I love how everyone else has a plate of food and Michael Swaim just has a mess. Is it always like that?

P.S.: Does the "Cracked" player always have screwed-up, lagging audio or is it just me?

Everything Michael Swaim does cracks me up!

Ugh, Michael Swaim is annoying.

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Anything with Michael Swaim is instantly gold in my book.


@Fusionaut Really? It's the first book/movie where ol' Voldy is in the back of the head of, erm... that teacher.

It's actually a style; a kinetic editing style that adds energy to the delivery.

Monologuing for 8 minutes can be a killer. It's very hard to keep up energy and proper deliver for that time. Watching a monologue for that long can be especially brutal. You've probably never seen an 8 minute monologue in any movie or television show you've ever seen.

Speaking engagingly, by oneself, for extended periods of time is something that radio talk show hosts are often adept at. Politicians occasionally are. Professional speakers usually are. Even actors (film, not so much stage) can have a hard time not breaking character or flubbing a line or losing energy in an 8 minute scene. Youtube posters are usually not professionals in these fields. They have day jobs and do this as a hobby. They try to make it as entertaining as they can for you & play down their weak points.

It's not that they're incapable of memorizing an 8 minute rant (though I'm sure some are), but it takes a special person, and many years of experience, to be able to be engaging for that long.

This editing style also lets the performer assume multiple roles much more easily. It's not the case here, but if you watch, say, Michael Swaim on Cracked TV or this Ze Frank video on Scrabble, you're understand what I mean.>> ^xxovercastxx:

I had to look away to make it through this. Why can't anyone on YouTube read a prepared speech without having cuts every 2 second anymore?

>> ^probie:

From the nose down, the announcer looks like Willem Dafoe.


Nah, he looks like the bastard child of Michael Swaim and Vince Shlomi.

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>> ^kymbos:

Michael Swaim is the guy on the left? He's got natural timing.


Yep. I don't know if it's natural or learned, but he's always stood out among his peer Internet-comedians.

Michael Swaim is the guy on the left? He's got natural timing.

Anything with Michael Swaim is instantly gold in my books. That was awesome.

btw that's Michael Swaim

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Why did he have to change formats? It sucks! You suck, Michael Swaim!

BTW, *nsfw.

I'll upvote anything that even features a reference to Swaim!