+Flo(times a thousand)d +steff_ +Peter +Federation Actually did pretty good, the only flaw was his accent, but I suppose that's only natural unless one has lived in Greece.
Married and moved to Crete 3 years ago. Coffee black is "sketo." My wife ordered her first one: "Cafe Skata." Which means a coffee with shit. The waiter fell over laughing. (No, he didn't bring it!)
“While you tanned your hairy arse on the nude beaches of Crete - or wherever it was - swilling turpentine and stuffing vine leaves with a bunch of perverts…” One of the most hilarious phrases ever strung together, and so perfectly delivered by a young Laurie at the very top of his game 😂😂😂
Hahaha! I've seen this sketch several times, but until today, I've missed the little extra-joke at the end, where the waiter says "I can bring you an omelette if you'd like, sir". Having _just_ watched these two characters in another sketch where the making of omelettes turns into a bit of a sore subject, it's yet another testament to the delightful wit and cleverness of these two gentlemen.
Just laughed at Fry and Laurie sketch “Greek Restaurant” Then I read some of the comments! It reminded me of the time I met my lovely friend for lunch in Covent Garden in the mid 90s. We stood outside an Italian restaurant. She whispered “it is all foreign food today!! My heart sank. Where would we have lunch?! 🥗Then I remembered a cafe that did jacket potatoes!! She thought that was a good idea!! As we looked at the menu, she said “no, no, I won’t have a jacket potato! I will have a chicken curry!!” To this day, I still smile 😊 Sadly she is no longer here. The Fry and Laurie sketch is so true.
I just love it when Hugh's character says he'd like some parakalo! Traditional Greek dishes and the pleasantries exchanged when in a restaurant are the only things I master in Greek, so it feels wonderful to see a character making such a mess out of it :-D
No kidding. I googled around to see if he can actually speak greek after watching that, especially how well he pronounced his order (that φιλέτο σουβλάκι sounds a bit odd though). Apparently, he can, as well as Latin, French and German. Impressive as ever that guy
my searches suggest he can speak German to some extent and just a smattering of the other languages. I am pretty sure, especially at that age, that he will have just learnt the Greek phrases for the purposes of the sketch.
Unbelievably funny. Especially if you're Greek =P Fry's Greek is unusually good for a foreigner, but having watched all House episodes and witnessed Laurie speaking all sorts of languages, I can't help but wonder how this play would have turned out to be had Fry and Laurie swapped roles... hmmm.
@Thanasaros21 In his recent autobiography - The Fry Chronicles - he mentions that he taught Greek, Latin, Biology and other subjects before going to university and then again during holidays when he was studying at Cambridge.
"I'll have the same, the, er, parakalw, definitely" I wish the restaurants around here had waiters that just came directly up to you and spoke Greek. I've never had that luck. I'm always a bit nervous to try my Greek without being prompted :)
"Pff, you could really set fire to some asses with a paper like that". I NEED to use this phrase in my life. I'm just looking for the right moment to integrate it seamlessly into a conversation :D
@@emilyrobbins3238 "I want please ntolmades (the stuffed vine leaves, stuffed with rice, if anyone is wondering), a filet of souvlaki (that's meat on a vertical spit so not really a filet, it's lots of thin slices stacked and cut from the side so it comes in small pieces), bottled water, and a bottle of retsina please (resinated wine)". The parentheses are my comments btw.
Hilarious sketch! What was even better, was Stephen's greek pronunciation!! I absolutely loved it!... Although you can't really say "fileto souvlaki" :P...
+justin case I really don't think anyone would get angry. obviously we know that many of our traditional foods are originaly Ottoman and it's logical since we were under occupation for 400 years.
Actually dolmades originally is a greek dish! In ancient Greece they were called "thria" (gr. θρία)and they have always been cooked by the greeks ever since. "Thria'' made their way into the ottoman cuisine as well getting the turkish name "dolmades or sarmades". The turkish word prevaled and has been systematically used by the greeks ever since until modern times.
Erand Smakaj Greeks and Turks could not be more ethnically apart actually! The only things that bind them are historical co-existence, certain cultural points and a strong love/hate relationship. They are different, but they are neighbours and have significant similarities and this is why the two peoples should be friends.
When I saw the Icon for this video i could have sworn the waiter was Manuel, cut me some slack though I've been watching British comedy show clips for three weeks straight.
Claiming that they didn't get the joke because they addressed your post as merely repeating what was said in the video, like some kind of squawking parrot. You appear to be as insecure and defensive as Hugh's character in the sketch.
Yes, you are right. I suppose ntomata is just one of the many things not used to refer to stuffed vine leaves in Greece. But why did you choose to single out ntomata here?
Was I imagining (or mishearing) or was Fry pronouncing και (which means and) as kay - a word that I was taught to be pronounced kah e (at least in ancient Greek)?
Fry just wrote this sketch to show off how his Greek lessons were going.
He did ok
I can tell 😂😂😂
He taught Greek and Latin at school :)
floooooooooooooooood was that in an interview?
+Flo(times a thousand)d +steff_ +Peter +Federation
Actually did pretty good, the only flaw was his accent, but I suppose that's only natural unless one has lived in Greece.
There is so much clever here to find amusing, yet my simple mind just can't get over the funny smallness of their table.
They're very tall men
@@arkabprior4485 the table has a very small surface area
Obviously you aren't familiar with how traditional greek cuisine is served.. typical for lincolnshire men.. or camden girls
Married and moved to Crete 3 years ago. Coffee black is "sketo." My wife ordered her first one: "Cafe Skata." Which means a coffee with shit. The waiter fell over laughing. (No, he didn't bring it!)
Just as well :-)
Mind you, some of the coffee I've been served...
...but never in a Greek restaurant :-)
that's quite a scatological tale your are telling there. There is no way an English speaker could guess that!
37Dionysos NO TIP.
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
“While you tanned your hairy arse on the nude beaches of Crete - or wherever it was - swilling turpentine and stuffing vine leaves with a bunch of perverts…”
One of the most hilarious phrases ever strung together, and so perfectly delivered by a young Laurie at the very top of his game 😂😂😂
I’m going out for an honest British kebab! Ha ha
Fry's pronunciation was remarkably good and easily understandable. I was quite surprised that he pulled that off. Well done!
Hugh Laurie really nails the yuppie wanker stereotype.
Kaleid7 coked up employee of The City
His character isn't anything to do with a yuppie, he's just playing a standard salesman in a company.
they want to be the yuppie desperately, but parked outside are their Ford Escorts, executive trim of course..
yeah--and spaniards -dutch -turks, he's not fussey
The man can make any role his own: his talent is unreal!
Hahaha! I've seen this sketch several times, but until today, I've missed the little extra-joke at the end, where the waiter says "I can bring you an omelette if you'd like, sir". Having _just_ watched these two characters in another sketch where the making of omelettes turns into a bit of a sore subject, it's yet another testament to the delightful wit and cleverness of these two gentlemen.
Well Lincolnshire's flat, Stu, but I wouldn't say it was always late for meetings!
Just laughed at Fry and Laurie sketch “Greek Restaurant” Then I read some of the comments! It reminded me of the time I met my lovely friend for lunch in Covent Garden in the mid 90s. We stood outside an Italian restaurant. She whispered “it is all foreign food today!! My heart sank. Where would we have lunch?! 🥗Then I remembered a cafe that did jacket potatoes!! She thought that was a good idea!! As we looked at the menu, she said “no, no, I won’t have a jacket potato! I will have a chicken curry!!” To this day, I still smile 😊 Sadly she is no longer here. The Fry and Laurie sketch is so true.
I forgot how funny they were. Hugh Laurie is divine
I just love it when Hugh's character says he'd like some parakalo! Traditional Greek dishes and the pleasantries exchanged when in a restaurant are the only things I master in Greek, so it feels wonderful to see a character making such a mess out of it :-D
Seems I've found the source of the Key & Peele sketch
Those two are nowhere near to F&L.
@@nothajzl Yes, yes uphill both ways....
Actually it's the chapelle show
I was thinking the same!
@@nothajzl we know but at least better than so many of nowadays calling themselves comedians
I tried Retsina because of this skit.
It was pretty good, probably the best I ever had!
Damn, that's funny) I wish I could too
Stephen fry's Greek is surprisingly good!
No kidding. I googled around to see if he can actually speak greek after watching that, especially how well he pronounced his order (that φιλέτο σουβλάκι sounds a bit odd though). Apparently, he can, as well as Latin, French and German. Impressive as ever that guy
Psycho One fewer than I was taught.
my searches suggest he can speak German to some extent and just a smattering of the other languages. I am pretty sure, especially at that age, that he will have just learnt the Greek phrases for the purposes of the sketch.
Nope he speaks greek and latin fluently
No he doesn't. But please feel free to entertain the idea that he does.
stephen fry is quite the handsome fellow
yeah but look at him now
it's called aging.
Philip Fry Hugh Laurie was handsome then and still is today
Are you his brother?
@@MrDaiseymay stephen fry aged like fine wine. He's the best.
hahaha as a Greek this is so funny
Ill have the parakalo too haha
Parakalo is please lol
@@faisalazam358 no brain deafening ouzo! what a shame!
I will use this sentence next time in greek restaurant😁
Unbelievably funny. Especially if you're Greek =P
Fry's Greek is unusually good for a foreigner, but having watched all House episodes and witnessed Laurie speaking all sorts of languages, I can't help but wonder how this play would have turned out to be had Fry and Laurie swapped roles... hmmm.
Weren't Laurie's Greek words usually off?
bazooka music?
+Inspector Spinda he meant to say "bouzouki music" :P
I see
I immediately wondered after he said that, “How are they expecting any non-Greeks to get that joke?”
@@mariosargiropoulos1715 It is only for the knowing ;)
@@mariosargiropoulos1715 everyone I know, knows that. And I don't live in Greece.
2:35 "The dish of the day is octopus." ".... Ah... I know that, Gordon, I know that!!!" XD
@Thanasaros21 In his recent autobiography - The Fry Chronicles - he mentions that he taught Greek, Latin, Biology and other subjects before going to university and then again during holidays when he was studying at Cambridge.
Hugh Laurie's reactions here are *perfection*
4:10 is terrific 🤣
Notice how the waiter says "οχταπόδι" instead of "χταπόδι". The added "o" indicates he's from Cyprus.
I knew that!
Not necessarily... Old people in Greece tend to say it this way too.
cyprus or crete
@@thaliasimitopoulou8631 In which part of Greece? I'm from the north-eastern Macedonia part of Greece and old people would always say "χταπόδι"
It most assuredly doesn't indicate anything.
Things to note : Hugh's facial expressions (always a winner) and the extreme tiny table. These guys always bring a smile on my face 😊❤
"I'll have the same, the, er, parakalw, definitely"
I wish the restaurants around here had waiters that just came directly up to you and spoke Greek. I've never had that luck. I'm always a bit nervous to try my Greek without being prompted :)
Δοκίμασέ τα εδώ τότε ^^
"But you asked for dolmades!" "He didn't knew what they were." "I knew...BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!"
It's stuffed grape leaves, nothing wrong with that.
Oy, this doesn't look like tamales. 😋
"Pff, you could really set fire to some asses with a paper like that". I NEED to use this phrase in my life. I'm just looking for the right moment to integrate it seamlessly into a conversation :D
Absolutely brilliant.
as a Greek, I almost died of laughter during the order
As a French who loves greek cuisine, so did I.
Can you please translate the food order for us?
@@emilyrobbins3238 "I want please ntolmades (the stuffed vine leaves, stuffed with rice, if anyone is wondering), a filet of souvlaki (that's meat on a vertical spit so not really a filet, it's lots of thin slices stacked and cut from the side so it comes in small pieces), bottled water, and a bottle of retsina please (resinated wine)". The parentheses are my comments btw.
"An honest British kebab" hahahaha
They have such a chemistry it's insane
This made my day. XD These two are awesome, and the way the guy spoke Greek was pretty hilarious.
House was different before his injury
Not /that/ different.
I wanna open up a restsurant just so I can serve Fry.
No burger or coke. Oy, go out fast like that, mate.
@@user-nf9xc7ww7m touche, mate.
First time I've seen my home county of Lincolnshire mentioned on television, and I have to say, they're dead right.
You mean it really is always late for meetings
Aghh...Stephen looks particularly shiny, fluffy and lovely in this sketch...("ape-crazy on all fours....")
"I'll have the same... the parakalò!" XD
Hilarious sketch! What was even better, was Stephen's greek pronunciation!! I absolutely loved it!... Although you can't really say "fileto souvlaki" :P...
Hugh Laurie has an incredible range.
There is one in Stevenage, it's called Medusa, though it was probably known by a different name back then.
Good writing and a laughter soundtrack...
Laurie's occasionally channeling Basil Fawlty, as in that labored laughter and facial expression when addressed by the waiter.
"While you were tanning your hairy arse on the beaches of Crete..."
His face when Fry starts ordering food in Greek and then to the waiter... "What?..." Ihihihihih
That mustache is haunting my nightmares.
"Mustache" so thin it didn't warrant the full spelling of moustache?🤔
Just brilliant.
I don't know how they just don't crack up sometimes.
'think these 2 were born and raised to crack up jokes almost as second nature.
I 'll have the "parakalo" hahah!!
im from stevenage. i would love to see a greek restaurant there :P
It would be just a tourists' trap... XD
omg dolmades are sooooooo good
Well, they shouldn't
+justin case I really don't think anyone would get angry. obviously we know that many of our traditional foods are originaly Ottoman and it's logical since we were under occupation for 400 years.
Actually dolmades originally is a greek dish! In ancient Greece they were called "thria" (gr. θρία)and they have always been cooked by the greeks ever since. "Thria'' made their way into the ottoman cuisine as well getting the turkish name "dolmades or sarmades". The turkish word prevaled and has been systematically used by the greeks ever since until modern times.
@JpgZzz Ze greek, turks ethnically the same people you see...
Erand Smakaj Greeks and Turks could not be more ethnically apart actually! The only things that bind them are historical co-existence, certain cultural points and a strong love/hate relationship. They are different, but they are neighbours and have significant similarities and this is why the two peoples should be friends.
Absolute genius.
I'll have the παρακαλώ please 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
OMG Fry speaking Greek!!! :D
OH!. Linguaphone !! we had a french set with Vinyl discs when I was little..
-It's resinated! - It's resonating! :D
They are hilarious!
There are greek restaurants everywhere. When we lived in London, we used to go to mpouzoukia. Yes, they even have those. XD
When I saw the Icon for this video i could have sworn the waiter was Manuel, cut me some slack though I've been watching British comedy show clips for three weeks straight.
The wine reminds me of something produced in Blackadder 2... Château Baldrick 1589
I didn't know Stephen could speak a bit of Greek.
"but I think we gave that one back" haha!
The guy's greek were great.
5:11-Jeeves/Wooster=Jooster Confirned! 😅😂❤
Two public schools lads who like a bit of Greek. Who would have thought?
Very cool to hear Stevenage get a shout out
@PinkStelitsa Ofcourse there are....Wherever there are Greeks, there are greek restaurants!!!
being a greek this seems even funnier to me than to most people
i am greek too...we are everywhere! :p
This is one of my favourites from ABOFAL
A very funny and intelligent jiving
Greek bearings are better bought than received as gifts.
As amazing!
5:33 Linguaphone just grinds the whole concept of linguaphone into the ground, doesn't it?
I like it !
i like Greek
"I thought that was the Romans?"
"yeah, well, ethnically the same people ...."
Well done. You wrote something from the video we all just watched.
and you still didn't get the joke - I suppose it is all Greek to you?
Claiming that they didn't get the joke because they addressed your post as merely repeating what was said in the video, like some kind of squawking parrot. You appear to be as insecure and defensive as Hugh's character in the sketch.
Thanks for the typo correction.
Edit and... _fixed!_
My work here is done.
@nefelycherry He says ntolmades and not ntomates actually, which in fact means stuffed vine leaves :P
We will never know the exact number of people with no humer.
We do have the people that dislike this video though.
"Swilling turpentine"
Yes, you are right. I suppose ntomata is just one of the many things not used to refer to stuffed vine leaves in Greece. But why did you choose to single out ntomata here?
@nefelycherry
I think he says Dolmades which actually are stuffed vine leaves.
Was Hugh Laurie expecting tamales? 😋
Pronounced it all well...definitely studied/taught it...
"Yorkshire? What is Yorkshire?!"
A bit so fried and laured
I've been eating dolma when this popped up as a suggestion. It has only struck me after the sketch was over.
Can you enable the "add captions" feature?
Plus footnotes!!
He got you to reply, therefore he didnt fail.
I don't know if Fry's Greek is technically correct, but the pronunciation sure as hell is scandalous.
It's actually quite good for an Englishman. And yes, grammatically correct as well.
It was correct grammatically. But the pronunciation was off
@@user-we3no5pw9n Just slightly off, the best one can expect from a non native speaker, really. I have heard a lot worse.
Frys accent is actually terrible, but he's still perfect :D
The way he said και was the same way an American trying to read spanish for the first time says "que"
@@whatno5090 /kyoo/?
@@user-nf9xc7ww7m no lol, /kɛɪ̯/
hugh is sooo good xD
Inferiority complex at its best... :))
2.58 --> I wonder if Hugh has these moments in real life. :D
Fry and Laurie accurately predicting the political discourse in present day United States ;)
Oh!Um..the same!The parakalo xD
Χαχα πλάκα έχει xD
So, it appears Key and Peele drew quite heavily from this for their 'French restaurant' skit
East meets West))))))))))))
My French boss with English sales manager in russian restaurant...
Dolmades are delicious.
Was I imagining (or mishearing) or was Fry pronouncing και (which means and) as kay - a word that I was taught to be pronounced kah e (at least in ancient Greek)?
i want some Greek food~
Hugh right at the end of the video looked really like Rufus Wainwright weirdly enough...
I know a Greek fella, he eats normal food and drinks beer