AI Video Summary: Try Not To Laugh Challenge #8
Channel: Markiplier
TL;DR
Markiplier attempts a 'Try Not to Laugh' challenge featuring a compilation of viral memes, funny commercials, and absurd clips. Despite his best efforts to remain stoic, he repeatedly fails due to a series of hilarious videos, including a dancing gorilla, a kazoo commercial, and a chihuahua failing to jump.
Key Points
- — Markiplier introduces the challenge and promotes his upcoming tour before starting the video compilation.
- — The first clip features a gorilla dancing to 'She's a Maniac,' followed by the 'Roundabout' meme and a dog making weird noises.
- — Markiplier reacts to a series of absurd commercials, including a '5 Gum' ad and a Calvin Klein parody involving a fedora.
- — A Japanese 'Dragon Ball Z' meme clip plays, followed by a Samuel L. Jackson anime parody that causes Markiplier to struggle.
- — An Insane Clown Posse member raps over a Glade plug-in commercial, causing Markiplier to nearly lose control.
- — Markiplier finally breaks after watching a chihuahua fail to jump over a small obstacle, followed by a toilet flushing skit.
- — Despite already losing, Markiplier watches one last clip of a man failing to play 'Through the Fire and the Flames,' which makes him cry from laughter.
- — Markiplier concludes the video, thanking viewers and reminding them about the tour tickets before a final prank interrupts his outro.
Detailed Summary
Markiplier hosts the eighth installment of his 'Try Not to Laugh' challenge, promising to find the worst videos on the internet to test his lack of humor. After a brief introduction and a promotion for his upcoming tour tickets, he dives into the compilation. The video begins with a series of classic internet memes, including a gorilla dancing to 'She's a Maniac' and the 'Roundabout' song loop. Markiplier initially maintains his composure, though he admits to being prepared for the predictable jokes. The challenge continues with a mix of absurd commercials, such as a '5 Gum' ad that he jokingly suspects is porn, and a Calvin Klein parody featuring a fedora. He struggles to keep a straight face during a 'Stomp to My Beat' clip and a 'Kazoo-bie' commercial, eventually admitting that he almost laughed at the latter. As the video progresses, Markiplier faces increasingly difficult clips, including a Japanese 'Dragon Ball Z' meme and a Samuel L. Jackson anime parody. The tension builds when an Insane Clown Posse member raps over a Glade air freshener commercial, causing Markiplier to physically struggle to suppress his laughter. The turning point arrives with a clip of a chihuahua failing to jump over a small obstacle, which causes Markiplier to finally break and laugh uncontrollably. He continues to laugh through subsequent clips, including a toilet flushing skit and a 'Jason Bourne' meme, admitting that he has already lost the challenge. Despite his failure, Markiplier watches one final clip of a man attempting to play the guitar solo from 'Through the Fire and the Flames' by Dragonforce, which causes him to cry from laughter. He concludes the video by thanking his audience and once again reminding them to check for tour tickets. The video ends with a final prank interrupting his outro, leaving Markiplier to sign off with a laugh.
Tags: try not to laugh, markiplier, funny videos, memes, comedy, viral clips, reaction, challenge