I saw her and David on wilty the other week. They're so sweet together. We've grown up with this show. It's so nice that people have fallen in love along the way I need my depressing political confirmed WITH lots of humour. I'm watching these over. And every episode I'm crying in silence, at how obvious it was that everything was gonna go pear shaped. I LOVE watching fast minds at work and a comedian or two thrown in.
Victoria Coren is brilliant but so are the others, they are all great wits. I'm watching this in 2023 in Australia and its still as good as the day it was made. You just can't beat British commedy, best in the world and it never ages
"served cold'. That didn't get the applause deserved. Look at Alexander, quoting Klingon proverbs. Subtle, minimal, God I wish our American TV could begin to approach. I'm not kidding here, you'd never see such an intelligent ad-lib.
US TV has its bright spots too! Che & Jost have done a lot of ad lib on SNL's Weekend Update in recent years, and those guys are hilarious! Kimmel and Colbert are also fantastic when they go off script, and during guest interviews. Conan was always at his best and wittiest when he was doing interviews. (I haven't seen him since he left NBC. I'm sure he's still awesome!)
I know what you mean. A certain part of my anatomy seems to be seriously affected by her too. Nobody has made my left ear throb in such a way ever before.
this is the show that introduced me to Richard Herring. I went on to find RHLSTP and enjoy his talents and guests. telling the audience, ''Fuck You'' is what won me over as a Fan.
I think it’s really ‘right on’ that the BBC had no issues with Richard’s toothbrush moustache. Shame he didn’t get to ask Alexander an emergency question.
Right on! to the BBC, and Right on! to Richard for his bold public statement, which I'm sure comes at some personal risk. My only criticism is that it doesn't suit him as it is. It just looks out of place and distracting. Maybe if he added mutton chops or a chin beard of some sort. I'd say just get a shorter haircut, but with his thin brown hair that would probably be even more of a risk. My bottom line is that I think it's wonderful when people dare to challenge public assumptions, and I love that he's wearing that mustache for his own reasons.
Maybe it's the mustache. I applaud him for his bold choice. He's actively challenging public assumptions, and at some cost to his personal safety, I'm sure. I'm glad he's doing it (or did it), but some people are not going to like it at all, so it might have limited his potential reach.
@@sroycze9284 Thanks! I'm American, and I'm not familiar with his work outside this one episode of this one show. Still, I'm glad he wore it so publicly and unashamedly. Maybe his fans who knew him thought nothing of it because they understood the context, but it looked pretty impressive this side of the pond! It's a shocking look without the context, and I still applaud his boldness. I mean, can you imagine what it must be like walking down the high street with that mustache? How would people react?
so true, the portal opening in 2016, pulling us into the BIZARRO! universe, hopefully when it cycles around again in 2020, America will get it's shit together and Kick Trump/Putin in the Balls by Electing A Woman President.
Right out of highschool in the 80s I pumped gas at a local ARCO (no longer exists) station. I used to tell people I was a petrol sales representative for Atlantic Richfield Corporation.
Although he does get more and bigger laughs in this than any of the other panellists. He can be irritatingly puerile a lot of the time, but then he shocks with some truly show stopping wit.
It irritates me how he brings me to the very edge of shutting off whatever program he's involved with and suddenly broadsides me with excellent wit, but metaphorically immediately scoots his arse on the rug right after. Made it hard to watch this episode and Taskmaster during his appearance. Man amazes and irritates me.
by the reactions I can still see society hasn't made it past ''Hair Issues'' long hair on men, short hair on women, shaved heads on women, a tooth-brush mustache, Reg Hunter's ponytails, Rebecca Bennett declares it ''foul''. Hair Issues.
Talking up Cameron? And if anyone got somewhere they should never have been, its bloody Bongo Johnson. G3t them all off panel shows, and get them working. Cancel the stupid and sickening PR stunts of visiting the people they're about to make even more destitute, then MOCK them with a load of guffaws. Noth sides absolutely mix socially, how can you serve as an opposition when you're going to swanky restaurants with them, on our dime somehow. Pay them all the same. They work their way up by doing A job. A good one hopefully. 2nd jobs, mistresses, sleaze... We've had it. We've effectively been gelded if you like. We have quite rightfully haven't most of the 'empire', back. We won't. Should never have been such a massively important vote, winning by such a small country, and nowhere near full voter turn out. That is NOT that I call the will of the country. Plus, employees rights and their tax loopholes ending and we had to leave bef0re then. No one knows what was in the final draft Not even conservatives who engineered its creation. This isn't a lefty show. Leave it be. Its one of the only places STILL getting the word out about the scandalous government and shadow... Lier brought in to make sure a democratic socialist in. Just like in America with Bernie. We're in hell. And going down.
Who spends over 17,000 quid on a toilet and measures its value by how many times it gets used in a year? First, that's way too much to spend on a damned toilet, especially if you consider inflation. Second, public toilets should be provided based on there being a public need, or a benefit to their simply existing, not on their profitability. If it's about money, you need to consider the actual consequences of not providing a toilet, such as streets that reek of urine, people pissing in private gardens on their way home from the pub, and a sometimes impossible situation for people with certain medical conditions. It's also a one-time investment to improve a community. IMO, the cost of maintaining the facility is more important than the purchase price. Still, 17,000?
Not the first time Victoria's made a mistake about Scrabble tile values. I think I also remember her stating the 'K' was worth 4 on another show a long time ago. Poker's her game by all accounts though, so I'll let it go. She's pretty good at that I hear.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"
Is that your only comment ? I've noticed the very same one before , posted on something else that ALSO had NOTHING TO DO WITH FAWLTY TOWERS, let alone the episode with that particular script. Just one or two times is a bit shit, but if you print that comment for EVERYTHING uploaded to RU-vid, EXCEPT anything to do with Fawlty Towers or John Cleese or Torquay (that would be crap), that would start to amuse me. In fact, if I was you, I would have to reply to THIS comment with that same bit of script and nothing else at all. And yes, I think I have started to really fancy that Victoria too.
Wow Mate! THAT'S COMEDY GOLD THAT IS!!! (No but seriously though... I invite you to consider withdrawing this comment before other people see it... just as soon as you are feeling better.)
I doubt that you'll ever see my reply, but what the hell. I only started watching HIGNFY recently and I thought the same as you. Then I watched older and older episodes and they did exactly the same things to the Labour party. Thank God for calling to account any political party that is in power.
I couldn't watch this. That man's moustache is unacceptable. If he's trying to be funny, he's clearly racist. If he's NOT trying to be funny, then there are two problems
www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/may/14/richard-herring-behind-the-joke-hitler-moustache I'm not trying to change your mind on anything, I just think Herring's (the guy with the toothbrush moustache) position on this is intriguing :)
