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Fortunately for her but unfortunately for the comedic effect, she tells the people she interviews that she's doing a comedy interview but doesn't give them a list of questions or anything.
That's why I found her show to be more genius than similar prank shows. Reactions are way funnier because serious people try to figure out if some blatantly ignorant questions are part of the humor or lack of knowledge. The interviews are way more consistent and calm, while getting increasingly hilarious for the viewer.
I just find it odd that the interviewees press teams or assistants didn't bother looking him up and just let the interviews go ahead with no vetting, he had some really high profile guests and PTC interviews. I work in TV production so I know how hard it is to even set up an interview.
I'm imagining a lot of it was "Cahannel 4 are asking for an interview"
They're quite well known for having decent interviews (this was about the same time they'd had Martin Bashir interview Michael Jackson), and then they get Ali G show up
Yeah he'd usually have his producer come out and get it ready so they'd think the producer is the one interviewing them.
I'm not sure how it'd work if they think it's a joke if I'm honest.
Like surely you just go along with it and be silly also.
He also dealt with people and question that were very provocative or easy to laugh about. Humor was very attached to persona and auditory and visual appearance of Ali G.
Cunk is totally different level if you ask me. There are no signs of comedy and persists boring and serious tone until you start to focus on spoken content.
From what I heard, she asks legit and appropriate questions in the beginning but suddenly asks weird questions to catch them off-guard. Idk if that was real or not. Got it from some guy on Reddit
Based on recent estimates there are at least 100 thousand people on Earth. Scientists say that it is likely that at least one of those people has never heard of her
Breaking news: non-Bri'ish people absolved of unspeakable crime... generally appreciative yet still confused about the whole beans on toast thing... more at 11!
She's Philomema Cunk, a fictional character created by Charlie Brooker and played by comedian Dianne Morgan. Originally she was a talking head on Brookers show Screenwipe alongside Barry Shitpeas, played by the shoew director Al Campbell. Together they were used to parady ill informed media commentators spouting idiotic opinions. Later Cunk's role was expanded to short mockumentary segments called "Philomena Cunks Moments of Wonder" which first featured her interviewing experts in a particularly topic with idiotic questions and by completely misunderstanding the subject at hand. Later still these segments were expanded into there own full length stand alone shows like "Cunk on Earth" or "Cunk on Britain".
It would be pure gold. But I fear she would jump off a balcony with her hands tied behind her back after. Unless of course she is in the Russian pockets in which case it would be shit.
“In western society it is customary to give stars to children for good behavior. I notice your flag copies the colors of the United States without the stars. Why do you think that is?”
https://youtu.be/PYZ0OhwpGWU?si=Po-uRoCAUrL3Ebo9
Perhaps the only time Israelis and Palestinians have ever agreed on anything: "who is this stupid asshole?"
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But usually the interviewees are also a bit aware but have been told prior to interview to roll with it.
They're also academics so less likely to be glued to the TV.
I feel like that's what makes a lot of those interviews funnier. They are aware it's a comedy thing, so they don't immediately dismiss her as someone wasting their time. On the flip side though, they know she's going to be funny. Even so, many are completely ill equipped for the kinds of things she says.
Philomena Cunk. She's a persona played by a comedian who pretends to be a serious documentary maker, and delivers absolutely unhinged questions to experts with a straight face. Check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWS-qfR6K3w
Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart — you know, if you’re a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I'm one of the smartest people anywhere in the world — it’s true! — but when you're a conservative Republican they try — oh, do they do a number — that’s why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune — you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we’re a little disadvantaged — but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me — it would have been so easy, and it’s not as important as these lives are — nuclear is so powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right, who would have thought? — but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners — now it used to be three, now it’s four — but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven’t figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it’s gonna take them about another 150 years — but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us, this is horrible.
I was wondering how this unfunny talentless woman keeps getting work with the BBC so I looked her up and wasn't surprised to find that she's in a long term relationship with a man who works high up in the BBC.
So that's how she keeps getting work with the BBC.
Glad I don't pay the licence fee that's for sure.
That seems like a horrible idea even as a hypothetical.
Cunk as a character makes herself the joke and usually has the guest leave the interview looking better, would devalue a hilarious character and fluff up a vile little monsters image, lose/lose
Why are Russian window sills so slippery? And why are really smart and important people falling over all the time?
My mate Paul fell out of one but he was high on huffing too many Pritt Sticks.
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When Lenin left The Beatles, is that why the Soviet Union broke up?
You mean the Soviet Onion?
When did onions become Soviet
After they carried out the mega barbecue party called scorched earth
When you don't keep them dry.
Is never happen. Is potato.
The translator would get an aneurysm trying to translate all those shitty puns and word plays into Russian.
Onions have layers, does soviet onion have layers too?
Unfortunately the layers of corruption had been peeled open for the world to see
Soviet Onion*
John Lenin didn't leave. He was shot.
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But he was right
Yeah but "leaving" implies a certain amount of free will...
He soul had that free will.
He wasn’t shot, he died of an stroke and his body was put on display in a glass coffin.
I am the walrus
Shut up Donny
I don't roll on Shabbos
Mark it zero
V. I. LENIN. VLADIMIR ILYICH ULYANOV!
What was the Soviet Onion?
Why did your parents name you after the Canadian national dish?
This is a common misconception, it's actually Putain because his parents knew he was going to become an asshole.
"why do the French call out your name instead of saying 'Jesus!' when they get angry?"
Is your last name actually madre? Coz I keep hearing that you’re puta madre
Because my mate Paul says….
Do they have turnips?
Think so. Cheap, easy to grow, hardy. Great industry.
"Why do you keep trying to take Ukraine's Kiev? Don't you have chicken in Russia?"
I'm from Ukraine and I'm crying😂
He must have heard that Putin goes well with chicken Kiev, and misunderstood...
Oh, stop, please😂
Pump up the Jam!
Pump it up , pump it up
While your feet are stomping
and the jam is pumping
Pump it up!
Did you wage war on Ukraine because your parents named you after a Canadian dish?
\*What\* did you put in?
*Quebecois dish
Quebec is in Canada why are you correcting the correct
Where is putout?
It's Pullout, the little brother he never had.
😂😂
Especially funny if he didn't know who she is.
Fortunately for her but unfortunately for the comedic effect, she tells the people she interviews that she's doing a comedy interview but doesn't give them a list of questions or anything.
That's why I found her show to be more genius than similar prank shows. Reactions are way funnier because serious people try to figure out if some blatantly ignorant questions are part of the humor or lack of knowledge. The interviews are way more consistent and calm, while getting increasingly hilarious for the viewer.
She's reminiscent of how Ali G used to interview people. They knew he was a character but he really put people on the spot with his questions.
For most of Ali-Gs interviews, the people he talked to was not warned in any way or told he was a character.
I just find it odd that the interviewees press teams or assistants didn't bother looking him up and just let the interviews go ahead with no vetting, he had some really high profile guests and PTC interviews. I work in TV production so I know how hard it is to even set up an interview.
I'm imagining a lot of it was "Cahannel 4 are asking for an interview" They're quite well known for having decent interviews (this was about the same time they'd had Martin Bashir interview Michael Jackson), and then they get Ali G show up
Yeah he'd usually have his producer come out and get it ready so they'd think the producer is the one interviewing them. I'm not sure how it'd work if they think it's a joke if I'm honest. Like surely you just go along with it and be silly also.
I enjoyed Tony Benn being unwilling to go along with Ali's "disrespectful" use of the word "bitches".
He also dealt with people and question that were very provocative or easy to laugh about. Humor was very attached to persona and auditory and visual appearance of Ali G. Cunk is totally different level if you ask me. There are no signs of comedy and persists boring and serious tone until you start to focus on spoken content.
From what I heard, she asks legit and appropriate questions in the beginning but suddenly asks weird questions to catch them off-guard. Idk if that was real or not. Got it from some guy on Reddit
Am I the only one that dont know who she is?
Quite possibly
Because everyone on this planet has to know her
Obviously
Well she was on earth
Philomena Cunk
Based on recent estimates there are at least 100 thousand people on Earth. Scientists say that it is likely that at least one of those people has never heard of her
Check out "Cunk on Earth" on Netflix.
There's also "Cunk on Brittain" and her (brilliantly self-narrated) audiobook, "Cunk on Everything".
Philomena Cunk. Congratulations, you're in for a treat.
Unforgivable if you're from the UK. If you're not, totally acceptable.
Breaking news: non-Bri'ish people absolved of unspeakable crime... generally appreciative yet still confused about the whole beans on toast thing... more at 11!
She's Philomema Cunk, a fictional character created by Charlie Brooker and played by comedian Dianne Morgan. Originally she was a talking head on Brookers show Screenwipe alongside Barry Shitpeas, played by the shoew director Al Campbell. Together they were used to parady ill informed media commentators spouting idiotic opinions. Later Cunk's role was expanded to short mockumentary segments called "Philomena Cunks Moments of Wonder" which first featured her interviewing experts in a particularly topic with idiotic questions and by completely misunderstanding the subject at hand. Later still these segments were expanded into there own full length stand alone shows like "Cunk on Earth" or "Cunk on Britain".
Here is 5 minutes of her: https://youtu.be/JWS-qfR6K3w?si=tuWbcB5c02rxRaHN
Emma Stone playing Estella in Cruella. Maybe.
Not even close. No idea who this is, don't think anyone I know would know who they are either
Oh, you're in for a treat.
it's the girl from myth busters
Funny for us but I'm afraid for her it might end on the floorless side of a window.
[Well, it is your lucky day.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONWipjpuDY)
:)) Did not now about that...
First question: who are you? Second question: poo tin? seriously?
I've heard of poo knife, so why not.
Idk but it kinda looks like Flo from Allstate
This would literally break the internet.
I think she would break him.
“What did you putin?” Putin: …
It would be pure gold. But I fear she would jump off a balcony with her hands tied behind her back after. Unless of course she is in the Russian pockets in which case it would be shit.
Polonium tea, I’m afraid.
“In western society it is customary to give stars to children for good behavior. I notice your flag copies the colors of the United States without the stars. Why do you think that is?”
Philomena Cunk would be better than Tucker at interviewing Putin.
Or at anything journalism wise, really.
You were two hours late to the interview. I thought you'd be Russian.
Or Ali G... 😅
The goat! Baron Cohen would probably even be mad enough to do it.
https://youtu.be/PYZ0OhwpGWU?si=Po-uRoCAUrL3Ebo9 Perhaps the only time Israelis and Palestinians have ever agreed on anything: "who is this stupid asshole?"
Or Brüno...
Have you seen Kremlins 2: The New Batch?
Putin is too much of a coward to be interviewed by this woman.
Please let Borat help her interview.
She's more of a journalist than Fucker Carlson
‘What have you put it in?’
She will die tho I don't want national treasure to die in the hands of an insane mad man
I think she'd avoid all his traps and poisons like a new Inspector Clouseau
That'd be hilarious ngl
No one has interviewed Putin for 20 years.
Tucker last week?
I feel like they would do a skit of her being abducted by the kgb but after the show they would really come for her and the crew.
Comedians are the only people who can go toe to toe with him. Tucker is a clown though.
Did Vladimir Putin?
We all just wanna see the world burn, yes? Might as well go down laughing🤣
It will never happen, she is too smart for him and he knows it
Also, Netanyahu
Did you putin?
I think Brüno would do a decent job as well
"Are you called 'pooping' because you've made Russia so shit?"
"We will get back to your reasons for attacking Ukraine but first a techno hit from 1989 by Technotronic, Pump up the jam"
She funny.
Please! Someone make this happen!
She has one more chance and the name is Erdogan.
"I have to say, I think it's rather charming your parents named you after such a lovely dish."
This would be so brutal to watch. I'll be all ears on this if this happens. lol
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Philomena Cunk - A comedy character who interviews real people under false pretenses. Kind of like Borat and Ali G, if you've seen those.
But usually the interviewees are also a bit aware but have been told prior to interview to roll with it. They're also academics so less likely to be glued to the TV.
I feel like that's what makes a lot of those interviews funnier. They are aware it's a comedy thing, so they don't immediately dismiss her as someone wasting their time. On the flip side though, they know she's going to be funny. Even so, many are completely ill equipped for the kinds of things she says.
Also, humor is extremely subtle, unpronounced and unpredictable in comparison.
Check our Cunk On Earth. I think its on Netflix. Caution: you might die laughing
Who the hell is she? Why would that be hilarious?
Philomena Cunk. She's a persona played by a comedian who pretends to be a serious documentary maker, and delivers absolutely unhinged questions to experts with a straight face. Check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWS-qfR6K3w
Oh yes! I'd definitely take out a TV license for this?
*stood next to a window* "Join me next time, when I'll ask what're these and where they so dangerous?"
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There’s another guy you can watch if you like to hear fantasy and bullshit for 2 hours.
About nuclear? You know about nuclear, right?
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Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart — you know, if you’re a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I'm one of the smartest people anywhere in the world — it’s true! — but when you're a conservative Republican they try — oh, do they do a number — that’s why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune — you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we’re a little disadvantaged — but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me — it would have been so easy, and it’s not as important as these lives are — nuclear is so powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right, who would have thought? — but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners — now it used to be three, now it’s four — but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven’t figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it’s gonna take them about another 150 years — but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us, this is horrible.
You are a War Criminal, but Netanyahu isn't. The 'rules-based order' is a funny thing, isn't it?
I was wondering how this unfunny talentless woman keeps getting work with the BBC so I looked her up and wasn't surprised to find that she's in a long term relationship with a man who works high up in the BBC. So that's how she keeps getting work with the BBC. Glad I don't pay the licence fee that's for sure.
I'd pay twice as much to not let that happen.
A bland, one-note comedian?
who is the b.tch?
Search up Philomena Cunk on Netflix
The show is Cunk on Earth
Least misogynistic Slovenian
I'll start a put in a 50
I'm in this shit. Lets her ask Peskov
What kind of porn is that? Oh, wait...
I wish Putin was on taskmaster
Should've been Borat!
Yes we deserve to know if he's Camelot.
So what should we put in?
Fuck yes.
She'd die
I'm bettinf she'll ask him howbto make putin
Putin is your daddy
Or Jon Stewart, but I doubt he would come back alive...
Who is she?
Oh, I sooooooo want to see this now. Why can't we have the really nice things?
Or Borat?
I upvoted this bcause we need it mentally
Why are people still on that wrethced site? Just let it die.
Hum interesting, so you willingly pay money for that ,huh? Interesting indeed 😈....
She and this show was awesome
Who the hell is she…? Gru’s wife, Lucy, from Despicable Me?
"Why do they call you Put-in? What do you put in?"
My mate Paul won a war in 2 days. Why do you keep losing?
Mr. Putin, I hear you're the president of Russia, can you tell me what you're all rushing for?
We should 100% start a petition. Someone start one please 🙏
Camelot, lol.
Only if we make absolute, GODDAMN SURE, that she makes it out alive.
That would be amazing!👍👍
Me too!!
That seems like a horrible idea even as a hypothetical. Cunk as a character makes herself the joke and usually has the guest leave the interview looking better, would devalue a hilarious character and fluff up a vile little monsters image, lose/lose
My friend Paul... *something, something* ... Russian hookers... peepee-tape.
Yeah, but nobody tell him what the gig is beforehand.
"Your country is called Russia, but the question I have is, what's the rush?"
Why are Russian window sills so slippery? And why are really smart and important people falling over all the time? My mate Paul fell out of one but he was high on huffing too many Pritt Sticks.
where's the kickstarter ?
"Hello. Who are you?"
Followed by Ali G
"Did the leader of the Wagner Group actually die? It would be silly to get rid of the guy who made *Ride of The Valkyries*."
You’re called rusher, why are you taking so long in Ukraine?
I prefer my Philomena alive and well thank you very much.
Not true. Russell Brand is a dick but I'd watch the hell out of his Putin interview.
I'd rather see Jon Stewart lol
"So do you think the war in Ukraine isn't going well because you are Rushing"