Fred Armisen performs as Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros

Actor Fred Armisen performs “Hey Policeman” as Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros at the 18th Annual Webby Awards. || Watch the Featured Moments from the 18th Annual Webby Awards - wbby.co/s0cpz || Subscribe to The Webby Awards KZbin Channel - wbby.co/subscribe

[@jakethemusicman]

I'm English and he does a better English accent than I do

[@chadgrov]

Jake Marsden don't feel bad he can do any accent better than a native speaker.

[@dougtaylor2803]

He is fantastic.

[@black76561]

Not a bad accent 😊

[@Dev1nci]

Just Club English people have lost the ability to pronounce ‘th’.

[@theo1856]

Southerner for life

[@sunairjet]

Hey Maggie Thatcher you're alright

[@FxBrour]

thanks to you I sleep at night

[@DonPeyote420]

Oi! Be DECENT!

[@huongtranthanh5608]

sunairjet you're a very special lady

[@randyrrandelson6444]

I loved his punk wedding band skit from SNL. He makes this perfect mash up of Jello and Cyko Miko

[@solarcowgirl]

Lets go for a drive... WHEN IM WITH YOU I FEEL ALIIIIVVVEEE

[@SunnyDementia]

I love how quiet the crowd is. So authentic punk.

[@SunnyDementia]

Jesus. Silence even after the ending. Wrong crowd.

[@cron205]

Early punk rock crowds didnt dance

[@charlesholtman9469]

Or authentic British...

[@Selvarin]

Wrong crowd. Also, while the imitations are spot-on, it doesn't go far beyond that. The show is missing a dysfunctional character to foil Ian Rubbish--a Bizzaros version of Sid Vicious with a heroin needle stuck to his arm with duct tape, or something.

[@Egoblivion]

They're like taking it too serious or something...?

[@manelew7482]

When he said, Hey policeman my boot goes in your face. I really felt that.

[@discobassgroove]

So did the policeman

[@jimgravesus]

She was right about the Euro and don't you forget it!

[@Derpkoduh]

@knowledge share OI !! BE DEEECENT!! thats the prime minister you are talking bout!

[@JammastaJ23]

This is such a brilliant premise, Fred is terribly underrated. His music parodies on SNL, documentary now, etc... are all on point.

[@rickdeckard1075]

"underrated" - literally the most overrated descriptor on the entire YT

[@johnbull1568]

@@rickdeckard1075 It's valid in Fred's case. People always talk about how great Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig were on SNL (which they were of course), but barely anyone praises Fred and he could make Bill and Kristen break at will.

[@rickdeckard1075]

@@johnbull1568 im not sure the 'break up' metric has the same explanatory value it did during, for example, the carol burnett era...the first season of portlandia was actually quite funny to me, yet after that it became excruciatingly cringe leftwing propaganda, which shows both that these ppl know what actual comedy is (portlandia s1) and that they deliberately choose to preach DNC (actually, more like CIA) talking points instead (s2+)

[@cameronschotter3545]

@@rickdeckard1075 i actual completely agree with your politics but didnt think that portlandia was too pushy with that, it seemed like they were parodying portland liberals more than anything. Regardless, fred is a legend and is not overly politcal publicly from what ive seen

[@AntiVaganza]

@@rickdeckard1075 Coulnd't agree more. This comment just needs a "hold my beer" and/or "epic" and it would aspire to being the most clichey on YT. @Jammasta, I know you wrote this as a tribute and I like Fred A, too, like hundreds of thousands others, but to call him "terribly underated" makes you sound like you have some sort of unique taste plenty others aren't equipped with. If anyone really likes SNL and comedy, they have respect for Armisen, so no. Not underrated at all from the people who care.

[@mouija1450]

Fred is one of the most talented humans on the planet.

[@rickdeckard1075]

no, he isnt. and this is shite.

[@humanchannel7825]

Rick Deckard don’t comment then cause everybody else finds it funny.

[@wrenchinator6667]

It was done better by Ian Rotten and the Ian Rotten band a la Cheech Marin.

[@ericshippie1563]

Yep. I think he is thr funniest man in America

[@thomasdupont7186]

"Fred is one of the most talented humans on the planet." Ok you see that's why you muricans are a little too excited about things sometimes

[@greglarry11]

Loved how the guitar was not working and Fred never missed a beat. He just kept his routine going.

[@TRJ2241987]

That wasn't intentional?

[@cjscarff6453]

@@TRJ2241987 I thought it was intentional

[@timvanboening9432]

@@TRJ2241987 I don’t think it was intentional. The guy tried bringing him the guitar back, and he waved him off politely. I think if it was a gag, he would have been more aggressive.

[@trevcar]

No it looks like the drummers snare was off so they restarted, then after that the guitar stopped working too

[@GDT1124]

i want a full Ian Rubbish and the Bizarros album so bad

[@subliteral1380]

Fred Armisen is a treasure. His accents are so incredibly accurate. What an ear!

[@c.s.4428]

Except if you're British and you can immediately tell he's American..!

[@komoleeray687]

Brilliant stuff. His accent is so Mick Jones and the "listen to proper music on the wadio from Jamaica" subject matter/ content is so the spirit of The Clash..Armisen's a great talent

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

Komo Lee Ray fuck yeh

[@mattiasgustafsson7835]

Half Mick half Joe Strummer

[@DrewKane]

If you listen to *just* the music, it's like your typical UK82 punk rock band. Totally compatible to something like The Partisans, Conflict, etc. Loved the entire bit, especially the music. Fantastic satire, and a loving tribute to real punk rock. Thank you to all involved. Fred's an amazing artist.

[@HughJNess-ly6er]

Drew Kane Right he sounds a lot like Charlie Harper

[@clarkyboio]

Nah, this is meant to be a parody of the clash

[@amazonguitar22]

It’s supposed to be a mix of the clash and the sex pistols

[@willdrakes7445]

I think it’s a mix of the clash and uk subs People say the pistols but it’s nothing like them

[@turnipjuice2626]

@@willdrakes7445 Its mainly some of Rottens mannerisms and speaking that he riffs on (as well as Joe and Mick from The Clash). Musically it is The Clash and I've even heard bits of Generation X in his parodies!

[@danieltaku2526]

He needs to make a movie with this character

[@Butterfliesandzebras]

His accent is fucking brilliant - I am from east london and my dad was a punk, fred has got it spot on

[@meio4744]

That crowd had some energy.

[@c.s.4428]

🤣

[@dorian4404]

Nothing says "punk show" like people sitting around tables.

[@DfactorPop]

Ian's got his old school Mick Jones (Clash) accent down p-e-r-f-e-c-t-l-y... :-)

[@Dropkickclash192]

Dfactor Pop that's a clash cover band I'd love to see.

[@wvu05]

He also has Joe Strummer's singing voice down pat.

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

The Jam

[@Amadeus-ms9lt]

His accent is spot on.

[@chrissmith256]

His ability to be funny through a character that 90% of people will never understand is amazing. Ian Rubbish could be Johnny Rotten. Or he could be Stiv Bators. It's 100% Fred, though.

[@heather937]

I’m English, he does a fantastic English accent. Go Fred!! 🤩

[@gedeyogam9096]

No hader and the other guy? This is no bizarros

[@lalakuma9]

It must be Public Image Ltd

[@gokudgreat]

They can't play I guess

[@finncallahan8994]

@@gokudgreat Bill hader can play bass

[@thisisajang]

I guess the bizarros has line up change. No Derek and Keith after all

[@yoda5436]

@@gokudgreat I’m pretty sure most of em could, Ik hader could actually bass, and it’s kinda impossible to fake drumming without it being obvious

[@1207Benny]

I’d pay top dollar to see Ian Rubbish and Bizzaros live! I am so mad at myself that I just came across with this! Now my life is complete 😂

[@HarrisAllen3]

somebody actually smashed a glass at 3:10 ! hahah

[@6doublefive3two1]

Fred could do a perfect Robert Smith. Now that would kill.

[@billytoffingham9608]

...I like the bit where he goes ...hey policeman , my boot goes in your face ....

[@annamarias.5718]

Fred Armisen is absolutely great talent guy, love him!

[@Nothing-is3yz]

God he just nails it

[@Thegbear]

Love the actual punk attitude of this guitar doesn’t work, fuck it, drum and bass only tonight. Brilliant.

[@ElevatedPro]

His Johnny Rotten impression is so spot on that I thought for three seconds they had brought him in to play with the band.

[@nkmcfrln]

He's not impersonating John, idiot.

[@carlmarks8170]

@@nkmcfrln Why be so rude? Is that how you talk to people you just met at a party or in a bar?

[@nkmcfrln]

@@carlmarks8170 If he's impersonating anybody [the speaking voice] it would be Mick Jones from The Clash but the guy says his his impression of Johnny Rotten "is so spot on that I thought for three seconds they had brought him in to play with the band." John Lydon acts and sounds nothing at all like this. I apologize for not being full of ____ and having a conscience.

[@carlmarks8170]

@@nkmcfrln It's a composite of British punks, mostly Mick Jones... In the original SNL sketch , when they do a parody of the infamous Bill Grundy/Pistols interview, Armisen is clearly mimicking Johnny Rotten, right down to the seating position and his defiant naughty boy demeanour. In particular, the way he slowly drawls "be deeeeeecent". That's Lydon... Not Jones.. His name "Ian Rubbish" is a parody of Johnny Rotten, the first of many UK punks with that style of pseudonym. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, rather than assume they are stupid. So when the other guy said his Johnny Rotten impersonation was "spot on", I'm assuming he formed his opinion from watching the SNL sketch 5 minutes before he clicked on this video.

[@nkmcfrln]

@@carlmarks8170 You're so full of ____ it's not funny.

[@dave99887]

It's 2020 and I'm just seeing this now!?. So good. Lol.

[@emilvar]

Some people here don't get satire and sarcasm or don't know what this was all about

[@carlmarks8170]

Oh really? 🙄

[@memehnto]

hahah I fucking love Fred! he's a genius.

[@jimgravesus]

She was spot on about the Euro and don't you forget it!!!

[@CeciShaw]

This man is a national treasure

[@ThisHorrorFilmDoesNotExist]

Lyrics: "Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. (chorus) Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. (chorus x2) Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face."

[@pika.jew.]

BEEE DECENTTTTT

[@thomasandersen1784]

Fred is perhaps the funniest of em' all on the SNL cast...!! Thx God for such a comic talent..!! He almost never breaks out of character...I'm dying laughing my ass off. Cheers from Denmark

[@BlakeMcCringleberry]

I would have liked to hear some of his other Maggie Thatcher stuff.

[@the72u7h4]

Fist fight, in the parking lot. That's the only song that matters.

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

Stage dive into the wedding cake.

[@joshjuanfifarek7382]

Fred is THE MAN!

[@hedusoto6076]

amazing, i love Fred and love music, this is heaven

[@lyonvhs3301]

Armisen = Amazing

[@AndySalinger33]

Fred is a pro. He doth take it brick by brick.

[@Fromard]

That songs is actually much better than what you hear on the radio nowadays.

[@KanyeEasttt]

i like his song about sweet iron lady!

[@albanhasani5504]

Love this

[@patrickodonnell9392]

So theres actually a punk band from Akron, Ohio back from around ‘76 called The Bizarros who I just found out about last week-the reason why I came across this video tonight. Theyre pretty awesome (Lady Doubonette is a personal fave) and I wonder if Fred knows of these guys cuz they’re definitely not British. In any case Fred is absolutely hilarious and seemingly spot on w his accent from the Brits in the comments 😜

[@nickjett108]

My fav part was where he says where his boot goes

[@favrerules04]

Inyo face?

[@patrickreichert1442]

Legendary stuff!

[@gilwood7530]

I read somewhere he is a huge CLASH fan .... Mick Jones accent and jacket !

[@BOBofGH]

This is high art

[@danielsaan1749]

I am a life long British (Scottish) punk rocker and I have to say that Iain Rubbish and the Bizarros are... Such a fuckin' band. See that 'Hey Policeman', it was written as satire clearly but it might have inadvertently became the greatest punk song ever written besides Complete Control.

[@komoleeray687]

"Aww da way dun 'ere!"....lol

[@brandxlion]

This is actually wonderful

[@kollerjon]

such concise wisdom these lyrics contain

[@Joesfosterdogs]

Great snare drum...Fred rocks! He's a very good drummer btw besides his other talents which seem to never end

[@mashiegamie7443]

for a second I thought this was a real band from the 70's and 80's xd

[@tobiaswolf6630]

"This is cold Hyper Leeceman..."

[@kiltxan1642]

This is amazing

[@Erickchicas]

Classic Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros!

[@carstenf279]

The Danish Parliament - wtf - what did I miss..... 9 years ago. Greetings from Denmark.

[@tonybowman9612]

Oh DAm Fred is more punk than most punk . He knowsall the nuances of punk and captures so many in one scene. Amazing humor!

[@SniffyPoo]

The crazy thing is how this song is actually good

[@raylang4608]

Fred and Bill Hader were the best male cast members ever!!

[@Sorrywhytescaresu]

Fred is one of the funniest people alive!

[@JohnBham]

Wait- where does the boot go? I missed that part.

[@carlosgodoy1]

Top gold this is

[@alfredthegreatkingofwessex6838]

The birth of drum and bass

[@helenamoffat13]

Leading the Revolution! #prophets #TheChi

[@BassByTheBay]

Anyone know if the guitar/amp malfunction was part of the bit?

[@erwin4501]

Fred’s English accent pretty good for a yank !!!😆😆😆

[@steratorefriends6596]

She's a real nice.. Lady!!

[@kelvinvillegas5310]

Somehow Fred Armisen as Ian Rubbish is more punk that a lot of posers who call themselves punk.

[@martygould5114]

Are we going to get an album? Preferably on vinyl?

[@zenithquasar9623]

[@topnotch4564]

God Bless Punk Rock!!!!

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

I want the Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros/Crisis Of Conformity split. Back when punk was punk.

[@troylowe814]

Catchy lyrics.

[@AnthonyTristramMoore]

I went and checked out WBAI -- holy shit, talk about a rabbit hole.

[@toddsimmons3296]

Fred

[@eraserhead101]

The fact that the guitar wasn’t gonna work and he said fuck it just drums and bass. That my friends is punk

[@anaamaro70]

Bloody hell ,he's great ainit

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

Innit

[@jebkush1052]

Reminds me of The Clash in their early days lol

[@RMahoneyPersonal]

Man is 78 years old...” 😂😂😂

[@Chewy504Chewy]

Watch it with captions on. Look how many different ways it say “my boot goes in ur face” lol

[@BrutusMcCrunch]

This is up there with CB4 and The Rutles

[@essemmetv]

(on bass, Juan Monasterio of Brainiac; on drums, Matt Schulz of Enon)

[@MrGiorgioud]

What guitar is Fred using? It has a Telecaster bridge pick up, cool.

[@komoleeray687]

A great idea for a comedy movie with the Ian Rubbish character ( who Armisen created as a hybrid of all those british political punk poets of the 76-77 scene e.g Strummer, Jones, Rotten, Weller, Ian Drury) and have him exist somehow ( having just come out of a time machine) in the current apathetic , apolitical pop culture we have now...imagine him chanting "This is a punk revolution!" while the disengaged, facebook obsessed , playstation, reality tv show loving youth of today scratch their heads in confusion..would be brilliantly funny..

[@alwaysmad3016]

>apolitical you really looked outside recently, we're at an extremely politcally polarised point right now, people rioting on the streets and everything

[@komoleeray687]

Always Mad point taken. I guess it was easier to generalise using the stereotype of todays "yoof"..but you're right..particularly in recent years there's a been groundswell of change and turbulence politically speaking..maybe Ian Rubbish is just the cultural icon we need now!

[@jonnydeuteronomy9684]

Have a scene where he plays to an audience who are all tapping on their phones and not even looking at him.

[@joez6235]

Jonny Deuteronomy Plot twist: ian goes off about how kids today are glued to their phones etc. And then when the following act comes on to play the kids put their phones away and start cheering because they really just didn't wanna listen to an old punk rocker in his 70s

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

Millennials have only seen mosh pits on youtube.

[@charliecrash3450]

UP THE QUEEN!!

[@diegoambrosio5718]

Play "Fistfight in the Parking Lot"!

[@gabesolomon4887]

Hey Webby Awards, who is your backline tech?

[@stud105]

The only yank to pull off a working class British accent. Bravo.

[@jamesd.6979]

I'm about 83% sure there was nothing wrong with that guitar or the amp. It was either on standby or one the volume pots was zero'd.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

AITY-FREE? WOT

[@NonbelieverCoUkmusic]

What were the lyrics again?

[@perunlowtuned]

"Hey policeman, my boot goes in your face!"

[@nadafro3116]

Hey boots, my policeman goes in your face

[@sonicsubjunkie]

I think we found our next James Bond

[@moreblankets]

THE MAN IS 78 YEARS OLD.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

I remember going to the bizarros concerts late 70s. He was like 40 at the time and not easy to sing while smoking at the same time. Oh Ian Rubbish, such a legend punk rocker. Joe Strummer imitated him later on, in past tense.

[@jonasjordan4327]

That guitar is fucking beautiful! Which brand is it?

[@jonnydeuteronomy9684]

It's wonderfully crusty and punk rawk.

[@stephenhensley5631]

Fodera ?

[@andyfaber8044]

So was the non-working guitar part of the act? Either way, Fred is the best.

[@devinkk]

LOL WOW