The Front Fell Off!

John Clarke and Bryan Dawe debate the merits of ship design and the concepts of maritime law in this Monty-Python-esque comedy sketch.

[@nelax44]

"What's the minimum crew?" "well, one I suppose." OMG, I'm dead

[@nelax44]

@Hugh Mungus nope

[@my2sats.106]

You here from reddit?

[@djmiserablecunt7932]

no you are not

[@dude2car89]

Laughed till my front fell off

[@atimisk9013]

That's very unusual I'm sure.

[@jedironin380]

Don't ya hate it when that happens?

[@dbonifant587]

Did a wave hit it?

[@zhnkbr]

The fact that you were able to come up with such a funny comment back in like 2013-14 is soo awsome. I think we can all agree the funniest things were only said or done after 2015.

[@MCPilot1201]

that's not very typical, i'd like to make that point

[@tefweebz]

"A wave hit the ship", "Is that unusual?" "Oh yeah, at sea? Chance of a million." HAH! Gold!!!! lol

[@drinkstwohanded]

"Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off at all." "Wasn't this built so the front wouldn't fall off?" "Well, obviously not." "How do you know?" "Because the front fell off." lol

[@nlp3000]

"Well... cardboard's out... no cardboard derivatives" "Like paper?" "Paper's out..."

[@InstantReplay]

If Python performed this, it would have been lauded as one of the best sketches made.

[@Sailing_Bungaree]

It is the greatest sketch ever made. Look up clarke and dawe. Funny duo

[@nanoaug]

When he said, ". . . . and a fire." I almost choked on my drink.

[@poopsienoremac]

Outside the environment ---Priceless

[@georgemorley1029]

There's nothing out there!

[@hoodoo2001]

They need to discuss the Australian search for MD 370. "They just haven't looked where it is....if they did, they would find it, they have only looked where it isn't...they are now concentrating where it is, and I am confident they will find it where it is, not where it is not."

[@eddthehead123]

It is missing the best part of this. "Can you book me a cab?" "Didn't you come in a car?" "Yes" "What happened?" "Well, the Front fell off"

[@shootemupshootemdown]

this a satirical take on this Summary of the Kirki incident On 21 July 1991, the Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia (WA). During the incident and the subsequent tow of the tranker to a safe haven some 17,280 tonnes of light crude was lost. Serious pollution of the West Australian coast was avoided due to the dual combination of severe weather conditions and the effects of the Leeuwin Current in dispersing the 7,900 tonnes of oil lost during the initial stages of the spill off Cervantes and Jurien Bay.

[@bertram5798]

No it is real. I was there

[@bonanzaguy04]

"They gotta have a steering wheel. There's a minimum crew requirement." How many is that? "Well, one I suppose."

[@bridgetann2600]

reminds me of monty python, hilarious!!!

[@DouglasABailey]

RIP John Clarke. :(

[@nessbo]

Absolutely the funnest faux-interview EVER!! These guys are great!!

[@rwsmith29456]

I keep coming back to this. It would have made a good Monty Python sketch.

[@NeenaRukh]

"It's been towed beyond the environment"!.. hahaha.. this one's their best!

[@MashedJoetatoes]

This was a skit guys.. Not a real political interview.

[@seanzukin8505]

+Joetatoe Productions Still, you can't argue with him.

[@atomwaffel]

Thanks for reading the description for everybody else. What would we do without you!

[@EpistemeUM]

Except to those whose fronts fell off?

[@darrex999]

The comeback was amazing in these comments. And we all know what Jimmy Carr says if you want his comeback...

[@qyoo620]

this guy read the description

[@czechreck]

From Wiki - 'John Morrison Clarke (born 29 July 1948) is a comedian, writer, and satirist. He was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, but has lived in Australia since the 1970s. He is a regular actor and writer on Australian TV.' This is pure gold satirical humor.

[@mastergeodude]

"what materials?" "well cardboard's out." "and?" "no cardboard derivatives" "like...paper?" "no paper, no string no sellotape." "like...rubber?" "no - rubber's out umm they've gotta have a steering wheel, the minimum crew requirement." "whats the minimum crew requirement?" "well...1 I suppose." AMAZING LOVE IT

[@tracybarber55]

this is terribly funny! and does remind me of the Monty Python comedy days. Thanks for the best chuckle ever!

[@Nabokov50]

Exceptionally funny. Well done.

[@peeepohugs]

Rest in peace John Clarke

[@aartvegan]

@AtomicMutant John Clarke is a New Zealander as well. He used to play a character called Fred Dagg.

[@IPlayPianoInMyPjs]

Oh my gawd they are soooo young here! :D

[@NoneOfyourBusiness468]

Why do I think about "The parrot is dead" sketch by Monty python?

[@GumbootZone]

@evettsonoe Correct. He might be in Australia now, but he is definitely from New Zealand.

[@Jago1k986]

minimum crew required :1

[@gud811]

i was in tears watching this

[@melbar]

why?

[@mldugais]

It's not in an enviornment! It went outside the enviornment. CLASSIC.

[@tylapple]

No, it's beyond the environment, it's not IN AN environment. lmao hilarious!

[@Forgan_Mreeman]

I want these guys at my next birthday party.

[@kazm1936]

I wish politicians were like that here.

[@internetilliterate]

it is a satirical comedy act

[@bkbj8282]

You wish politicians were sketch comedians?

[@kazm1936]

internetilliterate i know. but at least they are honest.

[@kazm1936]

bkbj8282 would be an improvement

[@davidwales904]

These guys aren't politicians. They are comedians mocking politicians.

[@Marshal_Dunnik]

Genius, why I have not seen this before?

[@BiennaSoysige]

"no cardboard derivatives" That cracked me up something fierce.

[@shinydisc0balls]

It astounds me how few people realize this was a comedy skit by comedian John Clarke.

[@slakker8000]

The funniest thing I've seen in a long time, brilliant.

[@melbar]

and it is still current news

[@dominiquedoeslife]

😂 This is great! It’s like a real life Monty Python sketch.

[@Liam-wl4ih]

It’s not real, it’s a sketch.

[@COMETRACER63]

These guys are awesome...

[@joeylamport720]

This is bloody hilarious

[@melbar]

and funny

[@hobarthelen2]

I haven't lived in Australia for decades and so I thought these two guys were for real and I was horrified especially as the disaster is a continuing tale of horror! Can't laugh even now, it is just too close to the truth!!

[@heatherishawwwt]

funniest video iv seen in a long time

[@melbar]

is there even a more funnier video?

[@JodyBruchon]

9front has enriched my life

[@juggnautbitch]

so awesome

[@pier4T]

fantastic!

[@pkspence]

This is just TOO funny!

[@cliffhanger04]

"Why did the front fall off?" "Well, a WAVE hit it..." Love this video. So funny!

[@planeguy141]

Yes, this is a comedy skit... a brilliant one, and right now it is very appropriate!

[@melbar]

why is it right now so appropriate? I do not get it

[@kolvas]

Awesome!

[@wehavemagnums]

"Cardboard's out." I love this sketch.

[@PaddyGrattanSmith]

I love these guys on the 7:30 report..

[@sissystarr]

This is great :)

[@blazeofire]

oh that is soooooo awesome, i just cant stop watching it , i will give them an A+ for confusing the issue

[@wibblylemoende]

Actually, John Clarke is a New Zealander, but these comedy "interviews" were produced for the Friday evening broadcast of an Australian current affairs show. I can't tell from the clip which show it was at the time.

[@rocknrollmustlive]

This so made my day

[@lindasmallwood5703]

This is classic!

[@Whammmo]

The very last bit is clipped, which is the zinger.

[@ytrewQwerty]

this guy is brilliant

[@melbar]

and funny

[@Chris_Oblivion]

Haha this was brilliant.. Very Monty Python-esque!

[@Gottenhimfella]

I see why that's the natural point of reference, but I do see an interesting wrinkle in the comparison: I think there is a small but telling difference, in that some people will think this is a genuine interview with a politician, whereas Monty Python were not usually quite so deadpan and naturalistic that they could pass for the thing they were lampooning. I don't think many people could have mistaken their Spanish Inquisition for the real thing, Cardinal Fang notwithstanding... I see this as more in the understated, dead pan line of comedic descent from Beyond the Fringe, whereas M P seems to me to owe more to the peerless genius of Spike Milligan, exploring the outer limits of the intersection of conceptual, abstract humour and silliness. Having said all that, this particular sketch is about as far towards M P's style as Clark and Dawe ever went, so I'm not hosing down your comparison so much as adding a footnote that (for me) it's not quite a typical example.

[@jamesyboy95]

the chance of a wave hitting you at sea 1 in a million lol

[@jwswart]

I laughed out loud :) Thank you Slanik, for guiding me to this treasure with your archived wow-radio show!

[@tanello2]

i would like to note that fb resently presented this joke and reminded me that iv seen it here in 2008

[@melbar]

2008 is 16 year ago

[@tanello2]

@@melbar has been a long time hast it :D u allso took ur time to reply to a 3 yr old comment :D

[@QuickMatchFilms]

This is sooooo funny!

[@dscott2542]

I love that sea, fish and 20,000 tons of crude and fire are not part of the environment!! Oh this is absolute gold!! 😂

[@rageboyRM]

Man this feels like a Monty Python skit.

[@buckonz]

Well actually John Clarke is a New Zealander. He went to Scots College - a private school for boys - in Wellington for High School.

[@Larni1337]

This is epic!

[@PanTF]

This was pretty hilarious.

[@doctorofcredit]

It's not really Australian bluntness, it's comedy.

[@AmarantheDragyn]

"Why did the front fall off?"...."Well a wave hit it"...."A wave hit it?"..."Yes, A wave hit the ship"..."Is that unusual?"..."Oh yea' At sea? Chance of a million"....XD love that part...so funny

[@ChronicCheater]

This is fucking hilarious.

[@spinalTapSoundGuy]

Somebody show this to Tony Hayward. He needs to see this.

[@Weslo2]

lol I love this skit

[@djwalton84]

Absolute side splitter - classic! :)

[@periurban]

Fantastic!

[@TheBorjamz]

periurban? Why do all of the wankets not wankers they have nothing to wank. Speak like they have someone stuffing them and they enjoy it? Just an observation no diss.

[@seanwallace6404]

Buy some commas.

[@KalCounty]

It is a spoof. There're a couple of lines at the end that make it clear, but the uploader cut them off.

[@icascone]

Gold!

[@debras9433]

I laughed so hard... the interviewer had a difficult time keeping a straight face. Classic responses I will say. Well the front fell off. And a wave hit it in the ocean????? Hilarious 😂

[@eeeeeeemillie]

omg!! this is sooo hilarious!!

[@samwisethree]

Thats what made me think it was genuine. I thought the interviewer was amazed by what the other bloke was saying... But when he started going on about cardboard and cardboard derivatives. Case closed. Still priceless.. unlike 20,000 tons of crude oil.Lmao.

[@sayJUICE]

They are comedians who bag out politicians every Thursday night on the Australian news and current affair show "The 7:30 Report".

[@divad44]

@EntertainerCentral Lol that's awesome.

[@johnthompson5319]

They’d fit right in these days around DC

[@THEKOP1892REDDEN]

@Roland6163 its a comedy sketch, read the description

[@sock.]

Makes me think of a Monty Python skit.

[@reubenadshead7201]

ahaha :D the front fell off in this case priceless

[@MTL713]

This is a comedy skit, but it is a very funny one! What's the minimum crew requirement? ONE I suppose!!! Hilarious!

[@Nabokov50]

This is so good, it might qualify as Monty Python. Better, actually.

[@fidomusic]

"We moved it to another environment" LOL.

[@rhondahaefele7171]

beyond the environment........lol

[@Ahmetfusta]

I still dont get it

[@Chainsawctopus]

I can see this being the subject of a Flying Circus sketch....

[@Harmy79]

- There is nothing out there. All there is is sea and birds and fish. - And...? - And 20000 tonnes of crude oil. - And what else? - And a fire.

[@forket42]

best video eva, i wanna b able to b like this:P

[@DIAMONDBACKBANDCT]

there is nothing out there but sea, birds,fish .....and 20,000 gallons of crude oil.....and the part of the ship that fell off. that is some funny shit right there!!lol

[@mdr48371]

Points at front of boat... well there's your trouble

[@Zpik3]

Type-o, genius!

[@MindOnFire99]

@Encarton read the video description

[@ileabumblebee]

I don't know whether to like or dislike this...

[@1mitta2345]

this is hilarious!! you need to listen carefully otherwise you wont get it! that trick question, pete and REpete, pete comes first then it rePETEd!

[@jorgefilella]

this is just pure genius... in stupidity, i mean!!! GOLD!

[@paulaus]

The ship in question was called the Kirki and the front did indeed fall off. Later investigations found that rust holes in the hull had been repaired with cardboard painted to match the hull. Google image search Kirki and you'll find the broken ship.and yes this is a satirical view of the matter.