinely makes an in-depth video about something that technically isn’t niche but no one has ever heard of

[@BoxmanCaleb]

sadly some of us have heard of it xD

[@MeikoMoon]

specially since the title makes it seem like is something trending or that everyone is doing like in case someone is falling for these scams

[@heyimneverland8451]

I remember when cardi b did this I had no idea it was series 😭😭😭

[@kaitlynnelson2139]

The animation of John Legend yapping next to him in bed is taking me OUT

[@avawetzel3408]

Same, it's great

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

John Legend needs to commission Pinely for sleep animations. Also he just called him John Lennon lol.

[@hollyjollyxmas]

Yes 😂

[@sn000by]

John Legend was (is?) the brand ambassador for neopets, and there's a running joke among those of us who still play it where we thank him for any good thing that happens on the site. Thank you John Legend

[@IsisSururu]

Im so happy to see a fellow neopian in here!!

[@sn000by]

@ Me too !!! 💖

[@liljatupsu]

This isn't Evil Pinely, it's normal Pinely, a completely different person!

[@elcie04]

​@@liljatupsuIdk he said something suspicious in his latest video 🤔

[@chaotic.banana]

Thank you for talking about this! I started playing Neopets earlier this year and didn't know about it :)

[@AKA253]

if anyone needs a sleep podcast that you won't get too wrapped up in, i recommend Boring Books For Bedtime. she reads old books from the 1800s-early 1900s, when their copyright has expired. it's hard to process every word, since it's both written with 1800s grammar _and_ there's a bunch of scientific/academic jargon to make the authors sound smart. she reads everything from the hat section of sears catalogues to some of the early hollow earth theories.

[@bratatouille]

Sounds cool. Just like old movies, old books also tend to be slower paced, so I'd imagine that also helps!

[@jamesannhernu8671]

this would not work on me I'd be so interested

[@sofg267]

sleep with me podcast is just rambling and great!

[@elcie04]

I ways use Nothing Much Happens. I think she writes all of her stories in which, obviously, nothing much happens. She's got a nice voice, too.

[@butwhytho4858]

@@sofg267yessss! I have to put on rain sounds or something with it because his rambling style can give me anxiety at times hahah But it is a great channel with a guy who genuinely wants to help ppl. That’s rare.

[@whoareyoulookingfor]

orr. are you saying you actually slept in the bed full of ants? that's insane

[@Pinely]

I didnt do it on purpose

[@Beptine]

@@Pinelyyes you did

[@businesszeus6864]

@@Pinelywe all know what you did Pinely

[@bcccfweirdo]

You can't run from the ant allegations Pinely.

[@iank472]

EXCLUSIVE: KZbinr Pinely sleeps with thousands of underage girls!

[@machupichu18]

Headspace will always be a company I despise because in Australia we have a Government organisation also called Headspace that's essentially free online and in person councilling for kids, teens and young adults. It's a pretty essential and amazing service but the Headspace in thus video paid Google a shitton of money for SEO and now the paid mediation app Headspace appears above the councilling service Headspace, making it harder for people to find and guiding people to a shitty paid service instead.

[@sponge4270]

Looked up headspace Australia and the au org came up first

[@sshh7510]

My thoughts exactly

[@pseudonymous9153]

I'm no fan of corporations, but "people in one country have to click on the second Google result instead of the first" is pretty low down on the list of reasons to hate a business

[@robertschnobert9090]

If you're not a fan of corporations, then you're a communist. You're supposed to worship brands and billionaires. The American dream is to be a bootlicker who earns money for their pimp Bezos 🌈 ​@@pseudonymous9153

[@toastwell6488]

@@pseudonymous9153Idk man I feel like government services, hospitals, and hotlines should be the first result when you search for them using a search engine but idk maybe I'm just stupid for thinking people in need should be shown the thing that they need when they look for it

[@C4ptainC0rky]

there's something so cinematic about john legend playing jenga on his own in a vibrant yellow room. very powerful shot.

[@rainbowlack]

it's like lo-fi wiggles

[@OhBoyILoveTomatoes]

Evil Pinley recommended this channel, can’t wait to see what’s in store!

[@jamesdreads7828]

I hate that guy, his fans aren't welcome here.

[@SlovoSanctum]

It’s cool to see this guy’s twin brother showing so much support

[@DudDoodler]

watching this before bed, getting so relaxed, and the ants have me gasping. i need a walk now.

[@sarahshroom]

i read this comment before I got to that part of the video and went "haha ants, that's so silly, wonder what this means :)" then i got to the ants part and i also need a walk now. EGADS.

[@beplanking]

Maybe I'll watch this in the morning instead

[@vicwaju]

the ants took me out omg 😭

[@giantsalamander]

i too have developed the ability to sleep worse and be incredibly anxious so i’m excited to see where this is going

[@goldensloth7]

same, dude. it's fun times eh?

[@poilaaliop]

Be careful, Giant Salamander. I too developed these tendencies and it turned out that I was pregnant.

[@PhysicsAndPuns]

​@@poilaaliopPINELY PREGNANT CONFIRMED!!!!!!

[@giantsalamander]

⁠@@poilaalioplord help me then because this has been going on since i was a child 😭

[@ThatHawksSimp]

Love that Pinely went from “I don’t know how to animate” to animating his own end screen. We love to see it ❤

[@rachelcookie321]

It wasn’t until 10 minutes into the video that I realised I’m watching a video about videos to help you sleep to help me get to sleep. Currently in bed watching this to wind down.

[@MaskedMofo]

This is insane Pinely, no other youtuber really has the courage to sleep nowadays. Thank you for your sacrifice.

[@esleep]

i absolutely love the animated bits, this really feels like you leaning into your personal style which i am all for. if you enjoy making the animations, please keep doing them!

[@ririinies]

I love all the little animations you included they’re so charming

[@adelleistired]

genuinely love your backgrounds, they give off such nostalgic comforting vibes

[@damonisdad]

When Orr asked who was the worst celebrity you could think of to do a sleep meditation, immediate thought was Gilbert Gottfried

[@Ray_Vun]

i would've said fran drescher

[@johnwerner69]

I miss that man so much

[@Aryenir]

Came here to comment the same thing. Actually heard the guy's voice in my head lmao.

[@thedreammweaver6274]

@@Ray_Vunidk I’ve fallen asleep watching the Nanny before 😂

[@Ray_Vun]

@thedreammweaver6274 how? Was it an episode where fran lost her voice or was gone for the whole episode? Just the laugh is enough to startle someone

[@Soofgi20]

Now i need a pinely meditation to fall asleep to

[@tafarithehooligan]

id pay for it

[@bleepblorbus]

genius idea

[@icedoatcoffee]

John Legend's and Matthew Mcconaughey's heads popping up next to you while you were trying to sleep made me laugh out loud every damn time

[@jamesdreads7828]

20:00 pinely woke up sounding like Matthew McConaughey

[@thecatherd]

I think probably my favorite sleep and meditation podcast is Nothing Much Happens. They're just little stories where nothing much happens! No gimmicks, just good relaxing speech.

[@thousandreasonswhynot]

Genius, if something ever happened, your expectation of the next something would keep you awake 😯 big brain ideas

[@elcie04]

Yes!! This is my favorite one, too. It's such a lovely podcast.

[@PsychoBabble2168]

this sleepytime attire is epic. you really did it with that one. it's committing to the video.

[@commiemommie9802]

Just got off a 12 hour shift at amazon, put my kids to bed, smoked a FAT dab, and i am locked the fuck in for this pinely video

[@Ab2010C]

So a boost for the rest of the day: like... have you considered... like... being there and stuff?

[@DAISYSPLOSION]

watching this while i wait in urgent care . thank you pinely

[@jobeiden]

hope you're okay! get well soon

[@DAISYSPLOSION]

@@jobeiden thanka u :) i'm ok i just have a knee effusion but now i have a leg brace yayyy

[@Yuukeiyesterday]

@@DAISYSPLOSIONThat feeling when knee surgery is tomorrow!!! (Kidding, hope everything went well ^^)

[@AidanPatko]

This totally makes it sound like Pinely is the one who put you in urgent care and I love that

[@sharkbelly1169]

Knees are one of my least favorite body parts. Good luck and speedy recovery!💐

[@sharkbelly1169]

22:50 “See, I could put you to sleep,” is cursed.

[@hollyjollyxmas]

I’m digging the smooth jazz and the sleeping cap aesthetic

[@HighAsHeckPriestess]

I'm excited that theres someone talking about this. I think the biggest problem with these damn meditation/sleep apps by celebrities is that its all what worked for THEM as in indvidually crafted practices. Im not saying its not valid. I am saying however, that everyone needs very different things for better sleep quality, and different outlets for how to access parts of themselves they arent aware of (artistic expressions, exercise/yoga, stillness). Also, i have my own problems, i really don't care about Kevin Hart's rich guy issues and i dont wanna think about it when im trying to sleep.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Wasn't one of his problems that people reacted normally as in horrified when he said he'd beat his child up if he came out? I wouldn't be able to sleep to 98% celebs bc I know too much about what utter sh-tbags they are.

[@catlovingnerd21]

yeah, i totally agree. i will say, however, that most of the stuff on headspace (that i'm aware of) is not related to celebrities at all, and is instead voiced/made by meditation and sleep coaches. i personally have 3 or 4 go-tos in the sleep section that genuinely help me get to sleep. i've never listened to any of the celebrity-made stuff on there before this video, though i've seen john legend's while scrolling to find something to listen to.

[@sholem_bond]

0:10 LOL same! (Some chronic health stuff has contributed to my anxiety, but either way, my sleep schedule is really FUBAR right now.)

[@dvn9890]

He's so real, i have a humidifier for white noise and so i can breathe properly.

[@jobeiden]

you have quickly become one of my favorite creators on the platform. even when you're evil! your videos are creative, hilarious, fun to watch and listen to, and i could listen to you talk about pretty much anything. never quit when you're 27.

[@anaid.]

I love the style of this video 10/10 the structure, the animations, even your chill voice fits very well into this. Criminally underrated

[@kezia8027]

👨‍🍳👌 marvelous editing Owen 🤣🤣. Absolute masterpiece 14:45

[@DoodMcAwesome]

I didn’t know Pinely had become a SleepTuber.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Are they NapTubers if they do Shorts?

[@DoodMcAwesome]

@@picahudsoniaunflocked5426 ha! I love that

[@mweeee]

9:14 listening to this would make me anxious, not relaxed

[@mathildeandersen8173]

You just unlocked a core memory for me! My now deceaced grandma gave me a CD with these kind of fall-asleep-stories for kids with low self esteem. I rememeber sleeping so soundly to them - but haven't been able to find them online anywhere :(

[@kirrb-dot-exe]

Love the snork mimimi pjs mr orr pinely got on

[@aidarosullivan5269]

I usually fall asleep to space facts compilations, crows and ravens sounds or, more often, to creepy stories. I think some backrooms ambient noise would work too, but there's too few content

[@Cocollyt]

John Michael Godier is reallly in that wheelhouse if you don’t already watch him

[@sigasaurusrex]

this is some gen z ass shit

[@aidarosullivan5269]

@@Cocollyt As a matter of fact, I do. Too bad his usual videos are too short, but his Event Horizon podcast is great

[@AshChiCupcak]

​@@sigasaurusrexI'm a millennial and still listen to creepy stories and gameplays while I sleep, not much different than the oxyclean and bump it infomercials I slept to as a kid cept now I get to like what I listen to. If I don't, my brain is like donkey from Shrek and I lose my damn mind

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Video Game analyses for me, & lately Elder Scrolls Lore. I have no idea why but my Brain purrs just watching characters run Morrowind quests.

[@cookieintheinternet]

ironically falling asleep with this video. Pinely's voice is super relaxing

[@spootjohnson4872]

evil pinely sent me here, great work pinely! this video is pretty cozy and i like the little animation scenes they were cute

[@CozynCaffeinated]

Insomniac here from your ADHD sticker scam lol I hate headspace so much, they made me think I couldn’t meditate. Once I was able to figure out that stories and guided mediations where there is visualization or info to occupy my brain to stop the endless onslaught of thoughts it was like unlocking focus. Not all the time, but it helps.

[@oneofmanygoogleaccountsima4221]

I rotate between KZbinrs to help me fall asleep! I can listen to pretty much anything, I just like having a voice in the background-it was Coffeezilla for a few years, and now it’s Jauwn!

[@anonymouspeach6592]

yooo jauwn mention

[@sigasaurusrex]

celebrities really do love giving out shit health advice huh

[@Ohlookitsdaisyy]

Nice use of the Fire Watch music at 19:47 !! Some of my favourite music from a game soundtrack!

[@shutupchana]

Summoning Salt is mu favourite person to sleep to, as well as the entire Slay the Spire playlist of Rhapsody

[@crunchyfresco]

I have problems to sleep as well. Usually having a full tummy helps me sleep. I work graveyard shift. It only works when I can't fall asleep right away. I can go 20 hours or more with no sleep. When I can go to sleep right after my shift, I usually put any of my favorite youtubers. It doesn't matter what I put in the background.

[@triplesixcrow]

pinely I sleep to your videos and you also have a nice sleep background voice!! I play my videos low enough to where I can’t understand words or I get distracted but your vocal pitch just does the “tv on low chattering in the other room” sound I try to replicate SO nicely!! thanks for helping a cripple get better sleep king

[@stephaniebillman5673]

Meanwhile I listen to Wendigoon before bed and end up with some wild dreams. Last night was a slithering monster on a plane that was only meant to have two people sacrificed to feed it, but it got loose and began hunting down everyone. It would get under the seats and then pull the person under from behind and then consume them

[@AidanPatko]

Let’s goooo I too listen to old Wendigoon vids to sleep(no weird dreams yet tho)

[@immyg_563]

stop once i watched him before bed after watching svu and had a dream where he was a cop in the show lmao

[@SlavoidUkr]

I also fell asleep to him before. Surprisingly really nice dreams after that

[@sharkbelly1169]

“Relaxing” -The Babadook

[@Aros4]

@@immyg_563This sounds like the funniest shit ever considering how non-intimidating and youth pastor looking he is with his goofy ass shirt and how often he uses the phrase “pretty neat” lmaooo

[@chilifoxx]

ironic that i usually fall asleep to pinely/evil pinely videos

[@piggletimpact]

i just found out that evil pinely isnt your only channel and ive been watching you for months lmfaoo

[@wpbeanzz-kj2jo]

Stop I fucking love Joe Pera audios, ESPECIALLY the animated one with his dog.

[@Upsetdino]

I LOVED this new kind of video! pinely please make more like this, it was great!

[@oddlem]

18:55 I just read "walls are real" and I was confused and kept rereading it trying to figure out what it meant lol

[@tartra]

I'm not used to not seeing Evil Pinely

[@Akitsunesceilingfan]

Great video, I loved the further integrating of your illustrations, and the outro was pretty sweet

[@hannahyamauchi839]

New fear unlocked: hotel bed ants

[@triplesixcrow]

the 3 or 4 strong “WTF” over the ants in the bed was hilariously real😭😭 those came from the heart

[@tech7653]

all i need to sleep is jermas among us vr stream. i have watched that every night for months and i always pass out 10 minutes in

[@AgenMerlin]

My mom and brother fall asleep to audio books, I can't do that, because I think about the plot. However we always watched nature or prehistoric documentaries, I fall asleep to them real fast. It's not that they are boring or something, but there's not really a plot. Plus the music and narration is usually really nice. Lil story time. Our family used to go camping for a month in the summer my parents are both teachers, so they spended the whole 2 month holidays with us. Every night my mom would play something on a little portable radio, some audio book, recording of a theatre or radio play sometimes a short skit etc. Thanks to this, I know a lot of books, mainly Czech ones, because we're Czech, duh. One of these is Smrt krásných srnců (The death of Beautiful Deer) by Ota Pavel, it's beautiful, but not something to listen to before bed. The author is telling us about his childhood before and during World War 2 in Czechoslovakia, about his parents, brothers and friends. I swear it's one of the best books I know of, but I remember I took a seat in a foldable chair one morning, blinked and looked at my mom. Then I said "We are not listening to that before bed, during the day? Sure. Not before sleep.". We finished it in the car and on a blanked by water.

[@mrnobodyatallnoneed]

Thank you for the lovely story time!

[@AgenMerlin]

@mrnobodyatallnoneed glad you liked it ^^

[@fishndchick2228]

Uno reverse, I watch/listen to Pinely in bed and they make me so happy it helps me fall asleep. The part I missed because of falling asleep I rewatch the next morning.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

"me-DIDDY-tation" Good one Pinely.

[@aieousavren]

By some utterly insane unhinged coincidence, immediately just after reading this comment... no, this is WILD, I have to give the right context for this I had watched almost all of the video, but not all. I had the video paused, very near the end. I was scrolling through the comments, as one does. I then saw this comment... for just a brief moment... I thought, "Hm, I haven't seen that part, I don't remember him saying that..." and I felt an urge, "Hm, y'know, the video's not *QUITE* over... I should at least resume, there's literally just over 1 minute left." I then resumed the video. And he ***IMMEDIATELY*** said that EXACT phrase. You have to understand that this entire sequence of events unfolded over the course of, not even exaggerating, five freaking seconds. By **sheer coincidence,** I had paused the video LITERALLY **TWO SECONDS ** before he says the EXACT words mentioned in this comment. Thank you for reading this unreasonably long reply, I just... had to write this down at the very least. That was a WILD experience. Thank you for your comment playing an indelible part in it. You have enriched my Pinely Watching Experience and for that I must thank you.

[@earth2tonez]

hey this is entirely unrelated to anything but your production and editing style is like, my favorite of anyone i watch its so unique!!

[@_Kuma_]

Stray Kids have done ASMR before and Felix used to have his own little show of sorts… Their voices are nice and relaxing, but when they’ve had other members do it, they were usually too funny to relax properly lol That said, I feel like the best celebrity ASMR is unintentional, like when Han Jisung has gone live and just calmly talked about random stuff, or when he read Jack and The Bean Stalk on live.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

I'm absolutely phobic of ants. I'd be screaming.

[@flyingsnail_art9170]

Same T_T I would be paranoid for weeks afterwards

[@xanderthecharmander8365]

I'm paranoid now, and I wasn't even there.

[@friskdreemurr2663]

i love your little animations and drawings. classic pinely vibes🥰

[@MadGrubble]

I like to listen to Brief Case to fall asleep. They have a very peaceful voice. They talk monotone and they’re really good at never suddenly increasing or decreasing any ambient sounds or music.

[@JagArFlicka]

Yay, new vid:3 me happy now:333 pinely is so cool, pinely makes depression a little less painful

[@limea22]

An actual good sleep cast with cute stories and a good narrator: Nothing Much Happens. 10/10 recommend

[@anonymouspeach6592]

what a good and chill video. i really like the animations, especially the john legend one, that was really funny

[@Miles-Lastname]

this video was such a treat all the way through, ur crushing it

[@anxoanimates2569]

this is hilarious because i have a rotating playlist of video essays that i fall asleep to every night and Pinely is sometimes on it

[@fionaskittle]

My favourite of these podcasts is Sleep With Me, it's been going forever (might be the first one?) The guy who does it isn't a celebrity he's just so singularly dedicated to his craft of calming and confusing tangents that send you to sleep immediately.

[@wr3ns.d1ary]

about to watch this to fall asleep (your sticker video guided me into my nap a few hours ago)

[@milo6425]

Fell asleep halfway through would recommend

[@mleah.]

These animations are amazing. And the mediditation left me traumatized for life. Thank you.

[@DapperMrAlex]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love this art style so much! That John Legend head is amazing! 😂❤

[@ПепеКилджой]

Feels fitting to put this video to fall asleep to (not in a "it's so boring it cured my insomnia" way more "I bet this is interesting video and I'm gonna rewatch this with clear head in the morning but rn I need soft mumbling on the background to fall asleep and pinely voice is kinda soothing" way)

[@x.vmp1re.m0ney.x]

Speaking of sleep, i turn on your videos at night to sleep because your voice is very calming 🙏🙏🙏thought you should know that 💯💯💯, been a fan for 5 years : >

[@JimenaZp]

No one was brave enough to do this. Thank you!

[@smolperidot]

i think gilbert gottfried would be the worst celeb to listen to try to sleep

[@nurseratchedpig]

kathy griffin perhaps

[@dyani7653]

it's so funny i normally sleep to evil pinely videos because you talk in a calm enough demeanor and those are less edited with other noises

[@smif4493]

Pinely ive been subscribed to you since long before you showed your face and i just wanna say your animation and art style is so charming i love it. I also love your pickle rick video and i appreciate how much work and thought you put into your videos. Keep up the good work 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼

[@hotmesslex18]

i saw that the calm app featured tom hardy telling a sleep story to promote the new venom movie. i downloaded the app out of curiosity because i simply had to know what that meant, and it was literally tom hardy as eddie brock and venom telling a bedtime story starring tom hardy’s real-life dog. it was one of the strangest listening experiences ive ever had

[@itzzev3lyn]

Finally watching this bc like 3 videos from here and evil pinely keep telling me to.

[@intern_dana]

not a video i expected to see in my feed today (its right before dinnertime for me) but im having a great time! thanks pinely

[@bfong308]

sleeping to this video on repeat every night and eventually grandma pinely’s gonna eat her words

[@o.o6340]

Nice to see you incorporate your artwork more into your videos. It's cool to see.

[@TheBearOfSpades]

Ngl the Kevin Hart story about showing up makes complete sense.

[@snailsoup4277]

mama there a kevin hart behind u

[@Lines2322]

Honestly i just listen to the Chuckle Sandwich Podcast to fall asleep to its my comfort channel

[@paigehall4830]

I really like the animation!!!

[@DrollMagnum6720]

Sleep is for those who dont grind

[@vibewithryan]

You dropped this king 👑

[@Foolishly_Royalty]

The dark somnium is the best sleeoytime storyteller. It might be horror, but his voice is so cozy

[@LemonWaterNation]

excellent vid!!! gotta recommend 'world of calm' as far as celebrity sleep media goes, its narrated documentary scientifically designed to be as soothing as possible. Keanu Reeves narrating a man turning a single tree into a whole canoe is perhaps the only video in the world guaranteed to soothe me into sleep regardless of what im going thru. there's also episodes by Lucy Liu, Idris Elba, Oscar Isaac, and a bunch more incredible actors. its like they put horse tranquilizer in video form, everyone i know who uses it to sleep barely makes it halfway thru a single episode

[@LF-pe9ok]

Wow this really is your best video

[@lgnoramaLama]

23:42 That diddydidn't age well... 💀

[@flyingsnail_art9170]

Ngl I’m scared of ants so that’s gonna give me nightmares lol. Apart from that fun video as always!

[@nabaaae]

I fell asleep while watching this video so I don't know the conclusion, but it definitely worked for me.

[@x0cx102]

it's funny because i've watched this pinely video multiple times and every time has been when i'm very sleepy. I think unintentionally. and then i do sleep afterward.

[@UC1kVaZyvOs39Y]

full disclosure: im looking at this video to fall asleep. and will so again for multiple times in the coming days *edit*: my alltime favourite video for falling asleep is and will always stay that freaking fastpass video for disney. must have watched this hundrests of times... sorry pinely