Stand-up comedy routine about Spreadsheets

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  • Matt Parker’s comedy routine about spreadsheets. From the Festival of the Spoken Nerd DVD: Full Frontal Nerdity
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    Programming by Andrew Taylor
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  • @noahatlas5240
    @noahatlas5240 4 роки тому +2870

    “I’ve been foiled by the refractive index” ah yes, what a relatable phenomenon

    • @HermanWillems
      @HermanWillems 4 роки тому +49

      People with glasses will have this twice a day, once in the morning when they see their wife and once when they get back from work and see their wife.

    • @nekkowe
      @nekkowe 4 роки тому +10

      Foil-ed by the screen protector

    • @brandononeil6129
      @brandononeil6129 4 роки тому +24

      every time. and it woulda worked too, if it werent for those meddling wave form collapsing observations

    • @thomasmaagaard
      @thomasmaagaard 3 роки тому +4

      Working with transparent materials in 3D visualization: yes very much

    • @ryanr27
      @ryanr27 3 роки тому +3

      @@HermanWillems What if their wife is just a spreadsheet?

  • @Tacticslion
    @Tacticslion 2 роки тому +450

    “Two jokes-who knew?”
    This man creates comedy for a living.
    What an exquisite time to be alive.

  • @billbingham3829
    @billbingham3829 8 років тому +3078

    Whenever I make my bed, I spreadsheets over the mattress.

    • @molly.dog8brooke792
      @molly.dog8brooke792 4 роки тому +27

      Bill Bingham
      It took me a while to get this... well done

    • @uuu12343
      @uuu12343 4 роки тому +2

      Towsif Hassan
      UA-cam

    • @MrMashyker
      @MrMashyker 3 роки тому +4

      I'm dying

    • @yes0r787
      @yes0r787 3 роки тому

      BAD

    • @MrZaranthan
      @MrZaranthan 3 роки тому +6

      They call me the king of the spreadsheets, got 'em all printed out on my bedsheets

  • @3dpprofessor
    @3dpprofessor 7 років тому +566

    This was a flawless presentation. The timing, the beats, hitting the marks, and even when things go wrong the perfect filler. Not a second was wasted. Amazing.

    • @gwho
      @gwho Рік тому +2

      almost everything was excessively drawn out bro.

    • @Evil_Anvil
      @Evil_Anvil Рік тому +18

      @@gwho sad what the internet did to attention spans

    • @Shelsight
      @Shelsight 8 місяців тому +2

      @@gwhohe’s not actually a stand up comedian, you do know that? He’s a lecturer & maths tutor. So no, it wasn’t drawn out, as it wasn’t officially a stand up routine…

    • @Stratoscope
      @Stratoscope 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@ShelsightI have to stand up a comment here: He's a standup guy, and he was standing up! Q.E.D.

  • @hakonsoreide
    @hakonsoreide 5 років тому +529

    Just proves what Monty Python once pointed out: Life's a piece of sheet when you look at it.

    • @samarvora7185
      @samarvora7185 2 роки тому +15

      Always look on the bright (any number b/w 0 and 255) side of life.

    • @kartingpt
      @kartingpt Рік тому +8

      I use python so I don't have to use spreadsheets so we've come full circle

  • @garmo1968
    @garmo1968 5 років тому +96

    I still appreciate the subtle clever humor of the phrase "i will perform somewhere between 0 and a whole joke"

    • @fredericapanon207
      @fredericapanon207 4 роки тому +2

      With a probability of 1

    • @Notsosarcastic_02
      @Notsosarcastic_02 2 місяці тому

      I confused it with sine's range , and was thinking how can he do a sin in the middle of a comedy show , glad to know I was wrong

  • @mog398
    @mog398 8 років тому +1816

    As soon as he said "red green blue", I knew where that shit was headed

  • @guilhermesfk
    @guilhermesfk 8 років тому +656

    "Can you believe some people don't use spreadsheets recreationally?"
    Matt Parker is an EVE Online player it seems.

    • @auxencefromont1989
      @auxencefromont1989 4 роки тому +10

      Its funny bc its true

    • @emberassington
      @emberassington 4 роки тому +4

      i prefer 18xx games for my spreadsheet recreation

    • @bukvoj6562
      @bukvoj6562 4 роки тому +9

      To be honest I was only going through the comments to see if I could make this joke or it was taken....

    • @UnknownVir
      @UnknownVir 3 роки тому +6

      I mean, Pokemon Go is the whole reason I started learning them and once you start most games look like they'd be better with a spreadsheet. (OSRS being the one I did the second most spreadsheets for)

    • @guilhermesfk
      @guilhermesfk 3 роки тому +8

      @@UnknownVir I was summoned from a 4 year slumber... May all know the curse of the.... NECROTHREAD!

  • @NotQuiteFirst
    @NotQuiteFirst 7 років тому +3497

    That was fun but I won't buy the DVD...I'll just wait till it comes out on spreadsheet

    • @matthewrandell5055
      @matthewrandell5055 7 років тому +9

      i think i get it

    • @NotQuiteFirst
      @NotQuiteFirst 7 років тому +5

      Matthew Randell me too

    • @starahlava
      @starahlava 5 років тому

      Tl má byť zarastený sa v
      Krjf

    • @starahlava
      @starahlava 5 років тому

      Na prístupe ku y a nech sa uskutoční yhhhjjgfjhgbjbvccvggbhhhhhhhjhhhhhjhhhhhjjhjhghjhhjhhhhhhhjjjjjhhjkjjjkjjjj

    • @goldsrcorsource2551
      @goldsrcorsource2551 5 років тому +3

      >named first
      >not first comment
      >???

  • @Krebzonide
    @Krebzonide 7 років тому +670

    this was the best series of spreadsheets with syncronized air vibrations Ive ever experienced.

    • @0LoneTech
      @0LoneTech 3 роки тому +18

      Those air vibrations were produced by scrolling down a very narrow spreadsheet. ;)

    • @DHawkBeats
      @DHawkBeats Рік тому

      Facts

  • @3snoW_
    @3snoW_ 8 років тому +4302

    So, since my screen is also a dynamic spreadsheet, and so is a youtube video... I have just watched a spreadsheet of a spreadsheet representing a projection of a spreadsheet picture with Matt and a spreadsheet.

    • @otakuribo
      @otakuribo 8 років тому +240

      Spreadshception

    • @EmpressLeana
      @EmpressLeana 8 років тому +85

      +Elliot Grey
      People keep using that (inception) word, I don't think it means what people think it means.
      ...
      Recursion bitches, do you do it?

    • @3snoW_
      @3snoW_ 8 років тому +48

      ***** It's a reference to the Inception movie, where people go to a dream within a dream within a dream.

    • @EmpressLeana
      @EmpressLeana 8 років тому +43

      3snoW
      Yes, I know.
      But inception doesn't refer to the dream within a dream, but to the inception of an idea.

    • @3snoW_
      @3snoW_ 8 років тому +28

      ***** I believe people do realize that the movie isn't called "Dreamception", but by saying "Xception" is like saying "the dream thing from Inception except that instead of a dream it's X"

  • @blackprison69
    @blackprison69 5 років тому +364

    6:37
    Matt: "One, two, three..."
    Everyone: "spreadsheeeets"
    Goat: "MUEEEEEEEEEEEEAAH"

  • @joshdambrooo903
    @joshdambrooo903 4 роки тому +102

    Man what a beautiful fusion of education and comedy. This could be a whole genre of stand-up lmao

  • @jesusirizarry4493
    @jesusirizarry4493 7 років тому +93

    "when I take the picture say spreadsheets"
    that one guy: "AAAHHHHHHHHH"

  • @UFBMusic
    @UFBMusic 8 років тому +2216

    Man when I was a kid, you could see pixels on a tv screen with the naked eye!

    • @kevinhuang8763
      @kevinhuang8763 8 років тому +7

      When was that?

    • @UFBMusic
      @UFBMusic 8 років тому +50

      Well I was born in 1988, so that would have been the mid 90s.

    • @aev6075
      @aev6075 8 років тому +23

      We had one of those monstrosities aswell :D

    • @UFBMusic
      @UFBMusic 8 років тому +101

      Back when hanging a television on the wall was the fever dream of a madman!

    • @aev6075
      @aev6075 8 років тому +26

      UFBMusic And modern day ikea crap would crush underneath it.

  • @Starter61
    @Starter61 8 років тому +1969

    Just EXCEL-lent !

    • @ragicansmith5046
      @ragicansmith5046 8 років тому +1

      LOL very nice!

    • @dave28lax
      @dave28lax 8 років тому +19

      +Starter61 Word!

    • @MrNateSPF
      @MrNateSPF 8 років тому +12

      +dave28lax Good PowerPoint!

    • @donpicklle2663
      @donpicklle2663 8 років тому +5

      This comment chain has a "computer" OUTLOOK on life

    • @SponkadonkaAKABuggy9000
      @SponkadonkaAKABuggy9000 8 років тому +13

      Stop with these Microsoft jokes. I will end you if you make another joke. You have my word.

  • @elijahfern.
    @elijahfern. 4 роки тому +397

    1.9k dislikes are from people who use Google Sheets.

    • @villamilish
      @villamilish 3 роки тому +13

      Buuut..... Google Sheets are also spreadsheets. 🤔

    • @akshaytati
      @akshaytati 3 роки тому +21

      @@villamilish google sheets don't excel at it

    • @ekat3
      @ekat3 3 роки тому +1

      Don't @ me like that.

    • @peterbayonet1266
      @peterbayonet1266 3 роки тому +2

      Me, using Libreoffice : Noob

    • @UnknownVir
      @UnknownVir 3 роки тому +2

      Don't lump us in, I still liked it :(

  • @leonie9102
    @leonie9102 4 роки тому +111

    "back in the day, right, when we had overhead projectors..." German schools: oh you.. don't anymore?

    • @icy_rane
      @icy_rane 4 роки тому

      luxembourg too haha

    • @luisclaro3386
      @luisclaro3386 4 роки тому

      Ahahah

    • @QqJcrsStbt
      @QqJcrsStbt 3 роки тому +2

      Miss the OHP. No expectation of high production values. A pack of five coloured pens, a pile of foils and packs of the kind that you can ink print/laser print and photo copy onto. You can put your presentation together anywhere, even sat out side in the summer sun in Brisbane.
      No temptation to try to pack too much info on one foil. Forced you into some good habits. Stick a blank foil over the top, scribble, annotate and highlight on the hoof without destroying the original.
      Cannot say I miss the punched paper tape or the teletype. Think it is quite recent that NHS stopped using Fax, Boeing are phasing out 3.5" floppys (rather the old 747's that have them) and DoD have retired 8" floppys from missile defence after about 50 years. B-52s are all older than 57yrs and are not due to retire before they hit 90yrs old

    • @ninjacell2999
      @ninjacell2999 3 роки тому +1

      Still do some places

    • @sebastianjost
      @sebastianjost 3 роки тому

      There's not much wrong with OHPs. They are a lot cheaper than many more modern alternatives and are pretty reliable.
      I have never seen a school or university classroom, where every computer and it's ports worked perfectly. OHPs o the other hand are much more reliable

  • @wallyhackenslacker
    @wallyhackenslacker 4 роки тому +66

    Dad: what's the most important thing you've ever done with your life, son?
    Son: I got about a hundred people to pay to hear me say a pun about Microsoft Excel at a comedy club.
    Dad: I'm so proud of you.

  • @DanTheStripe
    @DanTheStripe 8 років тому +181

    I laughed way way too much at the "Exceled" joke. That was absolutely brilliant.

  • @evilcam
    @evilcam 8 років тому +567

    Spreadsheets all the way down.
    Matt is doing it right.

    • @MrRolnicek
      @MrRolnicek 8 років тому +7

      +evilcam Where exactly is the "It's turtles all the way down" originally from?

    • @howdj
      @howdj 8 років тому +12

      +MrRolnicek Why not google the answer and you'll have it in seconds.

    • @A-Star0218
      @A-Star0218 8 років тому +11

      +howdj in a beautiful spreadsheet format displayed on your screen

    • @zamsaraguth
      @zamsaraguth 8 років тому +3

      +evilcam Your Avatar pic is subtle but great

    • @autumnrayne9522
      @autumnrayne9522 7 років тому +4

      Favorite joke of the set XD

  • @8ytan
    @8ytan 8 років тому +314

    As video titles go, this is a good one.

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  8 років тому +45

      It may be my favourite yet.

    • @RobertHeadley
      @RobertHeadley 8 років тому +4

      +John Reynolds This is obviously a spreadsheet, not a video.

    • @8ytan
      @8ytan 8 років тому

      Robert Headley Same thing.

    • @TheOneWhoMightBe
      @TheOneWhoMightBe 8 років тому

      +MrHappyBollox If String Theory is correct, the Universe is made up of discrete points, so you might be onto something there.

    • @nottobe2916
      @nottobe2916 6 років тому +1

      It's clickbait

  • @MattTheMagician23
    @MattTheMagician23 7 років тому +265

    "I have really Excel-ed myself." Way too funny. Awesome.

    • @UKVampy
      @UKVampy 5 років тому +3

      Good job he didn't laugh too hard he could have sheeted himself

  • @JosephTaber
    @JosephTaber 4 роки тому +139

    These jokes were kind of a tough cell.
    I’ll show myself out...

    • @neilruedlinger4851
      @neilruedlinger4851 3 роки тому +3

      May be tough getting out, there are no doors and the window panes may be frozen?

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 3 роки тому +1

      As a prisoner I would tell jokes to pass the time. When no one laughed I'd say, "Tough cell!"

  • @npc6924
    @npc6924 5 років тому +1197

    0/10, I was promised anywhere between 0 and 1 jokes, and was delivered 2.

    • @thebloxxer22
      @thebloxxer22 5 років тому +137

      The two hardest problems in computer science are cache invalidation, naming things, and off by one errors.

    • @0Clewi0
      @0Clewi0 4 роки тому +33

      I get you 10 was 1 more joke from what was promised.

    • @genroynoisis6980
      @genroynoisis6980 4 роки тому +4

      1.9 repeating?

    • @toatrika2443
      @toatrika2443 4 роки тому +5

      10/01

    • @icouldeataknob
      @icouldeataknob 4 роки тому +24

      I mean, technically even 1 joke was over-delivering on the promise of "between 0 and 1 jokes"

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 5 років тому +87

    I used to own stocks in a spreadsheet company. When there was a dip on those stocks, I had to cell, cell, cell!

    • @aknopf8173
      @aknopf8173 4 роки тому +3

      I think you found the Formula to success!

    • @newbarker523
      @newbarker523 3 роки тому

      So you bought high and sold cheap. Rookie mistake.
      Sits back and waits for the Whooosh comments...

    • @ChaoticNeutralMatt
      @ChaoticNeutralMatt 3 роки тому

      @@newbarker523 obligatory /whoosh/

  • @Off-Brand_Devin
    @Off-Brand_Devin 5 років тому +56

    The title of this video is anti-clickbait. Thanks for that.

  • @TomlinsTE
    @TomlinsTE 4 роки тому +19

    This guy has amazing comedic timing to make a ten minute spreadsheet lecture engaging and hilarious.

  • @nattodatto
    @nattodatto 7 років тому +1030

    thumbs up if you're watching this on a spreadsheet

    • @JacobRy
      @JacobRy 5 років тому +3

      Yes I'm on excel++

    • @firefish111
      @firefish111 5 років тому

      Me. The comment section is limited though

    • @FalseProphet92
      @FalseProphet92 4 роки тому

      No-one else watching on an overhead projector?!

    • @najroe
      @najroe 4 роки тому +2

      bb ASCII graphics and monocrome screen would be interesting experiment for this vid

  • @The-Bloke
    @The-Bloke 7 років тому +85

    Awesome routine. Making a spreadsheet of a photo is such a clever idea. One of those ideas which is so obvious in hindsight (for anyone who understand RGB values and spreadsheet conditional formatting.)
    But I never would have thought of putting those two together, or imagined it would end up looking so good.
    Matt really has a gift for providing entertaining demonstrations of technical and mathematical concepts.

    • @tfbiv427
      @tfbiv427 4 роки тому +2

      @TheBloke I truly was a little nervous that it would crash during his routine.

  • @powergannon
    @powergannon 8 років тому +817

    I knew where this was going when he said 0 to 255.

    • @ghostmutt4265
      @ghostmutt4265 7 років тому +10

      Timothy Y. i still dont know where he went with it

    • @0123mandatory
      @0123mandatory 7 років тому +8

      Timothy Y. talk computing to me

    • @jaqian
      @jaqian 6 років тому +10

      For some reason I was thinking of IP Addresses lol

    • @eightiesboy
      @eightiesboy 5 років тому +1

      @@jaqian Ditto...

    • @clintoncook6082
      @clintoncook6082 5 років тому +12

      Ironically, the only thing I was thinking was that he was OCD or something and he liked a LOT of large numbers in an excel document. When the colors came into play, I thought, "How is he going to see some of those values if they're so dark?" The best part is I'm a photographer. I guess that showed where my head was.

  • @saltyllama3137
    @saltyllama3137 3 роки тому +30

    *Comedy about spreadsheets*
    2.5 million people: 'Ight, why not

  • @bibekgautam512
    @bibekgautam512 8 років тому +54

    You were a little beyond what I expected. Great as always, Matt.

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  8 років тому +109

      I always strive for expectations + ε.

    • @hadinossanosam4459
      @hadinossanosam4459 7 років тому +4

      How on earth did only 22 people understand this joke???

  • @RuthDChin
    @RuthDChin 7 років тому +463

    My boyfriend (now husband) wooed me with a spreadsheet. Dead serious.

    • @jetison333
      @jetison333 6 років тому +61

      Ruth D. Chin story time?

    • @flyingskyward2153
      @flyingskyward2153 6 років тому +2

      Woo!

    • @austinpundit6321
      @austinpundit6321 5 років тому +39

      Yeah, I think we need to hear this story!

    • @WisamSafi1978
      @WisamSafi1978 5 років тому +8

      Everyone wants this !!! Make a video on this

    • @Nolooo
      @Nolooo 5 років тому +3

      Ruth D. Chin yah I think we need to hear the story Ruth

  • @bretttaylor4840
    @bretttaylor4840 7 років тому +162

    that joke was excel-lent

    • @milk3275
      @milk3275 7 років тому

      Joseph Anderson why have you done this? What am I doing on a saturday night?

    • @pawelkomarnicki
      @pawelkomarnicki 7 років тому +8

      you mister have a (Power)Point ;-)

    • @Leo1239150
      @Leo1239150 7 років тому +7

      Paul Komarnicki Word!

    • @joshuarainey5297
      @joshuarainey5297 7 років тому +1

      I'd like Access to this nerd herd

    • @Mikeological
      @Mikeological 7 років тому +7

      This Sucks on Ice you need to have a more positive outlook

  • @racool911
    @racool911 3 роки тому +14

    This is so educational, I thought it was a Ted Talk

  • @pascalanema3377
    @pascalanema3377 5 років тому +11

    His excel file was called "spreadsheets all the way down" 😂

  • @berryzhang7263
    @berryzhang7263 Рік тому +7

    If you look at his expressions he’s either playing and teasing with the audience or just laughing from how much fun he’s having on stage, and you can really tell how much he loves performing❤

  • @Cheetorblz
    @Cheetorblz 3 роки тому +1

    What joy I have stumbled into!

  • @FFXfever
    @FFXfever 8 років тому +2

    Matt, I am glad you're doing these shows. I loved your goofy personality back in Numberpile.

  • @phisch95
    @phisch95 7 років тому +3

    why is this funnier than everything else I found today on UA-cam?

  • @stellarfirefly
    @stellarfirefly 8 років тому +12

    In the end, I laughed heartily. But now I also really, really want my own portable, computer-compatible microscope.

  • @RacingAtHome
    @RacingAtHome 7 років тому +117

    I never thought i'd ever see comedy about Spreadsheets.

  • @LarryPanozzo
    @LarryPanozzo 7 років тому +4

    I enjoyed this even more than I thought I would. And as a super-nerd I knew I would enjoy it.

  • @K0Tik82
    @K0Tik82 5 років тому +3

    Man, I wish there would be school and university teachers like you! Then studying would be easy and lovely yet very effective! Thank you!

  • @alandouglas2789
    @alandouglas2789 8 років тому +9

    Awesome stuff, really love your work

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  8 років тому +8

      Thanks! I really love your comment.

  • @legendhero-eu1lc
    @legendhero-eu1lc 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the video! All of you friends are super awesome!

  • @paw101
    @paw101 8 років тому +1

    Loved this! Really amazed at how good you are at comedy! Great work Matt

  • @MrTomkimber
    @MrTomkimber 8 років тому +16

    "I really excelled myself" - brilliant :)

  • @Benny_Blue
    @Benny_Blue 3 роки тому +6

    I'm the guy who cheered for "But now, I've automated the process" at 8:40.

  • @nauticalwife2841
    @nauticalwife2841 3 роки тому

    This may be the best video I've ever watched. My passion for excel is fulfilled

  • @kittyfavetti7697
    @kittyfavetti7697 4 роки тому

    This is the first video of yours I stumbled on and I enjoyed every spreadsheet of it!

  • @lawrencecalablaster568
    @lawrencecalablaster568 8 років тому +3

    :D I love this! I know that you're busy often, Matt, but can you please upload more standup comedy? You are brilliant!

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  8 років тому +5

      The problem with 'real' stand-up comedy is that it is really hard/expensive to film. But I'll put up other bits from this Spoken Nerd DVD in a few months.

    • @lawrencecalablaster568
      @lawrencecalablaster568 8 років тому +2

      standupmaths :D Thank you, Mr Parker! You are the best.

  • @QueenFondue
    @QueenFondue 8 років тому +6

    Matt.
    You are hilarious.
    Do more of this please XD

  • @TheSenorTuco
    @TheSenorTuco 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent presentation

  • @Wulisso
    @Wulisso 7 років тому

    I just went to your think maths site do do a picture, then browsed the other downloads. I think you will be happy to know that I experienced a physical shiver of excitement while reading the names of some of the spreadsheets.

  • @phitsf5475
    @phitsf5475 6 років тому +4

    "Stand-up comedy routine about Spreadsheets" - Now this is something I just know I'm going to enjoy

  • @ponivi
    @ponivi 4 роки тому +4

    I love how he gets someones phone for a second, and just straight up takes a selfie.

  • @ObiWanBillKenobi
    @ObiWanBillKenobi 5 років тому +1

    Awesomest math lecture I’ve seen in years! I am going to have much fun with that converter webpage, and show people at my engineering job!

  • @darioiii9773
    @darioiii9773 7 років тому +2

    This was amazing and funny, I love it!

  • @luigivercotti6410
    @luigivercotti6410 4 роки тому +5

    When he said how someone might get where this is going, only then I immediately realised where this was going

  • @TheSwiftStriker
    @TheSwiftStriker 8 років тому +216

    Is that one of the guys from Numberphile?

  • @lifeasanactor8652
    @lifeasanactor8652 8 місяців тому

    still one of the best shows I have found online ever!

  • @TheRatchetSage
    @TheRatchetSage 3 роки тому

    This was awesome!!! Thank you...great experience!

  • @eastmeetswestpresents6923
    @eastmeetswestpresents6923 4 роки тому +6

    This is basically art, math and science combined into one fun video - if only I can translate this into a format that teenagers in high school can appreciate (or heck students at the tail end of elementary/primary school)

  • @stefanilserbo2
    @stefanilserbo2 8 років тому +148

    I knew you are funny, but having a stand-up comedy like this... never expected! Amazing! I had a lot of fun watching it!
    p.s. why should I ruin hours and hours of fun using your picture ulploader, when I can do every picture I want by myself (yeah, years and years of fun!)

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  8 років тому +68

      I do work as a stand-up comedian as a living. :] And yes, don't let the automatic converter rob you of hours of tedious fun.

    • @bennylofgren3208
      @bennylofgren3208 7 років тому +13

      If he were a professor at Nottingham, could he perhaps title himself the Spreadsheriff of Nottingham...?

  • @mariusthorvik6862
    @mariusthorvik6862 8 років тому +1

    I read your book, and it was quite amazing. Now I have time to entertain myself with spreadsheets!

  • @llamafromspace
    @llamafromspace 7 років тому +1

    Your videos are so good! My husband questioned why I was watching a calculator review, and now "it's maths all the way down"

  • @Reth_Hard
    @Reth_Hard 7 років тому +12

    I just realized how you can make the people laugh just by talking the same way as the other stand-up comedians. You don't even need to have good jokes! All you need is a subject that can be a bit interesting and then talking like any stand-up comedian and then, you have a stand-up comedy show!

  • @jackdog06
    @jackdog06 4 роки тому +6

    Me when I first watched this:
    lol, who would use a spreadsheet recreationally?
    Me now, playing D&D in quarantine with a google sheets character sheet:
    ....oh....

  • @Tobi9012
    @Tobi9012 4 роки тому +1

    Nice job, that was so amazing!!!

  • @marcalvarez4890
    @marcalvarez4890 6 місяців тому

    Full Frontal Nerdity.......is a BRILLIANT name.
    Also your last joke.....Its spreadsheets all the way down....Brilliant.

  • @LLHLMHfilms
    @LLHLMHfilms 7 років тому +295

    "Stand up mathematician" so he doesn't need to sit down to do math?

    • @blubb9004
      @blubb9004 5 років тому +7

      That one is so bad....exactly my taste. Thanks

    • @numberapollo6909
      @numberapollo6909 4 роки тому +3

      It makes me uncomfortable to do math sitting down

    • @MariaMartinez-researcher
      @MariaMartinez-researcher 4 роки тому +1

      Apparently not. There is a Great Big Story video about mathematicians' love for a certain brand of chalk. So it seems many prefer to stand up before a literal chalkboard.

  • @TetroLancer
    @TetroLancer 7 років тому +57

    So this is how I spent my time at 1:30am

  • @ciesinsk
    @ciesinsk 3 роки тому

    I just love this guy.

  • @skoomatik
    @skoomatik 8 років тому

    Thanks to you for being you and for what you do.

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  8 років тому +6

      It's not like I have a choice!

  • @cameronsmith3047
    @cameronsmith3047 5 років тому +13

    This has given me a new Outlook on life

    • @kykk3365
      @kykk3365 5 років тому

      No! You've had your commenting privileges suspended.

    • @zombiechibixd
      @zombiechibixd 5 років тому

      @@kykk3365 Your Access™ as been blocked

  • @jyak27
    @jyak27 8 років тому +12

    i knew the "bit" ;) about 255 because of the book 'code' by charles petzold. its a great read for the layman who wants to know about the innards of computers

  • @JurdeVNL
    @JurdeVNL 8 років тому +2

    Do you do these more often? i would love to see more content like this!
    edit: allright had not watched till the end of the video, now know that there is a channel with more video's *nice!*. butt still i would love to see even more video's like this. i absolutely loved the talk you did at The Royal Institution on the 4th dimension.

  • @BHFJohnny
    @BHFJohnny 8 років тому +1

    Oh man, I am so glad to get to this channel :D

  • @rahuld0219
    @rahuld0219 8 років тому +10

    Matt be like : "I heard you like spreadsheets so I made a spreadsheet in your spreadsheet which shows a spreadsheet in a picture made of a spreadsheet."

  • @ArchonPook
    @ArchonPook 7 років тому +8

    Spreadsheets are fantastic for organizing your life, particularly with hobbies and past times. I use them frequently when running tabletop roleplaying games with my friends. They're really quite handy.

    • @matthewrandell5055
      @matthewrandell5055 7 років тому

      Truee, I used to have one for TV shows I was watching

    • @daledo8604
      @daledo8604 7 років тому

      Matthew Randell you're watching too much TV if you need a spreadsheet

    • @matthewrandell5055
      @matthewrandell5055 7 років тому +1

      Dale Russell The problem is I was watching too little and never finishing a series so I needed to keep track of which episode I was on

  • @leftysheppey
    @leftysheppey 8 років тому

    That's probably one of the best jokes I have ever heard. Kudos!

  • @gilmourishgilmourish6205
    @gilmourishgilmourish6205 3 роки тому +1

    This guy is so good !!

  • @The_Unholy_Nerd
    @The_Unholy_Nerd 5 років тому +50

    Want to know the difference between a Geek and a Nerd? Ask them this:
    Complete this phrase:
    May the force be...
    Geek: with you
    Nerd: equal to mass times acceleration
    That's the concrete way to tell the difference

  • @joesretrostuff
    @joesretrostuff 5 років тому +15

    There’s something very Michael Palin about this guy’s mannerisms

  • @clarafication9055
    @clarafication9055 5 років тому

    I am in love with this man

  • @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff
    @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff 8 років тому

    That was an entertaining presentation. Thanks for sharing!

  • @BenM.Davies
    @BenM.Davies 8 років тому +3

    I've seen this live, and it still doesn't fail to make me laugh.

  • @gredangeo
    @gredangeo 7 років тому +8

    1:49 well that was weird. I coughed at that exact moment, and saw that spike, and was wondering if it was my heart or something.

  • @farty555
    @farty555 6 років тому

    Excellent video. Love it

  • @Maninawig
    @Maninawig 5 років тому

    One of my fav youtube videos

  • @whitherwhence
    @whitherwhence 7 років тому +311

    I've watched this -l4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16- 17 times.
    I'm gonna update this comment every time I watch this.

    • @SreenikethanI
      @SreenikethanI 5 років тому +7

      Damn, now that's dedication

    • @MaxLennon
      @MaxLennon 5 років тому +31

      Better yet, conditionally format it to lighten the color every time you increment the view counter.

    • @iansullivan9738
      @iansullivan9738 5 років тому

      Should have gone with primes

    • @satibel
      @satibel 5 років тому +1

      reminder to watch the video.

    • @byron1401
      @byron1401 5 років тому

      I think it's time to watch it again @Oaky Oak

  • @byusaranicole
    @byusaranicole 7 років тому +7

    Stand up comedy + spreadsheets????? Yes, please!!

  • @hamzamohamed7935
    @hamzamohamed7935 Рік тому

    Now!!... This is a pure ART

  • @Lobstersarefabulouz
    @Lobstersarefabulouz 7 років тому

    this was awesome!

  • @greenteagod
    @greenteagod 7 років тому +3

    Holy shit I laughed so hard at the joke! That was awesome! =D

  • @HikaruKatayamma
    @HikaruKatayamma 7 років тому +3

    I was skeptical about this video, but you pulled it off brilliantly!

  • @markbravaco2912
    @markbravaco2912 8 років тому

    Fantastic job!

  • @doublestufpenguin
    @doublestufpenguin 8 років тому +1

    You remind me so much of classic Michael Palin in this one, Matt. Speech and look are similar. Hadn't noticed it before. Excellent routine too! I'm glad I got to see you three in London a couple years ago.