- They're so comfortable with each other,
and it makes me so uncomfortable. - It's just kinda fun to watch
these dudes be open minded and film all sort of things.
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
- (Diana) There is a drag show here at BuzzFeed Studios.
- Oh my god! Is it the Try Guys?
- I love the Try Guys so much. - They're the nicest human beings.
I've met them when they come in the office.
- (Ned) No, I don't think I've ever been to a drag show.
- Ohh. I love drag queens. (chuckles)
- (Zach) Drag queens, drag culture.
I don't know anything. - (Allusia) I will be your guide.
- Ah, I love this episode. I watched it, too.
They all turn, like, drag. - It's fun to watch
these grown as men try new things.
- (Keith) I never wore heels, mostly 'cause my feet are so big.
I don't even understand why ladies wear heels.
- This is so funny. - (Keith) ...almost gross how perfect
they are. - Whoa, did you see his calves?
- (Eugene) This has to go? - (Mayhem) That has to go.
- (Eugene) All of it? - (Mayhem) Yeah.
- (Eugene) How long does it take to shave a leg?
- (chuckles) - (Zach) How well groomed should
this area be? - Oh my god.
- (Misty) Her name is Gingervitis.
- (amused) Her name is Ginger! (claps)
Oh, [bleep]. - Keith is a really nice guy.
We had him on Challenge Chalice. He's so cool.
- (Cupcake) Champagne Ken. - Amazing.
- I love these names. - Look! (squeals) Oh my god!
They're so hot! - They're-- how do they do it?
How do they just transform every single time
they have to do something? - (Mayhem) Cheyenne Pepper!
- Cheyenne Pepper. That is a beautiful name.
- (women laughing) - Wow, those moves.
- (Allusia) Cornucopia Cornfield. - I forgot what he looked like.
Oh my god! (chuckles) - It's just kinda fun to watch
these dudes be open minded and film all sort of things.
- (Zach) Huge respect for drag queens. - You can't watch a Try Guys video
and not smile and laugh. - I love them so much.
I've stanned them since 2015, I think. - They get along so well,
and it shows a friendship that everybody wants.
- In this epic four-part series, the Try Guys will test
what it's like to drive... - (gasps) I've been watching this one!
- (Zach) We're getting drunk. We're getting stoned.
We're getting sleepy. - Well...
- (Zach) And we're gonna be texting. - ...as long as it's safe.
- (Keith) We're doing this specifically to show you
why you shouldn't do this. - (claps) Good job, guys.
- (Ned) Let's go! - I think that's Keith's car
that they're using, too. - I don't know how Keith
allowed them to use his car to film this.
- (Keith) Take it nice and safe,
but not too slow, 'cause I don't want people
to think I'm drunk. - But you are.
- (Zach) Ah, [bleep]. - This is amazing.
- (Zach) What are you talking ab-- Oh.
- (Ned) Well, you are definitely in the middle of the intersection.
- (Zach) Am I in the intersection? - (laughs)
(tires squealing) - And this course is low-key hard.
- (Ned) Whoa, whoa, whoa. - (laughs) My god. No!
- (Zach) The thing you do is that you think you're doing well...
- Ah, this is giving me anxiety. Ah!
- (Eugene) No! - (gasps) Noo, the puppy!
It's a fake puppy, but still! - (Zach) I remember feeling
just this surge of confidence like I have never felt before.
- (Ned) This was funny and fun, because it was a simulation.
But each one of those cones, that could be a pedestrian.
- See, there's always a sort of message, and I like that.
- They're all very different from each other,
which is what really makes it fun to watch.
I hope that when I'm 30, I have these kind of friends.
- (Eugene) Today, the Try Guys are trying on some
of the most cringy Halloween costumes
for couples ever invented.
- (Ned) This is the greatest day of my life.
- Oh, goodness. - (Eugene) So, let's [bleep] strip.
- (Keith) Oh, okay. - Oh, no!
- (Ned) Yeah! - (laughs) Oh my god.
- They're just-- (chuckles) Oh my gosh! I just--
They're so comfortable with each other,
and it makes me so uncomfortable.
- (Ned) We fit together... - That's so cute.
- (Ned) ...in a non-sexual way. - Cheesy.
- (Keith) Next up is the hot dog and buns!
Or should I say the wiener and the butt?
- Their friendship, too, is what makes it,
which is so nice, 'cause not only are the funny people,
they have great personalities, but they're also friends.
- Look how cute he is! - (Keith) Do I look like a hot dog,
or do I look like an animal vagina? - He looks like a crepe, if anything.
- (Zach) I have to put my head in his bun flap?
- (Ned) Yeah. - (laughs)
- Oh my goodness. - (Keith) Deer in headlights.
- Oh my god. - (Eugene imitates car motor)
- Okay, I actually really like this one.
I'd do that. - (Zach) Think they turn on?
- (Ned) Mack 'em. - (Zach and Ned) Ahh!
♪ (dance music) ♪ - Oh my god! (chuckles)
He broke the boob. - (Zach) Do you watch Hulu's
award-winning show... - (chuckles) Oh my god.
Is this the slutty Handmaid's Tale?
- (Eugene) You know what? Honestly, it's really the bonnet.
- (Ned) This is okay. This is not.
- That's pretty funny. That's pretty fu-- (laughs)
- (Keith) ...the bonnet, I can just be a sexy devil.
- (Eugene) Then you're back to sexy Red-- Little Red Riding Hood.
- (Keith) Sexy devil! - I mean, why not be both?
Their dynamic is just so... (sighs) it's just so comfortable.
- (FBE) So, those videos all came from the Try Guys.
- I love them. - (FBE) Since they have so many
crazy videos, we couldn't possibly show all that they do.
We're gonna show you a quick montage
of some of their recent videos to give you more of a scope
of what they're all about. - Okay.
- They left BuzzFeed, and they're their own
little YouTube group now. They have their own little warehouse,
but it's actually one of the dude's houses.
- (Try Guys screaming) - Oh! I saw this one,
when they try out the rollercoaster at Knott's.
- Oh, I've been on that ride at Knott's Berry Farm.
That one's not a fun one.
♪ (dance music) ♪ - ♪ When I say ♪
♪ Hey, yeah, yeah ♪ - I love this song.
- Is that from the VidCon? Yeah. I think I saw
this performance, actually.
- ♪ What's going on? ♪ - I'm dead.
- "The Babadook is a gay icon." Yes!
- ♪ Uh-oh ♪ ♪ Now sissy that walk ♪
- Oh, hell yeah. - We love you, Eugene,
you perfect human being.
- (chuckles) - ♪ (vocalizing) ♪
- They're ballsy for doing this, man.
- (Ned) Hi! - Ned's baby!
- A baby, oh my god! - Ah, their baby is so cute.
Look at them. - (Keith) Oh my gosh.
Is this my first time on camera? - (Ariel) ...Bean too, if you want.
- (Keith) Look at this precious little nugget.
- (snickers) That's how I feel about children. They terrify me.
They're too fragile. - (Ned) We're gonna have
a consultation with a plastic surgeon,
and then we're gonna have a Photoshop artist recreate
what it would be like if we got plastic surgery.
- Now, that's what I need to do. (laughs)
Wow. I mean, he looks great no matter what.
- (Keith) You ever played Mario Party and you puffed up the balloons
of somebody's face? - (laughs)
- Wait, what changed? - (Eugene) Do we not have
the after photo? - (woman) That is the after photo.
- Damn. So, they're saying you're beautiful in general.
- (laughs) - (Zach) Oh!
- Oh my god. - (Zach) Who the [bleep] is that?
- They can't do Zach dirty like that.
- Y'all look perfect the way you are! You don't need no surgery.
- Their whole content is super different.
That's one of the things that has their audience so broad,
it's because they do so much. They've worked so hard.
I really applaud (clap) them.
- (FBE) And finally, before we get into more questions,
one noteworthy piece of news on the Try Guys
happened earlier in this year when they formed their own company.
- Right, yeah. They left BuzzFeed.
- (FBE) So, we wanna show you a small piece of their announcement
of that. - Yeah, let's do it.
- (Keith) We decided we should make a company.
And for the most part, I think it was a good decision.
- (Eugene) Collectively, we decided it was just time
to try something else. - (chuckles) "Try" something else,
'cause they're the Try Guys. - (Zach) The whole time, we felt
like there was more that we could be doing
and giving to you, and now's that time.
- I'm just really excited to be able to work with my friends
in a capacity that challenges our creativity.
- That's so cool. - (Ned) New channel! Get amped!
Get with it! Let's do this!
- That's awesome, honestly. The fact that this is their chance
to branch out, even become bigger than what they already are.
And I feel like it was the perfect time.
- I'm sure it wasn't easy. I heard there was a lot
of fees to pay, a lot of things to handle
before they could leave. Gotta commend them for doing that.
- (FBE) So, here's a picture of the Try Guys,
Keith, Ned, Zach, and Eugene. They're currently some
of the biggest YouTubers on the rise
and even hosted this year's Streamy Awards.
What do you think it is about these guys
that people like so much? - They're just so much fun
and outgoing and willing to do different things
and have adventures. - They're all super funny,
and they all have kind of a different personality.
- There's something about them that's just kind of likable,
'cause they all have their own personalities.
They're very different from each other.
But seeing them clash together is really entertaining.
- (FBE) The group started making videos together in 2014
when all four worked at BuzzFeed. - Yes.
I can't tell you how many times I'd stay up late,
and they're thinking, oh, I'm doing homework.
No, I'm watching BuzzFeed. (chuckles)
- (FBE) The first videos were not meant to turn into a series.
They were just one-offs. But according to the Try Guys,
they could not convince other staff members
to participate in their crazier videos, and that's how the group
came to star just the four of them. - Oh, so it was basically
the four craziest dudes down to do anything.
That sounds good to me.
- (FBE) One of the most notable episodes was them trying drag,
which we showed you earlier, which many say
was when the Try Guys really came together.
What are your thoughts on what it must've been like
to leave such a big company to pursue this on their own?
- I bet it was really scary for them. Props to them for just
being brave enough to actually go and do that.
But you know what? That worked for them the first time.
They were brave enough when everyone else wasn't
to go and try those things. And it's paying off.
- It looked like they're a lot happier now
with being independent. Props to them for finding
whatever fits them a little more.
- They probably saw something within the Try Guys formula
that they thought, "Yo, we could really make
something out of this.
And if we have our own creative freedom,
we can take this to a whole new level."
- That's where they got their start. So, it's like, of course,
they're always gonna be forever indebted to them for that.
It gave them the ability to be able to take that risk
to start their own production company and do stuff on their own,
which shows that the fans that started with them in BuzzFeed
are loyal fans, because they've been there
for them since the beginning.
- It's easy to work for someone, because you're being told
what to do, you have a schedule there, you know where you're going
and what you're doing. But then when you're gonna take
that concept that you've worked on and then make it your own,
you don't have that same sort of management or backup there.
It's just you and your friends. So, the fact that they were able
to do it and do it so successfully is incredible.
- (FBE) As you saw, earlier this year, the group became independent
and started their own production company.
With the help of their fans and Patreon,
they were able to raise enough money to start this company, hire a crew,
and sustain on their own. They did this to not only
have more creative control over their content,
but also so that they could focus on additional projects
to help them grow beyond just the Try Guys videos.
- I mean, that's the best thing that you could hope for,
and to take something that you have and just make it even bigger.
- (FBE) What do you think about them trying to grow
beyond YouTube while also being such a strong talent on the platform?
- I think there's nothing wrong with trying to grow
and do something new. If you stick to the same thing,
over time, it's gonna get boring. And if you wanna stay
in this industry, you always have to try new things,
and you have to kind of expand your creativity.
- The whole moving thing is just very common.
I feel like they're just following what other YouTubers are doing.
Everyone is moving on to Twitch. - They're gonna do just fine.
Their mindset is already in the future and what they want for the future
and where they wanna get for their stability and for everything,
because they know they're not gonna be forever.
- No one wants to put all their eggs in the YouTube basket.
So, obviously, lots of giant creators, like FBE itself, you know,
we don't do just stuff for the internet.
We like to create things for, you know, traditional media,
for social media platforms, things like that.
And I think that just comes with the risk of being
primarily an internet creator.
- (FBE) Finally, as the Try Guys continue to experiment
into trying all different kinds of things,
what is one thing that you hope that they try?
- Try, try... Have they done haunted house?
Extreme haunted houses?
- I wanna see a traveling series of them going to different countries
and trying out different cultures and stuff like that.
- Try to make a movie, guys. Try to make a blockbuster hit,
so that we can sell out all the tickets opening night.
- Make a family recipe, 'cause they have families,
and I feel they all come from different backgrounds
and different places. Maybe they can involve their moms
and make a family recipe with their moms
and try to replicate it.
- Deep sea diving? Just because I want them
to run into just the strangest, grossest sea life creatures.
And I think it would be hilarious.
And I think it's fun to see people scared.
Is that psychotic? I think it's a little bit psychotic.
- Thanks for trying out this episode of College Kids React.
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- Hey, guys. Ethan here from FBE. Thank you so much for watching
this episode. And if you enjoyed this episode
and want to check out more from the Try Guys,
be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel.
You can click on the link right over there.