Veep - Best of Minna Häkkinen
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2017
- A compilation of some of the best scenes of many's favorite guest character on the show
Scenes taken from
s02e05 - Helsinki
s02e05 - Deleted scenes
s03e06 - Detroit
s05e08 - Camp David
s06e03 - Georgia
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Minna's complete honesty is such a hilarious contrast against Selina's constant fakeness
That’s what happens when you have to watch everything you say. Americans are too sensitive!
@@MetaMortis21you sound pretty sensitive there yourself 🧐
@@MetaMortis21we literally have the freest speech in the western world. By that, I mean that in addition to say anything that’s not hate speech like most of the western world, it also has the fewest laws limiting hate speech. It’s basically paradise for all you racist morons.
Minna isn't honest either. She's a UN monitor screwing one of the candidates in an election she is monitoring.
Unacceptable that Sally Phillips hasn't got an Emmy for this character.
Agreed
She's amazing!
She also deserves her own show.
I find it strange that they didn't find an actual FINN to play a FINN. But this does follow the age old rule that whenever Finns or Finland are depicted in a series or movies, it always have to be kinda "off", like the people cannot really crasp what Finland is like.. There might be a Finn with a horrible Swedish or German accent, or in this case; with I-have-no-idea-what-this-is accent.
Otherwise, a great show.
@@Leechwife Not at all! I loved Smack the Pony but it ended in 2003. More recently she starred in Parents, but that was only 1 season. I'm in the US, so it's likely she's been in a lot of shows that haven't made it over here.
It cracks me up how Selina's tolerance level for Minna just deteriorates with every interaction
"It's so nice to be here with friends and, of course, a dear friend right next to me."
"Yes, we have met twice!"
Sarah Low
"We are as close as sisters."
"No, we're not."
"Worry about your unemployment in Finland"
"We don't unemployment in Finland"
And that is why Scandinavia has nice stuff.
Wouldn't Minna deny they are dear friends, just because they have met twice?
@@scipioafricanus5871 In Finland, that is close friendship.
Reminds me of Phil Leotardo from the Sopranos speaking of his cousin's dead husband:
"I loved him... Like a brother-in-law"
As a Finn, I love this. So accurate. The actress really captures our direct awkwardness, lol
Spot on.. Minna should be famous in Finland already ,)
To be honest, I don't think a lot of finns find this funny as it is so accurate. It's just normal for them to have someone act like this...
It bothers me that she doesn't have a Finnish accent :(
Do you really fuck snow?
@@jimmy2k4o Bruh.
Minna was the perfect foil for Selina. They both had such awesome interactions.
what does foil mean?
someone to play off against. antagonist.
someone to play off against. antagonist.
it's quite often a character which acts the opposite of the main, probably one of the biggest examples being Harry and Draco for the first few books of the series
When they had the whole cast on the late night talk shows as the final season was winding down, it's a shame that they didn't invite the actress who played Minna. I feel bad for her.
Minna "May I be uncharacteristically blunt with you?"
Selina: "I can't imagine..."
0:06 "And please call me Selena."
"Selena."
"Yes."
"Excuse me?" Comedy gold with these two characters. *Cheers*
When i watched this in the show i didnt get it and now I GOT IT 😂😂😂😂
-- selina said “call me selina” as in u dont bave to be so formal with me but mina took that literally and called her “selina”
@@paimon2391 Your explanation doesn't make sense to me, can you please clarify? I mean her name is Selina...and that is exactly what she meant for Mina to do. Why was Mina so shocked?
MnikM doesnt make sense how? Are u american? If u are, then it’s very easy to understand the joke. Finnish usually take everything literally. Here’s an example, “hi mr. watson”. then mr. watson, whose full name is john watson, who wants to establish some kind of proximity with the other party as in tries to be friendly instead of formal, says to the other person “call me john” instead of mr. watson. he means next time dont be so formal with him, but this person takes that literally and actually CALLS him john right at that moment. thats the joke.
@@paimon2391 Oh wait I completely missed that part because of the way she said Selina....I thought she was shocked that they could be on a first name basis, instead of her actually heeding the advice and immediately calling her Selina. I know what u mean now, thanks!
It is astonishing how well written all the characters in this show are.
jimmy goody armanda ianucci?
Scooter - How Much Is The Fish?
It's so underrated
jimmy goody yeah AI is a towering talent
I do really like the way Alan has evolved now with these new writers who really get partridge though too
-AngelGr- p
"Because no one will feed me?" Is one of my favorite lines in the whole show and I don't even know why
mine is "we call this the fever of the sausage" cracks me up every time!
It's one of those shows where the writing was so strong, they could never tell which lines would really hit.
Do you know the writers?
"Americans have a much greater body mass index than the Finns". I love any episode with Minna, she was hysterical.
We don’t have unemployment in Finland.
The stress on “much” was the best part
we also have more innovation, wealth, entertainment, and general acheivment than they do,
@@jhonklan3794 Yeah, not a great accomplishment being better than he Alabama of Scandinavia.
Selina-"And of course, a dear friend, right next to me. "
Minna-'' Yes we have met twice. "
“We are close as sisters”
“No we’re not”
@@blurdreamer this one killed me
Sally Phillips is a comedic genius too. These scenes with two of them are unbelievable.
So funny to see her in this then see her in Bridget jones lol
"it is chicken" I'm DEAD
I literally died at that as well.. i wish they had Amy's reaction shot
bh617 rest in peace.
“In america we call fish chicken of the sea” lmaooooo amy 😂
Well... I tasted chicken in Finland, it's taste like fish...
I wonder how many shots it took for that scene. They must have broken character many times
I swear those little details on Selina's face tell so much, they just kill me, they carry half of the comedy in a show where the lines are already pure brillance
Don't call me stupid yes! Everything I've learned in theatre she does, and she does it so well. She's such a great actress!
Its called eye acting. Or face acting. Everyone knows that.
"Don't feel ashamed, Gary. Because of course you're not a ballsack..."
"We don't have unemployment in Finland"
While it was extremely funny, I never understood this line because it is simply not true. What do they mean ?
TYÖVOIMAPULA
@@mrbgay45grey49 She is bragging that Finland is better than America in taking care of its citizens. Since it's a comedy, its exaggerated as perfect.
One of my favorite characters.
@@mrbgay45grey49 Its semi-true :D as Finland and other nordic countries have really good system that helps people bounce back, and in Norway it is almost impossible not to succeed, you'll be taken care of in many many ways. Whereas in USA.. well if u poor then you're totally fucked :(
In your country, people fuck snow!
"... the fuck fog" ... "In Finland we call it the fever of the sausage"
If that's not a real Finnish expression, it should be.
Aqquila89 makkarakuume
"Because no one will feed me?"
“We are close as sisters”
“No we’re not”
Lol!!! I love when these two are in scenes together
dannilevil aa
hilariously i think Minna thinks they're "close as sisters" because Selina had called her a dear friend earlier. which was of course just political bs, but Minna took it at face value as she always does.
Veep needs to end with Selina and Minna riding off into the sunset together.
Stephanie it’s probs going to end with jhona winning the presidency and selina ending up as VP again lol
Marcus W i hope not. Not gunna lie, i kinda want something to go right for selina for once. Even though shes a terrible person.
Stephanie Thelma and Louise
It didnt :(
@@Marcus51090 very close
Perhaps my favorite guest character on the show. Which is saying a lot, because the show has a lot of great guest characters. Her so-called "friendship" with Selina is just funny to watch.
I agree with you friend
"you look more alert" 😂
Amy- this fish is delicious, what is this fish?
Minna- it is chicken.
Best line ever! When I first heard it, I was laughing for long time! 😂
Just got to it and yes I'm screaming
best way to respond to a bad gift "how baffling"
It took me wayyyyyyy too long after watching her on Taskmaster to realize that Sally Phillips played Minna! She is so unbelievably funny
Same. I couldn't remember why I know her 😅
I love Taskmaster, in addition to a number of UK based shows. I wish someone in the US could sucsessully "adapt" (steal) those formats. I think James Corden tried, but he was better off singing in his car.
Tubi has a sketch show she did years ago, it is hilarious nonsense. She is pure comedy gold
Hearing Selina repeat "You know, the Finns are known for their... their sense of humour" in that deliberately enthusiastic tone just gets me every time
HBO should sell "It was a spa" t-shirts
I'd buy it. Favourite line is when they're on the jet and Selina says she "belongs in an institution" referring to her library and Gary automatically says "it was a spa"
@@marrkk111 Also Gary says so she likesd spa whenshe was in Asylum in season7
It should have "it was a spa" in the front and "it was an insane asylum" in the back
This clip should really have the name of this brilliant British comic actress Sally Phillips in the description.
Who's that?
@@juansierralonche9864 the actress who plays mina
She's great but our media focus on the royal family spongers
@jess cro Yes, and taskmaster season was just awesome with her!
Yeah, I thought she was Finnish.
Even though the accent is not Finnish, she catches the Nordic mentality, taking things literally, lack of humor so well!
We laugh in Scandinavia, it's just in Iceland and Finland they don't laugh.
Newsflash, people laugh everywhere.
Scandinavians are quite different from the Finns lol.
Shinkajo Really? A Swedish speaking Finn would wonder what you mean exactly
Shinkajo. Besides the language Finns doesn't differ much from the rest of Scandinavia. Everyone seems to forget that Finland was a part of Sweden for 600 years and that Finland kept much of that common heritage during the Russian occupation. The retracing of unique Finnishness came with romantic national ideals in the end if the 19 th century. Also Finns are the biggest immigrant group in Sweden and there is no way you could tell their ethnical background besides a small accent.
Minna & Karen are the 2 best minor characters EVER.
Hell yeah Karen! "What.... is a vote?"
could not agree more, the two of them are SO perfectly timed in every line they deliver
I fuckin hate Karen... Richard Splett is the best of the minor characters
how about myra licht, brilliant minorish character played by daisy haggard, also British actor
don't forget about furlong
"No...no....a spa is where you go to get a massage and the like. You were in an an insane asylum..."
"Worry about your own unemployment in Finland"
"We don't have unemployment in Finland"
"In Finland, we call this THE FEVER OF THE SAUSAGE." :-D
I lol'd at that one
Makkarakuume
"To discuss Tibet"
"to bet on what?"
JLD deserves every award ever for this
"... he jumped into an ice-hole"
"I'm so sorry, he jumped into what?"
@@michezacharius8078 I died
@@michezacharius8078 apparently (according to a friend who's Baltic) ppl actually accidentally die this way sometimes when they go fishing in the winter
"In your country people f**k snow!"
😂🤣😂🤣
I have no idea why Sally wasn't nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy for this. She was so brilliant.
"F@&% those factories, I'm freeing Tibet!" 😂😂😂😂
Your stay in the insane asylum has really agreed with you. @7:50
The Finnish Vulf
It's wolf
Clearly Vâoulffe
Vülf!
"We hope when you visit our country, you will go fishing."
"Because... no one will feed me...?"
I’m really glad they made Minna a recurring character! The interaction between her and Selena was hilarious. 😂
Who ever wrote her character knows a lot about us Finns.
Yeah you guys really rolled over for the Nazis.
@@thedarkerknight2188
Yeah when Stalin wants to overrun you and the rest of the world doesn't give a fuck......
@@thedarkerknight2188 Needed guns and armored vehicles to fight off the Soviets, I'm pretty sure the Americans understand that language
@@thedarkerknight2188 The Finns didn't roll over for anyone. They sided with the NAZI's because the USSR attacked them and the NAZI's hated the USSR.
"You had oculoplasty" hahaha!
You look much more alert.
@@Gymnopediea That was comic gold!
My favorite part about their character arc is that in the beginning Selina wants minna to publicly say they’re friends, because that’s how politics work in America. Then later minna does see her as a good friend and Selina wants no part of it hahaha.
"My dear friend"
"Yes we have met twice"
"No, no, a spa is where you go to get massages and the like".
“your stay in the insane asylum has really agreed with you” STOP I LOVE HER
Tears and I'm a 66 straight Guy not given to emotion to that extent...lol
"It was a spa."
@@sheaux
No, it was an *insane asylum* 😐
@@sheaux no, you see a spa is where you go to get massage and the like. It was an insane asylum.
"it is a container...a testicle container". Pissed myself.
Lolll @ 4:02 when Minna bows coz she thought Gary was bowing to her when he was whispering to Selina.. then Selina bows again.... I'm dying hahaha
It's the little moments like that- that's what keeps this show legendary.
Hahahahahhahahahahah
Whenever she pops up I'm excited! I love her!!! lol
“It’s so nice to be here with friends here, and, of course, a dear friend right next to me.”
“Yes, we have met twice.”
"THE WOMAN WHO FREED TIBET" makes me cry every time
Me too 🤣🤣🤣🤣
MINNA IS SUCH AN UNDERRATED CHARACTER I HOPE WE SEE MORE OF HER IN THE NEXT SEASON
10 seconds in and laughing already. Minna needs a spinoff series @HBO
Kiasu K that would be awesome! And JLD would produce it and have cameos
Pls !! Pls
Basically Borgen on Netflix
"Oh, Madame Ex-Prime Minister of Finland" Loool.
i love this character, she feels like that pure neutral character in an RPG that shows up and you never know if they're on your side or not
"This fish is delicious, what is this fish?" "It is chicken"
literally actually died at that part
07:48
Minna - "Selina!"
Selina - "Aw fuck!"
Sally Phillips is a hoot. Absolutely outstanding comedic actress and the perfect foil for JLD
I've been waiting for a Minna compilation for... YEARS!!
I was appalled at the lack of Minna Häkkinen scenes on TH-cam, so I decided to take matters into my own hands!
Thank you for doing so!
Igirus yes! thank u!
@@igirus9549 one of TH-cam's unsung heroes!
@@igirus9549 legend
Sally Phillips' comedic delivery deserves an Emmy
"I have not seen you since you failed to vote for me to be head of the IMF"
"Umm... Oh and you changed your hair!"
"Thank you I had more highlights. And you changed your eyelids! You had ocularplasty."
"um..."
"
You look more alert."
"In your country people fuck snow"
In the States we say “tight” 😂🤣😂
The awkwardness, the misunderstanding, the lost in translations...this is just the best type of uncomfortable
I love how Minna says 'if you know what i mean' then explains 'it also engorged his pen-is', helpfully
The fucking bowing lmao, Minna is the best
Sally Phillips is brilliant in everything she's in!
Add the scene where she describes Jonah as the creature who "steals the Christmas presents from the children"
On your team, there is a leaking gentleman.
12elisamiller one of the best ever moments hahah
Krampus?
Rudolf
"People think it's their birthright, you see."
"To give guns to babies?"
"Well, only in Arizona."
LMAO, omg
I've never seen this show but this video convinced me to do so.Two flawlles and well written characters.
Hope you loved it! But how could you not
@@dharmallars I loved it and watched every season at least three times so this must be one of the videos that lead me to the show...can't believe all the likes in that old comment :)
"I just come, and get it over with," same.
"It's because we are close as sisters"
"No we're not"
LOVE THEM
"It was a spa"
"No, no. A spa is where you go to get a massage and the like"
Dear God I've watched this video so many times that Ive realised every time Minna approaches, Selina says the word "Oh"
“Yes, we have met twice”
That line KILLS me.
She was amazing as Minna. Definitely some of the best scenes.
"how baffling" and "no, 'told' is more accurate" are going in my professional vocabulary
"I don't actually...... How baffling."
“In your country people fcuk snow” 😭
its unhealthy the amount of times I've watched this
"The Finnish wulf" She stole every scene she was in!
09:04 The very best fake laugh I've ever heard
These 2 are so awkward together it's funny lol
Am finnish. This is both accurate and painful.
Minna’s “how baffling” always sets me off 😂😂🤣
I love the fact that Julia chose Sally directly because of her love of Smack the Pony!!! Two amazingly hilarious women!
That seems very doubtful to me, the show was created by and the writing room heavily staffed by english comedy writers. Almost certainly she was their choice, right?
Especially since the creator of the show, Armando Ianucci, is British anyway (Scottish), and so is Sally Philips...
Sally Phillips is brilliant. Watch Smack the Pony
Bear with, bear with, bear with. Back.
Jam and Jerusalem too!
Smack the pony actually made me pee my pants. That show was hilarious!
Also in Miranda. But yeh she cracks me up every time
th-cam.com/video/12f3Onr2wyM/w-d-xo.html
In Finland we call this "the fever of the sausage."
“Because no one will feed me?!” 😂😂
'In your country, people FUCK snow."
“In fact it is the presumption of offense that has offended me!”
I love how Minna has zero tact, like every actual Finnish person i've known
bh617 that’s not many, probably :D
I think tact isn't the right word. But if that's tact, I think everybody would benefit from getting rid of it. There is very little anger in Minna.
I’ve seen like a handful of episodes of Veep but I’m crying laughing at this video. They’re interactions are gold and so funny
"The fever of the sausage." What an excellent way to end 10 minutes of comedic brilliance.
"Sea cucumber" that was hilarious.
It baffled me completely,to tumbler I go!
I just come and get it over with 😂
I've seen Sally Phillips in many roles, all very different. A brilliant actor and comedian.
The level of intelligent comedy is astonishing. The writing, the acting, the razor sharp, lightning quick give and take between the actors. Astonishing!
“He weighted his boots and jumped into an ice hole.” Said with such dry understatement.