Charlie Brooker teaches Jon Snow to play video games | Channel 4 News

[@battmarn]

i can't help but feel that Jon Snow would have been much more impressed if Charlie had played Papers, Please

[@FlorianDootz]

+BattMarn I don't think so to be honest.

[@pablobarrios7681]

He is swayed by the media, just look at how he expects to find something violent every time. If Charlie showed him papers please he would probably do the same, seek violence, say that it has no value, and you can't really blame him, he is just one of millions who fell on the brain wash

[@marti5420]

BattMarn you cant show cum shots on british tv

[@andrewstorm8240]

Yes

[@alistairpage-mcgill2723]

Martin Rumbold Papers Please has cum shots?! I didn't get that ending

[@bellyit]

"I watched 5 minutes of Call Of Duty: Ghosts and played 5 minutes of Lego Marvel Superheroes. I now understand the entire medium of video games and have concluded that it is of no value." "I walked through a room when my friend was watching Die Hard and fell asleep during Shrek 2. I now understand the entire medium of film and have concluded that it is of no value." "I read the back cover of 50 Shades of Grey and quickly scanned through the pages of Captain Underpants. I now understand the entire medium of literature and have concluded that it is of no value."

[@bellyit]

***** Don't you hate on Shrek 2.

[@rogue]

EXACTLY THANKYOU

[@harleythesalami6956]

If I could like your comment anymore than 1 like I would!

[@LukeNyul]

b elliott You must be fun at parties...

[@bellyit]

Luke Nyul I guarantee you that British newscasters who get off on telling other people the media they enjoy is garbage are much less fun at parties than I.

[@nerfdude64]

Poor charlie, never actually got to finish a single point he stated.

[@hadensancho3284]

So true - so frustrating!

[@ManlyOBeeferton]

I think Charlie rescued it at the end by talking about Papers Please.

[@billahjett1345]

you know nothing jon snow

[@willherondale6367]

Billah Jett yep you win

[@Max_-lo7js]

Billah Jett Stumbled upon this video and I hoped that this would be the top comment. Cheers mate

[@ReallyPissedOffNow]

Damn, five years too late. Why didn’t KZbin show me this in 2014 instead of in the middle of 2020?

[@flaggerify]

He’s not a nerd.

[@Mu5096rdgh]

I think he's better off not knowing anything about video games. They are literally a waste of time, he probably gets more exercise not knowing. Don't get me wrong, I play games and KZbin on my iPad which is why I'm getting progressively fat around the hips.

[@Comrade_Nikolai]

A better title Old man doesnt understand scary modern technology and yells at nothing

[@danzegamer3885]

+Comrade Nikolai hahaa so true

[@olavrell]

This comment reminded me of the Simpsons: "Old man yells at cloud."

[@specialpatrolgroup92]

Thank you Charlie Brooker for pointing out that girls play games too.

[@The_Peter_Channel]

Agreed. It's a sad state of affairs when this fact needs to be pointed out.

[@alistairpage-mcgill2723]

Yes but I don't think Jon was listening

[@iiinterpreter]

@@alistairpage-mcgill2723 He wasnt listening the entire interview.

[@otocan]

I don't think anyone was saying otherwise, Jon merely said that most Call of Duty players are male, which is overwhelmingly true.

[@keithpanton7486]

Thank you for an awesome username harking back to my childhood.

[@akaianc]

Jeez, Jon Snow, LET HIM ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU ASK A NEW ONE. You won't get anywhere if you don't just let him speak. This "interview" was infuriating to watch.

[@richardkent2014]

IVE NOT USED IT YET JOHN ITS NEW hahahahahaha love Charlie brooker

[@TokugawaMainframe]

I was about to type the same thing thanks for saving me having to type about how he wouldn't even let him answer one question. It was sort of like a nervous defence mechanism reacting to a panic of aging and leaving this world

[@RuudJH]

Snow not only dislikes games (video or otherwise), he dislikes people who do like them. He's basically the most boring person on the planet.

[@alistairpage-mcgill2723]

Charlie can't help but revert to his teenage self in the face of such old codgery. Love love love

[@Petroleumish]

I hate these kind of interviews. Jon Snow has his own idea of what video games are and instead of honestly listening to the "expert" (more of an expert than Jon Snow is anyway), he criticizes every point and doesn't try to understand. He thinks the opening cutscene to Lego Marvel Super Heroes was violent where someone was cut into pieces. If he had so much as watched it, he would have seen that it was part of the ship that was blasted off. It's one thing to not understand and be able to immediately grasp the game right away, but it's another to just stick to your assumptions and ignore concrete fact unfolding in front of you. Not that I really care to be honest. Jon Snow and people like him will soon be gone, to put it plainly. And of course, when the next generation comes along with their technology that we can't grasp, I hope we'll be a little more considerate. I'm sure the things Jon Snow enjoyed as a child and young adult were seen as unnecessary or such by his parents.

[@lexikamenturner228]

It's his job to challenge and oppose the viewpoints of the interviewee, thus eliciting more responses from them than if he were to agree with them, thereby ending the discussion.

[@chebob2009]

Lexi Kamen Thomas Yet when he's in a similar position with people from the film industry, he goes along with most of mainstream media as treating them like royalty and feels an obligation to know everything he can about the person in question. Mainstream media almost universally portrays gaming as the way it was about 10 years ago, a cranky sub-culture composed of socially awkward teenage boys. It's ridiculous.

[@Mandi_mayhemm]

Lexi Kamen Thomas it's fine to have opposing viewpoints and a healthy debate about things.. but that's not what happened. Snow didn't let Brooker get a word in edgewise. He was constantly interrupting Brooker when he was trying to address Snow's concerns. It was frustrating and infuriating to watch.

[@bnzss]

Charlie Brooker is definitely an expert. He used to write for a gaming magazine and has done a few programmes on games, and is basically constantly promoting gaming.

[@chebob2009]

bnzss Don't be insane. There's no such thing as being a video game expert. It's a meaningless description to try and bamboozle people who don't understand the concept.

[@ThesecretL]

"The go through the psychological trauma of killing someone." "No they don't." "Then what's the point?" Oh Jon Snow, people wonder why you're a treasure.

[@Kopserulii]

"Good job we're not live isn't it that would be embarassing" proceed to show whole segment. This is why i love brits humour.

[@LZJoZ]

That awkward moment when you're not sure if someone is ignorant,stupid or just trolling.

[@Tess78uk]

"A dog at the controls of a helicopter" lol!

[@saadiansar]

hahah best line ever!!

[@richeharrison]

Wasn't that a reference to Brass Eye or The Day Today where that was a section?

[@DannyOmu]

i'd be like "You know what Jon? Just stick to rolling the joints, i'll do the missions!"

[@Bucketheadhead]

hahahaha

[@DannyOmu]

there's always that one isn't there! *rolls eyes*

[@Bucketheadhead]

Sorry I was high and I found it funny

[@DannyOmu]

lol i meant in the group.....one who is shit at games and is relegated to spliff duties lol! am also high, peace and afro grease brother!

[@Bucketheadhead]

Oh haha, yeah, but sometimes the person who is shit at games is also shit at rolling doobys -_-

[@pampofski8751]

"What is a kid?" 2:50

[@user-ks5ff]

Pofski A young goat?

[@WayToManyAssassins]

lmfao

[@MythicSuns]

you're taking his question too literally, he phrased it that way as a shorter way of saying "what does popular culture consider to be a kid? or what do you consider to be a kid?"

[@gwasgray9309]

Charlie is probably a kid to him.

[@B3astMass]

one of yahtzee crosshaw's writing inspirations is charlie brooker and i can definately see it

[@letsgoBrandon204]

Is Jon Snow playing the stereotypical stuffy old man who feels threatened by new things, or is he really like that? It's a mystery.

[@benjackson1040]

I think he is genuinely like that, it's not an act, you can see on his interviews with other people. Now, you can't blame the man, I genuinely feel sorry for him. I admit, his sexist quotes are incredibly misogynistic, however you can not blame him for it, it's the society he's been brought up in; some can adapt, some can not.

[@smithmcsmith9218]

@@benjackson1040 How can anyone be held accountable for their words and actions then? Can't we all just blame the society that raised us? No, we must take responsibility for the choices we make, regardless of our environment.

[@williamthebritoriginal]

Old man yells at technology.

[@fluffycommander]

williamthebrit "HOW ARE THE PEOPLE MOVING INSIDE THE MAGIC BOX?!"

[@smithmcsmith9218]

Man, Snow interrupts a lot!

[@Justin-Theobald]

Jon snow must have problem finding people at legoland

[@evilmario6061]

It went over a lot of people's heads, but Jon Snow played his part perfectly in this. I bet anything he has played games with his grandchildren and had a blast

[@viaductfilms4706]

I'm glad Charlie Brooker brought up Papers Please. Brilliant game.

[@Erknen]

We need a Lets Play Channel for Charlie Brook and Jon Snow.

[@commandert5]

A. I love the entire Snow family. B. I wonder if he would have been more interested in strategy games, considering the various documentaries made by his family members.

[@BR-jt6ny]

Poor Charlie! Snow was so prejudiced and unwilling to listen...

[@dannyclub09]

+Birta R I hate how he kept interrupting him. Charlie was making good points, and kept losing his train of thought when Jon butted in.

[@deanfitzsimmons]

I don't think there was malice there it was just trying to educate the older generation about new fangled things.

[@228ss]

Jon is blatez trolling Charlie

[@justliam2768]

Definitely...he hit the X button without even looking.

[@BrennanYoung]

+FatCatMedia Jon Snow hams up the fuddy duddy humbug. This is a very cute video.

[@PJB1995]

I doubt he even knows what trolling is, just a technophobic old twat and a shite journalist.

[@JoJaDaRu]

I'm strangely happy to know that Brooker likes video games, but I hold no ill will for Jon Snow for not getting it. It's a new medium from his perspective and it's not neccessary to follow it. There's lots of great ways to be entertained and being aware of the video game industry or interested in it does not make you a better person. He's also on point for talking about violence and testosterone overload in games. It's something worth discussing even if I don't take his side.

[@fraac]

Charlie Brooker has made entire programmes about video games. v=sIb8JdoWF00

[@iainclark8695]

Jon Snow has a whole team gathering information for him. It's not about "not getting it". It's about TV media hating computer games as a rival it cannot defeat.

[@chebob2009]

Iain Clark Thats a pretty wild claim. I doubt TV considers video games a rival any more than it considers books and sports a rival. Jon is just coming to video games with the same attitude as nearly everyone his age does. Everyone in my family over the age of 50 has this exact same attitude. They just don't get it, it's completely opaque to them and they only see the surface level to any game.

[@iainclark8695]

chebob2009 My granny loves wii sport. My mum plays candy crush every day. My dad is addicted to tetris and minesweeper. All are over 50. Of course TV doesn't mind books and sports. But computer games are a direct cause of reduced viewership and subsequently reduced revenue. Look at the figures and you'll see my claim is not wild at all. TV has smeared computer games since the days of Sinclair Spectrums. Charlie Brooker himself has been very outspoken about this fact. Go look it up.

[@chebob2009]

Oh I'm not saying the older generation won't enjoy games. But I'd maintain that they only see them in a very superficial light. The 3 examples you gave certainly support that I'd say. All 3 are just kind of basic level casual games with no actual depth. You're not going to find a granny who's playing something like Shadow of the Colossus

[@ashurgeorge4604]

@10:52 "With respect, you're like a dog at the controls of a helicopter" LMAO!

[@Liusila]

This is just like Russell Brand's interview with Snow, where he was driven to say: "listen you, let me talk" - oh, it's just on the right here at the suggestions. Snow's just so relentlessly argumentative it would drive anyone impatient.

[@Pragnantweggyboard]

My granddad, m8.

[@longview161]

Charlie Brooker is such a legend

[@calumprescott7257]

This video ruined Jon Snow for me.

[@Robert399]

+Cal P eh, I mean he clearly knows nothing about games and doesn't get them but he's 68 and, as he said, he's never played one. Trying to convince your granddad of the merits of games in 10 minutes is unlikely to go any better. They're not being hostile here.

[@dannyclub09]

+Cal P Yeah, I do like Jon Snow, but he was being particularly annoying in this clip. Though I think he was just trying to play a bit of 'old man, out of touch with technology, doesn't know what he's doing' character.

[@ManlyOBeeferton]

+Cal P This video made me like him even more.

[@justinhu8]

Clearly he's trolling Brooker

[@justinhu8]

Clearly he's trolling Brooker

[@jamste1977]

Them two need to get a show

[@EnglishInfidel]

"What is your obsession with the violence in these games? These are pieces of lego!"

[@nasher931]

You know nothing Jon Snow...

[@garax1548]

"(Twitter is) a massively, multiplayer online RPG in which you chose an avatar and you act out a persona loosely based on your own in order to gain followers. It's a video game." 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Summed up all of social media, really.

[@thedoctorwhoexpert7]

My god I love Charlie Brooker

[@johnnyn6022]

Jon Snow (upon seeing the the Lego version of the Avengers Helicarrier): Do you think the Department of Defence get their ideas about how to run their aircraft carriers, from this thing?’ People are taking Snow’s criticism to heart, he’s just being the dry-witted critic/contrarian as always. And Charlie was loving it.

[@blobbem]

Aha, it's always pretty entertaining, if a little frustrating, to watch a person from an older generation try out gadgets that are so popular and common in the latest generation for the first time. Gotta love Jon Snow.

[@josephmoriarty1693]

Brilliant journalism from Snow. His next job is on Fox News, where he can continue to talk over his guests regardless of their opinions. If I was Brooker I'd have walked out... Pointless news article...

[@arimax888]

Omg,I found this hilarious!poor Jon had no clue about gaming!Was amazed @ how Charlie was so patient and didn't explode from hearing his silly questions..

[@Sorkijan]

You know nothing, Jon Snow!

[@VocaSky]

Snow is a very intentional interviewer, poised and precise. He behaves like someone afraid of technology so that Brooker is able to defend the industry and medium against anyone watching who thinks the way Snow is portraying. They will see how unreasonable and frustrating their behaviour is towards younger family members and adjust. It's actually very clever.

[@ButaneBoss]

To be honest, if Charlie were to introduce a man who's never played any video games yet criticises, he would have chosen a better selection of games to give to Snow. Most experiences are built around first impressions, and I don't think that COD Ghosts, a linear piece of shit parody of itself, and LEGO Marvel, in which the first level is slick with invisible walls, would have been a good choice to give to someone like Snow as first impressions to what video games are like. He should have chosen a better selection of games (or brought in another console) to make Jon Snow change his tune: BioShock, Metal Gear Solid, the Half-Life/Portal games, Super Mario World, Morrowind... What.

[@ManlyOBeeferton]

+Butane Boss Or maybe something like Journey, Portal etc.

[@ReplicantBattyman]

if jon cant get the hang of lego marvel superheroes do you really think hes going to be able to play or appreciate any of those games? especially morrowind jesus, experienced gamers get lost and give up

[@arimax888]

Came back to watch this in Jan 2020 and am glad I did😂😂😂 I love Jon and Charlie. I hope they do this again

[@DevilboyScooby]

This is hilarious...they're both so stubborn and snidely sarcastic XD

[@McBehrer]

Here I was expecting Jon Snow, not... Jon Snow. I know nothing, obviously.

[@JaymesDoucette01JD]

I don't know why people are so angry at this. I found it hilarious. And Charlie makes a point. "theres a game out there for everyone"

[@gv1lle]

This is lovely! How did I miss this video until now? Absolutely hilarious - love the banter between these 2. I miss Channel 4 since moving from the UK. "This has just given me a shudder...!" Hahaha! "You a re like a dog at the controls of a helicopter." Brilliant!!!

[@gv1lle]

And Charlie got there in the end... kinda. Papers please was a good example of a game that people who enjoy geopolitical politics and government systems could be interested in. Well done and very amusing dialogue. I winder if Jon would like the Nintendo Switch?

[@Soliy87]

Funny how Jon says its childish and acts like a child when playing it and talking to Charlie

[@antonivi8968]

This was marvelous! I love both of them. Cheers to Jon Snow for giving it a shot.

[@otakamerd1220]

"Are you gonna kill one of these guys" "No Jon, these are my friends" Never change Jon

[@DaBIONICLEFan]

So many people getting mad at Jon Snow but come on it was funny, they were both laughing with each other and it was quite a comical, light-hearted item. Jon Snow trying to understand games was hilarious and Charlie Brooker was funny taking the mickey out of the interviewer.

[@eslington]

Charlie made more headway in the last minute talking about Papers Please than the other thirteen.

[@Brasinglesa]

Oh Jonny boy... It's like teaching your granddad from the 1800s about technology of 2013... Its funny as hell XD

[@blackbook668]

Jon Snow going into grandpa mode I see.

[@UnworthyFun]

God, this is like trying to explain to Grandad the present he's just given you for Christmas.

[@mickioo]

Honestly I don't think I could convince my grandfather of the purpose of games in 5 minutes with only Call of Duty ghosts and a Lego game. Props to Charlie for trying and bringing up Papers Please

[@OliverPriceGo]

This is absolutely hilarious. I love Charlie and John!

[@jonathankreitler5045]

I am taking the Charlie side in the argument

[@MM0SDK]

"go on, pick up that big thing there old chap" lol.

[@mayaw9922]

Jon Snows behaviour surprisingly resembles that of a school kid LOL some people never get old at heart 🎉💥

[@Pratalax]

All of this can be cut to charlie's synopsis of papers please ( 13:17 ) In other media, you sympathise with a character. What's possible with games is that *you* are the character - you're not sympathising, these experiences are your own.

[@DamianBrown]

Genuinely hilarious

[@Lobajoba]

Meanwhile, Charlie is playing the toughest of games, trying to get a word in while talking to Jon Snow

[@TheGutterMonkey]

John's actually got a very successful Twitch channel these days. He's come a long way.

[@Mattashi]

8:20 LMFAO this guy's got a gun!

[@defectedboss529]

Hilarious

[@koolyman]

***** Yes, Jon Snow would make a fantastic policeman.

[@gwasgray9309]

It's a loudhailer, Jon!

[@Renyth]

I think the only destructive thing here is the sheer ignorance "You know nothing Jon Snow" applies here big time

[@dicio4001]

"You know nuthin Jon Snow!"

[@gorgondrifter458]

Poor Charlie Brooker trying to explain it to him. He must be so frustrated!

[@Silenthero66]

My god this both depresses me and fills me with unbridled rage both at the same time.

[@BritishCommentWriter]

Why? This was so hilarious I was literally choking with laughter. I think that people of a certain age just don't "get" computer games on a cognitive level. Their cognitive skills were developed at a time when the world was much more mechanical, and they have difficulty mapping mechanical controls to their digital counterparts. I guarantee that you drove a car in a computer game before you drove a real car. The idea of a car's steering, the firing of a gun or the movement of a person being controlled by pressing a button is not an alien concept to you. But to them, it is like trying to drive a car with helicopter controls. Look at this way. By the 2050s, we're very likely to have robots playing soccer, and the ability to compete with them using real-life robotic avatars. How well do you think you'll cope if some teenager asks you to join him on his avatar team against the soccer robots?

[@FreakingOut2468]

BritishCommentWriter nobody asked :)

[@Molemitts]

Charlie's explanation of Papers, Please was pretty good. Very important game. Though they didn't choose the best games to show off to Jon. Minecraft would have been a much better showcase, very accessible and with universal appeal.

[@disk9434]

Charlie is surprisingly patience with Jon Snow.

[@AndreAbel]

this is the most entertaining video for this year: grandpa playing console

[@182scotty182]

"There's been a rumble in the machine again. Oh, goodness me! I say, Where does it stop?" This should be a regular thing I'm laughing to death right now.

[@richardd9938]

"I've just had a rumble in the machine again." Saucy stuff.

[@fallchiron]

This is, at least on some level of production, direction or just Charlie, comedy gold. Maybe on a few. Is Jon in on it? Probably not. Is there a production box in the background with someone uncontrollably laughing? Probably so. I know I was at points. Just that this once happened in my lifetime, that this was made, it exists, is great.

[@123987username]

the old guy is a troll lol

[@luzaticproductions]

Charlie brookers a legend !

[@mynameisnotjohn3784]

I just love jon he’s an admirable person

[@Dynamite229915]

I love hearing charlie talk about games, His 'Gameswipe' special is great.

[@strategossable1366]

what a brilliant final point about papers please at the end

[@Tsujanryo]

I wish this was more than an interview. This could, dare I say, should, be an entire episode where John Snow examines games a bit more thoroughly. I know that's laughable; which titles? But I just feel Charlie had little time to say what he needed to. I guess I'da answered differently on every matter brought up. Then again, I knew there was only 14 minutes to work within. I wasn't enraged at all by this interview, actually intrigued. The man just needs educated: the games are interactive movies, there are different genres, violence can happen in nature without the presence of humans, they're art, they're art, they're art...yada yada.

[@thebeardedcountryman]

Playing video games does not make you violent. Watching Jon Snow play video games DOES make you violent!!

[@bobbastian760]

A dog at the controls of a helicopter - LOLZ....

[@gwasgray9309]

It's so funny the way Jon still speaks eloquently while being completely obtuse.

[@souldude151]

When the controller vibrated and Jon was startled I died xD

[@QuetzalOvejasElectricas]

You know nothing, Jon Snow. I bet a thousand replies have already done that easy joke before me, but I couldn't resist.

[@joaquinillo_]

Furro

[@matth1983]

Did anyone else think that this video involved Jon Snow from Game of Thrones...or is it just me?

[@lewisbirkett4428]

I wish Jon had a chance to play papers please, correctly. A great example of games as art

[@MythicSuns]

4:32 What is this thing called "fun" that you talk about?

[@patrickdalton3174]

I think people kinda miss Jon Snows style. He delivers wit,sarcasm and awkward questions with the same body language and tone. Legend

[@EscapeFromDaSystem]

John Snow: 'Electronic urination against that pillar' ahahhahaha

[@MythicSuns]

Apparently Jon Snow seems to think nobody has ever got hurt in movies or TV shows in the last century

[@FrankLucas-pw5hs]

"electronic urination against that pillar" lmfao

[@playingforbritain]

This video gave me more respect for CB and less for JS

[@playingforbritain]

Xenuism No, just was not very aware of him long before I saw this!

[@playingforbritain]

Xenuism No worries! In actual fact, you're not far from the truth. Go to the McDonald's in Feltham, you'll see Charlie doing some charlie

[@aainsley19]

I'm completely with Charlie Brooker on this.

[@r1singthorn4451]

Jon Snow is the kind of guy who gets the instruction manual and criticizes it for existing.

[@FreakinSweet86]

In the words of the almighty Rush "Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand". Sums up Jon Snow in this video IMO.

[@redbaron2455]

id love to play with charlie brooker tbh