- Oh, no! No! - Am I not hip with the kids anymore?
Am I not "radical" or something?
- This would be such a good do not laugh challenge video,
'cause I would win. ♪ (upbeat techno intro) ♪
- Oh, it's James Henry. - (man farts)
- James Henry. Why does that sound familiar?
- I used to watch him pretty often.
- (man farts loudly) - (woman) Oh, god!
- I'm sorry! - (woman) Lay off the beans!
- That was great. - I don't know what to make of that.
- I don't get it, man. I mean, it's TikTok humor, so...
- This is the internet, but just... come on, guys!
- Personally, I like straight, unscripted comedy.
The scripted comedy does have its demographic, but it's not me.
- How is it that 34 million people have seen that, and I haven't?
I'm on TikTok every day. I don't understand!
- I'll give him a fair chance, you know, watch a couple of his videos
and see if my opinion changes. ♪ (ominous music) ♪
- Uh-oh. - Oh, no! No!
- Oh. - (man) Hey, can you turn on the light
for me? I can't... - (gasps)
Not the light. That's the garbage--
- (man and woman screaming)
- Oh, jeez.
- (woman) It's not funny! - (man) You should've seen your face!
You said, "Ahhh!" - (laughs)
- It's a prank video, I guess, but staged? I don't know.
- That one, I'll give it some credit. That was pretty funny.
- This would be such a good do not laugh challenge video,
'cause I would win. The humor that I see on TikTok
is very-- I wouldn't say super dark humor,
but this is just over the top cheesy videos,
which is fine, you know. It works for him,
'cause he probably has a lot of kids that are on his account.
- I think if I was younger, I would really enjoy this.
- (man) Breathe, breathe, breathe! - (nurse) I was farting
like a crazy storm. - (man) Excuse me.
She needs help. - (nurse) Ahhh!
- She said, "Ahhh!" - But I do appreciate him
having props and set-ups and... - (baby crying)
- (nurse) It's a boy! - You gotta check the baby out.
The baby's white. - Oh my gosh. I can't!
- I'm guessing this might be one of his newer ones,
'cause after he blew up, he could get a set.
- It's pretty interesting to have a whole set for a TikTok video.
- It's a whole set with costume and everything,
and then... that's the camera quality. - He's putting time and effort
into the videos. It's not just something,
you know, you do at home.
- (prisoner) Love you. I love you! - (officer) Time's up let's go.
- (couple crying) - (man) Nooo!
(sighs)
- (both crying)
- (chuckles) - (woman) Time up! Time up!
- He really has a whole set for this.
- I love this. (slow claps) - (officer slow claps)
Great acting skills. Amazing! - I think that one was the best
out of all of them so far. - It's just not for me.
I'm not trying to be a hater. I'm trying to enjoy it,
but it's just not my cup of tea. I'm not gonna force it on a video.
I'm gonna be real. - You can tell he's developing,
and he's understanding his niche, and he's understanding
what his followers like and what they don't.
And he's adapting to that. - I understand it all now.
With the little bit of time you have to make a singular TikTok,
'cause it can't be super long, he makes the most out of it.
- I love this song, though. - Oh. Completely different.
♪ (hip-hop dance music) ♪ - Ayyy!
- She's so cute! - See, I like that.
She was killing it. She said, "Ooh."
- For TikTok, it's funny. But at the same time, it's TikTok,
so, I mean, eh. - I like how he brings in his family,
and he tries to show a personal side of himself.
- Now you're in my element. I like it!
- Oh, lord. (gun clicks)
(gun firing) ♪ (somber music) ♪
- It takes him so long to die. (laughs)
- (chuckles) It is true. - Why is he still standing?
- (chuckles) (crickets chirping)
- (laughs)
- I definitely thought the joke was gonna go somewhere else.
- (chuckles) - He's waving to people!
- (shooter yells in frustration) - They're playing Jenga. (chuckles)
- Not Jenga! I-- ugh! - All right. Funniest one.
Give that one the crown. - Well, it is pretty accurate,
since, I mean, in a lot of death scenes,
they do take a long time. - Please, just hurry up!
- (React) Overall, what did you think about his videos?
- I don't think that I would really watch him.
I don't think that they're necessarily for people with humor like mine,
I guess. I think that it's mainly, I guess,
little kids that would watch most of these videos,
since, I mean, they're pretty silly. - So, I enjoy his videos.
But at the same time, I look at it, and I'm like,
wow, am I getting old? Am I not hip with the kids anymore?
Am I not "radical" or something? ♪ (electric guitar chord) ♪
- We were just previously talking about how he was in a sound stage,
and he was doing the whole skits as very professional,
but he also shows another side of, like, you can do it at home.
And he shows his fans that it's not something
that, you know, you can't do. It's possible.
Just takes you and your brain, and you can do it.
- I respect his hustle. I respect his grind.
I respect the fact that, you know, it took him years to get
to where he's at, and I'm proud of him.
But, like I said, It's not my thing.
- He puts all this work into it. Like, he has costumes and a set
and, I mean, just the main idea for a short video.
So, he does put a lot of effort into it,
so I'd say that it sets him apart from a lot of other people.
- If he consistently does it, and he puts his time and effort,
and he shows that to his audience, I think he will achieve way more
in the long run than others that might blow up for one second.
- I feel bad for those who really try hard
to put out really good content, and it just doesn't get noticed
right away. It's like, it should get noticed!
- (React) What do you think about content like this
that's more collaborative and includes other people
versus creators who kind of go at it alone?
- The best way to blow up on TikTok and to gain followers
is collaboration. That's literally the easiest/best way
that anybody can blow up on TikTok, so I think it's really smart
on his point to get all these big TikTokers and be like,
"Hey, be a part of my video" instead of it being just by himself.
- I'd personally like to see some collabs.
I think, especially with this type of comedy,
there are a lot of creators who like to do this kind of thing.
And I think, personally, if I see a name of someone
that I'm a fan of, I will want to watch that.
And I think with this type of thing, it is something that is compatible
for everyone. Everyone can be a part of it,
so if he finds other people to collab with and go ahead and do it,
I would be interested to watch that. - He has that Vine kind of energy,
where it just kind of goes to you right away.
- Oh my gosh. I miss Vine so much. - He's like the last Viner
still with us. The last of a species.
- (React) James is kind of at the beginning of his career here.
What advice would you give to James as he continues
his TikTok and social media journey? - I'd tell him to just keep on
doing what he's doing. I mean, he seems to be doing good,
what he's doing, and getting a lot of followers.
So, I mean, just keep at it. - James, I think you're doing
an incredible job. I love how you're incorporating
all aspects of your life, from your comedy to your family.
Keep doing what you're doing, and you're only gonna go up from here.
- Congrats for all your success. Just keep it going.
And I would say try to reach out to people who aren't your audience,
so they can become your audience. So, kind of just switch it up
a little bit, so you can get people like me and people my age
to go onto your account. - Just keep doing the videos,
and you'll just keep evolving and evolving,
and you'll be very good. I mean, you already are.
- Thanks for watching this episode. - What other TikTok creators
should we react to? Let us know in the comments.
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