Room 101 - Ben Miller on homeopathy

[@BigBaw]

I'm with the late great funster, Sean Lock, if I'm ever in a car accident I want to hear an ambulance' siren, not wind chimes!😁

[@David_Span]

Might be a good idea to say that the homeopathy bit starts at 31:45 -- otherwise, why have it in the title?!?

[@doesntmatter9996]

What?! The high heel didn't go in? And "it made a lot of women happy"? I'll tell you what made a lot of women happy: epidural! I haven't met a single lady who doesn't find high heels flipping impractical and bloody hurt, yet every one of us is somehow expected to conform and wear a big smile about it. Orthopaedics all say it's unhealthy and injury-prone. It's essentially social-imposed voluntary self-deformation. A hundred years ago young girls in China had to crumple/cripple their feet (by their parents) to make it small only because that was one of the prerequisites for getting a husband when they came of age; regrettably, I don't see how things have evolved in essence.

[@Nisah98]

Oh, please. Then why do you still wear them?? Is it part of the dress code of every workplace when you can just wear closed flat shoes? Are women being forced to high heels or do they just want to wear what's trendy? Its not so much society's expectations but your own insecurities to succumb to what out of touch fashion dudes deem what's hot and not.

[@Ometecuhtli]

Definetily a head scratcher, high heels and not just expensive ones were second only to homeopathy in the whole list of things that should go into the vault.

[@davebirch2543]

Do you know what they call alternative medicine that works? MEDICINE. -Tim Minchin.

[@21Chuckie21]

Neil deGrasse Tyson - "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."

[@dumbllama8495]

The same can be said about homeopathy.

[@mrbenoit5018]

@@dumbllama8495 why

[@adrianjas284]

@@dumbllama8495 nope

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

@@dumbllama8495 I mean, kinda... it's equally true if you believe in it as if you don't....

[@Lance-Stroll]

No it's not. Pick up a science book from 10 years ago and look at all the "mistakes"

[@DodderingOldMan]

"You are a scientist, Ben, so you're a bit biased." And boom goes whatever respect I might have had for Frank Skinner.

[@EricMuranoAU]

+Buffoon1980 I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic ... actually are YOU being sarcastic? I can't tell :(

[@DodderingOldMan]

Eric Murano I'm not being sarcastic. I'd really like to believe that he was, but... honestly, based on what I know about him, I think he was being genuine.

[@mrswinkyuk]

+Buffoon1980 I take your point but he did end up putting it in room 101. I think Jo's response of "so you're rubbishing the whole of Homeopathy" is far more telling from a supposedly intelligent person.

[@orlock20]

+Stan Whattmore She didn't support homoepathy by that comment and she is a nurse.

[@mrswinkyuk]

orlock20 it certainly wasn't a non-supportive comment! And she WAS a psychiatric nurse, that doesn't qualify her any more than anyone else.

[@philliphayden2727]

That sneezing clip is brilliant, even after all these years!

[@Ligerpride]

The "wasps plan" comment was superb!

[@taylaca]

I was confused about why they kept talking about personalized license plates as if they are some fancy expensive thing because in Canada they are a flat one-time fee of $100 for anything you want (and the provincial populations are pretty low so whatever you want is probably available). So I googled "personalized license plates in the UK" and good grief! The population is so high that all the good ones are taken and they sell them to each other at auctions for thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pounds! It is a whole other thing there!

[@murratuttila]

How does british people tie their shoe laces? - The guy says "I cant do it" And then he does it... Have I missed something?

[@regan3873]

Mira Queen probably the loop dee loop method. He did it the bunny ears method. Only last year did I discover they were different lol

[@stkfc7440]

Thanking someone for stopping at a zebra crossing is like saying thanks for stopping at a red light its the law you're not being courteous .

[@elizebethjames]

ben miller looks really hot here!

[@cloe1704]

Está que se sale

[@princehamdan1442]

Good day beautiful Lady greeting how are you doing today

[@21Chuckie21]

My life isn't empty sir. We are all bound to the laws of the universe, I just accept that. It doesn't make me feel empty, the opposite in fact, studying and understanding the world around us makes life rich

[@HelloTardis]

Peter Bell Agreed.

[@GrahamCStrouse]

Ben Miller is one of my favorite British actors who no other Yanks have ever of... :-)

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@sureshot8399]

Isn't it?

[@shawnreynolds2705]

As a person currently on crutches, I agree that other people walking deserves to be in room 101. People cutting in front of me or stopping in my way is annoying. People bumping me is seriously a danger. Maybe people should have to have walking classes, and be forced to pass a test, and get a walking license.

[@JervisGermane]

As an American, I don't get the middle lane thing. Rufus Hound brought it up on So Wrong, It's Right too. I guess we have a different system. Here people complain about slow drivers hogging the inside lane. As for Frank Skinner and homeopathy, it is sort of his job to argue against the panelists, and he didn't exactly mount a passionate defense. Jo asked him more questions than Frank did, and she's a nurse. I'd need more evidence to call him an idiot.

[@chrismkeynes]

Strictly speaking, all but the inside lane are for overtaking (I have heard it's different in America). If you drive just in the middle lane, people have to go all the way from the inside lane to the outside lane to pass, as people should not undertake (overtake down the inside).

[@Wakkosgirl]

Well that explains the host's explanation!

[@Wakkosgirl]

Jervis Germane - Being American and having never been to the UK I did not understand the reference either.

[@lemmypop1300]

They drive on the left side of the road and overtake from the right. That's why there's a difference in the highway driving systems.

[@rocketamadeus3730]

As an American I feel like we say "As an American" too much.

[@JayWelton92]

That's actually a bumble bee. Fun fact - most people think that if something stings you and dies, it's a bee, but there's approx. 20,000 species of bee and only one dies after it stings you, which is the honey bee. There are more species of wasp that also die after they sting you, so statistically if you're stung by something and it dies, it's more likely to be a species of wasp than a bee.

[@ZER0--]

16:20 Doesn't Ben's idea about having lanes on the pavement leads to people hogging the middle lane ?

[@cloe1704]

Ben Miller is so funny!

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@dlmhdlmh]

That's Marina Boulevard in Singapore with the Golf GTI pasted over it!

[@ausendundeinenacht]

i DO LOVE bEN MILLER AND jO bRAND GORGEOUS COMEDIANS V INTELLIGENT PEOPLE AND HUMANS BOTH O THEM

[@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025]

Ben Miller's new series "Death In Size 10 1/2 Oxfords" will now be appearing on BBC1...

[@hviw]

I thought she said what about cystitis because homeopathic water is often recommended for it and homeopathic stuff is often water.

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@aread420]

As, a very fast walker I am in full support of Ben Miller's pavement/sidewalk lane system.

[@Capillus]

So, does the belt secure the trousers from falling or is it the trousers that secure the belt in its position?

[@Ometecuhtli]

The natural hook holds both of them

[@BrownstoneWalkUp]

thanks :)

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@AlanHope2013]

Youi're supposed by law to stop for people on a crossing, why would you expect a thank you? Oh yeah cheers mate for not killing me with your two-ton machine. NIce one. It's the least you could do, surely?

[@Kawiturbo750]

At 12:21, the middle lane drivers; Ha, what's worse then that is only 3 cars on a empty divided highway all driving side by side, making it impossible to pass. I call it the Arizona shuffle, because it seems to be worse here than any other major city that I've driven in. Why do people like to drive in packs?

[@aristophanesgox1855]

31:47

[@arsaeterna4285]

lol at the clip of the lady getting attacked by a where-bee and she just closes her eyes and screams and grabs her ears lol

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@russrh]

Bill needs to see a carpenter bee

[@stephengoss9108]

What film is 27:20 from?

[@LorelleCaimyth]

Stephen Goss It's from a film called "The Wasp Woman."

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@Lucifronz]

I learned the same way as Ben from someone when I was younger as the "lazy" way to tie your shoes. It's how I do it. Although I take the laziness a step further and don't even untie them. Just leave them like that unless I absolutely have to retie my shoes. I just slip my sneakers on and I'm good to go.

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@Lucifronz]

@@princehamdan1442 Sorry, I don't associate with princes since that one from Nigeria never emailed me back.

[@megannehover4013]

We used to call them 'baby bows'.

[@poppycooper9002]

I tie my laces with 2 loops!

[@judithnelson1228]

Thought it was going to be "Queen Bee" and "King Wasp" types in the "Peoples Round". My heart skipped a beat because they are the types that annoy me. I was hopeful of getting a few tips...

[@Vrailly]

31:40 for the rant

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@donrobertson4940]

Homeopathy at some chemists? Be hard to find a chemist that doesn't sell it? In nz, the pharmacy guild changed the code of practice so they can recommend and sell things they know don't work

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@leereadman9940]

love jo she is so funny great show tfs

[@97skyblue]

That's exactly what I do when I tie laces!!

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@alisonguinn7358]

Wasps and Bees. I'm dead!

[@princehamdan1442]

Good day beautiful Lady greeting from the crown Prince of Dubai

[@truwordz2116]

Ask Tony Blair if he uses Homeopathy!

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

Ben’s friend hate for me is the winner. And when it extends to facebook, totally shi*

[@turok188]

Same here.

[@princehamdan1442]

Hi

[@juanlauda2300]

AKA= Shooting fish in a barrel for kudos and acclaim.

[@teipeu9033]

If youre wearing that watch then you probably wouldnt get migged anyway

[@teipeu9033]

Mugged not migged

[@sfoster.23]

Id put Chris Evans in room 101

[@goldeneddie]

I'm not rubbishing it - it is rubbish!

[@bblake5116]

What's the middle for but to drive in..

[@princehamdan1442]

Hello

[@JGold-cu5mo]

Whats the problem with driving in the middle lane? People can pass on either side. I didnt know that was a thing. (Im in New Zealand and dont know British road rules)

[@cloe1704]

Ben Miller don´t like at all homeopathy (not the program, of course). I´m talking about the seudo medicine

[@princehamdan1442]

Good day beautiful Lady greeting from the crown Prince of Dubai

[@puirYorick]

I gave up on shoelaces when I couldn't find proper ones that neither came undone nor snapped too easily. The middle lane is also the legitimate passing lane for heavy trucks/lorries and they can also be their own worst enemies by cruising permanently in the middle and acting as a cluster magnet against proper flow. Homeopathy is total rubbish that demonstrates a mild placebo effect at best. Natural medicine is a kind of niche marketing snobbery. Any compound found in nature that actually works is immediately sold as medicine. There are no secret cures known only to amateur quacks. Anything really useful has been tested, refined and given a brand name like Aspirin then sold for profit.

[@rocketamadeus3730]

Whenever Jo Brand starts talking I just hear the sound of adults in Charlie Brown cartoons.

[@wolflover6m]

XD

[@Vrailly]

(it wasn't very good)

[@phillsimpson456]

This show is so tepid.

[@truwordz2116]

Maybe try asking David Beckham, Catherine Zeta- Jones or an open minded Brian Josephson, PhD. What about Cindy Crawford?

[@edbadyt]

Because celebrities know better than science. Basicly, it's believed by people with more money than sense who don't mind paying through the teeth for a bottle of water with a kids story attached.

[@Ometecuhtli]

Or Peter Sellers. Oh wait, you can't.

[@barreltapper]

Did Ben Miller never notice that when he was young doctors "prescribed" coloured water and miraculously we all recovered without opioids?

[@princehamdan1442]

I day beautiful Lady greeting from the crown Prince of Dubai

[@Philrc]

actress

[@volundrfrey896]

I don't get what Jo is on about in regards of with the high heels. Sure some of them are ridiculously expensive but that's the case with everything, but I'm sure that their are shoes for a fair price. If that's not the case then I have given anyone reading this a million dollar idea. It's seems more that she just don't want women to look better than her and doesn't have any good arguments. If you want to wear boots then do it, if you want to wear heels then do it. But don't expect anyone else to think they're equal in terms of looks. And really if Jo is walking home from a pub and see a "scary looking" man behind her than she needs a reality check.

[@Wakkosgirl]

Actually the problem with the heels is that the higher they are the more "posh" they are and the more they are charged for. In the meantime women's feet/ankles/legs are being ruined by them. Varicose veins, hammer toes and buunions are only part of it!

[@volundrfrey896]

Don't wear them then! "the higher they are the more "posh" they are" So strippers are the most posh people in the world?

[@thedolphin5428]

Hmmm, two boring guests and Jo.

[@snelloitsme]

but he can tie his shoelaces.... there are two methods he just uses the less common one. i call bullshit

[@toferj7441]

Alice Pratt I know at least three methods.

[@colmcoakley3916]

31:45