It's ironic that Scott is one everyone remembers, but Roald Amundsen got the South Pole weeks before Scott did. He even managed to get his team home, instead of fucking dying on the way back. I suppose you're always going to be more famous with a middle name like "Falcon".
@TacticusPrime Unlike Americans, the British regard gallant failure as more commendable than success. There's something very vulgar about succeeding, especially if you're so unsportingly practical as to use dogs rather than ponies in an attempt to cross the Antarctic ice.
@TacticusPrime - Maybe in England Scott is the one everyone remembers, but Amundsen is the name children across the world learn as the first to reach the south pole. I had no idea who Scott was until I saw some documentary about Antarctica, well into my teens.
Technically Scott and his men died in March 1912...August is winter in Antarctica and travel is impossible...not that it matters, I love how these guys incorporate history into their sketches.
English humour is just...smasrter than most lol in America all ya gotta do is make a funny voice, fart and shout something vaguely patriotic to be considered funny.
I love the opening lines about "He said he might be some time." Those were the last words of Captain Lawrence Oates, who was dying during the Scott Expedition and wandered off into the elements so that he wouldn't slow the others down.
The thing about English humor is that for years it was dictated by the preferences of the upper class. It was only recently that their humor has become folksy, which is good.
@Microglia1 Um, I'd like an examle of the "upperclass" only humour period.
Pommy humour has always been about the audience its aimed at and the forum of communication (i.e. you couldn't be too crude on the BBC back when it started). But they've always had crude folksy humour, never a time when they didn't!
@Microglia1 Um, I'd like an example of the "upperclass" only humour period.
Pommy humour has always been about the audience its aimed at and the forum of communication (i.e. you couldn't be too crude on the BBC back when it started). But they've always had crude folksy humour, never a time when they didn't!
@ozoneocean Lol..you ever watch the Poirot series with David Suchet? It's peppered with "upperclass" humor, like the particularities of exacting demands (how to cook eggs), or manners of dress, all of which seem too annoying to me.
I was sort of expecting the final punchline to be Bowers and Wilson saying they'd eaten Oates. Instead of that, it was carrots. Now I feel like a psychopath.
When Webb got the pudding out and Mitchell said "no, that's even worse" I thought, finally someone feels the same way about Christmas pudding as I do. Of course they took the sketch in a completely different direction which was also funny.
If you don't appreciate the humour of mocking British propriety, the stiff upper lip mentality and everything having a proper place, even in the most ridiculous of circumstances, maybe you should just stick with fart and cock jokes?
@aboothunitedstates As a Texan, I have a fairly bleak view of the intelligence of the average "American" viewer of television(American Idol? Really?), but this is one of my greatest finds on the net. It confounds me, however, that I had not heard of this show sooner, regardless of the crap that is most prevalent here. None of my friends knew about it. To me, this is Chappelle Show and Monty Python rolled up into one, gloriously British, but universally funny amalgam of wit and irreverence.
They have truly become animals.
mauricemoss89 1 week ago
Makes you proud to be British...
Bagrah10 2 weeks ago 8
5 people are Norwegians.
We are a small country...
Sindre1 1 month ago 4
I thought they had eaten the guy who went missing.
Stormwern 1 month ago
I never quote in comments but these lines are just too perfect.
"We're starving to DEATH!"
"And we are doing so with due deference to the English celebrationary calendar!"
hippyfriend 2 months ago
so funny
SaulMeyersz 3 months ago
It's ironic that Scott is one everyone remembers, but Roald Amundsen got the South Pole weeks before Scott did. He even managed to get his team home, instead of fucking dying on the way back. I suppose you're always going to be more famous with a middle name like "Falcon".
TacticusPrime 5 months ago 5
@TacticusPrime Unlike Americans, the British regard gallant failure as more commendable than success. There's something very vulgar about succeeding, especially if you're so unsportingly practical as to use dogs rather than ponies in an attempt to cross the Antarctic ice.
demonliberal 5 months ago 21
@demonliberal Abso-tooting-lootley, old bean! Pip pip!
ASaxonAtHeart 4 months ago
@TacticusPrime - Maybe in England Scott is the one everyone remembers, but Amundsen is the name children across the world learn as the first to reach the south pole. I had no idea who Scott was until I saw some documentary about Antarctica, well into my teens.
RFC3514 3 months ago
Lol Englishmen starving because they refuse to eat christmaspudding in August =P Id luv to say proud to be english but im not english :( merrrrr
AngelBiLove 6 months ago
Technically Scott and his men died in March 1912...August is winter in Antarctica and travel is impossible...not that it matters, I love how these guys incorporate history into their sketches.
squamish4244 6 months ago 2
LOL this is the best sketch!
LlamasOnAcid 8 months ago
I love how upset David sounds at the idea of his snowman not having a nose.
SleepyChocolateNinja 8 months ago
English humour is just...smasrter than most lol in America all ya gotta do is make a funny voice, fart and shout something vaguely patriotic to be considered funny.
Babs44sun 8 months ago 4
i like how they risk their lives to keep up with tradition
sneaselboy 8 months ago
I love the opening lines about "He said he might be some time." Those were the last words of Captain Lawrence Oates, who was dying during the Scott Expedition and wandered off into the elements so that he wouldn't slow the others down.
DontcallmeFrenchy 8 months ago 4
@ozoneocean "Pommy" humour? Really? Ugh…
ChristopherDone 8 months ago
you should be ashamed!
yavanna1969 9 months ago
The thing about English humor is that for years it was dictated by the preferences of the upper class. It was only recently that their humor has become folksy, which is good.
Microglia1 9 months ago
@Microglia1 Um, I'd like an examle of the "upperclass" only humour period.
Pommy humour has always been about the audience its aimed at and the forum of communication (i.e. you couldn't be too crude on the BBC back when it started). But they've always had crude folksy humour, never a time when they didn't!
ozoneocean 9 months ago
@Microglia1 Um, I'd like an example of the "upperclass" only humour period.
Pommy humour has always been about the audience its aimed at and the forum of communication (i.e. you couldn't be too crude on the BBC back when it started). But they've always had crude folksy humour, never a time when they didn't!
ozoneocean 9 months ago
@ozoneocean Lol..you ever watch the Poirot series with David Suchet? It's peppered with "upperclass" humor, like the particularities of exacting demands (how to cook eggs), or manners of dress, all of which seem too annoying to me.
Microglia1 9 months ago
I was sort of expecting the final punchline to be Bowers and Wilson saying they'd eaten Oates. Instead of that, it was carrots. Now I feel like a psychopath.
tipotimidetto 9 months ago 5
but what of my Easter egg Bowers!!!
MysteriousStranger03 10 months ago
you've finished the entire advent calendar! LMAO!
gomptwoky 11 months ago
@Thefacesofdinner awfully sorry old chap, but it's queue.
MadOldPete 1 year ago
The british made a big fuss about the norwegian explorers who ate their sled dogs...
glatteveier 1 year ago 10
When Webb got the pudding out and Mitchell said "no, that's even worse" I thought, finally someone feels the same way about Christmas pudding as I do. Of course they took the sketch in a completely different direction which was also funny.
Aletheophile 1 year ago 8
How utterly brilliant xD
Karateworm 1 year ago
The norwedian refferance cracked me up :D
especially considering that it is august, i am norwegian and i ate a gingerbread-man a few days ago! XD
evilblades 1 year ago 200
@evilblades Then you are basically an animal.
myLastTears 1 year ago 341
@myLastTears all humans are animals no agrueing there xD
SharpShooterEST 1 year ago
@evilblades theres a time to eat gingerbread men? whens that
greekpanther1 1 year ago
@evilblades I'm a Nowegian as well and found the reference to us quite funny
Opusjustitiaepax 9 months ago
Since they died in March, they would have long finished those Christmas goodies. And why does Bowers have a moustache?
Mikey the joke-killer, signing off.
TheMikeyReilly 1 year ago
Delicious corned beef.
gazm2k5 1 year ago
This was hilarious to watch with my Norwegian girlfriend sat next to me.
MrGeekGamer 1 year ago
@Thefacesofdinner .... what?! you utter disgrace! you can't even spell "queue" properly, you twat!
lefredvoncarstein 1 year ago 3
No! No No! That was to be the nose for my snowman...
Baronofevil 1 year ago 5
XD knee deep in supplies and they are gunna die !!! NOT THE CARROT !!!
spongiebungie 1 year ago 5
The corned beef is from Exeter!
I live there!
...not that I'm proud of it.
loejewis 1 year ago 6
i love it! i agree with david, rather die than eat a christmas pudding when it isn't christmas!
Mrknowladge 2 years ago 9
If you don't appreciate the humour of mocking British propriety, the stiff upper lip mentality and everything having a proper place, even in the most ridiculous of circumstances, maybe you should just stick with fart and cock jokes?
aboothunitedstates 2 years ago 323
well said
drzoidburgrocks 2 years ago
@aboothunitedstates GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
murrangurk 1 year ago
@aboothunitedstates I just came from a Mitchell and Webb skit that ended with a stiff-lipped dick joke so does that disprove your point?
WildotheD1ldo 1 year ago
@aboothunitedstates As a Texan, I have a fairly bleak view of the intelligence of the average "American" viewer of television(American Idol? Really?), but this is one of my greatest finds on the net. It confounds me, however, that I had not heard of this show sooner, regardless of the crap that is most prevalent here. None of my friends knew about it. To me, this is Chappelle Show and Monty Python rolled up into one, gloriously British, but universally funny amalgam of wit and irreverence.
wutchutalkinboutwill 4 weeks ago 5
This has been flagged as spam show
HAHHAHA stupid english ppl, thats why we norwegians survive and you dont.
LintyDoor 2 years ago
You moron.
meaning1 2 years ago 18
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You certainly won't die from laughing!
taffexile 2 years ago
@LintyDoor Yes, because Englishmen are an extinct species.
Mossybrain 1 month ago