Why I Never Date Outside My Class: Best Bits Of Fern Brady’s Live From The BBC

Scottish stand-up comedian and writer Fern Brady got through University with an unexpected side job and a simple diet, and this hilarious show brings her wry wit to the stage at the Radio Theatre.
Fern captivates you with her every word
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[@rmcewan10]

Funnily enough this is not at all a thick Scottish accent. I’d go as far as to say the majority of people in Scotland have thicker accents than this. Definitely outside of Edinburgh.

[@ironmountain7907]

That’s nuts, it’s almost hard to understand...they take english a totally different route over there lol.

[@rmcewan10]

Iron Mountain I think it’s the same with a lot of accents - the words and the inflections don’t come in the order or at the pitch you expect them to come in a sentence. I think if you lived here even for a couple of weeks, you would have no problem understanding it, because your ear would have adapted to the new register. I used to go to an international school, and I found that every year after the summer holidays I had to relearn how to listen to all the different accents. It usually only took a few days, but it was an illuminating experience.

[@black76561]

rmcewan10 glasgow perhaps as my mate says "thae now" as well.

[@richardbryant3169]

It seems a thick Scottish accent to me

[@squamish4244]

Is it like this in Ireland or Wales? There's nothing all of North America that comes close to the diversity of accents in the British Isles. Obviously for reasons of being immigration nations, but I as a Canadian can easily understand even the thickest southern accent or anywhere else.

[@aliciacroft]

I love this woman. The intrusive thoughts, hilarious

[@HannahBanana914]

The intrusive thoughts thing has been done to death to be honest, just one example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aorRpJ-XislnjLs

[@d4n4nable]

@@HannahBanana914 Exactly. Hack bit.

[@tonybroderick4808]

She's not funny.

[@bw4500]

I love her. She's brilliant.

[@paraescucharrap]

Her Scottish accent makes everything funnier! I love her! How did I not know this comedian yet?

[@ProblematicBitch]

I have intrusive thoughts as well, but they are normally just my brain remembering embarrassing moments from the past and telling myself how stupid i am

[@foxbearchillinbytheriver]

Same. It’s sooo annoying. “Psst, hey! Remember that time you were total cringe-y idiot?” 😑💔

[@Walperion_Music]

Can you share some examples so we all can relate? :)

[@EdwardLindon]

Ah yes, such fun, aren't they? 😂😢😂

[@ProblematicBitch]

UPDATE: I started taking zoloft and now i no longer have them 🤣

[@hannahawori3639]

His little legs went flying... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mdkvisions]

Shes great class is everywhere and no one wants to talk about

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

How have I not heard of her before? She's hilarious!

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

Yay a Scottish comedian I just discovered! A fresh breeze of air 😍

[@NO.Hard-Turd-Only.]

Fern Brady is amazing. Thanks for sharing your comedy with the world. 👌🏾

[@ramblingrue2269]

Lol when your brain had to adjust to her accent at first

[@bet_jev8711]

Is it weird that I find her absolutely hysterical. Like I am crying right now.

[@jacobrichter]

It's not that weird. She makes a living being funny because people think she's funny.

[@troystaunton254]

It’s literally the whole point.

[@christopherbennett5858]

She's always a laugh.

[@SaltVinegar2010]

Christopher Bennett Watching paint dry is funnier.

[@richardhunter5913]

just not a very good one

[@edwarde5452]

Great sense of humor. Thank you KZbin recommendations.

[@anaozment5808]

i swear fern brady is one of the funniest comedians of all time. give us a full special please and thanks!!!

[@thewomble1509]

Of the last six months or ALL time?

[@paulstevenson200]

You have a mental health issue.

[@clivebby4877]

Y'all she ain't that difficult to listening to... like honestly...

[@TheYopogo]

Are there people who think this is difficult to understand?

[@skylarallison8482]

I don't think anyone can't understand her

[@r0bw00d]

I can catch 99% of what she's saying. The other 1% I have to playback multiple times.

[@skylarallison8482]

r0bw00d yah she does mumble a bit

[@rose4490]

I love her accent!

[@nook201]

Thanks, Fern! I needed a good laugh.

[@pattypaan]

She is out-bloody-standing. Very good set

[@SherlaiStevenson]

She’s amazing 😂😂😂

[@black76561]

i can actually relate to her....is that crazy???

[@christopherbennett5858]

No.

[@annnee6818]

Gemini M No

[@Ag3nt0fCha0s]

Nah, just means you are crazy too.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Gemini M yeah that’s crazy, marry up and move back hometown

[@kundaputs]

Yes 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@untidyecho9916]

I dont date out of my class because the people in 6T stole my lelli kelly shoes during PE I KNOW IT WAS ONE O YOUS

[@thewargimp]

Hahahaha hilarious

[@pcarebear1]

I don't date outside my class because I feel like the posh guy would be frustratingly wimpy. Messed up since I work in an elitist place and when to a "posh" uni in the U.S. (I'm American btw), after talking w/them a feel like punching them in the arm?! Is that just me?

[@waterdroplets1627]

🤣

[@nuk115]

How awkward it must have been for all the short-tall couples 😂😭

[@petergerdes1094]

Wait aren't the Connors in your town called Connor?

[@youremakingprogress144]

How did the audience miss so many of the jokes? Fern Brady is funny and deserved a better audience.

[@JordannAlexander]

Thats was a good set 👏😂

[@juneytoolooney2165]

She sounds amazing.

[@Manifest.intentionally]

She is brilliant!!

[@roundsout1557]

I'm sure you'll get plenty of this about the accent I love it ! 07/06/19 Spokane WA !

[@whyareyouhittingme]

I used to have the same rule. That's why I was fired from my job as a primary school teacher.

[@SnackPatrol]

I could listen to this woman read the phone book for days.

[@heleen5903]

She needs a Netflix special ffs

[@chillbaby5000]

My favorite comedian right now

[@Rtong98]

She’s awesome 😁

[@mo1979ca]

Lol "his little legs went flying." Lol

[@__effe_]

This is next level!

[@bassisthenrik]

Brilliant!!

[@MrAhuapai]

Both the Irish and Scottish accents are brilliant for comedy. The Samoan english accent is a bit of a scream too.

[@whowawoo]

I'm surprised how much I had to pay attention cause the accent was deep, it was like listening to this two rowing guys from Ireland that won a silver medal in the Olympics

[@lyannawinter405]

Ok, where have I been, this is brilliant xD

[@Katspearl]

the name joke made me laugh 😂

[@EMNstar]

She has a storytelling voice

[@juliusp147]

I love tht little guy.. lol

[@_DivineTruth_is_Home_]

Thank you ❤

[@Ndo01]

She's brilliant

[@dale4039]

Fern Brady is funny AF and she's painfully gorgeous love her eyes and her accent

[@sageparsley7447]

She’s brilliant

[@thomme8539]

I think i love her

[@kennymos9007]

She's brilliant.

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

so charming

[@earlgraves8267]

Legend!!!

[@TheKitkat4000]

Weirdly enough I'm from Glasgow and her accent sounds quite posh to me hahaha

[@dovestone_]

Yes I’m from Yorkshire having spent most of the last year in Glasgow and have to agree 😂

[@PinkDiamond7777777]

Her accent already makes this better.

[@PapiJack]

I thought countless hours of Billy Connolly had made me fluent in Scottish. This clip proved me wrong...

[@varunkapur5640]

I love her accent.

[@animelytical8354]

I remember seeing this a while ago. Holds up

[@narayana8249]

Got a bit wholesome at the end there

[@scotthilliard7177]

John, Paul, or John-Paul......😆!

[@drdassler]

Fave comedian of the moment. And James Acaster.

[@pauljames5593]

John, Paul or Jon Paul nearly brought a smile

[@Milfuelle100]

I’m Canadian so I only understand like 70% but what I do understand is hilarious.

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

She's funny as hell

[@kiwipalace]

ive never seen her! shes hilarious

[@kg2894]

Da Best 💞

[@kronksstronkstonks6360]

Seems like folk have difficulty following her, but she's easy to understand cuz (generally speaking and in my experience) folk in Edinburgh have a relatively slow talking pace compared to some bits in Scotland. Hell, I live in south west Scotland about 40 mile from the border and know folk with thicker accents.

[@Sarcastix7]

She's great

[@crippletime]

I"m an american and even though I could only understand every third word she was still hilarious.

[@JSandwich13]

John, Paul or john-paul so damn accurate

[@osaeg6547]

C J oooo yessss love that heathers pfp😍👏🏾

[@Jay-hr3rh]

Omg, I thought it was just me who had those thoughts.

[@adlerzwei]

I live her 👌😊

[@finnhaverkamp]

"Tallie/Smallie" lol

[@actuallyilyts1757]

Four years after living in Scotland she makes a lot more sense than most people here

[@actuallyilyts1757]

@@chucklessavini1778 You're too racist to be Scottish

[@actuallyilyts1757]

@@chucklessavini1778 You can go back tae ya cave

[@redstep-child3096]

I was great. She was Fern Brady. ❤

[@redstep-child3096]

Genius

[@cius2112]

I like her. She's funny.

[@OlBlueshound]

cute & funny good combo!

[@Probablynotgrace]

She does have a point about Titanic

[@ferguspitcher7911]

I have those thoughts. Except they’re more like “what if I pushed that little old lady in front of that train?” “DONT push that little old lady in front of that train” “But what if I did? What would happen? What if I somehow lose all control of my body and mind and I unconsciously do it? What if I’ve already done it and I’m just crazy?”

[@SkyDawg91]

Carrying the torch for Billy Connolly… and not just because she’s Scottish! The delivery and attitude on stage is very similar, with Billy being a little more hectic and chaotic haha.

[@redstep-child3096]

The unexpected outbursts of rage sell her comedy for me. Vent so you don't explode.

[@chadsix4838]

L'appel du vide - The call of the void.

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

Great.

[@thedrunkencatlady]

Reading a novel with a highlander hero right now... Dayum that accent

[@moonshine4858]

What novel is that?

[@thedrunkencatlady]

@@moonshine4858 Firestorm by Donna Grant. 10th booking the Dark king series

[@SevenRiderAirForce]

I lol'd

[@sr2226]

I relate

[@kevinl6231]

Ooooooh, wicked😈❗️

[@nadda698]

I didn’t expect that voice

[@Seetiyan]

Haha! Well as a man who's occasionally been the shorter one in the relationship, I can say from experience that it doesn't look stupid at all. If you love each other, you just look happy. ☺️

[@1ukjunglednbraver]

I have thought well known I have a slight autism for a long flecking time I can really relate to this one.. That intrusive thought thing controls my life.

[@dunoa1141]

I got two words out of that

[@steven.events]

Why was this recommended to me? Ack! Hoot Man!

[@LeSilverRocker]

now all the comments im reading are in a scottish accent in my head

[@MegatronRacing237]

She’s funny lol

[@phillenan2494]

Best female comic I ever saw. I want more, much more.

[@Koooooooohgfgggbjhgfc]

I really am trying to understand whats going on but the accent is really unique

[@Oh4Chrissake]

How do you switch on the subtitles?

[@gracies.6412]

A family friend of mine can’t go skiing because she is terrified that she’s gonna have a sudden urge to jump from the ski lift

[@iridescentaurora268]

I too am in a tally-smally relationship. I’m just a half inch over 5 feet tall, he’s 6 feet and 3 or 4 inches tall.

[@Regimeshifts]

Me too, shes 3 hands 2 fingers tall, and Im just over 3 hands 7 fingers tall

[@HerHollyness]

I literally hate that (like the comedian). It’s nothing against you personally, but I see that all the time - really tall guys with tiny women, and I’m a woman who is 6’2”. Like the comedian, it means I’m left with the absolutely tiny men. It’s ridiculous and I think tiny women who hog the super tall guys are being selfish! Sorry!

[@iridescentaurora268]

Regimeshifts … are you both horses? What’s up with these “hand” measurements?

[@iridescentaurora268]

HerHollyness I’m sorry you feel that way, but I’m not gonna sit here and feel guilty for liking taller men. Besides, to say that short women are “selfish” for “hogging” the tall men, is to also simultaneously condemn those same men for preferring to be with shorter women. Sorry to break it to ya, honey, but it’s a two way street here.

[@hafsabb]

LMAO it's not the tiny women hogging the tall men, as well as it being a mutal decision, it's the men who decide to.. so stop blaming the women

[@hamdinger7145]

She is funny.

[@miker252]

For being from Scotland but her english is very good.

[@vtr0104]

Scotland's part of England though, innit? I mean, It would be normal to talk good English....

[@miker252]

@@vtr0104 Thanks for your reply. Craig Ferganson taught, while Scotland is part of the UK, it is seprate from England.

[@justinrudedude]

Edinburgh uni ftw!!