ISMO | She Sells Sea Shells

She sell sea shells by the sea shore. 🐚 Is there a more difficult and unnecessary English phrase? 🤔 Please, let me know.
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[@weissrotweiss]

This dude deserve a Netflix special...

[@akumpi]

banger idea

[@applepie443]

Definetly. He has made a TV show in Finland tho.

[@kjollahti1863]

Comedy Central Show he needs. And has to do the skit of a woman selling clams at the sea

[@thatJoseph]

Shpecial

[@falconeagle3655]

Definitely, but Netflix is not watching him.

[@michaeljuliano8839]

It’s hard enough to do comedy in your own language, but to do it in another requires ridiculous levels of confidence. As a language nerd, I love the layers of an act like this, both for my admiration at you trying this at all and for providing that funny perspective on how ridiculous my language is.

[@freielias5479]

you read my mind

[@lumihanki5631]

He is identical in his act, be it in Finnish or English..... ..obviously the sketches are different but still. Fully recognizable Ismo Leikola.....

[@sateentuoksu]

​​@@lumihanki5631 Yeah, he sounds somewhat equally awkward in Finnish, too. And as hilarious. ❤

[@criticalthinker1123]

It's about about the delivery

[@erkkamykkanen]

A real tongue-twister: "The girl has some clams for sale at the beach."

[@stanfield3239]

Clams can mean something else too so... yeah, toung-twister indeed

[@perusbersuerkki]

@@stanfield3239 wheres your little clam Arya

[@Schmuni]

OYSTERS, CLAMS AND COCKLES!

[@Alex-pd5xc]

giggidy

[@mercentperrault]

Problem solved. But not really.

[@niranjanbaravani1806]

This guy's comedy is special! He makes so many mundane things so funny to hear, especially with his unique delivery style! Love watching him :)

[@a.mrashid8117]

Almost like Mr. Beans style

[@LupusRutilus]

"I can not imagine a situation where I will ever need this sentence" - he says having a whole stand up session about that exact sentence.

[@epictetus9221]

a real life situation, obviously

[@pauljordan4452]

A very specific situation.

[@rberg79]

The humor is peak irony+satire. If you were paying really close attention, you'll have a chuckle that he thought he'd never have to say "she sells sea shells by the seashore"; while listening to him having put himself in the position of needing to say it on stage. Amazing. It's so perfect it is either serendipitous or genius-clever.

[@Nayo68]

Serendipitous....wow! Thats a fancy word huh!

[@sateentuoksu]

And if you listen even more carefully, he has no problems in saying the words correctly, when he doesn't specially concentrate on pronouncing them awkwardly 😁

[@criticalthinker1123]

serendipitous? First time I hear that

[@khadi8424]

She shells shea shells at the sheee shooor! 😂😂😂 Honestly one of the best comedians out there! 💕

[@mohammadwasiltalash3695]

☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@kaisanuolioja8937]

Every time he says "shooor" I just crack up. Over and over again. I wonder how long he could be repeating it.

[@bobosims1848]

"Location, Location, Location"... Ismo, you're killing me! Wonderful.

[@Vincentdeoliveira]

I CANNOT WAIT until he gets his very own live special! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@timomastosalo]

So what do you do when you can't wait? :)

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

I wonder if he can deliver. Enough material etc.

[@AliHSyed]

ISMO has better grasp of the English language than some native English speakers I know

[@Berrysee]

This world needs more of you Ismo. Genuine, pure, witty, amazing comedy!

[@sanjgoonetilleke4233]

Please, please give ISMO his Netflix or any other Tv special. He deserves it, he is a natural and the funniest guy I have seen. You crack me up brother 🤣😅😂

[@patrickt.randolph7043]

I've taught ESL for 24 years and would love him in my classes~!!!!! He'd make teaching at university worth it~!!!

[@linmi2246]

Haven't seen stand-ups with such finesse in a long while. Excellent!

[@tuyenvo86]

ever since i saw him do the one where he says ha ta ta ta ta i have been obsessed with him. his jokes are funny, and his accent and broken english makes it even more hilarious

[@dozer1642]

“The girl has some clams for sale on the beach.” I plan to title my autobiography as such. Ismo you my friend are a legend. 🍻

[@karmathukten8965]

I watch your every show on youtube atleast five times. You're damn funny..what i love the most about you is your accent and your gestures while looking for words..lol...ample love from Bhutan!

[@isaacrobertson4374]

These always crack me up!! Thanks for making my day

[@98370alberto]

Beauty about his material is that it's clean everyday ordinary stuff... not covered with filthy nasty crap like other wanna be comedians. An entire family can sit and enjoy his performance..

[@hamhead2765]

Why can't you just say you like his work without launching into an opinionated judgment of other people's tastes. There's lots of very funny comics who are not for the whole family to sit around and watch.

[@irmaadyatnimawardi]

ISMO! I just found you, and you made my day waaaaay better :) Thank you!

[@hmdshokri]

from now on Im' using ISMO instead of LMAO!

[@abibnoor]

I Shit My ass Out.

[@timomastosalo]

Instantly Switching Myself Off Sea shore or not

[@z1sania]

You meant IMHO

[@timomastosalo]

@@z1sania No, guess why he meant ISMO? Not IMHO, not ZURIKO - but even ZURIKO is a closer guess than IMHO.

[@sanjeebbaruah7748]

ISMO.

[@lhouvumboipu4759]

ismo is funny as shit! he sounds funny and the things he says wouldn't be funny at all if i said it.

[@Kharock]

He’s “the shit!” 😆

[@lhouvumboipu4759]

@@Kharock i see what you did there :D

[@manikparihar6184]

Originality

[@Kadagirl777]

Indeed, he does some "funny ass shit!" 😜

[@Mgamal56]

@@Kadagirl777😂😂

[@mmitja]

It's: she sells sea shells by the shore of Seychelles

[@Harrythe1st]

Easy to pronounce , np

[@matiasvahervuori876]

Isn't it "She sells seashells by the sea shore"or have I heard it wrong

[@cyvetore0122]

The best flag I know

[@eleSDSU]

If you want to add it and keep it difficult maybe "In Seychelles she sells sea shells by the sea shore".

[@darlingsapphire1]

HE JUST GIVES ME SIDE-SPLITTING LAUGHTER. I OFTEN WATCH HIM BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE.

[@lynneleeluckdowsing6654]

Genius comic! His own man; a breath of fresh air.

[@timomastosalo]

Fresh breath of seashore air

[@lynneleeluckdowsing6654]

@@timomastosalo You're right; the best kind there is!

[@timomastosalo]

@@lynneleeluckdowsing6654 :)

[@kofranks1692]

this guy is a therapy :)

[@darlingsapphire1]

ACTUALLY, YES...I'M SURE HE COULD MAKE DEPRESSION DISAPPEAR. HE COULD PROBABLY BRING AN UNHAPPY MARRIED COUPLE BE HAPPY AGAIN.

[@HonestLucifer]

This guy is so funny and underrated. It's crazy!

[@jennypai3763]

the exasperated look he has kills me lol

[@lawrenceallen5521]

Good one, Ismo! The most difficult English tongue twister is: "The sixth Sheik's sixth sheep's sixth sheep's sick."

[@johncoolberg]

with this also, it rarely happens that you need this to say in real situation, unless you are a veterinarian in some arab country

[@MtvFIN]

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could chuck wood? As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck, If a woodchuck could chuck wood.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Lawrence Allen Is that difficult to a native speaker? To me that it is a lot easier than the She sells...

[@vittoriademaurizi7537]

Raw wheat, raw rice, raw eggs

[@amandaz.2416]

OMG, as an ESL student, this is soooo accurate! Sometimes we see phrases that we think "but when am I gonna use this thing?"

[@davidedemurodominijanni9889]

My very same reaction, but with Maths!

[@morishidol4209]

Bear and beer on the pier. Salute from Finland!

[@Sonaattori]

As a Finn I tried that tongue twister and damn It's harder than I thought!

[@pergustafsson1155]

I’m from Sweden and it’s bloody hard for me too. 😅

[@maryanneb1122]

I can’t get enough of Ismo..You are the best👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MorrocanNinja]

i always watch the full ad in the end of your videos, i hope that this helps you somehow lol *you're awesome*

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

lol

[@shcottam]

I freaking love ismo!

[@apogena]

*FUN FACT: There is a person upon which this expression is based. A woman by the name of Mary Anning (born 1799). She collected fossilized seashells from Jurassic Coast in England, which, back then, had a lot of fossils in it. The fossilized seashells were dug up and sold to tourists. So, it was not a bad business plan after all. It was just supplementary income for a poor family but not a bad business idea.*

[@mmariner2178]

Very creative, great delivery, well done!!!

[@AbaddayofRain12]

This man is brilliant!

[@funkiwi44]

When I was an English teacher I took great delight in watching my students struggle with this tongue twister. Oh, the a-hole things we do for small joy. Ismo is my fave comedian, hands down. I'm crying with laughter!

[@mCblue79]

The funniest shit I've heard in a long long time. I love Ismo I'm so glad I found this channel. Ismo binge!

[@AliHSyed]

Lmao Ismo looks like drunk Scottish Jack White

[@timomastosalo]

No, no - not him!. More like Jack Daniels.

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

Why Scottish tho?😂

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Give this man a live special!

[@maryleblanc1788]

You are great, love your humor!! Try...Two Tree Toads Tied Together Tried To Trot To Town Twice! LOL!

[@sanjaycomedy]

man you’re goals bro well done!

[@jeremiashelminen9542]

Hyvä Ismo

[@ErikAdalbertvanNagel]

When i'm drunk it's hard to pronounce that. I just realized finns are born drunk.

[@Invisible_Child]

Erik Adalbert van Nagel apparently we drink a lot here. So i guess that makes sense (not me tho)

[@TwiggehTV]

Just wait until you hear Danish....

[@MegaJiiRo]

This statement is true

[@llottas]

English is so differently pronounced than finnish so its kinda hard for us to learn. But i love his accent tho, its so finnish.

[@kilppa]

Finns just don't use much of the "shh" sound and finnish is spoken in "different part" of the mouth. Also, he of course exaggerates for comedic effect.

[@pkyegon]

Dying of laughter.... Simple but very comical man

[@tallpaul9475]

Thank you ISMO, you are awesome!

[@btbb3726]

This guy is consistently funny! 👍🏻

[@deannahowe9603]

Ismo, you are a genius. We love you like you can't imagine.

[@rhnp86]

I have witnessed another stand up do a very similar bit 4 years ago in Berlin. This delivery is really good though.

[@Frank-wt6lg]

As a finnish person I must say that Ismo sounds a bit drunk, but I like his act. I have seen him live.

[@jandelain]

I have seen him live many times in Finland. He looks always the same way... I think that he is trying not to laugh.. What makes it even more funnier..

[@jandelain]

@The Gooberment-Sucks He has tons of Finnish material

[@timomastosalo]

@The Gooberment-Sucks Some of his Finnish material is so Finland based, he can't maybe translate it. Because in those jokes there are people known in Finland, but that wouldn't say anything for foreigners. Or Finnish public servants work questioned, like road management. Well, that might be translatable - but the problems there relate to a northern country with permafrost problems in the road maintenance - so the problems are pretty local then. But road repairs happen to evry country I guess. Or are wished for in some places :)

[@adamkowalski6733]

As great as always. Good job! ;)

[@VibratorDefibrilator]

A decent idea for a prank. Imagine Ismo at a "sea shore" and suddenly... "she's doing that" in front of him.

[@pale_saint]

Having some clams for sale?

[@johndickinson2879]

Ismo is so funny. I would like to see more of him on KZbin.

[@Nacht19871]

Ismo on paras. Dude you keep me laughing so hard. Stay amazing.

[@abibnoor]

He is so bad that he is so good. This guy is the best 😂😂😂😂

[@robin4888]

He is not even bad. This is so good.

[@abibnoor]

@@robin4888 I know but he makes simple stuff look way funnier

[@UldisBiz]

Third time watching the same joke and still laughing. It means something :D

[@lucazlt]

I had never thought about that, I love your comedy!

[@noeldown1952]

Bravo. Ismo had me in stitches.

[@mush7776]

My neck is hurting for laughing so hard. I cannot watch his next vid, so that i can rest my neck.

[@Uhlbelk]

Next up: He thrusts his fists against the post and still insist he sees the ghost.

[@johan.ohgren]

Always makes me think of It!

[@Badsanta011]

Ismo has done it again! My favourite comedian of all times... :D BTW, anybody knows the title/band of the music at the end of this video?

[@DaniloFaria7]

simple and genius

[@kz900dohc]

Loved it!

[@roffewikstrom8268]

Kiitos paljon!!

[@chrisderrickson4066]

Love his takes on the English language !

[@citylily]

Love the logic! 😂

[@SK_Hta]

I came here after failing to complete that phrase. And found it relatable. 😂

[@rainystorm88]

Anyone know the name of the song at the end? And of course Ismo you are one of the best comedians out there! I saw one of your interviews and I can say that you definitely have a bit of that Seinfeld vibe. Keep up your great work!

[@bdagmar11]

Love this bit. ❤😂

[@DartagnanMagic]

Just saw him in Nashville. Hilarious. Netflix or CC, or ATC get him a special!!!!

[@mindykaur8139]

He took up the whole show to make his point of the bane and zero value of the tongue twister and yet he still couldn't string any one of 6 words in that sentence throughout the whole show. Truly a genius in the art of comedy.

[@MarkReviews]

One of your best, ISMO! Loved this one. Please dissect other stupid English Idioms!

[@vsml333]

Lol I love this guy, he's cutely hilarious

[@GrinningOtter]

He's so adorably funny!!

[@MrRaitzi]

Ismo for Joe Rogan Experience!

[@MrRaitzi]

@Agent J ???

[@MrRaitzi]

@Agent J JRE is a fucking podcast. There is not selling out that.

[@laylahmay]

Agent J What ever the hell you’re on I suggest you cut back.

[@MrRaitzi]

@@laylahmay This was an AI bot on some experiment. Takes some words from post but does not make any sense.

[@byteresistor]

@Agent J Sold out to what?

[@samuelkovanko7198]

As a Finn, i usually don't like our comedy.. but Ismo is truly amazing!!

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

Simply sweet 🐚🐚🐚

[@ceceliam9014]

"She sells sea shells by the sea shore. The sells she sells are surely sea shells. So if she sells seashells on the seashore, then I'm sure she sells seashore shells."

[@ceceliam9014]

Apparently it's about a real woman who used to sell fossils to geologists... on the seashore, lol.

[@horseman4now]

ImPOSSible!

[@rationaali3023]

As a Finn, i like Ismo very much but not that much as he speaks in English. I have noticed that it's the same thing for non-Finns but the other way round.

[@petes837]

Nope, he's hilarious in both languages.

[@PixeliSi]

I’m also a Finn and Ismo makes me laugh in both languages. He explains things in his awkward funny way and that makes it priceless. Go Ismo! 💪🏻😊👍🏻

[@k2wi]

You are right, I don't find it funny at all when he speaks in Finnish! Maybe because I don't speak it yet.

[@BENJAMINKPOSOWA]

“She Says She Sells Sea Shells by The Seashore”. Now say that faster 3X 😂🤣😅

[@sheej-isms7277]

Your scripts are Awwwsummmm 🙏💙

[@karthics4692]

vanakam

[@erikruizphotography5382]

Come to Chicago please!!

[@raafmaat]

I WANT TO WATCH YOUR FULL SHOWS! where can i watch them? i am prepared to pay money.... i just want to have the full english shows!

[@applepie443]

There is a link in the description

[@raafmaat]

@@applepie443 Have you even checked out his site? you cannot watch full shows there! so my question still stands!

[@ZTOKKZ]

@@raafmaat I can only find Finnish DVDs. So I guess English versions aren't ready yet.

[@raafmaat]

@@ZTOKKZ I hope he will just release digital downloads (paid) instead of physical DVDs that are always super hard to get, rare, and have to be imported

[@timomastosalo]

Well... why not go see live? There's the tour schedule link in the end of the video. Or I guess you're not American? But there's the merch also, so maybe some of his joke material can be bought.

[@finndevil376]

Ismo is a funny guy in whatever language! Maybe I am some sort of nepotist cause I am also from Finland but still..........Hilarious!!

[@airport862]

Thank you for the comedy and business advice.

[@ulvsbane]

"Sjuttiosju sjösjuka sjömän sköts av sju sköna sjuksköterskor."

[@lilclaptrap4289]

Ulvsbane sju sjösjuka sjömän på skeppet Shanghai är det ju

[@housti]

Syttisyy söösyykka söömen söts av syy sööna syyksöötterskor. Translated to rallyswedish.

[@Confield]

haha you said tersko

[@nurmihusa7780]

My Finnish cousins taught me to say: Kokoo koko kokko kokoon. Koko kokkoko kokoon? Koko kokko kokoon. So I taught them: The sixth sick sheikh’s sixth sheep’s sick. It was a fair trade.

[@kimmokuusamo1554]

Learn this next :) Keksijä Keksi keksi keksin, keksittyään keksin, keksijä Keksi keksi keksin keksityksi.

[@tresorberlin3207]

Make your own fire site

[@thefirstaaa9823]

Hokkien Grandfather = kong kong Say = kong Tin = kong Hit = kong Giddy = kong kong Grandfather says tin hit him until his giddy = Kong kong kong kong kong kong kong kong kong

[@Censeo]

Hae lakkaa satamasta kun lakkaa satamasta. Not a tongue twister but still

[@raijawietzke2936]

Nurmi Husa 😂😂😂

[@EPBF1]

Ismo is so funny love his skits: Here history of this tongue twister Mary Anning(Victorian Fossilist) is the person this Tongue Twister was created for. Mary Anning used to sell fossils by the sea shore. She was a scientist and had gone down in history as a famous fossilist nobody knows about. This tongue twister was originally a song, with words by Terry Sullivan and music by Harry Gifford, written in 1908, inspired by Mary Anning's life: She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore The even changed her name to Sally "Sally sells seashells by the seashore. She sells seashells on the seashell shore. The seashells she sells are seashore shells, Of that I'm sure."

[@robertomendez187]

😂😂😂😂🙌🏼 Yeah he’s the best comic around!!

[@davidqheffner]

A plus job! I'm in tears. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@buttholeassassin2477]

Proud to be a FINNISH CITIZEN 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯Ismo Leikola is the most easiest number 1 In the world which Comes to comedy. Awesome dude, been talking with him personally and i can tell you that he is just a person like on these videos. Hes hilarious without been even tried to 😂😂😂😂GO FINLAND 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@franknada8235]

Sheishotko vielä shiellä torilla?

[@michaelbradley7447]

I've never laughed so hard no disrespect your a good comic

[@anitamhina1780]

Du är bäst!!!!

[@taopol]

Ismo you are the funniest man on earth !😀😀😁😁😂😂

[@2007christian]

Really Great humour!!!!!!!!

[@tomeu8625]

Funny. All in humour. But i sold sea shells before. Ever came across a turquoise angel wing shell before?

[@Baiko]

Did you sell them at the sea shore?

[@timomastosalo]

Did you shell them by the shea shore?

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

He sold sea shells somewhere. Easy.

[@tomeu8625]

Levity aside, there are people that do this where i come from and also many others in my neighbouring countries. Some sea shells and conches are indeed rare, and it also depends on the iridiscence of the shell's colour. Butterfly and rainbow clam shells can be used to make beautiful jewelry... but that is rare and only happens where i live. I don't sell them. I just give them to friends. Kinda depends where you live.

[@Superwondermanhyper]

That made my day.