Americans React To British Comedy Women: Know Your Limits! Harry Enfield 

It's remarkable how many people in the comments misunderstood your "BBC" comment and thought that you didn't know what the BBC was...

I'm glad you liked it, but I noticed how your lady embarrassed you with a wild & dangerous opinion of her own! 😂😂

'The woman has attempted to join the conversation with a wild and dangerous opinion of her own!!' 😂😂😂

It's refreshing to see Americans who understand and appreciate sarcasm. 👍

It’s the accuracy of the language and accents of pre war movies that is amazing.

Harry Enfield , American tourists is a must

PLENTY OF HARRY ENFIELD WHO DID THIS, HIS TALENT IS NEVER ENDING

I cannot tell you how exhausting it is watching my wife clean the house, wash the car, do the cooking and washing my clothes. However I did manage to show my appreciation by buying her a new potato peeler. Got to keep them sweet and appreciated

My wife got married in a white wedding dress because, after all, white is the traditional colour for domestic appliances.

I grew up with harry Enfield and paul whitehouse on my tv, both legends

British satire is THE BEST comedy the world has EVER heard! The simple reason being,,,WE KNOW HOW TO TAKE THE PISS out of ourselves 😭👋🍺!!!

This is done in the style of the UKs PSAs (public service announcements) from the 1950s

Harry Enfield (the angry husband/narrator) first came to fame in the 1980s doing a couple of stand-up characters - a kebab shop owner called Stavros and Loadsamoney, a plasterer who boasted about how much money he had. The routines were co-written by Paul Whitehouse who was the other speaking party guest in the first sketch. The BBC then commissioned a sketch series called Harry Enfield's Television Programme which is where these clips come from. After two series it was renamed Harry Enfield and Chums to recognise the contributions of Whitehouse and Kathy Burke who both played various characters alongside Enfield. Paul Whitehouse went on to do The Fast Show (also for the BBC) and Enfield and Burke made a film, Kevin and Perry Go Large, based on characters they'd played in the show. In 2000 Enfield made Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show for Sky. This featured all-new characters and Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke did not appear. In 2007, Enfield and Whitehouse reunited for four series of Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul (later just Harry and Paul) for the BBC. There's loads of other stuff but this comment is long enough as it is!

The BBC is the British Broadcast Corporation - the national TV and Radio network of the UK lool. This is from Harry Enfield

British Comedy - a vast and varied rabbit hole to go down.

Most Americans who think that British comedy isn’t funny just haven’t watched must British comedy beyond “are you being served”. Most Harry Enfield skits are comedy gold.

This is from Harry Enfield & Friends show back in the 90s. I remember as a teenager when the first clip was shown and was rolling laughing. British humour at its best is very sarcastic & self-deprecating.

I was laughing at your reactions. Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse(Gent on the right)are comedic geniuses and British Legends. This show and The Fast Show would be what I stayed up to watch as a young teenager in the 90's. They formed one of the best duo's to date. I could list a hundred sketches from either show that would tickle you but I hope you have time to delve into more of the comedy they produced. I hope you see that British comedy is quite different and we will take the mickey out of ourselves and our history just as much as we will anybody else. Amsterdam Police are some of their best acts together. I am now 41 and this genre of comedy will always have a place in my heart. I hope you enjoy more!

Thanks. Loved that. one not to miss is 'Yes Minister' as it probably reflects civil servants everywhere.

You seem like a lovely couple, very likable. And most importantly intelligent, that's how I know you'll love British comedy once you branch out. You've missed out on a whole heap, our sitcoms are the best

The BBC ( British Broadcasting Corporation) is the oldest and largest (by employees) television company in the world. And are responsible for a lot of the greatest comedy, drama, and wildlife programmes enjoyed around the globe.

It's even funnier when it's shared on social media

I grew up watching British comedy and I think it's great! Monty Python, Benny Hill and Dave Allen at Large, were all hilarious! Rowan Atkinson is also amazing!

These are takes on the old Info-mercials that were shown in UK cinemas in the 40s and 50s.

This is from the Harry Enfield Show and he is taking the rip out of the 1940's, 1950's Pathe infomercials. It is hysterical to watch these and they are not far from the actual original programs. Class and good reaction guys, I would have been slapped, at least 5 times by the wife for laughing at how the brains differ ... don't teach that in school nowadays 😄. Be safe

What you're looking for is: Harry Enfield's Television Program and Harry Enfield & Chums. They do all sorts of characters, and it's all hilarious.

Classic that one, we love harry and paul 👏💪😆👍

I'll happily follow and see where your journey takes you. Have fun in your travels into British humour over the years. I think the more you dive in, the more context you have to enjoy it more.

Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are genius writers and actors..

Harry Enfield , American tourists , and offensive chemist

That was such an awesome reaction! Mickey Flanagan is also BRILLIANT: Mickey Flanagan - To Catch A Peeper Mickey Flanagan - The Sh*ts Abroad Mickey Flanagan - Useless Men & Drunk Women Mickey Flanagan - The French Are Really Lazy Mickey Flanagan - The Demise of F*ngering Mickey Flanagan - Can I Come In Your House? Mickey Flanagan - Out Out Etc.. Anyway: (Intellectual, yet silly humor). They are THE KINGS! Monty Python - Dead Parrot sketch Monty Python - Argument Clinic Monty Python - Silly Job Interview Monty Python - The Fish Slapping Dance Monty Python - Ministry of Silly Walks Etc... My favorite "Black Adder" season- Season II: (Full episodes) - Bells - Head - Potato - Money - Beer - Chains Etc...

The Harry Enfield Show was legendary. So funny.

As an Englishman who grew up watching the golden era of British comedy in the 70's, 80's and early 90's I have such a deep appreciation for how open it was, how subtle it was, and most importantly how unabashed it was. Classic comedy is the only TV I watch. We British have such a unique delivery and nuance in our classic comedy. Glad to see some American cousins taking time to engage with what we consider one of our greatest assets. I may be mistaken, but the lady who played the woman trying to drive the car was Helen Mirren.

Please please please try ‘Father Ted’, an Irish comedy series about three priests living in a parish house on an island off the coast, who were basically banished to this remote place because of their bad behaviour. It is hilarious and they have an equally bizarre housekeeper. A well loved series

It starts with Spike Milligan .. it's in the language. It is English after all. American 'off-beat' humour is generally represented in animation. British humour is stand up / sketch theatre.

I love the way you understand the sarcasm and that this is just a sketch. Some people freak out with wokeness and they dont get it. This was created in the 90s and based on life in the 30s/40s.

See - American Tourists Go For Breakfast | HARRY ENFIELD

It's on Harry Enfield and Chums. Harry Enfield has done a few sketch shows and is a national treasure. The BBC is channel number one in the UK and has been running for over 100 years

The drawing of that ladies mind exoloding with education was hilarious. 😂

You should try Catherine Tate, too. Plus Harry did a bunch of these parodies of 1950s Public education films

British comedies main ingredient is probably irony but it contains a heady mix of all the usual comedy staples and can be anything from highbrow to farce. The best skits often combine few elements together to create a n unpredictable taste test challenge in humour. You either love it or just don't get it. Harry Enfield (shown here) has a lot of great skits and another two in the same vein as these is "Women, keep your virtue" and "the Conjugal rights guide"," both hilarious.

Checkout -Dave Allan-les Dawson-blackadder goes forth-Harry Enfield-two ronnies-smith and jones,so many brilliant skits

erm...ex-BBC cameraman here: the BBC is the world's FIRST Broadcasting service, launched in 1927. The British Broadcasting Corporation. Some of the finest TV programmes EVER MADE, have been made by the BBC.

They absolutely nail the cut english accent of the upper class in the 30s , plus the spoof news reel is pretty spot on too

Mickey Flanagan is hysterical!

"Venomous Haradrims" 😂😂😂😂😂😂 That killed me. 🇬🇧👍

this is a parody of 1940s bbc public information films.

"I guess the BBC is a sketch comedy programme?" OMG! That was funnier than the sketches!

You should see some Father Ted. It's an Irish sitcom. Check-out the clip 'I hear you're racist now.'

Brilliant and funny, as it was intended to be, should be played at the next women's right s conference to get them warmed up

Try 'The Fast Show', that was hilarious.

The BBC is the "British Broadcasting Corporation", not a comedy show. It is the first, the oldest and the largest national broadcaster in the world.

The dinner party sketch is an absolute classic, One of a series of "women: know your limits" sketches from Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. I'm so glad you took it in the spirit of parody that was intended. Something today's woke censorious world would no doubt condemn. If you have teenage kids, it's worth checking out the "Kevin's Birthday" sketch from Harry Enfield - another classic to which anyone who has had teenage kids can relate.

“What BBC are you thinking about?” “Oh, never mind then…” 😂 That’s funnier than any comedy sketch lol. Genius!!!

Bit late to this comment section, but you really need to do more Harry Enfield. The "Gay son" skits are hilarious. Harry plays a father who can't handle his son being gay. Brilliant.

What was really funny was how she mentioned about the pound and interest rates and things like that indicating that she knew way more about the subject than they did

"It's not women don't know how to drive. It's just, they drive strange" _Miguel Gila, Spanish comedian.

React to Dave Allen Telling the Time . A Irish comedian great at telling every day stories with humour

Every time I'm watching this I'm laughing out loud. This was hilarious 😂

You must checkout the "Little Britain - Mr Doggy , etc or Bitty

The funny thing is that, although "traditionalists" were still moaning about women drivers when this aired when I was a teenager, the then Queen of England had been a skilled driver and mechanic in the military during World War 2.

Monty Python are the kings of British comedy. Check out "self defense against fruit" and "the funniest joke in the world".

"Originaly my perception was that British comedy wasn't funny". British comedy is not "lowest common denominator" comedy, It is much more cerebral. Many Americans simply don'e get it. I am neither American or British.

The amazing thing is they can take mickey out of ourselves absolutely hilarious

Harry Enfiels - American Tourists - ona bus , breakfast , peek a boo . Very funny especially the breakfast skit.

Harry Enfield had his own sketch show - "Harry Enfield & Chums" brilliant comedian, one of my favourites

Well, my grandmother got on a motorbike and rode it semi-successfully in 1926 when she was 44, and in 1939 she bought an Austin 10 and, after a brief tuition, set off on a solo drive from Suffolk to Cornwall. A very nice little trip of nearly 400 miles with no incident whatsoever. Also a nice little detour to Stonehenge, which she had always wanted to visit. Even my Uncle, a mechanic and a former racer at Woodlands said that she was quite a competent little - at five-foot-nothing - driver. She also kept the family together during the thirties and forties and ran her own business from 1930 to 1963 when she sadly passed on when I was far too young to know her better. Wretched cancer.

This is areally funny clip,I hope you 2 can do more reactions on Harry Enfield...he has some good material out there!

"Harry Enfield and chums" (circa 1998), if my memory serves me correctly... His main friend, Paul Whitehouse (who was featured there), went on to do "The Fast Show"

Fawly Towers... The greatest sitcom ever made

Ouch dude, the lady dissed you big there bud ... "what B.B.C. you thinking ??" DAAAAMMNN 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Wow this is british comedy from back in the eighties and these guys loved it. As a brit i shall have you know we have the finest comedy in the world. Check out Jimmy Carr

Its Harry Enfield, all his stuff is equally hilarious. Enjoy.

Before Monty Python John Cleese was in "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" on the radio. This was equally zany and well worth a listen. This was preceded in the 1950s by "The Goon Show" with Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Seacombe. This is a must listen if you want to hear the origins of British zany humour. Both are on RU-vid. Both are extremely funny.

"Venomous harridans". Pure gold.

I still quote the opening lines of the Driving one. 'But wait, here comes a WOMAN! Which side is she getting into? The driver's side - the WRONG side! It breaks me up and even my miserable wife giggles.

British humour is savage

Harry Enfield in embarrassing pharmacist is brilliant

Just met you both on your channel enjoying our comedy. Thanks both very funny. 🇬🇧

There's several of these, Enfield was a great irony comedian, his "Loads of money..." catchphrase from one if his characters ran for years...

The BBC is the State broadcaster in the UK. Covers news, drama, sport comedy etc. There is BBC America too.

So glad you like our humour, this sketch show called Harry Enfield and Chums which is on the BBC channel 😂

It was call Harry Enfield and Friends

Best of British comedy can include Little Britain, the one where posh ladies try village jams made by a black woman.

A league of gentlemen. The darkest comedy ever made.

There is a British cult comedy show that even though the main lead in the show has sadly passed away and the show is no longer being made , think the last show made in 1998 , it is still being shown regularly( every year) on British TV . The show is Father Ted.....about 3 priests and their housekeeper stuck on a remote Island parish off the coast of Ireland....it is surreal and it is gloriously funny.

'Life of Brian' is the best of British humour & I believe the best Monty Python produced. Also check out 'Black Adder' & Charlie Brooker x

That was Harry Enfield and Friends. Fantastic comerdy.

The BBC is one of the world's most FAMOUS TV broadcasters. It stands for "British Broadcasting Corporation". Not knowing about it is as ignorant as saying "20th CenturyFox is that channel that makes the Simpsons". The clip you watched is from the show "Harry Enfield and Chums". Harry Enfield was famous in America too. In 2004 Enfield provided the voice of "The Roaming Gnome" character used in Travelocity's U.S. advertising campaign.

Ok then, Wayne and Waynetta episode. Harry Enfield. " I want a brown baby lover" you will laugh so hard.

You guy would love the Armstrong & Miller show’s characters ‘The RAF Pilots’ the sketches are about two WW2 British Royal Air Force pilots chewing the fat of modern life.

Harry is brilliant. He does a great show called 'The fast show'. Its all sketches and is hilarious.

Brilliant comments you two.....glad you like British comedy !

They aresupposed to be the 1930's British information commercials. It's from a early 90's sketch show called Harry Enfield television programme.

Women Keep Your Virtue is another good one.

I loved this sketch. It’s so bloody funny😂😂😂😂

Check out Harry Enfield, Association Football sketch. ✌🇮🇪

BBC is the British broadcasting association. The world's oldest and largest media broadcasting company.

Your lady put you in your place.respect😂😂

Loved the BBC reference, including the fact that it went over her head (not literally, of course) !