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[@BoomBoomWaha]

The phone assistant is more worst that you

[@richardlewandowski6121]

A for Adley

[@10538overture]

There's something deeply impressive about April's level of apathy. It took me nearly 30 years at work to attain it, but she got it straight away. Respect.

[@JKTProductionzIncNCo]

Based & apathypilled.

[@k-baye6292]

I'm only 26 and I've been there since I was 17.

[@TheKomentor]

The shaky camera looks pretentious.

[@Xxsorafan]

I started working at 14 and mastered apathy at 25. At least when I finish Uni my personality won’t matter as long as the job is done

[@humanlettuce7422]

April is the best assistant to Ron, the worst assistant to other people.

[@johnlogic7586]

Exept when she accidentally had 93 people have a meeting with him

[@humanlettuce7422]

@@johnlogic7586 94 meetings actually, because of April meeting with ron

[@Dyknown]

@@johnlogic7586 On that day she was the absolute worst assistant to everyone in the world except Leslie, who would have gladly added a few more.

[@johnlogic7586]

@@Dyknown but she got caught up in only 1 meaning Ron would have to do those meetings

[@orksca5459]

i think the joke is she's actually the best because this was posted april 1st

[@treasuremage7546]

"I'm his daughter, April Swanson" It's a lie, but not really.

[@jv-lk7bc]

good fiction is the lie that tells the truth.

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

I really feel bad for April's actual dad. He seemed like a really nice guy and he was perfectly fine with his 20 year old marry a 29 year old shoe shiner with no home. And for some reason, April thought of Ron as more of a father figure than him.

[@AgentAnime95]

@@hittingyouoverthehead I think shs see's Ron as more as a father then her bio father simply because she resonates more with Ron than her bio father. While her bio father is more nice, social, & outgoing. April is a bit opposite of that and so is Ron so she relates more to him than her bio dad if that makes sense.

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

@@AgentAnime95 Well yes that's obvious. She wouldn't just randomly call Ron her dad, lol! I just feel bad for Mr. Ludgate because we actually see him and he's a nice dad, not an absent guy. Ron is a father figure for many. Two other characters who see him as a prominent dad figure are Andy and Tom and we don't see their fathers so I don't feel as bad for them. However imagine how you'd have felt if you're Mr. Ludgate in this situation. April even made Ron walk her down the aisle during her wedding (if I'm remembering right).

[@catlady8324]

@@AgentAnime95 *Than Then- Is for time. Than- Is to compare.

[@Daboss-kq3jm]

She’s secretly the best assistant because she does exactly what Ron tells her to do

[@bwingbwinggwiyomi]

that's the joke lmaoo

[@couchpotato2222]

Which is her own thing. He doesn't tell her to do it, her goals just line up with his. A true libertarian

[@zackbonneau2567]

The thing is, she is actually the worst assistant, but only once. She promised to keep people away from Ron, and accidentally brought 93 people to him in one day. Thankfully, she never made that mistake again

[@johnbush5347]

@@couchpotato2222 he actually does tell her to be that way multiple times

[@VincentTornude]

It's not even a secret

[@ryanhamstra49]

I love that the way Anne gets back at April is by telling Chris how good she is doing.

[@kashvijain1256]

This video coming out on March 31st makes it so much better

[@magnusheide6253]

It's because it was uploaded today...

[@icecreamwasabi]

@@magnusheide6253 r/woooosh

[@didi3326]

It’s April 1st ...?

[@nissaberman1839]

@@didi3326 nope it isn’t. Well depending on your time zone actually

[@HumpD624]

@@didi3326 but on occasion it’s Andy first

[@TonyRule]

She's actually a pretty diligent and effective worker, by government standards.

[@MenachemSchmuel]

the real problem with government are all the ron swansons who are so determined to prove that government doesnt work, they make their way into it to make it a reality there are tons of leslie knopes... they just are actual humans who get burned out by literal saboteurs

[@uncleruckkus6867]

@@MenachemSchmuel lol wtf are you smoking

[@MenachemSchmuel]

@@uncleruckkus6867 ?

[@nunyabiz6925]

😂 that’s insulting btw but its funny

[@ArdentLion]

Ron Swanson approves of this comment!

[@austinmetcalf7505]

“To Whom It May Concern, Dear Chris” lololol

[@Zero.timelord]

Time stamp

[@lastmanstanding5423]

@@Zero.timelord 5:48

[@justanotherupscaspirant8837]

God bless America

[@Dyknown]

Well, it makes sense this was posted on March 31st. Also, while we've all had brain farts like that, that's an impressive one.

[@jenm1]

let's be honest, that rhyme has no reason and I'd mess it up too

[@dunjad2474]

@@jenm1 god it was horrifying to learn

[@jamesbailey5350]

She should have picked April 31. She had the one she was named after cold.

[@Diesel_Mountain]

Ron standing at the window when Larry is trying to talk to him kills me every time.

[@dylansickinger545]

I know it’s my favorite thing because he’s not just sitting at his desk like you’d expect he’s actually standing by as close as he can to the window and making eye contact

[@johngeiger3770]

"I can see him standing right here." _ Jerry/Larry/Gary Gergitch. Lol!

[@raularroyo5515]

Poor Barry

[@riverd5698]

April trying to negotiate her 15% effort down to 12% is such a mood. I’d kill to work for a boss who only expects 15 lol

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Michael: But i thought you said 15? Jan: 😑

[@ASoberBear]

Work for the government. Im not joking it would still be an improvement.

[@Couldbedumber]

It’s always Interesting with how she tries to play the weird creepy girl, once an adult uses a stern tone of voice she immediately goes meek and accepts defeat, I feel like the fact her parents are always cheery and probably never yelled at her too often has a big part in that

[@desert2332]

Well I think it's a matter of who she cares about too. If it's someone she cares about and they get angry at her then she grows meek, if it's someone she doesn't care about then she doesn't care if they get angry at her or what they think.

[@marcvesper]

What kid doesn't? The slickest kitten around still quails before a rusty battleship.

[@ll-xz8yi]

@@marcvesper what

[@bradencrabtree7970]

bruh u sound like ur replying to a discussion post on canvas

[@aysel4115]

@@marcvesper WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

[@originalzebruh]

To whom it my concern, dear Chris. *Insert double take that cracks me up everytime*

[@Zero.timelord]

Time stamp?

[@d0mino773]

@@Zero.timelord 5:47

[@CdrChaos]

Ron Swanson: "I hate wasteful government spending, it waste the taxpayers money." Also Ron Swanson: **Uses the taxpayers money to pay someone to not do their job**

[@fenixchief7]

She helps balance out Leslies rampant spending of taxpayer funds.

[@heavystalin2419]

He'll do anything if it meant nothing got done

[@greenredblue]

I wouldn't think too much about him. He's full of contradictions. Probably deliberately.

[@CdrChaos]

@@fenixchief7 Leslie spends taxpayer funds to actually get her work done. Ron spends taxpayer funds to prevent work from being done.

[@aidanmagill6769]

And thereby eradicating further waste

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Of course on March 31st

[@enderwiggins8248]

Good catch!

[@jakepullman4914]

Not even a real day.

[@calebmcurby8580]

Mind blown

[@hadesflynn811]

That’s not a real day lol April fools!

[@MyKillerson]

4:28 The thing about compliments, if you hand them out like that, like they're candy, they become meaningless. A complement from a person like Chris would mean nothing to me. I'd smile and say thank you, then immediately forget about it. But, a compliment from someone like Ron, that would actually mean the world, make my day, and I would probably never forget the moment

[@Matt-kr9bo]

But on the other hand, an angry insult from Chris would likely pack a heavier punch than one from Ron.

[@gabriellagrey4163]

I like this thread

[@Countdownsmiles]

Honestly having a coworker like Chris would be awesome, just as long as he was usually on the shift before or after me so i'd never have to survive the full duration of a shift with him. His charm and positivity could be very nice right before or after a shift and he'd probably always have something nice to say about me if i was under the weather

[@Connor-jh6kb]

I'm in agreement with you in the sense that if you do that so much they become meaningless in a sense. That is true of a lot of things. But, just a little bit later, you get a very genuine and honest bit of praise from Chris towards April. So, from my perspective, it's true that those everyday, easy to come by compliments would be meaningless, but that doesn't make the genuinely heartfelt and honest one's any less meaningful.

[@robertoesquivel4447]

@@Matt-kr9bo Dang bro

[@becausereasons8981]

lmao... April: 12... Ben: no damnit....this is not a negotiation... I'm asking for 15%.

[@rodgeraarons8997]

April has the best eye roll in existence. That’s a fact people.

[@EnoVarma]

I'm not sure. There's Natalie.

[@princelevi3733]

It's so cute 😍

[@rkproductions7180]

Ron and Ben: The very few who could actually put April in her place.

[@hagnekore]

her dad and older brother lmao

[@NWCountryGirl17]

"She's not my daughter she's my friend, but the point is she would Never do that to me" Yeah..... Ben are you just now MEETING April????

[@gigiwan3335]

Did that mean he was banging her and asked her to call him daddy?

[@Bdhacker101]

So essentially, Aubrey Plaza got paid millions just to play herself on this show huh.....

[@Analfons]

Like Charlie Sheen in Two and a half men. Authenticity is key :D

[@TheOfficialoddity]

I think I read somewhere that everyone on the show were essentially just playing themselves but just exaggerated their personalities.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Apparently Aubrey stole her weird persona from her little sister.

[@pop5678eye]

@@TheOfficialoddity Offerman is nothing like Swanson in real life. Watch his interviews with Conan on the subject.

[@chucksherron]

@@pop5678eye he is a woodworker and an outdoorsman but he's a liberal.

[@ChrisPierreBacon]

"Also he's not into you, sexually." That deadpan delivery cracks me up every time.

[@themillersfan9234]

April is the reason I started watching this show

[@charmie1984]

It's crazy... I did not like her at all when I first started watching.... but I grew to like her ❤️

[@lenaackerman2499]

yeah these clips make me want to watch parks and Rec but i couldn’t even get through the first ep bc it boring for me lol

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@@lenaackerman2499 It's really not that funny. It's just the Office in a government office with fewer funny people.

[@lenaackerman2499]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 that’s what i figured

[@fran-yt4ok]

@@lenaackerman2499 the first ep isnt that good, but from my experience watching like a million shows, the pilot and 1st season may not represent the whole shows quality. So I gave this one a chance and it turned out amazing! If I'd stop watching bc of a boring pilot, I would've skipped right past Community :)

[@DylanSargesson]

Ron ending a letter "God Bless America" is just amazing

[@jb03hf]

Technically it was Andy writing as Ron... but yes - I assume that is how Ron ends his letters.

[@d6u4]

@@jb03hf No, it was Burt Macklin.

[@d6u4]

No, it was Burt Macklin

[@mxbx307]

The way her voice cracks on the first "Yay" gets me every time.

[@micahbrunet5523]

Bert Macklin is the most underrated officer on the force

[@rigdigwus]

Burt

[@dmcgee3]

Burt Tyrannosaurus Macklin

[@Peksisarvinen]

People never appreciate a good old-fashioned cop who doesn't play by their precious rules but who gets results.

[@JustCarp]

ron realizing he has 93 meetings is PRICELESS

[@GordonRamseyIsMyLifestyle]

“ugghhohhh okay.. ok"

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

If you think "April wouldn't do that to me" when it comes to embarrassing you, you clearly don't know April that well

[@je-xu7jq]

The crack when she says "yay" at 0:47 always gets me

[@CaptainColdyron222]

Apathetic, sarcastic and beautiful. The total package.

[@DrCruel]

She'd have a very bright future in federal employment.

[@justins8634]

Anne killing April with kindness for the entire show was a great bit

[@Cluez31]

4:14 - that sounds she makes when he gives her the great job posted note..... Aubrey Plaza makes the smallest things so funny....

[@thenicobossy]

She literally suffered during that scene 😂😂

[@YananLiAsura]

Aaaaaannnd this video is uploaded on 03/31. I wonder how many meetings we have scheduled for today?

[@romancorey6796]

93!

[@Zero.timelord]

Too many

[@sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312]

Aubrey Plaza is hilarious. her comedy is so unique. she does it seriously which makes it more funny.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Aubrey Plaza babbling incoherently on Adam DeVine's phone/wearing multiple squirrel costumes is currently living rent-free in my head.

[@BwanaLawi]

*April* doesn't know how many days there are in March. Way to know your neighbours, April

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Honestly, Aubrey Plaza's acting as April is actually super impressive. She conveys emotions ranging from panic to joy and comfort with nuance using the smallest of face movements and body language.

[@VampirusX]

1:34 I love that scene 😂 To be fair... he don't have to work for months and get the work of months (forcefully) done in one day... he slept like a baby for sure that night (if it would not be fictional 😂)

[@ashleyshort6141]

Ron drank a bottle of whiskey and built a canoe that night. Sleep is for the weak hearted and the communist.

[@TheMaxx009900]

I love April. She has a gaff and Ron makes it work. April's loyalty is epic!

[@ASK2286]

inconsistency error? 0:47 April's drink was dark liquid (cola?), 0:51 champagne, 0:57 dark again

[@sirrismendozasunlessrealms5775]

I am watching a show, not judging a show. There is little to no time for looking out for details.

[@hometowngirlncurls5669]

Looks like I'm not the only one isn't watching this on March 31st lol

[@ilou9129]

I love the actor who plays Chris so much. He delivers his lines perfectly

[@evanaskew6652]

The American Roger Moore. He doesn't age.

[@Dandylion567]

I don't think I ever thought I would see Rob Lowe referred to as "the actor that plays Chris" lol.

[@JazzFlop212]

I have no words

[@davidmreyes77]

The way Chris talks and treats April reminds me of how I talk to my husky.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

​@Halloween All Year Round Didn't April say that she's part wolf? I think altogether this means that your partner is around 3/8th wolf.

[@Shanvind2302]

April is the daughter we need but the daughter we don't deserve.

[@jv-lk7bc]

If anybody had ever asked for a 15% effort on any of my first dozen jobs, they would have gotten the best job anyone had ever done for them. (and it would have been about 15%)

[@ethanol1586]

I believe you misspelled "best assistant" in the title

[@manavudgirkar3345]

Its an April fools title

[@slewone4905]

I had a coworker that forwarded her phone calls to a different phone, and forwarded that phone's phone calls back to her own. That way, the phone never rings, and the caller ends up calling into an endless loop. found out, because I keep getting phone calls from client service and asked them why they always call me.

[@slewone4905]

oh PS, I pissed some of the people off, because i start giving the phone number of the phone designated for personal calls. THe one phone they will answer. Also, for months I thought the issue was solved, and then found out they just included my phone on the endless loop.

[@ethanhorn6093]

I feel the "Great Job!" moment so much with April... that little "mmm" "Great Job!" "nnn" ... I knew someone in real life who was relentless in their positivity and it was absolute torture. Hated every second of it. I like to quietly do my work and then leave. And not involve myself with the live animals that I work with.

[@cassh2500]

you sound miserable, touch some grass :)

[@ethanhorn6093]

@@cassh2500 No thanks, to no one's shock I am not someone who likes to lose control of my faculties.

[@Matt-kr9bo]

As opposed to the dead animals you work with?

[@ethanhorn6093]

@@Matt-kr9bo dead animals? No, no... They are quite alive... I know because if they where dead I wouldn't have to listen to them jabber at me about their LIVES.

[@hypernebula8711]

@@ethanhorn6093 You sound absolutely miserable

[@ginnykang943]

Posted on the date she never knew existed, and intentionally, no doubt. ❤️ You clever geniuses behind Comedy Bites, you!

[@zaanredelinghuys191]

4:21 April actually went and bought orange post-its😂

[@MarkFuriniArt]

I wish I had me an April. Everyone needs an April.

[@AgentMacklinFBI]

She reminds me of an old adversary of mine...Janet Snakehole

[@IIISentorIII]

Ah yea Janet, what she up to these days?

[@theroof6378]

Fbi

[@livacreative]

3:35 Ann was almost crying.

[@Nexesys]

I never noticed, but Ron has an anti-tank hedgehog behind his desk! 😂😂😂

[@emmaray6215]

How is it possible to have 93 meetings in one day?!

[@donnagrandevaleur4215]

A meeting every 4.5 minutes would leave you with an hour for lunch.

[@aizat27]

Not with that attitude. Well, that's what Chris would say

[@guarddog318]

Schedule them all for the same time? Say... 9AM, then take the rest of the day off?

[@stephenbarringer235]

Make it a Biblical day, like back in Genesis. Those suckers were aeons long.

[@omega1575]

you think march 31st doesnt exist

[@Y20XTongvaLand]

I love how she just hung up on the persn who called to confirm their appointment.

[@harrisonball6136]

I've never watched this show before this video, but I have obviously heard of it, I'm gonna binge the whole thing this weekend

[@dbergerac9632]

Spoiler: It's about a literal hole in the ground. April makes the show great.

[@imsavedbynature]

@@dbergerac9632 uhh only the first couple seasons are

[@atomicforcegaming2867]

If you actually understood the show you would realize she is actually the best assistant in the world.

[@skiadrum99]

"It's from 40 years ago never mind." Had me rolling 😂

[@leandrogiolopez]

Lmao I can't get over "el chupacabra"

[@zzzcocopepe]

That was my cat's name. Im ashamed to say I didn't think of the name.

[@remytherat2175]

"To whom it may concern: Dear Chris" gets me every time LOL

[@RAZREXE]

April is the coolest assistant anybody could ever have!

[@ridge_9580]

They released this today because it's march 31st. Very Clever.

[@nickshaffer80]

literally like having a Cat as your assistant

[@conservativebutnotfortrump7863]

it's like the song goes I have 94 meetings but my assistant ain't 1 p.s happy march 31st

[@phantomwolf3300]

I think Audrey doesn't need to act like the character April, Audrey is April perfectly and we love her anyways x

[@kalilipso8890]

6:22 “Your young and trying isn’t cool” XD

[@PatTheRiot]

How did I miss this show. It's like the office but without the filter.

[@derekbroekhoven5498]

"so do you" got April hired immediately

[@TessaxMusic95]

The BEST Worst Assistant in the World! 😉🙌

[@AgentMacklinFBI]

Jean Ralphio?

[@arunk-vc]

She's the wor-r-r-r-r-r-st 🎶🎶

[@lennyy1211]

4:41 I swer i saw the phone in her hand before she put it down 🤣

[@LegoLoos2006]

The fact that I was born March 31st makes this infinitely more funny

[@notgotaname]

Scheduling Anything shitty on a day that doesn’t exist is GENIUS

[@frankswarbrick7562]

Happy April Ludgate Day!

[@repubblesmcglonky8990]

Pretty sure Comedy Bites hates Comments, they delete and re-upload literally every...

[@SavageGreywolf]

I thought "To whom it may concern: Dear Chris" was actually Ron just being dismissive of Chris until it got near the end and Andy's lame excuses broke down XD

[@michaelperez142]

MARCH 31ST. HAPPY MEETINGS EVERYBODY!!!

[@Soknik01]

That woman is a comedic genius

[@dhammaboy1203]

I love Ron, April & Chris (the antithesis of Ron & April) so much! 😂

[@fascinatinglist9654]

This show was so underrated and unappreciated

[@krakenNation]

She’s the best assistant ever. I love April

[@thehive378]

the hmmm she gives Chris LMFAO

[@jeffharbaugh8683]

Meetings should all be scheduled for February 31st.

[@megharoni]

All she had to do was call up the people who havent come yet and say "we'll have to reschedule, something came up."

[@melbell0865]

Working for Ron Swanson is like working with a cat: he’ll get you when he wants you, otherwise leave him alone to his own devices. On the other hand, Chris Traeger is like working for a beagle puppy: constantly needs attention, and while cute at first, gets mentally and physically exhausting after 5 minutes.

[@protocol37-t1n]

It's my tradition to watch this episode every March 31st and I am almost ready

[@The8thblock]

they could have solved a lot of those meeting by rescheduling to a new day that didnt exist.

[@Noodleydoo]

April and Ron are a fantastic comedy team!

[@daviddorger6916]

My top 5 tv characters of all time are 5. Kramer 4. April Ludgate 3. Fred Sanford 2. Hawkeye 1. Al Bundy

[@yachtman87]

April is the best at being the worst assistant.

[@davegoldspink5354]

😂🤣😂 Don’t know who cracks me up more Ron or April.

[@yannickdrmda5295]

"I have no idea what I was saying" - me during an interview when I lied on my CV to get an internship

[@_oliviabenedict_]

bro today doesn't exist.

[@slewone4905]

I had to ask at work.

[@pesokpesok]

and we wonder why anything connected to government takes eons , eventually we will get to that futurama scene where ancient guy is standing in huge line waiting for his first birth certificate (when April becomes the boss)

[@schmiv2672]

Uploaded on March 31st lol nice!

[@jsharp3165]

Aubrey is not playing herself. The awkward random slacker persona that she puts on for talk shows and public appearances is an act. The real Aubrey is an extremely intelligent well-spoken and professional person with a really twisted sense of humor. You can't be an executive producer (or even act consistently) with an April personality. In fact, in recent years she has just been her normal self in interviews. It just depends on the show and the audience. Watch her Off Camera interviews with Sam Jones for an example.

[@olliefoxx7165]

Are you serious? Alot of people in Hollywood are entitled and priveldged people that were handed their jobs bc of nepotism or some box they checked. That's why so much of the content they put out is complete garbage. These people couldn't hack it anywhere else, that's why they're doing those jobs. They were handed them. Are there talented hardworking people? Sure it there's alot of deadweight that are just lucky and privileged. I'm not saying this actress isn't intelligent or hardworking.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

It's funny that you mention the Off Camera Show interviews, because in one of those she explicitly explains that the talk show thing is not an act. It's just that the talk show format is itself apparently very forced and unnatural to her improv brain. IMO she's very good at acting a role, and she's great in more natural conversations (like Conan's podcast), but she looks genuinely really uncomfortable when she's not exactly acting but she's expected to pretend to have a natural conversation about herself based on bullet points, like on a talk show or (like you mention) some types of interviews. Someone like Nathan Fielder or Jordan Schlansky is (at least in large part) putting on an act. You can tell because their screen persona is too consistent/deliberate, and when bits of their real personality show through it's a very abrupt change. With Plaza it feels more like seeing real nervous ticks and the like, in response to each specific situation. That said, I definitely agree that she's not a random slacker at all. Talk shows are just kinda a weird place to begin with- Bright lights (Conan says the whole studio heats up 10°), large audience pouncing on your every move, and instead of playing a character you have to fake a personal conversation about yourself. She seems super intelligent, eloquent, passionate, and hardworking, and I actually think that combined with her visible distaste for pretense is kinda inspiring.

[@craigejacobs]

I don't get the impression that Aubrey is acting...

[@drudle]

Wait, did she choose March because it comes right before April?!

[@SFLady88]

15% effort sounds about right at Stott Outdoor!!! Lolololo 😂

[@MR.STEPINTHEROOM]

0:47 me at everything