Mitchell and Webb - Hospital Inuendo

[Meganarb]

@lozziemegan Actually, Webb writes the show.

[GabinRevolution]

is that numberwang?

[DasLadyMary]

@GabinRevolution Loved Numberwang!!! 

[newargot]

And along the same lines there's this parody of Are You Being Served - search for "Are You Being Shagged? -- Chaser's War on Everything "

[SMuJ17]

@lozziemegan Also, the less good looking ones have become cult-sex-symbols, for both sexes... (see top comment two, and know that, even if that's a woman speaking, I'm a straight guy and would agree.)

[samthepsycicclam]

@lozziemegan

I wouldn't say Mitchell is a worse actor he just plays caricature's. He takes a character and works on making it as over the top as possible while staying deadpan. Also Fry is a very good actor even if he is normally cast as... well himself. (Wilde,V for Vendetta) he always plays a witty person for relies on their intelligence, is multicultural and gay. So while his acting experience has been somewhat one note it is still good.

[drizzt7654]

Why have they censored "cock" but not wank?

[abbafan50986]

@drizzt7654 This was broadcast on BBC America. In America the term 'wank' isn't particularly offensive. It caused an amusing incident in 1993 when a repeat of 'Mork and Mindy' was shown on a British network and featured a character called Mr Wanker

[Conway79]

This is the difference between British and American humour.

[james0908]

they only bleeped cock for the effect

[mattbt2k0]

@james0908 nah in the original sketch its not bleeped

[Alphxomega]

@james0908 They didn't bleep it, the maker of this video did as you can see here in the official BBC video /watch?v=9wO9SumrTs4

[Llamarama100]

Why can I see David Mitchell dressing like at 1:00 normally?

[pob2221]

@lozziemegan indeed. you are absolutely right. I'd be happy to see all four of them in one show.

[thegreatCOOPS]

@lozziemegan when mitchell is thinner he is quite good looking...

[IJUSTWANNACOMMENT1]

You spelt innuendo wrong.

[LBesquire]

They Bleeped it! :(

[TechincallyInsane]

I love how they censor cock and then leave wank.

[friendgray1]

@TechincallyInsane I was going to say the exact same thing.

[callumlss1991]

@TechincallyInsane God Bless America

[violethigher]

@TechincallyInsane exactly, i guess only Britain understands that "wank" is kind of rude..!

[Borbuster]

I stopped laughing and got angry at the censoring of the word cock.

[philgriffiths1970]

Bleeping the "cock" defeats the whole point of the sketch.

[djash2000]

@philgriffiths1970

It makes the sketch not defeats it.

[philgriffiths1970]

@djash2000 I dont see how; considering the sketch was originally shown as intended, without bleeping. Censors dont add to the quality of a piece when the original writers did not include it.

[SwiftsNamesake]

What does Robert say at the end?

[philgriffiths1970]

@SwiftsNamesake He says "Oo-er Missus"

[smaginn]

@philgriffiths1970 What does Oo-er Missus mean?

[Izaak247]

Lmfao

[hyacinthdibley]

COCK also means male chicken. It should not be bleeped out. SHEESH PEOPLE!

[dave2806]

the good old days when hospitals used to be like this , bloody great !

[Nexius8]

I feel the punchline should be "Hennimore!"

[LGD3]

Should be titled "How to ruin a joke, with a single sound"

[ErichoTTA]

Too funny.

[psychomantis108]

the fcc did the censoring no the up loader!

[XBillums]

who plays the doctor at the start?

[tatetalk]

damn you FCC

[CannibalWhirm]

A horse, a nun, and a Irish man walk into a bar and he barman says [punchline removed by the FCC]

[ApocalypseNext]

In YOUR endo!

[Bridie4167]

I don't get what everyone is complaining about, we still know the work beeped out is cock, so the joke still works

[GreenElixir]

I wouldn't mind grasping David Mitchell's rod ;)

[Croshawable]

@GreenElixir But would you wank off his ****?

[Delvontehmage]

@GreenElixir gay

[GreenElixir]

@Delvontehmage How is that gay? :P I'm a girl and fancy a guy... thats probably the most non gay thing ever :P

[Delvontehmage]

@GreenElixir Oh, sorry...somehow I was under the impression you were a guy, since it's usually guys who make such comments. Carry on.

[ZDoggMD]

Ah, this poor guy sadly illustrates the story of my life.

[Jez32uk]

i don't get this sketch what is he saying , are they bleeping out the punchline to this joke?

[hetepatat]

I thought he said "To where the mess is?"

[Alcedema]

@beepandpop he says oo, er, missus.. from the carry on films.

[beepandbop]

What does Webb say at the end? It's the line to which Mitchell responds "it's too late."

[KarinMikazuki]

Its spelled Innuendo.

[sillyjobug]

@lozziemegan I'm afraid I have to disagree with you there. I don't see Fry or Mitchell as the less attractive one at all, nor do I think they're inherently smarter than their counterparts. I know Mitchel and Webb met at Uni, so Robert must be at least near as intelligent as David. Hugh Laurie is also quite intelligent in interviews. Also, as far as I know both duos write together. Also, I've seen them all act, and seen them all on panel shows.

[VanishingWish]

Why didn't you just use the regular English version? I've definitely seen this uncensored.

[Mountdark]

BBC America kinda sucks...

[TheWonderfulWombat]

@Mountdark Truer words were never typed.

[TheDarkKerman]

Wait, they censor the word cock, but not the word wank. O.o

[GoodOlDavid]

the censoring did ruin this

[rlinfinity]

@bagseyno4 I guess the Americans don't know what wank means so they didn't censor it :D

[ashoftomorrow]

@rlinfinity i know what wank means, you wanker.

[rlinfinity]

@ashoftomorrow I'LL KICK YOUR PIGT IN YOU DUCKING YANKER, AND THEN MAKE YOU EAT SHIV THROUGH YOUR COAL!

[ashoftomorrow]

@rlinfinity that sounds fun. :D 

[kkleroux]

@bagseyno4 say it with me: "allowed" as in "to allow"

[undrtakr900]

LMFAO @ 1:25

[A0GP5YCH0]

what a carry on :D

yeh one of david mitchell's major influences was carry on.

[eponymousbosh]

Without wanting to be too analytical of a comedy sketch, the name Askwith is a reference to Robin Askwith, star of The Confessions of... bawdy sex romp series. Anyway, enjoy the comedy

[alucard217]

yeah the word cock isnt sensored in the UK nothing is past 9pm

[ShaunBowie94]

Everything is you mean. A ten PM they still bleep out swear words.

[WKaliberr]

can I put my black dick in your asshole?

[TheLucvD]

ahaha very funny sketch!

[randomdipshit]

Anyone ever noticed that both Mitchell and Webb look the same in this sketch that in the Hennimore sketch ?

[rlinfinity]

Is this a parody of "Carry On Doctor"? It sounds like it but I haven't seen it in a while

[rlnilson]

I have no idea.

[Alathaea]

@rlnilson It most definitely is a parody of Carry On - because Carry On would have essentially sworn blatantly if it could've, and was so insanely blatant that the innuendo was essentially pointless.

Nonetheless, Carry On is still very funny, some of their innuendo is so ridiculous and convoluted that it becomes thoroughly unsexy (and therefore funny).

[TheCobaltLion]

@rlinfinity Yes, quite a lot of the stuff they say is very carry on. That woman is obviously babarra windsor (cannot spell :-) )

[Ep1cF4il1]

@rlinfinity I think its a parody of the Carry On Series as a whole :P

[SleepyFroggy]

@rlinfinity It's a parody of 70s and early 80s british hospital comody

Carry on Doctor was one yeah

[Stormanborman]

@rlinfinity yeah it is

[EdNewey654]

@rlinfinity its basicly a parody of the whole carry on joke scheme

[Sboy200]

@rlinfinity it's a piss take of the hole Carry On thing, and how Inuendo is losing comic effect

[jamiejujamie]

@rlinfinity The characters look very similar

[MrHeslopian]

I love how they bleep out "cock" but not "wank" lol

[elconrad2]

asquith what a funny name

[marinoshulagreise]

why are the americans bleeping cock out?

[metal0mainiac]

Whatever happened to the "this is funny!" comments?

[irishgeezer1]

I miss inuendo; so much funnier than today's in-your-face vulgarity that passes for comedy. Long live Mitchell and Webb!

[halogen123]

there's some things i've noticed americans are a bit backward on, with their perception of what is and isn't rude one of them.

[VictimOfBoredom]

Different cultures have different standards. It'd moronic and ignorant to assume your country's cultural standards are universal.

[halogen123]

I was being ironic...

[VictimOfBoredom]

Well, you failed, because that's not irony.

[TherealMrChristophel]

YOU!

[mycathasbeenstolen]

fucking hilarious !!

[matthieus2]

Thanks for uploading this. I didn't realise America bleeped out "cock". Really like this show though. Love the parody of Carry On style humour.

[chriscooke109]

Can say wank but not cock wtf.

"should I get my cock out?" lol

[CommanderKrail]

Fairly pointless that a US channel would broadcast this sketch at all, since it is only likely to be funny to someone with a fair amount of exposure to British music hall-style humour and its "Carry On" and 1970s sitcom descendants (all British). However, the way they have chosen to show it is certainly the worst option they could have gone for, creating the surreal sensation that the TV execs themselves must have come from a bawdy 1970s editing suite ...

[FuBZiO]

I think you may be over thinking things here.

[Philstikkel]

Tis sux noooooooooe stop burm me eyes............

[alijanlondon]

Yeah only in America The unbeeped version is available on here. Notice they allow the word 'wank'

[jeffrey44]

Bleeping the word 'cock'? Only in America.

[videogamenostalgia]

They consider 'Hell' a swear word

[VictimOfBoredom]

No, we don't.

[VictimOfBoredom]

Would the UK not bleep the word "fuck"?

[jeffrey44]

All depends on context, time of day and channel. The Mitchell and Webb Look is on BBC Two after 9pm so generally they would be allowed to say 'fuck' although they don't really swear much on this show anyway.

[VictimOfBoredom]

After some quick Googling, I see "cock" means something different in the UK than in the US. In the UK, it refers to a stupid person, which isn't very obscene, while in the US, it refers specifically to the penis, which is quite a bit more vulgar. That is why it's bleeped.

[TherealMrChristophel]

acutally in the uk it means both. interestingly "dork" shares much the same meaning.

[TherealMrChristophel]

yes, idiot.

[VictimOfBoredom]

I have no idea what "yes, idiot" is supposed to mean. Ditto goes for your "YOU!" comment.

As for "cock" meaning both, then it would be equivalent to our "dick", which is generally not bleeped when used to refer to a person.

[CheeseTruncheon]

why is cock bleeped but wank isn't?

i see major stupidity in the FCC.

[danvinesexgod]

"Hmm the joke is that he swears instead of using innuendo...that works if we cut out the swearring doesn't it?" What a bloody stupid edit that ruins the sketch.

And while we're on the subject stop advertising for another program across the bottom of this one as if viewers want to be distracted from the comedy by thinking about the Iraq war!!

Also and purely to annoy people: Cock, Cock, Cock, Cock, Cock, There I've said it here so it was pointless cutting it you cock.

[StrangerToEarth]

@danvinesexgod You made me laugh my non-existent cock off, while feeling a total cock for finding you - an epic cock - so funny. The world is full of cocks - let Mitchell and Webb edit a couple out, why don't you.

[kvn8907]

@danvinesexgod I thought that was part of the sketch at first, and later they'd start talking about the Iraq war.

[hotelmario510]

@danvinesexgod I love how "wank" is perfectly acceptable but "cock" isn't.

[bulked]

Urgh, the country that has the worlds biggest parn industry (the US) really needs to get over its prudish conservatism-if people dont like something then they can change channels

[BrokenBlade]

Sexual innuendo : You're doing it wrong

[BigMac7780]

is the woman at 0:58 Brenda Blethyn (from outside edge)?

[CJS0095]

So it bleeps out cock but not wank? :S

[mrbuch]

I see this is a bleeped version? The original version of this sketch wasn't bleeped, and that was funnier!

[rlnilson]

It's BBC America so the FCC is censoring.

[PenneyBack]

bbc america edits out a lot of 'mature' things, like the sex scenes in torchwood

[callahanzorz]

@rlnilson (they're idiots) (Y)

[amarone1956]

@rlnilson The FCC is so tiresome.

[ebiljebus]

@rlnilson BBC America is a cable/satellite channel. The FCC has no control over cable and satellite, as those are pay services, unlike over-the-air TV and radio. Legally, the only thing stopping, say, Cartoon Network from broadcasting hardcore pornography is the potential loss of advertisers.

[rlnilson]

@ebiljebus Then why is it censored? Is it just the BBC?

[ebiljebus]

@rlnilson Most likely. The US doesn't really have a watershed like the UK. Also, from what I can tell, the word 'cock' is a bit nastier in the US than it seems to be in the UK.

[MrJonnieboi]

@rlnilson When I watched this on TV, it wasn't censored at all

[chrisofnottingham]

@rlnilson The BBC wouldn't beep "cock" if was shown after 9pm. It is possible that it was on the original sketch just for comic effect.

[allypap81]

@chrisofnottingham Well if it was the BBC's doing, they'd have bleeped "wank" as well - if it didn't already say BBC America I'd have assumed it was, as they don't really use "wank" whereas "cock" is pretty much universal

[chrisofnottingham]

@allypap81 I agree, I think in the UK wank is probably ruder than cock anyway so it would be silly if it was actually censored by the BBC like that.

[headmess84]

@rlnilson the bbc are pretty liberal,maybe its an international standard of some description

[rlnilson]

@headmess84 I wouldn't be surprised.

[satch234]

@ebiljebus No, actually the FCC regulates everything, even cable and satellite. There are certain things you can't say or show on every network, but what is censored varies based on time of airing and viewership. Channels can self-censor as well, which is why the Hallmark Channel (obviously an insanely family friendly station) will edit out mild words like "bastard," but if Cartoon Network broadcast hardcore pornography, as you so ludicrously suggested, they'd face huge fines from the FCC.

[gobbygirl77]

If you want to see the version without the bleeps, type in mitchell and webb bawdy 1970s hospital

[bilbrookbloke]

It's like watching the Carry On films!

[JohnDavidHeptinstall]

I love how wank isn't bleeped but cock is - "Would you like to wank my *beep*! lol no sense

[5656766]

It's because it's BBC America. Wank isn't one of the seven banned words.

[BigMac7780]

Could you enlighten me as to what those words are because I have a purely acandemic (Ie i like lording ti over pople who don't know)?

[eamurdock]

Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits.

"cock" by itself is not one of them, but in the US the censors usually try to stay well away from anything offensive, regardless of the list. There are also less specific standards, i.e. language or material that, in context, depicts or describes... sexual or excretory organs or activities.

In the US "wank" isn't seen as particularly indecent, though its meaning is quite clear. It clearly describes sexual activities.

[Seanbrunswick12]

@eamurdock thats actually the start of a song...

[tvrCLOT]

@eamurdock

As far as I've noticed, it's just seen as so distinctly British that rather than offensive it becomes endearing.

Plus, "wank" shares its connotation with "jerk", which is used and universally accepted here as a benign preliminary cuss.

[SoundSurferukII]

Well funny

[gangsterkrill192]

do you want to rub them on my *beep* hahahahahaha

[shalmaneser]

do you really not get this? Are you American?

[Jez32uk]

No, i was being sarcastic to illustrate how pointlessly puritanical American TV.

[77hurl]

i buzz of this clip, it is funny as fukk, cock cock cock

[philtafish]

on the british version it isnt censored either but thts coz its not tht offensive reeli

[pcjwss]

they bloody bleeped out cock!

if u watch it on bbc iplayer nothings bleeped.

[Darkstar263]

What do you expect? It's fucking politcal correctness yet again. Cock isn't even offensive isn't it?

[Zennosaidosan]

It's recorded from the American BBC (which for some reason shows lots of English shows not just BBC programs) and Wank isn't an offensive word over there.

[birkinsmith88]

I'm English and it makes me wonder:

Which word is more offensive to the English; Wank or Cock?

If someone called me 'a bit of a cock' it's a joke but if someone called me a 'wanker' that would be offensive...

[Zennosaidosan]

I've never really found either of them really offensive word. But, wank is probably more offensive to most people.

[TheJyscalator]

Of course they would show english programmes on American BBC, The first B stands for British.

[Zennosaidosan]

Obviously, but BBC is a specific company/channel and I don't see why a channel called BBC America shows programs that don't come from the BBC.

[dim432]

wHAT A CARRY ON

[dim432]

Well hello. ding dong

[sirphill]

brilliant, to bad its bleeped... It wasnt on British TV when I saw it

[JulesFandango]

Genius.