Any simple dark face make up will look like blackface, the difference is the notable white eyes and mouth. Marilyn Manson did it too, he claims Gottfried Helnwein started it in the 70s (I believe he designed the look for Manson). It's white eyes on black again, but his version also had Deadmaus (mickey mouse) ears
I saw them live in Brighton, they were absolutely brilliant. They shut down the hecklers with comic effect.. and changed character with lightening speed. Papa Lazarou is my favourite character and I'm black.
League of Gentlemen was and still is absolutely awesome stuff. I grew up not so far from the location that they filmed it in and this was something of a 'claim to fame', through absolutely no achievement of my own, when I went to uni. A farcical, magnificent, comedic opera that was totally unique.
I was a teen when 'League of Gentlemen' was on the tv back in the day. I couldn't wrap my head around it so wrote it off as drivel. I stumbled across the series again 20 years later and was immediately hooked by its brilliance.
And to think League of Gentlemen had now been removed from Netflix on the basis Papa Lazarou is racist. What a complete an utter mess our society is in
If you have to explain that someone in obvious minstrel facepaint is not racist because he is referencing an obscure folk character then perhaps the joke is long lost to all but those who are trying to explain away an obvious reference to outsiders.
I remember watching one of the pilot episodes being filmed in a tv studio in Wembley around 97. They did a Tubbs & Edward shop scene complete with sellotape on the noses. I knew back then it was so different & brilliant.
He'll shit on you then set you on fire! actually started crying with laughter! love the way Reece walks but I cannot help but think MYCROFT! every time I see mark even though I watched The League of Gentlemen way before Sherlock!
@Lush Can't wait til they start shaming women for wearing fake tan. Hopefully then there will be an acceptable backlash. Lord knows as a white male, my opinion is just wrong.....hahaha
@@AB-st8to Its been a week. You're on your own, son. You do realise "minority" doesnt mean special, don't you? It actually means, in all practical terms, massively outnumbered. Best of luck.
@@AB-st8to Do you know the demographic breakdown of the U.K? 85% white, 15% BAME. Check it, if you like. And your opinion only matters if I care, and I don't. Again, best of luck.
Genius and nice twist at the end with Tubbs. Papa Lazarou has a touch of the Grand Guignol about him if you remember the end of the Christmas episode. Great creation. “This is just a saga now”
Fuck me, both "He'll shit on you and set you on fire" and "Bird's Eye potato waffles, waffley versatile" should have been in the original sketch I absolutely pissed myself!
i love the league of gentlemen but i honestly think that a good few people here had no idea what was going on!!! LOVE IT!!!! birds eye potatoe waffles!! their waffly versitile!!!! ha ha ha
This was pretty funny, but I kind of wish they'd come up with new material instead of pretty much just using an existing sketch. Still great, though, and the addition of Tubbs at the end kills me every time!
Miranda Richardson. Yes, but she has done allot more since. like 40 films, including Empire of the Son, two Harry Potter movies, Sleepy Hollow, Get Carter, Phantom of the Oprah, the Crying game, but to name a few.
By the looks of the whole video, it looks filmed quite a while ago. I think 2000's fashion is terrible, but early 2000's British fashion is particularly bad.
I love Shearsmith and Pemberton's writing. One thing that puzzles me. The woke whiners are constantly berating 'Little Britain' about EVERY black or Asian character they ever had, yet nobody bleats about this.
Papa Lazarou is one of the greatest comic creations of all time. Genuinely creepy as well. The standout from League.
now sadly racist because the WOKE mob say so...
@@katy.2596 fuck them
Your my wife now Dave
@@Wildernessoutside i think you mean "you're my wife now Dave"
@@KarldorisLambley you knew what I meant fella lol
Anyone unfamiliar with League of Gentlemen must have been so confused by that!
Any simple dark face make up will look like blackface, the difference is the notable white eyes and mouth. Marilyn Manson did it too, he claims Gottfried Helnwein started it in the 70s (I believe he designed the look for Manson). It's white eyes on black again, but his version also had Deadmaus (mickey mouse) ears
OMG I KNOW THIS IS COMPLETELY UNRELATED BUT I DIDN'T KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WATCHED LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN IN 2017
omg that’s so true 😂😂
Well i clicked cause I thought it had to do with my fave comedy league of gentlemen but then what?????
Manly Stump haha their fuckin heads would have fallen off
I saw them live in Brighton, they were absolutely brilliant. They shut down the hecklers with comic effect.. and changed character with lightening speed. Papa Lazarou is my favourite character and I'm black.
Miranda Richardson played the straight role very well there; the deliberately awkward, out of place presenting at the start. Very good.
Gatiss running across the stage while saying gibberish is gold.
dweedwee Hands down the best part of this bit.
It really, really is.
League of Gentlemen was and still is absolutely awesome stuff. I grew up not so far from the location that they filmed it in and this was something of a 'claim to fame', through absolutely no achievement of my own, when I went to uni. A farcical, magnificent, comedic opera that was totally unique.
HELP GATISS JUST RUNNING ACROSS THE STAGE MUMBLING NONSENSE IS KILLING ME
I was a teen when 'League of Gentlemen' was on the tv back in the day. I couldn't wrap my head around it so wrote it off as drivel.
I stumbled across the series again 20 years later and was immediately hooked by its brilliance.
Papa Lazarou and Queenie!!!! What a wonderful combination!
lol, when tubbs comes on, papa lazarou says "..wa the fuck is that?" hahahaha
"not Dave"
And to think League of Gentlemen had now been removed from Netflix on the basis Papa Lazarou is racist. What a complete an utter mess our society is in
@Alice Rabbit Shut up!!!
@Alice RabbitBot
If you have to explain that someone in obvious minstrel facepaint is not racist because he is referencing an obscure folk character then perhaps the joke is long lost to all but those who are trying to explain away an obvious reference to outsiders.
@@jimdonaldson9914 nonsense, nobody has to explain a thing, all people need to do is watch the program and it's obvious.
@@Mandrax2011 so you have just had to explain what somebody has to do in order to determine if it is blackface or not. Fair enough.
That audience was drrrryyyyyy
"Sold, to the lady dressed like a spider...." ! 😁
"Oh, Dave;... Humpty Dumpty sat on wall... Humpty Dumpty had great fall ...Birds eye-potato-waa-ffleees... waffle-y versatile." :)
Thank you! Had a problem with understanding words, which came after "great fall" :D
Peanuts!!😆
I didn't even hear that lmao
I remember watching one of the pilot episodes being filmed in a tv studio in Wembley around 97.
They did a Tubbs & Edward shop scene complete with sellotape on the noses.
I knew back then it was so different & brilliant.
I've just spent the last 10 minutes rolling around the floor laughing at "he'll shit on you and set you on fire"
This is COMEDY GOLD! The twist at the ending made me laugh TEARS!
haha... and... twelfty pounds LOL
"birds eye potato waffles.... there waffly versatile"
lmao brilliant
He'll shit on you then set you on fire!
actually started crying with laughter! love the way Reece walks but I cannot help but think MYCROFT! every time I see mark even though I watched The League of Gentlemen way before Sherlock!
Lisbeth Basnett Omg yes me tooo
You're myyy wiiiiffffe now, Dave!
I’ve just been watching TLoG for the first time ever in 2018 and oh my god it’s hilarious
Tubbs can't marry Miranda she's not LOCAL!!!
About 50 miles between Glossop and Southport, I think.
What is all this shouting? We'll have no trouble here!
@@josemaria8177 I was in a war! Don't touch the precious things of the shop! You'll dirty them with your Unlocal hands!😄
She will be made shiny and new. More local than any that came before.
Wow, Tubbs saying " She's my wife now!! "
What an odd turn of events. XD
Local the turn tables turn..
@@tillyhossain1049like the wheels on a locolmotive
So fekking funny! Papa Lazarou gets punked by Tubbs. LOLOLOLLOL
Papa whispering is the most sinister and crushing.
He would make a good mayor of that London.
THERE IS A SWANSEA
That London
He is isn't he ? .
Sadiq for second term
Won't be long until this is erased from history so enjoy it while you can
Hasn't happened yet.
@@philbecker4676 yeah mainly because Twitter is too busy looking at Dream and shit
Europe?
Oh dry up Dursley you great prune
You sound disappointed...
Enjoy it while you can folks, the PC warriors are a comin' !!!
Colm Jolly You’re right. We are coming. And all you can do is run and hide and bitch about it. You’re letting us win. Too easy.
@Lush Can't wait til they start shaming women for wearing fake tan. Hopefully then there will be an acceptable backlash. Lord knows as a white male, my opinion is just wrong.....hahaha
@@AB-st8to Its been a week. You're on your own, son. You do realise "minority" doesnt mean special, don't you? It actually means, in all practical terms, massively outnumbered. Best of luck.
Robert Wright but you are the minority...
@@AB-st8to Do you know the demographic breakdown of the U.K? 85% white, 15% BAME. Check it, if you like. And your opinion only matters if I care, and I don't. Again, best of luck.
That twist ending was completely genius though. Literally no one would have guessed it and considering the inherent absurdity of the series it works
Genius and nice twist at the end with Tubbs. Papa Lazarou has a touch of the Grand Guignol about him if you remember the end of the Christmas episode. Great creation. “This is just a saga now”
😂😂😂 papa lazarou is just comic genius
Poor reece is wearing heels so he is bearly taller than Miranda
Oh how I loved Papa Lazarou and Tubbs. I wish they would come back one day! :-D
I wish I had an Edward and Tubbs in my town keeping it local.
£50 £100 £200 £1000 £50 sold to the lady dressed like a spider!!
Lol i'd have loved to seen Queenie meeting papa..
The only people they dislike this are people that never saw the show
Fuck me, both "He'll shit on you and set you on fire" and "Bird's Eye potato waffles, waffley versatile" should have been in the original sketch I absolutely pissed myself!
'I couldn't see you in the dark' - that was pretty strong even then
To anyone pathetic, maybe.
@@rnw2739 not really, saying you can't see a black man in the dark was always racist.
Could the audience be anymore dead?? Wow.
DJ Record Player Player. The crowd were laughing.
I don't think they knew who he was
Tubbs: twevlty pounds!
The audience: fucking hell its our saviour Jesus Christ
That was awesome! Creepy as hell, but awesome.
Ikr
i love the league of gentlemen but i honestly think that a good few people here had no idea what was going on!!! LOVE IT!!!! birds eye potatoe waffles!! their waffly versitile!!!! ha ha ha
5:50 "Bird's Eye Potato Waffles, they're waffly versatile"
Making the most of this before the race card makes yet another appearance...
I had a lot of things i didn’t expect to see today, Mark Gatiss running across the stage uttering gibberish…wasn’t one of them.
How have I missed this?? brilliant. Love league of gentleman. your my wife now !!!
Hello tubbs whats all this noise we'll have no bidding here!
Miranda Richard was phenomenal in 'Dance With a Stranger'.
What a performance
Miranda Richardson was good an all.
I love these guys, context or not! They are hilarious, and anyone that doesn't think so is braindead!
league of gentleman best comedy EVER. legends
This was pretty funny, but I kind of wish they'd come up with new material instead of pretty much just using an existing sketch. Still great, though, and the addition of Tubbs at the end kills me every time!
the league fo gentlemen is the best comedy in the WORLD! that was awesome thanks!
I'm getting a lot of recommended videos for papa lazarou today
Tsunami appeal?
Izzat you Dave?
Dave??
Ahhh, Dave! You're MY wave noww!
I find papa strangely attractive
Hello Dave
Right, is DAVE THERE?!
YOURE MY WIFE NOW
It's the way he carries himself 😂😂😂
I feel the same and its really weird... haha
hahahaha i love the way he walks
Huh, so Tubbs is enough to make Papa Lazarou unsettled... Have they ever crossed paths in the show?
Will anyone be here in 2021?
Just seen this on my way home from college on the bus and I’m genuinely trying not to laugh my ass off 🤣 always loved league of gentlemen
_"What's all this...? We'll have no snowflakes here...!"_ ☻
"THE FUCK IS THAT!?"
There is no way they would be allow Papa Lazarou these days !
"YOUR MMAAA WIFE NNOOOWWWWWWWW">
This is demented. I can't explain why I find it hilarious.
coreycox2345 welcome to the League of Gentleman
The audience sounds genuinely freaked out, this is so great
"He'll shit on you and set you on fire!" 🤣😂
I know it’s been 15+ years but WHAT IS SHE WEARING?!!
Miranda Richardson. Yes, but she has done allot more since. like 40 films, including Empire of the Son, two Harry Potter movies, Sleepy Hollow, Get Carter, Phantom of the Oprah, the Crying game, but to name a few.
shes amazing in spider
Phantom of the Ophra. Brilliant.
Terms and conditions applaaaaaah!
Tubbs always reminds me of Ronnie Corbett
i died a little watching this the crowd need to laugh
haha "humpty dumpty sat on wall.......humpty dumpty had great fall.............birds eye potato waffles!" XD fukin genious
love this miranda is the best and them men are so hilarious.
Diane Abbott at the end lol.
loved the twist ending
@3:37 the funniest part by far XD
How long before this video is taken down?
Ironically, Miranda appears to be doing her best Oli Plimsoles
lol! walls potato waffles...waffly versatile!
Hehe I love League of Gentlemen but I've never seen this before. Reece is a legend! x x x
"He'll shit on you and set you on fire" :L
"Shake n Vac' xD Gotta love the league of gentlemen 10/10.
Just a re-working of The Fast Show's Channel 9
Would you prefer to be taken by Papa Lazarou or Tubbs??
Definitely Tubbs
I keep watching this! Best version of the sketch, methinx!
The audience doesn't do them justice!
Fun police would end this in seconds these days,,,
The daily mail?
Happy to see black face is back
Who dressed Miranda Richardson for this? Jesus!
thought I was the only one that noticed the poor dresscode
I think Tubbs looked better
By the looks of the whole video, it looks filmed quite a while ago. I think 2000's fashion is terrible, but early 2000's British fashion is particularly bad.
Still would though
Nelly Chaz 🤣
This audience was soooo dry
Creepiest comedy character EVER
this crowd was so dead
I love Shearsmith and Pemberton's writing. One thing that puzzles me. The woke whiners are constantly berating 'Little Britain' about EVERY black or Asian character they ever had, yet nobody bleats about this.
Probably because Papa Lazarou isn't supposed to be a black man.
@@rnw2739 you think the whiners will know that? I don't, they see a black face character, they bleat
@diamonddog4708 True I dunno why I wasted my time trying to explain - it doesn't stop them going into one.
It's 2020 and it's the Left who are saying to all of Britain: "Your my wife noooww"
I kinda wish they had made that set up smoother. I love Miranda Richardson but that was SO awkward.
Birdseye potato waffles
They’re waffling versatile
wanna buy some pegs ddaavvee.
Papa Lazarou is my familiar.
You wanna buy any pegs Daveeeeeeeee!?
Like this sketch,its passive aggression/intimidation taken to the extreme.
At least the tsunami had a positive
If anyone is offended by this, tough shit.
Nobody really is. They just think they should be without really thinking too much about it.
They actually based Papa Lazarou on their landlord. There's a video here on youtube with Steve Pemberton discussing it.