British Explorers in the 1800's

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A British explorer in the 1800s is convinced his servants are trying to poison him — they're just seasoning his food with spices.
British
Historical
Food
Historical Parody
Historical Irony
Colonialism
Solo Performance

My servants keep trying to poison me.
It is a well known fact that food with flavor can easily kill the average Englishman.
Brave words from a country that conquered half the world for spices and then used none of them.

A pompous British explorer in the 1800s dramatically recounts how his servants keep attempting to poison him. The twist: they are simply seasoning his bland food with spices, a concept entirely foreign to him. The sketch plays on the historical irony of the British Empire controlling the spice trade while refusing to use spices in their own cuisine.

YouTube Short, 46 seconds. 5.5M views, 367k likes.

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