A Comedy Musician Reacts | GEEK CYPHER 2 & CHAIRMAN ROLLS AGAIN (Stupendium) and NO. (Dan Bull)

Insane Ian is a comedy musician and comedy music fan. This week he reacts to Stupendium's GEEK CYPHER 2, Dan Bull's NO, and Stupendium's Dan Bull Scrabble Diss Rap THE CHAIRMAN ROLLS AGAIN! Like, share, comment, and subscribe!
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GEEK CYPHER 2: • GEEK CYPHER 2 | THE ST...
NO. : • NO.
THE CHAIRMAN ROLLS AGAIN: • THE CHAIRMAN ROLLS AGA...
End credits song - "Internet Famous" by Insane Ian feat. Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America: • Insane Ian | "Internet...
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[@Insaneian]

Yes, I know. The "Moses Supposes" is it's own song in Singing in the Rain, not part of "Make 'Em Laugh". I misspoke. Again. Only realized it after finishing the video. Oops.

[@grokta]

I'd also add that the lenononononon part is a reference to Dan Bulls John lennon song

[@Insaneian]

@@grokta Ooooh! Good to know, thanks!

[@electricheisenberg5723]

ian i know something you should react to: the she sells sea shells rap. i will get you a link of the doge version because it has by far the best imagery. basically it's business economics explained by a rap of a nursery rhyme and it goes from 0 to 100 to 0 to 30 real fast she sells sea shells rap doge

[@theonewholearns2711]

Are you going back 10 seconds or 5 seconds every time you stop? IDK if it's just me or it takes a while to get back to where you started.

[@Vector-jm1qk]

At 43:31 Stups cleverly used the actual P word at the start but used another word to say it. I caught on after a few revisits and laughed afterwards XD

[@Calimbandil87]

The Dan Bull scrabble diss rap is one of my favourite Stupendium videos. It's just pure flexing.

[@nihatclodra]

Iirc, that scrabble diss rap was how Stupendium and Dan Bull first met. Dan watched and reacted to the replies to his scrabble challenge, and later contacted Stupendium as his rap was the best out of the submissions.

[@Insaneian]

Wow, I didn't know that! That's awesome!

[@Grounders10]

"Let's cut out the ad again." *promptly gets an ad*

[@paine_inflicta]

Two of my favourite Stupendium songs - and that last line: "I'll crush you with a flipping dictionary and all the while, I'm writing your obituary in little wooden tiles" is just..... * chef's kiss *

[@Jaywhisker37]

If you're into alliteration, I highly recommend Dan's Fallout 4 SPECIAL rap, it's one of my faves from him and it's amazing!

[@DJSchreffler]

About the pauses: Dude, by this time, any repeat viewer knows *exactly* what he's in for. It's why I keep coming back. Just be up front at the beginning: I pause a lot. Then don't apologize for it. Nothing to apologize for anyway. If anything, the ones who don't pause need to apologize. Two wonderful lines: Battle Ship rappers, and "I'm a Hungry Hypo-crite, squeezing views out of insults." Question: Do you ever do things that are very old? There's a fan music video to Alan Sherman's Chim Chim Cheree that is amazing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/anuspaZnra6Uosk

[@thedangerstrangeruk]

BTW "Clap and a half" is something MatPat does on GTLive

[@gabrielhermes1627]

"I think I talk too much" 50 minute run time, checks out.

[@Calimbandil87]

Well the latter/ladder flip is quite relevant in Stupendiums verse as well. It's a 🐍 and 🪜reference.

[@Insaneian]

Right, because Snakes and Ladders is the British version of Chutes and Ladders? It's a board game, I know that much at least...tho I didn't catch it as the reference it was intended there.

[@Calimbandil87]

@@Insaneian Yup, it's quite interesting. It's an Indian game with a lot of religious symbolism, meant to guide you to Moksha (freedom from the world). Ladders are the virtues and snakes vices.

[@Insaneian]

@Kaiden Shaw I can assure you it is not called Snakes and Ladders in the states.

[@Insaneian]

@Kaiden Shaw ah, that explains it! 😅

[@gamesandglory1648]

@@Insaneian in Idaho it definitely is.

[@finnstark673]

The "rhymes smack you like a lemon round a gold brick" line is a reference to what it feels like to drink the drink in the verse before that one

[@thedangerstrangeruk]

This is long enough that it counts as a feature film

[@boblietz5181]

On your comment about the snake and latter / ladder flip. It does fit here. Snakes and Ladders is in fact a board game. Awesome work as usual, love your content.

[@illegalmobster4847]

an extra bit about the John Lennon line in "NO" is that Dan also has a song about John Lennon.

[@robertjamesgillan]

Honestly personally I absolutely love when you pause alot and actually talk about every verse and the references behind it, or just to teach us different lyric writing techniques. :) Cause if we're being honest if anyone wants to watch the video without any talking they could just watch the original. 😂 Anyway don't worry about pausing cause I'm sure I, alongside everyone else, loves watching you actually talking about the song. :)

[@artturisiikanen3843]

yeah this is so much better than those certain kind of reactors who react to the rapping instead of the whole work.

[@RedAce0]

Man, when you commented on Stupendium's tweet that you reacted to Geek Cypher 2, I was really hoping you'd pair it with "The Chairman Rolls Again" and I was right! It's been a long time since you reacted to part one, which was your first Stupendium solo reaction. The cycle is now complete.

[@doomslayer5897]

Dude your channel couldn't get any better keep up the grind

[@Insaneian]

Thanks!

[@CYCH00]

You could what its a joy. Its one of my favorits

[@Insaneian]

It's on the Patreon poll!

[@CYCH00]

@@Insaneian well im not a patrion because im poor but that thats the next one

[@CYCH00]

@@Insaneian also these hollowed wings Good song

[@Insaneian]

@@CYCH00 also on the poll! 😅

[@CYCH00]

@@Insaneian good bless the magic 8-ball

[@AndICanTalk2]

I believe the fact that the background changes is supposed to be an homage to Dan's Broccoli Bars trilogy, which you'd probably love if you have not already heard them. Dan "transforms" in a similar rude way in those. Those 2 are some of the most talented, and funny people around. Great reaction.

[@nat3007]

Yes it was it was great I don't remember anyone else reacting to the Geek cypher but then I don't watch that many reaction videos. I would like to see your version of Geek cypher and I'm going to recommend Dan Bulls Brocolli bars

[@starlepus9437]

wait what? stupendium lives with danbull? i mean that explains why they so often appear in each others vids.....

[@TheStupendium]

Just temporarily! I've been lodging with him for a few months whilst I find my own place. :)

[@Insaneian]

Yes, I should have clarified, sorry 😅

[@TheFinalFanboy]

So here's a sneaky one: Stupes says "it's only been a year since I was amateur", which doesn't seem to make sense because "Amateur Wordsmith" was released three years before this. But you know what was released the year before this? "Find The Keys", the song that Stupes credits with putting their channel on the map.

[@TheTNTerminator]

I look forward to these reactions every Friday. I cant wait for you to react to the two Animal Crossing songs before Rouge's Gallery. Nook Line and Sinker was the first Stupendium video I watched and I've been a fan ever since.

[@epikitee2186]

The second Stupendium song I ever heard was These Hallowed Wings. The first one I saw was Why Did I Say Okie Dokie, and the fact that I didn't subscribe to him immediately upon seeing said video and insteadproceeded to forget about him for however long it was I forgot about him for proves that I did not have good taste in music back then.

[@danilocardoso1460]

Your reaction vids are delightful to watch, 2AM now and I'm still searching for more of your funny comments and observations. One of my favourite (If not my favourite song) of The Stupendium is "Slide into the void" for the game "Control", I think it's so beautifully put together that it is worth a reaction my man. Thank you for filling my mind during this sleepless night!

[@Insaneian]

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying them! SLIDE INTO THE VOID is on my Patreon poll, so it's coming up once it gets voted through! 😁

[@AlexanderAzarov]

@@Insaneian Seriously? It hasn't won yet? I'm disappointed in your voters. D: I'd vote myself but I'm flat broke, I don't even have a card or bank account.

[@Finsterfeuer]

Stupendium's song for the game Control is on of his best. The more you play the game the more you get the lyrics and find the meaning. It was that song that made me buy the game.

[@NWolfsson]

"I am the least threatening person on the planet." That's a smart way to put it. When the people that called you out have pretty aggressive raps and their main singer's alias is _skull._ Meanwhile Stupes' channel name sounds like a Victorian circus act :')

[@The_Stumbler]

So to remark off of the Dan bull tweet, you and stupendium are the heart of nerdcore, mainly because you guys are the idea of "let's keep going", you especially with the reactions where you and your true feelings of working come, not in jealousy, but in support. I remember when stupendium didn't have okie doki, his chairman rolls again rap really shows his struggles and resolve in my favorite part, the late night editing bit. Nerdcore isn't pulling support from some drink brand, you lot try and actually do stuff to keep going. It's why people love youtubers who actually care in content. Edit: wasn't the merch rap.

[@unicyclist97]

Dan Bull is my favourite musician. And that's despite my being a fan of Nightwish, Dragonforce, Satriani, and a whole host of other artists.

[@worveman1467]

Greetings my comedic friend. New to Channel already love it cheers

[@emberdusk5278]

I just thought that you might like to know that the line "You're the snake and I'm the latter" May also be a reference to snakes and ladders as this is a song about a board game he might have decided to reference snakes and ladders in the song as it is also a board game!

[@DellogPlays]

Have you considered reacting to The Android Hell Blues? It's a song from Harry101uk that features the Stupendium. (Or is it on your Patreon poll?)

[@Insaneian]

I haven't, but I will consider it now!

[@Dragonfire1321]

@@Insaneian It's a great one, should definitely be on the list.

[@thomasdahlberg5920]

3:55 has a very "on second thought, let's not go to Camelot... 'Tis as silly place." Vibe.

[@Paxloria]

"your the 'Snake And I'm the Latter'" = Board game "Snakes & Ladders"

[@csabamarosi1265]

Geek Cyper and Chairman rolls again are songs, which I didn't know for a long time. I was a Stupendium fan for 2 years, when I got known of their existence, but I like them so much. I really enjoyed the video, it was really useful, I've learned things. Love from Hungary, sziasztok! P.S.: I think, that there's a typo in the title. Instead of chairman You wrote chariman (may be a joke, I don't know, with my crappy English)

[@Insaneian]

Whoops! Yeah, that's definitely a typo, thanks for the heads up!

[@TheStupendium]

@@Insaneian Hah! Coincidence! The original 'Chairman of the board' was 'ChairMAIN of the Board' for like 3 days before I noticed. Great minds misspell alike.

[@Insaneian]

PERFECK.

[@TrinaryAdept]

snakes and ladders is the british version of shutes and ladders so that was also a board game reference

[@kizukun001]

So ngl that ending of geek cypher had me stumped, no clue why I never connected the dots on that one. You got a lot more of the references than I did that's for sure.

[@Paxloria]

Did you also miss "Snakes & Ladders" reffrance there?

[@obnoxas]

I remember seeing Box Trolls in theaters...

[@sirdaffington9064]

im honestly amazed how you have make 3 minute and 6 minute videos INTO A HOUR LONG VIDEO WHAT THE HELL

[@Insaneian]

For more details, check out the song "Shut Up, Ian!" by Insane Ian, available now on Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music, KZbin, or wherever else you stream music from!

[@phantomkitten73]

Did you ever watch Goldentusk? He's a KZbin comedy musician and he is OLD, as in "uploaded 14 years ago" old. He added lyrics to movie theme songs, and one of his highlights is his Halloween song, in which he does the whole 3 minute song with A SINGLE RHYME SCHEME. Might be worth checking out.

[@Insaneian]

I think I've seen something of his years ago, like the Jaws theme with lyrics. Is he still doing things? BTW, I too am "OLD", as my first video here is also from 14 years ago. 😅

[@phantomkitten73]

@@Insaneian: His last lyrics video was uploaded a year ago (Game of Thrones), he's not super active, but he's not dead.

[@amymo5187]

By the way the p word flip is double cool cause despite popular belief pusillanimous is the actually the origin of the popular curse word starting with P

[@asdrake1327]

Scrabbopaly reminds me of Calvenball if you know what i'm talking about props to you

[@demonwolf5671]

I am curious if the coat and sunglasses when you see him doing the Jekyll and hyde reference if Stupendium was trying to look like the Terminator or Neo. Because I can't tell if it was a trench coat or not but if it wasn't then the look gave me a Terminator vibe.

[@carpedm9846]

15:00 HEY I GOT THAT BIG HAMMER BIONACLE TOO THATS BEHIND HIM Big W for me.

[@NWolfsson]

37:57 Oh great. Now it's a Shadow Game.

[@TheDisorganizedNerd]

is it just me or does Ian's logo stop a half turn early and then snaps to the right position?

[@halfdanbach4488]

Snakes and ladders is also a board game if you didn’t catch it

[@Squeleton]

The snake and latter could it be a reference to snakes and ladders

[@zeroinfinity5864]

Yeah it is

[@Dasmaster1]

I LOVE BOX TROLLS! Good memories!

[@A_Random_Theatre_Kid]

Can someone explain the “I’m a nice guy but no fedora” like to me please

[@martinm.4149]

*pushes glasses up* Um, actually it's not Movie Theory, it's FILM Theory.

[@Insaneian]

Akk! Yes, that.

[@NWolfsson]

Ian: *casually drops that Stupes and Dan live(d?) together at **25:39* My stupid gay brain: *mutters* Oh my God they were roommates. (I am well aware that it probably wasn't the case, any ways it's none of my business and I was just cracking a joke at my own expense)

[@Punykirby]

I know Fall Guys has kinda fizzled out, but I think you would enjoy Dan Bull's "FALL GUYS RAP? fall guys rap." Dan has the best titles

[@smindigo]

"foreshadowing"

[@chr_fish]

I only want to recommend one from Dan bull... an...strange one (I would like patreons to say it) THE SACRED SWORD....puns!

[@joe_rival]

Geek Cypher 2: Better Late than Never, when?

[@Insaneian]

Well, I *was* writing it, but then I was working on my new album...and then the new KZbin Geek Cypher came out...and it just seems like it's too late.

[@nat3007]

I think it would still work Geek Cypher 2 new round? Just like to see your influences.

[@nisrasha6842]

Stupendium also had another channel called Holgates and Howes

[@TheStupendium]

That's oooooooold, years pre-Stupendium and is mostly empty due to Howes needing the videos taking down. There are a couple of non-nerdcore comedy songs on there still but they are very amateurly produced by today's standards!

[@edi.marinescu]

One of my biggest recommendation has to be stupendium's song art of darkness and his other song back together, if you dont know much about the games the songs are about then some lines might go over your head but it's very good either way.

[@Insaneian]

Those are the Bendy songs, right? I'm waiting til I have a chance to play that game before reacting to those, but I do plan too! Thanks!

[@Belkovia150]

Do you know about a song "The Day That You Die" by Random Encounters? The Stupendium sings in it and I think you could react to it (as well as other songs by Random Encounters). :)

[@Insaneian]

I've been wanting to check out some tracks by Random Encounters, they've been suggested before. That seems like a good place to start, thanks!

[@kingofsoy2413]

Hey I was the one that suggested it before!

[@Insaneian]

@@kingofsoy2413 well, thank you too! Apologies if I either didn't remember you saying that specific song or pointing out Stupes was on it...I get a lot of requests and suggestions here and sometimes it's hard to keep track of them all. But i appreciate it!

[@A_Random_Theatre_Kid]

24:48 BRENTTTTTTT

[@TheSGL]

Another good reaction. And other songs are waiting for action on your production KZbin channel. I think you liked this comment and ready to Join my music faction. Seriously, I am making.... Not bad music.

[@theactualownerofmicrosoftNOCAP]

U done playing Bendy I need u to react to those songs!

[@Insaneian]

Haven't started, but I did finally install it on my PS4 last night. Might stream me playing it soon. Stay tuned.

[@theactualownerofmicrosoftNOCAP]

@@Insaneian yesses

[@chokfigaming]

Do you like dnd? I forget if you said so. Well a new dnd song called “life of a sorcerer” dropped a couple days ago, a sequal to a song “life of a bard”. Their both halarious, I’d love to see them xP

[@Insaneian]

Who's the artist? (I've done a D&D song myself, "Run This Game", and reacted to the Library Bards song "D&D" as well!)

[@chokfigaming]

@@Insaneian The "Life of a bard" song is from Cami-Cat's Channel, and features the artist UniRob who helped her extend the very short one verse song into a full song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpTWg5ame9JppKs The "Life of a Sorcerer" song is on UniRob's Channel, and instead of being with Cami-Cat it features a few lines from Dingo Doodles, a popular dnd storytime youtuber, as her Sorcerer charecter (two of the jokes are direct references to the first video of her series, but most arn't). kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKmUc4l3rZqrr7s It's basicaly Unirob's series at this point and he's planning on doing another one at some point, I hope he does Cleric because cleric and warlock are my favorite two classes.

[@Insaneian]

@@chokfigaming good to know, thanks for the heads up!

[@chokfigaming]

@@Insaneian Life of a Bard is an extension to a very short song clip from the great non-musical video by JoCat "Crap Guide to DnD: Dungeon Master." While the Vocals of Dingo Doodles in Life of a Sorcerer are a reference to her first youtube video "DnD Story: Doomed the universe with Kareoke". There are only a couple of them, and only one of them is less funny out of context really.

[@chokfigaming]

@@Insaneian I know alot of DnD songs that could use Reactions because, unlike most of the other ones you do, they bearly even get bad reactions, if any. I just thought that Life of a Sorc would be a good thing because it's only 4 days old, and Life of a Bard is kind of paired with it. lol

[@unicyclist97]

The comments under the "No" video are predictable 😄

[@SCP_Wandsman13_13]

Do the Nicolas Cage Cypher. It's awesome.

[@blakehorwill8454]

No new one this week?

[@Insaneian]

I made a community post here on YT earlier that said no new video this week. I was feeling under the weather and didn't get one recorded, plus I didn't want to burn out so early in the year. Working on one for this coming Friday, tho.

[@blakehorwill8454]

@@Insaneian aww shame, hope you feel better soon :p

[@Insaneian]

@@blakehorwill8454 I already do, thanks. 😁

[@onionninja8625]

I think you should react to the stupendium animal crossing songs

[@Insaneian]

They're on the Patreon poll!

[@drewnames651]

so far i have enjoyed your opinions on stupendium, you even got me to properly watch some of his videos which i didn't really got interested by at first (specifically his terror before christmas specials) so, since you have shared with me i would like to share something back. i would like to recommend random encounters, and from them my favorite of their various videos 'cuphead the musical' (frankly i love it because a lot of really cool youtubers took part on it to voice the characters of cuphead, is lovely) i would suggest dagames but frankly his songs aren't comedic in nature (normally) so probably not, same with living tombstone , tryhardninja, jt music, man on the internet and various others so yeah, random encounters, they are awesome, really nice lines, some have some pretty nice comedy in between.

[@Insaneian]

Ironically, one of the guys behind Living Tombstone (Sam Haft) *is* a comedy musician, originally coming from the comedy group Sam and Bill. And a guest on their newest song, Schaffer the Darklord, is a comedic nerdcore artist who I've worked with a bunch as well (and has a cameo in my latest music video, Internet Famous). I'll try to check out the others you mentioned, especially Random Encounters, thanks!

[@drewnames651]

@@Insaneiani actually didn't know this fact you inform me, that's very interesting.

[@magnusgjevre5865]

To be honest i don't find it entertaining that you pause a lot, i find it more enriching and interesting that you do and you break it down and talk about the lyrics their meaning and whatnot.

[@TheSGL]

Hello again, do you want to make a reaction on his FNAF songs?

[@Insaneian]

I may skip those, as I'm not a big FNAF fan. Not sure yet.

[@TheSGL]

@@Insaneian I think that is ok. That was just question. All in all thanks for an answer.

[@TheSGL]

@@Insaneian and what about Animal Crossing songs?

[@Insaneian]

@@TheSGL they're on the Patreon poll, so I'll get to those when they get the votes! 😁

[@TheSGL]

@@Insaneian yeah... I forgot about your patreon. Mhh. So, good day-time for you. I hope that you are Crossed by ideas of music.