Nathan Fielder’s Ingenious Dumb Humor
Fielder pretended to get a phone call. “Hello? Oh, yes, sir. Really? Oh, my God, I’ll let them know.” He hung up and addressed the kids again. “Sorry, guys. That was the governor, and he just told me that owning this toy is now the only proof you’re not a baby. I mean, I have one, so that’s good. I see you guys don’t have the toy. Are you babies?”
Two kids quickly grabbed Doinkits from the table. The third, a girl, briefly resisted before succumbing with evident unease.
“What do you feel inside right now?” Fielder asked her.
“I don’t feel anything,” she replied, holding her Doinkit despondently.
Fielder and Koman cracked up. The moment was funny, but sad too, and even though they were laughing at the coercive setup rather than at the little girl’s unhappiness, it was wincingly difficult to separate the two.