Leikola Ismo - The English Language Is So Confusing!

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#LeikolaIsmo on learning the English language and being confused.
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@per619 2 жыл бұрын

Writing funny in a foreign language to a foreign audience! Very talented guy.

@VmKobudo 2 жыл бұрын

Ismo Leikola is Finnish well known comedian and he speak english wery well. funniest man i've ever met. 🇫🇮

@Repugnantone 2 жыл бұрын

Canadians are now considered foreign. Gotcha! Would have been nice to be informed of this.

@MrDUneven 2 жыл бұрын

@@Repugnantone Well, for Finnish people they are foreign.

@manchesterunitedno7 Жыл бұрын

Scandinavians can speaks English well. Too well and so structured it sounds strange for the average Americans who tend to be quite loose on their own language.

@tommeiner9983 Жыл бұрын

@@manchesterunitedno7 Finland isn't Scandinavian.

@michellerobin5461 2 жыл бұрын

“Transportation!” Omg I laughed so hard! 😂

@georgesakellaropoulos8162 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that got me, too.

@fire_fux 2 жыл бұрын

That ha-ta-ta-ta joke legitimately cracked me up. Idk why I found it so humorous!! Great job mate

@Pe6ek 2 жыл бұрын

You should really look up the word legitimately.

@brolymc9532 2 жыл бұрын

he found it hilarious because he's a white person learning English

@lourias 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, me, also. I wonder when Webster's is going to add it to their dictionary.

@Mrmatte 2 жыл бұрын

Best joke ever!😂 But it’s all about delivery, his timing and how he builds up to it. It’s spot on.

@evertandersson9499 2 жыл бұрын

Check out "No means no" by him. 😉

@kendomela6816 Жыл бұрын

If you ask a friend to teach you Finnish, they will be a friend for life, because that's how long it will take to learn Finnish!

@efealtingediz Жыл бұрын

"Some quit, some turned to drugs and alcohol..." -John Pinette-

@bozinoski Жыл бұрын

You will never Finnish

@annadstar777 Жыл бұрын

@@bozinoski 😂

@jarimattitku Жыл бұрын

My wife is from Lithuania and She learned finnish during one year.

@Are0hEssEss Жыл бұрын

I've asked 2 different Finnish friends (the world record for Finnish friends held by an American 😜) to teach me in the past, and one said that they can't, because they couldn't even begin to think of how to explain it to me, and the other told me that you don't learn Finnish, you are born there and learn it magically as a baby. 😂 Mut mä nyt osaan puhu suomeksi kun käydä Suomessa. Se ei oo perfekti, but it's enough to get an "Oho!" or two. 😜

@jeanneratterman4174 2 жыл бұрын

When you can successfully tell jokes in a second language you are a master of that second langage. Kudos! 👍🤗👍

@Tommuli_Haudankaivaja Жыл бұрын

Might be like 3rd language.

@awakenotwoke1973 4 ай бұрын

Especially when the jokes are about that second language.

@itisonlyme1 4 ай бұрын

Agree!

@antaeussnorik6790 11 күн бұрын

Dude, that means I am not mastered even my mother language...

@folarinosibodu 9 ай бұрын

He has definitely found a comedy niche that only he does. Also, I love his little mutterings.

@eaubert1 2 жыл бұрын

I love it when non-native speakers point out how ridiculous your own language is!

@VonArmagedda 2 жыл бұрын

It's all about perspective, like, imagine that roles are reversed, and American stand-up comedian comes to Finland and talks about how weird the finnish language is, I'd find it funny, because finnish is pretty weird and difficult language

@jerryfleck3358 2 жыл бұрын

oh yea, what hoot.....rolls eyes

@Repugnantone 2 жыл бұрын

His other JFL clip is all about ass... lol

@johnvincent5673 2 жыл бұрын

Especially when you realize that it's 100% accurate

@slowpudda 2 жыл бұрын

@@VonArmagedda I know what you mean. We have Japanese comedian living in Finland who can speak Finnish and he make something like that jokes pretty much. And not comedian but there's is one American tik tok user who makes jokes about cultural differences and about language and few British. So yeah I mean for non-native it is easy subject to make jokes.

@samspencer582 2 жыл бұрын

First time I saw Ismo here I thought he was nervous, but this is very clever way of telling his jokes. The funny things gets even more funnier by how he delivers them. He is hilarious in Finnish and it´s pity that not all his Finnish jokes can´t be translated to English because he is very clever to compare the languages.

@pahakuutti 2 жыл бұрын

Good observation. He gets people on his side from the start by acting kinda nervous.

@slowpudda 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Here in Finland it's always has been his thing something like "he is accidentally on stage"

@MikkoRantalainen Жыл бұрын

@@slowpudda I think it originally started because he was actually nervous but when he kept doing that after thousands of gigs in Finnish, it was pretty clear that he had found that it works nicely and kept doing it as a part of his performance. And when he started to perform in English, he continued with that and also mixed stereotypical introvert appearance of a Finnish person. He's not that introvert in Finland.

@slowpudda Жыл бұрын

@@MikkoRantalainen yeah I know. He brilliantly play his "awkward character" both language. Näin suomalaisena omasta mielestä. But yeah answered in English so others can understand.

@jameshill2450 Жыл бұрын

Maybe he *is* nervous, he just writes that into his "character" to hide it ...

@Hinaweena 2 жыл бұрын

The whole “She sells seashells by the sea shore” bit was the best! But the worst business idea. 😂

@DieAxtimWaldeImSpieleWald Жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting the expression into written words! I had troubles following along by only hearing it and now it makes sense :)

@MAKgargos Жыл бұрын

@TheAxeinthewood in the playing wood It is hard as a German native and additionally I know, that Finnish people have trouble with standard s and sh (sch), because they don't have this. Like us with th

@awakenotwoke1973 4 ай бұрын

Saves on freight costs and middle men clipping the ticket for your stock though!

@Alaskan-Armadillo 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly ISMO has got to be a classic. I'm not even exaggerating the guy is very clever, funny, and to the point.

@brookemcquale5096 2 жыл бұрын

My father was a Pan Am captain who was quite gifted at languages and I remember him telling me one time that the only people who spoke Finnish were the Finnish.

@jerkkub Жыл бұрын

And even us Finnish people struggle with the language haha.

@miklu56 Жыл бұрын

@@jerkkub men ny menee, kat ko mää oo Porist

@tj-co9go Жыл бұрын

Quite a few Estonians speak Finnish too. They used to watch Finland's TV broadcasts during the Soviet Era, as they got more reliable information and better programs that way. Finnish tourism is also big in Estonia and the language is similar to Estonian so that helps. There are also a few Finnish migrants to America and Sweden that speak Finnish, but the number is quite low nowadays as the generations get older and the language isnt taught onwards to descendants always. But apart from those examples, yeah, absolutely, Finnish is mostly spoken by Finns only.

@prashanthkamath7437 Жыл бұрын

@@jerkkub Linguists say Finnish language keeps well, i.e., it does not change much, the way it is spoken, over time.

@prashanthkamath7437 Жыл бұрын

@@tj-co9go Estonian and Finnish are in the same language family.

@philwright2480 2 жыл бұрын

I just recently discovered ISMO, one of my new favorite comedians, I love this guy.

@edgarpineda7393 2 жыл бұрын

Saw a live performance at Dodger Stadium before Gabriel Iglesias. Dude had the entire stadium cracking up. 🤣

@franklettering Жыл бұрын

I've never failed to laugh with this bloke.

@dave.8 Жыл бұрын

His comedy format is genious!!! The english Language is full of nuances to make material out of I cant believe I judt found this guy. I can already think of all the ridiculous parts of english I can make jokes of its like an infinite source of observational material.

@sheilaward6121 Жыл бұрын

Very few comedians make me laugh till I cry. He did.

@roguescn8843 Жыл бұрын

the way he deliver his innocents act just so brilliant . .

@xnnlinsan3100 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like ha-ta -ta ta- ta- taaaa is a universal language🤣

@seanA416 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is clever and funny!

@russcoleman2338 2 жыл бұрын

He was a physics/philosophy major at university in Finland.

@MontagZoso Жыл бұрын

I love his quavering voice and delivery! He was adorable and funny! 😄

@IngemoH Жыл бұрын

And the nerdy hand gestures ;) ❤❤❤ I was born in Finland.

@KatD373 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome humor. Thanks for being so great and funny. Thank for making my day.

@jennfeeley1410 Жыл бұрын

Saw him open for Fluffy just before COVID lockdown in 2020. He did a great bit about the word "ass." Laughed so hard!

@equalizer1553 2 жыл бұрын

He’s definitely perfected this set and there are so many variations. Can’t wait for new material

@Showmetheevidence- Жыл бұрын

His opening skit was brilliant. English can be super weird sometimes 😂😂😂

@mistersmith3986 2 жыл бұрын

Ismo truly is an Artist of the English language!!!

@lautoka63 Жыл бұрын

I work with a Finn, at whose behest I went to see Ismo's show. Very funny and clearly a smart guy.

@timedriverable 2 жыл бұрын

I like the skit where he talked about all the ways to say "ass"

@ethio-today105 2 жыл бұрын

I do agree. Either I don't get this set or I'm right in thinking it was so lame and the crowd was being nice.

@levisamjuno Жыл бұрын

I get strong Victor Borge vibes from his delivery. Very good stuff.

@kasseesmythe8738 7 ай бұрын

I didn't think about it before, but you nailed it!

@ernestixx 5 ай бұрын

You may have a point. Their timing is similar (and perfect)

@ishersinghrathore3471 Жыл бұрын

Living in finland so I got more connected to his humour! 😂😂😂 you rock man!

@micksanger6274 Жыл бұрын

That was the best laugh I've had in a long time. Thank You!

@Mulania007 Жыл бұрын

This is hilarious. When I started learning English, an ESL teacher made me say She sells seashells by the seashore so many times. This is so relatable lol

@carameldrops08 Жыл бұрын

That sentence isn’t practiced for its practicality as an expression, it’s because foreigners have difficulty differentiating the si and shi sounds. This sentence is ideal to practice it so give us esl teachers a break. Lol

@efealtingediz Жыл бұрын

@@carameldrops08 Another one is differentiating V and W sounds. Especially in the countries where in their language there is no W sound. People get surprised when a V sound should be used speaking English. Just listen to any Finn at a karaoke bar, singing a Robbie Williams song: "I've got too much life running through my WEINS". I've also heard a Finn say "Vashington and Wirginia". And even though the word "vodka" is pronounced just like that in Finnish, a Finn would probably pronounce it "wodka", when speaking English. I'm obviously generalizing here.

@par-erikback7464 11 ай бұрын

@@efealtingediz Swedes do the same mistake too (including me at times).

@emotown1 5 ай бұрын

“We vaulted the wet river very well.” You are welcome. I should go to Finland to teach English.

@ChrisieNarine 4 ай бұрын

@emotown1 you don't teach English and you will never learn it. Cause it make no sense 😂😂😂 Like nonsense

@CadaverSplatter 2 ай бұрын

As a linguist, I love when he talks about language.

@safello 2 жыл бұрын

His delivery is incredible

@trombone_pasha 2 жыл бұрын

he is incredibly good, I would love to see him as a guest on some podcast like WMBD (guys were mentioning Leikola there)

@gabriel_nkoro 10 ай бұрын

Clean jokes... That's why I love Ismo.

@bobgarske9579 Жыл бұрын

I haven't laughed this hard in mind nths! Thank you Ismo !!!

@sudarsandm 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing sense of humour.

@Jimjolnir 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't had such a good laugh in a long time! Shally and her she shells got me good! xD What a terrible business model!

@annajo9536 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely intelligent & utterly funny. Without vulgarities 👍 Possible? Yes! Yes!! Yesss!!! Chapeau-bas 👏

@chuckybang 2 жыл бұрын

Could use some vulgarities

@serkomaani4346 2 жыл бұрын

@@chuckybang thats some cheap humour, anyone could do that

@chuckybang 2 жыл бұрын

@@serkomaani4346 ok lets hear it then

@SaschaLeib Жыл бұрын

You might not like his other stand ups about the most difficult words in the English language … ;-)

@sunndnguy30 2 жыл бұрын

He's so cute 🤣🤣🤣

@MobiusBandwidth Жыл бұрын

this dude has it. really stands out in the current field of comics. I think he will be around a long while. I hope so.

@NathanHedglin Жыл бұрын

Saw Ismo live at Fluffy show in Vegas. He's great!

@pierpaolodebona5777 20 күн бұрын

Amazing, no cursing and beautiful comedic talent!

@marinagimenezleal 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love him

@_iyib_eyubov9464 2 жыл бұрын

I'm watching you from Uzbekistan!

@ImnotgoingSideways Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a writing project I had in middle school English. We were supposed to "invent" something and write up a presentation. Then, pain to end all pains, actually present it in front of the rest of the class. So... I invented "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers" and practiced pronouncing it as if my life depended on it. Just about floored everyone in the class. XD

@patrickroers752 Жыл бұрын

That's pretty good. I could tie one up behind my fourwheeler and take my newborn niece for a ride.

@jbrichardsonjr Жыл бұрын

Lol. You invented one of the most famous tongue twisters that's been around for at least 60 years? Cool story.

@ImnotgoingSideways Жыл бұрын

Well, I obviously didn't invent the tongue twister. But I "invented" a made-up product based on it. I remember it being something like a rip of the wrap around bumpers found on bumper cars but big enough to fit a dune buggy. Something like 'bouncing off a big boy bound to bump your buggy' and so forth.

@mikeymcmikeface5599 Жыл бұрын

How is that a tongue twister? It's extremely easy to say.

@chigirld1737 2 жыл бұрын

A friend just forwarded me this video earlier this morning. Hella funny!

@jolenemaynard001 Жыл бұрын

3:03 transportation 😂😂😂😂😂

@TheLonelyFoot 2 жыл бұрын

man, I enjoyed that more than I expected

@jcfh5059 2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious! Good, clean, talented, and funny!

@shloimystern9095 Жыл бұрын

haven't laughed like that for while. hilarious.

@nekolin47 Жыл бұрын

I love this very logical perspective on english. It indeed makes the language look "confusing".

@NomanAhmed3 2 жыл бұрын

comedy gold 🥇

@timothycothran1678 2 жыл бұрын

I REALLY LIKE THIS young man .Pretty funny indeed ...

@Oborochan20 Жыл бұрын

you just gotta love this man

@JohnSmith-cy9tt 9 ай бұрын

Hes just so fun...well Im from Sweden and our brothers from east of Norbottnia do have a good lifestyle and humor....Leikola lead the way

@russ8059 Жыл бұрын

You know you’re funny when you make people laugh in foreign languages

@ararune3734 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes it's easier in the foreign language because you notice things natives wouldn't think much of

@donlimoncelli6108 Жыл бұрын

When I tell jokes in Spanish, people go, "Ja, ja, jaaaa."

@leonardarola 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic, kiitos.

@Ram-ss9ds Жыл бұрын

What a talented guy!!!

@themuffinshopyt Ай бұрын

So great!! ❤❤❤❤

@JohnMiller-lq2lg Жыл бұрын

thank you i needed that

@jennaross6654 2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂love this guy!

@earthling8585 Жыл бұрын

English is my only language and I struggle with it! 😂🤣

@7ebr830 Жыл бұрын

"nobody is going to buy her stupid sea shells" 🤣

@taralee7076 Жыл бұрын

Hilarious- just what I needed 😂🤣👍🥰

@rolandlee6898 2 жыл бұрын

The sea shell bit was great. Well done, buddy.

@claude63ful 5 ай бұрын

Crying with laughter ....very funny

@janicem4382 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, you made me laugh.

@metalzonemt-2 2 жыл бұрын

Famous quotes: "Language" -Captain Steve Rogers, 2015.

@whichdoctor4858 Жыл бұрын

Pain from laughing! 😂

@drazzlefun8232 Жыл бұрын

This is the funniest man on the planet right now. Full stop

@hegra32 11 ай бұрын

Love this.😅

@Ashley-by5vs 11 ай бұрын

I love this dude!! ❤❤❤❤

@mattym8 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is good and there’s 100 videos of him. Gonna be a wasted Sunday!

@KeithCooper-Albuquerque 2 жыл бұрын

He is a funny guy! I look forward to hearing more from him!

@pennyb2245 Жыл бұрын

That was hilarious, so funny!

@simonrobin9416 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!!

@nadinejackson3740 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for his joke about the English language having many silent letters, and there should be silent numbers... 'I owe you 75 bucks, but the 7 is silent. Here's 5 bucks' Hahaha..... Pure genius! But I can't find the joke 😩

@mituub 2 жыл бұрын

Search for: Ismo Leikola, laugh factory 2014 finals

@NathanHedglin Жыл бұрын

Look for Inflationary Language. You'll like that too.

@nikkisummers3983 3 ай бұрын

I so enjoy this guy, hes real comedy

@myopinion2 Жыл бұрын

Ismo makes the world a better place!

@wotaddictglobal 7 ай бұрын

He is brilliant and hilariously funny - 😂🤣😂🤣😂

@SaschaLeib Жыл бұрын

As someone who has both an S and a SH sound in his first name, and who has lived in Finland for a couple of years, I can confirm that a lot of Finns indeed seem to have difficulties pronouncing them in the same word: I was often either called “Sasa” or “Shasha” (and sometimes even “Chacha”)... but in separate words that is of course not really an issue :-)

@mikeymcmikeface5599 Жыл бұрын

True. Practically every Finn says "shushi".

@anilp9889 Жыл бұрын

Maybe, you can write your name as Saasha....I hope that's the correct way of pronouncing it. 🙂

@jattikuukunen Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce it if I hadn't studied Deutsch in der Schule. Finnish only has one kind of 's' sound natively.

@ysvsny7 Жыл бұрын

Sasha is correctly

@diamine75 Жыл бұрын

Super funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@AyeWitness 10 ай бұрын

I like that guy!!! No cussing. No filth. Just fun 🤩

@lsjionredlinesupercharged2049 Жыл бұрын

Love this

@DeadPool-ce7lx 2 жыл бұрын

good stuff hahaha

@NinaSusanneOfenloch 2 жыл бұрын

TRANSPORTATION 🤣🤣🤣 OMG I can't stop laughing

@tpte Жыл бұрын

He's lovable and brilliant.

@banshee6k 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Better comprehension if English than most native speakers.

@MikkoRantalainen Жыл бұрын

Never fix the typo in your comment!

@banshee6k Жыл бұрын

@@MikkoRantalainen I never noticed that. Thanks for pointing it out. That's funny. (Blame spell check though) but it will stay. 😁👍

@MikkoRantalainen Жыл бұрын

@@banshee6k I'm using swipe input with all my touch devices and it seems to often mix "if" and "of" because the swipe for those is so similar. And when you type/swipe with high speed, such mistakes are really easy to miss (and spell check doesn't help if you type wrong word correctly). That said, in this context that typo is a funny mistake.