- Wow, this is so many different aspects of art.
- This kind of style works more on Vine.
- He started off on Vine and look how big he is now.
- ♪ (rock intro) ♪
- I'm so hungry - I'm so hungry, too.
- I've seen this person. I think he was a Viner or something.
- Oh, Rudy.
- Oh, this is Rudy.
- Oh, this is Rudy, right? The Viner?
- What is that? - Oh, yeah it's...
- It's a puppet.
- My mom gave it to me when I was little.
- Oh, that's so cute. - Yeah, should we go?
- I think you're cute, baby. - What?
- Uh, what? - Did you say something?
- I didn't say anything. - Relax baby, it was me.
- This is weird.
- He talks. - Yeah why?
You got a problem with that?
- I think I've seen this video.
- You're not supposed to be here. You're supposed to be at home.
- Relax, Harry Potter. You won't even know I'm there.
- You're not coming with us. You're gonna be in here.
- What do you mean? I can't come?
- You're staying here while we go eat.
- I'm having a great time. - I'm really glad we're doing this.
- Yeah, me too. - It's about time, right?
- Yeah, I feel like we've been trying to do this
for the longest time. - This date is so lame.
- Food's supposed to be good. Want to see a menu?
- Yeah. - Are you gonna kiss her or what?
- It's like the worst type of third wheel.
- I like him. I love that puppet.
- Rudy. - Yeah.
- Let's get you on the piano tonight.
- Ah no, come on, I can't-- - I didn't know you played.
- He's really good.
- Oh, he's also good at singing and piano and stuff.
- ♪ I want to be your man ♪ - I'm liking where it's going.
- ♪ I want to be your puppet I have a mustache ♪
♪ And I can tell you really love it ♪
- ♪ I can cook and I can clean and I'll take care of you ♪
♪ When you're sick ♪ - ♪ I'm really nice ♪
♪ I'm really smart And I have a really big brain ♪
♪ And I have a really big brain ♪ - I love it.
- Wow, this is like so many different aspects of art.
- You're just a puppet. - Women love it.
- Shut up. - You shut up.
- Okay, okay, okay. This was fun,
but I'm not trying to get in the middle
of anyone's friendship here. - Ah.
- Don't go, don't go. You're a little bitch.
- (laughs)
- Got [bleep] blocked by a puppet.
- I kinda feel like that girl. It was okay, I guess.
- I follow him on Twitter and Instagram and stuff
and all that stuff now, because he still does
a lot of different content and he's very creative.
- ♪ There was a lonely guy named Robert ♪
♪ Who was feeling kind of down so he got himself a coffee ♪
- Ah, relatable though. He's like, "How to I get
these words right?"
- Okay, what is he gonna drink this time?
- ♪ There was a lonely guy named Robert ♪
♪ Who was feeling kind of down so he got himself a beer ♪
Sound, drown, clown. ♪ So he got himself a beer ♪
♪ And he saw a weird clown ♪
- Oh, this is cool. Everything, all the lyrics
are coming to life.
- ♪ So he got himself a beer and he made a weird sound ♪
- Ah! - (laughs)
- I like how he's just trying different things
and it's the same thing over and over just different outcomes.
- It's very sad. Oh, that's really sad.
- ♪ Then sat down to get a drink from the bartender by the sink ♪
♪ That's when he saw the very thing that changed his whole reality ♪
- Okay, here we go.
- Oh, she's pretty.
- I like this guy.
- ♪ So he got up from his seat 'Cause his heart ♪
♪ Had skipped a beat ♪
- Dude, the song's actually really good.
- ♪ He knew just the thing to say ♪
♪ He said "Hey" ♪ - Hey.
- ♪ She said "Hey" ♪ - She said "Hey."
Aw.
- ♪ Robert walked back to his seat as he accepted his defeat ♪
- Aw.
- ♪ And he felt a hand upon his shoulder ♪
- I love this.
- ♪ She said before he drank another ♪
♪ Sorry about what happened with my brother ♪
- Oh, that's her brother.
- ♪ Sorry about what happened with my brother ♪
- My brother. (laughs)
- That would suck if that actually happened.
All those hopes, down and then back up.
- ♪ So he got right off of his chair then ran his fingers ♪
♪ Through her hair and ♪ - (phone alert)
- Then he got a text. Oh.
- This is so sad. This is honestly depressing me.
- ♪ And he sat there with a frown His girlfriend just ♪
♪ Broke up with him that day but things will be okay ♪
- What? All that work and then
just to kind of settle on something very nice and short.
Sometimes that's how it is.
- This kind of style works more on Vine,
not long videos.
- Dang, he's talented, bro.
- This video is sponsored by Brita.
- Whoa, Steph Curry.
- Steph Curry. I think I've seen this.
I've seen this.
- New year, new me.
- Same.
- (laughs) Same.
- Don't look at me, Steph Curry. Come on man, what?
You never had pizza for breakfast?
- No, not really.
- (laughs)
- What?
- ♪ Last name, Curry First name, Steph ♪
- I love how he's doing an actual video with Stephen Curry.
- ♪ First things first these water bottles gotta go ♪
♪ I said "why?" And he said ♪
♪ Don't you love the ocean, bro? He then whipped out ♪
♪ The Brita Stream so beautifully It fills quickly, he said ♪
♪ And it pours immediately So he had me make a present ♪
♪ That would make my girl blush ♪ - This is so cute.
I really like this.
- ♪ Steph Steph Curry Steph Curry Curry Steph Steph ♪
- Sometimes these ideas are just crazy.
- Hey, how you doing? I got two large pizzas for Rudy.
- That's him in a mustache.
- I ordered that for... - Who you talking to?
- I'm talking to my friend, Stephen Curry.
- There's nobody there.
- Oh, ha ha.
- If you're not real, then that means...
- The power to change was in you all along.
- Good luck, buddy. Man, people are weird these days.
- I know, right? - (laughs)
- Let's get out of here.
- Dang, look at him. Making a commercial
with Steph Curry.
- It's so nice and refreshing to see people do
sponsorship videos that are so creative and that
was so funny.
- That was funny. It was an interesting ad.
Makes me laugh and it's definitely not one that
feels like it's hawking something down your throat.
- Ooh, I like how everything's still.
- Oh, I just saw this the other day.
It's really good.
- ♪ Oh, I feel this magic ♪
- Oh, like an actual, genuine music video.
- ♪ And it's deep inside ♪ - Already this is--
the cinematography is really good.
- ♪ I believe in magic ♪
- This is cool.
- No, this is kinda creative.
- That's really cool.
- Isn't that his girlfriend?
- That's Maia Mitch-- ah, they're dating
and that's how I know him!
- ♪ When I just can't say no fear starts to grow ♪
- This is a very YouTube song.
- ♪ Oh, I feel this magic ♪
- They're such a cute couple.
- ♪ And it's deep inside ♪
- This is so beautiful.
- Dang, he made it, though. He started off on Vine
and look how big he is now.
- He's getting really creative in the production
and what he can do.
- See, it's like he shows his funny side stuff,
but then he does actual music productions like this
and it's like wow, this is really good.
- It gets really impressive when someone can
actually be themselves on YouTube and write
these funny sketches and just come up with new ideas
that haven't been done before.
- Seeing how creative his videos were gives me
a little hope that the boundaries of what YouTubers can be
is still gonna keep on pushing it.
- (FBE) So, those videos all come from creator Rudy Mancuso.
Have you seen him before? Have you heard of him?
- No, I've never heard of him.
- When Vine first started, he was one of the first
Viners that I ever saw.
- Some times you just see certain creators stick
to certain aspects of their personality.
Some would stay in humor, some will stay in horror,
some will stay in sadness and stuff like that,
so it was cool to see him mix humor, music,
and sadness all together.
- (FBE) Well, Rudy's one of the many online creators
who in part, rose to fame from Vine that was able
to turn that into massive success on other platforms
like YouTube. - I think at first,
a lot of people in the YouTube community were mad
about that, but when you look at it, it's really impressive
they still have success today even though the original app
is just totally gone.
- (FBE) He has since blown up on YouTube
getting multi millions of views on all of his videos,
some of which even have ten or twenty million views.
- Oh, good for him.
- That's awesome.
- It's very shocking to me. The songs, I guess,
to me, they're not catchy, but maybe to someone else, they are.
- That's gigantic. When you're up there
in the multi millions, it's like holy [bleep].
That's a lot.
- (FBE) Music has always played an important role
in Rudy's content as well as his life.
He plays multiple instruments, frequently creates
original music that you'll sometimes hear in his videos.
Rudy's also released his own single that we showed you
and has collaborated with and opened for Justin Bieber.
- Way to go, Rudy.
- He started on Vine? Bruh, what does that tell you?
That tells you anybody can do it. That gives me hope.
That should give all people hope.
- (announcer) Truth!
- (FBE) What do you think about how he's incorporated
music into his content? - I think that's really dope
because he's expressing his art.
That's his talent and then people are able to see that
and then it causes people to talk about it.
- It's refreshing 'cause everyone can do sketch comedy
and it's funny, but having that musical element
is something that I have never seen before.
- I kind of like to be surprised because I think that's what
keeps me being a consistent watcher to things,
because there's so many people I feel like I subscribe to
and I'm like, yeah, I love them, but when I think about it,
I'm like, "I haven't watched them in like six months."
And it's because I know if I watch a video from them,
it's going to be-- I'm never really gonna
miss anything. It's gonna be the same thing.
- When you see him, you shouldn't get the idea
that it's gonna be easy, but you should get the idea
that it's possible that if you got the talent and you feel
like I don't got money, I don't got any--
I don't have a platform. It's like, that's not true.
You got YouTube.
- (announcer) Truth!
- (FBE) So finally, as we mentioned, Rudy has already
been involved in many different kinds of content.
Where do you see his career going from here?
- I mean, if he released that one single,
which I enjoyed, I'm maybe thinking maybe he'll do an album.
- I feel like he's gonna eventually get out
of the comedy and go straight into just singing
and then into albums.
- It might just be a fad. As time goes on,
then he'll kind of fade away unless he gets a really big
radio hit or something.
- It's up to him. I think he's very talented
and he can do whatever he feels like,
'cause he's obviously just amazing at anything
he puts his mind to, so if he wants to pursue
sketch comedy, he might be running SNL in a year.
He can do whatever he wants and I think he'll find success
no matter what path he takes and he's already very successful,
so he only has up to go.
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- Jordan O and Funkey Monkey, thanks for your comments last week.
- Thanks for watching, bye.
- Hey guys, Ethan here from FBE. Thank you so much for watching
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The link is gonna be right over there.
Bye guys.