BenBankasComedy

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November 8, 2026 3.4x its usual first day Weird to wake up in a Blue Texas.. #comedy #comed… The video opened at a pace of 144,966 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (43,118).

This week on the channel +3.1M views this week

Ben Bankas turns election morning into a Texas stand-up routine

His most watched new Short brings a Canadian perspective to the stage, alongside a Los Angeles midterms set.

Channel: BenBankasComedy · Story of November 9, 2026

Video people are talking about 6x its usual comments

Ben Bankas saves his Trump cap for the Austin punchline

His morning-after-election comedy Short drew six times the usual first-day comments, without an unusual surge in views.

Channel: BenBankasComedy · Story of November 7, 2026

This week on the channel +2.5M views this week

Stroudsburg crowd work joins Ben Bankas' touring comedy shelf

The censored Pennsylvania compilation is one of three new uploads, alongside an Atlanta set and his question-themed stand-up clip.

Channel: BenBankasComedy · Story of October 10, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Woke up in Austin, TX like… #comedy #comedian #bluestate #texas

Video published

November 5, 2026

Video views so far

543,980

Video views, pace per day

28,571

Views on its first day

111,685

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.7% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.7% on this channel, 0.4% on the category's middle channel

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
The Midterms | Ben Bankas Standup Comedy	November 11, 2026	7:12	205,698	20,793	116,612	4,786	359
This is my favorite part	November 10, 2026	0:40 short	153,101	27,363	66,059	7,961	329
Florida was close man	November 10, 2026	0:47 short	103,129	6,648	71,092	4,488	237
That time of year is coming	November 7, 2026	2:59 short	49,126	1,702	23,259	3,287	115
Weird to wake up in a Blue Texas.. #comedy #comedian #stand…	November 6, 2026	1:02 short	422,886	13,013	144,966	20,793	1,890
Who do you have the same birthday as? Watch and find out wh…	November 6, 2026	1:36 short	17,509	601	8,326	1,193	55
Woke up in Austin, TX like… #comedy #comedian #bluestate #t…	November 5, 2026	1:00 short	543,980	28,571	111,685	32,051	2,878
You never know who’s coming to a show!	November 5, 2026	1:30 short	34,836	704	15,416	1,874	36
Can’t vote illegally for a Republican… #comedy #comedian #s…	November 4, 2026	1:01 short	85,599	1,961	41,344	4,309	148
Women, they know TOO MUCH now!	November 4, 2026	1:34 short	13,293	502	6,030	968	23
Mid Terms in Los Angeles | Ben Bankas Standup Comedy	November 4, 2026	10:10	71,869	950	35,990	1,974	182
She is with the right Bank!! #comedy #comedian #standup #st…	November 3, 2026	2:05 short	191,920	3,169	82,427	8,606	966
It’s what they are watching these days…	November 3, 2026	1:52 short	51,513	1,574	28,107	3,290	76
Where were they going?!	November 2, 2026	2:17 short	39,451	240	24,043	2,152	97
California Takeover | Ben Bankas Standup Comedy	November 1, 2026	-	15	0	-	26	0

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

49.3 in the category: 40.2

comments per 1,000 views

3.7 in the category: 0.6

a video's usual first day on this channel

43,939 views

short vs long

12 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 142,195
average views per long video: 138,783

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
R U MAD? | Ben Bankas Standup Comedy (Full Special)	June 23, 2026	58:33	1,124,986
Ben Bankas on The Ice Lady | Standup Comedy	January 14, 2026	8:59	1,111,869
Elect This | Ben Bankas Comedy Special	October 20, 2024	37:42	915,625
Ben Bankas has heckler with woke Haircut at Yuk Yuk's Toron…	December 21, 2025	9:54	594,755
PERMISSION 2 LAUGH | A Ben Bankas Comedy Special	July 1, 2024	35:52	493,351

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Somalians are the backbone of America #comedy #standup #sta…	November 29, 2025	1:42	4,526,443
Female “pilot” #comedy #comedian #standup #standupcomedy #s…	May 14, 2026	2:23	3,746,114
Woke makes things worse.. #comedy #comedian #standup #short…	April 21, 2026	2:05	3,586,063
What happened to her!?!? #comedy #comedian #comedyshorts #s…	August 25, 2026	0:57	2,350,407
Some libs walked out in Arizona #comedy #comedian #standupc…	October 6, 2025	0:59	1,918,035

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 8, 2026Video taking offWeird to wake up in a Blue Texas.. #comedy #comed… The video opened at a pace of 144,966 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (43,118).
2. November 7, 2026Video people are talking aboutWoke up in Austin, TX like… #comedy #comedian #bl… The video drew 869 comments in its first day, 6 times a normal first day on this channel (146).Read the story