CLASSIC QI REACTION Series G Ep 6 XL - Genius (David Mitchell, Dara Ó Briain and Graham Norton)
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Hope you enjoy my first reaction to Episode 6 XL of QI (Series G) starring Stephen Fry and Alan Davies, guest starring David Mitchell, Dara Ó Briain and Graham Norton.
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I was present in the studio for the recording of this episode. They recorded for 2 hours straight- with literally a 15 second break while they did 'something technical'. It was comedy gold from start to finish- often referencing previous exchanges in later rounds - and we left thinking 'how on Earth are they going to edit that down to the 30 minutes for the main show, and even the 45 minutes QiXL format.
What luck to be a witness to all the great banter!!
The Alan winning thing, I saw an interview, where Alan said he got tired of being the whipping boy and started to avoid traps, and therefore winning, whereupon the show runner (John Lloyd) sat him down and explained that that's his function, and the purpose for him being there, and that he isn't dumb etc. In the future, he falls on traps more readily and starts losing in a comedic fashion, basically so the other guests are more relaxed and get into the comedic side. They are also hence more likely to answer things which they aren't 100% sure about, due to being less scared of the klaxon .
So did they stop calling him thick?
I approve of this comment wholeheartedly.
The klaxon that isn't a klaxon?
I'm British, I'm old, and I now have the theme tune to Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads stuck in my head!!
Ah, but what was the theme tune to The Likely Lads, and Bewes disappeared without much trace (he might have done a bit in music ?), whereas Bolam went onto When The Boat Comes In and New Tricks, among other roles. Thelma of course ended up in Last of The Summer Wine.
Props for mentioning Leonard of Quirm.
David Mitchell’s soap box is an absolute must viewing
Every time we see Mitchell I hope we’re one step closer to a Peep Show reaction 🙏🙏
QI needs Alan to give the obvious answer fearless of klaxon, to keep the pace up regardless of panelists' willingnesss to be seen as mistaken. David and Dara are not insecure about their intellects (indeed they are known for them) and as performing comedians do not hesitate to take the spotlight with an answer (right or wrong... though mostly funny).
Recommended it before and now here again: for more David Mitchell, please, please react to Peep Show.
I have a theory, well more of a pattern i'v noticed. It seems that Alan wins when there are really good, funny guests, Alan's more than happy to sit back and give them the laughs. Its in episodes when he has to 'carry' the show sightly more, he usually get the stupidly low scores.
Love the Leonard of Quirm reference and he did invent the submarine. And David Mitchell's mind works on a totally different plane.
You mean Leonardo's "Going under the water safely device"? :D
@@Assmodean Indeed, great inventor but rubbish at naming them.
If you can find it...try upstart crow...David mitchell as shakespeare...absolutely hilarious
There was a video on Numberphile where Graham himself explained what Grahams number is.
Rodney Bewes was an actor who played in a much loved sitcom, The Likely Lads, amongst other things. I guess he was most famous in the 60s, 70s and 80s . Graham grew up in Ireland so might not have seen the show.
Totally agree, can't beat a good David Mitchell rant! thanks for the great content.
My pleasure!
Graham's number was discovered by Ronald Graham for this specific mentioned problem. At the time, and for decades afterwards it was the largest number that was meaningfully used in a mathematical paper. Since, there have been larger numbers used but Graham's number is still the largest named number.
For the actual problem the lower bound has since been increased to 13 and the upper bound decreased to a much lower Hales-Jewett number.
Rodney Bewes with James Bolam was in the sitcom 'The Likely Lads' and it's colour successor, 'Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?' In the first, they were two young guys doing what they do whereas in the second series they met up again but their individual circumstances had changed somewhat. Bewes was also in the 5th Doctor story 'Resurrection of the Daleks'.
Loving the Leonard of Quirm appreciation.
And I like that you can now see a David Mitchell rant coming. He actually has a UA-cam series called Soapbox, which is pure rants, if you want to check it out.
I'm pretty sure Pratchett was more than a bit of a polymath himself.
There's also a lot of compilations of his rants from various shows...not really something to react to, just fun to watch!
Honestly, I think I'd love to see him do the Aristocrats joke...I think he could kill it for an hour...
Stephen made a vast understatement with Graham's Number. It's so big that even if you divided the entire observable universe into Planck length cubes that each are about 100 quintillion times smaller than a proton, and you somehow got to represent each of these cubes with a binary value that would not be enough space to contain the binary value of how many digits Graham's Number has, let alone contain the number itself.
So, at least 17?
Thought as much, myself.
I understand on an intellectual level the value of number theory as a discipline and how it's led to advancements in information theory, computation, cryptography, etc., etc.
But on a visceral level, my human inadequacy to conceive of quantities so vast triggers a barely contained real sense of anger. It's unreasonable, and my prefrontal cortex at least tamps it down, but it's there in the back of my mind. It feels like being thrown into the Total Perspective Vortex.
Hey, bring beer and look at this crowd of tossers I just found!
I have spoken... (Love the shirt, Neil!)
probably not never considered before, it could be fun to look at the "QI A00" episode to see the show in its most primitive form.
I can’t help thinking of him as Leonard da Quirm, either.
Rodney Bewes got mentioned. Watching some old episodes of What Ever happened to the Likey Lads is fun (and a tinged nostalgia - few clips of The Likely Lads exist).
According to the British Comedy Guide's QI page, Alan has won 41 times over the course of series A-R.
It doesn't really look anything like Rodney Bewes. It DOES however look like my cousin Charlie from Cambridge.
Love a David rant lol.
Crufts is the largest dog show in the world, with something like 20,000 dogs on display, compared to the WKC version which has around 3,000 dogs. I'm surprised you haven't heard of it before as you are quite a knowledgeable chap!
Quite interesting fact: The founder of the dog show, Charles Cruft (1852 - 1938), was buried in a tomb in Highgate Cemetery (West) in London. The tomb is a Grade II listed structure, i.e. it is recognised as being of special interest by Historic England.
Always fun seeing you enjoy these shows . The
Dara could be interesting on Taskmaster , he's very clever , knowledgeable , and can be argumentative . If only they could persuade David to do it . Interesting seeing him pre beard here so this one must be quite old . I certainly wish I aged as well as QI .
I wish Graham was on this more, he's fantastic
The bully rant is maybe my favourite Mitchel Moment on QI
QI episodes to react to: Series A, Episode 1, “Adam”, Series J, Episode 5, “J Places”, Series J, Episode 14, “Jingle Bells”, Series P, Episode 5, “Public and Private”, Series Q, Episode 8, “Q Animals”, Series Q, Episode 14, “Queens”, and Series Q, Episode 7, “Quests: Part II”
Nice to find another Discworld fan.
Alan has only missed one episode I believe, back in 2006 his team Arsenal appeared in Champions League final ( Europe’s biggest domestic club football competition ) so if memory serves me right he appeared at the start and then vanished Star Trek teleportation style for the rest of the show.
As someone who has loved the show since it began, it's really wonderful to see someone who has discovered and appreciates its brilliance. To experience these episodes again through your enthusiastic reactions is great. And I think you are on Alans wavelength, preemptive joking that Amadeus and Leonardo would get rid of there competition. And appreciating a Mitchell rant.
Belated congrats on the 10k subscribers b.t.w. Suggested for a QI reaction from the I series S09E16.
No reason you should know Rodney Bewes. You might have seen him in a Ken Branagh Shakespeare movie. Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads if you want to dip your toe in a 1970's sitcom.
How's the new schedule? When you announced the results of your Pilot week I thought that's a lot of work, in the editing fot YT. I hope you haven't taken on too much, I've known content creators to burn out and disappear. I'm sure your subscribers wouldn't begrudge you skipping some weeks to spend time with family and friends, pursue other interests, prioritise self-care.
Thanks for your concern - so far,, so good! We'll see how things go when I add The Sandman, House of the Dragon, Andor and Rings of Power to the schedule in the next six weeks. I'm excited for it all though! Can't wait to dive into what look like some excellent new shows. Cheers!
You just have to watch Peep Show I think you'll absolutely love it
If you don't know already David Mitchell hosts a radio panel show called The Unbelievable Truth which is very funny and full seasons can be found on You Tube .
I'm not recommending it for your channel but because it's blinking outstanding.
I requested this episode, I’m so glad you’ve reacted to it!
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@NeilTalks I loved it! Its amazing that even things I've seen countless times are enhanced by your commentary!
He's not wrong, looks Just like Rodney Bewes......👀🤷♂️😂😂😂
Strong episode, Neil, especially since one can't beat a Mitchell rant. I actually like the fact that Alan is being Alan, instead of being asked to dumb himself down, which makes the atmosphere more relaxed, and doesn't feel like he's being ganged up against.
I can't wait for you to do Rich Hall's first episode A02 "Astronomy", one of my favourites in the early episodes.
Also, it actually makes me happy to know how many people you know/know of. I can't wait for series 14 of TM either, love Dara, Fern and Sarah.
Keep on keepin' on 🇨🇦
Funny thing is some people would buy a signed used tissue on ebay 😂
That Mitchell rant is god tier 😂
Weirdly this episode and the last one you did were shown on the Dave channel recently. I highly recommend from series J, Jam, Jelly & Juice (episode 2).
You should check out Series H, Episode 8
At least as far as the edit goes, Alan won because he didn't leap on the "how old are you" klaxon. (Yes, entirely true, the edit of a show and scoring doesn't necessarily follow-through: Alan has often had an extremely low score without, in the edit, getting many or even any klaxons, so huge grain of salt there.)
well you can get a low score for being right , and a low deduction for being wrong, but funny.
It's amazing how much stuff we were taught in school in the 80s that is just not true.
The tongue rolling I knew had to be nonsense when in class I couldn't do it and I practised and practised and in a few months I learned how to do it. It's not hard to learn, it's just time consuming. The tongue is a very flexible muscle and you just need to use your mouth to shape it and then you soon learn the muscle control to do it.
The taste map of a tongue is another junk subject we were taught.
Earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale. No.
Airplanes fly because of the shape of the wing. No.
There's only 3 states of matter. No.
It's not the teachers fault. It's the school funding. The teachers are just reading out of books from the 1920s because there's no money in the education sector unless you are paying for it.
If you haven't tried the "Future" episode yet, give that a go. They're some really good gems there
In early series i think Alan was content with loosing each time as part of the bit. But as he got older he put more effort into avoiding traps so he could do well.
Not always sometimes he loves to go for the meme but definitely greater successes past series D/E i think
I have synaesthesia and can actually smell, taste and even hear certain elements
You fsmiliar with David Mitchell Soap Box?
Please watch QI Q Series Episodes 7 Quests I and Series R Revolutions, you'll love them both
I endorse that suggestion, but I think Q08 (Quests Part II) is one that Neil will particularly appreciate. I want to add also G13 "Gothic".
Why not react to the pilot episode?
I feel very disconcerted when I hear the myth of the generous Leonardo. What inventions do we have at present that can be directly associated with Leonardo's generous: none. Leonardo was a man of novelty, including his painting techniques, that rarely lasted as long as Leonardo. His inventions couldn't be constructed to work, as the modern material needed were not available in 1600s Italy or France. Even his so called tank had a Leonardo devised gearing system that drove the front wheels forward and the back wheels backward, hence the term sitting target. He was however good at self promotion, unlike Leon Battista Alberti, who was the real Renaissance man.
dont know if ure just interested in trivia panel shows for the reactions, but seriously cant wait for u to discover Celebrity Juice and go mad watching complete nonsense.