What did Johnny Hamcheck and Theo Von say about recording laws for prank videos?

Theo Von and Johnny Hamcheck read through one-party and two-party consent rules on the show. In one-party states, such as Ohio, a person in the conversation can record it without telling the other side; in two-party states such as California, Florida and Pennsylvania, everyone must agree. Hamcheck says he was banned from Columbus urology clinics after filming pranks at his own real appointments.

• Hamcheck says he never booked extra appointments for videos; he pranked his urologist during regular visits.
• Hamcheck says he received a letter barring him from the clinic network after the doctor asked whether he had put him on TikTok.
• Hamcheck calls one-party consent stupid because the person recording effectively consents for himself.

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von (2026-10-21). Read the whole episode summary →

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