I Am Brett Ambler aka kazoo kid! AMA!

Are we still...special friends? :')

Definitely.

Can you please remake the video as an adult?

Lights... Camera... I wish.

A reunion of all the actors, as well.

I would love this so much.

Wait a minute...who are you?

If you see the second movie, you find out.. "I'm Brett!"

Did you ever expect this clip to resurface? And do many people recognise you / joke around with you about it? Thanks special friend

I never expected it to come around again in any significant way. Nobody has recognized me since I don't look 8 years old anymore. I don't think.

I accidentally spent $12 on a kazoo because of your video. Wanna rock out some time?

Yes. Yup. Yes I do.

Hey Brett, I originally called you for the AMA, so I'll repost my 5 questions here for you to play with for those who didn't see them. Thanks again for doing this AMA!

My 5 Questions:

1. How did you get that child acting roll?

2. Why in the world did they dub the girls to sound like older women?

3. Did any of your friends see this video when you were older, and if so, how did that influence your life?

4. What profession do you have now? Are you an actor or musician?

5. Do you still know how to play the kazoo, and am I still your friend?

How did you get that child acting roll?

I got the roll by audition. My elementary school music teacher told us all that there would be auditions for a sing along movie. I must have expressed interest because next thing I know I was hanging out with Melissa & Doug (writer producers) doing an audition. I don't remember much of that beside crawling around, pretending, making animal noises. Weird stuff. I remember they seemed to be impressed that I was pretty willing to be strange. They auditioned a few hundred kids from all the neighboring towns and cast 6 or 7 of us. Through the rehearsal process every person besides me was recast. I think one girl was replaced by her own sister if I remember right.

Why in the world did they dub the girls to sound like older women?

It was a budget movie. And Melissa (producer) was who we had around. So all of the male dubs were done by me and all the female dubs were done by Melissa.

Did any of your friends see this video when you were older, and if so, how did that influence your life?

I mostly kept it on the DL after moving away from home. But most of my friends who have seen it think it's cute. And they always wonder what happened to my hair since it's more brown and curly now. Puberty, I think, is what happened.

What profession do you have now? Are you an actor or musician?

I'm lucky enough to say that I'm still an actor and musician! I just recently played Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story in Colorado.

Do you still know how to play the kazoo, and am I still your friend?

I do still know how to play the kazoo. It's a fantastic instrument. And yes, I think we're still friends. Special friends.

The answers are a bit messy and hard to read. :/

Edit: Now it's nice.

agreed. I need to learn to format.

I can be taught!

Now that the clip has blown up, do you regret doing the video at all, or are you happy that it has gained popularity?

I don't regret it at all. This recent pop in popularity of the clip has been hilarious and weird and always fun.

Do you still rock the kazoo?

Yes, but not as often as I probably should. Don't wanna get rusty.

Do you play the kazoo safely?

We keep most of the furniture at our place off to the side most of the time.

Do you enjoy all the edits people have made to the clips as much as we all do? Or do they kinda weird you out since it's your face?

Mostly I enjoy them. But then it get's creepy. Then back to enjoyable.

Would you rather fight 100 kazoo-sized partners or one partner-sized kazoo?

fight? no way. Let's jam.

Had you forgotten about this until seeing it on the internet? How does it feel watching yourself at that age in the video?

I hadn't forgotten about it per se. But it was pretty weird to see it pop up like that. I've seen a clip of it here or there over the last several years and I've had a few people contact me on Facebook. It's funny watching 8 y/o me performing, especially since I'm still performing. I think it's pretty cool, it makes me happy.

Do you still collect money from it?

I don't. I got royalties for a while though. Lucky little kid.

How did you learn your Kazoo skills so quickly?

Must have inherited them.

Would you be open to going on a kazoo tour in the future?

Why would I say no to such an opportunity?

Rumor has it that there may be another kazoo video out there, can you confirm?

There are actually THREE videos out there. The first one came with a Kazoo shrink wrapped to the side. Special Friends: Starring You On Kazoo. The next one was called Let's Sing Along and came with a fake plastic microphone. Those two are on Youtube now, in full. The last one was called Ring Along Sing Along and came with jingle bells. I don't remember much of that one. But it's out there somewhere.

Haven't seen that video in forever. Brett, we went to elementary school together. My brother is in Let's Sing Along.

Hi RichCreamy!

Did you actually play the kazoo?

absolutely.

How where you chosen for the part? And what do/did your parents think then/now?

Went to an audition at the producers place with my parents. Sang some songs, pretended to be different animals, stuff like that. My parents have always been so incredibly supportive of my career. They supported me then and continue to do so now. No matter where I'm performing theater they always come see me twice. They rule.

Do you keep in contact with the other kids (now adults)?

Nope. I'm friends with Carolyne on Facebook. That's about it. I'd love to know what they're up to but I couldn't find too many of them last time I looked.

Are you worried that people finding out you are the 'Kazoo Kid' might affect your career at present?

And also should you have a partner, did they know about this!?

p.s. Big fan, best video to surface for a long time!

I doubt the kazoo kid will do me any harm. He seems so nice.

My girlfriend Amanda found my copy of You On Kazoo early in our relationship. She was surprised. Thank goodness I used to be cute.

How exactly did you find out that you were discovered again? Which video did you see?

I got on twitter after being off it for a few months and found a bunch of people had tweeted me. Someone connected my name to my twitter account. Not a streatch, since my twitter handle is my name. So I responded to some tweets and that seemed to fan the flame.

A day or two later I was in rehearsal for a children's theater show I'm doing (Junie B. Jones) and someone came in and said "Hey did you know you're on Buzzfeed?". Just like that.

Would you object to me sending my friend a picture of your face captioned 'special friend' for her to frame on the wall? You may think this is a joke but I swear I'm serious.

No objections. Send it.

What's your favourite kazoo song?

They're all kazoo songs on the kazoo. So - maybe Bohemian Rhapsody?

How much of this was dubbed? I don't believe for a second that those kids are kazooing... I also feel like someone re-did all of their voices. Yours is believable, though.

Tons of it was dubbed. The writer/producers Melissa & Doug (yup, of that toy company) dubbed lots of the kazooing and Melissa and I dubbed lots of voices. The sound on set wasn't always awsome and some of us in the cast weren't awesome kazooists.

What are your plans for National Kazoo Day tomorrow (January 28th)?

Rock out?

Quick break. If there are more questions later, I'll answer them.

What do you do now as a profession besides kazooing?

I'm an actor!

Back in an hour! Thanks guys!