No One Knows More About America Than the British - The Jim Jefferies Show

Jim quizzes Americans and Brits on the basics of U.S. politics, only to find out that the British are far better informed.
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[@adam_p99]

I’m English and I follow American politics for the same reason I slow down to drive past a car crash.

[@brozius]

I couldn't said it better myself, excellent!

[@andrewbird3810]

Exactly. America... the highest rated soap opera in the UK.

[@neilsmith1622]

Ha ha 😂 🤣

[@oj3458]

😂same

[@TheSuperAnimeGirl13]

As an American...that's fair

[@VCYT]

That old English guy in speaking about the pornstar was just trying to be polite. Good for him. A little old charm is always needed in modern times.

[@graceenstine1486]

VC YT I think that’s your super power. Politeness:)

[@sheaz7553]

@@graceenstine1486 You've never been to a football match.

[@VCYT]

@@sheaz7553 only if its manu vs Liverpool.

[@sheaz7553]

@@VCYT you're a fucking idiot

[@necessaryevil7777]

thank you captain obvious the world is safe another day thanks to you

[@annekedebruyn7797]

To be fair we get a lot of news about the US in Europe especially about economics.

[@scoobyskreep3518]

the US gets a lot of news about the US too, but clearly sometimes people just chose not to listen haha

[@johnaustin6649]

Most NEWS channels from the US are classed in the comedy section of the TV listings in the UK 😂🤣🤣😂

[@changingslow]

@@johnaustin6649 same in america

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

@WonkamyWilly , mainly because of dollar and oil. Europw trades more with China, these days.

[@warfighter1988]

They dont show you the real america in the news

[@suedimurekezi7221]

"He hit it and quit it and then she wanted some money." Hahaha

[@abmadridista9695]

X Green this had me on the floor

[@ekibirigeable]

🤣🤣🤣

[@angryexgop6184]

Did you only interview Americans who were high? 😆

[@sanitysquota937]

To be fair I'm sure this segment had a time limit. You try and find a sober American in the Trump era.

[@ichijofestival2576]

The implicit understanding for any bit like this is that they obviously aren't going to show anyone giving the right answers. It may be for comedy, but I still feel like it's dishonest.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

also the retards dont udnerstand the tax cuts is so they can make more jobs for the common people thus unemployment has been lowered in the past 2 years ,more than obama ever did

[@hieioftheevileye8258]

They intervied allot of ppl and obviously they edited the videos to make it look like we dont know shit lol

[@MEATBALLmonty]

Bingo

[@Hiforest]

I’m following American politics as a break from Brexit - it’s easier to follow than the shitstorm we’re in.

[@tonycanelo2519]

missymouseuk1 really!? Damn I thought we had it crazy in the states.

[@tdeloatch7]

I follow Brexit as a break from the shitstorm here in the States!

[@Allagi22]

Lol you fool. Political parties in America are actively trying to remove our President from power, it's hotly debated, there's scandals left and right literally every day. You'll find no shelter here.

[@pdoylemi]

@@Allagi22 Yeah, but the difference is that Boris Johnson is smart and well spoken. Not nearly as entertaining as commander covfefe.

[@Hiforest]

Pat Doyle - I’ve never forgotten his Whiff-Whaff comments from 2012 (but I completely disagree with his politics). He’s rich enough this is going to benefit for him. Basically what (I’m now about 80% sure about) is that the hope is to turn the UK into a tax haven. So the very rich don’t have to answer to the EU regulations (which try to limit that sort of dishonesty). Sadly, the poorest have been sold this dream of a better life for them (when the reality is that it’s going to benefit those who want to save a bit more tax so they can buy another yacht).

[@adam_p99]

This comes down to education. UK ranks 3rd. USA 17th.

[@Youngsickbacchus]

Adam P you know the UK grading system is like easy mode compared to America?

[@garrettwhite1910]

damn that hurts, where are china and colombia ranked, respectively? asking for a friend..

[@phootphetishphilip5551]

Also we don't care about other countries

[@phootphetishphilip5551]

These are adults ....Biden wasn't VP when they were in grade school lol

[@alexandermallinckrodt2847]

@@Youngsickbacchus It actually isn't. The standard school exams, A Levels, are the equivalent of AP exams... Just harder. Which is effectively the equivalent of the first year of US University. The general point to get an A* in A Levels in 90% whereas to get a 5 in AP it's 75%. So yeah... You're wrong.

[@ClassicWorld19]

When they can't decide if we're 'England', the UK or British - *sigh*!

[@thomasparkin259]

Admittedly, people getting confused about the different between Britain and the United Kingdom is understandable. The mistaking the whole thing for England is a bit more awkward, it's like calling the whole of the US 'Virginia'.

[@erebostd]

United is this kingdom surely not, and if Ireland joins the EU and Scotland follows, there's really anything left from the once so great Brittain, which is a shame...

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@thomasparkin259 England doesn't have its own government like Virginia does, England's parliament is the UK parliament. Essentially, England is the ruling state synonymous to the entire UK, and all the other parts of the UK are vassal states with their own governments.

[@thomasparkin259]

@@NJ-wb1cz That's honestly a really good point, my example was pretty inaccurate there in hindsight. Thank you for correcting me!

[@TheBiscuitBaron]

@@erebostd Ireland is in the EU and has been since 1973

[@bronsonaroberts]

Jim Jefferies "Why do the Brits know so much about American politics anyway? It's getting kind of creepy, go stalk one of your other exes like India." I seriously almost fell out of my chair laughing so hard.

[@Scroteydada]

Cuz they so loud

[@korisx]

It's because of the media. Not saying it's any better. It's just different. In my country we aren't hampered by Murdoch's influence so we're pretty versed on Australian, England and America's politics.

[@petermb7572]

This one got me too.. Haha

[@jimbomcgill2241]

Wasn't that funny.

[@norrinradd3549]

Your Mom, you wish... But the truth is that the average septic is a totally uneducated ignorant racist prick..... And they’re the ones tRump 🌬 loves so much, and this shows why he does........

[@neutronpixie6106]

It's the difference between asking, "Do you watch BBC News or Fox News?"

[@bayonetwork77]

Neutron Pixie very true

[@WouterCloetens]

Considering the responses to the tax cut question, I am certain that none of the Americans interviewed are Fox News viewers.

[@tosinojo7310]

if you watch fox news..you would know the answers to every question

[@markgigiel2722]

For all the wrong reasons.

[@MeStevely]

Neutron Pixie I’m a Brit, and believe me, sadly there’s very little difference these days.

[@batman51]

Probably no surprise, the BBC seems to think we should know more about US elections than our own.

[@martiansplat6587]

Well they definitely kept us informed with Brexit mate

[@jaybuck5818]

Ever think of changing channels?

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@martiansplat6587 Only with one very biased point of view though.

[@theheadinclouds]

There is a reason: better education system

[@markreynolds1436]

I would guess better (more regulated) news.

[@leahmilano9896]

Shaun Twed I’ve never even heard of 60 kids per class. It’s always 30 max.

[@nicholascresswell8647]

We don't learn this stuff from school

[@nicholascresswell8647]

@Shaun Twed explain students in china doing better than UK and USA then with classes of between 45 and 60...

[@nicholascresswell8647]

@Shaun Twed so there's nothing wrong with class sizes of 60 and schools just need to implement stricter behaviour policies

[@jeffharbaugh8683]

Currently, knowing too much about what's going on in the US for a US citizen is very depressing. The British can just laugh, in the US we try to laugh but usually cry.

[@goodtaste4]

How can the British laugh they voted for brexit and will be fucked in the ass big time by the EU... at least Trump is entertaining

[@Grimread]

+Aesthetic Pepe. I didn't see any Brits laughing in this. It's about general cognizance of the wider world. But it IS undermined by the fact that the masses here voted for Brexit. It seems that voting in the US and the UK has become an exercise in masochism.

[@radideaman1078]

I mean I'm not arguing with you. but I mean he does have better people skills than Trump

[@zotaninoron3548]

The problem, Matthew Jamison, is that the UK during the 20th and 21st century was a colonial power then the English speaking gateway into the European Market. Without the colonial power or unhindered access to the Eurozone's single market, the UK will find out, for the first time in modern history, what it means to be a small island nation with little economic leverage. The financial hit won't be a tiny bump in the road. One of the UK's strongest sectors, banking, is already beginning to migrate to other nations that offer an English Language port into Europe.

[@thetooginator153]

Jeff Harbaugh - That’s true. I think it’s easier to think about problems in other countries than our own. However, that was the main tactic Russia used to influence our election: make it so depressing that a lot of people didn’t want to vote. Republicans always vote, but Democrats can be demoralized pretty easily. I think Republicans vote consistently because they feel they have a personal stake in the outcome, and they’re right. Liberals want exciting candidates who will do great things, whereas Republicans want tax cuts, gun rights, and no abortions, and they don’t care who does it.

[@5h0wmanX]

I love how he said “Jason Streatham”, not “Jason Statham” 😂😂😂 For those of you who don’t know; Streatham is a small town in the Greater London Area, I’m guessing he went there when he lived in the UK

[@robynl8584]

Figuremonkey streatham in south London

[@ILoveDawko]

That's not how you pronounce Streatham anyway...

[@Chokladen]

USA is like Europe's reality show. I'm from Sweden, we laugh at Trump on the news all the time

[@Thenorthsace]

Brilliant

[@gandalfdercyanfarbene6216]

that didnt age well

[@Chokladen]

@@gandalfdercyanfarbene6216 Nope, I'm quite terrified now.

[@glowwurm9365]

Couldn’t agree more it’s like some dark comedy show...

[@Donnah1979]

Nah. It's too scary and outrageous to be a laughing matter.

[@stevenschwartzhoff1703]

To be fair, "Something bad" is a correct answer to "what was Mike Pence's previous job".

[@fenhen]

First question was hard, rest were easy. And to clarify, “bottom snogger” is not actually a British expression.

[@boahnation9932]

I'd be proud to be called a bottom snogger... Who doesn't eat ass these days

[@Sid_2007]

Brown nosing and kiss ass

[@tomwithey711]

@@boahnation9932 The queen, good sir!

[@dylancope]

I'm British and this isn't really convincing. Also, you were doing your interviews at Shad Thames, which is a pretty posh part of London. I don't know if the sampling was fair.

[@Amal79]

Probably not, but imagine if ppl in Australia new more about UK politics then ppl in UK. The question where not hard either

[@oofogman420oo2]

Dylan Cope this has no meaning. I can ask a bunch of people questions and edit them to make any country look like dumbasses. This is strictly satire

[@VCYT]

Anyone can walk past that area - i did last month.

[@Alex-kc9yr]

It's a comedy show.

[@DrummerMatt4253]

yeah, we all know that a lot of americans could answer those questions perfectly fine, but it’s mainly a *checks notes*... a joke. it’s not sincerely trying to prove something, it’s a bit.

[@SnoutBetter002]

I Wish they’d stop referring to the United Kingdom as just ‘England’

[@thefrightful9303]

It is England.

[@davidbolton4930]

This guys probably Scottish or Welsh

[@herb2078]

.......but they were in England

[@GO-nh6br]

Cause we're lazy. MY NAME IS SAMUEL BUT CALL ME SAM.

[@scott6926]

well get the union jack of the screen then

[@janbaltes2863]

"Go stalk another one of your exes" Brilliant

[@Chuubii]

Jim Jefferies moves as if every inch hurts

[@wolframstahl1263]

That's what happens when your job is mainly talking about Trump and being funny about how the world is going to shit.

[@elias_xp95]

He isn't funny though. I used to love him but he's gone loco esse

[@thedude4198]

*every inch hurts*

[@wvusmc]

Hemorrhoids, probably.

[@Frank-nz6yn]

Revoltingsheeple I see some comedians in the crowd xD Nice one!

[@michaelwandell2533]

Mike Pants for president 2020.

[@mikaelafpetersens]

Would probably be an improvement.

[@donalobrien9422]

America under Pants?

[@Dragonforcerulz33]

Joe Viden for VP

[@shmookins]

Maybe a typo can make that happen.

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

Education, education, education. We are very well informed on world politics and current affairs.

[@LukeFaulkner]

2:49 a "bottom snogger" 😂 Well, better phone the Oxford English Dictionary and let those chaps know.

[@geoffsaunderson5766]

Luke Faulkner bullshit isn’t it, Jim has totally sold out! That money and canned laughter obviously too appealing. I think he honestly could of been one off the greats.

[@ptb2008]

Never heard of the term "bottom snogger" and I'm from the UK.

[@dannymunday878]

he was joking

[@Dazzxp]

@@dannymunday878 Or as we say, he's taking the piss.

[@antonycharnock2993]

Also known as an arse licker or brown noser for those not from the UK

[@blueband8114]

He is a shouting when speaking dickhead.

[@ferretfondler]

@@blueband8114 "he is a shouting when speaking dick head" what a delicious looking word salad. Is there one particular meaning you had in mind?

[@kain772]

Get the bit, but asking folks on the Hollywood strip.....

[@dylancope]

The Londoners are at a pretty posh area so the whole effect seems more regional. The average Brit definitely doesn't know much about American politics (speaking as a Brit who got all the answers wrong)!

[@pinhead35]

Kain 77 especially speaking to random tourists in one of the most annoying places in LA

[@Frank-nz6yn]

To be fair, most of them were americans so... I still know when there is a election of government in my country. And so does farmers and hillbillies. But yeah, It's a bit so they are gonna use the worst of the worst.

[@kingjamestres]

showlogicprod I mean you don’t have to know much about trump to know he’s an asshole. Even the guy who didn’t know mike pence said “he’s crazy too” implying that trump was crazy.

[@Definitely_not_Andrew_Yoshiaki]

Yup.. as a guy living in LA, asking people on the Hollywood Strip is like a vegan going into sizzlers asking for the vegetarian option... not impossible... but why go there in the first place. Please note though, that I got all answers right and I live 20 min from the strip😂 so not all are this ignorant

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

"Go stalk one of your other exes, like India" 😆

[@mlgprussian7115]

Well of course our dad knows everything about us. Like where do you think we learned to be a global power? It was from you dad

[@djy5645]

Love this 😂😂

[@MichaelSmith-bn6hm]

😂😂😂

[@jon2kx]

Yeah, well saying I learned it from you, running off crying, and then setting the world on fire doesn't exactly make dad proud.

[@Amal79]

I live in England and got all the answers right. Maybe we pay attention to world affairs 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@calebm9000]

You get saturated with our politics. We get depression from them so we block it out.

[@Amal79]

@@calebm9000 we get news, you lot get opinion shows. i tryed waching CNN once it had 6 people giving their 2 cents. just give me fact let me form my my own opinions.

[@calebm9000]

It's all about editing. They do that with all these "man on the street" interviews. If they asked the people who got it right they couldn't craft the narrative.

[@disavowalf3351]

I'm in Scotland. Got them all right...I think it's cos we find Trump fucking terrifying and watch all the late night comedy shows on KZbin as a coping strategy and often when you're laughing you're learning...

[@elias_xp95]

Yeah they won't show you the good answers from the US or the bad answers from the UK because they started the segment with a premise that they need to portray. Editing 101.

[@TheNaum80]

Pretty much all of western Europe knows more about the US politics then the avarage American.

[@HBC423]

TheNaum80 yup cuz we don't give a fuck about politics, we do what we want no matter the fictional "leaders"

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

TheNaum80 you waste time informing yourself on the joke that is know as "politics"? Lemme guess: you're going to think I'm politically uninformed when the only information I need is this: regardless of who is in office, it has never affect my life. That is all you need to know about politics. Get sucked into it anymore than that and you are now what they call a "useful idiot"

[@blackout07blue]

All of our politicians in America are corrupt. Bought & Owned and Status-Quo. Bernie Sanders is the only politician in America worth a fuck.

[@kingjamestres]

Based on the tourist of Hollywood Boulevard? Fuck out of here with that dumb shit.

[@kumar01234]

Those avarage Americans

[@merdekaagussaputra1504]

"Why don't you go stalk your other exes like India?" Ahaha

[@fieryheadedgirl]

I know!! Best part

[@Maerahn]

Who's to say we don't? 😁

[@merdekaagussaputra1504]

@@Maerahn haha yes indeed.

[@colehalford1893]

I have friends who live in Italy told me so much about my own country. My mind was blown. 👍

[@Hikari2YAMI18]

I'm from Indiana an honestly I didn't even know he was govenor of Indiana

[@geofthompson3844]

I'm sure whether i want that to be true or whether i want it to be sarcasm, but either it's funny as fuck 😂😂😂😂

[@ivanovleftney6006]

Hikari is probably telling the truth. People out here are dumb, and the schools tend to do poorly.

[@VCYT]

We know that, mr trump.

[@Kbyr083]

hilarious

[@lilykep]

His policies regarding needle exchange programs helped to create an HIV/Hep C epidemic in your state.

[@milepod]

Kudos to Bernie for instilling "ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT" into the average American brain.

[@NonDelusional74611]

RoK Bottom Studios dude. Trump has a magic toothpick. Bernie’s got the wand.

[@kayrosis5523]

@@RoKBottomStudios when's he gonna use it then, right now he just seems like a whiney bitch

[@mung262]

@@kayrosis5523 he could have, based on the knowledge he presented before the elections (you know the things that are actually facts and not "alternative facts"), he would have done a good job. But you guys decided not to give him the possibility, and instead elected a complete moron - that you still support, despite everything that has since come to light. When the election was over I told everyone back home "democracy has spoken, give the man a chance, he might do ok". I was provem wrong so many times within the week..

[@Hiforest]

“Go stalk one of your other exes” LMAO!! 😂

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

Holds a poll in a really posh area, laughs at them for being posh. Nice

[@ms.rstake_1211]

I'm dying. I'm in West Africa and everyone here knows ALL THESE QUESTIONS.

[@SnoutBetter002]

England is not the UK - Please stop getting this wrong, Christ. (England,Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom

[@espwahgr]

The UK is an imperialist and authoritarian country run by the thuggish queen who have rejected the working class.

[@colonelcider8292]

Well England is the biggest proportion of the UK so it makes sense for them to go there. Like wherever they shot the Americans, it's likely in one state and that single state is not America

[@colonelcider8292]

@@espwahgr what?

[@benitoesposti8882]

Nathan te Puke and the US is a oligarchy so we aren’t all perfect are we

[@thebloodyenglish5119]

It is important for media to refer England as England and not Britain or the UK because Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have very distinct & strong identities, even having their own native languages granted these aren't spoken as much as England these days, though Welsh is very much on the comeback. It doesn't bother most English people (myself included) but it bothers people from the other countries that make up the UK especially given the history shared.... and when I say history a lot of this stuff isn't nessesarily hundreds of years ago.... there is a good amount of stuff in living memory such has Capel Celyn in Wales, a village which was in a valley that the ENGLISH (not Welsh) government wanted to make into a reseviour and flooded the people out.... and to rub salt in the wounds the water isn't even mainly for Welsh use but for Liverpool. There are countless other things that I could list that make these other countries feel screwed over by the English government all in living memory and to a less extreme extent it still carries even now.... a lot of stuff isn't even things that can directly be blamed on the English government BUT then the English government handle things very poorly making people feel screwed over. For example the Potato Famine of 1845-1849 in Ireland..... the famine itself was caused by nature BUT Englands miss handling of it, forcing people to export the little they were able to grow ect, made things much worst and many historians believe if it wasn't for how things were handled by the English people would has still died but no where in the numbers as they did..... put it this way yes it was a very long time ago but when combining the Republic of Ireland & Northern Irelands population populations they still have not recovered since..... (combining both countries the total population is around 6.6 million & before the famine it was around 8.2 million) and this was a contributing factor that lead to The Troubles, a war lasting 1968 - 1998. I think something else that adds insult to injury is in English schools we aren't taught this stuff.... like most people around my age from England have no idea what I'm on about.... even with The Troubles..... I only know about this stuff as my family felt it was important for me to know.... Imagine calling a Chinese person Japanese *cough* Rape of Nanjing *cough* and when they tell you they're Chinese you say to them "Who cares its basically the same"..... its exaclty the same....

[@jonathanwilson8951]

Why do foreigners interchange between 'Britain' and 'England' like they are the same thing?

[@mrfloward]

Dunno mate baffles me too, anyone from scotland wales and northern ireland are not british but england are 🤔

[@max.g4644]

Cus they don't learn geography

[@creamesoda79]

Everyone in England is interchangable with British, as Califonian is interchangable with American.

[@jonathanwilson8951]

@@creamesoda79 I know this. My gripe is really with foreign commentators that say things like 'the English government'. Of course, there is no such thing as an English government. The man on the street will always get a pass but not news and entertainment outlets.

[@michaeljohnson1117]

They know because their news has accuracy and impartiality laws so it's actually informative instead of everything being either politically or corporately motivated

[@mattpearce4313]

Michael Johnson not quite true. Wish it was!

[@deanadam8948]

Micheal hit the nail on its head, exactly

[@mattpearce4313]

Dean Adam in recent years the bbc has become China’s bitch

[@deanadam8948]

@@mattpearce4313 no mate, I don't like this attitude of people which is disliking everthing that is "status Quo" everthing is okay, we are much better in comparison

[@Anolis9]

Selective interviewees you've got there.

[@Kornchipzzz]

Almost like it's comedy

[@ILoveDawko]

Yeah... get down my way and ask people who Mike Pence is and you'd get a different answer mate. Then mugged probably.

[@harsimaja9517]

Yep, totally scientific survey and totally representative of both populations as a whole... /s

[@sanjeevvij7699]

Wait are you claiming American education standards and currwnt outcomes aren't well under what they should be and that their citizens deserve?

[@harsimaja9517]

@@sanjeevvij7699 No they aren't, but even if there is a difference they were still incredibly selective in their interviewees. It's nothing like that kind of difference with a fair sample. You *can't* be saying this sample was fair, or that pointing that out is the same as denying there are issues with the US education system...

[@whocares72229]

"Go stalk one of your other exs like India" Hahahahaha

[@SimDeck]

A very select sample of interviews for comedic value which was done very well Jim is great both here in the UK and over the pond. My mates at work would not be able to answer any of those questions. In fact they struggle with local geography and basic math. Which is why I make a lot of money making maps and selling them for ridiculous prices.

[@tobiassl8011]

Lol the location oh where he asked the questions depended on the quality of answers😂

[@hughjarrse]

There's a little truth in that, but it had to be somewhere the average yank recognized as being in the UK

[@islim3885]

"He hit it and quit it. And know she wants som' money"HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@Pecisk]

It was almost like rap lyric.

[@brenobacci]

You can see even the person holding the mic couldn't control the laughter. That was brilliant.

[@jeremiah1412]

Right after Brexit.... most of the united kingdom googled "what is Brexit" Love you Jeff, but they are just as UN-informed as we are

[@garethhanby]

Well if the googled it, then obviously they wished to be more informed on the topic and became so.

[@boahnation9932]

@@garethhanby after the fact lol. Now the same people who slurped up all the "were a great empire!!" bull and made that Google search because they didn't know anything they voted for and made their decisions solely based on patriotic rhetoric for this tiny island are the ones saying "we votred out by any means necessary!!!" now even though we did not vote for a no deal... We voted because they told us we'd be able to get better deals 😂 massively backfired lol

[@garethhanby]

@@boahnation9932 After the fact? Brexit has not yet happened and if it does, it is the most important decision made by the UK population in living memory. So it is not surprising that it is the most searched for phrase. Even more so as we learn more every day about the consequences of a no-deal brexit. Especially when, as you imply, we were told that a deal with the EU would be simple. I assume by "were a great empire!!" you mean "we're a great empire!!", I do not know anybody who believes that or perhaps you meant "we were once great empire". Either way it seems we are on the same side.

[@marilynsammons4771]

I really miss Jim Jeffries, why was his show Cancelled! His satire was was so perfect!

[@Ulbre]

because he is a sensitive caring citizen from the left side of politics

[@rodbob11]

I would "guess" because he says a lot of things that are true that the GOVERNMENT DOESN'T want us to know.

[@lookitsagrape1]

Who would have thought that the working professionals they interviewed in the UK would be more educated than the derelicts they found outside their LA studio.

[@shaunw9270]

Lol 🤭

[@5secondfilms]

Hey! Manhattan Murder Mystery rocking a sweet hoodie :D

[@Pigeonnus]

I was scouting the comments to see if anyone had spotted the fine taste in hoodie of this magnificent man, and behold, 5sf themselves !

[@BucketCapacity]

Too bad he's an idiot.

[@Radical1777]

Damnnnnn, I used to love the compilations videos you made when I was younger!!!!!!!! That shit was hilarious

[@JoshRoweice]

I feel like he was in on the joke because of that hoodie. Like he thought, "shit yeah I'm gonna be on Jimmy Kimmel".

[@TheMegaGag2]

Miss your content guys!

[@clutchyfinger]

Those are some uninformed Americans. I knew every answer, and I'm American.

[@bach5369]

that's not something to be proud of though, you SHOULD know all of them

[@kingjamestres]

Bách Bùi you’re missing the point dumb ass it’s clear a lot more Americans would know the answers to this question the fuckwits like you don’t seem to understand that.

[@ghenulo]

I didn't know the Pence one :( I knew he was some politician from some state beginning with an I, but that's it.

[@bbhfjdy9175]

He asked ppl from LA 🙄🙄🙄 because LA and NYC are the capital, theh should control rest of the country #ElectoralCollegeVSPopularVote

[@bach5369]

lol, im pretty sure murican are dumber irl us eh, us eh, us eh

[@prem0911]

1:42 "I remember his face, I don't remember his name." JungKook reference 😂

[@deathwishchrisreilly5194]

Mike pence, was my babysitter! An I've become a very, successful Evangelical, serial Killer!! 💪💪

[@britishpigeon838]

You dont need any commas bud

[@jaybuck5818]

Haha, nice one! 👍

[@briangreen6602]

The BBC is obsessed with American politics, to the point where it's the lead story just about everyday of the week.

[@blackout07blue]

Except when they’re too busy smearing Corbyn due to the fact he’s unbought, non-corrupt, and not a Status-Quo elitist.

[@a.westenholz4032]

Most news worldwide will have a mix of international and domestic news, and the US has lately dominated the international news cycle. I think the US is rather unusual for the lack of international news, and its very domestic oriented news cycle.

[@briangreen6602]

Indeed it is, and I would expect coverage. Just not obsessive coverage that's more about him, rather than any of his policies that mean anything to me in the UK, all why I have to fund the BBC out of my pocket.

[@teresasanchez7809]

Who wouldn’t watch American politics - it’s a circus

[@Chesirecat111]

And yet the BBC understands it sooo poorly.

[@thevoidwantssanrioplushies9882]

"Go stalk one of your other exs"

[@rayracheal7385]

Lmao. This is so true. I'm up to date on American politics cos it's so much entertaining than my country's.

[@l.starcke5063]

Same, the elections especially. Best reality TV Show out there.

[@benjaminshearer4578]

‘Go stalk one of your other exes!’ I’m dying 😵 has always 😂😂😂

[@penelopepetite2228]

I think they interview hundreds of people and only keep the stupid ones for the show. Every American I know can easily tell you when the midterm election is, without a second thought :/ Maybe they were thinking of the primaries for party senators/house reps? (That said, it does make for good entertainment)

[@blargy7283]

It's a comedy show. Obviously most people know when the midterms are, but a comedy show won't pass up on opportunity to make fun of somebody's stupidity.

[@Boon2Dock]

I see this argument on every video that has this format and it's always subpar. Iv'e been in one and they usually just stand in the street and ask people if they want to answer questions. Interviewing hundreds would be a huge waste of time and money.

[@jamisonallen8710]

@@Boon2Dock watch family feud!

[@Mothman1992]

If they interviewed a thousand people and got that many wrong answers from adults that's a horrible sign

[@heikodamme7022]

Sure. They have chosen the most stupid British answers, that was obvious! ;)

[@karthiksrihari2754]

John Oliver watch out, you have got a competitor. BTW I am from India... 😂😂😂😂

[@darkelemental]

Hello. As a brit im doing as instructed. I will now stalk an ex colony.... let us start with the access code to your tea vault.... for, you know....inspection?

[@Mrfake-bt5qp]

U said mc pence,like my pants. LoL

[@masonreppeto882]

omg this video makes so much sense

[@floatjockey]

Onya Jim! Can’t wait to see how the Aussies fare!

[@arneernst2514]

Us other countries know so much about the USofA coz your comedy shows are f***in' GOLD!!!!!

[@daithiod]

Irish fella, not British, but all answers correct from this chancer! Loved the "hit it and he quit it" fella!

[@tannerdenny5430]

Wow this explains so much

[@-shinigami-4607]

Lmao😂 This shows how broken the U.S. Education System Is.

[@hel3319]

In Europe we call that, having an education!

[@unshakensalsa6220]

You wouldn't have done any better. You might of gotten Joe Biden. Of course though if Americans don't know anything they're dumb but if Europeans don't know anything they just don't know.

[@hel3319]

@@unshakensalsa6220 Oh I would have!

[@unshakensalsa6220]

@@hel3319 so why are you shitting on another country you haven't even been too assuming you haven't. Just keep your knowledge to yourself.

[@ukdnbmarsh]

that guy with the woolly hat on , his jacket has a motif that says ' 5 second films' i imagine thats length of his memory

[@rubengutierrez1766]

I learned more from him Jeffries then all other shows

[@NareNelis]

This truly shows the power of editing. Just ask a lot of people questions, edit the right answers to the brits and the wrong answer to the americans. Wouldn't surprise me if the americans don't know shit about their own politics but this seems unfair

[@FBab-jb4lp]

you think ? do you know what america does in middle east ?

[@s-kazi940]

America does Drone Strikes in the middle east. Also, they occupy, and destabilize the region. Also has a history of supporting authoritarian dictators. Not just in the middle east, but Latin America as well, post WW2.

[@NareNelis]

Wtf has america's involvement with the middle east has to do with what I said haha?

[@skgalindo7466]

@@NareNelis lol woosh

[@csabamihaly8732]

No shit Sherlock, it's a joke you genius.

[@isla3974]

I like to think we talk so much about America's corruption so we don't have to acknowledge ours.

[@saxx9088]

isla right on the nose

[@rodbob11]

HI I'm from the U.S., thinking ,why do you care about us when you have he same shit going in your own back yard. I am not offended though.I like the attention

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@rodbob11 Because most countries didn't make it legal to bribe their politicians, though the official name they gave it is 'lobbying'.

[@danielmorris6523]

It's not that we're obsessed with the USA, it's just that we can read a newspaper and generally keep up to date with what's going on in the world. If Jim is representative of Australia's contribution to the world then they're in trouble.

[@snowpeak]

Asking people in LA and people in London are two very different things!

[@ehanoldaccount5893]

It’s almost like having a functioning education system paired with a successful middle class leads to well educated people

[@dopamineflexin6962]

You cant be scared when you're laughing

[@henry8239]

Cant believe what im seeing. Presenter ripping the fuck out of the americans in their own country and they sit and cheer to it. Fucking love it.

[@tangobango9653]

‘Bottom Snugger.’ I like that better then ‘Kiss Ass.’

[@Gadge87]

Talks about Brit’s then just mentions England lol

[@josephturner4047]

I know nothing about America. I don't even know what language they speak.

[@silkaverage]

I once heard an american tell someone to speak american... as a Brit I found this monumentally hilarious and stupid at the same time, I was like "huh? do you even know what language you're speaking right now?"

[@rawdog42]

Instructions unclear. Ostriches are on the Microwave.

[@welersonpawlak4088]

I liked that beard guy. He's honest, smiling and I feel like he's humble. I think knowing the details of politics right now just makes people more worried.

[@Anthemika]

This guy makes out that we knew the answer to these simple questions about the USA because we are obsessed with the place. Not true - we just knew the answers because they are simple general knowledge questions that most people would know, including Americans, but they chose the stupidest group of Americans and probably edited out the clever ones who knew the answers. Also, the USA is a superpower, so politics there effects everyone in the world, so it's important to know what is going on there, even if you don't live there.

[@getsbuckets]

Perfect reply

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

The irony of your comment when you used the "word" stupidest.

[@bad-bunnyblogger8171]

And most of those people in the UK were city folk. Working in London. So they'd likely be more clued up than the average UK citizen. They live and work in the capital. Also it's not uncommon for British families to sit around the TV eating dinner during 6 o'clock news and it's nothing but America this America that. So it's kinda forced upon alot of British people. Also the British by their very nature are an inquisitive, nosey bunch. Lol

[@JohnSutcliffe1988]

To be fair, sometimes you don't want to know about the politics of your country because it's depressing. I know more about US politics than I know about the current politics of my country. It's not good, but hopefully understandable.

[@arnielee9855]

3:10 he so high lmao

[@anarchySandwich]

3:45 this guy reminds me of Dimitri Rascalov from gta 4

[@Viggomundo]

Jim Jefferies is great on the Avi Yemeni Show. Jim draws a picture of Muhammad and laughs about it.

[@amazed66]

And that ladies and gentleman is why Trump is president.

[@joedufour8188]

Don't worry... the next Republican president will be even worse than Trump, who is worse than Dubya, who was worse than his daddy, who was worse than Reagan, etc. The less qualified you are and the more crazy you are, the better your chances are of winning a Republican ticket.

[@AWOL401]

amazed66 thank God he is. 6 more years bitches

[@amazed66]

+Alexander Wilson - You know there is no God right? And there's as much chance of him being impeached and/or locked up than getting a second term.

[@amazed66]

+john t - A booming economy under Obama after inheriting a mess from Bush counts as a horrible presidency? Yet the same Trump supporters will point to the economy now, even though it was just a carry over from Obama. Granted Hillary wasn't ideal though but still the lesser of two evils and quite ironic that so-called patriot Republicans now seem happy for their ex-Democrat supporting president to be a puppet for Putin and regularly side with Russia over America.

[@cliftonfameree4436]

@@amazed66 Booming is a bit of an overstatement. It was on the rise, but Trumps growth was far more rapid. I think many Republicans would have voted Democrat of the DNC had produced a candidate that even the slightest bit of an honorable reputation.

[@graemepae100]

2.40 ...I got a ManBun, = Twat Handle!

[@ironduke7423]

well that does explain the whole ''remember the Alamo!'' thing.

[@sansankambou7099]

You don't ask same kind of person. In UK, you ask intellectual. In USA, you ask some random street guy. If you ask street guy in UK, they won't know anything even about their own country.

[@LG-cz6ls]

They are ordinary Brits in London. Words like "allegedly" are actually used over here.

[@jeff21killersep54]

kambou sansan well that’s London it’s filled with politicians and all that shit who go for good colleges and universities

[@jacksonhudd3681]

Excuses excuses excuses!...

[@LGF232]

Do u think hes just stood in front of a green screen with a laugh track?🤔🤔

[@Thenorthsace]

Most likely

[@taragragg400]

Our song is God Save the Queen but it says Oh Say Can You See.

[@BOYVIRGO666]

Cool i knew the answers. I suprised myself on the pence one

[@AppByDesign]

I'm American and I... Er... I forgot

[@anarchoholics]

In the UK we kinda look down our noses at the US while simultaneously being absolutely obsessed with them. It’s like the best reality show ever

[@wuiqed]

Beardy McHat seems like a chill dude

[@MrExEssex]

I once stayed with a retired couple in Minnesota. The husband had previously worked for Ford and had spent some time in Australia helping them set up some kind of auto-related enterprise. He told me about his time there. He was truly amazed that I knew so much about Australia. He was so used to his compatriots almost complete lack of knowledge about other countries. I don't live in the UK any more; I live in Scandinavia. Scandinavians don't have "exes" but still know a lot about the rest of the world.

[@baerlauchstal]

Scandinavians can have exes; there was a Swedish Empire. I mean, you know, long time ago. But ask any Finn.

[@amenhotepthethird209]

Lol. USA, USA. This is why the president is the 70 year old in the Daiper. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@AWOL401]

Amenhotep The Third fuck you

[@cliftonfameree4436]

@@dereknelson1702 Easy, brother - his statement was ignorant. We won't always agree, but we're in this together - arguing and bickering can only make things worse.

[@MoneyIsSilver]

I'm sure the sampling was bias, all the Brits I've ever met were totally ignorant about the US

[@fanieviljoen3713]

Since Trump slithered on to the scene, the whole world has had to sit up and pay attention to the man on a mission to destroy the world.

[@archiehickox6518]

@d d nice to see a dumb American on here playing the stereotype. Well done.

[@YorkshireMemes]

d d so you haven’t met any brits then

[@YorkshireMemes]

Bumblebug73 don’t forget he can keep his shooting ranges for schools

[@YorkshireMemes]

MoneyIsSilver brits aren’t ignorant about the us, we’re just sick to death of hearing America thinking it is or was the best when that’s not true, America never was and never will be the best

[@Ulbre]

As an Aussie, I know one thing about america.......we both LOVE COLD BEER.....none of that room temp swill they serve over in Limeyland

[@pipedream690]

Ulbre De Folie that’s ale not beer, there’s not much difference but still a difference. The majority of people drink cold beer hence why there’s fridges and a whole isle in supermarkets dedicated to cold beer and a tiny section for ale.

[@Ulbre]

@@pipedream690 .....can't agree mate. I spent 6 months in UK and beer on tap was served warm (it may be cold to a brit, but not to an aussie).....bottled beer from the fridge was warm....the fridges were set to 12 degrees C. In New South Wales pubs must serve the beer on tap at between 1 and 1 1/2 degC. I went to Ale houses in the UK. It tasted like swill until I put some ice in it, then it was better....but then all the inbreds wanted to fight me for putting ice in it....lol....fools

[@alexandermills9965]

To be fair to us 1 of the reasons why is because we can follow more than 1 country governments