@@ereynolds72 Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations and helps people in need. Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; in 2017 Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to officially play the role on television. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. Each actor's portrayal is unique, but all represent stages in the life of the same character, and together, they form a single lifetime with a single narrative. The time-travelling feature of the plot means that different incarnations of the Doctor occasionally meet. The show is a significant part of British popular culture, and elsewhere it has gained a cult following. It has influenced generations of British television professionals, many of whom grew up watching the series. Fans of the series are sometimes referred to as Whovians. The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world, as well as the "most successful" science fiction series of all time, based on its overall broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales, and iTunes traffic. The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production in 1996 with a backdoor pilot, in the form of a television film titled Doctor Who. The programme was relaunched in 2005, and since then has been produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff. Doctor Who has also spawned numerous spin-offs, including comic books, films, novels, audio dramas, and the television series Torchwood (2006-2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011), K-9 (2009-2010), and Class (2016). It has been the subject of many parodies and references in popular culture.
I feel like "In fiction I should imagine" is the weakest line in the sketch. It's like in American TV shows where they have fake news reporters and they try to make them silly, just takes you out of it a tiny bit
I am in two minds about it. I love Mitchell and Webb Look and have watched it dozens of times over the years, but I would be worried a continuation/reboot wouldn't live up to the original. It has been 12 years and I'm sure they have changed a lot.
But first a look at tomorrow's front pages. The Mail leads with "Scientists prove link between alien death ray and Cancer". While the Indy goes with "House prices soar as Leyton houses incinerated'. The Express has taken a different angle: "Diana and Dodi alive and well on alien mothership: report"
It's difficult to think how ITV would report it as they seem to be at fever pitch over everything. "A 1% increase in the price of Ribena has been announced, we look at how devastating this will be for YOU"
Still better than all other british media, which will simply descend into vile racist shitspewing, and therefore be indistinguishable in their coverage of every other issue.
It's 2019 and the small pockets of human resistance still alive have discovered the robot crabs can only run sideways. We survive by running straight ahead.
They bring their own pets and perishable vegetables and fruits and throw them into the ecosystem with impunity. The Australian tax payers will have to pony up the cash for getting rid of all it before flora and fauna interact with it and create flesh eating plants as well as dodo birds (yepp they brought it back from extinction those aliens) who can sell a house on Bondi Beach faster than any real estate agent. And the dodo does it for half the commission. It just wants food and shelter and the profits are deposited into trust funds for their children. Because it's tough being a resurrected species in today's job market.
@@zapkvr I'll admit I'm not Australian and the house hunting in Bondi Beach reality show is my only frame of reference to what an expensive neighborhood in Australia is. And that show was on like fifteen years ago? I'm sure St. Kilda and Apollo Bay have taken its place.
And then comes the "Event" - please remain indoors :) But i agree i could imagine a longer version of this - 90mins or so. Its a sort of limited space, some external reports and then the slowly escaping staff and the breaking down quality, losing the functioning of greenscreen... and then shutting down the broadcast, but the news anchors not knowing that... it could be a pretty strong drama
Gotta say, I'm not usually a fan of dark comedy, but for some reason I love this. I suspect it's because there are some things you can only do if you're British, and this might just be one of them. Stay British, you guys.
This isn't dark comedy, it's satire. Comedy isn't dark just because it alludes to death or killing. It has to be more specific, like jokes about cancer, or topics even more difficult to discuss. Aliens invading isn't an uncomfortable subject. It's literally discussed and joked about all the time.
Well, that would be easy: Clouds of smoke all over the planet, plummeting temperatures and no seasons for the next couple of years. Thank you and good night - for a long, long time.
"...for any of you who are for some reason more interested in the news than in what some people who don't know THINK about the news..." We're a dying breed.
I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.
Only thing missing is the cringeworthy forced facebook and twitter connectivity of shows today, which the host usually has no idea how to operate or pronounce any aspect of :XX "'Oh and on twatter #invasion is quickly becoming THE trending topic of the day. Rihanna posted..."
nah nah nah them aliens will be held up at customs for a couple of hours all because some idiot brought some exotic fruit with them for there lunch lolz
I love that alien. And not puppy Pan love. I don't care what he is, I'm not sure what I am. Humans don't bleed to death and flatline for 15 minutes freaking out and then resurrect themselves without a blood transfusion or CPR.
Tim from suffolk says "Is it still ok to leave comments about a sketch poking fun at comments from people whos views are irrelevant?" hmmm ponder. I do love these two.
"Maybe you live on Earth or know someone who does."
I wish I could write a line like that.
The magic in that simple line
You just did. 😊
"Where's doctor who when you need him"
"In fiction I should imagine" -classic
@DnB and Psy Production a popular fictional character from the popular fictional show by the same name.
@@JackPorter I feel you missed the joke
@@ereynolds72 Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations and helps people in need.
Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; in 2017 Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to officially play the role on television. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. Each actor's portrayal is unique, but all represent stages in the life of the same character, and together, they form a single lifetime with a single narrative. The time-travelling feature of the plot means that different incarnations of the Doctor occasionally meet.
The show is a significant part of British popular culture, and elsewhere it has gained a cult following. It has influenced generations of British television professionals, many of whom grew up watching the series. Fans of the series are sometimes referred to as Whovians. The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world, as well as the "most successful" science fiction series of all time, based on its overall broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales, and iTunes traffic.
The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production in 1996 with a backdoor pilot, in the form of a television film titled Doctor Who. The programme was relaunched in 2005, and since then has been produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff. Doctor Who has also spawned numerous spin-offs, including comic books, films, novels, audio dramas, and the television series Torchwood (2006-2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011), K-9 (2009-2010), and Class (2016). It has been the subject of many parodies and references in popular culture.
@DnB and Psy Production Peter Cushing in the movies 🎥
I feel like "In fiction I should imagine" is the weakest line in the sketch. It's like in American TV shows where they have fake news reporters and they try to make them silly, just takes you out of it a tiny bit
This is exactly how we would react as a nation.
Somehow the Sun headline would still manage to be disgusting.
"Britain caught with pants down and infected by killer crabs!"
Daily Express: "We'll all be with you soon Diana xxx"
Daily Mail.... Muslim Crabs Impose Sharia Law in Labour Boroughs!
Daily Star: Katie Price Reported to be Dating Alien Crab Soldier!
You have to admire the newsreaders for maintaining their composure and staying professional.
You, morningstar, we need to have a chat.....
I feel like it’s what I’d want to do in an utterly hopeless situation. Accept the end and go out snarking to the bitter end.
It's fake, there was no alien invasion it's a sketch. You can trust me, I went to London last year...
@@DoesThisWork888 That's because of the tireless work of the Tory government to ensure that the aliens stay confined to Calais.
@@DoesThisWork888 not sure about that one
mitchell and webb were gold. I really wish they'd make another series of sketches.
I am in two minds about it. I love Mitchell and Webb Look and have watched it dozens of times over the years, but I would be worried a continuation/reboot wouldn't live up to the original. It has been 12 years and I'm sure they have changed a lot.
Can’t do it now - real comedy is no longer accepted in the mainstream
@@intraum what?
@TpolTime dude stfu, go find a comedian you like, and listen to their jokes. Nobody cares.
@@beeeeeesbury wow you sound lovely lol
It's the fucking apocalypse but Catherine Tate is still on next
The aliens have a thing for redheads.
To be honest if the world was reduced to a bleak, dire realm of pain and suffering, Catherine Tate is exactly what I'd expect to see on the TV.
Its always Catherine Tate
Will the suffering never end?!
ofcourse lol
‘Twas ever thus’ is the most British assertion I have ever heard
If you're gonna go down in fire, go down mocking your opponents.
It's the British way!
Nice picture Max.
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Providing she doesn't attempt to shoot someone she hates.
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But first a look at tomorrow's front pages. The Mail leads with "Scientists prove link between alien death ray and Cancer". While the Indy goes with "House prices soar as Leyton houses incinerated'. The Express has taken a different angle: "Diana and Dodi alive and well on alien mothership: report"
And the Guardian headline, "London Police Brutally attack undocumented Crab immigrants"
and the Sport go with, "Phwoaar! Look at the pincers on her!"
The Sun: We're screwed!
This needs to be an intro cutscene in XCOM 2 - Modders, get on it!
Yeah actually the Advent wins cutscene for Xcom2 is kinda crappy so this would be a massive improvement. I second the get on it modders motion!
@@MrCompassionate01 how the fuck did I find you here.
@@thatderp3247 Because we both spend way too much time on youtube.
@@MrCompassionate01 very true
...and click on what? AND CLICK ON WHAT!?
ON THE LASER ABOUT TO ENGULF ME SEND HELRBWOENFMSA;RWDFRG
im the 600th like. youre welcome.
I’m the 628th like.
I’m sure you don’t care...
WE'RE APPROACHING 666 likes
i got here when it was already 667, so i don't feel bad now :P
I for one welcome our new alien overlords.
I REFUSE to work in their sugar caves!
With chess, tea, crumpets and good ol' British TV.
Lumeth isn't that a Simpsons reference?
Simpsons
ua-cam.com/video/8lcUHQYhPTE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=OrRent
@@A-small-amount-of-peas Principal Skinner
THEORY: This is "The Event"
Brilliant!
Ans remember, remain indoors
DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE EVENT
Stellar comment
Bit late but i full on thought the event was a continuation on this for so long
"We are running out of time, both on the program and just generally." LOL.
DO NOT THINK OF THE EVENT!
Thank you and stay indoors.
say what you like about the killer crabs, but by god they can organize an invasion..
hilarious!
Though we better be quick.
Leave it to the Brits to be polite even about invading extraterrestrials
And the best bit is that this is exactly how an alien invasion would be reported in the UK, by the BBC at least!
It's difficult to think how ITV would report it as they seem to be at fever pitch over everything. "A 1% increase in the price of Ribena has been announced, we look at how devastating this will be for YOU"
Still better than all other british media, which will simply descend into vile racist shitspewing, and therefore be indistinguishable in their coverage of every other issue.
I have the distinct impression you haven't realised this sort of remark makes you the exact sort of person they were taking the piss out of.
@@HALLish-jl5mothe casual "London has fallen to the aliens."
It's 2019 and the small pockets of human resistance still alive have discovered the robot crabs can only run sideways. We survive by running straight ahead.
Aha, so the Prometheus school of running away from things *is* an effective strategy ... as long as the enemy is robot crabs. Cool :)
Don't forget they can at least be slowed by butter sauce
Are you sure that's wise, sir?
we conquered earth, for Vectron.
"We have a lot to learn from them, though we'd better be quick."
Well, no one is stopping to appreciate the beauty of word play in "In fiction, I imagine", as it seems
yeah only you noticed this sketch is really well-written
I can't but admire their self-control in the face of imminent vaporisation
*Australia:* But how does this affect the tax payers?
America: you can't spell pandemic without Dem panic Never let a good crisis go to waste.
They bring their own pets and perishable vegetables and fruits and throw them into the ecosystem with impunity. The Australian tax payers will have to pony up the cash for getting rid of all it before flora and fauna interact with it and create flesh eating plants as well as dodo birds (yepp they brought it back from extinction those aliens) who can sell a house on Bondi Beach faster than any real estate agent. And the dodo does it for half the commission. It just wants food and shelter and the profits are deposited into trust funds for their children. Because it's tough being a resurrected species in today's job market.
@@ZombieDragQueen I think you mean St Kilda beach. Or perhaps Apollo Bay for the view
@@zapkvr I'll admit I'm not Australian and the house hunting in Bondi Beach reality show is my only frame of reference to what an expensive neighborhood in Australia is. And that show was on like fifteen years ago? I'm sure St. Kilda and Apollo Bay have taken its place.
@@hankkingsley2976 No, while you're fretting about an alien invasion, the Americans are figuring out how to reverse engineer the technology.
Remember, when aliens DO attack it's vitally important to add your name to any petitions that crop up on your Facebook timeline.
And then comes the "Event" - please remain indoors :)
But i agree i could imagine a longer version of this - 90mins or so. Its a sort of limited space, some external reports and then the slowly escaping staff and the breaking down quality, losing the functioning of greenscreen... and then shutting down the broadcast, but the news anchors not knowing that...
it could be a pretty strong drama
Metallic crab-like creatures?
Ah yes, "Reapers".
We have dismissed that claim...
Stacy from York asks "Where is Commander Shepard when you need him?"
Off planet by now, I'd assume.
Macra
I'm Commander Shepherd, and this is my favorite comment on UA-cam.
the british government says "the reapers don't exist we can't believe the delusions of one man with no proof"
god i love that twas ever thus line!! i have seen that so many times in actual comment sections
"Twas ever thus..."
I'm slightly concerned that the Mitchell and Webb doomsday sketches are cropping up in my recommendeds
Super unrealistic. The submissions are too literate!
True. The replies are more Radio 4 level. And as those sorts of Radio 4 listeners never watch the television....
That "Next: The Catherine Tate Show" strip is unintentionally hilarious.
Braves fan here. you guys are having a more magical season than the one we had in 2021. please dont falter. go for all!
And that newscaster went on to host "The Quiz Broadcast (Remain Indoors)"
Love all the background explosions while they carry on 😆 🤣 😂
This should be broadcasted in Belgium, people would love it to bits over here.
And next, a treaty is signed, and rescue workers aid the survivors professionally and without the need to depart from procedure.
At first I thought the joke would be that the newscaster on the left was just making it up, and wasn't actually wearing an earpiece.
Gotta say, I'm not usually a fan of dark comedy, but for some reason I love this. I suspect it's because there are some things you can only do if you're British, and this might just be one of them. Stay British, you guys.
oh no, they're transforming into canadians! must not have heard you tell them to stay british
This isn't dark comedy, it's satire. Comedy isn't dark just because it alludes to death or killing. It has to be more specific, like jokes about cancer, or topics even more difficult to discuss. Aliens invading isn't an uncomfortable subject. It's literally discussed and joked about all the time.
It isn't dark shut it
They're dead, sorry.
@@DrMcMoist Ah, thanks for letting me know.
We have a lot to learn from them but we better learn quick.
This is honestly the best attitude to have during war with superior enemy.
Over a decade later Netflix made "Don't look Up". An entire movie based on this premise.
UA-cam always manages to time these recommendations so eerily well
I hope aliens don't kill me before I finish writing this comm
Nah, I'm sure they won't even be able t
holly shit I have managed to survive for 6 months and find a shelter and built a computer to write this comm
Hey at least you didn't say Candlejack. That would have been really s
You guys are stupid, there's no such thing as al
That's utterly ridic
0:34 "Maybe you live on Earth or know someone who does. What is your perspective?"
It's a shame the broadcast ended so abruptly. I wanted to see the weather forecast 👽
Me too. I mean, we know there's an alien invasion, why do they have to make such a song and dance over it?
Haha
Well, that would be easy: Clouds of smoke all over the planet, plummeting temperatures and no seasons for the next couple of years. Thank you and good night - for a long, long time.
Red sky at night...London's burning!
Scattered showers...
...of molten metal
"Without actually no confirmed news, would u recommend that we all start to panick and crack each others heads?"
"Yes i would Kent!"
1:40 No Doctor Who, but Donna Noble should arrive shortly.
Love this, I hope if we do get invaded or overrun by zombies that the BBC reports exactly as in this sketch.
Given the BBC's output over the past 10 years, I'd say the zombies have attacked and now run the joint.
And finally we're sorry to announce that the Great British Bakeoff has been delayed until 19:05.
Delayed until never
We all clicked on 19:05 and the video started again. It's a never-ending loop.
It's also amazing that even after the end of the world, there's still The Catherine Tate Show coming next.
@@Domihork She picked up a few tricks from The Doctor.
Actually, the metallic crab aliens have arranged a Great British Bakeoff a little earlier.
They didn’t even flinch! Now that’s what I call a professional!
It's good to know that the news reader survived and hosted a game show in the rubble.
Imagine if they made this skit into a 2 hour movie.
Lmao, did you just watch 'Don't Look Up' ?
@@cow_tools_ >_>
You might like life of Mars if that's something you may like, has day davito in it
again?
It would ruin it
God I love Brit humor! That's friggin hilarious.
Thanks for sharing
1:43 Fleet Lord Atvar: *sweats nervously*
"We're just getting reports of an alien invasion"
*continues to read questions about it on printed paper*
"...for any of you who are for some reason more interested in the news than in what some people who don't know THINK about the news..." We're a dying breed.
Live Citadel coverage of the Reaper invasion
i think its great that they just do the completely normal reaction while everythings going up around them
Does this remind anyone else of what happened to ISN on Babylon 5? :L
...And that's Numberwang!
Das ist numberwang
That is wordwang!
“Maybe you live on earth or know someone who does…”😂😂😂😂
This is perfect in conjunction with the conspiracy theory skit for aliens.
This one? ua-cam.com/video/59zLZ6PpeSA/v-deo.html Ah, yes. I see what you mean.
One of their best
I thought he was going to read out the football scores after he said and more importantley
covid crew checking in
I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.
Hey, the /watchusfry site is down!
The Reapers are coming XD
Sounds more like the Macra
@@mrdoctorgilmore or 10000 baron greenbacks
Metallic crab like creatures? I think this inspired Mass Effect.
A man who looks remarkably like Sir Derek Jacobi: "Good evening. I don't have to introduce myself, do I....?"
But in this particular sketch, the Doctor is a character in a TV show, so they DID get it right
I can't wait to re-post this when the time comes
2022 anyone? Am I only one, who find this scetch aged very well?
Uploaded 13 years ago, and it’s still relevant today.
LMAO
This seems strangely appropriate.
The British character: a love of keeping calm 😜
unrealistic. when have you ever seen two male newsreaders together outside of sports?
now this is what I call a professional news broadcast.
Jeremy Vine would only be upset because they aren't coming to London on bicycles.
great, that invasion was so fast, i probably would have slept through the end of humanity.
First Godzilla film pulled a scene like this and played it completely straight.
I Imagine that this is how the UK news reacted to the Reaper invasion in Mass Effect 3.
Being professional till the every end. ❤️
British people trained to keep calm and carry on. You love to see it.
The problem that they would have with that, though, is the possible vagueness of just saying, "the doctor."
And now, on to sports!
Damn, this must be David near his peak weight
London has fallen to the aliens. That was prescient.
Only thing missing is the cringeworthy forced facebook and twitter connectivity of shows today, which the host usually has no idea how to operate or pronounce any aspect of :XX
"'Oh and on twatter #invasion is quickly becoming THE trending topic of the day. Rihanna posted..."
This sketch was done in around 2007
Lol at Webb, he still struggled to say molecular evaporation @ 0:37
HENNIMOOOOOORE!
+Joe Schmo I'll never know how he failed to send out the "Not hostile, encounter us!" space message and instead sent the "Hostile, eliminate us!" one
Probably some awkward misunderstanding involving a birthday party and an Israeli ambassador.
He had ONE job. Shame.
What is this a reference to?
Do you think that this is in reference to when Orson Wells read The War of the Worlds on the radio and everyone thought it was real
I am expecting this to happen next week with the way things have been this month.
That's professional newscasting right there.
nah nah nah them aliens will be held up at customs for a couple of hours all because some idiot brought some exotic fruit with them for there lunch lolz
I actually feel something.
I love that alien. And not puppy Pan love. I don't care what he is, I'm not sure what I am. Humans don't bleed to death and flatline for 15 minutes freaking out and then resurrect themselves without a blood transfusion or CPR.
they know how to organize an invasion hits different now
"So a massive and unstoppable alien attack threatens the Earth. What's YOUR reaction?"
Reporter: "...vast metallic crab like creatures..."
Me: *hears distant reaper sounds* "...oh my god."
Such professionalism.
Tim from suffolk says "Is it still ok to leave comments about a sketch poking fun at comments from people whos views are irrelevant?" hmmm ponder. I do love these two.