Danny Bhoy on national symbols

[@skullsaintdead]

God, the Canadian crowds are good! They always laugh at the right times, never shy with the applause, not too loud and they wrap it up quickly so he can continue with the set. Sweet people!

[@michelleflood8220]

Skulls Ain't Dead I'm Dying to go to Canada as my two times great grandfather Edward Murphy was.born on Prince Edward Island in Canada

[@senoJyrreT]

I'm Canadian, my parents were Scottish...my favourite joke ever is... How was copper wire invented? Two Scots having a tug of war over a penny.

[@yugandali]

LOL

[@trafficjam7559]

My dad always said a Scotsman and an Irishman

[@stephanieellis5399]

Hahaha

[@highcontent1766]

Now you got me wheezing

[@anne-mariezack]

😆😆

[@OkkyHan]

Currently on the worst time of my health and found him.. been on a danny bhoy marathon since 2 days ago and the laughs seriously have been making me feel better and better. Thank you Danny 🌷

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

I hope you are doing better now? Personally my life went downhill after a traffic accident last summer but I'm OK now (just needed to accept faith).

[@Whirlwind53]

Me too!

[@karphin1]

He is definitely a fave, I laughed so hard at his show here in Halifax a few years ago, I could scarcely breathe! I hope the laughter helped, it’s definitely good medicine!

[@EndlessSummer888]

The Scots picked the thistle because they looked at it and saw just how sharp and prickly it was and thought to themselves "The only flower I like is the kind that can PIERCE THE THROAT OF AN ENGLISHMAN!"

[@heyysimone]

John oliver would like this

[@EndlessSummer888]

@@heyysimone Where did you think I got the idea from?

[@andrewjohnson6716]

"What, free?" Yes! Said like a true Scotsman!

[@highcontent1766]

Sounds like my Uncle Joe(his name is Joe hes Italian and if it's free he wants it)

[@wafflingmean4477]

Somehow for him it just works so well when he laughs at his own jokes. For some comedians even when their jokes are hilarious it doesn't really work but this is awesome.

[@denistuohy2535]

Honestly I feel like it makes his jokes better

[@carrieomahony1194]

A Scotsman is a man born and raised in Scotland who loves and embraces his country. A family members ethnicity will never change that. He may have roots elsewhere but Danny is a Scotsman, that's all he has and will ever claim to be. Just accept it.

[@michelleflood8220]

Carrie O' Mahony well he has said he's closer to his mums side the Scots and not as much of his dad's side more so now since his parents divorce a couple of years ago and his dad's remarriage

[@056Iceking]

He looks like an uncle from New Delhi. That is until he opens his mouth.

[@ScottishShorts]

Nobody really knows the true answer, but legend says that sleeping Scottish were awakened from an ambush by Viking Norse raiders when one of the attackers trod on a thistle with his bare feet. His cries roused the Scots who duly defeated the invaders, and the thistle was adopted as the symbol of Scotland. There is another story that the Cameronians threw thistles over the walls of a castle to end the siege.

[@laser8389]

I heard it was the English, but yeah, there may well be some truth to the story. Probably not a lot, but maybe some.

[@Edie45]

Thanks for the great history lesson. Scots wha’ hey!

[@hamishmchargUK]

Thank you Danny laddie! You are truly a Scotsman.

[@gpag1984]

Slayer suck it up!! He is a Scottsman and that is that!!! And a wonderful one at that!!!!

[@danvirago]

What an incredibly crafted joke…and it worked fabulously in Canada. I am proud to be Canadian and a majority of Irish decent and I really am rare and mystical…like the Irish. I tip me hat to you Danny

[@beekwa]

I've watched this countless times and it still makes me laugh.

[@aidygiz1]

"no you don't want that, we were about to throw it out" *pause* "what, free?!"

[@DaystarDragon]

"Oh why not. DIDLDYDEE POTATOES!!!"

[@MovieMadam54]

"What's that prickly, shitty-lookin thing over there?" AHahaha!!

[@michelleflood8220]

MovieMadam54 we were about to throw it out what free ! Lol priceless 😂😂

[@robinbielecki8351]

Danny is funny because he's easy to relate too. He's one of the best.😎

[@giggle_snort]

To date, this is my favorite bit of Danny's. I mean, that's like saying one brand of Swiss chocolate is better than another brand of Swiss chocolate, but still. PURE GOLD.

[@carrieomahony1194]

Yeah he is, he's born in Moffat, can you not hear it in his accent?. His dad's Indian but that's it, his mother is Scottish and that is where he was raised.

[@michelleflood8220]

Carrie O' Mahony isn't Moffat just outside Edinburgh though as his accent is definitely very similiar to someone from Edinburgh !

[@andrewglover6]

How could anyone not like Danny Bhoy, he is so funny and he is a fantastic storyteller!

[@andrewglover6]

We got the Silver Fern here in New Zealand!

[@jessedeleon2905]

whats that prickly~shitty lookin thing? lol

[@Morrigan070671]

Jesse Deleon b

[@michelleflood8220]

Morrigan070671 we were about to throw it out what free lol 😂!

[@SlappaDeBassMon]

Awesome, my favourite stand-up comedian along with Eddie Izzard.

[@xxcrowfeatherxx2540]

That laugh at 1:51 could be me xD

[@Nabokov50]

' You must have a leaf? ' Very classy, and playing to the crowd, but very classy.

[@ChelleMoon]

Love this guy I am part of the Scarborough Faire Queen's own Highlanders and just love to hear some one with a Scottish sound it is like music to my ears.

[@Speccy94]

1:50 He's doing an impression of The Edge from U2!

[@kindechoes]

The welsh have a bough and the irish 'twiddle dee dee' lmao what's not to like hahaha And scots want the pricks...perfect ...knew there was somethin to luv about 'em lmao

[@eileenio]

there's something about danny bhoy's style that makes me smile.

[@wanderliscious]

What an ignorant thing to say, shame on you. I'm a Ferguson and very proud to call Danny a fellow Scotsman.

[@fatalrob0t]

Wales also has the Welsh dragon.

[@justjet175]

fatalrob0t We Scots have the unicorn.

[@michelleflood8220]

don't tread on me girl curiously Irelands is the stag however that is the Republic of Ireland only Northern Ireland doesn't have any official representative Fauna

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

While the english stole their symbol from africa...much to confusion from the rest of the world

[@Naloxone2]

" What Free... We'll take the lot"

[@selenajasondemi]

"how many people just came her to hear me say that?" *big cheer* "you've let yourself down"

[@Edie45]

I love Danny. Just wish I’d known of him years ago. I would have driven four hours to see him live. (That’s a Canadian thing … measuring distance by driving time).

[@inkkulol]

@gabotheblue that's 'cause his mom or dad can't remember wich one, is from india. but he grew up in scotland, that makes him scottish enough for this to be funny :D

[@michanxstatus]

What you got nothin? What about a leaf, you must have a leaf? hahaha best part

[@DragonnSlayerr]

Tell me about how "arbitrary genetic markers" are involved in this discussion in anyway.

[@inkkulol]

@gabotheblue well, wikipedia says he's born Danni Chaudhry, suppose danny bhoy is hes stage name... easier to remember, kinda more catchy

[@MsFerris21]

@Easthattrick I've seen him live a couple of times... yeah, he laughs, but I think it's cos it genuinely makes him laugh.

[@MultiSciGeek]

lol upload more like these please

[@MsCartoon23]

@Flipper79able Actually I watched one of his specials and he mentioned that he's half-indian half-scottish.

[@inkkulol]

@gabotheblue well, wikipedia says he's born Danni Chaudhry, suppose danny bhoy is catchier and kinda easier to remember

[@gabitamiravideos]

Actually, I find the thistle flower beautiful on its own, prickliness notwithstanding. “Weed” is another name for “it grows wherever, whether you want it or not”.

[@fatim0nster]

A lot of weeds are often medicinal herbs as well. There are plenty of weeds where I live and I've only recently discovered most of them were medicinal xD. Just because it grows everywhere doesn't mean it's useless.

[@dheensay]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@carolmak3961]

Love it.. funny .. made me laugh!

[@minisaito2011]

did he do the thing on "confuse the hell out of the future with stonehenge" (seen it on tv right after this on JFL when they have 5 people in 1 hour.

[@lmartin001]

And 2 separate JFL festivals. Montreal is famous for it, but Toronto does one too. But yes, they are 2 VERY different cities

[@cazia9]

@toetappinggoodness all countries have a national flower/plant...he's not off when he says 'national symbol garden centre'

[@GO0DWOLF]

You seem overly focussed on his half Indian parentage somehow disqualifying him from truly being Scottish. We're more a product of our cultures than our genetics.

[@michelleflood8220]

GO0DWOLF I'm fourth generation Irish Australian so I get what you're saying but just because I'm born in sydney I do looks wise at least I am the descendant of Irish immigrants ! Pale skin dark blue eyes and dark hair ! But yes I've been brought up in a family that owes much of its culture to my ancestral homeland everything from my faith ( Irish catholic) to my sense of humour the music I listen to ( u2 is a fave ! )and actors and actresses I admire !

[@Rokdog33]

@FootjoyTroy I like the cut of your jib sir

[@kelsmart]

I'm irish and I find this hysterical. He's great

[@Thomasjoh834]

Is this the show where he also talks about the scottish national instrument? If so i've been looking for this show for quite some times, would be much appreciated if anyone could provide a link to the whole show!

[@MoonlightLadyDee]

LMAO! He's a hoot! Love his humour!

[@nima_33]

he's so funny!

[@Oxpost]

@Flipper79able Ok, maybe i interpreted your comment in a wrong way. It seemed to me like you were questioning the fact that he's scottish just because he doesn't look scottish. My bad!

[@pranitachabbar4089]

Absolutely adorable ;)

[@MrGamerGuy951]

Hey, from the maple tree you get syrup, taffy, sugar and all the sweet awesome stuff, all you get from a thistle is that thing that stabs you when you sit down or take off your jacket.

[@redraven24]

Ah ha ha! YES! I'll take a maple leaf any day as a national symbol!

[@missg.5940]

And a lot of goldfinches😉

[@alikos88]

is scottish mixed with something else? I heard indian but I dont see it. He looks mediterranean (greek/sicilian/spaniard).

[@ILuvPurpleGloves]

@pryansh0 he's half indian half scottish, but he rarely mentions it in his jokes

[@KingArthurFan]

"That spiky fuckin ahh thing"

[@claudiamacco6341]

He's indian and Scottish

[@SBS336]

the thistle really is a symbol designed for scotland: spiky, can be found just about anywhere in one fom or another, and fucking hard to get rid of :D

[@mickyalberta3484]

Anyone know what DVD this is from and where to buy it?

[@darkamazin]

LOOL when he said The Canadians i was like "Here we go........" ahahaha

[@michelleflood8220]

Dan Ransom this is in Montreal as far as I'm aware !

[@TAG037]

@missdexterity it's free?

[@MagesticMongoose]

O.M.G... you must have a leaf! LMAO!!!!!!

[@FlamingPorker]

Helloah im am a welsh manah. Funy as hell

[@yjamalian647]

@RCPDfilms :O

[@randominitializer]

on the stage it says montreal, but the description of the clip says it's in toronto just for laugh. which one is true?!

[@MsSMac07]

actaully the harp is irelands symbol, the only country who has an instrument

[@michelleflood8220]

MsSMac07 but Irelands is the shamrock and the stag for animal symbol just looked that up !

[@cloakitlikethat]

your right about the cities and provinces but im from montreal and we speak english and french so its not two seperate languages

[@michelleflood8220]

James Pipino yes you do however Canadian French could be said to be a dialectic form same as the German spoken in Switzerland or Austria is !

[@MsShutterbug123]

i love how after he says maybe the irish show up he's like Dammit now i have to say diddly dee potatoes

[@TheGator2000]

@ProphetOfTheTeapot he's actually scottish

[@shevieandkennii]

"what's the prickly, shitty lookin thing over there?"

[@Una756]

@Flipper79able hes half indian half scottish

[@Superchickenman159]

@shevieandkennii a thisle

[@mahahamalik]

i like how he looks at the crowd right after saying irish, and smirks for like ten seconds

[@nyx6178]

casually combating with the thoughts in his head

[@HawksxRequiem]

Fiddle Dee Dee, Potatoes! Funny thing being i have a friend with the nickname of Potato.

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

That Thistle has my respect. It's been going wild on American farms for decades. It's tenacious. If you dont chop its roots off when it sprouts it will grow over six feet tall and sread thousands of seeds and take over the property and pasture or crop. It's thorny and mean. Most things won't eat it. At times, even goats. It's got its uses. It's also a painful prickly pain.

[@UtubeuserLMJKBD]

Legend has it that a sleeping party of Scots warriors were saved from ambush by an invading Norse army when one of the attackers trod on a thistle with his bare feet. His cries raised the alarm, the roused Scots duly defeated the invaders, and the thistle was adopted as the symbol of Scotland. Unfortunately, there is no historical evidence for this, but Scots, like other nations, love a good story. Curiosity always gets the best of me ... I had to. :)) BTW, I love Danny!

[@michelleflood8220]

That is true and why the thistle has been the national symbol ever since same as the shamrock has been since st Patrick used it to convert the pagan Irish to Christianity using it as a way of showing the holy trinity !

[@daffyyj]

NOOOOOOOOO! It's the Montreal JFL, not Toronto. And Toronto isn't in Montreal; they're 2 separate cities, in 2 separate provinces, with 2 separate languages. :@

[@Numaedge]

I knew, as soon as he brought up symbols, a joke of the Canadian Maple Leaf would be told. XD

[@math2693]

He is super funny ..... my favorite comedian ever hahahahahahahaha

[@Zerocopsrus]

English symbol should be the dung heap used to feed the thistle lol😂😂😂

[@DonaldHolben]

oh this kills me!!! lol

[@Panda299]

hahaha loved it!

[@patamon3]

lmfao! that was so good!

[@Aka.G0llum]

Diddly dee! potatoes! HAHAHAHAAA

[@wullieready]

CLASS DB.

[@jennybravo7651]

what free! hazard in the rose garden :)

[@MidnightFireBurst]

If you say 'His Irish accent was horrible' and then 'that's how they speak'....you contradicted yourself LOL

[@freckleptic]

diddley dee potatoes :), danny bhoys catch phrase

[@blizzardofawesome]

where are ya talking about exactly cause that dont sound like canada

[@calimero1324]

@masonicbrother688 australia wasn't technically a prison. and people did go their by choice as they saw opportunity there. to the convicts and the willing people australia was a land of opportunity just like america

[@1875HIBEESFC]

Oh why not? diddly dee potatoes!

[@swtgrl17]

type gift before youtube?

[@GO0DWOLF]

So what you're saying is that the arbitrary legal boundaries don't matter, but the arbitrary genetic markers?

[@andyllamanipl]

DIDDLY-DEE POTATOES!! ROFLROFLROFL

[@myheartismadeofstars]

asfghhffyhf i can totally see Hetalia's Scotland just standing there, witing for his brothers to choose, and then choosing the thistle because it wreaks havoc on rose gardens!! XD

[@nji7772]

diddly dee potatotes. LOL LOL As my ma used to say, 'I hate to tell you but if you are Irish, you are really Scottish. We were here first" and, "do you know what they speak in the garden of eden?" Me; NO. Mom, Gaelic of course. HA HA HA

[@dorothyfreel1276]

He is the best ,l just love him.❌❌