Mr. Show - 24 is the Highest Number

durdenn33 · 975.1K views · 2007-02-14 · 5:34

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Overview

A clip from Mr. Show season 3 in which characters insist that 24 is the highest number. It is a short absurdist sketch about counting.

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Posted as a joke in threads about naming large numbers and the size of infinity.

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Stand-up & sketch comedy

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dwater · 2021-07 · Joke / meme
I have a degree in math but the first thing this headline made me thing of was still the "24 is the highest number" sketch from Mr. Show: [VIDEO] Theoretical mathematics is often absurd, maybe that's why I like the sketch so much.
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tomjakubowski · 2020-01 · Joke / meme
Not a discussion of Scott Aaronson's blog, but a relevant bit from Mr. Show, "24 Is The Highest Number." [VIDEO]
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m0nastic · 2010-12 · Joke / meme
I'm reticent to post humor here, but this article immediately made me think of this sketch from Mr. Show: [VIDEO]
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