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  • @coledrinkswater
    @coledrinkswater 4 роки тому +5498

    "I need to go get the tests from my office" *proceeds to leave for over two seasons*

    • @joseblanco3929
      @joseblanco3929 4 роки тому +40

      lol

    • @Jo-sv9io
      @Jo-sv9io 4 роки тому +601

      The community college professor equivalent of a father going to get milk from the store and disappearing for seventeen years

    • @VicEntity
      @VicEntity 4 роки тому +103

      OMG I never realised that.

    • @Ratchet2431
      @Ratchet2431 4 роки тому +31

      @@Jo-sv9io Milk? In my days they were cigarettes.

    • @ravensiIva
      @ravensiIva 4 роки тому +3

      What ep was this?

  • @KatBaumgarten
    @KatBaumgarten 4 роки тому +2315

    "You've come to respect me"
    "Sure"
    "Well, get ready to stop"

    • @georgehiscott700
      @georgehiscott700 4 роки тому +79

      *Immediately starts rapping*

    • @kaiwilson5628
      @kaiwilson5628 3 роки тому +42

      @@georgehiscott700 perfect transition

    • @Suchwerewolf
      @Suchwerewolf Рік тому +10

      I feel like this is his constant approach to “Last Week Tonight”
      And it just makes us respect him more

  • @TheBloobster
    @TheBloobster 4 роки тому +4617

    Quite literally the most underrated character on the show

  • @InsaneDude6161995
    @InsaneDude6161995 4 роки тому +3010

    I wish Duncan was on the show more. He steals every scene he was in

    • @HectorTWE
      @HectorTWE 4 роки тому +203

      because it's John-fuckin-Oliver

    • @milkyman3021
      @milkyman3021 4 роки тому +54

      Div P partly that and partly because he was well written

    • @reyy1812
      @reyy1812 3 роки тому +8

      Even if he’s kinda weird and uncomfortable to watch he was actually not a bad character and had good potential

    • @AlanGresov
      @AlanGresov 3 роки тому

      Too bad I can't help thinking of the twat who plays him whenever I see him on screen.

    • @Afkmuds
      @Afkmuds 3 роки тому +1

      @@AlanGresov its because he wasn't in it as much

  • @OvSpP
    @OvSpP 4 роки тому +3056

    My shoe is untied by British standards.

  • @ferminalit3590
    @ferminalit3590 4 роки тому +2597

    You missed the best one:
    "This is why I came to America"

    • @vishaljoshi7796
      @vishaljoshi7796 4 роки тому +15

      Exactly Brother! That was the best one!

    • @flaviabertolino9710
      @flaviabertolino9710 4 роки тому +8

      "What, whaaaat?"

    • @coltonbates629
      @coltonbates629 4 роки тому +8

      yea but that provides its own context, doesn't it?

    • @just4fun607
      @just4fun607 4 роки тому +9

      "They really get the 'incest' right."

    • @error8119
      @error8119 3 роки тому +5

      no no that’s in context. That line is it’s own context.

  • @hobelarge6389
    @hobelarge6389 4 роки тому +1507

    Duncan almost permitting the government to launch an airstrike on greendale or some other facility was my favorite part of the series

  • @laluenbaires
    @laluenbaires 4 роки тому +1032

    Oh Duncan, he should've been a regular like the dean

    • @Realmfaker
      @Realmfaker 4 роки тому +73

      They wanted that, but he was preoccupied during season 3 and 6. In 4 the showrunners just didn't ask him.

    • @avblank2064
      @avblank2064 3 роки тому +43

      Nah, him being used less regularly made him better - you could appreciate his character more. If his character had been in every episode he wouldn’t be as hilarious as he is.

    • @laluenbaires
      @laluenbaires 3 роки тому +2

      @@avblank2064 I don't know, I think they could have made him funny somehow.

    • @avblank2064
      @avblank2064 3 роки тому +15

      @@laluenbaires oh I have no doubt about that, I just think he is funnier and more liked because he is used sparingly

    • @Angel-Otk
      @Angel-Otk 3 роки тому +3

      @@avblank2064 like creed form the office

  • @themoosehoof
    @themoosehoof 4 роки тому +2624

    Hate that he dipped near the end of season 5 and then just didn’t show until again. He worked as a main character

    • @danielzysk
      @danielzysk 4 роки тому +444

      He was supposed to be a main character, but he did not have that much time, having his own show

    • @waelag
      @waelag 4 роки тому +35

      @@danielzysk community was before his own show, I think

    • @deathwitheponine
      @deathwitheponine 4 роки тому +176

      wael ag he was also on TDS in New York, community shot in LA. Kind of impossible for him to be a regular. He had LWT by the last couple of seasons of community I think so he was even busier.

    • @popculturejunkies9330
      @popculturejunkies9330 4 роки тому +22

      It’s cuz Last Week Tonight began in 2014 and he got busy

    • @Robin0928
      @Robin0928 4 роки тому +72

      Season 3 overlapped with him being the host of The Daily Show while Stewart was away. The new showrunners of Season 4 didn't want him back. He was asked to come back to fill the void left by Glover leaving in Season 5. But he started Last Week Tonight while Season 6 was in production.

  • @paine1590
    @paine1590 4 роки тому +1243

    “I think your being a little childish and hold on a sec I need to use my force field to prevent Chang from getting food” my favorite line from him

  • @matth3w2002
    @matth3w2002 4 роки тому +984

    I didn't even know there was 4 minutes worth of Duncan clips.

    • @hendrixhotel
      @hendrixhotel 4 роки тому +96

      Right? He did not get nearly as much screentime as he deserved, even this amount is more than it felt like he got

  • @3p09
    @3p09 4 роки тому +899

    0:04 top 10 rappers eminem was afraid to diss

  • @AslanW
    @AslanW 4 роки тому +447

    "Oh bloody hell, my shoe's untied by British standards" is such a good line lol

    • @LorenzoDoesntExist
      @LorenzoDoesntExist Рік тому +2

      It's also such a funny reason for him to fall victim to the Bandit.

    • @kantackistan
      @kantackistan Рік тому +6

      It's probably my favorite line in the show. And it only came about because they forgot to get a shot of his shoe actually untied. A mistake led to such brilliance haha

  • @Rickrollmachine23
    @Rickrollmachine23 4 роки тому +802

    That rap was kinda epic tho

  • @jeremiahosorio9044
    @jeremiahosorio9044 4 роки тому +612

    His “go kill John Lennon again” line is so underrated

    • @r520jr8
      @r520jr8 3 роки тому +12

      Best joke in the whole show

    • @jansojele289
      @jansojele289 3 роки тому

      @@r520jr8 how the best joke?

    • @kevinfox1702
      @kevinfox1702 2 роки тому +13

      @@jansojele289 Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon (a British musician known for his atheism, performative activism and that goddamned 'Imagine' song) in order to emulate his literary hero Holden Caulfield (the angsty, mixed-up teenage protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye who is obsessed with superficiality and 'phoniness' in society because he finds it hard to relate to other people). Duncan's using the incident of an American killing a Brit to call both the killer and the student a "loser", and considering both Duncan and Lennon have ties to Liverpool, of course that's the reference he goes for.

    • @hesh.hesh.2051
      @hesh.hesh.2051 2 роки тому +25

      @@jansojele289 the guy he telling it looks like John's killer

    • @Mister-Red
      @Mister-Red Рік тому

      But I don't get it

  • @cullermann2
    @cullermann2 4 роки тому +515

    His line in anthropology where he writes something on the blackboard just makes me laugh every god damn time :D

    • @oneseagullflock
      @oneseagullflock 3 роки тому +14

      sooooommmfiiing

    • @yellowstarburst3810
      @yellowstarburst3810 3 роки тому +1

      What did he write?

    • @cullermann2
      @cullermann2 3 роки тому +6

      @@yellowstarburst3810 he just said: soooomething
      and wrote that word on the blackboard :D

    • @michelleantici6651
      @michelleantici6651 3 роки тому +4

      @@cullermann2 he actually wrote SOMETHINF but in the next cut the F turns into a G

    • @advaitpetiwale9596
      @advaitpetiwale9596 3 роки тому +4

      He's talking about life and death. "...which we as a species are cursed with knowing, resulting in SOMETHING." Then he writes it. And to top it off:
      "Again. This is really not my field."

  • @Abigail--
    @Abigail-- 4 роки тому +397

    He was deadass my favourite character he made me laugh every time he was on screen

  • @moledeolla0710
    @moledeolla0710 4 роки тому +352

    3:35, i still don't know how everyone kept ignoring Duncan during that scene. He had mustard on his cheek, that gives you the power.

    • @SharkSalesman90
      @SharkSalesman90 2 роки тому +4

      Hehee

    • @tayfun4688
      @tayfun4688 Рік тому +6

      i suppose it comes down to the intent you wear the mustard on your face with. duncan had lecherous intent, whereas britta's intentions were noble

    • @gregorylevine1850
      @gregorylevine1850 Рік тому +3

      ​@@tayfun4688This comment was worthy of The Mother of Ones.

    • @scharpmeister
      @scharpmeister Рік тому

      no thats just britta because it distracts from her whatever Annie said

  • @briancarter8490
    @briancarter8490 3 роки тому +167

    "I'm not afraid to push a girl into make-believe lava. In fact, it's been my primary strategy."
    God, I wish Duncan was in this show more.

  • @vincentwoodhead6411
    @vincentwoodhead6411 4 роки тому +276

    "BRITISH DENTISTRY IS NOT ON TRIAL TODAY!"

  • @olorin4317
    @olorin4317 4 роки тому +439

    I always wished he was in the show more. Kinda like that this is John Oliver's only network show.

  • @Xoltris
    @Xoltris 4 роки тому +292

    “Now this! ... is why I came to America”

  • @phoebeclark4718
    @phoebeclark4718 4 роки тому +379

    Abed: "Where's your dad? It's Christmas, Professor. Where is your dad?"
    Duncan: "I DON'T KNOW! WE NEVER KNOW! Mum won't stop crying! I'm GOING TO AMERICA WITH GRANDMA!"

  • @georgesikorski9891
    @georgesikorski9891 4 роки тому +314

    This man is oozing with Monty Python energy

    • @Eli-nv9zo
      @Eli-nv9zo 4 роки тому

      Oh and I thought what he reminds me of!

    • @andrewdate4955
      @andrewdate4955 4 роки тому +8

      Briddish

    • @TheBS1000
      @TheBS1000 11 місяців тому

      He hosted a panel discussion with the surviving members of Monty Python a few years back and he fit right in, especially when things started to go off the rails.

    • @r0oster.
      @r0oster. 3 місяці тому

      and i love him

  • @masonwilkes1231
    @masonwilkes1231 4 роки тому +141

    “All life ends with death that we as humans are cursed with knowing. Resulting in, SOMETHING”

  • @seasalllover
    @seasalllover 4 роки тому +789

    this man just did an episode of tv where he explains the institutional racism embedded in american policing

    • @TheBloobster
      @TheBloobster 4 роки тому +141

      The word genius gets thrown around too much...
      Yet not enough in regards to Mr Oliver.

    • @beckgh7270
      @beckgh7270 4 роки тому +91

      the duality of man

    • @SomeBF
      @SomeBF 4 роки тому +1

      Epic!!

    • @obwee3651
      @obwee3651 4 роки тому

      Crazy...

    • @taylorfry7680
      @taylorfry7680 4 роки тому +83

      @@beckgh7270 DualiDEAN of man

  • @BlielPol
    @BlielPol 4 роки тому +180

    They overdid it with the british jokes in season 5, but Duncan is always the best. Damn you John Oliver for having a very successful career that didn't allow you to appear more on this show!!!

  • @sabreenasyaharudin
    @sabreenasyaharudin 4 роки тому +141

    Never forget "I am a professional, and you are interfering with a very fragile book deal... I mean, human being" from Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas 😂😂

  • @mirixf
    @mirixf 4 роки тому +108

    I was so happy they brought him back for the 5th season

  • @Arbrax
    @Arbrax 4 роки тому +74

    John Oliver has some amazing comedic timing

  • @peyton24
    @peyton24 4 роки тому +36

    THE CREDIT SCENE WITH HIM ORDERING STAPLES IS THE BEST

  • @lyonlofi
    @lyonlofi 4 роки тому +51

    john oliver is a national treasure omg

  • @nightmare-nightmarenightma1147
    @nightmare-nightmarenightma1147 3 роки тому +30

    "It's pronounced Aluminium"
    This is one of those lines that I completely glossed over my first watch. Now it annihilates me every time I even think about it.

    • @rohitr9400
      @rohitr9400 3 роки тому +1

      And now he says Aluminum in his show.. 😀

  • @raph2954
    @raph2954 4 роки тому +145

    Crazy how this video that this only less than an hour old video got recommended to me.

  • @thekingofoktimes
    @thekingofoktimes 4 роки тому +46

    "Oh American hi-five!"

  • @deathwitheponine
    @deathwitheponine 4 роки тому +96

    “Cheers”
    “M.A.S.H.”
    “Fawlty Towers - game over. Have a nice day”
    Notably missing from this video. Best improvised line in the show.

    • @Realmfaker
      @Realmfaker 4 роки тому

      Not improvised

    • @deathwitheponine
      @deathwitheponine 4 роки тому +14

      Hinade the cheers and mash lines were written in the script originally, but John improvised and added the “fawlty towers” bit at some point.

    • @arunk-vc
      @arunk-vc 3 роки тому

      One of my favourite lines :)

    • @Emilia-mq3xm
      @Emilia-mq3xm 2 роки тому

      Can somebody expalin the joke to me?

    • @Francis...
      @Francis... 2 роки тому +1

      @@Emilia-mq3xm I think it's because all three; Cheers, Mash, and Faulty Towers are TV shows. When Abed overheard Cheers he assumed they were talking about TV shows so he responded with Mash to which Duncan responded with Faulty Towers. I haven't watched a single one of these so I assume they were trying to one up another by saying that their show was better.

  • @АсланбекСалатов-м8х
    @АсланбекСалатов-м8х 4 роки тому +30

    "Resulting in... sooomething" gets me everytime😂😂😂

    • @will-cc3dx
      @will-cc3dx 3 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣😭😭

  • @prajna6869
    @prajna6869 4 роки тому +69

    0:43 me talking about season 6 episode 12

  •  3 роки тому +21

    I'm so glad John Oliver was part of this show.

  • @samueldixon9028
    @samueldixon9028 4 роки тому +40

    I’ve only recently gotten into Community, but I am now resolved to refer to 6.30 as “gravedigger’s biscuits” any time I’m talking to an American.

  • @jamiedavis692
    @jamiedavis692 4 роки тому +31

    The best part about Duncan is the fact that no one has ever said the slang he uses

  • @sierralvx
    @sierralvx 3 роки тому +19

    This was a weird deviation in John Oliver's career but I loved it!

  • @Eli-nv9zo
    @Eli-nv9zo 4 роки тому +23

    I genuinely love how in s2e5 he turned on a lot of stupid videos and no one even questioned it. And then in the end of the episode Britta asked him if he decided to stop pretending to know a subject and he easily said yes. I love this guy!

  • @bongodave13
    @bongodave13 Рік тому +5

    "My shoe is untied by English standards."

  • @cherasunasmr9887
    @cherasunasmr9887 3 роки тому +26

    is it weird that professor duncan's humor makes him oddly attractive 👁👄👁

    • @randomuser6907
      @randomuser6907 3 роки тому +9

      He is attractive 😬

    • @Sam-0827
      @Sam-0827 2 роки тому

      I can’t even judge, I feel this ☠️☠️☠️

    • @deaqi
      @deaqi 7 місяців тому

      He's so cute istg, I hoped to see more of him :?

  • @misti-step
    @misti-step 3 роки тому +9

    my fave duncan joke is just "whats your clearance level" "top"

  • @vollmond9342
    @vollmond9342 4 роки тому +48

    Boy do I love Daniel Radcliffe. He did a great job as Harry Potter, Ian Duncan AND Magneto. Fucking legend

    • @darcat957
      @darcat957 Рік тому +2

      I don't think that's him-

    • @sonnyvictor3584
      @sonnyvictor3584 Рік тому +1

      ​@@darcat957 u didn't get the joke u mush

    • @thenablade858
      @thenablade858 Рік тому +1

      My favorite role was Lord of the Rings. He really did a great job as that Hobbit chick with the ring.

  • @SamanthaBartonYAY
    @SamanthaBartonYAY 4 роки тому +21

    finally some duncan content

  • @karenwantstoanimate7242
    @karenwantstoanimate7242 4 роки тому +29

    Him, Chang and Abed are my favorites

    • @Paulafan5
      @Paulafan5 4 роки тому +3

      Crazy, insane, and delusional... You decide which is which.

  • @lucascasagrande9881
    @lucascasagrande9881 Рік тому +5

    "you, in the boobs"
    People had to ask me why the hell I was laughing so hard at the cafeteria

  • @Rajujas
    @Rajujas 4 роки тому +42

    1:48 Best one!

  • @themoosehoof
    @themoosehoof 4 роки тому +17

    Christmas pterodactyl is one of my favorite parts of the show

  • @mustafam5262
    @mustafam5262 4 роки тому +24

    "Fine go, go kill John Lennon again you loser" always gets me dying every time I watch it

  • @oneseagullflock
    @oneseagullflock 3 роки тому +18

    I don’t know why but him playing the piano is hilarious to me

    • @DPMusicStudio
      @DPMusicStudio 2 роки тому +1

      It's even funnier if you know what the pianist on Glee looks like.

  • @tbow13gbr22
    @tbow13gbr22 3 роки тому +8

    Does anyone else adore the “gravedigger’s biscuits line?”

  • @gavanbaxley
    @gavanbaxley 4 роки тому +10

    “Exactly what they want us to think” lmao I remember seeing that for the first time and dying for 15 straight minutes

  • @stevenchai7404
    @stevenchai7404 4 роки тому +8

    this channel is the best thing that’s happened this year

  • @afropro5294
    @afropro5294 4 роки тому +33

    Obviously a cluster of buildings so let's all have a big laugh at the freak!

    • @lukafranceschi2479
      @lukafranceschi2479 3 роки тому +1

      If you look closely, Britta (Or hey, perhaps Gillian) looked at it after he said that.

  • @StefveoX
    @StefveoX 4 роки тому +63

    My name is Xim Xam and my twin brother Mix Max shares all my pain.

    • @phoebeclark4718
      @phoebeclark4718 4 роки тому +2

      And how is that supposed to affect us?

    • @StefveoX
      @StefveoX 4 роки тому +2

      Phoebe Clark ... psycho...logically?

    • @phoebeclark4718
      @phoebeclark4718 4 роки тому +4

      @@StefveoX *Duncan gets shot in the leg*

  • @SentientBurrito
    @SentientBurrito 4 роки тому +32

    I hope Jeff appears on a segment of Last Week Tonight and just berates Duncan

  • @maikamurphy9752
    @maikamurphy9752 Рік тому +6

    Okay I'm not gay but for John Oliver, I can make an exception

  • @baccychan6558
    @baccychan6558 4 роки тому +6

    realising out of everyone in this show, ian duncan is the best character for out of context vids. this was hilarious

  • @beaugantz4888
    @beaugantz4888 4 роки тому +13

    2:55 is my favorite Duncan line

  • @sabo7295
    @sabo7295 4 роки тому +15

    *aggressively sad*
    “IM GOING TO AMERICA WITH GRANDMA!”

  • @joem2013
    @joem2013 3 роки тому +11

    “All life ends in death which we as a species are cursed with knowing, resulting in ‘something’.” He’s kind of spitting facts tho

    • @advaitpetiwale9596
      @advaitpetiwale9596 3 роки тому +2

      "Again, this is really not my field."
      I think it shows a psychologist's interpretation of what motivates humans. All the same, that hands down is my favorite Duncan quote.

  • @ivys1991
    @ivys1991 4 роки тому +6

    I love John Oliver and Community with my whole heart 💓.

  • @klawpse
    @klawpse 2 роки тому +3

    "I'll see you at six thirty, or as we English call it: gravedigger's biscuits."

  • @ivys1991
    @ivys1991 4 роки тому +11

    He really worked as main character in season 5... Man I miss his character. If only John had been willing to skip a couple days on the Daily Show lol

  • @LearningProbably
    @LearningProbably 3 роки тому +4

    This has to be one of the top 3, if not the best, out of context characters in television history.

  • @Mister-Red
    @Mister-Red Рік тому +3

    I forgot this guy's name and searched "it's pronounced aluminium" and that's the first thing that popped up

  • @loitlois
    @loitlois 4 роки тому +8

    Duncan was such a gem

  • @masonwilkes1231
    @masonwilkes1231 3 роки тому +5

    "All life ends with death, which we as humans are cursed with knowing, Resulting in...
    SOMETHING!"

  • @enano780
    @enano780 3 роки тому +7

    2:36 honestly my favorite scene of Ian Duncan

  • @MTG_Scribe
    @MTG_Scribe 3 роки тому +2

    "...resulting in...soooomething" is probably my favorite obscure quote from this show.

  • @tehreeem
    @tehreeem 4 роки тому +8

    I love him such a mood

  • @dhan07404
    @dhan07404 3 роки тому +2

    Him calling the Arcadia number is one of my favourite end credits I've seen

  • @pauljericklara3865
    @pauljericklara3865 4 роки тому +7

    Duncan's rap in season 1 is basically the Dean's payday rap.

  • @slyfor2
    @slyfor2 3 роки тому +3

    John Oliver looks like they mashed all the Beatles together.......and the prevailing attitude was Ringo

  • @byrontheusurper6505
    @byrontheusurper6505 9 місяців тому +1

    Ian duncan is my favourite character, I'm so sad he barely comes up in a few seasons!

  • @christerklattersson1784
    @christerklattersson1784 4 роки тому +4

    Finally someone made a video on a good character

  • @lewisf2002
    @lewisf2002 4 роки тому +16

    Mark my word this video is going to get 50k + views

  • @Sam-0827
    @Sam-0827 2 роки тому +5

    1:52 is so underrated, his delivery makes me laugh every time😂

  • @SebastianHernandez-ox6mz
    @SebastianHernandez-ox6mz 3 роки тому +3

    I wish we got more of Duncan in Community, his character was great

  • @moogandacasio
    @moogandacasio 9 місяців тому

    1:02 i love the little ‘woo’ after the hi-five like he’s REALLY trying to de-escalate there 😭

  • @prakhar242
    @prakhar242 4 роки тому +3

    "Remote control Christmas... Pterodactyl"

  • @krzlcve
    @krzlcve 4 роки тому +3

    Some test told me this is the most accurate character to me , and I'm kinda unsurprised but scared

  • @АделНариман
    @АделНариман 3 роки тому +2

    A underated character in a underrated show

  • @keith3915
    @keith3915 Рік тому +2

    "All life ends in death which we as a species are curses with knowing, which results in..."
    *pulls out chalk*
    "...something".

  • @whenyougodown228
    @whenyougodown228 3 роки тому +2

    as soon as i clicked on this, i knew his song would be in here.

  • @anad8087
    @anad8087 2 роки тому +5

    I have an insatiable crush on professor Duncan rn and idk what to do with it.

    • @marrios2491
      @marrios2491 2 роки тому

      I get you girl🖐️😔

    • @Sam-0827
      @Sam-0827 2 роки тому +1

      Right?! 2nd season Duncan was so so cute to me😭😭😭😭😭

  • @sino3318
    @sino3318 2 роки тому +2

    literally my favorite character

  • @micahdye7215
    @micahdye7215 3 роки тому +3

    “Resulting in... S O M E T H I N G”

  • @CarpetCalendar
    @CarpetCalendar 3 роки тому +3

    God I love John Oliver

  • @Drace90
    @Drace90 4 роки тому +4

    "Professor Duncan hasn't been around for a while, huh?"

  • @IanWeaver
    @IanWeaver 2 роки тому +2

    "The stupid steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car."
    Funnily enough, that works in context and out of context.

  • @Meerkat5
    @Meerkat5 3 роки тому +3

    My favorite is when he throws the glass of alcohol on the ground and says "Now that is what Jews do at weddings! Anthropology."

  • @oneseagullflock
    @oneseagullflock 4 роки тому +6

    Best character on the show

  • @shuggie2930
    @shuggie2930 4 роки тому +1

    THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS

  • @burdlo4687
    @burdlo4687 4 роки тому +1

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS

  • @astrochiken
    @astrochiken 4 роки тому +2

    *barely even trying to pretend to play the piano*