too hip for the room
When you have a clever or unique joke or remark that goes over everyone else's heads generally because they're too stupid to know what you're talking about.
Cindy: "I work in a department store. I'm a cashier."
Richard: "Oh, really? My father was a cashier. They threw him out of the army."
Cindy: (stares)
Gene: "Richard's too hip for the room."
Richard: "Oh, really? My father was a cashier. They threw him out of the army."
Cindy: (stares)
Gene: "Richard's too hip for the room."