Josh Widdicombe's Best Moments | QI

The very best of Josh Widdicombe on QI!
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This compilation features clips from:
0:05 Series M, Episode 13, 'Monster Mash'
0:54 Series R, Episode 9, 'Radioactive'
2:09 Series Q, Episode 9, 'Quizmas'
2:55 Series N, Episode 9, 'Noel'
5:45 Series P, Episode 13, 'Phenomena'
8:59 Series Q Episode 9, 'Quizmas'
9:16 Series N, Episode 9, 'Noel'

[@decodolly1535]

Does Alan have younger siblings? During "Are you there, Moriarty?" that was some proper 'big brother' cheating. 😊

[@medievalist]

He's got a brother and a sister. Clearly, he's used to playing to win!

[@DanDownunda8888]

I saw an interview with Alan a few years ago and I got the distinct impression that he thought his older brother was a bit of a shit.

[@medievalist]

@@DanDownunda8888 Sadly, his family was dysfunctional due to his abusive father :(

[@DanDownunda8888]

@@medievalist Yes, the Police said they didn't prosecute Alan's father for paedophilia because he had contracted Alzheimers. I don't see why not.

[@medievalist]

@@DanDownunda8888 Me either, he was guilty. Poor Alan.

[@DomWeasel]

The moment where Josh realises Alan took his blindfold off; more or less tragic than the moment where he realised he counted beans, spaghetti hoops and rice for nothing on Taskmaster?

[@bethclarke3899]

I don't think anything is more tragically hilarious than that Taskmaster moment

[@brianm6337]

He won a trophy on Taskmaster....

[@Zach90888]

He won the series due to that point

[@rin_etoware_2989]

​@@brianm6337yeah, the one with someone doing karate on top

[@JT-ss1xo]

Bit unfair isn't it? The question was: 'Which road did you say it was?' Which he answered correctly.

[@al201103]

Also, his whole bit about the Hairy Hand was not an answer to a question, it was a bit of trivia. So even if caught at the time, he would not have lost points.

[@aaronwebb1548]

But in many ways he let jesus down.

[@aaronhelmsman]

@@al201103 no, they dock points for stories that are apocryphal often. He did say the right road he said previously though, so he should not have gotten a klaxon

[@PhilBoswell]

Apparently, Josh is indeed descended from Sabine Baring-Gould who was a fascinating chap, well worthy of mention on QI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Baring-Gould The author of "Abide with Me", however, was one Henry Francis Lyte: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Francis_Lyte Poignantly the very first time that hymn was sung in public was at his funeral, although it most likely used the tune he wrote for it (which has been described as "dull ;-) rather than the more famous tune that most people know today, "Eventide": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eventide.ogg

[@archivist17]

SB-G was a clergyman in the Wakefield area (specifically Horbury Bridge), and wrote, inter alia, Onward Christian Soldiers.

[@klaxoncow]

@@archivist17 Ah, so Josh's family was kind of right, they just got the wrong song. I can just imagine this being passed down the generations in the Widdicombe family, like a game of "Chinese Whispers" (or "Telephone", as the Americans call it). And, like, every time they pass it on, they always forget the name of the hymn. "Yes, and he wrote... umm, I think it was Jerusalem" -> "he wrote... what was it again? I think it was Come on All Ye Faithful" -> "Yes, he wrote... Amazing Grace, I think it was" - > "Josh, I was told that he wrote... ah, it was one of those hymn things... yeah, it was Abide with Me, I reckon". In the year 3000, there'll be a future Widdicombe, who swears blind that Sabine Baring-Gould wrote, in fact, every hymn in existence. All of them. Single-handedly. But, unfortunately, by the year 3000, no-one even knows what a "hymn" even is anymore. But, whatever they were, Sabine Baring-Gould wrote all of them.

[@jaymercer4692]

Sabine Baring-Gould was actually mentioned on QI series G episode 11. Apparently he was a children’s birthday party and said to a child “And who’s little girl are you?” and she burst into tears exclaiming “Yours daddy”.

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

I know of Sabine Baring Gould as a recorder of folklore with books still in print now 😊

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

My face actually hurt from laughing at the Alan and Josh Are you there Moriaty insane antics 😂😂😂

[@VgnRaj]

Best "Best Of" compilation in a LONG time.

[@brianm6337]

Having had beetroot soup, I can confirm the aftereffects.

[@samfisher6606]

This was great! I still need a Best of Phil Jupitus Part 2

[@DanDownunda8888]

I think they were really stretching it for the Part 1.

[@samfisher6606]

@@DanDownunda8888 well there have definitely been more moments since it came out like the Bolivian Tree Frog

[@DanDownunda8888]

@@samfisher6606 ???????

[@samfisher6606]

@@DanDownunda8888 watch the episode “Quests: Part 1”

[@echognomecal6742]

Are you there, Moriarty? THWOP!!! I now realize that this is exactly the type of shenanigans that I hope for each time I click one of these videos.

[@felixlavigne01]

Every group of friends has an easy target for jokes. I feel that Josh Widdicombe is forever doomed to hold that role. Nonetheless, he is a great comedian and I feel that his skill lies very much with mocking his target status.

[@archstanton6102]

He is a target due to his Aunt being Anne Widdicombe. (Not actually true, just trying to spread a rumour).

[@Maya_Pinion]

And,just a 🥰 f*g nice guy!

[@felixlavigne01]

@@Maya_Pinion He is :)

[@Maya_Pinion]

Thanku.laughing,really laughing and enjoying other human beings. I so needed these few minutes of nice,funny, smartie assed people..☮️🇺🇲

[@klaxoncow]

I think with that game, you should specify that you've got to hit them on the head or it doesn't count. Otherwise, as you're always holding their left hand, you could always just clobber them on the arm / left shoulder every time.

[@rowlus]

Such a great guy :)

[@TheIvyX]

Josh is pretty underrated on the show, I love the guy

[@faeriewinggs]

love josh

[@tylerbrown4171]

Interesting to see this today after seeing yesterday who Josh's ancestors actually are! Much, much more interesting than what he initially thought...

[@davidknight3249]

The paper rolls sketch was hysterical. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikelheron20]

Baring-Gould wrote "Onward Christian Soldiers".

[@SunnyIntervalsORG]

I wonder if Ian Dunn is also the person who corrected Dara O Briain about the triple point of water!

[@phatcat-st4gb]

For the record, Sabine Baring Gould was a real person who was the inspiration for Pygmalion from an old film called My Fair Lady. He also wrote a book on werewolves, I believe.

[@karzak6560]

@5:52 what is Tuco Salamanca doing on QI?

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Josh "Not a f***ing Cafe" Widdicome.

[@docfish21_94]

Please do best of Giles Brandreth

[@mikelheron20]

That would be a very short video.

[@sharonlock6452]

Love his stories

[@h-Qalziel]

@@mikelheron20 On the other hand it could be a very long video, 'cause even if there was only one thing from Gyles it would probably be an hour long anyways.

[@mikelheron20]

@@h-Qalziel It would certainly seem like it.

[@weirdunclebob]

There would have to be multiple as each one would probably just have one of his stories! I'd enjoy them all, frankly. Fascinating character and very appropriate for this show.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

tThanks

[@marycanary86]

this missed the understated genius of ".... im sorry??"

[@JunkyardMech]

i liked this video

[@NewMessage]

The Hobbit still got it!

[@Mike-tv9rk]

I paused this vid and spent a good ten mins looking for Joshs B road on a Dartmoor map. Then you corrected it later ! 😔😂

[@angrytedtalks]

I have also been unbeaten in sack races since school. Entirely because I have never participated.

[@Porkcfish]

Am I the only one who finds it odd that Josh has gotten hot over the years? Like, how is that possible?

[@frankhooper7871]

I've always found Josh hot LOL - a touch of "incest" as we're apparently 24th cousins.

[@black_rabbit_0f_inle805]

the planet has the same thing going on

[@jayjay2735]

I’ve ALWAYS found him absolutely adorable. 🤩

[@decodolly1535]

Martin Freeman is the same. Young Martin - who cares? 50 year old Martin - HELLO!

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Happens. Some men (and some women) just grow into themselves as they get older. Added confidence that sometimes comes with age helps.

[@pauloldfield8378]

Not having a stiff one sounds like a personal problem for Josh, it didn't exactly help that he was given a floppy newspaper as well.

[@brydon5721]

Luckily a few years later, he'd go on "Who Do You Think You Are?" and discover his family tree actually included Mary and Anne Boleyn.

[@PlatinumPaladin]

I swear this video has been posted before.....

[@Jezidka]

Bout time, but this could be longer

[@RIXRADvidz]

lawd knows I got hairy palms from ....

[@lilymarinovic1644]

That time.ypu went on a trip to Dartmoor? And let me guess, they're invisible?

[@hazy33]

Considering that guy is supposedly the best sack racer, Josh nearly has him. If the comedy ever falls through...

[@Ukie_Hags_World]

When Josh started out in showbiz, he was just a child. I've watched him mature on camera. He's still childlike but he's an adult. He's a young man I'd like to know.

[@Feedingmysoul1]

Marry me Allen 😊

[@nathanielcowan3971]

He’s Usain Bolt in the sack

[@calumcooper3295]

I would love it if the compilation was just a load of times he wasn't on the show

[@DrWhoFanJ]

Well, that’s idiotic.

[@peterclarke7240]

I'd love it if there was a compilation of all the compilation clips that DON'T have some absolute twat complaining about the very comedian who the compilation clip was about, like somebody forced them to watch them, or something. Sadly, owing to the tragic lack of originality and utter predictability of said twats, it would be a VERY short compilation.

[@calumcooper3295]

Guys, I like him... it's just a joke

[@fredh1720]

@@calumcooper3295 it's shit

[@anonymous-pc5mf]

I don't like josh

[@thomthom6268]

And yet you seem to be on a first name basis with him

[@TruthAndEssence]

I thought it was going to be a blank screen. This guy is not funny. You really stretched to make something here. Awful.

[@fredh1720]

Why watch it

[@TruthAndEssence]

@@fredh1720 I didn’t. It was a reference to the fact it is 10 minutes when 1 second would have sufficed

[@fredh1720]

@@TruthAndEssence What's not helping is that what you're saying is much less funny than anything in the video. Why would you waste your time commenting on something you know you don't like, when you could just ignore it entirely?

[@Spearced]

@@TruthAndEssence describes something as "awful". Admits they didn't watch it. Bravo.

[@TruthAndEssence]

@@Spearced I am saying Josh Widdicombe is awful. I’ve seen him appear on things before. He makes the show worse. Everytime he speaks in his little shit voice, it’s like… ok, that’s the mood killed. We just smile at him, then turn our heads like “ok then, moving on”