I’m so glad he finally realized Joel was the real problem

Man, the defeated look at the end, coming to acknowledge that the dude you're hanging out with is an asshole. A universal experience, I'd imagine.

To me, this reads as the "deeply insecure person who doesn't want his friends to like each other, because maybe they will like each other better and abandon him" situation.

the color symbolism of joel's socks matching brian's pants to show their subtle alignment of values 💯

Hilarious how Joel's friend was talking about Brian being a serial killer, and then HE was the one clearly contemplating killing Brian

Something about Joel standing directly in the middle of the stairs, limp-armed at 1:15 sent me into an uncontrollable fit of laughter.

Not gonna lie this video actually kinda made me sad, reminded me of every shitty friend I've had in my life.

best tip I can give you: listen to how your friends talk about their other friends. That’s how they talk about YOU when you’re not around.

Nah Joel's in my diary because this literally happened to me last week. When you have a 'friend' that constantly rags on other people, just know they're probably doing it behind your back too.

Joel dropping another accurate representation of a situation we're all too familiar with. Hope they go bowling together though.

As a quiet, inoffensive person and a good listener, I’ve found out multiple times that the person I’ve been hanging out with is kind of an ass, and spent so much time around me because I was one of the only people left in their life willing to put up with their BS. They’d always treat me well (to my face anyway, as far as I know) but were sometimes just horrible to other people. It’s usually because of insecurity-rooted narcissism.

I think Patrick is a pretty good guy so maybe I was the problem

Even Brian can’t ruin Joel’s vibe. He is a Legend

LITERALLY I’ve started hanging out and talking with more of the quiet, friendly people in my studio that most of the popular extroverted people won’t talk to and they’re SO NICE like what was all the gossip for!! Thanks again for some great wholesome content Joel!!

I used to be in a friend group where multiple people were like this during middle school, and now, many years later, I met one of the people from this group in a train and apparently they're all still hanging out betraying and talking shit about each other. Glad I'm not a part of that anymore...

And, in those final moments, even HE realized he was the problem.

this is some professional ass framing man, i love the creepy stare during the movie

Joel’s tiny piano chord progression was astounding work. It was so expressive and rich, I had no idea Joel was a concert pianist!

I really liked the performance of Brian. Slightly awkward but lovable really made this sketch for me, especially since I could see myself in that role.

I literally had a roommate like this. All she ever did was complain about and criticize all of the friends that would hang out with her. It wasn't until much later when I realized that she was doing the same thing about me.

So glad the good guy realized that Joel is going to leave him for that insufferably decent other person.

I got the really quiet guy at my church to join my d&d game with other guys from the parish and sure he has some work to do socially but he's low key awesome. He's quietly assembling/building a suit of armor and he doesn't tell anyone or brag about it. He's just making it piece by piece. It's so dumb to write people off so casually.

Joel always seems like a pretty quiet but funny guy to me, but he seems to have 5000 friends to help him film his skits, which is such a cool thing to do. It must be a blast to hang out.

A friend like that talks behind your back in the same exact way.

I don’t why but I love the way Joel stands. You just see him and you think “Yep, that’s Joel. Standing.”

It's like the sequel to "When introducing friends goes too well" lol

I've been friends with people who I found out we're just pretending to like me before(and were probably saying the same things as Joel's problem friend in the skit), and even though the guy turned out to be a major a-hole to everyone, it always hurts to find out. This is spot on, Joel.

ok but why was this so chilling. this is why its important to be wary of people who trash on others really heavily with little to no explanation :/

We all fear this day

Joel's videos have Alden great, in my opinion

Wow Joel really played the part of Problematic Friend beautifully.

I had a friend like this and when I met the dude she was talking about, I realized we are practically the same person. Same hobbies and everything. Stopped talking to her and her ex told me everything she said and did behind my back. So I gained two new besties after her. Good riddance.

Really hope I don't do that to anyone. Imagine you warn your friend about a guy who's bad news, and he just ignores it. Honestly disrespectful.

This came at the perfect time for me. Tonight has been the tipping point where I realised that most of the problems I thought I had with myself are actually caused by the people I live with, and I’ve decided to reevaluate our ‘friendships’. I’m glad I’m not the only one goes through this.

Pretty cool he got Alden's number at the end there, lot's of us have been trying to get ahold of it for years

At work I have this co-worker who is just great to work with, he has a nice pace, friendly, always has your back, just generally a great co-worker, even drinked a beer or two with him off work, but one time when I was working with a different co-worker, who was alright, but he talked so much shit about the previous co-worker I just mentioned, that he's unfriendly, annoying, doesn't do his work properly, explaining the complete opposite of how I experienced that guy, I just stayed silent and just kept it neutral, but it was so weird and awkward, are we talking about the same guy? I thought to myself, people are weird man.

The subtle hint that they are a good pair at 2:18 with matching sock and pant colors... The genius is astounding😤

Great to see Patrick back in the shorts!

It's strange how people project their own issues onto others. I guess it's just human nature, but it can be so corrosive. This is so well portrayed here Joel. You're a true director.

Joel just got Alden's Number, and posted video proof - what a legend.

This reminds me of my “friend” who constantly said negative things about his friends like they were boring, nerdy, condescending, know-it-alls, judgmental, etc. He was good at projecting this as everyone else’s problem, and yet he was the only person I knew who didn’t like something about everyone. He acted as if he was too good for everything and he had low tolerance for talking about things he hated (which was a loong list, I always felt like I was walking through a minefield trying to avoid them). Hanging out with him was great as long as you kept it to things he liked and we had to cater to him constantly. He was the type of friend that pretended it was tough love and insisted he just “tells it like it is.” Zerik would go through these cycles of idealizing friends to devaluing them, at his worst actively hating some of his “friends” only to eventually swing back around. I was a fool for thinking I somehow wasn’t getting the same treatment. One day I hung out with a new friend of his (Andy) and realized Zerik was treating me like the Brian of this video. It was a surreal experience realizing he was trying to set me up to look like the asshole. This was just a few weeks ago and now that I’ve noticed the pattern I will never hang out with this “friend” again. I wasted so much time feeling like I had to keep him happy but life is too short to waste on negative and toxic people. Andy, I know you’ll never see this, but give it a few years, you’ll be getting the same treatment. Hell, you already are. You don’t deserve to have Zerik shit all over everything you like. You have good taste in music and the things you enjoy (dnd, board games, “nerd shit”, etc) are great and valid. I hope you find friends that lift you up and make you feel loved and appreciated 100% of the time, not conditionally. 💜

As a fellow member of the "Brian myself to sleep at night" club, I approve of this budding friendship.

Just remember. If you are worried if you are the bad person or not. The bad people never care to ask themselves if what they are doing is bad. They just act.

2:43 Haha, that creepy realization when your "friend," who's been in your home all day, doesn't even recognize your phone number. The plot thickens!

Good thing I don’t have any friends

I almost expected to see a followup scene with him talking to someone else badmouthing Joel after that exchange

sometimes what's worse is when they act fine around their ''friend'' and don't overdo it with comments and meaningful glances in front of them but when the person leaves they start shit talking them unbelievably and you're just sitting there thinking that your friend is a huge a hole

That was tense. The moment you see Brian you know he's bad news.

Your videos teach me about what it would be like to actually have a social life. Thank you.

I want to say I can relate to this, but then I also recognize the irony of telling strangers that I have a shitty friend. I could be the problem, you could be the problem. Everyone's probably problematic to someone. lmao

Man, I know the character is a bit over the top but I've known people who puts down others and those others are just so chill and cool to hang out. Fuck those toxic ppl.

I can't believe Joel got Alden's Number.

It's not me, it's you.

I’ve actually been that guy, the insecure narcissist. I looked for things to dislike in my friends and gossiped behind their backs in order to try to feel superior. I realized that my conversations had become heavily based on criticism and complaints about others. Its tough to realize and even a tougher habit to break.

Solid human dialogue. “Have you ever gone to a concert?”

Love how uncomfortably close they are waiting to leave at 2:12 That perfect feeling of anxious to have some leave your house even though you just had a great time with them

Now do one from the friend perspective. Through multiple experiences he slowly comes to the realisation that he's the problem. It'd be interesting to see see a Joel Haver take on this.

Kev is such as sweetheart. Who wouldn't wanna hangout with him?

Joel and Brian did such a good job of acting like creepy serial killers. This happens to me all the time lol where I just realize my friends are actually cringe weirdos who go to concerts looking for human connection 😬😂

Seen this exact thing play out where an asshole brings a cool dude round to a house, and only the cool dude was kept around. When they were leaving he got took aside and told "come back, just not with that guy".

Joel's really nailing these real-life, relatable skits.

3:05 damn my boy has bars

Oh my god I used to be this person. I was afraid they would like the friend more than me this hits hard. I also felt like Brian in every situation that people are just allowing me to be around.

PATRICK QUINN!! Great to see him again!

3:11 his face

brian waits until the second encounter to unleash havoc

You can actually say you know Alden's number!

omg he got Alden's number

Loved that you guys were watching “Bowfinger!” Such a great movie!

i love the way you portray the beauty in actual friendship as the quiet mundane moments. where brian and joel connecting are the simple times laughing on the couch together, or small talk about how your days have gone. i just love the grounded and authentic tone you have woven into the foundation of a lot of your work. good stuff! ❤️

Relatable. So many times in my life people talking down about someone just to realize that people are making assumptions about that person. I get to know the guy/gal and they end up being legit cool. Makes me think. People do be, sometimes.

I feel like I've seen this situation unfold I'm real life. Skits funny but it's oddly poetic and more deep than I expected.

I had a friend like that growing up. Even know nobody talks to him anymore, I hear that he still thinks he's right. Toxic people usually grow up in a toxic family. We didn't share any interest but instead faked like he enjoyed what we did..

1:54 cinematic masterpiece

when you dont talk and take a step back people start to show their true self.

I knew Joel and Brian would be fast friends as soon as I saw Joel's socks matched Brian's pants

Brian and Joel seem to be the perfect awkward friends who hang out and just talk about everything and nothing. Love it

I really like the shot of Joel standing there at the bottom of the stairs at 1:16, and I just cannot articulate why. It vexes me so.

Anyone that talks behind people's backs like this you know they probably talk behind your back the same way.

Patrick’s one of my all time favorite Joel actors

Brian seems like an ok guy.

the cinematography in these vids have drastically improved, good shit

i love the inherit awkwardness Joel Haver's content has to it, it's truly amazing

Patrick's back!

Man, I am glad I saw this. I was going to be friends with Patrick Quinn, but now I have seen this I am going to give his birthday present to an orphan or a kid or whatever. You are a legend for humoring him like this.

I really like the shot compositions throughout this one :) The way the asshole friend in black, is well, wearing black first of all...but also 0:10 The character in black sitting at the larger black piano, bigger sound bigger personality, while Joel sits on the floor, sort of humbly, playing a dainty sounding piano. The contrast of presence of ego and character is given early on. 0:53 The friend in black standing in a pretty confident or cocky pose, directly at the pointing end of the banister of the stairs(lol). complete focal point + the black draws the eye to the "issue". 0:53 Also how in that same shot, Joel is in white, literally blending in with the background, as if to say he was flexible and easy going, thus further contrasting the characters. 1:06 The dude answers the door, and behind him a dead plant as he makes destructive gestures. 1:07 Joel standing next to a canvas print of a family setting. 1:15 The part with joel sort of just benignly obstructing the stairs. Narrowly framed as if to say, this is the only path available, and stairs in general maybe signifying a more advantageous path. Blocked by easy going, and sort of meek Joel with no expression, further showing his un-assertive character. Just a few of the things in this one I appreciated. Maybe intended, maybe not, I just thought they added to the scene either way :)

This is just sad. And now there will always be a tiny voice in the back of your head telling you that they probably talk about you like that as well.

Man the shot on the couch was just awesome. Great perspectives. Always love the mixture or humor and art. Great acting all around too, of course.

Maybe I just haven’t noticed it with your other videos but man you had fun with the shots in this sketch! The lighting was great and the placements of your shots were really well-framed.

Bryan was so sweet and adorable that it actually hurt my feelings to see him get ragged on so hard.

The storytelling is so good. Love the subtle glances during the tv scene.

God that awkward shot of you in front of the stair well just stuck with me for some reason

I just want to say when I initially subscribed for the animated skits I thought it was the only thing I’d be subbed for, but after you mentioned ages back that you’re more proud of your IRL skits I decided to check em out. It’s been a long while since the adventure awaits skits and honestly Joel you ALWAYS make me laugh in every single one of your videos, keep it up man!

honestly love when you guys do skits, Patricks a freakin awesome actor

love the direction of this, deeper and less silly but just as funny! beautiful film angles as well. these are getting super pro.

This was genuinely good! More than like a skit, it felt like a low budget slice of life short film. Super cool, keep it up!

Awesome to see Patrick again. He's got real screen presence.

I was waiting for a punchline... but then I realized. It didn't need one. The story was told through the video title.

This is amazingly done! I am thankful to be a witness to this amazing piece of art. May you be blessed 🙏

patrick is such a good actor, he relaxes into his roles so well.