I'm trying to connect two transistors together so that they share the same base and turn on together. I thought that you could simply connect them like this:

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LPFEg.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LPFEg.png)

Except for the fact that i'm using only 1 input so it should look more like this:

![schematic](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ruWNX.png)

[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fruWNX.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)

where I have an led light bulb at the end that should be on. i tried making this type of circuit on a breadboard but the led doesn't do anything and the current isn't passing through. here is a picture, 

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ru615.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ru615.jpg)

the white and black pins are connected to the battery so what could be going wrong here?