The funny thing about the prawn cocktail joke, is that the dressing was considered posh by working class Brits in the 1980s, even though it was actually just tomato ketchup mixed with mayonnaise with a bit of paprika. 😂
As a British person the out out story is so true 😂the amount of times I've popped out straight after work for a drink in the sun and 8 hours later I'm on a dance floor still wearing my work uniform 😂
Oh man the bit about finding yourself still out in your work clothes is so fucking true it hurts😂 you literally get to the pub after work and you can already see the plot twists ahead, but you’re drinking and having a laugh so you just let the night take its course😂
Back in Micky’s day at school - from the age of 12 up - everyone boy and girl, did metalwork, woodwork, cookery, and needlework. In my first year i made a metal enamelled pendant, a stainless steel signet ring, oven gloves and learned to cook several foods like pies, cakes, scones, sausage roles, Italian pasta, sadly times have changed. At my school those boys leaving school at 16 could do mechanics. They spent a year stripping a car entirely to bits. Then in their final year they had to fully rebuild it, get it running and drive five laps of the school fields. Now that was schooling.
Tbf I left school in 2007 and we could do most of that except needlework. I was crap at everything but cooking so never had stuff to bring home but I remember doing fundraisers in business studies selling clocks that people had made in DT.
I remember when Micky used to come into The Gowlett Arms in Peckham wearing his painters whites for a pint after work, trying to make it on the comedy scene. He is a great bloke and done well for himself.
The Jimmy Savile reference was to his 1970s TV show 'Jim'll Fix It' where he made kid's wishes come true. So, for the kid who dreamed of driving a van, it's implied that it was his only chance of getting his dream job.
You forgot to mention the British gay lesbian and any gender capital and left wing green politics capital, and before any one screams hate, I have no problem with any of it, after all we live in a democracy
Just found you guys today. Watched a few videos and it's so entertaining watching you two struggle to understand the great British accents especially cockney 😂. Haven't seen anything like this before and it's brilliant. If you ever need a translator let me know 😂. You guys are great, new subscriber here keep it going 👍
A guy I knew used to do this. Once he came back at 6 am on a Sunday morning and my neighbour on the other side of the road saw him swaying in front of the front door trying to get his key in the lock. He couldn't manage it, so he slid down the wall onto the step and slept there until the people indoors finally got up. He rang the bell at 8am to be let in!
I knew a guy back in the 80s, who told me he'd once popped out to the shop to buy some bacon, for him & his girlfriends breakfast. On the way there he bumped into some mates off to Glastonbury Festival. He said, he didn't come back for 3 days! 😂
I’m an Aussie & worked in a Pub. Every Friday & Saturday we’d have Coverbands , I absolutely loved it. Never needed to actually go out for dancing, I’d dance while serving my customers (& got Xtra tips) . I’d go out for dinner & movies. My customers would shout me a drink but I couldn’t, so I’d say, leave me a tip & I’ll drink it.
Good Reaction to a great London comic. Micky DID come from a poor part of The East End Of London and tells many stories about some of the "activities" surrounding his poor but VERY loving upbringing. It was a very solid London working-class Family. He actually sold the most tickets in the WORLD in 2017 without leaving The UK ! lol Now he lives in SOUTH East London ( there IS a difference ) in one of the most Middle-Class areas and he loves to mock his new neighbourhood and the contrast between where he came from and where he is now. PLEASE watch Micky: "Peeping" or "Lazy French" or many others to see this well-loved Comedian. :)
Brighton is the UKs San Francisco in terms of being mostly known for being a "gay area". It has a lot of gay cafes and bars, annual LGBTQ festivals and drag nights etc. It's the gay capital of the UK, it's very "woke" and an openly gay city. Not saying there's anything wrong with that, it's just how it is.
Its about 60 miles and Brighton is super quick on the train 1 hour and it’s where every Londoner is coming when it gets at least a little sunny to enjoy the sea side
Brighton is one of the traditional British "Seaside Towns". It's on the south coast, so I would imagine a lot of Londoners would have traditionally went there in the summer. Probably many still do. The equivalent seaside town up north is probably Blackpool. One thing that Brighton is known for these days is the high gay population; it's something of a "gay capital of the UK". That's about as much as I know about it.
Someone you guys need to check out is a great comic called Dave Allan, he's an Irish comedian sadly no longer with us, I think you guys will love him. Keep up the good work.
They had both wood and metal shop classes in my Massachusetts middle school. Everyone took these classes in 6th and 7th grade. Then in 8th grade everyone took home economics, where if we had any fingers left...we learned to cook and to sew on on a sewing machine. Lol In 7th grade metal shop our teacher called us "turkeys" whenever we did something wrong, usually because he hadn't completely explain it. He liked to yell right when we were about to use a device to cut metal that could cut your arm off! I was stressed and panicked every time I was in that class!
The "Now That's What I Call Music" compilations started in 1983 in the UK and Ireland, but not until 1998 in the US! Traditionally, people from South London tend to go to Brighton, people from North London tend to go to Southend when we want to go to the coast. I'm a South Londoner, and was actually in Brighton just this afternoon! 😊
I'm a Southender and agree - we get the North and East Londoners!! It is a nice place to visit though, especially Old Leigh (cocklesheds, old fashioned pubs and a music scene). Really love Brighton too though - love how hippy and relaxed it is there.
One of my favourite Micky Flanagan bits is quite subtle unless you know what he's talking about, where he says "I gotta sign on and get back to work!" "Signing on" is how we refer to collecting unemployment benefits, sometimes referred to as "The Dole", or in Scotland "The Broo". The reason for Micky's joke is that the Cockney's (Traditionally East End Londoners) are stereotypically considered rogues so the idea is he's signing on and claiming unemployment benefits, while still working (usually on a cash-in-hand basis) and earning money there as well. It's just a throwaway part of the larger joke, but for some reason that little detail always slayed me.
Talking about 'ahmbiance'; The first nightclub I ever went to was called 'Ambience'. It was in an old cellar and the only music was a Jamaican steel band. We literally danced the night away... the 'protocol' upon leaving at dawn was for the men to wring their sweaty shirts out, then buy orange juice and milk from the milkman who delivered to our homes in those days...from an electric delivery van.
He is quite graphic at times, one of my fav comedians. When he recounts his wife getting drunk at parties on fancy wine and pissing in a drain on the way home. Also, when he was a teacher and trying to connect with the kids, who shit in his desk.
Brighton used to be called London on sea. The beach is pebbles, but there are lots of pubs, clubs, restaurants,. it is also known for its large guy population.
I’m 71 now but can remember when I was around 17/18 there was a Nightclub in Brisbane Australia that everyone wanted to go to- no alcohol available for under aged but the music was great - each table had a No. and a phone - people from another table would ring your table and either ask for a dance or just talk - was a fun time - nothing as sweet like that today for young people 😢👍🏿🇦🇺
I'm a British East end girl . Micky flannigan is the funniest man ever ,please please please ,watch the one about Greg Wallace doing a show called ,Eat well for less...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I kid you not ,fucking hilarious doesn't cut it ,I laughed so much(still do when I watch it cos its so funny ) I actually could hardly breath and actually lost control of my bladder ended up with what looked like a snail trail to the toilet as I had to slide down the wall to try stopping wetting my pants ,you had to be there yo see the hilarity of the after effects that he had caused ...I absolutely love this man to bits .please watch it !!
Don't know if you guys know we lost a fantastic funny man Mr Sean Lock last week ,....I couldnt stop crying ,he was one of the funniest comedians please watch him on 8 out of 10 cats does countdown ,Jimmy carr is asking Rachel how does she cope with being recognised out n about ,she shows a disguise she wears when she goes skiing.....I won't tell you Sean's comical remark ...but its hilarious, had the whole team including the producers ,cameramen ,right down to the cleaners ,Jimmy carr lost it completely as one always does with seans comments ...we also lost John challis from only fools and horses yesterday his character was Boycie ....we are loosing far too many great entertainers with no one to fill the boots they stood in in yje name of entertaining .sending you guys much love ,stay safe ,and tell your loved ones you love them every day .yesterday's gone and tomorrow's not promised for anyone of us Anji from Suffolk UK 🇬🇧
The second after you were talking about the subtitles, "Ass" instead of "house" is double funny because he has a bit on that exact misunderstanding because of his accent xD
Brighton is an hour journey on the train from London, its a seaside town. It has an anything goes kinda vibe and has a good nightlife. It's also been known as a ' woke ' place before that was even a thing,.,it has a fairly large gay community.
Jum Gilfillan yeah me too, my ex was a doctor there, she lived near the station, she had 9 pubs within a three minute walk of her flat, and one day when I was staying at hers, she had a long day shift at the hospital, and for a lovely surprise I went to as many of those nine as I could in the afternoon, so I was extra fun when she finished work. Bizarrely she didn’t appreciate the time and money and effort I put into her lovely surprise.
Brighton is a little sea-side town about hour and a half's drive from London. Micky Flanagan does use a lot of his local working-class talk so it must be harder for Americans - but he's still very funny. Loving your vids anyway, gentlemen. Cheers.
brighton is the closest coastal town to london so its a day at the seaside takes about 1hr and 20min by car :) from london to brighton oh and i must add that if you visit goto the pub that loves queen awsome
I’m 65 now. I still remember when I was 18 and still living at my parents, I went OUT just for a couple of beers and shoot some pool at my local pub. At about 9 pm went through to the lounge area of the pub where there was a really good band coming on. Several of my friends turned up and were going camping to Abwersoch in North Wales after the pub for a few days…. “Why don’t you come with us”? By 11pm I was steaming drunk and up for anything. So that’s what happened… No change of clothes, no money, no toothbrush etc, nothing 😂😂
As Americans, this is the Micky Flanagan clip you NEED to watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LAdNOyeMNLw.html (The "Can I come in your house" sketch). Enjoy! (*rude language alert)
James Acaster, Wanda Sykes and Katherine Ryan needs to be on the list, and of course since you guy's like music, Bill Bailey is a comedian that is a very talented musician as well.
Brighton is a seaside town that has a very large gay community with a sea & beach front and relaxed atmosphere, like British version of San Francisco !
Brighton is the UK's San Francisco; coastal city, gay capital of the country, pretty liberal, lots of hippies and artists, also populated by rich people from London who have moved down (we even have a name for them; DFLs - Down From London) Source: I live here!
Love the reaction, it would be great to see you react to Eddie Izzard and the Death Star Canteen - there is a version with Lego figures. Think you’ll find it fun!!🤣🤣🇬🇧🇬🇧
I've got a broad Brummie accent, I can't use anything voice activated even if I try and speak proper, though I did start trying different accents and my TV remote understands my awful attempt at a Geordie accent.
@@paulhanson5164 I worked at Carphone in Bristol through most o' the first decade of smartphones.. The pain on their faces when a scrawny Danish guy with an Essex/Cockney accent could make it work but the local who'd just been taking the piss a moment ago was now shouting at the phone like it was a Barman on the Costa del Sol.. Saw so many people have to tone down their distinct and unique accents just through working customer service, or dating.. That said - if the remote gets you, what else matters!?
Brighton is about 50 miles from London on the South coast of England. The advantage of not driving is you can enjoy plenty of beers 🍺 and not risking your licence!
hi guys, hope you guys are keeping well. I watch a lot of reaction videos , i saw recently watched your reaction to Ricky Gervais at the Goldon Globes. I just wanted to tell you that of all the reaction people out there - you guys are the BEST. I'll tell you why - you actually have something to say - you bring your views and comments with mix of your own experiences and real observations. and you are are genuine .... well done guys....im in the UK so while you guys are reflecting and learning so am a I about your lifestyles and views. love every video you post. you wan to check out The Four Yorkshiremen... its an old video and replicated by artists over time ... but it's really really funny
Thousand Island dressing, my recipe:-10 parts mayo, 1 part tomato puree, 5 splashes of tobasco, 5 splashes of Worcester sauce, mix until nicely pink and serve.
Yessss, finally some Micky Flanagan. Not his best stuff but good to see you start your Micky reactions. Delhi Belly, Lazy French, The Out Out tour, Back in the Game....So many great clips of this fella. Enjoy. BTW - Love the channel and looking forward to the 20k Idiot Abroad session. Keep up the solid work guys.
Brighton is a large seaside town 50 miles south of London that is very popular for day trips as it can be reached from London by train in less than an hour. There is a large pier. The beach is shingle but that doesn’t seem to put people off as they go there by the hundred thousand. It’s nickname is London by the sea. It’s the gay capital of England and has a green MP. Now please review Micky Flanagan “the shits abroad”. It’s very funny
I was at University when I was 19 years old and I was studying motor vehicle repair and media studies. The first year was a doddle. The first year of mending cars was more about the electrics. But one day one of the teachers had a problem with his car. It became obvious to about 3 or 4 of us what the problem was. His tensioning bracket that the fan belt goes around. Well, on the alternator it has 2 points of fixing. One point is on the engine block and the second place is bolted to a an adjustable bracket. The bracket in the car and had worn out so We all had to grab some metal out of a huge bin filled with odd cuts and such. I made a perfect replacement, not only that but I'd polished it to an almost chrome finish. The teacher said it was such a good job it would only be correct on a Rolls Royce. The teacher then said that he would put up my bracket on the wall behind him so he can point to it and tell them that an old student without any metalwork skills made that.
