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"He seems friendly enough" climbs to 22 million views

The Smirk clip sits at number ten on YouTube's U.S. comedy trending chart with 22,208,356 views; BBN still hasn't watched it, only read the title.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on #Trending
Published 7:39 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by YouTube (Smirk): “Viral meme video "He seems friendly enough" hits 22M views”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:39 AM ET on #Trending, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Smirk video called He seems friendly enough is now sitting at twenty-two million views and holding the number ten spot on the U.S. comedy trending chart this morning.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's about two million more than when we first mentioned it overnight, and we still haven't watched it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOur entire review is a praying hands emoji.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd I'm thrilled for him, whoever he is, because the title says friendly.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFriendly enough, Chip. Enough is carrying that whole sentence on its back.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEnough?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwenty-two million strangers pressed play and survived, so I'm calling him very friendly. I'd invite him to brunch, and I'd sit near the door.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHashtag Friendlyish. Dr. Byte, is the algorithm friendly, or just enough?