Bill Bailey - Brief History of Time - Bewilderness

Brief History of Time clip taken from Bewilderness DVD. Filmed at Grand Theatre, Swansea in 2000

[@cowson2006]

Bill is so good. I love how he is so modest about his intelligence. He is a very clever man, much more than he makes out to be.

[@limeyfox]

Humility makes for excellent thoughtful comedy.

[@ZeHoSmusician]

But then, the combination of admitting not knowing much and then developping a genuine curiosity for all sorts of things about the world, intelligence and wisdom are more likely to increase... :) He's pitch-perfect so that would have definitely helped his proficiency in music.

[@norrinradd3549]

There’s a very intelligent saying, that someone from Ancient Greece 🇬🇷 said(but I cannot remember who right now), which is, that the most intelligent people, are the ones who are happy to say, that they don’t know everything/anything, because nobody can know everything about even one simple subject..........

[@topcat5233]

i absolutely love the man, a true legend, only thing that i dont really like is his little weird laugh he does sometimes in between bits, a kind of creepy chuckle like he is the superior being himself... but then again, with hair like that, he probably is...

[@cxiliapersono]

@@norrinradd3549 Socrates, or I think that's what i remember from Plato's Socrates' Not-So-Nice Sorry

[@macronencer]

The thing I like about this (apart from its being very funny) is that Bill clearly understands at least some of the physics better than he pretends!

[@redsox3906]

Bill Bailey is brilliant. He understands exactly what he pretends not to as a way of communication. Brilliant mind and brilliant communicator.

[@ME-jr5nx]

Made mistake of watching this whilst drinking a cuppa - started laughing too much to swallow.....tea now dripping down pc screen. The world is a better place because of people like Bill Bailey :)

[@beardedemperor]

a wetter place*

[@ZeHoSmusician]

*thanks to, in that case :)

[@jonnytonto5298]

I seriously doubt you really got tea on your computer. I have never seen someone spit out their drink cuz they laughed. Happens on TV but not in real life you fucking liar.

[@cl759]

@@jonnytonto5298 seriously, I suspect ur pulling our collective leg, if u like bill bailey u must have a sense of humour thus u must have occasionally spat stuff if u were consuming while watching a funny movie or show, liar

[@jonnytonto5298]

@@cl759 Not collective. Just yours

[@darrenmaclaren5352]

A city and guilds in falconry and he can’t manage Hawking.

[@illbehaviour9785]

=)

[@richardpaxford5792]

This comment is genius.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

i actually heard the drum kit fall over.

[@gracebellamy586]

I bow to you, Sir. That was brilliant.

[@wurlybird6752]

Superb.

[@kimlarsson7259]

His timing is excellent. His material is excellent. Bailey is bloody great.

[@Varksterable]

He plays stuff too. Guitar; check. Mandolin; check. Piano; check. Humour; check. Drums; check. Car horns; check. Keyboard; check. Theremin; check. Audience; check. Xylophone; check. Video; check. Bill is astonishing and amazing. And when will he come home?

[@kimlarsson7259]

@@Varksterable In short, he is disgusting. What do you mean come home?

[@Varksterable]

​@@kimlarsson7259 I really don't understand calling him 'disgusting'. He is a very talented person. You are quite obviously online and able to look up both the current and original Bill Bailey online.

[@kimlarsson7259]

@@Varksterable Jesus, relax. It was a joke. People who are insanely talanted I call discusting.... Satriani is discusting to. It's just a phrase

[@Varksterable]

@@kimlarsson7259 In a global community, being a little careful with adjectives is maybe a good idea? Especially when they have universal meaning. Certainly don't call me out for not interpreting a word the way you do versus how it means globally. Chill yo self.

[@ShoeLube]

Have just been watching a few Bill Bailey clips and have to say the quality of comments is much higher than on most KZbin videos.

[@MarkAtkin]

wot the fk u on bout ;)

[@kenolsen1845]

@@MarkAtkin 😄😄😄😄

[@cl759]

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[@buddhablack3316]

@@cl759 underrated comment

[@cl759]

@@buddhablack3316 thx

[@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge]

This is one of the best if not THE best comedy sketch of our era...the amount of times I came to revisit this sketch is probably real close to a BILLION BILLION..jokes aside! R.I.P Richard D.

[@ZeHoSmusician]

"R.I.P Richard D." What? No, Richards Dawkins is still alive (assuming that's who you meant); Stephen Hawking, however, is indeed dead.

[@introspectivedreamer3864]

Bill is a treasure. Lovely chap modest and life’s better with Bill ! Thank you for posting him

[@opifid7123]

"You look like a beard with an idiot attached to it!" I love you Manny. Thank you for all the laughs.

[@Callhouse]

My favourite Black Books insult.

[@robertgerrard303]

Oh Mr. Bailey, you the man...

[@cloudstrife1983]

Oh Mr Darcy, you the man!

[@liesemiller4786]

Oh God, I probably laughed harder than i should've

[@SilverMustang920]

That was bloody genius!!! 🤓 Top notch comedian!!

[@martyt9256]

my favourite kind of comedy....life through another's eyes,this guy is a genius,looks as if he doesn't get it,but he does,and we should too.

[@thejasonbischoff]

marty t you so get it. You’re so getting a star for so getting it. Wanker.

[@fineartphotographyvietnam]

You should put a space after the apostrophe. 😀😅😆

[@Deathriken]

the 1 dislike obviously had vastly inferior automatic weapons

[@gjohn163]

Bill Bailey one of the only comedians to get me to applaud at a joke through the screen of my phone...

[@johnodonnell2495]

This segment is a masterpiece! So well written and performed

[@capt.samvimes768]

Priceless. And it’s about the greatest physicist, a personal hero. Hope he’s flying through the stars causing havoc and eating a Pringle sandwich too.

[@BaronOfStuff]

Crushcrushcrush... yum-yum-yum-yum-yum.

[@a1d3nh0]

I’m watching this stoned and now I really need a Pringle sandwich

[@josephdolman]

toffee apple supernovas is a great name for a music album lol.

[@boneykingofsomewhere]

+Joseph Dolman that's what i thought, i'm gonna make a guitar instrumental called that! haha seriously though

[@pietskiet8763]

well ,, in the end ,, it turns in to donkey farts , really !

[@olliephelan]

Oasis (a type of skin disease)(and a band) got there before you.

[@neontetra1000]

We already had a champagne supernova in the 90’s!.

[@cosmicdonkey3473]

By a band called "Cosmic Donkeys"...

[@jimmycampbell4983]

Damn! someone much smarter than me talking about someone much smarter than him.

[@stumbling]

I hope you're no smarter than me or this could get silly!

[@rogerarmy8659]

Jimmy Campbell The universe is truly amazing

[@CloudsGirl7]

It's smart people all the way up.

[@rebeccatanner]

Jimmy Campbell vie

[@cl759]

@@stumbling 🔥

[@mrtambourineman6107]

'A billion billion stars, I can't even find my keys most times ' ha - that is so me!

[@Falney]

There is a very applicable phrase here. "if you think you understand quantum physics you don't understand quantum physics."

[@darrylcrump2373]

Richard Feynman, I believe.

[@Falney]

Evi1M4chine and yet quantum physics perplexes even the smartest people at times. Ironically with my avatar, Albert Einstein was one of the greatest physicists and he him self hated and found confusing quantum physics as it suggested everything in the observable universe is random. Another quote for you. He who claims to know the most likely knows the least. I find quantum physics confusing as hell. I have studied it at university and hate it as it does not conform to what I see before me as a computer scientist. (quantum computing)

[@darrylcrump2373]

Dumb people with a Masters degree. Socrates - wisest is he.... ...you can finish the quote... 11 parallel universes, according to quantum physics. Geneticists would argue that's not possible.

[@Falney]

darryl crump the problem is that it is unprovable and unless we are going to start accepting "I thinks" and "I feels" then the parallel universe theory is just that. I have been told that the reason I like most people, don't understand it is because we think in 3d. Every thing is certain and predictable. Something that quantum physics throws out of the window. I heard some one at the uni say "is it certain in certainty or just predictable in predictability" with the whole multiple simultaneous states.

[@darrylcrump2373]

The fact it cannot be proved is my issue with quantum mechanics. I am very much a 'show me the evidence' kind of person.

[@timskemp]

Surely pressing down on a pringle sandwich is a metaphor for the space time continuum - representing the projection of a hyperbolic paraboloid into a two dimensional plane....

[@kenolsen1845]

Just damn.

[@CthulhuOli]

Pringles are the universe, proof is in their shape which is reminiscent of a saddle

[@charlesalan5999]

timskemp ........which is why crisp sandwiches 🥪 should only ever be made with Walkers so as not to disturb the space- time continuum

[@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge]

very narly observation, Bill is trully a genious when it comes to breaking down complex theories to the rest of us

[@ZeHoSmusician]

@timskemp : I think my synapses are shutting down... :)

[@Miss_Annlaug]

this man is a legend! got to see his show in Bergen its one of the best shows Iv ever seen: musical talent and comedy world class

[@fmlAllthetime]

This piece is genius.

[@marioiacolucci]

he looks like Kevin smith

[@bongbingbong8089]

Indeed.

[@username0172]

fmlAllthetime 💙😁

[@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge]

trully

[@jepptp]

I was really hoping he would make a pringle joke after saying that the universe was saddle-shaped :'(

[@DK_Son]

I thought the same. There was a little missed opportunity there, but I have no complaints. He's so entertaining.

[@neil6477]

Jeppe Thorup oh didn't he just! 🙃

[@BillM1960]

Clever

[@motokrack]

not a problem , you do it ....

[@Bhong666]

Crush, crush, crush, yum, yum, yum...

[@ThePeopleAreFucked]

lesson learned: "its easier to drop things in the dark."

[@ZeHoSmusician]

And to trip over them, too, as it were! :)

[@jfcwtfusernames]

I wish I had a City & Guilds in Falconry.

[@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge]

one of my mates does, it's the oddest thing to do,lol

[@Androgene69]

It is not beyond your grasp. forget your PhD ... Loads of folk have those :-)

[@cloudstrife1983]

Go to Bovington Gurney then.

[@TheLegenDacster]

This is worthy of a lot more hits. Fantastic BB.

[@blueplanetforsale1090]

This guy is just brilliant. Got my feet tapping out of control now !!!! Hello from the West of Scotland.

[@effyleven]

Under-educated? You always make ME feel under-educated, Bill. Your wit and gentle humour makes me feel.. .... I have a lot to learn, and I could do a lot worse than learn it from you.

[@celtphoto]

Bill's brilliance is under-rated.

[@the_hamrat]

"Oh Mr Darcy, you the man!"

[@mynameisTailsPrower]

I LOVE this!!! "Good vs Evil, Evil SEEMS to get the upper hand, Good Triumphs!..With vastly superior automatic weapons..." LMAO

[@louisavevers9709]

He is soooo clever!! He should be a university lecturer!

[@stocktonjoans]

and without knowing it Bill Baily inspires the writers of Pride & Predjudice & zombies

[@marin.aldimirov]

I cannot get enough of this sketch :D

[@HaloInverse]

Sorry Bill, but I for one have never had a Pringles sandwich. Mostly because the idea never occurred to me. _(adds "Pringles" to shopping list)_

[@sambaxter3304]

Double carbs!

[@nicktecky55]

@@sambaxter3304 Triple. You forgot the butter. Quadruple if you count the ketchup. (Although that counts as one of your five a day in my book)

[@smudgypalms]

There is simply nothing better than having Bill bailey on in the background while I work

[@jwheat65]

"Any old bollocks." Classic!

[@puirYorick]

No. *You're* the man, Mr. Bill.

[@joeb2487]

Oh, Mr D'Arcy. I thank you for the gift of the uzi.

[@nlp3000]

Oh Mr Darcy, you the man.

[@kimlarsson7259]

I've watched this 50 times 😂

[@liamcorey3839]

Cant wait to see him tonight in York excited.......hell yer

[@disco28ful]

Funny thing intelligence. It comes in so many shapes, colours and sizes. And sometimes it can make complete sense and at other times just gobbledygook. Always make everything entertaining though young Bill :)

[@EndlessEndeavour]

Oh Mr Darcy, you "da man". Fantastic.

[@blackdragonstory1122]

Here and there youtube recommendations bring something great to my attention.

[@greenmanofthewoods6060]

..and now I know what I'm doing tonight! rewatching Bill's genius!

[@trumsolon]

This is one of the funniest clips on KZbin. I never get tired of watching this. ROFLYSST-approved

[@waynealanquinton1719]

Bill Bailey is an extremely funny comedian :-)

[@walterzamalis4846]

Bill Bailey,- He's not just a legend, he's a comedian.

[@neontetra1000]

I thought someone was gonna shout out.. “ is it hawking or falconery!?”.

[@sed8me69]

Seeing this bit live was *too much for a human mind* Num,Num,Num. Belly still hurts 🤣

[@faerefolke]

I must see more!

[@lpsp442]

The precious irony of revering a scientist's word as "gospel" adds to the humour of this video, albeit unintentionally

[@sarahoakes5843]

This is how I feel about science it's just too overwhelming sometimes love Bill Bailey he's so funny and always learn something

[@beartastic-ftw]

Mr Bailey - you the man..!

[@mephi2go]

I think, I've watched the pringle-bit in repeat for a billion times now. It gets funnier every time.

[@LunySue]

He makes me happy. I´m in love!

[@darkmatters9163]

Dear Bill, thanks

[@TheThejpmshow]

Bewilderness, the perfect name for a Bill Bailey tour. Cosmic Jam was still his best.

[@ScarletHawk]

Oh Mr Darcy you the man!

[@hugofourie1193]

Dammit! I've officially gone through every Bill Baily video on youtube

[@No1sonuk]

I read A Brief History of Time twice. At the same time. I often needed to go back and read the same part again.

[@druss69harad61]

Hugely understood.

[@Neceros]

I love his joke about the title of the book. Makes me think. I'm pretty sure it's commenting on how brief the time humanity has existed really is.

[@zackstud09]

RIP Steven hawking

[@GlassPike]

zackstud09 that's helped

[@username0172]

rip.... good luck getting up the stairs

[@Deontjie]

Sorry, but Hawkins did nothing, except divorce his wife when he got famous.

[@markpointer2967]

Deon Van der Westhuizen And write the best selling popular science books of the twentieth century. A brief history of time was on the uk best sellers list for an unprecedented 237 week’s. And bring global renown to the centre for theoretical cosmology at Cambridge university. And be Lucasian Professor of Maths at Cambridge. And that’s the tip of the iceberg. If I achieve 1/10th what he did, in my lifetime, I’d be happy with that.

[@Deontjie]

I have read it. Just show how many idiots are there in the world who bough this book to show it off on their coffee tables.

[@a.noriega-gonzalez6801]

where have I been all your life? you’re the man 👍🏼🖖🏼 🤣🤣🤣

[@thrillynewt]

'We've all done it' Pringle sandwiches rule.

[@marioiacolucci]

for sure I like them

[@methvenarundell3118]

Evi1M4chine UK. Deal with it. 😉

[@aakashchauhan3203]

As a physicist, this is fantastic!

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

And as a physicist you should know that Bill is wrong. Hawking has been proven totally false. Einstein has been proven totally correct.

[@kirtiaarthur8589]

What Brilliance.

[@gg3ds]

Good versus Evil Evil seems to get the upper hand Good triumphs!!!... with vastly superior automatic weapons HAHAHAH ITS TRUE!

[@Electricshrock]

Well it's true in that those with vastly superior automatic weapons can claim they're good, and nobody will argue with them.

[@steveguida2639]

Merica!

[@DivineFalcon]

Not to mention the inevitable final knife and/or fist fight when both parties are out of bullets...on a rooftop...where the villain falls off...after the protagonist fails to save the villain from falling...because they used to be friends... GODDAMN IT TV TROPES!

[@ZeHoSmusician]

That and also: When the good guys shoot, most of the time they are scarily accurate; but when it's the bad guys, even if using the same weapon as the good guys, somehow the accuracy is usually terrible, or if they do hit, it's usually non-lethal or lethal but medical help is conveniently at hand... :)

[@alexandersillan8139]

Genius

[@darrenthwaite4499]

Under rated Bill I love him

[@kenolsen1845]

I highly recommended Black Books.

[@raven_of_zoso455]

That show is just too brilliant! BB and Dylan makes such an odd duo!

[@acari27]

Im such a fan of black books that right now I'm drinking the wine Napoleon would've drunk, you know, - if he was strapped for cash &couldn't get anything else.

[@gabesklan]

How can he talk about pringles and the saddle-shaped universe and not connect those things? A pringle is literally saddle shaped

[@rickwood]

@Evi1M4chine Bingo. Which I would guess is why he didn't just call it a crisp sandwich.

[@videosfromelsewhere926]

I suspect that was an easter egg to separate the geniuses in the room. Welcome to the club

[@EggieMeggieX]

@@videosfromelsewhere926 the word geniuses is so clunky.... isn't it. They really did a crap job pluralising it.

[@focusfolks]

You tell 'im Gabe!

[@dizzydino1]

First laugh this morning !!!!

[@ruivog]

Very good.

[@scootjockey]

Excellent stuff ...just needed a good laugh..

[@druss69harad61]

Bill is in his world and it is a place I'd like to go

[@iancrombie8862]

Brilliant!!I cant get passed the Title!😂

[@1969Kismet]

I read John Gribbin's "In search of Schrodinger's cat" It was fascinating, page-turning (back and forth, I admit but nonetheless), gripping (I was so tense with concentration) and fattening in equal measure (crunch-crunch syndrome all correct and present). It cost me a couple of kilos of fat and aspirin but I got there in the end.

[@8DX]

"A brief history of time" has a qualifier (of time) and is a perfectly proper usage of of the word, without the need to say "prehistory", because as I said history can mean a study of a usually chronological sequence of events. And in any context I think it would be wise to qualify what one means by history (human, natural, written, etc.) to avoid ambiguity

[@pzolsky]

the saddle shape sounds the most plausible, if time is on a loop. forever contracting/expanding. or like a croissant...

[@tamas5931]

very very good

[@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge]

2:19 - What it looks like when you trully understand the intricacies of hyperbolic paraboloid being projected into a two dimensional plane? You can create a metaphore that will allow even the simpliest of your kind to connect to the complexity of humanity's most advanced understanding of the universe - saddle shaped pringles stuffed into flat surface shaped space being perceived by our senses and constructed in our brain into what each of us considers to be the "reality".

[@scotty193]

Bill had a posh crowd that nite. Pringle sandwiches or any crisp sandwiches for yer supper at night is awesome. We just call them crisp pieces in Scotland and their braw.

[@Silverhand290]

OOOOH! Toffee apples....I remember them, avn't thought about them in ages. yum yum yum

[@cideryeti7957]

ASDA have got them in atm for crimble.

[@TheSalmon92]

Man that pringle sandwich idea is genius

[@dizzydino1]

Gorgeous

[@apex2000]

this one of the big jokes, along with the tom clancy jokes that forced me to buy the dvd, and was surprised to find i got Cosmic Jam for free, included

[@BonkersdanFTW]

@ThomasQuin They do have charge, but it has both which cancels out when compared to protons and electrons, therefore only it's relative charge is 0.

[@cosmicdonkey3473]

My username comes from 5:25! First saw this a few years ago and it inspired me lol

[@meredithburton7918]

Dot-to-dot! I wasn't expecting that. Disappointed he didn't work in fuzzy felts. That's a lie -- Bill never disappoints.

[@MeanMrMustard85]

Funniest dancer around for my money

[@moles9999]

Yes, but the constituents that make up the neutron (Quarks) are charged and we can observe an overall magnetic moment on the neutron.

[@simonmclaren5013]

Love him. Should’ve called it Billwilderness 😊