Solid, clever stuff. Imagine being a native-born English speaker and trying to do stand-up in Finnish to a crowd in Helsinki. Huge respect to this guy...

@anttilepisto6131

4 жыл бұрын

Two of the most legendary Finnish TV comedy shows of all-time (Tankki täyteen and Reinikainen) were written by an English guy who moved to Finland as a 20-year-old: Neil Hardwick. He speaks pretty good Finnish.

@yUm666

4 жыл бұрын

@Yonder Fankman Dettman was actually born in Helsinki, so he's not foreigner. In my opinion Roman Schatz deserves the merit along with Hardwick.

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

There's one UK born stand-up comedian in Finland, that I know of. Been in Finland 20 years or more, has family with a Finnish wife. He has quite an obvious British accent, but he handles his stuff, manages his Finnish enough to make the gig in Finnish. Sorry I don't remember his name.

@murasama8733

4 жыл бұрын

@@timomastosalo You might be thinking of Paul Westlake? Funny guy, also wrote some English school books for Finnish schools.

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

@@murasama8733 Would have to watch some stand-up of that guy again to remember the name :) Only saw him in the Finnish TV

This is the most I’ve ever heard a Finnish person speak.

@siimu111

4 жыл бұрын

The most of what?

@lazash666

4 жыл бұрын

@@siimu111 he never heard a Finnish person speaking so many words ;)

@erikwillms2387

4 жыл бұрын

These comments are a perfect parallel to the video!

@Monsux

4 жыл бұрын

Take this like. And now go away.

@rolledude

4 жыл бұрын

The most stereotypical assumption of the Finnish person ever. Yours, a Finn.

"Bad is bad, but badass is good" I need to get that phrase on a t-shirt.

@arunghanta5066

2 жыл бұрын

Like a quote.. 🤣 Bad is bad, but badass is good! - Ismo

@jasimmuhammad8974

2 жыл бұрын

Or may be “I’m not bad, I’m just being Badass”

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.uksia

@danielbec4287

2 жыл бұрын

Or you can say this: If you are a bad person, you are a bad person. If you are an ass, you are an idiot or something. But if you are a badass person, you are terrific!!

@anthonypardo9662

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielbec4287 that sucks.

wait til he finds out about "Deadass"

@babymaude8469

3 жыл бұрын

Omfg! Yes!

@briietsai1997

3 жыл бұрын

Lol and headass

@msepiphqny

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget kickass 😂

@Coolpachito

3 жыл бұрын

What about jackass?

@kailaandstephanie

3 жыл бұрын

I CACKLED 😂😂😂😂

“ The entire man has grown.... Not only his ass” Im dead 😆

@snooks5607

5 жыл бұрын

the punchlines are so minimal that they can be surprising. had a sip of beer when he said "car is included in the ass" and just about lost it on the keyboard

@akshay_0352

5 жыл бұрын

I started imagining things

@Heldarion

5 жыл бұрын

@Hugh Ropp ... but if you're A BIT of an ass, then you're annoying.

@florenna

4 жыл бұрын

@Snooks Minimal punchlines = typically Finnish ;D

@johnraina4828

4 жыл бұрын

I read this when he said that

Some good *ass* comedy

@MDK2k

6 жыл бұрын

I though it was badass.

@VelluVR

6 жыл бұрын

Badass my ass

@billbingham3829

6 жыл бұрын

He even finnish ed with a lot of applause.

@BBSnape

6 жыл бұрын

That means some good comedy.

@sameasnow

6 жыл бұрын

Vellu smart ass

“If you are a piece of ass, you are beautiful.” All time favorite quote lol

@dineshkalyanasundaram8452

2 ай бұрын

He knows how to close a segment with a punch that one can hardly guess!!

Amazing. Probably 80% of Ismo's genius is in the pauses between words. This guy could make anything funny. +1

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.erdaa

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.dljia

@MM-yn9db

2 жыл бұрын

Timing is a huge part of both stand up comedy and comedic acting.

it warms my heart to see someone who is a foreigner come here and just deliver an absolute MASTERPIECE of an act. he stayed true to who he was, executed perfectly, and warmed the hearts of everyone listening. truly spectacular to watch. you can see it in conan's face afterwards

@vjollila96

6 жыл бұрын

Doctor Soles11 well he lives in US

@vjollila96

6 жыл бұрын

no terve sullekin

@grugerkaarme4898

6 жыл бұрын

Swedish is the second *official* language of Finland FYI

@grugerkaarme4898

6 жыл бұрын

unlock me how exactly can you say that you are from Finland and at the same time you're not Finnish??? These two usually go hand-in-hand

@grugerkaarme4898

6 жыл бұрын

finlandssvenska?

He kicked ass on that stage.

@fckyouall9895

6 жыл бұрын

WebzToke I didn't see any asses being kicked. I'm from Finland.

@WebzToke

6 жыл бұрын

Henry Oivo LOL Whoa whoa... what's up? No need to grill my ass about this. 😂

@jesuslovesmebetter

6 жыл бұрын

The whole ass?

@WebzToke

6 жыл бұрын

Hopefully, only a piece...

@jesuslovesmebetter

6 жыл бұрын

lol

The hint of nervousness in him actually made the act more endearing.

@Chronon88

Ай бұрын

Yeah, it's great. It's more on the nose on his English sets but that's pretty much Ismo's stage persona. He has always had somewhat an awkward delivery in Finnish too. (Search for "no niin" if you wanna see a classic finnish set with english subs.)

His timing is amazing, actually tearing up a bit. You can do this with most languages and cultures and it's an art to make it funny instead of patronising

ISMO. YES!

@fckyouall9895

6 жыл бұрын

Darude hii!

@Isukki69

6 жыл бұрын

DARUDE PERKELE

@tuplaluusto

6 жыл бұрын

What is the song's name at 0:20 ?

@w2.ill_

6 жыл бұрын

The man himself!

@butharat

6 жыл бұрын

DUN DUNDUNDUNDUNDDUN

give him a netflix special

@fraolfeye5302

6 жыл бұрын

Jonizzio _ i dont see why not, he is entertaining. Even more than many

@sarcasm-83

6 жыл бұрын

Jonizzio _ Are you implying the recent netflix specials have all been of great quality? If so; Have you seen Amy Schumers netflix special? Ismo Leikola is waay above that - and many others. Though sure, opinions differ.

@jessehamalainen3891

6 жыл бұрын

there is one atleast watchable at finnish netflix

@antton235

6 жыл бұрын

Jonizzio _ What is this quality in netflix you are talking about ?

@j.nybergh7003

6 жыл бұрын

Some day maybe but not there yet.

These jokes were in front of us the whole time but didn't realise them 😂😂

@zztopz7090

4 жыл бұрын

That actually hurts.

@FreakyNightmare

4 жыл бұрын

I think you meant to say behind you?

@westablue3046

3 жыл бұрын

@@FreakyNightmare 🤣 lmao

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.tvowa

@matetepayc5813

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasturner8093 I hate that you're not that wrong 🤣

He completely deconstructed one expression. Brilliant. I live overseas and teach English. I forgot about this word. I better get my ass into gear next term.

This is brilliant comedy. Very Carlin-esque and an interesting take on American English from a foreign perspective. I like it. I demand more of this Ismo.

@khashood

5 жыл бұрын

John Jacob exactly, Carlin-esque.

@liukang85

5 жыл бұрын

The only thing in common with Carlin's stuff is that he is quite analytic. And that's that, not much in common at all

@jukkatuomi4927

4 жыл бұрын

Now that I think of it, he's very Carlin-esque. RIP George Carlin, one of the absolute best! He must be having a blast up there with Ronnie James Dio and all the other greats!

@juhomantynen4638

4 жыл бұрын

Also, American comedians usually build up to their punchlines for a long time. Ismo on the other hand can have a punchline every sentence for a while or not have one for minutes. They are very subtle in nature and can surprise especially Americans with their timing.

@teemujokelainen

4 жыл бұрын

Carlin-esgue. I will use this word whenever its possible.

He raises some very legitimate, and thought provoking concepts in this sketch. Why do we needlessly add ass to words? Has our quest for ass gone too far?

@tiihtu2507

4 жыл бұрын

It's an intensifier. Nothing strange about those. Dem words gotta have sum booty.

@robertgirtakovskis1670

4 жыл бұрын

You can never have too much booty

@theresaguzman1745

4 жыл бұрын

Never

@salurafi

3 жыл бұрын

Dat some deep ass question

@elamothe81

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you assking these questions?

Ismo makes me laugh my ass of again and again, no matter how often I watch it. And he's not just hilarious, but teaches more valuable knowledge about (American) English in six minutes than most schools manage to do in years. Brilliant stuff.

@ulbergkd

4 ай бұрын

He missed that one. Laugh my ass off doesn't mean that your ass will be gone. No, it's still there.

I really like him. His comedy is clean. It is a breath of fresh air in comedy these days. ❤

I never realized how hard English could be until I watched this 😂😂😂 This dude is a total bad ass and anyone who says otherwise can kiss my ass! His skit was kick ass!😂

@RayMusicman9

3 жыл бұрын

As a non-native speaker, I'd like to present you with some food for thought: Food for thought doesn't necessarily involve thinking about food or that your thoughts need actual food. How am I supposed to know that bureaucrat is spelled like that? And not 'burocrat'? How am supposed to now it's not pronounced as boo-reeah-oo-crat, based on the way its spelt. What's the real pronunciation of GH? "g" as in ghost? "f" as in tough? "j" as in sengh silent as in night? You had to look up 'sengh' to make sure it's a made-up word.

@diegone080

3 жыл бұрын

@@RayMusicman9 can agree, as an italian, english language is strange ass

@quranicverses.2394

2 жыл бұрын

Another word he needs to talk about is dead ass.

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.qpsca

@liljackypaper

Жыл бұрын

Look at words like "application" and "topical"... They have a thousand meanings!

"...tip of the assberg." 😂😂😂😂

@kristianvaris2996

5 жыл бұрын

Jake Allen Oh people can`t say what they found funny 84 people found that part funny and liked someones comment way down in the comment section but I guess you want to be different and a jerk to others who are having a talk about what they found funny in a comedy video like... try to be better

@lancewang4923

5 жыл бұрын

@@kristianvaris2996 A bunch of dimwitted crying emojis deserves to be called out.

@DlcEnergy

4 жыл бұрын

The Jake Show ...you're an ass! Lance ...and you're an ass! get your asses outta here! (‿ˠ‿) 💨💩💩

@zulkiflijamil4033

4 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆

@brianbradshaw7540

4 жыл бұрын

@@DlcEnergy I wouldn't worry about them to be honest. There are billions of funny videos across the internet, with trillions of comments just like mine, and they chose my innocent comment to waste their energy to take issue with it. I'm flattered! 😂 Bored douchebaggery at its finest.

As an American, I've truly never considered how much we use the word ass or how confusing it would be for those who aren't from our culture

You can tell Ismo studied physics. He is very sensitive to illogical aspects, not only of language, but of life in general. 👍

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.tbhra

@vodkacannon

Ай бұрын

He studied the physics of that ass.

Wow I really didn’t think he could go for one minute talking about the ass, he did five!! He is really good.

@hendrong

5 жыл бұрын

He even skipped a few, like "kick-ass".

@timomastosalo

5 жыл бұрын

He had prepared, he didn't do it half-ass.

@ShyBoy6ty9

5 жыл бұрын

He did a whole five ass minutes

@jukkatuomi4927

4 жыл бұрын

I think he's one of the best stand up comedians in Finland. He doesn't scream and try to act like an international superstar. He just tells his well thought views in a funny way and goes about his life. Usually he wears common clothes, he doesn't need a suit. He's very relatable and seems like a fun guy to have a conversation in a bar without making a scene. Down to earth.

@aredhelsaralonde3330

4 жыл бұрын

He's badass, that's what he is 😁

You just hugged a Finnish man. Poor man has been violated :(.

@Blackwindzero

6 жыл бұрын

:D

@katjavirtanen2875

6 жыл бұрын

😂

@Squalla1

6 жыл бұрын

LOL I thought the exact same thing!

@Jooga31

6 жыл бұрын

Glad there is this #metoo going on for him.

@villho

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, Ismo’s hug quota full for at least this year.

I love the way he says “no”

This man has truly mastered the English language. Hats off to him.

Ismo is a legend!

@Nanuk

6 жыл бұрын

TheRelaxingEnd Moi (;

@fnfallout5664

6 жыл бұрын

RELAXING PERKELE.

@helemaeeero

6 жыл бұрын

TheRelaxingEnd dude didn't know you were a conan fan aswell

@helemaeeero

6 жыл бұрын

TheRelaxingEnd vai onks tästä uutisoitu jo suomalaisessa mediassa

@joelmiller464

6 жыл бұрын

Eero Helemäe Kyllä ainakin maikkarilla juttu

When he started explaining half assed he went from Comedian to Professor Ismo Great stuff

Can you imagine he goes into a retail store and the associate asks "can I help you?" So he just puts his stuff down and leaves? 😂

@spiritualopportunism4585

3 жыл бұрын

I think they would say may instead of can. I think we all have the intuitive fear that saying can is quite rude.

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.sinta

Stumbling upon his laugh factory bits turned me into an instant fan. His observations about the English language are hilarious.

I'm laughing my ass off!! This guy is a genius!

@hellykay

6 жыл бұрын

Narek Avetisyan I see what you did there. 😄

@JuliusJansson

6 жыл бұрын

Heeey...did he forget this?!

@h7opolo

6 жыл бұрын

according to the comic, you're laughing "no" off. uh. 4:38

@religionofpeace9248

6 жыл бұрын

again ..its confusing ..my ass means NO but you sound pretty impressed.

@inyostudio

6 жыл бұрын

What a funny ass dude

Good ole fashioned comedy. No politics, no race, just funny insights on life.

@athomewithnika6459

6 жыл бұрын

LifesmythTV Michael McIntyre has also the same style mostly parenting/family jokes

@maryellengabler802

5 жыл бұрын

LifesmythTV Reminded me of George Carlin's humor.

@yuho4141

5 жыл бұрын

It's been Ismos style of comedy back in finland for many years

@hendrong

5 жыл бұрын

This needs to come back.

@sabahbubbler

5 жыл бұрын

Idk, I think this guy is just talking out of his ass

Yes! I never knew what to say to ”what’s up?” I’d just start telling about my day or something like that. I live in Texas btw. I am from Jyväskylä, Finland!

@Cillana

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Texas too (but not remotely Finnish). I had no idea that was how you were supposed to respond. I would probably respond "Not much. You?"

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

@@Cillana That's what I would've guessed. But it seems it's going down the same road as 'How do you do?' which used to be a question meaning 'What's up? How are you?' - like it looks like, if you think it litterally. But later it became just a type of 'Hello', even shortening to 'Howdy' etc.

@elamothe81

3 жыл бұрын

Acceptable responses to what's up: (may include but not limited to) how are you, what's going on, oh nothing much, same ole same ole, ect.

@KOSTAS22R

3 жыл бұрын

I am surprised people in Jyväskylä don't know how to reply to it... "What's up?" "Rally cars. When they jump, they are very high up. Except in Harju. Road is flat there."

Brilliantly funny. So beautifully put together and his "nervous" delivery makes it even more amusing.

“Thank you that was some good ass meatballs” 🤣

@dickmccarthy9496

4 жыл бұрын

Them meatballs is made of ass.

@tomsun8905

3 жыл бұрын

@@dickmccarthy9496 or vice versa

@elamothe81

3 жыл бұрын

Good my ass

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.fgnea

@myanmarsongslyrics3526

2 жыл бұрын

i didn't get that joke.

The fact that Conan supports guys like this that most locations wouldn't even take is one of many reasons why I respect Conan

@mikeymcmikeface5599

4 жыл бұрын

I just want to hear Conan say Finland.

@Iarlen

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he could get in anywhere? The laugh factory had him three years prior to this.

@johnraina4828

4 жыл бұрын

Conan love Finland. He made a whole show about Finland once. You should look it up on yt.

@markuskeitaanniemi4381

4 жыл бұрын

The reason why Conan loves Finland, or the time when he heard that Finnish people speak about him was when we had a woman president, first woman president in the world. Her name was and still is Tarja Halonen and she looks quite much like Conan and vice versa.

@johnraina4828

4 жыл бұрын

@@markuskeitaanniemi4381 yes she looks like ismo too

"Bad is bad, bad ass is good" 😂

Love this guy! 😜 He is definitely the sweetest funniest person on the planet... He is extremely funny, clever, witty and just awesome!

"If you have a car, thats included in the ass" lmao ismo killing it

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.fquza

I'm not an american, so this was not only funny but actually educational.

@ayushmishraa

6 жыл бұрын

True... was always confused about half-ass! :D

@davidrampone

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah we're a weird people.

@ewokoniad2396

6 жыл бұрын

Ayush Mishra It’s like saying you’re not putting you’re whole ass into something, you’re just half adding it. Don’t know if that helped but there ya go.

@chad6288

6 жыл бұрын

yea, and cuz your azz and quads are the work horse muscles.

@themaggattack

6 жыл бұрын

Corn Cob- I'm American and it was great to hear his perspective. He actually managed to make sense of what I always though were just a bunch of dumb-ass expressions! 😂 He really explained it well.

I think Conan really liked it. His style is not something you laugh in tears, well sometimes you do, its funny and its CLEVER.

This is one of the best deliveries i have ever seen. Love it

I love the fact he is NOT insulting anyone! He is actually telling funny jokes!

He’s such a sweet humble guy who is absolutely brilliant and so original. His comedy is super simple but gets me rolling over laughing almost every time

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.hnmia

@connyberg5665

Жыл бұрын

Because he really has the best delivery ever 😄 it has gotten so tiring with all these comedians nowadays who only think they need to be angry at everything and shout all the time. Ismo is so above that ;)

@operacarmen

5 ай бұрын

Also Conan is a sweet humble guy 😄

The funniest part of the Finnish understanding, so much depth to the simplicity of saying it how it is, thank you for the independence days, thank you for the laughter insurance inspection.

This guy is clever with his stand up, I couldn't help but enjoy every second of it.

Everytime Conan is with a Finnish person, he mentions Koskenkorva. That's not a bad thing at all.

@patu8010

6 жыл бұрын

But does he really have Koskenkorva or is he just getting Ismo's hopes up?

@PMAZIVISA

6 жыл бұрын

Not a bad thing my ass.

@IncompetentPlayer

6 жыл бұрын

He should mention salmiakkikossu

@HasdyrteaKlohjiukten

6 жыл бұрын

Conan talks about Koskenkorva but in reality he prefers Haitian mud cookies made from dirt!

@aigarkoivopuu7089

6 жыл бұрын

Minttu is even better ;)

Brilliant comedic perspective.

The Ass bit is great writing/delivery. Not sure how anyone could watch that bit and not smile/laugh constantly.

Haha... Genius. Love the delivery! :)

@dianne6155

Жыл бұрын

yes the delivery

Mega props to Ismo for delivering a fantastic performance...in ENGLISH. Unless you have lived in another country and tried to communicate humor in their language, you have no idea how hard this is to do. What's more, Ismo delivered this in that lovable typically gentle Scandinavian style.

@carlgustafemilmannerheim5661

Жыл бұрын

Finland is not a part of Scandinavia

@hassestockholm

Жыл бұрын

@@carlgustafemilmannerheim5661 it’s a part of fennoscandia.

@jshk877

Жыл бұрын

Solid ass performance 👏

@Wenixi

9 ай бұрын

​@@carlgustafemilmannerheim5661 No one cares. Finland and Sweden were the same country for 1000 years. So it's the same culture.

@agnieszkakleszczewska2896

8 ай бұрын

@@jshk877urk

My English class watched this 😂 we are currently studying language and composition

@mariocarreno95

5 жыл бұрын

You can add ass to that list

@timomastosalo

5 жыл бұрын

You've got some nice ass teacher. Now wait ...

@mrvulture8981

5 жыл бұрын

@@timomastosalo i would eat that ass

@riikkapitkanen3666

5 жыл бұрын

You should, my ass. Ismo studied some linguistics in Helsinki University. Not as bad as some others... :-)

@timomastosalo

5 жыл бұрын

@@mrvulture8981 Ah, you know Saphire Artist's English teacher? Wow. I must be in the middle of a cobspiracy...

I've watched this clip so many times and I laugh my ass off every time! Love Ismo! 🤣

He must be happy his former president hugged him.

@SARCKO_

3 жыл бұрын

Tarja😳

My fiance and I enjoyed this routine. Super funny and smart guy. This is why I love Conan. He supports comic like him

@Jenkkimie

6 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Ismo Leikola used to be a Physics student at the same University I am currently attending on studying Psychology and the Physics department is right next to us on the other side of the lake (bridge leads trough it) on a city known as JyväsKylä (GrainVillage, but it is actually a larger city in Finland). Pic: www.google.fi/search?q=Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4+Yliopisto&rlz=1C1AVNC_enFI580FI580&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjq1PqPz4nZAhXFFywKHQeHDcsQ_AUICigB&biw=1745&bih=885#imgrc=xY_4jNYisSZbBM: - My school, and the Phsycis department: www.google.fi/search?q=Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4+Yliopisto&rlz=1C1AVNC_enFI580FI580&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjq1PqPz4nZAhXFFywKHQeHDcsQ_AUICigB&biw=1745&bih=885#imgrc=IXlCTUtinGG1NM:. During his years there he started doing stand up comedy and has been on that path ever since.

@Gasta1983

6 жыл бұрын

Who gives a damn about fiancé?

@satraynsatrayn2636

5 жыл бұрын

Lielyn Arboladura bif

@joeloguirato7012

Жыл бұрын

You could have just said: “I enjoyed this routine.” Fiancé is irrelevant.

Gets a 5 minute spot on Conan proceeds to say the word "ass" 50 times gets standing ovation

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.otpaa

Love how Conan goes straight and hugs him!

I’ve been looking for this video for over a year! Love it! 💕

What I've always been admiring in Ismo's style is his intelligent use of words and the meanings of them. He really can play with them and bring out these fashinating and funny facts about them. Very simple but effective way of doing great comedy. We will hear more of this guy in the future for sure.

@johnjacob8234

6 жыл бұрын

Dirty Deed Indeed as a hardcore student of George Carlin for roughly 30 years, this guy comes the closest Ive seen yet to equaling his style and penchant for language deconstruction. Its simply brilliant and fascinating.

@Hakajin

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd never thought much about that particular word, but he's right, it's really interesting! "Ass" often has less literal meaning, and more attitudinal meaning. Funny, that's not a feature I associate strongly with English. I study Japanese... Sort of -- I took two years in college, and now I'm able to read manga with the help of a dictionary, pick up lots of conversations in anime. Anyway, Japanese has a lot of words like that. I get hung up on what is meant literally by a expression, what kind of implications a usage carries, word histories and relationships... Basically, I try to understand the language the way a native speaker would. For instance, why is "mono" ("thing") used to indicate strong emotion or a reason for something? Does it have something to do with making something more concrete for emphasis, like how we use "literally"? ...Huh, I never thought about it before, but actually, that sounds about right. Anyway, the point is, sometimes have to stop and remember -- native speakers don't think about it that much. It's the same for English speakers. I mean, yeah, some things are obvious, but others, like here? I've intuited how to use "ass" without ever stopping to think about it. There are a lot of other things I HAVE thought about, like... Just off the top of my head, why do we use "now" to mean both "in the present," and as an interjection to create emphasis (often to draw comparison)? Those seem like kind of disparate usages. ...If I had to guess, I think it has some kind of implication of immediacy, it makes the topic seem the present situation. And there's another one -- "present," how it can mean either the current time, or that someone or something is physically there, or it can be used as a verb to indicate that something is being put forth (and THAT usage extends to a noun meaning "gift"). All of these usages are related, but we usually don't even recognize those kinds of relationships. Being fluent is definitely not a matter of grasping every nuance. Remembering that helps me let it go and just read or listen.

He is hilarious! We got to see him in Reno, and I have never laughed so hard! Then we bumped into him later, and he is such a nice and gracious person. I hope he hits it big! I will definitely buy his shows when they get around to filming them.

@mollymadchen

6 жыл бұрын

John Keitz Ass a Finn, I’d love to see him perform in the US, ass a fly on the wall.

He is like the most simple humble guy..and even cracks joke with a humble facial expression. But the listeners don't remain humble when it comes to laughing at his jokes, it's not possible... Great comedian

Ismo is really funny, well thought out material! He is one of the few new comedians in the last 5 years that is actually that funny!

Conan wouldn't visit us again so we had to send an ambassador.

@mikakorhonen5715

6 жыл бұрын

XplosivCookie ambASSador

@yoretabio4537

6 жыл бұрын

But USA has not send ambassaor to Finland. Or fake news have not covered that?

Ismo _needs_ to get his own Netflix-special, this guy is hilarious!

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.unsqa

Good ones! Thanks from New Zealand I have seen some of your music from Finland like HIM and Nightwish, you guys are so talented in so many ways I hope more of you will come to New Zealand.

Ismo was like "I didn't know the Finnish president had a late night show in the US" 😁

I rarely enjoy the comedians that come on talk shows, but he was pretty good

@Emoilijanne

6 жыл бұрын

Juan Rodriguez he won the "Funniest man of the world" competition. Cant remember if it was 2016 or 2017. EDIT: It was 2014 apparently.

@MyCharlie19

6 жыл бұрын

Einea5mk really? I'm gonna need check out more of him

@KaiMarcad

6 жыл бұрын

Einea5mk 2014. Time flies.

@novacydney4638

6 жыл бұрын

Well finland has the best comedians

First time in ages I've genuinely laughed with a comedian on Conan...he's brilliant!

this piece is just brilliant

Really, really funny! Performed with excellent timing, too.

Conan should come visit Finland again.

@Squalla1

6 жыл бұрын

NO. You had your turn!

@aino1010

6 жыл бұрын

Yes pls

Dear Finnland, I love you. Sincerely, America

@unclefreddieDied

4 жыл бұрын

Kaapo Kakko baby!!!

@Iarlen

4 жыл бұрын

Not enough to spell the name correctly apparently.

@unclefreddieDied

4 жыл бұрын

@@Iarlen "....said n too long" - Mitch Hedberg

@fecking_weirdo

4 жыл бұрын

*finland

@iiromutanen5719

4 жыл бұрын

I dont even know Finland*

This is one of the most brilliant bits of comedy - humor is always in the truth.

I couldn’t remember his name so I typed “blue ass shirt” into the search bar and this was the first result 😭

@thejjzz

3 жыл бұрын

Just say ”the ass guy” and everyone will know

Ismolla silmät syttyy, kun Conan mainitsee sanan Koskenkorva.

@woowooNeedsFaith

4 жыл бұрын

Oho, no sitä en todellakaan huomannut. Syynä taisi olla sana Korskenkova, joka ei mennyt mulla jakeluun...

@woowooNeedsFaith

4 жыл бұрын

Mix

@stevenkelby2169

4 жыл бұрын

Ass.

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.gxwja

I saw him live on my birthday a few weeks before this show and I’m so proud to see him performing this hilarious act in front of so many more people! He’s so humble and true to himself, he really deserves this fame💖

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.daqja

This is a piece that only someone like Ismo can do. The fact that he is from foreign origin makes his skit of curiously analyzing the English language in America very genuine.

The real art is that he isn't even making any jokes he is just talking about how ridiculous english is and we all love it. This man as found is a genius

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.rijha

The "ass division" technique is flawless !

@deadlift65

3 жыл бұрын

Flawlass. :-)

@thomasturner8093

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of *_this sawfish_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHiGxsycdMurcc4.html&.faoza

His delivery is great.

one of my favorites...clever, funny, great timing :D

You are my favourite comedian I give you a hug for my laughter god bless you my friend

He’s really good. The fact he can take one word we all use and make it funny is amazing.

He forgot to mention "You can kiss my ass" that would be funny to explain

@UWGNick

4 жыл бұрын

IIRC this is just a part of the whole ass set. I think he touches on kissing ass at some point in the full set.

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

@ortomy Turns out the love has grown towards the entire you, not just your ass. Tho for some men, it my start from that end. For me, that's more like the bust. Yet an agreeable face makes my ass forget for a while she has some body below her neck.

his delivery makes it even funnier!

Brilliant, cheers from Norway. Kiitos.

I really liked his dry delivery.

Torilla tavataan! ( I have no idea what it means but I don’t wanna be left out from all the other comments)

@frogalex

6 жыл бұрын

Jonas of Persia torille

@vissenekku

6 жыл бұрын

All of Finland celebrates when we are recognized by the big world.

@seveneyes77

6 жыл бұрын

Vara T Wait what, that's like a joke right?

@ossipeltonen397

6 жыл бұрын

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=torilla%20tavataan

@finbilly

6 жыл бұрын

GTFOH, urban dictionary! Torille! :D

That's a legendary set well done. 👏

This guy is great his material is very fresh and original. I love how he draws from his experience as an immigrant. I hope he becomes very successful.

NO NIIN

@theagaram9581

6 жыл бұрын

beebikinis no niin!

@KaiMarcad

6 жыл бұрын

no niin...

@viljamikaanta4941

6 жыл бұрын

Nonni

@XplosivCookie

6 жыл бұрын

no.. niin.

@fluffzee9288

6 жыл бұрын

Noni.

Love this guy! Been watching his stuff for 2,3 years now. I hope this guy goes big. Would love to see him live.

It always feels rushed in talk shows but this guy pulled it off even here. Truly a talented comedian.

What a gorgeous back drop for comedy sets!

That was wonderful! I love how vulgar and yet innocent the whole thing was. Hilarious.

The "tip of the assberg" line killed me.

he has the voice, gesture, funny face and talent to be a classic comedian like the old comedy cinema legends. I hope cinema can use his talent because comedy in cinema is not like before.

he's a linguist who chose to do standup. brilliant