A Clip from Season 3 Episode 2 of 'A Bit of Fry & Laurie'. I DO NOT OWN. Once again, I just wanted to share but couldn't find one with good quality. Enjoy!
"Congratulations on choosing the Armstrong-Whitworth four-pounder cannonette. Please read the instructions carefully and it should give years of trouble free maiming."
Whenever anyone asks _”what is British comedy”,_ this should be one of the clips shown (along with other things like _Dead Parrot_ from *Monty Python,* something of *Rik Mayall* (maybe his *Flashheart* appearance in the 4th _Blackadder_ series)... bugger, hard to narrow it down, but *_definitely_* this clip !!!
The two Ronnies - 'four candles' sketch is the must-see for any newcomers. Mr. Bean. Fawtly towers, Only fools and horses, Blackadder, monty python, little britain, Gavin & Stacey, Catherine Tate Show, IT crowd, Mighty Boosh, Fresh Meat, The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner, There are many more, as Britain has dominated the comedy TV industry, producing by far the best in the world. 😁
@@davidducouret791 What the bloody hell is "transgender style"? Did you mean to say unisex/agender fashion? Are you making a comment on women wearing trousers?
Ah, common misconception. There were, in fact, quite a few modern joggers in the eighteenth century. Especially in Dorset, where, I assume, the writers have probably set this so as to maintain historical accuracy.
StamfordBridge Ah, excellent. I wish that other writers had drawn so clear a picture of the times as these. I searched through Dickens for AGES and couldn't find a single jogger!
This reminds me: When Otto von Bismarck challenged Rudolf Virchow to a duel it finally came to sausages - one of which being spoiled with trichinae.. ...it was the only instance of Bismarck retracting from a challenge.
That story is entirely false, as it happens. While Bismarck sought "satisfaction" from Virchow, his challenge was in fact refused entirely. The story about the sausages appears to have been fabricated some thirty years later.
British duo comedians throughout the years have just been bonkers (read, brilliant). What would we have done without them..? A short list but in no particular order of merritt. Morcambe & Wise Fry & Laurie Derick & Clive Litttle & Large Hale & Pace The Two Ronnies French & Saunders Whitehouse & Enfield Mitchell & Webb And many more I am sure...
This is exactly why I always carry two knives. I mean, they are smallish knives; One is more of a nail clipper if I'm to be honest. HOWEVER, both are considered deadly weapons by the the Air Marshalls, and I suppose both could be used to inflict an unfortunate laceration that would be extremely prone to infection. Either way, I am prepared to defend my honor at a moment's notice should the situation arise.
He has such an identifiable voice. Also, the whole "If Mr. Van Hoyle were to take the pistol but promise not to fire it?" bit sounds so much like Ford negotiating with the demolition crew at the start of HHGG.
Ironically, you would have much better odds duelling with the sword against the pistol. Duelling pistols were not rifled, and at 20 feet could spread by as much as 2 feet (so I have heard). So you get one shot which is quite likely to miss and then no defense against your opponent at all.
Even the purile feminine authors could never resist extolling the...(ahem)..."virtues"...of that era's pants. How right they all were! Especially with these two fine examples!
I can't put my finger on exactly when, but cutting it right here 0:47 instead of letting it drag 2 minutes after the best punchline would have been funnier. 1:14 is a good second-place ender.
The very last thing you need when you have to be in town by 8 at the latest is a duel to the death with handkerchiefs.
@danieljliversLXXXIX And the very last thing you need is that.
"Quick, man, the hour grows late!" :D
Swords? Pistols? Bah! Real men duel with cannons!
I wonder if this sketch came after that episode.
Nah.
Real men duel with hand grenades.
Locked together in a closet.
With no light.
"Congratulations on choosing the Armstrong-Whitworth four-pounder cannonette. Please read the instructions carefully and it should give years of trouble free maiming."
1:14
The delivery of that "oh, sh*t" kills me every time. 😂
Ahh for heaven's sake .
The way he said it 😂 hugh is a legend
Everything about this sketch is utterly ridiculous and brilliant! Pure genius!
A famous doctor once said that a famous singer once said that you can't always get what you want.
House 💙
Whenever anyone asks _”what is British comedy”,_ this should be one of the clips shown (along with other things like _Dead Parrot_ from *Monty Python,* something of *Rik Mayall* (maybe his *Flashheart* appearance in the 4th _Blackadder_ series)... bugger, hard to narrow it down, but *_definitely_* this clip !!!
what about " how not to be seen"?
The two Ronnies - 'four candles' sketch is the must-see for any newcomers.
Mr. Bean.
Fawtly towers, Only fools and horses, Blackadder, monty python, little britain, Gavin & Stacey, Catherine Tate Show, IT crowd, Mighty Boosh, Fresh Meat, The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner,
There are many more, as Britain has dominated the comedy TV industry, producing by far the best in the world. 😁
@@pianobasic1391 but orion was listing the legends of british comedy. not bloody friday night dinner *shudder*
@@pianobasic1391 little britian, catherine tate and gavin & stacey are for braindead morons
What about Fry and Laurie's annoying eyewitness sketch?
Absolutely brilliant writing.
aside from the obvious (like it`s funny as hell and all)
they also LOOK BEAUUUTFUL in this!!
Aye. We should go back to this fashion instead of knee high pants and transgender style
I was looking for this comment
@@davidducouret791
What the bloody hell is "transgender style"? Did you mean to say unisex/agender fashion? Are you making a comment on women wearing trousers?
Yes
"I've got two matches"
"what do you mean, set fire to each other"
Lol
18th century duel with two modern joggers going by.
It was a good twist.
Ah, common misconception. There were, in fact, quite a few modern joggers in the eighteenth century. Especially in Dorset, where, I assume, the writers have probably set this so as to maintain historical accuracy.
A blatant anachronism. Very poor writing.
StamfordBridge Ah, excellent. I wish that other writers had drawn so clear a picture of the times as these. I searched through Dickens for AGES and couldn't find a single jogger!
Blatant pedantry. Very poor commenting.
This reminds me:
When Otto von Bismarck challenged Rudolf Virchow to a duel it finally came to sausages - one of which being spoiled with trichinae..
...it was the only instance of Bismarck retracting from a challenge.
That story is entirely false, as it happens. While Bismarck sought "satisfaction" from Virchow, his challenge was in fact refused entirely. The story about the sausages appears to have been fabricated some thirty years later.
@@RabbiHerschel You have to admit that, as an anecdote, sausages sound much better than a refusal. ;-)
The business IN HAND
British duo comedians throughout the years have just been bonkers (read, brilliant). What would we have done without them..? A short list but in no particular order of merritt.
Morcambe & Wise
Fry & Laurie
Derick & Clive
Litttle & Large
Hale & Pace
The Two Ronnies
French & Saunders
Whitehouse & Enfield
Mitchell & Webb
And many more I am sure...
Armstrong and Miller
Lucas and Walliams
Smith and Jones
I died laughing when he handed him the pistol!!!!!! Super funny it hurts!!!!! :::=^)
They got plenty of shoes.
Just sayin
Are you suggesting that those gentlemen should stand on a field without their shoes? Preposterous.
But only one left shoe and one right shoe of each.
It would be unbalanced.
There's plenty in the shoe shop as well, it's just round the corner...I should be careful though
@@leafshade3643
They should each remove their right shoe and hop about, smacking each other with said shoe.
ah yes, the traditional Arabian way of duelling, as recorded by the Ayyubid princes
I shall drop the han-
OMG how did I not see this coming! XD XD XD
This is why duelists have seconds.
Yet they don't have minutes.
this is brilliant!!
?We just love it --it's British humor. What fun. There is nothing like it. Thank you.
brilliant, thanks for upload :D
1:22 - Fry and Laurie timeslip here. Just love it, also the weird response the woman gives to Hugh when he asks if they have a swords. Just fantastic.
it's called natural dialogue
@Jamie Saunders Or maybe they are in 1800s, and those ladies are time travellers...
@Jamie Saunders She says "Tend to pass them"
@@ProjectStickman Pretty sure she says what time it is: "Ten past seven"
People really do not listen.
Just to note that the guy might as well have used the gun to signal the start but eh, its comedy I suppose.
Hysterical!
Scrupulously clean
one of my favs :D
This is exactly why I always carry two knives. I mean, they are smallish knives; One is more of a nail clipper if I'm to be honest. HOWEVER, both are considered deadly weapons by the the Air Marshalls, and I suppose both could be used to inflict an unfortunate laceration that would be extremely prone to infection. Either way, I am prepared to defend my honor at a moment's notice should the situation arise.
“I always thought a man with two wives would be happy!”
“No, you’re thinking of a man with two knives.”
british comedy is just legendary
i love this :D
Pure AWESOMENESS
So nice to see Ford Prefect still in business.
Hahahaha that last line got me x]
i watched this once when i was high. i could NOT STOP laughing
I see at least 2 pairs of pants (er, trousers?) there - mayhap they could doff those and duel with them?
Again...finished up creased. Thank you.
Ahh, Reaver's "younger" days
This is hilarious
Nice Arses at the end.
The "oh shit..." is my favorite line. xD
"You can't expect me to remember everything!"
"How many things do you need for a duel? Two! Dudes, and swords!"
Imagine their being two guns and then the guy says "gentlemen start the duel as i shoo-"
*there.
@@adoculos4521 dang yeah
Twenty past seven.
The could have taken turns using the sword, lol.
Business? Let us be about it!
"It stings!"
Could have just dropped his hat to start or there are trees with branches to use.
Oh, shit.
ARSES!
Looks like a scene from Barry Lyndon.
So they only brought one Second..
I always utter "ARSES" at anything mildly inconvenient
Is the third man in this scene Ford Prefect? I'm familiar with his voice, I don't think I've ever seen the actor. (Geoffrey McGivern)
Yes, that's him. I recognised the voice first, too.
He has such an identifiable voice. Also, the whole "If Mr. Van Hoyle were to take the pistol but promise not to fire it?" bit sounds so much like Ford negotiating with the demolition crew at the start of HHGG.
Tbf life in 360p looks a lot better honestly.
Stephen Fry was once thin?
That one expert COD player who could destroy 10 pistol users with a sword:
It's so absurd to think that this man played Dr. House.
He could have started the duel with shooting the pistol.😎
You could actually make this duel kind of fair by leaving a 50% chance that the pistol is not loaded.
Tis not a duel then, it's just gambling.
In the early days of pistols, there was quite a high probability of at least one pistol not firing.
I love this but tbh the gun will get one very inaccurate shot off, that may merely wound him. Then he gets hacked to death. Hugh had it.
Yes this is definitely how it would go. It's why wars back then were fought with swords and armor, and firearms never became a thing.
They could swap off. Best of two.
you know? he could drop the pistol as a signal
or fire it.
They could have bused their fists.
Red Floyd that’s very ungentlemanly.
hahahahahahahahahahaaha
The Face Expressions he does at 0:21 are exactly like George Cloney does them. They have the same Face structur and Face expressions when acting. :D
Why not drop the judge’s hat
Anyone else here after watching Bridgerton?
Dr House!
😂
Marvelous...Bitches ! ..( next door neighbour in ghosts ).
Ironically, you would have much better odds duelling with the sword against the pistol. Duelling pistols were not rifled, and at 20 feet could spread by as much as 2 feet (so I have heard). So you get one shot which is quite likely to miss and then no defense against your opponent at all.
Must be a historic ancestor of House 🤔
Was NOT expecting the joke to be that he only brought one of each!
That's why it's a joke.
@@mrtophat12 yes, but the joke could’ve gone in other directions
arses
thats matt berry as the umpire
Even the purile feminine authors could never resist extolling the...(ahem)..."virtues"...of that era's pants. How right they all were! Especially with these two fine examples!
"purile feminine authors"?
They each got two fists, odd they didn't think of that!
I can't put my finger on exactly when, but cutting it right here 0:47 instead of letting it drag 2 minutes after the best punchline would have been funnier.
1:14 is a good second-place ender.
Bollocks
You Sir, have offended my sensibilities, and I challenge you to a du...... shit, where did I put that glove?
Not as good as the duel scene in Barry Lyndon.
Kevin Russell yes, with that lovely spin and pair of “small swords.”
Barry Lyndon is basically a two hour version of this sketch.
Seems to me these skits are just updated "versions" of Monty Python. Not very original, are they?
This is awful, just shocking. I don't know how anyone considers this comedy
just kidding ;)
just fire the pistol as a starters pistol
Just fire the pistol to start the duel🧐🧐🧐