American reacts to American Comedians describing Australia

[@StarlightStarbrightTarot]

Australians are known to be a tough audience regardless of wether you are known or not. We don't treat famous people any different to ordinary people. Famous people come to oz to be left alone.

[@TheMissiIe]

There's that famous story of Chris Hemsworth and Matt Damon going to a local cafe in Byron Bay, without security, and people mostly left them alone

[@redherring6154]

@@TheMissiIesurprisingly there are a lot of celebrities and sportsman that have homes here in W.A , and retreat here for sanctuary for the very reason we leave them alone and don’t have that “fandom” culture .

[@MissAussieChick84]

@@TheMissiIehaha I also watched an interview with Matt Damon on the today show and he was just having a punt at the TAB lol

[@CoffeeWineMusicDance]

I live in a North Queensland town with some of the most nationally well known sports ( Rugby League, Basketball, Hockey, Swimming ) people. And the reason they like it here in particular is that people don't treat them any differently than other locals - they go about their lives with their / girlfriends,/boyfriends/ wives/husbands and kids/pets like everyone else because people don't bother them with autographs and photos - in the local shopping centres, in local parks or at local markets - you know what I mean.. It's different of course when they are 'on the job' - i.e. they finished their game and people ask for photos and signatures.. but outside of that time - they are regular people...including politicians/ comedians or any other public figures. I think that Australians dislike other people that 'put on airs' or think they are better than - higher than - more important than you. I am not saying that Louis CK thought he was better than his audience - I never saw him on stage here, but audiences need to see/feel some common connection - and if he failed in this regard - I think that there would be a attitude of 'who are you - what's your angle, mate' - It's not a good place to start when laughter is the desired outcome. Plenty of American comedians have good audience reactions here.. maybe his material was not quite hitting the spot. You are not going to get laughs just because you have a name doing something elsewhere. I would like to see you react to Kitty Flanagan - her stand up content I think is very relatable to people in the western world.

[@rainbows_trees_clouds_dais1766]

Which NQ town? It isn’t code word “town-town”is it? If I is I had no clue, You probably mean C or PD? You mean FNQ?

[@MichaelLamming]

The British love Australian humour. We crack up at it. I guess the Brits and the Aussies are more culturally similar.

[@jennataube6245]

British humour is much less cringy than American humour. I don’t watch American comedies or rom coms due to the cringe factor.

[@faodail3913]

​@jennataube6245 Same in New Zealand. American humour is so childish and corny, we don't watching.

[@evaadams8298]

It’s because our convicts came from the UK and not the States. We have the same humour 😂

[@AnnieBooker]

I love British humour so maybe you’re right

[@waynedieckmann9840]

Yep America is sensitive. Vote Camilla. Lol

[@jk177717]

People here know Louis CK, but being known doesn't guarantee a laugh, you've actually got to be funny.

[@cherylrepici3396]

Never heard of this Louis ck

[@letsseeif]

Yes. Comedians often have one series of really laugh out loud jokes. Later they resort to profanity. In my book that not funny. That's lazy.

[@opensourceanglers8291]

Louis CK just can't write a joke. His early work was just painful amd he kept at ot for years and years and never made ot big. Then he went all howard stern edgy amd got famous but he still stinks out loud. His stories are banal, and his vulgar language is devoid of artistry and creativity. Screw Louis CK and all who sail in her...

[@ya33a]

In 1983, 10cc came to our town, Mother Goose was the opening act, they were brilliant, 10cc...got boos...and left the stage after 5 songs, Mother Goose came back, yay... 10cc back again after 3 songs...boo again...they left the country 3 days later...cancelled their tour...they were crap....

[@cody0126a]

I’ve noticed Australians are really just aholes. That’s been my experience.

[@lorenzlorenzo1975]

People in Australia don't take themselves too seriously.

[@shanegates678]

That's true..we are much more sarcastic than Americans

[@jackbarrie6007]

Ryan shut up we are here for the video not to hear your rubbish we need a mute button for your voice

[@SOConnor-oc8lc]

Exactly!! 😊

[@Dobuan75]

I take myself very seriously. I also have no sarcasm. … And pigs fly in case you missed it.

[@cody0126a]

Yes they do

[@meghanvidler9147]

“Everybody is white” probably sums up how little he knows or understands Australia and our humour.

[@BillSaltbush]

Yep! Couldn't agree more. Nearly everything he saw was "American" . . . geez!

[@donna6592]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@nightrider322]

Australia is about 10% white now

[@im2drunk2tastethischicken7]

So many white people that when a couple of friends of mine from Italy first moved to Australia they seriously thought they got on the wrong plane and where in an asian country

[@suerobinson844]

Yes, an ignorant and racist comment 😢

[@stephaniebell4272]

Our humour is “Different” many Americans don’t get our humour.

[@TheMissiIe]

It's exactly like how Americans struggle in the UK. Meanwhile UK comedians have an easy time here and vice versa

[@ricklorimer9984]

American humour is childish and cheap. Like 14 year olds with bling. It ain't funny.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Apparently English & Oz humour is more word play, US is more physical. It doesn’t mean we don’t get it, we may just think it’s not that funny. You’ve seen some of our ads. Very different? (Except the Snickers ones, they’re either yours or copied from yours. They’re clever.)

[@TheMissiIe]

@@judithstrachan9399 I do think majority of Americans just don't see the jokes, they don't know they're there. I spent 9 months in America and I tried to get people to watch the UK version of The Office, and an alarming amount of people didn't register that it was a comedy.

[@Moarlatz]

Americans tiptoe around social issues and play their comedy safe. Australians tend to do the opposite. That's why most American comedy doesn't land over here. The best example of an American doing comedy in Australia correctly was Andrew Schulz and he killed it down here, because he went after the stereotypes like "Boongers sniffing petrol" and "Kiwis fkn sheep". He was being deliberately offensive but We all knew he had no hate tied into those words and that he was doing that material for shock value and it worked brilliantly, the most laughs I've ever seen an American get in Australia.

[@Seagullias12]

Josh Rogan makes an astute comment: "they'll (Aussies or 'Ozzies') laugh at things over there that we (Yanks) don't laugh at" I was at an Emergency Services conference in the 1980's and a visiting American psychologist (US Navy Officer) was touring as part of his study for a PhD. He was gathering information for his thesis about how various 'front line' medical personnel handle their situation and dealt with the psychological effect of facing trauma etc. He pointed to the 'sense of humour' as being a vital tool. In his studies he'd come across a story about Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea during WW2: A group of American soldiers were heading toward the battle zone to relieve Australian troops who'd been in heavy combat. The US soldiers were taking a break on the side of a clearing. The opposite side of the clearing was a makeshift cemetery where several enemy soldiers had recently been hastily buried. Some of the 'Yanks' were mesmerised by an arm that was sticking up out of one of the graves. An Australian Infantry patrol then came into the clearing heading away from the Battle area. The Yanks were HORRIFIED when every 'Digger' (Australian Soldier) shook the lifeless hand protruding from the grave on his way past! (complete with comments: "goodonya mate!' "well done Tojo" etc etc) Different strokes for different folks!

[@arnolddavies6734]

As an Aussie resident, there’s not a lot of American humour I find truly funny or amusing. The best U.S. series on our tv sets would be M.A.S.H. Some of the one liners on the show are great, but many so called American comedians leave us flat, although Rodney Dangerfield is one of my favourites. It takes a great comedian to make Aussie audiences laugh.

[@evaadams8298]

That’s hilarious I would have done the same 😂🇦🇺

[@satiricgames2129]

It was my grandfather and the 39th and all the crew on the kokoda track❤

[@peterwikaire5015]

Japan, had no respect for common decency and rule's of war!my mother told me, the whole nation was worried,for we knew what the Japs had done to not only soldiers but also civilian populations throughout SE Asia,luckily we recalled 50+k battle hardened North African troops, the Desert Rats and sent them directly out to confront the rising sun head on!along with US forces we cut them off and starved and killed them, by any means available! after knowing the brutality in which our POW,s were worked to death and executed by the brutally cruel Japanese on the Burma railway and other Jap war projects, you can understand why the diggers all shook the hand of the Jap corpse, there was no loved lost between the diggers and Japs,today with all them diggers all but gone, in Australia, we never forget and owe our existence to US forces and our beloved Diggers!lest we forget!

[@jasonhalil2591]

As a teenager travelling from Australia to the US I was taken to the end of a comedy show in NY city, got in for free cos it was almost finished. It was Louie c.k when he had hair, I’d never heard of him but man I literally fell out of my seat and was rolling on the floor laughing and trying to block my ears because I was in serious trouble not able to breathe, everyone was just knee slapping and turning blue! , I’ve never laughed so hard before or since. Many years later I saw a tv show and recognised his comedy but hardly recognised him as he’d changed a lot but was still funny just toned down the filth a bit for tv. So as an Aussie I definitely found his comedy hilarious.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

Eric Bana was an Australian comedian before he started his film career.

[@anaacevedo8910]

Poida

[@strayaonwheels5690]

so was Paul Hogan

[@zo1dberg]

@@anaacevedo8910 POIDA! 😂

[@barbarawhite8932]

Eric Banna was hilarious as a comedian.

[@cbjones2212]

He showed part of that in The Castle

[@marsbearmcw3050]

I’m an Aussie. Never heard of this Louis guy. Americans truly do think that they are the only country on earth that’s important . If someone is known in America then of course everyone on the planet knows them. I’ve been to America about 15 times and I can say that quite a lot of them have never left it. They know nothing about the world around them. It’s quite refreshing to meet a well traveled American as they realise how varied and fantastic our whole planet is, not just what’s in America. In fact I’d say a lot of them don’t realise how great there own country is past the stupid Hollywood and McDonald’s

[@dusty4502]

It's very telling by how he thought Australia would be a mini America 🙄

[@bingo000]

Agree. In 2023, it was found that 87.59% of Australians planned to travel internationally​ (Travel Weekly)​. In comparison, a survey indicated that about 42% of Americans had traveled abroad at least once in their lifetime, with fewer making regular international trips​ (Travel Weekly)​. While the total number of Americans traveling abroad may be higher due to the larger population, Australians exhibit a higher propensity for international travel relative to the population size.

[@3Z6I9R]

@@bingo000that’s actually crazy because America is surrounded by soo many countries! 😂😂😮

[@cherylrepici3396]

So so true, funny thing is they get a shock,when we tell them that they are not centre of the universe

[@marsbearmcw3050]

@@3Z6I9R ask them the capital of Canada and see how they answer, lol.

[@FionaEm]

I know who Louis CK is, but didn't know he'd been here. As for the lack of response from the Aussie audience, comedians probably have to work a bit harder to impress us because we can be a bit wary/cynical sometimes.

[@lizzylou-q6f]

Only know of him due to sexual harrassment charges.

[@carpro-ei7ls]

@@lizzylou-q6f same i was trying to figure out where i had heard the name before

[@keneagle7684]

@FionaEm a BIT cynical. Sometimes. 😀

[@RobertJW]

That and we've already got one of the biggest comedy festivals in the world, every year. When it comes to good standup, Australia is VERY spoiled.

[@SusanGriffith-kb6gg]

Please watch Billy Connelly. Scottish and much loved in Aus. He loves aus. Too

[@judithstrachan9399]

Ooh, yes!

[@lynettemarszal5923]

Did you know they booed him off stage in Brisbane because they couldn't understand him, and its mentioned on his first album.

[@3Z6I9R]

@@lynettemarszal5923Brisbane has gone to the dogs. All these NSW people moving in are ruining this city.

[@alans9806]

@@lynettemarszal5923 Years ago in Adelaide he told a story of being punched by a Queenslander who was offended by swearing (!). However the bloke didn't realise that the hairy bit extending from his chin was just beard.

[@donna6592]

@@lynettemarszal5923 typical Brisbane!

[@friendlyneighbourhoodsteve4087]

Just because you don't see parrots flying around in the States, doesn't make them tropical! Some are, but not by default. Ya flamin' Gallah! 😉

[@bek38241]

Right - they obviously don't realise how many types of parrots live in the outback. So tropical 😑

[@sokar_rostau]

@@bek38241 Budgies: Am I joke to you? Cockies: Yes.

[@bek38241]

It's okay, budgies, you're still my favourite. Cockatoos are arseholes! 😆

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

Eastern Rosella just left the room.

[@Wyz369]

Budgerigars are indigenous to Australia.

[@chelsiewaite1606]

Omg 😂😂😂 FIFO workers don't sleep in a bunk beside the mine 😂 There are FIFO jobs all over Aus, one of the blokes the owners of my house know is currently in the mines in North Queensland and he hasn't gotten many shifts for the last few weeks so he's just been chilling in his motel room (that's completely paid for), eating whatever tf he wants there (that's also completely paid for), and chilling on the net or watching TV (again, all completely paid for). My ex used to do FIFO fencing job near Roma, QLD (6 weeks on, 2 off) and he said it was better than living at his other house because of the constant access to free food, free drinks, free accommodation etc. with epic pay. He was on around $3000 a week before tax (around $2000 a week after tax). They do not have it as rough as people think 😂😂😂

[@danielponiatowski7368]

yeeeah, i worked on gold mine in the NT, i did occassionaly get dirty but it all washed off in my ensuite bathroom attached to my donga. steak at anytime of the day or night, it was a hard life.

[@ACDZ123]

I've seen the mine camps up in Newman WA and they are like small towns with top class facilities. Best food ,gymnasium, swimming pools etc..this guy has no clue lol

[@mamasita65]

correct me cousin work mount isa mines he said the truck driving job 12 hours a day yes 2 weeks off they get great money he on $160k year but also saids its dusty u have to always be alert construction workers here get more money living at home then traveling far north I got a cousin work for shell in Western Australia money greta work hard 12 hours a day for a month then 2 weeks off fly in fly out in the middle of the bay sometimes and travel around last time was in Korea yes they pay moving but not rent u pay this and u food only one get this is police if they have to go interstate like the country town then they get free rent only if u can get these jobs why not

[@Moarlatz]

Americans for whatever reason can't insult each other that's the difference, Americans get offended, and then the energy gets unpleasant. Australians however thrive on insulting each other, that's the pinnacle funniest moments we have with each other. You see it as "Banter" but we turn banter into an art form. What Americans consider to be bullying or inappropriate, Australians see as friendly endearment and hilarious that's our main difference.

[@ACDZ123]

Yeah nah. Aussies now,especially millennials and gen z get very offended..snowflakes..they aren't like gen x or boomers

[@travham2871]

@@ACDZ123 100% The ability to enjoy banter is very dependent on the individual, some people take everything so fkn seriously!! Takes the enjoyment out of it when you end up with a person who takes it the wrong way.

[@mamasita65]

yep

[@cherylrepici3396]

That's because we don't have a stick up our arse

[@mamasita65]

@@ACDZ123 what we get offended why

[@MrBCorp]

I liked Fluffy's description of Australians. He said "Australian's don't care about your feelings." I guess compared to Americans, he's right.

[@julzhunt7790]

“It’s not bullying if everyone does it!”😂👍🏼

[@cody0126a]

Aholes in other words.

[@johngodden4363]

Years ago we had Seinfeld visit us in Melbourne and he got mixed reviews here because not everybody appreciated his rather acerbic sarcastic humour. Even less so when on leaving he called Melbourne the arsehole of the world. I much prefer British humour thanks.

[@cherylrepici3396]

Can't stand Seinfeld is not funny at all

[@Wyz369]

​@@cherylrepici3396You & me both ... Seinfeld 🤮

[@Tully_23_32]

As someone NSW I'd say he got Melbourne pretty much spot on but i can't him

[@johnwatters6922]

Sorry, but the Yarra River is the arsehole of Australia , and Melbourne is 5 miles up it ! ( Adelaide joke )

[@TheLargino]

​@@cherylrepici3396Seinfeld's humour on the TV show was asinine and repetitive; seemingly to indicate where the audience should "laugh".

[@jpmasters-aus]

One of the key differences between American and Australian comedy culture, is that ours if more aligned to the British. American comedians (and particularly comedy TV shows), it seems that you are told that we are getting ready for you to laugh, now it is time to laugh etc. UK/Australia tens to be more subtle (some notable exceptions) and its up to the audience to decide if they want to laugh or not.

[@HenriHattar]

No Ryan, knowing them doesn't make it more funny, funny makes it funny.

[@ApparentlyIamcorrect]

Haha, true

[@unoriginalsyn]

We got electricity and everything here now 🙄🤣

[@Linda-it6ci]

Haaaaà.......I lived in Florida in 1965, they had no idea where Australia was

[@judithstrachan9399]

@@Linda-it6ciDid they wonder if we could understand English? Plenty of yanks think we speak German…..

[@AlfaWook]

Sometimes

[@unoriginalsyn]

@@AlfaWook as long as it's not raining or too windy and everything is on fire 🤣

[@BillSaltbush]

@@judithstrachan9399 Yep! Kind of sad really. Most can't see past their own state borders. Thick as bricks. It really is an indictment on the education system. Though, for some reason they 'think' they understand their 2nd amendment to the constitution.

[@damow6167]

I like seeing you read the Aussie comments to this Ryan. Its so interesting to see how people perceive the Australian culture. I like Louis C.K but he obviously experienced another Aussie trait of not being too enamored by celebrities. They are just normal people at the end of the day. He's right, we don't give a fuck really 😂

[@RoyHolder]

I live in Adelaide in South Australia and we have parrots Galahs Lorikeets Rosellas and heaps of others birds in the trees around my home, no need for aviaries here.

[@alyciasmith1964]

When our culture gives us comedy for free, we need to hear a type of humour that's unusual. Goodness knows how many times I've heard people quote funny ads ("should've gone to specsavers" for example) in random places 😂

[@MargaretPolglase]

Not happy Jan😅

[@alyciasmith1964]

@@MargaretPolglase I don't even associate that with comedy anymore, I've heard it too often.

[@davidbent880]

Australian humour is more akin to British humour, I think we see USA humour as too in your face,

[@Richo732]

Australian and British humour are very different though. British humour is much more witty, while Australian humour can be like a well aimed brutal, yet funny, take down of someone or some group of people.

[@Wyz369]

Nah....it's mostly pretty lame.

[@kellythomas1933]

American humour seems to be rather vicious, Australian and English humour is sarcastic tongue in cheek with no malice intended

[@Kayenne54]

It's more slapstick. Seems outdated and not very clever a lot of times. The '60's "cake in your face" style...

[@andrewmacdonald4833]

Nothing like British humour...the Brits have come up with some classic comedy shows and films for decades now..the Aussis? Oh hang on...I can hear crickets...

[@rhyssanders9122]

Theres a serious Tall Poppy Syndrome in australia, its called that because tall poppies get cut faster, so it means famous people much of the time get scrutinised way more seriously and not put on a pedestal that much here

[@Sgt.chickens]

I Think your confusing that with louis CK not getting laughs because he's not funny

[@rhyssanders9122]

@@Sgt.chickens A wizard is never confused. He arrives at a conclusion precisely when he means to.

[@caitlindavis4384]

I'm Australian, never heard of Louis CK. Just watched part of his performance. Different humour. But do you know who is funny and practically everyone knows? Gabriel Iglesias (Fluffy). He's hilarious

[@Xetttt]

Is he funny? Or are the people who created the jokes that he steals funny?

[@caitlindavis4384]

@@Xetttt he is funny. what do you mean he steals jokes? He tells stories that happen in his life to the audience and the way he explains it is funny. When has he stolen a joke?

[@RickyisSwan]

American comedy is different to Oz. "Roasting" each other for example is popular over there, not so here. Some Americans make it in comedy over here, but only those who study the comedy culture. Arj Barker is successful in Australia because he understands what Aussies find funny.

[@ApparentlyIamcorrect]

Yes Arj Barker seems to have a very Aussie sense of humour, he lived here during lockdown though didn't he, so I guess he had a bit of time on his hands, studying our comedy culture.

[@RickyisSwan]

@@ApparentlyIamcorrect True 😎

[@RobertJW]

@@ApparentlyIamcorrect He was very successful here long before that. There was a span from 2010 to 2016 where every year, Wil Anderson won the MICF People's Choice award for bestselling show of the festival every year except one. The one year he didn't win? 2013, and the winner was Arj Barker.

[@Joanne-t6j]

Perth began as the Swan River Settlement in 1829 but it wasn’t doing so well (it wasn’t growing) so it became Australia’s third penal colony in 1849 and soon there was more convicts than freemen, 9,700 to 7,300. They built the roads and many of our important, and now oldest, buildings. They even had to build their own jail, which I think is a bit rough. 10,000 convicts were sent here in 18 years.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

They built all their own facilities and prisons in Tasmania - most are still intact - along with the administration buildings, houses, bridges etc, and first export industries!

[@judithstrachan9399]

They built well.

[@forlornhope7121]

Once they had convicts that left Adelaide the ONLY state founded with NO convicts. A completely free colony.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@forlornhope7121 Not any more! 😄

[@Kayenne54]

"You guys have to build your own jail"....(smirks from all the convicts)..."Heck yeah, no worries mate" (loose bricks in every wall)...

[@letsseeif]

Every state and territory was convict founded including the Perth Colony. The only exception was South Australia's capital Adelaide, which had zero convicts and was founded by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, an English forger of bank notes which was at the time, equivalent to online hacker. He also founded Nelson in New Zealand. I also lived an flew in Louisville before returning to Melbourne Australia in 1981.

[@jessbellis9510]

Yep, got family going back to John Forrest on one side and convicts on the other side of my family. Proud of my convict ancestry.

[@doubledee9675]

You beat me to it

[@ACDZ123]

Perth started as a free colony but they brought the convicts in after stuff needed to get built

[@mikeparkes7922]

@@ACDZ123 Yes 10,000 in 43 ships

[@mikeparkes7922]

Not just Adelaide. The entire State was convict-free. The first and only one.

[@craigj9361]

American's tripping out about wildlife in Australia is hilarious really, America has wildlife and American wildlife is far more deadly than outs. I can camp anywhere in Australia and zero worry about dying. But America you have bears, all sorts of wildcats, bison 🦬, wolf's. I'd rather camp in Australia

[@BillSaltbush]

Well, there's some river-banks in the tropics you would not see me camping on - so, there's that.

[@forlornhope7121]

Me too. I am a single woman and with normal commonsense, I love travelling and camping with my teardrop van and dog. Alone

[@corinnecowper1339]

Not to mention the two legged variety with a gun.

[@curlyjoh9941]

Paul Hogan described the difference when asked if he was a patriotic Australian. Hogan scrunched up his face and responded ' It pleases me to be Australian' , Paul Hogan the painter and docker union man spoke for a lot of Australians.

[@forlornhope7121]

Well said.

[@davidmater7583]

never heard of Louis CK....

[@wallywombat164]

NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

[@DaVinci-wt6dp]

Literally one of the biggest American comedians ever.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Wow. If he does mostly live performances, we mostly wouldn’t see him.

[@wallywombat164]

@@judithstrachan9399 Yeah, Predominately most of the time.

[@ACDZ123]

Never heard of him either

[@wallywombat164]

@@ACDZ123 Yeah ACADZA, I totally agree. No sleep lost here.

[@IrvsZazza]

Perth is the most isolated city on the planet, further from anything than any other city.

[@starwhite8461]

And thankful for it. We can be tough and self-reliant when required.

[@jayr4857]

No, it's not, it's the second most isolated city. Honolulu is the most isolated city in the world.

[@mika72.-Bois]

There are some very isolated cities in Siberia. Eg Norilsk

[@PatriciaAnneSmith-x2e]

The whole of Sydney had to be built by convicts and settlers. No cities had any infrastructure,eg housing, water, buildings, etc. The convicts were helping the free settlers to clear land, and plant crops, herd cattle, sheep etc. this applies to most major cities. People were living in tents, they had very little food and on several occasions they almost starved whilst waiting for ships to arrive from England with supplies. Imagine arriving in an Australian Summer , the heat,inappropriate clothes and the humidity. They were a tough lot and a lot of us still are,

[@shanegooding4839]

America had convicts sent from Britain too before the Revolution. Stonewall Jackson was the great-grandson of an Irish convict named John Jackson sentenced in London for seven years transportation to America. He and two of his sons fought against the British in the Revolutionary War in the Virginia militia.

[@cuda260]

Yeah, always strange when Americans pull the 'you guys are convicts'... talk about not knowing their own history. There is a reason transportation to Australia started around the same time of the American revolution.

[@michaelboyce7079]

Yep, about 52 thousand I think.

[@edithhallin9810]

But somehow the British humour got lost

[@michaelboyce7079]

@@edithhallin9810 I once saw a documentary about a tour of the USA by the Monty Python crew and it seemed that the Americans' take of the Pythons' humour was completely different to the response from British and British Commonwealth fans. For the most part, the Brits and Commonwealth fans remembered pieces of dialogue and inserted it into everyday conversations. Weirdly, ( to us anyway ) the Americans dressed up as Python characters, which basically means like a Gumby and not much else. Most telling about Americans' take on British humour was a chatroom convo I once had with an American woman who was an avid Python fan and never missed a TV episode as a kid. Her parents became so alarmed at this that they sent her to a therapist!

[@carolwhite8036]

I don`t think many Americans know about the convicts that were sent to their country. Maybe they don`t teach that at their schools.

[@MrPeteybelljr]

Louis is actually super well known down here, I went and saw him last time he came to Melbourne

[@millertas]

Americans are better than they used to be. In 1983 while in Rome an American knew I was Australian BUT then asked "Why don't you celebrate Christmas in winter like everybody else?"

[@irenafitzsimon371]

Or thanksgiving!

[@millertas]

@@irenafitzsimon371 😝Not an Austrayan day to celebrate.

[@carbine5378]

Wow🇦🇺🦘

[@MonkeyMagicOohOoh]

I’ve travelled with Americans in Europe who couldn’t believe there wasn’t a McDonalds in Venice (Italy). OMFG.

[@millertas]

@@MonkeyMagicOohOoh In my younger days in 1983 I remember walking through a mini mart in Italy and hearing an American shout out with glee "Mavis they've got POP CORN". Too many of us get used to our own way of living that we expect all others to be the same (or at least similar).

[@AndyK8623]

No, Australians do not get paid in USD. Touring Europe for the last couple of months, I met an American lady who said she wanted to visit Australia. I did my usual spiel about not just seeing Sydney or Melbourne, go visit far North Queensland, the Kimberleys, Central Australia etc. Then in all seriousness, she asked me if we use the Euro. I said "no, Australian." " Yes, but do you use the Euro?" "No, Europe uses the Euro. We use the Australian dollar. You might want to do some research before booking a trip there."

[@stayawakenhealthy2539]

Hi Ryan, Australian's and Americans have a VERY different sense of HUMOUR 100%!! Pete Far Nth NSW 🌄

[@ellefitzpatrick6339]

I’ve never heard of northern NSW referred to as”far north” before. It’s usually referred to as south, north and central. Only heard of Far North Queensland.

[@stayawakenhealthy2539]

@@ellefitzpatrick6339Far Nth NSW OR Northern Rivers!! (SAME) BEST area of Australia." God's Country"🌄💯Edit= Northern Rivers IS from Coffs Harbour to the Tweed. LOCALS that live from Yamba to the Tweed say we live in Far Nth NSW which is 100% RIGHT!!ps WHY isn't Nth of the Daintree Far Nth Qld.?? 🤔🤔

[@RobDog-l8v]

Don't worry mate, you won't have to call it "Far North NSW" much longer. Here in QLD we're preparing to shift the border 100 km South and turn you into Sourthern Queenslanders... You'll get more sunshine, more points on your IQ test, it'll be awesome :)

[@stayawakenhealthy2539]

@@RobDog-l8v 😂😂Its the other way round as NSW get the FIRST rays of sunlight on top of Mt Warning. So, NSW is moving the border NTH to WAKE ya's up "earlier" AND have LONGER days with " daylight savings" GO the BLUES!!

[@RobDog-l8v]

@@stayawakenhealthy2539 Now... would an American understand any of this banter? I should add that we'll be able to fix your clocks so they show the real time (not NSW pretend time).

[@ronnycook3569]

There's a good chance the "parrot" you saw was a sulphur-crested cockatoo, which ranges from the tip of Cape York (the continent's northmost tip, definitely tropical) to the southern tip of Tasmania (which is as far south as Chicago is north, but is in the direct path of the Roaring Forties and as such is VERY windy - and decidedly not tropical.) Or a galah (which cover a bit more range generally, but doesn't get quite as far north.) If you were in Perth, a galah is more likely. The rainbow lorikeet LOOKs more "tropical" (per the name) but also gets as far south as Tasmania. The only strictly tropical Australian bird that comes to mind is the cassowary, which is decidedly not a parrot.

[@keithprice475]

The golden-shouldered parrot, which is VERY rare and endangered...

[@mikewoods5382]

Perth is South of India ? - yeah 8,000 km South ! - almost the same distance from Perth to L.A.

[@tammymcleod4504]

And that's the thing... we DON'T give a fuck. If you're funny, OMFG, we'll die laughing and love you to death. If you're NOT funny... we don't lie...

[@MartinSchurmann-ym1ly]

Never heard of him however he seems quite informed except you'll find Australia has a huge European and Asian population.

[@leec6707]

Sounds like a 'typical' yank who expects to be revered everywhere in the world. Not all yanks, though.

[@stonehavenfarm2588]

as an Aussie, I've never heard of this guy.. and you do get parrots in tropics, but not just there, lots in the outback too.

[@MichaelLamming]

We have parakeets in London, I guess Britain is tropical 😂

[@omkrimkali3283]

yeah stolen from Australia

[@ApparentlyIamcorrect]

Indeed, and you are getting up to 26 deg soon lol

[@davidsutton1121]

no such thing as a parakeet its a budgerigar or budgie. don't know where that dumb name came from lol

[@terrygold4694]

Most American comedians are very tame Australian comedians are in your face. Fun and insulting at the same time.

[@veronikataf5206]

I'm Australian and I have known about Louis CK for Ages. Melbournes Comedy Festival is really good.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

Everybody needs a taste of reality and humility to keep them grounded. The first settlers in Western Australia were free settlers but failed to thrive and ended up asking Britain to send convicts. They were the last colony to stop the transportation of convicts.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

True, they regularly need humility reminders over there!

[@ACDZ123]

​@@jenniferharrison8915plz explain?

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@ACDZ123 We won't pay carbon tax, we will cecede, it's our money not the East's, etc, etc!

[@ACDZ123]

@jenniferharrison8915 ah well that's true 🤣 look at broke arse Victoria. Somebody has to pay for all their centrelink dole bludgers and refugees 🤦‍♂️

[@garrygraham]

Never heard of him but I'm not a venue-goer, nor am I from a big city. He might have been more successful if he talked more about his experience with the parrot and other stuff that was weird to him. Billy Connolly is hugely popular because he talks about his experiences that we can relate to.

[@redherring6154]

Perth, the most isolated capital City in the World. From a Sandgroper.

[@fluffybunnyslippers2505]

I live 450km north of Perth.. In Bum F%$k nowhere

[@carpro-ei7ls]

@@fluffybunnyslippers2505 im 450km south of perth

[@redherring6154]

@@carpro-ei7ls hey, I was born in Albany it’s not that bad . Beats the skin off perth.

[@carpro-ei7ls]

@@redherring6154 no i am in abany and i know its not like kalgoorlie in the middle of nowhere

[@redherring6154]

@@carpro-ei7ls yeah, I realised that

[@Jeni10]

Parrots are everywhere in Australia, not just in Queensland! We have dozens of species in all sizes and colours.

[@optimusmaximus9646]

And not all of them live in tropical regons.

[@ACDZ123]

Tropics are in WA as well ..Queensland thinks tropics means them only 😅

[@marcusfox2443]

@@ACDZ123 bullshit

[@ACDZ123]

@@marcusfox2443 is that it? Just bull...? 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@marcusfox2443]

@@ACDZ123 To say QLDers don't know WA and NT have tropical regions is rediculous

[@debphelan-devon7928]

American comedy you know what’s coming next Australian comedy you can never guess what they are going to say

[@Jeni10]

It’s not that, we have a British Australian sense of humour. American comedy is the same across all comedies and we’ve grown bored with that.

[@optimusmaximus9646]

The worst are those American sitcoms with canned laughter.

[@evaadams8298]

I’m so glad we have British humour!

[@Jeni10]

@@evaadams8298 Yeah! Me too! I think American humour is always the same set of criteria, whereas the British are very clever and come up with new ideas, plus their ego doesn’t get in the way.

[@ericafarrow667]

Growing up since 1963 , I have always loved Aussie English and American comedy over the decades. Nothing better than a good laugh 😄

[@imaginativeteacher8508]

South Australia was also not founded by convicts but free settlers. Maybe that’s why the Victorians hate us??? 😂

[@pierreborg]

I love all of Australia. Lots of love from Victoria to South Australia.

[@shanegooding4839]

Nah, mate! Perth was a convict colony despite what Louie is claiming and they hate us too.

[@pierreborg]

@shanegooding4839 I've never heard a Victorian say a bad word about Perth. I'll be heading that way soon through S.A. Best country in the world regardless of state.

[@bronwyn6415]

@@pierreborg As a South Australian I love all of Australia too, we are all just a bunch of stirrers.

[@waynedwyer6509]

Nah they don't hate SA, they just forget it exists. New Zealand is closer to Sydney than Perth which is something I find fascinating. I remember a man-in-the-street interview by an Aussie interviewer a while back where he asked Americans in the USA what they knew about Australia. A lot of them thought it was a country near Germany. The lack of knowledge about anything outside their own borders astounds me. As a kid, geography was a favourite subject for me.

[@debthomas2078]

Watching the movie 'Chopper' in an American theater, and being the only person laughing out loud.

[@LillyGrace8]

OK, really not putting Americans down but have you ever noticed that if you see the release of a movie the American version has to have a ‘revelation’ or a ‘pivotal moment’ explained to them whereas in the version released in Australia that is left out because they know that we will understand or ‘get it’. The first that comes to mind is a poor example but the first Librarian movie has several extended explanatory scenes in the American version that is not in the one released in Australia. Another example of over explaining is in Mamma Mia when the spring erupts and Donna says something about Aphrodite and it’s like ‘duh, foreshadowed earlier - didn’t need to explain it’. I know that these are poor examples however I have seen this sooooo many times and after a while it’s like “do you guys think that the audience are all stupid and you have to dumb it down for us?” It’s also in TV shows. Maybe it’s the execs that think they have to spoon feed us all. I’m not saying Americans are stupid and don’t understand. Ryan and his wife are not stupid. My Nanna was a WWII bride to an American Naval shipman and my American relatives weren’t stupid, well except for maybe an Aunt, when she visited us, who 1. Thought Australia was in Europe; 2. Was astonished that we had hills because she thought that Australia was totally flat; & the best of all 3. Had we heard of God because if we hadn’t she was going to convert us heathens - we kindly told her that yes, we had heard of God and that we were confirmed in the Church of England. So I suppose there’s always one that needs further explanation 😂😂😂😂

[@forlornhope7121]

Haha, "Have we heard of god?" Well thats one relative you can keep. Another american Puritan.

[@galahadglen]

The colony in Australia that was (successfully) founded as a business venture was South Australia. Perth attempted the same thing but soon reverted to convict labour.

[@BLSFL_HAZE]

I mean, I DO know who he is, and I'm CERTAIN I'm not the only Aussie who does, OR who gets his humour.

[@LeanneAnderson-e5c]

FIFO can be anything from those in the mines to kitchen staff to cleaning staff and drivers.

[@tylercass2584]

To put the vast size of Australia into perspective, the distance from Sydney to Perth, is greater than the distance between London and Moscow. Also, as the crow flies, most of the land between Sydney and Perth is largely unpopulated. PS: when an American former “star/comedian” comes to Australia to do gigs, they’re not doing as well as they used to back home.

[@nutmegandtele]

Plenty of FIFOs live in the eastern states. They fly right across Australia to WA do a swing of maybe 14 days then come home for 7 days. They can lose 1-2 days out of their break travelling.

[@xymonau2468]

And by the way, America was a dumping ground for British convicts, too. You never talk about that when mocking Australia.

[@mindi2050]

Because Americans aren't taught that the British sent convicts to their American colonies.

[@garrycarmichael6051]

More than 50,000

[@omkrimkali3283]

Oh but "indentured servants" same as our convicts the Poms wanted someone to do the hard work so made breathing if poor a crime.

[@forlornhope7121]

​@omkrimkali3283 not all those dumped in America were indentured servents. You had convicts

[@ononotagain]

Perth LOVES you, Ryan...we are vain enough to hear and enjoy others opinions. Perth really IS paradise on earth. You must visit.

[@rosscog155]

Ryan, do your self a favour and use the internet to look up parrot species across Australia. You will find them from the cold south of Australia to the hot tropics of this great land. Yes bird life in Australian cities is common. We haven't totally destroyed our ecosystem yet.

[@JimmyJupp]

Randy Buys A Bookshelf Off Gumtree - very clever Aussie humour 😊

[@kathleenpont5986]

Australian and English have the same sense of humour, I found Americans don’t have that sense of humour. When are you coming to visit?

[@mddawson1]

One stand-up routine that has stuck with me over the years is Greg Fleet's appearance on The Smallest Room in the House called 10 years in a long sleeved shirt.

[@musicalneptunian]

One aspect of Australian comedy that occurs a lot is to make jokes about Australian criminals that are offensive. When Schapelle Corby got jailed for 20 years in Indonesia for drugs, there were jokes about her boogie bag and the Bali Nine, a different group of oz drug runners, taking the "Contiki tour". There have been comedians whose whole routine has been to imitate various gangsters; the "Ronnie Johns hour" was comedy about hit-man "chopper read". I don't know if the US would have comedy about say Ted Bundy or other serial killers.

[@WSSHW__1854]

Yes, it's like 'Alright mate, whatcha got funny man, make me laugh', type of audience in my experience 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Definitely check out more Aussie comedians, there's many talented people to enjoy, Ryan.

[@Hochspitz]

Yep, never heard of him.

[@michaelconners2226]

Surely a performance should mean more than a reputation

[@markducote9437]

GET RUDE ON !!! Rodney Rude -McDonald's .

[@davidparris7167]

Perth started out as a free colony but couldn't make a go of it so convicts(slaves) were sent there to make it viable. South Australia was the ONLY free colony with no convicts.

[@haydenwilliamson6747]

Hey Ryan, can you please do a reaction video to How To Talk Australians? It’s funny as balls

[@haydenwilliamson6747]

never mind. You already have.

[@JustAGuyWithThoughts]

Should check out the Gabriel "Fluffy" clip on Aussies as a comedian.

[@rachaelcourtnell7275]

Never heard of him, and do like comedy. so many generalities.

[@personofearth5076]

I went to Perth from Victoria recently and let me tell you this about Perth. It's one of the most beautiful states that I've seen with the friendliest Aussies that you will ever meet. I absolutely loved Perth.

[@arjovenzia]

Living on the outskirts of Perth, one neighbour is fifo, the other is Bangladeshi. The rest are cows. All of them are great to live around for their own reasons. Perth is very isolated, culturally and physically. Don't go to the beach much in the city, but in my hometown, you expect not to see anyone else. To the point it's a faux pas to set up your beach spot within earshot of the next person. It goes 100's of kilometres either way, find your own bit of beach. Not that we're hostile, if you walk past we'll be best mates in minutes. But there is alot of beach and alot of bush. Find your own slice of paradise. On American comedy... It usually feels very... Flat, linear, basic. Yeah OK, I get the joke. But we're not going to split our sides on a dumb quip. If you can fit a few layers of meaning in and deliver it deadpan, that's where humor lies. So I can see how American stand up could fall very flat. Not that it isn't funny, it's just very clever... Overgeneralising, but that's my experience.

[@arjovenzia]

Oh, also worth mentioning, the local parrot here is the Banks cockatoo. About 2ft tall. Tear trees and other similar structures apart. And you may be habituated to think we exaggerate things. These guys are monsters. Australian parrots you might be familiar with, Budgerigars, Sulfur crest, you can actually keep them in a house. The Banks, they are massive creatures. Very chill, if you can't hear them. Very Impressive. Maybe you wanna check em out. I get a mob of about 20 come past daily.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Deadpan = Elliot Goblet. Now I think of it, deadpan = most Aussie comedians.

[@lynettesmith6971]

Perth is one of the most isolated cities in the world. I live there and love it.😊

[@r.alannelson7781]

Hi Ryan.. Alan Nelson from Geelong Victoria.. Aus.. I am an 85YO Richmond Tiger Member and I just watched a video of Peggy O'Neill being inducted into the Richmond Football Club HALL OF FAME..Peggy was born in U S A (I think Mid West)..I suggest you Google her.. VERY Interesting person.. She was our club President when we won the 3 premierships..2017.2019 & 2020 Cheers Alan

[@shez5964]

I don't really follow the footy but I have read about Peggy O'Neill and yes it's facinating. Born in West Virginia in a small mining community. Became a big wig in the corporate world of professional sport (AFL) in Australia.

[@r.alannelson7781]

@@shez5964 Thanks Mate..

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Peggy is indeed an extraordinary woman. Any Club would be lucky to have her as President. And her love for Richmond is obvious. Best wishes, Alan.

[@mjb7015]

Australian comedians you should check out: Carl Barron, Jim Jeffries (slthough he went mainstream with a US talk show, so you probably know him already), Lano and Woodley, Kitty Flanagan, Fiona O'Loughlin, Dave Hughes, and Akmal Saleh.

[@carolynovens5074]

We like very dry humour! Like the Queen. EIIR. The wit that creeps up on you. Sounds OK & then hits you later. Has a dark side. Still got that 20% of convicts as a base.

[@YetMoreCupsOfTea]

People who know comedy in Australia know who Louis CK is, but he's not a household name here.

[@martyjones1413]

This dude has not a clue about AUS!

[@fridaytax]

And audiences would feel that energy. Every time I worked with American companies selling products to us here in Australia, their complete lack of research was abundantly clear and very off-putting.

[@MsBethharris]

Speaking as an ex-pat American who makes her home in Perth (and has for nearly 40 years)… Perth is the World’s best kept secret. And, I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else.

[@navs485]

Any comedy fan would know who Louis is.

[@stewartwaterman7837]

Never heard of him and I am a comedy fan. Most American comedians just aren't that funny.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I heard his name hear and there, never saw anything of his. Then I learned he masturbated in front of women in comedy who didn’t feel they had the power to say ‘no’ without tanking their careers. Haven’t seen anything of his since.

[@DaVinci-wt6dp]

@@stewartwaterman7837literally one of the biggest comedians of all time 😬 whether you find him funny is another thing, but there are very few comedians who’ve had his level of success ever

[@navs485]

@@stewartwaterman7837 You're not really as big a comedy fan as you think you are. Have you heard of Jerry Seinfeld, Letterman or Dave Chapelle? please google all of them.

[@navs485]

@@stewartwaterman7837 If you never heard of someone the caliber of Louie, you're not really a big comedy fan. Let me guess, you only know Carl Barron and hughesy? lol

[@Richo732]

A parrot flying down the street was probably a surprise, but seeing slices of beet on his hamburger..... That's a real culture shock...

[@markjohnston9017]

My son in law is fifo from wollongong NSW, to Port headland W.A. 2 weeks on 2 weeks off driving iron ore trains, 200k Australian p.a.

[@overworlder]

Louis CK is reasonably well known. Maybe more on KZbin.

[@lanceMollenhauer-mf1xz]

Im an Australian , i believe we are the kings of tounge and cheek humour.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Tongue IN Cheek

[@lanceMollenhauer-mf1xz]

@@Mirrorgirl492 cheers

[@ianmontgomery7534]

I live in Dandenong which is part of Melbourne. You would never call it tropical but I have two very different types of parrots that are residents of my area - Lorikeets (green yellow and red) and short billed Corellas which as white. With these two groups and the magpies it is not a quiet place. It is good to see a visitor take the time to learn a bit about us.

[@Hochspitz]

Well, it's only 10degC here just down the road from you near Warburton at 3.30pm so yeah, hardly what I would call tropical. Sitting on the balcony railing right now are Corellas, King Parrots, Rosellas and sulphur crested cockatoos.....lots of parrots come for a feed.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@Hochspitz so you get Rosellas rather than Lorikeets. I see them rarely around me, mainly when there is fruit on the trees.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Corellas are noisy buggers

[@jpmasters-aus]

Major Hotel Brands in Australia. Marriott (in all its brands), Hyatt (in all its brands), Hilton (at least two brands), from the UK International Hotels (Intercontinental down to Holiday Inn), France - Accor (the largest hotel operator in Australia, having purchased a lot of Australian brands - from Sofitel, down to Ibis Budget and everything in between).

[@davidjames9625]

We have a lady in Australia Gina Rhinehart who owns many big mines and recently she had a raffle for the workers and it was for $100,000. What the staff did not know was that she did not just draw out one ticket but drew out 42 tickets and each person got $100,000. That was a couple of years ago and she has just had her 70th birthday and she repeated the raffle but drew out 70 tickets giving away $7 million dollars. Well done Gina.

[@ACDZ123]

Unusual for a billionaire like that to be so generous..well played Gina

[@amyhudson1016]

I didnt know she did that. Nice!

[@alexio1942]

@@amyhudson1016 was probably tax related 😅

[@amyhudson1016]

@@alexio1942😂 true! Terrible how cynical we have become

[@ndazza]

What a kind billionaire 🙄 she makes $8m a day

[@bellabana]

Aussie humour is very different to American humour, it’s more sarcastic, self deprecating & hard hitting whereas American humour is more slapstick & obvious. I lived in the U.S. and found that many Americans really didn’t understand ironic & dark humour as they’d take everything too literally, I found myself having to say that ‘I’m only joking’ constantly. Australian & British humour is more similar.

[@veronikataf5206]

We do have an Indian community and really recently a Sudanese community; but yes we are majority white northern Europeans and English.

[@lizzylou-q6f]

and also a large chinese population. The chinese have been around since the gold rush.

[@3Z6I9R]

North Queensland has always had a strong south sea islander/ Melanesian presence since the black pearl slave days. Come on, name them all. There’s also a strong Greek and Italian community past Townsville (Ingham) that migrated after ww1 & WW2. ❤

[@franceskrahe6261]

My husbands family were free settlers to South Australia, starting in the 1860's escaping religious persecution in Prussia.

[@fridaytax]

Ryan, you are now showing how little you know about Australia. Most of those "congratulatory" comments were being sarcastic. Parrots are not tropical birds in Australia or New Zealand (there are even alpine parrots). Australian humour is different to American humour because we are a different country. If Louie C.K.'s description of FIFO workers was an example of his humour, then it surprises me that anyone in Australia found him funny. Louie C.K. was not well researched at all, and Australian's react poorly to visitors who appear condescending, as he did.

[@BillSaltbush]

Yep! Would not give you tuppence (two pence/two cents) for this bloke. Did not impress at all.

[@rodneyperry7940]

Where I live you see Emus on the side of the road. That would blow Americans minds!

[@veronikataf5206]

Melbourne is not tropical and we have tons of Parrots. The are very loud and very colourful.