I went to the same uni the same time as him and would go to the monthly stand-up nights. That was almost 20 years ago and I remember most of the other comedians went from one joke and punchline to the next. What set Ismo apart then, and still does now, is how he picks a theme and just keeps looking at it from different angles, breaking it down, finding new insights, and evolving the story even when you think it can go no further. No matter how small the theme. Kudos, sir, you're truly one of a kind! My favourite, hands down!

When does Ismo get a Netflix special?? This man is WAY underrated, super original clever stuff without constant "fvcking sh*t what the fvck", doesn't hurt anyone's feelings by mocking minorities etc. through the jokes... except maybe the stupid everywhere sleepers. He needs to be seen everywhere!! 5/5

Netflix needs to give this guy a special so he can afford business class!! 😂

I love this dude! He takes the ordinary and turns it into something extraordinary through his superb selection of words and delivery!!

The most underrated thing about this bit was that he actually explained his own joke and it didn't make it less funny at all.

He slowly, methodically makes us realise he is brilliant. A unique style and selection of subject matter. Thanks Ismo. Long live your comedy.

Opiskelen Suomi koska tämä mies. Kiitos, Ismo.

His delivery is so perfect. Body language, hesitation in movements and voice, everything is perfectly balanced. I think I read somewhere that he was (and still is perhaps) nervous on stage so he made it part of the performance. I don't know if it's true or not but it sure works brilliantly. MORE MORE MORE❤👌

He has a unique style that no one can copy. Ingenious.

NO ONE can explain it better than ISMO! 😂

I sleep so well on planes and trains though - the rattling movements, incessant random noises, lights going on and off in weird places... My brain finally doesn't know what the fuck to do and just shuts off.

ISMO is the best standup comedian we have had in years ! Dude is hilarious!!!

I've met and interacted with Finns on trips over the years. The Finnish guys I've hung around are highly intelligent and love to laugh amongst each other. But when they translate what they're laughing about, I just don't get their humor. But this Ismo guy is genuinely funny. He's figured out how to make his humor relatable even to non-Finns. Great stuff!

This man does not need subtitles. If you need subtitles, you can probably fall asleep while not in a bed.

Absolutely one of my favorite comedians today! If Finns are this fun, I want to move to Finland.

As a Finnish American who grew up listening to my mom's family speaking Finglish I really appreciate ISMO!!!

This guy is hilarious 😂😂😂. The fact his English is not the original language makes it even funnier. I like his materials they are original.

I think it has a lot to do with his cleverly timed nervous disposition/laughter. That just goes so well with his dialogue delivery and content that, like someone from the comments said, he comes up with extraordinary content from everyday mundane aspects of life. Simply brilliant.

it's amazing. He touches an important topic probably without realizing it. Some people call it the terror of the mind. For many, many millions of people this inner dialogue is the worst enemy of their life

ISMO rocks :), brilliant being funny in two languages

I love your humour. Laughter is best medicine. 20 minutes compulsory daily dose of your humour should be mandatory, especially for those with serious faces.

Ismo is very funny in his English sets, but if you don´t speak Finnish and have never seen his Finnish sets... I mean I was in physical pain for three days after Ismo´s Finnish gig for laughing so hard... A pain I will take any day of the week anytime😂😂

I'm glad that I could watch this great standup for a bit longer! Please keep up the longer vids ;)

This man No racist jokes. Just an intelligent and simple words which are actually true and turn them with an extraordinary jokes with his humour and delivery...He really deserved Netflix special.

Man you got me at sleeping dogystyle, almost spit out my morning coffee, lmao!😂😂😅

damn!! this 6 minute vid has put me up the whole night even I'm in bed and have shut the lights off 🤣🤣🤣🤣

wonderful to see a comedian who doesn't address race and politics. he has proven that it is still possible to be a stand-up comedian. Many thanks and hats off.

Please someone hit me here when Ismo do a Netflix special, gotta see that, love this guy. Started learning English with these things and now I'm fluent and love specials like this one... Ismo is just great

Funniest shit ever, you're a natural comedian. Keep up with these long vids too please

I have a friend who fell asleep in the backseat of a car going 100 mph on a worn out road in Mongolia where the driver was 65 years old with diabetes and an amputated foot eating candies while driving past other cars on straights before hills. My heart was beating like I was running a marathon. He. Fell. Asleep.

I randomly searched "people making of the American language" bc of a conversation I had ealier. This dude is awesome and my new favorite stand up comedian

i went to the movies with my grandmother and she always fell asleep halfway through the movie. Without fail.

He explains this issue so perfectly!!! I love Ismo!

Ismo has literally spoiled me to the point where I can't bear to watch any other comedians lol

Ismo is a true comic treasure.

He has a very unique personality, he's so endearing. One day, I would love to spoil my son and take him to do some fun things, and maybe just maybe we will have the opportunity to check out this man, hopefully. If I can dream it, then it can happen!

He's the best comedian! ❤️❤️❤️

The whole thing about his comedy is that he's actually never going to run out of jokes because the things he speaks about are simple daily "nothings". Genius! Pablo Francisco and alikes had a very small box to pick out of. I love this guy and he's gonna last for a long time ❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️

Love his ideas and usage of words and the English language very cleverly...just love it

I can completely relate to ISMO. I cannot fall asleep to save my life. And when somebody wakes me up earlier than im supposed I get into a fight with them.

So funny and yet so accurate. I am a fan of ISMO.

He makes everything funny 😄

Haven't laughed this much at a standup routine in a while. Truly LOL funny. We need me European comedians.

I saw an interview with Ismo. He said he was in the military for 12 months. One thing I learned in the army was to sleep anywhere, at any time, and in any position.

Always good. Your ability to find fun in ordinary things is unbelievable. And you do it without offending anyone or calling anyone out. Come back to Philly!!!!!

I love his comedy. His jokes are very similar to the ones my dad (also a very funny man) tells. He has this funny one about when he first learned English and had to stand up in front of the class to read his translation. It's a long string of misunderstandings and mistranslation, "I cooked the kitchen in the chicken..."

Ismo incontrovertibly qualifies as royalty in our collective comedy canon.

You’re the funniest guy I’ve ever seen and I mean it! It’s not an overstatement. I’ve just stumbled across your channel and I’ve been binging through it the whole morning, it’s fantastic. You actually make me laugh out loud, not just blow air out of my nose. 😅 That means something. You’ve got my sub.

Ismo, I just discovered you last night and watched more then 20 youtube videos from your shows. Must be great to know that you bring people to laugh at so different points of the world. Thank you, Best wishes from Istanbul.

It's refreshing to see a comedian who can get by without foul language and still entertain a crowd

It’s not just his material that is so funny but his mannerisms and cute sounds 😀💗

I cant believe that he hasnt been on "Live at the Apollo" he's far better than most. If I laugh out loud he's top drawer.

My ex-girlfriend would sometimes say she doesn't feel the least bit sleepy, that she's pissed off because she can't fall asleep. This was right when she laid down in the bed. Five minutes later she was always sleeping. At 6 am I made her breakfast after having been up all night and couldn't think of anything else worthwhile doing. The doggy style sleep with alcohol isn't that good and healthy REM sleep, it's truly dog's sleep. But hey, better than "don't worry about it, just go back to sleep" in the morning is when you tell that you have trouble falling asleep (you've been getting only a couple of hours for the last two weeks) and they recommend you to just lay in the bed eyes closed and if it so happens that you STILL can't sleep, it's no problem because at least you get a bit of rest. And maybe they also tell you to still wake up early with only a few hours of sleep and guarantee you that you'll fall asleep the next night. As if you hadn't been living pretty much like that for the past two weeks, and now you stay up all night the next night because you got even less sleep and when the night comes around you're "over-exhausted" and too stressed out to fall asleep at all.

This was brilliant and funny as he usually is

This man is a genius! I loved this so much. It made my day. Thanks so much.

I'm Swedish and have been living in Ireland for almost 20 years and I can relate so much but then in the Swedish language we have so many double meanings for one word. Ismo is soo funny and clever. I would love to see him on stage. He is so witty. I also love words and love to play around with them.

Can so relate to the sleeping issues and the comments you get. It's nice to be able to laugh about it for once, thank you Ismo :D

He is a comedy genius.

So happy to discover Ismo. Been looking for new comedians that actually make me laugh for a while

A great sketch from ISMO! Thank you! 😊❤

Good Stuff right there!! I really enjoy Ismo comedy!

Kovaa settii Ismo, en oo vielä löytäny yhtään huonoa pätkää ja tuskin löydänkään.

😂 I absolutely love your videos :) Please never stop them. I was crying/laughing everyone around me thought I went nuts . Thank you 😊

Funny material, clever delivery

Awesome as always!

I think I stared at the headrest of the seat in front of me for 14 hours when I flew between LA and New Zealand.

Legit one of the best around, often deceptively simple but man is he funny 😂

Love his observations, so relatable..

In the army (it's mandatory at least half a year for men in Finland) I learned the exceptionally valuable skill of being able to instantly falling asleep, every minute of sleep if you had a chance was crucial so I developed this amazing talent of just sleeping anywhere and for any length of time but always being perfectly aware of when to wake up and be clear on what's going on, I have only somewhat lost this ability but can still use it from time to time, almost feels like a superpower when I perfectly pull it off.

ISMO 😘 You just made being neurotic sound really flattering...

When i saw you're going to perform in Amsterdam i booked tickets right away can't wait!!

Finally a new video. Keep it coming Ismo. We love you and need more content. Also please visit my city for a show

Fooking hilarious. 😂😂Ricky Gervais, and Ismo, are my two favorite comedians at the moment. Can't get enough 👍👍👍

Hahahahahahaha! You're a freaking national treasure Ismo, kippis!

Brilliant,love this guy.

Awesome! love from Nepal ❤

When my brother was around 5 years old, he'd regularly fall asleep in the doggy position. So much so that we'd take photos. Naturally, at his 21st birthday party, we decided a whole board to pinning them up.

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Love it!! Totally on point!!

brilliant and so underrated

I just discovered this guy from 9gag about 5 minutes ago and now I am hooked!! A great talent indeed.

I’m so glad I stayed subscribed all this time because I was hoping to hear some jokes again.:).

My attitude towards this GENIOUS is exactly ADORE and ADMIRE!!! The concept here is ABOUT very currently top news ❤️ We who live within hectic society are FORCED yea to stay awake and tap computer More fast than the whole Instagram web flood. How on earth could we!?! Yes and the creative Job of his is TOTALLY masterpiece

What a unique stand-up comedian Ismo is! Loved watching this and have loved all his bits i have seen earlier. Wish there was a longer stand-up special of his somewhere:( that would be a great watch!

Ismo is one of the best and most unique out there!!

I didn't fall asleep while watching this, so I must he very smart 😁

"Don't worry about it, just go back to sleep".. I gave my computer the middle finger. And I am ALONE! Awesome jokes, just brilliant. Hope to find alot more from you, already seen a few different sketches, but I need more!

You are a very talented and smart comedian, Ismo.

His delivery is exceptional. Love him.

He's back! This was some 'good ass shit'!

Nobody should be sleeping on Ismo! xD When are you going to do your next US tour??

Ismooo, we need more content, more videos in English. Absolutely hilarious.

Love your stuff Ismo. I am half Finn and Half Norwegian but my heart is with Finland my Mom's Country.

YES, YESS FINALLY!! Thirst quenched!

Voi Ismo, sä oot loistava tyyppi. Minä katson ilomielin sun videoita ja nauran kippurassa 👍 ja minä just olen se ihminen joka nukkuu heti kun pää koskee tyynyä.. Ja me perheessä aina vitsaillaan kun minä jopa keskustelussa ehdin nukahtaa sohvalla istuen 😂

I love his comedy I can relate !

Riktigt kul! 🇫🇮- kitos!!

i like how it says 'buddy' when he says 'body'

This is super weird. On moving vehicles, I can fall asleep pretty well. But in my own bed, I can have major trouble falling asleep with my own thoughts keeping me up. The odd thing though is that while I can easily sleep on a flight that's a few hours, I have never been able to sleep for more than one hour on a 10 hour flight to Europe.

😂 watching this while struggling to sleep at night love your comedy

You’d absolutely hate me. I’ve nearly fallen asleep standing up.