# The 2023 concert and the AI edits

> What NPR published in 2023, what the later photo edits are, and why this studio's clips are parodies.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

NPR published a Tiny Desk concert by Charlie Wilson in 2023 that ended with Outstanding. The 2026 edits put new faces in a desk-concert scene. This studio makes independent parodies with new sound.

Published: 2026-10-30

## The concert

NPR published a Tiny Desk concert by Charlie Wilson in June 2023, and its set ended with Outstanding. The meme nods to that set.

## The edits

In 2026 people began posting desk-concert edits with their own face in the lead. Search names include Outstanding Tiny Desk, Tiny Desk Outstanding AI and Tiny Desk AI.

## What this studio makes

This studio is independent and not affiliated with NPR or any performer. A clip here is a generated parody with new sound, not the concert footage and not the commercial recording.

## The coaches video

In October 2026 an AI parody casting five college football coaches made the scene a meme. The full story, with dates and sources, is in the origin article.