lately I’ve been thinking about how many established youtubers have made their non-American accent a big part of their persona

like Total Biscuit (RIP) and The Spiffing Brit both really play(ed) up their Englishness. and of course there’s Jacksepticeye playing up his Irishness. strangely I don’t think Pewdiepie ever played much into being Swedish - maybe because a lot of Americans don’t know much about Sweden? although he could’ve done a viking persona - Americans love vikings

another interesting counterexample is Nerd Cubed who always felt to me like he was playing for an audience of English people, and it was just a happy accident that a lot of non-English people liked him too. but that doesn’t mean he has to explain what a Womble is or avoid making Taskmaster references