QI XL Series I Episode 13 - Intelligence

[pauleybezzer999]

it's interesting to know about the apple logo. I remember someone making fun of me years ago because I bought an Ipod and stuck one of the apple stickers on the back of it. he said it was quite funny that I put an old symbol of homosexuality on my Ipod when in fact it has nothing to do with being gay. some also thought that this was why the original apple logo was rainbow coloured, another symbol of homosexuality so I'm told.

[pastohh]

phil jupitus is an incredibly unfunny comedian /twat..

[nrgianni]

Why can't this show be on in the US? I don't understand why it would fail. I was going to cite the history channel as an example, but then I remembered SWAMP PEOPLE.

[chicarbiomed]

Holy crap... I am an american... and I am shocked that there is a gameshow that actually teaches you.. things... anything.... well if you don't count "are you smarter than a 5th grader" but I think that one just loves to point out just how stupid we are later in life... :-/

[veg4life9932]

@chicarbiomed Also an American here, and precisely, this show would never survive by us. Humor AND intelligence?!?! Absurd!

[FrisianDude]

That goop was awesome.

[Dactylius]

Stephen Fry always starts off by saying 'good evening' about ten times really fast. I suppose he might be trying to tell people to stop clapping for so long...

[professor4444]

why does somebody have to click dislike? (even if they are fing nutters)

[Damar158]

Alan references the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, awesome!

[Paladynae]

I think they get points based on how complete the answer is and how interesting the answer is.

[maisonneuve]

I love Jo Brand, but someone needs to tell her those glasses make her look like she has a droopy left eye!!!!!!! Terrible!!!!!

[MrDanielHawes]

Has anybody noticed that whenever Steve says goodbye he says ''goodnight from person A, B, C, D and me...'' Surely he means to say ''and I''? Perhaps I am wrong, I don't wish to question the great Steven Fry but it has been bugging me for a while now.

[SirToadofToadHall]

@MrDanielHawes Think about it. You don't say 'and goodnight from I'. You say 'goodnight from me'. And so it only follows you'd say 'goodnight from person A, B, C, D and me'. So he's right. Although it's more common to have the 'me' and the beginning, and then in instances when you do use 'I' to have it at the end. Which is why it sounds funny. You're used to hearing 'I' at the end of sentences.

[MrDanielHawes]

@SirToadofToadHall Are you using common sense to come up with that answer or is that a written rule in regards to the English language, because I don't think that common sense and the English language coincide all that often.

[SirToadofToadHall]

@MrDanielHawes Well, I thought it would be easier to do so than quoting the general rule. But since you want it, here it is. 'Me' is used when you use other objective pronouns that are not the subject of a verb, but a proposition. So in this case you would use 'me' and not 'I'.

[MrDanielHawes]

@SirToadofToadHall Haha, I wasn't after the rule per say, just wondering if you were assuming it to be true or if you knew. Nice one though, thanks for the info!

[Ninterd2]

How does the point system work on this show?

[MrDanielHawes]

@Ninterd2 It doesn't...

[Ninterd2]

@MrDanielHawes Haha, so true. It feels retarded...

[MrDanielHawes]

@Ninterd2 I think you have to have the thought capacity of Steven Fry to understand it which I don't think I have. I am still not convinced that it is a fair system though.

[Ninterd2]

@MrDanielHawes /watch?v=yRxx9mRR1Wc&feature=r­elated Oh, my...

[JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

i cant look at asimo with out thinking of southpark XD

[sebrussell]

ASIMO did the Human! It is the most respected of dance moves in robotic circles.

[pockypurse]

Stephen why the FUCK didn't you teach science at my school? :C

[TheBluddyFaerie]

What's the difference between the normal QI shows and the ones called QI XL?

[izstircrazy]

@TheBluddyFaerie XL extra large. these go for longer.

[kilmindaro3]

@TheBluddyFaerie

15 minutes

[sparkkle2]

I love David, but he looks like a bird.

[ScarlettFeverish]

one of the thieves in Stephen's story looked like Ian from smosh

[slack3rb1tch]

I think the nations of the world should come together and ensure that all robots in the future have northern accents... It's just what I think. I may be wrong.

[slack3rb1tch]

So Jupitus doesn't know that he's an incompetent comedian... interesting.

[DuckPlumberThe2nd]

This is certainly one of the best QI episodes I've seen in ages. Thanks 4 uploading!

[TerraFirma69]

Nick! I live near Fulham! give me your address so i can shower you with gifts and kisses! xxx

[SuperGoldenPony]

Isn't the public all cheery as well and nice?

[Kaotac]

Stephen, I think you were supposed to put the film on the speaker BEFORE the corn flour and water...

[Lennon4life1968]

I find it funny that a robot moves its feet more then I do when I am forced to dance..lol

[gklandgr]

I loved the discussion of job-hunting, and the bullwhacky that goes into job interviews. And then Asimo came out and I literally squealed. Quite possibly my favorite QI, and that is saying something. Thanks for being awesome, Nick.

[touriaification]

thank you for uploading this, Nick from Fulham!

[adraim69]

I think men are at a real advantage when it comes to making themselves look good. If they try something a little off the wall, a mate will usually tell them they look like a nobhead. Jo Brand, bless her, is wearing the same nobby glasses she had on last time. She still looks like a nobhead, and I'm afraid she'll never know!

[owaffs]

woo Asimo! ^_^

It's too bad it can't break dance 'cause that'd be even cooler.

[pravkdey]

This was one of the coolest QI episodes ever

[NilsMcCloud]

26:35 How cute, Fry jumped :p

[Gjeorje]

3:10 - "I was hoping for a free bee" -He`s not eating insects again, is he.

[MrDagren]

HOLY SHIT I WAS SO MESSED UP BY THAT CLOCK QUESTION. I JUST COULDNT BELIEVE IT. I was sitting here with my own clock making it go around. I understood their mathematical explanation but my brain just refused to believe it, it was insanity.

[Trickdogg7]

It's 5.23am and I'm still cruising Nick's channel.... Haha that could mean I'm out night boating. Sleep deprivation is obviously driving me mad... I could've sworn Jo Brand was dancing with a robot. Bed time for me!

[kanonbananan]

One of the American thieves looks suspiciously like my cousin, I'd be proud!

[robactor]

Jo's "fat" and "husband" jokes are so tired. Get over it and use your well developed humor on some new topics please! David Mitchell is perhaps the UK's funniest "Sarcastinator";-)

[museman98]

@robactor Definitely. David Mitchell is also clever and seems like a really nice guy

[robactor]

@museman98 I'd certainly love to sit in a pub and have a few pints with David Mitchell;-)

[hbanana7]

the image they used for the robot, that's Korea!! Yay~! It must have been some kind of robot convention there.

[Zingsta]

we're all going to die from the robots

[JervisGermane]

@smudzi What's numberwang?

[NickFromFulhamAgain]

@JervisGermane That's Numberwang!

[Jagjamin]

@NickFromFulhamAgain Now, Rotate the board!

[woodgatejack]

@NickFromFulhamAgain 12

[insideahorse]

@JervisGermane twentington!

[MendelsonShape]

I went into a shop once and asked for a pair of bear/nose hair scissors. The assistant pointed me to an electronic shaving device. I said, "No, I really need a pair of scissors." She said, "Well, they've been upgraded to this," and pointed to the same device.

Scirssors have been upgraded, apparently.

[smudzi]

anyone thought of numberwang when steven said colossus? i did because david was there

[00Billy]

before the Steam engine....an ICE boat was the fastest form of transport.

not luge

[stfunoob707]

and on a further note after watching this episode, they gave me some good ideas for my interviews coming up

[stfunoob707]

holy shit i'm allan. 20 years old and never had a job... my family is making me now since i doubt i'll be a famous comedian

[bies21]

@stfunoob707 No dude...don't listen to the man do what you want too! haha seriously working sucks, go back to uni or something to pass the time, working for a living is generall boring and if like me you're sick as a dog right now but still have to work it's just horrible!

[Jcolinsol]

I'm a terrible thief. I just love other people's stuff.

[mPky1]

@chickenricemushrooms have any q been cut from this video?

[mPky1]

is there a pattern from show to show within a series, of the colours of Fry's jackets?

[styx123456]

Thank you for uploading. Much appreciated :]

[14597ojai]

Phil looks good with a beard :)

[kierans716]

Stephen Fry's suit kinda reminds me of Jack Nicholsons The Joker.

[LeslieWilsonPerry]

Jo Brand, you are amazing. XD

[LeslieWilsonPerry]

"He was persecuted for his homosexuality and chemically castrated and then committed suicide by eating a poisoned apple." o.O

[roadjam]

To any intelligent robots watching this in the future; please remember that we love and admire your kind more than our own, don't kill us all!

[zaitesushion]

NickFromFulham can bum me any time <3

[carolinast94]

I'm sorry about your earlier account. Thanks for getting back on. You're the coolest ever.

[EvelynneSaysHi]

Mr. Stephen, you were supposed to cover the speaker with plastic wrap before pouring in the corn flour and water solution! You may have ruined the speakers!

[gmoney66]

I was kind of hoping they'd play "She Blinded Me With Science" or "Mr. Roboto" when ASIMO danced with Jo.

[ckn56]

Jo Isn't funny



[dgsteffen]

Can't concentrate on the episode. Too busy looking at Jupitus... *swoon*

[Pickle2Yellow]

@dgsteffen I've been watching the older episodes of Buzzcocks so seeing him in this is such a change! Lookin' good!

[MrEstarmes]

Great episode!

[legiogallica]

kudos to Alan for Marvin the Paranoid Android reference

[skootties]

I'm pretty sure what happened with the crow was that it bent a straight piece of metal to MAKE a hook, which is incredible.

[ChajaYudelevitz]

IN LOVE WITH ASIMO.

[Cinqmil]

11:55 Not quite correct about the cryptanalysis of the enigma.The Germans used a twice repeated 3 letter combination(for the 3rotors of enigma) in the beginning of each text to set the code for the rest of the text. So only 6 letters were encrypted in the daycode of that day. The rest of the textwasdone in new code so codebreakers wouldn't easily find out the daycodes. These 3 letters could sometimes be the initials of a girl etc... Normally they should've used different codes duringthe day.

[AlternateKarmaSource]

Fry stole that suit from a bankhead pimp

[NuclearAlphabet]

.. Dirty bastard robin.

[Gaz10t]

Nick, so happy you are still with us! I just made a complaint to the BBC about pulling your channel :')

[xbfalcon351coupe]

@Gaz10t

Why?

[brainraker123]

@Gaz10t why

[syrovision]

Jo is wearing combat boots!

[LeBubblesSan]

I've just checked the list of broadcast episodes and apparently this is the last one for a few more days (not counting compilation shows). Alas! The next one has BRIAN BLESSED in it, though, so worth waiting for.*

*The list is on Wikipedia, though, so I could be misinformed.

[RC5C0UCHP0TAT0]

That awkward moment when you realize a robot has better moves than you do

[Frequency404]

Interviewer: What are your weaknesses?

Me: Kryptonite.

[Frequency404]

Also, why did the wicked stepmother from Snow White care if Alan Turing was gay?

[Frequency404]

So for a while they must've presumed that the Navi movement was spear-headed by the Riddler?

Also how come they don't get that Polish guy to solve Zodiac's ciphers?

[ChickenRiceMushrooms]

I was in the studio auidence for this episode. Was great fun watching it being filmed.

[Arenlor]

Grazing sheep on land before time immemorial. Did he really just steal that from Kingdom?

[ObsoleteLaika]

This is the best episode of the season, hands down. I almost pissed myself several times. Such a good panel, as well!

[MicroWorldLover]

I SO love this episode! Thank you, SO MUCH, NFFA, for reuploading this! I so love Alan: he is clearly the most intelligent person--but Jo is not far behind...the most intelligent 'bird', ever!

[BKKRED2008]

I know what I'm doing with my speakers tomorrow

[Parabol0086]

@BKKRED2008

I think the clingfilm that he referred to was supposed to be put down first, as not to ruin the speaker... Good ol' Fry.

[MiegmaishMenas]

Very good episode this!

[PianoWizzy]

Why is Jupitus so gorgeous. So gorgeous here. :D

[CoboltCobra]

Just thinking about it but wouldn't the Germans be the first to figure out the enigma code. How else would they use it.

[Arenlor]

@CoboltCobra Google for cracking vs hacking. He stated crack.

[Jasonsenipor]

kind of interesting that the allies knew every single move the nazies made before they made the moves and yet the nazis almost won the war.

Looking at the way it's going right now, and knowing the REAL truth about nazi germany, I think we would be alot better off now had germany won.

And no I aint no nazi, I just know the TRUTH about what really happened.

[RazorBeamz]

ASIMO isn't really creepy, but he is awkward as hell.

[ZombefiedPeanuts]

Nice to see you back Xp

[caledfwlch]

FUCK! NO BILL BAILEY AGAIN?!?!

[SingingHobbit3375]

I love how secretly pleased David looks every time he gets one right

[jchildhuntings]

fantastic episode, i think it was the best yet

[LayPhysicist]

Nick, we meet again :)

[Jarren202]

MEDIBOT

[artypush]

Fuck you YouTube. Long live Saint Nick!

[RunBreak]

I still love you, Nick. You still make me happy.