Why is there so much hype on Ryan Rems and AlDub?

[mokiloo]

That's what makes us Filipinos bro!
Mabaw ra kau ta ug kalipay and I think it's a positive aspect.
Sa kadaghan sa atong mga problema, we still find ways to laugh even at the least funny jokes.
We don't need Hollywood actors to make us laugh kay bisan gani sa atong kaatubang ug kaon,
daku na gani kau ta ug katawa kung motulo iyang sip-on sa kahalang sa iyang gikaon.

Sorry but I have to disagree with you
First we are not talking about kalipay here...what I was referring to is the majority of the Filipinos lack the wit, or that certain sense of humour that ascends beyond corny, slapstick, cheap, redundant, overused punchlines our comic acts.

Or maybe siguro if muingon ka "mabaw ug kalipay" what's probably more accurately saying is ok ra tah or pwede ug something substandard or this habit of saying "pwede nana na ui payts na na".

Pero when it comes to lifestyle gani "taas ug kalipay" or di matagbaw kung unsa'y naa...pugson gyud bisan nag kagidlay mag iPhone gyud bisan wala'y pang load. Or won't settle for anything less when it comes to luxury items or things that's not of immediate importance

[chocofudge]

Wa jud ka ng inusa ra TS, same here corny han sad ko sa mga joke ni Ryan Rems,
igo ra jud ko mka smile sa iyang mga joke for the sake na ng joke sya. Dghan
lng jud cguro malingaw nya kay naa sya'y own style murag signature being komedyante
kanang "rock n roll to d world" na statement.

Aldub..wa pa ko kta ani nya ay..

[Kristiano]

Lahi2x ta ug kalipay...
For Ryan rems, na.mold na xa bec of his fans plus background music, punchline+sound effects... plus "rock n roll to the world" plus " woh!"... idk the exact words to describe...mukatawa nlng ang di mokatawa...
At first, naay kataw.an, naa PD dili...pagkadugayan, mo.chuckle nlng... kung Wala pa ni xa naapil sa wildcard, ang cebuano crazy dou unta makadaug sa 1M...

[bleedingboi]

Due to the many shares, tags, comments at FB about them (an eyesore to see actually) I tried to convince myself that they are indeed worth the time and so I tried watching their videos.

I was right all along- both are very corny and NOT funny at all. Sorry to their fans/followers but it did not take me 2 mins of watching to realize this. Why so much hype on them? Why can I not relate to the so called "Ryan Rems and AlDub" popularity? Is there something wrong with me?

TS, I appreciate your opinion, but let me educate you first about comedy.

There are different genres of comedies. And we Filipinos are basically used to the "slapstick" styles and prop comedies used on films for decades, where someone needs to get hurt/slapped/bumped/stumbled in order to be funny, or someone needs to be insulted to appease audiences. Dating back from Dolphy, to Babalu and Redford then now with Pooh or Chokoleyt. And we have "Insult" comedies done by Vice Ganda and other comedy bar acts.

This is one reason why a majority of Filipinos won't laugh when watching stage acts by Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart or George Carlin. (Well, if we put aside the language barrier, of course).

Ryan Rems comedic genre is an overlap of Satire/Surreal/Observational comedy, and it's very rare here in RP, which is what ABS-CBN Studio Execs are looking for. He can really write satires and surreal jokes. He's the Filipino version of Jon Stewart or Dave Chapelle.

So to answer your question, yes there's a bit wrong with how you absorb jokes. You need to step out of that basement/mentality and explore the variety of options humans have. But it's your opinion, so our hands are tied.

[aljy]

Dli man kaayo ko malingaw ani nila.hehehe

[simegchel]

Lingaw kay ko anang ryan rems sos.
Maybe mabaw lang sad kog kalipay? Pawala lang sa stress

[jekko]

ang Joke ni Ryan kay smart jokes ba. naa ra nimo kong masabtan nimo nganong joke ts.

[blueraiden]

d ko malingaw sa aldub. mas malingaw pako ni wally og jose. pero gwapahan ko ni Yaya Dub.. weeee. haha

[jekko]

unsa pod kaha sa tv 5 ila pang tapat aning sa abs cbn ug gma?

[jamesgalejames]

para saga paminta ni