Zainab Johnson's sunglasses complicate a compliment on Netflix Is A Joke

Clips from Toxically Optimistic occupy the channel's three busiest spots in a 15-upload week.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

It's a weird hobby to have #ZainabJohnson #ToxicallyOptimistic

The compliment has a problem. In Netflix Is A Joke's most watched new upload, Zainab Johnson recalls a man stopping her on a Washington, D.C., street to praise her eyes. Two steps later, she remembers she's wearing black sunglasses.

That little delay is the payoff in "It's a weird hobby to have #ZainabJohnson #ToxicallyOptimistic," a stand-up excerpt built around Johnson's joke that men sometimes lie simply to give themselves something to do. It has reached about 208,000 views. Viewers single out the sunglasses reveal and her delivery, while one recalls being at the show.

Johnson gives the week its clearest through line. Alongside that clip, "All about perspective #ZainabJohnson #ToxicallyOptimistic" preceded the special's October 27 premiere, and "She can't be alone in this #ZainabJohnson #ToxicallyOptimistic" followed it. The latter is currently drawing views fastest, and all three occupy the channel's busiest daily-viewing slots.

The wider lineup includes Theo Von's I'm Doing Fine, Mary Beth Barone's dog-themed bit and a Nobody Wants This season-three excerpt featuring the world of Kristen Bell's Joanne and Adam Brody's Noah. There were 15 uploads altogether, but Johnson's stage stories supplied the most watched arrivals.

Subscribers held steady over the week, while the catalog added roughly 4.5 million views. Daily viewing is running below its usual pace. In the nearby stand-up group, Max Amini had a particularly substantial week of viewing and subscriber growth; Netflix Is A Joke's own week belongs less to an audience surge than to a concentrated introduction to Toxically Optimistic.

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More from Netflix Is A JokeVideo taking off 15x its usual first dayZainab Johnson imagines dating without the guessing gamesHer Toxically Optimistic excerpt on Netflix Is A Joke turns a friend's ordinary question into the whole punchline.Channel: Netflix Is A Joke · Story of October 31, 2026 Also in Stand-up comediansA video worth knowingMax Amini's crowd supplies the beatboxer and a dance partnerShin and Chen turn an audience conversation into an impromptu performance in "China's Got Talent."Channel: Max Amini · Story of October 31, 2026 A different discovery todayVideo taking off 47x its usual first dayDiane Sawyer's Patrick Stewart interview closes World News TonightThe October 29 edition also covers Alaska's Senate probes and a Pentagon firing, but its comment section belongs largely to the actor.Channel: ABC News · Story of October 31, 2026

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The videos drawing views on Netflix Is A Joke right now

She can’t be alone in this #ZainabJohnson #ToxicallyOptimistic179,504 views · 2026-10-28 All about perspective #ZainabJohnson #ToxicallyOptimistic132,774 views · 2026-10-26 Don’t. Do. Shit. #TheoVon #ImDoingFine39,230 views · 2026-10-26 Would do anything to be a dog #MaryBethBarone37,004 views · 2026-10-28 You’re gonna want to write these down #NobodyWantsThis #Season321,504 views · 2026-10-29

The numbers

Here is how Netflix Is A Joke's week looks across views, subscribers and new uploads.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Max Amini

28,538,000

Trevor Noah

18,022,519

Matt Rife

11,658,453

Josh Johnson

10,287,114

Netflix Is A Joke

4,527,985

Drew Lynch

3,707,023

Dry Bar Comedy

2,353,209

Comedy Central Stand-Up

1,403,280

The Andrew Schulz

1,330,452

subscribers

4,590,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

2,960,192,959

views per day

532,462

typical day: 667,679

first-day views of each video posted this week

It's a weird hobby to have #ZainabJohns…

93,733

She can’t be alone in this #ZainabJohns…

131,546

All about perspective #ZainabJohnson #T…

47,475

Don’t. Do. Shit. #TheoVon #ImDoingFine

30,233

Would do anything to be a dog #MaryBeth…

31,023

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Trevor Noah

4,900,000

Max Amini

4,830,000

Netflix Is A Joke

4,590,000

Matt Rife

4,390,000

Dry Bar Comedy

3,090,000

The Andrew Schulz

3,000,000

Comedy Central Stand-Up

2,820,000

Josh Johnson

2,690,000

Drew Lynch

2,610,000

As of October 30, 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.