He has techniques up his sleeve that he would bring in if the right situation presents itself. They just have to be rehearsed in advance. But you're right, he is very alert as well.
Merton really was amazingly quick back then. He's still quick now but in the mid 90s it was amazing how quick he could come up with lines that were very funny.
@pcvideogamer he never laughs at anyone elses jokes, he thinks that he's the king of comedy sitting there milking his own shit self righteous jokes, and he practically got angus kicked off the show after viley insulting him for a whole episode, classless cunt.
@solidvidic He's a deadpan comic... that's his persona, he's not supposed to laugh.
And Angus brought it upon himself. His presence was threatening the show; how can you have someone taking the piss out of political scandals every week, when that person himself is guilty of the very thing he's ridiculing. He wouldn't do the decent thing and resign, so Merton and Hislop gave him a push.
@alwayswinit4real nah there's having a persona, like Jack Dee, and then there's being a complete snobby twat like Merton. Look at his eyes, you can see his soul and see the horribleness of it. Yes Angus was in the wrong, but don't publically make shit milked jokes about it. Also, Merton needs a trim his hair is gay as fuck
@solidvidic I'll have to defer to your sensibilities on that point, as I haven't yet acquired the ability to read people's souls.
But they had to address the situation. If you've ever watched this show for a long time, you'd know that it would just be unthinkable not to refer to what Angus did. It would have been the elephant in the room on every single episode.
Anyway, I don't know Paul Merton, and neither do you, but he doesn't appear to the least bit snobby to me. Angus or Ian, perhaps.
@alwayswinit4real i do not merton, he used to do window cleaning down my road, he used to charge a ridiculous amount and sneer down his nose at the contents of your house. Not a pleasant human being, i have to question your sanity and integrity i'm afraid, considering your complete lack of intelligence or awareness of character.
@solidvidic You're thirty years old... Merton has been a professional comic for over 25 years... Were you five when you were having your windows cleaned, and noticed his sneering attitude?
@alwayswinit4real im not actually 30 years old, i put a random age in when i signed up. I'm 22. But yes he was a window cleaner, he did it as a bit of cash in hand on the side. He's even made jokes about it in the past, albeit about the state of peoples houses comparted to his statley home.
@solidvidic Hahahaha... He was on Whose Line Is It Anyway twenty two years ago. Cleaning windows whilst on the payroll at the BBC (WLIIA, Just a minute, Hignfy).... hahaha you're talking shit.
It might have been slightly more believable had Paul Merton not been a Civil Servant up until 1982, before leaving that post to pursue comedy (as it was now financially more profitable than his job in the service).
@solidvidic That's because the joke's on you, lay carpet and people will walk on it. The only character who need be aware, is you, stop judging people and complaining when we judge you. Who gives a fuck what you saw, if your story is true, which is probably bollocks, because liars use "back ups" If you paid Paul Merton to clean your windows at a high rate, why the fuck weren't you cleaning them for your mum for free ?
@hand2gland lol don't cry because you're not funny. And i was 8 years old you stupid cunt, and didn't live with my mum. Who am i judging? Im not judging, im making an observatiion based on what i've seen. And for the record, i didn't complain about what you said, i just said that you aren't witty.. which you aren't. :) Cheer up
@solidvidic lol u stupid cunt, if you were 8 how the fuck did u know of Paul Merton being a snob hahahaha !!! At 8 I had a much more observational life.
@solidvidic So you've gone from saying you could see the "snobbiness" in his soul from the age of 5. And now your saying you dont like him because everyone on your street didnt like him when you were 8 years old?
Call me crazy but your story doesnt seem to add up, do us all a favour and shut your stupid face before you make more of an ass of yourslef -_-
@CountJoe1 when did i say i was 5? I've never said that. And yes you could see the snobbiness in his soul, doesn't mean i witnessed it first hand, that's just how the english language works mate. But please don't get yourself involved in this discussion, you're not needed or wanted :) so remove your "stupid face" before you make more of an ass of yourslef -_-
@solidvidic I stand corrected, solidvidic made you out to be 5 years old (based off your profile info) when Merton was cleaning your windows, as you would have to be that age to coincide with Mertons 25 year long comedy career. But as you quite rightly stated, you are in fact 22, so by that logic you should not have even been born by the time Merton was cleaning windows. So all your prejudices against Merton are based off your neighbourhoods views on him. Either way your talking bullshit.
I was in Tottenham once about 2001 and i was walking down the road with a friend when this enormous black woman in front of us stopped, dropped her shopping and held out her arms to me saying.. "Martin Cluuuunes... Martin Cluuuuuunes...." when she got a little closer she realized i was just an twerp who looked like him, so there you have my claim to fake fame!
@ric112 Yes, I've done about 95% of them so far, just a dozen or so and it's done, do it at the weekends mostly, i sent him the story, the court injunction said... "Keep well away from Mr Clunes" I'm not supposed to use the word 'clune' anymore according to the court order, although I'm allowed to wear my fan-made 'clune-suit' in private, it's just plastic-ears and tape to be honest with you, so yeah it can get you into trouble, be warned... CLU HU HU HU HUUUUU nnnnnnnne! ahh that was nice.
This is an absolute masterclass in comedy. Merton turns two dud jokes into a laugh still worth watching on the internet 15 years later. Every comedian who guests on HIGNFY gazes at Merton in admiration and this is the reason why.
@TITISIMO25 I think the English laugh at their own mistakes & failings more than most nations, just like Paul Merton did when he couldn't think of anything funny about the photo's.
@KeyserrrSoze Also, I know that Lee also has a go at Russell Howard in his act at the minute. It got me thinking that his old chum Herring actually worked on Howard's BBC3 show. I haven't seen the routine yet, but I do wonder if something happened behind the scenes there.
@kisbie I think, tho I have no proof to back this up, that it stems from a charity gig at the Union Chapel in May of this year, when Russell Howard, the headline act, pulled out with literally 90 minutes to go, leaving the organisers with no choice but to ask the other acts, Lee included, to do longer sets than planned. I was there, and Lee clearly wasn't happy at Howard, and his piece on Howard in his current set, Vegetable Stew, reflects that. It's as funny as fuck, too.
@KeyserrrSoze From other interviews, it's also quite interesting to see what Stewart Lee and Al Murray think of each other. Lee seems to think that Murray has sold out to the crowd he's been mocking. Murray once said that he liked Lee but he thought he was a bit 'old-school BBC' - in that he can't bare people making their minds up for themselves.
@KeyserrrSoze Highlighting cases of joke-stealing is where I agree it can be fair game, but normally, it is quite difficult to prove that an idea has been nicked rather than just being thought of by two people independently. I remember Dara O'Briain was accused of stealing a joke about Churchill, Hitler and Scissors-Paper-Stone from an obscure club comic (even though he only read it out while hosting HIGNFY), but that was dismissed.
@KeyserrrSoze He said it in the Radio Times, in an interview with Frank Skinner before the World Cup. I think he means that Seinfeld's act is basically just light-hearted observations like McIntyre's, but one is lauded as a comedy god while the other is slagged off. He meant it as a compliment to both. He also said that he liked McIntyre partly because it's unfashionable to do so in the professional comedy bubble.
@KeyserrrSoze Actually, while we're on the subject, I'm prepared to stick my neck out and say that I agree with David Baddiel when he declared Michael McIntyre to be "the British Jerry Seinfeld". And that Sean Lock is right to say that comedians openly slagging off other comedians - especially when they do it in their act - is just poor form.
@KeyserrrSoze Bob Mills also gave the neatest summary of Jim Davidson I've ever heard - "A nasty man who's not a good comedian." At least Manning knew how to tell racist jokes.
@KeyserrrSoze I do remember Dave Gorman succintly saying that Manning couldn't really claim to be an 'equal opportunities offender', as the white, heterosexual, working class members of his audience were not made fun of in the same way that the blacks and Asians were. (Having said that, his most famous comment about gay men was more self-deprecatory than it was homophobic.)
@KeyserrrSoze The other contribution I remember Manning making on that show was that "women comedians only talk about Tampax, who wants to listen to that?". That was during Joan Rivers' bit (or possibly Jenny Eclair's).
@KeyserrrSoze He said it on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand Ups. Manning himself was interviewed for that show and gave the immortal phrase, "I've never died in me life!" Two months after the program went out, Manning passed away.
@chrish12345 if the show got another permanent guest I think he could play off them too. it's only because they don't have time to establish things they do in one episode. he played of brian blessed and boria though, didn't he?
try searching for hignfy the official pirate video. Or pirate special. It's on utube at the moment, it's one of the best episodes ever and this is a classic line from it.
This was the special pirate edition video if anyones interested, most of the stuff is a bit dated but still funny if you can find a copy in a charity shop or ebay or whatever.
He makes two bad jokes then says shall i make it three in a row but then he says he can't think of any thing not funny implying every thing he can think of is funny. Then he says over to you angus impling everything angus says isn't funny
i remember that comment he made when the chinese premier visited the uk, and the panel were asked where else he had visited. clunes replied 'the globe theatre, because i live opposite it and i videotaped it in case someone shot him'. brilliant
What makes him a twat?
topbanana188 3 months ago
I always loved Paul Merton until I found out he was a total twat, and that saddened me greatly.
yatter1 3 months ago
martin clunes is the product of skipping 5 million years' worth of evolution from the chimpanzee to human being
Tears0faShadow 3 months ago
Merton is ridiculously clever as a comedian.
eXPerienceyeah 4 months ago 3
He has techniques up his sleeve that he would bring in if the right situation presents itself. They just have to be rehearsed in advance. But you're right, he is very alert as well.
kealyc1 4 months ago
swampy, cantona, spice girls and heroin.
ahhh... the 90s.
freakyfadge 4 months ago
Merton really was amazingly quick back then. He's still quick now but in the mid 90s it was amazing how quick he could come up with lines that were very funny.
lfcizdabest 4 months ago
Marin Lune.
OscarWilkins 5 months ago
oh wow ! i love the fact that on whos line is it anyway they got both the guys from men behaving badly :)
RoseBeautyDuffy 5 months ago
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sorry! i mean have i got news for you
RoseBeautyDuffy 5 months ago
paul merton is an absolute cunt, sly little shit.
solidvidic 5 months ago
@solidvidic why on earth would you think that?
pcvideogamer 5 months ago
@pcvideogamer he never laughs at anyone elses jokes, he thinks that he's the king of comedy sitting there milking his own shit self righteous jokes, and he practically got angus kicked off the show after viley insulting him for a whole episode, classless cunt.
solidvidic 5 months ago
@solidvidic Ahh right, yes i can see he wasn't v-popular about the Angus thing...
pcvideogamer 5 months ago
@solidvidic He's a deadpan comic... that's his persona, he's not supposed to laugh.
And Angus brought it upon himself. His presence was threatening the show; how can you have someone taking the piss out of political scandals every week, when that person himself is guilty of the very thing he's ridiculing. He wouldn't do the decent thing and resign, so Merton and Hislop gave him a push.
alwayswinit4real 5 months ago
@alwayswinit4real nah there's having a persona, like Jack Dee, and then there's being a complete snobby twat like Merton. Look at his eyes, you can see his soul and see the horribleness of it. Yes Angus was in the wrong, but don't publically make shit milked jokes about it. Also, Merton needs a trim his hair is gay as fuck
solidvidic 5 months ago
@solidvidic I'll have to defer to your sensibilities on that point, as I haven't yet acquired the ability to read people's souls.
But they had to address the situation. If you've ever watched this show for a long time, you'd know that it would just be unthinkable not to refer to what Angus did. It would have been the elephant in the room on every single episode.
Anyway, I don't know Paul Merton, and neither do you, but he doesn't appear to the least bit snobby to me. Angus or Ian, perhaps.
alwayswinit4real 5 months ago
@alwayswinit4real i do not merton, he used to do window cleaning down my road, he used to charge a ridiculous amount and sneer down his nose at the contents of your house. Not a pleasant human being, i have to question your sanity and integrity i'm afraid, considering your complete lack of intelligence or awareness of character.
solidvidic 5 months ago
@solidvidic You're thirty years old... Merton has been a professional comic for over 25 years... Were you five when you were having your windows cleaned, and noticed his sneering attitude?
alwayswinit4real 5 months ago
@alwayswinit4real im not actually 30 years old, i put a random age in when i signed up. I'm 22. But yes he was a window cleaner, he did it as a bit of cash in hand on the side. He's even made jokes about it in the past, albeit about the state of peoples houses comparted to his statley home.
solidvidic 5 months ago
@solidvidic Hahahaha... He was on Whose Line Is It Anyway twenty two years ago. Cleaning windows whilst on the payroll at the BBC (WLIIA, Just a minute, Hignfy).... hahaha you're talking shit.
It might have been slightly more believable had Paul Merton not been a Civil Servant up until 1982, before leaving that post to pursue comedy (as it was now financially more profitable than his job in the service).
Stop judging people you don't know.
alwayswinit4real 5 months ago
@solidvidic Just proves you've got a shit house.
hand2gland 4 months ago
@hand2gland hmm your wit is even worse than merton's...
solidvidic 4 months ago
@solidvidic That's because the joke's on you, lay carpet and people will walk on it. The only character who need be aware, is you, stop judging people and complaining when we judge you. Who gives a fuck what you saw, if your story is true, which is probably bollocks, because liars use "back ups" If you paid Paul Merton to clean your windows at a high rate, why the fuck weren't you cleaning them for your mum for free ?
hand2gland 4 months ago
@hand2gland lol don't cry because you're not funny. And i was 8 years old you stupid cunt, and didn't live with my mum. Who am i judging? Im not judging, im making an observatiion based on what i've seen. And for the record, i didn't complain about what you said, i just said that you aren't witty.. which you aren't. :) Cheer up
solidvidic 4 months ago
@solidvidic lol u stupid cunt, if you were 8 how the fuck did u know of Paul Merton being a snob hahahaha !!! At 8 I had a much more observational life.
hand2gland 4 months ago
@hand2gland i didn;t know, i've been told, everyone on the street hates him.
solidvidic 4 months ago
@solidvidic So you've gone from saying you could see the "snobbiness" in his soul from the age of 5. And now your saying you dont like him because everyone on your street didnt like him when you were 8 years old?
Call me crazy but your story doesnt seem to add up, do us all a favour and shut your stupid face before you make more of an ass of yourslef -_-
CountJoe1 4 months ago
@CountJoe1 when did i say i was 5? I've never said that. And yes you could see the snobbiness in his soul, doesn't mean i witnessed it first hand, that's just how the english language works mate. But please don't get yourself involved in this discussion, you're not needed or wanted :) so remove your "stupid face" before you make more of an ass of yourslef -_-
solidvidic 4 months ago
@solidvidic I stand corrected, solidvidic made you out to be 5 years old (based off your profile info) when Merton was cleaning your windows, as you would have to be that age to coincide with Mertons 25 year long comedy career. But as you quite rightly stated, you are in fact 22, so by that logic you should not have even been born by the time Merton was cleaning windows. So all your prejudices against Merton are based off your neighbourhoods views on him. Either way your talking bullshit.
CountJoe1 4 months ago
@CountJoe1 lol.
solidvidic 4 months ago
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@CountJoe1 lol. pls go
solidvidic 4 months ago
@solidvidic make me -_-
CountJoe1 4 months ago
@CountJoe1 I thank-you.
hand2gland 4 months ago
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Tokyorosebiz 5 months ago
Thank you for uploading this. I've been searching for it as it's my favourite HIGNFY moment ever, so cheers :-)
PeasLoveHarmony 5 months ago
Martin Clunes looks like hes gong to btuadfwgseshigngwwegw
i give up...
rorrt 6 months ago
"HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAA AHHHAHAHAA" - Martin Clunes.
RSVJosephV 6 months ago 2
I think he did the second unfunny joke on purpose. I dont think Paul Merton is capable of saying two unfunny things ever.
ianhitman 6 months ago 4
Martin Clunes = William Regal
CockMyRasbah 6 months ago
Inspired is the word!!!
Catandthespoon 6 months ago
Hesitation, Paul! ;)
zionravescene 7 months ago
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hold on, "you can't think of anything that's not funny", you just did.
NottMacRuairi 7 months ago
I was in Tottenham once about 2001 and i was walking down the road with a friend when this enormous black woman in front of us stopped, dropped her shopping and held out her arms to me saying.. "Martin Cluuuunes... Martin Cluuuuuunes...." when she got a little closer she realized i was just an twerp who looked like him, so there you have my claim to fake fame!
pcvideogamer 7 months ago
@pcvideogamer do you post that on every video with martin clunes in?
ric112 7 months ago
@ric112 Yes, I've done about 95% of them so far, just a dozen or so and it's done, do it at the weekends mostly, i sent him the story, the court injunction said... "Keep well away from Mr Clunes" I'm not supposed to use the word 'clune' anymore according to the court order, although I'm allowed to wear my fan-made 'clune-suit' in private, it's just plastic-ears and tape to be honest with you, so yeah it can get you into trouble, be warned... CLU HU HU HU HUUUUU nnnnnnnne! ahh that was nice.
pcvideogamer 7 months ago 3
Good lord....Martin Clunes HAS to be a super villain!
DevNulZor 7 months ago 7
@DevNulZor LOL that would be impressive !!
hand2gland 6 months ago
very well saved! loved it!
someonecalleddean 7 months ago
I have nothing but respect for PM for what he does and how he does it, nice to see him with a chin back then to :)
pcvideogamer 8 months ago
Neil Morrisey picking coke bogies there at the end.
HitMeQuick 8 months ago
This is an absolute masterclass in comedy. Merton turns two dud jokes into a laugh still worth watching on the internet 15 years later. Every comedian who guests on HIGNFY gazes at Merton in admiration and this is the reason why.
faraheythisissilly 8 months ago 10
@TITISIMO25 Oh, I think it translates just fine! ;D Absolutely LOVE watching Paul Merton's work! :)
PalakikaK 9 months ago 2
ahh, i needed that.
EricSeanPayn 9 months ago
Paul Merton is brilliant at not laughing at his own humour, he lets everyone else do the work. Very sharp, quick...timing is godlike.
superhamzah85 9 months ago 10
i love Paul Merton, hilarious.
Jackiesstash08 9 months ago 5
english comedy doesnt translate well to americans
TITISIMO25 9 months ago 2
@TITISIMO25 I think the English laugh at their own mistakes & failings more than most nations, just like Paul Merton did when he couldn't think of anything funny about the photo's.
ALBIONTYKE 8 months ago 5
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I can't understand what they are saying, is this english?
pradon1337 9 months ago
@pradon1337 NO THIS IS FRENCH
DuelinginRS 9 months ago
@pradon1337 it's French
foot1piczocom 9 months ago
@pradon1337 You want to go to the north of England you wouldn't have a chance.
ALBIONTYKE 8 months ago
Man, that was awesome. Made all the better by Martin Clunes' enjoyment of it.
Thagros 10 months ago 4
BRAVO!
josephmarshall 10 months ago
Martin Clunes pretty much summed it up :L
Jeffo193 10 months ago
amaziung
Olekander 11 months ago
hahahaga
peacefrog1916 11 months ago
i watch a lot of comedy and many different comedians, and paul is the quickest i've seen.
UserOfCommonSense 1 year ago
@UserOfCommonSense I think only Robin Williams is any faster (or more consistently quick on the draw at least, which is what I think we all mean).
kisbie 10 months ago
Mar-Tin Clune Mar-Tin Clune, ying ping ting ling Mar-tin Clune...
GeoMcEvan 1 year ago 50
@GeoMcEvan ooy eeeehaaarhhh hoooaaaarrrgh huuuuurrgh!!!!
atomicmrpelly 11 months ago 2
@atomicmrpelly lol
GeoMcEvan 11 months ago
is the person next to paul neil morrissey?
BeresfordProductions 1 year ago 4
@BeresfordProductions Yep
m1ddy28 1 year ago
what episode was this?
ASuperUsername 1 year ago
Clunes can't get enough !!!!
ou7ofspace 1 year ago
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Paul Merton is not funny, he thinks he is but he is not.
umbongo82 1 year ago
Easily the quickets comedian there is goinf. Absolutely hysterical. I don't know how he mabages to always keep a straight face, though...
GallagherWellerBrown 1 year ago
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I detest Paul Merton and I don't care who knows it. The man is a pan faced thundercunt. Stewart Lee is very talented though.
RanpatMcMurphy 1 year ago
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@RanpatMcMurphy stewart lee is an unfunny prick
chrisjoneschrisjones 1 year ago
@chrisjoneschrisjones racist
shangrigreige 1 year ago
@shangrigreige sexist
chrisjoneschrisjones 1 year ago
Such a sharp wit. Few comedians like him nowadays.
billyemorris 1 year ago
HAHAHA!! i think he gets paid more for not laughing hahaha!! i know i couldn't do it!!
000nour000 1 year ago
I love how Martin Clunes absolutely loses it.
Andraste77 1 year ago 54
@KeyserrrSoze Also, I know that Lee also has a go at Russell Howard in his act at the minute. It got me thinking that his old chum Herring actually worked on Howard's BBC3 show. I haven't seen the routine yet, but I do wonder if something happened behind the scenes there.
kisbie 1 year ago
@kisbie I think, tho I have no proof to back this up, that it stems from a charity gig at the Union Chapel in May of this year, when Russell Howard, the headline act, pulled out with literally 90 minutes to go, leaving the organisers with no choice but to ask the other acts, Lee included, to do longer sets than planned. I was there, and Lee clearly wasn't happy at Howard, and his piece on Howard in his current set, Vegetable Stew, reflects that. It's as funny as fuck, too.
JJ62 1 year ago
@KeyserrrSoze From other interviews, it's also quite interesting to see what Stewart Lee and Al Murray think of each other. Lee seems to think that Murray has sold out to the crowd he's been mocking. Murray once said that he liked Lee but he thought he was a bit 'old-school BBC' - in that he can't bare people making their minds up for themselves.
kisbie 1 year ago
@KeyserrrSoze Highlighting cases of joke-stealing is where I agree it can be fair game, but normally, it is quite difficult to prove that an idea has been nicked rather than just being thought of by two people independently. I remember Dara O'Briain was accused of stealing a joke about Churchill, Hitler and Scissors-Paper-Stone from an obscure club comic (even though he only read it out while hosting HIGNFY), but that was dismissed.
kisbie 1 year ago
@KeyserrrSoze He said it in the Radio Times, in an interview with Frank Skinner before the World Cup. I think he means that Seinfeld's act is basically just light-hearted observations like McIntyre's, but one is lauded as a comedy god while the other is slagged off. He meant it as a compliment to both. He also said that he liked McIntyre partly because it's unfashionable to do so in the professional comedy bubble.
kisbie 1 year ago
@KeyserrrSoze Actually, while we're on the subject, I'm prepared to stick my neck out and say that I agree with David Baddiel when he declared Michael McIntyre to be "the British Jerry Seinfeld". And that Sean Lock is right to say that comedians openly slagging off other comedians - especially when they do it in their act - is just poor form.
kisbie 1 year ago
@KeyserrrSoze Bob Mills also gave the neatest summary of Jim Davidson I've ever heard - "A nasty man who's not a good comedian." At least Manning knew how to tell racist jokes.
kisbie 1 year ago
@KeyserrrSoze I do remember Dave Gorman succintly saying that Manning couldn't really claim to be an 'equal opportunities offender', as the white, heterosexual, working class members of his audience were not made fun of in the same way that the blacks and Asians were. (Having said that, his most famous comment about gay men was more self-deprecatory than it was homophobic.)
kisbie 1 year ago
@KeyserrrSoze The other contribution I remember Manning making on that show was that "women comedians only talk about Tampax, who wants to listen to that?". That was during Joan Rivers' bit (or possibly Jenny Eclair's).
kisbie 1 year ago
@KeyserrrSoze He said it on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand Ups. Manning himself was interviewed for that show and gave the immortal phrase, "I've never died in me life!" Two months after the program went out, Manning passed away.
kisbie 1 year ago
Paul Merton = The Comedian's Comedian! The two well respected comedy actors on the panel know where it all begins. With writers like Paul.
McPrfctday 1 year ago
How times have changes. Now Merton would find it effortless to come up with something unfunny.
kalifire 1 year ago
This really cheered me up :)
AvalaDemson 1 year ago
This honestly has to be, THE funniest thing I've ever seen in my life.
ubernaffa 1 year ago
genius
pghumra 1 year ago
MARTIN CLUNES laughing makes this better.
greerstorm 1 year ago 310
@greerstorm He's got one of the most infectious laughs I've ever heard!
leglesstheelf 1 year ago 3
Paul Merton is a genius comedian.
PeteGeeza86 1 year ago
Man's a genius.
mrbeanaswell 1 year ago 2
No one could pull themselves out of a hole as quickly as Paul Merton.
One of the sharpest wits we've had!
Szaam 1 year ago 270
i miss when this show used to be good, even paul merton looks tired these days :(, he needs a better gig.
PhantomimineHorse 1 year ago
It's Martin Clunes that makes this good.
TomMackio 1 year ago 6
Absolutely amazing! He could improvise his way out of anything.
AndPlus 1 year ago
That is how a good professional comedian recovers from two mediocre gags. Top draw stuff, once again, from Paul Merton.
azapro911 1 year ago
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He really is terrible
TheTotalRugby 1 year ago
@TheTotalRugby why?
TheAnxiousMan 1 year ago
one of the wittiest men ever. it's him and oscar wilde.
mmyyppaarrttyy 1 year ago 5
god how much better this show woz with angus, i know he was a useless twat but at least they could play off one another then
chrish12345 1 year ago 7
@chrish12345 if the show got another permanent guest I think he could play off them too. it's only because they don't have time to establish things they do in one episode. he played of brian blessed and boria though, didn't he?
flupmakintosh 1 year ago
i love the theme tune for this programme
boomboombadboy 1 year ago
@boomboombadboy good
Joshalidina 1 year ago
try searching for hignfy the official pirate video. Or pirate special. It's on utube at the moment, it's one of the best episodes ever and this is a classic line from it.
QuiteDrunkOnGin 1 year ago
i love martin clunes's reaction
steevo454 1 year ago 5
This was the special pirate edition video if anyones interested, most of the stuff is a bit dated but still funny if you can find a copy in a charity shop or ebay or whatever.
AerospaceEngineer90 1 year ago
@AerospaceEngineer90 Thats exactly what I did. And it 'tis very funny!
GatewayProductions 1 year ago
Paul merton = fuckin genius
danpayne118 1 year ago
god i love martin clunes laugh.
jonmarklong 1 year ago 3
HIGNFY has never been the same since Angus left!! Nobody can argue the bloke is by far the best presenter on TV today!!
thesnowdens 1 year ago
does anyone know what episode this is? :D
ElGranPikachu 1 year ago
Martin Clunes' laughter is just hilarious! Love it xx
MrsDanielRadcliffeN1 1 year ago 2
what series is this?
kitzlaihel 1 year ago
It was the 'Over to you Angus' that killed me.
hestheman929 1 year ago 6
martin clunes creasing up. LMFAO!!!
sheffking 1 year ago
is it wrong that i find paul murton quite sexy?
stripeytop777 1 year ago
If you're a wallaby, yes. I'd stick to my own kind, if that's the case.
ELuhn 1 year ago
@stripeytop777 I think he is. Which probably means it is a little bit wrong, but hey!
nellytheninkynonk 1 year ago
what a comback , made one of the worst jokes, and then bam , the funniest
mat876 1 year ago 5
good ole nailing angus deyton
iisgonnasmackurface 1 year ago
That was incredibly well played
IvyPianoMan 1 year ago 6
Paul Merton is the funniest comedian on TV, this clip is sooo funny, complemented by Martin Clunes wonderfully "roaring" with laughter.
paulwj55 1 year ago
Merton is a god.
DrGroovebomb 1 year ago 3
i chalenge anyone to name a comedian who is quicker witted than merton
rancidrancidrancid33 1 year ago 7
err... sean lock?
javb222 1 year ago
sean lock is good but not that good
rancidrancidrancid33 1 year ago 3
@rancidrancidrancid33
David Mitchell, but it's close.
thobern 1 year ago 5
@thobern
nah, mitchell's forte is the long winded rant.
gloomyoutlook 1 year ago
Ryan Stiles, possibly. Two different types of comedian, but Ryan is also very quick on the draw!
azapro911 1 year ago 3
You have to be on a show like 'Who's line...'
IvyPianoMan 1 year ago
paul merton be my flatmate
amunneheh 1 year ago 2
i love this guy!!
he is the best..........BTW if anyone hasnt watched it, look at his "paul merton in china" stuff!!! it is HILARIOUS
petrucci15 1 year ago
Fuckin' Legend.
unholymoose 1 year ago
I cry laughing EVERY time I watch this...
How does Paul come up with something funnier, on the fly, than most comedians can write into a set.....? Unbelievable, and so funny! :D
ubernaffa 1 year ago 5
Merton is fuking hilarious,this is a classic clip
andos8888 2 years ago 18
Is Clunes catching a fly at 0:35?
olly111192 2 years ago 5
"I can't think of anything that's not funny"
- Merton has never said a truer word.
The man's a comedy genius!
Sandheaver 2 years ago 203
@Sandheaver he is clearly the best comedian in UK, undoubtedly in my eyes anyway
huggyb85 1 year ago
@huggyb85 fantastic comic w a huge talent for words - check him out on just a minute
themusicdr 1 year ago
Angus's little gesture at the end just tops it off :
'And there it is.'
TheConciseStatement 2 years ago 3
LOVE him!
jenjennywren 2 years ago
Merton's a fucking legend! :D
OrochiOni 2 years ago 6
Good to see Martin Clunes during his Men Behaving Badly days.
dovestones 2 years ago 11
LOL omg
henrycrumm 2 years ago
deadpan genius
pompeyblues 2 years ago 5
paul is a genius
itstherevolution 2 years ago 5
Genius!!!!!!!!
seansalvador1 2 years ago
What a mighty laugh Martin Clunes has!
cokieblume 2 years ago 199
lmao that was brilliant
dmhiggs 2 years ago 2
Majestical.
2205923358 2 years ago
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i don't really get this joke, someone please explain :)
JoshRobertson142 2 years ago
its not a joke, its just funny
martinmedeski 2 years ago
He makes two bad jokes then says shall i make it three in a row but then he says he can't think of any thing not funny implying every thing he can think of is funny. Then he says over to you angus impling everything angus says isn't funny
minimacca999 1 year ago
love the show.. whats Angus doing now?? he was the best host..
fairhillnorrie 2 years ago 2
Coke off hookers, IIRC.
Porce1ain 2 years ago
Love Martin Clunes every time hes ever been on HIGNFY
Fubs 2 years ago
i remember that comment he made when the chinese premier visited the uk, and the panel were asked where else he had visited. clunes replied 'the globe theatre, because i live opposite it and i videotaped it in case someone shot him'. brilliant
somerandomer 2 years ago 5
"over to you , angus!"
LOL paul was always so harsh to poor angus!
ClaryTheFairy 2 years ago 4
Oh man. Such a genius. He plays two complete and utter duds and still comes out on top!
atomicmrpelly 2 years ago 5
I've long dreamed of seeing a show by 'Monty Python Mk. II' (I'm sure they could think of a better name):
Bill Bailey
Stephen Fry
Eddie Izzard
Hugh Laurie
Sean Lock
Paul Merton
Sadly, I had to leave Harry Hill out to limit it to 6 members, but he's welcome to contribute occasionally as the '7th Python, Mk II'.
kisbie 2 years ago
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why on earth hugh laurie?
i can think of 10 better comedians to replace him easily, harry hill not being one of them
alexvessis 2 years ago
How can you have Fry without Laurie? Ever see their sketch show? Or Blackadder? Or J&W?
Plus, he has the Stan Laurel quality of appearing vulnerable, which the others don't have as performers.
I didn't pick Ross Noble for one as he's from a different generation, and is strictly a solo man.
kisbie 2 years ago 4
Harry Hill is hilarious
tarff26 2 years ago
@tarff26
2nd that, i love paul merton but harry hill's tv burp is the funniest thing on tv at the moment
djnumarkking 2 years ago