Camp means outrageously theatrical, often associated with overly flamboyant gay men. His book was 'I'm Camp' a homophone to Hitler's book 'Mein Kampf'.
Hermann Göring's Poofwaffe instead of Luftwaffe got me laughing. A poof here in the U.K. is a derogatory term for a gay man. Another one is a poofter and that can also be used using rhyming slang as in a wally-woofter! And yet another one is a shirt-lifter which is descriptive of what one gay man does to another when he's indulging in homosexual acts. You're going to have to use your own imagination on this last one, okay, Connor? As an openly gay man who's lived on both sides of the Atlantic I've heard all of the most obnoxious and homophobic slurs imaginable having had them thrown at me on innumerable occasions. I've never let them get to me and tend to turn them into jokes, e.g. my version of a shirt-lifter is a lot more posh and I've labelled myself as a lifter-of-shirts....only because it's even more 'camp' than the term that so many 'breeders' have hurled at me. 'Breeders' are our gay term for heterosexuals by the way. We also take the p!ss out of one another by describing someone being as 'camp' as a row of tents, as gay as pink ink or if you'd prefer a North American term, as queer as a 3 dollar bill. As you're probably aware of by now about most of us Brits we tend to use humour and sarcasm in a self-deprecating way and that's even truer of most of us 'non-breeders'! 👍🤣👍
Well said mate, I'm mixed heritage, and I have think we have to reclaim these words, depower them, you know. These idiots only have the power we give them... 👍💗
Thank you for that, @@nektekket852, although I have to admit that I'd find it highly amusing to see Connor reacting to older gay men speaking Polari, wouldn't you? Most heterosexuals on both sides of the 'Pond' have absolutely no idea what Polari is because it isn't very prevalent these days even amongst most of us non-heterosexuals, is it? When it comes to its use a lot of us older gay men don't need to reclaim any words because we can just observe the looks of sheer bewilderment on the faces of straight people if we choose to use it, can't we? 💪🤣👍
@@Phil_A_O_Fish I seem to remember Kenneth Williams talking about Polari.If you haven't read his diaries it's a brilliant read as is the film about him called' Fantabulosa'.Also,this sketch is as hilarious as it is clever.
@@clairejohnson6522, of course I've seen 'Fantabulosa' a number of times and Michael Sheen portrays Kenneth Williams to perfection, doesn't he? On an even funnier note regarding Polari I remember as I was growing up in the 1960's listening to Kenny and Hugh Paddick portraying Julian and Sandy on 'Round the Horne' on the radio and my late Mum used to get really annoyed with any of us who interrupted her enjoyment of listening to both of them. She didn't understand that some of the things that they were saying between themselves was pure filth and they could've been banned by the B.B.C. if they'd have been speaking ordinary English. The irony of that situation is that there would've been a public outcry amongst a lot of their listeners especially middle-aged and older women if the B.B.C. had banned them....that's how popular they were.
@@Phil_A_O_Fish Gosh,Didn't realise I'd struck such a chord with You!Yes,Michael Sheen did an excellent portrayal of Kenneth Williams.I'm glad your late Mum enjoyed 'Round the Horne 'and that she was unaware of the double entendres! Kenneth Williams diaries show more of the inner man.Joe Orton's diary is also an excellent read.Glad you have such a great sense of humour(This is just hysterical) and also thought your explanations above very insightful.What an interesting man you are,could communicate with you all day.
Hey Connor your top has 'The Black Pearl' printed on it. Not sure if you realise this was also the term Brazilian football fans used for the great Pele!
@@paulmellon7598 An immature snowflake is a child that hasn't yet been fully indoctrinated to a mature snowflake by a loonie left wing educator with green hair and injected with the ability of being offended by anything and everything, whom thinks they can have anybody cancelled form existence with views or opinions that are deemed by said educators as 'not the correct opinions according to them'. Clear Einstein?
The first English definition of the term, which appeared in a 1909 edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, conformed to popular, contemporary notions of camp: “ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to, characteristic of, homosexuals…” If not synonymous with ...3 May 2019
Yes, this is Harry Enfield the "Harry" from "Harry & Paul - American Tourists". By the way: Harry ENFIELD and the other actors/acresses are British, not American, as you supposed in your reactions to the "American Tourists"-Videos.
Thought I had seen all of Harry Enfield's stuff from the '90's but missed this. Perhaps the best British comedic actor of his day, his weekly series top notch. Script writing for this absolutely superb, may not go down too well in some places but camp jokes the best you will see. Would also recommend the series "Allo Allo" if you appreciate this.
If you watch documentaries showing actual footage of Hitler, you often see his officers, and people in general, raising a straight arm to which Hitler responds by doing a vey gay looking limp-wristed wave motion with his arm.
The pun at the end was intended, as for the other videos don’t you say a persons acting camp in the states, camp means overly effeminate. Hitlers book I’m Camp always cracks me up.
Such an old but still great English comedy sketch. I’m gay and love it when people take the p*as out of gay people! Have American people never heard the word “camp” meaning effeminate as you never seem to laugh at the main recurring joke of the sketch i.e. not too CAMP??
Camp: "Camp is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals." Kampf: Sounds like camp, translates to struggle in German. Hitler published a book called Mein Kampf, or My Struggle, which Harry Enfield called "I'm Camp"
When he says camp in the sense of the video it’s a derogatory term for a homosexual, hence “Gay” Nazi’s. However Hitler wrote a book named “Mein Kampf”, so for the purposes of the sketch is has a double meaning.
Camp is effeminate in their actions. This is a funny sketch, first time I have seen this. Is that your get up coffee or hang over coffee Connor, you do look ruff. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
"Camp" is a slang term for obviously gay men, the ones that flaunt how gay they are and act a bit feminine. Some gay men act no differently to any other man, but some act very feminine and gentle, those are camp gays.
Hitler's book was Mein Kampf pronounced 'Camp' which obviously means effeminate. All the rest of the jokes were based on historical accuracy so Pansies for Panzers, the Stukka dive bombers, Nuremberg rallies, Poofwaffe for Luftwaffe , Swastika flag and so on. All the characters/uniforms were accurate too - Goebbels, Goering etc. It's a really clever sketch based on wordplay.
I showed only fools and horses to my Australian husband. I was cracking up…..he just kept asking what I was laughing at. He didn’t get it at all. Nearly divorced him! 😂
Camp is just slang and means acting effeminate. It’s mainly attributed to gay men but it can really be used to describe anyone with particularly exaggerated feminine mannerisms. Yeah a fag here is a cigarette but we do know the US use of it, too, so I’d imagine that was intentional, making it all the funnier. I’m gay so I’m allowed to laugh. You laughed so you are too. 🤪😍🏳️🌈 🤣🤣🤣 ✌️❤️🏴🇬🇧🏳️🌈 xxx Oh ps, poof is also a derogatory name for a gay man here, hence the name of the plane, but again most of us wouldn’t take offence so long as it’s banter and in the right context. Don’t use it unless you’re sure lol… ❤
Too busy pushing the real thing on their news channel and politics programming. Nobody would bat an eyelid if Truss or Rees-Mogg started goosestepping around town.
Harry Einfeld nicht Deutsch er ist ein Englander ! I know you have very many people of German origin in the states and maybe that explains your confusion
"Camp" is used to describe something overtly effeminate/gay, i.e "I'm camp" replacing (Mein Kampf) for comedic purposes in this case.
Panzies are gays
Panzers are German tanks
It was a great play on words in England
Enfield still makes me laugh all these years later.
So is that Harry "Einfeld"?
Camp means outrageously theatrical, often associated with overly flamboyant gay men. His book was 'I'm Camp' a homophone to Hitler's book 'Mein Kampf'.
Homophone? Oooh, you are bold!
@@ilikethisnamebetter I did notice the pun, but it honestly was not intended as such 👍
I was worried that explanation was too camp, but no -not the way you do it😀
Enfield is pronounced N-field.
Been years since I have seen his stuff, forgot how funny his sketches were.
Not really! Harry n-field? nah, it's pronounced the same as entitled
@@DeadlyDan same thing i'm just leaving out the e as it's pronounced when forming the n sound anyway. En-N same thing.
Regardless nfield will put his pronunciation a lot closer than bloody Einfeld. 😂
@@DCMamvcivmEvony EIN Field is the German version...
@@Isleofskye lol
You really would like, Armstrong and Miller, RAF pilots
Agreed, been watching them back again recently along with their "origins of" series - hilarious.
Hermann Göring's Poofwaffe instead of Luftwaffe got me laughing. A poof here in the U.K. is a derogatory term for a gay man. Another one is a poofter and that can also be used using rhyming slang as in a wally-woofter! And yet another one is a shirt-lifter which is descriptive of what one gay man does to another when he's indulging in homosexual acts. You're going to have to use your own imagination on this last one, okay, Connor?
As an openly gay man who's lived on both sides of the Atlantic I've heard all of the most obnoxious and homophobic slurs imaginable having had them thrown at me on innumerable occasions. I've never let them get to me and tend to turn them into jokes, e.g. my version of a shirt-lifter is a lot more posh and I've labelled myself as a lifter-of-shirts....only because it's even more 'camp' than the term that so many 'breeders' have hurled at me. 'Breeders' are our gay term for heterosexuals by the way.
We also take the p!ss out of one another by describing someone being as 'camp' as a row of tents, as gay as pink ink or if you'd prefer a North American term, as queer as a 3 dollar bill. As you're probably aware of by now about most of us Brits we tend to use humour and sarcasm in a self-deprecating way and that's even truer of most of us 'non-breeders'! 👍🤣👍
Well said mate, I'm mixed heritage, and I have think we have to reclaim these words, depower them, you know. These idiots only have the power we give them... 👍💗
Thank you for that, @@nektekket852, although I have to admit that I'd find it highly amusing to see Connor reacting to older gay men speaking Polari, wouldn't you?
Most heterosexuals on both sides of the 'Pond' have absolutely no idea what Polari is because it isn't very prevalent these days even amongst most of us non-heterosexuals, is it? When it comes to its use a lot of us older gay men don't need to reclaim any words because we can just observe the looks of sheer bewilderment on the faces of straight people if we choose to use it, can't we? 💪🤣👍
@@Phil_A_O_Fish I seem to remember Kenneth Williams talking about Polari.If you haven't read his diaries it's a brilliant read as is the film about him called' Fantabulosa'.Also,this sketch is as hilarious as it is clever.
@@clairejohnson6522, of course I've seen 'Fantabulosa' a number of times and Michael Sheen portrays Kenneth Williams to perfection, doesn't he?
On an even funnier note regarding Polari I remember as I was growing up in the 1960's listening to Kenny and Hugh Paddick portraying Julian and Sandy on 'Round the Horne' on the radio and my late Mum used to get really annoyed with any of us who interrupted her enjoyment of listening to both of them.
She didn't understand that some of the things that they were saying between themselves was pure filth and they could've been banned by the B.B.C. if they'd have been speaking ordinary English. The irony of that situation is that there would've been a public outcry amongst a lot of their listeners especially middle-aged and older women if the B.B.C. had banned them....that's how popular they were.
@@Phil_A_O_Fish Gosh,Didn't realise I'd struck such a chord with You!Yes,Michael Sheen did an excellent portrayal of Kenneth Williams.I'm glad your late Mum enjoyed 'Round the Horne 'and that she was unaware of the double entendres! Kenneth Williams diaries show more of the inner man.Joe Orton's diary is also an excellent read.Glad you have such a great sense of humour(This is just hysterical) and also thought your explanations above very insightful.What an interesting man you are,could communicate with you all day.
God I do love some British comedy 🇬🇧 it’s the best
Hey Connor your top has 'The Black Pearl' printed on it. Not sure if you realise this was also the term Brazilian football fans used for the great Pele!
Harry (S)Einfeld at the start made me smile! I cannot imagine how they sold this idea to the TV Producers?
Probably because the world hadn't gone nuts yet at this time and the snowflakes hadn't 'matured'.
@@IanDarley Unsure what an 'immature snowflake" is? Maybe you can share your genius insights with us?
@@paulmellon7598 An immature snowflake is a child that hasn't yet been fully indoctrinated to a mature snowflake by a loonie left wing educator with green hair and injected with the ability of being offended by anything and everything, whom thinks they can have anybody cancelled form existence with views or opinions that are deemed by said educators as 'not the correct opinions according to them'. Clear Einstein?
A drip?
Unfortunately it would not make the schedules these days, too many PC twats about. Just like "Love thy Neighbour" back in the '70's.
The first English definition of the term, which appeared in a 1909 edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, conformed to popular, contemporary notions of camp: “ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to, characteristic of, homosexuals…” If not synonymous with ...3 May 2019
Yes, this is Harry Enfield the "Harry" from "Harry & Paul - American Tourists". By the way: Harry ENFIELD and the other actors/acresses are British, not American, as you supposed in your reactions to the "American Tourists"-Videos.
Thought I had seen all of Harry Enfield's stuff from the '90's but missed this. Perhaps the best British comedic actor of his day, his weekly series top notch. Script writing for this absolutely superb, may not go down too well in some places but camp jokes the best you will see. Would also recommend the series "Allo Allo" if you appreciate this.
If you watch documentaries showing actual footage of Hitler, you often see his officers, and people in general, raising a straight arm to which Hitler responds by doing a vey gay looking limp-wristed wave motion with his arm.
The pun at the end was intended, as for the other videos don’t you say a persons acting camp in the states, camp means overly effeminate. Hitlers book I’m Camp always cracks me up.
I liked the son bringing his gay boyfriend home to meet his father
Such an old but still great English comedy sketch. I’m gay and love it when people take the p*as out of gay people! Have American people never heard the word “camp” meaning effeminate as you never seem to laugh at the main recurring joke of the sketch i.e. not too CAMP??
Leftover pizza for breakfast? A man after my own heart!
I remember in my youth having nothing to eat for breakfast but leftover (cold) curry from the night before.
Leftover pizza?
This is a concept new to me.
Most Harry Enfield stuff is brilliant.
Camp: "Camp is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
Kampf: Sounds like camp, translates to struggle in German. Hitler published a book called Mein Kampf, or My Struggle, which Harry Enfield called "I'm Camp"
Mein Kampf was his book, so ' I'm Camp'
Love your reactions to British humour. Take a look at any of the Bird and Fortune satirical comedy clips. I'm sure you will enjoy them.
Hitler wrote a book whilst in prison call 'Mein Kampf' or my 'struggle'. in this sketch the book becomes 'I'm camp' or gay.
I would LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE to see Harry Enfield doing Putin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Einfeld " 😂 so American...as usual you guys somehow found a way to mispronounce it ... great reaction anyway
I know. 🤦😆
When he says camp in the sense of the video it’s a derogatory term for a homosexual, hence “Gay” Nazi’s.
However Hitler wrote a book named “Mein Kampf”, so for the purposes of the sketch is has a double meaning.
Hitter’s book was called Mein Camp and camp in England refers to a man overly exaggerating acting gay.
Try Paul Merton - The Series - the POW sketch its funny as fk
There are documentaries with vintage film showing 'gay' soldiers in the German troops. Used to have it on video.. Noidea if it'savailable online
Camp is effeminate in their actions. This is a funny sketch, first time I have seen this. Is that your get up coffee or hang over coffee Connor, you do look ruff. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Great stuff Harry. But Smith and Jones did the best german general sketch.
Why does Harry sound like Janet Street Porter? lol
Or Mick Jagger!
"Camp" is a slang term for obviously gay men, the ones that flaunt how gay they are and act a bit feminine. Some gay men act no differently to any other man, but some act very feminine and gentle, those are camp gays.
Hitler's book was Mein Kampf pronounced 'Camp' which obviously means effeminate. All the rest of the jokes were based on historical accuracy so Pansies for Panzers, the Stukka dive bombers, Nuremberg rallies, Poofwaffe for Luftwaffe , Swastika flag and so on. All the characters/uniforms were accurate too - Goebbels, Goering etc. It's a really clever sketch based on wordplay.
Kampf isn't pronounced Camp, it's Kampf lol.
For the purpose of this sketch it's pronounced 'camp' otherwise there is no joke!!
Totally correct. Certainly if you know your WW2 history you would appreciate the puns more than ever, no question.
The term fag in the U.K. means cigarette
Or a houseboy in a private school.
Please check Harry and Paul, the Football Manager.
Also liked the Scousers but doubt Americans would get it. Certainly my mate from Liverpool does not appreciate it. LOL. 😃😃😃😃
He needs to watch father Ted or only fools and horses
I showed only fools and horses to my Australian husband. I was cracking up…..he just kept asking what I was laughing at. He didn’t get it at all. Nearly divorced him! 😂
hitler's book was Mien Kampf. Sounds like 'camp', which these three certainly are!
Field, not field.
If Hitler and the nazis had been like this ,the horror they unleashed 0n the world world wouldn't have happened
I think all the gay people I know would laugh at this.
I’m gay and loved it!
The airforce term made me laugh my head off. P**fwaffe
You need to watch Harry Enfield’s Kevin and Perry. They’re teenagers, and it’s hilarious 😂
Do they not use the word 'camp' in America?
Yes we do I just was camping last week
@@McJibbin It has another meaning but of course you're aware of that 😉
@@McJibbin That sounds as camp as a row of pink tents
Actually its Enfield, not Einfeld, it's an English name - and a town actually. :)
And a gun! Lol. The Enfield rifle. 😂
Camp = the appearance of possibly being gay (exclusive to men as far as I’m aware)
Yes
Camp is just slang and means acting effeminate. It’s mainly attributed to gay men but it can really be used to describe anyone with particularly exaggerated feminine mannerisms.
Yeah a fag here is a cigarette but we do know the US use of it, too, so I’d imagine that was intentional, making it all the funnier.
I’m gay so I’m allowed to laugh. You laughed so you are too. 🤪😍🏳️🌈
🤣🤣🤣
✌️❤️🏴🇬🇧🏳️🌈 xxx
Oh ps, poof is also a derogatory name for a gay man here, hence the name of the plane, but again most of us wouldn’t take offence so long as it’s banter and in the right context. Don’t use it unless you’re sure lol… ❤
It's Harry Enfield .. not Heinrich Einfeld.
No intended,
I don't think it was unintended. but BBC will not show that anymore.
Too busy pushing the real thing on their news channel and politics programming. Nobody would bat an eyelid if Truss or Rees-Mogg started goosestepping around town.
@@jackdubz4247 Free market politicians don't tend to goose step.
Camp means effeminate/gay.
Mein Kampf is also an obvious pun.
For us Brits the word you had a little issue with means both a cigarette and as it does over there.
10 O'Clock, were you on the hit and miss last night.
He sounds just like Zippy 😆
Well the big gay clue was in the Rainbow name of the show...
Camp…flamboyantly gay….hence mein kampf- I’m camp
"Mein Kampf" = Hitler book.
Einfeld?! You just made him Jewish!
Camp is gay basically bro
His name is pronounced hen field not einfield 😂
Harry Einfeld nicht Deutsch er ist ein Englander ! I know you have very many people of German origin in the states and maybe that explains your confusion
Its prouncouned Endfield
Camp = not too gay.
camp feminine man s mannerism
Not to camp ! GAY
It’s pronounced Harry EN-field.
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Camp....effeminate....like "camp as a row of tents"
Not too camp?
Means not to gay
Camp = gay humor
Camper than a row of tents! lol
pink tents
Enfield, not Ein feldt! Can't you spell?
Camp is like feminine..
UH UH .overly effeminate
Not to gay
Panzers = pansies (pun)
Sorry could not watch it. NAZISM failed too seeing funny stuff. It hits a raw nerve with me.Bad history for my family members.
Nee-cola and Einfeld 😂
Too soon?
The word Camp, just means gay.
Rock Hudson, George michael were gay. but definitely not camp
En field einfield
Why the hell do you keep calling Harry Enfield...Einfeldt?!!!!!
N FIELD