agreed. those two lines are the best. i've seen this many times and those never fail to make me laugh out loud. its also the way he says it - so 'matter of fact'.
@@stopitnowlol6697 theyre also desinged to carry as much oil as possible without the front falling off but there is one time they couldn't hold as much oil as possible
My dad’s an engineer and apparently they quote this during meetings. I’m convinced that all engineers have this memorized and you can’t tell me otherwise
Lmao this would kill the joke but that line about "beyond the environment" made me realize all anyone should say for similar situations could be: "the ship was built to high standards but it was met with an outlying situation that was *_'beyond what it was built for.'_* And were the standards any higher then that would make all the ships too expensive and cripple the shipping industry."
"But Senator Collins, why did the Ever Given get lodged in the Suez Canal?" "Well, the wind hit it" "The wind hit it?" "The wind hit the ship!" "Is that unusual?" "Oh yeah! At sea? Chance in a million!"
I honestly think this deserves to beside “Who’s on First” in the halls of comedy canon. A near perfect example of excellent political satire. Timeless.
Ever since I saw this a couple of years ago I use "the front fell off" to refer to something that's gone completely wrong. As in, "I was doing fine on the exam until about halfway through, I don't know what happened. The front fell off."
I found out about this sketch when an Australian co-worker said it, and was surprised that none of us knew the reference. So he insisted we all watch it. So brilliant.
Haha, thank you, I thought I was the only one that was bothered by that. The only thing more annoying in comment sections is people tagging other people. Fortunately UA-cam is free from that, at least.
@Jim lastname It appears she was using the same response as Mr. Clarke did to the interviewer asking about the front falling off in response to him saying the front fell off the Australian political satire landscape. He died suddenly and unexpectedly, which one would think isn't really typical.
I've just heard of him and I'm already sad to hear it. :/ He seems like a real gem of satire. In that Pratchett way, I suppose that a man is not really dead while his name is still spoken and his jokes told, so RIP and GNU John Clarke.
I was referred here from a story about the Titan submersible and I took this for an official interview at first. Then I realized it was pretty much every official interview.
@spirz4557 Well because the submersible imploded, 5 people died, and a company went under, it's a bit of a dead giveaway. I'd just like to make the point that that's not normal!
The context of the times this aired in the maritime world makes this sort of like gallows humor. During the 1980s and 1990s (particularly 1990 and 1994) cargo ships were suffering catastrophic sinkings, especially bulk carriers, which would often break in half, endure flooding from cracks in the hull, or just go missing without a trace.
"This plane that was involved in the incident in Oregon this week..." "The one the door fell off?" "Yeah." "Yeah, that's not typical, I'd like to make that point."
My brother works for the Canadian Coast Guard. He told me this was shown at the beginning of his first class on his first day at the Coast Guard college. That's how universally funny this is. My personal favourite: "There's a minimum crew requirement." "And what is the minimum crew required?" "Oh....one, I suppose."
God l miss this man. As a kiwi l normally get pissy when Australia steals one of ours but, you guys deserved him - he never got the recognition he should have here. RIP John you bloody legend!
Ronnie Corbett had impeccable timing, the two Ronnies Mastermind sketch takes comedic timing to a mind blowing level. David Renwick's writing combined with their performance is something to behold.
"Its not in an environment... All there is, sea, birds, fish" -And? "And 20,000 tons of crude oil" -And? "A fire" -And? "And the part of the ship that the front fell off" This is Gold xD
Their timing was flawless, as was the direction. The first time I ever saw this, I thought it was an actual news interview until about the 20 second mark. I never tire of watching this.
While I deeply miss John's wit - so sharp and quick that you'd be halfway home before you realised your shoes were filling up with blood and you were dying - I think we also should recognise that Bryan Dawe is among the greatest 'straight' men in history. If ever we needed a duo like this it's now, dealing with the ridiculous Bullshit Circus that is modern politics. Thank you gentlemen, thank you so very much. It's such a loss to see it end so abruptly. Vale Mr. John Clarke, 1948-2017
It was posted a couple of years after the passing of the actor playing "Senator Collins" at the age of 68. He was fit and healthy and his death was unexpected. My comment was simply acknowledging the sad loss of a brilliant actor/satirist/poet/author, giving a shoutout to the very talented guy who frequently played opposite him as "the straight man" to John's funny man (it's a comedy thing, look it up on TV Tropes), expressing my regret that we no longer have them around to help keep our politicians honest, and thanking them for their work. If you can explain what's "weird" or "derailed" about it in more detail, I can probably dispel your confusion fairly simply. Cheers :)
I agree with your sentiment that Bryan Dawe as foil to John doesn't get a lot of the credit for material that they wrote and perform together. Didn't realise understand your shoes and blood analogy tho I have to say maybe this what people find odd about the comment?
I’ve been watching this every few months for years. It’s amazing and I think even partially improv. The best part is the whole ‘there’s nothing out there but sea and fish and birds. And 20,000 tons of crude oil. And a fire. And the part of the ship that the front fell off.’ I get mad at how amazingly funny this 2 minutes is.
+Fnidner The ship they were talking about was real, called the 'Kirki' and the front did fall off it spilling a heap of crude oil in 1991. imgur.com/NVs0w95
wszyscyzginiemy Although he became very famous in Australia, he’s a native New Zealander. Their accent is the best, it’s one of the reasons I love Flight Of The Conchords.
Well the engine panel fell off I'd like to say it isn't typical for engine panels to fall off There's alot of these Boeings going around the world all the time and it's very seldom that an engine panel falls off I'd just like to make sure people don't think Boeings aren't safe > Was this Boeing safe? Well I was thinking more about the Boeings where the engine panel doesn't fall off > If this Boeing was not safe why did it have passengers on it? Well I am not saying it wasn't safe, I'm just saying it's not as safe as the Boeings where the engine panels don't fall off
_"It was amazing really. The Occurrence Border mostly followed the standard Imperial ship design; large engines in the tail, control tower rising above the rear of the ship, long and slightly skinny body. Except the bow was completely gone. The ship just ended half way through the body in a giant patchwork of scrap metal. It looked like someone had grabbed the ship, cut it with a giant cleaver, and then smashed the ragged edge flat. As one we all turned to look at Nubby; who muttered something about 'good value for cost' and tried to sidle away."_ _"It took a lot of shaking and yelling to get all the details out of Nubby. Apparently, well, the front fell off."_ _"The entire front of the vessel, a two kilometer warp-capable ship, which we had just purchased for a staggering amount of money, on behalf of the bloody Inquisition, Fell. Off."_ _"He said it doesn’t happen often, just a sort of occasional time to time thing, overall its a very safe ship. In fact in the whole lifetime of the ship it only happened once, or twice, well maybe three times, definitely no more than four, but the important thing was that it wouldn’t ever happen again."_ - The All Guardsmen Party, "Discount Spaceship"
RIP John Clarke. I've appreciated & enjoyed your work so much over the years. Your wisdom and wit will be sadly missed at a time it's needed more than ever. A great loss to Aus & NZ and sympathies to Bryan Dawe.
Until the ending, I didn't realize that this was a comedy pair. But then I'm sorry to say he sounded like a typical politician. The interviewer pressed a bit harder than an American newsman would, but that's probably what the target audience would expect. Besides, they would recognize the pair as comedic actors. I should look up some more by these two.
+FraggingBard He's supposed to sound like a comedian parodying a politician. He sounds *disturbingly* close to a typical politician. That skit sure is funny, but it's also quite *scary*.
"The ship was towed outside the environment" "Into another environment?" "No no no, it's been towed beyond the environment. It's not in the environment" "But from one environment to another environment." "No, it's beyond the environment. It's not "in an" environment. It has been towed beyond the environment."
This is the funniest interview I’ve seen. This could be a Monty Python sketch. The guy’s the God of Frankness, a frikin genius! At one point even the interviewer almost lost it 😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂
Wow,me too! Saw Scott Manley,I didn't get the joke and then this pops up on my feed. After watching the video I thought this was some kind of Monty Python skit,but it appears according to the comments this is real.
Tfw an official responding to the Ohio rail disaster says the safest thing to do is to "get that up in the air." What about the environment? We've moved it beyond the environment. There's nothing up there but clouds and birds. And phosgene gas.
Ahmet Fatih Usta It’s meant to be satire on how news media report on natural disasters. “Environment” means “place where trees are” or the like. Basically like saying “the bush” its a nonsense term
@@Ahmetfusta If people can see it, they care. What people can see is the immediate environment. Tow the ship beyond where people can see and it is beyond the environment and nobody cares. Euphemistically, the ship has been taken where no-one cares. Except for those who still remember that it is still there.
The thing I love about this the most is that it is entirely clean. No swearing, no suggestive comments, no dirty jokes - just pure comic genius. Offensive rating: 0/10. Funny rating: 10/10.
I also love it because it's a parody of how politicians dance around plain truth to lie. It happens constantly all the time. Take Fauci vs Rand Paul for example
"A wave hit the ship."
"Is that unusual?"
"Oh yeah! At sea? A chance in a million!"
TheReaper161Plays h
TheReaper161Plays h
Saw this just as they said it
That was one of the two lines that cracked me up! The other was the minimum crew requirement which is, "oh, one, i suppose"
agreed. those two lines are the best. i've seen this many times and those never fail to make me laugh out loud. its also the way he says it - so 'matter of fact'.
"What's the minimum crew?"
"Oh, well... one, I 'spose?"
Haha that's the best line.
One Crew, yeah
one crew haha!
S P I R A L O U T
😂
"Well, cardboard's out."
"And?"
"No cardboard derivatives."
...and I died.
As a model builder of cardboard-ships I am deeply offended by this line!
@Christoph Poll yours are designed for cardboard, those are designed such that the front don't fall off, except in this one case
@@stopitnowlol6697 theyre also desinged to carry as much oil as possible without the front falling off but there is one time they couldn't hold as much oil as possible
You got better, I take it, :-)
Idk why but hearing derivatives set me off too😂
You can't pull a quote out of this one. Every sentence is gold.
Yeah ya can.... "the front fell off!" 💁♂️🤷♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
The front fell off
Cardboard derivatives...
Didn't you come in a Commonwealth car? Yes. What happened. The front fell off.
"Well cardboards out"😂
My dad’s an engineer and apparently they quote this during meetings.
I’m convinced that all engineers have this memorized and you can’t tell me otherwise
You'll be pleased to know I learned of this from an electrical engineer.
As the daughter of an engineer, on my way to being an engineer, this is 100% my first language 😂
Real public-communication-trained engineers have the “What is a photocopier” video in mind.
Well, as a computer engineer, I can confirm that engineers know this by heart, and we try to make sure the front doesn't fall off.
I am an engineer and can confirm.
I grew up in Australia and these guys have been pulling the piss out of the politicians for about 25 years now. They're awesome.
Pulling the piss? Here in the UK we take the piss. you Aussie's really do things back to front.
They can't do it front to back for obvious reasons.
True. Pushing the piss sounds a lot more painful.
well, you can only do things from back to back because the front fell off
For fuck sake, will you morons ever stop making comments on the internet?
Hear me out... Imagine you built a submarine for billionaires.
Your idea intrigues me. I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
What happened isn’t very typical. Let’s not start thinking it’s unsafe.
@@littlem00nprinc3ssthey gotta have an aftermarket gaming controller
Some guy pointed out some safety flaws in our sub, don't worry I fired him now Noone can say it's unsafe meaning it's safe. 👍
Bro so smart but the middle got crushed
‘It’s been towed beyond the environment, it’s not in an environment!’
Honestly made me fall over
Practically a void
Lmao this would kill the joke but that line about "beyond the environment" made me realize all anyone should say for similar situations could be: "the ship was built to high standards but it was met with an outlying situation that was *_'beyond what it was built for.'_* And were the standards any higher then that would make all the ships too expensive and cripple the shipping industry."
you could you say you,
fell off
Well, the front fell off
@@MazerRaven but how?
“So what standards are the Boeing planes built to?”
“Well the door’s not supposed to fall off for a start.”
😂😂😂
What other standards are they built to?
@@aland7236 duck
@@aland7236 Well they have other doors in case one falls off.
@@thegibbonisreal And a minimum crew requirement
Trying to hit that word count on your essay
bruhh xD
This comment is on point!
xD
@thenoodleshop REEEEEEE!!!
thenoodleshop
back to /pol/ you go.
The logic is flawless.
"Wasn't this one built so that the front wouldn't fall off?"
"Obviously not."
"How do you know?"
"Because the front fell off!"
I too watched the video
ik lol
Far as I'm aware, the logic actually does work, kind of.
I also watched the video.
I was gonna use logic but then the front fell off
This is one of the funniest things ever, and I don't even speak Australian.
wait, what?
the front fell off
top stuff
Not the top, the front. It fell off.
It's not normal.
this sound like monty python
+taylor forrest More like Bird & Fortune.
thats satire my friend
aqua team he thought he was Eric Idle
Or abbot and costello
John Clarke grew up listening to the Goons (as did many of us, including the guys who would go on to become Monty Python)
"But Senator Collins, why did the Ever Given get lodged in the Suez Canal?"
"Well, the wind hit it"
"The wind hit it?"
"The wind hit the ship!"
"Is that unusual?"
"Oh yeah! At sea? Chance in a million!"
Solution: Tow it beyond the environment.
I thought exactly the same thing when I saw that story.
@@lukewalker3905 In this instance, it's stuck so it can't be towed. That's not typical of ships in the Suez - I'd just like to point that out.
In a canal, not at sea. Otherwise, unlike the ship, it fits perfectly.
+ Can you book me a cab?
- Didn't you come in a common wealth car?
+ Yes I did.
- So what happened?
+ Well it got stuck in the Suez Canal.
I honestly think this deserves to beside “Who’s on First” in the halls of comedy canon. A near perfect example of excellent political satire. Timeless.
And I am Yu from rush hour
Good point!!!
As Australians we had this every week on tv.
I really miss him.
@@robdog1245but Yu is blind
I’m not blind, you blind.
That is what I to you
Ever since I saw this a couple of years ago I use "the front fell off" to refer to something that's gone completely wrong. As in, "I was doing fine on the exam until about halfway through, I don't know what happened. The front fell off."
yes! love it dude
We've been doing this in Australia since 1991 lol
We use this at the workplace.
"Refrigerator's busted"
"What happened?"
"Dunno. Front fell off?"
@@dylanwight5764 nowadays it'd be "It took an arrow to the knee"
I found out about this sketch when an Australian co-worker said it, and was surprised that none of us knew the reference. So he insisted we all watch it. So brilliant.
You can find the complete transcript in the comment section below
Under rated comment.
Haha, thank you, I thought I was the only one that was bothered by that. The only thing more annoying in comment sections is people tagging other people. Fortunately UA-cam is free from that, at least.
Or you can buy John Clarke’s book with the Transcripts in them
@@gussyt1761 I did but the front fell off.
@@hendrong Good thing no one can tag other people here.
The front fell off the Australian political satire landscape today. RIP John Clarke.
Nicely put.
That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.
@Jim lastname It appears she was using the same response as Mr. Clarke did to the interviewer asking about the front falling off in response to him saying the front fell off the Australian political satire landscape. He died suddenly and unexpectedly, which one would think isn't really typical.
oh what, he's dead???
I've just heard of him and I'm already sad to hear it. :/ He seems like a real gem of satire. In that Pratchett way, I suppose that a man is not really dead while his name is still spoken and his jokes told, so RIP and GNU John Clarke.
I was referred here from a story about the Titan submersible and I took this for an official interview at first. Then I realized it was pretty much every official interview.
Same here !
It's a gift that just keeps giving
Some of the submersibles are built so they don't implode at all.
Was the Titan built so that it wouldn't implode?
@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 Well, obviously not.
@@NimbusHex How do you know ?
@spirz4557 Well because the submersible imploded, 5 people died, and a company went under, it's a bit of a dead giveaway. I'd just like to make the point that that's not normal!
Lemme guess? Carbon fibre is out? 😂
Guy: "There's a minimum crew requirement."
Interviewer: "What's the minimum crew?"
Guy: "Ah, one I suppose."
***** yes, yes I am.
***** yup! The one about commercial airline pilots and averted disasters :)
+Shikoba Crawlings (Forrest) nerds
+Sara Fox
no better time to say "you don't say"
Masako Beaton
derpa, derpa, derp. XD
This always gets me laughing
Zaddy
Happy to see you around! Hope these last few years have been good to you! Keep being awesome!
The context of the times this aired in the maritime world makes this sort of like gallows humor. During the 1980s and 1990s (particularly 1990 and 1994) cargo ships were suffering catastrophic sinkings, especially bulk carriers, which would often break in half, endure flooding from cracks in the hull, or just go missing without a trace.
untipacal @@sse_weston4138
Thanks for the comment Tay
"This plane that was involved in the incident in Oregon this week..."
"The one the door fell off?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah, that's not typical, I'd like to make that point."
Well how is it untypical?
The wind hit it.
@@Yvanahh The wind hit it? Is that unusual for an airplane?
Oh yeah, in the sky? A Chance in a Million! @@withoutwroeirs
@@withoutwroeirs Wind in the air? A chance in a million.
My brother works for the Canadian Coast Guard. He told me this was shown at the beginning of his first class on his first day at the Coast Guard college. That's how universally funny this is.
My personal favourite:
"There's a minimum crew requirement."
"And what is the minimum crew required?"
"Oh....one, I suppose."
God l miss this man. As a kiwi l normally get pissy when Australia steals one of ours but, you guys deserved him - he never got the recognition he should have here. RIP John you bloody legend!
as an American, i cant tell you guys apart
He's still yours. We all enjoy it.
"A wave at sea!?...... chance in a million" I died!
So did all the fish.
don't forget all the birds that died too hahah
A tiger......in Africa!
I do not believe a comedy piece has ever been done with better comedic timing. This is beyond brilliant.
"Who's on first?"
Bird and Fortune are worthy of this kind of sketch too.
Ronnie Corbett had impeccable timing, the two Ronnies Mastermind sketch takes comedic timing to a mind blowing level. David Renwick's writing combined with their performance is something to behold.
If you find this funny, I highly recommend checking out stuff by Monty Python if you haven't already😂
"Its not in an environment... All there is, sea, birds, fish"
-And?
"And 20,000 tons of crude oil"
-And?
"A fire"
-And?
"And the part of the ship that the front fell off"
This is Gold xD
The last bit where he asks for a taxi, because the front fell off his car was a nice touch as well :D
Ikr
Kirubel Abebe but there's nothing else out there, it's a void.
But there's nothing ELSE out there. It's a complete VOID.
Would've been funnier if he'd simply said "and the front of the ship"
man I miss these guys imagine the field day they would be having today.
Political satire is verboten in Australiastan!
@@Allangulon thujuicemedia is keepin it alive I'd say
@@A_Salted_Fishe
I believe Juice did a report on how the government tried to shut them down.
@@Allangulon fair do's
@@Allangulon FriendlyJordies does his bit
"its been towed beyond the environment" I was crying!
What's funnier is that that's a real quote from an interview.
I was thinking this was real at first then it quickly became way to funny xD
Wow you're here
So the front fell off?
Woah! Didn't expect to see you here!
I swear I see you in the stupidest places like that adele parody with david attenborough
I actually did think this was real
Most circular conversation ever.
Fooooreal!😭
If you want a real circular conversation, 'Abbott and Costello - Who's on First'
Yes. Who? Yes. WHO IS ON FIRST!?. Yes!
Who's on second?
No, Who's on first, What's on second
This is high art for high end responsibility.
AA beats the shit out of a passenger. " Reaccommodated"
Makes me belly laugh every time! 😂😂😂 “can you book me a cab?” “Didn’t you come in a common wealth car?”
“Yeah but the front fell off” 😭😭😭 💀
"But Suez Canal authorities, why did the ship run aground?"
"Well a gust of wind hit it."
"A gust of wind hit it? Is that likely?"
Just cut the front off it!
Then tow it beyond the environment
@@lukewalker3905 well what's out there?
@@TimperialBroadcastingAgency in a storm? Chance in a million
''Well Cardboards out'' had me spitting my coffee onto my keyboard! LMAO
this is one of the best videos I have ever seen.. ever..
Almost 30 years later and this sketch still kills.
And so do oil tankers.
@@Chrisbert1977 and cheaply made submersibles.
@@randymichel459 #ImplodeTheBillionaires
11 years old and this sketch still cracks me up.
R.I.P. John Clarke, you were brilliant.
@Deus Vult i would assume he's referring to when this video was uploaded
This bit is timeless. I don’t care how often I come back to it, it still hits like the first time!
I watch this atleast once a year and will continue for the rest of my life .
Same. It's too awesome.
DING DONG! This is your yearly reminder.
monthly for me, never gets old, probably better :D
Until the front will fell off? :)
Wup I’m 2 months early. Just couldn’t hold on.
I love how fast they both respond to each other, it's so fluent it's amazing
It was so good I thought it was edited at first.
UR86 this is a skit, so not only is it probably edited, its scripted.
Karl Gilbert that's disappointing. Still really funny though
Karl Gilbert It’s probably somewhat scripted but it might be improvised as well. A lot of sketch comedy is
Their timing was flawless, as was the direction. The first time I ever saw this, I thought it was an actual news interview until about the 20 second mark. I never tire of watching this.
“Out at sea?! Chance in a million” lol best line IMO
Love how he sneaks in "the environments perfectly safe"
"There has to be a minimum crew requirement"
"and what is that?"
"Er, one I suppose"
Damn, he's got us on this one guys.
Interviewer: "What materials?"
Guy: ''Well cardboards out, .."
Interviewer: "And..."
Guy: "no cardboard derivatives"
Interviewer: "Like... paper........?"
James Ford what about rubber
@@davudlastname2545 oh rubbers out
" I'm not saying it wasn't safe, I'm just saying it's not as safe as the other ones"😂😂😂😂😂
My lecturer played this in a seminar and tried to convince us it was real
Cian Lanigan did he succeed?
Alex Guidotti He didn't sell it very well
Just tell him it's Clarke and Dawe, they're famous satirists here in Australia.
"were", sadly. RIP John Clarke.
The man was an utter genius. A great loss to New Zealand, Australia, and the world.
"There's a minimum crew requirement"
"What's the minimum crew?"
"Oh, one I suppose."
Gold! XD
Whenever I'm having a bad day, I come back and rewatch it. I love this
Cardboard's out.
+agun17 also no cardboard derivatives!
+Beleshanel Like paper?
+Zach Ylimaki no paper, no string no cellotape
+actualkingjosh Rubber??
These do not sound like rigorous maritime engineering standards, at all.
While I deeply miss John's wit - so sharp and quick that you'd be halfway home before you realised your shoes were filling up with blood and you were dying - I think we also should recognise that Bryan Dawe is among the greatest 'straight' men in history. If ever we needed a duo like this it's now, dealing with the ridiculous Bullshit Circus that is modern politics. Thank you gentlemen, thank you so very much. It's such a loss to see it end so abruptly.
Vale Mr. John Clarke, 1948-2017
This is such a weird comment.
@@AA-fn9xz did your front fall off
I like how this comment derails in the second half, you could even say @sixstringedthing 's front fell off
It was posted a couple of years after the passing of the actor playing "Senator Collins" at the age of 68. He was fit and healthy and his death was unexpected.
My comment was simply acknowledging the sad loss of a brilliant actor/satirist/poet/author, giving a shoutout to the very talented guy who frequently played opposite him as "the straight man" to John's funny man (it's a comedy thing, look it up on TV Tropes), expressing my regret that we no longer have them around to help keep our politicians honest, and thanking them for their work. If you can explain what's "weird" or "derailed" about it in more detail, I can probably dispel your confusion fairly simply. Cheers :)
I agree with your sentiment that Bryan Dawe as foil to John doesn't get a lot of the credit for material that they wrote and perform together. Didn't realise understand your shoes and blood analogy tho I have to say maybe this what people find odd about the comment?
I think this might be my favourite video of all time. I watch it every time UA-cam suggests it to me
No matter how many times I watch this or show it to others it still remains one of the funiest skits ever. What a pair of funny buggers.
I’ve been watching this every few months for years. It’s amazing and I think even partially improv.
The best part is the whole ‘there’s nothing out there but sea and fish and birds. And 20,000 tons of crude oil. And a fire. And the part of the ship that the front fell off.’
I get mad at how amazingly funny this 2 minutes is.
"there is nothing out there. all that's out there is sea and birds and fish."
"and?"
"and 20,000 tonnes of crude oil."
"and what else?"
"and a fire."
"And the part of the ship where the front fell off"
"It's a complete void."
Shit, I thought this was real at first!
+Fnidner The ship they were talking about was real, called the 'Kirki' and the front did fall off it spilling a heap of crude oil in 1991.
imgur.com/NVs0w95
+roostewrum Yeah but that's not supposed to happen...
Golem WoT Not supposed to, but sadly, it did.
+Creatotron Very unusual indeed. Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off at all.
Not that hard to believe considering the other members of the government!
I love his accent when he says "Well a wave hit it"
Wayyve!
- Is that unusual?
- A wave? At sea? Chance in a million!
wszyscyzginiemy Although he became very famous in Australia, he’s a native New Zealander. Their accent is the best, it’s one of the reasons I love Flight Of The Conchords.
How the fuck do you say wave
I'm an American and I even see both the brilliance and the political burn. Masterpiece.
The delivery on "Well, 'cause the front fell off, and 20,000 tons of crude oil spilled into the SEA, caught fire!" makes me die laughing every time.
It’s a bit of a give away 😂
Boeing: Some of our 737 Max 9's are built so the doors don't just fall off at all
One of the best New Zealand comedians ever. Not much competition really but John Clarke was something quite unique.
Fred Dagg, forever.
This is probably the finest Clarke & Dawe of all time.
I think of this all the time and watch it probably once a year. It never fails.
This is art. It may sound really silly but it really is so beautifully timed and executed
of my comment fell off.
Well why did it fall off?
i guess it wasn't made to not fall off
was it made of cardboard?
no but it was made from a cardboard derivative...
*derivative
Well the engine panel fell off
I'd like to say it isn't typical for engine panels to fall off
There's alot of these Boeings going around the world all the time and it's very seldom that an engine panel falls off
I'd just like to make sure people don't think Boeings aren't safe
> Was this Boeing safe?
Well I was thinking more about the Boeings where the engine panel doesn't fall off
> If this Boeing was not safe why did it have passengers on it?
Well I am not saying it wasn't safe, I'm just saying it's not as safe as the Boeings where the engine panels don't fall off
_"It was amazing really. The Occurrence Border mostly followed the standard Imperial ship design; large engines in the tail, control tower rising above the rear of the ship, long and slightly skinny body. Except the bow was completely gone. The ship just ended half way through the body in a giant patchwork of scrap metal. It looked like someone had grabbed the ship, cut it with a giant cleaver, and then smashed the ragged edge flat. As one we all turned to look at Nubby; who muttered something about 'good value for cost' and tried to sidle away."_
_"It took a lot of shaking and yelling to get all the details out of Nubby. Apparently, well, the front fell off."_
_"The entire front of the vessel, a two kilometer warp-capable ship, which we had just purchased for a staggering amount of money, on behalf of the bloody Inquisition, Fell. Off."_
_"He said it doesn’t happen often, just a sort of occasional time to time thing, overall its a very safe ship. In fact in the whole lifetime of the ship it only happened once, or twice, well maybe three times, definitely no more than four, but the important thing was that it wouldn’t ever happen again."_
- The All Guardsmen Party, "Discount Spaceship"
holy shit thank you, i forgot the all guardsman party was a thing. got distracted misread and prompty forgot it ever existed
There's a bunch more chapters now too. @syrusalder7795
1:26 at sea?! Chance 1 at a million! 😂
0:55 laughed so hard I choked
RIP John Clarke. I've appreciated & enjoyed your work so much over the years. Your wisdom and wit will be sadly missed at a time it's needed more than ever. A great loss to Aus & NZ and sympathies to Bryan Dawe.
As brilliant as John Clarke is, Brian Dawn plays the straight-man with impeccable timing and pathos
Until the ending, I didn't realize that this was a comedy pair. But then I'm sorry to say he sounded like a typical politician. The interviewer pressed a bit harder than an American newsman would, but that's probably what the target audience would expect. Besides, they would recognize the pair as comedic actors.
I should look up some more by these two.
+FraggingBard He's supposed to sound like a comedian parodying a politician. He sounds *disturbingly* close to a typical politician. That skit sure is funny, but it's also quite *scary*.
You realise its australian not american right
the end is the cherry on top...😂😂😂“can you book me a cab?”
Didn’t you come in a commonwealth car?”
“Yeah but the front fell off”😂😂😂
Oh these guys were just brilliant 👏
Dawe almost burst out laughing at "Well some of them are built so that the front doesn't fall off at all."
"The ship was towed outside the environment"
"Into another environment?"
"No no no, it's been towed beyond the environment. It's not in the environment"
"But from one environment to another environment."
"No, it's beyond the environment. It's not "in an" environment. It has been towed beyond the environment."
I find myself looking this up every so often.....kills me every time
even when I know exactly what they're gonna say and how they're gonna say it, I still laugh at every line
Any time I hear a reference to it, I'm back here again.
i watch this everytime it pops up in my feed
This is the funniest interview I’ve seen. This could be a Monty Python sketch. The guy’s the God of Frankness, a frikin genius! At one point even the interviewer almost lost it 😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂
0:31 Holding in laughter! I knew you couldn't keep a straight face hahaha!
11 sec with straight face.. way too funny
Possibly cracked a rib watching this but it was worth it!
RIP. John Clarke
29 July 1948 - 9 April 2017 (aged 68)
I didn’t understand a word of it but the body language says everything. This kind of masterful comedy transcends language barriers
Probably the best video on the internet.
Heard a story about a boat getting spun around in a canal and my first thought was well at least the front didn't fall off.
Well, the front was stuck, so it would've benefitted from having the front fall off! :D
Scott Manley referral. Please wire him 1cent per thumbs up
Saw his paused frame and instantly remembered this 9 year old classic.
@@humanhiveanomaly 28 years, an Australian politician.
I saw the reference on Scott M. Too. John Cl arke fondly remembered.
Wow,me too! Saw Scott Manley,I didn't get the joke and then this pops up on my feed. After watching the video I thought this was some kind of Monty Python skit,but it appears according to the comments this is real.
This sketch is great! I'm a Scott Manley referral too.
Been seeing "The front fell off" on reddit for years, never knew this is where it comes from
I’ve watched this 8 times today
I love watching this when I think all is bad in the world I'll watch Clark and Dave rest in peace John
*RIP John*.
Absolute Legend.
This aged like an expensive whiskey
Thought this was real until he started talking about the materials. I can't believe it took me that long.
So glad I'm not the only one
I can’t stop re-watching this
This is one of the funniest videos of all time.Thanks!
Oceangate talking about the Titan submersible
Tfw an official responding to the Ohio rail disaster says the safest thing to do is to "get that up in the air."
What about the environment? We've moved it beyond the environment. There's nothing up there but clouds and birds. And phosgene gas.
No, no. It's been towed beyond the environment.
I still don't understand what that means
@@Ahmetfusta it's meant to be nonsensical. Everything's an environment, even the middle of the ocean.
Ahmet Fatih Usta It’s meant to be satire on how news media report on natural disasters. “Environment” means “place where trees are” or the like. Basically like saying “the bush” its a nonsense term
@@Ahmetfusta If people can see it, they care. What people can see is the immediate environment. Tow the ship beyond where people can see and it is beyond the environment and nobody cares. Euphemistically, the ship has been taken where no-one cares. Except for those who still remember that it is still there.
Bird and Fortune (both RIP) used to do pretty much this. Look them up, particularly the prisons and the Eurofighter episodes.
I'll never forget that Jana Wendt used not to be able to hold back the cackles, after their appearances on A Current Affair.
The thing I love about this the most is that it is entirely clean. No swearing, no suggestive comments, no dirty jokes - just pure comic genius.
Offensive rating: 0/10.
Funny rating: 10/10.
I also love it because it's a parody of how politicians dance around plain truth to lie. It happens constantly all the time.
Take Fauci vs Rand Paul for example