HIGNFY S52E01 Nick Clegg MP, Kevin Bridges & Roisin Conaty

7 October 2016
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[@nothanksmate]

Sometimes we all need a bit of Roisin.

[@robin231176]

I've been following since the beginning and this is my favourite edition ever.

[@susanelainesanner]

Nick Clegg was amusing, efficient, kind. I'm surprised!

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

He was great!

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

I'm not. He was a lousy politician. They're supposed to be psychopaths.

[@stpaddyvanoranjenassau255]

Kevin was brilliant, Roisin was really enjoying that.

[@Ace_Larrakin_Productions]

7:31 "Sod it, I'll do it if they're offering that much".

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@nothanksmate]

The irony of a politician scoffing at £300,000 being spent on science.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Or a journalist who spends that monthly on defamation

[@jamesrowden303]

Which journo is that? Or do you mean Ian Hislop and are grossly over-exaggerating for obvious effect?@@lizziebkennedy7505

[@mindlessgonzo]

Ah, the source of the Amber Rudd Green joke.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Nah, you can have baked beans too, Ian. And all the cod, Jordie to Exmouth.

[@ollietaro]

Nick is a very handsome prime minister. UK are so lucky.

[@jamesrowden303]

Yes. Except he never was, he was deputy PM in a desperate and doomed coalition brokered by the Tories with the Liberal democrats.

[@dahlyiadubonnet]

I thought Nick Clegg took all the ribbing in stride! He was actually funny and quite lovely! 🌹😍

[@CJT3X]

Absolutely here for the Dalai Lama cameo

[@beenaplumber8379]

I was at a talk he gave to a group of neuroscientists. He's really so much more down-to-earth than most people know. He puts on the serious face for his religious followers because he believes he owes it to them, but when he's himself (as in this interview), he's funny! He made a gaff at our talk - he said as neuroscientists our highest goal should be to find out how to put happiness into a pill. During Q & A someone asked if he cared to elaborate, because we have numerous happy pills already. Nobody laughed louder than he did! Then of course he clarified that he meant happiness without all the negative consequences, just pure happiness. He was getting at the neural underpinnings of what true happiness really is. (He's really into neuroscience.) He's known as the Buddha of Happiness, and he seemed the whole time to be looking for reasons to laugh, mostly at himself. He's really a cool guy, as well as all that other stuff. I could see him at the pub with everyone else, having a laugh and sharing stories, though he'd probably be having tea instead of beer. Now his interpreter is stiff as a plank, never smiling once. I guess it has to be that way. After all, the Dalai Lama is still a world leader.

[@nviscalling5752]

So much has happened since...

[@DanDownunda8888]

You should see it now :)

[@nviscalling5752]

@@DanDownunda8888nice reminder hahaha, cheers

[@polarboy5862]

Ahh 2016 surely Trump couldn't actually win office. Boris Johnson as Prime Minister what a funny little joke, oh look there is Liz Truss, well she wont get any where. Oh well and least we can enjoy gathering in groups and freely traveling abroad.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Ouch.

[@RIXRADvidz]

the first time this rolled around I literally screamed ''CLEGG!!" when he came on the screen. indeed, what did he get himself into? THxBH

[@marywood8794]

There is no way that the police officer bought that cake! Lol He must have been docked some pay for his mistake and made it himself!

[@mickmickymick6927]

11:25 Ian not too far wrong there

[@p5rsona]

lizz truss lol

[@DeathIncarnate3]

Can someone explain the joke about keith vaz and sausage job?

[@OnnoSlot1988]

Wikipedia says: Allegations about Vaz were published by the British tabloid Sunday Mirror in early September 2016. It was reported that he had engaged in unprotected sexual activity with male prostitutes and had told them he would pay for cocaine if they wished to use it.

[@videosfromelsewhere926]

Wikipedia will help you.

[@AdriaanZwemer]

13:49 lol

[@grahamkearnon7853]

Viewing this now just reminds me of the shit shower of politicians the system drags up.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Nick Clegg is the opposite. But that shit show is the basis of HIGNFY

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"

[@linrob1312]

I give him credit for doing this..and he was pretty good! Dont know why they have ol Blondie on..she's only good for getting four letter words on Countdown...😂

[@jeffnettleton3858]

She had a pretty damn shrewd assessment of Trump. Sounds like Blondie as a bit more upstairs then you give her credit.

[@jefflanam]

It was painful listening to them mispronounce paella.

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

why do you invoite Roisin Conaty ? WHY ????

[@realitymatters8720]

Because she is fun, and a nice person !

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

I keep hearing Roisin Conaty introduced as a comedian. Rubbish. I've never heard her say anything remotely funny

[@realitymatters8720]

Question is, is she unfunny, or are you just unable to find the funny ? Her popularity seems to suggest that the problem is on your end !

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

@@realitymatters8720 True. I don't find her funny at all. Jo Brand is funny, Katherine Ryan is funny, as is Sarah Millican. She's just not!

[@realitymatters8720]

@@michaelmccarthy9411 I find her to be moderately funny, but her big contribution seems to be, to make everybody else feel more at ease. Everybody likes her, she smiles a lot, and is very selfdeprecating, very willing to make herself look stupid, incompetent or embarraced. She does a job, and does it well !

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

@@realitymatters8720 What a bizarre theory. I thought it was supposed to be a satirical, political and funny show. I haven't noticed Paul or Ian worrying too much about being nice to people!

[@realitymatters8720]

@@michaelmccarthy9411 It is a very small satirical landscape you inhabit !