Varun Rajan - The Witches (1 of 2)

[XDKriketRox]

Loved the michael jackson moment!

[XDKriketRox]

I love THE WITCHES ROALD DAHl and this dude FTW!

[iamsidwii]

go leland humorous interpretation!!!!!!!!!

[Primaelectra]

lol just saw this today in my speech in debate class!!!!I'm a newbie to the speech world and this was a great first observation!

[MastrShifu]

You have amazing voices for all different characters. It's truly outstanding that you can switch that fluently and effectively.

[choister5000]

Varun "Why didn't I Win?"

Judges " BECAUUUSE, I Don't KNOOOOOOW?"

[erikgoya]

i wish this had better audio...its so amazing ><

[debatemaniac92]

Should have won. Varun was a consistent threat at nationals and this was his year! This should have won.

[turtleface908]

GO CHARGERS!

[readsalot12]

enormous....normous....porpise­....

[6684lillian]

At 2:58 he's making the Funtastic Three sign. The top three kids HIers at Leland make that sign in their pieces. =)

[EvangelineLark]

"PORPOISE! YOU KNOW, LIKE A DOLPHIN! KE-KE-KE-K." ...best line I've ever heard. XD

[readthesecomments]

how did this guy not win? this is one of the only HI pieces that i have come back to again and again

[orlmgc4ever]

@readthesecomments While I agree with you - there is one other I can come back to and watch again and again: 2005 Nat Winner "Rinse the Blood off my Toga." He and Varun take the cake for Best HI's EVER in my opinion.

[PomPomz961]

THIS. MAKES. MY. LIFE! :D

[acogscopepwn]

this guy is just epic i just started forensics and this is the first i found and still the best

[Veritas13doxa]

nice dancing moves this guy rocks

[darvb5]

I just realized that he is like the only Indian guy that i ever seen finaled at nationals. And this Foo is the BOMB! Major props to his Michael Jackson tribute :D and this piece!

[orlmgc4ever]

2 years later and I am still baffled as to why this didn't get 1st place.

This and "Rinse the Blood off My Toga" are easily the best HI's I've ever seen.

[Arushi1234]

What event is this? HI or DI?

[mn9878]

5:22 to 5:35 hilarious!!! :D

[blaznazn823]

Porpoise!

[iloveme5895]

this is one of mgy favs!!!

*~ashley~*

[zavey360]

i love this!!!! i've watched this in class so many times!!!

[123Celloz]

I HAD THIS SAME SCRIPT!

[vajboi97]

I'm wondering how the hell this landed in third place....

Like seriously, oh judges?

[ameliahhhh]

I honestly don't know how this didn't get first. His voices were steady and quick changing, his pops were the best I've ever seen, he found a way to make the piece his own, and it was hilarious! Alex Wozencraft doesn't deserve 1st place (because he copied a previous national competitor) and even if it was his own, original piece, this was a zillion times better.

[crazy50128]

@ameliahhhh not enough characters

[HorsePatriot101]

xDD this kid is amazing.

he should have gotten first.

[mangoahoho]

what a beast

[Exdeath47]

he has exceptional popping, character switching, and voices. I like it a lot

[UberNerdMan]

This guy was my fave at vegas

[BrentandTheatre16]

Hilarious! This is my favorite HI that I have seen.

[mynameisrosalie]

PORPOISE!!

[mynameisrosalie]

Love it!

[SDVR007]

id love to see this guy do standup

[katiekannibal23]

This is my favorite for sure.

[doublemyL]

What song is he singing at the end?

[domialad]

PORPOISE!!

[dreamhunter585]

omg dude ur so good at this... the grandmother was amazing!!! i wish i could be as good as u. hi is fun.. i thank u for doing this piece... ur just amazing at it

[Stevie2B1991]

RIP MJ ):

[soccerjockey08150]

Talk about the day the music died.

[popcorn200213]

He should have one 1st! omg I've watched this like 4 times and its STILL funny and he's amazing

[SirHotbodHandsomface]

won

[NotForLease]

It's a good piece, but his pops is too slow probably helping him get third. Also there are some minor slip ups.

[MiniMills124]

Yes his pops were slower, but I feel like his pops were cleaner than Alex's quicker pops. I don't know why, but Alex's just seem to be a bit awkward. However, I think Gabe's pops were amazing!

[1994bookworm]

In my personal opinion, this is way better than "Charlie the Catepillar", which got first place.

...But then again, I do go to Leland High.

[darvb5]

This guy is like my IDol hahaha

he really should of won. like dead serious.

[bsktballfan]

i no this guy, he thinks im weird tho lol kinda random

[darvb5]

hahahha!

thats intresting to knoe?!?! lol

[darvb5]

LMAO ROFL HAHAHA LOL!!!

[uu1209]

he could've had much quicker pops is some places

[Disenchanted310]

"A porpoise! You know! Like a dolphin - ak-ak-ak-ak-ak!"

[LordotheMorning]

THE GRAND! HIGH! WITCHSHHHHHHHHHT *epicness ensues*

God I love that part. This gave me an idea for my own HI.

[domialad]

LOL He sounds like Michael Jackson!

[newgarda]

Noah Nevins?

[sdbaseball3291]

yes alex, it was noah haha. and you wont guess who i am

[newgarda]

He should have won. I saw him at Berkerly. Cool guy

[sdbaseball3291]

no way i saw him there too, i was watching my friend noah's HI in semifinals and he was there.

[softballsweet379]

i watched this in my acting class. He is so amazing. He should have one.

[DipsterMiller]

coached by gay brasher lol

[MUNKEYxx]

deserved 1st.

[mishiellie77]

I love the neck bob he does as the Grand High Witch

[supernova203]

HE SHOULDA GOTTEN 1rst or secondd!

charlie the catipillar shoulda been 3rd it was good but still

controlling interest was good too!

well that shoulda been 1rst or 2nd!

[chaser1012]

what exactly is he saying at 6:32 - 6:39?

[JMG2468]

I smell Apollo Bradley from 2004 Finals, when he used Michael Jackson...

[stinobeano]

he happens to be a wonderful dancer who does great Michael Jackson impressions.

[4n6oracle]

Fantastic piece! just one question, how do you spell the name of the author. i really want to get a hold of a coppy, but i can't spell his name right. it sounds like he's saying Roll Doll, so if anyone knows the correct spelling, that would be great. THANKS!

[omgzzomg]

Roald Dahl

[pooper69ification]

@4n6oracle

Roald Dahl dumbass

[4n6oracle]

@pooper69ification you're obviously intelligent

[invrcuss]

he OWNED the audience! 5 stars!!

[yebang]

wow, this is the shit.

go NFL!!

[poopadook]

this is halarius

[qhjih]

dude he has one of the best Michael Jackson voices I've ever heard

[Angelx624]

I saw his piece at the State Tournament, I absolutely loved it!!!! <3 Best HI I've ever seen! :D

[KirstenU40]

2:46 - "He was a PORPOISE!"

Every time I hear that I practically fall out of my chair laughing.

[sexylots]

dam this is such a good HI! like i would of given anything 2 see this final round

[Ashiya223]

very good, but I still enjoy Nathan Rarick, and of course the one who got first. . . . well he IS from my school . . . but there all amazing!

[omgzzomg]

This is from 2008 not 2007 where Cameron Steele won.

[Ashiya223]

oh I guess your right sorry about that.

[xxxLAWRENCExxx]

this was awesome

[cota47]

my name is varun!

[SilverxDragon0]

I go to Leland HS as a freshmen

I had 1 coaching session with him but it helped so much.(I seriously not lying)

[SirSeabass]

I saw that final round and I really thought that he decided to win. I dont know why charlie the caterpilar got it, he was good but it was exactly the same as david Kozminskys two years before.

[weezyfanf4life]

By far the best HI in history. He has it all. Wonderfully timed humor, fantastic characters, good characters, and most of all, a moral.

I would say he even surpasses the great Jeff Moscritolo as the best humorous interper of all time. I've seen this guy since his freshman year. He deserved to final as a sophomore performing "The Little Mermaid". In my opinion he should have won NFLs this year. If someone wanted to teach someone else how to perform a perfect HI, then they should show them this.

[nikesoccerkid5]

this guy is amazingggg

[miniglinda]

:D

LOVE

[KylePyoung]

Varun...is the best....

[turbanatah]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[quacXingh]

I WANT HIS CHILDREN ON MY STOMACH

[sgtpepperrox]

I LOVE THIS GUY

[pupuphace]

this is absolutely genius.