Americans React | MORTIMERIAN TALES | Bob Mortimer On Would I Lie To You? Part 1 | WILTY | Reaction

[@MoominJude]

'Light up the Sky with Standard fireworks' anyone past the age of 60 will remember that advert

[@barryeva8862]

Better brighter lasting longer always ask for Standard.

[@johnnyhmash]

Yep.

[@kylegacy]

What I truly love about Bob is that even when he knows the other team know he's lying, he'll keep going, and spin an incredible and surreal tale that could still even be true, because it's him. The fact he names all of the cats at the Cats Protection's National Adoption Centre is great too. Who doesn't want to take in a homeless cat called Pat McPuff, Django Untrained, Ruth Worksurface, Tender Gary, Ken Wok, Carlos Whisper, or Hans Downtrousers.

[@jasonritchie8475]

😂

[@stuartauld3193]

Thing is. Most of it is true.

[@colmanpm]

Django Untrained pmsl 🤣😂🤣

[@matwatson7947]

Django Untrained and Hans Downtrousers )

[@lyncohn9505]

The guy asking "what kind of owl is it" is a wildlife expert and was trying to catch Bob out

[@ggoannas]

I love the way Bob bursts into laughter.

[@helvete983]

"I don't think it's true" oh boy, famous last words, never under estimate what a bizarre creature Bob Mortimer is.

[@tonygriffin_]

I was always surprised that David Mitchell didn't know of 'Standard' fireworks as they were literally the only brand available back in the 1960's, which is when Bob was on about. Still, it gave David the chance for some great wordplay on the theme of 'standard'! Thanks for doing this and look forward to more.

[@deano2506]

David Mitchell was born in 1974, why would it be a surprise to anyone that he doesn't remember thing's that were common in the 60's? Weird

[@philippahusain7778]

♪♪Light up the sky with Standard fireworks♪♪

[@ebbhead40]

@@deano2506 I was born in 1981 and they were the only proper brand I can remember other than Astro which were the cheapo ones. I can't imagine David ever trying to buy any from the corner shop when he was 12 though.

[@SirHilaryManfat]

I was born in '74 and I remember my family using Standard Fireworks.

[@DMCDObidon]

Hi Tony 😁👋

[@gazlator]

I can confirm that the surname "Byetheway", as bizarre as it seems, is a perfectly recognised surname - at least in my neck of the woods, in the East Midlands of England.

[@stoneagepig3768]

I'm from Yorkshire so I'd never heard of it before, but the first time I saw it was the surname of an American lady and in my ignorance and with more than a touch of apparent British intellectual arrogance just assumed it should've been pronounced 'bitheway' and that 'stupid' Americans have got it wrong, again. Turns out it's from your part of Britain and it literally means by the road and should be pronounced 'By the way'. I felt a proper nobheads when I found out. Sorry America

[@mitchelltyler5972]

I'm an archivist from Winnipeg, Mb, Canada, and I can 100% corroborate your claim. I've seen the surname "Byetheway" in a database of ours spanning the years ~ 1900-1945.

[@jimhoyt5]

The contestants don't know what is going to be on the card before they read it. So the pillow wasn't Bob's, it was provided by the show as a prop for the lie. So the show damaged the pillow to make it look like talons did it. The stories to support the lies are made up on the spot.

[@bblair2627]

David wants to disbelieve all Bob's tales but he knows most are true but his logical brain tortures him each time 🤣

[@jmodyrts25]

I always find it quite interesting watching Americans react to WILTY. Most are usually very focused on whether the story is true or not and if they can guess correctly (like a serious game show). I thought the idea of the show is more to showcase the contestants storytelling ability and making it funny regardless if it is true or not.

[@TomTheGamer913]

That’s right

[@ruk2023--]

The thing with Bob, and I only learned this recently, is he was a criminal defence solicitor (lawyer) for years so he knows how to think on his feet. Combined with his background in surrealist comedy for decades after that it means it's very difficult to know whether he's telling the truth or not.

[@jayonenote7527]

Criminal? I thought he was a Civil Law Solicitor...hence The Cockroach King

[@Blackcats2228]

In his autobiography he talks about how he defended a mugger and a thief etc. Bob's a man of many talents 😂

[@pampelius1267]

By the way, if the stories are false he doesn't know anything about them until he reads the card, so if the owl story is false the pillow is just something the producers found somewhere, it doesn't belong to Bob

[@katygaston8777]

Steve/Sergeant Bytheway?

[@joanmduncan]

"Standard" fireworks were manufactured in Huddersfield. My neighbour worked there and always got my sister and me a box for bonfire night.

[@gemronan303]

I ALWAYS watch this when I’m feeling down

[@AlphaGamer1981]

That Steve guy who was correcting him about an owl is a wildlife expert and is a tame version of Steve irwin so you arent going to get anything past him

[@dannjp75]

AT LAST!! Bob is an absolute legend, been following his career for decades. His skits he did with Vic Reeves were nuts and hilarious, and Shooting Stars is an all time classic show

[@AlRaw94]

"This is a long one".... This is just the start with Bob Mortimer! 🤣

[@SubTroppo]

After watching Bob (even the repeats) I usually have to go to bed - not just walk around in fresh air to recover.

[@GundogJake]

What I love about Bobs stories are that theirs usually an element of truth in them, as in the story about Chris Rea putting an egg in his bath. I’ve been to that studio owned by Chris, it’s called Le Sol in Cookham Wood Surrey and originally converted from an old mill by Producer Gus Dudgeon R.I.P. So basically all true except the egg in the bath bit..

[@10thdoctor15]

If he can lie about the owl, he can lie about having cats in the house.

[@DLTyrus]

I remember watching Bob's Castle Douglas story on youtube a few years ago, and thinking that the name "Steve By the way" was so ridiculous that it had to be a lie. Even after it turned out to be true, I thought maybe he made up stupid names to make the story seem like a lie. Not too long after that I got a new job, and my manager's surname was Bytheway. Turns out it was a real name after all, but what are the odds?

[@alan-]

I don't think you're real. I think Bob created a fake youtube account and posted that comment just to back up his story.

[@DLTyrus]

@@alan- I was telling the... *pushes button* ~TRUTH~

[@garrybeech9536]

Peter Kay uses it in his stand up as well

[@LukeSkinner84]

Not all details in his story have to be true, one can embellish.

[@DLTyrus]

@@LukeSkinner84 Yes, and I'm sure they frequently do, but it seemed like the kind of weird name someone would come up with when put on the spot and their mind goes blank, while lying.

[@Cruithneach]

I'm a Douglas and I have family in Castle Douglas. The Red Wedding was indeed inspired by the Black Dinner, but we don't talk much about that one

[@Sdw77]

Never apologise for not posting King, you don’t answer to us we’ll wait for whatever you put out and laugh our asses off🫶🏽🤣🤣great choice, love Bob, don’t forget vic and Bob clips you will love them👍🏽🤣🤣

[@madmelwood3778]

Yep..love reeves and mortimer and shooting stars

[@kathleenorr9237]

So happy you did this one! Bob is just something else 😆😆😆

[@adsseats4838]

LOVE the owl impersonation! 🤣 spot on dude

[@liamgbooth]

Fantastic to see you doing the full Mortimerian tales. Just how many names can you resist laughing from 😂

[@obsolete375]

My sister worked at Standard Fireworks in the 70' in Huddersfield. She'd come home with boxes of shite fireworks that they'd given her for free & we would make absolutely huge fireballs. Many times we'd go up the quarry and sit high up and watch the fireworks being tested. We were only around 10 yr old but great fun.

[@williebauld1007]

It’s the same in the UK, we have Guy Fawkes night and in the run up to it all us feral youths used to let loads of fireworks off in very unsafe situations

[@MrJools70]

I had the pleasure of meeting this bloke a few years back whilst he was filming a fishing show with Paul Whitehouse in a town called Crickhowell in Wales,Paul Whitehouse I think you`ve already had on here with Harry Enfield with "Women Know Your Limits" lol

[@Ingens_Scherz]

There were two brands of garden fireworks available everywhere right up until the 80s as far as can remember: Standard and Astra. I have lots of memories of my late father setting up on freezing November nights, following the instructions to the letter while we steadily turned blue with cold, including nailing the Catherine wheel to a fence (with the nail supplied in the box!), before letting them off one after the other. Firework - pause - firework - pause - and so on. They were usually, well, a little disappointing and by the late 80s, when we'd grown up a bit, Standard and/or Astra were abandoned in favour of the town firework display, which was much better!

[@ak99uk]

I remember Brock's fireworks too.

[@yiepie]

Pretty sure Standard are still going or at least the last time I bought fireworks they was

[@alabama1413]

We all love Bob Mortimer’s tales & stories. Thanks KB 👍

[@dirtbikerman1000]

You do know that we have bonfire night on the 5th of November in the uk and there's firework displays going off for 1-2 weeks. I'm actually a level 1 qualified pyrotechnician and I do electronically fired fireworks displays all over the UK, some shows are timed to music and every show is fired from the laptop once set up. Its all cat 4 fireworks too that the public can't buy

[@richardgoddard37]

I Googled Hand Lion, and they do exist. If the person is telling a lie, they've never seen the item in the box before, and have to make up a credible story instantly.

[@sleepyfox8983]

Nice shout man... connecting the HDMI and putting this on the 50" while having pizza, to enjoying your reaction to this. Thanks! Love from England

[@MCSHAWRY]

It looks like a fancy pillow but it might just be shite! Hahaha that was unbelievably British of you.

[@charikloangel33]

Your owl impression was spot on! :D On the subject of owls, you might enjoy the Fast Show - Rambling Hiker Compilation. You'll know what I mean when you see it. It's fkin comedy GOLD!

[@MrEaster619]

red Wedding I believe was inspired by the massacre of Glencoe. Which is when the Campbells, massacred the McDonalds in their own home. And the black dinner in 1440, which was the Douglas family but happened in Edinburgh.

[@wingfootmcnova9130]

When they get a possession card I'm pretty sure they don't use their own objects when they're lying. So even though that pillow probably was scratched up by cats it wasn't Bob's pillow.

[@PDDSimracing]

Love your reactions King B. Think you and the queen would love Freddie Starr with his Vincent routine. Right up your street.

[@sandrapritchard6035]

The guy with the beard..David Mitchell check out his show "UPSTART CROW" he plays William Shakespear....who writes his shows from personal experiences at the time he was alive. Great vids you have on xx

[@bpenny4352]

The egg in the bath one and David Mitchell’s melt down are the best

[@robvanriot]

I was asked to leave the town of Great Eccleston about twenty years ago because we were swearing in a pub and they didn't like it. It happens!

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

David Mitchell's rants really set off Bob's stories , he's always on Lee's team . Incidentally a standard is also a name for a flag .This show is always good and there are so many great moments but Bob is in a class of his own .

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

Steve Backshall is a British wildlife expert and makes tv programmes on expeditions around the world . Bob didn't stand a chance with Mavis .

[@picklerick7872]

You don't need to apologise for not posting every day and don't put pressure on yourself to do so if you're not feeling up to it. Anyway im glad you came back with this video. He may not be a team captain but Bob is the true MVP of this show.

[@niklfc9384]

Bobs telling his 1970’s inbetweeners stories..we all have em😂🇬🇧❤️👍

[@munky342]

I don't. I have 80s inbetweeners stories. They're pretty much the same, just slightly better resolution.

[@peedlejaydle]

Always take a break when you need to brother, your mental health and needing to take chill time is way more important than videos. We will wait as long as you need. Praying for good things for you x

[@lanarkcd]

In the late 1950s my parents got me a set of children’s encyclopaedias, one volume include mathematics. One section teachings percentages diid so by showing how to make fireworks from scratch beginning with the percentages for the ingredients of gunpowder and how to build the firework.

[@acme181169]

Back then in England, you could only legally buy fireworks for 2 or 3 weeks leading upto November 5th Bonfire Night. So we were desperate to get our hands on then. You had to be 18 to purchase but i was buying them easily from the age of 12 or 13. They were very expensive as they were all hand made in little huts in Yorkshire by Standard Fireworks.

[@madmelwood3778]

With letter from mum or dad saying they gave you permission xxx

[@Adaddon666]

its a thing in the uk being ask to leave a town or city and if you come back you will be arrested for causing trouble it normally takes a lot to get to that point

[@user-pk7zn1dm4z]

Hmm you’ve been in my feed a few times in the last couple days, the algorithm must like your stuff 👌

[@thatsthat2612]

I love owls, they're one on my fav animals ever but their wing span freaked me out first time I saw it

[@peterdavidson3890]

The “Standard two penny cannon” was the best ever banger. We used to light one, push it into a cast iron drainpipe followed by a spud and run off before the explosion shattered the drainpipe

[@myrarowlands9216]

Loved your impression of an Owl 10/10 ✓ seriously.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Totally agree on the owls! I have been surprised at night by rabid foxes, ferrets and deer and not been remotely scared, but owls sneak up on you like nothing and then just stare xD

[@sarahgreen653]

Love Bob...I've just read his autobiography and it's hilarious. He's had such an interesting life.

[@paulmiddleton8699]

Owls don't mate when it is raining because it is too wet to woo. Lol.

[@robertobecco7718]

Well done! Very good of you to split in parts. GREAT!

[@Telukin]

Not just US - when I was young in the UK we were the same. We had things called "bangers" that just literally went BANG. I remember posting one of these into the little hole in a lamp post. It made an amazing noise.

[@madmelwood3778]

Love bob...super sharp, clever, humble, artistic and funny as hell ...love his books too. When reading his books you can hear him telling the story...magic

[@peterwilliamson5953]

im 58 dude in Scotland , fireworks were always a thing , personally i was a wee pyro since 6 or so lol ..fire is pretty fascinating when your small .

[@bravo2966]

FYI the first time he saw that cushion would have been there and then in the show. They don't bring their own props in if it's a lie. The lies are made up by the production staff and that includes the possession lies.

[@SirHilaryManfat]

A good thing to remember about the rules of Would I Lie To You, is that even if the story is true, the contestant can embelish the story with a few lies to throw the opposing team off.

[@dannjp75]

And no one is better at it than Bob…😂

[@Wagoo]

That's not really true. I mean there are no official rules, but it's pretty much a given that if you are telling "a true" what you should be saying should all be true. However.. guests tend to be able to get away with the odd embellishment or slipping in something if it directly means a joke

[@SirHilaryManfat]

@@Wagoo It's not really false then either!

[@bazab9495]

Back in the day my Dad used to make his own fireworks for us, I remember him there on the kitchen table, roll-up cigarette hanging out the corner of his mouth as he pushed and rammed the gunpowder, (you could buy it quite easy in them days), into tubes.. when the time came to light them he would say what it was, eg.. this is a Roman Candle, this is an Volcano Inferno etc etc, but, all they ever did was simply explode, which as a kid at the time I thought was great : )

[@ianrice7326]

Me and my mates always used to have firework fights. Aiming rockets at each other running around a massive field. Was a laugh but looking back, lucky none of us got injured.

[@phillipgreen3893]

there is a compilation of Bob on Taskmaster which is well worth checking out too

[@dale897]

The police in the uk can give a "dispersal order" to someone to leave a certain area for upto 48 Hours if they have committed or are contributing to anti-social behaviour.

[@jrmeldrew2624]

28:15 Thank you King Boomer for your startled owl impression

[@crose7412]

25:42 It's good that after watching A-Level pupils in 'The Inbetweeners' recently, you now get to hear another side of the educational system with British Government & Politics classes plus hand lions for treats.

[@Toffee8370]

You are on the right tracks, good sir! The Red Wedding was based on this: In 1440, William, 6th Earl of Douglas and only a young lad at the time, was invited up to Edinburgh Castle to dine with King James II, who was also just a boy at the time. Against all advice, William and Sir William Fleming attended the meal, but at the end a black bull’s head was carried in, on a platter. A sign of death. Both young William and Fleming were arrested, tried, and beheaded the same day, on Castle Hill. Many believe that it was the young Earl’s uncle, James the Gross, who was responsible. He inherited the title and the Douglas lands were not forfeited to the King, which is what normally happened in the case of treason. Incidentally, Westeros, is named after Wester Ross, also in Scotland. 'So many stories, so little time'! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@JackMellor498]

@Will F Yeah that’s what I’ve heard. The killings of the McDonald clan under the cover of darkness, because they didn’t pledge allegiance to the king or something like that.

[@jacksteggles3620]

Having a super weird moment now. I literally watched that video of George R. R. Martian talking about how much he took from Scottish history to write the red wedding 🤯

[@BunniMonster]

Nice :) After Mortimerian Tales, the follow up is called "Mortimeriados". Edit: Oh and uh, the Hand Lion actually exists.

[@celticcheetah6371]

Urgh I am a secondary school teacher and now I REALLY want a hand lion. Not sure it ‘striking’ would meet modern safeguarding regulations though, sadly.

[@BunniMonster]

@@celticcheetah6371 To be fair, licking them is even more frowned upon.

[@nataliefinlayson6964]

Another great player of WILTY is Claudia Winkleman. The compilation of her on the show would be a great reaction.

[@chunkydembry5477]

I hope you realize that's theres a part 2 of Mortimerian Tales. The one where David Mitchell descends into madness.

[@rre-group7521]

Fucking Class man, loving all these videos, can’t wait for more taskmaster stuff

[@stephenpine2448]

David's lack of knowledge about Standard Fireworks as a brand just shows how posh he is !

[@jimiyakuza9523]

Have you ever seen an owl without any feathers? If not, it may give you a phobia lol

[@anniegee9078]

I love that you said shite, very British 😂👍🏻

[@clarebearr5357]

Bob Mortimer’s appearance on Taskmaster is more weirdness. Series 5, so Greg and Alex have settled into their roles. Should have full episodes uploaded officially here.

[@neilrendell5630]

My father (when he was a kid) was told off by authorities for firing fireworks at one of Oxfordshire's Council buildings.

[@vaudevillian7]

The pillow doesn’t belong to Bob, if it’s a lie then the item and what’s on the card is something they haven’t seen before, it’s just provided by props

[@ElandBee]

Not just American kids had experience with fireworks! 5th November is Bonfire Night in the UK ergo plenty of fireworks which the local kids set off for weeks before 5th November

[@hermandadams8376]

Standard astra and brocks were all available up to the early eighties before manufacturing was all done in China and put most of our manufacturing companies into the history books, heard bob's very unwell in hospital just now, i hope he's going to be ok, he is one of our national treasures

[@Andrew-uq4zo]

Awesome pal from Morecambe England can't wait for part 2 ,should look up Morecambe n wise bit back in day but classics bro 👌 respect ✌️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸✌️🌅

[@helenwood8482]

The pillow was the most believable part for me. In the UK, we give our pets the best. For example, my rabbits have the use of the best fan we own.

[@FurryWulfz]

Bob's stories on there were the best.

[@fatedtolive667]

Don't know about towns, and states, but cops had certainly banned us from our city center when we were young and insane, because we were in the habit of having organised 'battles' with rival 'gangs' (no weapons allowed) in the city center on a Saturday night. Fun times, as insane as that sounds🌃😁

[@septicsunxx1560]

I know it's not your normal thing but I would love to see your reaction to some videos from TGF.

[@nospiritanimalshere2529]

A pleasure to have you back King 🤝

[@LucyLeaf]

I’m still recovering from your owl impression😜

[@jpwartist]

If you don't think British kids mess about with fireworks, you should come to Britain around November when it's Guy Fawkes night. Remember remember the 5th of November.

[@KingBoomer]

That’s true I didn’t think of that.

[@detonator82]

Since you enjoyed this one, Boomer, I would recommend watching the Claudia Winkleman Would I Lie to You clips. (You've seen Sean Lock reducing her to a fit of helpless giggles on 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown. 😄) She's brilliantly funny and some of her ridiculous stories are true!

[@muppeteer]

a comedic genius to be sure

[@MrFEFman]

For me, Bob Mortimer is the GOAT of Would I Lie To You?

[@aidiess]

" The Black Douglas " was a Scottish Nobleman who hailed from his homelands in South Lanarkshire in Scotland ( my home area ) Douglas Castle was in the small village of Douglas ( where my sister lived for years ) One of his descendants - Sir Alex Douglas Home ( pronounced Hume went on to become the Prime minister of Britain for a short period. They still own the lands of Douglas in Lanarkshire to this day. On the other hand, Castle Douglas is a small town in Dumfrieshire in the south west of Scotland - a little town.

[@robmartin525]

Why don't we have cool names anymore? The Black Douglas is such a cool name!

[@aidiess]

@@robmartin525 " Gan cry the hounds O' Douglas vale - Gan string the Ettric bow, - gan warn the Speirs O' Liddesdale - that Edward leads the foe !!! ( song - The Black Douglas )

[@slayerrocks2]

There is another WILTY compilation of David Mitchell rants, which is just as good as this one.

[@michaelo4476]

hahaha your owl impression was on point!

[@gavingiant6900]

When Bob is talking its usually true (around 99% of the time). In other words he has had a very colourful life. The fireworks things, we also used to genie them, opening an air b*mb. Also firework fights. Don't try this kids. Roman candles thing.

[@59jalex]

Thank you Lord for Bob Mortimer.

[@aslaugsofieogilvie4590]

The pillow, along with all lie props, don’t belong to the contestants but come from the production team😊 but yeah a cat could definitely do that🤣

[@jafwilding]

The red wedding in Game of Thrones was based on the Glencoe Massacre. That involved the McDonalds, and the Campbells. Glencoe and Castle Douglas are both on the west coast, but Glencoe is further north.

[@M.C.H-MakeChangeHappen89]

Have you “put a ring on it?” Yet. You got what most would call the perfect world especially mentally emotionally and personality.x