When asking for ‘editing tips’ you don’t think, or even imagine, that it’ll lead to an amazing 16 year relationship. Luckily, this was exactly the case for long time YouTubers Daniel Howell and Phil Lester .

The pair met in October of 2009 after Dan reached out to Phil for editing advice. The day they met, they filmed a video titled “Phil is not on fire”- a playful combination of both their channels names- and released it on October 25th, 2009. The video’s quirky humor and offbeat charm became an instant hit, marking it at the beginning of their creative partnership.

Since then, they have kept producing content, both solo and together, that ignited the ‘phans’ (Phil and Phil fans) in what was the birth of the tumbler era in the early 2010’s. Their unique dynamic fueled one of the m

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