I have always been a fan of stand-up comedy, and have even taken a turn at the mic a couple of times.
I have great admiration for comedic greats such as Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, and Dave Chappelle.
But there is a real up-and-comer on the comedy scene that you must check out. He is absolutely hilarious.
I don’t believe that he realizes how funny he is, which is part of the comedic genius.
His name is Antonio Guterres. He earned his comedy chops as a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party and prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. Guterres now tours the world on a comedy circuit of sorts but is known to some as the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The dude is an absolute riot.
Just try to read a few of his classic one-liners without falling off your chair in uncontrollable laughter:
“Rising seas are a crisis entirely of humanity’s making.”
– August 27, 2024
(LOL – oh, the irony of an intelligent man letting on that sea-level rise is caused entirely by humans … when, of course, he is well aware that the sea used to be much higher, as illustrated in the adjacent image. Doctor of geology Brad Hayes’ article on sea-level rise helps us all understand just how hilarious this joke is – Sea level is rising; should we be worried? (Sea level is rising; should we be worried? )
“Surging seas are coming for us all.”
– August 27, 2024
(BAHAHA – run for your lives! AG goes to such amazing lengths to deliver his best humour, this time going to a region where the land is sinking (Earthquakes hastened sea rise in Pacific islands by sinking the ground) so he could make outrageous remarks about sea level. Too funny!)
“We need a surge in funds to deal with surging seas.”
– August 27, 2024
(HAHAHA – wow, you gotta give the guy credit for comically pointing out that it really is all about the money.)
“Humanity has a choice: co-operate or perish…. We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.”
– November 7, 2022
(LMAO! AG’s subtlety is so impressive – listen to what he says or you die?! It simply does not get any better. And that accelerator metaphor – he is such a gas!)
“We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell.”
– June 5, 2024
(ROTF – another transportation metaphor, and another reference to eternal damnation in an uncomfortably hot location if we do not behave as good little climate alarmists should.)
“The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.”
– July 27, 2023
(LOLOL – again with the clever subtlety! Boiling?! Such a zany jokester!)
“The godfathers of climate chaos – the fossil fuel industry – rake in record profits and feast off trillions in taxpayer-funded subsidies.”
– June 5, 2024
(BAHAHA! … the beauty is in the absurdity that the industry is given credit for causing climate chaos, that there even is climate chaos, and the “trillions in subsidies” … OMG, he is just too much!)
Antonio Guterres is indeed a comic on the rise who deserves our attention.
