Hilarious QI Moment - Whiddle My Scrap

An improvised game of "Call my bluff" leads to a very funny interpretation by Phil Jupitus
Taken from QI XL series G episode 9 "Gallimaufrey"

[@Maffchops]

It's frankly a crime that this isn't in his best bits video

[@normalco]

One of my favorite lines from Q.I. is spoken in this clip. "Why are we playing Call My Bluff? It's a shit game. We've invented a really good game and we're playing a shit one. On Call My Bluff, they're busy playing Q.I. and they're having a riot,"

[@Ndotra]

This is my all time favorite Phil Jupitus QI moment!

[@leelad]

+Juan-Paolo Same remember watching this on Netflix as I was falling to sleep one night and catching this moment. Woke the wife up pissing myself laughing then fell asleep. Been searching Phils best QI moments for about a month until I stumbled across this. Happy now!!

[@JayRicci7891]

'You've gotta do it as Robert Robinson or im not playing...' LOL And why is Phill Jupitus always so damn quotable?

[@LuxTheSlav]

+JayRicci7891 It wasn't even Phil Jupitus who said that...

[@JayRicci7891]

I never said it was Phill who said that. I clearly asked a seperate question after I posted Andy Hamiltons quote.

[@TheMikeyReilly]

Johnny Triple-arse

[@milkjester]

Love it when Stephen does his Robert "Would that it were" Robinson

[@zanite8650]

Bravo Phil Jupitus.

[@Dendarang]

To be fair, I have to agree with Alan here. Call my Bluff is a significantly worse version of Would I lie to you? in every possible way and it's, in any case, a strange game to start in the middle of Qi.

[@dexterjau3]

Robert Robinson, former presenter of British panel show Call My Bluff for 20 years.

[@windows7rocks1]

Robert Robinson was satirised at one point on 'A bit of Fry and Laurie' and this is a repetition of the voice. I believe it was originally from "call my bluff", which Robert Robinson hosted from 1967-1988.

[@markusbrownicus01]

I only knew the Grog Blossom one because it's similar to Gin Blossom, which is a red nose that is the result of broken capillaries around the nose that comes from excessive drinking.

[@mousedresden604]

There was a 90's (?) rock group called the Gin Blossoms. Who took their name from a WCFields picture, in particular his red nose from drinking, which was known as a ... well ... gin blossom. I'm surprised no one there knew that.

[@leeshajoi]

Did anyone else immediately know what "grog blossoms" were because they were a fan of the 90s alterna-rock band the Gin Blossoms?

[@geraldswirsky8834]

Why the hell does Phil look completely different each time ???

[@sweiland75]

Because he's not there!

[@amsteensberg1653]

@@sweiland75 mirage!

[@Charmingman93]

Its a BLERF!!

[@andrewjohnson6716]

Burst capillaries on the nose, which caused the appearance of small rosetta were called “gin blossoms”.

[@alecbg919]

Mitchell and Webb do an impression of him in the history of Numberwang sketch.

[@aarrum]

That was downright magical

[@Szaam]

IMAGINE IF YOU WILLL!

[@maszlagma]

I think this is my favourite Phil Jupitus moment ever! So good!

[@robsonneves6189]

And then "Would i lie to you?" was born.

[@leeshajoi]

Who else knew what "grog blossoms" meant because they were fans of '90s alterna-rock group the Gin Blossoms?

[@revilo314]

The original presenter of "Call my Bluff", a radio program.

[@willdavies8889]

And an extra point for being so clever! *ding*

[@rtl4x4]

@gogyoo Robert Robinson was the host of the quiz show "Call My Bluff"

[@SamGlover25]

He presented the Today Programme on Radio 4.

[@TheIrishBloodedGirl]

Oh wow! You actually watched the video too!

[@arthurteddy91]

He's making an impression of something he and Hugh Laurie did on A Bit of Fry and Laurie, long before this show was around... try looking up "The Smug Hour"; you should be able to find it! XD

[@WolfieRich1]

He's doing a character he did in "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" - just search for Robert Robinson and you'll find it!

[@perfacetus]

Makes me want to watch call my bluff...

[@Yickbob]

The host of the radio show that they're copying here called Call My Bluff (one of the original UK comedy panel shows). He was the host when they were all growing up.

[@PartialPenguin]

Look it up from A Bit of Fry and Laurie - hilarious.

[@JoiSigo]

phil sounds like a combination of Baldrick and George from Blackadder

[@Neandertron]

I miss call my bluff, the height of daytime tv

[@brianwong245]

Poor "would I lie to you"

[@Inlelendri]

Robert Robinson was the second and longest-running referee in the Brit version of "Call My Bluff" and if you find the video (I'll link it in another comment, this won't work) you can hear why they do that soft voice-thing.

[@logicforfirstgraders]

he did a sketch of the guy with hugh laurie search 'a bit of fly and laurie robert robinson'

[@jenzahara]

@iacthulu Yes, actually it can be on the nose and cheeks as well. Think W. C. Fields. Especially the nose.

[@AcehighLawnmowers]

This is almost required viewing for anyone who doesn't know who Robert Robinson is: /watch?v=SlgqmyB6mW8 Actually it should be required viewing for EVERYONE! This is Stephen Fry from his old sketch show days, teamed up with Hugh Laurie.

[@richay1]

Try saying that when you're drunk! lol

[@Telukin]

Search for "Call My Bluff", it's the presenter.

[@morthasa]

@gogyoo [Doubtful] One Robert Robinson I think (compare with 0:25), no idea who he might be

[@Hellwyck]

Ahhhh, would if it were...

[@TheFinisherMrC]

I love Phil Jupitus!

[@rocketmik65]

1 person suffers seriously from Grog Blossom

[@cruncherdan]

Why does Phil Jupitus' impression remind me of Will from the inbetweeners? :P

[@leeshajoi]

Am I the only one who knew what grog blossoms were thanks to the '90s alterna-rock band the Gin Blossoms?

[@Thename123J]

Alycia Shedd My man, you saw this video thrice, with one year inbetween, and each time you forgot that you had already written a similar comment

[@Snpr316]

@gogyoo You need to KZbin the keywords "Robert Robinsons Fry and Laurie" Hilarity will ensue. He was the host of an old program called "Call my Bluff"

[@MrsGamgee977]

We've invented a really good game, why are we playing a really shit game? Lmao, Alan!

[@Zeebrugge1918]

@morthasa the presenter of the original call My Bluff

[@Hypolink]

He was impersonating Robert Robinson, the host of the tv show Call My Bluff.

[@gogyoo]

Who is Stephen making an impression of?

[@muffin8or]

watch?v=SlgqmyB6mW8 To hear a longer version of his voice at: 0:32

[@2012datefordiary]

3:14 for the epic answer !!

[@jburtson]

Are you an Elcor from Mass Effect?

[@EmmyNeander]

Hugh Dennis

[@SamuelKristopher]

Normally can't stand Jupitus but this wasn't half bad.

[@MrExEssex]

I'm sure he'll be thrilled to hear it.

[@declanday838]

Imagine if you will!

[@jamescypler4599]

Whose the guy triening to sound like gerard hoffnung

[@wdgarraway]

Robert Robinson was the host of a British TV show in the 70's called "Call My Bluff", which Stephen referenced. watch?v=HoiKoIZ7wwo

[@1258-Eckhart]

Having spent my teenage years cancelling meetings with friends because Call My Bluff was on, I must stoutly defend the programme against Alan's skepsis. It was at least as good as QI even with Bob Holness.

[@EnoVarma]

A valiant protest, no doubt, but you'd be hard-pressed to find supporters around these parts.

[@1258-Eckhart]

@@EnoVarma Indeed, but rediscovery is but a matter of time.

[@gaspode18]

@iacthulu Yep.

[@UberMan5000]

2:24 I love when Alan just starts dissing Call My Bluff. "Why are we playing Call My Bluff? We invented a good game, and here we're playing a rubbish game!"

[@JackhammerJesus]

Are you the brother of Alan?

[@Ahav91]

check a bit of fry and laurie robert robinson

[@windows7rocks1]

did you?

[@ADxWales81]

1 Person was on call my bluff looking for acting work

[@MrExEssex]

There was some real competitiveness involved in Call My Bluff which is lacking in QI. Both TV shows are/were excellent making AD's opinion wrong, in my opinion. Mind you, who asked for my opinion?

[@bontragerjones]

Why are we playing Call My Bluff? It's a shit game. We've invented a really good game and we're playing a shit one. On Call My Bluff they're busy playing QI and they're having a riot! hahahaha! Alan Davies win.

[@Fahrenheit1407]

I hate Phil Jupitus!