Alan Partridge1.4.4 Cirque de Clunes.mp4

Award winning French Artists Cirque de Clunes entertain Alan with some not so British Clowning....

[@adeofbass]

"I presume you're in charge" I use this line at least twice a week...😂

[@CS-mo7xp]

I love how this avant garde experimental performance troupe is called 'Circus Of Clowns'.

[@MrCol104]

This is so funny. Fantastic choreography. David Schneider is absolutely brilliant. 2:24 made me genuinely laugh out loud.

[@monrush]

Partridge is along with Brent the best comic character of the past 40 years. KMKY is unparalleled

[@kneeenaw4]

Hear hear

[@zapkvr0101]

Here Here

[@kimholland9316]

Agreed

[@andiidoode]

Armando Ianucci

[@peartreeproductions77]

Brent isn't even close, the longevity of partridge , the career and spiraling nature of the decline is superb, oasthouse is sublime

[@mrbtapir]

went to see cirque du Soleil the other day and couldn't help noticing that they've basically based all their clowning on this sketch.

[@andyjackson2891]

How brilliant is David Schneider in this ?

[@jaycuthbert245]

He was super creepy with that awful tongue hanging out. I imagine any women having to experience that must be grusome

[@ericoates5568]

Yes superb. Still funny

[@explorer806]

Harpo Marx vibes there

[@PETAL19]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@theyearsshallrun6641]

Terrifically brilliant!

[@spider2666]

That female clown is ooh la la

[@visionist7]

She is indeed

[@michaelmouse4024]

David Schnieder as Harpo

[@cnote2458]

When he calls them a disgrace is to funny. He Actually seems to hate them with ever fibre of his body as he didn't like there act lol.

[@seamusolunacy]

And that ladies and gentlemen sums up the French 😁

[@MrMattMWH]

Steve! Steve! Steve!...Steve......Steve! Steve, STEVE! Steve!....Steve! ....Steve

[@HighlandMike325]

He'll catch him later

[@pcoldlight5631]

Harpo reincarnated .

[@kevinwhelan9607]

David Schneider did a comedy film in Galway, Ireland, many years ago and everyone said he was a great sport not least for having to repeatedly get dunked in a freezing Galway Bay. What a mensch!😂

[@metafis2490]

The lead clown is actually Alan's boss, Tony Hayers, playing a prank, but Alan doesnt recognise him.

[@jonnyjackson6050]

Er... No The actor plays multiple roles in the series. All of them do.

[@sangyedorje3564]

Jonny Jackson Are you on the spectrum?

[@jonnyjackson6050]

@@sangyedorje3564 No. Did you know your names an anagram of J Greasy Dong?

[@markbaker5599]

@@jonnyjackson6050 hahaha, funny and relevant. Anal dirgeprat anyone?

[@jrb1802uk]

Some things just go straight over peoples heads huh?

[@martm216]

Classic Partridge.

[@timheavyable]

its like a 5 minute cirque du soleil,which is 5 too many.

[@vidscroungerxD]

i love love love AP! :D

[@Autopsy6]

Patrick Marber is a triumph!

[@andrewganley9016]

Best thing about the real Cirque du soleil is the musicians

[@TallSilentGuy]

"What was he doing on the bloody roof?"

[@JoeStunner]

The guy who plays the "clown" with the shock of blonde hair is brilliant - totally fucking hilarious. :-D

[@theonlyantony]

David Schneider, from The Day Today/Brass Eye

[@ArcanePath360]

It's also Tony Hayers, former head of the BBC, lol

[@ArcanePath360]

Oh and he was in Mission Impossible at the end.

[@stevechristie2569]

ArcanePath360 and the scientist at the start of 28 Days Later

[@R0I3I3IE]

Also in an episode of Mr Bean doing judo ironically, seeing as he did a judo sketch on the day today.

[@brettwyatt7165]

He actually reminds me of Bryan ferry with that pencil moustache

[@MrMarkhall1]

Brilliant lol

[@raymondsawyer8626]

Comedy gold 😂😂😂

[@JoeStunner]

Yes, I realised that. He's brilliant! :-D

[@eggZ663]

'Tail between his legs'

[@peterpedant]

Canal 5 - Jonny et Bing presentent l'edition speciale - CITRON chuckle sexy!

[@SandrineAnterrion]

Tony "Smell my cheese" Hayers, director of the BBC

[@garryharriman7349]

And he had the nerve to deny Al another series!

[@uttaradit2]

th reactions here are gold.....en farts

[@1292liam]

I want to get a ticket for one of the art centres!

[@strontiumdogma]

I'm sure there'll be plenty available

[@cathbuck2870]

Spiceworld!

[@william-uk]

Disappointed to discover after all these years that "clune" is not actually the French word for clown :(

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Clune isn't but clown is. Same word as English, and it's pronounced "kloon" so their French is correct. A clown in French is a slapstick clown, children's clown, as here. Also pitre ..... a buffoon or imbecile.

[@highdownmartin]

Clune is moon. Opposite to soleil.

[@misteral1083]

@@highdownmartin Lune is moon, no?

[@highdownmartin]

@@misteral1083 of course. We have a Cluniac monastery in our town, I thought it was derived from moon relatedness but it was founded in cluny, France in 910. My mistake!

[@lunatick-xo2lq]

A great sketch of sexual nonsense, fun and inuendoes. To luv or not to luv, that is the question !

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

He really has the most extraordinary face, I would like him and Rowan Atkinson to have a "face off"! actually that sounds like one of Alan's ideas lol

[@adrianandlaura]

Ron Wylie Lynne....idea for a programme

[@markgreet3543]

Childish things can be very funny lol😂

[@garryharriman7349]

Cash back!

[@pachma405]

Back of the net!

[@JohnSmith-ix5gx]

+pachma Jurassic park

[@Mishima505]

In off the red!

[@TheKaluNaama]

accordian player was the school teacher

[@felixcornelius2577]

Monsieur Testicle

[@ricorico6826]

Alan making a stand against smut on a family show and he gets humiliated. Just a shame he didn't have the skill and experience to deal with the clown leader

[@DrLager2000]

Is that 80s pop temptress Sonia in the Cirque de Clunes?

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

Jurassic Park!

[@sovaine]

I presume your in charge.

[@KittyK.]

you’re! ~Ross Geller~

[@Amethyst_Friend]

Can someone translate the French please? I know she tells Alan later, but I would like an exact translation. The clown's words too.

[@thomaswilliams5849]

My friend, it's not worth it he's a bit rubbish and too inexperienced to cope with someone on you level haha. oh okay sorry I didn't know

[@stush7]

well it took nearly 2years to get the answer! but thanks, it was worth the wait. 😃

[@robsmithracing]

She says “ok that’s enough of embarrassing this idiot, go have a drink and we’ll see you later” to which the clown replies “oh ok then”.

[@Amethyst_Friend]

@@robsmithracing I remember a little French from school. I believe the last words she says are 'ton niveau' - 'your level', which fits best with Nina's own translation later on. At the beginning she clearly says 'Toto mon ami' - Toto my friend.

[@robsmithracing]

@@Amethyst_Friend I’m afraid I made it up. I learnt GCSE German not French!

[@edrooney9580]

What is the name of the girl who plays the French presenter?

[@Mishima505]

Ed Rooney Mel Hudson.

[@jacksmith3788]

Glen ponds is the subject of a sacking

[@nightw4tchman]

Tail between his legs!

[@Widmerpool99]

The French presenter with the bob is quietly filthy.

[@Mishima505]

Widmerpool99 that’s the lovely & talented Mel Hudson...

[@DaveInBridport]

I would hope so

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

Is that Rebecca Front as the female clown?

[@jj9749]

3rd clown is Ben Moor !!

[@stephendines1936]

It's Tony Hayers with a wig on.

[@hyena131]

Stephen Dines No, it's David Schneider acting.

[@sarahwatkins4520]

"You're a disgrace." Is what I say to my stepdad because he doesn't find this funny lol.

[@wysiwyg2006]

Who'd have known Tony Hayes was a clown before head of the BBC

[@royfr8136]

hot clown

[@patricknolan1096]

Appalling❤

[@kevinflett5381]

Is that Rebecca front there as the clown

[@omegaamigo2898]

Sure looks like her, although she does appears as fashion designer after this segment

[@nytrex2001]

It's Melanie Hudson. She also had a comedy radio show which is worth listening to; it's called The Hudson and Pepperdine Show.

[@CS-mo7xp]

​@@nytrex2001melanie hudson is the co-presenter, not the clown...

[@martm216]

He's such a crack-up. Actually, at the risk of being dubbed a chav or whatever it is, I quite like the outfit he wears 🙄.

[@zapkvr0101]

Council housing and violent?

[@wrmty56413]

1:47 That's very rude

[@Kelly14UK]

Why can't all women dress like that French mime like uuum all the time?

[@AFord1981]

That may be the worst KZbin comment I have ever seen. Congratulations, you are pathetic.

[@JohnSmith-ix5gx]

+Adam Ford oh god! you're not one of those guys are you? ha ha getting offended and outraged because someone doesn't suit your liberal views you were force fed in university? ha ha

[@JohnSmith-ix5gx]

+Lord Nose here's another stewdent

[@currantbun2166]

@@liamwhitcombe1237 The gays, of course, being notoriously prudish and lacking in aesthetic sensitivity. (?)

[@Amethyst_Friend]

No, no, no

[@randomuploadsism]

tony hayers is dead!

[@robkeeleycomposer]

The real joke is that Alan is absolutely right - Cirque de Clowns is truly terrible.

[@BLINDTUBEMARES]

Disgusting! This country...

[@theonlyantony]

Mon ami, ça ne vaut pas le coup il est un peu nul et trop inexpérimenté pour faire face à quelqu'un de ton niveau

[@amightyatom]

No...that was just a noise.