Reality Show, But It's All Scripted 

If you want a real cruel fake reality show, try Space Cadets. They find the 8 dumbest people and convince them they're going to space.

I kind of want one where they switch it around and tell the actors that they're pranking the one guy, but he's actually in on it and is just trying to derail the script the entire time. Basically I want an entire show built around Matt taking his hand off the hooker.

Man I love GAY, he's my favourite character from this show. Every time GAY is on screen it puts a smile on my face

gunnar saw the numbers from the jury videos and saw opportunity, that's a real bag getter

I love how the whole premise of this show is making Matt look like an idiot, but Matt consistently makes the entire production team and actors look like idiots by not sticking to the plan they had rigidly set out for him. Like, nobody thought that he would take his hand off the boob? Jury duty worked because they had branching paths built into their script, why did they not think of any other possiblities? Also, the actors are clearly not used to improv, and maybe they're good at acting out a script, but improv is a completely different skill.

We need an inverse of this show now, where the producers "let it slip" that the reality show will be all actors with one real person, but all of the participants think they are the one real person (there are no actors).

I like that they're always like "I can't believe he's buying it" even when nothing weird happened so far.

Wait until Gunnar finds out were all actors pretending to be his viewers, and Moist Critikal is the famous special guest, like the Sonic actor in the Jury show

I love how it seems Matt is better at writing the show then the show writers. All of the actors are too paranoid that they threw the show but it's all having the opposite on Matt as he pushes the narrative forward himself.

Matt being such an ally was such a plot twist

Matt’s reaction to finding out it was all fake, makes me feel confident that he 100% didn’t know it was fake. No spoilers, just buckle up for the reveal episode.

Gunnar has became the middleman for real-fake web series

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust… Gina, you’re dead to us” had me CRYING. Then just the plate shattering 😭😭😭

Gunnar respecting the dead old guy while also laughing at the situation killed me

It’s kinda interesting to see this cuz Kristen Wiig went to become like a pretty big actress. The woman famous enough now that it’d be hard to pull this off without her getting recognized.

We want the whole season. Be warned, we always want the whole season. Show of hands if you guys always want the whole season. 🖐🏿✋🏽🤚🏽🖐🤚🏿✋🏾🖐🏻

Matt is somehow a quintessential MC rn. Bros horny but virtuous, kind but sly, who even

Matt is so nice and supportive, and yet so willing to be conniving to win. Perfect choice to be the one pranked.

He's a straight guy doing a gay impression of a straight guy doing a gay impression of Scarface.

I really thought they purposely made the underwear obvious so he would win. Then they flipped me on my head when they said they wanted him to lose

Watching this makes me appreciate the actors in Jury Duty so much more

It’s so crazy that Gunnar actually thinks that when Charlie shouted him out, he got a loyal following that will watch whatever he puts out, and not that Charlie has individually paid us to keep watching

On behalf of everyone with brainrot, we want the whole season.

This show is really inspirational. I should lie more. I'm always nervous about lying to people. But these guys are constantly messing it up and are constantly nervous about getting caught and he's oblivious. Lying is easy.

I like how this one has a lot more of the crew scrambling to keep it all together

It reminds me of a pitch for a reality TV show I heard once. The premise is a house full of dudes, with one straight guy and the rest are gay, and if the straight guy gets 'outed' everyone else wins, but if it comes down to the final 2 he wins... Except the twist is everyone in the house is straight and they don't know none of the other guys aren't gay, so they'll all have to make up backstories and 'act gay' in some likely rather stereotypical ways.

joe schmo show should have ended in season 1... like once people know that the premise exists, you can't recreate the magic anymore. thats actually why i was a bit surprised that jury duty worked. if there was going to be another version of this show in the future, it would have to be like in the 2040s or something

Show reboot announced this morning. Gunnar manifested this show’s revival when making this video

Earl trying to cover his story for the underwear part: “I was downloading something and the computer got a virus but when you came in my pants were slipping and I was trying to pull them up. Mom you gotta believe me! I deleted the virus!”

I watched this show when it was airing (I was like 8) but I remember the first half is frustrating as the actors are thinking they’re pranking someone, but the second half is so wholesome.

Ralph: "But first, take a good look around." - *Hutch looking left and right at the FLOOR.* 😂😂😂

They got me at “Gina, you’re dead to us”😅🤣

For the gay guy, they should’ve had an actual gay guy 😂 but it’s 2003 so it’s not too surprising how they had him

"Instantly I felt the life come into me." What an elegant way for him to say he pitched an immediate woodie......

imagine if they made something like this again but the actors could legitimately vote others off. the one non actor was to the finals but everyone else was expendable, that would be funny

I imagine this guy is still living at his parents, delivering pizzas, and constantly thinking about sex.

This is Jury Duty if it was made by the same people as Jersey Shore

I know theyre meme-ing, but someone in Gunners chat said "Milf Manor did it first" when this show is 20 years older 😂

Can’t believe they had cricket on the show. If this was now he would’ve known for sure I’m sure he watches it’s always sunny.

it would've been so good if the picture of Mollys boyfriend was just an edited photo of matt

Bro when they threw the plate on the fireplace and then Gina couldn't get the door open I lost it lmfao 💀

Wow Matt is the definition of street smart, he so detailed about every scene lol

9:45 Love this moment, brings me back to the legendary Train speech “… IF YOU’RE COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET AND YOU’RE SCARED, IM COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET AND IM SCARED”

This guy is from my hometown, Pittsburgh, and after it ended he came into my work, a rowdy bar. I was the drunk cocktail waitress who yelled “HEY! I know you ! JOE SHMOE!!!!” He looked like a deer in the headlights but was very gracious and nice and replied with a “Yeah, hi, how’s it going?”. He really is a nice guy it seems .

Matt Kennedy Gould - featured in this show, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he said the The Joe Schmo Show had made him feel dumb. “If I had to do it over again, I wouldn’t do the show at all,” he said. According to Gould, the reality show had come about at a difficult time in his life, and being the butt of a joke had a negative impact on him. After a few failed attempts to get into the entertainment industry, Gould quit working entirely. He hid away in his apartment in Santa Monica, and spent his winnings from the show on marijuana and alcohol. After The Joe Schmo Show, Matt Kennedy Gould needed to do a bit of soul-searching. After his live-in girlfriend broke up with him, Gould decided to reassess his life. He got rid of his drugs, moved back to Pittsburgh, and has been sober ever since. After moving back to the East Coast, Gould sought help with his internal struggles and eventually found peace. He got married, and now has a two children and a stepson. He started working at a logistics company, where the most recent news confirms he still works. Though The Joe Schmo show took a toll on Gould, it shaped his life experience. In a 2013 interview with the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, he said that the show had made him feel insecure. For years, he thought that people looked at him as the but of a joke. However, he also said that “no one has ever once in nine-plus years said something negative to [him] about it.” Once he realized that viewers had truly liked him, he came to terms with his time on the show. When he re-watched his season, he said he was proud of how the show portrayed him. His kindness and generosity paid off in the long run. He advises future “Joe Schmos” to take the show in stride and laugh about it if they can. As per the latest updates in 2024, Matt Kennedy Gould has chosen to keep a low profile and lead a private life away from the public eye. Despite the interest in his life post-Joe Schmo Show, Gould has consistently maintained his decision to stay out of the spotlight. This decision stems from his desire to lead a more normal and peaceful life, away from the chaos that often accompanies fame and public attention. Gould’s experience on the “Joe Schmo Show” had a profound impact on him. While it brought him momentary fame and recognition, it also exposed him to the manipulative and often superficial world of reality television. After the show ended, he struggled with feelings of betrayal and embarrassment as he came to terms with being duped on national television. These experiences significantly influenced his decision to withdraw from public life. Despite stepping away from the limelight, Matt Kennedy Gould has not completely severed ties with his past. He occasionally makes appearances at reality TV conventions and fan events, much to the delight of his ardent fans. In these rare public appearances, he shares anecdotes from his time on the Joe Schmo Show and reflects on his unique journey. While there have been rumors circulating about a potential comeback or a new TV project involving Gould in 2024, these remain unconfirmed. He has expressed no explicit interest in returning to television or participating in another reality show. Instead, he seems content with his current life away from the spotlight. In conclusion, while Matt Kennedy Gould may have retreated from public life after his stint on the Joe Schmo Show, his legacy continues to captivate audiences. His unique journey from an unsuspecting reality TV participant to a household name is a poignant reminder of the unpredictable nature of fame and the toll it can take on individuals. As of 2024, Gould remains a beloved figure in reality television history, even as he chooses to lead a private life away from the prying eyes of the public. Credit: gazettereview

“He’s doing a gay impression of a guy who’s doing a gay impression.” 😂😂😂😂

If nobody already said it... Subtitles will often go all over the place at the beginning of a show when all the production teams names are being shown. The subtitles will be placed away from the names appearing as to not cover them.

The host: “Everyone’s staring at me and I’m staring back at them and the horse is staring at them and they’re staring at the horse and nobody’s saying anything” like bro wtf 😭

Lot of those people went into acting and producing. Pretty cool!

"As an eastern European, this felt like a parody of how open American culture is" but every 20 minutes add another "a parody of" to it

For an early 2000s guy, Matt is actually a pretty nice fella, and an absolute chad

My coworkers dared me to try out for this show since they were interviewing in my city. I did it and never got called back, and I am so happy about that. Poor Joe Schmo.

matts really such a cool dude a very compassionate guy they really chose the right person for this

Matt really does just seem like a regular guy trying to make everyone feel comfy and get along. He's a tad crass but most people in life are. He's genuinely a nice guy. So far. Havent finished video yet.

This show is so wild. I saw it first when I was 11. In case you were wondering, I was not prepared

"We found thousands of potential men" well, you can just ask them... 😅

57:40 LOOK CLOSE - there is what appears to be a Mouse on the floor running from Hutch

Is that Rickity Cricket from Its Always Sunny?!?!?!?!??!? EDIT: LMAOOO I PAUSED JUST BEFORE GUNNAR NOTICED IT HAHAHHHAH. I'm not gonna delete this out of shame, I need to bask in the embarrassment

i’m in charge of filming you in the shower gunnar, we are all in your walls

The first thing he says to kip is "So, your gay huh" LoL 😂

The comment on the live of : can’t even remember his own boxers = trustworthy made me laugh so hard

Please watch the rest. I haven't seen this show before, and seeing your reactions to it makes it even better! I saw someone mentioning some show about 8 people that get tricked into thinking they are going to space. Sounds interesting too!

It took me almost 24 minutes before I thought hey he's like a chad version of Chris Chan his face is that

Zoolander came out in 2001. Kinda hard to believe that when he saw Kristen Wiig he was just like 'Oh yah this is just a random chick'

"Gina your dead to us." *smashes plate* "Please leave"

I didn’t know it was possible for an adult to have never heard the term “Lap Of Luxury”.

Lance is bassicaly just the homie acting gay to get into the girls sleepover, but for a mansion

Hell yeah! After Gunnar introduced me to Jury Duty, I tweeted him about the Joe Schmo Show (as I’m sure many others did) so I’m glad to see he’s kept the momentum of weird reality TV stuff and made a video on this! Would love to see him cover other stuff like The Push or Derren Brown creations that delve into very similar ideas.

Gunnar none of this is real, you are living a dream. Please wake up, we miss you!

dude you gotta watch it all, season 2 gets really insane bc its a dating version of the same premise, its all cringe gold

Jury duty part 2

Matt: she’s built nice Gunner: wow so he just comes out and says it Also Gunner: the lap of luxury is sitting on my lap 😂😂😂

Keep up the work. I enjoy the content and love how I could watch this live or on yt.

The difference between this and Jury Duty is like night an day. How far we've come since 2003.

i really have a lot of respect for him hes a really good guy

13:12 "This man could very well be dead...and he died....and this is how we know him...rest in peace." Legendary moment.

2003 was pretty accurate about stereotyping one thing about a person and making it their entire personality. Who knew saying "The Trans Person" or "The Gay Guy" or "The Trump Guy" or "The Biden Guy" would accurately describe an entire person's life in 2024?

There are ants in your skin, and we live in a simulation

Oh wow it's so cool that Gunnar is really gaining traction on youtube in reality, and it's not part of some staged reality tv series where a react-tuber suddenly gains traction by uploading content about staged Truman show-like reality tv shows

39:34 How dare you come for criss-cross applesauce! Lol That was my go-to comfortable style of sitting all throughout my childhood!!!

Yeah Gunnar this is going to bring in the big bucks, especially with watch time! These are videos I can’t pause until it’s over. 🎉🎉🎉

I don’t think I could actually follow through with this if I was in this situation. If I was put in that TV show I might almost quit even with a cash prize. The strutting nude and having to touch a hooker is not really my thing

Hutch stopped touching her way before the "time"

These guys were basically the trope folks from The Real World, Where you on RU-vid in 2003! I needed you to summarize weekly

You’ve been killin it man, keep up the good work. Also definitely want the whole season

“Ready! Set! TOUCH THAT HOOKER!”

Kristen Wiig is good enough to know she should not have made up a name for her third husband. But, she is also good enough to not trip up later. I think.

Man I really hope you continue this series, it's really going to show your aundiences age and I love that more than anything so far XD

I really hope you watch this entire season. I remember this show coming out and since it was back in the days of cable I never saw it. I'm excited for the next upload.

Bro u make me laugh every video, tysm for making these videos man. U do such a great job, I really enjoy them 🫶🏼

Idk why I thought the host was gonna hand Gina the plate with her face on it, so when he threw it in the fire I lost it 💀 and her exit was so funny

Joe Schmo must've walked so that fishtank live could walk at a faster pace

I watched one of your collabs with Gabi Bella, thought you were funny then promptly forgot you existed until I got your Jury Duty vids recommended, very happy I found you again!

You have to wake up, Gunnar. They're closing in on us. I'm trying to reach you through the mainframe but I don't have m

Now THIS is the kinda reality TV I enjoy. I'll be watching this while enjoying a couple of beers myself.

He (Matt) could be a voice double for John Krasinski

Theres a show from early 2000s from the UK, fake reality show people think they are trained to become astronauts and go into space (a simulator) its sooo funny u should cover that one too

this is so much funnier than jury duty

You got me rolling with some of these jokes!! Definitely along for the ride on this one!

more of this please thank you