That Mitchell and Webb Look - Wordwang

[@NivMizzet89]

It's wonderful how much amusement a single well-timed 'Yes' can bring.

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

It's the way he says it that does it for me. Perfect eyes, expression and tone. I wish I could say anything and be a fraction as sinister.

[@MoeAji]

Yes

[@tomkenning5482]

@@MoeAji No

[@joncurtis199]

Especially performed by Johnson.

[@lachlankeddie7]

... Until you've been voltage calmed and all you can say is "Yes" Oops wrong game show

[@Tmanaz480]

"Let's rotate the board!"... gets me every time.

[@krysah]

it actually has a potential to be a real show in Japan

[@elemenopi9239]

It also has the potential to hold the world record for world's shortest gameshow episodes.

[@RealUlrichLeland]

Most of the quirky Japanese gameshows you see are actually just one off sketches. A lot of their telly is just pretty bland talk shows

[@JackhammerJesus]

This perfectly captures I had the feeling I had when I watched QI for the first time: "What is the color of a blue whale during a full moon?" Alan: "Blue!"- klaxons go off, everybody laughs. Somebody: "Which moon?" Sandi answers with a story about ancient viking tax law, "And the correct answer is of course, that there is no such thing as a fish". Taskmaster has those moments too: "Build a gothic cathedral using a pot of cooked spaghetti and this stapler. Include a mural of the taskmaster on a horse. The mural with the meanest eyebrows wins. Time starts now!" "ONLY the cooked spaghetti?!?" "All the information is on the task!"

[@slyasleep]

😊

[@Masterofsatire]

I love Mitchell & Webb so much. Brilliant. 'You buzzing in?' 'No' 'That's Wordwang'

[@JontyLevine]

It's taken me until now to realise the word that won her that round wasn't actually 'buzz' - it was _'no'._

[@sci_pain3409]

this is at a weird blurred line between surrealism and reality, like this seems like something that you could probably watch and fully understand in an alternate universe

[@Opalium]

I have absolutely no idea what just happened, but it was awesome.

[@roguishpaladin]

That's wordwang!

[@baldipogchamp8926]

"Julie, ever killed a man?" "No" "Simon?" "Yes"

[@umachan9286]

That was, possibly without a doubt, one of the strangest and funniest things I've ever seen. It hit that perfect sweet spot between humor and absolute ridiculousness.

[@beehivehurricaine]

Oscar winning olivia coleman ladies and gents

[@garwoc216]

Sat on someone's hand on the bus

[@manonymous4737]

There’s always one kunt that points out that she won an oscar

[@harleyb7880]

@@manonymous4737 Did you know that Olivia Coleman won an Oscar for her role in _The Favourite?_ If you didn't know then you know now 😎👍

[@gb8628]

I remember her from Green Wing, would recommend, good comedy👍

[@gb8628]

PS, it's Olivia Colman 🤓

[@avenueq14]

"parallel" "nice" "nice" "NICE"

[@garwoc216]

Nice

[@h4724-q6j]

"nearly" "almost"

[@OrdinaryRobin]

Was absolutely not expecting a The Deer Hunter reference in this sketch, but there it is, and I love it

[@prajwalkharel9754]

Same. Cinemawang

[@cfytcf]

I remember playing Wordwang every Christmas, it was a jolly family tradition. Then a distant uncle joined us one year and declared Numberwang to be the superior game. We don't talk to him anymore.

[@mikebliss3153]

That's Numberwang.

[@cfytcf]

Mike Bliss You're still not welcome.

[@johnwhittington2998]

cfytcf Is Numberwang actually a Wordwang 🤔

[@cfytcf]

It was, until the 1987 revision of the rules. Many a game was tipped in favour of the sneaky player who deployed "Numberwang" in the final few seconds of a round. Some people still play by the pre-1987 rules but it's a bit pedestrian, with none of the verve the modern game has. People just need to move on.

[@85set05]

@@cfytcf I'm tired of you insufferable pillocks. First of all numberwang is superior and secondly nobody "changed the rules" the tenaki index was simply updated to keep in accordance with linguistic trends and developments as it always has. Playing with an last generation index is perfectly fine, especially if it is a family gathering with the grandparents. Expecting anyone thatbis not a professional above the age of 70 to crunch words according to a index that due to the rapid shift in culture can no longer take much consideration to the wangerts they grew up with just feels like a cruel joke.

[@niev1111]

this is absolute madness

[@sirpercivalsmallcock-jones9585]

No, this is: goo.gl/x5ZFiA

[@amuzulo]

This is absolute mattress

[@jonathancooper4914]

That’s not wordwang, I’m afraid.

[@mindshuffler3332]

Lexington

[@censorduck]

@@jonathancooper4914 Sparta!

[@jkk45]

I've been to the Independent Republic of Yeb. Really nice country this time of year.

[@Lark1610]

Will Wood Independent Republic of Yeb is a vegetable!

[@tomkenning5482]

I'd stay away from Bathania, the ongoing conflict with Cannis Kep makes it a bit dangerous, and you can't get yogurt for live nor money.

[@hankkingsley2976]

I also understand that Shreveport is very nice in late December

[@jkk45]

@@Lark1610 I disagre. I've eaten the Independent Republic of Yeb, and I can confirm that upon further investigation, it is indeed a fruit.

[@jkk45]

@@hankkingsley2976 where?

[@LOOY756]

This is what I feel like watching Only Connect.

[@carenburger]

haha haah. totally.

[@BendowsXP]

I once went to the zoo. They let me ride their however, and look at the mattresses.

[@jonathancooper4914]

Hahahaha

[@Juan-wo7zu]

Arbitrarily

[@josephdaumen9560]

It’s nice to go back and see that there’s an Oscar winning actress in this sketch

[@nmarks]

Ever change channel to find a game show in full flow, where you have no idea what the rules are? Numberwang and Wordwang are parodies of such moments. If you haven't got a clue what going on in these games, that's because you're not meant to.

[@Aeroldoth3]

Thanks for explaining that, as I don't watch tv, least of all game shows.

[@SilverSpade92]

'Star Quality' is a real life version of one of those shows, in case you're imterested.

[@olracsobi8352]

A parody? How do you mean it?

[@dominikkin2588]

fun fact: "fact gasm" is actually a wordwang AND a numberwang at the same time

[@nthgth]

fact gasm I had sort of grasped that, that it's an invokation of confusion-humor. I just can't believe how well it's pulled off. This is the funniest thing I've seen on the Internet in at least a year.

[@hazahaxa]

@GrimPimp Not at all. This is a prime example of the average British gameshow. I can see how the sophistication of our shows may be a bit much for you yanks to understand, but please don't insult us by assuming this long running television show is some kind of joke.

[@Crawfish1has2mints]

Simon who is from a factory and made from a special metal,

[@jkk45]

This is literally what's it like watching 'Cash Trapped' in place of the Chase.

[@Resvrgam]

Are the Greenwich Rules still applied to Wordwang or do they default back to the standard Georgian Set used in Numberwang?

[@J4Seriously]

+Resvrgam Yes!

[@NotAnAveragePerson]

+Resvrgam I've found that it really depends. For example, most televised versions of Wordwang ditch the Pochard's Preposition (of course coming from Numberwang's Joker's Crown) along with most of the Yorkshire Rounds from the Greenwich Rules, so that the game runs much faster (despite the fact that the second player can easily win with a Deject, putting them ahead for the entire game as long as they don't play like an ass afterwards). However, in professional play, the Greenwich Rules are pretty much universally used. Some of the older players still use the original Gregorian Set from when Wordwang first started, but by and large, the Greenwich Rules are still used. It's also highly used in non-casual Wordwang, though, for as much hate as I get for this, the Boston Pitbull version of the rules is much better if you're playing casually with a friend who hasn't heard of Wordwang. The rules aren't very good, but they simplify a lot of the more complex ones (like, really -- who understands the Jovial Sundial on their first outting?).

[@notreallydavid]

+NotAnAveragePerson Stovold continues to deprecate the Greenwich Rules in the fiercest terms. What an utter wanker.

[@havoc697]

+Resvrgam I think the Lancashire Rule of Thumb is in play for most commonplace games of Wordwang

[@roguishpaladin]

But what about the Prague Concordiat? You all aren't paying nearly enough attention to it.

[@Vannereveilar]

Simon's facial expression through out the whole thing is priceless.. haha

[@stephaniesadie832]

If you have ever watched Japanese TV you'll realise the rules of Numberwang are far more understandable than the average Japanese game show, most of which consist of humiliating young girls or physically crippling men.

[@slitor]

I laughed far to loud over the "he's from a factory" joke.

[@lpsp442]

Slaughtered me the first time I heard it

[@kamenraider1175]

It's the "yes" that got me

[@steveelliott77]

Minuscule, lumber, telescope... that’s triple wordwang! Man, I am good at this game.

[@stephaniesadie832]

no, its only triple if you have 'microscope' not 'telescope',. You are forgetting the Salisbury Defence rule for words with three 'e's

[@DJHolte]

Phobic, Initiative, Barleycorn

[@Oscar301]

Good nod to the Deerhunter when they spin the board and Uli getting twatted with a frying pan at the end XD

[@haveitboi999]

is that alan johnson?

[@SilverSpade92]

eddy friday 0:20

[@haveitboi999]

SilverSpade92 lol! clever :)

[@nothitler4327]

+eddy friday Sorry, Alan Johnson is not Wordwang you lose 2 letters.

[@haveitboi999]

Not Hitler ah shit!! :( and youre sure youre not hitler?

[@nothitler4327]

eddy friday Well, Ddy Riday, I'm sure I'm not Hitler.

[@madnessbydesign1415]

I so wish Numberwang and Wordwang were actual shows. But alas, this world doesn't deserve them...

[@madnessbydesign1415]

And now Olivia Coleman is an Oscar winner. Looks like she put her Wordwang skills to good use! :)

[@gwishart]

Just take some acid and then watch Countdown.

[@KaraDennison]

Either I need more sleep, or that's the most sensible thing I've heard all day.

[@eoinmelby9948]

I would love to show this to either an alien, or someone who has only just learned english, and told them that this was an actual, really popular quiz show.

[@GossamerGhoul]

Would be fantastic if we had a version without a laughter track...

[@Droooooo0]

What do you mean by only just learned english? Learning a language is a process that you get better and better at not a black and white either you know it or you don't. If someone has only just learned English completely they'd understand this sketch perfectly, someone who only knew the basics of english wouldn't understand the sketch because they wouldn't know what any of the words are it would just be noise, the same as if you were to try and watch a chinese tv show.

[@hankkingsley2976]

Just understanding The Words doesn't mean anything English humor and American humour are two different animals.

[@hankkingsley2976]

And don't get me started on Letterkenny

[@stevekelly5166]

@@Droooooo0 Hello. How are you? Did the medication work?

[@viscountbiscuit5343]

I have to say I'm better at Wordwang than I'm at Numberwang

[@DendyJungle]

The woman being hit at the end has an oscar

[@realGeorgelucas18563]

My dad was watching the TV show Timeless recently, which stars Paterson Joseph, the actor that plays Simon here. All I could think when he was on screen in Timeless was him shouting "mattress" they way he does here.

[@JackT13]

Making you today's anti-wordwang

[@BigDogCountry]

It's a lonely existence enjoying British humour in America.

[@hankkingsley2976]

And even more so if you like Canadian humor

[@hannibalburgers477]

and think about living in asia and enjoying british humour

[@BigDogCountry]

@@hannibalburgers477 Well until 99 probably could in Hong Kong.

[@hannibalburgers477]

@@BigDogCountry not that far asia but thanks anyway

[@carenburger]

I'm here with you!

[@monster762]

I don't know how something that makes so little sense can be so funny

[@barneymcwhat6241]

and now she has an oscar

[@chloerules4eva]

"So, Julie, ever killed a man?" "No." "Simon?" "Yes" "Great! Lets play Wordwhang..." LOL

[@garyheron]

This is from the time when they knew how to produce great game shows.

[@HypnoToad72]

Blimey, that's Patterson Joseph! Terrific actor! He's done far more interesting things, but this show just goes to show he's watchable in just about anything he puts himself into!

[@Whoami691]

Let's rotate the board! Always gets me!

[@hand587]

This was uploaded just 18 months after KZbin was founded 😳

[@pentelegomenon1175]

Every sketch show should have a "confusing weird game show" bit.

[@kamenraider1175]

I think this is probably the best of the word/numberwangs

[@peterhsu5049]

Future Academy Awards winner banged in the head by a pan... priceless...

[@Rabhadh-RhymesWithJava]

The woman beating Olivia looks like she's having so much fun. Good for her.

[@kendrikMN]

I want someone to put in the time into working how this game could work

[@Swordopolis]

Mornington Crescent

[@fba90130]

@@Swordopolis That's literally the name of an area I lived in when I was young.

[@mcrowave6176]

@@Swordopolis thats wordwang

[@tommo4000]

She did win once, although it was a game of Deathwang, and she won by dying first!

[@JontyLevine]

Crevasse people hit dislike because they got wordwang'd.

[@banjobarry]

I can't stop laughing at Simon's "Arbichuurly!"

[@NJpanther05]

dont put all americans into one category! I love Mitchell and Webb and think this is hilarious!

[@johnmcgrath200]

Starring Oscar winner Olivia Colman

[@pieoverlord]

Best gameshow. Ever.

[@RandoTheRando]

the fact that 2 dudes are playing russian roulette in the back just got me

[@KoenvMeijel]

"Nice." "Nice?" "Nice."

[@ManiaKattaK]

I like the way Simon was born in Anglesey, Space, Somerset, Southhampton and a factory all at the same time

[@JMUDoc]

Good god, this is even better than Numberwang!

[@Mahaveez]

Desiccant!

[@KeithApp]

Love it. But their Princess Diana one is my favourite of all time!

[@Cynicayke]

Oscar winner Oliva Colman, ladies and gentlemen.

[@Mp5Drummer]

I really want there to be another series!

[@soccermommyNPC]

Was there ever one?

[@Gastel]

At least it makes more sense than Numberwang.

[@Shadowvex101]

Wordwang and numberwang are so daft, it's brilliant!

[@steveforest8385]

They're not daft when you know the rules - it all makes perfect sense.

[@1TheResurrectionists]

This is how I feel watching Only Connect

[@JeremyPhillips1981]

"Julie, ever killed a man?" "No." "Simon?" YES

[@usedforks]

Yeeess...

[@Taxtation]

i love when they spin the people round, pointless, but very funny

[@MegaAstroFan18]

So Julie, ever killed a man? "No." Simon? "Yes."

[@rowanaboat4523]

I once went on holiday to the independent republic of Yeb.

[@jkk45]

Ireland is a vegetable. I've just eaten it and confirmed upon further investigation it is in indeed a fruit.

[@CoupSounds]

"Crevice" "Crevasse" "Cravat" "Tie?" Hahahaha!

[@fintantoner6596]

It is I Fintan of fintanland

[@1stAma]

Looking at your list of favourite videos it becomes obvious that you have no right to judge about what is funny!

[@venda.havelka]

This is like having a stroke

[@SloveneAnon]

Wordle

[@samshirley001]

joining me tonight are julie from yorkshire, and simon who is from a factory and is made of a special sort of metal

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

Patterson Joseph was so hilarious in Peep Show as Alan Johnson.

[@TonyTheHypnotist]

Ah, the reverse sarcasm. I have been soundly taught a lesson.

[@skaarphy5797]

After seeing this, I totally understand why Wordwang has never got any traction. Numberwang, you get it. Wordwang? Nope, not going there. Good riddance.

[@JosephSchneider26]

Back when Johnson was an alcoholic and winning this show was his only silver lining. Read this in his manly voice: "You know, what separates one word from one world, Mark? I know you know but I'll say it nonetheless: an L! There's two types types of men out there, Mark: Word-Wankers, e.g. losers and crybabies, and on the contrary: Us, Mark, Word-Wangers! One letter, Mark, g or k? I guess Dobbie wouldn't ask you to hit her K-spot, wouldn't she? One letter is the ladder to success!"

[@Darcstrider]

Who’s here after Uli now plays the queen?

[@MartinJSUK]

Great stuff, very surreal. Best bit was the Mallett's Mallet reference at the end - I wonder who else got that?

[@Superking.Menthol]

hahaha when they spin the board, you can hear a gunshot XD

[@klaxoncow]

Copper pots are inadequate rotational devices for gyroscopic stability. But the methane hair battery is operational. There. Is that original enough for you?

[@jesswinnit7771]

i first saw the guy who played simon in the show jeckyll i had no idea he was british his american accent was that convincing

[@m_d_c_t]

i'm pretty sure this is what wordle is

[@TomSkillz111]

YES, THAT, IS, WORDWANG. Priceless =D

[@Djeveldyrker]

"Nice?" "Nice." "Nearly?" "Almost!"

[@Ashtree]

Look, a sarcasm party! Let this be a lesson to *everyone*...

[@Ashtree]

Sarcasm. That's a new one.

[@2Koranteng]

hahahahha at 1:28 when the board rotates to find david mitchell and another bloke participating in a random dangerous game. I lost it as I soon as I heard the gunshot

[@TonyTheHypnotist]

Wow, no. You must have been the only person.

[@TenPoundHammer]

...And then you multiply it by shinty-six.

[@vinnyd91]

Im, you're leading. Uli?

[@cartmanofsp]

HOORAYWANG!

[@Gallas1000]

its even weirder to see someone spell the word weird 'weard'.

[@craigthomasbrown]

"I'll take Bethania, Finterland and the Independent Republic of Yeb". LOL

[@wuthebest]

thats wordwang!