I spent a day with IAN HECOX
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Published 2023-06-20
I spent a day with Ian Hecox to learn the truth about Smosh. ▸This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp - go to betterhelp.com/padilla to get 10% off your first month
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0:00 INTRODUCTION
4:24 DEFY BUYS SMOSH
12:15 IAN & ANTHONY'S FRIENDSHIP
18:11 ANTHONY LEAVES SMOSH
26:10 WHAT WAS SMOSH?
28:29 DEFY SHUTS DOWN & MYTHICAL BUYS
33:57 RECONNECTING AS FRIENDS
46:07 SPONSOR
47:11 RECONNECTING AS FRIENDS
50:09 THE CREATIVE PROCESS
1:02:53 BUYING BACK SMOSH FROM MYTHICAL
1:06:17 THE FUTURE OF SMOSH
1:12:00
All Comments (21)
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WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO HERE ▸ https://youtu.be/DwsZggwPRKc
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I will say, I don’t think Ian gets enough credit for stepping up, holding down the fort, and keeping Smosh alive over the years. It shows how much he loves Smosh and it’s his baby and he’ll keep it going.
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"Even if it doesn't do well, I know this was the right thing. And if we burn it to the ground, I am happy to do that with you." what a raw line, straight from the heart
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Whoever was that teacher who paired these two deserves to be praised.
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to everyone saying that Ian was emotionally distant in this video: i really don't think he was. As someone who is uncomfortable showing emotions (let alone on camera) i know how hard it is to even just talk about these things. And you can see in the way he talks about their friendship that he's clearly spent a lot of time reflecting on it, and it shows great emotional intelligence. Not everyone wants to be completely vulnerable on camera for millions of people to see, and that's fine.
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Mad respect for Ian. Let it be known that Smosh would have never made it this far if not for his resilience. He really believed in this project and he’s held on long enough to see it come back to fruition. That takes immense strength and patience.
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Ian not fully expressing but essentially saying that he would never give up on Smosh. My fucking heart.
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Don't know if anyone else has said it but props to Ian's friend Diana for pushing for them to talk again
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this is a "If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it's yours. If not, it was never meant to be" type of friendship
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Rhett and Link are just officially the most supportive internet dads on earth. It warms my heart that they not only saved Smosh when Defy shut down, but also are the ones to hand back the torch to you guys after having had years to mature into the people you are now. Best of luck to you both. I'm excited to see what you'll get up to.
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“Even if we burn it to the ground, I’m happy to do it with you” that shit gripped my heart I’m so happy for you guys.
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The fact that Ian had to become numb in order to cope with everything is just..so heartbreaking. No one should go through that and I can't imagine all the stuff Ian had to deal with and I couldn't be more glad that they're back together. I haven't watched any Smosh videos lately, but I hope Ian's doing better with Anothony back in the picture and with their friendship becoming stronger once again. My best wishes go out to them. My childhood heroes.
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Never seen anthony laugh so openly and so much with someone and never seen ian so vulnerable on camera but he genuinely see s so happy just talking with anthony Im so happy for these two best friends man
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Hearing how Ian was so sure that there would be a bunch of collabs between Smosh and Anthony's Channel after the initial departure and him realizing how that would probably never happen makes me feel like all the "Where's Anthony?" bits must've stung much more than we realized since Ian must've been wondering the same thing for all those years
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My respect to Rhett & Link will forever be infinite, what a fucking moment.
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From a business standpoint, let’s talk about how impressive what Ian did actually was. He was handed a failing business after stripping all of its resources, and told to make it work, or else his whole livelihood is ruined, and he somehow kept them afloat. That’s some extremely impressive work by Ian
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This is less of an interview, but more of two friends finally passing the final milestone in repairing their friendship. A truly beautiful moment...
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This feels more like a couples therapy session rather than an interview and I'm living for it
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When Anthony said “my best friend that I grew up with is still here” really hit hard. I love seeing you two together again
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51:43 I've not heard Anthony laugh like that in a long time. It's different from his normal "interviewing a guest" laugh.
