Why it's harder for American comedians to perform in the UK | Chris Fleming
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2023
- "American audiences will be shrieking the whole time, here, it's like, silence."
Impressing British audience during stand-up is much more difficult than in the United States, says comedian Chris Fleming
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I love Chris. Saw him on his first night in London Soho and by the end of it I almost couldn't breathe from laughing. 10/10
Is everyone in this comment section 60+ years old? I'm bemused by the amount of people unironically using words like 'wokie' and 'wet'... who are you people?? Oh well I guess humour is a pretty generational thing, I think Chris is hilarious.
I'm 60 and a huge fan.
@@kouranko Sorry for generalising, I know there are people of all ages who are open-minded and have a good sense of humour! I guess I was just a bit confused by the intense negativity when I commented, and some of the strange/dated slang made me assume the commenters were from an older generation. But I know for sure there are older people out there who can handle a bit of gender-bending and surrealism... I mean today's 60-somethings lived through the 1970s after all!
I went to see Chris in London 2018!!! He had bought taxidermy from my husband and had been a Gayle fan since the beginning! I took two gay friends - one a banker, the other an antique dealer - they chuckled and said “Great show” but then I had the best night of my life! I remember it still! Amazing time - 2018 was just a really good year! I wish Chris stardom and all the best, what an ORIGINAL COMEDIAN!
Chris has such a unique approach to his sense of humor. I've been a big fan for years now..of course I started with Gayle but he has so much great material. Glad to see things are paying off.
I went to a comedians convention and they were allowed one joke each. First came on and said 32 !! And everyone laughed!
I was bemused! and asked the guy laughing next to me what was funny. He said all the jokes are numbered and to save time the just shout out the joke number and they know which joke it is.
Next comedian said 22!! And no one laughed!! I said why didn't they laugh? He shook his head and said... It's the way he tells them!! 👀
Love Chris ❤
love this interviewer. seems to get along with Chris
Great interview!
"Desperate synth."
Id never considered that phrasing but of course chris knows better than i how to deacribe the music vids. And ALWAYA a fan of "sick jan."
Fun interview!
His observational comedy hits too close to home 😅. “Polyamorous” is one of my favorites and can basically be applied to what dating is like everywhere now.
“Who are your people? Who comes to see you”
Neurodivergent people. I’m middle aged, a woman, unfortunately straight. 😅. I think the same people who appreciate Maria Bamford would like Chris.
And I will engage in the comment saying something about woke comedy. What is “woke” comedy? Any comedy that is not told by a guy who hates his current/ex wife 😅. He should just take a Time Machine back to the 90s. Comedy has evolved like it always has evolved and I love it. I like weird humor that doesn’t punch down and includes more interesting points of views. I finally feel included and it’s awesome. Some of us can handle others laughing. We don’t all get off on everyone else being miserable.
LoveloveLOVE this incredibly intelligent performer. Good God, imagine if mainstream American audiences were smart enough to get his jokes! (sigh)
Yummy scrummy! 😂
Like. Like. Like. Like. Like.
Oi you gawt a loicense fer dat naughty word?
Why is Chik-Fil-A name & logo listed as sponsor immediately under the video & above the title of this video
“Eat mor chikn” mentality?
Possibly or maybe YT AI heard “nuggets” at 2:02
& thought homophobic fast food chain should get top billing above the Times Radio icon
I had to click on “more” before getting to see Chris Fleming’s name whilst in vertical view📲 iOS RUclips app
Maybe I should only watch YT on sundays so that I can avoid getting triggered by Chik-fail-Ads 🐄💨
That's literally just how youtube mobile advertisements have worked for years now
Has he tried insulting his audience? people seem to love that.
The worst thing in the world, for comedy or concert, is some clown whooping in the audience.
Just a guess, different sense of humour?
😮
Who?
Americans comedians like to snear and think this is funny. We just find it cringeworthy.
There’s plenty of first rate US comedians. I think this chap is woke.
@@StillAliveAndKicking_ how
@@JoGrant-dq8ob Eh?
@@StillAliveAndKicking_ how is he woke
@@JoGrant-dq8ob Listen to the video.
Gee, I’ve seen Bill Burr on RUclips playing to a full house at Royal Albert Hall, and he’s American. Maybe Bill Burr is funny and Chris…not so much.
Bill Burr is monumentally funny
Chris Fleming is my favorite comedian alive right now.
Bill Burr has a very approachable and recognisable style of classic comedy. And he's really good at it! Chris just is a bit more off the wall, his humor often relies on absurdism and hyperspecific references at high speed. He doesn't often have recognisable "jokes" because the funny thing is in the whole atmosphere and character he builds. It's a different kind of stand-up and people might not respond to it as quickly
He isn't funny, probably because he's too woke. Nothing to do with him being American. Bill Burr is funny. George Carlin was funny, Eddie Murphy, etc, etc. They're all Americans and funny, unlike this guy who's just American.
George Carlin was woke and would've hated you
What did Chris say that was woke?
If she's a "super-fan", then the reason no one laughs is because he's a woke activist and is in no way funny.
Next question.
I suspect you’re right. If wokies like it, good for them, it’s not my cup of tea, far too wet and bland.
Have either of you actually listened to him or watched his comedy? There's nothing bland about him at all! He's got a brilliant mind, he's good at physical comedy, musical comedy and hysterical stories and monologues. Then there's his movies, series and the rest. I don't think you know what you're talking about, and have rather a bland attitude. Sorry if I'm mistaken and you have watched him, and it's just not your cup of Boba, I would be surprised though if anyone thought him bland.
This tracks; he said his audience is young and kind. You’re not his audience.
What are you doing here? He's not for you. No one cares what you think.
You could be excused for finding some wokeness in Chris' style. But fundamentally his comedy is about making fun of his own awkwardness specially in relation to men. Either that strikes you as funny or it doesn't, it's personal taste.
I‘ve just watched some of his stand up via RUclips, and it made no sense to me. It certainly wasn’t funny. It used some terms that didn’t mean anything to me such as polyamorous. It came across as completely wet, about as threatening and edgy as a soggy dish towel. Maybe this is the young generation‘s humour.
If you don't understand Chris, just go watch Blue Collar Comedy or something can keep up with.
@@themaggattack Having never heard of BCC I went and watched a few bits on RUclips. Are those red necks? I struggled to understand the English never mind the humour. That’s not my cup of tea thanks. They are as bizarre as Chris Fleming. I’m not really familiar with modern American comedians, but Bob Newhart back in the day was very witty. I used to watch him when I lived in Canada 30 years ago.
It's amazing that you declare it's not funny immediately after admitting you didn't get any of it.
Can I interest you in a dictionary?
I hate wokeness. I love Chris. I can do both.