Swedish Chemist

[@peepiepo]

I just love the way the turn to the camera at the end. Brilliant sketch.

[@thegranddilligaf]

Honestly, I think this is one of the funniest sketches I have ever seen.

[@stewartconway5190]

God I remember this sketch when it was first shown, so funny

[@MrPolishmenob]

Brilliant observational comedy, they were the best RIP Mel Smith

[@Paul_Lucas]

I love how Mel’s accent turns into a West Country one at the end instead of Swedish. It looks like he was nearly laughing. Wonder how many takes it took.

[@postscript67]

I thought he was veering into something north of Inverness.

[@TheNiall666]

It's Irish.

[@HCKalu]

As a Finn, I love it when somebody makes fun of our lovely neighbors to the west.

[@oleand14]

Every northern country makes fun of sweden, its a way of life

[@tectopic]

I quite like this one. Always makes me giggle. Very cute!

[@bobacrey1068]

It never ages

[@rjy8960]

My favourite Mel Smith gag. RIP Old Man x

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

They say it's number 8, but I think this is probably my favourite joke of all time.

[@FairfieldParlour]

Mt favourite ever sketch...

[@kinetsievarvenfloot1237]

Hi. Just thought I'd respond to a random fifteen year-old comment for no reason. Well, bye then!

[@hansjalv]

@Mullahgrrl Well, I'm swedish, are you? ... and I can tell you that Atkinson makes a REALLY good effort at re-creating a swedish accent.

[@Truenegro-q7r]

0:07 the way rowan is waiting for mel

[@batmanofni]

I love the way Rowan says words with 'o' in. Like Shop or Bob. Apparently it's a coping mechanism for his stuttering.

[@JustTheGman]

Haha. I loved this show. So much brilliant UK talent. Racist my arse!

[@CatastrophicalPencil]

How does anybody not get this?

[@nastally]

Oh my Lord, I hadn't seen this one before and I just nearly pissed myself laughing. XD

[@JackT13]

If you need this joke explained to you then there's something wrong

[@richardemberton7150]

d i

[@Hammern28]

Haha,I am norewgian,and let me tell you,this could easily be swedish accent as well.I have heard tons accents from all over scandinavia:)

[@GreaterPaladin]

LOL! I love that!

[@hansjalv]

That's a really good swedish accent!

[@quizmaster85]

And that glance at 0:22...! XD

[@kattekebab]

"Can I help you sir" That part was Norwegian :P

[@Nebarus]

Cant tell you how many times I have overheard swedes in exactly that conversation... Spooky...

[@DanielMcCabe]

Well done Poirot!

[@ZerqTM]

customer: God afton chemist: kan jag hjälpa dig? customer:Ja, jag vill ha lite deodorant. chemist: kula eller spray? customer:Ingen av dom två, jag vill ha den för mina armhålor. Thats real swedish! and the accent is soo norwegan!

[@soosiesoo]

my favourite joke ever

[@upsidedahead]

Oh fuck 🤣😂🤣💞

[@russvb6384]

So fucking funny!! 28 thumbs down -- who the fuck are those retards?

[@ardfionstep]

whatever happened 2 comedys like this

[@Draven84]

I am danish counter-offensive, and I find this Swedish.

[@Klownius]

Customer: Good afternoon Chemist: Can I help you, sir? Customer: I would like a can of deodorent, please Chemist: Ball, or aerosol? Customer: Neither; I want it for my armpits

[@Litzen2k]

I Concur!

[@AmzWandering]

rowand hella funny i love him so much XD

[@chkelly17]

I was born 6 days aftee this

[@Alice-uv6zs]

So you were born 16th August 2006? It's really not a great idea to dox yourself :/

[@zarajviola]

@@Alice-uv6zs it's not doxing to say your birthday

[@Alice-uv6zs]

@@zarajviola ok

[@AAAZ2A]

I'm Swedish, and not Norwegian, and it actually actually did sound more Norwegian than Swedish :S

[@wodnala]

Hahaha I can't believe there are so many who obviously don't get it

[@mmasny]

Jesus, if that's number EIGHT...!

[@MagicAccent]

Agreed.

[@royberrington]

It dosnt matter what language they are trying to imitate, even if it was just in english, it's just funny

[@8DX]

Ha ha .. wonderful

[@310BPM]

My mom said the Norwegian exchange student at her high school would always put on a Danish accent and make fun of it. They never could tell the difference. lol.

[@thorneyethecreator]

usually i write an angry comment to make him feel bad and cry at nights (cus im swedish) but this was werry good i must say!

[@yoya4766]

Funny how in 2016 not many people get the joke. The intellectual level was much higher back then than modern comics (and audiences). This is a brilliant sketch using the Swedish accent as a play on the word aerosol and arsehole. Just genius stuff.

[@LyingSecret]

+Simon Finch Yeah trust me there were people the last few years not getting this joke, sadly. I think it was a different upload of much the same videos but it was full of people needing a simple throw away joke explained to them.

[@yoya4766]

+LyingSecret And once explained, getting all uppity because it's not PC.

[@LyingSecret]

Simon Finch Oddly enough I think swearing on TV is one of the few things that has become more accepted, if you mean this sketch specifically then the language used is pretty tame by todays standards. Though most of the sketches in this programme to do with race for example were more about poking fun at racists rather than at the race themselves, although you do find people can't seem to understand the difference in recent years. The 'removed from TV showings' scene from Fawlty Towers about the Major going to The Oval is a prime example of that.

[@lancergt1000]

What if we're just learning english as a 2nd language? No ESL textbooks would dare teach the word arsehole

[@jonnyjackson6050]

@@lancergt1000 Then get a book on colloquial English. You'll be better understood here if you do.

[@Spelgodis]

Being Swedish myself, this is just weird xD But still funny

[@nastally]

But this isn't mocking the Swedish, they just needed *some* kind of accent to have an excuse for 'aerosol' and 'arousal' sounding nearly the same.

[@kanemura93]

I think he sounds swedish when he says "Can I help you"...rätt tonläge på det i alla fall :)

[@tekqist28]

Speaking as a sweed i can say that sounded very swedish actually :P hilarious :D

[@mcagbe]

Can't believe people are so fussed about how good the accents are. They set the scene as Swedish and make a joke about misunderstanding 'ball or aerosol" for "ball or arsehole" Such a simple sketch being taken far too seriously The poor accent makes it funnier!!!!!!

[@CMDR_Hal_Melamby]

Back in the day when Atkinson actually made sense.......

[@LoonyLooners]

It took me another 5 seconds to get it... But it was funny.

[@Qiwiza]

Oh, dream coming true, Rowan speaking Swedish, rather Swenglish though :D Don't get all grumpy Sweds, we've done LOTS of comedy around all sorts of languages! I should know, i am a swed myself :) and proud.- Ja, jag vill leva, jag vill dö i Norden osv :>

[@Mart-Bro]

I think you've missed the point. it's not about translation, its about accents. i found it funny.

[@hansjalv]

@Mullahgrrl For a briton, it is.

[@DonJonawhits]

"Ball or aerosole" sounds like "ball or arsehole", I think. Btw, I'm Danish and find it neither Swedish nor Norwegian, but closest to Swedish (:

[@sigvertutank]

Yes, it sounded very norwegian actually.

[@harly1978]

where is number 7?

[@rnpcarter]

Have you seen one of the other "Great Chestnuts of the World" about the pub. The barman shouts "Time people!" and everyone replies "9:40!".

[@grimTales1]

I've never seen that one.

[@hansjalv]

@aztaclalz How do you know what Rowan Atkinson MEANT? Are you Rowan Atkinson?

[@heliumtrophy]

Mel sounded more like a bad Northern Irish accent than a Swedish accent but still funny

[@helenaquarian]

So sad Mel Smith is no longer with us.

[@MauriceFlower]

Hö-hö-hö-hö-hö!! ;o)

[@highamleescott]

classic

[@Dannepivot]

lol im swedish and it was fun lol

[@FugundJanina]

now i got it. omg, this is great. it´s not about swedish talking awful english it is about *laugh* omg *laugh* this is great *laugh*

[@snajp3r]

The Swedish version of the joke, translated: -"One deodorant please." -"Would you like a bag?" -"No, I take it under the arm". (the last sentence could both mean that you are carrying it or applying it on your armpit.)

[@Senkon]

Now i get it c:

[@daniel931016]

böll... or ärosöl?* ;) except the letters in the english alphabet we have "åäö" in the swedish, the others are danish/norwegian letters. :P

[@gussick]

@IlluminatedRain I disagree, i think it's a rather good swenglish impersionation

[@Chris_W]

@stiant06 yeah but this is so much funnier

[@Vitryss101]

you're taking this way to seriously... so he wanted it for his armpits, HAfuckingHA!!

[@Cilver007]

Haha, Rowan sounds like someone from Sweden :)

[@Yejinmom]

I don't know why I can't hold my laughs...when I don't even know why aerosole is funny!("ball" I know)

[@tonedrunk]

i'm irish and it sounded foreign

[@Cilver007]

I live in Sweden too, and some of the Swedish people that do speak english sound a bit like that. At least where I live.

[@iDislikeNames]

LOL I love how the most irrelevant part of it, the accent, is the funniest part of it

[@ThoUnit]

Fy fan vad skoj!!

[@emanuel0831]

Im swedish and that sounds nothing like swedish!! Så är det bara!!!=))DDDDXDD

[@quimsolls1]

bøll... or ærosöl?

[@stiant06]

I'm impressed... usually when they imitate Swedish or Norwegian they are running a German accent.

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[@sgtpoe]

grey human dont look up 4 candles ull be confuesd

[@ZerqTM]

(not that while i think all our neigboring countries languages (exept finland) are just perverted versions of swedish slured to the border of comprehention... i reconginze the norwigans and danish probably feel the same way but with the own language in the center hehe)

[@Antarath]

Actually you're right hehe. I'm norwegian. Sounds like Petter Solberg haha

[@MercuryMay94]

Very good Swedish.. NOT! Hahahaa xD

[@blackcat355]

Customer: Good afternoon Chemist: Can I help you, sir? Customer: Yes, I would like some deoderant, please. Chemist: Ball or aeresol (sounds like arsehole, as AbsolutelyPowerless said) Customer: Neither. I want it for my armpits.

[@ZerqTM]

well in swedish we would prefer to call it "kula" (more like marble) then "boll" (which suggests something bigger like a football)... and we would never call it areozooolll.. we just call it "spray" or "spray burk"

[@judge_niklas]

i understand you fully and dont talk about the janks only because you hate them. They are good people

[@NotMyRealName13]

hehe!!

[@pyrophiliac]

ooooooh i get it

[@thrallish]

im swedish and it sounded like norweigian :S

[@Highman633]

I love the Not The Nine o'Clock News, but I would say that we speak better English than most non English speaking people, in general. How many US/Uk people actually speak a second language? Funny sketch btw...

[@FugundJanina]

i´ve met a lot of people from all over the world. and the swedish speak really fluent english. therefore i don´t understand this sketch.

[@quizmaster85]

Everyone knows that deödorant is meant for the ärmpits :)

[@MagicAccent]

Lol, relax. Everybody's just kidding around :P It's a Swe vs Nor thing, you wouldn't understand ;)

[@Tikopia2000]

@Shimoaoi1988 HAHAHA SO FUNNY IM DYING

[@Hammern28]

@goatboy42 Mmmm,should tell that to the swedes where I work.Cause their English is faaaaaaaaar from perfect:) But,as a Norwegian,I have to say that this sounds like very corny Norwegian English,and it is hilarious:)

[@robbiejordan4119]

I dont get it.

[@Vitryss101]

haha I didn't get it but it sounded funny xD

[@v94j]

haha thats not swedish acent but still

[@oljo0527]

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