741. Top Jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2021

Learn English from some jokes in this episode as we go through 9 jokes chosen as the best of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe stand up comedy scene this year (2021). Let me tell you the jokes, see if you understand them, and then I will break them down for language learning opportunities.
Contents
00:00 Introduction
01:33 What is Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
03:25 What is stand-up comedy?
05:20 Jokes can be difficult - lower your expectations now!
06:04 Overview
07:36 Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog
09:38 Joke types / language
11:21 Luke reads all 9 jokes
13:42 Language Focus - Explaining Jokes & Teaching Vocab
40:04 Vocabulary Review

[LukesEnglishPodcast]

I challenge you to understand the Marvin Gaye joke! Good luck 🐸🪦🎧

[linalau]

You've done an amazing job by providing the subtitles and keywords. It really helps me in learning English. I tried to listen to your podcast but there were so many words that I can't catch.

[janetlee]

Found this great english learning channel by chance. Very great for me as an English learner. I am about B1 - B2 level. Thanks Luke!

[hilalahmad]

Luke you are amazing. Let me tell you this. Your video podcasts are amazing and help us a lot with our English learning. One thing is great about your podcasts and that's your explanation of grammar and vocabulary.
Thanks!

[focusmode]

I like the timestamps on videos, it save my time and helps me jump to the most exciting bits of the videos. I love timestamps so much that I have started to avoid long videos without time stamps.

[janyamarkevich]

9 dead frogs are worth it! Thank you a lot, Luke!! Special thanks for referring to my drawing, I was jumping and screaming with joy when you did it:D
Funnily enough, being confident with my English and having it officially proved to be C2 I still got only 3 jokes from the list (when you read them for the first time. After explanations I got all of them) I guess it's on another level of understanding and maybe not all native speakers would get them, right?
Anyway, I also wanted to say this video format is great, though I guess it takes much more time to prepare (feels like premium content:O) and you still do it. ^___^ All the LEPsters are veery lucky

[asgharalizadeh]

I got 3 of the jokes first time, after describing I got 6 of them.
Thank you Luck, you are one of best English teacher in the world.
A. Alizadeh from Iran

[silvanarosiello]

Compliments, Luke. You're the kind of teacher any student would like to have👍☺️👏

[sluggo]

In the 1980s there was a TV ad with the California Raisins, a blues band of anthropromorphic raisins, to promote California-grown raisins. They sang Marvin Gaye's song "I Heard it Through the Grapevine".

[marinamartini]

Good morning.
Thanks for your podcast.
Have a nice day.

[vutranang]

This is so funny to learn new vocabulary . Thank you very much

[lyudmyla]

Sir, you are brilliant. I can't believe a man can do such an interesting product again and again. Thank you very much.

[rahabosornotorroella]

I pretend that I do not understand English so I take English lessons with You just to remember My youth

[johanbrat]

Yes, we had a fantastic time watching this video. Very, very, very extraordinary!!!!

[mollietai]

You are so good at dissecting the frog.

[silvialanda]

Very useful to have fun and warm up at the beginning ofrece a class

[hendarara]

Thank you very much
In round one I just vot one joke, but after the second one I finally got them all

[ghadasadaka]

I enjoyed this episode another. You are a great demonstrator

[celinechen]

I had a great time with you in the early morning before doing anything else. Thanks for this wonderful program and explanations and everything. I learned a lot in a very entertaining way!!! Hope you have a good day too!!!😊😊😊👍👍👍

[pokemongobontang]

Chewbacca part is the best. Understand only few of them, but that part made me lough instantly