Wrong crowd. Also, while the imitations are spot-on, it doesn't go far beyond that. The show is missing a dysfunctional character to foil Ian Rubbish--a Bizzaros version of Sid Vicious with a heroin needle stuck to his arm with duct tape, or something.
@@rickdeckard1075 It's valid in Fred's case. People always talk about how great Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig were on SNL (which they were of course), but barely anyone praises Fred and he could make Bill and Kristen break at will.
@@johnbull1568 im not sure the 'break up' metric has the same explanatory value it did during, for example, the carol burnett era...the first season of portlandia was actually quite funny to me, yet after that it became excruciatingly cringe leftwing propaganda, which shows both that these ppl know what actual comedy is (portlandia s1) and that they deliberately choose to preach DNC (actually, more like CIA) talking points instead (s2+)
@@rickdeckard1075 i actual completely agree with your politics but didnt think that portlandia was too pushy with that, it seemed like they were parodying portland liberals more than anything. Regardless, fred is a legend and is not overly politcal publicly from what ive seen
@@rickdeckard1075 Coulnd't agree more. This comment just needs a "hold my beer" and/or "epic" and it would aspire to being the most clichey on YT. @Jammasta, I know you wrote this as a tribute and I like Fred A, too, like hundreds of thousands others, but to call him "terribly underated" makes you sound like you have some sort of unique taste plenty others aren't equipped with. If anyone really likes SNL and comedy, they have respect for Armisen, so no. Not underrated at all from the people who care.
@@TRJ2241987 I don’t think it was intentional. The guy tried bringing him the guitar back, and he waved him off politely. I think if it was a gag, he would have been more aggressive.
Brilliant stuff. His accent is so Mick Jones and the "listen to proper music on the wadio from Jamaica" subject matter/ content is so the spirit of The Clash..Armisen's a great talent
If you listen to *just* the music, it's like your typical UK82 punk rock band. Totally compatible to something like The Partisans, Conflict, etc. Loved the entire bit, especially the music. Fantastic satire, and a loving tribute to real punk rock. Thank you to all involved. Fred's an amazing artist.
@@willdrakes7445 Its mainly some of Rottens mannerisms and speaking that he riffs on (as well as Joe and Mick from The Clash). Musically it is The Clash and I've even heard bits of Generation X in his parodies!
@@carlmarks8170 If he's impersonating anybody [the speaking voice] it would be Mick Jones from The Clash but the guy says his his impression of Johnny Rotten "is so spot on that I thought for three seconds they had brought him in to play with the band." John Lydon acts and sounds nothing at all like this. I apologize for not being full of ____ and having a conscience.
@@nkmcfrln It's a composite of British punks, mostly Mick Jones... In the original SNL sketch , when they do a parody of the infamous Bill Grundy/Pistols interview, Armisen is clearly mimicking Johnny Rotten, right down to the seating position and his defiant naughty boy demeanour. In particular, the way he slowly drawls "be deeeeeecent". That's Lydon... Not Jones.. His name "Ian Rubbish" is a parody of Johnny Rotten, the first of many UK punks with that style of pseudonym. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, rather than assume they are stupid. So when the other guy said his Johnny Rotten impersonation was "spot on", I'm assuming he formed his opinion from watching the SNL sketch 5 minutes before he clicked on this video.
His ability to be funny through a character that 90% of people will never understand is amazing. Ian Rubbish could be Johnny Rotten. Or he could be Stiv Bators. It's 100% Fred, though.
Fred is perhaps the funniest of em' all on the SNL cast...!! Thx God for such a comic talent..!! He almost never breaks out of character...I'm dying laughing my ass off. Cheers from Denmark
I am a life long British (Scottish) punk rocker and I have to say that Iain Rubbish and the Bizarros are... Such a fuckin' band. See that 'Hey Policeman', it was written as satire clearly but it might have inadvertently became the greatest punk song ever written besides Complete Control.
So theres actually a punk band from Akron, Ohio back from around ‘76 called The Bizarros who I just found out about last week-the reason why I came across this video tonight. Theyre pretty awesome (Lady Doubonette is a personal fave) and I wonder if Fred knows of these guys cuz they’re definitely not British. In any case Fred is absolutely hilarious and seemingly spot on w his accent from the Brits in the comments 😜
Lyrics: "Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. (chorus) Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. (chorus x2) Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face. Hey, policeman. My boot goes in your face."
A great idea for a comedy movie with the Ian Rubbish character ( who Armisen created as a hybrid of all those british political punk poets of the 76-77 scene e.g Strummer, Jones, Rotten, Weller, Ian Drury) and have him exist somehow ( having just come out of a time machine) in the current apathetic , apolitical pop culture we have now...imagine him chanting "This is a punk revolution!" while the disengaged, facebook obsessed , playstation, reality tv show loving youth of today scratch their heads in confusion..would be brilliantly funny..
>apolitical you really looked outside recently, we're at an extremely politcally polarised point right now, people rioting on the streets and everything
Always Mad point taken. I guess it was easier to generalise using the stereotype of todays "yoof"..but you're right..particularly in recent years there's a been groundswell of change and turbulence politically speaking..maybe Ian Rubbish is just the cultural icon we need now!
Jonny Deuteronomy Plot twist: ian goes off about how kids today are glued to their phones etc. And then when the following act comes on to play the kids put their phones away and start cheering because they really just didn't wanna listen to an old punk rocker in his 70s
I remember going to the bizarros concerts late 70s. He was like 40 at the time and not easy to sing while smoking at the same time. Oh Ian Rubbish, such a legend punk rocker. Joe Strummer imitated him later on, in past tense.
I love how quiet the crowd is. So authentic punk.
Jesus. Silence even after the ending. Wrong crowd.
Early punk rock crowds didnt dance
Or authentic British...
Wrong crowd. Also, while the imitations are spot-on, it doesn't go far beyond that. The show is missing a dysfunctional character to foil Ian Rubbish--a Bizzaros version of Sid Vicious with a heroin needle stuck to his arm with duct tape, or something.
They're like taking it too serious or something...?
When he said, Hey policeman my boot goes in your face.
I really felt that.
So did the policeman
“Day by Day” “was it you?” ❤
I'm English and he does a better English accent than I do
Jake Marsden don't feel bad he can do any accent better than a native speaker.
He is fantastic.
Not a bad accent 😊
Just Club English people have lost the ability to pronounce ‘th’.
Southerner for life
Hey Maggie Thatcher you're alright
thanks to you I sleep at night
Oi! Be DECENT!
sunairjet you're a very
special
lady
Lets go for a drive... WHEN IM WITH YOU I FEEL ALIIIIVVVEEE
This is such a brilliant premise, Fred is terribly underrated. His music parodies on SNL, documentary now, etc... are all on point.
"underrated" - literally the most overrated descriptor on the entire YT
@@rickdeckard1075 It's valid in Fred's case. People always talk about how great Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig were on SNL (which they were of course), but barely anyone praises Fred and he could make Bill and Kristen break at will.
@@johnbull1568 im not sure the 'break up' metric has the same explanatory value it did during, for example, the carol burnett era...the first season of portlandia was actually quite funny to me, yet after that it became excruciatingly cringe leftwing propaganda, which shows both that these ppl know what actual comedy is (portlandia s1) and that they deliberately choose to preach DNC (actually, more like CIA) talking points instead (s2+)
@@rickdeckard1075 i actual completely agree with your politics but didnt think that portlandia was too pushy with that, it seemed like they were parodying portland liberals more than anything. Regardless, fred is a legend and is not overly politcal publicly from what ive seen
@@rickdeckard1075 Coulnd't agree more. This comment just needs a "hold my beer" and/or "epic" and it would aspire to being the most clichey on YT.
@Jammasta, I know you wrote this as a tribute and I like Fred A, too, like hundreds of thousands others, but to call him "terribly underated" makes you sound like you have some sort of unique taste plenty others aren't equipped with. If anyone really likes SNL and comedy, they have respect for Armisen, so no. Not underrated at all from the people who care.
Loved how the guitar was not working and Fred never missed a beat. He just kept his routine going.
That wasn't intentional?
@@TRJ2241987 I thought it was intentional
@@TRJ2241987 I don’t think it was intentional. The guy tried bringing him the guitar back, and he waved him off politely. I think if it was a gag, he would have been more aggressive.
No it looks like the drummers snare was off so they restarted, then after that the guitar stopped working too
Fred Armisen is a treasure. His accents are so incredibly accurate. What an ear!
Except if you're British and you can immediately tell he's American..!
He's so friggin' talented. A complete natural entertainer
i want a full Ian Rubbish and the Bizarros album so bad
She was right about the Euro and don't you forget it!
@knowledge share OI !! BE DEEECENT!! thats the prime minister you are talking bout!
She wasn't perfect, you know, but who of us are
Fred is one of the most talented humans on the planet.
no, he isnt. and this is shite.
Rick Deckard don’t comment then cause everybody else finds it funny.
It was done better by Ian Rotten and the Ian Rotten band a la Cheech Marin.
Yep. I think he is thr funniest man in America
"Fred is one of the most talented humans on the planet."
Ok you see that's why you muricans are a little too excited about things sometimes
Brilliant stuff. His accent is so Mick Jones and the "listen to proper music on the wadio from Jamaica" subject matter/ content is so the spirit of The Clash..Armisen's a great talent
Komo Lee Ray fuck yeh
Half Mick half Joe Strummer
If you listen to *just* the music, it's like your typical UK82 punk rock band. Totally compatible to something like The Partisans, Conflict, etc. Loved the entire bit, especially the music. Fantastic satire, and a loving tribute to real punk rock. Thank you to all involved. Fred's an amazing artist.
Drew Kane
Right he sounds a lot like Charlie Harper
Nah, this is meant to be a parody of the clash
It’s supposed to be a mix of the clash and the sex pistols
I think it’s a mix of the clash and uk subs
People say the pistols but it’s nothing like them
@@willdrakes7445 Its mainly some of Rottens mannerisms and speaking that he riffs on (as well as Joe and Mick from The Clash). Musically it is The Clash and I've even heard bits of Generation X in his parodies!
He needs to make a movie with this character
His accent is fucking brilliant - I am from east london and my dad was a punk, fred has got it spot on
Nothing says "punk show" like people sitting around tables.
His Johnny Rotten impression is so spot on that I thought for three seconds they had brought him in to play with the band.
He's not impersonating John, idiot.
@@nkmcfrln Why be so rude? Is that how you talk to people you just met at a party or in a bar?
@@carlmarks8170 If he's impersonating anybody [the speaking voice] it would be Mick Jones from The Clash but the guy says his his impression of Johnny Rotten "is so spot on that I thought for three seconds they had brought him in to play with the band." John Lydon acts and sounds nothing at all like this. I apologize for not being full of ____ and having a conscience.
@@nkmcfrln It's a composite of British punks, mostly Mick Jones... In the original SNL sketch , when they do a parody of the infamous Bill Grundy/Pistols interview, Armisen is clearly mimicking Johnny Rotten, right down to the seating position and his defiant naughty boy demeanour. In particular, the way he slowly drawls "be deeeeeecent". That's Lydon... Not Jones.. His name "Ian Rubbish" is a parody of Johnny Rotten, the first of many UK punks with that style of pseudonym.
I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, rather than assume they are stupid. So when the other guy said his Johnny Rotten impersonation was "spot on", I'm assuming he formed his opinion from watching the SNL sketch 5 minutes before he clicked on this video.
@@carlmarks8170 You're so full of ____ it's not funny.
His ability to be funny through a character that 90% of people will never understand is amazing. Ian Rubbish could be Johnny Rotten. Or he could be Stiv Bators. It's 100% Fred, though.
Ian's got his old school Mick Jones (Clash) accent down p-e-r-f-e-c-t-l-y... :-)
Dfactor Pop that's a clash cover band I'd love to see.
He also has Joe Strummer's singing voice down pat.
The Jam
I’d pay top dollar to see Ian Rubbish and Bizzaros live! I am so mad at myself that I just came across with this! Now my life is complete 😂
That crowd had some energy.
🤣
I’m English, he does a fantastic English accent. Go Fred!! 🤩
Fred Armisen is absolutely great talent guy, love him!
somebody actually smashed a glass at 3:10 ! hahah
No hader and the other guy? This is no bizarros
It must be Public Image Ltd
They can't play I guess
@@gokudgreat Bill hader can play bass
I guess the bizarros has line up change. No Derek and Keith after all
@@gokudgreat I’m pretty sure most of em could, Ik hader could actually bass, and it’s kinda impossible to fake drumming without it being obvious
Fred could do a perfect Robert Smith. Now that would kill.
His accent is spot on.
God he just nails it
Some people here don't get satire and sarcasm or don't know what this was all about
Oh really? 🙄
...I like the bit where he goes ...hey policeman , my boot goes in your face ....
BEEE DECENTTTTT
It's 2020 and I'm just seeing this now!?. So good. Lol.
hahah I fucking love Fred! he's a genius.
Love the actual punk attitude of this guitar doesn’t work, fuck it, drum and bass only tonight. Brilliant.
Fred is perhaps the funniest of em' all on the SNL cast...!! Thx God for such a comic talent..!! He almost never breaks out of character...I'm dying laughing my ass off. Cheers from Denmark
She was spot on about the Euro and don't you forget it!!!
amazing, i love Fred and love music, this is heaven
I am a life long British (Scottish) punk rocker and I have to say that Iain Rubbish and the Bizarros are... Such a fuckin' band. See that 'Hey Policeman', it was written as satire clearly but it might have inadvertently became the greatest punk song ever written besides Complete Control.
This man is a national treasure
Love this
I would have liked to hear some of his other Maggie Thatcher stuff.
I read somewhere he is a huge CLASH fan .... Mick Jones accent and jacket !
Legendary stuff!
My fav part was where he says where his boot goes
Inyo face?
This is high art
for a second I thought this was a real band from the 70's and 80's xd
"Aww da way dun 'ere!"....lol
I'm just in awe at the colossal number of drinks being lined up at the open bar in the background.
That songs is actually much better than what you hear on the radio nowadays.
So theres actually a punk band from Akron, Ohio back from around ‘76 called The Bizarros who I just found out about last week-the reason why I came across this video tonight. Theyre pretty awesome (Lady Doubonette is a personal fave) and I wonder if Fred knows of these guys cuz they’re definitely not British. In any case Fred is absolutely hilarious and seemingly spot on w his accent from the Brits in the comments 😜
such concise wisdom these lyrics contain
This is actually wonderful
Great snare drum...Fred rocks! He's a very good drummer btw besides his other talents which seem to never end
Fred is THE MAN!
Fist fight, in the parking lot. That's the only song that matters.
Stage dive into the wedding cake.
"This is cold Hyper Leeceman..."
Fred is a pro. He doth take it brick by brick.
i like his song about sweet iron lady!
Armisen = Amazing
Somehow Fred Armisen as Ian Rubbish is more punk that a lot of posers who call themselves punk.
Oh DAm Fred is more punk than most punk . He knowsall the nuances of punk and captures so many in one scene. Amazing humor!
Classic Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros!
Lyrics:
"Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
(chorus)
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
(chorus x2)
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face.
Hey, policeman.
My boot goes in your face."
4:56 -- And here I thought we could rely on strangers online from years ago. Sad day. 😢
The Danish Parliament - wtf - what did I miss..... 9 years ago.
Greetings from Denmark.
This is amazing
I wish they would have played Sweet Iron Lady
The crazy thing is how this song is actually good
Wait- where does the boot go? I missed that part.
Fred and Bill Hader were the best male cast members ever!!
Fred is one of the funniest people alive!
Anyone know if the guitar/amp malfunction was part of the bit?
I went and checked out WBAI -- holy shit, talk about a rabbit hole.
The only yank to pull off a working class British accent. Bravo.
Top gold this is
Are we going to get an album? Preferably on vinyl?
Watch it with captions on. Look how many different ways it say “my boot goes in ur face” lol
Man is 78 years old...” 😂😂😂
Fred’s English accent pretty good for a yank !!!😆😆😆
A great idea for a comedy movie with the Ian Rubbish character ( who Armisen created as a hybrid of all those british political punk poets of the 76-77 scene e.g Strummer, Jones, Rotten, Weller, Ian Drury) and have him exist somehow ( having just come out of a time machine) in the current apathetic , apolitical pop culture we have now...imagine him chanting "This is a punk revolution!" while the disengaged, facebook obsessed , playstation, reality tv show loving youth of today scratch their heads in confusion..would be brilliantly funny..
>apolitical
you really looked outside recently, we're at an extremely politcally polarised point right now, people rioting on the streets and everything
Always Mad point taken. I guess it was easier to generalise using the stereotype of todays "yoof"..but you're right..particularly in recent years there's a been groundswell of change and turbulence politically speaking..maybe Ian Rubbish is just the cultural icon we need now!
Have a scene where he plays to an audience who are all tapping on their phones and not even looking at him.
Jonny Deuteronomy Plot twist: ian goes off about how kids today are glued to their phones etc. And then when the following act comes on to play the kids put their phones away and start cheering because they really just didn't wanna listen to an old punk rocker in his 70s
Millennials have only seen mosh pits on youtube.
That guitar is fucking beautiful! Which brand is it?
It's wonderfully crusty and punk rawk.
Fodera ?
Reminds me of The Clash in their early days lol
Bloody hell ,he's great ainit
Innit
Catchy lyrics.
What were the lyrics again?
"Hey policeman, my boot goes in your face!"
Hey boots, my policeman goes in your face
pree-she-ate-it, already laughing
Leading the Revolution! #prophets #TheChi
God Bless Punk Rock!!!!
This is up there with CB4 and The Rutles
The fact that the guitar wasn’t gonna work and he said fuck it just drums and bass. That my friends is punk
This guy looks just like the frontman of band that played at a wedding I went to not that long ago...
THE MAN IS 78 YEARS OLD.
I remember going to the bizarros concerts late 70s. He was like 40 at the time and not easy to sing while smoking at the same time. Oh Ian Rubbish, such a legend punk rocker. Joe Strummer imitated him later on, in past tense.
(on bass, Juan Monasterio of Brainiac; on drums, Matt Schulz of Enon)
Fred is an absolute nut! 😂
What guitar is Fred using? It has a Telecaster bridge pick up, cool.
So was the non-working guitar part of the act? Either way, Fred is the best.
She's a real nice.. Lady!!
Innit ❤
Fred
Lyrics?
I'm about 83% sure there was nothing wrong with that guitar or the amp. It was either on standby or one the volume pots was zero'd.
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