A Bit of Fry & Laurie-Greek Restaurant

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  • @Vesnicie
    @Vesnicie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    There is so much clever here to find amusing, yet my simple mind just can't get over the funny smallness of their table.

    • @arkabprior4485
      @arkabprior4485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They're very tall men

    • @Bergja
      @Bergja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@arkabprior4485 the table has a very small surface area

    • @aarontooth
      @aarontooth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Obviously you aren't familiar with how traditional greek cuisine is served.. typical for lincolnshire men.. or camden girls

  • @Jotari
    @Jotari 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1360

    Fry just wrote this sketch to show off how his Greek lessons were going.

    • @stivi739
      @stivi739 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He did ok

    • @eyezodiotic3197
      @eyezodiotic3197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I can tell 😂😂😂

    • @PeterListov
      @PeterListov 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      He taught Greek and Latin at school :)

    • @therealkat1342
      @therealkat1342 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      floooooooooooooooood was that in an interview?

    • @adonisadmirer2752
      @adonisadmirer2752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Flo(times a thousand)d +steff_ +Peter +Federation
      Actually did pretty good, the only flaw was his accent, but I suppose that's only natural unless one has lived in Greece.

  • @37Dionysos
    @37Dionysos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +796

    Married and moved to Crete 3 years ago. Coffee black is "sketo." My wife ordered her first one: "Cafe Skata." Which means a coffee with shit. The waiter fell over laughing. (No, he didn't bring it!)

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just as well :-)
      Mind you, some of the coffee I've been served...
      ...but never in a Greek restaurant :-)

    • @keedt
      @keedt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      that's quite a scatological tale your are telling there. There is no way an English speaker could guess that!

    • @fernmccreary2729
      @fernmccreary2729 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      37Dionysos NO TIP.

    • @Foxtrot6624
      @Foxtrot6624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      keedt Underrated comment

    • @sophitsa79
      @sophitsa79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @wopfrog007
    @wopfrog007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    “While you tanned your hairy arse on the nude beaches of Crete - or wherever it was - swilling turpentine and stuffing vine leaves with a bunch of perverts…”
    One of the most hilarious phrases ever strung together, and so perfectly delivered by a young Laurie at the very top of his game 😂😂😂

    • @rebeccaclark7973
      @rebeccaclark7973 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m going out for an honest British kebab! Ha ha

  • @MrNeskio
    @MrNeskio 13 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Fry's pronunciation was remarkably good and easily understandable. I was quite surprised that he pulled that off. Well done!

  • @Kaleid7
    @Kaleid7 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1021

    Hugh Laurie really nails the yuppie wanker stereotype.

    • @gdanendrah
      @gdanendrah 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Kaleid7 coked up employee of The City

    • @Ana_crusis
      @Ana_crusis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      His character isn't anything to do with a yuppie, he's just playing a standard salesman in a company.

    • @Renzsu
      @Renzsu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      they want to be the yuppie desperately, but parked outside are their Ford Escorts, executive trim of course..

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah--and spaniards -dutch -turks, he's not fussey

    • @joncc9784
      @joncc9784 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The man can make any role his own: his talent is unreal!

  • @alisonjordan
    @alisonjordan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Just laughed at Fry and Laurie sketch “Greek Restaurant” Then I read some of the comments! It reminded me of the time I met my lovely friend for lunch in Covent Garden in the mid 90s. We stood outside an Italian restaurant. She whispered “it is all foreign food today!! My heart sank. Where would we have lunch?! 🥗Then I remembered a cafe that did jacket potatoes!! She thought that was a good idea!! As we looked at the menu, she said “no, no, I won’t have a jacket potato! I will have a chicken curry!!” To this day, I still smile 😊 Sadly she is no longer here. The Fry and Laurie sketch is so true.

  • @torgnyaanderaa2334
    @torgnyaanderaa2334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Hahaha! I've seen this sketch several times, but until today, I've missed the little extra-joke at the end, where the waiter says "I can bring you an omelette if you'd like, sir". Having _just_ watched these two characters in another sketch where the making of omelettes turns into a bit of a sore subject, it's yet another testament to the delightful wit and cleverness of these two gentlemen.

  • @melanicholy
    @melanicholy 10 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Well Lincolnshire's flat, Stu, but I wouldn't say it was always late for meetings!

  • @louiserobinson410
    @louiserobinson410 7 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I forgot how funny they were. Hugh Laurie is divine

  • @reniapoziomka
    @reniapoziomka 12 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I just love it when Hugh's character says he'd like some parakalo! Traditional Greek dishes and the pleasantries exchanged when in a restaurant are the only things I master in Greek, so it feels wonderful to see a character making such a mess out of it :-D

  • @kotsaris87
    @kotsaris87 8 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    Stephen fry's Greek is surprisingly good!

    • @MrPSyman3
      @MrPSyman3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      No kidding. I googled around to see if he can actually speak greek after watching that, especially how well he pronounced his order (that φιλέτο σουβλάκι sounds a bit odd though). Apparently, he can, as well as Latin, French and German. Impressive as ever that guy

    • @Quintinohthree
      @Quintinohthree 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Psycho One fewer than I was taught.

    • @Ana_crusis
      @Ana_crusis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      my searches suggest he can speak German to some extent and just a smattering of the other languages. I am pretty sure, especially at that age, that he will have just learnt the Greek phrases for the purposes of the sketch.

    • @smidgens1
      @smidgens1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nope he speaks greek and latin fluently

    • @Ana_crusis
      @Ana_crusis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      No he doesn't. But please feel free to entertain the idea that he does.

  • @ThisCanBePronounced
    @ThisCanBePronounced 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Seems I've found the source of the Key & Peele sketch

    • @nothajzl
      @nothajzl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Those two are nowhere near to F&L.

    • @FirstnameLastname-kn5sw
      @FirstnameLastname-kn5sw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nothajzl Yes, yes uphill both ways....

    • @93prmf
      @93prmf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually it's the chapelle show

    • @ELPlop
      @ELPlop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same!

    • @ELPlop
      @ELPlop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nothajzl we know but at least better than so many of nowadays calling themselves comedians

  • @JoeCapricorn
    @JoeCapricorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I tried Retsina because of this skit.
    It was pretty good, probably the best I ever had!

  • @Plons0Nard
    @Plons0Nard ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Things to note : Hugh's facial expressions (always a winner) and the extreme tiny table. These guys always bring a smile on my face 😊❤

  • @philipfry6428
    @philipfry6428 7 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    stephen fry is quite the handsome fellow

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah but look at him now

    • @RYN988
      @RYN988 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      it's called aging.

    • @werwiewas
      @werwiewas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Philip Fry Hugh Laurie was handsome then and still is today

    • @fisherking7798
      @fisherking7798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Are you his brother?

    • @Mad_S
      @Mad_S 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@MrDaiseymay stephen fry aged like fine wine. He's the best.

  • @panos3160
    @panos3160 7 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    hahaha as a Greek this is so funny
    Ill have the parakalo too haha

    • @faisalazam358
      @faisalazam358 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Parakalo is please lol

    • @tinovanderzwanphonocave544
      @tinovanderzwanphonocave544 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@faisalazam358 no brain deafening ouzo! what a shame!

    • @alexjo9250
      @alexjo9250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I will use this sentence next time in greek restaurant😁

  • @AlkisGD
    @AlkisGD 14 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Unbelievably funny. Especially if you're Greek =P
    Fry's Greek is unusually good for a foreigner, but having watched all House episodes and witnessed Laurie speaking all sorts of languages, I can't help but wonder how this play would have turned out to be had Fry and Laurie swapped roles... hmmm.

    • @adonisadmirer2752
      @adonisadmirer2752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Weren't Laurie's Greek words usually off?

  • @valentinabucibattorti9813
    @valentinabucibattorti9813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    2:35 "The dish of the day is octopus." ".... Ah... I know that, Gordon, I know that!!!" XD

  • @Quicksilver_Cookie
    @Quicksilver_Cookie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "Pff, you could really set fire to some asses with a paper like that". I NEED to use this phrase in my life. I'm just looking for the right moment to integrate it seamlessly into a conversation :D

  • @koratvinnie
    @koratvinnie 14 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    @Thanasaros21 In his recent autobiography - The Fry Chronicles - he mentions that he taught Greek, Latin, Biology and other subjects before going to university and then again during holidays when he was studying at Cambridge.

  • @revenger210
    @revenger210 12 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Notice how the waiter says "οχταπόδι" instead of "χταπόδι". The added "o" indicates he's from Cyprus.

    • @txnygotw
      @txnygotw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I knew that!

    • @thaliasimitopoulou8631
      @thaliasimitopoulou8631 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Not necessarily... Old people in Greece tend to say it this way too.

    • @storytime52088
      @storytime52088 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      cyprus or crete

    • @adonisadmirer2752
      @adonisadmirer2752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@thaliasimitopoulou8631 In which part of Greece? I'm from the north-eastern Macedonia part of Greece and old people would always say "χταπόδι"

    • @Menroth.
      @Menroth. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It most assuredly doesn't indicate anything.

  • @valentinabucibattorti9813
    @valentinabucibattorti9813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "But you asked for dolmades!" "He didn't knew what they were." "I knew...BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!"

    • @tomf3150
      @tomf3150 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's stuffed grape leaves, nothing wrong with that.

    • @리주민
      @리주민 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oy, this doesn't look like tamales. 😋

  • @Libbathegreat
    @Libbathegreat 15 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "I'll have the same, the, er, parakalw, definitely"
    I wish the restaurants around here had waiters that just came directly up to you and spoke Greek. I've never had that luck. I'm always a bit nervous to try my Greek without being prompted :)

    • @adonisadmirer2752
      @adonisadmirer2752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Δοκίμασέ τα εδώ τότε ^^

  • @christinaz.271
    @christinaz.271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hugh Laurie's reactions here are *perfection*

  • @inspectorspinda
    @inspectorspinda 9 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    bazooka music?

    • @lilakion
      @lilakion 8 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      +Inspector Spinda he meant to say "bouzouki music" :P

    • @inspectorspinda
      @inspectorspinda 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I see

    • @mariosargiropoulos1715
      @mariosargiropoulos1715 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I immediately wondered after he said that, “How are they expecting any non-Greeks to get that joke?”

    • @Panos__P
      @Panos__P 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mariosargiropoulos1715 It is only for the knowing ;)

    • @avinotion
      @avinotion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mariosargiropoulos1715 everyone I know, knows that. And I don't live in Greece.

  • @SimonBishop779
    @SimonBishop779 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Absolutely brilliant.

  • @harveybirdman2674
    @harveybirdman2674 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They have such a chemistry it's insane

  • @deanronson6331
    @deanronson6331 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Laurie's occasionally channeling Basil Fawlty, as in that labored laughter and facial expression when addressed by the waiter.

  • @valentinabucibattorti9813
    @valentinabucibattorti9813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    His face when Fry starts ordering food in Greek and then to the waiter... "What?..." Ihihihihih

  • @kligiannaki
    @kligiannaki 12 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    as a Greek, I almost died of laughter during the order

    • @tomf3150
      @tomf3150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a French who loves greek cuisine, so did I.

    • @emilyrobbins3238
      @emilyrobbins3238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you please translate the food order for us?

    • @kligiannaki
      @kligiannaki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@emilyrobbins3238 "I want please ntolmades (the stuffed vine leaves, stuffed with rice, if anyone is wondering), a filet of souvlaki (that's meat on a vertical spit so not really a filet, it's lots of thin slices stacked and cut from the side so it comes in small pieces), bottled water, and a bottle of retsina please (resinated wine)". The parentheses are my comments btw.

  • @timsmith3346
    @timsmith3346 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    First time I've seen my home county of Lincolnshire mentioned on television, and I have to say, they're dead right.

    • @Οδοιπόρος
      @Οδοιπόρος 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You mean it really is always late for meetings

    • @adventureswithaurora
      @adventureswithaurora 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's also mentioned in _Jeeves and Wooster_ as the place where Gussie Fink-Nottle's from. XD

  • @AllyKari1
    @AllyKari1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This made my day. XD These two are awesome, and the way the guy spoke Greek was pretty hilarious.

  • @JJvideoman
    @JJvideoman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    House was different before his injury

    • @harryeast95
      @harryeast95 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Not /that/ different.

  • @Henshin0101
    @Henshin0101 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There is one in Stevenage, it's called Medusa, though it was probably known by a different name back then.

  • @tutekohe1361
    @tutekohe1361 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "While you were tanning your hairy arse on the beaches of Crete..."

  • @chairsmissing
    @chairsmissing 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I wanna open up a restsurant just so I can serve Fry.

    • @리주민
      @리주민 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No burger or coke. Oy, go out fast like that, mate.

    • @chairsmissing
      @chairsmissing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@리주민 touche, mate.

  • @laurasauraus0350
    @laurasauraus0350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "An honest British kebab" hahahaha

  • @macolleague
    @macolleague 15 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Aghh...Stephen looks particularly shiny, fluffy and lovely in this sketch...("ape-crazy on all fours....")

  • @noeliaalberti7
    @noeliaalberti7 12 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hilarious sketch! What was even better, was Stephen's greek pronunciation!! I absolutely loved it!... Although you can't really say "fileto souvlaki" :P...

  • @annaneillbaker5507
    @annaneillbaker5507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good writing and a laughter soundtrack...

  • @valentinabucibattorti9813
    @valentinabucibattorti9813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "I'll have the same... the parakalò!" XD

  • @RobinMcBeth
    @RobinMcBeth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hugh Laurie has an incredible range.

  • @mdenison2567
    @mdenison2567 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    im from stevenage. i would love to see a greek restaurant there :P

  • @MsTatli
    @MsTatli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OH!. Linguaphone !! we had a french set with Vinyl discs when I was little..

  • @shotforshot5983
    @shotforshot5983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I don't know how they just don't crack up sometimes.

    • @gemmalee3032
      @gemmalee3032 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      'think these 2 were born and raised to crack up jokes almost as second nature.

  • @RadioactiveCassowary
    @RadioactiveCassowary 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When I saw the Icon for this video i could have sworn the waiter was Manuel, cut me some slack though I've been watching British comedy show clips for three weeks straight.

  • @SirAgravaine
    @SirAgravaine 11 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    omg dolmades are sooooooo good

    •  7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      also dolma means stuffed. (but in turkish- do not mention that to any greek they might get angry).

    • @NicolasContos
      @NicolasContos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, they shouldn't

    • @dpapad202
      @dpapad202 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +justin case I really don't think anyone would get angry. obviously we know that many of our traditional foods are originaly Ottoman and it's logical since we were under occupation for 400 years.

    • @noeliaalberti7
      @noeliaalberti7 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Actually dolmades originally is a greek dish! In ancient Greece they were called "thria" (gr. θρία)and they have always been cooked by the greeks ever since. "Thria'' made their way into the ottoman cuisine as well getting the turkish name "dolmades or sarmades". The turkish word prevaled and has been systematically used by the greeks ever since until modern times.

    • @ErandSmakaj
      @ErandSmakaj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @JpgZzz Ze greek, turks ethnically the same people you see...

  • @tarmaque
    @tarmaque 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That mustache is haunting my nightmares.

    • @리주민
      @리주민 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Mustache" so thin it didn't warrant the full spelling of moustache?🤔

  • @u.v.s.5583
    @u.v.s.5583 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    -It's resinated! - It's resonating! :D

  • @adventureswithaurora
    @adventureswithaurora 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    5:58 “Where are you going, Stanley?” -another Stephen Fry character

  • @AllyKari1
    @AllyKari1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are greek restaurants everywhere. When we lived in London, we used to go to mpouzoukia. Yes, they even have those. XD

  • @vicnedel02
    @vicnedel02 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I didn't know Stephen could speak a bit of Greek.

  • @johnjones6601
    @johnjones6601 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolute genius.

  • @GirGir183
    @GirGir183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    5:33 Linguaphone just grinds the whole concept of linguaphone into the ground, doesn't it?

  • @chrysasouli8549
    @chrysasouli8549 11 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    being a greek this seems even funnier to me than to most people

  • @peterhall6656
    @peterhall6656 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two public schools lads who like a bit of Greek. Who would have thought?

  • @oneliminalzero
    @oneliminalzero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We will never know the exact number of people with no humer.
    We do have the people that dislike this video though.

  • @kcuhc84
    @kcuhc84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Greek bearings are better bought than received as gifts.

  • @johnthegreek7356
    @johnthegreek7356 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'll have the παρακαλώ please 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @photographylovergr
    @photographylovergr 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    @PinkStelitsa Ofcourse there are....Wherever there are Greeks, there are greek restaurants!!!

  • @rbzvncnt
    @rbzvncnt 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The wine reminds me of something produced in Blackadder 2... Château Baldrick 1589

  • @julieporter7805
    @julieporter7805 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    5:11-Jeeves/Wooster=Jooster Confirned! 😅😂❤

  • @shokoladniybegemot
    @shokoladniybegemot 15 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    OMG Fry speaking Greek!!! :D

  • @Livid_Cloud
    @Livid_Cloud 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @nefelycherry He says ntolmades and not ntomates actually, which in fact means stuffed vine leaves :P

  • @XoXo475
    @XoXo475 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool to hear Stevenage get a shout out

  • @chrysasouli8549
    @chrysasouli8549 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i am greek too...we are everywhere! :p

  • @jainayak666
    @jainayak666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fry and Laurie accurately predicting the political discourse in present day United States ;)

  • @GreekFreakyJoker
    @GreekFreakyJoker 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The guy's greek were great.

  • @Phersephoie
    @Phersephoie 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Frys accent is actually terrible, but he's still perfect :D

    • @whatno5090
      @whatno5090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The way he said και was the same way an American trying to read spanish for the first time says "que"

    • @리주민
      @리주민 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@whatno5090 /kyoo/?

    • @whatno5090
      @whatno5090 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@리주민 no lol, /kɛɪ̯/

  • @neithere
    @neithere 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been eating dolma when this popped up as a suggestion. It has only struck me after the sketch was over.

  • @xmissemmax
    @xmissemmax 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "but I think we gave that one back" haha!

  • @kartikpandey1353
    @kartikpandey1353 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of my favourites from ABOFAL

  • @samamaisthebest
    @samamaisthebest 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's not that bad for someone around his age who is not greek .. It's pretty good actually apart from και

  • @koratvinnie
    @koratvinnie 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @NaxNax96
    Fry would have picked up Greek (and Latin) during his days at public school. And by 'public school' I mean private school - which is what they're known as in England.

    • @리주민
      @리주민 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And private school means a charter school. And charter school means one created by Her Majesty. 🤔😋

  • @spiromlb
    @spiromlb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pronounced it all well...definitely studied/taught it...

  • @tanmaynd2001
    @tanmaynd2001  15 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, you are right. I suppose ntomata is just one of the many things not used to refer to stuffed vine leaves in Greece. But why did you choose to single out ntomata here?

  • @vymmas
    @vymmas 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just brilliant.

  • @Thanasaros21
    @Thanasaros21 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @koratvinnie Oh, I simply assumed that he had rehearsed a few lines for the sketch. I mean, foreigners learning modern Greek would be a bit unusual wouldn't it? And Ancient Greek has a very different structure, not to mention a pronunciation no two people can agree upon >.>
    Whatever the case may be, Fry certainly gave me a pleasant surprise :D

    • @리주민
      @리주민 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Does anyone here speak English? How about Ancient Greek?"
      - Dr Brody, Indiana Jones

  • @racketman2u
    @racketman2u 8 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    "I thought that was the Romans?"
    "yeah, well, ethnically the same people ...."

    • @ibrahimakay728
      @ibrahimakay728 8 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Well done. You wrote something from the video we all just watched.

    • @racketman2u
      @racketman2u 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      and you still didn't get the joke - I suppose it is all Greek to you?

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Claiming that they didn't get the joke because they addressed your post as merely repeating what was said in the video, like some kind of squawking parrot. You appear to be as insecure and defensive as Hugh's character in the sketch.

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the typo correction.
      Edit and... _fixed!_

    • @Lucifronz
      @Lucifronz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My work here is done.

  • @boxstersjm69u
    @boxstersjm69u 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very funny and intelligent jiving

  • @cacaw_0
    @cacaw_0 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @nefelycherry they are not saying ntomates. They are saying ntolmades(ντολμάδες) and that is indeed vine leaves.

  • @Jon5368
    @Jon5368 11 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What is the matter with you! Stephen Fry is a glorious figurehead of modern society. He is intelligent and well spoken and a joy to watch and listen to. Just because his sexual orientation is different from yours doesn't discredit him at all and one can appreciate him even though they are heterosexual, and that is mainly because those who are straight who like him are modern enough and intelligent enough to realize that someones sexuality means nothing to us... stop being such an ignoramus!

  • @cocochanelleke
    @cocochanelleke 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Swilling turpentine"

  • @psid9907
    @psid9907 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can you enable the "add captions" feature?

  • @johnhellenicvoice9521
    @johnhellenicvoice9521 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    what the heck is ''gonoymeen''

    • @graffifilms
      @graffifilms 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Presumably 'gnwmin/γνώμη' = opinion. I think Fry purposely pronounces it weird.

    • @christopherhowarth5984
      @christopherhowarth5984 9 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      John HellenicVoice It's Ancient Greek γενοιμην (genoimen) 'Would I were/If only I was', a common exclamation in Greek tragedy. It occasionally crops up in older English literature (e.g. Rupert Brookes) as a Classical reference.

    • @37Dionysos
      @37Dionysos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Christopher Howarth Thanks for that!

    • @jossdionne9810
      @jossdionne9810 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +37Dionysos Isn't wonderful that subtle culture of old enough to carry on...

    • @oleksijm
      @oleksijm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's Yiddish, mate..

  • @Jafroboy
    @Jafroboy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He got you to reply, therefore he didnt fail.

  • @suchethhegde8637
    @suchethhegde8637 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, it appears Key and Peele drew quite heavily from this for their 'French restaurant' skit

  • @haphillips2008
    @haphillips2008 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Yorkshire? What is Yorkshire?!"

  • @currentphonograph1734
    @currentphonograph1734 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i like Greek

  • @Greeceindirestraits
    @Greeceindirestraits 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @nefelycherry
    I think he says Dolmades which actually are stuffed vine leaves.

    • @리주민
      @리주민 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was Hugh Laurie expecting tamales? 😋

  • @nefelycherry
    @nefelycherry 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol.. i love retsina...
    and i love hugh laurie!!
    btw stuffed vine leaves are not called ntomata in greece..! ntomata is just a tomato!

  • @GayaK91
    @GayaK91 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was I imagining (or mishearing) or was Fry pronouncing και (which means and) as kay - a word that I was taught to be pronounced kah e (at least in ancient Greek)?

  • @thodorosxanthopoulos
    @thodorosxanthopoulos 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I dont get though why he corrected him for kalispera, it after midday we do say kalispera not kalimera.

  • @Macam2macam
    @Macam2macam ปีที่แล้ว

    one day he ll be an expert doctor somewhere.

  • @bnap3221
    @bnap3221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know a Greek fella, he eats normal food and drinks beer

  • @helluvagun
    @helluvagun 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A bit so fried and laured

  • @Moamanly
    @Moamanly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found the comments more interesting than the sketch itself.

  • @TheGl124
    @TheGl124 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    East meets West))))))))))))
    My French boss with English sales manager in russian restaurant...

  • @ms.rstake_1211
    @ms.rstake_1211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are hilarious!