Ryan Maxwell, a digital comedian who has more than 2.6M followers on TikTok, created an entire series of videos about "Embarrassing Stuff" people have done
Ryan Maxwell is a comedy TikToker and content creator. The videos that he posted absolutely blew up on the platform and reached millions of people in just a few months. His popularity can be attributed to his ongoing TikTok series, like "Dumb Stuff from the Internet" and "Embarrassing Stuff" (the one you can see in this post). His comedy reaction videos create a positive vibe in the community and cause some serious laughs.
We were able to have a little chat with Ryan about his sense of humor and the inspiration behind his videos. It turns out that right now he works in the nuclear sector and before that, he was a primary teacher. According to him, it is a far cry from what he does on social media.
Today, he finds himself back in his hometown, in West Cumbria, enjoying the rainy Lakes and planning to move to Manchester or London in the new year.
Thinking about the popular video series, he said that the idea to start them simply came from his sense of humor, which is so basic and immature. "I’m the person whose stomach hurts from laughing when someone trips over," he admitted.
A few weeks ago, he saw a thread on Instagram about different embarrassing incidents. Although right now, Ryan can't recall exactly where he saw it, he just remembers how hilarious it was. The TikToker and his friend were laughing so much from the stories people shared, he decided to make a video out of it. "When I did, people came in droves commenting their embarrassing experiences, and I guess it’s just gone from there," he explained.
The content that Ryan posts is appreciated by millions of people across the world, and one of the reasons why is because it often seems like there's no coming back from such mortifying moments. He had a real-life story to share with us: "Just this weekend, a friend of mine jumped on a tube as the doors were closing, by herself, while the rest of us watched it speed off with her on it on the platform. It was hilarious; my friends and I were in stitches, but so was the rest of the platform."
The TikToker thinks that this is probably why such situations are funny to so many. "They’re often stupid things that actually aren’t that embarrassing but for some reason, we all mutually die at the thought of them happening to us," he explained.
It's no secret that when you remember at least one awkward situation from your life, others start popping up in your head. Ryan had another story to tell us and it involves accidentally sending his boss an awkward text. "I accidentally messaged my (at the time) new boss about a one-night stand I've had; I’d meant to message a friend of mine and they had the same name!"
When it comes to picking out the most memorable story from the "Embarrassing Stuff" series, he said it’s definitely the moment one person had at a funeral. That person wanted to say "'this is terrible' / 'at least she’s in a better place' and it came out as 'she’s in a terrible place.'" Hearing this is painful and funny at the same time because you know that it's just a natural human mistake, but the circumstances are truly unfortunate.
However, when our minds play tricks on us and we end up making a complete fool of ourselves, it’s good to know that we can at least commiserate on the Internet about it. Ryan is really grateful for his followers: "It’s a great community that is coming together on my TikTok—all funny, no harm, and the sillier the better—so everyone is welcome!"
