Brain Surgeon - That Mitchell & Webb Look , Series 3 - BBC Two

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@lindybeige 7 лет назад

What I love about this sketch is that you can hear the punchline coming from so far off, and yet you are still dying to hear it.

@alfredsharp239 7 лет назад

Lindybeige! I love your videos :)

@A_Box 7 лет назад

Lindybeige!

@donnydont 6 лет назад

Why are you just repeating other top comments

@mdjmurray 6 лет назад

Maybe he just wrote that without reading the other comments.

@0-Kirby-0 6 лет назад

Hi Lindy

@ihathtelekinesis 8 лет назад

As soon as she says "Did they keep you late at the space centre?" the whole thing unfolds with glorious predictability.

@tamircohen1512 6 лет назад

Not gonna lie I predicted the punchline even before the space centre line and that just confirmed it :)

@JJensen143 5 лет назад

@voidz Well it doesn't take brain surgeon to see that coming. :)

@whatwouldiknow1759 5 лет назад

So?

@davidblurton7158 5 лет назад

just brilliant,,,

@Githegi 5 лет назад

@@JJensen143 or even a rocket scientist

@brandonxing9546 10 лет назад

Its the delivery that makes it happen.

@dannyboy12357 10 лет назад

Yup

@jounihat 9 лет назад

Yeah, but it's just acting. Not exactly rocket science.

@demianhaki7598 8 лет назад

+Brandon Xing That sip of champagne before he says it xD

@highfunctioningsociopath4761 7 лет назад

No, that's obstetrics.

@celinak5062 6 лет назад

Brandon Xing ya perfect timing

@lot24 4 года назад

"I'm an accountant." "Oh, that's GOOD.."

@Trollificusv2 3 года назад

"Charity? Oh God, I couldn't do what you do. Well, I _could_ , it's not hard. I mean, it's not brain surgery, is it?" Freaking Webb is so damn good at "smarmy" it's amazing.

@ahumanmerelybeing 3 года назад

The way he fills "good" with so much condescension is a thing of beauty.

@Autotrope 3 года назад

That's such a Robert Webb line isn't it

@holliswilliams8426 2 года назад

I knew some smarmy medical types and some of them were like that.

@rykehuss3435 Месяц назад

@@holliswilliams8426 are they brain surgeons?

@DrAngryMongoose 14 лет назад

I love this sketch. They make the punchline, the EXACT punchline, obvious long before saying it, and yet, the tension of waiting for it to appear is hillarious.

@andyelliott8027 2 года назад

Hilarious. One L.

@Gabu_ Год назад

@@andyelliott8027 No, it's very hilly.

@IshtarNike Год назад

D&D could learn from this sketch. You don't always have to subvert expectations!

@trevorlambert4226 Год назад

It really helps that they made the brain surgeon character insufferable, so there's an emotional satisfaction to seeing him one-upped.

@user.Icarus Год назад

@@trevorlambert4226 Yes, that's the reason the joke works. Had the brain surgeon been modest in his bragging, the punchline would have fallen a bit flat.

@BR-jt6ny 9 лет назад

This is so good. You can see the punchline coming from a mile away but it's still so satisfying!

@SolarWebsite 9 лет назад

Birta R That's probably why it's so good! I love it :-)

@LordSandwichII 8 лет назад

+Birta R It's weird how sometimes the funniest jokes are ones where you can predict what the punchline is going to be right from the beginning!

@GypsyLeah 8 лет назад

+Birta R Seeing it coming is part of the joke you pillock.

@HalfDayHero 7 лет назад

my thoughts exactly haha

@jazzygeofferz 7 лет назад

It's that little groan that goes up from the audience as soon as she asks how he got on at the space centre. The whole sketch is so well executed.

@thelouisfanclub 9 лет назад

someone lost it at "did they keep you late at the space centre"

@aakksshhaayy 8 лет назад

+thelouisfanclub i think they were laughing at the two other people hurrying away

@EnclosedPoolArea 8 лет назад

+aakksshhaayy I think they picked up on the punch line there

@MicrowaveBackground 8 лет назад

+aakksshhaayy no they weren't

@gavinhudson5251 4 года назад

@@aakksshhaayy It's easy to work out, I'm mean it isn't exactly brain surgery is it!

@dfrossness 4 года назад

@aakksshhaayy spotted the american who finds british humour a bit too complex. I mean... it's not exactly brain surgery.

@VevoIsBent 13 лет назад

The punchline is obvious but I think the real beauty of this sketch is the timing. Mitchell taking that sip before the punchline just absolutely kills it.

@GBart 8 лет назад

I like how you can tell different members of the audience figured it out at different times

@user-hi4sm3ig5j 8 лет назад

I only realised soon as 'space centre' popped up.

@gamblemadman 4 года назад

@JeSSEbism And it's not like the punchline was rocket s... oh.

@icarus-wings 2 года назад

Clearly there are not many rocket scientists in the crowd.

@valkyrja-- 2 года назад

@@icarus-wings clearly you aren't one lol

@beastinthesky6774 Год назад

I love the one quick audience member who bursts into laughter the moment the words "space center" leave her lips. 1:29

@kevinconway5896 16 дней назад

Thats the laugh tape

@ianrhodes6928 8 лет назад

The pause and drink after David says 'Brain surgery?' is what makes the sketch. Superb timing.

@weyekhn.3260 Год назад

Eyes open, blankly starin' into space (pun not intended... ;D ).

@MissBrri 10 лет назад

And then a rocket surgeon walks into the room......

@personzorz 9 лет назад

You mean Scott Manley?

@Erekose2023 9 лет назад

personzorz What a great comeback!!! for SCIENCE!.

@666j1 9 лет назад

personzorz HELLO ITS SCOTT MANLEY

@38Fanda 9 лет назад

MissBrri Scott Manley xD

@FigmentSALabel 8 лет назад

+MissBrri While I'm still laughing!

@IAlwaysWantedToTryThat 2 года назад

Such a classic. I still regularly share this with my coworkers at NASA.

@GirlSmotheredToDeath 2 года назад

I shared this with my neurosurgeon colleagues.

@officialFredDurstfanclub 2 года назад

My friends at the accounting department didn’t like it

@XhMOod12345 2 года назад

Lmao

@js0988 2 года назад

NASA? Not exactly quantum physics, now is it.

@reet7201 2 года назад

I think it is 😂

@bensmithkent22 9 лет назад

the sip he takes from the glass makes this before the punchline

@adriannissen 10 лет назад

I love how the humour in this actually comes from the anticipation of the lines

@googleplussvcksballs 2 года назад

Still some of the best deliveries ever. So many years and I always come back to this sketch.

@DukeLitoAurelius Год назад

Me, too! I laugh just has hard as the first time I saw it. This whole bit was flawlessly executed.

@ritawing1064 11 месяцев назад

Me too!

@snappycattimesten 3 года назад

That woman who laughs first at 1:30 is very quick. She must be a rocket surgeon.

@stevenmcalister826 3 года назад

Rocket surgery?…… Not exactly brain science, is it?

@billfroug 2 года назад

This is the single most perfect comedy sketch I've ever seen. I can watch it over and over again.

@RobertMounceOnLine Год назад

Four candles?

@billfroug Год назад

@@RobertMounceOnLine Thanks, I didn't know that one. Very good, but quite difficult to understand for me as a non-native speaker 😅

@capitalb5889 10 дней назад

@@billfroug- yeah, four candles is ok, it's a bit of a different sketch. One I love from this pair is the corner shop /alcohol sketch - it's hilarious, but depressingly true when you read the comments.

@Ginric99 Год назад

What I like is that we only see Jack for a few seconds but instantly get the sense he isn’t a giant prick, but, is self aware enough to know when one needs putting in its place :)

@mdjmurray 6 лет назад

That dead stare David Mitchell gives as he says "Brain surgery?" is absolutely perfect.

@Roanix1 2 года назад

Here it is. You've found it... the greatest sketch ever written.

@cupofteam 8 лет назад

This might be the best sketch ever made. The way it plays with the audience is masterful

@JJBinxyboo 8 лет назад

+CupOfTeam Ah! I knew I could detect a little Mitchell and Webb in your sketches!

@carrotsporks 8 лет назад

Yeah, it's really perfectly made. It's not one where the punch line is hidden from you either, which definitely takes talent to pull off. You can see what happening as soon as the hostess asks Mitchell about the space center, and the way they dance around what we all know before finally delivering the final line is just perfect.

@codpug 8 лет назад

i still think the nazi skit with the baddies is the best

@ihathtelekinesis 8 лет назад

Especially the Baxter one. So reminiscent of the Old Sherlock Holmes sketch.

@eIucidate 7 лет назад

The sip of that drink before he delivers the inevitable punchline is just pure epic.

@ericfshook 9 лет назад

I've seen this probably 50 times in 3 years and it still kills me.

@MountainNZ 8 лет назад

+Eric Franklin Shook Its like watching the villain die in a movie. So satisfying.

@jasper24601 5 лет назад

Lol I read that as 3 times in 50 years.

@michaelbauers8800 4 года назад

Same here. I laugh every time. I think it's mainly because of the over the top arrogance of the brain surgeon, and how many times he says he's a brain surgeon.

@illogicmath 3 года назад

I watched it 51 times

@VoltaDoMar 10 лет назад

Love this joke more than any other bit on Mitchell & Webb. They telegraph the joke so obviously but the anticipation makes it even better somehow.

@IceWolfLoki 3 года назад

It's because the Brain Surgeon has been so obnoxious through out the sketch that you need to see the tables turned.

@russcooke5671 2 года назад

@@IceWolfLoki of course but even when you can see he is going to be put in he’s place it’s still hilarious he’s even got a rocket scientist jumper on. Funny 😂😂😂😂

@Nonregional 14 лет назад

Webb's acting is incredible in this sketch. He is just aching to talk about how awesomely difficult his job is.

@chrisofnottingham 13 лет назад

What I love about this is that when she says "Did they keep you late at the space centre?" you can tell pretty much what is going to happen, - the audience starts laughing already - but it is still funny when it happens.

@Argumemnon 3 месяца назад

In comedy, sometimes the timing is as important as the actual joke.

@AndrewMichaelSpenceBoyd 10 лет назад

The beautiful part about this sketch is that we see the punchline coming from a mile away and yet...it's still hilarious. These guys are wonderful. Recommend Peep Show as well.

@DeJayHank 10 лет назад

It's amplified by the long pause before he actually says it :D

@pizzafacesuperleipoman8634 5 лет назад

Peep Show is comedic gold.

@Pinkstylist 6 лет назад

Lolol brilliant show x good ol' british humour! Wait.. I commented this 8 years ago... still freaking hilarious!

@ScottStruzik 6 лет назад

I come back to this and watch it at least a couple times a year.

@daishi5571 6 лет назад

You did update your comment from the now terribly aged "haha" to the more modern "Lolol" Who can believe people spoke like that back in those days.

@oof8850 6 лет назад

See you in another 8 years my boy

@JKelly282 6 лет назад

How's the last 8 years been ?

@vladdracul5072 3 года назад

@@daishi5571 Actually, being able to compare those two terms vis-à-vis, I must say I prefer the older form as it is much more elegant.

@geeman1293 10 лет назад

The thing about M&W is the material is not only hilarious, but they're such good actors; fantastic comedic timing and nuance. I'll watch a sketch repeatedly just for the performances alone. Brits are best, imo!

@VoltaDoMar 9 лет назад

***** It's because they telegraphed the joke so far ahead here, you know it's coming.. so timing is everything. Then when he finally says it, it's so satisfying.

@davidsonmick 9 лет назад

Gee Man Yes, it's absolute genius isn't it? I only have to start thinking about this sketch and I'm laughing. And I must have seen the video a thousand times. :)

@theforeverpuddle8754 8 лет назад

+Gee Man That's why we took over the world.

@highfunctioningsociopath4761 8 лет назад

+Arthur Peterson Well not any more, but hey, at least you've still got James Bond.

@MsJellyBellyLove 9 месяцев назад

I wish this show was still running!

@niansenx 12 лет назад

The timing on David Mitchell's last line was aboslutely perfect.

@samdg1234 3 года назад

I can watch this 5 times consecutively and it still brings a smile to my face. So well performed.

@adeadgirl13 Год назад

The funny thing about this sketch is how long David makes us wait for the punchline we all are waiting for!

@shanekerr4415 8 лет назад

You know the joke is coming but you STILL LAUGH!

@paddyscott2328 8 лет назад

I don't It's much funnier if you suggest it and move on I think, would improve the skit a lot

@deprofundis6855 8 лет назад

You didn't see the 'joke' coming? My God, how many cliches does it take to make something bloody obvious to you??? You don't happen to be a scriptwriter for Mock The Week, do you?

@shanekerr4415 8 лет назад

Ummmm... Actually, I said, you KNOW the joke is coming but you LAUGH ANYWAY. As in you DO see it coming. Saw it coming a mile off in fact. Maybe comprehension is not your strong point. Are you a German politician?

@paddyscott2328 8 лет назад

He was probably referring to me. When I said I don't, I meant I don't laugh, not that I don't see the joke coming.

@lordprotector3367 7 лет назад

Well he has got a skull for an avatar. Are we the baddies?

@Autotrope 10 лет назад

Most satisfying punch line to a skit, EVER, despite that you knew it was coming. Mitchell and Webb are comic geniuses. They could make the chicken crossing the road joke hilarious.

@pronkb000 10 лет назад

Such a predictable finish, but that actually works in its favor. I love the audience reaction as soon as the hostess mentions the "Space Center." They know exactly where it's going from there.

@investigate3_11 4 года назад

I've watched this sketch so many times. It still hasn't stopped being funny. Pure brilliance.

@yuccichou Месяц назад

Old but GOLD! I always come back to this video when I encounter people who LOVE talking about how significant their job is.

@Pinkstylist 15 лет назад

haha, brilliant show x good ol' british humour eh ;D

@Brody-te7yl 6 лет назад

Just saw this on Twitter thought I'd say hi lol my Twitter in case you want to know is @abrave808

@headphoner89 14 лет назад

i love the way robert webb looks at his watch at the end, encapsulates his frustration perfectly, very simple but very effective they are truly great actors

@dadragonmaster 4 года назад

What I love about this Comment Section is that you can tell what the comments are going to be from a mile away but it's still funny

@ScottStruzik 9 лет назад

The best part is that you know what the punchline is going to be, yet it's still epic when they drop it.

@pintatatphpaobe9563 5 лет назад

1:30 that guy gets it straight away lmao

@PokerPlayerJames 6 лет назад

I love how the audienced laughed as soon as the word "space" was mentioned because they all knew what was coming. 😂

@keyboarddancers7751 7 лет назад

I completely missed these guys when they were originally broadcast. Some of their material is priceless!

@Koalacausst 9 лет назад

Hilarious dialogue aside - these guys are incredible at the characters they play. So glad I found them

@mstandenberg1421 8 лет назад

+Sean L Watched Peep Show?

@Amadeus-ms9lt 8 лет назад

I have a degree in aerospace engineering before business management. Trust me, I used the "it's not rocket science" a thousandfold.

@mikehunt8946 8 лет назад

Aerospace huh? It's not exactly electrical engineering

@Amadeus-ms9lt 8 лет назад

+Mike Hunt Avionics mate

@MichaelM69 7 лет назад

I envy you

@Amadeus-ms9lt 7 лет назад

Goku Black don't

@Picnicl 5 лет назад

Aerospace engineering sounds like plane sailing to me.

@cheydinal5401 6 лет назад

I love how everyone saw the punchline from a mile and a half and that only made it so much better

@johnvalentine4720 6 месяцев назад

That last sentence is delivered with perfection.

@nickmonks9563 3 дня назад

I love how when Jeff comes in we've perfectly telegraphed the joke.

@mrtoad1408 3 года назад

The way he says "complex" is exactly how brain surgeons say it.

@GirlSmotheredToDeath 2 года назад

As a neurosurgeon, I never tell people about my job in face to face settings.

@francendorf 13 лет назад

Ahh i've watched this so many times but i'm literally crying with laughter the second she says "kept you late at the space centre?".

@AqibA.C. 3 года назад

This has to be one of their best sketches, hahah. I've seen it so many times but all the punchlines still land so well, it's too good.

@flybeep1661 4 года назад

You can tell from the laughter the audience sees the joke coming from miles away which makes it even better.

@swashbucklr 8 лет назад

Whenever Ben Carson speaks, I think of this sketch.

@kryten88 5 лет назад

It's amazing that someone could think of something, see that almost every other comment on a video is saying the same thing, and then just comment it anyway as if it's the first time..

@oxymoron02 4 года назад

Ok whose internet did you steal?

@kryten88 4 года назад

@@oxymoron02 my nemesis'

@grisha54 4 года назад

who reads the comments anyway?

@owencoffey8809 4 года назад

@@grisha54 well you read this one didn't you

@iphgfqweio 4 года назад

Could see that comment comming from a mile off still was dying to read it

@sandybritton9284 10 месяцев назад

In comedy, timing is everything, and the timing in this skit is sheer perfection.

@immortalsun 3 года назад

This is one of the few sketches where you can see the punchlines coming from kilometres away, yet it still hits you like a train.

@Lukeeiiee 10 лет назад

my favourite sketch

@thatoneguychad420 2 года назад

Such a perfect sketch.

@Sw1mm3rX 6 месяцев назад

I will never tire of this. So simple, so clean, so timeless.

@john_mckinney 3 года назад

Absolutely brilliant. This is probably my favorite scene ever!

@Josematube 14 лет назад

Simply Great!!!!

@iumans 9 лет назад

I love how the audience can see the punchline coming a mile away and they still laugh themselves silly. That's talent for you

@keyboarddancers7751 4 года назад

One the most delightful little sketches of any comedy show!

@boccs9925 10 лет назад

I saw the joke coming but it felt so satisfying to hear it said.

@mushmcmaster8623 2 года назад

As a 'rocket scientist' in a family of doctors, I can really appreciate this sketch

@adityasanthosh702 Год назад

But are they Brain Surgeons

@MaraudingJ 6 лет назад

One of my favorite details is the lone person who starts chuckling the moment Sarah Hadland's character says "Space Center" (1:30). Sure, the punchline is obvious within a couple seconds of this line, but here we have someone who managed to spot it even a fraction earlier than the rest of us. Kudos to you, Lone Chuckler!

@jimgarrett2655 2 года назад

Just absolute perfection

@intraum 2 года назад

the sip of champagne is just classic timing. such a simple joke but it's all perfect

@holliswilliams8426 2 года назад

I used to know some medical types and this is pretty accurate, some of them do actually talk like that.

@dnajournal4321 2 года назад

I'm a medical guy, and I usually let my fancy car do the talking. Slowly edge the conversation that way. "Aston Martin? Nice, how'd you get that?" "Oh you know, all those extra hours in the surgery room, need to get around places quick".

@dnajournal4321 Год назад

@@TheTazzietiger lol.

@themonkeykingkaiser 9 лет назад

Not exactly rocket surgery is it?

@anudistsjury 9 лет назад

Please stop.

@asdlkadfguihajladsf 9 лет назад

no, dont listen to him, please do go on!

@theyruinedyoutubeagain 9 лет назад

anudistsjury On the other hand, you've got to admit that 'brain science' sounds quite funny.

@nitehawk86 9 лет назад

But, is rocket surgery doing surgery on a rocket.. or surgery WITH a rocket? Personally I think the second one sounds more challenging.

@HailHestia 9 лет назад

Well. It's not exactly Brain Science is it?

@cjdhesi 12 лет назад

One of my favourite sketches ever.

@Fancy_PotHead 6 лет назад

This bit is just perfect, makes me giggle no matter how many times i've seen it

@MrEAus 5 лет назад

Rocket Science? It's not exactly Numberwang Science is it... Now that stuff's _complicated_

@kabirkumar5815 4 года назад

Nice

@coalblack666 4 года назад

And *THAT’s* Numberwang!

@judyhopps9380 4 года назад

Numberwang's fairly easy once you get used to it. The new edition's got me stumped though. Can't get over how we lost 4.

@mmmmmatt 2 года назад

The great thing about the sketch is how shocking and unpredictable the punchline is. I've watched this sketch many times, and it always surprises me!

@ronrozen2105 Год назад

Let me guess, you are not exactly brain scientist.

@ryanpaaz Год назад

@@ronrozen2105 He’s a rocket surgeon.

@vinadamswood586 Год назад

Almost as funny as the sketch were these 3 viewer comments in a thread… I am sure the first is almost certainly a 'tongue-in-cheek' job which has achieved an amazing 40 thumbs-up at the time of me writing this… and it is rightly trumped by Ron Rozen's witty rejoinder. But hats off to RyanPazz for a zinger of a line. I am still laughing now… ten minutes after I first read it. (Dai Woosnam, Grimsby, UK.)

@jxclone 9 лет назад

its their best sketch, flawless delivery.

@justinfreeman 4 года назад

Literally laughed out loud and freaked out my dogs on our morning walk today listening to this, thank you. Hilarious

@warboism 10 лет назад

one of the best m&w sketches

@hidethepainharold1106 8 лет назад

I laughed the pain away. It's back already.

@noahbawdy3395 8 месяцев назад

I love this skit so much !

@illogicmath 2 года назад

This must be the 20th time I've seen this skit and I always inevitably crack up laughing.

@IVXIVI 12 лет назад

I love that they set up a two minute sketch for that one brilliant punchline

@HHHBFResurrected 14 лет назад

probably the only joke i've seen coming for a long time yet still laughed when it was delivered. From the moment he said 'mainly with rockets', the timing of anything was brilliant till the line was finally said. Comic geniuses both of them.

@wildley007 13 лет назад

David's deliverance timing is absolutely perfect

@pglAymer 11 лет назад

What a bundle of joy you are!

@krunch87 12 лет назад

The first time I watched this, I knew exactly where it was going; probably one of the oldest jokes I've heard since middle school, and yet I still laughed. Now, watching this over and over, I still laugh out loud at it again and again. Just a perfect little script and with perfect execution by the performers, leading to sheer joy and satisfaction in seeing someone get their comeuppance at the end. Pure brilliance.

@ChristophBurschka 8 лет назад

"did they keep you late at the space centre" Hmmmmm.... I wonder where they're going with this.

@omgawesomeomg 8 лет назад

congratulations for guessing the punchline, that's not what this sketch is about at all.

@forestsoceansmusic 5 лет назад

Of all the many things I love about this sketch, the thing I love most about it is that it has been uploaded with decent video quality (unlike many amateur uploaders [usually Smack The Pony for some reason] who use 240p : (

@niansenx 12 лет назад

I love Mitchell and Webb because they can take such a simple idea for a joke and make it so funny through their delivery.

@martinashwoodsmith7674 8 лет назад

This sketch maybe unique in the annals of comedy. As others have pointed out, when David Mitchell enters at the end, you can see the punchline coming a mile away. And they deliberately do this. And yet the sketch is still utterly hilarious. It's just so simple and clever. I think we are all primed to want the loathsome (Webb) blowhard brain-surgeon character to get his ass handed to him. I dunno, but it just works. Such is the genius of Mitchell and Webb.

@Picnicl 5 лет назад

Try the Cake / Broth sketch on Big Train from the mid to late 90s.

@cr10001 6 месяцев назад

Yes. I think it's unique. I can't think of any other sketch or joke where the whole joke hinges on the punchline that everyone knows is coming. In fact the punchline *only* works because 'rocket science' is a well-known meme for difficulty, and because everyone is expecting exactly that phrase.

@PianoKwanMan 7 лет назад

1:30. That person laughing is clearly a Rocket scientist

@mccall7122 2 года назад

This is hands down one of the funniest thing I have ever seen

@meitchris 3 года назад

I'm glad I really discovered this show, I've seen the main actors in several other actors and other shows before

@mikelmazzi7978 2 года назад

There is always a bigger fish.

@crieverytim 6 лет назад

What I love about this comment section is the endless number of people who feel the need to repeat the obvious fact that part of this jokes brilliance is the anticipation and knowledge of the punchline. yes, not only have dozens lf other people pointed that out, it's also quite obvious. I mean....it's not exactly rocket science