"Galaxy Song" - Eric Idle & Dr. Brian Cox

In 2018 Eric Idle released a sortautobiogrophy titled "Always look on the bright side of Life".
On Monday, October 22nd, he sat down with Professor Brian Cox to have a little chat about that book on stage of the Barbican Hall, London.
At the end of that evening, Eric performed "The Galaxy Song" (from Monty Phyton's "Meaning Of Life") with Brian commenting live on how accurate the information given in the lyrics really is.
Wonderfull!

[@davethebat9280]

When Art meets Science. My money is still on Art. Eric is a legend. Brian is well on his way, but remember he is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy.

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Perfect

[@TheMimifur]

That's such a great comment!! Encapsulates all the fun of Python and our love of the legends that they all are

[@danuttall]

Never thought I would see Eric Idle playing the straight man to a physicist. LOL.

[@kelleyrinehart9201]

Eric Idle may be the most positive cultural influence of my entire life time. Just brilliant!

[@kenchristie9214]

Don't forget Neil Innes.

[@caronstout354]

Never thought I'd ever see the Galaxy Song annotated!

[@laurencesmith2199]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought I bet Brian wants to correct every line in the song . Ah , the life of Brian .

[@jonathanwessner3456]

Different movie :P

[@andrewkieran8942]

"He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy!"

[@Launabanauna2]

I see what you did there.🧐😂

[@henrimatisse7481]

"because it's all bugger down here on Earth". Wise words to end with

[@mikmop]

This has to be the ultimate comic foil and straight-man routine of all time. Abbott and Costello, eat your heart out (-:

[@afitzsimons]

Always look on the bright side of like because things can only get better.

[@GerryRed7]

Pray that there is intelligent life out there.... 'cos there's bugger all here on Earth! ...So True!

[@ASTheOneAndOnly]

Used this song to revise for my Physics AS level....got a D. This explains it.

[@sbadreau]

I wish there was a version with better sound but still thank you for filming and posting this

[@jeffgagen3561]

This is the best of the best. Just loving it, But Professor Cox as much I love you. You , my friend have met a man of "pure intellectual genius" & "comedy". we sadly may never see again.

[@Ben_D.]

two absolute icons! Awesome.

[@TheCheshireCat2190]

Brian cox is just absolutely fantastic ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Cox KNOWS his Python!

[@doctordeej]

That whole evening was fantastic, I had a front row seat and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@Nobody76World]

Was this Guilford?

[@doctordeej]

Barbican.

[@Nobody76World]

@@doctordeej oh cool

[@Nobody76World]

@@doctordeej in the video it said Glive which is Guilford

[@madaknevarski6478]

Eric idle is a musical genius.

[@JuandeFucaU]

definitely not a mathematical one.

[@ivanessa_schnitzel]

This is the best video on the internet, period

[@brentanllewellyn3898]

Thank you. I needed that.

[@michaelprozonic]

Brian Cox….. making physics fun again

[@Moloko_b]

This is just brilliant lol 😂😂😂 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️ And well done that man with the book ;)

[@manjulanilsson6011]

Comedy gold 🥇

[@mcfcguvnors]

Idle & Cox = tickets available soon hopefully :D thats ace

[@sylrosen3228]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Laughing till I am crying joyfully.

[@cliffchristie5865]

Love it.

[@michaelfink64]

Two of my favourite people on Earth.

[@securityrobot]

What other Planets do you travel to ?

[@trueaussie9230]

@@securityrobot That MIGHT have been funny - if he'd said 'in the universe'.

[@tenkloosterherman]

Love this!

[@BloobleBonker]

Pure brilliance!

[@perryedwards4746]

Wonderful!!

[@rjwh67220]

Wonderful!

[@johnpady7753]

Absolute comic genius, putting a new twist on an iconic comical song

[@duncb7937]

What a great Man, love him.

[@nigelt1218]

I only wish I could have been there

[@MrEdpovey]

Wonderful !!! ❤

[@qeexe7000]

1 K views! THX!

[@qeexe7000]

Wow - haven't looked here in months (...). Now at over 80K So humbled. Lots of positive comments, and a handful crappy ones... Well, You just can't win them all.

[@paulstamper1460]

Brian Cox is a wonderful presenter to the public of the amazing physical realities and wonders of the universe. I believe he is the legitimate successor to Stephen Hawking. But the real point of this post is simple.....I hope Eric Idle lives forever.

[@wildkingdom2012]

Thank you for posting this. If I were anymore bloody British, well, I couldn't talk at all.

[@user-jt8dh4qy8d]

Pure legends. ♥️ Phil.

[@robbarca1]

I'd love to see a transcript

[@alger8181]

Pedantic vs Python. What a match!

[@mick20227]

This was awesome!

[@AllenKnutson]

I came here expecting the Brian Cox from Succession. But seeing this one, I thought, isn't that the guy from Queen? But no that's Brian May (PhD astrophysics).

[@EBThisThat]

This is magnificent! 😂

[@Fiona-zp2qt]

The speed of light doesn't always travel at the speed of light.

[@MrTallpoppy58]

Brilliant ! Humanity has a chance ....

[@johnharvey2850]

Fu**ing brilliant. ♥️

[@OllieDust]

I never knew Michael Ehrmantraut could play the piano

[@jjustinjjames5357]

Best. Version. Ever.

[@JillHayling]

Hysterical....👍👍😂

[@damiengirvan5020]

Great:)

[@EasyEditW]

I was also here

[@seasmacfarlane6418]

Priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@padstowphantom]

When Brian interrupted Eric, I excepted the following. Eric: Brian! Brian: Yes Eric. Eric: Shush As Eric proceeds to bonk Brian on the head with his microphone.

[@brutusthecat6044]

Would have been better if he slapped him with a fish

[@padstowphantom]

@@brutusthecat6044 🤔😆 And the same fish every night.

[@SoiledBreeches]

Right brain, left brain

[@tectorama]

A shame we can't hear what Brian is saying.

[@stevehall9967]

Coxy is the perfect straight man

[@diwlelomo]

Gold! 😂

[@ivanpfreely8628]

Only way this could be better is if it were Dr Brian May correcting the astrophysics and also giving musical backup

[@Wriggs74]

Hahahaha brilliant

[@danielcurtin5719]

What a shambles

[@Simwebby]

They should have gone on to check the veracity of Things Can Only Get Better.

[@YoutubeHandlesSuckBalls]

It's closer to say 11 million miles per minute. As long as you're happy with a minute being roughly 59.13 seconds long, that is. But that doesn't scan as well when you're singing it.

[@feldegast]

This is great tho the version where Stephen Hawking shows up is best 😂

[@tonyk421]

is that Jonathan Banks, of Breaking Bad on Keyboards?

[@MrTombre]

Legendary

[@mjpt57]

Fucking hilarious!

[@beatrixwickson8477]

Python fans be like "wait, that's not the correct lyric!"

[@BC-ui9yt]

I figured there was some shtick going on, because I love this song, and knew that 300 miles an hour was not even close to the correct lyric.

[@hwizell7478]

Veterans Day greetings Agreement with fastest speed There is pints 🍻 Bruce’s #haiku #veteransday #pints #bruces #thankyouforyourservice

[@nickrich56]

good on ya and g'day mate🍻

[@happivaras]

Kin awesome 😊😅😂

[@niksomerford]

2 genei

[@richardmattocks]

Just as well Brian played keyboards and didn’t write the lyrics for D-Ream isn’t it!

[@paulg3336]

300 megametres per second There, I fixed it for you. I'll be expecting royalties

[@minhearg8331]

If you haven't already seen it, a filmed version of this involving Stephen Hawkins is worth a look. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIXTc4qeosagjdE

[@Pip-ti9xp]

😂😂

[@nickrich56]

Earth Rotation (900mph)+ Revolution (90mps) + Solar motion (1M/mpd) + ? We're traveling pretty quick inside the known universe, funny how it feels like the Earth stands still.🤔

[@stevendebettencourt7651]

As Einstein pointed out, the laws of science work for any inertial reference frame. As long as you’re not undergoing acceleration, you don’t really know how fast you are going, or if you are moving at all.

[@user-zo7mr3op8i]

Imagine aliens on some remote planet. It's a high tech civilisation. Therefore they have TV or something. If so... What kind of shows are THEY watching?

[@ritaharris2372]

i can’t hear what Brian Cox is saying.

[@scottc858]

Light travels at a little over 11 million miles in 1 minute. 12 million miles a minute is close enough. No need to split RCH's here. Like we can really tell the difference. Slow it down to 1 million miles per minute and we still probably would notice any difference.

[@brianbushue]

lol

[@cheasepriest]

isn't the origional 12 million miles a minute, not 300 miles a minute?

[@professoraviva4628]

Yes, they correct it at the end of the video. It's a pretty funny bit.

[@gary.h.turner]

Ah, but since Eric wrote the song, the speed of light has obviously slowed down - much like Eric himself, I suppose: not because he is "idle" but simply because he is now so old!

[@soulwhispererwendy554]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mariabmccoi]

Eric should have just sang it by himself.

[@Hertzultra]

2 x NOBHEADS

[@beezlus_]

knob*

[@CT2507]

Booooo!! Erik Idle knows nothing about the universe. Talk about coming unprepared for a show huh! I can understand why the audience are screaming and shouting at him.

[@harriette2000]

Aah! You poor thing. You just don't get it!

[@CT2507]

@@harriette2000 What?? What did you just say to me?

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

?@@CT2507 Do they pay you to screw that bear?

[@CT2507]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver What was that??! You dont get to say that to me. When you get to know a bears necessities, then you get to say that to me.

[@peteby485]

Brian Cox is a muppet and clearly no sense of humour

[@lrfcowper]

You clearly missed how this comedy routine was meant to work.

[@nicholasmeinke5497]

You're the type of person who would have believed that Andy Kaufman was 100% serious in all his performances.

[@peteby485]

@@nicholasmeinke5497 and your the type of person that need to have their say on a month old post cause your that sad 😔

[@thomasfisher5742]

pete by comment fits the very last line of this lol

[@Tymelost]

:') what a clown

[@daviemaxwell]

How to ruin a good song... why the hell are people laughing... this isnt even slightly funny.

[@harriette2000]

See the comments above.

[@24magiccarrot]

Duck, the joke flew over your head.

[@dross2172]

Get a sense of humor bud. Jesus, does everything have to be absolutely serious. Eric is having fun, Brian is having fun and so is the audience.

[@nickrich56]

David Maxwell is not a real human. Anyone that knows this tune from Python's "Meaning of Life" and wasn't in stitches isn't capable of humor. Bot.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

You're not a Maxwell ... you're a Minpoor