This one’s called Scalpel-Free Vasectomy, and like the video we posted last Friday, We’d like to tell you about the word of…, Scalpel-Free Vasectomy was also meant to be part of the second season of our TV show Brothers TV, the show Andy & I did a few years ago. Brothers TV, if you didn’t already know, features me and my brother‘s antics, and veers away from your usual gag show formula by adding in comical debates, silly sketches, and interacting with strangers. Watch our earlier videos here.

Interestingly, you will notice that my brother is a natural at portraying women roles and cross-dressing. He also does the make up on himself too.  Hehe, just kidding - that was actually done by the talented Tansy Lam.  Please consider clicking the thumbs-up “Like” thingie that’s in the lower left-hand corner below the video screen on YouTube to let me know how much you approve of my Andy’s stellar performance. By the way, I can’t take all the credit for the writing of these skits - in this one Travis Quinton actually did most of it so thanks Travis!

Scalpel-free vasectomy shows a man whose exhausted wife won’t sleep with him anymore unless he gets his little spawn factory snipped. Jackson reveals to his highly emotional wife that he’s allergic to scalpels when she tries to make him get a vasectomy.  Left with no options, Jackson heads out on a walk to try to figure out what to do, and finds what appears to be the answer along the way. What is that answer? Watch the video below and you’ll see!

What do you think about these new videos with my brother? Are you enjoying them more than our previous ones?  What do you think about the quality and the writing?

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darcinator23 has made a comment on Father Lover (Mother Lover spoof):  

i expected that to be lame but it was funny as f**k

But I need your help! So far I’ve raised a measly $15… so I need more!  If everyone who’s reading this just donated $5 there would be hundreds of dollars there so please take a quick moment to donate online.  You won’t have to do anything physical other than take your credit card out of your wallet and type.

When I’m more famous maybe I can become the spokesperson for this event, but until then I’ll just have to participate like everyone else.

Thanks in advance for your donation and here’s a PSA about the walk:

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This skit was intended to be one of the Season Two episodes of Brothers TV, which was a TV show that I had with my brother Andy. The show broke the typical gag show formula by combining sketch comedy, hidden camera antics, and interacting with strangers and comical debates between me and my brother. Brothers TV aired in repeats for a few years and even aired outside of Canada in places like the Netherlands and Australia.  You can see an interview with me and Andy about it on a show called Inde Scene.

If you notice, We’d like to talk to you about the word of… is a pretty high quality video, like the first video I uploaded from this set of sketches called Sit On My Big Deck. Though it still was a low budget production, because it was intended for TV it was shot with a full crew using high end equipment (DSR-500WS camera, two wirless lav mics, a high end boom mic, and all kinds of pro lighting).

Watch out for more from our little laugh factory as there’s still quite a few more of these to come out on the JoshRimer Youtube channel!

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coder0xff has made a comment on Father Lover (Mother Lover spoof):

I think I’m gonna be sick.

Last week I managed to have an episode every day from Monday to Friday, and this week is the same, with the except of Wednesday.  But hey, 4 to 5 times a week is still a big improvement from where I was before!  The daily blogging and JoshRimerVlog videos are what I’ll be working on next… as you can probably imagine, doing all this stuff takes a lot of time!

If you don’t already know about Top Trending Topics, it’s a comical review of the top trends on Twitter - ie. the stuff that’s being written about the most on that site from around the world.  Each episode looks at 3 different topics and the wackiest stuff I can find other people saying about those subjects (and trust me, it can get pretty wacky).

To catch the episode as soon as it goes up you should Like it on Facebook, where you’ll have the option to sign up for email alerts the moment the videos go up.  You can also of course Subscribe on YouTube and to see the new videos on the homepage when you sign in to YouTube.  Doing one (or better yet both) of those things is quick, easy and free, plus really helps me keep the show going so please do take a few seconds to do them now!

Today’s episode is almost done, but for now here’s yesterday’s episode…

What do you think? Do you like the Top Trending Topics show?  Will you watch it every day?  Would you prefer to watch it on this blog, on Facebook, or right on YouTube itself?

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VidCon 2010 was a blast, and for anyone trying to achieve fame on YouTube, it was a veritable goldmine of tips and tricks for internet stardom. YouTubers and YouTube fans alike swarmed LA sharing their love of online videos – and how they got millions of views on theirs.

One thing everybody seemed to say was that content is, and always will be, king. No one’s going to watch you doing nothing in front of the computer all day (unless it’s part of a staring contest), but they will watch you hop around in a kangaroo suit. Good, interesting content doesn’t necessarily have to be TV-worthy, but it’s got to be interesting enough to catch people’s attention.

The great thing about this is that all you really have to do to be interesting is be yourself. Let the quirky buffoon hiding inside you jump out in front of the camera. If you’re crazy about rubber bands, sing a song about them dressed in a rubber band suit. If you secretly like to get your boogie on in the shower, pretend your bedroom’s an extension of that and dance your brains out. IF you LIKE to SHOUT out EVERY other WORD you SPEAK, let THE world HEAR your VOICE! Just don’t be embarrassed to let it all out, even if you end up looking like a fool. Viewers love personalities, and the more you let yours shine, the more fans you’ll get. There’s a reason it’s called YOUtube.

Of course, you can’t confine that personality to just one video. Update your channel regularly; do it weekly, if a couple times a week or even daily. Get engaged with your fans by replying to their comments. Ask a fellow YouTuber to guest star in some of your videos. YouTube is a community, and being a part of it will get your far ahead.

Keep in mind, though, about the perils of doing nothing in front of your computer – nobody’s interested in that. It’s bound to happen when you shoot vlogs since it’s only natural to get those little lull moments during takes, but that’s where some basic editing is crucial. Just snip out the clips where you have brain farts, and you should be fine!

In this video from curioustravelers, Hermione takes her fabulously fuchsia glasses to VidCon 2010 and gets these tips (and more) from some of the top YouTubers:

What do you think? Any of the suggestions in that video that you really do or don’t agree with?

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xfirealchemistx has made a comment on Father Lover (Mother Lover spoof):

I love it. The best spoof of Mother Lover I’ve seen yet. How’d you get your dad’s to do this though? lol

Check out my entry below, which is a parody of a viral video, which I so often like to do.  The last time I entered a competition I spoofed a video of a girl crying over Justin Bieber and it got me just under 30,000 views and subsequently a cash prize of $100.  This time I decided to take the same sort of route and go with spoofing a video of a girl crying over mean comments she was getting on YouTube (although it’s really more about her crazy Dad freaking out about it).

Here’s the original:

And here’s mine:

As usual, if you’d take a moment to share my video on Facebook and/or Twitter I’d really appreciate it because the first prize is simply for the most viewed entry.  The second place is for most creative.

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There were sessions throughout the day covering everything from how to create better content to how to make more profit as well as a number of interviews and performances on the main stage.  My only complaint was that there wasn’t any YouTube merchandise to buy, which I thought was a big mistake on YouTube’s part since there were about 1500 people there, and most of us wanted to buy stuff!

I put together a short recap of some of the best moments from VidCon in the video below, and I’ll be sharing what I learned in upcoming blog posts!

Did you go to VidCon?  Do you plan to go next year?

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