The best of Hignfy series 40

Favorite moments from series 40. This was first broadcasted in the autumn of 2010

[@str1tsa]

If you're living in the UK and want to see The best of series 39, you can watch it by clicking this link: dai.ly/x7v8t3p

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part 2: dai.ly/x7v8u7c

[@PoxMuffin]

@@str1tsa I like that it's blocked in the UK when it's a fucking UK show xD ta for the link tho.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

That crap requires all sorts of permissions and no ad blocker. {:o:O:}

[@k8like]

James Blunt's timing saying "Thanks Dad" floored me.

[@jackparry6983]

I was roofed

[@dusssss631]

@@jackparry6983 It did drive me up the walls

[@VanceRefrigeration]

“Blah blah blah” had me dead 💀

[@geoffgreggory8193]

We need Benadryl Crumblybunch to host an episode of HIGNFY again

[@DeanMoxley87]

ZenGulBack CucumberPatch

[@ashsboomstick2417]

Bandersnatch Cummerbund

[@jaymercer4692]

Benidorm Crumplesnatch

[@DrewSavo]

Bendystraws Cumminpacks

[@seanmegan1278]

Jo Brand is looking awesome Thanks for all the Uploads, they have given me so much joy.

[@pauledwards8275]

Jo always looks Hot. I'd take her home and kiss her

[@pauledwards8275]

.... and give her a cake

[@johnnybrix5308]

Anyone get big smile when watching this show,...its just awesome.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

I get belly laughs all,these years later. Especially the guy who went off on Rooney. 😂😂

[@Timmy6983]

This was the moment I found some respect for James Blunt. I actively follow him on Twitter now.

[@Britonbear]

I found respect for him when he said he proud to hand over his name being used as rhyming slang to Jeremey Hunt.

[@DrewSavo]

So you haven’t heard of how his sister got married after he advertised her online? Because it’s possibly the most heartwarming story you’ll hear….

[@MB-dg3lr]

@@DrewSavo Not from your description. Woman being "advertised" by her brother....🤮

[@DrewSavo]

@@MB-dg3lr clearly some elaboration is needed: So his sister needed to get from England to Ireland for a friend’s wedding. This however was at the time when that Icelandic volcano had grounded all planes and she couldn’t use the ferry as strikes were stopping her. So he listed her on eBay as ‘damsel in distress needs knight in shining armour’ to get her there. And this guy eventually won, and used his private helicopter to take her and was her date, and sometime later the two eventually married.

[@matthewv4170]

So a nice man helped her ​@@DrewSavo

[@paulbladesman9295]

The BBC's best series by a country mile

[@EAW1]

I have to admit I am madly in love with jo brand and mr Hislop hysterical :) xxx

[@ruby.-aaa]

"These are the opening shots of world war 3" ahead of his time

[@seanmegan1278]

My Love for Miles Jupp knows no bounds.

[@PianoKwanMan]

1:25 Victoria Really has a trouble with Pre-show anxiety dreams xD

[@jamesluby6705]

Yup, had another on QI, she is lovely though... 🤪

[@martinperry5072]

I think she was fantasizing about getting into Benedict's pants. Just check out how she stares at him the whole show.

[@micheldejong1813]

@@martinperry5072 And rightly so...

[@mossy642]

WORSHIP IT WORSHIP IT WORSHIP IT

[@rosywilson3076]

Love these, thanks for posting them 😀😀

[@t_albino]

God, this feels ancient now 😄 Bring back early 2010s Britain Please!

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks for posting this.

[@RIXRADvidz]

Good Morning, Your Delivery Has Arrived, We Are ALL Enjoying It Heartily. Thank You for Sending These, they always make for happy faces around here.

[@RIXRADvidz]

@@tenpc1751 Been There Done That it's Overrated

[@linrob1312]

Benedict is brilliant...😍

[@lofthouse23]

I love Miranda Hart as hostess

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@sn4rff]

thanks for the video, grand stuff.

[@alexkrycek3359]

Hislop made John Bishop look like a right prat. 🤣

[@sandoumir4348]

And that is John Bishop's only job.

[@AT-kb1ik]

Did you think so? I thought he came off as a rather smug, sanctimonious southern prig

[@jasrust]

It ain't difficult.

[@jaymercer4692]

John Bishop makes John Bishop look like a right prat.

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

What did John Bishop do wrong, I wonder?

[@rogerlundstrom6926]

The joke about there being "an arse" on the other side of the wall, reminded me that there literally was a place in Lillehammer where there is a wall, and outside it is.. well.. a statue of MOST of a moose.. I remember that I have been inside the building, but I don't remember if they actually had a moose head on the wall or not, but..

[@thesmithersy]

Ring road around it?

[@iain1233]

30:10 "thanks dad" 😅😅 that was quick

[@exessex3522]

41:22 Well said Paul Merton! I've always thought there was a disconnect between the news media and much of the UK population with regard to royal weddings etc. The overwhelming and hysterical media coverage is not justified by the amount of interest displayed by a large percentage of British people which ranges mostly between indifference and antagonism. The response from Kevin Bridges and the audience was quite telling.

[@dannycheesums]

The media don’t seem to realise that a heck of a lot of people in Britain don’t care either way about the royal family! I wish they would reduce the coverage of them

[@billkingston4402]

The royals are force fed to the public by the media

[@kennethhymes9734]

@@billkingston4402 Worth reading about the formation of the idea of the "Royal Family," an entirely unknown concept until Victoria and the empire needed a PR boost. It is all propaganda, every shred of it.

[@DrewSavo]

Wheres Series 39? I wanted to see Bruce Forsyth getting wound up by Ross Noble. ☹️

[@SWalks2000]

James Blunt is probably funnier than most comedians, able to dish it out and take a joke.

[@Ludifant]

Too bad he doesn't have any other talents.

[@RIXRADvidz]

he slayed Buzzcocks

[@jaymercer4692]

I wouldn’t say most comedians but he did rather well I must agree.

[@Flibbied]

39:17 Mission accomplished

[@DeanMoxley87]

I was going to comment but I looked too see if someone else had

[@Yankee7000]

Some people may argue that Kevin was prescient....

[@marionbayley1351]

Indeed!

[@daves837]

Wasn't expecting to see Dick Winters hosting

[@aleccrombie7923]

Took me a minute!

[@captainawesome8632]

39.20 Kevin Bridges predicting the future with Prince Harry and Meghan.

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

Ken Livingstone getting all high and mighty about squid not being mollusks. THEY ARE, KEN, they are.

[@hullinstruments]

0:37 That look ian gave at the "mine camp" joke...... that made me laugh out loud. He was so perturbed but couldn't help a little chuckle. And seemed to be immediately ashamed of himself. Just a funny look......😂 Usually he just buries his head in his hands or squints really hard at off color jokes. His "play your Iraqi cards right" reaction was hilarious as well. And he was so ashamed of that bit..... He brought it up in multiple interviews for years after. 😂

[@silvershocknicktail6638]

1:06:05 I'm always telling my Canadian friends about how northern accents aren't allowed on TV except in comedy. Going to add this to my collection of evidence.

[@hesky10]

Those two doing geordie accents together made me think I was watching an episode of Byker Grove from back in the day

[@gobigoatherd96]

Had to watch that again with captions, they didn't even try lol

[@rebelliongaming7348]

39:15 that has aged well🤣🤣

[@rickxnow8768]

Prescient ;)

[@jpdfive]

ive never laughed so instantaneously as i did hearing ian hislop utter "london grime band"

[@MrCassiuschrome]

Poor John Bishop. He would be out of his depth in a puddle.

[@djinnko]

Is HIGNFY coming back in April? I can't wait

[@alanwakeish]

Oh my god the Daily Mail.

[@MrCCollins1993]

I dont think Paul Merton got enough credit for his viagra joke. He's come up with the best jokes in those unexpected situations 😂

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

42:16 Yes, he did a brilliant impression of Major Richard Winters.

[@pretzelhunt]

that what's called a 'characterization'

[@Jack-Oates]

Highlight of the week

[@TEKASHI-de1qt]

6:15 kim jong il doing his best ronnie corbet impression

[@tinmachine693]

Poor old John Bishop, he's not even a politician

[@pookachu64]

‘A proper scum bag’ - this comment has aged wonderfully

[@sandoumir4348]

That background picture of Obama looks more like Jordan Peele as Obama.

[@BennyBartez]

I'm not sure if it's the editing, but the way Ian and Paul repeatedly have a go at John bishop appears unjustified. Have I missed something about John?

[@user-br3bw7wr2l]

49:18.

[@alexkrycek3359]

Bishop was laughing at a name because it was foreign. It was weak and he got battered for it.

[@JoeyRhubarb]

@@jgt_ You don't understand what xenophobia means.

[@TJ-el5tm]

Hislops wife is Greek

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

@@alexkrycek3359 Hmmm ... seems to me that Ian or Paul would have got away with it.

[@Strutter1980]

Cheers mate!

[@Ericbryanmr]

39:10 hahaha that statement aged well after 10 years.

[@The.Intruder]

Sorry for sounding thick, but I cannot think properly to get the joke about Tony Blair and 2 shallow ends at 1:07:47. The mind goes blank.

[@DennisMoore664]

27:10 had me rolling. But then, that's probably just about the best way to take the piss. Always leave 'em guessing, eh?

[@Laurie-l1w]

From the US. What is a comprehensive school?

[@darshanakaivalya8748]

A SCHOOL Were you learn basic education.

[@jameswright4236]

Interesting how they predicted the demise of a North Korean higher-up

[@abelovedsonofGodinwhomHeis35-6]

The stolen snowman, sweet lady, she is back on her meds now.

[@mickmickymick6927]

Anyone have a supercut of Americans saying 'wanker', dunno why but it's hilarious

[@karendegenerous600]

💗.

[@davkrod]

25:34 Look up "Arkansas Grass" by Australian band Axiom.

[@utv5490]

John Bishop managed this well fair play to him.

[@alunchurcher7060]

England forgot to give fifa executives millions of euros, they forget/forgot how fifa world cup bids work.

[@ThatCoalSoul]

39:18 Anyone reading The Daily Star "Newspaper"?!

[@TheAlexGale]

the most replayed part of this video was the end

[@gospelofrye6881]

I love the smugness in Ken's reply to Ian's "Is a squid a mollusc?": "Noooo..." And then he goes on to jokingly mock Hislop's education, and calls the snail that the story is about, a squid. And by the way - a squid is, of course, a mollusc.

[@billythepigeon7345]

I think you got that wrong, Ken pointed out that a molluscs didn't need a shell when others asked if a squid was a mollusc, Ian then asked if a newt was a mollusc to which Ken replied with no. I'm no fan of Ken, but I think you misread that situation.

[@ericstewart7269]

12:55. genius.

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoCyZZ-oicifhLs

[@skinzy7099]

I'm not in Birmingham often. But a curry is 100%

[@jemshadow123]

This aged well

[@nineuk2349]

What happened to series 39?

[@james_baker]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmapfaJ5fKaKY5Y

[@nineuk2349]

@@james_baker Ah... it's been blocked... by LDS... in the UK... that explains EVERYTHING... bugger

[@giftheck]

@@nineuk2349 Which LDS specifically?

[@adamsnow7383]

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[@nineuk2349]

@@giftheck Well, after using Google, the only LDS it suggests is the Church.

[@AICabal]

39:25 Harry did that at least.

[@diogenesesenna9323]

I came down here just to see if anyone else had gone there as well.

[@gryphonberlin]

That woman was bigoted - no question about it.

[@Reichieru1]

So weird seeing Ross wear any colour.

[@davidanderson3586]

I went to school with Mary Creagh and its pronounced " cray" . Just thought I`de interject that :-)

[@treborif]

Benedict Cucumberpatch . . . Cumberdict Benebatch . .

[@benmoore5325]

Love that Team America reference. Roneryyy...

[@thesmithersy]

39:16 And indeed, he did!

[@RIXRADvidz]

today on ReWatch : Clunes ; the Dinner Grinder and the Cake Hole. up with the Yap.

[@martinperry5072]

"Hairless Monkey Singers" == One Direction. What more needs to be said?

[@chubsfly]

James baker not commented yet,omg

[@james_baker]

I've been trying to come up with a list of words to describe how much I dislike Chris Addison. Then my cat pissed on the list. I think that sums my feelings about Mr. Addison. Cheers.🐱

[@adamsnow7383]

James Baker Has Has u. Uua. You u. U. I. By. Ugh. U up uh u u u u uuu. U. U he. U. Uuu u uu. Uu u. U u u u. U U

[@rayg4360]

Postman also nicked a box of chocs, which I sent to a girl when I was 15

[@dannycheesums]

I think Sally Bercow fancied Ian a little bit

[@lmm2103]

Honestly I don't understand why anyone wouldn't fancy Ian. He's so cute and clever

[@GenericGooner]

Kevin bridges: It’s sets a challenge for Prince Harry… to find a proper scum bag. Kevin Bridges is Nostradamus

[@peterclarke7240]

9:30 Missed the opportunity to say "I do Reign, but I don't do Poor."

[@simongore]

Do I require a TV licence to view these excerpts ?

[@knightad33]

No, not at all. If this were the iPlayer website/app, you would, but it's not, so go for it!

[@luke-alex]

@@knightad33 Even then, the tv licence is only required to watch _live_ TV as I understand it

[@The.Intruder]

As far as I know, TV licence is required for any device which can capture BBC channels (signals). Here you are not capturing BBC signals but watching posted videos.

[@luke-alex]

@@The.Intruder I checked and I was wrong, you _do_ need a licence to use iPlayer. But that's the only exception. You need a licence precisely if you either want to watch live TV (any channel, by any means), or use iPlayer.

[@JoeyRhubarb]

Just don't open the door and tell them to feck off.

[@alanwakeish]

Is it a dolphin in a bathtub?

[@007HPeter]

Kevin was half right about Harry.

[@patbonny1175]

"Broadcasted" ? At the top of the page.

[@StruStru2k]

i like john bishop but he's not good for hignfy

[@robertfrazer8161]

Ian and Paul really showed themselves up as snobs on that episode.

[@StruStru2k]

@@robertfrazer8161 I disagree. John wanted to make snarky comments about them cos he thinks theyre snobs. Paul and Ian just shut him up. He does the same on QI, making fun of smart people like a jock yelling "neeerrrrrdddd".

[@gaskellr44]

Don't worry, he won't be asked back.

[@lmm2103]

@@robertfrazer8161 hardly. Bishop deserved that

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

@@robertfrazer8161anti racist isn’t snobbish.

[@ralphsimpson5230]

1:08:28 Paul should have asked, "Is that definite?"

[@TEKASHI-de1qt]

Is it a dolphin in a bathtub?

[@EleanorPeterson]

39:16 - And he did, he did... 🤭

[@lewisrowley3429]

39:10 That aged well

[@Ludifant]

Why is Cumber's batch so blond in this?

[@davkrod]

Who is the lesbian(?) Sitting beside Ian?

[@sopcannon]

time stamp?

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Huh?

[@SimBir08]

Rooney wasn't wrong. Man Utd have been in decline since Fergie retired.

[@LoneKharnivore]

59:40 James Bond was Scottish.

[@philbrennan3342]

13:34 - should been titled "Step Splatter'

[@tumbles8350]

Gillianne dufe

[@Mickenos85]

Pie sovadees

[@philodactyl]

Why does James look like a young Steve Coogan?

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

Are they by any chance related?

[@bremCZ]

39:09 ... and he did.

[@jestermoon]

He is beautiful 😂

[@johnwiltshire6193]

Sho nuff respect to the princes ho. 😁

[@bicobielich665]

The host looks exactly like Steve MC Queen, he could play him in a movie ….

[@ryano7220]

I see what you did there.

[@bubbleshoot]

41:00 :D