At The Barber 'Dyslexic Cockney' - The Armando Iannucci Show 

RIP JOHNNY FRANK.

"He shouldn't be doin' that...!"

"Alphabetical fuckpig!" 😂😂

This series was so formative to my sense of humour. Was 14 when it came out and have vivid memories of watching it. Armando Ianucci, The Fast Show, League of Gentlemen and Big Train, what an education.

Syntactic cripple has me more fucking g creased than I think I've ever been

Watch this once a week. Hilarious :)

Alan Ford should be PM

This sketch makes me so happy. It was part of a series of sketches featuring Alan Ford during the Armando Iannucci Show but this was, by far, the best example. The writing, direction, performances and editing are all absolute perfection.

'so I had some of that screaming fire coming out of my fridge the other day' - hilarious!

"Hang about, you're a cockney ain't cha?" Still genius. "I know the flats in Bow!!" V v funny.

"Do you know what Nemesis is?" "Nope! Can't spell it, either"

Jesus Christ man , have you not seen the film Snatch watch it and you will see him , great actor !

I also love how he is SO offended by someone cocking up cockney slang!

"Turns out butter brings me out in ghosts" god I love surreal absurdist humor, I was brought up on Monty Python from age 6 as a little swede, and gets me right where I live. Mmm..

Fucking loved this series. "Where does he live?" Genius

Here for my weekly viewing

He shouldn’t be doing that dyslexic business 😂

trouble and strife - desks

Very very funny!! This is excellent stuff.

Can’t believe this was 2001. I remember quoting this to friends when it aired. ……..damn.

Alan ford is a legend

best bit ever

Mixin up vowels and dipthongs😂

syntatctic cripple ...awesome

The guy who’s the barber in this clip was also David Brent’s agent in The Office

'Where does he live?'

By the flats? 😂

Right now I would not want to be Jonny Frank.

Have a look at the superb acting though. Fair play it’s so authentic 👍

@arknell this is the sound of a native Italian speaker speaking with a London accent. Don't know about the actor, but that's certainly the role he's playing - the name Luca is a clue. If you ever hear the jockey Frankie Dettori talking, he speaks like this too.

I've never heard cockney explained so well.

Good to see Alan Ford on EastEnders!

Classic!

Ha ha bricktop...you’re the best

'Where does he live'?

Syntactic cripple😂😂😂😂 Alan Ford reminds me of David Bowie, maybe its the hair but either way this is genius. Remember it from first time round but forgot all about it, proper absurd violence for no reason😂😂😂😂Poor Johnny Franks getting a visit for no reason at all😂😂😂😂😂

1:44 LOL Nice one!

No matter how many times I watch it I lose it at “alphabetical fuckpig”

@jamesjonesrocket Oh cool! I really like the sound of it, it's very reassuring. I spend way too little time in England, much less than I would want.

Sides hurting to this LMFBO 🤣🤣🤣

ALAN YOU CANT!!!

Syntactic Cripple

I would be out there after a minute.

where does he live?

Ha, Bricktop.

@simozonelayer Cool! Yeah, his character was called "Luca", so makes sense. ^

Alphabetical Fuckpit! Iannucci is the finest insult creator of this or any other generation (Thick of It,Death of Stalin,Veep,Knowing Me Knowing You, frickin genius)

I had never heard the term 'Fuckpig' lol

@arknell i'm sure he's supposed to be italian, there's a lot of italian barbers in england for some reason, and they do talk like that lol

Dyslexic Selecta brouff me here

Syntactic cripple ,😂🤣😂

No you CANT

_"Fucking mixing up vowels 'n dipthongs....he shouldn't be doing it."_ Learned Oxford scholars solemnly concur.

🤟

He is from Italy

Greek.

Can anyone help me with the dialect/accent of the barber?!?!?! He says "for exaampol", what part of London talks like that? It's not geordie or scouse as far as I know. Or is he from some other country, you think? I'm very interested.

@arknell i would say Greek cockney

😕

He knows he's a short old man right?