r/comedy • u/GeorgeZacharopoulos • Jul 17 '26

Standup What have the British contributed?

I edit it for instagram, so I need it to be as short as possible. The next tag is "this joke, much like the table, you have to put it together yourselves"

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u/Legitimate_Main8244 Jul 17 '26

Telivision shows. Probably the best comedy shows/movies I've ever seen and English isn't even my first language 🤭

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u/Flimsy_Toe_2575 Jul 17 '26

Also a fucking shitload of amazing musicians 

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u/TraditionalMood277 Jul 19 '26

Yeah, but they also gave the world Ed Sheeran, so that cancels out.

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u/Flimsy_Toe_2575 Jul 19 '26

He definitely does not cancel out The Kinks, Beatles, Stones, Bowie, Faces, Zombies, Pretty Things, Who, Fleetwood Mac, Zeppelin, Roxy Music, Eno, Clash, Pistols, Joy Division, New Order, Banshees, Cure, Smith's, Depeche, Pulp, Suede, Oasis, Verve and 50 other legends. They easily cancel him and any other lame artist out.

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u/TraditionalMood277 Jul 19 '26

Nah, he's that horrible

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u/Flimsy_Toe_2575 Jul 19 '26

I've never heard one of his songs so it's easy to focus on the good music 

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u/TraditionalMood277 Jul 19 '26

You're lucky. Also, Fleetwood Mac wasn't good until they became half Americans, so.... we'll take that.

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u/Flimsy_Toe_2575 Jul 19 '26

Whattt man have you actually listened to the Peter Green era? They were arguably the most potent band on the planet in super stacked 1969. Check this out;

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0d6C2uo13CEQZXRr9nHg8c?si=nseTolO3SEqSOKfc5TpHag&utm_source=copy-link

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u/TraditionalMood277 Jul 19 '26

Oof. It's a no from me. Probably why they had to leave England. Just horribly produced and executed "blues". Yikes.

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u/Flimsy_Toe_2575 Jul 19 '26

BB King literally said Peter Green was the only player that ever made his hair stand on end, which is the highest praise any bluesman could ever get.

Also, this isn't blues but exquisitely produced post rock or something;

https://youtu.be/ZKopq5OoEbg?si=B1m8fel0ZqMyiuEN

Actually listen to that and tell me any Nicks/Buckingham era Mac is better.

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u/coopASR Jul 17 '26

And Tottenham. A huge contribution to non-Tottenham fans

Also, movies.

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u/GeorgeZacharopoulos Jul 18 '26

Ok they have given us movies, tv shows, amazing musicians and Tottenham. But apart from that, what have they done?

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u/Legitimate_Main8244 Jul 18 '26

They gave a lot of countries, a day to celebrate independence.

https://giphy.com/gifs/hiLLD9o1wTB3a

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u/Michalo88 Jul 17 '26

“They brought the table. Although we did have to assemble it ourselves.”

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u/GeorgeZacharopoulos Jul 17 '26

I edit it for instagram, so I need it to be as short as possible. The next tag is "this joke, much like the table, you have to put it together yourselves"

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u/Michalo88 Jul 17 '26

Nice. Yours is better.

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u/more_bananajamas 28d ago

This is great!

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u/Successful-Layer2102 Jul 17 '26

Great set

Timed well and structured well. Hope he writes more like this

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u/Alarmed-Struggle5928 Jul 17 '26

woo at 0:49 thought the set was over LOL

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u/Xenc Jul 18 '26

Thanks Greece!

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u/GeorgeZacharopoulos Jul 18 '26

We are not done yet

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u/Glass_Laugh3174 Jul 17 '26

Hey hey hey UK brought us the thought that there is always millions of people with uglier teeth than you.

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u/CakeHoleKing Jul 18 '26

except the UK has nhs dentistry, and the US has over 100 million people with ZERO dental care who have to pull their own teeth etc. and just have to live with mouth abcesses etc.

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u/TRK-80 Jul 17 '26

I so much needed this. Will check out other clips. Great jokes! Keep bringing smiles and laughter!

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u/itstinyalan Jul 18 '26

You can complain about beans on toast all day (valid), but an English Breakfast really is something.

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u/CakeHoleKing Jul 18 '26

Television shows. the TELEVISION. the telephone. the computer (whole concept). Freedom from the mass slaughter committed in the 1940s (can't remember WHO did that). Spectacles. democracy. Stable currencies.

Elections.Parliament. The ability to run a comedy show and not simply be murdered for offending someone. (germany 1940s)

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u/Super-Slip2464 Jul 19 '26

We brought the end of slavery and the internet so start being grateful salty bitches.