Harry Enfeild undoubtedly, the most significant historical political satirist, next to none. Thank you, Mr. Enfield, Paul Waterhouse & chum's you make life more enjoyable.
This is an overlooked masterpiece. I’ve watched it a million times and always find something new. Possibly the best piece of work Harry & Paul have done 🙌🏽
You think the "Johnathan Cambridge-Oxford" and "Johnny Oxbridge" are completely sarcastic jokes...but then you realise that, no, really, they all did come from those two universities (except for Yentob).
They really hit the absolutely pitch-perfect level of satire. It's as over-the-top as it needs to be, but doesn't stab you in the testicles with fork. If you stop paying attention to it - if that's possible - the interviews with BBC personalities and staffer really could be from any BBC show. The setting, the delivery - it's not *too* blatant. Only given away by what they're actually saying. Genius.
Listened to a very long Cleese interview on a road trip yesterday. I looked away briefly while watching this and nearly snapped my neck, I looked back so fast! The voice fooled me completely.
The Scandinavian drama bit was pure unadulterated genius. I nearly pooped myself laughing. I grew up with Pingu, I guess I will never see him the same again! xD
Harry Enfield one of my comedy heroes. He's one of those people that even if he was trying to be serious and reading the 10oclock news you'd still laugh. Genius.
I honestly use this as an introduction to the BBC Television service when I'm trying to teach my fellow American friends about the oddities of British telivision. They see the parodies, and want to know what they're based on. Quite effective. "Eh, Terry... wash your mouth out with carbolic, why don't 'ya?" Classic.
These guys are the funniest duo Ive ever come across. I cant even decide who I like more. just perfectly matched! Their impersonations are second to none.
@@stuartwilkie4887 I think they have both aged....like a fine wine.... They complement each other perfectly. Their "surgeons" just crack me up..... "One always has time for ones NHS work...." "Time for a brandy?" "It's a little early, I think" .(..30 seconds later): "Yes, I think so." The 40....40...45? years? Was it? Routine....That was brilliant...wasn't it.....about 40, 45 years ago...was it?
It's been eight years already?! I honestly felt it was just a year or two ago since this came out. I keep coming back to it every now and then because I loved this so much. I wished more people knew about this. I am not from the continent nor know many of the references, but by golly I enjoy this immensely. Each time I check back I can't help but re-watch the whole thing again from start to finish.
This might be the best hour of comedy I've ever seen...Just wonderful. And so almost infuriatingly fertile. Just joke after joke until I was doubled over at my desk. Stupendous.
lol, the Forsyth saga , the cast would sometimes read the script from an autocue or strategically placed notes and the budget meant they sometimes could only use one camera.........They get this spot on in this sketch...wonderful.
Im a brit living in holland in bloody isolation with covert..feel like ive been hit by a train, just found this!! BRILLIANT!!!!! Just what i needed this is the BEST satirical comedy genius masterpiece in Uk history!! I could watch this every day🤣
Very very funny. My two favourite lines: 'This is the BBC. Aren't we all communists?' and 'Do you like my moptop? I trust I am the only man in the 1890s who has one'. The Forsyte Saga parody was such an accurate portrayal of sixties TV drama!
Just brilliant! Very clever script, tongue in cheek and knowing, fine acting: impressionistic rather than just impressions. A wonderful gallop through a much loved (and loathed?) channel, but much more - a satirical observation, albeit a narrow one, of the nation we were and what we have become. I salute the effort as much as the result!
Never seen any of this before, and it's a great surprise! The impersonations are wonderfully accurate, and I must say that Pingu is my favourite character for 2022, if he's out of jail yet.
I'm American and my face hurts from laughing. I've seen enough BBC to get most of it. BBC programming still better than US programming. Harry and Paul make me cry from laughing. They are national treasures. I'm going to recover for a few minutes and watch again.... Also, when I saw the Bronowski parody, I remembered how much I enjoyed the Ascent of Man. I watched that on RUclips. It holds up well.
This is phenomenal! I'm too young and not British anyways so there's lot of references/jokes that I don't get, but those that I do get are absolutely hilarious. Thanks a ton for uploading this!
Stunningly brilliant. Yes, it's very 'in' and quite 'unfunny' and difficult to watch in places but that's deliberately part of the programme's message. Best thing I have ever seen from Harry and Paul. Bravo!
63,000 people have viewed this 6 months later, 63 hundred billion have seen 'charlie bit my finger'.....what is wrong with people...this is pure genius!
i saw that world war one documentary they parody here recently- it's on youtube- and it is really really good. it's the only documentary about ww1 i've ever seen where they actually interviewed people who were there, it's fascinating seeing actual first world war soldiers talking about what they did, filmed when there were still so many left alive
WELP!! I’ve done it again!!………by complete accident, I’ve stumbled upon more British comedy brilliance(pardon the redundancy) that I had no idea existed prior. 😂
It's impossible to comprehend how good this one hour masterpiece is. If you were Harry and Paul (not withstanding their unheralded accomplices in the production) you would want to dine out on this for the rest of your life. The thought that went into every minute is so top drawer it's mind boggling. The nuance of the john Cleese "arrogance" scene is so sublime it's my personal favourite. I suppose this show did become the high water mark of their illustrious careers. Did they do anything as good after this as had gone before?
Fun fact! This televisual program was made 37 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 4 days after the first time some wonk on talkback radio claimed you can't make jokes like these any more.
Brilliant Simon Schama impersonation. (The Germans called the kilted highland soldiers the Ladies from Hell.) Overall a great performance from everyone - a masterpiece satirising the course of BBC history.
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this is so goddamn good, i watch it every christmas when im drunk and alone.
Is your christmas every day? Mine sure is.. oh god I'm alone!
@@pekka1900 Maybe you're alone because you watch this?
Aaaaaaahahaha! Pure gold
Harry is a genius, Paul good too.
I'm watching this drunk and alone right now! 🍷
Fifty nine minutes and three seconds of pure genius.
Only three second of pure genius?
Too much sympathy for the devil?
Possibly the greatest series of throwaway gags ever assembled. The attention to detail is phenominal. Huzzah!
"Won't you sit down?"
"Nyooo. Thee-yenk you. I....won't be in shot."
Harry Enfeild undoubtedly, the most significant historical political satirist, next to none. Thank you, Mr. Enfield, Paul Waterhouse & chum's you make life more enjoyable.
This is an overlooked masterpiece. I’ve watched it a million times and always find something new. Possibly the best piece of work Harry & Paul have done 🙌🏽
Totally agree.
"I come to warn you of my brother: BAFTUS. NOMINATION."
You think the "Johnathan Cambridge-Oxford" and "Johnny Oxbridge" are completely sarcastic jokes...but then you realise that, no, really, they all did come from those two universities (except for Yentob).
Harry Enfield is a comedic genius. His portrayal of Simon Schama is BRILLIANT. Surely it's time for a new series!
They really hit the absolutely pitch-perfect level of satire. It's as over-the-top as it needs to be, but doesn't stab you in the testicles with fork. If you stop paying attention to it - if that's possible - the interviews with BBC personalities and staffer really could be from any BBC show. The setting, the delivery - it's not *too* blatant. Only given away by what they're actually saying. Genius.
Simply brilliant. Any one that aspires to be a comedian should watch and take on-board. My god, where has stuff like this gone?
There's some top class impressions going on here, especially Cleese!
Listened to a very long Cleese interview on a road trip yesterday. I looked away briefly while watching this and nearly snapped my neck, I looked back so fast! The voice fooled me completely.
And Simon Schama!
Love the fact the two of them had free range of the old BBC Television centre like a couple of kids in an empty school in half term! Brilliant!
This is by far the most brilliant mockumentary ever made! Absolute genious from beginning to end.
Human Remains would contradict that!! 💯🤣🤣
The panel show part was absolutely true. Every bit.
The Scandinavian drama bit was pure unadulterated genius. I nearly pooped myself laughing.
I grew up with Pingu, I guess I will never see him the same again! xD
The Simon Schama impersonation is more like the man than the man himself! Spot on in every scene. Brilliant.
I was about to write that in a comment 😄 Brilliant, cheers!
Phenomenal piece of work. A lot of quite obscure references and in-jokes which I loved. Paul Whitehouse's Alex Higgins was remarkable.
Probably the best piece of 'Television' ever.
The Rowan Atkinson impression was incredible.
"You horrid little homosexual" This is one of those shows that's wonderful and super at the same time! ✌❤ from Canada
Harry Enfield doing John Cleese is amazing
Only discovered this 2 weeks ago and I've watched it 5 times , pure comedy gold
"I mean the arrogance of these people!" :D Genius!
Best John Cleese impression ever!
Harry Enfield one of my comedy heroes. He's one of those people that even if he was trying to be serious and reading the 10oclock news you'd still laugh. Genius.
Enfield's Schama is spot-on--the mannerisms are just perfect.
I missed this when it was broadcast.
The Northern Irish veteran commenting on the Christmas day football match during the Great War is hilarious
+Robert Hannan So he was.
@@mattdavies7398 so he was.
I honestly use this as an introduction to the BBC Television service when I'm trying to teach my fellow American friends about the oddities of British telivision. They see the parodies, and want to know what they're based on. Quite effective.
"Eh, Terry... wash your mouth out with carbolic, why don't 'ya?"
Classic.
Absolutely brilliant. How have I never seen this before???
These guys are the funniest duo Ive ever come across. I cant even decide who I like more.
just perfectly matched! Their impersonations are second to none.
"I don't remember any of it. But I was there!" Great stuff.
And whoever played Stephen Fry in Blackadder was perfect.
Paul Whitehouse is one of the best comic performers ever. Not a top comedian but a top notch comedic actor. TLOG guys are up there too
‘One Clavdivs’ 😂
"I had absolutely no idea what was going on at the time.... but it was bloody marvellous"
Never really felt like i got Harry and Paul until this, but this was glorious
Yeah, I think Harry has really got better with age!
@@stuartwilkie4887 I think they have both aged....like a fine wine.... They complement each other perfectly.
Their "surgeons" just crack me up..... "One always has time for ones NHS work...."
"Time for a brandy?" "It's a little early, I think" .(..30 seconds later): "Yes, I think so."
The 40....40...45? years? Was it? Routine....That was brilliant...wasn't it.....about 40, 45 years ago...was it?
I can and do watch Harry and Paul over and over. I particularly love the Dragon's Den sketches.
The Scandinavian crime thriller spoof is sheer genius. :D
An astonishing hour of TV.
45:54 The "better than you" sequence. So accurate. That is what reality tv is all about.
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As a Yorkshireman I find the Essex girls ‘ Shugg ahhhh ‘ quite fetching.
It's been eight years already?! I honestly felt it was just a year or two ago since this came out.
I keep coming back to it every now and then because I loved this so much. I wished more people knew about this. I am not from the continent nor know many of the references, but by golly I enjoy this immensely. Each time I check back I can't help but re-watch the whole thing again from start to finish.
This might be the best hour of comedy I've ever seen...Just wonderful. And so almost infuriatingly fertile. Just joke after joke until I was doubled over at my desk. Stupendous.
lol, the Forsyth saga , the cast would sometimes read the script from an autocue or strategically placed notes and the budget meant they sometimes could only use one camera.........They get this spot on in this sketch...wonderful.
"Its the 1970's and time for new channel to get serious....dramatically serious...about drama!!!" LOVE IT!!!
Im a brit living in holland in bloody isolation with covert..feel like ive been hit by a train, just found this!! BRILLIANT!!!!! Just what i needed this is the BEST satirical comedy genius masterpiece in Uk history!! I could watch this every day🤣
Very very funny. My two favourite lines: 'This is the BBC. Aren't we all communists?' and 'Do you like my moptop? I trust I am the only man in the 1890s who has one'. The Forsyte Saga parody was such an accurate portrayal of sixties TV drama!
Just brilliant! Very clever script, tongue in cheek and knowing, fine acting: impressionistic rather than just impressions. A wonderful gallop through a much loved (and loathed?) channel, but much more - a satirical observation, albeit a narrow one, of the nation we were and what we have become. I salute the effort as much as the result!
Miserabel is absolutely spot on parody of Scandinavian police dramas hahaha
Never seen any of this before, and it's a great surprise! The impersonations are wonderfully accurate, and I must say that Pingu is my favourite character for 2022, if he's out of jail yet.
The panel show segment is so surreal, it feels like something I'd see in a dream
Harry Enfield as Alan Bennett is brilliant!
I'm American and my face hurts from laughing. I've seen enough BBC to get most of it. BBC programming still better than US programming. Harry and Paul make me cry from laughing. They are national treasures. I'm going to recover for a few minutes and watch again....
Also, when I saw the Bronowski parody, I remembered how much I enjoyed the Ascent of Man. I watched that on RUclips. It holds up well.
This is phenomenal! I'm too young and not British anyways so there's lot of references/jokes that I don't get, but those that I do get are absolutely hilarious. Thanks a ton for uploading this!
Spot on Harry Enfield. Stuff that needed to be said.
Fabulous documentary. I remember all the key personnel - Porky Peakcock sadly died just a few years ago in a nursing home in Chiswick.
This is just brilliant. 1 Clavdivs, Blackadder V, Panel Show, Men From The Mersey...
That was totally wonderful and totally super.
I love this! As an American I just wish I knew more about a few of the things they are satirizing.
I have watched it several times - "Simon Schama" is about perfect. Well Done.
looks around in pain "is this going to be a very long sketch?" "Oh yes!"
That was absolute Gold.... it's hard to describe the joy that gave me. Gold🌴
Brilliant! Harry and Paul at their best.
I'm the only one who really appreciates the great war impressions. Loved that show and love this. Back when the BBC was worth the licence fee
Excellent send-up of nearly everyone.
Formidable. They even do a passably good impression of themselves..!
Stunningly brilliant. Yes, it's very 'in' and quite 'unfunny' and difficult to watch in places but that's deliberately part of the programme's message. Best thing I have ever seen from Harry and Paul. Bravo!
I loved the Panel Show bit at the end!
Still laughing at the Pingu drama...absolutely brilliant.
Lol! They really nailed Ian Hislops smug face and mannerisms!
63,000 people have viewed this 6 months later, 63 hundred billion have seen 'charlie bit my finger'.....what is wrong with people...this is pure genius!
Harry Enfield does an excellent Simon Schama
How have I only just seen this. Extraordinary stuff.
Utterly brilliant!❤
they got simon schama played perfectly lol
1 CLAVDIVS was the perfect moment. I laughed and laughed.
One of the best programmes I've ever seen
This is fantastic, beginning to end!
Those Barry Cryer bits are shockingly accurate!
Comrade Jim Broadbentsavich, 😂pure genius
It is unusual that this video can't be watched in the UK or bought on dvd
i saw that world war one documentary they parody here recently- it's on youtube- and it is really really good. it's the only documentary about ww1 i've ever seen where they actually interviewed people who were there, it's fascinating seeing actual first world war soldiers talking about what they did, filmed when there were still so many left alive
This is wonderful. Genius.
Harry Enfield as the Devonshire old soldier had me in absolute fits of laughter.
I actually want to see a Blackadder series set at the time of King Edward the 8th now!
The Swedish detective clip, so perceptive, brilliant
A work of staggering genius.
I want Harry and Paul to do a new series
Brilliant!
"Well let me tell you, sonny Jim boy with a lot of glue in your hair, you'll never be as good as me, because I'm better than you."
Harry and Paul are brilliant! This is absolutely freat stuff. Regards from Norway.
I don't remember much about it.....but I was THERE! ;)
Gold.
WELP!! I’ve done it again!!………by complete accident, I’ve stumbled upon more British comedy brilliance(pardon the redundancy) that I had no idea existed prior. 😂
This is a masterpiece of comedy
Honestly...that was absolutely brillant!
It's impossible to comprehend how good this one hour masterpiece is.
If you were Harry and Paul (not withstanding their unheralded accomplices in the production) you would want to dine out on this for the rest of your life. The thought that went into every minute is so top drawer it's mind boggling. The nuance of the john Cleese "arrogance" scene is so sublime it's my personal favourite.
I suppose this show did become the high water mark of their illustrious careers. Did they do anything as good after this as had gone before?
Fun fact! This televisual program was made 37 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 4 days after the first time some wonk on talkback radio claimed you can't make jokes like these any more.
I love when comedians imitate other comedians. Especially their comedy partners. Especially themselves!
Genius. Pure genius. Thx 4 upload ;-)
Brilliant Simon Schama impersonation. (The Germans called the kilted highland soldiers the Ladies from Hell.) Overall a great performance from everyone - a masterpiece satirising the course of BBC history.
I think this is the best sketch so far.
thanks for putting this up!
Absolutely brillant!
Brilliant! Thanks for the upload.
Brilliant. The panel show sketch nearly killed me, hilarious.
Thank for uploading this, love it