Double-talk
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "other uses". Double-talk is a form of speech in which inappropriate, invented, or nonsense words are interpolated into normal speech to give the appearance of knowledge, and thus confuse or amuse the audience.[1]
Examples
Comedians who have used this as part of their act include Al Kelly,[2] Danny Kaye,[3] Gary Owens, Irwin Corey,[4] Jackie Gleason, Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar,[5] Stanley Unwin,[6] Reggie Watts,[7] and Vanessa Bayer.[8] For example, in his talk on music, "Populode of the Musicolly", Stanley Unwin says:[9]
It has also been used in films, for example Charlie Chaplin's character in The Great Dictator, many of Danny Kaye's patter songs, and Willie Solar's screeching singing in Diamond Horseshoe (1945).
See also
- Bloviation
- Gibberish and gobbledygook
- Jabberwocky
- Doublethink
- Doublespeak
- Prisencolinensinainciusol
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- Technobabble
Notes
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