What's wrong with London's boroughs?

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Written by
Jay Foreman @jayforeman
Paul Kendler @kendlerpaul
Edited by
Jay Foreman
Director of Photography
Paul Kendler
Camera Assistant
Urs Robbe
Props, Costume and Production Runner
Jade Nagi @jade_nagi
VFX
Chris Walker @BigDamnArtist
www.zangrethordigital.ca/
Political maps by
Matt from @ElectionMapsUK
Ko-fi.com/electionmapsuk
Additional (invaluable) research
Ian Pleace @lccmunicipal
Further reading: www.lccmunicipal.com
Font vocabulary/opinions
Gareth Stranks @strnks
Further reading: typewritingblog.wordpress.com/
Bollard vocabulary
Katie Taylor @capn_katie_
Bromley sign
Ryan Griffin
Game Show Host
Mandy Dassa @MandyDassa
• Choose Your own Advent...
Game Show Contestant
Paul Kendler @kendlerpaul
Margaret Thatcher / Vox Pop 3
Jade Nagi @jade_nagi
Vox Pops 1 and 2
Sorry, I’ve completely forgotten their names. They approached us while we were filming, so we asked if they wanted to be in it. If you know/are one of these two people, get in touch!
Man from Hounslow
Matt Lucas @realmattlucas
www.thankyoubakedpotato.com/
Thanks to:
New London Architecture at The Building Centre
Pipers Models - creators of the New London Model

[@guestguest9]

I can’t find a single comment talking about how Matt Lucas was in this one. How on earth did they find him for casting? Brilliant!

[@RustyPetterson]

Haha I know. He started off so nice n fluffy, but things went dark pretty quickly haha.

[@MrVradley]

Had me crippled with laughter 🤣

[@tedverne7484]

I choose to believe that they just ran into him on the street and he was already wearing that shirt when they found him

[@SolarMechanic]

You ruined it!

[@cold_fruit]

@@tedverne7484 that is absolutely exactly what happened, and nobody can persuade me otherwise

[@markmatheisl2960]

River, river, river, leaf, text with website underneath, fox's head with eagle's palms, lots of boring coats of arms, flower, tree, tree, tree, stolen from the BBC, very 90's, round and bold, painted by a 5 year old, flappy triangles appeal, happy crown and water wheel, circle skyline, painty, lame, looks like someone signed their name, swirly B and swishy N, boring coats of arms again, eight blobs no one understands, that completes the-- oh, it's HANDS.

[@JaySwanson]

I loved this so much

[@jo_ovin1482]

Thank you kind sir

[@rasheeduddinmohammed4247]

Same

[@FaisalAhmed-bm4lg]

Ryan started the fire, and the world was burning

[@jeidun]

2:27

[@AndyMillar]

*staring intently at the Westminster sign* "Look at that subtle off-white coloring, the tasteful thickness of it. Oh my god, it even has a watermark"

[@gardenshed6043]

As a Harrovian I couldn’t help but find it funny when you were talking about combining boroughs the map had North, South and Harrow as the three boroughs.

[@tactical_cuke]

Ah a fellow Harrovian. Hello!

[@Ishy251]

This is the Harrovian chain! Hello fellow Harrovians

[@tactical_cuke]

@@Ishy251 Yesss, Harrovian gang!

[@vcrmchl]

Grew up in Harrow 🙋🏻‍♀️ All hail us and our lame borough logo!

[@tactical_cuke]

@@vcrmchl Yes, it is the lamest of them all!

[@hansmarana6617]

Honestly how this man hasn’t been given a BBC program I’ve no idea...

[@nightwatchmd]

@Quanchy Plimp But BBC screwed it up. By taking away Jay's editing and scripting they made it rather boring and meh. Watch it again and you can see s stark contrast between the video in your link and Jay's usual videos. Too bad because I think as well that he should get a TV show. And I'm not even from UK...

[@fiverZ]

He already has own KZbin channel. Why go to the legacy media?

[@512TheWolf512]

Because BBC is communist propaganda and a piece of shite

[@Kyle_Hubbard]

@@fiverZ There isn't a reason and if there is then there shouldn't be. I'll admit the BBC has made and still makes some excellent content but then the same can be said about other major broadcasters. Non the less for the most part they're all still complete shite.

[@BoraMarkovic]

He can make much much more from KZbin than a salary from BBC.

[@tysonplett3328]

"We've all got thyme on our hands." I was too busy laughing to watch the rest of the advert.

[@weswheel4834]

The look on his face as well, "Yes, I just did that." :D

[@Topazeification]

Guys a genius hahah

[@bartholomewdan]

My face was buried firmly in my hands after that one. And no, they didn't have thyme on them...

[@Citiesinmotionplayer]

I heard that's what they grow in Greenwich

[@OfficeMackerel]

@@Citiesinmotionplayer take my upvote and go

[@woodsy5081]

One of the most unexpected crossovers ever. Matt Lucas on a geography channel

[@fredh1720]

That cycle lane change alone is terrifying enough to warrant them being changed...

[@ntm4]

Saying "As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted", when returning to your position almost 15 years after it was abolished is the most British thing ever and I love it.

[@stumbling]

@Lorenzo Follador Claiming things to be British when they may or may not be exclusively British is also British. You are now British. Good day.

[@moon-pw1bi]

yo timestamps are sick u know

[@nemezio9495]

@@moon-pw1bi have you tried watching the video?

[@nicklindsey1765]

MunchesCrunches 7:20

[@Elitist20]

There's an urban myth that this is what a BBC host said when TV broadcasts began again in 1946 after being interrupted by the war. (The plug had been pulled with little warning in 1939.) No doubt Livingstone was alluding to this.

[@brian-yt4re]

The “thyme on our hands” joke was so stupid. I loved it.

[@abydosianchulac2]

I actually yelled, "F&#! YOU" at the screen there.

[@henryfisher80]

Best joke I’ve seen all day

[@ananr.2936]

Instantly liked as soon as I heard it 😂😂😂😂

[@rjjcms1]

Aaaaarrrgh got it now,thanks. Haha how could I not get it when I saw it?

[@Veni_Vidi_Vortice]

It's about thyme too.

[@NoobAdventuresGaming]

Honestly how there isn’t a United London Utilities Services that unites all the different bins, street works etc to one organisation across all boroughs is mind blowing.

[@Bruh-zx2mc]

The boroughs exist in the first place to avoid the hassle of organising the entirety of Greater London under one pipeline.

[@Maximilz]

I sent an email to the council at 3am complaining about the street light shining in my window. Before I woke up that morning they had already come and fixed it. Don't think you'd get that service in many other places than Richmond.

[@LQC2556]

"We've all got thyme on our hands nowadays" really got me.

[@Laughterhouse5]

I have sage on my hands

[@radionowhere2870]

It feels like the ultimate meeting of a pun and a dad joke. And I hate myself for smiling because of it. 🙃

[@astronomenov99]

I laughed out loud. Or 'lol' as we know it today. I didn't laugh until I cried so I can't legally use: 😂.

[@commanderboreal1343]

I thought he grabbed a cactus at first😭

[@tomfordgunningham465]

Yep

[@Aoderic]

People should really recycle their middle-age men, instead of throwing them away. 4:55 this one was even in fairly good condition.

[@onionbot2]

Middle-aged men should be recyclable in every borough

[@sujimtangerines]

Instead of recycling, repurpose them! Or donate them to a charity for resale. If he's in good condition, take 'em to a consignment shop where you can make a little cash back in return for all the money and time you invested in him.

[@joebleasdale5557]

Middle-aged men in Merton? Oooh, that’s the wrong bin!

[@Joe-fe4xi]

M McCoy Imagine if then word men was replaced with women, and imagine the fuss that would be kicked up.

[@TyDurr1]

He's still got plenty of dad jokes left in him! Who would throw something like that away?

[@krissmgvlogs]

I used to work for the GLC in County Hall. Started a couple of years before abolition. I loved that big old building. It was HUGE. Do you know it had (maybe still has) underground tunnels. And the staff canteen was ginormous! I also met Ken Livingstone a couple times. Lovely memories.

[@Coolsomeone234]

I swear every city has secret underground tunnels

[@sprucemaroose]

@@Coolsomeone234 do the cities of the mole people have secret overground tunnels?

[@florencedelves7409]

@@sprucemaroose Maybe 🤔

[@erwannthietart3602]

@@sprucemaroose more like secret surface roads but yea

[@zahid1909]

Is that tunnel now converted into an aquarium?

[@zorbaz3940]

Why do I keep rewatching this series even though I've never been to London

[@Mgameing123]

bc jay foreman is funny

[@beth12svist]

In the vague hopes that one day when you visit London you won't be just another tourist?

[@waynemarvin5661]

Why do you ask others for explanations for your actions?

[@shaunonlyplaysyt9879]

@@waynemarvin5661 society

[@iamtimmycouk]

Matt Lucas' cameo is class.

[@Loweene_Ancalimon]

I have to say I did a double take and "Wait... is that...?"

[@Harryofbath]

DEATH TO EALING!

[@ThatTurboOwl]

@@Loweene_Ancalimon Same. One of those weird. "But...he's actually famous, not internet famous" moments xD Always throws me off when stuff like that slams into each other.

[@SniperSpy10]

well jay does have quite a few ties to the BBC

[@xCorvus7x]

Could some one inform an uninitiated who that is?

[@bk44228]

The Matt Lucas part was hilarious. Absolutely none of us in Hounslow actually LIKE being in Hounslow at all hahaha

[@wintrwunderland]

nobody: literally nobody: Heathrow at 5am: haha plane go bzzzrt

[@nimvisuals8651]

Hahaha facts

[@patrickovsiu]

@@wintrwunderland Exactly why he had to say "Death to Hillingdon!"

[@grantosgroover6556]

London, the same population figure as Switzerland I believe Jay said. Switzerland is where Phil Collins resides. Coincidentally Phil is originally from Hounslow. Guess he didn't like it either.

[@dr.breadsticks6172]

Dk about you but imo hounslow is the best borough by far, i can tell when i leave because my mood immediately drops

[@thisrandomdude2880]

You could have just said "it was Thatcher's fault... again" and practically 3/4 of the world's population would have understood the problem.

[@Itgetsbetterofficial]

Sounds like the GLC was gambling picking a pointless fight with the govt and lost more than they realized they'd put on the table.

[@BadgerOff32]

I'll say this for Jay Foreman adverts, they certainly stick in your head! Nearly 2 years after this video came out, I'll still randomly say just "lovely Skillshare" in different accents every now and then! That's what I call some good advertising lol.

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

I personally think it would be hilarious if someone started building an illegal house at the Croydon Merton Sutton border just to see if the boroughs would react.

[@willwallacetree]

A house on a big bracket that can be rotated around the tripoint....

[@Jablicek]

Yer on. Don't know any builders, do you?

[@logy7]

I was just thinking that! "None of you wanted to claim responsibility over the space, so none of you get to tax it."

[@activeone]

I was literally just thinking that too!

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

@Miam Miam Lmao. Welp, at least you got some spotlight :D

[@EuanBCFC]

Ok but can we talk about Matt Lucas and his unrivalled love of Hounslow

[@peetreecpu]

This coming just after binging Little Britain on Netflix!!!

[@slitor]

I KNOW RIGHT!

[@seancooper4058]

@@Thebigdog_1984 Ok DVD salesman I'll definitely keep all that in mind

[@chulz1080]

@@Thebigdog_1984 You must be fun at parties

[@supercakefish]

Let's not pretend that DVDs also don't have disadvantages. They take up a lot of physical space if you have a large collection, they're not as convenient as streaming and they're not HD quality. Both physical and digital media formats have their own advantages and disadvantages, there's no 'right' and 'wrong' way to watch your favourite content, it's all personal preference.

[@sophiebannan4677]

I'm an Aussie nursing student with assessments due and its almost midnight and I'm very comfortably procrastinating by watching these highly irrelevant-to-me videos with vague fascination so...keep it up :D

[@dougimmel]

Same but opposite. US, not Aussie, should be fixing the house, but not, still procrastinating, loving it...in London soon, so highly-relevant-to-me, GREAT use of time ! Keep it up, indeed. :D

[@ChichillasGM]

As a Westminster resident I was proud that our street signs were called out as the best, they are clear and iconic indeed! It blew my mind at the end the fact that the London Eye has as many capsules as boroughs there are 🤯

[@TalesOfWar]

I wonder if that was entirely coincidence or actually on purpose?

[@bom1924]

"river river river leaf, Text with website underneath, Foxes head with eagle's palms, Lots of boring coats of arms, Flower tree, tree, tree, Stolen from the BBC, Very nintys, Round and bold, Painted by a five year old, Flappy triangles appeal, Happy crown and water wheel, Circle, skyline, painty, lame, Looks like someone signed their name, Swirly B and swishy N, Boring coats of arms again, Eight blobs no one understands, That completes the... Oh it's hands!" 🎵🎶🎵

[@alexandret6962]

Recite along with the time code 2:28

[@LongPeter]

Bless you my child.

[@1moretake51]

🎶🎵WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE! IT WAS ALWAYS BURNING SINCE THE WORLD’S BEEN TURNING!🎵🎶

[@m.azraqudratullah8620]

Look, i know you didn't copied someone with this comment, but i will only say that there are already a lot of people who commented the lyrics. But it's fine. Because you know what? The old lyrics is buried within this comment pile

[@festivitycat]

nintys

[@gmet12915]

Jay seems to have done quite a bit of research on font types.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

I can follow PBS Spacetime, but this went over my head.

[@AxxLAfriku]

HOLY HOLY!!! I can proudly say that I have the two HOTTEST women on this planet as MY GIRLFRIENDS! I am the unprettiest KZbinr ever, but they love me for what's inside! Thanks for listening gm

[@najrenchelf2751]

gmYT91, I mean... not surprising with this episode being sponsored by Skillshare! 😂

[@verirrteskamel]

@@AxxLAfriku what

[@NuclearTopSpot]

There's nothing like yeeting your meeting to a nice Antiqua or barely serifed Joanna. Mmmm yeah

[@mintness7565]

2:28 part is funny. I like how the council logos were described. XD

[@hanstheexplorer]

River, river, river, leaf, text with website underneath. Fox’s head with eagle’s palms, lots of boring coats of arms. Flower, tree, tree, tree, stolen from the BBC. Very 90s, round and bold, painted by a five-year-old. Flappy triangles appeal, happy crown and water wheel. Circle skyline, painty, lame, looks like someone signed their name. Swirly B and swishy N, boring coats of arms again. 8 blobs no one understands, that completes the- OH, it’s hands! 😂

[@Jalais]

The deepest cut I've had rewatching this is the random bystander on the left being absolutely deadpan during Matt Lucas's "Death to Ealing! Death to Hillingdon!" rant. 🤣😂

[@LadyAhro]

"Stolen from the BBC" Truly amazing And actually getting Matt Lucas involved? Damn.

[@losangelesnefastvs]

88 Lines About 44 Boroughs and yeah... I shat myself at the Matt Lucas cameo.

[@IlikeClubPenguinLOAD]

Mad respect to the Esperanto captioner. Dude localised the 'boroughs rhyme' so that it rhymed and had the rhythm of the original English one. Props to the guy 👏

[@ValueNetwork]

RIP community captions

[@Me-md7kx]

How is he so creative with random nerdy facts.

[@Jayden3649]

@@ValueNetwork rip

[@keshavvats9979]

also mad respect for him but who on earth is still talking Esperanto

[@JudyCZ]

@@keshavvats9979 Who on earth has ever... Still mad respect, though.

[@Eselta_]

I love the use of "Skin sofa" as backing-track to the section of looking back at history.

[@officaldungeons]

I’ve been a huge fan of Unfinished London for a while and I just today got the chance to explore London for myself for a day on my way from my uni in West Sussex to Heathrow and I loved seeing all of these familiar things from the series! Thank you so much, I really felt like a bit of a civilian rather than an American Werewolf in London

[@BathedInMilk]

Jay Foreman: A Charming mix of Monty Python, Horrible Histories and 1980s BBC Special Reports.

[@pasoska_kontrola]

But I think the most similar thing is HH

[@Zoe-bx9bp]

Hes got bob hale vibes but slightly less unhinged

[@jalaaldous3511]

@@Zoe-bx9bp XDXDXD I'll never see Jay Foreman in the same light again

[@breif1020]

@@Zoe-bx9bp This is the comment I've been looking for! I swear, absolutely Bob Hale.

[@Laughterhouse5]

*HOUNSLOW MEANS HOUNSLOW*

[@patricknorman5879]

Big up Ealing

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Hounslow for the Hounslowians, Death to Ealing, Death to Hillingdon!

[@petesperandio2572]

DEATH TO EALING!!!

[@adamgill]

Let's raise a people's army and seize control of the state!

[@omegonchris]

@@adamgill Yeah, but do we want to seize control of Hounslow? I mean look at it

[@kathrynronnenberg1688]

Totally loved the street sign font geek rant. And the logo poem!

[@dougimmel]

The best !

[@pip-pip5029]

Same it's fun and inspired

[@bertbergers9171]

The logo poem/rhyme piece was briliant and funny to bits. Thank you for the entertainment! (whilst learning) Great channel you have!

[@vidblogger12]

8:43 I love how it’s just “North”, “South”, and “Harrow”.

[@a.j.c.908]

what's wrong with Harrow?

[@rehehehehehehehehehe]

A.J.C. He’s Saying That Harrow Will Be A Borough Forever

[@a.j.c.908]

@@rehehehehehehehehehe But what's especial about that borough?

[@vidblogger12]

@@a.j.c.908 It survived the last round of borough redistribution. See his previous video.

[@NumismatixCoins]

Shout out to Harrow!

[@SteveXP]

The boroughs logo rhyme is now my second favourite thing after “The nations of the world" by Yakko Warner

[@Chris08TT]

You dude are awesome,, used sing that song in high school to see where the fans of the show where around me! Certain lyrics.....ITALY TURKEY AND GREECE.

[@genius11433]

Timestamp: 2:28

[@TheHunted117]

If you like the original version look up the Count Dankula version of nations of the world it’s great

[@campkira]

most people only care is how much the local tax... good school... benefit... and anything disgusting nearby...

[@stansmathhacks7028]

Horrible Histories Kings and Queens song.

[@treespunk]

Once again Jay, I love your music selections. Brings back a lot of memories

[@AD-dl7je]

This is the last place I ever thought I would come across the Lemmings soundtrack. Inspired choice of music.

[@Figureight]

Didn't expect the Matt Lucas cameo

[@leonardochapman4736]

@niduoe stre shut up. Matt Lucas is great

[@ClarinoI]

NObody expects the Matt Lucas cameo! His chief weapon is surprise!

[@CultOfAlan]

@@ClarinoI His chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... His two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... His *three* weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to Hounslow.... His *four*...no... *Amongst* his weapons.... Amongst his weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

[@harrisonbates559]

This is why I came to the comments lol

[@safetyfirst5917]

Didn't expect a figureight comment cameo

[@foxintheboxdan]

Jay is the kind of person to drop a Matt Lucas cameo then 30 seconds later drop the bombshell that there's 32 pods on the London Eye for the 32 councils without saying a single word about either part

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

8 appreciate how the person who made the dutch subtitles did his best to make the logo segment actually rhyme. Its beautiful

[@shookings]

It's a year later, and I just got introduced to your channel by Tom Scott, and that Matt Lucas cameo was brilliant. Love from Texas.

[@beijing_duck6861]

They didn’t even call Matt Lucas they just found him on the high street

[@timbeaton5045]

Nice cameo!

[@YouCantEscapeTheBlob]

Wearing that T-shirt.

[@modifiedcontent]

8:55 Seriously, is that his brother?

[@uktokers]

modifiedcontent It’s him, not his brother.

[@lukebater-watson1781]

bruh your pfp brings me back

[@joebleasdale5557]

I lost my arm to a game of “Wrong Bin” years ago when I tried to recycle a yoghurt pot in Bromley

[@abigailos5210]

my neighbour ripped off my arm when calling me out for not recycling an ice cream tub in kingston

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Mine was cut off as I fly-tipped my middle-aged men somewhere in Brixton.

[@DEATHBYFIRE09]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I wouldn't mind recycling my middle aged men, but my neighbour fills up his bins with 4 or 5 of them, and dumps the rest of his recycling into my bin. Its all very irritating come bin day.

[@johnfreeman7921]

So I watch I’ve watched jay’s video over and over again for quite a long time and I just discovered this video and the one that precedes this one a few minutes ago, so my happiness is imesurable thank you jay foreman

[@martinsloan3972]

This has got to be the best series of clues to help you win a game of GeoGuesser. Pity I won’t be able to remember much of it.

[@Blubatt]

Fun Fact: That wasn't scripted. Matt Lucas really loves Hounslow, and ranted about Ealing for 20 minutes when he saw Jay filming.

[@creamy817]

haha fr??????

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

@@creamy817 I reckon that this is a joke.

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

That cameo was amazing lol

[@Jalais]

@@creamy817 Are you asking if Matt Lucas walks around everyday with a 'Hounslow means Hounslow' shirt underneath? Yes.

[@CortexNewsService]

I'm just happy to have confirmation that was Matt Lucas.

[@harryballantyne398]

Was that Matt Lucas? How’d you get a hold of the world’s biggest jelly baby?!

[@pk3ndl3r]

We asked him very very nicely and he said yes

[@killjoy_ao4653]

so that's where nardole went

[@fds7476]

Mind you, he could've still said, "Computer says no"... Oh no wait, that's the other guy.

[@jpwright]

Toby Weeks himself.

[@Nabend1402]

@@pk3ndl3r That is definitely preferable to abducting one of his loved ones and mailing him body parts until he agrees to cooperate. Well done.

[@andrewnorth4857]

This must be one of your loveliest videos to date and I am kicking myself that I have only just watched it this day. I especially enjoyed the lyrically delightful verse that helped me understand the different types of borough logos.

[@ethanstayer262]

Just saw my first video from you guys tonight and I think this is my 6th in a row! Y’all are creative and informative really inspiring to see, your work feels extremely human

[@rubiesncreme]

I know "fly tipping" is British for "illegal garbage dumping", but it just sounds like a pastime for a drunk person with incredible, Mr. Miyagi-like dexterity, pushing over resting houseflies.

[@enochpowelghost]

I though fly tipping was telling flies where spiders webs were?.

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

@@enochpowelghost No, that's the job of another animal... The Mole.

[@joseangelmonterroza9364]

i tought it was giving a penny to a fly, congratulating it's good job.

[@alexander-kirk]

Oh, I didn't know that was what he was saying!

[@enochpowelghost]

@@brandonmartin-moore5302 I hate moles ! i woke up thinking i need a big dump, only to find a mole living up me hole.

[@GelidGanef]

The punchline to that "wrong bin!" bit was pretty disarming.

[@cadenthecadburyengine8198]

The puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

[@WillsRailfanning]

Just, no

[@Alex-oy5pr]

Oh

[@Aldiyawak]

Mystery biscuits!!!

[@mycupoftea583]

This is mine now

[@spencerberg7477]

I love that he actually said “as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted”

[@StuffOffYouStuff]

Great content creation as usual. And I esp love the choices of background music. Top producers

[@miki_cz]

Oh look Matt Lucas!

[@gevmage]

I'd been looking for the comedian with the cameo. Yeah; that was pretty funny.

[@teej008]

Yes

[@gaiuscaligula2229]

That's not Matt Lucas, a common mistake made by the novice, it is actually Latt Mucas.

[@UmarWazir]

He seems well...

[@harrisons62]

@@gaiuscaligula2229 the biggest back

[@terezar880]

But is Matt Lucas actually from Hounslow, that's the real question here

[@CaseyJonesNumber1]

No, he's not. Maybe he lives within the borough? Would have to be Chiswick if anywhere, but I doubt it all the same.

[@AdityaJaokar]

No, he was born in Paddington and educated in Stanmore and Elstree.

[@thequeenofspades]

@@AdityaJaokar But made in the Royal Navy

[@jasper24601]

Could have sworn he was educated in Bristol

[@hisspopfizz]

I don't care where he's from it's still really good advising for Hounslow (not *all* of us are drug dealers)

[@Jemmainadilemma]

your commentary on the fonts was spectacular 😍

[@thatlumberjack]

9:09 is that Toby from Community? (Inspector Spacetime Convention episode)

[@JayForeman]

Matt Lucas. Yes.

[@incognito_.]

@@JayForeman hey jay love the content. I’m from Ealing btw. DEATH TO HOUNSLOW

[@mohdazan4948]

Least patriotic Nazi

[@lionmax3452]

Jay is the only one who is able to make advertisements in a funny way

[@fritzschumacher9882]

I would by any product (ANY PRODUCT!) if it had been advertised by jay foreman

[@trentn1127]

Internet Historian who you may like if you enjoy Jay's content and learning about virtual bullshit, also makes amazing ads.

[@nicholaswoollhead6830]

Lindybeige (history-talking British person) is also consistently funny with the ads, I think British humor is more fit for making dumb things like ads funny.

[@Nudelllsuppe]

In german KZbin we have HandOfBlood

[@tgg1217]

Salvia Eric 👌

[@justcomments335]

Jay, I didn't realise you were such a font connoisseur!

[@MotorsportsRS]

How did you comment 21 hours ago when this video was just uploaded a few seconds ago?

[@manuelbonet]

@@MotorsportsRS Patreon supporters probably get early access to videos

[@MotorsportsRS]

@@manuelbonet ah ok

[@tentringer4065]

I'm a font student, so I'm still k e rn in g.

[@GigglingChinchilla]

He learned it on Skillshare.

[@RealLTBB]

It’s January 2022 and I’m still waiting for the new Unfinished London!

[@JayForeman]

15 days to go….

[@zahid1909]

Wonderful production! Well done, bro.

[@book2316]

This guy is so talented, I can't believe he hasn't done a documentary for the BBC 2 or BBC 4 yet! It is outrageous!

[@zoesaverage]

He has! It's on KZbin!

[@jmusic2024]

I would not have a chance to see it on BBC. Not watching tv like many...

[@Vixen1525]

@@zoesaverage How is the documentary called?

[@waynemarvin5661]

@@Vixen1525 In a high-pitched whine.

[@SyntheticParanoia]

"We all got thyme on our hands" got me laughing till the middle of the next video on auto-play :D

[@timothymclean]

Oh, it's the herb! I thought it was sand.

[@Alex-oy5pr]

666th like

[@SyntheticParanoia]

@@Alex-oy5pr Me and Bathameth send our regards :)

[@oscario9405]

@@Alex-oy5pr 699th like

[@cellohowslife5817]

@@timothymclean ah yes, green sand.

[@commonpike]

+1 for the brilliant font descriptions, and the mention of Dorian pillars ! Someone got an arts degree, I guess.

[@martinherrington9499]

Amazingly well-made and informative video. Thank you.

[@asafvirin2181]

Imagine looking at a street sign and being like: "that's comic sans with rounded tips on the extended ball bearings; we must be in totteridge"

[@johndododoe1411]

actually LoL

[@screamsinrussian5773]

bit sad innit

[@cibojules]

*Barnet

[@joec4387]

"We've all got thyme on our hands nowadays" may just be the greatest dad joke of 2020

[@Katerspacedopwater]

Wow i didn't get that at all i thought their hands were covered in... Splinters? Lol

[@FeltBored]

I’m so glad Matt Lucas cameos on this channel this is awesome!

[@TheOne_6]

CONGRATS ON 1.5 MILLION JAY

[@sushil.k.s84]

Matt Lucas repping my Borough. We've made it, boys.

[@admiralcasual2762]

Hecc yeah

[@fly89]

😂😂😋😂😂 thanks for the laugh mate

[@keksentdecker]

The long term Consistency of this man is astonishing

[@_JohnDoe]

What do you mean?

[@Syfoll]

@@_JohnDoe That his content has been great for almost 10 years

[@DJShadesUK]

I'm not so sure... we've had two videos from Jay *in the same year* now, thats pretty inconsistent for the channel. 🤣

[@justamanchimp]

@@DJShadesUK But he means consistency in the quality of his work, that's the astonishing part.

[@DJShadesUK]

@@justamanchimp I know. I was just messing.

[@lusuy65]

it's been just about two years and I'm still occasionally going over the "Wrong Bin" skit frame by frame trying to piece together how did you actually produce such a disarming effect.

[@leekyo1502]

2:28 a short cut to know all the broughs in london in 30 sec. Well done, Jay!

[@Arbrax]

Matt Lucas shouting "Hounslow means Hounslow" made my day

[@rtwfreak2012]

Hands down the best part of the video. DEATH TO HILLINGTON!

[@MattGoshert]

Haha I was like wait a minute that guy was from Dr Who. Or a Geoff Marshall video, but I'm pretty sure it was Dr Who! (I've been inside so long I'm confusing my bits of English culture I enjoy)

[@nsahandler]

"We've all got a little thyme on our hands nowadays," *close phone* That's it. That's the best punchline I'll hear today.

[@highpath4776]

Well we cannot travel to basel at present.

[@voidgaminguk]

really well done ad at the end mate. hilarious 🤣😂

[@Nintentheheartless]

I just realized the background music at 5:55 is just an instrumental version of Jay's skin sofa song omg

[@AlexVorstermans]

Ah yes the three most ideal counties of London North South Harrow

[@sneezecat8433]

Alexander Vorstermans why does he have it out for Harrow

[@jannovotny4797]

@@sneezecat8433 Because in 1965, Harrow was the only borough, that was unchanged.

[@DAFPvnk]

@@jannovotny4797 also Harrow is pretty crud

[@AcedVidz]

@@DAFPvnk death to all but Harrow, the one true Borough

[@LaurenceGill2000]

@@sneezecat8433 Jay is actually from Harrow

[@ja-vishaara]

Proper division of London: 0. City of London 1. North 2. South 3. Harrow

[@kathrynpope8394]

No one wants Harrow for a good reason

[@chrisobrien6249]

@@kathrynpope8394 why?????

[@chrishanlon02]

You mean the landbof the posho

[@monsieurboks]

West vs East is probably more meaningful than North vs South tbh

[@hoppyhops9053]

@@chrisobrien6249 Cause it's so boring there... but having said that somebody else mentioned the reason Jay made it like that being Harrow never changed borders during mergers in 1965 so pretty clever

[@alexmachan3255]

That was probably the most creative tie-in for a sponsor I've ever seen.

[@HarpreetBhatia7]

So much info about typefaces. Loving it!

[@ascendancy425]

"The 'sort of' Labour leader, Tony Blair...." Brilliant.

[@ethanmurray5001]

Care explaining for a yank?

[@camerontjoe5535]

Ethan Murray Tony Blair wasn’t traditionally Labour (ie. trade union loving, socialist, nationalising, etc.). He propounded New Labour which was essentially Labour-lite which was more centrist than anything. Say what you will, he was the first Labour PM to lead a 3 term Labour government

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@camerontjoe5535 So do English people look back fondly on Blair? I have a cousin that lived in London during the Blair administration, and he said that a lot of people were rather down on him.

[@MyDan124]

@@TheTrainFan9 traditional Labour supporters don't like him for being too right wing, Conservatives don't like him for being too left wing

[@Grimfang999]

@@TheTrainFan9 people look down heavily on Blair. He is considered a warmonger who continued the economic legacy of Thatcher of privatisation and deregulation, just with a softer edge. He was "centrist" in the way of being "socially left, economic right" which anyone worth their political salt know its just the right wing but they don't mind if you're gay.

[@mcduffchannel]

As a resident in Canberra Australia, and no business at all in London, I find your London series videos fascinating, I've watch the entire thing serveral times! Also Matt Lucas, noice.

[@campbell953]

As a Melburnian, I too, thoroughly enjoy this series. Fascinating.

[@TheWolfHowling]

Same. I have no idea why I find Jay's Unfinished London series so interesting when that info is basically useless living in Christchurch, NZ. Unless maybe I take up quizzing and even then I seriously doubt it

[@schnozz87]

Please do visit London sometime if you haven't already. You will love our indifference to everything and general miserable demeanour. But we drink lots, so there's that...

[@elLooto]

I love Canberras ring road system, and its inherent rule of "If you can see the place youre trying to go to, youre not going there"

[@PeterGaunt]

There's a house down the road from me which is right on the Haringey-Islington border. The street the house fronts on to in is Islington but the extension at the back which is a small two floor flat and its garden is in Haringey. I know this because the front of the house has Islington bins and the back has Haringey bins. Insane.

[@fence03]

I love how he made the different logos into a rhyme

[@redpandacoding]

"As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted" is one of the most british things. Well, right after the entire story of the City of London.

[@scottwarwick7514]

Londoner to an American tourist in London: Do you know which borough you’re in right now? American tourist: England

[@TheFirstGroover]

✌️

[@James-gc5if]

London England

[@jarrusjenkins]

American Tourist: Englandland...

[@TimothyGreenRiot]

American tourist : Scottlandd

[@markmartindale7215]

Whatever

[@wilddoves]

Loved the Skin Sofa tune in the background in the middle 👌

[@lewismcdermott3024]

I rewatch this video once every few months almost exclusively for Matt Lucas' Hounslow rant. It proper cracks me up every single time and lives rent free in my head all ywar round.

[@laurafergs88]

As a former graphic designer and now urban planner I TRULY appreciated the typeface analysis of the borough signs and all the shitty infrastructure inconsistencies between borough.

[@Daniel-jv1ku]

Ikr! Why can't London get back to an elegant public realm (and architecture) that creates a sense of place and, at the very least, is compatible with its historic character? One thing that ticks me off is the utilitarian street lights that are replacing the decorative ones (such as the Victorian pedestrian light).

[@MCAndyT]

+1

[@makelisanotwar]

As a Dutch person living in Acton, I angrily shake my fist at Kensington and Chelsea for keeping us from the bicycle utopia we dream of.

[@simonh6371]

I'm a British person living in Acton, who lived 11 years in NL. Now I understand why the bike lanes suddenly disappear although tbh on my daily routes there are zero bike lanes, except for a painted bit on the Uxbridge road which is used to park cars so is virtually unusable. I wish our urban planning here was in the hands of the Dutch.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@simonh6371 with a city like London we would do the same as with our Dutch big cities and just lock them off for cars in total or make it insane difficult for them to drive in to a area (or out of it) then all roads are bike lanes or roads (excl. some time for delivery to shops between 8 and 11 am)

[@simonh6371]

@@sirBrouwer I would love to do that but the mentality and physical condition of people here is such that this wouldn't be possible unless each and every person in London were sent on a boot camp lasting months where they were re-educated to be more socially cohesive and trained to be physically fit, even then I don't think it would work. 25% of people in the UK are disabled one way or another. Many more who are not disabled are obese i.e. very overweight. People here are jalso too attached to their cars as a kind of status symbol. Weirdly you will see people living in small flats driving large SUVs, who dress like junkies lol.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@simonh6371 it took us also years and years to get to the level we are now. that is the thing it has to grow and grow. so that the now younger generations grow up with the new situation as being normal.

[@sirBrouwer]

@Carcantos Cartinho just give them a big huge (when allowed again. who knows it might actually work).

[@myeahonline]

That rhyme for the logos was beautiful

[@ajones684]

Jay Foreman is fantastic! After accidentally stumbling upon this London Borough's video, today, I'm hooked😁😂🤣

[@BenchFox_]

"We've all got thyme on our hands." Dammit, I wasn't expecting that...

[@kyrakia5507]

That was honestly hilarious

[@juanalbertovargasmesen2509]

Hmmm, grass?... splinters?... what's going on, where is this goi... "We've all got thyme on our hands nowadays..." I swear I'll watch every sponsorship of yours till the day I die.

[@krissp8712]

I thought those were random numbers but no... It's literally the herb. I should turn up the brightness on my phone!

[@MrTonyHeath]

Two terrific videos. I was born in Paddingon, lived in Marylebone throughout the war and 50s, lived in Camden Town (as it then was), then Finchley and Chipping Barnet before going to Wales and then France. I would love to see this at a lower speed so I could take it all in. (But naughty naughty - Mayor of Londons. Mayors of London.) Thanks.

[@4carhur1more]

This was incredibly informative on how London is structured. I've only just recently got into football (not my local american version; the kind with feet) due to FIFA video games and I'm blown away by how many clubs are in London alone! With the closest comparison being somewhere like New York City which has two teams in almost every pro league, this definitely led to my curiosity about the place. Very entertaining way to find out how the city works and I look forward to seeing more videos on the channel.

[@kamalindsey]

No way NYC would have borough level teams

[@martinherrington9499]

@@kamalindsey New York is so overbearing that no one even dares have a team named after New Jersey, or anywhere in it, even though many of the “New York” pro teams actually play in NJ.