Speaking of time. This came out 8 years ago, and I am just discovering it. I take this comedy gem from the past as my gift. You could say, this is my present.
i love that the fact she presents her intellect as a child they explain it as such and then they end up explaining things most people never even knew its actually brilliant.
She actually was the 8th doctor's companion in the audio series done by big finish. Course she wasn't in the character of cunk. My guess is she did the roll of a much more intelligent character cause she was afraid of getting type casted.
I think we all have a secret desire to go up to experts and ask stupid questions just to make ourselves and others laugh, and we live vicariously through her
Everyone with watches has to borrow time and people have to pay back any time mistakes with a shorter life span. I can't belive the science man dosn't know this! Greenwich lends time to watches, that's where borrowed time comes from. Common sense. That's why it's called Mean time, it's mean of them to shorten lifespans with borrowed time. They also steal a hours sleep for several months a year to pay the time interest. Greenwich Mean Tyrants. GMT.
At 2:48 when she asks "like fish and stuff", I fucking love the face he makes before saying "yes", it's like he's absolutely flabbergasted that anyone could even ask that question and is just shaking his head in disbelief.
I do science communication for a living at University of Copenhagen and somehow something in me always wanted to interview the researchers like this 🤣🤣🤣 I just love Philomena ❤️😂
Potentially, she could be the funniest female in the entire universe. Assuming that aliens don't have a sense of humour and assuming that muslim women underneath those full face burkas don't tell each other jokes. So yeah, potentially.
As well as the priceless interchanges with the "experts", I particularly love the subtle but brutal parody of documentary narrators and their clichéd scripts and imagery. Vacuous truisms, faux meaningfulness, museum shots, cosmological shots, the heartfelt "walkies" towards camera, the funereal music ... and then, finally, the absurdist, facade-breaking punchline which cracks the TV wall of pretence.
Fascinating. Although the video is quite confusing, I understand that is just due to a lack of intelligence on my part. The british accents provide credible proof this story is accurate.
I don't know if you're joking. I'm sorry if i don't get the joke, I might just be horribly wrong but i think this whole video was a joke. I really firmly believe all 4 minutes 20 seconds is a joke. I don't even think clocks were first made in Mesopotamia. I think the lady in the video is a comedian.
tash eckett Yes the entire video is a joke and I'm certain the original comment above was playing along. 😊 Tho you seem wonderfully sweet explaining it just in case someone missed out.
some say that her interviews is actually normal. Warm greetings, high functioning conversation, proper questions, etc. Then at some question, she start launching her strikes. Weird questions start coming. Her victims is always in serious minds and trying to answer weird stuff with serious answer and serious expressions. Creating this gems.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! I love the part when she turns back at the camera during an explanation; if we were schoolmates, I would definitely have flunked that course we were in! Lol!
no but in a way it’s genuinely cool and thought-provoking to have such seemingly obvious things questioned. Like we all „know“ what time is, and along comes philomena and shows us that we actually don’t KNOW know. She’s her own kind of genius
It's been 7 years since you made this youtube comment. Would you say you are now: A: More aware of time B: Less aware of time C: None and or both of the above
The science man’s reply and the seriousness on his face and understanding of the question, shows that he deals with this almost everyday… he is a pro at this! 🤣
You could see when time was running right up her middle bits it was almost enough to make her giggle. But she mastered that giggle absolutely, and wore only a lovely smile.
This vid kept showing up on my feed, I've never seen her before. Today I watched it. Absolutely adorable. Clever and funny. Now I want to see them all.
“Science Guy’s” reactions are priceless! Lol! Everyone starts out talking to her at a normal intellectual level but end up talking to her like she’s their 3 year old niece. But not Science Guy. God love him!!! And she’s hilarious!
I like how she brings up genuinely thoughtful ideas, like how the ancient mesopotamians didn't see themselves as ancient, and delivers them with great comedic timing, like money.
Speaking as a 'Science Man' myself, I have to be honest. At 3:14 Philomena Cunk makes the most concise and plausible explanation as to the possibility of time travel that I have ever heard..... Thats is what clocks is for! Bravo
@@kier8064 No, a time machine is a machine that travels through time and it's not affected by time. It can travel to before it was built. A clock cannot do that. A clock is a machine that ticks. Does nothing but ticks one time per second
This comedy woman will go places. She has the visual art down to a tee like Stan Laurel. And breaking the fourth wall, that Laurel and Hardy started, here is classic
I asked AI to write some Philomena Cunk sentences one of best ones was: "You know, I've always found it strange that we say we're 'killing time' when it's really time that's doing the killing. Talk about a twist in the plot!"
"This is the only place where i can be in the past and the future at the same time, with the present running up my middle bits." Oh my god i geeked out
“Hello, Science Man. Who are you?”
She is comic gold.
Hello 👋 how’re you doing?
Oh she's a comedian... for a minute thought she was seriously peddling fake news
@@whynot64928 no, she is 100 percent not a comedian, this is all legit and you've clearly been duped by the MSM into think otherwise
Yup. Science man is funny
I'm sure she has writers...
How did it take 8 years for me to find this gem? She's a legend.
Me too. Just discovered her.
Same!
She had to serve as Prime Minister for 2 months to get noticed.
What's her name again?
Samee
Speaking of time. This came out 8 years ago, and I am just discovering it. I take this comedy gem from the past as my gift. You could say, this is my present.
Wow nice comment!
Ps I'm from the future talking to your past self
So if it was your present was it in your middle bits?
Philomena has mastered time travel and used it to benefit humanity.
@@Gasteloh, that tickles!
i love that the fact she presents her intellect as a child they explain it as such
and then they end up explaining things most people never even knew
its actually brilliant.
you have the language skills of a child.
Now I want her to be The Doctor.
I wish I had never read that comment as now I will never be satisfied unless she is the next Clockslord.
Oh that is a great shout
She actually was the 8th doctor's companion in the audio series done by big finish. Course she wasn't in the character of cunk. My guess is she did the roll of a much more intelligent character cause she was afraid of getting type casted.
@@SethAurelius94 oh wow I didn't know that. I love big finish. Do you know which story it was?
@@stephenmcollins it was an entire arc actually. I'd have to go and check the wiki.
"... but it's not like other precious things. You can't hold it like a necklace, or... taste it. Like money."
Underrated line lol
Charlie Brooker is hilarious.
Yes I did appreciate that line and tbf I actually witnessed a child nearly choking on 10p once.
Deep Scouse thoughts.
“What is clocks”
I thought she said monet like the painting
"Today, time is all around us. In our phones, in the corner of our news.." I lost it 😂😂😂
I think we all have a secret desire to go up to experts and ask stupid questions just to make ourselves and others laugh, and we live vicariously through her
Well said / true 😄.
Watch it, lad; my dad was a vicar!
2:51 watching him process that response in realtime is incredible
But what actually is “real” and “time”?
@@joliemadigan4244 sciencemen are trying to process that in real time
Visible recoil
"Go do science, scienceman!"
*shakes head* "Yes." 🤣
Every single line is hilarious and her delivery is too good.
"What is clocks?"
clocks was invented in ancient mesopotamian times
@@rachelrook5222 But they didn't know it was ancient mesopotamian times.
@@andreasu.3546 if AI chat bots were real people.
@@andreasu.3546 Because there was no clocks to see what the times was
For the first 30 seconds I thought it was serious and I thought I was going insane! Haha
I’ve got to believe Philomena grew up on a steady diet of Monty Python and Red/Green. This stuff is epic.
Ali G
Philomena is the younger sister of Nigel Tufnel
The way she breaks the fourth wall while he’s explaining how watches work! 🤣🤣🤣
I love her looking at the camera during the interview. also that scientists answer was actually pretty informative and cool
Science man actually
It didnt actually answer her question!, I will try.
Everyone with watches has to borrow time and people have to pay back any time mistakes with a shorter life span. I can't belive the science man dosn't know this! Greenwich lends time to watches, that's where borrowed time comes from. Common sense. That's why it's called Mean time, it's mean of them to shorten lifespans with borrowed time. They also steal a hours sleep for several months a year to pay the time interest. Greenwich Mean Tyrants. GMT.
I could see the scientist man's face trying not to laugh... don't know how she keeps a straight face. Brill.
@@WindmillsOfTheMind science man !!! damnit dont change how Philomena Cunk say it... gawdamnit dude !!
At 2:48 when she asks "like fish and stuff", I fucking love the face he makes before saying "yes", it's like he's absolutely flabbergasted that anyone could even ask that question and is just shaking his head in disbelief.
Yes I noticed this powerful moment as well!
Love it so deep
Yea man she really stumped him there.
Luke Owen Watch Richard Dawkins talking to christians about evolution. You will see that look every single time.
His head is shaking "no" but he realizes she's no going to be worth correcting, so says "yes."
He looked completely gobsmacked at that moment.
So educational. If our teachers were like Philomena, we would have nothing to fear.
True, however the government and the elites would have a lot to fear.
"Because of the shapes of clocks, you might think time goes in a circle"
"With the present running right up through my middle bits" 😂😂😂 that had me in stitches
Can't wait to unwrap the present!
Does that make her middle bits, a gift?
@@jimgsewell indeed
Bruh... didn't laugh until the very, very end. Shit got me. 4:10
lol
"This is the Greenwich 'marillion' line, named after the band, also named after this line"
I lost my shit
marillion.
Mikey Powell cheers mate. Wasn't too sure myself how it was spelt.
ohnoitsaj that's the entire point. It's a parody.
ohnoitsaj If it has to explained then you will never find this funny.
MasterJakeStudios Wibbly wobbly timey whimey
OMG i thought this was a new tv program! How in earth is this 9 years old and not everyone knows it?o_O
It's the most genius comedy I've ever seen!
Same here I thought she was a new trend
This whole series is a tribute to James Burke and “Connections”. It is truly brilliant in concept, writing and delivery.
The look back at the camera while he was explaining how a watch works was comedy gold
Ikr 😂
"This guy"
🤣
Why is it gold? Enlighten me pls.
@@vz6365 not with that attitude!
3:45 - brilliant. This is one of the best skits she’s ever done.
Skits?
Skits? Documentaries!
She did the "Office staring into camera" thing
@@sauce8148 The what now? You mean breaking the fourth wall?
@@gracejacobs7146 It's a mockumentary, something that her interviewees are unaware of as they are being interviewed.
I do science communication for a living at University of Copenhagen and somehow something in me always wanted to interview the researchers like this 🤣🤣🤣 I just love Philomena ❤️😂
Knowledge pursues her, but she is faster!
@@erikthenorviking8251
Too true!
Philomena interweaving her science men is everything. I chuckle and almost chocked every time one such segment comes. Comedy gold.
lol the look to camera as the "science man" is talking
Honestly... This ep always cracks me up.
"Like fish and stuff"
Yes this!!..."like fish and stuff" and the scientist considers the moment and says...."yes".
@@Slaxok His timing on 'Yes' was fantastic I thought. It was the best line in it for me.
Very funny that - her face . . .
@ 3:43 ;)
She's the best female comedian out there on TV in the UK in my opinion.
She's the only one.
Elliott Jones No she isn't.
Literally hands down!
Potentially, she could be the funniest female in the entire universe. Assuming that aliens don't have a sense of humour and assuming that muslim women underneath those full face burkas don't tell each other jokes.
So yeah, potentially.
Agreed
the rate and quality of jokes never ceases to amaze me, even with a team of writers it's still so incredibly impressive
As well as the priceless interchanges with the "experts", I particularly love the subtle but brutal parody of documentary narrators and their clichéd scripts and imagery. Vacuous truisms, faux meaningfulness, museum shots, cosmological shots, the heartfelt "walkies" towards camera, the funereal music ... and then, finally, the absurdist, facade-breaking punchline which cracks the TV wall of pretence.
3:42 - Her concerned backwards glance breaks me every-time, like she's saying to the audience, "Y'all are hearing this crazy **** too, right?"
i would watch an entire show of philomena walking towards the camera. she is the queen of doing this
+Barney Laurance Alas I am a filthy foreigner and I am forbidden from entering the BBC garden :[ but thank you
& oo are you?
@@GwilymWogan hi 6 years later
set to Bittersweet Symphony
Can't believe that I have never even heard of this comedian or this character, but maybe one or two weeks ago. Hysterical!
Me Too!!! How am I just finding out about her??
Diane is so brilliant in this role. When she looks over her shoulder, I crease up.
"Right up through my middle bits."
1:58
I'd like to be right up through her middle bits
Some would say the "present" IS your middle bits, luv.
I think we can safely say that. 😊😊
@@lohphat That's why my defence didn't hold up in court in how I presented my middle bits to strangers enjoying the scenery. Strange times indeed.
"Hello science man, who are you?"
that's NEVER not funny.
its even funny when someone just quotes it in text form
As a budding scientist, I can only hope to one day be asked this, too.
'oo are you?*
How many times did they have to yell "cut!" and wait for the scientist to stop laughing?
It's so unbelievable how she hits the tone and style of all those BBC documentaries...
I didn't know but I absolutely love this type of humor, I'm so glad I found her!!!
Fascinating. Although the video is quite confusing, I understand that is just due to a lack of intelligence on my part. The british accents provide credible proof this story is accurate.
Especially since she's from the North. North is true.
I don't know if you're joking. I'm sorry if i don't get the joke, I might just be horribly wrong but i think this whole video was a joke. I really firmly believe all 4 minutes 20 seconds is a joke. I don't even think clocks were first made in Mesopotamia. I think the lady in the video is a comedian.
tash eckett It is. it's from satirical show called Weekley wipe like.
tash eckett Yes the entire video is a joke and I'm certain the original comment above was playing along. 😊 Tho you seem wonderfully sweet explaining it just in case someone missed out.
@@LilySaintSin It's not Weekly Wipe. It's called Philomena Cunk's Moments of Wonder.
"It's like a million times a million. No one will ever know the answer."
"Time has existed before time began" philosophy at its best😅😅
Dear God! How have I never seen her before?!? This is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life!
How the people being interviewed manage to not laugh is almost as amazing as her comedic delivery. There must be a lot of out takes.
Yes! I'd love to see the out takes! 😀
@@fullofhope6978 Indeed! In some of her bits you can see actual panic on their faces.
@@blacksquirrel4008 Her middle bits included?
some say that her interviews is actually normal. Warm greetings, high functioning conversation, proper questions, etc. Then at some question, she start launching her strikes. Weird questions start coming. Her victims is always in serious minds and trying to answer weird stuff with serious answer and serious expressions.
Creating this gems.
@@snails6997 That makes it even funnier! She is so good at delivering the questions in a funny way.
I have recently discovered this program... 8 years has this video in UA-cam, makes me wonder how many other treasures are hidden from me.
UA-cam is gigantic treasure box, and it’s filled with treasures
@@jeremytitus9519 Inside a box. The treasures. And it is gigantic, so it is made of giants, which is like a giant rights abuse. Huge.
Same
@@jeremytitus9519 Filled with ads.
This woman is phenomenal. What a star.
I think you will find it is spelt P h I l o m e n a
🤣
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! I love the part when she turns back at the camera during an explanation; if we were schoolmates, I would definitely have flunked that course we were in! Lol!
That glance over the shoulder at 3:44 is everything.
"Time is Money"
That look into the camera was brilliant.
It's 9 years later and finally I discovered a legend!!! Everyone need to see atleast one episode of Cunk
no but in a way it’s genuinely cool and thought-provoking to have such seemingly obvious things questioned. Like we all „know“ what time is, and along comes philomena and shows us that we actually don’t KNOW know. She’s her own kind of genius
These are hidden gems of awesome script writing and deadpan delivery. Diane Morgan nails it.
I want to know how much is a script and how much is improv!
@@jp9707 it was done in one take, all non-scripted
So, what is clocks?
Clocks is a Word! hehe
😆🤣😆
*TIME*
And why?
Don't have time to explain that, ask me some other time.
I'm so glad I learned english just so I could discover her. I love her so much... There's no one as talented as her in my country. Thank you so much
She is so hilarious. And that voice . Mesmerizing.
I love how she speaks just like brian cox
+MangoWolf Bolton accent, I love it as well.
no its her own voice lol
Yeah she has a similar accent too but it's funny how similar this is to Brian Cox.
Then you should watch the piece she did with Brian Cox.
They both have Lancashire accents
She's the funniest comedian around at the moment. Her delivery is just perfect. More Philomena please TV people!
how come i didn't laugh then
@@GungeScleraEmpyaema because ur a loser beta male snowflake
@@GungeScleraEmpyaema Cause you're a gunge sclera, and possibly an empyaema.
How did it take me 9 long years to find this gem???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's time for you..😂
These are so amazing. You can't stop paying attention for even 1 second because literally every word might or might not be a joke.
I would love it if BBC commissioned an mockumentary on April fools with Cunk presenting it.
Cunk looking for a 1 one 1 interview with THE April Fool.
When she looks back into the camera, I almost died. :')
1:44 I loved the sight of the "time transmitter". Looks pretty cool and futuristic. I even doubt it was built by humans.
I cannot believe how late I am to this. Top tier comedy. Every single line.
So brilliant and so underrated. Props to the science man who managed to produce real answers to her crazy questions.
So damn funny. A complete piss take of almost all BBC documentaries!:)
That look at back was such a expression of a genuine disappoinment, perfectly hilarious!
This is so brilliant. Thank you for filling my life with new wonder.
That displeasing look in her eyes when she turns to the camera after getting a technical tirade she obviously doesn't comprehend is brilliant.
Yea the actual science was to much for her brain to handle
I always wondered what clocks was.
What an amazing woman. Thank for making my day a little brighter.
lol! 😅 This is awesome.
+, her acting (facial expressions) makes it even better.
‘Like fish and stuff’ - his reaction was priceless.
I was taking her seriously for a few seconds.. minutes..
Ah, but were they actually minutes or were they, like, fish..?
@@bufton6 ... and stuff
It's been 7 years since you made this youtube comment. Would you say you are now:
A: More aware of time
B: Less aware of time
C: None and or both of the above
The science man’s reply and the seriousness on his face and understanding of the question, shows that he deals with this almost everyday… he is a pro at this! 🤣
She's like if Tom Scott had dedicated his life to misinformation
"Time has been around since before time began." Oh. My. God. I've only seen her on some crazy film reviews. Pretty funny stuff.
She was only telling the truth. But when did the truth begin?
@@Ndlanding Did truth exist before truth began.
@@dennisgalvin2521 Why did the chicken cross the road slowly?
I know that was a joke but it's actually deep lol
"time has been around since before time began" She's not wrong; Bionicle couldn't have existed without a time before time.
I can't recall going from focused learning to tearful laughing within mere seconds in all of my 58 years.
It's was truly an emotional rollercoaster.
You could see when time was running right up her middle bits it was almost enough to make her giggle. But she mastered that giggle absolutely, and wore only a lovely smile.
This vid kept showing up on my feed, I've never seen her before. Today I watched it. Absolutely adorable. Clever and funny. Now I want to see them all.
“Science Guy’s” reactions are priceless! Lol! Everyone starts out talking to her at a normal intellectual level but end up talking to her like she’s their 3 year old niece. But not Science Guy. God love him!!! And she’s hilarious!
I do the same with my wife, dumbing down the explanations right until the point she sends me to my room.
"...with the present running right up through my middle bits." I'm dying.😆
Live every day with the present running right up through your middle bits.
I like how she brings up genuinely thoughtful ideas, like how the ancient mesopotamians didn't see themselves as ancient, and delivers them with great comedic timing, like money.
Speaking as a 'Science Man' myself, I have to be honest. At 3:14 Philomena Cunk makes the most concise and plausible explanation as to the possibility of time travel that I have ever heard..... Thats is what clocks is for! Bravo
So basically a time machine is a clock that does not get affected by change caused by time itself.
Ello science man, oo are you?
@@ajc94 My name is Doctor Stuart Clock
@@kier8064 No, a time machine is a machine that travels through time and it's not affected by time. It can travel to before it was built. A clock cannot do that. A clock is a machine that ticks. Does nothing but ticks one time per second
I found this 8 years later. I can't stop laughing.
I would love to see her do a concert so to speak with her interviewing various folks. She is so original and freaking ridiculous. 😅😂
3:44 laughed so hard I dropped my plate of food
I love how the science man is explaining things to her so simply
What a great performer. So funny. I wish for her the best in her career.
Can’t believe I haven’t seen this before , awesome.
Legend has it Philomena's watch still has extra time in it to this day.
Philomena is so deep. Never watch this under the influence of weed.
*****
But what does that mean?
***** drug reference.
jake dean
But what is drugs? And why is they synonymous with something we throw away in our gardens?
***** It means if you inject this video into your veins, it's the equivalent of 10 marijuanas. Trust me, I'm a fellow at an institute.
Victoria Pearson
So you're a person who knows things. Then do you know what times is?
I love how she's grinning while standing on the meridian line... Dianne Morgan is great! 😂
Omg i just discovered this... and this is pure gold 😂
2:58 I love this moment when he realises what she's just said and he's regretting everything in his life that led to that moment
I love Philomena
That Science Man is brilliant for playing along.
I missed most of this laughing so much. I'll have to watch it one more time.
how am I just finding these videos. she is HILARIOUS.
This comedy woman will go places. She has the visual art down to a tee like Stan Laurel. And breaking the fourth wall, that Laurel and Hardy started, here is classic
“With the present running through my middle bits.” 😂😂😂😂
This gives new meaning to being in the present.
I didn’t know I needed to find this buried treasure of genius on UA-cam 😩😩😩😩🎉
I asked AI to write some Philomena Cunk sentences one of best ones was:
"You know, I've always found it strange that we say we're 'killing time' when it's really time that's doing the killing. Talk about a twist in the plot!"
"This is the only place where i can be in the past and the future at the same time, with the present running up my middle bits." Oh my god i geeked out