Rowley Birkin QC

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  • @stevefoley4073
    @stevefoley4073 4 роки тому +256

    From 4.55 to 6.25 is one of the finest pieces of acting you will ever see. Paul Whitehouse is one of the very best, up there with any of them.

    • @davidhamilton1981
      @davidhamilton1981 2 роки тому +27

      Don't mind saying it brought a tear to the eye...wonderful.

    • @WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeck
      @WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeck 2 роки тому +24

      That moment when he says 'and I held her in my arms' is heart-breaking

    • @stevemiell4555
      @stevemiell4555 2 роки тому +6

      @@WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeck Agreed

    • @A-small-amount-of-peas
      @A-small-amount-of-peas Рік тому +15

      He's too modest about his acting ability. You can see it when him and Charlie gave an interview about the fast show a few years back which is on UA-cam somewhere. I think it's because he had no real acting training and most comedians are sheepish when it comes to any sort of praise for acting ability.
      Shame really because in the right role he could easily have been a big actor in Hollywood but he's had a brilliant career regardless and in the end might have dodged a bullet with how fake Hollywood really is

    • @stevemindurown182
      @stevemindurown182 Рік тому +6

      @A small amount of peas You've hit the nail on the head mate. Harry Enfield,,The Fast Show and Catherine Tate etc! Their acting abilities are far beyond some of the biggest names in the film industry. Oscars are awarded for far less.

  • @CaesarInVa
    @CaesarInVa 4 роки тому +177

    At last, a role model for my decrepit years, which are creeping up on me faster than I care to admit (I'll be 60 in October). I've already mastered Introductory Rambling, now on to Intermediate Semi-Coherent Blathering.

    • @anonymoushuman8962
      @anonymoushuman8962 2 роки тому +3

      I am 50.
      People stop listening to you as you get older I am finding. I’m becoming less relevant. I can’t look forward too much either. It’s fey depressing,

    • @jh7589
      @jh7589 2 роки тому +5

      I'm 32. All this makes my next 30 years sounds like they're going to be great...cheers

    • @anonymoushuman8962
      @anonymoushuman8962 2 роки тому

      @@jh7589 don’t worry you will see.

    • @jh7589
      @jh7589 2 роки тому +2

      @@anonymoushuman8962 yayyy

    • @anonymoushuman8962
      @anonymoushuman8962 2 роки тому +1

      @@jh7589 lol
      Just being honest.
      You will find out. Make the most of it whilst you are young and “happy go lucky”

  • @davidbates9103
    @davidbates9103 2 роки тому +140

    The finest comedy actor of his generation.

  • @Demetris.Yiokkas
    @Demetris.Yiokkas 4 роки тому +81

    Greatest line for me: “She was half woman half fish. Terrible in the kitchen but a bloody good swimmer”

  • @richardroberts7633
    @richardroberts7633 Рік тому +29

    I hope 1 day this man gets the credit he truly deserves

  • @pauladams8475
    @pauladams8475 Рік тому +31

    Is it only the British that deliver this level of comedy genius? Pure gold.

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP 11 місяців тому

      Rowley Birkin QC a compilation of the QC.. 0215am 3.11.23 which is just some chap talkin gibberish... ummmmmmmmm...

    • @Steven-mb8xq
      @Steven-mb8xq 3 місяці тому

      Beautiful natural off the cuff silliness

  • @pistopit7142
    @pistopit7142 3 місяці тому +6

    This show was on TV in Poland in 90s. I used to love watching it as a teenager. Was always prettending in front of my mates, that guy who left his shed telling what he will be eating this week. British humor is the best in the world.

  • @mickmorrissey16
    @mickmorrissey16 4 роки тому +63

    This bloke could lead us out of the COVID Shambles . A time when we need strong leadership.

    • @TheAmazingAdventuresOfMiles
      @TheAmazingAdventuresOfMiles 3 роки тому +4

      Well, Boris is very much like him. I expect they are Bullingdon mates.

    • @fusionhar
      @fusionhar 3 роки тому

      Nothing like as Intelligent as Boris though?? He the man.....jump,jump,jump,and NHS saved

    • @jpw1490
      @jpw1490 3 роки тому +1

      Easy we all get very very drunk

    • @Spike-Prime
      @Spike-Prime 2 роки тому

      @@fusionhar as someone who actually works for the NHS, we fucking hate Boris and the Tories. They're tearing this institution into shreds and feeding the scraps to jackals. We need to kick the Tories to the curb. They keep taking pieces away and selling them to privatised companies against the wishes of the people. I'm glad that jackass was fired, but it should have happened a LONG time ago

  • @1220b
    @1220b 5 років тому +102

    Jonny Depp said of Whitehouse. He is Britain's best actor. . I have to agree.

    • @shamiemcguire1588
      @shamiemcguire1588 4 роки тому +7

      Yeah. But Whitehouse said Depp was sn absolute tosser. Who didn't mean a word he uttered.

    • @patagualianmostly7437
      @patagualianmostly7437 4 роки тому +2

      No disrespect to Mr. Depp....but...
      Hardly a "Gilt Edged Endorsement" from a by-product of Hollywood...eh?

    • @ianrutherford878
      @ianrutherford878 4 роки тому +2

      @@patagualianmostly7437 Then again, whoever you choose as a person to make such a sweeping statement you will have trouble convincing me.But for someone without (a plus IMO) all that classical training, kind of self-taught, he DOES have quite a range, good timing and delivery.I admire him far more than many of the lauded 'industry greats'.

    • @patagualianmostly7437
      @patagualianmostly7437 4 роки тому

      @@ianrutherford878 Hi Ian...Yeah...I can go with that, no problem.
      Horses for courses is all I am saying.
      I just think those who can hack it on stage...wherever in the world...and in movies deserve a shade more respect.
      I suspect Mr Depp was being a bit-tongue-in cheek as regards his remarks on Paul Whitehouse...who is a fabulous comedy actor.... I appreciate those who can do all forms of acting.
      Variety is the spice of life, is it not?
      Cheers.

    • @ianrutherford878
      @ianrutherford878 4 роки тому

      @@patagualianmostly7437 You're probably right.J.D. must've been aware that among the many stars and luvvies and their fans and critics,his remark would ruffle some feathers.Personally,I don't think I have more respect for show-biz personalities or actors than for other beings.But having dared to step onto a stage and find out what it feels like to perform to a decent house, I may admire the courage of some and the talent of some.

  • @robashton8606
    @robashton8606 7 місяців тому +13

    "And I held her in my arms.........."
    😳 😭😭😭😭
    One of the best actors ever.

  • @mickc6700
    @mickc6700 2 роки тому +29

    This is immensely skilled acting, and possibly my favourite of his characters. Some very subtle touches, that works on several levels layers. True crafstmanship.

    • @Steven-mb8xq
      @Steven-mb8xq 3 місяці тому

      It’s natural when a person just do it . I have that

  • @iangrozier7877
    @iangrozier7877 4 роки тому +43

    The absolute, absolute sheer and utter perfection of comedy. Paul Whitehouse, pure genius!!

  • @paperchain1239
    @paperchain1239 4 роки тому +46

    6.12 that look, still gets me everytime. The eerie silence.

    • @johnorourke6869
      @johnorourke6869 4 роки тому +12

      That prolonged look into the camera. The audience stops laughing in realisation that something sad or terrible is coming. A very touching moment from Rowley.

    • @essexpeter6116
      @essexpeter6116 4 роки тому +7

      A fine piece of acting by Paul W in a very short slot. This highlights the fact that top comic actors would/do make very fine straight actors.

    • @WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeck
      @WhatInTheDeepestShadeOfFeck 3 роки тому +6

      That sketch is a piece of art

    • @edmundriddle8335
      @edmundriddle8335 3 роки тому +7

      @@johnorourke6869 It gets me every time. Sitting here, crying. Truly magnificent.

    • @elizabethbrown3447
      @elizabethbrown3447 3 роки тому +3

      This one makes me cry,a river

  • @pleatedskirt18
    @pleatedskirt18 2 роки тому +29

    An almost Dickensian portrayal of how we see such characters. Utterly sublime and at time rip-roaringly funny and others where I was moved to tears.

    • @hoilst265
      @hoilst265 6 місяців тому

      He went on a fishing package tour in Iceland and there was an old chap who spoke exactly like this, and, well, Whitehouse does what Whitehouse does...

  • @clocktower7
    @clocktower7 9 років тому +65

    A memorable collection of the Great Rowley Birkin QC, i enjoyed every minute of this. Thanks for posting

    • @chrisprice4221
      @chrisprice4221  9 років тому +5

      The sketch that starts at 4:53 shows what a superb actor Mr Whitehouse really is.

    • @LeFrez
      @LeFrez 9 років тому +3

      Chris Price Absolutely - quite a touching skit and what a contrast to the usual Birkin.

    • @Sparta2310
      @Sparta2310 9 років тому +3

      Chris Price Johnny Depp was really taken aback at his acting ability when he took part in the final episode of TFS, you do not much more of a "attaboy" than that.

    • @TheLoxxxton
      @TheLoxxxton 4 роки тому

      I'm afraid this is a youtube nonsense. Your posting badly cropped other people's work. Shame on you. No wonder you have so few subs.

    • @TheLoxxxton
      @TheLoxxxton 4 роки тому

      Yep 4 years ago you died

  • @jameswallace9038
    @jameswallace9038 Рік тому +15

    I think these days people still appreciate the comedy and the craft of Paul Whitehouse in these sketches, whatever their age and generation. I’m not sure younger audiences realise how realistic this was. There were Rowly Birkins all over London in the 70s and 80s. Very posh, pissed, incoherent and enthusiastic. Hard as nails too! Sometimes they’d fought in both wars.

    • @anonUK
      @anonUK 4 місяці тому

      The Major from Fawlty Towers was a similar character- but he spoke more coherently. I don't think RB was as xenophobic though.

  • @TheAmazingAdventuresOfMiles
    @TheAmazingAdventuresOfMiles 3 роки тому +69

    "Shoot him you fool!" ...The entire British Empire immortalized in four words :)

    • @Offshoreorganbuilder
      @Offshoreorganbuilder Рік тому +7

      Yes ... those were the days.

    • @EQMVB
      @EQMVB 11 місяців тому

      hear hear!!@@Offshoreorganbuilder

  • @CD-pq1yv
    @CD-pq1yv 2 роки тому +14

    The story of his lost love is the counterpoint to the hilarity and shows his brilliance.

  • @edrooney9580
    @edrooney9580 4 роки тому +24

    Whitehouse always nailed the essence of any character he played..and instead of copying exactly a type of character, he portrays the character as he sees them in real life..but to the extreme

  • @servicekid7453
    @servicekid7453 2 роки тому +11

    Absolutely my favourite Fast Show character, gets me in hysterics every time

  • @MargaretRolfe-v4o
    @MargaretRolfe-v4o Рік тому +4

    What a absolute legend....Who can do this anymore..Paul you are the best...Love from Australia..I have worked for so many Rowley's in my day...❤❤❤ I love you..xxooo😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @spikedalive
    @spikedalive 7 років тому +51

    6.08 i held her in my arms,that's the human pause and the look of regret at it's finest

    • @samstainer6322
      @samstainer6322 5 років тому +10

      It's very rare that acting reduces me to tears....but that does

    • @BBoyBiff
      @BBoyBiff 4 роки тому +1

      Paul whitehouse is my growing up comedy, the man is a genius , feel privileged to have enjoyed and laughed my head off to the fast show , so many great characters, but rowley is the best , closely followed by ted and Ralph etc 😂

    • @mikehuntgypsyhunter7508
      @mikehuntgypsyhunter7508 4 роки тому +2

      6:34 BANG. Right up the arse

  • @peterhall6656
    @peterhall6656 4 роки тому +25

    He acted for me once on a parking ticket. I got life.

  • @Kir0l
    @Kir0l 9 років тому +136

    I started off looking for Rowley Birkin on youtube, and then I lukdthruanumbrovdieros, ntknwngwhatiwslkngfr, slowly clicking from one link to the next. Nxthnginsasmgllkngfr a child's doll, going into a fire. Very sad occasion. Asfasirmbritwschmbsev... Merry Christmas, and all that. Hah! But, I remember then that I was very, very drunk.

    • @skypoponosx
      @skypoponosx 9 років тому +4

      :D Brilliant!!

    • @lazaglider
      @lazaglider 6 років тому +1

      Michael Rogers j

    • @GavRich07
      @GavRich07 5 років тому +2

      Ahh Yes sqwerflopiop axkweebobobmnhmgm A Very Deluded Man In The Comment Section!. abrrryeow makakaka shhhh abanaban Im Afraid You Did An Epic Fail, Haha!, Yes amnmhm gmin aknomh. NO!....Your Very,.....Very,......Lame!.

    • @atommi1
      @atommi1 5 років тому +1

      @@GavRich07 something somethin a rather yes, something somethin aee ye am tsu no. Gave him tubs up tho, i was very very drunk.

    • @paperchain1239
      @paperchain1239 4 роки тому

      Very, very good. IthnkttyuarverrryclverbtunftntlyImntvydrk

  • @robertfish4052
    @robertfish4052 Рік тому +8

    Whenever i see a rope, extension cord, telephone cable, hosepipe, draught excluder, I can't resist shouting "Snake!"
    Cheers Paul, the joke will be with me for life.

  • @sarahjane9379
    @sarahjane9379 Рік тому +7

    Comedy gold 🤣 I haven't laughed so much in ages 🤣 tears rolling down my eyes and belly in stitches ❤

  • @daviddwight5745
    @daviddwight5745 Місяць тому +1

    The character development is unreal, one of the finest actors period

  • @larsthorsen4660
    @larsthorsen4660 7 років тому +42

    Rowley Birkin QC is what I would like to be if I'm ever old.

  • @patagualianmostly7437
    @patagualianmostly7437 4 роки тому +35

    If only we had Judges as sane as Rowley Birkin QC.
    We might even see justice in some shape or form.

    • @chrispaw1
      @chrispaw1 4 роки тому +4

      Patagualian Mostly go back down into your mummies basement,

    • @ed95755
      @ed95755 3 роки тому

      That is 60% of judges

    • @pmc8451
      @pmc8451 2 роки тому

      He’s not a Judge

  • @veroniquedumont3205
    @veroniquedumont3205 5 років тому +30

    Paul Whitehouse is a genius. Big.fan since 90s

  • @stevep2237
    @stevep2237 2 роки тому +12

    Rowley Birkin QC, up there with Fawlty & Blackadder as British comedy greats.

  • @vardellsfolly5200
    @vardellsfolly5200 9 років тому +14

    That man most of his life was drunk and not sober!
    Thank you,chris for this experience!Damn,i really admire paul!

  • @Oshunsprite
    @Oshunsprite 5 років тому +5

    "Quite, quite, quite beautiful!" Bravo! Blooming excellent.

  • @mart7798
    @mart7798 4 роки тому +11

    He's quality isnt he!one of the best in my humble opinion.

  • @samchilvers5367
    @samchilvers5367 2 роки тому +9

    This is the best acting I have ever seen.... How has Paul not got a knighthood?

    • @samchilvers5367
      @samchilvers5367 2 роки тому +2

      Behind the chocolate shop

    • @MarianMurphy-rz8ej
      @MarianMurphy-rz8ej 3 місяці тому

      Would even want one or accept one? I don’t know… 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @upperiscopeUK
    @upperiscopeUK 2 роки тому +9

    What a wonderful talent! Priceless!

  • @waynedarwent5407
    @waynedarwent5407 2 роки тому +12

    Amazing how you can still conjure up the images to go along with his story telling

  • @philippaine
    @philippaine 4 роки тому +12

    Paul Whitehouse's' genius is clear to see ....how the heck did he dream up this fabulous character?!!

    • @MilesB1975
      @MilesB1975 4 роки тому +4

      "The BBC webpage on Rowley Birkin tells of the character's origins, saying, "Rowley was based on a man, named Andrew Rollo, who Paul Whitehouse met on a fishing trip to Iceland."

    • @MilesB1975
      @MilesB1975 4 роки тому

      mobile.twitter.com/TheFastShow1/status/1180378559929556992

    • @jamesfield1674
      @jamesfield1674 3 роки тому

      he is so diverse

    • @boldwinbeanbaker3033
      @boldwinbeanbaker3033 3 роки тому +1

      Keith Richards

  • @badbatch78
    @badbatch78 2 роки тому +9

    I just loved The Fast Show and Whitehouse shows that comedians sometimes hold the greatest acting range. 4:55 is proof. Outstanding!

  • @geoffreysimpson1745
    @geoffreysimpson1745 7 місяців тому +1

    A fantastic character played to perfection..Mr. Whitehouse at his very best!!!😂😂. A genius creation...I understand every story...Does that mean I was very very drunk??😊😊

  • @MrSaiThaker23
    @MrSaiThaker23 2 роки тому +3

    Back to meet this legend in December 2021

  • @Devilock79
    @Devilock79 7 років тому +24

    4:52
    Damn, totally unexpected. Paul Whitehouse is a master. I'm in tears for fuck's sake.

  • @cytherians
    @cytherians 9 років тому +19

    Thanks for this! Rowley Birkin was the most hilarious bit from Fast Show. Brilliant!

  • @KEVWARD63
    @KEVWARD63 7 років тому +18

    He sounds like a retired general , after a few too many Officer's Mess do's !! Superb character comedian , one of the best ever !!

    • @mrmensa1096
      @mrmensa1096 3 роки тому +4

      Based on a real person that Paul met on holiday I believe.

  • @NigeThePython
    @NigeThePython 9 років тому +8

    i love this,. reminds me of fun times, but, back then i never had them all in a row, and i got to the last minuite, and my head almost popped!!! with crazy energy hahahaha , brilliant

  • @suzyb4237
    @suzyb4237 4 роки тому +27

    I held her in my arms .............................😢.....I'm afraid I was very drunk 😐.....Just classic scene 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧6:00

  • @mojojojojuniper6122
    @mojojojojuniper6122 4 роки тому +4

    Now in recovery I get him even more🤣looked forward to the fast show every weekend .. hes like keith Richard's if he still got pissed spitting image

  • @andybunyan649
    @andybunyan649 6 років тому +14

    "The whole bloody leg was completely septic!"

  • @TheNickFlynn
    @TheNickFlynn 8 місяців тому +2

    Poisonous monkeys and lorry-loads of interesting cheeses 🙂

  • @joeo1725
    @joeo1725 2 роки тому +7

    Supreme comedy. Never ever stops being funny 😅

  • @anjou6497
    @anjou6497 Рік тому +4

    His love story is excrutiating. 🌺

    • @JustinSawyer-ji5wm
      @JustinSawyer-ji5wm 9 місяців тому +2

      You could tell something was off from the start of that sketch. The clock, the cigarette. He conveys an inner hurt which is instantly recognisable. Something was wrong. You could almost picture his painful memories by simply looking in his eyes.
      I'm an alcoholic and that's why, for me, this hits so hard. Special events, traumatic events... in the one life you have... and I was drunk.
      As my doctor said; "it's a life's job, but it's possible" I know one part of that statement is true. It's hard being at war with yourself everyday, but I have no choice but to fight. And I will.

    • @anjou6497
      @anjou6497 9 місяців тому +1

      @@JustinSawyer-ji5wm Your observation of him are so sensitive, Paul is an amazing actor who did portray the vulnerability of this old man.
      I went through a depressing boozy time , but in the end i would pour a new bottle of wine down the sink which always felt satisfying, in my quest to quit. A waste of money, a waste of brain cells.
      I wish you a hopeful 2024. Take care. 🧡🌤☕️🌱

    • @JustinSawyer-ji5wm
      @JustinSawyer-ji5wm 9 місяців тому

      @@anjou6497 Life is as cruel as it is beautiful. I hope 2024 treats you well. I will not stand for the horrid year I had of 2023. This year will be a good year. Wish you all the best and I hope to be a strong as you.
      Peace ❤

    • @anjou6497
      @anjou6497 9 місяців тому +1

      @@JustinSawyer-ji5wm Peace, love and hope for you ; with plenty of rainbows. 🌈💖

  • @aardvarkmindshank
    @aardvarkmindshank 4 роки тому +16

    It's Prince Charles in about 4 years time.

  • @rasherbasher8203
    @rasherbasher8203 2 роки тому +2

    Worked for morrisons Gadbrook back in 00's.. our old operations manager was just like this guy...he had a bottle whiskey hidden in the draws of his desk in the operation office... always see him drinking and swinging away in the dark. Often call people to office "Jonathan Fletcher to the office ppppllllllleeeeaaaaassssseeee". Even call himself sometimes🤣🤣 Red faced and completely leathered... Gave us all a good laugh... RIP MOZZA🍾🍾👍👍👍 PPPPPLLLLLLEEEEAAASSSSSEEEE!!!!!

  • @jamesbutler6253
    @jamesbutler6253 Місяць тому

    WTF??? What an actor. The tension, the audience silence. I'm not crying.

  • @danielwilliamson6180
    @danielwilliamson6180 7 років тому +48

    6:06 - 6:22 Really good acting by Paul Whitehouse.

    • @m3anthony
      @m3anthony 7 років тому +6

      Isn't it.

    • @BestUserNameUK
      @BestUserNameUK 6 років тому +3

      Daniel Williamson Poignant

    • @cityandsuburb
      @cityandsuburb 5 років тому +1

      @@BestUserNameUK
      Very......very........
      ...........................Poignant......

    • @ryanrtw
      @ryanrtw 5 років тому +3

      And a brilliant bit of writing as well, subverting your expectations.

    • @galesito1733
      @galesito1733 4 роки тому +3

      @@ryanrtw it's genius, isn't it?

  • @murraymitchell7314
    @murraymitchell7314 4 роки тому +8

    Quite flummoxed by an outrageous cat! 🤣

  • @adrianrosenlund-hudson8789
    @adrianrosenlund-hudson8789 2 роки тому +4

    Amazing acting, and absolutely hilarious 😂

  • @nova6556
    @nova6556 2 роки тому +7

    Turn on the subtitles for extra fun! 😂😂

  • @jamesunsworth6865
    @jamesunsworth6865 4 роки тому +9

    I absolutely love LOONS, therefore I love Rowley , makes you proud to be british.

  • @andrewkeen7828
    @andrewkeen7828 2 місяці тому

    Watched this so many times with my eldest Matthew. So, so funny. I often hoped for an oxblod Chesterfield wingback, in front of the fire, as you do

  • @PoisonousPen
    @PoisonousPen 4 роки тому +5

    3:38 if this laugh at the end is fake, it’s the best fake laugh I’ve ever heard 👍👍👍👍
    This moment, Johnny Ludlow and the sad story and the ones that have stuck with me for decades.

  • @martynjones8560
    @martynjones8560 Рік тому +2

    10:35 "I was quite flummoxed by an outrageous cat"! - I just can't stop laughing.

  • @lns55
    @lns55 2 роки тому +1

    Did some work for a retired wing commander,was not unlike this. There were two of us on the job,and he confided in me that he “ wasn’t keen on the other chap”, but that he”liked the cut of my jib ‘ I was delighted,no-one had ever liked the cut of my job before 😀

  • @mikew608
    @mikew608 Рік тому +2

    His laugh is so contagious BRILLIANT.

  • @psions555
    @psions555 Рік тому +1

    "A lorryload of cheeses" that cracks me up! 😂😂

  • @checkout5017
    @checkout5017 Рік тому +1

    I would love someone to try and make a story out of these, the scenario I picture in my head is hilarious 😂

  • @jimjam8949
    @jimjam8949 Рік тому +1

    It's the massive old man ears too 😂

  • @nsmorrison250
    @nsmorrison250 5 років тому +6

    Good effort compiling all. Enjoyed it but only because I was ....

  • @stephenholmes1036
    @stephenholmes1036 8 місяців тому +2

    Ive genuinely met people like Rowley

    • @Stephanos-gv6ub
      @Stephanos-gv6ub 4 місяці тому

      Mmmm Stephen Rowley here. Very drunk🎉

  • @huwowen9722
    @huwowen9722 6 років тому +8

    Reminds me so much of my father 🍻🍻😂😂 RIP

  • @maximedwards9249
    @maximedwards9249 5 років тому +5

    Absolutely brilliant how He does the laughter.

  • @markdoolan7282
    @markdoolan7282 Рік тому +3

    Just brilliant 😅. How did he come up with this character, where does he get this stuff from. Right out there.

  • @jamesfield1674
    @jamesfield1674 3 роки тому +4

    When he is going through the pictures never laughed so hard

  • @mrmystmrmyst
    @mrmystmrmyst 4 роки тому +1

    I tip my hat to you good Sir for putting this together!

  • @bmofano
    @bmofano 2 роки тому +3

    A lorry load of interesting cheeses

  • @michaeljames4904
    @michaeljames4904 Рік тому +1

    In late stage cirrhosis the prolonged alcohol damage to the liver causes what’s called hepatic portal vein hypertension. This in turn, a long-time ICU specialist pal once told me, can result in a specific form of cerebral oedema, which then can cause an almost Tourette’s-like type of incoherent outburst and rambling conversation oftentimes to no one there. Many people just never see this, unless accosted by the drunken homeless, because the afflicted often exhibit it only in the last few months of life, when they’re stuck out of view in hospitals. He concluded that Whitehouse’s performance as Birkin was an exquisitely observed character study, which must surely have meant someone in his family was a serious aged alchie, whom he had been able to see up close.

  • @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
    @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 6 років тому +4

    Deserves more views!
    Thankyou :-)

  • @SimonFurber
    @SimonFurber Рік тому +1

    Elements of Sir Les Patterson of England here. ❤️

  • @Zionist-Occupied-Government
    @Zionist-Occupied-Government Місяць тому

    I just watched a Charles Manson interview a few hours ago . . and I feel like I watched an upper class English version of him right here 😂

  • @Ky-wh5se
    @Ky-wh5se 2 роки тому +7

    He's now a king's counsel KC.

  • @55tranquility
    @55tranquility 3 місяці тому +1

    Apparently Paul Whitehouse got the idea for this character from a man who used to talk to him while he was fishing- he rarely could understand a word he said apart from the odd word

  • @lauracoutts7109
    @lauracoutts7109 6 місяців тому +1

    Rowley always cheers me up

  • @pauljackson2409
    @pauljackson2409 Місяць тому

    Charles brings his own style to the King's Christmas Message.

  • @greg_4201
    @greg_4201 5 років тому +2

    who the hell disliked this?
    not the best show in the world but this sketch was brilliant.

  • @skidzholeshot1316
    @skidzholeshot1316 4 роки тому +4

    im sure he was my QC at high court,i got 5 years.i was very ,very drunk.

  • @lupa6956
    @lupa6956 5 років тому +4

    I live in London and when I was a student, I worked in a pub in Chelsea that had several people exactly like this! So funny, such characters, but a couple of them smelled of pee as well as alcohol 😂🧐

  • @rupert1788
    @rupert1788 6 місяців тому

    Big mistake watching this on a crowded train with ear phones, got terrible giggles 😂

  • @wildernesssurvival8307
    @wildernesssurvival8307 4 роки тому +3

    Such moving stories.

  • @DagNaggit
    @DagNaggit Місяць тому

    "the whole bloody leg was completely severed" xD

  • @DuderinoDeux
    @DuderinoDeux 6 років тому +10

    Reminds me of the old boy in fawlty towers

  • @farmant1
    @farmant1 3 місяці тому

    "lorry load of interesting cheese" 😂😂😂😂

  • @robertwilliams9043
    @robertwilliams9043 6 місяців тому

    He is probably the best role model and my biggest aspirant ever!

  • @toddhunter3137
    @toddhunter3137 4 роки тому +1

    Very VERY Drunk! Lol this pretty much sums up the whole British system.

  • @richardmorton4762
    @richardmorton4762 7 років тому +3

    Some fast show sketches were crap. But this always cracked me up!

  • @theculturedthug6609
    @theculturedthug6609 3 роки тому +3

    Like to see Rowley in his younger days in the War.

  • @jeffsmith50001
    @jeffsmith50001 3 роки тому +1

    "5 mins of polishing the bullets before plopping them in the Webley". "A snipers bullet hit his hip flask and Koran, dead as a door nail, still standing". Loved the old Morphine. All ways a bit green around the gills and a stranger to the lavatory. Good old Rupert.

    • @paulcunnane4
      @paulcunnane4 2 роки тому

      Where on earth did you get that???
      It stirs a vague memory. Please respond!

    • @jeffsmith50001
      @jeffsmith50001 2 роки тому

      @@paulcunnane4 just one of my mind meanderings

  • @colinjennings3661
    @colinjennings3661 4 роки тому +3

    Very small chaps but immensely strong.

  • @joss8558
    @joss8558 Місяць тому

    This is who I want to become as I get older.

  • @psychonaut689
    @psychonaut689 6 місяців тому

    A bit of Shakespeare in there: "the mind's construction in the face". I paraphrase of course as I'm very very drunk.

  • @hollywoodandcoexperience9657
    @hollywoodandcoexperience9657 4 роки тому +1

    Chris you have the editing skills of a ........... a........ no words!