Dan & naD - a palindromic sketch

[Vidiot1955]

Extremely cool. It's true that it's not that funny, at least not until the end, when the cake starts coming out of Dan #2's mouth. But the rest of the time I was marveling at the ingenuity of the thing -- really quite extraordinary and imaginative.

[joechamberlain84]

Love it! Very inspiring...

[ZombieMonkey305]

ironically, the word palindrome is not a palindrome. O_O

[sanethoughtspreader]

Awesome! I do a bit of video editing and wow that must have taken you an age. brilliantly scripted and thought out too :)

[dananddanfilms]

@sanethoughtspreader Cheers, glad you liked it!

[MrModenait]

Love it!

[taurus1269]

I'd like to see Dan and Dan in a small indie film...with plot,sex and violence. FYI, I live in the States. Setup a website, I'm sure people would love to contribute.

[MrWarriorguy]

the more dan pours the less there is 0:57

[MrWarriorguy]

XDDD

[ignoranttwat]

Mind fuck.

[stekasaurus]

Genius! :')

[strongerinlove]

Seriously clever!

[angryboy2k9]

Well thats going to be a never-ending loop now! The left Dan is going to finally blow the candles out on his cake, wishing for his life to go backwards, and so the Dan to the right will be going forward again, and blow HIS candles out, wishing for the same thing! AH XD

[Matty09Magic]

i love the diea of the backwards swaping

[cheocapo]

Very creative. Did it take you a long time to edit it?

[dananddanfilms]

@cheocapo Thanks. Editing it wasn't the time-consuming part...

[JenninotJenny]

that is some clever shit, i have no idea how you work out this stuff but im in awe <3

[dananddanfilms]

@JenninotJenny Thankyou. This one took a loooooong time...

[bruceokellogg]

Now that you have tackled the palindrome, perhaps a video on the anagram?

Dan and Dan DNA?

Make sure you are related?

[Speekerful]

You sir are a raving lunatic. Which is what makes people geniuses, Dali for example. Or Spike Millegan.

[FAB12UCB]

Dan, thats discusting, putting food thats been in you'r mouth back on the plate

[dananddanfilms]

@FAB12UCB Yes, it was pretty disgusting. But I let him off cos it was his birthday.

[onlywhenprovoked]

that was amazing.

[hackstuff]

1:28 Right Dan says "OK" to operator.

[MadisonISaGodess]

PLAY STAR DOLL DAWT CAUWMMMM

fucking ads.

[drmarrese101]

v clever

[krumbine]

Holy monkey-nuts!!! My head hurts just trying to think around this video. Bravo.

[geddo19]

Made using a spreadsheet?! You've really excelled yourself(ves) this time.

[dananddanfilms]

@geddo19 Nice.

[HackItUK]

@geddo19 It's certainly a formula for success.

[Extertainment]

Oh. What? It's Dan! Rats! No! LA? Again? Add Dan. I a gal. OnStar, nads, tit! Ah. Who?

Not perfect but I tried

[dananddanfilms]

@Extertainment Pretty good I'd say!

[johnloony]

I don't understand the bit at the beginning which says "Got a thing about Dan's eating noises? See the sidebar". What sidebar? Where? Is there some sort of explanation for the annoying and unpleasant slurping eating noises? If so, I don't understand what it is. It doesn't seem to be necessary for the context of the scene.

[dananddanfilms]

@johnloony Sidebar as in 'dooblydoo'

[johnloony]

@dananddanfilms

Can you explain your explanation? What the bleep does "dooblydoo" mean? Is there a proper explanation / reason for the annoying slurping noises, or are you just trying to make me anispeptic and frasmotic?

[dananddanfilms]

@johnloony Your Blackadder reference is enjoyable. The dooblydoo is the info accompanying the video, so named by the youtuber Wheezywaiter. In this case, I attempt to make a joke out of the fact that people are disgusted with my eating noises. You will probably not find that joke funny.

[ThePeeweestone]

possibly one of the best thing si have ever watched on youtube

[SilentWalk18]

Twins ? Ór photoshop magic?

[MichaelHowrie]

Rise to vote sir!

Erm... that wasn't really relevant... just a pallidrome :/

[NBKTACTICS]

upload it backwards?

[crasschrisj]

Poor Dan is in a droop.

[dananddanfilms]

@crasschrisj clever :-)

[117scorcher]

i would love to see this backwards

[dananddanfilms]

@117scorcher You just did.

[x46andtwo]

Holy crap that was cool. Mind =blown.

[ghostalin]

Hidden satanic messages!

[twitch105]

that was the best thing i have ever stumbled across in mylife! and im on here alot!

[RoryBear07]

Genius!

[cutterboy1991]

Sounds like German lol

[maksphoto78]

That's brilliant! :)

[tantive4]

"It's arguably not the funniest sketch on Youtube, but it's almost certainly one of the only ones that was written using a spreadsheet." For that, I salute you

[thexalixer]

very clever

[crookedcomedy00]

hey check out 00arab its epic lool

[Relgappo]

i can only faintly imagine the time that must have gone into the planing, timing and filming of the fabulous video :)

[ellencradd]

how can i play it backwards to check?

[M4LDrums]

wow thats fantastic!

[Skapete]

This is so clever!

[Abbierose100]

haha this is so clever the way he talks to himself!! i love all his videos especially the daily mail song! :D

[TheMassDefect]

Genuinely great. I don't normally give in and admit to liking things. But this is something quite original. Keep up the good work Daniel.

[TeamStephenson]

very impressive

[1Sarah100]

wow, very smart = ]

[ashkrou]

What a dandy video.

[dananddanfilms]

@ashkrou Dandy is a good word. I might use it in conversation later.

[ashkrou]

@dananddanfilms

You should have a Dandy Dance amongst the Dandelions, Dan.

And perhaps discuss the Dansity of you and Dan's relationship.

Okay I'm sorry, that was silly of me, God-Dang-it.

[dananddanfilms]

@ashkrou That may be a Dan too far.

[ashkrou]

@dananddanfilms

Sorry, I was out of my mind on Dank.

[jamierosenberg]

Your (possibly plural) videos are amazing.

[Aieiebrazo81]

Great sketch man...

[notquiteaprincess]

i dont alarm you dan but....

classic... if slightly traumatic.. lol

XD

[imnoturmum]

That was cool, good job

[demoninatutu]

Brilliantly original. The slow work up to the climax was fantastic.

[dananddanfilms]

@demoninatutu You make it sound almost rather erotic.

[xsophoox]

Hay sorry to sound an idiot but did you use a surtain program to do this with like cutting and editing program if soo what was it ? thanks

[4everCinemaBizarre]

i dont get it XD

[whiteratprime]

I liked it. Very clever. I am guessing the whole toilet thing was a reference to Red Dwarf?

[dananddanfilms]

@whiteratprime Yes, correct. Other people might call it a "theft".

[NormyPie]

@dananddanfilms 'Homage' Dan, 'homage' ;o)

[dananddanfilms]

@NormyPie *ahem* Yes, 'homage'. Quite right.

[Seandawho]

sounds german

[goodingd]

great work guys!

[michellelgraham]

Good video editing, but I think Martin Amis had the actual idea first in Time's Arrow - as mentioned below.

[4MSuperAwesomeSquad]

This may be the most well thought out video on youtube. 5/5!

[mithrandir1988]

Wow, guys. That indeed is fully & entirely a work of genius, and thus art.

[Peepholecircus]

: D very clever lol, a mad mad loop of awesome

[viaccess]

You are a genius - this is brilliant!

[snailsaregroovy]

How do you edit this! I have iMovie?

[Extertainment]

@snailsaregroovy I like that you punctuated your question with an exclamation point and your statement with a question mark.

[Reaper20048]

Hehe. Awesome! Reminded me of one of my fav Red Dwarf episode, 'Backwards'.

[Ribavirin9]

This is retarded. It only makes sense in one direction. It's a palindrome the same way that this comment is a palindrome. Fuck You.

.uoY kcuF .emordnilap a si tnemmoc siht taht yaw emas eht emordnilap a s"tI .noitcerid eno ni esnes sekam ylno tI .dedrater si sihT

[brentwmyers]

This is not a palindrome, u went from it's to it" s.......

And thats y its palindromic

[Extertainment]

@Ribavirin9 wow, that was a lot of effort to respond to a video you didn't enjoy.

[Ribavirin9]

@Extertainment Well, since it was shit, I called it shit. Also, I explained, with a visual aid, the way in which is it shit. I win

[L2b1serval]

@Ribavirin9 if what you're saying is true the video would just be gibberish after 1:42 which is clearly not the case.

[fires1love]

amazing... =)

[HavardFandrem]

This is so well executed! Must have taken ages to plan out and record.

[Lindaiwe]

This is incredibly well done!

[Soebek]

That was really, really good!

[lennerbot]

T-shirt(s) by Threadless?

[iiekka]

reminds me of that red dwarf episodes with the backwards universe!

[LyricalWax]

this blew my mind.

awesome.

[Pepperpwnami]

Genius

[dominictemple]

Very good.

[ugentk2010]

funny are you two!

[ugentk2010]

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[KSaebinMusic]

1.27-1.31

Hahaha

[brittawaterfilter]

the reversed talking sounds a little french haha.

[Dottothestripe]

Does anyone know how he makes himself be there twice? I know it sounds a stupid question, but anyone have any ideas? Is it an effect of something?

[Kewickviper]

Adobe After Effects.

[leeflailmarch]

Not spamming. Follow-up question only: "it's almost certainly one of the only ones that was written using a spreadsheet." --- What did you mean by "spreadsheet"?

[dananddanfilms]

It wasn't actually written using a spreadsheet. But it could have been. As in: each line had to correspond with other lines either side of it - twice. Had I had the skills, I could have written a spreadsheet in which each box linked to other boxes, thus making it easier to see what reverse Dan had to respond to. If it sounds like I've confused myself there, it's because I have.

[leeflailmarch]

And I want your shirt. Where can I get one?

[dananddanfilms]

I got the shirt somewhere in New York, I think. Can't remember. Sorry!

[leeflailmarch]

Brilliant. I am standing and applauding right now. Seriously, I have no chair, but I would have stood up anyway if I did.

[L2b1serval]

Amazing. I cant even imagine the planning that must have taken. Good job.

[filmranger]

impossibly clever. Incredible how you got the timing right!

[Diezel325]

Absaloutly genious :)

messed with my head the first time lol, so watched it again :D

didn't help at all :D

5star *****

[DanielBass16]

That was incredible! How on earth?!?

[RixOkUSKEnSfM]

Wierd .. Really good !

[lopsideful]

That messed with my mind

[nerdra]

Wow, well done!

[MMEggman]

This is amazing.

[yrahcaz411]

dan is a genius!

(applies to both of you)

[dananddanfilms]

Thank you.

[dananddanfilms]

Thank you.

[19jan1989]

This is amazing.how r u so creative??

[Kemorowolf]

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[MarcusBritish]

Dan, I'm confused why this vid is HD, most are HQ and some aren't even offering HQ quality? Do you use different cameras, or just not pay much attention to the FPS/Audio output when editing and rendering your vids? Would be great if everything was HD though, for such well edited videos that you must spend many hours on producing.. they certainly deserve it!

[dananddanfilms]

@MarcusBritish Hi Marcus, many thanks for all your kind words. I'm not sure how the whole HQ thing works either. I upload all the vids at 872 x 480, but the data rate us always quite high and Youtube may default to the HQ option for data of a certain size. However, prior to the video called A Horrible Lie, I was uploading at radically lesser specs, so if you see a difference it may be that. Dan, any thoughts?

[dananddanfilms]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

[MarcusBritish]

Lol, after clicking "Upload" there's a link halfway down the page where it says "Best video formats for YouTube". HQ needs 24fps min. whilst HD needs to be at least 720p AND 41.1kHz audio.. but they detail it all better in their support page. Regards to Dan & Dan.

[KohTohNeh]

Amazing!! How did you get all the timings planned out so that everything sounds like it you're responding to each other? Mind-blowing. Subscribed!!

[VforVile]

which ones dan and which ones dan

[freind87]

come on, it's impossible to do such a cool video!

[FredNTheGreatPerhaps]

Are you the best YouTuber ever? Or just the one with the best videos?

[dananddanfilms]

We couldn't possibly comment.

[mydogbarry]

@FredNTheGreatPerhaps both

[aredjar]

I think it's very funny that people are asking how to watch it backwards. When, really, they ARE watching it backwards and forward at the same time.

Amazing job guys! I'm a huge fan and new subscriber.

-Jared

[mouse2457]

how can we watch this backwards?

[discustingthrownup]

genious!

[zachisacucumber]

That is so cleaver! I have seen people playing around with backwards videos, but the idea of a palindromic video is very original! That must have taken a long time to plan out. I admire your dedication.

Aw man the bathroom line made me crack up... xD

[kinteali]

trippy!!!

[jazzymassacre]

that was awesome how you got the timing perfectly. *o* definately 5 stars

[apreistofsyrinx]

i didnt know dan could talk in arabic...

[dramatizetheworld]

Can't imagine how long this took...simply fantastic :) you guys are hilarious...

[Venomonous]

That hurt my brain. But very original nevertheless. Once again, great job, you two! xD

[dananddanfilms]

Cheers Venomonous.

I'll pass that on to Dan.

[barkon]

Not only one of the most original things I've seen on YouTube, but one of the most technically competent, as well!

Kudos!

[dani4ever92]

wow that was just awesome!! Good job :)

[dananddanfilms]

Thankyou. Glad you found us, good old Charlie eh :)

[dani4ever92]

haha yup, good promotion there ;)

[dananddanfilms]

Incredible. It's the Youtube equivalent of being tweeted by Stephen Fry :)

[Bjarku]

this made my brain hurt.

the whole time i was thinking "imagine what would happen when you shit backwards"

[BigAsian916]

very cool...theres this video called noel&leon that uses the very same concept

[jellybean454]

this is just incredible. It takes someone really really talented to work this out and make this work well. You've done it, this is amazing :)

[dananddanfilms]

Thanks very much jellybean454. We won't lie. It took bloody ages. :-)

D+D

[JustMaryCatherine496]

this is the coolest thing ive ever seen

brilliant! :D

[dananddanfilms]

Many thanks :)

[JustMaryCatherine496]

hey no problem your videos are amazing!

[Foinnse]

Ha! Wow very clever mate!...

[dananddanfilms]

Thanks. Glad you like it.

[iamSummer98]

how do u watch it backwards?

[kss42]

This is the film Benjamin Button should have been.

[humanimal1738]

I'm not sure how many times I've seen this one. It's just so perfect! All your videos are very funny and really well made. But this one is nothing but perfect awsomeness!

[dananddanfilms]

Thankyou very much humanimal1738! (either that's an arbitrary number on the end of your name or you're very, very old...)

[5starrater1]

that was so good. amazing.

[demonicspawn666]

That Is Pure Genius And Hilariously Entertaining

I Appreciate The Effort Guys

[audionautix]

this is head and shoulders the most amazing video on YouTube. the backwards dan is reacting to the forwards dan and vice versa.....or would that be verse visca?

[dananddanfilms]

Thank you Jason - did you catch it at the time, or are you returning to savour it? ;-)

[Lilycus]

rofl i love how at the end Dan is taking the food out of his mouth cuz its backwards xDDD

[mfcstevenson]

fantastic and very clever

[kingofowls]

i mean guy ha ha

[kingofowls]

that was genius i love thees guys

[Raphaelus13]

interesting

[eamonnspoon]

genius!

[drpeppington]

Wow! that is talent right there! very impressed. the line between your clone footage is impossible to see as well! My video with a clone was a horrible failure, heh.

[Inaneen]

It is super awesome! One thing I thought was brilliant was that at the beginning the left Dan said backwards yes, while it was actually You see, and it fit perfectly!