The Bubble S01E05

[@akaianc]

I just love the way David says "Although he, to give him credit, is dead." It's just a completely random and impromptu aside, but he delivers it so perfectly.

[@jennytheratbry4624]

The fun part about discovering this series in 2022, is the number of things that were preposterously false in 2010 are now true. Maybe "fun" is not the right word.

[@ChokeHammer]

For the first time, I had no idea who any of those guests were! And yet I found it the funniest episode so far! XD

[@Bearsca]

Laughed my head off at "Cloud Atlas is not an act of terrorism."

[@chenzenzo]

The movie most certainly was.

[@toddthechimeralinguist]

🎶Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale: a tale of -- Tim Key ...🎶

[@JustJason1977]

I have been in love with Tim Key forever!!!

[@zoeabbott5893]

Love Josie Long's Nye Bevan t-shirt!

[@ElgrothJohn]

Josie is so flippin' cute :-)

[@finallyfinally9317]

What happened to her

[@ninagray4441]

@@finallyfinally9317 she lives in Glasgow with her family and is still a working stand up comedian.

[@dobbsmill3676]

@@ninagray4441 There's definitely a market for pretending to be stupid in Glasgow.

[@ninagray4441]

@@dobbsmill3676 she has s anything but stupid, stop being so harsh. Just because she can appear whimsical does not make her stupid. She is also incredibly humane and supportive of people, so I encourage you to reconsider your tone.

[@chenzenzo]

I think she's wonderful, but didn't enjoy her on Cats does Countdown.

[@samgarrod4781]

Kevin Garwood (the walking stick instructor) taught me Judo.

[@tykykable]

That's Tim's best cardigan.

[@MrScaramanga16]

I have such a crush on Josie long and have for a while

[@tinawalton7703]

I know he's married, blah blah blah, but I love the chemistry between Josie Long and David Mitchell. They would have made an adorable couple -- in my fantasy world where I force celebrities to date one another.

[@ROL4NDpkmnguide]

Tina Walton David seems so happy with Victoria that I can’t imagine him with another woman. Having heard his story with her I decided in my mind that I want a romance like theirs, so I cannot vision something else ahahaha

[@bibtebo]

What on earth are you seeing?!

[@rebeccaimogentun]

dunno about any chemistry but she does remind me a bit of Dobby from Peep Show

[@holnrew]

Isn't she a Lesbian?

[@ballscrusher4]

@@holnrew given she's married to a man, i'd call it unlikely

[@WatanabeNoTsuna.]

Damn Tim Key, always winning! At least back then he still hadn't learn to cheat, or bribe everyone and everything around him! 😂 🤣 😂

[@janeeyre1990]

My god. I watched this show when it came out, around a decade ago, and have watched every season of Taskmaster UK as they aired. I did not realize that the man in this episode was Tim Key. When I saw him on Taskmaster, I thought it was the first time I had seen him. It's not important, but it is an epiphany for me.

[@cappyjones]

Katy Brand is delightfully fluffy! 🥰

[@Wattywatasaurus]

Josie Long is a fan of the Welsh Firebrand!

[@damo2353]

This must have been a while ago. Katy Perry has lost a lot of weight since she and Russel Brand split up.

[@Daoxxwow]

this is not katy perry...

[@theAngryscotman]

Daofoozi And he knows that.

[@kingofgoogle7715]

I didn't

[@9313James]

Josie's Nye Bevan t shirt 😻

[@Lucifronz]

Shame this is the last one for me to watch. Oh well, all good things must come to an end.

[@rebeccaimogentun]

David's on top form this episode.

[@BadWebDiver]

I presume he's an experienced hand at talk radio.

[@Roxxi33]

Tim Key's loafers and bootcut jeans are... A real look 😅

[@kisbie]

Genuinely is astonishing that David Mitchell had never heard of Ghostwatch until this. If I was making a list of things from 1992 that he was at least aware of, it would've been somewhere in the top 10.

[@janeeyre1990]

Having been a neurodivergent (ADHD + autism) and homeschooled child during the 90s and early 2000s, I can attest that it is possible to miss all contemporary pop culture during your childhood. I spent my formative years watching Humphrey Bogart movies from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood and British sitcoms from the late 20th century. I have learned about pop culture and news from that era retroactively, through programs like The Big Fat Quiz and such. David has always been open about having anxiety since childhood. People with atypical brains tend to live atypical lives.

[@pseudonayme7717]

Well, since ghosts aren't real he probably would have ignored such a show since he's a fairly logical person. I know I ignore those shows, so it makes sense to me at least.

[@Trusteft]

I don't know her but man this Josie Long is gorgeous!

[@ninagray4441]

+ having met her several times, I can confirm she is lovely.

[@royfr8136]

Im from Kent too...Thats why I live in Mexico

[@PixelTub14]

Why is Tim Key wearing a German amateur footballclub's jacket? What am I missing?

[@yelenaangeleski3354]

Bizarrely enough, snail goo is indeed used in cosmetics to treat acne and soften wrinkles.

[@amazingusername8925]

Malefice was a great band!

[@WalterLiddy]

Poor, adorable, bitter Josie.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Am I the only one with a crush on Josie Long?

[@jrostby]

Nope!

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@jrostby Thanks for the back up mate!

[@jrostby]

Fingaz Mc cheers!

[@JesusRocksTryPrayin]

ROBERT WEBB NEXT EPISODE! I WAS HOPING LOL. I love those two; naturally. Mark and Jez are imaginary family to me at this point; I can even read their minds. It's horrific

[@mygaffer]

Next time on the gift shop sketch

[@veijiouuuu]

Did David move only one eye and the other hold still at 15:23?

[@kayimba6149]

ghost-watch was with Micheal Parkinson not Micheal aspell.

[@BadWebDiver]

True, I just saw a documentary on it.

[@theAngryscotman]

Katy Brand's kind of cute.

[@alkapowportstar7808]

***** for a fat ugly pig looking woman....sure.

[@theAngryscotman]

Alkapow Portstar aye, and I'm sure you're a fucking prize yourself, mate.

[@alkapowportstar7808]

***** don't beat me to death us english love a good tea bagging!

[@theAngryscotman]

Alkapow Portstar Yeah no doubt.

[@PhillipParr]

I was in the audience for this. I don't really remember it though.

[@Travis_Kemp]

story of the heavy metal band/terrorist org was amusing. could have been a lot more fun if they had referenced ISIS the band.

[@theAngryscotman]

I think this came out before we knew about ISIS the terrorist organisation.

[@Anamilkk]

the snail thing is somewhat true, idk about specifically acne but in japan they use snail in facial skin products :l i bought a bb cream that turned out to have caviar in it..JAPAN.

[@Codemarla]

Josie long grew up in Orpington. Thats not really Kent. Thats practically London. I live in Tunbridge Wells.... thats proper Kent. She is right though, it is full of racists. but posh racists.

[@davimurph]

I know it's been a long time since you wrote this comment. I sometimes see pictures of parts of Kent and I think, if that's the garden of England, they've tarmaced over it. I'm sure the rural parts are much nicer.

[@Codemarla]

@@davimurph Yeah Kent is really hit and miss. The parts nearer London are especially grim, but as you get more south and nearer East Sussex it becomes much nicer. East Sussex in general is a bit more of a garden than Kent now-a-days I feel.

[@kingofgoogle7715]

Snail faces is stranger than anything

[@JesusRocksTryPrayin]

A snail trail on my face made me break out once. it was from a woman though and it was a very stressful time. so i don't think that caused it

[@IoEstasCedonta]

...you know, there are a couple bands named Isis... there's even a metal band that used to write it in all caps.

[@martinmaguire-music6692]

+IoEstasCedonta There's a strip club in Southampton called Isis. Well it's not anymore, after the paris thing

[@hazzshoten385]

same concept as would i lie to you except this show revolves around news.

[@CyrusTheFrog]

damo2353 not sure if srs...

[@damo2353]

You're not sure if I am serious or not? Take a wild guess.

[@CyrusTheFrog]

damo2353 hey, my bad. If you can genuinely find amusement in pretending to be stupid enough to confuse two people who have nothing in common except a species, a gender, and a first name, then more power to you. Your life must be full to the bursting point of hilarious moments. I wish I could find enjoyment in such extremely simple things.

[@damo2353]

tom wagner Each to their own. If you didn't find it amusing then fair enough. No need to be so unpleasant about it. Would you speak to someone like that face to face, or do you your save vulgar outbursts for your online persona?

[@CyrusTheFrog]

damo2353 If I have something to say, online or in person, I say it, even if it ends up sounding more unpleasant than originally intended. My bad for being a dick, its not your fault I'm in a bad mood. (edit: fixed spelling)

[@CyrusTheFrog]

damo2353 Honestly, part of me was serious, by the way. I do honestly wish I didn't have a mean sense of humor and I could enjoy puns and light humor, or that I could regard mild sarcasm as a vulgar outburst. I genuinely envy your less jaded worldview.

[@ButzPunk]

Why do they put the TVs, phones and things back in the house after every episode? Seems like it would be a lot less work to just take them out on the first episode and leave them out until the end of the series.

[@akaianc]

I think they just took a video of them taking everything out before the first episode and then kept everything out afterwards and just showed the same tape for the rest of the episodes in the series.

[@ButzPunk]

woosh

[@akaianc]

Ben Rowe Sorry, I considered the option that you were making a joke but decided that it was potentially more likely that you were being serious since the joke seemed a bit, well, lame (sorry!). Hope I haven't ruined the joke. As Jimmy Carr (and I'm sure other people) once said: "analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog: no one's that interested and the frog dies", right?

[@ButzPunk]

akaianc I guess considering the general quality of youtube comments, it's easy to believe that people really are stupid enough to say something like that seriously... still, I prefer to give the benefit of the doubt to comments. If nothing else, at least it means I get to read more jokes every day.

[@akaianc]

Ben Rowe Fair enough. My bad. :-)

[@Ikaruszaki]

And nobody commented on the fact that one of the votes spelled out the BBC.

[@nelsonricardo3729]

I'm America. On each of the prior episodes, 1 recognized one or more of the celebrities. (I watch QI when it's not blocked, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and others.) I don't believe I know any of these people.

[@bibtebo]

For VERY good reason

[@HutcH68]

Same except I recognize Josie for some reason. Not sure why...

[@geraintthomas4343]

chebob2009 1)does it matter? 2)Josie Long's average-to-thin I think, just with a lot of clothes on.

[@chebob2009]

Well if you want the serious answer I'd probably say it matters a bit but not a lot. I have no problem with anyone doing anything they want with their body if it doesn't affect other people! Unfortunately, that's so rarely the case. I guarantee you'll almost never see a fat kid with thin parents. On top of that there's the health costs- which in a country like Britain affects every taxpayer. And then of course there's the fact that it's a bit sickening when you think about how many people are starving in the world. Need I go on?

[@wladwlad]

chebob2009 actually being fat is not sickening in the context of starving people, it means you are putting the food to use. Whereas people who throw a lot of their food away, or bulimic people, who throw a lot of their food up, now that is a real insult to the starving in the world.

[@chebob2009]

That's the worst logic I've ever heard. It doesn't matter where you're putting it, the point is you're taking more food than necessary when there are people starving who really need it. That's true with fat people AND with people who throw it away. What they happen to do with it is purely a sentimental judgement.

[@wladwlad]

chebob2009 the starving African child would overeat given the chance. Overeating is OK, it's a natural impulse. Throwing food away or up when it can be sent to feed said starving African child, that is sickening.

[@chebob2009]

What you or I happen to personally find sickening is completely irrelevant on a global scale. All that matters is the numbers and the facts. It's important to differentiate between the objective consequences of an issue and your personal feelings about the nature of an issue. Because the people who are starving don't have that luxury, they just care about getting the food.

[@thenodfather]

Tim Key? Never heard if him. Comedian?

[@ThomasRoll85]

Poet/Comedian/Comedian-Poet Worked with Coogan and others.

[@an885405]

I don't believe they really got celebrities to isolate for a week, most likely they agreed not to watch the news for a week, then went to the house and did a few hours' filming

[@mrjules2008]

I think the show struggled to get guests. By episode 5 they seem to b scrapping the barrel.

[@WalterLiddy]

It's not a sustainable format. You're not going to get top stars to spend a whole week doing nothing just for the kind of small pay they must have offered on a bare-bones show like this.

[@chebob2009]

Lolol, where's the token thin comedian?

[@bibtebo]

Where's the comedian full stop...

[@simon762321]

Horrific guests