I think the whole of Britain went into mourning when Lee Evans decided to retire at such an early age ! You have to respect him for that ! He could have went on for years packing out 10K venues, and it would still have been a herculean task trying to get tickets to see him ! In my opinion, he was right up there with the best of the best !
Fair play if he thinks he has enough money to live on until he cops it, I'd retire too. Plus, he left at the height of his popularity. He left behind a few excellent shows that I, for one, will enjoy forever, because they have so much rewatchability.
He retired cus he said he was worn out. I should think so too. He must be the most energetic stand up comedian ever. He travelled a lot missed his family and made his money. Good luck to him
i had the privilege of seeing lee live in Manchester uk on his farewell tour, i have never laughed so much in my life it was amazing, the monster tour check it out
The two fingers are in uk is up yours, it came from the battle of Agincourt Archers who did it against the French nobility Knighs, the Archers devastated them on the field.
Lee Evans is great, the reason he is great is because he doesn't need to tell vulgar or offensive jokes (I love offensive jokes by the way) in order to get a laugh, he exaggerates real experiences.
I know this is a bit late but if nobody else has mentioned it the two fingers is not really two fingers it started as two fingers and a thumb English archers when captured to stop them going back to fight had there thumb and finger cut off so they couldn't use a bow ,so before going into battle they showed their opponents the thumb and two fingers as a taunt,then it evolved from there
There really is no evidence at all for this idea, and no reference to it before the 1970s. It's propagated today in large part by the re-enactment/living history community for obvious romantic reasons, and for jingoistic reasons by the public at large, but I have also seen a form of it in an American email forward involving the supposed (made up!) insult "pluck yew". It's a clear attempt to ascribe great antiquity to a culturally distinctive offensive gesture (that may not even be that old itself). As the Icons article says, it's not even very plausible; in fact there are good reasons why it is quite unlikely. Hostage taking was an important aspect of medieval war, but not in the way that servicepeople are captured today. They were taken because they were militarily, politically, and/or economically useful; a crippled archer (or even a healthy one!) is none of those, and whilst his commanders might prefer that he not be killed, they would not exactly move heaven and earth (or pay out) to get him returned in such a useless state. Bottom line; a captured archer is a dead archer. Also bear in mind that today, longbows are drawn with three fingers, not two, and the medieval longbows had very heavy draw weights. For as definitive an answer as is possible to get (you cannot after all prove a negative), I would try to get in touch with Professor Anne Curry at the University of Southampton; she has, I understand, reviewed the French source (Froissart) that the reference is alleged to have come from, and as yet has found no evidence whatever that this salute existed. It certainly wasn’t recorded as being used at Agincourt itself. source - QI Talk forum where they have links to all the article relating to the facts.
We started showing the French two fingers during battles because if the French found out you where a bow man they would cut there two fingers of so they couldn’t pull the bow so we would hold them up during battle to show the French we still had them then it turned in to a insult
Just a bit of History on the British Two Fingers ! Yes it means F$%% Off ! But the origins apparently stem from Fighting the French Medieval times not last week ! The French took to cutting off the two fingers of English Long Bow men ! Hence before battle ,sticking up two fingers to wind up the enemy ." Ive still got my two fingers " Not sure how true this is ,but tis proper unique to the UK !
Yep devastating that lee retired, however he has done a few talk shows in the uk like alan carr and jonathan ross and he alludes to him doing his wife’s head in stuck at home constantly trying out new material on her so who knows she might get so fed up he may get permission to do another tour, here’s hoping. 🤞
Hi Brad, saw you walking your dogs what look like there's nobody about, anywhere but saw a lot of tyre marks along the track , how is it you so confident are you that a four by four doesn't tear arse down on you and your dogs , I have two jack Russell's ho boy do i have to watch out for cars and others dogs, mind you I do Live Oldham Manchester, but still have have hills and forest I can walk them, then boom another dogs and walker, haa fck
History of the V sign... Actually I'll just copy and paste it from wiki Welsh archers believed that those who were captured by the French had their index and middle fingers cut off so that they could no longer operate their longbows, and that the V sign was used by uncaptured and victorious archers in a display of defiance against the French.
There really is no evidence at all for this idea, and no reference to it before the 1970s. It's propagated today in large part by the re-enactment/living history community for obvious romantic reasons, and for jingoistic reasons by the public at large, but I have also seen a form of it in an American email forward involving the supposed (made up!) insult "pluck yew". It's a clear attempt to ascribe great antiquity to a culturally distinctive offensive gesture (that may not even be that old itself). As the Icons article says, it's not even very plausible; in fact there are good reasons why it is quite unlikely. Hostage taking was an important aspect of medieval war, but not in the way that servicepeople are captured today. They were taken because they were militarily, politically, and/or economically useful; a crippled archer (or even a healthy one!) is none of those, and whilst his commanders might prefer that he not be killed, they would not exactly move heaven and earth (or pay out) to get him returned in such a useless state. Bottom line; a captured archer is a dead archer. Also bear in mind that today, longbows are drawn with three fingers, not two, and the medieval longbows had very heavy draw weights. For as definitive an answer as is possible to get (you cannot after all prove a negative), I would try to get in touch with Professor Anne Curry at the University of Southampton; she has, I understand, reviewed the French source (Froissart) that the reference is alleged to have come from, and as yet has found no evidence whatever that this salute existed. It certainly wasn’t recorded as being used at Agincourt itself. source - QI Talk forum where they have links to all the article relating to the facts.
We have another gesture, we touch the tip of the thumb with the tip of the forefinger and shake the hand back and forth...It means we are calling the person we are gesturing towards a wanker.
I once let my girlfriend win me at a race, by putting my foot on her back and pushing her down a steep banking, and to show my romantic side I didn't laugh at her falling down till she stopped rolling down, who said romance was dead
I think the whole of Britain went into mourning when Lee Evans decided to retire at such an early age ! You have to respect him for that ! He could have went on for years packing out 10K venues, and it would still have been a herculean task trying to get tickets to see him ! In my opinion, he was right up there with the best of the best !
Fair play if he thinks he has enough money to live on until he cops it, I'd retire too. Plus, he left at the height of his popularity. He left behind a few excellent shows that I, for one, will enjoy forever, because they have so much rewatchability.
Lee is the king of making us laugh at ourselves , He reminds me of the great Norman Wisdom
Lee once said that Norman Wisdom was a hero of his.
Mr grimsdale
He retired cus he said he was worn out. I should think so too. He must be the most energetic stand up comedian ever. He travelled a lot missed his family and made his money. Good luck to him
A comedy genius.
Never seen you two laugh as much as with Lee Evans. :)
He's so funny.
I've said it before I'll say it again.. bump starting the car and flying economy are brilliant skits very funny.. you will laugh out loud
The only comedian who doesn't have to be offensive to make people laugh
My favourite sketch from Lee Evens has to be "when the car breaks down"
"NOW LOVE!"
"Yeah"
The "'Gabby' force is strong in this ganja".
Love Lee Evans
i had the privilege of seeing lee live in Manchester uk on his farewell tour, i have never laughed so much in my life it was amazing, the monster tour check it out
Brilliant Lucy. You go girl
The two fingers are in uk is up yours, it came from the battle of Agincourt Archers who did it against the French nobility Knighs, the Archers devastated them on the field.
wow Brad , digging a deeper grave ,damn you have to sleep at night ,hahahahahahaahaha
you guys are great , laughed till i cried ,love it
Cool T-shirt
Imagine Lee Evans if he was also on energy drinks.
Love this bit!
I didn't know Lucy became a pirate lol her mug
Best intro ever!
VOIDRAKER SAY'S YES, to guys always, keep doing what you do. :-):-):,-)
Lee Evans is great, the reason he is great is because he doesn't need to tell vulgar or offensive jokes (I love offensive jokes by the way) in order to get a laugh, he exaggerates real experiences.
Except for all the genital gags, no .... not vulgar at all
I know this is a bit late but if nobody else has mentioned it the two fingers is not really two fingers it started as two fingers and a thumb English archers when captured to stop them going back to fight had there thumb and finger cut off so they couldn't use a bow ,so before going into battle they showed their opponents the thumb and two fingers as a taunt,then it evolved from there
Watching Lee Evans makes your face hurt
To show the French we still had bow fingers !
He's had a few movie cameos, he played Tucker (guy who pretended to need crutches) in "There's something about Mary"
A cameo is literally PLAYING YOURSELF.
If he was Tucker, then it's not a cameo 🫢🫢
he was also in a Jackie Chan movie as sn Interpol agent
Small part in the fifth element unless that was just someone who looks like him
Great reaction, Great clip, bit too short tho!
2 Fingers were cut off of english captured bowmen, 2 fingers is shown as defiance towards the French lol. THe Battle of "Agincourt "
There really is no evidence at all for this idea, and no reference to it before the 1970s. It's propagated today in large part by the re-enactment/living history community for obvious romantic reasons, and for jingoistic reasons by the public at large, but I have also seen a form of it in an American email forward involving the supposed (made up!) insult "pluck yew". It's a clear attempt to ascribe great antiquity to a culturally distinctive offensive gesture (that may not even be that old itself). As the Icons article says, it's not even very plausible; in fact there are good reasons why it is quite unlikely. Hostage taking was an important aspect of medieval war, but not in the way that servicepeople are captured today. They were taken because they were militarily, politically, and/or economically useful; a crippled archer (or even a healthy one!) is none of those, and whilst his commanders might prefer that he not be killed, they would not exactly move heaven and earth (or pay out) to get him returned in such a useless state. Bottom line; a captured archer is a dead archer. Also bear in mind that today, longbows are drawn with three fingers, not two, and the medieval longbows had very heavy draw weights.
For as definitive an answer as is possible to get (you cannot after all prove a negative), I would try to get in touch with Professor Anne Curry at the University of Southampton; she has, I understand, reviewed the French source (Froissart) that the reference is alleged to have come from, and as yet has found no evidence whatever that this salute existed. It certainly wasn’t recorded as being used at Agincourt itself.
source - QI Talk forum where they have links to all the article relating to the facts.
You need to watch his roadrunner dvd and the monsters dvd if its avalible over in the U.S they are both bloody good 👍
I am surprised they didn't mention John Logie Baird invented the television in Britain in 1926.
We started showing the French two fingers during battles because if the French found out you where a bow man they would cut there two fingers of so they couldn’t pull the bow so we would hold them up during battle to show the French we still had them then it turned in to a insult
His sweating is notorious
(Unlike Prince Andrew apparently lol)
Just a bit of History on the British Two Fingers ! Yes it means F$%% Off ! But the origins apparently stem from Fighting the French Medieval times not last week ! The French took to cutting off the two fingers of English Long
Bow men ! Hence before battle ,sticking up two fingers to wind up the enemy ." Ive still got my two fingers "
Not sure how true this is ,but tis proper unique to the UK !
2:55 Lucy🤣
Brad, you just know that when Lucy is that 'nice' to you, a huge problem is coming your way! Boy Scout time Buddy!
You have no idea 😁
Yep devastating that lee retired, however he has done a few talk shows in the uk like alan carr and jonathan ross and he alludes to him doing his wife’s head in stuck at home constantly trying out new material on her so who knows she might get so fed up he may get permission to do another tour, here’s hoping. 🤞
Hi Brad, saw you walking your dogs what look like there's nobody about, anywhere but saw a lot of tyre marks along the track , how is it you so confident are you that a four by four doesn't tear arse
down on you and your dogs , I have two jack Russell's ho boy do i have to watch out for cars and others dogs, mind you I do Live Oldham Manchester, but still have have hills and forest I can walk them, then boom another dogs and walker, haa fck
It is a dead-end road and no-one gets up that early. 😁
😂😂👍❤️
History of the V sign... Actually I'll just copy and paste it from wiki
Welsh archers believed that those who were captured by the French had their index and middle fingers cut off so that they could no longer operate their longbows, and that the V sign was used by uncaptured and victorious archers in a display of defiance against the French.
There really is no evidence at all for this idea, and no reference to it before the 1970s. It's propagated today in large part by the re-enactment/living history community for obvious romantic reasons, and for jingoistic reasons by the public at large, but I have also seen a form of it in an American email forward involving the supposed (made up!) insult "pluck yew". It's a clear attempt to ascribe great antiquity to a culturally distinctive offensive gesture (that may not even be that old itself). As the Icons article says, it's not even very plausible; in fact there are good reasons why it is quite unlikely. Hostage taking was an important aspect of medieval war, but not in the way that servicepeople are captured today. They were taken because they were militarily, politically, and/or economically useful; a crippled archer (or even a healthy one!) is none of those, and whilst his commanders might prefer that he not be killed, they would not exactly move heaven and earth (or pay out) to get him returned in such a useless state. Bottom line; a captured archer is a dead archer. Also bear in mind that today, longbows are drawn with three fingers, not two, and the medieval longbows had very heavy draw weights.
For as definitive an answer as is possible to get (you cannot after all prove a negative), I would try to get in touch with Professor Anne Curry at the University of Southampton; she has, I understand, reviewed the French source (Froissart) that the reference is alleged to have come from, and as yet has found no evidence whatever that this salute existed. It certainly wasn’t recorded as being used at Agincourt itself.
source - QI Talk forum where they have links to all the article relating to the facts.
😂🤣🤟👍
You need to do his London olmpics clip from the same show😂
Is that a painting of Lucy on your wall 🙂
It's a Leo Jansen painting
We have another gesture, we touch the tip of the thumb with the tip of the forefinger and shake the hand back and forth...It means we are calling the person we are gesturing towards a wanker.
Hey Lucy and Brad.
Are you celebrating the coronation of your new 👑 tomorrow?
No
@@bradlucy 💪💪💪
@@bradlucy I didn't either
Do flying economy😂
1 woman disagrees with us blokes.
I once let my girlfriend win me at a race, by putting my foot on her back and pushing her down a steep banking, and to show my romantic side I didn't laugh at her falling down till she stopped rolling down, who said romance was dead
He tired himself out.....lol
20p and 50p are septogonal (seven sided) so don't roll well.
Heptagons.
@@MetaFootballTV Synonym 👍
@@dinger40 Septagon is the combination of Latin AND greek, which makes it less correct in form than heptagon, which has 100% greek etymology. 💪
@@MetaFootballTV like Astronaut
@@dinger40 100% greek, yes.
What happened to the movie reaction?
Copyright is a nightmare. I'm still battling Joe
@@bradlucy ohhh ok I thought I was losing my marbles 😂🙌
For your enlightenment 50p and 20p coins are multi sided
Verry sorry cannot take Lee. A good series might be (ab fab) Absolutely Fabolous.
Brad better hush or off to the couch.
(U)
Stop forcing it la