Alex Horne & The Horne Section’s Hilarious Song Grandaddy | The Last Leg of the Year 2019

The Horne Section join in the New Year’s Eve fun performing a beautiful song about the family pea farm, leading to hysterics from the boys and their guests Sue Perkins, Sara Pascoe, Rosie Jones, Zawe Ashton, Billy Monger, Tom Davis, and Johnny Vegas.
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[@youngwang97]

I'm surprised Josh Widdicombe wasn't counting the peas

[@Rokurokubi83]

🤣 Where’s Gregg, when you need him?!

[@JSideFx]

That was almost funnier than the song 😂

[@thesimpsons17]

Bravo on this comment!!!

[@josephl5128]

He was too busy eating them like a crazed little mouse

[@scottjudge5970]

Thank God it's not beans if they had to know if juice counted

[@AllTheRooks]

A most juvenile joke delivered in a most exceptional way

[@peterclarke7240]

The wind up to it is gloriously childish, the deadpan delivery is what makes it genious- really taste the anus. So pathetic, and yet so fucking wonderful. Its the entire history of british comedy in a song.

[@billyeveryteen7328]

@@peterclarke7240 It's the sincerity of the song that really sells it. If it wasn't a song by the Horne Section making silly, cheeky puns, it would just be a really catchy, straightforward folk song.

[@peterclarke7240]

@@billyeveryteen7328 True- pretty much every great comedy song, from whichever country, starts with the music and delivery being absolutely on-point - Tenacious D, The Darkness, even Monty Python or the criminally under-rated Red Dwarf theme tune (I still laugh whenever I think of the line "I'm all alone, more or less"), all lend themselves to being great tunes within their genre, with vocals delivered in the perfect style for that genre, until you then listen to the lyrics, and then they get even better :)

[@DrZaius3141]

I can't get over how very simple yet utterly unpredictable this is.

[@Umbra451]

You could tell that they were leading up to something, and then it all just hits you in the face

[@long-shotlouie]

@@Umbra451 yup, the A-ness hit us, then the peaness. It was overwhelming

[@dsimi415]

@@long-shotlouie Her peas really had me scratching my head for a while

[@peterclarke7240]

Its a glorious piece of childish stupidity and i love it!

[@peterclarke7240]

@@dsimi415 a not uncommon phenomenon. Thankfully there's antibiotics to be had. Grandmama had herpes! Grandmama had herpes, In her mouth!

[@MattLeader]

Came for the A-ness, stayed for the Pea-ness, ended up getting Her peas.

[@aithneobeirne5428]

Shouldn’t have stayed as long as HERPeas

[@ConradMcBad]

The story actually checks out - I worked in a pea processing plant for a summer holiday job. They are graded from A to D based on how tender they are. The ones that are worse than D-grade get made into pet food. One of our biggest customers were in Saudi Arabia, so we used to joke that we were instrumental in bringing peas to the middle east.

[@dysomniak]

It was a long roue to get there but you did it

[@nathanmassam1301]

If you know Alex Horne, you'll know he goes into extreme detail when researching something to ensure factual accuracy. Such as the Roman costume in Taskmaster series 12

[@petgoose32]

@@nathanmassam1301 series 11*

[@ILuvAyeAye]

I think that's how it works for most vegetables and fruits.

[@ZetaPyro]

Captain Tenille: Tell me young man, what do you want out of life? Homer Simpson: I want peas! Tenille: Ah, we all want peace, but it's always just out of reach. Homer: Ooh, uh-huh. Tenille: So, what's the best way to get peace? Homer: With a knife! Tenille: Exactly! Not with the olive branch, but with the bayonette!

[@JasonHoward-z6t]

The joy on Sue Perkins' face at the "her peas" section...

[@jamesaditya5254]

well, we know she's not keen on the pea-ness

[@MagicSwagget12]

This is why Taskmaster is so good. Only Alex could keep coming up with utterly bizarre, off the wall tasks

[@aaronkeane2336]

He doesn't think up all the tasks. They have a full production crew like all TV shows, I'm sure they help

[@feverpa]

@@aaronkeane2336 according to all of the interviews I've seen, Alex really does come up with all of the tasks. I mean, could there be a small contribution here or there from someone on their production staff - but it's pretty much all Alex's genius.

[@natalies4751]

His task consultant is Tim Key! He must have really enjoyed himself in the first series XD

[@Tamashi88]

@@aaronkeane2336 Taskmaster is Alex Horne's creation. He wrote all the tasks for at least the first two series And all the tasks for the two years it was at Edinburgh. While they now have writers, including Tim Key, he very much did think up all the tasks.

[@barryrowlings83]

Horne dreams them up in his Hot Tub apparently

[@weirdscience369]

sue perkins is having the time of her life

[@timrugg7058]

As it turns out, she loved the pea-ness

[@traceystewart1404]

Watching the joy on Sue Perkins face is priceless- the funniest thing I have seen and heard for some time. Thank you for making me laugh

[@qwertyTRiG]

Surprising to see a lesbian so happy to taste the peaness.

[@MrSuperb]

She is painfully unfunny 😢

[@smurfmaster90]

The most joy a lesbian has ever had from a pea-ness

[@keithpanton7486]

​@@MrSuperbshe's been wonderful on taskmaster, sort of the opposite of wholesome Mel.

[@laserpanda94]

@@MrSuperb Doesn't mean you can't appreciate someone just genuinely enjoying themselves. Or are you one of these emotionally retarded people who can't bear anything even vaguely positive being said about somone whose comedy you don't like?

[@anon0815de]

Did he steal the letters from Countdown?

[@secretforreddit]

Oh my gosh, he totally did!

[@jacobsaxby9468]

Nah, they're too big to be Countdown cards

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

@@jacobsaxby9468 Nah, he's just little Alex Horne

[@Saltywinterchild]

I'm surprised nobody spat out their peas from laughing. I was genuinely convulsing with laughter when I first heard this song on the podcast. And they hadn't even added the Herpes verse back then

[@DanTheStripe]

Anyone else had this in their head for a few days after first hearing it?

[@Umbra451]

It’s been a month and it’s still bouncing around in here

[@Subangelis]

I don't know. Let you know in a few days...

[@vicodin36]

Every night before I go to sleep, the most convenient time, of course.

[@danwiddon3854]

Never seen Adam have so much trouble wrapping up a segment, than Alex and Co’s song about Peaness, Grandad takes the A-ness and that Grandmama has her peas in her mouth! Superb by all concerned!

[@RFC-3514]

It's not "takes", it's _tastes._

[@BlairdBlaird]

@@RFC-3514 technically it's *checks*: Granddaddy checks the A-ness so you can taste the Pea-ness.

[@RFC-3514]

@@BlairdBlaird - I don't think he would confuse "checks" with "takes". At 1:54 in this video: "Grandaddy *tastes* the A-ness".

[@elliott1346]

@@RFC-3514 it’s you can taste the a-ness at 1:31 but it’s granddaddy checks the a-ness at 1:54 you can hear the k sound and they wouldn’t repeat you can’t taste the aness you can’t taste the peaness.

[@RFC-3514]

@@elliott1346 - Mark sings "tastes". The OP clearly mixed up "tastes" and "takes" (which are similar words), not "tastes" and "checks".

[@MrBelongings]

The dumb genius of this makes me love alex so much more. So much thought went into doing something so dumb so well. The fact that everyone had peas? Icing on the her-peas

[@throughcolouredglasses9300]

For an english pronounciation class i need to find clips of a celebrity of our choice. I picked Alex Horne. It's 3:30 am, my class is at 10am. KZbin is down and won't play any video. I try to decide between this video and an interview about taskmaster without having watched either. It's the next day, youtube works again. Fuck I'm glad I chose the interview. I cannot put into words how glad I am that I didn't sent in this one. Jesus.

[@Ginric99]

You can tell that something is genius comedy when other comedians truly get into it and love it.

[@jamiethomas18]

Everyone needs some Horne Section in their life!

[@tomtom21194]

And some pea-ness in their mouth

[@billyeveryteen7328]

This is the best pea-related video I've ever seen. Take that, Orson Welles. Edit: Having listened to this another couple of times, this is a phenomenal piece of comedy music writing. If it had no jokes or humor of any kind, it would work on its own as a catchy, straightforward folk song. As a comedy piece, it has proper set-ups and punchlines, it subverts audience expectations, it follows the comedy "rule of three;" just unbelievable work.

[@kosherkitties5897]

Do you happen to be referring to the joke that was in the show The Critic?

[@billyeveryteen7328]

@@kosherkitties5897 Yes, sort of. The bit in The Critic was based on a real thing that happened where a (possibly drunk) Orson Welles argued about the copy for a frozen pea commercial.

[@kosherkitties5897]

@billyeveryteen7328 Oh cool! That's hilarious, I would have never guessed it was based on reality.

[@headlessnotahorseman]

This is quite possibly the best funny song I have ever heard. The concept is so clever and the execution is flawless.

[@mollyjaneanderson9144]

i am delighted by how surprised i was by this and by how absolutely side splittingly hilarious this was. excuse me, i'm ded now

[@Pinario]

RIP

[@aaronwagstaff7978]

Just discovered this song & I want to remarry my wife so I can have it played as she walks down the aisle

[@KyleJRM]

Ok as an American I found bad golf and was curious as to what Alex was like in his real job and this is not what I was expecting

[@Udertheo]

I'm a huge Alex Horne fan but I've never seen Bad Golf. All these panel shows, Taskmaster...so your route to Alex Horne is the exact opposite of mine.

[@jessesutton7985]

Still find this way too funny. Practically cheered at the screen when they played in on The Horne Section. Clever immaturity always gets me.

[@XdDemon666]

how did the horne section get through that without bursting out in laughter?!

[@cnelsonlv99]

Better than 99% of the songs written in the last 20 years.

[@robawr]

I absolutely love it. Makes me want some peas.

[@Pinario]

Grace. Ruddick If you do eat some peas I hope you can really taste the a-ness!

[@disruptah76]

Just had some carrots but wish I had some p-ness with them.

[@robawr]

@@Pinario I ate some today and the taste of a-ness really shone through!

[@Pinario]

I glad you could taste the a-ness in your mouth!

[@loz5190]

If you have a woman there..give her peas a go

[@lindastone6868]

As Lennon once said, you've got to give peas a chance!

[@kiras924]

We’ve sung this round campfires for like a year and I’ve only just discovered this is where it’s from 😂

[@JeddtheJedi]

This should no longer be funny after you know what's coming, and yet, it holds up to repeated listens so well.

[@chenshuen524]

Honestly so much love for Alex horne

[@JeddtheJedi]

@@chenshuen524 Hello you :)

[@DyslecticAttack]

I'd say that's also true for some of their other stuff like their seasons song. (Since it's now been 2 years since the original posting, it's high time for a second reply.)

[@alexjones7043]

One of the greatest comedy songs written.

[@jessbargen]

This song took me on such a journey. Every part was delightful and surprising. I was doubled over laughing while making supper while listening to this.

[@thebigspliffdaddy5470]

This is brilliant, one of those jokes that is nearly so obvious I'm shocked no one else has already done it

[@ShadeDreamer]

Thought this was gonna be a boring, serious song from the start...glad I stayed. 😂😂😂

[@DragonslayerProd]

"British humor is so much more sophisticated" British humor:

[@NeilJ894]

I nearly died laughing..I want this played at my funeral, pease..

[@fourslottoaster65]

You really can taste the pea-ness

[@Neddoest]

I freaking love this song. I’m so glad The Horne Section TV show has happened.

[@sfoster.23]

2:43 love how Alex is so invested in the song

[@emuman09]

Sue perkins totally getting into it is great

[@derekpink]

Isn’t there supposed to be some rule of diminishing returns in comedy? It doesn’t seem to apply to this song.

[@xaostek]

It somehow gets funnier every time. Catchy melodies are too powerful!

[@peterclarke7240]

Its called british comedy- basically aim low, make it sexual and/or toilet related, and then hit someone in the head with a frying pan. It never gets old.

[@hop-skip-ouch8798]

Listen to "I've no more fucks to give"

[@Tamashi88]

I have found that good musical comedians have a much greater chance of surviving material. A song like this is catchy *and funny* where as a joke is just funny. Not every musical comedy is like that. A song like Axis of Awesome's Four Cords can be heard once and found funny, then maybe a few more times where you really start to notice all the songs featured... and then its done. Tim Minchin's Canvas Bags you probably can stop listening halfway through and not miss much. But Tim Minchin's 3 minute song? Took me a few listens through to get all the references etc AND its catch and its funny. I've heard some Horne Section songs that I'm fine with never listening to again, I got the joke and the song isn't a style I like. Then there are the ones like this one. It isn't going on my (non-existant) ipod but I might listen again at some point because its still funny and the music is fun.

[@hop-skip-ouch8798]

@@Tamashi88 Bo Burnham is another example.

[@_davidlittle_]

Brilliant banjo playing

[@ianbaron5044]

I heard this on the Horne Section Podcast but holy crap it always gets funnier.

[@ygnir1]

What episode was it in

[@xorsyst1]

@@ygnir1 Al Murray was the guest, I love that version for Al's hoots of laughter over the performance.

[@gallifreyFNM]

Josh can't even eat peas without looking awkward

[@amygareis6276]

This song is an earworm now and I can't get it out of my head. Lol

[@ursulageorgeson7086]

They'd be the best wedding band.

[@IbelongtoMUSE12]

Sue Perkins needs to be on taskmaster

[@dsnyprncss37]

You manifested it! She was awesome on TM 🫶

[@avakining]

I love Sue Perkins’ shit-eating grin throughout

[@EnoVarma]

2:54 Sara Pascoe choking on grandma and her peas.

[@Hammerandhearth]

They are masters of misdirection. I really needed this today, thank you horn section.

[@UpsetWizard]

How do I still laugh out loud when listening to this?

[@exessex3522]

Always admired/envied Bill Bailey for his comedy/musical ability. It must be even more fun to be part of a band like The Horne Section.

[@kwjames87]

This is still as funny as the first time I heard it. 😂🤣

[@trishking6343]

How anyone can sing or listen to this without laughing is beyond me. So completely brilliant - cracking tune too.

[@IAmTheHound]

Absolutely wonderful, joyously puerile silliness. No airs and graces yet beautifully delivered. Loved it and laughed my arse off like when I was a little kid.

[@999CJ]

Every time I've seen this I've had to watch. And it makes me smile and laugh every time. The banjo player has great voice for folk too.

[@Ainennke]

Haven't laughed that hard in a while. Utter perfection, only improved by Perkins' amazing reaction.

[@SamoScopom]

I have listened to this approximately 15 times now. It's amazing!

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

I’d have thought all that A-ness and pea-ness would be too much for Billy- he looks about 10! He loves it though 😂

[@fourslottoaster65]

This song isn't on Spotify, and it needs to be

[@TheHorneSectionOfficial]

you can buy it on bandcamp.

[@fourslottoaster65]

@@TheHorneSectionOfficial Well, I would, but all my other music is on spotify

[@jenniferliang17]

​@fourslottoaster65 Super late reply, and you probably know this already, but it is on Spotify now!

[@andrewsmith4575]

classy smut and the funniest song I've ever heard!

[@chanukaabeygunasekera3101]

They had us in the first half, I'm not gonna lie

[@betterinthe80sdude]

Of the current 632k views, I think I'm at least 50k

[@reuben4993]

just bought this on bandcamp lmao

[@Zluka-Kluka]

Finally, high quality content!

[@charlottewhite2270]

Wasnt expecting that... 🤣

[@DanGolag]

Rosie Jones adds so much value to this.

[@hailey1371]

I just want to know why Adam, Josh and Alex are eating peas with their hands when spoons are provided?

[@E_y_a_l]

I guess they also wanted to feel the A-Ness with their hand.

[@MrCanadaben]

I'm just waiting for The Horne Section to be in Taskmaster 😆

[@anthonymichael5078]

This is the best thing I have ever heard!

[@ixurlife8062]

Nobody does like Alex and the horn section timing is perfect well thought out humour from the simplest words, geniuses 😂😂🤣🤣

[@frankiefuckles]

Not sure how I've only just stumbled across this. I say with no exaggeration that this is the best song ever written.

[@joanneoliver89]

I came here today as I really needed a smile on my face

[@raukuracave4714]

This is excellent. I can hear the A-ness😏. Well done sirs.. 🤣🤣🤣💯👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@James-vk6cu]

When I saw the video title, I thought this was going to be a tribute to the legendary American band Grandaddy.

[@covrtdesign5279]

The BEST song that i have ever heard. Even better coming from the best group in tele.

[@catjohnston9748]

It just kept getting better 😂

[@olivejohn]

I keep singing to myself "really taste the peeeeenesss" almost out loud half the time

[@blake4604]

People write LOL but they’re not actually laughing out loud. This really did make me laugh out loud!

[@HumbleMonsterUK]

Me too!

[@destroythehuman3380]

I thought the joke would be about something in the peas they’re all eating

[@loz5190]

The uk ladies and gentlemen!

[@PaulJGorzkowski]

This is what I love and respect about the UK... Their sense of humor! Couldn't play this on American television... Too spineless!

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

We have much of the Funny Music Project, though. Not TV, but a lot of good musical comedy.

[@PaulJGorzkowski]

@@benjaminmiddaugh2729 Like what? America is a walking on eggshells country... Funny music? Yeah, 30 years ago when we had Ray Stevens and Weird Al.

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

@@PaulJGorzkowski Seriously. Look up the Funny Music Project. They've got a lot of stuff from smaller musical comedy bands, many of which are American. (They've also got some from other countries, too, but there are a decent number of American bands there last I checked.)

[@methinksitisaweasel]

@@PaulJGorzkowski You still have Weird Al.

[@Ulleskelf]

That is an amazing song!

[@Musical_Kook]

Was awesome to hear this on new Horne section the other day! This tickled me the first time I heard it but even more so second time round. It is unsaid but Peas are comedy hold but this is just brilliant! 😂🤣😂🎶

[@zebastinio]

This is the best thing in a long time!

[@queenchaeyeon]

This Is A- Pea gold

[@blackhoundrise8431]

I’m dead. Just dead laughing out loud

[@davidpacker7602]

I just keep watching this everyday

[@DarknoorX]

I wrote the Horne section and did not expect to see that

[@BabakoSen]

Expected Peaness, got Aness...then Peaness.

[@thatoneadamguy]

Please upload the rest of the songs they performed from the night!

[@GFox...]

Hilarious!!😂

[@simonpymon1959]

Thank-you, Alex and Co. This song helped to finally get People People out of my head:)

[@PresumablyTunes]

Hands down the highlight of my year so far 😂

[@regan3873]

I really want peas now. Edit: eating peas and corn and some shredded cheese in a bowl now

[@jaywjr2456]

Incredible. Purely, incredible.

[@nathanmassam9102]

How does this video have any dislikes. This is the funniest song I have heard in a LONG time

[@samgibbons5601]

Deserved so much more. Absolutely incredible song.

[@Dampfish]

I've been wanting to show this to my friends who don't watch British TV (we're not in the UK), but the visuals are just so damn bizarre out of context. I mean, how would you even begin to explain it to someone!?

[@SL-vd2dj]

Would buy an album of all their jingles

[@benmoore7990]

You can buy several of their albums on bandcamp if you're genuinely interested.

[@marklapena854]

God, I love our comedy!

[@ipodguy9]

Grandmama can keep her peas to herself.

[@dillontomyn2043]

Absolutely brilliant