Harry Hill on the Late Show With David Letterman - 29-04-2005

[Raptor3946]

Makes me proud to be a Brit :)

[22grena]

They were laughing

[janeybundybird]

he is absolutely awful on this. It is embarrasing to watch

[kingstonlj]

I think Americans should love this as much as any British person, as it's easy to understand and very funny... It would be very sad to think that an American couldn't get this comedy.. just because it's British... Maybe only Americans with British ancestry like British humour, as it's part of their DNA.

[bone535]

Back me up on this harry is an absolute legend.

[jackjude]

A bit of Talking Heads at end by the house band...cool

[destructorcreator]

This is probably the first time in a long time he's played to people who don't know who he is. Didn't falter once though, what a guy.

[Ur11]

I've never seen Harry do stand up /Impro , always seen him in a comedy tv series,  now Letterman is a big gig for potential ratings Harry is avant garde with his form of comedy even in the UK, still on the night who knows, he pulled it off, etc...

[GetDonWeir]

His first time on Letterman (mid to late '90's?) was one of the funniest stand up spots the show has ever produced. Dave even referenced "You like the lining?" for the next 10 years.

[mikeymodelle]

I'm English and Harry Hill is quality but this little routine was a bit crap

[dfcvda]

American dont get British humour

[timpani25]

i'm sure that he is very very funny, but this cannot be one of his better routines, because it is just not that funny.

'we lifted the lid of her coffin, and there she was O-O ' that is just a low level sight-gag. not really that funny......or WAS IT THAT FUNNY???????

no, it wasn't. a 42

[TigerCubBlue]

:L American's wouldn't know what Comedy was

[KitttyNinja]

lol his microphone came off!

[destructorcreator]

Was this because ITV had the UK rights for Letterman and needed somebody the UK would recognize?

[Speciaindividual]

That thing with the ducks is hilarious.

[jbdean55]

harry hill is great. back me up on this

[adamsworld2k8]

did he call him hairy hill

[TigerCubBlue]

@adamsworld2k8 LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Parley454]

I'm American.................and I think Harry Hill is much funnier than alot of American Comedians.

[Hardysamnin]

@Parley454 - I love his tv burp, best thing on telly. And I love his you've been framed, but his stand up just isn't for me. I like stand up that makes you think, like Carlin or Hicks.

[theredjediknight]

@ freekicking... reckon americans on to the satire thing now. cut to family guy/american dad... dead popular in america AND uk! also satire becoming blurred with 'old-style' comedy now. difficult to distinguish x

[McPrfctday]

They're laughing easily as much as an English audience. People saying the American audience don't get it are just 'hearing blind'. I don't like the "back me up on this" thing. I think in England he'd just say it and not to the movement. The music theme is Talking Heads cool!

[gratex]

@McPrfctday

they must have ear cataracts

[McPrfctday]

@gratex classic :D

[fleamarket3000]

he's old school

[whitemagic92]

wtf... i see so so so many posts saying "oh i dont think americans get it". did none of you actually watch this? they were laughing their asses off. your all a bunch of ignorant comedy snobs. you probly think monty python is awefully cerebral humour.

[IBrokeRules1and2lulz]

haha Tv burp is extreammly funny. but he is more funny on Tv i must admit.

[ThatsnewsTV]

I think they got him. One or two of the jokes they laughed, like they felt a little bit guilty about finding the joke funny!

[FRAFPDD]

i feel sorry for him, hes actually one of the funniest british comedians around, and that could of been a shot at being big in america, but they simply just do not understand some types of humour, if you veer of slapstick, bigotry and chauvisnism, americans get confused.

[Vault101Reject]

i have a feeling he'd be brilliant in Japan (with a translation,of course) because he's a bit mental XD and i mean that in a good way

[Vault101Reject]

yeah,i don't think they get it. but,no offence,american stand ups tend to be more racist jokes.

[IBrokeRules1and2lulz]

@Vault101Reject there only rasist joke except the one that come on Qi from time to time

[TomBaitson123]

I don't think American's get it. Harry = genius on toast

[freekicking85]

Harry Hill is hilarious, I don't think it translates to America though...

Does anyone agree\disagree?

[blinkboy2008]

definately mate

[curb1510]

@freekicking85 Canadians love him. In fact I'm looking for his bit on Letterman about the highly persuasive hat salesman. Any ideas?

[dfcvda]

@freekicking85 no, Americans just don't get it.

[DrLanceAngry]

cheers.