D.J. Demers Is A Sesquipedalian | CONAN on TBS

[@thephoenixxy]

I love it when comedians make themselves the butt of their jokes, sarcastically or otherwise.

[@victory01]

Check out his set on Conan 2 years ago, it's even better than this.

[@DeesonJame]

Love his understated jocularity

[@DJDemers]

Oh that's a good one

[@derrickzeller3351]

DJ's a Sesquipedalian? What a coincidence, I'm an Episcopalian. Lol

[@nathangregg1765]

I never got that, if you eat fish you may as well just eat meat as well.

[@derrickzeller3351]

@@nathangregg1765 Episcopalian, not pescatarian, lol

[@ytdlder]

lol, way better then expected... there are always gems to be found on Conan!

[@victory01]

Give this guy a Netflix special now! You need it Netflix!

[@BrentWigginsWords]

That's why I love comedians. They all love language and appreciate the way words play with off each other.

[@xeropunt5749]

Something George Castanza would do: "You're using _my_ word"

[@hawihawi9260]

He is hilarious Fyi he is deaf with hearing aides and makes light abt tht in his jokes too

[@victory01]

I loved his set on Conan 2 years ago. Don't believe he doesn't have a special yet.

[@jamaldevillasee4803]

Wow, really!! I do noticed the hearing aides now. Good comment 👍

[@sineadwhelehan1755]

@@victory01 He does have a special - more than one actually! He was nominated for a Juno for his special "Indistinct Chatter". Also, this special called "Interpreted" from Feb 2019: www.crave.ca/en/tv-shows/dj-demers-interpreted?ua=eyJtIjoiYSIsInAiOlsiYyJdLCJsIjoiZW4ifQ==

[@sineadwhelehan1755]

@@victory01 Actually here's Indistinct Chatter: I was at the taping, my friend Jen is the interpreter onstage, and it was a really terrific show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2nRZaCej6h6hbs

[@DoYouFeelLucky]

This act was a superlative piece of skill.

[@airport862]

Yes. It's a piece of something. In this case something good.

[@kroekman6]

I'm not a native English speaker but this seems off? Isn't superlative a noun to describe adjectives rather than an adjective itself?

[@nathansanrochman5018]

@@kroekman6 nahh i dont think so

[@MarkSipka]

DJ is a freakin’ genius! Awesome set! Such terrific joke writing.

[@airport862]

"We're in an airport. Let's relax." Haha

[@xeropunt5749]

Had to search "stand up comedian precipice" to find him again, was craving that "can I talk to you for a sec" lol

[@MSordernature]

Love that he talks about unique topics.

[@bekanbekele]

loved his delivery, he should get more gigs

[@ananyanarayandhanabalan]

That was an engaging and entertaining show of a jovial nature bordering on the cusp of brilliance..... I am rather taken with this gallant gent here.....

[@nippleharvester5481]

It do be like dat

[@minarohail]

Mood

[@ThePurpleMushroom]

Yeh

[@ThePurpleMushroom]

@Tro Ketchebachian Hell Yeah!

[@silversurfer8818]

I just wanted to engage in this comment section, but only dilettante - not too serious. Yet equivocate to cause a reaction in such a way that each word is non sequitur to the last one!

[@shaileshrana7165]

What a piece of diaspora

[@mavfan1]

Your eloquent vocabulary is taxing my intellect.

[@edmissonmassingue6140]

Oh! Excellent, excellent indeed, words fail to supersede such a rapturous intervention.

[@LisaMitchellGD]

He's cool. And he's Canadian 🇨🇦🍁

[@sarsattacks]

Learned a lot of new words today

[@joannehaggerty1123]

D.J I watch some of your comedy shows and honestly you are very good. Don't mess with your brand, it's all great!!

[@gurkiratsingh8747]

The Eminem broke his tooth, OMG it was incredible. What A Rush. I used the word Precipice. What A Rush.

[@DJDemers]

Sick, a transcript

[@Ludifant]

That´s strange. Lugubrious sounds a lot like it is connected to a Dutch word: Luguber. That means something is irky or off in slightly a sinister way. So when he said Debby was looking kind of lugubrious.. I thought, what now?

[@bebble985]

I can’t find the ’ either so I just use the words above the keyboard, I know I’m a genius

[@AviChetriArtwork]

You must've thought, "am I supposed to be impressed"?

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

One of the minions says, 'Yes your lugubriousness" in Disney's Hercules. Otherwise, I don't think I've heard that word too often.

[@LadyHashZ]

I learnt so much and learnt so much lol

[@laffoutloud086]

Great set!

[@kui_maina]

I LOVE him!!!

[@BananaGrip]

But only on my own ♪

[@modigabdi503]

Great clip. Bravo.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

5:08 I can't hear the word "indubitably" without thinking of the Disney band The Party. Like, it was never a cool word to begin with, and I think his name was Al, he throws it out at the beginning of one of the tracks. I think it was meant to be ironic.

[@sympathderseefahrer420]

That was refreshing. Very original :)

[@iHeartAudreyHepburn]

He’s awesome 👏

[@lightonstillwaters6789]

It's lugubrious that this garrulous guy has so few likes

[@LoLo-hs7bp]

Great Comedian! Conan has the best Bookers

[@jackburton6571]

He seems like the guy that could be on Dexter just killing people for fun trying to be a Hannibal Lector wannabe type

[@smackinbaits6693]

what's up?! you're using precipice now?

[@1sttigertiger426]

He sounds like Mike Vecchione, who is also a comedian.

[@dack758]

I looked all those words up, took me 20 min

[@amphg7647]

Wait, I thought that the noun form of sesquipedalian just meant a sesquipedalian word, not an individual who has sesquipedalian tendencies.. or is it explained in the video? I’m not actually watching it, I don’t really care who ‘dj demers’ is, but the title struck me a bit.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

You're technically correct (I had to do some research though), and he actually defines the word incorrectly at the very end of the video. So as it stands, the title of this video is an incomplete sentence, or doesn't make any sense at all.

[@sarcasmo57]

I like words.

[@mauricobian]

A good chuckle.

[@tally1604]

I wish I were sesquipedalian. I'm usually quite monosyllabic.

[@MrDoomBom]

Well, I have learnt a few words today.

[@renaissancelight4971]

Big words are a turn on😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@LameNameist]

what a rush

[@joelh6514]

Entertaining

[@stardust5531]

He's very funny❤

[@youmeandi100]

Love it!!!!

[@ashutoshjindal96]

Hearing Aid Guy!

[@MrSilviut]

Wow I was doubting him hard until about midway then my interest piqued.

[@slinkeepy]

Hilarious and original!

[@kunstderfugue]

First time I hear that comment without an ironic meaning. Or is it!

[@joshkirby2372]

Robin Williams? 😂

[@kaekae912]

Love that he is deaf! I love guys with hearing aids.😍

[@oledevo]

My word that was good.

[@steveg9863]

Solid

[@kunstderfugue]

Reminds me of Dr. Cooper.

[@shaileshrana7165]

Pretty funny guy

[@johnjhill3]

Sounds like a case of *Moxifloccipolysyllablesesquinihilpilification*

[@kunstderfugue]

Sounds like fancy pharmacy speak. "I'll hook you up with some Moxifloccipolysynthetanol for that rash"

[@johnjhill3]

@@kunstderfugue ... Seems I was misrecalling something from fifty years ago. The whole thing seems lost to Google but they still found part of it: floccinaucinihilipilification -- The habit of regarding things as worthless. The word I knew also included "sesquipedali-" (a foot and a half long) and polysyllable to make "the habit of using excessively long words to denigrate the value of things", or some such.

[@Trendyflute]

Hah, this was some good real comedy.

[@KimtheWino]

Dude

[@khadeerahmed1173]

Dj

[@LazyMofos]

wurds make medullary substance hurty hurty

[@Azambie]

T

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

Funny guy. Sounds like he's getting used to new dentures

[@jennaminheeross9443]

Yeah he is deaf and wears hearing aids. A lot of people who are deaf or hard of hearing that wear hearing aids will still have a bit of a different sounding voice because they cannot always hear even with the hearing aids in how their voice sounds.

[@karkar3208]

Sounds like a kid trying to tell a story that he thinks Is really cool but is not

[@modigabdi503]

What? This was hilarious.

[@seemslegit2412]

@@modigabdi503 Definitely funny. Hilarious tho?

[@mavfan1]

He almost makes the case that men can be funny.

[@DJDemers]

Let's not get carried away

[@duditsgrey5148]

He is ether British trying to speak with an American accent or he has a speech impediment.

[@1-llFallXnll-1]

He is mostly deaf so he cant really hear how loud or low he talks

[@jennaminheeross9443]

He is deaf and for obvious reasons it is common for those that are deaf or hard-of-hearing to have speech impediments or slight speech issues. Hearing aids never completely solve the problem we still have issues sometimes hearing the way our voice sounds.

[@brianerney8119]

Don't understand joke I don't get it not funny

[@BananaGrip]

Bruh... If you don't get it, it doesn't mean that it isn't funny, just that you're too dumb to understand it, and it went over your head. Get a dictionary, or something. Stop criticizing other people's work/comedy just because you don't get it. Geez.

[@seemslegit2412]

@@BananaGrip You don't need a dictionary for this. Its basic af. 😂

[@sunshine3914]

I’m a tough critic when it comes to what some call “entertainment”. Rarely does anyone make me laugh out loud. And while I didn’t find the bit lol hilarious, it did have me giggling throughout it.

[@redacted2275]

Kevin Malone: "So me think why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?" - I see you learn English from the man himself kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXyQfWyrndh1gq8

[@BananaGrip]

@@redacted2275 You must mean Ashton Kucher. Equally handsome, equally smart.

[@John_Smith_86]

Difficult for me to understand him. Other posters mentioned that he apparently has a disability, but yeah. I can't relate to his jokes easily, because I am just thrown off slightly by his deaf "accent".

[@DJDemers]

It's Invisalign

[@jennaminheeross9443]

Ughhhhh ignorance!!!!!!

[@John_Smith_86]

@@jennaminheeross9443 Hmm. Well, you can always educate yourself then?