I'm a TikTok Meme AGAIN

It was just too many slices.
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[@lalalooah]

man literally listens to thousands of albums for his youtube channel and writes carefully articulated reviews about them just for his most successful video of all time to be 10 seconds of him screaming at pizza, this is the internet

[@gustavoroman2214]

Kenny beats feat. Zack fox energy

[@AdamTopCommenter]

It's actually quite beautiful

[@Sandybowls_9001]

Well he is Italian.

[@marcelosaletti1183]

there is a famous actress here in Brazil who got memed a few years ago and in a interview she talked about one situation where some kids reconigzed her in the street and she pretty much said ''Some kids in the streets called me 'that woman from the memes', i worked 40 years acting to be know has 'that woman from the memes''.

[@matheusfalcao5214]

@@marcelosaletti1183 Renata Sorrah a.k.a Confused math lady, 40 years of acting and now a international meme

[@rftrydesign]

Anthony becomes a meme once a year, it’s a tradition

[@christopherminutolo9384]

Last year, it was a tie between Damn Boi and him crying.

[@perplexed1783]

Anthony Fantano Thicc Is a Classic

[@tyler_TEA]

I feel like there are more from earlier years but i cant remember

[@cr33kk]

it’s a holiday

[@Charlie-yg1nm]

What are the other ones?

[@UnamusedBouche]

Weirdest takeaway from this video is that Anthony is 6'1".

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

Yeah it's weird since melons are usually only 1-3 ft In height.

[@cristiantavera9885]

I’ve always thought that he was like 5’6”

[@sarsfien8625]

I honestly thought Anthony wasn’t real and was fully cgi

[@vanillakilla23]

He’s 6’1” in GOAT years so he’s really like 5’11 in reality

[@getreal2592]

I met him in real life. He’s as big as a celestial body. He’s a Lovecraftian monster who drove me insane all because of the horrifying nature of his existence. Don’t go looking for him.

[@craigstephenson7676]

Melon here with the bewildered dad vibes while he talks about how humor back in the day was YTPs

[@AJKungFuu]

To be fair I'm relatively young in my mid 20s and I find Tiktok to be the most insufferable social media platform next to Facebook.

[@craigstephenson7676]

@@AJKungFuu I didn’t say he was wrong

[@JorgeGomez-hx5uu]

@@AJKungFuu same. I only use Instagram for messaging and holy cow Tik Tok is just ugh. Some clever content I will agree but bleh. Don’t have it

[@bobbio100]

Back in the day? I'm so far gone YTP is still the only thing that can make me laugh anymore

[@Damnpnoise]

@@bobbio100 yes, ytp's are still the king of comedy

[@MarshallsEmporium]

Kinda ironic how the most popular video by a vegan content creator is the one that he says "Save me a slice" to a cheese pizza

[@m3rify]

lmao

[@Protostar9]

@@ravenitz shit is ghastly

[@swagggghhhhhhh]

@@ravenitz So feet cheese

[@lewishowe2642]

It's not even nifty or metal plated

[@jukaa1012]

@@Protostar9 no its not and you know it

[@elricofmelnibone425]

Wasn’t expecting you to give a full cover of Ke$ha’s Tik Tok, but you do you, Melon.

[@brushot]

Didn’t expect him to do a slap bass solo during that song as well. It was tasty and beautiful and I didn’t know he was that talented.

[@kiel183]

I want this now

[@phasedcloak2835]

It's kinda important that you: -Don't stop -Make it pop - -Let the DJ turn the beats up- -Ask the DJ to blow your speakers up -Fight tonight, to see the sunlight -Tick-tocking on the clock -and most importantly, always, make the party dont stop -no

[@MrTylersmash]

I never realized he was the voice of *DAMN BOI HE THICC* my life is in shambles.

[@Tookish_By_Nature]

Life changing

[@salohchinymmot3918]

same

[@Tookish_By_Nature]

Wow your profile pics are really similar. I was confusion.

[@brodykuemin9331]

I didn’t even know who Anthony was until the end of last year, I had heard that audio before but I didn’t know that it was Anthony until a few months ago

[@Cinnaschticks]

Same, what-

[@badlydrawnkyle]

Wait!! Fantano is 6’1”?! Was anyone else picturing him like 5’1”? Maybe even pocket sized?

[@shinjinobrave]

No I always assumed he was big enough to hold me in his arms, swaddled in cloth like a baby

[@jacobs1060]

naw I saw him do a live show, and he was thicc

[@davidkonevky7372]

Fun-sized!

[@amandateoh1164]

I definitely thought he was pocket sized ._.

[@woopnull9103]

Who hasn't?@@shinjinobrave

[@jackperdue5127]

you know anthony is old because he calls tik tok “the tik tok platform”

[@dabs.47]

Oldthony mantano

[@Yoshikaable]

If I did that it would be an attempt to distinguish that I am not talking about the corporation (which people talk about). A better word is content creators and users. Platform isn't the best word, because it has too many valid, other meanings.

[@DG-xd7fd]

@@Yoshikaable k

[@pantallazopatucaso]

well I'm 14 and i call tiktok like that too 😂

[@th3on3thatb3atu]

@@DG-xd7fd shhhh

[@Setashi]

I'm not sure why, but I feel like there's something kind of wholesome about your foray into tiktok and the success you've had on there.

[@Djc00l186]

@Random Username it’s tiktok the entire platform is sad

[@aw2584]

They already knew his voice as the "DAS A THICK ASS BOAH", now they know his face too

[@cheesecakelasagna]

@@Djc00l186 idk man, sadness irony is comedy gold for me.

[@catlady4858]

@Random Username Sad? This is exactly how things should be.

[@tok8425]

A Melon borned in 4chan tries to understand gen Z humour (2021 colorized)

[@michaeltwinn4819]

I didnt know you could be "borned" I'm just too old school, these new words are too much! 25 feels like 90

[@lucaspintooc]

@@michaeltwinn4819 yea i’m 25 and we are indeed old

[@Malkav65]

A thing about memes and jokes on the internet: the lower the effort, the more people like it. So yeah, that pizza TikTok’s popularity checks out

[@andresjacome2243]

Conspiracy theory: Anthony didn't like going viral and is reviewing this meme, explaining it thoroughly, in an attempt to kill it a la Gabbie-Hanna-Monster way.

[@Arzu202]

So what if im the monSTEUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRR

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@@Arzu202 Wow that meme was really 2 years ago... Time flies

[@brodykuemin9331]

I’m feeling a light to decent 6 on this review

[@VanNessy97]

@@Arzu202 *[Kahoot intensifies]*

[@BCl137]

To be fair, it was in fact enough slices

[@Jackenack]

Some would even say, that was too much slices. But very few would say that it was too few...

[@amino-acid]

@@Jackenack I am the few

[@ilikemusic3856]

Anthony making thousands of album reviews The internet: I am feeling a strong 5 to a light 6 Anthony making a 10 second clip on tiktok The internet: I'm feeling a strong 9 to a 10

[@blakeshelton7055]

an old head explaining tiktok, just what humanity needed

[@ajkcool]

*old melon head not to be insulting or anything.

[@2000Doriyas]

I was 17 when I got deep into KZbin poops, now I’m 29 and I’m the old head, unreal.

[@michaelsanantonio6971]

Was not expecting you Melon to aggressively impersonate a clock for 10 minutes and 11 seconds

[@WyWid]

You know how he gets when he sees a clock😏

[@owen1686]

Anthony haven't read your comments in a while but God its still the same shit it's been for 4 years big ups to you for not losing your mind

[@zookkkk]

Wasn’t expecting for you to start ranting on about the Chinese government for 7 minutes but still, good video

[@blxckout5715]

I thought the part about genocide was bit over the top but still u know great vid

[@zookkkk]

Yeah, didn’t agree with the part where he saluted to communism as a whole, but its a good vid, nonetheless

[@abhinavkulkarni6597]

@@zookkkk tbh I thought the Tiananmen Square denial part of the video was worse but yeah solid vid

[@s1mplem4gic58]

The part where he chanted the Soviet Union's national anthem was pretty cool. Didn't know he spoke another language

[@birdglasses8278]

Yeah I don't understand why he started singing the internationale after that

[@thetragedyofcommons]

i never realized anthony played rowley in diary of a wimpy kid, props for finally revealing it

[@thetragedyofcommons]

@ㅤ wigs babyyy

[@alexwilson2537]

Anthony the syncopated arpeggio on the climactic “that too many slices” is truly masterful audio. A symphony for the gods!

[@ShelledHandle]

Damn Boy He Thick seems to be more versatile.

[@MMfish_]

I’m happy to see him enjoying this! Content creation can be tough so have fun where you can and crazy to see how much reach you got on tik tok. That platform has crazy reach

[@FreeTimeFeats]

"it's enough slices climax"... and here I thought my gf was the only one that yelled this at climax

[@JakeRanney]

"I used to work at a pizza place." And they're still sponsoring your mustache

[@cameronanderson3647]

LOL hes scrolling through like "wow thats good... okay, thats a lot of puberty jokes.... thats enough puberty jokes... THATS TOO MANY SLICES" too meta

[@laneythelame]

Yesss lol

[@NKOWZeroRenegade]

ThatIsThePlan would honestly thrive on tiktok. Bring it back Fantano.

[@lilacrain3283]

It’s because Tiktok is a tool for white supremacist recruiting

[@alexgrissom3513]

Wait wut

[@OxyPox]

@@lilacrain3283 ThatIsThePlan isn't as was never white supremacist or alt right.

[@lilacrain3283]

@@OxyPox idk dude, I read a pretty convincing Fader article on the subject…

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@@lilacrain3283 LMAOOO

[@dietjesus7710]

The sheer amount of times a meme gets revised on tik tok, as well as the very hit or miss quality of said revisions is the best and most efficient way to kill any joke in my opinion. I thought the joke was a fun little enjoyable joke in the beginning when I saw the original clip, but by the end I never wanna hear that audio clip again. It's just too much of the same or similar things over and over again.

[@cbwavy]

Fellow oldish person, thanks for breaking this down, don't see myself branching into tiktok anytime soon

[@nnitro]

@lord silvia tiktoks algorithm is kinda wonky but i pushed myself out by interacting to the things i find funny, then i now use tiktok like every day now lol

[@yoishoono]

anthony casually throws his preteen audience under the bus with this one

[@reynoalfarez]

Fantano please don't tell us you're becoming a full-time TikTok content creator

[@fluhmix6786]

it’s not even content it’s a cancer i don’t see the appeal whatsoever

[@mnoypoiuyt65r4w8]

he is he announced it on twitter

[@nocturnaloop]

He's been on there for quite a bit lol

[@sammadrid7214]

Tiktok is great tho

[@lucasdelrosario4105]

@@fluhmix6786 wait till you find out there's different kinds of content on tiktok, almost like any other platform

[@2000-iqkilljoydetective]

man i didnt know theneedletok had a youtube channel. hope this channel grows to be something as amazing as his tiktok

[@engsteen3280]

Oh god

[@explodingbearz]

Ahahahaha

[@beszamelowykapucyn3814]

Tiktony Toktano's back at it again

[@MapleMilk]

"This is my most popular video on any platform" I feel like that says so much about the state of the internet in so few words.

[@tanyafro4802]

''it's enough slices climax''

[@MBFBCC22]

Read this at the exact moment he said it

[@Malef1x]

Best one I've seen with this sound was of the ATP (tennis thing) of two players that kept hitting slices back and forth during a match. Whichever person that runs that social media account definitely should've gotten a pay rise.

[@lucioledizerot196]

"It's easily the most low-effort content I had made on this app.......... that week."

[@frosti4193]

"Dude's really tall" - Melon, 2021

[@akaozymandias620]

I like seeing Anthony thrive. This dude has been working his ass off for years.

[@angelicacushing6032]

This is a normal reaction for an italian guy to have when seeing a pizza being sliced this many times.

[@chrishahn3834]

So TikTok is basically everybody repeating the same jokes over and over?

[@thiccorquit]

Til tok, vine, KZbin, Twitter, comment-sections. Welcome to the internet 😅

[@gracecar95]

everyone on twitter posts the same thing like we haven’t seen the same thing yesterday

[@m3rify]

@@gracecar95 I posted something new

[@Ahmed-qu1mp]

People would use the audio even though it relates to “too many pizza slices” and relate that to things that they got too much off. Some people find some way to subvert that notion as well, with any other sound

[@kylel.9575]

Just like TheNeedleDrop comment sections. If I had a dollar for every comment that accuses Fantano of racism or war crimes, I’d never need to work a day in my life ever again.

[@andrepalms]

Imagine Melon showing up to your door with a pizza and your favorite vinyl

[@nat2r]

The best one I saw was a history of tax rate cuts over the last 50 or so years, with photos of the presidents that were making the cuts.

[@callmechad9056]

I think Jarvis Johnson has a copy of your vocal chords in him

[@judgechalk]

now that you mention it, they do have similar voices 🤔

[@unintentionaleffectiveness4393]

The “damn, boy! He thicc, boy” will forever be the best meme of you melon

[@dylandilman]

alternate title: *my slow descent into insanity*

[@ianmay9372]

June 2021 Fantano: I'm a meme AGAIN September 2021 Fantano: Hol' on... LETS GET THIS SHIT

[@Zantatoes]

I had encountered the audio from the pizza Tiktok ON Tiktok and didn't know it was Melon doing it until quite recently, it makes it that much funnier. 😂😂

[@wallahi5538]

I didn’t really expect Fantano to be fighting for both KZbinr and Tiktok-er side for the coming boxing match, but I do think he has a fair chance with his 6 foot 1 stature

[@TheFreakazoid777]

I JUST saw one today where someone turned it into a metal breakdown that was pretty sick haha

[@ppleakage2785]

Melon: Exists Tik-Tok: *Damn BOI he THICC*

[@estevansencanto2828]

the save me a slice kills me bruh

[@davidhoffman6711]

Let’s agree: Anthony Fantano has really small eyes so he wears really big glasses to make them appear bigger

[@jakeb6703]

Same, it just makes sense

[@danielliao265]

Cal Chuchesta confirms this.

[@ezioauditore6038]

He wears glasses to make himself appear smart. Just another insufferable pseudo intellectual leftist.

[@nauticalnaughtiness]

@@ezioauditore6038 Somehow bringing politics into a conversation about glasses I think you're the insufferable one.

[@yhavinmiles]

@@ezioauditore6038 Ezio this is why you haven’t been in a game since 2011

[@badmanjones179]

also @ editor, isnt "hone in" correct? its not like a homing missle

[@aw11348]

Yeah I was confused by that one

[@baddleacks4128]

are these usually corrections? I couldn't tell if they were always to correct something or just to give the video a glitchy vibe.

[@propanenightmaresgograndpa5359]

“Home in” = to center in on something “Honing one’s skills” = to sharpen/improve your skills

[@TheSUPERPOTATO2000]

@@propanenightmaresgograndpa5359 god damn, I did not expect the editor to be this aware of grammatical details

[@Jackenack]

@@propanenightmaresgograndpa5359 There's multiple ways to use the word hone, and even if it were originally a blunder of the term "home in," "hone in" is definitely its own common phrase now. Much like sharpening a knife or one's skill in something, you can "hone" your senses, hence "honing in" usually refers to focusing sharply on one particular target or subject.

[@cbwavy]

Never would've guessed Fantano is 6' 1". Would've guessed 5' 7" max

[@kylerredd8108]

"Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime, could I interest you in anything & everything, all of the time?"

[@Umicron_]

It's nice just watching him enjoy being popular

[@cesarmadero05]

I saw that one in the wild. I recognize what your reviews are too! It's lovely to see you branch out

[@beaverjacob_214]

Anthony: *Has one tiktok that gets a few million likes* Also Anthony: "IM A WORLD FAMOUS MEMEBOI"

[@IveGotToast]

Kinda surprised no one did a King Gizz version. "Oh a new album? Let me give it a spin. Alright. Ok. That's good. That's good. Ok stop. THATS ENOUGH ALBUMS!"

[@Morn__]

2:51 he purposely made this video a sound so he’s screwed with Activision

[@felixs4847]

I really wouldn't say that this is your "most popular" video ever - big difference between someone viewing a thought out, well spoken review and a 5 second clip. Your reviews stay with us a lot longer - so I would say a single view on those is much more valuable than on any disposable short form

[@Elijah-qx3qn]

I.... agree

[@drhoneybadger]

"this is too many times to slice pizza" made me laugh more than the original meme

[@janefkrbtt]

Fantano you are very attune to what the internet thinks is funny. You aren't 100% landing it every single time. But you do it much more than most other creators. Kudos, dude.

[@TheBomber15]

I feel like such an old man trying my best to interpret and appreciate the humour in these TikToks but I’m failing hard... I’m 28.

[@calrogman]

My man you heard about this skibidi toilet nonsense?

[@ofanichan]

I was one of the first ones who used this sound, it became my most popular Tik Tok and even Anthony himself liked it 😎 Just wanna say thanks for making my career Mr. Fantano!

[@anti2414]

I like how he’s analyzing tiktok so fucking much lmao

[@bridiefry6253]

i've followed you for YEARS but i have to say the pizza meme is one of my highlights now.

[@IceFrosti]

let's argue: is melon on pizza acceptable?

[@WiloPolis03]

I literally originally thought Fantano did this for an *ad* because it was used in a phone ad I saw once

[@nogucci3871]

I can totally imagine Fantano slicing Pizza.

[@kc.21k]

“HE A THICK A** BOI” - My favorite Fantano Memethany Memetano

[@OfficialTomsSkujinsFanClub]

Melon invented puberty

[@jameskangethe8952]

2:08 I think I realize it now, I realize why I love your comedy and its the "Ramp" the ramp into a satisfying Punch

[@tylermunday2146]

Wait fantanos 6"1? I always imagined him being short..

[@ucube33]

That pizza slice video is perfect gen z humour. You hit the nail on the head with that one

[@DroptheBass9815]

Gen Z is quite simple. Sudden loud noise = funny.

[@deistrix3239]

I'll only laugh if its bassboosted

[@lanarchat6570]

i'd love to say otherwise but... sorry it's just TOO funny

[@cheesecakelasagna]

@@deistrix3239 This but unironically. I’m Gen Z after all.

[@remiplatre7830]

> Reviews music for 12 years > Most viewed video ever is him yelling at someone cutting a pizza

[@TheCaptainBlackimar]

Uh oh

[@rohanmehta8148]

Bruh really went ahead and made a dissertation video explaining why and how he became a meme

[@fenn_2]

6:53 Anthony realizing how old he's getting

[@obidasauceman6140]

Holy shit I’ve heard that sound 1000s of times on tiktok and didn’t even realize it melon wtf that’s insane

[@4ND3RS0NGU5T4V0]

"today an interview with anthony fantano, the creator of the tiktok meme sensation 'slices meme', which made him popular overnight"

[@SixToFour]

WAIT THE SLICES MEME GUY IS THE SAME AS THE THICC MEME GUY?!

[@Mezelenja]

He regretted it so fast lmao. Pizza tiktok is hilarious i cannot lie.

[@RoseGuyCrazy]

Have worked in pizza shop. Can confirm that people order pizzas to be like 24 slices, which even for a large or XL is ridiculous

[@featherycoffee1401]

Fantano saying his sense of humour is "edginess" is just great.

[@ChristianVazquez12]

Seeing Anthony's tiktoks and then the way he talks about them here feels like watching someone talk shit about a friend they're nice to when they're around them

[@ryuman757]

2:50 so does this mean that Fantano didn't willingly upload the sound to the Tiktok sound library for any person/corporation to use at their free will?

[@ElChistes01]

It literally proves it does, he just said that he re-uploaded it as a sound, that's voluntarily adding it to their sound library

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

@@ElChistes01is it well and truly over for him?

[@ryuman757]

That's what I was wondering. I wasn't sure if he out right explained that he did or not. Then I have zero clue why he's even bothering to do this. Not good for Melon at all. If he even won, then that'd be pandemonium with content creators taking advantage of terms they agree to with their free content.

[@ElChistes01]

@@ryuman757 I think it's an issue of he doesn't want big corporations using his sound, but he doesn't mind independent creators. It's a double edged sword though, you can't choose one or the other, and I think it would be very bad for the platform if melon won this lawsuit, because then every big creator would start monetizing their tiktoks

[@ElChistes01]

@@officialFredDurstfanclub I don't think he's winning any countersuit, especially if this video is still up, which proves he willingly added that to their sound library

[@bigbyrd7755]

"12 slice mode" is a fire title for something

[@tahjier.1207]

the audio has been through enough slices😃🍕

[@gustav8951]

Only Anthony can pull off “this joke is funny, now let me tell you why.”

[@FingerBob]

But more importantly, you've got the best teeth in the game

[@nonconformist36]

"or they just hate me" hahahahaha

[@DendyJungle]

Only recently realised loona wasn't a member of BTS but its own band

[@ryanestabrooke111]

LMFAOO I had no idea that was you. I’ve seen so many videos with that sound. That’s amazing.

[@alexrostran787]

wait this implies you stopped being a meme melon

[@ozmarichardson6524]

9:27 Anthony lectures user for cutting pizza on a cutting board

[@budgetlifter]

"His head was clean, Tony Fantano" -Brockhampton, Zipper

[@xxx_daftsmackhead_xxx]

Clean

[@rose3005]

7:12 GARFIELF REFERENCE