@@richicks425 yeah I live in Southern California with that famous neutral California accent and one of my best friends who grew up in North Carolina but has lived in California for many years and done a lot of acting work gives off archetypical California energy, but whenever we're talking and she gets super passionate about something (but mildly interestingly enough not if we're arguing, just if it's something outside our interactions she cares deeply about), her super strong southern accent starts to unintentionally slip out more and more, and it's not so secretly slightly adorable.
Roy's ability to make mildly interesting observations hilarious with his language and delivery and then extract a profound, actionable lesson from them is mindblowing
That is true, I was more happy with Morgan Freeman portraying Nelson Mandela than Idris portraying Nelson Mandela. I think that's because South Africa and America are open with discussing race issues. While the British pretend as if everything is alright over there.
Sorry I commented this and then after pressing send, I saw that you already did. I liked it anyway because this was soooo deep I started to cry. I feel like this with so many things.
AWB got me in the 70's when I saw them speaking on Don Kirchner's Rock Concert! But I was young and thought they were from Louisiana, because that's the only strange accent I had been exposed to other than a Hispanic family.
It's like how incredible footballers had to exist in the shadow of Messi and Ronaldo. Roy is a introspective and funny as Dave but alas... I am fan of both.
A lot of comedians really don't care to be in the limelight, yeah sure everyone wants to make a paycheck or be a part of something they like, for instance look at bill burr. He had a very minor roll in breaking bad, and in the mandalorian, but I dont ever see him going for a whole feature length film. Then you have Dave Chappelle who did how high and the Chappelle show which both were awesome but he did those because he wanted to, not for the publicity or fame, and then he went on his way to live a private life. I respect comedians for that kind of stuff. A lot of them go on to be writers, directors, voice actors, stuff that really doesnt come across the majority of the public's eyes. I know personally that I wouldnt want to be crazy famous, sounds too toxic to a personal life. Hell another good example in a sense is the difference between Bert kreischer and Tom Segura. Bert loves to go out after his shows and enjoy the public where as Tom doesnt, he just wants to do his thing. Neither are exactly crazy famous outside of the comedy world, yet choose different ways on how they would like to live their lives.
WHAT?! I had no idea Anericans thought Idris Elba was anything but British, that's HILARIOUS 😂 He's been doing UK tv for decades hahaha he's a very famous Brit.
I knew he was British before I watched The Wire. But then I watch a ton of British TV and I didn’t see The Wire till at least 5 years after its run. Was he ever on Midsomer Murders?
@@rtd1791 not that I recall but I've not seen them all. I'm in Europe so I've always known him as a British actor. Like I grew up with Hugh Lawrie as "Baldrick" in Blackadder and in "A bit of Frye and Lawrie" and was impressed by his American accent and character as Dr. House. I much prefer British series to American ones although I do really enjoy a few. Also Netflix offers very different content depending on location so I guess alot of British productions are broadcasted much later across the pond...
I thought he was American back in 08 till I saw a cast interview with him. Don't watch Uk tv at all so I don't know about anything he did before The Wire. That is the case for most people over here in the States.
"if I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." Literally grabs a tissue to dab my eyes. This video was more real than it was funny.
Since I was born in England and still watch a lot of British shows, I knew Idris was from the UK. I first saw him on a BBC show called Ultraviolet. And yes, there is plenty of racism in the UK.
@@fromthehaven94There is community theater and public acting schools in most cities and towns in the UK. While Wunmi Mosaku, Cynthia Eviro and David Harewood went to RADA. Idris, Damson Idris, John Boyaga and Daniel Kuyuuya all went to community theater programs or got a university degree.
They brought our African Ancestors over here, lol. Our ancestors were British colonists slaves, then when America came into being, they became Murikkan slaves.
There's racism everywhere there's different people's but English blacks don't cry victim all day long, their more civilised bc we abolished slavery waaay b4 America, no Jim Crow or anything, still we have the same problem when it comes to black kids killing black kids over nothing
In the British education system, we were taught more about black civil rights and racism in America than we were about the British empire and commonwealth. We know ALOT more about you guys than you probably know about us and it’s a real shame because I think it would benefit African Americans to get a different perspective on “black culture” elsewhere and the movements others have gone through. I personally don’t like being lumped together as a “community “ which I know can be said for many of my fellow black British people, when our experiences are very different.
@@jonathanhawk5163real talk, I thought Europe was the only place in the world with nothing but white people until I was 9. Then I found out Idris was from there and I was looking like 😮
I'm white and I was shocked. Fooled all of us! The one thing that unites all races in America is that we all thought Idris was American. He was that good! Had the dialect and the swagger down pat! A god damn vocal chameleon.
If you want to get a feel for UK racism, recommending Steve McQueen's Small Axe. It's an anthology series about struggles of black communities and police discrimination in 60's UK.
💯 "WTF House is a BRITISH dude?" I believe Hugh Laurie auditioned for Dr. House as an unknown American acter because the director wanted the character to be so unflinchingly American as only an American could possibly be... but Hugh Laurie nailed it!
@@jeremylawson6648 it's easy to hide what you choose not to teach. i think that's why a lot of black churches make it a point of teaching black american history more in depth than the public school system cares to do so, something I gravely underappreciated while growing up. now i understand.
@@xxBrokenDreams666xx i couldn’t agree more, i went to a black school in literally kindergarten and preschool and learned more from that tiny bit of time about blackness than the rest of my educational career.
As a Brit who just watched this I really disagree. I'm so disappointed with what he just said. I felt like it was spreading damaging and incorrect info. As a white Brit whose family is now 60% non white I hugely disagree with his assessment of the UK. If you're non white and don't know much about the UK and watch this, you're gonna think "guess the UK is a pretty racist place" and not going to want to come over and give us a try! It just gets my back up when people spread inaccurate info based on their own assumptions instead of maybe googling some stats or talking to some black Brits.
hes physical acting and his faces are so damn funny and his delivery! is just oneof these dudes that has a way of saying things it just makes it more funny! bless from spain !!
Meghan Markle left the UK because, as she put it, she felt like a "civil servant in a tiara". Meaning she greatly disliked the role and the demands of being a working royal. She said the royal family were "always nice to her". The tabloids adored her and referred to the "Markle sparkle". The Queen gave pieces from her own personal jewelry collection and invited her to Christmas at the palace before she was even married to Harry - something that goes against royal protocol (has never been done before in history) and even Princess Catherine wasn't given that special treatment despite dating William for years and years before marrying him. Meghan had been dating Harry less than a year. The royal family threw her dream wedding and we British taxpayers paid $33 million for it. We loved her. And then something went wrong. She started breaking royal rules one by one, she hated the job when she realized how tough it was (don't blame her - I couldn't do it)... tabloids turned on her etc etc. But a very small minority of tabloids actually dared say anything mean regarding race and those that did were very much not the reflection of our press at large nor our public at large and our regard for her. Anyway.... we're not a racist nation. :/
@@fieryheadedgirl That's it. I find it rather banal that it is assumed that disdain for a person is for their superficial characteristics. For most of us critics, she deviated from what we expected of our Royal family. We all know our royal family is German. The sizeable majority of us sincerely couldn't care about their genetics (if anything, the history European monarchies suggest some fresh genetics would do them a favour) We just want them to stay non-partisan and uphold their traditions andstay away from "financiers" who own islands etc. Now the monarchy arguably is a waste of money but for some of us, they represent something. For many nations, what unites the people and define the border is a culture, language, ethnicity, ideology, creedence, values, geography and so forth but the Queen, being the head of state in the commonwealth means that our pool of brother and sisters can transcend all those. He biggest echo chamber of them all. Read about the Battle of Bamber bridge in WW2 for a sense of what fair play means to some of us.
I hope he gets a gig as a slick spy type, not James Bond and not 007. Love to see a 00-any other number. I mean, there has to be more than one 00 right? We can leave James Bond on the side for a decade or so, build some other 00's and then do something special with them all.
Yes it sounded like he was impersonating a Jamaican instead, lol. But the first time I saw Idris in a movie was "The Mountain Between Us" I think he might have spoken with his real voice in that one.
@@Phelps-1247 What is not at all. If you are going to reply to comments that were made months ago at least. Add some clarity, to as what are you replying about, i have had replies for comments that was made 2 and 3 years. And these jokers expect you to remember the issue.
I was heavy in the wire. And I remember seeing him in a interview. I was like why is he talking like that. I’m think he is putting on a British accent. Then I found out later he was putting on an American accent. 🤦🏾♂️😂
I'm a Brit, watched *"The Wire"* and didn't know both Idris Elba and Dominic West are British! That's how Idris got the *"Luther"* gig for the BBC. It's shame that a black British person has to go to make it in the States, and if they do that's when they get noticed in the country of their birth. That's when the UK wants to know.
It is a fascinating bit of American exceptionalism that African Americans do genuinely resent non-american black actors because once you accept the idea that our linguistics are linguistical and our stories are stories that can be fictionalized, you accept that other black people who have not "experienced our struggles" can accurately portray them in a fictional setting and it horrifies black Americans to no longer have that perfect black vs white dynamic anymore. Complain about Elvis and Eminem, but praise Alicia Keys and Esperanza, and now that black Britons can be both Eminem (copy African American culture) and Esperanza (copy European culture), African Americans are shocked to realize that participating in multiculturalism means their culture is just as consumable as anyone else's and there is a world of people they can't forbid access using "pay us reparations, then we'll talk" logic. But let's clap for a 40 something year old man saying that it's not his responsibility to know about other cultures around the world because the only time he had to learn anything was high school.
@@Khandiee hilarious right now that you keep commenting to me because you feel the need to justify yourself to a complete stranger on the internet. Go enjoy your life with your family. Stop arguing with people
Love seeing the love in the comments. Words out of my mouth. Netflix, pick up a fresh boot of this not happening (or something along that premise) and keep this man in charge.
@@AT-rr2xw I mean, that wasnt the point, theyre still way closer to each other than to the US or UK, but cool info, i didnt know that (though personally, Im far from all of those places)
Complicated racism in europe? You never went to France (Paris or Marseille for exemple) or to the UK. Racism is bad! But certain nacionalities don't respect our countrys. So just stfu
I felt the same way when I found out Delroy Lindo is from England, Djimon Hounsou is from France and Jean Reno is from Spain. It really blew my mind. 🤦🏽♂️
Man I only just realize Raywood Jr's comedy level is way on top up there on par with the legends....And I'm not talking of just the black community legends...I mean like as in the legends that transcend racial boundaries, like Michael Jackon, Bruce Lee, Frank Sinatra kind of legendary
I had a similar reaction when I found out about Idris Elba's co-star Marianne Jean-Baptiste in the movie _Takers_ who I thought was doing a "passable" English accent.
Idris Elba...top geeezaaaaa... canning town, arsenal supporting,DJ for Special Touch sound system in London..for ages....Down to earth...Don't trouble,trouble..If trouble don't trouble YOU.... kapppish 🇬🇧🇯🇲❤️💯
Meghan Markle left the UK because, as she put it, she felt like a "civil servant in a tiara". Meaning she greatly disliked the role and the demands of being a working royal. She said the royal family were "always nice to her". The tabloids gave her crap just like they give every royal crap. A very small minority of those articles had anything negative to say about her race and the examples of shocking racist tabloids about Meghan which Oprah Winfrey put up on screen during their interview were misleading because 2/3 of those headlines were not from the UK (were American or Australian) and several headlines were used out of context, in some cases flipping the meaning entirely. So please, let's stick to facts. Meghan left the UK because she hated the role of being a working royal (and I don't blame her one bit as I personally couldn't have signed up for that. It's bloody tough). Videos like this which enforce the idea that the UK is heavily racist and drove Meghan Markle out due to racism are damaging and polarizing. What a way to spread hate and misinformation.
"This n!&#! eats BEANS for BREAKFAST?! NO! Not my DAWG!" is equally as humorous as his imagery shoulder radio bit about the cop in Walgreens! I listen to it many times before I finish the video!
Roy’s English accent impersonation sounds like a Jamaican-Irish guy. 😂 🤣
Sounded a bit like dick van dyke after an extended visit to Australia and during a bout of Bell’s Palsy to me 🤔
im english and i struggled to understand him then haha.
Beer can.
My mother was a Black Welsh woman. Accent was most strong when she was mad or when we were in trouble.😳
@@richicks425 yeah I live in Southern California with that famous neutral California accent and one of my best friends who grew up in North Carolina but has lived in California for many years and done a lot of acting work gives off archetypical California energy, but whenever we're talking and she gets super passionate about something (but mildly interestingly enough not if we're arguing, just if it's something outside our interactions she cares deeply about), her super strong southern accent starts to unintentionally slip out more and more, and it's not so secretly slightly adorable.
🤣 Idris Elba sure got me!!! I loved him in Luther. I was like dang he does a perfect British accent 🤦🏾♀️
🤣🤣🤣
To watch my little niece brain explode when I told her that Quentin from This Christmas is a Brit 🤯😂
Luther was BOMB
😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
Roy's ability to make mildly interesting observations hilarious with his language and delivery and then extract a profound, actionable lesson from them is mindblowing
You said it better than I could 👍
@@martinraeside he said it better than anyone could say it.
dam you explained all of stand up in one sentence
Agreed! I’ve always half listened to him, but for the past 2-3 months I have truly become a fan. He’s an amazing story teller!
Yes, he is funny 🤣
"If I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." - Roy Wood
That is true, I was more happy with Morgan Freeman portraying Nelson Mandela than Idris portraying Nelson Mandela. I think that's because South Africa and America are open with discussing race issues. While the British pretend as if everything is alright over there.
Deep
Sorry I commented this and then after pressing send, I saw that you already did. I liked it anyway because this was soooo deep I started to cry. I feel like this with so many things.
@@thembinkosinkosi4850 No we don't 😂
Nah we know that’s there’s racism in the U.K. we just have other priorities, such as dealing with a class system for the past 1000 years.
"I can't help you with that baby, you gotta talk to the ancestors" HILARIOUS
As a boy in the '70s, it traumatized me when I heard the Bee Gees interviewed and found out they were not American.
for real hahaha
Wait...this just blew my mind.
AWB got me in the 70's when I saw them speaking on Don Kirchner's Rock Concert! But I was young and thought they were from Louisiana, because that's the only strange accent I had been exposed to other than a Hispanic family.
THEY'RE NOT? Damn 😭💀
🤣🤣🤣
"Talk to the ancestors"😅
Roy is my next fave stand up after chappelle
It's like how incredible footballers had to exist in the shadow of Messi and Ronaldo. Roy is a introspective and funny as Dave but alas... I am fan of both.
Chappelle has lost the hunger. Roy has an empty plate. But, yes, he was in the kitchen line behind Chappelle
" A pain that only Madea could fix... and then she talked to Oprah... 2 of the most powerful Black women in America"🤣🤣🤣 Love it ❤️😂
......well you're a black woman I assume, so of course your main take away was when he mentioned other black women.
How Roy isn't crazy famous is beyond me. He's freaking hilarious.
You should watch his Rod Stewart video 🤣
@@0farmerjohn0 I've seen it! 😂
He’s really good, but not THAT good.
A lot of comedians really don't care to be in the limelight, yeah sure everyone wants to make a paycheck or be a part of something they like, for instance look at bill burr. He had a very minor roll in breaking bad, and in the mandalorian, but I dont ever see him going for a whole feature length film. Then you have Dave Chappelle who did how high and the Chappelle show which both were awesome but he did those because he wanted to, not for the publicity or fame, and then he went on his way to live a private life. I respect comedians for that kind of stuff. A lot of them go on to be writers, directors, voice actors, stuff that really doesnt come across the majority of the public's eyes. I know personally that I wouldnt want to be crazy famous, sounds too toxic to a personal life. Hell another good example in a sense is the difference between Bert kreischer and Tom Segura. Bert loves to go out after his shows and enjoy the public where as Tom doesnt, he just wants to do his thing. Neither are exactly crazy famous outside of the comedy world, yet choose different ways on how they would like to live their lives.
@@0farmerjohn0 that Rod Stewart one had me ROTF. Don't for the Leo DiCaprio/Django joke 🤣🤣
WHAT?! I had no idea Anericans thought Idris Elba was anything but British, that's HILARIOUS 😂
He's been doing UK tv for decades hahaha he's a very famous Brit.
I knew he was British before I watched The Wire. But then I watch a ton of British TV and I didn’t see The Wire till at least 5 years after its run. Was he ever on Midsomer Murders?
@@rtd1791 not that I recall but I've not seen them all. I'm in Europe so I've always known him as a British actor. Like I grew up with Hugh Lawrie as "Baldrick" in Blackadder and in "A bit of Frye and Lawrie" and was impressed by his American accent and character as Dr. House. I much prefer British series to American ones although I do really enjoy a few.
Also Netflix offers very different content depending on location so I guess alot of British productions are broadcasted much later across the pond...
@doogie Five-Four that's funny 😄
I thought he was American back in 08 till I saw a cast interview with him. Don't watch Uk tv at all so I don't know about anything he did before The Wire. That is the case for most people over here in the States.
Most Americans don’t watch British tv.
You know a standup clip is good when you start getting upset that the video is about to end.
First half, I was on the floor laughing. Second half, I was waiting for the punchline, but it never came.
The Stringer Bell/Idris Elba bit applies to Franklin Saint/Damson Idris too 🤣
All American to
Nah, Damson Idris' accent is forced. I could tell immediately he wasn't American
@@azurelas1 I caught this too when I first seen snowfall.
"if I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." Literally grabs a tissue to dab my eyes. This video was more real than it was funny.
It's victim mentality nothing else
@@gizmo8186 speak for yourself
"I can't help you with that, baby. You gotta talk to the ancestors!" ROFLMAO 💀⚰️💀
Man this dude is one of the funniest comedians in the business.
Since I was born in England and still watch a lot of British shows, I knew Idris was from the UK. I first saw him on a BBC show called Ultraviolet. And yes, there is plenty of racism in the UK.
And, slightly off subject, the fancy British acting schools tend to not accept working class folks.
Also Luther which was a fucking masterpiece
@@fromthehaven94There is community theater and public acting schools in most cities and towns in the UK. While Wunmi Mosaku, Cynthia Eviro and David Harewood went to RADA. Idris, Damson Idris, John Boyaga and Daniel Kuyuuya all went to community theater programs or got a university degree.
They brought our African Ancestors over here, lol. Our ancestors were British colonists slaves, then when America came into being, they became Murikkan slaves.
There's racism everywhere there's different people's but English blacks don't cry victim all day long, their more civilised bc we abolished slavery waaay b4 America, no Jim Crow or anything, still we have the same problem when it comes to black kids killing black kids over nothing
I'm gonna start telling my kids to start talking to their ancestors for answers when I can't help them. 🙃
Dead humans are not talking back to live humans. Those are demons.
@@jdfodio exactly.
If rotting flesh could utter words sure, why not?
*I Never get enough of Roy Wood Jr.!!!!!* He is always phenomenally hilarious and his comedy stays with you for years!
In the British education system, we were taught more about black civil rights and racism in America than we were about the British empire and commonwealth. We know ALOT more about you guys than you probably know about us and it’s a real shame because I think it would benefit African Americans to get a different perspective on “black culture” elsewhere and the movements others have gone through. I personally don’t like being lumped together as a “community “ which I know can be said for many of my fellow black British people, when our experiences are very different.
that’s a damn shame… this explains why the victimhood narrative in running rampant in the UK.
A lot of us did not know you were there. Of course I knew.
@@jonathanhawk5163real talk, I thought Europe was the only place in the world with nothing but white people until I was 9. Then I found out Idris was from there and I was looking like 😮
Don't care what nobody say.......Roy is a legend in the making!!!
In the making? I think he's achieved legend status already.
Idris part is facts 😂
Fucked me all the way up!
Dead ass 💯
McNulty is British too :p
I'm white and I was shocked. Fooled all of us! The one thing that unites all races in America is that we all thought Idris was American. He was that good! Had the dialect and the swagger down pat! A god damn vocal chameleon.
If you want to get a feel for UK racism, recommending Steve McQueen's Small Axe.
It's an anthology series about struggles of black communities and police discrimination in 60's UK.
Thanks for the recommendation! @Mark Arandjus👍💕
And Guerilla by Idris Elba ...
Thanks!
@@williamdavis8855
You also
You're right, it's an AMAZING series. Strong reccomend, as my American self had no idea about what was covered in it. Excellent casting too
This nigga eatin' beans! Never gets old for me 😂 lol
I dont know why i keep replaying but its the best
Roy Wood Jr is always so awesome.
"If I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." - Except Idris Elba was perfect for Stringer Bell, wasn't he?
Exactly…..because he is a great actor
1:24 That's not the half of it, Roy. Some folks eat beans in the theater.
White American folks have a similar experience with Hugh Laurie.
💯 "WTF House is a BRITISH dude?" I believe Hugh Laurie auditioned for Dr. House as an unknown American acter because the director wanted the character to be so unflinchingly American as only an American could possibly be... but Hugh Laurie nailed it!
Really for me it was spike from buffy, i had no idea the dude is American in buffy I really thought he was a London brit.
@@jameswatson5807 Spike killed me. I'm still in love with him.
@@gatordragon8824
Brits confusing us, bringing all races together in America! 🤣🤣🤣
Tulsa is about an hour away from my home town. Had never heard about the Tulsa massacre until a year or so ago. Messed up
pretty crazy how successful people were at hiding that whole thing.
@@jeremylawson6648 it's easy to hide what you choose not to teach. i think that's why a lot of black churches make it a point of teaching black american history more in depth than the public school system cares to do so, something I gravely underappreciated while growing up. now i understand.
@@xxBrokenDreams666xx i couldn’t agree more, i went to a black school in literally kindergarten and preschool and learned more from that tiny bit of time about blackness than the rest of my educational career.
Wow! I'm from the city, our parents and grandparents made sure we knew about it. But Oklahoma public schools barely whispered it.
He was dropping gold on this night 🌙
Slowly but surely becoming one of the best contemporary stand-up comedians
As a Brit who just watched this I really disagree. I'm so disappointed with what he just said. I felt like it was spreading damaging and incorrect info. As a white Brit whose family is now 60% non white I hugely disagree with his assessment of the UK. If you're non white and don't know much about the UK and watch this, you're gonna think "guess the UK is a pretty racist place" and not going to want to come over and give us a try! It just gets my back up when people spread inaccurate info based on their own assumptions instead of maybe googling some stats or talking to some black Brits.
@@fieryheadedgirl if you don't understand comedy, don't watch it.
lol not even in the top 20
hes physical acting and his faces are so damn funny and his delivery! is just oneof these dudes that has a way of saying things it just makes it more funny! bless from spain !!
Idris Elba is my celebrity crush. I found out about him from The Wire. I was shocked to find out he was British.
Lol Ella Mai and Thandie Newton caught me off guard with their English accents as well 😂
Roy you are the man, you keep me hanging on every word!
That Meghan Markle bit kinda hit the nail on the head. Sometimes there isn’t a solution.
Especially when there initially wasn't any issue and she had to fabricate problems
Hard to have any sympathy or empathy for someone that denies her race anyway....
Meghan made the same mistake as Diana. They both thought being a princess would be like a Disney film, in reality it’s a life of traditions and rules
Meghan Markle left the UK because, as she put it, she felt like a "civil servant in a tiara". Meaning she greatly disliked the role and the demands of being a working royal. She said the royal family were "always nice to her". The tabloids adored her and referred to the "Markle sparkle". The Queen gave pieces from her own personal jewelry collection and invited her to Christmas at the palace before she was even married to Harry - something that goes against royal protocol (has never been done before in history) and even Princess Catherine wasn't given that special treatment despite dating William for years and years before marrying him. Meghan had been dating Harry less than a year. The royal family threw her dream wedding and we British taxpayers paid $33 million for it. We loved her. And then something went wrong. She started breaking royal rules one by one, she hated the job when she realized how tough it was (don't blame her - I couldn't do it)... tabloids turned on her etc etc. But a very small minority of tabloids actually dared say anything mean regarding race and those that did were very much not the reflection of our press at large nor our public at large and our regard for her. Anyway.... we're not a racist nation. :/
@@fieryheadedgirl That's it. I find it rather banal that it is assumed that disdain for a person is for their superficial characteristics. For most of us critics, she deviated from what we expected of our Royal family.
We all know our royal family is German. The sizeable majority of us sincerely couldn't care about their genetics (if anything, the history European monarchies suggest some fresh genetics would do them a favour)
We just want them to stay non-partisan and uphold their traditions andstay away from "financiers" who own islands etc.
Now the monarchy arguably is a waste of money but for some of us, they represent something. For many nations, what unites the people and define the border is a culture, language, ethnicity, ideology, creedence, values, geography and so forth but the Queen, being the head of state in the commonwealth means that our pool of brother and sisters can transcend all those. He biggest echo chamber of them all.
Read about the Battle of Bamber bridge in WW2 for a sense of what fair play means to some of us.
A lot of us Brits are hoping Elba will be the next James Bond.
Not just the Brits. Hi from Finland!
I hope he gets a gig as a slick spy type, not James Bond and not 007. Love to see a 00-any other number. I mean, there has to be more than one 00 right?
We can leave James Bond on the side for a decade or so, build some other 00's and then do something special with them all.
How can he blended in white people crowed"Trevor Noah" 😂
I was hoping too but Idris said he felt he was too old (it’s fair, also seeing how long Daniel Craig did it)
America too!
His British accent was horrible 😂 but I think everyone felt the same way about Idris lol
Yes it sounded like he was impersonating a Jamaican instead, lol. But the first time I saw Idris in a movie was "The Mountain Between Us" I think he might have spoken with his real voice in that one.
Yes and yes.
@@yazajag no Jamaicans we do not sound like that he was doing a brit accent
@@jameswatson5807 not at all
@@Phelps-1247 What is not at all. If you are going to reply to comments that were made months ago at least.
Add some clarity, to as what are you replying about, i have had replies for comments that was made 2 and 3 years.
And these jokers expect you to remember the issue.
Damn, this clip is proof that Roy Wood Jr. is the truth!
I was heavy in the wire. And I remember seeing him in a interview. I was like why is he talking like that. I’m think he is putting on a British accent. Then I found out later he was putting on an American accent. 🤦🏾♂️😂
I still think his British accent sounds fake. 😂
@@TacticalTypos 🤣🤣
I'm a Brit, watched *"The Wire"* and didn't know both Idris Elba and Dominic West are British! That's how Idris got the *"Luther"* gig for the BBC. It's shame that a black British person has to go to make it in the States, and if they do that's when they get noticed in the country of their birth. That's when the UK wants to know.
It is a fascinating bit of American exceptionalism that African Americans do genuinely resent non-american black actors because once you accept the idea that our linguistics are linguistical and our stories are stories that can be fictionalized, you accept that other black people who have not "experienced our struggles" can accurately portray them in a fictional setting and it horrifies black Americans to no longer have that perfect black vs white dynamic anymore. Complain about Elvis and Eminem, but praise Alicia Keys and Esperanza, and now that black Britons can be both Eminem (copy African American culture) and Esperanza (copy European culture), African Americans are shocked to realize that participating in multiculturalism means their culture is just as consumable as anyone else's and there is a world of people they can't forbid access using "pay us reparations, then we'll talk" logic.
But let's clap for a 40 something year old man saying that it's not his responsibility to know about other cultures around the world because the only time he had to learn anything was high school.
It’s comedy…if you don’t find it funny don’t watch.
@@Khandiee hilarious right now that you keep commenting to me because you feel the need to justify yourself to a complete stranger on the internet.
Go enjoy your life with your family. Stop arguing with people
No idea who this dude is but he’s f/king hilarious. I’m a Brit and Idris Elba also had me shooketh but in a good way 😁
Amen!!!! I still call him Stringer🤣🤣
Love Roy. He's so freaking funny.
Roy is a true professional comedian.
Love seeing the love in the comments. Words out of my mouth. Netflix, pick up a fresh boot of this not happening (or something along that premise) and keep this man in charge.
I never think Roy will be as funny as he is...then he side swipes you
He really does.
Roy Wood is severely underrated.
“This 🥷 eat Beans for Breakfast?!?!?!? Ahhhhhh.... Not my Dawg!” Lmao
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I hope that he has more specials in the future, like 2 a year!! That way I can have something to look forward to,
Thanks for making us laugh, my daughter feels that way about Lucy Lawless(who is Australian) and played Xena Warrior Princess.
I think Lucy lawless is from new zealand. Maybe that s close enough, but I dont think kiwis would think so lol
She's a Kiwi (New Zealander)
@@raulbmoreira Australia is closer geographically to Indonesia than it is to New Zealand.
@@AT-rr2xw I mean, that wasnt the point, theyre still way closer to each other than to the US or UK, but cool info, i didnt know that (though personally, Im far from all of those places)
Oooof insert the obligatory NZ battle cry of KIWI!
Idris Elba is ours and u ain't having him 😂 the guys a British icon and legend lolz.
Thank you for addressing the complicated racism in Europe. They are so good at pointing the finger and pretending they are not racist.
There racism is much closer to class difference than it is to race difference. Plus they are quite graceful and more civil.
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@@carldrogo9492 Grateful??🤔
Complicated racism in europe?
You never went to France (Paris or Marseille for exemple) or to the UK. Racism is bad! But certain nacionalities don't respect our countrys. So just stfu
European racism is the most insidious kind of racism: the "you can't call me a racist if I don't say the word race" kind of racism
Don’t forget the fact that Idris played cowboy recently.
The western movie Hostiles had Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike in lead roles. Both actors from Great Britain.
The Harder They Fall... Great movie🙌 I haven't seen Concrete Cowboy yet but I'm guessing that's good too
roy is both funny and deep.
Stringer always saw the big picture; he's now a cosmopolitan entrepreneur.
"This n***ga eat beans for brealfast?!" Absolutely floored me
FACTS!! Especially when I found out Delroy Lindo was also 🤣🤣🤣
Say it ain't so
This the wildest thing I’ve ever read in my life 😩😩😩
Really!????
I felt the same way when I found out Delroy Lindo is from England, Djimon Hounsou is from France and Jean Reno is from Spain. It really blew my mind. 🤦🏽♂️
Lindo’s British!? After seeing him in Da 5 Bloods, I would NEVER have guessed, he KILLED in in that movie
Jean Reno is a mix. Spanish parents, born in Morocco, lived in France.
Djimon Hounsou was born in Benin, only moved to France at 12 years old.
Roy is top tier
I can't help you with that, you can talk to the ancestors.......
🙂😅🤣
Key and Peele have a sketch about this. 😂
“Why is Dr. King talking like this?”😂😂😂
“This nigga eat BEANS for BREAKFAST?!!”🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank god I know the Roman numerals so I know what super bowl we own!
I'm just learning about Idris.
I guess I'll start the American stages of grief.
Roy is the funniest person on TDS.
i'd argue it's Ronny Chieng but Roy is a close second.
Man I only just realize Raywood Jr's comedy level is way on top up there on par with the legends....And I'm not talking of just the black community legends...I mean like as in the legends that transcend racial boundaries, like Michael Jackon, Bruce Lee, Frank Sinatra kind of legendary
For my generation, it was Daniel Kaluuya 😂
Idris Elba fooled me too I thought he was South African after he did the Mandela movie but his a great Actor
I howl at “a warm bowl of beans.”
Roy wood jr is awesome he was in disbelief about Idris that's stringer bell LOL 🤣😂
This man is legit Chris Rock tier of comedy. I seriously hope he gets his respect before he's ready to retire.
2:58 Joke took me out 💀! Bravo Good Sir 👏🏾
This is the worst and most adorable british accent I have ever heard
He's the only person who can do a bad Brit accent and not be completely annoying. 😆😆😆
I had a similar reaction when I found out about Idris Elba's co-star Marianne Jean-Baptiste in the movie _Takers_ who I thought was doing a "passable" English accent.
Idris Elba...top geeezaaaaa... canning town, arsenal supporting,DJ for Special Touch sound system in London..for ages....Down to earth...Don't trouble,trouble..If trouble don't trouble YOU.... kapppish 🇬🇧🇯🇲❤️💯
He's a regular North London, Jack the lad !
"I am! A revolutionary!!"
Later that day, "care for a biscuit and a spot of tea?"
The beans part makes me cry hahaha
I can’t help u with that, baby, u gotta talk to the ancestors 🤣
I actually do remember when I found out Idris Elba was British. He was DJ’ing on Rap City The Basement.
a warm bowl of beans looooooooool, had me in stitches
Was I supposed to know Idris Elba was British or did Roy Wood Jr have to tell me through stand-up comedy-
Meghan Markle left the UK because, as she put it, she felt like a "civil servant in a tiara". Meaning she greatly disliked the role and the demands of being a working royal. She said the royal family were "always nice to her". The tabloids gave her crap just like they give every royal crap. A very small minority of those articles had anything negative to say about her race and the examples of shocking racist tabloids about Meghan which Oprah Winfrey put up on screen during their interview were misleading because 2/3 of those headlines were not from the UK (were American or Australian) and several headlines were used out of context, in some cases flipping the meaning entirely. So please, let's stick to facts. Meghan left the UK because she hated the role of being a working royal (and I don't blame her one bit as I personally couldn't have signed up for that. It's bloody tough).
Videos like this which enforce the idea that the UK is heavily racist and drove Meghan Markle out due to racism are damaging and polarizing. What a way to spread hate and misinformation.
Not only was I shocked to find out Idris was British, but as someone born and raised in Baltimore, but I would have sworn he was from Baltimore.
First time I saw Elba was in the Guy Ritchie Rock N Rolla movie
Man the title and thumbnail alone made me laugh real hard
He is hilarious 🤣🤣
Idris Elba was a non licensed pharmacist in Worcester England............😆😁😂🤣
I can't help you, you gotta talk to them ancestors!🤣🤣
The caption itself made me laugh 😂😂😂😂💯
1:42 is a damn good point!
I has the same reaction with Renee Zellweger after first watching her in Bridgette Jones, the finding out she's American
"This n!&#! eats BEANS for BREAKFAST?! NO! Not my DAWG!" is equally as humorous as his imagery shoulder radio bit about the cop in Walgreens! I listen to it many times before I finish the video!
One day Roy Wood Jr. is going to play MLK in a movie. My prediction! And every other civil rights leader. He got that look!
And he would be great...except I'd expect some jokes...🙃
@@americanoutside I'd see a pissed off public thinking it was a mockery of his memory. Roy could totally do a *SERIOUS* Biopic. 📽🎬🎥
One thing the world doesn't need is another MLK movie; it's beyond annoying at this point.
He does look like Dr. MLK
Victor sweet from 4 brothers as well. I was shocked when i found out
"Something's off with that bird..."
I think I found out turning the channel and catching him doing a interview and my face was like😕😕🤯🤯lol
I def remember when I found out Idris was British I was shocked lol
I felt the same way when I found out that the dude who played Lamar from BMF (Eric Kofi Abrefa) was british #UcantStopTheRain #BMF
"THIS NIGGA EAT BEANS FOR BREAKFAST" 🤣 😂