ISMO Leikola - English Is So Messed Up

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9 ай бұрын

#ISMOLeikola about incoherencies in the english language..
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@engineheatx2 8 ай бұрын

Just amazing... when to pause ..when to raise the voice... everything he has is pure entertainment

@michalbotor 7 ай бұрын

my favourite criticism of english grammar comes from some other comedian that pointed out in his stand up "i dance, you dance, we dance, you dance, they dance, but he dances?! why?! is he dancing more than me? 645 people dance, but he dances? how much is this motherf*cker dancing?!"

@goklasgiovanni4985 4 ай бұрын

that joke is by Rafi Bastos

@twenteeen 4 ай бұрын

My favorites have always been, "one house, two houses, one mouse, two mice ...". Or one ship, two ships, one sheep, two sheep. Plus one goose, two geese, one mongoose, two mongooses. The English language is messed up 🤣😂😅

@dianeatpeace337 2 ай бұрын

Try explaining how 'Kansas' and 'Arkansas' are pronounced to a foregner. 🤯 It only gets worse when they ask you 'why the difference?' 🤷🤦

@eligebrown8998 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@talvetar3385 12 сағат бұрын

I love him too. He is good

@johndeleon8741 2 ай бұрын

Making people laugh without yelling, bad words, insulting or demeaning anyone. How many comedians can do this?

@84stoney 15 күн бұрын

His most popular acts are based around the words SHIT and ASS, where he says then 100 times. 🤷

@mitch95722 15 күн бұрын

@@84stoney Hahah valid, but it's about discussing the word and it's definitions vs using the word negatively.

@tony.bastard 9 ай бұрын

lmao I cracked up at "TRANSPORTATION"

@dschoene57 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, that line completely killed me. I didn't know you can shoot beer that far, through your nose...

@glennpacker1769 3 ай бұрын

Was hooked after the "Piece of shit" bit. Is delivery & timing are perfect! I cry laughing at everything he does.

@volodyanarchist 2 ай бұрын

Comment!

@jeanettewaverly2590 9 ай бұрын

Finnish is no linguistic piece of cake either. It is said that, if you ask a Finn to teach you his language, you will have a friend for life - because that’s how long it will take you to learn it.

@artoeloranta2810 9 ай бұрын

It's not so difficult at all. Even small children can speak Finnish.

@SnowbordrWRX 9 ай бұрын

Lol small kids learn how to speak and write Chinese too, one of the most difficult languages to learn. That's not a very good analogy

@oh2mp 9 ай бұрын

I learned Finnish in a year. And at the same time I learned how to walk.

@samspencer582 9 ай бұрын

@@oh2mp So did I. Minä myös.

@divyanshsahu430 9 ай бұрын

Does that mean y'all dumb to learn new languages ? 😂

@akos0215 8 ай бұрын

It turned out that Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody from Hogwarts was so funny in his early ages.

@martavdz4972 8 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, I wondered who he reminded me of! Moody looked Irish while Ismo looks Finnish, but yeah, there's a similarity ☺️

@mellanyflynn7121 6 ай бұрын

Yes!!! Omg I was wondering why this guy reminded me of someone. 😂😂

@woodmason 7 ай бұрын

I have a Russian friend who is a professional tour guide who speaks several languages fluently. When he leads Finnish groups he does the tours in English on the grounds no one can speak Finnish

@alexmashkin863 28 күн бұрын

Any language is good in that scenario, they're all drunk anyway 😂

@ninajansson5826 9 ай бұрын

Where ever Ismo is, there's laughter 😍

@Loupa57 4 ай бұрын

This is so very true. I’m fairly fluent in Finnish but it took years to become conversationally competent. However even being willing to learn the basics of ‘hello’ ‘thanks’, and ‘’bye’ earns a very positive response.

@steeljawX 8 ай бұрын

Hilarious and painful. Genuinely funny, but also absolutely true about the English Language. I always tell anyone who complains about another language, "The majority of other languages are a bunch of established rules with a few circumstantial exceptions. English is a majority of incoherent exceptions that might associate with an odd guideline."

@martavdz4972 8 ай бұрын

Plus Czech is a million established rules with a million exceptions that make no sense.

@randreas69 8 ай бұрын

Susan Dent has a video on the f-word, "Susan Dent F-word", she's just as hilarious as in the Cats (count)Down.

@dennislindqvist8443 5 ай бұрын

In the English language, one does not need to know whether a piece of wood is he or she. So it's easier than many other languages. Not in Finnish either, thank goodness. On the contrary, the difference between he and she doesn't exist, sometimes a person is even referred to as "it".

@lalalili4197 4 ай бұрын

French is literally the definition of : few rules, thousands of exceptions

@MASSspec1990 4 ай бұрын

Try a language where the words change based on preceding and proceeding words. And French. I mean, I love French, but the language doesn’t follow its rules at all!

@seemann79 8 ай бұрын

Finnish humor... very underrated but one of the best out there.

@DrNoBrazil 8 ай бұрын

Mmmmh. No.

@modestakudzmaite4573 8 ай бұрын

Yes it is!!

@blackmamba9950 7 ай бұрын

Hmm no, definitely rated the way it deserves. This was such a boring act lol

@ralphsmithison4098 7 ай бұрын

Really ? I am not so sure! Half baked surely 😮

@serkomaani4346 6 ай бұрын

@@blackmamba9950 when its not dirty humour u have to have smart humour, which i guess isnt ur cup of tea

@arthurwatts1680 8 ай бұрын

After Sisu, it's refreshing to hear from a Finn with a sense of humour.

@MikkoRantalainen 7 ай бұрын

Didn't you find Sisu fun?

@arthurwatts1680 7 ай бұрын

@@MikkoRantalainen Sure, but I'm weird. It was a grim tale, esp when they tried to hang him.

@K0nna13 9 ай бұрын

3:47 I love how he says "Shituation" considering the context.

@B.R.0101 8 ай бұрын

Shitchiuation! 😂

@bror8228 8 ай бұрын

It´s like you trying to say the Finnish name Kyösti Kuosmanen....

@roxythefoxsayfurismurderan3187 8 ай бұрын

Hilarious! True story. I met my girlfriend at a beach in China. She was selling seashells.

@NewFalconerRecords 3 ай бұрын

So all you've got to do now is make friends with Ismo, get your girlfriend to go back to that job, then somehow get a scenario in which Ismo has to describe to somebody else what your girlfriend does for a living.

@eddyrourke5514 9 ай бұрын

Excellent and very intelligent twist on humour.

@Youtube221B 9 ай бұрын

Coming from an island-rich country, I can confirm that tourists buy sea shells from sellers selling seashells by the seashore all year round.

@JarzanX 9 ай бұрын

😂

@ilkkak3065 9 ай бұрын

They sell more expensive sea shell those must be better than free ones on the beach...

@saerdnagnirnesi 9 ай бұрын

Seashells from the seashore are not like seashells from the seashell seller shelf. 😜

@eddyrourke5514 9 ай бұрын

Yes but who picks the peppers?

@randreas69 8 ай бұрын

The missus in the story didn't sell, uh shells but something like coprolites or fossils. They've talked about it on QI.

@taralee7076 7 ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😆 since laughter is the best remedy, Ismo has me cured. Hilarious

@Jemphy 7 ай бұрын

Wow.. Cracking jokes in a language that isn't your first.. You're just good

@martinstremlow2997 6 ай бұрын

Ismo is a genius!

@jonoesquirryl 8 ай бұрын

Watched this skit so many times, never fails to crack me up!

@adambane1719 7 ай бұрын

I think once was prolly enough, but ok

@harryrabbit2870 9 ай бұрын

Lol...loved this guy. Will be watching his career. Hope he's successful!

@bennylloyd-willner9667 Ай бұрын

Well, he won the "Funniest person in the world" competition in the US in 2014, went on Conan in 2018 so his career is pretty well on its way already. He uses his stage fright to perfect his unique performance rather than work it off. Brilliant!

@fcays603603 8 ай бұрын

Tuve la oportunidad de enseñar español a unas personas de Bélgica y me impresionó que hablaran inglés, francés, italiano y flamenco (flemish) y me decían que mucha gente en Europa habla entre tres y cuatro idiomas. Le deseo mucho éxito Ismo.

@zz9224 23 күн бұрын

Amazing, and pure joy to watch. Even the 'hesitations' are timed to perfection. ISMO is a breath of fresh air with intelligent, well-observed, superbly delivered humour.

@scifiknut 7 ай бұрын

It's amusing how easily you can distinguish between Finns, Swedes and Norwegians speaking English. The accent just doesn't want to go away, of course depending on when you first started learning and how much effort you put into it.

@juhodavinci 7 ай бұрын

True! Whenever I hear a Swede speak English it's an instant recognition! Though Ismo has also said in his book that he prefers to even emphasize the accent a little bit. Makes him more memorable.

@Postidemoni 7 ай бұрын

@@juhodavinci I'm quite sure that Ismo speaks now fluent American English. It's the character that does that accent, although I think it's a nice for natives to understand anyway.

@strugglepresident3779 3 ай бұрын

Why tf would you want it to go away though.

@stankinsteinfrankfurter9005 7 ай бұрын

He is very clever!! I love this guy!!

@DavidMoviez 4 ай бұрын

His almost Mr Bean like laugh inbetween sentences adds to his character and story-telling. Great guy!

@Conan_1997 7 ай бұрын

Omg! I haven’t had so much laugh in a very long time….😂😂😂😂

@DLF218 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant, this guy understand English better than natives.

@dcmastermindfirst9418 5 ай бұрын

Americans don't speak English

@snelgrave101 4 ай бұрын

Understands* 😂😂

@juhaniraunio940 8 ай бұрын

Ismo has a legendary status as a comedian. 4ever 4sure 4real. Piste. Koko Suomi rakastaa Ismoa

@gabrielastoicescu1350 7 ай бұрын

Ismo is very talented! 👏

@williamrae9954 8 ай бұрын

Wait until Ismo gets,"I'm not a pheasant plucker, i'm the pheasant plucker's son...."😅

@bananenmusli2769 8 ай бұрын

How I understood it, his problem are not necessarily tongue twisters but the difference between the s-sound and the sh-sound, because Finnish doesn't have a sh-sound, as far as I know.

@MrBluePoochyena 3 ай бұрын

@@bananenmusli2769 Technically there are a few words that do have the sh sound, though those are mainly loan words and not Finnish origin oones

@sanjnasajid 6 ай бұрын

You made me laugh. Thank you 🙏

@hollywoodghostbusters9869 2 ай бұрын

"She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is actually based on a woman named Mary Anning, who discovered the first icthyosaur skeleton in England in the 1800s

@realandsurreal 3 ай бұрын

ISMO ALWAYS makes me laugh out loud!

@earlkirkland9476 7 ай бұрын

Excellent!!

@katk8386 9 ай бұрын

Very very funny. I enjoyed it. Thank you ❤️

@kadzunk63 7 ай бұрын

Very funny! Had a good laugh :)

@c-pjawa2759 9 ай бұрын

Ismo is my dream man and I’m not kidding.

@kayEnt3rtainm3nt 9 ай бұрын

I know what you mean. Smart, funny, and a lovely mane you just wanna run your fingers through 😅

@TheSanezu 9 ай бұрын

@@kayEnt3rtainm3ntThere's many men like Ismo in Finland. Same hairstyle, clothings and sense of humour. Ismo is perfect for representing finnish humour.

@zoolkhan 8 ай бұрын

@@TheSanezu yes, tell them! I am here.. pick me! pick me ! I am single :-) ... in southern finland, and if i didt have my humour i would end myself using the finnish standard suicide instrument: a rowing boat - the manual says "at midsummernight, row out on the lake (it will be bright skies in finland) get drunk, then stand up and try to pee over the reiling. Drop over and drown.... fortunately, i am not there yet :)

@SnowbordrWRX 9 ай бұрын

Lol before he said transportation I was thinking he's going to say transportation lol

@123rockstar2010 7 ай бұрын

I love how he says sheshels in the sheshore...😂😅

@macmaarten 4 ай бұрын

ISMO might need to point her out if ever he encounters a computer saleswoman by the sea: A UNIX saleslady named Lenore Liked her work, but loved the beach more She found a good way To combine work and play She now sells C shells by the seashore (sorry, nerd humor)

@chylimzbydzi 8 ай бұрын

He's genuinely funny!

@seanstone70 8 ай бұрын

This guy is truly amazing made me laugh hard. 😂🎉🎉

@l_pete_l6501 7 ай бұрын

This guy is a cross between Chris Farley and Benny Hill. Someone needs to put him in movies.

@dianeatpeace337 2 ай бұрын

I've been saying something similar to friends for the past 5+ years. I do think Hollywood would love him.

@Fredman2410 7 ай бұрын

When you've mastered 'Irish wristwatch', you've got it. Kiitos Ismo!

@NewFalconerRecords 3 ай бұрын

'Mixed biscuits' is another beauty.

@volodyanarchist 2 ай бұрын

And if we are in Britain: Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry...

@fufudagr8502 Ай бұрын

You have to be so talented and brave to succeed in stand-up. Imagine being this funny doing it in a second language in front of natives. Kudos to him.

@drlnielsen 7 ай бұрын

Oooh more of my favorite Finnish comedian!

@sawaalbino 7 ай бұрын

Learning languages is fun. In my language, when someone is saying a bad word, instead of yelling "language!", most of the times we say "mouth!". When someone saying stupid things, we can say "idiot!" OR "your brain!"

@frank-lr 3 ай бұрын

"hattatatatatat..." is actually of Germanic origin, meaning "I see what you are going to do there - ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! don't you DARE!"; the overall British friendliness has softened its meaning over the centuries to the mentioned "that's enough tea in my cup now" with a slight "you moron" undertone.

@frankcarlosanaliza 5 ай бұрын

I saw it coming and still laughed. Transportation!😂

@marvingordon1108 4 ай бұрын

This guy is pure genius.

@davidterry2038 8 ай бұрын

Loved it - made me LOL loads of times !

@DiscGolfGallery71 3 ай бұрын

I went to this small town in western Denmark. There was a house with local sea shells covering the house. Inside the house was a shop where they were selling sea shells and other souvenirs. The seller was a woman. She was selling sea shells by the sea shore.

@handycrowd 3 ай бұрын

Just love Ismo!

@sarimaaret6845 9 ай бұрын

Hahahaa! "Transportation", hahahaa! Can´t stop laughing! Ismo is great!

@volodyanarchist 2 ай бұрын

Comment!

@commonsense4257 5 ай бұрын

I sailed the world for 40 + years in the merchant navy and have been in Finland countless times...after Sweden. Norway, Denmark...Finland the language is a huge shock...i always said you first need a throat operation to speak it..but i liked Finland..just dont be a drinker or smoker... no one can afford it

@weekendindkpsnrasmusmax8277 8 ай бұрын

You Are golden

@MBSolomon 9 ай бұрын

OMG! He is so funny! And Cute!

@BrianCrouch 7 ай бұрын

Oh he's so great

@ethanmariani5152 4 ай бұрын

high level intellect, absolutely amazing. should meet Chomsky.

@SonamDorjimakelifemeaningful Күн бұрын

I just love him and his comedies 😂

@drfrancintosh 3 ай бұрын

When there was a Radio Shack on the Boardwalk, and your radio runs out of batteries, you'd need to know that "She sells c-cells by the sea shore." - Happens all the time.

@jif8802 4 ай бұрын

This guy gives hilarious a new level.😂😂😂😂😂😂

@snelgrave101 4 ай бұрын

To make a career while learning a language is a skill 👍

@jbvmpsmtr5488 8 ай бұрын

My man 🤣👍

@TomasGO85 7 ай бұрын

Very kind humor

@giuseppelogiurato5718 8 ай бұрын

Of course, I'm sure that someone has taken the time to explain to ISMO that the admonition "LANGUAGE!" is just a shortend form of the phrase "Mind your language", which means "be careful what you say, because someone might be listening"... Yes, English is so messed up. Maybe we will switch to Suomi, because that language is very simple 🤣

@giuseppelogiurato5718 8 ай бұрын

English-speaking people can't fathom doubling any vowels beside "e" and "o"... We can't abide such things as "aa" or "ii" or "uu"; add-in the dots and we're lost; we can't say "ää" or "öö"... If we can even identify Suomi , we know it because of the repetitive vowels, the excessive "k"s, and the use of "-nen" at the end.... An average English speaking person would not even be able to recognize this next line as "fake Finnish": Sä paa lekkanönaakkarannen üppa päakeeroniknen ko kükülassonapö "Hockey" küütliinenenen. (We can't speak Hungarian or Turkish either.)

@juhodavinci 7 ай бұрын

@@giuseppelogiurato5718 My Finnish friend said once that Finnish language sounds like a guy with bunch of stuff falling down the stairs :D

@drwhatson 8 ай бұрын

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

@danparker7920 7 ай бұрын

Hysterical

@carenburmeister5002 Ай бұрын

He’s brilliant!

@JohnVerpeleti 8 ай бұрын

Funnier than the audience gave him credit for, imho.

@sOUL_i0N 8 ай бұрын

theo von really stepped up his game. 😄nicely done.

@veromoreno-diaz 5 ай бұрын

Love this guy lol 😂😂😂😂

@ebzzry 6 ай бұрын

There are plenty of vendors who sell seashells by the seashore in countries like Philippines, and they come in different variety and forms.

@steveallen1648 9 ай бұрын

Finnish humour is something else...

@ElisabettaMaccani Ай бұрын

Troppo simpatico!!! 🤣

@sho9214 6 ай бұрын

He makes me difficult to pronounce that sentence now 😂

@vikj1255 7 ай бұрын

Very funny funny man. Thanks youtube algorithm

@mirrecords 8 ай бұрын

Kiitos

@EnginAtik 8 ай бұрын

There is a travel diary called “Sellin’ Seychelles By The Sea Shore” partially named after this tongue twister.

@jcurtis3999 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 every time!

@lollettealipe9363 6 ай бұрын

Super funny!

@InservioLetum 8 ай бұрын

B-but... wait, that's ALL?! How is this not an hour long!???

@zoolkhan 8 ай бұрын

sure is, but they want to sell shows.. not give it away on youtubes.

@jessebryant9233 7 ай бұрын

2:40 - Language is language and a bus is a bus, no? 🤨🤣😜

@mynamea.n.s.s5472 7 ай бұрын

Love it funny az

@LaabanAngstschweiss 9 ай бұрын

I would add to the wifi password bit "all lower case"

@OnlineMD 7 ай бұрын

My favorite English word is BULLSH!T....😂ismo is also fascinated by the English word "Ass." Do watch his video on that word! Hilarious!

@phyllisgermany2563 7 ай бұрын

Mine is from the UK. It means For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Legal term!! True….. look it up ⬆️👍🏻🤣❤️😉😅

@andrewwhite1305 8 ай бұрын

Great comic.

@65coupestang 7 ай бұрын

This guy's comedy bit I do believe in the way his voice varies as he's saying she sells seashells by the seashore..

@TrimTrimmer 5 ай бұрын

“Language” is all that’s left of “Watch your language!” 😂😅 the way we drop the sentence but for the last word 😂😅 funny really

@darkiee69 4 ай бұрын

Or "Mind your language"

@Paxmax 4 ай бұрын

English has so much potential for efficiency. So many silent letters... Some british accents does away with even more letters! A Brit friend of mine says "Wa'ah bo'uh" which is Water bottle. Amazing efficiency. Landing in Ireland, just outside airport we passed a road sign indicating the road to town of "Sword", but sign said "Sord" and I immediately said "Well, that makes sense!".

@susanpena7575 2 ай бұрын

I love this guy. He reminds me of Victor Borge, my all-time favorite.

@JasminaDraksin 3 ай бұрын

Seashore seashells by the seashore "she sells seashells by the seashore" hahahhshahhshah😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@badgerswood78 6 ай бұрын

Saw him live last night at the O2...I was crying 😂😂

@vincentbergeron518 8 ай бұрын

Bring him back to Montreal!

@jillsinclair496 8 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right. And yet you do find shopkeepers at the shore selling shells. 🙄

@zoolkhan 8 ай бұрын

definetely not in finland :)

@competentartistes7176 23 күн бұрын

so beautifully funny

@Teacherofall 7 ай бұрын

The three free trees. God bless you all the heathens from the old country.

@manuelschneider3988 8 ай бұрын

"Hadadadadadadad" in German means "hadadadadadadad". I thought that was universal 😅

@robertsteiner3814 5 ай бұрын

I have loved Ismo ever since he debut on Conan!

@dongjuang4196 6 ай бұрын

About selling sea shells at the sea shore. It's not a bad idea at all. They are selling pretty well to tourists if the sea shells are beautifully polished and laquered.