I am a 60 year old Mom who home schooled all three of my kids; and they all read Shakespear. All I can say to you, kind sir, is that You Nailed It!!!! Great Job!!!
That should be how The Three Little Pigs is written. (Also, Shakespeare hard? Since when? Have you read Beowulf and Canterbury Tales? If not, you should because they're awesome. Also, the Epic of Gilgamesh.)
I would like to know something, those of you using the words "dude", "Frickin'", etc... Did you understand a word he said or did you have to refer to your fairy tale book from when you were seven years old to get a translation?
@patlb1 I understood all of it and use the word dude all the time, just because you have an extensive vocabulary doesn't mean you need to use it, why fire off all the missles when theres no war?
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Alas, upon finding fault with one's performance of a hearty nature, a three and a score of spectators not the time to bemoan nor pledge vengeance upon their destiny, those disgruntled with the presentation were consumed by ye lupus carnivore.
As a Warthog lover and a Shakespeare lover (and a Shakespeare teacher back when the dinosaurs still roamed the earth) myself, this is the funniest rendition of the Fairy Tale I have ever heard. How Branyan memorized this is beyond me.
Soooo hilarious! Though it's not true that the average person today knows only 3,000 words. In fact, the average young student learns 3000 new words each year alone. You'd be surprised how many words you actually know.
@corinnaerin I don't think the claim is that how many words we know, it's how many words we actively use. We know many words that we don't really use at all. We have several words for some things, and we might know them all, but we only use one word.
@scifimaven , Would that it were so. Betimes that appellation might have suggested to the world wise the craft of craftsmen unsurpassed. But, woe indeed, in these times it signifies trash.
To all the people saying a) this is not like Shakespeare (no iambic pentameter, etc) or b) this is not actually Old English, remember this: he does not actually claim to be doing the story as Shakespeare or in Old English (although some commenters are attributing those claims to him)--he just says he is imagining what it would be like to tell a fairy tale to kids if he was born in the 1700s, when (he imagines) kids might have had a more extensive vocabulary.
"The third pig hailed from the American Colonies." YES!!!!! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!!!! (no offense to people of other countries, especially British people: British people, I love you.)
Very funny stand-up =] I'd like to point out though that, although the term 'Old English' is being thrown around a lot, Old English and Shakespearean English are two very different things. Old English refers to the language used by the Anglo-Saxons between the 5th and 12th centuries, not simply to a language that's older than our own =]
@rawrawr1029 I know right? I hate when people say Shakespeare is old English. I've read old English (Frickin' Beowulf...) and it's next to unintelligible. It's a whole other language compared to middle and modern English.
"It's American made." Is THAT why everything breaks so easily these days? It's all made in China! That makes perfect sense now! (Well, ok, I'm sure there's other reasons too, but hey, it works."
In times now passed, though not too long ago There dwell'ed, though small, three pigs of age, who, 'Titled, inspir'd to seek out thine fortune Did set about to seek such deed thusly Primary pig, having travelled afar, Did spake, and said, "harken and heed this realm Impetuous, it hath tarried me afar From my home and hearth. Our fate,fearith I Shall not, alas, (snort) fareth well indeed" And so, agreed, but each impelled alone Swine small, set forth to build his own abode... JUST AN EXAMPLE
If it were true Shakespeare, there would have been an impressive monologue by the villain, a mouse with purely comedic purposes, someone getting drunk (comedy)/ going mad (tragedy), and lengthy comparisons to everyday objects using words that nobody understands any more.
Someone caught what Ive been sayin...funny...yes! Impressive? Not so much!
I wrote this out and rewrote it following true Shakespeare style... in IAMBIC PENTAMETER... much harder than the original script used here...and it flows way better. But hey...hes a comedian not an intellect.
Finally kudos to someone who actually KNOWS something about Shakespeare!
@ThePhant0mLord Oh, was it? I guess I am showing the fact that it's been a LOOOOONG time since I studied that time period. Still, a lot can change in a hundred years too.
Ok, everybody who is criticizing his use of Shakespeare, note that he says he wouldn't do well in the 1700s. Shakespeare was more like the 1500s. The description is off, not the style.
And this guy "struggles" through the classics? If this is struggling in Shakespeare, then the rest of us who really love the classics are in more serious trouble.
First of all I would like to point out that that is NOT a real cig, and second of all he thought that was funny so he performed it, you don't have to agree but I do if you don't, don't comment its just plain annoying.
its comedy people if you knew what it was maybe you might appriciate it instead of critiquing it's political correctness...ITS HILARIOUS! Thank you John Branyon!
Jeez, folks, lighten up! This is not about Shakespeare, this is about COMEDY! There are some things that simply don't translate well across the pond, I guess.
good point,but 'lost in translation' flies both ways. Its not fair to really "nationalize" this, even though Branyan joked about that. Im not a brit fyi
As said, he couldn't even tell a nursery rhyme to an Elizabethian child! His use of alliteration was a pretty good mimic and parody of Shakespeares use of poetic devices. However, the core is the structure,and knowing what that structure is,and listening with that in mind,buddy quickly sounds like a rambling butcher.
I dont think Shakespearean nescience is limited to Americans. my friend who posted this on Facebook was the only one who caught (after reading my corrected example) caught why I personally yawned when I watched this. Maybe Ive studied to much Shakespeare and seen too many plays. I DID find it funny for a second. Its like he's making a parody of Schwarzenegger but accidentally using Stallone quotes. Like making Obama jokes and calling him the Prime Minister of America
This was very funny At least in concept! HOWEVER, I hate to be a kill joy, but this is a butchery of Shakespeare and not even CLOSE to what he would have written! (Shame on you Shakespeare 'students') A better example would be "pig three doth made his garish home, to whit a place stalwart, a domicile of brick to o'erthow and thwart the evil wolf Who would, assured, eat all,spare none, and then Delight in appetite sated at last" now THAT is how Shakespeare would have written it. believe DAT!
@Saiyanshanze13 Perhaps you "hate to be a kill joy," but you've adopted it well. What's the point of singling out 6 or 7 commenters, individually, to explain what's wrong with this video? You gave John an 'A' for funny, and that's all he was after. Why not leave it at that?
Guess being an English major and a debater has made me thorough...too much maybe.
The F was for the "Shakespearean ear" I have...so THIS sounded very little like Shakespeare. HE shoulda left it at making fun of Old English...that would at least be accurate.
Itd be like making a parody of rap... by singing opera in Italian.
@Saiyanshanze13 True story: some "Old English experts" have taken offense with THAT term, as well--saying they hate to be kill joys, but Old English would be completely unintelligible to us. So, no matter what an artist does, he runs into people pointing out "technicalities," instead of asking themselves, "Do people really need to know this?" These critics, I suspect, haven't studied commenting etiquette or humor as extensively as you've studied Shakespeare...
As a hardcore story junky and lover of fairy tales and nursery rhymes and Shakespeare in pure form, I say this is by far the best version of the three little pigs that I have ever heard. John Branyan--you are brilliant! and your lexicon is greatly expanded and I thoroughly have enjoyed this bit!!! Thank you thank you! Hilarious.
that is a unfair comparison, shake spear made most of those words during his life and was pretty damn smart, not average person back yonder. though i'm sure he is laughing from the grave are are vocabulary.
not only unfair...but to those who really STUDIED Shakespeare, a poor butchery!
Since no ones even come close to seeing why... I'll keep that answer to MYSELF!!!
not only Willie, but ben johnson and Donne would also be rolling in their graves... laughing at this total lack of understanding Shakespeares skill...which was far more than an extensive vocab.
Dont get me wrong- this is FUNNY!
but to those who say they studied Shakespeare...I say "hogwash!"
maybe you need to read those books again...cuz from a Shakespearean perspective...this is rank! A vestal livery than none but fools do wear... a dead dog that breeds maggots in the sun! Get thee to a nunnery...theres knocking at the gate!!!
Astounding! If one might have the knowledge, pray tell me, for what was the time elapsed that he did studiously contemplate the vocabulary for this lighthearted, comedic presentation? Forsooth, this gentleman indeed must have endured unmitigated hours of the daylight in study, joined even with the necessary contrivance known hereby of the name, thesaurus.
(Yeah, I don't understand what I just said either.)
@tripleaxel16 Well, it probably took me about three or four minutes. The reason there are no spelling errors is because I typed it all up on Microsoft Word first. I also used the thesaurus on Word as well. lol Reading it again though, it sounds pretty rough. If I had spent more time on it, it definitely would've sounded better.
VERY funny!!
missbrook2011 10 hours ago
oh i love....
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TheArose97 3 days ago
Absolutely stunningly funny!!!!!!!!!!! I would urge we run!!!!
MultiSteveyWonder 4 days ago
How long did it take him to memorize this... lol
HILARIOUS!!! :)) "It's American made."
JesusLovesYou1994 5 days ago
After I watched this I dreamed Shakespeare. AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
DrakenVids 5 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
i like how i forgot this was the 3 little pigs
1234dndj 5 days ago
My English teacher showed us that. BWAHAHA! This made me knot my knickers!~ xD
SuperFandubs 5 days ago
@SuperFandubs ms carlo?
TheSeventhSnivy 1 day ago
@TheSeventhSnivy Uhhh no lol I don't think I go to the same school...but I always seem to think that when people post these kinds of comments xD
SuperFandubs 1 day ago
@SuperFandubs oh my bad but ya i too saw this in school. lol
TheSeventhSnivy 23 hours ago
@TheSeventhSnivy lol
SuperFandubs 21 hours ago
Wow, that's cultured.
ErichoTTA 6 days ago
@candygirl not really I did too :D
BrennypooDude 6 days ago
This was beautiful :D
andrielisilien 6 days ago
HOLY CRAP MAN how long did that take?
BrennypooDude 6 days ago
@BrennypooDude Shot in the dark? Eight minutes and twenty-three seconds.
CapNCorn 3 days ago
This is the best!, It's American made!!
Asigner4u2 6 days ago
Exhale of strong proportions!! Love it!!
Asigner4u2 6 days ago
my lifes goal is to be able to speak like this without thinking about it. :D
TheSnakThatSmilesBak 1 week ago
Does anyone know what church this was at?
meandmyclones 1 week ago
Genius man.
genius.
Man.
TheAngeltsubasa 1 week ago
I am a 60 year old Mom who home schooled all three of my kids; and they all read Shakespear. All I can say to you, kind sir, is that You Nailed It!!!! Great Job!!!
pannyy55 1 week ago
Very cleaver and refreshing. Nicely done and quite filled with ubiquitous gaiety and devoid of somber repast. (hee hee)
flagator79 1 week ago 5
I can imagine him practicing this in his bathroom mirror for months.
stephtaur 1 week ago
I have seen and heard several tellings of the story. This is one of my favorites.
unfabgirl 1 week ago
The wolf isn't a canine devourer, it's a lupine devourer. LAME.
greekperson0305 2 weeks ago 2
@greekperson0305 Wolves are canines. So the lame one would be you.
hannibalninja 1 week ago 4
@hannibalninja Ohhh snap, you're right. This is why I'm not a zoologist.
greekperson0305 1 week ago
It's funny but the third pig just ruined it. He should have stuck to the format he was using prior to that.
cyanidearsenic 2 weeks ago 3
That should be how The Three Little Pigs is written. (Also, Shakespeare hard? Since when? Have you read Beowulf and Canterbury Tales? If not, you should because they're awesome. Also, the Epic of Gilgamesh.)
cyanidearsenic 2 weeks ago 3
Insulting, though strangely patriotic.
Joeymama1993 2 weeks ago
.......... I was lost
Wondertwist 2 weeks ago
@Wondertwist If you're not a fan of Shakespearn era literature, it's no wonder. To mine ears twas a symphony.
rachiti 2 weeks ago
I would like to know something, those of you using the words "dude", "Frickin'", etc... Did you understand a word he said or did you have to refer to your fairy tale book from when you were seven years old to get a translation?
patlb1 2 weeks ago
@patlb1 I understood all of it and use the word dude all the time, just because you have an extensive vocabulary doesn't mean you need to use it, why fire off all the missles when theres no war?
MrJPsAccount 1 week ago 3
BAHAHAAHA!!!!!!!!
I wish I had seen this when I was in Romeo & Juliet last year!
WickedPotterHead 2 weeks ago
FreaKIN aWESOME dUDE!
No wonder.
PureSpins 2 weeks ago
Great work, John
joheartssuperman 2 weeks ago
It's American made! :P
TheArmchairgeneral 2 weeks ago
Damn but that's funny!
JasonWestenra 2 weeks ago
D'awwwww... Brilliant! My whole family loves this video now, and every time I watch it, I just laugh so much! Adorable. ^.^
littlebubeleh 2 weeks ago
I'm not counting ten syllables to a line here - something wrong.
translateltd 2 weeks ago
this is BRILLIANT and a HOOT
destinydesignspress 2 weeks ago
What a refeshing intellectually stimulating, prolifiricating and enjoyable performance! Give me more.....
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WhiteShoreFilms 3 weeks ago
23 people got eaten by yonder Carnivore >u<
fishheads27 3 weeks ago
@fishheads27 no no no.
Alas, upon finding fault with one's performance of a hearty nature, a three and a score of spectators not the time to bemoan nor pledge vengeance upon their destiny, those disgruntled with the presentation were consumed by ye lupus carnivore.
zfish9 2 weeks ago 4
As a Warthog lover and a Shakespeare lover (and a Shakespeare teacher back when the dinosaurs still roamed the earth) myself, this is the funniest rendition of the Fairy Tale I have ever heard. How Branyan memorized this is beyond me.
WallowingWarthog 3 weeks ago 4
XD Hilarious!!! Congrats on 1 million channel views Tim Hawkins!!! ROCK ON!!!!
SuperDentBros 3 weeks ago
"WELL, THIS KNOTS MY KNICKERS!" Bahahahahaha XD
luv2sing143 3 weeks ago 19
'At "ere's Uncle Willy!
bighobbit333 3 weeks ago
Is it wierd that I understood every thing he said? O_O
Candygrl980 3 weeks ago 5
@Candygrl980 lol, no it isn't..... i did too XD (how old are you?? i am 13)
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@Rebekkayoung I'm 13 too!!! OMGosh !
Candygrl980 5 days ago
Transcript, pl0x?
Zethux 3 weeks ago
Oh my Alex this is the funniest thing I have ever heard lmfao
ilovealexo 3 weeks ago
I got lost.
sthompson121991 3 weeks ago
it's meant to be funny. Lighten up people
winningedge07 3 weeks ago
When I have kids, this shall be how I read The Three Little Pigs to them!
harpsong93 3 weeks ago 47
whoever dislikes this is an idiot this is awesome
jimmybob68756 4 weeks ago
Ignorant people in the 1700s didn't possess The Great Shake's vocabulary either.
ZOGGYDOGGY 4 weeks ago
Soooo hilarious! Though it's not true that the average person today knows only 3,000 words. In fact, the average young student learns 3000 new words each year alone. You'd be surprised how many words you actually know.
corinnaerin 4 weeks ago
@corinnaerin Well, that's the difference with a working vocabulary: they are the ones you use.
obiwan362 3 weeks ago
@corinnaerin I don't think the claim is that how many words we know, it's how many words we actively use. We know many words that we don't really use at all. We have several words for some things, and we might know them all, but we only use one word.
Zereniti77 1 week ago
Its easy to have a big working vocabulary when you make half your words up like *cough* Shakespeare
FWNiightmare 4 weeks ago 3
Grammar back then was heavily Latin syntax based
zyzzyva57 4 weeks ago
This is hilarious! I would love to have a whole book of stories written in this style--love it.
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It's American made. Well done.
scifimaven 1 month ago
@scifimaven , Would that it were so. Betimes that appellation might have suggested to the world wise the craft of craftsmen unsurpassed. But, woe indeed, in these times it signifies trash.
spartacustjones 1 month ago
@spartacustjones ....So true, yet times they they are a-changing, hopefully for the better.
scifimaven 4 weeks ago
To all the people saying a) this is not like Shakespeare (no iambic pentameter, etc) or b) this is not actually Old English, remember this: he does not actually claim to be doing the story as Shakespeare or in Old English (although some commenters are attributing those claims to him)--he just says he is imagining what it would be like to tell a fairy tale to kids if he was born in the 1700s, when (he imagines) kids might have had a more extensive vocabulary.
caromalinia 1 month ago
excellent!
jillybean081 1 month ago
This is how all fairytales should be told from here on out :)
skyhigh711 1 month ago 3
ahahahahaha omigosh i have never laughed so much!!!!!
AndiAndi1999 1 month ago
America used to speak Shakespearian, but then we took an Arrow to the Knee.
PatriotRanger 1 month ago 3
and piglet residing in the american colonies replied, say what? hahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahhaa
TheBlondegedu 1 month ago
We watched this in English class today!!
ellogovnut 1 month ago
@ellogovnut Our English class watched it on either Monday or Tuesday.
sat147147 1 month ago
it would've been even more epic if this were all in iambic pentameter haha Excellent!
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kartuft 1 month ago
I watched this in philosophy class tonight and I laughed soooo hard, this guy is epic
DarkestAngel191 1 month ago
"its american made"....that had me laughing too hard :)
xxirisNOTirishxx 1 month ago
"The third pig hailed from the American Colonies." YES!!!!! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!!!! (no offense to people of other countries, especially British people: British people, I love you.)
heavensmiles777 1 month ago 4
I would urge we RUN!!!!
heavensmiles777 1 month ago
this is amazing, may I just say. :)
heavensmiles777 1 month ago
American made! XD
dan122189 1 month ago
You may be illiterate, but you've got the alliteration down to a science!
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"Unbar this entrance and with haste, we beseech thee!" Yes...
SuperDatank 1 month ago 2
It's American made.
wardenclyffeslate 1 month ago 2
Cool
happymatt0363 1 month ago
yay, I like the grown-ups version :)
rachiti 1 month ago
Say What?
darlene0365 1 month ago
Being a history and a literature nut, I love it!...However, ("well this knocks my knickers!"Shakespeare's time was the 1600s...not 1700 or 1800.
mskingrhs1 1 month ago 2
Very funny stand-up =] I'd like to point out though that, although the term 'Old English' is being thrown around a lot, Old English and Shakespearean English are two very different things. Old English refers to the language used by the Anglo-Saxons between the 5th and 12th centuries, not simply to a language that's older than our own =]
rawrawr1029 1 month ago 3
@rawrawr1029 I know right? I hate when people say Shakespeare is old English. I've read old English (Frickin' Beowulf...) and it's next to unintelligible. It's a whole other language compared to middle and modern English.
filetemyoung83 1 month ago 30
@filetemyoung83 : It's old English, not Old English. There's a difference. XD Yes, Old English is so damn hard to read...
JasonWestenra 2 weeks ago
That was amazing
soundfxboy 1 month ago
"It's American made." Is THAT why everything breaks so easily these days? It's all made in China! That makes perfect sense now! (Well, ok, I'm sure there's other reasons too, but hey, it works."
pointe4Jesus 1 month ago
I would urge WE RUN! lol
GrassfootShadowclan 1 month ago 2
Yay, verily...
silverkryptonite705 1 month ago 2
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
19 people do not possess a vocabulary.
mofrakker 1 month ago 3
If it were true Shakespeare, there would have been an impressive monologue by the villain, a mouse with purely comedic purposes, someone getting drunk (comedy)/ going mad (tragedy), and lengthy comparisons to everyday objects using words that nobody understands any more.
It's good as is, though. ;)
Arindilwen 1 month ago
I think it would be even more impressive if he used iambic pentameter...
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@blynninja
FINALLY!
Someone caught what Ive been sayin...funny...yes! Impressive? Not so much!
I wrote this out and rewrote it following true Shakespeare style... in IAMBIC PENTAMETER... much harder than the original script used here...and it flows way better. But hey...hes a comedian not an intellect.
Finally kudos to someone who actually KNOWS something about Shakespeare!
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
nice. luv the accent
IHEARTPI710 1 month ago
Say what?!? LOL
victoriouswarrior78 1 month ago
@ThePhant0mLord Oh, was it? I guess I am showing the fact that it's been a LOOOOONG time since I studied that time period. Still, a lot can change in a hundred years too.
pointe4Jesus 1 month ago
Ok, everybody who is criticizing his use of Shakespeare, note that he says he wouldn't do well in the 1700s. Shakespeare was more like the 1500s. The description is off, not the style.
pointe4Jesus 1 month ago
@pointe4Jesus Atually, it was closer to the 1600s
ThePhant0mLord 1 month ago
@pointe4Jesus
Sorry style is WAY off
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
And this guy "struggles" through the classics? If this is struggling in Shakespeare, then the rest of us who really love the classics are in more serious trouble.
ROFLMAO
vixenphoenix 1 month ago
"Not by wit or whiskered jowl." Tee hee hee!
lucyjosie 1 month ago 41
I'm an English teacher and I'm totally going to show this in class :D
matrixinterface 1 month ago 3
"fair thee *snort* not well!!!" lol Love it!
4DodgeFamily1 1 month ago 2
First of all I would like to point out that that is NOT a real cig, and second of all he thought that was funny so he performed it, you don't have to agree but I do if you don't, don't comment its just plain annoying.
Happ1eWill 1 month ago
This man is a genius!!
TheLamplighter4 1 month ago
Brilliant!!!!!!
ghostcrab311 1 month ago
What great fun !!!!!! Can't it just be enjoyed for what it is !!! Great writing!
ilonapet 1 month ago 3
ahahahaXD
Lemonade908 1 month ago
its comedy people if you knew what it was maybe you might appriciate it instead of critiquing it's political correctness...ITS HILARIOUS! Thank you John Branyon!
funguscat12 1 month ago 3
I couldn't memorise this in 1000 years!!!
mkanix666 1 month ago
Jeez, folks, lighten up! This is not about Shakespeare, this is about COMEDY! There are some things that simply don't translate well across the pond, I guess.
littlejeff48 1 month ago
@littlejeff48
good point,but 'lost in translation' flies both ways. Its not fair to really "nationalize" this, even though Branyan joked about that. Im not a brit fyi
As said, he couldn't even tell a nursery rhyme to an Elizabethian child! His use of alliteration was a pretty good mimic and parody of Shakespeares use of poetic devices. However, the core is the structure,and knowing what that structure is,and listening with that in mind,buddy quickly sounds like a rambling butcher.
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
@littlejeff48 AMEN!
Serafinos 1 month ago
Translation of "It's American made" - meaning "outsourced to India"
sparrow111260 1 month ago
@sparrow111260 hahahahaaaaa
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
Brit comments here just Prove they do Not have a sense of humor, and certainly do Not understand American humor!!
They think Americans are dumb, but We can Laugh at Ourselves, while they stick their noses in the air, and show us their Crooked Teeth!
3martijns 1 month ago
@3martijns
I dont think Shakespearean nescience is limited to Americans. my friend who posted this on Facebook was the only one who caught (after reading my corrected example) caught why I personally yawned when I watched this. Maybe Ive studied to much Shakespeare and seen too many plays. I DID find it funny for a second. Its like he's making a parody of Schwarzenegger but accidentally using Stallone quotes. Like making Obama jokes and calling him the Prime Minister of America
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
@Saiyanshanze13 I guess I have to assume you live on planet Earth, but Where in the World??
3martijns 1 month ago
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
@Saiyanshanze13 Perhaps you "hate to be a kill joy," but you've adopted it well. What's the point of singling out 6 or 7 commenters, individually, to explain what's wrong with this video? You gave John an 'A' for funny, and that's all he was after. Why not leave it at that?
Fredette87 1 month ago
@Fredette87
7 posts for 7 different POVs
Guess being an English major and a debater has made me thorough...too much maybe.
The F was for the "Shakespearean ear" I have...so THIS sounded very little like Shakespeare. HE shoulda left it at making fun of Old English...that would at least be accurate.
Itd be like making a parody of rap... by singing opera in Italian.
jus sayin
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
@Saiyanshanze13 True story: some "Old English experts" have taken offense with THAT term, as well--saying they hate to be kill joys, but Old English would be completely unintelligible to us. So, no matter what an artist does, he runs into people pointing out "technicalities," instead of asking themselves, "Do people really need to know this?" These critics, I suspect, haven't studied commenting etiquette or humor as extensively as you've studied Shakespeare...
Fredette87 1 month ago 2
Gotta love those dimples too!
fauxgrace 1 month ago
'Say What?'
ROTFL!
fauxgrace 1 month ago
I like this too much! LOL!
fauxgrace 1 month ago
Storytelling rules!
DBTheStoryteller 1 month ago
Well-spoken English is rarely this funny.
FeralFilm 1 month ago
Creative and Hilarious !!!
granburd 1 month ago
I have a degree in literature and I laughed so hard at this, I couldn't breathe!
GeorgiaGRITS27 1 month ago
This would be a great piece for high school drama students to use at UIL competitions...
uberpigg 1 month ago
As a hardcore story junky and lover of fairy tales and nursery rhymes and Shakespeare in pure form, I say this is by far the best version of the three little pigs that I have ever heard. John Branyan--you are brilliant! and your lexicon is greatly expanded and I thoroughly have enjoyed this bit!!! Thank you thank you! Hilarious.
kiminbari 1 month ago
---Wow. Not only is that hilarious but that took *serious* skill to memorize.
NintendoNaut 2 months ago 2
"The marshaling of feral wolf to my doorstep is nowhere among those endeavors of _______ congenial!"
What's the line there? I can't make it out.
kristeemc2russia 2 months ago
@kristeemc2russia "The marshaling of feral wolf to my doorstep is nowhere among those endeavors amenable or congenial!"
scorpy09 1 month ago 2
that is a unfair comparison, shake spear made most of those words during his life and was pretty damn smart, not average person back yonder. though i'm sure he is laughing from the grave are are vocabulary.
9usuck0 2 months ago
@9usuck0
not only unfair...but to those who really STUDIED Shakespeare, a poor butchery!
Since no ones even come close to seeing why... I'll keep that answer to MYSELF!!!
not only Willie, but ben johnson and Donne would also be rolling in their graves... laughing at this total lack of understanding Shakespeares skill...which was far more than an extensive vocab.
Dont get me wrong- this is FUNNY!
but to those who say they studied Shakespeare...I say "hogwash!"
Shame on them!
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
WHAT DID YOU SAY BOUT MAH MOMMA?!
BlondieDoReMi 2 months ago 6
is there a subtitle to this? hahahaha :))))
teachercandy 2 months ago
picaray secondary!
Lizardthe1 2 months ago
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Lizardthe1 2 months ago
The first two structures were both made in China.... LOL
mk181818 2 months ago
upon reading 2 works of shakespear I GET THIS
umbreonliker 2 months ago
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maybe you need to read those books again...cuz from a Shakespearean perspective...this is rank! A vestal livery than none but fools do wear... a dead dog that breeds maggots in the sun! Get thee to a nunnery...theres knocking at the gate!!!
lol
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
@Saiyanshanze13 actually i am going to reread that exact play (hamlet)
i love it when david tennant plays hamlet
umbreonliker 1 week ago
"Pig 3, puffed out chest, tapped a hoof to the hearth, and responded, 'It's American made."
WOOHOO. AMERICA!
RedSoonerOfaith 2 months ago 35
Astounding! If one might have the knowledge, pray tell me, for what was the time elapsed that he did studiously contemplate the vocabulary for this lighthearted, comedic presentation? Forsooth, this gentleman indeed must have endured unmitigated hours of the daylight in study, joined even with the necessary contrivance known hereby of the name, thesaurus.
(Yeah, I don't understand what I just said either.)
LostInThought4ever 2 months ago 38
@LostInThought4ever I did. :P It prolly took him a while.
SubwayStar7 2 months ago
@SubwayStar7 Oh, you did? Good. :) He probably also spent hours reading Shakespeare before he did this too.
LostInThought4ever 2 months ago
@LostInThought4ever
id be disappointed if it took him more than 2 minutes...cuz from a Shakespearean pov...this BITES!
Saiyanshanze13 1 month ago
@LostInThought4ever Surprisingly enough, I actually understood that!!
tripleaxel16 1 month ago
@LostInThought4ever How long did it take you to type that out without any spelling errors? It would have taken me 4ever!!! :D
tripleaxel16 1 month ago
@tripleaxel16 Well, it probably took me about three or four minutes. The reason there are no spelling errors is because I typed it all up on Microsoft Word first. I also used the thesaurus on Word as well. lol Reading it again though, it sounds pretty rough. If I had spent more time on it, it definitely would've sounded better.
LostInThought4ever 1 month ago
@LostInThought4ever well, I think it's pretty impressive. I could not have done that, even with a thesaurus and Microsoft Word!!
tripleaxel16 1 month ago
@tripleaxel16 It's actually not as hard as I thought. I bet you could do it! It's fun too. :)
LostInThought4ever 1 month ago
@LostInThought4ever well this knocks my knickers....:)
HypnoticPhantom 1 month ago
@HypnoticPhantom lol That's actually one of the funniest things he said, imo.
LostInThought4ever 1 month ago
Smoked ham lol
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