running gag / said by James
We're all from somewhere that deserves to be made fun of. Who cares?
What does "We're all from somewhere that deserves to be made fun of. Who cares?" mean on Small Town Murder?
James's standing defence of the show's small-town mockery: everyone's home town is ridiculous, so nobody has the right to be offended on its behalf. It turns up in the opening explanation of what the show does, usually followed by 'who cares' and a list of other targets such as bumbling police forces and murderers.
- Kind
- running gag
- Usually said by
- James
- First heard
- Episode 627, 4 September 2025
The story behind the phrase
Where did "We're all from somewhere that deserves to be made fun of. Who cares?" come from?
The earliest version in the transcripts is in episode 627, in the opening where James explains what the show is. He says they make fun of small towns "cause we're all from somewhere that's worthy of being made fun of", then adds "who cares". Looser versions may have come before it.
It is part of James's answer to anyone who thinks true crime and comedy should not mix. The show never makes fun of victims or their families, and he says the targets are small towns, bumbling police forces and murderers.
How is "We're all from somewhere that deserves to be made fun of. Who cares?" used now?
It is now a fixed part of the opening, repeated in much the same words, with a phrase like "nobody's above that" added in episode 721. James uses it as a defence of the mockery and as a warning to listeners who might be offended, saying in episode 677 that anyone who does not like it should not complain later.
When was "We're all from somewhere that deserves to be made fun of. Who cares?" first said?
It was first heard in episode 627, "The Art Of Murder", on 4 September 2025, at about 0:03:27.
"There's we make fun of uh small towns cause we're all from somewhere that's worthy of being made fun of."
In the opening 'what this show is' section James says the show mocks small towns 'cause we're all from somewhere that's worthy of being made fun of', adds 'who cares', then moves on to bumbling police forces and murderers. It is delivered as settled house policy rather than a new joke, though this is the first time the 'worthy/deserves to be made fun of' wording appears; earlier episodes used looser versions such as 'somewhere crappy' and 'somewhere easy to make fun of'.
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Found by searching the transcripts; speech recognition can miss a use.
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