This is what the background characters in movies talk about

Trent is so good at saying these things with such conviction and belief that I have no evidence that he's saying anything false here.

I love theses skits where Trent just acts like he’s from another planet and Joel is trying to explain Earth things to him

you can tell by Joel's face, he goes from being weirded out to feeling like he's missing out

Joel looks like he could be an antagonist in a movie, then make a life changing decision where he becomes the protagonist and dies

Poor Trent doesnt even know he was being recorded... he still thinks Joel is surveying land

I love how it opens with "present day", implying that there would be a flash back or flash forward later that never comes.

I love how Joel goes through the 5 stages of grief every time he receives a new piece of information

Every time these two speak to each other it's as if they haven't just made 6 videos together in the last month

I love it when the FedEx guy has his birthday and you get to kiss him on the lips while he tickles you

this was uploaded on my birthday... and after watching, me and my parents had a looong conversation...

Wearing a mask for the past year while receiving deliveries has been extra difficult. I feel like my FedEx guy and I have been growing apart.

The fact that the video starts with "PRESENT DAY" which is then never again referenced is so cool.

"No I get to tickle my parents." "Mmm. Mm-mm." He used no words and yet perfectly described what I was feeling

Their humour always just sneaks up on you in their live videos. Always the awkward or normal-life start. And then, after a couple minutes, you go, “Wait, what did he just say?!” And you’re laughing.

Everyone talking about birthdays and tickles and mouth kissing but can we just appreciate how smooth and casually Joel got off his bike?

Hard to tell if Joel was just so repulsed by birthday tickles that he had to leave or if he was trying to keep from crying over how much he's missed out

Why are they so good at making this so realistically awkward

I imagine this is what culture shock feels like when you go to a new place and are utterly confused by their customs.

Trents acting in this is outrageously good. He is incredibly nonchalant as he brings up the tickles. I let out a fat accidental laugh lmao.

Birthday tickles, totally weird. But kissing your FedEx delivery man on the mouth...that’s an American tradition right there. Treat those herpes like a badge of honor & wear them with pride 😌

Joel's bike dismount looked like something out of an action movie

Trent is a pretty standard guy. His punches are standard, his tickles are standard... Forget the metric and imperial systems of measurement, we should all just start using the Trent-Unit.

Honestly I lost it when he just walks off the bike as it's moving at full speed

I don't understand this. My family has been giving birthday tickles to each other for generations. We also make sure to give our delivery service men at least two complimentary kisses. Today's generation really does take everything for granted. Thanks Joel, for shedding more light on the matter.

I love how he just dumps the bike because he's in such a hurry to make smalltalk with a friend.

Extra who doesn't know he's an extra: "Hello!" Joel: "Hello."

3:01 this is exactly how awkward it feels to say goodbye to friends before riding your bike the uncomfortable amount of time needing to figure out how to put your helmet on and to get your bike ready to ride again like picking it up or unchaining it knowing your friend is just there fully aware that you have not left is insanely accurate I love you Joel Haver

The way Joel behaves in conversation lulls is so fucking painfully accurate to real life, it hurts.

I too abruptly abandoned my bike on the middle of the road to make awkward birthday conversations with friends.

Joel and Trent have the most repulsively beautiful chemistry. They're like a bomb that explodes butterflies or a stab wound that bleeds chocolate. It's so difficult to watch the awkward dynamic but so satisfying at the same time.

the comedic timing on that whole family passing by in the background while Joel rethinks his entire life is impeccable

The man does his own stunts. Any lesser stuntman would have died on that bicycle.

Man, some ppls birthday traditions are totally messed... Birthday presents? Who's special day is this anyway??? smh

"30-45 minutes..." "... Each!?" Absolutely destroys me every time.

I like how Trent says these things so confidently that Joel starts to doubt himself then he hits us with that zinger at the end

Joel's socks steal every scene they're in. They're mesmerizing, just like the movie Thor: The Dark World.

1:20 That smile creeping up on Joel's face

When you listen to random npcs longer than you were supposed to

I was terrified that this video would end with you two tickling each other. Everyone knows that if the birthday celebrator is tickled after their birthday, chaos ensues.

something about a lot of these videos just feels like such a classic. like the simple details placed here and there just make it feel rlly nice

Trent: "I feel bad" Joel: "Its fine" Morgan freeman voice: "It most definitely was not fine"

I like how Joel’s bike collapses and Trent doesn’t even look over to see what happened

Watching Joel and Trent talk is like watching middle-schoolers try to flirt with each other.

i love these videos soo much

“To kiss him on the mouth” That was the most perfect delivery

Nothing forced, no clickbait, no begging for likes, short and straight to the point. THIS MAN IS A LEGEND

That first birthday where your parents aren't able to tickle your grandparents anymore and you have to step in for them is like a rite of passage in my village.

They're genuinely pretty good actors, especially considering the stuff they have to say I can't believe they don't crack up

How the hell does Joel deliver some of these lines so nonchalantly? "Gotts get home cus I have a FedEx delivery coming and you know how you have to meet the driver and give em a kiss on the mouth" I'm bodied. I love your work Joel

I like how towards the end he almost looks disappointed that he has never been able to do the birthday tickles.

If we order Joel’s merch, are we expected to kiss the mailman? 😼

sick dismount

The most unrealistic thing about this whole video is that Joel doesn't know when Trent's birthday is, and wasn't invited to partake in birthday tickles.

As a bird-watcher, I gotta say Joel, this video is a goldmine for identifying bird calls.

I feel like "Jabubu" is a fitting response here.

idk what Joel is so confused about.. when else are we supposed to tickle our parents? Easter?? and miss out on Easter spankings ???

I feel so bad for Joel that hes never even heard of birthday tickles, it was always my favorite part.

Masterful dismount, Joel. That's the dismount of a man who has more important things to do.

this reality is just so delicately askew that it COULD be real and you're just not sure I can't get over how Joel just leaps off the bike too, that shot was beautiful

best part is the random guy saying hello while shooting the scene

Joel & Trent is the absolute best duo

The video could end after he jumps off his bike and I wouldn’t be mad

45 minutes of tickling is such a long time. What a nightmare. A nightmare of love.

0:10 Whoa! Joel does his own stunts. What a hero.

I feel bad for Joel's depressing childhood. I look forward to my birthday tickles every year and can't imagine living a life without them.

You're the funniest person on Earth, man. I'd love to kiss you on the lips. You and your friends alike. You're all so great at acting, and the shots here are beautiful, just like in all of your films. Love you, bro. Xoxo

Joel being super awkward with his friends, as if they are all aliens pretending to be humans I love it

I'm pretty sure all the Joel and Trent sketches are them just filming their regular lives.

Yeah, I remember my 24th birthday. Man, time flies by, eh? I'm 26 now and I'm really starting to feel old hearing about people turning 24. Good times being young. Good times.

Love the "PRESENT DAY" at the beginning. I thought this was 1000 years in the future but that cleared my confusion.

Joel and Trent have the best chemistry

I love the people just walking the trail in the background

“You better. I love you.”

I've never in my life seen someone bail off a bike like that

Trent has such a lovely voice

man I hate kissing my fed ex driver, he calls himself “my husband” now it’s such a pain

1:25 of him trying so hard not to laugh just made my entire day.

Nice Kung Fu Panda reference with the T shirt

What a special treat to watch on my birthday, thank you Joel

Love the cinematic influences to your videos. I know your animations get a lot of views but I've been a fan of your live action videos since "I feel like such an idiot."

My great grandma, who grew up in rural Depression-era Arkansas, said they celebrated birthdays by the two eldest brothers repeatedly rolling the birthday child from one side of the bed to the other. I don’t think they had carpeted floors there either, friends 😬

The shot before you get off your bike is so perfect, from the angles to the way you just discard it in the middle of the road to talk to your birthday boy. You'll just get a new bike

I love that there's no soundtrack, but I could still feel it stop when it cut to Joel's reaction

OMG this video made me realise I forgot to give my Uber driver a massage

this video was inspired by Joel finding out that _other families do not tape rocks to the end of the dog's tail on Ankylosaurus Day_

It’s funny that the bike was thrown over at the start but then it’s just carefully placed at the tree at the end

Joel's videos fill me with such a level of discomfort yet I can't get enough of them.

Each subculture has its own kind of weird behaviours and traditions. I remember I was dead terrified when I went to Berlin for workshops and after my presentation everyone suddently started banging their desks instead of clapping their hands :o :o

Let’s go! New Joel video :) best part of my day

Parts I found funny. 0:12 Jumps off bike and walks to Trent. (Child like demeaner) 0:19 The way Joel sits with his hands on his knees. 0:39 Awkward response to the number 24. 1:26 That cut and long pause to Joel's face reacting to the idea of birthday tickles. ROFL. 2:33 Joel's face contemplating if Birthday tickles are a real thing and why he's not getting them. (His moth shows that he wants to say something more about it but he doesn't) 2:56 Viewer side blinded by something that is normal for this world but not for their own. 3:23 Ridicules reaction to bike falling over, Calls boss to say he will be late. And boss being understanding of this. 3:38 Kissing boss joke used again. I like that its relatably awkward. Almost like two kids trying their best to interact with each other but not really sure how to go about it. The comedic pauses and expressions bring so much to this skit. They are held perfectly with good timing.

1:21 I absolutely love moments like this 😁 1) You can see they have edited out them cracking up and losing face 0.1 sec after 2) It's amazing how a human can spot (and do) such extremely subtle grimaces 3) Face muscles

1:26 The face of confusion mix with intrigued

It looked difficult for him to say birthday tickles the first time lol

Yet Joel never mentioned brushing your bosses hair at work on Thursdays. He had the moment, and he let it slip through his fingers, just like the wavy locks of your superiors

Happy belated 24th birthday trent

1:25 is my favorite part, when Joel just looks at Trent with the most disgusted look ever.

0:26 The random guy walking down the middle of the road

Happy belated birthday to Trent. With all the best birthday tickles.

Good to know this is present day, provided vital context.