For months I've worked with a team of comedy writers to secretly write
My best friend's autobiography in his own words
Today, on his birthday he's about to become a globally published author and he has no idea..
♫ Ollie humming "Happy Birthday" ♫
What is going on...?
Hi, I'm Josh.
I'm Ollie. And today is Josh's birthday!
33 today!
I'm 32, thank you very much.
Okay, definitely did that on purpose.
I wanted to do something extra special for your birthday this year.
Okay.
I have literally no idea what's coming.
I embarked on a project for this episode,
That is bigger than any other project I have undertaken for either channel.
No way is that true!
Your present today, is the product of literally hundreds maybe thousands of hours of work
Involving dozens of people all around the world.
Josh, happy birthday!
What?!
Can i just say, I am so nervous.
Yeah, I can tell! You're like shaking!
What is going on?!
Open it!
Feels like a book...
You are about to become the first person in history
To unknowingly write and publish your own autobiography
Shut up!!
A couple of months ago I commissioned a team of ghostwriters on Fiverr.
I wasn't aware at the time but unfortunately their specialism was erotic fiction
And what came back, I'm not gonna lie honestly, wasn't publishable.
So i've worked with Jenny and Andy our friends,
You had to rewrite?!
Every evening and weekend over the last six weeks.
I then worked with our friend ben who's the designer on the front cover.
I listed a company called the Book Refinery to typeset it, And they found us a publisher, Compass Publishing.
You're joking!
And all I need you to do is sign a few pieces of paper and by the time this video is released,
It will be available on Amazon worldwide. You're a published author! congratulations!
Oh my gosh!
It literally says...
My youtube autobiography...
Which I definitely wrote all of...
Once upon a time in carrot land!
I'm so overwhelmed right now!
Josh we've got to recreate the picture on the cover of me giving you the book.
That's why you made me wear a pink t-shirt! Because I'm wearing a pink t-shirt!
This is like a legit book!
Oh!! You've gotten bloody pictures from our past! Like pre-youtube past!
Turn to page 108.
108...?
As I cradled this symbol of our eternal bond i choked back a tear...
Imperceptibly... Turned to ollie and said ecstatically,
This is the greatest gift of all time.
Kabooya kabooya...?
I say again but with more gusto
KABOOYA!
My mind was racing like a carrot racing car.
And yet there was a pregnant pause I could see on Ollie's face. There was something he was holding back.
He was literally holding something behind his back.
The book was only the first half of your birthday present.
SHUTUP!
open this so that the prophecy may be fulfilled .
What prophecy?!
You have to read the book to find out!
What is happening...
Dear Josh, on behalf of the Ohakune Carrot Adventure park trust, I would like to congratulate you
On the publication of your autobiography. I would also like to express our gratitude for committing to
Funding a new statue in the Ohakune Carrot Park?!
From the proceeds of the book?!
I have been in contact with Ollie and he is confident that your fans, the Jollybeans will buy enough copies to make this dream a reality.
Signed Dave Scott, developer of Ohakune Carrot adventure park...
In brackets, Carrot Land!
WHAT?!
So many questions!!
I think we can get some answers .
Dave sScott, the proprietor of Carrot Land is on the line.
Dave! How are you doing?
What?! He's on the phone?!?!
Hi Josh! Happy birthday, Josh!
Thank you!
You're our carrot man! You're our real human carrot man!
Also a big hi from Muncho.
Muncho is the main character in Carrot Land and he also is a main character in the book!
He is your imaginary carrot best friend who lives on your shoulder and guides you through life.
He's our prophet! He supports your back!
I see... Has Dave read the book?
I mean Dave and I, we go way back.
Since when?!
2017.
When Grace went back to New Zealand, I asked her to try and get in contact with the people who ran Carrot Land.
And she managed to make contact with you Dave, and then we've been kind of talking on and off with this project.
I am... This is really quite overwhelming!
So Dave have you ever met anyone with the name "Carrott" before?
No, not with two t's!
But Josh, thank you very much for your kind sponsorship for this huge sculpture we're going to build!
Oh wow! Thank you very much...
I mean you're welcome!
Dave have you got a message for the Jollybeans who might be tempted to buy this book?
You Jollybeans! I ask you to support our Carrot man here
Because we want this new statue in our Carrot Adventure park.
I'm sending Grace for books, $100 NZ.
Wow!
Ollie : Thanks so much! Dave : So I hope your Jollybean do get the message!
Yeah, listen Jollybeans! Dave's putting his money where his mouth is!
Josh, when it comes to monetary figures, we only work in tens.
Oh, okay!
...Of thousands.
Just in case there was any doubt.
Josh did you get your present? Your t-shirt!
Ollie : Oh, yeah! Josh : Sorry? What present?
Josh : Are you serious?! Ollie : This is from New Zealand!
Oh my goodness!
Let's put them on!
This is Muncho, is it?
This is Muncho!
Josh, I hope you know what an overdraft is, because it's going to cost a lot of money!
I don't know what to say. I'm at a loss for words...
Because I'm just so thankful...
For all of your support throughout this book-writing journey... That I was completely aware of.
Go you Jolly guys!
Ollie : Alright! Thanks Dave! Appreciate it! Josh : Appreciate it, Dave! You're a legend!
Did you have any inkling?
No! How would I have ever possibly known?!
Were you not surprised that I was like yeah, Let's not do anything for Carrot Land this year?
We've been insanely busy!!!
I thought you'd be focusing on freaking... putting out a whole limousine series!!
Plus an entire series of Jolly that's unlike anything we've ever filmed!
Plus an entire series of Jolly that's unlike anything we've ever filmed! Ollie : It's Carrot Land!
We have spent a lot of time on this book. It is actually a book.
It features a bunch of exclusive behind-the-scenes photos.
There's a picture of me and BTS before they were big!
You can literally go to the British library and say, have you got anything written by Josh Carrott?
Shut up...
Well Jollybeans, get out there and order,
"Once upon a time in Carrot Land - My Youtube autobiography which I definitely wrote all of" By Josh Carrott.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to put New Zealand on the map!
Partly because it's often omitted from maps,
But mainly because it's home to the greatest carrot themed adventure park the world has ever known.
And we need your help to make the park even greater!
If you buy enough of these books, we will get a statue in Carrot Land with a plaque and everything.
So click the link in the description, buy copies for yourself, for your friends, for your families,
Buy one for your crush! Buy one for your ex!
Let's make Josh's first book a bestseller! We can do this!
I... wow...
Did not know what I was getting myself into...
When I became your friend.