I’m from the US, living in Sheffield UK since 2020. I had been familiar with this series for years before moving to the UK, and now after being inundated with BBC- style news reporting for 2 years, I fully appreciate its genius.
Alan plucks Chile and Paraguay off the top of his head, neither of whom were playing in the 1994 World Cup. (Chile in fact had been banned for their goalkeeper faking an injury and trying to get a match abandoned in the 1990 qualifiers.) Another subtle allusion to how he knows nothing about sport.
His football commentaries are absolutely legendary. Creepy how many modern day presenters seem to have adopted his style, when he was ripping the piss out of that, clueless, self important style 20 years ago. Coogan is one of the all time great comedians.
The Day Tpday was used in BBC training exercises for several years afterwards, even though it arose out of Morris and Iannucci’s direct experience of their tediousness.
My mates and I had to add it ourselves when playing. "Striiiikeeeer" "TWAT! That was liquid football" "Shit! Did you see that" etc. I still do it now as a reflex. Playing FIFA on my own....
I never realised before but the judo player’s name, Adam Neals, must be a reference to a well-known judo guy from the 80s in the UK, Neil Adams. He followed Brien Jacques as being good on Superstars as well.
Yes. I love the way the notion that the *small people* on the back of a horse are anything other than children comes with the same revelationary effect as Jesus revealing himself to Saul! 😁
SORRY TO SHOUT! Have you watched Partridge's documentary (sic) Scissored Britain? an in depth look at the schasm (sic) in British society. He is on great form.
Shame you missed out his coverage of the Football results which included the line "the match between Strathclyde and Glasgow Rangers CANNOT BE STOPPED!"
Yeah. You can almost imagine the players ignoring the whistle, the subs coming on when some of the regulars get tired and then switch back after a couple of hours, the fans just whooping it up over and over.... "You join us in the 21st hour of the game, 56 - 61 to Strathclyde. The pitch is now just a huge mud puddle. The ref gave up 19 hours ago, the players are like football playing machines.... This match is never going to end..."
Not to mention the racing coverage of the 3.30 Chicory Tip Incest Cup, where he claims Epileptic Fridge Boy was beaten to the post by Small Town Gypsy Massacre, but in fact Christ's Chin won the race because he got confused.
I used to watch Chris MOrris on Brass Eye. As a youngster, I never really "got it" properly but could see that it was quirky enough for me to stay watching the episodes. I never watched Day Today but these are hilarious.
@@derin111 No, not a big name at all like those two you mention. In those days, we did not have Radio 5 Live full on sport. Sports coverage was much more limited on Radio 2 so that particular presenter would not have been a household name. He could have been going for several years throughout the 80's, up to TDT which was in 1994. Maybe Steve Coogan himself could respond or even a SC fanatic?
Anyone notice the odds in the race were all wrong. Cant have a 2/1 fav with a 7/4 in the field as 7/4 is shorter odds so that horse would be favourite. Also the 100/30 horse then 3/1 bar is wrong as 100/30 is longer odds than 3/1 so it should be 100/30 bar…..just saying, lol
I swear there was a clip on The Day Today where Alan is talking to a camera up above him in a supposed bustling crowd but as it pans out quickly there's about 10 people around him. Did I dream that it was it another character?
At 7min 45secs on the first part of this brilliantly compiled... er... compilation is a scene similar to that which you have described. Also the Comic Relief segment where Alan is in Swaffham and is hit with a custard pie. Thanks for watching!
Neither Chile nor Paraguay were even at the 1994 World Cup! 😆 And two South American teams would never meet in the opening round. Just proves even more that Alan knows nothing about sport.
I’m from the US, living in Sheffield UK since 2020. I had been familiar with this series for years before moving to the UK, and now after being inundated with BBC- style news reporting for 2 years, I fully appreciate its genius.
Now it makes sense. So funny. Americans are usually crap at getting irony. Well done and enjoy.
Apart from Alan Partridge, try "peep show" and "the inbetweeners". Or old comedy like "fawlty towers" and "rising damp". Enjoy.
Marry me .
Interesting, having grown up with it, its almost possible to imagine that everyone is familiar with that style of reporting.
"...and another!" Get's me every time.
best bit for me haha
TWAT!... that was liquid football
Made a GIF from that today .. my favourite line too. Improvised apparently.
@@rabbieburns2501 👍Totally improvised - Armando just gave him clips and said “say something over this”. Quality.
Me too 😂
I love it when he says "what!" after he says "i'm 33 years of age"
Bit weird, init
Yeh that was gold
Hello. How’re you?
I’m very well
Are you now!
We ALL love it, mate.
"Shit! Did ya see that!" Listened to it about 100 times over the year and still makes me laugh 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
“And another!” epitomises his incompetence and cluelessness. Just genius.
Exactly
@@frankiepaul9869 abso-bloody-exactly.
Alan plucks Chile and Paraguay off the top of his head, neither of whom were playing in the 1994 World Cup. (Chile in fact had been banned for their goalkeeper faking an injury and trying to get a match abandoned in the 1990 qualifiers.) Another subtle allusion to how he knows nothing about sport.
His football commentaries are absolutely legendary. Creepy how many modern day presenters seem to have adopted his style, when he was ripping the piss out of that, clueless, self important style 20 years ago. Coogan is one of the all time great comedians.
Daz Whovian i
The Day Tpday was used in BBC training exercises for several years afterwards, even though it arose out of Morris and Iannucci’s direct experience of their tediousness.
IT'S LIQUID FOOTBALL
Morris and Coogan are funnier to me than Fry and Laurie up there with Palin, Cleese and Atkinson.
Do you mean Gary Weaver? He's like a caricature.
20 years later and "foot like a traction engine" cracks me up every time.
3:34 - Only just clocked Alan mentioning The Lone Ranger on Tonto. Tonto was his mate, the horse was Silver 🤣
Good spot! Went over my head and I've seen that clip quite a few times.
Jesus wept of course, lmao
Stop getting Lone Ranger wrong!
I think he was flustered
“Please stop riding me, Kemosabe.”
5:34 " and another " , class!
The '... and another!' gets me every single time.
Whoever designed that inexplicable and incomprehensible "soccer meter" World Cup chart was an utter genius. 😂😂😂
"Round one - owwwwwwww..."
The world cup 94 soccer meter still has me pissing myself!
I cried!
like admin forms in my workplace - unnecessarily complicated
You laugh now, but it almost certainly makes more sense than Gianni Infantino’s plan for a 48-sided World Cup.
Now that I live in the Bay Area I find myself asking, "Where's...where's San Francisco?" on a weekly basis.
Why? It's a serious bit of equipment.
Ingenious programme, so ahead of its time
I always wanted EA Sports to add Alan Partridge commentary to one of the FIFA games. Sadly it's never happened.
Thank God that plague known as EA hasn't been able to do that
My mates and I had to add it ourselves when playing. "Striiiikeeeer" "TWAT! That was liquid football" "Shit! Did you see that" etc. I still do it now as a reflex. Playing FIFA on my own....
Omg that’s genius
It's just "saaaaaad"
Promises were made about the packaging that weren't kept.
All these years on and these sketches are still too funny.
yes........yes.........yes...yes....YEEEES!!!!!! That was a Gooooaaal!
Thank you for posting these. Perfection.
His face when she took her shirt off, LMFAO!
And his voice
“If I was a judge, I’d have been a complete mess!” 🤣
She's a *LADY.*
After all these years I've only just noticed the 2/1 'favourite', Onion Terror is followed by Massive Bereavement at 7/4 haha
I remember during USA 94 constantly shouting eat my goal
-What do you call those things with the two sticks and a chain between them?
-Uh, nunchaku.
-Yeah, I like those.
LOL
Thanks for posting
Alan Partridge - Sports reporter, 1994 Part 2 of 2 1436pm 10.7.23 sadly missed - the day today... ffs!!!!!
Thanks for putting this up!
As a 13 year old football crazy Swede, 1994 was a magical summer for me 😇
"SHIT! DID YOU SEE THAT?!" Absolutely classic.
"....You won't find that with FIFA, just with me"
How do you ride a horse?
With a plastic stand and great caution
'bob mariner, you missed the penalty, why?' LOL.
goooaaal. and another!
I never realised before but the judo player’s name, Adam Neals, must be a reference to a well-known judo guy from the 80s in the UK, Neil Adams. He followed Brien Jacques as being good on Superstars as well.
Excellent compilation mate. Thanks.
" Do you fancy a pint after work ?, No, me neither "
nice array of pasty's you have here
Goldfinger. Pretty girl, beware of his web of sin - BUT DON'T GO IN!
I'm going in circles Lynn, literally I'm on the ring road, third time round.
I've just bought some tungsten tip screws (sigh)... never gonna use 'em, never gonna use 'em
jayjaybee3101
of course he managed to use them with his shower -curtain based vampire /frankenstein monster garb!
“Twat! ….That was liquid football! “
"TWAT, that was liquid football." 🤣🤣🤣
Have always loved the throwaway, "...you looked like the Lone Ranger on Tonto". Blink and you'll miss it.
I lost my shit at 07:18 with the top-down look of him trying to walk through the sign posts!
"You missed a penalty, WHY?"
With bare arse in the background
No womans football back then so had to go showjumping for the joke to work..
"It's his bed, let him lie in it. Let him lie in it!"
Duncan Thomson brilliant
Why can't i like it twice?
Trust me, I'm a stomach 😂😂😂😂😂
Are you really 33 years old?!?
Brilliant
Yes. I love the way the notion that the *small people* on the back of a horse are anything other than children comes with the same revelationary effect as Jesus revealing himself to Saul! 😁
SORRY TO SHOUT!
Have you watched Partridge's documentary (sic) Scissored Britain? an in depth look at the schasm (sic) in British society. He is on great form.
scissored isle.
cduck88
Quite right! Needless to say, however, I had the last laugh!
Schism..
Shame you missed out his coverage of the Football results which included the line "the match between Strathclyde and Glasgow Rangers CANNOT BE STOPPED!"
Yeah. You can almost imagine the players ignoring the whistle, the subs coming on when some of the regulars get tired and then switch back after a couple of hours, the fans just whooping it up over and over....
"You join us in the 21st hour of the game, 56 - 61 to Strathclyde. The pitch is now just a huge mud puddle. The ref gave up 19 hours ago, the players are like football playing machines.... This match is never going to end..."
Not to mention the racing coverage of the 3.30 Chicory Tip Incest Cup, where he claims Epileptic Fridge Boy was beaten to the post by Small Town Gypsy Massacre, but in fact Christ's Chin won the race because he got confused.
"Right that's why you don't see people like Brian Blessed riding horses" . Absolute Partridge Gold!!!
Alan Partridge was one of the best spin-off characters ever. A bit like Frasier where they eclipse the original comedy they appeared in.
Nothing has ever eclipsed The Day Today.
Always loved "uh__ ...SHIIIT!!!! DID YOU SEE THAT!!??"
"You missed the penalty - why?" Love it. Wish they'd do that in real interviews, rather than the same dull questions.
I used to watch Chris MOrris on Brass Eye. As a youngster, I never really "got it" properly but could see that it was quirky enough for me to stay watching the episodes. I never watched Day Today but these are hilarious.
TDT is far more accessible if you will, it's like Brass Eye but more immediate. watch it, it's a legendary show
@@JohnLutherable Yes, and in fact I have watched TDT several times over now since writing that comment a month ago.
this is liquid compilation skills :)
Never realised alan partridge was from this show 1st. Haha. Brilliant
Originally Radio 4.
"Buttress is a significant word isn't it!!??"
liquid football!
+Captain Rhodes Gets me every time!
The judo guy is in every partridge program ever!!
As far as im aware this is false. I dont think he's in mid morning matters, scissored isle or this time.
Same here, not matter how many times I watch it, that bit always kills me.
“She says to you ‘Bob remove the stain’, will you remove it?”
The way he seamlessly enters into locker room banter mode after that is sooooo fucking funny.
Blimey.... 20 years ago!
Still hilarious :)
Spastiq Soniq blimey ..... 25 years ago, still hilarious ;)
26 years ago... Never gets old :)
@@markyh88 27 years now.....that would make me coming up for......never mind 😕
Golden age stuff. Still hilarious.
I love how Tony hayers is doing the self defense 😂
It's also the same guy who taught judo in _Back to School Mr. Bean._ Must've been around the same time.
It's a pretty significant flaw in the AP universe. At no point did he tell Tony Hayers that he once interviewed a judo guy who looked just like him.
Tony Le Mesmer!
I love the suggestively aggressive tone when he says 'nunchaku'.
You're like the Lone Ranger on Tonto, lol
What a superb character
I’m convinced Steve Coogan based Alan Partridge on Fred Dineage. It’s just like a straight impersonation of him!
I'm sure he copied the voice from a BBC Radio 2 sports reporter from that early 90's era, cannot remember who it was though. Got it perfectly.
@@lennylaa1686 Could it be Des Lynam you're thinking of? Or Barrie Davies?
@@derin111 No, not a big name at all like those two you mention.
In those days, we did not have Radio 5 Live full on sport.
Sports coverage was much more limited on Radio 2 so that particular
presenter would not have been a household name. He could have been
going for several years throughout the 80's, up to TDT which was in 1994.
Maybe Steve Coogan himself could respond or even a SC fanatic?
Possibly Steve Tongue on LBC in the early 80s.
Gooooooaaaaaaaalllll!
Anyone notice the odds in the race were all wrong. Cant have a 2/1 fav with a 7/4 in the field as 7/4 is shorter odds so that horse would be favourite. Also the 100/30 horse then 3/1 bar is wrong as 100/30 is longer odds than 3/1 so it should be 100/30 bar…..just saying, lol
"TWAAT"
SHIT
I would pay per view for matches with Alan's commentary.
I swear there was a clip on The Day Today where Alan is talking to a camera up above him in a supposed bustling crowd but as it pans out quickly there's about 10 people around him.
Did I dream that it was it another character?
At 7min 45secs on the first part of this brilliantly compiled... er... compilation is a scene similar to that
which you have described. Also the Comic Relief segment where Alan is in Swaffham and is hit with a custard pie.
Thanks for watching!
Lovely stuff
"thank you, good night" assuming game is over after the goal, priceless XD
Timeless classics
You missed the penalty. Why?
You...looked really stupid!
I rarely laugh out loud but Alan Partridge does. He is fooking brilliant!!!
It's a shame Coogan is so one dimensional. He is hilarious at Partridge.
He must have a foot like a traction engine!
Literally everything he says is hilarious, how the fuck does he do it!
David Murphy I have no idea! He’s brilliant!
Effortless! He's a perfect character
CAN STEVE COOGAN STILL DO ALAN PARTRIDGE TODAY IN 2017? HE WAS REALLY REALLY GREAT!!
i can not breath
chris witt lol
"Shouldn't you be at school, do they not think you're missing out on schoolwork?"
I love the 'soccer meter' ......it's not written on that side.....it should be but its blummin not !
OMG Alan Partridge is one of the most genius comedy creations ever. @0:53
"I'm tirty tree"
"WHAT!?"
@@twold4this rofl. "but you're so SMALL"
The way Alan follows the soccer player into the shower and keeps berating him sums up modern sports journalism. Brilliant!
I saw a traction engine for the first time the other day.
Lovely stuff
0:17 why do I find the cartoon horse and jockey hilarious? 😂
Alan Partidge is quite literally a God............of comedy!
R Williams
You have, quite literally, hit the nail on the head!
'Massive Bereavement' LOL
I like trust me im.a stomach, alf ramseys porn dungeon and Christ's chin. Brilliant.
Epileptic fridge boy
"What??? You're 33? You look about 14"
Great post. love it.
Aww never long enough ♥ 🍻 🐨
the guy at 9:15 was the guy who was in episode 1 of series 1 as the executive of the BBC
let's just write down bits we liked.
@Nick Martin 😂
Was this filmed in 1994?
Yup!
30 years... THIRTY YEARS AGO!... 'The Day Today' with the wonderful Chris Morris *at the helm*...
That's because my compiling arm is like a traction-engine.
Where is the Sebi Balesteros bit? Next time try watching until the very end. 😡
But seriouely, thanks for the rest. 🙏😁
GOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL
Soooo funny :-p thanks for this! Goalllllll lol :-)
"Pasadena - between Chile and Paraguay"
That'll be news to the locals!
Neither Chile nor Paraguay were even at the 1994 World Cup! 😆 And two South American teams would never meet in the opening round. Just proves even more that Alan knows nothing about sport.
I love how Chris hated Alan xD
I will have to look at 'The Day Today' again to find it, I am devastated that I missed it!
I genuinely believe these guys to be the funniest English speaking comedians in history. Is there an equivalent in other languages/countries?
I agree, who has 25 years of an equivalent Partridge?
@@tac2456if they do then it redefines the concept of “scorchio”.
Just realised Chris is the guy that plays the first boss of Reynholm Industries
Alex Baker Chris Morris is one of the best satirists ever
Now, self-defence is NOT simply about punching someone repeatedly in the face 'til their unconscious, is it?
Unless you're defending yourself against a Gas man and your name happens to be Richie
(Helps if you have a mate who has a frying pan)
@@MrEAus Also helps if the gas man enjoys bus surfing
'How...how do you ride a horse?'