Totally Like Whatever by Taylor Mali

[brucedougall]

For years I have been commenting about the poor diction that is so prevalent amongst young people. Today it is a treat to spend one minute in conversation without hearing: "like" "Stuff" "you know?" "totally" or "what ever".

[johndoe29johndoe]

you don't look like anyone i know . . .

[laurarox80]

lol

[rougn]

you look like my friend steven....ehh I am sure you get that alot.

[Clintarded]

@rougn all the time, man.

[3LittleBirds5]

I think I liked it? Funny

[Tomahawk00984]

if you try really hard, you could possibly look like Jake Gyllenhall...

[Clintarded]

@Tomahawk00984 Haha, yeah, I get that a lot. I have one of those faces that look like other faces.

[Clintarded]

@TheTedgale Aww, thank YOU! I'm glad you like it! :D

[GroupPerson101]

Hell. Your good at lip

[Yari1066]

This is side-splittingly funny! Thank you!

[freestyleandflow1]

comment or rate my rhymes at FREESTYLE AND FLOW DOT COM!

[pvpa1]

I think this is possibly hilariously awesome? And I think you do a sort of fantastic job that may have made me crack up laughing the entire time I was watching this? So, yeah, you know, pretty cool. :)

[SomeAreFelt]

WHY ARE YOU MAKING FUN OF TAYLOR MALI?!?!?!

[Clintarded]

@SomeAreFelt I'M NOT!

[TheAliceChannel21]

This poem HAS to be about one of my teachers.

[podolyakuwka]

hahaha dude i laughed my ass off!!!!!! u got a great facial expression work!! love uuuu

[nostalgicmodernist]

Great job!

[mutedmakequiet]

fu go die and quit infesting youtube theres plenty of bullshit if im LOOKING for it.

[Clintarded]

@mutedmakequiet What were you looking for when you came across my video?

[mutedmakequiet]

@Clintarded

emm. how about a response to Taylor Mali's totally like whatever. you know, a response. not like... like whatever. lipsync shit.

[Clintarded]

@mutedmakequiet I was actually the first to post this poem of Taylor's on youtube. I only had the audio, so I made it a lip sync. After someone posted him performing it, I made this video a retroactive reply to it.

[kevsterman]

That was really good. You've got such an expressive face and you've got the lip sync down to a tee. Brilliant!

[jch450]

I think this is really very cool. Really well done!

[khamlin]

Fuck the haters. I think you did great

[UgandanJoe]

Rextalon needs to find his own source or output ... it seems

[kingryan57]

This is my favorite Taylor Mali poem very nicely done sir.

[RexTalon]

Please come up with your OWN material!

[Clintarded]

@RexTalon Please come up with ANY material.

[dolflow]

@Clintarded Dude, don't bother responding to the retards who can't read a description box. Nice lyp-sync, peace out.

[drkatie88]

haha..this is hilarious! i was just introduced to taylor's mali's work at the collegiate level & he is inspirational..as a future elementary ed teacher he provides such valuable insight for me:)

[LighterB]

definition of a biter?

[Clintarded]

@LighterB huh?

[luckytundra13]

I have always loved this video, and your facial expressions while filming this poem of Taylor Mali's. Much love dude.

[kathleenas1]

taylor mali is awesome and apparently so are you. props

[dinuschka]

got get a job if you´re that bored

[Clintarded]

I got job. This hobby.

[rlizak]

I would love to know where you got the sound clip of this.

My college English teacher showed my class a video that had Taylor Mali's poem in it and I've been searching for it because I absolutely adore it.

[Clintarded]

My literature teacher gave it to me. I have no idea where she got it either.

[LadyMelesme]

its form a collection from a show "DEF Poetry". they are available on DVDs

[ginabina7988]

you are totally..like..you know..hot ;)

[Stilts1221]

I so loved this!!! Very cute, very great expressions. I absolutely loved it!

[HIGGINS101]

I loved this! Great job! ...I haven't seen the original Mali version yet but I really like your expressions lol VERY well done!

[AliceHatt]

You messed up at the end, but I still loved your facial expressions.

[Ember20]

You're very cute. :3 Great job.

[patdlover1916]

Love this one.

[KWITCH3RBITCH3N]

Yeah. Lol.

taylor Mali = beast.

[kolinos4]

Nice face work :))

Good memory excercise also :)

[jacobtb1]

lol

[geneliz]

lmfaolmfao<3

[Awx0mexd]

gj but what was the point

[familyforce5lovr]

that is awsome!!! haha

[Noclue0828]

WELL DONE!

[jimkilla69]

my school got taylor mali to preform at my elementry school for free so i hope u belive like we did and now we know anything is possible

=) ty taylor mali!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[toggerrie]

YOU ABSOLUTELY ROCK!

had me laughing lots XD

[xMissEileen]

i thought that was actually you!!

[Proxx99]

dude ur face is like a freakin pixar cartoon dude it was awesome great vid

[hinata4everanever]

Amazing! I love Mali! Although, near the end, it almost looked like the audio and video weren't quite matched up. Just to let ya know.

By the way, your facial expressions almost looked cartoonish. Now I want to animate this in my class . Thanks for the idea and inspiration.

[Liface]

If you animate this put it up on youtube. it definitely needs to be put to some moving pictures

[jennasis22]

Awesome! I love Mali, you did a great job, your expressions made me like you know, laugh out loud?

[felipe0801]

what?

[tehNellifer]

You have amazing facial expressions, and you're adorable. Kudos all around!

[Ladysexalot]

This has to be the most accurate poem I have ever heard. The young man in this video did a great job at bringing out the facial expressions conveyed in it. Very well done. I am impressed

[SynestheticSoul]

I love your expression! It's perfect!

You're handsome too. :3 <3

[FaZ07]

The basics of literacy are the foundation upon which an education is created. If you cannot even convey an idea or an opinion, how can you possibly challenge one?

And, even more importantly, who will take you seriously if you're trying to rise up from poverty if you can't speak with assuredness on matters of personal importance?

[Qwerty102964]

Love it! :D

[cheezpuffz650]

lol your good at making the precise mouth expressions haha

[EvilEuropean]

An intresting and worthy choice

[MirandaBaileyMusic]

I have to memorize this poem for my speech class college prep:)

you're hilarious,and you're face expressions are priceless. you kind of look like an animated Disney character..but I can't think of which one:) Its a handsome one though! lol

-Miranda

[AmayaOda]

I love the smug look at the end! And the expressions are priceless! Well done!

[TMC27]

Your facial expressions are great! In addition to normal acting, you would make a *really* good facial motion capture actor, where your face motions are transferred onto a CG character.

[yourjaneinlights]

awesome! very good lip syncing and facial expressions!

[Deltie]

A LOONG Time AGOO

[Urdska]

You are good! Your face is wondefully expressive.

[thr33inone]

haha this is great.

[ShemeriaC]

Wow. Indeed!

[smith1887]

Hahaha, this is great!

[chosenstatus]

ROFL.

[Unofficial77]

how did he dissappear like that at the end?

[zelemont]

magic!

[Ellavador]

Very well done!

[Jenn1066]

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAahhaha

[Brebellez]

I love your facial expressions. HILARIOUS!!

You know??

[Literature4peace]

LOL~~!! PIXAR or DISNEY should totally hire this guy~!!

[BreezehBree]

haha I was just thinking that his expressions would be amazing to use for animation! XD

[jkkroll]

omg this was so funny i love mr. malli and i love your face expressions

[Abbasheikh]

you are an idiot

[spknword]

you're a cool bean!

[jaygordonwillits]

Someone questioned whether this was a productive use of your time in the library. Take it from a past president of a popular community theater in Northern California -- that was an inspired use of your time.

You are an extraordinary talent with an amazingly expressive face. Lip-synch is extremely difficult to do well. Keep honing all your theatrical skills. You are a budding comic genius. You will be famous long after the people who question you are forgotten. You've go "it," kid!

[SteveyW0nder]

Taylor Mali came to my school a few weeks ago. He was VERY funny!

[figly365]

oh lucky.

mali is so great.

we watched a couple vids of him in my creative writing class and it was great.

[AmandaDeV]

Taylor Mali is the man.

[sassysaysh]

your face is beautiful

[ronocdh]

What an odd pastime! You did a fantastic job man, but where are you, in the library? Should be studying or something and decided to be more productive with your time? =)

[tins1]

You sir, have one of the most expressive faces I have ever seen.

[wazgud]

yea!...I mean it's surprisingly nimble and flexible despite how big it looks...haha, please don't take that as anything other than a compliment (to clintarded)!

and might I add..."Clint" what a classic name for someone with that kind of chin!

(i'm sorry...but this is what happens when you put your face up on youtube)

very nice!

:)

[RedEyDPirate]

Great man

[ZoeElizabeth413]

you are possibly the coolest person i've ever seen in my life.

hysterical.

[Sampee10]

I was thinking the exact words,

"this is epic." until i scrolled down and saw the last comment.

This is amazing, my English teacher got me really into Taylor Mali & it was nice to find someone who appreicated it as much as I did.

amazing!

[fighter58693]

this was epic

[SABOREAME68]

U/R totally Cool dude like for real! U know what Im saying!AWESOME! Nah seriously I truly enjoy Taylor Mali and you did a great job, lip-synching his work!

[gimmee411]

i luv ur facial expressions

[LliasiAsbi]

Hahaha dead on lip-synching!

I love that piece

[HappyEmohaha3]

this waz amaing!!!

were u reely lip-syncing???

that is just insane

[saracosello]

so my teacher was trying to show us what poetry slam was today... and she showed us this in school.

and we all laughed so much. and i had no idea it wasnt you really. but good job.

good looking fellow.

[veggievampire]

Yum. . . I want to make out with you.

[OnxGossamerWings]

awesome, I love it :]

[DanielGardner]

Classic and wonderful work. I love it. Great job!!

[nevinackered]

Very well done! Love the expressions on your face. Bravo!

[delish23]

I've watched this like 6 ot 7 times - with months in between. I keep coming back to it. It's great...and I don't know why. haha

[rebelibral]

haha that's amazing & you're cute :)

[MyHappyHands]

like... umm... bravo....

[basketcase086]

ah I love this!

Taylor Mali came to my school and did a workshop type thing with us, it was amazing.

[blackheart137]

He came to our school, too. (:

He's absolutely fantastic.

[arthurmoore]

Outstanding! ...get you a case of beer for that one!

[anakara]

ohhh ahahah that was so wicked

soooo cool

hilarious

[sugars87]

ok...I wanted to look up some of Taylor Mali's stuff..I did not know what he looked like and I actually thought you were him when I first watched..lol! I loved it..you should do more..you're really good!

[toolgirl150]

Taylor Mali would be proud. Good work.

[DarealLyza]

would he now???:)

[MissyngThought]

I love your expressions. Good syncing =)

[goldentuna]

how do you get all the timing so exact?

[Clintarded]

Magic.

[goldentuna]

haha..

hmmm...

:)

does it have sth to do with the headphones you're wearing?

[Clintarded]

Oh yeah, it does. I was listening to the speech as I was lip syncing.

[goldentuna]

do you edit (cut and paste) each sentence?

[Clintarded]

No.

[goldentuna]

hmm....

i'm still thinking...

[elskeesom]

hey! wow!

amazing, and like tho other comments, i really think i d like to marry you to!

[tradcat84]

lol that was really good. You should learn it and perform it!

[DeliahEvening]

I think you have the most amazing eyebrows ever, and also, I think I would like to marry you. :)

[KissingKate89]

This is very well done!

[robyn2288]

haha totally agree

[KissingKate89]

the facial expressions are just so priceless

[robyn2288]

i know!! the way he does his mouth

and the way he does his eyes when he goes "ya know" lol omggg

so animated

[Sulleric]

sweet exit

[ImBrilliantShhhhhh]

Wow you're really good at lip syncing!

[ben1234565]

this guy looks like one of the hyenas off the lion king.

[fluffynelly]

I don't know how much you actually care... but you look really good, if not better, with the facial hair that you have here.

-K

[BUMBACLUT]

this is good

[DWilli707]

(shoots self)

[amelia1513]

bahahahahahaahahhahahahahahaha

officially on my myspace page :)

taylor mali is a ledgend and ur just hilarious.

[Jezthesiren]

I am just endlessly amused with how you animate your expressions. Just FYI.

[riroo22]

lol sweet. you can hardly tell your lip syncing.

[YunriChan]

I didn't even realize this was a lip-sync until I read the comments! xD *really smart*

Yeah, that just shows how awesome you are. Awesome job, five stars~

[laekcog]

great lip-syncing! lol i love your facial expressions XD 5 stars.

[mestisapnoi]

You are soo fun to watch! I love your facial expressions; you look like a handsome cartoon haha. Thanks for posting.

[mikethuman]

Wow, wow , wow, awesome. I have to agree that you remind me of some sort of animated character. i mean that in the best way possible. Bravo! I liked it! ENCORE. Please do another for "What Teachers Make" its my favorite....peace

[MattBronsil]

I kept avoiding this video, thinking it was just going to be someone trying to do his set and bombing, but you did a great job with this. 5 stars from me.

[cubano2992]

wow.

that was really good!

i like Taylor Mali too.

[FrogandPrince]

Haha, you're adorable (and the lip-syncing was well done)

[357rbdee]

Amazing facial expressions, had me laughing out loud. Some of those faces reminded me of characters from Shrek (and I mean that as a complement). Nice.

[insiemever]

dude, you're the coolest... I hope we can get in touch

[candyXmassacre]

this is so great! and you're insanely cute btw =]<3

[at21190]

WOW so awesome! youre really cute too! lol i love the expression really makes it.

[arisscott]

expressive face with sexy eyes

[BobWils13]

This is cleverly done. He tapes his voice before the filming, then puts on headphones and syncs his lips with the words to get the most out of his facials. Well done

[mytealjacket]

I really like this video, but this guy isn't Taylor Mali. He's playing Taylor's speech and lip-singing along. He gives credit in the title. There are a few other good Taylor videos on here, you should check them out! And yes, this guy is cute!

[BiotaTheGreat]

Haha, you have such an expressive face...This made me laugh. :D

[fullofblah]

yup a cutie indeed. love how your expressions actually react so naturally to the audio. Especially love the glance up and around along with the 'thank you' at the end.

[Revoltingsheeple]

I was going to cuss Taylor out for the 'Impotence' speech as it seemed like he was completely overrated and talking to a bunch of preschoolers who still think words like clit are absolutely hilarious. Speech was smart, but funny? This one's won me over though. I'm sure in no small part thanks to MTV, this repulsive attitude and manner of speaking has leeched its way into UK culture, and it drives me nuts. As if being ignorant and bla-se about everything is something to aspire to. Bravo Mali!

[bangthings]

You're a cutie, and this is good :)

[ST341THYR1ck]

Dude....Hilarious. I actually got "Like Whatever", "What Teachers Make", and The The Impotence of Proofreading" committed to memory. Right now I am working on his "Voice of America V/O (Voice Over)"

[soylamorsa7]

I thought of you today--I was performing "Totally Like Whatever" for a drama thing, and this video was the first place I heard it. It was so much fun to perform--but I'm sure I wasn't nearly as expressive as you are in this video!

[chyutever]

That was great!  I don't usuaally comment, and if I do I comment modestly, but that was really fantastic!

[6footninja]

dude ur movements are just like a disney animated character or sumthing. Awesome man.

[starfoxx]

haha nice <3

[ST341THYR1ck]

Funny dude...for our last day of high school we did "What Teachers Make" You should try his "The The Impotence of Proofreading"

[NashvilleDreamer]

That is one of the funniest things I have ever seen

Course, don' usually watch funny stuff so it may be just me

but the expressions were HALARIOUS

and I absolutely adore Taylor Mali

[bugsbunny1957]

Hey Taylor,

Your video on "What Teachers Make" was shown at our last inservice! Way to go. When are you going to make some new stuff?  As an English teacher I enjoy your comic relief!

[Erz247]

I think... u know... this is... really................ good... u know... like... u know... really.......really........goo­d?

;-)

I loved your expressions. This is very well done. I just watched Taylor Mali for the first time today here on youtube. Fabulous. thx 4 that

[deadonred]

goooood shit!

[maganja9396]

is that jared wiesner?

[vinicinfreire]

djd

[justone8484]

Taylor Mali has only 26,000 views up on you with his version. I think he owes you some props.

[Insomiak]

I LOVE YOUR FACE.

:D

[mhennessy]

nice sync, i liked it

[hirolovegood]

i love your facial expressions! the end when you drop down is so funny!

this is one of my favorite spoken word poems.

....I LOVE YOUR EYEBROWS!

[Shot2Remember]

Love it!

Taylor Mali is genius.

and props to you for making the vid.

=]

[risky101]

my literature teacher played this particular video for the whole class to show how with passion, acting comes natural. we really enjoyed your performance. :) taylor mali rocks by the way.

[ST341THYR1ck]

y dont you try one of his other speeches,,,,like what teacher make...you know

[rockerchick313]

like what the hell??????

[SuuhvannahDuuuh]

lol

you are like ya kno so sexy

ahah and um..how long like ya kno..did it take to like memorize all this..

[xbobxhoudini]

maybe he is lissen to it on the headphones.