S5E4 1/3

[Georgeous129]

for Eiffel Tower to The Louvre, i'd hae suggested getting ko'd and bundled into a van, tied and gagged and blindfolded, at the Eiffel Tower and having the van driver take you to the back door of the Louvre and releasing you

[blainyrules]

The first thing I thought of when Bill pressed his buzzer was That Mitchell And Webb Look

[slytown]

One of the best episodes. Thx so much for posting.

[john16j3]

Alan's buzzer is the them from a BBC comedy program called Steptoe and son which ran from 1962 to 1974. The show's premise was used for the American show Sanford and Son.

[AndTheWailers]

no more rich hes annoying

[a1b2m13]

What was Alan's buzzer from?

[TheHigee]

@a1b2m13 Steptoe and Son

[SpaceMel00]

@a1b2m13 Rich is my favorite.

[DeadSOLz]

My favourite is: Sean Lock, Bill Bailey, and Jimmy Carr! :D

[TheRydog100]

I Was really hoping one would be Doctor Who theme...

[ShaolinDeadlyGamers]

2:11 the surprising adventures of sir digby chicken caesar!!

[andrewhenman]

My ideal line up would be: David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker, Frankie Boyle and of course Alan.

[ellatheevil]

@andrewhenman

I disagree. Alan, Jimmy Carr, Rob Brydon, Jo Brand.  I think there was one like that before. They all click so well together.

[andrewhenman]

@ellatheevil You can't disagree with MY ideal line up! :p

[Joeycold92]

@ellatheevil they are good but mine is, jupitus, alan, bailey and rich hall

[EshnehGaming]

Did 2:13 remind anyone else of Sir Digby Chicken Caeser?

[0zziefan]

the perfect qi lineup isn't possibe. You can't limit it to 4 guests. But this is very close!

My fav QI

[MtheGate]

I was drinking when Rich said "Hi, how are you?", and I spilled it all over myself.

[JJJMMM1]

6:08 "He was rescued by some Spanish fr..."

What is the word and what does it mean?

[zakcolin123]

@JJJMMM1 friars, they're basically monks

[JJJMMM1]

@zakcolin123

Thanks.

[OscarApollo]

Jesus, Bill looks old in this episode.

[InsertNameHere803]

I'm completely ready to be stoned to death for this, but what is Sean's buzzer? I know I've heard it but I can't put my finger on it.

[WalterLiddy]

@InsertNameHere803 It's the original Star Trek theme.

[ManSeekingMonkey]

Stephen Fry always has so many cards to read from but only ever reads a couple. What happens to the rest?

[elvee88]

@ManSeekingMonkey they do get asked, but not all make it to this version of release, there are QI XL episodes up on youtube wich are 1 hour long....

[kustomkure]

French are fucked up

[kustomkure]

hands down - the best line-up ever.

[Cranidos]

4:50 Somerset!?

[CLIFFEE1]

2:19



[Bunnyfantastico25]

I love Alan's face when he hears his buzzer. Brilliant

[ObscureCrimson]

Alan looks adorable with his hat LOL <3

and Bill as always is JOKES.

QI = <3

[buffynum1]

I went to Ghana! :D.

I love this show <3

[19hula]

@buffynum1 Me pe Ghana pa :)

[leckerwurstbrot]

Can anyone tell me what Bill's buzzer is? (apart from the tune Sir Digby Chicken Caesar always hums..)

[Flowerblood]

@leckerwurstbrot Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, I believe.

[santoshjs]

@leckerwurstbrot Devil's Galop by Charles Williams

[Singsonggirl]

@santoshjs I don't get the joke with Alan's buzzer... someone explain please?

[santoshjs]

@Singsonggirl It's the theme to the sitcom Steptoe And Son.

[Singsonggirl]

@santoshjs Thanks! :)

[sabalos]

@leckerwurstbrot It's also the theme music for an old radio show called Dick Barton - Secret Agent, which is what I always imagined Sir Digby was humming to himself.

[cywyhot]

Brits persist in referring to the Pilgrims as The Pilgrim Fathers, as if only men were on the Mayflower. It's a puzzle why they haven't updated that over the years. It's like something out of the 1950s! lol Obviously, to Americans anyway, these were families who wanted to colonize not a group of male Spanish explorers looking for gold or often-solitary Frenchmen looking for pelts.

[Twaddlefish]

@cywyhot Everyone knows what you're talking about when you say Pilgrim Fathers. I had a feminist lecturer who used to stop me whenever I said 'mankind' and correct me with 'humankind', until I asked her how it affects what we're talking about.

[sabalos]

@cywyhot I think pretty much anyone who uses the phrase "Pilgrim Fathers" knows it refers periphrastically to a group of men and women, not just some men with the ability to generate children at will :)

[adi87tya]

Alan looks like a woman in that hat.

[obermegalutschoar]

I will write a major exam in history in about an hour. I was studying all morning. Just now I opened my browser to print a few pages. I ended up here. I hope I'll learn something useful...

[Gubbywubby]

Oh, Alan's face when he hears his buzzer!

[RincewindsHat66]

Well, now I need to go out and buy a pith helmet.

[Bionic3333]

Oh, Stephen is indescribably adorable in that explorer suit. <3

[pinkriffic]

HOLY. COW.

I would like to see a remake of Indiana Jones and Rich starring as Indianna. ;D

[bluejeckett]

@janeeyre1990 lol Yeah that piece of music is used alot in comedy programs, I'm not sure where it originally comes from but I know its from the black and white era, Monty Python used it alot during thier sketch show too

[janeeyre1990]

Did Bill get the Sir Digby Chicken Caesar themesong?

[MushroomBombify]

I think I could possibly just sit watching the two sides talking to each other as explorers and natives for half an hour :P

[happyjellyfish]

'I would immediately read from the Common Book of Prayer: Hail, savage!'

HAHAHAHA! I wish they'd bring up religion in every single episode. x

[Gleebo]

@happyjellyfish I'd just like to note, in terms of colonialism, religion and priests were the biggest pushers for fair and (what is now the common idea of) moral treatment of natives - especially in the 19th century in Africa.

And no, I'm not religious.

[happyjellyfish]

@Gleebo As a Central American who furthermore has specialised in conquest and colonisation writers and literatures, I'll rotundly disagree with that. Read more.

I also don't understand where your comment came from, since I merely said that I enjoyed Alan's silliness and that I like the commentary this program offers on religion in contemporary history. Your point is a non-issue. On top of inaccurate.

[Szaam]

Samoset?

XD

[khan0890]

thanks for posting this!

[ranma763]

The pairs for me are:

Sean Lock and David Mitchell; Jimmy Carr and Bill Bailey; Alan Davies and Stephen Fry; Jo Brand and Rich Hall; Phil Jupitus and Dara

[SgtTitch]

@ranma763

O hai shinta

[ranma763]

@SgtTitch WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

[Neffie85]

Alan in that hat... <3

[AshOoolala]

I LOVE ALAN'S BUZZER MUSIC!!!!

[SgtToadstool]

They should just make it a six-person show so we can have these guys plus Phil and Jo.

[FulchesterUnited]

I ♥ Bill too :)

[MuninRaven]

Does anyone know what Bill's buzzer music is? I've heard it so many times during my life and it always brings a smile.

[TheBurkissWay]

@MuninRaven It's called "Devil's Gallop". It was the theme tune from the radio adventures of Dick Barton and continues to be used in British comedy chase scenes to this day. Helpful?

[MuninRaven]

@TheBurkissWay Thank you, Burkiss Way. Perfect ring tone material to annoy my colleagues. Much obliged.

[kinglynx]

why are bill and alan pissed when they say never mind the buzzcocks and johnathon creek?

[swanseajackthe3rd]

@kinglynx Because they are just one of many things they've starred in. Bill was a team captain on Buzzcocks and Alan played Jonathon Creek.

[SofJae]

Sean: Never Mind The Buzzcocks!

Bill: *groans* Other things too! Stand up *speaks into microphone* playing the piano in hotels!

[bangaw79]

my favorite line up guests are phill, bill, rich and alan, of course.. jo, sean, and rob are awesome,too

[EliCross]

4:30 is such a classic QI moment: a piece of trivia that on the face of it seems incredible. And then Fry proceeds to blow your mind.

[Procrastimaster]

I love Alan and Bill's simultaneous reach for their buzzers when they're looking at the map...as Rich and Sean just kind of sit there and watch.

[pn0427]

Alan looks sooo cute this episode. Awww

[PamK36]

@pn0427 He looks cute in every episode. :)

[Dkpasd]

Sir Digby Chicken Cesar comes to mind :DD

[DEXTERDAMUZ]

The more I look at Rich, the more he looks like Moe from The Simpsons.

Seen an interview with Matt Groening and he says Moe is based on his features haha!

[RuudJH]

@DEXTERDAMUZ Actually, in one of his stand up performances, Rich refers to himself as Moe from the Simpsons too, meeting the Queen of England.

[thermotheo]

seans sound = call of the wild = spinny but brilliant film but cnt find here on utube :(

[Kaizerworks]

@thermotheo I'm fairly sure that Sean's buzzer is the theme from the original Star Trek.

[kaollakitten]

I Love it when they mention somerset. Bill Bailey lives in bristol. or did. Aww it makes me proud. :) P.S LOOOVE Stephen Fry

[tsushima91]

Rich Hall has grown on me so much over the QI extravaganza

[piaaguilos]

Ah! My Perfect Panel but it would be great if Phil was there, too =DD

[Alishhh4]

'yes, it's the surprising adventures of me, Sir Digby Chicken Caesar' - Oh how I wish David Mitchell had been there, it could have been his buzzer.

[HansoFoundo]

Alans buzzer song should've been Dora the Explorers theme tune!

[JoeMorbi001]

what's alan's buzzer?

[spikedbyjames]

@JoeMorbi001 alan's buzzer is the theme song of steptoe and son, an old british sitcom

[adamredwine]

You can still get tours of the sewer, there's just no boat ride. I've been a couple times.

[Mattbyob]

Love bills "Summer set" makes me laugh all the time

[leglesstheelf]

I bloody love Sean Lock teasing Bill and Alan. Man's a genius.

[leglesstheelf]

What's Bill's buzzer?

[ladyfish81]

Isn't that the Sir Digby Chicken Caesar theme?

[leglesstheelf]

That's the only thing I know it from, but it must be something proper!

[spikedbyjames]

@leglesstheelf it's Devil's Gallop by Charles Williams. It was used in several sitcoms and even in sketches by Monty Python.

[leglesstheelf]

Great, thank you!

[squirrillion]

@MrLazyEyes It's an accent thing . Most Brits say Newfoundland without pronouncing the *ou* in found. Thus it ends up sounding a bit like New-Finland.

[MrLazyEyes]

It's not just brits that say it like that.

[mooncowtube]

Git off ma laaaand!

[pancakeview]

I'm sure we all love the way Alan's mind works ! Great episode,I think.

[MrWalker1212]

This is probably my favorite line-up of guests on QI. Always Hilarious!!!

[GunnersBorn]

yeah, such a great line up. these guys and phil jupitus are the best. jonathan ross and joe brand are good too.

[armegeddis]

Well Rich and Sean are there in my ideal line up based on performers I've seen, the fourth one can change a bit, and Bill is on the top tier.

[Fauxchinaski]

@MrWalker1212 just replace Sean Lock (who i adore) with Phil Jupitus. He's quite intelligent and when he and bill bailey lock their sights on Stephen, things get much MUCH funnier.

[850kell531]

@Fauxchinaski no, sean lock and bill bailey must be together. they are like fry and laurie or peanut butter and jelly.

[askesl]

@MrWalker1212 It would be better if you replaced Sean Lock with David Mitchell.

[glebber]

i JUST realized that that was 'Kate Moss' doing a line (at 1:38 ).

LOL i heart Bill!

[starryeyedlove17]

It's now one of my favourite parts of the series.

[ahabthewhaler]

great post. many thanks