What is a Scaramouche? (Not Anthony Scaramucci)

Scaramouch Scaramouch Can you do the Fandango? We run down where the name Scaramucci comes from, an Italian clown. Yes, really.
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TRANSCRIPT:
I know this might seem a little late, but things move so quickly now and this is too interesting not to do.
In another case of you can’t make this stuff up, Scaramouche aka Scaramouch aka Scaramouccia (literally translating to little skirmisher), was a stock clown character from Commedia dell'arte, an early form of comedic theater from the 16-18th century Italy. The character was usually dressed in black, like he was trying to look like a Don (no not a president Don, an Italian noble, also kind of like in The Godfather). The Scaramouche would entertain audiences with his affected boastful language and sly conceited arrogance. Ultimately, he would be beaten off stage by another character. The Scaramouche character would be translated into the English Punch and Judy puppet shows, which were a parody of these traditional Italian comedies. The Scaramouche puppet would be beaten so hard, his head would pop off, which would lead to the term Scaramouche in puppetry being used for a puppet whose head pops off.
Later, on their 1975 album Night at the Opera, in their song Bohemian Rhapsody mocking Italian opera, Queen sang ....
Of course, the latest appearance of the Scaramouche would be the fastest serving White House communications director in history, the potty mouthed Anthony Scaramouche, aka The Mooch. #nopuppet?

[@anonymoususer775]

I like how some of us looked this up because of genshin as well...

[@tylosenpai6920]

No wonder why he's the most hated Fatui Harbinger in Genshin Impact...

[@tylosenpai6920]

@꧁Galaxy-Chan꧂ Yup, and he can do the you-know-what...the legendary you-know-what GATTAI !!! GIGA...DRILL...BREAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Tetsuya Kakihara VA, just like Simon te Digger of TTGL)

[@ShelleeGraham]

Thank you for defining Skaramouche for me, in such a delightfully fun way. Cheers!

[@ZZI44418]

Great video! Seems like this is the only video talking about the origin of the name. Coming from genshin, I wonder what this'll mean for him. Hearing of other famous names in that game's lore, things haven't been completely unparadox of their origins... to me, it sounds like that character gets treated as a joker in terms of the directing (and it's already built up for such a possibility), and would get beaten off the stage (so much so that his hat would fall off, which has a face on its top. Could resemble the puppet scaramouche), and perhaps find another harbinger taking over the stage in his place.

[@dollsteak1615]

I love how happy u r to explain this lolol

[@honkytonk25]

Well read straight off the internet!

[@KathNielandWWEfan2006]

Scaramouche scaramouche will you do the fandango

[@RukoHanaji]

I will fully admit I looked this up searching for information about the similarities between Commedia Dell'Arte and Punch and Judy shows.

[@vladavram9209]

The ch is pronounced as a sh. It's french, although he was created in Italian theatre.

[@thepurematrix]

Would appreciate if I could use a small portion of this video ?

[@LaughingHistorically]

Pure Matrix sure! Small portion no problem with a proper annotation/credit! Let me know when it’s made.

[@frostyandtwothirds]

yeah thats fine dude! use the first 30 secs on me! xDD

[@Inkdraft]

It's pronounced skara-moosh. Not skara-mooch-ay.

[@thepurematrix]

2nd... Am doing literally a very similar video, kudos!!

[@joylintolliver5412]

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