Prince Blackadder - Blackadder - BBC

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

It's amazing how adept both Atkinson and Laurie are at playing geniuses and idiots. They are two extremely talented actors.

[@racheleraanan5133]

True that both Atkinson and Laurie are adept at playing geniuses - but Stephen Fry IS the real thing.

[@Monochr0meMan]

He really isn't. I can't remember who said it, but he's a stupid person's idea of what an intellectual is like.

[@ChessCo.1]

Why do you think that?

[@Monochr0meMan]

There's no doubt he's an intelligent guy but I think he's insecure and goes out of his way to cultivate this image of himself as being an intellectual, which I reckon only the naive are taken in by. I actually happen to think that Atkinson is at least the intellectual equivalent of Fry.

[@PurpleHumbug]

The thing with us smart people is we have the intellect to recognise one of our own. Clearly you are not one of us.

[@amylouise9853]

It’s rather hilarious watching Stephen Fry, who is such a gentle, refined soul, pretending to beat up his best friend.

[@nihilistcentraluk442]

I think he probably enjoyed it and so did Hugh Laurie.

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

Stephen doesn’t ‘pretend’ to beat anyone up 😆

[@drhank33y]

@@nihilistcentraluk442 Hugh actually didnt most of the time as he often hit him for real, there was an interview about it. Lol

[@nihilistcentraluk442]

@@drhank33y I missed that gem

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Actually, going by a making of to "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", that gentle, refined soul can't really pull his punches. (Or doesn't bother to.)

[@effinjamieTT]

This first aired 29 years ago, and whenever someone asks me if I want tea, I still reply “Yes....Immediately”😄

[@s0ikk3li37]

Hey hold on.... this is bloody coffee I ORDERED TEAAAA!!!

[@stephenreynolds6239]

So do i lolol

[@Goldenblitzer]

@@s0ikk3li37 I have taken up the habbit of shouting tea when its what I want, everyone around looks so confused, making the whole thing even funnier

[@valentinabucibattorti9813]

@@Goldenblitzer I am from Italy and there is a Simpsons' episode where Krusty says "I love to meet my fans personally" but he spells it wrong. In italian he says "PersonSalmente!" while the correct version is "Personalmente" Whenever in the conversation it occurs the word, I say "PersonSALmente" (with friends, of course!) and everyone looks confused 😆😆😆

[@vojemete]

I do also, to my own detriment amongst my most loved ones.

[@ginsmithrow9611]

Actual footage of the Clarkson incident.

[@thefrecklepuny]

smnwri Brilliant!

[@noelmajers6369]

Very good...mind you, the word around the campfire is that that prat Chris Evans isn't any better. Will the BBC never learn ?

[@YOyo-jj1ks]

smnwri 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@georgejacob3162]

Replace "TEEEAAAAA!!!!" for "STEEEEAAAAAKKKK!!!!"

[@OhshitPositive]

@@noelmajers6369 And now, 3 years later, Chris Evans is named in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book as a connoisseur of little kids. And the fact that he's been publicly pining after Billie Piper since she was 15 doesn't really help his case.

[@iwishihadseenthatlol]

There are three things that make this sketch brilliant: 1. Stephen Fry 2. Rowan Atkinson 3. Hugh Laurie

[@u.v.s.5583]

Jeeves, Bean and Wooster.

[@YKW-YouKnowWhat]

and tea

[@cush6827]

@@MultiCoolgirl777 Tony Robinson is not in this scene.

[@ffrederickskitty214]

Ben Elton and Richard Curtis, the writers

[@darkstatehk]

4. Tea 5. India 6. 2021

[@Onmysheet]

Of all the years Blackadder was treated as a servant, he finally got his moment of sweet revenge.

[@victorvalenzuela7626]

You are getting a reply after 6 years mate. Well... that was his job in the first place....

[@Handlecontaincharacters]

@@victorvalenzuela7626 you mean 9 years good sir

[@ValkyrieDaisy95]

Stephen is so good at playing older, more authoritative men in Blackadder XD Just his ruthlessness and aggressive nature of The Duke of Wellington is epic XD Aswell as Hugh's vacant, confused and gormless stare thats just full of stupidity and innocence, is just pure comedy genius. His slow reaction to the hitting is just hilarious. Such a classic comedy.

[@Whoami691]

+Daisy Chambers The Irony is that he is a sweet, gentle soul in reality. :)

[@ValkyrieDaisy95]

Yeah he really is

[@irishking1414]

Daisy Chambers he does have biopolar disorder and he was prosecuted for thieving and oh he is also a raving homosexual. so kind and wise,not so sure

[@Phireo]

Wow, RAVING homosexual. Close the doors!! :rolleyes:

[@dionwoollaston5717]

Irish King ohh come on your majesty who hasn't stolen something in their lives also I was quite surprised when I heard he was gay it's clear his acting talent is superb because he didn't seem like the type

[@Klamath2046]

Hugh Laurie's left ear is still ringing to this day

[@frankman2]

I'm sure they fake it.

[@mrnaughtycat]

Well when tiny robbinson now sir robbinson was in maid Marian and her merry men King jhon always shouted in his ear and the lady who played maid Marion always said how can he stand to be yelled in his ear like that

[@Smithjones12]

mrnaughtycat That was a good show

[@Smithjones12]

Fry & Laurie Rik & Ade Can't beat them ! No pun intended :)

[@roguishpaladin]

frankman2 In Fry's case, I'm not so sure - especially if this was the time period where they were roommates.

[@ivandovranic5834]

The utmost conviction with which he says "why I hardly touched the man!" 😂

[@leslawrenson]

Those of us who had the privilege of watching this on TV could not have appreciated how fantastic this show was.

[@patpending8134]

Er, I did.

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

The British don't mess around with tea.

[@azapro911]

"TEEEEEAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"

[@Mister_Kourkoutas]

No kidding. During the War, the Luftwaffe got a few lucky hits on Mincing Lane in London during the Blitz. Back then it was the hub of the British Tea Industry and while thankfully the tea survived, the record keeping and paperwork for the national tea inventory all went up in smoke so we didn't know how much tea we had and where it all was. Realizing the terrible effect this would have on national morale for the war effort, the British Government promptly bought the entire global crop of tea in 1942 in order to keep us in the war. True story. The only thing the British Armed Forces consumed by ton more than tea during the War was artillery shells. That's how crazy for tea we are.

[@wbertie2604]

The British Army saw relatively light opposition on its beaches on D-Day (It landed its DD tanks further in, and they got ashore). Apparently a number stopped for a brew before going inland :) The water was rough, so I can see the need to settle stomachs before fighting.

[@matteoj226]

@@Mister_Kourkoutas My word, it's true. What a fantastic comment.

[@snapdragon9300]

Yes many wars were fought over tea.Including Us colonials rebelling against British taxes on it.

[@JoshIdstein]

It's like three of the most skilled comedic actors of our time in one sketch.

[@joegrimes9232]

My favorite of the series. Whilst 2 and 4 get so much acclaim, 3 is overlooked and I love this series. This is the last episode and it is played so well.

[@joegrimes9232]

Plus it confounds Americans who refuse to believe this guy was House.

[@BarrySlisk]

3rd is the best followed by the second.

[@henrikhyrup3995]

"TEEEEAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" One can only imagine the earthquake-like scenery if it was BRIAN BLESSED yelling this.

[@danw1374]

Ironically he was in the first series but never appeared again, he sounds how id imagine henry VIII would've spoken.

[@TheEmperorHasSpoken]

DJosephWells Yeah. Aside from Atkinson, McInnerny and Robinson, nobody from S1 ever came back.

[@Smithjones12]

You could imagine s shouting contest between them.

[@ZondaFRoadster]

If Brian had been shouting it, I think Hugh would have been blasted through the far wall.

[@AlphaWolf789]

XD

[@RealityCheck6T9]

"How dare you sit sir in the presence of your betters" That line must have felt good to say

[@nixon9346]

What betters mean?person who is above you?

[@CarzorStelatis]

@@nixon9346 Yes, people of higher social status

[@thevoiceless8567]

Nelson is stationed in...Alaska your highness in case Boney should try and trick us by coming via the north pole! I love the historical references. Lol

[@KristerAndersson-nc8zo]

Since Napoleon was in Egypt, Aboukir would be more suitable.

[@thevoiceless8567]

Krister Andersson Of course, the "Battle of the Nile". Good point! :D

[@dionwoollaston5717]

Thoroughly Bemused but wasn't Alaska a Russian territory at the time before they flogged it to the Americans

[@jamiengo2343]

Thoroughly Bemused I’m confused

[@simonatford1]

Even if they mix them up and get them in the wrong order LOL

[@stevengavrilovic1058]

Sheer comedy brilliance - stellar performances from Atkinson, Fry and Laurie. The look on Laurie's face after the beatings from Blackadder and Wellington was a picture to behold.

[@jorg1206]

How can anyone see this and not love Stephen Fry? (and Blackadder, Laurie and of course Rowan A....). Priceless!

[@JESK-rh1tw]

2:11 breaks me every time. You think it’s over and then it continues 😂😂😂

[@holoqofholoqqia9503]

Trafalgar, the great military achievement unwittingly made by Blackadder himself.

[@simonatford1]

There was however a tiny flaw in his plan. If Wellington had just returned from Spain then Nelson would have been dead for 9 years.

[@holoqofholoqqia9503]

Simon Atford That's inconvenient.

[@Mr2at]

Don't let facts get in the way of a good story. :)

[@georgejacob3162]

The Fandom Menace. Such as the Prince Regent being thin!

[@deeznoots6241]

Simon Atford equally though Napoleon is supposedly in North Africa, which implies it’s his Egyptian campaign, in which case Trafalgar doesn’t happen for several years, and Wellington was just making a name for himself in India

[@Kevo216666]

Hugh Laurie is brilliant. Despite the absolute pasting he recieved, he owned that scene.

[@Whoami691]

+K Russell Did they actually hit him!?

[@Whoami691]

Rob McKay Ah!

[@ZondaFRoadster]

Stephen Fry admitted in an interview that most of the comedy of a punch comes from the person receiving it rather than the one throwing it, and that more than one of the punches he threw in that scene actually made contact.

[@tombutcher3021]

@@ZondaFRoadster no apparently they actually connected a few time with Hugh thats what made the scene so realistic. He was actually in discomfort!!

[@heygranti24]

​@@tombutcher3021No. Not in this particular scene. In A documentary Hugh said that during this scene he had to make sure that he plunges backwards at the right moment otherwise he would be hit.

[@deployedkitty]

Such a brilliant scene from such a brilliant show. Stephen Fry is a phenomenal Duke of Wellington!

[@georgejacob3162]

I think it was Miranda Richardson who said that Stephen fry looked more like The Duke of Wellington than The Duke of Wellington!

[@Bebe-rn2fh]

I just love it whenever Stephen Fry smacks Hugh around relentlessly

[@johnking5174]

Stephen said him hitting Hugh was just perfect, as Hugh has a wonderful reaction to being hit. Hugh manages to fall perfectly and can take the punch very well, better than Stephen or Rowan would do

[@Sou1defiler]

In the following scene there is a special moment. "When George comes back Wellington yells "YOU'RE LATE! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR IT BOY, INDIA?" and they take turns to smack him round the back of the head. I once yelled something similar at the wife when she came to pick me up. "YOU'RE LATE! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THIS TRUCK? INDIA?!" Luckily for my marriage and my life she knew exactly what I was referring to and laughed which made me laugh and say sorry at the same time.

[@MrDaiseymay]

yeah----but did she wack you later?

[@WornGlobe]

Blackadders "whereas you hit him like this" punch is brilliant.

[@ZoraCatone]

I love the way Hugh flails when Fry yells "TEEEEAAA!!!"

[@anonymous-pc5mf]

after so many years of watching QI its really strange to see stephen fry throwing a punch and being so aggressive hahaha. a really brilliant actor

[@Borrelaas]

Fry, Laurie and Atkinson are on fire in this one, still makes me laugh my ass off after all these years ^^,

[@romeaffair]

Tea? Yes, immediately.

[@philipmonihan8222]

And yet, Hugh never dropped the tray.

[@NINJA-ji6jp]

Stephen fry the best ever comedian and actor, love him so much , love from Ireland 🇮🇪❤️

[@byzantineboi8345]

WHY I HARDLY TOUCHED THE MAN! !!

[@franzfanz]

The amount of times Stephen has beat up Hugh on camera is incredible.

[@MrDaiseymay]

YEAH----he used to wallop him when Hugh played the PIano

[@NicoleKrawczyk]

Stephen seemed to be enjoying that way too much :)

[@frankstecker3198]

Blackadder the best BBC....Serie..all Time

[@burnsyboyy7534]

Hang On?? This is Bloody Coffee I ordered Tea!!!!!!!!!

[@StewFisher]

yet they expect some degree of mind reading, cos all blackadder did is ring the bell, he nor the duke asked to the prince for tea or coffee he just came in with drinks.

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

Good God! It's a miracle that Wellington didn't stay behind at Waterloo station and actually made it to Charleroi and Waterloo in Belgium.

[@RodC80]

My favourite Stephen Fry performance.

[@saemushailstorm3135]

it was a GREAT series in ALL its incarnations - CLASSIC BRIT HUMOUR !!!

[@matthewsmith6051]

I love how George gets up immediately after every punch.

[@Roseyard]

I double up with laughter every time I watch this part of the episode! :D

[@KokoBWary]

"Now I discover the truth I am disposed to beat you to death??"

[@martinchris996]

2:26 turn volume up to the max

[@maxcardun]

I gotta say t was remarkably satisfying to see Blackadder the Third knock around the prince.

[@tonypap1]

No-one does "being hit" as well as Hugh Laurie.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Never cme between an Englishman and his TEEEEEEEAAAAAAA!

[@dbdb9334]

@Jeremy Brookes His allegiance was to Britain/Crown.

[@dminalba]

The Duke of Wellington was Irish and born in Dublin

[@markturner8954]

This episode never fails to make me laugh uncontrollably, absolutely hilarious.

[@johnking5174]

1:45 - Watch Rowan's face after hits Hugh hard, you can see he is trying not to laugh.

[@Smithjones12]

The way fry looks at Rowan while he hits Hugh

[@JanetCaterina]

I am very impressed with Stephen Fry in this series, fantastic character acting

[@the-flatulator]

Stephen Fry's best work was in Black Adder, particularly General Melchett. Baaaaah !!!

[@mirdja83]

I can tell Rowan is almost cracking up :D 1:48

[@basicautisttimm3439]

The best part id that stephen hit him for real in the scene he looks so confused 😆

[@fasthracing]

One of my fave scenes from all the series. Epic.

[@joosthoutappels7595]

'Tea?' - 'Yes, immediately'

[@Gubbywubby]

Stephen Fry really looked like he enjoyed that.

[@NekoInk13]

According to Stephen and Hugh he actually hit him once or twice lol

[@peterdavies2960]

Lord Blackadder and Lord Melchett finally get their revenge on Prince Ludwig 😂

[@el6178]

Steven is so darn brilliant in this scene.

[@DdgeluvinHic]

Teeeeeeaaaaaa!!!! HAHAHA I'm dying! ROFLOL

[@BarrySlisk]

British humour at it's best. Love from Denmark!

[@bierwolf8360]

UFF

[@tomwilliams3342]

They must have had so much fun filming that 😂😂😂

[@MrDaiseymay]

I wonder if they failed to ''MISS''. now and then

[@Tompa8989]

TEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Gasoline85]

Hang on! This is bloody coffee, I ordered tea!! ^_^

[@loungejay8555]

0:18 that briefs gag was great on two different levels. A faux misunderstanding of the term briefs, and also inferring that the soldiers were crapping themselves.

[@maxxgraber]

Best.Show.Ever!

[@BritishComedyUK69]

Never grows old x

[@bobmiller3627]

VERY historically accurate.

[@WickedKingLycoan]

God! What a series! :)

[@That_Random_Bloke]

2:27 _TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEA!!!!!_

[@danw1374]

Shout, shout and shout again!!!

[@yukoncornelius5014]

I would give almost anything to be able to yell "tea" exactly the way Stephen can.

[@djackmanson]

THE PRINCE REGENT'S SERVANT ANSWERED WITH HIS LIFE!

[@leonbarrett-fs5yb]

Pure genius they don’t make them like this anymore. 😢

[@robmckay5700]

Greatest ever portrayal of the Duke of Wellington

[@MrDaiseymay]

you knew him well ?

[@robmckay5700]

@@MrDaiseymay I do now 😁

[@eelioflecks9607]

Oh god, just look at the Prince's little face, utterly unable to comprehend why he's suddenly being punched every few seconds. Hugh Laurie's so good in this. Well - they all were weren't they. Wonderful series.

[@js4266]

"There's only one way to win a campaign: shout, shout and shout again"

[@randomlady6899]

One of the funniest scenes in the history of comedy

[@huwgsxr1000]

would've loved a Baaaaahhhhhh in there.

[@TheEmperorHasSpoken]

gixer turbo I read that the Baahs were just random sounds made by Fry It always made me laugh because I always originally thought they were ancestral callbacks because Lord Melchett of S2 had a thing for sheep.

[@Sou1defiler]

You do get a "baaaah!!" Later on in that sequence "So you don't think it has anything to do with leadership then... asks Blackadder. To which Wellington replies"NO!! ITS ALL DOWN TO SHOUTING!! BEEEAHHH!!"

[@QuentinSciascia]

THIS IS BRITAAAAINNNN .................. TTEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@franceleeparis37]

There should be a global award for humour... Blackadder series would sweep the board for modern comedy and Monty python would walk away cutting edge humour and originality

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

2:10 when the hot drink machine's broke

[@erikopnemer]

This reminds me of that story... The Prince and the Porpoise.

[@87654321j]

Hang on this is bloody coffee I ordered tea 🤣 Stephen is such a good and believable actor

[@Thagros]

"No, sir, a soft hit would have been like this [biff]. Whereas *you* hit him like this [POW!!!!}"

[@AthelstanEngland]

A perfect comedy sketch....

[@dennisjk76]

SHOUT! SHOUT! AND SHOUT AGAIN!!! Aah, Fry is bestest Wellington/Melchie GB and WW

[@evrbody]

dennisjk76 BEHHHHH!!

[@michaelrowe6025]

LOL Comedy Genius

[@1krani]

And the moral of the story? NEVER come between Stephen Fry and his tea.

[@waltertomashefsky2682]

I can never take High Laurie seriously as an actor after watching old Black Adder skits. He always shines in a comic part.

[@Smithjones12]

Fry had been beating Hugh up for years before this. I thought the briefs joke was good. The sound effects of the punches are brilliant. This never gets old.

[@franceleeparis37]

What brilliant humour... would have loved to see this Wellingtons in the Sharpe series alongside Sean Bean..🤔😂😂😂

[@bingola45]

Can't remember who played Old Nosey in that.

[@bennyandersen742]

surely a highlight from blackadder, i am still laughing, brilliant

[@gezzarandom]

Remember the last episode of the second series, Chains, were Hugh’s character kidnapped and tortured Rowan and Stephens characters? Well you could say this was payback 😂.

[@Lee_303]

Prince Ludwig The Indestructible!

[@davidmcsorley5100]

I miss this sooo much - totally brilliant

[@thegoodstuff6130]

Reminds me of the "Your name?" sketch where Fry hits Laurie too hard and he breaks character 😂 with Fry going "Awwww diddums, he's just a child really."

[@raithrover1976]

Budge up. Oh Christ, I forgot.

[@peterdavies2960]

Hope Hugh was wearing earplugs when Stephen roared into his ear: TEEEEEEAA!!! 😂

[@Shadowtail292]

Being British I can’t go a day without having a cup of TEA

[@tsundoku5733]

The British drink more coffee than tea. At least, outside the home.

[@RandomTask]

1:16 my response when I was planning to go outside for non essential reasons during coronavirus lockdown 😆

[@AndrewGivens]

"Do you ever stop bullying and shouting at the lower orders?"

[@johnking5174]

There is one sketch which Stephen did in their Granada TV series Alfresco, where the Duke was told by a nurse on a battle field "the conditions in your army are appalling" and the duke replied "those are my conditions and them men should get bloody used to them".