Harry & Paul - Tony Blair: Investment Banking Intern - Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse - 20080920

Harry & Paul - Series 2, Episode 3.
20/09/2008.
iPlayer mp4 converted to m4v via QuickTime, thence uploaded to KZbin.

[@porkinmycorkhole]

I swear to god, this is exactly what it was like when i got my first office job after finishing my a levels.

[@swordofdanu]

How many backs have you climbed over now?

[@Jlipnicki]

I believe you. I have never had to work in such a place as I would not put up with this sort of shit. People who use coffee choices as status.

[@a.nelprober4971]

@@Jlipnicki ah the classists have arrived

[@limpet7r63]

@@Jlipnicki You know it's not real, right? I've worked in offices for 20 years across 5 companies, and I've only experienced one that was anything like this, and even then it wasn't close. It's comedy.

[@briandufty5081]

I swear to saitan that everything is worse..same knobs..

[@wolfie498]

I want to see Paul Whitehouse in a lead role, big film. He's so under rated as an actor.

[@tetsuoshima7385]

wolfie498 Johnny Depp said something along the lines of ‘Paul Whitehouse is the best actor”. Were you born in a barn Tony!?🤣🤣🤣🙂

[@jules153]

Check out the film Ghost Stories, it's a great part for him

[@sulaak]

Paul Whitehouse had a leading role in the brilliant 2017 film The Death of Stalin

[@wolfie498]

@@sulaak oh yeah, great film too 👍

[@wolfie498]

@Gregor McNee I got this reply as I was watching Mortimer and Whitehouse gone fishing. Weird! 😂

[@struanmurray2291]

This could be it's own entire TV show I swear 😂

[@mrlotusmic]

I imagine this was George Osbourne when he joined Blackrock for £650k for one day a week.

[@OffGridInvestor]

@Crusty bits in my Skiddy Underpants VERY TRUE. And it goes EXACTLY THE same way in Washington DC too.

[@robertstraw9881]

Chicken change for BlackRock.

[@benwherlock9869]

What an investment banker.

[@kristianTV1974]

Whataboutism at its finest.

[@lendus.adolla]

I remember asking someone on the first day of a new job, just to break the silence, as I was sat at my desk with as yet, nothing to do. I said to the guy at the desk next to me. "What's the most important job in here". He stopped what he was doing, put his pen down and turned to me with a serious and thoughtful look and said "Well, the most important job in here...is to escape a bollocking for as long as possible"!

[@jshaw4757]

Life rules lol

[@LudgerBW]

I started my first job in 1977. One day I forgot to put my tie on. I got a bollocking from the MD and sent home.

[@FlamingMonkey46]

@@LudgerBW So you got the day off?

[@LudgerBW]

@@FlamingMonkey46 Lol. No such luck. I had to go home for my tie and return to work wearing it.

[@thomashamilton564]

That's a very young Jack Whitehall

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Exquisite observational comedy and also incredibly insulting to Blair; couldn't be better!

[@Kimjongil.]

😂😂😂😂

[@user-os7ec4dm8x]

Some would call tony blair a cuht.

[@brianthesnail5452]

@@user-os7ec4dm8xl do 😅

[@Timmeh551]

Absolutely 🤣

[@julianbarber4708]

I imagine these knowledgeless parasites don't do much more than this.

[@taxmanfelix5189]

I didn't think I would ever feel sorry for Tony Blair.

[@Trevor_Austin]

TaxmanFelix - I never could. Even if TC Blair caught an unpleasant disease that meant he would suffer excruciating pain day after day, year after year, I could never feel sorry for him.

[@MrPacproductions]

@@blitzwing1 I don't see how having the blood of 179 dead British servicemen and women in Iraq, 454 dead in Afghanistan and millions of dead Iraqis on his hands due to involving Britain in a war that was started on a lie makes him the best prime minister we've ever had.

[@andrewmark2783]

@@MrPacproductions Not defending Blair or his colossal mistake of taking us into the Iraq war (or continuing with privatisation), but far more have died under Tory austerity than did in Afghanistan...

[@MrPacproductions]

@@andrewmark2783 He made no mistake sending our boys to Iraq all he saw was a fat paycheck so he sent the armed forces to collect it. I'm not a Tory and I don't support austerity and newsflash Blair is still a murderer

[@RideBikes_Walkplaces]

@@MrPacproductions not to mention opening the doors of the country to mass immigration. He's a top wanker.

[@silversynth]

What's sad is working in a bank is exactly like that. The most boring snob competition you can ever endure.

[@bensmithkent22]

And law firms. They all sleep with one another. Slater and gordon are representative of this. Can influence the closing of my linkedin months after I left but not my you tube. Or mouth.

[@SehnsuchtYT]

This is making me feel better about not getting internships

[@bg1616]

If I was on a million a year I'd take a bit abuse and smile at the bank

[@bjk8901]

Brochure for the job looked great - attractive young women and sports cars. Reality was doing boring tedious shitty work with a bunch of extreme bell ends.

[@Maxibo234]

@@bg1616 I would literally let someone piss in my face on a daily basis for that money. It's a RIDICULOUS sum - the fact that anyone earns that much should be causing more alarm bells to ring...

[@user-lx3oi6xy2e]

I love it when he recaps the coffee orders, in a bid to still try and sound important haha.

[@js5584]

I moved from the UK in '98 and have not watched Enfield's "more recent" material. This is absolute gold.

[@adambrickley1119]

Is that Big Suze in the boardroom? Definitely to posh for Jez.

[@Rowing-li6jt]

Even Jack Whitehall is there, isn’t he?

[@barnabylowe1239]

When he takes his jacket off as if he’s still the PM quality

[@davebellamy4867]

When he leans on the desk!😂 Like a Cabinet meeting.

[@metafis2490]

Not only is this very funny, the acting is really good, especially Paul Whitehouse!.

[@Debtwarrior]

I love the way not that nothing important is said by any of the self appointed important people. Very realistic.

[@coronavirusplushie]

which self important people? You mean those sat around the table?

[@williamsmiler184]

Man I cried, literally cried the whole way through this. I wished there was more!

[@pierrebegley2746]

As someone who worked in an office this really hits hard how unfriendly an atmosphere it could be. Oh and the stuff with Blair mirrors him perfectly too lol.

[@marcokite]

true and true

[@wordforever117]

Yeh well interns are a pain the the ass too

[@mdog111]

If only Bliar really had been treated like this after he was prised out of office. Instead he gets an open door at the BBC every time he feels the need to impose his ha'penny-worth of unwelcome opinions onto the British public and is treated as if he has something interesting or useful to say. Most British people are smarter than that and view him with the same disdain that the bankers in this sketch do.

[@ab8jeh]

There's nothing worse than when you're supporting a good cause, and then Blair comes along and weighs in to ruin it for everyone. This sketch is just fantastic.

[@simonhenry7867]

I always think..ah Blair..he ran this country once with advantage of time and distance you'll some really observant comment....and I'm f***ing disappointment every time. When I hear he had a war a year ,I'm like "that was a coincidence"..then he opens his mouth /sigh

[@nicolasetherton2534]

We view him with actual hatred, well most of us.

[@pov_music]

Enfield gets both Blair and Thatcher's mannerisms down to a tee.

[@GriffinNary]

This was just like my work experience! =( Love this sketch though!

[@Willo29O592]

...is that jack whitehall?

[@Frankiezollo58]

+Willo290592 same reaction

[@petertr2000]

Just spent 5 mins googling the show to work out who that was that I recognised! lol

[@CARLIN4737]

Good spot he's a complete wanker aswell

[@davejohnson3474]

@@CARLIN4737 yep massive bellend

[@TheReservoirduck]

@@davejohnson3474 Head of Futures market sounds about right.

[@8navarra]

Everything is so perfect in details!

[@robertstraw9881]

Big Suze is doing well for herself.

[@raymondgilbert7266]

Just about summed Blair up!!

[@russellthechemist8291]

Comedy genius. Sharp, observational comedy of the very highest order.

[@dylanmorgan2752]

everywhere you go these days, even on a harry enfield sketch theres Jack Whitehall trying his very best to be the least funny british comedian going, after Russell Howard of course.

[@Pinky_Piie]

Ikr there both terrible

[@philipians1635]

just student humour

[@Gandim45]

Couldn't agree more. Well said.

[@VincentRE79]

+Jim Completely agree, am sure he would not have liked any of these modern "Comedians".

[@mhl8396]

He's being a supporting actor in a comedy sketch.

[@BraddersH86]

@4:58 ahhhh so that’s how Rory Jennings sorts out his football opinions, looking for that “Haaland 15 goals a season” 😂

[@vincent_hall]

Are Harry and Paul trying to imply that politicians have no useful skills? Fair. This is still not as gloriously painful to watch as "The Trial of Tony Blair", where he is in a sane universe and tried for war crimes. God! I loved every painful moment of that show! They really stuck the knife into Tony Blair.

[@toastinater]

lol paul looks like hes bout to burst out laughing when he said "would u mind doing a starbucks run" :D

[@sohunt18]

if u want to bring your ipod or gameboy in next week... feel free

[@SirFlatulence13]

Why is Tony Blair not doing time for war crimes yet?

[@OffGridInvestor]

Coz you poms haven't got any guns or guts.

[@martincox7354]

Link Knight too true. Think of all the Aussie and Kiwi senior politicians that have been tried and convicted. There’s ......erm.......and..........ohh............well.........................oh sh*t, what’s that saying about people in glasshouses?

[@sithlordrj8883]

As a Conservative, I dislike Blair as much as anyone. But, working in the 'industry' Blair is not guilty of war crimes. He was simply given intelligence that stated Iraq had WMDs. The intelligence turned out to be wrong, but he had to make a call. The collective agencies can and are wrong from time to time. Take the whole Trump/Russia thing. Of course in his case, it was higher-ups being led by their partisan balls instead of actual intelligence. It escaped them that Trump's policies were costing Russia billions in oil and gas revenue.

[@jimreid6370]

What war crimes?

[@jimreid6370]

@@sithlordrj8883 the it was not wrong!!???

[@olliesmith6886]

This is what it's like working in an office job when you have ADHD

[@seantaylor8162]

:-(

[@randomaccessfemale]

I remember when I tried this for a while. At least I learned one thing what not to do with my life.

[@Shannmeister]

And let's not forget back stabbing and blowing smoke up supposed superiors backsides (if so inclined). It's got little to do with ability and certainly nothing to do with loyalty.

[@xXtRiBeYXx]

Isn’t that guy in the post room the guy from Chelsea fan TV??

[@primus7776]

Maybe Tony could invade a country on a false premise? Beats the coffee run, surely?

[@michaeljamesmacaulay1689]

He did ~ Syria, as a peace-keeper !!!

[@h.j7469]

In that Starbucks, staff thought "lets ruin his day"

[@galwayboy1956]

Wow that is Rory Jennings in the post room, now a big time Chelsea podcaster.

[@MarxistKnight]

Bloody hell, there's some hot girls in that office! I'll take Tony's place

[@powerbite92]

Tony'll fight you for them.. he's a bit of a ginger fox: look what he did with Murdoch's wife.

[@francisr8563]

Kirk Lazarus what?

[@MatthewBester]

If only he would have just stayed there, getting coffee. We'd all be better off.

[@simonbertioli4696]

Absolutely brilliant...they should do this to the Mayor of London....Mr Kh... Wish someone would

[@craigthornton1971]

Some of this is how things were like when I was in a big office and it was sodding work experience week, trying to find them something to do

[@mrjohn.whereyoufrom]

Craig Thornton Having a work experience with you but management still expecting you to hit your daily targets. That’s how I remember it.

[@Rich.Aardvark]

"Was you born in a barn Tony?"

[@libbaT]

It's now confirmed btw......Tony WAS indeed 'born in a barn'!

[@user-vi6wf4gh9x]

Were you born in a barn, Tony?

[@DeadlyTyper42]

" Hi " epic

[@davebellamy4867]

I noticed that it's only the mail guy who isn't an a-hole. The receptionist too. I'm on the 3rd run around this.😂

[@alexandrewilson5388]

Good old tony, ask him anything, he's always happy to oblige.

[@piratejack2469]

Education Education Education Mr Blair in his proper place.

[@scottishbanjo]

Unfortunately the sad thing is Teflon Tony made millions while over a million Iraqis died

[@jacklawrie7894]

Omg is that Rory Jennings from the Kick Off ahaha

[@charshill2978]

"Were you born in a barn Tony?" 🤣

[@marcusaetius9309]

Ha! Perfect! Now do one about Trudeau....

[@godisimaginary2334]

Nobody in the UK gives a shit about Trudeau

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Some quite good acting in that little sketch; quite sad in its way too.

[@jackthompson8873]

Yeah it's sad how much our comedy shows have declined also

[@stevescanlon339]

Just brilliant

[@OTheQuietOneO]

Is, is that Rory Jennings? As in the Rory Jennings?

[@chubbylegend]

I'd give that lad in the mailroom a right slap for praising Blair on Iraq, but most of this is spot on.

[@TruthTortoise81]

He got the best line in the whole sketch!

[@urmum3773]

Retard

[@dannysnaith7431]

Love it when he shouts out his Work colleague Mina..nina

[@markwrightrf]

This is my go-to for when I'm haunted by my long-time tedious office job. I know you can't say this these days but it was only the gorgeous girls as depicted here that got my through lol. "I loved what you did in Iraq" still the stinger x

[@lonewolfandcub668]

He should be happy he's not on war crimes trials

[@raymondsawyer8626]

He is more Tony Blair than Tony Blair

[@davebellamy4867]

Give him some photocopying! 😂😅🤣

[@nicomeier8098]

I wouldn't let Tony Blair put our my garbage, let alone get me my coffee.........

[@tonymorph3672]

Back in the olden days when tv and comics would take the piss out of all sides of the political spectrum

[@pastohh]

It's becoming almost impossible to satirize politicians on the right.

[@CFC0079]

Rory Jennings in the post room!

[@wildolan]

in my first job im consulting, they had a three letter acronym - tbs. it meant top button showing. your manager would say it if your tie had dropped down slightly

[@augnkn93043]

oh how the mighty have fallen.

[@mattludlam2194]

Haha Rory jennings making a cameo

[@wheelieking3976]

Sir Tony soo true.

[@themusicdr]

great sketch if only it were true, rather than the bastard making millions a yr

[@paulbowles7426]

I know it's only a comic sketch but I made feel uncomfortable for mr Blair making him regret Iraq

[@jamiebirkett5305]

The guy to the right of tony looks like Bob odenkirk from better call saul

[@robertwilcock7112]

The CIA pronounces Tony Blair's name correctly as Tony Bliar.

[@NowFunStarts]

Dont get too serious everyone, this is satire, a very much loved strain of comedy that is missed today, Why you ask, well its because the people at the top do not like being embarrassed by hard hitting satire. Now be quiet and go to bed!

[@johndejure9849]

good he did not go to the gents!

[@scottgraham5480]

Hahahaha 'Muller Corner' 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ddraig1957]

Brilliant satire.

[@egrono1]

Although the war criminal deserves much worse, disrespect is a start, I suppose.

[@FredKaczynski]

Only realised today that the post boy is Rory Jennings

[@fisherengineering]

Crazy to see Jack Whitehall and that Chelsea supporting KZbinr here as kids. Obviously had connected parents!

[@divineprovidence803]

John Culshaw does a great impression of Tony!!

[@DaveThompsonfairlife4all]

Harry still did extremely well. Must've been a difficult impression for him.

[@paulbailey7641]

Tony is the man behind Starmer. She we are in good hands 😂

[@Cloud9SkiProductions]

Is that Jack Whitehall?

[@steveluckhurst2350]

Try reading what others have said BEFORE commenting! 😂😂

[@johnbull9195]

I sense a seething personal dislike of Tony Blair on Enfield's part.

[@iandann8788]

I love this ,what a jeremy hunt

[@mexicodriver]

wheres my fruit corner? xD

[@Original50]

I remember doing this... when I was 19 year's old! :O)

[@PiretBCN]

Poor Tony! :((

[@RDRF_SB13]

Darren seems like a nice guy.

[@ericwinnert]

Born in a barn

[@NWSTRX850]

If only Tony Blair had really been this competent 😂

[@Shannmeister]

He's bit old to be Head of Futures. I mean he must be all of 21 then!

[@sdwone]

Well... Things are looking up for Lizz 'Trust' and Co aye?! At least they'll have some use once they've been kicked out of office!

[@bilaljahangir1761]

ThankGod for WFH

[@jack28aug]

That post boy is 100% Rory Jennings off chelsea fan tv!!!

[@hiitsmehereagain]

Fantastic

[@porkinmycorkhole]

@ Turner, you're still here after 5 months? You realise there are more videos on youtube right?

[@silsonsteve]

A clean shaven Jack Whitehall as Andrew Whiting

[@bernierose719]

Bbc have not done comedy like this in a long time

[@johnvalentine4720]

BIG SUZE, she rekindled my passion for merchant banking ( after my wife left me.)

[@rudolfrisius3356]

if only he'd remained at that level.