You might have to rethink that idea as I'm of the liniage of king Euta and thus king Arthur so by royal decent you will find by right if any body claims any crown it will be me. So keep dreaming short shank . Take three steps backwards turn around and keep walking...
The very first subtitle had me in bits. "All right, settle down", rendered as, 'Or a suburban'. Even accounting for the originator not having English as a first language it made no sense, but it was funny.
When I saw the small photo, thinking it was Rowan Atkinson, it was althemore a thrill to listen to the routine! Felt for the Germans and the French (I'm American, so it's a different viewpoint - don't even try to figure out what the heck America's doing in 2019 - ay yi yi!) Go, Rowan!
No mate, I’m from Harrogate and I love the French and their culture. you crypto xenophobic knob. In fact this bloke metro.co.uk/2019/07/30/ex-pilot-101-still-fixing-planes-can-tell-20-yards-away-wrong-10487785/ was the first person I met who really explained to me how French customs, manners and polity really worked and how best to optimise relationships. We transactacted business and made friends. Are you a Brexit at all?
@@UncleBoratagain Mate I'm a 4th generation Australian and even I know that a lot of English people don't like the French - and that the French don't like the English!!. But to bring Brexit into it?! Why are so many friggin English people nowadays still going on about it? You voted to leave, so it's finished! The majority didn't want some knob (as you say) in Brussels telling them what to do. Voting done, deal with it. Maybe you could move on to climate change or Trump?
Well, I didn't know how to spell 'compere,' so I don't blame you! (Mind you, it *is* French, and they always have difficulty with the Queen's English.)
That was a little disappointing to watch . Rowan was very nervy .Seeing him not sure where to put his hands . In the pocket out the pocket .Of course its a big thing being there , but he seemed ill at ease with it all
I thought that the hand in trouser pocket was out of character for an Army officer making a formal presentation. He probably realised it too, as he was doing it.
He's not wrong though. The moment Britain did get chummy with the French they lost almost everything they had, and those they didn't they gave away. So did the French.
So, whose uniform did he borrow for that? Rifle brigade black rank pips, SAS parachute wings and a cap badge from a country regiment... It's too unusual to be an 'off the peg' from a costume supplier, perhaps they did actually make a modern show once...?
Perhaps the UK, like my country has a law forbidding civilians to wear an actual, current army uniform and the costume department got around that by mixing elements so that it couldn't possibly be mistaken for a real uniform?
@@JVerschueren Whilst this is a law in the UK, exceptions are made for actors and similar situations, plus he's not wearing it in public. The mismatch in uniform is likely just because its a comedy show, he isn't actually pretending to be anyone in particular so he's just wearing what the costume department had available :)
When it was introduced the L85 was notorious for jamming, the stock breaking, and the for the magazine falling out of the weapon. it took about 10 years to fix the problems the weapon had, so now its a decent weapon.
As I view this, the £ is worth €0.93. 7 €cents from parity. The sad thing about this, is that the people who are driving the Brexit are those who are making millions because of this fall in the exchange rate. The ordinary English man or woman aren't any better off, nor will they be. But, someone is a lot better of. I'll leave you to figure that one out.
@Hans Christian Andersen See you on the other side with a smile. Guess what, we have been through worse. The Brexit vote was not about economics, if you believe that you clearly do not understand. We are leaving the EU not Europe....What price freedom?
@Hans Christian Andersen Again I will say..it is not about economics. If I gave you money to lock you in a shed by your reckoning you would take the money and be happy, that is the point. So to say I am stupid is to miss the point completely demonstrating that you my friend do not understand. I have a business that exports outside of the EU, there is a big wide world out there. The EU has a fiscal budget issue, it is a Ponzi scheme of epic proportions backed by a fraternity of bankers that should be in jail after the last economic crash. A lot of people here think the whole house of cards (EU) has to tumble to rid EUROPE of the tics that reside in Brussels. The current ploy of obstructive negative talks are harmful for our economy along with the whole of Europe's. If the EU were so aligned to their own rules they would negotiate for a positive outcome as instructed in their own legislated documentation. This proves that it is not about economics on the EU side it is politically driven. So again I say, where is the economics on either side driving the discussion? As they say..what do I know? With respect to immigration the UK government will finally now have to take responsibility for their actions and not have the luxury of blaming EU rules, this will increase accountability something that has been sorely missing for a long time......
@Hans Christian Andersen There is a narrative being peddled that the we want to cause problems and harm to Europe, it is the exact opposite. It is good that we can agree on one thing regarding the banking fraternity! Anyway, all the best. Things might surprise you in the years to come. We are still neighbours and as such will always trade outwardly including to the Danes (assumption on my part).
@@Edd5hott79 Ah yes freedom from regulations the British helped astablish. freedom from not having to pay massive tariffs for trade with Europe, Freedom from affordable and easy travel within Europe. all those pan EU research projects you are now free to not have to do? The freedom argument is retarded. how are you more free now than you are being part of The EU? if anything you have less options now as an individual. The only people who gain from this are tax dodging multi national companies, and just tax doding rich people in general. The pound has already dropped to pretty much being equal to the euro, and its going to get worse. much worse. But please tell me about how free you are now? what freedom have you gained now that was not present before?
@@whocares317 Representative democracy via OUR parliament. Direct democracy that is never achievable in the EU.. please explain what you don't understand? If we don't like 'them' we vote 'them' out after the fixed term parliament..it's called a general election. The ability to be the final arbiter legally (not ECJ), the ability to manage our own tax affairs fully (I.e. vat, an EU construct that we can not drop below 12.5%), the ability to strike our own trade deals...you know the minor issues in relation to being a proper Soveriegn nation. I am not saying our parliament is perfect, but at least WE the people get the chance to make a real difference.
there was a panel show where an Aussie was saying in 2000 the UK cricket fans were chanting "We get three dollars, to the pound" (to the tune of he's got the whole world in his hands) at the Aussies. And they probably did, before Brexit.
What in the world does that have to do with anything? if you want to discuss who owes whom, GB would be goosestepping and speaking German today if the US didn't join the European theater. The US owes nothing to China, nor to Japan, Germany, et al. Pft.
Ben Elton, holding high the banner for those lefty Comedians everywhere, who prove daily, that you can do comedy on stage... without being funny...!! However... Rowan Atkinson on the other hand...!?
Brilliant actor we don’t see enough of anymore
Rowan Atkinson - one of the best and most versatile comedians/actors of all time. Bless him!
You know you've done it right when you've made laugh 3 generations laugh their socks off without uttering a single word.
"They deliberately won the world cup by maliciously playing better football than us" 😂😂😂😂😂
A cunning plan would be useful right about now...
😐 Mud Coffee?!?!
instead we've got this dastardly Cummings plan
Make that mud coffee with cream and two lumps of sugar :-)
@@zapfanzapfan
...dandruff
we're doomed i tell ye, doooomed.
We were holding a Birthday Party near Nice
In the evening we had a fireworks display. ....the French Garrison 5 miles away surrendered. ....
Rowen Atkinson is top dog in a long line of brilliant British writers and performers to show what truly Grand intelligent comedy is.
He didn’t write this, all the Blackadder series, bar the first were written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton.
There is no Blackadder without the cunning planner Baldrick.
Baldrick is unavailable. He has a little turnip in the country.
@@VestigialHead Or digging it up on BBC xD
@@AndyParry82 Just imagine his delight if they had of dug up an ancient roman turnip on time team. He would have had a vegegasm.
I was thinking same thing.
Just brilliant!👏
Just had to subscribe.👍
Moira
From England.
He is one talented actor of all time. Memorized his lines, and acted out perfectly in a live audience.
He has a history in live theater.
So does any actor worth his salt - it's hardly remarkable.
Some disagree, but I liked this. Each to their own.
"we could wait the Euro to drop a Bit more and then buy the place" hahahaaaaa irony
Nicholas, If you're still laughing in 2030 - I'll buy you an Amstel.
As a direct decendand of Edward long shanks, I endorse this video and claim my rightful crown!
You might have to rethink that idea as I'm of the liniage of king Euta and thus king Arthur so by royal decent you will find by right if any body claims any crown it will be me. So keep dreaming short shank . Take three steps backwards turn around and keep walking...
@@jamesgarrett4030 Ha ha Arthur was mythical and irrelevant Windsor troll!
This is just too funny. I love British humor.
The very first subtitle had me in bits. "All right, settle down", rendered as, 'Or a suburban'. Even accounting for the originator not having English as a first language it made no sense, but it was funny.
Computer software probably has html or some such thing as first language. :)
Watching this on 31 Jan 2020 - Brexit Day.
I think that's irony, though I'm not sure.
wunderbar ! 😂😂 "Or...simply buy the place" 😂😂 what a ingenious plan! 😂😂😂😂
I’ve never seen this before, I love “Blackadder”. ✌️☺️
10 years later ... total chaos ;)
"All right, settle down" translates as "or a suburban??" BALDRIC!!!
when in doubt, invade France
Absolutely brilliant
Where's Baldric? Lord Capt. Blackadder has lost his batman!
Love it, thanks for posting.
Best to do it on 25th October!!1 St Chrispins day!!!!
I like the 'put crowns into his purse" part.
Rowan looks like a real military man, that drill.
One of the funniest men on earth.
When I saw the small photo, thinking it was Rowan Atkinson, it was althemore a thrill to listen to the routine! Felt for the Germans and the French (I'm American, so it's a different viewpoint - don't even try to figure out what the heck America's doing in 2019 - ay yi yi!) Go, Rowan!
GBP/EUR @ day of video upload : 1.19
Today : 1.09
Seems that Edmunds "cunning plan" is not going very well.
We must, invade, France.🤣🤣🤣👌🏼
Here, here!
Might be time to take back HK as well.
Lol make sure you don't loose Scotland first lmao
Yeah right! I wish that were easy as you sound! Silly ass!
Wonder why the S.A.S. Wings? a bit more 'Flash' than 'Blackadder' surely!
The're on his right shoulder.
Parachute wings; rather than 'Who Dares Wins?'
no they're SAS wings !
Why do we British take such an instant dislike to the French?
It saves time 🤣
Dallama Fransızlar
The "British" don't. The English do.
No mate, I’m from Harrogate and I love the French and their culture. you crypto xenophobic knob. In fact this bloke metro.co.uk/2019/07/30/ex-pilot-101-still-fixing-planes-can-tell-20-yards-away-wrong-10487785/ was the first person I met who really explained to me how French customs, manners and polity really worked and how best to optimise relationships. We transactacted business and made friends. Are you a Brexit at all?
And that was in about 1989 or so.
@@UncleBoratagain Mate I'm a 4th generation Australian and even I know that a lot of English people don't like the French - and that the French don't like the English!!. But to bring Brexit into it?! Why are so many friggin English people nowadays still going on about it? You voted to leave, so it's finished! The majority didn't want some knob (as you say) in Brussels telling them what to do. Voting done, deal with it. Maybe you could move on to climate change or Trump?
Kept peace in a quarter of the world...that's an interesting way of looking at it...🤔
It was peaceful once we'd killed the natives.
Can't we just let the Germans do it again?
I would give 2 up if that were possible
You mean give them a third shot at the world title? Lol
Well, seems you waited for the euro to drop al little too long.
🤭🤭🤭🤭👍
Well, I didn't know how to spell 'compere,' so I don't blame you! (Mind you, it *is* French, and they always have difficulty with the Queen's English.)
Didn't know Blackadder had SAS wings
If the Euro drops any more we COULD buy the place!
That's not aged well.
@@steveholmes11 you stole the words right out from under me
Great actor..
His final punchline is VERY ironic looked at from a modern perspective.
Breaking news, the French have bought the UK..
19 years ago this was comedy, nowadays it could be one of PM Boris Johnson’s speeches.
This one reminds me of series 3 & 4
If he had Baldrick with him this would have been perfect😁👍😂
Yes Baldrick made it funny for me too otherwise it could have been seen as upper class twittery
@@georgealderson4424 I just can't imagine someone else portraying Blackadder
Only Rowan Atkinson van pull off the personalities of these guys😁😂👍
brilliant actor...
The Brits had more respect for the Germans during WW2 than the Frogs.
Agincourt to Waterloo was 400 years, not 500 years ..
Had you only just bought Ireland...
Roll on twenty years and see what's happening now!
We know that the compere is Ben Elton. So what more did you want to imply?
Why Brexit happened in a nutshell
The French may have won the World Cup but at least we could see it from Dover.....
SAS wings?
The last time Baldrick had a cunning plan, the UK ended up with Boris Johnson as PM
He must've had a good day to come up with such an amazing plan. Cheers Baldrick!
The fact we've got such an obvious charlatan as PM is indicative of how cretinous we've become as a nation
Holy hell, this is so sarcastic... it's overflowing.
I wonder if this sketch was also written by Ben ? ( He co-wrote the original Blackadder TV series).
4:23 - And now in 2017 the French are thinking the same thing about the £sterling.
You mean disney?
Wellington to one of his divisional commanders....:.keep your bowels clear and you'll never fear the French:
Les Griffiths
He is something special....
Maybe this should be the fifth series
I think the 5th series they are planning it to be set in a university.
What a fine, fine guy.
That was a little disappointing to watch . Rowan was very nervy .Seeing him not sure where to put his hands . In the pocket out the pocket .Of course its a big thing being there , but he seemed ill at ease with it all
I thought that the hand in trouser pocket was out of character for an Army officer making a formal presentation. He probably realised it too, as he was doing it.
Love to know what the unit crest and badges are
Can't tell you what the cap badge is, but he has SAS wings on his sleeve.
Does anyone here know which one of the royal highnesses was attending that event, back in 2000? Just curiosity.
Prince Charles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Variety_Performances#2000s
Capt. Edmund Blackadder
My Christian name is actually Edmund..There's not too many of us around...This guy's famous !!
Shakespeare's fault perhaps... Even in the Narnia stories...
How did he do that without laughing? Hardly a twinkle in the eye. Maybe Mr. Bean was serious.
Because he is English! 😂
He's not wrong though. The moment Britain did get chummy with the French they lost almost everything they had, and those they didn't they gave away. So did the French.
Thanks for pointing this out. But, what *is* your point?!
SAS wings on his shoulder...
Just howl with laughter. Invade France!!!! Spot on
That last joke falls a bit flat with the pound and Euro being approximately equal
Back in 2000 the Euro really wasn't doing very well.
So, whose uniform did he borrow for that?
Rifle brigade black rank pips, SAS parachute wings and a cap badge from a country regiment...
It's too unusual to be an 'off the peg' from a costume supplier, perhaps they did actually make a modern show once...?
Perhaps the UK, like my country has a law forbidding civilians to wear an actual, current army uniform and the costume department got around that by mixing elements so that it couldn't possibly be mistaken for a real uniform?
@@JVerschueren Whilst this is a law in the UK, exceptions are made for actors and similar situations, plus he's not wearing it in public. The mismatch in uniform is likely just because its a comedy show, he isn't actually pretending to be anyone in particular so he's just wearing what the costume department had available :)
Witty, as ever - a pity about the compare ... (probably doing his best on these occasions, though.)
... errr ... the compere is Ben Elton, who co-wrote most of the Blackadder series (series 2 onward)
Hilarious, a bit a same idea as Trump wanting to buy Greenland! :-)
Hol up
Where do think Trump got the idea from?
Anyone knows what he says at the end? I didn't catch it :P
There are good subtitles now (they're new). He says: "Or... we could just wait for the euro to drop a bit more, and then simply buy the place."
Thanks, I got it a few days ago, and I was referring to the little phrase before he salutes. "Or just a thought, sir. Just a thought.", it seems.
@@ngominh259 it's just a thought sir.
The frogs don’t like it up em
Cosplaying as his brother
Whoops! Sorry, I thought you didn't know who it was.My mistake! Sorry!
Amazing comedian
One of those damnable French words eh?! Tricky blighters, the French ... (Thanks, I'll remember.)
Compere? That's Ben Elton!
SAS wings lol
4:04 is he talking about the Enfield rifle?
When it was introduced the L85 was notorious for jamming, the stock breaking, and the for the magazine falling out of the weapon. it took about 10 years to fix the problems the weapon had, so now its a decent weapon.
@@erwin669 thanks man. I remember listening forgotten weapons channel on this.
SAS?...
Chrispen Chrispen shall near go by from this day to the ending of the world . that we few we happy few!!!!!
As I view this, the £ is worth €0.93. 7 €cents from parity. The sad thing about this, is that the people who are driving the Brexit are those who are making millions because of this fall in the exchange rate. The ordinary English man or woman aren't any better off, nor will they be. But, someone is a lot better of. I'll leave you to figure that one out.
@Hans Christian Andersen See you on the other side with a smile. Guess what, we have been through worse. The Brexit vote was not about economics, if you believe that you clearly do not understand. We are leaving the EU not Europe....What price freedom?
@Hans Christian Andersen Again I will say..it is not about economics. If I gave you money to lock you in a shed by your reckoning you would take the money and be happy, that is the point. So to say I am stupid is to miss the point completely demonstrating that you my friend do not understand.
I have a business that exports outside of the EU, there is a big wide world out there. The EU has a fiscal budget issue, it is a Ponzi scheme of epic proportions backed by a fraternity of bankers that should be in jail after the last economic crash.
A lot of people here think the whole house of cards (EU) has to tumble to rid EUROPE of the tics that reside in Brussels.
The current ploy of obstructive negative talks are harmful for our economy along with the whole of Europe's. If the EU were so aligned to their own rules they would negotiate for a positive outcome as instructed in their own legislated documentation. This proves that it is not about economics on the EU side it is politically driven. So again I say, where is the economics on either side driving the discussion? As they say..what do I know?
With respect to immigration the UK government will finally now have to take responsibility for their actions and not have the luxury of blaming EU rules, this will increase accountability something that has been sorely missing for a long time......
@Hans Christian Andersen There is a narrative being peddled that the we want to cause problems and harm to Europe, it is the exact opposite.
It is good that we can agree on one thing regarding the banking fraternity!
Anyway, all the best. Things might surprise you in the years to come. We are still neighbours and as such will always trade outwardly including to the Danes (assumption on my part).
@@Edd5hott79 Ah yes freedom from regulations the British helped astablish. freedom from not having to pay massive tariffs for trade with Europe, Freedom from affordable and easy travel within Europe. all those pan EU research projects you are now free to not have to do?
The freedom argument is retarded. how are you more free now than you are being part of The EU? if anything you have less options now as an individual. The only people who gain from this are tax dodging multi national companies, and just tax doding rich people in general. The pound has already dropped to pretty much being equal to the euro, and its going to get worse. much worse.
But please tell me about how free you are now? what freedom have you gained now that was not present before?
@@whocares317 Representative democracy via OUR parliament. Direct democracy that is never achievable in the EU.. please explain what you don't understand? If we don't like 'them' we vote 'them' out after the fixed term parliament..it's called a general election.
The ability to be the final arbiter legally (not ECJ), the ability to manage our own tax affairs fully (I.e. vat, an EU construct that we can not drop below 12.5%), the ability to strike our own trade deals...you know the minor issues in relation to being a proper Soveriegn nation. I am not saying our parliament is perfect, but at least WE the people get the chance to make a real difference.
Or we could for the pound to drop some more and buy the island ...
History was not kind to this skit ...
indeed
there was a panel show where an Aussie was saying in 2000 the UK cricket fans were chanting "We get three dollars, to the pound" (to the tune of he's got the whole world in his hands) at the Aussies.
And they probably did, before Brexit.
Frogman
Where? Where?
two world wars proving that parade drill does not prepare soldiers for battle - I know, we need more tradional parade drill to get them ready
I don't recognise borders. Landlady told me to sling me 'ook for being uppity.
Is this before or after the usa pays its debts to Japan and China?
What in the world does that have to do with anything?
if you want to discuss who owes whom, GB would be goosestepping and speaking German today if the US didn't join the European theater.
The US owes nothing to China, nor to Japan, Germany, et al.
Pft.
Ironic now that the pound is worth nothing
Sorry?
we all used to look forward to shit like this
God this needs a Brexshit update
Find as funny as bringing up stomach acid seen him do Excellent comedy thoe
4:25 that joke didn't age well given the current state of the British economy
Ben Elton, holding high the banner for those lefty Comedians everywhere, who prove daily, that you can do comedy on stage... without being funny...!!
However... Rowan Atkinson on the other hand...!?
Ironic. Europe owns most of our energy companies and that includes the French.
*compere