Rainn Wilson Is The Bassoon King 

HE THREW IT ON THE GROUND!!!!! I died in horror as I witnessed that. LETS OVERTHROW THE KING please. Bassoons players who's with me??!?

As a bassoon player, I actually cried when he threw it on the ground repeatedly

Whoah, take it easy man, bassoons are expensive, even the student models!

*Bassoon players when someone famous plays it*: “It just feels nice to win one”

Felt painful when he broke the bassoon.

As a bassoonist, this pains me excruciatingly.

that bassoon could've fed an entire African country

OMG my heart broke when he threw the bassoon down.

Dislike for murdering an innocent bassoon.

ouch...did he need to destroy the instrument? That was like watching a painting being ripped to shreds

If you don't want that bassoon. You can give it to me :P to need to throw it.

I don't even play bassoon but my heart broke when he smashed it.....(THOSE THINGS ARE FUCKING EXPENSIVE WTF DWIGHT)

More like Reign Wilson

I was playing my bassoon while watching this and let's just say that when I watched him break that bassoon I almost had a heart attack. Oh the horror DX

“Dark Heart… of the reed.” That’s actually a really funny yet subtle bassoon pun.

GUYS. IT WAS A FAKE BASSOON. THE REAL BASSOON WAS PLACED UNDERNEATH THE PIANO. chill...😒

The bassoon is no joke and plays an important part in much classical music. Beethoven himself wrote many lovely parts for it in his symphonies. And 20th century music in a way was ushered in on the bassoon solo that begins Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps.

I'm happy because people are starting to know what a bassoon is

everyone: why did he throw it on the ground omg me: *why did he never play the office theme*

damn, I bet bassoons are super expensive

when he threw that bassoon I shed a single tear of excruciating pain

i dont even play the bassoon, but i was still horrified when he broke it. those are soooooooooo expensive

you just dont treat an instrument like this, you just don't...

As a professional musician, that literally hurt me

At least $10K smashes away with one Mary had a little lamb concert... amazing work rainn

In the next episode: Lets see how the whole bassoon comunity just impales this humbug while playing Stravinsky´s rite of spring solo

Wow. That's an expensive instrument! My eyes popped out when he smashed it

Love that actor. Someone give him a new fucking role already.

Wow Stacie Orrico. Major '00s flashback. "Stuck on You".

Hi I am/was a professional bassoonist for years and now I am the coordinator of the Glickman Popkin Bassoon Camp. For over 35 years we have been training bassoonist from around the world. Bassoonist are funky, odd and very humorous as a group overall. Perhaps Mr. Rainn should attend camp this summer to learn not only how to play, but how to properly take care of his instrument! I am appalled at the smashing of an instrument that could have been used by someone who really wants to learn.

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE COMES OUT TOMORROW? FALLOUT 4

anyone else felt like screaming "COR ANGLAIS!!! CONTRABASSOON!!!!" when he said he loved "all" the double reed woodwinds 😂

Welp, there's $8,000 down the drain.

He is not the bassoon king because he is not Ling Ling practicing 40 hours a day

that hWAT disappearance of the book, comedy gold. :D thumbs up

When he threw the bassoon onto the ground I flinched.

Are there any other bassoon players here who were absolutely horrified when that piece of human garbage smashed the bassoon to the ground?

Every bassoonist, including myself, hearts just exploded. This video hurts me so much but it’s so funny!

"Dark Heart of the Reed" really got me in the mood to laugh, and then he played the bassoon. I laughed hysterically. Great comedic timing!

"My virtuostic skill in the art of bassoonery" has to be my favourite bassoon joke so far.

He didn't just drop it. He threw it. I don't know how to function right now.

I'm a bassoon player, and I made a very loud unpleasant gasp when he threw the bassoon on the ground. I'm shaking

Hurts my heart when people don't realize this is a comedy show and that he doesn't destroy a real bassoon. Not that the skit was that funny or anything, but really, they didn't just blow thousands of dollars on a bassoon for a shitty joke, look under the piano for the one he smashes. The magic of television is too much for us, please only do the right thing on your comedy show, Stephen! It hurts D:

BASSOONS COST LIKE 10,000 DOLLARS, DWIGHT WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? OH MY DEAR GOD.

All of the comments except this one are “omg the bassoon! 😱😭”

So what have we learned from this comment section so far? Bassoonists have zero sense of humor and can't look behind a piano.

Love Rainn Wilson From the Philippines 🇵🇭

I was not ready for bassoon gore, damnit Dwight

lol, all of the comments are people being mad that he smashed the bassoon, when in reality he smashed a prop

I'm a composer, and I love the bassoon. Real or not, this was hilarious. Yeah, he threw money away, but you really think he would have smashed a high quality one? Cheap bassoons, expensive or not, are common and it's not particularly wasteful to smash even a real one for the sake of entertainment. I play piano and I've seen pianos smashed for the sake of entertainment and, guess what? I'm entertained! Not offended! Now if he had throw a high quality, rare bassoon, then yeah, we have a reason to riot.

the last twenty seconds when colbert smashed the long joint just about killed me>

HE THREW THE BOCAL THOSE ALONE ARE AROUND $300 AND BASSOONS ARE AROUND $12,000 ON AVERAGE

Well, I'm quite disappointed in how he breaks the bassoon at the end. Rather uncalled for and I personally did not find it funny.

That poor bassoon, my heart stopped the moment he threw it on the ground! That's like a $20,000 instrument!

Today we lost a valuable friend.....and any form of respect for Rainn Wilson

For me as bassoon player, until 4:13, i was laughing. But after same time I was f**king crying.

Michale: “NOOOOOOO, GOD, PLEASE, NOOOO, NOOOOOOO”

That was very sacrilegious. I never want to see this guy hold a bassoon, play a bassoon, buy a bassoon, go near a bassoon or even look at a bassoon.

The lead up seemed lacking but the twist at the end changed my life.

Dwight Mode On ... I love rainn Wilson

lol its just a prop everybody, chill out. Look under the piano while hes playing

I can not recover from the shock...My heart pounding like a hammer. It is terrible what they did. Is this enjoy? of what? the destruction? Many people dream of whichever bassoon to realize his desires, develop talents. Waste of and lack elementary respect ;(

Rainn Wilson _and_ bassoon?? Is this Heaven?

I wanted to cry when he spiked it off the ground. OMG.

I cried when he destroyed that beautiful basoon

They destroyed a bassoon! What did that bassoon ever do to you?

EVERYONE!!!! IT WAS A PROP!!!! LOOK AT 3:40 IT’S UNDER THE PIANO AND HE SWITCHES IT SO CHILL OUT

I would kill for that beautiful instrument and he smashed it

OK, I know I'm seriously late to the party viewing this, but...my jaw hit the floor when he FUCKING SMASHED a BASSOON. A BASSOON!! Really not cool. How many kids will see this & think it's cool to smash a bassoon down on the ground like that? All instruments should be treated with respect. Ugh...still in shock.

As a bassoonist... I died a little on the inside.

He threw that sweet looking bassoon on the ground and I just screamed no at the top of my lungs . . . It’s midnight

He can do anything!! Since he is the Bassoon King!!

I legit almost passed out from shock when he broke the bassoon.

Unless that was a "lost cause" from a repair shop, that was a REALLY expensive prop. I really hope it it was a wrecked bassoon. I remember when the horn got run over in an old MASH episode; it was clear that the original one was switched out for a "lost cause" one when they ran over it. Hope that's what happened here.

Clarinetists be like: "Smash the farting bedpost, yay!" Meanwhile, I have an anxiety attack in the corner...

Bassoons were harmed during the filming of this video, a few thousand dollars were wasted.

This entire episode from Colbert was a pretty sad excuse for comedy. This guy pretty much made a mockery of Bassoon musicians...

Brass Players Are Laughing Right Now

I had to start going to therapy after seeing him smash it like that. Those are expensive man!

To reassure anyone who is concerned, it wasn't, atleast, an expensive bassoon. There was I would guess a prop bassoon on the side of the piano.

So watching the video a couple of times and freeze framing at spots, yes I can see it's a different "prop" bassoon that's smashed with a red thread on the reed instead of white and the joints are even put together backwards. The wing joint doesn't appear to be lined on the inside either. But it's still a damn bassoon. It's never OK to smash one of these things...ever. Did people really think that part was that funny? So many musicians and bassoonists are really bothered by seeing this. When I heard about the book title and saw the cover on social media, I went right on Amazon to check it out. Then I read about the instrument smashing and now would never support such idiocy even to a low end instrument (bassoon doesn't get that low end unfortunately anyway). I like Colbert and comedy sketches. This ending wasn't comedy.

Oh my god!!! The poor bassoon! I play the bassoon. How could he?! They are like $8,000!!!!

Every instrument player's heart stopped beating at 4:16

As someone who doesn’t play the bassoon, I didn’t feel anything when he threw it to the ground.

Stephen Colbert owes America an apology for an event on his Nov-9 show. One of his guests, after playing a bassoon threw it on the floor to destroy it. Colbert joined in the destruction. The sensational way several rock-and-roll artists and at least one country artist have ended their performances should not be blessed by anyone with a conscience. Years ago, a poor musician friend told me that stars should instead just give their instruments to needy musicians, sensationalistically if they wish. But there is another reason for eschewing instrument destruction. It adds to the superabundance of disrespect in our society. Consider how many people admire Donald Trump, a well of contempt. Those of us who know the skill, care and patience that goes into a musical instrument have great admiration and appreciation for instrument makers. We cringe when their work is disrespected. If we are to ever have a great civilization, its prime characteristic will be universal respect. See: ethicsblackhole.blogspot.com/

This hurts my feelings...my 15 year old son is a very talented bassoonist and we would love to be able to buy him his own bassoon, but they are so expensive. This seems like a huge waste for a for a quick laugh. Rainn Wilson really is funny though.

Holy crap there are way more bassoonist on this planet than I thought possible.

I played it in middle school and I forgot my seatstrap one time and I had to hold it while playing mid f natural which is just my thumb.

That was just not funny... not even because of the destruction of the bassoon (which is horrible and shouldn't have been done unless it's an irreparable wreck ) but just in general. This just... wasn't funny.

no! no god please! nooo

4:16 I sitting here watching this wishing I could have a bassoon and then witness this and I say to myself tango down

My soul actually left my body when he threw that on the ground

Stop it. He is bringing out a bad attitude.

Are people really this butthurt about the bassoon?

when he threw the bassoon i fucking jumped and hit my head

........😳 Hyper... ventilating...... HOLY SHIT!!!! WTF man!!! This video is a bassoonist NIGHTMARE!!!! Whooooooo...... geez.....! DAMN!!! That was absolute TORTURE!!! Wow. 😵

Bassoon, Oboe, English Horn, Contrabassoon, Eb Sopranino Oboe, Bass Oboe, Heckelphone, Tenoroon, Octave Bassoon, Piccolo Heckelphone, Catalan Shawms... Just about all of them.

I.... I... From this distance, I have never felt so violated in my life. What actually just happened- POOR BASSOON. LET"S OVERTHROW THE BASSOON KING!

I saw that man crush that bassoon and I was like wow I wish I could do that with 12 grande.

I was just… dropping my mouth… became speechless.