HIGNFY S39E05 Jo Brand, Jon Richardson & Lembit Opik

[@kathowed]

The most fun way to catch up on British history. I look forward to seeing Lembit Opik on the comedy circuit. Thanks, BH.

[@rukeyser]

YES. 2023.

[@nijnij3988]

"you should really write porn" "too busy living it, mate" Paul was on fire tonight

[@ktom5262]

Opik is surprisingly witty and good fun.

[@williamparker1085]

and a good sport

[@18Alpine]

I've not seen this episode before. Thank you for posting.

[@TyTigerbbb]

I think about how they talked about Boris Johnson in the 30th Anniversary ep being better for comedy than politics and I feel like Lembit fits a very similar bill. He seemed to genuinely to take all of this like a champ.

[@jameshenderson1498]

Paul is on fire this episode. Big fan of the Hislop-Merton coalition!

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

Love Jo Brand. Surprised at Lembit Opik; he's very funny as a Eeyore-type.

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks for posting,

[@bonnafide2606]

13:34 Portillo's is a famous restaurant in Chicago. They serve buckets of ribs and Italian beef subs.

[@janeeyre1990]

Also a cake milkshake that is a slice of cake shoved into a normal milkshake

[@martinjones5965]

Paul and Ian on same side - gave me goosebumps :)

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks.

[@FinnRenard]

Thanks for sharing. Great show.

[@tomhassell7985]

poor old Limpit. no more expenses

[@Vtwin_Superbikes]

I think Ian drank too much raspberryade before this one, or smoked too much crack 😅

[@cs_fl5048]

Gordon Brown went on to provide a lot of fodder for future episodes of this show....

[@RIXRADvidz]

previously on HIGGY, Angus is still in the driver's seat, paul has gone on to other projects eddie izzard is in paul's usual seat, and paul comes on as ian's team mate, it has happened way way back in the days of long ago, Angus in the seat, that long ago

[@RicardoNadejas]

S11E01 - Paul took sabatical from the season 11, however he appeared in the first episode on Ian's team, just as you said

[@DennisMoore664]

The great coalition episode

[@m.brizzy5407]

Very close to being one of the best ever. But who is this guy Lembit???? Never heard of him.

[@mulrich]

He was a Member of Parliament for the Liberal Democrats for nineteen years. He'd lost his seat just the day before they recorded this show. He'd been on the show several times before as well.

[@theotheronethere4391]

Also had a relatively high-profile dating life for a politician. He dated a famous Welsh weather presentation and then dated a member of a Romanian singing twin duet group called "the Cheeky Girls."

[@peterbrophy3478]

very funny

[@Kate-lk6tw]

When did Ian Hislop realise FPTP doesn’t work?

[@RIXRADvidz]

Mondays are MOANdays unless you add a Bigg Lump of Lembit. today on ReWatch : Lembit Opik Day. Wake 'n' Bake, sit back and observe Opik all day long. THX BH!!

[@baskingblackbird]

Are you ok?

[@RIXRADvidz]

@@baskingblackbird quite well, thank you, I have few responsibilities, a stocked larder, free flowing wifi and time. a very stress free existence, I hope everyone can obtain this level early in their lives and not have to do it when you're old and about to depart the mortal coil. oh yeah, quite well.

[@baskingblackbird]

@@RIXRADvidz Sounds nice :)

[@carolineg1872]

Oh look, it's Limp Biskit.😒

[@davidconnell1959]

Eisenhower handed over the leadership to Kennedy when I was 12-1/2 months old. So I have lived a year of my life under a good, decent, honest Republican President. Not a minute since January 30, 1961, though.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

Didn’t they say Honest Ike?

[@neonskyline1]

People actually believe that Politicians run a country, twilght zone stuff

[@Kate-lk6tw]

Well, we’ve now had 14 years of Tories undeniably and egregiously running it into the ground. So we KNOW.

[@donrobertson4940]

And the earth is flat ....

[@brettb9194]

full of adverts

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"

[@owenfitzgerald8944]

Brand and Richardson 🙄 The good ones were busy that week.

[@nevillewissmann9605]

Two of my favourites. I guess we all have our own choice to watch or not, lol

[@roonil3931]

Jon is brilliant. I bet you can’t add.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

Your personal preferences are irrelevant and they sound anything but good.