A Clip from Season 3 Episode 2 of 'A Bit of Fry & Laurie'. I DO NOT OWN. Once again, I just wanted to share but couldn't find one with good quality. Enjoy!
"Congratulations on choosing the Armstrong-Whitworth four-pounder cannonette. Please read the instructions carefully and it should give years of trouble free maiming."
Whenever anyone asks _”what is British comedy”,_ this should be one of the clips shown (along with other things like _Dead Parrot_ from *Monty Python,* something of *Rik Mayall* (maybe his *Flashheart* appearance in the 4th _Blackadder_ series)... bugger, hard to narrow it down, but *_definitely_* this clip !!!
The two Ronnies - 'four candles' sketch is the must-see for any newcomers. Mr. Bean. Fawtly towers, Only fools and horses, Blackadder, monty python, little britain, Gavin & Stacey, Catherine Tate Show, IT crowd, Mighty Boosh, Fresh Meat, The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner, There are many more, as Britain has dominated the comedy TV industry, producing by far the best in the world. 😁
Ah, common misconception. There were, in fact, quite a few modern joggers in the eighteenth century. Especially in Dorset, where, I assume, the writers have probably set this so as to maintain historical accuracy.
StamfordBridge Ah, excellent. I wish that other writers had drawn so clear a picture of the times as these. I searched through Dickens for AGES and couldn't find a single jogger!
@@davidducouret791 What the bloody hell is "transgender style"? Did you mean to say unisex/agender fashion? Are you making a comment on women wearing trousers?
British duo comedians throughout the years have just been bonkers (read, brilliant). What would we have done without them..? A short list but in no particular order of merritt. Morcambe & Wise Fry & Laurie Derick & Clive Litttle & Large Hale & Pace The Two Ronnies French & Saunders Whitehouse & Enfield Mitchell & Webb And many more I am sure...
This reminds me: When Otto von Bismarck challenged Rudolf Virchow to a duel it finally came to sausages - one of which being spoiled with trichinae.. ...it was the only instance of Bismarck retracting from a challenge.
That story is entirely false, as it happens. While Bismarck sought "satisfaction" from Virchow, his challenge was in fact refused entirely. The story about the sausages appears to have been fabricated some thirty years later.
This is exactly why I always carry two knives. I mean, they are smallish knives; One is more of a nail clipper if I'm to be honest. HOWEVER, both are considered deadly weapons by the the Air Marshalls, and I suppose both could be used to inflict an unfortunate laceration that would be extremely prone to infection. Either way, I am prepared to defend my honor at a moment's notice should the situation arise.
He has such an identifiable voice. Also, the whole "If Mr. Van Hoyle were to take the pistol but promise not to fire it?" bit sounds so much like Ford negotiating with the demolition crew at the start of HHGG.
Ironically, you would have much better odds duelling with the sword against the pistol. Duelling pistols were not rifled, and at 20 feet could spread by as much as 2 feet (so I have heard). So you get one shot which is quite likely to miss and then no defense against your opponent at all.
Even the purile feminine authors could never resist extolling the...(ahem)..."virtues"...of that era's pants. How right they all were! Especially with these two fine examples!
I can't put my finger on exactly when, but cutting it right here 0:47 instead of letting it drag 2 minutes after the best punchline would have been funnier. 1:14 is a good second-place ender.
Развлечения
The very last thing you need when you have to be in town by 8 at the latest is a duel to the death with handkerchiefs.
@danieljliversLXXXIX And the very last thing you need is that.
1:14
The delivery of that "oh, sh*t" kills me every time. 😂
"Quick, man, the hour grows late!" :D
Swords? Pistols? Bah! Real men duel with cannons!
I wonder if this sketch came after that episode.
Nah.
Real men duel with hand grenades.
Locked together in a closet.
With no light.
"Congratulations on choosing the Armstrong-Whitworth four-pounder cannonette. Please read the instructions carefully and it should give years of trouble free maiming."
Ahh for heaven's sake .
The way he said it 😂 hugh is a legend
Everything about this sketch is utterly ridiculous and brilliant! Pure genius!
A famous doctor once said that a famous singer once said that you can't always get what you want.
House 💙
Whenever anyone asks _”what is British comedy”,_ this should be one of the clips shown (along with other things like _Dead Parrot_ from *Monty Python,* something of *Rik Mayall* (maybe his *Flashheart* appearance in the 4th _Blackadder_ series)... bugger, hard to narrow it down, but *_definitely_* this clip !!!
what about " how not to be seen"?
The two Ronnies - 'four candles' sketch is the must-see for any newcomers.
Mr. Bean.
Fawtly towers, Only fools and horses, Blackadder, monty python, little britain, Gavin & Stacey, Catherine Tate Show, IT crowd, Mighty Boosh, Fresh Meat, The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner,
There are many more, as Britain has dominated the comedy TV industry, producing by far the best in the world. 😁
@@pianobasic1391 but orion was listing the legends of british comedy. not bloody friday night dinner *shudder*
@@pianobasic1391 little britian, catherine tate and gavin & stacey are for braindead morons
What about Fry and Laurie's annoying eyewitness sketch?
18th century duel with two modern joggers going by.
It was a good twist.
Ah, common misconception. There were, in fact, quite a few modern joggers in the eighteenth century. Especially in Dorset, where, I assume, the writers have probably set this so as to maintain historical accuracy.
A blatant anachronism. Very poor writing.
StamfordBridge Ah, excellent. I wish that other writers had drawn so clear a picture of the times as these. I searched through Dickens for AGES and couldn't find a single jogger!
Blatant pedantry. Very poor commenting.
"I've got two matches"
"what do you mean, set fire to each other"
Lol
aside from the obvious (like it`s funny as hell and all)
they also LOOK BEAUUUTFUL in this!!
Aye. We should go back to this fashion instead of knee high pants and transgender style
I was looking for this comment
@@davidducouret791
What the bloody hell is "transgender style"? Did you mean to say unisex/agender fashion? Are you making a comment on women wearing trousers?
Yes
Absolutely brilliant writing.
British duo comedians throughout the years have just been bonkers (read, brilliant). What would we have done without them..? A short list but in no particular order of merritt.
Morcambe & Wise
Fry & Laurie
Derick & Clive
Litttle & Large
Hale & Pace
The Two Ronnies
French & Saunders
Whitehouse & Enfield
Mitchell & Webb
And many more I am sure...
Armstrong and Miller
Lucas and Walliams
Smith and Jones
This reminds me:
When Otto von Bismarck challenged Rudolf Virchow to a duel it finally came to sausages - one of which being spoiled with trichinae..
...it was the only instance of Bismarck retracting from a challenge.
That story is entirely false, as it happens. While Bismarck sought "satisfaction" from Virchow, his challenge was in fact refused entirely. The story about the sausages appears to have been fabricated some thirty years later.
@@RabbiHerschel You have to admit that, as an anecdote, sausages sound much better than a refusal. ;-)
I died laughing when he handed him the pistol!!!!!! Super funny it hurts!!!!! :::=^)
This is why duelists have seconds.
Yet they don't have minutes.
The business IN HAND
1:22 - Fry and Laurie timeslip here. Just love it, also the weird response the woman gives to Hugh when he asks if they have a swords. Just fantastic.
it's called natural dialogue
@Jamie Saunders Or maybe they are in 1800s, and those ladies are time travellers...
@Jamie Saunders She says "Tend to pass them"
@@ProjectStickman Pretty sure she says what time it is: "Ten past seven"
People really do not listen.
I shall drop the han-
OMG how did I not see this coming! XD XD XD
They got plenty of shoes.
Just sayin
Are you suggesting that those gentlemen should stand on a field without their shoes? Preposterous.
But only one left shoe and one right shoe of each.
It would be unbalanced.
There's plenty in the shoe shop as well, it's just round the corner...I should be careful though
@@leafshade3643
They should each remove their right shoe and hop about, smacking each other with said shoe.
ah yes, the traditional Arabian way of duelling, as recorded by the Ayyubid princes
?We just love it --it's British humor. What fun. There is nothing like it. Thank you.
this is brilliant!!
This is exactly why I always carry two knives. I mean, they are smallish knives; One is more of a nail clipper if I'm to be honest. HOWEVER, both are considered deadly weapons by the the Air Marshalls, and I suppose both could be used to inflict an unfortunate laceration that would be extremely prone to infection. Either way, I am prepared to defend my honor at a moment's notice should the situation arise.
“I always thought a man with two wives would be happy!”
“No, you’re thinking of a man with two knives.”
Hysterical!
one of my favs :D
Scrupulously clean
brilliant, thanks for upload :D
british comedy is just legendary
So nice to see Ford Prefect still in business.
Pure AWESOMENESS
Just to note that the guy might as well have used the gun to signal the start but eh, its comedy I suppose.
i love this :D
I see at least 2 pairs of pants (er, trousers?) there - mayhap they could doff those and duel with them?
"You can't expect me to remember everything!"
"How many things do you need for a duel? Two! Dudes, and swords!"
Hahahaha that last line got me x]
Again...finished up creased. Thank you.
i watched this once when i was high. i could NOT STOP laughing
The "oh shit..." is my favorite line. xD
Is the third man in this scene Ford Prefect? I'm familiar with his voice, I don't think I've ever seen the actor. (Geoffrey McGivern)
Yes, that's him. I recognised the voice first, too.
He has such an identifiable voice. Also, the whole "If Mr. Van Hoyle were to take the pistol but promise not to fire it?" bit sounds so much like Ford negotiating with the demolition crew at the start of HHGG.
This is hilarious
Nice Arses at the end.
Ahh, Reaver's "younger" days
Imagine their being two guns and then the guy says "gentlemen start the duel as i shoo-"
*there.
@@adoculos4521 dang yeah
The could have taken turns using the sword, lol.
"It stings!"
Twenty past seven.
That one expert COD player who could destroy 10 pistol users with a sword:
Tbf life in 360p looks a lot better honestly.
Looks like a scene from Barry Lyndon.
Oh, shit.
Business? Let us be about it!
It's so absurd to think that this man played Dr. House.
ARSES!
Could have just dropped his hat to start or there are trees with branches to use.
I always utter "ARSES" at anything mildly inconvenient
He could have started the duel with shooting the pistol.😎
The Face Expressions he does at 0:21 are exactly like George Cloney does them. They have the same Face structur and Face expressions when acting. :D
Stephen Fry was once thin?
So they only brought one Second..
hahahahahahahahahahaaha
I love this but tbh the gun will get one very inaccurate shot off, that may merely wound him. Then he gets hacked to death. Hugh had it.
Yes this is definitely how it would go. It's why wars back then were fought with swords and armor, and firearms never became a thing.
They could have bused their fists.
Red Floyd that’s very ungentlemanly.
They could swap off. Best of two.
Ironically, you would have much better odds duelling with the sword against the pistol. Duelling pistols were not rifled, and at 20 feet could spread by as much as 2 feet (so I have heard). So you get one shot which is quite likely to miss and then no defense against your opponent at all.
Marvelous...Bitches ! ..( next door neighbour in ghosts ).
😂
Anyone else here after watching Bridgerton?
You could actually make this duel kind of fair by leaving a 50% chance that the pistol is not loaded.
Tis not a duel then, it's just gambling.
In the early days of pistols, there was quite a high probability of at least one pistol not firing.
Dr House!
Was NOT expecting the joke to be that he only brought one of each!
That's why it's a joke.
@@mrtophat12 yes, but the joke could’ve gone in other directions
you know? he could drop the pistol as a signal
or fire it.
Must be a historic ancestor of House 🤔
thats matt berry as the umpire
They each got two fists, odd they didn't think of that!
Even the purile feminine authors could never resist extolling the...(ahem)..."virtues"...of that era's pants. How right they all were! Especially with these two fine examples!
"purile feminine authors"?
arses
I can't put my finger on exactly when, but cutting it right here 0:47 instead of letting it drag 2 minutes after the best punchline would have been funnier.
1:14 is a good second-place ender.
Bollocks
You Sir, have offended my sensibilities, and I challenge you to a du...... shit, where did I put that glove?
Not as good as the duel scene in Barry Lyndon.
Kevin Russell yes, with that lovely spin and pair of “small swords.”
Barry Lyndon is basically a two hour version of this sketch.
Seems to me these skits are just updated "versions" of Monty Python. Not very original, are they?
This is awful, just shocking. I don't know how anyone considers this comedy
just kidding ;)
just fire the pistol as a starters pistol
Just fire the pistol to start the duel🧐🧐🧐