“I can’t breathe. My tummy hurts.” One of the greatest QI moments.

“Stephen doesn’t have beer goggles, he has Madeira pince-nez.” Phil Jupitus’ best line ever.

@ordelian7795

2 жыл бұрын

Phil is the best at riling Stephen up.

@ordelian7795

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimid9240 Clearly you haven't seen the clip about the tights.

@MikeSmith-pe4sl

2 жыл бұрын

@@ordelian7795 that’s my fave too. “Fry put on the 15 denier and see me in my study.”

@ordelian7795

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeSmith-pe4sl "Fry, you oaf! Those are fishnets!"

@denisealtheagraham9933

2 жыл бұрын

Best Line ever for anybody!

That final "They say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is..." segment is my #1 All-Time favourite QI segment. It's just so ludicrous and good-natured and it truly broke Stephen like no other segment. I love it!

@calk.4361

2 жыл бұрын

I love how wholesome it is!!! 💛

@Salicat99

Жыл бұрын

The child buffing workshop is the other hilarious one, although wholesome may not be the correct word to describe it.

@kyrothegreatest2749

Жыл бұрын

My favorite part is that he couldn't give the line straight, seems appropriate lol

@lentzu

Жыл бұрын

That was getting me in stitches laughing so much

@Zurrech

Жыл бұрын

It wasnt even a straight line to the answer either. They took detours singing and winding people up before Stephen could continue:D

“He’s gonna do something impressive now.” *”STUDIO AUDIENCE KILLED BY A RUNAWAY ROBOT”*

That bee debate is so iconic

@Sabrowsky

4 жыл бұрын

Mitchell's angry logic is always a wonder to behold

@theclockworkcadaver7025

3 жыл бұрын

Sabrowsky to beehold

@tyfaknee

3 жыл бұрын

Bees eat nectar, not honey.

@balaramkrishnahanumanthu5869

3 жыл бұрын

Mitchell davies dara and brydon. Legendary

@babalonkie

3 жыл бұрын

@@tyfaknee No... they convert nectar to Honey and eat the Honey, they can eat Nectar as well as anything else that contains sugars but they do so whilst on the move, but their main meal is Honey or a converted Jelly. They also store honey for when they get out of hibernation, the excess from this reserve is the Honey that bee keepers take. One mistake in the Bee debate is a struggling bee may be dehydrated... so to cover both grounds in helping out a struggling Bee is to give it sugar water :)

David. Freakin. Mitchell. He is in most of the top moments for a reason

@Rony2453

3 жыл бұрын

He looks so young here.

@samsowden

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rony2453 about seven years old, apparently

@nathannaccache4925

2 жыл бұрын

Alan is in more though

At around 18.30: ”They’re all in there, no need to look!” is such a brilliantly delivered line by David Mitchell.

@Jimmy_Jones

3 жыл бұрын

18:30

@ritageorge8748

3 жыл бұрын

My God how fast&can just see- it said

@MissZippyQ

2 жыл бұрын

18.40

@kallek919

2 жыл бұрын

@Katrin Persson: That’s a bit more precise than my 18.30-ish 😉

@MissZippyQ

2 жыл бұрын

@@kallek919 haha. Have a great weekend!

Stephen is a truly wonderful and fascinating individual .Class Act.

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6

3 жыл бұрын

He is! Absolutely love him! ❤

"You should be locked up. You know where? In a hive" Love you Alan

The tortoise bit just took the lead over the Acropolis segment as my all time favorite. The sailors just deciding to eat the last one and go back for more...lmao

That last bit. Seen it 1000 times. Still love it every time 😂😂😂

..."here I am, brain the size of a planet" 🤣😂 nice Hitchhiker's Guide reference from Alan...

@Secondary_Identifier

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, I don't think I'd have picked up on that one without you mentioning it, thanks.

@johayes7529

4 жыл бұрын

If only the original BBC production was on utube.

@zetetick395

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Poor old Marvin the Paranoid Android 😂

@johayes7529

4 жыл бұрын

@@zetetick395 after watching the original BBC productions, in the very olden, retro dayz.., We named my extremely smart, but depressing brother, Marvin! He's 64 now and really HATE'S it! LOL I'm still laughing at him.

@inc0mpletedean353

3 жыл бұрын

Its funnier when you know Stephen read the audio book for audible and was the narrator for the newest film!

I love how naturally Graham becomes a host as soon as he stands up, he is totally natural

@scottfreckle237

Жыл бұрын

i can say with 100% certainty there's nothing normal about Graham Norton

@gayleatherton1686

Жыл бұрын

@@scottfreckle237 normal...? Pfffffff

@liamblack2574

Жыл бұрын

@@scottfreckle237 that’s why we love him

@Pwills

11 ай бұрын

@@scottfreckle237 define “normal”

@richmahogany21

11 ай бұрын

​@Paul Wills normal: conforming to a standard; usual, typical or expected, there you go boss that's defining normal

"Madeira pince-nez" I nearly choked

David Mitchell and Alan Davies are comedy geniuses.

@pappyreeves6988

3 жыл бұрын

And Sean Locke and Stephen Fry...I don't watch it without Stephen, the chemistry just isn't the same..too many unfunny women now ( and I'm a woman) .

Having no context for that guillotine made me very nervous even though I knew Daniel Radcliffe did not die on an episode of QI.

@kevinw712

4 жыл бұрын

I still don't quite get how they did it. Within the same shot that his "head" comes off, at the very beginning of it it still looks very real, like his head's moving just a tad as it would naturally be.

@Lucifronz

4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinw712 Magicians have one hell of a craft.

@sisir123

4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinw712 he died. It was a cover up by the cia

@nonebiz2132

4 жыл бұрын

@@DJVLDN Are you sure it's not like in the movie Prestige? I think they killed a clone....

@ablestmage

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately looking up the full segment is no help, as Stephen closes out the show and thanks the late Daniel Radcliffe to cheers of the audience.. such a cruel ending 😱😭😭😭

I can watch the "They Say Of the Acopolis Where The Parthenon Is" bit forever. That is friggin' FUNNY!

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6

3 жыл бұрын

It's a classic Qi piece, you cannot miss it! ❤

Humor is the best medicine and I just adore English Humor... it’s silly and fun and smart. I thoroughly enjoyed this

@tomwithey711

4 жыл бұрын

*British Rob Bryson is welsh

@LiamLewyShepherd

4 жыл бұрын

*Humour

@lets_rock_and_ride5943

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomwithey711 Rob Brydon

@wendygreen4234

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Withey I stand corrected

@paulm2467

4 жыл бұрын

American spelling is equally valid as it comes from a time before there was a fixed way of spelling in English.

They say that the “they say of the acropolis where the Parthenon is” is the best bit ever, because there are no straight faces.

@evepayler1461

2 жыл бұрын

Pure genius

@FirstLast-hj1rh

2 жыл бұрын

If only I were hosting that show and were above the law and had a loaded gun. I would put an end to that annoying scene. Other than that I find it quite a good show.

@JacobGrippenMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@FirstLast-hj1rh no.

@barbaramason3145

2 жыл бұрын

Compression hose are actually up to the knee, prevent DVT.

It doesn't matter how many times I see the Parthenon episode it too makes it difficult to breath so spontaneously funny.

I think out of all the many wonderful years of Q.I. the giant tortoise one was by far the best and funny ever!

@MrKivech

3 жыл бұрын

I have never laughed that much. It was just brilliant

@justandy333

8 ай бұрын

And all of us law abiding citizens will never get to taste just how good Giant Tortoise is!

I don't think Rob was using actually long socks. They're regular size socks, only looks like long socks for him

@jenisa4386

4 жыл бұрын

Paolo Imori 😂

@atri-us

4 жыл бұрын

@deekat3279 Famously so.

@sandrafrederick4923

4 жыл бұрын

I confess that Rob was never my favorite, but I think his feelings were actually hurt by Jo's remark. She could have been kinder or at least funny in an off hand way.

@tahutoa

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@wloffblizz

4 жыл бұрын

@@sandrafrederick4923 "his feelings were actually hurt"?? Come on now, you're not that dumb.

That tortoise bit has me in tears

@NannyYnez

3 жыл бұрын

it's gut-wrenching isn't it, the only time this erudite, comical and usually thoroughly enjoyable programme has made me feel so ashamed; what a horrible bit of knowledge I gained this evening.

@trickytreyperfected1482

3 жыл бұрын

Other than being difficult to discern at certain parts, it's amazing.

@mimszanadunstedt441

2 жыл бұрын

@@trickytreyperfected1482 The last skit I couldn't understand much of what they said, needed more context perhaps or I don't understand some uniquely british sayings.

is it just another excuse so they can upload the acropolis where the parthenon is?

@danielseelye6005

4 жыл бұрын

They don't need the excuse but we'll take it, just to watch & sing along once again. _They say of the Acropolis, where the Parthenon is..._

@almostfm

4 жыл бұрын

You say that like it's some sort of bad thing.

@michaelnaisbitt1639

4 жыл бұрын

Do have have some kind of objection to humour Fikra Perhaps it offends in some way if so do tell so we can organise a revolution

@donaldchapman6161

4 жыл бұрын

And I'm ok with that

@michaeldukes4108

4 жыл бұрын

Call me what you will, but I actually feel the Acropolis moment is a bit overrated. “Madeira pince-nez” is a lot funnier, in my opinion.

David Mitchell is genius, such a great panelist on this show!

I could watch Stephen Fry all day , Love him so !

“Madeira pince-nez” is so damn clever...

9:10 Rob: "you're being humane are you? No you're not. you're getting a kick out of it." Dara: "no, it's getting a kick out of me."

@Shcroft2

3 жыл бұрын

The line is approx. "I'm not drowning the bee ironically"

@trickytreyperfected1482

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, samuel has the quote right.

5:00 now we know where Theresa may got the moves

*How I wished people were so delighted with my every move like they are delighted with this robot's steps down the stairs*

Watching asimo in a time where robots can run parkour and do front flips is kind of cute

@harveyfletcher1308

4 жыл бұрын

I find that entire clip so fukcing terrifying

@m1nty99

4 жыл бұрын

@@harveyfletcher1308 you should

@ZZealot

4 жыл бұрын

Asimo's movement it sure is impressive even now, all of those parkour jumping robots do not talk nor are "humanoid" looking.

@hammer_ttk

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZZealot but it wouldn't be to far of a stretch to just add some more power to them and then have them run a few speech patterns

@ZZealot

4 жыл бұрын

@@hammer_ttk I agree about those feature to be not hard to add,I also think that it's uniqueness is how cute he moves (kawaii japanese factor)about this Asimo that makes it some how less creepy than other robots when he moves and I kinda like that.

‘There’s also no Latin name for Maltesers.’

@lancer525

4 жыл бұрын

But what is the Latin name for Beer Goggles?

@s.p.8911

4 жыл бұрын

@@lancer525 madeira pince-nez

@HaydenX

4 жыл бұрын

@@lancer525 Vino libido?

@choughed3072

4 жыл бұрын

@@lancer525 cervisiam goggles

@zetetick395

4 жыл бұрын

I beleive their proper scientific designation is 'Om Nom Nom'

21:41 This segment never fails to bring a smile to my face.😂

Watching this three months after posting from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and I am struck by the level of international cooperation it took to create Asimo. The Americans and British (primarily) developed the technology, the Japanese and Koreans collected and interwove it, the Chinese and several African countries provided the rare minerals required for the circuitry and power supply, and a Canadian taught Asimo how to dance.

@janisthompson9801

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@michaelafrancis1361

4 жыл бұрын

Whoopeee Canada! Way to go. Leading the world into a brave new age!

@budd2nd

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s fascinating. A wonderful example of how people at the top of their game in science & technology, are more driven by trying to push back the frontiers of our human ingenuity, than bickering about politics/religion. 👍👍👍

@noctusowl

2 жыл бұрын

More the Chinese. At the time China produced 98% of superconductors. Only recently more countries are slowly prospecting more.

@BrianC1664

2 жыл бұрын

@@noctusowl I assume you mean semiconductors? There are currently no known ambient temperature superconductors, they all require cryogenic temperatures to function, for now at least.

In his own quiet, dry way, Rob Brydon is just one of the funniest men on the planet!!!

@nybbleme

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if he would be willing to appear on Taskmaster...

@christophermccutcheon2143

7 ай бұрын

Feel like his comedy style has fallen out of favour with the UK. Don't see him anywhere anymore

"The Brydon Long Sock" sounds like the name he gives his johnson.

Two people you shouldn't try to interrupt, or join in with, when they're in full flow: David Mitchell and Dara O'Briain. Just sit back and enjoy until you're sure they're done.

@andrewcarson5850

2 жыл бұрын

Dunno about Dara, he mostly needs someone to play off, "joke-surfing" as Sarah Pascoe called it. Sean Lock or Johnny Vegas would much better fit the bill, for me. I love the devestating silences that follow most of Johnny Vegas's outbursts as hundreds of minds try and work out what just happened.

@molsy1768

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewcarson5850 I would advise that if you are looking to sara pascoe for comedy information, you shouldn't pass judgement on dara, particularly when most comedians hold him up as one of the modern greats

@andrewcarson5850

2 жыл бұрын

@@molsy1768 I doubt most comedians hold him very highly as a comedian. If you have data on that then I would love to see it. You would do well to check out the This Morning With Richard Not Judy section where Stewart Lee breaks down the lazy tricks comedians use instead of strong material. O'Briain's "Eeeeh" is brutalised, the technique, that is, since O'Briain was unheard of back then.

'None of them made it to London!' I'm crying

“are they particularly litigious?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

" I've now heard you out....and it's no better." 😆😆

Somehow I refuse to believe that Graham Norton is 10 years older than Dara O’Brien

@tomfoley5837

2 жыл бұрын

The duality of an Irishman’s looks

@mimiharv

Жыл бұрын

Graham looked his age, Dara has looked 50 since he was 25 (and I'm sure he'll continue to do so until he turns 70)

I must say I love sandi and the show now. But I noticed alot of the guest that Stephen had who were regulars are none existent in the show now and not only that but the sheer chaos here and fun is lacking of the new version. Like Stephen was the cool free spirited teacher. I trully miss him. I fell in love with Qi because of him at the age of 14/15 7years ago. From Tunisia with love to all 🇹🇳💖

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love if he were my teacher! Talk about a legend! ❤

@who_Is_faten_helmi

3 жыл бұрын

@@QUARTERMASTEREMI6 I wish right. I would've became president by now 😂😂

@mraun690

Ай бұрын

I do miss Stephen as the host. I find myself watching previous seasons more than the newer.

Rob Brydon's long sock is one of the funniest bits I've seen on a game show, i love how he played it very understated haha

@gravysamich

2 жыл бұрын

you realize this isn't a game show right?

Adds a whole new meaning to "Doing The Robot."

The World War II debate (Before? After? During 1939?) is one of the greatest rants on television history.

@almostfm

Жыл бұрын

And I actually know when it was first called "The First World War". It was in 1920, when American Numismatic Association president Farran Zerbe in a speech urged the US Mint to create a commemorative coin to celebrate the end of the "first _world_ war" (note the emphasis).

Something tells me Rob Brydon never got prepped for this show. Legend.

"Both feet will leave the ground" Cameraman: well there's no need to see that.

@freefallin3693

3 жыл бұрын

You do see it in slow motion on the actual episode.

The Parthenon bit is a timeless classic. Comedic timing at its best!

22:12 and this, this is where stephen fry finally was broken lol

I love how Daniel is such a good sport. He knows the joke, and he rocks it.

I still think the whole Giant Tortoise conversation is my favourite.

I know it's been years but I still miss Stephen as host.

@ofrenic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Sandy is a fine host but Stephen was so much better in my opinion

@blackeyedsusan727

5 ай бұрын

​@@ofrenicThat's because Stephen has a je ne sais quoi that puts him head and shoulders above humanity. Sandy is excellent, in every way. But Stephen is otherworldly ❤

They say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is...

@elvisjames

4 жыл бұрын

They saaaayyyy

@zetetick395

4 жыл бұрын

What do they say! Tell me! Tell me!

@Kronkake1

4 жыл бұрын

He's gonna say! He's gonna say!

@richard63

4 жыл бұрын

Whatever...lol

@simransandhu1969

3 жыл бұрын

This thread🤓

Graham is such a natural host it's unbelievable, he just morphs into the role

The beer goggles bit is one of the best moments. Phil loves to make Stephen squirm.

@johndododoe1411

7 ай бұрын

It's such a famous concept at least one brewery used it for advertising .

It was worth the 20 minutes to watch Stephen short out his brain. 🤣

A most gracious acknowledgement by Honda to the brilliant Isaac Asimov by picking the clever acronymic name Asimo.

What a fun show ,that kept you laughing while I was eating. As almost got choke. Wow, What A Day

It's 2020 now, it's pretty incredible to see how far boston dynamics has come with their robots...

David mitchell's quips are just stuff of gold

Every moment with Stephen is the best moment!!

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6

3 жыл бұрын

Can't pick one moment as my favourite! There are too many! ❤

"wait hear me out!" "Oh alright..." "And then you watch him DIE."

I find it so funny that Stephen seems to know everything about everything, and then is caught off guard by something like "beer goggles".

that last clip had me light headed from laughter 😂😂😂

Mitchell’s angry logic 😅

Alan as marvin would've been phenomenal

@neiloflongbeck5705

2 жыл бұрын

Stephen Moore was and will always be the definitive Marvin.

God I just love QI and Stephen!🤣👍

He’s right, long socks do make you feel secure. It’s like a thunder vest for an anxious dog but it’s for your calves

oh good they ended the Parthenon sketch with Alan's 'wah evah'. in lots of other cuts they cut that part, the final note of the Parthenon symphony

The Giant Tortoise : I can't name something if I am going to eat it .... if it's got a name, it's a pet.

Half way through and so far it is best of Mitchell. Miss these days of QI

"There's no Latin name for Maltesers." Alan should sell that to Mars to use as an advert slogan.

I love Sandi, but I miss Stephen so much! :(

I ended up getting some long winter socks from my mom, they literally go up to my knees, longer than Rob's. And let me tell you...he's right. They feel great. Kinda just makes you feel ready for anything lol

Given that the voice is that of a terrified child, I'm starting to suspect the technology might be simpler than we had imagined. [Just off set, a small sweaty child struggles out of the suit]

@jocomfiresin6982

2 жыл бұрын

The balls in the thigh area make it quite difficult for that to be the case... I mean no matter how small that child is from the waist down it just stops working as a regular old suit... you'd be better off stuffing a monkey in it or just making it a big old puppet...

The Acropolis bit had me in tears.

I love how thoroughly unimpressed Jo is with Rob’s casual stereotyping :-)

@waynemarvin5661

2 жыл бұрын

She's old enough to recognize a joke.

Brilliant brilliant entertaining !

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6

3 жыл бұрын

When I need something to make me smile, this is the cure! This works 100% of the time guaranteed! 😄

The first two minutes of this video are BRILLIANT 😂😂😂😂 the whole socks situation 😂

That whole bit about the tortoise, I was roaring laughing!

I love qi

Very disappointed no-one called Asimo Ussain Bot after the running.

The Parthenon bit will never not be funny!

God, the Acropolis segment was iconic

The one where they all say their age, alan doesn't answer but he is 42 in this scene, which is crazy he looks so much younger! Especially with dara only being 37 and looking at least 10 years older.

@U2QuoZepplin

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 42 and I feel as though I'm younger now than they all were in that clip. But aparently not.... 😭😭😭😭😭😭

I've learned more from comedians than I have from high school

@waynemarvin5661

2 жыл бұрын

That's sad. Really.

The last two are some of the funniest moments in history let alone in QI

@waynemarvin5661

2 жыл бұрын

Seven thousand years! One of the funniest moments!

I have NEVER. Laughed. SO hard.

When bees don't make it back to the nest at night they can take a while to warm up in the morning. In those cases where it's still early and brisk outside the bees can be warmed up by you breathing on them. Once they warm up they'll take off and continue to live their bee life. Of course they'll usually warm up on their own and fly off eventually.

The giant tortoise segment was the funniest but the competition was bloody good apart from the last segment on the Acropolis which I've always thought was a joke that went on too long.

@LouieAblett

4 жыл бұрын

And breathe😄

10 best qi moments with Stephen … are the 10 best qi moments.

Last part was amazing xD

Madeira pince-nez

Jo's face is my face during anything Rob does tbh..

8:37 Great use of the phrase 'hear me out'

What a great show.

Head and shoulders above any other real life TV show , ever.

1:09 he genuinely looked hurt

@arvindhmani06

3 жыл бұрын

I felt hurt and I don't even wear socks.

Great story

stephen truly is an adorable man!