The Last Ever Episode of Country Matters

[@GusinLanzarote]

if Bob Fleming was around in coronavirus times- he'd terrify people

[@geraintthomas7629]

I just love Bob Fleming - thank you Charlie for such a brilliant character

[@invisiblekid99]

It's a bloke with a cough. A COUGH!!!! How can someone make that so funny I pee my pants?!!! Comedy will never be like this again.

[@aporue5893]

it's wonderful...a3se!

[@grahammaguire404]

How on earth did I miss out on this gem of a sketch!!!!, it's fabulous

[@Mr2at]

These old classic from a bygone era, they don't make them like that anymore.

[@robbdavies7749]

A brilliant character based on jack Hargreaves

[@rhodabaker8592]

Ah I never knew that..him off "How"...

[@notreallydavid]

​​@@rhodabaker8592 and the country-stuff show 'Out of Town'. Peter Serafinowicz did a great version of this - it's on here.

[@SafetyChris]

genius nothing can handle a candle to it this decade

[@asleandere8852]

I'd forgotten these sketches .... thank you. I almost shat meself laughing

[@ilokivi]

A heartwarming, family show with lots of charming character.

[@aporue5893]

''what can I say except...*cough!* '' -Bob fleming

[@DuderinoDeux]

Idea for a television programme: The art of coughing with Bob Fleming. Ahummaaarghh

[@MavisRileyJunior]

Yep I think they nailed it there, Nick.

[@stephendines1936]

Arrabella was first class.

[@Frisman1]

Brilliant sketch! Couldn’t stop laughing 🤣

[@aporue5893]

''and so say all of...A3se!''

[@primus7776]

Magnificent. 2.06 to 2.13 is majestic ! But then, I am very...very drunk.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Rowley!

[@danielwilliamson6180]

0:50 Simon doing his dog impression.

[@QFIhawkman]

To this day, whenever I hear a dog barking fast and repeatedly, my brain inwardly imagines a shout of "COCKSUCKER!"

[@dafyddthomas7299]

Love it at 0:50

[@ApriliaGuy1969]

I miss The Fast Show..

[@danielwilliamson6180]

RIP Caroline Aherne.

[@kisbie]

Hold on, but she's not in this sketch.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Acknowledging the late Fast Show writer and performer.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox6627]

Here here. But that is Arabella Weir.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@zaphodbeeblebrox6627 OMFG he thought that was Caroline when it was Arabella... throw his ass out of the comments!

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@@PreservationEnthusiast I knew it was Arabella.

[@ViveSemelBeneVivere]

I miss Bob Phlegming.

[@robinforrest7680]

Did he borrow that moustache from Lord Melchet?

[@tramlad2]

Brilliant show sadly missed

[@jeffrey44]

I always used to feel a bit sad whenever I watched these. Bob Flemming seemed a very knowledgeable man but whatever he was trying to tell us was often lost in his coughing. He always seemed content and maybe he was happy presenting Country Matters for 40 years, I really hope so, but I still feel sorry when I think about what might have been, what other opportunities he missed out on through no fault of his own. I mourn the fact that he could never live up to his true potential, does that make sense? RIP Bob, mate.

[@ozworld1]

You wouldn’t want someone with a cough like this close to you these days

[@Frank_Nemo]

That's got it.

[@2760ade]

This is not a comedy sketch, it's just chaos!! ARSE.

[@DuderinoDeux]

Higson was the star of the show.

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

Absolutely brilliant 👏 👏👏😂

[@philipthompson430]

Pls come back fast show!!!

[@JohnTaylor-pe5gf]

Bob Fleming was superb!

[@TheBenzer9]

Bob the original covid symptom man 🤣🤣

[@plumleytube]

Did anyone notice that it was a different cake right near the end?

[@alzeNL]

Having lived in Dorset for several years now, i can attest that these are stereotypical characters seen in any Dorset village.

[@FSCforal]

ARSE

[@chriswalford9228]

Dry cough Bob? touch of corona there maybe

[@SophiesWorld2024]

Who else is here because they have a really bad cold 😄 🤣

[@Lord_Skeptic]

Arf arf arf 🐓🍭

[@mladencic]

ARSE!!!

[@morganmorris4285]

mladen kulic all around my ARSE

[@earltpt]

Amazing.....and how many takes was that!

[@stevek243]

Arrse!

[@vandoesselaerewillem9744]

Arse !!!

[@willemvandoesselare7959]

Imagening you have to record this .... without pieeng youre pants !

[@SamGuitarTunes]

0:33, 0:50, 2:15

[@pvhep4036]

Are you trying to say something you AF, AF, AF *** ;)

[@sunspotmomito]

Same here :)

[@TarpeianRock]

Disgustingly hilarious!

[@DuderinoDeux]

Aaaarggggh CIDER

[@stephendines1936]

Harold Larvey

[@Sjmby95]

Does my bum look big in this?

[@GeoffreyNormanMP]

Nooo it doesn't.

[@Sjmby95]

Pity we don't get this type of comedy today

[@emmapearson2509]

Get it to 666 likes

[@sarahjohnstone1452]

I am bob Flemings cough 😂

[@pinkzweibel985]

I wish I could have acted with them!!😜😜😜

[@philmurphy1284]

What a turn on

[@rayh8882]

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[@ospreybird]

:-)

[@roymillsjnr5172]

😂😂😂

[@jacktodd3439]

🤣

[@JimboPrague]

The Fast Show was essentially 90% the same sketches repeated week after week. Lazy painting by numbers. "You ain't seen me, right?" "It's brilliant!" etc. etc. Very cheap to make: No team of writers required, no fees for one-off extra actors. You could say the same about much of Harry Enfield's work: and "Harry and Paul". Harry says "Loadsammoney!" [replace with your catch phrase of choice] in various locations. Paul asks Harry if [sill in random name] is "quare". Fifteen years before this we had "Not the Nine O'Clock News". The only "repeat" joke from that which I can recall was of Rowan walking into/avoiding a tree/lamp post: kzbin.info/www/bejne/il61nKiOhc9mh5Y Much cleverer, much more difficult to write. Much better. And none of it has dated (apart from the period-specific references, of course).

[@willemvandoesselare7959]

ARSE!!!

[@ospreybird]

:-)

[@amandaallen1898]

😂😂😂

[@aporue5893]

ARSE!