Stephen Fry as the understanding barman - A bit of Fry & Hugh Laurie - BBC comedy

[monkeymash1]

I read the title as "understanding Batman"...

[rashedly]

@monkeymash1 so did i... i wonder if the other 9 people who 'liked' this were the same!

[PivotGuardianDZ]

lol

[qsnapflash]

Hugh's voice reminds me so much of Alexander Siddig's here..

[MrKurokirin]

haven't watched this in a year... and its still good

[MrTingles]

"plain and prawn flavoured" made my day

[bettum78]

that is one well equipped bar!

[JCHornerTV]

BBC don't have ad's. That's why we pay a fucking TV license. Sort it BBC.

[thecians]

@JCHornerTV ireland has ads and we pay tv license aswell..

[quix0tePlaysGames]

@JCHornerTV BBC Worldwide is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC, hence the ads

[MADMANx511]

Ahhh. The times before political correctness took over the whole fucking world.

[lyybookworm]

Sooo good xD

[mark51397]

how rude of him..interrupting everytime

[HadrielRocks]

Woot

[ciaochowbella]

Brilliant.

[solusdiver]

Getting legless on Ribena....now that's funny.

[FarfetchdGaming]

This is Timing 101. This is what they should play in class to teach about timing in acting.

[nakedmambo]

Basically a Two Ronnies sort of sketch.

[pingguo2]

I didn't quite get the reference on "fruit," is it used in the sense as in fruity—gay?

[paulathewanderer]

@pingguo2 Yes.

[Gmysoulmate]

How amazing the actors are ! !

[KarganC]

EPIC 

[Numboss]

I love how the interjected lines from Stephen get more and more obscene and absurd.

[aimeefran]

Why aren't all men like Fry and Laurie? :)

[pretorious700]

@aimeefran What, gay?

oh, you mean clever!

[fleuve0styx]

Absolutely brilliant! XD English language and all its double entendres. XD

[CaroThePharaoh]

It took be about thirty seconds to realize what he was doing and then I had to go back and rewatch.

[fruitylightbulb]

Ribena- the best drink of them all.

[freaky108]

I'll be honest, there hasn't been such a well stocked pub in England in the last decade anyway.

[MadOldPete]

@freaky108 very few barmen have such lovely plums these days.

[FistingSweetness]

yo I dun understundz whut diz why boi is sayin but he luk madd funny nikka

[horse69outside]

@FistingSweetness

back to school playa.....

[cavedweller2000]

@FistingSweetness I remember my first sentence.

[DrumTrimmings88]

My wife left me for a man with a healthier looking stool.

[LeaveLikeTheSane]

Oh god, honestly one of the funniest things I've ever watched!

[YourFaceWillDie468]

I was about to press Like, then I remembered I had already pressed it. :/

[Dezziku]

Reminds me of David Tennant.

[FaeTennant]

@Dezziku Everthing reminds me of David Tennant! Oh, that souned quite unhealthy. But I'd like to see DT takes this on, wonder if he could pull it off. We know his comic timing is great but Fry and Laurie are comical heroes...

[GazardTheAlmighty]

this is great, neither are being dirty, yet its dirty!

[RollaArtis]

@GazardTheAlmighty Don't be dirrrrrty!

[SnakeJake23]

crinkle cut cheesy wotsit :D made me laugh so hard bloody love these two!

[morganthex]

@SnakeJake23 What does it mean?

[SnakeJake23]

@morganthex cheesy wotsits are crisps or chips if your american, crinkle cut is just the form it comes in but it was basically another word for his dick lol.

[moxenwp]

I love Fry's interjections XD

[spacecowboy5000]

Others have done this but never so well as these two. Absolutely perfect.

[BlueVelvet116]

Legends. Fry was awesome in Bones by the way.

[klaos9999]

they don't make clever comedy like this anymore everything is so bland, this is genius.

[JuniusFaction]

@klaos9999

I think there is still some clever comedy, and I don't think there was ever an era where they were turning out Fry's and Laurie's out by the hundreds. Those two were special then as they are to this day.

[bootsamou]

This is cut short !

[bootsamou]

How brilliant the English language is !

[ResistanceofLove]

Savory finger?

Good juicy tongue in the back passage

[WhirledSol]

PLUMS!

[linemania]

Fry, you MUST stop offering stuff, for God's sake.

[thankspallie]

i can never pick my favorite fry and laurie sketch! but this one so so far up the list!

[morior]

Haha brilliant

[TheJazhandz]

This is very similar to a Two Ronnies bar sketch

[bilgewater79]

Their timing is so perfect!



[klstehn]

I just took a sip of wine before "plain and prawn-flavoured"

[zoyataylor]

that was brilliant

[TheLegoFan1]

LOL! wow everything is perfect XD

[paintbrush666]

plain and prawn flavoured :) 

[Glennerz360]

savoury finger?

[misstrussteLgbTq]

I REALLY want to go buy some hobnobs now. But...I only £3 and rent that needs paying...screw It I'll get a bigger overdraft (not like £3 would cover my 300 and something months rent.)

[nickshel]

@misstrussteLgbTq Thanks for that.

[misstrussteLgbTq]

@nickshel anytime (o the art of sarcasm.)

[rhaeven]

@macburl2 It's Ribena, which is really really tasty blackcurrant squash.

[xhdrx]

@rhaeven yay Ribena! I love Ribena as a kid, and then they made these weird mix-ups, I still prefer plain old Ribena.

[eleanor7]

I love how this is so tongue and cheek clean, but vulgar at the same time. Pure brilliance, this has to be one of my favorite sketches of theirs.

[mrbobo978]

Is it wrong that I want Stephen Fry to jizz on my face?

[eerr89]

hahahahah!!! :D wonderful



[shatminer]

Stephen is channelling John Cleese at 0:20 :)

[theviewsmissinglink]

i love the progression of this. laugh harder after each interruption.

[animesis]

I think its worth remembering that comedy is one of the very very few things British people are proud of, I only ask that Americans dont resort to a competitive mode when a Brit says something proud of British comedy. They arn't demeaning your comedy, they are showing pride in theirs.

[zenzombie72]

Many of Fry & Laurie's sketches mirror greats from Monty Python and The 2 Ronnies. They are variations on old sketch frameworks. This is not in any way a criticism. Fry & Laurie produce comedy "that works on about nine levels".

[RatHybrid]

This will never, ever stop being funny.

[MrKj3ll]

Rather disgusting tart that should've been disposed of ages ago?

[oddchick26]

What is savory finger?

[MrKj3ll]

@oddchick26 A small snack made of pastry or something similar.

[sveegaard]

Thumbs up if you only see Dr. House and an unknown stranger

[SerraFlame]

@sveegaard How about a thumbs down if I happen to see two great British comedians and couldn't care less about House?

[sveegaard]

@SerraFlame Flame off! Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are excellent comedians. But you need to see more House.

[SerraFlame]

@sveegaard Actually, I've seen about a dozen or so episodes of House. They're enjoyable enough and Laurie does play the part perfectly (that is to say I want to punch him in the face for being such a jerk every episode), but I'm just slightly aggravated that he gets all of the attention for playing House and few Americans know him for anything else. Oh, and I didn't mean to sound nasty in my previous comment, just slightly sarcastic, but it ended up sounding rude. Sorry 'bout that. ;)

[sveegaard]

@SerraFlame Haha, that's ok :) but I'm not American, though. And I've got the full box of Blackadder!

[SerraFlame]

@sveegaard In which case, good sir, you rock. Fry, Laurie, McInnery, and Atkinson in one package!

[0991ekul]

NIBBLES?

[wannatroll]

@proudravenclaw95 I could bang you. :D

[L33tImagination]

@wannatroll you really couldn't. You have the same problem as this guy, no girl would value your crinkle cut cheesy watsit.

[wannatroll]

@proudravenclaw95 you are such a nice fella... I wish we were friends :D

[wannatroll]

@proudravenclaw95 oh. how original, you dumbnuts.

[wannatroll]

@proudravenclaw95 you are retarded too, dumbfuck.

[wannatroll]

they both are retarded. and this is not even funny.



[lecoucou100]

merci mille fois pour les les vidéos

[hbanana7]

this isn't the whole sketch.;_; Where's the rest??????

[TaylerIsAComedyFan]

I laughed and dribbled tea down my chin at ' savoury finger?'

[mcclurejas]

this is the best.

[nekoninja1234]

oh stephen....

[scary00001]

genius.. never thought of this before lol

[brennanyoung]

Excellent - reminds me of The Two Ronnies ("Your nuts m'lord..")

[UpgradeJ]

Crinkle-cut-cheesy-whatsit?

[somethingonmyhip]

Austin Powers anyone?

[BabmerChan]

WHERE THE FUCK'S BATMAN

[otakux5]

Love it, good show old chaps!!! :)

[cansarlayan]

47 people didn't understand the jokes

[creepyson]

@cansarlayan : they don't know English then :)

[TheSilhouette]

I'm surprised he didn't offer him some spotted dick.



[GogolBordelloLover]

They have good timing because they are best friends. Good friends always play off each other well.

[GiratinaofFury]

It's all about comic timing this sketch. Typical British humour.

[lotsabots]

This is brilliant.

[Lenono321]

How could anyone dislike this?

[CaptMARNEY]

That barman has a TON of food

[yesitsvish]

0:00



[HarrogateBoz]

Simply genius!

[daphneandstrawberry]

i'd be better of being a...FRUIT? :D

[ignorantpom]

@daphneandstrawberry

...at least if i was a-

FAG?

[soumyaaymous]

i though it was the understanding batman !! i had images in my head of the joker and two face explaining why they are cutting people up and batman being considerate !!

[futurefighter2008]

what uh . . . Polish or something is she? haha, this totally cracks me up!

[pinkandblackmentos]

I truly believe Laurie is the number one reason House has stuck around and been a stand out from all the other doctor shows...

[Eoph]

Damn I really hate how British comedy always has a laugh track, they must be so stupid if they need someone to tell them when to laugh. Monty Python's Flying Circus, Black Adder, Boffle, Faulty Towers, IT Crowd all have laugh tracks!

There, that should put to rest any comments about American's being stupid because our networks put laugh tracks on our stuff too.

[DruryProductions]

@Eoph Most of the programs you mentioned where filmed in front of an audience. So there wasn't a laughter track. You Stupid American.

[Eoph]

@DruryProductions But they had to record the audience's laughter and play it in time with the show in order to get the laughter into the show. It would have been easy for them not to include the audience laughter. Laugh tracks are added for the same reason, to emulate the "Filmed in front of a live studio audience" appearance.

[DruryProductions]

@Eoph Fair point I suppose. Maybe you're not a stupid American.

[TheDragoclaw]

I was drinking tea while watching this.... BIG mistake.

[MinorDetailssnirk]

That's quite a feast he's laying out

[weirdlightsaber44]

5,156 people are ribenaholics. 46 people prefer alcohol.

[GuidotheSpeedo]

This is a take-off of sketches by the Two Ronnies (Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett) - 2 old style British comics. Excellently done!

[musicalfotogeek17]

Ah, they cut it short...

[kustomkure]

simply ingenuis

[SweetPea2288]

The comedic timing in this sketch was perfect!

[tommos1]

hugh is a ribenaholic.

[MissMahonieee]

Hilarious! "Polish is she?" brilliant!

[Xela2213]

... rather disgusting tart that should have been disposed of ages ago

[EvilerBanana]

I'm polish.

[robchopper87]

@EvilerBanana congratulations

[AlexTheHat]

OMG The guy narrating the King Arthur advert at the start plays the dragon in Merlin :O

[button4boy]

@AlexTheHat yeah... John Hurt

[Toastbrotmanndew]

It makes me sad that we don't have this kind of humor in Austria... well, people in Austria only know Hugh Laurie as doctor House anyway. They wouldn't even understand half of the jokes and puns... mostly because they're English, I guess ( ^_^ )... Such a shame -.-

[Blasted2Oblivion]

@Toastbrotmanndew What skit is that? I have seen almost all of his skits and I dont recall him being a doctor House in any of them.

[Toastbrotmanndew]

@Blasted2Oblivion just google it... (I'm quite surprised that you don't know House M.D.)

[Syriax99]

as an australian, i find most of British humour very very funny, as well as aussie and new-zealand's comedy, which are quite different but still clever. Most american comedy is boring... i think it comes from the fact many americans do not grasp the concept of irony

[dementedboy1]

@Syriax99 American humour used to be a LOT better than it is now especially in the 70s and 80s, some of my favourite comedians, and comedy shows came out of the US, but now theyre all gone. Ultimately though I`d say British is best overall, and Aussie humour is pretty good too. :)

[1970Bobbi]

I'd have to rate this one up there with the 2 Therapists sketch with Stephen and Hugh! 2 thumbs up!!!

[foxyfaefife]

This is my favourite sketch ever.

[ConnorBox]

I'm British and I hate the New rubbish we toss out

[Omgonthe123]

Oh stop this bullshit about British comedy versus other types of comedy. Funny is funny.

[reghin79]

@Omgonthe123

That's what I was aiming for. There's really nothing in the video above that rings British to me. The only thing British about it is the nationality of the actors.

Thus, British comedy would in fact be comedy performed by British comedians, no more no less.

[Amalekites]

@Omgonthe123

I agree!

[reghin79]

I've noticed that most if not every Python and Fry & Laurie sketch posted on youtube has at least one highest rated comment referring to the greatness of British comedy. Here we have both top comments in this fashion.

While we may all agree that their sketches are humorous on many different levels, I have to ask: just what is this British comedy that you all refer to?

[CyanideSovereign]

@reghin79 To be honest, I don't think it holds true today. Fry & Laurie are great and the Pythons but they stopped, a decade or longer. No one has really filled that gap.

[fourplusseven]

@CyanideSovereign Big Train did well

[pushtheenvelope]

@reghin79 I think people generally refer to the seemingly unique ability of British comedians to deploy irony. However, these people have possibly just not exposed themselves to enough foreign material including, I shudder to admit, a great deal of the material coming from the new generation of American writers and performers. When pushed, I'm as jingoistic as the next man, but it won't ever stop me laughing at a good joke, whoever tells it.

[freakoffreaks145]

Can anyone help me? What is Hugh saying when he says "at least if I was a monk, I wouldn't have to deal with women going on and on and can [unintelligible]" at which point, Fry offers the cigarettes once more. Maybe it's my untrained American ear, but I don't know what he's saying. :/

[HomegirlOfJezu]

@freakoffreaks145

HUGH: At least if I was a -

STEPHEN: Fag?

HUGH: At least if I was a monk, I wouldn't have to put up with women, y'know, going on and on and 'can [i.e. "they can"] talk the hind leg off a -

STEPHEN: Camel?

HUGH: Donkey. Trouble is I couldn't live without women...

[gdelirium454]

Thumbs up if you think it would be awesome to get Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkston in the same room.

I would laugh so hard I would probably die.

[Stario187]

@gdelirium454 I think that would be amazing!... if you removed James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson from the room.

[gdelirium454]

I don't know why I bother with women, I'd probably be better off being a -fruit?-

At least if I was a -fag?-

[andrewshere]

savoury finger!

[MyNameIsAnus]

Aww... I read this as 'Stephen Fry as the Understanding Batman'.

As good as it is, bit disappointed now.

[TrufflesTheMushroom]

@MyNameIsAnus Na na na na na na na na na, FRYMAN! "You there! Evildoer! Would you like some tea before incarceration?"

[mickyshaun]

@MyNameIsAnus SO DID I

[crystalstar1219]

I'm so glad to see these clips uploaded!

[SillyNerdify]

that was amazing!! LMAO!! XD

[LondonGamer986]

1:55 xD

[sollibop]

Savoury finger.... eurgh

[norrahsable]

my favorite clip ever.... ;) for many reasons ;)

[N0kel]

As an American who found this sketch to be incredibly funny, I would like to apologize for the behavior of the troll who was prowling the comments.

As you all might understand, some people in the southern half of the states aren't as cultured as the rest of America. I believe the correct term for people like that is "Inbreed".

[MedoraCowgirl]

@N0kel as an American I apologize for this remark and as a Southerner I take offense

[N0kel]

@MedoraCowgirl Notice how I said "some people". I apologize if I caused offense :D

[AzTheIncorrigible]

@N0kel If you want to stop prejudice against Americans as an American, maybe you should consider withholding your own prejudice against southerners.

[N0kel]

@AzTheIncorrigible Prejudice? It's a fact that some people in the south are inbreeds. Not all. But a small amount.

[AzTheIncorrigible]

@N0kel That doesn't mean that it's not offensive to blame the south whenever and american does something stupid.

[unusuallydifferentBI]

lol

[ghostmadlittlemiss]

I've just realised that in this sketch, Stephen looks a lot like a younger version of my dad. Which is more than a little scary.

Kayleigh

[WeAreNmp]

roflmao!!!!!!!!

[siponnilola]

thats house



[ACornyCrayon]

@siponnilola

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[silentxinsanityy]

Anyone who is hating on British comedy needs to realize that the best of most comedy shows here in the US are all based on British comedies preceding it. Whose Line, SNL, MadTV, everything is inspired from Britain. I am an American, born and raised, and have NO shame in admitting that British comedy from that era is absolutely brilliant and comedians such as John Cleese, Hugh, Stephen, Rowan Atkinson, are legends all over the world and not just Britain.