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Try Not To Laugh Challenge #175 ft. Hannah Pilkes

2025-09-23 People & Blogs
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Guest Hannah Pilkes Dominates the Smosh TNTL Water Challenge

Watch comedian Hannah Pilkes join the cast for a fiercely competitive round of Try Not To Laugh, resulting in major spits and hilarious new character bits. Readers gain insight into the spontaneous creativity fueling this popular format.

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  • Hannah Pilkes proves highly capable of generating laughter, causing immediate spits from Tommy and Chanse.
  • The cast delivers several complex, multi-layered sketches, including an original "Dippin' Dots" rendition of The Nutcracker.
  • Sound mixers and producers become the focus of comedy when Scott takes the dreaded hot seat.
  • This episode highlights the rapid, successful pivoting required when stage jokes (like copyrighted material) fail spectacularly. This summary outlines the key comedic milestones and high-stakes moments from Hannah Pilkes' guest appearance on TNTL. It showcases how the ensemble adapts instantly to changing material and unexpectedly challenges crew members to participate.

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Hannah is here to make us laugh! SUBSCRIBE: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU SEE Courtney Miller // https://www.instagram.com/co_mill/ Tommy Bowe // https://www.instagram.com/tomeybones/ Chanse McCrary // https://www.instagram.com/phatchanse/ Angela Giarratana // https://www.instagram.com/angelagiovanagiarratana/ Hannah Pilkes // https://www.instagram.com/hannahpilkes/ WHO YOU DON’T SEE (usually) Director: Bailey Petracek Editor: Zena Grey 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, Abby Schmidt Art Coordinator: 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: Susie Shircliff Assistant Director: Alexcina Figueroa 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 Channel Operations Coordinator: Sabrina Lieberman 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 Brand Partnerships Coordinating Producer: Liz Kummer 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)

@jorunne_ 2025-09-23

4:03 forever impressed by Chanse’s ankle strength. He did that in VANS?!

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@SillySabiba 2025-09-23

Can we talk about how impressive Chanse was in the Nutcracker parts 😭

6.2k 8 replies
@mmymemine 2025-09-23

Michael Jackson in The Nutcracker might just be the best thing I never knew I need to see.

5.7k 5 replies
@sunnyy_ 2025-09-23

i loved today's two guests: hannah and shayne's laugh

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@lucyloobelle 2025-09-23

shayne’s always with us even if in the audience

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@rasengdori13 2025-09-23

I love when Hannah realized they were accidentally ripping off an SNL sketch lmao

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@Unbearably-Bear 2025-09-24

“Has anyone seen my horse? It’s about the size of a horse” absolutely killed me. That and dippin dots.

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@laraibkashif2457 2025-09-23

@4:20 Chanse being able to balance on his toes for that long is wild

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@sarahaddison780 2025-09-24

13:28 big fan of tommy cutting a fake mustache in half to extend his real mustache

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@paytonchan6411 2025-09-24

13:58 this might be my new favorite bit😂 “first of all, the name of the game is leaves” definitely was that kid when I was young

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