Job interview storytime comedic misdirection from @zesstysauce
The creator begins by telling a deadpan, highly specific story directly to the camera about downloading Grindr solely to find a fourth player for a late-night game of Codenames, repeatedly emphasizing that he isn't gay. After a long, detailed explanation of the encounter, the video abruptly cuts to a wider shot of him at a laptop, revealing that this entire bizarre story was his wildly inappropriate response to an interviewer asking him to describe a time he 'thought outside the box' in a previous job.
Creator: @zesstysauce on TikTok
Video format
Skit
Video outline
- Deliver shocking opening confession
- Provide absurd logical justification
- Reveal inappropriate formal setting
- Double down on punchline
Narrative framework
The Context-Shift Confession
Narrative framework logic
Hooking the viewer with a bizarre personal story, revealing the story is being told in a wildly inappropriate setting, and doubling down on the punchline.
Topics: Comedy, Career Advice
Formats: Skit
Elements: Dynamic Word-by-Word Captions, Jump Cut
Account types: Personal Brand
Transcript excerpt
I recently downloaded Grindr. Now I'm not gay, but I was with some friends late on a Friday night, and we really wanted to play code names. There were only three of us, and obviously, you need four people for code names. And I'd heard from a friend that people respond very quickly on Grindr. So I downloaded the app, and sure enough, there was someone 200 yards away that was down to play. Now I made very clear in the conversation that I am not gay. Person was still down. He came tier, great guy, played a few games. I do think he thought something was gonna happen better on that night. I made it very clear that I am not gay. Right. Alright. Andrew? Yeah. We best can you tell us about a time you thought outside of the box in, like, a previous job? Okay. Okay. Yeah. So this one tier, I couldn't figure out how to do a vlookup, so I downloaded Grind.
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