Was Brian Blessed's canoe skippered by an orangutan? - Would I Lie to You? Series 10
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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer... Programme website: bbc.in/2diY8zj National treasure Brian Blessed regales David Mitchell, Josh Widdicombe and Professor Kate Williams with a tale of sailing through Malaysia in a boat skippered by an orangutan.
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Brian's life is so completely amazing that they didn't even have time to ask him about the bit where he was hunting for a mythical beast in the jungle.
Chris Buchanan oh, he does go hunting for Bigfoot.
Chris Buchanan or him being invited by the Viceroy of Malaysia. Then again if you're looking for someone who's been invited by viceroys to hunt mythical beasts, Blessed is probably at the top of your list. It's kinda like Christopher Lee being on the show and reading off the card "while I was in the OSS, I strangled seventeen Nazis to death with my bare hands." You just don't bloody ask questions because you KNOW it's true cos it's him.
OSS was the American version of Britain’s SOE. So presumably Christopher Lee was in the SOE.
my favourite story is when he beat up a polar bear for interrupting him from his sleep...
@@FoxDren "orang pendek" actually translates to dwarf people instead of a bigfoot
I love how three people tried to interrupt his anecdote, yet no one could
"Insanity"
His train of thought is like a freight train
Someone needs to write a petition to the BBC to green light a show where Brian Blessed, Bob Mortimer and Henning When all get helicopter dropped into a random location with a handheld camera and force them to document all the batshit crazy stuff that happens
For fuck sake that's brilliant.
I would pay real money to watch that, Bradley! Genius!
Can we add rhod to the mix?
Yes! Rhod Gilbert! But only if he's allowed to bring Greg Davies to annoy.
Do you like regime changes, because that's how you get regime changes.
Brian Blessed - "And that's how we got Vladimir Putin to dress up for a drag performance with us"
Never ever doubt Brian Blessed's insane stories. THEY ARE ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE. The man is like a Greek deity, romping about the four corners of the world for seemingly no other purpose than to weave fantastic tales.
I can picture him transforming into a stormcloud and siring a generation of centaurs.
That's brilliant!!! :-)
Brian Blessed is Zeus.
@@GiratinaofFury I'd go for Bacchus
Brian once told a story of a little girl who spoke to him which made her parents burst out crying. He asked them why they were crying and they said she had never spoken before!
One newspaper was determined this was a lie so they sought out the parents who confirmed it was actually true. The girl suffered from selective mutism and for some reason Brians voice or behavior triggered her will to speak.
Never doubt his stories.
"Can I just stop you...no"
Eyedeas Never Die you Cannae stop Brian blessed.
Brian stops when Brian's ready to stop!
@Japan Living bit harsh on Bilbo Baggins
As it should be!
@Pink Alien Which one are you insulting there?
The fact that Brian rejected attempts to interrupt him made it very clear his story was true, otherwise he’d have been happy to get a break and get extra time to think
1:49 Brian's reaction to Lee slapping the desk lmao
Can’t believe Brian was 80 years old here... he looks and sounds like a much younger man!
He’s almost supernatural.
That is just one hell of a voice
Just to confirm (as a clueless American) Brian Blessed and John Rhys-Davies are two different people, right?
Mike as a slightly less clueless American, I can confirm they are separate people.
@@Mike-gu4qc ones Gimli and ones Boss Nass.
I don't think I could ever not believe a Brian Blessed story.
I don't think he's quite grasped the point of this game.
I think he has grasped the root game, very firmly, and is now leading it where he wants it to go.
I don't think a story could be made up that hasn't happened to him.
I think when Brian Blessed tells a story on this show, the question is less "is this true?", and more "does Brian Blessed believe that this is true?" Or, possibly, "is this true in the alternate reality that Brian Blessed usually inhabits?"
I've always taken him with a pinch of salt, love the guy but not 100% on what comes out of his mouth. Entertaining though he always is
I mean what would even be the point of getting Brian Blessed on the show and have him tell a lie?
BRIAN BLESSED could have read anything off of that card and I would be almost unshakably convinced it was true.
The only thing that would make me doubt him would be if he read out something mundane, like "One time I went to the bank and opened a savings account", because obviously BRIAN BLESSED keeps all his wealth in the form of gold bullion in a sunken 18th century pirate ship.
His life is mostly stranger than fiction.
@@Wolf6119 and when he goes to get milk or something he literally swims down about 100 metres and grabs a few good bullions out.
exactly !!!!
I don't think a story could be made up that hasn't happened to him.
This anecdote deserved far more exploration. It sounds as though there was much more to be discovered.
It has to be made into a movie that's what needs to happen.
"Life of Bri".
Who in the unholy mother of hell would you get to play Brian Blessed?
aspie182 He is an actor, so that could work...
@aspie182 Mark Addy
When my family was watching this, as soon as he picked up the card I said "True."
There is no way you would ever get Brian Blessed on this show and choose your own story instead of one of his.
Kate disagrees with *WHERE* the orangutan rowed
David disagrees with *WHY* the orangutan rowed
Josh disagrees with *HOW* the orangutan rowed
And yet they all agree that the orangutan did row
@@peterosborne8315 This sounds like a profound poem.
@@numbo655 I feel like its should be narrated by Charles Dance.
That's three disagreements in a row
Sounds like an exam question for Philosophy 201
The way he says "I played *BOSS NASS*" is just perfect!
It is a well known law of physics that when Brian Blessed speaks, no force in the universe can make him stop.
He's like a vocal linebacker
Blessed is back! Oh Bless his Blessed heart!
I could listen to the ramblings of brian blessed's life all day
When Brian Blessed tells a story it's true, it just is, never doubt it.
Happy 85th to Brian Blessed! May he enjoy life for many many more years to come.
He looks, sounds, and is AWESOME! This man NEEDS to narrate EVERYTHING!
BRIAN BLESSED is a larger than life man. His laugh is infectious.
These things are never true until they happen to Brian Blessed - the man leaves a changed reality in his wake.
The energy Brian Blessed has is amazing
Brian Blessed is so beyond the confines of reality that I believe every word he says...
Brian Blessed ....truly a Blessed Man and a King of his art
Wonderful .....we need more Brian , the country needs more Brian.
Holy shit this guy did the voice of Clayton in Tarzan!!!! As soon as he said "gorilla" everything clicked.
BRIAN's laugh is amazing.
So, an eccentric master thespian is invited by an Indonesian dignitary to the Jungles of the Orient to hunt a Tropical Yeti, only to be navigated down a river by an orangutan, which later became the inspiration for the mannerisms of a fictional character from of the single most profitable franchise in recorded history (adjusted for inflation)?
It's tales like these that make me wonder if we're all living in a Jules Verne novel.
We are simply side characters in the life of Brian Blessed.
Jules Verne's Somewhere Down The Crazy River
The Lantern Pub in Halifax West Yorkshire (13 - 15 Alexandra St, Halifax HX1 1BS) has a mural of Brian Blessed fighting a Tiger on the wall. When I asked the barman about it, he said with a completely straight face "can you prove he hasn't fought a Tiger?" Any other human being I would doubt it. Brian Blessed....no
Brian has traveled for years, and to some way out places. As you travel, you pick up stories, and the more off the beaten track you go, the stranger stories you pick up. They sound bonkers to most people because they have not put themselves in these places to see such things.
They sound bonkers because the world is bonkers. You'd expect stories from the real world to be bonkers.
“Brian can I just stop you... No”
“Can I... No”
“So... so...”
“You’re in search of a mythical beast, you arrive in the river” “yess” .. like it’s the most normal thing thing in the world.
He went to Mongolia looking for a Yeti.
For Brian Blessed it is
I would happily watch a show that consisted of Brian Blessed telling stories and David Mitchell attempting to summarise them
This man is a national treasure!
I knew it was true cause I've been to the orangutan rescue and they think its great fun to copy things they see people doing. One kept breaking into the carpentry shed to saw 2x4s and hammer nails.
Jachra I’m pretty sure the BBC had one host a car show until he got fired for punching a producer
@@JachraOr perhaps write insulting comments on RUclips...
Skallaken Just pointing out.. I think you mean twitter.
@@Jachra that seems kind of insulting to the orangutan :(
Chimpanzee that
If Brian Blessed told me I had inoperable cancer of the brain, I would thank him for being the one to tell me. That man could make commentary about watching paint dry awesome.
He can not be stopped
indeed
This might be my favorite person ever.
Brian Blessed could say anything I'd believe it. You can imagine him doing and experiencing anything
I would pay both my kidneys to see this story put into film.
This man is absolutely brilliant and amazing and deserves a reward for just being him god bless you Brian blessed!!
Very, very high quality entertainment. Britain gets some things right.
From aybody else that'd be an extraordinary O.T.T story.
For Brian Blessed it's merely Tuesday.
BRIAN BLESSED!!!!
A brilliant actor and a thoroughly decent man. Z-Cars and I, Claudius were his best works in my humble opinion Thanks Mr Blessed ❤ 😊
I think Sir Brian has crested to top of Crazy Mountain and descended the other side to reside in Bigger Than Life and Awesome valley.
Brian has raw power in that voice, I love it. I’m American and only recently discovered him while browsing a forum thread. I happened across a video clip reply of him yelling “ARE YOU RETARDED?!” 😂.
Oh my GOD, Brian, I love you so much. Every single story you tell is so off the wall and amazing.
When David questions whether an Orangutan would see the point of rowing I lost it haha
That man has lived a hundred lives.
If I ever write a book...I think BRIAN BLESSED is the only choice for the audio CD version.
If you encounter a talking Brian Blessed, do NOT attempt to stop him or get in his path. The best defense is to listen with rapt attention.
truly an incredible man, unbelievably cool
You can't stop awesomeness. Let the man speak. XD
I stopped running so I could watch this video of Brian Blessed.
My goodness he is a fantastic and fascinating man
The man looks like a wizard
Normally, I would think lie, that's too absurd. But because it's Brian, I felt it was a truth the moment it left his lips.
What a legend
How would you even write a lie for Brian Blessed? I once battled Cthulu on Proxima Centauri B.
It's Brian balls out Blessed, of course it's bloody true
I love this particular episode ( even though BOB Mortimer is my fav ) when Lee says " My client would like to change is plea "..........and Brian keeps talking..........." INSANITY ".........Too funny...............
Bro We're in a video game where Brian blessed is the main character and we're just the NPCs
Love this man.
Thanka for posting!
Brian Blessed: "Oh my god, is that an orangutan!?"
Orangutan: "Oh my god, is that Brian Blessed!?"
this man is insane
Anyone but Brian Blessed and I'd say it was a magnificent whopper. But for Brian it's a Tuesday.
Jemput datang Malaysia lagi Brian!
So turns out it is impossible to interrupt Brian Blessed. This does not surprise me.
It's Brian Blessed.
Anything he says about his life is bloody true.
I've read a couple of his books and his life is insane...
What a wonderfully glorious man!!!
I could listen to Mr Brian for hours😂
In world where we are all so bored, poltical, and repetitive, Brian is a blessing!
He's 80?! He has the appearance and the vigour of an average 50 year old.
This literally sounds like it could have been a deleted scene from Disney’s Tarzan.
If Brian said they had no luck finding anything and just spent days wondering around the jungle that would be the lie.
There’s no way he didn’t find the creature, befriend it and decide to help cover up its existence to keep it safe. He’s just that kind of man.
Brian Blessed could read the phonebook and make it sound like an epic that would shame Lord of the Rings.
Brian's face at 0:12 cracks me up
I mean ,the man had a legendary life. Why disbelief him? If he said " i actually am batman" i would believe it
1:15 pretty sure I've had fever dreams like that
Lee Mack is a funny, funny man.
I think he would have any crazy adventure and treat it as a day out
I love Brian ♥️
he's so funny! thank greatness for him in Doctor Who and Star Wars
How about Shakespeare? I would have rather thought his performances there trumped children's programs?
Wulfrune Not necessarily. David Tennant was far more popular in Doctor Who than Hamlet. Liking Shakespeare doesn't necessarily make you more intelligent
And Doctor who is as much a childrens show as the Harry Potter series is a bunch of childrens books.
he best in blackadder ! FRESH HORSES !!!
girlsdrinkfeck LET BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BE THY MOTTO!
This man is so wonderfully bonkers.
You can just see their thinking: "No possible way that can be tr.....but it's Brian Blessed....TRUE!"
I rarely find these panellists funny but this is funny
Brian Blessed has the same energy as that Australian guy who "Was eating a succulent Chinese Meal!"
The voice.
Roundworld's Mustrum Ridcully
All I'm saying is, I've never seen them in the same room together.
Yes!
Definitely!
"Brian Blessed's canoe skippered by an orangutan"
Not the double entendre we deserve~
How anyone knows by now that you *are not going to stop him* is beyond me.
WOW!!
Kate Williams, the sine qua non of weird crushes
What? This story could have taken up 30 minutes on its own
This is so funny