WKUK Declaration of Independence

The Whitest Kids U'Know

[@NumberCaboose]

The skit beginning with “Washington: 17th Century” is just peak WKUK.

[@FerdinandCesarano]

Right. And on a "crisp fall morning" - in July.

[@vincentfegley6068]

Ahh yes the declaration of independence, signed in Washington DC on the crisp fall morning of October 32nd 1608

[@chuckdavinci9044]

@@vincentfegley6068 *Seattle, Washington

[@cashelfitzgibbons6476]

lmao never noticed that before, yet years ago i looked up when Abraham Lincoln was born to see if his prescence was at least possible, albeit still incorrect.

[@SirWeirdGuy]

@@cashelfitzgibbons6476 Lincoln would've had to become president at 86 for him to be alive then, not even Biden is that old yet

[@NobodyNowhereKnowhow]

I love this show’s keen attention to detail and rigorous commitment to historical accuracy.

[@peterfranklin8653]

off to a great start when they got the century wrong in the title card.

[@billymaier6712]

@@peterfranklin8653 And the location..

[@bandanaboii3136]

Yep and abraham lincoln wasn't born until 1809 LOL

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

These dudes knew how to do political comedy without taking political sides that is why they rank up with Kids in The Hall vintage snl and mad tv for best sketch comedy shows

[@jaydoggy9043]

On that crisp Autumn morning...

[@charleswood4286]

Did no one catch the joke? They “forged” the greatest country.. they’re all forging each other’s signatures. It’s fucking brilliant.

[@asteroid1460]

you fucking genius

[@zuuzuuka]

Oh my god

[@12apidxHDxGamerx]

I thought we all got that 😅

[@freelance_commie]

No of course I didn’t get that

[@bait5257]

Lmao

[@PJ-xc7qn]

I hear Thomas wrote it so high he was surprised it made sense.

[@MagicCookieGaming]

I don't think that's true...

[@mcgiver1327]

he's referencing another skit...

[@mcgiver1327]

Me look up "WKYK president rap"

[@mcgiver1327]

Me yep. That's the one. My bad

[@mcgiver1327]

Me all good dude. Recommend checking out Trevor's other new content. They're worth looking into

[@blackknightjack3850]

"That crisp, fall morning" Man they REALLY don't care, do they?

[@patrickmccormick9953]

Literally starts in the wrong century so... no. they don't.

[@Exrook]

Washington DC didn't exist yet either lol

[@johnbender49]

Wrong city too. No love for Philly

[@kr00k3d100]

They cared so much they made every single detail incorrect.

[@pseudotasuki]

WKUK loves anachronisms.

[@arblahblah]

baby lincoln..... lmao

[@thebigjay426]

funnily enough Abraham Lincolns grandfather fought in the Revolutionary war. His name was also Abraham Lincoln

[@Mthom95]

If Abe was born in 1776, he wouldve been 84 when elected president

[@JohnstasBACK]

with a little beard LOL

[@Sole-Witness]

Pretty hilarious that Ben invokes his children as the reason for omitting his name on the document when he later renounces his son, William, for being a Loyalist who supported the Crown.

[@ifyoureadthisyouaregey8821]

*denounces

[@Gurrehable]

@@ifyoureadthisyouaregey8821 Finally. Someone had to say it

[@CivilizedWasteland]

renounce would still work

[@guitarpop]

@@ifyoureadthisyouaregey8821 No, "renounces", idiot. Look in a dictionary JFC

[@takatotakasui8307]

Did Ben actually not sign it?

[@criiticalsniipes3952]

I think we should all be proud to be present *JOHN ADAMS GOING ON THE LIST*

[@futurevegan8617]

You *fucking fuck*

[@somkeshav4143]

CrIITiCALSNiiPes *FIGHTING ENSUES*

[@Drmario192]

Lol 17th century

[@themetalfan3887]

Masta Roshi It's probably because they thought the 1700s were the same thing as the 17th century.

[@codetaku]

@@themetalfan3887Yeah, that's what Roshi is lol'ing about.

[@pringers3831]

The Metal Fan this comment is over a year old, but they have an ongoing joke of getting dates wrong

[@necksquad3222]

Nevermind that Washington, D.C. did not exist yet

[@guitarpop]

@@themetalfan3887 Or maybe it's a comedy show and they messed that up along with other details on purpose, genius

[@trentstohlin4850]

Id like to think some oblivious teacher wanted to show their students about the declaration of independence and put this on in the classroom without watching it before hand lol

[@BigDLiquor]

This sketch makes me laugh more than it should. Tony Lincoln is brilliant.

[@mattweiman5144]

Brilliant how far out of their way they go to get absolutely every detail wrong

[@akumatenshu1633]

I love how accurate this is

[@evanblake5252]

Is nobody going to mention how hilarious it was when the one dude threw baby Lincoln over his shoulder?

[@Mazaroth]

"THAT'S IT, IT'S ON NOW!" Absolutely my favourite part :D

[@Guilherme_Sena]

baby Lincoln made me laugh harder than it should

[@RyanKevinHollar]

Who trusted Sam to hold their baby? Lolol

[@grantdavis6363]

Someone either high or didn’t give a shit, that’s my guess.

[@TheZetaKai]

Rest in peace, Trevor. You will be missed.

[@kirbylover37]

Zach is so good at being like "you FUCKING FUCK"

[@Unreal_Yorik]

Tony Lincoln

[@GregTheSlacker]

God I fucking miss WKUK

[@footofjuniper8212]

Ladies and gentlemen, that is what actually happened that fateful day. Historians and documentarians felt the truth was far too difficult for our fledgling nation to handle.

[@saxo689]

Happened in the 1600s Lincoln was there All historically accurate so far But wait there is no kitten George bush

[@Jotari]

In Washington DC no less.

[@trarzene]

The signing of the Declaration of Independence, in 1776, happened in the 1600s? You good?

[@saxo689]

@@trarzene did you watch the video?

[@peterkropotkin1158]

​@@Jotaria crisp fall morning on the 4th of July

[@CrocvsGator]

"Greatest country this continent would ever know" Well you could definitely say that about Australia.

[@chrishelms7962]

This video takes place in Washington DC but the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia

[@richardsoto8428]

#whitestkidsyouknow

[@FourthDerivative]

It's a shame they got that one detail wrong, everything else was spot-on

[@unparalleledaesthetics7346]

@@FourthDerivative also abe lincoln wasnt born until the 1800s and pretty sure that his dad couldnt write

[@andrewherrera7735]

na, its probably corrects, they just accidentally gave the wrong place.

[@gamerguyuknow541]

Actually watch signature was separate so they wouldn’t be caught by the British

[@1theemaxx]

"The greatest country this continent would ever know." Lol.

[@halo3odst]

I know right? More like greatest country the WORLD will ever know.

[@cliftonjames785]

Don't tell me you think canada is better lol

[@marcocardinguntsche3024]

@@halo3odst i thought this about citizens of USA saying its the best country in the world and being proud of it, was more of a stereotype but its really full of these

[@halo3odst]

@@marcocardinguntsche3024 sadly its not, and thats one of its biggest problems right now. people dont realize how good they have it here.

[@marcocardinguntsche3024]

@@halo3odst i think you missinterpreted my comment

[@MyPhobo]

It's funny because the John Hancock signature in real life on the Declaration of Independence is way bigger than the others.

[@LifeologyEducationProgram]

@1:30 Zack/John Hancock even threw in the Masonic Hidden Hand. I love the attention to detail

[@jaxonkuhn2400]

This is probably how it actually happened

[@majeseuti8849]

I like how one of their wigs comes off near the end.

[@Baker11ification]

So many blocked wkuk videos. Screw these people, this stuff is amazing. Been watching since the civil war.

[@itouch197]

I miss wkuk

[@mst3k54]

2:33 Tony Lincoln with dare I say the greatest baby toss our young nation would ever see!

[@motaltockery5191]

If I-weren't so totally unbelievably overwhelmingly masculine I-might admit to loving you guys...

[@salad8905]

No one asked, no one cares

[@motaltockery5191]

@@salad8905 And thank you Robocrap...

[@javelance]

Fun fact: Ben Franklin actually added obscenities into the declaration of independence

[@FoxRider856]

javelance fun fact: no, he actually didn’t

[@michaelearlgrey]

Poppycock! 🤣

[@choosecarefully408]

They wouldn't let him _near_ it for fear he would not resist adding jokes hidden within it somewhere.

[@everybodyhaveagoodtime6963]

Recommended to me on 4th of July this year. Nice.

[@cedarflags]

I love all the inaccuracies in this. this is peak comedy

[@codymay5301]

"Oops my bad"

[@grantdavis5839]

Are you gonna sign it fatty? LOL, one for the ages! I wonder if Thomas really did ask Benji if he was gonna sign it and called him fatty in the process?

[@Ms.Fowlbwahhh]

I’m surprised Thomas wasn’t fat. Wasn’t he the one who was obsessed with mac and cheese?

[@grantdavis6363]

I’m not sure about Mac and cheese, but he did hit the wine and sweets like there was no tomorrow!

[@robinmiller1989]

@@grantdavis6363 it was the 18th century, most of them did

[@to2866]

I love Timmy as Ben Franklin.

[@sirgalahadlives]

Count of St. Germain spoke from the balcony before anyone signed ... he spoke with such poetic justice of true sovereignty and freedoms and its riches that they all scurried to sign after his addressment to the crowd below.

[@calebsorrell6235]

I love the yell of “this is me!!” Amidst the scuffle

[@youtubedislikebutton983]

Baby Abraham is my favorite

[@cheesypooo6838]

Are you signing it benji? F*** No I got kids!

[@chrisjohnson7039]

2:35 it’s the fact he threw baby Lincoln 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PsihoKekec]

Historical accuracy: 100%

[@DavidLS1]

Except for the century.

[@29..47]

​@@DavidLS1 and Lincoln, and the place, and the season, and all of those being intentionally wrong because that's funny.

[@BladeValant546]

This is Canon.

[@psychlops924]

Baby Abraham is my favorite part.

[@junoknobloch3830]

Timmy looks exactly like ben Franklin

[@kre4ture218]

„The Declaration of Independence I wrote so high I‘m surprised it makes sense“

[@heatmojo]

OH MY GOD LOOK AT ALL THAT DUCT TAPE ON THE TABLE GOD THEY ARE SO INACCURATE

[@gamma11pro39]

duct tape? where?

[@sixoffcenter80]

Nice of them to help Tony Lincoln sigh two years before he was born. Also I believe he went by Thomas.

[@gavinfriel2308]

Surprised it’s the most “beautiful and eloquent” piece of writing, considering he was high when he wrote it

[@kkknotcool]

Four score and something years in the future an old geezer will give a speech about this.

[@thedude5295]

2:28 - Tony Lincoln must have had a Jizzle.

[@rexasaurus3853]

Such a magnificent peice of common satire. Well done 👏 😃

[@nickdegugs7190]

Darren calls the baby “Abraham” even though he’s supposed to be “Tony”

[@AWOL401]

Tony is the dad.

[@nickdegugs7190]

Alexander Wilson never thought of it that way, I always assumed they knew people would say “Abe Lincoln wasn’t born then” and threw it in there to say “psych, his name is Tony!”

[@Corpsegrinderr]

2:17 I've known about this sketch for the better part of a decade and have thought that a "Shit-Thomas" was it's own thing the whole time, not just Thomas Jefferson being a shit.

[@giovanrosario8289]

Good Memories.

[@__-cx6lg]

"Ambition must be made to counter ambition."

[@WorshipInTruth]

"The greatest Country this continent would ever know".... Well, not much competition there.

[@danzin4930]

Lol I like how the one guy holds his hand in a mason position

[@colonelboston]

17th century?

[@EliBlakley]

Lol yeah its the 18th

[@ItsKitchBro]

Nobody’s gonna mention Zach’s Dr. Evil reference at 1:50?? 😂

[@elykspuz6596]

That was a thing before Dr Evil...they're being posh

[@friedrichwilhelmvonhohenzo5962]

OKAY THAT'S IT TONY LINCOLN GOING ON THE LIST lmao

[@joew6098]

Guys, you're upsetting Baby Lincoln

[@crashburn3292]

And then Abraham Lincoln grew up to be a total jerk who would talk to the actors during plays.

[@richardshepard7475]

The Declaration of Independence was written in the 18th century not 17th

[@ecgameplayer]

well I don't know who's idea was it to make it one more th, we don't do it to any other topic

[@AP-fo5cf]

ecgameplayer The first century was 0-100. The 1st century. That makes the 2nd 100-200

[@ecgameplayer]

AP 246 I already know that, I said whose idea was it

[@nevereverr]

did you not notice the other inaccuracies? washington dc? baby lincoln?

[@grantdavis6363]

That was the whole point to have it inaccurate, that’s the joke.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

That actually makes sense and explains a lot

[@SplinteredX]

I love this shit

[@kennethw.1379]

Wasn't the capital still in Philadelphia at this time?

[@peacockj08]

Did you not notice all of the other obvious inaccuracies? They did that on purpose.

[@hannibalburgers477]

Do you mean this video has some historical inaccuracies? Totally unwatchable

[@bigchungus810]

I so wish they all could've seen this sketch they'd shit themselves laughing

[@caldwellwilson6521]

Saying 17th century instead of 18th is what had me.

[@scopilio13]

i just love how the drop their accents

[@stomach-turningthrush9432]

"The 17th Century" That's great.

[@awesomegreenlantern]

I used this video to write a history paper.

[@SirFrederick]

hold on now, wait just a minuteman national park! did that say 17th Century?!?!?

[@RedlineBois]

My buddies and I call each other "shit Thomas" because of this

[@88walka]

I’m remembering seeing this years ago on I think it was IFC and not knowing exactly what this was and the Washington D.C 17th century part made me do a double take and have a slight brain lapse

[@IRONHIDE434]

"And on that crisp FALL morning"

[@kylecook7187]

Fuck no I got kids 😂😂😂

[@evanhenderson9461]

BABY ABRAHAM that took me out lmfao

[@Letkharable]

Lol "17th Century, Washington D.C." was a pretty great touch. No idea if it was intentional or not.

[@jenniferbigbear4007]

Wigs flying, YES

[@totorofosho]

Is that other music video they were saying that Abraham Lincoln was a founding father and now it all makes sense

[@HighWideandHandsome]

"The 17th century" lol

[@roosdad1]

he dropped abe licoln on his head,....wonder what came of it

[@KuBball2417]

TONY Lincoln 😂

[@gamingslayr8589]

Lmao he threw baby Lincoln 😂😂😂

[@thedude5295]

Probably would have survived if Tony Lincoln didn't have a Jizzle.

[@Faz13able]

The beginning of the end

[@Kain59242]

he just chucks the baby lol

[@RobertsonIsland]

So many historical inaccuracies in this video. 17th Century, Washington D.C...

[@astoldbymila]

+Charlie Robertson it's supposed to be inaccurate, it's a joke lol

[@NeverNude]

+pintsizedbeauty Methinks so was his comment

[@masterskyrunner]

darn, good thing you said that, i was taking notes

[@Strummie]

Fall morning, Tony Lincoln lol

[@zlosliwa_menda]

"Washington D.C. The 17th Century".

[@peterkropotkin1158]

Crisp fall morning in July

[@spurdosparde8197]

"Washington DC, 17th century" lmao

[@groowanderer]

As a member of the founding fathers, can confirm.

[@MrLee-cy1pw]

RIP 🙏

[@RobGradyVO]

This is exactly how it happened

[@kellyshea92]

New York didnt vote on this irl I believe.

[@mrmalcolm]

Do you think the real founding fathers would have found this funny if we were somehow able to show them it?

[@CrimeaRiver]

If only.