It's the worst take possible. It will also not matter. Pardoning political allies has become a by design mechanic since Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon. Plenty of people kept voting Republicans after that happened. This idea about Biden doing something wrong with the pardon is classic Both Sideism that is the root cause of the issues in American politics.
I always appreciate the way Paul makes this very visual show accessible to Jamie in a very simple, straightforward way. I mean, it is a lesson to people who wonder how inclusion can work.
Why they do both is beyond me - just send out the full version and be done with it. Its only 24-48 hours later for the unedited version anyway... Why they delay is just annoying.
1. Hunter was pardoned in fear of what 'RUMP would pressure the courts to do to him when he came up for sentencing. 2. Though they are felonies; a. Hunter returned the gun after fourteen days himself. Available information says that he returned the gun as soon as he found out that he could not own it legally and before charges were even considered much less filed.. b. As for taxes, Hunter Biden paid the taxes voluntarily also before charges were filed. c. If it had been almost anyone else, no charges would have been filed. 3. 'RUMP, during his first term, pardoned Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner (his brother-in-law) for no better reason than because they are loyal MAGA. 'RUMP doesn't need or care about president, normal practice, or the law.
At 13:29, the joke about Louise Haigh, who was the transport minister, seemed to have gone over everyone's heads. Mel read: "Having thrown Louise Haigh under a bus, how did Keir Starmer....".
At the 7:00 minute mark, it's a shame they just laugh at the guy throwing up, it's actually because we sold heaps of land to cotton farmers from a certain country..... The run off has sped up the death of a river.
I usually agree with Ian, but he is completely wrong about this. The problem IS that kind of double standard expectation between the parties. You can't have one side allowed to ignore any laws or conventions, and the other expected to be saintly beyond belief.
I think that him pardoning his son is technically not the right thing, because while the Republicans absolutely blew things out of proportion to try to get to Joe Biden (who famously already lost one son in 2015 so y'know... a bit sensitive), Hunter does certainly seem to be guilty of a lot of shit. On the *other* hand I would absolutely have done the same thing. Trump has quite literally sworn vengeance against anyone who ever wronged him, the US Supreme Court has opened up for giving him king-like powers, and he's intentionally tried to appoint people to positions such as Attorney General or head of the FBI who are more than willing to pursue such an agenda with more fervor than Trump himself would. Yeah I'd get my son out of there as well. The American people voted for someone famous for their corruption and nepotism. They cheer when Trump pardons his equally-as-obviously guilty rich friends (in-laws of his children, for instance) If anything Biden is just listening to the will of the people who essentially voted to reject the rule of law and instead allow the whims of the president to set the agenda. So y'know... I don't blame Biden in the slightest for pardoning his son. I *do* blame him and the democrats for going so hard on the whole "Biden will never pardon his son and that's why he's so great" when this situation was hardly unforeseen. Really setting themselves up to fail. Again. They keep hurting themselves over and over as they double and triple down on things like "Biden isn't old at all!" or "Biden won't pardon his son even if Mr. Hitler-Did-Some-Good-Things" who famously wants to use the armed forces to go after his political opponents!" and then having to backpedal when *of course* reality turns out difference. Why repeatedly hurt their credibility more than they actually need to? I wouldn't shed any tears for Hunter, but let an old man have his son around for the potentially last few years of his life. Why hold him to a higher standard when the electorate firmly *rejected* such behavior? If I was Biden I'd take a shit under the desk on my way out as well.
Thanks again for posting. It's great now and 20 year old episodes are funny. Unbelievable how people will complain about anything. "It used to be funny". People were probably saying that during the period people now recall as much better.
Nowhere in Europe has this talent. The only people I know, to match us are the Egyptians. They have the same ability to laugh at themselves and others.
😂😂😂 randomly pardoning your relatives and friends by definition is undemocratic and should not be lawful in a democracy. If it wasn’t just a Daddy thing, Biden could have pardoned more ‘political’ convicts, or non violent drug convicts or whatever. But this is pathetic.
@@wolfiesown Biden might still do that, his time isn't up yet. It's clearly not "just a Daddy thing" seeing as Trump did effectively the same thing four years ago. It's hardly random when there is a very good reason for it - to protect his son from the undemocratic future actions of President Elect Fart. If you think this is pathetic I'd hate to be your relative or friend.
Have I Got News for You S68 E9. Mel Giedroyc. December 6, 2024 i think i must be labour party material in the boring stakes - i like weather forecasts, watching party political broadcasts and watching folk tell crap joes .................................................... and switching on lights, obviously.
I don't blame Biden for pardoning Hunter, especially after Trump has been talking about pinning the death penalty on him. Calling Biden as corrupt as Trump after the hundred hardcore criminals Trump pardoned is just a dumb take by Ian, which is pretty rare for him. Biden should pardon a lot more peope to protect them from Trump begore he leaves, and there are a lot more things he should do, too. Ian is just wrong on this one.
@@wood42shed Yep. It's not often that i disagree with Ian, but he's got it wrong today. The new President has already said that he's going to pardon J6 & go after his 'enemies'. His pick for FBI Director, Kash Patel, rather than acting impartially, has a 'hitlist' of who he wants to go after. Not a list of crimes, but a list of people.
@@wood42shedexactly, Hunter was being unfairly targeted because he is a Biden and they couldn’t find the evidence they desperately wanted against Joe. Trump would just keep going after Hunter foe the next four years.
@@martinholmes-ue9ko They're calling Joe Biden a "queen". I don't know why. Maybe they're trying to be funny? Maybe they think it's a cheeky insult to call him a woman?
I know the BBC attracts lots of hate nowadays but personally I still really enjoy HIGNFY. Mel and Victoria Coren always do a great job as hosts but how good would it be to see Angus make an appearance as a surprise host?!
I was staring at it for a while and it suddenly hit me . That Christmas thing is supposed to be the inside of a snow globe I think ..... Possibly anyway 🤣
Beautiful programme.God bless Private Eye. Love it. Please let there be a God? That will stir the viewers up. 😅 Yeah I know eh? 🤔. It's HWGNFY. I used to be so pedantic after growing up watching this I'm not so sure? Or am I? I've got this strange urge to watch an oriental stage show for some reason?
Have I Got News for You S68 E9. Mel Giedroyc. December 6, 2024 1327pm 7.12.24 i saw a snippet last night as i hummed and agghed about the weather, my boredom, booze...and music. music won out. i listened to the smiths and the rare version of these things take time which has a container drivers type drum intro.
If only right-wing channels made fun of their own as much as these so called "leftist" channels (or that's what we're told they are) make fun of left-leaning politicians. But nope, they can't do that, or it would ruin the cult mentality.
Right-wing is about mindlessly accepting the status quo; comedy often depends on subverting the status quo. That's why right-wing comedy is generally awful.
He surely did. How much grief does an old man have to suffer? Also, the circumstances around he prosecution of HB's case were highly politicised & suss. Almost nobody- rich or poor- is punished for the crimes to which he has pleaded guilty- one of which is essentially not admitting to having a drug addiction.
I am so glad to see other people feel this way!!!! We have to put this pardon in context. If there were a sane president elect, then the pardon would be wrong. But considering there is a demented authoritarian coming into power again, Biden has no choice but to try to protect his son now. It might be worth remembering, too, that Biden has already lost a son. With that horrific experience in mind, he must have felt even more pressure to try to shield Hunter. Oh, and Hunter is only famous because of his father. I doubt Hunter would have experienced the same level of prosecution/persecution if his last name was Smith. I am not a Biden fan (I will never forget how he let Anita Hill be treated with such humiliating disrespect!). I am a fan of doing everything possible to limit the damage Trump will cause. Heaven help us all!
a conservative criticizing in opposition is similar to the driver of the car complaining about the direction of travel. they own everything, and can manipulate the economy at their leisure. labor tells the people what they intend to do because they usually need people’s cooperation for their policies to work. that’s how people without wealth do things. it’s very difficult to get people to cooperate if they don’t know what you’re doing. it’s also incredibly inappropriate for conservatives to criticize anything as conservatives either don’t understand what happens when you destroy the environment or they don’t care. whichever it is, they much to answer for before they can be taken seriously.
This was a brilliant episode. Jamie on his best form. Absolutely love Mel. Used to think Paul and her didn’t get on so much in previous episodes. Seems to have passed.
Yet again the BBC needs whistleblowers to come forward after years of abuse. If only there was someone around to capture the words and actions of these pervy men of a certain age. Like camera operators and sound recordists, or are these men so clever that they never lech on a hot mic? Everyone knows, no one says anything and on the harassment goes.
@@thebagelsproductions he shielded a private citizen from becoming a literal sacrificial scapegoat, trump wanted his son to get the d3ath penalty Trump literally wanted to execute the mans son for just having the same last name and to send a message, what part about that are people missing
Can Joe be blamed for letting hunter off? Joe is demented and needs help. My guess is hunter told him to sign and he did without knowing what he was doing
drinkable mayonaise?... i think someone in Japan has been watching Chef! with Lenny Henry as Garreth Blackstock "running mayonaise? rescue it drop by drop"
I get it and Biden probably did the correct thing from his personal point of view. However, he did lose out politically and morally by doing it. Of course, he's also out in a few weeks so he likely isn't too bothered about the latter part.
@@Elwaves2925 TBH, he probably also did the moral thing. Hunter doesn't deserve to be dragged through the courts endlessly, constantly in the public eye with the President screaming for him to get the death penalty. Sure Hunter Biden has done some things that are wrong, and he has suffered for it, but he doesn't deserve to be hounded endlessly for it which is exactly what will happen under Trump-Tyranny.
How many times are they going to have a blind guest on and still have most the questions require the power of sight?! I swear HIGNFY held a sports day, they'd have people in wheelchairs compete in the 100m hurdles.
That’s fairly discriminatory. Just because someone is blind they shouldn’t be excluded from something they know and understand. Blind people aren’t stupid you know. Hell they were pretty funny in this!
@Iain16 I could be wrong, but I think what they might have meant is they should have less visual questions to allow the visually impaired to be more involved
Starmer is one of those people who don't really understand humour, but think as long as they persist with trying, eventually a fully-formed joke might fall out of their mouths, because they've seen it happen with other (ie. funny) people. To be fair, you don't need zingers from a PM. You do need competent government though ... and it's a bit sad when the only success measure you can point to is "still better than the last shower."
commenting from 2135... things have changed a bit, but was that REALLY a US President exploding out of a turkey with bad face swaps of his political rivals of the time?? To quote an actress I recently found out about - "Weird, weird!"
It's from the film 'Christmas Vacation'. The turkey ruins Christmas in a house in the US and the head of the house goes mental. A precursor for next year?
It may just be me, but i have noticed that a lot of opportunity for satirical political comedy seems to be missing in the recent series of HIGNYFY! Is somebody putting the “arm” on the producers/writers? Very worrying!!!!
2:55 exactly Paul, that was a stupid take from Ian. In fact Trump already did pardon extended family members and people who committed crime _for_ him
It's the worst take possible. It will also not matter. Pardoning political allies has become a by design mechanic since Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon. Plenty of people kept voting Republicans after that happened. This idea about Biden doing something wrong with the pardon is classic Both Sideism that is the root cause of the issues in American politics.
Pardon?
I always appreciate the way Paul makes this very visual show accessible to Jamie in a very simple, straightforward way. I mean, it is a lesson to people who wonder how inclusion can work.
Ah, the weekly dilemma: whether to wait for A Bit More News For You, or watch them both. I'll watch them both!
✋Both!
Why they do both is beyond me - just send out the full version and be done with it. Its only 24-48 hours later for the unedited version anyway... Why they delay is just annoying.
You should watch both because some of the jokes are almost funny.
More views.
Hahahaha, I am the same!
1. Hunter was pardoned in fear of what 'RUMP would pressure the courts to do to him when he came up for sentencing.
2. Though they are felonies;
a. Hunter returned the gun after fourteen days himself. Available information says that he returned the gun as soon as he found out that he could not own it legally and before charges were even considered much less filed..
b. As for taxes, Hunter Biden paid the taxes voluntarily also before charges were filed.
c. If it had been almost anyone else, no charges would have been filed.
3. 'RUMP, during his first term, pardoned Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner (his brother-in-law) for no better reason than because they are loyal MAGA. 'RUMP doesn't need or care about president, normal practice, or the law.
He sold pardons for 100k
Precisely. Thank you for spelling it out. Most people stateside aren't even aware he'd made amends before the charges were filed.
Your take on his name is rather distracting and takes away from your opinion or statements about events. But to each his own….
You forgot 4. the Hunters laptop : (Please insert comedic answer here)
Laptop
Oh shit, you load up youtube and see a video uploaded 0 seconds ago. And it's one you actually want to watch.
Yes❤😂🎉
That almost never happens for me either. 🤣
Saw this 7 minutes after it was uploaded. Never been this early to any video before... I have I finally 100 percented TH-cam?
Heck yeah! Let's go! Was also pleasantly surprised by the American version of HIGNFY
18 minutes here in Calgary
At 13:29, the joke about Louise Haigh, who was the transport minister, seemed to have gone over everyone's heads.
Mel read: "Having thrown Louise Haigh under a bus, how did Keir Starmer....".
Don't need a charismatic PM, i'm not a child, just someone who does us well.
How's that working out
@GFinch-d9z fine
Would rather charisma and passion than a dull, visionless automaton
Well, he's neither, is he!
@@BossySwan visionless is one word
So grateful to you for releasing episodes so quickly, huge fan, thank you from USA 🇺🇸
So glad you’re a fan too!!! Lol 😂
Hi 🙋♀️😉 from a wet ☔️☔️ Uk 🇬🇧
Can you people stop trying to cause ww3?
At the 7:00 minute mark, it's a shame they just laugh at the guy throwing up, it's actually because we sold heaps of land to cotton farmers from a certain country..... The run off has sped up the death of a river.
Is nothing being done to stop the ecocide?
I suppose nobody in Australia knows what is like to have land taken by foreigners and wrecked for profit.
Expat living in the Netherlands. VPN iPlayer is a faff. You’re the best ❤
TV Licence Enforcement Team 6 kicking down doors in Eindhoven right now 😂
2 whole clicks?
Not a expat here but a Dutch Guy, also I hope you are aware of the Dutch version aswell “dit was het nieuws”
Migrant living in the Netherlands
@JonMidtan Nah, I get what he means, I'm travelling at the moment and sometimes iPlayer detects a VPN and it becomes difficult to get it to not notice
There's no point in claiming the high moral ground when Trump has no morals.
There's audio of Jeffrey Epstein calling him a man with no scruples. Let that sink in.
Exactly. It's time the Dems took the gloves off and learnt to fight dirty.
Yawn.
@@MHLivestreams You fell asleep before you finished writing your comment.
@@danielreed5199 he didn accept a wage for being president, name me any other president who's done that? That's a good start.
Mel is delightful. I'd watch her host anything any day.
Yes, she plays it for laughs. Not so many from the other two these days.
I usually agree with Ian, but he is completely wrong about this. The problem IS that kind of double standard expectation between the parties. You can't have one side allowed to ignore any laws or conventions, and the other expected to be saintly beyond belief.
I'd rather have politicians who have standards than hypocrites.
I think that him pardoning his son is technically not the right thing, because while the Republicans absolutely blew things out of proportion to try to get to Joe Biden (who famously already lost one son in 2015 so y'know... a bit sensitive), Hunter does certainly seem to be guilty of a lot of shit.
On the *other* hand I would absolutely have done the same thing. Trump has quite literally sworn vengeance against anyone who ever wronged him, the US Supreme Court has opened up for giving him king-like powers, and he's intentionally tried to appoint people to positions such as Attorney General or head of the FBI who are more than willing to pursue such an agenda with more fervor than Trump himself would.
Yeah I'd get my son out of there as well. The American people voted for someone famous for their corruption and nepotism. They cheer when Trump pardons his equally-as-obviously guilty rich friends (in-laws of his children, for instance) If anything Biden is just listening to the will of the people who essentially voted to reject the rule of law and instead allow the whims of the president to set the agenda.
So y'know... I don't blame Biden in the slightest for pardoning his son. I *do* blame him and the democrats for going so hard on the whole "Biden will never pardon his son and that's why he's so great" when this situation was hardly unforeseen. Really setting themselves up to fail. Again. They keep hurting themselves over and over as they double and triple down on things like "Biden isn't old at all!" or "Biden won't pardon his son even if Mr. Hitler-Did-Some-Good-Things" who famously wants to use the armed forces to go after his political opponents!" and then having to backpedal when *of course* reality turns out difference. Why repeatedly hurt their credibility more than they actually need to?
I wouldn't shed any tears for Hunter, but let an old man have his son around for the potentially last few years of his life. Why hold him to a higher standard when the electorate firmly *rejected* such behavior? If I was Biden I'd take a shit under the desk on my way out as well.
So you'd rather they were both awful.?! I mean, to be fair, they both are. But still!
When you put yourself at a higher moral standard but then show that you are not. The definition of two-faced.
And like trump straight up sold pardons for 100k last time, what do you mean _now_ he will do whatever he wants
Mel...amazingly great and graciously vulnerable.
Ian..sharp as ever.
Paul still so quick and random.
Thanks!
Lived in the UK for 12 years, and this show is the only thing I must watch. How they maintain the high standard, incredible
Anoushka was a great first time guest too
Aye, Mel seems like such a lovely, kind, generous, gentle, and funny person!
...in other words, HIGNFY at its best! :)
@@GarethTichauer-f4s same here after 10 years in the UK, it's 4.5 years away already and this is the one connection I must keep with the UK forever!
Thanks again for posting. It's great now and 20 year old episodes are funny. Unbelievable how people will complain about anything. "It used to be funny". People were probably saying that during the period people now recall as much better.
So refreshing to see that you can make fun of anyone and everyone, including yourself!
That is one thing that the English can be proud of!
Nowhere in Europe has this talent. The only people I know, to match us are the Egyptians. They have the same ability to laugh at themselves and others.
@@azizaaziz7070 But it was sad that Bassem Youssef had to run for his life from Egypt ! Today he has to justify fighting for the Palestinians !
This episode really rolled back the years in terms of smiles per hour. A brilliant panel and host! I had a grin on my face the whole way through.
I don't think pardoning Hunter was unreasonable. He was a victim of right wing persecution to get at Joe.
😂😂😂 randomly pardoning your relatives and friends by definition is undemocratic and should not be lawful in a democracy. If it wasn’t just a Daddy thing, Biden could have pardoned more ‘political’ convicts, or non violent drug convicts or whatever. But this is pathetic.
@@wolfiesown Biden might still do that, his time isn't up yet. It's clearly not "just a Daddy thing" seeing as Trump did effectively the same thing four years ago. It's hardly random when there is a very good reason for it - to protect his son from the undemocratic future actions of President Elect Fart. If you think this is pathetic I'd hate to be your relative or friend.
AND the incoming FBI director had promised to persecute (I meant that) Hunter again and again.
At least Trump faced the charges
@@draculasneeze6681 So did Hunter Biden who pleaded guilty to them, unlike Trump.
Now there's a blast from the past - Ray Alan and Lord Charles. STILL terrific - thank you Ray (R.I.P., you silly ass).
Everyone firing on all cyls - delightful! Ians 'Gold, frankincense and Maaaaaaaaaars' - nice one!
Thanks for posting
The british weather to a beat afterwards was 🔥
Have I Got News for You S68 E9. Mel Giedroyc. December 6, 2024 i think i must be labour party material in the boring stakes - i like weather forecasts, watching party political broadcasts and watching folk tell crap joes .................................................... and switching on lights, obviously.
Ian, don’t agree with you at all about the pardon….
Yeah trump straight up sold them last time, like what? _Now_ he will do whatever? Give me a break
@@ConstantChaos1right? And he pardoned war criminals as if he was recruiting.
Laptop
@@Chase_Telemetric your guy was on epstines island 7+ times
@@ConstantChaos1 yeah sure
I don't blame Biden for pardoning Hunter, especially after Trump has been talking about pinning the death penalty on him. Calling Biden as corrupt as Trump after the hundred hardcore criminals Trump pardoned is just a dumb take by Ian, which is pretty rare for him. Biden should pardon a lot more peope to protect them from Trump begore he leaves, and there are a lot more things he should do, too. Ian is just wrong on this one.
Absolutely.
Biden had previously said he would not pardon his son if they won the election.
He has done this to protect the only son he has left from Trump.
Agreed, and it isn't as if Trump didn't already pardon soldiers charged with war crimes the first time around.
Trump straight up sold pardons last time, "now" he will use the pardon however he wants? He pardoned his brother in law and sold them for 100k
I second that well said 💙
Fantastic, always makes my week 😂Kier Starmer's countdown, does this guy have a personality at all?
the queen 'pardoned' her son
Trump had said he intended to go after Hunter again even though he's already been tried and convicted. That's what changed his mind.
@@wood42shed Yep. It's not often that i disagree with Ian, but he's got it wrong today. The new President has already said that he's going to pardon J6 & go after his 'enemies'. His pick for FBI Director, Kash Patel, rather than acting impartially, has a 'hitlist' of who he wants to go after. Not a list of crimes, but a list of people.
What?
@@wood42shedexactly, Hunter was being unfairly targeted because he is a Biden and they couldn’t find the evidence they desperately wanted against Joe. Trump would just keep going after Hunter foe the next four years.
@@martinholmes-ue9ko They're calling Joe Biden a "queen".
I don't know why.
Maybe they're trying to be funny?
Maybe they think it's a cheeky insult to call him a woman?
I'm so appreciative of this show it continues the great British wit we had from Benny hill, yes prime Minister, are you being served, alo,alo...
Benny Hill?!?!
@richardbetts816 i just mentioned him because grew up watching British comedy and you can't not mention him because he's a legend in comedy..
I was thinking to myself, "How long till Mel burps on camera?" Less than 8 minutes in is that answer!
I know the BBC attracts lots of hate nowadays but personally I still really enjoy HIGNFY. Mel and Victoria Coren always do a great job as hosts but how good would it be to see Angus make an appearance as a surprise host?!
Cheers for uploading
Jamie was in incredible form this episode 👏
I must say I thought this was a cringingly bad episode. Many eulogizing about Mel Giedroyc. I thought she was the weakest host yet. Difficult pauses.
She's always really awkward
I was staring at it for a while and it suddenly hit me . That Christmas thing is supposed to be the inside of a snow globe I think ..... Possibly anyway 🤣
28:00 worth noting that the assisted dying bill passed it's second stage - it will still be months before it becomes law.
this is great cause i no longer have to pay for a tv license. Thanks!
“Let your Holidays be Bountiful”
Jamie Macdonald is so fast and dry it’s a challenge to keep up with him.
Is that a comment about his beef?
The Ed Davey jokes are really evergreen for me. I could see one every week for the next five series.
You will.
Beautiful programme.God bless Private Eye. Love it. Please let there be a God? That will stir the viewers up. 😅 Yeah I know eh? 🤔. It's HWGNFY. I used to be so pedantic after growing up watching this I'm not so sure? Or am I? I've got this strange urge to watch an oriental stage show for some reason?
Happy New Yeah 🎉🎉🎉
That was a good one. Thanks for posting 😃
Nobody in Australia actually wants the social media ban.
Rupert Murdoch maybe
Even his countdown was in the most menotomus tone.
Have I Got News for You S68 E9. Mel Giedroyc. December 6, 2024 1327pm 7.12.24 i saw a snippet last night as i hummed and agghed about the weather, my boredom, booze...and music. music won out. i listened to the smiths and the rare version of these things take time which has a container drivers type drum intro.
If only right-wing channels made fun of their own as much as these so called "leftist" channels (or that's what we're told they are) make fun of left-leaning politicians. But nope, they can't do that, or it would ruin the cult mentality.
Ooh, almost right. Here, take my spare N.
Because left leaning people think the "leftist" politicians aren't really leftist. And in USA and UK, they'd be correct.
Right-wing is about mindlessly accepting the status quo; comedy often depends on subverting the status quo. That's why right-wing comedy is generally awful.
None of the politicians shown tonight are left leaning, unfortunately. 😂
Conservative people have a different type of humour, which most socialists couldn't grasp.
thanks for this ❤
Weather forecast getting a groove on 😂
4:00 Glad to see Mel still adding people to her gang.
So you lot would have let your son continue to be harassed and imprisoned by vengeful Trump ,would you .Joe did the right thing .
He surely did. How much grief does an old man have to suffer?
Also, the circumstances around he prosecution of HB's case were highly politicised & suss. Almost nobody- rich or poor- is punished for the crimes to which he has pleaded guilty- one of which is essentially not admitting to having a drug addiction.
I am so glad to see other people feel this way!!!! We have to put this pardon in context. If there were a sane president elect, then the pardon would be wrong. But considering there is a demented authoritarian coming into power again, Biden has no choice but to try to protect his son now.
It might be worth remembering, too, that Biden has already lost a son. With that horrific experience in mind, he must have felt even more pressure to try to shield Hunter.
Oh, and Hunter is only famous because of his father. I doubt Hunter would have experienced the same level of prosecution/persecution if his last name was Smith.
I am not a Biden fan (I will never forget how he let Anita Hill be treated with such humiliating disrespect!). I am a fan of doing everything possible to limit the damage Trump will cause. Heaven help us all!
Were the editors on strike again this week?
Mel Giedroyc is the absolute best humanity has ever produced.
Gandhi might still be in the running 😂.
He had flaws. Mel Giedroyc does not.
@VinhPrag 🤣🤣
In what way?
a conservative criticizing in opposition is similar to the driver of the car complaining about the direction of travel. they own everything, and can manipulate the economy at their leisure.
labor tells the people what they intend to do because they usually need people’s cooperation for their policies to work. that’s how people without wealth do things. it’s very difficult to get people to cooperate if they don’t know what you’re doing.
it’s also incredibly inappropriate for conservatives to criticize anything as conservatives either don’t understand what happens when you destroy the environment or they don’t care. whichever it is, they much to answer for before they can be taken seriously.
This was a brilliant episode. Jamie on his best form. Absolutely love Mel. Used to think Paul and her didn’t get on so much in previous episodes. Seems to have passed.
Mel is awful, unfunny & unwatchable, must be a Marmite thing I guess🤷🏻♂️
Yet again the BBC needs whistleblowers to come forward after years of abuse. If only there was someone around to capture the words and actions of these pervy men of a certain age. Like camera operators and sound recordists, or are these men so clever that they never lech on a hot mic? Everyone knows, no one says anything and on the harassment goes.
Ian Trump pardoned half his inner circle 1st time round..didn't he ?
And literally sold pardons
Yes, including his daughter's father-in-law... who he has appointed Ambassador to France.
True, and people (rightly) criticised him for it.
Ian is holding Biden to a higher standard because he's not an imbecilic criminal whilst his opponent is.
@@thebagelsproductions he shielded a private citizen from becoming a literal sacrificial scapegoat, trump wanted his son to get the d3ath penalty
Trump literally wanted to execute the mans son for just having the same last name and to send a message, what part about that are people missing
That nativity is fine - after all, he did say 'eat this bread, it is my body!'
Anoska..is so lovable and 90 percent bang on when political opinions are cast tho. Sometimes in jest
Her stint on Today in Focus was a delight.
Worth waiting 25 minutes for the mayonnaise joke
Mel's in her retread phase. The forced charm isn't working for me.
Can Joe be blamed for letting hunter off? Joe is demented and needs help. My guess is hunter told him to sign and he did without knowing what he was doing
The turkey scene is fucking disturbing!
Mel's always burping 😂
She didn't even try to do a dalek thisfime.
drinkable mayonaise?... i think someone in Japan has been watching Chef! with Lenny Henry as Garreth Blackstock
"running mayonaise? rescue it drop by drop"
Been a fan for 30+ years, will be until i die. Superb show, sadly the US version is wasting Roy Wood Jr talent.
Love you Ian but we will still vote democrat.
that's what they count on, idiotic loyalty
I feel sorry for Jeremy too.
They really flogged that "pardon?" joke.
Was that not the joke?
I'm not sure how I feel about the pardoning. It's complicated. I do think Ian doesn't completely understand American politics..but who does?
I get it and Biden probably did the correct thing from his personal point of view. However, he did lose out politically and morally by doing it. Of course, he's also out in a few weeks so he likely isn't too bothered about the latter part.
@@Elwaves2925 TBH, he probably also did the moral thing. Hunter doesn't deserve to be dragged through the courts endlessly, constantly in the public eye with the President screaming for him to get the death penalty. Sure Hunter Biden has done some things that are wrong, and he has suffered for it, but he doesn't deserve to be hounded endlessly for it which is exactly what will happen under Trump-Tyranny.
@@Elwaves2925 That's pretty much how I feel.
merry kiersmas everyone
It might be British but the similarities in Australia are quite applicable. And the definition of innuendo is: an Italian suppository. 🤣🤣🤣👏👏🇦🇺
12:31 They missed a joke on "assisted dying" and that woman's hair colour.
@2:39 there is already a 2:0 score despite show only just started. are you faking it?
Paul had to mention Clive Myrie despite the D notice.
19:12 - Doing his Michael Gove imitation.
Simply superb!!!! Thanks so much please keep them coming 😃
Oh Mel! My favourite. I love her to bits. ❤
Is it a dolphin in a bathtub?
How many times are they going to have a blind guest on and still have most the questions require the power of sight?! I swear HIGNFY held a sports day, they'd have people in wheelchairs compete in the 100m hurdles.
Maybe a deaf and mute next week......
If they provide for the blind then they'll have to provide for the pedo's they have on.
That’s fairly discriminatory. Just because someone is blind they shouldn’t be excluded from something they know and understand. Blind people aren’t stupid you know. Hell they were pretty funny in this!
@Iain16 I could be wrong, but I think what they might have meant is they should have less visual questions to allow the visually impaired to be more involved
@@Iain16 So patronizing... Speaking and being outraged on behalf of the disabled isn't the great inclusion they think it is.
Mel freaks me out. Are her eyes completely black or was it the lighting
Who is that antique looking dude next to the "chimney sweep"? Are those 2 actors or something?
Production of "Oliver" the musical i think, so those are Fagin and Oliver actors
@@antivanov82 thanks!
How was the score 2-0 BEFORE a question had been asked?
How official is this channel??
Starmer is one of those people who don't really understand humour, but think as long as they persist with trying, eventually a fully-formed joke might fall out of their mouths, because they've seen it happen with other (ie. funny) people.
To be fair, you don't need zingers from a PM. You do need competent government though ... and it's a bit sad when the only success measure you can point to is "still better than the last shower."
Ta from Spain.
Over to the Scuderia.
commenting from 2135... things have changed a bit, but was that REALLY a US President exploding out of a turkey with bad face swaps of his political rivals of the time?? To quote an actress I recently found out about - "Weird, weird!"
It's from the film 'Christmas Vacation'. The turkey ruins Christmas in a house in the US and the head of the house goes mental. A precursor for next year?
19:19 The fast food ban doesn't include Gregg's.
One of the unfunniest episodes I've seen in a very long time I'm sorry too say
Really? Each to their own but this was hilarious.
Good but but to many bad jokes at the PM when the Conservatives how much more ruthless and cruel. In the 15 years of Power.
Pardon?
Surprised they let Sara Jay host
I love Mel
That's a lovely Christmas decoration. I bet kids love it.
Thanks for posting - thoughts to all waiting out the storm.
Oh my god my celebrations calendar started with 3 bounties too!
I think the first 10 mins was written by Robbie Gibb, not very funny and quite cringy. Do better please.
No crumpets?
It may just be me, but i have noticed that a lot of opportunity for satirical political comedy seems to be missing in the recent series of HIGNYFY! Is somebody putting the “arm” on the producers/writers? Very worrying!!!!
Not just that but the biggest news story of then year is missing. Weekly.
OMG BBC you were really scraping the bottom of the barrel there !