La France est connue dans le monde pour sa gastronomie, ses vins, sa littérature, ou encore ses marques de luxe. Mais elle a souvent plus de mal à exporter ses comédies.
D'ailleurs, jusqu'au XVIIIème siècle, le mot « humour » n'existait même pas dans la langue française. Il a fallu importer ce « nouveau concept » d'Angleterre.
Pourtant, « faire rire » est u ... Show More
Nov 2023
What is British humour anyway?
Anglophiles abroad love the British sense of humour – but what does that actually mean? In a recent review for the paper, Jonathan Coe takes a scalpel to the satire boom and its aftermath to find out what, if anything, sets British comedy apart. He joins Malin for a serious chat ... Show More
36m 40s
Jul 2022
How to Find the Comedy in A Messed-Up World (with Maeve Higgins)
<p>On a list of the least funny topics imaginable, the global refugee crisis, border disputes, and questions of citizenships are probably close to the top. And yet comedian Maeve Higgins has spent her career finding ways to make jokes about (and make sense of) the ways we draw li ... Show More
31m 56s
May 2024
882. 47 "Funny" Country Jokes, Explained 🌍 😂 Learn English with Humour
<p>Here's a list of jokes about different countries which I found on the website Bored Panda. I'll tell you the jokes and then explain them all (dissecting the frog), including any homophones, double meanings or specific cultural references. Can you "get" the jokes? Do you find a ... Show More
1h 31m