- [Sam] Get ready for a "Game Changer".
Tonight's guests:
a mystery wrapped in an enigma, it's Zac Oyama;
(cheerful music)
a pair of scissors ironically wrapped
in a difficult to open package, it's Jacob Wysocki;
and untamed spirit wrapped in an Ally Beardsley,
it's Ally Beardsley. - Ooh.
- And your host, me.
I've been here the whole time.
This is "Game Changer",
the only game show where the game changes every show.
I am your host, Sam Reich.
I am joined today by these three lovely contestants.
Now, you all understand how the game works.
- No. - No.
- Uh-uh. - No, that's the point.
- It's no, dude. - We'll find out.
(Ally and Sam laugh)
- That's right, our players have no idea
what game it is they're about to play.
The only way to learn is by playing,
the only way to win is by learning,
and the only way to begin is by beginning,
so without further ado, let's begin
by giving each of you 25 points to start.
- That's gonna go a long way. - Wow.
- Sam says touch your nose.
- Okay.
- Sam says touch your ear.
Touch your other ear.
Easy, right?
- Oh my God. - It's a kindergarten game.
- I'm being babysat right now. - Yeah.
- Sam says touch your elbows together.
(Sam chuckles)
That counts, Jake.
- This is is hard. - That counts.
- This is hard. - Well done, players.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Now, reach for the sky.
Sam says reach for the sky.
Sam says reach for the ground.
Sam says, between the four of us, let's make the YMCA.
- Oh, oh, okay, I see. (Ally laughs)
- You gotta be the young man.
- I thought we were, not necessarily in order.
- Took you a while to wake up
to your responsibility to the group there, Zac.
Just hang on just like this for a moment.
That is a point away from Ally for
hanging out just like this- - Fuck!
- For a moment. - No.
- Sam says clap once. (all clap)
Sam says clap twice. (all clap)
Sam says clap the lowest prime number amount of times.
(players clapping)
- No. - That points away
from all three of you. - No, no.
- Is it? - The lowest prime number
is in fact two. - I forget.
- Oh.
- Dude, math sucks, dude. (Ally laughs)
- Sam says bow to your neighbors.
Sam says pat your neighbors' backs.
(patting of backs)
- Thanks. - Sam says
shake your neighbors' hamstrings.
- How's it going? - Hey.
- Zac. - Cheers.
- That is points away from all three of you.
I said hamstrings.
Sorry. (laughs) - What? (laughs)
- Players, you're doing great so far,
but let's make things a little more challenging
by taking it a player at a time.
Zac, Sam says say something that's never been said before.
(Ally laughs)
- Chicago is flying (laughs) up into the sky!
Wow.
- Chicago is flying up into the sky.
- Or, actually, something that's never been said before.
(Ally laughs) - Oh, I like both attempts.
I'm gonna put the first one on the record.
- Yeah, okay.
- As we head over to Jacob, what you got for me?
- And the Oscar goes to Jacob Wysocki.
(Ally and Sam laughing)
- A little bit self deprecating there, Jake, but I like it.
Ally, Sam says say something that's never been said before.
(Ally making creaking noises)
- (laughs) It's from "Garden State".
This has big "Garden State" energy for me.
- In other words, Ally-
- You quote something? - You heard the prompt,
and specifically said something
that has been said before-
- Take my points, you fucking- - In a Zach Braff movie.
- Twee bitch, take my points away. (laughs)
- Well, on a technicality,
I gotta take points away from Ally, and Jake,
because I didn't say Sam says. - I heard the difference,
and I wasn't gonna rat you out,
but damn. - Sorry, Jake,
you gotta be careful. - Dude, I thought
it was different now!
'Cause you said we're moving on, so I thought
it was different, Sam. - I know.
Sam says gimme an S!
- [Players] S!
- Sam says gimme an A!
- [Players] A!
- Sam says gimme an M!
- [Players] M!
- What does that spell?
- Mm, fuck.
(Sam and Jacob laugh)
- Mm.
When he gets you, it sucks. - Yeah.
- That is a point away from Zac, I'm afraid.
(point buzzes)
Sam says create a fan-art-worthy tableau,
all of you together.
- I mean, she's gotta be in it.
The mannequin.
- I mean, I could grab her
real quick if you want her. - Yeah, yeah.
- Oh, it's really heavy, my dude.
- [Jacob] Oh, that's fine, I'm huge.
(Ally laughs)
We're coming in.
- [Sam] Oh, Jake.
- Hey guys, this is Trish. - Thank you, Dan.
- [Jacob] She's number four on the call sheet.
- That's great.
Oh, fantastic. - Thank you for the help.
- I think I'm gonna throw some energy this way.
- Okay, yeah, and I'll be kind of like.
- And I'll be the guy taking the picture.
- Oh, great.
- Great, now stay just like that so our cameras can get it.
That is points away from Jacob and Ally.
Well done, Zac.
- It's like the game never stops.
- [Ally] Yes, it's all...
- [Jacob] Is what I'm learning.
- God damn it, all right.
- Dan, do you think you might help us?
- Oh, yeah, so sorry.
- Sam says stuff your face.
- What? (laughs)
- I have to pick too many of these off the ground.
- Chubby bunny, chubby bunny, chubby bunny, chubby bunny.
(Sam grunting)
(feet shuffling)
- Yeah, I'm gonna say that passes for all three of you.
If we could get buckets for our contestants, please.
- We don't need it, we're good.
(Sam laughs and claps)
- Whew. - Whew.
- Sam says show some real vulnerability,
starting with you, Jake.
(car horn beeps)
- Aw.
- And they, (car horn beeps).
- Ally.
- I'm not gonna fall for this.
- Sam says show some real vulnerability, well done.
- I just, I...
(Jacob snort-laughs)
I'm really coming up with nothing.
(Ally and Sam laugh)
You know, I'm just an empath,
and I'm still thinking about Jacob, honestly.
That's me being vulnerable.
- I'll accept that as an entry. (Ally laughs)
- Zac, Sam says show some real vulnerability.
- This sounds like a joke, but it's kind of real.
I am named Zac, and I'm just gonna keep getting older.
Do you know any Zacs who are 40?
Or 50? - I don't, that's a really
good point, Zac. - So I'm gonna be like,
one day, I'm gonna be a 70-year-old man named Zac.
- Fuck. - No, but that's so real.
Like, my grandpa, Braeden?
It's like... - Yeah.
- That's, yeah, wow.
- This point in particular is going to go to Jake,
bringing Jake back up to par with Zac Oyama.
Sam says repeat after me.
- Repeat after me.
- That is points away from Jake and Ally.
- Hmm, interesting. - Huh.
- You gotta really decide when that starts,
and we made a decision- - That's fair.
- [Jacob] And Zac made a decision-
- That's totally fair. - And they were
different decisions,
and Zac got that one. - I honestly
still am confused. - That's totally fair.
- No, same, you said it so tentatively,
and I was like, you're gonna fry.
- Uh, so, Sam says. - Uh, so, Sam says.
(Sam chuckles) (Jacob mimics laughter)
(Ally and Sam laugh) (Jacob mimics laughter)
- Sorry, after I-- - Sorry, after I.
- I say this. - I say that.
(Sam coughs) (Jacob coughs)
- So, stopping now. - So, stopping now.
- I like this a lot. - I like it a lot.
- Points away from Zac and Ally, I'm gonna say
for that little stunt, Jacob. - What?
- Yeah, absolutely, well done. - Well done.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Sam says you can stop now. - Thank God.
- Sam says make this face.
Sam says make this face.
- Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. (Ally laughs)
Shit, cock, piss,
ass, cunt, shit. (Ally and Sam laugh)
- Sam says make this face. (players retching)
Sam says make this face.
(laughs) Everyone doing their darnedest.
- Yeah, I don't have it, I don't have it
in the lower back. - All right, Sam says
you can stop that, whatever that was.
Little memory exercise.
Can you do face number two again?
- Shit, fuck.
(Sam laughs)
- That is a point away from Zac.
The first curse was you doing it,
and the second was realizing- - Second curse was me
realizing I made a mistake. - What you had done.
- Yeah.
- Sam says it's now Zac's turn to run the game
with the trigger phrase Zac says.
Whatever you would like to be the challenge, Zac.
- Zac says give everybody a round of applause.
- Oh, that's so nice. (all applauding)
That's really sweet. - Thanks for the
hard work, guys.
- Sam says, dedicate the episode to someone,
starting with Ally.
- I dedicate this episode
to Joe Biden.
(Sam and Zac laugh)
We're all rooting for you, baby.
(Sam laughs)
- Zac, you got a dedication for me?
Sam says, dedicate the episode to someone, Zac.
- I'm gonna have to dedicate this episode
to the crew here.
- Oh, how nice.
Sam says dedicate the episode to someone, Jake.
- This is a very special episode,
and I'd love to dedicate it to Nems,
the guy from "Sidetalk NYC".
Bing bong, sorry you're trapped, my dude.
It seems like you're not gonna really be able
to move beyond the bing bong bubble,
but it seems like the people want you in your box,
and that ain't cool, Nems.
- Wow, Jake knows my audience.
Real tempted to give you the point for that one,
and I will, congratulations.
- Oh, thank you. - Damn.
- My God.
- For this next one, players,
before I say Sam says, I'm gonna ask you to make a wager.
We're gonna start with you, Zac.
- Do you need to say Sam says make a wager?
- Before I say Sam says,
I'm gonna ask you to make this wager.
- Huh.
Let's say 15 points.
- 15 points, quite a few points there, Zac.
Jake, what about you?
- Four.
- Coward. - Four points.
- I'm not doing anything.
- So what does that mean, Ally, zero?
- I'm not even gonna make the wager.
- That is 15 points away from Zac Oyama,
four points away from Jake,
and zero points away from Ally Beardsley.
- Do you get that it sucks? (Sam and Ally laugh)
- What sucks is that I clarified
like a little idiot. - Yeah.
- Honestly, though, brave.
You know who would really like that, how brave you were?
Joe Biden. (Zac laughs)
- Sam says, loser says what?
- What.
- That is a point away from Ally Beardsley,
because I said Sam says loser says what.
Sam says make me blush, starting with Jake.
- Oh, sorry. - Oh, boy.
- Sorry, sorry, sorry. - What is that? (laughs)
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry. (Sam laughs)
He's a little pink.
- [Ally and Sam] Oh my God.
- He's a little pink in the cheeks.
- Jake, phenomenal entry. - I'm sorry.
- Ally, that's gonna be tough to beat.
- I just do the same. (laughs) (Sam and Jacob laugh)
You know, Sam,
you look so pretty in your glasses.
- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.
- Zac, Sam says make me blush.
- It's the same thing.
- Are you gonna do the same thing?
'Cause, my God, uh oh.
(Sam giggles)
That was pretty cute, Zac. - Wow.
- Pretty darn cute. - What was it?
- I just sort of blew in his ear.
(Ally laughs)
- That particular point is going to go to Jake,
and also, let's take a point away from Ally Beardsley.
- I did, I knew it.
- Sorry about that, Ally. - That's okay.
- Sam says say Sam.
- [Players] Sam.
- Sam says say Sam says.
- [Players] Sam says.
- Say Sam says say Sam says.
- Sam says say Sam says.
- That is a point away from Jake.
- This sucks! - Okay, the energy.
The energy of this episode is "Um Actually",
but every single one is a technicality "Um Actually".
- Sam says say Sam says say Sam says.
- [Players] Sam says say Sam says.
- Try saying that three times fast.
Sam says try saying that
the lowest prime number amount of times.
- [Players] Sam says say Sam says.
Sam says say Sam says.
- Sam says deescalate.
- You wanna fucking go? - Let's go!
(men shouting)
- Boys, boys, hey, boys. - Guys.
- You might have to get in the middle of this.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Get him! - Hey, call your dad.
- You might have to get in the middle of this.
- Yes, you also call your dad.
- Please stop, please stop. - Yeah, call your dad!
- Call his dad.
- Hey, dude, what's your name?
- And he'll tell you all about how you betrayed the family!
- Oh, you're related. - Hey, hey.
- That's crazy. - I'm gonna kill you.
- It seems like everybody cares about their family a lot.
- Definitely.
I'm gonna need to see some IDs.
(Jacob and Zac laugh)
- All right, we'll say that's a good deescalation.
- Oh my God, hey. - Hey, how are you?
- I hope you're okay. - Nice to see you.
- Great job. - Thanks for everything.
(Ally laughs) - Good luck.
See you guys. - Yeah.
- Fuck you, man. - Come on, man,
I'm gonna kill you.
- Apparently those guys straight up know Jake.
- Yeah, those are old friends. - Really?
- Yeah, those are old friends of mine.
- No way. - Total coincidence.
I think that point is gonna go to Zac.
- I'll give him that. - I think he got
in the middle, I think he had some nice things to say.
Sam says it's Jacob's turn to run the game
with a Jacob says.
- Jacob says bring me any bills under $5
that you have in your pocket.
- Under five.
- I don't wanna be rude. - I do not have my wallet.
- No wallet, huh?
- Yeah, nothing. - Nothing?
- Do you have change, or?
- No, it's gotta be under a $5 bill.
- Hey, if there's no cash, there's no cash.
That was smart, Jake, I like that a lot.
- I'm here for money, bro. (all laugh)
- Sam says propose a visual effect to go here,
starting with Ally.
- Kinda like a Times New Roman goes across your face,
and it says Sam says. - Wait, my face or your face?
- Your face. - My face.
Sorry, what does it say?
- It just says, Sam says,
and then it goes, do-do-do-do-do-do.
- Is that the music?
- The effect would maybe have a music component.
- But it just scrolls across my face.
- Uh-huh, it says, Sam says,
and then goes, do-do-do-do-do-do.
- You keep doing this, and this implies motion to me.
- The whole screen kind of shrinks down
and flips around after Sam says.
- Just being clear, Sam says, Times New Roman,
and then I shrink. - Mm-hmm.
- And it goes, do-do-do-do-do-do.
- And you spin around, and then it's, whoop.
- Cool. - Zac.
- Mm-hmm? - Propose a visual effect
to go here.
- Think I'm stupid? - Apologies, Zac.
- Think I'm stupid? - Sam says,
propose a visual effect to go here.
- Okay, just like one little tiny beam
that charges between my forehead.
- [Sam] Yeah.
- A little nose bleed, and then it goes, pew.
(Zac makes a splat noise)
(Sam laughs)
- It's almost like Eleven from "Stranger Things" moment.
- I'm trying to power up,
but there's not really that much power there.
It charges. - And it falls.
- Jacob, Sam says propose a visual effect to go here.
- So it can be anybody's head,
but I'm happy for it to be my head.
- Yes. - And it's 8-bit versions
of Nems coming into the screen,
and he's like, bing bong,
and then the older guy is in 8-bit,
and he's like, take me out to dinner!
And then that little nine-year-old kid's like, we outside!
And they're kind of coming in like,
you know "Mortal Kombat"?
Like, whoopsie! (Ally laughs)
And it's like, bing bong!
Ay, yo, take her out to dinner!
We outside!
- That point's gonna go to Jacob.
- Damn.
- Pew.
- Now, players, are you familiar
with the rules of Red Light Green Light?
Sam says red light.
Green light.
- That is points away- - Fuck!
- From Zac and Jake. - Oh my God!
- This sucks! - Wow.
- I'm an idiot!
- This is literally edging.
- Yeah, I feel like if you could bottle how I feel
when I beef it and give it to people,
they'd give it to people in Guantanamo
who were having a good day.
It's like, oh, we gotta make it worse.
Sam says green light.
Red light.
Sam says green light.
That is a point for Ally Beardsley.
- You're quick.
- For this next prompt,
I am going to require the assistance of Nico.
Nico, if we could have the kazoos please.
- Thank you. - Players, if you would please
take a kazoo from Nico.
(jaunty music)
- Honestly, I just like Nico so much,
I'll take the point hit. - That is a point away
from Ally Beardsley. - God damn.
(Ally laughs) - Thank you so much, Nico.
(Sam laughs)
- See ya, Nico. - It was bright colors
It would've been-- - Those looked fun.
- It would've been great, I would've loved to grab a kazoo,
but that's not why we're here.
- Oh my God.
(Sam and Jacob laugh)
- Sam says harsh the vibes, starting with Zac.
- (groans) I'm so freaking tired.
- Oh, I like that, Zac.
- I got up too early today, and I've just been so busy.
- A set doesn't love a complainer.
Jacob, Sam says harsh the vibes.
- We're staying long, everybody.
We're staying long, okay?
No OT, I don't wanna see anything wrapped up
until I'm out of the building.
I don't wanna see any lenses in boxes, okay,
I don't wanna see lights turned off,
and as long as I'm here, you guys are working, okay?
(Zac groans) I take my job seriously,
and I want you guys to take your job as seriously
as I'm taking my job.
Can I hear a yes sir?
- (laughs) Oh my God.
- I need to hear a yes sir before we move on.
- Jake, tough competition. - Damn.
- Ally, Sam says harsh the vibes.
- There is a island of trash off the coast
of Texas right now
that is just collecting and leeching into the water,
and this is my third water bottle today.
- So you're a part of the problem.
- There is a water machine
that I could easily refill this with, and I do nothing.
- Ally, that sure was depressing,
but that point is going to go to Jake.
- Now say yes sir.
(all laugh)
- Players, Sam says don't flinch.
(machine buzzing) - Oh my God!
Oh my God.
What is this Mr. Magoo-ass fucking...?
- See if we can get any more action, there we go.
There's a little more me. - Wow.
- [Zac] Horrifying.
- That is going to be a point away from Ally.
- Why?
(Sam laughs)
- I think that Jake
and Zac both stayed pretty stoic through that.
- This is crazy.
- Your eyes are so wide. - This is so crazy.
- If you could all do me a favor and just poke me back down.
- Bye. - Thank you so much.
That is a point away from Zac,
(laughs) bringing Zac to four. - Dude, it sucks, dude.
What can I say? - Oh my God.
- Sam says go ahead
and poke me back down. - Goodbye, Sam.
- Thank you so much. - Bye, baby.
- Players, Sam says watch this.
- [Adam] Sam says do the robot.
- Oh, that was Adam's voice. - Yeah.
That was Adam Conover's voice.
- Well done, players,
that was in fact Adam Conover's voice.
We now take you behind the scenes.
- Okay, we ready?
I'll give you a couple in a row.
(coughs) Here we go.
- [Sam] Sam says do the robot.
- How was that?
- That is points away from Zac and Ally.
- Fuck! - Not quite fast enough, Zac.
- No.
- That was your voice. - That was in fact me
dubbing over Adam Conover. - Yes!
I didn't get tricked!
That one felt good, Sam. - That was you doing
an Adam impression.
- It was.
- Oh my God. - That felt great.
- We now take you behind the scenes.
- Okay, you ready?
I'll give you a few in a row.
(coughs) Here we go.
Sam says do the robot.
That is points away from Zac and Ally.
That was me dubbing over myself.
- What?
- Doing an impression of Adam? - Doing an impression-
- Yes! - Of Adam Conover.
- Any white man can do an Adam Conover impression.
That shouldn't be held against me.
(Sam laughs) - That sucks.
- The only time this game doesn't suck is when it doesn't,
and it feels awesome when it doesn't suck.
- Closing in on the end of our game,
Sam says give us a group instant replay
to something that happened earlier in the episode.
- The picture? - Yeah.
- Oh no. - I'll go get it.
- Oh no.
I feel bad for him.
- Oh.
(Sam giggling)
- All right, slow-mo.
- Okay.
We gotta put it together.
(players speaking indistinctly)
- So we could do.
- Why is it so heavy?
- Just hold it for now. - Yeah, and I'll do this.
- I'll be the guy taking the picture.
- Okay.
- And then he was like something about,
you guys hold there.
- Sam says let's see this in reverse.
- I'll be the one taking the picture.
- Oh no. (laughs)
(players speaking in reverse, indistinctly)
(crew laughing)
- And then you said,
oh is he getting footage? - There's so many cameras.
(Ally laughs)
- Why does this feel a little different in reverse?
- You gotta hit this.
Oh, wham.
(Sam laughs)
- My God. - Oh.
Oh yeah, nice.
- The picture.
- I gotta say that point goes to Jake,
given all the special effort
and that second knock into the wall,
which really made me laugh.
Sam says it's Ally's turn to take over the game
with the trigger phrase Ally says.
- Ally says ask if you can give one of your points to me.
- I really like that, Ally.
- Can I give you one of my points?
- Could I possibly give you one of my points?
- Huh, I mean, my hands are tied on the production end,
but let's ask. (Sam laughs)
If you guys both are willing.
- Yeah, I'm gonna say, let's take a point away
from Zac and give it to Ally,
and a point away from Jake.
- That was really smart.
- I didn't say I was going to.
- I admire the ingenuity.
- Any minute, I know that this is gonna jump back out.
- Of course not.
I would never do that to you.
- (shouts) I hate you.
- The scores that the end of our game.
Zac with one, Ally with 15, Jake with 18.
There is one more prompt left,
and it's worth 30 points,
making the rest of this game completely irrelevant.
Players, Sam says go.
(feet stomping)
(door thuds) (door squeaks)
(machine chirps) (traffic whooshes)
- Go.
Hey, thanks for a fun time, guys.
Appreciate you.
(traffic whooshes)
I don't know where I'm supposed to go.
I might just go home.
- You better skedaddle, Ally.
- Okay, okay.
(confetti rustling)
I'm gonna win, bitch. (laughs)
(traffic whooshes)
- Zac is running down the street?
He's just in a full on sprint?
Jake has gotten in his car and left?
What about Ally, any sign of Ally?
(door thuds) (car hums)
- Okay. (laughs)
(travelers speaking faintly)
- [Announcer] Attention all passengers.
(plane engine roars)
- Here I am in a beautiful,
deserted New York City.
- Ally Beardsley is on their way to the airport.
Going where, we don't yet know, but that's gotta win,
meaning Ally wins 30 points, bringing them to 45.
Ally Beardsley is the winner of this episode.
Ally, you win a Roomba.
(triumphant music)
Have fun with that, Ally.
That does it for us here at "Game Changer".
I am your host, Sam Reich, reminding you,
don't just blindly follow orders, uh-uh-uh.
I didn't say Sam says.
Goodnight. (audience applauds)
(triumphant music continues) (audience applauds)
(wind whooshes)
- I win. (laughs)