Reacting to my TERRIBLE Acting

Cringe with me as I watch every time I have tried to act!
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[@AmazingPhil]

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[@alayametwally4977]

I weirdly also got a B in German in college! I guess we’re Doppelgängers!!

[@Sentientmatter8]

Is the Golden Pig's name Oscar? Is he a German pig??

[@cammclean5460]

Dan swearing so much that the audio just turns into 40 seconds of straight barking was great

[@macularius]

seeing this comment before reaching the point where dan is even in the video is so ominous.

[@annierebeccaa]

Being able to see him clearly saying “are you on fucking crack?” is hilarious

[@alygraham852]

No really. It made my dog start freaking out lmao

[@rayhem]

yapping if you will

[@esme_melody]

help that bit had me in tears 💀💀💀

[@Frenchaboo]

The craziest part about this video is that I've been in the phandom for 10 years and I've never seen anyone dig up some of these.

[@sini74]

the mugger thing is one i didn't know about!

[@aves02]

same! i was so surprised i hadn’t seen some of them on tumblr or something 😭

[@amekat]

i had seen them all 🥲

[@CapeCodDinkley]

The phandom goes deep, but the Phil acting regret lore goes deeper 😂

[@shakibzz]

right!!

[@gracierooshow]

pretending like that apartment was real for however long was some oscar-worthy acting

[@poppunkrock141]

the hungry sleepless night with phil????

[@emilymarley4505]

​@@poppunkrock141 I was about to say "Oh, he probably just filmed inside his room" but then I remembered everything else in those videos so this raises so many questions lmao

[@iagas9]

@@poppunkrock141What’s that referring to

[@elin5240]

oop-

[@hunterchilton8887]

what have i MISSED omg ??

[@hannalarsson3083]

Time to get Dan on critical role and introduce him only as ”renowned voice actor of Majinuni from the lion guard”

[@baguettegott3409]

I mean, I would fully die, but last I heard they'd never tried DnD? Or is that outdated info? Though you're right, perfect introduction

[@Amyty4ever]

Omfg I would die

[@bunnieovadamoon]

no they have, phil said they were interested but didn’t get far into a campaign because they were (in my opinion phil never said this) playing with lame people and they wanted to be like gay dragons and stuff and so they kinda got kicked out.

[@grimeydanny4214]

@@bunnieovadamoon there is no way matt mercer wouldn't 100% support them being gay dragons -- i really want to see this now

[@katmcclain9847]

I am cackling

[@lunar7906]

the disney junior cameo as BROTHERS was so crazy to me

[@katrinasammons1448]

THIS LMFAOODOEIJWHSHS

[@WishGender]

ig disney believed them when they acted straight

[@ninarod890]

It felt like our gens version of Bert & Earnie from Sesame Street…

[@junglejin3096]

it would probably feel so weird to act lmaooo

[@ellaelliott4415]

Yeah lol I was surprised when I saw random clips too 😂

[@awkward.bookworm]

"we are brothers" "you're adopted" just your average dnp conversation

[@justyourlocalrat_]

i love ur pfp ! 💚💜

[@awkward.bookworm]

@@justyourlocalrat_ aww thank you! 🥰

[@kaylaryals8227]

It’s giving “and they were roommates” “omg they were roommates”

[@awkward.bookworm]

@@kaylaryals8227 you right, you right

[@bie_00]

Dan's response was so big brother coded 😂

[@kikiandthebrain]

please why am i cry laughing omg that lion guard announcement was everything back in the day. thank you for forcing dan to embrace the gorilla and have the courage to ooo ahahah

[@delaney6506]

fr, I remember recording it on tv lmao

[@kikiandthebrain]

​@@delaney6506 omg literally the specific memory of the morning it aired!! cannot believe its been almost 8 years ago

[@caitlinwheeler7915]

No coz why was I like 14 in NZ trying to work out how to watch a Disney junior show 😭✋🏼

[@dklogaround]

EMBRACE THE GORILLA AND HAVE THE COURSGE TO OOO AAA HAS ME CRACKIN UP

[@malwaolejnik1366]

FUNNIEST COMMENT IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE

[@deadphi]

my daughter was one and obsessed with the lion guard, I remember hearing the voices and both mine and my daughters childhoods aligned for a moment. I realised I'd grown up enough to hear dan and phil in my CHILDS FAVOURITE TV SHOW 😭

[@kiwigirl92]

Same! It was so crazy hearing there voices!

[@karleetwiner2229]

Phil's inability to act is why we love him. He can't be anything but genuine

[@katya_here]

ap persona left the chat

[@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth7432]

*Daniel "once aspiring theatrw actor" Howell has left the chat* (Just teasing, I know what you mean and fully agree!)

[@planetaryg0]

fr even his "bad acting" was cute and totally fit the part lol

[@lelepixel]

i’ve been WAITING for y’all to remember the disney junior cameo

[@leoschronicles]

oh they absolutely remember it they just don’t want to acknowledge it

[@katherinew.4327]

"buckle up chucklefuck" has to be a top 3 Dan entrance.

[@banditosans217]

I lived in Tanzania for 6 years and so I love how Phil's character Hafifu is the literal Swahili word for "Weak" 🤣

[@mosshealy3280]

THEYRE ACKNOWLEDGING IT

[@RonnyBoy504]

ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT EXACYLY

[@blanket4763]

@@RonnyBoy504the lion guard

[@riverstein7251]

Do you think they know the majority of us would have NEVER found all these cameos if they didn’t post this video?

[@miamarvel616]

​@@riverstein7251most of us were around for that era lol

[@rayhem]

i had genuinely forgot the lion guard happened before this video

[@Iethte]

the confusion i got when disney announced you were playing SIBLINGS

[@pinkkrystalz7610]

It's called *acting* for a reason. They're not playing themselves.💁‍♀️

[@retentionpond8628]

i’ve seen ppl refer to them as brothers before it was never weird to me. some ppl mistake them for brothers, others say it in a “brotherly friendship” type of way.

[@audreydoyle5268]

​@@retentionpond8628 truest bromance in history

[@matthewmara1874]

It's giving and they were roommates energy

[@UnBesoDeCristal]

its giving sailor moon american dub where they made the girls cousins

[@Braxton999Adams]

Y'all realize we just found Phil's kryptonite, right? For years we've been bullying Dan with "Hi, my name is [Dan]" Now it's Phil's turn: "✋=) Myeeh!" HAHAHAHA!!!

[@marcosgpaya1018]

frfr

[@sapphietee9899]

nonono, we already had Phils's kryptonite; his appearance on the weakest link! Now we have DOUBLE THE AMMO, THOUGH! xD

[@kindal5671]

​@@sapphietee9899 "do you know what genre is"

[@greym3288]

@@kindal5671 emphasis on the "jöndgré" 😭

[@taylorellis846]

@@sapphietee9899”Gnu..”

[@ThreeeisMeee]

As a DnP fan who is Tanzanian 🇹🇿, and speaks Swahili (the language used for Hakuna Matata and Kuishi ni Kuchecka), I am so proud of you boys 👏🏽

[@Tessa_Gr]

I have to admit I didn't even know what language that was. But it's great that someone who speaks Swahili can confirm they did well

[@maryambaba6717]

Fellow Tanzanian here, I remember when they announced it I got sooo excited back then (Although kuishi ni kucheka had me roaring laughing)

[@rayhem]

it's probably half the reason dan cringes so much is they had no time to learn how to pronounce your language

[@ThreeeisMeee]

@@maryambaba6717haha me too 😂

[@anxiousobsession1621]

i’m learning swahili at the moment and the lion guard has unironically been very helpful it’s such a beautiful language!!😊

[@ruthborg6076]

“Buckle up chuckle f@ck.” 😂😂😂

[@shiroi201]

i had to listen to that multiple time because i've never even heard of it😂

[@cottontaelle5863]

it is like succession

[@planet_cafe]

😂 ok roman roy

[@Extra_050]

That part was indeed amazing. What does it for me is the clever combination, said almost casually, of the expressions "Buckle up", "Toughen up, buttercup" and... an insulting name I'd never even heard of, am glad to have learned, but can't think of any possible circumstances where I'd need to use.

[@LookingGlassLibrary]

I don’t know what’s more embarrassing. Phil’s acting or the fact that this isn’t the first time I’ve seen Faintheart. I am so deep in the Phil lore it should be a crime.

[@anironsidh]

I've never heard of it before 😅

[@naiomik6179]

I could never find the whole thing 😔

[@LookingGlassLibrary]

@@naiomik6179 I can’t even remember what sketchy website I watched it on back in the day, but the full movie is on YT now!

[@ninaserafina823]

I'm not kidding I tried to look it up on letterboxd and it just does not exist on there

[@LookingGlassLibrary]

@@naiomik6179I can’t even remember where I found it all those years ago, but the full movie is on KZbin now!

[@detected_chaos735]

"American accent Phil can't hurt you he's not real" 18:15 : oh really?

[@syedaaaaaaa]

He sounds like trump LMFAOOO 😭😭

[@skrtskrt22]

flowey the flower

[@AlinaLee479]

"Gorillas just go AAAH" nearly had me falling off my chair 😂

[@alyswilliams5855]

Phil putting his hands over his ears when stressed is disproportionately fun to watch

[@syedaaaaaaa]

id do the same 😩

[@heybuddyyouincapetown]

dan and phil are literally like 🙈🙉

[@alexl04]

praying that the weird larping guy movie you were in is included because of the time my mum watched it and neither of us knew you were in it and we lost our shit

[@alexl04]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

[@elizabethclarence3817]

so happy for you LMAOOO

[@ThePhandomMenace]

15:55 love how every word Dan said there had to be censored. Normal Daniel Howell behavior.

[@irisparkin5111]

5:05 "I turned out to actually not be that closeted- ANYWAY" PHIL

[@lininacrowne1941]

I KNOW

[@celiacaffrey]

the peoples princess back for another banger thank you

[@rpattssidepiece]

the amount of barks I had to endure from 15:56 to 16:14 was insane daniel

[@allexm]

fr lmao what did he even say

[@JeM130177]

@@allexm weirdly the one word i cant understand is the one they don't sensor when he said "do you not know my f**** [word i don't know]" 🤣🤣 pretty sure the rest included "what the f***ing f***" and "are you on f***ing crack" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and maybe even a rouge C word earlier on there 🤣 he really went off

[@chloejayne3877]

Do you not know my f***** quote I think! Phils stressed giggling makes it 10 times better 🤣

[@syedaaaaaaa]

It’s actually proverb I think, not quote!! I had relisten very closely

[@amandaconnor5874]

Okay, so I figured it out haha phil says, "To live is to laugh sounds like be brave and have the cour" and dan says "do you not know my fucking quote?" Phil was trying to say Dan's quote "embrace the void and have the courage to exist" but messed up. Phil then says "you got [your quote] from the lion guard" 🤣🤣

[@tubatan1304]

THE LION GUARD CAMEO WAS ICONIC. i remember babysitting my little brother and he was watching this on tv. I literally had to pause for a sec like, am i hearing things correctly??

[@lizlintonen9846]

“we are brothers” “you’re adopted” pfffffft

[@nicolenishimori2033]

the phil lore just keeps on going at this point i wouldn’t be surprised if phil came out with a video talking about how auditioned for the voice of geiko

[@pareidolist]

He got the part, too, but there was a last-minute scheduling conflict so the whole thing had to be called off

[@naif7252]

Dan went through some previously unheard of stages of grief there

[@annemcrowell]

I agree with Dan that finding out your role is much bigger than expected with essentially no notice would be incredibly anxiety-inducing. My most common stress nightmare is essentially that, but for music performance. Proud of you both for persevering and still making it work!

[@thepersonwiththepanels5351]

Oh my God I never realized that you were the gunman in ASDF! You did a fantastic job being a mugger not once, but twice in your ✨ illustrious ✨ acting career!

[@AngelinaSevastopoulos]

your disney features are my favourite part of the dan and phil lore though 😔

[@ellaelliott4415]

It was so random and so fitting 😂 I don’t think the gorillas were that bad! The brother thing absolutely threw me for a loop OMG

[@boxofbees7272]

NOOOOU, YE SICK CHILD- was so ingrained in my memory that as soon as you said newspaper i had flashbacks

[@captain8480]

Phil trying to act relatively normal: fails Phil acting like a northern newspaper husband: oscar

[@sophieannexx]

need the uncensored version of dan's reaction to you getting the embrace the void quote wrong asap

[@flamebunny6511]

As a former theater child, you are very brave for sharing these old projects 🫡. Respect.

[@clairemckinley691]

That’s gotta be the highest concentration of dog woofs per minute in the part where Dan is cussing Phil out about the gorilla song

[@Tessa_Gr]

I'm German and your German sounds so great! Never enjoyed a sponsorship segment more. And "Du bist schön. Du bist ein Igel" are honestly better lines than most German guys trying to flirt. At least Hedgehogs are great animals.

[@steelheartii6525]

Fellow German here - Phil really jumpscared me with the ad ngl xD

[@laughinggull3261]

My sister was watching this episode the other day and I was in the next room over, I swear my head snapped up so fast. I knew she was watching the Lion Guard. I also knew that those voices definitely belonged to you two. What I DIDN'T know is that I would walk into the room to see two animated gorilla-sonas with emo fringes lmao

[@rory3524]

dan's mental breakdown laugh at 16:53 is so real

[@HeyImRayy]

phil i hope you know that when i was in high school i faked sick so i could stay home and watch that episode of the lion guard live

[@cosmo_junk]

this is so real

[@Alyssa-vl6lj]

"are you on fxcking crack?" "are you fxking editing this?" 😂😂😂😂

[@featherbloom]

"Live laugh love"? Not for me I only live by "Kuishi ni kucheka"

[@robbiina]

Phil having a masters degree in English language yet he can’t remember English sentences

[@lady_jarjayes]

me and my friends went to see big hero 6 just for you and dan and we sat through the entirety of the credits to see your names and we ended up getting kicked out. anyway i think you deserved an oscar for male technician number two such a groundbreaking role if anything you switching accents shows range

[@jasmint3207]

It shows range 😂 omg. I meany yes it does!

[@jasmint3207]

It shows range 😂 omg. I mean, yes it does!

[@memoriam.victoriam]

No but Phil as the mugger has me REELING

[@RaeCharm]

Dude, I would definitely have cried and been incapable in the Disney situation. Dan, you’re right, and I’m impressed with you both.

[@unsaltedtoast]

they were crazy for making you act as brothers LMAO T-T

[@ellaelliott4415]

I know I wanted to evaporate 😂 but honestly I don’t think their gorilla cameo was that bad lol

[@MollyKillers]

I get why Dan doesn’t like it but being in the Lion Guard is such a cool thing to have happened to them! My god daughter loves that show and anytime we watch that episode I get a big old grin cause I’m so proud of those idiots 😂😂

[@HesterLeveret]

As someone who ran a skulduggery pleasant fanblog for many years as a teenager that blue peter book video gives me intense flashbacks. That was a big day on niche childrens book tumblr.

[@bookswithike3256]

I never ran a fanblog, but I followed all Skulduggery announcements religiously. Also this just reminded me there's a new book coming out this year (next month?) so I need to check the release date on that.

[@HesterLeveret]

​@@bookswithike3256 yeah its soon, I'm so behind with phase 2 lol

[@bookswithike3256]

@@HesterLeveret Well phase 2 is over now. The next book is the start of phase 3.

[@mowesrik]

@@bookswithike3256There’s a third phase?? I kinda stopped middle of phase 2, I need to catch up😯

[@mspurlestarlight]

I came into the comments searching for fellow Skullduggery Pleasant fans. So happy to find some!

[@jasmineindoors]

I THOUGHT I DREAMED THE LION GAURD CAMEO!! I remember babysitting and thinking those gorillas sound so familiar and being so baffled when I realized it was Dan and Phil

[@shippedgold1831]

i got catcalled today and was feeling very angry and frustrated you don't know how much my mood gets better and how much comforted i feel with you guys 💚

[@KittenKaboodle-mj3fi]

I’m so sorry for that. Dan and Phil have always been my comfort content too

[@jaybot39]

I’m so sorry I hope you’re okay 🫂🫂🫂

[@jj_177]

​@@augustinwhite8920giving a compliment and catcalling someone are completely different things

[@cyanide6461]

​@augustinwhite8920 that's a misrepresentation of what catcalling is and you know it. Don't be a cvnt

[@syd943]

@@augustinwhite8920 dont be dense, getting catcalled isnt a compliment

[@PandaMish]

10:47 "aight, buckle up, chucklef*cks" lmao dan always knows how to make an entrance 🤣

[@aloe8078]

I absolutely adore lip reading Dan cursing Phil out while all you can really hear are dog barks

[@miadowne940]

dan reactions to the voice acting gigs is a 100% mood as i hear myself recorded and just shrivel up to the embarrassment of the existence of it.😶🤣

[@jae_vee]

NOT THE GORILLAS OH MY GOD

[@ll-dd1tf]

I’m scared of how much content we get cause if Dan gets tired of it again, the phandom won’t survive another hiatus… Edit: Lets collectively remind them that they can rest whenever they want and we’ll wait patiently cause we just enjoy them being and not daily uploads 🛐

[@stephocampo6391]

Look they could die and I would be so delusional that they will come back. I'm here until I pass.

[@naiomik6179]

Literally. I feel like we're all on our best behavior now, like we're getting a visit from a favorite family member that we haven't seen in years and we don't want to disappoint him. I wonder how long it'll last before someone acts insane again and he leaves us for good 😅

[@nomorepikachu]

he already seemed like he wasn’t having much fun and forcing himself to be there in the last couple gaming videos. i rewatched some from gamingmas and the vibe was so different.

[@andreap8652]

@@nomorepikachuu r right, I think is because of the filming of his tour, so I guess he’s kinda uploading for the sake of being relevant to be able to promote his live stream

[@Pebblepancake]

@@nomorepikachuhe just recorded a huge live show, it’s understandable that he’d be a bit tired. i get where you’re coming from but i also think overanalyzing every little thing he does is part of why he left in the first place so we should probably be careful about doing that /nm

[@wickedlyoddella7391]

Phil as a mugger made me laugh way too hard

[@nonbinarystarsystem]

My mum works in a primary school and she got jumpscared by your voices in the lion guard when they played it in the kids class, she made us all watch it when she got home it was the highlight of her day.

[@hoobananaz]

I think Phil at the very least needs 3 Emmy's for his outstanding voice acting for Dr. Alphys, Papyrus and Flowy the Flower.🌼 🤠

[@TapiocaPenguin]

Honestly the insurance advert was how I discovered this channel back in the day, so it holds a fond place in my memories!!

[@skylaralley2465]

As someone training to be a voice actor, you guys did pretty good as gorillas for someone with barely any prep!

[@MikeyMoon101]

“You sick child. You should be ashamed of yourself”

[@amy_2307]

How did I not know he'd been in this many things 😭😭 I've been a fan for years and literally only knew about big hero 6

[@rory3524]

omg addressing the controversy finally

[@_sch_eme_]

Wtf the singing was good?? I can't stop smiling that was so cute ughgughgugh also Phil's voice sounds so good???? I always loved his accent but it just sounds so crisp and cool what

[@katya_here]

Dan's outrage is the best thing i've ever heard. i'm gonna quote it till the end of time. thank you.

[@Lihnata]

You two will roast yourselves or each other before anyone else ever can 😭 love that

[@existentialpotato]

it's something we've all been legitimately repressing for half a decade, dan. "the lion guard" episode was a dark time for us all.

[@MaddyFoler]

Phil: doesn't understand human intonation when handed a script also Phil: has a linguistics degree

[@crhct]

fun fact: one of the characters of the lion guard is voiced by joshua rush, who played disney channel US's first gay main character in andi mack

[@chloepatrick12]

i made my nephew watch lion guard when he was 4 months old… he laughed at it which is something (he’s about to turn 4 next month 😭)

[@lorenafreitas5470]

I'VE BEEN GETTING SO WELL FED LATELY

[@redpandahdz2799]

Dan having a mental breakdown about his part in Lion Guard is everything I can feel the embarrassment 🤣

[@yypiggi]

the book from that blue peter show skit is Skullduggery Pleasant!! If my teenage self saw this I would have gotten so excited, I loved that book series :3

[@jessicaable5095]

Such a good series! 😆 I was so excited when Derek Landy started writing more

[@mspurlestarlight]

I had to replay it in slow speed just to confirm! One of the best series out there

[@jessicaable5095]

@@mspurlestarlight hah! Same 😂

[@bunnieovadamoon]

i cannot watch any clip from this without cringing i cannot imagine how hard this must have been for y’all i thank you kings for your service

[@Saphthings]

See the thing is there are a lot of people that are like, "Oh no, I can't do this, I'm too shy" and people might think Phil is just being humble and etc about his acting skills or social awkwardness. I go through the same thing. Where I'm like, "No I actually AM socially awkward... this is not just a cute trait" lol

[@nicolenishimori2033]

phil truly lives the most bizarre life

[@ruthborg6076]

I don’t know how you two got through the last-minute gorilla voice acting gig, but you totally pulled it off!

[@ThePhandomMenace]

That tripped me out at 0:52 when he said "but A few times I have tried my very best-" because it sounded like his normal voice but slightly American flavored.

[@miiikeyyyy]

as a german i have to say, phil attempting to speak my language was actually not bad

[@cagedstar]

5:02 “Which turned out actually not to be that closeted.” We glossed over this way too quickly

[@memoriam.victoriam]

I want to write a script so Dan can be the dramatic diva he’s always wanted to be. He deserves to be in a blockbuster. Phil can be in it too if he wants maybe he can do is dying goose impression.

[@Kai81194]

I hope you know tiktok now thinks I'm a psychopath as their spies just observed me laugh at a tragic video because of this notification.

[@ThePhandomMenace]

I'm excited for this, Phil's uploads are always bangers, and I'm getting zazzed up on black tea currently! This should be fun!

[@paradoxic02]

the sheer difference in reaction at 11:35 is sending me

[@dracenathe6th383]

Also don't worry about that being "the next hakuna matata" They had a lot of _swahili word means this and that_ songs. Sisi ni sawa really slaps actually

[@killiancreates]

I remember asking my grandma to take me to see big hero six purely to hear you two in it my gran thoughly confused but still ever so supportive and took me and my younger sister

[@ThePhandomMenace]

I don't know why I laughed so hard at "it's like my hand is glued to the page😄" while you were struggling to get the book off of your hand AHDHGSGSGGS

[@syd943]

i love how twitter was talking about the gorilla video a couple weeks ago and now they're reacting to it

[@gracielujan8808]

I loved y’all in the Lion Guard!!! Literally one of my favorite episodes because of you two❤

[@sophiamiranda8380]

That lion guard EP!!!!!! OMG I am so happy this happened till this day I remember being like OHHHh I know those two people! ❤❤❤

[@conanfan2012]

Literally just started binge watching lion guard and I was stoney bologna, got to the episode with Dan/phil characters and omg it was everything and more. Cheers to you both, never regret the cringe. Embrace and trudge onward!

[@daysarenumbered]

phil stealing the old ladies bag had me dying omg im going to hell XD

[@Kairi-ou]

*squints* Idk what you’re talking about, you’re a great actor!😂😂

[@anunaskedforopinion]

14:00 I love how Phil is like, "Yeah it was weird but it was fun!" While Dan is like, "I had a legitimate psychotic break...."

[@ts4rch1v3]

I feel so privileged to have been here for many of these roles,, you and Dan’s lore goes crazy

[@sydneyrs]

My son went through a period of ONLY wanting to watch Lion Guard, and trust that I was cringing right along with you guys every time this episode played. The whiplash I got from hearing the professional actors....and then you two...was painful...