20 years of YouTube: McFly and Carlito, precursors of the “feat” and “fun”

Turn down the volume and go to the first message. From the first second of the video, McFly, Carlito , and Squeezie sing along to the duo's signature "Good evening!" gimmick to kick off each of their concepts, enough to saturate the microphone. Here, the principle is simple: the three protagonists take turns answering general knowledge questions. Geography, mythology, animals... everything is covered as long as you answer true or false. If the main person in question makes a mistake, they leave their phone to the other two, who call a random contact from their phonebook. The goal: to make the caller uncomfortable, who must hold an increasingly absurd conversation and provoke reactions from the audience, often laughing with embarrassment.

In this video dated July 23, 2017, Squeezie , whose voice has not yet completely changed, offers the