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I'm Georgie.
And I'm Phil.
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How are you doing?
I'm doing very well.
How are you doing, Georgie?
I'm pretty good.
Thank you, Phil.
Phil, today's topic is what makes us laugh.
So things that are funny.
That's such a great topic.
And what makes you laugh, Georgie?
Lots of things make me laugh.
I have a terrible habit of scrolling on TikTok and I love funny videos.
So animals doing silly things, people doing silly things.
Yeah, that makes me laugh a lot.
What about you?
Oh, I think similar.
Social media things can be very funny and particularly the ones that you see a lot.
I like watching funny things on TV.
So maybe if you've got a sitcom where there's like a story or a situation and it's funny, things happen and there's jokes,
But that's also like stand up comedy where it's just one person standing up telling jokes.
And because if they're really good at it, it's really funny.
True.
When people are funny, it's just really good to have them around.
I love it when people. let their strange and weird side come out.
So they might do some silly impressions, act strangely, do funny voices.
That makes me laugh a lot.
We have a few people in the office that make me laugh.
Do you find your family funny?
Because I find my family very funny.
When we get together we laugh a lot about strange things probably that probably other people wouldn't laugh at, but we do because we kind of know each other.
Do you find the same?
Yeah, it's...
My family.
I wouldn't say they're funny people or I wouldn't describe them like that, but I still laugh at them, particularly my dad, because he can be very strange and funny.
And my sister and I often laugh at the things he does.
But yeah, it's really nice to laugh with family, isn't it?
Yes, yes.
Do you like to laugh often?
Doesn't everyone?
Everyone loves to laugh.
It makes the day go quicker.
It's always good to smile.
I think it releases good hormones, dopamine and things like that.
It makes us happy.
Yes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I love laughing.
I love having a reason to laugh.
Would you describe yourself as a funny person?
I don't know.
I'm not the best judge.
My children would say no.
You make me laugh, Phil, sometimes.
I would say you're a funny person.
Thank you.
Thank you.
That's good.
I don't think my kids would agree.
Okay, so Georgie.
Do you like making other people laugh?
How do you do it?
Oh, I love making other people laugh.
I'm not sure I'm the funniest person, but I sometimes put on silly voices or do weird things.
I don't know.
And I also like to send people funny videos um, because if i find them funny, i want to share them with other people.
You're very good at finding funny videos, georgia.
I've seen lots of them yes OK, let's recap the language we heard during the conversation, starting with comedy.
This is something like a film, TV programme or book that is funny on purpose.
A sitcom is a funny TV series with the same characters every week.
So, for example, Friends is a popular sitcom.
We also had joke, which is a funny story, comment or trick that makes people laugh.
And we also talked about stand-up comedy, which is where a funny person, a comedian, stands up on stage and tells everyone jokes.
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