When your dream job turns into a nightmare | Mandy - BBC

[@Indianny]

It’s amazing/sad how true this is. I’m a baker and every time someone comes to the bakery they always talk about how good it smells and how lucky we are to work in such a place. But after 15 years, I get to work and that smell of fresh baked brioche and caraway rye that I can smell coming up the street before I even get inside ….that smell just reminds me of hard work, 10 hr days on my feet, shoveling 20lb pans in and out of a 400° oven. The bread never ends.

[@mikezooper]

Crumbs!

[@geekyourlikeslulu]

what does 'coming up the street' mean

[@EhCloserLook]

Bread… bread never ends. 😔

[@vincentmarro3663]

Same when I worked for Krispy Kreme

[@cosmicorder2]

Yeah, it's probably why I won't work in a place I love to visit. I would get sick of what I loved and come to associate the place with stress and sensory overload.

[@lucasblanchard47]

“Turn and enter” 😂

[@Walperion_Music]

Genious!

[@lindaclairesartori]

Really the funniest bit. The rest was Lucy and Ethyl from 1955. And the falling was not funny.

[@andrewdigby5114]

abandon hope, all ye who enter here!

[@ThomasCorfield-r4n]

@@lindaclairesartori Consider rewatching while paying closer attention. 😉

[@chetgoodenough8749]

I was confused then I wasn't

[@PlantMusicLife]

Best falling routine in comedy I've ever seen! She just kept going!

[@kevincarlson668]

Yep,Mandy gave even the almighty Patsy Stone.Joanna Lumley on the Marrakesh baggage carousel on Ab Fab,I mean,a run for her money.

[@kevincarlson668]

@@TwisterTornado I'll try and check out the first,thanks.

[@davebeat]

You'll love the falling scene in Hot Rod then.

[@BluesAdam]

And the biscuits keep falling...

[@ChosenStudios1]

Peter Griffin begs to differ😂

[@RamblinRick_]

American here. When it comes to physical comedy, Diane Morgan is this generation's Lucille Ball. Whether as Mandy or Philomena, she's a BBC National Treasure.

[@anthonyscully2998]

That clip reminded me of Lucille Ball. My mother would have liked it

[@mplsmark222]

I’ve often thought the same thing. I can’t ever remember her characters referencing American Comedians, but she definitely is not a fan of Chaplin.

[@chriswinwood6501]

Sinking into the chair. 😂 God bless Mandy, she is the funniest thing for years.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Best sitcom since around 2012 ish

[@gogogogogirl]

This woman has singlehandedly revived slapstick!

[@biegebythesea6775]

yep physical comedy is brilliant.

[@Agent7155]

Any others now?

[@foxopossum]

Yes!! 😂😂😂

[@OdiesMama]

And I NEVER like slapstick! 😂

[@silentblackhole]

The woman is AMAZING in all of her roles! Brilliant!

[@mz8583]

He didn't tell her that she only needs to taste them, not eat a whole biscuit😊

[@kimsherlock8969]

😂😅

[@Chentzilla]

He did.

[@atlasfeynman1039]

He said 3 biscuits per day, not 35,000 per day. She went mad with power.

[@Grognakk380]

​@@atlasfeynman1039 he said every 300th, and they make 75000 a day. If that is all in one 8hr shift then she needs to taste 250 buscuits a day, if its a 24hr factory with 3 testers doing 8 hrs each then its about 83 buscuits a day. Either way, you definitely need to pace yourself with small nibbles.

[@atlasfeynman1039]

@@Grognakk380 Thank you, accounting department. And how many biscuits have you been allotted today? None? Right then.

[@Silversky1113]

I love the trail of biscuits she is leaving behind as she runs/falls. I love Diane Morgan so much.

[@metaphonictweeter1992]

The way the biscuits just kept coming 😂😂😂😂

[@Loctorak]

I'm almost disappointed to find something so simple so funny, but the bit where she slips on her puke and goes "s**t!" killed me 😂 Diane just never disappoints. ❤

[@pazuzu126]

The guy shakes his head at the end like, "It happens every time..."

[@tysona23]

I nearly choked myself laughing when she fell down the stairs 😂

[@ThomasCorfield-r4n]

Yes! Love that slapstick. Like Stath Let's Flats.

[@chriswinwood6501]

It’s up there with the blowpipe and the tree, the banana factory, the hair in the extractor fan… she’s a genius

[@tuicastro4431]

It reminded me of Homer Simpson falling off the cliff! D'OH!!! 😂

[@argus5597]

I remember one time she explained a story of why she broke up with someone its because they fell down the stairs exactly like that 😆

[@dnlmachine4287]

@@tuicastro4431 Poor guy fell down that cliff twice. Respect. Stay gold.

[@shaunsmith6703]

I never thought the funniest thing I'd ever see would be someone eating biscuits. But here we are, Mandy Carter eating biscuits is comedy perfection!

[@scotttowers1759]

The funniest thing you've ever seen? That's sad

[@shaunsmith6703]

@@scotttowers1759 Thank you so much for sharing your vauable opinion.

[@OU8124T]

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.

[@monkeymanbob]

Biscuit.

[@tinos0330]

Oh my goodness hahaha

[@zazuzazz5419]

🍪 💔 😂

[@stephgreen3070]

Oh my gawd that was brilliant! I laughed until *I* almost vomited! The biscuits falling out her uniform the whole way down and her giant hair underneath the hairnet. So many good bits!

[@ToutCQJM]

The fall out the window was the cherry on top.

[@karonfrench1012]

Absolutely hilarious! I’ve got tears running down my face. Some of her best work 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jasonali4122]

Rupert Murdoch is excellent. What a talent.

[@DerekNewtonKeswick]

😂 Good one.

[@gerardbyrnes5780]

Nice one!

[@AtheistOrphan]

I once really confused an American by saying “I could really murder a choccy digestive right now.” The poor guy didn’t understand at all.

[@palashbhaumik42069]

If you instead said "choccy digestive WITH CHEESE", the American would've definitely understood

[@cosmicorder2]

I can only thank British television for helping me understand what those are.

[@DeathnoteBB]

I always think it means a laxative

[@CBlargh]

@@DeathnoteBBRight. Chocolate Pepto.

[@elvenkind6072]

Is that British for "I'd like a chocolate cookie about now!" ?

[@Marie16240]

That biscuit conveyor scene reminded me of the iconic “who loves lucy” on the chocolate factory 😂

[@Brandis13]

Came here just now to make the same comment, you beat me to it 🙂

[@StStStS]

Best episode since the tarantula-killing in the banana processing plant 😂. -‘One to stun! Two to kill! Three to be sure!’

[@Chentzilla]

If anyone's interested but too lazy to count, Mandy's job entailed tasting 250 biscuits per day, which is, given an 8-hour work day, slightly more than 1 biscuit per 2 minutes. Also, the board where Mandy has to put her marks is 12x16 = 192 cells, so there's not enough place for her to mark all the daily batches, even if she fills it all, including the cells with the words BISCUIT COUNTER. Maybe she can manage that if she wipes her marks before or after her lunch break. Certainly not if she puts just 7 marks max in each row as she did.

[@rosella1919]

Are you a bean counter by any chance? 😂

[@Chentzilla]

@@rosella1919 Are you hiring?

[@ryanueda3329]

Based on how she's entering her marks, it seems like the appropriate assumption is that the biscuit factory operates continuously in three, eight-hour shifts. At a rate of 75,000 biscuits per day, with every 300th biscuit needing to be tested, each tester-shift would be responsible for testing 83.3 biscuits. It looks like she started entering her marks on row five of the 16x12 grid. If she makes seven marks per row for the remaining twelve rows, she'd have marks for 84 tested biscuits. Or would have done if she hadn't fled the factory and fallen out the window.

[@Chentzilla]

@@ryanueda3329 Continuous operation, why didn't I think of that?

[@dnlmachine4287]

Im fighting back tears of LOL and joy and memories. Chris Farley in Black Sheep fell down a mountain "Thank you little roots". Andy Samberg fell down the mountain in Hot Rod after going to his Happy Place and Punchdancing. Homer Simpson, no clarification needed. John Belushi Blues Brothers fell down the stairs while stuck in a school desk after being lashed with a yardstick by the Nun. Mandy is now one of the few, the proud, the fallen. Stay gold.

[@AncientAnt3y]

“I feel like my whole life’s been leading up to this.” 😂

[@TheFrankiemonkey]

This is a hilarious sitcom! Love Diane Morgan!

[@samuelk4685]

"Quality control at the local biscuit factory" "YOU'RE KIDDING!" 😂😂 Love Mandy haha😂

[@MM-ud1xf]

Her mate Paul would be so jealous.

[@AncientAnt3y]

2:01 😂😂😂😂 “Is taken out and shot” “Fair enough.”

[@soccerchamp0511]

Honestly, great metaphor. I've had several "dream" jobs in my life and all of them but one turned into nightmares, not because of the work itself, but because of horrendous management.

[@oldsguy354]

Amazingly enough, when you make your hobby a career, it becomes work.

[@gerardbyrnes5780]

I was a was in the print industry most of my life. I've often said "I love my work, I hate my job" for that very reason.

[@corym8358]

She's incredible. I could watch her all day. 😂

[@mysmirandam.6618]

Now she's set for life sueing workman's comp 😂

[@shacalah1101]

Her music choices in all these are great 😂

[@domokoskelen3975]

The way she just silently falls without flailing her arms is epic

[@mz8583]

This actor is magnificent too!

[@majorpentatonic2310]

Cunk on Biscuits 😂

[@whocares_bear]

2:23 The British Lucille Ball

[@profpartout6609]

exactly

[@silverkitty2503]

indeed

[@anfernyl]

This was definitely an homage and a fantastic one ❤

[@TallSilentGuy]

Lucille Spencer.

[@daflotsam]

I always liked the smell of lumber But by August the one summer I worked in a lumber yard, I was bummed how much the smell brought me down each morning. Thankfully that passed over time. I often wondered if it was the same for folks who work with coffee, bakery goods, bookstores, etc..

[@ulisesbenjaminalonsorojas352]

It's so hilarious her facial expressions 🤣.

[@karljoseph1151]

which part?

[@ulisesbenjaminalonsorojas352]

@@karljoseph1151 When she starts tasting the biscuits.

[@femmyemmanuel]

Gotta love her dedication to that fall😂😂

[@eka2894]

The ending caught me off guard, but it's brilliantly timed as the video i watched right before this was the snippet of WILTY where Diane Morgan dumped a boyfriend bc of how he fell down the stairs 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@goldexperience6072]

"You will reek of bourbons"😂

[@brandontylerburt]

Diane Morgan is the absolute best. It's slapstick physical comedy and it's brilliant.

[@stephenbardy6570]

I love Diane Morgan! How have I never seen ANY clip of this show till NOW?!

[@ArchyP]

Lmao the fake body falling head first 😂😂

[@wentoneisendon6502]

They're clearly using a bloke in bits of it as well 🤣🤣🤣

[@ArchyP]

@@wentoneisendon6502 🤣🤣

[@maazkalim]

Timestamp it all!

[@mikejose4186]

Turn and Enter. 😂😂😂😂

[@jamesbrowne2072]

I just love Diane Morgan! 😂

[@TallSilentGuy]

I like the notion that she's still considering taking home the broken biscuits even after tasting them all day long.

[@biegebythesea6775]

i like the manager - he was a staple of british comedy in the 90s.

[@chris777-o8g]

I just love Mandy ❤

[@deeya]

You gotta admire her passion for biscuits. Even after all that, she didn't wanna be thought of as slacking and risk getting fired.

[@luckybear4996]

THE Wy the fall out the window was so graceful T_T

[@HonchHeado]

He did tell ya Mandy lol

[@drknowofficial]

This sequence was, hands down, the funniest thing I've seen in my entire life! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chriswinwood6501]

Have you seen her guarding a historic tree? Or having a cigarette break in a fried chicken shop? This is up there with her best.

[@mylarkeeMan]

I so hope we can see this in the states!

[@Sushila..]

I've had job interviews like that. They make you question not only this job, but all your decisions in life and the meaning of humanity as a whole.💀

[@smilingbandit4975]

British humor really is something special 😄

[@grinsko6741]

This job really takes the biscuit.

[@jasonali4122]

Like the Michael Crawford actor, Frank Spencer, she does all of her own stunts.

[@nikzane]

Ha! Diane Morgan is *totally* the female Frank Spencer! Great spot! 😂

[@Yusuf-n4y2y]

0:14 that's probably the first time I am seeing a clock with no brandname or a silly logo in it. It looks beautiful that way.

[@torpedohippo8493]

What

[@ameeruddinsyed3858]

😍😍😘😘😘😘🤗🤗😘😘I love her anyway...

[@astrea79]

This sounds like every conversation I've had with an elder coworker

[@cattyelse2372]

bit ageist

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@cattyelse2372How…???

[@biegebythesea6775]

horrible comment

[@KhmerTarotReading]

2:12 hmmm what did the “shot people “ go sir? recycle for new biscuits?😂

[@francescahw69]

I adore Mandy she is my spirit Animal

[@andypanda4756]

I am in love with Mandy Carter.

[@jasondanielfair2193]

first time i've ever laughed at a falling down the stairs bit--hilarious

[@ThomasJeff4s0n]

I see Mandy I click.

[@britaeirikr8609]

Every second of this is perfect! ❤

[@ganbramor]

Her at the window had me dying.

[@zazuzazz5419]

She, our Mandy is a bonafide pedigree hybrid offspring of Lucy and Laurel and Hardy!! 🤩 😂

[@angelateter-ci5bl]

😂🤣😂 (Should probably give Lucille Ball credit though)

[@Smileater]

THIS IS COMEDY GOLD Or tragedy gold? 🤔🤔

[@diabloo7]

sinking of chair.... genius

[@arfriedman4577]

This actress is great.

[@bipolarbear7325]

Diane always goes the extra mile for her audience. 😂

[@mhick3333]

I love lucy comes to mind

[@deeliciousplum]

That took a turn which I was not at all expecting. Intense! 🍪

[@RobbofromCronulla]

Every silver lining has a cloud

[@whateverlove11]

Or a storm 😂

[@roachtoasties]

It looks like Mandy was initially trying to eat an entire biscuit each time to impress the boss. If each biscuit is 200 calories, 75,000 divided by every 300th biscuit is 250 biscuits, or 50,000 calories per day. If she was able to keep up the pace, she would be the size of an elephant within a week. :/

[@yucol5661]

Her stomach would stop digesting far before that. Due to exploding you know. Those are pretty big biscuits. 250 can only be compressed so much. Specially since you’d need water.

[@krashd]

It wasn't to impress the boss, it was because she enjoys biscuits and never realised you can quickly become sick of them.

[@tombeetroot_A.S.P.]

3:48 I like how the boss is looking at this like it is normal by now.

[@gialicious1091]

This made me die laughing. Omg.

[@andysim232]

My sister lived around the corner from the Mars bar factory. I went to stay with her while mum was in hospital. I cannot ever eat a Mars bar again.....

[@oldsguy354]

Try living downwind from a potato chip plant. ;)

[@Benjiesbeenbetter.]

​@@oldsguy354My mother's family used to live near a tripe works. They lived in dread of days with an easterly wind.

[@lisinkat5841]

Im literally crying 😂😂😭😭

[@LuukvdHoogen]

slapstick is my biggest guilty pleasure :D

[@kampiestarz]

What makes me enjoy this is I got my dream job at Disney World, then one day my attraction was closed and the next 7 years was a nightmare. I also fell many times but only twice down stairs.

[@Koolumi]

taste and eat are two different accions tho hehehe xD i love her!

[@richardduerr9983]

An American voice here of 58 years old, that is probably one of the funniest things I have ever seen in my entire life!!!

[@tobiasbaldwin]

So funny! Thank you Mandy!

[@evansisgreat]

1/300 of the daily production of 75,000 is 250 biscuits a day. If each biscuit averaged 70 calories that's almost 17,500 calories a day. Even if she was smart and ate a 10% bite of each biscuit that's still her entire recommended calorie intake for the day.

[@gauravkumar3146]

Turn and Enter 😂😂😂

[@MPfrance]

I LOVE her!!

[@SN-sz7kw]

“Fair enough.” 😂

[@muhdabdulrahim]

You didd'nt have to taste everything lady! 😂

[@MrEquusQuagga]

Was that real or fake?

[@heatherbatty]

Oh lord rich tea as well no wonder it all went wrong

[@davidsmeglap4023]

At least Lucille did not have to fall down a flight of stairs and out the window.

[@mansid2058]

The job sounds like a marriage!

[@paolamura3497]

😂😂😂

[@duytdl]

This show is like live action version of a cartoon that doesn't exist (yet).

[@JaceHarnage]

"You just hood it! Makes you look efficient!" 😂😂😂

[@AtheistOrphan]

Hood it?

[@AlfieCarver]

OMG, we need her for the new Naked Gun Reboot

[@ClaLu]

Death by biscuit 😂