Stephen Fry in Alabama

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  • @platypus4427
    @platypus4427 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    An actual real life example of 'the european mind cannot comprehend this'

    • @Torpedosneak
      @Torpedosneak หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/-6aRZJ7hdP0/w-d-xo.html

  • @oneoneonefour
    @oneoneonefour 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2052

    I read his book about his time in America. He was more impressed with the timing of the jets than the jets themselves. He didn't know anything about getting jets, but he knew about timing from his TV work, and getting the jets at the right time in one take blew his mind.

    • @rbeck3200tb40
      @rbeck3200tb40 7 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      Those jets are from the Alabama Air National Guard . They have an air traffic controller on the ground inside the stadium talking to the pilots on the radio guiding them in by the second

    • @peterw.4833
      @peterw.4833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      How they coordinate the flyovers:
      th-cam.com/video/P7Gogms-EP4/w-d-xo.html
      😁

    • @danfontaine8179
      @danfontaine8179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Alright, Stephen Fry might be dumb you guys.

    • @jamesjross
      @jamesjross 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@danfontaine8179 Yeah, tell yourself that.

    • @olenilsen4660
      @olenilsen4660 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@peterw.4833 Thanks! That´s pretty impressive in and of itself. You Yankees don´t fool around when it comes to showbiz...

  • @NoticerOfSmallHats
    @NoticerOfSmallHats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1274

    I was with the painted fools group from 2006-2008 while I was attending Auburn and I distinctly remember watching Andrew Jenkins painting that AU on Stephen Fry's hand. We had no idea who he was at the time but watching this now makes me smile from ear to ear. Amazing. WAR EAGLE!

    • @twelvecatsinatrenchcoat
      @twelvecatsinatrenchcoat ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I watch this video like once a year and you guys are one of my favorite parts.

    • @leviticuscornwall9631
      @leviticuscornwall9631 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Be honest how hammered were y’all at the time lol

    • @NoticerOfSmallHats
      @NoticerOfSmallHats ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@leviticuscornwall9631 We were pretty trashed by the end of the game lmao

    • @TheTmullany1
      @TheTmullany1 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Looks like you made an old queen very happy...

    • @twelvecatsinatrenchcoat
      @twelvecatsinatrenchcoat ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheTmullany1That feels like a reference to something.

  • @VinOnline
    @VinOnline 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2597

    This is like a nature documentary about American culture.

    • @alexkizer639
      @alexkizer639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      LMAO. I love how proper Stephen is around all of us Yankee hooligans.

    • @leviticuscornwall9631
      @leviticuscornwall9631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It literally is. This is from a larger series where Stephen Fry travels all across America learning its cultures and history

    • @VinOnline
      @VinOnline 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leviticuscornwall9631 cool

    • @PRMarshall
      @PRMarshall 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Cian MacGana Prob cause you harass your players if they miss a shot

    • @reecemorton4786
      @reecemorton4786 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Cian MacGana yeah right lol stfu abt soccer

  • @aarondavies8164
    @aarondavies8164 9 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    His description of America is absolutely beautiful. We are absurd, but i couldn't be more proud. I'm glad Mr. Fry got to experience it.

    • @aarondavies8164
      @aarondavies8164 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yeeeaaaaahhhh....I'm just gonna keep on going to sleep peacefully every night instead doing your suggestion. You sound incredibly angry and lacking clear focus in life, whilst zeroing in hate on a country not your own - so please don't be offended that I'm gonna go with another direction.

    • @afrosheenix
      @afrosheenix 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Barry Hollywood another insecure Briton hating on a world power. Sad really, the vestiges of a failed empire struggling to maintain a sense of identity.

    • @CeleryMan666
      @CeleryMan666 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +afrosheenix Thanks for trying to fuckup other countries by pushing your shitatic TTP bill through, it's not enough you fuck yourself over you have to drag other countries into it. Thanks for trying to give the rest of the world aids.

    • @aarondavies8164
      @aarondavies8164 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Did you really just reference the TTP bill in an arbitrary youtube comment thread from most of a month ago? Go outside.

    • @CeleryMan666
      @CeleryMan666 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Did you really fail to use the reply button in an easy to understand tardproof interface? Go back to highschool.

  • @13enwarner
    @13enwarner 10 ปีที่แล้ว +914

    That face at the end: "Holy shit, did they just have jets fly over a football game?"

    • @almattei88
      @almattei88 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      They don't do that sort of thing for even their biggest sporting league, the Premier League. The players just walk out in two straight lines, shake hands, pose for a photo, and get on with it.
      The only deviations are for their version of Veterans' Day when everyone wears a poppy on their uniforms. Or when someone is memorialized. They don't have marching bands or flyovers in England.

    • @HeadInTheCloudsPro
      @HeadInTheCloudsPro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@almattei88 It's really just an advertisement/recruiting tactic for our crazy overfunded airforce and military in general. Young people go to a game and see these cool ass jets fly overhead and then they sign up and end up greasing the tires on the things.

    • @Strawberry-12.
      @Strawberry-12. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      HeadInTheCloudsPro it’s mostly pr not recruiting and I’m fine with it

    • @BodywiseMustard
      @BodywiseMustard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah it's ridiculous and that's why 90% of us can't believe it

    • @classicpinball9873
      @classicpinball9873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      HeadInTheCloudsPro It's so the pilots can get training hours...

  • @likeriver
    @likeriver 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1862

    My favorite part is when he's covering his ears and the two camera men in the background are hi fiving and jumping up and down because of the jets.

    • @wolf2109
      @wolf2109 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      yea, that was a perfect clip to end it...hahah i dnt get how the cheering and all the band choreography is preposterous...its their to provide entertainment during halftime and spark cheer during the game. Id rather be pumped up then bored as hell. but guess he wouldnt understand since his country is use to sitting bored while watching a sports event

    • @The_King_Ginger
      @The_King_Ginger 7 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I love that part. He goes from teared up at 80K+ people singing the national anthem to covering his ears and whipping back to the camera, completely bewildered and awestruck. Welcome to 'Muricah

    • @numbers7n
      @numbers7n 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He would be like this at an English football match too - because he doesn’t get hyped about anything,.. he doesn’t believe in much beyond himself it seems...

    • @kevinhansen1943
      @kevinhansen1943 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@The_King_Ginger God Bless America isn't the national anthem, bro.

    • @The_King_Ginger
      @The_King_Ginger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kevinhansen1943 it also isn't that deep and doesn't change the overall message in the comment, bro.
      But also, good catch.

  • @trippibethea7599
    @trippibethea7599 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1172

    This is an absolutely fascinating ousiders view of college football

    • @Alan.Endicott
      @Alan.Endicott 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      There wasn't a whole lot of football in it, it was primarily just about football culture.

    • @Menolifee
      @Menolifee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@Alan.Endicott everyone gets football but not everyone gets the culture associated with it

    • @blueaeagle11
      @blueaeagle11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      War damn eagle.

    • @Jeremy-pb5xk
      @Jeremy-pb5xk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you, and Roll Tide. There are no top level professional teams in any sport in the state of Alabama. Amateur College football is big in America, but we do it bigger than anybody else.

    • @CastleBrookKrew
      @CastleBrookKrew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's cool that you love it so much but also like he said very weird and ridiculous.

  • @malteseheart
    @malteseheart 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2007

    Stephen wasn't being derogatory, he was being adorable and honest, based on his experiences. He obviously didn't understand the magnitude of the Iron Bowl. Just imagine if he'd been at the 2013 Iron Bowl.

    • @crankypest2617
      @crankypest2617 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      +malteseheart I would argue he does understand Football for them (soccer for us) is just as huge and over the top in a lot of the same ways.

    • @BobPapadopoulos
      @BobPapadopoulos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      +Joe Smyth You miss the point. She said he doesn't understand the magnitude of the Iron Bowl specifically, not a football game in general. He equates it to "Just a local derby", but it's a bragging rights game for the whole state as they have no pro sports teams.

    • @ar.458
      @ar.458 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I was in the Auburn band at the 2013 Iron Bowl. That game would've been perfect for this feature.

    • @BobPapadopoulos
      @BobPapadopoulos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      jsut872 Yea, so he could watch the beginning of the end of the SEC's national championship streak, thanks to the war seagulls.

    • @ar.458
      @ar.458 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Not going to instigate an argument on youtube of all places. It was a suggestion of Stephen seeing American football at its finest. I have many UoA colleagues, and even though we were rivals for that game, we treat each other respectfully. Don't get upset because Auburn went and had a great season. Auburn's family isn't some machine that tries to pump out championship wins every year, and it isn't the only thing we're successful at. Auburn and UGA's swimming and equestrian teams are immensely more successful than the football programs, you can bet we're just as proud about those accomplishments bringing the SEC into popularity.

  • @pinkwings8036
    @pinkwings8036 6 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    I love that he gets teary-eyed during God Bless America. Feeling the love in a giant crowd like that can overpower anyone.

    • @bonly4889
      @bonly4889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      80,000 people singing almost anything would overpower me.

    • @stuffandnonsense8528
      @stuffandnonsense8528 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I think that Americans can sometimes fail to understand the connection many Britons feel with America. I feel a deep affection and even patriotism for America and I welcome any American to feel the same for Britain. We belong to one another in a deep and important way.

    • @jacobthonen2960
      @jacobthonen2960 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@stuffandnonsense8528 of course we do, like when they brought down the Union Jack and watched fall to the ground and replaced it with the pride flag, It really mad me angry and sad at the same time

    • @brandocalrissian3294
      @brandocalrissian3294 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@@stuffandnonsense8528we are essentially family. There have never been 2 countries with the kind of relationship that we have. It's oddly beautiful.

    • @AB-gb6zz
      @AB-gb6zz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@brandocalrissian3294american exceptionalism strikes again...take a history lesson.

  • @flagtheoffense
    @flagtheoffense 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    “One of the things I came away from was if you were to say in Britain ‘Only in Britain,’ it would mean something to do with queuing misery, grayness, bureaucracy, waiting, inefficiency, a dullness of spirit. If you say ‘Only in America,’ it means something daring, dazzling, original, weird, often mad, someone trying to fly by jumping off a building or walking across a tightrope between skyscrapers or something really out there, and it’s a positive thing, whereas in Britain, it’s a negative thing. And that’s what I came away with,” he said. “That game exemplified that yes, it’s preposterous that for kids, students who should be learning Socrates and mathematics and there they are, being more professional in their sport than most professionals in Europe are. It’s the hoopla, the marching band… and the painting of their faces and the release of an eagle and a jet flying overhead. It’s mad and the hoopla is insane, but my God, it’s wonderful. It makes goosebumps rise on your flesh and you feel a privilege to be a part of it. And that is the great American paradox, I think. It’s the great the mix of madness and brilliance and the excess, which has a glory to it. And I think most of us, if we’re honest, envy you. That is part of your national identity to call on.”

  • @ExhaustedElox
    @ExhaustedElox 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1611

    For those of you commenting on the fly-over, American fighter jets have a certification process that they have to maintain. They have to be up a certain number of hours every year (possibly broken down by time of day; I'm sure a commenter below will verify that either way) to be certified as combat-ready by the Dept. of Defense. This includes all craft in the arsenal down to the Air National Guard. Since the "birds" have to be up in the air anyway, they coordinate with local events (sport events, public gatherings, etc.) to fly-over and provide a bit of wonder and awe at the event in question. Nearly every home football game I went to in college had one to help out the state's Air National guard and they weren't games nearly as big as the Iron Bowl is/was.

    • @MarMai5
      @MarMai5 9 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      +Exhausted Elox thank you for explaining that! I've always wondered how these flyovers were okayed by the air force!

    • @date_vape
      @date_vape 9 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      +Mar Mai do other countries think the the football companies have their own military and n
      fighter jets to fly around for events? Lol

    • @rbeck3200tb40
      @rbeck3200tb40 9 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      +Exhausted Elox Those are F -16 fighter jets from Maxwell Air Force base which is not far from that stadium in Auburn Alabama They were from the National Guard i think

    • @MarMai5
      @MarMai5 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +cholrus69 LOL I don't know XD I'm an American and did not know how it was coordinated. It's nice to have the facts :D

    • @MrDadMoo
      @MrDadMoo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +rbeck3200tb40
      Kinda sorta:
      Maxwell only has C-130s (Cargo Planes), however you are correct in that they are part of the National Guard, the 187FW to be exact. The F16s operate out of Montgomery Regional Airport, which is about 5 miles, or so, away from Maxwell.

  • @jaws1313
    @jaws1313 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    It is so perfect that he is already overcome with emotion just from the stadium hoopla and singing and then the perfectly timed fighter jet flyover sends him into complete overload.

  • @s.e.f8160
    @s.e.f8160 8 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    I love when he teared up while the whole astadium sang in unison "God bless America". He could really feel the love, patriotism and energy. It really is a moving experience to be in an arena and all singing in harmony. Makes the hair stand up on the back of your next and gives you goose bumps. super surreal.

    • @RonkleBonk
      @RonkleBonk ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Kind of vile

    • @gallowglass3764
      @gallowglass3764 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ​@@RonkleBonkbruh

    • @nickparton5663
      @nickparton5663 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It looks like a fucking nightmare

    • @gallowglass3764
      @gallowglass3764 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yo what's with all of this negativity??

    • @RonkleBonk
      @RonkleBonk ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gallowglass3764 Americans make people nauseous

  • @gavinardo
    @gavinardo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    I still consider this my most favorite outsider-looking-in perspective of the US. Stephen's take on this was really charming, and really warmed my heart taking a step back when I looked at it his way too.

  • @atmccoy11
    @atmccoy11 10 ปีที่แล้ว +718

    He cried during 'God Bless America' 2:47...Mission Accomplished.

    • @rozi2089
      @rozi2089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I noticed that. That's pretty awesome. I got teary eyed too lol.

    • @TychoBrahe812
      @TychoBrahe812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@rozi2089 That's probably because it's to the tune of his country's National Anthem
      EDIT: I'm wrong here as Kyle points out below. America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee) is the same melody of God Save the Queen

    • @rozi2089
      @rozi2089 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TychoBrahe812 Possibly.

    • @ChadGrindstaff
      @ChadGrindstaff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Evan Reborn 2 eh gov you an Englishman, are you?

    • @TheoMurpse
      @TheoMurpse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TychoBrahe812 it's does not. America The Beautiful does

  • @CMThomas83
    @CMThomas83 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    That flyover at the end makes me so proud and happy. Thank you for sharing this. 🙂

  • @flowgod524
    @flowgod524 9 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    best description of college football culture I've ever heard. the excitement, atmosphere and energy of a Europe professional final, but in reality it's nothing more than college students playing a regular season game.

    • @afrosheenix
      @afrosheenix 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What Fry was missing here is the potential for any great college player to go on to an NFL career. That's the gist of why these games are important for the players.

    • @jakej2680
      @jakej2680 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@afrosheenix Certainly, but even the Iron Bowl (which is one of the greatest rivalries in football) doesn't send that many players to the NFL. There are just too few roster spots for 10% of the players on even the best college teams to go pro.

  • @TheMagician86
    @TheMagician86 11 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    As an American watching this I just smiled so big. It made me feel warm to see an "outsiders" perspective of what is very common here. Thank you for that, Stephen. I love your work. *Edit: that moment when the jet flies over is awesome.

  • @wondertigermom
    @wondertigermom 11 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    It's so interesting to see how something that's always been a normal part of my life looks to someone from another country. I never considered any of it unusual. Thanks for helping me see it with fresh eyes, and War Eagle!

    • @boddaboom77
      @boddaboom77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, it's neat getting his outsider's perspective on an event I grew up with and one I share with my family now. Although, I think it would be different because they are professionals, but I'd like to how to a big Premier League soccer match between two of the London teams. Just to be in Stephen's shoes as an outsider witnessing an intense rivalry knowing nothing about it going in. It would be really cool I think

    • @bonly4889
      @bonly4889 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Super late to the party...but just the other day I had to try to explain the SEC experience to people who are American too.

    • @123kido
      @123kido 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@boddaboom77 fascinating country America , it’s enormous compared to the size of us guys over here in the UK!

  • @jonhoward4884
    @jonhoward4884 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1868

    Fry couldn't have picked a more American venue.

    • @ar.458
      @ar.458 8 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      War Damn Eagle.

    • @flinx649
      @flinx649 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Roll Tide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @govols1995
      @govols1995 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think UT vs Bama in Neyland Satdium, if UT was still good, would have been an equally good one to go to

    • @tokenjoy
      @tokenjoy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hey, Ulysses, I think that wax in your ears is affecting your brain.

    • @eKriZZLe
      @eKriZZLe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "American"

  • @jerseydevs2000
    @jerseydevs2000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    As someone who loves college football and follows a Premier League team in England, I've always felt that college football, more than the NFL or MLS or any other pro league, is the closest thing we have to European footy leagues. College football teams represent your town, state, region and sometimes even your religion. And the best teams have die hard fans who aren't even alumni of the school, or even taken a single class on the campus.

    • @bonly4889
      @bonly4889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Reminds me of a great joke. What do Alabama and Auburn football fans have in common? Neither of them graduated from the University of Alabama.

    • @loganleroy8622
      @loganleroy8622 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I agree with this comparison. The student section is like the American version of the Ultras/Hooligans. There's the marching band to play songs during the game instead of the fans behind goal singing. And unlike NFL teams, the College teams are linked to their town and can come from anywhere and aren't allowed to just move to a different market if they want a new stadium.

    • @Elitist20
      @Elitist20 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes - mother of American friend at University of Kansas told me that the big following for college sports (football and basketball) was because people felt 'it's our team' even if they never went there, more than a pro franchise that happens to be in your nearest big city.

    • @floydwhatchacallit6823
      @floydwhatchacallit6823 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've seen professional basketball players retire and move back to the town they went college in. They may only play college ball for a year or 2, but they still get treated like hometown heroes. Even if they're not originally from there.

    • @joaoleonel1217
      @joaoleonel1217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cool perspective

  • @TheNerdForAllSeasons
    @TheNerdForAllSeasons 10 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    I didn't even go to Bama or Auburn, I'm from California and went to school in New York. But god damn do I love watching the Iron Bowl. Easily the best of what college football can be. Easily.

    • @blueaeagle11
      @blueaeagle11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And how people could even try to argue any other college football “rivalry” is impeccable. War damn eagle

    • @TheFinchmonster
      @TheFinchmonster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      As someone from Connecticut who did his undergrad at Bama, and now his grad degree at bama, I have to say that there really is nothing like it in the world. You MUST check it out

    • @EdDunkle
      @EdDunkle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm a crazy wacko liberal from California, but I'd love to attend an Iron Bowl game. They look awesome!

    • @TheFinchmonster
      @TheFinchmonster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@EdDunkle student section or nothing. No better way to do it

    • @blueaeagle11
      @blueaeagle11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Chris Davis simply not true. Especially not in this modern age of CFB. The winner of the iron bowl played for the national championship 5 years straight 09 -14. Red river is a mid season it has its own stage and Ohio State Michigan has been frankly irrelevant/boring for quite some time now. Any normal educated CFB fan would much rather sit down and watch a game with actual implications. Pretty simple actually.

  • @stevenichols2938
    @stevenichols2938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    At the end of "God Bless America" he looked touched and almost tearful. Stephen, your younger American cousins have done alright. We are loud, boisterous, uncouth, warlike, proud, and often silly. But we stand with our UK ancestors, and are blessed that you came to visit. Come back anytime.

    • @doubleuponbob3397
      @doubleuponbob3397 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@reecemorton4786 You really added value to the statement there. Well done you.

  • @nicholasleon7819
    @nicholasleon7819 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    there’s a special kind of joy i get from english people being impressed by america. being praised by a person from a country who laid so much of the foundation for our own country emulates in abstract the pride of impressing your own father

    • @thesmithersy
      @thesmithersy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It is fascinating to us to see what you have been able to do. YOu certainly do well for the big spectacles but I do think that when it comes to other stuff (like healthcare), it has been neglected.

    • @eyzmin
      @eyzmin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thesmithersy you realize that 1/3rd of america gets free healthcare right? its just not universal, only poor, disabled, and elderly, and its a lot more than the NHS covers

    • @thesmithersy
      @thesmithersy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eyzmin That's why the UK is better, universal means for everyone, not excluding those on the margins who's struggle for medical bills or health insurance. Though you also need to make your ambulances free too.

    • @eyzmin
      @eyzmin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thesmithersy ambulances are free most of the time (covered by city/municipal taxes), when they arent is the issue, and no the NHS is not better than our medicaid/medicare, we spend over double per patient than the NHS, with a lower medical malpractice rate. Not saying our system isnt flawed, but yours is below par, and the reason people are scared of universal healthcare here

    • @thesmithersy
      @thesmithersy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eyzmin People forget that the NHS a safety net and you have the choice for more if you want. And then, why is it people in the states are too afraid to call ambulances because of the cost? Free at the point of delivery trumps any individual mandate.

  • @timrandolph7214
    @timrandolph7214 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i just luv stephen fry. he is so tender hearted. god bless america and the uk

  • @QWEStudios
    @QWEStudios ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Lmfao I love that they used the Alien soundtrack in the beginning there, as though the Iron Bowl was equivalent to LV-426

    • @808INFantry11X
      @808INFantry11X 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Loved the reference I bet it was for him LOL

  • @rm5537
    @rm5537 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    hahah the look on his face as the jets flew by is wonderful

  • @scotty3034
    @scotty3034 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Just catching this great series on Netflix.....8 years late....but an incredible doc nonetheless. And I got a little weepy too after God Bless America.
    What a great perspective Mr. Fry. This segment reminded me what a spectacle NCAA football really is.......and Roll Tide.

  • @NickC-Ohio
    @NickC-Ohio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I've never been more proud of the flag of my home state Ohio than billowing over Fry's moved and amazed expression after the anthem & flyover.

  • @marinalynn1000
    @marinalynn1000 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    He is such a sweet ,educated and world icon. I'm very honored to have him at the iron bowl , and teach our friends across the pond about how wonderful America can be. It only thing he needed to be on the other side of they field ROLL TIDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @AUWDE5704
      @AUWDE5704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eat shit bammer

    • @reecemorton4786
      @reecemorton4786 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AUWDE5704 lol I agree go vols

  • @alexkizer639
    @alexkizer639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    For non-Americans: imagine this at a smaller scale happening at every high school across the country, lol. Nothing like watching your friends play Friday night football in the fall. I'm from a "twin cities" area, and the big rivalry game between the two cities' high schools would be held at the state university's football stadium.

    • @luvkid17
      @luvkid17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Omg those vibes are amazing. The town is orange yellow and brown, you're in a sweater supporting your team, you and all your friends are cuddled up on the bleachers, maybe a little drunk, just enjoying the vibes and excitement of the game, even if you don't care about the sport. I hope you get to live it one day, falls in the north east are amazing.

    • @aryanbhuta3382
      @aryanbhuta3382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@luvkid17 I've been to Massachusetts for a fall. Didn't catch a game, but I can definitely appreciate the beauty of it. I would recommend a high school game in Texas in the late fall. November, perhaps. Late enough in they ear that you'll get nice weather and a sunset during the half-time show, the chants of the student section rumbling through the bleachers....

    • @theaveragemegaguy
      @theaveragemegaguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Asterius It's incredible! Especially when it's all of your good friends on the team it really brings out everyone's school spirit.

    • @austinlovitt8298
      @austinlovitt8298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Asterius football is Boston is the last place you would want to pick to watch football. Try any southern state. Take your pick

    • @MorganHorse
      @MorganHorse ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m from the northeast US and our state universities don’t even have full football stadiums. They have big grandstands but not wraparound stadiums.

  • @rhyno6
    @rhyno6 10 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I think the two guys high-fiving in the background while he held his ears at the end was a nice touch.

  • @FlowWolf7
    @FlowWolf7 11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love the expression at the end. He is like " Seriously.... am I in a lucid dream?"

  • @bomtrady3133
    @bomtrady3133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every time I watch this, I love Stephen Fry and America that much more.

  • @yodogg1779
    @yodogg1779 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I loved Stephen Fry's reaction to the jets flying over the stadium.

  • @Tuning_Spork
    @Tuning_Spork 12 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    U.K.: "Any job worth doing is worth doing well." U.S.A. "If yer gonna do it, do it BIG."

  • @rufalo89
    @rufalo89 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Pure awesome!That F*** YEAH cheer between the two cameramen at the end sums it all up

  • @disneygeek12
    @disneygeek12 13 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I am British and my girlfriend is from Huntsville and this weekend she took me to my first Auburn game... It was amazing!!! WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

  • @jameskuckkan2326
    @jameskuckkan2326 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how much he looks like a little kid in that last shot. A really wonderful and warm-hearted piece.

  • @shredwarfare5446
    @shredwarfare5446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    So glad he was honest and not patronizing. Honor to have your viewpoint, Brit.

  • @hootrock13
    @hootrock13 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm in this video and that just made my day. Proud Auburn Alum and a former member of the Auburn University Marching Band.

  • @Luckycosmos
    @Luckycosmos 11 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    At the end his face: 'did they seriously get a jet to fly over for this shit?'

  • @seanmulligan3037
    @seanmulligan3037 10 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    American college sports is probably something no other country in the world would understand. Big time college football and basketball trumps even major pro sports in some cases.

    • @TheCSJones
      @TheCSJones 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I'm American, and I don't get it. (But then again, I don't like sports in general.)

    • @TboneI989
      @TboneI989 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      +C.S. Jones You are not American.

    • @TheCSJones
      @TheCSJones 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Rusty I was born in DC, I grew up in Florida, and now I live in Philly. Wasn't aware one of those places was British.
      Unless you mean I'm not a so-called "real American" because I hate sports... But that's a different point, and I can't argue on that one, 'cause it's right.

    • @TboneI989
      @TboneI989 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +C.S. Jones Its what I was implying. I jest.

    • @TheCSJones
      @TheCSJones 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oh, OK, cool. I wouldn't want to be a "Real American" anyway because so many of them are dicks. (Although most of them are still OK in person, just as long as you don't start talking about religion, race, or foreign policy.)

  • @JoeStunner
    @JoeStunner 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm from London but lived in Alabama for four years (Owens Cross Roads and Huntsville). I vividly remember the Auburn vs Alabama game and its thousands of accompanying bumper stickers...

  • @Mmmavisible
    @Mmmavisible 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What a vivid expression of heartlander culture; reminds me of my high school. In small towns all throughout the heartland, the local high school football team is one of the most important things in town. Many of the kids on those teams are only able to go to college by getting a sports scholarship to a state university. This makes all the small towns extremely invested in the state's college football teams, and their games are huge events for the locals.

  • @real_john_doe
    @real_john_doe ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The touching display of unity and love for country in the singing of “God Bless America,” followed immediately by a deafening fly-over by F-16 fighter jets is the most American thing ever.

  • @play3393
    @play3393 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The old guy in the background high fiving and getting pumped up after the jets fly by is why America is so great.

  • @tangofizz77
    @tangofizz77 11 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    That ending was PERFECT.

  • @CausticLemons7
    @CausticLemons7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The perfect level of Americana! I love Stephen Fry.

  • @Skeew1
    @Skeew1 14 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I love how at the end you can tell he is about to say something about how inspiring and patriotic Americans are, until the flyover when he remembers "wait, this is ridiculous"

  • @TheScogg
    @TheScogg 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I watched most of the series that this clip is from, where he traveled across the whole country to learn about us and our culture. He seems like such a gracious visitor. It is easy for us, as Americans, to go to our favorite events and get caught up in the magic of it all because it is our culture and we take it very personally. To see someone from another country get swept up in the same spirit because he enjoys seeing everybody else enjoy themselves - that is something very cool to see.

  • @funyuns77
    @funyuns77 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love at the end the camera guys are cheering and slapping hands because of the flyover and Steven Fry is like WTF!

  • @SmokeEater509
    @SmokeEater509 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh Stephen, dear Stephen. My sweet, sweet, summer child...
    One of the most underrated minds of comedy. A Bit of Fry and Laurie and QI reruns are some of the most entertaining tv I've ever watched.

  • @maecoug76
    @maecoug76 12 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Loved watching his America series. Football back East is insane. But watching Rivalry schools, takes it to another level. I'm from Washington State and sad to see that Stephen only could show a tiny, TINY, piece of all the different states.

  • @Flufferz626
    @Flufferz626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As an Auburn alumni and a previous member of the Auburn University Marching Band, I'm glad that my school, my band, my family, brought Stephen Fry to tears.

  • @Xmeromotu
    @Xmeromotu 10 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    This is the 2007 Iron Bowl, when Auburn beat Alabama 17-10. This was part of a show called Stephen Fry Visits America. Fry is a famous British actor and comedian. His former comedy partner was Hugh Laurie (Dr. House on tv), and he is a friend of JK Rowling and is the reader for the British versions of the Harry Potter books. Fry's father almost took at job at Princeton after WWII, but chose to stay in England. I think Fry was just trying to see what his life might have been like if his father had taken the job.

    • @coachmikesfilmroom3111
      @coachmikesfilmroom3111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He's a heck of an actor. Was on my fav show Bones for a while

    • @theaveragemegaguy
      @theaveragemegaguy ปีที่แล้ว

      If this wasn’t nine years old I’d guess an AI wrote it

  • @richmotroni
    @richmotroni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stephen, no fair! You went to an Iron Bowl and I still haven’t! Darn you Fry! Darn you!!!😂

  • @HereIsHelena
    @HereIsHelena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Merrily We Roll Along Overture had me shook. I did that musical the year this video was posted (11 years ago). My brain was not ready to be taken back to that show, haha!
    Even more shook that there's a copywrite claim for the song's use on this video.
    :o

  • @FatBoySlim696
    @FatBoySlim696 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Couldn't have timed it better with the guy fist bumping in the back after the planes go by

  • @lightandtheheat
    @lightandtheheat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The producers for this show were on-point with the music selection. The bit at the beginning is the theme to Alien, which is a perfect metaphor for Steve at that game.

  • @edinvestor1
    @edinvestor1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome video and a great outsider's perspective on the greatness of our country.

  • @davewebster5120
    @davewebster5120 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He's such a distinguished gentleman. He sees things so clearly and is always so well spoken when he sums things up. He's the best of britain experiencing the best of america, including the jet fighters. The air force loves to show off.

  • @RenaiKasai
    @RenaiKasai 12 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is hilarious. I live in Alabama and this is one of the biggest games every year for Alabamians! Alabamians love (American) football!

  • @USA4LFC
    @USA4LFC 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my God, the fact that Stephen Fry has been to my university is so fantastic to me that I can hardly move.

  • @JohnnyWishbone85
    @JohnnyWishbone85 11 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    It's the South. Football is SERIOUS business in the South.

    • @sadak163
      @sadak163 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      JohnnyWishbone85 it also was Alabama vs Auburn I mean come on that’s one of the biggest games in the country

    • @BobBob-hr8pl
      @BobBob-hr8pl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sadak163 the biggest

    • @jasonshaffer3341
      @jasonshaffer3341 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes only in the south😒

    • @adrianbundy3249
      @adrianbundy3249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well, Michigan, and Ohio State have bigger stadiums by capacity than these two team's stadiums - and their fans are always selling them out; so it isn't dead in the south. Penn State, Pitt (shares their stadium with an NFL team, Pittsburg), all have rather strong football cultures here up north, comparable to Auburn here for instance [well, maybe not Pitt to Auburn, but those other ones...]. And I could give you plenty of honorable mentions up here north too, that might not be quite as strong in this hoopla, but aren't slouches either.

    • @__seeker__
      @__seeker__ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Until they get to the pro level then they suuuuuuck

  • @creepydoll2872
    @creepydoll2872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’m an American and this makes me overwhelmed. I went to a college football game just once in my life and was in misery the whole time. Glad y’all have fun though.

    • @bonly4889
      @bonly4889 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The sitting in the stadium part is the worst of it. Going solo, without a tailgate party or dorm/apartment as a home base just makes it a lot of exhaustion and overpriced food.

  • @OncomingStorm
    @OncomingStorm 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The look on his face at the end is just priceless! Only in America... jets!

  • @artofsam
    @artofsam ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That brief use of the Aliens soundtrack was on point, kudos to the editor.

  • @WhatIsThis-zq4hk
    @WhatIsThis-zq4hk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The look of utter shock and disbelief when the fighter jets flew over lmao

  • @Starrione
    @Starrione 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My God! From Blackadder to the Iron Bowl... I would have had a fit. Stephen certainly had good researchers for this, this is Alabama madness at its best! How lucky, lucky you are, Stephen! And the icing on the cake - your reaction to the flyover! RTR!

  • @TheZaktory
    @TheZaktory 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    His face when the jets flew over was priceless.

  • @phillipsqazxsw
    @phillipsqazxsw 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Did not expect it to be that big of a thing.
    Looked pretty much the same as the Superbowl.

    • @michaelbme1983
      @michaelbme1983 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Most adults that graduated from university in Alabama probably went to either Alabama or Auburn. Also, they are southerners, so their love of gridiron is enormous. And both teams have won national titles.

    • @karmicobsession1636
      @karmicobsession1636 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The super bowl isn't as fun as even this. College is much more fun than professional.

  • @jaredblakecooper
    @jaredblakecooper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nothing more than a local derby.... Slight understatement of a great American College football rivalry

  • @bullzeyez3236
    @bullzeyez3236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    lol,,he is like "Jets? " " You have fucking jets?"

    • @Meanie010
      @Meanie010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A football game without at least three fighter jets is considered a dull affair.

  • @ninjastah
    @ninjastah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +462

    From a London POV I fully understood his perspective... I always say that America is tacky and cheesy as fuh... But nobody does it like The United States of America maan! So damn Epic! An actual Eagle and fighter Jets... Come on brahh who can top that shit!!!!??

    • @TehStormOG
      @TehStormOG 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      +ninjastah the war eagle is one of the mascots of Auburn, that's why it was there, not for patriotism or something

    • @rbeck3200tb40
      @rbeck3200tb40 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      +ninjastah
      At the NASCAR car race at Talladega Alabama a few hours drive from this stadium they had a B 2 stealth bomber fly over the race track its about 10 times bigger than this stadium .You guys have no idea how big this football game is in Alabama Every year during this game in the towns and cities of Alabama if you go to the malls or anywhere it is desolate with no one around. they are all watchign the game on tv Its really weird.

    • @ninjastah
      @ninjastah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      rbeck3200tb40 Awesome I wanna see some footage!

    • @wbbutterworth
      @wbbutterworth 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +rbeck3200tb40 Yeah, this is literally the biggest thing that happens all year in the state. It's a bit out of proportion to compare this to any other game, even among most other state rivalries and even some of the bowl games.

    • @yankees2435
      @yankees2435 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +rbeck3200tb40 Talladega isn't 10 times bigger than Jordan-Hare lol

  • @noahnkr1023
    @noahnkr1023 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One of my favorite videos of all time, perfectly represents the sport and America

    • @philmccracken179
      @philmccracken179 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It literally didn’t even mention the sport.

  • @MsKathiJo
    @MsKathiJo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well said, Mr. Fry. I love my country and I love you, too!

  • @gavrilgavrilov1079
    @gavrilgavrilov1079 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I absolutely LOVE how they used the music from Alien for the opening sequence :)

  • @olofpersson983
    @olofpersson983 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    How refreshing. Anyone how has spent more than 2 minutes on the internet these few past years knows what I mean.

    • @rbeck3200tb40
      @rbeck3200tb40 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Olof Persson
      Watch Steven fry's documentary abotu traveling through America its very very good thats what this video clip was from i think its on youtube

    • @whitneyangelie3682
      @whitneyangelie3682 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Lol, I know what you mean. :D Ive read a lot of anti-American comments from jealous outsiders raging against us like they're obsessed with us or something. Meanwhile, we're just over here living our lives ;) Anyway, Steven Fry did a good job on this documentary, and it's nice to see him experiencing our country and culture(s) of all our different regions and finding the beauty in it all...

    • @rbeck3200tb40
      @rbeck3200tb40 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Whitney Angelie
      Thats the new fad in Western Europe especially since the W Bush presidency

    • @dfdf-rj8jr
      @dfdf-rj8jr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rbeck3200tb40 8 years later, nothing has changed...

  • @BloggerMusicMan
    @BloggerMusicMan 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    LOL! I love the humour in your comment. And it's true, American sporting events really are something else. I was really surprised when I went to St. Louis and watched a Cardinals game against the Cubs how much the entire city essentially shut down.

  • @Joecool20147
    @Joecool20147 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Too bad he didn't go their for 2013 he would have seen something he'd never forget

    • @jt62796
      @jt62796 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +zh11147 Number 1 versus Number 4, Auburn rebounding from one of its worst seasons in school history, going into a rivalry game having only lost one game. The opponent, Alabama, hadn't lost a game in two years.
      Score was tied 28-28 at the end of regulation, but Alabama's coach was able to review the play and get one second put back on.
      They tried a 56 yard field goal, which missed and an Auburn player ran it back 109 yards to win.
      It was....glorious

    • @jej3451
      @jej3451 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Auburn Lumberjack Dude that is fucking poetry.

    • @blueaeagle11
      @blueaeagle11 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      jej3451 he ran the missed field goal back. He ran it back 109 yards they’re not gonna keep them off the field tonight. Holy cow. Oh my God Auburn wins. Auburn has won the iron bowl in the most unbelievable fashion you will ever see. And we thought a miracle in Jordan hare was amazing. Oh my lord in heaven. Chris davis.

  • @dermotmcdermott6890
    @dermotmcdermott6890 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have watched this clip probably 10 times just for the look on his face when the jets fly by and then guys high five in the background classic Americana

  • @TboneI989
    @TboneI989 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    The world's greatest military just buzzed his tower.

  • @parks97
    @parks97 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gotta watch this before every Iron Bowl

  • @playc.holder6432
    @playc.holder6432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Within the first few moments of realizing the tone of the clip, I literally kept thinking, "if there's a flyover, this guy is gonna lose it."
    Did not disappoint

  • @coalkingryan881
    @coalkingryan881 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There is nothing as incredible as seeing an older British gentlemen engaging with American youth

  • @Geoscrewed
    @Geoscrewed 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best thing about the last ten seconds has to be the camera guys high-fiving in the background and the look on their faces. Couples nicely with Stephen's mix of surprise and restrained excitement...

  • @Fro9bone
    @Fro9bone 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    oh man, the look on his face when the jets fly overhead
    Stephen Fry is so adorable

  • @taetae-ed9vo
    @taetae-ed9vo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    1:06 - This is absurd
    2:59 - I get it.
    3:12 - This is absurd.

  • @billhenry
    @billhenry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Only in America." You're goddamn right!

  • @chereadnine
    @chereadnine 13 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i Love the aliens style music at the beginning
    "What is this i have stumbled upon?!"

  • @kylej3333
    @kylej3333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely love the snipit of the music from Aliens in the beginning... fitting lol

  • @Ryank1908
    @Ryank1908 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Forget about them. Most of us Brits love you guys. America is like our bigger, flashy, cool cousin.

  • @notaqua
    @notaqua 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Brit: Goes to America
    Also Brit: Plays opening music of Alien

  • @the-dullahan
    @the-dullahan 11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That awkward moment when all of the ads can load, but the video can't.
    fuck you, google.

  • @fatgarage
    @fatgarage 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    To be fair this is a huge game for both teams. it is called the Iron Bowl and although it's just another regular season game if either team were to lose all other regular season games but beat the other in this indivudual game their fanbases would be happy. It's a huge rivalry game.

  • @voiceofreason2674
    @voiceofreason2674 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think it means something that he went to a college football game particularly an SEC one to introduce football to a foreign audience. This is the purest american football experience you could get

  • @gperme1993
    @gperme1993 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've watched this many times and I just noticed the photographers high fiving behind Stephen after the flyover. Makes the clip even better!

  • @_Ignalis
    @_Ignalis 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why is the background music from the Alien soundtrack?