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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #174 - Genre Rollercoaster

2025-09-02 People & Blogs
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Genre Roller Coaster: Improvised Comedy Skits

Test your attention span as the cast cycles rapidly through wildly different comedic genres. You will witness spontaneous improvisations spanning reality TV satire, horror setups, and classic Western tropes.

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  • Successfully execute genre transitions across reality competition, survival, horror, game shows, and soap operas.
  • Explore recurring comedic motifs, notably the inclusion of "crustacean" allergies in unexpected scenarios.
  • Demonstrate rapid character and setting shifts based on directorial cues within the Genre Roller Coaster format.

This segment immediately throws the cast into genre improvisation cycles, demanding quick pivots in tone and characterization. The structure forces the comedians to adapt established tropes—like reality TV confessionals or horror jump scares—to fit random prompts. This collection showcases their quick thinking under pressure.

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Rolling through every genre we can! SUBSCRIBE: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU SEE Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/ Damien Haas // https://www.instagram.com/damienhaas/ Tommy Bowe // https://www.instagram.com/tomeybones/ Chanse McCrary // https://www.instagram.com/phatchanse/ Angela Giarratana // https://www.instagram.com/angelagiovanagiarratana/ Arasha // https://www.instagram.com/arashalalani_/ WHO YOU DON’T SEE (usually) Director: Emily Rose Jacobson Editor: Kristen O'Hare Director of Programming, Smosh Pit: Emily Rose Jacobson Associate Producer, Smosh Pit: Bailey Petracek Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Erin Kuschner, Josie Bellerby Stage Manager: Alex Aguilar Prop Master: Courtney Chapman Art Coordinator: Abby Schmidt, Bridgette Baron Art Production Assistant: Emilie Anderson Audio Mixer: Scott Neff Audio Utility: Dina Ramli Director of Photography: Brennan Iketani Videographer: James Hull Camera Operator: Eric Wann Camera Operator: Reagan Frazier Assistant Director: Jonathan Hyon Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes Senior Production Manager: Alexcina Figueroa Production Manager: Jonathan Hyon Production Coordinator: Zianne Hoover Operations & Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander Production Assistant: Caroline Smith Director of Post Production: Luke Baker DIT/Lead AE: Matt Duran DIT/AE: Beni Kimuene Post Production Coordinator: Ariana Martinez IT: Tim Baker IT & Equipment Coordinator: Lopati Ho Chee Sound Editor: Gareth Hird Director of Design: Brittany Hobbs Senior Motion & Branding Designer: Christie Hauck Graphic Designers: Ness Cardano, Monica Ravitch Director of Channel Operations: Lizzy Jones Channel Operations Manager: Audrey Carganilla Director of Social Media: Erica Noboa Social Creative Producer: Peter Ditzler, Tommy Bowe Merchandising Manager: Mallory Myers Social Media Manager: Kim Wilborn Social Media Coordinator: Margaux Bernales Brand Partnership Manager: Chloe Mays Operations Manager: Selina Garcia Talent Coordinator: Danielle Moses People Operations Specialist: Katie Fink Front Office Assistant: Sara Faltersack CEO: Alessandra Catanese Executive Producers: Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox EVP of Programming: Kiana Parker Coordinator Producer of Programming: Marcus Munguia Associate Producer, Special Projects: Rachel Collis Executive Assistant: Katelyn Hempstead OTHER SMOSHES: Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames SmoshCast: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast SmoshAlike: https://bit.ly/Sub2SmoshAlike FOLLOW US: TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTok Instagram: https://instagram.com/smosh Facebook: https://facebook.com/smosh

Top Comments (10)

@jazmynnr4930 2025-09-02

"It’s silent film" And then Angela proceeds to talk in every single one she's in LMAO

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@jameshoang2060 2025-09-02

When Angela said horror, I was really hoping that Shayne would appear as the Bystander

8.8k 19 replies
@Soulsouapper 2025-09-03

I love Angela’s loosely recurring character “food worker just trying to do her job”

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@deiyuATP 2025-09-02

THE COMEDIC TIMING ON THE "GuUUH!" 13:07 made me BAWL

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@plutosierra 2025-09-02

i want a TNTL genres where everyone in the scene has to act as a different genre. like theyre both acting out a breakup but one is doing it as a soap opera and the other is doing it as a crime drama

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@ErasMcras 2025-09-03

im dying, silent film and angela was in four of them and wasnt silent once lmao

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@Amanda-ji3tp 2025-09-03

9:49 I appreciate Arasha stuffing a whole dress into a pair of jeans

787 1 replies
@wallaby_opposite_dh 2025-09-03

15:00 angela saying "towns more of a county" made me cackle

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@mitchelporter2441 2025-09-04

4:01 “oh thank god my passport” has me in literal stitches for some reason

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@clarachase1422 2025-09-02

13:33 I thinking “Wow, I’ve never seen Chanse and Angela actually be affectionate before” and then I was like “Yeah, that’s more like it” 😂

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