The Graham Norton Show John Cleese about his mother

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  • @DarkeningSkies1
    @DarkeningSkies1 7 років тому +1654

    "He never wanted to be liked, and that was what made him so hilarious..."- Eric Idle on John Cleese

    • @MCshadr217
      @MCshadr217 5 років тому +85

      Yea, basically the whole group were like that. They were complete and utter assholes to each other, all in the name of entertainment. They still insult each other profusely, too. It's amazing to see how tight a friendship these old men have. No host can ever wrangle them. When they're together, it's like a classroom of misbehaving children. It's amazing.

    • @antigen4
      @antigen4 5 років тому +5

      pretty much ALL english do that though

    • @antigen4
      @antigen4 5 років тому +30

      it's the closest thing they have to affections since the british are morbidly afraid of affection

    • @robinsinpost
      @robinsinpost 5 років тому +1

      Too bad that isn't working for me.

    • @vavo4902
      @vavo4902 4 роки тому +5

      That's been my life mission. Why am I not rich yet?

  • @Crosby4hyg
    @Crosby4hyg 7 років тому +1819

    I lost it at "nearby silent horses"

    • @rawstarmusic
      @rawstarmusic 6 років тому +6

      This is a phobia u see, so it's not rational. Then again it could suddenly muu.

    • @Leo-hk6qg
      @Leo-hk6qg 6 років тому +23

      it was a very British humour moment

    • @DavidSmith-ss1cg
      @DavidSmith-ss1cg 6 років тому +15

      You should read his book, then. Cleese is a bit older than you might think, and his parents were older than most parents when he was born, and this - and their reactions to the epic changes to society caused by the events of the 20th century - made him into what he is today.

    • @poponachtschnecke
      @poponachtschnecke 5 років тому +1

      @@rawstarmusic totally rational. An angry quiet horse might reach out and bite you.

    • @angemaidment5640
      @angemaidment5640 5 років тому +7

      “Pins being dropped” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @thebrazilianatlantis165
    @thebrazilianatlantis165 7 років тому +2866

    "That was after she died." Wit in five words!

    • @normturner4849
      @normturner4849 5 років тому +33

      Brazilian Atlantis
      Also 'without noticing any of it!' re living thru 20th century😜

    • @Aqquila89
      @Aqquila89 5 років тому +50

      Another dark joke Cleese told her mother to cheer her up was that he'll not miss her after she dies, because he'll have her stuffed and keep her in a glass case in his apartment. She found that hilarious and told everyone in the old folks home where she lived.

    • @anywaythewindblows8912
      @anywaythewindblows8912 4 роки тому +7

      Taylor’s face after he said that was great

    • @philippecal6787
      @philippecal6787 4 роки тому +6

      Tu oublies le phrasé mais, oui, 5 mots et cette intonation : une tuerie !

  • @ColinNeeson
    @ColinNeeson 4 роки тому +464

    I’m a big fan of Cleese. When my mum died and was cremated, my first comment when i picked up her ashes was “she’s lost a lot of weight”. The look on their faces was priceless. She would have laughed.

    • @flightoficarus5588
      @flightoficarus5588 3 роки тому +5

      ahahahahsdhgasahhaha you made my day

    • @amyjones637
      @amyjones637 3 роки тому +6

      I'm crying that was beautiful John would love that lmao

    • @JHParee
      @JHParee 3 роки тому +16

      Shit, that’s funny. I hope someone still has their dark sense of humor during my funeral.

    • @kabirrubaiyat
      @kabirrubaiyat 3 роки тому +1

      🤯🤣🤣🤣

    • @aiswariyasweety1517
      @aiswariyasweety1517 2 роки тому +2

      @@flightoficarus5588 omg I would have laughed out loud

  • @ClarinoI
    @ClarinoI 4 роки тому +252

    "Who do you want on the show next week Graham?"
    "Oh, I don't care, just get the three tallest people who are in town."

  • @CataclysmZA
    @CataclysmZA 6 років тому +335

    "nearby silent horses"
    John Cleese's mother could see Thestrals.

    • @groupcaptainbonzo
      @groupcaptainbonzo 4 роки тому +5

      CataclysmZA I thought that she did. That’s why we got the smiles, and the story about the candles ???

    • @koitorob
      @koitorob 3 роки тому +4

      He said SILENT, not INVISIBLE!

  • @samborremans4023
    @samborremans4023 Рік тому +22

    “This was after she died” I can’t mate 😂

  • @minimaxi802
    @minimaxi802 2 роки тому +27

    John Cleese mother was called Muriel and lived to be 101. She lived in three centuries from 1899 to 2000 through the whole of the 20th century.

  • @iainjames03
    @iainjames03 6 років тому +93

    John Cleese has always has a knack for listing things in a hilarious way. Parrot Sketch, anyone? Cheese Shop? Even his Bafta acceptance speech for A Fish Called Wanda...

    • @timbrewin9241
      @timbrewin9241 3 роки тому +6

      Now I know where Cybil's mother's fears came from in Fawlty Towers

  • @JackDManheim
    @JackDManheim 8 років тому +409

    The thing about "Near-by-silent-horses", you don't know that they're there.
    What foul, sinister purpose must they have that requires they move incognito through the shadows?

    • @easybake8420
      @easybake8420 5 років тому +3

      She was also frightened by Slenderman hiding nearby in the trees.

    • @thetessellater9163
      @thetessellater9163 5 років тому +7

      @@easybake8420 - not to mention the sheep nesting in the trees! "They don't so much fly, as plummet!"

    • @kdkd693
      @kdkd693 4 роки тому +3

      Ringwraith horses

    • @JHParee
      @JHParee 3 роки тому +3

      They’re dangerous on both ends and crafty in the middle.

  • @Twiggymaster666
    @Twiggymaster666 4 роки тому +9

    I never get tired of this story

  • @MrErnestCC
    @MrErnestCC 6 років тому +544

    Alot of criticism of taylor swift. I don't really know much about her but she is doing pretty well for a young girl on a British chat show sitting next to John Cleese.

    • @SamuelKristopher
      @SamuelKristopher 5 років тому +79

      People need to show others how smart they are for getting Cleese's humour by making a humourless strawman for them to hate in Swift. Deep insecurities, that's all.

    • @gwynaethatwood-pettit2468
      @gwynaethatwood-pettit2468 5 років тому +7

      She’s 29.

    • @bradhaines3142
      @bradhaines3142 5 років тому +6

      @@gwynaethatwood-pettit2468 so? there are different kinds of humor and different people like different jokes

    • @gwynaethatwood-pettit2468
      @gwynaethatwood-pettit2468 5 років тому

      Brad Haines And?

    • @BlueRidgeMtns100
      @BlueRidgeMtns100 5 років тому +39

      @@SamuelKristopher She's young, beautiful, talented, and rich along with being very courteous and respectful toward Cleese - what's not to hate? LOL Cleese was the center of attention and she didn't butt in but she held her own and that's saying something when you're sitting next to John Cleese!

  • @KingGhidorah5464
    @KingGhidorah5464 4 роки тому +15

    “Nearby silent horses” killed me

  • @rajasimanta
    @rajasimanta 4 роки тому +7

    I wish they were young forever, we needed more Monty Python than there is ... Could cure world's depression

  • @shookstylez
    @shookstylez 5 років тому +15

    John Cleese wanted to make his mother laugh, it made her happy. What a legend.

  • @spunz83ify
    @spunz83ify 7 років тому +3

    "that was after she died." Fucking gold...

  • @loodlebop
    @loodlebop 6 років тому +5

    "She was a little bit down this week for fifty fucking years!"

  • @gmann6269
    @gmann6269 2 роки тому +2

    The funny thing is Taylor Swift is very much John Cleese's type - blonde American woman with "rodental" features (his words!)

  • @uhohhotdog9150
    @uhohhotdog9150 8 років тому +349

    did no one notice the random hand on his shoulder in the picture. im kind of terrified

    • @jacquesgotts-duffield2440
      @jacquesgotts-duffield2440 8 років тому +3

      Is this a joke it his moms hand

    • @uhohhotdog9150
      @uhohhotdog9150 8 років тому +47

      Jacques Gotts-Duffield look closely at the picture. Its impossible that her hand was there.

    • @mollywinda8537
      @mollywinda8537 8 років тому +23

      they have edited someone out of the picture, as you can tell by the dark patch behind john cleese's head! probably for privacy reasons or they didn't want their picture on the show

    • @uhohhotdog9150
      @uhohhotdog9150 8 років тому +4

      i heard it may have been his ex

    • @baboom007
      @baboom007 8 років тому +25

      It's my hand but i can't appear on Tv, work issue

  • @hairtrigger8317
    @hairtrigger8317 4 роки тому +3

    John Cleese is hilarious and Taylor Swift is gorgeous.

  • @natashajohnson186
    @natashajohnson186 4 роки тому +4

    Tays I like you’re mum . John I love you’re mum

  • @audikris
    @audikris 2 роки тому +6

    Parrot houses??!?!?! LOL

  • @keeperofthecheese
    @keeperofthecheese 5 років тому +24

    I seem to remember Stephen Fry saying in his autobiography that Cambridge University humour (Cleese, Idle and Chapman) was dark and serious and based in logic, while oxford university humour (Jones and Palin) was based in funny characters and visual skits.
    You can literally tell who wrote what sketches divided down those lines. When Terry Gilliam joined Python he was far more Cambridge style childish humour, and so the group was divided 50-50 between dark comedy and visual slapstick, the perfect combination!

  • @joeschmoe3665
    @joeschmoe3665 6 років тому +5

    John Cleese’s dark humor is my humor he’s a classy guy with quick wit

  • @alicepahler9418
    @alicepahler9418 6 років тому +4

    I think John Cleese is iconic and I love Taylor Swift's sense of humor. This was my favorite interview ever!

  • @5p4rrow
    @5p4rrow 6 років тому

    nearby silent horses fucking got me

  • @marcossan9988
    @marcossan9988 2 роки тому +2

    All nice

  • @Omertahun
    @Omertahun 5 років тому +1

    You can know that you are not completely shit when you make John Cleese laugh

  • @herrloriot8560
    @herrloriot8560 5 років тому +1

    Wowser, Taylor is witty, classy and comes across intelligent. I am a fan now !

  • @SamiKrasniqi
    @SamiKrasniqi 28 днів тому

    I read “ so anyway…” , had snoot coming out of my nose , tears on my eyes, only way I can talk to my mother today, hilarious!
    When his family moved to a farm during the war and they had to use a boy that was going to school to translate for them and their farmer landlord because his accent was so heavy it didn’t sound like English 😂

  • @Jalt3001
    @Jalt3001 7 років тому +183

    taylor swift experiecing british humour for the first time is like when you smoke marijuana for the first time. You don't get it at first, and then hits you like a train.

    • @MrNoob0305
      @MrNoob0305 7 років тому +1

      Marco Vieira wise words my fwiend, wise words.

    • @ChrisTian-lf2oh
      @ChrisTian-lf2oh 7 років тому

      Cant wait for that marijuana train.

    • @loganmason6762
      @loganmason6762 7 років тому +1

      British humor is funny in it's own right, but weed had little effect on me, where's my train?!

    • @georgesimon2730
      @georgesimon2730 6 років тому

      And if it hits you with laughter, it will make you cry and shit yourself.

    • @thetessellater9163
      @thetessellater9163 5 років тому +1

      Depending on the quality of the weed, not sure 'hitting you like a train' is my favourite sort, though. Something more mellow preferred.

  • @groupcaptainbonzo
    @groupcaptainbonzo 4 роки тому +3

    It’s obvious tha John loved and respected his mum hugely. Less obvious is that , now, so do I 😂

  • @RonWylie-gk5lc
    @RonWylie-gk5lc 5 років тому +4

    I genuinely laughed all the way through this, I always enjoy the show but the humor John was coming out with was just so off the wall and so unexpected it was just a different experience ,
    I'm buying the book after this finishes and..........it just has, off to Amazon lol

  • @mjproebstle
    @mjproebstle 5 років тому +1

    what a treasure!

  • @kikiu2619
    @kikiu2619 4 роки тому +2

    "I know a little man in Fulham..." lol

  • @sayno2lolzisback
    @sayno2lolzisback 5 років тому +2

    It's not that Taylor doesn't get it its more of that American uptightness where they're afraid to let their guard down and join in. If you're awkward its much easier to be polite and reserved.

  • @stevegodwin6416
    @stevegodwin6416 4 роки тому +1

    Taylor Swift is hilarious!

  • @lamanticora5469
    @lamanticora5469 6 років тому +1

    My god, the wax doll beside Cleese hurt me inside

  • @DarthDimmadome
    @DarthDimmadome 5 років тому +22

    John Cleese is a national treasure. He’s right, humor is dying due to “political correctness”

  • @gailthomas2631
    @gailthomas2631 4 роки тому +1

    Silent horses standing near by. Lost it.

  • @must205
    @must205 2 роки тому +3

    My god... I couldn't care less about what taylor swift has to say. More John Cleese please.

  • @EVERTONFC.
    @EVERTONFC. 2 роки тому +2

    Happy 6.08am.

  • @Allexstrasza
    @Allexstrasza 7 років тому +2

    Holy moly, I'm a "tiny" bit jealous of Taylor's legs :O wow, that is perfection incarnate

  • @Craplatte
    @Craplatte 6 років тому +1

    Well, getting rid of my candles RIGHT NOW!!

  • @Philip.Magnusson
    @Philip.Magnusson 7 років тому +3

    Must be the rant he used in Fawlty Towers when Cybil described her mother's fears.

  • @christianchimchim4954
    @christianchimchim4954 6 років тому

    Am i the only one who thinks john really adored taylor?he was so interactive with her

  • @christianchimchim4954
    @christianchimchim4954 6 років тому +5

    The comment section shows how much jealous you guys are of a woman who knows how to carry herself

  • @dbskluvu
    @dbskluvu 6 років тому

    can we have more taylor swift short clips!! love her

  • @iamsultana
    @iamsultana 6 років тому +18

    Taylor's body language is so weird. How tense can she be?!?!?! I don't think she moved her hands once throughout the entire show.

    • @russellmeyer8893
      @russellmeyer8893 6 років тому +11

      Imbra Kim because she’s so famous that she is surrounded by fake people all day. When she has to interact with real people she’s out of place

    • @RatelHBadger
      @RatelHBadger 4 роки тому +1

      @@russellmeyer8893 that and US chat shows are so formulaic and forced, even Graham Norton by comparison is like a group of friends hanging out telling stories. She probably isn't used to relaxing in front of the camera because EVERYTHING in the US media get turned into tiny sound bites that can be take out of context and distorted.

    • @deanpd3402
      @deanpd3402 4 роки тому +1

      @@russellmeyer8893 she's tense because that dress does not do enough to preserve her dignity. Has to keep her legs tightly closed. It's the same for every dolly who dresses the same. That and the fact that she sold her soul to the devil, (her words), are the reasons she is so uptight.

    • @jpirard
      @jpirard 4 роки тому

      @@deanpd3402 Oh shut up about her dress you creep

    • @Alucard-gt1zf
      @Alucard-gt1zf 4 роки тому

      @@jpirard he's saying she has to keep tense so she doesn't fucking flash people you moronic dumbass

  • @GwenJuckts
    @GwenJuckts 6 років тому +4

    Reading through John Cleese's Book I am pretty sure his mom was on the spectrum.

  • @zumbaladin
    @zumbaladin 5 років тому

    ok so at 0:07 no one seems shocked by the hand on John's shoulder.
    His mother had a very long arm, didn't she?

  • @din6675
    @din6675 5 років тому

    Sybil's mother had the same fears as John's mother.

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 5 років тому

      Well John Cleese did write Fawlty Towers so obviously his mother's fears inspired Sybill's mother's fears 🙄

  • @MaggieValera
    @MaggieValera 6 років тому +2

    I'm terrified! Whose hand is on his shoulder???

  • @shpfask
    @shpfask 7 років тому +182

    misleading title

  • @cranky6988
    @cranky6988 4 роки тому

    Whose hand is on John shoulder in that pic???

  • @connorw2k
    @connorw2k 4 роки тому +4

    Please don't title a video "John Cleese _on_ his mother"

  • @mrburns91
    @mrburns91 5 років тому

    Taylor is usually so confident it's so strange seeing her completely out of her element.

  • @stevethon2444
    @stevethon2444 5 років тому +1

    Gentleman (and irrepressible funnyman) John Cleese, shamelessly flirting with the long-legged Taylor Swift throughout...Using his dear deceased Mother to score the points! Oh, how I love this man...If only there was a fish slap somewhere in the casual cocktail dialogue...

  • @steliosp1770
    @steliosp1770 7 років тому

    holy shit cleese is hilarious..

  • @AJScraps
    @AJScraps 4 роки тому +1

    More important is how that man is still John Cleese. That’s a doozy of a body tranformation

  • @iammatrix1396
    @iammatrix1396 5 років тому

    Hahahaha hes great

  • @jpaine619
    @jpaine619 26 днів тому

    Damn.. Taylor nailed that punch-line perfectly!

  • @miniboy1019
    @miniboy1019 6 років тому +4

    0:07 how is there a hand behind John?? 🧐

    • @Alucard-gt1zf
      @Alucard-gt1zf 4 роки тому +1

      His ex wife who he Photoshoped out

  • @Andrew-og7li
    @Andrew-og7li 4 роки тому

    that pic in the beginning of John and his mother -- whose hand is that?

  • @chrislongstay
    @chrislongstay 5 років тому +2

    Who's hand was it on Cleese's shoulder? Looks like one of those spooky photos all over the internet. Spooky. Oh I've already said that....

  • @holycowitsdave
    @holycowitsdave 7 років тому +1

    So... In the the photo of Cleese and his Mum, who's hand is that on his shoulder?

  • @w.tibbsclemens636
    @w.tibbsclemens636 5 років тому +1

    Taylor swift looks gorgeous ! 😍

  • @antoniomartinez6722
    @antoniomartinez6722 4 роки тому

    Few british deserve some respect

  • @Armentitron
    @Armentitron 5 років тому

    TaYloR sWiFt doEsNt geT tHe BriTisH fUnnY maN eruuurgh

  • @moncorp1
    @moncorp1 5 років тому

    Cleese and Swift. If only there was a charge set under that spot of the sofa.

  • @patrickpugh8101
    @patrickpugh8101 6 років тому +11

    Yeah, I think Taylor Swift thought he was actually pleased that his mother died.

  • @alqlb1987
    @alqlb1987 5 років тому +1

    She sounded exactly like me 😕

  • @MadMax-dr6mf
    @MadMax-dr6mf 5 років тому +1

    I saw the title of this and thought, WTF!?!! And then of course he manages to be if anything even more irreverent about her straight away.

  • @saoirsedeltufo7436
    @saoirsedeltufo7436 6 років тому

    John Cleese, Taylor Swift and Kevin Pietersen. That’s a fucking weird couch

  • @WalterLiddy
    @WalterLiddy 5 років тому +1

    He's starting to look like Mr Belvedere.

  • @rogerodle8750
    @rogerodle8750 2 роки тому +1

    Poor Taylor -- she is hopelessly overmatched.

  • @rylter
    @rylter 5 років тому +3

    To make a honest trailer about this - *LEEEGS!*

  • @jamestucker9965
    @jamestucker9965 5 років тому +1

    She lived through the space age 😂 😂 Talk about a fish story 🐠 spaceballs 🌍 😂

  • @RyanYouTubs93
    @RyanYouTubs93 4 роки тому +2

    Tyler swift is so hot

  • @RasMajnouni
    @RasMajnouni 5 років тому

    BS"D, Maybe the theme of this show is : "Real talent takes 55 years to be recognized. Talent developed over 4 years is just a passing fluke."

  • @xadam2dudex
    @xadam2dudex 7 років тому +1

    we know 2 of the 3 guest ...who is the other guest on the couch ?

  • @nalk20
    @nalk20 7 років тому +850

    "she lived through the first world war, Great Depression, rise of Hitler and Stalin, second world war, atomic bombs, foundation of Israel, cold war, space age..." No wonder his mom felt down occasionally. :)

    • @ethanahoia8619
      @ethanahoia8619 7 років тому +25

      nalk20 Didn't really notice it all though! John Cleese is a treasure.

    • @sillylittlemonkey7130
      @sillylittlemonkey7130 7 років тому +10

      John Cleese's mum could be in war and would just walk right through it and not give a shit

    • @scipioafricanus5871
      @scipioafricanus5871 5 років тому +18

      @@sillylittlemonkey7130 If she'd owned a lodging house she wouldn't have noticed a guest, a certain Mr Hilter and his gang planning to run for a by-election in Minehead with his National Bocialist Party sometimes after 1945.

    • @vodkacannon
      @vodkacannon 5 років тому +4

      What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

    • @shaun_rambaran
      @shaun_rambaran 5 років тому +11

      I wouldn't be surprised if her fears of fireworks, popping noises, etc. were because she had memories of shelling.

  • @arjunharindran5689
    @arjunharindran5689 7 років тому +2299

    Shes just so horrified by cleeses humor

    • @katiemp670
      @katiemp670 7 років тому +92

      watch another video from the episode, they were having banter about cats and john seemed smitten with her.

    • @katiemp670
      @katiemp670 7 років тому +63

      Outdoor Mirrorist she's far from stupid.

    • @danielwesterlund1905
      @danielwesterlund1905 7 років тому +153

      She seems like a very good audience for John. She seems genuinely engaged by his jokes, like she's discovering something new (and I don't mean to suggest that she's stupid or anything of the sort, I know nothing about her other than that she makes music that I'm never going to listen to) and it alternatively fascinates or shocks her, or both, and that makes it extra fun to tell these jokes for her.

    • @scribe56
      @scribe56 6 років тому +79

      I thought she was just being respectful and polite and enjoying listening to him. Maybe she doesn't need to be the center of attention all the time. Give her a break.

    • @thekeyboardess1150
      @thekeyboardess1150 5 років тому +17

      "She suffered from Omniphobia" 😂😂😂😂

  • @D0NTST4RT
    @D0NTST4RT 7 років тому +586

    Never thought I would ever see John Cleese and Taylor Swift sitting on the same couch!

    • @elebecepe
      @elebecepe 7 років тому +37

      AND cracking jokes at each other!

    • @stonewars3224
      @stonewars3224 6 років тому +1

      Odd combination.

    • @mistergrandpasbakery9941
      @mistergrandpasbakery9941 6 років тому +10

      I thought the same thing. But the irony is that Cleese is one of the tallest comedians and Swift is one of the tallest women in Nashville.

    • @marshwetland3808
      @marshwetland3808 6 років тому +7

      Me either. But she made him laugh with the mom-story.

    • @Jingho
      @Jingho 5 років тому +4

      And even mention Weston-super-Mare, I live there!

  • @that.guy11
    @that.guy11 6 років тому +156

    Wonder if John Cleese's mother is the inspiration for that scene in Fawlty Towers when Sybil lists all the things her mother is afraid of

    • @Aqquila89
      @Aqquila89 5 років тому +18

      Probably. Cleese wrote all the episodes, after all.

    • @WilfredZweverink
      @WilfredZweverink 4 роки тому +7

      Yes.

    • @ianbentley7276
      @ianbentley7276 4 роки тому +5

      i thought of that too.

    • @Eadwulf_Skald
      @Eadwulf_Skald 4 роки тому +6

      @@Aqquila89 Together with his wife at the time

    • @JFRULESOK
      @JFRULESOK 4 роки тому +6

      Cats, doorknobs...

  • @fpp9183
    @fpp9183 4 роки тому +147

    Seeing John Cleese's body language and laughter during Swift's stories makes me like him even more. He looked interested, payed attention and laughed genuinely.
    He seems to be one of those people that brightens up any room he is in.

    • @FreeTVEngland
      @FreeTVEngland Місяць тому

      He's always liked American blondes

  • @mollybambrough5030
    @mollybambrough5030 7 років тому +1862

    Taylor just doesn't get his humour

    • @the-kris5554
      @the-kris5554 7 років тому +178

      Yup his astoundingly British humour is alien to many Americans...

    • @outdoormirrorist3404
      @outdoormirrorist3404 7 років тому +87

      Taylor Swift is the poster child for pc sjw retardation. Naturally, the last thing she wants in her life is intelligent comedy or actual enjoyment. Of course she doesn't "get it", just like many other celebrities. They are only capable of seeing reality in broad strokes of wealth, addiction, exhibitionism, self-hatred, arrogance and drama. That is the entire language of their minds and little else.

    • @stevencassidy6982
      @stevencassidy6982 7 років тому +20

      Yeah she didn't get his humour

    • @teampurenation3965
      @teampurenation3965 7 років тому +55

      lilly rush well she was laughing at his jokes...

    • @NewhamMatt
      @NewhamMatt 7 років тому +99

      She's clearly not used to Cleese's sense of humour, but you can see her starting to adjust to it in different clips from this episode. Her reaction when John deliberately takes a shot at women is priceless, and the story at the end about the candles is right up John's alley - he's spoken on more than one occasion about the importance of coming up with an unexpected twist in comedy, instead of going for the obvious punchline.

  • @jcb3393
    @jcb3393 6 років тому +399

    3:18 - now THERE'S a talk show host. He actually knew the material so well, he knew it better than the person who wrote the book! Look of pride at the end is well-earned, sir. Fallon, Kimmel, et al. could learn a lesson or three from this.

    • @WalterLiddy
      @WalterLiddy 5 років тому +58

      Well, what it really reveals is that they planned this in advance and he'd had the page marked, but Cleese didn't spot it right away. All talk shows have pre-planned conversations; I don't know why people fail to recognize this.

    • @Brandon-yr3nj
      @Brandon-yr3nj 5 років тому +5

      lmao that’s not what happened

    • @edgyteenboi3635
      @edgyteenboi3635 5 років тому +49

      @@WalterLiddy if all the talk shows are pre planned then american talk show hosts should learn planning form this guy

    • @wessexwench6974
      @wessexwench6974 5 років тому +34

      Jimmy Fallon doesn’t listen to any of his guests. He just waits for a pause so that he can interrupt again. Or punch the desk and pretend to laugh. Graham Norton lets his guests do the entertaining themselves. He is undoubtedly the best host on TV. Funny and clever.

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 5 років тому +16

      Meryl Streep said it best can't remember the exact quote but she said the thing with Graham Norton is he brings different people together and it works. Unlike other chat shows where its one guest at a time Graham has everyone together, alcohol to relax and lower the inhibitions 😂 and he lets his guests talk and when they talk to each other he doesn't jump in he lets it happen to see where it goes he doesn't take himself too seriously and has a laugh compared to Jonathan Ross and Jimmy Fallon who constantly interrupt and fake laugh at everything its annoying. The only other chat show host who isn't half bad is James Corden but he's nowhere near Graham's league

  • @Richard19551
    @Richard19551 5 років тому +45

    I like that Cleese so notices others- he listens, he reads to them, he looks for their reaction - and he seems to like Taylor Swift, want her appreciation. And she is charmed by him. The interaction is charming.

  • @4emcarthur
    @4emcarthur 5 років тому +49

    Lovin' Cleese's relating of "omniphobia": "whinnying horses, nearby silent horses......." LMFAO too much!

  • @MarkArandjus
    @MarkArandjus 6 років тому +12

    The contrast between the very existence of John Cleese and Taylor Swift is a wonderful thing.

  • @BanditQ
    @BanditQ Рік тому +8

    John’s mom sounds like Sybil’s mother in law!

  • @davidekstrand8544
    @davidekstrand8544 2 роки тому +6

    “This picture is before your mother passed away.”
    “No, that’s after she died.”
    (WOW! 🤣)

  • @gmann6269
    @gmann6269 4 роки тому +36

    Photo of Cleese's mother is shown - Taylor: "Oh my God...." (as in "Aw, that's so sweet"), then Cleese: "Yeah, that was after she died."

  • @sarina76667
    @sarina76667 2 роки тому +12

    Sounds like my grandma on my mother’s side. I’d visit her every Sunday with my roommate/best friend. One day she was telling me about her “near death experience” she had the day before. “I was having trouble breathing and my chest hurt and I thought I must be having a heart attack!” Her face lit up when she said this. She was smiling ear to ear. So excited! “And then I realized… Nope. Just heartburn… Damn…” Her expression dropped so suddenly to serious and pouty that my roommate and I lost it. I always loved her sense of humor. She’s probably the reason why that whole side of the family has such a sarcastic and dark wit.

  • @rothboy
    @rothboy 4 роки тому +4

    Taylor Swift experiencing a crash course in British humour

  • @SebHaarfagre
    @SebHaarfagre 4 роки тому +4

    9 out of 10 of those phobias sound directly related to the World Wars she were a part of :p

  • @clashfan2875
    @clashfan2875 7 років тому +178

    I'm no Taylor Swift fan but I watched this whole show. Cleese thought she was charming, which shows even in this clip. The cricket guy was the odd man out on this couch, unfunny and sort of offensive all through the show. I don't know why everyone keeps harping on how she doesn't get any of his jokes when she so clearly does.

    • @NicoleTunis
      @NicoleTunis 7 років тому +47

      John Cleese seems very respectful of her and who she is. John Cleese is John Cleese and he is unapologetically so. No one can expect either of the other 2 guests to be him or tell a story like he does, but I think Taylor does a good job of telling her story in her way and I love that they are comparing notes on their neurotic mothers! Sure she seems a little out of her comfort zone given the age, experience and cultural differences, but in this clip she seems to be getting into the spirit of it. And she made John Cleese laugh! doesn't get much cooler than that as far as life experiences go :-D

    • @edgyteenboi3635
      @edgyteenboi3635 5 років тому +9

      "Cricket Guy"
      You don't wanna do this honey

    • @themaggattack
      @themaggattack 5 років тому +1

      Fair enough. But let's not shit on the poor Cricket guy, now.

    • @Wally-H
      @Wally-H 5 років тому +2

      Kevin Pietersen is a massive bellend. His England cricket career ended not because of his performances, but because he was so hated in the dressing room and among the coaching staff that they decided they couldn't cope anymore. One of his former team mates said of him: "he fell in love with himself aged 16 and it's been a lifelong romance ever since"

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor 4 роки тому

      He's just an old man who likes young women for their looks.

  • @robharris2483
    @robharris2483 4 роки тому +1

    Cleese, obviously a comedy legend, was in stitches from......Taylor Swift? Never would have imagined that. I have no affection for her music, but she is quite funny.

  • @34hedgehog
    @34hedgehog 6 років тому +76

    Considering who she's sitting beside, I think she handles it pretty well. She's obviously bright and articulate, has a good sense of humour, and seems like a decent person. Can't say fairer than that.