Shocking how the paradigm between the two changes when one seems a lot shorter than the other, even though they're about the same height in real life. Hugh is brilliant in this, he seems funnier for being short (not that he was ever short on funnies, even when normal sized, if you will).
I've been learning English for quite a few years, but I have no idea what these two are talking about. Can someone tell me, please? However, it is incredibly funny even if I don't understand what they are saying.
They are speaking in an old relgious way so it's not hard to see why you would have a problem knowing what the hell they are talking about ;p They are going on about how those little milk things are so hard to open so they are calling it evil. I love laurie's eyes in this clip, fry's eyes look crazy at one part too ;p
People who've followed Laurie and Fry since they first appeared on Cambridge Revue tend to give Fry most of the credit because of his dominant roles and lion's share of the dialogue.. but this video is an amazing example of why Laurie is the better half!
You've got this completely wrong. The whole point of a double act is that they feed off each other, so neither is "better", for they couldn't produce the same brilliance without each other.
I watched him very carefully... and as far as I can tell, Hugh Laurie only closes his eyes once or twice in this! This is especially amazing considering his eyes are whirling around as though the drive belt's come loose...
I dont know the reason why he doesn't blink, probably to keep the stunned look, but he is moving his eyes a lot because it helps moisturizing them beneath the open eyelids... I'm an Ophthalmologist :D
i wouldn't have said the knights who say ni but rather that he sounds like michael palin in this sketch when he does similar characters.. i wonder if hugh was aware of that, when they did this^^
i think you mean hugh laurie; stephen fry is actually blinking a lot.. actually, at the beginning he blinks so often that you would think he compensates for hugh^^
I keep trying to focus on what they're saying (I get the general idea, but still x) but my eyes keep straying to either Hugh's eyes, or i keep focusing on that oddly deep voice of Stephen xD haha
I've watched it a few times now, and it keeps being hilarious x)
Could the Bishop being referred to here be the same as the Bishop and the Warlord? dun-dun-duh!
OasisBridlington09 1 month ago 2
I love the way Stephen says "Pot". Also Hugh looks like my mother in this. MEOW!
TheGreatPatroon 2 months ago
what is this I don't even...
MrBobbyGandalf 3 months ago
How Hugh kept his eyes open for so long!
Gubbywubby 3 months ago
The Devil possessed Hugh's eyeballs in this sketch.
iOnlySignIn 4 months ago
Hugh looks delightfully deranged.
ChloeChum 4 months ago
MEOW!
jamson95 5 months ago 2
Actually I think Hugh is channelling Thulsa Doom here.
fourplusseven 6 months ago 2
I love Hugh's voice at 0:47
dododngraz 6 months ago
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dododngraz 6 months ago
LOLOL!!!! Hughe's face is the best!!! ROTFLOL!!!! XDDDDDD
evilbeckychan 6 months ago
The charge make known the charge!!!
ib1197 6 months ago
It's amazing watching two men channel Monty Python
nightshadesk8r 6 months ago
There should be atleast one day a year when people talk like this!
spottywolf 8 months ago 5
hiw did they make him tiny
lnfreeman 8 months ago
Now I want Hugh to say, "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" He sounds the part perfectly.
SerraFlame 9 months ago 6
@SerraFlame Or "Ni!"
Ryoukawaii 6 months ago
Bugger.
specialfaiths 9 months ago
Hugh looked like Shawn Michaels (WWE star, nick HBK), or is it just me?
Fortevn 10 months ago
I couldn't even hear the opening lines, the audience was laughing so loud.
Veggieman87 10 months ago
The opening THE OPENING!! XD
chocchipfox 10 months ago
hahahaha, fuck, everytime Stephen says "pot" i wet myself!
this has to be one of their best and most hilarious sketches! These two are honestly just too much
Kamina528491 11 months ago
the which is there provided for the opening. (subtle pun maybe?)
tigertraxx2002 1 year ago
At the very end, Hugh looks at the milk on Stephen's robe almost ... hungrily. o.o
DelusionalDreamers 1 year ago
the depth of their comedy
is deeper
than the oceans of saturn
tribeofcurators 1 year ago
Stephen's stare all along the area of 0:50 or so is sorta sexy xD
DelusionalDreamers 1 year ago
Shocking how the paradigm between the two changes when one seems a lot shorter than the other, even though they're about the same height in real life. Hugh is brilliant in this, he seems funnier for being short (not that he was ever short on funnies, even when normal sized, if you will).
raxachol 1 year ago
MEOW
DelusionalDreamers 1 year ago 5
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Awesome sketch, Hugh looks like Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein! Love it!
ProjectPathfinder 1 year ago
Awesome sketch, Hugh looks like Marty Fedlman in Young Frankenstein! Love it!
ProjectPathfinder 1 year ago
Hugh is awesome!!
Luarrangel 1 year ago
Stephen is the ventriloquist and hugh is the puppet!
ThePhoenix815 1 year ago
Hugh Laurie looks completely demented. It's wonderful.
Spazzbert 1 year ago 2
we do make most erotic demand
vymmas 1 year ago
Hugh in this sketch reminds me a great deal of Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein.
doctorx777 1 year ago
@doctorx777 Ha ha i thought that too.
ADyingFaith 6 months ago
LOL hugh laurie's eyes are hypnotic.
myrkeyjones 1 year ago
meoow
RadioActiveGraveyard 1 year ago
do these characters ever return in the show? this is hilarious
sheogorath19 1 year ago
I am so disturbed <33
winnconway 1 year ago
i love how fry says pot
sheogorath19 1 year ago 3
Hugh should tour with Iggy.
Gorboduc 1 year ago
MEOW
bionicfreds 1 year ago 5
HUGH LAURIE LOOKS HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
maryfayce 1 year ago
This is GREAT!!! So many details to focus on!
jashmish 1 year ago
can't breathe!
dimelion1 1 year ago
bugger
epickittykatt 1 year ago 2
Epic face, Hugh Laurie. Epic face.
jw2pk 1 year ago 4
The random animal noises are so hysterical!
joshaf26 1 year ago 2
I've watched this sketch like six times now and it's still freakin' hysterical. I get such a kick out of people making fun of the simplest things.
threestoogesfan2 1 year ago 2
woo.
I4gotmyMANTRA 1 year ago
Hugh looks awesome here. Perfect face for that type of character.
TheLastBaroness 1 year ago 15
Nay! Moo!
Daycrist 1 year ago
I've been learning English for quite a few years, but I have no idea what these two are talking about. Can someone tell me, please? However, it is incredibly funny even if I don't understand what they are saying.
ioneskye7 1 year ago
They are speaking in an old relgious way so it's not hard to see why you would have a problem knowing what the hell they are talking about ;p They are going on about how those little milk things are so hard to open so they are calling it evil. I love laurie's eyes in this clip, fry's eyes look crazy at one part too ;p
ventrue84d 1 year ago 5
Per calendar hour. Oh yes. Wonderful.
queenastilon 1 year ago
Holy crap, Hugh looks scary here.
MomoTheBellyDancer 2 years ago 6
@MomoTheBellyDancer Try the second Bishop and the Warlord video, it's the same wig...
eddievhfan1984 2 years ago
Hugh makes me think of the knights who say 'ni'. Anyone else thinks that too?
Bigfatbutterfly02 2 years ago 6
yes
rushbaby91 2 years ago
@rushbaby91 bit weird, but remarkably brilliant
Bigfatbutterfly02 2 years ago
i just watched that movie for the first time so it was on my mind. my have i been deprived
rushbaby91 2 years ago
Haha,Hugh looks rather creepy ;P
Paradigm715 2 years ago 2
i love this sketch!! :D
not to mention hugh's gorgeous eyes...hehe
Squidgey55 2 years ago
they look really creepy! Creepiest monks I've ever seen, and you know how movies are with monks nowadays.
bugger
drgnfrddd 2 years ago 3
I keep forgetting how many gems are in series 3.
anchorlove06 2 years ago 2
Maybe even the best season of ABOFAL.
I never thought I would say this, but Hugh Laurie always scares the hell out of me in this scene. Still brilliantly funny.
CF1975 2 years ago
These two remind me of Prior Robert and Brother Jerome from the Cadfael books/movies.
dm3588 2 years ago
bugger...
starwarsfreak1111 2 years ago 4
People who've followed Laurie and Fry since they first appeared on Cambridge Revue tend to give Fry most of the credit because of his dominant roles and lion's share of the dialogue.. but this video is an amazing example of why Laurie is the better half!
drowsynumbness 2 years ago
You've got this completely wrong. The whole point of a double act is that they feed off each other, so neither is "better", for they couldn't produce the same brilliance without each other.
Boratlon 2 years ago 70
of course not. but you can still have personal favourites :)
drowsynumbness 2 years ago
hugh laurie reminded me of egor on Young Frankenstein and He Sounds like michael palin and I love stephen frys eyes at 0:51
mintyspack09 2 years ago 2
so be it, be it so, and not otherwise!!!
artvandelay13 2 years ago 22
@artvandelay13 Nay! Moo!
drowsynumbness 1 year ago
I watched his eyes too! there are only 5 times when he closed his eyes... thats incredible!
My eyes were watering trying to keep them open, just in case i missed him blink... he's incredible! They both are!
08jansmc 2 years ago
I watched him very carefully... and as far as I can tell, Hugh Laurie only closes his eyes once or twice in this! This is especially amazing considering his eyes are whirling around as though the drive belt's come loose...
evilegg288 2 years ago
I dont know the reason why he doesn't blink, probably to keep the stunned look, but he is moving his eyes a lot because it helps moisturizing them beneath the open eyelids... I'm an Ophthalmologist :D
pnehemy 2 years ago 3
wow. crazy eyes...
kwincunx 2 years ago 4
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purpleshamrock17 2 years ago
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purpleshamrock17 2 years ago
Michael Palin is one of the six Pythons =) Along with Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Eric Idle =)
SparkyCola3 2 years ago
"Thirteen guineas per calendar hour."
"Cheap!"
"Woof."
Also, anyone else think Hugh sounds like the 'knight who says NEE!' in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
purpleshamrock17 2 years ago 4
i wouldn't have said the knights who say ni but rather that he sounds like michael palin in this sketch when he does similar characters.. i wonder if hugh was aware of that, when they did this^^
schizo123 2 years ago 2
yes, It made me think of schrubbery's to
Bigfatbutterfly02 2 years ago
I love that way that Hugh blinks about 5 times throughout the whole thing, and not once until 1:47.
DragonNexus 3 years ago 5
There's a meme among male actors of attempting to blink as little as possible on film. It was supposed manly in Hollywood.
I don't know if Fry's lack of blinking here is intentional or following this stream of thinking, but that's my two cents :)
SinfoniDeo 2 years ago
i think you mean hugh laurie; stephen fry is actually blinking a lot.. actually, at the beginning he blinks so often that you would think he compensates for hugh^^
schizo123 2 years ago 2
I love the way Stephen says "Behold" at the opening of the scene
BitchinWallabies 3 years ago 5
Meow!
swanpatrol 3 years ago 6
I keep trying to focus on what they're saying (I get the general idea, but still x) but my eyes keep straying to either Hugh's eyes, or i keep focusing on that oddly deep voice of Stephen xD haha
I've watched it a few times now, and it keeps being hilarious x)
xxAlchemistressxx 3 years ago 5
My favourite sketch of all time.
Cheap! Woof!
FreddieBadgery 3 years ago
what does he say at 1:32 it sounds like jack martens or something? what does he say?
sigloo97 3 years ago
" A most wicked and contumely pot or chalice wherein Satan doth play Jackalawkins"
Looked it up because I was curious as well ;)
xxAlchemistressxx 3 years ago
Jackalawkins? wow thanks! I suppose that doesn't mean anything though!
sigloo97 3 years ago
Googled that as well! All I found was gibberish...haha
xxAlchemistressxx 3 years ago
is it posible to find lyrics(text) of this and others ABOFAL movies?
i think i did it someday but now i can't find anything. If you can give me a link i'll be grateful
mastaofmuppets 3 years ago
I'm surprized this hasnt had more views. Its brilliant.
xlovedumplingx 3 years ago
I love this sketch :D One of their best without a doubt.
Hugh Laurie looks really freaky and hilarious, it's hard to not pay attention to him the first time you watch it, don't you agree? x)
TenaciousG182 3 years ago 46
I know right. He like, doesn't blink.
solidus4prez 3 years ago 28
@solidus4prez OMG HOW DOES HE NEVER BLINK????
TheLCusi 8 months ago 3