I think it comes from Wodehouse, seeing as Stephen Fry is a big fan of his. In more than one short story he described someone having "a look like a vegetarian finding a caterpillar in their salad" or something of the sort.
A completely different time? Why? Intelligent conversation? This episode could be from 2021 as far as I'm concerned. Genuine question! p.s. I do not use Twitter - which as such has had zero impact on my life.
For people confused, this clip is from 2009. Hence the lack of Twitter users in the audience, and Stephen Fry and Billy Bailey's more youthful appearance.
Those were such an innocent times back When Twitter being a tool for social change was still fascinating for people, not the headlines for next days news...
Have you heard him recite the words for snow on Kate Bush's song "50 Words For Snow" ? Brilliant piece by Kate, and Fry was the perfect voice to use. ruclips.net/video/UGtYgN0j0RE/видео.html
I really liked him as Oscar Wilde. Great film. Not too well known, here in 'the states', but Fry is clearly talented and quite intelligent. And funny, too. So, is the other guy on the show, Bailey. Very entertaining. Cheers.
When a comedian (Billy Bailey) can make a fellow comedian (Stephen Fry) laugh heartily you know Billy Bailey is funny and he so artfully turned what almost amounted to an insult into a self deprecatory joke then the man is practically invincible!
It's either a Brit thing or Graham Norton not knowing what he's talking about. I heard "tweeting" from the first I heard about Twitter, circa 2006-2009
@@METALFREAK03 in terms of quality, probably. I only follow people that post regular business updates, so I don't see all the other stuff. But I understand it can get ugly pretty fast.
I'm very surprised that in the info segment below the clip they don't include the original air date. It would really be a welcome addition I think for many people.
Stephen Fry is so amazing..... oh wait did he just say "there are comments, people who have decided to be unalterably mean and utterly resentful " *We all leave the chat*
I've avoided Twitter ("X") since the beginning. That said, Stephen Fry is the FIRST person whose presence on the platform might convince me to give tweeting a try!!
I was briefly a subscriber to Twitter in 2017. Stephen Fry was extolling the pleasures of swearing and reeled off the usual suspects (God help us, there are so few). I just had to reply, so I said, "Yes, Stephen but we don't all have your education".
Love when Graham polled the audience about being on twitter. About 5 people raised their hands. I guess most Britons know a waste of time when they see it.
Can we appreciate the fact that they all had every chance to be boomer-y yet they genuinely weren't, and rather than mock progress seemed to be overall positive about it? I rather liked that.
@@phoenix9921 Bill has gotten very grey over the past 2-3 years, you can definitely tell a difference. His general "benefit" is that he always looked older than he was due to the bald-egg-thing.
Remember this is a decade ago. "Smart" phones were pretty new and hardly anyone in UK had them yet (let alone use them for mudane things like twitter).
Appreciate that you said IN the UK, because James Corden has tried to make his show a mix of Graham Norton's and Jimmy Fallon's...and it's just far too much me me me James Corden, like Fallon.
Because US chat show hosts always have to rush their guests so that they can go to commercial breaks every two minutes. Totally ruins the flow of any potentially good conversation.
Fun fact: the Pringles chips changed after the company tried to make a "light" version. How they solved the light chip conundrum was to rebrand original Pringles as light, and make a new super unhealthy version. Solved the problem with zero cost, and allowed the brand to evolve and bring out new flavors without the health-conscious mob condemning the company.
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Mean comments on the internet - “The unwanted caterpillar in the lovely salad,” Thank you Mr Fry, how eloquently put xx
We literally have an old saying in Vietnamese for this "Con sâu làm rầu nồi canh"!
I want to start using that. "Dude, dont be the caterpillar."
The unwanted DEAD caterpillar
I think it comes from Wodehouse, seeing as Stephen Fry is a big fan of his. In more than one short story he described someone having "a look like a vegetarian finding a caterpillar in their salad" or something of the sort.
@@bertrandd3813 given Fry literally played Jeeves, I think you can call him a little more than a big fan lol
“Biological field notes” hahahaha Bill Bailey is hilarious
I had to watch that part twice it made me laugh so much
The world needs more people like Bill Bailey, who could take a joke at the expense of himself like a champ!
Aye, poor chap though. Low blows.
True Brit, 🥰😇🇬🇧
Nearly all British comedians are like that.
My god what a throwback to a completely different time...yet it was only 10 years ago.
"completely". Let's compare 2010 with 2000 now
A completely different time? Why? Intelligent conversation? This episode could be from 2021 as far as I'm concerned. Genuine question! p.s. I do not use Twitter - which as such has had zero impact on my life.
@@pretzelberger2125 No because of how much technology has changed in this decade.
For people confused, this clip is from 2009. Hence the lack of Twitter users in the audience, and Stephen Fry and Billy Bailey's more youthful appearance.
To be fair, the vast majority of the population are still not on Twitter, thankfully.
Not to mention how old Twitter looks
Thanks for the confirmation. I knew it was older, but the Iran protest comment was a good clue.
And Graham himself. Haha
Also Stephen Fry was the first big celeb to use twitter.
Those were such an innocent times back When Twitter being a tool for social change was still fascinating for people, not the headlines for next days news...
It's a sad example of why "we can't have nice things"
Only the news they want us to see.
Most everything is innocent, neutral, harmless....until Humankind discovers it and ruins it.
Dark side...
"Headlines"?
"News"?
Who even use Twitter anymore...
... for anything worthwhile, I mean.
Both Stephen and Bill (and Graham!) are such legendary people, it is a real treat to have them together on a show like this!
Stephen Fry and Bill Bailey, put these two together in absolutely anything and I will watch it.
Adore Stephen Fry. He is a gift to the world.
Well, he certainly thinks so
@@ruthmeb He's confident. It's a good thing.
He has suffered with depression for most of his life, he is trying to move forward positively.
@@ruthmeb Well millions agree with him, it's a shame you can't see past that.
"Is that the bald man with the long hair?"
That, sir, is called a skullet. You can thank Devin Townsend for that.
Imma steal that
😎
He had a dreadlock skullet, didn't he? That's a whole new level
That’s Bill Bailey, the only man in the universe allowed to get away with that.
I was not expecting a Devin mention in the wild like this
“A RUclips film” - ah yes, 2009.
More like "Ah yes, Stephen Fry".
Stephen Fry & Bill Bailey. Wow. They make a great team.
Hugh Laurie: Excuse me?
I share him with the world © Hugh Laurie
Hugh can have a new show with Dylan Moran. Wait that sounds awesome
Bill Bailey and Alan Davies
@@duke_hugo That's a brilliant idea
Hugh Laurie and Dylan Moran 😯 they would be amazing together
Stephen Fry is always very captivating! Great narrator of Audio books as well!
Stephen Fry could narrate a murder and make the victim feel calmed..
Have you heard him recite the words for snow on Kate Bush's song "50 Words For Snow" ? Brilliant piece by Kate, and Fry was the perfect voice to use. ruclips.net/video/UGtYgN0j0RE/видео.html
I really liked him as Oscar Wilde. Great film. Not too well known, here in 'the states', but Fry is clearly talented and quite intelligent. And funny, too. So, is the other guy on the show, Bailey. Very entertaining. Cheers.
@@waynej2608 Stephen and Bill are both extremely intelligent. I'd say Bill is genius level.
Until someone in the book has to put something into his pocket...
Two of the smartest men alive AND Graham Norton. I feel smarter just watching this...😊
Stephen’s “oh darling” 💜
When a comedian (Billy Bailey) can make a fellow comedian (Stephen Fry) laugh heartily you know Billy Bailey is funny and he so artfully turned what almost amounted to an insult into a self deprecatory joke then the man is practically invincible!
You do know they've known each other for literally decades before this interview in 2009?
@@michaelversace456 Tweet about it.
Fry: Online comments are unnecessarily mean
Also Fry: roasts the eff out of Bill Bailey 🤣
It's not often Fry gets to Roast Bill, it's usually the other way around on QI :P
In fairness, it was to his face and it was an affectionate roasting. As an aside, pro tip: do NOT Google "affectionate roasting"
In person it's banter.
It's just banter between friends. Very different to internet trolls.
I get that you're only joking though;)
@@JohnVella1968 ROFLYSST
I love that it was called twittering instead of tweeting
I noticed that! I'd forgotten that existed.
It was called tweeting, they were just being silly.
😂 I have always referred to it as Twits Twittering.
It's either a Brit thing or Graham Norton not knowing what he's talking about. I heard "tweeting" from the first I heard about Twitter, circa 2006-2009
It was always called tweeting 😅 i was there... i know...
Graham Norton’s laugh at 2.38 had me ROFLYSST
Yh I lt gets me all the time 🤣😂
@@Steve-sq4rj Yet Somehow Still Typing. It's a Bill Bailey reference
"How many of you Twitter?" 😆
Dying to know what year this was.
@@chrispham2731 i came across some comments saying it was 2009😂 so almost prehistoric levels of long long ago in the beforetime
“WHY HAVE THEY CHANGED PRINGLES???”
Me: did they?
Have they?!?!? 😱😱😱
Just announced a change in the picture on the tube. Mildly relevant.
P&G sold it to Kellogs a few years back.
This was 2009
Is that the bald guy with the long hair? LOOOOL
I love Stephan Fry. wicked smart and not only is he a funny lovely actor.
but I love his activism as well
Stephen should've been Prime Minister of the Whole World.
I'd forgotten how photos were twitpic links before. How far we've come 😂
Considering 1 Million followers a lot is so quaint now.
He's at over 12 Million these days.
I checked that to! haha
This was 10 years ago, dark ages of twitter. Considering how many people in the room had twitter accounts, I'd say 1 million was big for UK.
@@andreidinu7316 "dark ages of twitter", I think it's still there or even downgraded to the Paleolithic age even!
@@METALFREAK03 in terms of quality, probably. I only follow people that post regular business updates, so I don't see all the other stuff. But I understand it can get ugly pretty fast.
Now THAT is an intelligent couch (and interviewer’s chair). Well done Mr Norton.
Two of the most intelligent men Graham has ever had at one time.
That comment is so laden with innuendo. You should become a writer of Catty On films.
@@grahamlive Autocorrong.
I'm very surprised that in the info segment below the clip they don't include the original air date. It would really be a welcome addition I think for many people.
Man this clip was a time capsule I didn't know I needed to open. Made me think of a slightly more innocent seeming time.
I remember Stephen Fry being the king of Twitter back in the day 😂
Bill Bailey is such a lovely person
Bill Bailey is one of my favorite people of all time!!!!
Graham’s laughter always makes my day 🥰😂
I love these three guys. All of them have a unique humor and instant wit. Hold up a matchstick, all three they will find their own humor from it.
Stephen Fry is so amazing.....
oh wait did he just say "there are comments, people who have decided to be unalterably mean and utterly resentful " *We all leave the chat*
I've avoided Twitter ("X") since the beginning. That said, Stephen Fry is the FIRST person whose presence on the platform might convince me to give tweeting a try!!
"How many of you Twitter?" 😆
Dying to know what year this was.
Think it was 2009
Never had Twitter and don’t want it.
@@leslieollerhead1114 it's nothing special. I have barely used it and I've had Twitter since 2010. It's also become a vile place.
@@leslieollerhead1114 me neither... xD
Tell us about it, its full of TERFs.
Bucket list: make Stephen Fry laugh and have him say "Very good".
if ignorance is bliss, then I'm in a constant state of ''O" from never having ventured into the Twitter-verse. and that's the way I like it.
Same! Multiple “O” if you’re not an tilting!
I was briefly a subscriber to Twitter in 2017. Stephen Fry was extolling the pleasures of swearing and reeled off the usual suspects (God help us, there are so few). I just had to reply, so I said, "Yes, Stephen but we don't all have your education".
Yes!
I love this show as well as his two guests today. All three are masters of their craft.
Underdog 100 is me trying to sleep. Too many thoughts flapping about. 😂😂😂
Love when Graham polled the audience about being on twitter. About 5 people raised their hands. I guess most Britons know a waste of time when they see it.
Nope. This has 10 years ago, that's t'he reason.
This was just the beginning of twitter 10/11 years ago ⏳
It was years ago. But to be fair, most people I know (I'm in the UK) don't bother with Twitter even now, so perhaps you're correct:)
"biological field notes!" Love that line.
Hey Bill, here in the States, we call it the, “Skullit” or “The Ben Franklin”. 😂
Absolutely incredible insight into how much things have changed in last 12 years. Quite sad really
Poor James was completely taken off guard. Bless him
How could anybody dislike Stephen Fry, or Bill Bailey for that matter?
Can we appreciate the fact that they all had every chance to be boomer-y yet they genuinely weren't, and rather than mock progress seemed to be overall positive about it? I rather liked that.
Graham has always been this weird mix of dismissive boomer and insane zoomer.
I am literally ROFLYSST right now... 🤣⌨
I love Bill Bailey's Kentucky Waterfall.
Somehow I'd missed this until now, but better late than never! You've made my night, and I thank you!
Does it strike anyone else how different they all look compared to now when it wasn’t that long ago?
It was at least 10 years ago.
You haven’t aged in 10 years ?! I want your secret...
How does Bill Bailey look any different? I swear that man has looked the same for the last 30 years.
@@phoenix9921 Bill has gotten very grey over the past 2-3 years, you can definitely tell a difference. His general "benefit" is that he always looked older than he was due to the bald-egg-thing.
@Alien Dewd
Not to me it isn't!
Fry is the new Ustinov. Brilliant.
Bill Bailey is hilarious...!!! Characterful looks too...
"Who here Tweets?"...out of an audience of 500 people 3 people put there hands up....that was hysterical...
The good old days!
I still don't. Rebel without a clue, me! :)
Most people don't, tweeters are the vocal minority
Thanks for posting.
I would never have thought to see Stephen Fry wearing those socks.
I don't know how old this is, but thank you so much, you saved my life today, I was terrified
2009 >
Bill Bailey is hilarious. xD
Ah, the before times. When Twitter was new and exciting, not a smouldering helllscape.
Stephen Fry. Legend.
I just followed @underdog100 can verify the rest of her twitter is more of the same, love it! glad i followed her LOL
No activity since Jul 2011...
He did have a wobble, when he decided that nobody else could have a valid opinion.
Bill Bailey at the end, Rolling on the floor yet still typing.. umm yeah its called having a phone. :L I'm ROLFYST RN :D
Remember this is a decade ago. "Smart" phones were pretty new and hardly anyone in UK had them yet (let alone use them for mudane things like twitter).
I could listen to these three for hours😄
Stephen Fry looks like he’s in the best shape of his life. The man is exuding health. So good to see.
this clip is from years ago x
Jess is right, this is from over a decade ago
TwitPic! Bless. Them was the days.
You are killing me here! XD Bear hugs, Kata
When Twitter was used to make statements that meant something...
So nothings changed
why have they changed pringles???
"Today I have an anti-men day"?
*nothing
fixed.
btw, Stephen and Bill did not read the twits, Graham does.
Yes, everyone. Twitter used to be this fun!
Underdog reminds me of a bumper sticker ... "My wife says I have the attention span of a ...Ooh, Squirrel !"
😝
Title: Stephen Fry & Bill Bailey Hilariously Read The Audience Members Tweets
Video: Graham Norton hilariously reading the audience members' Tweets.
Stephen and Bill did read them. Just not out loud. 😉
What a time capsule of an episode!
0:09 Bill! 😂
Watched this three times and STILL laugh ... simply wonderful guys
Chat shows are so much better in the UK than here in the US. Just hysterical!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Agreed!!!!
From what I've seen American hosts make it about them too much, and not the guests.
@@michaelcolbourn6719 agreed!!
Appreciate that you said IN the UK, because James Corden has tried to make his show a mix of Graham Norton's and Jimmy Fallon's...and it's just far too much me me me James Corden, like Fallon.
Because US chat show hosts always have to rush their guests so that they can go to commercial breaks every two minutes. Totally ruins the flow of any potentially good conversation.
Absolutely hilarious 😅🤣😂😅🤣
I love Stephen Fry!
That is the unwanted dead caterpillar in the otherwise lovely salad of the internet. Love it.😊
3 great comedians.
Oh hey, they mentioned Mark Watson, he's a super underrated comedian.
He tells it like a pear cider that's been made with 100% pear(s).
stephen fry is somehow warmhearted and laughing with others, not at them, yet also erudite and dryly witty. Cool.
There was me thinking, 'oh how Twitter has changed'... 'Having an anti-men day today'.
Nope, it's always been a cesspool.
Fair few brain cells on that couch & also very funny talented men.
I text CAB which is short for chuckled a bit... Way more honest than LOL
Bill bailey is hilarious
Many years later and I’m still ROFLYSST
I don't often watch Graham Norton, but I watched this one. Then joined Twitter!
"A good wee."
It sounds intentional. õ.Ô
Underdog100 is the definition of twitter back then 😂
There should be a new acronym for Twitter shorthand, wis (for "weeing in seat"). Pronounced, of course, "wizz".
Before Musk destroyed it.
Fry is coming back for the next episode! :D
My biggest wish is to somehow see Graham Norton, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen together on a chat show..... Either here on Grahams or @Andy's
Wow, Bethan Denroe (wee woman) is absolutely beautiful, seriously stunning!
I totally agree with you, I think she's just gorgeous.
If they ever resurrect Jim Henson's Storyteller series they should really get Stephen... I could listen to that man talk for hours! 🙂
wow stephen you look better than ever.
this was filmed ages ago, some time in 2009, I think
(he's still lovely, though, of course)
Stephen’s socks are amazing
Fun fact: the Pringles chips changed after the company tried to make a "light" version. How they solved the light chip conundrum was to rebrand original Pringles as light, and make a new super unhealthy version. Solved the problem with zero cost, and allowed the brand to evolve and bring out new flavors without the health-conscious mob condemning the company.
Incredible. Marketing people are truly evil geniuses
This was so funny I roflysst'ed.
ROFLYSST, love it. I might use that.