- [Man] Most people's idea
of a job is pretty simple. You commute in, you work, you go home. Then there are those people who have thrown away the nine-to-five altogether. For these amazing individuals, their office is wherever
they decide to go that day, and their hours are whatever they choose. Some are funny, some are terrifying, and some are downright dangerous. But together, they make the most amazing street performers in the world. (electronic music) - Amazing! - [Man] Sometimes, a
street performer's acts are so impressive, that
they're asked to perform in bigger and better venues, and sometimes they're so extreme that they're banned
from performing outside. Morgue is a mixture of both. He started on the street
and was eventually asked to join the famous Venice Beach Freakshow. He swallows swords, pushes
fishhooks through his nose and out of his mouth, and lays on razor blade beds. But his most dangerous
stunt is regurgitation. Just be warned, this one's
not for the squeamish, but if you want more, you can find him at @MorgueOfficial on Instagram. Obviously the talents street performers have are important, but sometimes the banter
is just as fun to watch. I couldn't find this man's name, but he performs in Sydney all the time, and watching him joke with his audience is almost as fun as
watching him juggle knives. Just watch what he does when people start walking past. - I'd like to introduce you to my manager. (crowd laughs) Shut up, shut up. He's crap, that's why I'm working here. Get me a theater! For gods sake. - [Man] However, his
tricks are pretty cool too. Especially since he manages to tease his crowd without losing focus. - And that's the audience. That's it. That's awesome. Okay, second trick. Over this side, for you guys. Thank you for coming up. - [Man] Now there are a
lot of puppeteers working as street performers, but
not many like this guy. Jolly Rotten is a punk busker character that travels around the UK to perform, and you can recognize him thanks to his huge backpack and gravelly voice. (crowd laughs) (gravelly sounds) The most impressive thing about him is that even though the puppeteer is clearly the one walking around and playing the recorder, it's basically impossible to figure out how he's hidden. (gravelly grunts) What's better than one awesome street act? Two awesome street acts working together, of course. This guy is known as Taylor Tha 1, or you can find him on Facebook as Hop Hop Acrobat, and he's a contortionist with some pretty mind-boggling tricks. (crowd cheering) (crowd clapping) Anyway, this performance
was really special, because he teamed up with twin acrobats Tit and Tat. They ended with this move, which you really shouldn't try at home. (crowd clapping) So this is another guy who worked at the Venice Beach Freakshow for a while, but his skill set is a little different from Morgue's. Murrugun The Mystic is
a pretty mysterious guy. He can apparently move his organs from the inside, and drive skewers through his body without bleeding. Don't worry though, the
act I'm going to show you is way safer. It just involves him laying on a bed of nails with 800 pounds of weight on top of him. (crowd cheering) Pretty much everyone
who's ever played sports has a few football or soccer tricks up their sleeves, but they've
got nothing on this guy. I mean, this mysterious
British street performer managed to balance a ball on his head while climbing right to
the top of a lamp post. Just take a look. (crowd talking) (clapping) Some street performers do crazy, unbelievable, or
downright dangerous things to get a crowd's attention, but some rely on pure talent. Jack Broadbent Music looks just like any other busker at first, but then you hear him play. Not only is he an amazing freestyler, but he also uses a whisky
flask instead of chords, and not many people can say that. (blues guitar music) I'm spotlighting another musician now, but I'm not sure if we can call this one a solo act. After all, he is playing guitar and panpipes by himself at the same time, but he also has two friends playing the guitar beside him. Don't understand? Well you will. Just take a look. (upbeat guitar and panpipes) So I'm not sure why, but a lot of Australian and British acts seem to go over to America to perform, and these are two of the coolest. Even better, they both have stunts that involve being super high up, so you might want to look away if you're afraid of heights. The first is Alakazam, also
known as the Human Knot, also known as Al, who as well
as being a contortionist, is able to spin a tall blade on his face while also juggling knives. (crowd cheering) Then there's this trio of student acrobats who have a ton of tricks, including juggling knives at the top of an insanely high unicycle. ("Sail" by AWOLNATION) - [Man] They say that great artists can make art out of anything, and watching this guy,
I have to say I agree. Gordo Drummer is a street performer with a significant following, and even his own YouTube channel, and yet all he has are some buckets and a pair of drumsticks. Take a look. (drumming) Not impressed? Well
sometimes he limits himself to just one bucket, and the results are still incredible. (percussion) Everyone knows it's impossible to see a transformer in
real life, but trust me, this performer is the next big thing. It's quite a short clip, but it shows just what this guy is capable of, and even though the trick is simple, it's super effective. Plus it's an awesome idea for a Halloween costume, if you can figure out
exactly how it works. The last performer
transformed into a robot with the help of an awesome costume, but this guy transforms
using only his body. This Robot Man uses a combination of epic street dance abilities, and comedy to match the music exactly, and even though a lot of people do this style of performance, I think he might be one of the best. ("Computer Love" by Zapp) ♪ that special love with me ♪ (falling sound effect) (whipping) (falling sound effect) (whipping) - [Man] Have you ever
seen the movie Labyrinth? Because this next act is just like that but with a much more modern soundtrack. In case you didn't
understand that reference, this guy can make his crystal ball obey his every wish and hang in mid-air with hardly any support. Pretty spooky, right? (electronic techno music) There's no strings attached. He's doing all of this using a form of object manipulation called contact juggling. The ball just has no reference points, so combined with his skills, it looks like it's floating. Now when you first think about it, glass bottles and wine glasses don't sound like an
exciting starting point for a performance. But these two acts prove that they can be. Michel Lauzière is also known as the master of the unusual, and it doesn't get more unusual than rollerblading down the street playing Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor with glass bottles. (crowd cheers) ("Symphony No. 40 in G Minor" by Mozart) - [Man] Then there's Peter Spatina, whose talent combines
music and glass as well, only he uses water-filled wine glasses to create pitch, and the
result is just magical. (classical melodious music) Normally when you can't
tell what is happening during a street performance, that's not a good sign, but you're just going to
have to trust me on this one. I'm going to show you the last 20 seconds of this painter's act. See if you can figure out the twist before he reveals it. (hip hop music) (crowd claps) If you want another example of an artist whose work comes together right at the last moment, then this is your guy. It takes almost five minutes, which might sound like a lot, but considering the quality
of work he's creating, it's actually pretty incredible. (piano music) So far we've had a couple of dancers and a couple of puppeteers, but nothing quite like this next guy. His name is Sebastian Campos, and his combination of dance and puppets makes for a performance that's just as goofy and
funny as it is impressive, even if the costumes could maybe do with an upgrade. (pop music) There aren't many things cooler than human street performers, but animal street performers are definitely on that list. I'm not even sure what my favorite part of this video is. I'm caught between the
dog's awesome costume, the slick choreography, and just how happy the puppy looks while it bounces through all those moves. (upbeat latin music) This is definitely one of the more bizarre acts out there, but I'm willing to bet it's also one of the most difficult to master. I mean, Uncle Ho manages
to break a coconut with just one finger. How many people do you know who are capable of doing that? (asian music) Living statues are basically the be-all-end-all of street performance, and there are too many great examples out there to count. However, London's Silver Man is maybe the most impressive, because at first glance
it's very difficult to tell how the illusion
has been achieved. (piano music) This genie-themed living statue is another with an illusion that
is hard to figure out and even harder to stop looking at, and it helps that he's probably the friendliest one in this video. They work because the performer is usually sitting on, or attached to a harness that extends from the base. That said, I'm still not entirely sure how this umbrella man, who usually performs at
Oxford Street in London, achieves such an amazing tilt. But Madrid's living statue
artists are even more unique. True to their name, they
only move their eyes when someone places a coin in their box. Which street performer did you think was the most amazing? And do you have an awesome
performer in your town? Shout them out in the comments, or let us know if you have your own talent you'd love to take to the streets one day. (electronic music)
