QI XL - Da Vinci and Rodney Bewes

[strangeones4]

This rivals the "Giant Tortoise" clip. When Stephen Fry drops the Brian Blessed reference, I was rolling on the floor. 

[meowandmeow]

One of my favorite snippets of any QI ep :P

[lunastar89]

"This the last bloody supper I'M ever going to!"

[Axerty1234]

I AM BRIAN BLESSED AND MY WIFE IS A RIGHT BATTLE AXE

[Blaze1289]

"I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO HE WAS!"

[itislupus08]

it's definitely more Brian Blessed than Matthew Kelly

[legspinner]

@itislupus08 they were talking about different people in the painting i think

[itislupus08]

@legspinner which one is matthew kelly then?

[hjt091]

@itislupus08 I think the one in red.

[itislupus08]

@hjt091 yeah could be

[DarkZholt]

Smart people come up with the best randomness xD

[DobbyKing1]

Am I the only one thinking there should be a TV show featuring Rodney Bewes' time travelling exploits?

[Daleksaresupreme1]

@DobbyKing1 no your not i whant that to it could be called "doctor Bewes"

[dexdex1560]

Who painted the photo in the background?

[bp56789]

LOL, Graham Norton's indignation

[genovich]

Only Redditors can transition from DaVinci to Rodney Bewes in under 3 comments.

[leaguesmanoframsgate]

Quite interestingly, the first submarine was designed and built by one Cornelius Drebbel, and he used it to take James I under the Thames for a jolly. He also invented the fork. I'm amazed he never actually showed up on QI...

[Damoskinos]

I do like QI and most of the guests but Iv'e never found Graham Norton funny or got his appeal

[iamone119]

Leonardo did other stuff, he decoded my codex pages

[hahaha430]

@iamone119 aah an assasins creed quote

[Akfilm92]

@iamone119

haha I love it :D Great laugh! Love both AC2 and Brotherhood. I didn't like the part in Brotherhood though where they had to imply that Leonardo preferred men (after the final Leonardo's Machines mission I think). 1. It's irrelevant 2. No one knows for sure, all we have is just speculations. Apparently Leonardo was charged with sodomy, but as we know, Leonardo was a curious person :)

[Selothi]

@Akfilm92 Can't you sodomize women ? Just saying :P And I doubt it would've ever bothered the Italians that much.

[Akfilm92]

@Selothi

Haha, well yes, but the term "sodomy" is usually referred to a man, and I believe it was with a man he was discovered.

[Selothi]

@Akfilm92 And who can blame him ? :P

Alright, let's stop this before things get out of hand.

[TheSovietX]

@Akfilm92 Must remember, homosexuality was the norm during the time. Think back to the ancient greeks, homosexuality was practiced by nearly all men. Alexander the Great had sex with his soldiers during his campaigns.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

[Daleksaresupreme1]

@TheSovietX your right in fact in sparta it was compulsory

[Elzebub666]

@Daleksaresupreme1 Which was what made me laugh in 300 where they refereded to the Athenians as 'boy lovers', since if you don't know anything Spartans, you think they are calling them gay ... which would be a rather large case of hypocrisy.

[Daleksaresupreme1]

@Elzebub666 yes 300 is somewhat romantised

[animalmagnetism94]

@Selothi There have been sodomy trials involving women, but Leo was accused (but not convicted) of sodomy with a man. As far as how much the Italians cared... Not too sure about that. Sodomy was illegal at the time, but also very common in Florence. Which is why there were hundreds of trials. So everyone was doing it, but you could get killed if you were caught. Fun fact: in the fifteenth century, "Florenzer," the German word for a person from Florence, was used as a slang term for sodomite.

[LoveIsCruel15]

@Akfilm92

He was involved Giacomo Caprotti aka Salai.

[staeable]

@Akfilm92 TL;DR

[smudzi]

@iamone119

Not to forget he made this cool tank in which i blew up all those borgia soldiers...

I think AC is such a cultural thing it should be mentioned in QI once

[Mishieftress]

@iamone119 That brillaint X'D

[SkrateBeastin]

No. We can't risk having QI being eternally ridiculed in front of american audiences...

We'd probably have Rodney Bewes on the panel for chrissakes.

[MrGeorge07]

David Mitchell always gets me laughing

[majordbag2]

I wish they had something like QI on US television, it wouldn't cost that much to make and it'd be better than most reality TV shows.

Of course they'de need decent comedians to make it work and it might just fail epically.

[CWScott24]

@majordbag2 The problem is how many US comedians do we have where their punch lines do not involve weed..... I mean honestly how many Comedians do we have in this country who know anything about history, and actually clever when it comes to their jokes.

[majordbag2]

@CWScott24 I think it could be done in that there are smart comedians but the main problems would be getting an American studio to back it up and find those kind of comedians since that would require going outside tested formulas which American studios almost never do.

The other big problem would be getting a host like Stephen Fry who could have the same chemistry with a contestant like Alan Davies, I mean, those two make up for half of QI's comedy.

[CWScott24]

@majordbag2 You have a valid point.

[kisbie]

@majordbag2 Panel shows for some reason have never caught on in the States like they have in Britain. I reckon American TV bosses think they look quaint and cheap (which they do, because they are, and is why they've pretty much replaced sitcoms over here). But that would never do over there.

[Akfilm92]

@kisbie

To be honest with you, QI is not a cheap production considering all the copyrights for pictures, music, and videos. There are few countries in europe where an attempt on QI is worth it. The netherlands tried with little effort - not enough viewers, not working economically.

[Ryoushadow]

@Akfilm92 It was brilliant though, yet in a different style than this.

[Akfilm92]

@Ryoushadow

I can imagine that to be the case :) I wish a version of the dutch version existed with english subs ^^

[HactarThe2nd]

I agree with Stephen about The Last Supper, they do look a bit like they're arguing over the bill,

[failrailtf2]

This segment is my absolute favourite from every part of QI ever. :D

[rocher0901]

I just love the moments in QI when Stephen steps out of his "headmaster's" role and joins in the silliness with the guests, like doing impressions and joking around, because he IS a brilliant comedian. Love him to bits

[vampirechickita]

I literally spit my water out at 5:43. I love Stephen Fry!

[123456yum123456]

I just google imaged Rodney Bewes. That is a picture of Rodney Bewes.

[Akfilm92]

@123456yum123456

Found it! haha :D thanks ^_^

[Nitocrisss]

They are all brilliant, I love them so much :)

[Thanos6]

Before this video, I'd never even heard of Rodney Bewes, but it still made me burst into laughter.

[MrBuch169169]

"...using the futuristic technology of pulse-checking."  LOL

[jessef23]

Oh no it's Bewes...

"Leonardo was such a genius that he predicted The Likely Lads"

[JimmySteller]

3:22- 3:38

The Brian Blessed part was the perfect finale. Stephen Fry is a champ :D

[SidheDragon]

omg Stephen's Brian Blessed impersonation is hilarious.

[xsqueefluffx]

You know, it seemed like Stephen had prepared that speech to throw at Graham and it backfired. lmao.

[lilleahhere05]

Leonardo, who's this dick?

[Baronessa]

@lilleahhere05 i laughed until i cried.

[ElyonEntertainmentUS]

"I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO HE WAS!!"

[dnizabhad]

I will never again be able to look at that painting and not laugh :)