British/English Comedy vs. American Comedy, Talking Funny, Read Description.

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All these guys are Legends in their own right, but in this clip I don't think the American comedians pick up on Ricky Gervais' double entendre. He uses emphasis and timing to turn "sh*t jokes" (jokes about sh*t) into "sh*t jokes" (jokes that are sh*t). None of the other American comedians seemed to pick up on this. I picked up on this immediately being English myself. This I feel is something very common in British comedy, double entendres,... (play on words). I must say, I'm often good at recognising social cues and body language but whether they shrugged this off as 'lame', from an American comedic point of view... I don't know, or were they oblivious to the intention of the joke?
What do you think?

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• talking funny
• comedy legends
• Ricky Gervais
• Chris Rock
• Louis C.K.
• Jerry Seinfeld
• double entendre
• play on words

[thepunksarealright]

@MattBlickDotCom

Americans use the word use word shit as a noun.

British use it as an adjective and a noun.

Americans use shitty as an adjective. British do not.

This is question of different uses of the language NOT who is funnier and who didn't get what.

[WantSalsa]

Lol they don't even realise Ricky has just merked them!

[strangeroneuk]

@thepunksarealright english people do say shitty as in Ill beat you to death with a shitty stick or that was a bit shitty you probably shouldnt have said thatand americans use shit as in that was the biggest peice of shit I ever seen

[allyeen]

i think mexican humour is the best

[Wolverine3llo]

I don't get the point in fighting over comedy we watch it it's funny and we like it so wha

[tomboy287]

@benisturning30 am British and i kept saying the same shit - we seem to come off as aggressive when we are in a conversation

[rapler1]

What happend years and years ago?!?!?

[alyu100tw]

@darkstar19 ye no beef brah

[darkstar19]

@alyu100tw Outside the context of your original comment but within the context of the subject in general. anyway i guess in the end it comes down to personal preference. I like sarcasm i find it funny, some people take it offensively though.

[alyu100tw]

@darkstar19 Yeah. The actual comedic merit of his shit jokes is not shown in the video, hence outside the context of my original comment. Your attempt at sarcasm is still aggravating, by the way.

[darkstar19]

@alyu100tw Even though he admitted he tells shit(jokes about shit) jokes? Well done bright spark you sure showed me.

[alyu100tw]

@darkstar19 Your sarcasm WOULD'VE worked, if Louis CK made an actual shit joke during this clip. Good try though.