What We Can Learn From Ancient British Legends

[@vemvir01]

Only Al can make a room full of adults sing a nursery rhyme and suggest we're doing it all for our country

[@Captain_Yorkie1]

69 likes 🤣

[@cyborgmatumula650]

Classic

[@keith6400]

Duncan Norvelle the comedian came very close

[@JacksonUK1992]

This is actually a masterpiece, makes me feel proud to be english, what a legend.

[@dirtypure2023]

I'm American and it makes even *me* proud that my ancestors generations ago came from the ol' buggery isle yonder the shining sea.

[@JacksonUK1992]

@@dirtypure2023 hahaha good on ya americans are descendants of us english and will always share a close bond! ✌

[@julianshepherd2038]

It's satire you half wit

[@SCARRIOR]

John Thorne yawn

[@Bruh-bp6nn]

julian shepherd hes Talking about hes glad to be English because the comedians English.

[@velkanzi]

Now visualize the British Lions doing this song, complete with voice and actions in the face of the All Blacks Haka at the beginning of an international rugby match.

[@geowynleda4641]

I laughed so hard picturing that I wet myself!

[@kevgreen2187]

This made me laugh so much if the player’s do not the fans in the stadium should the whole world needs cheering up

[@zigazaga10]

Sorry to be padantic but its British and Irish Lions.

[@mickhurley7305]

Al is hilarious. But some of the comments by people who get triggered by his comedy are even more hilarious. Lighten up people. Keep them coming Al your a legend.

[@fenhen]

AI is no laughing matter, have you not seen Terminator?

[@MichaelHarto]

Soy milk gonna soy... or milk.. idk, fux em anyway.

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

Hear, hear. More triggers than America. Comedy gold.

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

@@MichaelHarto come on now, in this case let em rant. It adds another level to the comedy.

[@matthewhowes2978]

You’re.

[@stephenbailey6709]

Al Murray is one of the funniest comedians going. The Pub Land lord is a brilliant creation. Long may he live

[@biscuitsalive]

That British arachnid is an exemplar for us all.

[@batteriesalex]

This is how religions are started

[@dominicthorp3248]

I’d join Al Murrayism

[@benguest4834]

We can make a religion out of this

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

And we have enough nutty god myths and cults as it is. For now.

[@warrenalexander5285]

Al Murray is a lot funnier than the arch bish of Canterbury

[@gazfish]

The Mormons?

[@andrewgill2561]

Al is a very intelligent man, he knows his history inside out & back to front.

[@rutger5000]

If itsy bitsy spider had been Dutch he'd plug the waterspout

[@stevshaboba7476]

The Dutch are just drugged up swamp Germans, change my mind

[@rutger5000]

@@stevshaboba7476 That's like saying: "the world is roughly sphere shaped, change my mind" How and why would I try to change your mind regarding something only the most stubborn and willfully ignorant would try to argue. For crying out loud. The Dutch are a Germanic people that live in swampland, and use more drugs than anybody else in Europe. I like arguing just as much as the next guy, but give me something I can actually argue.

[@iiapollozz_2289]

Omg 😂 Britain literally had the biggest drug use in Europe the Dutch are in 2nd u mug plus of it weren’t for the Dutch we’d be ruled by catholic’s still so don’t be ignorant let willy of orange live on

[@euansoulsby8643]

iiApolloZz_ • shutup swamp german

[@BommeltjeNL]

If you want to insult the Dutch then call them Germans, but be aware that English is a Germanic language too my friend. If you'd watched all of All's vid's then you would've known that 😂👍

[@DaveWuzHere]

Imagine this guy as an inspirational speaker when at war. There would be more people shouting for the spiders than for King and Country lol

[@Captain_Yorkie1]

Al goes to war Coming soon to a pub cinema near you

[@attackfleed1301]

Hitler

[@RobotronSage]

I think he'd absolutely terrify the Germans

[@hel3319]

Queen and country! Please be precise!

[@hel3319]

@@RobotronSage 🤣😂🤣😂😂 yeah sure being currently the 4th most powerful nation on the planet. I'm sure they will pee their pans. You Brits truly are funny as fuck. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@immunity0792]

That… was just the most beautiful thing I ever heard, brings a tear to my eye 🥲

[@TrOLLKiLLeRs1]

As a Kiwi I would absolutely love to see the English Rugby team or British and Irish Lions perform this in reply to the Haka of the All Blacks. Reckon the whole Country would join in... Go the English spider of legend !!!!!!!

[@Tourist1967]

The Lions at the World Rugby Classic in Bermuda some years ago replied to the All Blacks' haka with the Macarena. Went down very well.

[@lorduxas3908]

They way Al says “The point is...” gives me strength

[@grahamwolfendale9521]

or my favourite "it's much more complicated than that..."

[@seeyouintheeighties]

I met a couple of pub landlords who were like this and full of information on so many issues or even everything! These days it’s restaurant owners in pubs so it’s great to see this and take me back to my younger years

[@thehellyousay]

Pubs, inns, and taverns were gathering places where news was exchanged. Running one would be an education in and of itself, albeit somewhat skewed by local perspectives, to put it politely. After all, "Tales from Bree, not as sure as Shire talk ...", for any Tolkien fans. Still, the publican, the tavern keeper, the innkeeper, they would hear everything that was said by everyone with news who came in, and be asked about news by everyone who came in. There weren't any big screen pay-per-view or strippers, then, savvy?

[@Infrared01]

"He wasn't his American counterpart who wanted to get the top, fall off and claim compensation" As an American, this made me laugh out loud for once because of how true it is.

[@jawadhussain4232]

brought tears to my eyes

[@gazhevski]

How much did you pay for it

[@jawadhussain4232]

@@gazhevski at the state of our economy around £50 per tear

[@mumflrpumble21]

Jawad Hussain then the rain came, washed those tears away and you kept on moving! There's an Insy Winsy Spider inside us all

[@ukcitizenscomefirst1274]

Absolute Legend....Brilliant....How many of us done the 'Ancient Ceremonial Hand Gestures'...Hilarious..

[@KiatHuang]

Genius.. The closest we have to a genuine, classic music hall entertainer.

[@Exiledk]

How deeply moving.... I have tears in my eyes.

[@pmjbacon]

Are the British the only people able to poke fun at themselves and every body else for that matter:-)

[@shaunpmarshall]

It gets us in trouble when abroad

[@shaunpmarshall]

@Barry Thirlwall ...depends how pissed you are and where you are

[@solomonkane6442]

We're very good at self deprecation We laugh and take the piss out of ourselves all the time We always take the piss out of other people as well

[@shaunpmarshall]

@@solomonkane6442 ...I did it in Mexico. ..a guy had a voice like speedy gonzalez. ...I've done that voice for years so it seemed like a perfect opportunity. ....it wasn't lol.....guy got really angry with me

[@solomonkane6442]

@@shaunpmarshall are you from the colonies 😂😂 I've done it before to Australian's south Africans etc They weren't happy lol Mind you I was pretty high and drunk at time 😂

[@Paul-sj5db]

"I went to see Al Murray last night" "How was it?" "We sang Incy Wincy Spider!"

[@RobotronSage]

Al Murray makes me proud to be British again. God Bless.

[@allenjenkins7947]

Note that it's for all the British, not just the English, as this was obviously the same spider that inspired Robert the Bruce.

[@zaccatling3310]

Nope just the English

[@alanwilkin8869]

zac catling Ha ha ha ha ha, thank fuxx

[@heliotropezzz333]

I thought it was going to be the story of Robert the Bruce.

[@jackwilliams6604]

@@zaccatling3310 oh well ig I'll just stick to my Welsh giant, Fat Belly. He was a great giant.

[@101MRSPICE]

English always steal other people’s/country’s ideas look at their flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 was the Knights Templar’s as well as Georgia 🇬🇪 the Scottish spider did a great job 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 eventually Scotland took over England no need to waste money James Sixth welcome to Team 🇬🇧 GB

[@kiffaj9982]

What a fantastic inspirational speaker. I salute you sir. Queenslander.

[@plug4uk696]

Towards the end there I thought he was going to break out into a German accent for a second Lol Just friggin mental... Can't beat British humour ;-)

[@gnarnrawsteezem5894]

As an American this guy still makes me cry laughing

[@MadCapMag]

Traitor.

[@H1storix]

Gnarnrawsteezem, beautiful British name

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Colonial scum​@@MadCapMag

[@ianturley8791]

Nearly made me cry a little bit there mate, that was beautiful..

[@tubzywilson4690]

Happy new year to the rest of my fellow peasants 🇬🇧💪🏻

[@j.bbailey6275]

Shame we didn't see it coming, no one did

[@superduperawesome6858]

I wish Al would have a go at writing a new National Anthem. 😁

[@RUBBER_BULLET]

I think that he would settle for Anthem of Europe.

[@Kyle_Hubbard]

@@RUBBER_BULLET Got him.

[@fastandnightfurious4279]

SuperDuper Awesome that would be really funny

[@Soul_404.]

That was it

[@steveholmes5207]

That pesky spider got there in the end a beautiful British spider lol

[@lyndonbrock8684]

I love Al's thought processes. ❤️

[@John-gv2ug]

Only the best can conjure brilliance from something simple.

[@iamgort70]

Love this character he's created.

[@sillylittlemonkey7130]

The ancient Celtic legend of the Incy Wincy Spider is an amazing one

[@gillylambino1746]

Legit got goosebumps when the crowd joined in

[@TheMelonhead360]

New year's banger cheers mate, shout out from NZ

[@timfagan816]

Where in nz are you?

[@shaunpmarshall]

@@timfagan816 ..my family were fagan...Belfast ...are you my real dad ?

[@timfagan816]

@@shaunpmarshall haha no mate, I'm not your real dad lol. Oh Belfast, in in chch too.

[@Madmax-rz5hz]

There's a much more modern UK version of the haka wardance, which goes by the name of the "agadoo"

[@RUBBER_BULLET]

Aw, you beat me to it.

[@mattadders9819]

What about the Hokie Cokie?

[@TheCornishCockney]

the yorkshire haka is the best one "ow much?"

[@andystokes8702]

Why not Morris Dancing. Can you imagine the reaction of the All Blacks after the challenged us with the Haka to be struck about the head by a pig's bladder on a stick? They would be running for cover.

[@davidhoward2487]

@@andystokes8702 I'd pay good money to see that, mate!

[@eos48fan1]

As an American i love watching this guy, and the pride he has in his country. I think everyone should have this kind of pride. Also I love the jokes about the "yanks" ya got to admit he's usually spot on

[@jpdicey789]

Lol this isn't who he is in real life, he's playing the character of a misogynistic, xenophobic, overly patriotic pub landlord. So this is what you yanks would call a gag character or act, as if you picked up on the nuance you'd notice that in his acts he's subtly poking fun at us aswell as the rest of the world! From what I know he has a history degree from Oxford University in real life and is a very well educated man! I'm obviously not saying that just because people hold different beliefs or values they fit into the category of uneducated, although when one comes across Americans in the comments section, generally speaking, they'll take everything far too literally and will completely miss the nuance of the joke in the process! What I'm saying is that he's obviously portraying somebody who is educated, put putting a spin on his performance and playing with the context of what he's saying specifically, to make himself appear as though he isn't or isn't seriously engaging with it if he is, basically he tries to make it at least partly ambiguous to add to the stereotype! The fact that people might misinterpret the character itself as charismatic and persuasive and full of intellect is part of the joke lol and I'm guessing you've just fallen for it or trying to make us think you have ;)

[@jpdicey789]

@@koschmx That's fantastic and yeah maybe it's wrong to stereotype people in that way. I'm simply talking from personal experience, there are a multitude of ways to view comedy and it still works to view him as a goofball British Homer Simpson! Although Homer doesn't really know what he's doing whereas with Al Murray the ambiguity of whether he does or doesn't know what he's saying coupled with that Homer Simpson trait to just say what he's thinking makes his performance even funnier! I don't mean to undervalue comedy because the spirit of it is such that it can be viewed in multiple ways. What I mean really is that occasionally a joke will be taken far too literally (probably why I feel the need to explain the context). For example, I was watching a video with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington and Gervais was poking fun at Karl because he was talking about the Romans using machines and Ricky's response was in a nutshell that he was talking bollocks. I think an American dude in the comments section started pointing out that the Romans actually did use machines and was going on about how sometimes Ricky's overzealousness gets him in trouble and I'm thinking "you just don't understand the joke" lol the point is that Karl's interpretation of the world is quite childish and naive, for context he really is like our version of Homer Simpson (without the food obsession). Ricky assumes Karl is thinking about modern electrically powered machinery because it's just how simplistic Karl's mindset is and in trying to over explain a faulty nuance this dude completely missed the context of the joke. I've seen American reaction channels where they either won't understand what the British comedian is saying due to the accent or they will miss exaggeration put on for the sake of humour. There was one sketch where Al was taking the mick out of how America sent Marines what he called "water soldiers" to fight in the desert in places like Iraq. And this one guy was like "come on everybody knows that the marines can operate on the land and in the water" and the whole time I'm thinking "it's a joke you aren't meant to take him seriously, his on stage persona is nothing but an act" lol I've also come across Americans who criticize our political system going on about how we lack freedom of speech just because we don't allow speech that incites violence. Or when they undermine our system by saying that because we're socialist it therefor follows somehow that we're all communists when in actuality our system is a mixture of socialism and capitalism. It's shit like that that really irritates me, something said for the sake of comedic effect is fine but it's when we are intentionally misrepresented on a much deeper level that it starts to piss me off! The stupid American stereotype for example only has basis in reality on a very superficial level, as there are stupid people wherever you go. Actually a lot of Americans I've come across in the comments section strike me as pretty well read and quick witted, maybe if I met them I'd change my mind but that's how they come across. I think it only really comes down to some minor cultural differences. I think it's fair to say that despite those differences comedy is comedy wherever you are. The Simpsons, Friends, Everybody Loves Reymond, Two and a Half Men etc all were/are hilarious! We have had shows like Fawlty Towers, On the Buses, Peep Show, One Foot In The Grave and The Inbetweeners also very funny and entertaining (well The Inbetweeners is a bit overrated). The point though is that I made my comment a bit more ambiguous in order to direct it at a particular kind of American not Americans that actually understand comedy and respect our cultural differences that was the intention of saying "maybe you do know better, but you're trying to fool us into thinking you don't" followed by a wink lol speaking as a Brit we tend to poke fun at you if we like you lol

[@jpdicey789]

@@koschmx Personally I take the view that no country is exempt from criticism when it comes to the rest of the world. I actually think that we are just as culpable for what happened in the middle east as America and we had the overly imperialistic British Empire long before America became a global superpower so we aren't saints either. I don't really think any country including my own is exempt from blame with regards to conflict. Like I said, misrepresentation tends to irritate me more and yeah Ricky Gervais is pretty hilarious I think it was his 2020 Golden Globes speech he did telling celebrities they had no place moral grandstanding or lecturing the public about anything that I liked. Not heard of Michael Palin, I have heard of Impractical Jokers but not seen it will have to look into what it's about. In terms of American comics I quite like Bill Burr and George Carlin (although Carlin was arguably more of a philosopher than a comedian). In comedians from this side of the pond, Dylan Moran, Billy Connolly, Frankie Boyle and obviously Al Murray are ones I really enjoyed. Dara O'Brien, Russell Howard, Jimmy Carr and Daniel Sloss aren't too bad either.

[@jpdicey789]

@@koschmx And cool I'm in my early 30's and tend to prefer the old school comics more or at least comics with that style although I admit there are various styles at anyone time but comedy isn't as good as it used to be.

[@jpdicey789]

@@koschmx I actually do separate the people from the government I take things at face value and judge based upon my experience as a lot of flawed human beings do. It's just that for the past few years my experiences interacting with social media have told me both by people who comment extensively on KZbin videos with any sort of political agenda that what I've mentioned is a recurring theme and narrative. Actually the people who shout the loudest tend to be the people who bother me the most because they're doing everyone else a disservice. I comment on the whole communist thing because it's a recurring theme and I've seen dozens of comments criticising us for that very reason. That doesn't mean that I'm saying all Americans are that way inclined infact I've seen just as many comments on the other side without that view that favour a more socialist way of doing things in their own country, more than anything it concerns me first and foremost because it's a very toxic polarising atmosphere which actually concerns me just as much if not more than people from America simply misrepresenting our way of doing things. I also think it's fascinating that the perception of us is that we're too far to the left in quite a radical way and the perception over here is that America leans too far to the right in an equally radical way. But I think what I said before holds true the difference in cultures leads us to viewing rights and freedom in different ways. It's a faulty assumption if you think I don't separate people from government it just seems like they are very closely linked over there from the perspective of an outsider looking in. I actually do separate those things.

[@Payne2view]

A true tale of heroism and fortitude.

[@silentwitness247]

I’m so proud to be one of the beautiful people. Thanks Al.

[@stevenfitzpatrick1649]

He's a legend ,real down to earth comedy that never needs to apologise to the nutters .

[@BelloBudo007]

Crikey he had me so wound up that I was punching the wall. That's motivation right there.

[@OldHiker]

one of the great voices of our time...

[@paulslann3755]

Ha ha love him !!! Wish I'd had have him as my teacher! Would've remembered. 👍👍👍

[@scoop4363]

I will now tackle the bath wall tile with energy anew. Would loved to have heard The Clash sing this.

[@atit4096]

Even tho I've been drinking for 14 hours and been kicked out this still put a grin on my face.... and it hurts

[@stationsixtyseven67]

There was me thinking this would end up with our rugby team facing their haka with some in-their-faces morris dancing or well dressing. Or maybe rolling some cheese at them? :)

[@MrGlobbits]

When they do the haka or whatever it's called, instead of looking on all forlorn and intimidated, we should do Gangnam Style dance just to take the piss.

[@rossmorton7002]

You want to watch out for morris dancers, mate, they're armed with sticks!

[@ClaireGarrard]

😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Brought a tear of patiotism to my eye and a lump of jingoism to my throat.

[@toxicman9128]

If I ever visit Britain, I’m gonna see if I can see this guy live. So funny.

[@gibbo822]

He teaches history you can watch his letures he's a completely different bloke aswell it's crazy

[@sidm3300]

Just don't sit in the front row, you'll get covered in beer.

[@Alacritous]

This is how legends are made.

[@megataurus7779]

I am wellin up here....a truly great british song...this was probably sung on the battlefields no doubt...

[@alongsleep]

Great Britain needs you right now Al.

[@whitehorse1959]

Wow, Al really sang up a storm at the end there. Well done old tea biscuit.

[@DSchana6]

Al's legs become very spider like as he gets into character for the worship.

[@Griffo5446]

You've gotta love him..absolutely brilliant

[@lukecloudstrider8830]

Now that’s a true British hero right there ✊

[@Fiveminded]

Just feckin amazing! Incey Wincey Spider, true British spirit!!

[@undeadcenturion402]

I am glad America is of English decent I couldn't see it any other way I love my friends from across the pond from The States.

[@RobotronSage]

Much obliged, the feeling is mutual. If you want to talk (politics, or w/e) i have a community here: discord.gg/uGjJWg3CKC

[@bradauto]

Please, god above, let the miracle of the internet work its magic on the england rugby squad so we can see incy wincy Hakka at the next world cup.

[@MrMillsy1986]

At 2mins I was thinking it was Prince Andrew

[@visigothic67]

Different less toxic spider.

[@MrMillsy1986]

@@visigothic67 Very true. Hahahaha

[@theshitpostcaretaker4916]

happy new year Guv

[@spyfreakm1]

Britain is the dad America ran away from as a teenager, years later makes amends with him and convinces him to retire while writing him back in the family inheritance. This is Britain enjoying his nice long retirement.

[@thearchibaldtuttle]

That escalated quickly! Epic guy!

[@smocyraccoon2214]

The itsy bitsy spider is indeed a inspiration to us all

[@razzaus1570]

"Incy wincy"

[@hairyscary8511]

HAPPY NEW YEAR AL🍺Aussie Aussie! 🍻 for the laughs

[@hairyscary8511]

@David Ringlein all westerners use the same calendar ya muppet ps the church of England was started by a Scottish Catholic 😂

[@boztec7187]

@@hairyscary8511 I always thought that Henry viii started the church of England.

[@davidhoward2487]

@@boztec7187 He did...'cos the Pope re-negaded on divorce promise..

[@lookcreations]

That’s raised a chuckle 🤭

[@stevemercer4142]

This is why I'm proud to be British 👍👍😊💪. No, seriously

[@dontuno]

Awesome Al, god I love his humour!

[@thomasaxon12]

Only al Murray could turn a nursery rhyme into a rock concert

[@eddyblackmore2834]

Nah, Bill Bailey managed it as well, twinkle twinkle little star in death metal style is a sick tune.

[@Robert-dv9yv]

Legend

[@joegroup1]

This is a master class of comedy, getting a theatre full of people to sing a nursery rhyme and be proud to sing it! LOL.

[@steelpanther9568]

Straight after The All Blacks finish doing the Haka, it’s then announced over the public address system that the British & Irish Lions will now perform the legendary, ‘🕷Incy wincy spider 🕷 ‘, 😲🎶🎵

[@shivam_k09]

If we can learn anything from history, it's that the battle of Agincourt was fought in 1415!!!

[@thehellyousay]

If I ever saw an English rugby team do that dance before a game, I'd fall over laughing, but I'd also bet on them to win. That would take hard nuts to do publicly, let alone in a competition.

[@iain7945]

Legendary mr Murray

[@AlmightyGTR]

I want this man in the pub that I frequent.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

A bloody eight legged british hero.

[@dogpaw775]

thought we would have morris dancing in reply to the hakka.

[@hoihallo2904]

itsy bitsy spider should be an Oi! song the way he sings it..:-)

[@chrisomalley50]

Great haka. Let's do it!

[@kevinbrookes2032]

Absolutely brilliant :-)

[@azmanabdula]

Something like senuas saga Hellblade 2 trailer Now...... The If the Romans had heard that marching with their armies They might have thought before going into the forests "Those trees are making me scared Gladius"

[@red-pillphil3060]

Incy-Wincy Spider and Sir Winston agree!..Never Never Never Give up?said he.

[@sillylittlemonkey7130]

WWII for the British was basically the Incy Wincy spider song

[@casualtmusic]

Brilliant, Guv!

[@LYbmtUdpyvI1JVBN]

Except that Itsy Bitsy Spider is a Dutch song about a beetle. Hansjepansje kevertje, die klom eens op een hek. Point in case: the -i- in spider has to be stretched over two beats, Itsy Bitsy Sp-i-i-der, etc. It works. But it's not ideal. Whereas, Hansjepansje kevertje never loses its cadence. Yet, since the Dutch are the most modest people in the galaxy, so you'll never hear anyone of them boast about it.

[@eddiejcarmichael]

I would love to see the Lions respond to the Haka with this lol

[@dsmyify]

The modern day Alf Garnett.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

HONESTLY, I REALLY DIDN’T SEE THAT ONE COMING.😂🤣🤣👌🏼

[@zzzzzzz7029]

Eureka 7 fan eh?.....I absolutely loved that anime series.

[@feebeejeebees]

Brought a tear to my bastard eye.

[@stephenhardy9753]

I don't remember him doing this when I saw him live at The Alexandra Palace Theatre in Birmingham in November 2005 and I'm sure this is from the Same tour 🤔

[@kramsenoj1]

Genius at work

[@drteeth7054]

Bloody brilliant! PMSL

[@haydenprice2141]

This made me subscribe.

[@ianskeggs5294]

Happy new year

[@universalrandomizer405]

His energy wakes up the dead

[@Hammadz-li]

THAT GERMAN REFERENCE OMMMMMG

[@ajlbrew]

Al has just turned " Insey winsey spider" into the English Haka, could go down well.

[@drinks1019]

He got so damn hyped

[@johnmassingham5605]

More please

[@MrJakeasaur98]

I suppose it was intentional that Al made the actions more and more like an imitation of the Haka towards the end.