This had me in awe the first time I saw it as well. I mean, being both tragic and funny is his schtick, but this actually felt _real_. I don't know if it was, but it was a bloody good poem either way.
@ROOKTABULA What a little ray of sunshine you are Count Rookula, aren't you? How dare they experience the pleasure of a great poem and then not word it in the way you expect huh?! How about my attempt: A snidey pedant is all front, When underneath, he's just a .... What do you think, do I show promise..??
You missed the QI one when they talked about the delicious tortoises that went extinct. It was Stephen, Alan, David Mitchell, Sean Lock and Jo Brand on the panel, and it was just pure comedy! Also, the ‘I won’t spit on you’ moment on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
Joe Wilkinson's poem "Why it's okay to name your willy, but it's not okay to name the fella's willy next to you at the urinals" on 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown has to be the pinnacle. It had everyone else on the panel in stitches with laughter. Sean Lock was even begging Joe to stop.
That's kind of what that sentence means when used this way. If a title asks a yes/no, question the answer is probably no, if it says you will be shocked, you won't. But then again, it encourages comment engagement from people like you, and me, who need to point out the obvious. I prefer to just block channels who blatantly use click-bait titles and well, my UA-cam experience has improved immensely.
He’d ruin a few animators as they try to create his crazy world events. Maybe Ai could help. It doesn’t know if it’s lying, it just wants to tell us other peoples stories. Bob might single handedly defeat bot net with machine learning of absurdism of man. Well, a man.
Claudia Winkleman's reaction to Sean Lock is the epitomy of a complete sidesplitting breakdown from too much hilarity!! "Stop, i cant breathe.." as she gasps for air! Sean Lock the Legend... RIP great man!!
Sean bluffs, doublebluffs, underbluffs, unnecessarily bluffs after Jon's decision (twice) and that kinda anticipative proud smile - he was a genius, I miss him so much) (dissguised as part of his.overall attitude.to.this weird game as sheer nonchelance... it all takes showbusiness, panel shows to another dimension! Now close the tension.
(The fourth item) "Last Orders" ~Johnny Vegas Ask not for whom that bell doth toll, As wordy barmaids' eyes do roll, and landlord with an earnest shout, calls "time" on drinks and ushers out the dutiful sup up and leave, but he's a last card up his sleeve. With feet like landlocked deep-sea diver, shuffles bar-wards with a fiver, he begs at last for just one more, and, "one yourself", just make it right, he promises to drink it quick, yet deep down knows he's feeling sick, not from stout or bags from scratchings, more from questions booze keeps asking, what happened to the happy me? I think, no hang on, need, to pee, in the bog the poet sways, poised to ponder fonder days, before the time of cheap, warm, cider, eyes of wonder, opening wider, now they narrow tired of fun, as fart turns wet and burns the bum. Yet wary smile pops into his head, 'til urine runs down inside leg, and thus the landlord shows him out, the child inside is crying out, "I was not meant for such sweet sorrow," but opts instead for, "See you tomorrow". Thou stout-soaked, cig-stained, feckless soul, is what for, not whom, that bell did toll.
I'm just starting this, and I think I know what'll be at #1. Something with a vegeteable. And rightfully so. But if "I once accidentally bought a horse" isn't up there somewhere as well, I'm going to be livid.
@@RickySpanish-RS You don't believe someday could have predicted that? The carrot in a box moment being on the list was a given and the horse story is one of the most famous WILTY moments. It wasn't exactly a Nostradamus caliber prediction was it?
@@dawnieb.7394 FWIW I'm also American. :) Other than the carrot, he won bragging rights, self-satisfaction, knowledge that he got the laugh, and a triumph he could use against Jon Richardson at any moment of his choosing. You know, the things a comedian truly values. Given your question, may I ask you if you're familiar with the British panel show format?
Sad things is, the first experience I had with British panel shows was "Carrot in a box". I have been chasing the high ever since, never reaching it....
The best, funniest Mock The Week segment I have ever seen is the one about Dara's big head. 7 comedians at the top of their game, one great line topped by the next, and Dara appropriately had the last word.
Henning Wehn's Morocco story Martin Kemp on WILTY James Acaster cabbage and "a bush is more comfortable than a bench" stories Bob Mortimer's egg stories and David's reactions (pick any one!) Lee Mack's spider/French nanny story
The best part of this is that this top 10 could easily be the top 10 but, going through the comments, there are easily 100 other clips (in the last 15 years) that could be in the top 10!
The funniest thing I ever saw on qi was an episode with Stephen where they made lava lamps. David mitchell said something that made Stephen laugh. Stephen hit the table and the lava lamp spilled lava contents all over the set. It was everyone's reaction on the panel that was so hilarious😂
I agree, there could be a top 100, all of great quality. One I would have in the top 10 would be the WILTY cuddle jumper with straight man Nick Hewer playing a brilliant active role. Had me in tears along with David Mitchell.
The caption says "You won't believe what's number one!!". As soon as I read that I immediately thought "carrot in a box". I predicted every clip with the exception of the "mock the week" clips. 🤣
There used to be loads of things the UK were number one in the world for. Now we are down to three. Sports you can play while having a pint. Baked beans consumption. And as this clip proves, comedy panel shows.
Agree with others that Joe Wilkinson's poem and Challenging Wank are oversights. Also, at least four of Lee's wildly-spun yarns on WILTY outrank many of these - the spider next door, the set of keys, his Chinese cookbook, and having to fill in for a bridesmaid. One of those should have made the cut.
For once I’m happy to have fallen for clickbait, brilliant. To be honest, these are all fantastic, and if it was t for the genius of Sean Lock the could all be no. 1. Brilliantly funny, great British humour…
People have forgotten that "Standard" used to be the ultimate, the thing to be aimed for; the flag of the nation. A "standard bearer" carried it with pride. "Standard Triumph", didn't come up with that name for their motor cars because they wanted to be ordinary, it was because they were telling you they were very, very special. Somehow in the late 1950's America drowned "Standard" in a pool of bigger, made up, superlatives, "De luxe" was most likely the ringleader.
Standard fireworks is an Indian brand and maybe they exported to the UK in the last century? I've seen all these episodes and enjoyed this clipping of the best bits very much
Good edit, and choices. 😂 some just create rubbish from borrowing content, using AI, but this was edited well. Glad no use of AI narration, which would irritate me to high heaven,. But it’s becoming more common. Good YT clip, thanks.
the genius of "carrot in a box" is that Sean persuaded Jimmy and Jon to play it - and then proceeded to give a masterclass in how to play the stupidest, most pointless but brilliant game in history
I know it's not what it once was but nothing from Have I Got News For You? The pot noodle segment for example? The Angus scandal episode? or the tub of lard episode?
The only way Jon will win carrot in the box is if he brings his own carrot and adds it after it's the boxes have been kept/swapped. He's lost twice to Sean and once to Joe last I saw it played
I’ll tell you what johnny vegas is a bloody good poet
This had me in awe the first time I saw it as well. I mean, being both tragic and funny is his schtick, but this actually felt _real_. I don't know if it was, but it was a bloody good poem either way.
The first step towards that is a grasp of punctuation.
@ROOKTABULA What a little ray of sunshine you are Count Rookula, aren't you? How dare they experience the pleasure of a great poem and then not word it in the way you expect huh?! How about my attempt:
A snidey pedant is all front,
When underneath, he's just a ....
What do you think, do I show promise..??
@@TomNoles007 Just say 'cunt', mate. You'll feel better.
@@TomNoles007 :fire:
You missed the QI one when they talked about the delicious tortoises that went extinct. It was Stephen, Alan, David Mitchell, Sean Lock and Jo Brand on the panel, and it was just pure comedy!
Also, the ‘I won’t spit on you’ moment on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
LoL "there's no Latin name for Maltesers"
Joe Wilkinson's poem "Why it's okay to name your willy, but it's not okay to name the fella's willy next to you at the urinals" on 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown has to be the pinnacle.
It had everyone else on the panel in stitches with laughter.
Sean Lock was even begging Joe to stop.
@@victors8465Yes, and Challenging Wank.
i wasn’t surprised at all….it’s one of the best things ever to be televised!
That's kind of what that sentence means when used this way. If a title asks a yes/no, question the answer is probably no, if it says you will be shocked, you won't. But then again, it encourages comment engagement from people like you, and me, who need to point out the obvious. I prefer to just block channels who blatantly use click-bait titles and well, my UA-cam experience has improved immensely.
Bob Mortimer should produce a cartoon about his life and the town he grew up in! 🤣
He’d ruin a few animators as they try to create his crazy world events.
Maybe Ai could help.
It doesn’t know if it’s lying, it just wants to tell us other peoples stories.
Bob might single handedly defeat bot net with machine learning of absurdism of man.
Well, a man.
I mean, between making egg sandwiches and cutting hair, and doing his own dentistry -- this has the makings of a solid gold hit!
Sean Lock was one of the funniest guys on the planet, ever!
Defo.
A very sad day for comedy when we lost him.
Not to mention Rectum of the Year
Not to mention his delivery on when A tiger came to tea ❤
Absolute class… 2 other genius moments of his were:
“That’s a challenging w@nk”, and
“I won’t spit in you…”
Claudia Winkleman's reaction to Sean Lock is the epitomy of a complete sidesplitting breakdown from too much hilarity!! "Stop, i cant breathe.." as she gasps for air! Sean Lock the Legend... RIP great man!!
Sean bluffs, doublebluffs, underbluffs, unnecessarily bluffs after Jon's decision (twice) and that kinda anticipative proud smile - he was a genius, I miss him so much) (dissguised as part of his.overall attitude.to.this weird game as sheer nonchelance... it all takes showbusiness, panel shows to another dimension! Now close
the
tension.
Excellent , just excellent . It doesn't matter how many times i've seen these clips before, they will never be bettered or replicated.
Thank you ❤ .
(The fourth item)
"Last Orders"
~Johnny Vegas
Ask not for whom that bell doth toll,
As wordy barmaids' eyes do roll,
and landlord with an earnest shout,
calls "time" on drinks and ushers out
the dutiful sup up and leave,
but he's a last card up his sleeve.
With feet like landlocked deep-sea diver,
shuffles bar-wards with a fiver,
he begs at last for just one more,
and, "one yourself", just make it right,
he promises to drink it quick,
yet deep down knows he's feeling sick,
not from stout or bags from scratchings,
more from questions booze keeps asking,
what happened to the happy me?
I think, no hang on, need, to pee,
in the bog the poet sways,
poised to ponder fonder days,
before the time of cheap, warm, cider,
eyes of wonder, opening wider,
now they narrow tired of fun,
as fart turns wet and burns the bum.
Yet wary smile pops into his head,
'til urine runs down inside leg,
and thus the landlord shows him out,
the child inside is crying out,
"I was not meant for such sweet sorrow,"
but opts instead for, "See you tomorrow".
Thou stout-soaked, cig-stained, feckless soul,
is what for, not whom, that bell did toll.
Thanks for this
if theres not a carrot in this box you are a fckn genius. miss the genius that was sean lock.
overrated guy. pretty sure his whole career was a make a wish thing.
@@RickySpanish-RS overrated in some eyes. successful in life and business in others.
That poem from Johnny Vegas is absolutely incredible
I'm just starting this, and I think I know what'll be at #1. Something with a vegeteable. And rightfully so. But if "I once accidentally bought a horse" isn't up there somewhere as well, I'm going to be livid.
shut up you sap.
You got them both!
@@RickySpanish-RS if you've got 5 million then why can't you cover the fees?
@@RickySpanish-RS I didn't believe u now did I? Did you even mean to reply to me? Your comment made no sense in relation to what I said.
@@RickySpanish-RS You don't believe someday could have predicted that? The carrot in a box moment being on the list was a given and the horse story is one of the most famous WILTY moments.
It wasn't exactly a Nostradamus caliber prediction was it?
Whoever put this together did a decent job.
#1 is definitely correct
Joe Wilkinson’s poem has to be number 1! 🤣🤣🤣
Do you mean Johnny Vegas' poem? Really depressing, but so real. Life experience there....
@@garryb374I think he meant Joe Wilkinson's "naming other penis" poem
@@garryb374no, they mean Joe Wilkinson's poem about naming people's penises
@@garryb374 No, Joe Wilkinson's poem, "I just named your penis". Incredibly hilarious. "Carrot in a box" is still a great #1, though.
The butterfly poem was epic
The legend who will forever rest in our memory as the undisputed Carrot in a Box champion. Thank you, Mr. Lock.
For us uneducated Americans, did he actually win anything other than the carrot?
@@dawnieb.7394 FWIW I'm also American. :) Other than the carrot, he won bragging rights, self-satisfaction, knowledge that he got the laugh, and a triumph he could use against Jon Richardson at any moment of his choosing. You know, the things a comedian truly values. Given your question, may I ask you if you're familiar with the British panel show format?
Sad things is, the first experience I had with British panel shows was "Carrot in a box". I have been chasing the high ever since, never reaching it....
The best, funniest Mock The Week segment I have ever seen is the one about Dara's big head. 7 comedians at the top of their game, one great line topped by the next, and Dara appropriately had the last word.
I think of you as friends...i dont think of you as comedians!
I remember the advert on the telly, "Light up the sky with Standard fireworks"
Not much light, though. Remember, they're only 'standard'...
@synthonaplinth5980 Standard were the best fireworks. Certainly where I grew up near Manchester. Only other brand I remember were Brocks.
@@PeterSmith-bj4ml Apologies. Just a Yank's rather ineffective attempt to emulate British humour.
@@PeterSmith-bj4ml I grew up partially in Heywood and that's where I got to know Standard. Kids used to build and sleep in the bonfires guarding them.
They lit my house up a few months a year. Used to live across from the main factory in Crossland Moor, Huddersfield. Free fireworks....woop woop.
Sean’s RNLI embezzlement joke is such an underrated gem
Underrated by who?
Not so much underrated, more overwhelmed by everything else in that segment..culminating in ChallengingWank.
James acaster getting cabbaged should have made it
"that boy is my mortal enemy!" "It ruined my life!"
Henning Wehn's Morocco story
Martin Kemp on WILTY
James Acaster cabbage and "a bush is more comfortable than a bench" stories
Bob Mortimer's egg stories and David's reactions (pick any one!)
Lee Mack's spider/French nanny story
Acaster in a bush, yes!
And Lee Mack’s Wok around the clock too!
"You won't believe he didn't have a carrot in his box! OMG OMG"
All of these lists could consist of Bob Mortimer clips and nothing else.
Hugh being unable to keep his usual straight face during the 'private browsing' sketch is absolutely hilarious.
When Claudia says to Sean to stop speaking... cracks me up every time
I must have watched number 2 at least 20 times and it's funny every time🤣
A top ten without Lee Mack's royal wedding invitation bluff on WILTY seems lacking.
The horse tale is fantastic, but Sean Locke and carrot in a box is a classic!
The best part of this is that this top 10 could easily be the top 10 but, going through the comments, there are easily 100 other clips (in the last 15 years) that could be in the top 10!
To this day I don't think Jon has ever won carrot in a box.
Claudia is such a good side kick to comedians. Her laughter is great!
The way she laughs so much at Sean Lock's stories- that's the way you appreciate a comic genius!
The funniest thing I ever saw on qi was an episode with Stephen where they made lava lamps. David mitchell said something that made Stephen laugh. Stephen hit the table and the lava lamp spilled lava contents all over the set. It was everyone's reaction on the panel that was so hilarious😂
Tbh Lee and the royal wedding should be here too
i knew carrot in a box was gonna be number 1 before the video even started
Private browsing works with Major embarrassment.
The word "Standard" on the brand 'Standard Fireworks' referred to a 'Flag' (or Emblem), as in the "Royal Standard."
well chosen collection
Johnny Vegas' poem was from the heart and from personal experience, especially the burning bum. 🤣
All you need is a carrot, a box and a treacherous uncle 😂
All of these a great but Jimmy Carr asking Susie Dent about Glory Hole's is the clear # 1 by a wide margin. Stopped the show stone dead.
"Most unnecessary joke ever."
Don’t forget Sean’s challenging wank joke that didn’t even feature and it also stopped the show dead.
Challenging w@nk was a show stopper too but that clips not in here
I agree, there could be a top 100, all of great quality. One I would have in the top 10 would be the WILTY cuddle jumper with straight man Nick Hewer playing a brilliant active role. Had me in tears along with David Mitchell.
"The glory holes" joke should have been number 1. You can tell by Jimmy's own reaction that he wasn't even planning it.
Johnny has a deep side. Quite tragic, actually.
Oh, Sean... How i miss you. RIP
I told my girlfriend she was taken in too easily by clickbait. You won't believe what she did next!
Well now I wanna know mate
Sean Lock's lifeboat embezzling, baby seal clubbing, rectum of the year riff should have been a lot higher. As should Bob Mortimers fireworks story.
The caption says "You won't believe what's number one!!". As soon as I read that I immediately thought "carrot in a box". I predicted every clip with the exception of the "mock the week" clips. 🤣
I could listen to Bob Mortimers stories over and over 😂😂
The genius that was Shaun Lock, even if he was a Chelsea supporter. RIP fella
Rectum of the year kills me every time
Can't believe I didn't realize what #1 was obviously going to be 😂
Sean's Carrot in the Box lives rent free in my head. To be fair, it wouldn't be so funny without Jon, or Jimmy. Perfect comedy. We miss you Sean x
Bob Moritimer could've easily had 6 of these entries alone. They were all good though.
What a great poem by Vegas.
There used to be loads of things the UK were number one in the world for. Now we are down to three.
Sports you can play while having a pint.
Baked beans consumption.
And as this clip proves, comedy panel shows.
Downy
Agree with others that Joe Wilkinson's poem and Challenging Wank are oversights. Also, at least four of Lee's wildly-spun yarns on WILTY outrank many of these - the spider next door, the set of keys, his Chinese cookbook, and having to fill in for a bridesmaid. One of those should have made the cut.
For once I’m happy to have fallen for clickbait, brilliant. To be honest, these are all fantastic, and if it was t for the genius of Sean Lock the could all be no. 1. Brilliantly funny, great British humour…
3:03 - 3:17 WOW, that was brutal! OMG... 🤣🤣🤣
#9 Sean's story is the #1 tv greatest stories ever
19:16 Bill Bailey's expression is priceless.
Yup. You sir, are after my own heart. Ty.
There’s way too little James Acaster on this list.
Poor Claudia 😂😂😂
That zapping bracelet will be perfect for me, masochistic motivation!
People have forgotten that "Standard" used to be the ultimate, the thing to be aimed for; the flag of the nation. A "standard bearer" carried it with pride. "Standard Triumph", didn't come up with that name for their motor cars because they wanted to be ordinary, it was because they were telling you they were very, very special. Somehow in the late 1950's America drowned "Standard" in a pool of bigger, made up, superlatives, "De luxe" was most likely the ringleader.
Johnny Vegas the 20th century Shakespeare 😅
This is a pretty solid list but imo the greatest WILTY moment of all time is Hennig Wehn's bike ride on a train in Spain story.
Standard fireworks is an Indian brand and maybe they exported to the UK in the last century? I've seen all these episodes and enjoyed this clipping of the best bits very much
Good edit, and choices. 😂 some just create rubbish from borrowing content, using AI, but this was edited well. Glad no use of AI narration, which would irritate me to high heaven,. But it’s becoming more common. Good YT clip, thanks.
While i dont agree with some of the otder and a couple left out they were all epic! So many to choose from.. well done..
Lee Macks chipped cooking pot is worth a mention 😂
British panel shows are the funniest tv ever 😂
David's use of language and quickness of tongue is impressive. He carved trhe thinnest of multiple slices of Alan.
That is Alan's purpose. To be silly and get klaxons.
I haven't watched this yet, but if I do actually believe what is number 1 then I'll be wanting my 32 minutes and 55 seconds back.
Carrot in a box gets funnier the more you watch of them. Episode 3 is hilarious because of what happens in 1 and 2
I never skip bob mortimer telling stories. I think I've rewatched this fire incident story over a hundred times. I never get tired of it.
No Richard Ayoate? This list is sorely lacking.
I really thought it was going to be when Rachel showed her skiing disguise on cats does countdown.
It could have just been Sean and Bob
No 1 = Carrot in a box
Jimmy messed up the instructions at 30:10 but just made it even funnier.
Someone should have told Stephen, he did not have to start the sentence all over on every try. ;-)
And miss all that followed?😂😂
I loved carrot in a box. 😂
the genius of "carrot in a box" is that Sean persuaded Jimmy and Jon to play it - and then proceeded to give a masterclass in how to play the stupidest, most pointless but brilliant game in history
good selection but without a doubt the Jack Dee "man hole" moment should be in top ten
David Mitchell is the best!
I know it's not what it once was but nothing from Have I Got News For You? The pot noodle segment for example? The Angus scandal episode? or the tub of lard episode?
Caramel and Waffle... that's the highlight ✨️
Glory Hole should remain at number 1 forever...
Volume control would be great between each clip 👍
Everyone knew what would be number 1, there was only ever going to be one winner,
bloody hell Steven, this better be good…
OH MY GOD, NUMBER 1 is SO SURPRISING> To5ally worth the name. ................................
Claudia over the top much RiP Sean
Nope, I won't believe the 1st...
...since I probably won't agree😊
I love ‘Carrot in a Box’
The only way Jon will win carrot in the box is if he brings his own carrot and adds it after it's the boxes have been kept/swapped. He's lost twice to Sean and once to Joe last I saw it played
Whilst it’s an ok list it is baiting as a title. Sort it out…
Maybe Watch two fists and twist instead
❤
How is Sean’s hitlars island not on the list