Anton can act as innocent as he wants, but at the end of the day, he missed his meeting.

A leprechaun grants Joel the power to kill a random person but the catch is he has to explain to people why a plate of delicious food has appeared.

I think the most unrealistic thing about this sketch is the part about the leprechaun who gives people the power to make a plate of food appear at the cost of someone dying unless you drink some gross liquid.

It's very satisfying how realistic Joel's bad arguments were.

Joel resisting the urge to wiggle his fingers and say "don't mind if I do" before biting into that sangwich really shows how much of a dedicated content creator he's grown into

When I take a person's life all I get is the joyous rush of committing a horrible crime

I choose to believe he didn't miss his meeting because the one person who randomly died was the guy he had his meeting with

Joel saying Uber Eats is like Principle Skinner confidently lying about Aurora Borealis in his kitchen.

The only reason we're all here is because of those who are willing to drink the yucky drink. Thank you for your service

God I love how comfortable yet awkward the vibes of your skit videos are.

"I'm not drinking the drink." Was such a chilling line. Like, woah.

Just that shot of Anton sitting in silence after Joel admitted to murder was the funniest thing I’ve seen all week

joel would look good with a turtle shell

A perfect metaphor of how we take our privileged lives for granted. We have so many conveniences in modern society, but they all come at the expense of someone else's life or hard work. As long as we don't have to think about it or deal with the consequences, we are happy to blindly consume the fruits of another person's labors.

"If it would save a person's life." "THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION I ASKED" Love ya Joel

I'm going to show this in my ethics class.

Out here looking like the steward of Gondor with that fruit plate

I was ready for "ok then let me drink the drink" . . . "This is the best wheatgrass shot I've ever had"

The fact that Anton still ate the food after knowing the price it came at…. his slow arm raise to the donut and silent eating of the food sent chills down my spine

After Joel said, “I’m not drinking the drink” at the end, I really thought that Anton would pause for a few seconds, savoring the fruit, and then say, “So how often can you make these? Is there a daily limit?”

The sadness in his voice at the end..."that's really good watermelon."

I was waiting for Anton to ask if he can save a guy by drinking that drink, but he didn't ask...

Pulling some real movie magic, making that platter continue to look like it was crudely edited in even after Joel and Anton have been eating off it for several minutes.

if someone died every time I watched a Joel Haver video i'd still watch every single one.

The second dude nails this one. “You have a chance to save the person!?” Jeez that’s hilarious

This is how Joel is able to make all that spaghetti all the time

I love how he doesn't say leprechaun right away. If I saw one I probably wouldnt just admit it either.

I love that the disgusting drink is so small too, like two swigs. It's not even a large glass, just a tiny little inconvenience that he can't be bothered with.

the buildup in these skits is always phenomenal

I almost missed the entire magical summoning because I was trying to understand how someone could go to a meeting without their phone. I feel like this skit is a metaphor for about a dozen societal realities but also none of them. So good.

i happened to be eating raspberries when i was watching this just now. Helped the immersion a little bit.

This is actually pretty deep.. how easily someone can be goaded into the act of evil, with the possible reward of material indulgences, And how easily someone else can refuse to stand in the face of evil because of a minor inconvenience. Joel you're the silliest artist I know.. Keep up the great work

The real moral monster is the person who scheduled a meeting at 6:30pm.

I like the detail that it apparently has to be the same Platter of food every time, even the drink, he can't have any Variety in this magical ability.

it's the trolley problem except Joel put them on the trolley and the 2nd path is that everyone lives but he instead chooses the death path, solid writing here. Also, Peter Singer, the shallow pond experiment.

Honestly. This is an incredible scene. The acting, writing, camera work. Like holy fuck.

This is an amazing allegory for the War of 1812.

The only thing this was missing was Anton drinking the bad drink and agreeing that it wasnt worth drinking it

Its tragically funny this was uploaded at the time of my grandmas death. I will forever blame joel.

It amazes me how continuously Joel manages to capture the human condition seemingly so effortlessly in front of everyone. It leaves me to wonder who understands where it comes from.

This is the kind of thing I think about when I’m trying to go to sleep.

This is the best sketch comedy I've ever watched.

This is one of my favorite films you have ever done. I didn't laugh once. At the beginning I thought it was a bit funny, and was expecting comedy after the manifestation of the food, which was silly. But after that, the acting was so serious and superb. I felt extremely disturbed watching Joel tell this horrible, timeless myth as though it had actually happened. It disgusted me. Once the film ended, and I got some distance from it and time to think, I was reminded of the poetry of Xu Lizhi, specifically "I swallowed a moon made of iron," and others. Xu Lizhi was a young factory worker in China in a factory which produced iPhones, iPads, game consoles, and other electronics. He was a promising young author and poet. In 2014, at the age of 24, he passed away, by his own hand. You can read his poetry. Thank you Joel and Anton.

i love how calm Anton's reaction is to Joel spontaneously generating a meal out of nowhere

I half-expected Anton to taste the drink and say "It's just a cappuccino! And it's delicious! What the hell is wrong with you Joel?" and Joel would say "Yeah, well I don't like those, sorry." Great sketch. Keep up the good work, Joel+co!

Joel. It's an easy solution. You drink the nasty drink first and then overwhelm the flavor with tasty fruit as fast as possible. This trick got me through my mom's wheatgrass fascination in high school.

Dude the dialogue and vibe of this is so… on point. It’s so realistic lol. Just sounds like two close friends having an argument about the ethics of enjoying magical meals that have the side-effect of killing random people but also come with the antidote to said side-effect. You get all that? Bravo.

"I'm not drinking the drink" at the end... I'm 💀. This stuff is too good! Always brings me a smile. I save lives for a living, but this stuff saves me. 🤣 Keep it up!🎉

Sent a text on my phone and immediately saw the notification for the release of this video... thought my phone needed an explanation...

Remember those 80's/90's sitcoms where the main character has a superpower granted by a misterious entity? This is the part they don't want you to know.

I have to say this is one of the few content creators where I can never tell where his joke is going to go and it's always great.

The loud sniff at the end really sold it for me

The face he pulls when he doesn't want to explain is great haha

I'm beginning to think Joel is slowly transforming into some sort of whimsical Larry David.

“If you could have one superpower” SAY NO MORE

That little drink looks like it would expel everything from your bowels.

It's always nice when two people can come to an understanding

holy shit this might be one of his best videos yet, right after press one for more options imo. don't get me wrong, i love his improv stuff and the hyper natural, awkward feel of those videos, but here he managed to capture that some feeling while also making what felt like a tightly structured and well paced story. i'm not articulating this very well but there's just something about this one that makes it resonate as something more than it is. well done!

All of the little mannerisms are exceptionally on point here

i was sitting there thinking "all i wanna know is what that drink is". . and then he said it

I totally thought Joel was trying to pass down the curse onto poor Anton.

The production quality of this is wiiild. You've really outdone yourself, Joel. Amazing setting, lighting, and sound. The writing and acting are great, too. Love it.

This feels like a universal, very elaborate metaphor but I'm not going to drink about it.

As SOON as that food spawned on the table, I was like.... sumbody ded.

you make your endless creativity seem so effortless!!

This was by far your best work yet, it hit me deeply to the core.

I guess that food platter is...to die for :D *please don’t kill me*

I love this channel. Showed up for the animations stayed for Joel

I really like the camera work and all the shots in this one, really nice work!

Such a good video Joel, well written, well acted, well shot, etc, one of your best!

So his buddy is now cursed to forever have subpar food without the ability to create his own platter.

Joel's hair is the real star of these videos.

You always come up with something new and innovative. Love it

I've been watching youtube videos regularly for 15 years and this is my favorite channel by far. Joel's work here should be in the conversation with major sketch comedy shows like I Think You Should Leave or Key and Peele, etc...

this was the best acting joel has done

The tiny table reveal is subtle comedy! 🎉🎉🎉

"Oh you saw that part?" lol. This progressed so well, honestly makes me think of the best job I ever had.

You’ve got to love the morally outraged person who also choses not to do the right thing out of convenience.

got really quiet after that donut 😂

The plot twist is that Anton only missed his meeting because the person hosting it suddenly died for unknown reasons.

Genuinely how do you come up worh these ideas? Like conceptually this is absolutely brilliant.

Love the phone vanishing and reappearing when switching camera positions

gonna need a binging with babish episode for that platter

I am SO stealing this idea for D&D. Someone is going to get the power to make food in exchange for death.

one of my favorite sketches of yours now!

Great bit. Love the work Joel.

The dirty drink part was incredible, wow, hilarious.

you really do be making some good videos bruh

Joel, I can tell you put a lot of thought into your vids and each shot is carefully planned and executed. Thanks, I like it.

These are amazing!

i could totally see this being like some old folk tale or something

moral of the story: people would have a lot less trouble with infamous trolley problem if it involved the plate of the most delicious food they've ever had.

just, every video is a banger

great writing on these skits! I can't stop watching.

I love Joel's magical little tendencies

I loved the end! (I have not watched the whole video yet)

Great lines, solid shots with a couple wow experimental style great work

Joel this is your best work in a while, well done.

This has instantly become one of my favourite films of yours

This just feels like a game of "Will You Press The Button?" and I love it