Nerdcore comedy | Ze Frank

[@jabronjunklove760]

And that is how a Ted Talk do.

[@candieland4276]

That's how a zefrank do😆😆😆

[@redshiftcomplx2652]

So glad to see that that's his real voice and not his true facts voice 😆 I'd love to see more "stand up" from him

[@echognomecal6742]

Congrats on achieving perfection & thank you for facing the other way.

[@kathdudek1673]

Hee!!

[@lidette711]

This is what bingeing True Facts will do to your KZbin recommended.

[@davidec.4021]

And i’m not complaining

[@mftcuaresma]

It's 2020 and I just got the memo. I'm pleased nonetheless.

[@Qudiir]

Binging.... but yea this video is 13 years old and it is just hopping in my recommended

[@Answerisequal42]

@@davidec.4021 Me neither

[@realgoongolfwang]

Your not lieing

[@jasoneyre9740]

Ze Frank, a man ahead of his time. Perfect.

[@ZNIR777]

Yes!! I was thinking how he was so ahead of his time

[@wildflo267]

A true pioneer. My favourite moment was when he comes to the part about what makes websites popular and the screen shows, "Dance like an idiot and don't sell anything", and immediately my mind strayed to TikTok. Ze Frank didn't know how accurate that would be... or did he?

[@varshithreddy9355]

Even his dad is a genius. He won the Nobel prize in Chemistry in 2017. Like father, like son.

[@jenniferm6093]

OMG this is actually true. Insane!

[@varshithreddy9355]

@@jenniferm6093 yep, ikr!

[@harukrentz435]

Really?

[@speedwagon1824]

​@@harukrentz435 yes

[@mamapetillo8675]

Wowsers

[@LPSArtemis88888]

OH MY GODS. IT'S ZE FRANK. THE WHITE MORGAN FREEMAN DUDE. TRUE FACTS IS AMAZING.

[@mikoda92]

lol

[@NickShvelidze]

This is how Ze Frank do

[@JoshVanLoon1]

The new viewers are here.

[@frysause934]

OMG!!!!! He IS The White Morgan Freeman!!!! I never realized that till now...

[@tagsradchannel]

@@JoshVanLoon1 Sportsracer?

[@VideoNozoki]

I watched this years ago and thought, "This is kind of cool. A bit more fun than some of the speeches." Now after years of watching Ze, I clicked on it again and thought, "Wow, this was REALLY ahead of its time. This is VERY cool!" Ze, thank you for being such an inspiration, bringing joy to us, reminding us to think and be joyful.

[@aaroneger5444]

Watching this in 2019, it's crazy how much tech and vocab has already changed!

[@sammamishq7688]

scary hey

[@MadMontyMN]

Never thought Netscape would make me nostalgic :P

[@linhle8294]

Watching this in 2020, it's crazy Zefrank starts to make music video about mating dance of birds

[@pkendlers]

And zefrank

[@twincherries6698]

Mainstream internet has gotten so much less productive and interesting Thankfully the fun stuff is still out there, just in different places

[@iluvsns]

I just cannot believe how much the internet has changed in 10 years. Wow.

[@Stellar-Cowboy]

What is it now

[@asyoucansee1185]

@@Stellar-Cowboy still internet I guess

[@Stellar-Cowboy]

@As you can see you dont say

[@shuleshersh13]

You should see it in three years from back now.

[@崔莱]

by changed do you mean not at all? lol people are still jackasses, they still post wacky photos, they still do weird Google searches... You name it

[@sophiac6466]

I’m watching this is 2020 during the quarantine. Thank you KZbin algorithm.

[@lajoyous1568]

I saw your comment and briefly thought I had been here and commented before.

[@lahart2003]

Just found him on his animal channel true facts! So hilarious! Check it out!

[@Disgruntled_Dave]

Sometimes it's actually good for something.

[@withlessAsbestos]

Ha I’m in 2021 from the future. (PS Biden when’s the election and a Buffalo breaches the capital)

[@sophierobinson2738]

@@withlessAsbestos Here from 2022 and the country is seeing the effects of trump pulling the flush lever. Women are being reduced to property again, and gays and trans will be hunted like animals. Clarence Thomas will have to divorce that nut case wife of his, leave the Supreme Court, and become properly himself. I don’t think he actually sees that last part coming.

[@b1_ferg]

Ze Frank was at the dawn of the internet's social experience explosion here. What an amazing thing to capture. It was a big crazy tool for odd experimentation. Nobody knew how it could be fully utilized, but these were ideas that could be highly refined or repurposed. Very very cool.

[@samichgrrl]

Am I the only one who is completely in love with this guy?

[@Abc-to6im]

samichgrrl no, you're not the only one.

[@unsinkablemedusa9914]

Nope.

[@KateCarew]

Not even a little bit, however, the majority of people commenting are totally clueless as to what his humor is or they just want him to be in Morgan freeman mode :/ I think many of the people are younger than this recording from 2004...not even 2007, which is what everyone thinks because they can't pay attention to anything. Ugh

[@shawnwales696]

samichgrrl No.

[@2degucitas]

Move over. I saw him first.

[@sirocto4277]

240p.. we meet again.

[@closeblast3298]

Yes yes 240p will soon roam the earth like it did 7 years ago buffering in all it's glory

[@kvstreet]

Overused comment.. we meet again

[@ragnaci2756]

winer

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

I have mine set up 240p to save data haha

[@spaztron5000]

of course you do, carolyn

[@Jivolt]

“These are True Facts about the comedic genius...” You read that in Ze Frank’s voice.

[@angiporter2863]

Exactly

[@zzz181085]

Ze man, ze legend, Ze Frank

[@PhillipAmthor]

Hanz get ze Flammenwerfer

[@treering8228]

Ichbims Derepep WTF does THAT mean? 🤣

[@PhillipAmthor]

@@treering8228 its a german meme. It means: Hans get the Flamethrower

[@sandrastreifel6452]

Now I know how to pronounce his name!

[@lisaleone2296]

I liked it. I wish ZeFrank could explain this talk in his Dear Kitten voice.

[@mftcuaresma]

Holy fudge, this was uploaded even waaaay before YT was googlefied. I feel so old 😃

[@allooutrick8266]

Way back before machine learning and algorithms jumbled everything up because they think they can predict what we want to see. Right down to the order comments are shown.

[@MephLeo]

"Here are true facts about Ze Frank"

[@catloveR2121]

Why does no one know about Ze Frank? For how brilliant he is he deserves a broader audience!

[@StopWhining491]

I've tried introducing my students to Ze with some of his less colorful versions of True Facts (don't want anyone running to the office to report me). They don't react. I weep for this generation.

[@WordUnheard]

TED and Ze Frank are two of the best things I've found my seven years here on KZbin.

[@babbies321]

I just recently started watching Ze Frank, and I loved his videos. I still do, moreso now than ever before. But half an hour ago, I saw this video of something I watched 4 years ago, and I realised that I've been watching and been amazed by Ze Frank for so much longer than I had thought. It's the little things in life.

[@sleeper564]

That was the most random ted talk i have ever seen.

[@imangiomo]

Ha! Word, me too..

[@AFishBicycle]

Legend

[@sarahbeee3]

And the most important.

[@PetitPinec]

Nope nopity nope. He's the holy grail. He is the sizzle of smart. He makes my neurones fume in happiness and my heart beat like a human heart. He's the lightning that brings Frankenstein's creature to life. I'd gladly crown him King of the Universe. He makes even bad jokes sound funny. He's Ze.

[@Strix182]

THIS is the guy who makes True Facts?!?

[@jen2053]

Strix182 Yes

[@odettegordonyo]

Ya,Behbeh!

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

Yes!

[@KIWIchix0r]

And pet diaries.

[@DangerAaron21]

Zefrank you’re awesome. You always make me feel better. I especially love your narration of the dear kitten series. How those folks got such amazing footage for that series is beyond me.

[@exelint]

Young Ze looks alarmingly like Hugh Laurie

[@dalegrant2111]

He could star in a Stuart little/ dr house reboot!!!

[@alisaurus4224]

I think more Paul Bettany

[@sandrastreifel6452]

A very young Hugh Laurie!

[@chrismcwilliams3552]

Better than Hugh Laurie! IMO

[@izuZ34]

He looks so different now, between 2007-2014 he changed alot!

[@BizarreIoveTriangle]

It's a little less amazing if you notice that this was filmed in 2004, but ya he changed a lot!

[@jaxojames]

BizarreIoveTriangle you're so right

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

it's 2018 now

[@lsswappedcessna]

Age and Buzzfeed will do that to ya.

[@TheNeeenha]

It's called TIME

[@eyasoussi1290]

KZbin algorithm: 2007 : no 2010: no 2015: no 2017: no 2018: no 2019: YES

[@TheJestermint]

lol right? I was watching the stinkhorn video and this came up.

[@jetkwan6707]

2020 for me.

[@alexandrikson]

@@jetkwan6707 been a fan of ze since day one. What gives, KZbin?

[@Ariqginjall93]

Hey, i just remember that this very video was the source of my english assignment about presenting something back in my 2010 high school era (back then was watching it from the TED website). And now seeing him doing the True Facts series was really amazing (i forget it was him when doing this presentation/video). And the things he talked about here has come to fruition and advancing.

[@TheBigIdeawithMacFrazier]

I think I've probably gone back and watched this every one of those years. Ze Frank is one of the original genius Internet "creators". Watch his "the show" and "a show" and you are seeing the seeds of a lot of what is still good about KZbin, as well as some warnings about what could go wrong.

[@boomwamwam]

this man is so freaking brilliant.

[@plinpain]

Wow, never knew ZeFrank did a TED. Really impressive, yet not shocking when everything else have been so good.

[@zepfan9993]

“Damn it Jerry what am I supposed to do with these 3 minutes”

[@chrisgestalis3563]

Blame Chris

[@grcarie]

Legendary

[@sieglindedeboer6408]

It's been 13 years and this is in my recommendations

[@vickiezaccardo1711]

This has got to be the best speaker ever on a Ted Talk.

[@keithwinget526]

Ah, yes. This starts with one of those old scam emails to launder money. I miss that... Those were such innocent times.

[@SizzleMoonSong]

Hard to believe this was 20 years ago. So much has changed, but then again it's all so very current & relevant today as well. This is just a tiny bit of the multitude of reasons why Ze Frank is an actual pure brilliance beyond genius.

[@REALITY2point0]

ZeFrank is a shining example of a playful and in the most complimentary sense "childish" intelligence. As children, we are all possessed of these same playful, inquiring, and creative instincts. In the vast majority of people as we grow into "maturity" (which I use here in its most derogatory sense) this fearless intellectual inquisitiveness is gradually relinquished in favour of socially accepted "certainties" which is why the vast majority of adults suck so bad.

[@willowwish64]

"And you come back as a duck" ah, the precursor to untitled goose game

[@ginrincreates]

That explains a lot, actually.

[@Ariqginjall93]

Hey, i just remember that this very video was the source of my english assignment about presenting something back in my 2010 high school era (back then was watching it from the TED website). And now seeing him doing the True Facts series was really amazing (i forget it was him when doing this presentation/video). And the things he talked about here has come to fruition and advancing.

[@kharris3352]

I remember the days of KZbin when you couldn't put the video in full screen because it was way too grainy.

[@nustiuma]

Hes not only smart and insightful but funny as hell xD

[@romankrem]

This guy has an amazing mind. What a speaker too!

[@Eclipsed_Archon]

How the Ze Frank do...

[@Offgridkayaking]

😂🥰

[@charlottem.1477]

Dear KZbin, why did it take so long for this recommend?!? This video is 16 yrs old. I’m not complaining. I would have loved to see this so much sooner....

[@simtan2418]

Young Ze reminds me of Jim Carrey

[@ainymunnee7780]

Sim Tan totally

[@willemroux321]

Fuckin A dude he does

[@lincthomas7178]

NOTHING like jim

[@TheColemancreek]

The only difference being Jim has not been funny since around the period In Living Color was on, and Frank is still as funny as ever. Once comedians start getting into hardcore political activism you know their wellspring of creativity is dry. Not just my opinion -- have heard tons of comedians who are still funny saying the same thing. Jim was brilliant but went thru a lot of mental illness and his bits became stale.

[@tatumrileyshairfollice]

You should look up NOW Ze it's really weird...

[@ericlawrence9060]

I Love Ze Frank! Not only is he a total boss Stud... he's one of the gods of comedy. Check out everything he does. Top notch!

[@cannedmusic]

I love his dear sad cat therapy stuff

[@txsuz]

Adore this man! What a fun and genius soul.

[@olivernewbold3082]

2021. Zefrank still at it. You go man

[@BassNinja]

12 years later I finally see this video recommendation from YT.

[@HeliRy]

1.5 million subs to ZF and counting.... glad to see he's making *some* money with this internet thing now :)

[@kalapradeep2362]

But I see no ads though!

[@ChRiyad]

Kala Pradeep no ads = no money

[@glitch1037]

Riyad Chokri He is pretty high up in BuzzFeed I believe

[@RandyFust1634]

+ArchieJG Yep, at least, last I heard he was the overall video director. That has to be making something.

[@PureSniperWolf]

Ze you freakin' genius! The audience couldn't keep up!

[@linkeffect82]

This was yet another fun TED talk from Zefrank that I binged watched from two other TED talks! Very fun and insightful, and I really liked the humor, especially for the games (Being a gamer myself). This was fantastic!

[@GippyHappy]

How does his humor fluctuate so quickly between "way above my intelligence" to "shaking keys in front of a baby"

[@echognomecal6742]

I LOVE those keys. howdareyou.

[@MirorR3fl3ction]

This talk feels almost exactly like a Bo Burnham comedy show....guess we found one of Bo's primary comedic influences :P

[@grantcanyon77]

This is a great leap for comedy! Thank you Ze Frank!

[@mellowapocalypse]

*This* is how you do a TED Talk.

[@wstmess]

that's just a part of what he is known for. he's pretty much one of the first, if not the first vlogger ever, but he is the one that made vlogging what it is today.

[@sdushdiu]

This guy is seriously deranged. ...as well as a complete delight! Thanks much for your delightfully demented videos! But I am a bit disappointed that there are no references to "bebbies", how the Internet "do", and strange facts about "penises".... Maybe next time.... ;-)

[@orpheus9098]

This, is how sdushdiu do

[@treesongmagic]

I just watched this video and had the very same experience! I thought I had just "discovered" him recently but I've been watching him for a long time now!

[@JackDaniel617]

5:42 damn, its nuts how old you feel when you see an old browser page.

[@Cygnus0lor]

Oh, internet before memes, how I loved thee...

[@TheBigIdeawithMacFrazier]

Mahir and Cats would like a word.

[@DarthGibberish]

There was no internet before memes.

[@linoduma8908]

@@DarthGibberish You're just too young.

[@DarthGibberish]

@@linoduma8908 read it again

[@linoduma8908]

@@DarthGibberish My point stands.

[@GenScinmore]

not going to lie I felt very lost for some reason.

[@gravelessomega7951]

Forgive me, I had to ask: is your username inspired by Gin Wigmore?

[@GenScinmore]

EmptySpace94 no, but that's curious, i'll look it up/

[@sandmastermaster]

Gen Scinmore I'm watching right now and I don't have a clue what he's talking about.

[@nonamesleft136]

Jesse Meyer It's about the creative process, a sense of purpose and a dash of self-deprecating humor.

[@tinta4352]

Same here. I didn't get any of the joke.

[@f00ky3w2oob]

Ze Frank is a freaking genius.

[@iamusari]

Yes, yes he is. Great series. I wish for it to never end.

[@vinayseth1114]

This was a great routine, but it actually made me feel bad in a way- in the sense that everything is becoming so random and temporary now :/

[@Elle-mq8ij]

Is this the guy who does Sad Cat Diary? GOD I LOVE THAT.

[@MrJdsenior]

"He explained to me he was in a bind" He was way behind, and he was willing to make a deal.

[@brantub]

A brilliant, highly original stand-up set!

[@dawndee6770]

look up Stephen Wright and then comment again... Having said that, I do appreciate Z. F's work.

[@andieann6115]

Ahhh. Zefrank was young once. I can't beleive this was ten years ago. Shit, was that rude? Sorry, Ze!

[@Grunge_Cycling]

who taught your math bruh?

[@SlayedOutBack]

Arthur Jia What do you mean by that?

[@mysticwolf11]

10? Try 15. This video was filmed in 2004.

[@suchanhachan]

@@mysticwolf11 And the comment was written in 2014, so...

[@TheBigIdeawithMacFrazier]

@@mysticwolf11 15? Try 16!

[@Kittyxoxo]

I think he's made the TED talk so much more watchable with the added humor, they're a little boring sometimes but he's so awesome! much watch all his vdieos xD UR THE BEST!!

[@stonemason66]

Quite a remarkable character. Blessings, my man.

[@ancient_anime9993]

The “am I feeling lucky” got me good😂😂

[@AllisonDole]

Ze looks young? GOOGLE looks young!

[@robbieparker9959]

I've been watching Ze videos for about 2 years now and never seen this before. I love his style of humour and I got from his True fact he is incredibly smart but im only now finding out just how smart he really is.

[@VelmaLaNegra]

I love this dude, Ze is so funny .

[@Traveler246]

A very long time ago, I watched this video and became absolutely amazed with this channel TEDtalksDirector. I used to watch BreakingNYC, RWJ's vlog channel, where I met Meekakitty. I subscribed to her channel as well. A few years later, Meekakitty put up a link for Ze Frank's channel and I became a huge fan. Having long forgotten about this man, as I watched his videos I was led to this TED talk. I thought, "I can't believe he was on TED!" It's interesting how life experiences come full circle.

[@immasmiler7520]

OMG ZeFrank looks sooo young here! Quite attractive too

[@TheeKittyPie]

he aged quite nicely

[@RatPfink66]

Social media sure killed off that collaborative thing Ze brought up near the end. It survives only spontaneously. Mostly, we react, we buy, or push the [ your stimulus here ] button. It's better for business, like most things that mass us without bonding us.

[@curiousmiami]

Hahaha I love this guy his true facts channel is hilarious

[@MrBabyBoa]

Classic. I'm a huge fan of his "True Facts". After watching this clip, I'm reminded of a young Steve Martin.

[@outthasky]

I hear 1970’s Steve Martin in there somewhere

[@holyhex6520]

I can see that.

[@eliza7511]

the steve martin influence positively screams through. which is nice. (mixing references...)

[@jakssmithy]

Am I the only one who thinks that the “duck” from the Buddhist game looks and awful lot like a certain goose?

[@LiveLikeCheez]

I just watched ze for about 20 minutes. I regret nothing.

[@ProfessorSingSong]

He's really nerdy yet he's so cool. I love his recent true facts vids.

[@Morganational]

Love this guy, we need more of him!!

[@thefieldofdaisies]

aw, little baby ze

[@aomega6]

I could watch him talk for hours.

[@StopWhining491]

If Ze ever needs a place to stay, he can come live with us.

[@nkc2666]

Holy crap. An ancient zefrank video. I’m screaming

[@molybdnum]

I first watched this a few years back, and I thought of Ze as a Jim Carrey impersonator who thought the internet was just too funny. He was certainly entertaining, but did a poor job selling the deeper meaning of what are, on the surface, tiny interactive baubles. Fast forward to now, having seen his vlog projects, having witnessed the community he formed, and suddenly I take every crazy wide-eyed optimist a little more seriously.

[@smallstudiodesign]

When TEDTalks meets Just for Laughs you get ZeFRANK

[@livingformusic93]

Well, that ended abruptly!

[@unsinkablemedusa9914]

livingformusic93 Right?! Bizarre.

[@lekvoljin7052]

I think he did it on purpose

[@paintedwings74]

It started abruptly, too. :)

[@superymariowest2403]

Looking back at this, you realise we live in the future

[@tamarrajames3590]

I love a beautifully twisted mind. 🖤🇨🇦

[@destree6348]

Tamarra James beautifully stated

[@ififellinlove77]

it wasn't really a joke. I'm talking about the opening of his talk. it was just kind of a generally funny story that helped him segue into the body of his presentation.

[@BrainEquation]

Ze was on top of a tech at its infancy 13 years ago. He should be a billionaire

[@moggydave]

Could I point the current discussion to Ze Frank's talk at VidCon. He showcases a lot of the stuff he did here, but has the time to showcase why it's important, and why people care, and what value we can take from it. It's effing brilliant. Just search "Ze Frank Vidcon".

[@origamic1]

I'm a nerdfighter and I still found this on my own...

[@wef6146]

Tf is a nerdfighter

[@wef6146]

Is this some 2012 joke that I'm too 2020 to understand.

[@YochevedDesigns]

What a delightfully genius bit of pure chaos!

[@carddu]

I clicked on this for Ze Frank

[@khalidian]

Feels like only a few get recommended this one.