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  • @VICE
    @VICE  2 роки тому +16

    Catch Taji in the VICE Guide to Vegas Parts 1, 2 and 3 here: ua-cam.com/play/PLDbSvEZka6GHp_AuPOpNyIErKrzkYaRKh.html

  • @mehdimakraz9058
    @mehdimakraz9058 3 роки тому +7724

    Hi fellow humans!! I am the guy in the hat !! This is not a hippie commune. Honestly, we are just a group of friends that go camping together and play music, sing, swim and dance. Taj asked if he could join us and film his journey and we said sure. We had no idea it would turn out like this. But life does its thing as it flows and what ever needs to happen just happens. But none of us are actors or reading a script... just breathing nice nature air and being together ♡

    • @kelc-1373
      @kelc-1373 3 роки тому +781

      That is honestly so cool. I need a friend group like yours to just vibe with. I hope you all stay chill and safe during these crazy times.

    • @forrestcarson-austin2468
      @forrestcarson-austin2468 3 роки тому +200

      Hey, I live on the island and I’d love to hang with y’all!

    • @Aryen567
      @Aryen567 3 роки тому +293

      @@forrestcarson-austin2468 I live in Babylon. Sadly I cannot come visit since my donkey has fallen ill a few days ago. I am deeply concerned from his health. When my donkey recovers I shall ride to the island and meet you there.

    • @kayholand_
      @kayholand_ 3 роки тому +65

      really nice vibe! And the video turned out cool too even thou it was on the comic side. Kudos for your group of friends, you all have amazing souls :)

    • @MrBannnaHead
      @MrBannnaHead 3 роки тому +78

      You guys seem so loving. The one guy who said the thing about forgive forgive forgive, he really spoke volumes to me! Y

  • @DmanYTofficial
    @DmanYTofficial 3 роки тому +5738

    This guy has carried vice for years. Give my man a big raise.

    • @friskr2508
      @friskr2508 3 роки тому +162

      He really hasn't. Every reporter at vice is very good. Especially the ones that report in conflict.

    • @Annhyson
      @Annhyson 3 роки тому +50

      But people hate on him too much tbh

    • @litindzto
      @litindzto 3 роки тому +52

      Taji 🐐

    • @BUKWulfSh0t
      @BUKWulfSh0t 3 роки тому +25

      Ok dude stop copying other people's comments. Comments like these get old real quick and lose its True meaning.
      Be original for once.

    • @ktsven6452
      @ktsven6452 3 роки тому +5

      How do you know how much he gets paid?

  • @Sawcon4
    @Sawcon4 3 роки тому +1893

    These people actually seem cool as hell. I feel the way this was edited made it seem more like comedy but this actually seemed like a healing experience

    • @correctopinion4708
      @correctopinion4708 3 роки тому +4

      @Hecker tf?

    • @toobalkain
      @toobalkain 3 роки тому +12

      it's not the editing. The eyes, chico, they never lie.

    • @mannysemail95
      @mannysemail95 3 роки тому +1

      @@correctopinion4708 🤣

    • @Coco-vm3uc
      @Coco-vm3uc 3 роки тому

      ♥❄
      ua-cam.com/video/mQWmryiIcxY/v-deo.html

    • @percy832
      @percy832 3 роки тому +5

      Actually, he is taking the piss. This is all that is left when you come to the conclusion that the world is insane.

  • @aaronpatrickmusic
    @aaronpatrickmusic 3 роки тому +2033

    So Taji is basically trolling the whole ventriloquist community with this video, right?
    Like...."look at all the f*cks I give!"

    • @GangGang1
      @GangGang1 3 роки тому +160

      I had no idea there was a ventriloquist community before watching this video lol

    • @aurora6920
      @aurora6920 3 роки тому +39

      Haha yeah he really doesn't care 😆

    • @wasd3108
      @wasd3108 3 роки тому +4

      @@GangGang1 I missed it as well, he should've put himself in the thumbnail and I would've clicked it

    • @kanamekiyru
      @kanamekiyru 3 роки тому +12

      Even rubs it in with a naked girl on a beach with him😂

    • @Dexy83
      @Dexy83 3 роки тому +24

      Trolling and getting paid to do so...😂

  • @jimmyispromo
    @jimmyispromo 3 роки тому +5549

    This just seems like a parody. The whole time.

    • @jonasabry9099
      @jonasabry9099 3 роки тому +175

      Like a South Park episode.

    • @_robustus_
      @_robustus_ 3 роки тому +301

      That’s because it is.

    • @andrew20146
      @andrew20146 3 роки тому +147

      I'm not sure it's a parody, but it's definitely absurdist.

    • @telequacker-9529
      @telequacker-9529 3 роки тому +42

      that's cause young taji on the beat, playa! 🦆

    • @majinfatdan
      @majinfatdan 3 роки тому +92

      oh thank god i thought i was the only one. it seems like hes playing a character. some kind of weak corny snowflake vibe.

  • @vir4193
    @vir4193 3 роки тому +1042

    I know this guy Taj was mocking them, but you can't deny how happy and stress free they look.

    • @frebart367
      @frebart367 3 роки тому +46

      Still what he did was wrong

    • @christiniyoutubesux
      @christiniyoutubesux 3 роки тому +141

      @@frebart367 found the ventriloquist

    • @PalCan
      @PalCan 3 роки тому +2

      Just for laughs. I'm sure he explained after

    • @navbravic1355
      @navbravic1355 3 роки тому +8

      Yeh I wonder why a bunch of kind of dumb, very attractive 20-30 somethings hanging out and doing drugs on the beach all day every day are happy and stress free....

    • @Naturefan354
      @Naturefan354 3 роки тому +10

      No he has Asperger's so he wasn't mocking them and is just weird.

  • @Taylor-hl2fo
    @Taylor-hl2fo 3 роки тому +2820

    Someone get this man a back brace, he’s been carrying vice for too long

    • @henrytidholm1638
      @henrytidholm1638 3 роки тому +40

      He's good but remember that there are many people behind the camera, and personally I think Sydney Lima and Oobah Butler is pretty good too. :)

    • @Taco577
      @Taco577 3 роки тому +28

      @@henrytidholm1638 feel you, I think mostly people are just tired of vices political activism bias so they like to see taje and obviously he’s just great in general

    • @EricMichaelLP
      @EricMichaelLP 3 роки тому +5

      @@henrytidholm1638 The three legs keeping Vice moving.

    • @bird42069
      @bird42069 3 роки тому +30

      dont forget our buddy hamilton morris

    • @claudioperrone1630
      @claudioperrone1630 3 роки тому

      @@bird42069 does he still work for vice?

  • @Bonelessduckfood
    @Bonelessduckfood 3 роки тому +1217

    This guy is like a confused Ethan Klein.

    • @orlandolopez4672
      @orlandolopez4672 3 роки тому +2

      😣😪😂

    • @whushaw
      @whushaw 3 роки тому +41

      Ethan had to find himself first before finding Hila 🤔

    • @enflure2792
      @enflure2792 3 роки тому +2

      lmao

    • @BUKWulfSh0t
      @BUKWulfSh0t 3 роки тому +2

      Well looks like I need to Google Ethan Klein

    • @lumpi24242424
      @lumpi24242424 3 роки тому +1

      I've been saying that for years

  • @kestralbossard-kruger3088
    @kestralbossard-kruger3088 3 роки тому +367

    this is like how i was raised, that chilling around a fire playing music, just makes me so nostalgic. it annoys me that people are making fun of these people in the comments, they seem so calm and welcoming and real.

    • @reggaefan2700
      @reggaefan2700 3 роки тому +2

      Sounds like Damian Marley in the background. 3:44

    • @caralho5237
      @caralho5237 3 роки тому

      They are normal except the naked part

    • @xmellowdrama
      @xmellowdrama 2 роки тому +13

      @@caralho5237 being naked is normal to a lot of people

    • @ChristAcolyte
      @ChristAcolyte 2 роки тому

      @@xmellowdrama Not to the majority of the civilised world, no

    • @xmellowdrama
      @xmellowdrama 2 роки тому +3

      @@ChristAcolyte that’s why I said a lot of people, because I’m well aware that there’s way too many people taught to be made uncomfortable by nudity when it’s perfectly normal 😄 and context is important also, the majority of the civilized world showers, has sex, goes swimming. All of which require full or partial nudity so 🤷‍♀️

  • @canezza
    @canezza 3 роки тому +1254

    This dude is my favourite Vice reporter.

    • @shimnakt955
      @shimnakt955 3 роки тому +1

      One of...

    • @DingDung420
      @DingDung420 3 роки тому +8

      Hamilton morris is pretty dope too

    • @suggadeg
      @suggadeg 3 роки тому +2

      Vice hasn’t been the same since Gavin left. When Vice was only a magazine, it was fucking bad ass. I’m also dating myself in saying that.

    • @blacklambo
      @blacklambo 3 роки тому

      @Gael 😂

    • @blacklambo
      @blacklambo 3 роки тому

      Perhaps....

  • @MuayThaiSabaiSabai
    @MuayThaiSabaiSabai 3 роки тому +1757

    I still wonder if this guy's for real or if he's being purely sarcastic. like wtf

    • @jayaraj1043
      @jayaraj1043 3 роки тому +202

      If sarcasm was a man, this is whats he looks like.

    • @jant7881
      @jant7881 3 роки тому +54

      Taji can make anything into a parody. Him playing the recorder was hilarious.

    • @edithallma4810
      @edithallma4810 3 роки тому +11

      You mean like an American Louie Theroux?

    • @Juanhernandez-zx7kt
      @Juanhernandez-zx7kt 3 роки тому +3

      Sarcastic

    • @MuayThaiSabaiSabai
      @MuayThaiSabaiSabai 3 роки тому

      @Alisa Ushakova 🙂

  • @amsimp7636
    @amsimp7636 3 роки тому +447

    The "You guys like jello?" clip will live rent-free in my head for the rest of my life

    • @nomad1286
      @nomad1286 3 роки тому +7

      not Really

    • @AlexRoseGames
      @AlexRoseGames 3 роки тому +14

      @@nomad1286 probably because jello uses gelatine and they're presumably vegan

    • @reneemarshall9441
      @reneemarshall9441 3 роки тому

      Same

    • @PalCan
      @PalCan 3 роки тому

      @@AlexRoseGames and it's processed sugar 5 times over

    • @igorkreep
      @igorkreep 3 роки тому +2

      @@AlexRoseGames there's a jello made from agar agar from sea weed, so that's not a problem if you want to be vegan.

  • @stephenmallet6872
    @stephenmallet6872 3 роки тому +941

    To be honest, it actually looked like a rather nice place/experience.

    • @ichmiel1316
      @ichmiel1316 3 роки тому +51

      Yes i think he was making kind of to much fun of them

    • @Balancinglife
      @Balancinglife 3 роки тому

      Where is this place?

    • @lara7224
      @lara7224 3 роки тому +1

      yessss i really want to go honestly

    • @jessimadden1328
      @jessimadden1328 3 роки тому +1

      i agree, I would love to take part in it

    • @EvanTheB3AST
      @EvanTheB3AST 3 роки тому +6

      One if my friends brothers friends lives in a hippy community in Arizona and they have there own goats and chikens and a big community garden everyones super nice and its very laid back and relaxing

  • @nickinportland
    @nickinportland 3 роки тому +674

    These aren’t hippies they are just Canadians Vice

    • @Rem694u2
      @Rem694u2 3 роки тому +48

      As a Canadian I can safely say these are hippies. This is not normal. loll

    • @jamescrud
      @jamescrud 3 роки тому +53

      Canadian here. We're not like this...unless you live in BC.

    • @wasd3108
      @wasd3108 3 роки тому +5

      @@Rem694u2 I will make u say sorry to me 50 times! ...here we go.. You offended me.

    • @simeonfalafel
      @simeonfalafel 3 роки тому +8

      @10:46 is the most Canadian moment of all.

    • @simeonfalafel
      @simeonfalafel 3 роки тому +2

      @@jamescrud My family is from Vancouver Island and we don’t emote or touch, but that could just be our specific heritage/hangups ❄️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇪

  • @adrianmarquez8792
    @adrianmarquez8792 3 роки тому +234

    The long awkward stares taji has with the people in the videos be funny asf💀

  • @rhisnowdon211
    @rhisnowdon211 3 роки тому +774

    I see Taji, I click.

    • @trevorfacer8705
      @trevorfacer8705 3 роки тому

      The colder less techy version of Edward

    • @wasd3108
      @wasd3108 3 роки тому

      you don't see Taji, you dont click, and just found out the Ventriloquist video existed

    • @kanamekiyru
      @kanamekiyru 3 роки тому

      Vice: *write that down*

  • @emeraldcelestial1058
    @emeraldcelestial1058 3 роки тому +411

    'Even though the ventriloquist community would never accept me again I now know that's a part of being human'

    • @warffxfreak
      @warffxfreak 3 роки тому +2

      Omg that killed me hahhaha

  • @hoptanglishalive4156
    @hoptanglishalive4156 3 роки тому +48

    "The ventriloquists in your life will come and go." - words to live by.

  • @Cumberstache
    @Cumberstache 3 роки тому +845

    I love the vibe these kind of ppl have. Love, compassion, kindness, no judgement

    • @fkeita67
      @fkeita67 3 роки тому +12

      Thank you for the fire, thank you for the fire, thank you for the fire, thank you for the, fiyeeerrrr

    • @Jonahflores2800
      @Jonahflores2800 3 роки тому +29

      And a bunch of bullshit

    • @loganbradford2343
      @loganbradford2343 3 роки тому +3

      @@Jonahflores2800 I like the Uchiha pfp

    • @HouseJawn
      @HouseJawn 3 роки тому +9

      No judgement!?! 🤣😂

    • @sultanabdulhaqiii1633
      @sultanabdulhaqiii1633 3 роки тому

      @Masada Taseti hahaha

  • @briiohnnevashout7527
    @briiohnnevashout7527 3 роки тому +535

    It was The way Taji just dropped those airpods with “cant hear you” finesse 😂

    • @efreeze2006
      @efreeze2006 3 роки тому +22

      He’s the biggest TROLL😎

    • @guadalajuraan
      @guadalajuraan 3 роки тому +8

      200iq play

    • @nicholasd3990
      @nicholasd3990 3 роки тому +3

      Lmaooo other guy: "I can hear you just fine, actually better now"

  • @PsilocinSorcerer
    @PsilocinSorcerer 3 роки тому +34

    I love how this is all just one long, overplayed, exaggerated version of a fake apology.

    • @berran3459
      @berran3459 3 роки тому +2

      Lmfao the future of youtube apologies

  • @aidaofearth
    @aidaofearth 3 роки тому +1726

    I've fantasized about running away and living this kinda life sooo many times

    • @davidhollenshead4892
      @davidhollenshead4892 3 роки тому +69

      The "Real World" is rather fake in comparison...

    • @The_Google_User
      @The_Google_User 3 роки тому +59

      It's like the guy said at the start. Once you go down that road you can't stop and u don't know where ur going. I lived on a commune for a while and it was all good till it wasn't. Transient ppl, sadly, are usually like that for a reason. Homboy Cloud goes by Cloud because he's got 3 warrents. U gotta be careful and not help others when it hurts yourself

    • @BroskiRIP
      @BroskiRIP 3 роки тому +15

      I'll join you if you want to go for it after the borders open.

    • @KintyaKins
      @KintyaKins 3 роки тому +6

      @@BroskiRIP me too!

    • @MustyOne
      @MustyOne 3 роки тому +7

      Lets go

  • @therandomdude7347
    @therandomdude7347 3 роки тому +108

    This feels like a gta side mission💀

  • @MrMoekanz
    @MrMoekanz 3 роки тому +70

    Taji is cool how he can be simultaneously trolling, and at the same time having a genuine connection to everybody and getting something out of his experiences.

  • @gasoline9456
    @gasoline9456 3 роки тому +261

    I love how each of them has their own visible moment of realizing that he's fucking with them but they all just go through with the video without adressing it whatsoever

    • @fall_asleep
      @fall_asleep 3 роки тому +18

      *no one fucks with the ventriloquist community and gets away with it*

    • @pjc7729
      @pjc7729 3 роки тому +74

      They allowed him to troll them because hippies love and forgive everyone.

    • @davidkruse4030
      @davidkruse4030 3 роки тому +1

      @@pjc7729 I can’t stand hippies

    • @ari-xl9ry
      @ari-xl9ry 3 роки тому +21

      @@davidkruse4030 ok and?

    • @doghorsefish9320
      @doghorsefish9320 3 роки тому +1

      So good 😹

  • @suhanaahmed4960
    @suhanaahmed4960 3 роки тому +355

    My parents ask why I’m not married, it’s because I’m waiting on a man like Taji *sigh*

    • @NOMbunaga
      @NOMbunaga 3 роки тому +15

      Suhana, we have within in us all a Taji, feeling awkward and pulling apart the threads of society🙃🌌🏄🏻‍♂️

    • @TheBadSeed3094
      @TheBadSeed3094 3 роки тому +4

      He is a nice guy...not a man.

    • @DazedMMJ87
      @DazedMMJ87 3 роки тому +1

      LOL! 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @73gmiller
      @73gmiller 3 роки тому +1

      How about we play bad tiaj and good Shana?

    • @rongike
      @rongike 3 роки тому +8

      @@TheBadSeed3094 how is he not a man? 🤔

  • @dkemil
    @dkemil 3 роки тому +18

    When you realize this whole video was just a way to piss off the ventriloquists further xD

  • @ffxfighter9361
    @ffxfighter9361 3 роки тому +93

    I want to say this before I even start the video... This reporter is my absolute favorite. I wish he had his own channel where he produced more regular content. He is not only the most entertaining but is willing to go the further to get the full experience. Love this dude!

  • @stephankrygier680
    @stephankrygier680 3 роки тому +140

    "The ventriloquists of your life will come and go but you can always find love within". My new mantra.

  • @Case16710
    @Case16710 3 роки тому +118

    “You are not in touch with yourself. You are not grounded with your body.”
    Next shot is Taji touching himself and putting the literal ground on his body.

  • @TheBinoyVudi
    @TheBinoyVudi 3 роки тому +415

    He is awkward, funny and kinda like the average joe in america these days, that's probably why people love this guy so much.

  • @alexipacquin
    @alexipacquin 3 роки тому +1042

    THIS GUY NEEDS HIS OWN CHANNEL!! The only reason I’m on vice is because of you man!

    • @fishtacos007
      @fishtacos007 3 роки тому +21

      Hamilton is good too.

    • @jackie31933
      @jackie31933 3 роки тому +7

      @@ginch8300 oh my god he really does favor Ethan Klein🤣

    • @jackie31933
      @jackie31933 3 роки тому +4

      Tbh I just love a lot of the topics they cover. And through that, came to lovee Taji!

    • @joeba85
      @joeba85 3 роки тому

      hahah me 2

    • @peaches1535
      @peaches1535 3 роки тому +7

      He probably signed a contract saying he can’t start his own channel as it’d be a conflict of interest and vice may even have full rights over him and his content for years lol

  • @mr.a2399
    @mr.a2399 3 роки тому +437

    This is fucking hilarious. More stories from this guy please... I've been watching him since the strip club episode 🤣

    • @famousbowl9926
      @famousbowl9926 3 роки тому +12

      He has years worth of vids. They're all hilarious

    • @erendyalatorre7785
      @erendyalatorre7785 3 роки тому +21

      This dude and Hamilton are the reason I'm subscribed to vice. Everything else is extra credit lol

    • @jerryjones7903
      @jerryjones7903 3 роки тому

      Me too

    • @famousbowl9926
      @famousbowl9926 3 роки тому

      @@erendyalatorre7785 lol same

    • @guitarninjarick8179
      @guitarninjarick8179 3 роки тому +1

      Strip club episode!? U SOB, I'm in!!!

  • @Lyciemarie98
    @Lyciemarie98 3 роки тому +218

    all jokes aside this was such a loving community of people

    • @xerone5733
      @xerone5733 3 роки тому +5

      agree

    • @natalierozean5989
      @natalierozean5989 3 роки тому +43

      I know. I love Vice, but I always feel bad for the people he’s making a joke of. They really believe in their “thing” and are genuinely trying to help... in whatever weird way that is. Theyre sweet. They’re just being taken as a parody Oh well, they’ll self heal themselves . I can’t feel bad for everyone.

    • @beau6345
      @beau6345 3 роки тому +10

      @@natalierozean5989 as someone who had an awakening I even laughed at it, ‘cause there’s just those awkward moments. Lol Those who haven’t woken up tend to roll their eyes or disregard it. I was one of those people, until I woke up. Life’s been a magical blast since. I’ve never been so happy.

    • @daskalospapas1883
      @daskalospapas1883 3 роки тому +3

      @@beau6345 can you explain what you exactly mean?

    • @beau6345
      @beau6345 3 роки тому +1

      @@daskalospapas1883 on what part? Waking up?

  • @Zuripanto100
    @Zuripanto100 3 роки тому +55

    i personally find it amazing that he seeks forgiveness when the two ventriloquist guys were defending a racist.

  • @BuggsOp
    @BuggsOp 3 роки тому +144

    5:07 the way he turned his head while still showing his smile is straight out of a cartoon

  • @rosegold973
    @rosegold973 3 роки тому +119

    6:32 when he came in with the flute, I LOST IT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @thaninchow904
    @thaninchow904 3 роки тому +74

    Not going to lie, this actually got me to get over some trauma. The biggest thing is to forgive yourself. Thanks ☺️.

    • @machtnichtsseimann
      @machtnichtsseimann Рік тому

      Actually, sincerely apologizing and seeking to make things right with the offended party is BIG. It's not all about Self. Then forgive oneself is crucial.

  • @mikolpharley6138
    @mikolpharley6138 3 роки тому +131

    If Mr. Bean went on a DMT trip to heal the soul, this is exactly what it looked like.

  • @AtLeastTryALittle
    @AtLeastTryALittle 3 роки тому +204

    Did anyone else notice that the guy in the tree talking about his dmt trip was just describing the ending of 2001 a space odyssey

    • @AstralDame
      @AstralDame 3 роки тому +24

      Dude a couple of years ago a movie theater by me was showing that movie and I took a few hits of acid and went and watched it lmao

    • @JesseSwaney
      @JesseSwaney 3 роки тому +1

      Hahaha!!

    • @jakweed
      @jakweed 3 роки тому +1

      I did DMT and it was just like that end scene lol 😂

    • @AtLeastTryALittle
      @AtLeastTryALittle 3 роки тому +11

      Maybe it reveals more about Kubrick than we ever could have guessed.

    • @denholmpearson4346
      @denholmpearson4346 3 роки тому +1

      Wow dat guy must be liar cause it in movie

  • @suuunwitch
    @suuunwitch 3 роки тому +18

    Taji and the editor needs to create their own channel man

  • @isi111111111
    @isi111111111 3 роки тому +61

    Omg Coco is the coolest I remember meeting him in rainbow canada. He's a good teacher and always talk about his own rich experience of life. I hope I see him again one day

    • @clurrrr2321
      @clurrrr2321 3 роки тому

      Do you know where this place is? I'd love to visit

  • @dallasdandigitalproduction393
    @dallasdandigitalproduction393 3 роки тому +322

    Props to the editor. His/her comedic timing is amazing . Taji is lucky to have people so skilled behind the scenes. I wish i had that talent tbh

    • @eftimohammed3193
      @eftimohammed3193 3 роки тому +9

      This comment right here!!!
      While taji is great, barely anybody sees what his team does in the overall projection of the video

    • @diudiamoustache7765
      @diudiamoustache7765 3 роки тому +8

      @@eftimohammed3193 Absolutely. To be frank, the raw material for the final video is best case mediocre, but narrative, editing and music really makes this a great piece of content.

  • @tuberaider
    @tuberaider 3 роки тому +49

    Taji seems like he's just a young guy out to have fun, and I enjoy them greatly, but I sense that there's a genuine sad cynical vibe going on. Filming, interviewing, and learning from people with different backgrounds can be very enlightening. One can only hope he is ready to grow as a person as he continues on this road.

    • @kyliecooter5769
      @kyliecooter5769 3 роки тому +2

      Sad and cynical vibe is literally everyone in this new age lmao. Bunch of depressed, self hating people.

    • @artistjazz
      @artistjazz 2 роки тому +3

      honestly if your viewpoint is that way you may want to evaluate yourself not taj. (glass half empty half full) people will project ideas and opinions onto other people as if they are true. But the truth is we may never know what his intentions are. So why not assume the best? It feels better and since we have no control over what another does or their intent why not lean to the more productive positive side? Says a lot about people's mindset...

  • @Starhopper6
    @Starhopper6 3 роки тому +169

    You know you hit rock bottom, when you’re getting roasted by a ventriloquist 😂

  • @cgDRUMS.
    @cgDRUMS. 3 роки тому +196

    This guy has already done so much more then what most would do in a life time

    • @adisbaba132
      @adisbaba132 3 роки тому +10

      Cuz most of us have to slave to pay for rent and food

    • @C-Handle
      @C-Handle 3 роки тому +1

      @@adisbaba132 I mean... a job is a job, a d he just happens to have to visit places as his job.

    • @adisbaba132
      @adisbaba132 3 роки тому +3

      [C] yea i know im just saying that most people who never had the chance to do what he can or other Opportunities in life we would love to do

    • @ronbackal
      @ronbackal Рік тому

      I’m sorry for that feeling.
      Yes sometimes life feels like a rote. But there are real moments of joy

  • @theshepherdsflame6017
    @theshepherdsflame6017 2 роки тому +6

    This story allows us to take control of our journey. It can be light-hearted and shallow, heavy-hearted and deep, a roaring comedy, a brain fog of confusion or a throwing up of hands with the words "c'est la vie!". I personally see and acknowledge all of it. A masterpiece!

  • @supyo2123
    @supyo2123 3 роки тому +130

    Did not care about this video title until I saw that awkward daddy was in it.😍

  • @mikeholbrook4688
    @mikeholbrook4688 3 роки тому +185

    Why'd he cut off Koko (Coco?) while he was spoutin some real insightful thoughts?? I was entranced

    • @mrmadisonlv
      @mrmadisonlv 3 роки тому +32

      Same! I appreciate the “parody feel” of the vid (it’s funny) but Coco was legit...wish they don’t cut off his words.
      If anyone know where to find more of his content please let us know.🙏

    • @praiseit6848
      @praiseit6848 3 роки тому +4

      @@mrmadisonlv maybe on a bumper sticker? please don't get me wrong. i really like the people in this video! they seem like good company.
      but when i hear those "self help- motivational facebook post- wisdoms" i could gag.

    • @phillytr6756
      @phillytr6756 3 роки тому

      Because that's when taji completely zoned out and then he zones back it at the end.

    • @Coco-vm3uc
      @Coco-vm3uc 3 роки тому +2

      ♥🌎
      ua-cam.com/video/caIo1UGSDgw/v-deo.html

    • @MC-ty9oh
      @MC-ty9oh 3 роки тому +1

      @@Coco-vm3uc you should make content too

  • @Middleearthokie
    @Middleearthokie Рік тому +1

    Who is this guy?! These are the best!! He mentioned a podcast, whats it called? I have always loved VICE but this guy is f$*¥Ing hilarious. The awkwardness is GOAT.

  • @tylerm0089
    @tylerm0089 3 роки тому +237

    It's part schtick, part reality and all entertainment. Just don't over play the whole "awkward" concept. You guys seem to have it pretty balanced most episodes. Good stuff. Taji the man for taking all the lame comments. Something tells me he's a lot more confident in real life than on this 'show'. So it works out.

    • @jiggaman508
      @jiggaman508 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah I have an image in my head of him being aware of his awkwardness in real life and being confident

  • @YooB1
    @YooB1 3 роки тому +63

    Vice made the right decision to hire this guy. He need his own tv show

  • @RevanAdler
    @RevanAdler 2 роки тому +1

    The way Taji tries so hard to make them appear as idiots, all while appearing as a complete idiot himself, is so unnerving...

  • @bugsbunny3120
    @bugsbunny3120 3 роки тому +76

    "You guys like jello?"
    "Not really"

  • @nolanschmitt3821
    @nolanschmitt3821 3 роки тому +72

    I genuinely don’t know if taji is trying to play a character or not but it’s clear that the ventriloquist can’t take a joke and this hilarious video was a piece of art showing how delicate they are. TAJI IS BEST VICE REPORTER GIVE HIM A RAISE!!!

    • @reneebarry9629
      @reneebarry9629 3 роки тому +3

      i love how you phrased "how delicate they are." so true.

    • @zuluboy4056
      @zuluboy4056 2 роки тому +1

      I was thinking the same thing bro, but he definitely plays into this “slow minded” vibe cuz you can’t tell he tries to create those awkward pauses when these guys here try to talk to him..that would be annoying as hell

    • @maz2825
      @maz2825 2 роки тому +1

      @@zuluboy4056 is that not just him? Or is he putting it on? Because as soon as he started talking at the start of the video I wanted to switch it off because the way he talks is annoying the hell outta me. And the video edits are cringe 😬

  • @jontalkasquan8487
    @jontalkasquan8487 2 роки тому +1

    The sarcasm undertones in Taji's vids are fucking hilarious. lol

  • @juliusgrut3430
    @juliusgrut3430 3 роки тому +24

    5:05 yo that slow head turn had me dying

  • @TheSpiritCarriesOn
    @TheSpiritCarriesOn 3 роки тому +90

    Borderline genius. Taji's comedy is definitely superior to Jeff Dunham's.

  • @goluch7333
    @goluch7333 3 роки тому +74

    I’m struggling to watch it because of how uncomfortable the whole video feels. I get that’s the humour they were going for and it appeal to some people, but I personally think it’s rather disrespectful to the community the video is about. You can see everyone featured is really trying but all he’s focused on is making backhanded sarcastic comments and poking fun at the beliefs of the community

    • @PalCan
      @PalCan 3 роки тому +15

      You mean rather disrespectful to the ventriloquist community?

    • @moneer7139
      @moneer7139 3 роки тому +4

      Have you seen his other videos he always makes it look vicariously embarrassing for him and the featured person/group which is why he is funny af

    • @muffintop420
      @muffintop420 3 роки тому +5

      Cry me a river

  • @VICE
    @VICE  3 роки тому +273

    Watch more episodes of the Better Man series with Taji here: ua-cam.com/play/PLDbSvEZka6GE3S_jKzqwOrTafw9QyJUUC.html

    •  3 роки тому

      He who Controls the Music Frequencies CONTROLS the World
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    • @viktorgarcia6279
      @viktorgarcia6279 3 роки тому

      yo its me again vice you already know i love you guys B minee

    • @viktorgarcia6279
      @viktorgarcia6279 3 роки тому

      wait # forgive ive been changed by thise video lol thanks betterman taji

    • @yeahok115sure
      @yeahok115sure 3 роки тому

      You really should take testosterone.........

    • @maliknorris1397
      @maliknorris1397 3 роки тому

      I love how y’all expanded y’all brand 🙏🏽

  • @haraldkrull2549
    @haraldkrull2549 3 роки тому +91

    Protect Taji at all costs!!!

  • @radicallychill8401
    @radicallychill8401 2 роки тому +8

    This is my favorite video he had made so far. Holding on to a toxic situation we can't change won't do you any good. It is not easy but once you learn to release and let things go, you will feel so much more at peace.💚 much love💙

    • @AdamOBrien29
      @AdamOBrien29 Рік тому

      I don't think he was genuinely traumatised lol

  • @ironlungs7643
    @ironlungs7643 3 роки тому +209

    I love how akward he is.. he needs a full hour daily show

    • @masaitube
      @masaitube 3 роки тому +10

      Näh.. it gets realy fast old.

    • @halleeEliisabeth
      @halleeEliisabeth 3 роки тому +1

      Yesss

    • @jron3571
      @jron3571 3 роки тому +1

      He plays it up for the camera. He acts like a character from the Office.

    • @panier66
      @panier66 3 роки тому +1

      The people he meet are way more interesting than his fake awkwardness.

  • @user-kr2hw7zb6v
    @user-kr2hw7zb6v 3 роки тому +93

    Ive continued to like this guy more and more over the years. I remember when he initially came on vice I wasn't the biggest fan, but he's grown on me haha

    • @JRTM1965
      @JRTM1965 3 роки тому

      same dude

    • @stee8345
      @stee8345 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah I remember when he first came on people used to clown this guy like crazy haha

    • @maseerghorab8021
      @maseerghorab8021 3 роки тому

      Same I used to actually really dislike this guy but he’s coo he’s coo lol

  • @grantwelch9255
    @grantwelch9255 2 роки тому +2

    At 10:49 a Canadian said the most Canadian phrase ever, repeatedly.

  • @hiwayhippygpejolicoeur6799
    @hiwayhippygpejolicoeur6799 3 роки тому +39

    I spent 6 weeks camped at that very beach in 2019. A truly magical place that attracts magical souls.

  • @hengloke
    @hengloke 3 роки тому +55

    This guy is gold. His ability to work on any topic and somehow polish the turd to comedic gold through production and editing is pure genius. I dare say he's on that Borat level talent.

  • @skum-
    @skum- 2 роки тому +3

    this series is setup to make you think it's a joke, but honestly, every single one of these is an incredible piece of art.

  • @cameronhammer8872
    @cameronhammer8872 3 роки тому +22

    His anxious energy is so goddamn relatable

  • @ryanl3812
    @ryanl3812 3 роки тому +72

    This guy deserves an HBO/Netflix contract

  • @dangotit3566
    @dangotit3566 3 роки тому +2

    I can’t imagine talking to that thing, it literally never stops smiling...

  • @HarBosSar
    @HarBosSar 3 роки тому +94

    *Next time on Vice:*
    "I GOT BULLIED BY HIPPIES FOR TROLLING the Ventriloquists in my forgivness video so I am doing another forgivness video with the _____..."

    • @twentytwo138
      @twentytwo138 3 роки тому

      ....with the Satanists community.

  • @bmull
    @bmull 3 роки тому +31

    It's so hard to know if he is just trolling the entire time dudes a genius

  • @outrspaced
    @outrspaced 3 роки тому +5

    now i have the "thank you for the fire" song stuck in my head

  • @WulfgangGott
    @WulfgangGott 3 роки тому +100

    roflmao a Canadian hippie's mantra is "im soory"

  • @Cosmic7th
    @Cosmic7th 3 роки тому +81

    This guy's smile lmfao. He can't smile.

  • @WithinandThroughout
    @WithinandThroughout 3 роки тому +12

    He didn't like some of the jokes Jeff made, they went off on him like nerds and now he gets clap back lol

  • @melzasguitar2697
    @melzasguitar2697 3 роки тому +62

    This dude is the only thing worth watching on vice

    • @blznft9513
      @blznft9513 3 роки тому +3

      Hamilton Morris

    • @WaffleShortage
      @WaffleShortage 3 роки тому

      Thomas Morton or whatever his name is... 'Balls Deep' series. that's really good too.

  • @AAlfredjoseph
    @AAlfredjoseph 3 роки тому +37

    I don't even have to watch the video to know it's a banger with Taji in it

  • @ewartlambert
    @ewartlambert 2 роки тому

    This dude’s smile is just unnerving, like he doesn’t actually know how to but he really wants to. Almost as if he’s impersonating a human instead of just being 1

  • @Jeygii
    @Jeygii 3 роки тому +35

    5:06 he just realized: 'fck he's a troll, we screwed...'

    • @nmcrav7996
      @nmcrav7996 3 роки тому

      YES

    • @jdart4826
      @jdart4826 3 роки тому

      I got the impression he was on it. It seemed scripted, maybe they agreed the awkward exchange would be funny.

  • @pillar9925
    @pillar9925 3 роки тому +54

    my fave moment is when he goes "I'm sorry"

  • @christianjordan3046
    @christianjordan3046 Рік тому +1

    His awkwardness is on another level 😂

  • @YaleProductions
    @YaleProductions 3 роки тому +17

    The idea to use the ventriloquist podcast conflict as the hook to play-off a spiritual healing episode is journalistic genius. Would love to imagine it was thought of before they even had those guys on the podcast - elite level trolling

  • @SryImHigh
    @SryImHigh 3 роки тому +71

    This is the only guy I will watch on vice. Fucking love taji

    • @kokonutt9987
      @kokonutt9987 3 роки тому +2

      How about the guy that does the “war on drugs”skit..he good too?

    • @aliasanew3398
      @aliasanew3398 3 роки тому

      Me too

    • @sean640
      @sean640 3 роки тому

      I recommend also watching Charlet Duboc pieces. She's great 🙌

    • @SryImHigh
      @SryImHigh 3 роки тому

      @@sean640 i'll check her out. ty

  • @runajarls2421
    @runajarls2421 Рік тому +7

    I understand the humor of Tajis layouts and I feel that in no way was this a mockery of your group. Jeff Dunham is a big celebrity and this may have hit him hard on social media. That being said I wish I could come over there and stay with you guys. Tajis covering of your group has reached a world wide audience and even here in Norway, this Icelander is craving the spiritual relief of a hard upbringing and stressed out nervous system. I adore all of this and I hope this episode continues to bring you the outreach to those who may get to enjoy a spiritual journey with you great group of beautiful people ✌🥰

  • @TooMuch637
    @TooMuch637 3 роки тому +17

    Why is coco’s skin so perfect?

  • @emziebelles2531
    @emziebelles2531 3 роки тому +86

    They seem like the coolest bunch of people, I’d love to spend a few days with them in that beautiful location 😍

    • @mehdimakraz9058
      @mehdimakraz9058 3 роки тому +9

      Do it, we love gathering, singing and dancing at his spot !!

    • @wasd3108
      @wasd3108 3 роки тому +3

      @@mehdimakraz9058 what about gangbangs

    • @M1978-p8j
      @M1978-p8j 3 роки тому +2

      Go for a hike anywhere in the Pacific North West by yourself or with some friends. You don’t need these flakes to prove anything to you

    • @GuitarSamurai17
      @GuitarSamurai17 3 роки тому +2

      Then your a hippie like them!!! Jk camping in nature really does good for the soul

    • @Coco-vm3uc
      @Coco-vm3uc 3 роки тому

      ♥🦅
      ua-cam.com/video/zAtU4c4oW-c/v-deo.html

  • @matthewlawlis2421
    @matthewlawlis2421 3 роки тому +1

    The sudden "moon" from the car the buzzes buy had be laughing until it hurt.

    • @coskunguclu8591
      @coskunguclu8591 3 роки тому

      It was so out of the blue...I collapsed with laughter

  • @dadncaleb
    @dadncaleb 3 роки тому +30

    I cannot describe how much I enjoyed this video and its underlying sentiment. I feel like more people should be willing to examine their feelings to better understand themselves and their shortcomings. I have recently started down a similar path of self discovery and I already feel a lot better about myself and my past mistakes. Thank you Taji, very nice video.

  • @audiobookschill5888
    @audiobookschill5888 3 роки тому +20

    I'm pretty sure I saw Russel Brand lurking somewhere in the background lol

  • @henk8105
    @henk8105 2 роки тому

    These people seem so chill, I don't like how this video is put together in a way to make them look goofy.

  • @nasdan5000
    @nasdan5000 3 роки тому +12

    When the ventriloquist dissed him on his interview I about died

  • @alexwilliams147
    @alexwilliams147 3 роки тому +25

    The eye contact with the guy in the hat and the creepy smiles they exchanged was sooo awkward

  • @mieczbrooks1198
    @mieczbrooks1198 9 місяців тому

    bro, i feel like from the better man series ive just learned that you can learn something new and meaningful from literally everyone no matter what their walk of life is, even if its different from yours

  • @TJWillis13
    @TJWillis13 3 роки тому +62

    This is the first video I've ever seen of Taji's. I subbed to Vice as a result. But I GENUINELY thought the ventriloquist was in on the absurdist humor of this video... Then I did research, and WTF?! Is it ACTUALLY stunning to some people that Jeff Dunham isn't Jesus and he CAN, in fact, be pretty offensive? Wow XD

  • @zackspicer3481
    @zackspicer3481 3 роки тому +116

    Sometimes when I look at the hippies, it makes me wonder if Jesus was real... Like, was he really real? Or was he just a hippie that angered the noble jews cuz their children followed him?

    • @yahya2925
      @yahya2925 3 роки тому +3

      Qur'an 5:75
      "The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded."

    • @zackspicer3481
      @zackspicer3481 3 роки тому

      @@yahya2925 what made you revert? Explain thoroughly
      From your suspicions to when you realized what you've realized
      Would love to read on your insight

    • @ffffoundit3198
      @ffffoundit3198 3 роки тому +6

      @@zackspicer3481 the only issue with the believe that Jesus died for your sins or he is god/son of god... is that people who believe it.. built their lives around that... its very hard to believe that you believed something that has no basis.
      if one thinks critically of the story of Jesus in the Bible even, coming to the conclusion that he is god is impossible, you need the church to tell you that.

    • @TheMissDebyluv
      @TheMissDebyluv 3 роки тому +4

      If you take the time to read the new testament, you realize that Jesus really was a person full of love and wanted to teach people how to love each other. Because he dared to refute some of the teachings of the Torah and the old law, the Pharisees did all they could to suppress him and those that followed him.

    • @alliethunder2145
      @alliethunder2145 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheMissDebyluv True ♡

  • @nateisgreat108
    @nateisgreat108 3 роки тому +3

    I’m from Vancouver Island and I love that this is the coverage it’s getting from VICE 🤣

  • @TK-hr7lk
    @TK-hr7lk 3 роки тому +21

    I thought he offended a religious group not a ventriloquist community lol