Tony Benn, Virginia Bottomley and Michael Howard interview - BBC

[MegaLotusEater]

This guy was never really funny.

[noldorian86]

pff what a clown

[graemeoliver84]

Michael Howard probably longed to jump into that bulletproof Jag and flee during that famous Paxman interview.

[JONNOG88]

I think Dennis threatened to overrule Michael. And Michael did'nt like the taste of his own medicine.

[rfitzhen100]

Tony Benn is one miserable old git

[abdi5501boone]

@rfitzhen100 Tony Benn is the only hope we have in today's society. He speaks the truth! very humble guy. I wish we had one world leader who was half as good as Tony Benn he is by far the only person who went on BBC and called them out for their "anti palestine" support. Very great guy.

[Durbs75]

@abdi5501boone

Oh god no. The former Viscount Stansgate started off as a 50's style spin doctor (look it up) and ended up as a petulant fantasist (WHILE he was still in Government) before going more loopy thereafter.

Whatever the problem, Anthony Wedgewood Benn is not the solution..

[tubehows4life]

@abdi5501boone He may very be good at politics, but this video shows that he is still a stuck up toff.

[SJGibbons1000]

@tubehows4life "good at politics" wtf are you talking about?

[graemeoliver84]

Considering it says BBCWorldwide, you think the picture quality would be better, it looks like it was taken off an old VHS, taped off the TV.

[m1trekker]

I thought it was funny

[johnniejay]

He absolutely owns Michael Howard here.......

[MJMedin]

This isn't funny.

[THESUBWAYGROUP]

@MJMedin Why?

[Drastam]

Virginia Bottomley owned Dennis!

[astrolin7]

Agree with Bristow - A Norman Gunston try hard. Norman pioneered this in the 70s and this dunderhead is d grade by comparison.

[gazz12345a]

He was a refreshing change from the usual sychophantic celebrity worship we have become accustomed to.

[Jetstarboy]

we need someone else like dennis, who could match his interviewing techniques with the mega rich i wonder?

Peter Kay could i reckon...

[Bristow42]

Norman Gunston try hard.

[JanineRobin]

YouTube is going to kill itself with all this advertising, I'm so sick of it.

[FactualTruthProvider]

What advertising?

[obebogie]

Firefox + Adblocker Plus and you'll never see them again.

[robtul12]

I completely agree.

[Tasbo1982]

@JanineRobin Watch out, you'll get loads of Americans who loooovvveee advertising having a go at you now!

[Professor6871]

@JanineRobin Your right about this bloddy advertising but its capitalism it gets everywhere.

[SE962582C]

@JanineRobin Then how do you propose YouTube fund itself then? 

[Yehbytheway]

I'm an evil tory bigot. is an anagram of Virgina Bottomley

[certifiedhealthnut]

shite that lying advert in the beginning

[guitar19904]

lols but so what he still foking rocks we all have our flaws but oh well

[guitar19904]

shut up he fookin rocks hes not exactly young hes going on in years. he cant be dennis anymore the celebs know who he is but i supose he could of found an alternative solution to pissing of celebs

[MartynInEurope]

What a tit

[Guernseyman325]

Haha, his chuffed face at the end. What a fucking legend!

[pjd4740]

Great.

[Boneifice]

But he's not original.. go and look up Norman Gunston... much funnier and people think he is being serious.

[sexysupersteve]

no he's not

[Boneifice]

No he's not... who are you talking about?

Moreover to the fact that Dennis can't even get them to talk to him for more than a few seconds at a time.... Norman Gunston was given full interviews.

[sexysupersteve]

SO !!!.....DENNIS RULES

[bladesman123]

fuck adverts

gone

[BeholdZeus]

Paul Kaye, a totally unfunny Pro-Israeli dickhead. Imagine asking such a horrendous question to Tony Benn. He is so unacceptably shit!

[kel1981]

Fuck off with adverts you cunts

[kromed01]

Virginia Bottomely I thought came off very well.

[tellyisrubbish]

Original satire - we salute you Paul Kaye.

[mistaben2k]

micheal Howard is a cunt thats why no one voted for Conservatives when he was leader.

[jobicanobe]

mIstaben2k. right on mate!, also one of the worst home secretary s ever. They take the piss out of us, why shouldn't we (Dennis) do it back

[halobebe]

did tony benn say i think you are a talented comedian at the end there. high praise indeed you cant beat this guy ricky, walliams lucas and sasha baron.

[userblue]

No, he's no good. He has better characters.

[DyingBreedProduction]

Not funny

[magicbus144]

I love this guy! No seen he full version of the Kevin Costner interview for years, Pennis mercilessly followed Costner for 3 days because he got such a reaction.

[saintandrews84]

We listen to Tony why doesn't her let his hair down and listen to the reporter...hmm lol

[blue3lf]

Now here's the thing I don't get. If you all think he's so hilarious then why aren't you pushing this vid or any of the other related vids of him to the top by sharing with other people that you know WILL like it and thus will add more positive posts and reviews to this?

Then it would reach an even wider audience.

[SLICKmanSINGH]

Do you think Ali G tried to be as funny as this guy but with longer interviews? Hmmmmmm

[Mikey2936]

Dennis Pennis is the King, Ali G is the prince

[GusF]

I would have expected Tony Benn to have more of a sense of humour about this sort of thing. I'm a bit disappointed by that actually. I thought he'd put in a witty remark or two, like Virginia Bottomley did. Michael Howard, on the other hand, behaved exactly as you'd expect. Was this back when he was Home Secretary?

P.S. When I played the audio preview of this, it stopped after "I thought he'd put in". I laughed like mad.

[rchan0]

Ali G's interview with Tony Benn is really good watch though hahahaha

[GusF]

Just watched it for the first time now and I haven't managed to stop laughing yet. Thanks for the tip!

[fleetinglance]

It's a miracle he did this for as long as he did, but wasn't it just brilliant?

[freedomfight2012]

pennis was great,costner didnt like him much...neither did geoffrey archer for that matter.

[bengalboy2008]

original spoof interviewer ... bring him back!

[rooster1066]

Virginia Bottomley was cool, she went with the interview and made some witty comments. Big respect

[LollieSmith]

@rooster1066 Some wont lower themselves and risk making a fool of themselves. I remember this guy he was funny once but soon got boring

[101Lyall101]

good as fuck. bring back denis penis. theres too many sirious celebs and polititions that could do with the piss being taken out of them...

[Bens39]

This man is truly funny - but just over the heads of alot of people who need to be spoon-fed one-liners....

[blue3lf]

Not necessarily, I don't find a lot of one-liners that funny either.

Humor is good if you enjoy both the joke and the delivery of said joke.

Everyone's allowed to enjoy different things and that doesn't make them any dumber for it.

[hugoegbert79]

I agree.

[8paper]

youtube has millions of videos im sure i would'nt like most of them, if i find 1 i dont like, i look 4 another 1. what i dont understand is why people like you like 2 leave comments on videos you dont like

[8paper]

i was making a statement, not a complaint, but that was my opinion.

[8paper]

oh fuckoff.

[ronrusse]

ali g not funny. this guy and coogan legend  es1

[Quietlydoesit]

The guy was the inspiration behind Ali G and Borat and all the other spoof dupers. Hey what can I tellya?

[jaysonbuckley]

LOL...its funny you idiots! Yes he looks gay as fuck and speaks with an American accent but so what...all of the politicians understood his jokes...thats why they tried to run away so quickly...btw I am American LOL

[JoshTheNinja19]

hes british putitng the accent on u dick head!

[LairdKincavle]

This clip is not remotely funny. It just confirms my opinion that Americn humor is rediculous and only the British can conduct humerous political satire.

[Supermassive]

are you a moron? Dennis pennis is played by paul kaye who is english...

[LairdKincavle]

I apologise. I was responding to a comment left by an American who thought this was funny. Which it is not. The chap doing the interview does'nt sound British. And another thing what business is it of yours as to what comments I or any other person make.

[Supermassive]

it is funny..i don't see how you can generalise a whole nation's humour, even though america has spawned some incredible comedians. yeah he doesn't sound english but its pretty obvious u've missed the whole humour of dennis pennis if you couldn't figure that out

[korgkiller]

actually it is funny and dennis pennis was well ahead of his time and was the primary influence for ali G etc..educate yourself before talking shit.

[pgr2592]

He is trying to be the sterotype for an American nerd. If you don't think this is funny then god knows what you think is.

[mikeloaf]

look at the top left corner...

thats right, BBC.

british humour

[divlino]

Has anyone seen the clip of penis running into a sign at the cannes film festival? It is a memory from my childhood and I remember it being super hilarious.

[guted0]

you sir are one gay prick

[divlino]

What the hell are you talking about you daft wingnut? Grow up.

[guted0]

on about how much of a gay prick you are you daft fucknut

[synchc]

are you one of those c18 homophobes that cant get gay pricks out of your mind. homophobes are scientifically proven to be more sexually responsive to the male anatomy. if youre really dead set on appearing to be totally straight say gay blokes dont bother you BECAUSE THEY CANT FUCKING POSSIBLY NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE ONLY THING THAT TRULY MATTERS TO YOU; SEX WITH WOMEN.

or just keep coming across as a sexually insecure closet case.

fight men, fuck women but ffs leave the queers alone.

[greycarrot]

haha, Tony Benn had the right attitude

[b0bb0btheb0b]

//What on earth did Michael Howard take offense at?//

With a reputation like Michael Howard's you'd have to be on the defensive all the time. His interview with Paxman, anyone?

[Kevinasp]

I would have asked him if he threatened to overrule him!

[karadjic]

This guy is fucking funny i love it each time he interviews someone. He comes up with wicked questions

[AlmostYearly]

Virginia Bottomley

anagram

I'm an evil Tory bigot

[christopherfrost]

Although I'm a wee bit of a Tory myself, that's a pretty sweet anagram.

[quietman18]

Virginia Bottomley was the only one who was not offended, good sport.

[kanejb89]

i think he realised he was being made fun of

[ntimes9]

What on earth did Michael Howard take offense at?... knee jerk

[leggobeas]

Really not funny at all. He needs to take a few lessons from Canada's Rick Mercer.

[Talbot6832]

Lol, no he doesn't... oops and funnily enough you're Canadian, what a surprise.

[lilscooter11]

Gotta admit he's quite funny, but Dennis' (Paul) sketch it not based on politics, though this clip may portray that. He usually picks on A-list celebrities and plays with there intelligence. The best ones are when the celebrities half get it, so they get annoyed xD

If he ever did it now, he would probably have to pick on Z-list celebrities (thanks to our culture of today :/), but it could lead to some funny interviews!

[thabigbalbubski]

thanks