I love these Armstrong and Miller WWII pilots sketches. The not too subtle sub-text here is that the RAF pilots of the war were some of the best men the British ever had and the kids of today are the utter shits. Other Armstrong & Miller ones to check out are; "Brabbins and Fyffe" Those are funny by themselves but they satirize a musical comedy duo "Flanders and Swan" from the 1950s that are now almost totally forgotten. Yo Blood that's like so totally random ! Like totally ! Totally !
McJibbin - the person you're saying "is he from another show" is Ben Miller, and he's almost the spitting image of Rob Brydon (the host of Would I Lie To You). Maybe that's what you're thinking of. Also, Miller appears in the Johnny English films as Rowan Atkinson's sidekick.
The great thing about Armstrong and Miller and other British sketch shows is the high quality of the writing and acting. They take comedy seriously and it makes the sketches hilarious even in repeat viewing. I love the details that can be missed on first or even second viewing. Dear Connor you have done many reaction videos why dont you do a top ten of your favourite sketches I am sure that would be utterly entertaining and worthwhile. Cheers. Graham.
This was made when Armstrong and Miller thought about how young many of the ww2 pilots were and imagined how the young people of today would handle the same situation.
The Mitchel/Webb + Armstrong/Miller pilot sketch was done for Comic Relief where they often do mashups of well known programs/sketches often with some unexpected celebrity guests.
Imagine if you took 2 14-year-old boys from our equivalent of "Jersey shoes" and dump them back in 1939 as pilots. This would be how they behaved.This show was made before instant TV streaming et cetera so we had to wait a week for each episode. I would suggest only watching the airman once or maybe twice a week because it keeps them and the jokes in them fresh. They have both gone on to become very good actors in many fields
Ben Miller has been in a lot of things, he was the main detective in the first 2 seasons of Death in Paradise, he was in8 episodes of Brigerton, he was in Johny English Strikes again, and Padington 2... and many other things. Alexander Armstrong, is more famous for his voice as he is a singer, a radio presenter for Classic FM and a voice actor for a number of cartoons such as Peppa Pig, Dugee and Danger Mouse, but has appeared in Doctor Who and the spin off Sarah Jane adventures and again many many other things.... and he is also the host of a popular game show called Pointless.
If I'm not mistaken, the first clip was actually the very first sketch with the characters...certainly on TV, unsure if they were on the radio series (probably wouldn't work quite as well). Anyway, you can tell by the opening that the visuals leading on to their dialogue were very much intended to create the comedy!
The idea of these sketches is what would it be like if WW2 pilots in the 1940s talked and thought like today's London youth culture/social media generation and how would that play out?
I’m pretty sure you’ve seen Vicky Pollard right? Imagine Vicky Pollard (or her brother I suppose) was a fighter pilot in 1940 but still kept the same speech patterns and complaints - but with the stereotypical accent associated with Royal Air Force pilots of the time. So it’s not modern people but specifically certain modern *youth*
It's the incredible blending of modern youth language with the stiff upper class voices that's so hilarious. Ben Miller does appear in other things but mainly British television.
The subtitles aren't always correct. Who does them? 'ever' should be 'f off', 'so sure' should be 'fo' sure', 'there's awesome trousers' should be 'they is awesome trousers'. 'You've got away uniform' should be 'you've gotta wear uniform', 'well stricked' should be 'well strict', 'not there' should be 'not them', 'posh' should be 'harsh', 'shut down' should be 'shot down', 'she died' should be 'he died', 'he can do his own voice' should be 'he can do his own war', 'if you're the governor you're playing anymore' should be 'if you don't go up in your plane anymore', 'this Dad' should be 'this that', 'a salt' should be 'assault', 'called Marshall' should be 'court martial', that is a sword' should be 'that is assault' , 'you can pay for that' should be 'you can claim for that', 'over here' should be 'o.k?', 'guns in there' should be 'guns and that', head it's like' should be 'head in. That's like', 'this like bang' should be 'this is him, like, bang', 'Mr chaco' should be 'Mr Churchill', 'surreal' should be 'for real'. 'He look funny' should be 'he talks funny', 'I'm not gonna film' should be 'like in a film', beloin' should be 'Boulogne', 'fake knives' should be 'flick knives', 'and he'll search' should be 'Mrs Daniels searched', 'the right munter' should be 'a right munter', 'I was aware we did geography' should be 'I was away when we did geography', 'bad Phil' should be 'bad for you', 'then you were shut down' should be 'when you were shot down', 'actress' should be 'factories', 'why is your next have been' should be 'I shouldn't actually have been', 'her sister' should be 'his sister'. They completely miss out 'she's well up for it', ' (blank)mission is planned foreign', should be 'a bombing mission is planned for', 'we can and will use force if necessary' is missed out, 'fine' should be 'fined', 'legal aid in a telephone call' should be 'legal aid and a telephone call', 'you have nice in this room' should be 'you have no rights in this room', he' did it as a modular Berlin unit' should be 'we did it as a module in Berlin Uni, 'chill bill' should be 'chill pill', Gracie feels means bad' should be 'Gracie Fields mings bad'. They missed out 'no way blood I'm done flying today', against the community' should be 'against a community', Crazy feels if she opened' should be 'Gracie Fields if she offered', 'immediately' should be 'immediate cover', 'which one holder' should be 'put you on hold', 'you're right' should be 'you alright?'' you was' should be 'you what?', 'what's forever' should be 'she never?, 'so every meeting' should be 'so when are we meeting?', 'someone' should be 'so what', 'up in the pain in that', should be 'up in the plane and that', 'so stand by seven' should be 'so see you by seven', 'leaders' should be 'laters', 'it blanks me' should be 'he blanked me', ''dude thanks me man' should be 'he blanked me man'
You should do the subtitles,you do a better job.I can't believe what I've seen on the subtitles and just how far off the mark they are .Some deaf person would be scratching their head at the absurdity of them!
I think it's a comment on the blinkered, self-centered,trivial attitude of modern metropolitan youth, apart from the absurdity of unrealistic accents in films of a certain era.
4:52
"Yes, you can claim for that"
As in claim compensation.
That guy I know from Death in Paradise where he is a kind of a detective in some british island somewhere in the Caribbean
Standard.
I love these Armstrong and Miller WWII pilots sketches. The not too subtle sub-text here is that the RAF pilots of the war were some of the best men the British ever had and the kids of today are the utter shits.
Other Armstrong & Miller ones to check out are;
"Brabbins and Fyffe"
Those are funny by themselves but they satirize a musical comedy duo "Flanders and Swan" from the 1950s that are now almost totally forgotten.
Yo Blood that's like so totally random !
Like totally !
Totally !
He said 'Now that is assault, you can claim for that!'
McJibbin - the person you're saying "is he from another show" is Ben Miller, and he's almost the spitting image of Rob Brydon (the host of Would I Lie To You). Maybe that's what you're thinking of.
Also, Miller appears in the Johnny English films as Rowan Atkinson's sidekick.
The great thing about Armstrong and Miller and other British sketch shows is the high quality of the writing and acting. They take comedy seriously and it makes the sketches hilarious even in repeat viewing. I love the details that can be missed on first or even second viewing. Dear Connor you have done many reaction videos why dont you do a top ten of your favourite sketches I am sure that would be utterly entertaining and worthwhile. Cheers. Graham.
This was made when Armstrong and Miller thought about how young many of the ww2 pilots were and imagined how the young people of today would handle the same situation.
also that they are speaking in a london chav way
BBC radio started in 1922.
TV ten years later.
The Royal Mint has just issued a commemorative 50p coin in the UK to mark the anniversary.
The Mitchel/Webb + Armstrong/Miller pilot sketch was done for Comic Relief where they often do mashups of well known programs/sketches often with some unexpected celebrity guests.
Ben Miller was recently in Bridgerton season 1, Johnny English 2, Paddington 2... so maybe from one of those
Best bet, imdb Ben miller. It'll list everything he's been in
I heard this type of chat on the bus yesterday 😂
He said: "Yes, you can claim for that." - I thought you'd be familiar with that phrase. 😁
Imagine if you took 2 14-year-old boys from our equivalent of "Jersey shoes" and dump them back in 1939 as pilots. This would be how they behaved.This show was made before instant TV streaming et cetera so we had to wait a week for each episode. I would suggest only watching the airman once or maybe twice a week because it keeps them and the jokes in them fresh. They have both gone on to become very good actors in many fields
Ben Miller has been in a lot of things, he was the main detective in the first 2 seasons of Death in Paradise, he was in8 episodes of Brigerton, he was in Johny English Strikes again, and Padington 2... and many other things.
Alexander Armstrong, is more famous for his voice as he is a singer, a radio presenter for Classic FM and a voice actor for a number of cartoons such as Peppa Pig, Dugee and Danger Mouse, but has appeared in Doctor Who and the spin off Sarah Jane adventures and again many many other things.... and he is also the host of a popular game show called Pointless.
A recent dangermouse? as the 80s original was David Jason, didn't realise it came back✌️
@@martindunstan8043 good grief
@@martindunstan8043 They did a reboot in 2015. It was very, very good (possibly because they kept Brian Cosgrove involved).
@@alisonhill3941 I never realised, I used to live it as a kid. Cheers👍
@@martindunstan8043 Yep, a recent one.
If I'm not mistaken, the first clip was actually the very first sketch with the characters...certainly on TV, unsure if they were on the radio series (probably wouldn't work quite as well).
Anyway, you can tell by the opening that the visuals leading on to their dialogue were very much intended to create the comedy!
His sister was 'slack' aka 'loose' not a vigilant guardian of her honour...
Armstrong and Miller dentist sketches are just as funny too. Never seen a reaction to them.
Ben Miller bears a resemblance to Rob Brydon, the host of ‘Would I Lie to You?’
Does he? 😂
@@AndyK.1 You’re obviously not drinking enough. 😊
As seen on QI.
"No way blood, eff (short for f#ck) off!"
"Taken out and shot by firing squad,.... now that is assault".
"Yes, you can claim for that".
The idea of these sketches is what would it be like if WW2 pilots in the 1940s talked and thought like today's London youth culture/social media generation and how would that play out?
6:13 The BBC is 100 years old.
slack is a reference to slack morals.
Little Britain doing the Vicky Pollard sketches has this kind of chat at hyperspeed - good luck trying to understand Vicky in full flow!
The BBC is 100 years old this year.
slack girls are great, they let you get tops and sometimes a sticky finger lol!!
The subtitles failed us after the execution threat, but I think what followed was "That IS assault- you can get paid for for that"
"You can claim for that"
@@TheOrlandoTrustfull Thanks. You've got better hearing.
Ben Miller has also been in Johnny English as well.
The BBC is one hundred years old this year.
Watch these guys doing old school vampires they're hilarious.😁😁
he said you can CLAIM for that
Alexander Armstrong is directly related to Edward 111. So subsequently related to William 1.
Watch them do The Origins Of…….. Stone Age Britain and its very funny😊
Hotdog down a hallway 🤣
I’m pretty sure you’ve seen Vicky Pollard right? Imagine Vicky Pollard (or her brother I suppose) was a fighter pilot in 1940 but still kept the same speech patterns and complaints - but with the stereotypical accent associated with Royal Air Force pilots of the time. So it’s not modern people but specifically certain modern *youth*
I used to say "standard" "safe" and "blood" all the time...
Millennial? Nah, chav generation.
Blood.
Check out the Brabbins and Fife skits.
BBC turned 100 this year.
It's the incredible blending of modern youth language with the stiff upper class voices that's so hilarious. Ben Miller does appear in other things but mainly British television.
It was Mitchell and Webb. Sooo thick!
4:57 You can claim for that...
BBC celebrating its. 100 th year this year
Hiya Connor ✋
I still think that the "gay bar" sketch is my favourite.
Slack just means easy. Her legs are slack. They open with not too much trouble. lol
Not "modern" people but "certain" people 😉
Apologies but I'm only just catching up on some bookmarked episodes! The BBC was founded on 18 October 1922.
The subtitles aren't always correct. Who does them? 'ever' should be 'f off', 'so sure' should be 'fo' sure', 'there's awesome trousers' should be 'they is awesome trousers'. 'You've got away uniform' should be 'you've gotta wear uniform', 'well stricked' should be 'well strict', 'not there' should be 'not them', 'posh' should be 'harsh', 'shut down' should be 'shot down', 'she died' should be 'he died', 'he can do his own voice' should be 'he can do his own war', 'if you're the governor you're playing anymore' should be 'if you don't go up in your plane anymore', 'this Dad' should be 'this that', 'a salt' should be 'assault', 'called Marshall' should be 'court martial', that is a sword' should be 'that is assault' , 'you can pay for that' should be 'you can claim for that', 'over here' should be 'o.k?', 'guns in there' should be 'guns and that', head it's like' should be 'head in. That's like', 'this like bang' should be 'this is him, like, bang', 'Mr chaco' should be 'Mr Churchill', 'surreal' should be 'for real'. 'He look funny' should be 'he talks funny', 'I'm not gonna film' should be 'like in a film', beloin' should be 'Boulogne', 'fake knives' should be 'flick knives', 'and he'll search' should be 'Mrs Daniels searched', 'the right munter' should be 'a right munter', 'I was aware we did geography' should be 'I was away when we did geography', 'bad Phil' should be 'bad for you', 'then you were shut down' should be 'when you were shot down', 'actress' should be 'factories', 'why is your next have been' should be 'I shouldn't actually have been', 'her sister' should be 'his sister'. They completely miss out 'she's well up for it', ' (blank)mission is planned foreign', should be 'a bombing mission is planned for', 'we can and will use force if necessary' is missed out, 'fine' should be 'fined', 'legal aid in a telephone call' should be 'legal aid and a telephone call', 'you have nice in this room' should be 'you have no rights in this room', he' did it as a modular Berlin unit' should be 'we did it as a module in Berlin Uni, 'chill bill' should be 'chill pill', Gracie feels means bad' should be 'Gracie Fields mings bad'. They missed out 'no way blood I'm done flying today', against the community' should be 'against a community', Crazy feels if she opened' should be 'Gracie Fields if she offered', 'immediately' should be 'immediate cover', 'which one holder' should be 'put you on hold', 'you're right' should be 'you alright?'' you was' should be 'you what?', 'what's forever' should be 'she never?, 'so every meeting' should be 'so when are we meeting?', 'someone' should be 'so what', 'up in the pain in that', should be 'up in the plane and that', 'so stand by seven' should be 'so see you by seven', 'leaders' should be 'laters', 'it blanks me' should be 'he blanked me', ''dude thanks me man' should be 'he blanked me man'
You should do the subtitles,you do a better job.I can't believe what I've seen on the subtitles and just how far off the mark they are .Some deaf person would be scratching their head at the absurdity of them!
I think it's a comment on the blinkered, self-centered,trivial attitude of modern metropolitan youth, apart from the absurdity of unrealistic accents in films of a certain era.
At least we can understand what they are saying, if they used the accents of todays metropolitan youth it would be unintelligible
slack=loose
I think you might be confusing him with Rob Brydon .
"Blud" is basically "bro", it comes from "Blood brothers"
Two bob = 10 pence.
Slack, the opposite of tight..
To be fair, it’s an acquired taste. It wouldn’t surprise me if Americans didn’t particularly like it.
More likely didn't understand the comedic conceit.
The best one is missing
Slack is loose
the other part of the gag is that they are talking like teenage school girls with a kind of ghetto slang
Blud = dude (one young man to another man) - usually a London term.
Innit? = right?
Munter = unattractive lady
Slack = easy
Blud is Blood, meaning family nowotimean bruv
@@chuckberet1521 Agreed but is used by one young man to another man not just their families.
Slack means the person is of low morals , or lazy etc.