David Mitchell and some foreigners on alternative elections day

theres a german, an american and a french woman who is clearly desperately hungry, but more importantly theres David mitchell

[@Shelldamage]

You can say what you want about the british polititics, but as a german I must admit, the british television shows are by far the most entertaining one, obviousely.

[@williamhenry8914]

Tat Ort is pretty funny though!

[@markwilliamson4628]

Notice the way Henning holds up his fingers when he says "third time lucky"....

[@thebmachinecanada]

Inglourious basterds

[@thehellyousay]

That's just how they make that gesture

[@rossg6735]

Brilliant observation

[@LadyizraelRoM]

German here, is it really that unheard of everywhere else?!

[@rossg6735]

​@@LadyizraelRoM Haha I had no idea until I saw Inglorious Basterds

[@hammer2787]

i died when he said third time lucky

[@rbokhoree]

Did he say number 3 right according to Inglorious Basterds?

[@11Kralle]

"Alle guten Dinge sind drei" (german saying)

[@infernalchaos1066]

I had to pause and finish laughing when he said that. 🤣

[@NLTops]

@@11Kralle "Misfortune comes in Threes" Human beings are simply obsessed with the number 3.

[@jordanreynolds4161]

@@rbokhoree I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@juankingsly5764]

It's dead creepy how Charlie Brooker is just watching from the corner, like he's judging them

[@chillifish4896]

Juan kingsly I can actually hear his voice in my mind chiming in on the conversation... like maybe going "Exactly! Those twats!" or something along those lines hahaa

[@DanGolag]

+Juan kingsly He's almost certainly judging them. It is Charlie Brooker.

[@gromitpesley]

Why is he sitting in the corner.

[@4675636b596f755954]

So he can silently judge them from the corner.

[@chillifish4896]

LOL

[@CassiusFA]

Henning Wehn nails it.

[@viggo8213]

As always

[@kylemccormick4589]

“Don’t go anywhere!” “REMAIN INDOORS”

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Dont mention the event

[@johnfothergill1581]

Henning is a comic favourite no doubt

[@Nullllus]

The american looks like Moe Szyslak.

[@Sivesind]

Moe Szyslaks look is actually based on the americans look.

[@steve17bf2]

Marsha you're full of shit. Actually, : "The creator of The Simpsons Matt Groening based Moe on Louis "Red" Deutsch who was made famous when he was repeatedly prank called by two Jersey City residents. These prank calls were the inspiration for Bart Simpson's repeated prank calls to Moe, and Deutsch's often profane responses inspired Moe's violent temper."

[@Katya_Lastochka]

steve17bf2 His look and demeanor was based on Rich. He even sounds like him.

[@leejamiemellor]

steve17bf2 think you’ll find its you who is full of shit, matt groening put this to bed, moe syzlak is rich hall.... goodnight

[@seanfaherty]

He’s a comedian and character actor.

[@Hammer_Of_Olympia]

Henning is bloody hilarious

[@clairemmatsunaga1396]

Watching this in the US in 2020 with extreme nostaligia, thinking oh how innocent we all were back then...

[@brettb9194]

also guilty, it can't get any worse, surely the next candidate w-

[@AdamBechtol]

Mmmm and here again in 2022

[@aragornthebrave]

The tories getting in will be good for comedy - talk about putting a good spin on it.

[@Jotari]

Should have gotten Dara O'Brian in there too.

[@Anfubvinch]

Oh for fuck's sake. The French woman HAD to make a soufflé analogy.

[@Schwallex]

Well yeah. Just like the English man calling her out on it couldn't go for three words without saying "fuck".

[@luufia]

yeah! really! i had a much better one with a Mousse au Chocolat!

[@Gateau]

Yeah, she really barbecued herself on that one

[@RasPutintheGreat]

Henning spot on!

[@exbritishforcespatriotscha7723]

Best comedian,especially in this day and age.

[@thememaster7]

3:16 This is how you order 3 whiskeys in Germany.

[@BR-jt6ny]

I'm sorry, but when I noticed Charlie sitting there behind David's shoulder I couldn't focus on anything they were saying anymore :P

[@MarekUtd]

Didn't tale long for a subtle nazi joke to slip in there haha

[@BartAlder]

That was subtle?

[@movingtargets7833]

3:17 lol the nervous laughter after the brillant "third time lucky".

[@Mine4062]

Its just amazing to me to have a legit genius just hovering in the background.

[@johnsymons8246]

Lumpant my new favourite word.

[@rayaqin]

"those days are gone" by Mitchell was genius

[@ralek592]

wow, rich paul looked like super hans for a second there

[@kenlieck7756]

I was led here by David Mitchell and Aerosmith clips so I halfway expected Lou Gramm to be involved...

[@Haroon4Cesc]

"Third time lucky!" hahahahahahaha

[@jdrancho1864]

Gordon Brown's image is so lumpen - you've probably come to regret this joke in 2019, David.(Considering the current occupant of 10 Downing St.,)

[@arimax888]

lol @ Charlie Brooker's staring behind david & the panl!..

[@davidmcgarry8910]

And of course things have got so much better in Britain since this show was recorded that it's almost as if the issues they were mocking were nothing more than a bad dream.

[@LuJia84]

Can see Charlie Brooker in the background enjoying the discussion.

[@stevewright4576]

American guy is real life Mo Syzlak from the Simpsons.

[@JanaJohnes]

What the.... This passed me by

[@johncarlisle2755]

How many of us would go back to then now and have Gordon Brown back?

[@angelaknowles8189]

oh' Henning i love you and your humour and your mutter loves you as well xxxxxxxxxx

[@simonkevnorris]

Henning's 'third time lucky'.....

[@deanroy7936]

and we never saw Rich Hall again

[@Ubique2927]

20% translates into 60 seats in Scotland.

[@Kaziklu]

I was 3/4 of the way through before I realized this was about an election in 2012. The lack of facial hair on David Mitchell should have been a give away... (looking at the date would have helped too)

[@losthor1zon]

"It turns out we can't even run an election properly." Interesting to see this in 2016 after the strange U.S. primaries.

[@losthor1zon]

Centurion Coles - True.

[@kevinbooth-]

Even more interesting after the swearing in...

[@BarnacleButtock]

Even more interesting as we near the revolution

[@oliverhughes610]

Interesting to see this after -insert election here- Will be interesting to see this after -next election- It's always going to be the same fucking shite, in both our shithole countries, ad nauseam.

[@jackrambit9637]

@@BarnacleButtock yeah how’s that go?

[@TaiChiKnees]

I would like David Mitchell to cover the elections here in the US. Because then there would be something entertaining and interesting to watch on election night.

[@olliefoxx7165]

I read your post and thought WTF are they saying! Then I saw the date and went “So so long ago” it seems

[@danmayberry1185]

".. deluged by foreigners .."

[@sophieboettge786]

i understand riches point about the media giving a third party more coverage because in america it is just two parties

[@zapkvr0101]

Really? The Republican party is two parties

[@MrCassavius]

it is a good way

[@iamaweasel]

Agnes is stonking. I mean really stonking.

[@randyschwaggins]

The French lady looks like she could well be Benne Gessurit

[@thejusmar]

BIG TALK

[@ManSeaweed]

that french woman glaring at the german guy after he says "i'm not a feminist" is priceless

[@Brandon10101011]

glad im not the only one that noticed lol

[@ElMoShApPiNeSs]

I think she was just looking at him because he was the one currently talking. She even gave a little chuckle with some of the audience.

[@isaacnewton6930]

you are wrong, she just looked at him like she did with the others. Parano...

[@garethm3242]

"I'm not a feminist" = "I don't agree that both women and men are equal and should therefore be valued as such". Just curious as to how this stance is viewed as okay.

[@ShadowFalcon]

Gareth McLaughlin Actually, I believe the statement means something more along the lines of "I believe the sexes are equal, but the feminist movement has somewhat gone off the deep end".

[@uptwisting]

Brilliant. Someone without any skin in the game spots that the media did support a third party but the audience laughs and David looks bemused. I think perhaps people need to think a little more deeply about how the media operates and why. They might be aligned to parties but they much prefer chaos.

[@isabellaangeline2175]

Holy crap the clapping at the beginning is extremely loud. I barely had the volume up and still almost blew my eardrums.

[@sophieboettge786]

i totally agree with proportional representation, not just for the libdems but for the greens and even UKIP just because then it would be fair

[@jayt9882]

Interesting to hear her comments about lack of scrutiny of French public officials, when after Sarkozy there were Hollande's antics with his various women, and currently all the public comment on Macron's personal life. Little did she realise back then that from Sarkozy onwards they've been fair game as in the rest of the world.

[@normplatt7549]

Gang of Gigglers breaking out with new COMEDY Shows! Most great! Some left wanting! CHEERS! Thanks for the giggles all!

[@alyburr6645]

what shall I watch tonight? ah yes, let me see people commenting on an election that happened when I was about ten years old xD (and not even in Britain)

[@jdrancho1864]

'Escapee from the Land of the Free' - nobody caught that contradiction?

[@YodaOnDMT]

Why is the bird in this so sexy? It's not in an "I would tap it" way. More a "I could stare into your eyes and listen to you talk forever" kind of way.

[@tomimpala]

Yoda on DMT You're making me uncomfortable.

[@jean-claudefrancoisbaroudd730]

Yoda on DMT Because she's french =D

[@YodaOnDMT]

Jean-Claude Francois Baroud de la Lombardiere That can't be true. As an Englishman, it's totally forbidden to find a French person attractive. That sort of interracial relationship is completely banned! ;-)

[@Marvinskanalify]

Yoda on DMT Why the HELL would you want to have intercourse with a bird anyway? Why call a bird sexy? WHEN is a bird sexy? WHY would you EVER want to listen to a bird forever? What could he possibly have to say? SO MANY QUESTIONS!!

[@TheClassicWorld]

+Yoda on DMT I know why..she's French-English...what more could you want? :')

[@ripley2075]

Ah, simpler times. Imagine telling them about 2018 now.

[@SirLoinOfsteak85]

Ahh 2018...such a great year in comparison to 2020...

[@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica]

Were gonna fucking die!

[@peterclarke7240]

I love the fact the French lady has rocked up to this in a black turtle-neck and is being outrageously intelligent and philosophical. She's humiliating us by living up to the very stereotypes we ascribe to the French! 😂

[@simonclarke8098]

The Brexit Party/ UKIP would be the main party in years gone by.

[@Davefacestation]

"and some foreigners" wow

[@juanaltredo2974]

Hes probably joking, let me check if this a comedy video... seems it is, so I'm going to say, yes he's joking, but feel free to feel offended, please, we need more of you, not enough people on social media are getting offended over nothing

[@rnw2739]

You actually typed that? How utterly pathetic.

[@tomaszhoekstra7357]

henning actually understand politics better than most voters..... and he cant even vote

[@CalumCarlyle]

Look how young they all were... And so naive!

[@EdwinHenryBlachford]

the French woman always sexy and stylish. Mitchell is an entertainer - that's it. The German dude had a far better grasp of the situation than anyone. But then of course Germans are literal, so the notion of making jokes was secondary to seeing the facts. The American was aware - which is what Americans are good at

[@Candolad]

How wrong they all were, thank goodness. I'd love to see these guys report back on the elections of 2015, 2017 and 2019, and the referenda of 2011 and 2016.

[@weareallbornmad410]

_Were_ they wrong, though? Wasn't this the election that put Cameron in the prime minister's seat?

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Germans should run Britain - not something you heard very often in the 1940s, but hear a lot now

[@razzle1964]

Yep. As a friend once remarked, “say what you like about the Nazis, at least they ‘got a lot done’”!

[@0verk1ll]

No new uploads Cass? :c

[@Isleofskye]

Unusual for David to miss the whole point of Proportional Representation. He said Lib Dems vote hasn't gone up much but it's like UKIP won the Eoro Elections on PR. Last time UKIP got 4.5 million votes and ONE seat and Lib Dems have lost out , as well. THE POINT IS how many OTHER people would vote for the smaller parties if every vote DID mean something !!!!! 70% of English/Welsh seats NEVER change hands. They are either staunch Tory or Labour so the others just come an " honourable second" but thry would get far more votes if people did not feel it won't affect the outcome in thier seat..

[@CrunchyNorbert]

Who's laughing now!?

[@importantname]

every thing is proving that politics is purely style - substance has become irrelevent.

[@lazyjesus6573]

Both A & B stand under the same authority since the two party system is controlled by the same powerful entities who hold the ultimate authority over the British government regardless of which party is favoured at whatever time. They shift to make their agendas work best. Left & Right wings of the same Beast. Britain keep scrutinising who is ruling over you. “No one rules, if no one obeys” - Lao Tzu

[@weavehole]

What does SKP mean when introduces Rich Hall?

[@doubtingthomas6146]

'Escapee'. Not SKP. :)

[@weavehole]

Huh? There's no E there... unless he meant to say S K *E* you think?? Maybe one of these www.abbreviations.com/SKE ???

[@doubtingthomas6146]

No, no. He definitely said escapee. As in 'one who escapes'. He just laboured the pronunciation. It makes sense in the context; 'escapee from the land of the free'.

[@weavehole]

Or it could be a german thing?

[@helenwood8482]

+weavehole He says, quite clearly, "escapee" which means one who has escaped and is pronounced exactly the same as SKP.

[@Lieu3C4]

It was all very well, the Westminster system, when the British Empire agreed to itself it should run the world, a simple yes/no were enough to decide a proposal and divide the House, and all one needed to know to succeed in the world was Greek, for aesthetic thinking, and Latin, for the logical, when any idiot from Hampshire could go on down to London and expect to be just as successful as they were back in their home county. Now, politicians need no more to be qualified even so far as language skills, let alone theories of social development, the history of mankind, general political theory, economic development, psychology, both mass and individual, repeatably and demonstrably shown to exist within the domain of their awareness. If the same skills as are needed to acquire a commerce degree were needed by political leaders (as distinct from politicians one might suggest), then we might expect to see a parliament constituted as it currently is; but they are not, and yet we do.

[@some______guy]

Henning Wehn is the man

[@JasperXoR]

Did they give David Mitchell a Bill Mahr show. I see it's 10 years old though... Must not have taken off or I would suspect I'd have seen more of it.

[@randyschwaggins]

It was a 1-off thing for Channel 4's election night coverage

[@abacab87]

I thought this was a spoof of American "alternative facts" because OAN was on a totally different planet on election night. Then I noticed this clip is 10 years old.

[@MGamerGirl]

How is a nationality racist? 😂 😂 😂

[@ptyangel]

Make the French laugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@warrenbooth2103]

Pty Angel the

[@theanalogkidrush908]

To have been truly fair their should have been a Englishman representing GREAT BRITAIN, imagine the pub landlord responding to a frenchy calling us cowards.

[@JasperJanssen]

A) where the fuck do you think David Mitchell is from? B) an Englishman cannot represent Great Britain. Only England.

[@sebastianlodge7549]

Nobody: People who’s party lost the election: “WE NEED TO CHANGE THE VOTING SYSTEM”

[@kaywaters4427]

Not laughing any more though are you? Have fun without our billions...

[@JanaJohnes]

Do you have any idea what they're on about? It's not about money, solely.

[@mattyarden2484]

i think rich is a bit cynical about his country. i used to live in the states and they have plenty of shows like this.

[@scalemiester]

Yes, we do. But they're all broadcast on the comedy channel and all liberal democrats. Conservative republicans don't know how to laugh at themselves or anyone else.

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

2 shows....

[@goughrmp]

Ah the days when the Lib Dem’s were relevant

[@pianoflat]

🇬🇧🔚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Henry-kz4gn]

is that woman a comedic parody character or something

[@benlatimer9823]

Well fuck.

[@mrjules2008]

All guests performing here the French lady was sassy

[@tehphjeer]

good way to waste 7:58

[@kreaturen]

That German looks like a Na'vi!

[@kilkiesoft4064]

or mesut Ozil

[@DanGolag]

+kreaturen And yet he's so Wehn.

[@user-hi4sm3ig5j]

kreaturen I think your screen might be broken. He doesn't look blue to me!

[@Ludifant]

Why does Henning Wehn still have a thick accent? He lives in Brittain. The French girl is easier to understand, that´s rare, isn´t it? He´s been there 13 years? It must be on purpose.

[@ajrwilde14]

he came in 2003, this was recorded in 2010

[@maciejkukla9615]

He doesn't bother to learn your accent. Obviously he is happy with his.

[@FortyTwo6x7]

where is the funny bit ?

[@anotheraccount7637]

German representational system fails to give constituents a local representative instead it increases the power of party bosses.

[@oliverm3743]

Trevison Clark no. Half of parliament is made up of people from the different constituencies (the so called first vote). The second vote is then for a party in general. People often vote differently in both votes.

[@Brandon10101011]

my ears :l

[@AutomaticDuck300]

Is that Charlie Brooker in the background? I would have him on the panel. Also, proportional representation worked out so well for Weimar Germany, didn't it. Though there's no real history of dictatorship in the UK so it might work.

[@ProudToBeNoob]

No history of dictatorship, you say? What about Cromwell? Or many of Britain's monarchs? Despite the presence of parliament, in history as long as the King didn't step on the toes of the aristocracy who were in parliament, they could do whatever the hell they wanted.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

ProudToBeNoob Yes but not for a long time. In Germany, they went straight from dictatorship to democracy.

[@ProudToBeNoob]

LemonZeppelin Wait, are you implying that the Kaiserreich was a dictatorship?

[@AutomaticDuck300]

ProudToBeNoob Under the Kaiser, it essentially was.

[@11Kralle]

+LemonZeppelin A dictator isn't put to power by God (like an emperor supposedly is)... But in case of Wilhelm II. any mouldy, popcorn-stuffed sock would have done a better job. Most historians blame him for a nations mindset that evolved into major conflicts. A dictatorship must not necessarely be a bad thing - unfortunately it always developes around creepy individuals.

[@Widdekuu91]

5:00 Even in these times where there is loads of confusion about what feminism is, Henning, you don't have to hastily add to your statement; 'I'm not a feminist.' Your comment was a feminist comment and that's a good thing.

[@seanfaherty]

Proportional representation leads to unstable governments , influenced by extremist parties where your MP would be decided by committee. A ranked ballot leads to stable, centrist government where you still would decide your MP. Whenever electoral reform is talked about they only mention proportional representation, the worst and least effective form of government. Look at the governments of Israel, Italy. The better, if more complicated choice is a Ranked Ballot.

[@zapkvr0101]

Crap

[@seanfaherty]

@@zapkvr0101 so you prefer Government policy pushed by extremists ? Are you Israeli ?

[@zapkvr0101]

@@seanfaherty I'd PREFER to see leadership. Not government lead by the opinion of the majority who, let's face it, are usually pretty thick. We will get decent leadership when we deserve it. A tyranny of the majority is still tyranny. And thanks for your question

[@zapkvr0101]

@seanfaherty9010 You realize the US has first past the post voting. They were run by extremists during the Trump years. The Congresss is still run by extremists in the HoR

[@seanfaherty]

@@zapkvr0101 yes but first past the post is not a form of proportional representation. We've all watched the rise of demagogues all over the world but that doesn't mean we should start comparing apples to battleships

[@Trazynn]

The pre-recorded live audience laughter being cut in and out is really obnoxious.

[@firstnationbrit6365]

So tediously and predictably c4.

[@lolus8974]

Bet the French woman regrets saying we were funny to watch now ... to be fair maillot jaune rule takes some balls

[@Noblebird02]

Frankly German history is a case study in why proportional representation is a great idea with disastrous consequences.

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

not true but ok.

[@zapkvr0101]

It forces people to agree. It's the best system of all

[@tatlockandfriends]

5:02 "I'm not a feminist" :/ I knew the German would fail us eventually

[@Katya_Lastochka]

x x x x Opposite day.

[@archievilliers5177]

Lol, they think their systems are superior

[@tomimpala]

Archie Villiers Well...

[@jean-claudefrancoisbaroudd730]

Archie Villiers And clearly you don't ?

[@Blazedreptile]

A French , German and American 😑 what could be worse

[@BartAlder]

Nigel Farage doing a striptease. Well you asked.

[@rogerthedodger899]

Being a Man Utd supporter? 😜

[@liamwilliams3631]

german guy looks like Quasimodo