I always felt Revolver was a truly ground-breaking album, although most critics’ minds always go to Sgt Pepper’s in that regard. Paul, in particular, always felt that Revolver was the one that saw them take the biggest steps forward in terms of composition and musical style. George shared that view, although John and Ringo less so.
What made this so great was that each scene was shown spliced throughout the episode so you'd just get these random shots between everything else culminating in the press conference.
I rewatch old episodes of Hyperdrive, pretty much solely for his psychopathic first officer character. He plays it better than Hopkins in Silence Of The Lambs
This is one of the best comedy sketches I have ever seen! Always cracks me up and Kevin Eldon's impersonation is bang on. RIP the wonderful gentleman George Martin and thank you for your immeasurable contribution to music. You'll be greatly missed.
Good sketch. This reminds me a bit of that Ardal O'Hanlon joke, where he says he would love to have sat down and had a chat with Neil Armstrong for two hours, and not mention the moon once.
Well the thing is, the thing is, so to speak, is that rattling drain pipes cannot really be adequately compared to a dripping tap, for instance, if one were to venture forth into making such a comparison, as it were.
"Mr Martin, do you think your release represents a positive shift in attitudes towards the West or is it just a publicity stunt?" "Well, I never really understood all the criticisms against Ringo's drumming"
@@donaldwebb It's genuinely sad to see what Linehan has become. Although also, in a wider sense, perhaps it's no bad thing that such a nasty bigot has become such a pariah. This isn't Hollywood where Mel Gibson keeps his friends despite being a POS; Linehan has fallen down a rabbit hole and people (friends, colleagues, family, the industry at large, the wider public) don't want anything to do with him.
@@ronb5714 Him and JKR are correct. And you don't know what you're talking about. There are problems with gender ideology convincing non-gender conforming children to use drastic medications & go on a path towards radical surgeries, such as double-mastectomies. And activist policies like the Gender Recognition act would make it easier for men to infringe on women's private spaces. The basic fact is that it's impossible for humans to literally change sex, and policies/top-down language-decrees designed to obscure this are essentially illiberal and totalitarian.
@@ronb5714 Him and JKR are correct. And you don't know what you're talking about. There are legitimate concerns about gender ideology encouraging gender-non-conforming children to use drastic medications and go down a path towards radical bodily surgeries, e.g. double-mastectomies. Radical activist policies such as the Gender Recognition Act would make it easier for men to infringe on women's private spaces, including changing rooms and rape crisis centres. It's already the case that male rapists can be sent to female prisons. And the basic fact is that it is impossible for human beings to change sex, and radical policies/ top-down language decrees designed to obscure this fact are essentially illiberal and totalitarian.
I still remember seeing this when it was first broadcast. No other comedy show attempted such a parody. Was very specific and stuck in my memory for that reason.
The 90s was a golden age of comedy. Big Train, The Fast Show, A Bit Of Fry And Laurie, KYTV, Alan Partridge. All these shows are still bloody brilliant and haven't aged at all. All produced by the BBC too. What the hell happened to the BBC in the 21st Century!
A great tribute to Sir George this. I don't think the sketch is making fun of him at all, rather it's mocking everyone else who were never interested in anything else he ever did and couldn't believe he DID do anything except talk about the Beatles 24/7, particularly from the 1980s onwards, despite his actual track record as a producer and engineer.
Actual Norman Smith was the engineer from the beginning through Rubber Soul (6 albums). Geoff Emerick worked on Revolver and Sgt Pepper, quitting during the White Album sessions. He returned for Abbey Road (total of 3).
I was disappointed to see not a single mention of his kidnap ordeal in the press, as if it has fallen down the "memory hole". I came here to check I'm not imagining things!
George Martin did seem to go on about the Beatles like in this sketch although usually it was in a program about the group so that was what the makers wanted to hear. It might have got to the stage where he figured that that is what people want to know about so whenever a camera was on him, off he would go.
Ulysses61 says "When George Martin was told about this video, he shrugged and said, "no one ever asks me about anything else." LOL. Well, that's probably true...I know I myself don't have too many questions about The Fourmost, Cilla Black, or Billy J. Kramer to put to him. :>
Well, he did record the number one hit with Gerry and the Pacemakers, "How Do You Do It" which as chance would have it, was first offered to The Beatles, but they politely declined. Their first single "Love Me Do" characterised by John's harmonica had charted quite well and they needed something worthy of a follow up. John went away and wrote "Please Please Me". It bowled him over when they played it for him. He said "Gentlemen, I think you've got your first number one record."
Wow! that was funny, I was laughing on this one too. That was well made. That's George all right. He can go on and on about the Beatles. lol that was so well made and funny. :) I agree with peacelovebeatles.
..well when paul brought it to me he played it on guitar , I said, well its a beautiful peice paul but it doesn't REALLY sound like a beatles song to me , To my ears i thought it need strings ..Perhaps a quartet .....
"Mr Martin, were you ever afraid for your life?"
"Well, the Beatles certainly never took drugs in front of me"
This sketch is an absolute masterpiece
I always felt Revolver was a truly ground-breaking album, although most critics’ minds always go to Sgt Pepper’s in that regard. Paul, in particular, always felt that Revolver was the one that saw them take the biggest steps forward in terms of composition and musical style. George shared that view, although John and Ringo less so.
absolute tour de force
@@rumourhats a bit wet behind the ears
I don't like your tie
@@christschinwon ..for a start
What made this so great was that each scene was shown spliced throughout the episode so you'd just get these random shots between everything else culminating in the press conference.
I can recite this speeches exactly and was able to do so in a conversation about the Beatles at an Irish bar in Atlanta. Proudest moment of my life.
Another masterful comedy performance from Mr Kevin Eldon
+81Mace81 Yes. He should be a household name. A master comedy actor.
I rewatch old episodes of Hyperdrive, pretty much solely for his psychopathic first officer character. He plays it better than Hopkins in Silence Of The Lambs
He's absolutely brilliant, isn't he. I really started to believe it was George Martin.
It’s about Kevin in Jam, It help line in It crowd, I could go on a tour de force!
Postman shoots dog.
This is one of the best comedy sketches I have ever seen! Always cracks me up and Kevin Eldon's impersonation is bang on. RIP the wonderful gentleman George Martin and thank you for your immeasurable contribution to music. You'll be greatly missed.
Only a true fan could write this sketch.... Farewell George Martin.
+bmt43 ...or understand it, more than likely ;)
This has always been my favourite comedy sketch of all time. It's just absolutely perfect.
Good sketch. This reminds me a bit of that Ardal O'Hanlon joke, where he says he would love to have sat down and had a chat with Neil Armstrong for two hours, and not mention the moon once.
He was a man with a great sense of humour. Im sure he wouldve loved this if he ever saw it.
..so that thing he was saying about the Beatles.... is that some sort of reference to me not being married?
Well the thing is, the thing is, so to speak, is that rattling drain pipes cannot really be adequately compared to a dripping tap, for instance, if one were to venture forth into making such a comparison, as it were.
I'm not afraid of you
"...Strawberry fields, I could go on. Absolute tour de force" lol!
"Mr Martin, do you think your release represents a positive shift in attitudes towards the West or is it just a publicity stunt?"
"Well, I never really understood all the criticisms against Ringo's drumming"
RIP George Martin. I hope you´ll laugh at this up in the sky!
+applerydh I'm sure he would. He always struck me as someone with a sense of humour.
Big Train is sheer genius. Matthews and Linehan are comedy writing legends. Father Ted + Big Train = two of the best comedies of our generation
Long may they remain two hilarious blokes. I’m sure they won’t part ways when one of them becomes a conspiracy nut.
@@ronb5714 dont think either of them became a 'conspiracy nut'
@@donaldwebb It's genuinely sad to see what Linehan has become. Although also, in a wider sense, perhaps it's no bad thing that such a nasty bigot has become such a pariah. This isn't Hollywood where Mel Gibson keeps his friends despite being a POS; Linehan has fallen down a rabbit hole and people (friends, colleagues, family, the industry at large, the wider public) don't want anything to do with him.
@@ronb5714 Him and JKR are correct. And you don't know what you're talking about.
There are problems with gender ideology convincing non-gender conforming children to use drastic medications & go on a path towards radical surgeries, such as double-mastectomies.
And activist policies like the Gender Recognition act would make it easier for men to infringe on women's private spaces.
The basic fact is that it's impossible for humans to literally change sex, and policies/top-down language-decrees designed to obscure this are essentially illiberal and totalitarian.
@@ronb5714 Him and JKR are correct. And you don't know what you're talking about.
There are legitimate concerns about gender ideology encouraging gender-non-conforming children to use drastic medications and go down a path towards radical bodily surgeries, e.g. double-mastectomies.
Radical activist policies such as the Gender Recognition Act would make it easier for men to infringe on women's private spaces, including changing rooms and rape crisis centres.
It's already the case that male rapists can be sent to female prisons.
And the basic fact is that it is impossible for human beings to change sex, and radical policies/ top-down language decrees designed to obscure this fact are essentially illiberal and totalitarian.
Normally this type of lampooning is embarrassingly 'not funny'; this, however, is funnier than hell! Love it-
Heard the news and came straight here.
My thought process exactly
me too
+SlyRy Same
+SlyRy Only way to pay tribute really!
+SlyRy Me too. A great man, much missed, gently satirised in a great sketch by a great comedian, comic actor and impressionist.
2:48 "Well, the *feedback* at the beginning of I Feel F..."
I still remember seeing this when it was first broadcast. No other comedy show attempted such a parody. Was very specific and stuck in my memory for that reason.
Tim Chuma What show is this?
Big train
Why isn’t comedy like this anymore ,bring it back please
The 90s was a golden age of comedy. Big Train, The Fast Show, A Bit Of Fry And Laurie, KYTV, Alan Partridge. All these shows are still bloody brilliant and haven't aged at all. All produced by the BBC too. What the hell happened to the BBC in the 21st Century!
A great tribute to Sir George this. I don't think the sketch is making fun of him at all, rather it's mocking everyone else who were never interested in anything else he ever did and couldn't believe he DID do anything except talk about the Beatles 24/7, particularly from the 1980s onwards, despite his actual track record as a producer and engineer.
A lot of people think it’s a concept album ….. it actually isn’t 🤣
It oddly feels as if this sketch was made specifically for me.
I never grew tired of listening to him.
"A lot of people think it's a concept album. It actually isn't"
easily one of the funniest comedy sketches ever!
I like the fact that the kidnappers drive a beige Volvo 345.
I could listen to him all day
When you’ve worked with the Beatles, everything else must seem like a footnote.
He’s right about Ringo’s drumming though!
Well, Mr. Martin really did adore "the boys". Great stuff!
Bloody genius!
To think he survived a kidnapping all those years ago and went on to die aged 90, just brilliant.
Wow what imagination .. ty
One of the best ever sketches.
Well the feedback on the beginning of 'I Feel Fine'...
That was my favourite big train sketch
George neglected to mention the song Rain, which I'd rate up there with Ringo's best drumming performances.
I was thinking the exact same thing!
how a bad laugh track can totally undermine a brilliant sketch.
RIP George and thank you.
Excellent ...sounds just like him
This is the funniest thing I've seen in ages!.
LMFAO
Actual Norman Smith was the engineer from the beginning through Rubber Soul (6 albums). Geoff Emerick worked on Revolver and Sgt Pepper, quitting during the White Album sessions. He returned for Abbey Road (total of 3).
I was disappointed to see not a single mention of his kidnap ordeal in the press, as if it has fallen down the "memory hole". I came here to check I'm not imagining things!
Ten people are Beatles fans who can't take a joke.
+GnC Films No true Beatles fan can't take a joke. They must be Stones fans who've gotten lost ;)
I love this video!!!!
This is brilliant
George Martin did seem to go on about the Beatles like in this sketch although usually it was in a program about the group so that was what the makers wanted to hear. It might have got to the stage where he figured that that is what people want to know about so whenever a camera was on him, off he would go.
Ulysses61 says "When George Martin was told about this video, he shrugged and said, "no one ever asks me about anything else."
LOL. Well, that's probably true...I know I myself don't have too many questions about The Fourmost, Cilla Black, or Billy J. Kramer to put to him. :>
Well, he did record the number one hit with Gerry and the Pacemakers, "How Do You Do It" which as chance would have it, was first offered to The Beatles, but they politely declined. Their first single "Love Me Do" characterised by John's harmonica had charted quite well and they needed something worthy of a follow up. John went away and wrote "Please Please Me". It bowled him over when they played it for him. He said "Gentlemen, I think you've got your first number one record."
Brilliant x
Genius! Does anyone know where I can find the 'Hall & Oates' sketch, other than purchasing the DVD odviously. Thanks.
The voice is so close. Funny indeed.
Brilliant
I read the news to today - oh boy....
Kevin Eldon is the 2nd best comedy actor in Britain! (behind Mark Heap) - in my opinion. Top stuff.
great vid!!
I bet you don't even remember asking this, but in case you're interested: it's from an old but good British comedy show called - Big Train
Kermit at 1:52 and topless woman at 2:51
LOL Beautifully done :)
This had me scream laughing
Fucking brilliant....
Piss funny stuff this, though personally I could listen to George Martin talk about the Beatles until the cows come home!!
Wow! that was funny, I was laughing on this one too. That was well made. That's George all right. He can go on and on about the Beatles.
lol that was so well made and funny. :)
I agree with peacelovebeatles.
@HardcoreFlea - funny how that's actually kind of related to the question....
..well when paul brought it to me he played it on guitar , I said, well its a beautiful peice paul but it doesn't REALLY sound like a beatles song to me , To my ears i thought it need strings ..Perhaps a quartet .....
No, I reckon we'd do that. George Martin really would keep talking about the effing Beatles regardless of what you did to him.
@armandbourgoignie I think the worst part is that 20 people gave it a thumbs up; they are the real villans
Genius
@ted5529608 Yes I know, it was just this guy I couldn't work out whether it was one of the usual gang or not.
@pauloutten they're all played by the same actors and actresses ..
the kidnapers made a huge mistake...let him with his mouth free! i had a real laugh.
Is this the same guy that was in the 'Sticko' advert?
Reminiscent of the slaying of Sir Kenneth Clark scene at the beginning of "The Holy Grail" (Python flick).
lol, superb.
j
Hes still yarning when they drag him out. lol.
lol thats hilarious!
Im not sure George even noticed that he'd been kidnapped.
oh my my
:)
@jigbuilda You and me both!
Simon Pegg!!
Simon Pegg before getting famous.
that was over 35 years ago, to be fair
classic
So fucking funny!!!
Did George Martin ever said that Sgt. Peppers is not a concept album?
Too funny. :D
is it just me or is Patrick Swayze's head far to big for his body ?
Did George Martin really say all those things.
Im going to assume that you are joking. If not, consider getting out more.
evidently inspired by the Monty Python "kidnapping the newsreader" sketch
Work a art fucking mint
this reminds me of the stolen newsreader from monty python, check it :)
Quite funny, but why is there a Syrian flag?
Gee, thanks for explaining the joke, I never would have got it.
Humour is always much better when someone explains it.
ha!
@cbrb40
DAMN!!! This is one of the oldest videos on RUclips! 🙂
u just cant seem to shut him up lol
But don't you feel that the sketch trivialises some very serious issues. Like the break up of the Beatles for instance?
Oh i see it's a play on george martin constantly going on about the fucking beatles
Will FERRELL
@starrynightuk THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING AND THUS RUINING THE JOKE. :)