American Reacts QI | Best Of Stephen's Accents & Impressions

[@GreatCdn59]

17:00 Vincent Price is the guy who did the creepy monologue at the end of 'Thriller' 😄

[@davidcronan4072]

Regarding Germans calling mobile phones "handy", I once saw a phone shop in Munich selling used phones and it was called "Second Handy". So , you see Germans do have a sense of humour.

[@bigkuriboh3814]

Plot twist: It was a British ran business

[@kirk5152]

Thirty (thousand) pigs Thirty (Sows-and) pigs And as an Aussie I can say Stephen does a pretty decent Aussie accent.

[@jennetscarborough5145]

I'm sure Conner knows this, but just in case it's helpful for him (or for anyone else), Sow is the word for female pigs (like Mare for horses, Bitch for dogs, Ewe for sheep etc).

[@kirk5152]

@@jennetscarborough5145 Either he didn't know, or didn't realised they rhymed, one or the other.

[@fransmith3255]

He does! One of the best - understated so well, too!

[@TheGabrielPT]

even I as a portuguese got that one! lmao

[@SavageIntent]

Thanks for checking more QI out. you are the type of person who will not regret checking out QI.

[@gavinhall6040]

I agree with that 👍

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

17:19 he's imitating the late, great Vincent Price. A horror icon. I think younger people may be more familiar with him having seen him in Edward Scissorhands as the creator of Edward Scissorhands in the beginning of the film. But also horror classics from a bygone era, like House of Wax (the original film, not the remake).

[@jemmajames6719]

Not to mention the intro to thriller.

[@JackMellor498]

I’m 24 and I know of Vincent Price, for Hammer horror stuff, Last Man on Earth, and his Thriller “rap” of course.

[@ajivins1]

@@JackMellor498 Actually, I'm not sure he was ever in a Hammer film. I liked his later, British things like the two Doctor Phibes films and Theatre of Blood, though.

[@davidrenton]

it's sad an icon like Vincent Price , alongside others like Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi,Peter Cushing are all but forgotten. At least Christopher Lee has remained in the public eye.

[@MantisEnergy]

The soldiers' breasts were formed by striking the rifle against the chest repeatedly.

[@jamesstephens7157]

An explanation for Connor, first of all " 8 out of 10 cats " is a sort of night time panel game show, the title comes from an older tv commercial " 8 out of 10 cats prefer whiskers cat food " so the game show rely's on the answers to random questions given by the general puplic in percentages, then there's Countdown which is a daytime quiz show that has two contestants and is quite serious, so it was decided to make an adult funny version and to combine the two shows hence the title " 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown " and as for QI, the title simply means the answers are Quite Interesting hence QI ..

[@MrDiddyDee]

On QI each guest has a buzzer to answer questions, and the sound changes with each show to fit that weeks theme of questions. The sound is different for each guest too, and Alan Davies' buzzer that week was a sample of 'We'll keep a welcome in the hillsides' a popular Welsh song, chosen for Alan because Davies is a common Welsh surname. Davies himself is English but must have Welsh ancestry somewhere along the line. Fry imitates a Welsh accent, "It's the voice of your forefathers there. It's your ancestors there, isn't it! Welcome in the hillsides." Bill Bailey then mocks Fry's attempt at a Welsh accent, "Were they Pakistanis?", pointing out that a lot of folks poor attempts to imitate the Welsh accent often sound more like they come from India or Pakistan. Fry replies "Stop it right now!... ...mocking my Welsh accent!""

[@10thdoctor15]

Qi is brilliant, one of my favourite shows, definitely watch some more!

[@gavinhall6040]

Hi Connor 30 sows and pigs (female & male pigs) sounds like 30, 000 pigs in an ozzy accent - the paper reported 30 000 pigs swept down the Dawson River but it was just 30.

[@andycandyandy]

Panel shows are very popular in the UK, I think most panel shows around are British. I think it’s based off the idea the British love comedians and comedy. It’s the perfect format for comedians to shine.

[@10thdoctor15]

Funny how you got Maggie Smith when he wasn't even doing an impression of her. (He mentioned her earlier on though.)

[@scouseaussie1638]

His Aussie accent is spot on👍

[@10thdoctor15]

Thought it was quite obvious that '30 sows and pigs' was misheard as '30 thousand pigs'.

[@lukespooky]

you and me both 😑

[@MrDiddyDee]

It was even captioned in the video.

[@sharks3010]

12:37 The clip regarding the breast reduction procedure in German soldiers. If I remember correctly, he explains on the show (but it's not included in this video) that soldiers who trained regularly with their rifles were starting to get a build up of fat around their pectoral muscle. This was due to the bodies natural defence against constant impact from the recoil of the rifle. So even though they were in good shape one breast was getting fatter than the other and they opted for a breast reduction. Hope that helps to clear things up a bit. I think you'd enjoy the full episodes of QI as they live up to their name of being Quite Interesting.

[@audreyjones610]

Love a Billy Bones reference..."THE BLACK SPOT!!!"

[@panther7748]

The breast reduction surgeries for male german soldiers are probably linked to the honorary battalion in Berlin (used for military honours when there is a state visit). They often exercise with their rifles and I read somewhere that the way the rifles rest on their chests somehow causes one-sided growth of breast tissue. Don't ask me how this is possible. 😅

[@easterdeer]

That's basically the explanation I heard on the QI podcast (No Such Thing as a Fish). They end up hitting their chest a lot during an exercise or a march or something and breast tissue grows if you massage it (or hit it, I suppose) 😆

[@panther7748]

@@easterdeer Yes, that was it.

[@fransmith3255]

LOL! I am Australian and I reckon Steven could pass as pure Aussie on his accent if he wasn't so famous! He does one of the best Aussie accents I've heard. And that last one was typical Aussie humour, done just right, too! 😀

[@eZTarg8mk2]

QI is a hard one to describe the rules of the game. They ask trivia questions that most people have incorrect assumptions about, so you lose points every time you state the misconceptions over whatever topic it is. Countdown, the players are on a timer to either to add, subtract, divide and multiply a selection of randomly drawn numbers, to get another randomly selected answer, or to make the longest word from randomly selected letters...8 out of 10 took on the concept and licensing to make their version, but Countdown is an afternoon 5 days a week show that's been running for decades, essentially unchanged

[@dorothysimpson2804]

Passing the mustard was Vincent Price. We'll Keep a Welcome in the Hillside is an old Welsh song.

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

I recommend QI What do they say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is

[@sekara9866]

08:40 One of the weird things about trying to do Welsh accent is that it can very easily go Indian or Pakistani.

[@philippahusain7778]

Every time for me, and vice versa. 😄

[@scouseaussie1638]

Or Geordie

[@ftumschk]

I'm Welsh, and once helped a blind old lady to cross a busy road in London. When we got to the other side, she thanked me and asked "Which part of India do you come from?" - "Swansea", I replied :)

[@sekara9866]

@@ftumschk Can I turbo-like this?

[@gamortie]

7:59 English tv is a haven for brilliant panel shows, because they’re not afraid of letting people show their intellect - often for humorous effect. “9 out of 10 cats” is a comedy riff on a more straight-faced game show called “Countdown”.

[@Ayns.L14A]

HI Connor, Gynecomastia (guy-nuh-koh-MAS-tee-uh) is an increase in the amount of breast gland tissue in boys or men, caused by an imbalance of the hormones estrogen and testosterone. in short man boobs, they do not remove the chest muscle, just the excess fat with a bit of liposuction.

[@josefschiltz2192]

Stephen's participation as narrator in the stage version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show - plus, hilariously, the comments and shouts from the audience on screen - is in the video entitled 'Rocky Horror Audience Participation'.

[@swanvictor887]

you can hear Vincent Price on Michael Jackson's video 'Thriller'. Michael Jackson was a popular singer from the 80s, had quite a few hits.

[@martynlucas2691]

One person he was impersonating was Brian Blessed, he's a large character with a LARGE voice! See him here kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqrRnZSXgbymprM

[@ABiggles]

Brian Blessed accent.....remember Vultan in Flash Gordon film?

[@JackMellor498]

6:44 Some context. He’s referring to Diana Mosley, wife of Oswald Mosley, a name that should ring alarm bells if you know you’re British WW2 history well, Oswald ran the British Union of Fascists, a political party of Nazi sympathisers.

[@michaelkimber6203]

The voice you had trouble with toward the end was the amazing Vincent Price, star of The Abominable Dr. Phibes, The House of Usher, Witchfinder General, Theatre of Blood and many more. Check em out.

[@kingcognito]

New England accent: ”Don’t pronounce your arse.” :)

[@panther7748]

Please react to Lieutenant Gruber in "Allo, allo". It's a british comedy series set in a small village in german-occupied France during WW2 and it's VERY funny. Gruber is a german officer and... well let's say he is not particularly interested in women. So if you want to hear more of this kind of german accent in English... I think the video in question is called "Lieutenant Gruber - There is nothing straight about him" or something like this. You will find it, among others about other characters from the show. Edit: There is also the (shorter) video "Lieutenant Gruber is one of "them"". It's from the first episode so it might be a good introduction to the humpur of the show.

[@clairejohnson6522]

"Would you like to come for a ride in my little tank?!!!"

[@TOYSTITCHER]

😄😂 MAN you’re GOOD ! My fave reactor by far 👍 Please never change…and PLEASE keep the reactions coming ✨🤩

[@paulcooper9011]

If you want an example of camp horror, in the way Stephen is suggesting, I would recommend the only film I can think of and that is Carry On Screaming.

[@suerogerts4330]

He's talking about the actor Vincent price you may remember him from Michael Jackson's thriller single xx

[@HankD13]

The odd voice - Vincent Price - famous for old black and white horror movies in his youth - and plenty of voice work (Scooby-Doo).

[@PHDarren]

Say "30 sows and" in an Australian accent and you get 30,000

[@JeanetteWoodrow]

alan davies davies is a welsh name, and his tune in this show is a welsh choir

[@gavinhall6040]

Hi Connor the woman who liked Hitler was originally a Mitford sister (who you'd find interesting) who married Oswald Moseley who was our fascist leader.

[@dnf-dead]

Brookside was a soap opera set in Liverpool

[@revbenf6870]

Alan Davies has a Welsh surname hence the connection with a very Welsh anthem about the valleys.

[@melanieharries4617]

We’ll keep a welcome in the hillside… kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX7OnpeAfKxsm5Y

[@MaxK_]

Ansett (old Aussie airline)... that is going way back Mr Fry 😆 Connor, that "Adelaide" of yours sounded pretty Aussie 👏

[@lewismantle3887]

Countdown: A family-friendly game show that is shown in the mid-afternoon, where 2 contestants play against each other to make words out of 9 letters, chosen from a choice of vowels or consonants by one of the contestants. There are also ‘number rounds’ where 7 (I think…) numbers are selected, and then an ‘answer’ is calculated, and the contestants have 30 seconds to use those numbers (only once per number) to get as close to the ‘answer’ as possible. This is quite a well-respected and high-brow game show. 8 Out Of 10 Cats: A not-so family-friendly game show that used to be shown on a Friday night, presented by Jimmy Carr, with 2 teams of (I think) 3 contestants, who were usually comedians or other relevant celebrities. This game show focussed mostly on what had been in the news that week, and was sort of statistic-based, such as ‘25% of university students questioned admitted to only washing their _____ once every 3 months’ and the teams would get points for choosing the right answers, with some panel comedy thrown in for good measure. (Both of these were shows broadcast on Channel 4) 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown: This is what happens when you try to polish a turd. Yet it is brilliant. Take the letter and number game show mechanics of Countdown, and infect them with comedy genius that was 8 Out Of 10 Cats. That pretty much sums it up. QI: Named for a play on the common ‘IQ’ or Intelligence Quotient, a bit of an antiquated measure of someone’s relative intelligence, but instead named ‘QI’ for ‘Quite Interesting’. Another panel game show, with 4 contestants, one of which is always Alan Davies (a brilliant actor and comedian - check out Jonathon Creek if you’re a fan of both who-done-its and stage illusionists) and is hosted by Stephen Fry (since replaced by Sandi Toksvig). The main idea behind the show is that the questions are things that most people ‘know’ the answer to - or at least think they do. If you answer a question with what you think is the ‘right’ answer, and it’s an answer that the producers have foreseen as one of the likely (wrong) answers given by the contestants, then an alarm goes off and that contestant loses points. Points are award for the ‘real’ right answers, but also for answers or facts that are ‘quite interesting’. QI is 100% worth a watch and a react to if you haven’t already - and there’s a podcast that’s being going for years, hosted by the ‘QI Elves’ - or the QI researchers - that is equally as good and full of useless and useful factoids. Would I Lie To You, or WILTY for the fans, is obviously a simple game of bluffing the other team. On top of these, if you’re a fan of QI, WILTY, 8OO10CDC (8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown) then make sure to check out Taskmaster. Another pretty absurd, yet brilliant, game show hosted by the comedian Greg Davies (Head of Year Mr Gilbert off of The Inbetweeners), whereby a group of 5 celebrities, many of which have appeared on QI, 8OO10C, WILTY etc have to perform seemingly easy, yet bizarre tasks with the hope of winning a to-scale golden replica of Gregg James’ head at the end of the series.

[@shymike]

6 numbers 😀

[@chrisparsons7043]

You need to look up some Brian Blessed interviews.

[@readMEinkbooks]

If you a) watched full episodes and b) stopped interrupting you'd hear the whole joke and find out the answers to what you're asking.

[@hiiamandi]

The thing about German soldiers and breast reduction was due to the fact of them repeatedly banging their guns against their chests due to parades caused their mammary glands to swell. Hence the need for mastectomies! You should actually watch more QI especially if you like history, (also you wont lose the context of what their talking about!)

[@Jamienomore]

WHAT!! You don't know who Vincent Price is. Look him up, he has Starred in Countless Horror Films.

[@magnolia7277]

Jimmy Carr says when he laughs he draws the air in and doesn't expel it like most people do. Love your comments.

[@3506Dodge]

There is a Welsh tradition of male choirs singing in Welsh.

[@WooHooCrossStitch]

I hate to be pedantic, but please call Bill, Billy Connolly. I think my late Grandma (Campbeltown born) was pecking at my head as I read the comment. He is one of my favourite comedians and I do owe this to my wee little Grandma Agnes

[@dnf-dead]

Mock the week is worth a look

[@indus3270]

Typical example of a New England accent is Peter Griffin...

[@carolineskipper6976]

You questioned the 'Guardsman' incident, when they aren't aupposed to move. I don't think there was an mplication that he was on duty at the time.....even guardsmen get time off!

[@richevans3157]

8 out of 10 cat does count down is an amalgamation of a late night quiz shoe called 8 out of 10 cats and a afternoon show countdown!

[@gavingiant6900]

The Statue of Liberty had a grenade attack if I remember properly. A really long time ago, and now not aloud to go to the top no more.

[@whishywashy1]

You really do have to try and watch these programmes individually. We have a wonderful sense of humour, dry, silly, macabre, political and childlike at times it is quite unique to this country. Qi, 8 out of 10 cats, have I got news for you and many many more are brilliantly written. If you can find episodes on KZbin then watch as you will get a small insight to our adult humour

[@PiersDJackson]

The impression of Brian Blessed.... an actor, adventurer and very loud man... you may recognise him as Boss Nass in Star Wars, or the Hunter Carlton in Disney's Tarzan.... he's also well known for swearing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKeqq5mMZq6Fqsk

[@MetusalemSeSouffleur]

8 out of 10 cats is a comedy panel show about statistics. Like,, 9 out of 10 dentists...

[@andrewjones4568]

8 out of 10 cats is a comedy panel show. Countdown is a serious game show that has run since the 80’s. Because they come on the same channel , someone thought it would be good to combine the shows which has become a very successful series in its own right if that makes sense?

[@drdassler8901]

7:22 I love that story. 🤣

[@josefschiltz2192]

You do realize that The Statue Of Liberty is a weeping angel!

[@stephenbesley3177]

Hey guy, you're never annoying although, having said that I suspect I might regret it. Kidding! Anyway, it's always great to get American takes on Brit' comedy. I know we're a bit nuts but that's who we are I guess.

[@Carol-hj4km]

Look up Vincent Price - doyen of 50s-60s horror movies. American, married to an English actress, and lived in England for a long time.

[@SNMG7664]

"8 out of 10 cats" is a show by itself, and "Countdown" is a long running quiz show. "8 out of 10 cats does Countdown" is the regulars and comedy of Cats injected in to the quiz show format of Countdown which is a much more serious not-funny show by itself.

[@Pigblossom]

One of the great staples of British TV are what we call comedy panel games. There have been various attempts to launch them on US TV over the years, but none has proved successful.

[@labqueen9933]

Gynaecomastia is excessive breast tissue growth in males caused by an imbalance of male to female hormones. If males produce too much oestrogen, they grow boobs. Stephen was talking about males in the German army having breast tissue removal surgery I.e. breast reductions. The breast sits over the pectoral muscle.

[@Cobalt-Jester]

In one of the episodes Stephen explains how as science progresses what was a fact might not be a fact any more. The first invention to break the sound barrier is a whip... That's not true any more. The first invention to break the sound barrier was probably toast. The crunch you hear when you bite into toast. Those are 100s of tiny sonic booms. Bread was one of humans staple food stuffs, it would be silly to assume that they made bread for 150,000 years but never thought to warm it up. Toast is the invention that was the first to break the sound barrier.

[@robg5654]

9:10 doing a Welsh impression I assume after hearing that Welsh opera

[@90Pekkis]

Connor, you should watch whole QI episodes.

[@DougWebb1]

Connor you would love "Ali G in the land of Wales" - Ali takes an expedition to Wales to educate the masses back home on Welsh culture

[@gamortie]

13:36 they edited out the explanation of what was causing the need for the surgery

[@chrisparsons7043]

The statue surrounded by scaffolding was not the Eiffel Tower it was the Statue of Liberty.

[@samfisher6606]

You should try to find Fry's Prince Charles story. It's hilarious. Also, if you haven't watched it, try to find the compilation of everyone making fun of Stephen.

[@jamiedalton2623]

Your Jimmy carr laugh is quality.

[@psychosoma5049]

12:54 gynecomastia is a medical condition where men grow actual breast tissue, it’s not “man boobs” from being fat 😊

[@emaloney2211]

In regards to the German soldiers having breast reductions is that some males are born with overdeveloped breast tissue so their pectoral muscles look more like female breasts due to hormonal imbalance. This may disappear after a while but surgery can also solve the problem. The soldiers probably felt embarrassed so had the surgery.

[@steddie4514]

Yes, I had this but guess what?...it was just my right tit! Got it removed through surgery at nineteen 🤪

[@Vykandar]

The German army have to slam the butts of their rifles against their chests when they march. The continuous trauma to the area can sometimes cause the body to store more fat in their, in order to form some protection. This leads to soldiers growing breasts and having to have them removed.

[@SaintPhoenixx]

The Australian one was that the person interviewed said "30 sows and pigs" but it was reported as 30 thousand pigs", it was misheard. The German soldiers having breast reductions was because they would ceremoniously butt their rifles against their chest, causing one side of their chest to bulk up more than the other side. They would have one side of their chest growing muscle to deal with the constant impact, as a kind of defense.

[@annirvin6555]

Was Vincent Price New England?

[@sonjaplastow477]

He explains the breast reduction before this clip. The soldiers get enlarged breasts from the impact of using their rifles.

[@ellenwhelehan9579]

Think that episode filmed around Dec 25..th

[@dominickthornburghakaTRG]

Stephen Fry had a hilarious interview on Top gear. Look it up.

[@dnf-dead]

There's a video of the panelists make fun of Stephen Fry that's worth a look

[@Andre1980stavanger]

The sections only lasts like 30 seconds each, so why stop the video constantly mid-joke, comment, run it again and again stop it mid joke or talk over it? I like your reactions, but the timing of them kind of makes it difficult to impossible to follow what is said in the original clip.

[@robharris8844U]

QI is serious facts with comedy guests."Would I lie to you" is a slapstik quiz of celebs telling truth or lie. 8 out of ten cats is just mayhem. The 225 breast reductions in German army will be slack skin due to weight loss. " Brookside" was a soap series set in Liverpool. You have a slight Boston accent I think 🤔

[@richardtye3370]

gynecomastia is the growth of breast tissue in men, so nothing to do with pecs.....or moobs xx

[@paulbromley6687]

You have to be an older person to get some of these references like Vincent Price an American actor who had effected an unusual English/ American camp accent.

[@dazediss6629]

Regarding the types of shows like QI, 8 out of 10 cats, WILTY, etc; the collective term is “Panel Shows”. 👍

[@robertwoolstencroft5946]

Have you seen Stephen Fry in blackadder set in WW1

[@richardstuart3882]

You don't have a new England accent, if I close my eyes your Peter from family guy 🤣

[@fionabarr6064]

I think you’ll enjoy Stephen Fry What shouldn’t be in a kids chemistry set also on QI. 🌺🌺😊

[@sophiamcl]

About the 212 german soldiers who underwent gynecomastia: "Gynecomastia (guy-nuh-koh-MAS-tee-uh) is an increase in the amount of breast gland tissue in boys or men, caused by an imbalance of the hormones estrogen and testosterone." So it's a case of when men for hormonal issues happen to develop (female) breasts and have them removed. It's only the removal of glandular tissue and fat, so it doesn't affect the muscle at all.

[@josecanseco1811]

There’s Sean Connery 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sirjohnmara]

"The Last Samurai" Should interest you Connor, Billy Connolly is in that historical drama. Or "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" That MOVIE you will love!

[@roballen5718]

the breast reduction surgery was done because soldiers were developing fatty breast tissue. i can't remember why, though

[@memkiii]

For an amusing German Accent with a camp twist, seek out clips of Herr Lipp from the League of Gentlemen BBC Series. Herr Lipp's choir boys is a good example.. In fact just watch the whole series. He didn't say the Drink Canada Dry joke was a Canadian accent. It was a Dublin accent (quoting Brendan Behan). I doubt VERY MUCH, that the Guardsman mentioned in the anecdote was in uniform at the time of his Liaison in the park, especially considering he was at that time breaking the law, liable to a prison sentence, and would immediately be dismissed from the army, possibly serving time there too. Welcome in the hillside gag - Davies is a Welsh name, the accent was Welsh, as is the song. The joke being not to mistake it for a poor attempt at a Pakistani accent, which often happens when people attempt a Welsh accent. Breast reduction. Breast material is not muscle - yeah. Men have breasts. But... please - pause, rewind, pause rewind... Nooo. Maggie smith - he mentioned her name 3 times before you clicked it was Maggie Smith. The other one was not Sean Connery by any stretch. next... OMG it's VINCENT PRICE!... He said the name! Do I have to come over and wash yer ears out?

[@iain1233]

When it comes to Scottish accents, they will change almost completely within a short distance... Billy Connelly is from Glasgow, and has quite a strong Glaswegin accent, whereas Sean Connery was from Edinburgh and spoke totally different.

[@2opler]

You have the same accent as Peter Griffin. Don`t deny it.

[@rickybuhl3176]

'America and Canada are basically the same thing' is essentially a munter that thinks it's an 8..

[@dnf-dead]

Brian blessed is a famous actor known for his big voice... check out Flash Gordon