As I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed, I saw that various friends had posted the same link from the Jimmy Kimmel show. So naturally, I decided to watch it. If you haven't seen it already, I highly encourage you to do so (it's only about 3 minutes!)
Basically, Jimmy Kimmel sends out a news crew to interview people at the Coachella music festival about all these fake bands he and his team have made up. The way people react to these interviewers is hilarious. They play along, confidently acting like the bands' biggest fans, but in reality the bands don't even exist. Some of them go to absurd lengths to make their lies believable, which makes it all the more enjoyable.
Most of them don't even miss a beat. One group of teens rambled on about how the "Obesity Epidemic" is "new and innovative" and "has a great style". Another guy even said that he had played one band's album on his community radio station in Canada.
Another thing that makes it humorous is how absurd these fake band titles are. Most of them aren't even believable, yet still people buy it.
It's a classic example of superiority theory. We laugh at them because we are glad it's not us in that position. We like to imagine we wouldn't be that foolish, but in reality we would probably be inclined to lie just like they did.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_IzYUJANfk&feature=youtu.be
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