Our Humor vs Korean Humor

[@carolazevedo6826]

About the sarcasm.. I've seen Super Junior Eunhyuk answering a question sarcastically once, and the other members didn't seem to get it hahaha He said that he wanted to be Siwon for one day so he could experience what it is to be ugly. And the others were like trying to correct him and it just made me laugh even more XDDD

[@VampireKnight0331]

+Ana Carol Design I remember reading it, but do you have a video of it? That humor is some of my favorite, sarcasm is 75% of my humor and 25% stupid comments.

[@selinie777]

I can never survive in Korea then. 80% of my vocabulary involves sarcasm.

[@hannahdaniels2022]

Yeah ok but KoreaSNL is hilarious

[@jennaefraley3881]

Ikr! Thats exactly what I was thinking!!!

[@lillylouisee227]

"yes that's accepteble "

[@thecakethatyoongithrewatna7509]

😂😂

[@peppermint8630]

😂😂😂

[@alannaball1566]

Reminds me of Lost In Translation 😂 "hold more close your face!"

[@jennaefraley3881]

I thought I’d be the only one 😂😂

[@sarah7755]

all i have is my sarcasm - i wouldn't survive

[@macabreromance]

"Teacher! Your ugly! April fools~" WOW HAHAHA OMG

[@adeena6]

+Crista Uchiha What if a student just moving from Korea did that... awkward af haha

[@AlexStraza]

+Crista Uchiha Sheldon have the same sense of humor

[@timmcauliffe3695]

You're. You are ugly

[@xuvy]

+Tim McAuliffe THANK YOU

[@jlee562]

+KPOP-ADDICT That was pretty hilarious lol

[@BobbittTheHobbit]

Man, I would be considered one of the rudest people in Korea...

[@daddy7860]

Yeah. I'm sad, now.

[@daddyjoons7701]

Same

[@gnawershreth]

I'd get in so much trouble in Korea, it seems. I love underplayed, dry, sarcastic humor. Especially if it's way over the line, very offensive stuff. I guess I'll never be a Korean. ;)

[@shtrurtle]

Laifgozon Did you spell plainly wrong just so "it might fly over your head" was more punny?

[@ivegottaluvlikewoe]

We have 5 Chinese international students at my Prep school in America. It's a really tiny school (less than 200 students) and it's kind of an everyone knows everyone situation, so our teachers can be really loose about their humor and the way they speak around students because they know them so well. Our athletic director really likes his sarcasm.. and he tends to use it around the international students a little too often. So many misunderstandings. So very many.

[@Rose-ws2ik]

ivegottaluvlikewoe That sounds exactly like how my school was :o!!

[@TheBaconWizard]

Oh God I'd be in so much trouble there.. I am British and our humour can be incredibly acerbic , pointed, dry, grave-side humour to the point where many Americans get offended (yeah I know the guys are Canadian, I have no idea if the same is true there too)

[@TheSupaman98]

Shit I'm British too and that's the kind of humour I like.

[@rimun5235]

DownFlex There is German humor?!!! :O Jk :p

[@cynthieful]

no one understood my sarcasm in korea XDD I got many weird looks but luckily no one got offended. At least I think so........ O_O haha but actually it's not as bad as you'd think. I did just fine!! I still have korean friends so I can't be that bad :DD but it does create confusing feelings and misunderstandings if you're using sarcasm when you're not expected to be joking (arguing/discussing something serious/not in a good mood) AND especially if the other person can't see your facial expressions!! as long as they can see from your face that it's a joke I think you're fine

[@Xxharukapanda]

TheBaconWizard majority of americans are like that but I would pick british over american anyday. Rather joke about death than hear bathroom jokes.

[@rimun5235]

Xxharukapanda Yeah, when I first came here, Americans really didn't get my humor. Kenyan humor has a lot of disses. Me and my African friends diss each other all the time. I remember my roommate introduced me to her friend and I was like "Oh, she's the bitch!" Everyone froze and I was like I'm kidding... guys... Among my friends we would laugh about it and make it a joke while knowing the person is indeed a bitch but because everyone froze, it made it super awkward. The awkward laughing didn't make it any better. ._.

[@annemoon85]

If I ever go to Korea, I'm screwed. Maybe 70% of what I say to friends is sarcastic, and all of us use sarcasm SO MUCH, we occasionally can't tell if someone is serious or not, it's sooooo bad. Seeing someone overreact is funny, but I can't do it myself :P

[@ubiquitous_aquarius]

I understand that they are talking about the general trends (which is totally valid), and I personally hate the people that do the "OH YEAH? But I have an example..." But I had a boyfriend who was born and raised in Seoul, he came over to the US when he was 13 with his family. He was the MOST obnoxiously sarcastic person I've ever met. The day he asked me out, he said "you're so sarcastic it's horrible. I love it." So...there IS hope ;)

[@김가영-x3r]

One thing I really hate about gag concert or koreanSNL is that they make fun of obese/ugly women a lot! I mean I don't find making fun of people's appearance that funny (actually I dont think anyone should find it funny) but apparently a lot of koreans love that kind of stuff. And it's so true that they don't get sarcasm. It's literally so embarrassing/frustrating when someone doesnt get your sarcasm and you are just standing there awkwardly, trying to explain that you werent actually being serious lol

[@이예원-u1k]

Katherine Kim It's not that people make fun of fat or ugly people.. it's because they're funny. It's just hard to explain

[@김가영-x3r]

Laura Lee I dont think you got my point though. I'm not saying that they are not funny. I'm saying that when you're watching Gag Concert or Korean SNL or whatever, it's easy to spot fat people or ugly people are playing a role as someone who's not desirable to men. Like, they actually use "the fact that certain person doesn't meet the body image that WE desire" in a negative way - something that is not acceptable according to our beauty standard - to make people laugh. And that, in my opinion, is not right.

[@pepsipark4081]

Katherine Kim I agree with you. I watch some variety shows, so I've gotten used to a lot of their mannerisms, but one thing that I can NEVER find funny (it's actually such a turnoff) is making fun of age and appearances. It's so rude....you can tell some people are really hurt on the inside even when they're trying to laugh it off.

[@이예원-u1k]

Katherine Kim yes you can see lots of ugly and fat people but it's not only Korean programs that do that.. also they won't just laugh at the person because he/she is ugly or fat just like what anto wud

[@junghunpark7659]

Absolutely agree with you even though i'm korean

[@geminiproject062]

That last point was really accurate! The thing about how variety show humor (I've only seen Japanese variety shows not Korean but they sound similar based on your description) being exaggerated and inviting you to laugh even if you don't know the language versus North American humor that I think is VERY MUCH based on words, tone, and knowing the language and culture. I think even if a friend of mine didn't understand what exactly was going on in a Korean or Japanese variety show they'd still smile at what's going on, but on the flip side if someone who didn't understand English tried to watch stand-up or a skit it wouldn't be as easy to get into it, since our humor requires a lot of tonal sarcasm that even I couldn't really grasp when moving back from Taiwan to the US for college.

[@juliacollazoactress]

Dude, the class that pretended to jump out the window is so funny!

[@veryfunnyvonny]

maybe the reason Martina finds it not so funny because of the high rates of suicides in South Korea, but yea, those kids are hilarious and creative!

[@juliacollazoactress]

Yeah... that is really sad. I think it's just so impressive that the whole class was so coordinated.

[@KaylahH]

ikr I was laughing tbh

[@user-fj1eq8iu8j]

OMG!! If I was Martina,I would have brought a trash bag or a shovel,walk towards their "dead" bodies,and say "welp I better get of them" in Korean, just to see there reaction.

[@amipop1108]

Sarcasm is life for me. I couldn't live without it. But yeah, most Korean humor isn't humorous for me. Some of the things they do, yes, but verbal jokes, no. It's probably just a cultural and language barrier that doesn't make me understand.

[@kerryoke68]

I can confirm this is 100% TRUE regarding sarcasm. When I lived in Koreatown I went to a Korean meetup. Even after going a few times and getting along with everyone, I made a joke to the girl next to me imitating my friend who came along. I did his voice speaking Korean badly (trust me, in context you would have gotten it) and she just stared at me and said "You should not speak informally to me." The comedy was sucked out of the room. I felt so bad. I said. "Oh no. I wasn't speaking TO you. I was speaking AS him talking to the other person." She just stared and said "You shouldn't do that." Finally I decided to just act like an old Korean lady and turn it on her. "Hey. I'm 42, you're 19. Would you tell a Korean ahjumma to speak formally to you?" She got all scared and said, "I'm sorry." with a half bow! I said, "I'm kidding! You're not in trouble." Gah After that I realized that Koreans have a great sense of humor, you just have to get a feel for it an it generally doesn't involve any kind of role play or heavy sarcasm, at last not from foreigners at this point. I have found though that dry humor is not lost on them if you make a stone face. When someone in the group asked me why I want to go to Korea I said very seriously, "I'm planning on becoming a K-pop sensation. Yeah I'm starting a girl group with other ahjummas. We're called "Aigoo-centric".

[@dylanakent]

What you're describing about Korean humor is very much like what was considered "acceptable humor" in North America in the 1950's and 1960's that you'd find on prime time variety shows. There was a lot of role switching humor, basic jokes and the sexual humor was very tame - they used to call it "blue humor". It's really tame/lame stuff compared to what is in USA, Canada, Australia/NZ and the UK now. Korean humor will probably evolve/devolve ? (depending on your viewpoint) in several decades as the culture changes. Really helpful and interesting tip to avoid sarcasm. And that shoe prank - wow...that's creative in a completely group psychopathic way. I don't know what I would have done in that situation.

[@VampireKnight0331]

Korean humor was definitely a culture shock after first watching variety and dramas. The animated editing, like the sweat bullets, and the other cheesy stuff was pretty annoying at first, and also them writing everything in Korean at the bottom, almost every phrase being written when it was literally just said. Though definitely over time the humor and variety editing has grown on me a lot. Varieties at first were pretty hard to watch but now it's one of my favorite things to do.

[@Paula495]

+VampireKnight0331 I totally agree with you. When I first started watching Korean variety shows, I found it so weird and cheesy, but now it is the thing that will make me laugh the most. Western shows don't make me laugh as much anymore. I not only started to understand and enjoy the humor, but my sense of humor changed as well. And I don't regret anything. :)

[@VampireKnight0331]

Paula495 I think that most people have gone through this change. Most westerners don't have this sense of humor, but then after watching enough Korean dramas and varieties, the humor gets added into the everyday humor that the western kpop fans use.

[@VampireKnight0331]

***** Yeah, but we weren't talking about Japan, it was strictly the Korean humor shock.

[@kathaai]

NOOOO I CAN ONLY DO SARCASM I DONT HAVE OTHER HUMOR SKILLS

[@souleaxter]

Me 😂😂😂

[@바보-o8h]

SAME 😭

[@reeyanadouglas7736]

Yah

[@ForeverCellist]

I'm planning on going to teach English in Korea for a few years after graduating college and I can tell right now I will have such a hard time toning down my sarcasm. I never use *mean* rude sarcasm, but I frequently use sarcasm in a sassy or teasing way ("Did you like it?" *looks down at my practically licked-clean plate* "no, I hated it.") I basically speak in pure sarcasm at times, hahaha. But at the same time I also love Korean variety shows and often find myself absolutely cracking up. It's been a while since I started watching Korean variety shows/reality shows/dramas/etc., so I don't really know if I liked that type of humor even before, but I know that now I absolutely love it.

[@angelbooky2255]

lol I think I like your sarcasm

[@danieladifoggia9019]

im like you, i always use sarcasm

[@KA-vd9wm]

"this is acceptable" XDDDD

[@lina9246]

I was deaaaad

[@jormundheimvissa7319]

I died at that part.

[@IMChrysalis]

Jim Carrey's Fire Marshall Bill is one of my favorites!... Nice imitation, Martina! LOL

[@CatsRule63]

lol, 3:55 "wellll......sometimes..." and it shows both pics of the episode of SNL Korean with SuJu

[@zaral8349]

So I always wanted to know how koreans feel about non-koreans listening to kpop?

[@zaral8349]

if they ever make a video on this ...someone let me know please ? :p kkk

[@zaral8349]

I know but i'm just curious :D

[@cynthieful]

well koreans themselves don't care about kpop groups as much. They know them and there are some they like, but all my friends listen a lot music I've never heard of. However they were amazed and impressed when I knew many kpop groups and even more than some of them who aren't that interested. Koreans will always be impressed what ever it is that you know about Korea or things in Korea, so I'd say they'd feel impressed if you knew kpop groups AND especially they will be impressed if you can memorise korean lyrics :DD

[@sonnyragdc5432]

Mexican humor: bad words, sarcasm, overexagerating, make fun of yourself, word games, make fun of others, make fun of you, make fun of rich powerful people, playing roles and.... You can actually get so rude if people let you

[@Pomagranite167]

Sonnyra GdC The same with Russians. My family has very VERY dark humor. We say all sorts of offensive jokes only in our house. We are never politically correct in our house, but in public, we are still loving, caring, and polite people.

[@julietagracia4030]

Trueee

[@corazondonquixote]

Omg, I'm Mexican and since I was used to this humor and thought it was normal, I ended up making so many of my friends cry back then! They're all used to my humor now though. They have even brought it into their own humor, so now we just seem like really shady people whoops

[@rekadoraurban2109]

sounds kinda good xD

[@adeena6]

+Sonnyra GdC I'm south asian and i can relate lol and forget the making fun of politicians xD

[@riyku]

Haha oh gosh I started dating a guy named 상엽 (Sangyeob) and he and I had a lot of awkward moments when we first started dating because of the difference in humour. We're still super different but I've gotten so used to his humour that it's begun to make me laugh for real now so the more you get used to it the funnier it will become !! At least in my case

[@CrazyLeopardStarYay]

That's very interesting to know! ^_^

[@alicecheese7130]

do u have instagram?

[@riyku]

aelliseu cheese Sadly no! But I should get it.. xD (That is, if you were talking to me lol)

[@alicecheese7130]

사만다 매 왓슨 haha yes i was.. i was just asking cause i think i would like all ur pics with u and ur bf cause I'd probably find you guys soooo cuteee.

[@riyku]

aelliseu cheese If I make one, I'll let ya know ;D

[@appletreesubs]

The really weird thing is when your Korean friends DO use sarcasm and since you don't expect it you end up seeming like the one who doesn't understand sarcasm -_-'

[@darcyarguello3299]

I can't believe i havent found this channel sooner love you guys!!

[@uyenvu5568]

So I know this lady who usually sells me Thai tea. One time, I saw something new and bought a cup. Before I even got to take a sip, she asked me how was the drink. So then I take a sip and immediately respond, "It's good!" because it WAS good! She looked so disappointed so I was confused for a while. Now it hit me that I probably responded too fast so it probably seemed like I lied.. I only did so cause she wanted an answer so I wanted to respond right away after I took a sip.. plus I had somewhere to be so I was in a rush. In addition, maybe it's cause I didn't exaggerate how good it tasted. It was really good! No lie! It was probably better than her thai teas.. ever since that day, I never saw that new drink again. LOL.

[@veggiemite777]

I think I would fit in quite well with Korean culture(after learning the etiquette and social conventions...).

[@thapoint09]

I've noticed one thing about Korean humor: lots 'n' lots 'o sound effects. Like, in the vein of Lizzie McGuire or Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, but wackier.

[@michaelpark6417]

lol that suicide prank was actually funny. and creative and fucked up

[@michaelpark6417]

***** ah what we little shits do to make our teachers feel like shit. I remember the good old days

[@jairuslirazan6317]

My humor is basically just perverted shit poured over sarcasm and topped with racist jokes and finished with a ton of cursed words. lol

[@joselynlopez2141]

Same

[@ltchip2593]

basically mine too

[@sophiayamagughi]

me too. Not racist jokes but everything else

[@EvilDude1]

You must be my spirit animal.

[@Thoughtso573]

That's not cute.

[@alannaball1566]

This makes so much sense. My mother and I once made the observation that the Korean-Americans we've met didn't seem to understand sarcasm. (We put our feet in our mouths too many times.) We wondered if it was cultural even though all had grown up in the states. Now I know! Cool to learn about differences in humor.

[@megandixon64]

I have and will always find you two funny, its so fun to go back and watch older viedos.

[@andrea_palafox]

I'm full of sarcasm. Most of the time I don't even mean it. Even when I text people say I'm sarcastic. It's just me, I can't control it. I also say pervert jokes a lot so that doesn't help at all...

[@melinalamborelle7460]

My favorite part of variety shows is when they make the person's head big XD It shows their reactions better and they look funny too ^^

[@foreverinbloom14]

I love korean variety shows. Their humour fits my style very well I guess.

[@nekoyon89]

+Melanie Grey yea me too. i think there's sarcasm in there too

[@dodendiemfdleo00]

+Melanie Grey I like Korean variety shows too. They are funny to me too. But those comedy shows... aren't so funny to me. I find those variety shows way entertaining than comedy shows like gag concert, comedy big league, etc.

[@nekoyon89]

+dodendiemfdleo00 completely agree. i watch more variety shows than dramas. sometimes i cant share the excitements with my friends :(

[@adeena6]

+Melanie Grey I love weekly idol humor, it's just a bunch of insults. When they do skits and try being funny that's okay but just saying unscripted things are the best!

[@TheMadameHannah]

Why do they take their shoes off before jumping out the window for suicide?

[@jellytaemin5231]

Korea.

[@konichiwalol]

They do it in Japan too. I can't remember the reason, but it's something about their suicide being voluntary.

[@blumenkohl6268]

That just sounds funny and terribel!

[@TheBlasianPrincess]

I cant believe I laughed...

[@karlaflores3121]

TheBlasianPrincess I laughed to donr worry their going to end up outside anyways way take your shoes off

[@tantan3287]

your interpretation of the editing of korean variety shows was spot-on!!!

[@adamcousins1654]

The more I watch simon and martina the more I love them!!

[@KarpoCottage]

I think the funniest thing about Korean shows is when they cry, because it's in the middle of the eye and not at the tear dock thingy

[@sgcl10658]

eye drops, maybe?

[@jeynalim]

Running Man has its funny moments mainly because of the cast, though some of the spoken jokes just fall flat for me.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Koreans must looove Jim Carrey then. :D

[@Nephael117]

RhythmAddictedState Probably too tame for them.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Danilo Veloso Jim Carrey is probably one of the least tame comedians ever. :)

[@jennyhoneypenny]

RhythmAddictedState Actually, Koreans do love Jim Carrey. They also love the fact that in one movie called YES MAN, his character tries to learn Korean. After that movie, he was really famous in Korea. I know this because my family's Korean and my mom and her friends became big Jim Carrey fans after that movie.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Jennifer Park Wow, really? That's so amazing! :D

[@CrazyLeopardStarYay]

Jenny Park I saw that movie so long ago but you made me want to watch it again!

[@essymuffins]

OMG DOCTOR WHO REFERENCE! This Whovian thoroughly approves! :D You guys are such lovable and adorkable nerds who made wonderfully entertaining videos! You guys rock!

[@saranghae1saranghae]

They probably won't read this, but I just wanted to confirm that there are people, like me, who get the In Livin' Color references, and the Fire Marshal Bill character. Also, awesome topic guys. Keep up the good work. I love your videos.

[@ObsessedPersonality]

I think Martina's kids got it with the April Fools joke!

[@그러나하지만-q7s]

Kyungsoo is the definition of sarcasm

[@valkyrie6691]

haha soo true lol

[@바보-o8h]

😂😂😂😂

[@neuw4494]

Someone just misspelled satanism

[@그러나하지만-q7s]

+ShiroLives ?

[@neuw4494]

+Carol Lopez cause satansoo? I mean it's not sarcasmsoo

[@KayLyda]

LMAO could not stop laughing at 5:55 and onwards at simon's story!

[@xjaxxiee]

I think everything you said was spot on! I mean, people in South Korea have and use sarcasm but it's not widely used like in America. I've always thought this but I could never put it into words to explain to my friends. I think it's because I've grown up with it and it's part of my lifestyle that it's hard to explain to others. Good job! (:

[@MrsCDubb]

Hope you do a tutorial on how you did your hair here, Martina. You look great as always! I love your style!

[@jasminewong7092]

korean variety shows are amazing! their subtitles and cartoons are the highlights!

[@MochiMegan]

I really like Korean humor and I loooove Japanese humor. I love sarcasm but the majority of the time I don't really like American humor.

[@jnyerere]

Good thing that Koreans know it's absurd to make 'yo mama' jokes. I wish Americans had more self-respect. It really boils down to that in the end. If you don't respect your own mother, then you're not gonna respect someone else's mother. At least that's what my mother taught me growing up.

[@Jimq9258]

Western humor can also be very vulgar. I think all comedy has it's own place, but when the average person throws sexist and gay jokes, I really believe that the standard of our humor is super low.

[@gigglymanz]

Jimmylqd European humor is usually way more vulgar. (Lived in England, Paris, and traveled through Germany for 2 1/2 years. Paris not that bad though.)

[@Jimq9258]

imost111 I don't know about you, but as a twenty year old I see this type of humor being very popular all over the internet. And the people who enjoy and make these jokes are well over over their middle school years. I'm not talking about yo mama jokes, but this be-as-insulting-as-possible type of humor...

[@jnyerere]

imost111 And for the most part you're right. But you'd be surprised how many "grown" men out there talk and act this way.

[@xxSWORD]

Western Humour is the funniest.. the new ones but the old ones and well the white type nah

[@boredonline97]

lol, i love your fire marshall bill impression. "in living color" was hilarious

[@MasterRainbowEater]

I just fell in love with you guys. It's the first video I've seen and it was cracking up!!!

[@FairlyOddChelle]

I feel like such an awful human being because when Martina explained that suicide prank I let out the biggest laugh ever! So messed up, crazy kids! And I know this is super late, but I remember Fire Marshall Bill! One of the channels here plays like a two hour block of In Living Color every weekday morning, it's amazing.

[@panelan]

I somewhat disagree with this video because Korean use sarcasm as a joke a lot. When you use sarcasm in foreign country, you must understand their culture and use right gesture and posture. Also use it with right timing. If you failed, you are going to be rude to foreigner. I learn this from my English teacher in U.S. Actually, this video reminds me of my friend. He said 'American jokes has a lot of over-acting' after watching 'AUSTIN POWER'

[@animecuteperson1]

a link to this commercial you guys talked about ? : D i really want to see

[@327129]

running man , invincible youth , happy together , gag concert, we got married.

[@gugsu8324]

Jimena Torres commercial for the kimchi...

[@zhayu054]

i love how u guys are so accepting of different cultures!!!

[@simonpanlaque4535]

i find your humor so funny i love you guys wish you go to the Philippines

[@annepjulien5328]

simonandmartinabonus Fire Marshall Bill!! Of course I remember!!!

[@loopper9]

how do you start living in korea? Like if you wanted to live in Korea, where do you start?

[@CharlyeSparx]

I'm British, and I don't get American sarcasm at all, but I love Korean humour (I'm not like my peers though)

[@RisaKaulitzO]

I find almost every joke funny, I love to laugh so.. I think I don't care about what kind of humor I'm watching I laugh anyways xD

[@wavesofwoodenlegs]

Martina doing the Doctor Who joke and going off into the Tardis made my day!!!

[@Parrish234]

My favorite character was WANDA!!! "Oh no you didn't!" Dracula: "I traveled over many mountains and oceans to see you." Wanda: "You so crazy!! You Coulda Just Called!! Word up!"

[@wolfmind17]

that ish was funny

[@SelinaChanselinaenchanted]

Martina I think you look absolutely FLAWLESS in this video ^^

[@casspurrwaspurr4716]

Sarcasm n-n-not accepted? MY LIFE WOULD BE INCOMPLETE

[@Laura-ur1wu]

That part at the end were Martina started talking wierd was comic gold! 😂😂😂😂😂 Martina, you are my spirit animal.

[@erikaiversen5883]

Every so often I too bust out a Fire Marshal Bill impression/reference and haha get the same "no one knows who that is." response. Awkkkwaaarrd. Thanks for that!

[@rebca888]

I'm korean variety addict xD I'm huge fan of body gags too xD and especially a fan of running man bcs it's hilarious yet not scripted :D

[@ebyfay]

Ohhh they wouldn't like Australian humour then haha But then most people from other countries, specially America, dislike our humour. It's very sarcastic and offensive, we make fun of each other all the damn time. Hell you can tell whose your close mate if they insult daily haha. We Australians are definitely not politically correct

[@xxSWORD]

Ebeny Australian humour is weak Tbh.. try western American humour is the bestest and worst.

[@mewtashi]

Sounds similar to british humour,

[@ginsengjin]

This videos does not accurately describe Korean humor. Most of the really funny Korean humor is in the language and based off of cultural/social hierarchy structure of Korea which is harder to understand by foreigners. The humor described in the video is what I would call level 1 humor where it's just superficial jokes and body gags. This is same for American humor where you have to understand a lot about popular media to understand references of stand up comedy. One thing mentioned in the video that is true is that Korean humor is much cleaner than American humor and less obscene to reach the same level of humor.

[@mariont200]

Omg, Martina's glasses are so cute and look really nice. Also Simon has an interesting necklace. Can't see it well, so curious what brand it is. :)

[@gabyloresis]

Watching their old videos... Simon looks so young. He can rock both looks tbh.

[@NatWarrior1]

"I don't have a lot of friends" wow Simon you must be so ronery.

[@cesarm206]

I did a Korean style joke with exaggeration in class (I live in America) because I've been influenced by Koran variety shows. It completely failed and it even turned out embarrassing. It was cold in the classroom so my teacher told us to get our sweaters if we were cold and I asked her if I could get my jacket. That was part one of my lame joke and a classmate asked , "Was that supposed to be a joke?" I left the classroom and returned with my jacket and hat laughing in the silent classroom. Everyone, including the teacher, thought I was insane and some classmates started fake laughing as a joke. Then when I sat down, I put on my jacket and hat on. That made people think I'm absolutely insane and I learned my lesson about the difference of humor in Korea and that of America.

[@ezrascarlet814]

What was the joke? Pls tell me!

[@TeaTimeForNone]

"yes this is acceptable" hahaha

[@JazzyZenBrotha]

That is very insightful information. When I move to Korea I plan to study more on this subject. Thank you for letting me know.

[@CymieJill]

I LOVED THE FIRE MARSHALL! HAHAHA also success for the Doctor Who reference :D

[@UlysseLife]

I love Korean or Asian style of humour I wish North American could just be more like the cute funny humour then the crude stuff they have over here.

[@xrarelightx]

I remember Living Color! LOL

[@dodendiemfdleo00]

I'm Korean and I thought we had sarcasm in our jokes... was it just me? lol cause I mostly do sarcastic jokes around my Korean friends and they get it. And they do it too. Some Korean jokes... I find it funny but many I don't. same for Western. I actually like most of the standing comedy shows... but other than that... the ones like knock knock and yo mama jokes... I still don't get them. Back then.. I thought it was because of my English but it's still not funny after 10 years. lol And many Koreans find American standing comedy shows funny too. There are many subtitled comedy shows on youtube and I see many Koreans like them.

[@yujinkim8428]

Yes. Koreans have sarcasm in the jokes in my opinion. I think that's because many of foreigners can't get sarcasm in Korean... It's hard to understand the humor of the other's language, even if the one is kinda good at Korean. But usually it's easier to get physical humor.

[@xoxtwinklingstarxox]

the triple shot angle thing! omg, it gets me everytime and i don't even know why

[@KpopLee]

I've been watching variety shows and Korean movies for so long that my humour has sort of changed. I find myself laughing to shows like Running Man over Australian comedic shows. Also, I did enjoy that one episode where you guys guested on RM, ages ago.

[@saltanat1319]

I dont understand Mr. Bin humor, although western people find him very funny. He also exaggerates a lot. And I find the group jump of the window joke funny.

[@SmileyAdorable]

I'm western and I don't get Mr. Bean either! Never understood why and how everyone finds his show/movie or whatever funny. He kinda annoys me actually.

[@MiSsToX1c]

now i now why korean commercials are so weird

[@joyk.4613]

its YO mom. Not YOUR. That's probably why people got offended...

[@samysdefer]

HAHAHAHA xD

[@emanuelrodriguez5166]

OMG!!! They described Weekly Idol so perfectly. I love that show!!! lol

[@chezzerehinojos9308]

Fire Marshall Bill was Jim Carey's character on Internet Living Color if I remember correctly. Homie the Clown was my fav though.

[@DavidsonLoops]

Can I ask a question here... So to start out I'm British I'm no stranger to sarcasm. But when I was in Korea, I noticed a lot of, not rude per se, but dry attitude from people. Like they'll say hi in a really cheery and friendly way, soon as something else is said, cold as fuck. Anyone else noticed that?

[@김대리-z2i]

the reason is so simple, those korean just fear to speak in english, as you know , typical korean are too shy to speak in english when their english not perfectly good enough, i swear that almost all of them never have negative thinking toward you, just fear

[@DavidsonLoops]

I hope it's that simple Hyungmin

[@kisencnk968]

DavidsonLoops did you make sure the people you met in korea were fully able to communicate with you in english? if they weren't, they probably got so nervous speaking english to a native english speaker and ended up giving you some short sentences in turn, which can look like dry attitude.

[@DavidsonLoops]

kisencn k Well I have a korean friend at university here in england who speaks seemingly good english and even i get dry attitude from her sometimes! -.-

[@elnino9193]

Because they're just shy and feel wierd to say something in english which they are not good at.

[@yooasmiracle]

Super Junior were in the only two examples of "sex humor" they showed😂

[@platosfriend]

Lol, "you're funny looking, does that count" is probably exactly the kind of humor you shouldn't use with Koreans 😂

[@Freakforphotos]

Late to the game here, but damn Martina, your students put in fantastic effort on April Fools! They must have totally adored you :)

[@hvcyp]

I actually like Korean humor a lot and Asian humor in general, and it's really hard to explain to my family why I laugh in front of what they consider "weirdly immature(?)" humor. Also, you guys talked about the "replays" (at 4:14) and that reminds me of when I watched my first Korean show ever, Hello Baby; even if I was already into Asia at the time, it wasn't like the replays shocked me or annoyed me; most of the time, it actually made me laugh, and I... don't actually understand why.

[@rimun5235]

I LOVE VARIETY SHOWS!!! It's true though, not a lot of sarcasm. I feel like western comedians tend to go through the whole stand up phase hence humor tends to be more verbal and situation based while in Korea, they have like the comedy exam, etc. However, I find Korean skits to be way funnier. SNL in the U.S is shit! However, Gag Concert is one of my fave shows for their ability to create good skits and a variety of characters. Far funnier than SNL. However, Louis CK, Chris Rock and George Carlin (RIP) are just super hilarious! Dave Chapelle show had gold moments.

[@HLCG11]

In Korea, you must not make a joke with their parents because it's biggest insulting in Korean culture. Korean culture is base on confucianism, and respecting parents is on of ground rule of confucianism. if somebody make a joke about their parents they going to be not only upset, they will be fury about it. it's like same level of making joke about Muhammad in Mosque

[@rosemajeed5673]

Wait!!!jokes about Mohammed the prophet ...well of course you can't because he is a great man so you can't come and make jokes about him cause you may not know islam or know it but don't care about so you can't ...it's like coming to a church and tell jokes about jesus which is totally wrong!! Even if you are not Christian you should not make fun about what you don't know so you have to respect jesus as well respect Mohammed

[@justinrussell3166]

Yo mama so fat people jog around her for exercise.

[@justinrussell3166]

rose majeed What do you call a Muslim who owns a camel and a goat? Bisexual.

[@DJStripez56]

Justin Russell ohh ooh too far man

[@nabyeongshin]

English sarcasm doesn't come across well to Koreans because it's ENGLISH... not because it's sarcasm. Koreans are plenty sarcastic.

[@sidhe21]

I love that show too! I like it when they do Random Dance, its my favorite.

[@IIMwieMandyII]

variety shows are so so well produced i'm so impressed by the editors of these things