@@GGreenix If coming at it from an ironic angle, racism is one of my favourite sources of humour. As an attitude, it's senseless, so it's begging for mockery.
Spike knew perfectly well that if it was funny, somebody would be "offended". He just didn't care. Funny is funny. And in the words of the great Sid Caesar, "you never cut funny."
I just love the fact that after he did the German joke, he immediately keeled over shaking his head. That was the funniest part of it, that "I should not be making that joke" XD
Spike always pushed his luck; he was the absolute embodiment of refuge-in-audacity. There's one episode of the Goon Show where Peter Sellers breaks character (an incredibly rare thing for him) at the end of a particularly silly script and just plainly remarks to Spike & Harry, as the outro music begins, "I dunno how we get away with it."
I love how theres all these comments tellimg us not to be offended, yet theres only 6 dislikes, people nowadays just love to be the one special guy whos not offended even though noone else is offended
@@PrawnAddiction Hey thanks for reminding me of this skit I completely forgot about it in the last 6 years, now you seem to think I was offended by the fact noone else was offended, interesting, lets look at the definition of what offended means: "resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult" I dont think what I said came across as resentful, I could see how you might think it came across as annoyed though I know I wasn't feeling that way, but for the life of me im not sure where you're getting the perceived insult part, I cant see what part of that comment indicated I was personally insulted by anything, or even what I could possibly be insulted by, (ironically there is alot more evidence that I may be offended in THIS reply LOL but im really not 🤣) so I think the original comment falls more under the category of an observation
The lady is Katie Boyle who is an English presenter and TV personality. She's prefacing each section in the language of the country. Similar to how the Eurovision contest was presented.
This is the greatest sketch for TV ever made. When the German waiter draws a gun and says 'Jewish swine' it was so unexpected and total genius -Mel Brooks could not have thought of that !
Bless Spike Milligan, the funniest man to ever walk the earth! We did not deserve you sir, and we are poorer for your absence. Somewhere in a better place, there is a lot of laughter, with Milligan, Secombe, Sellers and Bentine doing their thing.
Johnny Vyvyan (not here, but in the Q series) worked with two of the UK's greatest comic figures of all time, maybe 50hrs work between them, and if you divided 50 by 2, then divide it by two again, and maybe one more time on top of that, you get how many words he uttered!
I'm Jewish and I found this hilarious. Showed it to my family (some of whom are holocaust survivors) and they all laughed heartily. Your "they" however clearly shows that you really are antisemitic (unlike the video), and are just trying to pretend to be joking about it.
Spike Milligan was the writer (along with others) of the ‘Q’ series. The first one was ‘Q5’ in 1979, followed by Q6, Q7 and Q8. Given the context, this clip may be from Q8. Made for the BBC UK.
It was originally from Spike's Q series (1969-1982) which is largely not available on DVD.This clip and the Astr O'Nauts, Idiot scouts etc. is available in a compilation from the bbc via Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Spike-Milligan-DVD/dp/B0001MIQ8K
Wait, there is something weird??? There is an Arabic word behind them called "كويت" or in English "Kuwait" That's the name of a country. Why is it there?
I'd guess it's very likely that someone found that prop or the studio had it made without knowing what the inscription meant. We Brits are like that, using stuff we know nothing about!
Spike Milligan did a load of comedy series whose names started with the letter "Q" followed by an ascending number for each series. When he followed series "Q7" with "Q8, he called the series "Kuwait".
She's saying that their switching cultures in the previous cultures tongue. So she's saying they're switching to German(Deutschland) in French. Btw English is not first language so sorry if I have problem with grammar.
+Ian Handy not to worry sir! Your English is just fine, especially considering that you were able to identify what they were saying in so many different languages. Thank you for the response. :)
@@benthomason3307 I don't know what you're listening to but the last version is in English with an Irish accent. Or are you referring to Katie Boyle's pronunciation of 'Ireland'?
What's the significance of the Irish joke? Are they known for some sort of extreme animal rights activism? Was there possibly some story in the news about Irish seamen going overboard to save a cow or something?
_________ It's a lot simpler than that. In British comedy the Irish are always represented as being, how shall we say, as thick as two short planks. I mean who else would be stupid enough to try to rescue the fly? And before anyone gets offended, Spike was Irish himself, so was allowed to take the piss out of himself! Hope that cleared it up!
_________ no worries, buddy, anything to aid the understanding of classic comedy! P.s. if you want some old, totally un-PC surreal comedy, try listening to the Goon show radio programmes.
Oh how I miss the normal days when our ideologies were utterly normal, and when comedy was taken as such, and left wing indoctrinated lunatics were never imagined. I'm so glad I grew up in a normal world.
Do you realise there are far more people complaining about supposed "offended" persons than there are, actual, offended people ? That's the thing about right wing. Complain about a minuscule problem like it's the end of the world, and use it as an excuse to beat up anything they don't like.
@@catmancam I fail to see what your point is. The video is an arguably humorous sketch by a renowned British comedian, offering several albeit stereotypical viewpoints from the perspective of various mainly European countries, partaking in a parodic version of the Eurovision Song Contest. The underlying joke is based on an old music hall joke about someone discovering a fly in their soup. Maybe that escaped you. Are you American by chance?
@@cheyne15 nope maybe you failed to realize you don't know me I incorporate all cultures in my life and I share this with everyone I know none of them told me hey I don't like that they all said the same thing I cannot stop laughing
knowing he was being highly offensive the guy begins to "break-up" although this in fact is simply "staged" to look like a spontaneous action when in reality, he is covering for the most offensive Jewish jab- at 0:48 - basically this bit runs par with SNL over done garbage...
so do we give this offensive crap a pass ? It does not mean he is exempt from all error for the duration of his life- I still find this offensive and shamefully disgraceful & not on a professional level of so called public "entertainment", But hay what do I know? If you asked Spike he may have said he too was embarrassed that he did this trash-
basic very poor acting "skills" , or better put"over-acting" so very obvious to anyone with any normal common sense, he knows it is very offensive& on the edge of poor taste altogether so he attempts the "Oh I Cracked Myself Up" Gambit
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I love watching both of them lose it laughing after the German and Isreali one
That will be a pound extra sir
Pure gold 😆
Awaits someone saying, "That's racist!" - (Irrelevant. It's funny and it's not abusive or harmful.)
@@showbizsam4440 I am an Israeli an I approve it’s racist, and also fucking hilarious, racism is hilarious
@@GGreenix If coming at it from an ironic angle, racism is one of my favourite sources of humour. As an attitude, it's senseless, so it's begging for mockery.
Spike knew perfectly well that if it was funny, somebody would be "offended". He just didn't care. Funny is funny. And in the words of the great Sid Caesar, "you never cut funny."
I just love the fact that after he did the German joke, he immediately keeled over shaking his head. That was the funniest part of it, that "I should not be making that joke" XD
Spike always pushed his luck; he was the absolute embodiment of refuge-in-audacity. There's one episode of the Goon Show where Peter Sellers breaks character (an incredibly rare thing for him) at the end of a particularly silly script and just plainly remarks to Spike & Harry, as the outro music begins, "I dunno how we get away with it."
That'll be a pound extra sir!
I love how theres all these comments tellimg us not to be offended, yet theres only 6 dislikes, people nowadays just love to be the one special guy whos not offended even though noone else is offended
Galaxy Gold I know right
And you seem to be offended by the presence of people claiming to not be offended
@@PrawnAddiction Hey thanks for reminding me of this skit I completely forgot about it in the last 6 years, now you seem to think I was offended by the fact noone else was offended, interesting, lets look at the definition of what offended means: "resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult"
I dont think what I said came across as resentful, I could see how you might think it came across as annoyed though I know I wasn't feeling that way, but for the life of me im not sure where you're getting the perceived insult part, I cant see what part of that comment indicated I was personally insulted by anything, or even what I could possibly be insulted by, (ironically there is alot more evidence that I may be offended in THIS reply LOL but im really not 🤣) so I think the original comment falls more under the category of an observation
@@galaxygold5939bro came back to bite after 6 years
@@ScarletWeatherPerception Well someone responded to a comment I posted 6 years ago and it was in my notifications so why wouldn't I
How many times I've watched this and I still double over laughing through it!
Can't get enough of this legend's comedy
I've had this in my saved videos for years and I still get a kick out of it
I love how they lose it at the german one. Also that he has a hitler mustache on top of his regular mustache.
oh i love british comedy....
This sketch never fails to give me a good laugh. Thank you Spike a Comedy Genius.
Thanks Terroriser and nogla for showing us this gem. If you know you know
Nah I need to see this, which video did they react to it in?😅
The lady is Katie Boyle who is an English presenter and TV personality. She's prefacing each section in the language of the country. Similar to how the Eurovision contest was presented.
He said she was a viscountess. Is that supposed to a joke?
Yes
She's not a loony, she's a television presenter.
@@glue6143 actually she was a viscountess. but he said that as a joke.
This is the greatest sketch for TV ever made. When the German waiter draws a gun and says 'Jewish swine' it was so unexpected and total genius -Mel Brooks could not have thought of that !
I like how the hostess keeps a killer straight face
Bless Spike Milligan, the funniest man to ever walk the earth! We did not deserve you sir, and we are poorer for your absence. Somewhere in a better place, there is a lot of laughter, with Milligan, Secombe, Sellers and Bentine doing their thing.
Classic 😂 nobody dare do gags like this anymore but it is what it is... Funny
This sketch is so old now, but still makes me cry laughing. Thanks Spike :D
what gets me with this sketch, you can see they are pissing themselves laughing and I love it xD
How Katy Boyle didn’t crack up in this sketch I’ll never know 😂
that would be a pound extra sir 😂😂😂😂
DONT WORRRY SIR ILL SAVE I-(cracks up)
I watched this a few days ago after my dad told me about spike milligan, the man's a comedy god :)
David Lodge always corpsed with Spike...a proper giggler 🤣
Johnny Vyvyan (not here, but in the Q series) worked with two of the UK's greatest comic figures of all time, maybe 50hrs work between them, and if you divided 50 by 2, then divide it by two again, and maybe one more time on top of that, you get how many words he uttered!
I had a fly in my soup once and I'll tell you here and now in no uncertain terms, it was NO laughing matter!
Still makes me laugh out loud to this day.
Ahhhhh... they don't make em like that anymore!!
And now we we arehavin people arrested for hurting someone’s feelings, when did we get so ridiculously sensitive about everything
0:38 This.
lol love comedy where everyone can laugh together
Come from instagram
Ah ,,, who remembers humour 🤔
Rip Spike milligan
Thanks! I've actually never seen spike milligan before.
In a way you're very lucky, you can now search for al his work and enjoy it for the first time!
Never thought i would hear a person call a fly a jewesh swine
Hahaha brilliant ending
this is gold.
- Euro Joke Time
- Israel
Indeed.
It’s technically in Europe because it’s west of the Ural Mountains
@@nifty512 And it takes part in the Eurovision Song Contest, which this is sending up.
The last one got me FML.
Only 11 people have disliked this compared to 2.3K who like it so that may show things are improving.
That was good, haha.
Brilliant
My God comic genus yea spike millgan live laughter and soul!!!
germanys is like waiter waiter there is a fly in mein ZOUP
Best way to cope is through comedy
The best is the English joke, there is no joke.
Katie Boyle... HOT
Comedy excellent
Too accurate 🤣🤣
America 🇺🇲
Waiter, waiter, there is a fly in my soup!
No sir, I saw you put that fly in there so you could get free food. Get out!
Hahaha! Very good! 👏
That is so funny 😂😂
9gag brought me here
Classic
Funnily enough no, but Q8 is the name of a chain of petrol (gas) stations in the UK!
What does he accomplish by doing that?
Hahaha
00:44
It needs to be a Luger 08 to make it realistic.
All these years later and now only Europe remains as the joke.
Anybody else noticed that the background has the Arabic spelling of "Kuwait" on it? Kuwait = Q8, geddit?
😂😂😂
0:45 well that ends quietly
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Nowadays, things like this are labeled anti-semiric. They just don't want you to talk reality of fun about them.
I'm Jewish and I found this hilarious. Showed it to my family (some of whom are holocaust survivors) and they all laughed heartily.
Your "they" however clearly shows that you really are antisemitic (unlike the video), and are just trying to pretend to be joking about it.
@@lepe cant believe your family survived the holocaust oven rollercoaster, i commend their bravery
@@LS-qz5nb I appreciate your thoughts, future Muslim-kun.
Can someone tell me when was this made and for which show? This is hilarious
Spike Milligan was the writer (along with others) of the ‘Q’ series. The first one was ‘Q5’ in 1979, followed by Q6, Q7 and Q8. Given the context, this clip may be from Q8. Made for the BBC UK.
I once had soup on my flies. That's not funny.
Can someone explain the Irish one bitte? Merci beaucoup.
Excellent - this can be shoved down the mouths of all PC weirdos.
How do you know that it was 'staged'?
Hahahah......The comments by thick yanks are almost as entertaining as the clip!
What's the last one?
Ireland!
What is written behind them on the wall?
arabic
0:40
What was that last one? Iran? I couldn't make out what she was trying to say and didn't get the joke.
it was about Ireland i believe
Ireland
Ireland because they're all pissheads
Nah. Nah.
Which Show is it from?
It was originally from Spike's Q series (1969-1982) which is largely not available on DVD.This clip and the Astr O'Nauts, Idiot scouts etc. is available in a compilation from the bbc via Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Spike-Milligan-DVD/dp/B0001MIQ8K
Q is out on DVD now apart from the last series, There's A lot of It About. www.amazon.co.uk/Q-Almost-Complete-Q-DVD/dp/B075NT1P2V
I don’t get the Irish one. Could somebody explain it to me please? 😮
Spy? 0:26
What was the last country called?
Ireland
What was that last country?
Ireland! (Spike was Irish, by the way).
I've laughed at only one of Spike's jokes, when he called prince Charles a grovelling basterd, the rest, i just dont get it.
Wait, there is something weird???
There is an Arabic word behind them called "كويت" or in English "Kuwait"
That's the name of a country. Why is it there?
I'd guess it's very likely that someone found that prop or the studio had it made without knowing what the inscription meant. We Brits are like that, using stuff we know nothing about!
Ah yes, last time they brought something from egypt and use it as tea. Common british act
Spike Milligan did a load of comedy series whose names started with the letter "Q" followed by an ascending number for each series. When he followed series "Q7" with "Q8, he called the series "Kuwait".
Quick question, what is the lady's task? And what is she saying?
She is saying what type of people they are insulting at the current moment.
The order goes, English, French, German, Israeli then Irish. She is saying them in the tongue of the previous culture they've insulted.
I see, but what about the part where instead of saying "Deutschland" or "France". Any idea what the full sentence might be?
She's saying that their switching cultures in the previous cultures tongue. So she's saying they're switching to German(Deutschland) in French. Btw English is not first language so sorry if I have problem with grammar.
+Ian Handy not to worry sir! Your English is just fine, especially considering that you were able to identify what they were saying in so many different languages. Thank you for the response. :)
Why is there Kuwait written in Arabic in the background?
It’s the television program Q series 8 hence Q8. It’s just a joke.
I don't get the Irish one :(
what country was that last one?
Ireland
@@cheyne15 then why wasn't it in English?
@@benthomason3307 I don't know what you're listening to but the last version is in English with an Irish accent. Or are you referring to Katie Boyle's pronunciation of 'Ireland'?
@@cheyne15 yeah, the pronunciation. I actually thought she was trying to say Holland.
@@benthomason3307 No she's saying 'Ear land' for Ireland. No idea why!
could someone explain the last joke please?
Ireland
+Kaz LordOfLightWarriors That doesn't explain it lmao
Sloth Donger alright fine.... Stereotypical Ireland. better?
they do not sound Irish 😂
What's the significance of the Irish joke? Are they known for some sort of extreme animal rights activism? Was there possibly some story in the news about Irish seamen going overboard to save a cow or something?
Are you for real?
Yeah, I am. Is it something super obvious thats flying right over my head? I'm not European.
_________ It's a lot simpler than that. In British comedy the Irish are always represented as being, how shall we say, as thick as two short planks. I mean who else would be stupid enough to try to rescue the fly? And before anyone gets offended, Spike was Irish himself, so was allowed to take the piss out of himself! Hope that cleared it up!
I wasn't expecting it to be so simple yet for some reason it's even funnier now. Thanks for the explanation!
_________ no worries, buddy, anything to aid the understanding of classic comedy! P.s. if you want some old, totally un-PC surreal comedy, try listening to the Goon show radio programmes.
Oh how I miss the normal days when our ideologies were utterly normal, and when comedy was taken as such, and left wing indoctrinated lunatics were never imagined. I'm so glad I grew up in a normal world.
Sorry. Just realised you're American. Shouldn't have commented "moron".
You're American - you just don't get this style of humour. How sad.
It would be funnier and less open to being racially ignorant if they also parodied the English version at the start.
It would be funnier if I had a gold Lamborghini.
Do you realise there are far more people complaining about supposed "offended" persons than there are, actual, offended people ?
That's the thing about right wing. Complain about a minuscule problem like it's the end of the world, and use it as an excuse to beat up anything they don't like.
Yep!! I'm surprised we haven't had anything from the 'cultural appropriation' mob too...
@@cheyne15 you would be laughing your butt off if it was American shooting that gun
@@catmancam I fail to see what your point is.
The video is an arguably humorous sketch by a renowned British comedian, offering several albeit stereotypical viewpoints from the perspective of various mainly European countries, partaking in a parodic version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The underlying joke is based on an old music hall joke about someone discovering a fly in their soup.
Maybe that escaped you.
Are you American by chance?
@@cheyne15 nope maybe you failed to realize you don't know me I incorporate all cultures in my life and I share this with everyone I know none of them told me hey I don't like that they all said the same thing I cannot stop laughing
knowing he was being highly offensive the guy begins to "break-up" although this in fact is simply "staged" to look like a spontaneous action when in reality, he is covering for the most offensive Jewish jab- at 0:48 - basically this bit runs par with SNL over done garbage...
PC Prick fuck off to your imaginary Utopia
K jew
so do we give this offensive crap a pass ? It does not mean he is exempt from all error for the duration of his life- I still find this offensive and shamefully disgraceful & not on a professional level of so called public "entertainment", But hay what do I know? If you asked Spike he may have said he too was embarrassed that he did this trash-
You would be laughing your butt off if that was an American shooting that gun instead of a German
basic very poor acting "skills" , or better put"over-acting" so very obvious to anyone with any normal common sense, he knows it is very offensive& on the edge of poor taste altogether so he attempts the "Oh I Cracked Myself Up" Gambit
Dont watch it then Rentatwat!
It was funny when they made fun of White people, then they had to be Antisemitic... I cried for hours after this
Womp womp cry harder
By the way everyone that was joked about were white 😂
@@javierhillier4252 Jews aren’t white
@@thomasheaney936 so all jews are visually brown to you?
Katie Boyle.....HOT