Best Acting Ever?! | Garth Marenghi's Darkplace with Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry & Matthew Holness

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Welcome to Darkplace Hospital, where maverick doctor Rick Dagless M.D. must battle the evil forces lurking within!
#GarthMarenghisDarkplace #RichardAyoade #MatthewHolness #MattBerry #JulienBarrett #Darkplace #Channel4

[@Draliseth]

The cast and crew of this show should be considered royalty.

[@stevegoodson9022]

@d Yes, matt berry for king and richard ayoade for prime minister ☺

[@ventarfield7115]

Except the "women".

[@elbecko7969]

They are the darlings of 21st century British comedy

[@leovoghera6174]

Matt berry is perfect for comedy

[@ericgaudette4309]

They are to some, my friend. They are to some. *single tear*

[@pineutrino]

I can't believe I've watched this show a gazillion times and only just now noticed that at 0:15, Sanchez says "cordless iron", and the iron hovering past them has a massive cord.

[@lyonsja1]

Ayoade as Dean looking directly at the camera in every scene is brilliant.

[@michaelgove9349]

Dean's acting is underrated - so effortless. He breaks the fourth wall like he's breaking wind. 👍

[@dudstep]

@@michaelgove9349 He's not putting on an act, he's putting on the truth.

[@CliveWarren69]

Directly at the camera??? You must beCockEyed🤣🤣

[@Ugo2sleep]

Ayoade's attention to the smallest details of anti-acting is impressive. On repeated viewings if your looking closely you will see he is getting more things wrong than you initially realised. Even his eye movements are controlled.

[@T0mat0S0up]

I once saw Matt Holness in a London Bistro, he was eating a sandwich.

[@LaGuerre19]

5:10 "I'm sure we all feel that he exploded too young, but -- the lord moves in mysterious ways. Sometimes, he'll come in at an angle. Other times, he can hover, and swoop..." Hi-larious

[@leewright1]

Howerd Moon, class act.

[@DokkaChapman]

"LOOK OUT, HE'S GOT A STICK!" Still one of my favourite lines in C4 comedy. XD

[@patrickbyrne5070]

English comedy often involves attack people with a stick. Sometimes pointed. There’s just something funny about it

[@Howlingd0g]

@@patrickbyrne5070 "Then, I eat the banana!"

[@YggdrasilAudio]

It's beautiful. In order to explain away a continuity error they just draw attention to it, with the worst acting ever nonetheless.

[@curseofjanus7527]

2:19 - proof Matt Berry is a genius

[@af98]

He reminded me of Power rangers

[@sonofagunder]

6:24 I like this part because Garth cleverly shows how his character is sad. You can tell by the subtle downturn of the head, furrowing of the brow, and frowning of the mouth. He clearly didn't want to have to burn his old buddy.

[@source528]

Richard with the shotgun, then he's just standing there... pure comic genius lol

[@GlitchMcGuffin]

🤣😆

[@Anthony-nd6vk]

That funeral scene is the peak of television. Nothing, nothing can top that.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Easily one of the funniest scenes i've ever seen in my life.

[@cskrepetos]

There comes a time in every man's life when he has to admit he will never make an entrance as cool as Dr. Lucien Sanchez at 2:19

[@jdnaz1288]

A handful, at best, can even come close to doing it.

[@JohnnyFarang]

I once saw a guy almost pull it off, but his hair and accent wasn't as cool. SMH.

[@cooldudewithfreshdrip3113]

I'm taking a film studies class strictly so I can fully appreciate this series

[@joshpickles9022]

0:16 "cordless iron" *Iron clearly has a chord* Love it.

[@nathanfisher6176]

It was only A minor one

[@Th3Downz]

Unplugged and still smarts... sounds cordless to me

[@saturn1returns]

Love when Thornton pops out his pump action shotgun randomly.

[@unequivocalminutiae]

Then in the next shot he's not got it, then it appears again! Genius

[@stdomingoblues1187]

He shoots the ceiling in the hospital bar hahah

[@jamescrowley8598]

My arse is grass..and wantan's got a lawnmower

[@Mawds69]

It beggars belief

[@robnichol5344]

@@stdomingoblues1187 Knock it off you two, this is a hospital!

[@MegaMEGATRUCK]

What's so great about the telekinesis episode is that Garth's self-insert character, who is supposed to be Garth's "ideal" version of himself, is still absolutely unable to tell when a woman is mad at him because of Garth's own ideas about women

[@agdgdgwngo]

It is actually really good acting since they are trained actors, trying to play an untrained actor twice, both in act and out of act. End result is just hilarious

[@chattycathydoll]

They're just dudes playing dudes pretending to be other dudes so unless you tell me Richard's been wearing blackface all these years I've seen better.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

And then there's Richard, who just skipped all those extra steps.

[@dessertstorm7476]

I think Ayoade is the only one who had any real acting experience at that point.

[@archerymidnight3422]

@@chattycathydoll nah, if they want a blackface actor they can just ring up Noel Fielding

[@Ugo2sleep]

It takes a great pianist, to be able to play a song badly - Les Dawson RIP

[@BakerGlare]

7:25 that look to the camera... perfection.

[@sam64]

"The lord moves in mysterious ways. Sometimes, he'll come in at an angle. Other times he can hover and swoop. Sometimes he can even come in from beneath, like a worm, or... mole. The Lord, it's his call how he chooses to manoeuvre." I might start going to church if I could expect wisdom like this every Sunday.

[@iMann_iFail]

“Everything but the kitchen sink…” Handset: *”gawd the kitchen sink as well”*

[@tobetrayafriend]

Sanch jumping around that corner and droping into combat stance at 2.18 had me in stitches

[@tool5675]

Richard Ayoade grinning and looking at the camera after the flamethrower...🤣😂🤣😂

[@GlitchMcGuffin]

He does it again after Dagless kills the eye child 😂🤣🤣

[@Kainlarsen]

Matthew Holness actually does a really harrowing wail of anguish at the end of this. :D

[@George-tm2wt]

I love that a load of Matt Berry's lines are dubbed over the video

[@unstablerupture6983]

"Wouldn't say I buy it. Just .window shopping. And there's a half price sale on wierd"

[@j.son_01]

I’m probably waaaaaaay late on this, but I’m American and just happened to stumble upon this. THIS IS AMAZING.

[@shortshins]

Atleast you found it mate.

[@hutchmusician]

4:40 is the best walking I have ever seen in my entire life since I was born from my mum in hospital many years ago.

[@curlybrownliz]

Darkplace Hospital? Or a less haunted healthcare establishment?

[@richyjay330]

I'm forever wishing he would do another series.

[@chrishempstock2427]

“That’ll stop him!” At the end cracks me up every time

[@rlinders9972]

Richard Ayoade looks so different without glasses and with a moustache.

[@themoronator3658]

Don't we all.

[@gavinjohnson792]

The way Thornton Reed is just standing there during the chaos at the funeral with a smirk on his face 😂

[@mr.nobody3967]

Why was this kept from me until now? This is the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life, I have found my new addiction 😍

[@russellwhite731]

I wish I could go back in time and watch this fresh 🤣 hilarious

[@infjmale91]

The thing is, this actually is the best acting ever. To actually play a character badly intentionally while acting enough to make it convincing has to be one of the hardest things to ever do and they execute it perfectly. Chef's kiss of a show.

[@DruggedBunny]

In the spirit of typing words that were in the scenes (01:29): "Everything bar the kitchen sink!"... "OH MY GAWD, THE KITCHEN SINK AN' ALL"

[@Medic_naturalist]

The “look out he’s got a stick” ADR gets me every time

[@ZemplinTemplar]

"I wouldn't say I buy it, Liz. Let's just say I'm window-shopping. And right now there's a half-price sale on... weird." Probably one of my favourite lines in the series. X-D

[@Efro1632]

I'm convinced it's the most quotable show I've ever seen.

[@samb8414]

"keep your headbands on, that way we won't get lost"

[@StefanTravis]

Blood. Blood? Blood. It was blood. And bits of sick.

[@johnhowell9352]

maggots, maggots, maggots, maggots

[@jake6112]

And piss and shit.

[@stooblo]

“You and him were... buddies.”

[@aaronmarshall]

If you and he wish to be best buddies again, I won't stand in your way.

[@xfallofmanx]

One of my favorite comedies of all time.

[@jethropike1964]

"watch out he's got a stick" best line ever,

[@MrMatox323]

At first I was like: why is this filmed so shitty. But after realising it was intentionall, this is perfection.

[@DrRickDagless]

"That's the mother, Rick!"

[@rare6499]

One of my favourites this

[@Howlingd0g]

MOOOVE ASIIIIDE!

[@sammacdaibheid]

'Everything but the kitchen sink ...' *Man screaming down phone* 'Oh god kitchen sink and all' 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonicdb]

Aw my gawd kitchen sink n’ all

[@saturn1returns]

Yesss!

[@SidechainStudios]

@3:20 - best ‘Bad/Obvious OverDub’ humor iv’e ever seen

[@georgecorfe1218]

This show is literal perfection

[@rich0373]

Good to see Steven Toast being appreciated 😂

[@wheelmanstan]

come on now, where is season 2!??!

[@schteeve4759]

Peru

[@wheelmanstan]

@@schteeve4759 if i must go to peru for season two then farewell and adiu

[@schteeve4759]

@@wheelmanstan Lol I meant that there was never meant to be a season 2, as the plot of the show dictates that it was only broadcast in Peru and there were over 40 episodes lost.

[@wheelmanstan]

@@schteeve4759 Haha, I totally forgot about that. I need to watch it a 5th time. I do remember the word Peru being mentioned though and episodes being lost. I'm surprised it never got a Christmas Special.

[@dessertstorm7476]

channel 4 not giving a second season to this show pretty much shows they were up the creek SANS paddle

[@joncarthy2370]

Darkplace was actually a coded nod to working with channel 4 as they kept interfering and didn't get the concept. They were just trying to piggyback on his success from the fringe as Marenghi.

[@henriashurst-pitkanen8735]

Hyper-cringe territory when Channel 4 keeps trying to give Darkplace titles KZbin-friendly, tiresome, clickbait titles. You didn't even commission it for a second series....

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

they did do Man to Man with Dean Learner which is kind of a sequel and is brilliant. I'd love more though.

[@MyShowbizName]

They seemed to bury it at the time. Madness. One of the best things on TV in the last 20 years.

[@Kaerusss]

@@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond Thanks for the tip, I'm checking that out!

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

@@Kaerusss you'll enjoy it, especially the episode with Garth where he shows a clip from his feature film about wasps.

[@reasonabledoubt6908]

Agreed 1000% get a 2nd series !

[@martinprince7773]

I have had to use my spare gun to shoot my primary gun too 😲

[@renuoz]

filing cabinet.

[@NATESOR]

"that's the mother, rick!" Thanks, Sanch.

[@benwilliams5760]

It kind of annoys me how unknown this show is, but I also quite like how unknown it is....you can't please some.

[@pontiacmaniac7772]

I lost it when the guy punched the girl in the face. Haha

[@gandalfstormcrow7943]

02:56 Matt Berry is having the giggles in the background. Was so dope, got me shook, couldn’t stop dabbing, peed my pants 👖.

[@SF-wr4zn]

Jameson Lovegrove brilliant 😂

[@gootballe583]

Haha. Good spot man.

[@ishimeadows8266]

Absolute genus every single member of this cast and crew

[@Pagliacci_Rex]

Matt Berry is a treasure.

[@aaronmarshall]

This was the best thing that ever aired on the BBC. It's shame it only had a brief run in Peru.

[@schteeve4759]

I like how you remember the thing about Peru but not that it was on Channel 4.

[@themoronator3658]

Thought this was planned to air in Peru in 2035 when they finally get electricity 🙊

[@Debanie]

I wish they'd done another series of this!

[@hulk6785]

He shoots the gun with another gun. Genius!

[@Romanplaystation]

One of the rare times I should have listened to people when they said " You have to watch this show, it's the best thing EVER " Oh well, I get to experience it now.

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

"God How I wish I was hitting the ward with those young bucks"

[@alanoneill3065]

I remember finding this hidden away on Late Night Channel 4...with no explanation...and thinking...whaaat????..then I got it!..looked out for it after that

[@barnabuscollins5038]

I absolutely LOVE when you hear Sanchez in the background "if you act like a cheap asshole expect the same portion"

[@swankiman]

Best. Show. EVAR!

[@Danthehorse]

Ayoade has never been in shows like this enough. He steals everything he appears in, imho.

[@lnope403]

If we could get a new season of this show it just might solve the worlds problems.

[@melvert33]

That funeral shootout was awesome!

[@nicktoogood6790]

Not seen this show for years. Forgot how utterly hilarious it is... XD

[@saturn1returns]

"he's insane..he doesn't know what he's doing!"

[@DW-indeed]

Everything about GMD is absolutely perfect ❤ ...filing cabinet!

[@saturn1returns]

"it's all we know Rick!'

[@FallNorth]

The acting in this is up there with "Samurai Cop". Just needs a reshoot where Matt Berry wears a wig.

[@tourist7]

Wouldn't it be about time for a blu-ray release? Or even 4K? I would buy that immediately!

[@clarkkent4734]

Again... Just comission a second series for Christ's sake

[@schteeve4759]

Why would you want one? It would defeat the whole point of the show.

[@Christopher-N]

I wish this series would be put back in rotation on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Classic *^_^*

[@FMAkers-jq2kh]

"She's got a face like the proverbial!"

[@toby099]

dagless took a flamethrower to a funeral lmfaooo

[@josephasghar]

Is it available on Betamax?

[@raminybhatti5740]

No, but I have it on LaserDisc.

[@themoronator3658]

I have it in storyboard format written on ancient papyrus scrolls if that helps?

[@dportass]

The ADR in this should have a BAFTA award on it's own let alone the world class acting and cinematography. Stig Baasvik absolutely deserves an award for the original soundtrack

[@EdwardVGrimm]

The tombstone wiggle at 4:56 and Reed's stare at 5:00 never fail to crack me up. 😂 🤣

[@islayzombies1]

"Everything but the kitchen sink" "Oh my god the kitchen sink and all" Top quality material.

[@omarrodrigez]

THAT'S THE MOTHER RICK

[@MiagiDanielson]

Amazing my favourite show ever

[@captainbishop]

Why is the best of this program 8 minutes and not 6 episodes?

[@Mr2at]

Oscars for everyone, especially for the kid with one eye.

[@sosagecaserol6675]

One of the most epic fight scenes in all of entertainment, Dag vs his own gun

[@leukarlung]

I love the "Move aside!" bit :D

[@GabrielAugustomisterkakuna]

As someone who works on tv production. It takes an incredible amount of talent in order to make something look low quality and entertaining at the same time

[@Mawds69]

I still say "It Beggars Belief" on regular occasion to this day... "It Beggars Belief!"

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

I remember watching this back in the day phwen I was head of the South American desk in Peru.

[@schteeve4759]

Will you stop saying this isn't good! This is all good!

[@daver4874]

It took several attempts but i counted 13 rounds fired from that revolver. Just one of many subtle details that made this show absolutely genius.

[@alternativefm328]

Well that'll stop him

[@ryanmcdarby]

Sanchez shooting his own gun 😂

[@warrenbeer2737]

Most underrated comedy ever.

[@JC-il6ps]

Oh my gawd kitchen sink n all!

[@blairsmith3199]

5:58 is simply the greatest thing ever filmed for television

[@brillsmith2207]

2:20 ahhaha