HIGNFY S38E08 Dominic West, Reginald D. Hunter & James May

11 December 2009
with team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton

[@cuzned1375]

That look that Reg gives Ian after “Ratmaninov”! 😆

[@dahlyiadubonnet]

This was one of the funniest episodes ever! Reginald is a legend!!!

[@RIXRADvidz]

a busy day interjected with HIGNFY. Nice.

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@kathowed]

Great to see Reginald D in good form this time round.

[@ryandeketenor932]

Seems hignfy is where he seems most comfortable compared to 8oo10c or wilty. Never see him laugh as much as on this.

[@dantean]

Possibly I missed it. Please compare this to Felix Dexter's appearance of several years earlier. Riginald D here appears almost entirely oblivious to the wit going on around him (indeed, even over his head) until it becomes time for him to make a speech about racism, while Dexter is witty from start to finish, parrying and thrusting with the both the brilliant Angus Deayton and equally witty Clive Anderson to at least a draw. Or Richard Blackwood, if you pefer in season 20, episode 1. Reginald D, by comparison, is dreary, at best.

[@vyshi]

for me, D will forever stand for "Delicious"

[@emmetpower3610]

I love seeing Reginald on HIGNFY, you can see that Ian genuinely has affection for him

[@TheJunMan]

@@emmetpower3610 Yeah, I really like him on HIGNFY...I think it suits him a lot better than other shows like QI.

[@stephaniewaters1777]

Is there anyone cooler than Reginald Hunter?

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

14:04 That roundabout in Swindon looks like a nightmare! It's like dodgems at a fairground!

[@thestigsdutchcousin]

If you manage to clear that during your driving test, they must give you your license right away.

[@lindahart6049]

Thank you!

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting.

[@lavrentivs9891]

Ian and Reginald where the most funny in this episode =)

[@jonnnyren6245]

The sitcom between the Bercows. YES SPEAKER!!!

[@paul1x1]

You'd think a car guy would know the difference between volume and displacement

[@bunnybismuth]

You'd think a nerd like James especially would know

[@andrewbonczyk1882]

Actually the issue concerns Antarctica being a landmass that has ice on it . The artic is just ice so if it melts sea level will not be directly affected ..... I think. Mmm

[@paul1x1]

@@andrewbonczyk1882 nope there's dirt under that there ice

[@jestermoon]

@@paul1x1 😆 🤣 😂

[@nathanharris4105]

Or he's drinking the gin and tonic.

[@sharonmullins1957]

Love Ian's dry wit!

[@sharonmullins1957]

Rather see Reg and Paul.

[@jenniferandbarryjones1355]

Reginald is a legend!

[@ianlongfellow6395]

How high is captain slow?

[@TregMediaHD]

About 6ft 3 i believe

[@martso9288]

As high as Richard is tall. And that says a lot, since he is the tallest former Top Gear presenter from Birmingham.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Huh?

[@Fiidnrnhr]

Can someone help me with pauls trifle joke towards the end? Dont get it.

[@cunobelinusX31]

Swindon! Haha, what a kip,

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

7:50 still so relevant and f*++++++*+ UP BRITAIN year for year.

[@kchinthaka8975]

@9:33 - does james may say "I too dont have a bastard clue'? is there such an expression ? or did he just come up with it there and then?

[@Padraigp]

You can add bastard before any word. I don't want a bastard cup of tea. Or theres a real bastard rain coming down outside. That sort of thing. But its not a phrase to say I dont have a bastard clue particularly. Im sure its been said before but its not a particular phrase. Its just like saying i dont have a fucking clue or a cunting clue or whatever.

[@DennisMoore664]

It's jarring hearing the N-word even with a posh accent.

[@matthiasknutzen6061]

Yea I wonder if he had asked Reginald if he wanted him to say it

[@Daark_Karma]

@@matthiasknutzen6061 if it's the title of his work then that's permission enough. titling something means you can't really complain when someone quotes it

[@Elitist20]

'Hislop - Magdalen' [pronounced 'maudlin'] 'Merton - slightly happier.'

[@myoldvhstapes]

Was Dominic implying that James is female, but passed it off as a joke by asking if he went to a girls' school?

[@beenaplumber8379]

Did he bail on a long hair joke?

[@Remcore020]

It feels very weird to see McNulty do an impression of a posh Britton

[@MEEEPMEEEPMEEEPMEEEP]

13:33 THIS IS A WARFACE NOW LET E SEE YOUR WARFACE

[@DennisMoore664]

You don't scare me! Work on it.

[@beenaplumber8379]

Represent! My bro Reggie! He's actually in the UK doing deadpan better than the four actual Brits - "Ginger-haired people, that ain't even a race..." "So then how was she taught to maintain her Facebook page?" "You say that like a man who's been waiting to say that for years." 😀

[@creepycraig73]

Reg speaks Southern truth.

[@shunnysky]

kind of a shame that May didnt speak up much in the latter half

[@kidcharlemagne3044]

What is McNulty doing here.

[@AnkurBorwankar]

Micnuddy

[@TheRepublicOfJohn]

The fuck did I do?

[@omnibus5359]

Dropping the n bomb right off the bat, came as a surprise with Dominic having such a soft voice as well.

[@theTeknoViking]

Bushy top!

[@garywhite723]

I'm surprised that Hammond didn't come on here it probably would have been hilarious if he came on too out of the top gear guys he is the only one that didn't come on

[@Padraigp]

Yeah cos hes not funny

[@happivaras]

I didn't get that last pne. What's the answer to why was a goatturd eating a vol-au-vant?

[@happivaras]

Shes finally becoming useful.

[@Harrylechat01]

Oh to go back to the level of public debt they were complaining about then. Wonder where all the money keeps going ...

[@herbertbecker6292]

I know this is a comedy show, so I hope May was joking, because his ice cube analogy is painfully wrong.

[@ktom5262]

May being a cynical Top Gear pr*ck here. "I don't care about the climate change". Sure, because it's bad for his car show, that's all that matters to him.

[@jestermoon]

Take A Moment Let's spread the word We need a reset Stay Safe Stay Free

[@wowyaywowyaywow]

2:00 What?

[@wowyaywowyaywow]

Am I on some other planet where this is not acceptable?

[@androogalt]

McNulty gets a pass

[@Charlie_Rowe]

Still find it odd that U.S. and England, 2 of the most diverse countries in the world, are still considered the most racist.

[@DennisMoore664]

Maybe it's that very diversity that helps keep those racial divisions going. And while it might not be racism specifically, there is plenty bigotry and intolerance of all sorts in most every country except New Zealand and few others and even that is fairly recent historical development. Also, when a country is a more homogenous place racially, the people that live there are going to find other criteria like religion or political affiliation or the ever popular urban/rural animosity to divide each other up and discriminate against one another. We're such an odd species.

[@matthiasknutzen6061]

Just because they are diverse doesn't mean there's no problems with racism. Don't even know if they are considered the most racist, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, Brasil, Argentina i would assume are much more racist.

[@itsokay7989]

How can you find that odd? The history of both countries (which you can read for free on the internet) is deeply grounded in racism. One of them went out to commit atrocities, the other shipped them home.

[@NeilJ894]

@@DennisMoore664 you don't know much about New Zealand do you

[@DennisMoore664]

@@NeilJ894 Dickish reply but okay -- no, not really. I don't live there so I have a foreigner's perspective on the place. From what I'd read though, it sounded like there had been a real attempt to deal with its colonial past and build a more equitable country for everyone over the past few decades. But in the months since I wrote my post that triggered you're reply today I've learned how New Zealand's post-racist reputation is largely bullshit and there are indeed still plenty of racial problems (among others) that people there can't or won't get past.

[@robin231176]

James May is just a jerk.

[@MrsBobby-gy5of]

A scruffy one .

[@BunneRabb]

why?

[@krileayn]

Was it the Guardian reader comment that upset you?

[@Philrc]

May is such a useless thick twat

[@scotttexasbornandbred1063]

I will admit I was one of the dislikes here and will post, (even though it seems no one that dislikes a video will comment why. Damn gits). Not a fan of someone csn say a word and it is fine, but someone else saying the same word in the exact same context ... And aww f no ...

[@Raphael_Ck]

What on earth are you talking about ? If it’s the N word, it’s because it’s the name of the guys show. Also this is British TV from 12 years ago. Times were different, I’m not sure why you would dislike because of a word

[@TriploGoofus]

@@Raphael_Ck no, he's complaining about how *he's* not allowed to use the word anymore, which of course betokens the death of freedom and probably the end times.