Basile you are awesome!! I'm Serbian my wife is Greek and the things you talk about totally applies to Serbs too!! Sending love from Detroit!!!

For all you people who think he can speak Greek, he CAN!! I saw him live, and AT LEAST every second word or scentence was fluent Greek, the reason he is speaking English in this video is because people who buy tickets for that comedy club don't buy tickets for just one guy, two or three guy go on each show, so most of those people were not Greek, at his shows where he's the only comedian the whole show, most of the audience Is greek, so at those he speeks almost all Greek, on his DVDs and CDs h

People watching Greek diaspora comedians need to understand that there is a huge difference between the way they were brought up and the way we Greeks who remained in Greece were. When you move to another country, you feel the necessity to keep your traditions and customs because they define your identity. So, these people's parents kept the folkority and didn't evolve the same way we did. Apparently for a child experiencing two different worlds (1 at home 1 outside), things look weird.

Same lyrics! Hahaha, that was divine.

This guy came to my church years ago when I was little but I wasn't allowed to go because I was too young and some of the stuff he said sometimes wasn't appropriate! I AM SO MAD. >:(

I'm greek and I can't tell you this guy is really greek..you know how you can tell?? HE IS SHOUTING ALL THE FREAKING TIME!!!HE CAN'T SPEAK NORMALLY HE CAN ONLY YELL!!NO GREEK HAS EVER MANAGED TO SPEAK QUIETLY!!! But anyway he is reaaaaaaally good!!

When he says 'Yabba Dabba Doo' it cracks me up, sounds like 'Gyabadabado'. XD

Too funny! Can't wait til he comes back to Chicago!

lmao! you gotta come to Saint Louis!! Please!!!! There's plenty of people and greek people who wud LOVE to see you!

@GrindMasterElite Oh I definitely understand that... old Greek music is almost always based off of stories or lessons. I wasn't expecting anything happy, just stating that by him acknowledging it and making a joke about it, I feel like it was more a positive nod and pride for it than an insult. Who doesn't love the old music? And I am a first generation Greek/Italian American that has culturally been raised Greek... my dad and his entire side of the family are pure Old World :)

I saw you tonight in myrtle beach!

greeks besttttttttttt we invented comedy and tragedy

add some AMAN AMAN to the old Greek music

It's sad how they came here not knowing a word of english, yet they were so hardworking and determined...now look at this generation...I'm only 20 and i see how lazy some people are and on top of that, they were born here! They had all the advantages that immigrants didn't have...i wish i was born back then where morals still existed

Yasoo, Basile! Very well done. Per chance, did your mother name your sisters Parsley, Sage, Rose Mary and Thyme? Just curious. Harika Poly, Michael

True words!

@EffLabels I can totally understand your input here. Have seen it myself. After having lived both in Greece and abroad, I have come to think that people perceive differently what it means to be Greek (or any other nationality). When you remain in your home country, usually you belong to the majority, while when abroad, part of a diaspora, you're most likely to be a minority. I think this element makes diaspora people (like myself at the moment) hold on their traditions tight.

my mom actually thinks old greek music sounds nice "Oh hell no, take me" hahaha

then they named me basile, COME TO TORONTO!!!

Respond to this video... so i made the comment to remind myself first and other Greeks out there who cannot identify with his comedy that greekness is experienced differently between Greece's Greeks and diaspora Greeks. Sorry for the long comment :S

@GrindMasterElite I don't think it was meant to be insulting.... I personally thought it was hilarious. The music is beautiful, definitely, but you have to admit, it really DOES all start out like that! I don't think it was a crack at the quality of the music... just an observation. Every time I'm in the car on a family outing, my dad ALWAYS plays old Greek music... and it's great to listen to, but it's amusing that someone else noticed how it always starts off!

@Ellatha1 maybe i have used the wrong word here. people develop mentally, culturally, physically. i meant evolve as in develop. still i hope you get the point i am trying to make here rather than isolate words out of context.

God, you seriously need to come to Greece xD

@TheAbcdlala thats what you see on the news its bad but the news exagerates my family lives in a village in the mountans it hast affect them

wraios !! loooool

then they named me basile..

οκ... i am greek... that was racist... i couldent stop laughing! so fucking true!

Eisai megalos!!!! oxi sta kila.....sto xumor kai sto pneuma :)))))))))

that voice he does soounds like hes crying is the worst

basile looks like maradona!!

@Ellatha1 it's tricky+i understand what you're talking about, but don't have a straight answer im afraid. i made my initial comment mainly for people like me, who were born and raised in Greece, because it's easy to find this video a caricature of greek culture. to be honest, i can understand few things he is talking about, but he comes across as rude to me and not at all funny.

Those of you who left Greece turned out to be the lucky ones. Because now Greece is falling apart...

nope i can assure u greek music doesnt sound like that. It sounds a lot worse ...

He doesn't like to be Greek