QI - "Because it is!"

[TomFynn]

They should rename the show. From "Quite Interesting" to "Absolutely Hilarious."

[audball911]

Johnny's response is quite similar to my everyday experiences in high school physics.

[jenisclass93]

Peter Thompson is one of my lecturers :) I feel so privileged.

[antster1983]

"I give you my theory..."

[antster1983]

Dr. Peter Thompson of the University of York, home of the largest plastic-bottomed lake in Europe ;o)

[pastohh]

Johnny is a comedic genius, i feel sorry for people who dont see that.

[GlamourKillsTian]

didnt stephen say that thing about the acropolis where the parthenon is and was all struggling and stuff, then proceed to say that there are no straight lines?

[7CellarDoors]

My literal answers always got me in trouble in school... Turns out I was actually a fucking genius, and they didn't know it.

"Why does Jen not have enough money to pay for her white picket fence?"

-Jen should pay more attention to her finances.

[IKillBabyKittensLOL]

Poor, poor man.

[thespikescheme]

Johnny's face at the tells you he;s going to rant again.

[chikitabowow]

this is one of the best Qi performances i've ever seen xD

[stealthunter14]

wait a minute...I thought they say of the acropolis where the parthenon is are that there are no straight lines?

[tgwnn]

@stealthunter14 everyone now, they say of the acropolis where the parthenon is they say of the acropolis where the parthenon is they say of the acropolis where the parthenon is they say of the acropolis where the parthenon is they say of the acropolis where the parthenon is they say of the acropolis where the parthenon is, it turns out they aren't saying anything at all!

[BloodStoney]

@stealthunter14 What do they say of the acropolis, where the parthenon is?

[ajpbrunet]

@BloodStoney He's going to say it, he's going to say it!

[trufuuuullll]

I so thought the lines (making you look wider etc) were the other way around... mind blown

[NaNaa707]

HEY!! That guy with the lightblue shirt was on black books ! :DD

[UberMan5000]

Between this and "They say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is," the Parthenon has been such a comedy goldmine on QI!

[Nat4Brendan]

Johnny carried that joke on a bit too far.

[bigdogboaz]

I TRY



[Dungarth]

..Not to sound mean here but why on Earth is Johnny Vegas on Q.I?. I feel you have to have some kind of erudition to be able to go on this show.  Well at least they've never had Davina McCall on.

[samthepsycicclam]

@Dungarth

Johnny Vegas can actually be quite smart but he tends to play up his ignorance for comedic effect, what people tend not to realize is that while his material revolves around him being stupid he has to be quite smart to of come up with the material in the first place

[athull08]

@Dungarth Johnny Vegas is not stupid, that's all an act. In fact, he's my favourite QI guest!

[camtheman3x6]

Johnny vagas is just anoying

[TheOmegajuice]

I remember that bloke in the audience from a York Uni Psychology open day.

He was very enthusiastic about those damn columns then as well.

[MoonlightsReturn]

This video cause quite the childish debate between my father and I as to whether or not the columns of the Parthenon are straight. I claim that I won because his info (a documentary from PBS) is outdated :P

[DarlinDevilGirl]

I was waiting for someone to say "you know what they say about the acropolis where the parthenon is?..."

...

but they didn't :(

[awkward91]

I worry about the 152 people who've liked a series of direct quotes from the video...

[CoatedTrout]

@awkward91 People quoting parts of the video are effectively saying 'I like the part when they said [quote]', and the people who like those comments are saying that they also like said part.

[DarkestHeart266]

@hempartist420 he's gonna say! he's gonna say!

[freshpbluessoul]

@cliff8791 arhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[dawgpost90]

I want to wash my hands when i hear johnny's voice.

[bezerkoid]

Lol

[freshpbluessoul]

why does comments from the clip get thumbs up . you have just watched it so when some one says" becuase it is " you think yea i agree it IS A COMMENT FROM THE CLIP WHICH IS AMAZING BUT STOP PUING QUOTES IN TO GET "LIKES "

[TheSatanshunter]

awwww poor johnny

[NGTicotin]

funniest thing ever



[Phaze252]

The outburst was the funniest thing I've seen in months

[Lamporre]

Why is it that whenever Johnny Vegas appears on the show, he looks and sounds like he was forced to do the show at gunpoint?

[athull08]

If this entasis law is right, surely the question should be "why DON'T the collumns around the Parthenon look straight? Because they ARE".

[Xhalph]

I bet they thought the columns bowed outward because they're wearing vertical stripes.

[kisbie]

Johnny Vegas is the Gazza of QI.

[SIngli6]

@kisbie

The what of QI?

[kisbie]

@SIngli6 Gazza = Paul Gascoigne - another boozy, loud, Northern, borderline mental case who did with a football what Johnny Vegas does with comedy. (If you bear in mind that Johnny Vegas is a character played by Michael Pennington.)

[SIngli6]

@kisbie

Did Gascoigne shout at footballs?

[kisbie]

@SIngli6 More than likely at some point. But he was largely a footballing savant, like Johnny Vegas is a comedic savant.

[MartinJWillett]

I've just realized I shop at the same place as Johnny Vegas, but actually thinking again he probably got the shirt as a freebie.

[brono25]

Johnny's outburst take up so much time, and they're neither funny or interesting.

[seonidh]

Does Johnny Vegas shout in that Northern way at everything?

[leaguesmanoframsgate]

I want to take Johnny Vegas home now and hug him until Stephen Fry goes away.

[Draggo88]

Oh Jimmy, you poor, confused, round little man.

[suidgymoose]

@Draggo88 LOL, its johnny actually but still, ikr? bless him, he's fab!

[Dungarth]

..''David you may know this because you're a bright chap'' Wow...David must have felt so honored by that.

[HaniiPuppy]

I love the look on johnny vegas' face at the end, where you can pretty much read on his face like a book: "You mean they look straight because they're curved, just NOT ON THE PARTHENON?!"

[xDarkBloodAngelx]

I normally don't like Johnny Vegas nor do I find him funny - but this was hilarious!

[Mahnahmahnahful]

lolcats



[SmashTactics]

God i hate that fat guy - he doesn't know when to leave a joke alone.

[magicelliotth]

@SmashTactics he goes on FAR too long

[DuckyRoanNubbles3D]

At the very end, you can see him about to say something...

[melgboom]

did anyone else see that when Johnny stood up David Mitchell looked utterly terrified?

like godzilla was in the room and going to go on a rampage

"RAWR im comin for you david!"

"AHHHHHH"

(x or maybe it's just me

[Chariset]

@melgboom I don't think he looks scared. I mostly notice how he seems to have mistaken a tent for his shirt.

You've lost weight, David, you look great. Now buy some clothes that fit.

[melgboom]

@Chariset haha I must agree with you! Ahh, lovely David has always looked fantastic, but it is nice to see he is losing some puppy fat(:

Your comment just made me realize, it is just me that thinks he looks terrified.

I'm just going to keep imagining him screaming like a girl if Johnny gets up and starts stomping around like a dinosaur(;

[Chariset]

@melgboom Well, if that's your fantasy, go for it. Maybe he can cower in Stephen Fry's arms...

[melgboom]

@Chariset bahahahahaha! new favorite comment(x

[supermanlypunch]

I love Johnny Vegas, he and Rob Brydon are by far my favorite QI people.

[PurpleFunnyChocolate]

I wish I could write this in my exams.

'Why does X = 24?'

Because it does.

[agata521]

Rob's face at 0:08 hahah love him!

[Naturalunifractal]

When Johnny Vegas is on this it becomes not very interesting. Or even funny for that matter. When I flick through the channels and see QI I think, 'Oh cool' I'll watch this. Then I see Johnny Vegas and I know that he'll overshadow all of the other guests with his absolute garbage non-comedy and I find something else.

[SIngli6]

@Naturalunifractal

Do be quiet, Seinfeld.

[SmashTactics]

God that fat guy is annoying!!

[roanhaggar1996]

So funny... :')

[bibbleblab11]

So pleased I found this it's fantastic - BECAUSE IT IS!

[ammypam]

A lot of bullshit is given as fact on this programme.

[Beefie11]

@ammypam yeah but it's funny and it gives us a chance to see Stephen Fry so we love it anyway. (They actually acknowledge that they're not always right in an earlier episode)

[welshdevondragon]

Hang on. This is hilarious but my university lecturer just taught us that entasis exists. I thought at uni they stopped teaching you outdated/ incorrect information! Unless Stephen is wrong... I don't know which is worse!!!!

[Kafeifei]

@welshdevondragon In the show he says that entasis exists, just not in regard to the Parthenon.

[sdcftr]

"I give you my theory"

[allasar]

I almost died when I watched this the first time, choking on some chips.

[crippmeister]

...And my A-level in classical architecture turns to dust at my feet...

[ellenrocksyourworld]

A-fucking-men, Johnny. That shit's exactly why I struggled in school too.

[LadySpoCoy]

Poor Johnny!! *hug*

[SatoTM3]

They SAAYYY of the acropolis where the parthenon is.....

stephen...you fail

[lilleahhere05]

Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy say of the Acropolis where the Pathenon is FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

[Orlabobz]

whenever Johnny comes on the show......all hell breaks loose!!!! ha!

[assassin186]

Probably my favourite QI moment XD

[medea1990]

Can't you remember that "They say of the Acropolis, where the Parthenon is, that there are NO stright lines!?"

[Akfilm92]

@medea1990 well...that's only what they say. :) I had actually forgotten about that hilarious moment. Thank you ^_^

[armegeddis]

Straight Columns, not lines. :P

[HaniiPuppy]

@medea1990 FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

[medea1990]

@HaniiPuppy . It was so funny.

Alan.- Bloody hell, Stephen. This better be good...

[mimkyodar]

@medea1990 This whole thing confuses me. Are there straight lines or aren't there?

[WebCamCartmell]

lmfao johnny vegas is awesome haha

[Kaizerworks]

"Because it is...*sob* IT'S STRAIGHT!"

"Please don't be unhappy Johnny-

"I'm not unhappy, I'm just confused at the start!"

"Let me un-confuse you, because the same man who discovered-

"I TRY!"