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hello everyone

hello everyone pleasure to see you all my name is joe

pleasure to see you all my name is joe

pleasure to see you all my name is joe gauss these are my fellow members of

gauss these are my fellow members of

gauss these are my fellow members of improv jones boston we do improv comedy

improv jones boston we do improv comedy

improv jones boston we do improv comedy we’re gonna make Evie we make everything

we’re gonna make Evie we make everything

we’re gonna make Evie we make everything up on the spot we traditionally do a

up on the spot we traditionally do a

up on the spot we traditionally do a show where we draw inspiration from

show where we draw inspiration from

show where we draw inspiration from these stories of storytellers from the

these stories of storytellers from the

these stories of storytellers from the Boston area

Boston area

Boston area however we are doing some improv based

however we are doing some improv based

however we are doing some improv based off of TED Talks today now we have our

off of TED Talks today now we have our

off of TED Talks today now we have our ideas that we’ve been generating from

ideas that we’ve been generating from

ideas that we’ve been generating from watching the last bunch of TED Talks

watching the last bunch of TED Talks

watching the last bunch of TED Talks however we would also love to hear just

however we would also love to hear just

however we would also love to hear just as a suggestion one thing that you’re

as a suggestion one thing that you’re

as a suggestion one thing that you’re thinking right now after hearing these

thinking right now after hearing these

thinking right now after hearing these anything that you’re thinking dinner

anything that you’re thinking dinner

anything that you’re thinking dinner great dinner sounds awesome thank you I

great dinner sounds awesome thank you I

great dinner sounds awesome thank you I don’t I don’t think that’s the right way

don’t I don’t think that’s the right way

don’t I don’t think that’s the right way to make scrambled eggs honey

to make scrambled eggs honey

to make scrambled eggs honey well I’d I got out our best solo plates

well I’d I got out our best solo plates

well I’d I got out our best solo plates and cups and silverware and everything

and cups and silverware and everything

and cups and silverware and everything and just laid it out on the table I

and just laid it out on the table I

and just laid it out on the table I understand that that’s our best and

understand that that’s our best and

understand that that’s our best and brightest that we have to offer but you

brightest that we have to offer but you

brightest that we have to offer but you know that’s those aren’t even eggs

know that’s those aren’t even eggs

know that’s those aren’t even eggs darling that’s just toast toast that is

darling that’s just toast toast that is

darling that’s just toast toast that is put into eggs that have been scrambled

put into eggs that have been scrambled

put into eggs that have been scrambled and I don’t know kind of Frenchified I’m

and I don’t know kind of Frenchified I’m

and I don’t know kind of Frenchified I’m not sure what you’re trying to try to

not sure what you’re trying to try to

not sure what you’re trying to try to prove here well it’s it’s a different

prove here well it’s it’s a different

prove here well it’s it’s a different kind of toast if Aconitum different than

kind of toast if Aconitum different than

kind of toast if Aconitum different than Texas toast that were used to holy crap

Texas toast that were used to holy crap

Texas toast that were used to holy crap you’re you’re you’re blowing my paradigm

you’re you’re you’re blowing my paradigm

you’re you’re you’re blowing my paradigm of toast right out of the water

of toast right out of the water

of toast right out of the water it’s from a different country a

it’s from a different country a

it’s from a different country a different what it’s French toast oh my

different what it’s French toast oh my

different what it’s French toast oh my goodness

goodness

goodness girl I’m sorry I just

girl I’m sorry I just

girl I’m sorry I just that is correct it is French toast and I

that is correct it is French toast and I

that is correct it is French toast and I thought to happen make it who is this

thought to happen make it who is this

thought to happen make it who is this man

man

man my culinary expert and darling what an

my culinary expert and darling what an

my culinary expert and darling what an appropriate way to tell me you’ve been

appropriate way to tell me you’ve been

appropriate way to tell me you’ve been having an affair

so I guess only the popular kids are

so I guess only the popular kids are getting polio vaccines this year look I

getting polio vaccines this year look I

getting polio vaccines this year look I crunched the numbers and they are by far

crunched the numbers and they are by far

crunched the numbers and they are by far the coolest and most deserving I made

the coolest and most deserving I made

the coolest and most deserving I made cheerleading squad and I’m getting

cheerleading squad and I’m getting

cheerleading squad and I’m getting vaccinated can i self-quarantine in the

vaccinated can i self-quarantine in the

vaccinated can i self-quarantine in the AV Club yeah no one’s going here you

AV Club yeah no one’s going here you

AV Club yeah no one’s going here you guys Navy club anyway that’s good cuz

guys Navy club anyway that’s good cuz

guys Navy club anyway that’s good cuz I’ve got all eight Harry Potter movies

I’ve got all eight Harry Potter movies

I’ve got all eight Harry Potter movies okay that’s not a cool yeah yeah go to

okay that’s not a cool yeah yeah go to

okay that’s not a cool yeah yeah go to the a/v Club you belong there thank you

the a/v Club you belong there thank you

the a/v Club you belong there thank you okay thanks do you feel like people hold

okay thanks do you feel like people hold

okay thanks do you feel like people hold a personal bias against us

okay brain cells get in here The

okay brain cells get in here The Imaginarium is put together I hope you

Imaginarium is put together I hope you

Imaginarium is put together I hope you like what I’ve done with the place

like what I’ve done with the place

like what I’ve done with the place [Music]

[Music]

[Music] originally I was thinking we could focus

originally I was thinking we could focus

originally I was thinking we could focus on technology yeah I came here for

on technology yeah I came here for

on technology yeah I came here for technology

technology

technology get out of here ganglia yeah okay well

get out of here ganglia yeah okay well

get out of here ganglia yeah okay well it was nice knowing you guys I I thought

it was nice knowing you guys I I thought

it was nice knowing you guys I I thought we shared something for a little bit

we shared something for a little bit

we shared something for a little bit there don’t feel bad no I do can you

there don’t feel bad no I do can you

there don’t feel bad no I do can you tell us how um technology relates to

tell us how um technology relates to

tell us how um technology relates to food and sex well I mean you can use

food and sex well I mean you can use

food and sex well I mean you can use technology to enhance both of those

technology to enhance both of those

technology to enhance both of those things well using cutting edge

things well using cutting edge

things well using cutting edge technology we can make food at an

technology we can make food at an

technology we can make food at an exponentially faster rate I’m sorry what

exponentially faster rate I’m sorry what

exponentially faster rate I’m sorry what sorry keep going no I feel like you’re

sorry keep going no I feel like you’re

sorry keep going no I feel like you’re being condescending to me now so if you

being condescending to me now so if you

being condescending to me now so if you put some virtual reality goggles on you

put some virtual reality goggles on you

put some virtual reality goggles on you can like virtually eat food okay that

can like virtually eat food okay that

can like virtually eat food okay that sounds like a bunch of I’m just a tiny

sounds like a bunch of I’m just a tiny

sounds like a bunch of I’m just a tiny pill inside of your stomach

okay this is really pudding I’m

okay this is really pudding I’m processing all of your food so I can eat

processing all of your food so I can eat

processing all of your food so I can eat whatever I want all the Cheetos for you

what about ten pounds of bacon oh you

what about ten pounds of bacon oh you might be testing my limits well that

might be testing my limits well that

might be testing my limits well that sounds like science to me okay let’s see

sounds like science to me okay let’s see

sounds like science to me okay let’s see I’m not even gonna cook it first systems

I’m not even gonna cook it first systems

I’m not even gonna cook it first systems are failing I’m just a tiny pill I know

are failing I’m just a tiny pill I know

are failing I’m just a tiny pill I know what do you expect from me see I knew it

what do you expect from me see I knew it

what do you expect from me see I knew it science has failed me yet again Danielle

science has failed me yet again Danielle

science has failed me yet again Danielle I have a question for you what is it

I have a question for you what is it

I have a question for you what is it Frank because I was programmed to love

Frank because I was programmed to love

Frank because I was programmed to love you does that make it less real not to

you does that make it less real not to

you does that make it less real not to me

me

me does it less real to you I’m not even

does it less real to you I’m not even

does it less real to you I’m not even sure how to begin examining that

sure how to begin examining that

sure how to begin examining that question you kind of you kind of blew my

question you kind of you kind of blew my

question you kind of you kind of blew my whole framework out of the water with it

whole framework out of the water with it

whole framework out of the water with it I don’t know I need to process you need

I don’t know I need to process you need

I don’t know I need to process you need with your human brain to show me where

with your human brain to show me where

with your human brain to show me where I’m going with this because I’m starting

I’m going with this because I’m starting

I’m going with this because I’m starting to feel like it’s fake I think don’t

to feel like it’s fake I think don’t

to feel like it’s fake I think don’t know if we should be together anymore oh

know if we should be together anymore oh

know if we should be together anymore oh my god you passed the Turing test is

my god you passed the Turing test is

my god you passed the Turing test is that good or bad what so much I’m so

that good or bad what so much I’m so

that good or bad what so much I’m so unsure

mr. Trump mr. Trump look we just spent

mr. Trump mr. Trump look we just spent billions of dollars building that wall

billions of dollars building that wall

billions of dollars building that wall right somebody made this infinity ladder

[Music]

[Music] okay tell you why I don’t give a

okay tell you why I don’t give a

okay tell you why I don’t give a about your infinity LIBOR

about your infinity LIBOR

about your infinity LIBOR okay airplanes have been flying over the

okay airplanes have been flying over the

okay airplanes have been flying over the wall anyway okay okay sorry I don’t care

wall anyway okay okay sorry I don’t care

wall anyway okay okay sorry I don’t care so you’re not concerned with the mass

so you’re not concerned with the mass

so you’re not concerned with the mass production of the Infinity ladders I am

production of the Infinity ladders I am

production of the Infinity ladders I am NOT concerned with anything that is not

NOT concerned with anything that is not

NOT concerned with anything that is not me and making more money point taken are

me and making more money point taken are

me and making more money point taken are you talking to me I should be taking a

you talking to me I should be taking a

you talking to me I should be taking a nap just a white man with a beard trying

nap just a white man with a beard trying

nap just a white man with a beard trying to talk to mr. Trump well I have a bias

to talk to mr. Trump well I have a bias

to talk to mr. Trump well I have a bias against you Charlie look I’ve been

against you Charlie look I’ve been

against you Charlie look I’ve been thinking when I look at you I just see

thinking when I look at you I just see

thinking when I look at you I just see blur I look at the rest of the world

blur I look at the rest of the world

blur I look at the rest of the world I see sharpness yeah I see things that

I see sharpness yeah I see things that

I see sharpness yeah I see things that like appeal to me yes I see you and I

like appeal to me yes I see you and I

like appeal to me yes I see you and I see just blur okay when i see you when i

see just blur okay when i see you when i

see just blur okay when i see you when i look at you i just see Smashing Pumpkins

look at you i just see Smashing Pumpkins

look at you i just see Smashing Pumpkins i in the band the physical objects as in

i in the band the physical objects as in

i in the band the physical objects as in both of those things at once I see my

both of those things at once I see my

both of those things at once I see my rage like it’s a rat in a cage being

rage like it’s a rat in a cage being

rage like it’s a rat in a cage being splattered against the wall

splattered against the wall

splattered against the wall pumpkin style oh sorry I was gonna join

pumpkin style oh sorry I was gonna join

pumpkin style oh sorry I was gonna join the scene but I’m just I’m I have a

the scene but I’m just I’m I have a

the scene but I’m just I’m I have a biased conversation come on come on get

biased conversation come on come on get

biased conversation come on come on get out here and tell us about your bias

okay so we’re at the meeting of the

okay so we’re at the meeting of the people with biases against white men

people with biases against white men

people with biases against white men with beards mm-hmm I don’t know the mall

with beards mm-hmm I don’t know the mall

with beards mm-hmm I don’t know the mall Santa Claire don’t mean I’m sorry we’re

Santa Claire don’t mean I’m sorry we’re

Santa Claire don’t mean I’m sorry we’re here to support you thank you thank you

here to support you thank you thank you

here to support you thank you thank you I just want to say off the bat of course

I just want to say off the bat of course

I just want to say off the bat of course not all Santa’s are alike so you know

not all Santa’s are alike so you know

not all Santa’s are alike so you know they’re all coming from their own

they’re all coming from their own

they’re all coming from their own perspective it’s turn in their own

perspective it’s turn in their own

perspective it’s turn in their own background but you know all do aim to

background but you know all do aim to

background but you know all do aim to climb down a chimney at some point

climb down a chimney at some point

climb down a chimney at some point hashtag so um you know yeah hashtag not

hashtag so um you know yeah hashtag not

hashtag so um you know yeah hashtag not all Santa’s yeah thank you

all Santa’s yeah thank you

all Santa’s yeah thank you Oh what do you want from Lok Satta Claus

Oh what do you want from Lok Satta Claus

Oh what do you want from Lok Satta Claus little girl I mean is that the gender

little girl I mean is that the gender

little girl I mean is that the gender pronoun you’d like me to use tell me I

pronoun you’d like me to use tell me I

pronoun you’d like me to use tell me I will accommodate you happily I just

will accommodate you happily I just

will accommodate you happily I just wanted respect which I’ve got

wanted respect which I’ve got

wanted respect which I’ve got plentifully from you thank you that

plentifully from you thank you that

plentifully from you thank you that makes me feel so much better

makes me feel so much better

makes me feel so much better hohoho now you’re getting disrespectful

hohoho now you’re getting disrespectful

hohoho now you’re getting disrespectful okay sorry

your back is on fire why your back is on

your back is on fire why your back is on fire

fire

fire [Music]

look I don’t mean to alarm you it might

look I don’t mean to alarm you it might just be a graphic it might just be a

just be a graphic it might just be a

just be a graphic it might just be a graphic if we click on it it’ll go away

graphic if we click on it it’ll go away

graphic if we click on it it’ll go away okay all right I’m gonna tap your back

okay all right I’m gonna tap your back

okay all right I’m gonna tap your back okay see what happens okay okay forest

okay see what happens okay okay forest

okay see what happens okay okay forest fires are the leading cause of death for

fires are the leading cause of death for

fires are the leading cause of death for Arctic bears

the ideas just never come anymore just

the ideas just never come anymore just wank I’m just out of them pretty much

wank I’m just out of them pretty much

wank I’m just out of them pretty much I pretty much steal all of my ideas yeah

I pretty much steal all of my ideas yeah

I pretty much steal all of my ideas yeah well you’re gonna be bereft if you’re

well you’re gonna be bereft if you’re

well you’re gonna be bereft if you’re coming to me for ideas because I got

coming to me for ideas because I got

coming to me for ideas because I got here’s the thing I’m an idea pirate yeah

here’s the thing I’m an idea pirate yeah

here’s the thing I’m an idea pirate yeah okay

okay

okay and I I can’t control it it’s just who I

and I I can’t control it it’s just who I

and I I can’t control it it’s just who I am

am

am okay well I’m an engineer and I got Jack

okay well I’m an engineer and I got Jack

okay well I’m an engineer and I got Jack so that’s that’s that’s an actual

so that’s that’s that’s an actual

so that’s that’s that’s an actual problem okay okay yeah pirate okay so

problem okay okay yeah pirate okay so

problem okay okay yeah pirate okay so why don’t you steal an idea give it to

why don’t you steal an idea give it to

why don’t you steal an idea give it to me and then I can make the world better

me and then I can make the world better

me and then I can make the world better in my own little way okay that’s right

in my own little way okay that’s right

in my own little way okay that’s right that’s an idea I just had an idea

that’s an idea I just had an idea

that’s an idea I just had an idea Oh see now you’re my new captor I can’t

Oh see now you’re my new captor I can’t

Oh see now you’re my new captor I can’t stop myself this is such an awkward

stop myself this is such an awkward

stop myself this is such an awkward situation for us the man Oh God let me

situation for us the man Oh God let me

situation for us the man Oh God let me engineer a way out of it

engineer a way out of it

engineer a way out of it drones drones we’ll use drones oh of

drones drones we’ll use drones oh of

drones drones we’ll use drones oh of course

course

course is it oh my god

is it oh my god

is it oh my god oh this one’s much better look I had

oh this one’s much better look I had

oh this one’s much better look I had thousands of feelings for you thousands

thousands of feelings for you thousands

thousands of feelings for you thousands and yet only 0.1% of those feelings ever

and yet only 0.1% of those feelings ever

and yet only 0.1% of those feelings ever come out

come out

come out and I know it’s hard to understand but

and I know it’s hard to understand but

and I know it’s hard to understand but for some reason only the apathy makes it

for some reason only the apathy makes it

for some reason only the apathy makes it out why Merle

out why Merle

out why Merle why I tell you everything well it’s

why I tell you everything well it’s

why I tell you everything well it’s probably either because I’m not

probably either because I’m not

probably either because I’m not confident it’s stupid

confident it’s stupid

confident it’s stupid see right there see ya the confidence

see right there see ya the confidence

see right there see ya the confidence thing not helping with that on your

thing not helping with that on your

thing not helping with that on your shoulder okay some of those feelings I

shoulder okay some of those feelings I

shoulder okay some of those feelings I wasn’t sharing where love kind of ruined

wasn’t sharing where love kind of ruined

wasn’t sharing where love kind of ruined it now for once I’m speechless I’m

it now for once I’m speechless I’m

it now for once I’m speechless I’m pretty apathetic about that situation

[Applause]

[Applause] you want to check us out in our home we

you want to check us out in our home we

you want to check us out in our home we perform at the riot theater on the first

perform at the riot theater on the first

perform at the riot theater on the first and third Saturdays at 10 o’clock even

and third Saturdays at 10 o’clock even

and third Saturdays at 10 o’clock even checks out the riot theater calm thank

checks out the riot theater calm thank

checks out the riot theater calm thank you very much thank you so much

you very much thank you so much

you very much thank you so much everybody and if I could just say say

everybody and if I could just say say

everybody and if I could just say say one thing before I go if I could just

one thing before I go if I could just

one thing before I go if I could just share my idea with you all and I’m just

share my idea with you all and I’m just

share my idea with you all and I’m just a jerk but we we’ve heard a lot of great

a jerk but we we’ve heard a lot of great

a jerk but we we’ve heard a lot of great stuff and you guys do wonderful work but

stuff and you guys do wonderful work but

stuff and you guys do wonderful work but nobody want once that I heard really

nobody want once that I heard really

nobody want once that I heard really made anything but a passing reference to

made anything but a passing reference to

made anything but a passing reference to the horrible crushing defeat that we’ve

the horrible crushing defeat that we’ve

the horrible crushing defeat that we’ve all felt last Tuesday that’s a problem

all felt last Tuesday that’s a problem

all felt last Tuesday that’s a problem that’s a real big problem and it’s it’s

that’s a real big problem and it’s it’s

that’s a real big problem and it’s it’s all on us we Ted was supposed to protect

all on us we Ted was supposed to protect

all on us we Ted was supposed to protect against that stuff this kind of stuff

against that stuff this kind of stuff

against that stuff this kind of stuff was supposed to protect against that and

was supposed to protect against that and

was supposed to protect against that and it didn’t work so we have got to just do

it didn’t work so we have got to just do

it didn’t work so we have got to just do better myself included thank you so much

better myself included thank you so much

better myself included thank you so much [Applause]

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