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When the Cousins Meet Up

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When the Cousins Meet Up

A spirited and emotionally rich game night unfolds as participants engage in a series of competitive challenges across trivia, brain games, and skills. The format revolves around earning blocks through wins, with the final player holding the most blocks declared the winner. The evening is marked by playful but meaningful interactions, including a memorable "slap reaction" challenge that reveals deep personal and cultural reflections on race, identity, and vulnerability. Hosts highlight how these game nights foster connection, laughter, and emotional honesty—especially within diverse family and community settings. The narrative emphasizes storytelling, with moments like discussing skin tone, systemic racism, and personal experiences of marginalization adding layers of depth to the competition. A standout performance by Gabby, who delivers a powerful and layered reaction to being slapped, earns her widespread acclaim. The event concludes with a celebration of emotional authenticity, personal growth, and the joy of shared human experience, reinforcing the idea that entertainment can be both fun and profoundly meaningful.

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One, two, three, oh, look at all the veins, oh, this is all I have, my life depends on this. Oh, shoot. It's your favorite night of the week again. It's house guest game night actor, writer, light skinned squinter, Langston Kerman goes head to head with the one and only Gabby Citabay. He's got the best head of hair in Hollywood, OVO Jones. I've got some real competition tonight, but only one of us can walk away the winner of Game Night. We become enemies very quickly. Very quickly. Right now. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I thought we were home. We got a nasty attitude. Oh my goodness. Do we get to like do that moment? Yeah. Well, if we get there, if we hit it, you know what I mean? I mean, I mean, that's like we might die, but I mean, like if we get to that point in the game, all right. Well, now I'm really worried that we're gonna die. You shouldn't have mentioned it. Now it's all I can think about. Well, I said not die. Well, the not was very, why would you imply? Now death is on my mind. Yeah. Okay, I'm so sorry. Yeah. Three, two, we take it again. We'll take it again. It's so good to see you. Oh, it is so good to see you. Thank you for joining us for Game Night. Truly, this is amazing. This is a night we're calling choose your battles. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Right. I don't know what it means, but I like the challenge. I love the energy. I love the energy. So the idea here is it's all about sizing up your competition. Like who might you be better at something at this table? We've got three categories. You've got trivia, brain games, and skills. When it's your turn, you'll first pick your category. Then you'll sign up your opponent. Let's say you pick trivia. Oh, we always like, I've definitely got links that don't trivia. Is that how you view? Kind of. Wow. Dang. He didn't drop this. Yeah. His voice got a lot deeper. Yeah. Yeah. It was like, it was like, you know, it was a Christian male Batman in fully Batman. Yeah. And I'm practicing. I really have. I used it. I'm locked in. This morning, I was at it for sure. So we all start with four blocks, right? These are kind of our markers, our points. So if oboe and Langston are going, Langston, if you end up being better and you win that round, you get one of oboe's blocks. If you lose, he gets one of yours. The person at the end of the game with the most blocks wins. Let me sit up. Okay. Yeah. All right. Do it. Yeah. Okay. Okay. So oboe, you're going to actually go first. Why does he get to go first? You know what? Let me tell you. I'm so sorry. Do you do stuff? And my picking this first with the opponent first category first. I'm going to go skills skills. Wow. Okay. That's an ambitious start, I would say. Why skills? No idea. I haven't had much drama reason. So who are you going to choose? I was going to pick Langston, but Gabby just keeps mugging me over there. So I'm going to go ahead and go with Gabby. Oh, you know what I mean? I, first of all, the mug is beaten beautiful and there's nothing I can do about it. Awesome. I'm not. I just, okay, then sure, sure, sure. Yeah. Sure. Yeah. I accept the challenge. This is ridiculous. Oh god, damn it. Who can laugh the hardest without smiling? Wait a minute. I thought this is a. That's the way I thought I was going to have to shoot a fucking like archer. I thought, okay, these are the skills. Yeah, we want to go first or we're not leaving the table. Got it. Oh, that's beautiful. I wore a shirt that if I lift my arms up, my belly would show and this makes me less vulnerable. I love it so much. I did it for you. Thank you. I did it for you. No, I feel much better. You have to protect yourself. That's my one week spot. You know what I mean? Like a theater. You have to make sure that it's always good for you to protect it. I'm going to go okay, now you're going to jail. See how you're going to jail. It's 2015. Nobody saw me do it. Nobody these cameras are real. Okay, here we go. So Gabby, you first. And the challenge is to laugh very hard. That's the hardest without smiling. No smile. - Oh, shit. - Wait, is it the longest on the outest? - Okay. - That's the longest, the hardest. - Hardest, okay. - Hardest, that's the hardest. - Oh, OBS, I just want you to, I know. - I just want you to take a second. - I feel like you, but I feel like you, but then jump right in and I feel like you maybe need to see. - Yeah, you want to think about it. - Yeah, you maybe want to know what's out of the jazz. - No, 1,000%. - Where's the laugh gonna live if it doesn't even. - You just can't win them all. - Whoa. - You know what I'm doing. - You're getting up. - I'm ready. - You gotta do it. - You gotta do it. - Believe in yourself. - I want you to believe in yourself. - You're right, you're right. If you guys are talking. - Kickball change, kickball change. - In a shimmy shimmy. - Okay. (laughing) - That's a smile. - Oh no! - You had it though. You had it. I tried to look away from it. - I tried to look away. - I know. - I know. - I'm trying to look away. - I know. - I tried to look away from it. - I know. - I know. - I know. - You're right here girl. (laughing) - Thank you. - What you had it though. - What the hell is it? - I didn't get it. - You did so much better. - You just got to believe in yourself. - You really got to believe in yourself. - Yeah. - Okay, let's see. - I'm gonna go brain game. - Oh. - Brain game in Langston. - It's the right choice. - Right? - I'm a dumb dumb. - Can you solve this puzzle? - Oh. - This is the puzzle? - Oh. - I know the answer. One in a million. - What? - Yes Scott. The answer is one in a million. - Okay. (laughing) - So we didn't even really get a good look at this. - Did you hear that? - Yes. - It's my good Scott. It's right. - Okay. - I was like. - I was like. - I'm a star getting my early. - I was like. - I was like. - No, this is your line. - No, I wasn't. That's why I didn't say it. - Your team presented it the way you're used to seeing it. I saw it. Well, I knew it immediately. He's new here. - I just got here. - Yeah. - I'm not even familiar with all the rooms in this home. - I barely know where I am. - Is this the second living room? - I'm here. - How did that work? - It was also how calmly he said, "Oh, I know this one." - One in a million. - No, it was first. - Meanwhile, I'm like. (laughing) - I'm in it, I'm in it, I'm in it, I'm in it. I'm in it, I'm in it. That's crazy. - Okay, here, take your little funky. - Okay, thank you so much. I'm so excited to have it. - You remember when we went on tour earlier this year? What you probably don't know is that some of those games we played on stage were actually getting workshop the night before with me and my family. When we were in Atlanta, we booked a home on Airbnb so that we could all stay together and have a place to unwind. Well, one night, we ended up around the table testing games and changing rules and getting way too into all of it. The place was full of laughter. And somehow this little game night became one of my favorite memories of the entire tour. I mean, getting three generations of my family under one roof and in on our dream girls sing along is exactly my kind of carrying on. And having a home to come back to on tour gave us a space to really spend time together, to play, to laugh, and to connect. And so now every time I see one of those moments of our tour on social media, I think about where it all started. And that's that on that. I'll get you next. - Ooh, it's me. - Category, category. - I wanna go trivia. - You wanna trivia? - And I'm gonna go Scott. - Let's see. - Okay. - Okay, trivia. - Also, I don't know if I'm offended or honors because it was the eye. It was like, I'm gonna go. - She's like a million? I'm going Scott. - It didn't influence me a little bit. - Who hasn't known shit so far? - Stay out. - List things you shouldn't do in public. - Wait, what? So you'll say one, then I say one, and you'll say one. And the first one who stumped loses. - Oh, okay. That's simple enough. Do you wanna go first? Since I challenged you? - Poop. - Damn. - I was gonna say shit on the ground. - No, that's fair. The first thing you should do, kill people. - Privately, of course. - Yeah. - Do that shit in your own. Don't subject me to that. I'm gonna masturbate. - Yeah, that's fair. Shoot up drugs. - Ah, yeah. Um, he. - Snort vodka. - Ah, snort cocaine. - Chandoo in public. - Oh, okay. - But add a party. - It's illegal. - Add a party. Didn't say they don't just said they shouldn't okay beat your wife Okay Beat your children. Oh your dog beat your parent and feel free to get off this beat angle. I have one more All right fine change clothing. It's steel shoes Tell me I'm wrong Are you stumped? sleep What you shouldn't be sleeping in public Okay, that's that's complicated. I know, but the law is a beach but unlike in a public like on a bench or something I agree with it. I don't let people sleep where they want to Sleep in public seem like something you can do Really Hey, you can sleep, but a party is that a private residence sometimes? Yeah, not always would you live on? No one's doing coconut. Okay Is there a Scotty or Scott that can decide whether or not? Gabby, I feel like you're in a tub spot Are you sure we put it to the vote? You're calling for the law Officer here who could help The rules of game night The officer would be like, yeah, the officer would be like yeah, not me I think if we all should just sleep where we want to sleep That's what I believe I know with my All right, yeah, I'm so good job though. It was good. You fought for your life I'm fighting all right likes it. Okay. Where are you going? Which guy? I got to try them skills again that skills That look fun. Okay, who you choose it. Oh, B.O. I'm choosing you polo against polo. Oh, oh, oh we might have To move you guys have a you guys have a arm. Oh, fuck. This is what I'm scared Yeah, I know how to arm wrestle what? Yeah, no grip. Yeah, no grip very soft hands. Hey, see this is nice. Wow. This is a crazy way Turn out words. How do we know which one of you is stronger? Oh, that's a good question One is stronger. I would make the difference in my performance. I should do biceps fails. I'm a little like Don't want you to think for a second that this is a reflection of my character. I won't for sure. Okay, yeah, we got a three. Okay, one two three Okay, table by the way, yeah, they show them the paper Look at all the veins Life depends on this I Started the table saying All right, so it'll be us back over to you unless they're trivia who are you gonna choose? Oh, yeah, I'll go Scott. Okay, you know, I'm so excited You're doing great. Yeah, one thousand percent. You know, one article of clothing does Cisco ask to see Well, then what happens? Faster, right? You won you got it. Yeah Oh, I think it's it's got to be a thong It's got to be thong. Yeah, Targaryen or you know full Targaryen I don't know that cardigan though cardigan it was on my head for some reason cardigan when you say we're our clothing And I couldn't get from cardigan to thong quick enough When I heard clothing on my brain register cardigan, because cloning was for Cisco right and then I got the Cisco my brand was okay Thong but I was already a cardigan. I had to go to the different side of the department store I'm here was a Cisco cardigan. No clothes from the cardigan Cisco crop the thong and now I've lost one of my pieces It was too many layers I was a cardigan so much if you get to get all fast enough to get to the bottom Appreciate the look into your mind. You know, I mean, uh, okay, who turns it next. Is this me? Yeah, okay, you I'm gonna go Yeah, man. He's so nervous. I'm gonna go skill. I'm gonna go Gabby. Oh Deliver the most convincing reaction to being slapped. Oh shit. She's been slapped Okay, okay, okay, so you go first. Oh, and I slapped the table to cue the slap. Oh Okay, so I'm gonna slap the table and then you are going to you're gonna go first Okay, here we go and She's the way he's black I was sitting here. She's sitting here. Oh, we all thought she was getting over it. She's Wow, I think you got it. Okay, okay, here we go. I believe in you. Okay, here we go. I need like a wig. Yeah, I'll wait. Get a sip of that energy drink I'll get some well with the well with all Okay, one more sip that ought to do it Okay, okay, and the hell I said god damn nothing out of you. All right shit That's not my damn molaloo shit Fucking with two now all I have shit was why did I get my onions in the shit again? He's telling us a story Let's let's not goddamn tell me you're gonna slap me. Okay, next time I'm gonna slap you guys back. Oh Very different choices. Yeah, very different choice the winner. That's a great question. Yeah, who decides the winner? That's up to you guys. I'm biased because you know I'm saying I'm not giving me gabby. I'm not gonna lie I think Gabby told a story that crossed generations. We're talking about systemic racism to the point that this dark skin woman Would be afraid of a black man who slapped her and it just it told a very complicated story. Yes Yours was a complicated in that in that there were layers. I think there were onions. Yeah, yeah, like a layer Alone, I mean the onion isn't known for me. I mean certainly the man the man you presented had had A man. Oh, that's a great question. Was it ever a word they had obvious mental illnesses that allowed them to Taste their own blood and think that it was satisfying. I mean that sounds like complex Complexity is what I'm hearing. Yeah, I'm gonna. I'm gonna vote Gabby. So I'll be all I guess you're the Bo Gabby as well, but you did a phenomenal job. I thought it was great ribbiting actually. We all really like I know my my listen from now on you - No, 1,000% like you, you were in it. - Yeah. - I like the immediate, the hell. That really did a, wow. - That was a good, that was a bad deal. - Like, for a second, I thought I missed the relationship. - 1,000%. - It was uncle and nephew. - Yep. - 'Cause, how did you, that's, I, you painted a picture. - Beautiful picture. - Not as good a picture as mine. - That's alright. I agree with that, you know? - But a picture, nothing like that. - No, for sure. - That was a picture. - Hey, some pictures are different. - You know what, I'ma go in. I'ma give it to you. - Thank you. This is so fun. - But for a second, I thought of having a good time. - For a second, I really thought I got slapped for a minute. I was like, he'd really, damn, if I could slap me. - Yeah. - No, the point at the end, you sold that part. You were like, you better not. - Wow. - Let me get you. - Okay. - I started to shit out. - What a week. (laughing) - Y'all, who is the person that you always start with for your holiday shopping? Well, I always start with mom. Because I feel like once mom is taken care of, everybody else is easy. But have y'all started yet? 'Cause I feel like it's time to lock in. You gotta know, who's naughty? Who's nice? Yeah. And most importantly, who still owes me money? And for everybody who survived the cut, Amazon makes the shopping easy. I've got a tech lover, a fashionista, and kids. Kids asking me for toys. Like, I'm the one raising them. I ain't got no kids. But Amazon's got picks for all of them and at low prices. So I can get it done all in one place. And yes, yes, I'm definitely getting something for myself because I deserve it. Get a head start now in holiday gifting with Amazon's low prices. Shop now at Amazon.com/Holiday. Ooh, I think that's you. - Oh, it's my turn, okay. Okay, so I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go trivia. - Go trivia. - Yeah, I'm gonna go trivia, I'm gonna go Langston. - Wow. - Yeah, it's not for any reason. - I just want y'all to know, I have so much energy. As you understand, I'm sitting here and I was like, I am about to rip my shirt off. - You're jacked up. - And run. I need to run. - You hear me? I don't know why? - Of course I know. - Okay. - Who is this? - Oh, it's okay. Hold on. Oh. - God damn, I don't know that lady. Yeah, yeah. - I don't know her too. That is the scammer. She, her name is Anna. - I'm pretty pleased. - Oh, yes. - Yes, I am. She's a scammer. She pretended to be super rich. She got a bun and she went far. She's like, it's a great Ponzi scheme. First of all, no one knows where the fuck her accent is from. They went back to her, back to her village name. They just said they didn't know her. - Didn't know her. - So this is a scamming queen. - We're looking for a name, you know what I mean? - Anna. - I said it, there's a Netflix documentary. - Yeah. Anna, script this show. - Do we care about last name? - She know it is. - I know her. - She knows it. - I know her. - Is the last name real last name anyway? - Fair. - Anna Delvie. - We don't really know. - Exactly. - 'Cause you don't know. - We can't find her name. - My name is James. (laughing) - She told us Anna, that's James. - Okay. (laughing) - It's a wrinkle. - It's a wrinkle. - I'm gonna, I'm gonna go out. - I'm gonna go out. - I'm gonna go out anyway. - Thank you. - There you go. - Okay, here we go. - I am choosing to do brain games and I am choosing to face off against scats. - Okay. - What country is this? Look at iPad. - What? - Straight hand. - Lenderstein. - Lenderstein. - Lenderstein. - Lenderstein. - Lenderstein. - Have a hat. - Oh, this is Scramlet. - Okay. - Dread. - Dreadstaten. - Is the country? - It's a country. - Garden State. (laughing) - I'm seeing the Andertel. - That's in there for sure. - Ah, ha. - No. - Never. - Oh, Netherlands. Greenland. - Netherlands. - Netherlands. - Is it Netherlands? - Oh. - Yeah, okay. (laughing) - Jesus. - I'm winning. - I'm winning. - Jesus. - You won. - I'm winning, I'm winning. - Netherlands. - Help. - Who's on the cards? - Help. - Netherlands. You got it. (laughing) - I was paying attention all the whole time. - Oh, please. - Get him your block because he got that Netherlands. You got that. - Yeah, you're right. - Yeah, like Sam, boom, boom, boom. - I'm so proud. - Boom, boom, boom. (laughing) - I just said what? - It's a fight. - It's in the card. (laughing) - Okay, get me. (laughing) - My bad, my bad, my bad. - Oh. - I'm in it, I'm in it, I'm in it. - Oh my God. - I'm in it. - Oh, it's too good. - It's too good. - It's too good. (laughing) - Oh God. That was worth the block. - Oh, yeah, that was good. - Oh, yeah. - With category. - I'm gonna go trivia. - Trivia. - And I'm gonna go against Langston again. - Oh my God. - Just 'cause I haven't really won much else. - Okay, I'm the only person who has shown any vulnerability. (laughing) Damn. Okay. - I'm doing great. (laughing) - Ah, as you adjust all your blood. - No, no, no, yeah. - List things you hide before guests come over. - Mmm. - Langston, you go first. First one stumped is out. - Underwear. - Dirt. - Yeah. - Dirt. - You don't have like, if you have dirt on the floor or dirt on your ground, you don't like kind of like move it out the way. - Okay, get a different couch or something. - Just move that shit. - You know? (laughing) - I'm not a sort of way. - I'm just gonna put it in the couch. - Get out of there. - They're coming quick, they're at the door. - I don't want to do it. - You don't keep this. - Just pans upstairs, you know what I mean? This is like good dirt. - Yeah, it's like, yeah. - You're not gonna say it for later. You never know until you need dirt again. - How much better than I did is dirt. - Yeah, okay, dirt. - Okay, let's say medications. - Feminine products. - Not me, I keep that shit out. - We'll let 'em know. - That shows dominance. (laughing) - What girl is here? (laughing) - Wolven. - Behold my tampons. (laughing) - Makes the salt pepper shakeers. - What's up? - Bills. - Sex toys. - Also leave those out. (laughing) - Show dominance. (laughing) - I need the mother fuckin' little shit. - Yeah, fuck it, okay. - Let you know that, right? I did it now. - Hey, we can't happen at any moment. (laughing) - Keep yourself safe. (laughing) - Woo. - Okay. - Receipts. - Drugs. - Receipts? - Receipts is also bumping against me. Like, receipts. - I don't need to bump against your face. - Receipts. (laughing) - You don't have, you don't have some CBS receipts. - You don't have something you're taking back to Norse from the sit-in-out. - And you gotta hide it before the company comes on. - Come to nobody to see me. - Absolutely, I don't want them to see that. Look at me. Look at me. - That's me. (laughing) - Me. - You know what I don't see? Receipts on this. (laughing) - 'Cause I stole it. (laughing) - Receipts. No. No. - It's up to y'all. I don't get to choose this. - I bad to get it as much as I can. - Hey, hey, hey, hey, it's y'all show. I was invited here. - I don't know what I'm saying. - I don't know if I'm hiding receipts. - Wow. - Yeah. - This is unfortunate. - Wow. - I have to come up with that point. - I'm gonna turn your red to me. - I'm gonna just keep picking you every turn, man. - Thank you. - Oh, oh. - Whoa. - That was. - That's a compliment. - I don't like the way you tried to do it. - I don't like it. - Yeah, I don't like it. - Yeah. - That really amazing. - That was really great. - I'm thinking back if that means it's gonna be like a collective beef. - I'm going to go, "Brain games have really been getting me, so I'm going to go back to Trivia." - Oh, wait. You didn't see it, did you? - I wasn't careful. - Okay. - All right. - Who did Whitney Houston want to dance with? - Somebody. - Damn. That was pretty. - Who does me? - Damn. - Oh. - Oh. - Correct. - Right. - Not just somebody. - God. - You think it's over because she just says somebody, but she has other thoughts. - Mm-hmm. - One thousand percent. - She goes on. She says it's somebody who loves you. - Right. Because somebody could be anybody. - It could be anybody. And she's done that too. - Not too many goddamn people. - She's too grown for that. - Exactly. Not at this juncture in her life. - Oh. She's ready to build something. - It's a difference. We've had the relationship with God. - Let's grow. - It's ready to build something. - Come on. - With somebody who loves me. - Yeah. - I literally thought when I said somebody, I was like, you're in it. - That's it. - No, without them. - That's the end of the song. - I'm gonna take it further. - I couldn't. You said, come on. And I was like, that's all I got. - Thank you, man. I appreciate that. - Wow. - Scott, you getting pretty comfortable. - I'm on the board actually. - Okay. - All right. - So first of all. - That's what I was thinking. Gabby, it's up to you. What category are you going? - Oh. I will go, you know, I'm going to challenge myself and I'm going to go skills. - Okay. - Oh. - Yeah. - I'm going to go skills and I'm going to skill up against OBS. - OBS. - OBS. OBS. OBS. - OBS. - OBS. - Let's do this. - Sustained the same note for the longest time. - One player at a time and we need to use a stopwatch. - Okay. - We got a stopwatch. Beautiful. - My first. - Yeah, you're first. - On the count of three. One, two, three. (guitar music) (guitar music) Come on, vibrato. (laughing) - Okay, oh, oh, then I gotta stop it. - Yeah. - Just trying to keep seconds for Scotts and Actions. - Scotts. - You ain't crazy, doc. - Scott, now's the best who I had now. - Because, y'all, that was impressed. (laughing) I don't know all we all can see. - No, you celebrated. - Oh, my goodness, so your time, that was it? - Yeah, this one. - 12 seconds. - 12 seconds, damn. - That's pretty good. - That's one to be. - Okay, here we go, I'm gonna do this well. One, two, three. (crying) - Wait, she changed. - I changed nose, shit. I thought if I opened my mouth a little wider, it would get me more air through. God damn. - Well, the good news is, you're at 30 seconds all ready. - Oh, wait. (laughing) - Scott, I hit the butt. - You know, y'all saw me hit that damn butt. Don't play with me. It's a good thing she changed the notes already anyway. Y'all saw me. (crying) It's a setup. It won't get dirty by the time. - I heard the doubt. - It's, it's, it's hurt it's own. - Shit. - Well, how long did I make it? - No. - 36, over. - A big bug. - Of course, the clock. - Right under 12. - Right under 12, 'cause of the module. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that was on me. - All right, all right. - I'm gonna kill you. - Fuck you. (laughing) - Oh my God. - Oh my God. - Oh my God. - Oh my God. - Oh my God. (laughing) - Neighbours, what's the first thing you do when you're finally done with the day? Me, after hosting here at the house and everybody is gone, y'all, I host myself. And all it takes is my favorite robe and pillow. In this couch, y'all, we go to get the real bad. I have slept here more nights and I have slept in my very own bed. So thank you to Macy's for sponsoring this part of the episode of for keeping me cozy with this robe and pillow from their exclusive hotel collection. Mm. Got me feeling like my house is a fancy hotel or something. Now listen, once you see this robe and you see this pillow, whatever you need it for me, baby, you should've asked for me earlier. - Hey Scott. - Huh? - You got any more of that tea? - Yeah, no problem, help yourself. Shop everything you need to make your home feel cozy at macy'shome at macy's.com or a macy's near you. Did you find it? - No, I don't see it. - Well keep looking, I believe in you. - Visiting I was over. - Is that my turn now? - Yeah. - Let's do trivia again. - Okay. - I think Gabby is feeling vulnerable right now. (laughing) I think she just fucked up that. (laughing) That's in her head a little bit. - You're gonna cap it in your head. - I'm gonna cap it in your head. - I'm targeting. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - Hyena style. - Okay, yeah. - Okay. - Okay, okay. - I know I'm definitely at my lowest. - This is back to the relationship of the slap. I get it, I get it. - He's a lot of life. - I have a question speaking of life skin. - Yeah, I am. (laughing) - I am one I want to turn to for the engine. - I just, you know, I mean at this table you are the lightest of skin. - In most situations. - Yeah. - Do you have a life skin squint? - Unfortunately, like Maybeline, it's a, you're probably born with it. - Yep. - You know what I mean? - Situation. - So if you just a squint. - Yeah, it's just you squint and people have a decision about you that they've made. - Can I just, can I just. - Yeah, I hit you with it, I hit you with it. - Are the hands a part of it? Like, was that like a necessary-- - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - That's it, he's a part of it, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - I feel that. - Let me see it without the hands. (laughing) - I can't see it without it. - Look, look at this. - I was hiding the hand. - Okay. - Over there. - It's like a smolder and everything. - It is like a smolder. - Yes, good. - Do we think he would be as powerful without the goatee? - I consider this a sort of-- - It's a hustle beard. - Don't be smirch. - Just mind, mind. (laughing) - My lord. - I'm an ant. - I'm an ant. - I consider this a bull beard. - Be your dad. - I'm an ant. - I'm an ant. - I'm an ant. I thought it was great. - Yeah. - Okay. - Here we go. - What is this? (phone ringing) - That's easy. - That's a flavor flake block. - Flavor flake block. - It is his block. - And I started to say it and I got it out faster. - Yeah, that's true. - Was it right? - That's true. (laughing) - That's a flake. - He doesn't know no watch, I don't know. - He gives it. (laughing) - Lenses it, that's flavor flames, what? - Yeah. (laughing) - Flames flame, an item he owns. - You chose me when I was at my most phone, I'm more. - That's true. - Not there. - As I'm my weakest guy who's really in my head about. (laughing) - If I fucked up bad, no, I fucked up real bad. - And you said, "I fucked up real bad, I fucked up so bad, guys." - I'm gonna go trivia. - You ever had the least of now, you know? I'm gonna go lengthen again, you know, I got to stick to what I know. - I like this, I like this, you know what I mean? - I love this for lengthen, okay, I feel low. - Okay, here we are, list Tyler Perry movies. - Oh my goodness. (laughing) - So you were the, you were the challenge. - I was the challenge. - You were the challenge. - Oh my god. - So you're starting? - Diary of a mad black woman. - Family reunion. - Why did I get married? - Why did I get married too? - Okay. - Daddy's little girls. - The family that prays. - Medea goes to jail. - Medea's homecoming. - Okay, that happened. - That did, okay. - That was the Coachella Beyonce one. - Can we, I just want to make sure. In these are films, films exclusively? - Ah, this is homecoming a film. - Isn't it on Netflix? - It was in the movie, I don't know. - Beyonce's homecoming was a film. - Thank you for stepping up, this is-- - But I just wonder if the homecoming was like a bonus feature? - No, it was at the very end, it was called-- - The family reunion? - Was it? - Can we, can we, can we-- - Can we verify? - Homecoming was-- - Yeah, it was called that. - Yeah, the-- - You know what I said? - Diary coming. - What the-- (all laughing) - It was one of my favorites. - No, 1,000 percent. - Boo, a Medea Halloween. - Boo. - That was a really good one. I was actually gonna say that one. You really did a good job by saying that. - Thank you so much. - I'm gonna say the one that I'm gonna say now, because you said the one that I was gonna say-- - Oh, are you trying to get a job? - I like it, I like it. - I would never stop. - I never did that. - I was asking your question. - I have it, yeah. - I have it, yeah. - I have it, I have it. - I have it, yeah. - Yeah, I'm asking the question right now, 1,000%. And so what I am gonna say is, Medea family vacation. - Okay. - Is that one of those? - I think that's it. - Because that's all, that's all desperate. (laughing) - That's the one you're talking about. - One of the more important. - To maybe be correct about this. - Oh, it's not that good. - Let's go! - What was the vacation we call, what was the vacation? - Destination, something. - Destination. - Destination. - I really went somewhere. - I don't know what you're saying. - Also so many movies, 'cause there's still several more. - And I bet he's not done. - Now this, the ones you've watched. - All of those. (laughing) You're seeing every single one that we watched. - All of the ones you said. - Homecoming kinda threw me. I'm gonna-- - Because the homecoming thing didn't happen to the very fucking end. - Right. - Yeah. - Yeah, like it was like a, when the trailer-- - Right. - Credits were coming up. - And it was the Coachella performance. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Stiller. Okay. (laughing) - Let's see here, where are we gonna go? - Brain game. - Okay. - And I'm gonna choose OBL. - How do we get here? - I don't know. - He's closest to me. - I don't know, you know? - Well, second closest to me. - Is somebody going on, Gabby? - What? - You have to pick the car. - Oh, shit. (laughing) - She's like, I'll get in there. (laughing) - What? - What? - I only lock in when I have to answer questions. - That's what you want. - That's what you want, that's what you want from me. (laughing) - Shit, you lost it. - Okay. Create the longest word in 30 seconds. - Oh, right here. - Look at that. - Uh. (laughing) - Whoa. - Work. (laughing) (laughing) - I'm so sorry, Matt. - 30 seconds? - That's what came, oh, or should we be counting 30 seconds? Oh, we saw it. (laughing) - I think you got one. - I think that's 30 seconds. - I'm gonna tell the half. - There's no more seconds left. - I'm gonna go weak. - That does the same amount of letters. - So I'm pretty sure that was a minute and 30 seconds. Give me one of them. Give me one of them. - What? - You normally said it was time like you said. - Oh, you were supposed to be saying it. - I was saying it was time. - Yeah, we had 30 seconds. - You had 30 seconds to feel. - The rules were very clear. - I did all of my job. - And 1,000% you did great. (laughing) - Gabby? - Oh, so I mean, okay, skill and skill, I am going to challenge you, wait, who's, yes. (laughing) - No, I chose, chose Obi-O-Las. I feel like you, you've got, got, got, got. - Thank goodness, I couldn't take it again. (laughing) - I think you did great though. - Okay, I'm in a bad way. - Okay Lazy, you did a card, Lazy. - Mom needs some help, you know what I mean? (laughing) - Okay, here we go, we're going skill. - Okay, Gabby, you didn't have to stack 'em up like that. - Well, they've always been stack like this. I don't know what you, I don't know what you, I don't know what you, I don't know. - Is that many points I had? - I thought, oh, is that many points I had? - What, you're, you're tower soldier. - Okay. - I am meant to have that tape measure. - Uh-oh, behind you. - Oh, okay. - And it says without looking. - Are we measuring dicks? - Yeah, that's right. That's in fact exactly what everybody said. Oh, yeah, we measuring Dix and this motherfucker. (laughing) - Good for you for knowing exactly what a tape measure is for. - I know. (laughing) - And has no other function. - Guy, oh, no, if you're not measuring Dix, what are we doing? - I've seen it online. - Hang in a picture, fuck you. You hang a picture, I'm measuring Dix. (laughing) - Okay. - Are we measuring Dix? - Without looking. - What? - Pull out the tape measure to guess eight inches. - We are measuring it. - An impressive amount. (laughing) If you got it from on it, I always say. (laughing) (laughing) - Above average. - Hey, good for you, young man. Show it to whoever has. - So. - And the closest player to eight inches wins I hold the tape measure. - You challenged us. - I did challenge it, so you're first. - Oh, you're first. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Go ahead, did you want to close your eyes? - No, I'm gonna open my eyes. - Yeah, this one's guy. - I'm gonna hold that steady for you. (laughing) - We could talk about this tough cap. (laughing) - Hey, and that's y'all busy. - Is that contagious? (laughing) - That's what we're gonna say. - What? (laughing) - Is that contagious? - Okay, here we go. - Eight inches? - Yeah, eight inches. - Oh, no. - Okay, just, we y'all. (laughing) - Oh, you start big and then make small. - I just, okay. - I have the way. - No, no, no, summer rowers, summer showers. - You go wild. (laughing) - I mean, the confidence y'all are like this, man. (laughing) - Wow. - It was the craziest way to start, but you're doing great. - No, for sure. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Okay. - Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. - Is that your choice? - That's my choice. - This is unfuckin' believable to work with you. - Oh! - That turns out to be right. (laughing) - Okay, you guys start big. This man is a dude, you guys. (laughing) - I can't get enough of that shit. (laughing) (laughing) - Yeah. (laughing) - Good luck. - Good luck, me. - That was crazy. - All right. - Okay. - Here we go. - If you wanna close your eyes. (laughing) - I want you to know this is my house. You can do it. - Okay, thank you. - Whatever you do though. - Okay. - Here we go. - When I close, okay. - Oh, okay. - Now, before you take it out though. - Yeah. - I just want you to know. - I believe in you. - Thank you. - And something tells me, you got this shit. - Yeah, I know that. - That's completely unnecessary, because I have so many. - Oh. - But I appreciate it. - I do. - I appreciate it. - I know. - Double yours. - Oh, no. - No, he said he did that show in the head. (laughing) - It don't get no forces. - He just got, he likes eight inches. He said, I know it. (laughing) - That was crazy. - It's crazy. - You know what? - When I said, I said, that's 12 inches dummy. I don't, I guess I don't know. (laughing) - It looked huge. - It looked so fine. (laughing) - I said the hog on this one. - He said eight. Actually, maybe too much for me. I was like, oh no. There it is. (laughing) - Eight inches? - Eight inches. - Okay, eight, okay. (sighing) (laughing) - Let me just say. - Let me just say. (laughing) - Let me just say. - What? - Let me just say. - What? - What? - Let me just say. - Let me turn him off that time. - I don't know. - I don't know. - What's my personality? - I don't know. - I just, let me just say. - If we could do a serious force attack. - I can just, right? - I know this is fun and games. - Huh. - Yeah. - That if, you know, this is enough and some girl's gonna love you. - Okay. - Okay. - Okay. - That's so bad. - Someone's gonna love you. - Oh, I'm sure. - You're maybe dick. - Not me. - I'm thinking. - Hey, hey. - This feels. - Hey, the reaction. No reaction out of you. - Right around, does somebody react? I don't even see these ones. - That was your focus. - I'm fucking locked in. - Yeah. - I'm playing a game and right around here feels, nope. Maybe here, here, right here. Lock it in. Lock it in, lock it in, yeah. Oh, what is it? Oh my god, it's 42, isn't it? - You were pretty close. - He was close to one knee. - You were pretty damn close. - Yeah. - Just not close. - Yeah. - Just not close as me. (laughing) - Yeah. Well, let me just, let me. (laughing) - Ain't that too much? - She said that too much. - Ain't that a waste of time? (laughing) - That feels good. - Okay. - I mean, yeah, that's right on it. I was right on it for that. - I think I'm in the worst way. - You've got three. - But it looks like Gabby is the winner. - Wow. - Give it up for Gabby, everybody! (cheering) Congratulations! (cheering) - Yeah! - Thank you. - You want to say the things to the people? - I would love to say something to the people. Here's the thing. First of all, always, thank you so much. Always, are you getting the golden cock? Am I, is it, am I, it's within frame? I just want to make sure it's within frame. Okay. - Stick with your dreams. (laughing) - Yeah. - Oh, Gabby, thank you so much. - Thank you, thank you so much. Oh, yo, this has been so fun. - Did we know who had the least amount? - Hey, it was me, and I was hoping we didn't have to do that. - I was kinda hoping. - You almost got away. - I was kinda hoping we would be happy with what you got. - I am! (laughing) - Stick with your dreams. - I didn't think we had to do it with the boy, give me the point. (laughing) There we go. (upbeat music)

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The game night features a competitive format with three categories
  2. Participants engage in lively, often humorous challenges such as laughing without smiling, delivering convincing reactions to being slapped, and improvising responses in trivia and brain games.
  3. The night highlights personal vulnerability and emotional depth, especially in discussions about racial dynamics, self-perception, and lived experiences of skin tone and societal judgment.
  4. A recurring theme is the importance of connection and shared experiences, with the host reflecting on how game nights foster family bonding and provide a space for laughter and emotional honesty.
  5. The game mechanics are designed to test not only knowledge and reaction speed but also emotional intelligence and interpersonal dynamics.
  6. Players face off in multiple rounds, switching categories and opponents, creating a dynamic and unpredictable flow of competition.
  7. The host emphasizes the value of inclusive, real-life storytelling and how personal stories—like those about identity and cultural experience—can resonate deeply with the group.
  8. The event concludes with a clear winner, Gabby, celebrated for her emotional depth and compelling storytelling, especially in her performance on the "slap reaction" challenge.

Summary:

A spirited and emotionally rich game night unfolds as participants engage in a series of competitive challenges across trivia, brain games, and skills. The format revolves around earning blocks through wins, with the final player holding the most blocks declared the winner. The evening is marked by playful but meaningful interactions, including a memorable "slap reaction" challenge that reveals deep personal and cultural reflections on race, identity, and vulnerability.

Hosts highlight how these game nights foster connection, laughter, and emotional honesty—especially within diverse family and community settings. The narrative emphasizes storytelling, with moments like discussing skin tone, systemic racism, and personal experiences of marginalization adding layers of depth to the competition. A standout performance by Gabby, who delivers a powerful and layered reaction to being slapped, earns her widespread acclaim.

The event concludes with a celebration of emotional authenticity, personal growth, and the joy of shared human experience, reinforcing the idea that entertainment can be both fun and profoundly meaningful.

FAQs

The three categories are trivia, brain games, and skills. Players pick a category and then select an opponent to face off against.

Players start with four blocks (points). If a player wins a round, they take one of their opponent's blocks. The player with the most blocks at the end wins.

Yes, players can choose their opponent for each category. This adds strategy and personal dynamics to the game.

If a player wins a skills round, they gain one block from their opponent. The game continues until one player has the most blocks.

The winner is determined by who has the most blocks at the end of the game. However, players may also vote or express personal opinions about who gave the best performance.

An example is 'laugh very hard without smiling' or 'deliver the most convincing reaction to being slapped.'

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