As an Irishman I can confirm that they do indeed think this. I'm also often pleased to learn quite frequently from British people that one of them wrote "Dracula", even though it was written by an Irishman. They love claiming shit. As the song goes, "Brittania Waives The Rules" 😉
I don’t particularly like this comment but it’s not everyday you get the opportunity to be the 100th like and I’m not one to turn my nose up at opportunity.
Interesting reaction here. There is something amiss when humour turns into an argument. Clearly UK people are not afraid to laugh at themselves, while US people struggle with satire because they take national pride far too seriously.
Nailed it. When the moon thing came on the guy was instantly annoyed. Not saying all Americans are like it but stop being so touchy it’s just a joke. Laugh at yourselves, no one’s perfect. Except the British.
@@ULTRAWIDE. I am British, and I found the line about "no one else was trying" falls flat as a joke because it so obviously isn't true. Al Murray is well versed in history, and he lets it shine through in his character sometimes (disguised as "pub quiz" knowlege) so you'd think the Pub Landlord would be aware of the Soviet space program.
@leonwiddicombe8947 well i found a interesting thing when i did a little poll on a server with a mix of brits and americans on it. i simply asked 'in a sitcom would you be comfortable being the butt of the jokes for a whole episode, or would you prefer to be the one dishing out the jokes?' American: receive: 21% give: 79% brits receive: 66% give: 34% I feel part of that might just be that brits are happy to laugh at themselves, justifying being the butt of jokes by 'well, if i can laugh at myself, then everyone's laughing' that and there's been some great comedy characters that have been the butt of jokes. Richard Richard from bottom comes to mind as a character who is all flaw, (virgin, socially awkward, pretty much the prototype incel 'i bought you a Coca-Cola in good faith, and did you say 'no thank you I'm a lesbian, i want my 55p back!'' feels like he's being constantly set up for a fall) but he was played by Rik Mayall, who often played the prat in slapstick projects. same also with Hugh Laurie, he's not afraid to act silly and have someone tease him for it. also Craig Charles is a character that is pretty much all flaw and is the butt of the majority of the jokes, though in fairness in red dwarf everyone is the butt of jokes And you just don't really see that level of a flawed character in American sitcoms. actually the story that comes to mind, when 'the young ones' was trailed in America a studio execs comment was "so which one is the hero? who is the audience meant to see themselves as?" now if you've seen the young ones, none of them are good people, but while there isn't a hero to self insert yourself into, you will see parts of your personality and behaviours in all of the characters. Similar story with the American adaptation of red dwarf, believe the first episode is on RU-vid, they tried to make lister a likeable, hip sort of guy, vs the cold curry and beer with a stubbed out ciggie drinking space bum. (always reminds me of the episode where they go to the chamber of justice and lister is asked 'occupation?' and the answer is 'erm....errrrm??.....bum!!' always gets a giggle)
Don't attempt to explain subtlety to Americans. It has a silent letter in the very word so they won't even know it, let alone understand it. Americans only use 'simplified English' with all the colour and subtlety removed, along with the occasional whole syllable ( IT IS ALUMINIUM NOT Aluminum, FFS the clue is in the fact that everyone else in the world and every periodic table shows it with ALL its letters.)
Al is a legend. He comes from a aristocratic family and he is a graduated Oxford in history. Definitily check out more of his stuff, he just plays off the crowd in character as the land lord during his shows. Even when not in character he is quite funny, definitely check out some more of him! As an Aussie he doesn't just go after yanks trust me, he goes after everyone and it's great.
his grandfather came from scottish aristocracy, Al's great great great great great grandfather was a Duke he had an aristocratic ancestor it doesn't mean he came from an aristocratic family
"What is it with British comedians and beer on stage?" His act is the PUB LANDLORD. It's not against Americans - it's about Brit arrogance against any other country. He could also have been a stereotype taxi driver.
Thanks, I was about to write something very similar but you beat me to it. I've lived in the USA for over 2 decades and they still generally do not undersand the phrase "tongue in cheek". They are starting to get sarcasm, but irony is still a relatively foreign concept to the majority.
@@michaelsmith7425 Did you emigrate Michael and are you glad you did,my friend? It's 2am in London now and today was 77 Degrees in October.We have just had the warmest September on record and it;s getting silly now. lol
@@Isleofskye I did and I have mixed feelings about doing so. I have a great job with great pay that I could never have had under the British class system. But given the horribly hot weather where Ilive (TX) and the terrible drivers and rampant crime on balance it is a close race. We just had several straight days of over 100 degrees and it was so dry my house foundation has cracked in half and my sheetrock (plasterboard) is cracking inside.
You missed the sexual innuendo in the moon race section “it doesn’t matter who comes first when you’re on your own”. That’s a bit of classic British banter. Calling you a wanker without you even noticing the insult. But because it’s banter it’s not meant in a nasty way. Or was it? We only do that to people we like?..😊
I was glad you spotted that too, I was going to comment myself if no one else did. They definitely missed it, I was looking at their faces and not one had a quizzical look lol
did you notice he said "its been a year" after? There is a whole back story to the character. Al Murry used to have a TV show in which he played a landlord whos wife left him and took the kids a year ago and he hasnt been with another woman since
Al Murray is the 'pub landlord'. A persona, hugely funny, but an educated guy from Kent. There is never an intent to offend but he does it brilliantly 🥰
that's the thing I've found as a brit with my American friends. until they got a feel for British humour, I had to very much walk on eggshells around them, till it finally clicked with them. I get tone can be hard to work out over text, but the sticky out tongue smiley should probably have been a hint for 'oh hang on, brits insult each other cos they like each other, if he was being really nice to me, that's cos he doesn't like me' and as soon as I managed to cross that bridge with them, things got much smoother. slowly trying to teach them wit and sarcasm to a British level. and bless him he tries, but he cant quite get the British art of obscure swearwords, and using random nouns and verbs to describe other things. ie: drunk - "look at that guy, he's absolutely trolleyed" but were getting there. not quite gonna blow his Iowan brain by teaching him Yorkshire slang too, well, not just yet and to make my point with the vid, you could sort of see how some of the guys felt very uncomfortable with a accidental slightly spicy remark. whereas yeah, i say the worst things to my friend, he says the worst things back to me, we all laugh, everyone has fun (though its always fun when someone tries to stick up for him, cos I'm a white guy apparently abusing a south african mixed race guy, must be racist) and junior just tells them to mind there own business and calls me whatever slur comes to mind to make his point as I chuckle. though it is always a chuckle when someone new joins the group chat, hasnt quite got a feel for the room and one of the guys asks the Asian guy in the group 'so when are they actually deporting you ass?' and eventually people get a feel for the vibe and join in teasing each other. if everyone gets insulted, the no one has been. least that's how our group of friends sees it. but as Al says, two countries separated by a common language, but feel its deeper than that with cultural stuff. but its absolutely not gonna stop the yanks teasing the brits over things and vice versa (jus can we move on from, haha uk has no guns (it does) and haha dead school kids in America, cos it started wearing thin around the 2000s)
They hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing, but they gave him an unlimited budget, so he insisted they really go, so he could get the lighting just right.
Oh my days, can't believe anyone actually believes this shit. The Russians monitored everything about the moon landings, if they were faked then it would have been a massive coup for the Russians but they said and still say nothing, why? Because even they knew/know the landings happened. The problem is dim witted people believing what they see on social media as fact, it's a sign of a weak mind and individual.
This is a character Al Murray plays called “The Pub Landlord” who’s ignorant, arrogant and hysterically patriotic for anyone who doesn’t know. This is why there’s a bar behind him and he’s got a pint in his hand. In real life he’s an extremely clever, softly spoken and polite guy.
One of the main principles of British comedy is sarcasm, and is often misunderstood by other nationalities. When we like people we often take the pi55 out of them, especially if they're mates.
It’s important to be able to laugh at yourself and realise your short comings as us British do. We’re underdogs and always will be. And we’re proud of that 😆
@@shanegooding4839Haven't heard anything then have you? What do France, Spain, Italy, Germany, USA and Russia all have in common?????? THEY ARE ALL BIGGER THAN US, yet we had a bigger empire than them all. Have you ever completed an IQ test?
It’s just comedy guys and not intended to belittle anyone, just British comedy and probably a bit of an acquired taste for you guys since we generally have a different sense of humour.
The more you are roasted, the more you are liked. The fact that we Brits roast Americans more than we roast any other country, merely demonstrates the great affection we hold towards you. If you want proof. RU-vid has a video of the Guards at Buckingham Palace playing your national anthem after 9/11 The special relationship is alive and well. We have your 6, always. However, the roasting continues.
Of course this is Al as his stage persona "The Pub Landlord", someone who will always find that Great Britain's accomplishments always outshine any others. He always mocks the UK more than his ostensible targets (in this case, Neil from the US). Al's routine "Nations of the World" is longer but just as funny & insightful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6DafuN7wxuM.htmlsi=UJI_hxL_WYT4Ti8w (For those who might wonder about his interactions with the audience, he spends the first part of his show talking with people in the audience and integrates the information from these exchanges into his routines.)
That's not just an on stage beer. That's not just an on stage working bar. That's an on onstage working bar, that is motorized, that he drove up there, from off the street outside, at the start of the special.
Britain was actually in first place for the space race(without German assistance) but we decided to do other things instead (create the NHS, welfare state etc)
All's comedy is both obvious and subtle at the same time but the best part of it is difficult for non Brit's to get because it's all driven by the character he portrays. The stereotypical pub land lord is someone we've all encountered he's loud opinionated misogynistic a little racist and wildly homophonic and has some of the wildest takes you'll ever hear. He's often so ignorant it's actually hilarious and just like a lot people on all sides of the political with stupid prejudiced belief's no amount of logic will ever change them.
He doesn't shit on just Americans, he just picks on someone in the crowed. It just happened to be this person was American and he ripped him to shreds. He plays a simpleton Pub Landlord, but is actually a very intelligent man - it is just an on stage act.
Truth is, the Brits enjoy taking the p, banter, etc often as a mark of respect, of similarity. Especially if it is reciprocal. We do not seriously look down of anyone apart from the French.
Alistair who plays Al Murray is a very intelligent person. Hes a historian and makes documentaries about the past for tv. And we all know you have to be smart to be a successful comedian. Hes great
we dont dream, we just work. Reminds me of another one of Al's jokes about how "during the french revolution, they invented being french. During the british revololution we invented work, and at the end of it we each had a steel ship"
One could try to explain. Perhaps the bottom line says : intoxicated by beer. If you take yourselves too seriously, to the outside observer missing the point, you will be ridiculed. If you don't get it give it up. Not that you are being ridiculed at any stage. You seem not to see the compliments or the friendship. Look for the blatant humility between the bitter jabs. It's comedy. Look at your condition - a man says "some words", and suddenly your greatest achievement has been taken away from you. No, this man is a very good friend. Relax. Have a pint. Recharge.
If british people take the piss out of you its because they respect you, weird fact. Brits take the piss out of their family and best friends regularly so its not that they hate americans, they see them as siblings by this point so treat them as such.
It's more about trust, we trust whoever we're jokingly insulting will know we aren't being serious, and we expect it in return because we trust you won't mean it.
All Murray's act is as a Pub Landlord. In reality he is a Academic & Historian, very highly qualified, so his skeptical humour is based on a wealth of knowledge.
To be fair, the Soviets weren’t racing to the moon. You were racing the Soviets to put a man in space and they got there first lol. The US then put a man on the moon after losing the space race.
We Brits do not dislike America but like a lot of the other comments we do take the piss out our selves as well as other countries we just take it better I’ve been to the the US 5 times and love the place a great country!
Can I say, as a Brit, that we absolutely do not consider ourselves as better than our American cousins. You guys are an inspiration to us in every single way (apart from Trump) and long live the special relationship that we have.
"Between us and the Soviets". The Soviets claimed they didn't have a lunar mission (doubtful), but Americans do tend to fast-forward past Russia scoring first in the 'Space Race' by putting a man in space (Yuri Gagarin). I'm calling it a 1-1 draw until somebody lands a doomed boot on Mars.
USA: First human on the moon* Soviets: First man in space, woman in space, animal in space, satellite, space station, first trip to the moon, first orbit of the moon. Everyone who doesn't listen to the "winner" and looks and space achievements knows who won the "space race" Just like ww2, turning up late to a race then claiming to have been integral in it's completion.
yeah I didn't think you Americans drank much. now I know why your beer taste like flavoured water and your whisky is not as strong as it says on the bottle. You shouldn't be able to get through a 1L of it and still be able to safely paint a cable.
We Brits are the first to criticise ourselves, so other nations doing it falls a bit flat. Weve always been self deprecating, weve always muddled through. We muddled through and conquered a large area of the globe. We muddled through and invented most of the worlds technology and are still world class innovators. We are not fussed if others laugh. It's Ok, we've got laurels to sit on. 😂
As Americans you should be familiar with “roasting” an individual, group or country. As others have said this is laughing at the British as well as Americans - if you can’t laugh at yourself then you’re too fragile to laugh at others.
