Americans First Time Reacting to Al Murray vs Americans!

[@johnritter6864]

lol, the thing about British comedy is we laugh at ourselves in the same way we laugh at others.

[@Isleofskye]

Tru Say,Mi Bredda. Preach those words,mi Bredrin.

[@Gambit771]

Careful, a humourless scot will think you're being serious.

[@Isleofskye]

@@Gambit771 Go raibh maith agat, ach is Albanach spraíúil, grámhar, spraíúil sinn go háirithe Glasaigh.

[@True_Heretic]

More so.

[@fintonmainz7845]

No you don't

[@Mr_Fahrenheit]

We British don’t think that we are better than Americans, we know that we are better than everybody.

[@garethm3242]

As an Irishman I can confirm that they do indeed think this. I'm also often pleased to learn quite frequently from British people that one of them wrote "Dracula", even though it was written by an Irishman. They love claiming shit. As the song goes, "Brittania Waives The Rules" 😉

[@MrEddHard]

It's not that we think we are better. We just think Americans are worse.

[@perry714.]

I mean your not wrong we are just better ,in fact no, we’re greater 😂

[@thatguy4311]

I don’t particularly like this comment but it’s not everyday you get the opportunity to be the 100th like and I’m not one to turn my nose up at opportunity.

[@rolybling]

I'd be embarrassed to write that.

[@itsjusterthought7941]

Interesting reaction here. There is something amiss when humour turns into an argument. Clearly UK people are not afraid to laugh at themselves, while US people struggle with satire because they take national pride far too seriously.

[@ULTRAWIDE.]

Nailed it. When the moon thing came on the guy was instantly annoyed. Not saying all Americans are like it but stop being so touchy it’s just a joke. Laugh at yourselves, no one’s perfect. Except the British.

[@ReddwarfIV]

@@ULTRAWIDE. I am British, and I found the line about "no one else was trying" falls flat as a joke because it so obviously isn't true. Al Murray is well versed in history, and he lets it shine through in his character sometimes (disguised as "pub quiz" knowlege) so you'd think the Pub Landlord would be aware of the Soviet space program.

[@ste887]

@leonwiddicombe8947 well i found a interesting thing when i did a little poll on a server with a mix of brits and americans on it. i simply asked 'in a sitcom would you be comfortable being the butt of the jokes for a whole episode, or would you prefer to be the one dishing out the jokes?' American: receive: 21% give: 79% brits receive: 66% give: 34% I feel part of that might just be that brits are happy to laugh at themselves, justifying being the butt of jokes by 'well, if i can laugh at myself, then everyone's laughing' that and there's been some great comedy characters that have been the butt of jokes. Richard Richard from bottom comes to mind as a character who is all flaw, (virgin, socially awkward, pretty much the prototype incel 'i bought you a Coca-Cola in good faith, and did you say 'no thank you I'm a lesbian, i want my 55p back!'' feels like he's being constantly set up for a fall) but he was played by Rik Mayall, who often played the prat in slapstick projects. same also with Hugh Laurie, he's not afraid to act silly and have someone tease him for it. also Craig Charles is a character that is pretty much all flaw and is the butt of the majority of the jokes, though in fairness in red dwarf everyone is the butt of jokes And you just don't really see that level of a flawed character in American sitcoms. actually the story that comes to mind, when 'the young ones' was trailed in America a studio execs comment was "so which one is the hero? who is the audience meant to see themselves as?" now if you've seen the young ones, none of them are good people, but while there isn't a hero to self insert yourself into, you will see parts of your personality and behaviours in all of the characters. Similar story with the American adaptation of red dwarf, believe the first episode is on KZbin, they tried to make lister a likeable, hip sort of guy, vs the cold curry and beer with a stubbed out ciggie drinking space bum. (always reminds me of the episode where they go to the chamber of justice and lister is asked 'occupation?' and the answer is 'erm....errrrm??.....bum!!' always gets a giggle)

[@darkkrenify]

well they are made to sing at a fucking flag in school idk if that has something to do with it but i mean i clearly can't help

[@stelamo]

The Russians had no intentions of putting men on the moon .@@ReddwarfIV

[@kitson1952]

Al Murray drinks a pint of beer and has a bar because he is known in Britain as 'The pub Landlord'. Do your homework 😁

[@ragerancher]

"It doesn't matter who comes first if you're on your own", that joke seems to go over the heads of so many Americans.

[@vickyking3408]

Its called sarcasm we like to take the piss out of ourselves,as well as the rest of the world😂

[@occamraiser]

Don't attempt to explain subtlety to Americans. It has a silent letter in the very word so they won't even know it, let alone understand it. Americans only use 'simplified English' with all the colour and subtlety removed, along with the occasional whole syllable ( IT IS ALUMINIUM NOT Aluminum, FFS the clue is in the fact that everyone else in the world and every periodic table shows it with ALL its letters.)

[@riffmagos]

Careful, Americans don't understand sarcasm, irreverence, or taking the piss. 😂

[@manfred747]

"What is it with British comedians and beer on stage?" His act is the PUB LANDLORD. It's not against Americans - it's about Brit arrogance against any other country. He could also have been a stereotype taxi driver.

[@Isleofskye]

I was discussing this in The Suburbs with my gardener cook and cleaner,only the other day and I don't think we are arrogant..

[@michaelsmith7425]

Thanks, I was about to write something very similar but you beat me to it. I've lived in the USA for over 2 decades and they still generally do not undersand the phrase "tongue in cheek". They are starting to get sarcasm, but irony is still a relatively foreign concept to the majority.

[@Isleofskye]

@@michaelsmith7425 Did you emigrate Michael and are you glad you did,my friend? It's 2am in London now and today was 77 Degrees in October.We have just had the warmest September on record and it;s getting silly now. lol

[@michaelsmith7425]

@@Isleofskye I did and I have mixed feelings about doing so. I have a great job with great pay that I could never have had under the British class system. But given the horribly hot weather where Ilive (TX) and the terrible drivers and rampant crime on balance it is a close race. We just had several straight days of over 100 degrees and it was so dry my house foundation has cracked in half and my sheetrock (plasterboard) is cracking inside.

[@dusty4459]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKq9iniOe5iar5Y Tis an act

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Al is a legend. He comes from a aristocratic family and he is a graduated Oxford in history. Definitily check out more of his stuff, he just plays off the crowd in character as the land lord during his shows. Even when not in character he is quite funny, definitely check out some more of him! As an Aussie he doesn't just go after yanks trust me, he goes after everyone and it's great.

[@lsmith9249]

his grandfather came from scottish aristocracy, Al's great great great great great grandfather was a Duke he had an aristocratic ancestor it doesn't mean he came from an aristocratic family

[@Basslessonsuk]

He's in remainder for more than one title. I'd say that's pretty aristocratic.@@lsmith9249

[@danielporter9523]

@@lsmith9249 i swear he is technically in line for the crown

[@lsmith9249]

@@danielporter9523 l don't know how you work that one out, he's not technically in line for the throne

[@lsmith9249]

@gnarkillkickass his great great great great grandfather was an aristocrat, that does not make him an aristocrat

[@michaeldowson6988]

If you want to impress an Englishman, have a snappy comeback to his jive, and you'll be pals for life. They want witty repartée.

[@AnonIllumi]

that thats called banter...

[@garymcatear822]

If you want to have a snappy comeback to a Scotsman you best be a fkn comedy genius...and it don't matter what nationality you are.

[@FortisConscius]

But it HAS to be witty. Not shitty. Respect to the quality roast. Disrespect for the undercooked comeback.

[@Crenley]

Drop the French shit fella it’s banter

[@daviddogsbody]

You missed the sexual innuendo in the moon race section “it doesn’t matter who comes first when you’re on your own”. That’s a bit of classic British banter. Calling you a wanker without you even noticing the insult. But because it’s banter it’s not meant in a nasty way. Or was it? We only do that to people we like?..😊

[@majorspencer3660]

I was glad you spotted that too, I was going to comment myself if no one else did. They definitely missed it, I was looking at their faces and not one had a quizzical look lol

[@jamiesiggers7266]

did you notice he said "its been a year" after? There is a whole back story to the character. Al Murry used to have a TV show in which he played a landlord whos wife left him and took the kids a year ago and he hasnt been with another woman since

[@leoncarter9641]

@@majorspencer3660 Yap, straight over their heads.

[@phil18751]

Did any of you watch his TV show

[@darrencooke4207]

Al Murray on Global Finance is a classic. He is my favourite comedian

[@christinawhite6637]

Al Murray is the 'pub landlord'. A persona, hugely funny, but an educated guy from Kent. There is never an intent to offend but he does it brilliantly 🥰

[@ste887]

that's the thing I've found as a brit with my American friends. until they got a feel for British humour, I had to very much walk on eggshells around them, till it finally clicked with them. I get tone can be hard to work out over text, but the sticky out tongue smiley should probably have been a hint for 'oh hang on, brits insult each other cos they like each other, if he was being really nice to me, that's cos he doesn't like me' and as soon as I managed to cross that bridge with them, things got much smoother. slowly trying to teach them wit and sarcasm to a British level. and bless him he tries, but he cant quite get the British art of obscure swearwords, and using random nouns and verbs to describe other things. ie: drunk - "look at that guy, he's absolutely trolleyed" but were getting there. not quite gonna blow his Iowan brain by teaching him Yorkshire slang too, well, not just yet and to make my point with the vid, you could sort of see how some of the guys felt very uncomfortable with a accidental slightly spicy remark. whereas yeah, i say the worst things to my friend, he says the worst things back to me, we all laugh, everyone has fun (though its always fun when someone tries to stick up for him, cos I'm a white guy apparently abusing a south african mixed race guy, must be racist) and junior just tells them to mind there own business and calls me whatever slur comes to mind to make his point as I chuckle. though it is always a chuckle when someone new joins the group chat, hasnt quite got a feel for the room and one of the guys asks the Asian guy in the group 'so when are they actually deporting you ass?' and eventually people get a feel for the vibe and join in teasing each other. if everyone gets insulted, the no one has been. least that's how our group of friends sees it. but as Al says, two countries separated by a common language, but feel its deeper than that with cultural stuff. but its absolutely not gonna stop the yanks teasing the brits over things and vice versa (jus can we move on from, haha uk has no guns (it does) and haha dead school kids in America, cos it started wearing thin around the 2000s)

[@clintonevans2003]

So much of that act went over their heads

[@Tijuanabill]

They hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing, but they gave him an unlimited budget, so he insisted they really go, so he could get the lighting just right.

[@aikighost]

The mars landings will be done by Christopher Nolan and shot on an IMAX camera 🤣

[@NuclearFridge1]

Yeah, 6 or 7 landings because the dust/lighting/sound didn't "feel" right And yeah, I know, space doesn't HAVE sound. It's just Kubrick being Kubrick.

[@leehannon1756]

Oh my days, can't believe anyone actually believes this shit. The Russians monitored everything about the moon landings, if they were faked then it would have been a massive coup for the Russians but they said and still say nothing, why? Because even they knew/know the landings happened. The problem is dim witted people believing what they see on social media as fact, it's a sign of a weak mind and individual.

[@Whywhatwherehowwhen]

This is a character Al Murray plays called “The Pub Landlord” who’s ignorant, arrogant and hysterically patriotic for anyone who doesn’t know. This is why there’s a bar behind him and he’s got a pint in his hand. In real life he’s an extremely clever, softly spoken and polite guy.

[@tomcrookes5689]

In real life he is literally the polar opposite to the the Al Murray Character he plays. That’s why its funny, its tongue in cheek, English sarcasm.

[@EnglishViking420]

That dudes outburst killed me "don't you take our fkn accomplishment away"😂

[@garyjordan4735]

Some people believe that it was the accomplishment of a small group of Nazis.

[@maximushaughton2404]

The guy he did "God Save The Queen" with, was Steve Jones, formally of the Sex Pistols, who did a song called God save the Queen.

[@ministry_of_code]

Might have had more success with: The captain of this lugger He was a dirty bugger He wasn't fit to shovel shit From one place to another. Everyone knew the chorus to Friggin' in the riggin'.

[@SotonSam]

Alistair who plays Al Murray is a very intelligent person. Hes a historian and makes documentaries about the past for tv. And we all know you have to be smart to be a successful comedian. Hes great

[@tejmason4310]

It’s important to be able to laugh at yourself and realise your short comings as us British do. We’re underdogs and always will be. And we’re proud of that 😆

[@shanegooding4839]

Brits are underdogs! Now I've heard everything!😂

[@VileCAESARB]

@@shanegooding4839Haven't heard anything then have you? What do France, Spain, Italy, Germany, USA and Russia all have in common?????? THEY ARE ALL BIGGER THAN US, yet we had a bigger empire than them all. Have you ever completed an IQ test?

[@nicholasconnolly2227]

We were the greatest, as were many empires before us and we know we've had our day; but at least we had one, and Europe is lucky we had several. Our forefathers (and mothers, must be PC) were great people, politicans, scientists inventors, writers, actors, soldiers sailors, airmen, etc, don't forget the Hovercraft, internet, DNA, in modern times. Let alone some of the best countries in the world that we founded; ok with that America??? And, by the way, as trump claimed a german father. I hope he's right, for once, we don't to think our blood is in him. As for humour, the Aussies understand us, they extract the proverbial from us more that anyone; especially about sport, and we POMMIES enjoy it (mostly).

[@ianfoster520]

It’s just comedy guys and not intended to belittle anyone, just British comedy and probably a bit of an acquired taste for you guys since we generally have a different sense of humour.

[@SeanHendy]

One of the main principles of British comedy is sarcasm, and is often misunderstood by other nationalities. When we like people we often take the pi55 out of them, especially if they're mates.

[@Tijuanabill]

That's not just an on stage beer. That's not just an on stage working bar. That's an on onstage working bar, that is motorized, that he drove up there, from off the street outside, at the start of the special.

[@paulsimmonds2030]

The more you are roasted, the more you are liked. The fact that we Brits roast Americans more than we roast any other country, merely demonstrates the great affection we hold towards you. If you want proof. KZbin has a video of the Guards at Buckingham Palace playing your national anthem after 9/11 The special relationship is alive and well. We have your 6, always. However, the roasting continues.

[@quinnhurst9204]

Bro I love this comment so much

[@scriptwriter2966]

We Brits take the piss out of everything and everyone, including ourselves. It’s a cultural trait. It’s not meant to offend.

[@paolow1299]

He's playing the character of a Landlord or Pub manager common 60yrs ago it's an act he is actually a university graduate and historian .

[@Enemyofthestate.]

Al plays a character of an ignorant British pub landlord. He’s actually a very educated man.

[@thomasluke-wp8or]

Great reaction and good to see you took it well, some people just dont 😂

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

Of course this is Al as his stage persona "The Pub Landlord", someone who will always find that Great Britain's accomplishments always outshine any others. He always mocks the UK more than his ostensible targets (in this case, Neil from the US). Al's routine "Nations of the World" is longer but just as funny & insightful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHXEl6iEbNyrq68si=UJI_hxL_WYT4Ti8w (For those who might wonder about his interactions with the audience, he spends the first part of his show talking with people in the audience and integrates the information from these exchanges into his routines.)

[@muff.t2780]

Loosen up guys. Al rips the piss out of everyone. Its in his job description

[@Trebor74]

Britain was actually in first place for the space race(without German assistance) but we decided to do other things instead (create the NHS, welfare state etc)

[@jefffranklin4894]

Beat me to it ya bastard 😂

[@sozzle600]

Yeah technically speaking it was the Nazis who got to the moon. Don't tell the yanks though, they still think they won the war.

[@everythinggamingnow]

we dont dream, we just work. Reminds me of another one of Al's jokes about how "during the french revolution, they invented being french. During the british revololution we invented work, and at the end of it we each had a steel ship"

[@michaelcaffari3997]

The art of true friendship is to understand and appreciate one and others insults.

[@kevken3293]

Al skits all countries, this was just America's turn. He also skits Britain mercilessly!

[@dleogump2752]

i cant believe a channel with4.3k subs could not understand al murray just taking the piss! he does it more to his own country. loosen up its all a JOKE🤣 CHEERS from australia🙂

[@CrazyInsanelikeafox]

"Don't take our accomplishment away!"😂😂😂

[@garethlawton5278]

USA: First human on the moon* Soviets: First man in space, woman in space, animal in space, satellite, space station, first trip to the moon, first orbit of the moon. Everyone who doesn't listen to the "winner" and looks and space achievements knows who won the "space race" Just like ww2, turning up late to a race then claiming to have been integral in it's completion.

[@jamiesiggers7266]

the reason for the beer is simple. This stand up is basically a character called the pub landlord. Thats why he brings on the bar with him and drinks beer on stage

[@andybonner4818]

His standup show is called the Pub Landlord.

[@pianoman1894]

Al Murray has the bar on stage because he is known as the pub landlord. It's his thing. Like how Gabriel Iglesias has his voices.

[@kimbirch1202]

Al Murray plays a character of a pub landlord, which is why there's a bar on stage, and he drinks beer.

[@craighawley3920]

He doesn't shit on just Americans, he just picks on someone in the crowed. It just happened to be this person was American and he ripped him to shreds. He plays a simpleton Pub Landlord, but is actually a very intelligent man - it is just an on stage act.

[@S93.45]

Getting to the moon was one of our greatest accomplishments.....if only it wasn't faked 😂😂😂😂

[@Jayne.66]

His beer is non alcoholic. His persona is the pub landlord. He is a historian, a very intelligent man. He mocks all countries not just US

[@robbland6312]

The beer thing it Al Murray played in a tv series called Time Gentlemen, where he played as a pub landlord.

[@dennisstaines8005]

Al Murray plays a character of the pub landlord. hence the bar and drinking. He has a PHD in history and started his career entertaining his fellow students. He roasts every nation and especially ourselves. His best video is "How global finance works" and he rips into germans, japanese and both coasts of the US. Its about 20 minutes long but you will have sore cheeks from laughing and he roasts our finance sector the worst and whats worrying is not from the truth. Some of his history based sketches are astonishing and they are 100% accurate. The sketch "we have defeated every country at war" is staggering both funny and is reasoning is brilliant even if it pushes the envelope a lot.

[@danieldunne68]

We can take others roasting us and we absolutely love it. I guess that speaks volumes because other nations would struggle with this sense of humor

[@x-Lilith-x]

If british people take the piss out of you its because they respect you, weird fact. Brits take the piss out of their family and best friends regularly so its not that they hate americans, they see them as siblings by this point so treat them as such.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

It's more about trust, we trust whoever we're jokingly insulting will know we aren't being serious, and we expect it in return because we trust you won't mean it.

[@RyanMK666]

He’s the pub landlord, of course he had a full bar 😂😅😄

[@ianjardine7324]

All's comedy is both obvious and subtle at the same time but the best part of it is difficult for non Brit's to get because it's all driven by the character he portrays. The stereotypical pub land lord is someone we've all encountered he's loud opinionated misogynistic a little racist and wildly homophonic and has some of the wildest takes you'll ever hear. He's often so ignorant it's actually hilarious and just like a lot people on all sides of the political with stupid prejudiced belief's no amount of logic will ever change them.

[@Chris66able]

Load of nonsense, from a stereotypical Jadine, aka Beta.

[@samstvshow]

One could try to explain. Perhaps the bottom line says : intoxicated by beer. If you take yourselves too seriously, to the outside observer missing the point, you will be ridiculed. If you don't get it give it up. Not that you are being ridiculed at any stage. You seem not to see the compliments or the friendship. Look for the blatant humility between the bitter jabs. It's comedy. Look at your condition - a man says "some words", and suddenly your greatest achievement has been taken away from you. No, this man is a very good friend. Relax. Have a pint. Recharge.

[@RobertHogg-u8w]

When he said we invented gravity , you have to think of ( 10 mins + ) Sir Issac Newton , “ the story of him sitting under an apple tree and wondering why does it fall and not float down . A revered thinker of his , akin to a Steven Hawkings possibly . Our understanding of universal definition always leaves me in Awe ! . Back to Al Murray , one of the best comedians around , although there are plenty more for good old innuendo , comedy where you get the joke or you don’t , then there is the In Your Face comics and even the no holds barred ones that can curl your toes and make you cringe and laugh at the same time . Enjoying your videos guys , you come across as a good group with grand banter .

[@harpo345]

8:50 No, we Brits are suspicious of all foreigners, but we have a grudging affection for the Yanks.

[@bobbobertbobberton1073]

Whats funny is that 'life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.' was written by a Brit lol. Although it was originally the 'pursuit of property.'

[@buidseach]

Al Murray has a Beer, because he is playing the part of a Pub Landlord lol.

[@iainrollo3525]

Britain, Russia, China, Europe etc are the great grand parents of the World. America is just a young stroppy teenager of a country !

[@joannedwyer4755]

The guy with the glasses is so deadpan, he wouldnt laugh at his own silhouette 😅 everything al says...straight over his head.. 😂

[@giteausuperstar]

To be fair, the Soviets weren’t racing to the moon. You were racing the Soviets to put a man in space and they got there first lol. The US then put a man on the moon after losing the space race.

[@mrbritish6673]

The things with the English and have a bar close by is because we’re legally allowed to drink from 5 years old, some of us just don’t stop xD

[@Midnight_7567]

Funny thing is he's one of the only people to have beer on stage... Cause that's his gag as the pub landlord.

[@buidseach]

Now you have to do Al Murray's nations of the world vid :)

[@stevehayward1854]

We take the piss or ourselves and everyone else, if we take the piss we like you

[@Telukin]

"Did we?" ...oh, it's on. 😆

[@SeanSenior-f8b]

Pub banter is ace, very funny.

[@derekwarren6171]

Can't beat British comedy, it's the best.

[@MrAli171]

I have seen him live absolutely brilliant 🤩 He has degree in history from either Cambridge or Oxford

[@bigrig77]

Al Murray is very well educated and has a great knowledge of history, if you got him talking about the military brotherhood between Great Britain and the US you’ll see a love for our American allies.

[@alanboyle9392]

The beer is a prop,he's a character known as the pub landlord!

[@booker0110]

Guys we love you Americans, we wouldn’t make fun of you otherwise. It’s a thing. You rib your friends. It’s obligatory over here. 🇬🇧

[@Oldpiles]

Al Murray is playing the Pub Landlord

[@JeffsWig]

"we got to the moon" 😂😂😂 of course you did. Of course you did 😂😂😂

[@AlBarzUK]

I’ve discovered that most naysayers don’t realise there was more than one moon landing. They even drove a car up there FFS!

[@surferboyuk84]

Al Murray is known as the pub landlord it's part of his act

[@gailr8653]

Al Murray is an educated knowledgeable man and the pub landlord is his on stage persona. These four men really need to lighten up and appreciate the humour and the difference in humour-basically there in over the heads.

[@stephenelliott6552]

Truth is, the Brits enjoy taking the p, banter, etc often as a mark of respect, of similarity. Especially if it is reciprocal. We do not seriously look down of anyone apart from the French.

[@robertkane3649]

Don’t be offended, us Brits take the Mickey out of everyone, but the ones we do it to the most is ourselves

[@carnomad]

He is the pub landlord hence the beer

[@montyjack2]

It's our humour not to be taken too seriously , we do laugh at ourselves too x

[@glynwilliams13266231]

The Americans are so far up their own backsides wrapped in their flag that any criticism can’t be dealt with

[@shanegooding4839]

I know a lot of Scots, Irish, Welsh, and people in the Commonwealth in general, who say the same about the English!😂

[@michaelsingleton5173]

That's Al Murray's thing he's a pub landlord that's his persona

[@RalphWigg1]

Al Murray's stage persona is as the pub landlord. The point about this act & all others from Al is that he's poking fun at both sides, in this case us Brits & Americans.

[@JORDYBOYBOT]

the whole bear in hand and the bar behind him is he is playing a character as a guy running a pub

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

"To be born British is to win the lottery of life" . Said someone famous.

[@ScragNath]

Remember, when an Englishman say's he is 'Pissed', it means he is just drunk not angry (as the yanks would mean it).

[@arwelp]

If you go to an Al Murray show, don’t book a seat in the front 4 or 5 rows, otherwise you might get covered in beer!

[@newyoupersonaldevelopment3497]

10:29 if you love your country why did you let the Dems screw it up 🤣🇺🇸

[@John-wv5nj]

He's a very intelligent guy...degrees the whole nine yards,it's kinda why he's so funny..historical stuff he comes out with is accurate

[@stevelufc64]

His show is literally called the pub landlord

[@DanielFerguson-l2u]

All Murray's act is as a Pub Landlord. In reality he is a Academic & Historian, very highly qualified, so his skeptical humour is based on a wealth of knowledge.

[@Vasyla77]

Us Brits actually love you guys internationally your our best friends mate

[@daweshorizon]

Al Murray is taking the piss out of the British! It's called irony. We Brits like to laugh at ourselves as much as we laugh at other people. Lighten up! Al is not having a pop at Americans! OK, yes, but in a nice way! Don't take it personally. It's just a bit of fun. Love and peace from the UK.

[@Talldivero]

Can I say, as a Brit, that we absolutely do not consider ourselves as better than our American cousins. You guys are an inspiration to us in every single way (apart from Trump) and long live the special relationship that we have.

[@lesscott4301]

We Brits are the first to criticise ourselves, so other nations doing it falls a bit flat. Weve always been self deprecating, weve always muddled through. We muddled through and conquered a large area of the globe. We muddled through and invented most of the worlds technology and are still world class innovators. We are not fussed if others laugh. It's Ok, we've got laurels to sit on. 😂

[@ninjafotos]

Eddie Izard does a bit about what Europe is thinking about the USA. “ what are you doing…?” 1998, Dress to kill dvd release

[@richardgale4827]

"Between us and the Soviets". The Soviets claimed they didn't have a lunar mission (doubtful), but Americans do tend to fast-forward past Russia scoring first in the 'Space Race' by putting a man in space (Yuri Gagarin). I'm calling it a 1-1 draw until somebody lands a doomed boot on Mars.

[@baggybinny]

Did you hear of the British man with an inferiority complex? He thought he was the same as everyone else!

[@ulragi]

We shit on everyone including ourselves lol

[@jackwardley3626]

yeah I didn't think you Americans drank much. now I know why your beer taste like flavoured water and your whisky is not as strong as it says on the bottle. You shouldn't be able to get through a 1L of it and still be able to safely paint a cable.

[@davidmitchell1391]

You have to understand thar this almost universal style of British humour is called "banter". This is where we mildly mock our friends, and our closest friends the most. Our friends do the same to us. If you don't "get the joke", I agree it can sound as if we Brits are being deliberately offensive.

[@jamespicker5776]

We Brits do not dislike America but like a lot of the other comments we do take the piss out our selves as well as other countries we just take it better I’ve been to the the US 5 times and love the place a great country!

[@Stormshadow11114]

You guy's need to get a sense of humour!! Taking this WAY to seriously, lighten up, it's a comedy sketch, not to be taken to seriously FFS!!!