QI | What Do You Call Someone Who Doesn't Laugh? 

I've long thought Jimmy Carr was this generation's equivalent of Bob Monkhouse.

I read your comment before I even saw jimmy was on the panel and i thought it must have been him who cracked that joke

@@jackevans1092 Bob monkhouse had ledgers full of jokes from way back So it may even go back to musical Hall days

@@jackevans1092 Bob monkhouse collected jokes from as far back as music hall days But now you've got me thinking I to may have a false memory My brain is now connecting this little gem to Groucho marks in one of his appearances on the American version of what's my line Oh dear I won't sleep now

@@jackevans1092 who mentioned the Tory party

Isn't that -a lot- ALL of QI though?

Hence why it's called QI (Quite Interesting), and not BI or FI.

That's not just one of "those QI moments" that's the whole point of the show :p

gypshyn how do you know he already knew? or are you inferring from his reaction?

Anna Shaw he mentions it on a previous episode.

Knowing Greek (corrected), the words would make sense to him, but to assume he already knew them is utter nonsense. In fact, usually they are used in the context of infants learning behaviors through imitation, so they don't exactly mean what she said. He just took her word/s for it.

WalterLiddy he mentions it on a previous episode.

Yes, of course he knew these. I haven't seen the previous episode where he talks about it but there's absolutely no question that someone like Stephen Fry has that particular bit of knowledge.

It's very similar to how some people couldn't warm to Bob Monkhouse's smarminess, but there was tremendous respect for his broad-ranging and intensely nerdish interest in the art.

My introduction to Jimmy Carr was actually his book.

His laugh can be sort of annoying, but you also wonder is it real or a stage act laugh.

If only he didn't affect that drunken bray of a fake laugh. It's annoying and phony.

admit? How do you mean "admit"? Do you reckon there are hoards of us in denial?

Breaks my little heart

Keep in mind the show is edited so that might not have been the only reaction, it might just have been cut out :)

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coughcoughsigh came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed

what are you talking about ?

D F yes! That's the conclusion I came to after thinking about why humour comes from "benign violations", I'm glad to know it's been articulated by smarter people before. Do you know where I can find more about this theory and who presented it?

DF then fuckun BANG, Tiger nomming on your neck son!

Lucius Avenus lol

What an interesting theory.

That makes a crazy amount of sense...

That is truly delightful

She may not laugh but she does sounds funny :)

Lol😂 a great story

My grandmother and cousin both have acute asthma. They say their chest hurts when they laugh.

Never heard my grandmother on my dad's side laugh either, she smiled sometimes as a courtsey, but that was as far as it ever got.

Stewart Lee does it masterfully. 😬

The8347135 It is perfecktly normal if you are a sealion or a seal.

Ja, jeg er faktisk en sel.

... er du en selv eller er du en sæl?

hold kæft en sel. han er en vinduesvisker

J awm En vinduesvisker efter regnen er stoppet 😂

Yet another example of british sense of humour being so heavily driven by well timed and well executed sarcasm XD

Well, she's wrong about what they mean, so...

@@CalLadyQED Echopraxia is the involuntary imitation of someone's actions, in her example, a walk. And echolalia is, like she said, the same but with words. Where is she wrong?

@@StKozlovsky she was talking about "having the urge", not suddenly doing it without her control.

​@@StKozlovsky Echolalia is not about the imitation, it's about the simple _repeating_ of their words - not in an attempt to sound like them or be them. It's recognised clinically as an adaptive coping mechanism, or even dysfunctional form of communication. Typical cases are experienced by patients after an acquired brain injury, or experiencing severe amnesia, as they try to regain their speech and language abilities. It's also a common feature of children living with autistic spectrum condition as they attempt to learn language in a different way. It's a symptom of being unable to communicate effectively because one struggles to express one's own thoughts. Someone with Echolalia might only be able to _repeat_ a question rather than _answer_ it. In most cases, Echolalia is an attempt to communicate, learn language, or practice language. What Jan is describing is *_The Chameleon Effect_* - an urge to imitate people, which is not Echolalia. See Chartrand & Bargh's 1999 paper on the Perception-Behaviour link for more. [Source: I am a Clin. Psych.]

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Jess 85 He does laugh! But rarely, I'll give you that.

Jess 85 No bursts into wild laughter but definitely giggles :-) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n5wWopeHFwc.html

He sort-of smirks most of the time. It's subtle though.

What about Jimmy carr? You cant tell me he actually ever laughs.

@@gavin5410 HYOA HYOA HYOA

You just have a death wish.

Seán O'Nilbud haha

Same. I pick up he tempo and cadence of the person I'm talking to, but I don't think I've ever met someone who's done this to me. Worst off after watching all of these English panel shows, like a sponge, I end up soaking up how every one speaks and it takes me an hour or so to wring it all out.

Oh me too! That's how no one can tell what accent I have anymore because mine is constantly changing 😓

I think that's a little thing everyone does. Might have to do with how we acquire new words and fit into new speech communities. Genuine echolalia seems to be a more serious affair where you uncontrollably repeat the other person's words verbatim. Toddlers do this when they're learning (probably as a way of processing what was said) but in adults it can be the sign of a disorder.

Well, Brian May is also a physicist........

Joseph Gallagher *astrophysicist; even closer in a way!!

No. Brian May looks like Isaac Newton.

@@redfive5856 Hahahahaha!! Ever since I've been a Queen fan, I've always noticed his hairstyle seemed to look "Old fashioned Aristocratic" but now you've pointed it out, I realise he has the same hairstyle as Newton!!

Continuing the guitar and music theme: there's some nice old-school artwork of Ritchie Blackmore and his chums as 'long-haired gentlemen' on the cover of Rainbow's 'Long Live Rock & Roll' album (1978.) Brilliant in parts, and some cracking vocals from Ronnie James Dio. :-)

I think it was more than that, but still.. points! :D

shut up

@@tommyparker3459 dink

I think he was using the word epilepsy as a sort of colloquial approximate word that was close enough to convey the idea.

That's interesting. Maybe he just though Zhukov's jokes were shit?

If the Death of Stalin film is anything to go by, Stalin even died laughing :D

That is the most terrifying thing about Stalin.

Kruschev's career is proof that stalin laughed.

And the other one goes "Aaargh, a talking fish!"

2 Muffins in an oven. One says it is hot in here and the other one says fuck me a talking Muffin.

First thing I thought of as well

Groucho was a famous depressive.

Having depression and not laughing are not the same thing. She didn't say anything controversial. Depression is incredibly serious.

Or edited in... Not a single second in these shows is 'by accident'.

That moment was clearly edited though...

Most of the times I do. Especially when I'm with other people. Though, I do tend to laugh out loud at my own imaginations, when I'm by myself in my apartment or out-and-about. You get kind of funny reactions from people nearby when you're walking all alone and laughing by yourself. :)

I'm not quite that far, but I will laugh a lot more alone than in company.

I had to teach myself to laugh with other people but it was worth it. It feels great to laugh together.

Does Jimmy Car laugh at all? He is such a dry comedian, I can't even imagine what his laugh would sound like.

Richard Smith he's laughed in a few episodes of QI. Its a... controversial, laugh, I guess you could say. Lots of people seem to really dislike it.

Jimmy laughs all the time?

If you'd like, I could laugh at you... errr, with you. ;)

You are not alone. You are with all of the people who are watching this clip and enjoying it.

Youre unhappy and you know it. More than can be said for most people

@@cyberpleb2472 im not laughing at you. Im laughing toward you

@@zapkvr Yikes. I must have been rather drunk when I made my comment. That was rather nasty (and I have absolutely no recollection of it). Hang in there Dust Scatter! By all means, fart or laugh in my general direction. ;)

shot forshot I laugh inappropriately when I get told about someone's death I hate it but it just happens and I can't stop it even when I was told about my dad dying a laugh came out.

A Republican

@@gavinreid5387 Nope. They're busy laughing at the eejits that still vote for them against all reason.

It's an old joke by Bob Monkhouse, as Stephen said and Jimmy acknowledged. :)

classic Hans

I stopped caring about what people think of me long ago. I still laugh my ass off if I'm watching something alone. It's just that I laugh more when I'm with people. Maybe I'm weird like that.

I agree. I would probably react in the same way. Or if I was asked ''what's the point in studying *any theoretical subject/theorists thoughts*?'' That's the only response you could give to a question of that nature.

Sounds cruel.

That reminds me of something my mother said about when she and my father went with my father's parents to a comedy show. My father's mother did not have a sense of humour. Every time the comedian told a joke and there was laughing she would say "I don't see what's funny".

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My thoughts exactly though I did use the word slag not loose woman 😂

@Neil Smith I had the same thought but Merriam-Webster has the first use in print of 'trollop' as 1621 so I guess not.

Brilliant analysis mate.

There doesn’t seem to be any definite etymology online for trollop. A common theory is that it came from the verb “troll”.

(I'm no expert), it's called Gelastic seizures or laughing seizures because "they may look like bouts of uncontrolled laughter or giggling." (Epilepsy Foundation).

Morning, Major.

Walter Walters course we dont lol

*points to a guy in the audience* That bloke.

thanks man, still learnig English ^^

Agelastic

Thanks for asking, and thanks for answering everybody, I had the same question.

Bas Koning he said they can't laugh not be happy

Not dogs. Dogs are always happy. They haven't the mental capacity to be anything else. "Yip Yip! Foul-tasting dog food...my favourite! "Yip Yip! Fetching a stick for my master...my favourite! "Yip Yip! Going to the vet to be gassed..."

Gassing is the answer to the domestic dog problem. The domestic dog is a product of mankind's stupidity, and has led to an unmitigated nuisance. Mass gassing on an industrial scale will START the process towards a society free from these worthless freaks.

I'm not quite sure why you think stupidity is the reason domestic dogs exist - if anything, it was a practical thing for our many-times-removed ancestors to tame and domesticate wolves to give human societies a survival advantage. Granted, some breeds today exist for more cosmetic purposes, but I would have said that dogs were originally bred because they were useful.

There probably was sense in taming the wolf; but it was a long time ago. For every useful dog now, there must be a hundred or more with no purpose but to stink and be fluffy.

Why wouldn't there be? He was probably a happy person.

Belies his true nature and reassures his public.

Way to combine the talking points!

SavageArfad Go watch a few orangutans laughing at card tricks then come back & tell me if you need more proof.

They do but not usually for the same reasons we do.

@SavageArfad It already has been proven, dipshit

it's a classic

@@cjhunt9532 yeah but they also mention that uncontrollable laughter

It's certainly become quite a cliché. When I first heard it, Amy Schumer was the subject.

No. Stewart Lee is the master at dissecting his own jokes. 😬