Neil Patrick Harris' depiction of a Gen Z TikTok gets hilarious reactions from his teens.
There’s something adorable about watching boomers and millennials getting updated with the latest technology and lifestyle trends. Watching a parent and grandparent learn about the advancement of mobile phones, social media, AI, the internet and more is truly fascinating. However, this experience comes with a hysterical mix of emotions. Actor Neil Patrick Harris and his twin teenagers had quite a humorous experience as he made his first TikTok. Having amassed tens of thousands of views and comments in just a few days, Neil is all ready to master the Gen Z slang. His twins, however, are having an adorably hard time adjusting to his lifestyle change.
The brother-sister duo helped their dad make his very first TikTok. In the viral clip, the three of them can be seen in the frame while Neil introduces his account gleefully. Gideon and Harper, the twins, are waiting by his side, looking bored and feeling a tad bit embarrassed about the hilarious overdose about to be unveiled. “Are you ready for it?” Neil asks excitedly while his twins look uninterested. “No,” they reply but it isn't enough to get the “How I Met Your Mother" star’s spirits down. “I’m joining the Tic-Tac,” Neil says naively.
“TikTok,” Gideon corrects him with his hand on his head in sheer embarrassment. “Yeah, this is my first TikTok. I’m going to have so many followers,” Neil says before getting all cool and savvy and adds, “I’m gonna ramp up my rizz.” His son immediately remarks, “Never say that again.” The typical banter between the teenage twins and Neil is truly a chucklesome delight to see. The actor then innocently says, “I’m gonna be a snack.” His twins, completely caught off guard, immediately yell. Harper immediately covers her face and walks out of the frame.
Neil then channels his iconic character and says, “TikTok is going to be legen…wait for it…” as he begins to do a TikTok dance. Knowing what is to unfold, Gideon too leaves the frame. “No,” the boy says as his dad starts doing the steps without a care. “No, no,” Harper shouts as Neil misses the accuracy of the steps but adds the cutest humor to the same. “It’s too cheesy,” Harper says. “You didn’t wait for it,” Neil remarks. “...dary we get it,” Gideon concludes his dad’s dialogue as Neil stares at the camera sarcastically with his hands on his head.
The actor's first clip took the platform by storm. @stephanieparrett13 said, “Neil Patrick Harris in his cringey dad era and I’m here for it.” @xsilvermoonxx added, “This was the perfect example of a dad doing his duty to embarrass his kids. This deserves the highest of fives.” @irish_s3tter commented, “The groans of embarrassment is how you know you’re doing it right.” @rez_ol shared, “As a fellow parent, I approve of this TikTok.” @moonshadowholidays chimed in, "My favorite activity is using kids' slang words to drive them nuts and then laughing hard.” @onecraftykitty said, “They way they screamed at ‘snack.’” With the actor’s ever-charming approach and hilarious personality, there is a lot more witty content to expect from the actor.
You can follow Neil Patrick Harris on his new TikTok account @neilpatrickharris for more fun content.