Someday this week, a TikTok star was born — and she or he wore an orange, spandex jumpsuit and an outsized pretend, yellow mustache. I am speaking, after all, about @_ashbyflorence_.
You’ve got seemingly seen Ashby should you’ve logged onto TikTok within the final week or so. Perhaps you’ve got seen her on a dwell stream, otherwise you’ve seen the viral clips, otherwise you’ve seen folks reacting to the clips, otherwise you’ve seen others speaking about how humorous she is. Regardless, she’s lately change into a fixture on FYPs in every single place, mine included.
Maybe you are like me, randomly spouting quotes from a girl on TikTok dressed because the Lorax or Alexander Hamilton. Issues like, “I am baaaashful” in a vaguely Midwest accent, or “I am joooking,” or protruding your tongue, lizard-like, as a punchline. I am unable to think about I am alone on this expertise, the unusual, viral comedy of Ashby worming into your every day life.
So…who’s Ashby?
Finest I can inform, Ashby’s actual title is Ashby Florence and she or he works an actual job doing graphic design. (Mashable has reached out to Florence and can replace if we obtain a response.)
However we’re not speaking Ashby the IRL individual, we’re speaking the all of a sudden viral comic. Like others on TikTok lately, she gained some traction lately dressing up as Alexander Hamilton, which someway grew to become a pattern. This lip sync submit, as an illustration, racked up practically 12 million views.
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Usually, Ashby channels a model of Hamilton that was fed up and pressed for time. It is fairly humorous.
However the perfect stuff, the funniest stuff — for my part — is Ashby’s livestreams. They’ve created a complete ecosystem of clips, particularly those with Ashby dressed up because the Lorax. Now…why the Lorax? Properly, visually, it is humorous, and others have dressed like the Lorax on TikTok earlier than. However you have not actually seen it till you see Ashby do it. Her comedic timing, plus the vaguely Midwest accent, plus the large mustache, the large ft, the stomach, it is simply…excellent. I imply, simply watch this submit from Ashby that’s half Lorax, half Norm from Cheers, half Andrew Cube Clay, half Tim Robinson… half…I do not know.
Why does she stick her tongue out for a punchline? Who is aware of, however I find it irresistible. Why the tough edits? Once more, ditto. Why pronounce squirrels like that? Once more, find it irresistible. Folks on TikTok have taken to clipping her dwell streams, pouring over their favourite moments. It is fairly hilarious stuff, and completely unusual, and has taken my FYP hostage.
Ashby is an ideal creator for 2025. She’s admitted she hasn’t seen The Lorax and brazenly says “give me cash” adopted with a ITYSL-esque “I am jokinnnn.” She actually talks (in Lorax voice) about milking her viral second. She re-treads catchphrases like “I am baaaashful” and makes crass, foolish jokes. To not learn too a lot right into a humorous individual dressing up because the Lorax, however Ashby brazenly mocks the concept of creators appearing like they do not submit for the money. And folks actually find it irresistible. The response on-line has been practically universally constructive, so far as I can inform.
So, what now?
So far as I can inform, the world of Ashby’s content material is huge. There are movies of her because the Lorax and Hamilton, after all, but in addition Pitbull (after all) and, effectively, herself. There are many clips to peruse by means of as a result of livestreams clearly last more than the standard TikTok.
And Ashby additionally has one other livestream deliberate for Tuesday round 9 p.m. ET. It is solely listed as a shock character with the outline, “I hope I don’t get too bashful.” My private hope is we get extra of the Lorax. However no matter it’s, we are able to relaxation assured it will be humorous and really unusual.
UPDATE: Aug. 26, 2025, 1:03 p.m. UTC This story was up to date to appropriate Florence’s line of labor. She works in graphic design, not PR as was beforehand written.
