I wonder if there is anything that reflects culture better than humour.
These are three examples of humour as understood in three different countries:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM (England)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY8Mx8p0YEw&feature=related (Scotland)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA1sx-vyWVk (US)
Can you think of any series/film scene or even comedian that makes you laugh?
You might not wonder about humour, because you can't live without humour, in other case your life might be very sad.
ReplyDeleteThese are examples about humour that you can enjoy:
http://youtu.be/COpLvCvG1jc http://youtu.be/i1WMoPAALMQ
And English Lesson:
http://youtu.be/lgliOSIOboY
There's a British comedy television series that makes me laugh a lot. It's very funny and it has been often shown in Spain. It's Mr.Bean. As an example the episode named "Meeting Royalty".
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JizFAhEpiEc
Humour is closely linked to culture. I think even in Spain we have different kinds of humour.
ReplyDeleteFrom the videos you selected, I like the Scottish and the American ones,although I know Monty Python are very known!
I like a TV serie called "How I met your mother":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zADosF3XoQ&feature=related
I like Monty Python too. Have you seen “Life Of Brian”? I like all those people looking on the bright side of life.
ReplyDeleteBird and Fortune are another good example of English humour. Here you have their explanation of the global crisis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbW7VRb-g6c
And what about the famous crowded cabin scene in “A Night At The Opera”. Groucho is brilliant. I like lots of his quotes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZvugebaT6Q
I am watching American late shows. It is very difficult to understand them, especially Jay Leno`s one. These programmes have plenty of local jokes and slung. I like David Letterman, although I have just seen one or two of his interviews. I think Jon Stuart is a little bit pretentious. It is curious how Buenafuente has copied lots of thinks from them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWlIgSzz6CQ
Manolo 5º
The examples all of you have suggested are very different and might appeal to different sorts of public. Mr. Bean is a classic, and so is ‘Life of Brian’. I think the crowded cabin scene in ‘A Night at the Opera’ is hilarious. I like listening to the little noises they make while they bump into one another. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI used to laugh a lot while watching Chris Rock’s TV series ‘Everybody hates Chris’. It’s interesting to see how everything is seen from an African American perspective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajtuQJvMykQ
I think humour is a necessity. I couldn't imagine a life without humour because it would be so sad and depressing. Moreover, it's well known that laughing is something really healthy and people who usually laugh and enjoy their time have less health risk factors, like heart attacks, strokes, etc. Besides, I wouldn't know what is more important, making a joke or being able to accept a joke. I think that look for balance would be the correct option. In my view, is as bad the fact of not accepting jokes as being always making jokes.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I would share with you some funny links.
The first one is an “English class” by Gomaespuma.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5wDD9xOQk
Another video that made me laugh was the following parody of Larry King by José Mota: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrLUbtkJKRQ
Finally, I've chosen a video from the film “A night at the Opera” by The Marx Brothers. I think it's as funny as famous:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrLUbtkJKRQ
I hope you've enjoyed them.