HBO's The Prince is Painfully Unfunny

Today we're covering the latest animated sludge that streaming services seem to think passes for comedy.
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Timestamps:
0:00 So You've Decided To Watch This Video
1:25 A Joke Without Comedy
4:30 How the "Characters" are used for "Comedy"
12:29 Two Scenes Deconstructed
21:44 A Show Where Things Happen
24:36 You Can't Escape Me, Jokes
33:32 The Show That's NEVER SURPRISING
38:31 Also Another Thing

[@NachoTaco112]

The show is so bad she literally died

[@thesleepydot]

OMG 💀💀💀💀

[@rflbhlg]

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[@jackisbored2608]

This joke is funnier than the show

[@YBXturnup]

fr@@jackisbored2608

[@MontyBleiker]

Why should the fact that the queen died make this show bad. It isnt like the queen died before they released it

[@phmeep]

i feel like adult humor is morphing into kids humor but with swears

[@ramanpreciado2241]

I had a teacher who's humor was very similar to this and I think it comes from a mental state of overthinking what humor is and even copying and paste all the wrong ways of doing it.

[@bubbsterr4967]

So... kids humor

[@zomtron]

Waddya mean morphing? Feels like this has been the case for a long while

[@sbcistheboss]

🌎 👩‍🚀🔫👩‍🚀

[@Commander_Appo]

It’s like an old bad newgrounds animation

[@Marceline_the_Vamp]

“It’s adult because it has *sex refrences* and *swears* and, god forbid, *gross things* “- The creators of these shows apparently

[@KasumiRINA]

Ah yes, an 11 year old's idea of adult entertainment.

[@Marceline_the_Vamp]

@@KasumiRINA convinced all “adult animated comedy” writers are just twelve year old boys

[@KasumiRINA]

@@Marceline_the_Vamp at heart, maybe. For South Park it worked, the fact that writers are manchildren gave it charm tbh.

[@Marceline_the_Vamp]

@@KasumiRINA I think after SP everyone went “This did well, let’s copy it” and it just didn’t work out for them.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@Marceline_the_Vamp that's also one thing some people don't get in appeal of anime: it's not treating its audience like morons or thinks immature = edgy... Compare Berserk or Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei to Family Guy ffs. From western "adult" animation I liked Metalocalypse. It was great! Futurama also decent. Then there's the edgelords... Oh and Xavier Renegade Angel seems interesting, makes me think of Kuuchuu Buranko.

[@askhowiknow5527]

This show should’ve used a fictional royal family clearly parodying the British royal family and it should’ve had actual comedy

[@Methus3lah]

Exactly what I’ve been thinking. I’d write a show about a young prince that slowly grows to realize that a lot of royal life is toxic, and becoming a better person that any of his predecessors.

[@burtdanams4426]

@@Methus3lah no it should be about a young prince, who grows up to think that he is a better person than any of his predecessors, but he just exerts control over people in a new or different way that’s more insidious than the explicit toxicity of his predecessors

[@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382]

​@@Methus3lahso, moral orel?

[@Thobeian]

Yeah, they chose to use the real royal family, but ruined it with imitation Comedy from a can.

[@PunishedKrab]

It would’ve been funny for them to create a fake name for the fictional kingdom for the family tbh

[@harrytodhunter5078]

This show genuinely be like “haha queen say fuck, now laugh”.

[@nostoevsky]

Seems there's a thing with shows thinking swearing = funny.

[@positivea9111]

Yeah like KZbinr thought like always being loud and anxious equal funny.

[@positivea9111]

You know what could do with the queen swearing.When the queen near with kids she use friendly language like Fudge or heck and when their no kids around she swear.That could’ve been a nice detail to add instead people think it’s funny that kids swear.

[@ttb8932]

@@nostoevsky I mean... depends

[@nostoevsky]

@@ttb8932 At the right moment, yes, but if it's repetitive it won't be funny.

[@manofthesnails]

I saw someone say that the art style of this show is the closest thing we'll ever get to racist caricatures of white people.

[@theeccentric7263]

I GAGGED OMFG

[@olipro23]

I lol’d

[@mooonblind]

LMFAO

[@a.w.4708]

Not only white... This style of drawing people make everybody look bad. Indian guy telling spoilers is good example. It is visual equivalent of "insulting everyone makes you look like deep and intelligent person".

[@honeyswann]

LMFAOOOO

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

The Prince was probably written to be a laughtrack sitcom, but they forgot to add the laugh tracks because, upon seeing the final product, the writers themselves weren't sure which part was supposed to be the joke after the fact.

[@kimifw58]

I don't think I've ever seen an animated sitcom with a laughtrack after 1980.

[@user-jm7tb6ik5n]

​@@kimifw58I Carly?

[@kimifw58]

@@user-jm7tb6ik5n That was animated?

[@user-jm7tb6ik5n]

@@kimifw58 ?

[@swigglyswooshol6764]

​@@user-jm7tb6ik5nI don't think ICarly was a cartoon

[@thatonehandguy]

i live by this motto: if you can’t write a comedy, write a drama. if you can’t write a drama, you’re not cut out to be a writer.

[@Gage-jk4pm]

What if you can't write horror?

[@PotatoBeanimations]

​@@Gage-jk4pmwrite action

[@Gage-jk4pm]

@@PotatoBeanimations But if I can't I'll be a voice.

[@PotatoBeanimations]

@@Gage-jk4pm ok

[@Gage-jk4pm]

@@PotatoBeanimations actor. Also I can do killer impressions.

[@cheepthebird5117]

I feel like the Queens "funny" lines could be more entertaining if it was her inner monologue instead.

[@gulgaffel]

I breathed air out of my nose imagining this. That would actually have some decent juxtaposition, portraying her as prude as she actually is but just having fucking horrible inner monologue. Would even work better for what they are trying to do, becouse then you can actually end up imagining the actual queen being prude but thinking otherwise.

[@nottiification]

Wow, when the youtube comments section is this much better of a better writer than you... you have REALLY failed as a writer.

[@cornybram845]

That would actually be hilarious

[@kojikashiin319]

Additionally, they would save on the animation budget a bit.

[@dontburstmybubble686]

Why don't they hire y'all

[@Mentox2]

I hate this Bigmouth-esque character design so much, it offends me on a personal level that someone actually thought for a moment that this looks like something that is aesthetically pleasing, its just ugly and gross.

[@PandaPelley]

All the CalArts kids grew up into this shit.

[@Sanguivore]

I'm quite certain "ugly and gross" was exactly what they were going for.

[@BlakeGeometrio]

I blame Seth McFarlane.

[@kawaiiprincess1861]

Somehow you put into words exactly how I feel about looking at this. The overly caricatured decaying old man is genuinely repulsive.

[@Graknorke]

@@PandaPelley calarts has nothing to do with it what are you talking about

[@randomcanadian6298]

I think I realised the problem with "is this supposed to be a joke?" is that it's a horrible attempt to do "dry humour" but the writers haven't the slightest clue how it works so it comes off like a 6 year old just repeating only part of a punchline to a joke their parent slightly smirked at when it was told properly.

[@kenobi90000]

The Queen doesn't even sound like an angry british woman, she sounds like an american trying to do a angry british woman impression. What's the point of that.

[@harrytodhunter5078]

I dont understand how they fucked this up, because Frances de la Tour is literally an old british woman. Why does she sound like a bad impression of one?

[@on37vn94]

Whatever

[@_Epidemic_]

@@on37vn94 I am personally very glad you left this reply, as it contributed so much to the original comment.

[@alphaplayzz1381]

American show trying to do a British accent, what's new?

[@AmphiStuG]

@@on37vn94 you’ll get inducted into the comment hall of fame if you keep up that penmanship

[@nedia8259]

the animation style is actually unique, as nobody else has ever tried to make a show with fucking bitmojis

[@theuselesschannel8375]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who thought they looked like some god damn bitmojis lmaoo

[@Idengard]

Thanks now I know what that terrible style reminded me of

[@Erika-xm2mi]

The style reminds me so much of every other satirical comic strip though.

[@user-pj6oc5gy2q]

So sad to see how far animation quality has fallen.

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

I know some people complain about Big Mouth's animation style, but this makes it look like Miyazaki or Disney!

[@MisterBones223]

Things in television that this show achieves: Visuals ❌️ Comedy ❌️ Relatable subject matter ❌️ Likable characters ❌️ Originality ❌️ Is a show ✅️

[@bromanworldz2569]

Is a show ❌️

[@emmanimate]

My friend was a PA on this show, and I know a couple animators that worked on it…needless to say they don’t advertise their involvement on this show a ton. 😅 My friend Jess, the PA, actually made an entire career shift from animation to video games after her experience on this show (she works for EA now). It’s not only painfully unfunny, but from what I’ve heard it was an absolutely soul-sucking experience. I’m usually a little hesitant to make judgement calls on animated shows that the internet deems universally bad just because I’m going into the industry and just love that people are being employed, but HOO boy. This one just reeks of corporate greed lmfao

[@jmurray1110]

So one shithoke to another

[@gielnw9891]

Funny thing is that your friend switched to EA. She must have a passion working for greedy companies lol.

[@emmanimate]

@@gielnw9891 if people are getting paid I’m happy for them. It’s been hard in the industry the past few months especially. I don’t know why you’d put someone down for just working and not actually criticize the company itself. 😀 goofy

[@GoldenKirby]

​@giliannw9891 at least she's working

[@suggiethames9870]

"but from what I’ve heard it was an absolutely soul-sucking experience." What was so bad about the working environment?

[@Koichiizumi]

I think these adult comedy cartoons have mistakenly equated “shock” with “comedy” in the same way American horror movies in the 2000’s mistook “gross” with “scary”.

[@zenosol234]

this show specifically is beyond that. its like they decided to write an outline for an episode with all the description of "this happens" and forgot to add anything else

[@Huntracony]

And even then, it's not particularly shocking when the queen says 'fuck' for the 20th time.

[@ketaminepoptarts]

or like how horror games think jumpscares = terror

[@glorioustigereye]

And confusing shock with horror.

[@kayleawilson]

Well gross-out is a type of fear according to Stephen King, but not all gross-out moments are done well, just like not all “shock” moments are done well. There has to be setup

[@FixyFlow]

This is literally a child’s idea of what an adult animated show is like.

[@RKNELIAS]

Some people never grow up

[@braianchavez5523]

yeah, pretty much like what Vivziepop does for Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel

[@_V.Va_]

@@braianchavez5523 Can’t argue there.

[@Pommmmm]

@@braianchavez5523 I still don’t understand why those are considered adult shows. They seem more like something for teenagers to be honest.

[@blueaddiction6954]

@@Pommmmm because they deal with heavier problems than teenage

[@Krystalmyth]

Love how Japan's adult animation lead to animation spanning every genre while western adult animation has basically just become cartoon gag reels with potty humor.

[@jmurray1110]

Edgy teenager comedy might be a better name

[@Steir12]

@@jmurray1110 Edgy teenage comedy like Rick and Morty can be fun OCASIONALLY this stuff however just sucks.

[@mrbuttocks6772]

@@Steir12 Rick and Morty has a decent amount of thought and care put into its creation, this show and those like it DO NOT.

[@Graphomite]

​@@mrbuttocks6772 Rick and Morty is crude and its humor is subjective, but it's production is admirable. It uses actual jokes and it's writers have a sense of humor. It also manages to be something more interesting than a joke factory. It's visually interesting and decently animated. It's paced extremely well. And every episode is a full, usually very well thought out narrative. So much so, one could argue the real intrigue of the show doesn't even hinge on its comedy but the fact that it's ostensibly a sci-fi action drama. Is it funny? I dunno. But it has (had?) passion, which is way more than what could be said about this word salad of a show.

[@YourRandomCommenter]

Asian companies animate most things for a poor salary not just Japan.

[@iinathaniii2]

This is what happens when corporate media tries to make anti elite satire pieces, but are actively against/not allowed to include anything genuinely anti elite, you get a badly written show making fun of celebrity culture that would only even make sense to people who are very into it.

[@tonypringles2285]

now tell us the deepstate is ran by lizards

[@GaudiaCertaminisGaming]

Seth MacFarlane must love these shows. They make him look like a cross between Michelangelo and Einstein.

[@TheMrrccava]

When Family Guy is art in comparison something has gone SO WRONG. But no lie, I can still chuckle at family guy as bad as it gets. But hot damn these new "aimed at adults" animated shows are GAAAAARBAGE.

[@miguelaglramos]

This sounds completely accurate lol

[@heromedley]

dude probably think hes modern picasso or some shit lmao

[@diegocaballero4142]

Maybe the Cleveland show, but American dad is hysterically funny, especially the newer seasons

[@TkevTV]

@@diegocaballero4142 yes I share the love for American Dad

[@gooselordbarry6341]

These " adult " animated shows aren't for adults they're actually targeted for 13 year olds because no one seems to understand what makes an adults animated show funny to adults

[@classicallycommie6266]

no teen would actually enjoy this though unlike shows like family guy there's not an audience for this type of show at least family guy goes all out so there's the facade of comedy

[@crystallemming6027]

Any thirteen year old I know would hate this show as much as you do. I would say "no one seems to understand what makes an adults animated show funny."

[@HarlanDaleAbsher]

Futurama; an actual adult cartoon

[@sadagusfate]

@@classicallycommie6266 you're overestimating the typical teen lol

[@clayxros576]

@@sadagusfate Knowing teens that hate those shows and love them (separate individuals), I'd agree that average teens are overestimated lol

[@shuddafukkup]

Camilla not speaking makes her instantly the funniest character in the show

[@darkwowplayer]

It feels like if you forced an AI to watch all of Family Guy and then gave it a prompt to write a comedy cartoon about the British Royal Family.

[@nathanwilkins6107]

Why do half the characters look like Meat Canyon drew them and the other half look like bitmojis

[@Lovinia1]

YES! That’s what it is! I just couldn’t place it.

[@reaperz5677]

I feel like the Queen saying "You sound like a fucking idiot" could've worked if the Queen was passive agressive rather than actively agressive.

[@nenmaster5218]

Hey, heard of ‚blatant, obvious, simple Solutions for big Problems’, covered in videotitles literally just saying those same words? Yeah, crazy-thing: turns out, solving Americas problem is real easy and literally: other Nations do things to problems they and America have and it helps them but America won’t do it. This Topic, as well as unbiased Analysis of various Issues like Economy and Homelessness and all such, was covered by KZbinr Some More News...

[@undeadprincess5726]

@@nenmaster5218 unfortunately, America cares more for its businesses and ther profits rather than their people. Speaking as an american.

[@toplayDA_]

to be fair, i still giggle at her shouting 'I will fuck you up, girlie"

[@pentelegomenon1175]

I seem to remember that satirical portrayals of the Queen Mum (before her death) painted her as much more relaxed and rough around the edges than her daughter, and that combined with he caricature of the Queen in this show looking actually a lot like the Queen Mum is messing with my head.

[@georgeiii2998]

@pentelegomenon Spitting Image?

[@brett2890]

The fact that the protagonist is an actual child is bizarre. Why are they picking on that kid lol

[@queencancerous5332]

Because they want to have a slice of that Stewie Griffin pie

[@cked114]

@@queencancerous5332 LMAO

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@queencancerous5332 Only Stewie is actually funny.

[@natm5005]

@@icecreamhero2375 Stewie was never funny tho....

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@natm5005 Oh come on Stewie is hilairous. Remember when he tried to Mind Control Chris. I was dying. Especially when the mind control device malfunctioned and Chris went after him.

[@RumbleDelta]

Something I will _never_ understand about adult animation is, why are the designs all so ugly? I'm pretty sure being an adult doesn't mean we don't like good designs.

[@naiba8948]

A lot of people still think cartoons are for children. So when they try to make adult cartoons, it probably fries their brain on how so they settle for making everything look ugly because cute and appealing is for children.

[@wobblewokgaming655]

One of the moments I found funny was when the unhappy couple (whose names I can't be bothered to remember) have their butlers to do their argument. That honestly tickled my funny bone.

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

I don't know if I've ever been more deadpan at a joke. Like, I didn't cringe, but I expressed no emotion. This series must be soul-sucking to watch.

[@eleonorastarace6989]

It is. It's honestly painful to watch. Like, paradise police was... Eh. Cringy, but good as background noise with the occasional chuckle at how stupid it was. This one was like grating a blackboard for fun

[@spacejunk2186]

They are like Blanks from Warhammer 40k.

[@jameswalker4225]

Tryg: it is. I managed to get half way thru it, and I just quit. I made it thru 1 season of the PD cartoon, no problem (tho it sucked half way thru it’s 2nd season.) Usually I develop a “awwww hell, I don’t like to quit” mentality on multiple season shows. (A non-cartoon: Happy Endings, beat me. But I figured it’s not a cartoon…). Yeah I’m an idiot

[@chasemathis2016]

i laughed more at this comment than I did to any of the jokes from the show in this video.

[@ultralightcam6963]

Same bruh its not even funny how unfunny it is💀I could even do better

[@JRexRegis]

The royal guard hats being pineapples in the vacation scene is unironically a better joke than any of the actual jokes written into the script.

[@AkuraTheAwesome]

Inwas thinking exactly the same thing when that scene came up.

[@davidfisher9252]

One of the few intentionally funny things to have ever happened in the show.

[@Trailminer]

When background characters outfits are funnier than the...”comedy” in the scene

[@scrubmyfweed]

I was gonna say that unless they made a big deal of pointing out the hats in the real show

[@Sm0k3turt]

Love that

[@schwarzerritter5724]

17:19 Camilla never talking is a running joke they stole from Star Trek. There is a background character named Mohn who never does anything but sitting in Quark's bar, probably because his costume does not even allow him to talk. But whenever someone is talking about Mohn, they do like he was the most exciting man in the universe.

[@dustydew]

That's neat! And also plays into well of the actual history between the Queen and Camilla. I thought the joke was clever, and also non offensive for anyone familiar too.

[@ryanmoore6259]

I admit I did get a chuckle out of a few things. 1.) Kate and William having their servants argue for them 2.) The Queen and Phillip thinking Oliver is a comedy 3.) The morlock bakers

[@BlankPicketSign]

Real talk: Prince George is... like... A REAL PERSON! And he's literally a little kid! Why is this show "characterizing" an actual child as a vain, malicious twat?!?!?! Why are the show writers, producers, and directors BULLYING a real life kid?! This show is fucked.

[@oliverp3545]

Because wouldn't it be funny to have a British Stewie Griffin?

[@tf2scoutpunch175]

@@oliverp3545 He already has a British accent

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

Let's be real here, like every royal George is gonna grow up to be a spoiled twat. Anyone who lives in a fucking palace is guaranteed to have a superiority complex.

[@walter4180]

@@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor Princess Mako from Japan wasn't Married a 'commoner' Very sweet story

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

@@walter4180 She's still fucking royalty.

[@elvastan]

The hat joke would probably be funnier if the other guy just didn't say anything, and was just resigned to this annoying thing because of how soulless his job is, and the extent to which the other guy is getting knocked over gets more and more insane

[@emilioslas7739]

Wow, an actual joke that with good enough execution could have been the funniest thing in the whole series. Such a shame that paid writers are literally worse than the average 13 year old.

[@TheUnsightlyRF]

Another way of improving it could have been to adapt the time-honored "switcheroo" gag, where after being subjected to the hat bump a few times, the guard tries to circumvent it happening again, say by switching around where they're standing only to have his hat bumped the other way when the other guard straightens back from the head-nod. This could then escalate into more convoluted means of avoiding getting his hat bumped, only for the attempts to go poorly for him.

[@chloejones6240]

amazing idea. literally something as simple as having the guy who typically gets hit accidentally hit the ‘hitter’ and have the hitter get super pissed. anything could have improved the gag because it literally had no punch line lol

[@grkpektis]

One scene is so badly animated that it could be part of a horror movie @7:56 no joke that kid teleporting in on the left scared the crap out of me

[@captainchaos5705]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Just have him say nothing, then have him react at the end. At the very least the "stop" would've been funnier, but you could've had him just straight up tackle the other guy in the background.

[@barnykirashi]

If I had a nickel for every time some media portrays Queen Elizabeth as short tempered and quick to anger, I'd have 2 nickels. Which is not much, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@Mangoeplanter]

Which time was the other one?

[@ZachGatesHere]

Star Trek DS9 showed that a running gag about a silent side character being a total chatterbox can work really well. It's just done badly here.

[@charliedelfino2102]

The Queen joke would be funnier if she was posh most of the time but at one point snaps and catching everyone by surprise. Or when she's in her room alone she drops the charade

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Worked for Mom in Futurama

[@MyChannel773]

literally the joke from fred armisen’s queen sketches on snl lol

[@DragonNexus]

There's so much scope to make her a Jessica Walter style character. Someone like Lucille Bluth or Malorie Archer. Someone who puts on aires in public but when allowed to just be herself is a cynical, nasty, self absorbed woman who barely tolerates her dysfunctional family.

[@Fizzsama]

Something Futurama figured out with Mom 20 years ago lmao

[@Brien831]

@@DragonNexus yea but that would be incredibly unoriginal.

[@mangoblaze]

I think a funnier take on the Queen would be if she were more passive aggressive and still spoke in 'the Queen's English' like if she were completely charming to someone until she turned away and muttered to herself "one wishes you were not a complete and total bitch" because then you would have some build up before the punchline of "Queen says a swear word" plus passive aggressive humour just hits as more British to me personally.

[@alecmoyes2026]

I think there could have been a lot of potential if she were written like a Lucille Bluth, out of touch, unempathetic, and full of privilege. A joke like the iconic "How much could a banana cost? Ten dollars?" could have easily come from a royal in this show if the writers had any sense.

[@rodguy35]

Or senile enough to drop an occasionally crass or bigoted remark, without warning. Something like: “Harry are you still dating that colored girl”

[@Lightning-jc6re]

That would require far too much thought from the writers

[@deadlyremote3457]

that would have been really funny

[@decilleg1120]

@@rodguy35 And they’d be at a table eating (because when are they not in this show) and everyone else would stop & she’d be like “Did I say something wrong?” And continue eating

[@Josobro]

i find you exasperatedly explaining the hat joke to be infinitely funnier than the joke itself.

[@ieatrocksbecauseican]

YOUR TELLING ME THE WHOLE TIME IT WAS A FULL SHOW AND NOT A FAMILY GUY CLIP??????

[@pancakeperson8905]

I feel like the Queen's gag of being rude and obnoxious in contradiction to her real life character would be better if they did the opposite. Exaggerate her highness's poshness.

[@theeshyguy]

Yeah, get her to be like the mom from Arrested Development, that’d be way better than whatever the fuck this idea was lol

[@notmocka]

Make her extremely posh, with weird rules, slowly add supernatural rules like she has to be invited places to enter and make the dated "the queen is immortal" joke work Its not rocket science

[@sixfeetundertheradar6080]

@@notmocka that would be pretty funny

[@Sugarman96]

I love the comment sections on reviews of shitty adult animated shows, just filled with people coming up with better executions for the jokes in the series.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Or even just have her vulgar mouth contrast her high class attitude. Make so despite what she says, she's one of the most well managed characters in the show.

[@GuyH.]

There is no Easter bunny, there is no tooth fairy, and there is no queen of England

[@jimmy2239]

💀💀💀

[@ghostie-8089]

@@jimmy2239 it’s so nice they made an emoji to honour good ol lizzie

[@jimmy2239]

@@ghostie-8089 💀💀💀

[@Liverpoolfcthebest]

@@ghostie-8089 and its so good they made a emoji for the twin towers too ⚰️

[@prcxiale1124]

@@Liverpoolfcthebest you forgot the second one, ⚰️⚰️and the plane⚰️⚰️💥✈️

[@LockandKeyHyena]

the thing that sucks is it would be so so so easy to make a good comedy about the royal family. including maybe making a running gag about how the kids are never around/on screen if you didn’t want to mock literal children

[@wessltov]

Why are people so critical of this show!? I think it's amazing how monkeys on typewriters managed to make something in the same genre as Family Guy!

[@flyingmintbunny1286]

Those monkeys are pretty clever.. lucky they're not humans or it would hurt :)

[@testchannelpleaseignore2452]

Even for someone who hates the monarchy, it feels really fucking weird to make the subject of your adult comedy a literal 8-year-old child who actually exists

[@laurene988]

Yeah I despise the royal family, but keep the personal attacks to the actual adults. The winsors does a much better job at making fun of them

[@mattjk5299]

Making fun at the monarchy can't go any further than lame faux rebellion in song lyrics. You know the kind of thing people can do on the side while people can pearl clutch over it. Not actual biting critique, that's disrespectful or something.

[@testchannelpleaseignore2452]

@@mattjk5299 what does that even mean. I'm all for criticism of the monarchy all I was saying was that making the subject of an adult comedy show a real 8 year old is uncomfortable. For me it has nothing to do w/ George being one of the Lizzy's heirs, it's just that he's a child.

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

I agree. There's actual nonces in the royal family and they keep away from that. Instead, they go after kids who aren't even old enough to have done anything worth satirising yet.

[@grantforester1864]

yeah, its like, if you wanna do something against the monarchy and British people, do it like Spitting image, don't do it like this shit show.

[@barrygaming2457]

God imagine being Prince George and seeing this show in like 10-15 years

[@varsityreviews707]

And then people are going to wonder why he’ll inevitably grow up to hate “poor people” and not want to help them.

[@KaladarSTUCHH-]

@@varsityreviews707 Yeah, British royal family known for love and warmth before this show.

[@varsityreviews707]

@@KaladarSTUCHH- Stay mad. Stop bullying the kids.

[@kayrupe125]

@@varsityreviews707 I just can't wrap my head around grown adults trying to justify bullying children. It's insane to me that someone can think they're the good guys doing that. Oh boy, I sure showed that 7 year old! The fuck.

[@varsityreviews707]

@@kayrupe125 I know right. And then this kid is going to grow up bitter and resentful of everyone else because it could very well be that anyone he interacts with in the future could've been apart of or grew up with the people who made this show, not to mention, this will always be there just floating around for people to bully him about it.

[@iinathaniii2]

The royal family doing a fundraiser while not knowing what it is or caring is actually a little funny, and the George kid saying it earlier was to setup by showing a audience surrogate/everyman character didn't know or care what it was

[@whynotanyting]

The hat hitting "gag" feels like an inside joke that the writers forgot to remove from the script

[@themeddite2935]

Why are "Adult Cartoons" feel more like a children's cartoon than ACTUAL children's Cartoons

[@Aybrix]

I know what you mean, but just to bash this show further, categorizing it as a childrens cartoon does an offensive disservice to childrens cartoons

[@kristianbojinov6715]

Cause adult cartoons often try too hard

[@abigmonkey4606]

Seriously did a 40 year old make this show, what kind of comedians did they hire?

[@Stormflame]

for real, a lot modern children cartoons have so good writing and visual storytelling that they genuinely appeal to adult audiences as well. Crap like this on the other hand doesn’t even try to be art on any existential level. It doesn’t tell a story, it’s not pretty, and fails miserably at the one thing it tries to do, being funny. I can name half a dozen children’s cartoons from the top of my head who do all that successfully and are appealing to adults as well as genuinely valuable for children.

[@themeddite2935]

@@Stormflame Star Wars The Clone Wars, Avatar the Last Air bender, thats all I can think of but those two shows are more shocking than this show.

[@DoubtfireTT]

Why does every character look like they were drawn with a different animation style?

[@DemxnTheyThem]

They couldn't decide which flagship adult animation to copy

[@gingergamergirl98]

Right? I think at the very least, Prince William just doesn’t fit it with the rest of the characters

[@sillyguy444]

lack of consistency

[@Ruby-yb8kk]

@@sillyguy444 that's a good way to describe it

[@stevenbobbybills]

@@gingergamergirl98 excessively so.

[@FaultyStar274]

8:22 he's not even walking when he comes into this scene

[@rooksclown316]

I never noticed that 🤣

[@GippyHappy]

I laughed at loud at folders labeled "DOCUMENTS" Also, they make a joke about how much it sucks when someone spoils things for you...by spoiling GOT for the audience...why couldn't they have just made up a show?

[@solarenemy3733]

Isn't it weird how adult cartoons are more for kids and kids cartoons are more mature nowadays?

[@Soapy-chan_old]

I wouldn't have liked this garbage as a kid.

[@60sspider-man29]

Kids shows have always been more mature. Remember sonic says? The targeted demographic for that show was for adults who come home from a hard work day.

[@AutisticGaming2004]

@@Soapy-chan_old As a small kid though? I think you would of liked it.

[@AutisticGaming2004]

@@thatotherted3555 I didn't mean a toddler i meant a kid like around 5 or so but whatever you say buddy.

[@sunlitsonata6853]

I dread the day that this show or a show like this gets more episodes than The Owl House (here’s hoping for an early cancellation!)

[@qorso]

impossible. name a single adult animated show that is unfunny. its literally the pinnacle of comedy every time its executed. like blackberry and tacoma f.d and scoops, the adult animated show about a funny haha lacrosse coach

[@PhoenixAce]

Things try to recreate what family guy once had

[@Vashthestampede967]

Bobs burgers

[@PurpleHighway25]

Literally every adult animated show. except Bob's Burgers, I actually liked that show. *EDIT:* I now realise how wrong this comment is.

[@Paycheck2fan]

@@PurpleHighway25 BoJack is funny. When it wants to be.

[@charlodynatimberheart4860]

@@PurpleHighway25 King of the Hill is still unrivalled

[@0SC2]

It’s a shame that “not funny” marks The Prince as of greater quality than many other adult animated comedies.

[@Spike-Prime]

Not gonna lie, I kinda wish this got a season 2. Not because it's even remotely good, just I'd have loved to see how they handle the fact the actual queen is, y'know... dead. I know Prince Phillip died a few months before this, but it's a tad different when it's Queen Elizabeth. This show was already tasteless and tactless, but mate, that would've been a shitshow!

[@OdaSwifteye]

It would have been a great disaster.

[@person9872]

The dumbest thing is that, like, SNL did the whole "what if the Queen was actually the opposite of posh" bit with Fred Armisen and it was hilarious. And if SNL can do it, then it's not exactly a hard bit to pull off.

[@tjenadonn6158]

You know you're below the bottom of the barrel when SNL is funnier than you.

[@PunkZombie1300]

@@tjenadonn6158 To be fair it depends on the writers and who's doing what in the sketches. Lots of talented people who can actually make really great sketches, but some just fall flat or aren't funny.

[@ShirDeutch]

Also, if SNL already did it (FKING ELEVEN YEARS AGO) maybe you need to add something to the joke to justify its existence. But it actually seems like they detracted from it. In the SNL sketch, at first you see the queen and she's all nice and polite, and then when they're left alone, she reveals her true, cockney nature. From this video at least it seems like The Prince skipped all that, and just had her rude and abrasive all of the time, so there's no contrast even.

[@theomegajuice8660]

The "impression" that Adam Buxton does of the Queen is always really funny to me.

[@nenmaster5218]

PAINFUL aint even a Word anymore! I died, became a Ghost-Pokemon, fell in Love with a Fire-Pokemon and now we're running-away CAUSE OF OUTGROUP-BIASED of Both Species!!! !? ...And? How was your day meanwhile?

[@theghostnextdoor4948]

this show looks like literally every political newspaper cartoon ive ever seen and is about as funny and clever as one as well

[@camelopardalis84]

There's a video on political cartoons on a channel called "Thought Slime". Taking apart why they're so bad. It's the newest or second-newest video on the channel.

[@midnighthijinks7387]

@@camelopardalis84 The "Who is the WORST Political Cartoonist?" video?

[@camelopardalis84]

@@midnighthijinks7387 YES.

[@antondal4370]

Except political newspaper cartoons can actually be funny.

[@TowerArcanaCrow]

Once in a blue moon, but yes. My personal take on why they're so dead and dry, because the artist is pushing a personal bias HARD and no matter your leaning, that push is clear and transparent as hell and sucks the humor out of it. It takes a skilled cartoonist to make a good political cartoon. And also *why the fuck do they feel this need to label everything let us infer shit we ain't stupid*

[@fleaasmcgee1271]

The George and Owen episode seems so sweet it’s a shame the rest is such a wreck

[@JaxontheOkay]

what i hate is that 99% of the jokes aren't even able to be discerned as jokes unless you think about it and that 1% of jokes that are kinda something seem way funnier than they are bc of that

[@OnTheRun_DontTellEm]

A good way for the two guard's joke to work is for them never talking, they would just be in the background constantly escalating. Maybe at first the guard who gets his head bumped might wear more collars, then maybe you see him with some super glue, then a metal brace built around his head. But nothing works, all building up to a murder mystery episode where the guy who gets his head bumped murders the other guy or maybe the other way around. The point is you can do a lot with this.

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

You put most tought on it than the writers

[@birdcar7808]

That’s actually really funny and would be so much fun to watch as the show progressed. How tf is someone on a KZbin comment section better at writing a running gag in just a few minutes than experienced comedy writers after months of development

[@able_archer01]

True, but that would require actual effort from the writers. Why do all that when you could just use the same joke over and over and over and over and over again?

[@InceyWincey]

@@birdcar7808 the experienced comedy writers are not experienced in writing, they are experienced in swindling money out of production studios.

[@mochafrappawhat]

@@birdcar7808 unfortunately, experienced and in the field doesn't mean good

[@shotakonkin2047]

I'm genuinely disturbed they used an actual child as a character like this, a child shouldn't deserve this.

[@tentacledood5784]

The main issue is that they're making a caricature of a real child too, this is just gonna be a big point for bullying one day. Why couldn't they have gone the sensible route and just made a fictional kid like Bart or Stewie, or whatever?

[@constantdisappointment5658]

@@tentacledood5784 Imagine if the show focused on a family of one of the royal guards, with Prince George being friends with the fictional child. He could've been realistic to contrast the character that is actually being made fun of, kinda like Chris from the show Dan vs

[@samuelbarber6177]

Surely you hold get better comedy out of a show satirising Charles? Or the Queen? Like, why an eight year old?

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

Yeah I'm trying to imagine finding out there's an animated TV Show that has a main character that looks like me and has my name and is like, literally me. Now I'm imagining that when I was 8...What. The. Fuck. I didn't choose my parents nor what house I grew up in. It's disgusting that this family is allowed to FORCE a child to be alive, and have this all made and done without his consent, yet "it's okay" because...why? Rich? "Royal?" his parents forced him to be in the public eye. Fuck this, I'm relieved I'm not born in this family.

[@ghosty8193]

The fact they made Prince George's character a gay caricature because he wanted to do ballet is also gross.

[@GiannisAntetokounpo123]

I love how half of the comedy is queen Elizabeth complaining excep irl she was literally the quietest person at literally everything

[@creetcrow7367]

Was×

[@EvTheBadConlanger]

Technically, she’s now the most quiet she’s ever been :)

[@JesusX666]

This show looks and feels like a Family Guy cutaway gag that escaped and somehow made several episodes out of itself.

[@gaspardp7314]

Mitosis

[@holdingpattern245]

@@gaspardp7314 it reproduces via budding

[@krispyhoe2126]

This comment is singlehandedly funnier than the entire show

[@skyeblu3178]

Prince George does seem like an attempt at Stewie? Lots of pop culture references, attempts at meta humor, addressing the audience in a way? Plus English toddler

[@ezokyf]

You think THAT'S bad? Remember that time I was a butler for the Prince?

[@caitlinsnowfrost8244]

The "Princess Charlotte is a spy" joke could've been *hilarious* if she still acted and spoke like a little girl. Or at least funnier than it actually is.

[@CreeperOnYourHouse]

Playing it up as a child being misled by an international organization to act as a spy, not knowing what she's actually doing would be great.

[@aspwned]

@@CreeperOnYourHouse 100%

[@andreyleonel255]

Perry the Platypus is the peak of this joke and presents very well how good it can be when well done

[@somnodaur8064]

The whole show could be improved if they kids acted like kids.

[@jordanloux3883]

Or if she actually was super competent and her handles still treated her like a little girl playing pretend.

[@J1R629]

You know what’s funnier about this show? It got canceled. That’s funny.

[@wiggedsundew917]

This is why The Queen died

[@captainbirch2.079]

My theory on this show: one day Peter Griffin walked into his living room and said "Hey Lois, remember that time the British Royal family was generally unpleasant?" And then this show punched its way into reality

[@iansysoev9462]

Brilliant

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

😆

[@blueberryblues5644]

It's crazy since they don't even need to create a fictional show to portray thiz

[@obi-nh9eh]

Peter what have you done

[@burtdanams4426]

These caricatures are fkin funny! I’d love to see the creators’ take on Mohammed, the prophet of the Muslim religion! They would absolutely kill if they had Mohammed fck the queen! 😂😂😂💀💀🗣️

[@christopherdomenichelli8977]

Adult animation just feels like NFT's now

[@Emolgun]

Cuz they all look the same, have very little purpose, and are all done for one thing: MONEY.

[@why167]

foreal

[@pixi3d3ath47]

that’s a perfect description. quantity over quality.

[@gaelsanma9105]

remember that nft show? theyre the same shit. unfunny,repetitive,and over all just boring.

[@Maukiki2]

Not all adult animation but i get what u mean

[@daisukideshou]

i swear 9 outta 10 of the animation directors say "make it look like family guy"

[@gabbls_]

The Prince looks like a kid pyrocynical

[@SophistFCD]

I feel like "the main characters trying to fake their way through a charity event they don't know anything about" as a premise has comedy potential. That could absolutely have been an episode of Seinfeld. You'd just have to, you know...write some jokes for it.

[@Sugarman96]

They did it in flashback on Arrested Development, sufficed to say it was funny when they did it.

[@totan3992]

They did it in bad education and it was funny there

[@evie5375]

pretty sure they did that on arrested development and it was funny as hell, they may have also done it on iasip

[@alptigin5438]

Remember that episode where George got mistaken for a White-Nationalist leader?

[@skeletor8212]

TBA

[@nebulousprime]

According to the creators of Southpark, when writing a scene, every plot point must be connected by a "but" or a "therefore". If you have an "and then", you have a massive problem because the scene does not flow properly.

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

That's... A fantastic writing trick, thank you.

[@xenochris9713]

I don't quite understand, could you explain if that's okay? (I'm a writer so this could help a LOT)

[@nebulousprime]

@@xenochris9713Sure. When writing a story or even a single scene, you have to have each point in the scene be connected otherwise it feels like a jumbled mess. So lets take this example: Two groups of people are meeting in a park with their animals. They get together and then their animals start fighting, therefore the groups are panicking , but one of them is ale to calm them down by using a whistle, therefore the fighting stops, and then another guy shows up and starts talking about a pet competition going on in the park, therefore the groups consider joining, but they don't know how to sign up, therefore the man explains, therefore they can sign up. Notice how that entire thing felt disconnected? You can easily split it into completely different sections that stand alone with no connection to the others. The groups meeting up, the animals fighting, and the guy talking about the competition. There's no connection between any single one of those points because the only connections are "and then this happened". When that is the case, its lousy writing because the audience feels the writer really wanted something new to happen without building up why it happened in the first place. Now lets redo that whole thing. Two groups are meeting in the park with their animals, but one of the people drops their sandwich on the ground, therefore a fight breaks out between the animals to get it and they run around the park, but one of the owners uses a dog whistle to calm them down, therefore the chase stops, but a man walks by saying he noticed the dogs running around the park doing tricks, therefore he offers them a place in the dog show, but the group isn't sure if they want to, therefore he mentions big prize money at the end, therefore they say they'll consider entering. The flowed better. Because every plot point in that scene had a connection to something that happened right before it. And it doesn't have to be immediate connections. It could be a connection set up three plot points ago someone later acknowledges, like the man noticing the animals doing tricks during the chase three plot points earlier.

[@xenochris9713]

@@nebulousprime THANK YOU! Now I'm worried though, I feel as if that kind of stuff may be in my own story now 💀

[@nebulousprime]

@@xenochris9713 Its possible. Just look through it with another person. Critical feedback is great. I have my girlfriend look over my material all the time. Just in case something is off. She's not that much into writing but she constantly tries her best and is actually very helpful. Get someone who can always help you. I'd offer to buuuuut I don't think a youtube comment section is the best place for that. Just don't let doubt get in your way.

[@matthewkarim5919]

18:16 that joke you made was honestly way funnier than the rest of the show

[@insanemariobros4665]

“You sound like a fucking idiot, this is why you’re not king!” Actually got a laugh out of me. I feel dirty!

[@K3end0]

How did they have that "hat bumb" joke, and not escalate it to a whole line of troops like dominos? How did they not have an "anti joke" where the soldiers finally get it right and avoid bumping heads, just to them fuck up something else even more important? How did they not have one where one soldier fills his hat with something heavy, so the guy doing the bumping gets hurt instead? These comedy shows need a god damn writers room.

[@Fruityfruitcat]

I genuinely can’t understand how the writers for these shows think that anything they make will be remotely funny. It’s like they’re aliens or something

[@EternitysSlave]

I loved everything you said.

[@marcocappelli2236]

@@Fruityfruitcat Your comment made me imagine a pair of aliens on Earth trying to make a living by attempting to write human comedy. Somehow, this childish thought was way more funny than anything in the actual comedy.

[@T1MAGEDDON]

it's baffling how the someone can do the same joke like 4 times and nowhere think "hm MAAAYBE i could add a twist"

[@PatchworkRose567]

They could have had them never bring it up until the one time they don’t bump each other and then one congratulates the other about not messing up the bow only for something else to go wrong.

[@b.w.22]

I’d say that at this point, if you see anything animated in this “family guy” style, it’s guaranteed to be awful. This includes family guy.

[@jestersudz6085]

i heard american dad is ok ToT ive only seen like 2 scenes from it though

[@bcorsi8]

@@jestersudz6085 American dad is still alright, I think it's just not going downhill as quickly as family guy did

[@kukifitte7357]

Nah american dad is shit too

[@Marc_Snuffy-]

I like family guy…

[@b.w.22]

@@Marc_Snuffy- - No shame in that! At least Family Guy was something original: McFarlane’s humor and art-style has been endlessly and shamelessly ripped off ever since, it seems to me.

[@gimblesfan4lyfe]

“Stop jabbering, we’re not italians” is hilarious and no one can convince me otherwise

[@Lovinia1]

Georges “humor” is just Stevie Griffin filler lines.

[@andrewcol]

Aside from the art being disgusting, it's just so obnoxiously disjointed. Why are half of the faces bizarre caricatures, while the other half are completely uninteresting? It's not like there's even a pattern to this, Prince Charles looking like a ghoul was a common enough joke that it makes sense on its own, but why does Prince William look like a boardwalk caricature? Why is the queen's face basically normal? I would honestly be fine with the disgusting caricatures if there was a pattern. If all the royals looked like caricatures, since y'know, they're inbred, while everyone else had normal faces, that would be kind of clever and a decent enough setup for humor. Instead there's just a few totally random characters with hideous faces, while everyone else has a normal face that's just done in a bad art style.

[@positivea9111]

Yeah that Long face person (I forgot his name)Why does his head look like this 🗿

[@VergilDarkslayer]

Isnt that style like british satite portraits if i remember correctly?

[@positivea9111]

Yeah these characters remained me of this KZbinr Meat Cayon

[@gabby3036]

Yeah, I feel like Picasso came in as the key artist and everyone just had to go with it.

[@jaborsey_joseph]

I normally don't care on ugly looking characters as long as their writing is good but I hate the way William looks to the point where I just get really angry about it.

[@imanibetter]

This show is basically what any adult animated comedy shouldn't be.

[@JP_Crimson]

I think they are trying to aim at youth teen EdgeLord

[@strawberrykeiku]

Family Guy is better than this show. Seriously.

[@gopet400]

Allen Gregory would like to have a word with you

[@imanibetter]

@@strawberrykeiku family guy exceeds.

[@beelzemobabbity]

And sadly what a lot of them are..

[@dragonfish1468]

Maybe it is just my broken sense of humor, but the "Stop Jabbering you two, we're not Italians!" actually got a chuckle out of me.

[@billjacobs521]

Nah, it can be funny in isolation. It just stops being funny when she does the same thing 50 times.

[@pxrfxct]

Imagine going to animation school and getting good at art to get stuck with a show that looks like it was drawn by a child

[@ntfoperative9432]

Also the fact that they're an American studio trying to replicate British culture. In the one episode, most British people I know would rather blow their brains out than say the word "vacation". They use "holiday" over there guys

[@BluePieNinjaTV]

@trueblueprussian 23 how do you come to that conclusion? It's pretty obvious the writers just straight up don't understand anything about the royals or comedy above the most shallowest of understanding.

[@kimifw58]

I kept waiting for this British KZbinr to say that. Now I'm questioning his nationality.

[@dorn0531]

Also “cell phone” & “gam gam”. Plus George is clearly meant to be Stewie. Painfully bad

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

@trueblueprussian 23 Fuck it. I will go full commie because I just can't stand the "class envy" bullshit. All apes (humans included) instinctively understand things like fairness. Person a was born in a poor family - they won't get higher education simply because they were unlucky. Doesn't matter how brilliant their mind is, doesn't matter how much good they would bring to this world. Person b was born in a rich family - they'll achieve success no matter how pitful they are. Mummy and daddy's money will cover all losses I know it's shocking but we can recognize that this system is wrong. It's not class envy when you see again and again rich people getting away with pedophilia when the poor are being thrown into prisons for the things they can't even control Everytime I see someone commenting about "class envy" I get closer to being a fucking commie. And I was raised in a country ruled by Soviets Congrats comrade, thank you for your contribution in this discourse. Maybe it's time for praxis

[@NovaDysnomia]

You know, that "running gag" hat bump thing you showed in the beginning is even worse than you mentioned, because it only "functions" at all because the characters are 2d. The way they're standing, they're supposed to be next to each other, and when they bow their heads, they're supposed to be bowing forward. If it weren't an animated show, with the characters drawn at a side angle, the one guy would have to lean his head TO THE SIDE in order to bump the other guy, and thus wouldn't be able to "accidentally" bump him.

[@Sugarman96]

Oh wow, you actually figured out another aspect of why the joke doesn't work, that's impressive.

[@Wheelchair_Gamer]

I noticed that too. It was annoying the hell out of me.

[@sandraaa8496]

It’s wild they give those two characters a whole “arc” or at least I think that’s what they want it to be lol. They sing together and one remembers the others bday after being annoyed wit the pointless hat thing! Which makes me think he had a crush and bumped his hat on purpose but like why the fuck do I care cause I don’t?!

[@tigaliyt]

It could be a nice bit of 4th wall humor, as well!

[@izzisart]

Honestly, I spent way too long trying to figure out how logistically that would work from a 3D sense 😂

[@kewldood9746]

3:52 He said one thing but then the opposite thing happened

[@truerandomness]

Fun fact: the Queen used to be an auto mechanic during the war. Up until she died, she would fix her car herself whenever it broke down. Why didn't this ever get referenced on the Prince? The image of this extremely old and posh royal jacking up a car and getting oil and transmission fluid all over her fluffy dress could have been funny.

[@alexanderflood1462]

Might I also add that this show is EXTREMELY unpleasant to look at? There is literally no cohesion whatsoever to the visual design of the characters. The shapes, the coloration, even the line work of each character all look different. It's not just that the show has an unpleasant design. I consider the weird long upper lip the Simpson's characters have to be unpleasant. But at least all the Simpson's characters have some variation of that same design. Contrast that to this show, where everybody's mouth is shaped completely differently. Princess Charlotte's mouth has a more front-facing design, but Queen Elizabeth's mouth hangs off to the side. I don't like how the Simpson's characters have pure yellow skin either. But at least they ALL have yellow skin, so my eyes can get used to it. Prince Charles has the entire spectrum of the color red on his face, while Prince George has only one shade of pasty white. A lot of adult animations have designs that are either lazy or ugly, but this one's is both unbelievably sloppy and downright revolting at the same time. Even if it were made like this intentionally, it doesn't matter. Actually, that would make this even worse as a creative decision. This design doesn't make me want to laugh, it makes me want to vomit. Given that the writers couldn't tell the difference between gross-out humor and just grossness, I wouldn't be surprised if the art team had a similar predicament. Sorry about the long rant, just had to get this off my chest. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[@thebignutt7169]

Glad someone finally put into words how I feel about the design. Like, the characters are straight up ugly.

[@Matikz007]

That's how I always felt with a lot of other shows such as Big Mouth or Paradise PD. Also I fucking hate princess charlotte's weird frowny rectangle mouth.

[@themememaster6775]

I really like the designs of the Simpsons, but I understand what you mean.

[@Ramdomtwixy33]

If you want the reason all adult animated rows look that way it’s because they use 2D animated rigs which are cheaper to animate than hand-drawn animation. Very limited animation and cheaper to produce.

[@JadeAnnabelArt]

In a lot of movies/shows, what they try to do is make the main character appear as 'human.' They'll be the most pleasant to look at, the most relatable. While other characters will be more exaggerated. (For instance, Hotel Transylvania, Mavis is the most human like, while Count Dracula is thin and exaggerated.) This is to help create a bond between the main character and the audience. I can see where they came from from that perspective, but damn, they failed hard.

[@averyeml]

For me the whole “prince Philip died right before this came out and the jokes are still just kinda in there” is the energy I get from the show as a whole. This show is about real people and it fails at actual satire, so it feels like they’re just taking real people and shitting all over them for no point. Especially considering two of the main foci of the show are literal real life minors who have no say in their family.

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

*foci*

[@notaspider4084]

ohhh nooo not the ultra-wealthy minors being made fun of :(((( i agree this show sucks but not because it's shitting on royals.

[@samuelbarber6177]

@@notaspider4084 Well, if you’re gonna take a crap on real people, at least do it well (ahem, Spitting Image). Also… just because an eight year old has a lot of money doesn’t mean it’s okay to make of them. They’re still an eight year old. Base the show on Charles. At least then you can claim more of a moral high ground. And it might be entertaining.

[@uhslowbro535]

@@notaspider4084 don't say that like it's ok to make fun of a fucking child lol that is literally an eight year old. just because it happens to be born into a rich ass family doesn't mean it should be given unfair, uncalled for treatment. bullying a fucking minor before it can even read properly... you're literally just raising bad people at that point. i was born into a family of nothing, but that gives me no right to belittle a child that was raised with everything. that is still a child-a baby. you're disappointing. i'm all for shitting on shit royals, but not when that royal is a child who isn't an adult and/or a piece of garbage

[@honshuu]

@@notaspider4084 just because they're born into royalty doesn't mean they're the same as their predecessors. they're literally not even 10 yet.

[@urbama]

i can't believe that at 2:40 he said that the brown window frame is just as funny as the other stuff, like excuuuse me that window frame is hilarious

[@biancarosner7576]

The show really gives the comedy vibes of Allen Gregory which also only had one season and was canceled 😂

[@bruhfunnies3441]

The worst part of this show is that an animated satire of the royal family actually could be a great show if executed right and with the actual knowledge of British royalty and the shit around it being used in the writing rather than "haha shitty poop mean words bad person hahaha"

[@chichiro8625]

That! The royal family actually has strong characters. It could be so easy

[@aperson4287]

Personally what rubs me the wrong way is the fact that they made the main characters of the show real kids, and actively making fun of them. Poke fun at adult celebrities all you want, but leave the children out of it. They also don't include Andrew which is HILARIOUS. They don't make fun of the alleged predator but they have no issue bullying kids.

[@holly-24]

@@aperson4287 THIS WAS WHAT I WAS THINKING TOO

[@TyphusAndronicus]

The Windsors is basically that but in live-action.

[@missamieholly2313]

Sweden actually had a show like that back in 2004 called "Hey Baberiba", that satirized the Swedish royal family (though it was live-action, not animated). They didn't work any royal kids into the jokes so it was also in well taste.

[@unoriginalperson72]

Saying, "Bri'ish, now laugh" and repeating it for an entire series isn't comedy

[@michaelalleman4186]

but...but... Bri'ish funni...

[@unoriginalperson72]

@@michaelalleman4186 sometimes but not all times

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

This show is literally the, "Let us commence forth . . . Bri'ish!?" meme, but an entire series.

[@randomrandle9141]

Sorry cin a get a bo'lle a wo'er.lmaooooooooo

[@cupio-stardust]

Bri’ish isn’t even funny, saying it only once doesn’t make you a comedy genius.

[@spacingout.]

i love the subtle sarcasm in your voice. genuinely makes the video really enjoyable to watch

[@gayspaghetti3374]

As someone from Scotland, I think it should be obvious that I'm not the biggest fan of the fan of the royal family and so I was initally excited to see that there was an adult show making fun of them. But I don't find this amusing. This is just sad. I don't think this is funny, and this is coming from someone who mocks the royal family on the regular. I just feel kind of uncomfortable at a lot of these jokes, which makes it worse because there is so much potential in the gags you can make

[@Kwaintly]

yeah, im from ireland and since also the queen having passed away and shit makes this show waaay worse

[@52joker64]

I don't care that he's a public figure, this is a TV show made about a real life child without his or his parents consent, and it portrays him as a twat. I'm not comfortable with this show

[@carrion1546]

same, it's weird there's a whole ass show mocking real people. i don't really care about the british monarchy (although i do agree that it's stupid they chose to depict a child like that) but the whole concept of that is weird.

[@CaptainStation]

@@carrion1546 bruh, Brits are lucky to have a monarchy than a failed republic

[@runnerman1424]

God can you imagine if they got a 2nd season now.

[@Remyatta]

@@CaptainStation excuse me🧍‍♀️

[@josiahgreene6712]

It seem like they portrayed him as queer to which also make me feel wierd ( I’m queer myself btw) bc it really wierd

[@Simon-mp3vz]

I think what probably seems the strangest thing to me about the show is how the main character is a real person who's a real child. Like it's one thing to make satire of adults for the decisions that they make, but it just seems kind of messed up how the focus is on the kids as well. I don't want to say that it's like bullying children, but I also don't think a show like this is good for the actual royal children since it already shapes how others perceive them. Idk, maybe I'm just thinking too much about it

[@citricdolphin336]

I'm 100% with you. The very first time I heard about this show, my reaction was "What kind of heartless person makes mocking satire out of an actual child?" My opinion hasn't changed.

[@d3rrick10493]

Eh, it seems to me that the children aren't the target, they're moreso the "eyes" through which we see the world. Plus, they're all insanely rich and the family is a joke in real life, being an outdated and useless group of people, so who really cares. The kids will never know anything resembling a bad day, and since it doesn't exactly seem to mock or target them, I don't see the big deal. I don't think it's a great plan, but if it had been actually funny, it wouldn't have bothered me. That being said, if it actually targeted or vindictively mocked the children themselves, I might be more on your side. They just don't seem like the target here.

[@JamieZero7]

@@d3rrick10493 "Plus, they're all insanely rich and the family is a joke in real life, being an outdated and useless group of people, so who really cares." So it's fine because they are rich. Yet celebs sons and daughters are richer. They are apparently a joke in real life to you. How so?

[@JamieZero7]

@@d3rrick10493 What is so funny about being forced into slavery from birth? I really want to know. Because that's what they are. They don't have the same rights as us British citizens. They have less. They are forced into a position due to the bloodline. And how our government works. They can't vote. They can't give a political opinion. They are forced to be ambassadors for our country and forced to be icons of culture for us Brits. As a British person, I want to know the joke.

[@Trascist]

No that’s valid

[@Kellil_Mitren]

Half of the characters look like Meat Canyon drew them, but not in the good way.

[@Ruthl3ss_c0rpze]

"Meatcanyon character but it was drawn in 30 seconds"

[@CarbonatedGravy]

All the adults in the royal family photo at 1:00 look like pure titans from aot lmao they even got Connie’s mom in the middle there 🤣

[@Train115]

It's like, trying to do Phineas and Ferb comedy, but failing horribly

[@marijamarcelic3149]

Nothing will beat Phineas and ferb tbh

[@cytronknight3884]

Why is Jay Exci logo like that is he gay or something?

[@tentacledood5784]

@@cytronknight3884 ...What?

[@cytronknight3884]

@@tentacledood5784 his logo has him with makeup and fingernail paint, foes that mean he's gay?

[@user-lh7pl2fu9c]

@@cytronknight3884 jay is transitioning