Worlds best street performer San Francisco, California

it's probably my favorite part you're going to enjoy it too watch this son you put your hand up i need a volunteer kid come here stand in front of me do you know why i picked you because you look like a walking advertisement what's your name that is a cool name everybody say hi cannon say hi to the people don't be bashful one at a time i'm joking stop it wow they they really love you don't they all right cannon how old are you ten are you married no good for you is that your dad yeah dad is it okay if he helps me yes sir yes you don't even know what i'm gonna do yet have you got more kids yes you do yes you've got one more yes we're fine it's funny when i pick a kid from china the parents are like no i've only got one why are you guys not laughing now oh come on that was funny you you'll get that joke later you'll be driving home and you're like cannon you're 10 right all right you're gonna help me i'm guessing you play sports so you're a good pro that's actually why i picked you you see those clubs get those take your time that was a joke get your ass back here all right stand right in front of me the same distance away from me that i'm standing from you that's a smart kid all right you're gonna throw it to my left hand when he does it you make some noise it's a lot of pressure for a kid no pressure son not all of us voted to leave you get one of those or you get one of these five dollars yeah it's not funny now is it you're most likely gonna get the dollar give me a good throw son i'll give you the five do we have a deal all right before you throw it before you throw it can you locate that was great so close son i just want to say something really quickly you see how i'm making it there not here don't throw it there again because now i have two okay and i'm a really good frog okay here we go watch one two three you know what take a step forwards take a step forward it's good take another step forwards yeah take one more take take another step forwards yeah lovely bloody hell lovely come here i'm a man i promise you a gift and you're gonna get a gift this is for you son thank you for your help i'm going to come to you i'm going to come down yep there you go you didn't actually think i'd give him five dollars i'm british we didn't own half of the world for nothing there's like 10 people that know the history that says son all right it's uh this is for you mate this is five dollars [Applause] hey do me a favor take that dollar see that little girl there in the grave give it to her yeah come here that's what it's like when you get married do you know why your dad's laughing he's been doing that a long time yeah because you just gave away your dollar you get 10 months i'll make it longer i'll make it longer you obviously don't want it do you want it climb up and get it i'm joking bloody hell you're actually gonna do it take that now do me a favor face that crowd take a bow they're going to go mental for you [Applause] you just sit in front of 200 people you're very brave you've done anybody tell you different mate you keep your chin up you do what you're going to do in life go back thank you all right ladies and gentlemen i'm going to give you my finale my name is orion griffis yes i'm british not australian there's nothing wrong with aussies except for criminals oh you don't know your history do you i come from a family of eight kids yes from the same mum and dad they are still married today 42 years yeah you don't have to clap that's normal in england [Laughter] i'm sorry that was me i'm the second youngest of eight kids my mum and dad were professional acrobats then they got fat and now they're clowns it's not funny when i was a child i had one dream come to america and become a movie star this is what happened honestly i'm doing pretty well i spent two years in new york city on a broadway musical at the moment i live in los angeles i'm chasing an acting dream i've had since i was eight years old i grew up as a professional acrobat i left it about five years ago to chase acting i'm in san francisco for a couple of months this is my show how did i do look i come out here i make you laugh and smile and you come up to me after the show and you give me your money yeah it's not funny now is it but if you don't have any money enjoy my finale honestly i'm not a hustler if you give me a couple of dollars that means too thank you five dollars would mean the world to me if all you've got is a quarter keep it you need it more than i do i'm not joking i'm not homeless if you give me a five i'll go home feeling like a star if you give me a ten i'll go i'm feeling like a superstar man if you give me a 20 i'll go home with you [Laughter] one day i gotta go back to england if i don't make enough i'll stay here i'll marry one of your daughters or sons it's legal now i don't care who you are that was funny right this is your finale enjoy it all right kid you know that money i don't want it back mate you earned that thank you thank you ask your dad for a 50 or 100 all right all of you i need a rhythm hands up like this hands up look if you don't raise your hands i'm gonna point you out i love that everybody's like bam sir with the baby on your head you can keep your hands down he was like right everybody follow me together like a team like a family here we go [Applause] very good together come on [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] ah do you want to see a bonus trick say yeah listen who thinks i could do a hand stand up here make some noise [Applause] wow like 10 people and the drunks who doesn't think i can do it make some noise steal the drunks who just doesn't care what i do as long as i get hurt america i do it ladies and gentlemen i'm going to do a hand stand up here i'm going to ask for one quick favor right now if you look around there is honestly about 400 people standing here and if i'm blocking that sidewalk and the club rolls by they're gonna shut me down you guys at the back could you just move up please move up if you don't speak english look at my hands guys i'm serious at the back you gotta scoot in for me i'm not joking i'll get shut down if you're on that road and arrested again all right here we go guys i'm gonna have you back up this trick is no joke it's honestly for safety yeah right there you're fine you're fine right there all right here we go a hand stand up here get ready all right one get ready here we go two again i'm sorry about the view behind me i'm getting a [ __ ] going all right two uh here we go get ready did you see it one two three standing on my hands it's a handstand look i'm gonna i'm gonna do it but i want to know i made you laugh in the freezing wind for 40 minutes straight and i made you laugh it's cold up here my nipples are like rocks i can't feel that do you think my show is worth a cup of coffee make some noise thank you because a cup of coffee in starbucks today cost 10 dollars i think my show is worth at least a 20. right you cannot go to the movie theater and spend less than forty dollars on two people and you won't laugh as much as you did in my show think about that i am not hustling you for a dollar i am chasing a childhood dream if you don't have any money this show is on me i respect that i'm a guest in your country i feel it every time i come through immigration when i do this make some real noise my name is orion griffis like the constellation o-r-i-o-n last name griffis the spelling is right there if you want to follow me that would help me so much in what i'm trying to do enjoy it ladies and gentlemen this trick is no bloody joke here we go one please god i need the money two this is it it's going down here we [Music] go all right now this this is what you get when you actually grow up in the circus [Applause] come on [Applause] honestly if you don't have any money it shows on me my name is orion griffiths when i jump down make some noise one two three

Channel: LUKE KAYYEM

Views: 1,411,940

Rating: 4.8847885 out of 5

Keywords: street performer, owen-griffiths, luke kayyem, san francisco, the city, the bay, alcatraz, escape from alcatraz, performer, americas got talent, extraordinary, kanon kayyem, youtube, viral, fishermans warf

Id: 4ZO-Qz6uI5U

Length: 11min 51sec (711 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 30 2017

Reddit Comments

[u/NeckPlant]

Stupid sexy Flanders..

[u/Phraoz007]

Watched the whole thing for free.

[u/TheUnknownStitcher]

Dude deserves a gold medal for keeping his cool after the kid threw the juggling pins TWICE without getting the go-ahead.

[u/dmountain]

https://www.instagram.com/orion_griffiths/

[u/Bweeboo]

I suspect that would be great for your core muscles.

[u/best-commenter]

I miss seeing these folks on Pier 49

[u/Shashi2005]

I did a LOT of street performing. In my teens & twenties. All over Europe. Playing music & juggling. That guy is off scale. Great audience participation & crowd control. The sheer height of his performance mean he can get a great crowd. My guess is he's probably got a g/f collecting money throughout the performance. Known as a bottler.

[u/Jontenn]

maybe good looking and charming but look at these guys from the 60s, this one is insane...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3wuykpFjbg

Check out this one too, it's so funny...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8x46N5R_50

This guy might not be as good looking, but I think girls would rather maybe perfer sleeping with Montego, dude is like on a rock star level... I mean, he's the man in black, the way he juggles the absolute shit outta that fire is impressive as hell, but all the stuff that follows, fuck that man, how does he do that? I mean, just the way he does a front flip in the end is awesome. I mean, he obviously knows how to dance ballet, and all that shit, he's such a mystery. He's just Montego, like he died not long ago, he was just so great at juggling, there's not a lot of more vidoes but hot damn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twp43BMXjEY

This one is very funky, not as impressive but still fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJxr4xpZUf0

[u/TheRedFrog]

I hope his IG following jumps up from this front page appearance