A Bit of Fry & Laurie - Psycho Psychiatrists

The best scene for Fry & Laurie at the doctor's.

[@filipthefella7606]

This is exactly how some first semester Psychology students act like with each other! 😂😅

[@briseboy]

Can you explain how, as a Reader, you have Digested how you imagine "first semester" and developed your concepts of Psychology student behaviors?

[@polylyth]

Can you please go into more detail about how you understand 'behaviours'?@@briseboy

[@kathorsees]

​@@polylyth Hm. How often would you say you find yourself asking these sort of prying questions? Do they ever interfere with your daily activities, or impact your work and family life?

[@deckiebells8832]

@@kathorsees How often do you unnecessarily involve yourself in conversations between other people? Do you think it has resulted in you being unpopular?

[@squiremuldoon5462]

@@deckiebells8832popularity then is it ? Fascinating, Do you often find yourself seeking acceptance from the public as a form of compensation?

[@Roonlovesfish3874]

"Some sort of psychiatric jargon you've picked up from the Reader's Digest." 😂😂😂

[@uschurch]

That'd be buzzfeed today, or some youtube psychologist's channel.

[@CHRISDABAHIA]

Best not to write about the script. Ruins it for those who’ve not seen it, yeah?

[@Ennar]

@@CHRISDABAHIA you have to be a special kind of person to go and read comments before you watch the video and then complain about it being spoiled. I'll let you choose particular word to describe such a person yourself, if I did it, I'm afraid it'd be very unflattering.

[@cubertmiso]

@@Ennar and @CHRIS DA BAHIA please wait for your turn in the lobby. You can't rush in here like that. This is a comment section without search ONLY for bots to push scams.

[@masterchief1520]

How old is readers digest holyshit

[@emeraldstar0967]

This is such a genius sketch, lol

[@MrKained123]

I couldn't have said it better myself!

[@zaryabshaikh7538]

Completely agree - it is absolutely magnificent.

[@burtingtune]

No it isn´t.

[@dusanstevanic78]

@@burtingtune Yes, it is

[@jonathanj.7344]

@@burtingtune Yes it is.

[@GirGir183]

This sketch could go on and on. Is the woman even the psychiatrist? Will we ever know?

[@janedoe6704]

At first her ordering two teas from Rebecca I thought was proof, but then Rebecca doesn't respond so we really dont know.

[@Belzedar]

The real psychiatrist had merely to point to the diplomas mounted on the wall between the windows.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

that is a real problem with mental health issues, as soon as your state of mind is questioned by anybody.........trying to "prove you're sane" becomes really tricky - a couple of scary movies have been made on this premise.

[@chriflu]

Interesting! Does anything else in your life seem to be "going on and on"? So we have an obsession with perpetuity along with a constant questioning of women's qualifications. Mixed in I see a bit of nihilism ("Will we ever know?"). Now, your comment contains two interrogation marks. Interrogations marks are interesting, aren't they? They are round and curvy, a bit like breasts, right? And you used exactly two of them in your comment. Fascinating! Truly fascinating!

[@alisonwilson6833]

​@@chriflu Excellent, truly excellent!

[@thevirtuoso3883]

The script is brilliant, at first Fry doesn't contest any of Laurie's claims of him being the actual patient but in the second half Fry is the one who gets on the offensive and Laurie is ignoring all his comments, it really messes with your mind and the ending was just perfect.

[@diavolacciosatanasso]

You start by thinking they are both psychiatrists, and finish realising they are both psychos.

[@Nosmo90]

And the bit in the second half with the phone giving one just a hint that neither of them is actually a psychiatrist was brilliantly done.

[@JaneFrieman]

This sketch was well acted.

[@georgelewis3047]

We never would have had a clue until you cringingly explained it to us

[@jagmarc]

How much do you think was scripted?

[@Bhosadilal]

Who thinks up such crazy scenarios? It's brilliant.

[@halbyg4291]

Stephen Fry on cocaine.

[@pippipster6767]

Rahul Khamamkar Probably occurred to them during therapy

[@farmbrough]

The writers.

[@thehighcommissiooner]

I think Fry&Laurie re the writers themselves

[@whiskeyjade4076]

It's all written from a shower would be my guess.

[@margaritam.9118]

If you put two psychiatrists in front of each other, will they go mad and explode?

[@TeaParty1776]

Capt. Kirk convinces a dangerous robot to turn its programming against itself.

[@projectiris221b]

😅

[@jasonh.8754]

Sort of like 2 snakes eating each other, tail first.

[@troglodyte4207]

This is basically just any conversation on the internet- everyone thinks they’re a psychologist

[@benwu7980]

Who need years of college when can become an internet expert on any topical news story by skimming a wiki article /s

[@sgt.afrobeard]

Oh my God, I love this. Really makes you think which ones the real psychiatrist at the beginning. That twist at the end was worthy of a crime novel. Absolute genius.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

i have a close friend who is schizophrenic, i have a carers certification as i've been looking after her for around seven years, a few months ago someone asked me if i am autistic, and not so long ago someone else asked me if i am bi-polar - it's contagious apparently....

[@Argumemnon]

I think the punchline is pretty obvious early one. But it's still done remarkably well.

[@calmbbaer]

@@Argumemnon - Well, because of the title....

[@amymccarthy5591]

​@@HarryNicNicholasSchizophrenia and Bipolar are two distinct mental illnesses and Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition so yeah... Your comment doesn't really make sense. You could be a carer with Bipolar and/or Autism, that profession and those conditions aren't mutually exclusive.

[@amazing_bastard]

@@amymccarthy5591exactly!

[@annazeman8521]

These two were truly brilliant together.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Such a uniquely fantastic duo.

[@HritwRaje]

What happened to them later on?

[@hadracks]

@@HritwRaje They both had excellent acting careers and rarely work together. Fry wrote a number of books.

[@Bombadillio]

Present tense for the both of them! They both have quite illustrious careers

[@varia632]

They still are

[@KuiWagacha]

I love how they both seem to be on excellent terms and rather more excited that upset by each of their observations!!!

[@ANKITYADAV-nv9wv]

Intelligent comedy is so rare these days

[@pawelzabicki7785]

You mean, comedy in general.

[@CoachingChaos]

I know, right? This world needs more F&L, Python, and especially Blackadder ... and at least 80% less of whatever is supposed to be funny these days. There are some intelligent things happening but they're hard to find.

[@chasfarthing244]

That’s why rick and morty is exploding because it doesn’t only go one layer deep. Different sort of comedy but clever all the same

[@wwbdwwbd]

Intelligence in general, I might add, and true comedy is but a manifestation of intelligence.

[@dannydorko7075]

mitchell and webb look is the only other one of recent times but some people say its a poor mans fry and laurie.

[@lauracipollone294]

As someone who has studied linguistic, this is so interesting from the point of view of the roles of the two speakers

[@doneyarts47]

Absolutely EXTRAORDINARY Laura, please tell me, how long have you been experiencing these delusions of being a linguist?......

[@emanuele8226]

ma lascia perdere

[@bait5257]

​@@doneyarts47gottem

[@Torthrodhel]

The real twist is, it's you that delusionally believes you're watching a comedy sketch on the internet. You're actually in a real doctor's office where this is actually happening.

[@mayanksharma3651]

Woah!!

[@mayanksharma3651]

Mind = Blown.

[@Schdcdd]

Why that can't be true. I am the doctor!

[@Marcelo-ix2tq]

@@Schdcdd Fascinating...

[@lastswordfighter]

@@Schdcdd No albatross.

[@zelln7269]

"I don't want you to think of you me as your psychiatrist. I want you to think of me as a man who snuck in and killed your psychiatrist before you got here." - Frankie Boyle (Mock the Week)

[@devinspencer1678]

Apparently, something like this actually happened once. A group of psych doctors gathered a bunch of people who thought they were Jesus in a room to see how they would rationalize others making the same claim.

[@constantinosschinas4503]

Useful trick for any kind of fairytale believers. Christans, Muslims, Budhists, Scientologists, and so on.

[@havcola6983]

@@constantinosschinas4503 No, that's just called a congregation if they're all of the same type, or an interfaith conference if they're not. Anyone attending tends to walk away more entrenched.

[@justinklenk]

Like an undercover agent attending a flat-earth conference and it turns out each person there is also "the only" undercover agent there... (Okay, I've been in a Flat-Earth gatherings KZbin rabbit hole for hours now.)

[@daneenmurf1043]

@@justinklenk be careful, if you go too deep you could fall out the bottom !!!

[@CrookedSkew]

@@constantinosschinas4503 Nice to see people take a dump atop other people's beliefs.

[@sanchezsushi007]

I was smiling the whole time. Just brilliant!

[@mattr2264]

Amazingly prophetic watching and applying this in 21st century 2023 ideologies.

[@sabithasatchi7788]

One of the best of Fry & Laurie! An all-time favourite sketch. :-D

[@konstantineguruli]

As Jeeves would say: the most ingenious, sir!

[@timotejbernat462]

"Bender Gestalt" genius

[@akabeeks9074]

It's a real thing!

[@brod2man]

Why is that genius?

[@barbarav.r.2503]

Something psychologists would understand 😅 Brilliant

[@brod2man]

@@barbarav.r.2503 I study psychology and know Gestalt therapy. I don't understand the Bender part

[@barbarav.r.2503]

@@brod2man Bender-Gestalt is a psychological test, widely used to assess visual - motor functions in children and adults (simplified explanation). It is also used to detect neurological (neuropsychological) risks, depending on criteria used (Hutt, Koppitz etc.). There are several adaptations of the test, as well as scoring systems. As a Psychology student you should be familiar with BG. I would recommend Patricia Lacks' book BG Screening for Brain Dysfunction.

[@jackson76724]

I wasn't aware of how clever their series was. Thanks for uploading.

[@beesree39]

I just love how they switch and then at the end it does the twist. It's great

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

Has my money on Laurie as the real one. Good twist! Makes the whole bit even funnier.

[@AverageAlien]

Had my money on fry. He seemed more legitamite

[@PaulaZF]

I had inkling it would be a third person. Just a thought, wouldn’t it be cool if they are both the patients. Brilliant!

[@Rodytur10]

@@PaulaZF After a half a minute you're wondering who is the patient and who's the doctor. After two minutes the idea comes up that they both could be patients, which it turnes out to be. Pretty funny, but I think it would be even more brilliant if both were actually psychiatrists, none was delusional and that the fault was just with Rebecca scheduling them in the same office.

[@martinledermann1862]

@@Rodytur10Haha, I really like your take and I hope some good actors (don't have to be pros, KZbinrs would also do) will one day enact such a brilliant sketch! :)

[@icarusthefly5458]

This is a genious skit! Escpecially if someone has problems with making conversation. Using words out of a sentence of another and ask more about it.

[@jasonh.8754]

It's a standard diversionary practice, answering a question with a question of your own. It makes some people feel quite smart but really they just look like prats.

[@musthavechannel5262]

You wouldn't be able to recognize between a lunatic and psychiatrist. The whole time you wer thinking one of them was not a lunatic. That's the genius of the sketch.

[@danny355]

I have some old friends who are like this, they're not psychiatrists, but every sentence becomes an alpha Male competition

[@thichinhphan4010]

Basically a "Four Yorkshire men" sketch but more cringy on top of trying too hard.

[@martinhersey512]

Having been mentally Ill for 60 years and having had 20 or more psychiatrists, I usually show myself to be mixed up like these two guys when I am seeing a mental health professional.

[@richardhoover4471]

That was a wonderful twist at the end! Genius.

[@StefanTravis]

Plot twist: There are no real psychiatrists in the world.

[@LouFiasco]

Funny cuz its true. All trying to cure themselves

[@sharathsh9987]

Eating too much of that Scientology, eh?

[@pippipster6767]

Stefan Travis Plot twist on the plot twist - there’s no such thing as mental illness

[@pippipster6767]

Jessica Creel Oh really, do explain oh wise one 🤪

[@slashusr]

An awfully large number of patients, sad to say.

[@FiveSigma72]

The greatest sketch comedians this country has ever produced.

[@spacelemur7955]

Well, it always boils done to personal taste. These two are indeed great, but some of the Python sketches were equally brilliant. I don't see the need to try to rank order everything. It's enough, is it not, to just say top tier?

[@AA-zs9yc]

i liked Hale and Pace when i was little

[@tachikomakusanagi3744]

this is an absurdly good sketch

[@guLizaah]

I love the breasts-fear part, especially that Stephen was menaced by Emma Thompson's breasts back in the days.

[@AmongSuspectsProjectASP]

This sketch is marvellous!

[@Quadropheniaspain]

this is absolutely brilliant!!

[@tomsadler1487]

A Freudian stand-off

[@lorenzomagazzeni5425]

This is a masterpiece.

[@jlb9368]

Two geniuses at their best! Bravo!

[@commenter8640]

Finding new Fry and Laurie sketches is like finding tuppence on the street. Bloody marvellous.

[@DCDummer]

This reminds me a lot of improv, with both characters making disguised “offers” to each other to build on!

[@rex-up9ln]

This is brilliant, my favorite bit of Fry and Laurie

[@GriefTourist]

This duo were brilliant and the material has not dated.

[@duckduckgoismuchbetter]

Intriguing! I had often wondered, over the years, what had happened to these three former patients of mine. Their identical joint delusional psychosis posed quite a challenge to me some years ago. Eventually all three of them quit showing up for their sessions with me, and I had assumed they had been committed to an institution, either together or separately. Now I see that they are all three together seeing another doctor. It is too bad he is not depicted here.

[@b8nnytez]

I see. Tell me, were you breastfed as a child? As an adult?

[@duckduckgoismuchbetter]

@@b8nnytez That is very interesting. I think we're making progress. Can you please elaborate on your fascination with breastfeeding.😂

[@N00bvlog]

Fascinating! This delusion is indeed quite deep seeded!

[@duckduckgoismuchbetter]

​​@@N00bvlog Aah, "deep seeded", a deep-seated agrarian foundation, I see.

[@connyjohnson855]

Absolutely brilliant ⭐

[@aeternalslime9670]

loved this scene in hannibal

[@bait5257]

Lmao

[@Wightkitesurfer]

This is a classic sketch, can’t unsee it once viewed

[@jamessolly3030]

This is, to me, one of those rare comedy sketches that has far more depth and thought to it then you realise. Which one IS the patient? That makes you think....

[@stephencopps1561]

Brilliant 👍,one I have not seen before

[@martm216]

Lovely. Classic Fry and Laurie.

[@kenpudsey6435]

Superb💯

[@hijibijbij9476]

This is one hell of comedy....... Brilliant, just brilliant

[@piffpaff9674]

Definition of true comedy genius: Laurie and Fry🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆⭐️⭐️

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

I wondered how they’d resolve that. Really quite fascinating 🙏

[@shreyanspanwar3271]

Some lines in this sketch are absolutely brilliant.

[@katebriscoe6103]

How have I never seen this before? It’s brilliant and I can’t imagine any other comedians doing this one 😂

[@HarryNicNicholas]

two psychiatrists walking towards each other, first one says "good morning, how are you?" the other thinks, "hmmm i wonder why he said _that_ ?"

[@RogueBoyScout]

Two psychiatrists walk towards each other. One says to the other "Zyprexa?" The other says "Nah. clozipine" The patient keeps smoking weed and thinks that it's the marijuana that keeps him calm The patient is

[@somecallmetimelderberries432]

Absolutely love it!

[@jayremi4384]

British comedy is so good.

[@boliussa]

was

[@pippipster6767]

Jay Remi Yeah, and the rest of the world is so crap

[@knittingknut]

I think read that they never had recurring characters in their show. So every sketch was original. It must have taken extraordinary creativity to come up with new sketches and scenarios for each show.

[@degrelleholt6314]

Let's imagine a line with fear on one end and breasts on the other. That has to be one of the more ridiculous things I've ever heard.

[@KenRubenstein]

this is...... brilliant... haven't laughed like this in a long time....it's basically a feedback loop in a comedic context.

[@jourwalis-8875]

A real masterpiece!

[@DDaSilva1980]

I was 12 when I first saw this sketch and when Hugh said "masturbate", my brother told me NEVER to use that word, not even to ask my dad (who was a doctor himself) what it meant.

[@DDaSilva1980]

@@ereeye95 Let me tell you I had a very strict, religious upbringing. Up till the age of 10, my mum didn't let me watch many programmes after 9pm and I wasn't allowed to watch EastEnders. On the other hand, I watched A Bit Of Fry & Laurie with my brother who was older than me as well as Bottom and The Young Ones.

[@ereeye95]

@@DDaSilva1980 The stuff about your family was kind of a joke but I appreciate the insight into what I feel is like a bizarre situation. Are you now as strict or religious as your parents were?

[@guyincognito5663]

Deke DaSilva fascinating, absolutely fascinating.

[@DDaSilva1980]

@@ereeye95 No, not really. I'm a bit more relaxed as is my brother. He's not really all that religious to be honest.

[@gautamtanwar6783]

@@DDaSilva1980 how old are you now?

[@palmtreemechanic6973]

Truly fascinating case - two brilliant doctors unmasking a female impostor

[@MCVessels]

But it all falls apart when they can't agree whose name goes first on the case study.

[@Zeakthecat]

i imagine this is what happens when a psychiatrist has to visit another psychiatrist. just 2 psychiatrists trying to read one another. and fry and laurie portrayed this hilariously too.

[@Brane_Ded]

extraordinary!

[@jenniferjuniper97]

"Perhaps we're all patients." a truth!

[@thadtuiol1717]

I once saw an extreme left wing guy and a far right man go at each other like this at a dinner party. They even both took out their phones and started making notes on the other man's 'delusional political opinions and biases'. It was basically an alpha male pissing contest dressed up with intellectual pretensions, but by the end they practically had to be pulled apart by the other guests as they were nearly coming to blows. Humans are nuts.

[@Bushcamper4Sale]

No they're not.

[@Tao_Tology]

Neither of them was an 'alpha male'.

[@gregorywhite9095]

I can understand this aggression as it all comes from lefties or as I call them Communist rats and their running dogs. I simply don't see why people can't get along despite these Commie bastards. Peace and love everyone.

[@Wearyboots]

😂

[@DatBeanNat]

Fake story is fake.

[@EMorner]

So intriguing!

[@maco3716]

Excellent

[@peaceman97amd97]

Two legends 😂

[@nathangachugi9345]

WOW. Genius sketch.

[@justinebaker6491]

Love their stuff

[@rhyssanders9122]

Extraoooordinary

[@David_Crayford]

🤣 Having met both psychologists and psychiatrists myself I can see the funny side. I think Fry has had one and of course, everybody in this sketch is an actor. 🙂

[@PhilJonesIII]

Reminds me of a Morcombe and Wise sketch: Doctor, I keep thinking I'm Napoleon Bonaparte. But you are dressed as Horatio Nelson. I AM Horatio Nelson but I keep thinking I'm Bonaparte.

[@Injudiciously]

One of the better ones.

[@EGE3101]

Brilliant! 👏

[@gerardmccavana4905]

Brilliant

[@lornocford6482]

Brilliant.

[@mohdazhar3768]

Fascinating

[@jsmithkoko]

masters at work

[@sator666666]

Extraordinary

[@balbagsaginz]

Never gets old 🤣🤣

[@luckydude3764]

Brilliant sketch

[@414rl]

love it

[@dunciepunkie76]

What a delight.

[@scottcates]

Freaking brilliant

[@dimitarkanev8910]

extraordinary scatch :)

[@Kameleonic]

Liked before watching, obviously.

[@micknordstrom2591]

Genius!

[@paulnejtek6588]

Don't know how exactly to describe it, but there is clearly such a thing as "English humor".

[@martingoldfire]

Pure genius.

[@techindividualist9364]

Ah, the humor intelligentsia of good old days, close, yet so distant at the same time. Slowly fading away, consumed by the complete and utter lunacy of our time.

[@trinelangohr6661]

Reminds me of that prank video I saw a few years ago - a guy somehow asked two separate phone sex workers to "have a sexy talk with a lesbian friend of mine, but she's a bit shy", and he had the two of them moaning at each other for 3 minutes before they noticed that something was wrong. This skit is almost as funny.

[@justinklenk]

That is fucking brilliant and I'm looking it up right now...

[@loodlebop]

This is clever I love it

[@louisehogg8472]

I thought they were going to BOTH be psychoanalysts, and each of their patients were late but they hadn't realised.

[@tomitstube]

brilliant, i know i'm not the only one trying to figure out who's the doctor and who's the patient, and really wanted a conclusive ending, and the twist, the cherry and whipped cream on top.

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Brilliant sketch.

[@jadams3427]

Very clever !