My first quality guitar thst I bought was a Martin D-18 that I bought in 1973 when I was 12 years old for $459.00. I loved that guitar. Until I ran out of money amass had no food. When I lived in California after I separated from government service after 15 years, I could busk and make enough money to live. Unfortunately, I was in the middle of nowhere in the Midwest. I didn't have that option and so I had to get a loan to eat. I wasn't able to find a job and therefore I lost my dream guitar. I've never had another Martin guitar and I miss the quality of the sound of my guitar. Sure, I've gotten gigs playing and singing since then. Playing in bands and by myself, however I've never been able to buy another Martin that had the same quality of sound that my D-18 had. I've bought other guitars that were well made and equivalent to that D-18 in price, but never equaled the sound. Sorry, seeing the Martin factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania just brought those memories back to me. Rich Hall can make me laugh, but he can also remind me of things that aren't here any longer. The thing about that time for me was that I had been living with my white father and after being in the military, it was just little old Cherokee me. That's right, I was a Cherokee Indian and it didn't matter that I was not fully Cherokee, where I lived I was just another Indian and likely an alcoholic, even though I didn't drink alcohol at all. It didn't matter, I was a minority and suspect. It didn't matter that I spent 15 years serving in the military, nope, not at all. Amazing place.
"A conformist, brainwashed nation was in danger of becoming a conformist, brain-washed nation"... Rich Hall, I knew your face, I'd heard your voice but I am now a fan.
He married a Scouse and lives in England. He has made some hilarious contributions to shows like QI ("Quite Interesting"), episodes of which you can find on UA-cam. You can also find some of his appearances at "Just for Laughs" online. He is worth looking up in Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Hall
@@abchaplin I found him through QI and love his work. Every episode he was on he would have about 3 lines, but god damn if every one wasn't side splitting.
The American dream is a story adult came up with to teach and inspire their kids. It's just that the adults started to believe it more than the kids did.
Damn this is fantastic. Old-time documentary quality with new-age production quality. One of the best pieces of media I've ever seen, no exaggeration! Well done and thank you to everyone involved!
Rich's BBC programmes are really great. Check out Reginald D Hunter too. About Southern music... ua-cam.com/video/RWkMmPV75No/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Mango62uk
A friend of mine met him at a party once and they were both bored so got their host’s chess set down and played all night. My pal was quite the competitive player and said that Hall was remarkably good. Evidently a very clever man.
.When i was in my twenties i worked and lived in the U.S for a while. Low taxes, friendly people. ..Then i asked 'So..? How many paid vacation days i have this year ? '..They looked at me as if i was some kind of mental case ! ..🤣
My ex-Shift Manager worked in the U.S. for a few years. She took a couple of days' sick leave because she was sick and didn't want to drive while sick or spread it amongst her colleagues. At her yearly review, she was marked down for attendance because she'd taken those few days off. There's a UA-cam channel "Oui in France". A woman moved from the U.S. to France. I was somewhat surprised when she said that in France (as in the UK, Australia, etc.) taking a three week holiday wasn't a sackable offence. Here in Australia, as a permanent employee after 12 months you're entitled to 4 weeks' paid annual leave.
@@thhseeking Yes I like to watch those 'culture shock ' videos now and then. I stopped working in the U.S when i had a minor accident, and noticed I hadn't health insurance ! Everyone knows it now, but back then i just assumed everyone had healthcare, just like inEurope ! So i had broken ribs,and a foot. My head hurt. I could not work. Didn't get money, got fired, Then I had to pay the doctor myself..Anf they told me my hospital was only 60% covered ..WTF? .So I took a lot of pain medication left most of my stuff behind , Sold my car. and took a plane back to the Netherlands broken bones and all...There I checked into a hospital and never went back to the U.S ;..f..k it ! Haha
This is how I like to learn American History. Grade 10 class i found ingenious ways to skip out and get stoned instead of going to American History class, but this makes it interesting. thanks much, Rich Hall!!
Thus guy is one of the most clever comedians and I've been seeing him since I was a kind. This was very well done. I would love to work with him. Id be living in a dream. I wish he was more out there and people gave him more credit.
We have been enjoying his comedy in the UK for decades. Think he’s married to an English lass and he’s been a regular on radio & TV, particularly panel shows like QI. Owns a property in Montana (?) where they go for peace and quiet.
The best yet of the utterly brilliant historical-social-political analysis documentaries presented by Rich Hall. Here it is in plain language without the bullshit - this is America.
One of my favourite funnymen, ever since he let me play his guitar, at a stand-up show, at The Assembly Rooms, Derby, a few years ago!! We played Bad Moon Rising, by CCR! 😲
Rich, I wholly understand living in the UK for your comedy, but thanks for being a treasure here for documentaries and hope to see you in a Montana restaurant.
If or when we ever get back to any modicum of normality. Get to one of his gigs. His mixture of comedy and music will you in raptures of laughter. Rich' is in a league of his own.
It is remarkable how Jamestown in Virginia has disappered down the American memory hole. The Jamestown settlement 1607 in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Also forgotten is that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to become indentured servants for the highest bidder. But walk around downtown Hampton Virginia or the hillbilly mountains if you want to see the remanant of the genes of the poor, criminal classes of Britain. The Mayflower story is much more appealing, apparently.
In the 50s, there was an optimism that any problem could be fixed and was being fixed. Up to the 70s, the was a basic belief in progress and improvement. Today nobody believes anything and nobody thinks anything is getting better. All we want is more toys than other people and not to have to think about the mess we're leaving the future. We know the party's coming to an end but want to go harder and faster, long after it's stopped being fun, until it crashes.
Comedy often turns the commonplace upside down for comic effect. Looking at any situation from a new angle is a great way to spot something that you couldn’t see before. Comedians also have an advantage over politicians or scientists or philosophers because they are free to say anything they like.
@Mickey Finn I didn’t mean that. I meant that comedians don’t have to logically make sense which allows them to say anything they want to. Scientists and philosophers always have to make sense, in their professional work anyway.
@Mickey Finn I am sorry that my original comment was written in such a way that it was possible to derive more than one meaning. I will probably regret that for the rest of my life. Probably.
I'm unconvinced that "love the thing you do" is as rewarding as loving the people who use and appreciate the things you do. In the case of the Martin luthiers, they are making instruments for people who will make (hopefully) music and (ideally) beautiful music.
I think only two likes to your comment proves that as a society we have definately lost our way. Productive work is a necessity to drive society and those who produce work that helps others achieve their idea of happiness is the best work. Very few ever find it however, and I believe that the rapid pace of our lives due to the worship of technology for its own sakes has erased even the remembrance of the existence of such a concept. We are all cogs in a giant, and for the most part, unseen corporate wheel that continues to present us with increasingly smaller carrots to chase. Eventually we will cease to chase them and when we do the results will not be pretty.
If I said it once watching this, I literally said it a hundred times, "Damnnnn Ritch!!" LOLOL... I so missed you.... Always on point, and make me laugh when I feel like crying..... You da MAN señior R.. 👍💛😁😜👍
Who is it that dislikes videos like this? Are there idiots who do nothing but go round UA-cam to dislike anything's that is informative, completely inoffensive and entertaining? Oh I give up. No I don't, and don't you either, Rich.
These are all interesting presentations, and Mr. Hall is absolutely absolutely absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely excellent. I could have injected some new ideas on a number of points but I didn't. One thing that should be stated is that this is humanity's a of lurching forward. It's not stylish sometimes.
Excellent! This is on par with Reginald D. Hunter's in depth BBC tour of the American Old South. Leave it to the BBC to present America with, a crystal clear look at it's most realistic, warts and all. Thank you, from America.
@@dogbreaththe3rd851 how does that change anything? He's still American and he's still an exceptional wordsmith. How does his current address make any difference at all?
@@alexanderangelo7284 That is circumstantial. He still chose to leave living in the US as a cultural choice. They could have stayed in the US, so it was obviously an agreed CHOICE of one country over another. Think again.
@Mickey Finn I think the OP's comment was meant a little more simply, along the lines that Rich has a nice poetic turn of phrase. I too love his script writing and delivery.
I really enjoyed that Rich, and to the pint that I will let it slide that day when on one of your gigs you called me a bottle boy!! - I never sat in front row again you bastard!. Love from London Mate
Thanks Rich as you said ask Americans where is New Zealand, sadly Rich America has died. It was a place I wanted to visited, maybe for me Lousianna for the music and food
Riches (yes) command of cynicism, irony and scorn is almost English in its purity. Perhaps why he had to go to BRITain to make his fortune. Love the man.
Thank you, the "preacher" lingo was familiar... Granny went through Ellis Island... feel like changing to a toddler picture, but I've never taken a selfie, and my phone camera has a sticker. Einstein on the train 😂
Only thing I love more than comedians and actors go on about how hard they work and how they don't need money is when they go on about the dignity of labour.
@Mickey Finn Realism is used in art. You used realism when the philosophical term your looking for is materialism. I referenced idealism to make my use of materialism more clear. It seems pedantic, but it's an important clarification so don't take it personally.
Ralph: "You better be good to the people when you're at the top of the ladder, because you're gonna meet the same people when you come back down!" Ed: "Whaddya know, Ralph? We say the same thing in The Sewer Business!!!" 😆
I saw Richard Hall in Camden Town London (circa 2006) at a temporary storage firm where I was putting my house stuff in. He wore blue denim them days. Btw have u watched The Witch (2015) those were tough times.
This should be shown in every school to teach how we are controlled and how TV has stupified the population with banalities and not just in the USA but the rest of the western world. Keep 'em comin' Rich👍
Brilliant. It's a shame so many stupid people will never get it and continue working for nothing. Meanwhile, the Rich Hall videos ought to be the curriculum Truth taught in every class, in every school.
When I read Jim Henson's biography, I was struck at the section where they discussed the clash of American and British labor cultures when The Muppet Show started filming in the UK. Henson and his creative team were used to long American workdays, and were shocked when the English technical crews stopped work the instant the clock struck five.
"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." George Carlin
ha I was gonna say I would prefer the opening credits to say this.
That's a belter.
Said by a millionaire that lived it in the safety and security it provided... Carlin was a classic panderer and profiteer of leftist ideology
@@kdurston1 Maybe humour is not your thing
Or opportunistic cynicism masquerading as comedy could just not be funny....
My first quality guitar thst I bought was a Martin D-18 that I bought in 1973 when I was 12 years old for $459.00.
I loved that guitar. Until I ran out of money amass had no food.
When I lived in California after I separated from government service after 15 years, I could busk and make enough money to live. Unfortunately, I was in the middle of nowhere in the Midwest. I didn't have that option and so I had to get a loan to eat.
I wasn't able to find a job and therefore I lost my dream guitar.
I've never had another Martin guitar and I miss the quality of the sound of my guitar.
Sure, I've gotten gigs playing and singing since then.
Playing in bands and by myself, however I've never been able to buy another Martin that had the same quality of sound that my D-18 had.
I've bought other guitars that were well made and equivalent to that D-18 in price, but never equaled the sound.
Sorry, seeing the Martin factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania just brought those memories back to me.
Rich Hall can make me laugh, but he can also remind me of things that aren't here any longer.
The thing about that time for me was that I had been living with my white father and after being in the military, it was just little old Cherokee me.
That's right, I was a Cherokee Indian and it didn't matter that I was not fully Cherokee, where I lived I was just another Indian and likely an alcoholic, even though I didn't drink alcohol at all. It didn't matter, I was a minority and suspect. It didn't matter that I spent 15 years serving in the military, nope, not at all.
Amazing place.
Rich Hall’s programmes are always superb! I wish he was my buddy.
Fascinating documentary. Sad too. Thank you Rich. Good work.
Watch them all. Genius. X
I can’t get enough of these documentaries, they dig into the soul of the USA, with so many similarities to Australia where I live. Fantastic work.
I m thankful I live in Australia and not USA. I don’t see the similarities apart from the appalling treatment of indigenous peoples.
Only if your wealthy mate, try going into outpatients without $ or insurance 😂😂😂
@@bronxcheer1484 you forgot the convicts , sorry that’s right they were white 😮.
I was finally able to achieve the American Dream by moving to Spain. Home ownership, very good healthcare, and friendly, gun-free neighbors.
And no other Americans around you!
I'm about to achieve the American dream in Glasgow. Oh how the clock does drag on.
Best teaching device ever, Ritch Hall you are a rough diamond but sparkle like no other.
Ok
@@andeytubeyshamon I've kissed your farther years ago
A silver tongued orator!
Perfect observation
The suicide option has been replaced by bankruptcy. The game of life as told by
Rich Hall. Legend.
At least in most of the west, suicide is still an active option.
"A conformist, brainwashed nation was in danger of becoming a conformist, brain-washed nation"...
Rich Hall, I knew your face, I'd heard your voice but I am now a fan.
He was on SNL for a time too there are a few SNL videos on U Tube that he’s in. Christopher Reeve is in one with him and John Belushi about Superman
He married a Scouse and lives in England. He has made some hilarious contributions to shows like QI ("Quite Interesting"), episodes of which you can find on UA-cam. You can also find some of his appearances at "Just for Laughs" online. He is worth looking up in Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Hall
@@abchaplin I found him through QI and love his work. Every episode he was on he would have about 3 lines, but god damn if every one wasn't side splitting.
The American dream is a story adult came up with to teach and inspire their kids.
It's just that the adults started to believe it more than the kids did.
Damn this is fantastic. Old-time documentary quality with new-age production quality. One of the best pieces of media I've ever seen, no exaggeration! Well done and thank you to everyone involved!
produced by the BBC
I just saw this channel and this Mr. Rich Hall who talks American English like should be .i.e. direct and to the heart.
These documentaries are top drawer, why? Just because he is right... his observations are just, spot on.
I never missed any of Rich Hall's documentaires and enjoyed every one of them from start to finish.
Documentaries. Every one, not everyone, which means all the people being discussed.
@@judeirwin2222 I appreciate being told when I do something erroneous. Thanks.
Have only discovered Rich Hall in the past 5 years but he is so witty and intelligent and see's things as they are or were. Wonderfully observant!
Rich's BBC programmes are really great. Check out Reginald D Hunter too. About Southern music...
ua-cam.com/video/RWkMmPV75No/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Mango62uk
And still looks like Moe Szyslak
You should search 'Sniglets'. It's what he was most known for in the 80's . Funny stuff!
A friend of mine met him at a party once and they were both bored so got their host’s chess set down and played all night. My pal was quite the competitive player and said that Hall was remarkably good. Evidently a very clever man.
I hope you are getting paid well Rich Hall. Your documentaries are so good.
Almost impossible to overpraise Rich Hall`s take on the American Dream. So, suffice it to say: Brilliant!!!!!
Brutally honest, Rich Hall is a national treasure!
Rich Hall was an oddly huge part of my childhood.
The bit with the clear plastic glove....
.When i was in my twenties i worked and lived in the U.S for a while. Low taxes, friendly people. ..Then i asked 'So..? How many paid vacation days i have this year ? '..They looked at me as if i was some kind of mental case ! ..🤣
My ex-Shift Manager worked in the U.S. for a few years. She took a couple of days' sick leave because she was sick and didn't want to drive while sick or spread it amongst her colleagues. At her yearly review, she was marked down for attendance because she'd taken those few days off.
There's a UA-cam channel "Oui in France". A woman moved from the U.S. to France. I was somewhat surprised when she said that in France (as in the UK, Australia, etc.) taking a three week holiday wasn't a sackable offence. Here in Australia, as a permanent employee after 12 months you're entitled to 4 weeks' paid annual leave.
@@thhseeking Yes I like to watch those 'culture shock ' videos now and then. I stopped working in the U.S when i had a minor accident, and noticed I hadn't health insurance ! Everyone knows it now, but back then i just assumed everyone had healthcare, just like inEurope ! So i had broken ribs,and a foot. My head hurt. I could not work. Didn't get money, got fired, Then I had to pay the doctor myself..Anf they told me my hospital was only 60% covered ..WTF? .So I took a lot of pain medication left most of my stuff behind , Sold my car. and took a plane back to the Netherlands broken bones and all...There I checked into a hospital and never went back to the U.S ;..f..k it ! Haha
@@thhseeking imagine that situation and people not wanting to take time off for Covid
@@thhseeking i've seen this. well worth your time to watch
USA!USA!!!
This is how I like to learn American History. Grade 10 class i found ingenious ways to skip out and get stoned instead of going to American History class, but this makes it interesting. thanks much, Rich Hall!!
This was amazing. Nice job Rich Hall and crew.
Gonna watch everything Rich as ever done a guy who finally gives us some answers a really well put together show
Awww hell yeah! Thanks for throwing in a little Mc Murtry! Love that song! Broke my heart the first time I heard it, and still does.
A masterpiece of a documentary.
Thus guy is one of the most clever comedians and I've been seeing him since I was a kind. This was very well done. I would love to work with him. Id be living in a dream. I wish he was more out there and people gave him more credit.
Great doco Rich. Love all of your work. Love, an Aussie 👍😉
1.21 - “I don’t even know where to begin not knowing what that means”. Genius.
Excellent documentary.....✌️♥️
Beautifully done keep em comin thanks
Brilliant. Thanks for your efforts.
Rich Halll is a treasure. I love him!
Rich Hall: always educational and entertaining. Loved this take on America.
His take is the truth. Ive lived much of what he talks about.
Holy Mackerel!!! I haven't seen Rich Hall since he was on HBO's "Not Necessarily The News" back in the 80's, lol! He did the sniglets.
I used to play piano for him and Seinfeld and a bunch of those comedy guys back in 1980.
@@andyokus5735
Thats awesome man, Im sure you had a blast!
We have been enjoying his comedy in the UK for decades. Think he’s married to an English lass and he’s been a regular on radio & TV, particularly panel shows like QI. Owns a property in Montana (?) where they go for peace and quiet.
Clever, intelligently funny and sharp. Despite the strong American accent I can listen to Rich for hours :-)
The fug you mean "Despite" Stiggy?
The best yet of the utterly brilliant historical-social-political analysis documentaries presented by Rich Hall. Here it is in plain language without the bullshit - this is America.
Excellent series, telling Americas true story, and the people who have endured.
One of my favourite funnymen, ever since he let me play his guitar, at a stand-up show, at The Assembly Rooms, Derby, a few years ago!!
We played Bad Moon Rising, by CCR! 😲
Rich, I wholly understand living in the UK for your comedy, but thanks for being a treasure here for documentaries and hope to see you in a Montana restaurant.
Loved Rich Hall from his early days on Letterman ..
Not Necessarily the News too
Outstanding documentary
Middle Class- When you've got things that others want but you can't afford lawyers.
Top geezer. Would love a few beers with him.
Two nations divided by a common language.
@@johnreder4118 I was talking about you misunderstanding the comment you replied to. Seems to be a regular occurrence ;)
@@johnreder4118 Having lived in the British Isles for many years he would take the compliment and move on.
If or when we ever get back to any modicum of normality. Get to one of his gigs. His mixture of comedy and music will you in raptures of laughter. Rich' is in a league of his own.
Whose here on a Rich Hall documentary binge?
Me
Hit the nail on the head Rich. Superb
This is history condensed brilliantly
Great job Mr. Hall !
It is remarkable how Jamestown in Virginia has disappered down the American memory hole. The Jamestown settlement 1607 in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Also forgotten is that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to become indentured servants for the highest bidder. But walk around downtown Hampton Virginia or the hillbilly mountains if you want to see the remanant of the genes of the poor, criminal classes of Britain. The Mayflower story is much more appealing, apparently.
God I miss this man thank you for posting this😎
In the 50s, there was an optimism that any problem could be fixed and was being fixed. Up to the 70s, the was a basic belief in progress and improvement. Today nobody believes anything and nobody thinks anything is getting better. All we want is more toys than other people and not to have to think about the mess we're leaving the future. We know the party's coming to an end but want to go harder and faster, long after it's stopped being fun, until it crashes.
Don't know if this is good or bad but I often think the best and most insightful philosophers are comedians!
Comedy often turns the commonplace upside down for comic effect. Looking at any situation from a new angle is a great way to spot something that you couldn’t see before. Comedians also have an advantage over politicians or scientists or philosophers because they are free to say anything they like.
@Mickey Finn I didn’t mean that. I meant that comedians don’t have to logically make sense which allows them to say anything they want to. Scientists and philosophers always have to make sense, in their professional work anyway.
@Mickey Finn I am sorry that my original comment was written in such a way that it was possible to derive more than one meaning. I will probably regret that for the rest of my life. Probably.
@Mickey Finn Don’t understand that! Say something else.
The best and most insightful philosophers are bartenders and cab drivers, because the field of philosophy itself doesn’t pay very well.
I'm unconvinced that "love the thing you do" is as rewarding as loving the people who use and appreciate the things you do. In the case of the Martin luthiers, they are making instruments for people who will make (hopefully) music and (ideally) beautiful music.
I think only two likes to your comment proves that as a society we have definately lost our way. Productive work is a necessity to drive society and those who produce work that helps others achieve their idea of happiness is the best work. Very few ever find it however, and I believe that the rapid pace of our lives due to the worship of technology for its own sakes has erased even the remembrance of the existence of such a concept. We are all cogs in a giant, and for the most part, unseen corporate wheel that continues to present us with increasingly smaller carrots to chase. Eventually we will cease to chase them and when we do the results will not be pretty.
Well done Rich, keep up the good work.
Up there with Ken Burns. Kudos, Mr. Hall
I was watching this on my iPad and had to change it to my computer…….made me see the US so differently thanks
If I said it once watching this, I literally said it a hundred times, "Damnnnn Ritch!!" LOLOL...
I so missed you.... Always on point, and make me laugh when I feel like crying.....
You da MAN señior R.. 👍💛😁😜👍
Who is it that dislikes videos like this? Are there idiots who do nothing but go round UA-cam to dislike anything's that is informative, completely inoffensive and entertaining? Oh I give up. No I don't, and don't you either, Rich.
These are all interesting presentations, and Mr. Hall is absolutely absolutely absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely excellent. I could have injected some new ideas on a number of points but I didn't. One thing that should be stated is that this is humanity's a of lurching forward. It's not stylish sometimes.
😂😂😂
It was kind of like Butlin's, but worse. 🤣 Amazing line!
Rich Hall... wow, haven’t seen him in a long while
All Americans need to watch these BBC Documentaries presented by Rich. It's the only truth they will ever get.
Greatr work by the BBC
Excellent! This is on par with Reginald D. Hunter's in depth BBC tour of the American Old South. Leave it to the BBC to present America with, a crystal clear look at it's most realistic, warts and all. Thank you, from America.
Finally an American worth listening to....president hall.....I love it...
Every documentary this man makes is great! Thanks for uploading.
Man I forgot how much I loved Rich Hall.
Roguish, sharp, funny, erudite and insightful. Richie is the man!
This is superb!
Thank you for remembering the Haymarket affair!
"Its called 'the American dream' because you've got to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin
@@Johnconno ua-cam.com/video/acLW1vFO-2Q/v-deo.html
America is comedy central of all the modern industrial nations.
“The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!” - Al Murray
This guy is a freaking genius.
When the fascists talk about a comedian being president, this is a guy who I could trust.
PERFECT description
Rich Hall: American Poet Laureate.
@@dogbreaththe3rd851 how does that change anything? He's still American and he's still an exceptional wordsmith. How does his current address make any difference at all?
@@Dirty20Gaming
Because he has a view point of greater outsider clarity, AND he's made his statement of LEAVING THE US because it is so fckd.
@@thedolphin5428 actually it's because he met his British wife in New York while writing for SNL and followed her there.
@@alexanderangelo7284
That is circumstantial. He still chose to leave living in the US as a cultural choice. They could have stayed in the US, so it was obviously an agreed CHOICE of one country over another. Think again.
@Mickey Finn
I think the OP's comment was meant a little more simply, along the lines that Rich has a nice poetic turn of phrase. I too love his script writing and delivery.
Rich is AWESOME........stay safe ❤️
Excellent documentary
I really enjoyed that Rich, and to the pint that I will let it slide that day when on one of your gigs you called me a bottle boy!! - I never sat in front row again you bastard!. Love from London Mate
Thanks Rich as you said ask Americans where is New Zealand, sadly Rich America has died. It was a place I wanted to visited, maybe for me Lousianna for the music and food
Riches (yes) command of cynicism, irony and scorn is almost English in its purity. Perhaps why he had to go to BRITain to make his fortune. Love the man.
"It was kinda like Butlin's, but worse" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Certainly made me snigger, I mean who remembers Butlins?
"It was kinda like Britain but worse"
Quite superb.
Well done mate. That’s not a waste of data
I remember Mr Hall explaining the definition of "bathquake" to Letterman, a term he concocted in his book he was promoting...all hail Rich Hall
Mr Hall, top work.
Thank you, the "preacher" lingo was familiar... Granny went through Ellis Island... feel like changing to a toddler picture, but I've never taken a selfie, and my phone camera has a sticker. Einstein on the train 😂
Only thing I love more than comedians and actors go on about how hard they work and how they don't need money is when they go on about the dignity of labour.
I feel like history should be taught by pessimists.
Yes definitely, it's up to us pessimists to exploit how flawed we are as a species, so that we can be more humble towards the world we live in.
@Mickey Finn I think you mean materialism, not realism, that's if you meant to use it as the antithesis of idealism
@Mickey Finn Realism is used in art. You used realism when the philosophical term your looking for is materialism. I referenced idealism to make my use of materialism more clear. It seems pedantic, but it's an important clarification so don't take it personally.
It should be taught by realists, like Rich
The very definition of the word "acerbic", love it....
There is nothing wrong with hard work the trick is making it pay off.
spoken like a true brainwashed robot. none of the elites, the bosses would ever say this and mean it.
Work smart,not hard.
A gem
New Zealand ain't great, but it looks like a superstar compared to it's peers
Not for long, post again in ten years?
@@UncleBoratagain Because your name is really Nostradamus and you know the future? Whooooooooooooooo
Love this man 😆😆
Ralph: "You better be good to the people when you're at the top of the ladder, because you're gonna meet the same people when you come back down!"
Ed: "Whaddya know, Ralph? We say the same thing in The Sewer Business!!!"
😆
Mr Hall I owe you a pint top notch
I saw Richard Hall in Camden Town London (circa 2006) at a temporary storage firm where I was putting my house stuff in. He wore blue denim them days. Btw have u watched The Witch (2015) those were tough times.
I nearly pissed myself when he said the pilgrims were kinda like Butlins.
Hi Di Hi.
Ho Dee hooooo
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This should be shown in every school to teach how we are controlled and how TV has stupified the population with banalities and not just in the USA but the rest of the western world. Keep 'em comin' Rich👍
Wonderful so insightful
Hall is smoking the right stuff...
Brilliant. It's a shame so many stupid people will never get it and continue working for nothing. Meanwhile, the Rich Hall videos ought to be the curriculum Truth taught in every class, in every school.
Great job of making something so sad seem so funny.
Does Rich do eulogies?
Fantastic work
When I read Jim Henson's biography, I was struck at the section where they discussed the clash of American and British labor cultures when The Muppet Show started filming in the UK. Henson and his creative team were used to long American workdays, and were shocked when the English technical crews stopped work the instant the clock struck five.
Somewhere I read/heard that was the case whilst filming Star Wars as well. Americans work hard for less and less each year, IMO.