As an Irishman I can confirm that they do indeed think this. I'm also often pleased to learn quite frequently from British people that one of them wrote "Dracula", even though it was written by an Irishman. They love claiming shit. As the song goes, "Brittania Waives The Rules" 😉
I don’t particularly like this comment but it’s not everyday you get the opportunity to be the 100th like and I’m not one to turn my nose up at opportunity.
Interesting reaction here. There is something amiss when humour turns into an argument. Clearly UK people are not afraid to laugh at themselves, while US people struggle with satire because they take national pride far too seriously.
Nailed it. When the moon thing came on the guy was instantly annoyed. Not saying all Americans are like it but stop being so touchy it’s just a joke. Laugh at yourselves, no one’s perfect. Except the British.
@@ULTRAWIDE. I am British, and I found the line about "no one else was trying" falls flat as a joke because it so obviously isn't true. Al Murray is well versed in history, and he lets it shine through in his character sometimes (disguised as "pub quiz" knowlege) so you'd think the Pub Landlord would be aware of the Soviet space program.
@leonwiddicombe8947 well i found a interesting thing when i did a little poll on a server with a mix of brits and americans on it. i simply asked 'in a sitcom would you be comfortable being the butt of the jokes for a whole episode, or would you prefer to be the one dishing out the jokes?' American: receive: 21% give: 79% brits receive: 66% give: 34% I feel part of that might just be that brits are happy to laugh at themselves, justifying being the butt of jokes by 'well, if i can laugh at myself, then everyone's laughing' that and there's been some great comedy characters that have been the butt of jokes. Richard Richard from bottom comes to mind as a character who is all flaw, (virgin, socially awkward, pretty much the prototype incel 'i bought you a Coca-Cola in good faith, and did you say 'no thank you I'm a lesbian, i want my 55p back!'' feels like he's being constantly set up for a fall) but he was played by Rik Mayall, who often played the prat in slapstick projects. same also with Hugh Laurie, he's not afraid to act silly and have someone tease him for it. also Craig Charles is a character that is pretty much all flaw and is the butt of the majority of the jokes, though in fairness in red dwarf everyone is the butt of jokes And you just don't really see that level of a flawed character in American sitcoms. actually the story that comes to mind, when 'the young ones' was trailed in America a studio execs comment was "so which one is the hero? who is the audience meant to see themselves as?" now if you've seen the young ones, none of them are good people, but while there isn't a hero to self insert yourself into, you will see parts of your personality and behaviours in all of the characters. Similar story with the American adaptation of red dwarf, believe the first episode is on UA-cam, they tried to make lister a likeable, hip sort of guy, vs the cold curry and beer with a stubbed out ciggie drinking space bum. (always reminds me of the episode where they go to the chamber of justice and lister is asked 'occupation?' and the answer is 'erm....errrrm??.....bum!!' always gets a giggle)
Don't attempt to explain subtlety to Americans. It has a silent letter in the very word so they won't even know it, let alone understand it. Americans only use 'simplified English' with all the colour and subtlety removed, along with the occasional whole syllable ( IT IS ALUMINIUM NOT Aluminum, FFS the clue is in the fact that everyone else in the world and every periodic table shows it with ALL its letters.)
"What is it with British comedians and beer on stage?" His act is the PUB LANDLORD. It's not against Americans - it's about Brit arrogance against any other country. He could also have been a stereotype taxi driver.
Thanks, I was about to write something very similar but you beat me to it. I've lived in the USA for over 2 decades and they still generally do not undersand the phrase "tongue in cheek". They are starting to get sarcasm, but irony is still a relatively foreign concept to the majority.
@@michaelsmith7425 Did you emigrate Michael and are you glad you did,my friend? It's 2am in London now and today was 77 Degrees in October.We have just had the warmest September on record and it;s getting silly now. lol
@@Isleofskye I did and I have mixed feelings about doing so. I have a great job with great pay that I could never have had under the British class system. But given the horribly hot weather where Ilive (TX) and the terrible drivers and rampant crime on balance it is a close race. We just had several straight days of over 100 degrees and it was so dry my house foundation has cracked in half and my sheetrock (plasterboard) is cracking inside.
Al is a legend. He comes from a aristocratic family and he is a graduated Oxford in history. Definitily check out more of his stuff, he just plays off the crowd in character as the land lord during his shows. Even when not in character he is quite funny, definitely check out some more of him! As an Aussie he doesn't just go after yanks trust me, he goes after everyone and it's great.
his grandfather came from scottish aristocracy, Al's great great great great great grandfather was a Duke he had an aristocratic ancestor it doesn't mean he came from an aristocratic family
You missed the sexual innuendo in the moon race section “it doesn’t matter who comes first when you’re on your own”. That’s a bit of classic British banter. Calling you a wanker without you even noticing the insult. But because it’s banter it’s not meant in a nasty way. Or was it? We only do that to people we like?..😊
I was glad you spotted that too, I was going to comment myself if no one else did. They definitely missed it, I was looking at their faces and not one had a quizzical look lol
did you notice he said "its been a year" after? There is a whole back story to the character. Al Murry used to have a TV show in which he played a landlord whos wife left him and took the kids a year ago and he hasnt been with another woman since
Al Murray is the 'pub landlord'. A persona, hugely funny, but an educated guy from Kent. There is never an intent to offend but he does it brilliantly 🥰
that's the thing I've found as a brit with my American friends. until they got a feel for British humour, I had to very much walk on eggshells around them, till it finally clicked with them. I get tone can be hard to work out over text, but the sticky out tongue smiley should probably have been a hint for 'oh hang on, brits insult each other cos they like each other, if he was being really nice to me, that's cos he doesn't like me' and as soon as I managed to cross that bridge with them, things got much smoother. slowly trying to teach them wit and sarcasm to a British level. and bless him he tries, but he cant quite get the British art of obscure swearwords, and using random nouns and verbs to describe other things. ie: drunk - "look at that guy, he's absolutely trolleyed" but were getting there. not quite gonna blow his Iowan brain by teaching him Yorkshire slang too, well, not just yet and to make my point with the vid, you could sort of see how some of the guys felt very uncomfortable with a accidental slightly spicy remark. whereas yeah, i say the worst things to my friend, he says the worst things back to me, we all laugh, everyone has fun (though its always fun when someone tries to stick up for him, cos I'm a white guy apparently abusing a south african mixed race guy, must be racist) and junior just tells them to mind there own business and calls me whatever slur comes to mind to make his point as I chuckle. though it is always a chuckle when someone new joins the group chat, hasnt quite got a feel for the room and one of the guys asks the Asian guy in the group 'so when are they actually deporting you ass?' and eventually people get a feel for the vibe and join in teasing each other. if everyone gets insulted, the no one has been. least that's how our group of friends sees it. but as Al says, two countries separated by a common language, but feel its deeper than that with cultural stuff. but its absolutely not gonna stop the yanks teasing the brits over things and vice versa (jus can we move on from, haha uk has no guns (it does) and haha dead school kids in America, cos it started wearing thin around the 2000s)
They hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing, but they gave him an unlimited budget, so he insisted they really go, so he could get the lighting just right.
Oh my days, can't believe anyone actually believes this shit. The Russians monitored everything about the moon landings, if they were faked then it would have been a massive coup for the Russians but they said and still say nothing, why? Because even they knew/know the landings happened. The problem is dim witted people believing what they see on social media as fact, it's a sign of a weak mind and individual.
One of the main principles of British comedy is sarcasm, and is often misunderstood by other nationalities. When we like people we often take the pi55 out of them, especially if they're mates.
This is a character Al Murray plays called “The Pub Landlord” who’s ignorant, arrogant and hysterically patriotic for anyone who doesn’t know. This is why there’s a bar behind him and he’s got a pint in his hand. In real life he’s an extremely clever, softly spoken and polite guy.
It’s important to be able to laugh at yourself and realise your short comings as us British do. We’re underdogs and always will be. And we’re proud of that 😆
@@shanegooding4839Haven't heard anything then have you? What do France, Spain, Italy, Germany, USA and Russia all have in common?????? THEY ARE ALL BIGGER THAN US, yet we had a bigger empire than them all. Have you ever completed an IQ test?
The more you are roasted, the more you are liked. The fact that we Brits roast Americans more than we roast any other country, merely demonstrates the great affection we hold towards you. If you want proof. UA-cam has a video of the Guards at Buckingham Palace playing your national anthem after 9/11 The special relationship is alive and well. We have your 6, always. However, the roasting continues.
That's not just an on stage beer. That's not just an on stage working bar. That's an on onstage working bar, that is motorized, that he drove up there, from off the street outside, at the start of the special.
It’s just comedy guys and not intended to belittle anyone, just British comedy and probably a bit of an acquired taste for you guys since we generally have a different sense of humour.
Of course this is Al as his stage persona "The Pub Landlord", someone who will always find that Great Britain's accomplishments always outshine any others. He always mocks the UK more than his ostensible targets (in this case, Neil from the US). Al's routine "Nations of the World" is longer but just as funny & insightful: ua-cam.com/video/6DafuN7wxuM/v-deo.htmlsi=UJI_hxL_WYT4Ti8w (For those who might wonder about his interactions with the audience, he spends the first part of his show talking with people in the audience and integrates the information from these exchanges into his routines.)
Britain was actually in first place for the space race(without German assistance) but we decided to do other things instead (create the NHS, welfare state etc)
Alistair who plays Al Murray is a very intelligent person. Hes a historian and makes documentaries about the past for tv. And we all know you have to be smart to be a successful comedian. Hes great
Truth is, the Brits enjoy taking the p, banter, etc often as a mark of respect, of similarity. Especially if it is reciprocal. We do not seriously look down of anyone apart from the French.
He doesn't shit on just Americans, he just picks on someone in the crowed. It just happened to be this person was American and he ripped him to shreds. He plays a simpleton Pub Landlord, but is actually a very intelligent man - it is just an on stage act.
we dont dream, we just work. Reminds me of another one of Al's jokes about how "during the french revolution, they invented being french. During the british revololution we invented work, and at the end of it we each had a steel ship"
All's comedy is both obvious and subtle at the same time but the best part of it is difficult for non Brit's to get because it's all driven by the character he portrays. The stereotypical pub land lord is someone we've all encountered he's loud opinionated misogynistic a little racist and wildly homophonic and has some of the wildest takes you'll ever hear. He's often so ignorant it's actually hilarious and just like a lot people on all sides of the political with stupid prejudiced belief's no amount of logic will ever change them.
One could try to explain. Perhaps the bottom line says : intoxicated by beer. If you take yourselves too seriously, to the outside observer missing the point, you will be ridiculed. If you don't get it give it up. Not that you are being ridiculed at any stage. You seem not to see the compliments or the friendship. Look for the blatant humility between the bitter jabs. It's comedy. Look at your condition - a man says "some words", and suddenly your greatest achievement has been taken away from you. No, this man is a very good friend. Relax. Have a pint. Recharge.
Can I say, as a Brit, that we absolutely do not consider ourselves as better than our American cousins. You guys are an inspiration to us in every single way (apart from Trump) and long live the special relationship that we have.
All Murray's act is as a Pub Landlord. In reality he is a Academic & Historian, very highly qualified, so his skeptical humour is based on a wealth of knowledge.
We Brits do not dislike America but like a lot of the other comments we do take the piss out our selves as well as other countries we just take it better I’ve been to the the US 5 times and love the place a great country!
We Brits are the first to criticise ourselves, so other nations doing it falls a bit flat. Weve always been self deprecating, weve always muddled through. We muddled through and conquered a large area of the globe. We muddled through and invented most of the worlds technology and are still world class innovators. We are not fussed if others laugh. It's Ok, we've got laurels to sit on. 😂
"Between us and the Soviets". The Soviets claimed they didn't have a lunar mission (doubtful), but Americans do tend to fast-forward past Russia scoring first in the 'Space Race' by putting a man in space (Yuri Gagarin). I'm calling it a 1-1 draw until somebody lands a doomed boot on Mars.
If british people take the piss out of you its because they respect you, weird fact. Brits take the piss out of their family and best friends regularly so its not that they hate americans, they see them as siblings by this point so treat them as such.
It's more about trust, we trust whoever we're jokingly insulting will know we aren't being serious, and we expect it in return because we trust you won't mean it.
To be fair, the Soviets weren’t racing to the moon. You were racing the Soviets to put a man in space and they got there first lol. The US then put a man on the moon after losing the space race.
yeah I didn't think you Americans drank much. now I know why your beer taste like flavoured water and your whisky is not as strong as it says on the bottle. You shouldn't be able to get through a 1L of it and still be able to safely paint a cable.
As Americans you should be familiar with “roasting” an individual, group or country. As others have said this is laughing at the British as well as Americans - if you can’t laugh at yourself then you’re too fragile to laugh at others.
Al Murray's stage persona is as the pub landlord. The point about this act & all others from Al is that he's poking fun at both sides, in this case us Brits & Americans.
Al Murray is not drunk while on stage and he actually very very intelligent and he say what he want and we are good drinks and it beer and lager lads ✌️
I’m British, certainly don’t see Americans as a lower counterpart. They’re our top ally and friend. Love the place and people, my favourite holiday spot. If anything, they’re more advanced than us.
Forget the Alomo. Also forget prohibition. Al Murray is portraying a pub landlord in these comedic acts. In the past, British - especially English publicans/landlords were typically as Al is pretending to be. That's why he has a bar with beer taps etc.... I watched a couple of Freddie Mercury USA reactions and because he had a lonesome bottle of beer on top of his paino, that's all most of the reactors could focus on. Graham Norton supplies his numerous guests with the alcoholic beverage of their choice, as do a few other British comedians. I think USA folk are stigmatised because they can fight on the front line in a war at sixteen or maybe eighteen years old, but can't legally purchase, or drink alcohol until they are twenty one.
USA: First human on the moon* Soviets: First man in space, woman in space, animal in space, satellite, space station, first trip to the moon, first orbit of the moon. Everyone who doesn't listen to the "winner" and looks and space achievements knows who won the "space race" Just like ww2, turning up late to a race then claiming to have been integral in it's completion.
We British don’t think that we are better than Americans, we know that we are better than everybody.
As an Irishman I can confirm that they do indeed think this. I'm also often pleased to learn quite frequently from British people that one of them wrote "Dracula", even though it was written by an Irishman. They love claiming shit. As the song goes, "Brittania Waives The Rules" 😉
It's not that we think we are better. We just think Americans are worse.
I mean your not wrong we are just better ,in fact no, we’re greater 😂
I don’t particularly like this comment but it’s not everyday you get the opportunity to be the 100th like and I’m not one to turn my nose up at opportunity.
I'd be embarrassed to write that.
lol, the thing about British comedy is we laugh at ourselves in the same way we laugh at others.
Tru Say,Mi Bredda. Preach those words,mi Bredrin.
Careful, a humourless scot will think you're being serious.
@@Gambit771 Go raibh maith agat, ach is Albanach spraíúil, grámhar, spraíúil sinn go háirithe Glasaigh.
More so.
No you don't
Interesting reaction here. There is something amiss when humour turns into an argument. Clearly UK people are not afraid to laugh at themselves, while US people struggle with satire because they take national pride far too seriously.
Nailed it. When the moon thing came on the guy was instantly annoyed. Not saying all Americans are like it but stop being so touchy it’s just a joke. Laugh at yourselves, no one’s perfect. Except the British.
@@ULTRAWIDE. I am British, and I found the line about "no one else was trying" falls flat as a joke because it so obviously isn't true. Al Murray is well versed in history, and he lets it shine through in his character sometimes (disguised as "pub quiz" knowlege) so you'd think the Pub Landlord would be aware of the Soviet space program.
@leonwiddicombe8947 well i found a interesting thing when i did a little poll on a server with a mix of brits and americans on it. i simply asked 'in a sitcom would you be comfortable being the butt of the jokes for a whole episode, or would you prefer to be the one dishing out the jokes?'
American:
receive: 21%
give: 79%
brits
receive: 66%
give: 34%
I feel part of that might just be that brits are happy to laugh at themselves, justifying being the butt of jokes by 'well, if i can laugh at myself, then everyone's laughing' that and there's been some great comedy characters that have been the butt of jokes. Richard Richard from bottom comes to mind as a character who is all flaw, (virgin, socially awkward, pretty much the prototype incel 'i bought you a Coca-Cola in good faith, and did you say 'no thank you I'm a lesbian, i want my 55p back!'' feels like he's being constantly set up for a fall) but he was played by Rik Mayall, who often played the prat in slapstick projects. same also with Hugh Laurie, he's not afraid to act silly and have someone tease him for it. also Craig Charles is a character that is pretty much all flaw and is the butt of the majority of the jokes, though in fairness in red dwarf everyone is the butt of jokes And you just don't really see that level of a flawed character in American sitcoms.
actually the story that comes to mind, when 'the young ones' was trailed in America a studio execs comment was "so which one is the hero? who is the audience meant to see themselves as?" now if you've seen the young ones, none of them are good people, but while there isn't a hero to self insert yourself into, you will see parts of your personality and behaviours in all of the characters.
Similar story with the American adaptation of red dwarf, believe the first episode is on UA-cam, they tried to make lister a likeable, hip sort of guy, vs the cold curry and beer with a stubbed out ciggie drinking space bum. (always reminds me of the episode where they go to the chamber of justice and lister is asked 'occupation?' and the answer is 'erm....errrrm??.....bum!!' always gets a giggle)
well they are made to sing at a fucking flag in school idk if that has something to do with it but i mean i clearly can't help
The Russians had no intentions of putting men on the moon .@@ReddwarfIV
Al Murray drinks a pint of beer and has a bar because he is known in Britain as 'The pub Landlord'. Do your homework 😁
Its called sarcasm we like to take the piss out of ourselves,as well as the rest of the world😂
Don't attempt to explain subtlety to Americans. It has a silent letter in the very word so they won't even know it, let alone understand it. Americans only use 'simplified English' with all the colour and subtlety removed, along with the occasional whole syllable ( IT IS ALUMINIUM NOT Aluminum, FFS the clue is in the fact that everyone else in the world and every periodic table shows it with ALL its letters.)
Careful, Americans don't understand sarcasm, irreverence, or taking the piss. 😂
"What is it with British comedians and beer on stage?" His act is the PUB LANDLORD. It's not against Americans - it's about Brit arrogance against any other country. He could also have been a stereotype taxi driver.
I was discussing this in The Suburbs with my gardener cook and cleaner,only the other day and I don't think we are arrogant..
Thanks, I was about to write something very similar but you beat me to it. I've lived in the USA for over 2 decades and they still generally do not undersand the phrase "tongue in cheek". They are starting to get sarcasm, but irony is still a relatively foreign concept to the majority.
@@michaelsmith7425 Did you emigrate Michael and are you glad you did,my friend?
It's 2am in London now and today was 77 Degrees in October.We have just had the warmest September on record and it;s getting silly now. lol
@@Isleofskye I did and I have mixed feelings about doing so. I have a great job with great pay that I could never have had under the British class system. But given the horribly hot weather where Ilive (TX) and the terrible drivers and rampant crime on balance it is a close race. We just had several straight days of over 100 degrees and it was so dry my house foundation has cracked in half and my sheetrock (plasterboard) is cracking inside.
ua-cam.com/video/ZyZYEXF3gy4/v-deo.html Tis an act
Al is a legend. He comes from a aristocratic family and he is a graduated Oxford in history. Definitily check out more of his stuff, he just plays off the crowd in character as the land lord during his shows. Even when not in character he is quite funny, definitely check out some more of him! As an Aussie he doesn't just go after yanks trust me, he goes after everyone and it's great.
his grandfather came from scottish aristocracy,
Al's great great great great great grandfather was a Duke
he had an aristocratic ancestor
it doesn't mean he came from an aristocratic family
He's in remainder for more than one title. I'd say that's pretty aristocratic.@@lsmith9249
@@lsmith9249 i swear he is technically in line for the crown
@@danielporter9523 l don't know how you work that one out, he's not technically in line for the throne
@gnarkillkickass his great great great great grandfather was an aristocrat, that does not make him an aristocrat
You missed the sexual innuendo in the moon race section “it doesn’t matter who comes first when you’re on your own”. That’s a bit of classic British banter. Calling you a wanker without you even noticing the insult. But because it’s banter it’s not meant in a nasty way. Or was it? We only do that to people we like?..😊
I was glad you spotted that too, I was going to comment myself if no one else did. They definitely missed it, I was looking at their faces and not one had a quizzical look lol
did you notice he said "its been a year" after? There is a whole back story to the character. Al Murry used to have a TV show in which he played a landlord whos wife left him and took the kids a year ago and he hasnt been with another woman since
@@majorspencer3660 Yap, straight over their heads.
If you want to impress an Englishman, have a snappy comeback to his jive, and you'll be pals for life. They want witty repartée.
that thats called banter...
If you want to have a snappy comeback to a Scotsman you best be a fkn comedy genius...and it don't matter what nationality you are.
But it HAS to be witty.
Not shitty.
Respect to the quality roast.
Disrespect for the undercooked comeback.
Al Murray on Global Finance is a classic. He is my favourite comedian
Al Murray is the 'pub landlord'. A persona, hugely funny, but an educated guy from Kent. There is never an intent to offend but he does it brilliantly 🥰
that's the thing I've found as a brit with my American friends. until they got a feel for British humour, I had to very much walk on eggshells around them, till it finally clicked with them. I get tone can be hard to work out over text, but the sticky out tongue smiley should probably have been a hint for 'oh hang on, brits insult each other cos they like each other, if he was being really nice to me, that's cos he doesn't like me' and as soon as I managed to cross that bridge with them, things got much smoother. slowly trying to teach them wit and sarcasm to a British level. and bless him he tries, but he cant quite get the British art of obscure swearwords, and using random nouns and verbs to describe other things. ie: drunk - "look at that guy, he's absolutely trolleyed" but were getting there. not quite gonna blow his Iowan brain by teaching him Yorkshire slang too, well, not just yet
and to make my point with the vid, you could sort of see how some of the guys felt very uncomfortable with a accidental slightly spicy remark. whereas yeah, i say the worst things to my friend, he says the worst things back to me, we all laugh, everyone has fun (though its always fun when someone tries to stick up for him, cos I'm a white guy apparently abusing a south african mixed race guy, must be racist) and junior just tells them to mind there own business and calls me whatever slur comes to mind to make his point as I chuckle. though it is always a chuckle when someone new joins the group chat, hasnt quite got a feel for the room and one of the guys asks the Asian guy in the group 'so when are they actually deporting you ass?' and eventually people get a feel for the vibe and join in teasing each other. if everyone gets insulted, the no one has been. least that's how our group of friends sees it.
but as Al says, two countries separated by a common language, but feel its deeper than that with cultural stuff. but its absolutely not gonna stop the yanks teasing the brits over things and vice versa (jus can we move on from, haha uk has no guns (it does) and haha dead school kids in America, cos it started wearing thin around the 2000s)
They hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing, but they gave him an unlimited budget, so he insisted they really go, so he could get the lighting just right.
The mars landings will be done by Christopher Nolan and shot on an IMAX camera 🤣
Yeah, 6 or 7 landings because the dust/lighting/sound didn't "feel" right
And yeah, I know, space doesn't HAVE sound. It's just Kubrick being Kubrick.
Oh my days, can't believe anyone actually believes this shit.
The Russians monitored everything about the moon landings, if they were faked then it would have been a massive coup for the Russians but they said and still say nothing, why? Because even they knew/know the landings happened.
The problem is dim witted people believing what they see on social media as fact, it's a sign of a weak mind and individual.
So much of that act went over their heads
One of the main principles of British comedy is sarcasm, and is often misunderstood by other nationalities. When we like people we often take the pi55 out of them, especially if they're mates.
The guy he did "God Save The Queen" with, was Steve Jones, formally of the Sex Pistols, who did a song called God save the Queen.
In real life he is literally the polar opposite to the the Al Murray Character he plays. That’s why its funny, its tongue in cheek, English sarcasm.
This is a character Al Murray plays called “The Pub Landlord” who’s ignorant, arrogant and hysterically patriotic for anyone who doesn’t know. This is why there’s a bar behind him and he’s got a pint in his hand. In real life he’s an extremely clever, softly spoken and polite guy.
It’s important to be able to laugh at yourself and realise your short comings as us British do. We’re underdogs and always will be. And we’re proud of that 😆
Brits are underdogs! Now I've heard everything!😂
@@shanegooding4839Haven't heard anything then have you? What do France, Spain, Italy, Germany, USA and Russia all have in common?????? THEY ARE ALL BIGGER THAN US, yet we had a bigger empire than them all. Have you ever completed an IQ test?
The more you are roasted, the more you are liked. The fact that we Brits roast Americans more than we roast any other country, merely demonstrates the great affection we hold towards you. If you want proof. UA-cam has a video of the Guards at Buckingham Palace playing your national anthem after 9/11 The special relationship is alive and well. We have your 6, always. However, the roasting continues.
Bro I love this comment so much
That's not just an on stage beer. That's not just an on stage working bar. That's an on onstage working bar, that is motorized, that he drove up there, from off the street outside, at the start of the special.
It’s just comedy guys and not intended to belittle anyone, just British comedy and probably a bit of an acquired taste for you guys since we generally have a different sense of humour.
Of course this is Al as his stage persona "The Pub Landlord", someone who will always find that Great Britain's accomplishments always outshine any others. He always mocks the UK more than his ostensible targets (in this case, Neil from the US).
Al's routine "Nations of the World" is longer but just as funny & insightful:
ua-cam.com/video/6DafuN7wxuM/v-deo.htmlsi=UJI_hxL_WYT4Ti8w
(For those who might wonder about his interactions with the audience, he spends the first part of his show talking with people in the audience and integrates the information from these exchanges into his routines.)
Britain was actually in first place for the space race(without German assistance) but we decided to do other things instead (create the NHS, welfare state etc)
Beat me to it ya bastard 😂
Yeah technically speaking it was the Nazis who got to the moon. Don't tell the yanks though, they still think they won the war.
Loosen up guys. Al rips the piss out of everyone. Its in his job description
That dudes outburst killed me "don't you take our fkn accomplishment away"😂
Alistair who plays Al Murray is a very intelligent person. Hes a historian and makes documentaries about the past for tv.
And we all know you have to be smart to be a successful comedian. Hes great
He's playing the character of a Landlord or Pub manager common 60yrs ago it's an act he is actually a university graduate and historian .
Al skits all countries, this was just America's turn. He also skits Britain mercilessly!
"It doesn't matter who comes first if you're on your own", that joke seems to go over the heads of so many Americans.
Truth is, the Brits enjoy taking the p, banter, etc often as a mark of respect, of similarity. Especially if it is reciprocal. We do not seriously look down of anyone apart from the French.
Al plays a character of an ignorant British pub landlord. He’s actually a very educated man.
He doesn't shit on just Americans, he just picks on someone in the crowed. It just happened to be this person was American and he ripped him to shreds. He plays a simpleton Pub Landlord, but is actually a very intelligent man - it is just an on stage act.
we dont dream, we just work. Reminds me of another one of Al's jokes about how "during the french revolution, they invented being french. During the british revololution we invented work, and at the end of it we each had a steel ship"
Great reaction and good to see you took it well, some people just dont 😂
We Brits take the piss out of everything and everyone, including ourselves. It’s a cultural trait. It’s not meant to offend.
All's comedy is both obvious and subtle at the same time but the best part of it is difficult for non Brit's to get because it's all driven by the character he portrays. The stereotypical pub land lord is someone we've all encountered he's loud opinionated misogynistic a little racist and wildly homophonic and has some of the wildest takes you'll ever hear. He's often so ignorant it's actually hilarious and just like a lot people on all sides of the political with stupid prejudiced belief's no amount of logic will ever change them.
Al Murray has the bar on stage because he is known as the pub landlord. It's his thing. Like how Gabriel Iglesias has his voices.
His standup show is called the Pub Landlord.
We take the piss or ourselves and everyone else, if we take the piss we like you
One could try to explain. Perhaps the bottom line says : intoxicated by beer. If you take yourselves too seriously, to the outside observer missing the point, you will be ridiculed. If you don't get it give it up. Not that you are being ridiculed at any stage. You seem not to see the compliments or the friendship. Look for the blatant humility between the bitter jabs. It's comedy. Look at your condition - a man says "some words", and suddenly your greatest achievement has been taken away from you. No, this man is a very good friend. Relax. Have a pint. Recharge.
Whats funny is that 'life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.' was written by a Brit lol. Although it was originally the 'pursuit of property.'
Us Brits actually love you guys internationally your our best friends mate
you dont like beer because your beer is like duckin water
Can I say, as a Brit, that we absolutely do not consider ourselves as better than our American cousins. You guys are an inspiration to us in every single way (apart from Trump) and long live the special relationship that we have.
We can take others roasting us and we absolutely love it. I guess that speaks volumes because other nations would struggle with this sense of humor
All Murray's act is as a Pub Landlord. In reality he is a Academic & Historian, very highly qualified, so his skeptical humour is based on a wealth of knowledge.
Can't beat British comedy, it's the best.
We Brits do not dislike America but like a lot of the other comments we do take the piss out our selves as well as other countries we just take it better I’ve been to the the US 5 times and love the place a great country!
The things with the English and have a bar close by is because we’re legally allowed to drink from 5 years old, some of us just don’t stop xD
Guys we love you Americans, we wouldn’t make fun of you otherwise. It’s a thing. You rib your friends. It’s obligatory over here. 🇬🇧
We Brits are the first to criticise ourselves, so other nations doing it falls a bit flat. Weve always been self deprecating, weve always muddled through. We muddled through and conquered a large area of the globe. We muddled through and invented most of the worlds technology and are still world class innovators. We are not fussed if others laugh. It's Ok, we've got laurels to sit on. 😂
Getting to the moon was one of our greatest accomplishments.....if only it wasn't faked 😂😂😂😂
It's our humour not to be taken too seriously , we do laugh at ourselves too x
Al Murray plays a character of a pub landlord, which is why there's a bar on stage, and he drinks beer.
"Between us and the Soviets". The Soviets claimed they didn't have a lunar mission (doubtful), but Americans do tend to fast-forward past Russia scoring first in the 'Space Race' by putting a man in space (Yuri Gagarin). I'm calling it a 1-1 draw until somebody lands a doomed boot on Mars.
If british people take the piss out of you its because they respect you, weird fact. Brits take the piss out of their family and best friends regularly so its not that they hate americans, they see them as siblings by this point so treat them as such.
It's more about trust, we trust whoever we're jokingly insulting will know we aren't being serious, and we expect it in return because we trust you won't mean it.
Don’t be offended, us Brits take the Mickey out of everyone, but the ones we do it to the most is ourselves
There were a multitude of nationalities in the 400,000 strong team that made the moon landing possible.
To be fair, the Soviets weren’t racing to the moon. You were racing the Soviets to put a man in space and they got there first lol. The US then put a man on the moon after losing the space race.
I have seen him live absolutely brilliant 🤩 He has degree in history from either Cambridge or Oxford
He's a very intelligent guy...degrees the whole nine yards,it's kinda why he's so funny..historical stuff he comes out with is accurate
Al Murray has a Beer, because he is playing the part of a Pub Landlord lol.
8:50 No, we Brits are suspicious of all foreigners, but we have a grudging affection for the Yanks.
yeah I didn't think you Americans drank much. now I know why your beer taste like flavoured water and your whisky is not as strong as it says on the bottle. You shouldn't be able to get through a 1L of it and still be able to safely paint a cable.
The Mercans laugh at themselves .Al tells it as it IS !
Al Murray has a new tour around England. He finally is joke/song titled "We're not Americans" its hilarious.
Funny thing is he's one of the only people to have beer on stage... Cause that's his gag as the pub landlord.
Did you hear of the British man with an inferiority complex? He thought he was the same as everyone else!
Al Murray is known as the pub landlord it's part of his act
We brits are just sarcastic we take the piss out of everyone ourselves especially
He is a Pub Landlord !!!!
You have beer on stage because the more pissed you get the funnier things you say
As Americans you should be familiar with “roasting” an individual, group or country. As others have said this is laughing at the British as well as Americans - if you can’t laugh at yourself then you’re too fragile to laugh at others.
Al Murray's stage persona is as the pub landlord. The point about this act & all others from Al is that he's poking fun at both sides, in this case us Brits & Americans.
The beer thing it Al Murray played in a tv series called Time Gentlemen, where he played as a pub landlord.
you underestimate our superiority complex. At least we get to be the super villain in every yank movie.
Al Murray is not drunk while on stage and he actually very very intelligent and he say what he want and we are good drinks and it beer and lager lads ✌️
I’m British, certainly don’t see Americans as a lower counterpart. They’re our top ally and friend. Love the place and people, my favourite holiday spot. If anything, they’re more advanced than us.
We Brits see Americans as our cousins and who doesn't enjoy skitting their cousins!
Eddie Izard does a bit about what Europe is thinking about the USA. “ what are you doing…?” 1998, Dress to kill dvd release
Al on Geordies and Scousers is well worth a watch
Aye, the Toon whale song
Self deprecation is quintessentially British
Loved your reaction to Al. He’s taking the mickey out of British xenophobia but he does it so well that everyone’s ok with it. X
We shit on everyone including ourselves lol
The guy with the glasses is so deadpan, he wouldnt laugh at his own silhouette 😅 everything al says...straight over his head.. 😂
Beers on stage? It because we can!
You guy's need to get a sense of humour!! Taking this WAY to seriously, lighten up, it's a comedy sketch, not to be taken to seriously FFS!!!
He’s the pub landlord, of course he had a full bar 😂😅😄
"Don't take our accomplishment away!"😂😂😂
russia made it to space first but america has to one up everyone and send someone to the moon and their people dont even think it happened
Forget the Alomo. Also forget prohibition. Al Murray is portraying a pub landlord in these comedic acts. In the past, British - especially English publicans/landlords were typically as Al is pretending to be. That's why he has a bar with beer taps etc.... I watched a couple of Freddie Mercury USA reactions and because he had a lonesome bottle of beer on top of his paino, that's all most of the reactors could focus on. Graham Norton supplies his numerous guests with the alcoholic beverage of their choice, as do a few other British comedians. I think USA folk are stigmatised because they can fight on the front line in a war at sixteen or maybe eighteen years old, but can't legally purchase, or drink alcohol until they are twenty one.
USA: First human on the moon*
Soviets: First man in space, woman in space, animal in space, satellite, space station, first trip to the moon, first orbit of the moon.
Everyone who doesn't listen to the "winner" and looks and space achievements knows who won the "space race"
Just like ww2, turning up late to a race then claiming to have been integral in it's completion.
Most do not drink on stage Al here was the pub landlord…
IPA that's not beer it piss water.
Invented by the English. They drank it before they discovered lager.
He's not really a pub landlord, its' a character he made up.
The guy second from the left gets it 😂
70,000 British women left with American GI s after WW2 .
I often wondered why.
Doris Day 😂 ?
New and exciting and wealthy.
"To be born British is to win the lottery of life" . Said someone famous.
The beer is a prop,he's a character known as the pub landlord!
If you don't like beer then you don't like Britain!