stephen fry and alan davies flirting on QI. their unlicensed sexual chemistry. a treatise.

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ค. 2023
  • A Study on Homoerotics in Great Britain’s Encyclopedic Panel Shows, or: What Happened to the Most Homosexually Loaded Aerosaltants in Panel Show History
    TH-cam has paused the ability to link so refer to the comments for the essay! Thank you :)
    This is the culmination of over 230 hours worth of research, media translation, cross-reference, editing, composition, and tittuping. An absolute labor of love.
    The song is La Foule by Edith Piaf, to reference the role of the Fool utilized on this television show, to which I speak often in my short essay, that you would recognize, should you have read it. I will admit with bashful reconsideration that this choice in accompaniment is greatly on the nose, alas it is too late.
    I cannot stress how wary I am about copyright infringement and I must emphasize that this is utterly for educational purposes and complete rights must and are currently attributed by me to their rightful owners the BBC and Parlophone Records Ltd. Though it be confined to slightly under 2000 words, the writings on my genuine research of this topic are for the purposes of the self-motivated academic study on the intersection of aggrandized, televised, personality-based chemistries in panel-show production, and homoeroticism in encyclopedic contexts. Which you would know, should you have read it.
    Happy pride month, Thank you, and goodnight.
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ความคิดเห็น • 93

  • @naomitiefenbrunn2857
    @naomitiefenbrunn2857 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

    Did Stephen get distracted at 5:41 ? Cause I sure as hell wasn't paying attention to what he was saying

    • @beek.4860
      @beek.4860 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      same 😭

  • @simonestain7241
    @simonestain7241 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    This just confirmed my suspicion that Alan Davies has been extremely attractive his entire adult life.

  • @celinemet
    @celinemet 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Alan and Stephen-flirty
    Alan and Sandy- Son and Mother😅

  • @Hexen_Wulf
    @Hexen_Wulf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    I like this video, because it's like I"m watching QI while my French neighbor plays records loudly next door.

    • @dz883
      @dz883 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      i felt like i was hallucinating the music until i paused the video

  • @michaelgabriel7919
    @michaelgabriel7919 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

    Whether it is conscious, or unconscious, planned, or unplanned... their relationship on air is entertaining.
    In Stephen's defense... Alan Davies is an adorable man.

  • @mikewazowksi7938
    @mikewazowksi7938 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +111

    also im ridiculously in love with alan it's kinda concerning atp

    • @eleidal
      @eleidal 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Me too. He's everything I could've ever wanted in a man. Have you read Just Ignore Him?

    • @beek.4860
      @beek.4860 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      it's the constantly chewing on things for me 💀

    • @rebeccafoster9532
      @rebeccafoster9532 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Relateable

    • @rebeccafoster9532
      @rebeccafoster9532 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eleidalyesssss!!

    • @grace-the-poet
      @grace-the-poet 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😍😍😍

  • @nairwal
    @nairwal 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    the way i watch this once a week without fail…

  • @mimiluluXx
    @mimiluluXx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    this is literally the best video on youtube i fear

    • @gayva
      @gayva  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I fear it as well. Its an ominous thought. thank you

  • @KrisHughes
    @KrisHughes ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This makes me want to go back and watch every episode of QI from the beginning. Stephen is very dishy in all those costumes. Davis is always dishy. And they are actually funny.

  • @andrasszabo1570
    @andrasszabo1570 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    14:28 It is funny that Phil Jupitus is saying that - he is the only one who outflirts Stephen. "Shall I put the pencil in?"

  • @odc52
    @odc52 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have watched this video EVERY TIME it has popped up on my feed and recommendations

  • @sxllxx7935
    @sxllxx7935 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Incredible essay/written analysis. I've always loved to ponder the dynamics of the famed "homoerotic-male-host-duo". Such an interesting subject when you look behind the proverbial curtain and analysis is refreshing because there are really so many things that can be said about the concept.

    • @gayva
      @gayva  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      it means so much to me that you read it❣️ thank u so much absolutely agree and its so fascinating. I honestly want to go further into the particulars of why it goes so well with the actual content of the show:)

  • @vladaburangulova6499
    @vladaburangulova6499 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I want to express my gratitude towards the work you put in to create these astonishing works! Much appreciated! They have brought me much joy, food for thought and an inclination to watch earlier series!

    • @gayva
      @gayva  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thank you so much for these sweet words!

  • @Niek20383
    @Niek20383 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Your research paper is absolutely brilliant.

    • @gayva
      @gayva  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank u!

  • @mikewazowksi7938
    @mikewazowksi7938 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    thank you so much for the subtitles this was a great video omg

    • @gayva
      @gayva  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      thank u for appreciating my subtitles I worked very hard on them!

  • @aidanm5578
    @aidanm5578 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Their chemistry really made this show for me. A magic that cannot be replaced.

  • @gjmay78
    @gjmay78 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I was late to the Alan party, but this yank is still in love with him, like that first sunny day in 2016. Oh, Alan❤

  • @m.miller
    @m.miller 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this was absolutely lovely!!! the research you've done is so impressive and the outcomes (both the essay and video) are amazing!!

    • @gayva
      @gayva  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank you so much!!!❤️❤️❤️

  • @eleidal
    @eleidal 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    very well done! Excellent work. Surprised you left out the sphincter joke ("which sphincter?") as it's one of my favorites. I guess this just proves there are even more examples to consider of their running homoerotic gags...

    • @gayva
      @gayva  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      oh yes! Absolutely- there are so many which i was not able to fit and several I have found after the fact. Thank you!!

    • @user-gf4mi3mr2s
      @user-gf4mi3mr2s 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      😂 Just about crying with laughter.
      If there is more material found since this work of art was compiled, it begs for a Part II.
      How unbelievable it must be to be part of the live audience when these pair of Absolute Champion Humans spar back and forth with their banter. Entertaining, Educational and Funny beyond description.
      A stageshow "QI DOWNUNDER" would sell it's absolute arse off.
      A logistical nightmare with Stephen, Sandi and the 6 to 8 regular British celebrities to tour with them getting the same time off BUT wouldn't it be the best show ever.

  • @pipchin
    @pipchin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I devoured that essay word for word. So well-written. And the video was a treat too. Everything about this was a 10/10 experience.

    • @gayva
      @gayva  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      so kind thank you!!

  • @hannavandervelde9182
    @hannavandervelde9182 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    thanks for the incredible edit!!

  • @joshuamasonseight-bitbasta2451
    @joshuamasonseight-bitbasta2451 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    alan's face is a different shape every episode

    • @gayva
      @gayva  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      its his broad and versatile performance dexterity

  • @Boerkreeelis
    @Boerkreeelis 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Brilliantly edited video, was an absolute pleasure to watch

    • @gayva
      @gayva  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank you so much!

  • @jeraldbaxter3532
    @jeraldbaxter3532 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Edith Piaf for the background music - the perfect touch. Of course, now I will have an image of Stephen and Alan performing an apache dance, seared into my brain!😉

  • @gayva
    @gayva  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Essay Link: docs.google.com/document/d/1Ven4ohHufVpbUoVlSbHNZ8Nky3wpRsMGNfxYz4-d2sg/edit?usp=sharing

  • @tendnotto
    @tendnotto 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    i adore this video! i keep coming back to it, it’s such a delight

    • @gayva
      @gayva  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for saying so! I had to do a bit of editing but it is live again now at docs.google.com/document/d/1Ven4ohHufVpbUoVlSbHNZ8Nky3wpRsMGNfxYz4-d2sg/edit?usp=sharing . Thank you for your interest!

  • @bleysmcnutt5500
    @bleysmcnutt5500 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Genuinely I love this video so much.

  • @malindascarlett8680
    @malindascarlett8680 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Happy birthday to my favourite video in the world ❤🎉🎉

    • @gayva
      @gayva  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thank u

  • @fattymcpatty-mt5gn
    @fattymcpatty-mt5gn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    best video i’ve ever watched

  • @bbpprivate4120
    @bbpprivate4120 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    absolutely amazing video🎉❤

    • @gayva
      @gayva  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank u sm!

  • @vivienneoneill5400
    @vivienneoneill5400 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Bhong666
    @Bhong666 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Superb! 👌❤️

  • @videt7459
    @videt7459 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Now I ship it.

  • @Sunshine-zm1fx
    @Sunshine-zm1fx 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well, my old crush on Alan Davies has returned, thank you, gayva!

  • @charlesb7019
    @charlesb7019 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely!

  • @vidiia
    @vidiia 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic.

  • @deejams18
    @deejams18 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Where do you find recordings of this quality that the BBC somehow can't?

    • @gayva
      @gayva  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I filmed them myself from the studio on my ipod touch

  • @LC-le9ew
    @LC-le9ew ปีที่แล้ว +9

    More, please.

    • @gayva
      @gayva  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      17 minutes wasnt enough for u lol?

    • @LC-le9ew
      @LC-le9ew ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gayva Don’t worry, I’ll just watch it again! 😅 I’m sure it was a lot of work editing this video!

    • @LC-le9ew
      @LC-le9ew ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gayva 😅

  • @happivaras
    @happivaras ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who doesn't?

  • @leeshapon
    @leeshapon หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anyone have a link to the essay??? it’s not in the description or the pinned comment :(

    • @leeshapon
      @leeshapon หลายเดือนก่อน

      nvm i found it it’s just super far down lol

  • @EG_7585
    @EG_7585 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What episode was the clip at 10:02 from?

    • @gayva
      @gayva  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A series outtakes/extras! it would have been in episode 4 (Atoms), but was removed.

    • @pandzida98765
      @pandzida98765 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gayva What episode was the clip at 9:47 from?

    • @gayva
      @gayva  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@pandzida98765 B series episode 1

  • @RandomPerson-iz1qu
    @RandomPerson-iz1qu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ohhhh!! what's all THIS then?????

  • @kkoggit
    @kkoggit 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    13:45

  • @jennyt966
    @jennyt966 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Alan is so sexy and gorgeous. ❤

  • @kathrynschauf1784
    @kathrynschauf1784 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your treatise is close to correct, but I would beg you to read and pay attention to Alan's Book- which explains his ability to flirt with all sorts. I don't think You are quit En Pointe until you do. Also, I think the knowledge of the book put the stops on Stephen and their "flame" flickered and died for Stephen. Otherwise I do agree with the flirtation, only I cannot assign it any value,sexual or otherwise.

    • @gayva
      @gayva  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I would love to read more about it! I have only read Just Ignore Him (which I loved) and that was personal accounts rather than notes his profession and career, which I am also interested in. Which one are you referring to?

  • @kamilarosinska5404
    @kamilarosinska5404 ปีที่แล้ว

    😆😆😆

  • @pandzida98765
    @pandzida98765 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Don't get me wrong, but watching these videos makes me feel a little weird after learning that Alan was molested by his father as a child.🤷🏻‍♂

    • @gayva
      @gayva  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Thanks for raising this. It's something that I thought about while I was making this and have kind of been waiting for an excuse to talk about. Cause the onscreen dynamic did indeed consist of comments, from both Stephen and Alan himself, which referenced Alan’s schoolboy caricature and the way Stephen and he played with it. Just one example being 6:37.
      Something I think is important to consider is how much stephen's gender and sexuality is what raised the question for us in the first. I think its important to be aware of the implications of labeling a fake dynamic inappropriate, when a large factor to us considering it up for debate is that Stephen is a gay man who has fake element of power as host over the panelists. For instance, Sandi “flirts” with Alan as well, and will take the opportunity to chide Alan when he gives a simple childlike answer. Obviously nowhere near the extent that Stephen does, but the key point is that she, unlike Alan's abuser, is a woman and a lesbian, but she holds the same power stephen does. (Genuinely asking!) if we should also call it into question when she jokes with Alan in the same way stephen did?
      Another aspect has to do with media literacy. Several people have also mentioned this, but stephen speaks to all the other panelists with this patronizing chastize/reward bit, its just that we observe it as meaning something more with alan because alan is in every episode and therefore he and stephen are the key players in the dynamic. I mention in my essay as well, but there’s this perceived “risk” in there being some kind of “real” relationship on the show making it somehow an actual dynamic. But these are performers and comedians who are playing parts as assigned by the producers. Both have spoken on how they act differently with one another off of QI, namely that stephen treats Alan with equal respect (and lack of flirtation lol). can give refs if curious.
      I can’t actually speak for either involved of course, but those are most of my thoughts for now. I’d like to hear what else you and other people have to say, and don’t at all want to appear over-reverent or blinded to circumstance and context and so on. But, again, I think its important to keep in mind the standards we are holding over these people and why we are holding them, as well as that they are performing parts which are productionally assigned to them.

  • @kellysouter4381
    @kellysouter4381 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Alan is married to a woman. He has children. He is not gay. Fry is or was married to a man.

    • @gayva
      @gayva  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      hahaha

    • @NikvanderMeulen
      @NikvanderMeulen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      hehehehe

    • @everydayuntilyoulikeit1501
      @everydayuntilyoulikeit1501 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Never, in recorded history has a gay man married a woman, and had children with her. Nor, in recorded history has a straight man engaged in homoeroticism, despite the fact that homoeroticism does not require one to be gay, or engage in any degree of physical sexual interaction with another person.

    • @gayva
      @gayva  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      hahahaha @@everydayuntilyoulikeit1501

    • @gayva
      @gayva  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      very nice of history to let you speak on behalf of it@@everydayuntilyoulikeit1501

  • @johnty80-wj3ek
    @johnty80-wj3ek 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    alan davies the most unfunny person on tv

    • @gayva
      @gayva  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      simply incorrect

  • @rberry4288
    @rberry4288 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love love love these two. I knew Stephen's talent and learned how brilliant Alan is.