っけ = “…was it again?” You say it while trying to remember something you should already know.
Fine with anyone. It says 'I should remember this'.
One person learns that a friend failed the college entrance exam, yet the friend is here anyway.
Wait, is that allowed again?
Textbookそれでいいのでしたか？「いいのでしたか」 becomes 「いいんだっけ」: 「の」 shrinks to 「ん」, 「でした」 turns plain 「だ」, and 「っけ」 checks a half-remembered rule.
Someone says disposable chopsticks harm the environment, so they plan to eat with a tree branch instead.
Don't humans give off CO2 and stuff just by breathing, too?
Textbook人間も息をしているだけで、CO2などを出しているのでしたか。Textbook 「出しているのでしたか」 becomes 「出してるんですっけ」: 「ている」 shortens to 「てる」, 「のです」 to 「んです」, and the past-tense recall 「でしたか」 is replaced by 「ですっけ」, where 「っけ」 attaches to 「です」 to check half-remembered info.
One character says they already know, then suddenly cries out that their stomach hurts.
Was there one, I wonder...?
Textbookありましたか？Polite 「ありましたか」 becomes plain past 「あった」 + 「っけ」 (trying to recall); 「なぁ」 makes it musing to oneself.
One person says that if they both had mopeds, they could meet more often, and shows how they would ride.
Was it this dumb-looking, again?
Textbookこんなに間の抜けた感じでしたか？「でしたか」 becomes plain 「だったっけ」: 「か」 is replaced by 「っけ」 (checking a hazy memory), and Kansai 「や」 stands in for 「だ」, giving 「アホそうやったっけ」.
Complaining that chirashi sushi always gets served, the comedian describes its pink topping but can't recall its name.
Culture note Denbu is sweet, pink, flaked fish often sprinkled on chirashi sushi for color.
just plopped on, plop plop plop... ugh, what's it called again, that...
Textbookぽんぽんと置かれていて……ええと、あれは何と言うのでしたか。Polite "〜のでしたか" relaxes to plain "〜んだっけ": "何と" becomes "何て", "の" contracts to "ん", and "だったか" contracts to "だっけ"; "っけ" marks trying to recall something you once knew.
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
〜でしたっけ？ means “…again?” when you forgot. っけ = “…was it again?” You say it while trying to remember something you should already know.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: OK. With a boss or teacher: careful. Fine with anyone. It says 'I should remember this'.
In 1,905 live comedy routines, 〜でしたっけ？ appears in 295 lines from 121 comedians.