The Human Body is a Joke - Science Stand Up Comedy | Dr Rohin Francis

[@davitdavid7165]

A man so talanted he made an educational video where he made boomers laugh at gen z humor.

[@paulhaynes8045]

According to my daughter, I am a 'boomer', but I have no idea what a 'Gen Z' is or what their humour involves. And I strongly suspect that it would be best - for me, at least - if it stays that way...

[@mygirldarby]

@@paulhaynes8045 I doubt it. You're probably not a Boomer if you have a kid who is Gen Z. The youngest Boomers are abt 62 years old. If you were born 1941-1959 (give or take a couple of years), you're a Baby Boomer or a "Boomer." The term comes from the baby boom that happened during and after WWII. If you were born between 1960-1980, you are Gen X. Millenials or Gen Y were born approx. 1981-1999. People born abt 2000-2020 are Gen Z. A generation is roughly 20 years, +/- 2-3 years. I don't think it's best for you not to know about generations and their characteristics, although I fail to see how Dr. Francis in the video has "Gen Z" humor since would be considerd among the oldest of the Millennials, being born in 1981, or the youngest of Gen X. Humor really isn't that much different among the generations. If it were we couldn't look back to old comedians from the past and find them humorous. I find Charlie Chaplin's black and white silent movies hilarious and he is way, way before all of our time.

[@TAP7a]

Good Guy Appendix and Sparkling Protuberance is thoroughly Millennial humour, but if anything that shows how good he is at tying us all together in laughter

[@OwlyFisher]

i was there, i was the gen z

[@andonivelasco8466]

The last human design is my passion is definitely millennial/gen z humor

[@Pyriphlegeton]

Life - a neverending cycle of snot redistribution. What a wonderful thought, Rohin. Thank you.

[@Competitive_Antagonist]

I think I klein bottle would have been a better comparison. Trying to clear the chambers must be like getting liquid out the bottle with all the weird maneuvers you need to do. Not that I have the privilege of owning such a thing.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

My mamma always told me that life is like a neverending cycle of snot redistribution, because you never know what snot you're gonna get.

[@Jppnametaken]

I can totally agree right now, since I'm going through the worst cold/flu of my life.

[@alex.g7317]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 tbh, I hate that line from forest gump

[@ForeignManinaForeignLand]

One thing about Dr. Francis - he will wear the freshest trainers for any occasion 🙌🏾

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

Hey, cool to see you here Foreign. That just brought a smile to my face. 😊

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

His sneakers are fresh, but the overall combo of red shoes, brown pants and purple top is not very fresh imho^^

[@Cin9999]

Dat Dr. House drip

[@MedlifeCrisis]

@@dr.doppeldecker3832 lol fair but in my defence the top is blue and I didn’t mean to wear these trousers

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

@@MedlifeCrisis maybe my phone screen gives an off color. The purple on my screen looks horrendous, but i'll give you a pass if the top is blue:)

[@nicolalang5603]

Brilliant. I'd pay for a full length show! 😁

[@yourmommyismysquatrack22]

Same

[@nyrdybyrd1702]

As would I, so long as the good doctor accepts attention; I’m awaiting disability thus such is the only affordance I can currently muster.

[@mallorymyers7525]

Yup.

[@Vaasref]

That's the full length. Some are just not as gifted as others.

[@nekosaiyajin8529]

I can't believe we're starting to have medical stand up comedy in 2022. This opens up so many possibilities for comedy in the future. Anyone of any profession could do it and point out the comedic hijinks of their quotidian in that profession. Anyways, great show.

[@topkekm8817]

A few years ago i saw a comic do a set about his time as a nurse in the maternity ward, very funny. Especially if youre studying the subject

[@SupersuMC]

For engineers, I recommend searching "Trust me, I'm an engineer!"

[@michaeltagor4238]

It's awesome honestly, as someone who believe that the joy of being curious and the excitement of learning and studying something (which is the purpose of little inside jokes of a profession or a field of study) should be freely available for anyone in an effective way, it's the best thing that could happen in the world.

[@borealernadelwald]

There's a German comedian, Dr Eckart von Hirschhausen, that started doing medical stand up in the 1990s. I'm not sure if I've really watched any of his performances, but I assume he's good since a lot of people like his comedy.

[@nodros1]

"Have you ever thought about if there's a god, but he's just a complete moron?" every damn day, dr rohin

[@idraote]

And a a*** *le to boot

[@seekittycat]

I had a religious lady in my building who loves saying god must exist because "look how perfectly designed humans are" and I laugh internally everytime.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

If God created man in his own image, then I feel bad for God.

[@itsmyright2229]

MonkaS

[@RICDirector]

God...the multiverse's worst practical joker...

[@SimonClark]

Finally got around to watching this, and as always you didn't disappoint 😂

[@Jennralize]

Always good to hear the horn of Rohin!

[@MedlifeCrisis]

SUMMON THE ROHIRRIM

[@Gulliolm]

there might be a penis gag in there :D Oh god, the technical difficulties audio podcast has made me into a monster that sees cock jokes everywhere

[@ShubhamBhushanCC]

@@MedlifeCrisis Rohan will answer

[@abydosianchulac2]

This sounds like it's against the KZbin TOS

[@Jennralize]

@@abydosianchulac2 Bow chicka bow bow chicka chicka wahh wahhhh, chicka chicka chicka "I'm hear to fix your leak".

[@abydosianchulac2]

Oh, oh wow. I'd always wondered why I'd feel fluid rushing through my sinuses if I turned upside down... DAMNIT, doctor. I didn't want to actually _learn_ something from your educational humor!

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Hahaha in your FACE! (literally)

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Now I've got another thing to be self-aware about!

[@RampageG4mer]

So how do astronauts do it?

[@iseriver3982]

Doesn't explain how fisherman's friend works.

[@Soken50]

@@RampageG4mer hold them by the ankles and spin really fast

[@JavierMD42]

That small appendages segue at 2:34 flew over a lot of people heads.

[@riflemanm16a2]

I didn't even notice the first time! That was a good one.

[@Bhatakti_Hawas]

Can u explain?

[@Asptuber]

And no one seemed to notice the superb allergy/analogy "slip" at 6:44...

[@xGriffy93]

@@Bhatakti_Hawas Dicks, probably

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

@@Bhatakti_Hawas read the title of the presentation again

[@nthnhbsn1909]

I gotta say, Rohin - I love your stand up routines. Such a fine balance of education and wit.

[@LinusBoman]

6:36 Seems the human body isn't the only thing devoid of intelligent design. 😂

[@MedlifeCrisis]

You won’t believe this Linus but I honestly thought of that gag after watching your mouse video!

[@btat16]

@@MedlifeCrisis the crossover we never expected, but definitely appreciated

[@Tomgoldgamer018]

Brilliant presentation. My only tweak would have been swapping the "human design is my passion" and the "bipedalism was a mistake" punchlines around and then making your way off stage on all fours

[@WoodworkingforAnyone]

Do you do a lot of stand up?

[@nakulaman]

Now that wouldn't really be stand up comedy would it?

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

The goal of comedy is to be relatable; it reaches people and makes them realize things about themselves. So you, Rohin, have set a perfect example of relatable comedy. Because there's nothing that more people can relate to than the human bodies we're all stuck with.

[@imjustsomeguy72]

I am going to keep all that stuff about the left atrial appendage on hand for about 30 years or so when I am statistically most likely to be at most risk of this so I can tell my cardiologist at the time:" oh, so it's not just left atrial appendange" and we can all have a good laugh about my stroke.

[@Nathouuuutheone]

Sounds like you have some time to work on the delivery

[@dingus153]

I'm so glad you got to upload this, as an Aussie the likelihood of seeing one of these shows live is next to none 😂

[@keyholes]

After giggling through this, the final subtitle of "mathematician wittering" got me going again, like a kick on the arse as I leave. Beautiful.

[@zeroelus]

Currently nursing a cold, the joke about the never ending snot redistribution cycle hit real close to home. Great sketch, hope you upload more.

[@kellydalstok8900]

I don’t know if you’re a grandparent yet, but it’s best to avoid those grandchildren for at least the first three years of their lives. I haven’t had this many colds since I was a young child myself.

[@zeroelus]

​@@kellydalstok8900 (Hopefully) a bit far away from being a grandparent...but I am a parent of some young kids...you'd be 100% correct in guessing that I got sick because they got sick first and I ended up catching that.

[@Goabnb94]

Brain: "I'm tired" Me: Okay, lets go to bed Brain: "Woah, I didn't say I was going to fall asleep, I just said I was tired." Brain: "Also start stressing about your lack of sleep"

[@AlbertaGeek]

...Have you been spying on me?

[@sadmermaid]

I stg these highly niche, informative, medical based, dry British humour stand up specials by one of my favourite youtubers are the only thing in life that brings me joy.

[@mackieincsouthsea]

Getting commendable lols from drolly using a metaphor to explain a stroke is why I love you Rohin! I'd say quit your day job but I smoked for ten years so if I'm in your patch it might help my chances if you're not filming at the time! 😂

[@davidegaruti2582]

Human evolution from the moment in wich a monkey lost it's tail and started hanging upside down has been a series of blunders that somehow paidoff : We lost our tail , started brachiating , the body became upright to compensate , It became significantly faster and more agile among the trees , Some came down on two legs , they could move really efficiently and use tools for defence and offence , Others became knuckle walkers and could reach larger sizes , The tailess , brachiating , bipedal tool using monkeys that cook food have discovered agricolture , now everything is extinct

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Nothing is more human than failing upward.

[@paulhaynes8045]

We are not descended from monkeys. That spinning noise is Darwin.

[@Rudol_Zeppili]

@@paulhaynes8045 we are descended from monkeys, it’s just that apes lost their tails 23-26 million years ago, so we have quite a lot of tailless relatives.

[@paulhaynes8045]

@@Rudol_Zeppili Monkeys are not apes. We are descended from s common ancestor of both apes and monkeys, but not actually from monkeys. This is a common misunderstanding based on early criticism of Darwin's theory - critics dismissed it on the basis that the idea we descended from monkeys was absurd +completely ignoring the fact that Darwin never said we were descended from monkeys).

[@Rudol_Zeppili]

@@paulhaynes8045 we literally come from monkeys, all morphological features of ours are from fucking apes which are old world monkeys. Though they could be classified as a sister group, but the last common ancestor between apes and old world monkeys in the sister group hypothesis is morphologically almost identical to the common ancestor/morphotype of old world monkeys, which is a monkey. Consider the existence of New world monkeys, they branched from us 36 - 40 million years ago, they are monkeys. How the hell are apes not monkeys, and more specifically how the hell are humans not monkeys?

[@hadassahm3016]

I really needed a laugh today, love it!

[@harriehausenman8623]

Same over here.

[@markhaus]

I love it, a brief lecture that doubles as stand up comedy, nicely done

[@newshefan]

Small appendages hahahaha Oh Dr Rohin, you've provided much humour and info in this recording! And it's freeeeee

[@biaroca]

As a cardiologist, when he talked about the LAA classification I was wheezing.

[@fteoOpty64]

This is a master piece!. Enjoyed it throughly. Absolutely hilarious and very original. What a concluding punch! 😁😁😄👍

[@stevenbridges]

Oh man this is great! Please do more standup!

[@InspectahReese]

Jeaney brought me here, the windsock category has been really good lately

[@FogelTheVogel]

You know, when that doctoring thing doesn't work out, you can always take up comedy.

[@aidancollins1591]

@@racitup4114 It's a joke, a subversion of expectations. A spin on the classic "when that comedy thing doesn't work out, you can always be a doctor."

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Appendix: Books in new gut bacteria Aortic Appendage: Apprehends age

[@ThisisBarris]

Really sad I couldn't make this one. I hope you'll do another gig - very funny Rohin!

[@00HoODBoy]

cant believe dr. francis actually did this haha. this guy is just on a different level altogether

[@blindleader42]

Alternative to the "complete moron" hypothesis. Judging by the contents of a certain reputedly "good" book, a psychotic and sadistic monster.

[@SpySappingMyKeyboard]

oo edgy. But you posted in the wrong place, you were looking for r/atheism

[@MetallicReg]

@@SpySappingMyKeyboard He is absolutely correct here. Dr Rohin Francis is an old supporter of the Richard Dawkins Foundation (which I am also an avid donor of and would encourage to do the same). You have to clarify the validity of such comments, so that people stop interpreting them as edgy ;).

[@RICDirector]

Disagree. God(s) tend to be the worst practical jokers in the multiverse...I mean, the platypus is one thing, but Man? Took multiple tries and *still* left us things like vtach, the left atrial appendage, and decided against the prehensile tail!

[@sandwich2473]

Very very good! Your astute observations and witty break-downs of the numerous flaws in the human body are always a treat to see

[@RillianGrant]

Is that the maths guy at the start?

[@pneumaticFrequency]

Brian Cox or the host?

[@RyanWaldroop]

Yes, Matt Parker, Stand up Maths

[@standupmaths]

Sure looks like him.

[@danielli3288]

@@standupmaths lol why did you lose your checkmark?

[@blindleader42]

@@standupmaths Is there some mathsematical proof that it looks like him?

[@kateapple1]

Just stumbled upon your channel and I might just be in love with you sir! Love the way you speak, how articulate you are, smart you are, kind you are… funny you are! I’m gonna like the 💩 out of all your videos. Can’t wait to binge 🍿

[@anthonymaestas4863]

Have been watching your videos even before the pandemic and I got to say I love your style.

[@ryanchou2846]

The body isn't a joke, it's just a jack of all trades. Like, how do you make a hand with an opposable thumb that can also be a flipper?

[@arnowisp6244]

There is a thing called over engineering that German tanks suffered. They were great machines but when the real world hits you in the face. You have to work with that.

[@fifski]

I've been watching standup for almost 2 decades. From many different eras and few different countries (in languages I can understand on sufficient level) so I developed kind of a connoisseur taste for it and can easily distinguish between crap and top level stuff. You, my friend, are a natural talent! Once you are bored with the whole 'helping people with heart problems' stuff, you have a bright career in standup ahead of you! I hope you will tour Dublin, Ireland in the near future!

[@earthrester9198]

The law of Nature. Survival of the...good enough.

[@jmillward]

This is the Netflix standup special we need!

[@Varanids]

"human design is my passion" i couldn't catch my breath!!

[@Banzybanz]

Good to see Matt here. And Rohin, I saw you in Tom Scott's Money game. Great to see you here as well.

[@blitzkreg335]

Man I'd be able to remember things better if people like you were the ones explaining maths and science. Honestly. Great video.

[@WordyGirl90]

My step-cauliflower gets curious AF. *claps*

[@geneharrogate6911]

Relieved to see somebody get through a routine without getting slapped or crash tackled.

[@GMxTekhe]

I was really hoping that was going to go on for longer!! Absolutely fantastic set, when’s your headliner show?!

[@PunnamarajVinayakTejas]

I thought we were either intelligently designed, or we evolved. Now my eyes are opened to the secret, third idea. We were foolishly designed.

[@SwordQuake2]

Please do more these. This and the organ ranking were awesome.

[@RICDirector]

I rather preferred the organ ranking.....😅

[@SwordQuake2]

@@RICDirector yeah, it was better but this is good, too.

[@ShaudaySmith]

as a graphic designer, that last slide sent me. so good.

[@WoodworkingforAnyone]

The sparkling protuberance was underappreciated

[@lys2303]

THANK YOU!!!

[@tinytealeaves]

Had me laughing quite a bit! I hope there's more to come!

[@lexwithbub]

I love all the weird and wonderful ways in which the human body goes wrong 😂 well, all the weird things that nature does in general.

[@michaelmayhem350]

Disappointed no giant clitoris jokes but hysterical none the less, thanks for the laughs during the daily grind.

[@storyspren]

Surely a womb joke would be more hysterical than one about clitorises

[@M_SC]

That’s so sexist I literally can’t understand it

[@schnakie5662]

"So the sinuses up here drain from a phenomena that I'm pretty sure has been present for the majority of human evolution which is gravity..." Person in the back of the crowd: "Woof" 6:15

[@ferrumignis]

I think it was a sneeze?

[@burhanbudak6041]

No opening question about "what's the deal with chiropractors!" in Seinfeld fashion? _guitar solo_

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Better yet, "Chiropractor? I hardly know 'er?"

[@Sid_R]

That last joke tho, killed it! Amazing show Dr. Francis, thanks for the laughs.

[@bostoys]

Champagne joke went unnoticed, but that was brilliant

[@19billdong96]

“Responsible for half the strokes” *checks thumbnail* I see what you did there

[@Ocean_Man]

Incredible stuff mate, really loving your comedy

[@biturboism]

I need MOAR

[@dru4670]

Not that Carroll Entrance 😂😂. I actually hollered.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Terrific, THank you! Great bit of comedy to break up the day!

[@frankflegg8968]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@allpraisetothemosthigh7770]

Psalms 139:14 “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”

[@nemodot]

you should do more of these!!!!

[@alfastur6833]

He forgot mentioning the laryngeal nerve. It starts in the neck, from the cervical portion of the spinal cord, goes down to the thorax to surround the aorta, and climbs up to finish at our larinx. Just a few centimetres from the place it started.

[@nunofoo8620]

And giraffes apparently have them. Seems even sillier in an animal with such a long neck.

[@juliovnobre]

YEEES!!! New standup from you, barely started I’m so excited 😆

[@Mikidy303]

That was amazingly hilarious! Thank you!

[@robzwolf]

I saw you performing this live - loved the show!

[@matthiascarlstedt6037]

Thank you Rohin for the absolutely wonderful but much to short performance. Please consider creating an extended version. I would love to see it.

[@criticalthought7527]

I was surprised that you left out the circuitous routing of the Vagus nerve. ;-)

[@yottabbb]

Never thought I’d see Matt Parker and Dr Francis in the same room

[@intimpulliber7376]

Each of these shortcomings has a lot more advantages than disadvantages, except the heart one. Yes we have many bones in our wrists in feet, but they allow more complex movement. Bipedalism is one the most important aspects of our evolution. The knee is held together by a rubber band, but its not like you have infinte space in the knee, only a rubber band fits. Our backs are also not as weak as we think if we properly strenghten postural muscles. We can lift hundreds of punds for Christ sake.

[@agup4838]

Moooore! I can't wait till you are touring. Would love to catch you in Amsterdam.

[@chopperhead2012]

That Brian Cox impression tho

[@Archizombie]

My goodness this was wondeful - THANK YOU!!!!

[@magnusbruce4051]

Throughout this whole thing the main thing I was thinking was "can I make my own niche of academia into a comedy routine". I'm not naturally funny except for being able to riff on what other people have already said and some exceptional dad jokes/puns. There's got to be *something* funny about spending eight years of my life studying volcanoes only to find that I basically don't know anything about them and should have just gone into finance after my undergraduate and retired by now.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Huh, now I'm wondering the same thing. Well, I'm going into software engineering... so I guess I should just copy-and-paste other people's jokes.

[@magnusbruce4051]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 "what's a pirate's favourite programming language" "ARRR" "well, pirates enjoy R but their first love is C" There's your opener.

[@RICDirector]

And I thought I had it bad with rabbits as a field of expertise.....! On the other hand, vulcanology would perhaps be best to forge ahead and find humor in melted boots and instantaneously carbonized eggs....not to mention what happens when you get accustomed to them and still go to pick up a fresh bomb sample.... ;)

[@IncendiaHL]

5:25 - that's what I would call a high-brow joke 😂

[@nathanholt3821]

2009 called, it wants its clothes back! Just kidding, great video!

[@phs125]

Sparkling protruberence LoL

[@matthewbartsh9167]

Ha ha. Hilarious. Very informative, too. I Googled the atrial appendage stuff. It's real medical fact. Awesome. More like this please. You rock. The MC is awesome, too. He is a comedian called "Standup Maths".

[@skybluskyblueify]

I almost skipped this video when I heard the start where I could not hear well enough to understand the host. I'm glad I waited.

[@birdielein9636]

That was absolutely awesome!

[@myronhodes8039]

The wrists and knees are made like that for the movement. Be thankfull for that

[@arnowisp6244]

He's basically saying he can do better. Like somehow he can beat what nature made over Millions of years if we go by what they believe. Even knee implants need to be replaced every 20 years. Some 30 due to the wear and tear.

[@arnowisp6244]

@Wind Rose No we wouldn't. Our inventions looks like intelligence until you see how it was made and realize we just fumbled our way to success. We can't beat nature. We end up copying her on so many things.

[@user-oc1he2mn5z]

So good, I love your humor! Thanks

[@LesaNotLisa]

Disappointed no one laughed at the amazing segue that was "while we're on the subject of small appendages"

[@TheOnlyToblin]

5:35 Excuse me, Rohin, you've clearly never had pet mice. They "thrive" off of Mycoplasma. Damn things die from lung disease like flies. If they don't die from cancer that is. I've had mice for quite a while. Poor breeding practices for decades, focused on only appearance, have given them pisspoor health. We're trying to fix it. But, anyway, mice. Lots and lots of colds and pneumonias.

[@LuaanTi]

I mean, generations of incest tend to kind of lead to all sorts of health problems. You don't even have to add artificial selection to the mix, but when you do... oh boy. Just look at all those poor purebred dogs.

[@RICDirector]

And rabbits have 'em beat all hollow, between the Pasteurella, Bordatella, and the random, unprintable Trueperella (used to be a Corynebacterium).

[@falconshadow4856]

8:16 - 8:38 oh yeah this is living in my head rent free from now on

[@medicalchalupa9928]

Yup this guy is a doctor. I love this video. Understand what these words mean and you have a better understanding of so much

[@haroldo1408]

I finally understood why insufflating certain drugs can be quite so effective. thank you.

[@jessicalinde8558]

OMG THIS WAS HILARIOUS !!!! 🤣

[@idraote]

I now know what part of me to blame for my belly troubles. Thank you, Doc.

[@TheMasterBT]

That final slide killed me omg...

[@carly200]

Was fun watching! I had to google "Left atrial appendage" and not even wikipedia helped me to translate it to German, so I am still in the process of learning about that little 'dick' in my heart.... 😅 Edit: Vorhofohr -> it not a dick, it is an ear (ohr = ear) 🤣

[@timothyhurlburt9562]

Edgy but smooth delivery - well done

[@polarberri]

Great set! And I didn't expect to, but I learned a lot too!

[@AelOk17]

science and comedy in the same place. What else can I ask for.