Luvvies: QI Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson

[EvenflowBlack]

I get my definitions from the OCD. I have to open and close the book three times and then find the page flicking backwards from the end.

[ProfGlitch]

OMG ITS TRELAWNEY

[Cresendoll]

LUVVIE ALARM

[xxMarz456xx]

I could not do that with a straight face, she is amazing.

[ashajess]

Wait sorry OED

[xXxdowiexXx]

@ashajess Oxford English Dictionary i think.

[xXxdowiexXx]

@ashajess Oxford English Dictionary i think.

[ashajess]

What the heck is that supposed to mean?

"do you know what the first Citation of it is in the LED?"

"no"

"its you"

Someone give me an explination!

[lovecraftjohnson]

@ashajess OED (Oxford English Dictionary), not LED.

What she's telling him is that the Oxford English Dictionary researchers traced the origin of the term "luvvy" as used to describe actors and found that the first person to use that word in that way was Stephen Fry.

[wordreet]

@ashajess LED? The luvvies won't like that. They prefer the more traditional type of foot lights!

[nordhorny]

On that bombshell ladies and gentlemen..........top gear will be back next week, goodnight !

[juju1aka2BFG]

owned

[InsertNameHere803]

Emma Thompson: The only person in the world who can outwit Stephen Fry. The fact that they're old friends makes it even more delicious.

[mars2dumb2liv]

im an aussie... i dont get it?

[1991njl]

The editing of this episode annoys me ever so slightly because the first time I watched it on telly I thought Thompson was charming and warm and mildly amusing but ultimately in the funny stakes, left for dead by the others, particularly Fry and Mitchel. But looking at some of the footage that wasn't in the half hour, this and the stuff about their Cambridge days she was absolutely smashing it.

[KeithUnderneath]

I'm looking that shit up.

[NickyLess]

Got to love Emma for that set up. Helps that she and Stephen went to university together of course. She knows what winds him up the best lol.

[Janovjev]

i love her face at 0:15...xD you can see it in her face she's trying not to laugh and lure him in :D

[Janovjev]

first citation in the RED?what?couldnt understand it

[MrElliotpaige]

@Janovjev

OED - The Oxford English Dictionary.

[jaulleexs]

@Janovjev She said O.E.D., that means 'Oxford English Dictionary'.

[patrickcorliss]

@Janovjev

The Oxford English Dictionary is famous for letting its readers know the origin or words and phrases. In particular it tries to identify the very first instance that a particular word was used viz its source.

Apparently Emma Thompson found out that the OED showed Stephen Fry as the source of the word 'Luvvies' which the intro states is "a term used frequently to deride acting folk such as their good selves". The humour arose because Stephen Fry was cleverly led into a trap.

[TheFantasyfan2010]

looooooooooovee this!!!!! we need emma on more often as she's the only one who can stitch stephen up like that.:)

[HomegirlOfJezu]

Love Stephen's reaction early on:

EMMA: D'you know the word "luvvie"?

STEPHEN: Yaah?

Luvvie much?

[LeftyHandedGuns]

"1980s" Such a cute voice.

Also, Emma does a great job of luring him into it.

[ginnyisdacoolest]

His gasp is just awesome!

[MuahahahaFActory]

love his face when he peeks out from his hands at 0:38 : )

[EdgeOfTheInternet]

Emma Thompson is fabulous. She has such brilliant comic timing.

[caibutterfly1689]

@Baalthazaq How could anyone think Emma Thompson is scary?

[limitedeagle94]

what episode is this from

[MatildaSeptember]

@limitedeagle94

Hi! It's Season 6, Episode 11 , episode titled 'Film and Fame.' It was quite a while ago now, but I believe I got it from the extended, late night version.

[welshdevondragon]

It is really Stephen! I checked!

[Seandg]

I absolutely love David Mitchell's laugh after hearing Stephen's reaction.

[Baalthazaq]

just for the record, I would love to debate Stephen Fry on any given topic. I think he'd be a fantastic opponent.

This is to give you an idea of who I would be willing to debate.

I would be terrified to debate Emma Thompson on any topic. She is a scary scary lady and I feel she would eat me alive.

[issyvoo2]

I would LOVE to be the first citation of anything in the OED! Wow! The only thing I can take credit for is inventing the phrase "fierce femme" but the OED doesn't include phrases.

[p3rs0nan0ngrata]

@issyvoo2

You fool!

It's clearly a clause!

[MatildaSeptember]

@rampking1

Howdy..he says 'coal face' as in a raw working environment...the 'frontline.'

x

[rampking1]

@MatildaSeptember Thanks for the reply.

Understanding how important coal is to your country I understand now.

Right now I am thinking about the movie, "Molly Maguires" with Richard Harris and Sean Connery.

Thank you once again for posting the GFU episodes.

I am crazy about Stefanie Powers as she reminds me so much of my wife in Brasil that you see posted at my channel.

Cheers!

[drkraid]

WERGH?!

[golddiggingants]

Just looked up the OED (through online subscription)- and yes, that's right. "1988 S. FRY in Guardian 2 Apr. 17/8 Acting in a proper grown-up play, being a lovie, doing the West End, shouting in the evenings, as the late Patrick Troughton had it."

[ADyingFaith]

Can someone explain this luvvie alarm thing. I rlly dont get it.

[rnbldsrnmsvlbl]

Hmm... The fact that they get the text "luvvie alarm" up on the screens seems to suggest that it was somehow... planned? I mean, how could anyone design that thing in 30 seconds?

[Devotchka24]

@rnbldsrnmsvlbl they already used it in an earlier episode

[rnbldsrnmsvlbl]

Ah, that would account for it! Thanks for letting me know, I'm less dissappointed now! ;)

[kisbie]

The Luvvie Alarm was used in two previous episodes, once on John Sessions when he name dropped Robert Redford and then later on Stephen himself when he name dropped the Duke of Westminster.

[jjfyke01]

Perhaps the producers were in on it, but Stephen seemed genuinely surprised.

[rnbldsrnmsvlbl]

He did, didn't he!

[Ghalamir]

Do not underestimate the power of British TV.

[rnbldsrnmsvlbl]

Good point! ;D I do actually believe British TV could do almost anything! ;)

[rnbldsrnmsvlbl]

I looked it up in the OED, and this is what it says: "An actor or actress, esp. one who is considered particularly effusive or affected; (hence) anyone actively involved with entertainment or the arts.

1988 S. FRY in Guardian 2 Apr. 17/8 Acting in a proper grown-up play, being a lovie, doing the West End, shouting in the evenings, as the late Patrick Troughton had it."

[happeningfish77]

I love how Emma's so unflappable and her timing so perfect ... nearly out-Jeevesing Jeeves

[Mullahgrrl]

@happeningfish77 The unflappable flapper!

[AnimalNitrates]

LOL

"Gaaaaaaah!"

[liljoerox]

how did you get this? i watched the episode i assumed it was from and its not on there?

[MusicRockerPop]

It's from the XL version maybe?

[MatildaSeptember]

Hi!

It's been so long now I've forgotten! Think it was from the extended version that was shown late at night.

[Dalsemien]

HAHAHA

[linkinparkingra]

What's the story with the luvie alarm??

[echelonslostangel]

The Luvvie alarm was first introduced because of John Sessions habit of name dropping famous actors as often as possible, i think it was first used in either series 1 or 2

[linkinparkingra]

Thank you.

Who's John Sessions?

[echelonslostangel]

he's the man sitting next to Emma in this clip. he's an actor and has done a lot of improv comedy shows like whose line is it anyway when it was orig a radio show and when it was on brittish tv. he's made many appearances on qi

[GoshGus]

That is brilliant. Score 10 for Emma!

[penbitten]

oh, he is just so adorably cute and vulnerable when he realises it's him!

[medea1990]

I don't get the point. Can anyone please explain it to me?

Thank you!

[Stevie2Sxc]

i love that it takes Stephen a while to react.

"It's you."

...

"Aah!"

[starry4sky]

I love the way Stephen talks to her as though she's his little sister! :)

[LittleBoiFen]

She might as well be - so cute.

[orlock20]

@starry4sky The duh alarm goes off for the British, but for the rest of us Thompson, Fry and Hugh Laurie (from the U.S. show House) were on the same college comedy team and later did comedy as a team on British TV. Fry and Thompson have known each other for almost a couple of decades at this point.

[ViktorValentine]

Wow..she just slammed Stephen in the most adorable way ever!

[smudzi]

a nice top gear/jeremy clarkson reference at the end

[kittyprydekissme]

What does luvvie mean? I don't think we have the word in the US (aside from 'Gilligan's Island', but I assume it has some different meaning here).

[BobTheMunificent]

From the online OED:

luvvie, n.

Brit. colloq. (humorous or mildly derogatory).

An actor or actress, esp. one who is considered particularly effusive or affected; (hence) anyone actively involved with entertainment or the arts.

1988 S. FRY in Guardian 2 Apr. 17/8 Acting in a proper grown-up play, being a lovie, doing the West End, shouting in the evenings, as the late Patrick Troughton had it.

[georgia10123101]

what is the luvvie alam

what is the OED??

can some1 plz tell me

[MatildaSeptember]

Hi!

The Luvvie alarm goes off, like a warning, when anyone mentions luvvies. The OED is the Oxford English Dictionary.

x

[duliGirl]

I love the way Emma totally sets up Stephen. She's acting very serious and interested in his opinion just to turn it all around on him. Her expressions the whole time just crack me up. The woman has such a gift for comedy!

[Lamporre]

@duliGirl

That complete change of emotion is just masterful. Raising him up like that and then cutting his throat.... But I still laugh at Fry's reaction whenever I see this vid.

[YeNguyen]

1988 S. FRY in Guardian 2 Apr. 17/8 Acting in a proper grown-up play, being a lovie, doing the West End, shouting in the evenings, as the late Patrick Troughton had it.

It's true!

[spazzing]

lol where'd you find that?

[YeNguyen]

Where else but the OED? :P

[spazzing]

Haha I was searching for it hoping the OED had an online version or someone had the quote somewhere. haha thanks for putting it up haha

[amyvsmith1989]

David's laugh on this is great!

[razer259]

Poor Stephen! Priceless reaction!

Is this only the third 'Luvvie Alarm' in QI history?

[jeanlucx85]

it's been done before i think for john sessions going on about some people he knew...

[HaruhiLouise]

Stephen has set it off once before as well.

[georgia10123101]

what is this luvvie alarm n where can i see it? in quite confused

and also i don't knmonw if it's because im from australia, or that im young, or that im an idiot but whats OED

can someone PLZ tell me???

ta

[Jillywinkles12]

Oxford English Dictionary?

[seabisquick]

EMMA! On QI!

[MatildaSeptember]

I thought she was brilliant...hope she's going to be on it again.

[loserfreak92]

Stephen = Adorable.

[Valygarx]

0.32!

*GASP!*

[MatildaSeptember]

Lol!