The Funniest Songs in the World
YouTube · 2026
Deadpan observational comedy songs picked from twenty-seven live tour dates.
ISMO's first special since Hello (2026). Released , on YouTube.
ISMO standing on stage with a tiny travel guitar singing about the humiliating gap in American public restroom stall doors is about as literal as observational comedy gets. He approaches songwriting the same way he approaches standard stand-up, staring at an everyday peculiarity until the absurdity becomes plain.
The twenty-minute set documents what happened when he started testing original comedy songs in English on his Perseverance tour. Rather than staging a single concert recording, his crew captured twenty-seven shows across cities like Dublin and Madrid, splicing together the sharpest takes. The material avoids typical musical comedy tropes, playing more like rhythmic stand-up routines about internet algorithms, dating economics, and confusing English idioms.
Released on YouTube following his earlier special Hello, the set treats the guitar less as a proper instrument and more as a prop to regulate his deadpan delivery.
Notable bits & set list
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The Gap
Recorded May 31, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Cool as a Cucumber
Recorded June 7, 2026 in Malmö, Sweden.
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The Algorithm
Recorded June 25, 2026 in Madrid, Spain.
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Blood Donation
Recorded May 22, 2026 in Bergen, Norway.
How it plays
- On stage
- Uniquely charming persona and master of wordplay.
- About
- language, culture, life's absurdities
Backstory
An original comedy-music special from Finnish stand-up comedian ISMO, globally recognized as the voice of second-language English speakers.
Details
- Released
- Where
- YouTube
- Director
- Jaakko Manninen
- Topics
- Before
- Hello (2026)
- Featured in
- Chris Cantrill’s Quiet Life Requires an Investigation Chris Cantrill Cannot Escape Other People
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Hello
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