American Reacts to British Humour Being Iconic for 10 Minutes Straight

[@Mr4dspecs]

That is indeed John Cleese, with fellow-python Eric Idle.

[@PiersDJackson]

Famously they have had solo performance tours, like comedians do, with the names "The Greedy Bastard Tour" - for Idle, and "The Alimony Tour" for Cleese.

[@helenbailey8419]

My favourite John Cleese clip...the ministry of silly walks😂😂😂

[@anglosaxon5874]

That wasn't 'Faulty Towers' that was one of the 'Carry On' films: 'Carry On Don't Lose Your Head'.

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

You can nitpick the accuracy of Fawlty Towers all you like, but there's no way you can accuse it of looking like revolutionary France.

[@anglosaxon5874]

@@paulmurgatroyd6372 SHUT UP! I know what I am talking about. I'm 63 yo and have watched every episode of both films/series. Edit: Who's nitpicking? It is NOT 'Faulty Towers' which is about a hotel in the SW of England where this was in Revolutionary France - a comedy film.

[@miamonan9627]

The guy on the chopping block, was a clip from Carry On Don’t Lose Your Head, and was being played by Charles Hawtrey.

[@alysonhopkins2037]

Did you hear Peter Barkworth call Charles Hawtrey by the name "Pomme Frite"? You have listen carefully for the different names they used. Another Carry on Film: Kenneth Williams: "Infamy, Infamy. He's got it in for me". Brilliant.

[@miamonan9627]

@@alysonhopkins2037 Nice catch, and who can forget the acid wit of Kenneth Williams. I chuckled when the narrator said “Men and women of both sexes”.

[@paulybarr]

The fat fighters sketch is from the sketch comedy show Little Britain- the 'woman' in charge is played by Matt Lucas.

[@Mr4dspecs]

Yes, reactions to Little Britain please!

[@daphnelovesL]

Little Britain did an American version

[@PiersDJackson]

The best part about Little Britain is the narration by Tom Baker, yes Doctor Who for people of a certain age, he gave such gravitas to so many darkly funny lines..... Britain, Britain, Britain. We've had running water for over ten years, we have a tunnel connecting us to Peru, and we invented the cat.

[@FrancesThompson-e3m]

The one with the Guillotine is from a long series of British Comedy Films called Carry On Films, very British!

[@gdok6088]

Very British and Charles Hawtrey was always brilliant. For some reason PC Widdle always sticks in my mind!

[@wessexdruid7598]

Carry On Don't Lose Your Head - a Scarlet Pimpernel spoof.

[@sopcannon]

OOO ER matron

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

The American had the Three Stooges, Britain had the Carry On films. And the Carry On films were far better!

[@chelliebellie4443]

The last part, was from one of the many 'Carry On' movies, not faulty towers

[@ceejay0137]

Or even Fawlty Towers!

[@anglosaxon5874]

Yup. 'Carry On Don't Lose Your Head'.

[@theblackwidowchronicles]

That show with the large people is called Little Britain....One of the funniest English shows to date....A must watch

[@josefschiltz2192]

And narrated by Tom Baker. 👍

[@Telemachus31]

I agree, you need to react to Little Britain:)

[@nicolad8822]

Little Britain is cringe, definitely has not aged well.

[@gazzie12000]

@@nicolad8822 Looking at the Little Britain "fatties" sketch I'd say it was still 100% up to date, even more so than when it was released. And still funny. It's the sense of humour of younger people that's not aged well. They get offended at absolutely everything instead of just lightening up and laughing about life. 😀

[@carolmurphy7572]

@2:30 The two guys are John Cleese (correct on that one!) and Eric Idle. They were members of the comedy troupe "Monty Python"!

[@msboomerizzle303]

The 2 guys are John Cleese and Eric Idle of Monty Python.

[@timglennon6814]

Clip 10:37 is from a Carry On movie. I think this movie is called, Carry On, Don’t Loose Your Head. If you haven’t seen any Carry On movies, I recommend them highly.

[@mcbikeman5673]

totally agree but maybe the humour will not translate

[@craigchristian344]

LOSE

[@leehallam9365]

Happy Christmas Joel. The Fat Fighters section was from Little Britain, the brilliant commentary for that delivered by former Dr Who, Tom Baker. It was John Cleese and it was Eric Idle, also from Monty Python, the man in the urn was Graham Chapman, star Life of Brian and Holy Grail. The film clip at the end was from a Carry On film, it was Charlie Hawtey who you saw as the psychiatrist in Carry On Matron.

[@joaoandrade2621]

My all-time favourite British comedy series are: Alô, Alô, Blackadder, Keeping Up Appearances, Mr Bean, Monty Python, Absolutely Fabulous. The British are excellent at using dark humour. I love the way they use a unique blend of irony, satire and euphemism. Another defining characteristic is the play on words, with puns and double meanings. Getting involved in this subtlety and nuance of British humour is indeed an exciting linguistic and cultural journey. Being Portuguese, I am an unconditional fan of British culture! Keep up the great Work 😉🙏

[@teeteringonthebrink.305]

And I'd like to return the compliment; reading your comment I would never have guessed you were from a non English speaking country. The wording is excellent (not that I'm any expert on the subject) and you clearly understand our language and ways very well. You have my total admiration for that. That's something we English/British aren't particularly good at, learning or wanting to learn other languages. Far too lazy in that respect.

[@raygoodspeed2382]

There was no Fawlty Towers. The last clip was a Carry On film.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Merry Christmas and happy new year

[@lindsaymckeown513]

Yep, John Cleese and Eric Idle...Monty Python and much, much more; making us laugh till it hurts since 1969.

[@ZippyDoolittle]

John is a legend. Another one who says it like it is. Hilarious.

[@JohnnyDrizzle]

Dude, if you don't know Monty Python you should check it out immediately

[@lynette.]

The last one was from a Carry on film. Very British taste .

[@petersp63]

Happy Boxing Day from the UK

[@CharmCharlie]

The head chop scene was from the "Carry on" films!!

[@Gregm-l9r]

Merry christmas Joel 🎅. Wishing you a very happy and successful 2025.

[@lachlanmain6004]

The Lord Flasheart, Blackadder flyig instruction segment will always be amongst my favourites👍👍😄😄

[@SuperKrissybear]

those guys are john cleese and eric idle :)

[@thunderfoot5167]

The last clip was from Carry on don't lose your head, part of the carry on series of movies from the 60's/70's. The guy getting his head chopped was Charles Hawtrey.

[@Kazza_8240]

Omg you need to see Little Britain! .....you'd never be able to put it on youtube but you'll love it!!

[@brettrigby2226]

Merry Christmas Joel

[@szabados1980]

10:55 We've also had Little Britain.

[@Anamalfarm84]

Love the content 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Disco_Jay]

That wasn't Fawlty Towers, it was Monty Python - the comedy series that defined British comedy in the 1970's and consisted of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. The last sketch you saw at the guillotine was a scene from the film "Carry On Don't Lose Your Head". If you want to see awesome British comedy from the 1960's, watch the Carry On... film series - there are 30 of them, made between 1958 and 1978, then an extra one made in 1992 but the best ones were during the 1960's.

[@BrianMac2601]

If you've not seen the miriam margoles on Norton compilations look them up, she's got some wild stories and is hilarious

[@Gary-jh6tv]

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas to you,your little brother,mum and dad from Gary from Bedford U.K.😊❤️

[@ralfbauerfeind8236]

7:50 You sure recognize the text of the "Monty Python Dead Parrot" sketch, don't you? 😏

[@NeilusNihilus]

You disappoint me. How can you not know that is John Cleese?!

[@Kazza_8240]

.......I'm pretty sure he *did* recognise him lol...he just doubted himself

[@miamonan9627]

The lady who made an acquaintance with an American soldier, was Miriam Margolyes, and is renowned for her no holds barred revelations. More recently she was Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, but has umpteen other strings to her bow, and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Drama.

[@thewarpcore2891]

I missed the Fawlty Towers part. And watch Little Britain, It's brilliant

[@josefschiltz2192]

Joel, your comments just reminded me of what the poet Mina Loy said about parents - it may not have originated from her, nevertheless, she said. "The author of my being is the author of my anxiety." The very last clip was from a Carry On film. (probably . . . Don't Lose your Head or something like that) The aristocrat was played by Charles Hawtrey and the French citizen ushering him on to the guillotine was played by Peter Butterworth. Both were regulars of the long-running series of Carry On films.

[@mccorama]

You should check out the Carry On films....a British classic

[@knowledge-seeker-x7u]

the man playing the trainer woman .... this is a regular show...Little Britain. wondrous

[@daveyr7454]

The python lot….legendary :))

[@knowledge-seeker-x7u]

Monty Python team and their colleague's ashes.....wonderfully funny.

[@steviesbadtv]

Ladies and gentlemen, John Cleese looks like John Cleese…😏🤷🏻‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@JimAtHome]

Did you know the guy doing the voice over in Little Britain the "fat fighters" is Tom Baker the 4th Doctor in the Doctor Who TV series, if you don't know the series Little Britain you've missed out on one of the funniest British TV series ever made and very border line, you couldn't show this on US network TV

[@ViviNorthbell]

you gotta watch a few old shows of "monty python's flying circus"

[@BigFanOfManyThings]

Much of our humour is insults, innuendos, double meanings and sarcasm, it can get really rude and mean and to outside uk it might be taken very wrong 😂 but it can also be very sweet , wholesome and iconic haha

[@sjwillis1137]

The last one was a clip from one of our iconic Carry On films . Rude, naughty humour , innuendo and slap stick . Ooh matron 😅 ' Kenneth Williams . Barbara Windsor. Sid James etc . Classic British comedy films . Carry on camping was a good one . 😮

[@jimbo6059]

the last one was a carry on movie. carry on don't lose your head. very bawdy seaside humour that is not shown as much now.

[@Shelleycalvert24]

The last video was Carry On, Don't Lose Your Head. Check out the Carry on films they were really funny.

[@RalphWigg1]

When you mentioned Fawlty Towers, you were actually watching one of the Carry On films. I didn't actually see Fawlty Towers in that compilation.

[@PiersDJackson]

Rik Mayall stole every scene he had in Blackadder, with the exception of his appearance in the first series episode "The Black Seal", as Mad Gerald... like most Blackadder characters, he had a recurring name - Lord Flashart, although he later appeared as Robin Hood in the "Back and Forth" special, with Colin Firth as Shakespeare, Kate Moss as Maid Marion, and many others.

[@knowledge-seeker-x7u]

John Cleeves is right! They are also playing the Monty Python theme tune in the background. The other one is also from Life of Bryan and Monty Python.

[@Sue474]

He looks like John Cleese because he IS John Cleese. The man with him is Eric Idle.

[@annettes5000]

I enjoy British humor 😂

[@timglennon6814]

Come on Joel you have reacted on Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, you should know what John Cleese looks like. 😂

[@maxxie84]

The show is Little Britain! The best TV series of the UK :P

[@improvesheffield4824]

I think Little Britain would be an excellent choice for your Patreon - maybe when you’ve finished reacting to OFAH.

[@RoobTube94]

The Fat Fighters sketch was from a popular British TV show called, Little Britain. A must watch h on the patreon

[@Neil_TheShiningMile]

The Fat Fighters clips were from Little Britain (plus Little Britain USA). Matt Lucas and David Williams play various characters, most of which are very non-PC. It was hilarious. The original, Little Britain was easily the best.

[@WilliamSmith-mx6ze]

"British humour compilation" Opens with Graham Norton, an Irishman, and the sounds of the Liberty Bell March by Sousa. :)

[@danmayberry1185]

Robert Klein loved Python - and Graeme Chapman would have loved the ashes fiasco.

[@damienkakoschke3099]

The voice-overs are from Little Britain, a slightly surreal comedy sketch show. The voice overs are purposefully ridiculous & voiced by Brit TV legend Tom Baker, who played the 4th Doctor in Doctor Who in the 70's. :) - The bit that starts with Graham Chapman is dead, they're the rest of the then still alive members of Monty Python, they're referencing the Dead Parrot sketch.

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

I so miss Rick Mayal

[@ericg5791]

Joel, perhaps you should sit through a Carry On film and just see how far along you have come to understand our British humour,especially the vintage humour of one these films in the franchise. May i suggest the end clip from Carry On Don't Lose Your Head,..or try Carry On Cleo or Carry On Henry.? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Rear to you btw

[@esraeloh8681]

Oh my guidy aunt has J not seen Little Brittain yet? Oh my god you have to see Come Fly With Me as well, holy shit, the Fat Fighters is from Little Brittain

[@paulwright9749]

You look like this guy called Joel that we all watch - you should take a look at some of his work 😄

[@vtbn53]

There was no Fawlty Towers in this video.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Except 2:32 was John Cleese aka Basil Fawlty . Jps only knows Cleese as a young man , not recent decades older Cleese

[@VeteranHedonist]

The lesbian woman Mirium Margoyles. (misspelt) is in lots of huge films like Harry Potter.

[@chocolate-teapot]

Those two were Boris Johnson and Ken Dodd

[@petersp63]

Fat Fighters is from Little Britain you would not be able to watch these days as not politically correct (BUT bloody funny)

[@geekexmachina]

You should react to "Peter Pan Gone Wrong", And probably The League of Gentlemen " if not done already. Also Reeves and Mortimer did a remake of "Randal and Hopkirk Deceased"

[@cherryblossom3046]

John Cleese (alive, I think) and Eric Idle (deceased)- MONTY PYTHON - CHECK THIS OUT FOR IT IS BRILLIANT comedy - 'LIFE OF BRIAN' FILM - FANTASTIC!

[@peterlee44]

The fat fighters sketch is from a brilliant show in the UK called Little Britain although I don't think unfortunately they would get away with today Keep up the great videos` and reactions

[@rob-oe4wr]

Mrry Christmas 🎄🤶

[@Bleepurchin]

You have to react to ‘Little Britain’ !!

[@chrisbamber2762]

The showbwith the fat fighters sketches was little Britain with last one beingbfrom little Britain usa (all the characters from the original have travelled to the usa for variousbreasons) the french revolution butbatvthe end was from carry on dont lose your head

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

"He's right, 'Children are the cause of most of the misery in the world'", says the undergraduate who (obviously) has been a child, but presumably hasn't had any yet. As a parent of six and grandfather to 17, I should find it difficult to find a statement with which I disagree more. 👴

[@lynnhamps7052]

It was a joke ..presuming you are not British? but apologies if you are and all those kids have sucked out your funny bone (no innuendo intended) lol

[@mcfcguvnors]

id abolish brat benefit ,stage it of course but in the UK alone it dwarves what we spend on pensioners - you want brats = pay for em !

[@MarkhamShawPyle]

Joel, I gather your view of family is taken from Larkin's 'This Be The Verse', then.

[@janetbrockbank323]

Eric Idle and John Cleese - Monty Python xxx

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello Joel. Somewhat amusing.

[@susanmason6476]

It is John Cleese

[@debbieann921]

Oh dear. Somebody get the hoover.

[@warrenturner397]

Think I missed the Fawlty Towers bit?

[@dave24-73]

Yip John it is Monty Python, faulty towers. Fat sketches from little Britain Last one is carry on films.

[@markharvey1630]

Not sure what makes you think Fawlty Towers was set during the French Revolution.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Children are a problem - No way Jps just dissed Ben and mystery brother

[@elly5740]

Yep it’s to of the Monty python lot

[@garryjones2]

Do yourself a favour. Watch Ripping Yarns, by Michael Palin. Iconic British humour.

[@johnlewis734]

It's a joke ,🤧 and cheers 🇬🇧👍🏻🍻

[@Andy-11189]

Fawlty towers wasn't in it, but should have been 😋

[@pendorran]

Check out John Cleese's eulogy at Graham Chapman's funeral sometime. Hilarious and poignant.

[@du33ed75]

The show with the woman not understand the indian woman is little britain

[@633squadrongoodwin]

Didn`t see any Fawlty Towers .

[@PhilipTait-oi2hm]

Mostly, far from the BEST of British Humour; I’m sure you’ve reacted to much better examples over the years because I remember you really laughing at them! The Fat Fighters sketches are from the ‘Little Britain’ series and I agree with your comment about ‘Fawlty Towers’ which is repeatedly voted the best British sitcom ever - tho’ Only Fools and Horses is also highly regarded: the list goes on ……….

[@jancreed7414]

john cleese and eric idle

[@milou66]

He certainly looks a LOT like John Cleese.

[@Kazza_8240]

Cos it is John Cleese 😂

[@milou66]

@@Kazza_8240 That was the joke.

[@Kazza_8240]

@@milou66 sorry, its hard to tell jokes sometimes because there ARE people who are that dumb and sometimes it's hard to differentiate 🤷🏼‍♀️.....maybe try adding a laughing emoji to make it clear its a joke, and that you're not just another 'dumb Internet stranger' 😅😂

[@milou66]

@@Kazza_8240 Haha. No worries. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[@Kazza_8240]

@@milou66 back at you! 👊🏻 But from a Scottish woman - Happy Hogmanay!

[@ChavJag]

Have you seen 'The life of brian'?

[@rib877]

I think he DOES look like Cleese.🙂

[@Kazza_8240]

He *is* John Cleese

[@davidware9549]

lol faulty towers that’s about a hotel pmsl it’s a movie out of the carry on films

[@DickeyMacVlogs]

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[@Silentauditor974]

The difference in humour is we are self deprecating, where as, the American need someone to take the p@ss out of.