TEDxMidAtlantic 2011 - Reggie Watts - Our Search for Understanding

[@tmalonso]

"Tell me that I think that this world is a world, but its not, cuz its more than you think, and its less than that, and we're only living in the memories of our future selves, and its fun to think like we're here right now, but we never really are cuz we're somewhere in the future controlling the options, giving lots of hints to ourselves, in order for us to understand that choice is still important in a world where you gotta figure some stuff out yeah! baby I love ya, i love ya baby" - R. Watts

[@linda77singer]

I just discovered him....he's a genius!

[@DerekBiryani]

"But I can say, for the most part, just enjoy what you got right here right now. Someone gonna come round the corner and hit you in the face with a pot. Yeah. You ain't gonna survive in this world if you just do the things that people say that you can do."

[@RianJudge]

👺 rataatata

[@jafarmahm]

this lecture changed my life.

[@HeyMacLife]

Reggie - you push the minds to it's limits and lead us to find humor in everything silly, mundane, complicated and downright stupid! Great job at TEDx - would love to see you at my office!

[@Regular-Sized]

My favorite thing about Reggie Watts is that he does things that are done deliberately, and can seem random, and he cane do things randomly that can seem deliberate. quite cool.

[@mytubesteakout]

skilled improvising at which Reggie is one of the best I've ever seen. He inspired me to buy a loop recorder...HECKA FUN!!!

[@qwtzk]

Damn, this song is just fuckin GOOD, no joke. His voice is amazing.

[@timothyc5274]

Thank you, AP LANG teacher. You have made me start binging Reggie Watts.

[@johnf9710]

Brookings just needs to hire him :-P

[@avedic]

lol

[@compassionawareness]

GOD DAMN! AWESOME.

[@kowic1987]

very well put. I totally agree!

[@Whalturk]

Is it just me, or is there a a woman on the balcony at 2:33 making sign-language? o.O She must be a fucking pro.

[@florpflorp8265]

that is one hell of a christmas jumper

[@StephenDeagle]

From "Fuck Shit Stack" to this. His talent is shaping up to be a pretty adaptive creature.

[@MoonyDubMusic]

I found the understanding.

[@monakw]

Reggie is at the end of my rainbow!

[@anthonycataldi]

I particularly enjoy the bewildered Sign Language correspondent in the mezzanine trying desperately to relay the lack of information Reggie presented.

[@qwtzk]

hah! didn't notice that the first time. 2:33 total respect for that person.

[@spekky8d]

Reggie Watts sports another fantastic jumper! How does he do it?!

[@alexandrehenri-bhargava2741]

Why is no one laughing at the beginning?

[@andrewpaul2817]

4:52 New Jersey manhandling managing adapter...auto correct hit the nail on the head!

[@bongun03]

It's funny how the audience were quiet the first few mins.

[@DjBboymt]

FUck shit stack was a huge sarcasm towards the modern music, if some1 is inteligent and funny on this planet.. that is Reggie. :)

[@scottnever8732]

this is what I hear when listening to Steven greer and Russel Brand

[@mattasticmattattack8546]

We're only groups , we're also solitary

[@patheticcliches]

Reggie watches is the jester archetype incarnated.

[@oblongerer]

auto subtitles on this video are.. almost correct

[@camgood1668]

The intro sounds like Alan Watts x Reggie Watts lmao.. So genius (and so similar! Seriously, I highly recommend Alan Watts lol..)

[@cheshirecat7452]

i think by =/= he meant not equatable

[@xlqsmedia]

Why do I get the impression that the audience didn't really know how to react? Wouldn't it have been grand to see their faces of incredulity :-) . . . Who would of thought that Reggie would performing before TED - Respect Reggie - respect!

[@hyrox9049]

Am I the only one that couldn't enjoy this cause the tempo is off

[@jeangold8789]

this is called groove and it is so mhhhhmmmmhmhmyeah muhuh. One of the best pieces of his live impro´s to me. Daaamnnn

[@ignaciorodriguezmelgarejo9526]

It's just polyrhythmic

[@OPbdh116]

Yes

[@birchhartman4072]

lmma call bull on that one. And that one. But he's awesome.

[@vonlupinberg605]

Lmao he has been to ted many times and pop tech more than that. Reggie is never nervous.

[@downeybill]

nice shirt!

[@ptmazecubept]

This guy gives new meaning to the expression: TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@BathroomTile]

Don't...don't use that cancerous expression, for your sake.

[@naffy3327]

BathroomTile >For your sake Don't you mean everybody's sake?

[@eYeRthaVillain]

...fucking amazing

[@tmalonso]

Reggie Watts == Music Incarnate

[@kurtisluebke]

I'm goin to have to second that.

[@wishmurderwaslegal]

This dude takes it to a HNL, "Hole Nuva Level"!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamesbutler6253]

And at 1.15 the slow audience finally realize it is comedy.

[@Metatron141]

Speaking in tongues, I think we just witnessed Spirit Baptism. Holy Ghost in the house.

[@rww549]

We did hear something, and as soon as my brain quits spinning I hope to figure out what it was.

[@michaelcolello2735]

How many dudes are in there?

[@marchuggins1404]

Reggae watts IS drugs

[@iEMMANU3L]

iam almost 100 on this but alan watts equals reggie watts? MMmmm?

[@PetiteDauphine1]

Reggie Watts == Reggie Watts Reggie Watts =/= Zach Gandalfakis Reggie Watts =/= Bobby McFerrin Reggie Watts=/= DubStep, Beardyman, or the Gorillaz (all of whom, by the way, are brilliant in their own right) . . . Reggie Watts =/= Pre-fab TopPopChart DoublePlatinum MegaHits of the Week Reggie Watts =/= genre, category, or pigeonhole Reggie Watts is incomparable to anyone or anything else you'll ever experience. Long live Reggie Watts.

[@LilFrenchWaffle]

More like from Maktub to this.

[@SacrynHill]

Reggie for the W... just sayin :)

[@HuntingGoodWill]

If it were meaningless, no meaning could be extracted from it, yet you managed to find the intentional meaning, precisely showing Watts' versatility, when it comes to being creative. I guess you don't get such meaningless concepts like "irony" either, huh?

[@lyrikill101]

Nardwuar vs Reggie Watts!!!!!!!!!

[@Hcwageek]

I mean't his rhythm was a little off as opposed to his other presentations.

[@exercisepedia.eu1]

hahaha legend

[@awsmduck]

You say he's incomparable? You just listed a bunch of people that are similar in this or that aspect... Each and all of those acts are similar in this or that aspect to him, but are still their own act. But yeah, he's cool like them. A bit more on topic: your unintentionally meaningless praise of him sort'f shows how awesome his stream of consciousness is.

[@megabarf20]

Epic Wolf Sweater

[@IberianInteractive]

da fuck man

[@cheshirecat7452]

FTP [hXc]

[@PickyMcCritical]

i actually didn't like how this one turned out; a first and only for reggie w/ me

[@Hcwageek]

Reggie is definitely nervous, you can tell by his rhythm.. I would be nervous speaking at Ted though

[@believeinfidelity]

batshit crazy

[@stephensmith799]

Trully mono-mentous.

[@design_and_decor]

i think he was trying not to piss himself. but yah way interesting.

[@erikadee8668]

I would be pissed if I was there

[@cheshirecat7452]

big muff is better