Origins

Dylan Matthews—better known online as “Dylan Is In Trouble”—grew up in Wisconsin and was born on June 21, 1991.^[3]

Channel Launch & Growth

He opened the Dylan Is In Trouble YouTube channel on March 27, 2017, and has since attracted roughly 1.99 million subscribers and more than 484 million total views.^[1]

Engagement at a Glance

According to analytics platform vidIQ, the channel enjoys an excellent 5.5% engagement rate, averages about half a video per week, and earns an estimated US $7 k–21 k per month from ads alone.^[1]

Signature Content Style

Matthews specializes in feature-length reaction commentaries on movies and TV shows, often watching “only the first and last episode” of sprawling series or live-reacting to entire films. Media outlet Vulture lists him among the essential long-form TV-recap creators, praising his mix of humor and detailed analysis.^[2]

From Music to Movies

The format evolved after Matthews retired his earlier music-reaction channel, Dylan Will Not Participate. In a 2022 interview, he explained that viewers seemed more interested in the artists he covered than in his commentary—so he pivoted to film and television, where his personality could lead the show.^[4]

Viewer Favorites

Recent uploads such as “Getting WAY too invested in *The Hunger Games Ballad*” and “Watching ONLY the FIRST and LAST Episode of *You*” routinely clear half a million views; several catalog videos top one million. Over the last 30 days alone, the channel pulled in roughly 5.6 million new views.^[5]

Community Impact

Dylan Is In Trouble’s dry, self-deprecating humor and genuine emotional reactions have fostered a loyal audience that treats each upload like a group watch-party.^[2] His long-form approach—episodes often run 45–60 minutes—shows that viewers will stick around for commentary that feels like watching with a particularly witty friend.

Dylan Is In Trouble

Dylan Is In Trouble

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