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Andrew Schulz draws the line at Akiko's mustache trim

A brief styling-trailer joke from August is getting fresh attention, with Schulz suddenly less adventurous than the woman holding the clippers.

Why this story? The video is running at 43,347 views a day, 11 times its usual pace (3,805).

Akiko trying to get me fired before we start filming...Akiko trying to get me fired before we start filming...

Andrew Schulz checks his freshly trimmed mustache in the camera. Akiko steps back, then brings the clippers toward the center again. His response is immediate: "No, no, don't do it like that!"

The styling trailer breaks into laughter. In "Akiko trying to get me fired before we start filming...", the comedian's preparation for the camera becomes the comedy itself. The title's threat to his employment is a joke, not an announcement about a job.

Posted in late August, the clip has added about 43,000 views in a day, more than eleven times its usual daily pace. It has passed half a million views without being a new upload.

The comments pick up on the mustache gag, with Charlie Chaplin references and observations about Akiko's commitment to the bit. One viewer singles out Schulz's laugh at the end, comparing it to the laugh in Gorillaz's "Feel Good Inc."

It isn't the only older Schulz clip moving: his July stand-up video about Mexican workers is also drawing views much faster than usual. But this backstage exchange needs neither a stage nor a crowd, just a second pass with the clippers.

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The facts
Subscribers
3,000,000
Channel views, last 7 days
1,020,809
Channel views, pace per day
348,193 (on a normal day: 126,886)
Video published
August 31, 2026
Video views so far
555,384 (53 days online)
Video views, pace per day
43,347 (on a normal day: 3,805)

The numbers

The mustache clip's daily views have jumped sharply. Schulz's older stand-up clip about Mexican workers is also having an unusually busy day.

views per day, this video
typical day
3,805
now
43,347
subscribers
3,000,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
739,032,873
views per day
348,193
typical day: 126,886
the video
views
555,384
likes
6,345
comments
223
days online
53
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Josh Johnson
2,670,000
Drew Lynch
2,610,000
Jimmy Carr
2,260,000
As of October 23, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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