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That always gets me too, when omid Djalili laughs like a thunderbird puppet 🤣

David Beckham being described as "a hot grandpa" is wild to me.

Omid was also the prison warden in The Mummy.

you should really try Spaced with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Great series. Im sure you would love it.

14:41 "Oh yeah. Oh yeah... I could make that work." Sounds like Fran's shipping forecast. 😀

OMG! I've watched this episode so many times (bought the box set on DVD ages ago) and I've never noticed the missing guys on the side of magazine cover. Well spotted Queen B! 🙂

Wait to you get to season 2, episode 2 with Johnny Vegas as the sleazy landlord.😂😂

"Loves Books, Hates People." Yeah. I concur. 😊

That actor is called Omid Djalili, he was a massive stand comedian over in england in the mid/late 2000s and early 2010s, had his own tv show on bbc and everything, but hes not talked about much nowadays. And yes. He was the guy in gladiator, i remember being surprised it was him when I saw that movie in 2008

The scene from Gladiator Boomer's describing has the late Oliver Reed in it too. This actor here is Omid Djalili (also a stand up comedian) - who went to university here in Co Derry, N Ireland. I recommend his stand up.

I think Bernard like reading but he is massively hungover and cant be bothered to read something he feels is unimportant like mannies runaway note xD

Season 2 has some absolutely banging moments in it 😆 Love Black books. "The cleaner" will always stand out to me. DIRTEH.

I'm so glad you liked the way the guy laughs. Every other reaction channel didn't even blink at that moment but I've always found it hilarious.

Omid Djalili is the funniest stand up comedian I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen him about six times and on three occasions, I had to use my inhaler! He’s bloody brilliant.

The 'squares' ? Cat's bringin' back groovy words from the 50's

Here in the UK we have food colourings, but a lot of them are naturally sourced, like e160b which is made from annatto seeds, sometimes used to make cheese more yellow/orange, or e100 is just tumeric, and to make sweet things brown we just add caramel. M&Ms in Europe aren't as brightly coloured as US market ones cause a bunch of the colours are regulated and they had to find legal alternatives.

I'm 50 and I still play outside, it's probably a generational thing.

I needed this, my great Uncle just passed and I need some laughs to keep my mind off things

Bill Bailey and Omid Djalili are two extremely talented stand up comedians. Check out their stuff.

If you ever visit the UK you should make a pilgrimage to the actual shop black books is set. It’s still there.

6:00 you've had a baby for 5 minutes and now you're turning into your parents 😂. It's truly wonderful how the world works. Bless you guys.

I just realized the of those 3 seasons only the first one was written and directed by Graham Linehan. He is no longer present as a director or writer in the second and third season. :( I had never seen an episode from other than the first season so I am very curious if it will be still as good as the first one.

28:10 that Thunderbirds laugh

Omid Djalilli is the photographer. He's a great stand-up and actor here in the uk

A few weeks ago, I spotted 3 young children running around on my driveway. I was about to do my ‘grumpy old man’ impression, when I realised they were having a Nerf gun battle with one of the other neighbours, and were using my fence as something to hide behind. I then realised that I hadn’t seen kids play outside like this for years. They looked so happy, so I just let them get on with it. It made me realise just how rare it is these days to see kids playing outside.

"Oh yeah.. Oh yeah I could make that work" 😂😂😂😂😂

❤About moving to Europe: the healthy food is really more available here, and even the less healthy food is better then in the USA! Healthcare is also better & cheaper here. I know, I'm 61 yo and lived in the Netherlands for whole my life.❤

A tiny joke you may have missed in this one - (26:12) When Omid Djalili says "The hairiest star in the whole MIL'Y WOAY!" hes actually shouting in a cockney accent - giving away the fact that his character isn't actually foreign, he's a Londoner! Djalili himself has a home counties accent when hes just talking normally. He was born in Chelsea, west London!

Wikipedia: Omid Djalili has performed in numerous countries, including Australia, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, Canada, and the United States, where he had his own HBO Special. Djalili has appeared in a number of films, most notably Gladiator, The Mummy, Mean Machine, The World Is Not Enough, Alien Autopsy, Spy Game, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Grow Your Own, Notting Hill, Mr Nice, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,[16] Sex and the City 2 and provides his voice in Over the Hedge.

Father Ted was coeritten by Linehan and Mathews. Watch a show called Toast of London by Mathews but not Lineham, and you'll realise that Linehan was the sensible one.

The UK uses very very very few additives, even very little salt, much to foreigners distaste But it is always at the table to be added for personal taste

Omid Djalili went to my primary school. St Mary Abbots in Kensington.

London's a dangerous place, especially the phone boxes.

We definitely have less rubbish in our food in Europe than in America. Even our fast food isn’t always as bad as in America. For example, in Britain our McDonald’s fries 🍟 contain only 3 ingredients: potatoes, oil, and salt. The American ingredients list is about the length of a short story. I’d be too scared to eat imported American foods regularly.

Just in case it was my comment you read, just to clarify what I was saying Dylan Moran created the show. He also came up with a lot of the initial ideas. But he didn't know how to write scripts properly, script writing is a very specific skill. He worked with Graham Linehan to create a proper script for the show out of what he had done so far, then it became a partnership after this - so it's a Dylan Moran created show, but written by both of them.

Still used in my house to this day...."splishy splashy" and "nifty gifty" 😸👍

The scissors are Bernard's favourite tool, in most episodes Love mom

You should compare the ingredients lists at an item on McDonald's US to McDonald's in Europe. It's the same parent company making the same items and the US version has 2x or 3x the ingredient list. Probably the US version has stuff banned in the EU.

I really love that you've carried through with Black Books. Truly an absurd classic. I do again suggest that "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" will be a great one to bridge the gap between this and whatever is next.

Omid Djalilli is the middle eastern guy you're talking about. He was in Gladiator and he also played the Jailer in The Mummy

We had a brief phase at school in the Eighties where Coca-Cola yo-yos were the must-have thing. Legend status was granted by the possession gold yo-yo.

Omid Djalili was the creepy photographer you recognised. He did stand-up and had a few parts in Hollywood. Queen B is totally right about the lack of additives and chemicals in European food. You'd be more than welcome in Europe, although you might find the climate in Scotland colder than Florida.

the difference in american food is astonishing, i had a stop over at jfk and thought ill get this vegetable noodle dish thing, there was so much sugar in it it tasted like a friggin dessert from over here, i know our food is not great but dammn

“I could make that work” 😂

I have a feeling "He's Leaving Home" is a reference to the Beatles song, "She's Leaving Home."

Wait. WHAT? I've watched every episode of Black Books literally dozens of times. I have NEVER noticed the missing men on the magazine cover.

From what I remember, season 2 is all Dylan Moran writing and I didn't notice any difference and it still has the outrageous situations, so I can believe he was just being coached here. Well, you can see for yourself soon enough!

Like my cousin said before Christmas. She remembers girls pushing their dolls prams boys out on their new bikes and says you don't see that anymore. Had cellphones been out when I was growing up in the 70s my dad would have never allowed me to own one. He'd say there for adults not children. Today kids have no imagination which is a crucial part of growing up

Watch some of Dylan morans stand up, he's definitely the weird 1 😂 brilliant comedian, slightly different to the norm

The 'squares that some up most of USA 🤣🤣

I saw Omid Djalili live in Dublin, spent the whole night fixated on his nose.

Ah man I was cry laughing at that laughter scene

I also wanna scoff some chips from some tarts lap! 😂😂

Pointless Trivia, the music in the background during the photo shoot is the same music that was played in the Father ted cut scenes when hes dancing in a nightclub, in the episode where father jack "dies" and they're thinking about what to do with the money

27:15 aaand he’s gone….😂😂😂😂😂

This is such a good series utterly random and mad thank you KB and QB ❤

I was always out with my friends in the early 90s, its crazy not to see kids running around these days in the UK. My nephews just stay indoors playing Fortnight.

I can't wait till you get to the episode where Fran goes away for the weekend with the girls, she's diabolical 😂😂😂 Fran is featured more in season 2, even has lead storylines in a few

Omid Djalili is the guy's name. Actually a comedian.

Congrat's on the 100K guy's👍 I also tried to get back into yo-yos as something to do during the lock downs, ended up getting about 6 to try find a decent one. I gave up in the end, even the supposed "Professional" one's were S**t compared to the old ones i used to get back in the 90's🙂 P.s. you guy's should watch the "Beckham" interview on "The Ali G Show"

if you like cooking , try this... 2 mugs of self raising flour, 1 mug of wholemeal flour. sieve the flower to get as much air in as you can. add 1/2 can of beer to make a dough. fold it a few times, shape into a 1 inch deep square, and chuck in in the oven on a baking try for 1 hour on 150. BEER BREAD. my own adaptation of Irish Soda bread. its amazing. only 3 ingredients.

You should watch a bit of Dylan Moran stand up comedy which is what he’s more known for. He is pretty much the same character and he’s a funny guy.

Back in the day when the Snickers, Skittles and Opal Fruit yo-yos were all the rage 👌

Boomer: you need to watch season 2 and some Dylan Moran stand up. Dylan is an exceptional stand up and does some great stuff about parenthood too.

My son is 10. He's currently going through a YoYo phase. He also saved up for the one he wanted 😊

2:52 Little Britain

Omid Djalili has been in so much stuff. His stand up is pretty good too!

David Beckham lives just up the road from where i live

I havent seen a yo-yo since the 90's, I did however take up the diabolo which is basically a giant circus style yo-yo lol. Its great fun

Piss Off The Squares is a great name for a band.

Has anybody recommend they watch Fawlty Towers? I know it's old and has some outdated language in it, but it should still be respected as the old fashioned amazing british comedy that it is and it's still funny to this day!

LOL - I won't be able to see David Beckham on TV now without hearing "Hot Grandpa..." in the distance.

Dylan Moran has some amazing standup specials. Well worth reacting to! I believe "Monster", "Yeah yeah" and "Like... totally" are on youtube.

The David Beckham bit was almost a Graham Linehan line. Superb

I was a fan ot omid as an up and coming stand up before the movies, he done a corporate gig in the hotel I was working in....chatting with him wasn't even the highlight of the night. 300 mostly Iranians in the ballroom and someone asks the manager if all the fire exits can be chained and padlocked, wtf lol. My manager spent so much time in a sunbed he made trump look pale and with the black hair and moustache all night people were talking Arabic to him 😂😂

Problem with fewer additives is the foods go stale faster. Bread from am bakers goes stale pretty quickly. You forgot the additive that cause sphincter "leakage"...

YES!!! He sells Proximo the rather unusual giraffes who won't mate. Exactly right. I love that you spot the most random people in these shows. He is also in The Mummy, he is the prison warden dude who goes with them to Hamunaptra or whatever its called.

There's a reaction video mc Jibben Connor did . And an American woman found it hard to eat in the uk . She said she was kind of having withdrawl symptoms !!!

I feel like the part of how Manny first meets Omid Djalili with the hotdogs was skipped, or is that just my imagination?

You should check out Dylan Moran stand up. Hilarious and insane. You will then realise Moran is just as wacky.

"That is why I like it when you make things from scratch" - must remember to use that line on every woman I meet for the rest of my life.

TSH, always showing too much damned flesh! Never listen, I tell ya! Cover up those arms and things!!! And shave off that rediculous goatie while you're at it! :P Only kidding! These are always fantastic, thank you guys! I'm betting I'm not the only one, but I have many of your reactions here (and on the PatRon) in DVD boxsets and yet these serve not just as a recap in less time to each episode, but like watching with friends and seeing them laugh at the great bits, thanks both of you so much because the filming effort alone to get these out (plus the Red Dwarf, Only Fools etc etc on PatRon) is huge and I think you said you still edit yourself KB, is that right, man of steel right here, THANK YOU both!

If you want to know the core reason which accounts for the ingredients lists on processed foods in the USA being so much longer and more complicated than for the same (or equivalent) products in the UK and Europe: It comes down to the opposite attitudes towards consumer protection regulations on opposite sides of the Atlantic - and I mean that literally, no exaggeration involved. Basically, regulators in Europe take a hands-on, pro-active role - any food additive has to be demonstrably safe to use before it can legally be used. Whereas regulators in the USA take a hands-off, purely reactive role, doing the absolute bare minimum they can get away with: Any food additive has to be conclusively proven to be harmful before it can be legally banned from being used. This doesn't just apply to food ingredients either: There is another category of products which is (legally) neither food or drug: Nutritional supplements. These too are subject to the same "put any ingredient you like in them and nobody will stop you until something is proven to be harmful" reactive approach to regulations. In fact the regulations for nutritional supplements in the USA are so relaxed (and/or poorly enforced) that when some randomised tests were done a few years ago on supplements purchased from a variety of retailers, approximately 1 in 3 bottles contained no trace at all of whatever "active ingredient" was written on the label. Some even contained something entirely different, like dried leaves from common house plants or even dried and powdered grass cuttings. So why are there such opposing attitudes towards consumer protection regulations between the USA and Europe? I can't be certain, and your guess is probably as good as mine, but my own hypothesis is that this is a result of different interpretations of "freedom". The USA seems to place a priority on the "freedom to" do whatever you want, even if that does affect other people - with that last part applying especially to businesses (and more so to larger businesses), compared to individual people. Whereas Europe seems to place a greater priority on the "freedom from" being harmed by the actions of others. The paradox in all of this is that the USA has a much larger and stronger "libertarian" presence than Europe does, and one of the fundamental metaphors for how limits on freedom are determined is often described as "your freedom to swing your fists ends at my face", or words to that effect. Even the most hardcore, Ayn Rand toting "Tea Party" libertarians tend to agree with that one, so quite why the USA seems to have difficulty recognising the importance of the "freedom from" remains a mystery.

That creepy photographer is Omid Djalili, a fantastic stand up comedian and actor. Besides the Gladiator he's been in James Bond, The Mummy, Mamma Mia, Spy Game, Pirates of the Caribbean, just to name a few.

Omid (the photographer) is a great stand-up too. Check out his set from Live at the Apollo : Omid Djalili's Passionate About Everything! | Live At The Apollo 🙂

Instant like when I see a king boomer black books drop.

When I was at school we never had mobile phones!! Kids these days don't know they were born

I declare this a non square zone.

Yes, that was David Walliams. And I have a yo-yo in my kitchen. Was that Bulls On Parade by RATM on the radio before Bernard draped his kecks over it?

Hi from Bonnie Scotland. Have you ever seen any of Billy Connolly's shows he is Scotland's favourite comedian, I never tire of watching him. Also there was a comedy show called Absolutely Fabulous with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley it's really funny, have you heard of French and Saunders? ( Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French), their comedy sketches have me in hysterics.

Has anyone suggested "The Young Ones" yet? One of my favourites next to Fawlty Towers.

The slave trader is Omid Djalili, a English Iranian comedian (Very funny) Good spot King Boomer. And I think I speak for all real men here, a Queen wardrobe slip is a bonus.

You would probably enjoy Dylan Moran and Billy Bailey's live comedy shows too (separate, not together.)

Omid was also in "The Mummy". He's the one who had O'Connell in the cage and got the scarab crawling into his brain...

I have a hard time believing it too. Next season will give a clue, since Graham is not involved, as far as I know.

Omid Djalili is a British Iranian comedian...please see him on RU-vid, especially his earlier shows...so funny

The US food standards are pretty awful for a lot of stuff. The basic difference is that in Europe ingredients /additives have to be proven to be safe before they can be used. In the US, ingredients/additives have to be proven harmful before they are removed. It's wrong. But as you said, money first people 2nd.

Wardrobe malfunctions are most welcome 😂👌 Great video, shocking jingle, needs a little more work 😂😂😂 Regarding ingredients, so many of the shit chemicals have been banned in the UK..

on the Dylyn V Graham front it is quite similar to Dylan Moran's standup if you ever watch a little of that.

You need to know a bit about English football to fully understand the misunderstanding of who David Beckham is joke, by Bernard... He says "he was the one who cried at the world cup, then sold crisps". He is referring to two different England players here in Paul Gascoigne and then Gary Lineker. Gazza who cried after getting a yellow card in the 1990 world cup semi final that meant he would be banned for the final if England made it (they didn’t) and Lineker who went on to advertise crisps for Walkers.... among other things