Nearly as deep as the words from Nightwish's 'The Greatest Show on Earth' song which says: We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones Most people are never going to die Because they are never going to be born The potential people who could have been here in my place But who will in fact never see the light of day Outnumber the sand grains of Sahara Certainly those unborn ghosts include Greater poets than Keats Scientists greater than Newton We know this Because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA So massively exceeds the set of actual people In the teeth of these stupefying odds It is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here We privileged few Who won the lottery of birth against all odds How dare we whine at our inevitable return To that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?
At the age of 81 I'm always surprised that I'm still here! I'm still the youngest of 3 and the other two are more lively than me at 84 and 86! Sara's right and the best thing is, that if you do 'look' your age, (not feel it) you get a lot of smiles and support from other people. Smiling is contagious like yawning, so keep cheering us up! ❤
I am in the process of growing old, gracefully. I have grey hair, wrinkles, knackered knees. But I make the most of every day because (and here's the wisdom part), none of us are getting out of this alive!
It's now become a no-win situation for people in the public eye. It's either "omg what have they done to their face? Why can't they age gracefully?" Or conversely, "omg they really let themselves go! They were so hot 20 years ago, now they're fat/bald/grey etc!"
I have to have Botox on the left side of my face at hospital every 3 months to treat a hemifacial spasm and let me tell you I would never have it by choice, holy shit it hurts.😁❤️
When you get old you start getting aches in places you didn't know you had places. Also, you get a seborrhoeic keratosis which is an unsightly brown growth on your scalp (if you're really lucky, you'll get more than one) which isn't really disguised much by the silvery velvety coating that once passed for a head of hair - apparently they're harmless. If you're a man, what you've lost on top starts bursting forth from your nostrils and ears, and if you don't keep on top of things your eyebrows are in danger of developing into canard wings on either side of your forehead. And if you're a woman your epilator will become better acquainted with your chin than anywhere else.
I just found a great use for Botox because up until now I couldn’t find a good reason to use poison. I have a friend who has the most severe kind of migraine headaches. The shut yourself in the dark with a bucket, take medication and hope you don’t wake up for a week kind. I once missed the week my Mother in law came to stay. 😂 My friend has a Doctor put Botox into the back of her neck and lower skull. It gives her 3 months with no migraines. That is a great use and she doesn’t have it put in her face for vanity.
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers in the rain And pick flowers in other people’s gardens And learn to spit. You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickle for a week And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes. But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our rent and not swear in the street And set a good example for the children. We must have friends to dinner and read the papers. But maybe I ought to practise a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple. Jenny Joseph from Warning:When I am an Old Woman I shall wear purple (Profile 2021)
If it ever gets to a point where I don't know who or where I am, and don't recognise my own family, I just want an injection to quietly put me to sleep forever
Having to stay young looking is more of a problem in America within the TV and film community. Look at any series and the ensemble cast is all young and beautiful. Watch a similar series in the UK and there are all ages, body shapes and abilities. As for old actresses, look no further than Dame Maggie Smith (Harry Potter, Downton Abbey etc.) or Dame Judy Dench (James Bond and many others). There is a Police detective series called Vera (2011 to date) and the actress playing Vera (Brenda Blethyn) is 77 years old and very dowdy looking as that is how the character is described in the books.
It's extremely common in the UK too, especially for reality TV. I promise they are all full of filler and botox. Botox does have uses and can be used for terrible migraines but I don't think it looks so good on people who are desperately trying to look as young as possible.
Hi hope your both well Ian from Glasgow .I hate to see these old rockers or fim stars and their skin is stretched that much it looks shiny and they can't smile or speak properly .grow old gracefully you can't halt the march of time .take care keep safe all the best to you and your family .
The worst celebrity for this Is dolly Parton, Cher, there's this awful false narrative with toys and comics when we're kids that sets us on this false vision of who should be. Why would you want to look as if you've been hit by Tyson, or Rocky.?😮
He doesn't understand. He doesn't laugh. He doesn't understand British words and places and phrases the British know, so it is understandable. Plus Sarah is a Geordie, a hard accent to understand.
"It's a privilege to get old, because some of us don't get the chance" - deep wisdom in middle of stand up show.
chance
there were a few in my family that never got the chance - wise words as you say
Nearly as deep as the words from Nightwish's 'The Greatest Show on Earth' song which says:
We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones
Most people are never going to die
Because they are never going to be born
The potential people who could have been here in my place
But who will in fact never see the light of day
Outnumber the sand grains of Sahara
Certainly those unborn ghosts include
Greater poets than Keats
Scientists greater than Newton
We know this
Because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA
So massively exceeds the set of actual people
In the teeth of these stupefying odds
It is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here
We privileged few
Who won the lottery of birth against all odds
How dare we whine at our inevitable return
To that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?
At the age of 81 I'm always surprised that I'm still here! I'm still the youngest of 3 and the other two are more lively than me at 84 and 86! Sara's right and the best thing is, that if you do 'look' your age, (not feel it) you get a lot of smiles and support from other people. Smiling is contagious like yawning, so keep cheering us up! ❤
What I say whenever someone says “I hate getting old.” is “ it beats the f**k out of the alternative”.
I was lucky to see Sarah live on stage last night here in the UK on her latest tour, Late Bloomer. She was absolutely hilarious!
Seems the older you ger, the more signs there are and the longer that list gets!
Great stuff, cheers guys!
Teddy Bear Ham has a darker Ham the centre the shape of a Bear's head. Strictly our version of Dancing with The Stars, Loose Women (female talk show).
Sarah is brilliant, can't wait to see her at Scunthorpe Baths in June 😊
I am in the process of growing old, gracefully. I have grey hair, wrinkles, knackered knees. But I make the most of every day because (and here's the wisdom part), none of us are getting out of this alive!
It`s what you call growing old (dis)gracefully.
"Oh my gosh so much" Jodi? Really? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
It's now become a no-win situation for people in the public eye.
It's either "omg what have they done to their face? Why can't they age gracefully?"
Or conversely, "omg they really let themselves go! They were so hot 20 years ago, now they're fat/bald/grey etc!"
I’m lucky I’m 60ish I don’t have grey, I have Arctic blonde😂😂😂😂
Ha ha…mine’s silver mist.
@@buddyhek i’ll have to remember that one😂😂😂
Mine is sun bleached on a cloudy day😀
Billy Connolly referred to it once as the "winter plumage" and I kind of love that
I have to have Botox on the left side of my face at hospital every 3 months to treat a hemifacial spasm and let me tell you I would never have it by choice, holy shit it hurts.😁❤️
When you get old you start getting aches in places you didn't know you had places. Also, you get a seborrhoeic keratosis which is an unsightly brown growth on your scalp (if you're really lucky, you'll get more than one) which isn't really disguised much by the silvery velvety coating that once passed for a head of hair - apparently they're harmless. If you're a man, what you've lost on top starts bursting forth from your nostrils and ears, and if you don't keep on top of things your eyebrows are in danger of developing into canard wings on either side of your forehead. And if you're a woman your epilator will become better acquainted with your chin than anywhere else.
Very Good Reactions to a very funny Woman.
I love your American take on UK humour . I would love to hear your opinion on one of my favourites... Danny bhoy...
Recently saw a clip of Madonna being dragged across the stage in a chair by a man in heals, he fell over causing Madonna to fall out the chair. 😅
Made a change from her tripping over a cape..
I just found a great use for Botox because up until now I couldn’t find a good reason to use poison. I have a friend who has the most severe kind of migraine headaches. The shut yourself in the dark with a bucket, take medication and hope you don’t wake up for a week kind. I once missed the week my Mother in law came to stay. 😂 My friend has a Doctor put Botox into the back of her neck and lower skull. It gives her 3 months with no migraines. That is a great use and she doesn’t have it put in her face for vanity.
Ooo a new one. First comment, love u guys. Looking forward to this
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people’s gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Jenny Joseph
from Warning:When I am an Old Woman I shall wear purple (Profile 2021)
Jimmy Carr get roasted by other celebrities saying he looks like a Taylor dummy
He embraces it & make joke's about himself
I think it's ventriloquists dummy
Watch some more Jimmy Carr!
Aging is a privilege denied to many.
If it ever gets to a point where I don't know who or where I am, and don't recognise my own family, I just want an injection to quietly put me to sleep forever
You guys should react to “Tommy Cooper” he is a very popular and very funny comedian from the uk
We don’t get wiser as we grow older. We just run out of stupid things to do.
I always say...about my wrinkles...I've earned every one of them !! 😊
Having to stay young looking is more of a problem in America within the TV and film community. Look at any series and the ensemble cast is all young and beautiful. Watch a similar series in the UK and there are all ages, body shapes and abilities. As for old actresses, look no further than Dame Maggie Smith (Harry Potter, Downton Abbey etc.) or Dame Judy Dench (James Bond and many others). There is a Police detective series called Vera (2011 to date) and the actress playing Vera (Brenda Blethyn) is 77 years old and very dowdy looking as that is how the character is described in the books.
It's extremely common in the UK too, especially for reality TV. I promise they are all full of filler and botox. Botox does have uses and can be used for terrible migraines but I don't think it looks so good on people who are desperately trying to look as young as possible.
Botox is just a muscle relaxant - lasts about 3-4 months - not the same as fillers.
Watch Bill Burr Plastic surgery & Lotion is hilarious!
Nothing wrong with being older. As long as i don't look older than i am, I'm happy lol
Don’t worry about old age, it doesn’t last that long!
Hi hope your both well Ian from Glasgow .I hate to see these old rockers or fim stars and their skin is stretched that much it looks shiny and they can't smile or speak properly .grow old gracefully you can't halt the march of time .take care keep safe all the best to you and your family .
ASMR intro. Lush
Try Catherine Tate anther brilliant comedian, I think you'll like her style of humour, suggest "The offensive Translator"
The worst celebrity for this Is dolly Parton, Cher, there's this awful false narrative with toys and comics when we're kids that sets us on this false vision of who should be. Why would you want to look as if you've been hit by Tyson, or Rocky.?😮
Better grey hair than nay hair.
He doesn't understand. He doesn't laugh. He doesn't understand British words and places and phrases the British know, so it is understandable.
Plus Sarah is a Geordie, a hard accent to understand.
Glad nick hasn't got his England cricket cap on. Hasn't been a good couple of years for them what with losing AGAIN.
Male pattern balding and arthritis.