BEST VIOLA JOKE (said to a violist)

[@RayChenViolinist]

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[@CF_NeverForget]

Ray Chen, I got another viola joke for you: There is an empty room with a table with a cake in the middle. In each corner is standing someone: Santa Claus, a quick violist, easter bunny and a slow violist. Then all lights go out. When they go on again, after a while, the cake is gone. Who ate the cake??? Answer: the slow violist. Easter bunny, Santa Claus and the quick violist don't exist!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

Violist: I wish to sound better than the best violist in the universe! Genie: Here's a violin. 🎻

[@victoryvalladares2769]

I've been playing my Viola since I was 19 years😢and certainly not playing my Viola.

[@nebulaofemily]

Alternative title: LONGEST VIOLA JOKE

[@LancePhillip212]

Emily Shan Actually, the world’s longest viola joke is Harold in Italy

[@piccolopagalingling6284]

have to admit, this was the longest but funniest viola joke I've heard in a while

[@xandraxandra1437]

piccolo pagalingling I laughed so hard! Didn’t expect that ending at all. A really good joke!

[@raniadahayu1412]

You're everywhere

[@piccolopagalingling6284]

@@raniadahayu1412 >:3

[@Jay-S04]

piccolo pagalingling I ate like 24 of your caprese sandwiches

[@koopalovetoast2409]

Nah the "you're sh*t" joke from twosets video is far superior

[@vollelektrolysierer5773]

Bit of an reverse Viola joke: A orchestra was looking for a new violist and was hosting an audition with the section leaders of the string instruments as judges. Every single violist played either the Stamitz concerto or the Hoffmeister concerto. After the sixth candidate, the section leader of the 2nd violin had enough: "Only Stamitz and Hoffmeister: Don't you violists have something else as repertoire?" The candidate replied: "Remind me again, how many solo pieces exist written for second violin?"

[@oscarstephanedeniau1305]

Ow !!! So powerful

[@allegrovivace6806]

omg took me a second to understand but WOW lmaoooooooo

[@tahasarviha5235]

LOL

[@marta.saridzic]

Yeeesss

[@TheSparshofMusic-wn7de]

Bro is spitting facts

[@someoneelse361]

We said that the joke deserves it's own video and he gave it to us!😂

[@CrescentiaSonate]

He really made his promise happened ans this is an epic joke lol

[@someoneelse361]

@@CrescentiaSonate Discord gang! 😁

[@allegrovivace6806]

clarinet gang

[@simis5429]

"Please make peace in the region" So relevant. (october 2023)

[@cherryau9682]

Favourite viola joke: “What did the violinist say to the violist? You’re s***” Brett and Eddy, 2018 Edit: sorry for the typo and thanks for the likes!

[@AngelaWakeUp]

is it *we're? anyways it's my fav too hahaha :D

[@christinafeng3902]

all I knew after that ep is what matches viola most : s***

[@starlightsall]

I tried to post the three-part version of this joke (with the violinist, cellist and the two violists) and KZbin removed the comment thinking I'm trying to spam with the words "violist" and "sh*t" I'm dying xD ok wait let me try to edit it in: -What did the violinist say to the violist? -What? -'You're sh*t.' ... What did the cellist say to the violist? -(wheezing) What? -'You're sh*t.' ... What did the violist say to the violist? -(crying) 'You're sh*t'? -'We're sh*t.' -(dies at the glory of the stupid joke)

[@juliagranger9651]

Cherry Au Mine too 😂😂

[@Weak4Weekes]

*spuRtz wAtER*

[@jessd4770]

My favourite: What’s the difference between an onion and a viola. Nobody cries when you cut up a viola

[@meraldlag4336]

Jess D what’s the similarity between a viola and a lawsuit? Everyone is happy when the case is closed

[@entertainer9076]

yes but they do when you play it...

[@vari1535]

I heard that one but with an oboe... pre-programmed in a bowling alley's score display

[@alisha4191]

@@meraldlag4336 lol

[@tahasarviha5235]

@@meraldlag4336 OHHHHHHH

[@LavaMLG]

“I have to play the hoffmeister and it sucks” -said every violist learning that piece ever

[@renato136]

Until they try Stamitz, then suddenly it doesn't seem too bad 😅

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

@@renato136 What do you mean "bad" though? Difficulty? The way it's written? I can sort of say " I wish Mozart wrote one for just viola and orchestra!

[@Ani-gc1nt]

This is the best viola joke ever One of the hardest violin etude books is called dont. So they transcribed it to cello and called it wont but when the transcribed it to viola they called it cant

[@PaarthGuptaYT]

Ani Aksh Lol 😂 Omg actually? That is so funny!

[@CrescentiaSonate]

Best viola joke ever!!! *Mihai*: can you make my sound more on Rhythm and good intonation *genie*: show me the map.. Lol!!😆😆😆😆😆

[@kaorubanana405]

Yesha Valentine could you explain the funny point for me? Didn’t Genie know what is the viola? So he said ‘show me the map’?

[@CrescentiaSonate]

KAORU Banana genie agreed that the viola is already out of tune so instead of granting Mihai’s wish Genie ask Mihai to just show the map...

[@xandraxandra1437]

KAORU Banana The joke is that it’s easier to make peace in Israel and the areas around than make a violist play good. I laughed so hard, didn’t expect that punch line!

[@kaorubanana405]

xandra xandra Hi! Thank you for your explanation! I just watched the video again and understood the meaning!! This is so funny! Amihai has an awesome sense of humor!! I love that! Thank you 😊💕

[@mummypie]

Short version: Violist: God please make me greater than any violist could ever be God: Ok it's done Violist found him seated in the back of the second violins in a highschool orchestra.

[@yzfool6639]

You are a quick-witted one.

[@organboi]

It's still no good. It's just not a funny joke.

[@stew148]

Hey I’m a huge fan of you Ray Chen! You changed my life!! I bought tickets to go see you in Brisbane later this year in August but I don’t think that I can go because of the virus 🙁. I had front row seats right in front of Ray Chen. That concert would probably be the best concert I would ever go to. But Ray if you see this; thank you for changing my life and brining music into it. You showed me the meaning to my life (music) and that’s the path I’m taking now. I’m going to become a professional violinist (that’s the plan anyway).

[@shoham2792]

I wish you good luck! I would also like to learn the violin professionally but unfortunately I think I'm too old for that 😕 is there anyone here who started learning relatively late but still got into music university?

[@pandapianist]

@@shoham2792 My piano teacher went into university as a STEM major, then changed to piano in his third year. It's never too late to pursue music! Best of luck to you!

[@syrupuusabc5774]

How is it bro?

[@kingannihilator8386]

HI STOO WHY ARE YOU HERE LMAO

[@Stryxxxx]

Anyone: Viola- Ling Ling: Is that a joke?

[@carolinesaintdenis]

A man is on safari in Africa. The guide tells him, "as long as you hear the drums beating, we are safe." The man asks, "what happens if the drums stop?". The guide replies in horror, "violas start!"

[@katie4623]

I like how ray Chen’s map covered violin case was visible in the background after the punchline.

[@LingLingsDistantRelative]

I love how he starts the video with "Boomer Ray"

[@ahhhbalalalallaalalalla]

ayyy

[@ayu3565]

Amihai is so lovable😂

[@akiheavenly6]

The last joke was very well executed. Should have seen it coming but I didn't 🤣😂

[@miyam9001]

Ray’s hand gestures 😆

[@itmightbeciaran]

Oh my god this is exactly the same viola joke I was hoping it would be

[@undead.rising]

I don't even play an instrument but I love viola jokes! This had me in stitches guys!

[@Isi-km2ln]

I absolutely love how Ray can make me laugh for like the rest of the day with just one video xD

[@NCClarinet2002]

Thanks for making us laugh during these difficult times. :)

[@Gundomdum]

That joke was epic the follow. Up hahaha

[@twoblink]

Twoset reaction vid in 3...2....1.......

[@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia]

I don't know about TwoSet, but I decided to watch this again after 3 years because of their most recent video "5 violinists vs 1 violinist", there is a pretty good viola joke in it. 😅

[@iaf4454]

Great artist Amihai!!! Great musician!!

[@jays9913]

The only way a violinist could play a song that people could relate to is for them to move to the Disneyverse

[@ALoonwolf]

Violinist: "FACE in the space." Violist: "GBDF nx plt nghu@ghl!"

[@LeftyPencil]

but good Bois deserve fudge

[@samhudock1437]

my new favorite viola joke. when i tell you i cackled... 😂

[@furawadansu8629]

Yea, I'm not practicing.

[@CF_NeverForget]

furawadansu Go practice! 40 hours a day! 😂

[@Liebes2732]

Stop commenting, go practice

[@jasminjavahery8630]

@@Liebes2732 We should all stop commenting and start practici- oh... wait...

[@varunsathya1912]

@@CF_NeverForget unless you're a violist

[@weasellikesnoodles]

BRUH MOMENT

[@clairelewis1071]

This made my day ahhh

[@JiSookYim]

hahaha that was great!!! did not see that last part coming at all!!

[@violafen]

I now many viola jokes, but this one is NEW! Congrats, very funny! Stay in good mood!😂🎵🎻

[@LouisBertrandTech]

Dang! I need one of them genies...

[@nadiazayman779]

OK, I've got one. An orchestra was on a concert tour in another country, when suddenly the conductor got deathly ill. They could not find a replacement conductor on such short notice, so the musical director addressed the orchestra at the next rehearsal, asking if anyone knew how to conduct. The violist on the last stand raised his hand, said he originally trained as a conductor, and that he will try his best. He was given the baton and ran through the rehearsal very well. His conducting at the concert was excellent, and he rehearsed and played the next one to acclaim as well. By then the conductor recovered and resumed the podium. At the next rehearsal, when the violist sat back in his viola chair, his stand-mate turned to him and asked, "Where the hell were you?"

[@sage_silvestris]

Violists and violinists have so ancient history between them. Their mocking emnity lasts for centuries now. Do you know that in gypsy bands the violist is called "kontrás"? Then we have a word "kontár" in the Hungarian language which means bungler.

[@TheVoitel]

An orchestra makes a tour in israel. They stop by at the Sea of Galilee to make a picknick. Everyone is having a good time, just one violist separates from the group and prays: ”Lord, the guys in my orchestra do not take me serious at all. They always make stupid jokes about me, I’m sick of it. Please, Lord, let me do something outstanding for once, like walking on water!“ Said and done, the violist walks over the lake. Back at the place his orchestra colleagues see that and are overwhelmed. The concert master says: ”I cannot believe it ... This guy can’t even swim!“

[@liamderosa2157]

"So it shall be done"

[@koshersalaami]

That second joke was great

[@brumbybailey6599]

What does lightning have in common with violas? They never strike the same place twice

[@maisquietesvous6756]

Thanks from France a lot of laugh

[@מתןסגלשטנברג]

איזה מלך חחחחח Ray you are the best there is

[@Vendrix86]

Amihai has a great place

[@tokyodo555]

Amihai is so cute! He is definitely my type! 😍

[@McSherryWhisky]

OMG! dats kinda savage but I luv dat 😂😂😂😂

[@local9724]

Why are you so early?! Ling Ling already won competition and you early? HUH?! GO PRACTICE!!

[@jasminjavahery8630]

PLEASE DON'T KUNG PAO MY CHICKEN! PLZZZZ!

[@tsarinaballerina4]

Or sichuan my pepper!

[@midoriyashounen5466]

or mapo my tofu!

[@nancielyvalbuena9474]

🤣🤣🤣 the second one!!! Oh god, poor Mehai! That was mean or cruel! I'm not pretty sure wich is the correct adj here hahaha ( english is not my native language) Stay safe 😉

[@grmpf]

Starting at around 3:20, you can see Ray grow increasingly worried that the joke would contain a specific political comment.

[@aliyazcoglu9959]

What is the difference between a viola and a washing mashine? -vibrato

[@Rinzai7]

What did a violist said to the other violist? We're s***. 😂😂

[@AngelaWakeUp]

oh man there are so many

[@mintbrownieangelfish-6114]

The second half of the joke lost me. Is the name of the piece also the name of a city?

[@olgierdvoneverec4135]

No, birnging peace would be easier for the ginnie than make the violist sound good.

Very handsome (and funny too).

[@rd9831]

I am a Viola player. Can someone explain the second joke to me please.

[@CF_NeverForget]

R Ds 😂😂😂😂😂

[@xandraxandra1437]

I don’t know if you’re serious... but here’s the explanation in short: It’s easier too make peace in Israel and the middle east than make a viola sound good.

[@rd9831]

@@xandraxandra1437 Thanks alot buddy. I am going to stop playing the viola from today and will consider migrating to playing the triangle instead.

[@xandraxandra1437]

R Ds Nah, don’t do that. Maybe you’re the one who will change the world with your amazing viola playing! 👍

[@CF_NeverForget]

R Ds Hey, we are all joking! My violin teacher was nr. 2 of the violins at the Opera House and could play the viola beautifully too! Viola sounds really great too! Do you know an orchestra without violas? I don't. Just stick to it! And practice 40 hours a day! 😊

[@sonata2328]

Yes

[@vanilaaw]

Yes

[@raphaeldelavie5957]

Waiting for twoset😂

[@georgelawson7510]

Omg I made it

[@Raqgp6952]

I love these jokes 😂😂😂

[@daniellbondad6670]

The only thing to like about the viola is its E string.

[@jays9913]

The E on the violin stands for extra

[@yoavshati]

המבטא שלו כל כך ישראלי

[@ekoi1995]

how did they know if he's a violist then?

[@SabiLewSounds]

Lol perfect

[@MREmusique]

Why are viola jokes so simple? So violinists will understand them ;-)

[@legacy6661]

what is mazel tov?

[@jasminjavahery8630]

It's what you say to congratulate someone in Hebrew.

[@angeline3673]

Lol

[@dredreidel]

0:00 RIP HEADPHONE USERS

[@harlinable]

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[@karenwee461]

Wait whaaa

[@Clavinerise]

can someone please explain ray's joke

[@thumbsup5524]

basically mihai asked to be the best violist that had ever existed, the genie granted the wish, and mihai became the backdesk second so basically hes saying the best violists are only comparable to backdesk seconds

[@Clavinerise]

oh... I havent been to an orchestra. is being backdesk second a bad thing?

[@thumbsup5524]

Clavinerise not necessarily a bad thing, it just means your in the second violin section (harmony rather than melody) and you kinda sit in order of how good you are, so backdesk would mean ur the worst in the section

[@kristenapostol6288]

Wait help, I don't understand the mihai joke 😂

[@chopinist7216]

ray didnt laugh naturally . he forced himself to laugh because thats such a fake laugh at the end .

[@summernights2661]

As an Israeli im very pleased

[@WatchOnYT]

וויז דה סיים ג׳יני דוד (זה רק אני או שהוא אמר את זה כמו דוד שמש?).

[@franklinrodriguez3370]

OMG Hahaha don't you guys have thinked about become comedians Hahahaha

[@Amadea27]

Oh yes! Id love to see a whole show

[@hughchapman-brown6369]

Mu.M ?

[@organboi]

Ugh. I didn't get the first one at all. There should be a rule: never laugh long and loud after telling a joke.

[@williemartinez6273]

Hahahhhhaha nice

[@b.k.2003]

Why don't I get the joke? Maybe it's because english isn't my native language, so please can someone exlplain it to me, it sounds so funny

[@b.k.2003]

Oh damn I got it. I thought "map" was refered to the score (like show me the score again) and not the map of israel, so I was really confused. I feel so stupid now.

[@ellinkorilina5661]

What Do The Violist Say To The Violist?

[@jays9913]

Catch up, that’s what, lol. Just a joke tho

[@lil_sumer6807]

no

[@Fealnographs1]

jewish people have a great sense of humor

[@strictlybythenumbers]

What is the main difference between a violin and a viola?..... A viola takes longer to burn!

[@santihortiz]

Mr Natural 😐😐

[@jays9913]

And a violin is destroyed faster, just play your open E and see someone toss it out the window, just a joke k

[@sparimi9]

What's the difference between a viola and a trampoline? You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline

[@matt_the_man9831]

Violins are smaller than Violas. Violins are for men who have smaller hands. And you know what they says about Asians men with smaller hands??

[@unicornwho6563]

Second

[@rolandirojo]

8th commentor here hahaha

[@notxenith2809]

100TH COMMENT!

[@naomitiefenbrunn2857]

Israeli musicians gang!

[@zoryapolunochnaya]

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[@Tori_TooT]

You mean palestine