Hi Mandy, Court dress code, and in particular legal wigs, is a tradition that goes back 700 years. It all started with King Edward III in the 14th Century. In addition to robes, judges have generally worn a short bench wig when working in court (reserving the long wig for ceremonial occasions)
Yeah, but it looks ridiculous to see a 21st century lawyer in 21st century professional attire, in a courtroom that chances are is less than 100 years old, and they wear this wig from the Renaissance on their heads. What other professions do this?
Sweet shops would have been a big thing in UK several decades back, but have reduced drastically in numbers. Most towns (near me at least) don't have a dedicated sweet shop. Sweets would be commonly bought now in supermarkets or newsagents. Don't remember ever seeing a shop dedicated to just toffee (they probably do exist). So they were taking the Mick out of him saying he was very old fashioned.
Yep both Judges and Barristers (lawyers prosecuting and defending the case) still wear wigs in court today. It's been this way since the 17th century. It's part of the tradition and formality of court proceedings. It's quite similar to Canadian courts, but they no longer wear the wigs.
i have to admit it was years b4 the meaning of "a stitch in time..." clicked for me. I had always misinterpreted the "in time" to be a physics reference abt a stitch in the fabric of time and space, and could never grasp where 9 fits in. Rather than the simple and more obvious reference to "in time" meaning "immediately" or "in the knick of time".
I hated that comments were removed on the last one. You should keep doing whatever you want and being honest about it. I don't always agree, but that's part of why I come here.
My house, my rules. If the vast majority of people are going to be rude to me and start fighting between eachother, comments get turned off. 🤷🏻♀️ I work hard to make my corner of the internet a positive place for all. I don't mind people disagreeing with me or correcting me, or anything like that. But I won't leave insults directed at me or others.
answer to 15:50 yes, in England, Judges and Barristers (litigation Lawyers) wear a certain white wig and robes in Kings Counsel for criminal proceedings...its tradition in England and Wales, not so much America🤣
I don't know why, but Mandy's reactions to ricky gervais show (even though i've watched them all over 20 times each now, more if you count falling asleep to it) - Her reactions have made me notice more about the actual animations and visual comedy in the show. Some things, because of her reaction to it, I simple never picked up on / noticed before lmao. Such as the fireman on the very tiny ladder against a skyscraper lol.
24:22 Five episodes in and you're already beginning to take part in the show. Quite a shift from the first one where it was just bullying (It isn't, Ricky is the weird one here tbh) Can't wait for the next one! Karl just might be a genius but he doesn't apply himself to learning anything and would rather let his imagination take over. A creative genius more than a scientific one. Pretty much all the stuff he talks about is true. At least the headline is. They talked about this on XFM back in the day that he just reads the headline of a story and after that his imagination takes over and makes up the details. He's not stupid. Just different.< You should check out "Living with Ricky Gervais" which is all personal footage from "backstage". It would give you more context to the dynamic between him and the people he spends time with. The man is a certifiable lunatic. I love his work, the stand-ups, Golden Globe roasts and TV/movie work, but I wouldn't last 5 minutes as his friend. All those laughs and mood changes you can see here.... Amplify that by 100 and that's him irl. This isn't him being extra giddy for our entertainment, this is Ricky holding back the insanity!
Judges still wear wigs, I think the tradition was born due to flagrant syphilis in the renaissance period, everyone would lose their hair, so it became a fashion statement to have an expensive fancy wig, the nobility made it a whole thing and so noble professions such as judges and magistrates continued the trend and part of their professional routine. I'm either talking absolute shite there or it's true 🤷🏻♂️ but I remember hearing that somewhere 🤔 may have even been on the xfm show 😂
Judges and barristers wear wigs in British court. Its traditional since late 1600s. Its about being formal and smart. Showing class. Wig wearing was very popular at the time amongst royalty and aristocrats. Though outside the court I think it was also done to prevent headlice. Wouldn't be good for rich people to be scratching their heads all the time at some fancy dinner or whatever
The judges in the UK still wear those wigs. It is pretty much part of their work uniform... And a candy shop & a toffee shop are 2 different things. Toffee & candy are 2 totally different things. Candy shops sell all different types of candy, toffee shops only sell toffee, they specialise in different flavoured toffees.
@@davidz3879 Maybe like almost a century ago. Even 'candy shops' are struggling to survive in todays economy and on-demand service, ya know. My corner shop used to be a sweet shop when i was a lil baby
Every toffee shop I've been in also sold at least fudge... but I think Carl might have been using toffee shop as a synonym for sweet shop, I remember older people often doing that when I was young. There are ancient sweet shops that still call themselves toffee shops, probably because they started by selling their own toffee.
Depends on where the shop is. If it's in an area of the country renowned for its toffee-making, with a regular footfall of tourists and also a wide variety of different toffees on sale, it might do!
@@bradders9743 So if a Northerner had a packet of fruit pastilles, a packet of Skittles & a packet of Haribo Starmix, (s)he'd say that's three packets of toffees?!
@@bradders9743What people?. I'm 'up norf' & no we don't call all candy, toffee, ever . . . or call it candy! In the words of Ricky Gervais "you're talking bollocks"! 🤣🤣
These were a sieries of podcasts that were made i believe from around 2005/6 to 2010/11 ( just when podcasts were becoming a thing). then i think it was 2013/14ish they took parts of the pod casts to make these animated episodes. Judges in court wear wigs but its like 18th century style, don’t know why but i guess it just traditional that never died out You probably know this- The 3 had worked together on a london radio station, ricky and Steve had a show and Karl was their producer and made short appearances on the show but Ricky loved his thoughts etc as it was hilarious. Audiences started loving him too so karl started to become a part of their show. Eventually they made the podcasts as a result. There are collections online from the radio show with the parts karl was in.
Monkey News was a reccuring segment on their weekly radio show. Theres like 40 Monkey News segments spread over 2 hours or so in total that that aren't in this series . Theres several compilations on here. Just audio ofcourse. No need check out that stuff yet whilst youve got plenty RickySteveKarl content already to go at
@@MandyCaneLane the official verdict was in charge of a vehicle whilst in possession on weed. (Different from a DUI) basically i had the car on for the heaters as it was winter and was rolling up. As the keys were still in the car the coppers thought it was an attempt to drive even though I was parked. We didn't have the money to fight it so I just plead guilty and payed the fine. The justice system here loves to pick and choose sometimes 😂
if it's true what they say that laughter adds years to your life i'm sure karl is single handedly responsible for increasing the life expectancy of millions
You should check out Satisfied Fool. A documentary Karl made himself about himself. It really gives insight into how Karl thinks & why he is the way he is
I feel like learning something implies that you'd retain the information, because then did you really learn at all? When something is taught to you, it becomes learning when those teachings become knowledge. If you received some information but then forgot it the next day you could have very well just recieved no information and you'd experience the exact same outcome
The wig thing can be traced back to Louis XIV of France who wore a wig to hide is balding, which was associated with being a symptom of syphilis so was derided. The elite classes of Europe followed suit and wore wigs also, back when courts were basically King’s Courts. Judges and Barristers still wear the formal dress, as it’s seen as a separation between the law and the human enforcing it, though it is entirely symbolic. Judges often choose not to wear formal dress in cases where they don’t want to create an intimidating environment (such as when dealing with children). It’s just a throw back to ancient times, no more than ceremonial dress from other cultures.
I never got on board with Monkey News. You can just skip seven minutes of the show and mentally add "And the twist was it was a monkey. Again." Karl's Diary is special though! 😀
Another great reaction. :) Karls idea with the jury was that if he was a member of the jury on a mafia case then if he put them away, he might have to wear a disguise after so no-one would know who he was. So Karl's thought was to wear the disguise while you're on the jury, say "Yeah he did it" and then carry on his life as Karl cos no-one would know who he was. ;) Genius. In this one you missed a couple of good lines when you paused. Might be a thought that when you do pause, just press the left cursor key to run it back 5s so you don't miss anything. Thanks for doing what you do.
This episode defo one of the better ones for coordinating the animation with what was being said in the show... Anyway, fab reaction Mandy, believe they have talked about the cutting off heads but remaining conscious before - reality is either modern scientists running electric currents through brains in experiments trying to observe what reactions this prompts in different areas, guillotined heads grimacing after the blade was dropped or based on the stories of 1800s physician Legallois experimenting on how long body parts can function if reconnected right after separation.
Ricky Gervais is brilliant. His stand-up shows are great. He makes controversial statements that most comedians won't, including: "there are no gods" & "a woman does not have a penis".
All of that would have been true if you commented it a decade ago. XFM/Ricky Gervais Show Ricky is great, and his old stand ups are hilarious, but nowadays he is kinda laughable. His Twitter is an absolute mess, he loves himself, and his comedy is awful. His demographic is now Facebook moms.
His standup is actually pretty subpar compared to his acting and writing, as for daring topics he just say things morons spout in every pub around the world.
A "toffee shop" doesn't mean a shop that literallly sells toffee. It means sweet shop, can be any sweets. People from where Karls from use "toffee" as a blanket term for all sweets. If you want actual "toffee" you'd be specific and say caramels or fudge etc
The reason why wigs are worn by counsel, court officials and judges in court is because it gives the court a sense of uniformity, dignity and anonymity to all involved. The person is tried and then sentenced (if guilty) by the court/state, not by the individuals involved.
Me neither! Have you seen the public glass toilets in Japan ( I think)? They have one way glass. Not sure if they are real or not, but pics are deff floating around on the internet!
Loved your reaction to this great show, like always. You made me replay Karl throwing the stone a bunch of times lol. Your reactions make the show extra funny and feel fresh even tho I've watched them loads haha. Keep up the awesome work! 🤗
Have you ever thought about doing reactions to "Mr. Show"? Haven't seen anyone else doing them. If you'd like to see Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, and sometimes Jack Black doing sketch comedy check it out. Since you're a musician, I'd also recommend the "Tenacious D" series, especially if you do like Jack Black.
Judges have always wore those wigs, for many centuries (in much of the developed world at least); In the same way any public servant would wear a uniform, they are representations of an institution, and are to be seen as such.
The head chopped off thing was brought up again in the Meet Karl Pilkington video. Most of the content in that is just repeating things from this series
i think the chance of a shop that sold, not candy generally, but just toffee and was therefor a toffee shop for selling just toffee is a bit higher in the states probably
They still wear wigs and not just the judges, Barristers (criminal lawyers) also wear smaller ones. This is a case where Karl is almost right, it does give a certain anonymity, it's to de-personalise the proceedings and judges without wigs (in there own clothes) look so different you'd hardly believe it was the same person.
Barristers aren’t necessarily criminal lawyers as they can advocate in civil cases etc, they just traditionally advocate in court in contrast to solicitors who didn’t (although that’s changed slightly now)
It's an absolute pleasure watching these with you Mandy, best reactions by far ... & I agree with Karl 'n' Ricky, there's no way I'm eating a fish (Fugu) that can be lethally poisonous to me (no know cure for the toxin) and needs a chef with three years or more training & a special licence to prepare it, I don't know if the chef is having a bad day... nope, I'll stick with the chicken thank you 😂
In the UK high courts the judge wears wigs, I have no idea why, have never cared about it, I believe the top lawyers also wear wigs, why was because of fashion during the 17th century, it probably continued just because that's what they did. Although they would claim its respect of power and the law, but they are just kids that like dress up.
The lake district have some great chocolate shops tho. I know its not like when you was a kid with a billion jars on the shelf but they're still well good
@@MandyCaneLane I was riffing on what Ricky Gervais said when he met Larry David - "The trouble I have with watching Curb Your Enthusiasm is .... I agree with everything Larry says." And great reaction as always!
Yeah judges still use those silly wigs. And to defend Karl a bit, they did actually introduce them as disguises (although most judges of the time the wigs came in really adopted the look due to syphilis making most of the nobility’s hear fall out n stuff a syphilis was rife af at one point)
At the time of recording? I mean how old do you think these shows are Mandy? lol Yeah as others have already said, British judges have worn white wigs for 100's of years, and yes it's still going on. Also, the thing about Karl is he doesn't really understand metaphors or analogies. He also has a hard time understanding progress in time, or the progress of society. So he thinks people lived pretty much the same and had the same sort of wants and needs 500 years ago as today. He also likes to anthropomorphize all animals even insects, like his tendanycy to think they have jobs and some of them are lazy and don't do enough work etc. This is why sometimes he seems childish, it's the same sort of realisation level as young childern. OHH by the way, one of the hidden gems of this show (and quite rare) are Steve's stories, watch out for them, his actually a great anecdote teller. So make sure you carry on till the end.
Well, I thought the audio recordings were like 16 years ago or something like that. And during and post pandemic many things changed for hygiene purposes, even if they don't make sense, so I am kinda surprised the wig tradition survived the pandemic 🤪😂
@@MandyCaneLane The only time that sort of thing will change is if the UK becomes a republic. The courts here 'work' for the crown. And if there is one thing the royal family is good for its tradition :P As you might be able to tell I'm not a royalist :D
Even the best chefs who prepare blow fish can never remove all the toxins.Mandy try and say the word FISH but try and say it without using the letter i.
I love that you love these. Anything Karl-related that you watch, are my fave vids yours 😆 You've got all these, An Idiot Abroad (I'm looking forward to ep 2!!), and The Moaning of Life if you eventually get chance!! 🤗
Yeah, your getting that British vibe, excellent . the more Brit stuff you watch you find that we laugh at ourselves constantly, our humour comes from our own eccentricity's, it helps shape the great Actor Johnny Depp whose skill is not dialogue but it is moulding a character in exactly the same way you paint or sculpture. The British by living on top of each other have more complex characters, simply far more to draw from. Dave Allen's work is great to check out then if possible a contrast look at the series porridge with Ronnie Barker
Guessing you’ve never watched any British crime or courtroom dramas, then! There’s some great ones out there, as others have said, wigs are still a thing for judges and a shorter wig for barristers who are essentially courtroom lawyers (we differentiate here unlike the US) especially in higher courts
OMG I just did some searching and the monkey news was actually true again, sort of. There's an article about monkey pets being a fad in New York around 1907-1908 and a group of firefighters had one named Jenny. It even has a newspaper clipping from back then. Karl's interpretation of the story is pretty made up tho 🤣
This show keeps saying "midget" on various episodes, but the politically correct term now is "dwarf." Since so many of us have never seen a homeless Chinese person, that's a reason to celebrate, because most likely most of then are housed since we never saw them homeless. And, the Los Angeles homeless situation is getting worse and worse and worse, and it's been in news and on TH-cam that it's getting worse. Really, in too many places, but especially in Los Angeles. Lack of affordable housing, they say. I remember once doing jury duty, myself.
You ruin it for yourself a little bit when you watch the cartoons first imho. The podcasts in their original form are much better because you get the full context, e.g. the build up to the 'kick a duck up the arse' bit, it just seems to come out of nowhere more than on the tv show. The podcasts are a nice start to get acquainted with the trio. Then afterwards, listen to the old XFM radio shows and see how Karl went from not saying much at all to making up the whole show with his own features like Rockbusters and Educating Ricky. Btw, the very first 2 episodes of that radio show are lost forever.
I also disagree about the "learning" think about learning how to walk. A toddler learns to walk one day, drops. Next day ater toddler is walking more, etc. Or people who wake from a coma, say that have to relearn something. Just saying. There should be "Mandy News." She looks up other Mandy's only they're weird/ stupid 😋🤣🤣
Lmao! NONE! But I can understand it happening in certain situations for a while. My family was homeless for a few weeks when I was younger... but friends helped us move forward!
yep all British judges wear wigs to this day...
All? Nope. Only criminal. Civil and family aren’t required.
In a Criminal Court, yes
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In Canada and Australia as well, from what I understand. The whole of the commonwealth probably.
They also wear 2 pairs of black tights (pantyhoes) because Queen Victoria apparently hated seeing leg hair poke through
Hi Mandy, Court dress code, and in particular legal wigs, is a tradition that goes back 700 years. It all started with King Edward III in the 14th Century. In addition to robes, judges have generally worn a short bench wig when working in court (reserving the long wig for ceremonial occasions)
Must be uncomfortable for them 🤷🏻♀️
@@MandyCaneLane Lawyers in the top ranks of law courts, also wear the short wig.
It's the perfect representation of total conformism with zero thought.
@Squant You just proved my point. Why do they wear wigs? "It's required" 🤦♂️😂 Zero thought.
Yeah, but it looks ridiculous to see a 21st century lawyer in 21st century professional attire, in a courtroom that chances are is less than 100 years old, and they wear this wig from the Renaissance on their heads.
What other professions do this?
Sweet shops would have been a big thing in UK several decades back, but have reduced drastically in numbers.
Most towns (near me at least) don't have a dedicated sweet shop. Sweets would be commonly bought now in supermarkets or newsagents.
Don't remember ever seeing a shop dedicated to just toffee (they probably do exist).
So they were taking the Mick out of him saying he was very old fashioned.
Candy shops are EVERYWHERE here!
High end sweet shops are literally everywhere in the uk right now but 90% of them are laundering money and have no customers 😂
I’m sure you can find sweet shops in any fairly sized town.
@@jgunner94 normally id find them in small market stands inside a shopping centre
Imposter, why are you using my flipping picture.
Yep both Judges and Barristers (lawyers prosecuting and defending the case) still wear wigs in court today. It's been this way since the 17th century. It's part of the tradition and formality of court proceedings. It's quite similar to Canadian courts, but they no longer wear the wigs.
Wigs are still worn by judges - it's an old tradition.
Must be uncomfortable for them 🤷🏻♀️
i have to admit it was years b4 the meaning of "a stitch in time..." clicked for me. I had always misinterpreted the "in time" to be a physics reference abt a stitch in the fabric of time and space, and could never grasp where 9 fits in. Rather than the simple and more obvious reference to "in time" meaning "immediately" or "in the knick of time".
I hated that comments were removed on the last one. You should keep doing whatever you want and being honest about it. I don't always agree, but that's part of why I come here.
My house, my rules. If the vast majority of people are going to be rude to me and start fighting between eachother, comments get turned off. 🤷🏻♀️ I work hard to make my corner of the internet a positive place for all. I don't mind people disagreeing with me or correcting me, or anything like that. But I won't leave insults directed at me or others.
@@MandyCaneLane no, I respect that. What I meant to say is that I hate you had to do that.
@@worldwidewells7452 oh yeah, it sucks, but it has only happened to me twice luckily 🤗🤪
You'll love Peep Show. It has loads of hilarious quotes, including: "Affairs are great - they're simple & no-one gets hurt"!
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love your reactions and love this trio. your laugh is as infectious as Ricky's. thank you 🖤
Thank you Antichrist! 🤗🤗 Glad you enjoy!!
answer to 15:50 yes, in England, Judges and Barristers (litigation Lawyers) wear a certain white wig and robes in Kings Counsel for criminal proceedings...its tradition in England and Wales, not so much America🤣
I don't know why, but Mandy's reactions to ricky gervais show (even though i've watched them all over 20 times each now, more if you count falling asleep to it) - Her reactions have made me notice more about the actual animations and visual comedy in the show. Some things, because of her reaction to it, I simple never picked up on / noticed before lmao. Such as the fireman on the very tiny ladder against a skyscraper lol.
Glad I openes your eyes to them! The animations are brilliant!! 🤗🤗🤪
“How do they get so much monkey news” has to be the BEST sentence in the English language.
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24:22 Five episodes in and you're already beginning to take part in the show. Quite a shift from the first one where it was just bullying (It isn't, Ricky is the weird one here tbh) Can't wait for the next one!
Karl just might be a genius but he doesn't apply himself to learning anything and would rather let his imagination take over. A creative genius more than a scientific one. Pretty much all the stuff he talks about is true. At least the headline is. They talked about this on XFM back in the day that he just reads the headline of a story and after that his imagination takes over and makes up the details. He's not stupid. Just different.<
You should check out "Living with Ricky Gervais" which is all personal footage from "backstage". It would give you more context to the dynamic between him and the people he spends time with. The man is a certifiable lunatic. I love his work, the stand-ups, Golden Globe roasts and TV/movie work, but I wouldn't last 5 minutes as his friend. All those laughs and mood changes you can see here.... Amplify that by 100 and that's him irl. This isn't him being extra giddy for our entertainment, this is Ricky holding back the insanity!
Lmao! I really started loving this show after episode 3! And yeah, Ricky does seem like a lot... 🤪
Judges still wear wigs, I think the tradition was born due to flagrant syphilis in the renaissance period, everyone would lose their hair, so it became a fashion statement to have an expensive fancy wig, the nobility made it a whole thing and so noble professions such as judges and magistrates continued the trend and part of their professional routine. I'm either talking absolute shite there or it's true 🤷🏻♂️ but I remember hearing that somewhere 🤔 may have even been on the xfm show 😂
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Judges and barristers wear wigs in British court. Its traditional since late 1600s. Its about being formal and smart. Showing class. Wig wearing was very popular at the time amongst royalty and aristocrats. Though outside the court I think it was also done to prevent headlice. Wouldn't be good for rich people to be scratching their heads all the time at some fancy dinner or whatever
Love the final word from Ricky
The judges in the UK still wear those wigs. It is pretty much part of their work uniform... And a candy shop & a toffee shop are 2 different things. Toffee & candy are 2 totally different things. Candy shops sell all different types of candy, toffee shops only sell toffee, they specialise in different flavoured toffees.
Are there shops (actual, not online) which only sell toffee?
@@davidz3879 Maybe like almost a century ago. Even 'candy shops' are struggling to survive in todays economy and on-demand service, ya know. My corner shop used to be a sweet shop when i was a lil baby
Every toffee shop I've been in also sold at least fudge... but I think Carl might have been using toffee shop as a synonym for sweet shop, I remember older people often doing that when I was young. There are ancient sweet shops that still call themselves toffee shops, probably because they started by selling their own toffee.
judges in the uk till have wigs and robes and they did originally have the wig as a method of disguise
A shop that only sells toffee would find it very difficult to make a profit.
Up north, lots of people says toffee just to mean all candy
Depends on where the shop is. If it's in an area of the country renowned for its toffee-making, with a regular footfall of tourists and also a wide variety of different toffees on sale, it might do!
@@thedukeofnuts Which places are those?
@@bradders9743 So if a Northerner had a packet of fruit pastilles, a packet of Skittles & a packet of Haribo Starmix, (s)he'd say that's three packets of toffees?!
@@bradders9743What people?. I'm 'up norf' & no we don't call all candy, toffee, ever . . . or call it candy! In the words of Ricky Gervais "you're talking bollocks"!
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Monkey News is hilarious!
These were a sieries of podcasts that were made i believe from around 2005/6 to 2010/11 ( just when podcasts were becoming a thing). then i think it was 2013/14ish they took parts of the pod casts to make these animated episodes.
Judges in court wear wigs but its like 18th century style, don’t know why but i guess it just traditional that never died out
You probably know this- The 3 had worked together on a london radio station, ricky and Steve had a show and Karl was their producer and made short appearances on the show but Ricky loved his thoughts etc as it was hilarious. Audiences started loving him too so karl started to become a part of their show.
Eventually they made the podcasts as a result. There are collections online from the radio show with the parts karl was in.
She's reacting to the XFM series now check the playlists
Monkey News was a reccuring segment on their weekly radio show. Theres like 40 Monkey News segments spread over 2 hours or so in total that that aren't in this series . Theres several compilations on here. Just audio ofcourse. No need check out that stuff yet whilst youve got plenty RickySteveKarl content already to go at
Another fun reaction Mandy! - ps Judges in there UK still wear wigs in criminal trials as do barristers!
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When I went they didn't. Maybe its a regional thing in the UK. Or reserved for larger crimes.
@@bobmarleyxxl4977 LMAO You went on a trip and ended up un court? 😂😂 What did you do? 🤪
@@MandyCaneLane the official verdict was in charge of a vehicle whilst in possession on weed. (Different from a DUI) basically i had the car on for the heaters as it was winter and was rolling up. As the keys were still in the car the coppers thought it was an attempt to drive even though I was parked. We didn't have the money to fight it so I just plead guilty and payed the fine. The justice system here loves to pick and choose sometimes 😂
Think they would have been magistrates at the Magistrates Court, not judges.
if it's true what they say that laughter adds years to your life i'm sure karl is single handedly responsible for increasing the life expectancy of millions
Laughter can certainly counter the effects that the stresses of modern life can have on us!
100%!! 😂
You should check out Satisfied Fool. A documentary Karl made himself about himself. It really gives insight into how Karl thinks & why he is the way he is
It is a really good documentary but sadly it gets blocked on here to UK viewers
I actually heard of that head part, the eyes blinked after they asked if it could hear them
Yes in the Uk they still wear those wigs. Its part of tradition and is suppose to symbolise an authoritative figure .
Bloody love your laugh! So infectious :) x
Thank you Michael! 🤗🤗
Love watching your reactions of this show - I think they switch to the Diary in the next episode or 2, better than monkey news imo.
Thank you!! 🤗🤗
I feel like learning something implies that you'd retain the information, because then did you really learn at all?
When something is taught to you, it becomes learning when those teachings become knowledge.
If you received some information but then forgot it the next day you could have very well just recieved no information and you'd experience the exact same outcome
Great video. I also enjoyed your singing on the Avril Levigne cover. Hope to hear more in the future!
Thank you so much Keith! 🤗🤗
The wig thing can be traced back to Louis XIV of France who wore a wig to hide is balding, which was associated with being a symptom of syphilis so was derided. The elite classes of Europe followed suit and wore wigs also, back when courts were basically King’s Courts.
Judges and Barristers still wear the formal dress, as it’s seen as a separation between the law and the human enforcing it, though it is entirely symbolic. Judges often choose not to wear formal dress in cases where they don’t want to create an intimidating environment (such as when dealing with children).
It’s just a throw back to ancient times, no more than ceremonial dress from other cultures.
My mum worked in a courthouse in Sydney in the 90's and she showed me a box the judges kept wigs in
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I never got on board with Monkey News. You can just skip seven minutes of the show and mentally add "And the twist was it was a monkey. Again."
Karl's Diary is special though! 😀
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Another great reaction. :)
Karls idea with the jury was that if he was a member of the jury on a mafia case then if he put them away, he might have to wear a disguise after so no-one would know who he was.
So Karl's thought was to wear the disguise while you're on the jury, say "Yeah he did it" and then carry on his life as Karl cos no-one would know who he was. ;) Genius.
In this one you missed a couple of good lines when you paused. Might be a thought that when you do pause, just press the left cursor key to run it back 5s so you don't miss anything.
Thanks for doing what you do.
I usually do go back, but sometimes I forget.. 😅 And of course Karl has a point! He does a lot of the time 🤪
@@MandyCaneLane Yeah he does :) It's why we love him. So great what you're doing An Idiot Abroad.
There's some fantastic moments in that.
This episode defo one of the better ones for coordinating the animation with what was being said in the show...
Anyway, fab reaction Mandy, believe they have talked about the cutting off heads but remaining conscious before - reality is either modern scientists running electric currents through brains in experiments trying to observe what reactions this prompts in different areas, guillotined heads grimacing after the blade was dropped or based on the stories of 1800s physician Legallois experimenting on how long body parts can function if reconnected right after separation.
Thank you Arthur 🤗🤗
Most English common law judges still wear wigs, so lots of countries in Africa, plus the other usual English language countries.
It's true, if you have too many options, you feel less satisfied with your choice.
Ricky Gervais is brilliant. His stand-up shows are great. He makes controversial statements that most comedians won't, including: "there are no gods" & "a woman does not have a penis".
All of that would have been true if you commented it a decade ago. XFM/Ricky Gervais Show Ricky is great, and his old stand ups are hilarious, but nowadays he is kinda laughable. His Twitter is an absolute mess, he loves himself, and his comedy is awful. His demographic is now Facebook moms.
His standup is actually pretty subpar compared to his acting and writing, as for daring topics he just say things morons spout in every pub around the world.
@@cupafail There's a wide demographic in the audience of his stand-up shows, as well as of his fans in general.
@@Chimponaut What's moronic about using common sense & facts to hilariously oppose the powerful religious & trans lobbies?
@@Chimponaut those morons in pubs spouting logic and facts. Oh they're a pain aren't they!? Yer talking bollocks 😂
I love seeing my country's humour with you reacting!😀
Thank you! 🤗🤗
Yeah, they still wear disguise in courts 😆
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A "toffee shop" doesn't mean a shop that literallly sells toffee. It means sweet shop, can be any sweets. People from where Karls from use "toffee" as a blanket term for all sweets. If you want actual "toffee" you'd be specific and say caramels or fudge etc
Thousands of people in Greater Manchester refer to sweet shops as toffee shops, and all sweets as toffee?!
@@davidz3879 yes, toffees means sweets
@@bradders9743 You've heard many people say toffee(s) to refer to sweets in general?
@@davidz3879 yes. That is where I am from and people of all age groups say toffees to mean sweets. So its something that has been said a long time.
@@wildwine6400 Fruit pastilles, Skittles, Haribo & fruit chews are referred to as toffees?!
The reason why wigs are worn by counsel, court officials and judges in court is because it gives the court a sense of uniformity, dignity and anonymity to all involved. The person is tried and then sentenced (if guilty) by the court/state, not by the individuals involved.
So it is a diguise! 🤪
Wouldn't want to go to the toilet in a glasshouse 😂
Me neither! Have you seen the public glass toilets in Japan ( I think)? They have one way glass. Not sure if they are real or not, but pics are deff floating around on the internet!
@@MandyCaneLane nothing surprise's me if it's in Japan.
Still, better than a doorless hole like in China 😂
Australian judges wear wigs also.
I hope you complete this, as well as An Idiot Abroad. They're hilarious!
I plan to! 🤗🙌🏻
Prettiest funniest girl on TH-cam💍
Loved your reaction to this great show, like always. You made me replay Karl throwing the stone a bunch of times lol. Your reactions make the show extra funny and feel fresh even tho I've watched them loads haha. Keep up the awesome work! 🤗
I am so glad to hear that! Thank you so much Daniel!!! 🤗🤗🤗
The reaction to Karl throwing the stone was my favourite bit too XD.
Karl (facing blankly into the distance) *throw* *smash*.
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13:30 😂 that guys face ugh😣
Have you ever thought about doing reactions to "Mr. Show"? Haven't seen anyone else doing them. If you'd like to see Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, and sometimes Jack Black doing sketch comedy check it out. Since you're a musician, I'd also recommend the "Tenacious D" series, especially if you do like Jack Black.
Will check them out Gary! Thank you for suggesting!! 🤗🤗
Judges have always wore those wigs, for many centuries (in much of the developed world at least); In the same way any public servant would wear a uniform, they are representations of an institution, and are to be seen as such.
The head chopped off thing was brought up again in the Meet Karl Pilkington video. Most of the content in that is just repeating things from this series
i think the chance of a shop that sold, not candy generally, but just toffee and was therefor a toffee shop for selling just toffee is a bit higher in the states probably
they still wear wigs, great vids x
Thank you! 🤗🤗
Ricky Gervais in animation form reminds me of Fred Flintstone
100% Robo! People informed me that is because the animation was done by the same studio 🤪
They still wear wigs and not just the judges, Barristers (criminal lawyers) also wear smaller ones. This is a case where Karl is almost right, it does give a certain anonymity, it's to de-personalise the proceedings and judges without wigs (in there own clothes) look so different you'd hardly believe it was the same person.
Barristers aren’t necessarily criminal lawyers as they can advocate in civil cases etc, they just traditionally advocate in court in contrast to solicitors who didn’t (although that’s changed slightly now)
@@vaudevillian7 Thanks mate for the info.
It's an absolute pleasure watching these with you Mandy, best reactions by far ... & I agree with Karl 'n' Ricky, there's no way I'm eating a fish (Fugu) that can be lethally poisonous to me (no know cure for the toxin) and needs a chef with three years or more training & a special licence to prepare it, I don't know if the chef is having a bad day... nope, I'll stick with the chicken thank you 😂
ORANGE Chicken 😂😂😂
@@MandyCaneLane 😂 definitely ☺
Very Good Reactions once again. Keep them coming.
Thank you Jamie! 🤗🤗
@@MandyCaneLane You are most welcome my little love doll. Ha! Ha! 👰🦸
In the UK high courts the judge wears wigs, I have no idea why, have never cared about it, I believe the top lawyers also wear wigs, why was because of fashion during the 17th century, it probably continued just because that's what they did. Although they would claim its respect of power and the law, but they are just kids that like dress up.
The lake district have some great chocolate shops tho. I know its not like when you was a kid with a billion jars on the shelf but they're still well good
Mandy, the trouble I have with watching The Ricky Gervais Show is .... I agree with everything Karl says!
It happens! 😂😂
@@MandyCaneLane I was riffing on what Ricky Gervais said when he met Larry David - "The trouble I have with watching Curb Your Enthusiasm is .... I agree with everything Larry says." And great reaction as always!
Yeah judges still use those silly wigs. And to defend Karl a bit, they did actually introduce them as disguises (although most judges of the time the wigs came in really adopted the look due to syphilis making most of the nobility’s hear fall out n stuff a syphilis was rife af at one point)
16:00 judges in uk still wear those wigs
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They wear those wigs even now
At the time of recording? I mean how old do you think these shows are Mandy? lol Yeah as others have already said, British judges have worn white wigs for 100's of years, and yes it's still going on.
Also, the thing about Karl is he doesn't really understand metaphors or analogies. He also has a hard time understanding progress in time, or the progress of society. So he thinks people lived pretty much the same and had the same sort of wants and needs 500 years ago as today. He also likes to anthropomorphize all animals even insects, like his tendanycy to think they have jobs and some of them are lazy and don't do enough work etc. This is why sometimes he seems childish, it's the same sort of realisation level as young childern.
OHH by the way, one of the hidden gems of this show (and quite rare) are Steve's stories, watch out for them, his actually a great anecdote teller. So make sure you carry on till the end.
Well, I thought the audio recordings were like 16 years ago or something like that. And during and post pandemic many things changed for hygiene purposes, even if they don't make sense, so I am kinda surprised the wig tradition survived the pandemic 🤪😂
@@MandyCaneLane The only time that sort of thing will change is if the UK becomes a republic. The courts here 'work' for the crown. And if there is one thing the royal family is good for its tradition :P As you might be able to tell I'm not a royalist :D
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can't wait for episode 7 😆
Even the best chefs who prepare blow fish can never remove all the toxins.Mandy try and say the word FISH but try and say it without using the letter i.
FSHHHHH
In Europe the judges and Royalty use to wear wigs
I have been told judges still do!
@@MandyCaneLane They might, that look like some Bridgenton shit dow haha
I love that you love these. Anything Karl-related that you watch, are my fave vids yours 😆 You've got all these, An Idiot Abroad (I'm looking forward to ep 2!!), and The Moaning of Life if you eventually get chance!! 🤗
Thank you Mark! I am so happy that Karl was presented to me by a friend! Really opened up a world of joy and laughter! 🤗🤗🤗
@@MandyCaneLane The scary thing is when he's mid-thought and you pause the video and manage to finish his thought with the same logic 🤣🤣
@@quench100 proud moments those 😎
They make Steve appear so much shorter in the animation than he is at the start of the show. He's abnormaliy tall.
Yes! I yave seen him in other things! A proper giant!
Karl just likes difference he’s not having a go or anything😂😂😂
Yeah, your getting that British vibe, excellent . the more Brit stuff you watch you find that we laugh at ourselves constantly, our humour comes from our own eccentricity's, it helps shape the great Actor Johnny Depp whose skill is not dialogue but it is moulding a character in exactly the same way you paint or sculpture. The British by living on top of each other have more complex characters, simply far more to draw from. Dave Allen's work is great to check out then if possible a contrast look at the series porridge with Ronnie Barker
What's a candy shop? It's not a very common shop unless you're 50 cent 🤣
LMAOOOOO!!! It is here in Argentina, one on every corner almost! 🤪
Great reaction as always Keep em coming 👍😂😂. Can’t wait for an idiot abroad episode 2 👏👏👏👏😂
Thank you Antony! Episode 2 coming soon!! 🤗🤗
The British dont take court seriously so the judges are clowns in wigs😂. Shud probably say this was sarcasm but its not untrue
Being from near manchester I must inform you that there's more karl pilkington's in the world than you'd think
Not sure that is a bad thing 😂😂
But it was like before cameras so that’s like why they worked as a disguise
Judges still wear wigs in the UK and Ireland
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You are better a guessing Karl's mind than WILTY 😂.
100%! 😎🤪
Guessing you’ve never watched any British crime or courtroom dramas, then! There’s some great ones out there, as others have said, wigs are still a thing for judges and a shorter wig for barristers who are essentially courtroom lawyers (we differentiate here unlike the US) especially in higher courts
Never watched crime anything from anywhere! I prefer to laugh than to learn what horrible acts humans are capable of! 🤪😅
@@MandyCaneLane that’s fair enough! Rumpole of the Bailey is an older one that’s pretty funny
Your laugh ❤️
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I was also relying on Kanye to save me.
I’m starting to think Mandy is making fun of us brits lol
Lol, why do you think that?
OMG I just did some searching and the monkey news was actually true again, sort of. There's an article about monkey pets being a fad in New York around 1907-1908 and a group of firefighters had one named Jenny. It even has a newspaper clipping from back then. Karl's interpretation of the story is pretty made up tho 🤣
😂😂😂 Love it, thank you!
Karl logic = Mandys logic lol 😂
Damn straight! 😎
Un dia sin ti no tiene sentido
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This show keeps saying "midget" on various episodes, but the politically correct term now is "dwarf."
Since so many of us have never seen a homeless Chinese person, that's a reason to celebrate, because most likely most of then are housed since we never saw them homeless. And, the Los Angeles homeless situation is getting worse and worse and worse, and it's been in news and on TH-cam that it's getting worse. Really, in too many places, but especially in Los Angeles. Lack of affordable housing, they say.
I remember once doing jury duty, myself.
Homelessness is so heartbreaking. No one should not have a home 😔😥
That’s been changed again hasn’t it to “little person”? Feels awkward to say that, it doesn’t really roll off the tongue either.
Thanks Mandy 😜
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You ruin it for yourself a little bit when you watch the cartoons first imho. The podcasts in their original form are much better because you get the full context, e.g. the build up to the 'kick a duck up the arse' bit, it just seems to come out of nowhere more than on the tv show.
The podcasts are a nice start to get acquainted with the trio. Then afterwards, listen to the old XFM radio shows and see how Karl went from not saying much at all to making up the whole show with his own features like Rockbusters and Educating Ricky. Btw, the very first 2 episodes of that radio show are lost forever.
Finaly!
Still wear wigs in high court at least 😮great reaction 👍😘
All Crown court cases are done in wigs. And the purpose of them is to retain some anonymity, although it is now more symbolic than functional.
😮 and thank you 🤗
@@MandyCaneLane I’m guessing a tradition thing👍
I also disagree about the "learning" think about learning how to walk. A toddler learns to walk one day, drops. Next day ater toddler is walking more, etc. Or people who wake from a coma, say that have to relearn something. Just saying.
There should be "Mandy News." She looks up other Mandy's only they're weird/ stupid 😋🤣🤣
That 1st letter from CA has to be fake(prob ricky's doing), i can't envision anyone from the US using the phrase "you look gimp".
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In the U.K. judges wear these stupid wiggs in the court.
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What the right amount of time to be homeless Mandy? 😂
Lmao! NONE! But I can understand it happening in certain situations for a while. My family was homeless for a few weeks when I was younger... but friends helped us move forward!
@@MandyCaneLane😂 Yes it can easily happen to anyone! I had a few weeks of it myself in Australia as a 19 year old, let's call it character building 💪
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Hi! 🤗
the wig thing is still a thing..
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Have you done the inbetweeners yet?
No, but it'd be great if she did - along with several other Channel 4 comedies.
Nah, inbetweeners has been done to absolute death. theres a thousand reactions out there
@@annother3350 Which sitcoms would be better choices for her to react to?
@@davidz3879 I think she's doing great
@@annother3350 You can't think of anything to recommend to her?
Are you Brazilian??
American living in Argentina
@@steved6092 She almost certainly has dual citizenship, as her family is Argentinian.
@@steved6092 Argentina and Brazil are neighbors
So is the USA and Mexico
@@MandyCaneLane yep! It's quite the same
they still wear the wigs,