QI | Poking Fun At Stephen

[@alexeverett308]

"I know you think you're doing a voice but that is how you talk" Stephen is such a good sport!

[@benphone7430]

Alex Everett-last brains like Einstein, skin made of kevalar, send him well wishes, he has cancer :(

[@alexeverett308]

Ben Phone Yeah I heard, awful news. Still, I don't think it's too serious so hopefully he'll be okay.

[@jcortese3300]

That one tore me UP. Hilarious!

[@davecrupel2817]

"no, its 'to _whom'"_ XD

[@francaperotti5934]

I really don't find Jimmy Carr funny at all.

[@ShiroKage009]

He's one of the few who can make David Mitchell look reasonably working class

[@Crimethoughtfull]

OOOO BURN!

[@pedromendes5022]

Miles Jupp also has the same effect on David

[@eksiarvamus]

@@pedromendes5022 Miles Jupp cracking up is one of the funniest things to watch on these shows.

[@dylanhopwood3773]

I dont think I've seen anyone make miles laugh harder than Frankie Boyle

[@dubsspilly5864]

​@@dylanhopwood3773 Oh you have to watch Miles with Sean Locke then. It even breaks Jimmy it's so funny.

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

The cast turning Fry's Acropolis flub into a musical never gets old.

[@colinmackenzie6277]

We've all seen GREECE, the musical, Whoops, the wrong one! 😆😅🤣

[@hazelnutnougat582]

@@colinmackenzie6277 👺💅🧜‍♀🕸🥧

[@Truffle_Pup]

Alan coming in with the West Side Story-esque "What do they Say what do they SAY!" is absolute genius and kept it rolling for another round haha!

[@eleanorcooke7136]

​@@colinmackenzie6277 Greece lightning!

[@melissawright1979]

It's fantastic

[@anAmishGuy]

I sometimes tell my cat "you're the furriest one" in Phil Jupitus's Stephen Fry voice, but no one ever laughs because it's a pretty obscure reference and I live alone.

[@SebHaarfagre]

Well at least you have a very cultured cat.

[@tsupa93]

This is literally the funniest thing I've ever read

[@SpeccyMan]

I often find myself singing "Florence it's a lovely morning" because it's an even more obscure reference. Point for anyone who gets it.

[@JoelCarli]

No, you live with your cat.

[@AhsokaTanoTheWhite]

I did that with my sister's cat and she turned and gave me a confused voice because Phil Jupitus sounds nothing like me.

[@KeppyKep]

"Grew up in an Enid Blyton novel" is a fantastic description of Stephen's childhood (or at least what we perceive it was)

[@benjaminlappin2711]

five go mad in dorset

[@sudrianliam1199]

Enid Blyton's Famous Fry.... What a missed opportunity there XD

[@seldom_bucket]

He actually had a fairly troubled youth, ended up going to borstel.

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

‘Dawn raid’ Was Stephen part of a fighter squadron? Or do you think he was in the bombers?

[@theredtechnician]

Been reading the famous five with the kids and the way steven talks is very Blyton, tbh it's kind of rubbed of on me, I recently called something queer (as in strange) and was given rather weird looks.

[@M_Montalvão]

Phil Jupitus coming in almost instantly with such gems as "Madeira Pince-Nez" and "You're the shiniest one..." is one of the reasons why I'm always pleased when he's on. So great.

[@davidanderson1639]

The ‘pumping custard’ segment in hysterically funny!! 😂😂😂

[@SuperJNG18]

The way the words "Moooore Madeira?" just kinda bounce out of his mouth is so satisfying.

[@jashugg]

@@SuperJNG18 I think he is saying “More, my dear?”

[@jordishima]

@@jashugg no they’re referring to different alcohols, as Stephen is “too sophisticated” to have the beer goggles, so as a result, he has Madeira pince-nez or a sherry monocle. Both Madeira and sherry are types of fortified wines. It does sound like “more, my dearrrrr?” So I understand the confusion

[@jashugg]

@@jordishima I understand the joke lol, but I also think Phil J is clever enough not to feel the need to repeat his Madeira line. So I’m confident his further line is more m’dear? !

[@opheliaismyname9180]

"you're all rotters and I hate you" "You utter beast" Honestly, I love how mildly stroppy he gets when they wind him up

[@Chimera_Photography]

Do you even know what stroppy means? He’s smiling and playing while doing it, he’s not “bad tempered” in any way. And being ‘bad tempered’ is a key component to every synonym I found for stroppy. Ill tempered, grumpy, cantankerous.

[@violetskies14]

@@Chimera_Photography stroppy is like when a teenager pouts and dramatically flops on the sofa after their parent says they have to do something or saying I hate you all when in reality you're barely even mildly annoyed it's not properly bad tempered or grumpy. Saying "You're all rotters and I hate you" is a perfect example of being stroppy.

[@somegirl558]

Yeah me too: I would start shouting and embarras myself... like Sandi. 😶

[@NothingHumanisAlientoMe]

The absurd comedy of people arguing about what "being" stroppy is or is not is quite something.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

@@Chimera_Photography do you know what the qualifier "mildly" means?

[@insertname1014]

RIP Sean Lock - you absolutely brilliant comic.

[@cruellaclose722]

He can’t read it, he dead.

[@cruellaclose722]

@@mariestreeting4213 in US of A they get all the news. If they haven’t heard of it, it’s not important. Or they bomb it.

[@somegirl558]

RIP, Sean.

[@somegirl558]

@@cruellaclose722 too soon?

[@athena854]

He had the sickest burns on here, maybe because they were always delivered with a completely straight face?

[@KishoreShenoy1994]

Hullo, a QI upload.

[@europeanbourgeois8223]

Kishore Shenoy You spelt “hello” wrong.

[@MrNikolidas]

Someone didn't watch the video before comment trolling.

[@antster1983]

Hullo, someone's a failed troll!

[@england1413]

I have laughed at this hullo clip for ages. Yesterday I pulled back one of my son's hot wheelz cars and it zoomed off under the sofa. Out of nowhere it came back and hit my leg and I said "hullo". Damn.

[@alansmithee419]

@@europeanbourgeois8223 actually, you pronounce and spell "hullo" wrong.

[@catheriner999]

"on a loom by exquisite boys" is a classic

[@DrewSavo]

Catherine R “I can’t wear these: he’s got a mole on his face.”

[@LeafShade]

​@@DrewSavo "Not many people know this but all of Stephen's suits are lined with butterfly pubes"

[@davecrupel2817]

@@LeafShade hand-crafted by the Queen's tailor.

[@AWABPW]

And now he’s gone, rest easy Sean Lock

[@highjaws]

RIP Sean Lock

[@PassionPi]

"Would sir like to wear a cravat on the cross-country run" is still one of my favourite QI lines

[@nightsgrow6575]

I genuinely think about that phrase at least once a month

[@RMCVideographers]

The Parthenon one is still the funniest QI moment! I have tears everytime I watch it.

[@alwindsor7299]

RMC Videographers What do they say, what do they say!

[@nickfarmer2452]

Oh, these ones must be yours then.

[@NomaddUK]

I just did a little wee. PMSL!

[@michikomanalang6733]

RMC Videographers “...that there are no straight lines!” “...wha’evaaaaa”

[@nickfarmer2452]

Michiki Yeung Q: Why do the columns of the Parthenon appear straight? A: Because they are. *Johnny Vegas meltdown*

[@SatanicHamsterThe]

I still lose it at "bloody hell, Stephen, this better be good."

[@marycanary86]

the delivery on that line is spot on

[@waynemarvin5661]

"He's gonna say! He's gonna say!"

[@SjorsHoukes]

Alan is so often sharp in a clever and new way

[@stevevasta]

🤣🤣🤣

[@antster1983]

"I can't breathe! My tummy hurts!"

[@MrIcelander]

"I forgot you grew up in an Enid Blyton novel" - And here I thought I'd heard 'em all :D

[@RIXRADvidz]

Phil accuses Stephen of living some kind of Dickensian Life, cooking on a Agar and polishing his copper kettles, with rhubarb !!

[@nirmalkirtisinghe2403]

When Josh Widdecombe roasts you....

[@kathrynschauf324]

So Is she worth reading?

[@MrIcelander]

@Kathryn Schauf Depends on the book and more importantly the age of the reader. The only books of hers that I know of are about children sleuths solving mysteries/crimes of one kind or another (The Famous Five etc) and as such will appeal the most to kids of that age range, around 8-12 year olds. I myself obsessively collected those series at that age, that's how much I liked them! Having said that, I personally do not think they would appeal to anyone older than that, this is not "young adult" category (let alone for proper adults) with layers & nuances... but not for preschoolers either, due to the crime element.

[@ayandamagubane3258]

@@RIXRADvidz he also has his clothes made on a loom by exquisite boys lol

[@francescalderbank7795]

Matt Lucas' comeback to a grammar correction is just ... the bee's knees! 🤣

[@exessex3522]

I was watching another short QI compilation earlier in which Fry said (when talking about centipedes) "less legs". He's by no means immune.

[@danhitchen1991]

I had a good laugh to that

[@thomasnolastname8734]

@@exessex3522 I thought centipedes had claws You're now telling me there's no Centi Claws?

[@JakeFish5058]

*The bees' knees

[@Koko-pm4qq]

He nailed it

[@MrAttilaRozgonyi]

“More lacquer little boy?!” 😂 Phil Jupitus comes out with the most spectacularly hilarious lines! 😂😆😂

[@antster1983]

Just the noise Stephen makes after that! He's laughing so hard he's in genuine pain!

[@hoilst265]

Him and the great, late Sean Lock are always gold. My favourite is Phill showing how a donkey could mate across a field is genius pantomime.

[@TheDeathclawhunter]

shamefully, at first, i didnt really vibe with phil but by the 3rd episode i saw him in, i completely turned the corner and now hes like one of my favorite guests

[@fnhlgn]

STEPHEN WAS LITERALLY DYING I COULDN'T 🤣 🤣🤣😭😭😭

[@MeonLights]

"You beast, you beast, you utter, utter beast!" I love their banter so much. I also love how everyone but especially Bill, Phil and Alan pretend to smoke pipe with their pens whenever they are poking fun at Stephen.

[@stevevasta]

In a few of these, Bill actually had his pipe!

[@Alcagaur1]

A very QI factoid - Stephen was, in 2003, the last celebrity winner of "Pipe Smoker of the Year" as a title (only the outgoing president of the UK Federation of Pipe Clubs - Brian Mills - has won it since, largely as a mark of recognition for his long service).

[@BeezerWashingbeard]

Would sir like to wear a cravat for the cross-country run?

[@hop-skip-ouch8798]

Sir, I suggest a cummerbund for Geography

[@goldencheese7247]

I cried laughing

[@imamoronand9199]

In case you missed it in the video

[@syok1107]

my favourite haha

[@Bwanjir]

Quality banter

[@CrookedSkew]

Matt Lucas's Knock Knock joke is very under-rated. What a comeback.

[@CyberChrist]

Oh, I was wondering what the mad scientist chef was doing there :P

[@cece221091]

I love the speediness of his comeback too. Pure comedy gold with expert execution 😁

[@starlinguk]

Bloody hell, Stephen, this'd better be good.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Guess it wasn't that good since Allan Davis' reply was "Whatever" which sadly was cut out of this video.

[@lisakaz35]

@@scipioafricanus5871 It's on the "Musicals" clip.

[@SarcasmicGlory]

Read this comment right as they said it 🤣👌

[@marycanary86]

the most pressure stephen fry had ever felt under in his whole career

[@manfrombritain6816]

one of the most perfectly timed bits of comedy ever. Alan is so underrated

[@KanuckStreams]

Stephen Fry's cry for help of "I cahn't breathe! My tummy hurts!" almost killed me.

[@Roadent1241]

Just as funny as the time along the lines of me and mum having a laughing fit in the car a decade ago and she just goes - while driving - "I can't see I'm crying!!". Which just made me laugh harder despite the terror. We did manage to stop because it was a lonely country road but still...! That high pitched strained voice...! It's moments like that you wish you could preserve outside of your brain, innit?

[@KlunkerRider]

I think poor Stephen wet himself when the musical "They say Acropolis where the Parthenon is" broke out.

[@davecrupel2817]

Poor man looked on the verge of tears 😂😂😂🤣🤧

[@bronwynlangley2041]

Which show is this one in?

[@MsMary957]

The first time I saw it, I almost did, too. I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard.

[@MsMary957]

I suppose for me it was the rhythm of the way he said it, several times, then the others picked up on that and took off. And then kept going.

[@jamesmartin9401]

@d R It sounds like the intro to some old tune in an old musical where you have "the musical question" of some kind before getting into the song proper. The Animaniacs cartoon show would parody riff off of that sort of thing all the time. It was one of the corniest conventions of the 30's to 50's musical theater, yet you kind of enjoyed it from time to time.

[@cmw12]

The line “I can’t wear these - he’s got a mole on his face!” is such a pointed barb at Stephen! Locke set it up, and Carr knocked it down. Brilliant.

[@meyr1992]

i dont get it

[@frozenlake1215]

New bucket list item: Make a well-educated British person get so flustered as to call me a Beast

[@jjdecani]

I'm a well-educated British person. And you, sir, are a beast.

[@Aloyus_Knight]

Your more likely to be called a wanker since some people would take beast as a compliment.

[@mushypeasplease8872]

@The Tusk Force - wow that turned sinister quick. Why so angry. No one's insulting anyone except you. Chill out.

[@adamlund2299]

@@Aloyus_Knight it's 'you're' as in you are. You wanker. 😂

[@royalbuff123]

You rotter

[@Pusher97]

Sarah saying "a shiny one?" was the equivalent to pulling a pin on a hand grenade. Bless her.

[@user-ln2go4xp6d]

she always makes me laugh, even if she's not telling a joke

[@danpedersen55]

I love her laugh...

[@beenaplumber8379]

I think Stephen could have made that good, his comment about shiny children - shiny, happy children, all shiny and new, bright and shiny, etc. - but it was far funnier the way it went. She broke him up, and everyone joined in. Stephen was along for the ride. An assembly line of children being buffed and lacquered is priceless! (Reminded me of school picture day when I was a kid.)

[@SjorsHoukes]

@@beenaplumber8379”I can see my face in your face” knocked me out 😂

[@SuperJNG18]

@@beenaplumber8379 And as someone else pointed out, when the initial conversation had been getting a bit awkward, it gave both parties a chance to get out of it and go along with the new joke.

[@Ngamotu83]

The Acropolis clip is brilliant, but Phil Jupitus ripping on Stephen always cracks me up, no matter how many times I watch him do it.

[@griffya8364]

Michael Gibb Madeira Pince-nez!

[@Ngamotu83]

Then Stephen revealed his plans for a child-buffing workshop.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Stephen's confusion at "Canny" was absolutely amazing.

[@MrIcelander]

Michael Gibb - I so agree, nobody beats Phil at that game (certainly not that unfunny bully Sean Lock, who only comes across as mean).

[@zapkvr]

Michael Gibb the acropolis bit is as boring as batshit. Its horribly contrived and overly drawn out. It lacks imagination and all wit

[@sethcragan6908]

That last bit was just pure genius, 4 guys completely in sync with each other busting on a guy who was happy to keep feeding them ... Gold!

[@pauliejay4161]

I love it when Bill Bailey goes for the pipe - you know something damn funny is about to come out.

[@dillerud95]

Paulie Jay that is true

[@XDlosDominicans]

Those are my favourite bits! His facial expression is legendary and the way his hair bounces is the cherry on top!

[@thomasnolastname8734]

Ah yes, the Dalai Farmer

[@Christopherphantom]

@@thomasnolastname8734 He made that into a rap, in case you didn't know. KZbin it.

[@GeniusLad32]

Phil jumping in and saving Sarah and Stephen from a very awkward moment is brilliant

[@andreahogan3820]

Phil ran with the joke that Sarah made, I don't think he saved anyone.

[@GeniusLad32]

@@andreahogan3820 He definitely elevated it beyond awkwardness into outright comedy

[@hoilst265]

"Moooore LACQUER, little boy?" NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[@paulinegallagher7821]

@@andreahogan3820 Well it would have gotten more awkward if they didnt move on quickly.

[@alfatazer_8991]

"You beast, you utter utter beast!" "You're all rotters and I hate you..."

[@jwvandegronden]

5:15 At the risk of repeating myself, the quick wit with which matt Lucas gets back at Stephen and the delight that brings Stephen is such a mesmerizing moment! Watched it so many times, never gets old! Stephen actually is turned on by wit and intelligence!

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

7:31 is adorable

[@davecrupel2817]

@@stayforthepeelpronpls4774 ENGLAND! _CRICKET!_ *rubs kettle furiously*

[@DapperTroy]

This is a prime example of why I love British humour.

[@alfnoakes392]

Matt Lucas is a Very clever chap. Saw him on the comedy circuit before he became famous and he really is as sharp as a very sharp thing.

[@CanadaMatt]

Fry is such a true artist with the English language. He is a veritable master of the spoken word. Seeing him get his comeuppance from Lucas for being pedantic was a real treat.

[@probablygraham]

Josh and "I forgot you grew up in an Enid Blyton novel" - brilliant. Sandi is fantastic - without doubt the only person who could have taken over from Stephen - but these moments really made QI so funny.

[@CyberChrist]

I'd say John Cleese... he's not dead yet, is he?

[@emilyorton8248]

The acropolis never gets old. But it's Bill's initial laugh when Stephen first forgets that makes me laugh 😂

[@MrExEssex]

Great teamwork by the panelists on "They say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is...". Brilliant piece of television.

[@lisakaz35]

Who's the fourth panelist who seems to work with Bill Bailey a lot in the singing parts? I know who Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies are but I'm not sure who the fourth guy is.

[@ifacro]

@@lisakaz35 Rob Brydon

[@lisakaz35]

@@ifacro Thanks. He seemed on the same page with Bill Bailey, though he's not shown as much. Wasn't he the second voice to the singing of "where the Parthenon is?" I can't tell if he says "you have to tell us" or Carr did.

[@ceejay3054]

That's now a household phrase round our way

[@thenixer209]

I love how his insistence on calling them all "utter BEASTS" only digs his grave deeper

[@maninchair6648]

"Stephen doesn't have beer goggles , he has Madeira Pince-nez" !!

[@grahamlive]

I'm glad you spelled that because until now I genuinely had no idea what Phil was saying to him. Now I know. Every day's a school day. :)

[@TallSilentGuy]

A Dom Perignon magnifying glass.

[@MrTaktic121]

ha

[@lyannawinter405]

@@grahamlive "Put your wine away!" xD (I hope you know about this section with Sandy and Bill Riley, otherwise this must be a rather weird comment to you ^^)

[@zetetick395]

A.... smaaall.... sherry 😏 🍷

[@rarh3643]

Watching this and nearly crying with laughter has made me realise how much I, and all of humanity will miss this great man when he eventually leaves this earth. But I hope that will not be for many more years to come. So dear Stephen, I know you will obliterate this cancer and you will continue to delight and educate us all. Fight for your life and don't let this silly little obstacle beat that beautiful soul of yours 💕

[@iggysixx]

"I know you think you're doing a voice, but that is how you talk." is still one of the quickest, funniest put downs I've ever heard. And the varnish bit is amazing. (Couldn't have happened without ALL the guests being creatively funny. Phil's imagination runs wild, but it's Sarah's "are they varnished? Can i varnish one" that kicks it off. And Alan's impression of a child encased in varnish really brings it.. to a high sheen)

[@thenameisgsarci]

Should've titled this video "Stephen gets Fry'ed". XD

[@ReegusReever]

Naw.

[@wastagwaga]

ayyyy

[@MetaalMeerkat]

No, they are not 10 years old.

[@sanbilge]

Pun has no age, my friend.

[@zanexiao4488]

hello. fancy seeing you here instead of some Medtner/Beethoven video

[@ryanmorgan4961]

I love how when they’re all ripping into him they just start bringing out smoking pipes 😂

[@probablygraham]

QI with Sandi Toksvig is still an excellent programme, and I can't think of anyone who could have done anything like as well as she has done in stepping into Stephen Fry's shoes, but this collection of clips illustrates just what made the show such a joy to watch. It must be awfully difficult to be as "English" as Stephen Fry is.

[@Ngamotu83]

I just realised there is another hilarious moment that should have been included: When Bill Bailey gave Stephen a hard time for copying books on a typewriter.

[@leeolsson5271]

Michael Gibb Oh yes!!!!

[@MrIcelander]

And the "You beasts, you utter beasts!" bit, that one is completely missing too.

[@JohnD640]

And Jupitus' Geordie Cavalryman joke.

[@WhiteSleevedStu]

That was so good. "You're not like other people, are you?"

[@fallensway855]

Do you know which episode that would happen to be by chance?

[@samnemeth-smyth6109]

The child buffing workshop gets me howling every time 😂😂😂 Closely followed by Phil's piss taking about brass kettles and Stephen's Aga 🤣

[@kilmorgancastle]

I was waiting for the Acropolis clip to crop up, and I was not disappointed!

[@joehiggins995]

Hannah Hassall u

[@no.1machopfan503]

It wouldn't be Poking Fun at Stephen Fry without it! :p

[@johnhuffman9533]

"Acropolis clip to crop up" ... imaging Stephen trying to say that on a QI retrospective...

[@zapkvr]

Hannah Hassall cos your an idiot?

[@DrDespicable]

@@zapkvr "You're" - as in "You're an asshole."

[@alantough9554]

I must have watched this 10 times over the last few years and every time I catch myself laughing out loud. Bravo!

[@jgg75]

It's been 12 years, 12 years and The Acropolis (where the Parthenon is) is still just as funny as the first time I saw it.

[@Breakfast221]

I come back to this video embarrassingly often. Never gets old.

[@yaseen157]

They say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is...

[@nfmonteiro]

Wa'eva!

[@GrandiaKnight]

First episode of QI I ever watched!

[@DavidAxelrodP]

What do they say, what do they say?!

[@gabbylister2989]

THAT THERE WERE NO STRAIGHT LINES!!!

[@corriedebeer799]

THAT IT J Robert Herrick's "To the Virgin

[@fleuelise1852]

I love how the brits comedians support each other.....they always appear on the other comedians shows

[@danielalejandrofuentestoro2540]

That first clip with Sean kills me, R.I.P. legend

[@universalfleece]

Stephen Fry, one of the all time greats - so funny and intelligent, yet humble and prepared to laugh at himself without a care. Amazing.

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

We miss you, Stephen...❤😊❤😊

[@ElCID40000]

Of course, we do. How could we not? That said, since there had to be a replacement, we also have to acknowledge that Sandy is absolutely, utterly magnificent...!

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

James Chambers Honestly, I don't think she's that great. That being said, I also have to be honest and admit that I'm hard pressed to think of anyone who would work better than she does... Stephen is just irreplaceable, sadly. Or luckily, depending on how you look at it. ;-)

[@G33KSPALACEdotCOM]

She's different, but I'm still getting just as much enjoyment from QI as I did with Stephen. I do hope Stephen will come on as a panel guest at some point though.

[@douglaspatrick868]

I love both hosts, they are wonderful, Stephen is a special entity in the world of entertainment. Especially when it has an educational bent! Sandi is dead funny and brilliant herself, love when she shares stories about her family, hilarious stuff.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Michael Berthelsen Hopefully they’ll have Stephen back on the show some time like they have had the actual creators of the show on once or twice.

[@karlclemmy2054]

Whenever Iam feeling a bit low, this is essential viewing, cheers me up every time, one of the best programmes on the television

[@caralama08]

Karl Clemmy That’s Why I’m watching this today.... ☺️❤️🦋🙏

[@karlclemmy2054]

@@caralama08 hope it helps, stay positive

[@imadethistocomment8833]

A shiny child is better than a dull one!

[@-----REDACTED-----]

IMadeThisToComment but I still prefer it to be bright...

[@cmw12]

Brighter anyway...

[@NilsMcCloud]

'Madeira pince-nez' I Lost it xD

[@littlemarmoset]

NilsMcCloud Yes! Definitely an instant classic!!

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

madeira pince-nez is on Urban Dictionary now😂😂😂

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

A s'mall sherrry!

[@keithf_]

Sean Lock's incredulous comment 'You had a prep-school tailor ... what, for that suit you wear when you're five' leads to the most hilarious follow-ups. It's one of my very favourite QI episodes. Jo Brand (perhaps not seen in this montage) doesn't join in at all, but just collapses in floods of comic tears. Classic episode.

[@Terrakinetic]

"You're all rotters. I hate you." lol

[@adambrekka4913]

And then Stephen revealed his plans for a child-buffing workshop.

[@anjalis4845]

Adam Brekka Baaaa

[@money1133ful]

Where craftsmen will get toddlers to a high sheen. "More lacquer, little boy?"

[@MrSam4850]

Samuel Mazo *lacquer

[@adambrekka4913]

Bahahahaha! You're the SHINiest ONE.

[@wich1]

Best QI moment ever

[@KarlSmith]

"Bloody hell, Stephen. This better be good." Lmao gets me every time

[@Aldrnarii]

I will, in my entire life, never be able to (or for that matter want to) forget that what they say about the acropolis where the Parthenon is that there are no straight lines. A true classic moment of QI and TV in general!

[@Astralfirework]

Acroc-apop-acropolis had me in bits. The way he just wittered to himself at the end.

[@joonasloisa1027]

Rest in peace Sean Lock. You will be dearly missed!

[@PomegranateStaindGrn]

I have finally figured out what is wrong with American television. Every one of these clips would have ended up on the cutting room floor and they’re the best bits.

[@saoirse7167]

Do you think we embrace imperfection more?

[@kenopsia9013]

Saoirse no you just have shit comedy: “Hurr durr loud is funny and it has to be scripted”

[@AllUpOns]

@@kenopsia9013 I think you're badly misjudging what country a person named Saoirse is likely to be from.

[@kenopsia9013]

AllUpOns13 I didn’t even look at their name why would that matter, I’m basing my observation on the fact they said “we” in response to a comment where the subject was America

[@sEaNoYeAh]

@@kenopsia9013 they said "we" in relation to the idea of the British not cutting out organic moments of humour, thus embracing imperfection. This implies they're British/from the British isles. One of us, not American.

[@GRDwashere]

it's 2019 and even after seeing it for I don't even know how many times, the acropolis bit has yet again left me in stitches

[@brianmacgabhann5630]

Alan's comment; "bloody hell Stephen"; perfect comic timing.

[@John_Ridley]

I......I....CAN'T.....BREATHE...... Forgot how it got when Phil was digging at Stephen. So good.

[@nothingtoseehere2336]

And to think "They say of the Acropolis......" didn't actually make the final cut of the episode in which it was filmed. (It was put in an extras and outtakes episode that was bolted on to the end of the series to save making a Christmas special that year.)

[@iatsd]

Phil Jupitus is positively vicious - and Stephen clearly enjoys every second of it.

[@sureillbethere]

"I thought you had yours done on a loom, by exquisite boys." Oh Sean 😂😂

[@Crilic3]

I miss Sean :')

[@ticklish1991]

phil jupitus actually unwittingly delves into a fry and laurie sketch at 7:28. "england...elgar...cream...garboldisham..."

[@vaughanmayberry8513]

If anyone should be cloned, it's Stephen Fry. The world needs more people just like him.

[@larapalma3744]

Hell YES

[@jwvandegronden]

@5:24 Stephen shows what a great mind ánd a great sport he is. What a marvelous response to a counter (on his “fewer fillings” correction). That’s what I love about this man!!

[@fudgis2572]

Always loved it when Phil Jupitus was on, a winning combination as you knew it was only a matter of time before he started taking the mick out of Stephen Fry; his Madeira pince-nez and the hilarious child buffing workshop have me in stitches every time!

[@pierrearonnax3100]

The sound Phil makes of the motor on the child buffer bogging down under load kills me every time.

[@Raviscerator]

-I think Phill Jupitus was probably the one guy who could get Stephen Fry so flustered. Personal favorite Jupitus-Fry moment is when Phil has the pencil in his mouth from this kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4Ssq4ufhd6XhrM What a fun crowd!

[@mezalong]

Phil always goes 1 or 2 times too many on the same joke and starts to kill it. Needs to wrap it up sooner.

[@cheeses45]

Stephen should appear as a panelist now!!!!

[@ubuchaka]

that was lovely. made me want to go rewatch the whole series for the 100th time.

[@Observ45er]

"...That there are no straight lines." An indeed there were none in that whole bit! There were so many wonderful bits where the members all chipped in with very funny stuff. ... Another of my faves is the giant tortoise. .. It always seemed like a bunch of friends getting together for a friendly evening of fun.

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

I love how he always reacts by moaning "you're all BULLIES!" 😂😂😂😂

[@gitsurfer27]

This is the most English thing I've ever seen...and I'm English.

[@dillerud95]

gitsurfer27 haha true. Love that quote

[@montelbooner]

It’s TV perfection!!

[@thomasnolastname8734]

Hullo, another Brit!

[@gitsurfer27]

@@dillerud95 I didn't know it was a quote lol i was just saying it....who said it?

[@baxtermcloughlin2287]

7:50 is my absolute favorite. I even watched it before I went to the Acropolis last March. You are very missed Stephen

[@CalWillify]

Stephan is so bloody adorable. God bless him.

[@neonGawdzilla]

This is officially my favorite QI video. Stephen, you are adorable just the way you are.

[@GrassesOn97]

Stephen Fry is a gift to this world and should be remembered for generations as a witty comic, human rights activist, and a man with a brilliant intellect. Still, it is fun to make fun of someone who grew up with an upper-middle class background who doesn’t know what beer goggles are nor had a school without a school tailor to custom fit individual students.

[@kathyknight3896]

The acropolis bit cracks me up every time. Brings me to tears.

[@LynxSouth]

Me, too. And not many things actually make me laugh (unfortunately).

[@kevingouldrup9265]

Mr Fry is a treasure! He can take it as well as he gives. NOW! I'm Off to the Acropolis where the Parthenon is!

[@exessex3522]

I've been to the Acropolis where the Parthenon is - do you know what they say about it?

[@rippspeck]

Rest in peace, Sean. Absolute comedy legend. Much love from Germany. You will be missed.

[@leadcloud8290]

"When other people are getting on with their lives ..." "He has chiseled out War and Peace!"

[@BuildingCenter]

I dumbfounded by my love for this show. All seasons, both hosts, the vast majority of guests. QI might be the best thing BBC has ever produced, including the the rich wealth led by Sir David Attenborough. It's rarified trivia filtered with base and raunchy jokes. That's all it is. And it's _*great*_.

[@CDMVIDZ]

100% agree. There used to be a KZbin channel with full-length rips of every episode, long since taken down; I wish I knew where to find all the early seasons these days.

[@sarar6608]

@@CDMVIDZ It's all freely available on the BBC iPlayer website, I think-

[@gandalfthegrey85]

5:16 "No it's to whom~" 🤣🤣

[@montelbooner]

Utter classic rebuttal.

[@jackminton352]

Slarty Bartfast don’t get that joke.

[@MrDJAK777]

@@jackminton352 Stephen corrected Matt when he said less instead of fewer, so matt responded with the knock-knock joke that sets you up to say to who when proper English would be to whom, he was corrected in a jokingly pedantic way than forced Stephen into a situation where he was the one being pedantically corrected.

[@TheRowlandstone73]

Stephen's applauding and genuine guffaw at Matt Lucas's Knock-Knock joke is priceless! Not only is the joke funny, but also, I'm sure, Stephen being Stephen, loved, (and was relieved at), the fact that Matt cleverly got him back after he corrected him!

[@lisakaz35]

He was the one who exclaimed "Touche'" no?

[@callumwoodward1591]

Seeing Sean Lock on the first clip made me realise how much I will miss him.

[@victorymansions]

Bill Baileys early 1900's pipe impressions never cease to be funny, in fact they get better every time.

[@Cha0sRising90]

Phil will always be my favorite Stephen guest! His goal was always to pick on Stephen, and it's truly amazing.

[@frightfullyawesome]

Mooore, more lacquer, little boy?

[@coasternut3091]

You're the shiniest one

[@misterwishart]

That grinding sound though!

[@harryhaarbal3819]

Okay I've seen this like a 100 times but it never seems to fail in making me cry with laughter!

[@mariahammarstrom7934]

How could you leave out the part where Phil flirts with Stephen and in answer to his questions "how many muscles are there in your hand?" say: "One, if you play your cards right..." That whole segent (from Fingers & Fumbs) is hilarious!

[@696190]

Maria Hammarström wrong on both accounts: the hand has no muscles in it, only bones, tendons, and blood vessels. Also, the human penis does have a muscle, but it's at the base, behind the testicles, everything else is just a bag of skin with veins and a central canal. ....it's 4:30 in the morning and I'm responding to months-old comments of a compilation clip from a show I never watched...

[@antster1983]

That whole episode is hilarious.

[@MartinTraXAA]

@@696190 It's 12am and I'm here to tell you three months later that he was referring to the Sphincter, i.e fingering the arse.

[@nolan5671]

@@MartinTraXAA it 20:48 here and I tell you your comment has deceased me

[@DerEchteBold]

@@MartinTraXAA Hmm ... I'd say it's certainly referring to a penis in said hand. Of course the penis is not really a muscle but it's commonly seen as such and it still makes more sense for that joke.

[@jameshastie3864]

"I suggest a cummerbund for Geography". RIP Sean, you were taken too soon.

[@RenessanceFilms]

"You beast!"

[@jadefire2817]

If laughter and good humor extend the human lifespan, then Stephen shall live forever!