Finding Out Idris Elba is British - Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger

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  • Roy Wood Jr. describes what it feels like to learn certain Black actors are British (including Idris Elba) and remembers when Meghan Markle left the U.K. for America. (Contains strong language.)
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    Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger
    Original airdate: October 29, 2021
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  • @pitchking5496
    @pitchking5496 2 роки тому +1918

    Roy’s English accent impersonation sounds like a Jamaican-Irish guy. 😂 🤣

    • @SANDSCORCHER
      @SANDSCORCHER 2 роки тому +41

      Sounded a bit like dick van dyke after an extended visit to Australia and during a bout of Bell’s Palsy to me 🤔

    • @kanedNunable
      @kanedNunable 2 роки тому +20

      im english and i struggled to understand him then haha.

    • @ishotmyboss
      @ishotmyboss 2 роки тому +8

      Beer can.

    • @richicks425
      @richicks425 2 роки тому +31

      My mother was a Black Welsh woman. Accent was most strong when she was mad or when we were in trouble.😳

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 2 роки тому +6

      @@richicks425 yeah I live in Southern California with that famous neutral California accent and one of my best friends who grew up in North Carolina but has lived in California for many years and done a lot of acting work gives off archetypical California energy, but whenever we're talking and she gets super passionate about something (but mildly interestingly enough not if we're arguing, just if it's something outside our interactions she cares deeply about), her super strong southern accent starts to unintentionally slip out more and more, and it's not so secretly slightly adorable.

  • @TaviRenaeReveiws
    @TaviRenaeReveiws 2 роки тому +1221

    🤣 Idris Elba sure got me!!! I loved him in Luther. I was like dang he does a perfect British accent 🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @khondamirimamnazarov6983
    @khondamirimamnazarov6983 2 роки тому +1234

    Roy's ability to make mildly interesting observations hilarious with his language and delivery and then extract a profound, actionable lesson from them is mindblowing

    • @martinraeside
      @martinraeside 2 роки тому +16

      You said it better than I could 👍

    • @TheGheddon
      @TheGheddon 2 роки тому +8

      @@martinraeside he said it better than anyone could say it.

    • @izzylovejoy3587
      @izzylovejoy3587 2 роки тому +10

      dam you explained all of stand up in one sentence

    • @cheveryloliver1928
      @cheveryloliver1928 2 роки тому +6

      Agreed! I’ve always half listened to him, but for the past 2-3 months I have truly become a fan. He’s an amazing story teller!

    • @adoniscreed4031
      @adoniscreed4031 2 роки тому +2

      Yes, he is funny 🤣

  • @Duetruth
    @Duetruth 2 роки тому +1015

    "If I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." - Roy Wood

    • @thembinkosinkosi4850
      @thembinkosinkosi4850 2 роки тому +67

      That is true, I was more happy with Morgan Freeman portraying Nelson Mandela than Idris portraying Nelson Mandela. I think that's because South Africa and America are open with discussing race issues. While the British pretend as if everything is alright over there.

    • @chyname
      @chyname 2 роки тому +9

      Deep

    • @alexanderivory-brown118
      @alexanderivory-brown118 2 роки тому +8

      Sorry I commented this and then after pressing send, I saw that you already did. I liked it anyway because this was soooo deep I started to cry. I feel like this with so many things.

    • @dank316
      @dank316 2 роки тому +10

      @@thembinkosinkosi4850 No we don't 😂

    • @davidmarwood775
      @davidmarwood775 2 роки тому +14

      Nah we know that’s there’s racism in the U.K. we just have other priorities, such as dealing with a class system for the past 1000 years.

  • @awoFalase
    @awoFalase 2 роки тому +244

    "I can't help you with that baby, you gotta talk to the ancestors" HILARIOUS

  • @MagneticPool24
    @MagneticPool24 2 роки тому +1033

    How Roy isn't crazy famous is beyond me. He's freaking hilarious.

    • @0farmerjohn0
      @0farmerjohn0 2 роки тому +14

      You should watch his Rod Stewart video 🤣

    • @MagneticPool24
      @MagneticPool24 2 роки тому +6

      @@0farmerjohn0 I've seen it! 😂

    • @patrick6213
      @patrick6213 2 роки тому +5

      He’s really good, but not THAT good.

    • @coreyjackson3462
      @coreyjackson3462 2 роки тому +11

      A lot of comedians really don't care to be in the limelight, yeah sure everyone wants to make a paycheck or be a part of something they like, for instance look at bill burr. He had a very minor roll in breaking bad, and in the mandalorian, but I dont ever see him going for a whole feature length film. Then you have Dave Chappelle who did how high and the Chappelle show which both were awesome but he did those because he wanted to, not for the publicity or fame, and then he went on his way to live a private life. I respect comedians for that kind of stuff. A lot of them go on to be writers, directors, voice actors, stuff that really doesnt come across the majority of the public's eyes. I know personally that I wouldnt want to be crazy famous, sounds too toxic to a personal life. Hell another good example in a sense is the difference between Bert kreischer and Tom Segura. Bert loves to go out after his shows and enjoy the public where as Tom doesnt, he just wants to do his thing. Neither are exactly crazy famous outside of the comedy world, yet choose different ways on how they would like to live their lives.

    • @spacekadetentertainment
      @spacekadetentertainment 2 роки тому +1

      @@0farmerjohn0 that Rod Stewart one had me ROTF. Don't for the Leo DiCaprio/Django joke 🤣🤣

  • @jzilla1234
    @jzilla1234 2 роки тому +230

    "Talk to the ancestors"😅
    Roy is my next fave stand up after chappelle

    • @Goshin89
      @Goshin89 2 роки тому +2

      It's like how incredible footballers had to exist in the shadow of Messi and Ronaldo. Roy is a introspective and funny as Dave but alas... I am fan of both.

    • @jennybardoville5455
      @jennybardoville5455 2 роки тому +1

      Chappelle has lost the hunger. Roy has an empty plate. But, yes, he was in the kitchen line behind Chappelle

  • @psterud
    @psterud 2 роки тому +122

    As a boy in the '70s, it traumatized me when I heard the Bee Gees interviewed and found out they were not American.

    • @jameswatson5807
      @jameswatson5807 2 роки тому +4

      for real hahaha

    • @Marc_Araujo
      @Marc_Araujo 2 роки тому +13

      Wait...this just blew my mind.

    • @tonteaux1
      @tonteaux1 2 роки тому +8

      AWB got me in the 70's when I saw them speaking on Don Kirchner's Rock Concert! But I was young and thought they were from Louisiana, because that's the only strange accent I had been exposed to other than a Hispanic family.

    • @fromasgardwithlove2257
      @fromasgardwithlove2257 2 роки тому +7

      THEY'RE NOT? Damn 😭💀

    • @ea7109
      @ea7109 2 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @exceptionalcreationswithto1895
    @exceptionalcreationswithto1895 2 роки тому +442

    " A pain that only Madea could fix... and then she talked to Oprah... 2 of the most powerful Black women in America"🤣🤣🤣 Love it ❤️😂

    • @IDONTLIKETHATSHIT
      @IDONTLIKETHATSHIT 2 роки тому +7

      ......well you're a black woman I assume, so of course your main take away was when he mentioned other black women.

  • @man_on_wheelz
    @man_on_wheelz 2 роки тому +124

    You know a standup clip is good when you start getting upset that the video is about to end.

    • @Voller84
      @Voller84 2 роки тому

      First half, I was on the floor laughing. Second half, I was waiting for the punchline, but it never came.

  • @NotoriousSSV
    @NotoriousSSV 2 роки тому +78

    The Stringer Bell/Idris Elba bit applies to Franklin Saint/Damson Idris too 🤣

    • @genodavis7864
      @genodavis7864 2 роки тому +4

      All American to

    • @azurelas1
      @azurelas1 2 роки тому +2

      Nah, Damson Idris' accent is forced. I could tell immediately he wasn't American

    • @kevinstewart8054
      @kevinstewart8054 2 роки тому

      @@azurelas1 I caught this too when I first seen snowfall.

  • @IsmokeHiphopLive
    @IsmokeHiphopLive 2 роки тому +273

    Idris part is facts 😂

    • @keydaniels
      @keydaniels 2 роки тому +15

      Fucked me all the way up!

    • @SheniceSays214
      @SheniceSays214 2 роки тому +1

      Dead ass 💯

    • @williampeluso9213
      @williampeluso9213 2 роки тому +2

      McNulty is British too :p

    • @idontknow164
      @idontknow164 Рік тому +2

      I'm white and I was shocked. Fooled all of us! The one thing that unites all races in America is that we all thought Idris was American. He was that good! Had the dialect and the swagger down pat! A god damn vocal chameleon.

  • @gnarbeljo8980
    @gnarbeljo8980 2 роки тому +580

    WHAT?! I had no idea Anericans thought Idris Elba was anything but British, that's HILARIOUS 😂
    He's been doing UK tv for decades hahaha he's a very famous Brit.

    • @rtd1791
      @rtd1791 2 роки тому +16

      I knew he was British before I watched The Wire. But then I watch a ton of British TV and I didn’t see The Wire till at least 5 years after its run. Was he ever on Midsomer Murders?

    • @gnarbeljo8980
      @gnarbeljo8980 2 роки тому +16

      @@rtd1791 not that I recall but I've not seen them all. I'm in Europe so I've always known him as a British actor. Like I grew up with Hugh Lawrie as "Baldrick" in Blackadder and in "A bit of Frye and Lawrie" and was impressed by his American accent and character as Dr. House. I much prefer British series to American ones although I do really enjoy a few.
      Also Netflix offers very different content depending on location so I guess alot of British productions are broadcasted much later across the pond...

    • @gnarbeljo8980
      @gnarbeljo8980 2 роки тому +4

      @doogie Five-Four that's funny 😄

    • @jaysixers
      @jaysixers 2 роки тому +15

      I thought he was American back in 08 till I saw a cast interview with him. Don't watch Uk tv at all so I don't know about anything he did before The Wire. That is the case for most people over here in the States.

    • @brindisi2brooklyn
      @brindisi2brooklyn 2 роки тому +29

      Most Americans don’t watch British tv.

  • @itsonlyentertainment2937
    @itsonlyentertainment2937 2 роки тому +15

    "I can't help you with that, baby. You gotta talk to the ancestors!" ROFLMAO 💀⚰️💀

  • @fastlane1221
    @fastlane1221 2 роки тому +81

    Man this dude is one of the funniest comedians in the business.

  • @alexanderivory-brown118
    @alexanderivory-brown118 2 роки тому +171

    "if I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." Literally grabs a tissue to dab my eyes. This video was more real than it was funny.

    • @gizmo8186
      @gizmo8186 2 роки тому +9

      It's victim mentality nothing else

    • @natenobles4372
      @natenobles4372 2 роки тому +7

      @@gizmo8186 speak for yourself

  • @magzmoney
    @magzmoney 2 роки тому +131

    I'm gonna start telling my kids to start talking to their ancestors for answers when I can't help them. 🙃

    • @jdfodio
      @jdfodio 2 роки тому +1

      Dead humans are not talking back to live humans. Those are demons.

    • @carldrogo9492
      @carldrogo9492 2 роки тому

      @@jdfodio exactly.

    • @carldrogo9492
      @carldrogo9492 2 роки тому

      If rotting flesh could utter words sure, why not?

  • @erikc7267
    @erikc7267 2 роки тому +89

    Don't care what nobody say.......Roy is a legend in the making!!!

    • @joelb4598
      @joelb4598 Рік тому +1

      In the making? I think he's achieved legend status already.

  • @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460
    @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 2 роки тому +71

    *I Never get enough of Roy Wood Jr.!!!!!* He is always phenomenally hilarious and his comedy stays with you for years!

  • @sammybear7100
    @sammybear7100 2 роки тому +23

    This nigga eatin' beans! Never gets old for me 😂 lol

    • @joelee1435
      @joelee1435 2 роки тому +1

      I dont know why i keep replaying but its the best

  • @MarkArandjus
    @MarkArandjus 2 роки тому +80

    If you want to get a feel for UK racism, recommending Steve McQueen's Small Axe.
    It's an anthology series about struggles of black communities and police discrimination in 60's UK.

    • @wintermonroe2894
      @wintermonroe2894 2 роки тому +2

      Thanks for the recommendation! @Mark Arandjus👍💕

    • @williamdavis8855
      @williamdavis8855 2 роки тому +3

      And Guerilla by Idris Elba ...

    • @LembeckIsStaying
      @LembeckIsStaying 2 роки тому

      Thanks!

    • @LembeckIsStaying
      @LembeckIsStaying 2 роки тому

      @@williamdavis8855
      You also

    • @radguurl
      @radguurl 9 місяців тому

      You're right, it's an AMAZING series. Strong reccomend, as my American self had no idea about what was covered in it. Excellent casting too

  • @YoYo-gt5iq
    @YoYo-gt5iq 2 роки тому +100

    Roy Wood Jr is always so awesome.

  • @cherijoseph7819
    @cherijoseph7819 2 роки тому +400

    Since I was born in England and still watch a lot of British shows, I knew Idris was from the UK. I first saw him on a BBC show called Ultraviolet. And yes, there is plenty of racism in the UK.

    • @fromthehaven94
      @fromthehaven94 2 роки тому +35

      And, slightly off subject, the fancy British acting schools tend to not accept working class folks.

    • @dudewhateverish
      @dudewhateverish 2 роки тому +34

      Also Luther which was a fucking masterpiece

    • @cherijoseph7819
      @cherijoseph7819 2 роки тому +36

      @@fromthehaven94There is community theater and public acting schools in most cities and towns in the UK. While Wunmi Mosaku, Cynthia Eviro and David Harewood went to RADA. Idris, Damson Idris, John Boyaga and Daniel Kuyuuya all went to community theater programs or got a university degree.

    • @phatphuk2761
      @phatphuk2761 2 роки тому +19

      They brought our African Ancestors over here, lol. Our ancestors were British colonists slaves, then when America came into being, they became Murikkan slaves.

    • @dwaynehicks3867
      @dwaynehicks3867 2 роки тому +5

      There's racism everywhere there's different people's but English blacks don't cry victim all day long, their more civilised bc we abolished slavery waaay b4 America, no Jim Crow or anything, still we have the same problem when it comes to black kids killing black kids over nothing

  • @rikkitikki922
    @rikkitikki922 2 роки тому +90

    In the British education system, we were taught more about black civil rights and racism in America than we were about the British empire and commonwealth. We know ALOT more about you guys than you probably know about us and it’s a real shame because I think it would benefit African Americans to get a different perspective on “black culture” elsewhere and the movements others have gone through. I personally don’t like being lumped together as a “community “ which I know can be said for many of my fellow black British people, when our experiences are very different.

    • @quincysimpson2958
      @quincysimpson2958 11 місяців тому

      that’s a damn shame… this explains why the victimhood narrative in running rampant in the UK.

    • @jonathanhawk5163
      @jonathanhawk5163 11 місяців тому

      A lot of us did not know you were there. Of course I knew.

    • @struggleskywalker1025
      @struggleskywalker1025 11 місяців тому +5

      @@jonathanhawk5163real talk, I thought Europe was the only place in the world with nothing but white people until I was 9. Then I found out Idris was from there and I was looking like 😮

  • @saulgermaine3104
    @saulgermaine3104 2 роки тому +28

    He was dropping gold on this night 🌙

  • @whittenaw
    @whittenaw 2 роки тому +50

    Tulsa is about an hour away from my home town. Had never heard about the Tulsa massacre until a year or so ago. Messed up

    • @jeremylawson6648
      @jeremylawson6648 2 роки тому +7

      pretty crazy how successful people were at hiding that whole thing.

    • @xxBrokenDreams666xx
      @xxBrokenDreams666xx 2 роки тому +8

      @@jeremylawson6648 it's easy to hide what you choose not to teach. i think that's why a lot of black churches make it a point of teaching black american history more in depth than the public school system cares to do so, something I gravely underappreciated while growing up. now i understand.

    • @jeremylawson6648
      @jeremylawson6648 2 роки тому +2

      @@xxBrokenDreams666xx i couldn’t agree more, i went to a black school in literally kindergarten and preschool and learned more from that tiny bit of time about blackness than the rest of my educational career.

    • @neicielove
      @neicielove 2 роки тому +2

      Wow! I'm from the city, our parents and grandparents made sure we knew about it. But Oklahoma public schools barely whispered it.

  • @jwasserman762
    @jwasserman762 2 роки тому +124

    White American folks have a similar experience with Hugh Laurie.

    • @TabethaAurochs
      @TabethaAurochs 2 роки тому +14

      💯 "WTF House is a BRITISH dude?" I believe Hugh Laurie auditioned for Dr. House as an unknown American acter because the director wanted the character to be so unflinchingly American as only an American could possibly be... but Hugh Laurie nailed it!

    • @jameswatson5807
      @jameswatson5807 2 роки тому +10

      Really for me it was spike from buffy, i had no idea the dude is American in buffy I really thought he was a London brit.

    • @gatordragon8824
      @gatordragon8824 2 роки тому +2

      @@jameswatson5807 Spike killed me. I'm still in love with him.

    • @LembeckIsStaying
      @LembeckIsStaying 2 роки тому +1

      @@gatordragon8824
      Brits confusing us, bringing all races together in America! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Galactic123
    @Galactic123 2 роки тому +21

    "If I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." - Except Idris Elba was perfect for Stringer Bell, wasn't he?

    • @soneil
      @soneil 11 місяців тому +2

      Exactly…..because he is a great actor

  • @stephenr80
    @stephenr80 2 роки тому +9

    hes physical acting and his faces are so damn funny and his delivery! is just oneof these dudes that has a way of saying things it just makes it more funny! bless from spain !!

  • @plourde79
    @plourde79 2 роки тому +16

    Roy you are the man, you keep me hanging on every word!

  • @Hyperplaterine
    @Hyperplaterine 2 роки тому +131

    A lot of us Brits are hoping Elba will be the next James Bond.

    • @mirjaheikkinen6930
      @mirjaheikkinen6930 2 роки тому +7

      Not just the Brits. Hi from Finland!

    • @rantymcrant-pants9536
      @rantymcrant-pants9536 2 роки тому +10

      I hope he gets a gig as a slick spy type, not James Bond and not 007. Love to see a 00-any other number. I mean, there has to be more than one 00 right?
      We can leave James Bond on the side for a decade or so, build some other 00's and then do something special with them all.

    • @issaadan4909
      @issaadan4909 2 роки тому +6

      How can he blended in white people crowed"Trevor Noah" 😂

    • @wordnado9788
      @wordnado9788 2 роки тому +2

      I was hoping too but Idris said he felt he was too old (it’s fair, also seeing how long Daniel Craig did it)

    • @gatordragon8824
      @gatordragon8824 2 роки тому +2

      America too!

  • @theeternalnow6506
    @theeternalnow6506 2 роки тому +17

    Roy Wood is severely underrated.

  • @Jasmine_Israel
    @Jasmine_Israel 2 роки тому +12

    Idris Elba is my celebrity crush. I found out about him from The Wire. I was shocked to find out he was British.

  • @mdrakic
    @mdrakic 2 роки тому +61

    Slowly but surely becoming one of the best contemporary stand-up comedians

    • @fieryheadedgirl
      @fieryheadedgirl 2 роки тому

      As a Brit who just watched this I really disagree. I'm so disappointed with what he just said. I felt like it was spreading damaging and incorrect info. As a white Brit whose family is now 60% non white I hugely disagree with his assessment of the UK. If you're non white and don't know much about the UK and watch this, you're gonna think "guess the UK is a pretty racist place" and not going to want to come over and give us a try! It just gets my back up when people spread inaccurate info based on their own assumptions instead of maybe googling some stats or talking to some black Brits.

    • @mdrakic
      @mdrakic 2 роки тому +1

      @@fieryheadedgirl if you don't understand comedy, don't watch it.

    • @die4race
      @die4race 2 роки тому

      lol not even in the top 20

  • @hijabibeautiful
    @hijabibeautiful 2 роки тому +415

    His British accent was horrible 😂 but I think everyone felt the same way about Idris lol

    • @yazajag
      @yazajag 2 роки тому +31

      Yes it sounded like he was impersonating a Jamaican instead, lol. But the first time I saw Idris in a movie was "The Mountain Between Us" I think he might have spoken with his real voice in that one.

    • @electrojones
      @electrojones 2 роки тому +1

      Yes and yes.

    • @jameswatson5807
      @jameswatson5807 2 роки тому +2

      @@yazajag no Jamaicans we do not sound like that he was doing a brit accent

    • @Phelps-1247
      @Phelps-1247 Рік тому

      @@jameswatson5807 not at all

    • @jameswatson5807
      @jameswatson5807 Рік тому

      @@Phelps-1247 What is not at all. If you are going to reply to comments that were made months ago at least.
      Add some clarity, to as what are you replying about, i have had replies for comments that was made 2 and 3 years.
      And these jokers expect you to remember the issue.

  • @SNUPE_FOXX92
    @SNUPE_FOXX92 2 роки тому +6

    Lol Ella Mai and Thandie Newton caught me off guard with their English accents as well 😂

  • @scowlistic
    @scowlistic 2 роки тому +31

    Damn, this clip is proof that Roy Wood Jr. is the truth!

  • @mohanrao4532
    @mohanrao4532 2 роки тому +14

    roy is both funny and deep.

  • @56postoffice
    @56postoffice 2 роки тому +7

    I'm a Brit, watched *"The Wire"* and didn't know both Idris Elba and Dominic West are British! That's how Idris got the *"Luther"* gig for the BBC. It's shame that a black British person has to go to make it in the States, and if they do that's when they get noticed in the country of their birth. That's when the UK wants to know.

  • @shashaduke8700
    @shashaduke8700 2 роки тому +10

    Amen!!!! I still call him Stringer🤣🤣

  • @dougiebyrd3015
    @dougiebyrd3015 2 роки тому +7

    Roy is top tier

  • @Jesse__H
    @Jesse__H 2 роки тому +44

    Roy is a true professional comedian.

  • @kristinemunholland8980
    @kristinemunholland8980 2 роки тому +31

    Love Roy. He's so freaking funny.

  • @zackmckenzie3582
    @zackmckenzie3582 2 роки тому +303

    That Meghan Markle bit kinda hit the nail on the head. Sometimes there isn’t a solution.

    • @michaelj611
      @michaelj611 2 роки тому +49

      Especially when there initially wasn't any issue and she had to fabricate problems

    • @shannonwestley6895
      @shannonwestley6895 2 роки тому +28

      Hard to have any sympathy or empathy for someone that denies her race anyway....

    • @davidmarwood775
      @davidmarwood775 2 роки тому +39

      Meghan made the same mistake as Diana. They both thought being a princess would be like a Disney film, in reality it’s a life of traditions and rules

    • @fieryheadedgirl
      @fieryheadedgirl 2 роки тому +46

      Meghan Markle left the UK because, as she put it, she felt like a "civil servant in a tiara". Meaning she greatly disliked the role and the demands of being a working royal. She said the royal family were "always nice to her". The tabloids adored her and referred to the "Markle sparkle". The Queen gave pieces from her own personal jewelry collection and invited her to Christmas at the palace before she was even married to Harry - something that goes against royal protocol (has never been done before in history) and even Princess Catherine wasn't given that special treatment despite dating William for years and years before marrying him. Meghan had been dating Harry less than a year. The royal family threw her dream wedding and we British taxpayers paid $33 million for it. We loved her. And then something went wrong. She started breaking royal rules one by one, she hated the job when she realized how tough it was (don't blame her - I couldn't do it)... tabloids turned on her etc etc. But a very small minority of tabloids actually dared say anything mean regarding race and those that did were very much not the reflection of our press at large nor our public at large and our regard for her. Anyway.... we're not a racist nation. :/

    • @boltaurelius376
      @boltaurelius376 2 роки тому +12

      @@fieryheadedgirl That's it. I find it rather banal that it is assumed that disdain for a person is for their superficial characteristics. For most of us critics, she deviated from what we expected of our Royal family.
      We all know our royal family is German. The sizeable majority of us sincerely couldn't care about their genetics (if anything, the history European monarchies suggest some fresh genetics would do them a favour)
      We just want them to stay non-partisan and uphold their traditions andstay away from "financiers" who own islands etc.
      Now the monarchy arguably is a waste of money but for some of us, they represent something. For many nations, what unites the people and define the border is a culture, language, ethnicity, ideology, creedence, values, geography and so forth but the Queen, being the head of state in the commonwealth means that our pool of brother and sisters can transcend all those. He biggest echo chamber of them all.
      Read about the Battle of Bamber bridge in WW2 for a sense of what fair play means to some of us.

  • @akshayde
    @akshayde 2 роки тому +1

    Wow.. This is a legendary bit. Perfect 👌🏼

  • @MC-xp2my
    @MC-xp2my 2 роки тому +3

    Love you, Roy! You are always hilarious 🤣

  • @shyguy1630
    @shyguy1630 2 роки тому +7

    I was heavy in the wire. And I remember seeing him in a interview. I was like why is he talking like that. I’m think he is putting on a British accent. Then I found out later he was putting on an American accent. 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

    • @TacticalTypos
      @TacticalTypos 2 роки тому +1

      I still think his British accent sounds fake. 😂

    • @shyguy1630
      @shyguy1630 2 роки тому +1

      @@TacticalTypos 🤣🤣

  • @idamehrnoush8833
    @idamehrnoush8833 Рік тому +1

    He’s my favorite

  • @jcgstreams4130
    @jcgstreams4130 2 роки тому +20

    I hope that he has more specials in the future, like 2 a year!! That way I can have something to look forward to,

  • @elliewilliams145
    @elliewilliams145 2 роки тому +2

    Idris Elba is ours and u ain't having him 😂 the guys a British icon and legend lolz.

  • @jaymillymills
    @jaymillymills 2 роки тому +26

    I never think Roy will be as funny as he is...then he side swipes you

  • @manupeni
    @manupeni 2 роки тому +1

    I can't help you with that, you can talk to the ancestors.......
    🙂😅🤣

  • @spawnofgreatness524
    @spawnofgreatness524 2 роки тому +1

    “This 🥷 eat Beans for Breakfast?!?!?!? Ahhhhhh.... Not my Dawg!” Lmao
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @lornamarie5544
    @lornamarie5544 2 роки тому +13

    No idea who this dude is but he’s f/king hilarious. I’m a Brit and Idris Elba also had me shooketh but in a good way 😁

  • @vetaclarke7308
    @vetaclarke7308 2 роки тому

    Roy Woods, Jr. Awesome and funny observations.🤩😄😄 True on all points and jokes. Much respect ❤

  • @ryandelrosario419
    @ryandelrosario419 2 роки тому +23

    Don’t forget the fact that Idris played cowboy recently.

    • @fromthehaven94
      @fromthehaven94 2 роки тому

      The western movie Hostiles had Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike in lead roles. Both actors from Great Britain.

    • @munchawski2151
      @munchawski2151 2 роки тому

      The Harder They Fall... Great movie🙌 I haven't seen Concrete Cowboy yet but I'm guessing that's good too

  • @lamimijae
    @lamimijae 2 роки тому +5

    For my generation, it was Daniel Kaluuya 😂

  • @KNS_Dino
    @KNS_Dino 2 роки тому +1

    2:58 Joke took me out 💀! Bravo Good Sir 👏🏾

  • @kentGrey
    @kentGrey 2 роки тому +1

    Spot on!!!!

  • @Marcke-tb1hb
    @Marcke-tb1hb 2 роки тому +1

    Fabulous! Greetings from the UK.

  • @Tharealswavee
    @Tharealswavee 2 роки тому +3

    The caption itself made me laugh 😂😂😂😂💯

  • @bradcoletta4158
    @bradcoletta4158 2 роки тому +15

    Love seeing the love in the comments. Words out of my mouth. Netflix, pick up a fresh boot of this not happening (or something along that premise) and keep this man in charge.

  • @Melospizia
    @Melospizia 2 роки тому +6

    Key and Peele have a sketch about this. 😂

  • @terrymcallister14
    @terrymcallister14 24 дні тому

    I howl at “a warm bowl of beans.”

  • @mmartinezPhysics
    @mmartinezPhysics 2 роки тому +18

    Stringer always saw the big picture; he's now a cosmopolitan entrepreneur.

  • @smokeyblue8056
    @smokeyblue8056 Рік тому

    a warm bowl of beans looooooooool, had me in stitches

  • @irvken
    @irvken Рік тому +1

    that was brilliant

  • @source5729
    @source5729 2 роки тому +1

    This was 🔥

  • @marquesjohnson6359
    @marquesjohnson6359 2 роки тому

    Roy wood jr is awesome he was in disbelief about Idris that's stringer bell LOL 🤣😂

  • @itsjustdorian8927
    @itsjustdorian8927 2 роки тому +4

    Thank god I know the Roman numerals so I know what super bowl we own!

  • @bdet313
    @bdet313 2 роки тому +23

    Roy is the funniest person on TDS.

    • @pforgottonsoul
      @pforgottonsoul 2 роки тому

      i'd argue it's Ronny Chieng but Roy is a close second.

  • @02.21atx
    @02.21atx 2 роки тому +4

    FACTS!! Especially when I found out Delroy Lindo was also 🤣🤣🤣

  • @cherylharewood6125
    @cherylharewood6125 2 роки тому +20

    Thanks for making us laugh, my daughter feels that way about Lucy Lawless(who is Australian) and played Xena Warrior Princess.

    • @raulbmoreira
      @raulbmoreira 2 роки тому +6

      I think Lucy lawless is from new zealand. Maybe that s close enough, but I dont think kiwis would think so lol

    • @JanderVK
      @JanderVK 2 роки тому +4

      She's a Kiwi (New Zealander)

    • @AT-rr2xw
      @AT-rr2xw 2 роки тому +1

      @@raulbmoreira Australia is closer geographically to Indonesia than it is to New Zealand.

    • @raulbmoreira
      @raulbmoreira 2 роки тому +1

      @@AT-rr2xw I mean, that wasnt the point, theyre still way closer to each other than to the US or UK, but cool info, i didnt know that (though personally, Im far from all of those places)

    • @tamsmartin1
      @tamsmartin1 2 роки тому +1

      Oooof insert the obligatory NZ battle cry of KIWI!

  • @sals4767
    @sals4767 2 роки тому +1

    Man the title and thumbnail alone made me laugh real hard

  • @ceej3132
    @ceej3132 Рік тому +1

    The beans part makes me cry hahaha

  • @daork1
    @daork1 Рік тому

    Exactly my brother information is power to service all

  • @nyenetuetitusnyankoon8688
    @nyenetuetitusnyankoon8688 2 роки тому

    I can’t help u with that, baby, u gotta talk to the ancestors 🤣

  • @TheSturling
    @TheSturling 2 роки тому

    "This n***ga eat beans for brealfast?!" Absolutely floored me

  • @nailsthatstunt3665
    @nailsthatstunt3665 2 роки тому +1

    This guy gets better with each set.

  • @summerjeffries2434
    @summerjeffries2434 2 роки тому +14

    I'm just learning about Idris.
    I guess I'll start the American stages of grief.

  • @dravinblack
    @dravinblack 2 роки тому +1

    this set is so funny and layered I had to laugh in stages.

  • @katiehoholick420
    @katiehoholick420 2 роки тому +1

    Love him 🤘🏻

  • @angelasims6068
    @angelasims6068 2 роки тому

    I love him and the truth!!

  • @Trendlines_mc
    @Trendlines_mc 2 роки тому +8

    Idris Elba fooled me too I thought he was South African after he did the Mandela movie but his a great Actor

  • @Chowlife
    @Chowlife 2 роки тому

    Preacher Roy spitting straight facts 💕💕💕💕

  • @carleenmc1
    @carleenmc1 2 роки тому +7

    He is hilarious 🤣🤣

  • @Lochlanist
    @Lochlanist 2 роки тому

    That was so good

  • @ThePauprinceaz09
    @ThePauprinceaz09 2 роки тому

    Soooo underated

  • @eski_truv
    @eski_truv 2 роки тому +1

    “Why is Dr. King talking like this?”😂😂😂
    “This nigga eat BEANS for BREAKFAST?!!”🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @NomusaMagical
    @NomusaMagical Рік тому

    Spittin' facts!!!

  • @williamdavis8855
    @williamdavis8855 2 роки тому

    3:04 LMAO... This dude is hilarious 🤣😆

  • @jamesgrey5668
    @jamesgrey5668 2 роки тому +3

    He is intelligent. I enjoy his comedy.

  • @dariusyoung7244
    @dariusyoung7244 2 роки тому

    Real talk

  • @lovemo_dee
    @lovemo_dee 2 роки тому

    "This n*gga eat BEANS for breakfast?!" 😭

  • @IslandLimer
    @IslandLimer 2 роки тому +27

    This is the worst and most adorable british accent I have ever heard

    • @FabalociousDee
      @FabalociousDee 2 роки тому +4

      He's the only person who can do a bad Brit accent and not be completely annoying. 😆😆😆

  • @lukewright9031
    @lukewright9031 2 роки тому +1

    I had a similar reaction when I found out about Idris Elba's co-star Marianne Jean-Baptiste in the movie _Takers_ who I thought was doing a "passable" English accent.

  • @SmallPocketsBigRockets
    @SmallPocketsBigRockets 3 місяці тому

    lol Roy wood killing it

  • @spm2381
    @spm2381 2 роки тому +1

    Funniest sh&+ you've brought up bruh! Loved it! Thank you

  • @fletchadox1421
    @fletchadox1421 Рік тому

    Roy Wood! Enough said!

  • @MrYoungkimba
    @MrYoungkimba 11 місяців тому +2

    Not only was I shocked to find out Idris was British, but as someone born and raised in Baltimore, but I would have sworn he was from Baltimore.