We've Given Too Much Power To Morons | Lubricant

From Russell's Netflix Special, Lubricant, he talks through how we need to listen to influencers less....
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[@purpledragons4856]

Agreed. We live in an age of politicians acting like celebrities, and celebrities acting like politicians.

[@barry4649]

Case in point Russell Howard. The guy just unfunnily talks about politics these days and markets it as comedy

[@RedCharLang]

@@barry4649 At least he is more relevant and funnier than you.

[@barry4649]

@@RedCharLang I’m saying this as a fan of his old comedy. The new stuff is rubbish.

[@RedCharLang]

@@barry4649 Because he is adapting for an audience that is turning his target demographic as a comedian. Your opinion is that is bad. And that's it. I personally find his work from post covid onwards is his best comedy he has done in a while. He has made me laugh the hardest after covid. I think you will find you taste in comedy is shit rather than his new work rubbish.

[@barry4649]

@@RedCharLang I disagree because the general opinion on Russell nowadays is that he’s just making lazy political jokes whilst always remaining populist which just isn’t funny to me. And that new target demographic seems to be old people and thick people

[@markcamm5330]

Influencers might be morons but the people they influence are bigger ones.

[@zappy7393]

100%

[@zippyustar6350]

Like going not a weed store and the young girl behind the counter cracks off something I’m an old… since when do you get to diminish us I told her back in our day we had a name for your kind. Twat then she sold me the 3 prerolls I wanted not the ones she suggested when your influence isn’t required

[@timebomb4562]

it takes two to tango brother

[@starkiller7278]

Got that right 😂

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

That really depends on how much choice the person being influenced has for information and entertainment - in the same way you can't really assume everyone who ends up in a gang would if they were exposed to other life choices. If all you have is what the algorithm defaults to pushing down your throat or you happen to live in a more oppressive regime you need to be reasonably learned or know somebody who is to go looking and actually find other points of view and realise just how stupid x/y/z really is.

[@Emanon...]

Never stop, Russell. You have an amazing gift that brings joy to us all.

[@catherinewilliams3850]

@@kachi9293 You're ridiculous, those dogs are very well cared for they don't come from abusive puppy farms.

[@AlfaGTA156]

😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@tahiyamarome]

The "professionally upset" - priceless.

[@spencerandersen3274]

one of my cats used to alert when my blood sugar dropped low while I was sleeping! She had a very specific meow that she only used then, and she'd keep at it until I woke up or someone else noticed and woke me up. She stopped doing it when I got a continuous glucose monitor a few years ago - like she knew she could retire 😂 you can't assign a cat that job the way you can a dog, though - they have to volunteer

[@catherinewilliams3850]

Cats are every bit as amazing and intelligent as dogs, of course those who have never hasd a cat companion don't understand that.

[@petehowell220]

Russell is a good man. It’s sad but not unexpected that the people making the most sense are comedians. Cheers from Australia.

[@johang]

The court jesters are pointing at the rulers and laughing again...

[@msolomonii9825]

It's always been so, the court jesters the only ones who could speak absolute TRUTH (at least in theory, or legend)

[@JacyndaMinor]

Maybe because you can’t lie to yourself about what makes you laugh, a laugh is uncontrollable.

[@mysterirhys]

I’ve felt that way for years. Sick sad world

[@Liz-in8lu]

So true. Comedians are the truth twllers

[@katrinepedersen9660]

What I love the most about Russel is how he can be funny and joke about most things without being mean. He doesn't have to rely on racist or mysogonistic jokes or stepping down on other people to be hilarious.

[@davidkarl9935]

No he rely's on peoples ignorance just like when he was promoting the 'jab' for your ever loving government and their shareholders 2+ years ago and now they're a statistic on the yellow card reporting system or ONS.

[@stellajayne]

@@davidkarl9935 Delusional bollocks.

[@tazziplissken]

​@@davidkarl9935shut up. No one cares

[@CurtZeNinja]

@@davidkarl9935 That's funny, you're the exact type of person Russel was talking about in this video.🤔 Moron.

[@obievergreen3771]

Exactly. I was saying to someone the other day, what I like about Russel is that his jokes come from a place of finding genuine humour and/or enjoyment in things, rather than deliberately trying to be edgy at the expense of a group he doesn't like.

[@Shantari]

Actually, in Sweden we do have banter as well. How else are we to survive our dark winters? Cheekbones aren't much help there, unless they light up. But humor is one of those things that can be difficult to translate from culture to culture, as I've heard that other countries tend to find Nordic comedies rather dark and morbid.

[@CynicalLemonade]

This is the most Swedish justification I’ve ever read!

[@ElGordo1959]

Lagom 🙃

[@tahiyamarome]

I think you just need to work on your delivery. The best joke falls flat w poor delivery

[@icedriver2207]

Clearly noses should light up not Cheekbones. Oh never mind that is Finland.

[@dineshapunchihewa1228]

Darker ones are your thriller , detective and mystery stuff. Very very dark

[@HoshinoChisato]

Ok, honestly this line is so true: "when you observe the world through social media, you lose your faith in it." That line got my sub. I had the exact same experience myself with social media and media in general, and since I cut myself off from those things, aside from Instagram, I've been a lot better off these days. News media and social media are surprisingly bad for mental health when used consistently.

[@riicky83]

I can relate to the Diabetes dog, I was on a Caribbean cruise and I saw a man who had a small dog with him. My mum thought it was a puppet when I mentioned it but I remembered watching a programme sometime before then so we went over to the guys and asked him and he confirmed the dog was real and it was there to help him with his Diabetes.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Man's second best friend is a puppet. Probably.

[@helenswan705]

animals trained to spot illness are BRILLIANT and so are the people who train them. some animals do it naturally - also brilliant.

[@adamthorntonillustration9281]

I really love to see more heart and love in Russell's routines. That bit about the dog detecting Maureen's diabetes was both hilarious and beautiful. Jason Manford's been bringing more love into his routines too. Sooo good!

[@danmcintyre9176]

Love this. I have multiple disabilities including a divergent squint, and my fiancée has diabetes, and I found this hilarious

[@dmf1301]

@@eclipse2263people have different opinions about which topics can be joked about… but either way, a person can definitely joke about something they literally identify with! Disability or race or sexual identity and the like. 😛

[@KrisAdamsTV]

Amazing! I would love to see Russel live. He is hilarous!

[@davidkarl9935]

So would i and I would give him a booting for everyone that he influenced to take the 'jab'.

[@dtschuor459]

@@davidkarl9935 Because? Oh wait, because your exactly the kind of wanker he was on about…❤

[@tomtheeagle1]

@@davidkarl9935At least nobody wasted a dose of the vaccine on you!

[@spacebound1522]

@@davidkarl9935 Sounds like you've had a boot to the head tbh.

[@davidkarl9935]

@@spacebound1522 because?

[@tytn9978]

WOW! Thank You for supporting our sense of humour! I too have been in situations where something I thought was "funny" offended a listener, and I was the sad and puzzled recipient of her diatribe! I really enjoy your ability to see the humour where others fail to see themselves!

[@tahiyamarome]

In English we have to TAKE offense. It's a choice.

[@JacyndaMinor]

What was the lady’s issue with your joke? What kind of diatribe can one have, “you shouldn’t say that because…” kinda thing? What was her ‘because’ ?

[@JacyndaMinor]

@@tahiyamaromewell… some things are just inappropriate. Even so, it has to be funnier than it is offensive, that’s the rule. Some things are just mean, or cruel and shouldn’t be taken lightly. Some things come from ignorance, and are perpetuating a harmful misunderstanding. Either way, I think the only reaction that’s realistic in those cases is to just abstain from the source next time. So what, that’s a comedian you maybe don’t like much. Don’t buy tickets to their shows. It’s wild to me that so many people insist on policing the entertainment of others. If you don’t like it, go find something you do like. Why must every female standup get so many comments from boys saying “NOT FUNNY” and so on. Why are people so obsessed with the idea that comedy is objective, I mean that’s just not possible. Very fascistic thinking. There’s that Ricky Gervais bit about the bulletin board with the ad for guitar lessons, and the viewer saying “BUT I DONT WANT GUITAR LESSONS!” Like, what a complete waste of one’s time and energy, consuming entertainment you don’t like in order to complain about it. Now I say this fully and completely believing that tiktok is rotting ppls brains and should be outlawed, so who am I to even judge

[@henrietta1066]

Seeing the ridiculous in everyday life is inherently English wherever you live.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love how Russell can be funny whilst delivering a serious message

[@howardkerr8174]

I just love the way Russell's brain works.

[@spaceman9599]

Russel is sheer brilliance without having to lean on picking on anyone undeserving for a cheap laugh. Empathic, funny as hell, and clearly with a bit of luck with his Swedish acquaintances.

[@bigKDL]

Are you sure I think this is the same Russel Howard that spent four years were nearly every comment he made was a dig at President Thrump

[@GoodJuju.8D]

Love Russell! He's on the side of right and the underdogs yet naughty at the same time. Perfect combo!🤍

[@roryaphunter]

coudn't have put it better myself

[@thisdrinkinglife]

he literally parrots the government all the time, tsk, doh

[@AJ-oj5eu]

​@@thisdrinkinglifeyup he's definately left not right. It's an age thing. If you're not liberal in your twenties, you have no heart. If you're still liberal in your forties you have no brains. He's a slow maturer.

[@claudevieaul1465]

Thanks so much for standing up for common sense Russell!! 😎👍😀🙏

[@samk4475]

I want to watch Russell in person. I am from US but in Poland for a few months. However, I am ready to travel to UK for his show🙏🏾🙏🏾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇪🇺🇪🇺

[@samiecarr1885]

My rescue staffy Cross EBTerrier has saved my life twice. She wasn't trained to tell me when my hypos were going to happen, after a year where I had more than one seizure a week (I fall unconscious and then have seizures when my blood sugars drop below 2, not many diabetics have seizures thankfully) she learnt the warning signs. The first time I was home alone laid on the sofa about to slip unconscious she scatched at my chest until it bled whilst licking my face, until I came round long enough to grab the lucozade off the coffee table. The second time my partner was in the garden and whilst I was half unconscious on the sofa she ran outside and barked at him more than she ever had and ran back into the flat then back out and barked the same so my partner knew something was wrong, came inside and gave me hypostop to bringmeround. We now recognise the signals she gives when my sugars drop. We just thought she was being weird before! 🐶🐶👌❤❤

[@AndroidOverlord]

Once you take yourself too seriously life is a lot less fun.

[@Barlofontain]

As the great philosopher Ben Obi Wan Kenobi once said, "Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?"

[@gretebremseth1622]

Great! 😂 Now I want to watch Steve Hughes "Offended"! Wishing everybody a great weekend from Norway! ❤

[@carabiner7999]

@Russell Howard. I'm a Brit who lives in the USA, and for reason too dull to go into, I'm stuck here, when I'd far rather move home. It's mental here, in a soul crushing way, not in a fun way. I just want to say thank you for this. I really needed to hear this, and due to a TBI, I just rediscovered you and the timing could not be better. I'm telling all my friends about you, as well, as we all need a laugh riot. If you ever come to America, please do a show in Philadelphia, PA. I'll sell my plasma, my soul and my collection of dust bunnies to get tickets. For now, I'll stick to admiring and enjoying you here. Cheers. x

[@SailorJo]

It could be worse, you could be in Florida or Texas. 😊

[@carabiner7999]

@@SailorJo LMFAO! So absolutely true! Also, it turns out he is coming to Philly in October, so I'm going! Cheers. You just made my day!

[@spaceman9599]

I could get behind Laugh Riots, especially if they only cost plasma/souls/dust bunnies. In unrelated news, imagine how much worse Plasma TVs could be, if they actually needed your Plasma to fuel them.

[@spaceman9599]

Great news! Hang in there@@carabiner7999, it is a mad mad country but there are some genuine gems if you are lucky enough to find them.

[@carabiner7999]

@@spaceman9599 Oooh, nice one! Happily, I merely have a wee laptop, which runs on the tears of bullies. I think this could be developed as a fuel of the future.

[@davidfreeman4085]

When you did the dog telling the lady to have a biscuit I literally laughed till I cried. Which was a sight to behold since I was taking my dog for a walk at the time. Awesome stuff man.

[@nitzyblack6143]

Definitely!!! We must NEVER lose the ability to laugh at ourselves 👏👏👏

[@RhamanaChan]

I'm a Brit and I managed to bag a Swede. I feel like I won the lottery.

[@Cynixx]

Nice job! Just make sure you cut a hole to breathe out of, I made that mistake last time.

[@JaredlS10]

Cheers to your personality because if you won they lost.

[@susanpalmer4705]

​@@Cynixx😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DADADRTR]

Not as lucky as me, I got a bargain at Aldi last week; I bagged 4 turnips while they were half price. 😂

[@christophercharles3583]

Sure it wasn’t a marrow?

[@Shebeast3]

this is why I love Russell ❤

[@MarkRendle]

Russell is the yardstick for how bad things have really gotten. If he ever loses his optimism then it’s actually all over.

[@michaelstogner3593]

"I imagine he is" is a great line to end that set on.

[@jamiesullivan806]

You bring me so much joy and laughter. Keep the jokes coming

[@-laydeeintrigue-]

Excited to see him in October!

[@kryp49]

Me & the dog loved it! The cat, however…. Awesome stuff Russell😊😊

[@bil8647]

Love how he points out the same silliness of some of those on the right and left.

[@edcagandahan2022]

Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out of it alive 😎

[@catherinewilliams3850]

Oh Russel don't ever change, you are an amazing funny, empathic, intelligent man and comedian. I laughed myself to an Asthma attack, but I'm ok, I have a lazy left eye and love it when you joke about yours.

[@arturcieslinski1534]

i love him i want Rusell news hour !

[@seethlaemmert5175]

oh, my. You, Russell, are tremendous and brilliant. Thank you.

[@callumbarker2115]

So true, great clip. Keep up the good work mate. Need more of people like you in this world.

[@kieranolafferty523]

I saw russel howard in Oxford a few weeks ago. These jokes are still great after hearing them a couple of times

[@jonnyfukyou127u27828]

He's one of my favorite comedians. Very clever, very funny.

[@bethdevoe2842]

You're great, Russell! Thanks!

[@patriciamcnamara9821]

Love your very wise wit, Russell. Keep them coming.❤😂😅

[@cu4wur6023]

I’m fussy about comedians, but I like you…I like you A LOT!👏🏻😂🤣❤️🇬🇧

[@esmenhamaire6398]

Absolutely brilliant! Nice one, Russell!

[@AdaptorLive]

Absolute legend!

[@michaeldill7620]

Brilliant,, 🙏🏽

[@susanbowman2054]

You have a wonderful mind, thank you for enlightening me and making me laugh 😂🙏🏽🤗❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼

[@bbrizzee]

I have not lol in awhile This bit was awesome!

[@andrewjameshenderson1389]

What a brilliant man! 😂❤

[@kygodragon4782]

How do you know what he identifies as?

[@andrewjameshenderson1389]

@@kygodragon4782 people call him Mr. Howard.

[@kygodragon4782]

@@andrewjameshenderson1389 But maybe he doesn't call himself a he... Other people can't assume someones whole reality.

[@helenswan705]

love it. Lookin good Russell!! as you always do

[@seamus_rainheart]

Absolute genius! More, please.

[@j3lny425]

Professionally upset, spot on.

[@anitachopping]

Great message! "What a Wonderful World " Lois Armstrong

[@palexharder82]

I love this guy so much

[@m.m.9684]

Has anyone else noticed how many of these "influencers" end up dead? Everyday another one has killed themselves or have been killed

[@zippyustar6350]

Ran out of ideas and the pressure is too much😢 more people need to live like their cat stop making waves in life and enjoy your pet more/ my cat doesn’t even know there is a pet food store/ nor would my baby know about Chanel😮

[@JaredlS10]

You are not kidding, saw the other day some girl was making a video while hanging out of a car window and got her head smashed into a road sign.

[@0hffs]

It’s a regular occurrence to hear their obituary on my evening news 👍🤦🏻‍♂️

[@0hffs]

Even that old guy going on that very unnecessary hike in Death Valley, who literally DIED in DEATH VALLEY all because he may have pushed himself too much to enjoy himself in the hot hot sun. 🤷‍♂️

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Make it a PSA: influencers die young and horribly

[@simonsmith1974]

Now I'm literally imagining someone interrogating a chicken 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-kv1nj2kz6r]

Met a bloke in Greggs, he got a drink from the cooler (on a deal) and was so happy as he walked back he had a little dance and sing-along to the music. Really just made my day and I shall not forget him! No, he was a sane fellow, just a happy one!

[@lovelylych7643]

You had me laughing so hard! Thank you :)

[@DanielCharlesNaijaenterNews]

Brilliant, mate.

[@StevenSmith-mv4ge]

We've given too much power to morons is the quote of the times now. Haha

[@Thought_Processing_]

Honestly I think Comedians are like the court jesters of old, they are by and large the only ones who can say the truth these days.

[@autumbreeze1129]

Reading that title... it's sadly true. Yesterday I was waiting at a bus stop and this dude comes over and starts yelling and swearing at me for standing in front of the part of the bus stop bench he wanted to sit on. I moved without saying a word... and he continued to yell and swear at me because of what I'd been doing as if I hadn’t just moved when he wanted me to, even at one point for some reason going "what? You wanna push me onto the road? I bet that's it, isn’t it? You wanna push me onto the road into traffic!" I had not said a thing. I hadn’t interacted at all with this guy. After several minutes, I finally just asked him, "What is your problem with me?" His response... was that I'd been standing in front of where he'd wanted to sit. I then *tried* to point out I'd moved as soon as he wanted, thus I didn't see the problem, but he was being so loud I had to raise my voice to be heard... and he then acted like I was going off on a rage, started filming me and said I'd threatened to push him into the traffic. 🤦‍♀️ I worry what him posting that video will do, because I just know he's got some idiot followers who will take his side. We have given people like that the power... and it's extremely concerning. Hopefully the dumbass took it to the police, they saw how HE was the ass in the video and they put him in his place.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

You know there are cc cameras around to catch this kind of thing, right? He goes around with his story, and the public cc cameras catch a different version... he'd be toast in court.

[@woboznz]

What part of the world are you in?

[@kygodragon4782]

​@@woboznzA bus stop.

[@markfain7128]

I haven't even watched it yet, but betting it will be worthwhile just by the title. Yep. Worth it. Gonna have to check out more.

[@petewatson9866]

Could not stop laughing this week,my wife is on night shift and she complains about me laughing in bed

[@davidkarl9935]

Is she in the other bedroom with someone else?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content man🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂

[@user-lc4qe4gr7k]

Russell you are the best.

[@conceptrat]

Super glad that you're returning to NZ.

[@fuz4623]

Nicely done.

[@marcy3127]

Brilliant ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@montgomeryscot6623]

Absolute gold

[@spencertwoeightyz3383]

Yep. First time here but I will definitely be searching for more. Very funny.

[@blueshorecreative3146]

Right on, brother! Sanity must rule.

[@olib774]

Just Awesome!!!!

[@-Subtle-]

Looks at school boards, administrators, and politicians. How did these people seize control of the educational system?

[@merlin5476]

Its incredibly encouraging to many people when the see an on line influencer making soo much money.. Personally I think they have zero morales & most saddest of all is they encourage young kids. Social MEDIA, the drug of the nation for kids.

[@GoodtimeMamaJojo]

You are brilliant! Love your take on the world 😂❤

[@TToBBaTime]

That was so good!

[@vikj1255]

Absolute gold Russell, with two l's and a wonky eye.

[@rosablume4346]

Russel is a magnificent bastard, great story teller, totally love your humor

[@ralphthewonderllama5229]

Genius, as always.

[@ArvidNielsen]

Just brilliant 😂

[@Insectoid_]

Love him. Hes funny but makes good points. And he isn’t a right wing loon.

[@traceybee1409]

Love ya Russ 😘

[@al-karimabdulaziz8961]

Brilliant

[@jamesspencer1463]

Love this guy lmao😅

[@tonymartin9938]

I have a (very) lazy eye. I love your jokes about it. I worked with another with the same, and we continually made and received jokes and comments about it. It actually "normalised" it.

[@silee9]

Lov'vit. You've addressed all's that wrong with society in the footage 😂 pmsl

[@fatfreddy4298]

well played mate

[@janemacdonald3732]

Loved the diabetic dog scetch 🐶🐾🐾😘🤗

[@harveytheparaglidingchaser7039]

You're the best!

[@huseyintekin795]

God Bless you live long ❤️ 😂😂😂😂

[@simonbramhall1468]

One word - brilliant! Had me in tears

[@kygodragon4782]

That's five words

[@JohnWinchester3567]

We have a late night host comedian he made a joke about congress woman Marjorie Taylor Greene and she reported him to the police. The joke was silly not rude or threatening but she took offense and wasted police time.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Oh please. Miriam Margolyes said on TV she wished Boris Johnson had died of Covid and she was investigated for that. You're not allowed to think evil thoughts, like we all have telekinesis 🙄 and come on...how many people were relishing the irony of that blowhard dying of the disease he didn't take seriously? I don't see the following conversation happening in a prison : I'm here for armed robbery - what are you here for? Schadenfreude 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@steve3585]

This was the next video I was shown after Russel Brand…I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but surely that’s deliberate by KZbin 😂

[@finneganpupsavedbythebell]

Sad truth nobody can laugh at themselves anymore,everything so flippin serious

[@Fenyxclips]

Honestly nothing feels more right than to say: "I'm surrounded by idiots..." at this point. Across all ages even. Common sense even becoming rare sense. Or what I like to know as: Something humanity doesn't seem to comprehend! From what I've seen and experienced anyway. Just seems all that's heard is how someone was stupid enough to think one thing that very clearly remains exceedingly dangerous.

[@AoibheannDoyle-SoulTherapist]

😅 So true! ❤

[@olenilsen4660]

6:50 - Nope, That one could ONLY have happened in the UK! ;D Now, I love when comedians do what you did earlier in this show, and pretty much disarms any joke about an impairment. Your "wonky eye" joke was pretty eye-opening to me. I´ve never cared a lot about it, and I never called anyone on it, but I always feel a little bit uncomfortable once I realise that someone has it, but not out of disgust or anything. It´s just like, I never know which eye to look at!! Because a person with a wonky(lazy) eye will always try to look around, to hide their wonky eye!!! I would much rather want to know which eye is their master eye (IDK if this is a medical term, but we use this in shooting, the master eye is the eye that your brain decides is best suited for close attention to any suitable target...??). If I knew, I might be able to establish some eye contact, but if you don´t tell me, how can I ever know? Also, I never knew that you, Russel, had a lazy eye until this very show. Been watching you for years on taskmaster and talkshows, but it never occured to me. Thanks for bringing these things up! I just made a decision that I will make an easy approach on a coworker to talk to him about his lazy eye. I want to just know how he feels about my look wandering left to right as I´m talking to him, as I never know which eye to focus on. Plus, it makes me a bit shifty, not knowing what he´s looking at right now...

[@adriankelley9428]

Very clever good routine. We need more laughter 9:02

[@cuddlepaws4423]

That was brilliant. Personally, between my husband and myself we have a shopping list of health issues, mental and physical, and we joke about it. It's a coping mechanism, and one thing that really gets on our nerves is people who are offended on someone else's behalf when that person either doesn't care or finds it hysterically funny. Loved the term you used, 'The Professionally Upset'. It sounds like a full time job title because it is ALL they do. It justifies their entire existence. They have nothing else and are essentially sad wankers. Humour is a precious gift. Laughter is good for the heart and soul, and we despair as we see it being increasingly eroded by Woke. To us, WOKE IS A JOKE.... just a particularly bad one. Hopefully one day, they will wake up and look at themselves and say, 'God, what was I thinking? I've been such a tit.' Woke is the fun police.