This is great. It's encouraging to see the US trying out some very British style panel shows. The fact they picked one of the masters was a major coup! Hope you get to do (and post) more of these.
I wish it weren't true that the American comics Rhys riffed off of were terrible. I will say that I recognized some of the American comics on there who didn't speak, or who at least weren't as bad as others (low bar, though). Josh Johnson is great, and Matthew Broussard is pretty good, too. As an American living in the US, I am a huge fan of a lot of the British comedy, but I have to find it on RUclips. Rhys is fantastic, and I wish I were able to see more of his comedy. Mock The Week was available to watch on RUclips as it was being produced (the old episodes generally still are available). New episodes of QI aren't available anymore, and we can typically see HIGNFY within several hours of it being broadcast in the UK. A number of comedians (which is to say, their production companies) have made some older stand-up specials available to watch in full, as well as some clips of newer ones. Still, Rhys is honestly one of my favorites. He's extraordinarily talented, and I'm always glad to run across new material of his.
For the record I loved all the comics I got to work with on this show, was a big fan of many of them in advance and thought they did brilliant work. This limited montage of my own best moments is very unlikely to highlight how good they all were.
@@RhysJamesWow. I didn't expect you to reply to comments. I thought you'd be too big for that hehe. I've seen bits and pieces of your material over the years and have been watching a few of your compilations recently and, as an aspiring comedian, your wit is very inspiring. You're one of the all time greatest on Mock the Week. It's cool to see you standing up for others on this show as well. I've never watched it but I noticed Mark Normand on here and I think he's hilarious. Love you man! Legend!
As an American who loves British comedy, I have to ask, why didn’t I hear about this last year? I was stuck with reruns and Kelsey Grammer’s vanity Frasier reboot.
Speaking of stupidity, isn't it quite stupid to place every single person from a large country in the same small box? I suggest you research how many inventions were/are created by Americans. Maybe get out more and stop watching the news? I bet you didn't know the internet you're currently using was invented by Americans?
Hi Rhys, great work on the show. The injection of British humour seems a bit challenging over there. I don't like many American comedians, but I think Josh Johnson is the best seppo standup at the moment. Is he as charming IRL as the stage persona?
I have to ask, are you by chance Australian? I recently read they called Americans seppo's but can't confirm it's really used at all. Think it's cool how they ozzied up cockney rhyming slang though, they're so much more like us Brits than the Americans.
@@seldom_bucket Yes, I am, hence my preference for British over American humour (also note the spelling of humour). Seppo is short for Septic Tank->Yank->full of shit. It's not much of an insult from our POV but some of them bloody hate it.
@@peterhammond1701 😅 thanks for confirming, glad it's true and not just an internet misinformation. Yeah septic tank is cockney rhyming slang like apples and pears = stairs. I Think it's awesome the Ozzie's have carried on the working class British slang in their own way. Yeah it sounds a bit harsh when you think about it 😅 but yank and septic tank really aren't meant as insults.
I’m American and never heard of this show. I know most of the comedians featured but the show is new to me. I watch a lot of bbc quiz shows so I wish I knew of this sooner.
This show looks like a British panel show but they forgot to prep any topical news, fun facts, or dastardly lies to talk about, so they just make stuff up for half an hour. Still enjoyed it though, Rhys.
My real complaint with this show is that it moves too fast from segment to segment. That being said, Rhys (and Glen and Ed) are always great. That focaccia joke genuinely made me laugh out loud
Rhys. As ever always the funniest guy in the room. But that US format is shit. And the other non-UK competitors were useless, a low bar. But hey glad you posted !
This is a phenomenon that makes me sad. The bottom line is that most notable people in entertainment in America are not talented in the same way that people in the UK are-- Alex Jones (the Welsh one, not the American parasite) or Gabby Logan or any of a number of non-comedy/non-performer celebrities in the UK are better on comedic television than most American comedians would be in a setting like this. I have a lot of theories for this, one of which being that the US is six times larger than Britain-- if anybody's going to reach prominence, they can't really weedle and whittle on the fine points of naval-gazing or puns; they want to appeal to the broadest audience. Britain has three countries while the United States has 50+. The US South alone is 150% of the population of the entire UK. That's why a lot of the most famous American comedians are lowest common denominator-- definitely talented people, but not often particularly deep, insightful, or clever. There's actually a lot of people in the US that would be pretty good on a panel show, but they're not popular enough to put on a panel show. That said, there have been a couple of American appearances on UK panel shows that I think worked pretty well-- Chelsea Peretti on Big Fat Quiz, and Jason Biggs on 8 Out of 10 Cats are two that spring to mind.
@@Kauffy901 yeah I can't fault your logic there. I'm in Australia and most people I know prefer UK comedians and UK panel shows for many of the reasons you stated.
@@Kauffy901 there are tonnes of awesome American comedians but their style doesn't suit the quippy back and forth style of the panel show format. The original @midnight series was proof that the US alt comedy scene can function in a panel show format but it was still very set up with a lot more prepared jokes.
@@RhysJames i liked whos line so thought this would be good, it was, you where on the ball thanks for getting back, apparently it is on something called wish tv sounds a bit sus though no clicking the link
You think that's bad? I can't watch full episodes on my TV unless I use the CW app on my tv and even then it has commercials. I thought streaming was supposed to get rid of commercials.
I grew up when American comedy was miles better than British comedy. The Comedy Store changed things. Now it seems British comedy is better than American. Few countries could support as many comedy shows as the UK. Australia tried and there's only a handful of great comedians to go on.
I didn't know this was a thing. Well done Rhys!
I miss Mock o the Week!
Especially as bloody BBC now doing re-runs of it after they cancelled it....
I can't unsee the resemblance to Daisy Ridley.
This is great. It's encouraging to see the US trying out some very British style panel shows. The fact they picked one of the masters was a major coup! Hope you get to do (and post) more of these.
Rhys james plus Mark Normand with Ed gamble is a wild crossover
Quite glad they kept some of the Americans in. It really highlighted how good Rhys is.
I wish it weren't true that the American comics Rhys riffed off of were terrible. I will say that I recognized some of the American comics on there who didn't speak, or who at least weren't as bad as others (low bar, though). Josh Johnson is great, and Matthew Broussard is pretty good, too.
As an American living in the US, I am a huge fan of a lot of the British comedy, but I have to find it on RUclips. Rhys is fantastic, and I wish I were able to see more of his comedy. Mock The Week was available to watch on RUclips as it was being produced (the old episodes generally still are available). New episodes of QI aren't available anymore, and we can typically see HIGNFY within several hours of it being broadcast in the UK. A number of comedians (which is to say, their production companies) have made some older stand-up specials available to watch in full, as well as some clips of newer ones. Still, Rhys is honestly one of my favorites. He's extraordinarily talented, and I'm always glad to run across new material of his.
For the record I loved all the comics I got to work with on this show, was a big fan of many of them in advance and thought they did brilliant work. This limited montage of my own best moments is very unlikely to highlight how good they all were.
@@RhysJamesWow. I didn't expect you to reply to comments. I thought you'd be too big for that hehe. I've seen bits and pieces of your material over the years and have been watching a few of your compilations recently and, as an aspiring comedian, your wit is very inspiring. You're one of the all time greatest on Mock the Week. It's cool to see you standing up for others on this show as well. I've never watched it but I noticed Mark Normand on here and I think he's hilarious. Love you man! Legend!
Sex with me is like a Rhys James compilation - far too infrequent, but guaranteed to leave you laughing.
Well played, sir. Well played.
And I like it when strangers comment on it afterwards....
“Funding Chemo” got a legitimate snort out of me
Well Dara certainly has a new look
thats not dara obrien
It looks like somebody bleached the minions.
Is he allowed to do Blackface??
@@T--fe1zmwe're gonna have to agree to disagree on that one mate, I'd recognise ole black Dara anywhere.
You think that's bad? I thought I had subscribed to Ed Gamble's RUclips account.
That reminds me... blocked.
You think that's bad? Ed's look a like just blocked you.
Although many have had considerable experience on 'Mock the Week', the Brits do seem to think better on their feet (and butts) than the Americans.
Dulcé trying to understand Milton had me in tears.
Glenn's reaction to your Funding Chemo joke is perfect.
As an American who loves British comedy, I have to ask, why didn’t I hear about this last year? I was stuck with reruns and Kelsey Grammer’s vanity Frasier reboot.
You think that’s bad…Rhys stalks strangers online!
Rhys James and Joe List, my two comedy worlds together :)
Loved this show, wish it was renewed!
Never, under any circumstance, does an American have the right to call somebody else stupid. They set the benchmark
🥱
Speaking of stupidity, isn't it quite stupid to place every single person from a large country in the same small box? I suggest you research how many inventions were/are created by Americans. Maybe get out more and stop watching the news? I bet you didn't know the internet you're currently using was invented by Americans?
@@erinshae Americans also don’t have a sense of humour. Your comment, inadvertently, proves that point
Now I know what Mock the Week are doing.
Hi Rhys, great work on the show. The injection of British humour seems a bit challenging over there. I don't like many American comedians, but I think Josh Johnson is the best seppo standup at the moment. Is he as charming IRL as the stage persona?
I have to ask, are you by chance Australian?
I recently read they called Americans seppo's but can't confirm it's really used at all.
Think it's cool how they ozzied up cockney rhyming slang though, they're so much more like us Brits than the Americans.
@@seldom_bucket Yes, I am, hence my preference for British over American humour (also note the spelling of humour). Seppo is short for Septic Tank->Yank->full of shit. It's not much of an insult from our POV but some of them bloody hate it.
@@peterhammond1701 😅 thanks for confirming, glad it's true and not just an internet misinformation.
Yeah septic tank is cockney rhyming slang like apples and pears = stairs.
I Think it's awesome the Ozzie's have carried on the working class British slang in their own way.
Yeah it sounds a bit harsh when you think about it 😅 but yank and septic tank really aren't meant as insults.
I need this show to be brought back. :(
I’m really confused, why does Glenn Moore always get booked with Rhys James?
Not that I’m complaining, they’re both hilarious.
I've never been this early to anything in my life. It's the closest I've ever been to being on time.
Also, was that Josh Johnson?
If ever a show needed Frankie Boyle as a guest it's that one 😏🤣
I like Americans trying to do panel shows and half the people on it are British.
I have a weird crush on Rhys… is being into real life ventriloquist dolls a thing???
Wait until you see Jimmy Carr!
Never thought I'd see Ed Gamble sitting next to Fahim Anwar 😮
Is Dara O'Briain allowed to just black-up for American TV?
They didn't think anybody would recognize him with the wig. And also, we don't have Megabus.
@@Kauffy901 As Andy Parson's would say, "Dirty penis sausage." Or, Hugh Dennis, "I loved you on the Megabus, sir."
we do have Megabus, at least we used to, I've taken it in the Midwest before
Rhys do you leave the American comics in, just to show how utterly shit they are? Love it
He just works there, mate; he doesn't edit the show.
@@Kauffy901 I meant specifically about this compilation... simple nuances in the English language occur everywhere. You'll get it one day, mate
he left them in because they were context for his jokes
I’m American and never heard of this show. I know most of the comedians featured but the show is new to me. I watch a lot of bbc quiz shows so I wish I knew of this sooner.
Bravo, Rhys!
Rhys is so funnycute. 😍
I might consider watching this now. Seems pretty alright.
This show looks like a British panel show but they forgot to prep any topical news, fun facts, or dastardly lies to talk about, so they just make stuff up for half an hour.
Still enjoyed it though, Rhys.
I went to the recording of one of these episodes, and "Arcade Fire Up The BBQ" was a true highlight
I loved you in The Force Awakens
My real complaint with this show is that it moves too fast from segment to segment. That being said, Rhys (and Glen and Ed) are always great. That focaccia joke genuinely made me laugh out loud
Rhys. As ever always the funniest guy in the room. But that US format is shit. And the other non-UK competitors were useless, a low bar. But hey glad you posted !
I'm just glad that crew are/were getting paid for their skills. Even if it was ruined by Americans. We better get a MTW revival!
This is a phenomenon that makes me sad. The bottom line is that most notable people in entertainment in America are not talented in the same way that people in the UK are-- Alex Jones (the Welsh one, not the American parasite) or Gabby Logan or any of a number of non-comedy/non-performer celebrities in the UK are better on comedic television than most American comedians would be in a setting like this. I have a lot of theories for this, one of which being that the US is six times larger than Britain-- if anybody's going to reach prominence, they can't really weedle and whittle on the fine points of naval-gazing or puns; they want to appeal to the broadest audience. Britain has three countries while the United States has 50+. The US South alone is 150% of the population of the entire UK. That's why a lot of the most famous American comedians are lowest common denominator-- definitely talented people, but not often particularly deep, insightful, or clever. There's actually a lot of people in the US that would be pretty good on a panel show, but they're not popular enough to put on a panel show.
That said, there have been a couple of American appearances on UK panel shows that I think worked pretty well-- Chelsea Peretti on Big Fat Quiz, and Jason Biggs on 8 Out of 10 Cats are two that spring to mind.
@@Kauffy901 yeah I can't fault your logic there. I'm in Australia and most people I know prefer UK comedians and UK panel shows for many of the reasons you stated.
@@Kauffy901 there are tonnes of awesome American comedians but their style doesn't suit the quippy back and forth style of the panel show format. The original @midnight series was proof that the US alt comedy scene can function in a panel show format but it was still very set up with a lot more prepared jokes.
Congrats on finding work despite not being called up by Southgate🙂
You made it in America
Are these outtakes and unseen material? I've watched all the episodes of the series a few times and I've never seen quite a few of these jokes.
Nope these are from the episodes
Needs more Dara
Finally, an American game show with similar vibes to a UK panel show?
Windshield 🤣🤣🤣
I need more of this show in my life, where is it airing??
rhys is this on a streaming service, this looked like a lot of fun
I don't know how The CW network works, but if they have one, it may be on there. Doubt it though
@@RhysJames i liked whos line so thought this would be good, it was, you where on the ball thanks for getting back, apparently it is on something called wish tv sounds a bit sus though no clicking the link
@@RhysJames They do, and it is! That’s how I was watching. Love you, Rhys! I hope we get to see more of you, in whatever form that takes
you can teach them how to comedy!
and to be clear, is rhys james in this show?
Rhys is easily the funniest person on this program
You think that's bad? I can't watch full episodes on my TV unless I use the CW app on my tv and even then it has commercials. I thought streaming was supposed to get rid of commercials.
Has it actually been officially cancelled, or just "if it was going to be renewed, it would have been by now"
4:20 Jesus, John Oliver has let himself go.....
Watching the Brits on this show just highlights how prudish the US shows are in comparison to the BBC. [Australian here].
Sadly this show was cancelled. Dara's not even in this one and he still managed to get the show cancelled! /s
I grew up when American comedy was miles better than British comedy. The Comedy Store changed things. Now it seems British comedy is better than American.
Few countries could support as many comedy shows as the UK. Australia tried and there's only a handful of great comedians to go on.
Why is she yelling in that shrill voice and trying too hard? Oh yeah, she's American
The presenter makes my ears bleed
Dara O'brien let himself go