One of us had a life-changing experience with the Blue Man Group. Let’s talk about that. ♪ (theme music) ♪ Good. Mythical. Morning. On our recent trip to Las Vegas, we had an amazing opportunity to gain unfettered, unprecedented– at least for us– behind-the-scenes access to the Blue Man Group. Now, if you don’t know what the Blue Man Group is or who they are, it is an amazing show where three blue men do an incredible assortment of musical and visual things. – Without talking. – Now, if you haven’t seen it in person, you really should see it in person. But here’s just a couple of clips to give you an idea of the kind of stuff they do. As you can see, it is overwhelming even on video, but in person, it’s incredible. ♪ (Blue Man Group, “Above”) ♪ So like I said, we were lucky enough to gain behind-the-scenes access. We were introduced to Ben, who is one of the Blue Men, but he wasn’t blue at the time. And he shared with us, walked us through some of the apparati, some of these amazing musical instruments that they use in the show and how they work. We’re in the Blue Man Group theater, and as you can see, I’m halfway there, Link. I’m Blue. What we’re supposed to be doing is we’re supposed to just be getting a little behind-the-scenes tour of what they do here at the theater. But I think our mission should be to become Blue Men to sneak up on ’em, show ’em how good we are, and next thing you know, we’ll join the team. (Link) Okay. Who’s the better Blue Man? Who’s got more Blue Man Material? Or maybe both of us will be on there. No, I think only one of us should, and it should be me. (Rhett chuckling) Okay. – Hi. – Thanks for having us, man. – Thanks for being here. – (Rhett) Yeah, hi. (Link) I have not seen a Blue Man Group show yet. But I’ve kinda gleaned what it’s about through promotion and all that stuff. – So, okay, I’m pretty excited… – (Ben) You should be. – …to become one. – Oh. – Um, to– – So many new things… – (Rhett & Link laugh) – …in these last few seconds. (Rhett) They didn’t tell you? No, I wasn’t aware this was your audition. – (Link) Okay, so… – (Rhett) Safety first. (Link) You can’t even put on the seat belt. (Rhett) Flying a little close to the sun. I can this one “Rain Dance.” ♪ (playing percussive melody) ♪ (Link) I call this one stupid. (Rhett) Teach me a little something. The pattern that we play in the show. ♪ (playing steady beat) ♪ Yeah, so it sounds simple. – ♪ (bangs twice) ♪ – It’s close. If you think of it together, this is actually part of the real audition– learning patterns. (Link) Yeah, you have to actually play drums. – (Ben) There it is. – ♪ (steady beat) ♪ Yeah. You’re adding a note, but you have– – You all need a note. What’s up, brother? – Wow. Wow. – He’s bold. – Hey, it’s 2014. How long has the show been around? It’s time for a new note, and I’m bringing it to the house! – ♪ (continues beat) ♪ – It wasn’t there that– Well, no, there– no. Now there are different notes. – You’re adding different notes. – It’s called post-modern. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah! Blue Man, that’s me. – (Rhett & Link laughing) – It’s so dumb. (Link) What is this? – (Ben) So that is a lever. – Can I just pull it? (Ben) You can pull it. Hard. – (bang) – Oh! That was a– (laughs) what? – (Rhett) Do that again, Link. – Did you hear that? Blue Men for the win! (Rhett laughs) – (Link) How was it? – Blue Men for the win, yeah. – Blue Men for the win. – Blue Men in the house. (bangs drums, clicks rims) Blue Men in the house! – (Ben) That’s better. – (Rhett laughing) – I like that better. – (Link) What? I love the fact that you love that so much. That’s so bad. He should be it just because of that! Okay, what’s next? So this is the PVC instrument. So basically, these are the low notes down here. (Rhett) Wow, so we can do all– all three of us can– Yeah, you grab one. ♪ (musical tones) ♪ Hey, that’s a song. “I’m So Fancy.” That’s the beginning of “I’m So Fancy.” (Ben) Oh, did you find it? ♪ (playing notes and stomping feet) ♪ (Ben) It’s actually pretty simple. Wait, hold on. All right, we’re gonna go on three. So one, two, three, four. ♪ I’m so fancy ♪ ♪ You already know ♪ ♪ I’m in the fast lane ♪ ♪ From LA to Tokyo ♪ ♪ I’m so fan– ♪ Is that how it goes? That’s right, right? – How did that happen? – What part of the– Honestly, this is what happened. I just came up here, and I was like– ♪ (plays notes) ♪ I mean, it’s just the first thing I hit. I was like, whoa-ho-ho! I’m playing a top hit! (laughter) – So what are these? – These are the backpacks. These are called, uh– well, they’re called backpacks at this point. – It’s surprisingly light, though. – They’re pool noodles. – Oh yeah, pool noodles. – That’s what they are, yeah. Carved pool noodles. – They’re playable. – Yes. These have a brain, basically, that’s on your back right now… – Okay, okay. – …which is basically a giant container stuffed with various circuits and software and all sorts of stuff– hardware, rather. ‘Cause these are not making any noise right now. – So it’s electronic. – Yes, these are MIDI triggers. – Got it. – Musical Instrument Digital Interface. (Rhett) We could play slaps with these sticks. (Link) Okay. (Rhett) Oh, you got me. (Ben) You guys are introducing me to so many new games that can be played. (both laugh) – (Ben) That’s good. – (Rhett) All right. Okay, here we go. (Link) Can we be the show? – I– – (Rhett) In some form? Yes. But it can’t be both of you. The way that it works is that the Blue Men are going to decide tonight. And it’s gonna happen in the show. So you probably won’t be expected, which is for the better, trust me. (Rhett) So it’s either you or me, buddy. I’m talking to you, buddy. (chuckles) – Partner. – Hey, don’t touch my– no. Don’t touch my pool noodles with your pool noodles. You look stupid. ♪ (Blue Man Group, “Above”) ♪ Okay, so there we were. One of us is going to be chosen to be a part of the show that night. So we went away. We got ourselves ready to hopefully be chosen. We came back for the show, and we’ve got footage. We documented what happened in that portion of the show, and we’re gonna watch it along with you now. Okay, so as you can see, a Blue Man is leaving stage. He’s looking for someone to bring onstage, scanning the crowd. (Rhett) The blue is very blue. And at this point– (Link) This woman’s thinking, oh, me. Pick me. (Rhett) As you can see– (Ben, echoing) The way it works is that the Blue Men are going to decide tonight. – (Link) They got you. – (Rhett) He chose me. (Link) No, he’s thinking. He’s thinking about it. People cheering a little bit. Boom, rejected! Pushed you back down! I wonder who he’s gonna pick. – That’s right. – (crowd cheers) – You were rejected, Rhett. – I was happy for you. I’m clapping. I’m happy, ’cause now I’m worried about what’s gonna happen to you. (Link) He could see the talent in my eyes. (Rhett) Or something like that– the willingness to be taken advantage of. I was, like, taunting you. And at this point, I’m like– (Rhett) You look really cool right there, I gotta say. (chuckles) (Link) Shut up. I mean, I was like, I’ll give it a fist-pump. I don’t know what’s happening. (Rhett) But now we see the reason why I wasn’t chosen. There wasn’t a snowball’s chance in Haiti that I was gonna fit inside that jumpsuit. You don’t want to see me all wrapped up in that thing. (Link) And took my glasses off and put his thumbprint on me and then put a helmet on my head. I’m just standing there. (Rhett) Could you see anything at this point? (Link) No. Isn’t that obvious? So then they take me backstage, and then this happens. And then they bring out my artwork onstage and turn it around. And out of the back of the artwork– (Rhett) You’re birthed. Was it wet in there? It sounded like it. (Link) At this point, I didn’t know what was going on, if that’s not painfully obvious on my face. (Rhett) Yeah. You look like a disoriented child. (Link laughs) Well, I know what it feels like to be born. (Rhett) And look, they got your glasses from the audience member right back to you. That’s pretty cool. – And you can see. – (Link) At this point, I had no clue what had happened or what I was supposed to do. I just couldn’t stop grinning like a stupid child. (Rhett) You’ve got that look that you get on your face when you don’t have any clue how you should act. (Link) I should show my teeth. And then look at this. – (Rhett laughing in video) – I hear you laughing. – (Rhett) I was happy for you. – I had a connection. I made a connection. He raised his hand and his other hand. And that’s their universal greeting to communicate with me. So now you can communicate telepathically with them every time you hold your hands up? Do it. – I wouldn’t go that far. – What are they telling you right now? What are they saying? – They’re not saying anything right now. – Oh, really? So you’re lying? No, I’m saying I have an emotional connection. I’m not saying I have a telepathic connection. Good for you, Link. I wonder how that feels. I’m saying we’re friends. I’m saying I’m better friends – with the Blue Man Group… – We’re all friends. – …than you are. – We’re all friends. And we do want to say thanks to Blue Man Group for inviting us to get to see how things worked behind the scenes. And being a part of it. That was an amazing experience for me. I think you could tell by the dumb grin that you couldn’t wipe off my face. If you have an opportunity to see them in person, do it. They’re in cities all over the world. And you can check out their YouTube channel at YouTube.com/OfficialBlueManGroup. Thanks for liking and commenting on this video. You know what time it is! (Link) Okay guys, so all got to say is, “It’s time to spin The Wheel of Mythicality.” ♪ (Wheel of Mythicality music) ♪ If you’re one of those strange people that likes to put shoes on your feet, well, we’ve got you covered. The Camouflage Mythical Shoe. Well, it’s actually two shoes. It comes in a pair. And you can also get it with the hat, the Mythical Hat that matches. (imitates guitar chords) Click through to Good Mythical More. We spend some behind-the-scenes after-the-show time with the Blue Man Group doing a marshmallow challenge. “Rhett thinks everyone is pregnant.” (surprised) Oh, ho-ho! So when are you due? – Uh… – When’s the little one comin’? The little what? – The– well… – The little…? Don’t– hey, no shame in that. No shame in being– giving birth to life. And listen, you’re just part of the club, because, hey, everybody’s pregnant. Hey, welcome to the club. When are you due? Maybe we should do it together. – (crew cracking up) – No, thank you. [Captioned by Sebastian: GMM Captioning Team]