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  • 24 people are deaf.

  • It is mime, in a good, hilarious form. Keep laughing.

  • Im not deaf but i like the attitude of DakotaHayden. Lighten up people, its just a bit of humour :)

  • This is crack up because while this is by no means real sign language, a couple of his hand movements were right! haha Maybe not for ASL but NZSL

  • it is the name of the sketch. 'Karaoke For The Deaf'

  • i feel REALLY bad for laughing at this but it was cute .. not gonna lie lol :)

  • Alot of the signing on this is very relavent to makaton signing

  • hey great video love the air guitar, your talented

  • Looking way too serious into this. This is one of the best interpretations I have seen through translation. I don't think that this is cynical at all. He does a very good rendition with priceless facial expression and ultimate body language. I thought this was very, very cool! Get off those high horses and just enjoy it, that is what it was meant to do.

  • The counselor on a deaf community Deafornot dot c om said that "People who may be defined as clinically deaf (unable to hear spoken language) may or may not be members of the Deaf community."

  • to whoever labeled this:

    Deaf people use sign language. This would be mime. You're an idiot.

  • Comedic genius!

  • I am Deaf, and this is NOT sign language of any kind--but I thought it was hilarious!! All of you who think he's insulting the Deaf need to lighten up and get a sense of humor ;)

  • @DakotaHayden how do you know how to type deafo

  • Gets funnier every time I see it! Brilliant!

  • This is class! Humour at its most cleverest!

  • He is very funny. Very clever too. Must have taken a lot of practice. I love his 'lying broken on the floor'

  • "he came around"--1:02-1:05 ewewew but funny!!

  • this guy is amazing must have took him ages to learn it

  • <3!

  • I don't think anyone here get's this. I'm hearing but I also know sign language, Yes he is signing in some places, and it's not taking the piss out of deaf people or interpreters.

    It is funny because it's showing how hard it is to do a proper translation, and that if you don't know the meaning of a song it's impossible to translate it into sign language.

  • a unique artist.

  • LOL loved it - funny as. the facial expressions are absolute genius! XD

  • hours of work! he's a great artist. Absolutely great!

  • He is great. For those who dont understand what he is trying to do, imagine that u cannot hear anything and try to have heart. He got talent and chose to use for other

  • he is great. for those who dont understand what he tries to communicate to audience, you dont have heart. try to image if you cannot hear anything in this wolrd what will you feel.

  • this isnt freaking sign language dubazzez. Its a comedian doin his rendition of Natalie's song, all he doin is interpreting the words to her her song and making it comical. It has nothing to do with deaf, or Natalie, or rudeness, insensitive gestures

  • The poster of this video (Killertoyo) needs to change the name of this. Just go to EDIT VIDEO, man! You're offending people! I'm not trying to give you a verbal spanking or anything, I just don't want more people to be offended. The video IS hilarious whether you can hear it or not... :)

  • Very good!

  • fucking brilliant!

  • He is not taking the mickey out of deaf people, thats the person who posted the clip. My partners grandad who is partially deaf thought it was hilarious!

  • he is lol guy ;) n aint hard to understand him, if u can little bit signlanuage

  • hha omg awesome

  • this was just wrong on so many levels ...still hilarious hhhhhhhhhh

  • hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!­!!!!!!!!!

  • funny

  • HAHAHHA LOL

  • wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooow

  • Its not making fun of death.. its mime and te user who broadcasts this video just used the wrong titel.

  • Utterly brilliant!

  • And it's still funny after 10 times !!!

  • lol this never gets old..xD

  • I agree, seen like him do this in 5 different video's at different places and still love it.

  • is this guy in armstrong and miller now aswell?

  • I am deaf I don't understand what he saying, It is not for deaf it is for hearing people to see think it for deaf that is wrong

  • its a comedian who named his sketch using a humorous form of sign language

  • yeah its a comedian but I don't understand what he say, It should called karaoke for the hearing lol only joking, I see his performance is funny but damn I can't hear lol

  • @thegapshow Look at the lyrics for the song and it should make a lot more sense!

  • @TheMadHatterLives Yes thanks but lyrics doesn't match for the deaf, We british sign language user don't understand what he saying, But it only fun for hearing people to see but not actually for the deaf

  • @thegapshow I know it doesn't make sense what he's signing, he's showing how hard it is to translate songs when they don't mean much. The only audio clues there are are the song lyrics which you can read. I do know sign language and know that he isn't using proper signs but you can image what they might mean.

  • @thegapshow

    Just watch it after or while reading the lyrics. You don't need to hear whats being said to understand the joke.

    He doesn't say anything actually, he's only moving his lips.

  • @Maidenmarmalade

    I don't understand what you mean???

    But I am deaf I thought 'karaoke for the deaf' for deaf people to see but it isn't,

    He making a fool that what deaf people thought

  • Oh my dear lord that's hilarious!

  • AMAZING!!!!!

  • THIS IS AMAZING AND SO FUCKING FUNNY

  • he is brilliant

  • that "Little late, I'm already torn" part gradually getting more and more intense LMAO!

  • Hi - I know this video is probably not for everyone but seriously, why take the title of it literally...it is comedy so if people struggle with that concept, then probably better not to watch it and go and view some Youtube video that is designed for HOH or Hearing Impaired personnel. This video is no worse than Achmed the Dead Terrorist (and that's bloody funny) and millions of people have watched that...so just take it as it is...comedy..no point busting a valve over it....:-)

  • hahaha.... Makes me heppy....

  • this guy is legend !! :D

  • Excellent !

  • just wow... first time i watch his video made me laugh :)

  • Yea that was fuckin badass!!!

  • i thing thath the deaf people undertsand him...and that is nice...Afcors that alot of people think that is funny but for deaf people if they understant thath they are realy pleas......sory if my eanglish was bead im from slovenija so....my eanglish is bead!

  • Its not for the deaf retards it was labeled bad. This guy was on the internet under videos titled with interpretive dance mime etc, never deaf.

  • I laughed my ass off the first time I saw this!!! Great vid! *****

  • this video was hilarious

  • True.

  • After reading some of your comments I only see 2 things.

    1.You have no humor

    2.You are stupid.

  • whose stupid????

  • it is not sign language... its gestures... funny.. but not karaoke for the Deaf :)

  • I am deaf I use sign language also I am sign language tutor I actually don't understand anything what hes talking about, This is not funny though

  • I can understand why deaf people posting here are confused, but It has been said before, but the poster has mis-titled this, it's interpretive dance NOT sign language, the humour is in the combination of the lyrics& the actions.

  • yeah that right it a mime but there some sign language too but not a lot

  • He's not saying anything, the character is doing what he thinks must be sign language, but his gestures are just bizarre.

  • This is kinda funny but sad 2 :( :) idk....

  • I love this! The people who say this is actually karaoke for the deaf though are taking the title to literally, it's meant as a joke and is (as it says at the beginning) 'Interpretive Dance'.

  • I doubt your deaf

  • AHAHAHAHHA FUCKIN LOVE IT hhahahha..

  • this is one of the best vids i have seen!!! if you have more of him doin' other songs, please let me know!!! i wanna share them!!!!!

  • He also does "Wherever I Lay My Hat" by Paul Young and "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Oasis

  • It's not the comedian making fun of the deaf. It is the person who posted the video; who tagged it and titled it. This is an interpretive dance, or mime. So those of you who are bashing him for being insensitive towards the deaf, you're after the wrong person...

  • 10/4

    That is in CB radio terms... for ....

    I Agree

  • @laughingcolors61 Dont blame the person who posted the video. It's a funny video. So Yeah.

  • This guy knows how to play the air guitar really well

  • I know eh? he's really awesome at it.

  • lol these are the videoes i have to watch when my speakers arent working

  • haha I love 3:50 broken :P

  • Well thank you for the clarification!

  • I do not look at this as laughing at the Deaf community. This if anything would be making fun of the hearing community if they thought this really was sign.

  • You are a complete idiot, this is MIME and is for intertainment purposes. I get so sick of anyone with a disability calling foul... This is not at all any kind of sign language it's acting out the song lyrics for everyones intertainment.

    get a life

  • entertainment...

  • LOL! really really funny...

  • that's a TRUE mime right there... it's really hard to do all those facial expressions back to back, and not laugh... I know cuz I've tried...

  • he moves like a robot,

  • This is a better version of what I saw a few seconds ago :)

  • well i guess it can be rude youre completly right but its a totally poor vesion of sign language... its still funny tough

  • if you're deaf why the hell are you on youtube?

  • It's not meant to be literally sign language. Meant to be a joke.

  • you know what: this man is a successful comedian, he is paid to make jokes, and this is NOT the most tasteless joke i have ever seen, in fact its quite clever, think how long it took him to learn tht, if he sed anythin negative about the deaf and meant it he would have crossed the line, but come on, have we really got to the stage where we can't laugh at ourselves and comedian's jokes,

    If you are offended then dont watch it.

    There will always be jokes, they arnt aimed at individuals

  • you know who else was deaf, hellen keller

  • personally i am almost deaf i didnt find it offensive he is not calling us stupid or saying we can't do anything...lol i liked it!!

  • coool

  • Everyone stop being so PC

    <.<

  • Took the words right out of my mouth -_-

    :P

  • fuck sakes?

    people stop putting this on stumbleupon, theres probably hundreds, and im getting sick of it.

  • lmao!

  • 3:05 BRILLIANT!

  • my mother taught at a school for the deaf, and although i am not deaf myself, i thought this was very funny. this reminded me of Rowan Atkinson's sign language skit. i don't think either of them were trying to offend anyone. if anything, i think it makes fun of the hearing people, because most of us wouldn't know what is actual ASL and what isn't. in final, if you don't like it tagged as for the deaf, then you can refer to it as miming, because that's what this really is. so stop your griping!

  • you don't get it, Mr Bean didn't make a fool about deaf but David Armand is, Because deaf people find it very upsetting the way David miming with very offensive about deaf, Mr Bean don't do that way, I liked Mr Bean best

  • if you cant see that its not offensive then you dont deserve sight to watch this non offensive act

  • jharristheyamyam - What are you talking about non offensive act of course it is offensive but are you deaf or what????????????????????? I am deaf I can see his body language and miming is offensive and an insults to deaf

  • Don't watch it then.

  • mckaysam1 lol why don't watch, I am deaf I like to watch whatever I want to! but why it is called karaoke for the deaf I though it is for the deaf but it is not

  • If someone doesn't like it then they should just stop whining and not watch it. No body is forcing them to watch it so what's all the complaining for.

  • mckaysam1 - for god sake you're only 16 yrs old you haven't knowledge about deaf

  • Excuse me? Because I'm sixteen means I'm stupid? That's a pathetic argument, and an unsubstantiated one at that. I would like to know why being 16 years old limits my brain's capacity please. Oh, and be sure to use short words or I might not understand.

  • lol you're so mature lol well said but you still haven't any knowledge what deaf is????? but well done to you

  • And you clearly don't have any knowledge about correct grammar or spelling rules either; "knowledge what deaf is".

  • ok but are you deaf??, I am deaf

  • No I'm not deaf.

  • you're meant to say "what?" lol

  • English is NOT ASL. You're assuming this other person was taught English as a first language.  Perhaps they were taught ASL as a primary language so "digging" at the English is ridiculous because they're two very different language and if you understood Deaf you woiuld know this. Please stop insulting. You're being ridiculous.

  • Unfortunately most deaf people don't really find this funny because they can't hear the music/don't know the song. However, to hearing people who know sign language and know that this is nothing like ASL, and who know the song, it seems hilarious.

  • ...uhhh i dunno about you but i was taught a bit of ASL in school i'm pretty sure most people are so saying us hearing people know shit all about it is pretty dumb of you to say and people know its just a parody and has nothing to do with ASL he's a mime its a parody get the stick out of your arse btw i'm sorry im not accomodating to blind people either for not typing this message in brail javascript

  • Well he's making rude gesture toward deaf, I am deaf and I'm not happy his permormance, It's a disgrace

  • its hardly a disgrace if your to ignorant to see the funny side

  • HAHAHAHAHA HOHOHO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!­!! Let's have dinner soon, huh? I'm single. Seriously. And you look like you're about right age for me.

  • thas hot

  • Get real some of you snibblers..... It's a comedy

  • I think some of you are missing the point that this doesn't have anything to do with the art. It is how it is labeled. This is not ASL, and shouldn't be labeled such, this is an interpretive dance (which IS art) and should be labeled such. Labeling it 'for the deaf' is what is angering people because it is misleading and is perpetuating these stereotypes and falsehoods about deaf culture.

  • my god too much funny this video mahuahuahuahuahua xD

  • Horrified??? It is performance art!!! Ok, I am sorry you are hearing impaired, but seriously, allow yourself to have some fun! Poke fun at yourself!!! I mean I am hung like a gerbil, but you don't see me offended by adds for cocktail frankfurts!!! Art mimics life and vice versa... Come on, I mean if you have to take such a thing this seriously as to be offended, you need to think long and hard about life... Oh no, long and hard... Two things I will never be!!! XD

  • this is a funny vid hahahaaha!!! thanks!

  • Isn't "he" a grab of the brim of the imaginary hat with bringing it downwards a bit? Funny nonetheless.

  • it's a big mistake this is NOT for the DEAF

  • how do you think deaf ppl comunicate think they talk O.o, they use sign language

  • Geneside1 - what are you talking about of course deaf people do sign langauage but david armand called it karaoke for the deaf as we deaf people don't understand what he say

  • wow im so stupid.. i was thinking.. if youre deaf how can you say this...

    then i thought.. wait you have hands...hmm

  • what do you mean I think you're discrimination to deaf like david armand

  • It's Not discrimination it's called comedy..The best comedy is making fun of people short commings- fat people-being racist-retards and deaf people or handicap..it's how us humans deal with it..its not discrimination..If you can't laugh at what is wrong with you..then..I feel bad for you

  • Well it a bit discrimination about deaf I am deaf I felt horrified, Hearing people think its funny and think that deaf people do that but we are not

  • if you're deaf, how can you hear people think its funny?

  • what you mean how can I hear I am bloody deaf I can't hear and this karaoke for the deaf is wrong cos we deaf don't understand what he saying ok cos most hearing friend thought deaf understand that but we don't but it a bad example for the deaf

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  • If you think about it...most people with common sense are aware that this isn't ASL or any form of genuine sign. I don't think this comedian set out in his heart to make a mockery of the deaf community. Unfortunately without the video being captioned, I think you fail to see some of the humor that this gentleman actually passes throughout this skit. And again, I'm not biased...my girl and 90% of her friends are deaf. You just need to be light-hearted and not be offeded by something so small.

  • what are you talking about of course it a comedy, I am deaf I don't understand what he saying and he making a fool about deaf, My hearing friend though that deaf do this but we don't, It a totally different from sign language and this a mistake it not called karaoke for the deaf it should be something different name

  • I'm not against him, He though deaf understand what he say but we deaf don't understand him

  • Well it's not the comedian who's assuming that deaf people can understand...it's whoever posted this video that does. Whoever's this channel's owner is, is the one who typed up the title and description to this video. So if anyone is at fault...it'd be him. And in that...I'd agree with you. He titled this video and discripted it wrong.

  • OMG This is so funny!!! I live near a large a school for the deaf, so,of course I have learned some ASL, BUT I am pretty sure I look JUST LIKE THIS to most deaf people I communicate with. They humor me, tho. Thanks for posting this very funny video. LMAO!!!!

  • yeh but... play it with no sound... it isn't all that funny =(

  • You need to go to Wal Mart and get some speakers, then. It was very funny with sound.

  • Lol- who said mimes aren't funny anymore?

  • omg this is hilarious

  • This isn't David, this is Johann. Get it right :P

  • this is soo funny i just watched it a ton of times with my parents!