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Interviewer Who Can’t Stop Laughing
Status: Fake
image A (foreign language) video clip is going around that shows a talk-show host interviewing a man and a woman. When the man starts speaking, the interviewer cracks up. The more the man speaks, the more the interviewer laughs. It's a funny video, because the guy's laughter is highly contagious. But was this a real interview? No. The clip comes from a Belgian comedy TV series called In De Gloria. Apparently the faux interview is about medical mishaps. The woman is paralyzed because of a surgical error, and the man's voice was altered by a throat operation that went bad.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Fri Jun 30, 2006 | Permalink | Total Comments: 28
Category: Photos/Videos
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Oh yes, and you can get the DVD here: http://www.mediadis.com/video/detail.asp?id=133544
Posted by Michel Vuijlsteke  in  Gent, Belgium  on  Sun Feb 04, 2007  at  03:40 PM
"absolutely no verifiable information whatsoever if this clip is real or not"

Alright, Medicineman, you show me proof that the SNL sketch I saw on sunday was not real... And suppose I don't speak English... IOW, imagine how silly it looks to us (Belgians), knowing they're comedians, seeing them on TV regularly, that people keep asking proof. Most of you guys believed the WMDs & terrorist links in Iraq, so I'm sorry if I don't put too much trust in your ability to seperate the bull from the shit wink

And Belgian is not a language, the majority of Belgians speaks Dutch (Flemish), the rest French and a tiny minority speaks German.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tom+van+dyck&search=Search

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAkB-exzcL8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Uwkxzb5t0

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lucas+van+den+eynde&search=Search

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_De_Gloria

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleID=GV116TGRC (interview with Tom Van Dyck about this clip featuring on Jay Leno - IN DUTCH! Not everything in this world is available in English)

I'm sure I could find some proof better suited to your tastes, but I just can't be bothered right now, nor do I see the need anymore.
Posted by Resurgam  in  Belgium  on  Sun Feb 04, 2007  at  11:20 PM
And seriously, you looked for proof but couldn't find any... that says enough, there's plenty of proof that even a 10yr old could find. And not being able to navigate on the Gloria site is doubtful, I navigate and find my way around Italian, Spanish & other language sites all the time without knowing the language. Guess I'm a bit more worldly than you.
Posted by Resurgam  in  Belgium  on  Sun Feb 04, 2007  at  11:34 PM
It is not real, Take a good look at the responses of the public. Especially the guy behind Erik Hartman. When he starts laughing there is no response whatsoever.
And the translation is quite bad. I am Dutch.
Posted by Bram  in  UK  on  Wed Mar 21, 2007  at  05:02 AM
I found a long clip on Youtube with subtitles. I had no idea it was fake! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXf3wx5nPXU
Posted by Daniel Moses  in  Canada  on  Tue Nov 20, 2007  at  02:10 AM
Michel is right, I ran the search and they come up in other videos.
Posted by Celebrity Foods  on  Fri Feb 29, 2008  at  02:41 PM
Also the version of the video that claims (via English subtitles) that the guy's voice has gone high because he's had his testicles removed is making a common misconception. People associate high male voices with castration because of the "castrato" phenomenon ("Wikipedia" it). But it only works if castration occurs before puberty, so that the boy retains their childlike voice.

Put simply, having your balls cut off won't suddenly make your voice go high!
Posted by Nick  in  UK  on  Wed May 28, 2008  at  03:03 PM
For those who still doubt this is fake: Look at the white haired lady sitting behind Boemerang, one moment she looks like she's trying hard not to laugh either, next moment she has the same disapproving look as the other guests. And a few moments later, she's back to the almost smiling face.
Posted by sam  on  Wed Jun 04, 2008  at  01:46 PM
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