Gap Yah

I reckon it's funny on two very different levels:

ONE- The things he's saying are actually cleverly written. The ridiculous contrasting scenarios and vast U-turns of the stories. The general audience might not realise that people like this character actually do exist, so they probably think it's a very exaggerated and absurd caricature. On the other hand, it's especially funny also to those who think 'what a LAD' as he's recounting his tales. Which brings me to point...

TWO- (Primarily the intended humour)- It's massively taking the piss out of what's probably a large percentage of the people who find it funny! The ones who genuinely do say “chunder”, “banter” and “lash” in everyday sentences. Let's face it- he probably gained inspiration for the sketch after visiting Durham during term-time. I've honestly heard similar one-sided conversations since living here. I don't know of any other social group that fits the niche!

So when I walked 5 minutes through town on a Wednesday night at the end of Epiphany term, and en-route heard the sketch being quoted 3 times by 3 separate groups of people- all of whom appeared to be either the 'gap yah' kid or stay-in-Fulham Tarquin that the sketch was trying to take the piss out of- I realised how strangely hypocritical the whole response was! So maybe get ready for “vomcano” to get pretty old...