When Nigel planer came out with that last line, about exploiting Vins death for a lot of money, my dad (RIP dad), a very well spoken, well educated, classical music lover, who had sat through the whole film with a look of confusion, suddenly burst out laughing and had tears coming out the sides of his eyes. No one could get a word out of him for about 90 minutes, he was laughing so hard. A lovely, lovely memory ❤️
@@SpectreSoundStudios Good to finally meet you on the interwebz. I've been a long time sub, loving your content all the way. Being a hobby bassist, who started playing the 4-string at 50, I can feel your attitude towards bassists. 😎
Simply THE best Comic Strip episodes ever. Funnier than Spinal Tap by a country mile. Just complete, immersive genius and I am not sure the entire cast were ever better. My brothers and I could recite every line and no matter how many times I watch Rik - sorry, Colin - each line seems brand new. Gold plated brilliance.
Please, you can't be serious. Spinal Tap is better written, better acted, and a thousand times more quotable and rewatchable. Next to Spinal Tap, this looks like a film school project, and since the actors clearly overact, Bad News feels more like a sketch than a documentary.
7:45 "Life on the road is a lot more interesting than working in a factory. I mean, you do a lot more driving about, for a start. You-- you always feels as though you're going somewhere. Ya know?"
This actually predated "This is Spinal Tap" by a year. Both were in production at around the same time, but since this was aired on BBC and the Spinal Tap film was in theatrical release, Bad News was out first.
Gosh, this brings back memories! Dang, I miss those days - classic metal, classic British comedy, classic Dr Who, classic 2000AD...best ever everything!
This was our band in England, we lived in councils we started in the 80s and did it for years in out little rascal van and a 72' Mood Blue Hillman Hunter with roof rack playing all over, It ruled!!! I love all this it is so true and real, It is so funny!
Used to cover Warriors of Gengis Kahn in my old band, which went down remarkably well . ...the whole Bad News 'spoof band' is a classic and must-have-on-dvd for metal-heads :) thanks for sharing mate!
My favourite Bad News song is the one at 9:26 ( "Who's fooling who"). I've always wondered if it was released in some format. I -want- need the full version!
Where are the actual recordings of the music from the first special? It seems like the only songs to make it onto the lp were recorded later around 1986? I love these super boneheaded boogie NWOBHM pisstake sounds haha
As a Canadian i'd never heard of the Comic Strip stuff until stumbling across it on TH-cam. Saw the Young Ones in uni, but that was pretty much my only exposure to Mayall, Edmundson and Nigel Planer; Comic Strip really Amazingly versatile comedy; from five minutes to film length. i'd say the first two famous five piss-takes and Eddie monsoon & Mr. Jolly Lives next door are the all-time greatest. And the French New Wave one. There's also one starring Keith Allen - a horror spoof - that was so terrifying I had to fast-forward a bit. Did Peter Richardson and Keith Allen do much else worth checking out?
Hey Guggi. Better late than never... "Did they get it this time? Or have they got another hair in the gate or what?" : "A 'hair in the gate' will remain in front of the film and create a dark line that sticks into the edge of the film frame as the camera is filming a shot. A hair can ruin the shot and is almost impossible to fix in post production without using modern digital removal techniques"
& Rick & Vyvyan. Instead ox Mike there is Peter Richardson as an actor. Together with Peter Ritchens he wrote most of The Comicstrip Presents & was the director!❤
You don't know about the story/ history about this, do you? It's one of the most famous out of bandlife pisstaking movies of all times, small budget, half a year before Spinal Tap was on. It's not just great, it's sthg for eternity to look into the 80s!❤😅
I'm here to give you more information any time you want! There's a whole new/80s kind of comedy behind it & yes, toilet humour is part of it, but in a very particular way, it's always been an essential part of British humour, don't blame me, I'm not British, I'm even German, but I love the lot of them!❤❤😂
@@sundaypeople5791 No offense but I couldn't really care less about using your "information" to make my opinions. I've watched both and they are trash.
They were doing it for the comedy but dang, I loved their music
“Masturbike” & “Drink til I Die” 😂
When Nigel planer came out with that last line, about exploiting Vins death for a lot of money, my dad (RIP dad), a very well spoken, well educated, classical music lover, who had sat through the whole film with a look of confusion, suddenly burst out laughing and had tears coming out the sides of his eyes. No one could get a word out of him for about 90 minutes, he was laughing so hard. A lovely, lovely memory ❤️
❤
Classic cannot be toped😂😂
The Greatest Heavy Metal Movie ever!!
hi Glenn!
@SpectreSoundStudios I can darn well see why! Fuck you Glenn! 😂
@@ThunderBassistJay glad you liked it!
@@SpectreSoundStudios Good to finally meet you on the interwebz. I've been a long time sub, loving your content all the way. Being a hobby bassist, who started playing the 4-string at 50, I can feel your attitude towards bassists. 😎
@@ThunderBassistJay Watch the movie. They made the smart move in the studio with the bass :)
I guess that van was supposed to look crappy , but man , I'd kill for it . It's perfect .
That Burning looting raping shooting song is a pretty good riff...
We miss you Rik Mayal! Love ya brother!
ACrackInTheWall2006 Always ... RIP
Simply THE best Comic Strip episodes ever. Funnier than Spinal Tap by a country mile. Just complete, immersive genius and I am not sure the entire cast were ever better. My brothers and I could recite every line and no matter how many times I watch Rik - sorry, Colin - each line seems brand new. Gold plated brilliance.
Matt Hoskin Totally :-)
Please, you can't be serious. Spinal Tap is better written, better acted, and a thousand times more quotable and rewatchable. Next to Spinal Tap, this looks like a film school project, and since the actors clearly overact, Bad News feels more like a sketch than a documentary.
omg I forgot *HOW* brilliant this was.
This film inspired me and some friends to take a 1000 euro van and drove to spain from scandinavia. Epic....
7:45 "Life on the road is a lot more interesting than working in a factory. I mean, you do a lot more driving about, for a start. You-- you always feels as though you're going somewhere. Ya know?"
"We'd be as rich as the Stones if we sold as many records as them."
This actually predated "This is Spinal Tap" by a year. Both were in production at around the same time, but since this was aired on BBC and the Spinal Tap film was in theatrical release, Bad News was out first.
Nix Nightbird The difference is that Bad News is actually funny.
Jon Calderon we get it, you don’t have a sense of humor.
i always tell Everyone this. I actually watched it first too!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo
@Ren *their
@TheGreaterGood80 Bad News Tour was a Channel 4 movie all Comic Strips were movies
This is one of the greatest comedy pinnacles of human achievement. I don't know if that made sense, but I really really like this.
completely.........
From Iron Maiden to Scorpions to Quiet Riot etc they nailed the metal/hard rock era of the mid eighties.
Gosh, this brings back memories! Dang, I miss those days - classic metal, classic British comedy, classic Dr Who, classic 2000AD...best ever everything!
you cannot beat British comedy man. The Young Ones rocked too
Thank you for combining parts 1 & 2 together into one colossal HEAVY METAL MESS !! BAD NEWS ROOOOOOCKS !!
This was our band in England, we lived in councils we started in the 80s and did it for years in out little rascal van and a 72' Mood Blue Hillman Hunter with roof rack playing all over, It ruled!!! I love all this it is so true and real, It is so funny!
Absolutely brilliant. I still have the VHS tape and a vcr that still works!!!! Me and my family quote the movie all the time!!!
Used to cover Warriors of Gengis Kahn in my old band, which went down remarkably well .
...the whole Bad News 'spoof band' is a classic and must-have-on-dvd for metal-heads :) thanks for sharing mate!
My favourite Bad News song is the one at 9:26 ( "Who's fooling who"). I've always wondered if it was released in some format. I -want- need the full version!
Ted Van Matje totally !
I saw them live at Donnington in 1987!
"Where's me other bloody sausage??"
Allo Alan!
10/10 perfection
It’s called Frilly pink.
Wanna make something of it?
VERY METAL "VYV" (at 15:47)
"Yeah you didn't let the dog in free did ya?"
A classic! Long live BAD NEWS!
Bad News, This is Spinal Tap, The Office, People Just Do Nothing....the hall of fame of the British mockumentary.
@TheGreaterGood80 Correct! My bad.
I watched this so many times as a teenager. Funnier than Spinal Tap. 100 pints of lager and 4 popadoms
Best thing to have ever existed, ever!
I LOVE you. this is my best favourite ever of anything ever made for watching. ever. period.
30:53
Sally looking all wrecked in the follow up episode is the best. 🔥❤️🔥
"IT SAYS SAUSAGEEEES!!!" 11:50
Thanks for the upload!
17:20 ANSWER THAT AND STAY FASHIONABLE
Great afi album.
What kind of name is Vim Fuego, anyway?!
We're subtle..but basically we're heavy metal, aren't we?
@1:14:12 "they took on the whole of the Nottingham Constabulary annnd...theeey.....LOST!"
Heavy Denver.
"What? You got five grand?! Five grand?!?!" :-) ... or was it 4 grand? ha :-)
Knut The Great Nah .. well I got the mechanical royalties ...
You heard him... HUNDRED PINTS OF LAGER!
Thanks for posting. This is superb. 😅😅😅😅😅
we're more modern than futuristic
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door 🇬🇧🧷
its a must on every band bus
They can't not slip back into Vivian (P)Rick mode.
Accidental mayhem @ 1:12:17. Den is really pissing himself lol..
Thank you
“Piss off and stop calling me Alan” 😆
Where are the actual recordings of the music from the first special? It seems like the only songs to make it onto the lp were recorded later around 1986? I love these super boneheaded boogie NWOBHM pisstake sounds haha
30:05 "No, hang on, I was wrong. It's going to be about..."
HEY! HEY! BAD NEWS!! The Best, Worst Heavy Metal In The WORLD!!!! Long Live Colin Grigson!!
Colin Birnie RIP
@@andrewdods2236 NOT YET MATE!!!
Den is the best character in this 😂 he is piss funnily stupid 😆
Love this ..awesum
I miss Rik 💔
Wait a minute - that says sausages up there... not just one sausage...
Thank you lots, Arsene.
As a Canadian i'd never heard of the Comic Strip stuff until stumbling across it on TH-cam. Saw the Young Ones in uni, but that was pretty much my only exposure to Mayall, Edmundson and Nigel Planer; Comic Strip really Amazingly versatile comedy; from five minutes to film length. i'd say the first two famous five piss-takes and Eddie monsoon & Mr. Jolly Lives next door are the all-time greatest. And the French New Wave one. There's also one starring Keith Allen - a horror spoof - that was so terrifying I had to fast-forward a bit. Did Peter Richardson and Keith Allen do much else worth checking out?
They do The Bullshitters
Gold!
GOLD !!!!! 😃😃😃😃😃👍🏻
Cool....!!
Adrian and Jennifer, Rock on
Radness...
fukn hilarious, thanx for the upload...im off to buy more alcohol, because its BAD NEWS!!!
Spinal tap ripped em off
@TheGreaterGood80 No that's wrong Bad News were performing in late 1982 Bad News Tour was more then 1 year older then Spinal Tap
"I thought we were heavy me'al."
This like metalocalypse years before henad but with no gore
Incarnation of Jimi Hendrix......
Dem has a bit of Neil in him
....I can't remember.
Comedy Gold man
To join the band all you have to do is drink half a bottle of vodka and keep it down, tried 6 times for he got in LMAO!
I love this, but what is Den saying at 3:19 - 3:21 ?? Something about hair ? XD
Hey Guggi. Better late than never... "Did they get it this time? Or have they got another hair in the gate or what?" : "A 'hair in the gate' will remain in front of the film and create a dark line that sticks into the edge of the film frame as the camera is filming a shot. A hair can ruin the shot and is almost impossible to fix in post production without using modern digital removal techniques"
Nick -Knack Totally! Thanks for answering 😄
you didn't let the dog in for free did you?
Neil from young ones
& Rick & Vyvyan. Instead ox Mike there is Peter Richardson as an actor. Together with Peter Ritchens he wrote most of The Comicstrip Presents & was the director!❤
I refuse to be Filimned!
There's someone at the door, no we've got a toilet.....haaaaa
Inventors of the 13-bar boogie.
Oh sorry, I was watching spider on the bike.
1:21 me in 20 years
"It says sausages"!
WE"RE NOT JUST ANOTHER STUPID HEAVY METAL BAND!
The women’s underwear in his kitchen 😆
Bad News at Ten.
They go to 11
HA HA FUCKIN HA :):):):):)
17:00
Funnier than spinal tap!!!!
@tommybomb7080 and released long before Spinal Tap!❤
So fucking funny
I'm here on Circle of Tone's recommendation. Check out his channel, great stuff: th-cam.com/users/tockusa
I have heard worse songs actually
I think their songs are excellent. Much like Spinal Tap's. Funny how that works.
*op Yes like the entire Judas Priest back catalogue.
Who’s here because of Judas Priest…….only kidding me neither
lol
Afi and the flatliners brought me here.
Heavy metals cow gives me heavy metal milk!
I have the cassette tape! Ha-ha!
Any comedy show that relies on toilet jokes for laughs isn't a comedy show. This is just trash!
You don't know about the story/ history about this, do you? It's one of the most famous out of bandlife pisstaking movies of all times, small budget, half a year before Spinal Tap was on. It's not just great, it's sthg for eternity to look into the 80s!❤😅
I'm here to give you more information any time you want! There's a whole new/80s kind of comedy behind it & yes, toilet humour is part of it, but in a very particular way, it's always been an essential part of British humour, don't blame me, I'm not British, I'm even German, but I love the lot of them!❤❤😂
@@sundaypeople5791 No offense but I couldn't really care less about using your "information" to make my opinions. I've watched both and they are trash.
"Where's me other sausage then!?"
Two pounds and five pence, love.