QI - Better Police Officers in India Have Moustaches? REACTION

[@liamcorrigan3158]

If you were wondering why there was applause when Stephen put on the moustache and went ‘baaaahhh’, it was because he was momentarily reviving a character he played in a series called Blackadder back in the 80s.

[@cerisambrook7692]

Good point, Darling

[@vilebrequin6923]

​@@cerisambrook7692😂😂😂.

[@vilebrequin6923]

Lord Melchett was the WW1 British General character😊

[@NZWarriors1995]

@@vilebrequin6923 General Melchett....Lord Melchett was Blackadder II

[@simonwinwood]

❤ well said. i think at least one of them winced when he did it. like Stephen Fry was just belching into the mic.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

You've got to watch "Blackadder goes forth" to catch the obvious cultural reference there. Stephen Fry played Lord General Melchett. The moustache and tag line had the audience clapping because it was a callback to his role.

[@mana3735]

I second that. They'd love Blackadder goes Forth.

[@PaulTheTurkish-ny1wc]

Stephen putting on the moustache is also a reference to his role in Blackadder goes fourth. Highly recommended comedy series.

[@davidjb-750]

The delight seeing Stephen having the chance to fleetingly play General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmany Melchet again… baaah!

[@davec4955]

We don't add you the u. You remove the u.😂

[@custard71]

Pause, comment, rewind, continue. Don't talk over the thing you're watching 👍

[@watchreadplayretro]

"baaaah! Come along Darling!" you guys HAVE to watch Blackadder, and for sure Blackadder Goes Forth, but... it's been said below, so I'm QS (quite sure) you will follow our advice :) Thank you twos!

[@SirHilaryManfat]

The ironic thing about hateful trolling, is that those trolls are actively contributing towards building your KZbin channel through video views and ad revenue. The joke's on them!

[@misterc5783]

This is the process that brought you click bait.

[@Jamienomore]

The reason for that thing you put round your Moustache at night, is to stop it looking like what the hair on your head looks like when you wake up in the morning.

[@jackabalas]

Nick, David Mitchell hosts a radio panel show called The Unbelievable Truth that’s very similar to Qi that you’d enjoy. Probably not worth reacting to but it really showcases David’s analytical razor wit.

[@eddisstreet]

And Jack Dee hosts Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Classic radio show.

[@janetramsdale4478]

I'm not sure if you can get this in the US, but David Mitchell has a series called "Upstart Crow." He plays William Shakespeare and its hilarious

[@BigAlCapwn]

We don't "add the 'U'", you've removed it. There's a reason it's called "English" afterall ;) Some American changes make sense but I will defend "ou" over just "o" in most cases. Take 'colour' for example, the 'U', tells you the pronunciation is "err" rather than "orr". You say "cull-err", not "cull-orr"

[@sean3691]

It's a French word.

[@misterc5783]

@@sean3691Look, the English invented and own everything in the entire history of the world. And they like to shout about it. It doesn’t need to be true. They’re not a confident nation so they feel the need to tell themselves these things.

[@ethelmini]

Diy QI: In France a mouche was an ornamental beauty spot used to cover smallpox scars. So a mouche attache is one that's attached. The literal translation of une mouche is a fly (insect0.

[@ajkgordon]

Nice story but sadly not true. While the word is indeed French, it’s derived from Italian, Latin and earlier Greek.

[@ChingChangWallah.]

@@ajkgordon Why can't both be true?

[@CarolHenshaw]

The guy with the mullet is Bill Bailey he is a comedian and also a musician very talented and funny look him up.

[@Gaspode_]

The moustache (Albert Finney) "bra" thing was so waxed moustaches would not loose their shape when you slept.

[@Ausecko1]

I don't have one (yet) and I have plenty of damaged/bent moustache hairs which stick out at annoying angles due to being slept on. The face bra makes perfect sense to me.

[@AdrianRussell-h8o]

I have inherited a moustache cup and saucer via a great grandfather. They were popular in Victorian times. I is made of fine china and is crafted with a semi circular ‘ledge’ on one side, with a semi circular gap in the middle. The ledge keeps the moustaches from touching the tea, while the tea can be drunk via the gap. Quite interesting, to persons who have never seen one and a piece of history I suppose, being probably at least 150 years old.

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

As everyone has mentioned Stephen was in Black Adder with Rowan Atkinson , Hugh Lawrie and many other big names . I'm surprised how many Americans only know him from Mr Bean and it's a series well worth a look . I believe Poirot used to wax his moustache so maybe the cover was to preserve the shape and keep it out of his mouth . The sound is a lot better but still not quite right .

[@mikeheath2122]

Check out Stephen Fry and that moustache in Blackadder Goes Forth.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

I thought cockpit originated from naval ships slang for the quarters of a senior rank (I can't remember which one). It translated to aircraft upon their creation.

[@mikeymikeFType]

In the south everybody has moustaches, including the women

[@easterdeer]

I think it was Noah Webster of dictionary fame who removed the u from colour and favour etc. He wanted to clean up English spelling a bit. Benjamin Franklin was also a big proponent of spelling reform if I remember right 😁 I feel the same way about moustaches - I respect people who like them but I just can't get behind it myself. That said, Magnum PI's moustache is pretty good 😂

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Like many English words its origin is French. _1580s, from French moustache_

[@Ausecko1]

I vote we start using the Germanic "Schnurrbart" instead

[@PaulCoaley]

You guys are NOT idiots . Keep up the great work 👍

[@GorgeousRandyFlamethrower-]

Burt Reynolds and Robert Goulet had the greatest moustaches in Hollywood history

[@TheLjff]

Please do find some way to react to Blackadder, particularly Series 4. I'm sure you'll love it.

[@misterc5783]

I hope you can ignore the trolls and not let their barbs pierce your skin. Their claims are not accurate and designed to make you feel the way they feel themselves. It’s a shame and a sadness all round. And some of them simply aren’t real people.

[@dallasgrant]

I'm 43 this year and I have never shaved my full face, I've had a full beard for the last 15 years, I shaved the sides of my face for about a year and I hated it. To each their own though, I just could never do the clean shaven thing personally.

[@danmayberry1185]

Spelling ("ou"): Johnson's 1755 English dictionary used Norman (French) spelling, and Webster's 1828 American Dictionary stuck to Latin spelling.

[@debnbhuy]

90 minutes !!!! Love you guys so entertaining !

[@TonyNicholls-v9u]

ignore the trolls, your a great couple. Hello from the uk.

[@andrewroberts299]

Guys, I’ve said it before, but you need to watch the sitcom Peep Show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Yes, there’s a lot of swearing in it (which you’d have to keep in because it would dilute the show a lot if you didn’t), but it’s cringe inducing humour that only the British can do, and I think you’ll love it!

[@misterc5783]

Peep show and the Inbetweeners are definitely not the vibe of this channel or this couple. (I’m throwing in the Inbetweeners because they’re essentially the same show and often get requested together) I’d be embarrassed to watch them watch either. And I enjoyed both shows….when I was 18-25 years old. And 25 seemed too old.

[@sharonco6379]

If you like David you should check out "Upstart Crow"

[@Cybertruck1000]

Ignore us trolls. It's really a good effort to keep up a channel like yours.....

[@scouseofhorror104]

Guys if you love David Mitchell, maybe give Upstart Crow a go?! One of our all time favourites here! (we've regularly got it on in the background for hours, in fact it's on right now 😅) It's a sitcom where he plays Shakespeare but theres always lots of bawdyness, mocking his writing and things going wrong 🤣

[@misterc5783]

I keep telling myself to check this out. Heard good things. I’ll maybe dig around iplayer right now since it’s in my mind.

[@flumpah]

That moustache thing you wear at night stops all the wildlife that lives in there from escaping !

[@cherryblossom3046]

Moustaches and beards are the dirtiest bits of facehair ever: gets into everything you eat and drink, smoke bush for smokers, basically a dirty lawn on the face!!😂😂

[@avandy3]

Jodi was spot on with her comment about the moustache bra😊😊

[@peterbabicki8252]

I suppose it's like your hair in many ways. If you sleep on it funny, it'll be bent out of shape or sticking out in the morning. I suppose that thing would perhaps keep it all tidy?

[@clawfinger1970]

RIP Steve Wright

[@paulhorgan6152]

You must watch Blackadder ❤😂

[@jeremymerrifield7244]

baaah

[@paulbromley6687]

A person who has a Moustache is referred to as being Moustachioed .

[@TChighbury]

And if the moustache contains green bits of nuts the person is pistachioed moustachioed

[@colingregory7464]

The only time David Mitchell looks less smart is when Victoria is on the programme !

[@lynnelang3184]

Stephen Fry is super intelligent, far and above David Mitchell. David's wife, Victoria is very intelligent. She's a feminine David!

[@lynnelang3184]

Moustache is a French word hence the 'ou'.

[@janetramsdale4478]

I agree re Bill's mullet

[@nickdavies921]

Please react to ‘Blackadder goes forth’. 🙏

[@prajwalrandhave2930]

Put some content on cfa

[@balaamsdonkeyuk]

We don't spell differently in the UK, we spell correctly 😂😂

[@oopsdidItypethatoutloud]

People need to stop calling you both idiots.... Calling Nick an idiot... understandable.... but stating the obvious can be so annoying 😅😂😅😂❤

[@mpmlopes]

Interesting that he pronounces it as moh-stash and she pronounces it mou-stash.

[@marcusbengtson8570]

Stephen Fry rules!

[@markgodwin1777]

Have a look at Nicole Kidman amazed at Stephen Fry's knowledge.

[@warrenturner397]

The British the Australians and every other English speaking country doesn't ADD the U - Yanks took it out because they can't spell!

[@davidmckie7128]

I would think that no moustaches during WWII would be because of wearing gas masks.

[@tjaartvanderwalt5864]

Sleeping mess up your hair.I guess the same go for moustaches.

[@johnnyenglish33]

Talking about spelling it's theatre not theater.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

This obsession with different spellings of the same words 😂 Guess what, in some countries they speak completely different languages 😮

[@jja77a]

Jodi reminds me of Daria

[@colin8662]

Never change anitthing that isn’t broke ditch the mics

[@paulbromley6687]

No Jodi you never look like an Idiot

[@BrianMac2601]

If you want people to stop calling you an idiot then stop acting like one, simple as that.

[@ellenwhelehan9579]

No t in mouse

[@ericwilliams8504]

Lol... moustache... mouth?? Not mouse, maybe 🤔

[@mral8145]

Tom Selleck?? 😍

[@jeremymerrifield7244]

Good actor, bg Tache

[@mral8145]

@@jeremymerrifield7244good looking and never creepy! 😂

[@andy2950]

Tom Selleck creepy ?😮😅

[@rogerwolstenholme2710]

Adolf Hitler creepy ? vot are you saying Fruelien ?

[@warrenturner397]

Liked your videso and just came back to see if you are still stuffing up your vocal levels and yes you are. Your comments are nearly twice the volume of the clip. Impossible to listen to. Try listening to one of your reactions yourselves.

[@misterc5783]

This audio sounded fine through my device. New tech so you’ve got to give them time for some tweaks. And it’s difficult when some viewers say it’s fine and some viewers say it isn’t.