Derek Jacobi in Frasier

[JMcMah0n]

One of the highlights of Frasier. And that's saying somthing!

[marilynalfieri1]

Its Hamlet! haha awesome

[ShatteredxSpiritx]

He's fantastic! Anyone seen him in the Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1982? x

[Sezzie86]

I saw Sir Derek in King Lear last night, he was utterly amazing! I forgot he appeared in Frasier until I saw it in the programme, just fantastic!

[Minus3Hertz]

@Sezzie86 Where did you see him? In other words, where are you?

[Sezzie86]

@Minus3Hertz I saw him in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

[TXRider]

Truly fantastic. No words to try to describe it!

[stratfordct]

Ha! Frasier may put the "pig" in Pygmalion, but Derek Jacobi puts the "ham" in Hamlet (at least on this show) LOL

[DanielWilliamClark]

@stratfordct Really well put! LOL

[bshieldsbb01]

I loved this episode, classic Frasier. And you can tell Derek Jacobi was having a blast lampooning his whole career.

The only thing is I can't watch him in anything else without waiting for him to go: "I die....AIHHHHeeee!"

[kamelion7]

Derek Jacobi is capable on ANYTHING on the stage and eclipses all he performs with effortlessly

[ShatteredxSpiritx]

Adore this actor. Hhe excels himself in every performance.

[Kraken812]

This makes my English Literature Shakespeare revision SO MUCH MORE entertaining! "UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HH!"

[lucidjuicekid]

Fabulous fabulous actor. I could watch Derek Jacobi forever. 

[babymoondancer]

UUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

[go1567]

Many thanks for posting -and thanks to Bill Shakespeare! Without him Sir Derek (amongst other great actors) couldnt "do the Hamlet" in this really entertaining manor.

[nomie0999]

One of the funniest bits of all time!!! Sir Derek is the BEST!

[mikerin]

Saw him in London doing Cyrano, it was like watching magic! He really is a stage actor. I could not take my eyes off of him, he was truly in his element. If you have a chance to see him, see him- ;)

[MeganO266]

I absolutely love this clip, Jacobi is an incredible actor!! I honestly thought I was gonna die of laughter when I first saw this! Amazing! XD

[ezelite]

hes fantastic in "In the Night Garden" - I like the ninky nonk!

[MsClairdeLune]

This is hilarious; thanks for uploading.

[Macca17]

i once saw Jacobi on stage playing Philip II of spain in don carlos, i have never seen a performance like it, 2 hours that i dearly wished had been 4!

[Paterson212]

i saw derek jacobi in a fish shop once :)

[luckywood]

@Paterson212 don't you mean, I saw derek jacobi in a fish shop once, he was incredible, truly a master of the stage

[dorica91]

ESLARANTE =D

[djbobbybob1976]

Fantastic comedym moment, Derek Jacobi's 'aaahhh'  love it!

[avengergurl1]

I loved him on I, Claudius!

[BasisBran]

He is such an amazing actor!

(though I keep seeing Cadfael :P)

[tuxguys]

Two thoughts: 1.) Which of these three virtuosos had the most fun with this scene, and 2.) Stop, and ponder for a moment, at how... good... an actor has to be to be this studiously, this studiedly... bad...

[Ennio444]

I think Jacobi won an Emmy for that.

[renrenpink]

@tuxguys Totally agree. I remember eons ago seeing a performance by an Olympic skater in which she parodied herself learning to skate as a child. She said it was so hard doing the entire routine off balance!

[metteholm75]

I managed to find the episode on some obscure, seemingly chinese page.

It took more than 1½ hour to download, and if I wanted to watch it again, I would have to start all over, - so I did´nt.

The point is, that this scene is the absolute gem of the whole episode. Not that it wasn´t funny troughout, ... It was...., but many of the jokes seemed a little far fetched sometimes, - as if there had been spent a huge amount of willpower on designing scenes for a first and foremost classical actor.

[metteholm75]

Thank you, dbf. I will be looking for it.

[metteholm75]

Isn´t it called "The british are coming"? I am looking for it too. We could form a club:-D

[dbf51702]

I'm not sure if someone has already answered the question, but the episode is called "The Show Must Go Off" and is in Season 8 (episode 11).

[serapidus]

Sir Derek isn't copying himself BUT sending up Larry and some hack Shakespearean interptations. Someone tell us which series and episode this is on. I want to rent Frasier JUST to see this hysterical episode. I was on the floor laughing. I love it!

[metteholm75]

DavidRichardLord

Do it! I saw his Hamlet 3 times in London and twice at Elsinore. Absolutely fantastic, but that was MANY years ago.

He is performing at Donmar Warehouse now and it is killing me that I cannot go(I live in Denmark).

[DavidRichardLord]

A true testament to just how wide a range Sir Derek has. Oh, how I want to see him perform live.

[DavidRichardLord]

@DavidRichardLord Finally did see him live last weekend, as King Lear no less. Utterly brilliant!

[ladytron72]

Exellent!

[Renfeildette]

I've been searching for this! Please post the entire episode! I can't find it otherwise!

Sir Derek is a GOD!

[nancyd560623]

You can find the episode amidst the episodes on the Frasier DVDs for sale in the bookstore or for rent from a DVD rental service.

More of this episode used to be here; it is no longer. A copyright lawyer's cease&desist letter to that poster & YouTube would be one helluva good reason why that is true.

I'm looking forward to renting this episode!! You're right: Sir Derek is a PHENOMENAL actor (he's a nice human being, too).

[Berrittabix]

Thank you so much for uploading this.I saw this episode last summer and I've been looking for it ever since!So thank you!

[mmgringoire2]

Derek Jacobi is BRILLIANT!!! having seen him really play Hamlet only makes this even funnier. He is the best. this is also the best Frasier episode because of him.

[newsboysrok]

This is the best. It couldn't be funnier. A highlight of Frasier and Sir Derek.

[102d42i0ch]

One of the best bits of an illustrious series, absolutely fantastic!

[twolionss]

hahahahaha!!!!He should do more comedy, this is brilliant! Go Sir Derek! Thanks for posting!

[nancyd560623]

He's done PILES of comedy, though mostly onstage (what that man did with his ears and two chairs in _Much_Ado_About_Nothing_ was hysterical; pity the RSC never filmed that production). This is one of the best, though.

[mmgringoire2]

Don't tease :) what did he do? I am so jealous that you saw Derek Jacobi inn Much Ado... I'm sure he was brilliant.

[PC3900]

That stammer at 1:05 - pure Claudius!