'The Fast Show' created by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson. Lord Ralph Meyhew - Charlie Higson Ted - Paul Whitehouse 'I wouldn't know about that, sir'
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@myfeliness4 жыл бұрын
For a man with no formal training in acting, Whitehouse is an absolute genius.
@tonymaxwell949 Жыл бұрын
is it aye?
@augustusdes15 жыл бұрын
Whitehouse is one of the few comedy actors who can do a convincing Irish accent. Actually the guy can do any accent perfectly..a great actor.
@delacaravanio5 жыл бұрын
He is brilliant. Accent is flawless.
@sevenseasonsofbrown Жыл бұрын
yeah, as an irish person, it's very good.
@drewwhy55417 ай бұрын
OH whitehouse is your quintessential all around fantastic actor. But if whitehouse Came round my house and started mouthing off in one of he’s soppy foreign accent’s, id say OI WHITEHOUSE YOU MIGHT BE ONE OF THE GREATIST COMEDIC VOICES OF ALL TIME BUT NOOOOOOOOOO AND ID DELIVER HIM A DRY SLAP. 😂😂😂
@Thevolumeofsilence6 ай бұрын
Yer not Irish are ye
@fellamelad2211 жыл бұрын
Brilliant stuff. The absolute awkwardness between men, especially when there's the faintest hint of affection. The avoidance of eye contact, the class distinction only exacerbates the discomfort. I love it! Thank you Sir!
@DontTouchMyCroissant4 жыл бұрын
There's also the age difference on top of all of that.
@MantisCFS10 жыл бұрын
The greatest love story ever told!
@amberdixon16 жыл бұрын
this is such a comic, but tragic and tender sketch all rolled into one.
@donnyrover12 жыл бұрын
Higson is seriously good in these
@cultureofcritique97355 жыл бұрын
"That's a dramatic sky, isn't it? See the way the wind's tugging those clouds along. So typically English. That's a Constable sky, isn't it, Ted? It's Turner, Gainsborough. It's the music of Elgar and Vaughan Williams. It's picnics with Scotch eggs and pork pies, and the rain just spattering onto white linen table cloths. It's summer holidays on the beach huddled beneath a blanket sheltering from the wind." Beautiful. Almost brings a lump to the throat.
@sicr73732 жыл бұрын
I'll be honest, it made me tear up, made me think of family members gone before me.
@athomp2006 Жыл бұрын
Higson is awesome in the role.
@nusquamesse124813 жыл бұрын
Whenever I'm down, I can watch a bit of The Fast Show, and life feels better.
@davidbirchall8559Ай бұрын
Ted and Ralph were more than just comedy...so special
@jonathanbarton10622 жыл бұрын
Having been brought up in the country the characters here are uncannily spot on, I can still see the characters back then the Gentry farmers and farm workers especially in the local pubs of which are long gone now absolutely love the fly fishing scene though its hard to pick a favourite ..brilliant comedy from Higson and Whitehouse..
@cymro65373 жыл бұрын
I love the way 'Ralph' half - walks - half-trots when he approaches Ted 😏
@danielwilliamson61809 жыл бұрын
6:46 "It's not a problem, sir. Not a problem." Touching.
@christrump65015 жыл бұрын
Ralph: "Do you like Kipling, Ted?" Ted: " I quite like the fruit slice! He makes exceedingly good cakes!"
@Queenofdeathandevil914 жыл бұрын
These sketches are so simple yet so hilarious!
@rjkore52292 жыл бұрын
Goodness the tension & unrequited feelings was real lol!! Amazing that i remember this fondly from when as a uni student i used to watch this on ABC in Aus in the mid 90s! Thank god for YT!
@del604 Жыл бұрын
This, this is nothing short of genius. The timing and awkwardness are so on point. As I gay man I can totally relate to this. Desperate to make contact but are somehow restricted. As funny as these characters are it also breaks my heart. Why do we do this to ourselves
@Andulsi7 ай бұрын
It s so well done. Works on every level. Genius
@goldsgolds20104 ай бұрын
Brilliant
@anthonywitchell64234 жыл бұрын
ted really understands ralphs problem and feels sorry for him.
@nellytheninkynonk14 жыл бұрын
Yesss! The Tina Turner clip was the one I was looking for. For some reason, that was the one I remmebered the most vividly. "Do you like Tina Turner...Ted?"
@tomwilliams33424 жыл бұрын
Tina Turner
@fredrikahlstrand15583 жыл бұрын
"What are you fishing for, Ted?" "Fish!" :D
@muzz10016 жыл бұрын
Bless you for putting all of these in one place. I really wish they had put them all on the dvd of the hour long special, or just put them all together somewhere. Anyway, massive appreciation from me for doing this. Now if you`ll excuse me, I have to attend to the drainage in the lower field......
@dannyholmes5156 Жыл бұрын
Funniest sketch on the fast show Hysterically funny , beautifully acted , awkwardly excellent. Ironically amazing Poetry in motion
@airex12 Жыл бұрын
“I got a little bit of oil on them, tinkering with the tractor.” “Yes… yes I remember that” Poetry. Geniuses these two.
@welshgemlou16 жыл бұрын
the stable scene is just fantastic! I love these two
@robkeeleycomposer7 ай бұрын
Unbearably poignant. These sketches are masterpieces. The catch in Ralph's throat, the love that dare not speak its name, that snatch of 'Nimrod' towards the end....and that obvious fact that Ted is so unprepossessing (and clearly straight) makes it all the more heartbreaking. This is the real thing.
@adamgrimsley15 жыл бұрын
Wonderful so English, it was written by the guys who wrote Father Ted, Graham Lineghan and Arthur Matthew.Best thing on the show by a mile
@thomasbarker28883 жыл бұрын
Both Irish btw. Hullo from the future.
@orweller316 жыл бұрын
i am so ashamed of how bad american tv is when i watch this show....so awesome.
@Thursdaym22 жыл бұрын
2022. Don't watch our tv these days, it's gone down the pan.
@beatles22313 жыл бұрын
OMG! I just met him today at my High school during english class for his book promotion "The Enemy" Brilliant Book series! I got his autograph and picture!!!
@danielwilliamson61809 жыл бұрын
3:34 Aww. Lovely singing by Ted.
@danielwilliamson61809 жыл бұрын
Paul Whitehouse is such a good actor and he plays Ted wonderfully.
@googleisshittoss9 жыл бұрын
Go on..admit it...you felt sorry for Ralph
@deantownie74415 жыл бұрын
He's creepy.
@dmarshall1772 Жыл бұрын
The Ted & Ralph sketches are a little bit of perfection as they gently stand astride two ancient pillars of British comedy - the class system (see Cleese and the Two Ronnies) and the love whose name can can only be hinted at (every Carry on Film)! A little bit of added Irish self-subjegation to perceived Anglo-Saxon "masters" is the icing on the cake. Not sure the sketch would have worked so well if Ted was a Yokel. Move forward a decade or two and we have Dafydd Thomas who is the exact opposite to Ralph - but also to similar comic effect (for British viewers anyway)
@frasierfreak925 ай бұрын
What’s lovely about this is Ted fully knows about Ralph’s issues and he knows Ralph isn’t ready to acknowledge it himself, but he’s very kind and gentle with him, and probably thinks of him more like a son.
@AfridiZindabad11 жыл бұрын
I read it as, Ted doesn't reciprocate it to the extent Ralph does. The hidden looks of horror, awkwardness, the way he freezes around him and closes up. But he sees him, over time, to be a good friend, and in the end, someone who was there for him at his lowest point (with the wife's death).
@frasierfreak925 ай бұрын
I think due to the perceived age differences, Ted sees Ralph as more of a son, but he also knows Ralph is struggling with his issues and he knows Ralph probably finds comfort in their friendship.
@Nautilus197211 жыл бұрын
These two guys were plasterers doing up Fry and Lauries' house.
@joannedwyer36916 жыл бұрын
Great comedy duo. Ted n ralph my fav
@ammorreztristar10 жыл бұрын
Ralph reminds me of David Cameron.
@paul1979uk16 жыл бұрын
That's exactly how I see it too, well sometimes. It's so clever it's hard to know for sure.
@cazino45 жыл бұрын
Could never figure out if Ralph was just terribly lonely or if he actually had feelings for Ted lol
@dafreedomfita2 жыл бұрын
I think he is just a lonely decent human being who did not get a chance to be loved by his father but nonetheless he enjoys Teds loyalty and he is trying to make up for the fact that he is working for him.
@bluegtturbo3 жыл бұрын
The presence of a Mrs Ted suggests that Ralph's affections are doomed to go unreciprocated...
@del604 Жыл бұрын
This is so heartbreaking. Why oh why do we do this to ourselves. Been in this situation a few times and it hurts
@andrewdaley548011 ай бұрын
Pain in the arse when it happens to you. 🇬🇧
@LuRawen13 жыл бұрын
"Do i love you! My, oh my!" AAAAWWWW! >_
@MrAshleywilkinson5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't know about that Sir
@techstyle12315 жыл бұрын
funny as fook....arrh ted looks like rain later. what you doing this evening ted....that look on teds face says it all....ralphs soft voice cracks me up....love this sketch
@del60411 ай бұрын
I can identify with this invisible barrier. Actually quite heart breaking as it's so on point. Dont ask dont tell
@pikachuonetwo14 жыл бұрын
....... that's a Constable sky isn't it Ted?!
@AlxFitz15 жыл бұрын
Drainage in the lower field...
@TomthatiscalledTom17 жыл бұрын
Poor old Ralph. Unrequitted love....it's a killer
@CJ-ft9yo2 жыл бұрын
I had requited love with a Ralf too - it was indeed a killer
@johnanthonyp4 жыл бұрын
Johnny Depp worshipped this acting
@philhall17014 жыл бұрын
The absolute best of comedy also incorporates sadness; I find these two characters and Roly Birkin are incredibly sad at the same time as being funny!
@nomadsnapper10 жыл бұрын
Are you interested in french cinema? lol what a pick up line!
@timramm16 жыл бұрын
nomadsnapper ha ha ha ha ha
@Theyre_Here3 жыл бұрын
Do you like Tina Turner, Ted? That's mine.
@CJ-ft9yo2 жыл бұрын
It’s the awkwardness of British men, class distinction, the public school all male repression and sexual tension !
@donwreford11 жыл бұрын
Hard to know if Ted accepting his place in the scheme of things is more contained and dignified than a man, who having wealth, position, authority, still lacks something that a lower class individual has.
@FranMSK17 жыл бұрын
I hope Ted did wear the green overalls.
@1292liam12 жыл бұрын
Manon des Sources - Ted would like this !
@zzebowa14 жыл бұрын
Class is without doubt the greatest barrier between people in England. Its a shame. And its one of the main reasons I prefer living on the continent.
@nasbat76886 жыл бұрын
Yes because we all know everything and everyone is equal `on the contintent`.
@TheDaverobinson5 жыл бұрын
Northern accent working in London = endless comments and 'jokes' about having your car nicked from people who like to consider themselves enlightened because they had bunk beds in their school. It is funny when you move overseas however and you see in corresponding industries, that the public school swagger simply gets on people's nerves and pisses clients off.
@sirrh98124 жыл бұрын
The Tree I’m guessing your one of the easily offended sort then
@comedybuff400015 жыл бұрын
These are brill, but also check out the 90 minute spin-off film about Ted and Ralph (simply called Ted and Ralph).
@olgamarsh1692 жыл бұрын
Genius
@1292liam12 жыл бұрын
Last sketch is the best - VIVA BRITANNIA 2012 !!!
@DragonNexus15 жыл бұрын
I honestly consider these as more of an aside. People find them funny, but I honestly consider it kind of nice, in its own way. It feels a little out of place in a sketch show, and I suppose it's no wonder it got a feature length show of its own.
@CJ-ft9yo2 жыл бұрын
Did it ? I love the poignancy of both characters x
@OMENAKAKKU-ex5rw2 жыл бұрын
I LIKED IT AND TED
@infidelcastro51299 ай бұрын
Johnny Depp said Paul Whitehouse is the greatest actor in the world. It’s hard to disagree.
@lilbullet158 Жыл бұрын
They both love each other but dare not say it. But it's not sexual nor homosexual. it's simply love on a human level. You can love someone for who and what they are. *_“Love is a spirit all compact of fire, Not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire.”_* _william shakespeare_
@star.cat. Жыл бұрын
They both love each other and it is 100% gay!
@oldnelson42983 ай бұрын
@@star.cat. I think that's what they were going for when they wrote this, but it can also come across as the Higson character is just so incredibly lonely and the Whitehouse character can't get past the master-servant dynamic to ever consider socialising with his employer. Either way, I find it quite sad and all the comedy is long gone! It's beautifully acted and, whatever your reading, it's definitely invoking the classic British preoccupation with class.
@chembleton12 жыл бұрын
Ted?! No sir! ....TED? NO SIR!
@joyzerelly5 жыл бұрын
I think Ralph might be my ideal man..
@bobsmith54414 жыл бұрын
Homosexual!
@joyzerelly4 жыл бұрын
@@bobsmith5441 Even so.. 💗
@tomwilliams33424 жыл бұрын
MARVELLOUS 👏👏🤣🤣😥
@libertycaps66613 жыл бұрын
@adamgrimsley its not really so english, graham and arthur are both irish
@StrongBad-r5c9 ай бұрын
Is it weird that I want to see Colin Firth and Ralph Fienes recreate these two it a hyper dramatic artsy scene?
@pdrg14 жыл бұрын
@zzebowa It is a great barrier in many ways, true, but it makes for the greatest comedy. The Office is all about social class, Fawlty Towers, Extras, great British comedy usually has elements of class divisions in the same way as most American comedy is more gag-based. Compare The Office UK vs US versions for an example...
@kate_cooper4 жыл бұрын
Anyone else think maybe Ted and Ralph were in the wrong series? Because they weren’t really in keeping with the rest of The Fast Show. The series was full of fourth-wall breakers and over the top humour, but Ted and Ralph were played straight and were sometimes more emotional than funny, they were more like a comedy-drama.
@Retrostar6194 жыл бұрын
Spot on description. It felt incongruous among all the other stuff. But for me that only added to its charm!
@robertpayne63662 жыл бұрын
Yes but it wasn't unique in the series. What about the one where Roly leads you up the garden path and then hits you with a tragic ending....she died in my arms...
@bmkbmk4469 Жыл бұрын
French cineMA TED..... ....fox chickens drainage.....stay over SIR.....drainage
@ExidoSutrin15 жыл бұрын
I hope so, poor Ralph...
@nathanjedrej792 Жыл бұрын
Ah the lower field
@candycolourdreamer15 жыл бұрын
"They're showing a rather good Gérard Depardieu film in town .... It's Manon des Sources" Gérard Depardieu isn't in Manon des Sources because it is the sequel to Jean de Florette, the film he was in and died at the end of.
@ShatPhat13 жыл бұрын
@libertycaps666 definitely seems to be written with the english in mind though!
@SimonGelling16 жыл бұрын
lower field drainage mmmmmm
@dafreedomfita2 жыл бұрын
We could go shopping together and buy us a couple of fur coats
@MarkMcCartney11 жыл бұрын
Ralph looks like a young Ray Mear
@jurx4515 жыл бұрын
Elgar - Nimrod (From the Enigma Variations~)
@kathykeeley3528 ай бұрын
I'm on the posh guys side.
@dafreedomfita2 жыл бұрын
It be funnier if Ralph would have said Swedish or Russian avant-garde cinema
@himself50903 жыл бұрын
7.22 anyone who knows what this music is, composer and/or title?
@gilesm71932 жыл бұрын
Edward Elgar - Nimrod
@funkydozer8 күн бұрын
This has to be the oldest KZbin video I’ve ever seen. And with equally vintage comedy. I miss the low resolution days.
@dunwich459 жыл бұрын
soooooooooooooooo painful
@corrain16 жыл бұрын
'tis "nimrod" from elgar's enigma variations
@allanmacbadger56923 жыл бұрын
Technically speaking he should be calling Ted by his surname, not his Christian name.
@xxtiaan14 жыл бұрын
@comedybuff4000 any idea where to find it?
@NorkiNorkiGaming5 жыл бұрын
Seriously... what does he say at 1:10? I've wondered for years!
@Fruit96Bat5 жыл бұрын
"It's Manon Des Sources" (the name of the French film starring Gérard Depardieu)
@NorkiNorkiGaming5 жыл бұрын
@@Fruit96Bat Thank you... SO much!
@bobbysevensevenseven15 жыл бұрын
What are the chances of PBS showing this in America?
@paddykennedy3820 Жыл бұрын
I think you know the answer to that....
@johnanthonyp11 жыл бұрын
Saved his life when his posh wer;ent interested. Irish story