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@@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
@@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
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!
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."
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!
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 .
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.
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 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.
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.
@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.
@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!
@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.
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"
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."
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". 😎
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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".
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:)
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
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"
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?..."
A great example of humour at a funeral is John Cleese's speech at Graham Chapman's funeral, which you can find on TH-cam. 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: th-cam.com/video/CkxCHybM6Ek/w-d-xo.html
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.
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!
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
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
@@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.
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.
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.
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😂
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.😂
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.
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!
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”
@@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.
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!)
@@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!
dougal brown Well I was in my hotel bed last Saturday morning with a busty brunette under one arm, a gorgeous blonde under the other and a fat Panama cigar in my mouth an I thought “If only my wife could see me now.....she thinks I have given up smoking”
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”. 👍👊
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
I knew I was going to love Lucy and her comments with her opening sarcasm : " One of our most popular comedians is Michael McIntyre"....haha. Well Done :)
Self deprecation is a sign of confidence in the UK. If you're so comfortable in your own skin that you can completely rip it to shreds in conversation, that's a good thing :)
@@pedrooliveira3486 Communism? You gotta be kidding! Or totally brainwashed? It's been almost 30 years since the USSR and socialist system collapsed. We don't know how to play balalaikas and don't cherish pet bears.
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 😅
Much prefer the British version of 'that's what she said' - 'said the actress to the bishop'. Over the years our one has slowly died out but I feel like it is so much more sophisticated which makes it funny rather than how crude the American one sounds. I hate the American in your face humour. It just tries too hard.
In one of the "Shrek" movies, he says, "Better out than in." I didn't really get that one, since it sounds like it would be air coming in, or something, but the way your grandfather put it-at least makes sense. (I'm not sure why people feel the need to comment, though-!)
That would be more Irish than British humour, of course. Milligan regarded himself as Irish, and held an Irish passport. His headstone - at St Thomas Church in Winchelsea, East Sussex - is indeed engraved with the epitaph "I told you I was ill", but in Irish ("Duirt me leat go raibh me breoite.").
I’m a Brit living in the US and have tried explaining all this, but it’s not easy. Normally I point them to comedians, which might support your well explained points. Puns= Tim Vine, Wit= Lee Mack, sarcasm = blackadder, Banter= mock the week, Double entandre= Alan Carr, and you missed shock humor (see Frankie Boyle or Jimmy Carr) and slapstick, (Lee Evans/any 1980’s sitcom)
You missed an important one I think - one never mocks the afflicted - or you're just a bully You can call an Oxford grad an idiot, but Never *not ever* anyone with learning difficulties. By association there is a peculiar compliment in being called a fool by an English.
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.
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!
I LOVE sarcasm so much, especially when people don't get what I'm talking about!!! The baffled look on their faces is what eggs me to be more sarcastic
@Hugh Jarce i would if only you had been a bit more gentlemanly and save some for me. Oh, sorry for the late reply. I was just turning the house upside down looking for the cookie jar. You would never guess where i found them. . . . . . . .
An example of self-deprecating humour: Peter Crouch, the ex-Stoke City and England footballer (he played for a few other clubs too), was once asked "What would you have been if you hadn't been a footballer?" "A virgin", he replied.
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.
Was so refreshing going from feeling mean (when I use sarcasm) at home in the US, to having normal humor in the UK. Michael McIntyre has become my outlet since I got back home since that’s about the only place I get that type of humor.
@ Well humor is just so much more than only this. My favourite comedians say that an average comedy show, which wants to be successfull, should contain about 50% political jokes to make the audience feel witty and smart and about 50% toilet humor with fart jokes and such. Result. It works!
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English with Lucy I am American and I watch British Comedy shows on BBC and PBS
Really thank you
Hlo mam, please make a video on "how to write a effective paragraph".
@@miskiGammywhat?
The Dry Humor is appreciated because of all of the rain.
*finger guns*
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
this made me laugh
Don't talk wet!
... true :| ...
To a child being silly at a play park....
"If you fall and break your leg, don't come running to me"
YES
Rio, With such a sick sense of humour one of these mornings you're going to wake up dead. ;-p
Me: I cried
My brain: so did the kid.
Me: I didn't mean it that way but I'm still crying haha
Greeks say it too😂XD
Can't count how many times I heard this as a child
"To be described as 'witty' in the UK, is the mother of all complements." But she forgot to add: "Unless it is meant sarcastically."
You're quite witty aren't you?...
Only certain parts of the country is witty the majority is as thick as the yanks
bazza m8 out of curiosity what parts do you think
@@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
@@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
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?
Lol yeah I spotted that too. That said, I think we’re hard-wired to pick up innuendos.
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!
Beat me to it … ooh matron 😊
Like an Italian suppository.
Woman walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre, so he gave her one.
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.”
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."
That is really, really funny. Makes my day, again. 🤣
ahahhahahahah!!! top class! 🤣🤣🤣
"Please tell Lord Privy Seal that I'm sealed to the privy and I can deal with one shit at a time" ;)
that is so smart
Definition of a farmer...a man who's outstanding in his field
No that's just a good farmer
@@new_mercury5367 😃
Classic
That's very British dark humour! 😂
@@4hereyez
??? That was NOT dark humour. Lol
There is a hairdressers in my hometown called ‘Curl Up And Dye’
What about the beauty parlor where the customers get a head full of soap and an earful of dirt?
Ha! I know where you live! (unless it's a common name of course...)
It’s a very common name for hair salons. It was originally in a movie.
Pewsey, Wilts?
Blues Brothers
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!
Belgians have these sort of acidity too! heheh
I moved to Canada this year and I have to be do careful what I say to not accidentally offend people at work 😂
@ And it already starts with their mayonnaise 😋
Black humour doesnt work (for me...) in the US
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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 .
Now this one is really funny 😅
Great Comment John !:)
From Bob Hope-but then he was a 'pom'.
@@jeffkeeley4594 Born 2 miles from where I live in Eltham, South East London..
Dry, love it
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.
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.
@@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
@@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.
And you've been dining out on that 'zinger' ever since.
Lol!
"Lots of banter between the British, French, Americans, and Germans."
What an interesting way to describe trench warfare.
Great video!!
As people used to say back in the 1960s, I can _dig it._ 😉
"What do I need to know about the french, if they fight they retreat"
A delightful comment, sir. Bravo.
A polite reminder - most British girls aren’t fit as her.
the french ahve a word for humour?? i fell asleep in french lessons.....
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.
Try it narrated by Stephen Fry. Available on Audible. It’s a gem!
Be aware that when a Brit says "you're witty" chances are they're being sarcastic.
@Hugh Jarce yes! that´s right... you tend to go to war with the people you love... indians... arabs... africans... and argentinians as me :-)
@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.
@@emiremir9770 I'm English I liked your comment it made me laugh
@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!
@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.
My grandfather was responsible for bringing down several German planes during WW2. The Luftwaffe said he was the worst mechanic they ever had.
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Boom! Good one though, always good to see an old joke get an airing :)
lmao
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"
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."
Do you have any better joke's? 🥱🥱🥱😋
@@davidtilley5671 Yay! Sarcasm!
best example of british humor not being funny. (:
@@kash0r since you took offence, you might as well take the door too
@@prince138 I see what you did there.
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". 😎
It’s funny because she didn’t mean her poop thingy
From my English friend: "I didn't think orthopaedic shoes would help, but I stand corrected."
Man alive...eye roll.
*Omg yes*
Lmao. I love jokes like these.
@@zetjet9901 lol
I could imagine captain Raymond holt saying this whyyy
Punny names for shops: Chinese restaurant I used to pass on my way to work - "Wok This Wei".
In Malaysia (or Spore?) we ate very (VERY) rich food at the restaurant Mah King Phat ;)
Chinese Restaurant I saw in Ireland: Soon Phat. True story.
Coffin and de Ath, undertakers.
Chinese restaurant that used to be on the King's Road called "Ho Lee Fook".
@@chairmakerPete Wun Hung Lo
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.
we’re in the UK. My son’s autistic. he’s very witty, especially with me.
@@anfieldreds_1892 god bless you and your son
her explaining double meaning: "....so easy to slip in"
me: hehehehehe
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That is _DEEP..._ 😉
said the actress to the bishop
"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
I'm sure she said "Innuendo is the big one you can slip in anywhere".
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...
South African humor is British humor. It's just a little darker now than it was before
ahaaa nice one.
hahaha brilliant!!!!!
Brilliant!😂
Smart
Reece Naidu Necklacing has a whole new meaning then?!
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.
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.
In British humour you lost a friend but not the joke 😂😂😂😂😂😂
hi
@Hugh Jarce how are you
@Hugh Jarce where are you from?
Sarah Heringer thisss!!!!!
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.
Oh the irony. An English teacher forgetting a word she needs for her lesson....
I dont think you know what irony is
You obviously didn't get through to the 'self-deprication' part
I thought she was going to say culprit!
Did you also notice that she says "in" the pulpit? It sounds like they're crouching down inside it. ;)
Only about 15% of people in UK go to church. Why should the other 85% know what pulpit is?! : )
Cockpit joke: “My Father died peacefully in his sleep, unlike his passengers” (Bob Monkhouse)
We have that in Czech republic as well, but just about the bus driver. You know, we're more rural.
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.
You left off the last word: "...screaming."
@@hyweltthomas "...in terror at 30,000 feet"
We have a bumper sticker that says that.
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.
I like your style!!
obviously american! Brits wouldn't be screaming and crying. Gotta keep that stiff upper lip you know! 😀
The father of a good friend spent decades asking God for the same, and he died in his sleep, indeed.
"You're very witty." Oh, thanks. "That was sarcasm!"
hahahaha
:v
My response would be "You're very sarcastic...that was sarcasm"
Oooooooooooooh
Brilliance
“They’re easy to stick anywhere,” says Lucy, talking about innuendo.
Needless to say, I might have shed a few tears laughing 😂
She asked for an inuendo. So I gave her one. (the old ones are always the best)
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".
lol
I've actually occasionally done something a bit similar - "But on reflection...it's a mirror"
I'm curious, thumbs are not considered fingers in English? Would you say 'I have 8 fingers'?
@@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".
That sounds like a Steve Allen joke of substiuting implausible for plausable implausibly.
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!
I take it you never heard, or HEARD OF, Joan Rivers??
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:)
With puns, we all groan (while frantically trying to think of one to say ourselves).
Only very clever wordy people can pun! I wish I had that intelligence ahha I find it funnier than all. The other humours
True, couldn't think of any to reply to your comment.
In Scotland, a pun is 16 ounces.
Anthony Roberts holy sheet mate
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
I think te simple fact that a video explaining British humour exists is enough to make a British person laugh
Im not british but i definitely laughed from this video alot, 💀
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"
coroner not corner
What is in this video is for rich or not poor people. The poor think about where my food would come from today.
I just love the idea of the vicar delivering the sermon from the cockpit. They can be very high minded at times.
But often quite plane-spoken.
"I hear your wife's got the flu. Is that her coughin' ?
"No, I'm building a rabbit hutch."
It was the cough that carried her off.
It was the coffin they carried her off in.
You two got me 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Bazinga!
😂😂😂😂
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?..."
That is funny, touching, and quite beautiful! I think I would have cry laughed if I was there.
A great example of humour at a funeral is John Cleese's speech at Graham Chapman's funeral, which you can find on TH-cam. 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: th-cam.com/video/CkxCHybM6Ek/w-d-xo.html
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.
Monty python question to a thieve:
-Do you steal a lot?
-Just for the rent.
*humour *favourite
@@saionjisins the spelling differences XD colour too
Humour*
Favourite*
Learn to spell English
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 that person is probably American or learned American English ig...
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!
"Beautifull faded out, Mary"
Literally the best
At this situation
I’d be dead laughing
That was pretty funny, something my family would have said too, I reckon.
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..."
The genius of Ben Elton
"English with Lucy" forgetting the word "pulpit" is an excellent example of Irony
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
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
British humour:
*leaves the house*
*comes back coz u forgot something*
Parents say : wow that was quick
(Thx for the likes!
Black Diamond it is an example tho
This made me laaauuuggghhh cos we joke like that all the time
@@blackdiamond4859 it isn't supposed to be,
That's their whole thing,
It isn't inherently funny,
But you can still crack a smile.
@@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.
We say that in France too, i think it's indeed a very European thing to do :)
Child, seeing a picture of a toad: “Do toads croak, Daddy?”
Father: “Eventually.”
😂 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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.
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.
That’s so wrinkly.
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😂
sicher?
@@EinApoStein ziemlich
@Olivia H yeah right?😂
Agreed.
Ja, beinah identisch!
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.😂
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.
Natalie Tedenbrant not funny, just like Dutch humour
@@JettyBuilder As a Dutch person, yea that was funny. I love dark humour
@@AllAboutNightcore You and me both! I guess i'd feel right at home in the Netherlands! ;)
@@natalietedenbrant5319 i found that funny, i m not european tho
Word of the day:-rapport
A friendly harmonious relationship in which people are close together and communicate well.
Thanks Lucy,love from Asia.
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!
"Bring out your dead!" I'm not dead!
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”
I love those! 💞
As a German I can confirm we have a lot of witty banter going on.
No, we don't.
Back to work.
😂😂😂
But there’s definitely a culture of puns in the naming of hairdressers’ shops in Germany. Ist eine haarige Sache
What is in this video is for rich or not poor people. The poor think about where my food would come from today.
@@stevenobles I do not know enough German to understand. If you could educate me on the meaning I would be grateful.
@@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.
This video is so british my cup of tea stood up and saluted.
Thats because you still cant tell the difference between British and English.
@@maxsimilion8193 Nah mate English is not that American gibberish
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!)
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!
@@mannsidhuofficial I'm half Spanish and half American.
That’s from descendants
we have a a Curl Up and Dye hairddressers here in my town Berwick Pennsylvania
@@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!
I saw a hairdressers called Alias Quiff and Combs, made me laugh
The ultimate deadpan joke:
I spent an hour at my wifes grave this morning. Bless her - she still thinks I'm digging a garden pond.........
dougal brown Well I was in my hotel bed last Saturday morning with a busty brunette under one arm, a gorgeous blonde under the other and a fat Panama cigar in my mouth an I thought “If only my wife could see me now.....she thinks I have given up smoking”
Took me a while to get it! Good one!
So she's dead?
Annelise Lim Oh my Goodness!!!!
@@JettyBuilder so this guy is cheating on his wife? The question is not answered yet!
Love you and your way of explaining various things. So helpful. Love watching you ❤️
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”. 👍👊
Im from Derby good to know you got out
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.
I'm American and grew up on both American and British humor. Because of this I can speak fluent sarcasm.
Reeeally?
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.
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.
💕
Does he still sneak in at night? And freak y'all out!!!
That's pretty good for an instant on-the-spot response, sounds like he was fun to be around.
@@BrianC1664 he was pretty quick witted indeed
Doesn't really matter if you're good at sneaking out.
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.
Take it easy on your mum. Your dad is dead. Your mum is not.
@@jukes243...
Who else is British but still watches these videos?😂
I do but with the sound off!
@@mikedakin2016 okay....that’s random but I love it! 😂
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?
@@ihopeicanchangethisnamelat7108 yes, I thought they might be, and I need them too lol 😂
I just wanna see Americans try hard to prove that their humour is somewhat decent to be shown up by us brits
Sexual innuendo: “so easy to slip in anywhere”
👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
In your endo
Yup, and I don't think she even noticed!
Would that be irony that it was unintended.?
It was ironic that she was talking about double entendres when she "slipped it in".
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
I knew I was going to love Lucy and her comments with her opening sarcasm
: " One of our most popular comedians is Michael McIntyre"....haha. Well Done :)
A German joke is a very serious thing.
Self deprecation is a sign of confidence in the UK. If you're so comfortable in your own skin that you can completely rip it to shreds in conversation, that's a good thing :)
Here in Scotland, we are the kings of Self Deprecation, it's not humor tho. At least we are good at something
I'm the vice-president of the Scotland football team supporters suicide watch.
Yes but in most cases you are quite correct.
I'd fit right in then haha
A sarcastic humour by a Scottish heritage American.
This one reminded me of Trainspotting
I'm from Russia and I adore British humour! It's really similar to Russian humour and we have so much in common indeed!
Yeah, and South London is basically Russia but on easy mode!
Lots in common. Communism and commonwealth. (that was sarcasm)
@@pedrooliveira3486 Communism? You gotta be kidding! Or totally brainwashed? It's been almost 30 years since the USSR and socialist system collapsed. We don't know how to play balalaikas and don't cherish pet bears.
@@JohnDoe-ck2hj Have you ever read Wodehouse?old- fashioned but funny
@@ОльгаИванова-б8п1ю. Привет. Нет не читал))
The accent when you asked William for the answer of pulpit was amazing!
So would British consider the following funny: There is a new verb in the language: 'to brexit', meaning: to say farewell but not leaving
"Bye"
"Right, gotta shoot"
"See ya later"
"Right, I've genuinely gotta head off now!"
"I'm brexiting, aren't I?"
Ummm NO
Brexit is what happens to a Yorkshireman's phone when he drops it. God that's so old now.
well, actually, to brexit is not just to say farewell, but doing it loudly with a lot of commotion, and of course not leaving.
Brexit has changed to oooorrrrddddeeeerrrrr, if I had got Mr. Bercow right on that.
My doctor tells me I’m paranoid, take no notice of him. He’s always had it in for me.
That's nothing I told my doctor I felt like a pair of curtains he just told me to pull myself together
Infamy ! infamy!
@@new_mercury5367 🤣
Watching this as a British person this is so true and so funny❤️❤️these videos are amazing🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
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 😅
*Double-entendre* (noun)
Definitions:
1 - Key element of British humour
2 - Any opportunity for an American to shout "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID"
Ok
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID
*Making finger gun and clicking noise
Michael Scott
Much prefer the British version of 'that's what she said' - 'said the actress to the bishop'. Over the years our one has slowly died out but I feel like it is so much more sophisticated which makes it funny rather than how crude the American one sounds. I hate the American in your face humour. It just tries too hard.
@@alexandramoss3015 American ‘Humour’ - oxymoronic
My Scottish grandfather whenever he or anyone else burped or farted: "better an empty house than a bad tennant".
In one of the "Shrek" movies, he says, "Better out than in." I didn't really get that one, since it sounds like it would be air coming in, or something, but the way your grandfather put it-at least makes sense. (I'm not sure why people feel the need to comment, though-!)
[Fart]
"Someone's trod on a duck"
"We're almost out of ketchup"
"A bit more choke and it would have started"
And my person favourite... "How much???"
Best use of sarcasm I heard was Spike Milligan telling an interviewer that he wanted on his gravestone the epitaph, "I told you I was ill."
That would be more Irish than British humour, of course. Milligan regarded himself as Irish, and held an Irish passport. His headstone - at St Thomas Church in Winchelsea, East Sussex - is indeed engraved with the epitaph "I told you I was ill", but in Irish ("Duirt me leat go raibh me breoite.").
@@zakmartin And I stand corrected - thank you for pointing out my error. Regards.
That's what my dad says he wants on his headstone.
Michael Rollinson Spike Milligan is an Australian.
Very sad :)
I’m a Brit living in the US and have tried explaining all this, but it’s not easy. Normally I point them to comedians, which might support your well explained points. Puns= Tim Vine, Wit= Lee Mack, sarcasm = blackadder, Banter= mock the week, Double entandre= Alan Carr, and you missed shock humor (see Frankie Boyle or Jimmy Carr) and slapstick, (Lee Evans/any 1980’s sitcom)
I love it how she laughs when she explains the jokes.
Oh the irony!
Yaeeeeee
I love everything about her!
That's so Americans will know when to laugh as well.
We all they have no idea when the funny part is until the canned laugher happens
You missed an important one I think - one never mocks the afflicted - or you're just a bully
You can call an Oxford grad an idiot, but Never *not ever* anyone with learning difficulties. By association there is a peculiar compliment in being called a fool by an English.
"The Procrastinator's Anonymous meeting has been put off until further notice"
"I used to be indecisive, but now.. I'm not so sure."
A philosopher organised a lecture on solipsism, but was disappointed as no-one came.
Sign outside a Clairvoyant's: 'Closed due to unforeseen reasons.'
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.
Me : *sneak out of my boyfriend's house because it's already morning*
His mother : "leaving so soon?"
Gaya Hdd that’s great
Yes you were caught by his mum
At least stay for breakfast
The fortune teller whose business went bust, "she didn’t see that coming!"
If you want an example of innuendo I'll give you one.
I do want one!
In Toronto, a well-known (so-called) psychic was actually murdered.
The fortune teller who does not know that her husband is cheating on her is a bad fortune teller.
"Innuendo"...sounds like an Italian insult.
if i had a delorean, i would only drive it from time to time.
I've got a watch like that.
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!
Do you know why is number 6 afraid of number 7?
Because 789...😂😂😂😂
JacobSK_ :D
Numberphile explained that math joke ◕‿◕
Because 7 is a 6 offender.
And 7 ate it because you gotta eat three squared meals a day😂😂😂
4:02 NO DARK SARCASM IN THE CLASSROOM !!!
@love yourself cos 7 was a 6 offender
I LOVE sarcasm so much, especially when people don't get what I'm talking about!!! The baffled look on their faces is what eggs me to be more sarcastic
@Hugh Jarce i would if only you had been a bit more gentlemanly and save some for me.
Oh, sorry for the late reply. I was just turning the house upside down looking for the cookie jar. You would never guess where i found them.
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An example of self-deprecating humour: Peter Crouch, the ex-Stoke City and England footballer (he played for a few other clubs too), was once asked "What would you have been if you hadn't been a footballer?" "A virgin", he replied.
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.
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Terry Pratchett
I love the way that he describes Mort as looking as if he is composed entirely of knees.
I like English humour, especially the puns. Here's one: "How does a barber cut the moonstruck man's hair? Eclipse it..."
Oh dear... :p
Perfect
How does an Israeli make coffee? Hebrews it.
Was so refreshing going from feeling mean (when I use sarcasm) at home in the US, to having normal humor in the UK. Michael McIntyre has become my outlet since I got back home since that’s about the only place I get that type of humor.
My SO loves my innuendo. It is a HUGE part of me. I can slip it in anywhere and it always makes her giggle.
I am an American with a large beard, so when a friend told me that my hair was receding, I said it's not "receding", it's migrating.😐😐😐
Less hair to clean, but on the other hand, more face to wash
Sorry that’s not funny
@ Well humor is just so much more than only this. My favourite comedians say that an average comedy show, which wants to be successfull, should contain about 50% political jokes to make the audience feel witty and smart and about 50% toilet humor with fart jokes and such.
Result. It works!
@ That is self-deprecation with a wit, I guess!
Lol
Lucy: *teaches English words and phrases*
also Lucy: *forgets a word in English*
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"oh, the irony!"
LOL!
Nicely done.
Well played!
There's a florist near me called "back to the fuchsia" HILARIOUS!
Oh my word that is the best name ever. IRIS MY CASE!!!
I once knew a bashful sort of guy who abruptly quit his job at a florist shop.
It seems he found a bachelor button in black eye susan's bed!
Omg I live near a shop called that as well that's so weird
@@fr4ncesc4 stony?
@@casmeraki Omg yeah that's so weird I've never met anyone else online from stony