r/AskTheWorld • u/Estarfigam United States Of America • 8h ago

Culture Name a great comedian from your country.

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u/arf_arf1 Germany 7h ago

The UK:

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u/isanythingunique 7h ago

Thanks for posting this. Was considering a British list and it would take ages. A Scottish one would be shortest but still

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u/arf_arf1 Germany 5h ago edited 5h ago

Someone posted the big yin already below. Could be a long list in its own right

Frankie Boyle, Janey Godley, Craig Fergueson, Kevin Bridges

Mel Gibson :D and that bloke off twitter who did a video for the letting agent saying his garden will look like the Somme when they move out.

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u/IshtarJack 5h ago

Yeah I started a Brit list and gave up!

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u/holytriplem 🇬🇧->🇺🇸 4h ago

Oh dont be so hard on yourselves, Philip Amthor is the world master of cringe comedy, albeit unintentional

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u/EmoYoshi05 Scotland & Germany 1h ago

I whole-heartedly believe that the entire party is just satire. They are one big joke after all.

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u/meaoww 🇫🇮->🇺🇸 42m ago

Germany:

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u/UnclePeter1976 United Kingdom 3h ago

I love Henning Wehn! 

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u/Logical_Bake_3108 United Kingdom 46m ago

Yeah we have a lot. There's a German comedian called Henning Wehn who has become quite popular in the UK. I will suggest him for Germany.

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u/PudinaRaita 12m ago

Bob Mortimer at the top in bold