I Hired 100 FAKE Paparazzi!

A man stands in a grocery store parking lot surrounded by a digitally duplicated crowd of paparazzi taking photos.

"I hired 100 paparazzi so I can get anything I want. Let me explain."

Setting: VONS grocery store parking lot — bright, even daylight

Text: "100 PAPARAZZI"

A quick montage shows a fancy restaurant interior, then paparazzi shots of Kanye West, Elon Musk, and Drake.

"Fancy restaurants are magnets for people like Kanye West, Elon Musk, Drake."

Setting: various outdoor city locations — bright daylight and harsh camera flashes

Text: "FANCY RESTAURANTS", "KANYE WEST", "ELON MUSK", "DRAKE"

A young man films himself with a phone, pointing at a steakhouse behind him and explaining he was denied entry.

"For example, I was recently kicked out of a fancy restaurant for wearing shorts. They would not let me inside at all."

Setting: Outside BOA Steakhouse — evening light, with bright sign illumination

A montage shows the man in a red outfit being swarmed by paparazzi on a city street, taking photos with fans, and entering a lavishly decorated room.

"I'm going to hire 100 paparazzi to make myself look way more famous than I actually am, convincing the public and all the top restaurants here in L.A."

Setting: Los Angeles city street and an upscale venue — bright sunlight outdoors, dim and warm indoors

Text: "100 PAPARAZZI"

The host stands in front of the Vons store as one hired paparazzo aggressively takes photos of him with a large camera and flash.

"Exactly like this. This is what I'm talking. Yep, so that's one paparazzi right there."

Setting: VONS parking lot — overcast daylight

Text: "1 PAPARAZZI"

The host and his friends walk through a grocery store aisle while being followed and questioned by the paparazzo.

"When's your next single coming out? I think it's tomorrow. Is it true at the age of 31 that you still cannot read?"

Setting: Inside VONS grocery store — bright, fluorescent overhead lighting

A store manager confronts the group and the paparazzo, telling them they are not allowed to film inside the store.

"No cameras in the store. I'm not allowed to shoot photos? Not in our store..."

Setting: Inside VONS grocery store — bright fluorescent

The host talks to the first paparazzo, Jake, in the parking lot, anointing him 'King Paparazzi.'

"Jake, today you're in charge of all the paparazzi, okay? I'm the head honcho. You're like the king paparazzi."

Setting: VONS parking lot — overcast daylight

A graphic animation shows a crown falling onto Jake's head with confetti.

Setting: VONS parking lot — daylight

Text: "KING"

The host and his two friends discuss their plan in the parking lot. One friend defensively states he is short.

"I am short. I have no other option. I think the first thing we do, we go to the store, we spend some money on some new clothes. If we look famous, we will be famous."

Setting: Parking lot — overcast daylight

The three friends do a fist bump and then raise their hands in the air, shouting 'exotic booty shorts'.

"One, two, three, exotic booty shorts!"

Setting: Parking lot — overcast daylight

Inside a thrift store, the host holds up a red puffer jacket, comparing it to the one Drake wore in the 'Hotline Bling' music video.

"I think this is literally the jacket from that one Drake music video."

Setting: Buffalo Exchange thrift store — warm, dim overhead lighting

One friend lifts up his shorts to show he is not wearing underwear, while the others laugh.

"Do you even have underwear on right now? No, dude. I'm free-balling this episode."

Setting: Buffalo Exchange thrift store — dim, ambient

The host places a furry brown hat on his friend's head, who is wearing a loud, patterned jacket.

"This is like the Queen's hat. It's like a squirrel yarmulke."

Setting: Buffalo Exchange thrift store — warm indoor lighting

A montage reveals the three friends' final celebrity-inspired outfits. One wears a gold jacket and cowboy boots, another a tan jumpsuit, and the host a full red outfit.

"Oh boys! Cheese!"

Setting: Buffalo Exchange thrift store — varied indoor lighting

Text: "MACK'S LOOK", "TYLER'S LOOK", "ERIC'S LOOK"

The friend in the tan jumpsuit reacts to the other friend's flamboyant outfit, and they exchange playful insults.

"Oh my god. My confidence is dropping. I look way better than you. I mean, you look kind of look like a Ghostbuster."

Setting: Buffalo Exchange thrift store — dim indoor lighting

Text: "TYLER'S LOOK"

The host reveals his final outfit, a full red ensemble, and his friends react with loud excitement and cheering.

"Oh! Let's go! Oh my god!"

Setting: Buffalo Exchange thrift store — bright indoor lighting

Text: "ERIC'S LOOK"

The host pays for the expensive clothes at the counter with a credit card, and his friends cheer.

"Daddy Rack, thank you!"

Setting: Buffalo Exchange thrift store — warm indoor light

Text: "-$847.12"

The host gives a shoutout to the video's sponsor, Current, while holding up the credit card.

"Thank you to um Current, actually, the future of banking. They made this entire video possible. So thank you, Current."

Setting: Buffalo Exchange thrift store — bright indoor light

Text: "Current"

An animated graphic shows a red dotted line moving across a city map towards a building labeled 'MALL' where five paparazzi figures are waiting.

"Now that we were dripped out of our minds, we rushed to the next location to try out five paparazzi."

Setting: animated map — n/a

The host and his friends are walking through a parking garage. The host introduces a new person, Vince, putting his arm around him.

"I have a very special guest for you guys. You might recognize Vince Thompson."

Setting: Parking garage — fluorescent lighting

The host reminisces with Vince about a previous video where Vince played 'fart beats' as a DJ, and now promotes Vince's actual music.

"You played some fart beats. Oh yeah, they were good. Now you have an actual single coming out. I do. You are a legitimate musician now."

Setting: Parking garage — fluorescent

The group walks through an outdoor mall, and five people dressed in black as paparazzi begin running towards them with cameras.

"All right, so we have five paparazzi hired for this one. They're about to run up on us."

Setting: Outdoor shopping mall — bright, harsh sunlight

Text: "5 PAPARAZZI"

The group walks through the mall, now swarmed by the five paparazzi and attracting the attention of other shoppers who start filming with their phones.

"This is literally five people and people are filming us. It's definitely working."

Setting: Indoor/outdoor shopping mall — bright, natural light from open ceiling

The host and his friends act annoyed by the paparazzi, pushing through them while one friend makes a comedic threat.

"Excuse me. Excuse me. Give me any privacy. I'm going to throat kick you if you get closer to me like that, okay?"

Setting: Shopping mall — bright indoor lighting

The host looks directly into the camera and explains his idea to prank strangers with the paparazzi.

"So during this video, I think it would be funny to send the paparazzi after random people."

Setting: Outdoor shopping mall — bright sunlight

The paparazzi swarm an unsuspecting woman walking in the mall, shouting a ridiculous question at her.

"Is it true that your mom and your grandma got divorced?"

Setting: Outdoor shopping mall — bright daylight

Text: "5 VS STRANGERS"

The paparazzi continue to question the woman, who now looks annoyed and calls their questions 'messed up'.

"Was dropping out of fourth grade the right decision? That's messed up!"

Setting: Outdoor shopping mall — bright daylight

The host and his friends watch from a distance, laughing as the paparazzi swarm the woman and her friends.

Setting: Outdoor shopping mall — bright sunlight

The paparazzi run up to a woman sitting at a picnic table and ask her an absurd question. She looks up, confused, then starts laughing.

"Ma'am, is it true that you left your newborn child at Chili's?"

Setting: Outdoor shopping mall plaza — bright sunlight

The paparazzi swarm a man walking through the mall, who looks sternly at them and continues walking without breaking stride.

"Barack Obama recently named you sexiest billionaire. What are your thoughts?"

Setting: Outdoor shopping mall — bright sunlight

The host and his friends are looking down from a balcony, watching the paparazzi below, and decide to increase the number of paparazzi to ten.

"There's literally going to be 20 times more people. I think it's time we move to 10. Already? Yeah, we're going to 10."

Setting: Outdoor shopping mall — bright sunlight

An aerial shot shows a group of people hiking on a dirt trail in a canyon. The shot transitions to the host and friends on a street, spotting a group of people in black.

"This is Runyon Canyon. You see celebrities hiking here all the time. I think these are our paparazzi right here."

Setting: Runyon Canyon and a nearby street — bright, sunny day

Text: "RUNYON CANYON"

A group of ten paparazzi cheer and raise their cameras and fists in the air.

"Let's go!"

Setting: Street near Runyon Canyon — bright sunlight

Text: "10 PAPARAZZI"

The group walks up a dirt path in the canyon, followed by the ten paparazzi who are shouting questions and taking photos.

"Are you really 6'3" or are you two midgets in a trench coat?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright, harsh sunlight

The paparazzi swarm a shirtless man hiking on the trail, shouting questions at him. The host yells 'Dad! Help!' as a joke.

"Are you opening a new shoe store? Dad! Help! Is this your father?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

The host grabs a random woman on the trail, pretending she is his wife to the paparazzi, who swarm them both.

"Please help me! Is this your lover? Is it true that you're married? Yes, you see?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

The paparazzi continue to pepper the host and the woman with increasingly absurd questions. The host acts shocked at the 'Airrack Jr.' question.

"What about your second wife? Don't need to talk about her right now. Is there an Airrack Jr. on the way?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

The host talks to Jake, the 'King Paparazzi,' who justifies their aggressive and personal questions.

"Do you want the best video for your viewers? Yes. Then you're going to have to deal with the tough questions."

Setting: Overlook at Runyon Canyon — bright sunlight

The host gives instructions to the group of paparazzi, telling them to target every stranger they see on their way down the canyon.

"I want you guys to aggressively paparazzi every stranger on the way down. We're flipping the tables."

Setting: Overlook at Runyon Canyon — bright sunlight

The paparazzi are hiding in bushes, waiting for a signal. The host gives the signal, and they all burst out, running towards their next victims.

"Yeah!"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

Text: "10 VS STRANGERS"

The paparazzi swarm a man in a blue shirt, who looks completely bewildered and tries to cover his face as they shout questions at him.

"Why are you wearing Nikes? What happened with your deal with Adidas?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

The paparazzi swarm a young couple hiking. The man looks amused and smiles, while the woman seems slightly overwhelmed.

"Are you both half evil? Do you have flowers? Why don't you have flowers on your hat?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

The paparazzi swarm another group of hikers, running after them and shouting questions.

"Are you concerned he's getting more attention than you?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

The paparazzi corner a woman in athletic wear, who looks confused and slightly amused by the bizarre questions.

"Why can't you read? Why have you never learned how to read?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

The paparazzi swarm another man on the trail, who looks stern and unamused by their questions.

"Is it true that you hate the Dodgers?"

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

A paparazzo asks a man if his dad is disappointed in him, and the man surprisingly answers 'yes' before being tackled by another paparazzo.

"Is your dad disappointed in you? Yes."

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

Text: "*TACKLES VICTIM*"

The host and his friends react with shock and laughter to the tackle. The host looks at the camera, hyping up the final stage with 100 paparazzi.

"This is one tenth of what's going to happen now."

Setting: Runyon Canyon trail — bright sunlight

A fast-paced montage shows the paparazzi running down Hollywood Boulevard, followed by an animated map showing the route to the next location.

"And even though 10 was dangerous, we were about to go meet another 15 at Hollywood Boulevard,"

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright daylight

Text: "HOLLYWOOD BLVD"

The group arrives on Hollywood Boulevard and is immediately swarmed by a larger group of 25 paparazzi, causing a scene on the sidewalk.

"Mr. Airrack we have a question for you. Oh my god."

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright afternoon sun

Text: "25 PAPARAZZI"

The host is mobbed by paparazzi and actual fans on the street, who ask for photos. He agrees and poses with two young women.

"Are you giving $10,000 away to people today? You guys want to grab a picture? Okay!"

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright sunlight

A man in the crowd mistakes the host for the rapper Lil Dicky, and the paparazzi play along.

"It's me, Lil Dicky. I'm his biggest fan. It's Lil Dicky!"

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright sunlight

Another man in the crowd claims he saw the host in 'Shrek 4'. The host's friend plays along, confirming the non-existent movie.

"I did! I'm like I got to get a photo with this man. Listen, I just want to make sure you saw him in Shrek 4. I did."

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright sunlight with harsh shadows

Text: "(THERE IS NO SHREK 4)"

The group of 25 paparazzi run down the street to swarm a person in a Spongebob Squarepants costume.

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright sunlight

Text: "25 VS STRANGERS"

The Spongebob character tries to hide behind a sign as the paparazzi chase and surround them, shouting questions.

"Spongebob! Spongebob! Hey! Are you going out with Sandy?"

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright sunlight

Text: "*TRIES TO HIDE*"

The paparazzi swarm a new group of young women on the street, shouting more absurd questions.

"Why do you hate yourself so much? Why do you hate yourself?"

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright sunlight

The host and his friends watch the chaos from a distance, looking shocked and amused.

"This is a bloodbath."

Setting: Hollywood Boulevard — bright sunlight

The host gives a motivational speech to the 25 paparazzi, preparing them to meet the rest of the group.

"You're bloodthirsty savages and you are ruthless. I want to continue that kind of energy and inspire the rest of the 75 people over there to do the exact same thing. All right?"

Setting: A park — late afternoon sun

Text: "5 MINUTES LATER..."

The entire group of paparazzi puts their hands in the middle for a huddle and then throws them up, cheering, before running towards a van.

"Bloodthirsty savages on three. One, two, three, bloodthirsty savages! To the van!"

Setting: A park — late afternoon sun

From inside a moving van, the paparazzi spot a man walking in a park and start shouting questions at him through the open door.

"Is it true this is your first time walking since December?"

Setting: A park — bright daylight

The host stands in the middle of a huge crowd of 100 paparazzi in a park, all cheering and holding up cameras.

"All right, this is now 100 paparazzi!"

Setting: A park — golden hour sunlight

Text: "100 PAPARAZZI"

The host gives a final motivational speech to the 100 paparazzi, explaining the plan to storm Boa Steakhouse.

"They wouldn't let me in because I was wearing shorts. So today, you guys are going to be so ferocious that they have no choice but to let me in."

Setting: A park — golden hour sunlight

The entire mob of 100 paparazzi starts running down a residential street towards the steakhouse.

"Let's go!!"

Setting: Residential street — golden hour sunlight

The host is in the middle of the running mob of paparazzi, looking completely overwhelmed by the noise and chaos as they run down the street.

"I literally cannot hear any other person. What is happening? Bro this is a mob. This is a mob."

Setting: Residential street — bright, glaring sunlight

The mob arrives at Boa Steakhouse. A security guard, seeing the chaos, opens the door for the host and his friends, who rush inside.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. Crowd the windows! Crowd the windows!"

Setting: Boa Steakhouse entrance — dusk, with interior lights visible

Text: "*SECURITY GUARD OPENS DOOR*"

Inside the restaurant, a waitress checks on the host. Outside, the paparazzi crowd the large glass windows, taking photos.

"Are you okay? Yeah I'm good. Oh my god, I'm so sorry about that. No it's okay. Yeah, it's ridiculous."

Setting: Inside Boa Steakhouse — dim interior lighting

The host films himself in a secluded outdoor patio area of the restaurant, realizing they've been seated away from other patrons.

"Oh my gosh, bro. They literally put me in the back. There's nobody here."

Setting: Boa Steakhouse patio — dusk

The host reflects on the experience, realizing being famous alone isn't fun. He leaves the restaurant.

"And what I realized while sitting in that private courtyard is that even though my fame had gotten me inside the belly of the beast, what's the use if your friends aren't there with you?"

Setting: Outside Boa Steakhouse — streetlights and car headlights

The host and his friends, along with the paparazzi, stand outside another fancy restaurant, Nobu, preparing to go in.

"We're about to go inside of Nobu. Only the likes of Beyonce and Elon Musk can get inside of there, but tonight, I'm Elon Musk!"

Setting: Outside Nobu restaurant — dark, with streetlights and camera flashes

The group enters Nobu, swarmed by their own paparazzi. They are quickly ushered into a private back room by the staff.

"We just want to ask two questions. Sorry. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."

Setting: Inside Nobu restaurant — dim, warm, dramatic

Text: "*LET'S US INTO BACK ROOM*"

The host and his friends are in a private room at Nobu, looking around in disbelief at their success.

"It worked. It worked. It worked. It worked. Literally, Elon Musk eats here. I didn't think this far."

Setting: Private room at Nobu — dim, warm, and atmospheric

After leaving the restaurant, the friends stand by their van at night, debriefing the experience with the remaining paparazzi.

"Did anyone think I was Beyonce in there? No. No one said anything about that. Alright, well, let's get out of here, huh?"

Setting: Street at night — dark, illuminated by a camera light

A still image of an iPhone with an Instagram story on it is shown next to the host and his friends standing in front of Boa Steakhouse at night.

"I'm giving away a brand new iPhone to an Instagram follower every single week. Use the link in my description to go follow."

Setting: Outside Boa Steakhouse — dark

Text: "THIS COULD BE YOU", "FOLLOW @AIRRACK", "LINK IN DESCRIPTION"

A friend in a green shirt and shorts waves goodbye to the crowd of paparazzi and walks towards a truck.

"That's pretty much it. I'm leaving."

Setting: Outside Boa Steakhouse — night, illuminated by streetlights and camera lights