but seriously folks
Used to redirect attention to immediately preceding a failed attempt at humor.
A nightclub comic who gets off a bad joke, nobody laughs, but he goes right on with: "But, seriously, folks" […].
adv
In a serious or literal manner.
He was hoping that we would take him seriously.
Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously.
Gravely; deeply; very much.
That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.
Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation.
Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?
Used to call back to a previous point, in disbelief or for emphasis.
You baked ten (10) cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?
In an extreme or major way; majorly.
Unless you're seriously strapped (armed), you're about to be not okay too.