Fry and Laurie - No Shelves For Richard

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2008
  • Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie's "No Shelves For Richard" sketch from 1987.
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  • @Mae_is_gae
    @Mae_is_gae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +542

    Organising your schedule when you have severe depression

    • @asagoldsmith3328
      @asagoldsmith3328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Wow. Way to hit me where it hurts.

    • @louthinator
      @louthinator ปีที่แล้ว +5

      or if you have narcolepsy

  • @cromwellcruiser
    @cromwellcruiser 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1157

    Bloody sleeper agents

    • @starry_lis
      @starry_lis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Oh. My. Good. I am so dense.

    • @JonSmith-cx7gr
      @JonSmith-cx7gr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      th-cam.com/video/8X_Ot0k4XJc/w-d-xo.html

    • @gummy6489
      @gummy6489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      ...oh my god, i’m a moron.

    • @phenomanII
      @phenomanII 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I'm glad I'm not the only one who needed this comment to get it.

    • @huuamai8151
      @huuamai8151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oh, now I get it hahaha

  • @davidwuhrer6704
    @davidwuhrer6704 6 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    The importance of sleep can't be overstated.

    • @phs125
      @phs125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Literally can't be overstated

  • @Mullahgrrl
    @Mullahgrrl 15 ปีที่แล้ว +807

    Mostly under cover work, is it?

    • @chibichocofairy
      @chibichocofairy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Thank you so much.

    • @martm216
      @martm216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Excellent!

    • @ashari3506
      @ashari3506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You see, a long lie-down is key. As far down as possible, in fact.
      One must lie low for however long it takes for the enemy to drop his guard.

  • @mossy642
    @mossy642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    This is actually an excellent strategy, be so consistently mad and relaxed that the enemy doesn’t suspect a thing.

  • @neireannach
    @neireannach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Brings a new meaning to “a sleeper agent.”

    • @ahobbit1273
      @ahobbit1273 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Holy shit, you're right. That's likely the joke they were working off of.

    • @SeanSMST
      @SeanSMST ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sounds exactly like something they'd play off of

    • @TolgaYalniz
      @TolgaYalniz หลายเดือนก่อน

      of the off of

  • @jamiemcmillan6742
    @jamiemcmillan6742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    'It was like you to say that Richard, very like you. In fact, I could have sworn it was you for a minute.' XD

  • @travisbaskerfield
    @travisbaskerfield 7 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    I'll watch this after I take a nap.

    • @FJB_USA_1ST
      @FJB_USA_1ST 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      travisbaskerfield Or you can take a nap after you watch this. You know what, I'm
      gonna leave that kind of detail up to you.

    • @TobeyFairre7861
      @TobeyFairre7861 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@FJB_USA_1ST I took a nap before I replied to this comment, my boss told me to do so.

    • @phs125
      @phs125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just in time for your after-nap nap

    • @cityzens634
      @cityzens634 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m going to take a nap before during and after 💤

    • @poppanaattori89
      @poppanaattori89 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is your nap over yet? Did you have a good sleep?

  • @katherine7252
    @katherine7252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    You can never be over-slept or over-considerate. - Stephen Fry, I imagine, at some point during the writing of this sketch.

  • @CristiNeagu
    @CristiNeagu 9 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    Where can i find a boss like this?

    • @danhanley5618
      @danhanley5618 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      i actually for work for some one like this
      1hr hard work and 7hrs to myself with a half hour lunch break
      the catch is a 5hr round trip commute each day on public transport
      I can handle that

    • @travisbaskerfield
      @travisbaskerfield 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I work for a Chinese firm. I get a 15 minute break every quarter of an hour.

    • @ausomeaspie
      @ausomeaspie 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cristi Neagu I know right!

    • @daggern15
      @daggern15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      British government. they'll see you right

  • @DarthRushy
    @DarthRushy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Stephen Fry for Boss of the Year, anyone?

    • @MrEAus
      @MrEAus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Might be a good idea, but until we're sure, we'd best sleep on it

  • @Jegria
    @Jegria 6 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    When he said "west-Berlin" and not just west in Berlin it suddenly hit me that Germany was still divided at the time of the filming of this scene... Puts things in perspective i think.

    • @MartinHiggins1972
      @MartinHiggins1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Makes ya think.

    • @infernalchaos1066
      @infernalchaos1066 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Those of us who grew up with two Berlins have to remember that it's just one now lol. But this is a great show! I think I've seen most of the episodes. Not sure.

    • @sebastienh1100
      @sebastienh1100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your intelligence and culture startles me

    • @Jegria
      @Jegria 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sebastienh1100 Thanks

    • @RFC-3514
      @RFC-3514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who would ever say "west in Berlin"? I mean, people say "South London" all the time, and the city isn't exactly divided. Also, all of Berlin (including West Berlin) was in East Germany; the division of the city was geographically (though not politically, of course) independent of the division of the country.

  • @probablynotmyname8521
    @probablynotmyname8521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The most clashing tie and shirt combination the world has ever seen.

  • @pauljohnson2982
    @pauljohnson2982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is the kind of laid back boss I've been looking for..

  • @TheJamesBernie
    @TheJamesBernie 12 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    The agent is a 'sleeper' geddit?

    • @lawrencecalablaster568
      @lawrencecalablaster568 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      TheJamesBernie OHHHHHHHHH
      I didn't ever get that until right now.

    • @grendelum
      @grendelum 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Who works “under cover”...

    • @dazzlingdeb8427
      @dazzlingdeb8427 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheJamesBernie LOL! Brilliant! I didn't catch that until you said it.

  • @phemyda94
    @phemyda94 12 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I wish my professors were this considerate.

  • @JonSmith-cx7gr
    @JonSmith-cx7gr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I find this weirdly relaxing. Must search for more sleep encouragement videos. Pretty niche though.

    • @zibberebbiz
      @zibberebbiz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      check out the Matt Berry relaxation podcast on TH-cam

    • @bnsyphotography2104
      @bnsyphotography2104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thought I was the only one. Find it cosy watching this, whilst they talk about getting rest, going out for some shopping, coming back for more sleep, sleep, sleep and more sleep.

    • @cityzens634
      @cityzens634 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bnsyphotography2104 I’m watching this tucked up in bed 😊 goodnight 💤

  • @merdufer
    @merdufer 14 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    de-brief XD can't believe i didn't catch that before

  • @Jordan781
    @Jordan781 14 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "It's way past my bedtime."
    Oh my gosh, how cute are you?

  • @JackT13
    @JackT13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ‘Good, because you mustn’t!’
    This made me burst out laughing

  • @NausicaaLeGuin
    @NausicaaLeGuin 15 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    lol i love stephen's tie!!
    "no time for shelves where you're going!" brilliant :)

  • @Lisallamaa
    @Lisallamaa 10 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I don't think there's anything more lovely and pink and moist and fluffy and shiny and special than Stephen Fry

    • @Mandalore06
      @Mandalore06 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That's not what came to mind when I read those adjectives.

    • @SeanSMST
      @SeanSMST ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those are some very unique adjectives to describe Stephen Fry.

    • @TheOverexplainer
      @TheOverexplainer ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Listen I know you posted this like almost 9 years ago. but what does this mean?

    • @nicholasstockdale
      @nicholasstockdale ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@TheOverexplainerth-cam.com/video/kzTTO6abhVo/w-d-xo.html

  • @MatiPryjomko
    @MatiPryjomko 11 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    4 minutes 19 second of laughing. I think I deserve a nap.

  • @micahnewman
    @micahnewman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Stephen's tie!

  • @holeymcsockpuppet
    @holeymcsockpuppet ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The tie.

  • @NausicaaLeGuin
    @NausicaaLeGuin 14 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love Stephen's tie... so random.

  • @imogencarney3421
    @imogencarney3421 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    hahaha hes a "sleeper agent"

    • @Noah-wx7fm
      @Noah-wx7fm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OH MY GOODNESS!

  • @bernicerogers2383
    @bernicerogers2383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mission to Rest Berlin.

  • @robertmelia3780
    @robertmelia3780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Click thumbs up before even a word is spoken with these two gentlemen. 💜

  • @MrShepperson
    @MrShepperson 8 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    It this series two of 'The Night Manager' ????

  • @JMoruzzi
    @JMoruzzi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this sketch for the first time ever - and I'm in bed! Nighty night

    • @Aquascape_Dreaming
      @Aquascape_Dreaming ปีที่แล้ว

      Find the one where Hugh plays as an interviewer who spends the night in some notable public figure's bed after interviewing them. It's hilarious. I think his character is called Steven Mosstin or something.

  • @BritishComedyUK69
    @BritishComedyUK69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is Art!

  • @Quintusblake
    @Quintusblake 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    What I wouldn’t do for a boss like that

  • @rayaqin
    @rayaqin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the shelf line is phenomenal

  • @darkridr25
    @darkridr25 12 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    lol This reminds me of the Golgofrincham from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy who liked to take baths all the time, only with sleep in its place. XD

    • @Plons0Nard
      @Plons0Nard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was just the captain ... 9 years is a long time, isn't t it. One is never alone with a rubber duck 🦆
      Cheers 👍🏻🤝🏻🇳🇱

  • @jedvanilla0111
    @jedvanilla0111 12 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Aawww, now I want debriefing.

  • @wheedler
    @wheedler 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This is a great title.

  • @ninezthemonster
    @ninezthemonster 15 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hugh in that outfit looks like House lol.. HUGH LAURIE IS HOT!!

  • @Lucifronz
    @Lucifronz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One well-rested job.

  • @TYNEPUNK
    @TYNEPUNK 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this is bloody genius...

  • @tjfSIM
    @tjfSIM 13 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Heh he Stephen's everyone's ideal boss here :)

  • @huuamai8151
    @huuamai8151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The hell is this? Live-action procrastination?

    • @smilerat8070
      @smilerat8070 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sleeper agents at work...

    • @StamfordBridge
      @StamfordBridge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris Fuentes Well, it’s

  • @mayoite160
    @mayoite160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    now this is my *ideal boss*

  • @solcporter
    @solcporter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That job sounds good

  • @harryparks8395
    @harryparks8395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If there's something worth doing it's worth doing tomorrow.

  • @TheCheweeRevolutions
    @TheCheweeRevolutions 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Fancy a rest?
    I don't know why that's so funny

  • @oyagain
    @oyagain 15 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    and that tie! ^^

  • @dmitrykhlan
    @dmitrykhlan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant humor

  • @chatsidefires
    @chatsidefires ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He totally gets Hugh with that last line.

  • @sploofmcsterra4786
    @sploofmcsterra4786 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my life...

  • @suddencucumber5994
    @suddencucumber5994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    as a highschooler, i cannot relate to this.

  • @SwiftsNamesake
    @SwiftsNamesake 13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd love to have him as my boss!

  • @albertmccune2734
    @albertmccune2734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Right, that video's sorted! Now I'll just go and have a bit of a lie down!

  • @omarma7815
    @omarma7815 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the perfect boss for an architecture student

    • @noiselesspatient
      @noiselesspatient 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was archaeology and anthropology, wasn't it? 🤣

    • @junbh2
      @junbh2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The perfect boss for anyone!

  • @tineblondine
    @tineblondine 16 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice tie, Stephen!

    • @bethanylowe8773
      @bethanylowe8773 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tony Murchison love your name :-)

  • @Vasilyevich05
    @Vasilyevich05 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is what kind of boss I want

  • @martm216
    @martm216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feel I need to get my head down after that little lot.

  • @Mandalore06
    @Mandalore06 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dude, what a great job this would be! All expense paid sleep, naps, and lunch.

  • @rebeccabrewer2221
    @rebeccabrewer2221 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So handsome 😘

  • @tachikomakusanagi3744
    @tachikomakusanagi3744 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm exhausted after watching that.

  • @axaganyu
    @axaganyu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am SO qualified for this secret service

  • @reneeyun
    @reneeyun 15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hugh Laurie was about to laugh @3:26 yeah?.. haha. HUGH LAURIE, AWESOME.. AWESOME! :)

  • @walterzamalis4846
    @walterzamalis4846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This seems like a game show, a chat show, and a sketch about a headmaster or an escort agency all at once.

  • @user-bv9yt1sp9w
    @user-bv9yt1sp9w 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a dream job.

  • @marlenedietrich2468
    @marlenedietrich2468 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is how plan my schedules

  • @TYNEPUNK
    @TYNEPUNK 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @tjf4375 yeh i was just gonna say how great it is to find a boss like this :)

  • @thepoofication
    @thepoofication 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My ears exploaded in the start...

  • @guharup
    @guharup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    are there any openings in the British secret service? I like the jd

  • @MatiPryjomko
    @MatiPryjomko 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    By Stephen :3

  • @Aquascape_Dreaming
    @Aquascape_Dreaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A 20 minute drive that requires a stop over for a nap 😂😂. British secret service operatives sure fatigue very easily 😂

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A lot can happen in 20 minutes! Episodes of Secret Agent (Danger Man) used to be over in 30!

  • @cityzens634
    @cityzens634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This should be played at 0.75 speed

  • @samvidas9599
    @samvidas9599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sounds like a kindly-phrased retirement, lol...

  • @steveelliott77
    @steveelliott77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This life of cloak and dagger is about my speed.

  • @FiscaalAftrekbaar
    @FiscaalAftrekbaar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Meanwhile Universities are like: well there are 24 hours in a day, aren't there?

  • @cmasseylynch
    @cmasseylynch หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie

  • @MrBuch169169
    @MrBuch169169 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Caius Cossades in Balmora vibes. "Before you meet the informant you'll be wanting to look around town, buy some armor, get the hang of enchantments and so on, maybe join a guild. You can sleep in my bed if you need to of course! Here's five hundred drakes..."

  • @NausicaaLeGuin
    @NausicaaLeGuin 14 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    and apparently I've already made that comment... oh well!

  • @rmisionero
    @rmisionero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want to work for that employer.

  • @wj2429
    @wj2429 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This sounds like the job for me.

  • @RalphBrooker-gn9iv
    @RalphBrooker-gn9iv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a former soldier I dreamt of orders of this kind. And Wolfgang actually sold Bratwursts.

  • @aagg6124
    @aagg6124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this was shown in governments, not as a sketch, but an informative movie

  • @Kirisutekarl
    @Kirisutekarl ปีที่แล้ว

    Prague... Was 4 years ago...

  • @tineblondine
    @tineblondine 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you mean the Swiss play from ABoFaL?
    I go along with you so far as Stephen may have a little clue what he is saying (he's the one who learnt the whole old languages canon at school).
    But I still think when it comes to pronunciation, Hugh can pronounce the sounds I mentioned above better and in the Swiss play, although Hugh messed up on the verb riechen, his sentence structure was by far harder than Stephen's.

  • @tineblondine
    @tineblondine 16 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That guy's really got a knack for languages!
    I know Stephen's got German ancestry, but it's Hugh who's perfect at pronunciation.
    His "Ernst Schlesser" couldn't be any better: great r-sound, sharp s, and l not pronounced from the throat. And he didn't say Ernst like a Brit would pronounce the Er- in Ernest.

    • @FrankieParadiso4evah
      @FrankieParadiso4evah 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stephen Fry look exactly like his Jewish Austro-Hungarian grandfather, just watch "Who Do You Think You Are?"...

  • @comediansactorsandall2502
    @comediansactorsandall2502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m watching this at 4am having to be up at 7am…….should I be sleeping?

  • @Natethegreat016
    @Natethegreat016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me watching this at 1:00 am, when I know I have school tomorrow... I think this is definitely an obvious sign from the universe, telling me to go to bed. 😂

  • @Artimidorus
    @Artimidorus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching this actually made me feel tired...

  • @runningforest2421
    @runningforest2421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *Is it small hearts of different colors on his tie?🧐*

  • @Languslangus
    @Languslangus 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    🚘

  • @zmishiymishi5349
    @zmishiymishi5349 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The end was brilliant, why would audience shut up just then xD

  • @exoxy
    @exoxy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love a boss to him Id have as

  • @thefudgestix
    @thefudgestix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His nose looks less crooked as he ages, for some reason it's the only thing I can focus on right now.

  • @martm216
    @martm216 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My idea of a good boss.

  • @FranssensM
    @FranssensM หลายเดือนก่อน

    Schedule for the spies suffering from ME

  • @darren.mcauliffe
    @darren.mcauliffe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I get this job?

  • @bfkc111
    @bfkc111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Wolfgang" sounds kind of menacing and exotic in English. Although really it is kind of a super-cheesy name. Just for info.

  • @spudskie3907
    @spudskie3907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    British secret agents sure seem to require a lot of sleep!

  • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa69
    @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    sleeper agent haha

  • @nathangamble125
    @nathangamble125 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's 1:20.
    I need to go to bed.

  • @volodyanarchist
    @volodyanarchist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm sorry, i was a bit tired, and fell asleep during this video. Did i miss anything important, or should i just add it to my 'Watch later' list and move on. I really need to relax a little.