You just stumbled upon arguably the greatest Uk tv show ever . Blackadder is fantastic , series 2 - 4 are anyway. Series 1 , not so much ( in my opinion ) . This is from series 4 - Blackadder Goes Forth . This is my favourite series . You guys should definitely check out some Blackadder 😁🏴
Series one deifinetly has a different, less refined feel but I'd emplore you to re-watch it. It definitely gets better the more times you watch it. A LOT of the jokes in series I e depend on the viewer having quite good knowledge of British history, beyond the elementary details so you often miss jokes the first or second time around.
You have to see the last episode of this (which has never been shown in the US) - it was amazing how a silly comedy could finish with one of the most thought provoking and emotional endings ever
ABSOLUTELY! YOU MUST WATCH THE LAST EPISODE IN FULL AND RECORD YOUR REACTIONS! Please watch some of the interim episodes first as they obviously feed into the final episode, but PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, record your reactions to watching the final episode 🙏
Disagree. Watch the whole series. The characters development and futility with the war makes you feel the ending even harder. It's the viewers attachment to them that makes the ending so poignant.
Like Fawlty Towers, Blackadder will be passed onto future generations!!! Whilst series 1 was an intro unto Edmund Blackadder - you should watch all 4 series in order to fully appreciate the evolution of the show and the comedy timing in all its glory
@@barnybarnerson5577 Never mind that rubbish, for real comedy try The Life of Riley, starring Caroline quentin, classic, along with My Family and other such shite.
Please, please, please, watch "Blackadder Goes Forth" all the way through! The whole series is fucking hilarious and the final scene of the final episode is something of a historical event in itself. Everyone who has ever seen it knows exactly where they were and when they saw it. It will have you crying with laughter, then sobbing your heart out as realisation hits you. WATCH IT!
It will break your heart in the very last episode, how a comedy programme can go from being so so funny to the very last moments that will break your heart is nothing but sheer genius 👍😭💔
The final episode of this season is considered the Darkest end to a comedy show EVER. Watch it from the start- and recognize the symbolism of Poppies for military deaths: Heart-breaking is an understatement. 'Lest We Forget'.
I'd seen the series on tv but somehow missed the last episode. I got it on DVD and watched it all the way through - and then realised that I couldn't see the screen because I was literally blinded by tears. Such a beautifully poignant ending - it still chokes me every time I watch it. And it all came about entirely by accident.
You’ve literally got the cream of crop in a generation of British actors and comedians. Playing characters during the darkest moments in that country’s history. It’s such a brilliant formula well done guys! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
That clip was from the last episode, Blackadder was trying to get sectioned and sent home to avoid being sent into no man's land. This was rated as one of the best endings for a TV show. It's quite fitting to show this after Remembrance Day. Thank you guys.
"The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own." - Aldous Huxley
My old Battalion ( 3rd BN , Royal Anglian Regiment) were the extras for the opening credits of Blackadder goes Forth. Took a whole day cause Baldrick had us in fits
Neil, I've always wondered, when Hugh Laurie gives the salute (eyes right), do you remember the private who smirks in the opening credits? Always made me laugh that he couldn't keep a straight face.
That made me so happy, to watch a completely fresh audience experience Blackadder and pissing themselves over it. Good to know that a show just shy of 40 years old can still work its magic!
This is probably the best and unique sitcoms ever produced. The premise is that you follow the same characters and their ancestors/descendants at different historical times. Each series is set in a different period of British history, beginning in 1485 and ending in 1917. The first series was called The Black Adder and was set in the fictional reign of "Richard IV". The second series, Blackadder II was set during the reign of Elizabeth I. Blackadder the Third was set during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the reign of George III, and Blackadder Goes Forth was set in 1917 in the trenches of the Great War. YOU HAVE TO WATCH THEM. (series 1 not the best, but series 2 - 4 incredible!) everyone's favourite character is Baldrick.
I did put a comment up. Not as flashy as yours. But to give the idea. But also hidden all the way through it is factual quips about historical events. The characters in essence might be largely fictional but if i remember correct I believe Blackadder is gleamed off the black prince. Prince Edward.
@@plefevre I think it's funny how they reversed Blackadder's and Baldrick's roles going from The Black Adder to Blackadder II. Edmund was more like Mr. Bean in the first season. The first season is worth watching, even if only for Brian Blessed.
@@wampatan9 Well I enjoyed it at the time, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to watch the next series and I'm sure you were the same. It's only insipid by comparison to the subsequent series which clearly benefited from a much larger budget. Blackadder 1 was a bit 'on a shoestring' I will admit but it wasn't without humour. I'd suggest at least watching some of the first season to get the flavour of it before making up one's mind!
The HORROR of realising you've never seen Blackadder! As other commenters have said don't bother with series 1, but DO watch full episodes of all the following series. They are superb. The writing and the performances are peerless.
@@Areyousayingidontknowmyname I think it was generally weaker than the others, but still very much worth watching. As others have said, maybe don't start with it unless you are already a fan of British comedy.
@@davep5788 I will have to politely disagree as i fell in love with the first one. That is why i watched the whole lot. Over time the second one and third have been my main two. So its all a personal thing. If anything they will likely struggle to get every joke. Because so much of it is rooted in the British past. The general slap stick side of it is still solid in the first one.
One of the greatest British TV shows of all time. Amazing cast, fantastical satirical dialog, lot's of cynicism, utterly amazing!!!! Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Rik Mayall, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson. Watch all series. You'll thank us later. Very British comedy, lots of British quirks and viewpoints.
This was before Mr Bean, but still not the first series with Rowan Atkinson. The first one that I know of is ”Not The Nine O'clock News”, and maybe he did stuff before that too. I'm Swedish and maybe there's stuff that never made it to Swedish television, so I don't know.
It is so funny that your first reaction is: "House and Mr Bean is in this". I remember how shocked to see Hugh Laurie in House as every role he played before this was like this. And similarly most people knew Rowan Atkinson in roles like 'Blackadder', Mr Bean came a lot later. Best sitcom ever though! You should watch more of this. Also, the reason he has sticks in his nose the whole series is about Blackadder (I.e. Mr Bean) trying to escape the trenches and pretending to be mad was one of his ideas.
This Show has some of the best British comedy actors of all time. There's those 3 (the other being Tony Robinson as Baldrick) Stephen Fry Tim McKinnery Miranda Richardson "The" Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson to name a few.
@@knowlesy3915 I agree, you have to separate the art from the artist or you end up missing a ton of great writing comedy and writing/music/art/poetry/movies etc etc
Lads, pleasant surprise!!! Blackadder is immense. Loadsa legendary comedy British actors appeared. Check out Rik Mayall (Drop Dead Fred to you!) in it as captain Flasheart. Have a great weekend!
the man could never do a guest spot without at least partially destroying a set, but my favourite is series 1, Brian blessed trying to deliver his lines without spooking the horse he is sat on. best tv ever.
I agree with everyone, this is one of the greatest comedy series ever, yet also one of the most biting satirical views on war. The last program is the most utterly heartbreaking ever, and it would be nice for you both to see it
You MUST watch the Blackadder series. (Series 1 wasn’t so good in my opinion but 2-4 knocks brilliant comedy out the park)! The final scene of the final series is incredibly moving and a ‘ TV greatest moment’.
Blackadder was a laugh out loud comedy/farcical TV series, lads (until the very end part in S4). . . On each of it's 4 seasons, it just ran through different time periods in the history of the UK - Medieval, Elizabethan, Georgian, and lastly the early 1900's as you have seen . Some of the additional Christmas specials they also did were just as comical, too . . . !
You have to watch more of this! This clip is from around the middle of the last episode of series 4, this episode is one of the best bits of TV ever made. That said it only works if you watch all 6 episodes in order so you get to know the characters a bit. He has all that stuff in his nose and on his head as he's trying to avoid going over the top by pretending to be mad BTW. Don't bother with series 1 ("The Blackadder") it's a bit rubbish. But series 2, 3 and 4 are some of the best TV we ever made in the UK IMHO. Would happily watch it on a loop.
@@SadPeterPan1977. I’ve heard him criticise Britain very often. I’ve never heard him praise it. For example, the British; and in particular the English, did more to create the modern world than any other country. And by a big margin. To listen to Robison the British were horrible on every occasion. Most recently in his documentaries on Forgotten Wars he included the Malayan “Emergency”. He spoke badly (as usual about the wicked British) but I was there as a national serviceman (a conscript) and the Malayan people thought highly of the British. I got there after independence and it was common to hear people say things were better under the British. I didn’t think they really meant it. They were just having a moan the way people do, but if we were as bad as Robinson made out those comments would never be made.
While season 4 is by far my favourite and season 1 is a little weak they are all worth watching for different reasons and Miranda Richardson's portrayal of Elizabeth the first is pure comedy gold.
I think it was nearly cancelled after season 1. They changed it a bit from season 2 which kept it going. It's a long time since I've seen the first season but I think Blackadder was the stupid one and Baldrick the more sensible one but they switched it round which was more successful.
@@kimamey it was cancelled it was originally on itv independent television was cancelled and picked up by the bbc with ben elton added. Same thing happened with another sitcom hit men behaving badly. Except it was an actor replaced. Harry Enfield left but the show was a hit afterwards. ( not blackadder level of course)
I love all of the series of Blackadder, and conflicted by which is my favourite - the third, or go forth. But if you're going to watch go forth, please, please watch the whole series - it is only 6 episodes long - and record your reactions to the final episode. It is probably one of the most emotionally striking things you will ever watch, which you would never have imagined until you were 5 3/4 episodes in, and then BAM it hits you. A masterpiece of a series, possibly one of the few perfect shows out there.
I did not enjoy the first series, when Blackadder was more a Mr Bean type character, rather than the manipulative and cunning - and thus funnier - one of the other three series.
There are "time zones" in the Blackadder series, each series being set in one of the following periods - Middle Ages, Elizabethan, Regency and WW1 periods. Brilliant. Can recommend them all
YES!….. you found Blackadder ! 👍😄 My advice is Watch it ALL immediately ….. begin with season two and work your way through gradually…( season one was their first try… it led them to some changes ) which worked magic 🤗 thanks for sharing 🥰
He had sticks up his nose and underpants on his head in order to try and get sent back from the trenches at the front after hoping to be being classed as mad. Hugh Laurie had a long acclaimed career as a comedic actor in the UK well before hitting the States to do House where many American viewers think he's American. The Blackadder series set in several different time periods in history is a brilliant example of acerbic and sarcastic wit mainly delivered in lines from Rowan Atkinson.
It’s blackadder goes forth and the series is a masterpiece. It’s loaded with the cream of British comedy talent and the performances and writing are immaculate. It takes a subject as serious as the First World War and makes it a superb comedy without ever disrespecting those that fought.
Lads this is a famous comedy show here in UK. There are four seasons. The first was not great but 2nd and 3rd were great and this one the fourth was the best the ending was AMAZING
Blackadder had 4 amazingly funny TV series and host of specials over the years. Each series taking on a different period in history, you will love Blackadder its one of those shows that is always funny no matter how many times you have seen it, series 3 is my favourite. Comedic gold and as you've seen some real talent performing it.
As others have said seasons 2 to 4 are gold, I don't mind season 1 but the humour won't translate as much to the US. He had the pencils up his nose as he was trying to get sent home from the war. Season 4 does a fantastic job of highlighting the lunacy of the war! Definitely watch them guys, arguably the best British sitcom of all time.
The greatest British comedy show of all time. Every single episode of all 4 seasons and a very emotional ending. A huge part of my teenage years growing up in England. It is very helpful to understand the period history of Britain (and in some cases Europe) for the time period of each season. Legendary show. Please watch and enjoy every single episode. Coming in a close second is...The Vicar of Dibley. Another must watch.
Blackadder is one of the greatest sitcoms Britain has ever produced, but it was made by the BBC and you'll never get reactions on UA-cam. But you should watch them all, 100%. If you can find a way for us to enjoy them with you, that's a bonus.
Blackadder got better and better as it went along. Series 1 was still funny, but it (and Blackadder's character) was very different from what came later.
You will love Blackadder series 2, 3 and 4. I recommend properly following the series in order, as you will get so much context that half the jokes rely on. Good luck, and enjoy!
Blackadder was trying to get discharged by being mad, hence the pencils up his nose. Blackadder is arguably the greatest British sitcom ever made. 4 series set in four different eras of British history
This is possibly (only possibly as there are many contenders) the best British TV comedy show ever. There were 4 series each set in a different time in history but containing the same actors. When series 4 started (the one your clip is from), I had just started at York University. The shout went up "Blackadder!" and everyone rushed to the TV lounge. It was impossible to physically fit any more people in than managed to get in. (This was before online, constant repeats, etc - 1989 ). It was just an absolute MUST SEE show, nothing else like it at the time.
The sticks up the nose etc were Rowan Atkinson’s character’s attempt to get sent home from the war on the grounds of insanity. It was basically that or dying horribly. Blackadder was a fantastic series. 2 being my favourite, but what an ending as shown in the culmination to series 4.
There was A Christmas Carol special that might be worth watching when it is seasonal to do so. It features bits from all the prior series and serves as a good introduction.
Blackadder, only fools & horses, fawlty towers, some mothers do have em, open all hours, porridge, vicar of Dibly, farther Ted the IT crowd, Alan partridge, keeping up appearances, the inbetweeners, Friday night dinner, dad's army, plebs, red dwaf, bottom, the young ones. All these are fantastic classic English comedy shows. You can't really go far wrong with any of them!
PLEASE react to the entire 4th series of Blackadder!! 6 episodes, it's all set in the trenches and is absolutely hilarious like this start to finish. All blackadder series are good but 'Blackadder goes Forth' (4th season) is by far the best. Glad you liked the clip!
Love your reactions, simply the best. You can watch any series of Blackadder on it's own (except possibly the first), the idea was you are seeing different generations of the same family line through history. Blackadder goes fourth is based in World War 1, and see's him as a sane man trying his best to get out of an insane situation. The last episode is so classic that you really need to watch the whole of series 4 to appreciate it. Other that the last episode in series 4, my favourite is 'The Twenty Miniatures', where he try's to join the new army air force, thinking they only do twenty minutes flying (work) a day, only to find out that is the average life expectancy ...
One of the greatest TV shows ever......and the 4th series is the best one. The ending will have you just staring at the screen after you've gone through everything with them.
The pencils up his nose and pants on his head went along with Blackadder repeatedly saying “Wibble!” It was an attempt to get invalided back to the UK by feigning madness
Both hugh and Rowan were members of a theatre group called the footlights from Cambridge university in England that's how they came to be in blackadder together as they are friends as well as with a fellow cambridge footlights alumni Also in the show Mr Stephen Fry
You MUST watch the clip entitled 'Bullet With My Name On It'. Brilliant!! This is possibly my all time favourite series of any show. Toe to toe with Fawlty Towers.
Really enjoyed watching you two enjoy this; the best episode of arguably the best ever British comedy ('Yes Prime Minister' notwithstanding) so I hope you get to watch the whole thing... then you'll know why Captain Blackadder had a pair of underpants on his head and two pencils up his nose. Have a great weekend chaps.
Apart from the first series, Blackadder is (in my opinion) one of the best series ever .... it has a brilliant cast and is so funny, but very offbeat. The last episode of the 4th series is outstanding .... along with all the humour, it manages to give a final scene that is incredibly poignant (and actually brought me to tears)
Its great to see you do old English Blackadder series, I loved your true reaction when you realised who Hugh Laurie was then you said Mr Bean hahaha, that's awesome, you seem to be pulling the Brits with these reactions, and at the same time, we love seeing you enjoy something we have for years and you just finding it now xx
Probably all of your subscribers would love you to react to all the episodes unedited! We want to see you pissing yourselves laughing! Cheers and thanx again fellas!
Bkackadder is pretending he is mad to be sent home, this was the technique in Sudanese wars.....start with season 2, and work your way up. It is soooooo worth the effort! Season 1 is okay but not magic!
Watch the the 2nd, 3rd and 4th series in order to see the development over time. Its a crime to dip in and not see the series in full - there are only a few episodes in each series. The first series was ok, but they figured out the format for the other series. So some (in my opinion fools) have asked you to watch the last episode - don't . It would be like watching the last minute of a big game thinking you will get the same level of experience and emotion as if you had watched the whole game and the games building up to it.
Blackadder series has a season in each time period from medieval up to WWI, the same families throw up similar characters in each time, often in different roles; Blackadder starts a minor noble, later becomes a servant, then an officer, etc. Characters like Lord Flash-heart turn up unexpectedly, but are often the same as ever. There are actors turning up in minor roles all through history as well. There's a sort of odd undercurrent of people making the same mistakes in many lives as well. Fun. There are a few 'one-offs' set in other times, including one in the far distant future.
One of the best most funny and timeless comedy programmes ever, educational too! You two fannies will luv it, sorry too many drams the night! Luv your work!
Blackadder goes through several historical periods, and is brilliant in all of them. The WWI series was both one of the funniest, and the most poignant.
All the Black Adder series are super. There is the stereotype of the upper class twit played by Dr. House. (There is a famous series of books called Jeeves with Bertie Wooster. Dr. Hause plays the dim upper class twit - an excellent series and excellent books. The upper class twit is based on the time when the rich did not have to work. Mr. Bean is a brilliant comedian. It goes through all different historic periods. Black Adder is the highly intelligent, and ruthless machiavell in the others and Baldric is his side-kick - it is brilliant. Have you seen Mr. Bean in France - the scene where he is broke and sings Opera in Italy to get some money is priceless.
I'm amazed that there are people here who have given away the ending. Not just saying it's emotional, but describing exactly what happens. You have spoiled it for anyone, such as these reactors, who may not have watched the series.
There are 4 series, each of six parts. They are set at different points in history, the first series is very different from the rest and hugely underrated. My personal favourite is Series two. Most wokesters like series 4 as it starts to get a bit PC but is still very much worth watching ! Some seriously great talent on show ! Can't recommend enough !
@@jgmediting7770 Of course war is bad, anyone who thinks otherwise is a fu#@king idiot ! First up, the implication that all generals were fools, was not the case, for example Field Marshall Haig was extremely well liked by his troops, just look at how many made the effort to turn up to his funeral some time later, my Grandfather included. They certainly wouldn't of done that if they thought he was simply a butcher of men who wasted their lives as portrayed. The Somme was an appalling battle with a tremendous lose of life but historians mostly agree that it did shorten the war and was the beginning of the end.
@@ianelley so what’s woke about what you just said? It’s a comedy. Of course the generals are going to be stupid and an antagonist of the main character. It’s called conflict and it helps creates the comedy. And the idea all the troops loved him in reality, is clearly nonsense. Is your idea of woke anything that challenges propaganda?
@@jgmediting7770 " So whats woke about what you just said ", I don't understand what you are saying. And yes, the General is the main antagonist, no problem there, and at what point did I say all soldiers loved him ( Haig that is)? All I said was there was a very large turn out at his funeral which would not of happened if they believed he was a "butcher" as implied. The problem is this is being shown in schools as if it is the gospel truth of what happened, which is clearly nonsense !
@@ianelley you don’t understand? Your whole point was it got too pc. What’s too PC about anything you said? The idea there wouldn’t have been a good turnout at his funeral either way is ridiculous.
^^THIS! Christ, I cry every time I watch it. I'm not sure if it would be quite as poignant watching it for the first time without the background to the characters, but jeebus... Honestly, this is heart breaking...
You guy's have stumbled across one of the all time comedies. You have so many laughs ahead going thru the ages with 'B'ladder' lol. The first series is a little dodgy ,but there after it is pure genious.
One of the finest comedy series on TV (after season one which was rubbish). The final scene of this the final episode is absolutely heartbreaking, watching those we have laughed with for so long go ‘over the top’ to their doom, is one of those moments that stays with you forever.
Great reaction guys , loved your enjoyment of it. Blackadder goes forth is the best Blackadder series in my opinion, very clever and funny on so many levels, making g fun of the futility of war. Love to see what you think of it.
Welcome to a VERY rich seam in British comedy! You have found Black Adder! Forget the first series, but there are three further series you will love! The last one (this one) is perhaps the greatest of all.
You just stumbled upon arguably the greatest Uk tv show ever . Blackadder is fantastic , series 2 - 4 are anyway. Series 1 , not so much ( in my opinion ) . This is from series 4 - Blackadder Goes Forth . This is my favourite series . You guys should definitely check out some Blackadder 😁🏴
I love them all but series 2 with Queenie, nursey and Melchett is my absolute favourite.
I second everything just said above. Skip series 1 but go back to it later once you're hooked.
agree. from 2-4 ben elton was involved in the writing. in series 1, he wasn't, hmmm
Ah they are all good se1 is like the pilot
Series one deifinetly has a different, less refined feel but I'd emplore you to re-watch it. It definitely gets better the more times you watch it. A LOT of the jokes in series I e depend on the viewer having quite good knowledge of British history, beyond the elementary details so you often miss jokes the first or second time around.
You have to see the last episode of this (which has never been shown in the US) - it was amazing how a silly comedy could finish with one of the most thought provoking and emotional endings ever
Silly, how dare you.
ABSOLUTELY! YOU MUST WATCH THE LAST EPISODE IN FULL AND RECORD YOUR REACTIONS! Please watch some of the interim episodes first as they obviously feed into the final episode, but PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, record your reactions to watching the final episode 🙏
"silly comedy"... sir, I take offense! :)
One of the most emotional endings of ANY tv shows ever.
Disagree. Watch the whole series. The characters development and futility with the war makes you feel the ending even harder. It's the viewers attachment to them that makes the ending so poignant.
Black Adder is arguably one of the greatest comedies ever made, never gets old!
Yes Primeminister also.
Like Fawlty Towers, Blackadder will be passed onto future generations!!! Whilst series 1 was an intro unto Edmund Blackadder - you should watch all 4 series in order to fully appreciate the evolution of the show and the comedy timing in all its glory
and has one of the best endings to a comedy series that I've seen.
@@barnybarnerson5577 Never mind that rubbish, for real comedy try The Life of Riley, starring Caroline quentin, classic, along with My Family and other such shite.
Please, please, please, watch "Blackadder Goes Forth" all the way through! The whole series is fucking hilarious and the final scene of the final episode is something of a historical event in itself. Everyone who has ever seen it knows exactly where they were and when they saw it. It will have you crying with laughter, then sobbing your heart out as realisation hits you.
WATCH IT!
It was rumoured to have been done in One Take! The first one was exactly what was needed.
If the final moments of the final episode don't have someone in tears, there may be something wrong with them.
I was 18 years old in my Exgirlfriends room crying my eyes out with her at the ending
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Yes the last episode of this season should be taught/shown in history classes. (We do where I teach)
Re: pants on head, pencils up nose - he was pretending to be mad in an attempt to get out of having to fight.
Wibble.
@@supernovaleftover1812 Wibble.
"Who'd notice another mad man in a war like this" wibble
And, might also add, 'wibble'?
If I may interject….. wibble..
It will break your heart in the very last episode, how a comedy programme can go from being so so funny to the very last moments that will break your heart is nothing but sheer genius 👍😭💔
Won loads of awards the ending, still cry when I watch it... Utterly heartbreaking
Possibly the most heartbreaking end of any show and truly epitomised the futility of war!
I’ve seen it a dozen times and I cry every bloody time.
And amazing as it was accidental because they cocked up the ending so tried slowing it down and fading it out. Couldn't have ended better.
The final episode of this season is considered the Darkest end to a comedy show EVER.
Watch it from the start- and recognize the symbolism of Poppies for military deaths:
Heart-breaking is an understatement. 'Lest We Forget'.
I'd seen the series on tv but somehow missed the last episode. I got it on DVD and watched it all the way through - and then realised that I couldn't see the screen because I was literally blinded by tears. Such a beautifully poignant ending - it still chokes me every time I watch it. And it all came about entirely by accident.
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You’ve literally got the cream of crop in a generation of British actors and comedians. Playing characters during the darkest moments in that country’s history. It’s such a brilliant formula well done guys! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
That clip was from the last episode, Blackadder was trying to get sectioned and sent home to avoid being sent into no man's land. This was rated as one of the best endings for a TV show. It's quite fitting to show this after Remembrance Day. Thank you guys.
The last episode....don't want to spoil it for anyone, is brilliant but heartbreaking. Definitely one of the best endings to a show, ever. 👍👍
Beat me to it..One of the greatest comedy's ever made, and that final scene is so emotional for such a silly show.
"The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own." - Aldous Huxley
My old Battalion ( 3rd BN , Royal Anglian Regiment) were the extras for the opening credits of Blackadder goes Forth. Took a whole day cause Baldrick had us in fits
Why does that not surprise me? He was my favorite character. He and his cunning plans!
@Neil Paine Thanks for ur service 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Neil, I've always wondered, when Hugh Laurie gives the salute (eyes right), do you remember the private who smirks in the opening credits? Always made me laugh that he couldn't keep a straight face.
That made me so happy, to watch a completely fresh audience experience Blackadder and pissing themselves over it. Good to know that a show just shy of 40 years old can still work its magic!
This is probably the best and unique sitcoms ever produced. The premise is that you follow the same characters and their ancestors/descendants at different historical times. Each series is set in a different period of British history, beginning in 1485 and ending in 1917. The first series was called The Black Adder and was set in the fictional reign of "Richard IV". The second series, Blackadder II was set during the reign of Elizabeth I. Blackadder the Third was set during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the reign of George III, and Blackadder Goes Forth was set in 1917 in the trenches of the Great War. YOU HAVE TO WATCH THEM. (series 1 not the best, but series 2 - 4 incredible!) everyone's favourite character is Baldrick.
I did put a comment up. Not as flashy as yours. But to give the idea. But also hidden all the way through it is factual quips about historical events. The characters in essence might be largely fictional but if i remember correct I believe Blackadder is gleamed off the black prince. Prince Edward.
Blackadder is arguably one of the top 3 comedy series in British TV history!
Beyond doubt
I agree
I would totally go to bat for it being THE top British comedy.
@@radicaladz I could as well but I could make the same argument for 3 maybe even 5 others!
Some incredibly stiff competition. OFAH, Porridge, Fawlty Towers, The Office the list goes on. Definitely a classic this though.
Start with Blackadder 2 and work forward. Pure genius.
Correction, start with Blackadder 1. The best of them all and necessary for context moving forward.
@@plefevre I think it's funny how they reversed Blackadder's and Baldrick's roles going from The Black Adder to Blackadder II. Edmund was more like Mr. Bean in the first season. The first season is worth watching, even if only for Brian Blessed.
@@plefevre Hell to the no, season 1 was insipid and does not deserve a place in the Balckadder saga
@@wampatan9 Well I enjoyed it at the time, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to watch the next series and I'm sure you were the same. It's only insipid by comparison to the subsequent series which clearly benefited from a much larger budget. Blackadder 1 was a bit 'on a shoestring' I will admit but it wasn't without humour.
I'd suggest at least watching some of the first season to get the flavour of it before making up one's mind!
Father Ted is still needing a reaction boys. Try the holiday episode.
Great shout! That or the "lost in the department store" episode
Also the 'Speed' parody.
The HORROR of realising you've never seen Blackadder! As other commenters have said don't bother with series 1, but DO watch full episodes of all the following series. They are superb. The writing and the performances are peerless.
season 1 is equally good, I don't know what the hell people have in mind to say it isn't 🤦
@@JulioLeonFandinho I know right. No idea what their issue is with it. The rest of the shows wouldn't have been a thing if the first was shit.
@@Areyousayingidontknowmyname I think it was generally weaker than the others, but still very much worth watching. As others have said, maybe don't start with it unless you are already a fan of British comedy.
@@davep5788 I will have to politely disagree as i fell in love with the first one. That is why i watched the whole lot. Over time the second one and third have been my main two. So its all a personal thing. If anything they will likely struggle to get every joke. Because so much of it is rooted in the British past. The general slap stick side of it is still solid in the first one.
All I can say is "he rides a horse rather less well than another horse would"
Greatest British show of all time
this and the young ones
one of, for sure!
I'd say Only Fools And Horses is the greatest, then Blackadder, then Allo Allo
Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister too!
@@waynesudama111 I'd say rising damp till death us do part and ever decreasing circles
Blackadder is one of the greatest shows ever written Rowan Atkinson is just brilliant as the title character.
One of the greatest British TV shows of all time. Amazing cast, fantastical satirical dialog, lot's of cynicism, utterly amazing!!!! Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Rik Mayall, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson. Watch all series. You'll thank us later. Very British comedy, lots of British quirks and viewpoints.
RIP Rik Mayall
@@freyml Lord Flasheart is possibly my favourite character in anything ever.
@@Emilyismysunshine yup, WOOF!! 🤣🤣🤣
This was before Mr Bean, but still not the first series with Rowan Atkinson. The first one that I know of is ”Not The Nine O'clock News”, and maybe he did stuff before that too. I'm Swedish and maybe there's stuff that never made it to Swedish television, so I don't know.
It is so funny that your first reaction is: "House and Mr Bean is in this". I remember how shocked to see Hugh Laurie in House as every role he played before this was like this. And similarly most people knew Rowan Atkinson in roles like 'Blackadder', Mr Bean came a lot later.
Best sitcom ever though! You should watch more of this. Also, the reason he has sticks in his nose the whole series is about Blackadder (I.e. Mr Bean) trying to escape the trenches and pretending to be mad was one of his ideas.
This Show has some of the best British comedy actors of all time.
There's those 3 (the other being Tony Robinson as Baldrick)
Stephen Fry
Tim McKinnery
Miranda Richardson
"The" Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson to name a few.
Tony Robison is a nasty anti-British left-wing nut case.
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Most actors are, weren't talking about that though were we?
@@knowlesy3915 I agree, you have to separate the art from the artist or you end up missing a ton of great writing comedy and writing/music/art/poetry/movies etc etc
If you enjoy this show you have to watch Blackadder goes forth too. Both hilarious.
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And more simply, ppl; leave the political sh*t on political channels, these guys are just trying to have some fun.
Lads, pleasant surprise!!! Blackadder is immense. Loadsa legendary comedy British actors appeared. Check out Rik Mayall (Drop Dead Fred to you!) in it as captain Flasheart. Have a great weekend!
Woof woof!
I adore Rik Mayal RIP.
the man could never do a guest spot without at least partially destroying a set, but my favourite is series 1, Brian blessed trying to deliver his lines without spooking the horse he is sat on. best tv ever.
I agree with everyone, this is one of the greatest comedy series ever, yet also one of the most biting satirical views on war. The last program is the most utterly heartbreaking ever, and it would be nice for you both to see it
You MUST watch the Blackadder series. (Series 1 wasn’t so good in my opinion but 2-4 knocks brilliant comedy out the park)! The final scene of the final series is incredibly moving and a ‘ TV greatest moment’.
4 series or seasons for you to get through. Some of the best comedy writing ever.
Forget series one. If they watch they, they won’t watch the rest.
Blackadder was a laugh out loud comedy/farcical TV series, lads (until the very end part in S4). . . On each of it's 4 seasons, it just ran through different time periods in the history of the UK - Medieval, Elizabethan, Georgian, and lastly the early 1900's as you have seen . Some of the additional Christmas specials they also did were just as comical, too . . . !
Lord Falsh Heart coming thru the roof and Edmund and Bobs wedding,Rik Myall priceless 😂
You have to watch more of this! This clip is from around the middle of the last episode of series 4, this episode is one of the best bits of TV ever made. That said it only works if you watch all 6 episodes in order so you get to know the characters a bit.
He has all that stuff in his nose and on his head as he's trying to avoid going over the top by pretending to be mad BTW.
Don't bother with series 1 ("The Blackadder") it's a bit rubbish. But series 2, 3 and 4 are some of the best TV we ever made in the UK IMHO. Would happily watch it on a loop.
tony robinson is a comedian and a historian/ archeologist and hes really good
Couldn’t disagree more. He a lefty-loon and very anti-British.
@@oldman1734 You don't get to declare what is and isn't British just because he doesn't share your political views.
@@SadPeterPan1977. I’ve heard him criticise Britain very often. I’ve never heard him praise it.
For example, the British; and in particular the English, did more to create the modern world than any other country. And by a big margin.
To listen to Robison the British were horrible on every occasion.
Most recently in his documentaries on Forgotten Wars he included the Malayan “Emergency”. He spoke badly (as usual about the wicked British) but I was there as a national serviceman (a conscript) and the Malayan people thought highly of the British. I got there after independence and it was common to hear people say things were better under the British. I didn’t think they really meant it. They were just having a moan the way people do, but if we were as bad as Robinson made out those comments would never be made.
@@oldman1734 rather a left loon than a right wing bigot.
Sir Tony Robinson to you.
While season 4 is by far my favourite and season 1 is a little weak they are all worth watching for different reasons and Miranda Richardson's portrayal of Elizabeth the first is pure comedy gold.
I think it was nearly cancelled after season 1. They changed it a bit from season 2 which kept it going. It's a long time since I've seen the first season but I think Blackadder was the stupid one and Baldrick the more sensible one but they switched it round which was more successful.
@@kimamey Ben Elton came on board to write with Richard Curtis for series 2. The rest is history.
@@jgmediting7770 Yes I'd forgotten about that. Thanks for the reminder.
@@kimamey it was cancelled it was originally on itv independent television was cancelled and picked up by the bbc with ben elton added. Same thing happened with another sitcom hit men behaving badly. Except it was an actor replaced. Harry Enfield left but the show was a hit afterwards. ( not blackadder level of course)
Series* we don’t do seasons on tv shows in britain ;)
I love all of the series of Blackadder, and conflicted by which is my favourite - the third, or go forth. But if you're going to watch go forth, please, please watch the whole series - it is only 6 episodes long - and record your reactions to the final episode. It is probably one of the most emotionally striking things you will ever watch, which you would never have imagined until you were 5 3/4 episodes in, and then BAM it hits you. A masterpiece of a series, possibly one of the few perfect shows out there.
I did not enjoy the first series, when Blackadder was more a Mr Bean type character, rather than the manipulative and cunning - and thus funnier - one of the other three series.
There are "time zones" in the Blackadder series, each series being set in one of the following periods - Middle Ages, Elizabethan, Regency and WW1 periods. Brilliant. Can recommend them all
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He had sticks up his nose and underpants on his head in order to try and get sent back from the trenches at the front after hoping to be being classed as mad.
Hugh Laurie had a long acclaimed career as a comedic actor in the UK well before hitting the States to do House where many American viewers think he's American.
The Blackadder series set in several different time periods in history is a brilliant example of acerbic and sarcastic wit mainly delivered in lines from Rowan Atkinson.
Wibble
An old trick we used in the Sudan.
They are pencils not sticks. Very important difference.
Seriously, who would notice another madman around here?
Possibly, just possibly, the greatest TV show we've ever produced. Watch from start to finish guys. I still cry at the end of the final episode.
It’s blackadder goes forth and the series is a masterpiece. It’s loaded with the cream of British comedy talent and the performances and writing are immaculate. It takes a subject as serious as the First World War and makes it a superb comedy without ever disrespecting those that fought.
Fun fact: Blackadder was Burt Reynold's favourite sitcom. 2nd fun fact: Blackadder is effing brilliant.
A bit of trivia a Blackader with just the one D was a officer in the English army under the Duke of Marlborough
Lads this is a famous comedy show here in UK. There are four seasons. The first was not great but 2nd and 3rd were great and this one the fourth was the best the ending was AMAZING
Season 1 of Blackadder is the equivalent of season 4 of airwolf - it doesn't get mentioned
@@SwampthingDUK I personally don't mind it especially with Brian blessed and Peter Cook in there. But it's not good as the other 3 series
Blackadder had 4 amazingly funny TV series and host of specials over the years. Each series taking on a different period in history, you will love Blackadder its one of those shows that is always funny no matter how many times you have seen it, series 3 is my favourite. Comedic gold and as you've seen some real talent performing it.
When I was a kid, my parents bought me a whole dvd with all the Blackadder episodes. Still have it to this day, 15+yrs later. Great show
As others have said seasons 2 to 4 are gold, I don't mind season 1 but the humour won't translate as much to the US.
He had the pencils up his nose as he was trying to get sent home from the war. Season 4 does a fantastic job of highlighting the lunacy of the war! Definitely watch them guys, arguably the best British sitcom of all time.
"who would notice another mad man around here?"
Wibble!
You need to watch the entire series of black adder goes forth purely for the brilliant and touching ending.
Loved watching you enjoy watching this so much. Total classic! Though the end of this episode made me cry.
The greatest British comedy show of all time. Every single episode of all 4 seasons and a very emotional ending. A huge part of my teenage years growing up in England. It is very helpful to understand the period history of Britain (and in some cases Europe) for the time period of each season. Legendary show. Please watch and enjoy every single episode. Coming in a close second is...The Vicar of Dibley. Another must watch.
Blackadder is one of the greatest sitcoms Britain has ever produced, but it was made by the BBC and you'll never get reactions on UA-cam. But you should watch them all, 100%. If you can find a way for us to enjoy them with you, that's a bonus.
Watch the entire series chaps. Series 3 and 4 were my favourites. The last minute of series 4 being particularly moving.
Blackadder got better and better as it went along. Series 1 was still funny, but it (and Blackadder's character) was very different from what came later.
You will love Blackadder series 2, 3 and 4. I recommend properly following the series in order, as you will get so much context that half the jokes rely on. Good luck, and enjoy!
The BBC at its best!!
The last scene of the whole series is the best - a real tear jerker but so poignant
Blackadder was trying to get discharged by being mad, hence the pencils up his nose.
Blackadder is arguably the greatest British sitcom ever made. 4 series set in four different eras of British history
This is possibly (only possibly as there are many contenders) the best British TV comedy show ever. There were 4 series each set in a different time in history but containing the same actors. When series 4 started (the one your clip is from), I had just started at York University. The shout went up "Blackadder!" and everyone rushed to the TV lounge. It was impossible to physically fit any more people in than managed to get in. (This was before online, constant repeats, etc - 1989 ). It was just an absolute MUST SEE show, nothing else like it at the time.
Blackadder 1 to 4 is one of the greatest collections of British comedy shows ever. You’ve got a lot to look forward to.
The sticks up the nose etc were Rowan Atkinson’s character’s attempt to get sent home from the war on the grounds of insanity. It was basically that or dying horribly.
Blackadder was a fantastic series. 2 being my favourite, but what an ending as shown in the culmination to series 4.
4 series of brilliance...... A journey through history with Blackadder
There was A Christmas Carol special that might be worth watching when it is seasonal to do so. It features bits from all the prior series and serves as a good introduction.
It's fucking great!
Robbie Coltraine is a legend
Perfect way to introduce it!
Truly a brilliant show! Loved it all. You have a huge treat in store! Enjoy guys. We have utter comic geniuses in the UK.
Blackadder, only fools & horses, fawlty towers, some mothers do have em, open all hours, porridge, vicar of Dibly, farther Ted the IT crowd, Alan partridge, keeping up appearances, the inbetweeners, Friday night dinner, dad's army, plebs, red dwaf, bottom, the young ones. All these are fantastic classic English comedy shows. You can't really go far wrong with any of them!
PLEASE react to the entire 4th series of Blackadder!! 6 episodes, it's all set in the trenches and is absolutely hilarious like this start to finish. All blackadder series are good but 'Blackadder goes Forth' (4th season) is by far the best. Glad you liked the clip!
Your reactions make it all worthwhile. Its an endorsement of the sheer genius of Black Adder.
"Black Adder Goes Forth," a cult classic, it's well worth watching the entire series. 👍
Love your reactions, simply the best. You can watch any series of Blackadder on it's own (except possibly the first), the idea was you are seeing different generations of the same family line through history. Blackadder goes fourth is based in World War 1, and see's him as a sane man trying his best to get out of an insane situation. The last episode is so classic that you really need to watch the whole of series 4 to appreciate it.
Other that the last episode in series 4, my favourite is 'The Twenty Miniatures', where he try's to join the new army air force, thinking they only do twenty minutes flying (work) a day, only to find out that is the average life expectancy ...
One of the greatest TV shows ever......and the 4th series is the best one. The ending will have you just staring at the screen after you've gone through everything with them.
The pencils up his nose and pants on his head went along with Blackadder repeatedly saying “Wibble!” It was an attempt to get invalided back to the UK by feigning madness
Blackadder Goes 4th is one of the best things I've seen. Got it on VHS still ffs! Watch the entire season, you won't be dissapointed 😀
Guys you have to watch the last episode which is so sad and thought provoking for a comedy series.
I often try to drop in Blackadder quotes into conversation with new people, if I get a quote back, we're going to get on just fine!
One of the best tv shows ever made, especially season 4.
The last episode of this is one of the greatest endings of all time. It left you stunned. If it is on YT it is a must watch.
Blackadder is a series of comedy's going through time periods
The series is called "Blackadder goes Forth"
Absolutely brilliant!
Brilliant UK comedy from a great comic cast.
Both hugh and Rowan were members of a theatre group called the footlights from Cambridge university in England that's how they came to be in blackadder together as they are friends as well as with a fellow cambridge footlights alumni Also in the show Mr Stephen Fry
Watch the last episode.. brings tears.. first 5 were best comedy in brit history
You MUST watch the clip entitled 'Bullet With My Name On It'. Brilliant!! This is possibly my all time favourite series of any show. Toe to toe with Fawlty Towers.
It’s been said a few times that the entire cast actually became emotional in the very end scene in this series.
Stephen Fry playing Lord and major melchit in seasons 2&4 is another reason to watch
You’re so lucky to be watching blackadder for the first time!
Really enjoyed watching you two enjoy this; the best episode of arguably the best ever British comedy ('Yes Prime Minister' notwithstanding) so I hope you get to watch the whole thing... then you'll know why Captain Blackadder had a pair of underpants on his head and two pencils up his nose. Have a great weekend chaps.
Apart from the first series, Blackadder is (in my opinion) one of the best series ever .... it has a brilliant cast and is so funny, but very offbeat. The last episode of the 4th series is outstanding .... along with all the humour, it manages to give a final scene that is incredibly poignant (and actually brought me to tears)
Black Adder Goes Forth - 'Painting in no mans land' is the funniest scene for me. Love your reactions guys, keep it up.
Pure gold guys, I have watched this so many times, and it still makes me laugh.
The whole series is definitely worth watching. And the ending is one of the best ending of any show there has been.
Its great to see you do old English Blackadder series, I loved your true reaction when you realised who Hugh Laurie was then you said Mr Bean hahaha, that's awesome, you seem to be pulling the Brits with these reactions, and at the same time, we love seeing you enjoy something we have for years and you just finding it now xx
You need to watch the whole show in order, brilliant.
Probably all of your subscribers would love you to react to all the episodes unedited! We want to see you pissing yourselves laughing!
Cheers and thanx again fellas!
Bkackadder is pretending he is mad to be sent home, this was the technique in Sudanese wars.....start with season 2, and work your way up. It is soooooo worth the effort! Season 1 is okay but not magic!
So true... you can truly skip season 1
Watch the the 2nd, 3rd and 4th series in order to see the development over time. Its a crime to dip in and not see the series in full - there are only a few episodes in each series. The first series was ok, but they figured out the format for the other series. So some (in my opinion fools) have asked you to watch the last episode - don't . It would be like watching the last minute of a big game thinking you will get the same level of experience and emotion as if you had watched the whole game and the games building up to it.
Blackadder series has a season in each time period from medieval up to WWI, the same families throw up similar characters in each time, often in different roles; Blackadder starts a minor noble, later becomes a servant, then an officer, etc.
Characters like Lord Flash-heart turn up unexpectedly, but are often the same as ever. There are actors turning up in minor roles all through history as well.
There's a sort of odd undercurrent of people making the same mistakes in many lives as well. Fun.
There are a few 'one-offs' set in other times, including one in the far distant future.
One of the best most funny and timeless comedy programmes ever, educational too! You two fannies will luv it, sorry too many drams the night! Luv your work!
Blackadder goes through several historical periods, and is brilliant in all of them. The WWI series was both one of the funniest, and the most poignant.
All the Black Adder series are super. There is the stereotype of the upper class twit played by Dr. House. (There is a famous series of books called Jeeves with Bertie Wooster. Dr. Hause plays the dim upper class twit - an excellent series and excellent books. The upper class twit is based on the time when the rich did not have to work. Mr. Bean is a brilliant comedian. It goes through all different historic periods. Black Adder is the highly intelligent, and ruthless machiavell in the others and Baldric is his side-kick - it is brilliant. Have you seen Mr. Bean in France - the scene where he is broke and sings Opera in Italy to get some money is priceless.
When have the rich ever had to work? Workers work. Capitalists take the value.
Dr. House sure does a convincing British accent. He is gifted to be able to be that accurate...
@@jgmediting7770 they do work
@@lynneivison5773 then you don’t understand capitalism.
You made my day when you said; "For some... reason I thought this was a... song!" LMAO! Great!
I'm amazed that there are people here who have given away the ending. Not just saying it's emotional, but describing exactly what happens. You have spoiled it for anyone, such as these reactors, who may not have watched the series.
There are 4 series, each of six parts. They are set at different points in history, the first series is very different from the rest and hugely underrated. My personal favourite is Series two. Most wokesters like series 4 as it starts to get a bit PC but is still very much worth watching ! Some seriously great talent on show ! Can't recommend enough !
How the hell does the fourth series get pc? Ffs.
And why would that be a bad thing either way, anyway.
War is bad? How woke.
@@jgmediting7770 Of course war is bad, anyone who thinks otherwise is a fu#@king idiot ! First up, the implication that all generals were fools, was not the case, for example Field Marshall Haig was extremely well liked by his troops, just look at how many made the effort to turn up to his funeral some time later, my Grandfather included. They certainly wouldn't of done that if they thought he was simply a butcher of men who wasted their lives as portrayed. The Somme was an appalling battle with a tremendous lose of life but historians mostly agree that it did shorten the war and was the beginning of the end.
@@ianelley so what’s woke about what you just said? It’s a comedy. Of course the generals are going to be stupid and an antagonist of the main character. It’s called conflict and it helps creates the comedy.
And the idea all the troops loved him in reality, is clearly nonsense. Is your idea of woke anything that challenges propaganda?
@@jgmediting7770 " So whats woke about what you just said ", I don't understand what you are saying. And yes, the General is the main antagonist, no problem there, and at what point did I say all soldiers loved him ( Haig that is)? All I said was there was a very large turn out at his funeral which would not of happened if they believed he was a "butcher" as implied. The problem is this is being shown in schools as if it is the gospel truth of what happened, which is clearly nonsense !
@@ianelley you don’t understand? Your whole point was it got too pc. What’s too PC about anything you said?
The idea there wouldn’t have been a good turnout at his funeral either way is ridiculous.
Blackadder rocks but it's also quite poignant, try watching Blackadder "Going Over the Top" clip :)
That's bloody heart rendering!!
^^THIS! Christ, I cry every time I watch it. I'm not sure if it would be quite as poignant watching it for the first time without the background to the characters, but jeebus... Honestly, this is heart breaking...
Very moving
Goodbyee is the best ending to a series every
Whatever you do, don’t just watch the clip. Watch the series.
Keep away from series one. Two, three and four are gold! The close of series four still makes me cry.
You guy's have stumbled across one of the all time comedies. You have so many laughs ahead going thru the ages with 'B'ladder' lol. The first series is a little dodgy ,but there after it is pure genious.
One of the finest comedy series on TV (after season one which was rubbish). The final scene of this the final episode is absolutely heartbreaking, watching those we have laughed with for so long go ‘over the top’ to their doom, is one of those moments that stays with you forever.
Great reaction guys , loved your enjoyment of it. Blackadder goes forth is the best Blackadder series in my opinion, very clever and funny on so many levels, making g fun of the futility of war. Love to see what you think of it.
Welcome to a VERY rich seam in British comedy! You have found Black Adder! Forget the first series, but there are three further series you will love! The last one (this one) is perhaps the greatest of all.
Possibly the best piece of TV ever. Hilarious and touching in the same show.