"I think he was probably able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight" is the single wildest sentence i've ever witnessed in my entire life
He was excited enough to take them back with him. So in my headcanon he got really excited and went back to his officers to show them like "BEHOLD, THE POTATO"
@@F3cast as an avid history nerd in too many fandoms, hearing historical theories called headcanons is my absolute favourite thing and I am at peace now ❤😌
An ingenius way to stump a lot of intellectuals. It requests a superlative opinion about a _specific_ "political thing" (which combines a category and a non-specifier). It's like asking one's doctor "What's the most medical thing I can do?" Genius!
@@RodCornholioI’m not gonna lie, I’m a doctor and I’ve genuinely been thinking over what the most medical thing you can do is for like 5 minutes now, even though I know it’s a non-question haha
That's when you answer absurdity in like fashion. Just see how much unrelated nonsense you can convincingly convey, and let the chips fall as they may.
@@BaronRodney I would think there is no distinction; to have genius is to see a side of the world most ignore, and without religion to create a comfort blanket. Thus, the stress and exhaustion of genius must always give way to madness.
To be fair, that's exactly the sort of question that would captivate a historian. I bet he's assembled a research team and is devoting the rest of his life to answering it. 😂
@@theMPrints They're not actors. They're real historians, scientists, professors, experts etc. They were however, in on the joke, but were told to keep serious through the interview for comedic effect. Their reactions are unscripted.
Only the guy talking about potatoes can handle Filomena. I watched other clips with him and he was always cool as a cucumber. I think he's her soulmate
@@louuj6058 There's no way they're told not to laugh, for the reason you wrote and simply because their reactions are way funnier if they think this is a professional interview
Professor Ashley Jackson's responses are about as funny as Cunk's questions. "This is a buccaneering character. I think that he was probably able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with the potatoes at first sight."
I can really see in the eyes of the potato guy how hard he's trying not to burst out laughing. He's keeping his cool and delivering such a witty answer!
> I think that he probably was able to take on and manage his emotions whilest egaging with potatoes at first sight This guy rolls with this sooo well.
"This is a buccaneering character, and I think that he probably was able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight."
@@gorgitBest I could find is that some think Newton stole some of Robert Hooke's ideas, leading to the law of universal gravitation. Also, Leibnitz claimed Newton stole ideas from his calculus. Thw consensus seems to be that Newton didn't need the ideas from Hooke anyway, and that Newton and Leibnitz developed calculus independently, each with their own methods/forms. So I'd say his reputation remains intact. Might be wrong, but I was curious and those are my results from a cursory search.
The 2nd most political question unlocked her fatality. She already one shot him but absolutely had her way with him as he saw stars, stumbling around the void.
My producer told me Philomena would purposely play with her lapel mic while they were recording and so the sound guys finally got fed up and started just using the stage mics on her instead 😂
He last clip is superb, because Cunk actually makes an impressive amount of sense, it's just nobody's thought to question why Nelson is so high up getting shat on by birds before. 😂
She would have been an awesome Doctor Who! Imagine daleks or Cybermen just being confused into submission! And the companions being like "is she high? Is she insane?"
I seriously want to buy big ice-cream or a drink to every single one of the academics that appeared on that show, they've done an amazing job keeping a straight face :D
He is absolutely fantastic. There’s a part in Cunk on Earth where they talk about nuclear weapons and she starts “crying” and asking to talk about something more cheerful. He handles it brilliantly.
I so love the dialogue with the guy who needs to answer what's the most political thing ever happened in Britain. He totally vibes into very seriously trying to make sense of this. Also the potatoes, fantastic! hahaha
"which one are you talking about Jane Austin or Mr. Men" "both probably" "who's your favourite Mr. Man?" "Mr. Tickle" This whole exchange was so hilarious to me. 😂😂😂😂
I'll give 3 to 1 odds that at least half the interviewees go directly home and sob themselves to sleep after a 5 minute run-in with Philomena's bad ass.
@@countlessofvoidsthat's not true, Dianne Morgan said they tell the historians it is a skit but don't tell them what questions, i can link the interview if you'd like
I never get bored watching this Philomena is brilliant love the comments regarding Lord Nelson the look of annoyance in the interviewee face is priceless more Cunk please
@@twicebang4556ashley jackson is his name, I think. But he looks like someone with a buzzcut, his face is so decisively masculine, I think previous poster meant it was him.
3:31 once as a joke I decided to channel the Philomena Cunk in me and asked ChatGPT why did the romans buried the Colosseum. After some time going back and forth, it recognised I had a fair point when I said that if the people living near it had swept the floor everyday it wouldn't have been buried 😅
the potato guy is really our dream teacher. he passionately answers it with full rational explanation and making us feel good and warmth thinking our stupidest question ever spoke, is the best lmaoo
I could never do an interview with her because while I’m fully aware that she’s acting and she isn’t genuinely confused I would quickly be sucked into a vortex of trying to explain
“I think that he probably was able to take on um and mange his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight” 💀I just can’t stop picturing sir walter R staring intensively without blinking at potatoes, while getting hold of himself as if it were a matter of life or death
now we need a video of all the times Philomena asks questions and the guests actually give thought provoking answers that even Philomena didn't expect.
my husband asked annoying questions all the time (well he wasn’t my husband back then as we were only kids) … needless to say he spent 90% of middle school in the principals office 😂 (PS for our British friends -> middle school is grades 6 to 8 in the USA. They’re 3 crazy school years between elementary school and high school 😊
"This is a buccaneering character so I think he probably was able to take on and manage his emotions when engaging with a potato at first sight" PLEASE 😂
This made me laugh so much my throat hurts and I didn't think one of our first all this random video of these people I have no clue they are that I would find this funny but here I am with sore throat. Thank you! 😂
PART 1, with blur and potatoes - ua-cam.com/video/OslNB31Dato/v-deo.html
Is there any bloopers with the brainy people giggling out or were those interactions as cringy as they look 😂😂😂😂
I cannot breathe!😂🤣😂
"I think he was probably able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight" is the single wildest sentence i've ever witnessed in my entire life
didn't it start with "thanks to his buccaneering spirit" too?
He was excited enough to take them back with him. So in my headcanon he got really excited and went back to his officers to show them like "BEHOLD, THE POTATO"
@@F3cast as an avid history nerd in too many fandoms, hearing historical theories called headcanons is my absolute favourite thing and I am at peace now ❤😌
HE WAS BUCCANEERING
The man understood the assignment he was given lol.
“Second most?” was psychologically devastating to him
Nail in the coffin x10
I genuinely laughed out loud at that line 😂
😂😂😂😂
She broke him 😂
😂😂😂
"Mr. Tickle, probably" -with complete seriousness
He was only joking...it's obviously Mr Strong.
Mr Messy
I always found Mr Uppity fun
I love the blue bandaged Mr Men!
@@candypiggyMr Bump 😂
Her comedic timing on “Second most?” so so good! 😂
It’s borderline criminal how fantastic it is.
It was insane, i couldn't stop laughing
The audacity to ask ' second most ' ....😂😂😂😂
And yet still he cldnt answer that either!
I was fucking crying 🤣
"what's the most political thing that's ever happened in britain" is just an astonishingly good question. ridiculously good.
and the guy who just mumbled for a whole minute after hearing that
An ingenius way to stump a lot of intellectuals. It requests a superlative opinion about a _specific_ "political thing" (which combines a category and a non-specifier). It's like asking one's doctor "What's the most medical thing I can do?" Genius!
@@RodCornholio bloody well put, rod
@@RodCornholio surgery
@@RodCornholioI’m not gonna lie, I’m a doctor and I’ve genuinely been thinking over what the most medical thing you can do is for like 5 minutes now, even though I know it’s a non-question haha
"No one's actually invented a root vegetable" I like that guy. He has good answers.
I reckon he had kids at "that age" 😆
Selective breeding
That’s manipulation, not invention
"I think he was able to manage his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight."
His delivery was SO good.
“the moment he first beheld a potato” priceless
Hahaha
"Or a potato field"
"...and I think he probably was able to handle his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes..."
That guy is perfect
He has held his own with the Cunk character in other scenes.
😂😂I was on the floor laughing so hard when he was explaining that ...he made it sound like an actual 😂combat @@anoNEMOs
I love how her questions actually make these people question their own existence
They don't
Camelot lady was trying so damn hard to not laugh, you can see the struggle in her face
Camelot lady struggling - she does well. She... well, she overcomes.
she literaly had to swallow her LOL down!
@@motulifelikefigures1987King Arthur’s mistresses too since he only had one child
she looks high af her pupils are insanely dilated
It wasn't even her trying to keep the act up she just didn't want to encourage Philomena 😂
Imagine being a political editor with a phD in your field only to be asked the most difficult question in the universe.
That's when you answer absurdity in like fashion.
Just see how much unrelated nonsense you can convincingly convey, and let the chips fall as they may.
@@nathanjones6638This is where the line of insanity and brilliancy becomes blurred wouldn't you say?
@@BaronRodney I would think there is no distinction; to have genius is to see a side of the world most ignore, and without religion to create a comfort blanket.
Thus, the stress and exhaustion of genius must always give way to madness.
i do not know why brexit is not the answer
Its so absurd that the simplest question is yet the most complex and difficult 😂
Legend says Robert Peston is still having sleepless nights thinking about how to answer that question
Lmaoo
😂😂😂
Poor guy atleast he tried lmao
To be fair, that's exactly the sort of question that would captivate a historian. I bet he's assembled a research team and is devoting the rest of his life to answering it. 😂
@@peterclarke7006 patiently awaiting his book on the matter😂😂😂
“If gravity is real as you claim” -LMAO!
Actually it isnt real. We are just accelerating upwards
@@NitpickingNerd define real. 😂
@@NitpickingNerd With a name that has nerd in it this has to be the hottest take. Surely you had a crash course in physics going through school.
@@NitpickingNerd There's always one idiot
@@boredflower not a hot take just relativity
Let’s give a round of applause for all those people who were just trying to answer their question in the most professional way they could 🤩
They are actors , in many times the same person act as the interviewee
@@theMPrints They're not actors. They're real historians, scientists, professors, experts etc. They were however, in on the joke, but were told to keep serious through the interview for comedic effect. Their reactions are unscripted.
@@theMPrintsthey are not actors, i saw one where she was talking to a guy who is ACTUALLY A GUN EXPERT.
They’re told before hand to answer as if a child is asking the questions lol
The potato guy for the win 😂
“Probably not”
“Probably not”
Is peak comedy
Only the guy talking about potatoes can handle Filomena. I watched other clips with him and he was always cool as a cucumber. I think he's her soulmate
Who is he?
@@girlinagaleprobably a man
The two should kiss
@geraltofrivia7456 💀💀why did I descend into the floor after reading your response?😂😂
@@girlinagalemaybe he’s her mate, Paul.
Only she can do this so perfectly. Hilarious, I have no idea how the interviewees don't crack at all
Ali G did it before, so not the only one
@@EmpanadaDeCaca Was referring to the Cunk character specifically, but rhanks for the recommendation, I'll definitely check em out
Is it said at the beginning answer all questions but you MUST NOT smile or laugh? I would struggle if I was asked if someone was scared of a potato.
I’d love to see the bloopers!! there’s no way at least a couple of the academic experts had to crack up laughing
@@louuj6058 There's no way they're told not to laugh, for the reason you wrote and simply because their reactions are way funnier if they think this is a professional interview
Professor Ashley Jackson's responses are about as funny as Cunk's questions. "This is a buccaneering character. I think that he was probably able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with the potatoes at first sight."
He’s had a lot of practice. When you watch her earlier series’, he’s not very adept at hiding his laughter
He's awesome.
Soulmates
The way he said it was with the intensity of a man carefully managing his own emotions and holding back from calling her a potato-head (affectionate)
Or indeed a field of potatoes...
The King Arthur one is next level. They actually came up with an answer!!
Yeah... they both somehow shockingly articulated an answer together for that question !.
@@MarieAntoinetteDaCakeEaterProbably not then
They *came* up with an answer 😃
That blink might just have been the best reaction to any question ever asked by a human being.
Probably not @@AdrianCHOY
She stumbled on the concept of intensity and fried the third guy's brain. The king arthur bit is incredible.
I can really see in the eyes of the potato guy how hard he's trying not to burst out laughing. He's keeping his cool and delivering such a witty answer!
He's a repeat guest and an excellent sport!
"I don't think when he first beheld potatoes, that he was afraid of them, no."
@@fongdimbulatorHe’s got great answers LMAO
> I think that he probably was able to take on and manage his emotions whilest egaging with potatoes at first sight
This guy rolls with this sooo well.
The man who talked about potatoes is at her level. He's brilliant.
Managing one's emotions whilst engaging with potatoes is a feat truly
Edit. Yay, thanks for the likes!
I have to stay away from them, I find rice calming though.
Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew
@@Turalcaryou monster, eat them raw
@@ThePartarar leave my potatoes alone you degenerate
Behold
"This is a buccaneering character, and I think that he probably was able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight."
"he just took the credit" the most honest description of Newton ever
LITERALLY
What did he do? Im in my Master of Physics, yet never came across him being a fraud.
@@gorgitBest I could find is that some think Newton stole some of Robert Hooke's ideas, leading to the law of universal gravitation. Also, Leibnitz claimed Newton stole ideas from his calculus.
Thw consensus seems to be that Newton didn't need the ideas from Hooke anyway, and that Newton and Leibnitz developed calculus independently, each with their own methods/forms. So I'd say his reputation remains intact.
Might be wrong, but I was curious and those are my results from a cursory search.
never came across an example of Newton stealing anything, what are you talking about
Well he did stand on the shoulders of giants
The 2nd most political question unlocked her fatality. She already one shot him but absolutely had her way with him as he saw stars, stumbling around the void.
Poor man forgot all the words in the only language he speaks 🤣
My producer told me Philomena would purposely play with her lapel mic while they were recording and so the sound guys finally got fed up and started just using the stage mics on her instead 😂
That’s too funny
Who is your Producer? Is he perhaps Philomenia's friend Paul?
He last clip is superb, because Cunk actually makes an impressive amount of sense, it's just nobody's thought to question why Nelson is so high up getting shat on by birds before. 😂
Who's Nelson?
@@HellStr82 some bloke.
@@HellStr82 her neighbour, maybe
@@HellStr82just an average bloke.
1:56 You broke the historian, now we need to buy a new one!
She would have been an awesome Doctor Who! Imagine daleks or Cybermen just being confused into submission! And the companions being like "is she high? Is she insane?"
LMAOOO PLEASE SO TRUE
MAN KNOW I WANT HER TO BE THE 15TH
Oh my god yes.
Nah I would love that!!
yesssss!!!!!!
I seriously want to buy big ice-cream or a drink to every single one of the academics that appeared on that show, they've done an amazing job keeping a straight face :D
They needed both afterwards 😅😂
They break often it just gets cut out
I agree...they are superb especially the guy fielding questions about Austen v MrMen.
I love the guy who fielded the potato question. Totally enjoying himself but absolutely adamant not to show it.
Born comedian.
He is absolutely fantastic. There’s a part in Cunk on Earth where they talk about nuclear weapons and she starts “crying” and asking to talk about something more cheerful. He handles it brilliantly.
He's like one of the best ones in Cunk on Earth.
King Arthur came a lot.
The stare of the professor is just golden. 😂😂😂
2:47 I just love the way the interviewees blink in frustration as if trying to refresh the desktop of a frozen computer
Dr Laura Ashe did a wonderful job to control her facial expression. I was rolling to the ground.
I so love the dialogue with the guy who needs to answer what's the most political thing ever happened in Britain. He totally vibes into very seriously trying to make sense of this. Also the potatoes, fantastic! hahaha
The guy was Robert Preston. And he shld have been able to give an answer. As he's steeped in political issues
"which one are you talking about Jane Austin or Mr. Men"
"both probably"
"who's your favourite Mr. Man?"
"Mr. Tickle"
This whole exchange was so hilarious to me. 😂😂😂😂
I love everyone of the experts! They are so patient and still show respect by taking her seriously
I'll give 3 to 1 odds that at least half the interviewees go directly home and sob themselves to sleep after a 5 minute run-in with Philomena's bad ass.
More like laugh their asses off on their way home
... they are aware its a skit are are playing their part.
@@JackBoxMonkey they're not actually it's a normal interview until she hits them with her special questions
@@countlessofvoidsthat's not true, Dianne Morgan said they tell the historians it is a skit but don't tell them what questions, i can link the interview if you'd like
@@countlessofvoids Some are so dead pan its hard to tell, thats what makes it hilarious
What's truly impressive is how they managed to keep it together. I keep watching the Mr. Tickle bit to see if he cracks - that man is stone cold.
I detect a hint of despair!
I never get bored watching this Philomena is brilliant love the comments regarding Lord Nelson the look of annoyance in the interviewee face is priceless more Cunk please
“About a tablespoon” literally had me DYING
😂🤣💀
Great answer to question about Raleigh's reaction to the potato
She got him with Trafalgar's Column though
"If gravity is real as you claim..." 😅
The guy with the buzz cut is my favorite. He seems to enjoy the back and forth nonsense the most.
Literally nobody in the video has a buzz cut
The guy with the Mohawk is my personal favourite
@@twicebang4556ashley jackson is his name, I think. But he looks like someone with a buzzcut, his face is so decisively masculine, I think previous poster meant it was him.
The guy with kamikaze is my fav.
He's so good because he actually works at challenging her in return.
This was such a fresh take on comedy. I love this lady. She is spot on with her tone, timing and "facts".
1:10 I exploded on the bloody Mr. Tickle wtf 😂
I always lose it at "If gravity is real, as you seem to be claiming" no matter how many times I watch that episode🤣
2:22 This is the only point with this guy where you can just about see him containing his laughter. He's very good.
3:31 once as a joke I decided to channel the Philomena Cunk in me and asked ChatGPT why did the romans buried the Colosseum. After some time going back and forth, it recognised I had a fair point when I said that if the people living near it had swept the floor everyday it wouldn't have been buried 😅
Do you know what I like about this, some of the experts asking questions are so patient and kind with her. I wouldn’t be able to control my laughter!
I have never heard of this lady, and she is incredible.
"And he's getting shat on by birds" - love it!
I must admit she had me thinking why is he so far up? Never thought of it until she mentioned it! 😂😂
WHAT"S THE MOST POLITICAL THING LMFAOO she got me with that one. I CAN"T
love how the guy at 1:14 completely bluescreens
I'll never forget my first time watching Philomena. Had me flummoxed for about a minute. 😂
The guy saying Mr Tickles is the best...Is the best.
2:22
What a brilliant answer.
Takes a lot of word knowledge to speak and give that explanation.
He is gold.
the potato guy is really our dream teacher. he passionately answers it with full rational explanation and making us feel good and warmth thinking our stupidest question ever spoke, is the best lmaoo
Speak on your behalf, please.
I could never do an interview with her because while I’m fully aware that she’s acting and she isn’t genuinely confused I would quickly be sucked into a vortex of trying to explain
“I think that he probably was able to take on um and mange his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight” 💀I just can’t stop picturing sir walter R staring intensively without blinking at potatoes, while getting hold of himself as if it were a matter of life or death
I'm British and absolutely loved your comments and reaction.
now we need a video of all the times Philomena asks questions and the guests actually give thought provoking answers that even Philomena didn't expect.
3:13… biting her lip to keep from laughing…😂
00:30 "...as you seem to be claiming..." Stroke of genius!
That bucaneering character certainly was able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with the potatoes at first sight.
As an American I had no idea who this woman was until now and I feel like I am invading on a secret treasure owned by the UK only
2:45 you can see she feels sorry for Cunk when she checks her notes. That was bonkers
How are the guests being so professional ? I would have been on the floor laughing 😂
I want to be able to interview people with a poker face like cunk
That "Probably not" just killed me 😂03:29
All the people she interviews are so respectful and polite this is so entertaining
“whos your favorite mr. man?” “…..mr. tickle…”
“King Arthur came a lot didn’t he?” The look on her face is priceless!!! 😂😂😂😂
1:34 Look of a defeated mother when her kid can't remember the times table
Bro 😭😭😭😭😭
Imagine if people thought this was a legit historical talk show 😂😂😂
There are some who actually think it is....
0:31 I've been laughing at that moment since the video ended 😂
Imagine asking questions like this in school 😂
my husband asked annoying questions all the time (well he wasn’t my husband back then as we were only kids) … needless to say he spent 90% of middle school in the principals office 😂
(PS for our British friends -> middle school is grades 6 to 8 in the USA. They’re 3 crazy school years between elementary school and high school 😊
The potato response is by far my favourite 😅.
"This is a buccaneering character so I think he probably was able to take on and manage his emotions when engaging with a potato at first sight" PLEASE 😂
“The moment he first beheld a potato”… That line is just
👩🏽🍳🤌🏽💋
Lmao, “Where did the Romans come from?”
“To begin with they came from Rome.”
1:13 one of the greatest nerd snipes of all time I reckon
from a direct descendant of sir walter, it’s about time someone talked about his discovery of potatoes….someone owes me a bunch of royalties
😂The questions are hilarious but the answers are brilliant!!
I just love how she makes the questions with all seriousness and guests kinda implode XD
I would love to know what is going through their minds as they try to answer her questions! 😂🤣😂🤣
How are these people not busting a gut laughing?!?!?!😂
The best funny one is the "came a lot" question and the response 🤣
I love that Philomena is so polite & gives The person a chance to answer her questions without interrupting, unlike modern “journalists” !
I almost spat out my drink at that first one. "Well... The Lancashire bombers?"
"The moment he first beheld a potato."
Awesome😂
3:53 Tom holland looking real difference after no way home
1:10 why is he so scared like his whole life depends on that one question? 😂😂
Most people are nervous when taking interviews
Bro she is the smartest conversation partner I've ever observed conversing.
They ✨️came a lot✨️part got me dying on the floor 😂😂
This made me laugh so much my throat hurts and I didn't think one of our first all this random video of these people I have no clue they are that I would find this funny but here I am with sore throat. Thank you! 😂
The Robert Peston clip fucking kills me... 😂😂😂
I too have tried to go to Scotland but decided it was not worth the effort of going there.
Same
I did. And it was. But stay far away from Inverness. That place suuuucks!