That Mitchell and Webb Look - Dying kid

[limpy601]

'Not all the sketches have to be about children dying.'

-David Mitchell

[superalexo]

This sketch is even funnier if you turn the automated captions on...

[tehn00bpwn3r]

Tamberlain Chamberlain... Nice name!

[crazypianolady]

LOVE M&W sketches, observational comedy at it's best.

[wescha]

my mom was the queen of embarassing me

[ExGileadMissionary]

Shirt says "I like the Pope. The Pope smokes dope" :)

[TheWonderfulWombat]

@ExGileadMissionary I want that shirt.

[misscharliebrown121]

lmao oh my god

Tabeline Chamberline LMAO

[misscharliebrown121]

when i'm a parent i'm embarrassing my kid's it's all part of the fun

[ApocalypseNext]

... and I'll do my impression of John Major singing Thriller!

[TheRoyalAquamaster]

@yellowcougar18: That was actually pretty interesting. Thanks!

[TheRoyalAquamaster]

Tamberlin Chamberlin... what a name.

[yellowcougar18]

@TheRoyalAquamaster Tamburlaine. The name comes from a really interesting play about a Gengis Khan like character who takes everything that is held sacred, and destroys it. Religion/ Business/ Royalty etc It was, and still is, controversial, due to the questions it poses of society then, and in a lot of ways, now. Freely available on project gutenberg.

(Oh God, sorry, I only wished to correct the spelling of the name, and ended up giving a history lesson.)

[leaguesmanoframsgate]

@yellowcougar18 It wasn't based on Genghis Khan so much as it was based on Tamerlane, or Timur the Lame, who was from the same dynasty as wor Genghis but about one and a half centuries later, if memory serves. Sorry for being such an arse, but I saw a production recently.

[yellowcougar18]

@leaguesmanoframsgate Trust me, you are not being an @rse, far from it. You are merely correcting me on an error. And I would also like to see a production of Tamburlaine, I only read it, never saw it performed.

[dipton95]

the doctor can totally understand where the kid is coming from. hes embarrassed just being with those parents. what annoys me most is embarrassing parents, no matter how much you tell them, they won't accept they're embarrassing. and if just one of your friends told them, they would stop being embarrassing, but friends have to be 'polite'

[hendrickx88]

south park should copy this haha hells pass

[Restayvien]

I love the way the ECG explodes at the end there xD

[hunkyzombie]

tamberlane chamberlain :D

[anatinoni]

Well I guess one can really die of embarrassment! xD

[charliethetricorn]

That's just like me!

[ilovedegus999]

well that is what happens when you name your child tambolin.

[MrOdsplut]

Another M&W sketch that is just so completely true.

[TiffanyAching01]

When the photograh comes out, you're a goner

[eastfreeze]

The poor son was already driven to death, but additionally the very last super-embarrissing announcement of his father lets the machine explode in horror. For this one single time, a doctor's diagnosis has been proven to be correct.

[DeadlyV1RU5]

This is very dark sketch for a comedy show, but very funny at the same time. Not many sketch shows could have a dying son and his parents crying over him and make it funny, but Mitchell and Webb pulled it off fantastically.

"...Embarassment." Love it. XD

[TheVampireCabbit]

@DeadlyV1RU5 welll one of their recent shows joked about child brothels. british comedy needs to be nice and dark. it works for us.

[FrederickThePie]

I love the way he says, "embarrassment" so seriously, it cracks me up every time.

[gomptwoky]

uncle jeff will read some of his blue limericks, and i'll do my impression of john major singing thriller LMAO.

[MONKEYTENNIS1888888]

anyone esle click on to the name?? tamberlain chamberlain? or something?

[geostar616]

It's a good job one can't die of embarrassment.

[thomsonfly645k]

if you could die from embarrassment i'd be seriously ill

[Salmon1BWFC]

Ive seen this over 10 times and john major singing thriller still gets me

[RockyBiscuits]

If you could actually die from embarrassment then I'd have died about 5 million times thanks to my shameless and over-protective parents.

[Maksymaxi]

i didnt know you can die from embarassment. im not very surprised tho.

[peuterschmidt]

Lol.

: P

[deBadWolff]

hilarious!

[WKaliberr]

lmao

[dollysmash]

Olivia at 1:44 - 1:49

LOOOL :]

[MultiCandyKisses]

lol funny

[DMEB]

oh i want to hear john major singing thriller!!!!

[pienipaha]

I thought he wasn't supposed to hear them...

[TherealMrChristophel]

stupid american

[pienipaha]

I'm not american.

Besides, that's the joke. Doctor says he can't hear all though obviously he can.

I commented about it because I found this funny.

[TherealMrChristophel]

You misunderstood it at any rate, he isn't hearing them, that's not the joke.

[pienipaha]

Then why is he embarrassed to death by his parents' words ?

He is dying of embarrassement and then his parents arrive...

They're just making it worse and that's frigging hilarious xD

[pienipaha]

So I assume you have an alternative way of interpreting this sketch ? I would like to hear what you find to be funny in this clip.

Yet I must also address that the way you start up a conversation is not very effective one. (Calling a non-american person you don't even know a stupid american.)

Not to mention you didn't bother to explain what I missed.

Jokes can be interpreted in many ways and different people can find them amusing for different reasons. I'm just asking you take on this.

[pienipaha]

Oh, I see. A troll.

And here I thought we could have had an intelligent conversation but never mind. You know, the reason to drop comments; to possibly have an exchange of words with someone else or to state ones opinion.

You got some anger issues there, you should go see a shrink. (Especially if you act as immaturely in reality.)

Cheers

ps. the shrink thing was a joke. lighten up xD

[TherealMrChristophel]

my last comment was a joke too,-_- although the point does still stand(also what shrink thing?)

[pienipaha]

Nothing beats a lighthearted joking :)

[TherealMrChristophel]

javol! it's almost as fun as mutating cyborg kittens!

[Codex7777]

it's Tamberlaine, I believe (with an 'e', as in the Shakespeare play)

*hides*

[yellowcougar18]

Very funny sketch. I know just how that kid feels.

[david552]

John. Major. Singing. Thriller.

LLLLLLAAAAAAAMMMMMOOOOOO......­.................

[MJHxoxo]

I think I would die too if my name was Tamberlain Chamberlain...

[Reactive9N]

.......Sorry. But that was the idea of the sketch. Way to be the guy who points out the obvious.

[Haydinnio]

thats the point?

[RedAlert39]

congrats, that's the joke. that's literally the joke.

[0BurstBubble0]

Tamberlain Chamberlain.

Classic.

[yarmin999]

I'm going to call my son Tamberlain.

[Shannooony11]

I've never seen levels of embarassment like this before.

[jaackgirdlers]

They are over 9000! *crushes scouter*

[jami3r00]

haahaaha

[Ryanconnor69]

haha tamberlain chamberlain

[kayman92]

john major singing thriller that would be awesome ^^

[Dozerrox]

No, they're just irritated because your comments make you sound like a moron.

[Dozerrox]

Sorry, my comment wasn't fair. I apologise.

[sharp487]

dw about it and im sorry to every one else for sounding retarded

[psychosissafari]

haha

[Angel8795]

lmao wazza2023 that was hillarious

[dumpel]

lafen? you loserfuck

[DanielSellen]

you just... are

[mushroomchrisn]

your beyond simple sharp, the word i would use is fucktarded.

[sharp487]

will everyone explain how im simple or a fucktard?

[hmmmbeth2]

im got your back bro

[hmmmbeth2]

youre a meanie! a big fat meanie!

[mushroomchrisn]

oh, piss off.

[BLUEFLARETHEBAND]

Love this show, wheres series 3?

[gomptwoky]

id love to hear uncle jeff's blue limericks. LMAO

[chloerules4eva]

LOL, his full name is Tamberlin Chamberlin!

[benkettle]

hahahahahaha your simple

[anom4lie]

no srsly, you are very simple

[kayman92]

what did he say?

[justspenny]

i <3 british shows. they rock.

[MistaEvilPug]

'You danced to it at your auntie pauline's boob job party!'

[geostar616]

LOL!

[CitizensOfEarth]

Personally, I would love to see Robert Webb, or anyone in fact, do an impression of John Major singing Thiller

[joewhittles]

agreed wholeheartedly

[BonePhone]

his funaral had micy mouse and a silly bear danceing in front of his class

[guywithhead]

You'd think after pushing their kid into dying ahead of schedule, they'd get the message. And you'd definitely think they'd get the message after blowing up the fucking machine.

[Davidcatcat]

Embarrassing parents NEVER realise they are.

[geostar616]

U can say that again!

[allstars99]

@Davidcatcat mine do...:( it encourages them!

[kid43332]

@Davidcatcat Some do.

[jamierourketen]

look at all the idiot pop stars out there,calling their kids the dumbest names,bowie started the ball rolling in the early 70s by calling his son ZOWIE!!!! guess what' he calls himself JOE now!

[echolalia0]

Frank Zappa's kids seem mostly happy with their names.

[bluegrasslass]

Tamberlyn Chamberlain!? LOL

[bluegrasslass]

No! That's what the poor kid in the sketch is called. His parents call him Tamberlyn and the doctor calls them Mr & Mrs Chamberlain, ergo the kid's name is as above.

Some modern parents should see this before giving their kids stupid names. In a restaurant where I go, there's a couple who've name their daughter Pebbles - jeez!

[bluegrasslass]

No no! That's his name, it rhymes, it's a stupid name. It's funny.

This clip should be required viewing for anyone expecting a kid. The stupid names they give them. A little girl I see sometimes is actually called Pebbles. Stupid parent alert!!

[novacaineforthesoul]

Yup and there was actually a boy named Batman by his father. Sheesh.

[Davidcatcat]

And another called Superman (the parents couldn't call him 4real because it has a number in it)

[bardmann]

This is sooooooooo funny!