American Reacts to QI | David Mitchell's Best Moments REACTION

[@JB_Shryke]

You need to watch the video of the various panelists poking fun at Steven Fry. You will die laughing

[@eksiarvamus]

Honestly, the one about the Acropolis where the Parthenon is must be one of the funniest clips online.

[@xayzer]

+1 Absolutely, he'll love it!

[@karensmith2215]

My vote is also for "they say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is..." - available on KZbin.

[@nala6620]

Its called "QI, Poking fun at Stephen" the Acropolis one is at the end

[@theobserver2267]

I think we should point out he won't actually die laughing. Unless he has a funny turn 😜

[@JBW27]

In answer to your question, the term "first world war" was first used in September 1914 by German biologist and philosopher Ernst Haeckel, who claimed that "there is no doubt that the course and character of the feared 'European War' ... will become the first world war in the full sense of the word".

[@markjones127]

I just posted the answer given on the show which was 1918, it would be great to see David Mitchell go back on the show and tell them they were wrong! 🤣

[@mrab4222]

Exactly. It's the difference between _First_ (rather than Second) World War and First _World_ (rather than local) War.

[@chardywork]

I'm going to be pedantic and point out that *describing* it as 'the first world war [...]' isn't the same as *naming* it The First World War.

[@markjones127]

@@chardywork Interesting point, food for thought.... ok so now I think the show was right! Would make for a great argument on the show too!!! 🤣

[@JBW27]

@@chardywork I'll be pedantic in return then 😉😂 The question at hand is "When was the First World War named as such". Oxford Languages, the world’s leading dictionary publisher, gives multiple definitions of "named", including the following: 'give a particular title or epithet to'. Given this, I would argue that Ernst, in saying the war "will become the first world war in the full sense of the word", is bestowing that title upon the Great War, as it then was. As such, it can therefore be said that it was first named as such in September 1914. Of course, the answer on the show was 1918, I believe, but in any event it didn't become popularised in any sense of the word until 1939. In a similarly pedantic manner, I would also argue that describing and naming are, within a certain context, exactly the same thing. By naming something, you are describing it, but with one or more commonly understood and agreed upon words. For example, if one says 'Water' and 'Ice', these two words simultaneously name two things, and describe, to at least some extent, their condition of being by the use of a single word, so that everyone who encounters the word knows precisely what the other person or people are talking about. It's like a shorthand description.

[@yzolakitchi]

True story ... when I was 20, I found out my older brother was illiterate. He was several years older and had moved out of home quite early on, so for some reason, this fact about his inability to read or write had totally passed me by. He worked for several years as a skilled sign writer. He was very artistic and would simply match up the shapes of the letters and words he was given, with his boss spell checking them for him before he created the signs.

[@SteffBrockley]

You have to watch the QI segment about the Giant Tortoise now- it has great moments from David Mitchell AND Sean Lock

[@Maytricks_Lee_VR]

In full agreement. Giant Tortoise and Poking Fun at Stephen are great clips from a great show.

[@Cruithneach]

QI is the king of panel shows - yes it's funny, but also genuinely informative

[@swingsloth]

You might even say it's quite interesting.

[@carolineskipper6976]

I was lucky enough to be in the studio for the recording of the episode where they were asked how many brains the man with two brains had. We laughed so hard throughout the whole recording- it was 2 hours start to finish with only a 30 second break partway through while they did something technical. Heaven knows how they ever cut it down to even the 45 minute QiXL broadcast, let alone the main broadcast which is 30 minutes long!

[@rey_sylverstar4457]

Welcome to the rabbit hole of QI. There are tons of hilarious small clips. Phil Jupitus flipping over a "mirage" or his flirting with Teri Hatcher. David Mitchell on the bloke on the far right, Jack Dee vs female comedians, Alans blue whale, pink polenta or his reaction on Sandy on her first presenting episode, Richard D Hunters "you do what you do best", Lee Mack's ceiling, Sandy and Theo, the Parthenon where the Akropolis is, the secret behind the QI tune, Johnny Vegas on Kellogg's, Bill Bailey about his guitar at Schiphol airport, Ashling Bea and John Barrowman, Bryson's long sock etc etc etc.

[@JoeThornhill]

I watched Neil talks' reaction to the full episode with Phil's meltdown and I so want him to see it. QI XL series H episode 15.

[@50thunderer26]

King of Boom, you'd love Qi. You have a great appreciation for many of the people featured on it already. Sandi Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as Chairperson a few years ago and the show is still as funny and educational as ever. I recommend the King and Queen of Boomland watch Qi. You'll love it. You'll learn something new with every show. And laugh a lot along the way. Keep up the good work King Boomer.

[@markjones127]

This one is a blast, David is an awesome guest, David also hosts a very similar quiz called 'The Unbelievable Truth' which has been running for around 18 years on the radio and is still going, it's very funny and sort of a mix of 'QI' and 'Would I Lie To You?' Glad you're enjoying these Boomer!

[@markjones127]

The answer given in the show was 1918, a British officer called Lieutenant Colonel Charles à Court Repington met with a Major Johnson from Harvard University to decide what the official name of the war should be, he gives a full account of the different names they suggested and why in his diary, and they both finally agreed on calling it The First World War

[@markjones127]

QI isn't always right of course, @JBW27 just gave the correct answer below which is 1914, guests sometimes go back on the show and tell them they were wrong, and are sometimes even given points posthumously if they lost out in the previous show! 🤣

[@DCComicsGamer]

The real answer is, of course, 'watch the show you muppet' 😁

[@markjones127]

Aww man this comments section is turning into QI!!! 🤣Now I've been swayed back into thinking the show was correct with 1918!

[@Djorgal]

@@markjones127 "Posthumously"? Guests go back to the show and are afforded points posthumously? They bring their corpse to the stage? Now, that's rather ghoulish.

[@Diseased_Mr_T]

To be fair, there are lots of places in the UK that offer brilliant customer service. It's just that when it's bad, we make no apology for it 😂

[@78rpmblog]

when it comes to QI just check a full episode from any season, there'll be plenty of entertainment there, it's been my favourite TV show during the last 20 years

[@dannykent6190]

A lot of people seem to dislike Phil Jupitus, but his QI appearances are hands down some of the best QI moments out there.

[@India.H]

My mum and I LOVE Phil Jupitus

[@jk-jh1sy]

You have to watch David's wife(Victoria) and her story of her dream on QI. Oh it is basically just a fact show with a twist. Right up your alley.

[@PaulKeywood]

Our customer service isn't overly friendly but not rude though, just don't expect a smile 😂

[@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat]

Okay, if you are curious enough to watch a full episode, Boomer, Quite Interesting is a show where the questions are so obscure, with the answers so unlikely, that the only way to get points is to either be right or to be quite interesting about the subject. There’s two notable features: the klaxon goes off when they give the wrong, usually accepted, answer where they then lose points, and the teacher/student comedy class difference between the educated Stephen Fry and the ill-informed Alan Davies. It’s fun and educational. Even if you see one episode you’ll go away more clever than when you started. 😊

[@just_passing_through]

David Mitchell is my spirit animal. And his wife is the most amazing woman on the planet. As a couple, I absolutely adore them.

[@katherinedowling4246]

QI Is such a rich seam of comedy gold as WouldI Lie to you this is such a fun programme thanks King Boomer

[@spareumbrella8477]

Talking about the board messing with the panellists, there's an occasion in one episode where Alan Davies gives the answer to a question as "29", but the board flashes "29.5" and he's like, "hang on I didn't say that I think you'll find" Moments later the board flashes up "Sorry".

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

The whole series is on KZbin. Fry is great!!! Guest are funny. Worth the watch.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@galvatron3323]

Johnny Vegas on QI is some brilliant muppetry

[@gedhoughton9523]

I love it when he says in the Grocers section “you can’t scream idiot at people anymore…” ohhh if only..

By the way, the miraculous Sexy MF (Mr Fry) is quite often the butt of posh jokes and takes them well. Some of the most joyous moments in the show's long history are when the guests lovingly gang up on Steven because of his posh upbringing :)

[@Gr8SkyLizard]

David Mitchell's rants are the best! I already know before watching that the feeding bees honey rant will be here

[@MikeSmith-ye9ho]

I always watch it, it’s still going here in Britain. Learning interesting facts with comedy it seems to stick in your in your memory better

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

It really isn't as intimidating as it seems, because the questions are designed to be virtually impossible by anyone's standards. It's just such a fun show. I'd recommend the clip "Phil Jupitus hates QI" (not to be confused with "Phil Jupitus STILL hates QI", which is sort of the second part). But even better, I'd recommend doing full episodes.

[@keeperofthecheese]

QI is a great show, especially when Fry was presenting! There are Bill Bailey and Sean Lock episodes too.

[@jamesrowe3606]

Human beings are the only animal that drinks the breast milk of another species. I find it weird and haven't done it since I was at primary school, when it was virtually compulsory in the UK.

[@andrewkoszarka4802]

QI with Stephen Fry was brilliant

[@paulhanson5164]

We have a chain of Diners over here called Karen's...the whole selling point is that they are extremely rude and insulting to the customers, there are videos on YT of people going into them and from what I've seen they really go for it. We had a Cafe in my home town many years ago where the owner was rude to customers, first time I walked in he said "What do you want you wanker" ? Some old woman sat nearby asked for a cuppa and he shouts out to the kitchen staff "Cup of tea for the virgin on the top table". They did a decent fry up, the insults were free and added to the ambience.

[@jno5]

A great QI click is the one with Prof. Brian Cox and Ross Noble discussing ‘Tossing Ewoks’…..

[@ianstopher9111]

Or 'How Do Restaurants Rip You Off?'

[@jno5]

@@ianstopher9111 - The Wine……😂

[@Lubikit]

Alan Davies' animal impressions on QI are hilarious

[@jussihamalainen7692]

If you're going to watch QI, which I highly recommend, just start with season one and go from there. I haven't watched the show since Fry left, but those early years are all gold.

[@robh_uk]

You should. It's not hugely different, and Sandi Toksvig is excellent.

[@Liorte1973]

So is the Sandi Toksvig stuff. Why did you stop watching?

[@jussihamalainen7692]

@@Liorte1973 I didn't like the idea of someone else hosting QI tbh

[@pauldixon746]

​@@jussihamalainen7692I was concerned it would lose a lot without Stephen, but the best compliment I can pay Sandi is that it hasn't dropped one bit. She is absolutely brilliant.

[@MichaelJWake95]

Customer service in the UK is fine, we just don’t need to do the over the top stuff because we don’t rely on tips like you do in the US to make a living.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

"FRY & LAURIE" GREAT SHOW TO CHECK OUT!!❤

[@India.H]

The QI channel have just released a part 2 of this. Also, Stephen Fry hasn't hosted for several years (he retired). It's now run by Sandi Toksvig so try the video "Making fun of Sandi".

[@bigirv2112]

All the individual compilations from QI (Sandi toksvig, etc) are worth watching

[@trickyd1977]

The best of Johnny Vegas on QI is a must watch

[@MrKiwiCJ]

The bartender won't call you a "muppet" (they don't want to lose their job)... BUT the regulars might on their behalf and be prepared for the banter because that is how you make friends.

[@nadeansimmons226]

I read once that it could never be done in the US because of all the clips, photos etc which would be fraught with copyright difficulties etc.

[@weirds0up]

King Boomer an American: I lost 10 pounds 👍👍👍 Me, a British person: I lost 10 pounds 😱😥

[@Gambit771]

I thought 'almost a stone, well done'.

[@quasarsphere]

He's not wrong about tealeaves going mouldy if you leave them forgotten in a pot for a couple of weeks.

[@JoeThornhill]

You gotta watch the full episodes. I wanna know what that plastic teaspoon/body thermometer looking thing was.

[@emphatic1988]

That Gastly item is so cool! :D

[@jeremygough1387]

I do some bar work in a small club in the UK. One member who expects table service tells me to smile more, I tell him to eff off.

[@Finchie_97]

QI is a fun show, where you learn more than you're expected to already know the answer.

[@Bill-2203]

Qi (quite interesting) is a show that asks comedians interesting and difficult questions in an effort to trip them up for us to laugh at their expense I guarantee you will have fun and learn when watching this show

[@jimb9063]

Heh, the legendary logic. If anyone thinks they've come up with a good idea, run it past him first. No one else lives so relentlessly in the real world.

[@Morgonna]

There are a ton of clip compilations of QI on KZbin. And it's possible to find full and extended episodes of newer seasons on there if you look for them.

[@Twowings2fly]

A fish and chippie near where I used to live got new menu boards done, and every single time that the word "sandwich" was on the boards, it was mis-spelled as "sanwich". No one can tell me that the people who made the menus didn't know that it wasn't spelt properly, the poor owners had to get about 4 menu signs replaced.

[@fatbelly27]

My favourite shows are the episodes of WILTY when David Mitchell's logic meets Bob Mortimer's surrealism

[@Bethgael]

Grocer's: the grocer owns the thing. Grocers: there are multiple grocers. Grocers': multiple grocers own the thing or things. I also do believe you may be more likely to be called a "muppet" by an Aussie barkeep, since it's more usual parlance here; I'm sure a Brit would go for "wanker" or "c*nt" ;) Brits who have spent time in Australia, do feel free to correct me. That klaxon vs David Mitchell re: WW2/1 is one of the very things I meant in the last QI episode comments. Good pick! Now, anything with Victoria Coren-Mitchell, next. :D

[@seijika46]

Gotta love his rants - you may enjoy more of his 'soapbox' series of short ones. (Note that as mammals, we're expected to drink milk and bread has been the staple food of western civilisation for thousands of years so clearly its fine. The reason why its 'suddenly' bad is that over the past few decades more dubious additives, perservatives, flavourings and other dubious chemicals have been introduced to that make it less healthy - hence why people who can obtain the real deal, like in much of the European mainland, tend to be perfectly healthy eating loads. US bread actually has material from yoga mats in it which is banned in most countries, similarly chemicals added to your milk over there tend to be outlawed everywhere else.)

[@christinestromberg4057]

Actually bees don't eat honey. They make honey. So Alan is qutie wrong. Give weary bees sugar water.

[@urjuhh]

You recognized Johnny Vegas, so logical would be watching QI | Johnny Vegas's Best Moments clip :)

[@johnthompson3462]

You have to watch full episodes of the show.I think it has now been on air for over 15yrs. When it first started each show was a letter of the alphabet So it went weekk one all things A and so on.I am sure Queen B would like it

[@cloverite]

The QI Elves are legend.

[@hastobe303]

I think you should watch an episode. Maybe "Gardens" or "Exploration" as a first episode. It's a great show.

[@Arksimon2k]

Can't remember the answer to the first world war question but it was something to do with the fact that the first 'world war' was considered to be the Napoleonic wars, so it was sometime closer to when WWI occurred. Someone in the comments of the video says 1920 is when it was probably first used. Oh an it goes without saying, one of the best QI clips is the question "What do they say about the necropolis...?". You might find it under 'Poking Fun at Stephen'.

[@LordRaxyn]

QI is best watched in full rather than as clips. They do a lot of jokes referring to things that happened earlier in the episode.

[@georgercop]

A quintessential QI clip would be "They say of the acropolis where the parthenon is", though since you've been to Greece, I suspect you may have already seen it =P

[@theobserver2267]

To banter in the UK you need to first establish friendly terms. Dont expect the landlord to immediately go 'what would you like you tool?' etc. say Hello first and ask if they are ok. Your American accent will do the rest.

[@ghostparty2062]

Allan davis, the guy to steven frys left, is in every episode. Hes funny and has great back and forth with steven fry. If you dont plan on watching the show then may an allan davis and steven fry compilation?

[@DarthAzabrush]

Reginal D Hunter on Batman is well worth a look. He's a refugee from the US who totally gels with our sense of humour so he should be quite interesting to you.

[@JuliesWorldCrochet]

QI is fantastic all the way. There's many good compilation videos now and I really love Sandy Toksvig as host also. If you're ever watching a whole episode, Inland Revenue from the "I" series is a good choice.

[@KotRFFXIV]

Man I envy you cutting out bread, Bread is literally my favourite thing in the world, I have it with EVERYTHING, Chips? Bread, Spagbol? Bread, Curry ? Bread. man I can't imagine what I would do without bread.

[@KingBoomer]

I’m trying. It’s impossible.

[@hellsbunniestv584]

I think you should watch a whole episode, just so you know it's not about being really clever. QI is just about being Quite Interesting. Basically the idea's to make you go, "Ooooh. That's a cool fact." It's to instill a love for facts, not to make you feel dumb. Mitchell does give good rant. :D I've had to use sign writers many times, over the years. What David saying, in jest, is actually true. You get two options. 1) They use the exact version of what they're given. If they corrected the spelling and it wasn't how they wanted it, then they'd have to redo it for free. 2) You pay extra for proofreading. They make the spelling and the grammar correct and if it's wrong, then they would have to make good on their errors.

[@joshuacauser]

Corey Taylor on QI is great, your intros just get better n better

[@petertaylor3446]

King during the verical stripe part when the dress appeared over you ,you really looked thinner dude.. fkin amazing

[@mikecurrie1773]

Q.I. stands for Quite Interesting. It's a show that discusses various different interesting facts from around the world. It's not Mastermind or University Challenge or anything too heavy like that. It's funny comedians laughing about interesting stuff. Entertaining and educational. I think you'd love it.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Many Brits on this show, you've seen. Richard Ayoade, Noel Felding, Phil Jupiter, Johnny Vegas, Rob Brydon. Many more.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

The Christmas episode with Lee Mack, David Tennant, and Bill Bailey talking about the Osmonds was hilarious.

[@nickb4541]

You should so check out the Giant Tortoise round. Has Mitchell and Locke in it too!

[@jonrobinson8005]

It is a good compilation, lost count on how many times I’ve watched it just for that World War 1 segment.😆

[@bareakon]

If you wanna get the same kinda vibe as QI without the intimidating presence of Stephen Fry, I'd recommend "Lateral With Tom Scott", which is strictly speaking a podcast, but they post video clips of individual questions on KZbin. Basically Tom and each guest bring along some obscure lateral-thinking problems and the others work together to try and solve it. It's quite like QI in terms of the kinds of questions and atmosphere and fun trivia to be learned, with the twist of host Tom not having a monopoly on looking like the smart guy with all the answers (looking unbelievably clever is much easier if, like Stephen, you're the one asking all the questions). And Tom's guests are usually other youtubers and podcasters, so you could probably be on it yourself if you asked Tom nicely :P

[@herstoryanimated]

I think if you come to the UK, just don't expect American customer service! Most pub landlords would be incredibly friendly!

[@esteban280889]

David's Rants are best on QI

[@mythgreatbritain5634]

Get the correct date, add 3 years, and its the perfect American starting date.

[@tufty7026]

80% diet; 20% exercise. Good work so far, KB

[@TomMerson]

I've been in the audience for QI a couple of times. That klaxon is LOUD

[@TRexMetalGuru]

You can get good customer service, just don’t always expect a smile 😂

[@WinstonSmith19847]

QI takes all the things you thought you knew and then tells you those things were wrong all along.

[@Wang_Monkey]

A bit of context for the last one there. The way the game works is that you think there's an obvious answer to the question, but it's normally a common fallacy. Like Q. Who discovered America A. Christopher Columbus which is wrong but is a common misconception. (I was taught in school that is was, but we now know Leif Erikson A Norse explorer was there 500 years before) So when the question of the two brains came up Alan was very hesitant to say 2 & as David perfectly put it, feels like bully tactics The aim is to avoid the claxon (Big writing on the screen & alarm) as that takes away lots of points. If you answer the questions or contribute something "Quite Interesting" then you'll get a point or two. If you get 0 or above you've played well! Though most scores are well in the negative figures xD

[@Brian-wq3qh]

As you noticed Johnny Vegas, you should check his best of on QI

[@RedcoatT]

You will get customer service in the UK, just don't expect them to smile inanely while providing it.

[@peterbee2472]

You should watch the QI episode about the giant tortoise it has David Mitchell and Sean Locke in it, really funny😉

[@julieb737]

Time magazine first referred to ww1 as the First World War in 1939 .

[@johnnyuk3365]

I remember this episode and can’t fully remember the answer to when WWI was called WWI but I believe it started off being called the Great War and was generally known as that by the general public until close to 1939. However military historians, soon after 1918, started calling it the First World War because it was the first war fought on so many fronts. Apparently there were book titles including “first world war” published in the 1920s and 30s. Although there is an argument to be made that the First World War was that fought between Britain and France in the 1750s. Named the Seven Years War, it was fought in North America, Caribbean, Europe, Africa and the Far East.

[@sameebah]

For QI - check out some of Sandi's Randi-Scandi clips.

[@jacekkulinski4414]

I appreciate the gorge carlin opening

[@nathandc2669]

What an intro 😂😂😂😂

[@user-xz6qk9wf9j]

1917 after the alied nations had a conference to decide the matter. The Germans may have named it separately, but the Alied version stuck. It was originally called the Great War but they changed it because the Napoleonic Wars were named that first. Minty

[@seanmcmichael2551]

KB ... you absolutely need to watch the really short QI clip (about ancestors) that can be found with ... Stephen Fry blows Sean Lock Sean demonstrates so well how we, the ordinary joe, are perplexed, informed and entertained by QI.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Episodes are themed by letter of alphabet. "A" all questions start with "A"

[@joshualenton7829]

My nickname at college was “peep show” because my voice sounds like David and I’m extremely pedantic. I had never seen peep show before I got the name, needless to say I had to call it fair game

[@leeb6476]

You should reaction to 'How the giant tortoise got its scientific name' from QI, it features David Mitchell and its one of the funniest moments.

[@smithpm81]

hope king queen and princess boomer are doing well, love from aberdeen scotland

[@kevincrisler1221]

As a longtime fan of Qi fan and British humor in general, if you haven't checked out "Giant Tortoise" of "Parthenon", do yourself a favor.

[@bareakon]

Don't worry about QI going over your head, not just because you're smarter than you imagine you are. QI isn't about being smart. It's about realising that everyone from geniuses to dunces are about as dumb as each other on certain "known facts", and from there, learning something new and entertaining. That's why the last round is called "General Ignorance", it's about stuff everyone knows, that turns out to be wrong.

[@mdhazeldine]

Feeling intimidated by Stephen Fry's intelligence is the reason Alan Davies is there (the guy with the curly hair). He always loses, to the point where it's a running joke, which makes you feel better about yourself. haha