The end of Planet of the Apes - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle: Series 3 Episode 3 Preview - BBC Two

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[@g0tfrohwned]

"It's one of the most iconic images of cinema! Completely meaningless, though. Stupid." Best line :D

[@BobsiPringlez]

I saw him in Leicester and he extended this bit because we have a really awful human-sized statue of liberty which is just embarrassing

[@0ceanicify]

And it's never explained why. (Did DMU put it there?)

[@BobsiPringlez]

@@0ceanicify I actually think its off the top of an old factory - like Liberty hosiery or shoes or something like that. Then they just decided to keep it and put it on a traffic island 😂. I think the factory was where Liberty Accommodation for DMU is now.

[@WilliamSmith-mx6ze]

No offence, the metropolitan liberal elite of Leicester, but how fucked are you when the main champion of your liberal values is Gary Lineker?

[@upsidedownman5877]

No it's not. Leicester is or was traditionally a hosiery town. It was one of the most prosperous cities in Europe post war. The statue was atop the old Art Deco Liberty Shoe factory which was where the existing student flats are. The statue represents that and also the history of the city's hosiery industry. It has value and is something to be proud of.

[@BLINDTUBEMARES]

I really love this because this is EXACTLY what I thought at the age of about 8 when I saw this on TV! (Why did they have a Statue of Liberty on their planet?). And that's why this is so funny, because he's portraying a confused man-child

[@GriefTourist]

Stew just gets better and better

[@PaulieBrierley]

I agree. In fact leave it until the next day and it gets even better.

[@nazirkazi2588]

Does he let himself go as well though?

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

"I don't know, we've just done it"

[@muhammaddawood4382]

Hey, During The episode he makes a joke " George Clooney's Blood vein with a baby swordfish in it, That is Satire" What does this statement mean?

[@garwoc216]

@@muhammaddawood4382 I think he's asking if that's satire, which is where it's the same as here but there's animals in it.

[@vestibulate]

Stew got a few details wrong. The screenwriter of Planet of the Apes was Rod Serling, who was never blacklisted. Pierre Boulle, author of the novel, can be described as a "post-war intellectual" only in the sense that he wrote books after the war and had to think his way through them. He wasn't a socialist, but a Gaullist. And the film made from one of Boulle's stories which was scripted by two blacklisted writers, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, was called Bridge on the River Kwai. On its first release, the writing credit for the picture was given to Boulle, who had nothing to do with scripting it. On the other hand, Stew is dead right about the final scene of the original production of Planet of the Apes. I always thought the statue of Liberty bit ruined the film, since there was no reason for the apes to have built that huge monument using a human image (and then buried it in the sand along a beach). Senseless, really, when you think about it.

[@Scripture-Man]

Congratulations, you've managed to both educate and entertain me!

[@tiarnan76]

but they didnt build the Statue of Liberty - the point was that it wasn't a different planet - it was earth all along - and obviously some cataclysm happened that wiped out all humanity - and all was left was remnants of a past, completely vanquished society...and now the apes were "evolving" into humans and soon they would begin to develop as the society of humans before them.... so its just more horseshit evolutionary propaganda thats used to brainwash the masses into believing God doesn't exist

[@synthstatic9889]

@@tiarnan76 You do understand that the bit about the statue being a replica is a joke right? Do you get that? And if you're joking about not getting the joke, it's not funny. You need to get a better sense of humor mate.

[@davidwishart1429]

sorry, but you don't get points for having done any research...

[@peachskull]

@@tiarnan76 since I genuinely can't tell if this is a bit or you're just an idiot I'm going to concur that you're simply a genius satirist of KZbin comments

[@stikndip]

Whilst watching the latest "Planet of the Apes" movie at the cinema, there was a sequence where some apes were looking into an underground tunnel. One of them produces a torch in order to see better. I overheard a whisper: "Where did they get the torch?" This person clearly couldn't fathom how on earth the ape had a torch but easily came to terms with them firing rifles, riding horses and talking.

[@Scripture-Man]

I see what you mean, but a torch is a battery-powered electrical appliance, which is a big step forward from horse-riding and rifles. Just saying.

[@guysmith9264]

Probably used the torch function on their cellphone. Apes are really clever and can work the icons out.

[@MassiveCatLittleLegs]

They took clever drugs from the brain doctor in the first film. Simple.

[@TheCSJones]

Charleton Heston sounds a lot like Pliny.

[@Scripture-Man]

HENston, you said HENston!!

[@anticlimbmax]

@@Scripture-Man like HENs like the BIRD

[@thethomascobbgroup5001]

@@anticlimbmax I hate hens

[@McPrfctday]

Is this a new one? If it is, he got better! Phew! I really root for this guy to kill it every time. I got worried a couple of years back when he thought 'ultra slow delivery' was the way to go - it failed as an idea - but this was smooth! Love it!

[@tonygriffin_]

This is a preview from episode 3 of his new (3rd) BBC series. It will be aired saturday 15th March at 10pm on BBC 2

[@s10dlka]

Stewart Lee is a legend and I love his 'ultra slow delivery' bits. Watch the first episode of this series on iPlayer. The last 10 minutes was a brilliant example. It was one joke and had me in creases throughout!

[@McPrfctday]

It used to really get on my nerves. I understand the artistic side of it - It just didn't work for me (back then). I didn't notice it in this though. I watched it tonight on BBC player. It was brilliant! :D Yeah that was good when he asked the audience if they understand it yet... and then answers for them. "No? Ok, here's another example" lol. All that and with an added bonus of being interviewed by the Zeus of satire, Chris Morris!

[@Iunio92]

+McPrfctday +s10dlka the third season of Comedy Vehicle is literally flawless

[@peteringram9576]

JUST- DON'T-GIVE - AWAY - THE- SECRET- OF- SOYLENT - GREEN ! Another Charlton Heston Classic with a 'Why O Why' shock-shock ending.

[@wrayburn27]

+Peter Ingram Everyone should know the end of Soylent Green. It Shows a world the same as here but without animals.. All life on Earth's surface has been destroyed by human selfishness and greed. Humans alone live underground feeding on a processed substance they spend their meagre, brutalized lives producing. It turns out to be human remains because humans are the only source of protein left. Before one guy is given his euthanasia poison, he's allowed to watch a film of life on planet Earth as it once was and listen to music which was once something humans could accomplish. Charlton Heston does not scream "WHY O WHY you stupid human apes!" but does shed tears for a world he's never conceived of, let alone can ever hope to see because it no longer exists and can never exist again. It was made 42 years ago ,slightly ironic, this being the number of the universe.

[@error.418]

P Bird erm, 42 isn't the number of the universe... it's just the answer to "life, the universe, and everything," but we don't know the question and Earth is the machine built to figure out the question. Also that's just another fiction.

[@julienguieu5636]

I never got the ending of that movie. Who's that "Paul" guy Charlton Heston is addressing when he screams out, "Soylent Green is pee, Paul! It's made out of pee, Paul!" Although I understand why he would be upset, obviously.

[@MrMko323]

No one makes me cry like this man and jimminy glick

[@AengusFallon]

He has a point about satire and animals. Look at Gulliver's Travels and Animal Farm!

[@headschlong]

And nearly every early Disney movie, the commie.

[@josephrusso4828]

The original apes book was basically a space age gulliver’s travels.

[@VeggieGamer]

Wait... series 3? How the hell didn't I know about this?!

[@adamali1976]

General Ratko Mladic has really let himself go.

[@thomaschristopher1513]

Dr Zaius has let himself go.

[@jamesbutler6253]

True, Orwell's Animal Farm.

[@MontyCantsin5]

Why! Why!

[@mig23flogger88]

The Statue of Liberty has let itself go

[@stuartwallace6154]

The only thing worth watching on the BBC

[@ryiin]

Joe Pasquale has let himself go a bit.

[@MortimerDuke83]

Jo Brand has let himself go

[@grahamlive]

These "let himself go" comments are usually really annoying but for some reason this one made me genuinely laugh out loud. Maybe I'm just in a good mood. :)

[@Scripture-Man]

For me, it's the word "himself" that made me laugh.

[@phonotical]

Rod Serling worked in the script of planet of the apes, he got shit all

[@sentinalno1]

Dr. Zira has let herself go.

[@googoogjoobgoogoogjoob]

Fred Gwynne has let himself go

[@robertridley-fj8zz]

That Ceasar has let himself go.

[@QuiteDan]

jeez spoiler alert

[@mauritaniagriffiths9840]

So does that mean 'Watership Down' is a satire on the bible?

[@blackmichael75]

"Dogtanian" is a clever satire of seventeenth-century France.

[@highdownmartin]

It’s a satire on planet of the apes. Which may or may not have been filmed by then.

[@Ben-rq2tl]

It’s a satire of the Aeniad

[@thebob4825]

I'm sure he nicked this from Joe paskarly!?!!

[@Scripture-Man]

99% of Stewart Lee's material is old Jim Davidson jokes. The rest is Krankies.

[@dt2184]

Oh look, Gripping Hands Action Man has let himself go. Or maybe he's just had too much cheese?

[@nazirkazi2588]

Is Lion King a satire Stew?

[@cmasseylynch]

The Daily Mail And Daily Telegraph love Stewart Lee. No,i am actually joking,they hate him.Which is ok,as i hate Paul Dacre ,the editor of Daily Mail.Nice day you have.

[@jakehands]

Jurassic park is a satire too.

[@sarahjanereeve]

😎

[@Scot-Tube]

robinince

[@jetfromgladiators7382]

I can't watch any other comedian.

[@Scripture-Man]

Send a bug report to KZbin, and try a different browser.

[@darthscouser5255]

Try tom o connor

[@outsidespac3]

Give Joe Pasquale a go, Stew steals most of his material from him

[@garyrigby21]

not even Rodney Rude?

[@georgejones8481]

Mladic?

[@synthstatic9889]

I have heard this joke before. Not sure who stole it from who, or if it's just been around for a long time.

[@mikerodent3164]

Oh no, it looks like Stewart Lee (or someone who used to look like him) has let himself go!

[@motelghost477]

The Statue of liberty was used to show it was earth, but why didn't the English language give it away?

[@MartinHiggins1972]

Wasn't Earth, was Planet of the Apes, idiot. Why don't you listen to what Stew said?! "It's completely meaningless ... stupid."

[@Radio4ManLeics]

Look, I've seen enough Star Trek to know that wherever you go in the Universe, no matter how far, the aliens are always humanoid, and, more importantly, they ALWAYS speak fluent English. It's our gift to the wide ranging galaxies...

[@motelghost477]

@@Radio4ManLeics That device is for the audience not the characters in the film. The very first thing Heston's character would say is "You speak English, how and why?"

[@danielcropp8553]

666 likes! How long will it last?

[@BanjoLuke1]

I had always thought it was meant to suggest that they were back on Earth on some hellish monkey future whose origins are never explained. Although I don't get why the top bit of the statue is poking out of the sand on a deserted beach. Probably Lee is right. It is a monkey replica made for no good reason.

[@mikerodent3164]

It's far more subtle than that. You have failed to grasp the primordial subtlety at work in PoTA. For which reason you will be *** DROWNDED For Being An Witch *** .

[@roboosh]

This was made using my licence money.. why do i need to pay youtube 8 quid to watch it?

[@robertridley-fj8zz]

KZbin has let itself go.

[@rax816]

Margaret Thatcher has really let herself go.

[@Davemac1116]

Brilliant. (I think, however, Stewart here means allegory rather than satire). 🙂

[@luke-alex]

This is comedy, he's not saying what he actually believes to be true...(of course, lots of allegories are satire, and vice versa)

[@MartinHiggins1972]

Lee doesn't mean allegory. He means satire. And he's speaking ironically, also a satirical trope, here used for comic effect. As Luke rightly identified above, "This is comedy". It can be a hair-raising, mind-bending ride. Strap in ... and prepare to leave your humdrum life behind.

[@emdiar6588]

I once had a disappointing date with a girl called Allegory. I don't know what I met her for.

[@Scripture-Man]

"Allegory" is too close to the truth. "Satire" is more distant, which makes it a more absurd generalisation.

[@Scripture-Man]

Em Diar, I didn't get your joke because it was written down instead of spoken.

[@flyinghighagain1163]

Mark Fowler has let himself go.

[@planetary109]

I'm an American so I don't really get the jokes behind those public figures and celebrities he mentioned.

[@Anfubvinch]

+Plato Smith He's listing celebrities who originally belonged to that status. The first three "orang-atangs", Cameron Osbourne and Johnson, all three politicians are from the upper class, while Helena Bonham-Carter, the actress I'm guessing is of middle class origin, so she's in the chimpanzee category.. curiously, he mentions Eric Cantona, a former French footballer and iconic Manchester United striker, but I think that was done to comedic effect. Finally, Ray Winstone, an actor from Hackney, London (you may have seen him, he plays Mr French in "The Departed"), Fred West, the defunct serial killer and "that woman who put the cat in the bin" belong to the gorillas, or proletarian part of society.

[@basedchimera5859]

Anfubvinch that's why she's mentioned

[@tomwilko7841]

@@Anfubvinch I have it on good authority that Eric Cantona is still french

[@mioufie23]

you can't make jokes about planet of the apes stewart, it's racist!, signed, Roseanne

[@Scripture-Man]

It's only racist when you're completely oblivious to the race of the person you're joking about. _Then_ it's racist, apparently, because you're "ignorant". The non-racist thing to do is to be hyper-aware of everyone's race - so that you _never_ make a joke about a black person like you would about a white person.

[@alanjones6359]

Got it wrong there stuart he was on earth thousands of years in the future due to travelling light speed

[@shonpistoll]

So, basically you don't understand movies.

[@jimisi7424]

tom oconnors imaginary now disused colostomy bag has let itself go ;-(

[@andy-the-gardener]

but we are also apes, the irony of which both the writer of planet of the apes and stewart lee seem painfully, ignorantly unaware of

[@danyoutube7491]

No we aren't, we have a common ancestor with apes. I hope this relieves your pain :)

[@luke-alex]

Dan KZbin You are wrong, wikipedia apes if you need clarification. But I don't think andy765gtr has much of a point either...

[@Scripture-Man]

Not wanting to get too heavy here, but we are certainly not related to apes, nor any other animal. Evolution is utterly unscientific and irrational. Top evolutionary scientists are much more ready to admit how shaky the "science" is behind it. They know it's a feeble house of cards built upon nothing. Meanwhile, the ignorant masses, who never bother to learn the facts, assume it's true because society endorses it. I grew up assuming evolution was true, because everyone does. But then I studied it and did a u-turn. In fact, the Bible is true, provably so. If you bother to seriously study these things, you'll be staggered, as I was.

[@ElectricEarth]

@@Scripture-Man Absolutely right Lee. The theory of Evolution is a blatant lie that originates with the ancient Masonic brotherhood who control science, including NASA and the Royal Society. The idea came from Erasmus Darwin, Freemason and grandfather of Charles Darwin. Heliocentrism is inextricably linked to Evolution and is also a lie developed by men such as secret society Grand Master, Rosicrucian, and alchemist Isaac Newton. Hollywood relentlessly promotes the big lie through science fiction. EVERY major Hollywood film studio was founded by one or more Masons. These include Disney, Warner Brothers (all 3), Paramount, Universal, MGM, United Artists, Columbia, Fox, and Rank. Some of those powerful corporations also control much of the video game, television, and music industries which also promote the heliocentric fantasy universe. Nothing in this world is what people believe it to be. The devil is misleading everyone (Rev. 12:9), but has particularly targeted true Christians in order to prevent his own destruction (Rev. 18:4). The Masonic brotherhood wields immense control over people's minds and lives without them realizing, and it has always been that way (Rev. 17:9,10). They will soon be exposed, stripped of their power and wealth, and destroyed (Rev. 17:16,17). More info. can be found in the comments section of my videos.

[@zackmollusc3522]

I think we would all be staggered by the bible being proved true.