James is lucky the couch goes back to that spot. If he just woke up back on the couch regardless of location, he would have ended up waking up inside a dark and locked storage unit with the key floating in the ocean.
Still, that is an awesome superpower. Break into some hard to escape place, pop a vial of alcohol for a guaranteed escape, gain a reputation as a master of exfiltration.
+deathpyre42 assuming he's teleporting and alcohol doesn't just trigger some CIA programming that leads him to seek out the coach at all costs which still leads to some awesome scenarios
+Iron/Pacifist Hmmm, possibly, but how would you explain the lamp and the arm chair? There's also the fact he seems to wake at the exact time, with the exact same weather conditions. We don't really see what happens from other's perspective, which is odd. You'd think he'd ask them directly, what happens from their point of view. Does he stand up and walk away without a word, or does he just vanish.
Just went to my first AA meeting today, this video perfectly describes my struggle. "Oh what harm can 1 beer do", then 'wakes up with a a weird situation with no idea what happened the night before'.
You know. This sketch is hilarious, but also an absolutely beautiful meditation on the way Alcoholism (and addiction in general) can completely take over and stagnate your entire life. And about how hard it can be NOT to fall off the wagon. So Good!
Paul Chapman He didn't Teleport, he just drank so much that he ended up on the couch every binge fest. Unlike most humans, the more James drank the less resistant to Alcohol he became. Hence why by the time he meets Cameron in work he's at the couch again.
A great sketch, tho; 1. the symbolism of addictions is undercut a bit by the stinger, as James just sets up his new... forest apartment? (a forpment) 2. What kinda friends bring alcohol treats to a guy celebrating being sober? :'v
Didn't notice this till today (and I'm almost ashamed for noticing) but it is very lucky for James that he wore two pairs of shorts in the "walking back from the first teleportation" scene.
I was expecting him to get stuck in the shed he locked the couch in after teleporting to it That or seeing if he could duplicate the couches and sell them
Bookdevourer I guess I should also add that incidents of SCP-80023-1 (aka, the peeps who are affected) are recorded and if they appear again, they have to be detained and drugged again while having a "don't drink alcohol" subliminal message burned into their minds or something. Also, incidents of SCP-80023-2 (aka, other furniture/belongings/stuff that appear if you drink while sitting in the sofa) may have strange information or something written into them in the case of phones and stuff like that.
This made me laugh the first time I watched it, and it's still *funny*, but holy shit is this sketch grimly depressing in a way I hadn't noticed before. The way it ends with just... giving up... is so bleak.
You know, it'd be fun to get a sequel to this thing. I don't know if it'd be a viable thing to happen, but having someone wake up on 'le couch' and James' character is either there or hears about it.
Looking at this after 8 years and I'm only now wondering what other people see when James is teleported to the couch. Does he just black out instantaneously and walk there?
+Paul Chapman The LRR Crew are big Python fans, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see some of it seep into their own comedy, even if on a subconscious level.
LRR filmed it in the summer, and the Christmas party marks James’ sixth month of sobriety (meaning that most of the sketch takes place in summer or late spring). As for why the couch isn’t covered in snow when James eats the liqueur candy at the end, I’d chalk that up to time and/or budget constraints. Or maybe alcohol teleports him through time as well as space.
After all my years of rewatching this amazing vid I only just noticed that he fails his sixth months on Tips eve as we call it. The day everyone gets drunk cause you can't be drunk on Xmas eve or Xmas day cause tradtionally you'd go to chruch either or both days or just spend it with the family so don't make a fool of yourself. FYI Tips eve is the worst part of the bloated mess that is xmas.
James is lucky the couch goes back to that spot. If he just woke up back on the couch regardless of location, he would have ended up waking up inside a dark and locked storage unit with the key floating in the ocean.
And people make fun of our acting :P
It's Christmas time in Canada but there's no snow anywhere?
Tell me who and I'll send dog poop to their mailbox
Still, that is an awesome superpower. Break into some hard to escape place, pop a vial of alcohol for a guaranteed escape, gain a reputation as a master of exfiltration.
+deathpyre42 Good thinking dude :D!
+deathpyre42 assuming he's teleporting and alcohol doesn't just trigger some CIA programming that leads him to seek out the coach at all costs
which still leads to some awesome scenarios
+Iron/Pacifist Hmmm, possibly, but how would you explain the lamp and the arm chair? There's also the fact he seems to wake at the exact time, with the exact same weather conditions.
We don't really see what happens from other's perspective, which is odd. You'd think he'd ask them directly, what happens from their point of view. Does he stand up and walk away without a word, or does he just vanish.
... "And that's when I blacked out."
I'm just imagining the couch just instead teleports to a jail cell with him in it.
Just went to my first AA meeting today, this video perfectly describes my struggle. "Oh what harm can 1 beer do", then 'wakes up with a a weird situation with no idea what happened the night before'.
You know. This sketch is hilarious, but also an absolutely beautiful meditation on the way Alcoholism (and addiction in general) can completely take over and stagnate your entire life. And about how hard it can be NOT to fall off the wagon.
So Good!
I laughed so hard at the mouthwash bit, though.
Superb writing, great ideas and strong performance by James. One of the best sketches by LRR.
aye!
Can't help but wonder if this is James with lethal alcohol-allergy living in a soulslike world where that sofa is his bonfire.
So happy right now
Rewatching this old masterpiece, and youtube has thoughtfully paired it with an advert for 25% off 6 bottles of wine 😅
Creates infinite couches/chairs, becomes millionaire in through the furniture business.
Noah VanRude its the same couch. it teleported out of storage
@@Shauntungosaurus watch all the way to the end, friend
@@inajar7947 while you have a point, i typed that 4 years ago.
You’d have to be pretty sober to think of that. And then you wouldn’t be drunk enough to do it.
This is some SCP-level shit right here.
And that, Children, is how houses are made!
"Next week, we hide his shoes."
Nanosauromo Came at me from an angle I was not expecting. Top tier comment.
5 years later and this is still my favorite sketch in LRR history.
It might not be the funniest LRR skit, but it is definatly one of my all time favorites
Idk why all these old videos are showing up in my feed but man I love LLR
How DO the others perceive James' teleportation? Paul, at least, was present on at least three occasions, so he had to know that something was up.
Paul Chapman He didn't Teleport, he just drank so much that he ended up on the couch every binge fest. Unlike most humans, the more James drank the less resistant to Alcohol he became. Hence why by the time he meets Cameron in work he's at the couch again.
A great sketch, tho;
1. the symbolism of addictions is undercut a bit by the stinger, as James just sets up his new... forest apartment? (a forpment)
2. What kinda friends bring alcohol treats to a guy celebrating being sober? :'v
Didn't notice this till today (and I'm almost ashamed for noticing) but it is very lucky for James that he wore two pairs of shorts in the "walking back from the first teleportation" scene.
He's very lucky the couch escaped that storage container or this would be a grim story.
This might be one of my favorite sketches from anything ever
I just noticed that james' de-alcoholized beer still has the cap on it :P
I thought those were bubbles
I was expecting him to get stuck in the shed he locked the couch in after teleporting to it
That or seeing if he could duplicate the couches and sell them
SCP idea incoming.
UPDATE: Here's the Sandbox for you peeps to take a looksie: scpsandbox2.wikidot.com/daniel-kevlar
+dannylamb456 Maybe add that the subject is able to detect any ethanol they consume by accident before falling back under SCP-80023's effects?
Bookdevourer I guess I should also add that incidents of SCP-80023-1 (aka, the peeps who are affected) are recorded and if they appear again, they have to be detained and drugged again while having a "don't drink alcohol" subliminal message burned into their minds or something.
Also, incidents of SCP-80023-2 (aka, other furniture/belongings/stuff that appear if you drink while sitting in the sofa) may have strange information or something written into them in the case of phones and stuff like that.
God tier editing plus an awesome original idea. 5/5 would rewatch several dozen times.
I feel like there is a message about alcoholism hidden in here somewhere.
This made me laugh the first time I watched it, and it's still *funny*, but holy shit is this sketch grimly depressing in a way I hadn't noticed before. The way it ends with just... giving up... is so bleak.
The post credits makes it better - having accepted that it will happen sometimes and doing the best to make it a comfortable experience at least.
You know, it'd be fun to get a sequel to this thing. I don't know if it'd be a viable thing to happen, but having someone wake up on 'le couch' and James' character is either there or hears about it.
Weird thing about this is that he only teleports when he realizes he’s consumed alcohol, Ik it’s nessacary for the vid but still interesting.
this is one of the best skits
I got a beer ad before this video. There's irony for you
Props to whoever thougt about the voice cut in 2:24! Thats how i wake up sometimes xD
Just re-found this one. It's great to find it again.
Still one of my all time favorite sketches
This is one of my favourite sketches
Well it would've been slightly more fun if he woke up on the couch in the room he can't get out of :D
I think... (Smash cut) bleach white skeleton
+Kaspar Bakker I thought that was definitely what would happen
I have a similar situation happen. but instead of waking up on a couch in the nice outdoors, I wake up next to the dumpster by a downtown Denny's
Looking at this after 8 years and I'm only now wondering what other people see when James is teleported to the couch. Does he just black out instantaneously and walk there?
I guess we live here now.
That's a nice living room set. James should go on a bender and then keep the furniture.
Was kinda figuring he would of ended up on the couch in the storage shed.
nasur86 yeah, the claustrophobia was preemptively creeping up on me
This is a lot like the Deja Vu sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
+Paul Chapman The LRR Crew are big Python fans, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see some of it seep into their own comedy, even if on a subconscious level.
saw this awhile ago on their actual website. funny then, funny now. Love these guys.
When he put the sofa in the storage room I was half expecting him to wake up in there with the door still locked.
I thought he was gonna get stuck at 3:42. This was already turning into a horror/thriller video.
I thought he was gonna pop up in that storage space behind the locked door.
best way of getting out of awkward situations
this is a really good one
If the Twilight Zone had a sense humor.
Reminds me of a prank some friends pulled. Never be the first to pass out at a party!
It's Christmas time in Canada but there's no snow anywhere?
LRR filmed it in the summer, and the Christmas party marks James’ sixth month of sobriety (meaning that most of the sketch takes place in summer or late spring).
As for why the couch isn’t covered in snow when James eats the liqueur candy at the end, I’d chalk that up to time and/or budget constraints. Or maybe alcohol teleports him through time as well as space.
Wow, this is art.
I wonder what would happen if he was handcuffed to somebody when the phenomenon occurs.
He'd probably appear on the couch with the handcuffs, but without the person.
@@cadmiumv or without the handcuffs.
just build a house around the couch
dude it's generating couches you gotta capitalize on that
PLOT TWIST:
James is actually drinking soy sauce.
So good, on so many levels
He locked the couch in a locker with no key so if he teleported again and the couch didn’t move wouldn’t he be stuck?
"We live here now!"
still my favorit one.
Alcohol is the number one transportation method(if you'r ok going back to the same place over and over)
Needed the laugh, thanks guys that was funny!
Is that the broken couch, not fit for a dorm?
+221b this was before they ruined it with 4 desert bus runs
Hey, you're finally awake
Oh, too good😂
It's the Desert Bus chair! (ps plz don't drink
New drinking spot.
COUCHCEPTION!
After all my years of rewatching this amazing vid I only just noticed that he fails his sixth months on Tips eve as we call it. The day everyone gets drunk cause you can't be drunk on Xmas eve or Xmas day cause tradtionally you'd go to chruch either or both days or just spend it with the family so don't make a fool of yourself. FYI Tips eve is the worst part of the bloated mess that is xmas.
Dude, reset your spawn already
This guy does not have great friends
thats why l dont drink Jägermeister
The music from Seth McDebit!
solution: build new house around couch
Why is it always James that has the trouble with booze?
nafnaf505 which other times have he had trouble with booze.
james is the cop and paul is the death body,
The only other time James had trouble with booze, as far as I know, was in "The DUI." And that was Beej's booze, not his own.
What is the name of the piano tune in the Christmas part?
Thank you .
Some variation of "Gloria" or "Angels We Have Heard on High"
The life of all canucks fans now a days. :P
Paul is not a convincing drinking guy.
Did anyone notice it says the escapist at the beginning
+Breaze off course it does. That's who used to make the videos.
+Liam Childs *sponsor*
thanks
welcome
lol! mouthwash
lol
It would have been funnier if after he locked away the couch he go teleported to inside the box
Find me on broadway
Bill Murray did it first :p
Yeah, your acting is pretty bad (the whole cast) but maybe that's why I like watching you guys lol. I'm a subscriber :)
this is not good