I saw Al performing many years ago. Before the act he spent quite some time getting to know the audience and spoke at length to the first couple of rows. Apparently he asked them if they were interested in taking part in a way that didn't spoil the joke, but made sure they were happy to be involved.
Glad you picked up that he’s acting a part as Pub Landlord and everyone knows a Pub Landlord who is a bit offensive. He’s a really intelligent guy in real life. Look out for his act about ‘Secretary’ if you want to see (mildly offensive to the “Ladies). Really very funny glad you enjoyed it.
Some people have very low tolerances to, well, anything! Those individuals however, should not be able to dictate how British comedy is delivered. They should just stick to the politically correct, watered down lame American comedy.
yep, really good policy to have. ask for forgiveness not permission. Great in sex, relationships, contracts, really just a good policy in general. Thank you fellow white man for informing me of my misguided attempt to care how people feel.
@@robthornton6288 the idea that respecting people’s boundaries and being aware and caring what other people think isn’t just a thing wusses do. And political correctness isn’t what these dumbasses think. If they just decide to make an out of turn racist joke that wasn’t funny- they will blame society when no one laughs. Look at family guy, south park - they acknowledge the boundaries and play hopscotch with them. British political comedy is just as if not more affected by political correctness, which 90% of the time is just giving a shit about people who people that get mad about it would rather pretend don’t exist. If someone is crossing a line, you could have a very well reasoned argument for why that line matters. I think the bar for that argument is pretty high in comedy- but there’s a difference between a trash take that’s just offensive and actually making cogent jokes about a change in our society and people are welcome to call you out for that shit. Also it was meant to be read as ironic. To be clear I think his comedy was completely fine, the problem is people don’t understand why their casually offensive takes or true colors are regarded differently. It’s definitely because we put the time and the energy in to care about folks (obviously sometimes misguided or too far, or misinformed) but it doesn’t prevent you from saying anything. Having a political belief 20 years out of step of what is acceptable is different than appreciating satire about such beliefs and for people who blame everything on “pc” culture for that aren’t even engaged in the discourse nor do they want to be. It’s mostly a symptom of folks trying to give a shit about others in their worldview and beliefs, and having an inherently problematic way of talking about someone out loud is probably indicative of folks self talk too.
Do you know for a fact that he saw them before the show. Either way, I'm certain that he is perceptive enough, and experienced enough, to know what he can say to who, after all, he takes working the audience to another level.
@@Fwhole he engages with a lot of the audience in the front rows at the beginning of his shows, if you watch the full stand up he had already spoken with them before this part of his show.
@@Fwhole Yes. It's a fact. He does this at every show and the front row are asked if they want to participate or not. If they say no, he leaves them alone. Get a life.
Exactly Brian. Al takes the piss out of the UK far more than other countries, sadly many people from the other countries don't get it. I've watched some clips from Americans react, where they certainly do get it and love the guy.
I was willing you to get the Paddington reference, and it was great to see you get it lol. I know you are offended by some of his more rude gestures to the ladies in the front row, but he is playing a character remember, and that is of a common pub landlord from the 80's and 90's.
That's one of the funniest parts - Al Murray is a historian as far as I'm aware - I remember him commenting that he finds it hilarious that some people appropriate him at face value
@peter jones - heh :) yeah - he totally proves his point - racists latch onto his rhetoric because they have no arguments of their own and lack the intelligence to see that he's mocking them.
The thing with Al is he gets to know lots of his audience at the front and would gauge if people were comfortable and up for a laugh with him and wouldn’t push the boundaries if they weren’t.
One thing I will say is you wouldn't go sit at the front of an Al Murray Pub Landlord gig unless you were okay with him making uncomfortable comments, it's his thing. Like you said, it's a character, a parody of certain people in this country. If you look him up outside of his Pub Landlord shtick, you'd be amazed how different he is! Guy is an incredible talent!
She would probably love All Murray and The Germans, where he visits Germany and explores his love for the country. Also, chill girl (Vanessa), you are too easy to make uncomfortable.
Nor would you sit in the front row for the Sooty show - my family and I did and we got soaked. Kids thought it was funny mum and dad didn't realise that was part of the act. Back to this show it was brilliant.
@VanessaTalks I once served Al Murray at work. He's a nice guy I and got his autograph. He's the complete opposite to who he is on stage. He's very quiet and shy.
Al is very cleaver and he does push the boundaries, but that’s all part of the old fashioned pub landlord persona. You always need to remember he is an Oxford Grad where he read history.
The Austrian pastry joke, He’s referring to Austrian Hungarian empire shrinking after ww1. It was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that started World War I
It's not easy for anyone from outside Britain to watch once and get it. It's not just landlord - that is just the character he plays. There was just always a know-it-all in every pub. He plays it better than anyone I've ever seen. A very very clever and talented comedian. And in England if you sit in the front few rows of a live performance with someone like this, then expect to get ragged and humiliated. It's often the best part of the show, when people try and answer back! It's just British humour.
He's taking the piss out of the British attitudes towards other countries, not taking the piss out of other countries - although I can see why people could be confused
Nope, over ya head sonny Jim. Plenty of these types (at his gigs and in your comments) who don't realise the Pub Landlord parody is a joke about their little Englander misogynist post colonial attitudes. Clever though, coz Al get tickets sales from both the 'woke' and entirely deluded.
@@firstsurname7099 I really do dispair that some people actually think these things, and then make up terminologies to try and "justify" their own falsifies beliefs. It's amazing.
Before he does the show . He talks to the audience and gets to know them. And says its just a show and it's not serious and not to get upset. And he says thanks for joining in the show.
Your reactions when you're trying to figure out what's is going on are hilarious. When you realised he was talking about paddington, your expression was adorable. I love your videos, more please 😊
@@vanessatalks1 Loved the video, first one I've seen, I've just subscribed. Although, from the accent I did think you were American! Sorry... Whoops, that is so British! Al Murray went to Oxford University, quite a good university I believe (though not as good as Hastings Polytechnic), where he studied history. Look for his session on 'Great Briton has defeated every country in the world' to see just how clever he is. His character is based on the 'know all' and outspoken pub landlords that were everywhere in the UK, many years ago. Now it's all over priced lager, expensive food in a bland environment..... Though I have found a local pub, with an Al Murray type landlord and it's great!
@@METALFREAK03 No where near the Hastings Polytechnic standard! Can you hot wire a Ford Mondeo, have it's radio, wheels and engine out before the alarm has gone off? That's a good education! ;-)
"I think what he's doing is crossing a line" That's what comedians do. If they stop crossing lines then comedy will become a dull and dead thing. They're just jokes, don't take offence
@John Hitchens I care if someone is offended, dont watch it then you cretin. You sound like one of the I do what I want to do brigade and whats it got to do with anyone else.
He's allowed to cross lines, and people are allowed to feel uncomfortable if they feel he's gone too far, while still enjoying the rest. It's not a binary love/hate choice.
The Pub landlord is very much a caricature of British nationalism with a bit of casual sexism, homophobia thrown in for good measure. The point is to laugh at how extreme and inappropriate he is. Al Murray does it so well because he is an historian who graduated from Oxford so understands British imperialism and how absurd it was at times.
I'm extremely impressed by the way you reacted to Al Murray. You seem to get every single joke including the Paddington Bear gag. The first time I've seen anybody outside of the UK understand the joke.
Its very British for humour to be quite dark, offensive or uncomfortable. Its how we highlight or put issues in the spotlight without the need for a big argument. Cross lines and provoke thought.
Al has a History degree and uses that knowledge well in his parody of a chauvanistic and patriotic pub landlord. I saw him live and he finished with a quiz called Fact Hunt. Which seemed ok until he asked us, the audience, to repeatedly shout out those two words. Try it! Excellent reaction as always.
@James Langguth Ok I agree in part, I am not making a point, I am from Liverpool and most of the ladies I have known , either they would take it in their stride or tell him to go away, I am putting that nicely
He is very knowledgeable and very nice, he is just an act. None of the audience were offended by his jokes, but then that’s the British sense of humour we don’t get offended we take the mickey out of ourselves
Austria made out of pastry and thats why it shrank! ...... Great reference to Austro-Hungarian empire and its demise following WW1. He is a very knowledgeable individual whose uses comedy to enlighten the masses 😀😅
Al is playing a pub landlord stereotype persona. Back in the days some pubs didn't allow women in certain areas. So its a very male orientated persona he's putting across. I can understand how it would make people feel more uncomfortable these days.
sorry to say vanessa but its called british humour thats al murray is a comedian and you need to take everythink with a pinch of salt and just laugh hes not perposely bein nasty to any other country or nation you say you was uncomfortable about some things he said its comedy so dont take affence to anythink he says
Another great video Vanessa. Liked your reaction when you got the Paddington Bear reference. It's and old sketch, but a funny one, The Two Ronnie's - Four candles. It's a play on words, which you may enjoy having learnt the English language so well!
He's an Oxford historian, and this is just a character mocking the type of characters you'd see in an old English pub, living off past glory of the British empire. Ps you have the loveliest smile.
I mean this is the point about AP Murray or any UK comic. If you sit in the first row of their audience they are going to pick on you and either make you get involved or tell jokes about you. Which is why I love uk comedy
He's lampooning a flaw in the British character, when he made the jokes you said were uncomfortable. So He's making you laugh inwardly at ourselves. He's not actually being sexist!! I think its an area of comedy that most foreigners never get. Everything's funny when your laughing at yourself, any subject is game.....your nearly there though. When it dawns on you that He's actually talking about Paddington!! Classic!
The crossing the line part is very apt, he is a character, Al Murray the actual guy is a well educated and well spoken man, but "The pub landlord" is supposed to be the stereotypical northern english, politicly incorrect, working class, crass, bantsy kind of character. That is the point of his stick, the second major part of it is he asks who people in the front row are at the start of each show and then reffers back to those people over the show, so the people who he asks stuff kinda know that they are in for something very diffrent so don't feel bad for them, they knew they were in the splash zone at seaworld so to speak.
It pays to know your comedians audience participation level. If they rely on it, NEVER book the first couple of rows, partic if you're easily embarrassed.
The Pub Landlord is a parody character. He's trying to make him a laughing stock. I loved Annie in the front row who completely rolled with it and made it so much funnier. And ya, we wouldn't knowingly accept that kind of behaviour in public life. Anyway, yours is the best reaction I've seen because you got every reference. I have watched many American reactions and they generally miss a lot. As a Canadian there are still about 3 or 4 references I haven't learned about yet although I took care of one during this viewing. I learned what Westlife is. Give the boy a biscuit. LOL Will look forward to checking out some of your other reactions. Cheers!
The crude banter is part of the role he is playing, granted some of it wouldn't fly nowadays but times change. We're not allowed to be offended now so comedy is dying. In real life he is nothing like that - a very knowledgeable historian.
I watched another reaction to this six months or so ago and "Anna" the woman he picked on came on, they got his autograph after and said he couldn't have been more of a gentleman
Ive watched quite a few reactions from people all over the world, and may i say, your the first to get the paddington joke..welcome to old british humour..
Al Murray is actually making fun out of us Brits, with out often over opinionated view of ourselves and the rest of the world and UK history. You should try watching his skit of Scots, Scousers and Geordies. Very funny
As an Irish person (Northern Ireland born and raised), I enjoy watching others' reactions to this "Pub Landlord" character. Clearly a talented and intelligent guy. But I reckon your conflicted views are fairly spot on.
Love this, I've seen a lot of reaction videos to this comedy clip and you could see a lot of punchlines going over the reactor's head, but she seemed to get pretty much all the jokes. Good work
Vanessa, the Al Murray pub landlord persona is meant exactly to extract your reaction . It is VERY tounge in cheek. Maybe next you should check out Ricky Gervais Humanity tour. My favourite part is how dogs got their roles. Check it out. Love your reaction vids.
I admire your courage in expressing your discomfort clearly. Especially today, I feel a lot of difficulties can at least not be compounded if someone says,"That doesn't work for me," without equation to the worst atrocities in human history. Purely personally, and of course there is a thick black line to this, I've always enjoyed comedy that took me outside my comfort zone, so knowing my taste can be easily offensive to others, I always try to assess intent and the goal of the presentation.
I love the pub landlord character and Al Murray is nothing like that in real life. The character is the worst of a typical British type and that's why he's so funny. I did enjoy watching your reaction to him xxx
Al Murray (The pub landlord) is a over the top character created by Alastair James Hay Murray. If you go to any east end London pub... the landlord and/or punters will talk as such, thus being the characterisation of the "pub landlord" It is British satire. In other words.. us brits are capable of taking and understanding a joke; while knowing it was pure satire without even thinking of taking personal offence to such.
Great video as always, got distracted by cocktail shakers on left of screen and wondering what you drink, hope you do a cocktail making video sometime !
I don't think you're his target audience Vanessa! But it really is just satire, the lady was laughing because she has no doubt been exposed to real idiots like that in the past and understands the mocking element.
Those jokes with the ladies. Imo are fine. Because you know what kind of show he does. People know before they go. You don't pay your hard earned money without knowing what that person is like. What that comedians style is. Also he picks on that guy as well. The "gay" jokes. It's equal opportunities. That's what most comedians tend to do. Those ladies didn't appear particularly bothered at all not to my judgement at least. Thanks for your reaction. Al and this character the pub landlord are brilliant in my view.
I enjoyed your reaction because you know Europe and know that he's making an over the top "pub landlord" (or London taxi driver) joke about most of the countries in the world. Agreed, he didn't have much to say about Austria, but there is one particular person, who has nullified any humour from there... I dare not say who, which I guess he purposefully avoided). Have seen this reacted to by Americans a few times and 95% of it goes over their heads. Am so glad I found your reaction. :)
He's playing the landlord characther - We re used to it, but all the crowd knows that he gets to know you and if you book tickets in the front row, you're in for it! But British girls when they go on a night out drinking cause the doorman/bouncers at nightclubs more problems than the guys, so they can take the banter for sure!
I'm honestly impressed you got the Paddington joke so quickly. Even people there didn't get it as fast as you, so for that alone, serious congratulations to you!
You are right about him playing a character. As for the stuff with the two women sat in the front, I think he played that up because they were laughing and playing along and the audience was with him. If he'd misjudged it and it fell flat he'd have dropped it. I think it's part of a stand up comedian interacting with the audience to pick on people who seem like they'd be okay with the joke and is quite a skill. I'd feel a lot differently if he just picked on two women and made them feel uncomfortable. I was disappointed with the Austria thing too. I grew up in a house where we had an Austrian lodger and then another and they would come back to visit after they had gone back, so I've always had an interest in Austria. I think it's just because of a general lack of knowledge about Austria here, so the audience wouldn't have gotten a better joke.
What i noticed as i was listening to your reaction at the end was the music in the background which sounds like it came from Paddington...loved ur reaction when the penny dropped and you understood what he was saying about Peru...xx
I've been to Venice twice. The first time in the Autumn it was wonderful. I went in the Summer a few years later. And it really did smell very bad the whole time. You get used to it. You go into your Hotel. Rooms have processed air con, so when you go back outside, the smell hits you again. Seems to depend on the time of year though.
Wow, I actually thought you was from the uk, coz I have watched Americans react to this vid and they literally don't get most off the jokes, and usually no one gets the Peru joke other than brits, so kudos to you, loved your reaction
You should watch more of him, he does better austrian related jokes. Also the point of the whole "womanising" jokes were to be intentionally uncomfortable and harrasing towards them. It's why it makes his act so good and jokes so good.
