Rowan Atkinson - The School Master

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@taxus750
@taxus750 2 жыл бұрын
The timing during this sketch by Rowan Atkinson is sublime. And he does it live.
@Treblaine
@Treblaine 12 жыл бұрын
You know the phrase "he's so good he could read from the phonebook and make it entertaining". Atkinson's such a legend he really can do that.
@richardsparks9894
@richardsparks9894 5 жыл бұрын
Yes. This sketch IS the phone book. Mind you, it's the best bits of the phone book...
@electrictroy2010
@electrictroy2010 2 жыл бұрын
THE DIRTY VERSION IS FAR FUNNIER. This clean version is barely humorous .
@OliverAlexandre-d9w
@OliverAlexandre-d9w 4 ай бұрын
@@electrictroy2010Rubbish!!!!
@GPC-tu7ti
@GPC-tu7ti 5 жыл бұрын
"You're a moron, Undermanager, what are you? A carbuncle on the backside of humanity." Almost 18 years as a public high school teacher, and since discovering this I've watched it at least once a year. Brilliant!
@electrictroy2010
@electrictroy2010 2 жыл бұрын
THE DIRTY VERSION IS FAR FUNNIER. This clean version is barely humorous .
@rafaelcarldavidyh8hvdhhuhj118
@rafaelcarldavidyh8hvdhhuhj118 2 жыл бұрын
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@ShotTower1
@ShotTower1 9 жыл бұрын
There are not many comedians who could make this funny. One of my favorite solo comedy performances.
@nimishagupta8548
@nimishagupta8548 10 жыл бұрын
god the way he pronounces every single word . Such a talent
@Jojoseahorse
@Jojoseahorse 6 жыл бұрын
It's the way he never actually says anything dirty, but always sounds as if he is :)
@yoya4766
@yoya4766 5 жыл бұрын
He has a speech impediment, he corrects with precise pronunciation.
@lisarubin2835
@lisarubin2835 3 жыл бұрын
He has a stammer, difficulty with the letter B. That is why he over-articulates certain words.
@ennbee2051
@ennbee2051 3 жыл бұрын
Ya, 'Babcock' is genius. You'll only get this if you're from the north, like.
@cathyc9766
@cathyc9766 8 жыл бұрын
I have been aspiring to this level of contempt for 30 years!
@1Worluck
@1Worluck 10 жыл бұрын
Heckler: "HERE!" *Rowan stares him down* R.A.: "I have a detention book..." *Heckler handled like a boss!* :D
@Zerobob26
@Zerobob26 4 жыл бұрын
He handled it well, but that idiot heckler undermined and nearly ruined the whole sketch. I bet Rowan Atkinson was secretly extremely angry.
@ArchEnemyNemesis1
@ArchEnemyNemesis1 3 жыл бұрын
@@Zerobob26 You overvalue him. That heckler never posed a threat to a pro like Atkinson in the first place. If anything unbeknownst to him, he made it funnier. That line was perfection.
@boiledegggaming8424
@boiledegggaming8424 Жыл бұрын
I thought that was part of it
@erickford8081
@erickford8081 7 жыл бұрын
" Discuss the contention that Cleopatra had the body of a roll-top desk and the mind of a duck. Oxford and Cambridge board 'O Level' paper" .... priceless
@Micho55
@Micho55 4 жыл бұрын
is it a specific parody of academia or just meant to sound completely ridiculous?
@Eldoctordub1
@Eldoctordub1 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent! What makes this even funnier for me is that he looks and sounds like my 1st form master at grammar school; especially the way he looks down his nose at the class and talks in that sneering tone. Ah such fond memories...
@Shadyladybird
@Shadyladybird 14 жыл бұрын
"Nibble! NIBBLE!!! LEAVE ORIFICE ALONE!" Pure deadpan brilliance :D
@leow3696
@leow3696 3 жыл бұрын
The way he rolls the 'r' in orifice just makes it.
@joejs4613
@joejs4613 3 жыл бұрын
@@leow3696 LEAVE ORRRRIFICE ALONE
@nezapamatovatelne
@nezapamatovatelne 15 жыл бұрын
How he can control his face in spite of everyone else is laughing... He is marvellous.
@electrictroy2010
@electrictroy2010 2 жыл бұрын
THE DIRTY VERSION IS FAR FUNNIER. This clean version is barely humorous .
@Reneebenson
@Reneebenson Жыл бұрын
I would have a hard time
@Reneebenson
@Reneebenson Жыл бұрын
I love this one and the dirty version
@goigus
@goigus Жыл бұрын
He almost cracked at 4:10
@rafaelcarldavidyh8hvdhhuhj118
@rafaelcarldavidyh8hvdhhuhj118 Жыл бұрын
Pfuyifuturigiyigigituuiouououoyoo
@RedSkyHorizon
@RedSkyHorizon 9 жыл бұрын
I think this was Rowan's first performance before he was famous but grabbed the attention of Richard Curtis who was in the audience. Stephen Fry was also in the audience and was laughing so hard he let out some wee.
@SquigglyBeasst
@SquigglyBeasst 9 жыл бұрын
+Tom Mulligan I'm pretty sure Curtis met Atkinson at a comedy sketch club at Cambridge University.
@robertdawsonscott9068
@robertdawsonscott9068 8 жыл бұрын
+LukaszVT Oxford, not Cambridge, late 1970s. Rowan was doing some kind of Masters in in engineering. Curtis was doing Eng Lit, I think.
@richardsparks9894
@richardsparks9894 7 жыл бұрын
I wrote this sketch one morning in the summer of 1978 for Rowan's first London revue, "Rowan Atkinson and Friends", at the Hampstead Theatre (Director: Michael Rudman. Cast: Rowan, Peter Wilson, Elspeth Walker). I gave it to Rowan at rehearsal an hour or two later. Richard Curtis was another writer on the show. John Cleese saw it, and invited Rowan to do this sketch in "The Secret Policeman's Ball" later that year. I sadly misjudged the director of that film, Roger Graef, because no writers got named credit on the film. I later learned that all the Powers That Be wanted to cut Rowan from the film because he was a complete unknown, and the show was over-long and packed with big name stars. But Graef fought tooth and nail to keep him in it, for which I am eternally grateful. Rowan did, indeed, steal the show. This sketch launched Rowan's career, and became his party piece -- the encore number at the end of his stage shows. It was always a joy to see him perform it. Later, Richard Curtis and Rowan wrote the "rude" version, and very generously shared the royalties with me (copyright resides with the original writer, not the performer). They indeed met at Oxford -- Rowan was a graduate student, Richard an undergraduate. I had graduated from Oxford a year or two before they went there . We all met in Edinburgh in the summer of 1976, when they were in the Oxford Revue with (from memory, but I wouldn't swear to it) Angus Deayton and Helen Atkinson-Wood among others. Rowan was, obviously, a prodigious talent even as a student. He could, as can be seen here, make even the telephone directory funny.
@erickford8081
@erickford8081 7 жыл бұрын
I used to have the LP 'Secret Policeman's Ball'... this was all before 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' I presume.
@pstrzel
@pstrzel 6 жыл бұрын
@Richard Sparks - Well then, my hat off to you sir. You've made the world a happier place. I come back to this every once in a while and it never fails to lift up the spirits. Cheers!
@martinwennstrom6553
@martinwennstrom6553 3 жыл бұрын
The best performance ever when it comes to comedy in my opinion. Delivers like a genius and has since continued to do so. Hats off, Mr Atkinson!
@anthonylees9029
@anthonylees9029 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely hilarious ! Seems to have captured the spirit of independent schools of a bygone era ! Roman Atkinson , a comedy genius ! Deadpan delivery is unsurpassed!
@Broadercasting
@Broadercasting 2 жыл бұрын
I had similar teachers at my very ordinary secondary modern, but this was the late 60's and early 70's. Fortunately this was mixed with an influx with young liberal types from 'Breeze Block' universities or polytechnics.
@atomickarma
@atomickarma 6 жыл бұрын
Isn't this just totally wonderful? Love every second of it. A literal master of comedy.
@mikelheron20
@mikelheron20 11 жыл бұрын
The English school system (or at least that in "privileged" schools) produces a strange kind of sadistic/sarcastic schoolmaster who delights in public humiliation and ridicule of the pupils. Apart from being funny, Rowan's portrayal is very accurate. I personally experienced teachers like this. Very hard to convey to anyone who hasn't been through the system. The names are just for comic effect.
@patrickherley7508
@patrickherley7508 4 жыл бұрын
"The names are just for comic effect." Ya think??
@youtubewasoncebetter
@youtubewasoncebetter 4 жыл бұрын
Public ridicule?
@METALFREAK03
@METALFREAK03 4 жыл бұрын
@@youtubewasoncebetter publicly belittling the pupil in front of the class.
@KabirChattopadhyay1991
@KabirChattopadhyay1991 4 жыл бұрын
The sadism of public humiliation as a means of school "discipline" is still very much alive in the old British colonies. I went to Catholic missionary school in my hometown, Calcutta. Pretty much the same. 😶
@monsieurouxx
@monsieurouxx 3 жыл бұрын
This is the direct reflection of the British "castes" system : if you're in upper society, you must be part of the gang. And to be part of the gang you must understand domination. It must be taught to you at a very young age. You must reproduce the system when you grow up. Empathy is considered weakness. All that matters is your class, your family, your "dynasty". Do not question. Keep the top of the social pyramid at the top, even if it costs you your personal happiness.
@smorgi
@smorgi 9 жыл бұрын
Rowan Atkinson is a class act-- hardly anyone else could have made this as good
@Jojoseahorse
@Jojoseahorse 8 жыл бұрын
I know, it's so genius that without actually saying anything dirty he makes it sound totally obscene!
@richardsparks9894
@richardsparks9894 5 жыл бұрын
As the writer of this sketch I completely agree with you.
@TheFleidermaus
@TheFleidermaus 5 жыл бұрын
The late Peter Cook the only one.
@electrictroy2010
@electrictroy2010 2 жыл бұрын
THE DIRTY VERSION IS FAR FUNNIER. This clean version is barely humorous .
@stewartchristie3408
@stewartchristie3408 2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this with my sister in our grandparents house and we were pissing ourselves. My grandparents were looking at each other in disbelief. I guess it's a generation thing. Comedy genius from Rowan! Great memories 😂
@hugohackenbush1554
@hugohackenbush1554 Жыл бұрын
I was there on the first night. Tickets in the stalls only £5- each! I bought 4. Took my brother, he was 14 back then (myself 19) and my girlfriend. I sold the spare at face value to a long haired biker who had found out Pete Townshend was appearing. Rowan Atkinson stole the whole show. He did the miming on the piano bit (before this classic routine) in the first half of the event. Amazing memories. Hard to imagine that was 44 years ago.
@robman80808
@robman80808 6 жыл бұрын
Atkinson at his absolute funniest. The delivery, timing, everything - perfection. I loved him in Blackadder 2 as he had a similar dark edge and dry wit. Not keen on the later "rude" version - it tries too hard and is too obvious (presumably a different writer?) and Rowan himself doesn't seem overly enthusiastic about it.
@richardsparks9894
@richardsparks9894 5 жыл бұрын
Different writer(s) indeed. I was not involved in the sequel.
@AsadAli-jc5tg
@AsadAli-jc5tg 4 жыл бұрын
Blackadder II was the worst. Fourth the best followed by third and then First.
@rheinhartsilvento2576
@rheinhartsilvento2576 4 жыл бұрын
@@AsadAli-jc5tg Disagree. For me, it's Blackadder II, then IV, then III. The first seems the most 'caricatural' of all...
@AsadAli-jc5tg
@AsadAli-jc5tg 4 жыл бұрын
@Reinhart....you guys are too unjust with Blackadder I. There is much good in it, very intellectual too. I must say give it another go.
@pauldelaney5990
@pauldelaney5990 6 ай бұрын
At some point Ben Elton was on the writing team.
@Euroviking86
@Euroviking86 16 жыл бұрын
I had a history teacher like that in high school. He was not hesitant to use profanities when describing historical figures. Though he only hated the students who didn't come to every lesson. In fact, towards the end of the term, he told some late-arrivers "you might as well not bother showing up anymore, I'm flunking you." He was hysterical. History class was really fun there.
@ItsTbig
@ItsTbig 3 жыл бұрын
13 year-old comment, damn. 👀
@electrictroy2010
@electrictroy2010 2 жыл бұрын
THE DIRTY VERSION IS FAR FUNNIER. This clean version is barely humorous .
@t_chak
@t_chak 4 ай бұрын
​@@electrictroy2010incorrect
@shaq565
@shaq565 14 жыл бұрын
Best Bit: "NNNIIIIBBBBBLLLLLLEEEEEEE!!! Leave "O-R-I-F-I-C-E" Alone!!!"
@Euroviking86
@Euroviking86 16 жыл бұрын
I love how the humour in this skit borders on being malicious, yet always so subtle about it, making it even more hilarious. Those lions about Cleopatra and Enobarbus (in fact a character in Anthony & Cleopatra) are gems!
@electrictroy2010
@electrictroy2010 2 жыл бұрын
THE DIRTY VERSION IS FAR FUNNIER. This clean version is barely humorous .
@ndlouth2853
@ndlouth2853 Жыл бұрын
Just the choice of odd names, delivered utterly deadpan makes this a moment of comic genius
@performer92
@performer92 15 жыл бұрын
i like how he added in the 'i have a detension book' when that audience member said 'HERE' or whatever he said. LEAVE ORIFICE ALONEEE and i like the 'nancy boy potter' one too
@dragonborn4045
@dragonborn4045 10 жыл бұрын
"A carbuncle on the backside of humanity." Holy shit, what a burn.
@davidtokar4065
@davidtokar4065 3 жыл бұрын
Hahhahahaha....
@reaganoc
@reaganoc 3 жыл бұрын
Carbon coal
@Kasey113
@Kasey113 14 жыл бұрын
The best part of this whole number really is the masterful delivery. Anyone can stand on a stage and list off names, and anyone can be funny with a great script. To be able to be this hilarious with just a list of names (such as they are), takes some genuine talent, but also and more importantly, it takes skill and lots of practice.
@mdreamtgames
@mdreamtgames 13 жыл бұрын
He is a genius.... how can he memorize those long scripts?...... not just he delivered it well and give it the right expressions.,,, he also really had a natural gift in making people laugh............
@cacab4
@cacab4 10 жыл бұрын
I love the smirk when he asks about Plectrum's boils
@Dori1951
@Dori1951 3 жыл бұрын
Or he is actually suppressing a laugh...
@albertrogers8537
@albertrogers8537 6 жыл бұрын
No kidding, when I was a Grammar School teacher of Advanced Mathematics, the Advanced level of the Northern Ireland Senior Certificate of Education contained a question that quoted Longfellow on the fleetness of Hiawatha's foot, and the strength of his arm, and required the candidate, with certain simplifying assumptions, to show how far and how fast Hiawatha could run to satisfy the claims made. It wasn't all that difficult, but quite hilarious.
@ZakRas
@ZakRas 9 жыл бұрын
4:07 He's trying SO hard to hold back the laughter.
@WhipRunner
@WhipRunner 8 жыл бұрын
I rather believe thats a satisfying smirk that the class master would have after a put down like that, hence, I believe, its part of character.
@FinlayLavery303
@FinlayLavery303 6 жыл бұрын
Rowan Atkinson doesn't laugh.
@deanpeng7854
@deanpeng7854 5 жыл бұрын
WhipRunner me too
@timcarpenter2441
@timcarpenter2441 3 жыл бұрын
I find this version an order of magnitude superior to the later version with obviously rude names. "Has Matron seen those boils?..."
@AtlasBlizzard
@AtlasBlizzard 10 жыл бұрын
"Has the matron seen those boils?" Holy shit, that delivery.
@99bits46
@99bits46 7 жыл бұрын
Rowan smiles there
@deanpeng7854
@deanpeng7854 5 жыл бұрын
SethBlizzard could you tell me what did he say right before that?
@AtlasBlizzard
@AtlasBlizzard 10 ай бұрын
​​@@deanpeng7854"Don't sulk, boy, for God's sake."
@misspresident95
@misspresident95 13 жыл бұрын
'I have a detention book..' best way to handle a heckle EVER!
@99bits46
@99bits46 7 жыл бұрын
How does that man keep a straight face?
@celestemassarenti469
@celestemassarenti469 6 жыл бұрын
Salman Memehood It's what I was wondering too
@MeowChumpswinnsie
@MeowChumpswinnsie 5 жыл бұрын
maybe he played his role too much that he could handle it
@Marks_Vlogs
@Marks_Vlogs 5 жыл бұрын
he the one who made it.
@yoya4766
@yoya4766 5 жыл бұрын
His writer says that RA doesn't find anything funny. So that's why. He sees himself as a comedy actor so just executes the lines in a very precise way.
@vincentstephan6558
@vincentstephan6558 5 жыл бұрын
Work, work, work
@dldbug
@dldbug 14 жыл бұрын
"Isn't life tragic" - RA is right on target with that line. I seem to remember hearing it a lot from a fascist teacher long ago.
@Jettox
@Jettox 16 жыл бұрын
For some reason "Sediment" gets me each and every time. Good stuff
@13191215
@13191215 14 жыл бұрын
I so love the dude who shouts "HERE!" after Elsworth Beast Major. xD
@jackchrisevans
@jackchrisevans 16 жыл бұрын
"haemoglobin?" LOL! i cracked up when he said that! rowan atkinson's my favorite comedian.
@jaspermelchior
@jaspermelchior 10 жыл бұрын
Holy crap just the way he makes his face look when he says some of the names and the he says it is just amazing, truly a comedic geniuses. xD
@boyturok
@boyturok 13 жыл бұрын
This is where Alan Rickman molded his character "Severus Snape" from.. pretty freaking awesome..
@deglar1
@deglar1 13 жыл бұрын
Glad to see this sketch is getting a new audience. One of my all time favourites...
@MarxistKnight
@MarxistKnight 6 жыл бұрын
"The answer - yes." "Most of you didn't write nearly enough..."
@sammencia7945
@sammencia7945 2 жыл бұрын
He was just 23, just out of Engineering University, when he did this. Talk about out of the gate running.
@rockydavis94
@rockydavis94 9 ай бұрын
He doesn’t look that age, I’m 29!
@tabithadorcas7763
@tabithadorcas7763 4 жыл бұрын
Oh, hilarious! I do so appreciate British humor and wit!
@madbint
@madbint Жыл бұрын
God, the talent this man possesses- phenomenal. Just on six minutes of pure brilliance.
@KerryPaulazzo
@KerryPaulazzo 13 жыл бұрын
Rowan's the only comedian who can make you laugh by doing nothing at all
@simonpayn
@simonpayn 13 жыл бұрын
Some people don't understand that this man is famous here in the UK because of his expressions and the way he says particular words. The Blackadder series is an example
@mayalucas9529
@mayalucas9529 9 жыл бұрын
Why wasn't he cast as Professor Snape?
@Actingskint
@Actingskint 8 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea , but i think he probably lacked the depth and slight edge of darkness that character needed .
@BenBanjo87
@BenBanjo87 7 жыл бұрын
hippoheppo I remember hearing a rumour that he was approached to play Voldemort at some stage...!
@MessiForever-q9l
@MessiForever-q9l 6 жыл бұрын
Because Alan rickman was born to do Snape's role. . . . Always
@Cheeseaddicteddaleks
@Cheeseaddicteddaleks 5 жыл бұрын
"Nancy boy Potter."
@prnfl
@prnfl 5 жыл бұрын
Because harry potter's for twats
@myuphrid
@myuphrid 12 жыл бұрын
It's all about the constrast between the scholarly seriousness of Atkinson's demeanour and the absurdity of the dialogue he's speaking, coupled with the exxagerated way he recites parts of it. Hopefully I've not ruined the joke by explaining it
@tasercs
@tasercs 5 жыл бұрын
"Use ink only - via a nib if possible"
@likelocalmusic
@likelocalmusic 10 жыл бұрын
Can't help but think he is the most gifted comic ever to come out of England
@toussaintgervais8285
@toussaintgervais8285 10 жыл бұрын
Him and Monty Python...have you seen the interview sketch he did with John Chapman? Priceless!
@PaulZink
@PaulZink 5 жыл бұрын
He's right up there with Cook and Moore.
@margueritejohnson6407
@margueritejohnson6407 5 жыл бұрын
I prefer him in spoken humour. I never took to Mr Bean, I felt it was a waste of his enormous talent with words.
@MikeWilsonBarrett
@MikeWilsonBarrett Ай бұрын
Up there with Lee Evans
@Wayne74566
@Wayne74566 15 жыл бұрын
But he is so much like a real Grammar School teacher of the 1970's. I was there!!
@sheilas1283
@sheilas1283 4 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@francisu.5005
@francisu.5005 3 жыл бұрын
True. I was sent to a Catholic boarding school, it was so strict and often humiliating that I hated every minute of it 😂
@ShotTower1
@ShotTower1 11 жыл бұрын
There are few comedians who could make this as funny as Rowan. The way he pronounces words is just glorious.
@MidnightDesperado
@MidnightDesperado 12 жыл бұрын
He's a teacher calling attendence, and the students have weird ass names, I lost it at "Ellsworth-Beast Major". It takes a master to pull something like this off in comedy XD
@BossRoss999
@BossRoss999 13 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHA soo funny... i like they way that some of the audiance are saying here when he calls out some of the names
@StarUnreachable
@StarUnreachable 5 жыл бұрын
"YES isn't. life. _tragic."_
@Vanastar
@Vanastar 5 жыл бұрын
Don't sulk boy, for heaven's sake. Has matron seen those boils?
@Micho55
@Micho55 4 жыл бұрын
what does that even mean though?
@StarUnreachable
@StarUnreachable 4 жыл бұрын
@@Micho55 Do you... not know how sarcasm works?
@Micho55
@Micho55 3 жыл бұрын
@@StarUnreachable I do, just not familiar with the phrase.
@mattevans7884
@mattevans7884 5 жыл бұрын
Just like so many of the masters at my school......brilliant!
@staffsyeoman
@staffsyeoman 10 жыл бұрын
"Yes, isn't life tragic, Plectrum... Do you have a solicitor, Plectrum...? You're lying, Plectrum...see me afterwards to be tweaked anyway.." Oh my god, I LIVED this....
@sagemcelister1651
@sagemcelister1651 5 жыл бұрын
Whats a solicitor?
@margueritejohnson6407
@margueritejohnson6407 5 жыл бұрын
Sage Mcelister A lawyer. One that works from an office but does not appear in court. The solicitor briefs a barrister who then presents the case in court. I believe the system has changed somewhat, but I’m a bit vague about the changes.
@davidtokar4065
@davidtokar4065 3 жыл бұрын
I too have been been unjustly 'tweaked,' but I never got paddled in front of the class like one of my classmades did on a regular basis. True, he had a behavioral problem, but he was also mentally disabled. Today, he would have been placed and taught in a way based on the desire to help rather than punish.
@hell5309
@hell5309 15 жыл бұрын
"Nibble? NIBBLE! Leave Orifice alone!" Gad, he's good.
@froll1999
@froll1999 14 жыл бұрын
he nearly loses it at 4:10, but the way he can do the routine so totally deadpan is amazing
@ghengiscant538
@ghengiscant538 Жыл бұрын
" Kosygin you`re in charge " Was that topical at the time. still got a laugh either way . Timing and elocution to die for .
@Ultramaximiser
@Ultramaximiser 8 жыл бұрын
It's all in the delivery. In the hands of a lesser mortal it would be meaningless. However, I was wondering what had happened to Masters Inkstain and Jailbait. Perhaps they had already been tweaked
@richardsparks9894
@richardsparks9894 5 жыл бұрын
They aren't in my sketch. They appeared in a later sequel which I did not write. I think Rowan had grown tired of doing this as his party piece / encore to end his stage shows, and wanted to refresh the franchise. So the later, rude, version came into being.
@margueritejohnson6407
@margueritejohnson6407 5 жыл бұрын
Richard Sparks This is so much funnier than the rude version. It’s left up to the audience’s imagination to fill in the blanks, as it were. I’ve only just seen the newer version and I had to find your original to remind me how much better it is. I can never forget Orifice.
@richardsparks9894
@richardsparks9894 5 жыл бұрын
@@margueritejohnson6407 Well thank you Marguerite! We did a third version, in a charity show called Fundamental Frolics (for Mencap, in the year of the Disabled, 1981). Which I wrote. The Schoolmaster in that one was appalled to discover that the school was now co-ed, and some of his class were... (shock, horror) girls! Including Undermanager, who'd had the op during the summer vacation. And was now Francesca. It's on the record, probably only ever made in vinyl. And was broadcast on the BBC. And yes, in the words of Humphrey Bogart to Ingrid Bergman, "We'll always have Orifice."
@chriscarr3255
@chriscarr3255 4 жыл бұрын
@@richardsparks9894 That version is at 1:04:03 of kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3nPe4Zve6-rr8U
@sirknight1399
@sirknight1399 7 ай бұрын
And Havvernut, Williams-Wycherley and Wycherley-Williams-Wockett!
@davidransom643
@davidransom643 2 жыл бұрын
Since I first saw this sketch I’ve thought of it every time I’ve heard the word ‘haemoglobin’ .. which admittedly isn’t that often
@BenBanjo87
@BenBanjo87 10 жыл бұрын
"Undermanager's answer...upside-down. D'you do it deliberately, Undermanager? You're a moron, Undermanager, WHAT ARE YOU? ...A carbuncle on the backside of humanity." Replace the names with Harry Potter surnames, and I reckon you'd get Severus Snape! xD
@jamesatkins1802
@jamesatkins1802 6 жыл бұрын
This sketch must have been ticking away in my subconscious until last week’s English Supply Cover lesson. I thought the boy’s name was Sproat - great amusement in class! Now if Rowan had had a ‘Scroat’ on his register...
@wenglishsal
@wenglishsal 15 жыл бұрын
Pure genius... I laughed so much I spat my coffee all over my keyboard...What an expressive face Rowan has...Fantastic ... :0)x
@hugohugo2832
@hugohugo2832 7 жыл бұрын
So brilliant. There was one of these at every rural prep School back then.
@stevew1904
@stevew1904 Жыл бұрын
Rowan's portrayal of the old-fashioned English schoolteacher is uncanny. Unfortunately, I have many memories of teachers exactly like this, whose sole purpose in life seemed to be to destroy the pupils they were responsible for educating. And they succeeded with remarkable regularity. Conversely, in modern schools it seems that the sole purpose of pupils is to destroy the teachers responsible for educating them. Also achieved with remarkable regularity. I have no comment on which state of affairs is worse.
@genefaye6795
@genefaye6795 4 жыл бұрын
The ending is superb. "Kosygin you're in charge"
@annehawk
@annehawk 11 жыл бұрын
Didn't catch most of the jokes here, to busy looking at rowans face.. not once did he crack a smile... impressed..
@Izzy2693
@Izzy2693 13 жыл бұрын
How can any1 dislike this? this guy is ledgend!!:P
@foxdmulder
@foxdmulder 14 жыл бұрын
A master at work, one of the greatest!
@inu358
@inu358 13 жыл бұрын
I am from Germany. And Rowan Atkinson is my favourite Comedian.
@shri03992
@shri03992 13 жыл бұрын
he shows reality in such a hilarious way!
@waivedwench
@waivedwench 15 жыл бұрын
I'm a teacher and some of this is so familiar!! As I like to say to whining students "My heart just bleeds..."
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@richardsparks9894
@richardsparks9894 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rowan. Love you.
@flatsurfaces1913
@flatsurfaces1913 5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@ChobThomas
@ChobThomas 13 жыл бұрын
If I see it again this period, Plectrum, I shall have to tweak you.
@PhilGrimwade
@PhilGrimwade 13 жыл бұрын
I went to grammar school, this is alarmingly close. I can still remember everyone on the register to this day, tragic...
@quizmaster85
@quizmaster85 4 жыл бұрын
Detention for _anyone_ who dares to dislike this roll call.
@norhamadiahmad2637
@norhamadiahmad2637 5 жыл бұрын
Do you have a solicitor Plectrum?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@erkjadrek28
@erkjadrek28 Жыл бұрын
Such a talented actor Mr. Rowan is. Just great. 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋
@willfaulkner7389
@willfaulkner7389 11 жыл бұрын
4:08, he almost lost composure! Good old Rowan kept it together though!
@RETINA8719
@RETINA8719 Жыл бұрын
Remember a version of this where had added a few more names- Wicket Williams Wicket Williams Whichely Whichely Wicket Whichely Williams and Whichely Williams … Wocket
@bastlake
@bastlake 13 жыл бұрын
"Soda? What's wrong with Soda? It's a great name, it's bubbly!" - George Costanza
@11Kralle
@11Kralle 14 жыл бұрын
There is no better we to learn english, than listing to this man. Seen from my humble kraut-view.
@mentalguitarisist
@mentalguitarisist 14 жыл бұрын
I love the way they all go silent when he looks at them at 1:48. LOL!!
@davidtokar4065
@davidtokar4065 3 жыл бұрын
I have had many teachers with that withering gaze....right up there with that of Count Dracula.
@dtzjones7632
@dtzjones7632 5 жыл бұрын
Rowan Atkinson's a comic Genius just his visual humour hilarious didn't even have to talk and the sketches brilliant 😂😂😂😂
@080062wicked
@080062wicked 13 жыл бұрын
there is no way is is possible for him to keep a straight face through this!!!
@DaveDexterMusic
@DaveDexterMusic 3 жыл бұрын
I love that at the exact moment someone decides to get in on the act by saying "here", Atkinson expands to a triple-surname that rolls right over the interruption.
@deanpeng7854
@deanpeng7854 5 жыл бұрын
I don't think rowan was trying not to laugh at all. If you watched many of his interviews, you can tell that he is really serious when he is having a performance.
@ebthedoc4992
@ebthedoc4992 6 жыл бұрын
Such a glorious, hilarious “Straight Man”! Superb control!
@Lizbob97
@Lizbob97 11 жыл бұрын
such a shame humour like this is wasted on many people, especially the younger generations. It's pure genius!
@izabellaSands
@izabellaSands 10 ай бұрын
This man is a gift ❤😂
@nymokarr
@nymokarr 13 жыл бұрын
At 1:08 you can hear the camera guy laughing :D
@abhinavtripathi9678
@abhinavtripathi9678 5 жыл бұрын
Oh the man in coat and tie, May God bless you, You may never die...
@ivaahmed6699
@ivaahmed6699 9 жыл бұрын
If Shakespeare was ment to be funny he would've put a JOKE IN IT.....hahahah
@Jojoseahorse
@Jojoseahorse 6 жыл бұрын
It's so spot on. Someone in my high school senior English class said Shakespeare wrote plays to be enjoyed on stage, not analysed and picked apart in classrooms :)
@u.v.s.5583
@u.v.s.5583 4 жыл бұрын
@@Jojoseahorse To pee or not to pee.
@tonypetts6663
@tonypetts6663 4 жыл бұрын
AHH, when tweaking was still allowed at school, happy days.
@isaaclim4021
@isaaclim4021 10 жыл бұрын
NIBBLE! LEAVE ORIFICE ALONE!!!
@virghammer1
@virghammer1 12 жыл бұрын
I could not adore this man morel What a genius. Hi, Fellow Capricorn Rowan! Saw him live in West End in Chekhov's "The Bear" and "The Proposal" in 1988 - Right after graduating from 3-year Brit. drama school. (Honor and love to Central School.) - Bloody BRILLIANT. THANKS so much for the wonderfulness, Mr A.! VCH & Midlantic Theatre Co. Theatre in Renaissance Newark (NJ, USA) + Schools & Prisons A NJ 501(c)3 nonprofit corp.
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