+deloford Haha I swear this xfm will be future diagnosable condition. I listen to them while working, long freeway drives and home before bed. Crazy how good they are, over and over again.
I don't know how they got away with the constant swearing on the radio. I wonder if the radio authority ever warned them, if it happens on BBC radio they immediately apologise.
I love these shows, I listen all the time and like so many others in the comments section I have done for over a decade... But as I get older and further away from the era these were recorded I feel a certain melancholy and sadness that such a fun time in my life has gone.. Since these were recorded life has got noticeably worse with the rise of things like social media, and these were just much simpler times for everyone.. especially me just fresh out of school and finding my way in the world! Still love these though
i totally agree with you mate.. I was early to mid 20's when the birth of smart phones and social media.. Life has gotten considerably more complicated and these shows wouldn't have been allowed to air if these were on nowadays.. The way technology and then society has changed in the last 20 years is both upsetting and alef absortbant I hope life gets easier for you at some point mate 🤞🏻
The Missy Elliot clue was really sweet and they didn't get it. It was because "Missy Elliot" to Karl sounds like "miss you, Elliot", so E.T.'s problem was that he misses Elliot :')
That’s what I thought years ago, but it got to the point where I knew what was coming next on every episode. I took a few years break but I’m back on the horse now.
34:21 I love when Karl said his age when his parents watched him. 35:03 Ricky, "How old were ya?" Karl, "Pff... 'bout 13." Ricky, "Really?" Karl, "Probably." Ricky, "Yeah?" Karl, "'bout no 'bout 10 probably." Ricky, "Yeah?" Karl, "6." Ricky, "Jesus, HOW OLD WERE YA?! WHAT SCHOOL WERE YOU AT?!"
Ricky: "Probably not my birthday this year. But next year, we'd have known each other 7 or 8 years, so come to that one." Steve: "Do I need to wear the waiters outfit again?"
i thought i was the only one to fall asleep to this and waking up to a roaring laugh from Ricky! phones normally red hot from playing xfm play lists all night ha whoops...
One of my favourite aspects of the show is Steve reading out the random tat that karl got as prizes 😅 - like the free giveaway that karl ripped out of a newspaper
35:31 Sweeping chimneys in the day, then one hour of lernin'! Also, the Film Thing with Karl's head being "squozed" is hysterical. Karl plays it so well, I can only imagine what he was doing when he was recording himself.
I want to take a years break from these so i can come back refreshed having forgotten a lot of it and starting again from the beggining. But that would require taking a break 😫
@@Sheriff_GrimLaw You seem to have a real problem with Steve. You know he is a comedian. They exaggerate. What you hear on these radio shows isn't necessarily how he acts in real life.
That One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest scene was the greatest thing ever! lol. Karl's actually a pretty talented voice actor if he recorded it in one setting. lol.
Cant believe Karl nearly took part in an early version of Gogglebox. Would've loved to see him watch TV moaning about the latest reality show and soap opera
The one thing NONE of anyone can refute is Rick LOVES laughing at himself and getting roasted. The universal rule is treat others how u wanna be treated, so as long as he’s taking it. He can give it out all he wants forever
Reading a of comments that mention they play this while they sleep. Anyone ever found these drip feeding into their dreams? Last night I was listening to the old podcasts as I fell asleep and my dream involved sitting on a long haul flight with Karl as the captain giving Rock Buster clues over the tannoy while an infuriated Stephen Merchant was sat next to me trying to guess the clues.
I don't think they really get to the crux of why it's called "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". It's because it refers to the mental institution being a 'cuckoo's nest', as in mental people being "cuckoo", and the 'nest' being where they live, and the one flying over it referring to the chief escaping.
I stick a series playlist of X fm before I go to sleep. Quite often I'm briefly awoken at 3/4 in the morning by one of Ricky's crazy squeaky laughs!!
+Matt Russell After 8 years of doing this I can now hear them in my head all day :)
I can't believe how perfectly this sums every one of my nights up
+deloford Haha I swear this xfm will be future diagnosable condition. I listen to them while working, long freeway drives and home before bed. Crazy how good they are, over and over again.
Always good to know your not alone
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
"Bobbity boo, who's that over there? It's Karly Pilkboys." 15 seconds in and I'm already dying.
celica825 Gotta be the best intro in the entire series.
+celica825 Back here again, still laughing at this.
biggy bagga doo
Love Merchant just enjoying it!
I'm with ya. no one has ever done an intro like that. comedy gold
'no that's not cryptiiic, that's shiiiiiiit.' one of my favourite ricky lines.
I don't know how they got away with the constant swearing on the radio. I wonder if the radio authority ever warned them, if it happens on BBC radio they immediately apologise.
'Up. Up. Up. Bigga-Bagga-Doo.'
Best first minute of any recording ever, haha.
The greatest intro to any XFM show ever.
Years of listening to these and every time I gain more and more respect for smerch. He’s super quick witted
Utter legend.
M m
very witty but has a bit of a backwards view on society i think hahah
Very arbitrary observation. That annoys me. Angers me!
"That's not cryptic, thaaaat's shhhhiiiiiiittttttt"
''you fffffffffff.....''
Hahaha best part played it 5 times now still funny
Jamie Dietsch Is craptic a word?
I busted up laughing at that
umpty dumpty.
sounds gospel in a Manc accent
I love these shows, I listen all the time and like so many others in the comments section I have done for over a decade...
But as I get older and further away from the era these were recorded I feel a certain melancholy and sadness that such a fun time in my life has gone..
Since these were recorded life has got noticeably worse with the rise of things like social media, and these were just much simpler times for everyone.. especially me just fresh out of school and finding my way in the world!
Still love these though
i totally agree with you mate..
I was early to mid 20's when the birth of smart phones and social media.. Life has gotten considerably more complicated and these shows wouldn't have been allowed to air if these were on nowadays..
The way technology and then society has changed in the last 20 years is both upsetting and alef absortbant
I hope life gets easier for you at some point mate 🤞🏻
Love it when Steve exclaims "man alive"
It’s so arbitrary
@@_booth7992 it's ludicrous!
Lest we forget...
I think it's extraordinary
Sure... Sure...
33:00 onwards - "that's not cryptic, that's shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit" - brilliant.
The Missy Elliot clue was really sweet and they didn't get it. It was because "Missy Elliot" to Karl sounds like "miss you, Elliot", so E.T.'s problem was that he misses Elliot :')
@@manolotejeda8209 They did get it, it's just that Karl twists words to fit the "cryptic" clue & Ricky tries to hammer it into him not to do that.
that's shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. love it
After listening to these every night to fall asleep for ten years now, I’ve finally accepted this is going to be a thing for the rest of my life.
Its meditation. Ricky's laugh, Karl's lack of self-consciousness, Steve's humility
How's it going? Still listening?
We can only hope
Still listening.
That’s what I thought years ago, but it got to the point where I knew what was coming next on every episode. I took a few years break but I’m back on the horse now.
Anyone else love the fact that this cat Ollie mentioned in this episode is the one still featured in Ricky's twitter and facebook pages?
The fang!
Ollie must be pretty old by now. I have a cat that’s 15 and Ollie has to be around the same age.
Rip ollie
Alfie Mitchell RIP indeed
RIP Ollie 💔
xD LOL Steve.. "How is Jonathan Ross?.....alright?...." "OOOH RICKY DO THE LITTLE DANCE.. ehehehee.." xD He was so funny on this episode.
This final explains why Steven merchant Jonathan Ross interviews are so tense!!
Ross stole his man
I reckon he has a right to be jealous ; his best mate didn't even invite him to his bday
@@Christoff070 yeah, my guess though is it was a couples thing, karl suzanne jonathan and his wife.
@robbie5181 well he could have left her at home, who is SHE??
32:19 I love when Karl tries to explain his Rockbusters by just repeating the answer in a voice
'They're like jaaazz questions' - one of my favourite Smerch remarks
Hey what's that cat up to? Dude, what's the matter man?
I love it when's karl says "no it's better than godfather" and ricky says "oh really? What's my favourite film then, kez and the elephant man?"
+MrJaynash Such a witty response.
You’re better than the godfather, mate, if anyone is...
And Karl is too stupid to even see what's happening 🤣
God fathers pretty dull. 3+ hrs of Pacino brooding
@@boigeorge886 Ricky's point is that it's subjective. Both movies are really good but it depends on your taste.
Karl in a film really shows how good his editing skills are, and how he always had a hidden talent for acting.
I think he has acting ability, but only to play a similar version of himself )
@@Christoff070 thats almost exactly what i was gonna say! 😝
That's how he won a silver at the Sony awards, now who's the weak link?
@@AA-hg5fk funny that, cause these 3 together couldn’t even get a bronze
@@liambennion9627 ,..,,,, 11qp
"How is Jonathan Ross?............Alright?" Hilarious
34:21 I love when Karl said his age when his parents watched him.
35:03 Ricky, "How old were ya?"
Karl, "Pff... 'bout 13."
Ricky, "Really?"
Karl, "Probably."
Ricky, "Yeah?"
Karl, "'bout no 'bout 10 probably."
Ricky, "Yeah?"
Karl, "6."
Ricky, "Jesus, HOW OLD WERE YA?! WHAT SCHOOL WERE YOU AT?!"
+Rumbleshakeskin Entertainment
Karl: eeeeerm...
Karl has the weirdest memory ever. Like he hasn't got direct access to his memories as Ricky puts it once
"Oh, Manchester school."
Between 6-13 🤣
Ricky: "Probably not my birthday this year. But next year, we'd have known each other 7 or 8 years, so come to that one."
Steve: "Do I need to wear the waiters outfit again?"
what was the reference?
Oliver Steinbeck just a joke.
Was it not an actual reference to something though?@@bloodyninen7
thelunaticfringe lol ty for explaining
So quick!! 🤣Love Steve's wit 😂
I'm not the only one who falls asleep to all these. like other people, I am often woken up by Ricky's laugh or shouting 'don't talk shit' at kman
Have been doing the same for about 6 yrs xD One tab, these lot, and on the other tab rain sounds :D
Hahahahahahahahahahah x'D This slayed me! You fuckin genius
FDCbadaman Hahahahaha
I do the same! I'm now convinced I wouldn't be able to sleep without the sound of their voices.
Haha so true
Literally like 3am ‘AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAA’
Shocked awake but even though abruptly awoken ...grinning. That’s what you call good comedy 😁
i thought i was the only one to fall asleep to this and waking up to a roaring laugh from Ricky! phones normally red hot from playing xfm play lists all night ha whoops...
😂😂😂😂
One of my favourite aspects of the show is Steve reading out the random tat that karl got as prizes 😅 - like the free giveaway that karl ripped out of a newspaper
For sure the greatest intro to a radio show, of all time.
35:31 Sweeping chimneys in the day, then one hour of lernin'!
Also, the Film Thing with Karl's head being "squozed" is hysterical. Karl plays it so well, I can only imagine what he was doing when he was recording himself.
"Higher or lower: Neil Armstrong. The first man on the moon. This guy's been to the moon."
Really do wonder about Steve not getting invited to Ricky's birthday party everytime I run into this episode
Right? Weird
TheOssumPawesome Yeah, what IS up to that?
I think it’s probably a couples thing
John Snashall Or maybe because Steve is a jealous, insecure prick who no one really likes. x
@@Sheriff_GrimLaw I like him
Just going to fall asleep to this now, thanks man moth!!
+Sam Webb That's alright mate!
***** haha luckily that hasn't happened to me.
literally do the exact same
+Amy Tyrrell same
Same
8:38
Ricky's self-conscious "whats" just crack me up here lol
Imagine how frustrating it must have been for the police trying to deal with Karl. It was hard enough for him to remember his age.
Is anyone else starting to get concerned that they have listened to these too often, for too many years?
I practically know them off by rote
The genuine annoyance at johnathan ross by Smerch. "ALL RIIGHT?"
CaptainFreezeezy Steve is clearly jealous of their relationship.
"He gave you a pet". Ollie died yesterday :(
So sad. :(
so it goes
I'm sick of that cat.
45 Seconds into the show and I'm pissing myself laughing.
Come on....
I'm alright I'M UP FOR IT!
This is you off your head is it?!
The whole witness protection and jury bit is amazing
Would Suzanne need to change her haircut?
Possibly.
When did the murder happen?
One of the top ten Xfm episodes, in my opinion.
12:06 made me sad - "What's his name?" "Ollie :)..." fades into a song. RIP Ollie.
"Do you mean I will be well bummed?"
"Alright come on now."
Iv been searching for this episode for ages. That opening is hilarious. “Karly karly pilk boys”
I want to take a years break from these so i can come back refreshed having forgotten a lot of it and starting again from the beggining. But that would require taking a break 😫
Could listen to these 3 all day long
Pure class the world misses these times
"No one wants that, baby."
“ETs upset. What’s wrong with him?” That killed me
I've listened to these that many times I know what record is coming on after some of the links
what age were ya?
13.......10..........6...
E
33:10 just saving my favourite moments for my next round trip 😂
ngl I always feel a bit sorry for Steve when he says he never got invited to the party lol
Probably because Steve is a twat
@@AutomaticDuck300 But so are Ricky, Karl and Jonathan Ross, I can't see that being a problem.
@@AutomaticDuck300 you're the only twat I see. You have no sense of humour.
@@AutomaticDuck300 He's mates with Jonathon Ross lol. Who's a massive bellend.
It feels like all those parties he was never invited to bubbling over.
Best intro to any radio show *ever*
"Well, why can't I just wear the afro and the glasses when I'm in court?"
Back when Ricky Gervais got Ollie R.I.P
Smerch has Ricky's friendship with jonathan summed up perfectly!
Does anyone find it really strange that Ricky didn't invite Steve to his birthday party? Seems such a rude thing to do.
John James It’s because no one really likes the entitled lanky twat. x
@@Sheriff_GrimLaw Steve > Ricky. He's hilarious
@@Sheriff_GrimLaw you're clearly a massive twat with no sense of what good comedy is. You obviously have no sense of humour.
Yeah John James, seems really rude! Bit of a prick thing to do from Ricky.
@@Sheriff_GrimLaw You seem to have a real problem with Steve. You know he is a comedian. They exaggerate. What you hear on these radio shows isn't necessarily how he acts in real life.
karly pilk boys
That One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest scene was the greatest thing ever!
lol. Karl's actually a pretty talented voice actor if he recorded it in one setting. lol.
"Get 'im off a'me!"
sad listening to this in 2020 after Olly's passing :(
Olly immortalised in an episode of Scooby Doo, great wee puss.
That cat died this this week. RIP Ollie
And now they’ve adopted Pickles. =^..^=
Cant believe Karl nearly took part in an early version of Gogglebox. Would've loved to see him watch TV moaning about the latest reality show and soap opera
he did take part. he was on flipside tv. it's on youtube here. it was a show on digital for a little bit
I would watch Gogglebox if Karl was on it, he would point out all the crap that's on telly these days
One of the best episodes in all four series.
"F--- me... No, wait, don't!"
whats my favourite film then? dont want to embrass myself
embarras*
@@kygodragon4782 *EMBARRASS
I didn't realise there was an actual answer. 😀
Children of the Corn?
Hellraiser
These are absolutely brilliant, thanks mate....Cheers !
After listening to these for so many years and hearing Stephen's quick witted quips it makes me think the best bits from The Office were his ideas
Fuck me. I’ve listened to that intro 10 times today easy. I love how Steve laughs through it as well. A proper throaty laugh.
You know the compilations of "karl vs Steve" and "Twaddle" and "monkey news"..... I think their should be a compilation of "steve is jealous of ricky"
The one thing NONE of anyone can refute is Rick LOVES laughing at himself and getting roasted. The universal rule is treat others how u wanna be treated, so as long as he’s taking it. He can give it out all he wants forever
Karl in 'One flew over the cuckoo's nest' was genius.
Karly Pilkboys.
Steve would've loved Tinder 😂
stevo34 a boggle eyed freak wouldn’t get a single like on tinder.
@@John-iw1nn I like Steve. He’s clever, funny and all round lovely. 🥰
E.T's a bit upset what's heeey whats that ca..hey dude! Whatsa matter man? 🎷
Wish I had mates like these
A RETRO CUT THERE!
Does always make a bit sad that Ricky didn't invite Steve to his birthday party.
"A retro cut there, thin Lizzy don't believe a word" has to be the best intro to any of these shows lol
“Oh no, that’s not cryptic, thaaat’s shhhhiiiit……you fffff”
Reading a of comments that mention they play this while they sleep. Anyone ever found these drip feeding into their dreams? Last night I was listening to the old podcasts as I fell asleep and my dream involved sitting on a long haul flight with Karl as the captain giving Rock Buster clues over the tannoy while an infuriated Stephen Merchant was sat next to me trying to guess the clues.
I don't believe for a second that Steve actually said "fuck me! ...no, don't!"
ONE HOUR OF LUYRNIN'
Steve took me out with the jonathan Ross rant 😂😂
Rickys friendship with Jonathon Ross is perhaps the funniest thing going
it is weird though like smerch said
This make my day... Everyday
a lot of the chats they have in this series - appear as plots and jokes in Extras. Anyone else notice it?
Steve definitely *was* stood next to his posters. He was definitely reading about himself in the book…
Oh…
And he loves lord of the rings.
25 mins, Steve " fuck me, no don't " lmao
I don't think there's a show I haven't fallen asleep to.
0:00. The best start to any show. “Bobbity boo who’s that over there? It’s Karly Pilkboys”
Missing Elliot lol.
That's great.
R-"You got to say no lad"
Best intro ever 😂😂😂😂😂
This is peak 👌 makes my days happy
47:50 "I wonder if it's almost a strange premonition of the future: you in some kind of home." 8 1/2 years before Karl appeared in 'Derek'.
Greatest intro ever
That's not cryptic, that's shiiiiiiiiit
Still here and listneing in 2024
As a proud LGBTQ+ ally, there is pretty much nothing they said in this episode that isn't true of gay men. It's just fucking funny, sorry 🙂
Noone cares about that shit anymore
48:09 how did these guys even get on air?? They aren't even trying LOL!
Aaaand that's what made it so good 😆
Ricky makes the most adorable noises sometimes, like the squawk at 9:09
"Still talking like that, but without the afro."
I die of laughter every time at 33:12
20 years ago... 😮
I don't think they really get to the crux of why it's called "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". It's because it refers to the mental institution being a 'cuckoo's nest', as in mental people being "cuckoo", and the 'nest' being where they live, and the one flying over it referring to the chief escaping.
cuckoos dont have nests they lay an egg in another birds nest aand let them bring the chick up...usually a reed warbler.
That's probably part of the reason behind it, but it is really from a nursery rhyme/poem.
@@sinisterbuthappy208 I thought they hatched their eggs by dropping them from a great height onto a mountain top.
Have I been deceived?
The mention of Ollie makes me emotional 😢