@RighteousPsycho If I were you I'd seriously consider the possibility that you're secretly a robot. To answer the question though, it's the same general reason that lots of comedy is funnier when delivered totally deadpan. Several Monty Python skits, for example, wouldn't be what they are if not for John Cleese's freakish ability to not laugh. The humor here comes from that and the fact that they're...well, I can't really explain it. Thought I could for a second though. Hope that helped.
This is so funny, these guys are really good. I haven't seen Jersey Shore but I've read "The importance of Being Earnest" and it's really funny to have the two combined. I could imagine the characters of Algernon and Jack from the play doing this because they played it so well. This makes me want to see their play!
I have never watched Jersey Shore, or even clips from Jersey Shore. And while I DID find this absolutely hilarious, I find it VERY saddening that there are people who say, and do these things with absolute seriousness, and they are seen as ROLE MODELS?!
Is society so desperate for entertainment that we must focus on the misbehavior of lesser men and women who responsible for the downfall of a generation? No, but people don't try hard to entertain, as they do not care.
oscar wilde once stated, in truth, "men with cravats and moustaches make the best lovers." although this partially led to his imprisonment, i can't help but remember it as i watch these videos !
i wish they would recite mikes classic monologue regarding group confrontation, flipping pancakes and the act of people punching themselves in the face :P
The final installment ought to have paid-off with a 180-degree reversal: "Jersey Shore" cast members (as impersonated by Messrs. Fontana and Furr, with a complete change of costume and accent) delivering excerpts from "Earnest" in broad guido-ese...
...Just as some of the Jersey kids' colorful slang acquires an odd wit and elegance when delivered in a posh Edwardian accent -- I'm betting that these two skillful actors could've made Wilde's epigrams sound bizarrely plausible (and hysterically funny) in the mouths of NJ beach trash.
@chaseuk I know, they're really good. The one with the moustache especially - I had to look him up to see if he was English. And I'm a really intolerant git when it comes to people mimicking English accents, so that's high praise indeed.
These are some of the best British accents I've heard come from American actors. Classic proper dialect, though now it's usually considered posh. Not sure why there's confusion. It may sound funny because of the nonsense they're spouting from the Jersey Shore transcripts. The Guidos definitely don't use proper English.
Exactly what accent are they using here? I want to say British, but it doesn't fit right to how I usually hear British people speaking. Posh Brit, maybe?
@UchihaMoonSerenity they're actually American so not surprising that the British isn't correct. It's still really good though considering most British accents done by Americans sound like Cockney
@UchihaMoonSerenity Well, most modern british doesn't sound quite like this anymore. It's upper class victorian english (which is the setting for The Importance of Being Earnest), but you do still hear brits speak almost exactly the way these guys are.
@ohmygoditsamber That's... absolutely not how it works. You need genuinely /stupid/ people to say these things first, and then you need awesome, satirical badasses like Jack and Algernon here to waltz in and repeat them with all the facial expressions and everything else they've got at their disposal. If Jersey Shore were just this, without stupid people having said the lines first... well, it would be even more awful than the actual show, surprisingly enough. To me, anyway.
It's even better when you've been in a production of the importance of being Earnest
MrGuitarCookie11 1 month ago
@MrGuitarCookie11 We're doing that in class now and our teacher old us about this.
JFMinecraft 1 month ago
Where are the outtakes? Looks like they had a blast making this!
VWatch07 2 months ago
i.love.this.
gutterfly13 2 months ago
I propose you remake every ep of jersey shore using these guys.
LiteraryCupcakes 2 months ago 9
Oh that girl can shake it, drop it like it's hot
I seriously hope they do a full version of the song
myprettypie 3 months ago 2
I want more outtakes and more of these videos - maybe a housewives edition. Love you guys
bchappy921 3 months ago
TAMPONS! *dying laughing*
manders76 3 months ago
MORE!!! WE WANT MOREEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
TallTanAndLoud 3 months ago in playlist More videos from PLAYBILLVIDEO 3
Fred Flintstone Toe!
TheKidUno 3 months ago 2
Please - this really can't be the last!!! I want more!
robinfisher09 3 months ago 4
The sexual tension between those two is unbearable :P
wheresmysanity 3 months ago 18
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purpleLPfreak 3 months ago
CUCUMBER SANDWICHES!!!
DeathMetalMikey 3 months ago
I would make out with these too... lol
AnjelRocker 3 months ago
this series was great laughed the whole time
haseoDM 3 months ago
Seeing Jenny breaking down and crying it...breaks my heart.
Makes me want to find Tom.
*Looks at camera*
and chop his nuts off.
Priceless :')
MeAndMrQuix 3 months ago 5
is it wrong that i wanna fuck the mustach guy..
lisawikipedia 3 months ago 2
@lisawikipedia Naw. He's hot. :3
anitasassassine 3 months ago
Fred Flintstone toe!
ballroombaby13 4 months ago
-I want to spoon.
-I want to fork.
-...wtf? Oh hai!
XD
FantasmaLuna 4 months ago
"getting your NAIL and you HAIR did"
paulisnatis 4 months ago
We actually watched this in my english class after reading "The Importance of Being Earnest."
LOV3R101 4 months ago 4
I've watched all of these and i still don't understand where the humor is. Is it the context that makes it funny?
RighteousPsycho 5 months ago
@RighteousPsycho If I were you I'd seriously consider the possibility that you're secretly a robot. To answer the question though, it's the same general reason that lots of comedy is funnier when delivered totally deadpan. Several Monty Python skits, for example, wouldn't be what they are if not for John Cleese's freakish ability to not laugh. The humor here comes from that and the fact that they're...well, I can't really explain it. Thought I could for a second though. Hope that helped.
redbaronorcrowley 4 months ago
Also, this is probably the least funny of the 5. Go back and watch the others and you might understand better.
redbaronorcrowley 4 months ago
OMG, everytime, the part where he goes does the motion "Creatuuurre" LMAO. Hilarious
themillenia 5 months ago
i just love these. it's so funny to hear these stupid things out of such talented actor's mouths.
jmridingred 5 months ago
Please oh please for the love of all worth loving. You must do more of these!!
elwood173 5 months ago 3
I love the last blooper with the expression of "Good lord, how'd you get back there?"
ChaosWolf1982 5 months ago
Brilliant, I say!
dombev08 6 months ago
Santino's squint after "cut his nuts off" is brilliant. This whole series is a very good time. Thank you, guys.
FloraWest 6 months ago 4
The guy with the moustache is a phenomenal performer.
DougieJR 6 months ago 7
Awkward zone defeated with maximum ridiculosity!
HeviSevi 7 months ago 9
ugh santino is a brilliant actor and gorgeous!
CleveNMLActor 7 months ago
Oh my god, Playbill, I love you. Make more of these pleeeease. They're amazing!!!
hitheresunshine 7 months ago 5
lol loved it so funny :D
theblackknightofhell 7 months ago
This is so funny, these guys are really good. I haven't seen Jersey Shore but I've read "The importance of Being Earnest" and it's really funny to have the two combined. I could imagine the characters of Algernon and Jack from the play doing this because they played it so well. This makes me want to see their play!
Iamacollage 7 months ago 2
I want to spoon......... I want to fork........
Massaqueeraid 7 months ago
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Bonkskey 8 months ago
MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE. THIS STUFF IS AWESOME!
abandonnez 8 months ago 6
@jizzthemagicdragon Idiots do.. :p
Skyuni123 8 months ago
I love this. I loved the stage play... Santino is hot.. :)
Skyuni123 8 months ago 3
I think one more video should be made of all the outtakes.
madamtorsion 8 months ago 127
Pure genius
EdNortonisMineLol 9 months ago
These two are SOOOO HANDSOME!!!!!!
jaymeeharkeen 9 months ago 91
MORE!!
paigerr4971 9 months ago 2
No more? :(
ammywolf101 9 months ago
Hipo!
Diva1727 9 months ago
@Diva1727 STUMPY BASTARD!
1houseofcheese 9 months ago 5
@Diva1727 Fred Flintstone Toe!
Pfisiar22 9 months ago
Damn near pissed myself laughing....more please!
zriccibr 9 months ago
Stumpy bastard!
desaimaa 9 months ago 4
Oh do Real Housewives of XXX next? Please?
jjanczy62 9 months ago 2
WTH??? 0:36 "Hater juice is best served cold"??? How in the world did they come up with that? XD
GaolisVideoLog 9 months ago
...I want to knife.
dalekprawn 9 months ago 2
Ahaha! Algernon and Jack credited as themselves... loves it.
MySubmarineIsYellow 9 months ago 3
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! This CAN'T be the last one!!! Please do more!!!
AquariusNX01 9 months ago 5
@jizzthemagicdragon You.... You really don't wanna know... I lost faith in humanity, and became a firm believer in natural selection that day.
TheLichruler 9 months ago
lmao Fred Flintstone Toe
suckermonster 9 months ago
I have never watched Jersey Shore, or even clips from Jersey Shore. And while I DID find this absolutely hilarious, I find it VERY saddening that there are people who say, and do these things with absolute seriousness, and they are seen as ROLE MODELS?!
Is society so desperate for entertainment that we must focus on the misbehavior of lesser men and women who responsible for the downfall of a generation? No, but people don't try hard to entertain, as they do not care.
Its time to change it all.
TheLichruler 9 months ago 5
I want to spoon and fork this entire series of vids.
jadefishes 9 months ago 6
I have never watched Jersey Shore, but this is hilarious. Just imagining that someone originally said these things in seriousness...ridiculous.
TulaRule 9 months ago 2
I wish they showed more outtakes, those were pretty funny
Arghblad 9 months ago 3
oscar wilde once stated, in truth, "men with cravats and moustaches make the best lovers." although this partially led to his imprisonment, i can't help but remember it as i watch these videos !
albertcoupon 9 months ago 2
Outstanding, boys!
ElseRipley 9 months ago
Hater juice is best served cold.
CentipedeDamascus 9 months ago
Stumpy bastard! <3
kwills426 9 months ago 4
For 2011 all TV shows should be done in the style of Oscar Wilde.
TheAndyinSeattle 9 months ago 9
The guy with the mustache is very cute. Also I love this, cracked up watching all 5 parts. Great job guys!
mirasango 10 months ago 2
This is awesome. And now I want to spork.
ovuhdramatic1 10 months ago 6
Landmines...I will stuff your nose with TAMPONS! Verbal Jousting... omg this is genius.....STUMPY BASTARD!
shopgirlnoey 10 months ago in playlist Jersey Shore -- British Accents 2
These actors are truly amazing.
Thumbs up if you think so too. THEY make this style awesome. Screw Wilde.
xisengrinx 10 months ago 4
CREATURE!
spinthestars 10 months ago 4
I'd say these videos have improved my quality of life! Thank you, gentlemen!
makaioh 10 months ago 3
Bravo, good show.
I say, did you ever think of creating a whole show like this? It would be most amusing! :D
WickedMuse 10 months ago 3
These guys should actually do the entire series of Jersey Shore like this.
masgtai 10 months ago 4
i wish they would recite mikes classic monologue regarding group confrontation, flipping pancakes and the act of people punching themselves in the face :P
splitty2530 10 months ago 3
this is amazinggg!!! everything sounds betta in a British accent!
damongelli 10 months ago
Good stuff. I just watched all five in a row.
OneMinuteGalactica 10 months ago
It’s amazing what a British accent and Victorian clothing can accomplish..
sarahmcgannsucks 10 months ago 107
@sarahmcgannsucks In this case it makes a bunch of ignorant morons sound even more ignorant and moronic.
jaspar38 10 months ago
More bloopers! More bloopers! <3
Rhiwan 10 months ago 7
fred flinstone toe......what.....what is that??
faerie16 10 months ago
MORE MORE MORE
lividfarmer 10 months ago
This can't be the last... I haven't seen Jersey Shore but isn't there anything for Cecily and Gwendolyn to say?
pozestillusion 10 months ago 3
...CREATURE...
SobeDragon7 10 months ago
How do I give this 2 thumbs up? Srsly...
Krowhop 10 months ago
"i want to spoon..."
*comes up creepily from behind counter* "I want to fork..."
LMFAO i was DYING!! xD
xXxMusicAngelxXx1 10 months ago 2
This video makes me proud to be British
MrTurtleSage 10 months ago 7
The final installment ought to have paid-off with a 180-degree reversal: "Jersey Shore" cast members (as impersonated by Messrs. Fontana and Furr, with a complete change of costume and accent) delivering excerpts from "Earnest" in broad guido-ese...
weaselprince71 10 months ago
...Just as some of the Jersey kids' colorful slang acquires an odd wit and elegance when delivered in a posh Edwardian accent -- I'm betting that these two skillful actors could've made Wilde's epigrams sound bizarrely plausible (and hysterically funny) in the mouths of NJ beach trash.
weaselprince71 10 months ago 2
the style of Wilde would be 'Wildean'
3percentP 10 months ago
stumpy bastard!
omgdudeitsnati 10 months ago
Two very talented guys!
rezonthe 10 months ago
You guys are lovely.
theunpublished 10 months ago
I would love more of these! However, I understand it being too hard to digest more of the actual Jersey shore to get more material...
Mystiquecon 10 months ago 2
Must it really be last one? It's so good!
Crazink 10 months ago
Actually, he finally said, "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do."
entropyftw 10 months ago
"Everything in moderation, including moderation." - Oscar Wilde
CinnamonGirl87 10 months ago
Please more! I need more Algy and Jack!
LonelyDemon 10 months ago
MORE MORE MORE
bakenshake21 10 months ago
one joke premise
pioughd87 10 months ago
Oh my god I wish this was not the end!
badmovebaker 10 months ago 2
"Stumpy bastard"
KeepItGayStageNazi 10 months ago 2
These are hysterical, thankyou so much for doing them!
alisong76 10 months ago 3
Please please PLEASE make this a full stage show. I'd pay money to see Jersey Shore as done by Oscar Wilde.
feitocomfruta 10 months ago 8
Being someone from Britain, I was amazed. I thought they were english lads doing posh accents until I saw this last one. Amazing.
chaseuk 10 months ago 76
@chaseuk I know, they're really good. The one with the moustache especially - I had to look him up to see if he was English. And I'm a really intolerant git when it comes to people mimicking English accents, so that's high praise indeed.
SamildanachEmrys 7 months ago
That was absolutely brilliant. Thank you for all the laughter. This is why I wish I had more friends in the theatre department.
TropeGirl 10 months ago 2
Brilliant!!! Next time- use more names for the namecalling. Like "Staten Island Dump".
sigma3ta 10 months ago
...his nuts off. ...*eyes narrow*
evergreenwings 10 months ago 3
These are fantastic. I just wish there were more and they were longer (wait... That's what Snooki said)
GSellFitness 10 months ago
These are some of the best British accents I've heard come from American actors. Classic proper dialect, though now it's usually considered posh. Not sure why there's confusion. It may sound funny because of the nonsense they're spouting from the Jersey Shore transcripts. The Guidos definitely don't use proper English.
givepeaceachance 10 months ago 10
omg they are hysterical! i'd love to hear em say COME AT ME BRO
mookiebut713 10 months ago 2
The narrowing of the eyes after "and chop his nuts off" makes it.
bondfool 10 months ago 3
Exactly what accent are they using here? I want to say British, but it doesn't fit right to how I usually hear British people speaking. Posh Brit, maybe?
UchihaMoonSerenity 10 months ago
@UchihaMoonSerenity they're actually American so not surprising that the British isn't correct. It's still really good though considering most British accents done by Americans sound like Cockney
dancinbluegirl 10 months ago
@UchihaMoonSerenity Well, most modern british doesn't sound quite like this anymore. It's upper class victorian english (which is the setting for The Importance of Being Earnest), but you do still hear brits speak almost exactly the way these guys are.
happykitty11 10 months ago 2
HIPPO
Valmanther 10 months ago
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Please, sirs: MAY we have some more??
ReallyReallyRemade 10 months ago 6
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Please, sirs: may we have some more??
ReallyReallyRemade 10 months ago
STUMPY BASTARD
Vujiqt 10 months ago
The opening quote sums up the show perfectly...and a lot of other ones, too.
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usagi32211 10 months ago
The voice inflections and facial expressions... God, I'm in love with you guys. :D Well done.
msjennhill 10 months ago 3
PLEASE make more.
sarahfisch 10 months ago
No! Don't let this be the last one!
eringobragh91 10 months ago 5
Love, Love LOVE it!
foodguy67 10 months ago
Nooooooo! Not the last one! Please make more. PLEASE!
AuthorCatJohnson 10 months ago 5
Nooooooo! Not the last one! Please make more. PLEASE!
AuthorCatJohnson 10 months ago
more more
this is too funny!
miraggg 10 months ago
You're only making five parts? Now that's a situation.
sourabhshetty 10 months ago 7
These are absolutely brilliant. I could watch for hours. Captivating! Haha, well done!
musicislife5685 10 months ago
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Freaking great. Oh my god please tell me there will be more! I love it.
brokenbitsoflove 10 months ago
Oh please do more. This is my favorite thing of all things. Maybe if you're bored you could do youtube comments in the style of Oscar Wilde.
Teddyclopse 10 months ago
More please!
Qndreas 10 months ago
More things should be done in the style of Oscar Wilde.
Ujikaweapon1 10 months ago 331
@Ujikaweapon1 Oscar Wilde is timeless and this proves it.
MAXLEFOUMEDIA 10 months ago
@Ujikaweapon1 "All things should be done in the style of Oscar Wilde." There. I corrected your sentence for you. :D
TheGoodColonel 9 months ago 9
@Ujikaweapon1 Everything!
LavenderHoneyPancake 9 months ago
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@kaotic86 I completely agree.
mesla23 10 months ago
@kaotic86 I completely agree.
mesla23 10 months ago
and.. chop his nuts off :D
BAD333HERO 10 months ago
Blooper reel FTW! :D
ContextSans 10 months ago
If Jersey Shore was done like this, I'd actually watch it LOL
ohmygoditsamber 10 months ago 335
@ohmygoditsamber That's... absolutely not how it works. You need genuinely /stupid/ people to say these things first, and then you need awesome, satirical badasses like Jack and Algernon here to waltz in and repeat them with all the facial expressions and everything else they've got at their disposal. If Jersey Shore were just this, without stupid people having said the lines first... well, it would be even more awful than the actual show, surprisingly enough. To me, anyway.
DaishiVI 9 months ago
@DaishiVI
Ah, you're right. This should be a parody show of Jersey Shore. They say enough stupid things on that show for a show like this to exist
ohmygoditsamber 9 months ago
@ohmygoditsamber :P A bit more plausible, agreed. Either way, I love these actors. All in moderation, frankly.
DaishiVI 9 months ago
There is quite literally no part of this series that I do not adore.
wallrike 10 months ago
@wallrike; hopefully you're talking about this excellent Roundabout Theatre Company interpretation, not the "legitimate" Jersey Shore series.
MalcoveMagnesia 10 months ago
@MalcoveMagnesia; I assure you, Sir or Madam, that I have never watched so much as a picosecond of that condemnable program. :-)
wallrike 10 months ago
Aw I love these! Please make more! I wish this wasn't the last one :(
HitTheMoon 10 months ago 3