Daniel Howell

Daniel Dan James Howell is a British vlogger and radio personality who is best known for his YouTube channel Daniel Howell previously danisnotonfire Howell went to the University of Manchester in 2010 to study law but dropped out in order to pursue video blogging as a profession Howell has lived with fellow YouTuber Phil Lester since August 2011 the pair moved to London in July 2012 and recently built a house together In 2015 Howell and Lester released their cowritten a book titled The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire TABINOF It topped the General Hardbacks Sunday Times Bestsellers list having sold 26745 copies in the UK in the first week of its release It also became a 1 New York Times Bestseller in the young adult hardcover list They performed their theatrical stage show The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire TATINOF during October and November 2015 ending at the London Palladium In 2016 they took the tour to the US which began at Playlist Live in Orlando Florida and ended on 24 June 2016 at the Dolby in Hollywood CA It was the largest tour ever by YouTube creators Following a hiatus from YouTube in June 2019 Howell came out as queer and gay in a video uploaded on his channel titled Basically Im Gay he also said that he doesnt feel the need to use labels He has since supported LGBTQ charities and advocated for LGBTQ equality In September 2020 Howell announced his first solo publication You Will Get Through This Night Written in conjunction with psychologist Dr Heather Bolton the book is A practical guide to taking control of your mental health for today tomorrow and the days after The book was released 18 May 2021 under the HQ and Dey Street Books imprints of HarperCollins He performed his first solo show Were All Doomed in 2022 He is currently active on the channel Dan and Phil Games with cocreator Phil Lester