guests being confused by Philomena Cunk for 5 minutes straight again

PART 2. This is a second compilation of guests who lost their minds in Philomena Cunk interviews. They were asked ridiculous questions that couldn't be answered. Like and comment to support them poor souls.
Who is Philomena Cunk? She is an inspiring journalist who does interviews with experts on her famous shows like Cunk on Earth, Cunk on Britain, Cunk on 2019, Cunk on Shakespeare.
#philomenacunk #britishhumour #uktv #ukhumour

[@antagonistlover]

PART 1, with blur and potatoes - kzbin.info/www/bejne/haTPf3VpZqmUqtE

[@alexanderbielski9327]

Is there any bloopers with the brainy people giggling out or were those interactions as cringy as they look 😂😂😂😂

[@AL-fl4jk]

“Second most?” was psychologically devastating to him

[@puffoffluffedair543]

Nail in the coffin x10

[@hummingbirdchen]

I genuinely laughed out loud at that line 😂

[@lisev415]

😂😂😂😂

[@pinar5673]

She broke him 😂

[@SRas1727]

😂😂😂

[@Eraziels]

"Mr. Tickle, probably" -with complete seriousness

[@robertingle9845]

He was only joking...it's obviously Mr Strong.

[@drrush3421]

Mr Messy

[@tree_sparrow1623]

I always found Mr Uppity fun

[@candypiggy]

I love the blue bandaged Mr Men!

[@AL-fl4jk]

@@candypiggyMr Bump 😂

[@benjaminplassart4189]

"I think he was probably able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight" is the single wildest sentence i've ever witnessed in my entire life

[@tempinternetname]

didn't it start with "thanks to his buccaneering spirit" too?

[@F3cast]

He was excited enough to take them back with him. So in my headcanon he got really excited and went back to his officers to show them like "BEHOLD, THE POTATO"

[@osheridan]

​@@F3cast as an avid history nerd in too many fandoms, hearing historical theories called headcanons is my absolute favourite thing and I am at peace now ❤😌

[@CrowClouds]

HE WAS BUCCANEERING

[@RandomCorvid]

The man understood the assignment he was given lol.

[@vintage0x]

"what's the most political thing that's ever happened in britain" is just an astonishingly good question. ridiculously good.

[@Perseagatuna]

and the guy who just mumbled for a whole minute after hearing that

[@RodCornholio]

An ingenius way to stump a lot of intellectuals. It requests a superlative opinion about a _specific_ "political thing" (which combines a category and a non-specifier). It's like asking one's doctor "What's the most medical thing I can do?" Genius!

[@vintage0x]

@@RodCornholio bloody well put, rod

[@arrakistoxic1765]

​@@RodCornholio surgery

[@LiminalBridges]

@@RodCornholioI’m not gonna lie, I’m a doctor and I’ve genuinely been thinking over what the most medical thing you can do is for like 5 minutes now, even though I know it’s a non-question haha

[@metalhev3989]

Camelot lady was trying so damn hard to not laugh, you can see the struggle in her face

[@mcnichollsdj]

Camelot lady struggling - she does well. She... well, she overcomes.

[@motulifelikefigures1987]

she literaly had to swallow her LOL down!

[@rahileshanbi5551]

@@motulifelikefigures1987King Arthur’s mistresses too since he only had one child

[@kitkatkatsuki8629]

she looks high af her pupils are insanely dilated

[@ohishwaddup]

It wasn't even her trying to keep the act up she just didn't want to encourage Philomena 😂

[@heyitsdaniel69]

Imagine being a political editor with a phD in your field only to be asked the most difficult question in the universe.

[@nathanjones6638]

That's when you answer absurdity in like fashion. Just see how much unrelated nonsense you can convincingly convey, and let the chips fall as they may.

[@BaronRodney]

​@@nathanjones6638This is where the line of insanity and brilliancy becomes blurred wouldn't you say?

[@nathanjones6638]

@@BaronRodney I would think there is no distinction; to have genius is to see a side of the world most ignore, and without religion to create a comfort blanket. Thus, the stress and exhaustion of genius must always give way to madness.

[@elpatator]

“the moment he first beheld a potato” priceless

[@victoriajones8747]

Hahaha

[@northstar2621]

"Or a potato field"

[@anonemos]

"...and I think he probably was able to handle his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes..." That guy is perfect

[@coolbeans5911]

Legend says Robert Peston is still having sleepless nights thinking about how to answer that question

[@tahsina.c]

Lmaoo

[@TheTruthKiwi]

😂😂😂

[@greenb00bies]

Poor guy atleast he tried lmao

[@peterclarke7006]

To be fair, that's exactly the sort of question that would captivate a historian. I bet he's assembled a research team and is devoting the rest of his life to answering it. 😂

[@coolbeans5911]

@@peterclarke7006 patiently awaiting his book on the matter😂😂😂

[@Maggie-zb7gx]

"No one's actually invented a root vegetable" I like that guy. He has good answers.

[@nealjroberts4050]

I reckon he had kids at "that age" 😆

[@cubeofmeat4982]

Selective breeding

[@zacky7572]

That’s manipulation, not invention

[@geertrinkel1167]

"I think he was able to manage his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight."

[@supergatorhator]

His delivery was SO good.

[@JaneAlison008]

Only the guy talking about potatoes can handle Filomena. I watched other clips with him and he was always cool as a cucumber. I think he's her soulmate

[@girlinagale]

Who is he?

[@geraltofrivia7456]

​@@girlinagaleprobably a man

[@monsterzan1072]

The two should kiss

[@Reese493]

​@geraltofrivia7456 💀💀why did I descend into the floor after reading your response?😂😂

[@xtrapolis954m]

@@girlinagalemaybe he’s her mate, Paul.

[@Powhart]

Let’s give a round of applause for all those people who were just trying to answer their question in the most professional way they could 🤩

[@theMPrints]

They are actors , in many times the same person act as the interviewee

[@looka698]

@@theMPrints They're not actors. They're real historians, scientists, professors, experts etc. They were however, in on the joke, but were told to keep serious through the interview for comedic effect. Their reactions are unscripted.

[@Doomguy9OOO]

@@theMPrintsthey are not actors, i saw one where she was talking to a guy who is ACTUALLY A GUN EXPERT.

[@johnkim6447]

They’re told before hand to answer as if a child is asking the questions lol

[@JosieJo2000]

The potato guy for the win 😂

[@joshuarace9078]

Her comedic timing on “Second most?” so so good! 😂

[@rkalla]

It’s borderline criminal how fantastic it is.

[@NdreTtoJ]

I love how her questions actually make these people question their own existence

[@MarcoBonechi]

"he just took the credit" the most honest description of Newton ever

[@Brothisisprivate]

LITERALLY

[@gorgit]

What did he do? Im in my Master of Physics, yet never came across him being a fraud.

[@user-qh6ii7qt6m]

​@@gorgitBest I could find is that some think Newton stole some of Robert Hooke's ideas, leading to the law of universal gravitation. Also, Leibnitz claimed Newton stole ideas from his calculus. Thw consensus seems to be that Newton didn't need the ideas from Hooke anyway, and that Newton and Leibnitz developed calculus independently, each with their own methods/forms. So I'd say his reputation remains intact. Might be wrong, but I was curious and those are my results from a cursory search.

[@Rdeschain19]

never came across an example of Newton stealing anything, what are you talking about

[@forsooth]

Well he did stand on the shoulders of giants

[@disappointedfather5114]

Only she can do this so perfectly. Hilarious, I have no idea how the interviewees don't crack at all

[@EmpanadaDeCaca]

Ali G did it before, so not the only one

[@disappointedfather5114]

@@EmpanadaDeCaca Was referring to the Cunk character specifically, but rhanks for the recommendation, I'll definitely check em out

[@louuj6058]

Is it said at the beginning answer all questions but you MUST NOT smile or laugh? I would struggle if I was asked if someone was scared of a potato.

[@madyjules]

I’d love to see the bloopers!! there’s no way at least a couple of the academic experts had to crack up laughing

[@disappointedfather5114]

@@louuj6058 There's no way they're told not to laugh, for the reason you wrote and simply because their reactions are way funnier if they think this is a professional interview

[@Treopse]

Managing one's emotions whilst engaging with potatoes is a feat truly Edit. Yay, thanks for the likes!

[@usefulrandom1855]

I have to stay away from them, I find rice calming though.

[@Turalcar]

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew

[@ThePartarar]

@@Turalcaryou monster, eat them raw

[@AthenaGiustiniani-so3nl]

@@ThePartarar leave my potatoes alone you degenerate

[@codyw518]

Behold

[@GlassMana]

Professor Ashley Jackson's responses are about as funny as Cunk's questions. "This is a buccaneering character. I think that he was probably able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with the potatoes at first sight."

[@c0ronariu5]

He’s had a lot of practice. When you watch her earlier series’, he’s not very adept at hiding his laughter

[@karate4348]

He's awesome.

[@EmyN]

Soulmates

[@Omrokone]

“If gravity is real as you claim” -LMAO!

[@NitpickingNerd]

Actually it isnt real. We are just accelerating upwards

[@mantralibre1367]

​@@NitpickingNerd define real. 😂

[@pbnaj]

The King Arthur one is next level. They actually came up with an answer!!

[@TheMrgoodboy2]

Yeah... they both somehow shockingly articulated an answer together for that question !.

[@AugustusCheeser]

Less than a tablespoon, I concluded from the interview.

[@AdrianCHOY]

@@AugustusCheeserProbably not then

[@CompletelyNormalHuman]

They *came* up with an answer 😃

[@biseinerheult78]

That blink might just have been the best reaction to any question ever asked by a human being.

[@hartekunst554]

I can really see in the eyes of the potato guy how hard he's trying not to burst out laughing. He's keeping his cool and delivering such a witty answer!

[@fongdimbulator]

He's a repeat guest and an excellent sport!

[@nathanjones6638]

"I don't think when he first beheld potatoes, that he was afraid of them, no."

[@NikephorosLogothetes]

@@fongdimbulatorHe’s got great answers LMAO

[@michaelcarrig627]

She stumbled on the concept of intensity and fried the third guy's brain. The king arthur bit is incredible.

[@McFrax]

> I think that he probably was able to take on and manage his emotions whilest egaging with potatoes at first sight This guy rolls with this sooo well.

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

The 2nd most political question unlocked her fatality. She already one shot him but absolutely had her way with him as he saw stars, stumbling around the void.

[@heartlights]

My producer told me Philomena would purposely play with her lapel mic while they were recording and so the sound guys finally got fed up and started just using the stage mics on her instead 😂

[@l0veh0und]

That’s too funny

[@NovelPhoinix]

1:56 You broke the historian, now we need to buy a new one!

[@LadyEng]

The man who talked about potatoes is at her level. He's brilliant.

[@user-lq9pn2jq4k]

She would have been an awesome Doctor Who! Imagine daleks or Cybermen just being confused into submission! And the companions being like "is she high? Is she insane?"

[@Brothisisprivate]

LMAOOO PLEASE SO TRUE

[@Brothisisprivate]

MAN KNOW I WANT HER TO BE THE 15TH

[@thebuilder5271]

Oh my god yes.

[@swiinka]

I seriously want to buy big ice-cream or a drink to every single one of the academics that appeared on that show, they've done an amazing job keeping a straight face :D

[@doris2793]

They needed both afterwards 😅😂

[@XaviRonaldo0]

They break often it just gets cut out

[@stephenreeds3632]

I agree...they are superb especially the guy fielding questions about Austen v MrMen.

[@peterclarke7006]

He last clip is superb, because Cunk actually makes an impressive amount of sense, it's just nobody's thought to question why Nelson is so high up getting shat on by birds before. 😂

[@HellStr82]

Who's Nelson?

[@peterclarke7006]

@@HellStr82 some bloke.

[@arpan9937]

@@HellStr82 her neighbour, maybe

[@l0veh0und]

@@HellStr82just an average bloke.

[@TrotterG]

"This is a buccaneering character, and I think that he probably was able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with potatoes at first sight."

[@peterclarke7240]

I love the guy who fielded the potato question. Totally enjoying himself but absolutely adamant not to show it. Born comedian.

[@cleonie9333]

He is absolutely fantastic. There’s a part in Cunk on Earth where they talk about nuclear weapons and she starts “crying” and asking to talk about something more cheerful. He handles it brilliantly.

[@ToxShox.]

He's like one of the best ones in Cunk on Earth.

[@lilianz2927]

Dr Laura Ashe did a wonderful job to control her facial expression. I was rolling to the ground.

[@AugustusCheeser]

I am still laughing after 10 minutes 😂😂😂 I can't

[@funkyfeem727]

"which one are you talking about Jane Austin or Mr. Men" "both probably" "who's your favourite Mr. Man?" "Mr. Tickle" This whole exchange was so hilarious to me. 😂😂😂😂

[@75blackviking]

I'll give 3 to 1 odds that at least half the interviewees go directly home and sob themselves to sleep after a 5 minute run-in with Philomena's bad ass.

[@MarioMVasilev]

More like laugh their asses off on their way home

[@talkingsmackjack3244]

... they are aware its a skit are are playing their part.

[@bitchstorm]

@@talkingsmackjack3244 they're not actually it's a normal interview until she hits them with her special questions

[@isadoravasques9302]

​@@bitchstormthat's not true, Dianne Morgan said they tell the historians it is a skit but don't tell them what questions, i can link the interview if you'd like

[@msimms-ft9yv]

@@bitchstorm Some are so dead pan its hard to tell, thats what makes it hilarious

[@anneliesvantwesteinde7613]

I so love the dialogue with the guy who needs to answer what's the most political thing ever happened in Britain. He totally vibes into very seriously trying to make sense of this. Also the potatoes, fantastic! hahaha

[@MM-ud1xf]

The guy with the buzz cut is my favorite. He seems to enjoy the back and forth nonsense the most.

[@jackcooper3307]

Literally nobody in the video has a buzz cut

[@twicebang4556]

The guy with the Mohawk is my personal favourite

[@saaga658]

​@@twicebang4556ashley jackson is his name, I think. But he looks like someone with a buzzcut, his face is so decisively masculine, I think previous poster meant it was him.

[@cathhl2440]

@@saaga658 Yes. He's very awesome. He paints and has published his paintings as a book.

[@arpan9937]

The guy with kamikaze is my fav.

[@anotheronlineperson]

What's truly impressive is how they managed to keep it together. I keep watching the Mr. Tickle bit to see if he cracks - that man is stone cold.

[@uazuazu]

I detect a hint of despair!

[@richardhunter403]

Great answer to question about Raleigh's reaction to the potato

[@richardhunter403]

She got him with Trafalgar's Column though

[@evangelistemmanuelezeagwu]

"If gravity is real as you claim..." 😅

[@bravoswede]

King Arthur came a lot. The stare of the professor is just golden. 😂😂😂

[@Thevelezrubio]

I never get bored watching this Philomena is brilliant love the comments regarding Lord Nelson the look of annoyance in the interviewee face is priceless more Cunk please

[@fliggled]

love how the guy at 1:14 completely bluescreens

[@lonelylantern9135]

I love everyone of the experts! They are so patient and still show respect by taking her seriously

[@macleadg]

3:13… biting her lip to keep from laughing…😂

[@majs1996]

3:31 once as a joke I decided to channel the Philomena Cunk in me and asked ChatGPT why did the romans buried the Colosseum. After some time going back and forth, it recognised I had a fair point when I said that if the people living near it had swept the floor everyday it wouldn't have been buried 😅

[@vincentbrancato5146]

This was such a fresh take on comedy. I love this lady. She is spot on with her tone, timing and "facts".

[@Hellooo134]

I could never do an interview with her because while I’m fully aware that she’s acting and she isn’t genuinely confused I would quickly be sucked into a vortex of trying to explain

[@pedersackheim4913]

What I love about this kind of comedy is that it so well illustrates the fact that there is a point of stupidity that people can reach, and when they reach it, there's not really much hope of explaining the truth to them even if an accomplished expert is there to tell them. They won't understand it, not because they can't, but because they don't want to.

[@lynnmanheim6027]

That's the current tragedy playing out in the United States!

[@stephenbusby424]

Do you know what I like about this, some of the experts asking questions are so patient and kind with her. I wouldn’t be able to control my laughter!

[@major7thsmcgee973]

2:22 This is the only point with this guy where you can just about see him containing his laughter. He's very good.

[@froreyfire]

"And he's getting shat on by birds" - love it!

[@js5584]

I have never heard of this lady, and she is incredible.

[@vigneshmohan1464]

Imagine if people thought this was a legit historical talk show 😂😂😂

[@codyw518]

2:45 you can see she feels sorry for Cunk when she checks her notes. That was bonkers

[@SquidzitAce]

I'll never forget my first time watching Philomena. Had me flummoxed for about a minute. 😂

[@wizardfromthewest]

I want to be able to interview people with a poker face like cunk

[@lindaliriel]

The guy saying Mr Tickles is the best...Is the best.

[@phosphorusblade6911]

“whos your favorite mr. man?” “…..mr. tickle…”

[@zarbonthedestroyer7232]

now we need a video of all the times Philomena asks questions and the guests actually give thought provoking answers that even Philomena didn't expect.

[@OrsonSherman]

That "Probably not" just killed me 😂03:29

[@shivalishankersharma1562]

How are the guests being so professional ? I would have been on the floor laughing 😂

[@ohmygoth7837]

Imagine asking questions like this in school 😂

[@madyjules]

my husband asked annoying questions all the time (well he wasn’t my husband back then as we were only kids) … needless to say he spent 90% of middle school in the principals office 😂 (PS for our British friends -> middle school is grades 6 to 8 in the USA. They’re 3 crazy school years between elementary school and high school 😊

[@pippabolton7837]

I'm British and absolutely loved your comments and reaction.

[@chauncieextreme8514]

from a direct descendant of sir walter, it’s about time someone talked about his discovery of potatoes….someone owes me a bunch of royalties

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

I always lose it at "If gravity is real, as you seem to be claiming" no matter how many times I watch that episode🤣

[@laylover7621]

All the people she interviews are so respectful and polite this is so entertaining

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

That bucaneering character certainly was able to take on and manage his emotions whilst engaging with the potatoes at first sight.

[@cosmic.awareness]

The straight face they had to keep 😂

[@mielthebee]

OH MY GOD SHE TEACHES CRASH COURSE PHYSICS 0:20 THIS WOMAN GOT ME THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL

[@nackjicholson1940]

The Robert Peston clip fucking kills me... 😂😂😂

[@cath3638]

😂The questions are hilarious but the answers are brilliant!!

[@Egill2011]

I wonder, how she manages to keep herself from laughing. Must have nerves of steel. "The most political thing that ever happened in Britain" - never heard anything more ridiculous.

[@KayAccords]

“The moment he first beheld a potato”… That line is just 👩🏽‍🍳🤌🏽💋

[@lungilendlovu7440]

The potato response is by far my favourite 😅.

[@piad2102]

2:22 What a brilliant answer. Takes a lot of word knowledge to speak and give that explanation. He is gold.

[@thiest1205]

3:10 he had a child from an incestuous fling with his half-sister Morgause, so the Came-a-lot cap fits and he didn't care where 😅

[@TheFlargleblargle]

Hate to be such a hair spiltter, but the attributed "orginal" versions don't include this, then the 12th century version which was a French retelling added all the incest. Tbh you can read it either as "well the French are just into incest" or "the French definitely suspect the Brits of a lot of incest".

[@pawelkapica5363]

She is genius. I wonder how she can keep a straight face.

[@VanessaNaomiR]

“Probably not” “Probably not” Is peak comedy

[@Alex324]

Bro she is the smartest conversation partner I've ever observed conversing.

[@ale123kin]

I just love how she makes the questions with all seriousness and guests kinda implode XD

[@kyerinbennett8391]

1:10 I exploded on the bloody Mr. Tickle wtf 😂

[@N17C1]

Tbh - if you can explain it to Philomena, you can probably explain it to 90% of the general public. This is the level of intelligence we are dealing with these days.

[@kalijaheyolya-ralph9944]

This made me laugh so much my throat hurts and I didn't think one of our first all this random video of these people I have no clue they are that I would find this funny but here I am with sore throat. Thank you! 😂

[@lindatee4145]

😄😁😅🤣😁😃 She's HILARIOUS, and the fact that some people don't know she's joking makes it even more funny! Great wit and dry humor, and she makes me laugh every time! :D

[@MYOB990]

The sad thing is that many reporters ask questions this inane and are actually serious about it.

[@josephdavis4956]

How does she not burst out laughing watching people struggling to comprehend her presence?!

[@projectalice8119]

I would love to know what is going through their minds as they try to answer her questions! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@ditto1958]

Lmao, “Where did the Romans come from?” “To begin with they came from Rome.”

[@DumbBunny5328]

I need to get a degree just for the chance to get trapped with this woman

[@AD-jq7ow]

« They stop at Scotland they didn’t think it was worth the effort of going there » 😂 The SHAAADE TO SCOTLAND

[@patrickbrannen2887]

"The moment he first beheld a potato." Awesome😂

[@birhan2006]

The best funny one is the "came a lot" question and the response 🤣

[@knittedrachael]

love greg dart. don't know who he is but he's a good egg

[@AlexanderTheGraype]

“the most political thing that’s ever happened to Britain” is such a comedic gold question. This is because any scholar or historian would jump to answer that kind of question with enthusiasm. Until all of the ideas in political turning points flood in and implode the brain.

[@vandajavaheri3813]

They ✨️came a lot✨️part got me dying on the floor 😂😂

[@zontiky]

girl literally said "what's the most political thing that's ever happened in britain?" like she wanted his brain to explode out his ears

[@Kaspisify]

I almost spat out my drink at that first one. "Well... The Lancashire bombers?"

[@bearman_1826]

My mom is like this, in that she always manages to ask the questions that you would never think someone would ask, that also take ridiculously long to answer, to the degree that it suddenly seems like a really good question.

[@vector8310]

What's the most political thing that ever happened in Europe is a devilishly good question. It physically contorted that guy.