Duncan Trussell - Dying on Acid - This Is Not Happening - Uncensored

After almost choking to death on a piece of string at a Grateful Dead concert, Duncan Trussell comes to a life-altering realization.
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[@rburp123]

Good work, Johnson. We need more men like you.

[@jacksonseibel5440]

wow he experienced the third eye too

[@mr.krepshus1467]

At 8:27. Is that Ginny from Harry Potter in the down right corner?

[@noneofyourbusiness6764]

Not sure how he got 5 million views as a comic. The stories are interesting but, nothing anyone hasn't heard from their Aunt Mary. I mean the guy couldn't make me laugh, even if I smoked a pound of weed. Pretty good story, even though everyone has heard the same for 30 years.

[@paulygonzalez7632]

Noneof Yourbusiness check out midnight gospel 🤩

[@StatusQuonald]

Why is everyone complaining about the crowd being "dead"? This guy is not really doing stand-up, it's more of entertaining storytelling. Much slower paced, less laughs, but so fascinating. Love his podcast

[@rebekaht3077]

where can i find his podcast?

[@rebekaht3077]

@@StatusQuonald thanks. looks like i might really have to make that switch from Apple now lol

[@StatusQuonald]

@@rebekaht3077 OF COURSE YOU DO

[@HieronymousLex]

Because it’s not funny. And it’s self important. We all experimented with psychedelics in our youth. Imagine still telling stories of your high school acid trips at Duncan’s age.

[@genghis_connie]

@@HieronymousLex it's the entire premise of this show. Did you miss the intro?

[@Nigamiestmajeure]

"I didn't want to disrupt my friends' wonderful evening... by dying in front of them." That's strangely relatable.

[@BzechuanInteractive]

Holy shit right?

[@notsafef0rlife]

I got chills

[@DannySullivanMusic]

totally. absolutely perfect

[@Naman-tc6jv]

Yeah we're just vibing with the universe

[@redneckshaman3099]

I'm addicted to pigger nussy 🤠

[@bernardmorris125]

People who haven’t done acid don’t understand the magic of this story and his theory of us just being strings. Shit is real

[@madtiboysen5397]

Absolutely. My very last time doing Psychedelics I fully saw a new dimension to all shapes and environments and just accepted it after the initial scare of never coming back.

[@mineisabadone]

I smoked salvia once and felt like strings were being pulled thru my entire body. I felt each one go in and pull out all thru out my body and arms n legs. It was scary but at the same time was an experience I'll never forget

[@kwezixuba4429]

I've never done acid, but I know what he's talking about. I've just never felt it being so real.

[@alexthrailkill]

jarod gray Salvia is the one drug I’ve told myself I’d never do again, I hate how I feel on it and how unpredictably people act after smoking it. DMT is way better in every way.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

@@madtiboysen5397 yup

[@catniphunter7107]

Dude every time I’ve had a bad trip there’s always a point where you can narrow down exactly where it went wrong in the trip. His friend saying “my face is melting off my head” is definitely the turning point there

[@braydenmiluszusky1168]

My last bad trip went south when I puked, for whatever reason puking scared the fuck out of me in that moment, and for the next 3 hours I was in hell thinking I was surely dying.

[@aperolldirtrat9604]

yep I had a bad acid trip two days ago and it all went wrong when one of the friends I was with started hysterically sobbing for no reason

[@cathithomas2888]

There are no “bad” trips; only information that must be dealt with.

[@cathithomas2888]

@@aperolldirtrat9604 …. There is ALWAYS a “reason “ for everything…. And there are no bad trips… work through it and ask what your conscience is saying. LSD is not to be used lightly … it isn’t a toy.

[@DarkLordAli95]

@Notmy Realname i know exactly what you’re talking about. However, that just means you need to learn how to stay present, so that you don’t get lost in thought loops like that. So, meditate. Also, psychedelics, specifically LSD and psilocybin, just amplify the current experience. If someone tend to get loopy on psychs, then they probably do that a lot sober too, just not to the extent where they completely lose themselves in thought. I used to be one of those people, and i still am to a lesser extent.

[@JC-to5dj]

Best ted talk ever

[@sugarcayenneseven1454]

¿¡right?! 🌟

[@bruswaintv1034]

wow, i was thinking this was like a ted talk too lol

[@hazardltg]

Yoooo I literally just commented basically the same thing and scrolled down to find this gem

[@ParisAlexandros]

Honestly same

[@o0xst]

not hard. ted talks are for glorps.

[@jusme2038]

I didn’t want to disrupt my friends evening, by *dying*

[@LeoDopeland]

I remember walking into my bestfriends bedroom and saying "hey, I'm really sorry, I don't want to be that guy who ruins the night but I have to be honest, I'm dying. You guys are intoxicated so I'm going to walk to the hospital or, if you guys want, we can call an ambulance but I'm dying" they all started cracking up and soothing my fears by complimenting me (which worked and took my mind off dying) and finally when I sobered up, they said "man you're too nice, you don't have to apologize if you think you're dying, that's serious" haha I am canadian though so it's natural instinct

[@mummyjohn]

that was extremely relatable

[@xd-gm1mq]

thats acid thinking there. must've been really tripping if he really thought he was gonna die and thought like that

[@humbertosandoval55]

That's a very acid sense of humour hahahaha

[@masterroshi8764]

Like a pet animal he went to go die alone lmfaoo

[@ShareefusMaximus]

"Human beings are essentially a string caught in the throat of eternity."

[@isabeltanner3643]

Ty

[@eileenking3700]

Very profound, 🖤👌

[@tonyt4205]

Just awesome

[@jayeshchandawat4328]

Good one😂😂😂

[@modz1033]

I read this as he was saying it

[@twodays8041]

I love how people weren’t cracking up the whole time, but intensely listening to a great storyteller

[@travisfarrell9222]

What I learned: LSD is safer than denim

[@isaiahexile]

Eating denim would quite litearlly be worse for your body than lsd lol, mental health welllllllllll

[@ccdeadeye1850]

Deadass lmao

[@anthraxinyourmailbox9550]

@@isaiahexile lsd can really fuck up people who alredy have schizofrena, it's not compleatly harmless for everyone

[@favrerules04]

I thought the lesson was if you're choking on denim reach for nitrous oxide?

[@poolsoup6650]

Anthrax in your mailbox if you’re a schizo you’re already fucked

[@SonBrimmer]

The worst is descending into Dante's Inferno on LSD, finding out that you've been in it all your life, and all your friends are hidden angels and demons, and it's up to you to decipher who's there to help you, and who's there to bring about your downfall. That's the worst kind of trip I ever had.

[@jennifercrouch8070]

That wasn't a trip 👹👑🙏👼

[@SonBrimmer]

@@jennifercrouch8070 It definitely was a bad one. So bad, it messed with me for years afterwards. Eventually, I came out of the experience a lot more mentally resilient to superstition, and realized what a valuable tool critical thinking is.

[@jennifercrouch8070]

Yes same here I went thru something similar...you weren't tripping 100s of ppl see the same thing. your entering the dark realm which is parallel to us because were right above hell and angels, demons, luciferians, blood drinkers (elite) there real. People on drugs have been seeing them for years because when you alternate your mind you can spiritually see the darkness because your close to death. Spirits can enter humans because were open vessels so you will see ppl you know but it's not them at that moment. Once you've awakened you will be watched on both sides and demonically attacked but call on God He will save you everytime..he fights for you don't put your trust in man put it in Christ and you will be a powerful weapon because you've now seen the enemy. 🙏👑

[@EnviiiousProdNV]

I mean that sounds pretty legit to me man look into people’s eyes you can see demonic entity’s 👀 stay woke

[@EnviiiousProdNV]

Jennifer Crouch facts respect man you’re my kind of person ❗️🐐

[@AtomSmasherMusic]

Holy shit he's such a great story teller. The way he navigates through his metaphors is truly beautiful. It's hard to not be happy or grateful while listening to this dude. Also, some of you guys need to realize that this what the show is about, telling stories, not throwing out punch line after punch line trying to knock the crowd out

[@KC-nd7nt]

And it's on comedy central so thinking it would be funny is expected ass

[@WorkingForTheBarrels]

@@KC-nd7nt You realize comedy has more nuances than just "Setup Joke, Punchline, Har Har Har"

[@andyarnott6841]

Acid will do that to you

[@iheelhookday1whitebelts22]

K C ur stupid

[@bushhippie7372]

“It’s only a string in your throat, you’re gonna be fine.” This bit has helped me through the worst breakup I’ve ever experienced. Stand up comedy saved my life.

[@thestinkiestpp1894]

we're glad you're still here ❤

[@uxj9]

felt that bro

[@dpclerks09]

Amen!

[@pwokus]

💀⚡️🌹

[@brianna094]

"A hit of acid could transform the head cheerleader into a goth over night" So true, and so good

[@craigtheworst7202]

tripping on acid. sees "Dying on Acid"...yea, let's see what that's about. couldn't hurt.

[@joshshirley9488]

CraigTheWorst be careful

[@vToneehh]

Craig can handle it 👍

[@stupidvids0]

Stay off your phone or electronics. Sucks the magic right out of psychs, at least for me.

[@craigtheworst7202]

Haha I was fine guys. Thanks lol was just funny how right after I peaked this came up. Lucky for me, I had nothing to worry about. It was all just a string in my throat.

[@craigtheworst7202]

@Phantom Alpha sweet! I have fans!

[@Pigsbum53ASMR]

someone needs to do an animation for thissss

[@nnamdre6612]

I want to learn animation just so i can see it.

[@kristenannmosley1198]

Absolutely!

[@canaisyoung3601]

Get the people behind "Superjail!" They're good at trippy animation that looks like people on drugs were involved.

[@lukasinhart8714]

He's doing a show!

[@lslewis]

Oh, hey Nicole! Aka Pigsbum 53^^

[@KvnDWr]

If you've done acid before, you'll know that this story is probably completely true. You'll also know the beauty of his experience and the revelations he had.

[@dt089]

I don't care whether Duncan is funny or not, I love his stories, his podcast's, and his views on life. Same thing with Rogan. I would rather listen to their ideologies, and takes on different things than their stand up comedy. This was a great story by Duncan

[@avedic]

dt089 Absolutely. Anyone who doesn't like Duncan Trussell....isn't anyone I want to be around. That's pretty much a deal-breaker for me. Duncan's just too cool of a hominid to not like. This was a great story....but only 0.1% of the guy's full potential. To all those reading this: Listen to his podcast! Trust me....you won't regret it for a second.

[@jdogsful]

Yeah, he didnt get many laughs from the audience, and i didnt really laugh out loud, but he has a gift for clever, witty, poetic and beautiful metaphors and analogies. I love this dude. And he's very often funny as fuck.

[@MYFAtal13]

I feel the same way brother!

[@jumpinjoe88]

It's like a different type of entertainment with subtle comedy within it.

[@subiesteve2578]

The Duncan Trussell Family Hour is fantastic.

[@brocowsci]

That was one of the best acid stories I've ever heared, so beautifully spoken. Takes me back

[@deridivisstar884]

If your willing to read this, I'm pretty sure I have a way better story than him. I did LSD 25 about ten years ago, was living in a cheap efficiency, and some guy I met in the apartment complex told me he had obtained LSD 25 from a gay guy he knew who worked at a government job or something like that. He actually thought I was so cool, that he gave me a free vial of the stuff. You could tell this was legit, it had all kinds of weird stuff imprinted on it, and the glass at the tip of where the opening of the vial was had been fused together. Definitely not something some random loser could do. The first night I broke off the fused glass top to try it, my ex wife decided to take some and she had a terrible trip. (She took too much, and it was just a little circle of the stuff that she put on the tip of her finger before she consumed it.) I did the typical "calm down baby", " I love you'', and "everything is going be to be ok" routine that people do to calm down their friends when they're having a bad trip. She eventually calmed down and started enjoying it. Fast forward to the next day, and I decided it was my turn. I had already told a buddy of mine that I had a vial, and he came along to try some before going to his house, which was about 7-10 miles away from my shit apartment. We all dab some of the stuff on our finger tips. My girl puts a much smaller amount on her finger this time, I put about the same as her, and my buddy takes a much bigger Dab on his finger. (At the Time I didn't realize he couldn't handle that amount, I mean he did so many hard drugs compared to me I figured he would be fine.) So he leaves, and after about 30 minutes or so, I begin my trip. I was on the couch with the wife, and I remember me and her turning into lines/blobs of energy and other than me and her, everything in the room was not there. Me and her were lit up and glowing, yet we were surrounded by complete blackness. (I knew i still in my apartment, but I saw only me and her.) Then me and her in our "energy forms" wrapped around be each other like the same way twizzlers candy or a DNA strand wraps around itself. We both kept getting brighter and brighter until all of the sudden, I was alone, and in a strange new place. I was walking forward, and surrounded by what appeared to be white light or some kind of clouds/fog. Every now and then I would catch a glimpse of a some kind of objects or structures like the ground I was walking on for example, but for the most part I was walking on clouds or fog surrounded by just.. White light. But I don't remember thinking it was too bright or anything. Suddenly, from the mist emerged a strikingly beautiful blonde hair blue eyed woman. She was wearing a flowing white robe / dress. Around her neck, she wore a golden necklace in the shape of a crescent Moon. She was perfect. To this day I've never seen a woman with such a perfect face and body features, but the main difference between her and anyone else I've ever seen was the simple fact that she towered over me. To this day when I describe how tall she was, I always tell people she was 14 feet tall, but this is a number that for some reason my brain automatically came to, so yeah, no idea why, but she was exactly 14 feet tall. Emanating from her body was an energy of love. It's hard to describe, but all of a sudden I realized that I loved her more than anything in my life at the time. Yet, it wasn't the typical, "I want to fuck her brains out!" Kinda love. I mean actually loving someone just because they are so awesome. I had no sexual attraction to her whatsoever. We smiled at each other, and the first words that came out of my mouth were, "So, uh, who are you?" She did a beautiful little laugh and again smiled before replying with, "I am who I am, and you are who you are." Then we started talking about the world, we talked about humanity, why things are the way they are, basically any and every topic was covered. We talked for hours, and when she spoke, she would RHYME all of her words and sentences. It was comparable to how William Shakespeare wrote/ spoke in Iambic pentameter. Her words had energy in them, and the energy would soothe my soul. Very hard to explain but hopefully people reading this have done acid before. Hard to explain LSD experiences to people that have never done acid. We talked for hours but the only significant things I remember from the conversation after sobering up were: "humans were meant to be more". and, "This life is a test". I eventually return back to the couch and my reality, and I'm having a great time. Still high and enjoying myself. However, Remember My friend who was at the house earlier? His girlfriend calls to tell me the he is freaking out, dropped her 6 year old kid on the ground, and was tearing shit apart at the house. So I go to save him and try to calm him down. Keep in mind I'm driving 10 miles on LSD 25. I don't really remember the drive, but I remember showing up at his house to find his pitbull roaming the front yard frantically, and to the front door being wide open. Of course his girlfriend is no longer in the house, she tells me he is inside and I go to help him. I enter the house and find stuff strewn about. I call out to him, and I noticed that his sliding glass door that leads to the back yard is broken. (Apparently he ran through it). He eventually shows up naked at the broken glass door and starts saying "I love you, I hate you". (Something he said to his gf all the Time.) He is bloody from running through the glass door, and gives me a hug. I freak out, thinking he's a serial killer for some reason (I was high), and I proceeded to get in my car and drive off before the cops come and arrest me for "being and accessory to murder"(again I'm high people...) I left my wife over there at his house in the front yard with Tammy, his GF hahaha! I never even once thought about her, as I am now having a bad trip, and I'm stuck in a terrible loop when I think my buddy Chad is a serial killer. I'm now driving back to my apartment, at night, no glasses 👓, and I'm on Lsd 25. On the way, blood is dripping through my car's ceiling and onto my hands. (The blood actually came from my buddy hugging me) I start seeing lights from the sky! "Oh my God." I thought, "the cops are chasing me in helicopters!" I even heard the helicopter sounds and everything. (These are called ''auditory hallucinations") The car next to me had their window down, and at that time, the walkie talkie "beep" was a popular ringtone. So I figure it must be a cop. Realizing the jig is up, I roll down my window and tell the ''police officer" this... "I'm sorry for running from you guys, but at least give me the decency to pull over into the gas station before you arrest me." Right after I said that, the police officer's face morphed into a young, confused and frightened black man. He was probably on the phone telling his friend some crazy white guy was fucked up. I park at the Valero and realize the the car is tilting sideways while I'm driving, like i was driving on an uneven surface. ( It wasn't) once I started driving again, I get lost on the way back the apartment and talk to another black guy whose face kept morphing while he is giving me directions. I eventually somehow get home, and I'm still stuck in the whole serial killer I'm getting arrested mode. I gently pet my dog 🐕 telling him that I'm going to jail and that I love him. I just remember that I feel like my life was over, and THEN I THREW AWAY THE VIAL OF ACID! NOT SURE WHY, but I was high and scared. Some other strange things happened after that. I noticed the door that leads to my restroom is really small. Like 3x5 inches haha. The other thing was that everything around me was normal except for my dog. He was moving like 50 miles an hour. Like he was a blur. For example, a walk from my bed to the kitchen would take like 4 seconds, but my dog could move all around the apartment in the same amount of time. He looked like the super hero "The Flash.'' he was moving so fast he was leaving behind "tracers". Anyways, I get a call from my wife asking where I am, she said everything is good and I calm down. I drove back ten more miles back to Chad's house and learn he was arrested. He was bloody, naked, and ran into the street, getting hit by a car, did a flip, and after Landing on his feet, ran into a Randall's parking lot, where he was surrounded by cop cars, and subsequently tazed by cops until he became he unconscious. He didn't go to jail, because interestingly enough, his GF Tammy told the cops that he ate "Halloween candy that was laced with drugs." I forgot to mention this all happened on Halloween... Anyways long story short, later down the line this same buddy of mine ended up sleeping with my ex wife while we were broken up. I ended up having a child with this woman, and I can't by help but think about how both our bodies turned into energy and wrapped around each other.) I also had the typical "I am everything, but I am nothing." moment as well. Well..... That's my LSD 25 story. Hope you learned something. I know I did. I haven't hallucinated since. Correction, I did it one other time after that, but whatever, God bless you all, and don't marry American women. They are all brainwashed by feminism, and 80 percent of them are whores. (I'm American unfortunately, I know these things.)

[@peachgiraffe]

@@deridivisstar884 Wow that's quite the story man. Actually enjoyed it

[@asdfghjkl9260]

this was like a fucking TED talk right here

[@CassiusTravels]

A great one at that!

[@napukapu]

Duncan is going to teach philosophy in Harvard one day. Screenshot this post.

[@avedic]

napukapu Duncan's way _way_ more influential and interesting than a mere Harvard professor already. Absolutely love the guy. So happy to see him get a bit 'o' fame via Comedy Central. He deserves it more than any comedian I know.

[@avedic]

7:00 I keep watching that guy in the lower left part of the screen....just to the right of that water bottle. He doesn't even _crack a smile_ throughout this entire set. Wtf? I do not understand people like that. How uptight and normal and boring do you have to be to listen to a story like this.....and maintain a straight poker face throughout? He just seems....dead inside.

[@napukapu]

avedic Probably some guy who's never heard of anyone advocating drugs as vocally as Duncan does and is having his mind blown out

[@buckthescratchoff_king122]

Duncan was my camp counselor as a kid at a place called Camp Pinnacle in NC. He was the greatest story teller! also an good canoeing instructor. it is awesome to see him on here! Howhow Duncan!

[@johncrossing]

This went from a comedic story to an inspirational speech so damn quickly. This guy is the shit.

[@bobsflowcircus9268]

If he's the shit then why is he shitting on legends?

[@AK-om5ew]

"we have $80 left to buy grilled cheese sandwiches" LMFAO. that one didn't slip me by

[@lisbethbird8268]

The kind ones from the brown van

[@alice..charli2171]

THANK YOU😂

[@txrns-7990]

What did he mean

[@kev8343]

Was that a joke, I don’t get it? Please explain

[@ronarwood442]

Get your garlic grilled cheese a dollar a piece

[@FaRtBoMb42]

It's like Paul Rudd doing a TJ Miller impression.

[@SaltyNolan]

Totally underrated comment.

[@namelessfaceless5748]

Nice

[@choazimuthafuca]

Absolutely underrated comment!

[@xandyp3631]

Holy fuck

[@Dr_Monitor]

Or TJ Miller dressed as Paul Rudd while doing a TJ Miller impression.

[@Swagner17]

Dude my parents followed the Grateful Dead in the 90s. I can’t believe Duncan confirmed this. People had phone books full of tabs man

[@Livi_Noelle]

It was crazy before mandatory sentencing made acid too sketchy to run, carry or deal. It was pretty dope and the kind hits were always around when the Dead were around.

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

I heard the dude's voice on Midnight Gospel, then I heard his voice through a gillie suit on Joe Rogan's podcast, and then I finallt decided "I have to see what this homie looks like" and let me tell you, not what I expected.

[@TiborRosenthal]

That exact same thing happened to me.

[@kamucipoke]

Right? Like his voice doesn't really match his looks :D But he is a great guy for sure!

[@TyeBearSaroar]

TBH, I also agree but I also couldn't think of what he could look like either. Did anyone else have a visual picture/image in their mind?

[@fearlesssockpuppet]

He sort of looks like Jim Henson.

[@ei5717]

I thought he was gonna be a really small dude

[@BigSmokeJitsu]

Anybody here after binge watching the midnight gospel

[@jbasti227]

Yup. I was vaguely familiar w/ him from Rogan's podcast (seen lots of clips and maybe one full episode) but Midnight Gospel made me a fan for sure. One of the best shows I've seen in a while.

[@fishfire_2999]

Haven't made it that far yet just beginning this rabbit hole trip ,started on JR

[@Eliteknif3s]

YEP 😂😂

[@pinkmatter8488]

Exactly, currently in my feelings from the last episode too

[@BigSmokeJitsu]

M.Falkey oh yeah that last episode hit me right in my feelings. That’s the first time a cartoon made me cry

[@dakotawint]

I love Duncan so much!

[@addieseidel4271]

Hey! Love your channel, man!

[@blueridgebackwoods4231]

Duncan trussell is my spirit animal.

[@No1_Inpa_Ticular]

Pretty sure I met him at Gathering Of The Vibes back in the early 2000's. Nevertheless hes the funniest dude ever

[@dreamwareinc.3071]

your channel is sick af

[@lucyelanor]

Laughed out loud after I liked your comment and realized it was you! Your channel is so great and pure and funny and profound. Thanks.

[@wildershoney2439]

I've communicated telepathically with my best friend for 4 hours while listening to all of Fleetwood Mac over and over and over again. It was amazing. It definitely makes you understand that everything is flowing. Our energy is moving with everything and everyone else. Its life changing.

[@jennsimpson_backup3333]

Did your friend know you were communicating with them? Because otherwise your just talking to yourself

[@wildershoney2439]

@@jennsimpson_backup3333 yes we were having conversations. I'm not a crazy idiot.

[@jennsimpson_backup3333]

@@wildershoney2439 dude it was a joke!!!

[@wildershoney2439]

@@jennsimpson_backup3333 I wasn't mad. I guess I should use emojis more. Sorry.

[@jennsimpson_backup3333]

@@wildershoney2439 ah, I'm an old person, I'm almost 38, I dont think I know how the KZbins work 🖤🖤🖤

[@Bongwater33]

Yesss! Im 50 now and dropping acid in my 20s is one of the best experiences of my life! wouldnt trade those experiences for anything!

[@funkygrow9106]

Bongwater33 why the hell would you ever stop? And don’t give me that “kids” bullshit lol

[@chrisjett1738]

Fo Sho!! 😜

[@Subfightr]

Would you do it now? Why or why not? Any difference as a result of age? (I've never done any illegal drugs, I have no clue so I live vicariously through others)

[@ballersonly2851]

Justin Lelbach a friend of mine around the same age told me he doesn’t mess with them much anymore because it’s a more intense experience when your older (his words not mine). Although I did give him a few grams of shrooms last Christmas and he said he enjoyed them

[@Subfightr]

@@ballersonly2851 thanks.

[@paulbraunstein2290]

The BEST in this whole series; he is able to incapsulate every aspect of what a trip is! He has a truly colorful vocabulary

[@julianmitchell5776]

The best ??? Lol dude not even close . Not even in the ballpark . This guy is literally not even funny at all

[@bikramsr]

dude, aren't you the same dude on other youtube videos complaining/agonizing about experiences/revelations on acid or awakenings? i've seen you comment on other videos, about solipsism etc...

[@mevans6914]

The Grateful Dead music will take you to the rings of Saturn and the next song will bring you back to America sitting beside the campfire. Truly they are an American classic ...

[@surferdude420mannnnn]

Scarlet Begonias is my fav 💜

[@yahiaruh]

I could never find myself getting into their music I always get bored but now that u say it like this I will give them another listen🤓🤓

[@spookman2697]

When I close my eyes, I see midnight gospel😊 I love Duncan Trussel! In my opinion, this is what a man looks like; friendly, calm and on loads of acid

[@spookman2697]

😊 I live in the Netherlands, never had any trouble finding what I want. But thank you nonetheless

[@KAdams-dr4pc]

Then you have a poor image of a real man in your head.

[@spookman2697]

@@KAdams-dr4pc it’s al relative my friend! Your opinion is valued, tho don’t take people too serious😘 internet’s serious enough as it is

[@Welcometothewild]

Midnight gospel is my wallapaper on my pc. And yeah one

[@kaylyn3]

Right! Everytime I hear him I just think of midnight gospel, his character matches his voice so well. I’m glad I’ve found his videos because I enjoyed MG so much

[@p.aederine9677]

Greatness knows no bounds. Duncan crosses over from comedy into deep spirituality and chaotic modern drug mysticism without a single hiccup. From sheer laughter to profound existential awe, all interwoven with the idiosyncratic and absolutely beautiful tone of his particular cognitive outlook on life. Duncan, you're the man.

[@spencersharp]

i completely agree with u but you sound like a fucking douche tryna show off that overused existential vocabulary

[@gabesheppard1098]

*trying to

[@p.aederine9677]

DISPENCERY7 Lay off twatter and shitbook for a while if you think what I wrote is an example of any special form of vocabulary.

[@probablyjesus9340]

Shut the fuck up hipster. We all don't work at whole foods like you.

[@joefoster6837]

It's cute that you think you're all smart using dem big words an' that.

[@CathOfRlyeh]

this is fucking incredible, the crowd is so intrigued with the mans story they only laugh on key notes, perfection :)

[@anitaparra2084]

Great storytelling is a prerequisite of comedy. And not the other way around. He’s brilliant. And loveable.

[@julianmitchell5776]

Uh wut

[@jonnybravvo]

He's one of my favorites. So glad "Midnight Gospel" popped off. I'm currently 38 years old, and the older I get the more I realize, what I don't know, but I DO know, if Duncan Trussell went to the same high school as me, he'd be in the same small group of friends.

[@carlosrosa8114]

Just hearing Duncan tell his story makes me feel like I’m on acid again

[@MoreTrenMoreMen69]

i literally am, and the message of this video has me speechless hahah

[@KeyserSoze8316]

Whatever happened to all those flashbacks you are supposed to get years later.... Still waiting!!

[@iv7837]

@@KeyserSoze8316 i get em

[@KASA852]

Who else is back here because of The Midnight Gospel (fantastic show)

[@michaeljordan5288]

Damn right it is 😂

[@Deadaccount12345]

OMG I AM lol that finale got me crying

[@xavierkingsley9756]

First two episodes have stuck with me and I k now there’s more. ☺️

[@alexwilson8034]

What how did you know dude

[@8VacationLover]

I'm bitches 👌

[@erikfrankfurt4650]

Why did this make me cry? I'm a grown man.

[@AdrianWechner]

Erik Frankfurt because you feel, that this is the medicine you have waiting for

[@kaitlinjohnson9854]

I did too, and I have done zero drugs.

[@animageofsound5351]

Youve seen some shit.

[@ness6116]

Too relatable

[@thekmfdmmachine3919]

Erik, You're super gay ?

[@kh0357]

this guy is a genius he held my attention for 14 minutes and made it go by so quick

[@behemothbob]

He looks like he’s in his mid 20’s and late 40’s all at the same time

[@ronarwood442]

We all appear younger when we're telling beautiful stories from our youth

[@pwokus]

@@ronarwood442haha

[@ineedtostopwatchingyoutube5211]

@@ronarwood442interesting

[@kolbykauffman4180]

If you guys ever had an existential bad-trip, your stomach will def churn through this story. Been there. He describes it to a T.

[@jalesaarmen4290]

this isn't a bad trip lol.

[@hudsontoo1212]

Yeah- kinda, but I thought it was hilarious. I didn’t see the Dead, well, with Jerry anyway, but we hit the lot scene in 96 and it was insane. He’s not lying about any of it.

[@tongbokes5820]

just had one 4 days ago. I feel this

[@ricksanchez4813]

Jalesa Armen it can be uncomfortable

[@nebulousisgod]

I’ve been having existential bad trips all my life without hallucinogens. Other hard drugs have been heavily involved and the occasional psychedelics but mostly just my mind almost constantly feeling violated and traumatized from the hard life I once led. Somehow this compelling story relates those same feelings in me, including the ending revelation that there’s never any reason to worry.

[@kimberlybowman8955]

He said like “like a white blood cell closing in”....I.AM.DONE. 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@erenjaegerbomb8653]

"EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE" Yep, that guy definitely took acid.

[@MoreTrenMoreMen69]

i think what makes acid fun is you become consciously aware of everything that’s usually just purely subconscious

[@gesudinazaret9259]

@@MoreTrenMoreMen69 fun is a fun way of describing it ,it’s basically every religious experience smashed togheter

[@meridian1003]

My dad actually sold LSD at Grateful Dead concerts in the 80s and 90s. He went to federal prison for it 😂

[@seanaxner4093]

I probably bought some from him. Ridiculous he had to serve time for bringing people happiness

[@danshramo2648]

Mandatory minimums were no joke. Rolling the dice selling laughing sam.

[@pedroamador8299]

Crazy how most of the lsd back then was manufactured by the gov

[@CSNCSNCSN]

Some people thank random soldiers in uniform. I thank your dad for his service.

[@Flutterhigh444]

Totally worth it

[@adamhamilton890]

"Nobody likes listening to the Grateful Dead" Me- WOAH HEY WOAH RELAX

[@murialgoldman5670]

Eh I agree with him. You'd have to be tripping or fucked up on something to enjoy them

[@mmatz511]

@@murialgoldman5670 negative, ghostrider

[@huntertraussi4534]

@@murialgoldman5670 you obviously haven't listened to the 1970s Jams.

[@hughjanus6115]

@@murialgoldman5670 you probably listen to post 2000' trash lol

[@teddyedwards9705]

My thoughts and feelings exactly

[@capturethephotons2078]

It's funny he said grilled cheese sandwiches. When I used to trip on acid when i was a teenager, my friends and i used make cheese sandwiches at the end of the trip to get something back in our stomachs after "tripping face" for 18hours. We called them "face sandwiches"

[@ACTlVISION]

I only trip with my buds like once a year now but we made a tradition of always getting dominos pan pizzas as soon as we come down enough to operate the delivery app and sign the receipt lol, maybe something just inherently cathartic about greasy bread and cheese the same way it hits after a night of drinking

[@Icanfigureitoutintime]

Your mother finds out and tells you not to trip on your face. You reply. Seriously

[@MorganCPaige]

Joseph Bellemare we ate lunchables we for some reason called LIL ENTREES

[@JorgeRodriguez-de6eo]

WHAT THE PLANTS CRAVE damn man, we call them pizza de sarten and we have them after every trip too!

[@elioth7795]

my first meal of the day after tripping all night on acid one time was cold pizza and like 7 bananas

[@johnnymieachels8302]

Duncan Trussell and his raspy lesbian voice never gets old!

[@JukesMcGee]

Johnny Mieachels better to sound like a manly woman than a girly man!

[@aidanwilson1028]

@@JukesMcGee Depends on what you're goin for, really ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@AnthonyPardiMusic]

😂 and I got the 420th like!! Hell yeah

[@andthereisntone3454]

I dunno, it kinda gets old.

[@nzt1423]

Angry lesbian/ rainbow pirate

[@elisabethandersen1102]

This guy has successfully described every festival I've ever been to.

[@tategibbs655]

The love child of TJ Miller and Jason Lee.

[@n00b4liciou5]

So he would do a movie with Yogi Bear and the Chipmunks?

[@peteypete1984]

Tate Gibbs Terrence McKenna filmed the sex and jerked off so his DNA is in there 2

[@cbgb3369]

Absolutely

[@davesnothere2782]

*strange wilderness

[@grapesoftime]

That's who he sounds like! It's that TJ Miller voice lol goddammit

[@michaelfontaine8231]

Thanks man. Genuinely felt lighter right at the end of that story. Sometimes I forget that its just a damn string, thanks brother.

[@fatcabin]

Michael Fontaine beauty story

[@martinwalsh23]

His last sentiments were exactly the realization I had on Acid. LSD can be a beautiful and scary thing!

[@johnwtstanley]

My dad was a deadhead in the 90’s that got by selling grilled cheese and vegetarian chili, I can only hope Mr. Midnight Gospel ate my dad’s grilled cheese

[@benmcdevitt7036]

Why is his voice so damn soothing

[@bob9644]

“He looks like a pirate that fell out of a rainbow” lmao

[@kev8343]

Oooh, I don’t get it

[@randomhiphop5055]

@@kev8343 its an accurate description of a hippie at a festival. Lol

[@mikeyrambles]

fast eddie

[@CaptainBeefheart90]

Met Duncan in person, he's a great guy

[@Wowreally42]

+gears5336 Thats awesome man. good to know he's as genuine as he seems!

[@ishikabe1]

+gears5336 I met him on his first stop of his You Are God tour. he is exactly the same in person. after the comedy show there was a line of 80 people and he talked to every single one of them. kinda was like a therapy session.

[@CaptainBeefheart90]

+ishikabe1 whatever my religions is he's one of it's prophets

[@maxsiehier]

+gears5336 i read *prison* for some strange reason

[@TruthGatherer2013]

+maxsiehier / bravethinkers what are you on? :)

[@vaishnaviailani9294]

Often times when I’m high it feels like I’m gonna die but for some reason Duncan Trussell‘s voice brings me back to life.

[@Liiljuju]

I didn’t even make it into the Grateful Dead venue I got arrested first lmao

[@manuelalvarado2529]

Why

[@vToneehh]

He’s doin tiiiiiime

[@dripfield]

Juju Bee I need a conclusion to this character arc

[@yvngsn0w]

answer

[@arampathkushan2861]

@@dripfield he got out of jail and lived happily ever after on an eternal trip

[@aranzapretelin1438]

I could listen to Duncan's stories all day, i love how he narrates with such ease

[@BayAreaFreeride]

Best 15 mins I’ve spent in a long time. I was quietly smiling, intrigued, just like the audience.

[@truthxbl]

Found out I have stage 3 Seminoma, happened to watch this, literally laughed my ass off (it's somewhere in the next room) as if the last 10 seconds were a personal punchline just for me. Fantastic.

[@H33t3Speaks]

The psychedelic experience is just as important as losing your virginity.

[@setobikouta2310]

way more important hahaha

[@asvpshmooglez9075]

By lightyears man. I actually didn't give a shit when I lost my virginity. Wasn't nothing to talk about. But acid...? But 4aco dmt....? I could go on for hours

[@martingoddard3994]

Depends on who you are lol

[@savannahn2169]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[@thegoldenchild2350]

I haven’t been able to find any psychedelics in my area smh

[@calebpreston7520]

Bro when he said Egyptian letters I freaked. Relatable

[@kooneya]

CALEB PRESTON me too. On the walls with fog crawling down

[@Lucas-md2if]

Kooneya ! You think because we’ve seen hieroglyphs and relate them to psychedelics or because egyptians used psychs and saw the same thing?

[@Krondelo]

Man one time I was on some really good shrooms. I saw symbols like that imprinted in the clouds. Shit was crazy. Also my friend thought a tree was falling on him. I laughed so hard.

[@meltingcheese348]

Nah them letters from transformers

[@danielcastillo9209]

Melting Cheese 🧀 damn son you are on my level

[@Chesterton7]

Superb. The smartest and funniest spiritual storyteller.

[@theresarathell4686]

This guy really died for a minute, every one who does feels the same all encompassing love

[@PartyboyDanny]

I feel like any acid story becomes relatable once you do acid. Good memories man

[@mrCharlie651]

You know it’s a good deal when there’s 80$ leftover for grilled cheeses

[@SK-jn3of]

I remember the last time I took acid. I was alone in my room going through the peak and I closed my lights and sat on my bed forget where I was and thought I died. I had never felt so peaceful in my life and started laughing super hard. I then realized I was still in my room. Started laughing even harder because I legit thought I died on acid. 🤣🤣

[@julianmitchell5776]

You just made that up

[@ElRaythespacecowboy]

That crowd did not appreciate how beautiful of a trip he was sharing with them.

[@anythingbutmyrealname]

rip my homie pistol Pete I had some amazing trips with him, live on brother

[@sammendieta]

anything but my real name rip bro bro

[@annomaly751]

RIP pistol Pete 💫

[@sadboyteo6186]

RIP

[@ZiPPYZi99]

Rip pistol Pete

[@NuclearEspresso]

Seriously one of my favorite of Duncan’s stories. A lie can be more dangerous than a knife. Misinformation is STILL rampant in this country. I am praying that lsd becomes decriminalized because it WILL not hurt you. Only you can hurt you.

[@OneTreeProd]

“We’re just a string caught in the throat of eternity”

[@connietimoney4447]

I was at the grateful dead in LA circa 1988 and it was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. Its true what they say about the concerts they were a gateway to the real deal.

[@creepychris420]

lol acid changes everything and changes nothing

[@emaleestone640]

Well everything is everything and also nothing so quit trying to make sense of a senseless existence do drugs have fun live how ever you want and try to help the people you love do that too godspeed my man

[@RemixedVoice]

If tryptamines were legal, the world would definitely change

[@McFwoupson]

psychedelics have never done a thing for me, they're fun though. MDMA has been pretty therapeutic for me though.

[@josephbardestani4294]

@@RemixedVoice it goes beyond legality. Has to do more with common knowledge about it.

[@ZeranZeran]

@@RemixedVoice Just like Bill Hicks said, if politicians were all dosed with acid 1 time, wars would end.

[@shahzebamin477]

The Dead is one of the greatest psychedelic bands to walk the face of this earth. People just didn't follow them for the acid. They made amazing music

[@mrCOLEtheKING]

theres a moment in one of his podcasts with Joe Rogan where Joe says The Grateful Dead suck and Duncan defends them saying they are good and you must have not heard them on acid and invited him over to his house to take acid and listen to the dead. i think he says the dead is bad because its one of the only funny things in the story most people can relate to because not many people listen to the dead

[@nutsbussin]

True that brother, you don’t need drugs to jam to the dead. They’re just cherries on the sundae

[@thatkidwithcoolshit7746]

Shahzeb Amin umphrys mcgee is good to

[@murialgoldman5670]

Disagree with ya there. You gotta be tripping or fucked up to actually listen to them. Hendrix is the best to listen to tripping

[@caseylm100]

Towards the end the Dead had many “fans” there just to party and take drugs. Scene was getting bad at the end

[@Emily-kd2zv]

“Even if you’re dying of cancer- well no, that’s pretty bad” lmfao

[@mateochicken]

Duncan is the gentle uncle we all need in our lives

[@hiti6753]

“Internment camp for teens, run by the state.” Is the realist shit ever.

[@VirtualRiot]

absolute favourite guest on TINH

[@pipedup]

The fuck you doing out here bro

[@THECAMPDESTROYER]

HOMIE???

[@Pyroific]

Val go to sleep

[@TairyHesticles]

Duncan is awesome.

[@itsolivier]

duncan is uber-awesome

[@Top10Archive]

Man Tairy, you're everywhere on KZbin, haha.

[@TairyHesticles]

I spend far too much time on KZbin. I love your videos, btw.

[@Top10Archive]

Tairy Hesticles Yea I hear ya, I do too.. lol. Thanks, yea I recognize you from commenting on one of my videos xD

[@CodysFavorites]

Tairy Hesticles yooo tairy hesticles!!!!! ill never forget you lmao

[@2ndlevelbard]

I love his comedy because he focuses a little more on the story telling around the comedy and adding a few more details than other comedians would

[@27STS]

POWERFUL Duncan Trussell.

[@nicholas88usmc]

If I could only do one thing to make a difference in the trajectory of human culture, I would choose to invoke insight the way that Trussel and Rogan have done to me. As a kid who grew up in a town of 600 people, attended 18 years of catholic schools, and served time in the military, the ideologies bestowed through those environments were overwhelming. Adopting any one of these inherent ideologies would have been nothing but detrimental. This was all trumped by the objective reasoning of these two gentlemen and their brilliant acquaintances. Thank you for teaching me it's ok to be skeptical and to question everything. I believe this to be essential to the healthy evolution of thought.

[@Rawdiswar]

Rock on brother.

[@realkhumanbean]

Wow, deep respect to you for realizing the mental prison in your mind and breaking out of it. Sure Duncan and Rogan has influenced you in waking up, but any advice can only truly resonate if you already know, on some level, the advice to be true. There are thousands of people just like you who run into these mind-opening influenced but never even get slightly touched by them and they end up spending the rest of their lives in a mental prison. Respect!

[@PlayNiceFolks]

You, me, and a bunch of other people have had very similar shifts in perspective and consciousness thanks largely to Joe and Duncan. Everytime I run into someone who really doesn't have their shit together, I honestly think about what Duncan and Joe kind of taught me, and what part of that I can convey to other people, because like you said, this kind of stuff could literally change the world for the better if we could just spread it around more.

[@seanosullivan4933]

Nicholas Lodge that's very eloquent man, all the best

[@mixmastamarkymark]

I used to be a born again Christian for 10 years. I eventually reasoned my way out of it. Afterwards searching online led me to the likes of the JRE podcast, Duncan Trussell Family Hour and others. These podcasts and discussions have opened my mind so much it's priceless. I'm glad others are experiencing the same.

[@diedriegibbs6938]

This one was very conscious. Doesn’t matter what we’re going through, it’s only a string and we will cough it back up. We’re resilient people

[@Keatingeatworld]

This existing alongside The Midnight Gospel is a testament to the goodness of Duncan Trussell.

[@SpacemanXC]

"...not because we liked The Dead, but because we loved LSD." If you're ever in Santa Cruz, or the Bay area in general, and someone invites you to a Dead Dance, just go. If you have the right energy you'll get free drugs every time : )

[@branon6565]

SpaceManDawn....I'm from and live in San Jose, and what you say is the truth...

[@matttheblagger]

nothing safer than free drugs kids!

[@fionarose673]

I love the dead though 👍

[@pricea3030]

My area. Do ya remember Shorline parking lot!!

[@bobsflowcircus9268]

Yeah fuck this guy, the Dead was and IS awesome.

[@michaelkastler8967]

He's an Amazing Story Teller.

[@G3MiNiOfficial]

This had me Dying of laughter. You gotta understand Lucy . 😂

[@anthonyfischer6444]

This was one of my favorite bits from this series so far. I know it's odd, but I really liked his message at the end.

[@lidilasalazar6001]

i once thoight i was dying on LSD I said goodbye to all my family members and i admitted everything ive done wrong my entire life because i thought that way i would have a chance to get into heaven when i realised i probably wasnt gonna make it i just layed down outside at night and waited to die but i never did

[@akyak333]

it's called an 'ego' death

[@maxnovakovics2568]

@@akyak333 yep that's when you meet who you really are

[@tybeard8532]

@@akyak333shit is scary af fr I twook two tabs and had like 5 ego deaths back to back to back… literally feels like you’re crossing over

[@oxxy6678]

“Internment camp for teenagers owned by the state” lol this guy the definition of WOKE before the word existed

[@Bobsloth13]

that's woke to you . You need some life experience. I mean its school. Nothing else, school what else suppose to do with kids during day. Schools been around since before Greece (1st democracy) . Duncan sounding like a high school kid in that statement. And you seconded it with the high school respose.. "HES WOKE". You know how stupid the (woke) movement is to adults.

[@oxxy6678]

J Shankle what are you on about lol

[@captainvoluntaryistthestat3207]

@@Bobsloth13 school is internment camp to brainwash kids into being an obedient sheep of the rat race. you don't remember 80% of what you're taught, it's mostly useless bullshit.

[@Higuys-db7oo]

You should check out his podcast if you think this exemplifies "woke"

[@angellaboy8336]

Captain Voluntaryist The Statist Slayer DEAD ON!

[@TheArtensa]

Wasn't that funny but I really liked it. Mostly because I like psychedelic stories. I really like this season overall

[@timrepairs]

Can’t remember the last time a story was interesting enough to be 15minutes long. Had me glued to the screen entire time

[@luciddreaming9129]

speaking of the Grateful Dead and acid, I once came across a sheet of acid that was a super colorful portrait of Jerry Garcia holding a guitar. Hands down some of the best acid I've ever had

[@topeksinghnotaterrorist3714]

I sat on mushrooms and ecstacy in front of all my fake gangster 19 year old friends and knelt down and proclaimed i now believe in god and thanked him on my knees that he could create something as beautiful and perfect as the feeling i felt on mushrooms and ecstacy. That was like maybe 1999-2002ish lol. They didnt even ask me about it the next day lol. That was powerful ecstacy lol.

[@WASRGP]

I just had a religious experience 2 days ago on lsd man... My friend dad just passed and we dropped some after the funeral I swear I was fine like walking on sun Ray's then I swear I died and the lord brought me back and I saw my friends dad and he was happy I told my friend (he was also trippin but he pulled me through) and I told him 1st I thank God 2nd I thanked him. I was literally paralyzed for a while there thought I was gonna know what was goin on but be in a chair the rest of my life! I will NEVER forget April 23rd 2019! His dad wasn't religious neither is my friend but he didn't say a negative thing!

[@testikuskitestdrivr6012]

It's true what you have experienced, so to recognise a higher power through emotion like that it can be religious. Or you can drop the God part and just be grateful of that feeling. My point here being that even though the emotion is God like, it will never proof the existence of a God other than that feeling. I would conclude that if you found a other act such of that could be described as a miracle it should produce you the same kind of xstatic feeling. I deduct this it this way because you were not in control o yourself in that state of yours, so if God would come about acting in our universe you should gain xtc without drugs. I doubt that any of the religions can offer such a state even with mass gatherings and I bet if I would go out in such parties and distribute drogas like lsd and mdma, hidden in freely taken communal snacks - there would be a revelation of a difrent kind of God that day. I would separate their realities and attach them in to that moment through me. I would hack their minds and give them a true sence of free will. Freedom to believe in God and continue on their path for ever knowing their limitless potential to grow or the later.

[@fauj7860]

Same happened to me veerji , i grew up hating religion but it just took one trip of lsd that changed me forever , i was more calm and accepting of things like religion,spiritually and alot of other stuff moreover, not just that but anyone or anything that held onto a different or even conflicting belief system than me , All of those problems seemed way too small infront of the experience i had on this drug , it kinda humbled me down

[@jewbabydono]

@@WASRGP dats my birthday son

[@murialgoldman5670]

Ecstacy is sketchy and overrated. 99% you're getting it cut with meth or coke. You'll never get pure X unless you make it yourself

[@cobb_thedrummer]

This guy is so cool, give him a Nobel Peace Prize already.

[@meg-ps6rs]

a nobel peace prize for telling a story about him tripping on acid? do you have any idea what the nobel peace prize is even for and how few will ever qualify for one?

[@smudgers_smudges]

in my depth(void i should say) of losing my son, acid found me. in this space, i found a sanctuary in myself, and even now over 6 years later, from time to time ill call for him. and ugh, such a spacious vessel i fly. this spaceship will open its doors, to aliens and human alike.

[@Helljumper425]

Once he started with "grateful dead concert" I knew exactly where this was going.

[@akshatdobhal1690]

Really? The title didn't give it away? Dumbass

[@dieseltyme]

I was house sitting for a family with a bunch on Grateful Dead posters everywhere. I found some sugar cubes in the freezer and thought, huh, that's strange. I licked my finger & dipped it in the loose grains in the bag. I thought, yup, that's sugar in the freezer all right. An hour later, I'm like, I feel like mushrooms are coming on. Holy shit! The SUGAR!! The Cherry Garcia. The Woodstock album. I'm on acid now.

[@perc30cowboy23]

After learning about Duncan's life in a different, and interesting manner, from the 'Midnight Gospel', I can confidently say, this hits different now