Mitchell and Webb A nice glass of beer

[@steerpike66]

The whole shifty, almost sinster denial that they are hopeless drunks is priceless and so spot on. Pretending to be nice, wholesome gents out for a walk. The dry, liver-spotted faces. Pathetically clinging to an veneer of respectability. The weary barman forced to take part in their pitiful charade, even though they do this every single day.

[@rickvince]

I just got the joke. Maybe I should up my drinking.

[@nannite]

"2 glasses of beer please" "pints is it?" "2 pint-sized glasses of beer please!"

[@jimjohns9051]

Chazbot did me judge me!! Not from 2 years ago!!!!

[@loviseb.6630]

I'm a hopeless drunk and I can relate to this so much i'm almost offended

[@Xemwood]

Lovise Bjørkås - ...as in “oh a quick one you say? Why not!”. Yeah, been there, done that!

[@Yorosero]

Heaven forfend anyone to have any objections to some gentlemen having a dozen pints of beer on a glorious day.

[@milkminotaur]

+Bloodlovefreak Nothing wrong in a few refreshing ale's on such a smashing day.

[@QuandaliuskrispingtonXIX]

I mean the Spaniards wouldn’t dream about waking up without a few cold glasses of beer and maybe some vodka

[@squiremuldoon5462]

@@QuandaliuskrispingtonXIX Russians : hold my glorious vodka

[@QuandaliuskrispingtonXIX]

Squire Muldoon whatever Rids them of their perishing thirst

[@martinmaguire-music6692]

Sir Digby Chicken Ceaser and Ginger in their earlier days it seems..

[@archive6094]

That makes so much sense!

[@StatingTheObvio]

Before it degenerated 😂

[@leeroyjenkins5754]

“On the slate?” “,,,,,,,,,,yes,,,,,,,” 😂😂

[@edoardoruggeri1]

I spent 4 years in the UK for university and this worringly accurately depicts what weekend nights were about: just "go out for a drink to enjoy the sunshine", and before you know it, you are singing old Irish folk songs on the tables with an audience.

[@Zajin13]

+Врач ред In Germany we do this every year between september and october. "Oh lets go to the Wiesn and enjoy a good glass of German beer" a few hours later, every glass contains 1 litre mind you, every single person in the giant tents is dancing on the banks singing songs most don't even know the lyrics of. Ah yes, i love my culture. ^_^

[@keithbellew4101]

What this actually depicts is alcoholics who are ashamed of their affliction and are trying to give the impression that they came into the pub On a whim, because it was hot outside. They fully intended to get shit-faced

[@Smudgie]

It can never stop at "two glasses of nice crisp beer". The only reason to drink in Britain is to get drunk.

[@vonteflon]

As a native of the UK, I'm taking your comment as a kind compliment. Thank you. :)

[@TheHexagonalMoon]

What the hell is with all these avatars that are just letters?

[@WizzardJC]

Nothing better than a nice crisp refreshing glass of vodka in the evening… or afternoon… or morning, underneath a bridge, with another couple of jolly chaps enjoying a lovely pint of vodka 😂

[@londontrada]

I remember working in a country pub back in the 90s when late night off licences weren't really a thing. The turn at the end when you say they can't have another drink is perfect 😂

[@MrComeasyouare94]

The look on David’s face immediately after downing the first beer is spot on

[@Lazarus1095]

Clearly this is the origin story for Sir Digby Chicken Caesar and his faithful assistant, Ginger.

[@knowyourroleRocky]

Could very well be the case...

[@MurlocManiac511]

Andy Young I don't think that's an accent, mate. He's just slurring his words hahaha

[@darrenforrester3894]

who would have guessed David Mitchell could skull a pint without any spillage at all LOL

[@SM-dt1pr]

Seems a shame to point out that they're trick glasses...

[@Dilkingt0nne]

Strikes me as a drinker tbf

[@SlipMaker]

@@Dilkingt0nne I remember him doing a monologue about meeting his wife and he mentioned at one point in his life he was a heavy drinker, he described it as sort of “skipping to the next day”.

[@Dilkingt0nne]

@@SlipMaker yes that was very much how I lived my life for some time as well so it makes a lot of sense.

[@skylined5534]

@@SM-dt1pr Wow, a trick glass that contains a measure of beer that completely disappears, leaves foam down the side, shows liquid in the top and leaves foam on someone's lips? "Japanese, is it?!"

[@hallamhal]

The first minute or so of this could just be a beer advert, hearing David Mitchell asking for a crisp refreshing beer would have a lifetime teetotaller necking an export jurgenbrau

[@vishakraman5117]

Anyone else suddenly found themselves holding a refreshing pint of beer after watching this video?

[@MrEsphoenix]

Vishak Raman Great Scott, whee did this crisp refreshing beer I'm holding come from? it'd be a shame to let it go to waste

[@blankfrankie3747]

Vishak Raman I'm the guy holding the refreshing glass of neat vodka. I think I need help

[@0ldFrittenfett]

Yes. A nice, crisp, glass of beer.

[@wilmer89]

a cool refreshing glass of crisp beer

[@matsimurf_5900]

On a day like this

[@maxmattt]

This sketch gives me a craving for a nice pint sized glass of cool refreshing beer.

[@harmonyvegan]

That was pretty much me trying to buy alcohol before I was old enough.

[@TheTimeRocket]

That's Mark and Jez in 20 years.

[@Maesterful]

Try 2 years lol

[@frankj2879]

@@Maesterful oh no - they have become this now

[@Londonfogey]

I'm impressed that the barman uses the traditional correct phrase used since 1914, 'time gentlemen please' when he rings the bell. You don't hear that much nowadays, they just ring it and don't bother saying anything or perhaps some variation like 'time at the bar'.

[@Julyfaction]

Didn't know that was traditional phrase for bar close in the UK. Here in the USA there's no bell and the bartender will just call out "Last Call!". If one were to say "Time gentlemen please" someone would think an overly polite person was asking to look at your watch lol ⏰😄🍺

[@TheLordSod]

For those of you who aren't british, this is like daily life for most of us. It's not funny, it's a documentary for the rest of you.

[@obscurebandfan]

I have this theory that it's a part you guys' genetics because of the Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, etc fucking with ya'll over the years. The British, specifically the English, are known (stereotyped?) for that "stiff upper lip" because of all that had been endured and having a few beers just kinda goes hand and hand with trying to stay relaxed in times of tension. If that makes any sense, not taking the piss or anything, I like beer too.

[@wntriam6485]

Jonah Fuerstenberg I would have to agree

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

@@obscurebandfanand running the world

[@80ki68]

​@@obscurebandfan if conflict lead to an alcoholic culture then the whole world would be nothing but drunkards stuffed in the backs of cabs

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

​@@obscurebandfanthe biggest genetic component of all British people, even English is indigenous Celtic. Coincidentally they are an ethnic group that also partakes in excessive drinking as the Irish can attest to.

[@wl4dymir]

I love how after each drink they get even more impatient to get to the next one and can't even bother reciting their routine fully like "on a nice day like this what could be more appropriate..." "two more glasses of beer please"

[@flukislucas]

Their inhibition is gone and so their embarrassment of being alcoholics

[@averywilson6143]

from the first few seconds i knew exactly how this sketch would go LOL... they absolutely nailed it

[@willhall3440]

It's a sketch that predates a more fine-tuned corner shop sketch from the Mitchell and Webb Look. I think it's on KZbin, somewhere.

[@marklimbo5272]

I love how they're already arseholed walking into this pub on such a lovely day.

[@barnabyallen5796]

That is a class sketch. Speedy beer downage!

[@Defgunt]

Im starting to wonder that David Mitchell is a seasoned drinker but keeps it from the public.

[@SacredDaturaa]

Defgunt This looks more like he has a close family member who's an alcoholic imo

[@Ackthrice]

Defgunt He's been pretty open about having a bad relationship with booze and known for being a bit of a drinker in his circle

[@Aaronlcyrus]

They're English. I'd say so

[@underneonloneliness2]

Bring back these old school pint glasses

[@Londonfogey]

The best pubs have them and give them to you automatically. Middling pubs, you have to ask for them but they do have them. The worst pubs don't have them and don't even know what they are when you ask for them.

[@unenombre5840]

This is life before and then after you raise your family. Embrace it whilst you can!

[@joshingaboutwithjosh]

they are troopers downing it like that

[@yankeydoodle101]

+max barnett it probably isn't real beer

[@joshingaboutwithjosh]

+yankeydoodle101 Oooh but i think it must be.. Being that they are at a pub :)

[@keithbellew4101]

Yeah because it's impossible to buy anything other than beer at a pub or to bring your own prop

[@Lazyguy22]

+max barnett I think they sell trick glasses for film productions. Would be good for practical jokes!

[@joshingaboutwithjosh]

noooo no no no i think that its a simple case of being a nice refreshing cool glass of beer!

[@theawecabinet]

I demand the finest original comedy sketches about alcohol consumption by he middle classes available to humanity! And I want them here! And I want them now!

[@comraderaoul]

We've gone on KZbin by mistake!

[@Londonfogey]

@@comraderaoul Two pints of cider. Ice in the cider.

[@chazzz284]

Can't wait for the pubs to open

[@robsmithiii29]

Blimey! Just the job!

[@Sasso-pf1mo]

"A perfect end to a lovely day" 😂

[@johno6637]

The good old days

[@rockoperajon]

Very reminiscent of Peep Show. These guys are so good at doing comedy that’s depressing and hilarious at the same time.

[@steerpike66]

They neck those very efficiently.

[@IceCreeeaaam]

I remember calling time once after a band night and some lady wasn't having it. After 15 minutes of arguing with me she decided to forgo trying to get another drink off me and instead went around the tables and drank the dregs from the glasses. Fucking grim.

[@MurlocManiac511]

Clearly they're locals cus I wouldn't have given them the drinks on the slate. Also, David's character appears in The Mitchell and Webb look. He goes into a corner shop pretending he's buying groceries and leaves with 2 cans of special brew instead 😂😂

[@tankbuggeru]

This sketch is cut a little short, I think. Once the bartender opens the door the following day, they're standing just outside the door, talking to one another about perhaps enjoying a glass of beer on such a nice day.

[@Sasso-pf1mo]

It's actually export JurgenBrau

[@2760ade]

@@Sasso-pf1mo 10% alcoholic lager beer! That's quite strong isn't it?

[@jamesrobtonyadams3345]

David's face as he orders cracks me up so much ahhahaa 1:26

[@wookiedog]

Brilliant. Just the job

[@Iggins420]

"A perfect end to a lovely day..."

[@unholychunk]

is beer cheap at pubs? because for the price of like 6 beers in a bar in north america you could get a case at the liquor store.

[@joeywildman1100]

Cheaper in a pub then a club or restaurant

[@RobKnowledge196]

+unholychunk No, it's the same here. At around £3 a pint you could buy a litre of cheap spirits or a 20 case of Carling for the same price as 4 pints. If you really want to get shitfaced as cheap as possible you could buy cheap strong cider 8% by vol or 16 proof £3 (about $4.40) for a 2 litre bottle.

[@RobKnowledge196]

FolsomBluesPrison I appreciate the advice, but you're preaching to the converted. I'm a chef, I drink like a fish.

[@Nik0ran]

+unholychunk depends on the pub, also depends on the beer.

[@davidb9036]

+unholychunk buy half a beer and drink vodka from your pocket.

[@bringar8279]

The most interesting part of this sketch was Mitchell's use of the word "wend".

[@oliverwilson7220]

Reminds me of the premise of their corner shop alcoholic sketch

[@megaverner]

Damn, I'm impressed! They emptied those pints in two seconds!

[@maxmattt]

Apple juice.

[@megaverner]

@@maxmattt And? The content makes no difference, downing a pint that fast is very difficult!

[@cheydinal5401]

I haven't been drinking any alcohol or even caffeine for 4.5 months now, but if I were still drinking every few days like before, this would make me see that seriously differently

[@jeffadunn]

I bartend at a brewpub and I'm constantly muttering this sketch to myself

[@docdaneeka3424]

A couple of refreshing glasses of vodka...the cheap stuff...

[@marklimbo5272]

"On the slate?" LOL...

[@ben6993]

The sequel to the corner shop sketch 😂

[@franzfanz]

David plays drunk so well.

[@awkwardsean5141]

+James Burtton He's up there with Phil Mitchell, for sure.

[@2760ade]

Too well, I think! Hmmmm!

[@samuelstacey2309]

That indignant look on David’s face after he slurs his complaint of not getting another beer😂

[@feralforlorn]

my friend pulled this up on the tv at a party last night, it wasn't received very well

[@TheRogueDM]

Yeah I know that look from someone wanting another when I've just rung the bell for time...

[@jimmy6535]

I am actually a bornagain alocholic but i do remain sertant that scottish is the way to go. Good on you

[@bighairydel]

i use the "it's such a lovely day" phrase now

[@brettjohnson536]

I think this must have been the origins of Ginger and Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

[@artgreen6915]

"And when we get there we can have a couple of.. ..refreshing glasses of neat vodka; the cheap stuff!"

[@norcatch]

I like how you can see its apple juice in the closeup of the whisky.

[@mrdupont]

First day pubs open after covid

[@ElliotMcPhillips]

June 21st 2021 at 9am

[@brianwesley6378]

The birth of Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

[@bananasaregood8655]

But you missed out the final bit where they are waiting outsdde at 11am the next day hahaha

[@streglof]

this looks like they didn't know what to do for a sketch so one said: "let's do a sketch where we go to the pub and drink beer" and the other one was like: "sounds good"

[@arul20]

"it's a smashing nice day after all"

[@styx85]

You're completely missing the subtext...

[@NPC-kv7tn]

The world lost part of its soul the day Mitchell and Webb was cancelled

[@handsomebrick]

I was sure the entire time that it would turn out to be Sir Digby and Ginger with stolen clothes.

[@agdgdgwngo]

"refreshing glasses of neat vodka, the cheap stuff"

[@gbonkers666]

I've been there....the beer in an English pub is nothing like the beer in an American bar....one glass of beer and I had trouble sitting.. sitting mind you...not standing....never to that again when I visit London...

[@TheDarkFalcon]

Most American beer is like water.

[@goonyougoodthing]

gbonkers666 really? I need a few pints before I even begin to feel drunk. then again I am Irish

[@frisianmouve]

I heard the irish have a big shortage of liver donors

[@goonyougoodthing]

Pog ma hone

[@purpleanex]

Beer in an English pub is nothing like the cider...

[@jimbradley2607]

Shocking! What kind of barman would let glasses build up around the counter like that!

[@2760ade]

I think it was just to show how many they had drank! Wouldn't be funny otherwise.

[@Johnphilips1234]

The make up on David is actually perfect. Looks like the typical rugged skinned alcoholics who frequent my local.

[@bluewizzrobe8661]

I like to think that this was the prequel to Sir Digby Chicken Caesar.

[@TheFoadolfat]

Is calling time the same as last call? Was the bar about to close?

[@mjelves]

"time" means that there's no drinks to be had. Usually, they ring the bell 10 minutes or so before closing so people can have one last order. When they ring again, the bar is closed, and everyone has to get the fuck out.

[@dengueberries]

So i know they use apple juice for the whisky, but what do they use for the beer? It looks quite real.

[@ChiliKid]

What is the bartender saying at 0:56?

[@Karathos]

"On the slate?". British way of asking "On your tab?" as in when you don't pay up front but settle the debt every now and then sort of like a credit card thing.

[@ChiliKid]

Karathos Thanks! Now that little moment makes much more sense.

[@youarepredictable]

What show is this from? This is pre Mitchell and Webb Look is it not?

[@Zuerjelberger]

What was the bartender's second question which Mitchell replied "...um, yes" ?

[@awkwardsean5141]

+Zuerjelberger "On the slate" as in tab.

[@OlaJustin]

Worlds parlaments: Pubs has to close early! We The People:

[@Pauly421]

So true lol

[@pov_music]

0:49

[@spartacus3111]

what pub would leave so many empty glasses out on the bar?

[@mjelves]

You obvioulsy know little about story telling. Suspension of disbelief and so on.

[@JosephSchneider26]

So this is how Sir Digby Chicken Caesar lived before becoming homeless!

[@charsfm5203]

a nice cresp beer

[@usedforks]

I can drink as many of these as I like and just get healthier!

[@wilmer89]

a cool glass of crisp refreshing beer on a day like this

[@BenRangel]

This just feels like a less funny version of their much better sketch called "Alcoholic" (also avaliable on youtube) with the guy in the grocery store.

[@DarrenBonJovi]

+BenRangel This is an "alcoholic lager beer"…

[@georgejohnsmith]

+BenRangel The two sketches address two different phenomena in Great Britain. The "Alcoholic" you refer to depicts the good old stylish hypocrite (usually an older male), who pretends not to be an alcoholic, though he ends up sleeping on the pavement after consuming his usual daily dosage. This phenomenon has been known worldwide throughout the last two centuries at least (i.e. it is not specific to Great Britain), and I consider it a relatively benign phenomenon. This sketch, on the other hand, depicts a cultural phenomenon quite specific to Great Britain: Binge drinking. This has been almost obligatory for all males in GB, from their late teenage years. Nowadays it is spreading rapidly among teenagers of other European countries, and I consider it a very malign phenomenon. So the two sketches are quite independent from each other and are very contrasting, so maybe it is not surprising that you find the other sketch more funny. To be honest, I am typing this while drinking the cheapest vodka mixed with similarly cheap banana juice. So that you know, I am not bullshitting you.

[@RobKnowledge196]

+georgejohnsmith I doubt they're supposed to be binge drinkers. They're fairly stereotypical alcoholics. The fact that the barman offers to put their bill "on the slate" suggests they're regulars, and they leave to drink cheap vodka. That is how alcoholics do. Trust me, I'm a chef. As with most chefs in fine-dining, I'm an alcoholic mess.

[@georgejohnsmith]

+RobKnowledge196 I do not see the conflict here. Alcoholics and binge drinkers are not disjoint sets.

[@RobKnowledge196]

georgejohnsmith A binge drinker would drink heavily maybe once a week. An alcoholic drinks constantly, they're completely different. Getting shitfaced at the weekend is different from drinking first thing in the morning before work just to keep jitters and anxiety at bay.

[@akf2000]

hang on, this is a different character to the one who has a tremendous thirst and goes to an off licence, always thought it was the same.

[@kevinbetsy-w9424]

Can people settle an argument between me and my friend; I believe they’ve never been to this particular pub before, he’s convinced they go here all the time; thoughts?

[@19dec1981]

well that resembles my friday nights out

[@pewahluv]

i dont think they paid

[@eIucidate]

peter rummell It was 'on the slate', i.e. on credit.

[@dannymagee8202]

+elucidate But they didn't pay the tab

[@TheTimeRocket]

+peter rummell That was their plan all along. See the look he gives his friend when asked if it was on the slate. ;-)

[@QuannanHade]

+TheTimeRocket Also, it's not entirely uncommon in small towns for the publican to allow you to pay on a later day when you're a regular.

[@TheTimeRocket]

QuannanHade That may be but I don't think they were regulars.

[@MathOnMain]

I hope they payed up-front.

[@MathOnMain]

***** Oh ok. Thanks for clarifying.

[@jaska-jalmarixvi5757]

Lol. ALso points for not using pre recorded laugh

[@retsuza]

ahaha 0:45 OOOOOH

[@jasonemery3618]

This makes me want to down a pint of beer

[@maxmattt]

I know that wasn't actually beer but damn! they threw down those pints quickly, and without spilling a drop.

[@TheFoadolfat]

did they pay?

[@Shenanigambling]

what does that mean?

[@juliassacre]

American translation: Tab

[@rickvince]

+Andy Young never had a "slate" before. Is that the whole joke? They're in there all the time and ashamed about it?

[@xolotlnephthys]

Yes, that's the joke.

[@Biczeschlappe]

Yep, it's a continuation of that bit in season 1 where Mitchell's character went into a corner shop and very roundaboutly and innocently ended up only buying two cans of beer on account of a sudden thirst, the shopkeeper's reaction to this indicates that he does it every day. I think it's the same makeup and sweater, which leads me to think it's the same character.

[@efloop]

pint-sized glasses... :D

[@PrincipalButtsavage]

Ah shit this is me

[@241ae]

I wonder what they’ve been doing for the last 12 months.

[@steelchampion]

This makes me thirsty

[@michaeldukes4108]

Creepy, but hilarious.

[@guerra_dos_bichos]

do they actually have those bells?

[@magnusbruce4051]

+GatoMolhado Yep. Almost every pub I've been to has one. They don't require much effort to be loud enough to be heard by everyone in the pub and not be mistaken for anything else. Normally you ring it around ten minutes before you call time to let people know it's last orders and then again when you stop serving.

[@AliTheAllStar]

+GatoMolhado Yeah but normally they ring them for last orders rather than closing.

[@martinmaguire-music6692]

But is this also a reference to those two ladies in 'Cheers'?

[@davidb9036]

did this become the newsagent sketch?

[@derek-press]

I'll just have the one......

[@Dendafernet]

This is very sad.