American Reacts to Philomena Cunk on America

[@ebbhead20]

What we gotta understand is Americans back then weren't the humble and unassuming people they still aren't today.. 😂

[@Isleofskye]

Even when he played it again,he still missed the joke even though,our friend,thought that he had noted the sarcasm:)

[@sairhug]

@@Isleofskye It's the non-rhotic R and the fact that her English "are" and "aren't" both have only one syllable. Easily missed by an American, especially those who pronounce the latter with two syllables: "ah-r'nt" instead of "ahnt".

[@com458]

Thank you for your understanding.

[@Isleofskye]

Thanks @@sairhug

[@millysworld6150]

@@Isleofskye I'm sure he could care less.

[@dangilmore8511]

The British wore red Coats so you couldn’t see them bleed. Same reason the yanks wore brown pants.

[@Pumpherstonsmith]

Blood doesn`t show on Maroon jersey, that`s a football reference.

[@mikefraser4513]

There was a lot of impressment in the 18th century. They were mostly drunken Liverpool supporters press-ganged to serve in the army.

[@elainetonner6102]

Hilarious

[@dcrot9109]

dangilmore8511: LMAO

[@KC-gy5xw]

You lot, stop it! too funny!

[@LaJokanan]

In Britain we're very fond of the kind of humour which can be characterised as "it's funny 'cos it's true".

[@EileenHall-j9f]

We British like satire, we thrive on it.

[@immune85]

That goes for most countries that aren't as brainwashed as the USA lol Even Germans can be REALLY rough with that stuff.

[@VelvetVoice]

(Thank you, Peter Cook) 🙏

[@klaxoncow]

Technically called "satire". Where sarcasm is the lowest form of humour, satire is the highest form.

[@tubecated_development]

@@EileenHall-j9fWe throve on it once upon a time. Thrived? We have thriven! But it’s becoming more difficult to satirise the already saturated.

[@debs11100]

As a Canadian, I believe everything she said about America is true. The education system in America is non existent.

[@mikefraser4513]

There's a book called "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong" by James W. Loewen. I read a couple of pages and I was quite shocked.

[@dcrot9109]

@@mikefraser4513 sure living up to that stereotype. for the last several decades - the under educated

[@wormthatturned8737]

Yes ,you always have to take American history with a pinch of salt as we say. For example, the ride of Paul Revere Captured by the British just down the road from where he set off, cried like a baby and told the Brits the whole plan, they took pity on the poor lad and let him go and he arrived at the Rebels camp a long time after the other two guys. Yet because his name fitted better in a song he got written into the “history” books. All documented at the time in the British military logs the song I believe written about 90 years later that did not even accurately record JR’s account either!

[@immune85]

It exists, but it's a scam.

[@Justsomebody009]

I had an American adult tell me he wasn't going to read a short paragraph... It was 6th grade level reading. My 8 year old could have read it.. it's really shocking

[@nolajoy7759]

Pronounced Fill-o- meena - not File -o-menna. She's might coat it in stupidity for humour's sake but she is razor sharp and hits the nail on the head a lot of the time. Also you missed exactly what she said about Americans today because you weren't listening..which is ironic. 😅

[@neuralwarp]

It's a rare name, even this side of the Great Water.

[@sairhug]

Engaging with comments has the added benefit of boosting a video in the KZbin algorithm - that's why you'll always get the invitation to comment at the end of a video. Plenty of KZbinrs will slip in (or in this case blatantly feature!) a "mistake" or "misapprehension" in order to garner more comments.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Why are you watching this?

[@davidjackson2580]

​@@neuralwarp Not really, at least among us Catholics, where it's not the most common name, but not unusual.

[@fleuriebottle]

@@neuralwarpyes it is indeed. Philomena is a very old Irish name

[@coltsfoot9926]

For fairness, you should watch her ripping into British history. You know enough to enjoy her take on it

[@mikefraser4513]

Yeh, she says a lot for someone who's admitted "finding history's boring, and hate it". ( Altho knowing that Francis Drake circumcised the world with his clipper was a great piece of information)

[@EileenHall-j9f]

She’s incredibly learned, I think she’s a comic genius.

[@djalice]

@@EileenHall-j9f Learned? I don't think she writes this stuff. Just acts it out.

[@AriMalatesta]

The line " The Land of the Free, which may have come as a surprise to all the slaves" is masterful.

[@garethm3242]

"In America we don't joke about American history", wow. This is incredibly sad and terrifying in equal measure.

[@pashvonderc381]

200 years of history doesn’t leave a lot of room for jokes….

[@EileenHall-j9f]

They’ve crammed a lot into that 200 years, a lot though in fairness not to be praised. Modernity has allowed to do acts of what I would considers as wilful acts of barbarity, and this has been done at pace. This of course is a global phenomenon, but more deaths by wars, more starvation, because of the numbers, escalation of slavery, atomic bombs, the list goes on. South Asian history goes back thousands of years, much like African history, much of it lost to the West. These were considered barbarous times, but the numbers fade into insignificance compared with the last 200 years.

[@garethm3242]

Joking about one's own cultural past is an indicator that you're secure and comfortable about dealing with it@@pashvonderc381​- the more horrific the history, the riper it is for satire. So there's plenty of room, if people were collectively secure enough to go there.

[@unoriginalsyn]

​@@pashvonderc381and yet cultures that have centuries if not thousands of years of history can 🤷‍♀️ that level of ignorance tells me your American 😂 The US is so insecure you can't question anything! A place where bullet proof backpacks for kids actually exist! Maybe if y'all relaxed a bit and was able to poke fun at yourselves and ask questions your children might not literally have to fear getting an education, just saying 🤷‍♀️

[@babalonkie]

"Too soon"...

[@oliviahutton8273]

The interviewees didn’t know it was going to be a comedy interview in the first series, but as popularity grew people generally knew what they were signing up for. They don’t know the questions though, so all reactions are totally authentic.

[@scragar]

She mixes genuine questions with the ridiculous ones so they never know before the question is asked if it'd be a serious question or not, which helps ensure the reactions are genuine.

[@helenwood8482]

They did know it was a comedy, but they didn't know what she would ask.

[@HG_Budde]

The appeal to her often is the fact she seems to look directly into your eyes and seems to say "That's what you think happened, isn't it you stupid, stupid person." and getting hit right in the education with it, virtually getting forced to be more self-reflecting and to maybe reassess some things considered "common knowledge" to correct them. 😅

[@cathymoss6400]

My understanding is they were told it was a comedy, but had no idea what she would ask and to treat her like a child

[@nickryan3417]

Most/many were actors - if you watch the series you'll see the same subject matter expert a few times but with very different subjects.

[@jonntischnabel]

"file a menna" 😂 fuck me, Americans grasp of the language never fails to amuse me! I once heard "eye-mow-jean" for Imogen! 😂😂😂

[@geoff1201]

Like Eye-rack, Ay-zores, Ay-dolf, Van Go, etc .... 😂😂

[@sarahfields288]

Last video I watched it was "Downtown Abbey" I say watched more like read the comments while he asked questions every time someone spoke

[@williamdfr1715]

Give the poor guy a break. Would you have any idea how to pronounce Poughkeepsie or Schenectady? Neither Philomena nor Imogen are common first names after all

[@lunixcaptain]

Wow, aren't we the symbol of perfection. I don't see you exposing your lack of knowledge willingly online, at least he has the courage not to hide in a comment section.

[@dcrot9109]

got love that usa english, LOL every word pronounced letter for letter for letter . even if it ain't an english word LOL it seem most cannot even recognize a word from another language, then trying to pronounce it letter for letter in so called USA english

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Did you notice? There's none of the canned laughter, so common in US comedy shows.

[@ashhabimran239]

Like those live-action shows on Nickelodeon

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

Canned laughter was the only thing I hated about Only Fools.Let's be honest,it hardly needed it!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@MrPagan777]

Let's face it. Most Americans need to be told when to laugh, and when to cry... it's like Butlins Nation...

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

@@MrPagan777 Agree!

[@jonnyfrench19]

@@PUNKinDRUBLIC72 It was filmed before a live audience,

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

Diane Morgan is such a great actress! She was brilliant in Afterlife, I couldn't imagine anyone else playing that role.

[@stephaniefuller8139]

She's terrific in Motherland too.

[@alisonquick7881]

@@stephaniefuller8139 Just what I was about to reply, brilliant writer and actress.

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

Lets not forget her in Utopia.

[@suejaneuk1681]

And Mandy

[@davidholwell2060]

You must do more of Philomena. She really is a star. Thank-you for a great reaction.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Her name is Diane Morgan - and the writer is Charlie Brooker. And Tyler doesn't read the comments. But the shock and horror on his face makes this one of his best reactions...

[@Ubique2927]

You missed the bit about “All men are created equal, which must have come as a surprise to all the slaves.”

[@alexgill2455]

My favourite has to be the ‘fearsome genitals’ line, I forget which episode.

[@mikefraser4513]

One of my favourites has to be when she's sitting opposite some guy talking about nuclear weapons and she thought they were blanks. When he told her they were real, she turned her head aside with tears in her eyes. Holds her breathe. Then she asks..."Do you like ABBA?" That cracked me up.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

@@mikefraser4513 Bahahaha. 🤣

[@blackdragoncyrus]

14:19 - It's there.

[@amyw6808]

He didn’t miss it. He made a shocked face.

[@rlawrence9838]

She said "Americans weren't the humble unassuming people they STILL AREN'T today".

[@barbaracasey2482]

They know and they take part. Yes we all know her. This is very British humour.

[@zboy303]

He heard it wrong, but he got the right idea and it actually might've been funnier as a sarcastic joke. Source: grumpy Brit.

[@helenwood8482]

She is amazing and she roasts everyone.

[@Chiggins_]

"File-o-menna" Hey everyone, who's your favourite character in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? For me, it'd probably have to be Uncle File.

[@neuralwarp]

Don't they live in File-oddle-fire?

[@PhillipRaymondGoodman]

Uncle file?.......that sounds very...wrong

[@anotherthez7598]

You call it British humour, we call it 'in your face'; and I'm glad you enjoy it, simply telling the truth, no filters. Cheers.

[@alexmonroe613]

11:41 NO she said "Americans weren't the humble people they ARN'T today" - NOT "they ARE today"... pay attention Tyler! 🤣😂

[@henshj9874]

Hilarious that he didn't get it whilst explaining that a lot of Americans wouldn't get it 😂

[@helennettleship9703]

Americans back then weren't the humble unassuming people they still aren't today

[@SallyH247]

I love that this joke seemingly went right over Tyler's head, all while he tried to innocently explain the joke's "sarcasm" 😂

[@Jinty92]

Philomena Cunk roasts everybody. There's Cunk on Britain, Cunk's Christmas, etc.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

The 18, 30-minute episodes of Philiomena On... mockumentaries are very popular, both in the UK and far beyond. My grandsons (aged 10-14) in both Australia and Canada have been shown the original six Cunk on Earth shows at school. Their younger brothers and they have watched all 18 of them on their local BBC affiliate stations. US Netflix began airing the series in 2023, so lots of my grandsons' American friends have since been enjoying them too.

[@MrBollocks10]

At school?😮🤭 Really? What subject is that? Surely not history?😊

[@chucklepalace]

Love her, she's so funny in Motherland too

[@pathopewell1814]

Absolutely!😅

[@lilacfiddler1]

She is well known, as an actress and as a comedian. British humour has no sacred areas anything and everything has a funny side. Including our own history and traditions

[@artursandwich1974]

I believe she's a national treasure in the UK.

[@coltsfoot9926]

Originally, the 'experts' were told that itvwas a serious interview, and also told that if the question seemed very child-like, to answer as if talking to a child. I suspect that the interviewees have it figured out by now as there is so much material available on social media. One of the funniest scenes is when she bursts into tears on finding out that nuclear weapons are real, and that Britain was planning to increase the number of warheads they owned. The interviewee had no ideas what to do!

[@nice900]

do you like abba?

[@RannonSi]

@@nice900 I love ABBA!

[@nice900]

@@RannonSi what's your favorite Abba song?

[@janewatkins9801]

Love Philomena Cunk. The programme is so sharp and funny. Diane Morgan as Cunk is exceptionally good.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

She did a whole series of 30 minute mockumentaries. It was not a collection of short skits.

[@martinconnelly1473]

The character of Philomena Cunk first appeared in Charlie Booker's Screen Wipe along with Barry Shitpeas. They were like voxpop comments on a subject that were interposed with the rest of the episode. It is possible there are bits of these first appearances edited into some of these KZbin videos. I think when they were made they asked Diane Morgan to take on the character a bit like a child who had some bits of information and a child like idea of how the details all fitted together. They may also have asked the people who were being interviewed to treat her as though she was a child and not to berate her for her odd questions. The role was certainly known about by some of the interviewees but they went along with it in good faith.

[@starrius]

20 seconds in and i'm already laughing at him saying her name

[@carolinecrollick6305]

So am I

[@julianbarber4708]

I'm crying!

[@carolinecrollick6305]

@@julianbarber4708 So brilliant She is amazing though

[@romystumpy1197]

Yes 😅

[@ger3721]

Really?! For me, every time he says it wrong is like getting a nail hammered through the side of my head. But then, I'm also a Grammar Nazi. So I'm used to that feeling. :P

[@Shoomer1988]

In the early days guest were unaware it was a spoof but she's pretty famous now so most of the guest know what's going on.

[@davidbarnes-i1z]

If you want more Philomena, I would recommend the nuclear weapons skit. Her acting is beyond brilliant.

[@primalengland]

That’s ok, but do you like ABBA?

[@mikefraser4513]

@@primalengland "Dancing Queen"...my favorite song.

[@unoriginalsyn]

Omg when she starts crying! The guy feels so bad and there is like a moment of self reflection there where he's realising for the first time how truly stupid it all is! Absolute gold 😂

[@mikefraser4513]

who are you?

[@lipgloss202]

Cunk is simply brilliant. I love her!

[@RockinDave1]

she said that the Americans "STILL AREN'T [polite and humble] today" not that "they are today." There was no actual sarcasm in her statement (but the whole piece of course is draped in it) Listened twice and still heard what he wanted to lol...

[@anwealde]

he also said he didn't think Americans would understand the joke :)

[@laurencewinch-furness9450]

Red was originally used by Cromwell for the first army uniforms purely because red dye was the cheapest. It then became a British military tradition

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

I have read that it was actually the first form of camouflage, whether by design or not I'm unsure. Apparently wearing red made it very difficult to estimate troop numbers because it just blends into a mass of red.

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

Red dye was expensive, so using it for military uniforms was showing off their wealth.... It was a flex...

[@mikefraser4513]

No..they were drunk Liverpool hooligans who woke up some days later with a silly hat on their heads were.

[@jeschinstad]

She's incredible. I really wish she would take that kind of trip through Norwegian history as well, because that's really full of dark absurdities.

[@RevPeterTrabaris]

That was awesome, Tyler. I have seen her show, Cunk on Earth on Netflix, but haven't watched it. I will now. I agree, her comedic timing, and dead pan approach is just hysterical. The talent it takes to do that is amazing. Still laughing. Peace

[@dawn5227]

Philomena (fill o meena) is a national treasure. She pushes the British sacastic humour to a whole new level.

[@lizstratton9689]

We love our history in the Uk and totally acknowledge we did bad things and had bad things done to us. We find humor is a good way of talking about it. Most primary school kids would list giving Small pox to Native Americans as a big fact they have been taught along with Slavery and the War against Slavery. We see the declaration of independence as a sad thing, like when a child refuses to have anything to do with their parents. The USA only teaches a very narrow history to it's citizens.

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

But the history in this video isn't allowed to get in the way of the jokes.... Nobody could steal people from Africa, they were purchased fair and square from slave traders. :D Stealing their valuables would get you a spear in the guts....

[@angelahawman4263]

Very Funny. I've heard about her, but never seen any of her work, until today. I haven't had a television since 2008. Thanks for the introduction, I will definitely look for more of her stuff.

[@angharaddenby3389]

She is a character (pronounced Fill-o-mee-na) played by the actress Diana Morgan. Almost all the experts she interviews are in on the joke.

[@timithius]

I loved that! I didn't know about her either I can't wait for the deep dive now. Like a Netflix binge.! Thanks Tyler! 🙂

[@lailachopperchops9290]

Diane Morgan ,Philomena Cunk a little bit of an Ali G typ of character , she is so funny , Do more x The people she interviews are made aware of her and her style and were prepped. They were told to expect questions a child would ask and to answer accordingly. She didn't know what their answers would be, so what you hear after her initial question is all improvised.

[@brianduffin5405]

Wow the pronunciation omg says it all🤔

[@tonypate9174]

Hold back on the DILKINGTON for now , me thinks ?

[@MichaelYoder1961]

Love Philomena! (and I think it's pronounced Fillomeena). You'd like her bit on time, on Shakespeare...too many good ones

[@andraemuys6351]

Regarding red-coats keep in mind that only elite troops managed more than 3 shots per minute to a maximum effective range of >200yds. While British regulars qualified as elite by the standards of the day, at 20 seconds per shot if you are charged from 200yds you get two shots before you are in hand to hand - the first at 25-50% and the second at 50-75% - although good officers would hold those shots back to improve the odds. Still if your unit is spread out in a scattered skirmish line and you are charged by a dense line of the enemy, you can expect most of them to reach you unscathed - and now you are in melee outnumbered 2 or 3 to 1. That doesn't consider the cavalry units who will only allow you time of a single shot if you are lucky. So most units have to be dense linear formations that try to find a balance between optimising for weight of fire and melee mass. In these circumstances it is much more important that you and your officers can see you have friends nearby than that you "hide" from the enemy - after all, you are several hundred men standing in a dense formation, hiding isn't really an option. So all regular armies of the time (including the US revolutionary army) had large bold easily seen uniforms. That was the smart thing to do, especially after the third or fourth volley when smoke started obscuring everything. This does not apply to guerrilla warfare, such as Spanish irregulars in the Peninsular War; Russian partisans during the Russian campaign; or US militia during the American rebellions. These hit and run harassment couldn't win a war, but in all three cases helped tip the strategic balance in favour of the weaker side. The idea of US exceptionalism in the form of dumb redcoats being slaughtered by independent camouflaged American Patriots winning a grand war for freedom is 100% pure propaganda. The reality is a drawn out insurgency campaign was barely able to sustain a viable force-in-being despite being regularly and consistently defeated until the French and Spanish naval campaign could undermine the British operational and tactical success and gift the rebels a strategic victory. But that story doesn't serve well the sort of totalising propaganda required to sustain America's "Manifest Destiny", so we get the other one.

[@timtreefrog9646]

Yes. The Brits were kind of distracted by wars with France, Spain, PLUS their navy was out in Africa trying to stop other European countries from exporting slaves. The Brits saw that slavery was wrong, outlawed it in their own country way before most, and then even used their armies and resources to try and stop other empires from exploiting African people. Consequently the Brits only sent a token small army to the US 😅 Imagine if those in the current day U.S knew that their war for independence actually took resource away from helping slaves. 😅

[@tesslater7263]

Hi from 🇬🇧 The name is pronounced like Phil (dr Phil) and the academics and historians interviewed are real. They knew it was a joke but didn’t know what ‘she’ would ask them. They were asked to play it straight and the reactions are genuine of them trying to take the questions ‘seriously’ 😂 Diane Moran is a very good actor. The best actors can always do comedy brilliantly

[@starrius]

we need you to watch her on british history, or at least watch it and have a post watch reaction. cunk is amazingly fun to watch

[@nadeansimmons226]

Is it 3 words per interruption or slightly more?

[@msevadiva]

She is a really brilliant comedian

[@terryhildebrant6661]

It honestly is jarring every time you say her name

[@lovetolay]

She roasts everyone, well worth watching more of her content

[@aaroncarson1770]

"You're not the sauce man? .... I think we're gonna have to rethink this interview."

[@secretarchivesofthevatican]

The interviewees are told it's satirical but aren't told what she will ask and they are to answer simply as if speaking to a child. Some of them respond amazingly and one or two struggle to not laugh.

[@mattsmith5421]

She said still aren't today not are.

[@keefsmiff]

Diane Morgan, love her

[@TherealHeisenberg75]

Love your reactions to Philomena Cunk. Shes actually an actress and all the experts are in on the joke. So funny to see how even an open minded American seems to take anything about America to heart and shocked 😂 Still watching the video, got to the bit where you ask how well known is she. Ive never heard of her till she came up on Netflix end of last year. Really worth watching the whole six episodes. Really funny America only comes up in the last two episodes

[@clivewhitely4315]

I have never heard of her and thank you for choosing to react. .Loved it, could not stop laughing (quietly), as taking a break in local library here in the uk. Will have to try finding more of her material on here. you may want to check Peter Kay's Misheard Lyrics, another Brit, if not done so already. I assure yo'll be in stitches.

[@SaraKvammen-tx7qc]

Loved it,and most of what she says is truth

[@scragar]

RE: Redcoats It comes from before guns were a thing, in a battle with spears, swords, etc you'd want to be able to quickly distinguish friend from for, so wearing something bright and obvious as your group was a thing. As guns came to be it didn't change much because early guns were terrible(slow to reload, inaccurate, and often wouldn't kill in a single hit at a distance). Once guns improved to the point it was shown the bright red distinguishing uniforms were a detriment rather than a benefit the armies uniform changed to camo like you'd expect.

[@IkarosWaltz]

Red also "hid" blood, so was thought to demoralise the enemy because you "Don't see the British bleed".

[@Aloh-od3ef]

I think you might have overcomplicated your analysis. It all comes down to money 😉 The coats were red because it was the cheapest natural dye at the time. Red dye was very expensive at the beginning of the First World War. The huge demand for uniforms resulted in the colour being changed to the cheapest dyes available at that time.

[@ElunedLaine]

Also red dye was the cheapest available

[@jerry2357]

@@Aloh-od3ef Actually, by the time of the Great War, most dyestuffs used in Britain were sourced from Germany, thanks to German prowess in organic chemistry. Several new dyestuffs factories in Britain were set up during the war, to fill the gap caused by the lack of supply from Germany.

[@tonypate9174]

Yes all very good but think safe to say Ms Cunk was never a ...QUEEN OF QUALITY SEASON ....old girl of St Gloriana Girls College was she ...even if a bit ,....OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY GUP... at times

[@SpaceCase1701]

Yes, I call this style of British humour "saying literally everything, true, false, scathing, ridiculous, insulting or painfully accurate with the same completely flat, matter-of-fact tone of voice"

[@chrissaltmarsh6777]

For taking the mick out of your own history (England, in thar case), you could read '1066 and all that'. Published 1930. All the bits you can sort of remember. Philomena is somewhat like that. (she is also an actress, comedian and writer in her alter ego as Diana Morgan) She's wrong about aeroplane flight, though. They keep up because of the raw fear of the few. If no-one worries, the damn thing falls out if the sky.

[@MarkAsh-tv2ox]

Humour is a fundamental part of British life. A former senoir politician called Ed Balls (a joke name itself) wrote his autobiography. He had two chapters on how important humour is in British politics. His party leader and Prime Minister was Gordon Brown, a very serious Scotsman. But he employed joke writers to make sure he had at least a couple of jokes in his speeches. the idea is that people remember jokes above anything else. So if you want a point to be remembered, you need to say it through a joke. Even the very dry Margaret Thatcher made quite a few good jokes (but most likely through speech writers).

[@janinewatson6118]

I love her, she is hilarious. She is in quite a few things in the UK x

[@DaisyMiller-jl9td]

Pronounced fillamena… she’s great, just takes the piss out of serious subjects. We love her and a great comedian and actress 🇬🇧

[@carolineskipper6976]

Fye-lo-menna? It's not even that unusual a name...... Anyone unfamiliar with Philomena should realise she has previously roasted British History in the same way- it's not that she is inherently anti American! Also -these are clips from a whole series of programmes - so you're just getting the highlights. She really is brilliant.

[@Lily33McC]

Please watch more Cunk - my favourite is Cunk on Christmas but they are all amazing. Not many things are “off-limits” here when it comes to comedy! The comedians would refuse to do any more if they weren’t able to say what they like and they make a lot of money over here because comedy is extremely popular and important! 😂

[@daniellepearsall4978]

You misheard the joke at 11:05. She said Americans weren't the humble unassuming people they still aren't today. You heard it as they are today. That misses her joke completely. You have to pay attention every second with her LOL

[@ebbhead20]

I love the documentary on the first single use submarine TITAN IC. What an achievement 😏

[@felicehappy]

Basically, the producers would explain to the academics and experts to try to answer her questions as seriously as possible, as if they were talking to a child. That helped prepare them! So they knew it wasn't serious but were asked to take it seriously, like a child who would ask naive questions. Of course, sometimes the academics couldn't keep a straight face and would crack up and most of those moments are edited out. They don't know what the questions would be though.

[@TheCaptaininsaino]

Genuinely curious -how many of these reaction channels does 'Tyler' have? Tyler Bucket, Tyler Rumple, Tyler Walker - have I missed any? How far does the pandering rabbit hole go?

[@nolaj114]

Tyler Burger is another one!

[@sidknee4975]

When she interviews it’s like Borat without all the melodrama. They are serious and don’t realise they’re part of a skit.

[@martinp8174]

ALL Brits would instantly know this was sarcasm and a joke, as you said you need a brain to get the humour.

[@vis7139]

I remember Stephen Fry explaining the difference between American and British humour (well worth watching that video). American comedians want to play the person who's shouting. British comedians want to play the person being shouted at.

[@JOHNCAMERON-n2s]

I can watch everything she has done . She is amazing . I enjoyed her early work .

[@highlyunlikely3698]

Fill o meena.

[@stevemc81]

Bright uniforms were popular because fighting was at close quarters, meaning was important to know that the person you aimed your musket at was on the other side. As technology improved it became more about attacking from a distance, and hiding from those attacks, hence camouflage.

[@barbarakenway5928]

The actress is Diane Morgan playing a character, Philomena (pronounced Fill-omena) Cunk Do you pronounce Philadelphia as File-adelphia??

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

I think she's absolutely brilliant and hilarious. Her completely deadpan, serious delivery makes every sarcastic joke funnier.

[@JoannDavi]

Tyler, you wouldn’t be prepared to be interviewed by a 5 year old.

[@paulc2689]

....... she is playing a character ( like Al Murry's character - the pub landlord ) who is the but of her jokes too as she gets the reasons for things so wrong and at the same time pokes fun at the subject matter .... unfortunately much of the humour goes over the heads of many Americans due to lack of knowledge and not so quick witted. The yanks don't poke fun at themselves anywhere near as much as the Brits do as we don't take ourselves so serious.

[@ebbhead20]

His weird attempt at a laugh is so fake.. Its like a wind up toy. Its like a Cartman fake laugh...

[@-R.Gray-]

For any word you aren't sure about you can Google "how to pronounce" followed by just about any word, and you will hear it pronounced correctly. Even before you finish typing the word "Philomena", the whole name comes up.

[@sairhug]

Well, not necessarily - I've come across a TON of bad "how to pronounce" videos. Example: one of my ancestors had the forename of Jabez ... to this day I still don't know what the pronunciation was as nearly every example I came across was different. Then again, the rural Cambridgeshire pronunciation of his name might differ from other areas, anyway. That said, Philomena's pretty easy - not that different to Wilhelmina in the way of pronunciation and old-fashioned-ness. It was a title of an Oscar-nominated 2013 movie starring Judy Dench / Steve Coogan ... and it's a saint name, too!

[@-R.Gray-]

@@sairhug Then there is the site PronunciationManual, where there are pages of words pronounced in ridiculous ways for humour.

[@com458]

It's sad that you don't understand. Don't be angry, but (there's always a BUT), that's how most of Europe sees America. But you're young, you'll learn how the planet works.

[@isabellesimmonds3866]

As an American who loves philomena cunk this hurt my soul to watch his reaction especially his pronunciation of her name 😔

[@Pixelpunch3]

Bro I’m American and everything she says is true like why’s that’s so shocking to you? lol plenty of Americans and American comedians make fun of American history I have no idea what you’re even talking about

[@Evasion381]

all armies wore bright colours at that time, having mainly soft bore muskets meant the only chance you had of hitting something was firing as a large group, generals also needed to see formations and direct the battles so camouflage was something armies weren't after

[@michaellucas4873]

A lot of this stuff can be quite dark and/or sarcastic, but it's very typically British humour.

[@shellaquinn7185]

Ive never heard of her but will be googling her show x

[@BKKMekong]

Fill o Mena (as in Phil) not file haha. When she auditioned for the part Charlie Brooker warned her to be posh but she decided to do it in her own accent … too lass speaks reet proper just like I does

[@tonypate9174]

She more Pilkington than Baht'at , Maybe take a 50 /50 or phone a friend on that one ? Moving on Pies a come

[@BKKMekong]

@@tonypate9174 Miles from Ilkley Moor lad. Made sound like Pilkington to your ear but to me a total different dialect, Diane is Farnworth / Little Hulton which is a more Lancastrian Salford twang than Karl’s Mancunian Lilt from Sale South Manchester. It’s like for my ear Castleford and Leeds sound the same , West Yorkshire, but someone from say Featherstone or Hunslet would have no trouble telling then apart.

[@tonypate9174]

@@BKKMekong Forgive me must be a " my mate paul" dead end gone down And you may be the very man ...Is HIGH PEAK AUTOS ....a more ...WEATHERFIELD POLYTECHINIC man than a ...ARE KENNETH BLANK LITTLE BLANK as Uncle Albert (Tatlock) told us fade out to VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR THEME ONE....before the Cat on top the privy shot

[@anitaherbert1037]

Philomena interviews famous academics and experts. Cunk on Earth was one of my favourites. Cunk on Art.

[@mrgrumblebum7613]

This wasn't a special, it was edits from completely different shows on a range of topics where she touched briefly on something American and the complier has put them together to make one 'on America' clip show. She would normally interview just one expert per show so every time you see a different expert being interviewed tells you it was just a segment from a different show. The experts, and they are all real experts in the field she's discussing, all know it is for a mockumentary from the outset they aren't being tricked in any way, but have no idea what she is going to ask them and are asked to treat her like an inquisitive child and gently correct any confusion. Oh, and it's Phil as in short for Phillip.

[@markalexander3659]

TBF, she did a series called "Cunk om Britain" where she spends six 30-minute episodes roasting British history

[@Embetebe]

17:35 Actually the secret to flying is to trip over and to subconsiously forget to hit the ground....

[@brosephwin]

Would be interesting to see you watch cunk on Britain too. Would explain some of british history you may not know about

[@alanhogg9939]

Fillow meena (like pillow) is the pronouciation. A lot of people didn't know how to probounce Hermione, which is a Greek name (though some think it's Scottish) is simply 'Her my oh nee'. There you go. I can't pronounce Hiawatha too well.

[@AyrDrivingLessons]

Check out “Cunk on Britain” in which she rips the piss out of our British history. Also, Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Borat) has a character called Ali G who likewise, among other things, interviews unsuspecting celebs and politicians (UK and USA) with hilarious results. Definitely worth a watch! 😉

[@brianmarjerrison8940]

Watch cunk on Britain that's the best one

[@johnroach5292]

I love his pronunciation of Philomena. Filohmenah, I’m adopting it.

[@Burglar-King]

I understand why yanks say our words differently, Vitamins, tomatoes etc. It’s because they get their phonics confused. Fill O meaner. Gr8 Vid

[@michaelayling8855]

Route and buoy are the worst mispronunciations

[@Burglar-King]

@@michaelayling8855 I dread to think lol

[@FahadAyaz]

Wait, how do they say buoy?

[@charliecroker7380]

Booee

[@jocramkrispy305]

Solder

[@abcdeqwerty1047]

Dude loved your reaction! You have to do more!!

[@bobclarke1815]

They still "Aren`t today" you need to listen.

[@janiced9960]

Fill-o-meena is how it is pronounced and she is brilliant. The experts, and they really are experts, know that it is all a gag but they have no idea of the questions she will ask them. One of the funniest and most talented commediene's I have ever come across. Most Americans take themselves far too seriously and don't know how to laugh at themselves; I suppose that is why they went there in the first place., apart from the majority not getting a gag if it bit them. Having a well developed sense of humour is one of the joys of my life. Glad you are appreciating one of our national treasures.