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This is definitely a show that should be watched as whole series to make sense.

Roy Chubby Brown wasn't one of the writers. It was written by the cast and a guy called Jeremy Dyson, who is part of the group but doesnt appear on screen. It originally started as a BBC Radio 4 show called "On The Town with The League of Gentlemen", but Tubbs and Edward weren't in the original radio show.

That is Mark Gatiss, he also played Mycroft Holmes in Sherlock. Amongst other projects he’s written screenplays for Dr. Who and Sherlock.

Most of the characters are played by the same three men. The police man is played by the same guy who was the hiker, who they didn't burn.

KB, the show is like a dark comedy / part-horror soap opera. Some of the characters are easier to get into than others on first viewing, but after 1 or 2 full eps you will almost certainly get swept into the dark madness of it. Overall it is an outstandingly funny and clever series. The three main actors have talent oozing out of their ears. The actor in this clip you recognized from Game of Thrones is Mark Gatiss, he co-created the BBC series Sherlock (2010-2017). League of Gentlemen has lots of horror film references in it too. That 'We didn't burn him' sketch with the Scottish police officer investigating a missing person is a nod to Edward Woodward in 1971's cult horror film 'The Wicker Man'.

Thing is The League of Gentleman needs to be watched in its entirety rather than in clips. There’s an ongoing narrative throughout the whole set of craziness

Roy Chubby Brown isn't one of the writers though he does appear as the Mayor of Royston Vassey.

Mark Gatiss is the bloke's name. He's in a whole bunch of stuff including Dr Who and Sherlock.

I’m pretty sure Roy Chubby Brown was only a bit part cameo in a couple of the episodes of the show and that was his only involvement, he wasn’t a writer or owt like that. And yes the actor you were asking about was in Game of Thrones and was in Wolf Hall, not sure he was in Black Mirror though, I am guessing that’s what you meant. He has been in a lot of things you might have watched which if you haven’t watched, you should watch, like Sherlock and Taboo which are both quality shows

The actor that played the Police Officer is called Mark Gatiss he has played a fair few characters but his most notable would probably be Mycroft from the BBC iteration of Sherlock but he's also been in shows like Dr Who and Game of Thrones.

Pleased you've discovered the League of Gentlemen, it's one of the best comedies ever! Filmed near to where I live too. Three great actors play all the key parts! Mark Gatiss (the policeman/hiker in that clip), Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton

Chubby Brown didn't write any of the league of gents, he merely appeared in the last series

The darker side of dark comedy. Beware and enjoy!

0:16 So glad the King finally hit puberty ! 😂 Mark Gatiss is the actor you were talking about and yes, he played Tycho Nestoris, the Iron Banker. He also played Sherlock Holmes brother in the BBC series, Mycroft, he also wrote on the series with Steven Moffat. He also wrote and acted in episodes on Doctor Who. Reece Shearsmith (who plays Edward, the pug-nosed shopkeeper) also appeared in Peter Kay's Car Share and appeared in Spaced with Simon Pegg, along with many other things.

One of the funniest, but dark example of British humour ever created!

Roy Chubby brown didn’t write it but he does appear as a cameo role in the show

Great series, but Chubby Brown did not have anything to do with the writing as it was written by the three main actors plus Jeremy Dyson. He did appear in one episode as the Mayor of Royston Vasey. The three in that clip are Reese Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss who are the writers and play most of the characters. Gatiss has also written for Sherlock and Doctor Who.

This is a local channel for local people we’ll have no trouble here…

Chubby Brown's real name is Royston Vasey, which the towns name is named after in the program (the writers are fans of his). He did abit of acting in it as the Mayor. The three main actors you saw wrote the storyline for all of the program, along with one more that doesn't play a character (I think he is in one as an extra). The wife is Steve Pemberton, who plays Mick Garvey on a comedy/drama program called Benidorm. Full episodes can be reacted to and put on here, I've seen atleast two channels do it. If you want something even more weird and kinda funny in a weird way by the same people, try 'Inside No.9'.

There are many priceless moments in comedy, "we didn't burn him!" is one of them.

Roy Chubby Brown is not one of the writers on the show He had a cameo as the mayor

The League Of Gentleman is an acquired taste. I loved it. I have the box set and film on DVD.

You are right and his name is Mark Gatiss. He also co-wrote the BBC series, Sherlock, in which he played Mycroft, Sherlock’s brother.

Basically, a weird sketch show with recurring characters all mostly played by the same 4 men. Hilarious yet terrifying at times, but you can't take your eyes off it.

For Bottom, look for their stage shows; a lot of the time they are adlibbing, forgetting lines, and talking to the audience. Their TV shows have a lot I mean a LOT of slapstick 'violence'. Yes, that was mark Gatis (sp) from the Iron Bank in GoT.

You are right. He was from the Iron Bank and also Sherlocks Brother. The 3 guys in this are the writer creators of LOG. Its meant to make you laugh but also be so disturbingly strange. It's definitely quotable

Once you’ve watched The League of Gentlemen, you’ll never leave 😂😂

I believe that these clips only work if you’ve seen the entire thing, in which stories evolve across the run of the series, and there are a colossal number of threads. Same with season 2 and ‘the special stuff’ plot. Series three are self contained episodes that only resolve at the end of the series. The Christmas special is a portmanteau of Hammer influenced comedy/horrors linked by ‘The Curse of Karit Pur’ which explains why the local vet, Mr Chinnery is so hapless and unfortunate (and funny). Good luck these days with getting Papa Lazarou on a YT reaction, although he is the stuff of nightmares and most fans favourite character. Me? I have a soft spot for Geoff Tibbs, the psychopathic failure with staggering anger management issues! There is a full length feature film and the plot of that is….out there. (I loved it).

The guy playing the policeman was Mark Gatiss, an actor and writer. You are right, he was in Game of Thrones (Tycho Nestoris from the Iron Bank ) and Wolf Hall (King’s secretary ).

Chubby Brown had nothing to do with writing the show, they simply used his real name for the town, and in series 2 cast him as the Mayor of the town

Local shop for local people there’s nothing for you here!😂😂

Scared the life out of me this when I was a kid😂😂😂

Before I even react... The LoG is a story and both requires and is fully deserving of full episode reactions.

Yes!!! Reaction to League of Gentlemen, love you man. This show is hilarious and insane, love it. I even have a "We didn't burn him" T-shirt. Never gets old!!

all the bottom live shows are available on youtube king boomer.love the league of gentlemen all the series is very dark but very very funny but needs to be watched as context is much needed.roy chubby brown didnt co write the series but appeared as the mayor.thanks for all you do you are awesome.

Whoever told you Roy Chubby Brown "helped write" the series is completely wrong. He appears in season 2 a few times but never wrote anything at all for the show.

A modern classic in every way . A carnival of grotesques for the ages !!

This series is dark and an acquired taste, not one that's easy to just drop into for clips. Its set in a fictional town called Royston Vasey, which is Chubby Browns real name. The actor you recognised is Mark Gatiss, he has been in many films and TV series, including the ones you mentioned.

If you can, listen to the radio version, On the town with the league of Gentlemen. I genuinely nearly crashed the car through laughter when I first heard it. Same characters but even darker.

Absolutely amazing show! It'll take you a couple of episodes to "get" the vibe but once you do, you'll be totally hooked! Also, a bit of trivia: The town is called "Royston Vasey" - that's Chubby Brown's real name and he actually pops up as the foul-mouthed mayor of the place!

LOG is glorious, but very very dark - the three actors play all the characters in the series - Mark Gatis is the actor who plays the copper -(and also Mycroft in Sherlock) compared to other comedy shows its like going from cheese in a spray can to Blue veined Stilton cheese! - avery "aquired" taste & not for everyone!

"poofter ay?" catches me off guard every single time XD

Papa Lazarou is a great character in League of Gentlemen

The police man is mark Gatiss , a brilliant actor. Sherlock Dr who and Dracula 🧛‍♂️.

You seem somewhat confused by this show, it is absolutely hilarious, so brilliantly written and acted, but it is an acquired taste. it's black humour combined with superbly executed 'ham' acting, if you ever watch a Hammer Horror movie that meets dark comedy. l just love the way she blurts out, "we didn't burn him" . Stick with it, it's quite theatrical comedy gold.

Absolutely love The League of Gentleman, I grew up in a village in the Ribble Valley in England and it just reminds me of the local shop there. For locals don't you know!

Hi there Didithathurt here and thanks for playing both the clips I suggested. I was supposed to be Didthathurt but had a keyboard stutter when I made the name but I didn't bother trying to change it when I realised it had the extra 'i' in it. Its my gaming name and I'll be streaming on Twitch soon with that name. The series really needs to be watched each episode in its entirety else its difficult to keep up with all of the dark sort of scenes, the taxi driver Babs is one thats really strange, its a bloke transitioning and he/she dresses as a woman in pink but has a hairy chest, really big dockers hand and a really deep voice. The vet Mr Chinnery ends up killing every creature he goes to save, the tortoise one is brilliant and funny plus another scene I can remember when he sets off on his bike and a dogs lead is caught in the bike and he drags it along, later on he's still riding and the lead is dragging along with one big bone still attached.

It's the best show! Mark Gatiss is the guy and he was in Game of Thrones in the iron bank, in my opinion Little Britain stole a lot of ideas from the league of gentleman so to me it will always be the best! You need to see legzakimbo and Pauline in the job centre!! :)

"Don't worry Tubs, they won't get far!"🤣🤣🤣

Erm, who on your Discord said that Roy "Chubby" Brown helped write the series? That couldn't be further from the truth if anyone tried! Shocking disrespect to the LOG! He did turn up as an actor in series 2 though as a minor character, and was very funny. The actor you recognise is Mark Gatiss, and yes, he was playing the young man in the earlier sketch - he is indeed that character in Game of Thrones, he's also appeared in Sherlock, Doctor Who and many more.

This series and Bottom are my 2 favourite shows from my childhood. Reminds me of my dad who passed away

as has been mentioned, I'd suggest watching a full episode and seeing how you feel. this show is a little too random too make sense in clip form. but definitely worth a watch.

Regarding Bottom the funniest stuff in the show is when they are kicking the crap out of each other.

Please keep on with it KB! I think it will really grow on you… there are a lot of wild scenes! Very very funny.

It's a sensational show and if you get it, it's a thing of beauty. Wacky, surreal and hilarious. It is only several actors who play all the parts. It's worth checking out whole episodes to get a handle on the characters, although it's probably too long for reactions?

'Two Soups' - Victoria Wood. Classic!

Both characters were indeed the same actor. His name is Mark Gatiss.

"The two Bottom clips I found had violence in them. I'll try and find some without any" yeah good luck with that. 😂

Fantastic show but needs time to learn the characters, but gets better and better

Not seen this since I was a kid, so dark and twisted I loved it. Still game would be a good show to try

You will have a hard time finding a Bottom clip without some cartoon violence, it's the whole point of the show.

Roy Chubby Brown had nothing to do with the creation or writing of the show. The guys who made it were fans of his comedy and just called the town after him as an inside joke. He did however appear in two episdoes - S2.E4 and S2.E6 playing the Mayor of the town.

Looking forward to more Fr. Ted reactions! Hope you do more soon - there is a 'Christmas Special' of Fr. Ted that would be fun to react to during the festive season. Really enjoy your channel.

Yeah you saw him in GOT. He was also Mycroft in Sherlock if you've seen that and he was in Doctor Who where he played a WW1 soldier. He's a great actor, very under rated

The police officer is played by Mark Gattis he also co writes the show with the rest of the cast. He also writes for Doctor who as well as acting in it as several different characters and he also co wrote and co starred in Sherlock as Mycroft Holmes brother of Sherlock Holmes. He has also acted numerous tv dramas / shows most of the the cast have been in episode of of doctor who and other comedy & dramatic show.

All that needs to be said is S1E1. Same as 'People Just Do Nothing'. You'll both love it, I promise 😉💗

He is the iron bank actor. He’s in a lot of things!

a unique show you either love it or hate it

This is one of those shows where you need to watch it from the start to get the context of it, the 3 actors you seen in the clips, play multiple characters throughout the series. It's brilliant

His name is Mark Gatiss, he’s been in loads of programs and films and is a prolific writer too. Very talented guy. The league of gentlemen was really dark and strange but I loved it. Was one of my favourite shows.

Yes the clips won't do this show justice, it took me a couple of episode viewings to get it's vibe of comedy, horror comedy not just dark, the many characters in the show are played by the main 3 actors. Pappa Lazarus scared the bejesus out of me but also very funny, I'm going to re-watch the Christmas special episode try them they were the funniest!

'...Maybe there's a less injury prone clip of Bottom?' ......Er, no! LMFAO

The noses is a suggestion that, altough they are married, they are also brother and sister. In a later episode they refer to "our father".

You've gotta get into this , it's indescribable but so british, phschoville is another classic by the same team

3 men playing all the characters apart from a few, look mate it would be great if you could get a bit of background into the town and it’s characters then go to Season 1 episode 1 and give it a go, see the characters unfold, only then could you fully understand the dark humour and I’m sure you’ll love it like so many 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

Imagine that we now live in a world where slapstick comedy is considered offensive and the people who get to make the rules are richest in the world.

The League of Gentleman is brilliant, though apart from the reference to his name and a brief appearance as the town's mayor, Roy Chubby Brown was not involved in writing or the making of the show, which was written by the three main actors who play most of the characters (Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, and Mark Gatiss), plus Jeremy Dyson, who didn't appear in any of the roles. By the way, please don't give up on Peep Show. That would be a huge mistake as it's one of the funniest shows ever made. Just give it time.

This made me want to rewatch the League of Gentlemen, only to find out that it’s been taken off Netflix

The 3rd series is amazing plus the canned laughter gets removed which I think makes it darker.

Great to know you've seen "Wolf Hall" because that's a quality show.

You need to watch the whole series from the start. It's a series of sketches but has a story arch. One of the funniest and darkest things that's ever been on british TV

Mark Gatiss (the hiker and the policeman), Reece Shearsmith ( The male shopkeeper, Edward) and Steve Pemberton (The female shopkeeper, Tubbs) are the main 3 actors who play ALL the main characters in the show. They also co-wrote all the series too along with Jeremy Dyson. Chubby Brown didn't write the series but did star in a few episodes as the Mayor. To really get the show, you need to watch it all from the beginning but like with most BBC stuff you won't find full episodes of it on RU-vid. In fact BBC stuff can be quite hard to find on RU-vid, aside from a few clips here and there. A shame really because there's lots of TV gold from the BBC.

Chubby brown did not write any of it,it's written by the league of gentleman,mark gatiss Steve pemberton Reese shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson,chubby brown just appeared in it

Mark Gatiss, the cop/hitcher. His work includes writing for and acting in the television series Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Dracula. Together with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson, he is a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen.

You're right, the guy playing the cop played the first character you see coming into the shop. That's Mark Gatiss who, alongside this was indeed like you said in Game Of Thrones and you were right about the character he played. He also was in a show called Sherlock plus tons of other stuff.

That guy is Mark Gatiss. He is the guy in the Iron Bank in Game of Thrones. He co-wrote Sherlock and plays Mycroft Holmes in it. He also wrote a lot for Doctor Who, he and the rest of The League of Gentlemen have appeared in Doctor Who episodes. The League are him, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson. They wrote and play most of the characters. Royston Vasey IS Roy Chubby Browns real name and stick around for a guest appearance, but I don't think he wrote any of it.

This episode has references to the film "The Wickerman with Edward Woodward. Edward Woodward played a Scottish policeman who goes to an island to search for a missing child. The stars/writers of this series always have influences from many british series, and hammer horror films.

Roy Chubby Brown's real name IS Royston Vasey, but he definitely wasn't involved in the writing of the series. As a side note, I grew up in Alston, Cumbria (Northern England), which is the inspiration for the town in the show lol

Roy Chubby Brown wasn’t one of the writers of the show, although the League Of Gentlemen named the town after him. He also appeared in the second series.

The actor who plays the rambler and policeman is called mark gattis and is one of the writers, he specialises in horror, he has had a few dark dramas on tv

You're right about dark- it is very dark but, if you get into the style of it, absolutely hilariously dark! The writers/performers love horror movies and comedy, also, many of the characters are based on people they have met in real life- the shop keepers, especially Tubbs who was based on a woman they found running a little shop who was scared for no obvious reason and said things like, my husband is upstairs, he can hear. It took me a while to get into the series (and a girlfriend buying me the boxed DVD set)- but it is (twisted) genius and, if you like your humour served with a hefty dollop of twisted irony, utterly fantastic and unlike anything else.

"been trying to find clips of bottom"? You been searching the wrong thing my friend 🤣🤣🤣

No, you're right. The guy playing the police officer (Mark Gatiss) also played the young customer. Gatiss, Shearsmith and Pemberton all played different characters in the show.

Mark Gatiss played Stephen Gardener in Wolf Hall. He’s also been in sherlock, played sherlocks brother. Great writer and actor, he grew up on hammer horror an he’s a great fan of ghost and horror film.

Roy Chubby Brown had nothing to do with the writing of this show whatsoever.

Bottom: look for 'Hole' S3E1: they're stuck on top of a Ferris Wheel - minimal violence

still my fav comedy .please do more

I think they look the way they do because they are so Inbread, and not because they are Vampires. No one has ever left this village.

Mark Gatiss is the actor, yes he was in game of thrones, you’ll find in league of gentlemen that the same three actors play nearly all the characters.

Yes the cop was played by Mark Gatiss, he was in Wolf Hall and also Co created Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch. He did also play the representative of the Iron Bank of Bravos.