The Peru-bear piece is a reference to a childrens book character, Paddington Bear. Found at Paddington train station, originally from Peru. There are two mid2010s films about Paddington with big name stars in it (Hugh Bonneville and Nicole Kidman). When the films were dubbed into Ukrainian, Paddington was voiced by President Zelensky.
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Al is a very smart guy. His "Pub Landlord" persona, is an act. Over the top and offensive. Someone you who has you laughing and cringing. Great reaction.
Al Murray who created this character is an Oxford educated historian who speaks a few languages. Clever man. Try and find a clip of him doing "why Britain has defeated everyone ". It is a tour de force.
I knew he was a historical enthusiast from watching some of his serious shows on TV, but honestly didn't realise he was an Oxford educated historian. Thanks for that!
I’ve seen him live. He must have a list of things to say for common responses to names/nationalities/jobs etc but he makes it seem off the cuff and spontaneous. Very effective. I’ve seen quite a few big names in standup and Al was the most interactive with his audience and the best show because of that.
What I like about this channel (and why I just subscribed) is that it feels natural. 2 people watching a video they actually find funny. Too many reaction channels I feel pretend to like stuff just to boost ratings (you can't like every single song you listen to surely?). Keep this up and i'll stay watching.
118-dia: Because lots of UK customer help-lines are based in India! and 118 is the toll-free code. The peru joke is about the orphan bear 'Paddington' in children's books and movies.
Everybody's help-lines are in India. I got the joke immediatedly because we, the Canadians, have almost all our help-lines in India. LOTO (laughing on the outside as I just created this one)
Correct. Except 118 is not free toll. 0800 0500 and possibly 0300 are free to call. 118118 is a directory enquiries line you can call to obtain a number etc. Costs a fortune to call.
"the way Peru treats it's bears is f*cking outrage" is a referance to the Books/cartoons/film Paddington Bear. He arrived at Paddington station in England with a hat, a coat and a suitcase with a note saying... please look after this bear.
For those who didn’t get the 118 reference to India, 118 is phone directory service operated from call centres based in India. They charge about £3 or 4 to tell you someone’s phone number. That’s why phone books were abolished- the phone authorities sold the free service that we had , and now we have to pay 10 times the cost of a call to find the number we need.
Really cool to see you guys reacting to this. It's funny because obviously a lot of the humour in this is quite context-dependent and relies on you knowing quite a lot about British culture and our relationships with/stereotypes about other countries. Think about how much you loved the "Papa's got a brand new Guinea" joke and then imagine how hard every single one of these jokes hits if you understand all the references. They come at you so fast you barely have time to breathe before he hits you with another amazingly thought out joke
"Went to the beach today and I'm red". Where I'm from in North East England went to the beach today, sand blasted face, freezing cold wind and sea temps barely survivable over 5 mins. However stunningly beautiful!! Thanks for the reactions , really enjoying them.
He referred to India as ‘118-dia’. 118 is the name of a telephone enquiry service. It’s in reference to the amount of call centres in India. He said ‘The Geordies asked for too much money.’ Geordies is the name given to people from in and around my hometown, Newcastle, which is the main city in North East England. The North East used to be an area of heavy industry (coal mining, shipbuilding etc). After the heavy industries went into decline, a lot of companies set up call centres in the North East. He’s basically saying that it costs less to have call centres in India because of wages. Cost of living and minimum wages means Geordies would have higher wages.
The running joke he has about squirrels is as a landlord he has a beer-garden where there is a sand-pit for kids to play in .... and the squirrels bury nuts in it. Always remember he is in character.
For those that have not been to Venice. Its fine (apart from the outrageous prices) all year round except for the really hot months (J, A, S) when it stinks.
118 dia is a reference to the call centre operation which in the UK was very much based in the North East of England where the Geordies live. But it switched to India years ago because there was large number of highly educated English speaking people who were willing to work longer for lower hourly rates than UK based citizens on minimum wage.
11:40 his reference to " chucking donkeys off a church tower " is relevant because its an actual spanish tradition /custom that they do.like bullfighting
Another brilliant video Thank you so much! Everyone below has explained any explaining, it was fun laughing along, brilliant stuff (eh? eh? eh? as Al says)
Just in case You are not aware, The Character "The Pub Landlord" is itself a Satire of a certain type of over patriotic dude you are likely at some point too meet in an English Pub. The knowledge of History that's pretty solid but warped and distorted too fit his pro Empire narrative. Its very clever, he is taking the piss out of every nation, but in each of those little jokes he's actually taking the piss out of the English more than anyone, although I think that part can get lost on people not from UK or Ireland. He is a stereotype making fun of stereotypes
I dont watch many reaction videos but these are def my favourite, and the fact the clips are longer than most uts like watching it all over again, brilliant
Seen so many reactors watch this...loved your grasp on English humour to try to make sense of it all...Peru and the bears has been explained below...new subscriber cant wait to see how you react to Al Murray again!!
The potato famine and crisps reference is that potato chips are called crisps here and he is a pub landlord. Couldn't get crisps so had to use peanuts to keep the punters thirsty, and the squirrel is because the squirrels bury nuts in the children's sandpit in the pub garden.
The Peru reference was to the character Paddington Bear, who is from Peru. If you saw the Queen's Platinum Jubilee there as a skit with her and Paddington Bear and where she said she kept her Marmalade Sandwich (Paddington's staple food, which he keeps under his hat) in her handbag. It was a great hit with kids of all ages here who have grown up with the Paddington Bear stories.
In the special this was from, Al did in fact throw the globe into the crowd, getting people to pass it around, but yelling to them, "Don't Give it to the Yank!" when it got near the American he'd done a bit on earlier.
@20:27 118dia, 118 is a help phone number, the joke being that when you call you get a call center in India also when you say dia it can sound like dear so '118 dear'
The Christmas Island reference to tell Wizard that it IS Christmas every day there relates to that band's song ‘I wish it could be Christmas every day’ which is perennially played in December in the UK…
I wonder if you've missed the fact that this character is a pub landlord. He's pissed off at the squirrels because they keep leaving nuts in the children's sand pit in the beer garden...
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No matter how many of these reactions I watch about this particular comedy set by Al, every man watching always laughs at the part about us Brits being entitled to get anything made by a 4yr old Malaysian child. 🤣😂👍🏻 Comedy is a great way to actually search out and tell what a person's real sense of humour is about. Little Ole Paddington bear with his little suitcase is from Peru.
The Squirrel "Vengeance" is a play on the character he is playing, a Pub land Lord. Pubs stock Beer and Spirits, but also snacks like Peanuts. The notion being the Squirrels take the Peanuts and leave them in odd places
Congratulations on getting so much of the British humor....I mean, humour 🤣 Apart from some of the more obscure references like the 118 dialling code for Telephone Directory Enquiries which you wouldn't have had much chance of understanding, I have to say I'm pretty impressed. There's a lot of subtlety and British daily life, attitudes and history wrapped up in Al Murray's comedy (and Brit humour in general) which is easily missed if you don't know what he's referencing and, in the character of a mouthy, opinionated pub landlord (aka barman) sometimes misrepresenting, like his "Axle of Elvish" dig at George W. Really enjoying seeing an American enjoy our stuff. Subscribed! p.s. To return the compliment, I'm a big fan of Bill Burr; he would go down a storm in the UK!
The welsh one was spot on we have no fuckin accent and if you if you yell at us be ready for a fuckin broken nose, we are just a calmer version of the scots.
The India joke was he said he calls it 118-dia, it's a dig at the amount of call centres are based in India and 118 is usually the dialling code lol, love Al Murray, the guy is so intelligent it's unreal, a lot of comedians seem to be to be fair.
I remember reading the comments on the original video and one of those 2 women at the front had commented. aparantly they had had a bit too drink before coming to the show and where originally meant to be in seats near the back but one of the ushers guided them to the seats at the front instead.
It's fascinating watching which bits you guys laugh at. So much of what is funny (to us) reflects his knowledge of (actual) world history which seems to mostly go over your heads. I'm guessing we are taught very differently in schools about these things! 🙂
@@LB1973 I don't remember mentioning British colonial history! although that was inevitably a part of Al Murrays act. No I meant more broadly. Global history, recent global events if you like, or an understanding of some of the jokes reflecting other country's cultures etc.
Of course certain cultural differences would make things go over there heads and vice versa. The 118 thing and Wild Bean Cafe and Westlife. I hope that isn't one of those put downs that arrogant, obnoxious Brits like to make about the non-existent difference in subtlety and sophistication in humour. Although I don't think it is.
Americans never laugh at "The Womble Countries" which is such a shame. The Wombles was a TV show in the UK in the 1970s, featuring litter-picking characters such as Madame Cholet, Tomsk, Tobermory, Wellington, Orinoco, Bungo and Great Uncle Bulgaria. Bulgaria being the country which most millennial brits now think is named after a Womble 🤣
[NODS] Said TV series (voiced by the late and *VERY* great Bernard Cribbins) was based on the books by Elisabeth Beresford. I found one of the books at school, after seeing a few eps of the TV series, and was enthralled by it. =:o}
The thing with Al Murray is he sat myself things that are true but puts a comedy twist on it. He studied history at university and knows his stuff. What a comedian
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Al Murray plays "the pub landlord" with an attitude. He is in fact vey intelligent and well educated but plays the nationlist bigot very cleverly. The bear from Peru is Paddington Bear. Maybe you've seen the films? I love how you laugh so wholeheartedly. It warms my heart.
Just in case you were wondering, the Mongolia joke at 17:19, is a reference to a bit of British slang/slur. The word 'mong' was wrongly used to broadly describe people with some sort of physical or mental disability. So obviously the use of it now by anyone is very frowned upon. Also the little follow up gag "that goes for the Black Sea as well", is mainly a reference to official language reform in British schools. Around 20 years ago, teachers were no longer allowed to use the term 'blackboard' or whiteboard', as it was thought that these names were not politically correct. So now they are referred to as chalkboards and pen boards. Just thought you might find that little nugget of British history relevant. Great video as always mate. Have a good one!
A friend of mine whose parents came from Jamaica, came into the shop where I worked, laughing, I asked him what was funny. He said he'd taken his little boy to nursery, they weren't allowed to sing baa baa black sheep, and commenting on the stupidity of it. Political Correction gone wrong.Children don't see difference until it's pointed out to them.
The reference to Mongolia was to do with people with Down Syndrome. They used to be called ‘mongols’ until it was pointed out this was racist and humiliating.
You need to understand, world events, British humour and world history to keep track with his delivery. He is an extremely intelligent, highly educated historian and erudite man.
The India quip was 118-dia. As in 118 was a number used with call centres. Over here (Britain) when you receive a call from a call centre, most of the time the person on the phone is from India; usually somewhere like Mum also reference the Geordies in that same section. The Geordies come from around Tyne and Weir and Sunderland, which is high up on the east coast. They too have some call centres there, but again most companies transferred their call centres to India as it was cheaper.
@heofonfyr6000 No its not, that's part of the joke, the guy was a history lecturer he knows his stuff and plays the joke on many levels, lefties think that he is mocking a beer drinking little England yobbo while he actually lays out the incredible achievements of GB throughout history 😉 👏
God i feel for you on other side of pond not getting the little quips (118) thats were all the call centre are Mumbai .. You should checkout his TV show the pub landlord .
I love your reactions to Al Murray. One of the finest comedians to come out of the UK. His knowledge of history is impressive. His "Road to Berlin" was a great series from D-Day to Berlin was great. But if you can find it try watching Al Murray's Why Great Britain Wins Every War. Its very entertaining and funny.
When he says that the Geordies asked for too much money, he's referring to a City in England called Newcastle, people from there are called Geordies and there are numerous call centers from that city
The Peru reference, he was describing Paddington Bear. I suggest you check out the padding bear movies, they were very entertainment. Paddington Bear is also a cartoon and book.
reference to the Bear in Peru is to a British.. very famous and much loved, childrens series of stories about 'Paddington Bear'. He is sent to England and arrives in Paddington Station in London. During the Queens Jubilee celebrations HM The Queen, Queen Elizabeth, did a skit with an animation of the bear and it was very well received as it displayed her noted good sense of humour.
Oh this cracks me up, as a fellow Brit it's interesting to see Americans reactions to this. The reference to Peru and bears refers to Paddington Bear The friendly spectacled bear from "darkest Peru" - with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffel coat and love of marmalade - has become a classic character in British children's literature. I have subscribed, not laughed so much in ages, you guys are great. May I suggest you check out Billy Connelly? A Scottish comedian with a similar style
The India joke was "118 DIA as I like to call it"! 118 plus a further 3 digits, hence the joke about 118 DIA because most of the 118 call centres were based in India then (much in the way that most of the Unsolicited 'Con' Phone Calls are today). The phone number decided upon for the new version of Directory of Enquiries (Formerly 192) which was where you could find out almost any phone number back in the 1970's through to the year 2002! 192 always charged a fixed price, however due to the privatisation of BT in the 1980's, things started to get more expensive for certain premium calls and cheaper for others as the cost of a phone call came tumbling down after the monopoly had been broken, prior to the 1980's BT was a Government Owned business with a monopoly! Then in 2002 with the launch of the '118' fronted numbers of which '118 118' was a major new player and were famous, or even infamous, for their jokey TV Adverts with 2 men dressed in running gear as athletes and each wearing the number 118 on their fronts as if they were contestants in an athletics race! It was, like many TV Adverts, stupid really however this made it memorable and thus it worked well for the company because people remembered the phone number as it was more memorable than the next one at the time! Anyway, that is the history of the 118 joke!
That is just part of his act. I saw him a few weeks ago , and he was comedy amorous to two nurses on the second row. He is merciless but brilliant, if you are touchy to having the piss taken out of you ,you don't see Al.
bears relate to the longstanding childrens series of books written neraly 100 years ago now called "paddington" (named after the station he arrived at)
The two Tolkein trilogies were both shot on the South Island of New Zealand. Peter Jackson himself is a "Kiwi", and almost all the cast and crew were also. The village of Hobbiton is still there, a tourist attraction now. Those movies gave a huge boost to the country's economy.
They were actually shot at locations across both islands :) Hobbiton for example is one of the locations in the North Island (near the town of Matamata), and a lot was done in the Wellington area.
True, there are plenty of places in NZ here that are like the English countryside. Then, we have Dunedin, where Edinburgh could be, which is why its name means Edinburgh Of The South.@@beardedloon77
118dia is a reference to India being the new home of call centres. The Geordies asked for too much money is reference to Newcastle and the North East being the home of UK based call centres (alongside Glasgow) Also, the reference to Peru is down to Paddington Bear. Paddington Bear is from Peru.
The Peru-bear piece is a reference to a childrens book character, Paddington Bear. Found at Paddington train station, originally from Peru. There are two mid2010s films about Paddington with big name stars in it (Hugh Bonneville and Nicole Kidman). When the films were dubbed into Ukrainian, Paddington was voiced by President Zelensky.
I fuxking love it🤣I see this comment everywhere,,,, about the bear🤣🤣🤣
Didn't watch the films those degenerates can stfo of my childhood memories.
@@flea1683 how do you know, if you didn't watch them? First film especially is very good, and true to the plot and spirit of the books.
DARKEST Peru... 😁
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I met Al Murray who was staying in the same hotel as me in Edinburgh once. He’s actually a really nice, down to earth, polite person.
Al is a very smart guy. His "Pub Landlord" persona, is an act. Over the top and offensive. Someone you who has you laughing and cringing. Great reaction.
Al Murray 'The Pub Landlord' is a very clever man with a degree in history. Anything he talks about is funny. Please react to more of him!!
Al Murray who created this character is an Oxford educated historian who speaks a few languages. Clever man. Try and find a clip of him doing "why Britain has defeated everyone ". It is a tour de force.
That set was fire... one of the best.. would definitely recommend.
I knew he was a historical enthusiast from watching some of his serious shows on TV, but honestly didn't realise he was an Oxford educated historian. Thanks for that!
He's a wonderful host in everything i've seen. Comedy or serious.
And check out the "We have ways of making you talk" podcast that he does with WW" historian James Holland. He is both knowledgeable and entertaining.
You said it for me.
Pax
Al starts his act by going through the audience and learning about them while making fun of them. He remembers enough to include them later on.
I’ve seen him live. He must have a list of things to say for common responses to names/nationalities/jobs etc but he makes it seem off the cuff and spontaneous. Very effective. I’ve seen quite a few big names in standup and Al was the most interactive with his audience and the best show because of that.
Ludwig... Beautiful British name means 2 world wars and one world cup... I remember nearly choking when I heard that the first time. lol :P
Always the first few rows too
I used to love the show "Time Gentlemen Please.." especially when it had the Australian bar-maid who called him Bullethead....
What I like about this channel (and why I just subscribed) is that it feels natural. 2 people watching a video they actually find funny. Too many reaction channels I feel pretend to like stuff just to boost ratings (you can't like every single song you listen to surely?). Keep this up and i'll stay watching.
I agree. If we watch a video and we don’t find it funny or don’t react much to it, we don’t put up the video.
118-dia: Because lots of UK customer help-lines are based in India! and 118 is the toll-free code. The peru joke is about the orphan bear 'Paddington' in children's books and movies.
Everybody's help-lines are in India. I got the joke immediatedly because we, the Canadians, have almost all our help-lines in India. LOTO (laughing on the outside as I just created this one)
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Correct. Except 118 is not free toll. 0800 0500 and possibly 0300 are free to call.
118118 is a directory enquiries line you can call to obtain a number etc. Costs a fortune to call.
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"the way Peru treats it's bears is f*cking outrage" is a referance to the Books/cartoons/film Paddington Bear. He arrived at Paddington station in England with a hat, a coat and a suitcase with a note saying... please look after this bear.
For those who didn’t get the 118 reference to India, 118 is phone directory service operated from call centres based in India. They charge about £3 or 4 to tell you someone’s phone number. That’s why phone books were abolished- the phone authorities sold the free service that we had , and now we have to pay 10 times the cost of a call to find the number we need.
Or just Google it...
The 118 is referring to a call center in India which your call is often directed from the U,K.
@@loading9110 started in 2002 not everyone had the Internet and the best phones were a Nokia 3310
.............and for an extra charge they will 'connect you'
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Really cool to see you guys reacting to this. It's funny because obviously a lot of the humour in this is quite context-dependent and relies on you knowing quite a lot about British culture and our relationships with/stereotypes about other countries. Think about how much you loved the "Papa's got a brand new Guinea" joke and then imagine how hard every single one of these jokes hits if you understand all the references. They come at you so fast you barely have time to breathe before he hits you with another amazingly thought out joke
I'm from Papua New Guinea and that "papa's got a brand new guinea" part had me laughing out too! 😂
@5:43 Classic comment (double entendre) "I love the Irish - I have infinite respect for them.....up to a point"
"Went to the beach today and I'm red". Where I'm from in North East England went to the beach today, sand blasted face, freezing cold wind and sea temps barely survivable over 5 mins. However stunningly beautiful!! Thanks for the reactions , really enjoying them.
Its not that bad today,I didn't need my big coat for the first time in about 7 months
A beautiful part of the world! Love seahouses, St Abbs head, and everything between!
He referred to India as ‘118-dia’. 118 is the name of a telephone enquiry service. It’s in reference to the amount of call centres in India. He said ‘The Geordies asked for too much money.’ Geordies is the name given to people from in and around my hometown, Newcastle, which is the main city in North East England. The North East used to be an area of heavy industry (coal mining, shipbuilding etc). After the heavy industries went into decline, a lot of companies set up call centres in the North East. He’s basically saying that it costs less to have call centres in India because of wages. Cost of living and minimum wages means Geordies would have higher wages.
south shields ?
Yet again half the comments are from the cultural heart of the world!
Poor Boomer must think he's streaming only to NE England!
The running joke he has about squirrels is as a landlord he has a beer-garden where there is a sand-pit for kids to play in .... and the squirrels bury nuts in it. Always remember he is in character.
And grey squirrels actually cause damage to property.
I don't know, I'm English, and we're not overly fond of those furry little fuckers.
And the dude in the costume, can't forget the dude in the costume 🤣
Al Murray is a descendant of the 19th century novelist William Thackeray, author of the classics Vanity Fair and Henry Edmond, among others.
@@MarkSmithSaand grey squirrels have wiped out the native red squirrel population
For those that have not been to Venice. Its fine (apart from the outrageous prices) all year round except for the really hot months (J, A, S) when it stinks.
118 dia is a reference to the call centre operation which in the UK was very much based in the North East of England where the Geordies live. But it switched to India years ago because there was large number of highly educated English speaking people who were willing to work longer for lower hourly rates than UK based citizens on minimum wage.
People still cant understand a fucking word they say lol
@@mr.kinkade2049 I take it you mean the geordies
11:40 his reference to " chucking donkeys off a church tower " is relevant because its an actual spanish tradition /custom that they do.like bullfighting
A bit like the holy stoning of the cats
I love how well he remembers his audience. You two are great bouncing off eachother, defo more of you both 👍
Another brilliant video
Thank you so much!
Everyone below has explained any explaining, it was fun laughing along, brilliant stuff (eh? eh? eh? as Al says)
The squirrel leaving his nuts in the
sand pit in the beer garden part puts
tears in my eyes everytime @ 10:22
Speaking as a born-and-bred Londoner I’m always very Impressed at how he can keep such an accurate Cockney accent going for so long authentically.
Just in case You are not aware, The Character "The Pub Landlord" is itself a Satire of a certain type of over patriotic dude you are likely at some point too meet in an English Pub. The knowledge of History that's pretty solid but warped and distorted too fit his pro Empire narrative. Its very clever, he is taking the piss out of every nation, but in each of those little jokes he's actually taking the piss out of the English more than anyone, although I think that part can get lost on people not from UK or Ireland. He is a stereotype making fun of stereotypes
It’s also fair to say that the satirical aspect is lost on many of the Britons he is satirising- those who are genuine xenophobes and bigots.
@@drstkova Tw4t.
@@originalkk882 Some intellectual contribution.
Al Murray is a genius and his satire is several levels deep. He actually has a postgrad degree in history from Oxford.
@@drstkova it’s not lost on anyone Neil, but it does pander to your prejudices.
I dont watch many reaction videos but these are def my favourite, and the fact the clips are longer than most uts like watching it all over again, brilliant
The bear from Peru is Paddington bear a classic British children's book
Seen so many reactors watch this...loved your grasp on English humour to try to make sense of it all...Peru and the bears has been explained below...new subscriber cant wait to see how you react to Al Murray again!!
The potato famine and crisps reference is that potato chips are called crisps here and he is a pub landlord. Couldn't get crisps so had to use peanuts to keep the punters thirsty, and the squirrel is because the squirrels bury nuts in the children's sandpit in the pub garden.
A great skit from Al Murray and the way he wound it up at the end was actually quite moving.
He starts the bit by throwing the globe round the theatre, saying that's how it used to feel to be British.
The Peru reference was to the character Paddington Bear, who is from Peru. If you saw the Queen's Platinum Jubilee there as a skit with her and Paddington Bear and where she said she kept her Marmalade Sandwich (Paddington's staple food, which he keeps under his hat) in her handbag. It was a great hit with kids of all ages here who have grown up with the Paddington Bear stories.
In the special this was from, Al did in fact throw the globe into the crowd, getting people to pass it around, but yelling to them, "Don't Give it to the Yank!" when it got near the American he'd done a bit on earlier.
There were so many of his jokes that were cleverly woven through history and British culture.
@20:27 118dia, 118 is a help phone number, the joke being that when you call you get a call center in India also when you say dia it can sound like dear so '118 dear'
The Christmas Island reference to tell Wizard that it IS Christmas every day there relates to that band's song ‘I wish it could be Christmas every day’ which is perennially played in December in the UK…
I wonder if you've missed the fact that this character is a pub landlord. He's pissed off at the squirrels because they keep leaving nuts in the children's sand pit in the beer garden...
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Galapagos,where we invented Evolutuon!!! Absolute clas!!!
No matter how many of these reactions I watch about this particular comedy set by Al, every man watching always laughs at the part about us Brits being entitled to get anything made by a 4yr old Malaysian child. 🤣😂👍🏻
Comedy is a great way to actually search out and tell what a person's real sense of humour is about.
Little Ole Paddington bear with his little suitcase is from Peru.
Every time I see "the Landlord" in this particular footage I crease up so much it make me stomach ache, but I enjoy it!
Love how most the jokes go over your guys heads 😂 Good work 👍 Keep it up
Thanks guys that was a fun watch. Love from England.
The Peru joke was about the children's book character "Paddington Bear"
Well done, man. You truly get British irreverent humour. I'm sure Al would make you honorary British at this point.
beautiful british names.
@@CallumKray Beautiful ironic british names. You must understand irony.
They'd have found it far funnier if they'd actually understood half the jokes... ones that only British people could possibly understand...
@@blackbob3358 I'll be honest with you @black bob... i'm not sure where we're going here regarding your reply?
Well not really…..they didnt get the nuances. Or follow the accent very much.
For some great comedy there's Bob Mortimers best bits on Would I Lie to You. Lee Macks best bits on the same show are terrific too.
24:40 Paddington Bear... a British childrens' book character from darkest Peru for anyone wondering!
The Squirrel "Vengeance" is a play on the character he is playing, a Pub land Lord. Pubs stock Beer and Spirits, but also snacks like Peanuts. The notion being the Squirrels take the Peanuts and leave them in odd places
Al Murray is super intelligent as his jokes are all thought through and factual
Congratulations on getting so much of the British humor....I mean, humour 🤣 Apart from some of the more obscure references like the 118 dialling code for Telephone Directory Enquiries which you wouldn't have had much chance of understanding, I have to say I'm pretty impressed. There's a lot of subtlety and British daily life, attitudes and history wrapped up in Al Murray's comedy (and Brit humour in general) which is easily missed if you don't know what he's referencing and, in the character of a mouthy, opinionated pub landlord (aka barman) sometimes misrepresenting, like his "Axle of Elvish" dig at George W. Really enjoying seeing an American enjoy our stuff. Subscribed! p.s. To return the compliment, I'm a big fan of Bill Burr; he would go down a storm in the UK!
About time you got round to this! 👏🇬🇧
Love your videos. Keep 'em coming!
The welsh one was spot on we have no fuckin accent and if you if you yell at us be ready for a fuckin broken nose, we are just a calmer version of the scots.
The India joke was he said he calls it 118-dia, it's a dig at the amount of call centres are based in India and 118 is usually the dialling code lol, love Al Murray, the guy is so intelligent it's unreal, a lot of comedians seem to be to be fair.
I remember reading the comments on the original video and one of those 2 women at the front had commented.
aparantly they had had a bit too drink before coming to the show and where originally meant to be in seats near the back but one of the ushers guided them to the seats at the front instead.
I wouldn't be too happy if I paid for a front row seat and got relegated to the back
It's fascinating watching which bits you guys laugh at. So much of what is funny (to us) reflects his knowledge of (actual) world history which seems to mostly go over your heads. I'm guessing we are taught very differently in schools about these things! 🙂
To be fair why would Americans be taught British colonial history? Apart from the revolution of course.
@@LB1973 I don't remember mentioning British colonial history! although that was inevitably a part of Al Murrays act. No I meant more broadly. Global history, recent global events if you like, or an understanding of some of the jokes reflecting other country's cultures etc.
@@LB1973 well for starters because for a very long time they were a part of said colonial history.
Of course certain cultural differences would make things go over there heads and vice versa. The 118 thing and Wild Bean Cafe and Westlife.
I hope that isn't one of those put downs that arrogant, obnoxious Brits like to make about the non-existent difference in subtlety and sophistication in humour. Although I don't think it is.
Great Reaction.
The Womble Countries relate to characters like "Uncle Bulgaria" who was a member of this London cartoon family...
Elisabeth Beresford books first 😁
Americans never laugh at "The Womble Countries" which is such a shame.
The Wombles was a TV show in the UK in the 1970s, featuring litter-picking characters such as Madame Cholet, Tomsk, Tobermory, Wellington, Orinoco, Bungo and Great Uncle Bulgaria. Bulgaria being the country which most millennial brits now think is named after a Womble 🤣
[NODS] Said TV series (voiced by the late and *VERY* great Bernard Cribbins) was based on the books by Elisabeth Beresford. I found one of the books at school, after seeing a few eps of the TV series, and was enthralled by it. =:o}
Watch the platinum jubilee of the Queen with Paddington bear at her tea party.
I loved when he said “America , a good idea but it just got out of hand”🤣
The joke with America is they think they won
The thing with Al Murray is he sat myself things that are true but puts a comedy twist on it. He studied history at university and knows his stuff. What a comedian
Here in GB we all love Paddington Bear …!! He’s from Peru and is also a film star ⭐️
He is referring to the cartoon character ' PADDINGTON BEAR ', who supposedly came from PERU.
So glad you're both enjoying the comedy. Can't wait for the next one! Great reaction from you both 👏👏👏
Been watching your channel a few weeks now, but hadn't subbed, in account of you wearing the greak freaks bucks top I'm subbing 👌 respect from Manchester UK ✌
Al Murray plays "the pub landlord" with an attitude. He is in fact vey intelligent and well educated but plays the nationlist bigot very cleverly. The bear from Peru is Paddington Bear. Maybe you've seen the films? I love how you laugh so wholeheartedly. It warms my heart.
You two represent exactly what reaction is all about. Loved watching your faces ( cos we’ve seen it before 😂)
Keep going, 👍 great stuff.
Just in case you were wondering, the Mongolia joke at 17:19, is a reference to a bit of British slang/slur. The word 'mong' was wrongly used to broadly describe people with some sort of physical or mental disability. So obviously the use of it now by anyone is very frowned upon. Also the little follow up gag "that goes for the Black Sea as well", is mainly a reference to official language reform in British schools. Around 20 years ago, teachers were no longer allowed to use the term 'blackboard' or whiteboard', as it was thought that these names were not politically correct. So now they are referred to as chalkboards and pen boards. Just thought you might find that little nugget of British history relevant. Great video as always mate. Have a good one!
A friend of mine whose parents came from Jamaica, came into the shop where I worked, laughing, I asked him what was funny. He said he'd taken his little boy to nursery, they weren't allowed to sing baa baa black sheep, and commenting on the stupidity of it. Political Correction gone wrong.Children don't see difference until it's pointed out to them.
The reference to Mongolia was to do with people with Down Syndrome. They used to be called ‘mongols’ until it was pointed out this was racist and humiliating.
AL Murray ..... "Bacon Proves The Existance Of God"
You need to understand, world events, British humour and world history to keep track with his delivery. He is an extremely intelligent, highly educated historian and erudite man.
The India quip was 118-dia. As in 118 was a number used with call centres. Over here (Britain) when you receive a call from a call centre, most of the time the person on the phone is from India; usually somewhere like Mum also reference the Geordies in that same section. The Geordies come from around Tyne and Weir and Sunderland, which is high up on the east coast. They too have some call centres there, but again most companies transferred their call centres to India as it was cheaper.
95% of this will fly past the average non British punter.
even though it's extremely low brow
@heofonfyr6000 No its not, that's part of the joke, the guy was a history lecturer he knows his stuff and plays the joke on many levels, lefties think that he is mocking a beer drinking little England yobbo while he actually lays out the incredible achievements of GB throughout history 😉 👏
@@boogboog8097 so you're saying it's not low brow?
Banter
Not the Irish 😂
God i feel for you on other side of pond not getting the little quips (118) thats were all the call centre are Mumbai .. You should checkout his TV show the pub landlord .
Axel of elvis was in reference to Bush‘s axis of evil back in the day
Ozzie here, love how he had nothing to say about Oz 😂😂 was waiting for it though!!
I love your reactions to Al Murray. One of the finest comedians to come out of the UK.
His knowledge of history is impressive. His "Road to Berlin" was a great series from D-Day to Berlin was great.
But if you can find it try watching Al Murray's Why Great Britain Wins Every War. Its very entertaining and funny.
Mr King Boomer , your bird is Top draw Totty , you should be proud ! , respect from Uk retired Royal Marine Commando .
When he says that the Geordies asked for too much money, he's referring to a City in England called Newcastle, people from there are called Geordies and there are numerous call centers from that city
First time watching... great reaction!
118 was a british phone directory based in India, that charged you an arm and leg for your call
The Peru reference, he was describing Paddington Bear. I suggest you check out the padding bear movies, they were very entertainment. Paddington Bear is also a cartoon and book.
You two guys take it all with a pinch of salt, nice one. :-)
look at his series TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE ...its amazing
reference to the Bear in Peru is to a British.. very famous and much loved, childrens series of stories about 'Paddington Bear'. He is sent to England and arrives in Paddington Station in London. During the Queens Jubilee celebrations HM The Queen, Queen Elizabeth, did a skit with an animation of the bear and it was very well received as it displayed her noted good sense of humour.
Dont know if this has already been answered for you guys, but Peru is where Paddington Bear comes from, hence the hat and coat gag.
The Spanish used to celebrate festivals by throwing live donkeys from church towers, also cats. An insane nation!
Axel of Elvis is a reference to GW Bushes "Axis of Evil". There were many easy jokes to be made about Dubya.
Oh this cracks me up, as a fellow Brit it's interesting to see Americans reactions to this. The reference to Peru and bears refers to Paddington Bear The friendly spectacled bear from "darkest Peru" - with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffel coat and love of marmalade - has become a classic character in British children's literature. I have subscribed, not laughed so much in ages, you guys are great. May I suggest you check out Billy Connelly? A Scottish comedian with a similar style
OY! Billy is a nolly not a nelly;
The India joke was "118 DIA as I like to call it"! 118 plus a further 3 digits, hence the joke about 118 DIA because most of the 118 call centres were based in India then (much in the way that most of the Unsolicited 'Con' Phone Calls are today). The phone number decided upon for the new version of Directory of Enquiries (Formerly 192) which was where you could find out almost any phone number back in the 1970's through to the year 2002! 192 always charged a fixed price, however due to the privatisation of BT in the 1980's, things started to get more expensive for certain premium calls and cheaper for others as the cost of a phone call came tumbling down after the monopoly had been broken, prior to the 1980's BT was a Government Owned business with a monopoly! Then in 2002 with the launch of the '118' fronted numbers of which '118 118' was a major new player and were famous, or even infamous, for their jokey TV Adverts with 2 men dressed in running gear as athletes and each wearing the number 118 on their fronts as if they were contestants in an athletics race! It was, like many TV Adverts, stupid really however this made it memorable and thus it worked well for the company because people remembered the phone number as it was more memorable than the next one at the time! Anyway, that is the history of the 118 joke!
That is just part of his act. I saw him a few weeks ago , and he was comedy amorous to two nurses on the second row. He is merciless but brilliant, if you are touchy to having the piss taken out of you ,you don't see Al.
24:00 - it was a Paddington bear joke, he commented about the marmalade sandwiches when you were talking 😂
bears relate to the longstanding childrens series of books written neraly 100 years ago now called "paddington" (named after the station he arrived at)
I've seen that one a hundred times, but I haven't laughed and cried so much as watching your reactions👍
It is astonishing that Americans are so unaware of anything that is not associated with their own back yard.
That's why channels like this are a beautiful thing!
118 (19:57) refers to call centres that used to be in the UK but were transferred to India in the early 2000s.
The two Tolkein trilogies were both shot on the South Island of New Zealand. Peter Jackson himself is a "Kiwi", and almost all the cast and crew were also. The village of Hobbiton is still there, a tourist attraction now. Those movies gave a huge boost to the country's economy.
They were actually shot at locations across both islands :) Hobbiton for example is one of the locations in the North Island (near the town of Matamata), and a lot was done in the Wellington area.
Tolkien himself said the shire was actually based on the English countryside hence 'shire'
True, there are plenty of places in NZ here that are like the English countryside.
Then, we have Dunedin, where Edinburgh could be, which is why its name means Edinburgh Of The South.@@beardedloon77
Really great,enjoyed watching it with you,the reference to the bear,was Paddington bear,a cupper is tea,I am South African
The bit about bears in Peru refers to Paddington Bear.
26:10 We're not playing f*cking scrabble fellas!
118dia is a reference to India being the new home of call centres. The Geordies asked for too much money is reference to Newcastle and the North East being the home of UK based call centres (alongside Glasgow)
Also, the reference to Peru is down to Paddington Bear. Paddington Bear is from Peru.
@20:20 he called is 118dia instead of India because 118118 is a call centre number and a lot of call centres are Indian.
99% are the other 1% is shared with ireland & scotland