Hannah Stocking turns awkwardness into art. Stocking got her start on Vine and now has 72 million fans across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram who watch her highly produced sketches that exaggerate everyday dramas. “My content is minimal talking,” she says. “If someone doesn’t speak English, they can still laugh—it’s Charlie Chaplin-esque.”
0:00 Introducing Hannah Stocking
0:25 Stocking Reacts To Her First Vine
2:04 How Stocking Found Her Social Media Niche
3:58 The Video That Made Rihanna Slide Into Stocking’s DMs
6:06 The Production Chaos Behind Stocking’s Viral FIFA Partnership
7:53 Stocking’s #1 Rule for Lasting 13+ Years In This Industry
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