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  • QI XL Series R | Season R Episode 7 | With Jessica Fostekew, Gyles Brandreth and Susan Calman
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 148

  • @AlwaysBolttheBird
    @AlwaysBolttheBird Рік тому +325

    The thing I like the most about Gyles is he knows he doesn’t shut up and does not take himself seriously at all and laughs at himself

    • @ghomerhust
      @ghomerhust Рік тому +24

      he is an absolute riot! witty and educated, and an incredible sense of humor!

    • @Mar032891
      @Mar032891 Рік тому +4

      Haha I love that the office jombstare he does after he gets burned or cracks one

    • @leenoel6152
      @leenoel6152 11 місяців тому +7

      I love me some Gyles

    • @ripdbtpoo1441
      @ripdbtpoo1441 8 місяців тому

      Yes, ok, but you implied that there was something else you liked about the tedious, show - ruining fart, which would be...?

    • @christianboehlefeld5168
      @christianboehlefeld5168 8 місяців тому +4

      You must not know about his world record for longest on screen kiss with Cheryl Baker. Granted that's his second world record after longest after-diner speach that clocked in at twelve and a half hours. So swings and roundabouts.

  • @paulgardner6239
    @paulgardner6239 Рік тому +129

    Love Gyles. He has a succession of funny stories that make him ideal for panel shows and his own stage show. He's a wonderful writer too with 50 books to his name. A national treasure.

    • @satorarepo744
      @satorarepo744 11 місяців тому +3

      Being incredibly interesting is no failure of humility.

    • @MyHouseOnTheMoon
      @MyHouseOnTheMoon 3 місяці тому

      Hate that guy

  • @Ndotra
    @Ndotra Рік тому +165

    I think the QI elves just went through Giles’ family tree, and based the questions on it 😂

    • @ronniebillhicks
      @ronniebillhicks 8 місяців тому +8

      I honestly thought the same!!!

    • @jonnaughton
      @jonnaughton 6 місяців тому +5

      Agreed. I can’t think of any other explanation.

    • @namewithheld129
      @namewithheld129 5 місяців тому +5

      producers need to produce. A+ to the elves.

    • @juliannechan7282
      @juliannechan7282 5 місяців тому

      You mean his family f**king forest 😂

  • @captainsensiblejr.
    @captainsensiblejr. 6 місяців тому +16

    "Not so much a family tree as a family fucking forest !!!"
    LMFAO!!!

  • @hydos019
    @hydos019 Рік тому +65

    Not even 2 minutes in and Sandy already gave up 😂😂😂 i love this constellation, so much fun 😊

  • @whitneydouglas4794
    @whitneydouglas4794 11 місяців тому +58

    Alan messing with Susan will never get old.

  • @DumblyDorr
    @DumblyDorr Рік тому +129

    Not that this has been different any other time Gyles was on - but now I want an evening of him regaling me with his fascinating stories (and me boring him to death with mine).

    • @allen9409
      @allen9409 Рік тому +9

      he's the cohost of the something rhymes with purple podcast. lots of anecdotes between lexicography stuff

    • @grahamstrouse1165
      @grahamstrouse1165 Рік тому +3

      @@allen9409Doesn’t he do that with Susie Dent?

  • @maayancd
    @maayancd Рік тому +45

    I love that the elfs now look for subjects that Gyles can have a lot to say about :)

    • @SCMelArts
      @SCMelArts 10 місяців тому +8

      To be fair, it seems they don't have to look very far

  • @segan9905
    @segan9905 Рік тому +28

    I have never heard of this mister before, but what a delightfully chaotic character he is

    • @SCMelArts
      @SCMelArts 10 місяців тому +6

      Gyles not being on Taskmaster (even for a NY Special or something) is something that needs to be corrected ASAP

  • @ItsJustAisling
    @ItsJustAisling 7 місяців тому +18

    Nearly 45 minutes of listening to Gyles' anecdotes 😅 I'm here for it

  • @janetmackinnon3411
    @janetmackinnon3411 Рік тому +59

    Gyles Brandreth is always a gem! And in Paisley they had to read it rwice! But I wish Alan's comments were always audibile!

    • @mariadorothea9506
      @mariadorothea9506 Рік тому +2

      Yes re Alan....I often lose his asides... Annunciate Alan annunciate 😂

    • @ConstantChaos1
      @ConstantChaos1 Рік тому +2

      We just need some way to record everything he knows so many stories would go untold

  • @spadebraithwaite1762
    @spadebraithwaite1762 Рік тому +46

    When I was a kid I read about a troupe of midget acrobats from Northern Spain who visited London and got stuck in a revolving door because they had never seen one before. Classic newspaper headline, "Don't put all your Basques in one exit!"

    • @Lepocoloco
      @Lepocoloco Рік тому +2

      Back then you could kick them out and tell them to get out the way. But I think it’s frowned upon today. PC society.

    • @sghoshdastidar376
      @sghoshdastidar376 9 місяців тому

      ​@@Lepocolocoor why not be a nice person and help them out

  • @Subfightr
    @Subfightr Рік тому +62

    Gyles had absolutely got to be "the most interesting man in the world"

  • @saraoverandout
    @saraoverandout 23 години тому

    Gyles' face when he first heard his buzzer is precious 😄❤️

  • @TheGreyHermit
    @TheGreyHermit 7 місяців тому +7

    Anarchy! "My house does have revolving doors." Gyles is a legend.

  • @basementdwellercosplay
    @basementdwellercosplay Рік тому +26

    Great now I want a t-shirt that says "quit while you're a head" with Marie or Louis on it

  • @osomorose
    @osomorose 6 місяців тому +6

    This was one of my favourite QI episodes. I absolutely love Giles

  • @PetroicaRodinogaster264
    @PetroicaRodinogaster264 7 місяців тому +4

    I am viewing this on November the 5th and tomorrow is Susan Calman’s birthday…happy birthday Susan.

  • @LB-px9td
    @LB-px9td 7 місяців тому +8

    I simply adore Gyles. He is so funny and very interesting person. He has done so many interesting thing and knows lost of famous people. What I love the most about him is that he does not take himself serious. He is hilarious.

  • @sisterstephanie2557
    @sisterstephanie2557 3 місяці тому +2

    I would loe to see a compilation of Gyles' anecdotes.

  • @fredmahar5431
    @fredmahar5431 Рік тому +19

    Absolutely love Gyles.....I could listen to him for hours !!!

  • @NothingIsKnown00
    @NothingIsKnown00 6 місяців тому +6

    The red and yellow flag in the background belongs to the southernmost county in Sweden, Skåne. It combines the Swedish yellow cross with the Danish red background. The area has very fertile soil so throughout history, whenever a war between the two countries ended (and there were many) the victor would take it over.

    • @krakenpots5693
      @krakenpots5693 5 місяців тому

      Ah! I did wonder! Thank you!!!
      I always thought it might be something to do with Sandi herself...

  • @ThatDamnPandaKai
    @ThatDamnPandaKai 6 місяців тому +5

    Johnny Rotten only told Gyles to fuck off because he knew Gyles would go on a tangent about how his ancestor invented music or something 😂

    • @gggthsb
      @gggthsb 2 місяці тому +3

      I can't get over 'Mister Rotten' 😂😂

  • @lucyhellbroke
    @lucyhellbroke Рік тому +13

    While I am much more of an introvert these days, I still find myself, for bette or worse, relating to Gyles… I can be incredibly long-winded. Once you get me going, and while I think my anecdotes are incredibly interesting or relevant… I worry that I am exhausting my audience. I love him, but it makes me realize how absolutely wearing that can be. 😅❤️

  • @catherinecook5350
    @catherinecook5350 9 місяців тому +8

    Gyles needs a tee shirt like mine that states "Help, I'm talking and I can't shut up"

    • @bennylloyd-willner9667
      @bennylloyd-willner9667 6 місяців тому +2

      He could easily get one. I believe one of his ancestors was the first t-shirt maker for an Indian Shaman or something😊

    • @gggthsb
      @gggthsb 2 місяці тому

      who would ever want him to shut up though? I think he's fascinating

  • @vivienneoneill5400
    @vivienneoneill5400 3 місяці тому +1

    I love Gyles,he relly is a very funny and interesting man.❤❤❤

  • @laurahoward5426
    @laurahoward5426 Рік тому +7

    One of the best episodes

  • @linrob1312
    @linrob1312 Рік тому +5

    Giles's ...f*ck off story brilliant opening.....😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @samweldon8104
    @samweldon8104 9 місяців тому +4

    Gyles is basically Slumdog Millionaire, just minus the Slumdog part

  • @jeninelemieszek567
    @jeninelemieszek567 3 місяці тому

    I'm only halfway through. This episode is delightful :)

  • @user-jh3cg9mv7g
    @user-jh3cg9mv7g 2 дні тому

    One of the funniest 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

  • @trueaussie9230
    @trueaussie9230 2 місяці тому

    Gyles doesn't have a family tree.
    It's a FOREST. 😉😊🤣

  • @markneville9723
    @markneville9723 3 місяці тому +1

    Gyles is Brilliant

  • @laurahappel9573
    @laurahappel9573 2 місяці тому

    I wish he was on more often!!!!

  • @jugofwar8124
    @jugofwar8124 Рік тому

    The carbuncle ate itself

  • @moi5219
    @moi5219 6 місяців тому +1

    This is a brilliant episode. I’m only halfway through and my sides are split and noggin full!

  • @s.o.s.exploration2412
    @s.o.s.exploration2412 Рік тому +2

    As for the circle drawer. Sometimes you need to have the visual of a perfect circle so your brain has a chance to copy what we perceive as a perfect circle. Obviously he became champion without the use of a device.

  • @Barbdwire2848
    @Barbdwire2848 Рік тому +3

    Revolving does are put in buildings for fire reasons. If there is a fire ,people panic and doors become clogged with and people are trampled. The doors on the sides always open outward for the same reason.

  • @rockywolff3291
    @rockywolff3291 7 місяців тому +3

    Gyles would be great for Would I Lie To You

    • @Linda-vt5iq
      @Linda-vt5iq 2 місяці тому +2

      I've seen episodes of WILTY with Gyles....classic!

  • @merty5713
    @merty5713 Рік тому +18

    I feel like Gyles Brandreth was the first nepo baby

    • @gggthsb
      @gggthsb 2 місяці тому +1

      probably the first baby at all 😮

  • @AshwinKumarNair
    @AshwinKumarNair 11 місяців тому +2

    The British version of Slumdog millionaire would just be Millionaire Millionaire starring Gyles

  • @Ann-fi6ep
    @Ann-fi6ep 11 днів тому

    love Giles

  • @964cuplove
    @964cuplove Рік тому +2

    30:21 not 50 50 hour overlooking the zero… the bank ALWAYS WINS

  • @Amphibiot
    @Amphibiot 14 днів тому

    The vinegar thing: I was thinking that i have seen a Tom Scott video about it. Then I see the credits at the end and it mentions him.

  • @thenecessaryevil2634
    @thenecessaryevil2634 Рік тому

    In my state, Maine's capital city, we have 3 roundabouts

  • @seanknot
    @seanknot 5 місяців тому

    trex. great band

  • @jb888888888
    @jb888888888 Рік тому

    Other brands are available.

  • @marycanary86
    @marycanary86 3 місяці тому +2

    if alan quits before the end of the alphabet (likely. not) they should put in susan instead. she has. the right sort of energy, love-hate for the show and its rules and the same sorta banter with sandi

  • @Formedras
    @Formedras Рік тому +1

    31:19 Aw, man, that just reminds me of Gamble Fish, a manga about (cheating at) gambling where one of the games that gets played later on is giant roulette... where one ally of each player was in a space. (In other words... if the ball ends up there, they get crushed to death.)

  • @foxyjambread3826
    @foxyjambread3826 7 місяців тому +2

    TIL the current law enforcement system of Toronto was established in response to a battle between clowns and firemen.

  • @quinnrye5697
    @quinnrye5697 6 місяців тому +1

    Does anyone know what song is used for Susan's buzzer?

    • @mikaelpollanen4351
      @mikaelpollanen4351 6 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/hamKl-su8PE/v-deo.htmlsi=iUFJN3U_80za364_

    • @alleeum
      @alleeum 6 місяців тому +2

      I Predict a Riot by the Kaiser Chiefs

    • @quinnrye5697
      @quinnrye5697 6 місяців тому +1

      @@alleeum thank you!

  • @mikespike007
    @mikespike007 Рік тому +1

    My chippie offers pickled onion vinegar as an alternative to nbc and that is vinegar

  • @michiganjfrog366
    @michiganjfrog366 6 місяців тому +3

    My first acquaintance of Gyles... I want more 😁👍👌 and his family f-ing forest

  • @AndersPuschel
    @AndersPuschel 5 місяців тому

    I don't arm wrestle my imaginary friend anymore, because I always kept losing.

  • @APG-fu6gk
    @APG-fu6gk 8 місяців тому +1

    I lost 10,000 quid and had a great time gambling??? How's that possible? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @nordiclynx2575
    @nordiclynx2575 Рік тому

    What song is Jessicas buzzer?

    • @mikaelpollanen4351
      @mikaelpollanen4351 6 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/VcCQCYok3pg/v-deo.htmlsi=__SksUJA_0UJ-fXc

    • @gggthsb
      @gggthsb 2 місяці тому

      9 months late but for anyone wondering:
      T.Rex 'Children of the Revolution'

  • @lynnnicholas5832
    @lynnnicholas5832 16 днів тому

    I would love a long lunch with Gyles.

  • @TheDeadmanTT
    @TheDeadmanTT 9 місяців тому +1

    If I couldn't afford my alcohol, I would just steal it. Joining a temperance society seems a bit overkill

  • @PS_testing321...
    @PS_testing321... 6 місяців тому

    And everyone makes fun of the Boston Tea Party. We may be at this point again soon with the price of groceries.

  • @mrmartley64
    @mrmartley64 Рік тому +1

    So Episode 6 had no audience, but Episode 7 DID?
    Weird...

    • @kaylacobb3541
      @kaylacobb3541 Рік тому +11

      I assume they’re often filmed out of order, like many panel shows.

  • @964cuplove
    @964cuplove Рік тому

    What we learned, study your family tree/forest well…

  • @5881Rossignol-bi9ue
    @5881Rossignol-bi9ue Рік тому

    Why do the french call à roundabout a road point anglais?

  • @rakhan69x
    @rakhan69x Рік тому

    Who is Susan's buzzer?

  • @QuizzestesTactics
    @QuizzestesTactics Рік тому +6

    Do they just write the script based on Gyles Brandreth's family ?

    • @Lepocoloco
      @Lepocoloco Рік тому

      You’re right. He’s involved in everything

    • @get-the-joke
      @get-the-joke Рік тому +8

      History was written based on Gyles Brandreth's family.

    • @estranhokonsta
      @estranhokonsta Рік тому +5

      @@get-the-joke The encyclopaedia Britannica was initially a biography of Gyles family.

  • @thomasjonsson2766
    @thomasjonsson2766 3 місяці тому

    The German word for Army is Heer.

  • @FussyPickles
    @FussyPickles Рік тому

    quit while you're ahead = sally
    legend

  • @ConfusedAbyssinianCat-jh7ex
    @ConfusedAbyssinianCat-jh7ex 2 місяці тому

    The goats were removed from Olympic national Park!!!

  • @readMEinkbooks
    @readMEinkbooks 3 місяці тому

    More trees - this must have been before the Amazon was decimated.

  • @terr777
    @terr777 Рік тому +1

    It was lost in a fire, or I'd have a 50 year old square of British toilet paper from a castle tour. It had "government property" printed on it. Did they want it back?

  • @brummiejojo
    @brummiejojo Рік тому +2

    Ah, merciful beheading.

    • @rakhan69x
      @rakhan69x Рік тому +1

      What song is that on Susan's buzzer?

    • @Moshmaschine
      @Moshmaschine Рік тому

      @@rakhan69x Kaiser Chiefs - I predict a Riot

  • @peteypops
    @peteypops 6 місяців тому

    Oh no, my first sight of Sandy reminded me of Donald Trump!

  • @davidmorand7190
    @davidmorand7190 3 місяці тому

    He will not shut up ever!

  • @Dustinielson
    @Dustinielson 7 місяців тому +1

    Sir Charles Talksalot

  • @lexigrimhaive
    @lexigrimhaive Рік тому +1

    One of Gyles’ forbears CANT be the wife of Napoleon III. He and his wife, Eugénie de Montijo, only had one child, a son, and their son did not have any children.

    • @holly.earendil5187
      @holly.earendil5187 7 місяців тому +3

      He could be related in another way like through their siblings etc, it doesn’t have to be a direct line

  • @speedy692
    @speedy692 6 місяців тому

    Weird listening to Susan & her Scottish accent but no dialect.

  • @a_loyal_kiwi88
    @a_loyal_kiwi88 Рік тому +4

    40:14
    This sounds like utter nonsense.
    The core ideas that form "Blitzkrieg" were indeed around for a long time before WW2, revolving around advancing methods of mobile warfare, that's true.
    But to say they had no idea about it as a concept is simply false. Also her description of it is also nonsense, since there's no point in air support "finishing things off" if the enemy is already destabilized from a successful breakthrough and likely encircled. If anything air support or artillery would come before the attempted breakthrough.
    Though in the case of France, the Germans progressed so rapidly they often lacked artillery and air support entirely. The surprise of the Germans came from the fact they suffered an extremely low amount of resistance compared to what they had predicted during their planning, as the French forces were in shambles and still reliant on outdated tactics and static defenses, and refused to take initiative when opportunity presented itself.
    Even if the Germans didn't use the term itself, its disingenuous to say they were not the "inventors" or that they had no idea how they managed to pull off such success in the early stages of the war.
    That whole bit just sounds like some anti-German rhetoric, to be honest.

    • @pamelacass9642
      @pamelacass9642 Рік тому

      You sure do take the joy out of minutiae.

    • @a_loyal_kiwi88
      @a_loyal_kiwi88 Рік тому +2

      @@pamelacass9642
      This is the internet, what else is there to do?

    • @nicholascoleman1131
      @nicholascoleman1131 10 місяців тому +1

      Came here looking for a similar take. This also seems to glaze over the cocaine-fueled mania that was the Wehrmacht of the early war. Yet another tool in the ‘so-called’ Blitzkrieg (should we take the show’s premise).

    • @grahamstrouse1165
      @grahamstrouse1165 7 місяців тому

      @@nicholascoleman1131Actually, it was mostly meth.

  • @thisisrenren3657
    @thisisrenren3657 Рік тому +1

    Giles has ADHD. Fight me.

  • @CCpolitico
    @CCpolitico Рік тому +1

    He's making all this crap up, right?

  • @jpenneymrcoin6851
    @jpenneymrcoin6851 Рік тому +3

    I rewatch this to remind myself not to tell long stories as I become an old man. How fucking infurating is Gyles? Funny, yes, but christ.

  • @TMPreRaff
    @TMPreRaff 11 місяців тому +2

    Once again, Alan mistakes loudness for humor.

    • @satorarepo744
      @satorarepo744 11 місяців тому +6

      Negative opinions are best kept to oneself because they say nothing at all about the person you're slagging off.

  • @TMPreRaff
    @TMPreRaff 6 місяців тому +1

    Allen Davies once again confuses shouting with being funny. Annoying.

  • @LoscoeLad
    @LoscoeLad 11 місяців тому

    Brandreth is fantastic.. the Scot is dreadful

  • @rick5793
    @rick5793 11 місяців тому

    I like malt vinegar on my fish too.

  • @Lepocoloco
    @Lepocoloco Рік тому

    What do you think about the riots or revolution in France today?

  • @5ilasTheViru5
    @5ilasTheViru5 Рік тому +1

    In the least racist way possible, I just couldn't understand her! I never thought that language would be so hard to figure out.