What I like is that Arthur Matthews hardly appears in Big Train apart from this sketch, meaning they brought him in for the day just to shout I HATE YOU at Kevin Eldon
@@trollgage But it's not meant to be convincing is it? The humour comes from the fact that the conversation starts out natural but slowly turns increasingly absurd with their reactions way out of proportion to what he said
I think that's deliberate - the guy who might be joining the army is presented as more sympathetic than the other characters, just a bit 'clueless'. The others are portrayed as shrewd but slightly 'up themselves'. What makes Matthews' role memorable is that he's laughing at the same time as shouting 'I hate you'. Again, the sneering, self-righteous but witty type...
@@Picnicl it’s supposed to be ludicrously over the top. This skit isn’t about the army at all, that punchline is just a way to end the sketch. The comedy in this sketch is there’s an opinion that is respectfully and sagely agreed with - then when passed off by someone else (expecting a similar reaction) everyone shoots him down to a Ridiculous degree (“I HATE you!!!”) etc
This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Ever. The way you can still hear him screaming "I HATE you!!" even when the noise drowns out at the end.
Haha this is a classic thanks for posting id not seen it in years and forgotten all about it! One of my faves and i enjoyed the sketch where he takes a questionare and gets taken to a cellar to some weird ceremony but cant find it anywhere :-).
I had to watch this numerous times to reach the end because I’d laugh so hard I could barely breathe and would miss the rest. You couldn’t do this in America. “We’re just sort of doing something at the moment.” Julia never stops checking the mirror. Brilliant.
Love the joke about how the army looks after everyone these days. "Even if you're absolutely hopeless at everything we try to teach you and can't work through the simplest of problems we have a special division just for you - it's called the air force."
I was passing through Wottoon Basset the other day, and a squaddie healed my son of leprosy, and brought back the sight of my blind daughter. I hate myself for only working in British Industry, and will gladly feed myself into a Soylent Green machine for our brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave boys. God* bless 'em.
Anyone else find it funny that the whole point of the sketch is people passing opinions off as their own, and almost all the comments on the video are exactly that? If someone has already said this then I suppose that makes the point even more valid.
No, she is pointing out that the buses in the English countryside are unreliable. If she were to rely on a single bus service it is likely that she wouldn't be able to reliably travel in a timely manner. In the city this matters less as you can travel by multiple bus services, tram, underground/metro, and train or light rail.
Liorte1973 Never noticed how similar they sound before. (Either of you noticed George Martin, then Keith Emerson, then Prince dying within a few weeks? They should have done a Kanye West parody methinks...)
This proves that aside from being a great writer, Arthur Mathews should've done more acting, he;s the funniest one in the sketch, and that's saying something when the others include Julia Davis, Mark Heap and Kevin Eldon!
I've always loved this sketch and thx for the upload. One thing: if I hadn't already seen it I might not have liked seeing the punchline right there in the video description, just saying...
@unrealaldridgeguy I'm confused. You cited World War Two as a reason for having the -modern- army. If that wasn't tenuous enough, are you saying that the Taliban doesn't even enter into it, and the Army should exist 'just because'? Just in case Godzilla attacks? And you do read the Daily Mail. I've seen you reading it at 3 AM. And you use it as wallpaper in your treehouse. And you have a tattoo of Jade Goody saying 'Goodbye England's Rose'.
That punchline really bowled me over, good thing it wasn't in the video description or I'd have seen it coming a mile off.
Nailed it
Blew.
@@Plethorality Erm, no. Bowled.
Kevin Eldon is so good at trying not to look embarrassed
What I like is that Arthur Matthews hardly appears in Big Train apart from this sketch, meaning they brought him in for the day just to shout I HATE YOU at Kevin Eldon
And it's the least, in my opinion, convincing part of it.
@@trollgage Is that really your opinion, or are you just trying to pass it off as your own?
@@trollgage But it's not meant to be convincing is it? The humour comes from the fact that the conversation starts out natural but slowly turns increasingly absurd with their reactions way out of proportion to what he said
@trollgage yeah, it's not meant to be convincing at that point.
It's not simply the great humour of the writing and directing, these people are all superb at what they do.
im from canada and typed in join the army for my own research and this came up its pretty funny never seen or heard of this tv show in my life
Arthur is the real star of this sketch. "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! YOU BOLLOCKS!'' makes me crack up.
You find it funny because you are a horrible C U next Tuesday.
Totally..YOU CLOWN! Cracks me up
I hate you!!!!
Come on, it's the weak point.
The part that killed me was the guy screeching, "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! YOU CLOWN!!"
+sumoni
It was, "I hate you, you bollocks"
I think that's deliberate - the guy who might be joining the army is presented as more sympathetic than the other characters, just a bit 'clueless'. The others are portrayed as shrewd but slightly 'up themselves'. What makes Matthews' role memorable is that he's laughing at the same time as shouting 'I hate you'. Again, the sneering, self-righteous but witty type...
@@Picnicl it’s supposed to be ludicrously over the top. This skit isn’t about the army at all, that punchline is just a way to end the sketch.
The comedy in this sketch is there’s an opinion that is respectfully and sagely agreed with - then when passed off by someone else (expecting a similar reaction) everyone shoots him down to a Ridiculous degree (“I HATE you!!!”) etc
@@Jegarduk Looks like I had a blind spot 2 years ago - I've now deleted my missing the point comment
@@Picnicl Ha! well to be fair, while funny it's a muddled sketch, the point of it isn't very clear
In a parallel universe, this is actually a Limmy sketch
Or in this universe where Limmy just seen it and it influenced the kind of stuff he did.
This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Ever. The way you can still hear him screaming "I HATE you!!" even when the noise drowns out at the end.
"How do you get around? DO YOU FLY?!"
This is the greatest sketch ever. How ever many times I watch it I always laugh.
No matter what show Mark Heap’s in, I’ll always remember him as Jim, just like how I’ll remember Dan Aykroyd as Elwood 😂
1:12 DO YOU FLY?
i agree this shouldn't be titled as it is, because it gives away the ending
the way matthews furrows his brow at eldon's suggestion is absolutely perfect
Can't we all just get along?
I enjoy Big Train, Blackadder, Spaced and whatnot.
I clicked on this half arsed and didn't really read the title or description , glad for this to have be for me
This is the problem with Facebook and social media in general.
omygod the ending to this sketch is absolute class.
2023, and this hits HARD! 🤦♂️⛽ 🛢🛑
He's a brilliant comedy actor.
Simon Pegg's opening statement seems to be Bournemouth Councils attitude to building cyclelanes rather than resurfacing the roads.
You should join the army
"PLUuuUTION?!"
Haha this is a classic thanks for posting id not seen it in years and forgotten all about it! One of my faves and i enjoyed the sketch where he takes a questionare and gets taken to a cellar to some weird ceremony but cant find it anywhere :-).
Bloody brilliant
I had to watch this numerous times to reach the end because I’d laugh so hard I could barely breathe and would miss the rest. You couldn’t do this in America.
“We’re just sort of doing something at the moment.”
Julia never stops checking the mirror. Brilliant.
Nobody will appreciate this more than people in the army. We're very self aware of our academic limitations, and we're fine with that!
Love the joke about how the army looks after everyone these days. "Even if you're absolutely hopeless at everything we try to teach you and can't work through the simplest of problems we have a special division just for you - it's called the air force."
Em people in the army are hella brave. I could never. Am also academically limited but still
@@mmc1086 it's a gag
@@mmc1086 You're very honest but you're also very right about the Army.
@@every1665 To be more precise it would be the RAF Regiment. Or anyone that works in supply.
I was passing through Wottoon Basset the other day, and a squaddie healed my son of leprosy, and brought back the sight of my blind daughter. I hate myself for only working in British Industry, and will gladly feed myself into a Soylent Green machine for our brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave, brave boys. God* bless 'em.
The first 25 seconds is Twitter in a nutshell.
why isn't this a meme yet? this is just brilliant
@@MattTheOak and vine Is dead
We'll make it one
:) its great to have the weather back after the last few years.
top class funniest sketch ever
Haha i love the shake of head at 0:39
Anyone else find it funny that the whole point of the sketch is people passing opinions off as their own, and almost all the comments on the video are exactly that? If someone has already said this then I suppose that makes the point even more valid.
YOU BOLLOCKS, YOU BOLLOCKS
This might be one of the funniest things I've ever watched
Because that knob said bollocks?....bollocks.
Do you fly? Hahaha!
Lol loved this the first time I watched it, just completely didn't see it coming.
Too right, mate!
- Brass eye
- The day today
- Phoenix Nights
- Alan Partridge
Need I go on?
The ending is insane 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Fly?” 😂😂😂
Arthur Mathews is fucking terrifying.
How perspicacious of them to have seen fuel at twice the price!
1:29 - what Graham Linehan sees every time he closes his eyes
"You can't cut it in the real world, join twitter"
'How do you get around, do you fly?!'
My son joined the army today. Sent this to him right away.
Does he back doubling the price of petrol
What's his email? 😂
Good idea what about trembling the price of it.
dont worry, i sit on the fence for nearly all situations.
I still think of "you clown!"
The name of the sketch is "opinions," thus is what you should name the video
Thank you.
oh man i crack up at this every time. ahahaha
Between 0:17 and 0:21 Kevin Eldon became Ian Brown... it must be the hair.
do I detect a slight contradiction between 0.52 (can't get around without a car) and 1.11 (without bus service couldn't get around)
No, she is pointing out that the buses in the English countryside are unreliable. If she were to rely on a single bus service it is likely that she wouldn't be able to reliably travel in a timely manner. In the city this matters less as you can travel by multiple bus services, tram, underground/metro, and train or light rail.
this is so good
Omg that punchline haha
Shaun Lock on the voiceover?
+illiterate thug Phil Cornwell I think
rabidsasquatch
Yes I think you are correct actually. does sound similar though
It's Phil Cornwell from Stella Street
Liorte1973 Never noticed how similar they sound before.
(Either of you noticed George Martin, then Keith Emerson, then Prince dying within a few weeks? They should have done a Kanye West parody methinks...)
Do you *FLYYYYYY*
well said.
dude you are 100% fuckin right!
-the office
-extras
-canned camera
they're so much funnier then the rest of the world!
Still the funniest skit of all time.
This is before jam right?
Is it just me or does the voice at the end sound exactly like Sean Lock 😂
thanks for the anecdote
how interesting
What is the blonde woman's name in this? She was in Alan Partridge once.
How visionary this was, Sadiq Khan comes to mind!
London has the best transport infrastructure in the country. I think should join the army.
This proves that aside from being a great writer, Arthur Mathews should've done more acting, he;s the funniest one in the sketch, and that's saying something when the others include Julia Davis, Mark Heap and Kevin Eldon!
Surrey 👍
He fupping should have.
@@Benjiesbeenbetter.why are you talking like that?!
@@greglynch391 Because there's a no swearing sign.
Mark Heap's sneer gets me every time 1:38
Nyaaaaaaaaaaar XD lol
Yes, I'm sure there was a sneering little weasel just like that at school.
I've always loved this sketch and thx for the upload. One thing: if I hadn't already seen it I might not have liked seeing the punchline right there in the video description, just saying...
Rossana Podesta played Helen of Troy
Helen Mirren played Elizabeth II
@60s70s80s90smusic so are you going to join the army now or what?
@jm2trash
And that's why you're typing that remark from what's left of the Helmand province, right?
Funniest Big Train sketch
I don't know. It makes an already funny thing even funnier.
This is a dramatisation of the how the Yellow Vest protests started in France.
Don't let us stop you signing up again - we here on "civy street" will cope with the loss of one ex-squaddie somehow, don't worry about us...
AWESOME
do u get to work in half the time now??
It's funny that Julia Davis talks about having twins here because 10 years later she did give birth to twins in real life
1:39-1:42 YEAAAARH. I love this!
Why you say that 11 years ago Bredda?
What is "Big Train"?
@unrealaldridgeguy I'm confused. You cited World War Two as a reason for having the -modern- army. If that wasn't tenuous enough, are you saying that the Taliban doesn't even enter into it, and the Army should exist 'just because'? Just in case Godzilla attacks? And you do read the Daily Mail. I've seen you reading it at 3 AM. And you use it as wallpaper in your treehouse. And you have a tattoo of Jade Goody saying 'Goodbye England's Rose'.
PLUUUTION?
Thanks!
Does Sadiq Khan get all his ideas from comedy shows?
Kevin Eldon is so so funny .
the laugh.. it's over acting..LOL..
Is that Sean Locke doing the voiceover at the end?
No before his time. Its the stella street guy. The one that is not John Sessions. Did a great Mick jagger in Stella St.
It's Phil Cornwell. Also does the commentary on the world stare out championship. Benny Kyang was robbed.
Phil Cornwall
The price of petrol probably has doubled since this sketch first aired. Thanks, Gordon!
Her name is Julia, not Jill.
Didnt the guy at 0:57 play a policeman in Hot Fuzz?
True.
amazing!
Ha - the price of petrol has more than doubled since this sketch and it hasn't made the blindest bit of difference...
lmao this is like the 'become a teacher' spoof off.. emm armstrong and miller? some comedy show anyway.. except this is better lmao :D
french yellow vest riots in a nutshell
POLLUTION?!
I think everybody knows someone like that!!
hey emo :) are you enjoying the Cornish sun i defiantly am :D
This is how extinction rebellion protesters should be spoken to
i agree
DO U FLY?