- Oh my god.
- Damn, this is gold.
- (cracking up)
I don't know why it's so funny.
♪ (upbeat theme music) ♪
- (FBE) All right, so today, we've got a challenge for you.
- I'm guessing I'm doing a laugh challenge.
- (FBE) We're gonna show you a series of videos--
- We're gonna be trying not smile or laugh while watching.
- (FBE) You got it. - Ah, I knew it.
- Great. Excellent.
I'm having a really good day today, so I'm very smiley.
- Of course you are. (giggling)
You bring me in on these because you know I'm bad at them.
- These are hard for me, but I won on the last one,
so maybe I can keep my streak.
- Today, I'm just gonna tap into my inner deep dark thoughts,
but if I need to laugh, I'll just laugh.
- Game mode on.
- (child) This is Talking Carl.
- (shrill voice) This is Talking Carl.
- Oh my gosh. I've seen this.
- He starts talking to himself or something?
- (shrill voice) He repeats everything you say.
- (child) And he's gonna get in a fight.
- Let's fight, Carl.
- (shrill voice) And he's gonna get in a fight!
- (child) My voice is higher than your voice.
- This is gonna get really loud.
- (shrill voice gets shriller) My voice is higher than your voice.
- (shrill garbled speech) - Oh, great.
- (shrill garbled speech)
- This is about to get real intense.
- (shrill staticky voice)
- I saw this on Tumblr before and it was titled
"Ariana Grande Vs. Mariah Carey."
- (ear piercing staticky voice) - Mm-hmm, it's a bit annoying.
- It started off as cute, and now I'm kind of stressed out.
- Not funny. It's really annoying, actually.
- (static) - That doesn't make any sense.
- (static) - (exhaling)
That was really stupid.
- That was just annoying and expected.
- First one, done. Yes, next.
- (announcer) You're watching Hello Wisconsin.
- Hello, Wisconsin. I'm from Minnesota.
- News faux pas can get me, usually.
- (anchor 1) We've been waiting for this all show long.
- (anchor 2) I know, I'm excited.
- (anchor 1) Strong Man Duo Chop and Steele
are here in the studio. - I love this video.
- (reporter) Strong Man Duo Chop and Steele are here...
- (chuckling) Wait, sorry.
Their names are Chop and Steele?
That's ridiculous. They look ridiculous.
(buzzer)
- (reporter) Strong Man Duo Chop and Steele are here--
- Goals.
- They got a tire, okay.
- (Steele) You can still do all these strong man--
- These guys are great.
- Oh, what are they wearing?
- (Steele) That's what we want to show you.
- (Chop) Yeah, but the actions--
- Wow, I really want to laugh at those pants. Holy cow.
- (Chop) We're gonna reverse roles here.
- (Steele) Okay. - (Chop) I'm Chop--
- What is this?
- (Chop) He's gonna be doing the chopping.
- Aaah, damn it. Okay.
(sighing) I lost. (buzzer)
- (Steele) They always say don't try this at home.
Go ahead and try these at home. - (Chop) okay.
- (Steele) One! - What is he even chopping?
- (Steele) One! - (Chop) All right, perfect.
- "Perfect." (chuckling) - (Steele) Two!
- This is funny. (buzzer)
- (Steele) One! - (Chop) All right, perfect.
- Okay.
- (Steele) Two! - I can do that.
- Mm-hmm.
I just can't look at the pants and I think I'll get through it.
- (Steele) That's a little big.
- This is unimpressive.
- (mumbling) If I just frown a lot, it'll be fine.
- (Chop) Ready, go.
(crunching) - (Chop) One.
- It's the core strength that really helps with this.
- (Chop) Two. - I can do that.
(crunching) - (Chop) Four.
- Is this serious? I feel like this isn't serious.
(crunching) - (Chop) Five.
- (Steele) All right, so that's five in probably under 10 seconds.
- Goddamn it! (laughing)
They're just stepping on baskets.
(buzzer)
- (Steele) All right, so that's--
- Okay, something tragic has to happen soon.
- (Chop) Well, a lot of times what we like to tell people
is that you have to let life bounce off of you.
- Okay, life lessons.
- I'm gonna read the ticker to ignore the pants
and prevent from laughing.
- (Steele) This is one you don't want to try at home
unless you got, you know-- - Oh my god, really?
- (Steele) Why don't you lift up your shirt to the back here.
He's built up quite a callus out here, so we just go.
One, two...
One, two. - (Chop) Okay.
- (giggling) What the heck?
Why is he just throwing sticks at his back?
What kind of exercise stuff is that? (buzzer)
- (Steele) One-- - Wow, that's impressive.
- (Chop) Okay. - (Steele) Three--
- That's-- (cracking up) I don't know why that's so funny.
I held it together for so long during that one,
and then I don't know! (buzzer)
- (Steele) Three. - Good exercise, I guess.
- (Steele) Five.
- (sighing haughtily) When will this be over? Oh my god.
I want to laugh at these people so bad.
Oh, thank God.
- I just can't tell if the news reporters are like,
"This is a joke," or if they're taking it seriously.
- That almost got me a few times.
♪ (discordant music) ♪
- What the--?
(in video: loud wailing)
- Is this like Cirque du Soleil or something?
- I've seen this before. It's not funny.
It's freaky.
- This is so weird.
- Oh my god.
Is this like a social statement they're trying to make?
(uncomfortable silence)
(pipe clanging) - No!
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha! (giggling)
What the hell is this show? (buzzer)
(pipe clanging) - (giggling) Dang it!
(laughing) What is this video?
What is he even doing?
What is this performance art? I want to know all the answers.
(buzzer)
- Oh my god. (pipe clanging)
Oh my god.
- Mm-hmm, go for it. Mmm, mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm. (pipe clanging)
- I have so many questions.
- (Gump) What's my destiny, mom? - Oh my god.
I love Forrest Gump.
- She's gonna say something ridiculous.
- (mom beatboxing)
- I knew it!
- (mom beatboxing)
- I've-- okay, I've seen this video.
- (mom beatboxing) - Damn, this is gold.
This is go-o-o-o-old.
- (Gump joining in)
- No, he joined in.
(whimpering) - (Gump and mom beatboxing)
- (Gump) Mama always had a way of explaining things
so I could understand them. - (snickering)
- (mom tooting like trumpet) - (giggling)
That last line made it all worth it. (buzzer)
- (Gump) Mama always had a way of explaining things
so I could understand them. - Oh my god.
- (mom tooting like trumpet)
- Oh my god!
- That was two thumbs up.
That was the best video I've ever seen.
(ambient nature sounds) - Nice day today.
- Oh, no, animals.
Oh god, that's my weakness, are animals.
Pssssh-- shit!
- Oh, no, please. - (critter) Allen! Al! Allen!
- Oh my god, I knew they were gonna do that.
- (critter) Alan! Alan! Alan! Alan!
- (mumbling) Mmmm, so cute.
- (critter) Al! Alan! Alan! Alan!
- It's not gonna get me.
- (critter) Steve. Not Steve. - Oh god.
Not Steve. No, nope, no Steve. - (critter) Steve! Steve! Steve!
Steve! Steve! Steve! Steve! - Fish face. (sighing)
God, that was the hardest one.
- That was so funny, you don't even know.
- (shark) Hey, boys, plankton break over.
Pull your fish fingers out, come on!
We have some scuba-- - Oh, no, another animal!
- (shark) You know the drill. Everyone into position.
- (grumbling) - (shark) Okay.
Two, three, four.
- ♪ Duh duh ♪
- ♪ Duh duh ♪ - No.
- ♪ Duh duh ♪
- ♪ Duh duh... ♪ - (sighing heavily)
This is a very good one.
- ♪ Dun dun dun dun dun dun ♪
♪ Bum bum bum bum ♪ - (shrill toot)
- I cannot stand when they give animals human voices.
This is my kryptonite. - (shark) Use the gills!
Brian, I love it! I love it! You're even scaring me!
- Wow, that was so freaking hard.
That's like bad lipreading of the ocean.
- Do you wanna go on a date with me?
- (over phone) Not really. - (sympathetically) Oh...
- Ooh, harsh.
♪ (depressing music) ♪
- I probably would've said that too, honestly.
- He looks like he would be my brother.
(buzzer)
♪ (funky music) ♪ - Oh, shit!
♪ (funky music) ♪
- I've come this far. I gotta do it.
- I love this beat. ♪ (funky music) ♪
I can't smile, though, to really show my appreciation.
Oh, that was a good one.
- (FBE) You made it! - OH MY GOD!
No, I-- oh!!
- I'm literally so excited that I-- I'm so bad at this normally
because I laugh, and some of those were really freaking hard
and I wanted to laugh so bad.
- Losing is fun in this game, so it's fine.
If you didn't lose, that sucks for you.
- Thanks for watching us try not to smile or laugh
on the React channel.
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- Bye, guys.
- Hey, everybody, Derek here... - (off screen) Alan!
- ...one of the React channel producers.
- (off screen) Alan! - Thank you so much for watching.
- (off screen) Alan! Al! - Thank you for watching this--
- (off screen) Alan! Alan! - Thank you for watching. Subscribe.
- (off screen) Steve! Steve!
- Subscribe, see you next time, bye and thank you.
- (off screen) Steve! Steve! Steve! - (wearily) Okay.