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Kryten from Red Dwarf delivers a deadpan rebuke, calling someone a sick person in this clip. It is used to call out bizarre behaviour in reaction videos.

This is a short spoken line from Red Dwarf in which Kryten, the polite android mechanoid, turns his usual courtesy into a blunt accusation. His voice is calm, precise and faintly exasperated rather than shouting, which makes the insult land harder because it sounds like a formal judgement rather than a joke. The phrase builds as he repeats the word sick, giving editors a natural rise to cut on. For a viewer, it feels like being caught out by the most well-mannered character in the room, a mix of embarrassment and comedy that works best when the behaviour on screen is already clearly absurd.

Kryten is the android mechanoid from Red Dwarf, the long-running British science-fiction sitcom about the last human alive aboard a mining spaceship, and his formal politeness is a running part of the character. That contrast is why the insult has lasted beyond the show: a courteous robot delivering a blunt moral judgement is instantly recognisable even without the episode context. Online, the line is shared as a short reaction clip for calling out strange or inappropriate behaviour, keeping Kryten's deadpan tone as the joke.

Pro Tip for Usage

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Drop the line immediately after the questionable moment, so Kryten appears to judge what viewers just saw. Let the repeated word sick play out in full, then cut to a reaction shot, and avoid layering music over his calm delivery.

Use Cases

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  • Calling out a friend's cursed cooking experiment in a video.
  • Reacting to a bizarre dating profile screenshot on screen.
  • Mocking a character's creepy decision in a TV recap.
  • Ending a fail compilation with a deadpan judgement.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the "You Are a Sick Person" sound?
It is a short spoken clip in which Kryten from Red Dwarf calls someone a sick person, repeating the word for emphasis. The humour comes from his calm, polite delivery rather than shouting, which makes the insult sound like a formal judgement.
Where does the sound come from?
It comes from Red Dwarf, the British science-fiction sitcom, and is spoken by Kryten, the android mechanoid known for his formal manners. The line uses that politeness to make a blunt accusation sound especially pointed.
How do creators use this sound?
Creators place it after a strange, creepy or outrageous moment in a reaction video, recap or meme edit, letting Kryten judge the behaviour on screen. It works best when the clip before it already makes the behaviour look absurd.

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