American Reacts | PHOENIX NIGHTS | Season 2 Episode 2 | REACTION

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King Boomer's Reaction to Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights where Brian dresses up Jerry as a Berry and reopens the Phoenix Club in Bolton outdoors. ENJOY!
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[@m-arky66]

You missed off one of the best lines on the audition, "where they coming from, she only had four!"

[@staticcentrehalf7166]

I'd go further. One of the funniest lines (as well as delivery) in British comedy history!

[@ansugib]

Definitely 😂

[@markwrench6334]

@staticcentrehalf7166 not even close.

[@mrblue193]

Sweet Truck Haul often goes under the radar.

[@andymerrett]

Peter's good at getting the visual humour in - there are loads in Car Share.

[@scottirvine121]

I’ve never even noticed this OMFG

[@stuartj1234]

I had the DVD box set of this much loved show and the outakes were absolute gold.

[@corbuzchristi365]

Once played rugby against Den Perry at Rochdale rugby club years ago when I first got into the seniors (he was semi retired from playing by then) and it was after this show. Such a nice bloke.

[@andymerrett]

Ted Robbins had a health scare a while back but thankfully seems to be in good health at present. Kate Robbins is his sister.

[@corbuzchristi365]

@@andymerrett I believe he was on stage when that happened too.

[@davefb]

Ted is a national treasure. He's related to paul mcartney.. I'm sure he's never mentioned it :D .

[@joannedwyer-bc5py]

"Snake eyes"😅😅😅 as he bangs 2 stick on eyes on a huge love length 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@jimmyjohnson7027]

Bouncy castle man is Bernard Wrigley, AKA The Bolton Bullfrog.

[@mikeallen7566]

People from the UK go to France and Holland etv for duty free alcohol and cigarettes etc.

[@tommoconstantly]

13:58 omg I’m literally eating cadburys fingers right now lol I feel seen 😂😂

[@carlhartwell7978]

18:04 Feels so good to leave France, even if you're still in France!

[@gingerking76]

Hey King Boomer, on your ‘newest intro (on this video), my wife and I agree that at the very start (pre-skipping) you have the same look as a toddler that has stood in the corner and shit his diaper. Just thought we’d tell ya! Love the vids, keep it up, Sir👍🏻

[@andyjones7213]

You should watch Max and Paddy's Road to nowhwere 👍

[@ninjanick6453]

“Could somebody tell me why we’ve got a bike on the wall?” “It’s a theme pub.” “What theme? Hiroshima? Old shite?”

[@JohnOConnell]

Excellent stuff as always 🙂 By the way, I CAN'T BELIEVE you haven't done a reaction to the GREATEST BRITISH COMEDY SKETCH EVER ... Morecambe and Wise with Andre Previn. It's from 1971 and 50 years later some of the lines are still quoted. It uses members of the real London Philharmonic Orchestra who can you can clearly see struggling not to laugh all the way through. This is an edited clip as a taster. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q36zdoiZi959qcU

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

ignore the comments, who cares, but they are right, allot if it is going over your head, Peter Kay is very very subtle. Still, we love ya.

[@scottwells9626]

I think your a top bloke keep up the videos. 🍻🇬🇧

[@SuperMrDeathlord]

Hope you do Max and Paddy after this. You'll love it

[@andrewjones1058]

Mate to me youre an honourary brit ive seen enough to work out you are deffinatly an american i would hang around with.Andy.St Helens lancashire.Pronounced sint ellins where i come from.

[@TheNewSchmoo]

You've watched enough UK comedy to get plenty of enjoyment from this series .

[@wayne7521]

😂😂😂 Brian you aint that young are ya , Nokia 3310 , aye used to be 2 pence a min and 5 p a text or other way round ,something crazy

[@dennismcmahon2059]

@kingboomer Have you dyed your hair black?

[@nothernmonkey8612]

British fun days are legendary rubbish Father Ted and Phoenix nights show this. Please react to PHONE SHOP it's a genius comedy Ricky gervais was the script editor and it's got Simon's dad from the inbetweeners and the Fonejacker as razz Prince HOLD TIGHT THE ELITE SELLING CREW NO HATS NO TRAINER'S 👍

[@ghostdoomkilla]

ignore the ppl that say you wont get it or like it - ppl say it on every reactor ive seen react to it and they are almost always wrong 🔔🔚's

[@bblair2627]

"there's a child's bike outside" 🤣🤣

[@88Cdizzle]

"Inflatable for Brian Potter." "Sounds like a good swap." 😂😂 That exchange is so underrated 😂

[@sonny2593]

"We can disguise it" "Yeah, we'll put a wooly hat on it and say its you" 😂

[@dirtygunslinger9835]

I’ve been waiting for this. He’s probably gonna fall off his chair laughing at the bit with the bouncy castle.

[@bryanbrush2202]

100% this!! 😂

[@kenny832]

You cut the last joke off at the end: - (re the ping pong lady) Brian “where are they coming from? She only had four!”

[@bradders9743]

"I don't know how carnivals and fairs are in the UK" Exactly the same. Always a scam.

[@pennydunwell7005]

Hi King boomer/Queen boomer love your content,fuck the silly ppl who cannot understand that you will not get every joke you can drive 40mins in any direction in England and experience 10 different accent changes and different ways of saying the same thing I was born here and it's still a fxcking minefield ❤

[@MikeyNottz]

“1 of the Balls went over the garden & they said we can’t have it back”! 🤣🤣🤣

[@JayJase]

I’m from the UK and I enjoy watching your reactions to phoenix nights!! Keep up the work Muppet 😊

[@BradTheThird]

The "Les Cadbury's Fingres" was a reference to a joke in one of Peter Kay's tours where he was on about people being excited when they see things they recognise from home when they are abroad. "Oh look, Les Cadbury's Fingres..." *takes bite "They taste the same!!" It's on KZbin titled "Going On Holiday"

[@PaulEcosse]

A lot of people still do a 'Booze Run' to France cos it's cheaper, well literally anywhere is cheaper but France on the Ferry and back can be done in a very short time.

[@detonator82]

Truth. My family and I did this a few times way back when

[@niallrussell7184]

same for cigs/tobacco - cheaper EU tax.

[@andrewgilbertson6683]

IIRC one of the French cash and carrys was called 'Eastenders.' They knew their market.

[@earlofnythe]

It gets better and better. Once you're done remember to move on to the spin-off 'Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere'

[@tick999]

Congratulations on the 100K+ Never mind any negative comments with numbers like that 😅👍

[@MarkmanOTW]

From the many reaction vids I've watched of yours, Brian, you get most of the gags. Some might go past you, but that's understandable because they are either quickfire one after another, or are a reference that you would be unaware of (outside of the UK). This is one of my favourite Phoenix Nights episodes! 👍

[@samw1937]

I don’t know why people are so obsessed with you not getting jokes, or thinking you don’t for that matter. I don’t even think that when I watch your videos I just enjoy it.

[@michaelclarke5153]

Talking Chinese...just wait for it...

[@srl4050]

By far my favourite episode. I also love the fact that Young Kenny wears the face paint for the rest of the series 😂

[@mathewluby9896]

You might not recognise him but the guy who plays Alan is the Racist in Peep Show

[@gavingiant6900]

It used to be common to go on a 'booze cruise/run' for cheap alcohol from France, it's not so much nowadays.

[@scottirvine121]

Yes the prices have closed a bit, only viable if you’re close to the south Remember years ago coming back from France 98 as a teenager I saw a guy filling his car with wine and every door pocket off and hiding it in every place you could imagine I’m actually just back from France via Dover. Love how this episode mirrors what used to be very very common for businesses

[@BlackPanther-is8yy]

You can laugh at whatever you want KB!

[@wayne7521]

Same here, f the moaners ,for some of us brits it's only life they have . . F, em

[@robboxify]

"They might as well be speaking Chinese" - and with that one comment King B proves he has better mystical powers than Clinton Baptiste given how this episode pans out

[@hopsail]

As soon as I knew you were reacting to this episode, I was so happy to watch it again. It's my favourite. It's to do with the face-paint. Laughing now - haven't even seen it yet! PS. You always request information about things which are British, that you're not familiar with. I think that's OK.

[@carlhartwell7978]

9:26 Peter Kay, just talking sense before the world went insane.

[@timamherst-clark2699]

I'm English - a southerner - and there's probably stuff that I don't get because it relates to living up north, and that's OK. That means that I might get it on a subsequent re-watch, which makes the show even better! If King Muppett is enjoying the show - even if he's missing out on jokes & references 'cos he's only an American, and doesn't have all the same reference points that us Brits do - then let him enjoy what he does get. Like me, he'll probably get even more of the jokes & references when he re-watches it again. Having said that, it would be quite fun to make him have to show a sign every time! 😄

[@nightw4tchman]

6:20 As someone from The North of England, who grew up with club land dying and worked with people exactly like these characters, I'm really glad someone from outside the UK is watching them. Even if you don't fully get them we get a chance to explain them and enjoy how odd it might seem to someone from the outside, bit like when I worked in Florida and shared with Americans.

[@davefb]

As someone from Bolton, its difficult to know where the documentary ends and the tv show begins.

[@Lubikit]

your rant is hilarious, and well put 🤣

[@shadow-Sun]

Phoenix nights is sooo British more so northern Britain , that it's subtleties are mostly lost even on you King Boomer and you have a good sense of British comedy better than most Americans . It really is stand out comedy and still makes me and millions of others laugh hard 20 years on , it has earned it's place as a comedy legend status .

[@littleboxesmadeoftickytacky]

"We'll put a woolly hat on it and say its you" 😂😂

[@shysociety39]

max and paddy is better then phoenix nights

[@magdos7160]

7523rd

[@hobbitassassin1]

Has nobody cottoned on what's written on the side of the van?

[@charlesfrancis6894]

Those who say you do not understand the humour are not correct because clearly you do and i can tell by your reaction ,so let it be water of a ducks back mate.

[@jimdaw65]

They're trying to claim some sort of superiority. I've read comments by Irish people to Father Ted clips saying that the English can't possible get the jokes 🙂

[@bigab51]

I’m 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 listening to you vent about people complaining you don’t understand anything 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gazzagamingshorts4784]

Hey kingboomer I think every video you do I honestly think whether it’s phoenix night or would I lie to you I think your doing an amazing job by making this sort of British content be more known to you As a British man myself I really enjoy watching you react to British humour Not everything is laughable And I’m happy for you to show that side of you because you don’t need to understand everything just to laugh at it It’s a show to enjoy watching And if it wasn’t for you showing these content then a lot of Americans would be never know about the show or even the generation after me So I thank you for showing us that Americans can enjoy a British show as much as the British do Keep doing what ya doing and keep on doing what you love Your an inspiration even if it’s an American thing Keep up the good work

[@Temeraire101]

Check out Freddie Starr, Brititish comedian, either his Vincent sketch, Ray Charles impression, or Indian Sketch. You’ll not regret it🤣

[@davebarlow6457]

Don't worry about these Muppets criticizing your reactions on Phoenix Nights , they don't know what they're on about. This is not a double up laughing type of comedy every 60 seconds , it's full of little gems of comments and visuals from the characters of the show which is hilarious at times , but it's not a 30 minutes of canned laughter type comedy. I for one don't watch your reaction videos and expect to see you doubled up with laughter for the full length of a reaction , that would be the behaviour of a Muppet 😂. Keep up the great work King Boomer and laugh when you want to laugh.

[@ben-tendo]

Les Cadbury's Fingres is a nod to one of Peter Kay's stand up DVD segments about seeing British food on holiday.

[@tommym5023]

It's a joke how some expect Boomer to get every little neance .I'm from Scotland and don't pick up every word being said.

[@jeremysmith54565]

Think it was Paddy McGuinness who in the cast commentary of this episode, the production company wouldn't let them have foliage for the bouncy castle haha, they all fell about laughing (have a number of the cast with them when talking about each episode lol).

[@markgillespie8842]

I watched one episode and binned it off, was told to give it another go. And now one of my fav shows. A lot of UK folk don't get Ricky Gervais humour. Yr critics can easily turn off lol.

[@darrellpowell6042]

Peter Kay and Dave Spikey (Jerry) wrote PN and starred in it, they made a great show, sadly ended too early. Max And Paddy had their own show too. Very much lined up gags that pay off in an instant or later on. PK UK tour this year sold out.

[@lileddie2016]

You don't to explain yourself... you're making good content most people enjoy 👌

[@ryananderson6614]

Ignore the trolls , about stuff going over you're head , I am sure if they reacted to american shows , there would be plenty of things going over their head aswell , keep up the great work king boomer ,much love from Manchester ❤

[@offal]

I can see you enjoy it mate, but a lot of it is British based with a weird English accent so that is acceptable. We will explain in the comments anything you arn`t sure about but meet us half way and answer them, that way we know you know lol.

[@piu922]

I've always loved that they come out of the ferry port at Fleetwood and turn the wrong way, back towards the promenade and not towards the motorway.

[@anthonygill7333]

Ignore the twits boomer you do get Most of the jokes. Keep going. Tony London.

[@ethelmini]

You need some Blankety Blank style flip cards (or an abacus) so you can tally all the jokes you got.

[@Khaos87NG]

If you ever get chance definitely react to anything Ali G - you will love it 100%

[@carlhartwell7978]

6:19 for a Boomer mega rant. Actually I would like to see you do that cue card thing at least once, just for the lols!

[@spenny5573]

I beg you please watch max and paddy’s road to nowhere after this

[@alexc8209]

i dont like your intro. but that is exactly why you should keep it. im sick of all those other channels with good intros.

[@mana3735]

We ALL miss the odd joke here and there. I suppose when it's a reaction vid like this, we WANT you to catch every joke. Other than that...be yourself. That's the best you can do.....and it's fkin well enough ;)

[@edwardjohnson9745]

Your not going to get all of this because u literally have to b British to get it..I think u get a lot tbh...take no notice...

[@michaelkitson8594]

this is northern humour,many people in the south of england don’t get it, so if you miss something who cares

[@junehargreaves6837]

I love how you get our northern humour and I should know am from the north of England yeah ❤

[@kallumleader9110]

tell them all to shut it, or I will, your content is really funny!

[@danzhit]

Mate .. just ignore the haters n keep up top vids 👊

[@staticcentrehalf7166]

I think this episode accounted for nearly all the outtakes. Great stuff!

[@stuartshriever7860]

Boomer you need to try a series called game on !!

[@DrShakamoto.]

That bouncy castle is on every UK-based Facebook page at least once a week 🤣

[@cyberash3000]

wait till he gets top league of gentlemen

[@1954real]

You tell em Boomer 👏 some muppets out there 😊

[@reddishtykes]

Add these two to your list - 1) Operation Good Guys 2) House of Fools

[@dunkindiver]

Operation Good Guys 2 😂😂😂

[@Morechinlockvicar]

I still watch operation good guys a couple of times a year, So under rated.

[@reddishtykes]

@@dunkindiver When they go on the survival week!!!!!

[@jeremysmith54565]

Oh I missed it haha, this is hilarious!

[@NeverStopRolling]

Few little notes if anyone not from UK 😅 3:10 get it slung - throw in the bin 5:15 burning a hole in their shell suit - a joke on the customers willingness to waste money, plus traditional working class clothing of shell suit which were very flammable (also a nice inclusion of fire metaphor, to reflect with the overarching theme of the club catching fire) 8:40 foreshadowing of the face paint, being done by a "dodgy gypsy friend of Ray Vonn" 10:45 the drawing of Brian incorporates his large flower vase he uses to reach the alcohol from his wheelchair in an earlier episode, to look like the broomstick 11:55 I like he says "the pictures" instead of the cinema. In a later episode it is shown he still uses VHS instead of DVD, showing he is fairly old fashioned and reluctant to change. 15:30 even for the time that Nokia was old, again showing how cheap / unwilling to invest in unnecessary improvements Brian is 16:40 Max mistakenly says "Rosemary Beads" instead of Rosary. Showing his clear ignorance of both religion and research for his smuggling plan. 20:20 someone already mentioned this one but Sweet Truck Haul is here 21:30 "face like a smacked arse" fairly obvious but just a funny awesome English phrase so thought I'd highlight it.

[@scottirvine121]

It’s gonna blow 😂😂😂

[@joda6466]

Yes could you get cue cards

[@roymillsjnr5172]

The bouncy castle episode epic you will piss your pants 😂 🙌

[@marcd303]

I'm pretty sure the acts at the end of each episode are real, even the projectile firing woman in this one . The acts from the "alt comedy night" episode were also real, which is even more alarming.

[@stuartj1234]

They were reall acts and audittions in first season for sure but i dont think they were in the second season.

[@declantill8864]

Chekov's Appendage

[@anitahargreaves9526]

As an honorary Brit, "Never Complain" and "Never Explain" when numbskulls criticise your reactions. 😂🇬🇧👵

[@tonygriffin_]

Not sure what all the moaners are on about as you and Queen Boomer have always impressed with how much you both love Brit comedy and, while it can be a bit difficult to understand the references, especially from many years ago when the programmes first aired, that is as true for many Brits as it is for you two. Keep doing what you do, man!

[@Mark-q7i1m]

I reckon you and Queen Boomer do very well by all accounts. I know you get most of our wacky humour. It's obvious some of the stuff you won't, but as long as you're enjoying it...good on ya both!😉👍

[@ZJoshuaZBarberZ]

After this episode the show keeps leveling up and gets so good... This is a core memory from when I was younger 😂

[@ManxAndy]

It’s here….it’s the one……Sammy the snake……best episode ever……love it, it never ages….Thankyou 👍👌🇮🇲😂😂😂❤️🇮🇲

[@timholder6825]

You and Q B do get our humour. A few specific jokes and cultural references might might slip past, but if you understood the reference you would get the joke, there's nothing wrong with your sense of humour. In fact, I think your more British than you realise. Those goofy intros are more like something a British would do and not be afraid of looking a bit daft. Most Americans are usually too concerned with being perceived as cool and won't go full on Monty Python. Many American comedy TV shows hamstring their humour because of that. Keep up the good work, ya big daftie. 😉

[@mattymurphy1987]

Ted robbins who plays den Perry is the uncle of Emily Atack who star in The Inbetweeners. Ted and actor who plays Alan (Steve edge ) both were in Benidorm. king boomer should react to max and paddy road to nowhere’s , car share, Peter Kay the thing and still game 👍

[@johnritter6864]

You should check the Max and Paddy spin off when you get the chance. It's hilarious.