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  • From The Russell Howard Hour, we take a look at some of the wackiest conspiracy theories from anti-vaxers to flat earthers!.
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  • @brianmeek5236
    @brianmeek5236 2 роки тому +962

    My niece has spent her whole life deaf as a result of a high fever with measles she had when 8 months old. This was 2 years before a vaccine was available. My older brothers best friend died of polio, I was only 6 years old and can still remember the panic of the parents in our neighborhood. RIP Billy Matchet

    • @mvasdias
      @mvasdias 2 роки тому +63

      I’m with you! The little girl who would’ve been my aunt died from diphtheria when she was 7. When I was a kid I was in hospital for 2 weeks from the measles. By the 80’s it was for the most part gone. As was polio, diphtheria.

    • @danyellerobinson5940
      @danyellerobinson5940 2 роки тому +6

      My family is at high-risk from both the diseases and the vaccines. (It's often the case in biochemistry. The same is true for me with Covid and the vaccine.)

    • @danyellerobinson5940
      @danyellerobinson5940 2 роки тому +12

      @@mvasdias ... they weren't gone. Measles was pushed to older generations and was more likely to result in hospitalization. It is why the CDC started requiring vaccines for college entry in the 90s.

    • @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA
      @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA 2 роки тому

      @@danyellerobinson5940 ... IT'S NOT A VACCINE ...

    • @will823
      @will823 2 роки тому +4

      Rip

  • @garyowens1284
    @garyowens1284 2 роки тому +2106

    If the earth was flat, cats would just push everything off the edge

    • @bowmaj8666
      @bowmaj8666 2 роки тому +106

      The world is flat! Why do you think there are no dinosaurs anymore? They were all standing on one side of the flat earth, when a giant meteor struck the other side, and they all got catapulted into orbit!

    • @kimmywatts5459
      @kimmywatts5459 2 роки тому +17

      😂🤣😼🍻

    • @shadophaxx2401
      @shadophaxx2401 2 роки тому +46

      @@bowmaj8666 had us in the first half not gonna lie

    • @garyowens1284
      @garyowens1284 2 роки тому +1

      @@bowmaj8666a meteor you sure it wasn't your mother?

    • @martinputt6421
      @martinputt6421 2 роки тому +21

      @@bowmaj8666 That one had me for a minute, good one.

  • @imogenveneear1935
    @imogenveneear1935 Рік тому +71

    I have been attacked by antivaxers who said I'd given my son autism by getting him jabbed. I explained he had shown signs of autism before he was vaccinated, because he had leukaemia as a baby his vaccinations were delayed until he had a bone marrow transplant and diagnosed in permanent remission! People are daft. The Internet is creating idiots who don't think for themselves and aren't educated or bright enough to do their own thinking. Love you for this Russell.

    • @TheTrickshot77
      @TheTrickshot77 8 місяців тому +1

      One year later: Excessive death, Record numbers of young people having heart problems.
      I don't remember anyone talking about "Autism". I hope your son is ok, I wish him luck.

    • @imogenveneear1935
      @imogenveneear1935 8 місяців тому +6

      ​@@TheTrickshot77antivaxxers are claiming mmr causes autism this is based on a study a docter did of 28 subjects that he knew most of them had autism. His subject group was below the norm a minimum of 30 subjects are required for a good test group, he was actually struck off for his unethical behaviour but people are still claiming this as absolute truth. My son does fine thank you.

    • @TripperJonMD
      @TripperJonMD 6 місяців тому

      So sorry you’ve had to put up with rude morons.

    • @Rainielovealways
      @Rainielovealways 4 місяці тому

      @@imogenveneear1935 Sadly there are people out there who can never be wrong even when it's obvious they are. My boyfriend has autism and there's no proof whatsoever that autism is linked to any form of vaccination. There's a lot of crazies out there it's sad to say.

    • @SavageBroadcast
      @SavageBroadcast 3 місяці тому

      @@TheTrickshot77 Yeah, you walked into a different discussion, sunshine.
      Also, did it ever occur to Covid causes heart problems, especially long covid, and not the vaccines?

  • @kellydalstok8900
    @kellydalstok8900 Рік тому +75

    It’s like George Carlin said: “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”

    • @benthomas2232
      @benthomas2232 10 місяців тому +4

      Well now I’d say it’s more than half now.

    • @feralbluee
      @feralbluee 8 місяців тому

      0:25 the older i get, the more i know this true - Especially since the internet!! i know it’s none usable word these days, but, sorry, these people are morons!!!! 😯😦😧🫨😮😲

    • @DankJudgement
      @DankJudgement 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@benthomas2232 I know this is hard to believe but there's not really a higher percentage of stupid people. It's that there are more people and of them the stupid ones are most like to be the loudest.

    • @benthomas2232
      @benthomas2232 2 місяці тому

      @@DankJudgement that is something I can actually believe, no joke

    • @benthomas2232
      @benthomas2232 8 днів тому

      @@markfletton5901 what about it?

  • @stormyduude5153
    @stormyduude5153 2 роки тому +698

    This man does what most people can't, gets his point accross and is political while being funny, genuinely talented

    • @jamiecovfefe6323
      @jamiecovfefe6323 2 роки тому +11

      true sad he is wrong on most of what he said

    • @jamiecovfefe6323
      @jamiecovfefe6323 2 роки тому

      @Rik Walsh mainstream brainwashed .

    • @frederikhyrup2871
      @frederikhyrup2871 2 роки тому

      Hes funny. But tossing the Builderberg Group and WEF and Blackroc/Vanguard + statistics, economics and math. In with "Flat eathers" Is a tactical move I have seen for awhile. It works. Until people starve freeze and "Own Nothing". And they will think WHY? Mostly they will blame the ones who have less power/money or oppotunity. Not the ones who stole...

    • @frederikhyrup2871
      @frederikhyrup2871 2 роки тому +3

      Have ANYONE experienced "Comments gone missing"? Replies Ditto? Discouse is now "Verboten".

    • @frederikhyrup2871
      @frederikhyrup2871 2 роки тому

      @Rik Walsh Have ANYONE experienced "Comments gone missing"? Replies Ditto? Discouse is now "Verboten".

  • @CollinMcLean
    @CollinMcLean 2 роки тому +178

    As John Oliver put it "Conspiracy theories... Science fiction for people who don't realize they're reading science fiction"

    • @aycoded7840
      @aycoded7840 2 роки тому +1

      Not most of the time though.

    • @pseudonayme7717
      @pseudonayme7717 2 роки тому +5

      Or sometimes they are just facts waiting to be admitted.

    • @joshbramley7242
      @joshbramley7242 2 роки тому +3

      @@pseudonayme7717 😂😂🤡🤡

    • @anastasiabeaverhausen1883
      @anastasiabeaverhausen1883 2 роки тому

      you do realise modern science is only now catching up with what advanced civilisations knew 600+ years ago?

    • @CollinMcLean
      @CollinMcLean 2 роки тому +4

      @@anastasiabeaverhausen1883 Considering people from 600 years ago weren't aware of the existence of valence electron shells, plate tectonics, or germ theory... I'd call that statement erroneous...

  • @viewfromthehighchair9391
    @viewfromthehighchair9391 2 роки тому +381

    Considering that Flat-Earthers call normal people "Globetards", can we start calling Flat-Earthers "Flatulence"?

    • @scottdixon2505
      @scottdixon2505 2 роки тому +32

      I prefer to just call them stupid lol

    • @Rosyna
      @Rosyna 2 роки тому +18

      “Flerfers” is the term typically used.

    • @viewfromthehighchair9391
      @viewfromthehighchair9391 2 роки тому +12

      @@Rosyna Interesting. I can officially say I learned something new today as I've never heard that word before. I am still hoping that "flatulence" catches on though. No, not that flatulence; only the word, not the deed. LOL

    • @viewfromthehighchair9391
      @viewfromthehighchair9391 2 роки тому +7

      @@scottdixon2505 I know one among my friends (extended, not personal) and I give her the gears every chance I get. She's a conspiracy nut.

    • @JL-kf8mw
      @JL-kf8mw 2 роки тому

      Why is it that only the dumbest among us put “tard” at the end of words?

  • @janislaw6804
    @janislaw6804 Рік тому +51

    Love the way he can make us laugh over very serious topics. He's a breath of fresh air... Agree with his politics

  • @LueezBee007
    @LueezBee007 2 роки тому +103

    LOVED this hilarious and informative and HILARIOUS - as usual. New series please!!

    • @johnmccann5104
      @johnmccann5104 2 роки тому +2

      It's like the Jimmy Carr uploads....very funny but old content unfortunately 🤣🇬🇧

    • @LueezBee007
      @LueezBee007 2 роки тому +5

      @@johnmccann5104 I missed a load of Russell when he was on teevee due to work so seeing some of these for the first time sat chuckling away to myself!!

    • @johnmccann5104
      @johnmccann5104 2 роки тому +2

      @@LueezBee007 He is very funny and his attacks on Boris and partygate were comedy gold..... Jonathan Pie on UA-cam is also very good if you haven't seen his uploads.He really doesn't hold back 🤣🤣

  • @scottscott232
    @scottscott232 2 роки тому +109

    I absolutely love Russell Howard's content. He's so super smart, and very funny.

  • @darracqboy
    @darracqboy 2 роки тому +575

    The problem with flat earthers is that you can’t prove them wrong. If you launch them to space, they will say that the windows and helmet visors are screens that make the earth look round.

    • @luisespinoza8391
      @luisespinoza8391 2 роки тому +160

      As long as they don't return. Send them off into deep space.

    • @wibbliams
      @wibbliams 2 роки тому +33

      @@luisespinoza8391 I enjoy that idea

    • @LeanAndMean44
      @LeanAndMean44 2 роки тому +37

      Of course you can! But they will not accept that you proved them wrong.

    • @scottdixon2505
      @scottdixon2505 2 роки тому +104

      I remember this dude went into a flat earth Facebook group during the pandemic and asked if the two metre social distancing rule had pushed anyone over the edge yet 😂

    • @rikallan5094
      @rikallan5094 2 роки тому +31

      Once a person goes flat they never go back. I have a rule I don't debate flat earthers there's absolutely no point.

  • @that_cosmic_witch
    @that_cosmic_witch 2 роки тому +64

    I love Russell Howard!!!
    he somehow manages to make current events funny

  • @chrisyacoback6320
    @chrisyacoback6320 2 роки тому +18

    Thanks Russell....in a world gone insane if you don't laugh you will cry.... thanks for keeping us laughing.... well done 👍

  • @scottscott232
    @scottscott232 2 роки тому +213

    12:17 - 12:55 : Well done to this lady's colleagues. This conversation with this lady should have happened in her formative, childhood years. She was let down, educationally. It's most definitely not her fault. It's obvious that she was eager to learn from her colleagues. It's quite a refreshing side of humanity to see kind, and understanding people like her colleagues. She's not to be ridiculed; she was modest, and keen to understand.

    • @iggysixx
      @iggysixx 2 роки тому +25

      I agree. Ridiculing people does not inspire a learning curve. Filling in the blanks does way more - (..and understanding which information is missing and being able to explain it in different ways is also a higher skill, by the way).
      In her case, it's likely the curse of being very pretty.
      People don't correct you enough, because everyone always wants something from you (being in your company, or 'physical relations').
      For example; It's very hard to improve your jokes if everyone laughs at everything you say.

    • @seanpoag4170
      @seanpoag4170 2 роки тому +1

      She's still thick as f***, though 🤣

    • @catmavsdogma1421
      @catmavsdogma1421 2 роки тому +7

      Regardless, she didn't know anything about her country.

    • @666t
      @666t 2 роки тому +6

      Lucky she is pretty

    • @JaneAustenAteMyCat
      @JaneAustenAteMyCat 2 роки тому +8

      She was doing it deliberately, surely?

  • @evilgoose6768
    @evilgoose6768 2 роки тому +235

    Well done for spreading information in a funny way Russell!

    • @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA
      @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA 2 роки тому

      ... HE'S A SELLOUT READING OFF A TELEPROMPTER WHILE MONKEYING AROUND ... THIS WAS NOT COMEDY BUT A PROMOTIONAL AD PUSHING VACCINES ... HE'S NOT A COMEDIAN BUT A GATEKEEPER WALKING YOU'S DOWN THE PARK UNTIL THE BRAINWASH IS COMPLETE ...

    • @frederikhyrup2871
      @frederikhyrup2871 2 роки тому +1

      Have ANYONE experienced "Comments gone missing"? Replies Ditto? Discouse is now "Verboten".

    • @evilgoose6768
      @evilgoose6768 2 роки тому +2

      @@frederikhyrup2871 why do you reply to my comment with this?

    • @mammybelle7302
      @mammybelle7302 2 роки тому

      @@frederikhyrup2871 yes

  • @GypsyDiamonds
    @GypsyDiamonds 2 роки тому +24

    The “God save the Queen” version sent me 🤣🤣🤣

  • @seanmoley3142
    @seanmoley3142 2 роки тому +43

    Seen Russel live, he was as good as he is on the small screen. He does a great job at making good points with a sense of humour.

  • @mopkey2409
    @mopkey2409 2 роки тому +45

    I wonder how awkward it must’ve felt for russel to do this in lockdown, with no crowd to laugh in real live

    • @michaeladkins6
      @michaeladkins6 2 роки тому

      When is Russell actually putting out new episodes?

    • @Insomniaaron
      @Insomniaaron 2 роки тому +4

      ​@@michaeladkins6 September 8th.

  • @sarahmajor1560
    @sarahmajor1560 2 роки тому +383

    As an autistic person, I'd rather be autistic, and have vaccines, so I don't die.

    • @PsychedOut..
      @PsychedOut.. 2 роки тому +67

      Same. I actually find it a bit insulting that people would rather risk death than autism.

    • @ArceneStorms
      @ArceneStorms 2 роки тому +44

      As an autistic person who has had all the vaccines available to her, including the annual flu jab and all the COVID vaccines that I can have, I know that it doesn't cause Autism, and I'd rather be autistic than an idiot. (I literally went "ayyee" when I heard that)

    • @CraigyDizzle
      @CraigyDizzle 2 роки тому +66

      I love the fact that us autistic people are more likely to be involved in scientific sectors so if anything autism causes vaccines 🤣

    • @awtistiaeth4699
      @awtistiaeth4699 2 роки тому

      @@CraigyDizzle Loads of us involved with social justice movements as well but apparently, we don't give a shit about others! Weird that as most of the Autistic peers that I know gave "protecting others" as the main reason for taking the Covid jabs.

    • @Sweetlyfe
      @Sweetlyfe 2 роки тому +3

      @@CraigyDizzle hahaha yes so true.

  • @gracebellamy586
    @gracebellamy586 2 роки тому +16

    Oh, Russell... you make me so happy. Thank you for being an island of sense in a sea of nonsense. Sometimes it feels like the world is spotted with small islands of sense, surrounded by raging seas of idiocy. It makes me sad. But you, Russell, are a wonderful key of sanity. 💋Thank you!

    • @OlafPijl
      @OlafPijl 7 місяців тому

      Ever since Brexit, we think of the UK as an island of nonsense. At least when it concerns Brexiteers or the Tories.

  • @SafariPlum
    @SafariPlum 2 роки тому +9

    You rock Russell! You should include some Aussie news into your videos. Your take on anything is better than the mainstream media's news reporting.

  • @sabledeagoon9705
    @sabledeagoon9705 2 роки тому +30

    Another example of why Russel Howard needs more views

  • @mkthom1791
    @mkthom1791 2 роки тому +73

    Russell is a genius. Plus he can carry his message, jokes and timing while filming in an audienceless studio (thanks covid!). He's spot on and one of the (the?) best comedians we have. Sorry, Ye he's the real voice of a generation. 😉

    • @Sweetlyfe
      @Sweetlyfe 2 роки тому +4

      He is brilliant

    • @silaswild6233
      @silaswild6233 2 роки тому +2

      He's no genius, this word is banded around far too frequently nowadays.

    • @frederikhyrup2871
      @frederikhyrup2871 2 роки тому

      Have ANYONE experienced "Comments gone missing"? Replies Ditto? Discouse is now "Verboten".

    • @LimeyRedneck
      @LimeyRedneck 2 роки тому +1

      @@frederikhyrup2871 Yeah, copy and pasting comments will do that as one example.
      You're not being censored, Covid is real and the Earth is a slightly flattened sphere 🌍

    • @roystonrubble7103
      @roystonrubble7103 2 роки тому

      What would you say his best/funniest joke is?

  • @NukeGunship75
    @NukeGunship75 2 роки тому +24

    First couple seconds already laughing 🤣

    • @JakeHindle
      @JakeHindle 2 роки тому +5

      Same 😂🤣

    • @ScotsmanGamer
      @ScotsmanGamer 2 роки тому +1

      good for you and we need to know this why?

  • @CraigyDizzle
    @CraigyDizzle 2 роки тому +29

    I feel at least with the last woman she had been failed in her education and was actually trying to understand so shouldn't be shamed for that.
    The other people's stuff is absolutely conspiracy nonsense and a lot of it harmful to others so definitely should be called out on it!

    • @NeonCicada
      @NeonCicada Рік тому +2

      12:17 *To be fair:*
      That last woman (a "Western" adult) had already been given countless opportunities (over the course of her lifetime) to properly educate herself.
      She had _both_ sufficient access educational resources (eg. access to public libraries, relatively unrestricted internet access etc.) and the free time to slowly start working on her education.
      She simply chose not to do that -- _and _*_that's_*_ why she's fair game lol_

  • @sunisbest1234
    @sunisbest1234 2 роки тому +7

    So Finland has joined Australia on the plateau of non-existence. 🤪

  • @bobthefishmonger3139
    @bobthefishmonger3139 2 роки тому +120

    The fact people believe the earth is flat is ridiculous

    • @gerardflynn3899
      @gerardflynn3899 2 роки тому +26

      Welcome back to the 14th century.😂😂😂

    • @darracqboy
      @darracqboy 2 роки тому +14

      The internet has made things worse tbh

    • @aftersexhighfives
      @aftersexhighfives 2 роки тому

      They don't. Not truly. They like the feeling of "knowing more." It's a type of religion. And they make a ton of money off dummies who like the sound of the religion of flat earth.

    • @aftersexhighfives
      @aftersexhighfives 2 роки тому

      @@gerardflynn3899 no one ever thought the earth was flat. It was propaganda that was basically calling somewhere uneducated. No one ever thought the earth is flat. Never.

    • @sabledeagoon9705
      @sabledeagoon9705 2 роки тому +4

      @@darracqboy true

  • @goshaneu
    @goshaneu Рік тому +8

    My brains just melted out my ears listening to that woman at the end talking about country's and county's. It hurt lol

  • @praisethedarkmoon
    @praisethedarkmoon 2 роки тому +25

    If you're ever feeling down just remember the girl that thinks Stevie Wonder is not blind.

    • @Cassie_-rw9ik
      @Cassie_-rw9ik 2 роки тому +1

      I think it might be because a famous comedian talked about it in his stand up. I can’t remember which one. Apparently Stevie Wonder can see shadows and can sense people near him. So because SW said excuse me when he walked towards comedian, the comedian has been saying he’s faking it.

    • @vulvarinevulva4524
      @vulvarinevulva4524 2 роки тому +2

      @@Cassie_-rw9ik there's also footage of him catching a falling microphone whilst singing with a group of celebrities.

  • @glacieractivity
    @glacieractivity 2 роки тому +32

    On the upside: One in five turning down something new (like a vaccine) is stellar results. That means 4 in 5 (or 80%) are informed. When can we generally say that 80% of people around us are behaving semi-rationally?
    From my own experiences with my own family at a Christmas dinner, I have a ball if 60% of the attendees are behaving remotely coherently. My family parties are in general small, so I know percentages are precious from the start since my mother's uncle and his wife will be jumping out of the blocks with some "climate is imaginary because weather and CO2 are the food for plants" from the get-go. This is before some other distant relative pops up and proclaims his trust in crystal healing - after 2 bypass operations have saved his life twice from cardiac arrest.
    When a group of reasonable people reach 51% majority they should consider themselves lucky and never leave.
    I am yet to meet a person in distress that answer "yes" after I ask if they want me to call the emergency homoeopathy service during my 30 years in mountain/river rescue service. They are ALL really eager for me to treat them with science-based first aid and for me to call in helicopter rescue services that provide everything except "just water" and a "suite of pretty rocks" on board. An old-school ER is suddenly sounding great.
    Rationality seems to kick in hard when a limb has chosen to stick out at an interesting angle or when a friend has stopped breathing. Regarding Covid. It is funny how many chose to say "yes" to those very expensive respiratory machines instead of a bottle of bleach.
    Ignorance is, in other words, a luxury you can afford when everything is going tip-top.

    • @stevie-ray2020
      @stevie-ray2020 2 роки тому +3

      Well said!

    • @scottjackson2196
      @scottjackson2196 2 роки тому +7

      As a comedian from my country said (Sean lock) “ if I’m in an accident I want to hear sirens not wind chimes”

    • @mez7172
      @mez7172 2 роки тому +2

      For every ill theres a pill. and every pill theres a ill

    • @esmeecampbell7396
      @esmeecampbell7396 2 роки тому +2

      To be fair CO2 is just food for plants, and our vast pumping out of it might not be so bad if we weren't ALSO cutting down over 2 billion trees per year that would be harvesting all that CO2 up...
      Not only does our output of CO2 increase each year, our capacity to store it decreases.
      I'm not much of an investor but that is some pretty bad fundamentals for Planet Earth PLC...

  • @h.g.buddne
    @h.g.buddne 2 роки тому +16

    Jesus shit. Did she really think Spain was in the UK? 🤯
    The day she'll find out there are European countries outside of the UK and EU will blow her mind 😂

    • @skootergirl22
      @skootergirl22 2 роки тому +1

      Some people still think Britain is in the victorian era. Steampunk exists

    • @scottdixon2505
      @scottdixon2505 2 роки тому +1

      I genuinely used to go to school with a girl who claimed in front of everyone that Europe was in Asia. She thought the entire continent of Europe was inside the continent of Asia lol

    • @AtheistOrphan
      @AtheistOrphan 2 роки тому +1

      @@skootergirl22 - Jacob Rees-Mogg?

    • @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA
      @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA 2 роки тому

      ... SHE PROBABLY BELIEVE IN THE GLOBE TOO ...

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 2 роки тому

      aka Jacob Sleeze Smug

  • @ronnie7075
    @ronnie7075 Рік тому +4

    That girl at the end needs a lot of help. I don't see how she is ever going to survive adulthood without being ripped off at every turn.

  • @beverlyblake4325
    @beverlyblake4325 2 роки тому +40

    He always does his research and shares information in a hilarious way😂 thanks Russell.

    • @boffyboydj
      @boffyboydj 2 роки тому +4

      Does his research ? He goes home and puts his feet up after the show. There will be a team of researchers for the show, or just for show because the BBC will push any agenda that will benefit them.

    • @chiefbrodyrobertson2950
      @chiefbrodyrobertson2950 Рік тому +2

      Imagine a comedian having to push the jab.He says what he is told to say

  • @EmilyJelassi
    @EmilyJelassi 2 роки тому +9

    It’s mind boggling just how unbelievably stupid some of these celebrities actually are.. When I think about how many people trust them over proven science, I weep for humanity 🤦‍♀️

  • @danieljob3184
    @danieljob3184 2 роки тому +4

    I remember the first time a flat -earther asked me how I Know the earth is a sphere.
    My reply: "Topography!" 😵

  • @larky6201
    @larky6201 2 роки тому +8

    The truth stares us right in the face 😂 funny times we live in

  • @TheIdlesurfer
    @TheIdlesurfer 2 роки тому +11

    The Finnish guy saying Finland doesn't exist is taking the piss out of the Finland deniers. Voi vittu.

    • @trish5111
      @trish5111 2 роки тому +1

      I thought it was Australia that didn't exist ? Me and my mates pissed ourselves laughing over that one down here in Oz.
      Apparently we are all 'actors' !! WTAF !

  • @charlottesaunders6623
    @charlottesaunders6623 2 роки тому +3

    2:15 that guys face just says it all LOL

  • @michaelj.beglinjr.2804
    @michaelj.beglinjr.2804 2 роки тому +14

    You cannot reason with the wilfully ignorant, and we've spent far too long indulging those that choose to be stupid in spite of the facts to change them now. This is what happens when we value politeness over reality.

  • @robertbernard6410
    @robertbernard6410 2 роки тому +9

    always enjoy your comedy thanks

  • @Ari.Grandmari
    @Ari.Grandmari 2 роки тому +25

    My mums brother eventually died from vaccine related injury. My nan was devastated when his mumps and measles vaccine made him disabled. To this day she will always say that she would much rather a disabled child than a dead one. My uncle lived a happy life. All of my aunties and uncles are vaccinated and so are their kids. No other issues have cropped up. Some people do get unlucky, we admit that. But it helps so many that the risks have to be understood as absolutely tiny

    • @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA
      @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA 2 роки тому +2

      ... ITS MEANT TO CRIPPLE A FEW ... IF NOT , THEY WOULD NEVER PROFIT FROM THEM ...

    • @ianclark1737
      @ianclark1737 2 роки тому

      0.84 % is the help you got from the mnra jab that is not a vaccine

    • @MultiRationalThinker
      @MultiRationalThinker 2 роки тому

      @@DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA - and your bullshit makes no fucking sense whatsoever. Have you EVER used your brain? How does promoting a vaccine become more profitable if it cripples a few people?
      See, this is why people laugh at conspiracy nutters.

    • @joshbramley7242
      @joshbramley7242 2 роки тому +9

      @@DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA ???

    • @jps5980
      @jps5980 2 роки тому

      @@DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA Exactly the Truth will come out Don't worry, I've Gone off Russell Howard know, Thought he had more Common sense , you gotta think most of the People in the Audience looked over 50, he would of probably been Booed off if he said Jokes about the truth , Because most people that age are easily Brainwashed by the media , I can sort of understand cos of the comedy show he's got he's trying to get the biggest Audience, But I Guarantee he will start losing Audience members, If he keeps telling shit jokes like that cos the truth Is coming out , I Love Comdey but I Hate it when Comedians are Scared to tell the truth Just so they can get the over 50 on There side

  • @ivankarastoyanov3618
    @ivankarastoyanov3618 2 роки тому +15

    It's funny how they say "Spain is in Europe", like England isn't in Europe 😂

    • @thhseeking
      @thhseeking 2 роки тому +1

      Not anymore :P "Mumble mumble mumble sorry mumble mumble Peppa Pig World mumble mumble sorry mumble mumble".

    • @peterleadley
      @peterleadley 2 роки тому +2

      @@thhseeking The UK is still in Europe (its too heavy to move) just not in the European Union.

    • @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407
      @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407 Рік тому

      Cuz the Brits have this island mentality... they rarely think of themselves as Europeans

    • @peterleadley
      @peterleadley Рік тому

      @@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407 Doesn't matter what they think. It's in Europe, just not in the EU.

  • @RJ-wx3fh
    @RJ-wx3fh 2 роки тому +4

    0:56 gunpowder, guillotine, dynamite with a laser beam, guaranteed to blow your mind....

  • @julezpanda14
    @julezpanda14 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely love your humour, I've made my tinfoil hat ready Russel 😂😂😂😂🙄🤦

  • @killermarfidyoh138
    @killermarfidyoh138 2 роки тому +5

    The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. - Harlan Ellison

  • @puppyqueen5688
    @puppyqueen5688 2 роки тому +5

    The queen isn’t a canibals she just consumes their life to be immortal obv lol

  • @mrcwillis6970
    @mrcwillis6970 2 роки тому +8

    Thanks for the laughs Russel

  • @PolythenePam0451
    @PolythenePam0451 2 роки тому +3

    Russell Howard puts on glasses and becomes instant Stephen Merchant.

    • @evilgoose6768
      @evilgoose6768 2 роки тому +1

      I can see the resemblance now that you say it

  • @Gigatrix
    @Gigatrix 2 роки тому +6

    When she asked, "is the UK in Europe?", Is What made me scream.

  • @keelyspud9188
    @keelyspud9188 2 роки тому +48

    I am autistic, I had the vaccine as a baby, when I was at school (very recently) there was a question in my exam about would I give my child a vaccine which had been "proven" to cause autism with 2 lines to answer, I had to ask the teacher for more paper to argue how fucked that question was. I had to argue with my class over it, and we were the top set in science in secondary school..

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG 2 роки тому +14

      Well done. It can be hard arguing with your peers but even harder against the teachers who should know better.

    • @aliasofanalias7448
      @aliasofanalias7448 2 роки тому +4

      Good on you. Always trust your morals, no matter how many people disagree

    • @KappaSigma317
      @KappaSigma317 2 роки тому

      Wait wait was this gcses 2022?😭😭

    • @keelyspud9188
      @keelyspud9188 2 роки тому

      @@KappaSigma317 no sorry, gcses in 2016 but it still gets asked now, my brother in law did his 2 years ago and it still gets asked

    • @fisherking7798
      @fisherking7798 2 роки тому +1

      It's a stupid question that shouldn't be asked in secondary school but it's a variation on the lesser of two evils theory that's been around for centuries and nobody has been able to give a satisfactory answer to it

  • @jackwatsonepic626
    @jackwatsonepic626 Рік тому +4

    That end clip " how can anybody be that dumb we all went through school and learn geography .

  • @hahasmiles310
    @hahasmiles310 2 роки тому +43

    The reason people believe in conspiracy theories is issues with their own egos. 'Extra' 'info' makes them feel above others. 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @CraigyDizzle
      @CraigyDizzle 2 роки тому +2

      Absolutely 100% this!

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 2 роки тому +4

      Knowledge is power

    • @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA
      @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA 2 роки тому

      ... THOSE WHO ARE AWAKE LIVE IN A STATE OF CONSTANT AMAZEMENT ...

    • @joedart7908
      @joedart7908 2 роки тому +5

      @@DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA Is your keyboard broken?

    • @JorntWagenaar
      @JorntWagenaar 2 роки тому +4

      @@joedart7908 Sssssst, don't let him know it instantly betrays his stupidity;)

  • @Lovelifex78x
    @Lovelifex78x 11 місяців тому +1

    Seriously you are just amazing!

  • @honestjoe7940
    @honestjoe7940 Рік тому +1

    LOL You're for the high jump fella!

  • @Cinedragon
    @Cinedragon 2 роки тому +4

    0:20 I recognize Ryan Bergara's voice! He's not a conspiracy theorist, but he talks and documents them.

  • @danyellerobinson5940
    @danyellerobinson5940 2 роки тому +11

    I understand the pro-vaccine and anti-vaxxer positions. I certainly believe in science. I also understand the marketing and branding that is allowed in the process from research to practice.
    The truth is that the vaccine controversy is fueled by a failed communication campaign which was designed in 1986 to obscure high-risk groups. (Hint: Autism is a red herring, not the central problem.) Instead of exempting the high-risk children, who had serious reactions but escaped permanent damage, parents were encouraged to play roulette.
    The result is such that people without any increased risk have also lost trust in our public health system. This was further entrenched when WHO adopted CDC policies on adverse vaccine reactions.

    • @trish5111
      @trish5111 2 роки тому +2

      Yes, agree 100%.
      Unfortunately now if you even have any (I believe rational) concerns over vaccination timetables for babies you are shut down.
      You are prevented from being able to space the vaccinations out more so that a 2 month old doesn't have to have seven vaccines administered at once.
      In Australia I can get individual vaccines for my dogs instead of 3 or more at once if I'm concerned - but would be prevented from doing so for a baby.
      I can also get titre tests to make sure my dogs don't get booster vaccines until they need them because overvaccination has been recognised as a concern.
      Parents of human babies, on the other hand, lose family benefits unless they stick to a rigid timetable of vaccination that may not be in the best interests of their child.
      Can someone explain why a newborn needs to be vaccinated against Hepatitis B in the first week of life too ?
      Whenever I ask these questions generally I am ridiculed and labelled an 'anti-vaxxer' and people gleefully pile on.
      Am I stupid or is it really not a great idea to give tiny humans seven vaccines at once ?

    • @danyellerobinson5940
      @danyellerobinson5940 2 роки тому

      @@trish5111 Hep B shots are only necessary in the first week for those at high-risk of infection.
      We used titre tests to show my son had twice the natural immunities to both types of Measles. (He had none to mumps.)
      I was labeled anti-vaxxer back in 1991. (My son's death literally shutdown our death-investigation system, since doctors disagreed between vaccine-related death and SIDS.) Later, another doctor violated my right to informed consent regarding a medical implant device. I suspect he simply didn't trust me to make my own medical decision. Still ...
      I consider myself a Selective-vaxxer.

  • @yurinoworry
    @yurinoworry 2 роки тому +5

    Didn’t expect to hear Ryan from Watcher/BFUnsolved in here lol.

  • @gerardflynn3899
    @gerardflynn3899 2 роки тому +55

    3 vaccines later and I'm still not magnetic
    😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @LueezBee007
      @LueezBee007 2 роки тому +8

      Oh, is THAT why all the 5G masts keep following me around? #TwoVaccsAndaBooster 🤣

    • @scottdixon2505
      @scottdixon2505 2 роки тому +1

      That ones hilarious. You can get cutlery to stick to you just by licking it lol. But these people are so determined to hate vaccines that they'll blame anything.

    • @Bloodhound479
      @Bloodhound479 2 роки тому +3

      All vaccines later and I'm not dead

    • @JL-kf8mw
      @JL-kf8mw 2 роки тому +1

      I’ve had 4 and kitchen appliances follow me around the house.😂😂😂. Makes it easier to get a cold drink.

    • @GD-qu9hr
      @GD-qu9hr 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah but you can still catch and spread it so what's the piont???

  • @NerdAdventurer85
    @NerdAdventurer85 2 роки тому

    I'm NEVER googling ANYTHING again! .....😂😂

  • @Liette2610
    @Liette2610 2 роки тому +3

    LMAOOO THE FACT THEY ADDED RYAN TO THIS

  • @ktwashere5637
    @ktwashere5637 2 роки тому +7

    Also, i volunteered to test the covid vaccine and spoke to the researchers about it:
    1. Its normally very difficult to get people to volunteer as test subjects. Consequently it can take a long time to recruit enough people which slows everything down. With covid they had loads of volunteers and could get started straight away.
    2. Usually a vaccine development team would start with a small group of test subjects and run a full set of tests. They then have to apply for a second round of funding which tests the vaccine on another small group of subjects but larger than the original group. They then have to apply for a third round of funding which is to test the vaccine on a much larger group. This process can take a number of years because funding rounds tend to be annual. Plus add in the time it takes to recruit volunteers. With covid the funding was available immediately plus they went immediately into large scale trials. So yes, technically they skipped a couple of steps but FFS, the vaccines were still tested on a very large group of people.

  • @alexvaraderey
    @alexvaraderey 2 роки тому +6

    I'm suspected high functioning Aspergers, IQ 138, social skills 4/10. At a family event a few weeks ago, some-one asked me if i wouldn't prefer a life with less intelligence, but being able to associate with people better. Me : So, knock off 30 IQ points, but get on better with normal people? Them : Yes
    Me : No, i've met normal people. Most of them are idiots.

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 2 роки тому

      i also have aspergers and i agree with you. If someone asked me that question, id reply with: Absolutely not! Being intelligent and only associating with other sensible intelligent people is much more beneficial to society than being a stupid f**king idiot.

  • @TheBrainlessSteel
    @TheBrainlessSteel Рік тому

    my friend keeps sharing your stuff and i love it.. so now i subscribed.. soo... when are you coming to the Netherlands??

  • @thisravenhasflown010
    @thisravenhasflown010 2 роки тому

    Those girls at the end... flipping scary. Lmao

  • @petyrkowalski9887
    @petyrkowalski9887 2 роки тому +12

    The flat earth society has branches all over the globe.

  • @sabledeagoon9705
    @sabledeagoon9705 2 роки тому +3

    Me and the boys laughing at the globetarts thinking stevie wonder is blind

  • @benzomccool
    @benzomccool 2 роки тому +4

    Only three things cannot be long hidden.
    The sun, the moon, and the Truth.

  • @nottenvironmental6208
    @nottenvironmental6208 2 роки тому +2

    Some skinks and geckos freeze, very few lizards do. Probably too busy running the globe

  • @mattiascarlsson5355
    @mattiascarlsson5355 Рік тому +1

    We should appease the lizard people and elders of the internet by chucking the flat earthers over the edge. As a strictly empirical study of course.

  • @The_BenboBaggins
    @The_BenboBaggins 2 роки тому +7

    The problem isn't the science
    It's the profit motives and behaviour of big pharma/governments around the world

    • @JorntWagenaar
      @JorntWagenaar 2 роки тому +2

      Right! And as they decide what science gets funded..

    • @amir123786
      @amir123786 2 роки тому +1

      The problem is sponsored science and manipulated data. Which they themselves accept months / years later was lies. Check the rules being silently updated. Conspiracies with factual evidence aren’t conspiracies

  • @Pappa_66
    @Pappa_66 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks a lot Russell! You ruined my life!! I live in a country, that does not even exist! WTF? I wish you had told me that sooner😁😁😍😍. Regards from Finland or somewhere from the multiverse!

  • @golach420
    @golach420 2 роки тому +8

    Check out Professor Dave Explains debunking of FErs, anti-vaxxers etc. He's brutal. Lol

  • @SneezingEagle
    @SneezingEagle 2 роки тому +1

    Nearly died laughing, cheers 😂

  • @RENZOKURYUKEN
    @RENZOKURYUKEN 2 роки тому

    I probably shouldn't watch theses on the bus people probably think I'm a loon laughing at my phone 🤣

  • @sabinehahn9774
    @sabinehahn9774 2 роки тому +3

    I'm always in stitches when British make up that GB is not part of Europe 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @willnicholson18
      @willnicholson18 2 роки тому +2

      I've never heard any fellow British claim that GB is not part of Europe. We're not part of the EU, but that's something completely different.

  • @Infernitar
    @Infernitar 2 роки тому +43

    The other thing with COVID-19 vaccines was that literally everyone in the world who worked in molecular biology basically dropped everything else to work on it. But, y'know, that would mean experiencing minor inconvenience for the sake of someone else, which the anti-vaxxers just can't deal with

    • @ariadneschild8460
      @ariadneschild8460 2 роки тому +1

      Funny how people forget our dedicated lab workers but want their results yesterday like they pop out of thin air.

    • @aliasofanalias7448
      @aliasofanalias7448 2 роки тому +12

      Remember, there's a difference between not wanting a specific jab and being an anti-vaxxer

    • @y.martel842
      @y.martel842 2 роки тому

      I didn't get the Covid vaccine. Far too dangerous for young men.

  • @LewBearMusic
    @LewBearMusic 2 роки тому +8

    People love conspiracies, coz apparently it's comforting to think that someone is in charge and controlling things, even if that person is insane and evil, rather than absolute chaos where the world is rudderless and everyone is basically pretending they've got a clue what they're doing.

    • @myketrip8938
      @myketrip8938 2 роки тому

      Read up on WEF

    • @LewBearMusic
      @LewBearMusic 2 роки тому +1

      @@myketrip8938 read up on power hungry narcissists and then try to rationalise how they can, as a group, come together with each other for a shared common goal without one of them selling out the others for an advantage.

  • @thisravenhasflown010
    @thisravenhasflown010 Рік тому

    "If you were a farty pervy little goblin"
    Oh my goodness those girls...😮

  • @gh00stic8
    @gh00stic8 2 роки тому +3

    not them using a clip from buzzfeed unsolved though

  • @drakakaka
    @drakakaka 2 роки тому +6

    That's how knighthood is achieved in Hollywood movies not in the real world. Tells me Russel have no personal experience of it. Which is why he is still around I guess.

  • @suzesiviter6083
    @suzesiviter6083 2 роки тому +7

    My favourite conspiracy theory is "Russel Howard is funny".

    • @daeganish7304
      @daeganish7304 2 роки тому +1

      Then why are you watching his videos? You're in too deep, they're onto you

    • @mammybelle7302
      @mammybelle7302 2 роки тому

      @@daeganish7304 because its being shared...so she gave it a chance...duh!!

    • @daeganish7304
      @daeganish7304 2 роки тому

      @@mammybelle7302 that's what they want you to think

    • @mammybelle7302
      @mammybelle7302 2 роки тому

      @@daeganish7304 He's a sell out anyway

    • @daeganish7304
      @daeganish7304 2 роки тому

      @@mammybelle7302 nah Big Media just want you to think that, open your eyes

  • @nigelbrazier835
    @nigelbrazier835 2 роки тому +1

    Just a nice little train ride & a lovely refreshing shower at the end eh Russell

  • @GabeCoolwater
    @GabeCoolwater Рік тому +2

    The amount of lunatics out there... It's f*cking scary.

  • @amelialikesfrogs5778
    @amelialikesfrogs5778 2 роки тому +5

    the ukranian dolphins guy is what travis says. he makes videos about doctor who and it was almost certainly a bit

  • @ddervish2
    @ddervish2 2 роки тому +53

    As a scientist who has spent 2 years having those arguments with anti-vaxers (and even more crazy theories) i have to say, Thanks Russell. Thanks for trying to help educate.

    • @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA
      @DAVIDFREDERICOROCHA 2 роки тому

      ... YOU'RE NOT A GURU ... YOU'RE JUST PAID TO DO AS THEY TELL YOU ... FROM A TO Z ALL YOUR RESEARCH , SUSTAINABILITY AND LIVELIHOOD FOR THE MOST PART IS PROBABLY DEPENDENT , BOUGHT AND PAID BY BIG PHARMA ...

    • @amir123786
      @amir123786 2 роки тому +2

      But studies by the same organisations such as CDC admit now most the conspiracies are infact some what facts. Lol being one sided blindly going with sponsored science is not the way neither is blindly believing everything is a conspiracy.

    • @frederikhyrup2871
      @frederikhyrup2871 2 роки тому +1

      Why no reply button?

    • @ariadneschild8460
      @ariadneschild8460 2 роки тому

      I tell my antivaxxer friends that unless we're going to talk about the huge numbers of people being vaccinated I won't listen to them go on about the one in ten thousand that has an adverse reaction. That pretty much shuts them up.

    • @pauls3204
      @pauls3204 2 роки тому +1

      Oh you mean the four folk I know who have all had blood clots ? Three of whom were in perfect health before you and yours started pushing untested medicines

  • @mias6860
    @mias6860 2 роки тому +3

    people saying corona doesn't kill anger me so much. A family member of mine died if it along with tens of thousands more.

  • @levijacobsen2067
    @levijacobsen2067 9 місяців тому +1

    As someone with autism, it's really not that bad.
    I am really bad at reading people, but despite that I absolutely adore the way my brain works. I have no idea what's going on half the time, but that's okay.
    And I am also extremely happy that my favourite comedian supports autistic people and doesn't think we're dumb or retarted.
    Thanks, Russell❤

  • @voodooladyink6869
    @voodooladyink6869 2 роки тому +2

    ❤❤❤ his impression of the queen! 🥰😆🥰

    • @Mortthemoose
      @Mortthemoose 2 роки тому

      I always love it when he does his Queen impersonation 🤣🤣

  • @RGBeanie
    @RGBeanie 2 роки тому +5

    I like how channels covering conspiracies can't please the algorithm or get ads sometimes but this is ok...

  • @iamnotmydepression
    @iamnotmydepression 2 роки тому +6

    Another great video 😀
    My daughter was born when the mmr thing was about, because we didn't want to take the risk, we had the single vaccines done privately. Cost £100 but it was the best thing at the time, no one wants to risk harming their child but there's no point in protecting them from possible side effects if they are going to get a potentially deadly or life altering disease.

    • @deborahfreedman333
      @deborahfreedman333 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, the vaccination causes autism BS was prominent when my daughters were little too. Living in the US, well child visits and vaccines were not covered by insurance, and were all out of pocket. Nevertheless, having a degree in microbiology, I knew it was incredibly stupid to risk not vaccinating my kids, and paid for every vaccine possible, including the MMR. I had friends who did like you did, and avoided the measles vaccine, only to lose their child to measles. Evolution in action.

  • @GwladYrHaf
    @GwladYrHaf 2 роки тому +3

    “The Patriarchy” is my favourite batshit crazy conspiracy theory.

    • @randomlyswatching9481
      @randomlyswatching9481 2 роки тому

      Not in South East Asia 🤦. For example India IS A PATRIARCHY, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH ETC. All are. Sometimes you have to look beyond your home. You can't even open a bank account there without a male parent's NAME.😂😂

  • @ryanvaze
    @ryanvaze 2 роки тому

    Discovered you today. Foo king hilarious!

  • @M1ggins
    @M1ggins 2 роки тому +2

    Lizard Aliens are real, it's so obvious I can't believe I didn't realise it until you proved it, it totally explains mime artists.

  • @opticalman6417
    @opticalman6417 2 роки тому +3

    The more you Research the crazier you sound to ignorant people

  • @Electronics-Rocks
    @Electronics-Rocks 2 роки тому +17

    Great to show vaccines protect people.
    I still push for everyone to get them including myself even though my daughter did have a reaction as a child which she could not clot blood causing bleeding gums and very seriously ill.
    She was ok in the end and she has had all the vaccines including Covid Vaccines to protect her and others!

  • @bigboyrambo2009
    @bigboyrambo2009 Рік тому +3

    Mix crazy conspiracy theories with conspiracy facts

  • @pop5678eye
    @pop5678eye 9 місяців тому +1

    If you get into an argument with a flat Earther just ask them to draw a picture of the motion of the Sun that consistently explains sunrise and sunset, time zones, and seasons. Also ask them the physical reason for those motions and then just sit back and try not to laugh every two seconds. For bonus also ask them about gravity, tides, lunar phases and eclipses.

    • @ashleyw6728
      @ashleyw6728 8 місяців тому

      Just ask them how big the earth is that makes them panic

  • @arcagebuttons5987
    @arcagebuttons5987 2 роки тому

    >Works for Murdoch
    >Fact checks theories
    >Funny guy

  • @Demostravius
    @Demostravius 2 роки тому +12

    We should still be critical of the modern CV vaccines, it's literally impossible to do long term testing in a short period of time. With the added importance of the vaccine it's human nature to overlook things. Testing was also not thoroughly done on certain groups before it went widespread, most notably pregnant women and children. We already saw some issues, such as the blood clots in the AZ vaccine. Whilst they are probably nothing it's also unsafe to just assume a trial on a few thousand is adequate. We probably won't know the full extent for a while, and it's most likely nothing. There have been tested and released vaccines that have been recalled before after widespread use discovered issues.

    • @aliasofanalias7448
      @aliasofanalias7448 2 роки тому +2

      E.g. Thalidomide. Wasn't a vaccine but you know

    • @marcd6897
      @marcd6897 2 роки тому

      @@aliasofanalias7448 very very different. Not even close to being comparable, even when using your idiotic kind of disclaimer. 🤦‍♂️

    • @aliasofanalias7448
      @aliasofanalias7448 2 роки тому +1

      @@marcd6897 Tell me how it's different. Fact is science is relative; not absolute. This means we get it wrong sometimes

    • @jockwross
      @jockwross 2 роки тому

      @@aliasofanalias7448 And neither are these new mRNA jabs

    • @aliasofanalias7448
      @aliasofanalias7448 2 роки тому

      @@jockwross How are they not?

  • @moniqueengleman873
    @moniqueengleman873 2 роки тому +4

    Brilliant Russell! You even got the science down well.
    And you were correct about the facts.
    Thank you.

    • @mammybelle7302
      @mammybelle7302 2 роки тому +2

      What Facts?

    • @PouncyJunior
      @PouncyJunior 2 роки тому

      The facts

    • @PouncyJunior
      @PouncyJunior 2 роки тому

      @@mammybelle7302 It doesn't seem you have any

    • @mammybelle7302
      @mammybelle7302 2 роки тому +1

      @@PouncyJunior neither do you 🤦‍♀️

    • @PouncyJunior
      @PouncyJunior 2 роки тому

      @@mammybelle7302 ok, we both don't have facts, but if you can't prove otherwise, you aren't much better than me.