ISMO Leikola - English Is So Messed Up

9 місяців тому

#ISMOLeikola about incoherencies in the english language..
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@engineheatx2 8 місяців тому

Just amazing... when to pause ..when to raise the voice... everything he has is pure entertainment

@michalbotor 6 місяців тому

my favourite criticism of english grammar comes from some other comedian that pointed out in his stand up "i dance, you dance, we dance, you dance, they dance, but he dances?! why?! is he dancing more than me? 645 people dance, but he dances? how much is this motherf*cker dancing?!"

@goklasgiovanni4985 4 місяці тому

that joke is by Rafi Bastos

@twenteeen 4 місяці тому

My favorites have always been, "one house, two houses, one mouse, two mice ...". Or one ship, two ships, one sheep, two sheep. Plus one goose, two geese, one mongoose, two mongooses. The English language is messed up 🤣😂😅

@dianeatpeace337 2 місяці тому

Try explaining how 'Kansas' and 'Arkansas' are pronounced to a foregner. 🤯 It only gets worse when they ask you 'why the difference?' 🤷🤦

@eligebrown8998 Місяць тому

😂😂😂

@jeanettewaverly2590 9 місяців тому

Finnish is no linguistic piece of cake either. It is said that, if you ask a Finn to teach you his language, you will have a friend for life - because that’s how long it will take you to learn it.

@artoeloranta2810 9 місяців тому

It's not so difficult at all. Even small children can speak Finnish.

@SnowbordrWRX 9 місяців тому

Lol small kids learn how to speak and write Chinese too, one of the most difficult languages to learn. That's not a very good analogy

@oh2mp 9 місяців тому

I learned Finnish in a year. And at the same time I learned how to walk.

@samspencer582 9 місяців тому

@@oh2mp So did I. Minä myös.

@divyanshsahu430 8 місяців тому

Does that mean y'all dumb to learn new languages ? 😂

@woodmason 7 місяців тому

I have a Russian friend who is a professional tour guide who speaks several languages fluently. When he leads Finnish groups he does the tours in English on the grounds no one can speak Finnish

@alexmashkin863 25 днів тому

Any language is good in that scenario, they're all drunk anyway 😂

@akos0215 8 місяців тому

It turned out that Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody from Hogwarts was so funny in his early ages.

@martavdz4972 8 місяців тому

Oh yeah, I wondered who he reminded me of! Moody looked Irish while Ismo looks Finnish, but yeah, there's a similarity ☺️

@mellanyflynn7121 6 місяців тому

Yes!!! Omg I was wondering why this guy reminded me of someone. 😂😂

@ninajansson5826 9 місяців тому

Where ever Ismo is, there's laughter 😍

@Loupa57 4 місяці тому

This is so very true. I’m fairly fluent in Finnish but it took years to become conversationally competent. However even being willing to learn the basics of ‘hello’ ‘thanks’, and ‘’bye’ earns a very positive response.

@tony.bastard 9 місяців тому

lmao I cracked up at "TRANSPORTATION"

@dschoene57 3 місяці тому

Yeah, that line completely killed me. I didn't know you can shoot beer that far, through your nose...

@glennpacker1769 2 місяці тому

Was hooked after the "Piece of shit" bit. Is delivery & timing are perfect! I cry laughing at everything he does.

@volodyanarchist 2 місяці тому

Comment!

@steeljawX 8 місяців тому

Hilarious and painful. Genuinely funny, but also absolutely true about the English Language. I always tell anyone who complains about another language, "The majority of other languages are a bunch of established rules with a few circumstantial exceptions. English is a majority of incoherent exceptions that might associate with an odd guideline."

@martavdz4972 8 місяців тому

Plus Czech is a million established rules with a million exceptions that make no sense.

@randreas69 8 місяців тому

Susan Dent has a video on the f-word, "Susan Dent F-word", she's just as hilarious as in the Cats (count)Down.

@dennislindqvist8443 5 місяців тому

In the English language, one does not need to know whether a piece of wood is he or she. So it's easier than many other languages. Not in Finnish either, thank goodness. On the contrary, the difference between he and she doesn't exist, sometimes a person is even referred to as "it".

@lalalili4197 4 місяці тому

French is literally the definition of : few rules, thousands of exceptions

@MASSspec1990 4 місяці тому

Try a language where the words change based on preceding and proceeding words. And French. I mean, I love French, but the language doesn’t follow its rules at all!

@seemann79 8 місяців тому

Finnish humor... very underrated but one of the best out there.

@DrNoBrazil 8 місяців тому

Mmmmh. No.

@modestakudzmaite4573 8 місяців тому

Yes it is!!

@blackmamba9950 7 місяців тому

Hmm no, definitely rated the way it deserves. This was such a boring act lol

@ralphsmithison4098 6 місяців тому

Really ? I am not so sure! Half baked surely 😮

@serkomaani4346 6 місяців тому

@@blackmamba9950 when its not dirty humour u have to have smart humour, which i guess isnt ur cup of tea

@johndeleon8741 2 місяці тому

Making people laugh without yelling, bad words, insulting or demeaning anyone. How many comedians can do this?

@84stoney 12 днів тому

His most popular acts are based around the words SHIT and ASS, where he says then 100 times. 🤷

@mitch95722 12 днів тому

@@84stoney Hahah valid, but it's about discussing the word and it's definitions vs using the word negatively.

@K0nna13 9 місяців тому

3:47 I love how he says "Shituation" considering the context.

@B.R.0101 8 місяців тому

Shitchiuation! 😂

@bror8228 8 місяців тому

It´s like you trying to say the Finnish name Kyösti Kuosmanen....

@arthurwatts1680 8 місяців тому

After Sisu, it's refreshing to hear from a Finn with a sense of humour.

@MikkoRantalainen 7 місяців тому

Didn't you find Sisu fun?

@arthurwatts1680 7 місяців тому

@@MikkoRantalainen Sure, but I'm weird. It was a grim tale, esp when they tried to hang him.

@martinstremlow2997 6 місяців тому

Ismo is a genius!

@eddyrourke5514 9 місяців тому

Excellent and very intelligent twist on humour.

@fcays603603 8 місяців тому

Tuve la oportunidad de enseñar español a unas personas de Bélgica y me impresionó que hablaran inglés, francés, italiano y flamenco (flemish) y me decían que mucha gente en Europa habla entre tres y cuatro idiomas. Le deseo mucho éxito Ismo.

@Jemphy 7 місяців тому

Wow.. Cracking jokes in a language that isn't your first.. You're just good

@jonoesquirryl 8 місяців тому

Watched this skit so many times, never fails to crack me up!

@adambane1719 7 місяців тому

I think once was prolly enough, but ok

@zz9224 20 днів тому

Amazing, and pure joy to watch. Even the 'hesitations' are timed to perfection. ISMO is a breath of fresh air with intelligent, well-observed, superbly delivered humour.

@roxythefoxsayfurismurderan3187 8 місяців тому

Hilarious! True story. I met my girlfriend at a beach in China. She was selling seashells.

@NewFalconerRecords 3 місяці тому

So all you've got to do now is make friends with Ismo, get your girlfriend to go back to that job, then somehow get a scenario in which Ismo has to describe to somebody else what your girlfriend does for a living.

@taralee7076 7 місяців тому

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😆 since laughter is the best remedy, Ismo has me cured. Hilarious

@DavidMoviez 3 місяці тому

His almost Mr Bean like laugh inbetween sentences adds to his character and story-telling. Great guy!

@Youtube221B 9 місяців тому

Coming from an island-rich country, I can confirm that tourists buy sea shells from sellers selling seashells by the seashore all year round.

@JarzanX 9 місяців тому

😂

@ilkkak3065 9 місяців тому

They sell more expensive sea shell those must be better than free ones on the beach...

@saerdnagnirnesi 9 місяців тому

Seashells from the seashore are not like seashells from the seashell seller shelf. 😜

@eddyrourke5514 9 місяців тому

Yes but who picks the peppers?

@randreas69 8 місяців тому

The missus in the story didn't sell, uh shells but something like coprolites or fossils. They've talked about it on QI.

@harryrabbit2870 9 місяців тому

Lol...loved this guy. Will be watching his career. Hope he's successful!

@bennylloyd-willner9667 Місяць тому

Well, he won the "Funniest person in the world" competition in the US in 2014, went on Conan in 2018 so his career is pretty well on its way already. He uses his stage fright to perfect his unique performance rather than work it off. Brilliant!

@juhaniraunio940 8 місяців тому

Ismo has a legendary status as a comedian. 4ever 4sure 4real. Piste. Koko Suomi rakastaa Ismoa

@scifiknut 7 місяців тому

It's amusing how easily you can distinguish between Finns, Swedes and Norwegians speaking English. The accent just doesn't want to go away, of course depending on when you first started learning and how much effort you put into it.

@juhodavinci 7 місяців тому

True! Whenever I hear a Swede speak English it's an instant recognition! Though Ismo has also said in his book that he prefers to even emphasize the accent a little bit. Makes him more memorable.

@Postidemoni 7 місяців тому

@@juhodavinci I'm quite sure that Ismo speaks now fluent American English. It's the character that does that accent, although I think it's a nice for natives to understand anyway.

@strugglepresident3779 3 місяці тому

Why tf would you want it to go away though.

@stankinsteinfrankfurter9005 7 місяців тому

He is very clever!! I love this guy!!

@gabrielastoicescu1350 7 місяців тому

Ismo is very talented! 👏

@williamrae9954 8 місяців тому

Wait until Ismo gets,"I'm not a pheasant plucker, i'm the pheasant plucker's son...."😅

@bananenmusli2769 8 місяців тому

How I understood it, his problem are not necessarily tongue twisters but the difference between the s-sound and the sh-sound, because Finnish doesn't have a sh-sound, as far as I know.

@MrBluePoochyena 3 місяці тому

@@bananenmusli2769 Technically there are a few words that do have the sh sound, though those are mainly loan words and not Finnish origin oones

@Conan_1997 7 місяців тому

Omg! I haven’t had so much laugh in a very long time….😂😂😂😂

@macmaarten 4 місяці тому

ISMO might need to point her out if ever he encounters a computer saleswoman by the sea: A UNIX saleslady named Lenore Liked her work, but loved the beach more She found a good way To combine work and play She now sells C shells by the seashore (sorry, nerd humor)

@sanjnasajid 6 місяців тому

You made me laugh. Thank you 🙏

@hollywoodghostbusters9869 Місяць тому

"She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is actually based on a woman named Mary Anning, who discovered the first icthyosaur skeleton in England in the 1800s

@DLF218 7 місяців тому

Brilliant, this guy understand English better than natives.

@dcmastermindfirst9418 4 місяці тому

Americans don't speak English

@snelgrave101 4 місяці тому

Understands* 😂😂

@katk8386 9 місяців тому

Very very funny. I enjoyed it. Thank you ❤️

@chylimzbydzi 8 місяців тому

He's genuinely funny!

@realandsurreal 3 місяці тому

ISMO ALWAYS makes me laugh out loud!

@123rockstar2010 7 місяців тому

I love how he says sheshels in the sheshore...😂😅

@seanstone70 7 місяців тому

This guy is truly amazing made me laugh hard. 😂🎉🎉

@earlkirkland9476 7 місяців тому

Excellent!!

@sawaalbino 7 місяців тому

Learning languages is fun. In my language, when someone is saying a bad word, instead of yelling "language!", most of the times we say "mouth!". When someone saying stupid things, we can say "idiot!" OR "your brain!"

@DiscGolfGallery71 3 місяці тому

I went to this small town in western Denmark. There was a house with local sea shells covering the house. Inside the house was a shop where they were selling sea shells and other souvenirs. The seller was a woman. She was selling sea shells by the sea shore.

@l_pete_l6501 7 місяців тому

This guy is a cross between Chris Farley and Benny Hill. Someone needs to put him in movies.

@dianeatpeace337 2 місяці тому

I've been saying something similar to friends for the past 5+ years. I do think Hollywood would love him.

@SnowbordrWRX 9 місяців тому

Lol before he said transportation I was thinking he's going to say transportation lol

@c-pjawa2759 9 місяців тому

Ismo is my dream man and I’m not kidding.

@kayEnt3rtainm3nt 9 місяців тому

I know what you mean. Smart, funny, and a lovely mane you just wanna run your fingers through 😅

@TheSanezu 8 місяців тому

@@kayEnt3rtainm3ntThere's many men like Ismo in Finland. Same hairstyle, clothings and sense of humour. Ismo is perfect for representing finnish humour.

@zoolkhan 8 місяців тому

@@TheSanezu yes, tell them! I am here.. pick me! pick me ! I am single :-) ... in southern finland, and if i didt have my humour i would end myself using the finnish standard suicide instrument: a rowing boat - the manual says "at midsummernight, row out on the lake (it will be bright skies in finland) get drunk, then stand up and try to pee over the reiling. Drop over and drown.... fortunately, i am not there yet :)

@kadzunk63 7 місяців тому

Very funny! Had a good laugh :)

@davidterry2038 8 місяців тому

Loved it - made me LOL loads of times !

@drlnielsen 7 місяців тому

Oooh more of my favorite Finnish comedian!

@JohnVerpeleti 8 місяців тому

Funnier than the audience gave him credit for, imho.

@commonsense4257 4 місяці тому

I sailed the world for 40 + years in the merchant navy and have been in Finland countless times...after Sweden. Norway, Denmark...Finland the language is a huge shock...i always said you first need a throat operation to speak it..but i liked Finland..just dont be a drinker or smoker... no one can afford it

@fufudagr8502 Місяць тому

You have to be so talented and brave to succeed in stand-up. Imagine being this funny doing it in a second language in front of natives. Kudos to him.

@marvingordon1108 4 місяці тому

This guy is pure genius.

@ebzzry 6 місяців тому

There are plenty of vendors who sell seashells by the seashore in countries like Philippines, and they come in different variety and forms.

@Fredman2410 7 місяців тому

When you've mastered 'Irish wristwatch', you've got it. Kiitos Ismo!

@NewFalconerRecords 3 місяці тому

'Mixed biscuits' is another beauty.

@volodyanarchist 2 місяці тому

And if we are in Britain: Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry...

@frankcarlosanaliza 5 місяців тому

I saw it coming and still laughed. Transportation!😂

@sOUL_i0N 8 місяців тому

theo von really stepped up his game. 😄nicely done.

@frank-lr 3 місяці тому

"hattatatatatat..." is actually of Germanic origin, meaning "I see what you are going to do there - ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! don't you DARE!"; the overall British friendliness has softened its meaning over the centuries to the mentioned "that's enough tea in my cup now" with a slight "you moron" undertone.

@MBSolomon 9 місяців тому

OMG! He is so funny! And Cute!

@BrianCrouch 7 місяців тому

Oh he's so great

@weekendindkpsnrasmusmax8277 8 місяців тому

You Are golden

@ethanmariani5152 4 місяці тому

high level intellect, absolutely amazing. should meet Chomsky.

@snelgrave101 4 місяці тому

To make a career while learning a language is a skill 👍

@drwhatson 8 місяців тому

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

@jif8802 4 місяці тому

This guy gives hilarious a new level.😂😂😂😂😂😂

@sarimaaret6845 9 місяців тому

Hahahaa! "Transportation", hahahaa! Can´t stop laughing! Ismo is great!

@volodyanarchist 2 місяці тому

Comment!

@giuseppelogiurato5718 7 місяців тому

Of course, I'm sure that someone has taken the time to explain to ISMO that the admonition "LANGUAGE!" is just a shortend form of the phrase "Mind your language", which means "be careful what you say, because someone might be listening"... Yes, English is so messed up. Maybe we will switch to Suomi, because that language is very simple 🤣

@giuseppelogiurato5718 7 місяців тому

English-speaking people can't fathom doubling any vowels beside "e" and "o"... We can't abide such things as "aa" or "ii" or "uu"; add-in the dots and we're lost; we can't say "ää" or "öö"... If we can even identify Suomi , we know it because of the repetitive vowels, the excessive "k"s, and the use of "-nen" at the end.... An average English speaking person would not even be able to recognize this next line as "fake Finnish": Sä paa lekkanönaakkarannen üppa päakeeroniknen ko kükülassonapö "Hockey" küütliinenenen. (We can't speak Hungarian or Turkish either.)

@juhodavinci 7 місяців тому

@@giuseppelogiurato5718 My Finnish friend said once that Finnish language sounds like a guy with bunch of stuff falling down the stairs :D

@TomasGO85 7 місяців тому

Very kind humor

@handycrowd 3 місяці тому

Just love Ismo!

@EnginAtik 8 місяців тому

There is a travel diary called “Sellin’ Seychelles By The Sea Shore” partially named after this tongue twister.

@danparker7920 7 місяців тому

Hysterical

@jbvmpsmtr5488 8 місяців тому

My man 🤣👍

@InservioLetum 8 місяців тому

B-but... wait, that's ALL?! How is this not an hour long!???

@zoolkhan 8 місяців тому

sure is, but they want to sell shows.. not give it away on youtubes.

@carenburmeister5002 Місяць тому

He’s brilliant!

@steveallen1648 9 місяців тому

Finnish humour is something else...

@badgerswood78 6 місяців тому

Saw him live last night at the O2...I was crying 😂😂

@65coupestang 6 місяців тому

This guy's comedy bit I do believe in the way his voice varies as he's saying she sells seashells by the seashore..

@Teacherofall 7 місяців тому

The three free trees. God bless you all the heathens from the old country.

@susanpena7575 2 місяці тому

I love this guy. He reminds me of Victor Borge, my all-time favorite.

@vikj1255 7 місяців тому

Very funny funny man. Thanks youtube algorithm

@vincentbergeron518 8 місяців тому

Bring him back to Montreal!

@TrimTrimmer 5 місяців тому

“Language” is all that’s left of “Watch your language!” 😂😅 the way we drop the sentence but for the last word 😂😅 funny really

@darkiee69 4 місяці тому

Or "Mind your language"

@Paxmax 4 місяці тому

English has so much potential for efficiency. So many silent letters... Some british accents does away with even more letters! A Brit friend of mine says "Wa'ah bo'uh" which is Water bottle. Amazing efficiency. Landing in Ireland, just outside airport we passed a road sign indicating the road to town of "Sword", but sign said "Sord" and I immediately said "Well, that makes sense!".

@veromoreno-diaz 5 місяців тому

Love this guy lol 😂😂😂😂

@jillsinclair496 8 місяців тому

You're absolutely right. And yet you do find shopkeepers at the shore selling shells. 🙄

@zoolkhan 8 місяців тому

definetely not in finland :)

@sho9214 6 місяців тому

He makes me difficult to pronounce that sentence now 😂

@stayhappylittlemermaid 9 місяців тому

It's better to let someone walk away from you than to let them walk all over you.😊

@blucat4 9 місяців тому

Or if they won't piss off, run!! 😄

@andrewwhite1305 8 місяців тому

Great comic.

@mirrecords 8 місяців тому

Kiitos

@dongjuang4196 6 місяців тому

About selling sea shells at the sea shore. It's not a bad idea at all. They are selling pretty well to tourists if the sea shells are beautifully polished and laquered.

@robertsteiner3814 5 місяців тому

I have loved Ismo ever since he debut on Conan!

@jessebryant9233 7 місяців тому

2:40 - Language is language and a bus is a bus, no? 🤨🤣😜

@manuelschneider3988 8 місяців тому

"Hadadadadadadad" in German means "hadadadadadadad". I thought that was universal 😅

@LaabanAngstschweiss 9 місяців тому

I would add to the wifi password bit "all lower case"

@professornuke7562 4 місяці тому

Of course, if you go to the UK, in every seaside town, you will certainly encounter MANY businesses where she sells seashells by the seashore, and the shells that she sells are definately seashells for sure. Try Lyme Regis in Dorset, St Yves in Cornwall or even Whitby in Yorkshire. Some lady will have a gift shop selling shells and other sea stuff.