Imagine your one fear being sponge and you come onto a show, entirely expecting to have a lovely evening and get just a minute in the spotlight. Blissfully ignorant of the possibility of the host launching a sponge encased object at you and then holding there for several minutes while being forced to confess to killing a chick,
I wonder how many people read this comment before they get to that part of the video - there will be a bunch of people disappointed/relieved at the sudden change in stakes.
@@lesleyhawes6895 ...but you couldn't vote, drink, now you can't smoke until your 18 and you can't actually have Sex until you're 18, not unless you want your partner to be (rightly so) murdered. 17 is a child, no matter how you try to twist it.
@@abegarfield7638 Agree. The age of consent is different in different countries sadly. It's 16 in the UK. Back in the day in the US deep South you could marry at 13 with parents permission. You still can in 27 US states. Source: UK documentary on US forced child marriage. 1950's singer Jerry Lee Lewis married his Cousin when she was 13, with the full approval of her parents. He was 33. When UK journalists found out his tour there was cancelled .
I'm not sure he'd actually have fun, though. It's the same reason David Mitchell won't do Taskmaster - he'd just get stressed out and have a miserable time and he wouldn't be funny. He seems to do best when he's out of his comfort zone, yes, but also mostly in control of the situation.
@Kampffmonkey So many guests with temperaments similar to his have become my favorites! I think he'd fall under the category of "Contestans Who Ignore Instructions And Don't Care About Winning" - to hilarious results!
14:15 Phil Wang 🤣. When I was little I called my Mum a bastard when I was angry at her (don't remember why), she corrected me saying "Bitch. I'm a bitch."
Goodness... 365 knickers/year got thrown away after a single use? And from what I saw, they're not tiny either. I hope she bought those paper knickers that dissolved on water. And that's a lot of money. Really glad that Mel patronized the guy who said, "I love that!"
@@cawayee they've both said in interviews that they had a really great time and it was intentional/they were winding each other up/exaggerating it for telly, and that it was edited to look even more dramatic than it was, so there's no hard feelings between them - i thought the same as u guys at first but it's actually not like that at all
I'm genuinely confused at her story. She spent 20k to win 85 quid and to do it she committed identity theft and probably fraud, but she'll happily stand on television and tell the world she'd do it again? How. What. How?
I'm like Gemma , I never where the same pants twice, I've had these ones on since November, I'll have to go to Primark soon and buy another 3 pack of boxers
I was supposed to meet a friend for lunch, we said shapley’s but I was thinking another place with a similar name. Waited a long time before we figured it out. A few years later, did it again with Monty’s and another restaurant. Same person, gave him a complex
I think so because otherwise she wouldn't need to confess. It was probably one of those "sign up to enter the draw" and then money comes out every week that you don't realise unless you're paying attention. That's what I figure, anyway.
He seems to cycle between being this gauntish look and his usual well self saw him looking really thin a few years back and was worried but saw him a year after at another gig and he was very healthy I think it's his diabetes and metabolism possibly I can't remeber but heard him mention on a podcast before it's quite hard for him to gain or sustain his weight
when richard went home and his parents are like how was school and he says the coach kept asking to see me tackle over and over again and i kept showing him until he was satisfied hahahahaha
He has given up being vegan, gone back to eating meat and dairy and has gained weight. Hes currently a judge on Great British Menu and looks much healthier.
I met Barny Geenway a couple of times after Napalm shows, the second time I met him I said remember we met before and he flatly stated he didn't remember. I loved his honesty! What in the world does she do in her knickers that is so disgusting... never mind.
So, you know how Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is deservedly rated as the sexiest 'side-eye' because of the video "Walk like an Egyptian"? Well, I think Lou Sanders tops her. She's got the most awesome eyes in the business. I say this at risk of being accused of objectifying Lou, but I mean it as a genuine compliment. She's seriously very pretty.
That rugby story was the second most cringe-inducing thing I’ve ever encountered. The first is the episode “Scott’s Tots.” Still haven’t finished that because I can’t. But this is the second. I’d seen a spoof of that same plot. But I can’t believe that has actually happened. I’m broken for the rest of the night. That literally takes the cake. I actually was eating cake. That story made me stop. And Lou’s joke was hilarious, but I love how they played the perfectly-tempered shame.
Sue Perkins is another comedian/TV presenter who has worked with Mel as a comedy double-act for a long time to the point that people always confuse their names with eachother. Lou was basically teasing Mel about this by saying she thought her last name was Perkins.
4:20 I’m usually against doing stuff like this because it’s gross, but when you get a customer who treats you like a second class citizen and is absolutely vile and says they’re not going to tip you but you were delightful, then yeah, snot and sneeze into their food all you want. This is why you shouldn’t be rude to the waitstaff. But unfortunately there are a ton of people who are garbage and were never taught manners. You really learn how ugly people can be when you work in the service industry.
not just stupid, racist - tipping was invented so Black railroad porters wouldn't have to be paid an actual wage. Women and non-white servers still get smaller tips across the board. And management often fails to make up the difference to meet the minimum wage.
Seems like parts of this show haven't been thought through properly... They're meant to just guess parts of people's stories? Random numbers in one case...How?
That tackling a disabled kid story sounds like something they would tell you to say because you had nothing to use as your own confession. Utter bullshit.
Yeah but this is Richard Bacon who got kicked off the oldest kid's TV show in the world ( an institution ) for partying hard on Coke, sooo... [ sorry for the Kevin mistake: now corrected ].
@@iwishiwasananteater.3205 Well I mistakenly referred to him as Kevin not Richard. But for some context he was a presenter on a wholesome children's show called Blue Peter. He got caught doing coke and there was a big hoopla that resulted in him being fired. Since then he has made his way back to "respectability" and is a great TV and radio presenter. But is capable of having been naughty lol...
Mel Giedroyc was partial to a certain something back in the day 😏 Find out what here 👉 ruclips.net/video/UlLpPdtJkdk/видео.html
Richard, "What changed?" lmao
Ed’s hysterical laughter after the sponge phobia is revealed is probably one of my favourite things. 😊
Forget Mel being savage, Richard takes the cake. He slayed and did not crack a smile once.
...Ever
I adore Mel's "Gang", so inclusive and adorable. lol
Imagine your one fear being sponge and you come onto a show, entirely expecting to have a lovely evening and get just a minute in the spotlight. Blissfully ignorant of the possibility of the host launching a sponge encased object at you and then holding there for several minutes while being forced to confess to killing a chick,
I wonder how many people read this comment before they get to that part of the video - there will be a bunch of people disappointed/relieved at the sudden change in stakes.
Two large mental challenges overcome in such a brief period of time? that's a confidence booster goin' forward
But the thing is....she'd know that would happen and still went on. What a beast.
What's the British meaning of sponge in this context?
@@matthewscheifer1169 I think the foam topper on the microphone.
Lou's joke to Alex was hilarious hahahah, then just going "Graham can I go on your show instead then" and him saying she can attend, all so funny haha
I did not know this show existed until today, I am dying, this is brilliant
My condolences
Mel's speaking voice is an underrated treasure of the British Isles.
[Banter] Must be the Lithuanian half 😂
Lou and Mel are so cute together as fake coworkers 😂
Colleague goals ❤️
PSA being 17 and dating a 45 y/o doesn't make you unforgivable, it makes the 45 y/o unforgivable because they're the grown adult dating a child
Not in Britain at the time, as long as your parents knew, you weren't considered a child at 17. , you could get married at 16.
It is legal in multiple countries.
@@martinsriber7760 Legal doesn't equal morally right. It's legal to shit yourself in an elevator, I wouldn't be happy to be in it with you as you do.
@@lesleyhawes6895
...but you couldn't vote, drink, now you can't smoke until your 18
and you can't actually have Sex until you're 18,
not unless you want your partner to be (rightly so) murdered.
17 is a child, no matter how you try to twist it.
@@abegarfield7638 Agree. The age of consent is different in different countries sadly. It's 16 in the UK. Back in the day in the US deep South you could marry at 13 with parents permission. You still can in 27 US states. Source: UK documentary on US forced child marriage. 1950's singer Jerry Lee Lewis married his Cousin when she was 13, with the full approval of her parents. He was 33. When UK journalists found out his tour there was cancelled .
“I say it Perkins” 😂
The most surprising thing here is that Mel's middle name is Philomena
in the Mates Quiz with Lou she says it's Clare though so I think that was a joke?
Richard: I'm kind of a 3rd series type of guest
TASKMASTER WHEN, THOUGH!
What the hell in my head he's already done it ahha, he's THAT perfect for it I just assumed he'd done it already. He NEEDS to!
I'm not sure he'd actually have fun, though. It's the same reason David Mitchell won't do Taskmaster - he'd just get stressed out and have a miserable time and he wouldn't be funny. He seems to do best when he's out of his comfort zone, yes, but also mostly in control of the situation.
As much as I would love to see Richard in Taskmaster, I can’t see him ever agreeing to it.
@Kampffmonkey So many guests with temperaments similar to his have become my favorites! I think he'd fall under the category of "Contestans Who Ignore Instructions And Don't Care About Winning" - to hilarious results!
Mel is absolutely going to hit someone with that microphone
Imagine having an assistant who gets rid of your dirty knickers.
Richard is a comedy dead pan timing God.
Mel's most savage comebacks? More like Richard's! "what changed" 🤣
Lou is correctly second-most savage, but after Ayoade; not Mel.
The assistant rolls them all up and smokes them 😂😂😂
14:15 Phil Wang 🤣. When I was little I called my Mum a bastard when I was angry at her (don't remember why), she corrected me saying "Bitch. I'm a bitch."
Oh, Lou! 😂
This is top tier
What is this show, "Mel's Purgatory"? I love it
Ed Gamble is looking very gaunt in the face. I hope his health is ok.
Yeah thought the same. Hope he's doing OK.
I noticed that too. Hope he's ok.
I think he was getting quite jacked during lockdown
I think he’s just lost his baby fat and cut up
If you want to worry about anyone's face, surely it should be Jimmy Carr's.😂😂😂
17:30 That entire story had me belly laughing
Goodness... 365 knickers/year got thrown away after a single use? And from what I saw, they're not tiny either. I hope she bought those paper knickers that dissolved on water. And that's a lot of money. Really glad that Mel patronized the guy who said, "I love that!"
I thought I hated Lou after watching task master, but in a non-competitive situation I can't believe it, she's really funny and endearing
The other guy was way worse than Lou, it seemed she was having fun for the most part.
@@cawayee they've both said in interviews that they had a really great time and it was intentional/they were winding each other up/exaggerating it for telly, and that it was edited to look even more dramatic than it was, so there's no hard feelings between them - i thought the same as u guys at first but it's actually not like that at all
@@MireiaOnTheMoon that's great to hear, i'm glad the on-screen stuff was them playing it up!
petition to add Maggs to the panel permanently
I'm genuinely confused at her story. She spent 20k to win 85 quid and to do it she committed identity theft and probably fraud, but she'll happily stand on television and tell the world she'd do it again? How. What. How?
@@kimaboe Such fun!
Always be nice to the wait staff.
I'm like Gemma , I never where the same pants twice, I've had these ones on since November, I'll have to go to Primark soon and buy another 3 pack of boxers
There's a market for your leftovers, cash in
@@RIXRADvidz Naughty naughty!
Awwww Mel, I'm a Dad, you are doing great. :)
05:00 "What had happened was....."
*Edit:* This British version of "The Burn Book" is Great!
Loved Lou since I knew her name was Lou. Not before, that would be too soon
I was supposed to meet a friend for lunch, we said shapley’s but I was thinking another place with a similar name. Waited a long time before we figured it out. A few years later, did it again with Monty’s and another restaurant. Same person, gave him a complex
Dear God! Ed Gamble really does get skinnier and skinnier doesn’t he?!
Jimmy's laugh is worth watching everyone else's confessions 🤭🤭 Richard Ayoade is so awesome at being so straight laced and unshakeable...
Ed has some decent taste in music, the sounds of my teens. 😂❤
As Homer might have called her, "Honey-voiced Mel".
I hope Ed Gamble’s ok x 🥺
She must of freaked out when a sponge got his own show
Am i missing somthing or is Lou completely and absolutely ornamental on this show?
Quantity. Classic Dave.
13:10 I don't get it...She set up an account in his name, so did he pay the £20,000? can someone explain please
I think so because otherwise she wouldn't need to confess. It was probably one of those "sign up to enter the draw" and then money comes out every week that you don't realise unless you're paying attention. That's what I figure, anyway.
No it was most likely a business account where those expenses would have been paid out anyway.
@@aenamabag exactly. just put his name on it to get the credit for the item.
So I know Ed has diabetes but he looks like he's had either too much coke or not enough snacks. Hope he's alright.
Is it just me or has Ed Gamble lost a worrying amount of weight?
Maybe his *type 1 diabetes* 💉has something to do with it
I thought the same thing. I know he has diabetes but his face looks unhealthily thin.
Edit: Gaunt is the word I was looking for.
yeah he looks very gaunt... hope he's ok. :(
I thought it was a messed up makeup job at first but yeah, he looks a bit unwell. I hope it's just temporary.
He seems to cycle between being this gauntish look and his usual well self saw him looking really thin a few years back and was worried but saw him a year after at another gig and he was very healthy I think it's his diabetes and metabolism possibly I can't remeber but heard him mention on a podcast before it's quite hard for him to gain or sustain his weight
Richard rocks!
8:28 Lou 😂😂
when richard went home and his parents are like how was school and he says the coach kept asking to see me tackle over and over again and i kept showing him until he was satisfied hahahahaha
"Graham Nortan is another flamboyant man"
Is Ed Gamble ill? He seems to have lost rather too much weight.
I saw a previous video on the same show. It shocked me.
From his instagram he looked like that around Mayb 2021 but it seems like he regained some of his muscles November 2021.
He's a type 1 diabetic who used to be morbidly obese. His weight goes up and down a lot.
He has given up being vegan, gone back to eating meat and dairy and has gained weight. Hes currently a judge on Great British Menu and looks much healthier.
@@kimaboe yeah don't think this was related
She couldn't break Ayoade though, and everyone knows it.
A phobia about sponge? What?
Why can't I get this in canada as a full episode instead of clips
I met Barny Geenway a couple of times after Napalm shows, the second time I met him I said remember we met before and he flatly stated he didn't remember. I loved his honesty! What in the world does she do in her knickers that is so disgusting... never mind.
Lou was with a 45 year old at the age of 17? Is that even legal?
Age of consent used to be 16, it might not be anymore though?
@@Alistair-gi3bx it still is.
And that is the number one reason I don’t eat out. Mel!😮
1:45 Wait... He's NOT a Mormon?!
I genuinely thought Ed Gamble was Russell Brand after a makeover
Ed needs 5 meals a day.
Hope Ed’s okay
So, you know how Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is deservedly rated as the sexiest 'side-eye' because of the video "Walk like an Egyptian"? Well, I think Lou Sanders tops her. She's got the most awesome eyes in the business. I say this at risk of being accused of objectifying Lou, but I mean it as a genuine compliment. She's seriously very pretty.
Slipknot for the algorithm
It makes as much sense to me as it does to you
That rugby story was the second most cringe-inducing thing I’ve ever encountered. The first is the episode “Scott’s Tots.” Still haven’t finished that because I can’t. But this is the second. I’d seen a spoof of that same plot. But I can’t believe that has actually happened. I’m broken for the rest of the night. That literally takes the cake. I actually was eating cake. That story made me stop.
And Lou’s joke was hilarious, but I love how they played the perfectly-tempered shame.
12:30 Sara Pascoe looks like Lady Gaga, only better.
mel and lou..... either please thank you very much.
Lou Sanders looks a bit like Miranda Sings.
why is ed gambles face low poly?
Is being frightened of sponge like, a thing?
Ed's a true metalhead go the Napalm 🤘😸🤘.....
Philly Philly wang Wang
6:43 I don't understand was Perkins the last name of an ex-?
Sue Perkins is another comedian/TV presenter who has worked with Mel as a comedy double-act for a long time to the point that people always confuse their names with eachother. Lou was basically teasing Mel about this by saying she thought her last name was Perkins.
❤Graham! Absolute legend!!!
Lou Sanders is beautiful.
She's very popular with the 45 year old men demographic.
@@HOTD108_ She was in the 90s.
@@kimaboe when she was at max aged all of 15. Not creepy at all ..
Anyone else crushing on Richard?
which one?? either or both is acceptable!
4:20 I’m usually against doing stuff like this because it’s gross, but when you get a customer who treats you like a second class citizen and is absolutely vile and says they’re not going to tip you but you were delightful, then yeah, snot and sneeze into their food all you want.
This is why you shouldn’t be rude to the waitstaff. But unfortunately there are a ton of people who are garbage and were never taught manners. You really learn how ugly people can be when you work in the service industry.
Tipping should be banned, stupid system. Pay the wait staff enough in the first place.
@@xorsyst1 Based
not just stupid, racist - tipping was invented so Black railroad porters wouldn't have to be paid an actual wage. Women and non-white servers still get smaller tips across the board. And management often fails to make up the difference to meet the minimum wage.
I’d inspect Lou’s brown eye too! 👊🏻
it may just be me but often when I see ED Gamble on TV his pupils are hugely dilated and his face looks clenched like he is on something
There's this Gemma person saying she won't wear the same underwear twice and I'm here unable to wear *ANY* clothing without washing it first.
Lou Sanders just makes me cringe, and not in a funny “Office” way.
I don't like the petty , mean spirited direction that Richard is taking his character in .
20:55
Now for the problem.
🤮🤮🤮
21:14 Fact Hunt
🤣🤣🤣
i don't know what is happening
Dear Lou, on behave of all of the dads, Thank you.
I don't get Richard Ayode is that him or a persona, if he hates people so much why does he like making them laugh? Just can't work him out!
Of course it's a persona
You need to wash them so you can wear them.. Yac
Ed goes to the gym a lot! Hence the weight loss. He was a big boy when younger!
Ed doesn't look well there
Seems like parts of this show haven't been thought through properly... They're meant to just guess parts of people's stories? Random numbers in one case...How?
for entertainment??
What's with the "Just got out of bed and forgot to comb my hair" look? Doesn't do a thing for either of them.
What is the point of trying one up each other with despicable, embarrassing
character flaws, on TV.?
Yuck
is Ed venturing into an eating disorder?
I mean, harsh, but he does look gaunt doesn't he? Quite shocking. Hope he's okay.
I've always thought he's a closet user but I don't think it's Heroin,
He lost about seven stone to deal better with his diabetes.
for a Type 1 Diabetic he looks good. you fight your weight every waking moment when you get rid of the weight to 'stay healthy'
Another one?
Is Ed Gamble terminal or has he become Vegan?
Lou Sanders can do one
You can do one.
Not aware of this show. Would be up for watching it but Lou seems like she would be really annoying.
That tackling a disabled kid story sounds like something they would tell you to say because you had nothing to use as your own confession. Utter bullshit.
Yeah but this is Richard Bacon who got kicked off the oldest kid's TV show in the world ( an institution ) for partying hard on Coke, sooo... [ sorry for the Kevin mistake: now corrected ].
@@ticketyboo2456 Kevin Bacon? 🤣🤣🤣
@@ticketyboo2456 I'm sure your intentions are good but I have no idea what you mean. I might be missing that reference or context.
@@smokeandkippers Lol, yeah my mistake. I meant Richard Bacon😊
@@iwishiwasananteater.3205 Well I mistakenly referred to him as Kevin not Richard. But for some context he was a presenter on a wholesome children's show called Blue Peter. He got caught doing coke and there was a big hoopla that resulted in him being fired. Since then he has made his way back to "respectability" and is a great TV and radio presenter. But is capable of having been naughty lol...
To think she passes as comedy is the biggest joke , why is she foisted on the public .
no one made you click! much less comment!
Mel is one of the most obnoxiously annoying comedians - Then there is Micheal McIntyre.
The other comedians upstage Mel
She is brilliant she's funny
What would u know 🤣🤣