Black comedian Druski got a hilarious response from a white southerner who looks exactly like the fictional NASCAR fan he parodied in his ‘whiteface’ video.
In the sketch, Druski was totally unrecognizable with his skin lightened by makeup, sporting not only a mullet, beard and overalls, but also a fake sunburn and tan lines.
The 30-year-old comic, whose real name is Andrew Desbordes, had himself filmed walking around NASCAR’s Southern 500 race in South Carolina, mingling jovially with cheerful white attendees and putting on a caricatured southern accent.
Nobody he spoke to appeared to have any idea that he had assumed a false identity as he cheered the drivers, drank with partygoers and even had a grey-haired lady sit on his lap while he put a cigarette in her mouth.
The sketch was largely met with glee online, though some social media users pointed to a double standard, posting remarks like: ‘Theo Von can now do blackface with zero backlash, right?’ and: ‘How is this funny but black face is taboo?’
Now a white man from Kentucky who not only looks but also sounds uncannily like Druski’s character has gone viral for his reply to the video.
Black comedian Druski (right) got a hilarious response from a race car driver (left) who looks exactly like the fictional NASCAR fan he parodied in his ‘whiteface’ video
TikToker Nick Buechlein, who goes by Tuck Fard on the platform, posted a video making fun of himself for his resemblance to Druski’s character, training the camera onto his own chest as he said: ‘I got the t**s and everything.’
Buechlein then warmly invited Druski to visit him in the South and see him compete in a demolition derby in Bristol, Tennessee on October 4.
‘I’d be honored if you’d come watch. For America. I’m up against like these Australians,’ the man quipped. ‘And, hypothetically, if you wanted to be in that derby, I have not cleared this, but I’m pretty freakin’ sure we could find you a car.’
Coughing cigarette smoke out of his mouth and nose, he said: ‘I’m just thinking out loud here, bubby,’ before offering to host Druski at his trailer during his prospective visit: ‘I got a camper down there, a real nice one you can stay in.’
Appreciative fans flocked online with their reactions, joking: ‘Druski is breaking the racial barrier yall!’ and: ‘It’s the white ppl that be at Starbucks that get offended.’
‘This is golden! What a time to be alive!!’ giggled one viewer, as another wrote: ‘This white man seems like he’s genuinely the nicest white guy on earth.’
Still another noted: ‘Dude didn’t take it personal or as hate AT ALL and it’s all love mann much respect,’ while one chuckled: ‘Bro got invited and offered a car and room and board that’s a good feller.’
When Druski posted his original sketch online, the commenters also reacted mainly with hilarity, writing remarks like: ‘If you’re offended you’re a p***y,’ ‘your makeup artist needs some sort of award’ and ‘If you can’t laugh at this….youre a loser.’
TikToker Nick Buechlein, who goes by Tuck Fard, posted a video making fun of himself for resembling Druski’s character, saying: ‘I got the t**s and everything’
Appreciative fans flocked online with their reactions, joking: ‘Druski is breaking the racial barrier yall!’ and: ‘It’s the white ppl that be at Starbucks that get offended’
Druski had himself made up in full ‘whiteface’ for an online skit in which he parodied Middle American NASCAR fans
However one leapt to take offense, demanding: ‘white face not racist???’ while others pointed out how differently a blackface video might be received.
‘Listen this is hilarious but people used to get canceled for doing this the other way around,’ one observed. ‘I think we’re starting to notice what’s really going on.’
‘Theo Von needs to do a black face skit now,’ wrote another viewer on X, formerly Twitter, as a third asked: ‘So are we allowed to do black face again?’
Druski – a friend of Justin Bieber’s who appeared on the pop star’s new album – donned a whiteface costume that featured an American flag hat and a smattering of fake tattoos, including one of the Stars and Stripes on his partly exposed chest.
He performed an over-the-top sendup of a white southerner, loudly singing Born in the USA out the window of his car while driving, trundling out of a trailer while swigging a Monster and jumping up and down while roaring with approval at the races.
The attendees of the NASCAR event were seen warmly welcoming him, drinking beer with him and – in the case of one older woman – perching herself in his lap.
In one of the sketch’s more polarizing touches, Druski spat disdainfully on the ground whenever a black racegoer walked past him.
He stopped his car for one black man to ask if he was ‘lost,’ then responded with incredulity when the man told him he really was going to the NASCAR event. In character, Druski advised him: ‘Find something safe to do, boy.’
Before downing a beer with a rowdy group of men, he toasted them: ‘Here’s to love, here’s to honor – if you can’t c** in her, c** on her!’
Druski – a friend of Justin Bieber’s who was featured on the pop star’s new album – is pictured in an Instagram carousel he posted this April
The 30-year-old comic, whose real name is Andrew Desbordes, was filmed walking around NASCAR’s Southern 500 race in South Carolina
Nobody he spoke to appeared to know he had assumed a false identity as he drank beer with locals and even had a grey-haired lady sit on his lap while he put a cigarette in her mouth
He performed an over-the-top parody of a white Southerner, loudly singing Born in the USA out the window of his car while driving and trundling out of a trailer while swigging a Monster
Viewers were left polarized by the sketch, flooding into Druski’s replies on X, formerly Twitter, to share their wide range of opinions on his work
Fans flooded into the comments to praise the sketch, particularly the ‘incredible work’ of the makeup team behind Druski’s physical transformation.
‘This is Tropic Thunder levels of race swap. How did he make it look so good,’ marveled one viewer as another wrote: ‘Ngl your makeup artist needs a raise.’
‘White guy here, this s*** is f***ing hilarious. If you’re offended you’re a p***y,’ wrote another as another addressed Druski directly: ‘You realize you have a full-length movie and theatrical run on your hands, don’t you?’
Other commenters however were less impressed, such as one X user who wrote: ‘Huh… I’d never heard of you before. Clearly I wasn’t missing much. The spitting at the black fans wasn’t funny at all, and most of it was a bunch of over the top stereotypes which can be funny if done right.’
‘Notice how no white folk acted like you were?’ noted another. ‘And WHY did you spit at the feet of black people? I wish you would go back and ask them how many times that happened that day — you treated them worse than any white person did I assure you. Always have to invent the racism.’
‘Would have been hilarious without the race baiting bulls***,’ concurred another viewer as one wondered if people were ‘allowed to do black face again?’
One NASCAR fan took the view that the sketch was ‘Hilarious over all, though, I wish you hadn’t spat at black race fans while disguised as a white Hillbilly (even if they are part pf the skit). This sport has worked hard to distance itself from its racist past.’