I'm American and I think New Zealand has so many funny people and Australia has so few. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

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Get it together, Aussies. EDIT: Australias population is 5x higher too? Explain yourselves!

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[-] gila@lemm.ee 16 points 4 months ago

I'm on smoko

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

The Chats are everything.

Although I'm a bigger fan of "Identity Theft" than Smoko

[-] EpicureanMystic@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

I saw a flat Earther say that Australians on internet are paid by NASA to make people believe in a round Earth. Australia doesn't exist 🤣

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

.ǝnbǝɥɔ ʎɯ ɹoɟ ƃuᴉʇᴉɐʍ llᴉʇs

[-] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

No time to be funny. They are busy trying not to be killed by something dangerous.

[-] EpicureanMystic@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I saw a picture of an Australian cow eating a snake. I'm not sure how the food chain works in Australia.

[-] Minarble@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago

No one is.

[-] mjhelto@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Answer: If it can be eaten, it will be eaten, or envenomated while trying. That snake was full of Australian cow venom, the most potent cow venom in the world!

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

I think they're equally funny and they remind me of Canadians.

Disclaimer: As a Canadian, it could be a commonwealth thing.

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Y’all got some funny Canadians too. That Jared Keeso and his giant neck are something else

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I met a funny Canadian this one time: he said something about grits and snorting coke off Natalie Portman's ass.

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Wait what now? This sounds like an inside joke that I’m on the outside of

[-] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

New Zealanders get along well with Canadians. Canadians don't like Australians, Kiwis don't like Americans, and Americans and Aussies seem to be mates.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago

Look, I don't work here... and if I did... I would not sell you shit.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

This made my day.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Welcome to Cardy Land.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Australians are already the ones being made fun of most of the time. That must count for something.

[-] mihnt@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They put all their funny into one ~~man~~ puppet. Randy Feltface.

A whole special by him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4pkE3OFpkc

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

I mean look at this. Jemaine, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, the guy that did Summer Heights High with all his different characters, the Aunty Donna folks.

Who tf can compete ?

[-] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I'm honestly kinda conflicted on Rhys Darby now. He's hilarious in a lot of stuff, but has anyone seen his standup? Maybe it's got regional appeal, but felt super super bland. It made me look at some of his other stuff, I feel like he's got a few really good roles that he's really known for and a lot more stuff where he just kinda phones it in.

[-] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

The guy who did Summer Heights High? He was Australian, and a racist.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah wasnt one of the characters basically a New Zealand version of blackface?

[-] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Yep, that was him.

[-] Praxinoscope@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Aunty Donna are Aussies.

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Oh no! Are they? Flippin Hole

[-] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Summer height high.... I forgot your funny that was. Good one!

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

You know what- I’m stating to think there are some funny Australians after all. Sorry to hear about the racist one though

[-] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Literally every other country. Australians think Tim Minchin is funny. There's something wrong with them

[-] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Sounds about right. Australians have a "macho" culture, meat heads aren't often intentionally funny.

[-] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I know an Australian who runs a YouTube channel called DankPods (you might've heard of it), and he's pretty damn funny.

[-] Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Also Garbage Time and The Drum Thing

[-] Resol@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Don't forget "Hello, I'm Gaming"

He also had a music channel called Dankmus where it's basically just remixes of Simpsons episodes. Not sure why that one is so inactive.

[-] BuckenBerry@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Not sure why that one is so inactive.

[-] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

it's the accent

[-] mjhelto@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

A lot of my favorite YouTubers are from Australia and quite funny. They're always making explosives in their shed and bitching about their thesis being due!

^Bonus points if you know the YouTube channel I am referencing.^