Try Not To Laugh Challenge #94 - Simon Says Returns!

The only time we play by the rules is when Simon makes them. Simon Says Try Not To Laugh is back!
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Ian Hecox // / ianhecox
Courtney Miller // / co_mill
Shayne Topp // / shaynetopp
Damien Haas // / damienhaas
Noah Grossman // / noahgrossman214
Tommy Bowe // / tomeybones
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[@vlahakisnick]

Courtney mentioning bringing back redemption rounds made me think they should do TNTL: Redemption! Each bit has to be based on a failed bit from previous episodes and they have to rework it to try and make the person laugh

[@baygoesmoo]

id love this

[@AndreLink91]

that would be nice

[@leamonty2992]

Yes yes yes a thousand times over!!!!!!!!!

[@lizardkyng]

hell yes!

[@newhope0123]

one special guest has to be gus johnson and shay e together

[@Rygoat]

17:04 I'm not sure but I think Shayne laughed at the plunger falling THAT HE STUCK (15:13). Once again proving that nothing is funnier to Shayne than Shayne

[@Prologue18]

the lil dink sound was really funny though

[@jimmartin6803]

Hahaha underrated comment. Didn't even notice until you mentioned it

[@luciojb]

he laughs at his own jokes a lot

[@shanemiller1182]

Definitely. I laughed at it too

[@daff42]

Haha, I missed that. That plunger has fantastic comedic timing. Should we petition for plunger to permanently join the smosh cast?

[@jakehill8690]

I love how Damien comes out first for the grunts only one and immediately makes Tommy regret choosing grunts only.

[@robertzarfas9556]

I still think we should do a visual gags only episode where the person in the chair has noise canceling earmuffs on so they can only see the joke but the audience can hear everything. I just watched an old Simon says episode and the No talking bits were phenomenal and super original.

[@robbie5181]

Awesome suggestion, this!

[@tennesseewarminster8591]

Love that idea!

[@HzizsVynryn]

That's especially cool because the chairperson can see the crew laughing.

[@cranberryrosebud]

And then they could try and guess what the bit was!

[@tangibleterror2421]

And they could only eat raw peanut butter after each bit.

[@AchyutRM]

Shayne setting up the plunger only for it to fall right on Damien's 1st punchline is hilarious

[@contax9377]

I love how he takes a step back to inspect his work like every dad ever

[@thottusthottusxoxo]

@@contax9377 no fr it’s so wholesome for no reason

[@karenludwig7398]

Timestamp?

[@AchyutRM]

@@karenludwig7398 setup 15:12, payoff 17:00

[@ConnerTurmon]

No one makes Shayne laugh harder than Shayne

[@dianalopes4624]

Ian with that blazer, sunglasses and fedora hat going "Welcome to Sephora" catched me so off guard LMAO

[@kalliedoscope]

It is maybe the funniest bit he has ever had on here purely for the chaotic genius of it (I love his morbid history bits too so this is really saying something for me)

[@alexia3552]

That took me out

[@cayde-6813]

Now we need a simon says extreme where you keep the previous prompts and just keep adding to them and it become progressively more chaotic

[@abbymaywagner8241]

This is an amazing idea

[@hanhantheman5457]

I agree

[@darrenbarlow1826]

By round 3 it would be Boneless....or an Olivia bit

[@caitlinluna1558]

15:05 I love how Shayne is just like, "Of course I've played it and know you like it. I'm your friend!!!" 😂

[@msty_wtrs]

They are so close to 100 TNTL's and I'm so excited for them. Not that they need to do anything special for it, it's just really cool that this show has gone on for so long and veiwers are still loving it.

[@tomasdelaiglesia3160]

they need to do like a tntl all star version with their best previous guests

[@DonSultanable]

We sure do!

[@bagofgroceries]

TNTL 100 features the resolution to “Where’s Anthony?”

[@luvely1062]

I think its because it's the same format mi da thing, but tottaly different every time

[@msty_wtrs]

@@luvely1062 that's exactly it, i completely agree

[@bennettaukerman6802]

Courtney: * Attempting to commit tax evasion by impersonating a child * Shayne: * Attempting to figure out how to disengage the wheel-brakes on a baby stroller *

[@pernoninnoobs3872]

😂

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

Accurate! 😂

[@ripley4884]

tommy's irish man is absolutely KILLING ME! the 4 leaf flower hat damien was wearing was perfect

[@adamdonlon8187]

The accent was horrendous

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

The rat bits are great and all but Shayne referencing QuackShot in the Nerd Culture segment was elite and it's no wonder he's a man of culture who spits out nothing but bangers

[@benn4828]

i agree with your opinion, KIM JONG UN DICTATOR OF NORTH KOREA. stating what all of us might be too afraid to

[@srishti161]

He also spits out water 😮‍💨

[@allysonsears3285]

We need a character version of try not laugh where everyone else does one person’s character or something like that!

[@danielmadden4737]

I agree! It'd be really cool to see some characters come back like Boneless, Dumpster Wizard or Brianna Boho being portrayed by other cast members

[@McBehrer]

@@danielmadden4737 Beethoven Mom

[@Mukiukiuki]

YESSS

[@reisetyler]

They did all do ones of shaynes at one point

[@lalabear6]

I second this emotion!

[@Scrofar]

Noah's prompt: "I just need you to show Big Emotion" Shayne probably: "Just another Tuesday for me then"

[@BlinkinFirefly]

LOLLL

[@Olibaby12]

Well, shayne has been an actor at Disney's before LUL

[@masamune2984]

Noah wearing the HOOTERS costume was legitimately freaking me out until I realized it was a body suit 😂

[@themilfhoarder4563]

Idk if anyone else has mentioned this yet but when Noah asked Courtney if she was alright and went to help her up at 5:52 i melted. That was just so sweet and considerate

[@noelleeah2778]

TNTL idea: whoever is in the hot seat, everyone comes out and does an interpretation of one of the person in the hot seats bits. Example: if Courtney is in the hot seat, someone could come out and do her Boneless character. Or if it’s Shayne, someone could do his pizza place.

[@shunkela]

They might have done this with Shayne for his birthday, it's an awesome idea!!

[@BrandBisch]

Yes bc I would love to see 5 interpretations of Olivia’s bits back to back hahaha

[@aldrichemrys]

@@BrandBisch Tommy lowkey has a lot of potential.

[@LEXIELOOOO]

they have done that already.

[@noelleeah2778]

@@LEXIELOOOO which one? I know they did it to just Shayne for his birthday, but is there one where they all did it?

[@TheJege12]

17:04 That plunger had unbelievable comedic timing

[@victorias6819]

Courtney's freak in the sheets comment to Shayne now makes sense ☺️☺️

[@CharliePetricor]

I hope Damien decides to bring back "Pary Moppins", the character has so much potential. 😂

[@alexia3552]

For real, the double umbrellas was a great gag

[@movkai]

Suggestion: Courtney mentioned redemption rounds, so why not a TNTL where people get to redo old bits that didn’t get the laugh?

[@Goldenliz01]

vouch

[@fatmambodje2944]

@@Goldenliz01 voucher

[@thatoneleaf9895]

prob be a 2 hour long video which i look forward to

[@thatoneleaf9895]

prob be a 2 hour long video if they do every single non-laughed-at bit which I would be delighted to watch

[@thatoneleaf9895]

prob be a 2 hour long video if they do every single non-laughed-at bit which I would be delighted to watch

[@Victorio667553]

Damien in character saying Assassin: "Aah-sah-seen" I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

[@Casperious32]

I really like Ian’s “movie reference” character, I hope they become a recurring bit

[@romainsavioz5466]

Well it's as good as it gets

[@sarveshgovinder2775]

17:04 Shayne laughing at the plunger falling which he put on the wall 😂😂😂😂 Shayne laughing at Shayne. - Another Banger By Shayne Topp

[@Dztbrawler]

Unpopular opinion but i really liked Ian's puns in this video. Always gets me to laugh. Love the TNTL! After 96 episodes and its still not stale. Keep up the good work!

[@drakonis8138]

legit this vid make me think IAN is so funny, I never thought IAN was consistently funny until this vid. totally changed my view on him like a complete 180 degrees.

[@EquinoxWarrior]

Total missed opportunity to say M' Ovie reference and tip his hat to Court

[@greteb1951]

Ian’s are usually hit or miss for me but in the more recent ones he’s really killed it I look forward to him on screen

[@invaderzim7050]

94 episodes

[@Scrofar]

Ian's been putting out some bangers lately, I'm still thinking about "Johnny & Courtney 4never"

[@creamyhummus]

Perry Moppins (17:00) has got to be one of, if not THE funniest character skits this series has ever seen, rivaled maybe only by the Pan flute "so, you wanna ______, eh?" old guy Shayne has done in the past. Overall though, this is another absolute banger video during which I was laughing my ass off the whole time. Shayne's comedic timing and improvisation never cease to crack me up.

[@mothfaery1091]

I love that Perry Moppins started off German but ended up Latino-sounding by the end. The Latino accent made the character for me.

[@StarmanStarman]

The pan flute guy name is The Dumpster Wizard

[@kevinmilhim646]

You know what would be CRAZY?!?! If they did a beefed up version of Simon Says where they stack the commands instead of swapping so that by the end they would have four or five different conditions that their bit has to meet. For example, if they did it in this video the final round would have them only grunting while wearing a hat and referencing a movie and/or something from nerd culture all while creating an original character with big emotions. Wouldn't that be crazy?

[@camcorder1548]

the second noah walked in for courtney’s prompt i was like “this is scott pilgrim isn’t it. he’s ramona flowers.”

[@Dino_In_A_Suit]

The comedic genius of Tommy just calling for Marley is just so incredible

[@mansnyberg3012]

What movie is that refrence from?

[@Dino_In_A_Suit]

@@mansnyberg3012 Marley and Me

[@mansnyberg3012]

@@Dino_In_A_Suit Thanks!

[@laasyakanuru8006]

@@mansnyberg3012 don't watch it, this is for your own good

[@Yammenkow]

I'd like to see the return of blind pairs. That was a fun one, thinking on their feet. Maybe even get more people for it for more possible combos

[@merpins]

The plunger dropping at that exact moment was such gold.

[@ansleepalmer7122]

damien was absolutely killing it in this episode omggggg

[@BroReallyFarted]

Damien: I love Quackshot dude! Shayne: I know Peak bromance right there

[@neilvanilla]

the Kermit bouncing upright at 19:14 will now be infinitely funnier than anything I see this week

[@ageekofalltrades]

I'm so glad they let Tommy go again on Courtney's turn; the Jason bit was the highlight of the episode IMO.

[@SyianZi]

What about TNTL: Story Forward. This means for each person in the chair, they set a story genre idea like (furbies in space, elves strike at Christmas, Game devs night out). So one by one, people come out trying to make the chair person laugh and the person after has to carry on the story.

[@mont9150]

That's a great idea tbh!

[@matthewgopew350]

Omg the way Noah just moved Courtney’s hand onto Ian at the beginning is hilarious 😂

[@Colorlesshadow]

Shayne and Courtney are the greatest comedic duo lmao

[@jaredthompson5323]

And now they are married

[@dbest7]

TNTL IDEA: A mixture between Gauntlet and the Stand-Up versions. Everyone gets 1-2 weeks ahead to prepare a 2-3 minute stand-up routine. But here's the kicker: The gauntlet audience has to immediately fill their mouths with water after they spit and the person doing the stand-up routine get's points for the total amount of spits that are spat during their routine. The person with the most spit points wins!

[@amyreynoso]

This is a good idea 👍Smosh should do this

[@benbenbiskit4116]

As soon as Noah said "chicken or fish?" I knew we were in for another Sophie's choice joke

[@ajaybathula37]

Noah: I want big emotion Shayne Topp: *loud screams*

[@darkphoenix9812]

TNTL idea: Simon Says, but everyone has to follow the rule from their own turn in addition to the rule of whoever’s turn it is at the time

[@auxbentb9385]

6:31 The exact second Ian got the joke is priceless.

[@Jaehyunzz]

I didnt get it

[@sikka6440]

​@@Jaehyunzz it's a leprechaun, and it's type is a lucky clover (usually has only three leaves buy lucky once has 4)

[@Jaehyunzz]

@@sikka6440 OHHH THANKS

[@lynzieloo1992]

20:34 Tommy's laugh got me

[@-Offstar]

What makes Ian's Dragonball skit hilarious is the fact that he unintentionally brought in the DevilArtemis Dragonball universe with Kermit lol.

[@malikbenslimane2873]

I was expecting Courtney to show up as Boneless and just do the grunts

[@Prologue18]

i would’ve laughed myself to death i think. “eeebebebebbebe” is still so funny

[@BlinkinFirefly]

that wouldve been perfect XD

[@smiley2bb]

Noah’s George Wash is a real middle schooler 16:14

[@rovena996]

Damien's great at making the stupidest noises while maintaining complete eye contact.

[@andrei-dodea]

I know original charaters are freaking hard to do, but I absolutely absolutely ADORE it every time we get new characters

[@ardendelspain]

Tommy and Damien committing to team bits gave me life.

[@dynastynena9554]

Tommy as a leprechaun got me wheezing 💀🤚6:17

[@sydneyalexandra2063]

I love Tommy and Damian’s outfits, they are killing it.

[@jesselytoledo565]

Noah grabbing Courtney’s hand in the beginning to help bother Ian 😂😂

[@Doinstuffman]

This is my official petition to have Weird Al on a TNTL one of these days

[@oskarsodergren7033]

he has a new movie coming out soon, would be a great way to promote it

[@sebbychanforever]

Omg I’ve had ebay stuck in my head for like a week, thanks for reinforcing it lol

[@rachellizzie889]

Yes. Or maybe even Rhett and Link on the same Try Not to Laugh as him since they've always been inspired by Weird Al.

[@becauseimafan]

I need this in my life!!

[@justinknightdnb]

You can tell that Courtney was channeling Boneless’s energy at the end

[@I3eCynical]

I would’ve absolutely lost it at 13:28, that fucking Kermit bit was amazing Ian

[@jhandle900]

I think the movie references was a great idea. you could do a bunch of those!! or cosplaying as each other when you do the bits. the old cosplay episodes are so great! you could do a whole tntl from any of the Simon says.

[@dszk1990]

21:16 so this is the real Courtney Freaking Miller

[@jackcahill5515]

5:40: now that is the screech of nightmares

[@rainbowkatsuki7510]

I could watch them play normal Simon says for an hour, they are hilarious!

[@EverydayKiki]

There’s a really good episode of Gamechanger on College Humor where they play Simon Says

[@joshfields22]

The highlight of my week (or every other) when these drop! Love it

[@terrajade9606]

I love that they alternate between TNTL and Eat It or Yeet it. They’re my 2 favorite series that they do. Makes Tuesdays great.

[@joshfields22]

@@terrajade9606 absolutely!

[@jasminewatson5723]

same i agree

[@Jelly-mj2ye]

I’m surprised Courtney didn’t bring out the monkey puppet during the grunting round

[@PeachieP1e]

3:30 Wow Stephanie got buff from the last time we saw her on Lazy Town...

[@Zoro-IX]

19:25 is the best joke Ian has ever done in Smosh’s entire history 😂 it’s like better than my fav pizza place sorry Shayne

[@MxIraAram]

Courtney's dinosaur-hand-superpower was the best! Nearly wet myself. 🤣

[@moonxboo_]

i feel like it was a my hero academia reference 😂

[@dziabuka1981]

That joke was so underappreciated

[@georgiesmith89]

21:22 this is such an Olivia bit, it broke me so fast and was so wonderfully confusing

[@jubbano7791]

4:03 LMFAAAOOO This is probably the most FUNNIEST THING OUT OF CONTEXT 💀💀

[@davidnobre5660]

1:13 honestly that was spot on perfection!

[@FlurarInuyi]

Debbie's Quirk being her hands being dinosaurs is honestly something I could totally see happening in My Hero Academia.

[@jubbano7791]

1:28 LMAOOO THE EYE CONTACT

[@Mr.Quackerjack]

20:20 The fact that this was the timestamp for that bloodcurdling scream is undoubtedly the greatest bit of comedic irony I’ve ever seen.

[@Nepisalright]

TNTL idea: for the whole episode you must play as your own characters, whether they’re new or preexisting; they just have to be original. after every round, everyone must shuffle/trade characters just as long as it’s apart of the main roster of characters chosen in the first round (possible using a hat with names and after everyone you all put the names back in to shuffle again)

[@Max3110]

Courtney as CFM

[@alias_67]

Dude yess that sounds dope

[@koiempress]

I love that Noah put Courtney's hand on Ian to continue the bit

[@PrincessNine]

No but seriously most of the original characters were great and I'd love to see them again

[@emmabunch-benson4795]

Tommy’s Cupid that always misses is everything 😂 💘

[@allisonpozzo]

Damien is just out here winning all the grunting simon says rounds, lolz

[@jamesnotjames]

How was Damien not dying at Courtney’s Dino hand 😂😂

[@tortugapoet]

What show is that from?

[@jackspencer5531]

@@tortugapoet It's a reference to Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia)

[@becauseimafan]

@@jackspencer5531 Thank you!

[@tortugapoet]

@@jackspencer5531 thanks!

[@jdestrada6281]

Ian’s killing it lately

[@Antixxx51]

TNTL extreme Memory edition: Each round has to include elements or references of the previous rounds cumulatively until the final scene is one giant mashup of madness.

[@channingscott009]

My favorite two Courtney bits are the "hiphop twerking baby YES!" and "Santa throws jump rope" Just wanted to share :)

[@Openskies1918]

Tommy bones never fails to make me laugh. Almost ruined my computer drinking water during his movie references bit. Thank you smosh.

[@bleue_flora]

Oof… you were going for the real world experience 💦🤣

[@rachellizzie889]

I love this. 🤣 This made my day. So you were trying to play try not to laugh in front of your computer again. Hmm. Very impressive.

[@FreezerBurn]

Damien turning French whilst grunting during Noah's bit had me rolling on the floor

[@seesoux3070]

Tommy's hot seat shouldn't be called "grunts" It should be called "Damien making Tommy laugh for 3 minutes and 15 seconds" 😂😂

[@FoxxxFatal]

Video game themed ones only! That would be a fun one. Edit: Noah's "George Wash" bit had me dying laughing along with Tommy's 90s Skeleton. Those two are so funny lol

[@markdavis2934]

Same, George Wash was incredible

[@Rafa_the_Rasta]

19:50 idk why this bit took me so long to get. At first the chicken suit seemed really random

[@Christiangirl727]

I would love a TNTL where everyone has to only do bits/characters that the person in the hot seat has done/would do.

[@crispyliza7050]

Ian's battalion cheerleader character was GOLD

[@harleysauceda5401]

The fact that Courtney said Raccoon-toi instead of ratitoi (idk spelling lol) just goes straight back the Everything All at Once which makes it so much greater

[@Sxulszy]

I feel like for the 100th TNTL they should just have all the original cast plus Damian, Jackie, kimmy and Tommy

[@thephdinstupidity8437]

They bring on Anthony

[@mickeymickey9914]

Do a mega tntl with every single member

[@ab96006]

This is just a good lineup, everyone in this line makes me laugh

[@juliebean1910]

A cool TNTL would be the improv game build and return. It starts with 1 or 2 people doing a scene and then another person comes in and changes the scene for everyone. You keep adding people to make new scenes and then one by one people leave and revert to the previous scene. That probably didn't make sense but it would be interesting to watch!

[@beccajoyner]

0:36 Introducing the Smosh Family… Ian, Tommy, Damien, Courtney, Shane and Noah. Ready for action. Iykyk

[@bamsbeyrek9728]

21:54 I'm going full mimimimimi to all of your TNTL videos. I have bookmarked your TNTL playlist and play it on loop. Some people listen music, some people have a nap, I watch/listen Smosh TNTL for all purposes. Keep'em coming. Lots of love to all of you!

[@niclacy4048]

me too

[@infamous8131]

The rubber chicken joke Shayne did is the funniest shit man.

[@avagoh]

14:00 literally looks like sue sylvester

[@vdd]

Courtney's accent game continues to be strong

[@alien_sky152]

20:41 ron stoppable if he was gay /lh

[@Zephbobeph]

Ian politely asking for a do-over lmao sir you own the company

[@Barrsie]

I love Shayne's angle. I'd like to see whole episodes where either every round needs to include a character that's never been seen before OR each round has to include multiple returning OC's from each participating cast member.

[@Mezzy..]

14:48 noah's literally so funny