Finding Out Idris Elba is British - Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger

[@pitchking5496]

Roy’s English accent impersonation sounds like a Jamaican-Irish guy. 😂 🤣

[@SANDSCORCHER]

Sounded a bit like dick van dyke after an extended visit to Australia and during a bout of Bell’s Palsy to me 🤔

[@kanedNunable]

im english and i struggled to understand him then haha.

[@ishotmyboss]

Beer can.

[@richicks425]

My mother was a Black Welsh woman. Accent was most strong when she was mad or when we were in trouble.😳

[@bryanchandler3486]

@@richicks425 yeah I live in Southern California with that famous neutral California accent and one of my best friends who grew up in North Carolina but has lived in California for many years and done a lot of acting work gives off archetypical California energy, but whenever we're talking and she gets super passionate about something (but mildly interestingly enough not if we're arguing, just if it's something outside our interactions she cares deeply about), her super strong southern accent starts to unintentionally slip out more and more, and it's not so secretly slightly adorable.

[@TaviRenaeReveiws]

🤣 Idris Elba sure got me!!! I loved him in Luther. I was like dang he does a perfect British accent 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@morningdew2309]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ShelbyBaby27]

To watch my little niece brain explode when I told her that Quentin from This Christmas is a Brit 🤯😂

[@bunnyoppress]

Luther was BOMB

[@brandonjones5879]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@chocolateladycap2773]

🤣🤣🤣

[@khondamirimamnazarov6983]

Roy's ability to make mildly interesting observations hilarious with his language and delivery and then extract a profound, actionable lesson from them is mindblowing

[@martinraeside]

You said it better than I could 👍

[@TheGheddon]

@@martinraeside he said it better than anyone could say it.

[@izzylovejoy3587]

dam you explained all of stand up in one sentence

[@cheveryloliver1928]

Agreed! I’ve always half listened to him, but for the past 2-3 months I have truly become a fan. He’s an amazing story teller!

[@adoniscreed4031]

Yes, he is funny 🤣

[@awoFalase]

"I can't help you with that baby, you gotta talk to the ancestors" HILARIOUS

[@Duetruth]

"If I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." - Roy Wood

[@thembinkosinkosi4850]

That is true, I was more happy with Morgan Freeman portraying Nelson Mandela than Idris portraying Nelson Mandela. I think that's because South Africa and America are open with discussing race issues. While the British pretend as if everything is alright over there.

[@chyname]

Deep

[@alexanderivory-brown118]

Sorry I commented this and then after pressing send, I saw that you already did. I liked it anyway because this was soooo deep I started to cry. I feel like this with so many things.

[@DCK2017]

@@thembinkosinkosi4850 No we don't 😂

[@davidmarwood775]

Nah we know that’s there’s racism in the U.K. we just have other priorities, such as dealing with a class system for the past 1000 years.

[@MagneticPool24]

How Roy isn't crazy famous is beyond me. He's freaking hilarious.

[@0farmerjohn0]

You should watch his Rod Stewart video 🤣

[@MagneticPool24]

@@0farmerjohn0 I've seen it! 😂

[@patrick6213]

He’s really good, but not THAT good.

[@coreyjackson3462]

A lot of comedians really don't care to be in the limelight, yeah sure everyone wants to make a paycheck or be a part of something they like, for instance look at bill burr. He had a very minor roll in breaking bad, and in the mandalorian, but I dont ever see him going for a whole feature length film. Then you have Dave Chappelle who did how high and the Chappelle show which both were awesome but he did those because he wanted to, not for the publicity or fame, and then he went on his way to live a private life. I respect comedians for that kind of stuff. A lot of them go on to be writers, directors, voice actors, stuff that really doesnt come across the majority of the public's eyes. I know personally that I wouldnt want to be crazy famous, sounds too toxic to a personal life. Hell another good example in a sense is the difference between Bert kreischer and Tom Segura. Bert loves to go out after his shows and enjoy the public where as Tom doesnt, he just wants to do his thing. Neither are exactly crazy famous outside of the comedy world, yet choose different ways on how they would like to live their lives.

[@spacekadetentertainment]

@@0farmerjohn0 that Rod Stewart one had me ROTF. Don't for the Leo DiCaprio/Django joke 🤣🤣

[@jzilla1234]

"Talk to the ancestors"😅 Roy is my next fave stand up after chappelle

[@Goshin89]

It's like how incredible footballers had to exist in the shadow of Messi and Ronaldo. Roy is a introspective and funny as Dave but alas... I am fan of both.

[@jennybardoville5455]

Chappelle has lost the hunger. Roy has an empty plate. But, yes, he was in the kitchen line behind Chappelle

[@itsonlyentertainment2937]

"I can't help you with that, baby. You gotta talk to the ancestors!" ROFLMAO 💀⚰️💀

[@man_on_wheelz]

You know a standup clip is good when you start getting upset that the video is about to end.

[@Voller84]

First half, I was on the floor laughing. Second half, I was waiting for the punchline, but it never came.

[@psterud]

As a boy in the '70s, it traumatized me when I heard the Bee Gees interviewed and found out they were not American.

[@jameswatson5807]

for real hahaha

[@Marc_Araujo]

Wait...this just blew my mind.

[@tonteaux1]

AWB got me in the 70's when I saw them speaking on Don Kirchner's Rock Concert! But I was young and thought they were from Louisiana, because that's the only strange accent I had been exposed to other than a Hispanic family.

[@fromasgardwithlove2257]

THEY'RE NOT? Damn 😭💀

[@ea7109]

🤣🤣🤣

[@exceptionalcreationswithto1895]

" A pain that only Madea could fix... and then she talked to Oprah... 2 of the most powerful Black women in America"🤣🤣🤣 Love it ❤️😂

[@IDONTLIKETHATSHIT]

......well you're a black woman I assume, so of course your main take away was when he mentioned other black women.

[@IsmokeHiphopLive]

Idris part is facts 😂

[@keydaniels]

Fucked me all the way up!

[@SheniceSays214]

Dead ass 💯

[@williampeluso9213]

McNulty is British too :p

[@idontknow164]

I'm white and I was shocked. Fooled all of us! The one thing that unites all races in America is that we all thought Idris was American. He was that good! Had the dialect and the swagger down pat! A god damn vocal chameleon.

[@sdg.5689]

​@@idontknow164First saw The Wire in its early days. I thought Idris and Dom West were both American; and I'm British!

[@NotoriousSSV]

The Stringer Bell/Idris Elba bit applies to Franklin Saint/Damson Idris too 🤣

[@genodavis7864]

All American to

[@azurelas1]

Nah, Damson Idris' accent is forced. I could tell immediately he wasn't American

[@kevinstewart8054]

@@azurelas1 I caught this too when I first seen snowfall.

[@MsDreamzUK]

“Warm bowl of beans” lol. I’m a Brit and I am not a fan of our breakfast baked beans

[@Fletchman1313]

How about Eamonn Walker/Chief Boden?

[@fastlane1221]

Man this dude is one of the funniest comedians in the business.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

WHAT?! I had no idea Anericans thought Idris Elba was anything but British, that's HILARIOUS 😂 He's been doing UK tv for decades hahaha he's a very famous Brit.

[@rtd1791]

I knew he was British before I watched The Wire. But then I watch a ton of British TV and I didn’t see The Wire till at least 5 years after its run. Was he ever on Midsomer Murders?

[@gnarbeljo8980]

@@rtd1791 not that I recall but I've not seen them all. I'm in Europe so I've always known him as a British actor. Like I grew up with Hugh Lawrie as "Baldrick" in Blackadder and in "A bit of Frye and Lawrie" and was impressed by his American accent and character as Dr. House. I much prefer British series to American ones although I do really enjoy a few. Also Netflix offers very different content depending on location so I guess alot of British productions are broadcasted much later across the pond...

[@gnarbeljo8980]

@doogie Five-Four that's funny 😄

[@jaysixers]

I thought he was American back in 08 till I saw a cast interview with him. Don't watch Uk tv at all so I don't know about anything he did before The Wire. That is the case for most people over here in the States.

[@brindisi2brooklyn]

Most Americans don’t watch British tv.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

*I Never get enough of Roy Wood Jr.!!!!!* He is always phenomenally hilarious and his comedy stays with you for years!

[@YoYo-gt5iq]

Roy Wood Jr is always so awesome.

[@erikc7267]

Don't care what nobody say.......Roy is a legend in the making!!!

[@joelb4598]

In the making? I think he's achieved legend status already.

[@maggiethebrewer03]

I'm gonna start telling my kids to start talking to their ancestors for answers when I can't help them. 🙃

[@jdfodio]

Dead humans are not talking back to live humans. Those are demons.

[@carldrogo9492]

@@jdfodio exactly.

[@carldrogo9492]

If rotting flesh could utter words sure, why not?

[@sammybear7100]

This nigga eatin' beans! Never gets old for me 😂 lol

[@joelee1435]

I dont know why i keep replaying but its the best

[@alexanderivory-brown118]

"if I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." Literally grabs a tissue to dab my eyes. This video was more real than it was funny.

[@gizmo8186]

It's victim mentality nothing else

[@natenobles4372]

@@gizmo8186 speak for yourself

[@tomwilko7841]

Nah that's an anti art statement that shows the absolute lack of intellect in the current 'victim thinking' that's fashionable in the states

[@_wormlet]

Boneheaded thing to say. Maybe someone should acquaint him with the concept of acting. He wouldn't know, as he's a lowgrade sitcom actor.

[@aaropajari7058]

It's not up to him to approve.

[@MarkArandjus]

If you want to get a feel for UK racism, recommending Steve McQueen's Small Axe. It's an anthology series about struggles of black communities and police discrimination in 60's UK.

[@wintermonroe2894]

Thanks for the recommendation! @Mark Arandjus👍💕

[@williamdavis8855]

And Guerilla by Idris Elba ...

[@LembeckIsStaying]

Thanks!

[@LembeckIsStaying]

@@williamdavis8855 You also

[@radguurl]

You're right, it's an AMAZING series. Strong reccomend, as my American self had no idea about what was covered in it. Excellent casting too

[@elliewilliams145]

Idris Elba is ours and u ain't having him 😂 the guys a British icon and legend lolz.

[@stephenr80]

hes physical acting and his faces are so damn funny and his delivery! is just oneof these dudes that has a way of saying things it just makes it more funny! bless from spain !!

[@saulgermaine3104]

He was dropping gold on this night 🌙

[@jwasserman762]

White American folks have a similar experience with Hugh Laurie.

[@TabethaAurochs]

💯 "WTF House is a BRITISH dude?" I believe Hugh Laurie auditioned for Dr. House as an unknown American acter because the director wanted the character to be so unflinchingly American as only an American could possibly be... but Hugh Laurie nailed it!

[@jameswatson5807]

Really for me it was spike from buffy, i had no idea the dude is American in buffy I really thought he was a London brit.

[@gatordragon8824]

@@jameswatson5807 Spike killed me. I'm still in love with him.

[@LembeckIsStaying]

@@gatordragon8824 Brits confusing us, bringing all races together in America! 🤣🤣🤣

[@aaropajari7058]

@jwasserman762 do only white people watch House? Is US TV colour based?

[@rikkitikki922]

In the British education system, we were taught more about black civil rights and racism in America than we were about the British empire and commonwealth. We know ALOT more about you guys than you probably know about us and it’s a real shame because I think it would benefit African Americans to get a different perspective on “black culture” elsewhere and the movements others have gone through. I personally don’t like being lumped together as a “community “ which I know can be said for many of my fellow black British people, when our experiences are very different.

[@quincysimpson2958]

that’s a damn shame… this explains why the victimhood narrative in running rampant in the UK.

[@jonathanhawk5163]

A lot of us did not know you were there. Of course I knew.

[@struggleskywalker1025]

@@jonathanhawk5163real talk, I thought Europe was the only place in the world with nothing but white people until I was 9. Then I found out Idris was from there and I was looking like 😮

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

Curriculum must have changed in the last 20 years, here's what I remember doing in school: Aztecs, though not how the Aztec civilisation was destroyed by colonialism, though that was Spain. World war 1 but not really world war 2. The Tudors, but not the Stewarts, because my history teacher literally said they were too boring. The industrial revolution, or basically how awful it was to work in a factory and lose your hand in a loom. The battle of Hastings, medieval type stuff, iron/bronze age type stuff, maybe more but it was a long time ago, I started zoning out towards the end.

[@NSGrendel]

@@user-zp4ge3yp2o My ex who could speak German, English and Spanish (and had two degrees and a teaching qualification) was not allowed to teach in Spain, because the places are given to people who know people (Spanish teachers are very well compensated). She ended up taking that level of enthusiasm and knowledge to helping kids in some of the worst parts of Birmingham because she could not get a job in Spain. She was a wonderful teacher and loved her children. She used to buy meals for the poorest ones because she knew who couldn't afford lunch at school - or whose parents simply kept the money for drugs. She was very well loved everywhere she worked and was always offered permanent contracts. Yet she could not break into her own country's teaching system. Franco is gone. Some legacy remains.

[@cherijoseph7819]

Since I was born in England and still watch a lot of British shows, I knew Idris was from the UK. I first saw him on a BBC show called Ultraviolet. And yes, there is plenty of racism in the UK.

[@fromthehaven94]

And, slightly off subject, the fancy British acting schools tend to not accept working class folks.

[@dudewhateverish]

Also Luther which was a fucking masterpiece

[@cherijoseph7819]

@@fromthehaven94There is community theater and public acting schools in most cities and towns in the UK. While Wunmi Mosaku, Cynthia Eviro and David Harewood went to RADA. Idris, Damson Idris, John Boyaga and Daniel Kuyuuya all went to community theater programs or got a university degree.

[@phatphuk2761]

They brought our African Ancestors over here, lol. Our ancestors were British colonists slaves, then when America came into being, they became Murikkan slaves.

[@dwaynehicks3867]

There's racism everywhere there's different people's but English blacks don't cry victim all day long, their more civilised bc we abolished slavery waaay b4 America, no Jim Crow or anything, still we have the same problem when it comes to black kids killing black kids over nothing

[@whittenaw]

Tulsa is about an hour away from my home town. Had never heard about the Tulsa massacre until a year or so ago. Messed up

[@jeremylawson6648]

pretty crazy how successful people were at hiding that whole thing.

[@xxBrokenDreams666xx]

@@jeremylawson6648 it's easy to hide what you choose not to teach. i think that's why a lot of black churches make it a point of teaching black american history more in depth than the public school system cares to do so, something I gravely underappreciated while growing up. now i understand.

[@jeremylawson6648]

@@xxBrokenDreams666xx i couldn’t agree more, i went to a black school in literally kindergarten and preschool and learned more from that tiny bit of time about blackness than the rest of my educational career.

[@neicielove]

Wow! I'm from the city, our parents and grandparents made sure we knew about it. But Oklahoma public schools barely whispered it.

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

@@xxBrokenDreams666xx What a shame that a) there are such things as white churches and black churches and b) it's only taught in the black churches. Are white people welcome in black churches? Are black people unwelcome in white churches? I can't think of anything less Christlike than not welcoming someone, but then, that's one of the reasons I left the church

[@plourde79]

Roy you are the man, you keep me hanging on every word!

[@SNUPE_FOXX92]

Lol Ella Mai and Thandie Newton caught me off guard with their English accents as well 😂

[@mdrakic]

Slowly but surely becoming one of the best contemporary stand-up comedians

[@fieryheadedgirl]

As a Brit who just watched this I really disagree. I'm so disappointed with what he just said. I felt like it was spreading damaging and incorrect info. As a white Brit whose family is now 60% non white I hugely disagree with his assessment of the UK. If you're non white and don't know much about the UK and watch this, you're gonna think "guess the UK is a pretty racist place" and not going to want to come over and give us a try! It just gets my back up when people spread inaccurate info based on their own assumptions instead of maybe googling some stats or talking to some black Brits.

[@mdrakic]

@@fieryheadedgirl if you don't understand comedy, don't watch it.

[@die4race]

lol not even in the top 20

[@eski_truv]

“Why is Dr. King talking like this?”😂😂😂 “This nigga eat BEANS for BREAKFAST?!!”🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@irh1738]

100% Rebel Ridge caught me out thought the lead was American. Turns out he is a South Londoner from an area I grew up in. Superb talent and turns out he British.

[@hijabibeautiful]

His British accent was horrible 😂 but I think everyone felt the same way about Idris lol

[@yazajag]

Yes it sounded like he was impersonating a Jamaican instead, lol. But the first time I saw Idris in a movie was "The Mountain Between Us" I think he might have spoken with his real voice in that one.

[@electrojones]

Yes and yes.

[@jameswatson5807]

@@yazajag no Jamaicans we do not sound like that he was doing a brit accent

[@Phelps-1247]

@@jameswatson5807 not at all

[@jameswatson5807]

@@Phelps-1247 What is not at all. If you are going to reply to comments that were made months ago at least. Add some clarity, to as what are you replying about, i have had replies for comments that was made 2 and 3 years. And these jokers expect you to remember the issue.

[@markbrown4127]

And you know Dominic West, a British actor, plays Jimmy Mcnulty in The Wire too, right?

[@scowlistic]

Damn, this clip is proof that Roy Wood Jr. is the truth!

[@spawnofgreatness524]

“This 🥷 eat Beans for Breakfast?!?!?!? Ahhhhhh.... Not my Dawg!” Lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Hyperplaterine]

A lot of us Brits are hoping Elba will be the next James Bond.

[@mirjaheikkinen6930]

Not just the Brits. Hi from Finland!

[@rantymcrant-pants9536]

I hope he gets a gig as a slick spy type, not James Bond and not 007. Love to see a 00-any other number. I mean, there has to be more than one 00 right? We can leave James Bond on the side for a decade or so, build some other 00's and then do something special with them all.

[@issaadan4909]

How can he blended in white people crowed"Trevor Noah" 😂

[@wordnado9788]

I was hoping too but Idris said he felt he was too old (it’s fair, also seeing how long Daniel Craig did it)

[@gatordragon8824]

America too!

[@Jesse__H]

Roy is a true professional comedian.

[@Galactic123]

"If I don't know your pain, I can't trust you to portray mine on camera." - Except Idris Elba was perfect for Stringer Bell, wasn't he?

[@soneil]

Exactly…..because he is a great actor

[@Jasmine_Israel]

Idris Elba is my celebrity crush. I found out about him from The Wire. I was shocked to find out he was British.

[@jeanettew.fenton6954]

😄😄😄😄😄👍

[@shyguy1630]

I was heavy in the wire. And I remember seeing him in a interview. I was like why is he talking like that. I’m think he is putting on a British accent. Then I found out later he was putting on an American accent. 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@TacticalTypos]

I still think his British accent sounds fake. 😂

[@shyguy1630]

@@TacticalTypos 🤣🤣

[@shashaduke8700]

Amen!!!! I still call him Stringer🤣🤣

[@kristinemunholland8980]

Love Roy. He's so freaking funny.

[@manupeni]

I can't help you with that, you can talk to the ancestors....... 🙂😅🤣

[@augustlion6645]

Idris is a Londoner through and through, you should check out the Battle of Bamber Bridge to understand a big difference between England and US. As for Meghan Markle , the British people had no issues with Harry marrying an american or a black person - it was her character that was her undoing.

[@cherylbarnes-hudson3709]

F.O.H.....Character????.... Considering the MORALS of the Royal Family... 🤔 GTFOH 😂

[@lornamarie5544]

No idea who this dude is but he’s f/king hilarious. I’m a Brit and Idris Elba also had me shooketh but in a good way 😁

[@56postoffice]

I'm a Brit, watched *"The Wire"* and didn't know both Idris Elba and Dominic West are British! That's how Idris got the *"Luther"* gig for the BBC. It's shame that a black British person has to go to make it in the States, and if they do that's when they get noticed in the country of their birth. That's when the UK wants to know.

[@decrulez]

Huh? Idris was working here since 1994. The Wire wasn’t till 2002. Pretty weird how you assumed otherwise just because you never noticed him in anything.

[@alisonsmith4801]

I can remember him in an episode of " Absolutely Fabulous " .....

[@cambs0181]

No, he's been working in the UK for years. He did Luther for many seasons.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

He was in Luther before the Wire 😂 how had he not made it? What planet are you on?

[@davidz2690]

@@faithpearlgenied-a5517 what planet are you on that Luther came out before The Wire?

[@zackmckenzie3582]

That Meghan Markle bit kinda hit the nail on the head. Sometimes there isn’t a solution.

[@michaelj611]

Especially when there initially wasn't any issue and she had to fabricate problems

[@shannonwestley6895]

Hard to have any sympathy or empathy for someone that denies her race anyway....

[@davidmarwood775]

Meghan made the same mistake as Diana. They both thought being a princess would be like a Disney film, in reality it’s a life of traditions and rules

[@fieryheadedgirl]

Meghan Markle left the UK because, as she put it, she felt like a "civil servant in a tiara". Meaning she greatly disliked the role and the demands of being a working royal. She said the royal family were "always nice to her". The tabloids adored her and referred to the "Markle sparkle". The Queen gave pieces from her own personal jewelry collection and invited her to Christmas at the palace before she was even married to Harry - something that goes against royal protocol (has never been done before in history) and even Princess Catherine wasn't given that special treatment despite dating William for years and years before marrying him. Meghan had been dating Harry less than a year. The royal family threw her dream wedding and we British taxpayers paid $33 million for it. We loved her. And then something went wrong. She started breaking royal rules one by one, she hated the job when she realized how tough it was (don't blame her - I couldn't do it)... tabloids turned on her etc etc. But a very small minority of tabloids actually dared say anything mean regarding race and those that did were very much not the reflection of our press at large nor our public at large and our regard for her. Anyway.... we're not a racist nation. :/

[@boltaurelius376]

@@fieryheadedgirl That's it. I find it rather banal that it is assumed that disdain for a person is for their superficial characteristics. For most of us critics, she deviated from what we expected of our Royal family. We all know our royal family is German. The sizeable majority of us sincerely couldn't care about their genetics (if anything, the history European monarchies suggest some fresh genetics would do them a favour) We just want them to stay non-partisan and uphold their traditions andstay away from "financiers" who own islands etc. Now the monarchy arguably is a waste of money but for some of us, they represent something. For many nations, what unites the people and define the border is a culture, language, ethnicity, ideology, creedence, values, geography and so forth but the Queen, being the head of state in the commonwealth means that our pool of brother and sisters can transcend all those. He biggest echo chamber of them all. Read about the Battle of Bamber bridge in WW2 for a sense of what fair play means to some of us.

[@bradcoletta4158]

Love seeing the love in the comments. Words out of my mouth. Netflix, pick up a fresh boot of this not happening (or something along that premise) and keep this man in charge.

[@jcgstreams4130]

I hope that he has more specials in the future, like 2 a year!! That way I can have something to look forward to,

[@RichardSwift-de2qi]

Similar to finding out that Hugh Laurie who played Dr House was British. It's called acting.

[@02.21atx]

FACTS!! Especially when I found out Delroy Lindo was also 🤣🤣🤣

[@Rythmandviews]

Say it ain't so

[@RaVonSimoneCrawford]

This the wildest thing I’ve ever read in my life 😩😩😩

[@reddyred5097]

Really!????

[@mmartinezPhysics]

Stringer always saw the big picture; he's now a cosmopolitan entrepreneur.

[@jaymillymills]

I never think Roy will be as funny as he is...then he side swipes you

[@summerjeffries2434]

He really does.

[@mohanrao4532]

roy is both funny and deep.

[@baa-v3v]

That is because Mr Elba is classically trained actor, and if you can do Shakespeare then you can do anything, amazing man.

[@ryandelrosario419]

Don’t forget the fact that Idris played cowboy recently.

[@fromthehaven94]

The western movie Hostiles had Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike in lead roles. Both actors from Great Britain.

[@munchawski2151]

The Harder They Fall... Great movie🙌 I haven't seen Concrete Cowboy yet but I'm guessing that's good too

[@KNS_Dino]

2:58 Joke took me out 💀! Bravo Good Sir 👏🏾

[@lamimijae]

For my generation, it was Daniel Kaluuya 😂

[@Melospizia]

Key and Peele have a sketch about this. 😂

[@markchampagnie9401]

Idris Elba...top geeezaaaaa... canning town, arsenal supporting,DJ for Special Touch sound system in London..for ages....Down to earth...Don't trouble,trouble..If trouble don't trouble YOU.... kapppish 🇬🇧🇯🇲❤️💯

[@cherijoseph7819]

He's a regular North London, Jack the lad !

[@karennelson4108]

He is from Hackney. Canning Town??? No I don't think so. Hackney but went to school in Canning Town. He's half Ghanaian and half Sierra Leonean. A great actor and Gooner....

[@fordcass4325]

Gooners!

[@Kris-ym2zr]

😂 This guy is hilarious.... much respect from the UK.

[@dougiebyrd3015]

Roy is top tier

[@marquesjohnson6359]

Roy wood jr is awesome he was in disbelief about Idris that's stringer bell LOL 🤣😂

[@bdet313]

Roy is the funniest person on TDS.

[@pforgottonsoul]

i'd argue it's Ronny Chieng but Roy is a close second.

[@MC-xp2my]

Love you, Roy! You are always hilarious 🤣

[@cherylharewood6125]

Thanks for making us laugh, my daughter feels that way about Lucy Lawless(who is Australian) and played Xena Warrior Princess.

[@raulbmoreira]

I think Lucy lawless is from new zealand. Maybe that s close enough, but I dont think kiwis would think so lol

[@JanderVK]

She's a Kiwi (New Zealander)

[@AT-rr2xw]

@@raulbmoreira Australia is closer geographically to Indonesia than it is to New Zealand.

[@raulbmoreira]

@@AT-rr2xw I mean, that wasnt the point, theyre still way closer to each other than to the US or UK, but cool info, i didnt know that (though personally, Im far from all of those places)

[@tamsmartin1]

Oooof insert the obligatory NZ battle cry of KIWI!

[@TheSturling]

"This n***ga eat beans for brealfast?!" Absolutely floored me

[@itsjustdorian8927]

Thank god I know the Roman numerals so I know what super bowl we own!

[@incisivecommenter5974]

Thank you for addressing the complicated racism in Europe. They are so good at pointing the finger and pretending they are not racist.

[@carldrogo9492]

There racism is much closer to class difference than it is to race difference. Plus they are quite graceful and more civil.

[@pranav7551]

@@carldrogo9492 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4aXp6iXZ9CBh7s&ab_channel=TED-Ed

[@ea7109]

@@carldrogo9492 Grateful??🤔

[@DavidSantos-oe1kk]

Complicated racism in europe? You never went to France (Paris or Marseille for exemple) or to the UK. Racism is bad! But certain nacionalities don't respect our countrys. So just stfu

[@tafua_a]

European racism is the most insidious kind of racism: the "you can't call me a racist if I don't say the word race" kind of racism

[@summerjeffries2434]

I'm just learning about Idris. I guess I'll start the American stages of grief.

[@djfanboyLIVE]

This man is legit Chris Rock tier of comedy. I seriously hope he gets his respect before he's ready to retire.

[@IslandLimer]

This is the worst and most adorable british accent I have ever heard

[@FabalociousDee]

He's the only person who can do a bad Brit accent and not be completely annoying. 😆😆😆

[@RubyBlue2005]

Was I supposed to know Idris Elba was British or did Roy Wood Jr have to tell me through stand-up comedy-

[@vontesrich]

The caption itself made me laugh 😂😂😂😂💯

[@MrYoungkimba]

Not only was I shocked to find out Idris was British, but as someone born and raised in Baltimore, but I would have sworn he was from Baltimore.

[@typacsk]

1:24 That's not the half of it, Roy. Some folks eat beans in the theater.

[@OllyBockus]

No way this bloke is the son of Roy Wood, the genius songwriter behind The Move, Wizzard and (early) Electric Light Orchestra..

[@Trendlines_mc]

Idris Elba fooled me too I thought he was South African after he did the Mandela movie but his a great Actor

[@williamdavis8855]

3:04 LMAO... This dude is hilarious 🤣😆

[@therealist33777]

“If I don’t you know your pain, I can’t trust you to portray mine on camera.” An understandable sentiment - but his own example of BELIEVING said British actor was American, means that he believed the pain they portrayed until he learned they were British. In other words, the pain was FELT until his brain made him THINK otherwise. It always stuns me how, even knowing much less about black British culture than we do about black American culture - black Americans believe they live a completely unique black experience. We endure levels of overt and covert racism, brutality, stereotyping, name discrimination for non-white sounding and spelled names, not at all different from black Americans. The black diaspora faces these challenges globally, even in what we could call our own motherland. The difference is that American culture was BUILT off of dividing classes by race, guns are legal, and most importantly, all Americans, not just black Americans, are so self insulated that most consider the US the world, and actually don’t really have a great desire to learn of the world outside those 50 states. I’ve always viewed the US as one big sports team that’s main concern is being perceived the winners. That competitive nature, which produces some of the best historical talents in human history, unfortunately also breeds endless and needless competition and division in every single facet of American culture. Take for example the recent debate over Kendrick vs Wayne at the Super Bowl. Us VS Them very quickly becomes Us vs Us. And by Us, I mean black people. All black people

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

Well said

[@YorkshireTheatreNewsletter]

Personally, I think it's silly to lump in the experiences of a middle-class Nigerian like, say Kemi Badenoch, with those of a Trinidadian who came here in the 1950s to work on the buses. The Sewell Report laid bare the lack of statistical underpinning to much of the race-oppression rhetoric. What he showed was that class and geography were hugely under-reported factors in determining people's life chances in the UK.

[@nyenetuetitusnyankoon8688]

I can’t help u with that, baby, u gotta talk to the ancestors 🤣

[@carleenmc1]

He is hilarious 🤣🤣

[@vetaclarke7308]

Roy Woods, Jr. Awesome and funny observations.🤩😄😄 True on all points and jokes. Much respect ❤

[@zulumantra7279]

First time I saw Elba was in the Guy Ritchie Rock N Rolla movie

[@smokeyblue8056]

a warm bowl of beans looooooooool, had me in stitches

[@ThirdLawPair]

I actually have a huge pet peeve when anyone talks like racism is a uniquely American problem.

[@rebeleazy9221]

Sorry Scott. I think as black Americans so times we get some caught up and trying to fix the deeply rooted racism here that we may tend to forget others race issues. However we are spiritual people and stay praying for the those less fortunate and those going through hardships etc. God Bless you as you go through you struggles in this hard and many times cruel world.

[@dianeridley9804]

There goes that American exceptionalism yet again! 🙄

[@ThirdLawPair]

@@dianeridley9804 please elaborate

[@dianeridley9804]

@@ThirdLawPair occasionally my sarcasm fails to hit the mark. America loves to tout how great is it in so many categories... and many US citizens would definitely agree, even on the issue of racism. "We got the best racism on Earth, hands down (and nooses up)! Your country's racism is barely acceptable!" I'll be honest: since I have resided only in the US, I have no knowledge as to the degree of racism in other countries. But I will say the US probably DOES do it best.

[@ThirdLawPair]

@@dianeridley9804 You might find the history of racism in India particularly interesting. It's a good case study for the way that colonialism can worsen or create such issues, and also how some issues do not interact with colonialism at all. It's also a useful model for us to understand where they've had successes and where they've not. Many of our own great civil rights leaders used civil rights successes in India as a model for efforts here.

[@nathandanielkagezi2502]

I can't help you, you gotta talk to them ancestors!🤣🤣

[@shelbyng8703]

I felt the same way when I found out Delroy Lindo is from England, Djimon Hounsou is from France and Jean Reno is from Spain. It really blew my mind. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Eph_Wilson]

Lindo’s British!? After seeing him in Da 5 Bloods, I would NEVER have guessed, he KILLED in in that movie

[@Wickerrman]

Jean Reno is a mix. Spanish parents, born in Morocco, lived in France. Djimon Hounsou was born in Benin, only moved to France at 12 years old.

[@oaktown5109]

"I am! A revolutionary!!" Later that day, "care for a biscuit and a spot of tea?"

[@mmartinezPhysics]

"My American accent is bloody brilliant, innit?!"

[@ObviouslyNotYou]

Meh 😑

[@Lfufu20]

😂😂😂😂

[@fromthehaven94]

Most American actors fail to pull it off in reverse.

[@ppnt-d3o]

Beans for breakfast, lol. Think of it like it is breakfast gravy, Lol.

[@americanoutside]

One day Roy Wood Jr. is going to play MLK in a movie. My prediction! And every other civil rights leader. He got that look!

[@komalahayes1535]

And he would be great...except I'd expect some jokes...🙃

[@komalahayes1535]

@@americanoutside I'd see a pissed off public thinking it was a mockery of his memory. Roy could totally do a *SERIOUS* Biopic. 📽🎬🎥

[@IDONTLIKETHATSHIT]

One thing the world doesn't need is another MLK movie; it's beyond annoying at this point.

[@neicielove]

He does look like Dr. MLK

[@supergingerr]

This happened to me with Hugh Laurie. I had only seen him in house then I randomly watched a Graham Norton clip…my life was never the same.

[@twotwenty-oneofficial6013]

I don't care if he's Russian, he's still my bigga ninja

[@ceej3132]

"This n!&#! eats BEANS for BREAKFAST?! NO! Not my DAWG!" is equally as humorous as his imagery shoulder radio bit about the cop in Walgreens! I listen to it many times before I finish the video!

[@mamadeebuildsahouse]

It is no different with African-Americans or British playing Africans. When Idris played Mandela I felt that was a betrayal. Unless you grew up speaking Xhosa, there is no way you can pronounce Xhosa correctly. So, yeah, not just a problem for Americans.

[@ngalahansel6066]

Yeah I'm Cameroonian and study at Wits. I've never quite been able to make the click sound when pronouncing Xhosa. And I greatly admire SA culture.

[@Adwoa_100]

Are you dumb? Idris is literally african he from ghana and seorre leone

[@80sMoviesRule1]

The beans thing is legit and good.🤣🤣🤣