Matt Berry - What's In My Bag?

[@matthewjames206]

Just a regular human bartender picking his favorite albums 🖤🦇👍

[@TelespallaJoe]

Jackie 😍

[@neithermanc1]

lots of good, music loving humans in tucson, arizonia

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

Let’s go Bucks!

[@milkcatdog394]

Just a regular chap from arizonia

[@Dan-oh5sl]

From TUUUSCÓN ARIIZONIIYA

[@yellowblanka6058]

I love how this man is the polar opposite of every character he plays, lol, he's made a career out of playing deluded, crass narcissists and he's a quiet, humble, sweet guy.

[@karadan100]

ACTING!

[@raypurchase801]

@@karadan100 Stephen Toast plays Matt Berry and I detest him.

[@bden]

And yet the music is exactly what I expected from him.

[@mariammeliksetian7916]

To be fair, most artists such as himself who are fairly quiet and to themselves always play the eccentric characters because they are curious and almost always love BEING their polar opposite selves. Sam Reid, Johnny Depp, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, etc etc.

[@raypurchase801]

@@mariammeliksetian7916 True. Anthony Hopkins isn't a serial killer in real life. *** Or is he?

[@Stwo]

I could listen to Matt Berry read the ingredients on cereal boxes and I’d be happy. The man is a global treasure.

[@johndcoffee632]

I read this in his voice.

[@johndcoffee632]

I also read my own comment... in his voice!

[@ObjectorSnark]

@@johndcoffee632 "processed wheat germ, cellulose, red dye #3, yellow dye fdc #40-the bloody fuck is this nonsense?!"

[@rc-dk6by]

He talks on absolute radio every day in between adverts

[@notnowmike_]

I fell in love with him during The IT Crowd. ♥️

[@Mudhooks]

I love “Matt Berry the actor”… I have never seen him just being himself… not being “on” before. I love him even more. And… it’s interesting to see someone’s musical tastes.

[@DirtCheapFU]

There's a really good, at home, interview with him talking about his home studio. He was comfortable. Apparently, hes not always comfortable to do interviews. Matt Berry is an introvert. Such a contrast to the characters he's known for.

[@Mudhooks]

@@DirtCheapFU Good to know. As I say, love his acting… and now his taste in music!!

[@synapticburn]

HEes actually a musician too. He did the music on Toast Of London.

[@DaveRelph001]

Bob Mortimer's autobiography gives a good account of Matt Berry when he's not "on", they're good friends

[@SgtKaneGunlock]

@@DirtCheapFU that checks out dude has the look of someone who just wants to stay home and listen to records which i can super relate to

[@jessicaparker1100]

Imagine Matt Berry and the late Alan Rickman reading an audiobook together. That would have been absolutely legendary ❤

[@jonquilcat7945]

Omg ,yes!

[@jissanhuq3792]

He’s so much more humble and reserved than any characters he plays. What a guy. Id have been elated to see him there. What an icon

[@SmellsLikeEMinor]

One of the funniest and best comedic actors. Matt Berry is a living fucking legend and has incredible taste in music. Starting hot with Zappa.

[@dimitrijenikolic2314]

Starting hot with Hot Rats!

[@leahcimolrac1477]

Zappa is really huge with us here in the closeted boomer community

[@l1fef0rm]

Great musician too. Opium is a fantastic album. Title track is brilliant.

[@SmellsLikeEMinor]

@@l1fef0rm Apostrophe is my absolute favorite album of his. God tier musical work

[@VelvetVoice]

I think Billy Connolly said it best about FZ: “Frank Zappa, one of the world’s greatest ever undiscovered secrets.”

[@123emiemi]

He’s an absolute legend, of course he had legendary picks

[@tipsy_turntablist]

Who is he??????

[@ObjectorSnark]

@@tipsy_turntablist he's america's brian blessed yes, he's also british, but the uk already has a brian blessed of their own and there's not room enough for two of them there

[@DvidTheGnome]

What country was this filmed in? I didn't recognize the flag they had up. It had a lot of colors and like a triangle on the left side. I thought this guy was from england, but that's not an English flag.

[@theinfamoushobbitch]

@@DvidTheGnome bcs it's the LGBT pride flag 😭😂 also they filmed this in LA (hollywood) according to the description

[@ticklesitter]

I had an immediate urge to write LEGEND in the comments the moment I saw the thumbnail. Well played Emily haha

[@hooplastation]

Known him since the Mighty Boosh. Absolute legend.

[@abook2141]

same

[@gunark]

Zappa? it’s not for you, Jen

[@ragismrotzrochen5776]

Yes. That's a real music fan! He just buys LPs he hasn't heard yet or that he's lost/worn out. Completely unpretentious, not wanting to sound sophisticated at all. You have to love him!

[@wiseguy100]

Berry's own music is so underrated. Kill the Wolf is an amazing album.

[@eljefe801]

the blue elephant was one of the best album I had listened last year 100%

[@drssexy2142]

i bet u think everything you like is underrated. If i had a nickel for everytime i saw somebody say something is underrated, i'd hire 5 hot women to spend a year with me.

[@DanXmas]

Toast of London fans need to get the word out

[@wiseguy100]

@@drssexy2142 Probably sounded funnier in your own head. Meanwhile...

[@Aenima308]

@@drssexy2142 lmfao do you realize how lame you sound

[@cheekofnut]

Matt usually has kind of a melancholic vibe in interviews and I always want to hug him and tell him I love him.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Nostalgia vibes

[@davisbowe8668]

It's funny because he always seems to play these loud-mouthed, extroverted womanizing douchebag characters (Mighty Boosh, Snuff Box, IT Crowd, Darkplace, Toast of London, What We Do in the Shadows) but irl he seems very reserved and introverted.

[@cheekofnut]

@@davisbowe8668 good point. reminds me of... Christopher Guest, you know, Spinal Tap, directed those great comedies, Waiting for Guffman, he's reportedly not very funny in person, doesn't like to make a scene or anything, apparently kind of an asshole too. bummer. we will keep Matt. I'm really glad he's got a big hit with What We Do in the Shadows. It's not my favorite, the writing is kind of... weak, like, all of the main actors are terrific, they can just only do so much with what they're given. but Matt really shines. That's not how we do things in Tucson, Arizoña.

[@sephardiris]

I've noticed as well. I hope he is alright.

[@dayahhisham3570]

He’s a scorpio

[@SecaLoire]

Dude whips out Zappa and Beach House. Gotta love Matt Berry. I'm gonna have to check out Tennis now too!

[@NOIRIST]

My fave Tennis song is "I miss that feeling", check it out!

[@gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730]

i thought he was saying "tenors" not "tennis"

[@PepperTheDeadly]

hope u checked 'em out! an amazing band--can't go wrong with any of their music (altho i'd recommend starting with Ritual in Repeat and going from there if u like what u hear)

[@MsJungleJo]

​@Bellethesaurus

[@L7CK7]

That was so unexpected. Tennis are awesome.

[@willsi]

Man's class. "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" will always be a favorite.

[@deadringer444]

You and he were… buddies… weren’t you

[@brucegrossman3531]

One Track Lover is my jam.

[@kieranwhite6647]

What happened between you and this Renwick customeeeer?

[@patrickbyrne5070]

Apparently Mathew Holness is making a real Garth Marenghi book. Is Holness in the WWDITS tv show? I ain’t seen it yet

[@brucegrossman3531]

@@patrickbyrne5070 sadly he is not.

[@katsgrin6781]

"Uhm, it sounds like nightmares." Lmao I love this man and his music taste.

[@michaellouis9120]

Read this as he said it!

[@RolandDeschain1]

"Ray bloody Purchase..." TOAST OF LONDON is genius.

[@markwright-c1o]

My balls....are going....to fizzzzzz

[@GarrettWatts]

This is the greatest series ever

[@hvhyche]

What would be in your bag these days, Garrett? Have you ever seen The Duke of Burgundy? If not, please do, and pick up the soundtrack while you're at it. Not sure why but it seems like it would be your bag.

[@ameibabei]

GARRETT I find your comments in the most awesome places on the Internet 💖😌

[@oddmetre]

Toast of London is one of my all time favourite shows. Everything this guy does is gold

[@jamesblake23]

The Bruce Forsyth episode is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I was crying. British humor at its finest.

[@Cool_For_Cats_with_Karlo]

Amen to that!

[@nickpea319]

surprised he didn't pick up a YES album

[@spicemaster3151]

I shit thee nay!

[@raypurchase801]

@@nickpea319 I loathe and detest this actor.

[@andrewneely8980]

Kristen Schaal and Tennis are some of the only cool Colorado artists to reach international fame. Awesome that two hometown heroes are friends and that Matt Berry is implicated!

[@Hotlog69]

Kristen Schaal is my Spirit Whisperer.

[@idontknowyouthatsmypurse]

@@Hotlog69 if you’re going to have a spirit whisperer, it may as well be one with a really cool voice😉

[@PepperTheDeadly]

fr like im shook that their lives overlapped to the point of cohabitation... (!!!)

[@Cvrtain]

Hmmm all I see is a regular human bartender….. Jokes aside Matt Berry’s music is goooood

[@whssy]

best comment of this thread

[@8BitsOfFun1323]

Jackie Daytona from Arizonia

[@MagitudeOfHorror]

This man always makes me laugh but when he says "I feel old", a tear came to my eye. In that moment, I can understand his melancholy about it, because I feel it too.

[@gilbertwalker3222]

You could be dead...

[@jissanhuq3792]

It’s so true. I can’t believe i have albums i personally bought 12 years ago now.

[@abyssoffortitude]

I know he might be getting older. But his whole essence is beautiful to me so yes please with the grey streaks. Just give me matt berry indefinitely.

[@Le_Petomane]

Get over yourself.

[@beafraid5467]

Honestly, quality humans only get more quality when they age

[@jd1no]

Matt Berry is one of my favorite humans.

[@ISeeYouCeduSurvivors]

Me too

[@hanktheblesseddeejay]

And Hot Rats is one of my favourite albums, that Mergia album is absolutely amazing too

[@MaquiladoraIII]

@@JacowateHamaeran Well, well, well....

[@jd1no]

@@hanktheblesseddeejay He has crazy amounts of musical knowledge. I knew he was a musician first but I had no clue how much he knew.

[@LightCyrus]

I like every show he was ever in.

[@Skaramine]

Watching Matt being himself and nerding out over music makes me appreciate him so much more. AND his story about Kristen Schaal and Tennis makes me lover HER more.

[@Tobikoyum7]

I cannot hear him speak now without hearing in my head " my darling lady-wife " in that incredibly nuanced way he does it. It kind of warbles, reverberates then rolls off his tongue. What a gift to be able to transport the audience with just your voice, speaking. He's amazing.

[@litedawg]

New Yahk Citaaay

[@ZamsadaZombie]

I never see Matt Berry do any interview stuff- im glad to have caught this.

[@aphextriplet6850]

I've met and talked 70s psych with this man. I'll NEVER forget that evening ❤

[@celloafterdark4173]

He's so lovely and sincere. I'm already a fan, but this interview was so nice and such a cool idea!

[@realjpegmafia]

Matt berry is one of the coolest guys ever !

[@lakefires]

I’m glad Matt has finally validated nightmare music as a genre.

[@funguy8801]

I thought Miley Cyrus already did ... or is that just me, then?

[@PepperTheDeadly]

fr like thank god

[@bennievargas2673]

That's what my grandma would call metal and fusion

[@bsmith6646]

Matt Berry. The man, the legend

[@drssexy2142]

..the ident guy from Jack FM

[@LookatmeimSandraDee]

@@drssexy2142 zzzzzzzzz

[@sweetdee9]

“It sounds like nightmares. I highly recommend it.” - Matt Berry

[@rome8180]

The Snuff Box theme constantly gets in my head. He's such a badass musician. It's unsurprising he has great musical tastes.

[@mikezazworsky]

I can't be in love if it's plastic To live on my own just seems tragic Godlike

[@FabledFrame]

Whiskaaaaay!

[@themadplotter]

I never knew why the beeb buried AD/BC…

[@herzeliedstein573]

Toast of London as well!

[@baabaabaa2293]

Another series or two of Rabbit wd be gd.

[@mikekeller3908]

Highly recommend early 70's Ethiopian music lots of those artists has some amazing sounds

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

I should listen to this Ethiopian music more, if both Matt Berry and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard both pulled out albums of this genre.

[@Nebuloid1]

Yeah been on that kick for a few months now, some great stuff there !

[@boonsaplenty3924]

any particular faves to recommend to the eager masses? :)

[@meeatingthings]

There’s a whole series of albums called Ethiopiques Vol. # - a good place to start!

[@boonsaplenty3924]

@@meeatingthings much appreciated fam

[@alyssa-hk2pg]

So cool to see him on here! Loved him on IT crowd and the mighty boosh.

[@engelwyre]

Check out Toast of London if you can.

[@billyfuckenbob]

@@engelwyre this is Clem Fandango. can you hear me?

[@ryanbristow3190]

@@billyfuckenbob yes, I can hear you Clem Fandango.

[@Slikviq]

@@engelwyre Snuff Box tho, that show was too good! I want more sketch comedy shows starring Matt.

[@galetinm]

What We Do In The Shadows is the latest thing he's in.

[@theGIGINIband]

Would love to hear Matt cover Damien Jurado

[@calebleland8390]

Matt Berry is the man. If he's recommending them, I'ma buying them. Very happy to see that he's also a Zappa fan.

[@dylanlee32]

Hell yes! This calls for a tall glass of WHISKEEEEYYYYYYYY

[@theobviouskraken3404]

Can you not tell he is a regular, human shopper. He would like one (or many) regular human musical listening circles, if you'd please.

[@Miura00]

Matt Berry is super underrated. He's been in so many pivotal comedies throughout his career. Dig that he's so into music!

[@mistressf]

he's a very prolific and actually amazing musician. Check out his music!

[@DETHMOKIL]

Fantastic taste. Matt took it seriously.

[@Gwimbleyooo]

He’s funny af and has stellar taste in music! Dreamboat!!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Hot Rats is one of Zappa's most accessible albums, sans comedy music. If you like jazz and/or rainy days, that album will make your day!

[@ericindierocks]

I just learned that Matt Berry is the opposite of every character he's played

[@lilyg4126]

the fact that i have almost the same music taste as matt berry is so affirming

[@therealisation]

I didn't want that to end. One of my faourite artists in the world right now. His music is phenomenal. (Not to mention his comedy work)

[@drssexy2142]

u lost me at phenomenal

[@therealisation]

@@drssexy2142 Couldn't care less.

[@PepperTheDeadly]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PepperTheDeadly]

@@drssexy2142 boooooo

[@Skoora]

Surprised he didn’t pick up that hot remix album by Clem Fandango

[@tdtm82]

What a treat. I'm a huge fan of his music and am still waiting for a few records to be re-issued. I'm glad that he got a record from the label 'Awesome Tapes From Africa' as a pick. Great and eclectic label.

[@vikinglore1066]

I used to think I had an eclectic well rounded music collection until I started watching this…I’m blown away by what these folks listen to. Very interesting!

[@kylec3154]

Love Toast of London. One of the most distinctive and cool voices I've ever heard.

[@davidmooney]

Mind The Gap

[@jdoncbus1]

Clem Fan-dan-go.....

[@HOLYPARISHOFDOOM]

_"Yes!"_

[@trelanding]

Can you hear me Steven...?

[@MisterBrimm]

I show that to everyone I meet.

[@danevans4376]

Matt Berry is one of my 'Dinner Party' guests. Just amazing at everything he does.

[@BluDevil93]

Good lord, the guests on Amoeba have been epic as of late ❤️❤️❤️

[@jeffreysteiner5006]

Scharpling and Matt Berry. Two of THE BEST!

[@patrickwhite1826]

Berry's "The Blue Elephant" gets constant play on my turntable. The guy is a freaking polymath genius.

[@PINE_333]

Loudly exclaimed “YES” when I saw this. Absolutely adore Matt

[@BamBamAlmeida]

The world needs more matt berry content

[@mistressf]

I could listen to this man talk about anything for hours, but hearing him describe Cluster as nightmare music is everything i didn't know i needed. Love him so much

[@ancientteenager7880]

I’m not gonna say a pun because Matt is a shy, brilliant human man but his taste is absolutely impeccable- Cluster is so great especially!

[@smellylorenny]

so surprising to see his shy demeanour after seeing him in his classic roles (especially in IT Crowd, good lord). He seems like such a sweet and interesting guy!

[@ancientteenager7880]

@@smellylorenny yeah, a lot of the best people and artists among us share this combination and it’s no coincidence

[@liammcooper]

He's a great musician his own right, I'd recommend y'all check out his album The Blue Elephant.

[@BeatlerickS]

Glad to see Jackie Daytona buying records. Missed the toothpick, but it's ok.

[@lonelyone]

I felt that sentiment about feeling old when a decade has passed in a minute. It hurts, man.

[@rudetuesday]

I really loved seeing what he picked up, and need to shop for music. He's got good and fascinating taste, and is a good musician. Matt Berry is so cool.

[@HelasHandProductions]

Thanks to me looking up Matt Berry videos I learned about the band Beach House, who I am now obsessed with. Thank you Matt Berry and Amoeba for this video.

[@seanezekielsmith]

DAMIEN JURADO was on last weeks episode and now this guy is getting a DAMIEN JURADO album - i love it!

[@imperialdagger]

The selection of “For Your Pleasure” as his favorite album CEMENTS his place in my dirty little heart. (The icing on the cake would have been his acknowledgment of Amanda Lear on the cover.)

[@BORNdischarged]

Zappa is most definitely an acquired taste indeed, but a very talented musician and composer none the less. Also Matt’s own music needs more recognition.

[@someoldcliche]

Not surprised at all to see he's a Zappa fan. He's Our Guy

[@jeshkam]

Genius. He should have picked The Ordinary Boys though. 😂

[@bigneon_glitter]

The "Ordinary Boys"? Where _do_ they get these crazy names?

[@emilyjane7027]

This music sounds like it comes from space!

[@MaquiladoraIII]

Yeah! This is good shit!

[@WWAWHTR]

I love this guy even more now! Music is the best. Always a quiet thrill to discover another FZ appreciator.

[@phoenixzappa7366]

Rock on brother

[@brandlessheadphones]

Matt Berry in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace will never cease to leave my adolescent mind. It was so dry so so far out there. Adult Swim stands unmatched in the late-night imports of television.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

I loooove Matt Berry. Snuff Box and Toast of London are two of my all time favorite comedies. Toast might be the best sitcom. His music in Snuff Box is great. He's so talented

[@elizavetashulga6561]

My love for him tripled after this. A man of exquisite taste!

[@nachobarletta]

I love that one of my favorite actors picked one of my favorite albums of all time... Hot Rats

[@gablinkinge]

my dad knows i love tennis and what we do in the shadows, and he comes to see me to tell me that matt berry loves tennis. i’m still in shock. it made me so happy.

[@Nathedtgjcefbucxs]

Yes! Zappa!! Listen to peaches en regalia, hot rats and if you really want to hear the violin being played mercilessly well, skip to 4 mins into the gumbo variations and hey presto - pure audio bliss 😊

[@andrewmaddern5241]

Nice to see Tom Scharpling mentioned! Would be great to see him as a guest on What's In My Bag? now that he's Los Angeles-based.

[@stevebluh]

Matt Berry is my spirit animal.

[@LookatmeimSandraDee]

Most of the people i like are dead but Matt is an exeption, a living legend no less.

[@drssexy2142]

perhaps the only living legend who currently does idents for Jack FM Oxford?

[@JorWat25]

@@drssexy2142 Dom Joly does the Jack FM idents…

[@kharnifex]

Stop killing them then!!

[@royb5820]

I could watch this dude talk about records for like 4 hours

[@urghertable]

this guy reminds me of my local bartender Jackie Daytona

[@smoage]

This did not disappoint! Stoked to pick up Cluster myself!

[@EPICFXANDSAMPLES]

If Matt Berry could'nt get more awesome here he is listening to Zappa!, the guy is a champ

[@lupinbrabablebix9840]

Hot Rats One of my favourite albums of all time , it was 1970 and I was standing at the bus stop at 8 o clock in a Saturday morning I was 17 and feeling very happy with myself because I was aware my future as a composer and musician was assured , I had this music running through my head, complete and entire , all the riffs the wah wahs the horn sections I was a frikin genius , it was only a bit later in the morning as the dope and booze haze cleared away that I realised I was rerunning Hot Rats , Doh! There goes the career. I had ‘were only in it for the money’, freak out and Mothermania but Hot Ratz was a whole new departure of musical confection from FZ , all those other albums were quirky songs zipps and farts which I quite liked but nothing comparatively accessibly musical compared to HR I noticed the cover photo of Christine Frka had her in a different pose , in my uk copy she’s just looking over the wall like a ‘chad’ . I somehow have two copies don’t know how that happened , I could have saved Matt a trip to LA , I’m amazed I still have one , in those heady days we used to take records to parties , get mashed up then manage to get them home again, scratches and booze soakings were just war wounds, I don’t remember that there was a lot of thieving went on but that’s probably why I’ve got two now , probably Matts

[@Decoffeee-ky4ch]

Hot Rats is such a brilliant album.

[@livingminimumwage6359]

Fine picks! My FAAAAAAATHEEEEEER would approve.

[@Thinkforwardnow]

He is absolutely hilarious! His IT Crowd character is in my top 5 tv characters.

[@drssexy2142]

And yet it was a massive step down in brilliance from Chris Morris's character

[@baabaabaa2293]

Are you wankered on Rohypnol?

[@funguy8801]

​@@drssexy2142 Respectfully agree to disagree on that. I feel like Matt Berry's introduction really helped elevate the IT Crowd. Chris Morris was much better in his other stuff like Brass Eye, Jam, The Day Today. Chris always felt a bit out of place in the IT crowd's early shows.

[@gmill7414]

Even more respect that he picked Zappa.

[@turinhorse4232]

Matt Berry aka Dickson Bainbridge aka Lazlo ... is not only a great actor - his music is sublime. got all his albums. love them

[@steveabplanalp1657]

Love Matt Berry’s work. Comedic genius!

[@themadplotter]

I saw Matt berry on tour in 2000 and something and it was incredible, they did a cover of the Sorry theme tune and it was so god damn enjoyable.

[@scottsmithseeny7236]

.8 seconds in and hot rats, fucking legendary

[@lostnthenoise]

One-tenth of me is disappointed he didn't pull out a Beethoven disc and say he saw him live.

[@JimmyNails]

This guy looks surprisingly like this bartender I know, who is 100% a human

[@andrewnr3238]

I’ve been listening to Hot Rats since the early 70s and still think it’s an amazing experience (and Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart) singing Willie the Pimp is the icing on the cake.

[@whoseeyesareflowers639]

That Cluster pick threw me off guard, but also made total sense. Great record

[@MrsBlaileen1]

Nice to see him out of the Shadows and getting some great music….seems like a really down to earth dude!

[@brittany3800]

Okay why do I, a freshly 20s Texan, have more in common when comes to music, with this mid-40s British man, than I do with my own friends? I have legitamately gotten some solid new music recs from this video and it's both glorious and confusing.

[@slyasleep]

Bloody hell I had no idea he‘s recorded nine - nine! - studio albums.

[@firewalkwithme2539]

Matt is fantastic. Would love to have a pint with him sometime. I'd even pay. Would be great to see another season of The IT Crowd.

[@threestringsomg]

I just pressed like as soon as Matt said 'Sparks' 😍