How Do You Win £1,000 in KSI and Deji’s Try Not to Laugh Challenge?

TL;DR

Contestants win KSI and Deji’s Try Not to Laugh challenge by making either brother laugh, earning £1,000 for a successful joke or performance. Fans try stand-up, dancing, ventriloquism, costumes, and music, while Drew’s orphan-themed rock song earns him a gold star and £2,000. Read on to discover the challenge rules, notable acts, and biggest winners.

Transcript

We've got KSI fans coming in one by one and me and Deji have to control our laughter. If they make us laugh, they win £1,000. And welcome to Try Not to Laugh in Real Life. Deji, I swear to God, I will punch you if you laugh at everything. Don't worry, I got I got a good strategy. I don't think I'm going to laugh. Bring on the first person. Hello, b... Read More

Key Insights

• The core rule of the challenge is that any fan who makes KSI or Deji laugh wins £1,000, turning ordinary contestants into cash-prize competitors for a single successful joke or bit.
• Contestants approach the challenge with wildly different formats, including offensive stand-up one-liners, improvised dancing, a rock song, ventriloquism, and costumed characters like Ronald McDonald.
• A dancer named Jessica lost because she panicked, offering to do a Fortnite dance instead of a routine, and the hosts admitted they felt bad because nerves seemed to derail her.
• One contestant won simply by walking in, since KSI reacted before any joke was even delivered, showing how quickly the hosts can break and hand over the prize.
• Drew was the standout winner, performing a deliberately sad rock song about being an orphan missing parents at Christmas, Easter, and Halloween, earning a "gold star" and £2,000 from KSI.
• Charlie closed with a run of dark boxing-themed stand-up, comparing boxing to sex and joking about a wife buried in the garden, landing at least one laugh from the hosts.
• KSI reflects mid-video that he is "giving people money for terrible jokes," highlighting the self-aware, absurd tone of the format where bad jokes still win cash.
• The channel gives away $1,000 every month to random subscribers, and viewers are told to subscribe to KSI and KSI Plus for a chance to win.

Questions & Answers

Q: How does KSI and Deji’s Try Not to Laugh challenge work?

KSI fans enter one at a time and try to make KSI or Deji laugh. The brothers attempt to control their laughter, and any contestant who succeeds wins £1,000.

Q: How much money can contestants win in the challenge?

A contestant who makes KSI or Deji laugh normally wins £1,000. Drew receives £2,000 and a gold star after his orphan-themed rock song becomes a highlight.

Q: What kinds of acts do contestants perform?

Contestants try stand-up jokes, dancing, ventriloquism, costumed characters, and music. Their approaches include dark one-liners, a Fortnite dance, an alphabet routine with a puppet, and a rock song about orphans.

Q: Who wins the challenge with a song?

Drew performs a deliberately sad rock song about being an orphan and missing his parents during Christmas, Easter, and Halloween. KSI calls it a highlight and awards him a gold star and £2,000.

Q: Why does Jessica the dancer fail to win £1,000?

Jessica arrives without a clear routine and says she is winging the challenge. She tries dancing and offers a Fortnite dance, but neither host laughs; afterward, KSI and Deji agree that she appeared nervous and panicked.

Q: How does one contestant win before telling a joke?

One contestant makes the hosts laugh immediately upon entering and is told he has already won £1,000 before starting his planned material. He continues with dinosaur jokes even though the prize has already been secured.

Q: What happens during the ventriloquist’s performance?

The ventriloquist presents an alphabet routine involving a puppet that claims it needs the toilet. The puppet’s eye unexpectedly pops out, and although KSI and Deji praise the ventriloquism as cool, the act does not make them laugh.

Q: What does KSI say about paying contestants for their jokes?

KSI questions what he is doing with his life and says he is giving people money for terrible jokes. The comment reflects the challenge’s absurdity: contestants can still win whenever a questionable joke breaks the hosts’ composure.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• KSI and Deji set up the "Try Not to Laugh in Real Life" challenge, where KSI fans enter one at a time and attempt to make the brothers laugh. Anyone who succeeds wins £1,000, and KSI warns Deji not to laugh at everything while Deji claims to have a strategy.

• Contestants bring varied acts: a YouTuber named CJS tells edgy one-liners, Jessica the dancer panics and offers a Fortnite dance, one man wins instantly on entry, a Ronald McDonald character does dark jokes, and a ventriloquist performs an alphabet bit with a puppet whose eye pops out.

• The highlights come late, with Drew performing a mournful rock song about being an orphan that earns him a gold star and £2,000 from KSI, followed by Charlie delivering dark boxing stand-up jokes. KSI repeatedly questions whether the jokes are actually funny while still handing out prizes.