British Humour Explained (with examples)
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@sara-mx4bx 4 роки тому
Lucy where are u from?
@Ghunteriri 4 роки тому
English with Lucy I am American and I watch British Comedy shows on BBC and PBS
@sara-mx4bx 4 роки тому
Really thank you
@arashsarhali6334 4 роки тому
Hlo mam, please make a video on "how to write a effective paragraph".
@sara-mx4bx 4 роки тому
@@dU7hK11thwhat?
@stevenk-brooks6852 4 роки тому
"To be described as 'witty' in the UK, is the mother of all complements." But she forgot to add: "Unless it is meant sarcastically."
@rvmm2 4 роки тому
You're quite witty aren't you?...
@bazkid5739 4 роки тому
Only certain parts of the country is witty the majority is as thick as the yanks
@jakeclough8090 4 роки тому
bazza m8 out of curiosity what parts do you think
@bazkid5739 4 роки тому
@@jakeclough8090 witty people all across tbf but from experience in certain areas I've been too 90% of the people I met have been witty. Liverpool probably the most, scousers always seem to have something to say back, people from Newcastle and Birmingham too. I bet theres tons more but I habent been every where in the country
@bazkid5739 4 роки тому
@@jakeclough8090 the Shrewsbury area seemed to be the opposite of witty, same as stoke no offence. Also people from Devon and Cornwall are about as funny as watching paint dry
@douglasstrother6584 3 роки тому
The Dry Humor is appreciated because of all of the rain.
@Oswadomob 3 роки тому
*finger guns*
@MrBarbjhix 3 роки тому
Not like jokes about the heat here in Las Vegas when it reaches 110 degrees. We always says "but it's a DRY heat" like that's gonna make it better lol
@NathanBonline 2 роки тому
this made me laugh
@Muckylittleme 2 роки тому
Don't talk wet!
@contytub 2 роки тому
... true :| ...
@acemavrick Рік тому
I love how her description of innuendo features the phrase "you can slip it in anywhere". Now if that doesn't explain it, what does?
@Tentin.Quarantino Рік тому
Lol yeah I spotted that too. That said, I think we’re hard-wired to pick up innuendos.
@james00771 Рік тому
Yes it was brilliant.The ironic thing about that was that I don't think she even noticed. That's another thing about British humour, innuendo can be so funny when the person saying it doesn't realise!
@marshlanderdumarais264 Рік тому
Beat me to it … ooh matron 😊
@carolphillips8802 Рік тому
Like an Italian suppository.
@tarquinmidwinter2056 Рік тому
Woman walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre, so he gave her one.
@roasty247 Рік тому
As a Brit living abroad I have found that the British sense of humour is also particularly dark...if a situation is going badly or terrible things happen I think we use humour as a coping mechanism. We're always the first to make apparently inappropriate jokes...or ones that come into the category "too soon"...that people of other nationalities often just don't find funny!
Рік тому
Belgians have these sort of acidity too! heheh
@meganretallick2353 Рік тому
I moved to Canada this year and I have to be do careful what I say to not accidentally offend people at work 😂
@jokematthijsen3190 11 місяців тому
@ And it already starts with their mayonnaise 😋
@admiralbenbow5083 8 місяців тому
Black humour doesnt work (for me...) in the US
@erikabenedetti_ 7 місяців тому
😂😂😂
@andrewgarner2224 3 роки тому
Lady Astor: “Winston, if I were your wife I’d put poison in your coffee.” Winston Churchill: “Nancy, if I were your husband I’d drink it.”
@ceejay3054 3 роки тому
Similarly, Churchill was told at a party, "You, sir, are unquestionably very drunk." He responded, "And you, madam, are extremely ugly. And in the morning, I shall be sober."
@pumpdumpster 3 роки тому
That is really, really funny. Makes my day, again. 🤣
@ilmelangolo 3 роки тому
ahahhahahahah!!! top class! 🤣🤣🤣
@PawelStroin 3 роки тому
"Please tell Lord Privy Seal that I'm sealed to the privy and I can deal with one shit at a time" ;)
@brucethebear8879 3 роки тому
that is so smart
@brucecaldwell7856 4 роки тому
Definition of a farmer...a man who's outstanding in his field
@new_mercury5367 3 роки тому
No that's just a good farmer
@flitzgerald7984 3 роки тому
@@new_mercury5367 😃
@changemankind 3 роки тому
Classic
@4hereyez 3 роки тому
That's very British dark humour! 😂
@Angel-wl9it 3 роки тому
@@4hereyez ??? That was NOT dark humour. Lol
@panagea2007 Рік тому
I began to read "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and I thought it was stupid. Then I saw on the back cover that it was by an English writer, so I started over, this time imagining a British accent, and it was the funniest thing I'd ever read.
@Nedubov 4 місяці тому
Try it narrated by Stephen Fry. Available on Audible. It’s a gem!
@napoearth 2 роки тому
I have a good example of British humor. I heard a story on the radio told by an American who was kidnapped and thrown into the trunk of a car where a British man had already been kidnapped. The American said, "It's pretty cramped in here." The British man replied, "It wasn't too bad until you showed up."
@davidtilley5671 2 роки тому
Do you have any better joke's? 🥱🥱🥱😋
@jgw5491 2 роки тому
@@davidtilley5671 Yay! Sarcasm!
@kash0r 2 роки тому
best example of british humor not being funny. (:
@prince138 2 роки тому
@@kash0r since you took offence, you might as well take the door too
@RodericSpode 2 роки тому
@@prince138 I see what you did there.
@dianasaur2131 4 роки тому
Be aware that when a Brit says "you're witty" chances are they're being sarcastic.
@emiremir9770 4 роки тому
@Hugh Jarce yes! that´s right... you tend to go to war with the people you love... indians... arabs... africans... and argentinians as me :-)
@emiremir9770 4 роки тому
@Hugh Jarce First of all I say sorry if I offended anyone with my comment. I respect your people and I´m not judging anyone. I was just teasing. We, the common people have to deal with the decisions that "the notorious people" took... I´m here because I like English language, especially british english. My life have taught me that the best way to enjoy is sharing... so, these are my words and I share them with you buddy. Regards.
@elwolf8536 4 роки тому
@@emiremir9770 I'm English I liked your comment it made me laugh
@pirateman1144 4 роки тому
@Hugh Jarce You can't be serious... You didn't see the humour in that comment? On a video about humour? Where the first item on the list is irony? Holy wowzers!
@heavens.sorrow 4 роки тому
@Hugh Jarce Obviously you have no understanding of subjectivity. Humor is subjective.... I like dark humor. Maybe you dont. That doesnt mean my sense of humor is wrong. And neither is yours. As I said, humor is subjective, and never truly wrong, because it's purely opinion. Now, the sooner you get your head out of your ass the better, so run along.
@tonygriffin_ 3 роки тому
My grandfather was responsible for bringing down several German planes during WW2. The Luftwaffe said he was the worst mechanic they ever had.
@imakelonelinessworkforme9120 3 роки тому
😂😂😂
@rashadseada5789 3 роки тому
😂😂
@albertobettoldi8240 3 роки тому
LMAO
@jonathanwalker8730 3 роки тому
Boom! Good one though, always good to see an old joke get an airing :)
@shawry9124 3 роки тому
lmao
@alexgoodwin299 Рік тому
I’m an autistic American, I’ve ended up with very “British” humor I’ve been told because I often say things seriously and people take it as a deadpan joke. Most of the time it’s on purpose (it didn’t use to be) because I’m good at it I found but there’s still times people start laughing and I don’t know what I said. Example, I was at dinner with friends late at night, my friend said they had to get up at 7am and I immediately said “you need to leave!!” I was genuinely concerned for my friend, everyone started laughing, I realized it was slightly rude but so abrupt that it seemed like a joke. People say I seem very British, they ask if I have British family. I’m just on the spectrum lol.
@anfieldreds_1892 3 місяці тому
we’re in the UK. My son’s autistic. he’s very witty, especially with me.
@slowcuber_aze 2 місяці тому
@@anfieldreds_1892 god bless you and your son
@paolatropical Рік тому
I'm a Latina and my British husband used to and still have problems catching jokes from my family but also my mom and family can't understand his humour. I'm used to it after almost 20 years together. I loved this video 💖. He tends to have that kind of wit and dry humour, that's why..even our daughters think twice before believing in what's his saying hahahaha.
@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq 3 місяці тому
In my native Argentina the sense of humor is similar to the British, but dirtier (in a monarchy cursing is a no-no). But I spent one month in Cuba and was shocked as to the lack of humor in that society.
@mollyandsofia1603 4 роки тому
There is a hairdressers in my hometown called ‘Curl Up And Dye’
@vincentperratore4395 4 роки тому
What about the beauty parlor where the customers get a head full of soap and an earful of dirt?
@ilusilver 4 роки тому
Ha! I know where you live! (unless it's a common name of course...)
@Alyssa320 4 роки тому
It’s a very common name for hair salons. It was originally in a movie.
@tomlewis7898 4 роки тому
Pewsey, Wilts?
@boykayak001 4 роки тому
Blues Brothers
@mazdamps 4 роки тому
To a child being silly at a play park.... "If you fall and break your leg, don't come running to me"
@guardiandeityy4284 4 роки тому
YES
@Farweasel 4 роки тому
Rio, With such a sick sense of humour one of these mornings you're going to wake up dead. ;-p
@buiscutdog9090 4 роки тому
Me: I cried My brain: so did the kid. Me: I didn't mean it that way but I'm still crying haha
@Sophie_-uo4jl 4 роки тому
Greeks say it too😂XD
@bookofdearveronicaschuyler2294 4 роки тому
Can't count how many times I heard this as a child
@tessat338 Рік тому
There was a hair salon in a small town in Michigan that we drove through to get to the lake cabin or to relative's houses. It was called "Curl Up and Dye." We thought that this was hysterical as school-aged and teenaged young people. I found out later that it was right across the street from the town's funeral home.
@Nedubov 4 місяці тому
That’s so wrinkly.
@chrisross7177 Рік тому
Your funeral story reminded me when my grandmother passed away. We were with her an hour later waiting for the corner to come by and pronounce her dead. The corner announced himself and what he was going to do and while he was listening to her heart with a stethoscope my father, her son, says to the corner "we've been here an hour and she hasn't said a word"
@nathancarr3916 Рік тому
coroner not corner
@reasonerenlightened2456 Рік тому
What is in this video is for rich or not poor people. The poor think about where my food would come from today.
@jyst 3 роки тому
My mother lived to be a hundred and in her nineties she was talking to my stepfather about her funeral. He said do you want to be buried with your parents or to be cremated ? She replied I don't know surprise me .
@niag.3332 3 роки тому
Now this one is really funny 😅
@Isleofskye 3 роки тому
Great Comment John !:)
@jeffkeeley4594 3 роки тому
From Bob Hope-but then he was a 'pom'.
@Isleofskye 3 роки тому
@@jeffkeeley4594 Born 2 miles from where I live in Eltham, South East London..
@rgnotdead 3 роки тому
Dry, love it
@boltgamr1029 2 роки тому
Years ago back when I was in school, a kid was stood up to do a presentation, and as he opened the PowerPoint, he said "Ok, let's start the house tour". Unfortunately it didn't open, so I just said "Looks like the front door is locked." I'm not normally the popular kid or the class clown, but everyone laughed. It felt pretty good.
@utha2665 2 роки тому
They say time is relative. When you said "years ago" you must've been talking about the 1993 or later. I had to look up the release date of Powerpoint and thought, damn, that wasn't that long ago 🤦♂️. Needless to say, I think I'm a bit older that you.
@boltgamr1029 2 роки тому
@@utha2665 So what? If it matters so much, I'm just out of education, and it did happen "years ago", roughly in year 8 of English school years
@utha2665 2 роки тому
@@boltgamr1029 I meant nothing by the comment, I was merely stating how relative time is. To you 5 years is a long time, to me it seems like yesterday. To you I'm old, and to me someone in their 40s is young. I wasn't having a go at your age at all. What you said though when the Powerpoint wouldn't open was pretty funny, though. I'd have been pretty proud of that as well.
@tcritt 2 роки тому
And you've been dining out on that 'zinger' ever since.
@cheneethompson5756 2 роки тому
Lol!
@grey7987 2 роки тому
The statement of innuendos being easy to slip in anywhere is a pretty great innuendo.
@aldewachter7986 2 роки тому
An innuendo is an Italian suppository.
@rbryanhull Рік тому
That's what she said
@andyevans8221 Рік тому
A woman asked a bloke for an example of an innuendo, so he gave her one.
@kenm76 Рік тому
I dunno if this is British or American, but your funeral story made me realize that I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather did. Not crying and screaming like the passengers in his car.
@peterburns6226 Рік тому
I like your style!!
@rebeccabriggs9452 Рік тому
obviously american! Brits wouldn't be screaming and crying. Gotta keep that stiff upper lip you know! 😀
@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq 3 місяці тому
The father of a good friend spent decades asking God for the same, and he died in his sleep, indeed.
@mrpddnos 4 роки тому
Oh the irony. An English teacher forgetting a word she needs for her lesson....
@kylebalmer3396 4 роки тому
I dont think you know what irony is
@jomt5614 4 роки тому
You obviously didn't get through to the 'self-deprication' part
@kingrobert1st 4 роки тому
I thought she was going to say culprit!
@miriamrobarts 3 роки тому
Did you also notice that she says "in" the pulpit? It sounds like they're crouching down inside it. ;)
@4hereyez 3 роки тому
Only about 15% of people in UK go to church. Why should the other 85% know what pulpit is?! : )
@reecenaidu6020 4 роки тому
South African humor is British humor. It's just a little darker now than it was before
@javiermartinez-ortiz6891 4 роки тому
ahaaa nice one.
@cadernodereceitas1 4 роки тому
hahaha brilliant!!!!!
@adammacdomhnail2014 4 роки тому
Brilliant!😂
@kunaljangale4620 4 роки тому
Smart
@casimiralexander 4 роки тому
Reece Naidu Necklacing has a whole new meaning then?!
@gastondoumerc7863 2 роки тому
I love British humor the most, and my favorite is how they can blend something abstract or completely farcical combined with the quintessential British straight face. Python were masters at this. They will always be the paragon for me.
@antimimoniakos 2 роки тому
Monty python question to a thieve: -Do you steal a lot? -Just for the rent.
@saionjisins 2 роки тому
*humour *favourite
@-toby-329 Рік тому
@@saionjisins the spelling differences XD colour too
@dcmastermindfirst9418 Рік тому
Humour* Favourite* Learn to spell English
@hehehig Рік тому
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 that person is probably American or learned American English ig...
@Capfka Рік тому
I was at a meeting of internet friends in the US some years ago, and the conversation one day turned to family Cbristmases. I was asked if I liked family Christmases and my deadpan reply was "Not really. The main topic of conversation tends to be about who's dead, who's dying. And who needs killing." Most of the group got it and roared with laughter. However, along with the group members were wives/girlfriends and husbands/boyfriends, some of whom ... didn't. There were some fairly shocked reactions!
@Jefff72 Рік тому
"Bring out your dead!" I'm not dead!
@davidnarbett 3 роки тому
Cockpit joke: “My Father died peacefully in his sleep, unlike his passengers” (Bob Monkhouse)
@MrDanDant 3 роки тому
We have that in Czech republic as well, but just about the bus driver. You know, we're more rural.
@johnshields3658 3 роки тому
Monkhouse's other great (perhaps greatest) joke was: "When I told my friends I wanted to become a comedian, they all laughed. Well, no one's laughing now." Perfection.
@hyweltthomas 3 роки тому
You left off the last word: "...screaming."
@jupitersailing 3 роки тому
@@hyweltthomas "...in terror at 30,000 feet"
@montyferguson4657 3 роки тому
We have a bumper sticker that says that.
@nikkiw6 4 роки тому
Sexual innuendo: “so easy to slip in anywhere” 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
@yeti97guitarist 4 роки тому
In your endo
@JohnVDenley 4 роки тому
Yup, and I don't think she even noticed!
@paulwilson6064 4 роки тому
Would that be irony that it was unintended.?
@simonoleary9264 4 роки тому
It was ironic that she was talking about double entendres when she "slipped it in".
@Saffron-sugar 4 роки тому
Even better w/o the quotes. A great deal of Brit humor isn’t explained to the listener. The fact that it may go over someone’s head makes it even better
@R0CK0Nbaby 2 роки тому
I'm from the US but I've always loved British humor, they make me laugh so much more than american ones! Thank you for breaking it down in this video!
@jebidiahnewkedkracker1801 Рік тому
I take it you never heard, or HEARD OF, Joan Rivers??
@renedijkgraaf1936 2 роки тому
Great video! I am currently writing a text about this subject for a Dutch spelling bee and Lucy's well organized, clear, and witty presentation was very helpful. Initially I kind of got lost between all the British comedians I love, from Tommy Cooper via John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson to Sarah Millican, Russell Howard, Michael McIntyre etc. etc. Now I've got a much clearer story line, thank you Lucy! (I am looking forward to witty and sarcastic reactions!)
@sirdanielsmalley9657 3 роки тому
"Lots of banter between the British, French, Americans, and Germans." What an interesting way to describe trench warfare. Great video!!
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 3 роки тому
As people used to say back in the 1960s, I can _dig it._ 😉
@JAYDOG1337A 3 роки тому
"What do I need to know about the french, if they fight they retreat"
@MCVessels 3 роки тому
A delightful comment, sir. Bravo.
@Ron.S. 2 роки тому
A polite reminder - most British girls aren’t fit as her.
@malcomflibbleghast8140 2 роки тому
the french ahve a word for humour?? i fell asleep in french lessons.....
@valeriel3661 4 роки тому
From my English friend: "I didn't think orthopaedic shoes would help, but I stand corrected."
@MrRobinThornton 4 роки тому
Man alive...eye roll.
@zetjet9901 4 роки тому
*Omg yes*
@azuremoon6583 4 роки тому
Lmao. I love jokes like these.
@cfa2825 4 роки тому
@@zetjet9901 lol
@hershnotfound 4 роки тому
I could imagine captain Raymond holt saying this whyyy
@sammakescode4071 Рік тому
"English with Lucy" forgetting the word "pulpit" is an excellent example of Irony
@kenhobbs5903 Рік тому
I don't think so. Irony is saying the opposite of what you mean. Your comment was *so* right! = irony. Not being able to remember the correct word = not being able to remember the correct word
@adalovelace3659 Рік тому
I agree that it's irony - an English teacher forgetting an English word. It's also self deprecating humor - she could easily have cropped that bit out or done another take, but left it in because it's funny
@light.spanish 2 роки тому
Absolutely! Being in the UK I have been shocked about how many innuendos you can find on TV. Something impossible in my culture! Excellent video! I keep learning and someday hopefully I will be called witty without sarcasm.
@victorhugoeh974 3 роки тому
I loved this lesson on British humour. I'm still laughing 🙊😂🤣 It's said that William Shakespeare had some argument with one of his rivals once and ended it up by saying: "I'd challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed"
@fabioplayism 4 роки тому
In British humour you lost a friend but not the joke 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@lomililo4999 4 роки тому
hi
@lomililo4999 4 роки тому
@Hugh Jarce how are you
@lomililo4999 4 роки тому
@Hugh Jarce where are you from?
@Jane306 4 роки тому
Sarah Heringer thisss!!!!!
@stoyangueorguiev294 2 роки тому
Very good Sarah. I still don't understand why some people laugh when someone trips and falls in real life. Where is the joke? In which category belongs the person who is laughing when someone brakes his leg or head? I will tell you: British. Probably genetically embedded subconscious behaviour from the thought " Less people arround the table, more for me". Call 911 you........friend.
@bigdogpr 2 роки тому
Born in Derby. Immigrated to the States when I was 2. My British humor with a Southern California accent is beyond confusing for my yank friends. I think I’ll forward this video to them to help them “get it”. 👍👊
@mikenowacki9729 Рік тому
Im from Derby good to know you got out
@jonheroux1 Рік тому
It’s beyond confusing why anyone would want to legally immigrate to Southern California. See what I did there? Sarcasm, wit, banter, and innuendo all rolled into one.
@mr22guy Рік тому
My SO loves my innuendo. It is a HUGE part of me. I can slip it in anywhere and it always makes her giggle.
@Pond721 4 роки тому
"They're so easy to slip in anywhere" genuinely don't know if that was intended or not when talking about innuendos but it was funny
@1surfer12 3 роки тому
I'm sure she said "Innuendo is the big one you can slip in anywhere".
@butcherjsy8 3 роки тому
The only time I deliver witty puns normally is when they are completely unintentional (many a time I've acted all cool as if I was that smart...). It's like my subconscious is far smarter than my conscious mind...
@isiteckaslike 4 роки тому
Great video. Regarding innuendoes, I remember a friend who worked in a carpet and flooring shop serving a customer who quite seriously said "I would like my back passage covered in lino" to which my friend replied in a completely deadpan manner "Of course madam, we all have our preferences". 😎
@paultsworld 4 роки тому
It’s funny because she didn’t mean her poop thingy
@nataliazborowska5461 2 роки тому
I discovered your channel today and I feel the need to say that I really liked your personality. It usually takes me a while to decide if I like someone, I'm always skeptical of people, but I liked you right away. This is something new for me 😅
@mariaritamargarido873 Рік тому
In my country we use a lot of this types of humor!! Love British humor!! And your teacher saying that to your father, oh, awesome!! You're so awesome!!
@Granniopteryx 3 роки тому
Punny names for shops: Chinese restaurant I used to pass on my way to work - "Wok This Wei".
@kathleenpang7138 3 роки тому
In Malaysia (or Spore?) we ate very (VERY) rich food at the restaurant Mah King Phat ;)
@ceejay3054 3 роки тому
Chinese Restaurant I saw in Ireland: Soon Phat. True story.
@michaelstamper5875 3 роки тому
Coffin and de Ath, undertakers.
@chairmakerPete 3 роки тому
Chinese restaurant that used to be on the King's Road called "Ho Lee Fook".
@anEyePhil 3 роки тому
@@chairmakerPete Wun Hung Lo
@Pwecko 4 роки тому
One of my English teachers used to make the same joke every so often: "On the other hand, there are four fingers and a thumb".
@Charlotte-uh8wm 4 роки тому
lol
@gswcooper7162 4 роки тому
I've actually occasionally done something a bit similar - "But on reflection...it's a mirror"
@gabor6259 4 роки тому
I'm curious, thumbs are not considered fingers in English? Would you say 'I have 8 fingers'?
@L3w157 4 роки тому
@@gabor6259 It's really inconsistent on the whole. For example a children's joke might be "how many fingers am I holding up?" "3" "no, it's 2 fingers and a thumb".
@Pimp-Master 3 роки тому
That sounds like a Steve Allen joke of substiuting implausible for plausable implausibly.
@lindamcgregor4080 Рік тому
I was born in England and came to Australia 🇦🇺 when I was 12 years old. So I can understand most of the dry humour. My oldest son was born here and we always share humour, we call ours, black humour. We would only share this between ourselves or with friends that know us well. A lot of it could be classed as dry humour. My recently deceased dad who was also raised in England had a great sense of humour. On the other hand ✋ my mother has absolutely none and takes things quite literally and can get quite angry about it sometimes. I feel proud that I, and my son inherited dad's sense of humour.
@jukes243 10 місяців тому
Take it easy on your mum. Your dad is dead. Your mum is not.
@GoldenRing2023 9 місяців тому
@@jukes243...
@VernCrisler 2 роки тому
Speaking of British humor, I liked John Cleese's response when asked whether England celebrated anything like America's July 4th, Independence Day. His response was that in England, they celebrate July 5th, and they call it Dependence Day. On the question of dry humor; it's very hard to keep a straight, funereal face when telling a joke, and that's probably why only a rare few can actually make a living at comedy.
@dcmastermindfirst9418 Рік тому
Humour*
@VernCrisler Рік тому
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 If memory serves, Cleese also said something about the differences between British and American spelling. I think word processors actually allow a choice!
@lszujo73 Рік тому
very good😁
@rebeccabriggs9452 Рік тому
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 see now that's irony. Talking about British humour and using American spelling :)
@dcmastermindfirst9418 Рік тому
@@rebeccabriggs9452 What American spelling?
@Sorarse 4 роки тому
"You're very witty." Oh, thanks. "That was sarcasm!"
@khatuna801 4 роки тому
hahahaha
@miruzzu7441 3 роки тому
:v
@Ho-mb2wb 3 роки тому
My response would be "You're very sarcastic...that was sarcasm"
@Guljot1976 3 роки тому
Oooooooooooooh
@jamieralph459 3 роки тому
Brilliance
@hadz8671 4 роки тому
With puns, we all groan (while frantically trying to think of one to say ourselves).
@casmeraki 4 роки тому
Only very clever wordy people can pun! I wish I had that intelligence ahha I find it funnier than all. The other humours
@jomt5614 4 роки тому
True, couldn't think of any to reply to your comment.
@ant7936 4 роки тому
In Scotland, a pun is 16 ounces.
@jiwuwuw 4 роки тому
Anthony Roberts holy sheet mate
@J75Pootle 3 роки тому
When you have 2 or 3 whitty people in the same room and one of them makes a pun, prepare for the next 10 minutes of conversation to be overtaken by puns of a similar theme
@lisamariee3546 2 роки тому
British humor is wonderful! A lot of us Americans really enjoy that kind of dry sarcasm you describe. I remember watching lots of British programming as a kid. Comedies, dramas, cartoons etc. They were some of my favorite things to watch. Especially Babaar, Monty Python, Mr Bean, Ab Fab, and maybe one or two other shows that I can't think of off the top of my head. All thanks to networks like PBS and HBO. Some of our cable providers even offered the BBC. I was also exposed to Canadian programming which I had no idea wasn't American at the time. I think for Americans who grew up in coastal cities where this is a lot of diversity, there's a sense of being a citizen of the world and not just American.
@tonyharriman1189 2 роки тому
Love your Channel. This Brit-living-in-America gave up a long time ago trying to explain the many levels of British humour. All of your stuff is terribly refreshing.
@jennifercox225 2 роки тому
The best example of British people styoopid enough to delude themselves into thinking that their comedy is some sort of genius even though it is largely mediocre, bland, predictable and often terbl
@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq 3 місяці тому
It is hard for us to really get all that understatement.
@pch2230 2 роки тому
The funeral story reminded me of a service I went to. The lady who'd died had known she was terminally ill, so she wrote a letter to be read to mourners. Her husband, Stephen, entered the pulpit, opened the letter and read: "Stephen, you know how you always complain I've got have the last word?..."
@Zenocrat Рік тому
That is funny, touching, and quite beautiful! I think I would have cry laughed if I was there.
@hughmungus1767 Рік тому
A great example of humour at a funeral is John Cleese's speech at Graham Chapman's funeral, which you can find on UKposts. There is some profanity in it so be careful not to play it at work unless you're wearing a headset. Here's the link: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/e5upd36wmYNnpp8.html
@romycullen17 3 роки тому
her explaining double meaning: "....so easy to slip in" me: hehehehehe
@MayaBishopStan 3 роки тому
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@joyfulbeing596 3 роки тому
😂😂😂
@ashleycrystal9719 3 роки тому
😅😅
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 3 роки тому
That is _DEEP..._ 😉
@LilLizzy62 3 роки тому
said the actress to the bishop
@danhogan4093 Рік тому
My mother in law hated cut flowers, live ones were fine. At her funeral, her husband's union sent a beautiful cut rose blanket for the coffin. A daughter said: mom would die if she saw this! Gotta love gallows humor. By the way, I laughed at all but the sausage one, I had never heard that idiom so it was lost here. Great vid.
@rebeccabriggs9452 Рік тому
It's a stereotypical sentence used by "true lads" as in "I'd love to give her one" Meaning they'd love to slip their sausage in. interestingly there's also a sign that truckers apparently use whereby they put one arm inside the crook of their elbow as they lift their other arm and make a fist with the upraised hand. I've heard it said that this also means "I wanna give you one" aka.. I want to give you my "sausage"
@dmitritrotsenko7819 Рік тому
thank you for explaining this mysterious and confusing at times phenomenon called British humour, Lucy. I enjoyed watching your fascinating video and listening to you speak in a perfect British English.
@natalietedenbrant5319 4 роки тому
This is from a Swedish news paper. The paper asked a few people to answer this question: "Do you care whether or not items you buy are made by children?" A woman: Yes, children don't have a sense for quality. You can tell from the products. So dark but that's why it's funny.😂
@Farweasel 4 роки тому
Natalie, if you like that you will love the Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle - He's on most of the 'Mock the Week' shows. You can find then on You Tube, plus his own shows.
@JettyBuilder 4 роки тому
Natalie Tedenbrant not funny, just like Dutch humour
@AllAboutNightcore 4 роки тому
@@JettyBuilder As a Dutch person, yea that was funny. I love dark humour
@natalietedenbrant5319 3 роки тому
@@AllAboutNightcore You and me both! I guess i'd feel right at home in the Netherlands! ;)
@kdyusi3876 3 роки тому
@@natalietedenbrant5319 i found that funny, i m not european tho
@georgercop 4 роки тому
2:49 "You do know what irony is, don't you, Baldrick?" "Of course, sir. It's like goldy and bronzey only it's made of iron..."
@deadandburied7626 Місяць тому
The genius of Ben Elton
@sirendall Рік тому
In my home town the Millets store, which for the uninitiated is an outdoor clothing and camping store, had a great witty window pun that has always stuck with me - "Now is the winter of our discount tents"
@Corndog642 Рік тому
I’m American and love British humor! I picked up dry humor as a child and just reveled in the sarcasm. It was all the more entertaining when my American friends didn’t get it. It was almost a secret language. Those that did get it found me quite clever and silly and we would play with words and laugh and laugh. I may have irritated others who did not get it. 🤷🏻♂️
@notgadot Рік тому
Brilliant mate!
@HolyMith 4 роки тому
In glasgow we have a furniture shop called "Sofa King Cheap"
@thomashumphries7859 4 роки тому
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Whiskey may have been involved in naming that shop 🤣
@mattgoodman9830 4 роки тому
LOL
@Riku-Leela 4 роки тому
Amazing lol
@gswcooper7162 4 роки тому
We have a hair salon on our high road that used to be called Debonhair. It's since ruined the joke by dropping the H from its name to just be Debonair. xD
@fatles2008 4 роки тому
Like it
@TimRuffle 4 роки тому
A young lady walked into a pub. "Evening Miss", said the landlord, "What can I get you?" "I'd like a double entendre please", she said so he gave her one.
@kck9742 Рік тому
So once I slipped on a plastic, somewhat slippery "No diving" sign at the edge of my community pool and fell in. I was laughing so hard... appreciated the irony!
@the1khronohs40 Рік тому
As a Norwegian I couldn’t agree more. British humor is immensly important to me, as we lost ours about two generations ago. Apart from very, very select few people. My favourite place for dreadlocks (hairstyle) is in the UK. It’s called Dawn of the Dread!
@puteriaisyah9197 Рік тому
i LOVE british humor!!! n im a singaporean
@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq 3 місяці тому
I have read books about the occupation of Norway, how small acts of resistance were carried out all the time, such as placing a huge number of flowers in the tumb of a British soldier. And how just after the invasion the King was whisked away along with the central bank's entire gold bullion, brave people.
@expressoevangelism80 2 роки тому
I just love the idea of the vicar delivering the sermon from the cockpit. They can be very high minded at times.
@PhilBagels 2 роки тому
But often quite plane-spoken.
@raymngrewal8998 3 роки тому
"Beautifull faded out, Mary" Literally the best At this situation
@Ron.S. 2 роки тому
I’d be dead laughing
@utha2665 2 роки тому
That was pretty funny, something my family would have said too, I reckon.
@alemesh1052 2 роки тому
I think I’m very chatty today🤣😂. One more thing: Every time I watch your video I learn something, usually a lot and I jot them down on my notebooks. I always cite the source and say-THAT’S Lucy’s! Thank you, once more 🙏🙏🙏
@thevo4100 2 роки тому
My favourite sarcasm is when someone will just say 'Amazing' or 'Well good' in the most dead-pan, emotionless way possible in response to something that is bad or bad news; in response to someone trying to brag or show off or in response to someone being a bit too enthusiastic about something. Timing is essential and it is said 'under your breath' in order to only be heard by partucular parties. It must be dropped only rarely and when appropriate, usually, when nobody else is talking because they're thinking the same thing. They, however, will have to try NOT to laugh in order to be polite because the person being mocked didn't hear you.
@kenhobbs5903 Рік тому
I take issue with Lucy: while irony is as saying the opposite of what you mean, sarcasm is simply abuse e.g "you idiot" =sarcasm, "hitting your thumb with the hammer was really clever" = irony. (Native speaker of more than 70 years).
@smokeless7774 4 роки тому
"I hear your wife's got the flu. Is that her coughin' ? "No, I'm building a rabbit hutch."
@agnes15101968 4 роки тому
It was the cough that carried her off. It was the coffin they carried her off in.
@nopenope1305 3 роки тому
You two got me 😂😂😂
@aimeejane_writings 3 роки тому
😂😂😂
@johnholzhey8149 3 роки тому
Bazinga!
@ashleycrystal9719 3 роки тому
😂😂😂😂
@coffeetimestudies1643 3 роки тому
I come from Italy and I swear one of the reasons I feel at home here in the UK is because of the sense of humour - it matches mine completely without even trying:)
@budhawley Рік тому
Lucy, I am from NEW England (Vermont, actually) and totally relate to just about every one of your types of humor. Excellent!
@paulafreitas4352 Рік тому
I'm a Brazilian Woman and honestly this sense of humour sounds so familiar to me and my Brazilians" Fellows kk We usually call of "deboche" and it means a ironic/sarcast perspective of ourselves and everything around us That's peculiar point of view would be consider a Idiomatic Expression or only a Culture"s habit? Thanks for your blessed videos on this period my life that is going to resume my studies in English; very happy to found you (not contain ironic) I really apreciate your generosity on share knowledge and good Sense of humour; sorry about grammar mistakes but is just the beggining of a new stage of my life
@kittymama615 3 роки тому
Child, seeing a picture of a toad: “Do toads croak, Daddy?” Father: “Eventually.”
@bboooddalfagih8251 2 роки тому
😂 😂
@cheneethompson5756 2 роки тому
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@lft3636 3 роки тому
We also have play on words in the Philippines. There’s a barbecue stall named “Grilling me softly with his song”, a laundry shop named “Summa CumLaundry” and a tailor shop named “James Tailor”
@stariadreamtea 3 роки тому
I love those! 💞
@johnnyk7480 Рік тому
Miss Lucy, your explanation on British humor reminds me how beautiful is this language I use daily.
@tommiojamo3564 Рік тому
I remember coming to UK in 2000 & spending 7 years there. All kind of funny things happened. My British mates used to say "Que? Que?" sometimes as I had just spent couple of months in the country. I later understood where it came from. Good example of this lesson. The sitcom is funny too. Anyway, I later ended up with 20 americans in the same class as I studied in Tel Aviv and I have definitely picked up something from UK as the Americans found me very sarcastic. Very nice video.
@derjoerg1 2 роки тому
As a German I can confirm we have a lot of witty banter going on. No, we don't. Back to work.
@11laila11 Рік тому
😂😂😂
@stevenobles Рік тому
But there’s definitely a culture of puns in the naming of hairdressers’ shops in Germany. Ist eine haarige Sache
@reasonerenlightened2456 Рік тому
What is in this video is for rich or not poor people. The poor think about where my food would come from today.
@nathandouvier1976 Рік тому
@@stevenobles I do not know enough German to understand. If you could educate me on the meaning I would be grateful.
@coderebel3568 Рік тому
@@nathandouvier1976 My german isn't great but as far as I understand it's something like "It's a hairy business".. Hairy usually being used in such a way to mean it's a shady business or sensitive issue or subject. I wonder about that 'shady business' as a name for a company selling sunglasses or sun screens for windows.
@dianakonig2988 4 роки тому
I always wondered why people were so confused about British humour and never understood why it's considered different, but after this video I realized it's just very close to German humour😂
@EinApoStein 4 роки тому
sicher?
@kidinthekelp5570 4 роки тому
@@EinApoStein ziemlich
@dianakonig2988 4 роки тому
@Olivia H yeah right?😂
@paulplus3830 4 роки тому
Agreed.
@henriettewilling8058 4 роки тому
Ja, beinah identisch!
@netgnostic1627 Рік тому
Canadian here. I and my friends were lucky - in our early teens (the early '70s) we started listening to my friend's older brother's Monty Python records. We spent many hours doing this, and became big fans. We watched every British comedy movie and show we could, and I really love British humour. Monty Python is still the best of all, though. So glad John Cleese is still active as a comedian - I hope he outlives me so I never have to get by without his humour.
@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq 3 місяці тому
What about the Canadian man who is famous in China for his humor while telling jokes in Mandarin? He must be your very best.
@alemesh1052 2 роки тому
I enjoyed it as I like sense of humour. I struggled a lot to understand British sense of humour when I came over to the UK. I like it now. I’m not perfectly there yet, but work in progress. Anything to do with languages is my passion which is similar to yours. By the way, I’m from Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and I was well known with my jokes and innuendos.😂🤣. Thank you. My native language is AMHARIC if you’ve heard it before.
@yodef6828 3 роки тому
I think te simple fact that a video explaining British humour exists is enough to make a British person laugh
@HarryOliverx 3 роки тому
Im not british but i definitely laughed from this video alot, 💀
@susiechoban1542 4 роки тому
“They’re easy to stick anywhere,” says Lucy, talking about innuendo. Needless to say, I might have shed a few tears laughing 😂
@mrdaveh61 4 роки тому
She asked for an inuendo. So I gave her one. (the old ones are always the best)
@EricvanDorp007 Рік тому
This is one hell of a good explanation, greetzzz from the Netherlands. this is how I understood english humor in the 80's...
@daviddrew7852 Рік тому
I saw Lucy on the beach in the summer. I was flattered when she described me as a bit of a looker, although if I'm honest the actual word she used was voyeur. She's articulate like that.
@deadandburied7626 Місяць тому
The irony of your narcisstic misinterpretation is hilarious 😂
@rayjennie 3 роки тому
After my Father's funeral we were expected to leave via a staircase, my aging Mother could not manage the stairs so they guided her to a lift with stainless steel doors, I said quite loudly, "don't fall for it, they are the oven doors", at least the Undertaker laughed.
@annarose4233 4 роки тому
British humour: *leaves the house* *comes back coz u forgot something* Parents say : wow that was quick (Thx for the likes!
@GTChucker86 4 роки тому
Black Diamond it is an example tho
@mandeep3.14 4 роки тому
This made me laaauuuggghhh cos we joke like that all the time
@BramLastname 4 роки тому
@@blackdiamond4859 it isn't supposed to be, That's their whole thing, It isn't inherently funny, But you can still crack a smile.
@BramLastname 4 роки тому
@@mandeep3.14 same, Apparently it's a very European thing to do, I don't know how much truth there is to that, But I know the Dutch and Flemish Also use that kind of humour often.
@Emma-ri7gk 4 роки тому
We say that in France too, i think it's indeed a very European thing to do :)
@stevehollenbach4313 Рік тому
Years ago I was in a skiing accident and whacked my head so hard I had amnesia. You know… I’d forgotten all about that till now. Great videos! Thanks, Steve
@user-pn7yv7em2b Рік тому
The accent when you asked William for the answer of pulpit was amazing!
@vorthora 4 роки тому
I've always loved British humor!!!!! 😂😂😂😂Speaking of puns, I once saw there in the U.S. a hairdressers called "Curl up and dye." I love the name!
@vorthora 4 роки тому
@@mannsidhuofficial I'm half Spanish and half American.
@tigerlily1105 4 роки тому
That’s from descendants
@Judy122550 4 роки тому
we have a a Curl Up and Dye hairddressers here in my town Berwick Pennsylvania
@vorthora 4 роки тому
@@Judy122550 Ha! That'sg good! I think I saw this place many years ago either in Bloomington IN or in Cincinnati. I can't remember. But it is a good name!
@archez8363 4 роки тому
I saw a hairdressers called Alias Quiff and Combs, made me laugh
@elyandoly 3 роки тому
Who else is British but still watches these videos?😂
@mikedakin2016 3 роки тому
I do but with the sound off!
@elyandoly 3 роки тому
@@mikedakin2016 okay....that’s random but I love it! 😂
@ihopeicanchangethisnamelat7108 3 роки тому
I need this video. I’m not even a foreign speaker, I’m just bad at humour. Also, maybe @mike dakin is learning lip-reading?
@elyandoly 3 роки тому
@@ihopeicanchangethisnamelat7108 yes, I thought they might be, and I need them too lol 😂
@truefeux3218 3 роки тому
I just wanna see Americans try hard to prove that their humour is somewhat decent to be shown up by us brits
@bettyhopkins1020 Рік тому
I love your humor explanations. I enjoy the English humor very much and we do have some of the same here in the States. Love you Lucy
@tomryan914 3 місяці тому
"Rucy, you've got sum 'splaining tu do!"
@motorman2788 2 роки тому
I have been watching your channel for a year and more It’s really helpful for me
@rubythebes8757 3 роки тому
Thank you for the video! I am Greek and I just realised that my grandma had the absolute English touch of humour ! She used eloquently and deftly all kinds of humour you just described and she was absolutely witty!!! The remarks she made and the speed of her responses would leave some of us (especially the person who wanted to tease) stunned but most of us burst into laughing tears! She was a kind hearted woman who could turn the worst situation into a hilarious joke!
@sophierender5736 3 роки тому
I love the flower shop in my home town called ‘The Boquete Residence’ referencing the old TV show ‘Keeping up Appearances’ 😂
@utha2665 2 роки тому
Except her name was spelt Bucket. Ah, what a great show that was.
@blazeandcyrus 2 роки тому
British humour is considered very good and rightly so. Puns and word play is so great and makes conversations so fun.
@AviationZero Рік тому
I loved your class. If I had you as my professor in class, I'd be right up at the front of the class with starlets. Great job!
@xeanfrost901 3 роки тому
This video is so british my cup of tea stood up and saluted.
@maxsimilion8193 2 роки тому
Thats because you still cant tell the difference between British and English.
@ajp_3391 2 роки тому
@@maxsimilion8193 Nah mate English is not that American gibberish
@stacyrussell460 3 роки тому
Years back, my sister was asking my dad about a sneaker (trainers to you) shop named Sneaking In. She asked if Sneaking In was cheaper than other shops. His deadpan answer: Not if you get caught. That story is still told among family with so much fondness & humor. Miss my Dad so much, may he rest in peace.
@notadoctorshh6544 2 роки тому
💕
@kukladbob1 2 роки тому
Does he still sneak in at night? And freak y'all out!!!
@BrianC1664 2 роки тому
That's pretty good for an instant on-the-spot response, sounds like he was fun to be around.
@stacyrussell460 2 роки тому
@@BrianC1664 he was pretty quick witted indeed
@bobholmes4215 2 роки тому
Doesn't really matter if you're good at sneaking out.
@mistresskupo 2 роки тому
I'm English but live in the States. My very British dad (who never left the UK) was a big Buddy Holly fan. We figured the best way to give him a good send-off would be with a Buddy Holly song. People thought the wrong tape had been put in when "That'll Be the Day" played and his casket moved behind a curtain. Dad would have wanted some humor :)
@Swan.princess Рік тому
We live at Central Park and we have a vet business for dogs located next to us which is called Central Bark, we smile every time we drive by it
@critr41 3 роки тому
I'm American and grew up on both American and British humor. Because of this I can speak fluent sarcasm.
@B-A-L 2 роки тому
Reeeally?
@fatimaalamien8786 4 роки тому
Word of the day:-rapport A friendly harmonious relationship in which people are close together and communicate well. Thanks Lucy,love from Asia.
@461645 2 роки тому
Hi. I'm brazilian... But once a friend said to me: "your humor is soooooo british". And i came here to understand what he meant and I gotta tell you... your father's comment at the funeral made me laugh sooooo out loud.
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