The second hand embarrassment I felt physically hurts me

I think the worst part was waiting for him to reveal it to the audience.

You know when he delivered that first line “I know what you’re thinking…smelly jumper” and no one laughed he had to have thought about calling it

3:33 the kid: “these are my jokes” also the kid: *holding a book called good jokes for 7 year olds*

That kid holding the joke book saying they are original jokes was the funniest part of this video

The lack of fart jokes is actually astounding

The pure absurdism of that last joke “play schools, play schools” would have cracked me up so much. The fact you had that as your finale aswell I’m DEAD

as soon as he said smelly jumper my heart sank and I had to stop the video

the "boo who?" "no need to cry" was absolutely hilarious tho

I'm more impressed you didnt start or end it with a preface "this routine was written by a classroom of 7 year olds""

The real pain is when you actually put in effort and the audience is still silent💀

This is literally beyond comedy. A joke so advanced it takes weeks to land, but so childish anyone could understand it. So over the audience's head that no one laughs until weeks later, because they thought it was so beneath their comprehension. And when everything has been done, the only thing to do is present it in a new way, everyone thought they were beyond playground humour and their lack of reaction only intensified the joke. This is the only video i think I'll ever watch that made me physically move to get off my seat because i was laughing, with discomfort yes, but it physically moved me. To the floor. Because i couldn't stand the thought of trying to tickle an audience member. Max you are truly pushing comedy into new realms.

I really hope they clarified to the audience why Max Fosh suddenly seemed to have a breakdown on stage

You can't fool me, this was your material and you tried to hide it by putting the blame on 7 year olds. I see through you, Mr. Max Fosh

7:28 - His palms are sweaty, jokes weak, cringe is heavy

to be honest i think i'd actually be crackinggg up at this cause my humour is ABSOLUTELY BROKEN

"Plagiarism is a big deal, so make sure these are your jokes. Are these your jokes?" "Yes." **looks down at his joke book that was clearly not published by him**

“You have a smelly jumper.” Miss Line Reading Diva has a career in comedy.

The people who attended this show are probably so relieved to come across this video Edit: A lot of people are replying to my comment 😊 It's just people replying to a jesus bot 💀

4:56 "50% right" 💀

The audience still laughed at some jokes out of respect that’s nice of them

9:33 "You gotta imagine that you're at home in bed, tucked up, and I'm your dad." I actually fell out of my chair onto the ground of second hand embarrassment there...

this is without a doubt the most daring stunt you've pulled off yet. Bravo!

The "help me I'm stuck in a hole" joke genuinely had me laughing boisterously.

“He looks … funny and smart” “50% right!!” Got me rolling on the floor laughing! That’s the type of improv max should bring to the stage.

The « play schools, play schools… » part must have been so absurd for the public it’s killing me 🤣🤣

This is probably one of most painful videos I've ever seen. Well done for going through

"No, I don't want a drink." _Proceeds to drink what I can only assume is not water_

It's actually really funny to see Max on the receiving end of a little trolling

I delayed watching the performance for an entire 15 minutes before I finally brought up the courage to watch it and it and it was the worst second-hand embarrassment experience that I've ever had omg

I am dying from his "smelly jumper" opening. Lmao that really struck a chord in my sense of humour, at least.

10:07 the repeatedly play schools over and over again as an intense psychological limbo which u don’t want to continue the awful joke but also is afraid to finish it and see the crowds reaction was an experience

Imagine Max having to do one of the most embarrassing and difficult experiences of his life. And now imagine him having to watch all of the footage back numerous times while he edits this video

The kids will remember this day again in another 10years 💀

I love how enthusiastic and respectful you were of your writers, I can't help but think how excited they have to be to be able to watch it, and feel good about it.... until they re-visit it in about 10 years haha.

"You're tucked in, in bed, and I'm your DAD" I burst out laughing! It's so absurd it became hilarious

The fact that I recognize half the comedians from this from Taskmaster

Dude, you are the bravest guy in the universe to me, right now. That was nerve-wracking incredible. Well done!

9:16 "Help me, I'm stuck in a hole." Accurate, and the expression on his face is chilling.

That was a public execution

Watching the performance did hurt more than an argument with my father

8:08 The inclusion of the on-stage Caprisun was just *chefs kiss*

i wonder what they were thinking hearing this

Those 7 year olds are comedy icons and are the best comedians in the history of man

5:38 Bro this girl's parents installed the wrong KZfaq kids 😂

I struggle to think of a parallel that I have experienced because this is on another level, but I know the feeling of struggling against the instinct to run away before every one of those jokes.

Max: "Is this your jokes?" Kid: "Yes!" *Reads joke book* 3:36

4:54 "he looks very funny and smart" "eh, 50% right" which word is the right one is very dependent on who you ask

7:10 I can't... I can't who'd have thought a joke from a 7-year-old would have me cracking up so much 😂🤣🤣 It's all in the delivery

Ahahaha, everytime you ask someone for a plug you cut them off with the editing, I love it. Gets me everytime. 🤣

This is genuinely fucking brutal. Good job. Mad respect.

10:19 love how the couple in the back is like „WTF was that?!“ as soon as he leaves the stage

The way max separates himself from max the performer and max the narrator makes this perfect

5:38 The delivery here is phenomenal

Imagine if we see Max Fosh on Task Master, I have a feeling he’d be a legend at that

Watching this the day before I give a ted talk in class makes me feel so much better. So thank you for publicly embarrassing yourself and posting it online so everyone else can not worry so hard about preforming. A true hero who never once regretted his choice to do this.

I personally think the whole routine was hilarious XD you delivered the lines, absurd as they may be, magnificetly. I would've been cracking up. Tough crowd!!

6:04 i cannot take "bricking it" seriously

I was expecting him to announce before hand that his gig was written by 7 year olds. The fact that he didn't do that was mindblowing! The cringe was brutal, that takes balls of steel! Well done!

bro the kid with the hindu joke was on beta squad💀

hahaha mate that was legendary, you deserve an award for putting yourself through that, hats off boyo

The “play schools” hurt so much , man max has balls to do that, the whole point of the vid is really rad because yea it won’t get worse haha , this is a really stellar idea !

I'm really surprised you didn't end the set with the background of your jokes, that would've been remembered imo

I subscribed and all the flashbacks which you so faithfully recited brought tears of laughter

That hotdog joke made me laugh more than I should of

I closed my eyes and just listened to it thinking it might remove the second hand embarrassment but damn it still hurts. You a legend for doing this Max!

Props to you Max not only for going through with it, but also for putting it up on youtube. I spent 20 mins scrolling through the comments trying to psych myself up to watch the standup itself.. but I couldn't bring myself to do it. Leaving a comment instead to still give something for the algorithm

That was absolutely amazing. I literally think you should try to make that set work. I think there's a delivery where it kills. There's a meta-comedy Kaufman aspect of it.

Oh my gosh 😭 props to you for this fr!!

This guy is an IRL achievement hunter

Max cutting off promo is my favourite running joke on KZfaq

Pulling THIS off is talent - this takes levels of self-confidence 👏👏👏

You have more guts and courage than the vast majority of people! props to you my man! 🤣

*Shows a picture of Boris Johnson* "what are your opinions on this gentleman?" "He looks very funny and smart" "50% right" 😂😂😂

Oh my god Max you're a madman. The sheer amount of dread I feel just WATCHING you getting ready to do this has me almost physically sick, I can't imagine how much willpower it required to step onto that stage

10:12 The Caprisun he grabs on his way out is an amazing inside joke 😂

This man has done many brave and crazy things, this most definitely takes the cake.

Max including all comics at Taskmaster as a bid to influence Alex to let him on and I am all for it.

3:50 ITS FLIPPING SHEIL FROM THE MORE AJ VID!

My gosh this is literaly giving me pain, the fact that you didnt reveal it to the crowd is SHOCKING, lol your bravery is commended

looking forward to your next gig

If you wanted to extract information from me, this is possible the best form of torture to make me talk.

I had to pause so many times cause I couldn't handle the second hand embarrassment, this was insane

Ok I was laughing so bad, ur standup set was amazing.

The live audience might not have laughed, but boy are we laughing. Your audience on KZfaq are thoroughly tickled. This is the most courageous comedic gold, Mr. Fosh. Little did that live audience know they were the butt of your greatest joke yet. Stay silly!

The girl going "it looks like my breakfast this morning" made me bend over laughing

Max could litterally be a teacher he fits in so well 😂

I'm glad you had everything well documented on video lol

"50% right". You're a genuinely good comedian

As soon as I saw "I hired 7 year olds" I know it would be a Max Fosh video😂

Omg thats the adorable indian kid who chose Niko to be his best friend 3:24

This man has more confidence than I ever will. And for that you have earned my subscription.

This was stressful to watch i cant imagine actually doing it, but truly amazing!!

i dream of having enough confidence to do something like this

Mate 😭 I was watching this on a train with my head in my hands, it was such a hard watch but can’t believe you actually did that. So good 😂

The kid saying the "play schools" joke is so freakin' adorable. God blessed whoever his parents are, tremendously.

With the context of what you showed in the writers room, I found it absolutely hilarious hahaha. Now you've got some excellent material to make into jokes that make sense for an adult audience haha

I honestly think that max has the best content rn, he fully commits to the execution of these silly ideas. No clickbait, no loopholes or cut corners. If you read a silly title just know he’s doing just that lol

my condolences for this experience max.

Whenever I feel nervous i think back to this & I feel better.