Al Murray - Takes on the Nations of the World | REACTION 

My favourite little bit which people always miss or don't notice is "I have infinite respect for the Irish, upto a point" 😆

Peru was where Paddington Bear came from. His name came from the Railway Station which was his final destination. Al used to be a History teacher before moving to comedy, a loss to the teaching profession.

He called Australia "Wilkinson land", as it was soon after Johnny Wilkinson had kicked the winning goal against Australia in the Rugby World Cup Final.

When a teacher teaches using comedy it sticks. You retain it, it becomes a memory. We ALL remember that teacher and what they taught us. The days with them don't merge into one long day.

Al Murray a total LEGEND.

His routine about the British never losing a war is really funny.

Another great thing about Al Murray is his interaction with the audience at the beginning of his shows. He remembers the names and things about them so he can use them later on.. I've seen this clip so many times and it never gets boring

The galapagos Islands where we the British invented evolution was a reference to the British man Charles Darwin who came out with the theory of evolution after studying the animals on the islands in the 1800s

Good Reaction, as usual, Guys.The "II8Der" Indian joke was that the Phone Line "118118" was the British Line that we called for general information based in Newcastle( called The Geordies) and they asked for too much money to continue their Government Contract and so the Business went to Indian, where they, probably, paid 1/10th of the price for the Indian people to give us general information. The Brits insult those they love the most*** and if we do not insult you on a personal or National basis then that is negative. lol( ***Obviously,The French being the exception to the rule.

This is a great routine from Al Murray and you can see that his passion for history really comes through.

The character that he plays is a pub landlord. As a kid in the 60's most all of the pub landlords would, especially as the night wore on and they'd had a few drinks, start lecturing the patrons on all manner of subjects and opinions. They seemed to love nothing more than having an audience. Often outrageous with their stories, more often wrong on facts, they were nevertheless highly entertaining. The following morning they'd be grumpy as the inevitable hangover kicked in. Almost all had a great love for king/queen and country and the armed forces, many of them were ex-servicemen. Often you'd see them wearing a blazer and tie in their regimental colours and with the badge sewn onto the breast pocket. The only difference between Al's character and the real life landlords of old is that Al knows what he is talking about, especially on history. Glad you enjoyed it, all his stand ups seem to be part comedy and part a lesson you didn't know you wanted to learn :D

He was in front of a british crowd they understood every joke

He has a history degree it's why he knows so much.

He had already spoken with the audience before this part of the show, that’s how he knew some of their names, where they are from and what they did for a living.

Peru - He was referring to the story of "Paddington Bear"

I could watch this a million times and i would still piss myself laughing

one of the great things about Al Murray is no matter how many times u see his clips or shows u can watch them again and not only laugh to the point of crying but also pick up the odd salient fact u mighta missed the first time around or have gleaned some information that makes u understand a quip he comes out with that didnt hit the previous time

Thanks guys! Great reaction! He did not mentioned the Nordic countries, cause there is nothing to joke about, everything picco bello🤩😁And he went very easy on you there in the "Greatest Country", basically a good idea turned to a total disaster! Best Regards from Finland😍🤩

Wizard was a band and they had a Christmas song called, I wish it could be Christmas everyday 😆

He refers to Australia as 'Wilkinsonland'. Australia hosted the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup. The final was between Australia and England, which England went on to win with a memorable drop goal from Johnny Wilkinson.

The squirrels bit is a hark back to his TV series Time Gentleman Please. The Pub Landlord has an ongoing vendetta against the squirrels who keep nicking the customers crisps and peanuts and leaving them around the beer garden.

you have to remember (or know f you have not been told) he is a character, its a role. He is playing the role of a Stereotype, who see's the world in Stereotypes. The Stereotype he is playing is a proud nationalistic type English dude that you tend to meet in Pubs in the UK (mainly England) that has a certain level of Education that is quite high, but is also somewhat warped by a totally overly patriotic lens so a lot of that factual information is warped into a Stereotype. The genius of it is, the more he takes the piss out of everyone else, he is in fact taking the piss out of the English, and there is another layer, because his character is a Stereotype he is also taking the piss out of the audience. So its like a 3 level irony thing, but full of observational wit. The character is full enough of fact to believe, but warped enough that its actually propaganda, if you break it down. I think some of the levels of this are even missed by some UK folks. To be fair its almost impossible to get all the jokes fully if you are not from the UK. You have to have encountered the people his character has borrowed from, and also understand that this is a stereotype of those guys which is both taking the piss out of those characters bit also the stereotype itself, even though its somewhat true. All the Stereotypes that Al utters, are also semi based in reality but also completely either over the top exaggerations, or faulty logic that is exposed when things are not just taken at face value. Finally there is a more direct commentary on Imperialist Britain, and its a double edge thing because it is a positive framing from the character, but a more negative framing by the performer. I am sure you have the same thing (just in a slightly different manifestation of it) in the US with people who are too patriotic, but know just enough fact to prop it up in a semi convincing package, but with further probing it falls apart. In a way South Park performs a similar function in the US , at least in regards to the angle it is viewing things through, basically several layers of irony, even if the way it does that is completely different.

You can't say "no" shaking your head whilst laughing 😂

He was in front of a British audience who would have completely understood all of those jokes you called insider jokes.

He described the Swiss as, "Plucky" and it got bleeped out. Plucky: having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties.

The Wombles reference is from a children's TV programme in the 1970s - 'The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we'. India & 118 refers to the call centres that moved from the UK to India in the early 2000s.

He hasn't done too badly with his historical knowledge around the world after his History Degree from Oxford University. He knows a thing or three.

The country’s he missed come under the term “ the Womble country’s” which is one of those inside jokes. Referring to the wonbles of Wimbledon, an old children’s program. 😂😂🇬🇧🙏🏻

Silly question: do Americans know that many of their cities and towns are named after places in the UK. Al mentioned just a few there in his sketch. As an example, The village I live in is also a name of a place is Texas. My village is over 1000 years old.

His welsh accent was pretty good 🤣 and Cardiff 😂😂😂😂😂

I'm chuckling away at these two, both with a cluless smile on their faces as the point of the joke goes right over their heads. I appreciate that they don't understand the competitive infrastructural nature of the four British nations as it is historic and can be quite subtle, somewhat akin to American states, e.g. southern states, the billy-bobs of the south, as the Irish are to the English, hence, digging the roads. Actually the Irish were instrumental in helping to build the British infrastructure, i.e. roads, canels etc., known as navvy's. (navigators) large contigencies of Irish moved around the three countries, many settling perminently. The Irish are strong, brave, and likable people.

Us brits have a famous saying "France is a beautiful country, only issue is that it's full off the french"

Well done guys......I take my hat off to you, having to cope with strange British accents, humour and localised facts or urban myths that you may never have come across before. Keep up the good work and if you get the chance, check out the "Secretary" sketch by Al.....one of my favourites.

I love the fact that you pride yourselves in having freedom of speech but thought Al had possibly stepped over the line a few times ironically enough. He's one of our tamer comedians material wise. I'd love to see your reactions to Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr 😂 Love your reactions guys, keep 'em coming.

Thanks for your reaction. However, one simply has to be British to appreciate all the cultural references in his act. There are numerous subtle 'digs' at stereo types and historical events that can only be fully understood if one is a native Brit. But props for trying..

Great clip, great reaction guys!! 👍

Education and Comedy...2 of the better things in life

Loved watching that with u both!

Nice reaction and debrief afterwards, thanks for posting 👍😁🇬🇧

Venice reeks in the summer! Bloody expensive too!

He is a master at his art.... 👋

When a Welshman explains something they tend to sound confused.

Nice reaction video you pair are doing well too understand Ai Murray, It's not Americans fault that so many don't know much about the world outside their country because it's so hard and expensive to holiday abroad

Hey peeps, first view of your content. I love the varied reactions to Al's Oxford History degree ;-)

Loved your take on it Sir, Ma’am , UK,s finest.

Hi. Al Murray (pronounced Murry) spends time before his shows talking to members of the audience, so he has an idea how far he can go when singling out people in the audience during the show. His character as the "Landlord" is a xenophobic bigot, this seems to be observational comedy. I love it. I believe he studied Modern history at Oxford, he has also made documentaries. I am lucky enough to have seen him live a couple of times

He mentioned Vikings once, in the "Countries Britain has defeated" sketch

Most of these jokes would be understood by a UK audience. For somebody outside the UK about 40% would go over your head.

Most of it went straight over your heads

Paddington bear joke crashed and burned with them😂

You do know he is a History professor too.

Good reaction. Please at some point watch some more of his stuff. His take on national anthems is superb as is his piece named All jobs are terrible. A much under reacted to video by Al is What every parent must know. I do hope you get round to viewing all three of those.

You must catch his "Hell in different countries" routine.

Watching Jodie trying not to laugh is the best bit.

To use cricket terms, in regards the flirting vs harrasment, he got a fine edge on the ball before it hit the pads.

I just love watching an American reaction to counties or events they have never heard of

He's really good to listen to for historical shade. A real boffin when it comes to history🧐

Very true your comments at the end. Many, if not 50% of his jokes were aimed at his mainly English audience.

Every British person would get every reference.

Being Welsh...I'm never angry and I'm P'd off that you'd think as much...

my god Murray is so unfiltered 😂😂

Good reaction,if you choose front row seats over here you're basically saying I'm fair game for anything!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

If you're looking for educational comedy you could use in your classes look no further than Philomena Cunk...Cunk on Britain and Cunk on Earth are absolute comedy gold and they're pretty good documentary series in their own right!

Al is a smart guy. So must know that Culloden was not Scots versus English. A large percentage of the troops who fought on the Government side were Scots. Flodden would have been a better example when the English kicked our arse. Floors O the Forest was written In memorial. Still played today. At military funerals, including Arlington. That said Al is just doing his job as a British comedian. Ripping the piss.

Paddington bear is what he was referring to that you couldn’t quite place

To the most beautiful and thoughtful lass on the right. Well done, you are the perceptive star.

The late Queen had tea with Paddington.You can’t see it on Paddington bear Queen.

Just got tickets to Al Murrays 2024 tour , May 2024......£32 each...same price all seats...we are in the stalls about halfway back so we may catch some flak !

Definitely watch his global finance video, his nyc impression is spectacular

He called Australia "Wilkinson Land" because in 2003 Australia hosted the Rugby World Cup and in the dying seconds of the grand final Australia and England were tied until Jonny Wilkinson scored a field goal for England to win the World Cup. As an Aussie it still hurts, even people who weren't born then know about it.

Al Murray explains the Euro Crisis is well worth a look!

The bits about norway and Sweden are on the DVD extras

Surprised France didn’t get more flak. His xenophobia scales new heights with the French because his wife ran off with one. Took the son with her too. The one time I saw him live, over 20 years ago, he told the tale of going to France to retrieve his son. It was brilliant. Never seen him do it on any recording.

118 WAS A BRITISH TELEPHONE EXCHANGES MAINLY IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND IE GEORDIES ,BUT IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO INDIA

The male reactor looks permanently baffled!

118dia is a reference to company call centres, that you call if you have a problem. They used to be mostly in the UK and a lot of them were in the Newcastle area where 'Geordies' hail from. But as is always the case with companies these days, most call centres have been relocated to India on the grounds of cost. The upshot of this is that the line quality is poor making it difficult to hear and be heard, and you end up talking to someone whose first language isn't English, and who can't really understand the problem you've got and are trying to explain to them - resulting in getting zero satisfaction and a fraught stressful experience.

I think Al was saying America got out of hand because the Brits wanted to tax them and get rich but the Americans fought and won their independence, really starting the demise of the British empire (which a lot of Brits in hindsight recognise had to happen, sooner or later).

Hi. Love your videos 👍🏻. You might already know but the this guy is “The Pub Landlord” who is a fictional character that comedian Al Murray created and plays. ‘The Pub Landlord” is a caricature of an often commonly found “know it all” British Pub landlord. Peace ✌🏻

Al Murray has a degree from Oxford in History

I luv ur smile

Our British comedy the best in the world. I seenAll Murry live.

Paddington Bear from Peru :)

we invented work , says the guy with a plastic bubble in his hand.. hes fun tru

Al Murray Giving It Both Barrels. Full Stage Show 1Hr.8min ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1FTL1E-EJoY.html

sorry but you two are really the whole point, Americans as a whole dont realise there is a world out there that isn't part of you, there's a struggle going on you might be oblivious too but its global

Alba-kwer-kwer

Ime from England.....it's funny

Paddington Bear look it up!

Pizza is delicious, even more so once you’ve folded it into a pasty. 😉

You done well following 😅

I live here in the states now but yanks have sense of humor, they’re so scared of upsetting ppl with jokes

You only got about 5% of the jokes and that is understandable, i got 100% because i am English and we learn world history as the World was shaped by England :).

It hurts to hear the truth 😄🇬🇧😄🇬🇧

These Americans really don't get irony🤣🤣

My grandad punched a horse 😅

RSPCA. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Paddington Bear

I think a lot of it went straight over your heads because you didn't know the bits that only Brits would know

Christmas island Tell wizard to knock it off Wizard sang the Christmas song I wish it could be Christmas everydayyyyyy Surely you've heard it. I'll drop a link below

Must be hard for you guys,whin the teacher inviomet.