I love how he openly makes a mockery of the entire TED concept, AND THEY KEEP INVITING HIM BACK.

@Zwangsworkaholic

7 жыл бұрын

ey? The E in TED stands for entertainment.

@andrew_eglinton

7 жыл бұрын

But there's no I in TEAM

@YouAwakeYet

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Eglinton but there is a ME

@eirikstorvik2413

7 жыл бұрын

No there is a EAM

@HarryManbackYouTube

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Eglinton I wish I was in LOVE.

I don't even laugh when watching Reggie anymore. I just admire him.

@ciceroaraujo5183

5 жыл бұрын

I am very proud of your mind

@BillViets

5 жыл бұрын

Atrijit Das Kind of the same act recycled over and over. Still, kudos for even attempting to make Germans laugh.

@extendedpresent2740

5 жыл бұрын

@@BillViets That's like saying all a band does is play the same kind of music

@greencasestudy

Жыл бұрын

yeah, exactly. It's like I don't wanna laugh and then miss a second of this genius freedom creativity fountain.

@markszawlowski867

Жыл бұрын

@@greencasestudy So very true

i can just imagine someone accidentally walking in on this talk and being like what the fuck

@nerdock4747

3 ай бұрын

One of Reggie's TED talks was my first TED talk and I had no idea what was going on.

Every time I partake of some Reggie Watts I feel my creativity has taken a rise and I feel like exploring again.

@ricardoguzman3499

5 жыл бұрын

Kyle Tibz heard

@jasminedakota3958

11 ай бұрын

@@ricardoguzman3499heard

Reggie = 5% person, 95% satire.

@lumencrystar

8 жыл бұрын

+Christian Lovelace 100% dampfnoodle

@jamesblunt006

5 жыл бұрын

30% music, 40% comedy, 50% science, 60% philosophy and 100% genius. That's roughly 300% Reggie Watts for you. Not including the dampfnüdel.

@ZenSei03042

11 ай бұрын

first time i hear him talk sense. haha

Let's all stop for a second and recognize the danfnoodle engineers and their hardwork

@lpschaf8943

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they reeeeally went out of there...

No one is better at taking the piss out of pretentiousness. Haha. Reggie is king.

@jjww7479

5 жыл бұрын

FamousCoozie retentousne

@jamtimestwo

2 жыл бұрын

retentousne

@jaytb5815

Жыл бұрын

retentousne?

@flaabr

Жыл бұрын

@@jaytb5815 HAHAHAH

I have no idea what architecture means anymore.

@jamieevans5979

4 жыл бұрын

It's the inversion of the 3,000 degree map between the three dimensional vertices drawn visible when intersecting stars in any one constellation at any one point in space and time. Obviously.

@MatterinoHS

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamieevans5979 In other words it is what has to be, but only when what has to be, is meant to be. It is important to remember that the past is only the future minus the present.

@Daniel-ww3hl

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely just not only something you can hold in your hands and mold into anything you would like that thing to become

@sole9482

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

It's like he's making fun of.. Everything.

@christianlovelace8323

8 жыл бұрын

+IHuntGiants Look at the comment three above yours and tell me yours wasn't better.

@christianlovelace8323

8 жыл бұрын

+IHuntGiants 'kay, sorry. 2 below now. ;L

@camgood3097

3 жыл бұрын

U got it.

@tyh4297

3 жыл бұрын

its not like. he is making fun of everything

@jonathanclayton7348

3 жыл бұрын

The fact that he makes fun of everything is why I think he's funny

I love when he's doing a song and then he's like "okay this is getting weird" and then he just abruptly ends it and moves right on

Reggie Watts is a genius. This type of creativity and freedom of expression has to be the most liberating feeling.

I always love rediscovering reggie. He reminds me so much of myself, but instead hes funny and talented.

30% music, 40% comedy, 50% wisdom and 100% genius. That's about 300% Reggie Watts for you!

@101nka

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing adds up and its making me uncomfortable 😅

me when I didn't take up enough time in my presentation

Reggie gives us glimpses of ourselves by remixing human communication. It's like he can play jazz using things we say and do instead of musical notes. But he can also do it in a musical context, using musical traditions and tropes.

@flaabr

Жыл бұрын

This is the best description of what Reggie does that I've ever read. Spot on.

@polymathbeatz6912

8 ай бұрын

That’s brilliant mate

was lucky enough to have been there -- and it's too bad you can't year us roaring with laughter :(

@Jelissei

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for saying that. I got a bit sad my German fellows might not know funny.

@kenny.m.olsen95

3 жыл бұрын

How was the dampfnüdle?

The first 7 minutes was me during my class presentation. I was aware of what I needed to speak on, but not the substance on which I needed to speak on. So I went on.

i’ve been struggling lately with negative self talk and imposter syndrome. reggie’s videos always remind me being myself is all i need to be doing

This man is a genius.

He wins, simply for the fact that we are all debating the implied or intended message within his act. His niche is his genre variety and intelligent freestyles. I don't believe its a straight forward as the messages we think we find in his work. I'm sure some are correct, others; he's just taking us on a ride...and has no idea himself where it will end. And I know for sure he enjoys reading our comments, to see the different reactions and ideas we take from it all. I love this guy; he's extremely talented and has a way of just pulling you into a trance, then creating a vision for you, followed by brief moments of insanity and laughter. Its absolutely great! The accents, character portrayals and "1 man band" songs are incredible. Such a diverse range of art in every session. He's really good at "stream of consciousness" expression. Pulling from his own subconscious thoughts, yet making you feel like your own thoughts relate to them. He's got so much experience with letting himself go, and running with freestyle accidents...turning them into part of a complete, entertainment experience.

@DDGXMUSIC

9 жыл бұрын

Really good way to capture what he's about I think. Nice one.

@chrisjames7803

2 жыл бұрын

and this is what happens to your intelligence level when you enjoy Mr Watts!

@lindboknifeandtool

Жыл бұрын

Is that your real name please say yes

this guy is a trip!

@ArcadianGenesis

10 жыл бұрын

Indeed, probably the trippiest person alive today.

@MasterofPuberty

10 жыл бұрын

ArcadianGenesis They did studies. Studies showed he is. Science.

@nemonixniemann

10 жыл бұрын

MasterofPuberty Yeah, and the Church agreed too! The trippiest of God's recent creations.

@naiyalexic

10 жыл бұрын

I totally relate to him. Guess that makes me a trip :)

@dvl973

9 жыл бұрын

we all have this inside of us only the bravest ones are able to express themselves in this way though

Musical performances: 7:07 (7:22) 11:09 (11:53) 15:47 (16:15) 21:24

I too have fallen down the Reggie Watts rabbit hole and I can pretty definitively say... this is the most sense he's ever made on stage. What a legend.

i want a 60 minute track of reggie watts fake ballading

@FriteVerte

4 жыл бұрын

Samn he's so smooth

@chrissyvt84

4 жыл бұрын

Yas!!

The chorus of the song that starts at 15:45 is so fucking good how is reggie watts even a person

@loganmettlen414

10 жыл бұрын

hes not he is sex

@lpschaf8943

3 жыл бұрын

He sexes them all my guy. If I could tell you one thing, then I would be very sad because I want to have a nice conversation with you.

Reggie Watts is a modern day, western Zen Master.

@nithinjpathalil6709

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought!

@lpschaf8943

3 жыл бұрын

Nah man, that was another David not that one.

I've been suffering from depression off and on for my whole life and I have discovered that Reggie is like instant relief from the blues

TED lets Reggie make fun of them again.

@voiceoftreason1760

10 жыл бұрын

how is he making fun of TED in this performance?

@pofict

10 жыл бұрын

Enhanced Pyrotechnics The way he speaks is in the same kind of meter and tone that most of the normal speakers talk in, but he's just babbling inane nonsense. Watch a TED talk and it's scary how similar Reggie sounds to them. Like, if you didn't speak English, you'd think he was talking about something really profound until he started playing with the loop box.

@kk89ize

10 жыл бұрын

TED gets it, you dont. He is a comedian, what do you expect? A TED TALK?? He is a troll, he trolls everyone and thats the comedy.

@theEarlofChip

10 жыл бұрын

kk89ize No, it's not "trolling". He's mocking ted speakers with overly obtuse nonsense and wordplay, articulated by various different pretentious or savant-like characters. He even occasionally makes references to very TED things, like the Brookings Institute etc

@arthdogger2170

10 жыл бұрын

He does it in most of his routines - not just for ted. I've seen him do it for much longer aswell, accents are his thing

I'm just glad he's here to prepare us for the realization of our multidimensional reality 😀

May I present: Reggie Watts, the personification of the modern language term "what the fuck"

this is what happens when you become too intelligent :/

@johnnyhydraulic5018

9 жыл бұрын

Try to keep up guy, or just get high.

@LuKouzou

6 жыл бұрын

:) *

@smitty3347

6 жыл бұрын

JohnnyHydraulic facts

@MsMichelee2112

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyhydraulic5018 I DID!!

@richhartnell6233

5 жыл бұрын

When you start a new game but put all your points into intelligence.

I Looooove Reggie Watts !!! He's so funny and I love when people don't understand him and he just goes on...

"...That was a piece by...uh Keats" XDDD LOL

@mattasticmattattack8546

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe they wouldn't understand if he said Blake lol

- this is so deeply intellectual; he basically describes presence/consciousness, universal relevance, and expresses the dynamic that raw human and unfiltered emotion can communicate just as much information as the most articulately succinct message.

@A.Lewisfilms

8 жыл бұрын

+Thackery Saussy aka he is just having fun

@nonchefsaussy

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex Lewis - meh. doubt it.

@jeangold8789

8 жыл бұрын

u´re right. He´s layering subliminal messages about this same topic in almost all his performances. Its more esoteric than intellectual.

@dustinmartin4965

8 жыл бұрын

simply masterful in his execution of the parabola of the life as a human device

@thatoneguyricardo

7 жыл бұрын

Ay tru bro, I was all like, dam boi dis make sense

don't worry people. the audience loved it. listen carefully and you can hear them laughing pretty hard in a lot of places. they're just really low in the mix

Well I'm officially quitting drugs. I couldn't see what harm they were doing to me until I watched this guys act sober.

I think the audience actual thought there was a Dampfnüdle machine lol

@derienward

8 жыл бұрын

+Derien Oliver butchered that word...

@b.e.c.k2877

8 жыл бұрын

Dampfnüdle

@mikethemotormouth

7 жыл бұрын

Derien Oliver Dampfknüdel

@keixsy

5 жыл бұрын

I dont know what youre talking about, i got my damp noodles right here

I love all the people confused by this. His delivery, timing, and content is pure gold...

He so much reminds me of 'Helge Schneider' - a german comedian who happens to be a very skilled Jazz player (or the other way around?). Both of them use the concept of 'flow' in their improvised comedy of nonsense....

I have my headphones turned up all the way and I can hear the audience dying with laughter.

@WatchdogGoon

8 жыл бұрын

+TRP-Unite I thought you were trolling at first, but then I listened very carefully and you are actually right.

@MrTomblr

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't understand why they would silence the audience's laughter... It makes his performance uncomfortable to watch as I feel like he's having a bad show or something haha

@DoctorORBiT

8 жыл бұрын

They forgot to put a microphone close to the audience

@XXXSCHOBELXXX

7 жыл бұрын

Rian Middleton...yeah really ? all the comments explaining the absence of a Mic recording the audience have surpassed you ? and are you aware that more than 70 percent of a TedX Audience in Berlin is made up of Expats ? why am i even explaining this. Maybe to educate you a bit...but then again you were just joking i guess ... because stereotype Jokes are just a blast

@JMCBowers

6 жыл бұрын

Channel 2 right?

Watts is my spirit animal.

i'm hilarious and i find this german

@robzs8388

8 жыл бұрын

+samiharp yes. you're ready. follow me.

@FalloutFoEvaShizzle

8 жыл бұрын

Ready for what may I ask?

@fromabovethesun

8 жыл бұрын

+Charlie Lightfoot na dont ask

@yourconscience456

6 жыл бұрын

samiharp You're too hilarious to find this German

@maninblk

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you samiharp.

This video makes me feel like im high..but then i realise im not.

@AndrewRainesGuitars

10 жыл бұрын

well I am high, and it made me feel normal. relativity.

@MasterofPuberty

10 жыл бұрын

TheEndCredits Aviation Channel I'm not high, and I wanna get high, but I'm afraid of what might happen.

@AndrewRainesGuitars

10 жыл бұрын

MasterofPuberty then don't do it. lol until you're not afraid of what will happen. :P

@MasterofPuberty

10 жыл бұрын

I already did. The universe made sense for 12 seconds.

@AndrewRainesGuitars

10 жыл бұрын

LMFAO. dmt? or no? lol

If you want to add a whole new level of hilarity, turn on closed captions. Watching closed captions trying to interpret this makes something that's already hilarious over the top. I could hardly breathe, I was laughing so hard.

It's funny seeing some people trying to make sense of the words. It's not about the words at all (he is talking gibberish), it's about everything else you use to communicate: pitch ( or musical notes if you want to think about it that way), rythm, gestures,dynamics, etc... I think the whole point is to play with the idea that words are only a small part of communication and contrasting how an incredibly articulate and expressive guy talking nonsense can still sound deep and be enjoyable to listen to. Plus, the guy is a musical genius, even though you can't tell by this perfomance.

@SineN0mine3

9 жыл бұрын

sixStringsforWords I think it comes full circle here. The way that his act can be interpreted in so many ways it is itself a message about interpretation and perspective. He touches on a lot of topics (eg, "nothingness", language barriers, time, human behaviour) in his act, and i suppose the way you interpret his message (essentially gibberish) is a reflection of your perspective on those topics.

@sixStringsforWords

9 жыл бұрын

It's not that his sentences don't make sense at times, if you isolate them, but I was referring to how the speech as a whole is completely disjointed and really doesn't have a "point". It's a bunch of random toughts put together (of which some make sense). But I agree with you that the deeper meaning of the presentation can be interpreted in many ways and that fact by itself makes it interesting.

I feel like this is what can happen if you unlock all levels. I love everything he does.

favorite comedian of all time.

@keixsy

5 жыл бұрын

Comedian? He is a Architect, didn't you hear? smh

@richhartnell6233

5 жыл бұрын

@@keixsy But that's mearly a byproduct of biology to be them they.

I could listen to him all year and not be bored a single minute.

Wow, tough crowd.

@fulishproductions

10 жыл бұрын

They don't mic the audience

@kyledolor5257

10 жыл бұрын

***** It's either the crowd is actually trying to understand him, or they're not at that stage of humor wherein this is funny.

@FloraSora

10 жыл бұрын

fulishproductions AND they're still pretty damn audible. So Im_More_Of_A_Lurker_ 's comment is super wrong. Not a tough crowd at all.

@TheNoCoincidence

10 жыл бұрын

no the mic is just not so loud in the audience

@MasterofPuberty

10 жыл бұрын

***** Exactly.

RIP crowd

@Pinko_Band

8 жыл бұрын

+BoboDoboRobo There's nothing wrong with the crowd, we just can't hear them because it is not a "typical" audio set up where you can hear every audience reaction. If you turn it up really loud though you can hear a bit of their reaction coming through Reggie's microphone.

@owenotley

8 жыл бұрын

+BoboDoboRobo it's not a comedy club ^_^

@PaddyFullyRandom

8 жыл бұрын

+BoboDoboRobo I was there. The crowd was well into it.

@quantessenz

8 жыл бұрын

+John Thompson I am so happy you said that. I was just wondering the whole time.^^

@crnkmnky

6 жыл бұрын

hmm, I thought BoboDoboRobo meant that the crowd died from laughing.

I'm German and I think Reggie is fucking hilarious! The difference between me and the audience though is that I lived a year in the US and still spend a lot of my time hearing and speaking english on a daily basis. If you don't have a good feeling and understanding of another language it's hard to get the jokes... especially Reggie's jokes. So give them a break guys. Just try to imagine learning German and trying to listen to a German comedian (Yes there is such a thing) ;)

@MarioThaMonkey

9 жыл бұрын

In Germany, line punch you.

@mattmoves5920

9 жыл бұрын

+Mexxer Also german people are not so extrovert

@manki8706

8 жыл бұрын

You are right. But in this case its just that you couldnt hear them because there wasnt mics in the audience. Thats still something that we germans dont understand, that every other country does right: The germans try to get the audience sound out of the video so that the People watching the video get the Performance without Interruption from the crowd. Which is bullshit cause that makes it uncomfortable to watch. They should put mics in the audience like every other country. Anyways thats it. They found him hilarious.

@carioca56

8 жыл бұрын

exactly!

@Diogenes_von_Sinope

6 жыл бұрын

Manki, i have the feeling that there are no mics in the crowd anywhere. most times the laughter sounds artificial, like a underpayd musician pushes some keys on a casio keyboard in the background with the same samples like in the cosby show.

His hair moves like with his music. Love him sososo much.

So much talent in one person!

observing the spectrum of these intricate mechanisms that is nature itself,has led me to conclusion about indeed...and most definitely that Reggie watts is.

Saw this guy perform, last night, for the first time watching a Radio Lab stage show. I'm still amazed by the sound.

Everytime I see this, I experience something else. It's magic. Reggie Watts is one of the greatest humans I ever got to discover 🙈

Still brilliant 6 years later....

Thanks for the journey Reggie. Weirdness is king. Was with you every step of the way. Your performance is super inspiring - gotta trust in the process, in the moment, in the biology, in the nothingness!

He is the definition a chaotic good. His specialty is being himself and making you question your existence at the same time.

The automatic subtitles for the "german" rap .. I think they answer any questions you may have after watching this highly elucidating talk.

@squishedpimp

9 жыл бұрын

"if boo didn't mean to him then doom didn't either." There's even symbolism in the beatboxing - deep on every level.

Reggie ! You are genious. You sing for fun, for pleasure ... you play with your voice like very vey few on the world (B.McFerrin?) but you show a lot of fun, joy ! I suspect you may be Enlightened :)

Reggie Watts is just too awesome. I love how he makes fun of TEDx... in a TEDx conference haha, too good!

This has been the most enlightening Ted Talk I have ever seen. The man. The one on stage. He talks about concepts that imprison us. These constructs they keep us from being free. The structure we are apart of is limiting us. Really the conceptual freedom which is being shown is truly freeing. If expansion of the mind is a thing, that exists, then we can experience it. So really the perception of it all, is there.

@grant93321

10 жыл бұрын

hahavavavavavavavavava

@futurefarms3440

5 жыл бұрын

Very correct 👍

Amazing how even if he wasn't this genious with 5504393 different different space time fabrics in his brain, he still could be a successful singer.

Reggie Watts is my hero!!!

Lol, this is me when I'm home alone 😂

@ogamibirdflu5152

4 жыл бұрын

Weird, cool though

Frühstück, Früh-Früh-Früh, FrühFrüh stück! Dampfnudel JA!

@WatchdogGoon

8 жыл бұрын

+FlyingPiper13 Rammstein!

@RealiciousDe

7 жыл бұрын

This is perfect.

Genius!!! Did he just low-key tried to explain the evolution of language and speaking by going back from German and disguising it as just something random..or am I just to DEEP? Really inspirational guy.

This guy sounds like me in my car when my radio goes out.

@lpschaf8943

3 жыл бұрын

@Michael Shepherd no, stop it, nobody is even in relation with you. You were the only one here guessing the color of the houses. (Thats what children do after work, think about that.)

You either get Reggie Watts or you don't. LOVE IT !

I could listen to this all day...

Dampfnoodle that was rad! Reggie you did it again without even trying seemingly.....u r a genuinely talented talent who inspires inspired people to do crazy/wonderlistic things or not......bitte shun!!

He looks like he'd be fun to be friends with

reggie watts inspires me.

giving it my best is only a feeble attempt to wrap my head around not only the process of his presentation, but to put it all together to where it makes sense is stacking all the blocks in all the wrong places in a Tetris game, yet he somehow reaches into my brain and helps me place the blocks of logic, reason, and an overall sence of exactly what the he'll he's talking about, calling him a genius at this point in he's twisted plot would be an insult, he takes a jigsaw puzzle and empties it out onto the floor and is convincing enough to manipulate our minds to say it's solved!!

His revealing tune on Red Rectangles was a fascinating insight into how this world with 4 metaphorical corners encapsulates many years of archetypical emotional Anger (Red) resulting in human life entropying or degrading back to vegetable then mineral metaphorically described by the pants coming down, where life should be projecting back to the divine construct it was intended. i.e. ideally Solve et coagula, not coagula et Solve.

Pick five notes and go between them and make it sound like you can feel the blues 👏👏👏

He makes me feel exactly like I feel after dropping my morning deuce!

lmfao, Reggie Watts is on an unprecedented level of pure awesomeness. 19:00 just about blew my mind out the back side of my skull lol.

He's so awesome!

It's SO weird... but I can't stop watching it...

Reggie, don't shave! For the love of God! Don't shave! Be the mountain man!

start at 10:45

So funny XD I like the fun he does while making all the music simultaneously. Just great!

Reggie Watts is great. His content sounds like my thoughts when I haven't slept in days. I love it.

He is basically just trolling the half of the audience who don't get it most of the time! xD

@carioca56

8 жыл бұрын

hard to get in when it is NOT in your native tongue

@einmax879

4 жыл бұрын

They get it, you just cant hear 'em because they are Not miced or mixed in very quitely

I’ve been waiting my whole life for this.

This man is just impressive!

his vocal range in the first song 😍

Love the Neubauten / Falco / Rammstein mash-up

his singing voice is ahhhhhhhhhh mazing! his performance art keeps me captivated and coming back! nahnahnah so there ..hahaha

Love the lasssst song... So there! Before Encore!

I honestly dont know what i just watched, but i like it. Can someone explain?

@RobertHo987

9 жыл бұрын

let's just say you've seen exactly what you've seen, if you know what i mean

@thames21

5 жыл бұрын

It’s 4 years later now. Have you figured it out yet?

At each of the TED Talks and Poptech events he's spoken at (the ones on KZread anyway), the crowd doesn't laugh until roughly 1 to 2 minutes in, which makes me wonder if they initially think he's up there to discuss a real issue. If you go back and listen to the first couple of minutes of most of his performances, and pretend you don't know who he is for a moment, it's not immediately clear that he's not really talking about anything at all and that he's really just improvising a comedy routine. It almost sounds like has something serious to discuss and that he's an expert on whatever he's about to discuss (which is obviously what he's going for). More, I assume he wasn't nearly as well known as he is now, so I think these people are just taken by surprise lol.

I could watch this man all day

Truth human doing his thing.......we could all learn from such amazing headspace.....

Reggie is like a modern day Dr. Seuss

I wanna hear Reggie Watts talk about the architecture of a fuck shit stack.

great stuff.. a trip indeed!

Do you put your trousers on then your pants? :-D Look like the super-hero, yeah! Excellent intro with the mic bit. :) Reminds me of the comedian Steven Wright. I like what Reggie says about escaping biology: it would feel completely free to be rid of biology and just be an energy string. I like these performances a lot: the sarcasm in the utter humor of it all and the cute obsession with damphneudel. Flight of the Encores. Eam spirit. I like what he did with his voice when he turned ordinary language into inverted sounds (the noises in between the noises when talking happens--then inversing the sounds and twisting them all over the place). Also liked how he makes up his own songs that sound like other songs with words like sound like other words... ducks are like chickens... pidgeons... pterodactyl spread your wings... you ain't no bird no moooore... Baby got a-sticky fingers... His songs are improvisational, yes?