really nice hearing Andy's 'suggestion' about sponsorship on politicians clothes, George Carlin said many years back these politicians should be made to wear logs like in Nascar to display he various people sponsoring them :))) brilliant (and sad...) . Thanks a lot for the up, love the show.
@@jonathanlindell6209 "Intressant! Tack så mycket för information!" I think I understand this post. Is this in Swedish, or were you writing in English but you're a poor typist? Jk - I know there are linguistic similarities, but every word of this seems to be about the same. "Interesting! Thanks so much for [the] information!" Is that right?
Hi! :) Yup, that's the right translation, though I see now that I made a grammatical error as it should be "... för informationen" i.e the information instead of just information@@beenaplumber8379
I love listening to Ian speaking sense. He's so well-read and really informed. I appreciate that he gets annoyed on TV shows, and shares his educated opinions in public.
I love the way he looks when he turns his head around when he's made a point. His neck rotates like an owl, but the overall effect is like an armadillo looking over his shoulder. Yes to the other comments in this thread, but it really cracks me up when he does that! (I haven't been able to turn my head that far in years.)
One suggested, small emendation: _soignée_ is the feminine of the word … so, grammatically, you’d probably rather say Richard looks ravishingly _soigné,_ which is the masculine form-and 100% agreed, sartorially speaking he looks quite dreamy!
It's actually *eating* Hula Hoops, which are a brand of British crisps/chips in the shape of a ring. Yes, it's still patently ridiculous, but (marginally) less so than playing with plastic hula hoops. Hope that clears it up a little :D
So, I am not very good looking, make odd pop culture references that others rarely get and do love to avoid work; how do I become a UK MP? (Think I have all the qualities they have other than $)
The 30-day suspension from parliament is not as trivial as the panelists made it sound. Roisin said, "and maybe a byelection." That is the real punishment. Under the system for byelections, if an MP is suspended from parliament for longer than some period (I don't know how long, but 30 days is enough), then a byelection is called if 10% of constituents sign a partition, which is usually met quite easily. The MP may stand for re-election, but it is unlikely his party would preselect him. So, if the Commons voted to confirm the 30-day suspension, as recommended by the Privileges Committee, it was almost inevitable that Paterson would quite quickly be losing his seat in parliament, permanently. I would say that is an appropriate punishment for his offence, but I'm just noting a suspension from parliament for 30 days leads to a severe punishment.
Wow! Thanks for the explanation (from the US). Here we don't have byelections. If a member of congress is expelled (like George Santos) or dies, there is a process for replacing them (special election or appointment by their state's governor), but no other process for the constituents to have a say. Brits seem to have many more options for enforcing accountability than we do.
@@beenaplumber8379 You're welcome. But it's a sad reflection on my life that I know all of that about British politics (I'm an Australian who's never been there) and I have the time to write such a long, carefully written explanation of such trivia!
32:12, to be fair, the head is that of a Kākāpō, a beautiful alpine parrot (not to be confused with the more slender green Kea).... And since most of our birds gave up the ability to fly.... The old bat was embraced in the spirit of inclusion.... (as a citizen of Aotearoa NZ, I've not seen this news article,).. But I'd like to direct you to the Mitchell & Webb sketch about flightless birds. You're welcome x xxxx
As someone else already commented when this was new, it got into the competition on what I would call a translation technicality: the Māori word for bird is actually not a 1:1 translation for "bird" but a word covering all winged creatures. (A bit as if a wooden spoon for mixing batter won a best cutlery contest on the technicality of also being a "spoon" in English. - This from someone speaking Czech where said wooden implement is _not_ a spoon.)
35:40................Great joke Ian, and true. How come, that after " Jamal Khashoggi ", there are still idiots groaning, when you call out Saudi-Arabia for what they are !!!!!
The first answer about fish was 100% correct. The UK granted almost all licenses but only 60% of the French on purpose knowing that macron can’t let it go cause of elections, the 55 small boats, than Bojo said they will be granted in 4 weeks and the press wrote France backed down;) Ts went up 3 points over nothing.
@@cricketbatguitar It started out well and went downhill quickly. I got lost in the middle of the second sentence. Which is a shame because, for me as someone not from the UK or France, it went downhill exactly at the point where it could have started to actually explain the situation to me...
33:10 In case anyone's feeling even just the smallest amount of sympathy, it's worth noting that this ... err ... "woman" hit a man with her car on Christmas Day and then drove off from the scene of the accident, leaving him alive but in a coma and suffering such severe brain damage that he had to relearn how to do just about everything. Edit: I put "woman" in inverted commas because UA-cam didn't like me calling her a scumbag c***.
Ian, I hate to do this to you, but that was not a u turn it's a switch back. a u turn is when you go back the way you came. switchback is to allow lower grade roadways along an escarpment
I hate to do this to you, but the switchback in the photo was the clue that the answer was a U-turn. It wasn't Ian's answer that was incorrect, but the clue, and Ian was clever enough to figure it out anyway. 😛
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
This show is just too painful to watch nowadays. Long time been my favourite but the unrelenting one sided bias is just too much to swallow, by the end of the episode I'm just glad it's over
This one was relatively unbiased compared to usual. Besides, when the government are being corrupt dicks (regardless of party) then I give HIGNFY a pass to rant about it.
as opposed to what? praising corruption and going to hell in a handbasket? as far as i can see they are equal opportunity 'haters' and thats exactly what they are supposed to be.
@@jeannieK1117 A subtle difference (which I know will be lost on you given the ``what-about-ism'' of your comment): Webbe was found guilty and expelled from Labour....which is very different from the Tory attempt to change the rules to protect those found guilty...
And yet it is the ignorant hate mongers who rule the roost. Your, "Not all Republicans..." waffle falls flat when that is your only defence when egregious neo-con actions are called out.
@@patharasown Not even close. Take a history class. I don't need a defence. There are enough corpses to prove my claim. Besides, when an opponent changes topic, then you know you have one the argument. My initial point is that everyone on this show thinks the same.
If only he stayed with playing the TV clown. He'd have done less damage that way. He's still a good clown, only now he has a great deal of tragedy and corruption to account for.
This program is terrible now, it's more like a party political broadcast, sooo serious. The only one trying to be funny and entertaining is Merton. It also seems very one sided and not unbiased at all. No wonder they're losing thousands of customers a week.
Wow they gave Ayoade some really weak jokes to read, but it didn't matter because he's always one of the best hosts.
grateful for these laughs during this still pretty depressing time. New Mexico usa
really nice hearing Andy's 'suggestion' about sponsorship on politicians clothes, George Carlin said many years back these politicians should be made to wear logs like in Nascar to display he various people sponsoring them :))) brilliant (and sad...) . Thanks a lot for the up, love the show.
I remember that. And I still agree.
Carlin was a philosopher comedian, absolute goat. I think he'd be saddened how far the modern generations have lost their way.
Thank you - I knew I'd heard someone say it before Andy, but couldn't recall who.
@@HopSkipLimp
h uh
Robin said the same thing in “Man of the Year” during the debates.
A heartfelt Thank you So much! from Sweden. 🇸🇪
Love this show.
Önskar verkligen att vi skulle ha något liknade program i sverige :)
@@jonathanlindell6209 Vi hade. Det gick nåt för mer än tjugo år sen som hette Snacka om nyheter! ☺️
@@flugsven Intressant! Tack så mycket för information! :)
@@jonathanlindell6209 "Intressant! Tack så mycket för information!" I think I understand this post. Is this in Swedish, or were you writing in English but you're a poor typist? Jk - I know there are linguistic similarities, but every word of this seems to be about the same. "Interesting! Thanks so much for [the] information!" Is that right?
Hi! :) Yup, that's the right translation, though I see now that I made a grammatical error as it should be "... för informationen" i.e the information instead of just information@@beenaplumber8379
I love it. Paul Merton saying that the MP who took a dominatrix to a 'do', "might have been strapped for cash."
Ps. And I do love Ian's rants ⚡️
Britain’s greatest “ranter.”
I love listening to Ian speaking sense. He's so well-read and really informed. I appreciate that he gets annoyed on TV shows, and shares his educated opinions in public.
I love the way he looks when he turns his head around when he's made a point. His neck rotates like an owl, but the overall effect is like an armadillo looking over his shoulder. Yes to the other comments in this thread, but it really cracks me up when he does that! (I haven't been able to turn my head that far in years.)
Thanks from Denmark
Thanks ViVaHD!
So much good talent. Thanks ViVaHD.
Love it thank you very much.
It’s a crime that viewers of the initial broadcast were deprived of the sandwich binder joke, but at least we’ve got it now.
brilliant ...thanks for the laughs.
Thanks so much. Love all of these, especially a bit more. ❤️
This is the second time these 3 were guests in the same show. Because they're simply the best!
Thank you ViVaHD!
Lovely lineup of people and Ayoade looks ravishingly soignee, even compared to his usually high standard.
One suggested, small emendation: _soignée_ is the feminine of the word … so, grammatically, you’d probably rather say Richard looks ravishingly _soigné,_ which is the masculine form-and 100% agreed, sartorially speaking he looks quite dreamy!
Take the second e off. He's a man.
In defense of our Bat of the Year, in te reo māori , manu (bird) is any winged creature, including bats, cicadas, butterfly.
I gave my first vote to the bat :-) I think they are awesome.
New Zealand, like everywhere has a lot of feral animal issues, on top of poor land management.
@@Antechynus that's no way to talk about the Lincoln university student union.
@@PhiltheMoko lol... 👍
Are you saying that "manu" is a Maori word that means winged creature? Seems a little less silly if that's the case.
If RA is hostin,' I'm a watchin'
Richard and Ian, yes!
Thanks so much for posting.
Thanks for posting
27:06 Even if you are incarcerated, work experience pays off!!!
new sub from NZ love English humor
Anyone else thinking; 'What? Playing with a hula-hoop stops you from catching Covid!'
Yes! Caught me off guard.
It's actually *eating* Hula Hoops, which are a brand of British crisps/chips in the shape of a ring. Yes, it's still patently ridiculous, but (marginally) less so than playing with plastic hula hoops. Hope that clears it up a little :D
Cheers for the upload
oh god was Gareth vs Will really 20 years ago? I am so old:-)
November is kind of a ''Bit More'' kind of month, yeah innit. Thanks Gorging and all that
Thanks ViVaHD for the No Calorie Bit More Extras !!
So, I am not very good looking, make odd pop culture references that others rarely get and do love to avoid work; how do I become a UK MP? (Think I have all the qualities they have other than $)
I keep falling asleep these days. I could be President of the United States!
The 30-day suspension from parliament is not as trivial as the panelists made it sound. Roisin said, "and maybe a byelection." That is the real punishment. Under the system for byelections, if an MP is suspended from parliament for longer than some period (I don't know how long, but 30 days is enough), then a byelection is called if 10% of constituents sign a partition, which is usually met quite easily. The MP may stand for re-election, but it is unlikely his party would preselect him.
So, if the Commons voted to confirm the 30-day suspension, as recommended by the Privileges Committee, it was almost inevitable that Paterson would quite quickly be losing his seat in parliament, permanently. I would say that is an appropriate punishment for his offence, but I'm just noting a suspension from parliament for 30 days leads to a severe punishment.
Wow! Thanks for the explanation (from the US). Here we don't have byelections. If a member of congress is expelled (like George Santos) or dies, there is a process for replacing them (special election or appointment by their state's governor), but no other process for the constituents to have a say. Brits seem to have many more options for enforcing accountability than we do.
@@beenaplumber8379 You're welcome. But it's a sad reflection on my life that I know all of that about British politics (I'm an Australian who's never been there) and I have the time to write such a long, carefully written explanation of such trivia!
The more painful part of the Australian Britney Bramble story is that she hit a man with her car who then needed brain surgery…..
32:12, to be fair, the head is that of a Kākāpō, a beautiful alpine parrot (not to be confused with the more slender green Kea).... And since most of our birds gave up the ability to fly.... The old bat was embraced in the spirit of inclusion.... (as a citizen of Aotearoa NZ, I've not seen this news article,).. But I'd like to direct you to the Mitchell & Webb sketch about flightless birds. You're welcome x xxxx
I'm sure everyone is already aware that a bat is a mammal and not a bird.
As someone else already commented when this was new, it got into the competition on what I would call a translation technicality: the Māori word for bird is actually not a 1:1 translation for "bird" but a word covering all winged creatures.
(A bit as if a wooden spoon for mixing batter won a best cutlery contest on the technicality of also being a "spoon" in English. - This from someone speaking Czech where said wooden implement is _not_ a spoon.)
Thhanks
Andy always goes on Paul's side..they're a good team. Andy is good value
Those politicians think they're Americans... That's how it works there no problem😉
35:40................Great joke Ian, and true. How come, that after " Jamal Khashoggi ", there are still idiots groaning, when you call out Saudi-Arabia for what they are !!!!!
The hoist is in case the beast gets stuck like it did outside the US embassy in Dublin!
If the mustard museum they are talking about is in Madison WI, I’ve been there!
Thank you OP
Watching it like this, I still don't need. TV license
Ahh! Andy! Now I know who modelled as the curmudgeonly little old guy in that Richard Dadd painting.
We're all gettin older, aren't we ?
I love the charcature of Angus Keaton
That's French for cooked meat, isn't it?
Leaving Las Vegas, but set in Glasgow
26:05: “What’s the sitch”? Reference to Kim Possible.
The first answer about fish was 100% correct. The UK granted almost all licenses but only 60% of the French on purpose knowing that macron can’t let it go cause of elections, the 55 small boats, than Bojo said they will be granted in 4 weeks and the press wrote France backed down;) Ts went up 3 points over nothing.
I think that needs a bit more editing.... try writing it in English maybe.
@@cricketbatguitar It started out well and went downhill quickly. I got lost in the middle of the second sentence. Which is a shame because, for me as someone not from the UK or France, it went downhill exactly at the point where it could have started to actually explain the situation to me...
She said “…everything should be lerring…”
00:44 some confusion between Aberdeen, Scotland and Armavir, Krasnodar, Russia ...
“Fish with what?”
Roisin: “Mackerel”……… 🤔
A Canadian boat that the Brits got their mits on.
Strapped for cash.
So why wasn't the Short Tailed Bat also permitted to enter Bird of the Year? We do have them. The whole thing is rotten to the core.
I honestly cannot tell if you’re serious or not.
Because it's a fish not a bird
Surely you have a few species of mosquitoes that were also left out...
They knew he was a Scotsman; because he had a quarter pounder, and was obviously a McDonald
18:25 someone mentioned this earlier in this show
lol these gadgets like arm-bike are becoming more and more absurd :)
Does anyone remember any episode when Andy sat on Ian's side?
Still not sure how they knew the bloke was Scottish
Maybe they could hear a woman's voice yelling, "Donald, where's yer troosers?!" in the background?
Sometimes you just feel it
Ask Roisin what a braron is!
I’ve watched so many of these under the impression that Ian usually wins. Person posting these: Do you only post ones in which Paul wins?
I’m not mad
🤣
I want to see him add ketchup
Just proves what utter nonsense this COP26 crap is/was! 🤦🏻♂️
Roisin Conaty must never be allowed on this programme ever again. She is gorgeous and my boyfriend can't stop drooling.
33:10 In case anyone's feeling even just the smallest amount of sympathy, it's worth noting that this ... err ... "woman" hit a man with her car on Christmas Day and then drove off from the scene of the accident, leaving him alive but in a coma and suffering such severe brain damage that he had to relearn how to do just about everything.
Edit: I put "woman" in inverted commas because UA-cam didn't like me calling her a scumbag c***.
Are those pies wrapped in gold-foil halal?
No, the filling is potato, leek and haram.
Stop fishing for 2 yrs
The Skeleton with the Wine is Paul Merton's Funnier Replacement ..
If only ameikkklans knew how much we laugh at them on the world stage.
Ian, I hate to do this to you, but that was not a u turn it's a switch back. a u turn is when you go back the way you came. switchback is to allow lower grade roadways along an escarpment
I hate to do this to you, but the switchback in the photo was the clue that the answer was a U-turn. It wasn't Ian's answer that was incorrect, but the clue, and Ian was clever enough to figure it out anyway. 😛
Very disappointing, no mention of Assange in this episode.
so boring to watch gb go through the trump playbook of ineptitude__ years later.
She ot pretty excited when talk of food came around.....
She has to be great on a cold winter's night. Must give off heat like a radiator :)
Xing out because it scuked.
Pretty weak episode, she really doesn't bring much to the party.
Poor baby. Woman hater huh? Weak.
give it time
@@sk31370n that made me laugh, ngl
Awkward kind of non-comedy
Good for Rosin Murphy not wearing one
Roisin Conaty, but you gave me a great laugh, so thank you. I would love to see Roisin Murphy on HIGNFY it would probably be a blast.
She still did'nt wear a political symbol Karen
@@whoknew2273 wasn't attacking you sir, happen to agree with you on the poppy front
@@whoknew2273 you were politely corrected on a factual error and lashed out, wouldn't that make you the Karen?
Ian is becoming more and more annoying and predictable, Paul on the other hand.... ❤🧡💛💚💙
He's not becoming boring and predictable. At his age we say he's becoming more curmudgeonly.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
This show is just too painful to watch nowadays. Long time been my favourite but the unrelenting one sided bias is just too much to swallow, by the end of the episode I'm just glad it's over
It's one-sided because that's the only position left. Actually, have you overlooked the jabs directed at Joe Biden?
This one was relatively unbiased compared to usual. Besides, when the government are being corrupt dicks (regardless of party) then I give HIGNFY a pass to rant about it.
as opposed to what? praising corruption and going to hell in a handbasket? as far as i can see they are equal opportunity 'haters' and thats exactly what they are supposed to be.
@@sk31370n But still no mention of Claudia Webbe's threatened acid attack, and yes she WAS CONVICTED, not just an "accusation".
@@jeannieK1117 A subtle difference (which I know will be lost on you given the ``what-about-ism'' of your comment): Webbe was found guilty and expelled from Labour....which is very different from the Tory attempt to change the rules to protect those found guilty...
do they pay people to laugh? nothing on tv is funny anymore
Liberal, soporific nonsense. Andy is gold, though.
Support the U.S. Republican loonies much?
@@thhseeking Do you want a percentage? There are many degrees of Republicans in the US.
And yet it is the ignorant hate mongers who rule the roost. Your, "Not all Republicans..." waffle falls flat when that is your only defence when egregious neo-con actions are called out.
@@patharasown Not even close. Take a history class. I don't need a defence. There are enough corpses to prove my claim. Besides, when an opponent changes topic, then you know you have one the argument. My initial point is that everyone on this show thinks the same.
So, enlighten us...what aspect of the "liberalism" displayed did you find bothersome?
Boris was WAYYYY better host of this show.
If only he stayed with playing the TV clown. He'd have done less damage that way. He's still a good clown, only now he has a great deal of tragedy and corruption to account for.
This program is terrible now, it's more like a party political broadcast, sooo serious. The only one trying to be funny and entertaining is Merton. It also seems very one sided and not unbiased at all. No wonder they're losing thousands of customers a week.
Dreadful host
7:55 I see only Boris is not wearing a mask.... he sees through the scam :)
I'm so glad I stopped watching this trash.
BORING all jokes are the same topic...MOCK is a much better show.