American Reacts to The Peter Serafinowicz Show - Acting Masterclass with Kevin Spacey REACTION

[@JackLongbridge]

The Peter Serafinowicz show ran for just one series and one Christmas special. It was amazing, so many quotable lines and characters. It's a mystery why It didn't have more series. Brian Butterfield alone was amazing.

[@Lones555]

There's no mystery, his impressions are good but the show as a whole was pretty unfunny. Very few people watched it, those two factors combined made it an easy choice to cancel. Brian Butterfield was the only amazing part of the show that is why it wasn't renewed. Most sketches were a complete miss. The Butterfield character continued in other shows so there's plenty of compilations of him on KZbin that are worth checking out.

[@framebadger]

@@Lones555 The robot chat show host was very funny too.

[@philrob1978]

@@Lones555 Presumably you were on the BBC2 commissioning panel to be so sure about the reasons why his show wasn't renewed? Plenty of people loved it - the comments section here give some credence to that notion. Anyway, not here for an argument - if you didn't like most of it then that's just fine.

[@paulhollett7183]

@@Lones555 Very few people watched because how it was shunted and times shown on television. I thought that the show overall was good.

[@Thoucraggyknob]

@@Lones555 I thought it was hilarious. My Brother & I still quote it to this day. If one of us puts a bit of weight on, the other will suggest going on the Butterfield diet plan 🤣

[@diogenesagogo]

I've just remembered Stella Street!. Not Peter but 2 brilliant mimics who played David Bowie, Michael Caine, Keith Richards, Mrs. Hugget (look her up), Mick Jagger, Al Pacino, Alec Guinness ... all living in the same London suburban street! 😆😆😆 I'm going to watch it again!

[@Gambit771]

Now that's a show I want to watch again.

[@kylegacy]

His Michael Caine acting masterclass - which is bizarrely similar to Caine's actual masterclass - is hilarious, worthy of a watch. Check out his 50 impressions in under 2 minutes too. Unhinged.

[@ajivins1]

The Marlon Brando Masterclass was great, too.

[@pastorpresent7774]

the sausages!

[@paulhollett7183]

I only recently caught the actual Michael Caine Acting Masterclass and was amazed at how similar it was. Made it even funnier.

[@kylegacy]

@@ajivins1 The crane hook rising out of shot as the camera pulls back to get all of him into frame is a thing of beauty. Again, very accurate as to how Brando was on set in his final years, except Peter's wearing more clothing.

[@kylegacy]

@@pastorpresent7774 I don't think I ever questioned the fact Benedict Wong just happens to have a bag of sausages with him when I first saw it, I was just in awe of how accurate the rest of it was. From the ever present fat cigar to calling it a "movie-camera" repeatedly, like Caine does, are such great details.

[@borbetomagus1]

His performances in Spaced are classic. Spaced should be on your list to watch.

[@rickb.4168]

I’m not a monster Tim!

[@cusithe6228]

Skip to the end...

[@torilath]

His Terry Wogan (Irish/british broadcaster) and Neil Morrisey (Men Behaving Badly) is also spot on!

[@ryiin]

Twogz

[@jacksdjfam]

His stoned wogan doing points of view is literal genius

[@MrJambot]

❤more Peter Serafonowicz please 🎉 hello from Ireland ☘️ (ps its Debbie Googe - bassist for My Bloody Valentine)

[@TheOriginal_BigMac]

thumbs up for the MBV reference. Would be funny if it actually was her 😂

[@rod2623]

He's the guy that Fran listens to on the radio shipping forecast in Black Books!

[@AlphaGamer1981]

Little known fact is Peter voiced darth maul in episode 1 foe the few lines he spoke

[@nickcockayne7880]

Pretty well known tbf 😉

[@lawrencegt2229]

Please check him out in "Look Around You", written with Robert Popper (Friday Night Dinner" & featuring Olivia Colman & Kevin Eldon (patient in Jam).

[@flawedgenius]

I second any recommendations for Look Around You!!

[@robkeeleycomposer]

The timing and tone is simply perfect. This creases me up every time. Even the piano music at the opening is just right.

[@charikloangel33]

Please check out Peter Serafinowicz doing his character Brian Butterfield. His diet plan or the Butterfield detective agency are gold! There are compilations on KZbin. I believe it's pronounced Peter Serafino-witch.

[@spicemaster3151]

Pudding. Ice cubes with artificial sweetener.

[@misterisak]

@@spicemaster3151 bonbonbonbons!

[@spicemaster3151]

@@misterisak Pizza. Birthday pie.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Dobre wieczór! In Polish, the 'cz'-combination sounds like 'ch' in English. So, it's 'Peter Serafinnowich'. Pronounce the w as a v if you want to be more Polish about it, but I don't believe that's usually done in English. Source: currently trying to learn some basic phrases because I'm going to Poland in a few weeks, and I'm also a linguistics major, so I just looked up 'Polish phonology' and 'Polish orthography' on Wikipedia and just learned what all the consonant combinations sound like because they looked quite confusing. Knowing the International Phonetic Alphabet helps a lot when learning how foreign words are said.

[@ItsOnlyNiall]

Peter Serafinowicz was ahead of his time

[@jimpalmer9263]

His interview with Richard Herring about him being cut from The Phantom Menace is wonderful.

[@adriangreenoff7879]

Kitchen gun.'BANG'!and the dirt has gone is a Barry Scott/Peter Serafinowicz classic😂manic af

[@scanti2]

Don't forget Toilet Grenade.

[@w0033944]

"I LOVE YOU TOILET GUN!"

[@ak99uk]

Featuring Will's hot mum.

[@larryargent503]

I have already watched about a half dozen of these since watching your response to Al Pacino, this morning. So glad you reacted to it. These are genius. 🥳

[@catshez]

I love the intro, KB 😂❤ I have only discovered Peter in the last year or so, thanks to you !! I was out of the TV loop from about 1997 until 2016 so I missed almost everything. And now over the past couple of years I have been catching up on what I missed and watching all of these great programmes with you, King Boomer and your darling Queen 🥰 !! So much more fun watching with you 😄😃 With you I have watched Friday Night Dinner, Black Books, The Inbetweeners, The IT Crowd, and a whole host of other things, Now I have discovered Peter Serafinowicz too and had to watch this one before I watched the "Acting class with Al Pacino", based on your own recommendation , Brian 😁👌 Please find Stella Street, other people in these comments have recommended it already, you will not be disappointed !

[@peterwerby1929]

Watch the Marlin Brando masterclass he does.

[@rainflowers1099]

And Michael Caine too, both of those are genius

[@bblair2627]

Peter has one of the best lines ever in 8 out of 10 cats!

[@IvorH]

"Frankly, Jimmy, it's none of your business"?

[@GoodPiffGaming]

But that's none of your business

[@MrNikolidas]

Abdicate. *stares intently*

[@zinnia2980]

Yes. It was actually hilarious 😅

[@Zermattquattro]

@@MrNikolidaswhat about his 9 letter word - ‘Abdicates’

[@PHDarren]

02:45 she was also Richmond's dinner date in the dinner party IT crowd episode. Also Douglas's wife/Will's mum again (if you didn't see it later in the video). Edited to say, you did at 04:35 😁

[@alpine_newt]

Wasn't she also Denholm's widow as well as Douglas' wife?

[@PHDarren]

@@alpine_newt Yes, they liked to share a lot of things. 😁

[@alpine_newt]

@@PHDarren I'm shutting my brain down right now!

[@bsmith6646]

Peter Serafinowicz is a legend

[@henriettafinch6057]

As someone who has gone through auditions this made me self hug like I was trying to hold my own skin on. I’ll laugh later when I’ve recovered.

[@ryiin]

These series is brilliant. I'm glad you fount it.

[@bl0tt44]

he was part of a show called "look around you" which presented spoof science programmes, have a look - absolutely hilarious x

[@radarlockeify]

Boiled eggs!😅😅😅

[@guillodean]

Yes! Please continue down the Peter Serafinowicz rabbit hole! Try the 'A Guide To Modern Life' sketches. How he never got commissioned for a second series is a bigger injustice than Alan Partridge not getting his 😆

[@zinnia2980]

Peter Serafinowicz is so unique 👌

[@alexworld1992]

King Boomer - your ability to recognise actors from other British sitcoms is better, I would say than most brits! Amazing obvservations buddy!

[@paulhollett7183]

Certainly better than mine.

[@alexworld1992]

@@paulhollett7183 I wouldn't have had a clue about Wills Mum from Invetweeners! That was a heck of a shout. Love how Boomers indoctrinated in classic British TV!

[@mr.a8315]

Fab reaction, KB. The entire 'The Peter Serafinowicz Show' is almost all killer and no filler. I'd highly, *highly* recommend you do ep1 of it. You'll end up binging the entire series, A+++ tier comedy.

[@spiderboris79]

Also it's such a random reference for them to drop but Debbie Googe was/is the bass player in the semi-legendary shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine.

[@watchreadplayretro]

Well shove me infront of an oncoming train, that was brilliant! So glad you know and like Peter Ser...thingy already, makes it an even better reaction that you admire his talent then see his super talent at the KV impersenation. Cheers Kb!

[@neiljohansson9507]

Michael-6, Toilet Grenade, Brian Butterfield - so much good stuff

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Catherine Shepherd, who played April in s2 & 9 of PS.

[@SpartasEdge]

4:20 Yep; and the girl on the right, was in the IT Crowd. She played the shy awkward girl that Richmond got off with at Jens dinner party.

[@Golightly354]

I went to see hi in Manchester last week (as Brian Butterfield). He was brilliant.

[@JackNap1er14]

Peter had me roaring with laughter when he was explaining his time doing the voice for Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, just brilliant

[@firstnamelastname-bu1xm]

ahhh this is a great one... gotta see lots more peter serafinowitz!!!.... i love his brian butterfield character!

[@kylefoster2876]

Congrats on 100k subs Looking forward to another 100k to 200k 🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Old299dfk]

Pete is one of the most underrated actors on the planet.

[@jonb8575]

Check out Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon's impressions from the trip.

[@xMsry7]

The Peter serafinowicz show is in KZbin in full, so maybe just react to the entire series?

[@bristolsonic]

Peter's sketch "Wogan stoned" is absolute comedy gold.

[@kenpudsey6435]

Peter did the voice of Darth Maul from 'The Phantom Menace'

[@jackv3yr0n]

If you're getting into Peter Serafinowicz show, the Brian Butterfield sketches are amazing

[@sicr7373]

"But wait, there's more!"

[@charikloangel33]

Non-calendar dates!

[@jackv3yr0n]

"Hoisin crispy owl!"

[@kingfisher7687]

Bonbonbonbons

[@jackv3yr0n]

"Artificial bacon!(facon)"

[@bigthecat100]

Not Gooch, Goodge. Like the London Underground station Goodge Street.

[@bblair2627]

Top right is Still Game legend Navid!

[@williamburnham3659]

Brian is Clinton Baptiste 😂😂😂😂

[@bblair2627]

@@williamburnham3659 OMG THATS WHO IT WAS!!

[@chrisofnottingham]

PF has had an amazing career in which he has done countless voices and had apparencies in countless movies without often being in the main cast but still playing a proper acting role. You have probably seen him several times in other things but just not realised it, eg the third house mate in Shaun of the Dead. Also, the pronunciation was good enough for me.

[@hedgehog1965uk]

The blonde girl was also the "Yikes" girl from the dinner party episode of The IT Crowd.

[@matthewkeating120]

Yikes! Huhuh… look at me! Making a “comment” on “KZbin” huhuh… omigod!

[@hedgehog1965uk]

@@matthewkeating120 That's the one. She had such a beautiful skull. I was so jealous of Richmond.

[@MarcNash]

Debbie Googe, the real one, is the bass player for My Bloody Valentine and more recently Thurston Moore's slo projects

[@caiotefu9856]

100,000k . Well done 👏.

[@rlawrence9838]

Im surprised the Brando one wasn't sent to you first

[@graemejones218]

Peter is actually in an episode of Black Books. Fran has a huge crush on him. For ........well, you'll have to see.

[@Drinckx2]

The whole series of Peter Serafinowicz Acting Master Class sketches are brilliant. He’s superb - in his show, in Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, the voice of Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace - always good. My favourite acting masterclass is Marlon Brando - sheer genius.

[@SRPM-yk9xw]

Ringo Remembers is his finest hour!

[@radarlockeify]

The blonde girl was in the episode of the IT Crowd with the dinner party, she ended up making da lurve with Richmond.

[@mikemoore4033]

Very underappreciated and highly talented guy.

[@garymcatear822]

Peter Serafinowicz was in an American tv show a couple years ago...he played the surperhero 'the Tick'. Only got one series though i think...presumably because it was shyt.

[@robbie_]

These make a lot more sense when you watch the originals, e.g. the original with Michael Cane, then watch Serafinowicz. It's brilliant.

[@geese5061]

He’s an extraordinary impressionist and so funny

[@lawrencegt2229]

His series of Apple ad spoofs as Steve Jobs are also pretty good!

[@garethm3242]

The Michael Caine one is by far the funniest of these "Acting Masterclass" sketches, and it's a parody of a real acting masterclass Michael Caine famously did IRL in the '80s (which is also available on here)

[@Bot23]

Getting his name pretty spot on. I think the W is pronounced like a V though.

[@paulbardon4645]

All his impressions are brilliant.

[@pj764]

Peter’s Brian Butterfield character is GOLD.

[@constantinosmavroyannis9409]

that girl was also in the IT crowd in that episode where Jen invites her 3 friends for dinner and has the guys from the office over too. With her boyfriend Peter File. She plays the awkward one that ends up sleeping with Richmond

[@tomfoolery9749]

The blonde actress is in a batshit crazy comedy series 'Sally4Ever' a HBO show written by Julia Davis. It's full of actors you'll recognise from Niels dad from inbetweeners to Alan Partridge's assistant and your new favourite the doctor from JAM, it's a who's who from British comedy.

[@TheSimCaptain]

The girl was also the awkward one in the "dinner party" episode of the IT crowd who paired up with Richmond.

[@tufty7026]

My favourite comic actor/impressionist :)

[@leeballington3136]

His impersonations are so accurate. But Peter is able to do impressions of people you don't see others do. I like that. I love seeing/hearing someone do an impression of someone, then think; Yes that's it, they do do that. Many can do Chistopher Walken, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Pacino...etc. But they have unique voices which gives a lot of wriggle room.

[@riv4196]

Oh. You have to watch his sketch "kitchen gun"

[@keefsmiff]

The parody he and the others did of the Bill Grundy Sex pistols interview was brilliant

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

His brief appearance on 8 out of 10 cats is still one of my favourite ever things. "ABDICATE"

[@wesleymacdonald2412]

2 things - Brian is the nutty psychic in Pheonix Nights. And you should check out Peter's story about the Star Wars: Episode 1 premiere.

[@antmunro6407]

Hes in the movie "spy" his character is hilarious ✌

[@elitestarquake3597]

Debbie Googe is the bass player in My Bloody Valentine. EDIT: Just saw someone else mentioned this. I can add that she also played with Primal Scream and Thurston Moore among others and was a founder of Snowpony.

[@ronnienose8608]

The actor playing Brian also plays the offensive medium in Phoenix Nights.

[@radarlockeify]

I am getting a word.............

[@GTC-g8y]

It's all about Kitchen Gun and the MacTini

[@BlackPanther-is8yy]

Peter is Legendary!

[@stephenbrough8132]

He's brilliant - Check out his Michael Caine master class - and his jewelery shopping channel spoof's. Tons more to go at. Love him.

[@jimdaw65]

Agree with both of those.

[@ak99uk]

Butterfield Karaoke is a must.

[@BlueBarchetta67]

The Laurel anf Hardy sketch is brilliant.

[@Thoucraggyknob]

Peter's Alan Alda is spot on.

[@bfmt42]

Bronagh Gallagher of The Commitments, Pulp Fiction, one of the many, many Star Wars films and plenty of other TV and film stuff in the back row.

[@xboxnangable]

The voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

[@andy7owen7]

I read that he was a millionaire before 20 from doing voiceover work, he can impersonate anyone.

[@nickshale6926]

Kitchen Gun!!!!

[@mickpattison8290]

He was the voice of Darth Maul in the Phantom Menace and the house mate in Shaun of the Dead.

[@johnnyenglish33]

Got his name right first time

[@davemilnes1147]

You might remember 'Brian' from Phoenix Nights..."I'm getting the word......nonce...."

[@callmebas1596]

100k🎉🎉🎉🎉 congrats every night before I sleep I replay inbetweeners I love ur inbetweeners reactions not one day I wouldn’t watch your videos on them❤

[@jacksdjfam]

Perfect pronunciation of his name

[@MarkGodfrey73]

Her surname is "Goodge" I think.

[@MarkGodfrey73]

Catherine Shepherd. She was also in a lot of Harry and Paul.

[@WinstonSmith19847]

I might be wrong but I think the blonde lady was in the IT Crowd she was the one Richmond got together with at the party OMG !! 😃

[@Thewingkongexchange]

You gotta check out 'Michael 6: The Robot Talk Show Host'

[@simonhaslam]

As well as the people you recognised in the background, there was Bronagh Gallagher, who was in The Commitments, Pulp Fiction and The Phantom Menace and Alex Lowe, who has been in lots of TV, but is probably best known as the useless Psychic Clinton Baptiste in Phoenix Nights.

[@PaulEcosse]

The guy that auditioned is Clinton Baptiste from Phoenix Nights.

[@alexmajor5070]

And Barry from Watford

[@PaulEcosse]

@@alexmajor5070 Yeah but I don't think Boomer has been introduced to the world of Barry from Watford as yet.

[@everythinggamingnow]

this whole show is a god damn gem!

[@easterdeer]

I think you're basically saying Serafinowicz correctly. se-ruh-FIN-uh-vitch (or -witch?). Something like that 😂He's so funny. I'd recommend his "Did I aks you?" sketch - just brilliant.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

You got Peter's name right the first time (at 0:26). Very funny man.

[@WinstonSmith19847]

He did a few of these actors studio sketches as different people he did one as Marlon Brando also if I remember correctly.

[@bristolgareth1]

Bring back the 'tick' peter