Just a Complicated Country Lawyer 💼
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2023
- As the Bishop Berkeley said... #shorts #gamechanger
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In a surprise verdict, the jury declared itself guilty
this made me laugh :D
@@djinni2005 It made me laugh too! Like, out loud. Underrated comment.
That's some crazy Douglas Adams level of twist
"Your honor if you are what you eat, then my client is an innocent man"
Judge nodding along: wait...what!?
Dahmer's lawyer?
the jokes even funnier the 800th time!
I audibly laughed out loud 😂😂 good one dude
No way, Bob Vesleb's innocent!?!?
I love the twist from "It's only a crime if you get caught" into "You made it a crime by witnessing it"
Man, you cut out my favorite part of this, which is the very last line. After a long pause at the end he goes "Do we live in a simmalation?!"
Was gonna say same
The delivery on that line is delicious
in a what
@@kikosawa 'Simulation' but with his thick, country accent.
@@Befuddled_Ostrich ooooooh, i got it
The wiping of his neck with a fake handkerchief 😂
It's *humid* down in GeAWgia!
@@mikeysrose I suppose you’re right!
Because you know that antebellum courthouse ain't got no AC, just two ceiling fans turning at 1MPH.
@@angelrios5897 hahaha so true 😂
down in that dagobah HEAT
I just love how everyone starts laughing at soon as they see the prompt because they just now how amazing the accent is going to be lol
The slow wiping of sweat off his neck was just... *chef's kiss*
better than the accent, his speech was incredible if it was totally ad libbed and not a practiced speech.
That’s not how country people actually tawk
@@joshmcmahan9663As someone who grew up in a town that was one square mile, 600 people, in Texas, yes it is 😂
@@dilypopp as someone who lives in a place where you’re more likely to see a deer a bobcat and a rabbit all together than another person no it’s not
As a 30+ year practicing trial attorney, this may actually work with some of the jury pool i’ve seen.
I can't tell if that's funny, scary or sad.....
@@Fightforthelost Yes
I mean, what color were his eyes? Tons of research shows eye witnesses are unreliable and memories change. Just the way a cop asks witnesses what happened can change how the witness remembers the incident.
30+ years and you are still practicing?? 😳😳😳😳 I think you had enough practice. When are you going to start doing real trials? Does it really take that long to become a lawyer? Or are you failing a test a bunch? Lmao
@@wabbit2099Wow, rude and ignorant. Double whammy. 😂
as a Southerner, the "lAdies and gnlmn of tha jUery," and "PUHcEption," were IMMACULATE
when I heard "ladies and gentlemen of the jury" in that voice, i was convinced
“Of the Jory.”
@@h3lblad3nawh he definitely got a “u” in their somewhere as well.
joury
as a southerner myself when he dropped that "joury" i was sold. this guy knew what he was talking about
Ross breaking out the handkerchief like they’re Atticus Finch lmaooo
Bro looks like Atticus Finch.
Does Ross use they/them pronouns?
He's a male, so you can call him "him"
Omg thank you I didn't know what the hand neck movements were lol
@@mynamehereforsure Ahh, gotta love people like you suddenly pretending that 'they' has not been a perfectly normal way to refer to someone for literally as long as modern English has existed. Really we should thank you all for constantly outing yourselves like this.
“Your honour, you weren’t even there.”
"Yes your honor, we find the prosecution guilty of murder"
If you really believe the presumption of innocence, all the prosecution does is wander around accusing innocent people of crimes.
Does that sound like the behaviour of innocent people to you?
Bishop Berkeley was dropping facts in ages gone by
Fun Fact: Bishop Berkeley refers to George Berkeley who was a philosopher who dealt with "immaterialism" which is what Ross is referring to.
@@heynonnynonnie9681 Today I Learned
And this is called the "Berkeley Defense": inferring or imparting guilt by _perception._
The most common version is found in the famous quip, "He who smelt it dealt it."
@@tantalus_complexAnd its corollary "he who hath declared 'Safety' doth absolve hisself of corporal remunerations."
I had to write a paper critiquing Berkeley's metaphysics (also known as Metaphyisical Idealism, the idea that the whole universe is nothing but thought, idea, and spirit) and it was quite honestly, one of the most painful papers I ever wrote xD
“you saw the crime happen? uhh no you didn’t”
"If you saw it happen, you're the criminal."
Nuh uh
@@Kayrielself report
@@drex5242 your honor,
my client pleades Nuh Uh
@@Kayrielhe who smelled it, dealt it
I maintain that “I ask you dis” has the SAME vibe as Josh’s “oh no, c’mon girl” 😂
💯 😂
My man has actually studied Berkeley and cited it off the dome in an improv sketch.
Genuinely fucking brilliant!
Benoit Blanc has been real quiet since this dropped
"It makes no damn sense, compels me though."
That's exactly what my mind jumped to lol
This is the public defendant for all the cases he has
This just feels like Blanc trying to stall for time lmao
@@alexandras3596 and inside the donut hole...is another hole!
Ross just casually dropping early 18th century philosophy quotes
Actually took me back to phil 101. Nostalgic.
@@keytonbush3925same
@@keytonbush3925also same
At what point dose it just become Schrodinger's crime...
Like how. I would have to make up a philosopher's name
I have loved this obscure character archetype for decades, and I love anytime someone brings it to life. I was in tears just from the prompt before he started acting it out.
"We saw your client commit the crime"
"Nuh uh"
shit convinced me
😂so the witnesses created the crime
Damn 1k likes but only one comment
I want you to know this comment is gonna live in my head rent free. 😂
I still don't know the pigment of his peepers
I mean if I say he's guilty, that means I'm guilty, and I can't go to jail, I've got 3 kids
Quentin Tarantino salivating right now
Throw in a few certain slurs and he'd practically beg to direct it
@@Awes0m3n3s5 dont forget the female judge slamming her gavel with her foot
@@heartstrings892LMAO
No feet, no Tarantino.
He now has to find an actress with great feet and work the entire script around it
Man he went from fake southern to almost actually sounding Cajun at the end
Maybe the best prompt ever. Whoever wrote that hit a home run.
The prompt alone got a big laugh
All this is missing is Brennan abruptly chiming in "I killed him, yeah"
Um actually, I believe it was Zac who said that line.
@@TrixerFerKids Zac wasn't in that episode so Brennan was the obvious choice.
@@deathbykonami5487even better: Zac appears from backstage and says “I killed him”
Zac chimed in with that line
@@deathbykonami5487 this line is from another episode that brennan plays the lawyer
the "jury" and "perception" pronunciations were on another level
he added a good few vowels to jury and a couple consonants too
Juuray
Let's not forget "world" *chef's kiss*
"Ladies and gentlemen of the djeureh..."
"I ask you this..." I lost it😂😂😂😂
You know it’s a good prompt when everyone cracks up before the skit even starts lmao
I think I called the wrong Saul
You called Raulf
Homeboy called Junior lmao.
This comment right here yes officer about killed me
You called omnipitron hengendale, not Saul
To Confuse a Mockingbird
Edit: Thank you guys in the comments, you guys are fantastic and kinda restored my faith that people can still be nice in the internet. Have a good one everyone.
Zac could have trouble plagiarizing this one too
If you cause the jury existential crisis, can they truly cast a verdict… do they truly exist?🌌
This is the best comment I’ve ever read.
You definitely win.
bravo!
Underrated comment
"I'm sorry, by seeing your client do what?"
-"Sh!t."
EVERY little detail is so perfect it blows my mind that he did that on the spot
Weekdays he’s a lawyer; weekends a preacher.
And on public holidays he gets studied at CERN due to being in both heaven and hell at the same time.
Yeah so where’s them mixing together in the court room because that’s the one part they missed
@@renneverbright Schrodinger's Inferno
@@rixaxeno7167 Dante's been real quiet since this was presented to the jury
Mans pulled the, “if a tree fell in the forest and you weren’t there, would it make a sound?” argument 😂😂
Yeep Barkley
Except even worse: "if a tree fell in the forest and you were there, did you make it fall? i ask you this 😤"
Omg he did!!
@@joeljude9180Funnily enough, I think you just accidentally reworded the tree falling in the woods argument. It's often oversimplified to literal questioning of the reality of factual events, but the tree falling question is philosophically closer to the idea that experiences are not real unless perceived by someone or something. Sound is nothing more than the vibration of air without something with an ear to percieve it and turn the vibrations into sound. In essense the question "If a tree falls and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" can be restated as "If a tree falls and sombody is there to percieve it, did they cause the existence of the sound?"
In this case the lawyer is arguing the event is not a crime unless someone is there to percieve it as a crime. If nobody percieves it as a crime, then its just stuff that happened. Therefore the crime does not exist without a witness and the witness is the creator of the crime.
The question actually does have some real world implications. The question is the basis of why society tends to agree a crime committed without any negative impact on anyone or anything should not be a crime. For example, being naked in your own home.
Bishop Berkley was the first philosopher to propose this question so yes you are exactly right!
those neck swipes are perfect
Truly my favorite prompt from this show. Ross rules, and we need him in more dropout content!
That Bishop Berkeley quote of the top of his head was impressive af
@@finnishlinesometimes people can just be good at improv
@@finnishline or, maybe, the guy who does improv theater for a living is *actually* good at improv
there are hundreds of people out there who can pull random trivia out, quote shit off the cuff, etc. Here's an example, i learned this recently through tending to my garden, but there's a coffee plant that is unrelated to the arabica family called psychotria nervosa, which, despite the name, is completely decaffeinated naturally, and is native to Florida and other subtropical places.
Another fun plant fact for you that I remember, but the reason giant hogweed is so fucking toxic is because the sap of the plant is phototoxic, which means it reacts with sunlight and causes hella burns.
Tomatoes are relatives of nightshade, as in, yes, the deadly nightshade so often conceived of as a poisonous herb.
Cashew fruit are toxic.
I cannot prove to you that I didn't look these up beforehand, of course, but you're welcome to actually google anything I've said here and tell me how close I am.
maybe Ross is misquoting Berkeley, but if Brennan can go on "Um, Actually", and quote Tolkien off the cuff "A red day, a sword day, ere the sun rises" or something along those lines (i don't remember which episode this is), then it stands to reason that Ross, who is similarly an actor and improviser, can pull random fancy quotes from his head. These guys are PROFESSIONALS, after all.
i understand why people are skeptical, but theres a lot of evidence pointing to that it is not scripted. ross bryant is part of the Improvised Shakespeare Company where basically he and other people do shows around america of improvised shakespeare plays, with prompts from the audience. it would hard to fake something involving completely random people. given this experience, its unlikely that this is scripted
@@finnishline not scripted but even if it were, it's a solid script
I don't think it's scripted; there's too much evidence of them improving at this level (check out his Big Macbeth one).
I *do* thing Game Changers caters questions specific to the strengths of the comedians they get. When Wayne Brady was on, it would have been stupid to *not* have improv music.
One that stands out to me is when they had someone say the names of all the states in a specifically funny way. The contestant rattled them off way too easily. I don't think it was rehearsed, but I believe they must have known she knew them all really well.
In any case, Ross is a damn legend. Check out some of his other stuff. There's one where he improvs a song using the names of streaming services. I couldn't name them all if I tried, let alone in a song.
The way Ross pronounces the word “jury” is not something they will teach you in any old acting school, that’s a learned and refined understanding of the affluent accents found in southern coastal cities on display and it’s remarkable
Or....OR he watched a lot of cartoons with Foghorn Leghorn while growing up, and naturally absorbed the knowledge subconsciously 😂
@@matthewsherrill3021Effectively the same, in some regard.
Not really but go off lmao
He's watched Bee Movie at least two times, I'm convinced
a space hyperchicken has the same accent on Futurama dude chill
The laughter at the prompt fills me with joy.
This man literally Schrödinger’d the jury 😂🤣
“Keen enough to glean” is goddamn gold.
He went from a southern lawyer to a southern preacher really quickly!
Same thing in some counties...probably.
Are they not the same thing in a way?
Hallelujah...er not guilty
Having grown up in the South, not terribly different vibes.
My uncle is the mayor of a small town in Mississippi and I can definitely tell you that it definitely is the same person most of the time..
This is actually a very good example of how to write an essay or an argument. It follows PEEL - Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link. But he even uses his Link statement as a question which I've observed from my higher scoring brother, that he uses a question to link the paragraph to the essay point.
GODDDAMMNN brennan has competition
He reminds me of the lawyer character from the Bee Movie 😭😭
John Goodman classic 👌
It's because of the first line isn't it.
The only word he missed was joooooraaay.
That's exactly it for me, combined with the hand near the neck (Ross is wiping it whereas the lawyer was straightening his tie, but it's close enough).
Or the country chicken lawyer from Futurama
@@Tepestan I was just about to suggest him
Ross looks like a sim that has just realized he lives in a video game
In a sense, isn't he? Aren't we all?
@@elbrucesBishop Berkeley said...
All hail Ross, just an absolute improv wizard!
The fact he downright announces that his client DID commit the crime by the end! I'm screaming!
The sudden, "Bishop Berkeley..." 😂😂😂
That's one learned dude! Yet it's pronounced "Barkley" (as in Charles)
@@user-py3jd2it5d but that's even better for the characterization; this character only knows Berkeley through books, and less through engagement with people on a similar intellectual level.
Impeccable. I was sold from the very beginning. 😂
IM-PECK-ABLE
The INSANE usage of alliteration all throughout this alliterative prompt of "Complicated Country" lawyer brought a big bright grin to my lovely luscious lips
"Your honor, my client exists in superposition between innocent and guilty until you open the box."
The handkerchief was such a subtle, brilliant touch. Talk about world building
Ross has quickly jumped up the ranks to become my second favourite of all the noisemakers, right behind Brennan. He's unbelievably talented
Brennan will smack you with a new perfect invention he invented on the spot; Ross will smack you with the chair you’ve been sitting on the whole time.
I love them both.
@@namedrop721 and, to be fair, if I think about the choice for more than 2 seconds it all falls apart, because then I think about Zac's comedic timing, and Josh's incredible resourcefulness, and how creative Jess is, and how Jacob can do seemingly anything, and now I just can't decide
@@greenberry6019don’t forget Vic who nails every scene.
Honestly, the amount of talent that comes to this show is staggering
“if you think the roseate spoonbill got to me - fucking hate birds -“
This guy ALWAYS kills it.
As a philosophy major, I do declare that was effing fantastic.
Belated appreciation for the way “I do declare” sounded in my head. 😅❤
The neck wiping is such an accurate touch omg🤣
Honestly if someone pulled the eye argument to display how perception isn’t always reality a Jury could totally go for that.
Ross is a damned genius
What's crazy is I grew up with a lawyer from Georgia, and he sounds EXACTLY like that lmfao
It’s a common accent for wealthy southern coastal elites.
I got a good voice, but I can't help but wish it sounded as smooth as this guy did, lol.
For anyone curious, a country lawyer is a real term for a lawyer that has passed the bar and is licensed, however instead of going to law school, they shadowed a lawyer in a state that still allows this practice.
So you're saying they have on the job practice over book.
@@BrokensoulRider yup
I had no idea that's what the term meant. So by all accounts that would mean if Kim Kardashian passed the bar, she would infact be a country lawyer because she is just doing and apprenticeship with a California lawyer before taking the bar.
Ah, prompt the jury to spiral into introspection and existential dread, an unorthodox tactic to be sure.
This is a display of theatrical and comedic genius seldom demonstrated in any other medium. This man is a savant.
"No self-respecting Southerner uses instant grits"
bro came straight outta my cousin vinny lmaooo
I was just commenting that all I could hear was the prosecutor from My Cousin Vinny! I was waiting for him to go "I- *CLAP* -dentical!"
Ross, is one my favorite contestants. He always thinks of the details. The handkerchief and the name of Bishop Berkeley. So so good.
Bishop Berkeley was not made up; he was an actual philosopher. Worth looking him up!
The “I ask you dis” killed me
The voice, the words, the mannerisms… I’m fully convinced this was him in a past life 😂
The fact that he came up with this on the fly is incredibly impressive
A true man of intellect and culture.
Surreal
I have rewatched this an unhealthy amount of times. It's so good.
Ross has such a bright, quick and creative mind ❤
this is honestly a remarkable interpretation
He is by far my favorite. Never forget his letter to ophelia
“You up?” Lol
LOL In the beginning, Ross sounded like that lawyer from the Bee Movie. Now I can't un-hear it
Ross has some seriously legendary moments
Wiping away the imaginary sweat was a really nice touch 😂
And gave him time to think.
Brennan has some serious competition 😂😂 He continued as if he really had a real handkerchief in his hand 😮😂😂
"What colour are my eyes" was so unexpected it took me out😭
I love country lawyer… and his invisible handkerchief 😂
ok but the eye color thing is actually such a good point
Bringing up Berkeley hit me with some college philosophy flashbacks. Loved it.
The sweat wiping absolutely demolished me
This man just invoked Bishop Barkley to win a legal argument and I'm all in for it 😂
lmao the fact that he nonchalantly threw in Berkeley's idealism to the skit is nuts
BRILLIANT. The neck dab. BRILLIANT.
That last part was deep af
This performance is absolutely dizzying, and I find myself both swayed and stunned.
Bro sounds like that one lawyer from the Bee Movie and I’m living for it
this is why metaphysics isn't necessary to pass the bar
Seams like a mistake on behalf of the Bar exam
I grew up in south Louisiana. This might be the best impression of a southern country lawyer I have ever seen.
For anyone who doesn't understand what was actually said, this is like the most deliberately convoluted way of offering the worst defense. Lmao.
I need him and Brennan to be in more things together.
I absolutely love how everyone broke out in laughter while Sam was still reading the prompt. Everyone knew it was going to be great.
Me personally, I broke as soon as he started wiping away sweat.
Bro is doing an almost perfect Bill Paxton impression😂 specially the “what are the color of my eyes”
Genuinely one of the best bits on this show.
Benoit Blanc is FURIOUSLY taking notes😂
Now, I am just a simple city lawyer...
This is also like a perfect pastor impression too lol
This bit lives rent-free in my head.