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Rowan Atkinson’s Invisible Drum Kit

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Here’s Rowan Atkinson and an invisible drum kit, a slapstick mime performance from his Live! act.

In the popular sketch, the British comedian portrays a janitor who discovers the invisible drum kit while sweeping. As soon as he feels around and finds the instrument, he enthusiastically starts playing… which proves to be a bit challenging but satisfying.

cleaning the stage
drumming invisible drums
Related: Someone made a note-for-note transcription of the invisible drum routine, and asks, “Do you think he’s performing by memory to a pre-recorded track, or do you think a live musician is covering him offstage?”

Follow it up with Jerry Lewis and his invisible typewriter.

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