agreed. those two lines are the best. i've seen this many times and those never fail to make me laugh out loud. its also the way he says it - so 'matter of fact'.
"Its not in an environment... All there is, sea, birds, fish" -And? "And 20,000 tons of crude oil" -And? "A fire" -And? "And the part of the ship that the front fell off" This is Gold xD
Necropost - I'm a Brit and we share the same sense of humour. Shame we've stopped criticising our government in general and protests are effectively banned for "causing nuisance".
It tastes intensely Mitchell & Webb with lashings of Monty Python, to me, though certainly with rather a lot of flavour all its own. Political humour seems to be an elevated science in Australia.
@@TheLizardOfOz The delivery, however, is very Monty Python, albeit without the silly interjections. The deadpan, matter-of-fact but dead quick style puts me in mind of the Cheese Shop Sketch in particular, though it's definitely not a perfect fit. I did only say lashings. :P Plus, yes, they were absurdist, but that did *not* stop them from being satirical. Absurdism is a style and a philosophy, while satire is more about what the joke actually *is* . Certainly, satire wasn't their *thing* (insert surprising Spaniards here) but they didn't avoid it either (insert protesting proletarian peasants here).
Need a laugh so came back to watch this classic again. Used to enjoy these skits so much, and i like how Brian Dawe nearly cracked up twice in this. Thank you fondly remembered.
My dad’s an engineer and apparently they quote this during meetings. I’m convinced that all engineers have this memorized and you can’t tell me otherwise
@@stopitnowlol6697 theyre also desinged to carry as much oil as possible without the front falling off but there is one time they couldn't hold as much oil as possible
Lmao this would kill the joke but that line about "beyond the environment" made me realize all anyone should say for similar situations could be: "the ship was built to high standards but it was met with an outlying situation that was *_'beyond what it was built for.'_* And were the standards any higher then that would make all the ships too expensive and cripple the shipping industry."
I honestly think this deserves to beside “Who’s on First” in the halls of comedy canon. A near perfect example of excellent political satire. Timeless.
@spirz4557 Well because the submersible imploded, 5 people died, and a company went under, it's a bit of a dead giveaway. I'd just like to make the point that that's not normal!
Ever since I saw this a couple of years ago I use "the front fell off" to refer to something that's gone completely wrong. As in, "I was doing fine on the exam until about halfway through, I don't know what happened. The front fell off."
I found out about this sketch when an Australian co-worker said it, and was surprised that none of us knew the reference. So he insisted we all watch it. So brilliant.
"But Senator Collins, why did the Ever Given get lodged in the Suez Canal?" "Well, the wind hit it" "The wind hit it?" "The wind hit the ship!" "Is that unusual?" "Oh yeah! At sea? Chance in a million!"
"This plane that was involved in the incident in Oregon this week..." "The one the door fell off?" "Yeah." "Yeah, that's not typical, I'd like to make that point."
Haha, thank you, I thought I was the only one that was bothered by that. The only thing more annoying in comment sections is people tagging other people. Fortunately RU-vid is free from that, at least.
@Jim lastname It appears she was using the same response as Mr. Clarke did to the interviewer asking about the front falling off in response to him saying the front fell off the Australian political satire landscape. He died suddenly and unexpectedly, which one would think isn't really typical.
I've just heard of him and I'm already sad to hear it. :/ He seems like a real gem of satire. In that Pratchett way, I suppose that a man is not really dead while his name is still spoken and his jokes told, so RIP and GNU John Clarke.
Ronnie Corbett had impeccable timing, the two Ronnies Mastermind sketch takes comedic timing to a mind blowing level. David Renwick's writing combined with their performance is something to behold.
The context of the times this aired in the maritime world makes this sort of like gallows humor. During the 1980s and 1990s (particularly 1990 and 1994) cargo ships were suffering catastrophic sinkings, especially bulk carriers, which would often break in half, endure flooding from cracks in the hull, or just go missing without a trace.
Well the engine panel fell off I'd like to say it isn't typical for engine panels to fall off There's alot of these Boeings going around the world all the time and it's very seldom that an engine panel falls off I'd just like to make sure people don't think Boeings aren't safe > Was this Boeing safe? Well I was thinking more about the Boeings where the engine panel doesn't fall off > If this Boeing was not safe why did it have passengers on it? Well I am not saying it wasn't safe, I'm just saying it's not as safe as the Boeings where the engine panels don't fall off
I was referred here from a story about the Titan submersible and I took this for an official interview at first. Then I realized it was pretty much every official interview.
My brother works for the Canadian Coast Guard. He told me this was shown at the beginning of his first class on his first day at the Coast Guard college. That's how universally funny this is. My personal favourite: "There's a minimum crew requirement." "And what is the minimum crew required?" "Oh....one, I suppose."
Tfw an official responding to the Ohio rail disaster says the safest thing to do is to "get that up in the air." What about the environment? We've moved it beyond the environment. There's nothing up there but clouds and birds. And phosgene gas.
God l miss this man. As a kiwi l normally get pissy when Australia steals one of ours but, you guys deserved him - he never got the recognition he should have here. RIP John you bloody legend!
Their timing was flawless, as was the direction. The first time I ever saw this, I thought it was an actual news interview until about the 20 second mark. I never tire of watching this.
+Fnidner The ship they were talking about was real, called the 'Kirki' and the front did fall off it spilling a heap of crude oil in 1991. imgur.com/NVs0w95
wszyscyzginiemy Although he became very famous in Australia, he’s a native New Zealander. Their accent is the best, it’s one of the reasons I love Flight Of The Conchords.
Wow,me too! Saw Scott Manley,I didn't get the joke and then this pops up on my feed. After watching the video I thought this was some kind of Monty Python skit,but it appears according to the comments this is real.
Nah, mate. Just gonna rip the exact footage for TikTok with a caption of "Talking About The Titan Submersible". Which is how I found this duo, so I can't be mad. 😁
_"It was amazing really. The Occurrence Border mostly followed the standard Imperial ship design; large engines in the tail, control tower rising above the rear of the ship, long and slightly skinny body. Except the bow was completely gone. The ship just ended half way through the body in a giant patchwork of scrap metal. It looked like someone had grabbed the ship, cut it with a giant cleaver, and then smashed the ragged edge flat. As one we all turned to look at Nubby; who muttered something about 'good value for cost' and tried to sidle away."_ _"It took a lot of shaking and yelling to get all the details out of Nubby. Apparently, well, the front fell off."_ _"The entire front of the vessel, a two kilometer warp-capable ship, which we had just purchased for a staggering amount of money, on behalf of the bloody Inquisition, Fell. Off."_ _"He said it doesn’t happen often, just a sort of occasional time to time thing, overall its a very safe ship. In fact in the whole lifetime of the ship it only happened once, or twice, well maybe three times, definitely no more than four, but the important thing was that it wouldn’t ever happen again."_ - The All Guardsmen Party, "Discount Spaceship"
Ahmet Fatih Usta It’s meant to be satire on how news media report on natural disasters. “Environment” means “place where trees are” or the like. Basically like saying “the bush” its a nonsense term
@@Ahmetfusta If people can see it, they care. What people can see is the immediate environment. Tow the ship beyond where people can see and it is beyond the environment and nobody cares. Euphemistically, the ship has been taken where no-one cares. Except for those who still remember that it is still there.
While I deeply miss John's wit - so sharp and quick that you'd be halfway home before you realised your shoes were filling up with blood and you were dying - I think we also should recognise that Bryan Dawe is among the greatest 'straight' men in history. If ever we needed a duo like this it's now, dealing with the ridiculous Bullshit Circus that is modern politics. Thank you gentlemen, thank you so very much. It's such a loss to see it end so abruptly. Vale Mr. John Clarke, 1948-2017
It was posted a couple of years after the passing of the actor playing "Senator Collins" at the age of 68. He was fit and healthy and his death was unexpected. My comment was simply acknowledging the sad loss of a brilliant actor/satirist/poet/author, giving a shoutout to the very talented guy who frequently played opposite him as "the straight man" to John's funny man (it's a comedy thing, look it up on TV Tropes), expressing my regret that we no longer have them around to help keep our politicians honest, and thanking them for their work. If you can explain what's "weird" or "derailed" about it in more detail, I can probably dispel your confusion fairly simply. Cheers :)
I agree with your sentiment that Bryan Dawe as foil to John doesn't get a lot of the credit for material that they wrote and perform together. Didn't realise understand your shoes and blood analogy tho I have to say maybe this what people find odd about the comment?
I'm old enough to remember when this was actually in the news. It's a true story. The front did fall off a Greek tanker, the Kirki on 21st July 1991 in Western Australia. 🤭
0:30 - 0:42 Wasnt this built so the front wouldn't fall off? Well obviously not? How do you know? Because the front fell off..! And 20,000 tonnes of crude oil spilled into the sea, and the sea caught fire! A bit of a giveaway, I just want to make the point that is, not normal.!!! (Favorite Part)
bansheeflier1015 I prefer: -There is nothing out there, all there is is sea, and birds, and fish. -And? -And twenty thousand tons of crude oil. -And what else? -And a fire. -And anything else? -And the part of the ship that the front fell off! But there's nothing else out there.
Until the ending, I didn't realize that this was a comedy pair. But then I'm sorry to say he sounded like a typical politician. The interviewer pressed a bit harder than an American newsman would, but that's probably what the target audience would expect. Besides, they would recognize the pair as comedic actors. I should look up some more by these two.
+FraggingBard He's supposed to sound like a comedian parodying a politician. He sounds *disturbingly* close to a typical politician. That skit sure is funny, but it's also quite *scary*.
As a non-Aussie, I'd like to admit that it took me just about the whole video's length PLUS about 30seconds of contemplation to finally figure out that this is a skit, a parody, a joke. Lmao it was amazing!! FUCKIN EH!
🤣 I'm on the third video of it. The first one was warhammer 40k meme with the heads and audio. I've been trying to find out about this ship that the front fell off in austrailia this week
