A Comedy Musician Reacts | "Chairman of the Board" - The Stupendium [REACTION]

[@TheStupendium]

Thanks for the reaction, man! Glad you enjoyed it! To answer your question about Cluedo/Clue: Cluedo originated in the UK in 1943. It is a re-work of a then popular British game called 'Ludo' with a murder mystery theme overlaid on top. The board in Ludo is a similar layout and players move around it using similar mechanics. Cluedo adds the murder element and the idea of collecting clues as you go. So the name 'Cluedo' is a pun on 'Ludo'. However, when the game was taken to the US, Ludo is not a well known game state-side and the pun would not have landed with folks over there. So for the US release of the game the name was just shortened to 'Clue'. :)

[@Insaneian]

The only Ludo I know of is what most people know as "Sorry". Well, that and the band that sang "Love Me Dead" 😅

[@Insaneian]

And thanks for checking out my reaction!

[@Lumberjack_king]

Mini history lesson

[@Lumberjack_king]

Hey can I ask why didn't you include battle ship is it because of time or because it's not as well known as it is in the states and a more niche game is guess who but yeah Its not really that much of a classic even in the states I think it might have only been released I. The states

[@bruteboi73]

so Stupendium, you said the hatchet was removed, do you know why it was removed? i tried searching the internet but i sadly couldnt find anything. if you can tell me i would be very happy

[@X-SPONGED]

Fun fact : During the Scrabble one he has a rhyming dictionary on the table top that's why he's so good

[@jonathanharsh7434]

For a comedy musician, “What a Fowl Day” would be a must watch.

[@RedAce0]

His Outer Worlds one is amazing "The Fine Print". "The Art of Darkness" is a personal favorite. "Why Did I Say Okie Doki?" is a popular pick. His newest track "Rogue's Gallery" is an earworm. "The House Always Wins" is sinister to a point of being 'too real'. and ofc "What a Fowl Day!" is genius personified. What I'm trying to say is that you can't go wrong with his songs. I literally play them on shuffle bc it wouldn't matter which plays, I'm gonna enjoy it either way c:

[@Insaneian]

Rogue's Gallery is probably up next, since it's recent. Thanks!

[@RedAce0]

@@Insaneian awesome! I look forward to your reaction to it. It's definitely a different shift in tone, but boy is it catchy.

[@RedAce0]

@@Insaneian although "The Chairman Rolls Again" IS a direct sequel to this one, so I kinda wanna see that one too

[@Insaneian]

@@RedAce0 ha, I'll try to get to that one too!

[@Oozebull]

'Pictures of Spider-Man' is a great one

[@Insaneian]

I saw that one listed and it's on my list, I'm a big Spidey fan

[@Nut_Dealer]

Is good

[@mrcroob8563]

It warms my heart when I see someone new flabbergasted by stupendium!

[@thespaceofades2734]

It's kinda hard to choose what song to request because they're all so great, but I'd personally suggest his most recent one called Rogues Gallery. Though you might wanna check out the other 2 Animal Crossing songs beforehand.

[@Insaneian]

Yeah, I'm likely reacting to Rogue's Gallery next since it's so new.

[@bunnyoftheguard2692]

Ah, yes. Rhyming-dictionary man. And yes, stupendium is really good.of all his songs "The Fine Print" is my favorite. Out of all of them, I think you might like "A Fowl Day". Maybe.

[@Calimbandil87]

Back to where it began. I think what I love the most about this reaction is just seeing the joy of someone that's been living with a craft discovering something like this. Probably the best Stupendium song to watch first even though other songs are technically better.

[@jmurray1110]

Technically it was the Lego vs minecraft rap battle that began this reaction series

[@marsbitegaming]

When he said it was 90’ outside I temporarily forgot Fahrenheit existed

[@Insaneian]

Ah, yeah sorry!

[@marsbitegaming]

It’s fine, I had a good laugh about it

[@soldierstride554]

You'd be burning!

[@papavot156]

Turns out the a/c didn't turn on because it was 90 degrees but because the song was fire

[@Nat-qj6cr]

Milk Milk lemonade has a lot of puns and there is a sort of sequel to this the chairman rolls again and the matter of facts rap. I enjoyed your reaction. Recommendations are weird I got recommended the stupendium after watching Tim Minchin cheese song. I enjoyed your reaction especially your expressions.

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

*for future reference i HIGHLY reccomend when watching the stupendium to watch through to the end* he most of the times has something going during the credits. A message , a skit , a teaser to a future video , a challenge just something. For example just how Dan Bull did a Board Game challenge , JT Music did a Fact Rap challenge which stupendium ALSO answered. stay through the end of THAT video and well.... the second i saw it i got *HYPED* . Also reccomed reading the description of his vids, he has a bunch of summary/fun fact stuff in his video descriptions I wanna take this part to point out some things i found by myself / paraphrasing from other comments from the OG vid. Notice how Monopoly verse guy slowly gains more money to his costume , even eventually putting some in his drink (emphasizing the whole so much money idk what to do with it) and also 4:03 at he has a space with multiple HOTELS on it. as far as i know , youre not supposed to do that in monopoly, its supposed to be "5 (i think?) houses for 1 hotel" and then its "maxed". Which adds JUST that touch of " corrupt businessman" vibe. The Scrabble verse guy has a Rhyming Dictionary (9:05 heh speaking of which) next to him (so , in a way hes cheating) and the tile set in front of him spells "GET REKT" (its most prominent at with 8:15 , THATS the one I spotted myself) Lastly the Clue verse guy making various dark puns AND he just has the -wrench- spanner on hand near the start (foreshadowing the "mustve been me!" ) 0:22 "apparently a thing i missed" dont worry , apparently not many people took dan up on it , and like the ONE fairly big guy who did (NetNobody/Skydoesminecraft) took his down within 24 hours (for some reason , never saw it either) 0:45 fun challenge wont it *awkward looks away* 1:00 side note can tell theyre fake playing , moving controllers WAAAYYY to much 1:46 dont worry thats why were here 2:38 Welcome to Stupendium 3:00 rewind/look like Dr Dimento 3:25 *again welcome to stupendium! enjoy your stay* 4:36 good with words - not as good as this but yeah 7:46 yes even my boardgames are on video games 8:40 somethings bad you can describe countlessly , something good though.... 10:09 cant even say it and im not rapping 10:50 Mr Bean 13:30 always found self accusing funny , bravo being british and not referencing Clue Movie , *trailer for Whodunnit **-k enough self plugging-*

[@iamthegreatpapyrus2905]

Yeah, so I was bored and browsing through some of Stupes' really OLD stuff and found this song, and afterwards what a surprise, I saw your reaction to the video in the suggestions. Monopoly is one of my favorites, but after while it can be.. monotonous. I used to play Monopoly online against my wife, and unless you own all the railroads and Boardwalk and Park Place, you're just going around the board for hours! Clue is also a great game, one of my mom's favorites. What sucks is you need a minimum of 3 players! My dad was never interested in playing boardgames. He loved card games and windows solitaire. So we could only play Clue when we had company, like I bring home a friend from school, or mom had to babysit one of my cousins. I'm glad you brought up Tim Curry in the Clue movie. I'm not sure if you remember when it aired on TV, the announcer was like can you solve the murder? And gave 3 possible endings. (I think the options were 1. Miss Scarlett 2. Mrs. White or 3. Everyone) I really not sure, but there might have been a phone number to call in your guess and caller #100 with the right answer got some cash? Don't know.. it's been several years! Anyway, I remember I guessed correctly. Anyway, good video, good memories.

[@Jaywhisker37]

Great reaction, loved the breakdown of his lyrics! Everything that's been suggested is top notch, but if I might suggest a less known one of his, his second Bendy song, Cells No More, is basically just pure lyrics and flow with little video, it's more like an excuse to flex, and has some of his best wordplay imho!

[@Insaneian]

Good to know! Thanks!

[@AvoiceInYourheadd]

I would like to request What a fowl day (untitled goose game) Art of Darkness (Bendy and the ink machine) The Fine Print (outer worlds) Nook, Line, and Sinker (Animal Crossing) The House always wins (fallout new Vegas) Slide into the void (control) Impossible Geomety (beat saber) It’s a joy (we happy few) Why did I say Okie Doki (Doki Doki literature club)

[@Insaneian]

Oooh! I'll see if I can try to get to some of these. Thanks!

[@bunnyoftheguard2692]

Oh. I do think you'll really like his "Two Point Hospital" song. Okay. That's it. The flow and rhyming of the lyrics is definitely Stupendium's biggest strength. Other than that his videos animations are usually pretty good.

[@capt_iron2797]

When I found out about stupendium I felt the same way

[@williammcginnis7772]

perhaps the reference to the clue movie is that MR. Green isn't guilty, as in true ending the only one not guilty xp

[@Insaneian]

Good catch!

[@StealthMarmot_]

Notably he isn't guilty in any ending. In any sense. Everyone else did something illegal and/or unethical. He was being blackmailed for being gay.

[@Midrealm_DM]

7:28 - Cluedo is a pun. A combination of the word 'clue' and the latin word for play (" lūdō ") when the game was licensed to Parker Brothers in America it was renamed to just "clue".

[@TheLocomono9]

Have you played a game with stups yet? Like imagine being a board game acolyte taking down the chairman by off chance

[@Insaneian]

I would love to play Clue (or Cluedo as it is in the UK) with Stupes. Clue is my favorite boardgame.

[@Lumberjack_king]

I'm glad you checked it out this guy is a master of his craft he's incredible

[@andreyrumming6842]

It's 90 degrees outside. Australians: confused screaming

[@Midrealm_DM]

11:30 - The name of the victim depends on the version/language of the game. In UK versions it was Dr. Black, in America it was Mr. Boddy.. and I beleive in the Spanish version it was Señior Cadáver.

[@jmurray1110]

there are also probably differences with the players titles like i doubt the yanks use reverent instead he mentioned mr green

[@stanfoutz2134]

here are some Stupendium songs i haven't seen in the comments yet: the west was one, shelter from the storm, milk milk lemonade, fazbear family, the aftermath, little rover, and a matter of factories

[@kizukun001]

his more 'comedic' tracks are (in my opinion) british summer time(pretty much what it says), milk milk lemonade(a beverage pun laden cup head song), the chairman rolls again( a dan bull scrabble diss track), what a fowl day(a delightful unnamed goose game song), Doctor doctor(a pun/play on words track featuring rustage), while 'a matter of factories(a satisfactory(game name)song) is not exactly a comedy track i still find it fun & funny. he has another battle with dan bull from the point of view of the game frostpunk called faith v order. if you check out that one ya gotta watch both channels since verse 3 is only on their respective channels. fazbear family P.s. his outros are usually done in character format involving the video itself and has some comedic gems in them. also when you were talkin bout not having the right words to describe, i remembered that was basically a upcoming line. made me laugh. also so did 13:55

[@Insaneian]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll def look into those!

[@kizukun001]

@@Insaneian forgot bout 'rip n tear my way to your heart' a doom love? song. its full of trope parody and i enjoy the odd humor.

[@Insaneian]

@@kizukun001 rip and tear is on my list from the last video! Thanks. 😁

[@starlepus9437]

the stupendium was the lego half of the lego vs minecraft rap battle. youve actually reacted to a few of his songs before

[@Insaneian]

That was my first reaction to one of his...I hadn't seen anything by him before that. This was in response to the comments I got on that video and my first reaction to one of his solo songs.

[@starlepus9437]

@@Insaneian oh ok. thanks for the clarification

[@halfdanbach4488]

Ian:No one press the button like that when they play video games Me:You clearly haven’t seen me playing league of legends when I panic

[@doombringer5267]

It's not a full on comedy song, but since you just discovered him, I would HIGHLY recommend "Find the keys". It was the first massive video he made and is basically the reason he is so well known now.

[@Insaneian]

Good to know! I'll check it out (tho maybe not for the show since it's not a full comedy song, heh). Thanks!

[@doombringer5267]

​@@Insaneian​ Oh right, forgot another recommendation. "Vault Number 76" is much more comedy focused. But, if you watch it, you need to watch till the very end, there is one last gag hidden there.

[@epikitee2186]

Once you've gotten a bit more familiar with this dude, I'd suggest going way back to the beginning with "Amateur Wordsmith." It's a great rap, and it's amazing to see how far he's come since then.

[@michaeledmunds7266]

I'd hate to actually play Scrabble against the Stupendium.

[@gagekelley5047]

Im very happy stupundium didnt wear the monocle because it never actually existed, its a case of the Mandela effect. So props to stupes on that one.

[@chr_fish]

All check ALL HIS SONGS PLEASE :V

[@leehustedt1990]

All stupendium songs are hilarious

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

I always remembered the victim’s full name as being “Black Body”

[@j-train13]

Since no one's mentioned it that I could find, Clue in the UK is called Cluedo because it's a pun. There is a game in the US called parcheesi which you might be familiar with, and in the UK (and some other countries) this game is called Ludo (not sure which name came first), which was quite popular back in the day. And so when the creators of Clue were first making their game, they thought it would be clever to make it a pun on the popular game and called their gsme about uncovering clues to solve a murder, Cluedo. However, as Ludo is called parcheesi here in the US the joke in the name wouldn't have landed so they changed it to just Clue.

[@Insaneian]

Thanks, tho someone did mention that...Stupendium themselves 😅 I thought I had that comment pinned but I guess not. No worries tho, I still appreciate the comment and the information!

[@j-train13]

@@Insaneian oof, man now Im ashamed I missed that, I didnt see the read more and the blank line made the comment seem complete, apologies

[@Insaneian]

@@j-train13 hey, don't sweat it! Like I said, I still appreciate the info! Thanks for watching and commenting too! 😊

[@UltraDinte]

His Doom song is great because of the genre subversion

[@G.D.R855]

You missed the parasite bit on the monopoly part which is a bioshock reference. I think

[@billyweed835]

Matter of Facts would be a great one!

[@levigiardina5156]

Check out his Dan bull Scrabble dis rap. And his geek cyper

[@RealmsCrossMyths]

How good is the Stupendium? Stupendious.

[@djtherandomraven]

What's the song at the end??I'm assuming Ian made it but I'd like to know what the name of it is-

[@Insaneian]

Yeah, that's my song "Run This Game" from my 3rd album "Internet Famous". It's on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music...and also here on KZbin! (No music video, tho, just the song). Thanks for asking!

[@ohshit4860]

hey ian, theres a sequel to this rap

[@Akumasama]

His Doom song is a must watch. Saying the title kinda spoils the punch, though.

[@bruteboi73]

he funny man, i sub now

[@TheLocomono9]

Ok this is so niche but I believe the rules are if the detective who solved it is the murderer it means they escape

[@Insaneian]

Not in every version tho. In the Switch version for example you still see a scene of them being arrested, despite having identified the murderer as themselves.

[@TheatreAria93]

I’d love to see you react to Starbomb’s song “It’s Dangerous to Go Alone” if you’ve never seen/heard it.

[@Insaneian]

I'm a HUGE Starbomb/NSP fan (I just produced an NSP tribute album and covered two songs for it) so I've already heard all their stuff. I try to keep my reactions to things I haven't seen/heard. Sorry. 😅

[@TheatreAria93]

Insane Ian no worries! I figured I’d ask to see. 😁It comes so out of left field that I think it’s a fun one for people to react to.

[@Insaneian]

@@TheatreAria93 oh definitely. I actually just watched a different set of reactors watch it, and their Mario Party song as well. Good stuff!

[@jamesleggett8142]

Everyone of this mans songs are amazing. Been listening to him for a long time. Edit: Also, if you’re going to react to more of his songs. I recommend The Art Of Darkness.

[@Lumberjack_king]

13:49 yeah

[@moxymanitowabi]

If your looking for a funny one check out What a Fowl Day by the stupendium

[@LamirLakantry]

We don't care about your air-conditioner. We also don't care about your 5 minute apology about it.

[@Yeeticus31]

4:35 Southerners: *pathetic.*

[@wizardgamireal8332]

Not to be rude, but technically the brits invented cluedo during one of the world wars, so technically it’s your version that’s wrong...

[@Insaneian]

Yup, Stupendium himself explained that in his comment!