The Subtle Joy of Some Guys Digging a Hole

[@Joel-Haver]

Me, Trent and my mom dig a hole.

[@zaach101]

very cool, Joel

[@gray0air]

oh ok

[@heineken9030]

Stellar Content

[@babz527]

@26 Mic lol shush

[@TextileGeorge]

i love digging holes

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

You turned digging a hole into a comedy, a drama, and a tragedy, all in one. And you didn't even dig a hole. Bravo.

[@neilwilson5785]

No way, just put he spade in at an angle.

[@vaporwolf9344]

Hey, put a spoiler tag ;-; I didnt get to season 3 yeat

[@tdkey777]

Dude, spoilers. Nerve of sone people

[@lazypenguin69]

its a hole in one

[@marcoloya]

I'd say it got a little erotic too at some point there.

[@Elitezalba]

The fake mustache over your real mustache is always such a fantastic touch.

[@charlieinabox1164]

Damn dude... you just attract the ladies

[@vafixer8885]

@MAVONA$💋​ @Holn Kya - OPEN UP YOU TWO! This is the FBI!... Female body inspectors

[@Ribula1]

What do you mean?

[@proveitbrother5089]

...fake?

[@w_ldan]

It's a decoy

[@1234bobfox]

This would be nothing without Joel's mom. Her energy perfectly radiates someone who can dig a hole

[@EpicMRPancake]

I look at her, and I think "That's a lady who can dig a hole." What a woman.

[@DeadDogInc]

Naw, it was great before she showed up, she just made it better

[@shithousemcgee]

"Good god, you're the dumbest person i've ever met"

[@PetteriWar]

@@EpicMRPancake woman? All I see is an attractive man. I mean look at that p0rnstache Woah

[@gregmalden9809]

@@PetteriWar Dude those are their traditional garbs, man

[@aerball]

Trent, literally a mile away: "Is that the sound of shovel hitting dirt over there?" Me with a tear in my eye: "You're goddamn right it is."

[@EricBridges]

I really love how when the cursing is just casual conversation ("I can't piss for shit right now"), it's not bleeped, but it is bleeped when it's part of an insult ("You piece of shit") - the words aren't what need to be censored; it's the intent that matters. It's ... a subtle touch.

[@Zero_8347]

I didnt notice that, funny!

[@burnacco]

it was random dude please stop these comments seriously they make these videos unwatchable

[@EricBridges]

@@burnacco lol. my *comment* makes a video unwatchable.

[@ianroy1654]

@@burnacco Crying like a baby for no reason

[@LolWutMikehSM]

@@burnacco it was exactly not random. Joel is a filmography nut. You cant begin to imagine the process that goes into this

[@redfinpaladin]

This HAS to be what life was like before the internet.

[@dorkle9085]

Pft yeah, fuckin boomers

[@the-engneer]

Back when people could actually handle making eye contact without having a panic attack

[@dorkle9085]

@@the-engneer As if that didn't happen make then

[@the-engneer]

@@dorkle9085 It did but people were forced to overcome it as opposed to always having a way of retreating out of any social situation

[@ticklord]

@@the-engneer Yeah bro let me just manifest the correct amount of chemicals in my brain.

[@GoatHam]

Just want to say Joel’s mom is a treasure in this

[@Ribula1]

Stole the scene

[@leizero]

In this what?

[@wiawaysb]

the delivery of the line and the 'piece of shit' at 2:35 is spot on

[@anti0918]

I see who he got his fake moustache genes from.

[@simulatethat6099]

Good thing Joel isn't a pirate huh...yea..

[@alastairward2774]

The unsubtle joy of seeing Joel and Trent together.

[@Piterdeveirs333]

Jesus, the comments on this

[@Mikhos]

Trent and Joel both radiate earnest positivity. It's special.

[@swettyspaghtti]

@26 Mic nope

[@SuperLotus]

@@Piterdeveirs333 At least you got to quintuple ratio them 🔥

[@tufftoni7860]

🤍

[@The_Youtube_Winner]

the constant sniffling is truly what sells it

[@StickyRice43]

Lmao, Joel just randomly saying "I can't hear you for shit!" After being soo polite to the first guy was so outta nowhere hilarious 🤣

[@DeathnoteBB]

It foreshadows how vulgar that neighbor’s language is /hj

[@modestea9667]

Oddly enough, your mother radiates more “I can dig a hole” energy than you two combined. Perfect casting, I love this sketch, almost cried watching. ;)

[@abrahame.6666]

His mom is playing his dad. RIP.

[@AxxLAfriku]

🚨🚨🚨 AAAAAAHHHHH!!! 🚨🚨🚨 school is sooooo boring i am in 8th grate and its so boring i am having sucess on youtube so i think i will drop out of school. i dont have friends so i need your opinon mo

[@AlphaGodDamn4]

Was it too real for you too?

[@nicoper]

@@AxxLAfriku I think you should stay in "8th grate" a while longer. Would do wonders for your grammar.

[@PHJoy]

Ooh, your mama!

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

I've never once seen a hole digging not become a community event, it's where humanity feels it's best.

[@uncitoyenfrancais]

yeah, last time I tried to bury my step father in the garden, next thing I know the whole local police is in the garden watching me.

[@MatthewManney]

@@uncitoyenfrancais You must have missed the subtle part. Just me and a couple mates burried a lad out back last week no sweat.

[@SlapstickIdiot]

just dudes being dudes and if women join in, they are also dudes

[@solyypro]

@@SlapstickIdiot dude activities just attract dudes.

[@ruslansuleimanov9441]

@@solyypro dude activities bring the dudes out of gals

[@chillcreep4926]

This skit made me realize a few things. Your friends are the ones who feel comfortable enough attempting to piss on your fence (with permission). Your friends and neighbors will react to any yard activity with annoyance, interest, and / or criticism. And despite how inadequate you might feel doing basic human stuff like digging holes, it's important to have the support of others. Thanks, Joel. I'm writing a short guide to humanity in case of an alien invasion and I'll be sure to include these notes.

[@fiver-hoo]

with real friends, you don't need to ask for permission to piss on the fence, the permission is implicit.

[@serotonin.scavenger]

Please note that it is of extreme importance to maintain a strong eye contact with your friends whilst you relieve yourself against their fence post.

[@davysmith1934]

Let me know what it's finished, I delight in reading useful things.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

@@serotonin.scavenger If you really want to drive home the friendship, lick your lips occasionally while maintaining eye contact and pissing. The slower the better, both pissing and lip licking.

[@dayegilharno4988]

:) Make it so!

[@alllovelain]

This makes me so nostalgic for my childhood. I had a couple friends in my neighborhood and sometimes when we got together we didn't know what else we could do, so we grabbed our favorite shovels and got to digging. one time it was a 3 week project, we dug out an entire underground bunker with little rooms about 7 feet underground. it eventually collapsed, but thankfully no one was inside when that happened because it was storming real bad. I'll never forget the hole that became bunker. we continued digging holes, but as times change, so do people. some of us found greater things, some didn't want to dig anymore, and me, well, by the end it was just me... I still think about getting back out there and digging one more hole, just for old time's sake and to remind myself of where it all starts, just you, a shovel and the dirt, with the hope that a guy will show up with a shovel and start digging with you. I just don't think I have it in me anymore. But times change, and so do people, so maybe one day when I'm old I'll find that passion again, and maybe some other old guy will see me and smile, saying something I can't fucking understand because he's too far away, and we'll dig a hole together.

[@jaredknapp8886]

I heard that you digging brother.

[@j.p.blackcoyote]

Teared up reading this brother

[@geekdivaherself]

I upvoted even though I'm a sister brother

[@mathcas]

I remember me and my friends, building a shelter out of wood planks. We didn't even know how they'd gotten there, they were just sitting there in some park and one night we decided to start building. We had tried making a tent, but what we didn't understand was that the wooden planks weren't gonna hold themselves, we would've had to dig them in the ground however, we were building this on top of an abandoned cargo, the planks could've fallen on our heads at any time, on top of that it was windy and slightly raining. So the next day, we stacked up planks and started building, it was on our way home from school, next to some park. There was a whole lot of gravel, the whole place was completely useless, it was just like a street full of gravel and a bit of dirt, we'd ride on our bikes and fall on our asses. Anyway, after stacking the planks we tried making a sign using duck tape and paper we'd brought from someone's house, along with a stick dug in the ground, that sign didn't last long because, the day after that it was completely broken. My friend's brother started helping us out, he'd use stuff he found from a recycling bin that was close, he'd hung a poster of a random girl from some ad, and set up a "bed". That summer was probably one of the best in my entire life, we had put so much effort into this and getting really close, turns out one day we came back and found our shelter missing, I think the planks we used was actually meant for the construction of a new part of the neighborhood, because as time went by they started digging this huge hole. We actually went in there one day, there was a little hole in one of the walls that kept people from coming inside, one of us stayed in there, he got caught by one of the construction crew, and apparently almost fell inside the big ass hole, luckily they didn't call the police on him. But as the years go by, I find myself distancing from these friends, these people I thought I'd stick by with for the rest of my life, I'm still in touch with them and close to some of them, but unfortunately life has separated us. I have absolutely no idea why I wrote this, I guess your comment made me nostalgic and I felt like I needed to write it down. Btw the punctuation isn't very good.

[@tingledinkle]

I’m digging your comment brother

[@TheGardeinator]

as an archaeologist, this is strangely accurate to my job. digging a hole, having people tell you how to dig a hole, waiting on people to take a piss at the piss spot that everyone uses, people watching you the whole time.

[@michaeleldridge1575]

As a fellow archaeologist, yes. The worst is when someone just watches you dig the whole time. Trying to to micromanage your digging and point to obvious things that you're literally working on. I LOVE IT!

[@BimpytheWimpyShrimpy]

Hmm, makes me wonder...: Do you suppose there's ever been a dig were the piss spot turned out later be on top of a thitherto unknown but connected find?

[@TheGardeinator]

@@BimpytheWimpyShrimpy yup absolutely, we had this guy named Ben. the excavation ended up expanding, and one of the areas was donned "Ben's Litter Box"

[@THE_SOSC]

Ever made eye contact when digging with the guy that is currently pissing

[@Kstanimal]

Dude right it's fucking relatable to archaeology 110% hahahah

[@muffinmaster7059]

"You're the dumbest person I've ever met" "That's a lot of pressure" I may have misheard it, but this is gonna stay with me for a while.

[@paulmillet3637]

Hahaha thanks for pointing that out 😂

[@El-jr3cl]

Hahahah

[@tommymarco]

lol can't wait for someone to call me dumb - that's the perfect comeback

[@Nirvana_IsConfused]

Same dude!

[@Neboooo]

I... don't get it I feel like the dumbest person

[@FujioParis]

“The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.” - Jerzy Kosinski. Thank you.

[@Jstar95175]

This is, in essence, the purest quote to be applied to Joel's work

[@iamrob2499]

The burden of the artist is to...capture.-sander cohen

[@shaunj2144]

wonderful quote

[@huhhhhhhhhhhhh09]

This is the first time in the last seven years that I missed that brief period where I worked in grounds at my college. I just got really nostalgic for the time we dug a wide, shallow, circular hole. I don't even remember why the college had us dig it but this video took me back to that time. Thanks.

[@THE_SOSC]

I just remember the time when I was a kid just playing in the dirt or the sandcastle pit in the backyard

[@DeathnoteBB]

Your college had just seen the movie Holes

[@saxyj5773]

Trent's energy in everything he does, animated or live action, is comedic and delivered amazingly. Edit: then Joel's mom and her lines are golden, she delivered em perfectly too!

[@reelement8032]

I like how they weren't embarrassed to pee on their front fence during daylight hours, but we're too shy to dig a hole.

[@BongosandBonobos]

Seemed like they were both pee shy too, actually!

[@scimasterJ]

Words cannot express how much I love Joel's "every dad ever" characters.

[@julian1000]

Also like is this just a family of talented actors or is Joel an amazing director? Probably both these are awesome.

[@LordMoonie]

Same honestly.

[@michaelscardino8614]

You should have your mom in more sketches. She was hilarious!

[@MickySarge]

She was great in this! Wonderful delivery.

[@danimalsdamamos9968]

I love your mom with a mustache

[@JamScamly]

her Man Walk is impeccable

[@JacobSantosDev]

Joel seems like the kind of guy who is friends with everybody, even those he doesn't know.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

It's the little things in life.

[@jamesbb4448]

"hey is that a shop-vac?" "... Yeah." "... Nice." This is so stupid, why can't I stop laughing

[@CharliMorganMusic]

Because it's a perfectly human experience ❤️

[@keeganbate8935]

It's relatable to any person in this stage of life

[@jesusantispray]

lmao this got me too. fucking dying over here

[@Erokia.]

In some cultures; it is rude to not ask if that is a shop-vac.

[@EricBridges]

the way I've explained it to people who have never had this conversation before: The bit -- "is that a shop-vac?" "Yup" "nice" -- I've been on both sides of that conversation, many many times, and it is a very peculiar and specific kind of bonding that doesn't exist anywhere else, and I did not realize the subtle, almost meaningless, significance of it until this little short film.

[@esdev92]

Only Joel can make such beautiful stories out of the most random things.

[@anti0918]

It seems like anytime Joel is tasked with doing something "manly", he sees it for the golden opportunity it is.

[@oxybe]

As someone who grew up in the country, far too many guys gathering to do a simple task and just wind up having a brew and hanging out while getting little done isn't out of the norm.

[@dektarey4024]

I once had the pleasure of coming across a barbecue which originated with my neighbor trying to fix a fence. ~20 people eating, drinking, laughing for a solid 5 hours. That fence still hasnt been fixed. It was 4 years ago.

[@forestreader]

Your mom is 100% the best part of the video. Your genuine flinch of confusion is so funny when she says "is it the first f---in' time ye dig a hole, ya piece a shit." Her character in this needs to come back

[@sentientcurse2196]

Trent is like the chilliest dude I've ever seen. Also your mom is hilarious!

[@helium2951]

You can tell Joel is playing a character when he’s wearing the fake stash. That’s how you know Joel really murdered all those people! Great job Joel!

[@Xomage999]

Indeed. We think we're watching comedy, but in actuality are watching crime. Why do you need to dig that hole, Joel?

[@danielclay1378]

Why do you think he needs to dig a hole? It's for yet another body

[@HeisntLegend]

When I was growing up we had a huge field of sand behind our house, and for a whole summer I was just obsessed with digging holes in it. That winter, my neighbor who was unaware of my passionate hole digging, snowmobiled directly into the deepest hole I had dug and totalled his snowmobile and broke his shoulder. There's no moral to this story, and if there was it would be "be careful where you snowmobile, a 10 year old might have dug an 8 foot hole in that field you're about to snowmobile into." Good times.

[@TJ11692]

That would be a good skit

[@Maseiken]

If you were 10 and thr hole was 8 feet how did you even get out?

[@JB52520]

@@Maseiken I hear you can dig your way out of those.

[@VyantQuijt]

@@Maseiken speaking from experience, a ladder would work

[@dt35591]

lmao you fuckin owned him lol

[@axton9954]

"Is that a shop-vac?" "Yeah." "Nice." This killed me

[@blackcoffee7903]

The sort of cheap ass moments I'm plagued by. They go absolutely nowhere but you can't not say anything. Shop vacs are nice indeed.

[@Pty23]

Trent trying not to laugh in every single shot is my favorite part.

[@opensourcelinuxm]

Plot twist: Joel's mom didn't know this was just a skit.

[@Envy_Dragon]

"what fake moustache? it's chilly outside, this is my philtrum warmer"

[@djcsws_nsns]

@@gitasumarni1760 huh?

[@DarkMatter280]

This is way funnier than it has any right to be. Also the way your mom delivers the 'is this your first time digging a hole?' Line is just 👌

[@JKirkis9]

This beautifully shows how even the simplest of tasks become difficult when an authority figure is there to criticize and judge, but just a little show of support makes everything simple.

[@isfunadila7986]

The energy of your gramps watching you doing lawn work is true to heart Bless

[@DannyGottawa]

Your mom has perfect comedic timing. That's crazy

[@jackijang4038]

This was fantastic! I don't feel embarrassed or inadequate while digging a hole in company of other people anymore.

[@brianbagnall3029]

But can you piss on Joel's fence?

[@ravimediatube]

420th like

[@disappointedparents9406]

Unironically this brought back a memory of me digging a giant hole in our backyard when I was 9, shit was fun AF.

[@tokobalthar]

I did the same thing, only it stopped being fun when I got stuck. It's funny now, but it wasn't then.

[@dragicmagic9870]

My older cousin told us that if we found a dinosaur fossil, we'd be rich

[@tombstonejones9581]

Did you piss on the fence?

[@BrianIsWatching]

I dug my share of backyard holes when I was around 9 or so too, and yes I did piss on the fence.

[@sleepyproduction7166]

I dug holes too, just for fun, to play in, and of course to look for treasure,

[@Lu_Cidtrip]

Thanks for being you, Joel.

[@Lu_Cidtrip]

@26 Mic watching now!

[@Cooljoe55]

And trent, and Joel's mom.

[@blockman3508]

Love how Joel says "what" and Trent repeats the exact same question in the exact same tone of voice

[@Godknown]

Exactly what I do.

[@diabalotia]

mum haver really leaned into the part of a "some guy" damn, best character acting ive seen so far in 2022

[@amberj3816]

love the way that for everyone to have the same mustache, trent didn’t have to wear one at all

[@Christerray]

When Joel and Trent are together, I feel good. This is the way.

[@Hannah_The_Heretic]

This is the way.

[@johnriff85]

This is the way.

[@Christerray]

The Bedford Incident ending

[@sicksock435446]

This has the same energy as "a couple kids just dug this deep hole at the beach and it just keeps attracting a ton of other boys"

[@nicomarti13]

I want to share Joel's videos with everyone but I'm afraid no one will understand them. It's like I can only share the joy with myself

[@PutingPinoy]

So wholesome! I got a little teary-eyed from laughter and poignancy! I love your mom being involved in it! And you inspire me to be a better storyteller as well as to pursue my creative works! Like earlier I was doing a non-filmed play-acting scene with my fiancee and I told her that I felt that what I was saying and doing was like something you'd see in a Joel haver film. and it was part of the scene. Please never stop being you. (sorry for all the exclamation points).

[@DCimmerian]

Ahh the glorious sound of a shovel hitting dirt.

[@123four...]

last place I expected to see you

[@johnwhiteX]

As a former archaeologist, I truly appreciate this video. Love digging holes.

[@2Cerealbox]

Goddamnit, why are so many archaeologists commenting on this video? How many archaeologists are there even in the world, realistically?

[@A_Bag_of_Potatoes]

@@2Cerealbox Too many that's why he is a former Archaeologist he passed the torch, after Jurassic Park & The Mummy came out everyone wanted to dig holes so they put a cap on how many Archaeologists/Paleontologists there can be to protect the environment.

[@cacophonousantiquarian8803]

How tall are you? Archeaologists have to be tall to be any good.

[@maydaverave]

I don't think I have ever seen someone wearing a north face jacket successfully use a tool for manual labor. Truly inspiring

[@sepvrij5642]

He.. he still hasn't dug a hole though

[@acid3129]

HEY I wear one and I tell you now I successfully drilled into a brick wall to mount a metal thing to lock my bike chain too . I did use a battery drill with no power though ............ and may have used every bit in my set destroying all of them before I found out which one was the masonry bit

[@user-rd3jw7pv7i]

@@acid3129 Hey, it's okay man, we're all learning! I'm glad you're able to did it

[@sprobablycancr4457]

@@acid3129 If you'd selected bits in reverse order, youd've saved your precious metal bits, (for drilling the lock when you lose the key.) You'll know for next time.

[@c9k]

Darcy's acting as the shovel here really took this piece to another level

[@willcamick]

Its like the time I was building a fence. People walking by "You building a fence are you?" Before I knew I just had people I don't know but seem to know each other, standing in my yard smoking and talking.

[@FindTheFun]

As kids we would dig holes and make underground bases out of them. There was a several month period of time in my life where all I thought and dreamed about every day was to go back out and dig holes.

[@Steven-se4gd]

I dug these holes into large dirt mounds and everyone in the neighborhood started taking credit for them but the thing was I dug 2 of them and they didn't know about or claim the second one because they didn't know about it

[@abdielrainbowhellsangel2256]

Wow, its really him! Godbless Supertramp!

[@timmiller1]

My scary cousin would dig vertically and then turn horizontal so it was like tunnels leading to rooms. I don’t know how extensive they were because I was too scared to go in there.

[@killslay]

We would dig looking for treasure, convinced that the sandy layer of golden soil underneath the top layer, was in fact a sign that there was gold staining the ground and if we just dug a little further we'd find a chest of it.

[@aramisortsbottcher8201]

Never knew digging holes is a thing others did too!

[@TheMenace643]

Ill be planting some trees today and this really hyped me up

[@SinnohStarly]

howd it go

[@LaughBoys]

That poor fence has probably been through a lot.

[@sirargz_]

Nah not if they couldn’t piss for shit

[@BrandonS22]

Or not.

[@jacksu43-65]

The dirty thing prolly likes it...

[@virtualmartini]

It likes it.

[@skippermatt7939]

This is like a bizarre alternate universe version of a Charlie Berens/You Betcha/Dude Dad sketch directed by David Lynch.

[@seisosimp]

For real, what is it with digging holes that attracts all sorts of people? It's like a mind magnet!

[@EmmaEquinox]

There's something about the boys back together that just makes you believe in true love

[@giulianojahn]

I'd like to think whenever someone digs a hole they summon Trent saying "Is that the sound of shovel hitting dirt?".

[@BiggusNickus]

What? I can't hear you!

[@joecopp]

Love hearing Bach's Air where I'm not expecting it. Such an evocative tune that really adds to tons of situations, be it facetious or dramatic. Good choice.

[@Klausinator451]

You missed the g string part, the best part.

[@AIexxo]

That song just gives me Evangelion PTSD flashbacks

[@dvwnte]

Listen to Feel My Rhythm - Red Velvet

[@Ocro555]

I watched 3 people digging a whole for 4 minutes straight and shit was the most tranquil, peaceful, and emotional thing I watched all day, and they didn't even dig the hole

[@Audball420]

Give that woman a Grammy, Emmy, kids choice award, Nobel peace prize, Pulitzer....all the awards. BRAVO!

[@corey8378]

As an archaeologist, I feel incredibly seen - something like half this video has happened in the field. I know you didn’t intend for that maybe, but wheeeew Anyway, thanks Joel as always for a wonderful video!

[@babz527]

YOU HAVENT EVEN WATCHED THE VIDEO!

[@t-forcepro335]

Let me guess whats happened in the field... pissing on fences, spotting shop vacs, mom wearing a mustache, and slipping in mud.

[@josephhoward9631]

As an archaeologist, do you use a shopvac?

[@APerfectPinnapple]

I second this. A portrait of a shovelbums first day and 1,000th day in the field right there.

[@ValentijnEnJack]

Representation

[@ayazamikanz5299]

Joel's mom is literally just Joel oh my god their acting level is literally mirrored

[@JustSomeAussie1]

omg like literally please stop using 'literally'. Literally thank you

[@ben_dover33]

@@JustSomeAussie1 literally don't be an obnoxious ahole

[@tomitiustritus6672]

@@JustSomeAussie1 Better than, like, using "like", like 3 times, like, in a single sentence. This literally, like, ruins listening to american podcasts for me.

[@JustSomeAussie1]

@@tomitiustritus6672 I totally know what, like, you mean

[@tomitiustritus6672]

@@JustSomeAussie1 It's right up there with (usually the same people) hastily starting a sentence (usually interrupting someone else) only to get 3-4 words into what they want to say before having a Jeff-Goldblum-attack in the middle of the sentence, making grunting and blubbering sounds, struggling to articulate the thought that couldn't wait until the other had finished speaking. It's probably the most extreme manifestation of what i call the american stutter pattern. A lot of americans specifically seem to have stutters and hangups while speaking. Often repeatimg words or entire half-sentences several times before completing them or interjecting with the first word of a sentence into someone elses speech and then repeating it several times, while apparently still forming the sentence. I'm not going to speculate on why that is or if i'm just seeing patterns that aren't there, but if one person or a group of people between them complete the set of the stutter pattern and the like-abuse, it becomes impossible for me to listen to them without clenching my buttcheeks the entire time. (notable offenders: The Chapo Trap House podcast. Jesus H.Christ, it's infuriating.)

[@atlas_of_prescottia]

I love the progression of "Good God, you're the dumbest person I've ever met," to "It's a lot of pressure."

[@marioandluigi143]

One day as a kid, the power got knocked out for a week, and my neighbors were out back digging a hole, so I went over and joined them. We weren't doing it for any reason, but ended up with a 4 foot hole with about 3 feet around. It was a good day.

[@JaapvanderVelde]

It was either Trent shave his 'stache, or everyone else spend 4 hours in make-up. I'm glad Joel and his mom made that sacrifice.

[@IAMLEGIT2323]

This is the most beautiful video I’ve ever seen. Most people in your niche of videos seem to run out of content at this point in their career, but somehow Joel, you seem to make every video as equally entertaining as the last while also being completely different and fresh.

[@JunglingFist]

definitely not completely different But different enough to be interesting I suppose I always look forward to his videos

[@menik6575]

The director's cut edition features the uncut ending where they find out the ground is frozen and opt to meet at that spot again and dig the same hole in summer. They all then take turns asking the collective party if they want a beer while they sit down and watch mower's law(n), which is a show I just made up about men who correct other men in lawn care.

[@chillcreep4926]

That's the one that comes on after Ice Guys, right?

[@cosmiccoldbrew9489]

Joel, you're a dang genius man. There's something really funny about your stuff, it's subtle and scattered in amazing ways that make some people question it. Your style is relatable yet silly, grounded yet bizarre, and you find a way to take these familiar daily concepts and make them a trove of awkward comedy. Keep up the good work, sir.

[@starplebe9916]

holes really do bring people together

[@SpAm-AcCoUnT]

Mrs. Haver seems like a real nice dude.

[@solidcoffee1643]

As someone with a construction worker dad and who dug a bunch of holes as a kid, this hits such a perfect and nostalgic nerve

[@ZombieTreder]

Currently rebuilding my deck DIY-style (lol, words). This is 1000% how it went down when it was time to set up the support pillars. This video is a true masterpiece.

[@eddyrocks]

Nice. Update when you're finished, a brand new deck is one of the finer things in life, in my opinion.

[@firstlast8190]

0:52

[@awesome-xg4hl]

do yourself it

[@AlecMHansen]

This reminds me of when a tree fell down in the yard when I was a teenager. My uncle and I spent a few hours every day chopping up the wood and putting it on the curb. He would always roll his eyes and call me a weakling. “Now THIS is how you chop wood!” He’s got terminal cancer now, so not much wood chopping these days, and I’m glad to have those memories. Thanks Joel.

[@Bhazor]

The delivery of "I don't want to dig a hole any more" is perfect.

[@computationaltrinitarianism]

One of my prescribed readings in school was Holes. I feel I would have been a lot more engaged in the book if it had this energy.

[@carto4028]

can't wait for the sequel, the joy of throwing large rocks in ponds.

[@TheJabofett]

Joel has a unique ability to highlight the beauty in the most simple moments. I feel this video in my heart and soul.

[@swans184]

Mini-communities forming around the digging of a hole lol. What ya diggin for? How deep? Oh ya gotta check for water lines ya know, you got underground ‘lectric? Cuz my cousin just bout blew up hisself and the neighborhood by hittin a line down there

[@TXbird007]

Not sure if this would be up your ally but check out “Joe Pers Talks with You” if you enjoy highlighting simple moments

[@brunaunzio]

beauty? This was just funny lol

[@chavlaz]

Trent is still untainted from all the KZbinrs Joel's hung out with. He's so pure and innocent 😢

[@EGRJ]

That means he gets to live longer!

[@SkySkytheScienceGuy]

Dude I just had the most VIVID flashback of someone showing me this video when I was a kid. I wasn't really into it at the time. But here I sit, who knows how many years later, laughing my ass off. I've been bingeing all of Joel's videos for a week or so now and I absolutely love them. It's crazy to see how much my taste in media and my humor has changed over time, but I'm glad this is where it's landed for now. Thanks for all the amazing videos, Joel. They mean the world to me.

[@TheAwesomejay]

this is so simple yet so wholesome! I feel more complete after watching this

[@APerfectPinnapple]

The beautiful sound of every archaeologist having this video shared with them by friends/coworkers.👌

[@bwb4685]

And from that day on, whenever Joel felt lonely, he knew he could always count on his guys to be there when he was digging a hole.

[@bwb4685]

@@gitasumarni1760 Thanks, Gita.

[@sauceyeti4381]

Her: "He's prolly cheating on me, smh." Me and some guys digging a hole:

[@TheRiverintheRoad]

Oh this comment made me laugh! Thank you

[@TNTspaz]

"I forgot" I think I about pissed myself there lmao

[@roofman1978]

The background looks like one of my favorite stomping grounds in Ossipee NH as a teen in the early 90’s. I probably pissed on a trailer or two. Great Film here. Funny AND nostalgic!

[@prfstm2579]

Well, that answers my question of how many men and women with really cool moustaches it takes to dig a hole. Exactly three! Thanks Joel!

[@zeppy6547]

I've seen a lot of your videos, but this one is groundbreaking.

[@JacobKealohi]

I love how nonchalantly he asked to piss on his fence like it's an everyday occurrence.

[@thespecter6416]

Joel did piss on it all day himself.

[@virtualmartini]

I mean you might not realize this as a not guy, but...

[@Twoface227]

Since when did pissing on your neighbor"s fence stop being a daily occurence?? Feels like someone's taking crazy pills.

[@OrloxPhoenix]

Disclaimer: "No holes where dug during the filming of this video"

[@Chunes3]

Trent makes any skit he's in instantly twice as good.

[@Solaflora]

This is the truest form of pleasure a man can experience

[@caldoreo]

This gives me old Joel videos, i love this more than the Joel that travels the country and meets other youtubers

[@humanaesthetic]

Almost nothing happened, but somehow everyone coming together to dig that hole is just wholesome.

[@kylejohnson423]

Hole-some

[@paigemalloy4276]

This is one of my new *All Time Favorite Things.* Literally laughing the whole video Thank you for your content, sir! ✨

[@coolrat3816]

Joel's sense of timing always stuns me when I see anything of his. Great stuff today.

[@chasemay6916]

This has to be my favorite short so far. My friend and I dug a hole once and it was some quality bonding time ;) thanks for bringing this memory back joel