Stuck in a hole, in the fog, in the middle of the night...WITH AN OWL! Best line in all of Fast Show history!

@thatoneguychad420

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm Ed Winchester

As many other posters on here, my absolute favourite skit from the Fast Show. It made me laugh so hard I cried the first time I saw it, I reacted so violently to it I think I coughed up a lung. Friends still sign off cards, letters and phone calls, 'With an OWL!!'. Fantastic situational comedy, timed to perfection; and completely bonkers! With an OWL. I also interject a manic 'That's NO guarantee!' into conversations with friends, family and clients. I am on my third job and sixth family.

@stoopid79

3 жыл бұрын

lets beone you don’t understand, what it’s like in the foggy mist and sometimes the misty fog to be stuck down a hole with an owl!

@chriswright2553

3 жыл бұрын

I know this reply is rather late... but me too. I still say "That's no GUARANTEE!"

@exb.r.buckeyeman845

3 жыл бұрын

What, WITH AN OWL. ?

@elainekerslake6865

2 жыл бұрын

You wanna watch yourself round here boy!

@FuckFeminists

Жыл бұрын

It Could 'Appen!

Hard to think of a better comedy sketch than this; it's absolute perfection.

@bonusgrooves

Жыл бұрын

A close second to the Pam Doove audition from League of Gentlemen for me.

@JenifAR87

2 ай бұрын

Exscuuuse Beef@@bonusgrooves

All these years later and I'm still howling at the look to the camera at 0.14

@lettylunasical4766

9 жыл бұрын

With that one look, you can see the madness in his eyes.

@wanderer6664

2 жыл бұрын

Loved the fast show

Whoever directed this did a great job. It's fucking perfect.

My Dad loved this scene, I can remember it had been recorded off of tv years ago, he laughed so much lol rest in peace, thinking of you -3

@JenifAR87

2 ай бұрын

Lovingly said xxx

I love at the end how he has this sense of satisfaction that his day job has been done xD

Mark Williams couldn’t deliver these lines any better... perfection.... that last “with an owl” is too funny

@Andrewcfc877

2 ай бұрын

Just his presence at the live show was enough to make everyone laugh. Just a funny man

Every single line in this sketch is brilliant.

All these years later, and I still have the immortal words "with an owl!" still floating around in my mind. Dropping The Fast Show quotes into conversations nowadays gets you a lot of funny looks, but who cares when it still cracks you up just hearing it!

@bigfatcol

3 жыл бұрын

Dropping The Fast Show quotes into conversations is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman... At first it can be a little scary, particularly if it's not really appropriate, but eventually you will find someone that appreciates the quality and the rhythm of the quote and wants you to give her all you've got. In a hole. In the fog. WITH AN OWL!

@chrisboswell6977

3 жыл бұрын

Which was nice.

@BonnieC2325

11 ай бұрын

WITH AN OWUL!

@Cujo_Ate_My_Credit_Card

3 ай бұрын

Can't remember much of the 90s and the Fast Show because I'm afraid I was very, very drunk.

Perfect touch when the cups fell off his rucksack. The whole sketch is timed to perfection.

i used to add the phrase "with an owl!" to every sentence when i was back in school... pissed off many teachers!! haha

Never fails to have me in stitches! That's no guaranTEE!

@WaddedBliss

9 жыл бұрын

I say that often, in just that voice And laugh every time

@joeylittle3535

6 жыл бұрын

It could happen

@starwarsroo2448

5 жыл бұрын

Lovely old tree

The Fast Show was consistently good but this sketch is the jewel in the crown. Love Paul Whitehouse and Mark Williams. Different class to the so-called comedy we see now on our TV screens.

When I was at Uni I saw "WITH AN OWL!" carved into one of the desks. I like to think it was carved there by a fellow fan of this sketch. :)

@Fleeto2006

2 жыл бұрын

No shit.

@JenifAR87

2 ай бұрын

Cleverrrrrrr@@Fleeto2006

I love that part where he looks at the camera at 0:13

One of their best sketches. "THAT'S NO GUARANTEE!"

@luminousfractal420

25 күн бұрын

just blasted the guys confidence 😂

even watching it in 2022,still makes the tear of laughter run down my face

@thatoneguychad420

Жыл бұрын

2023 and fast show still king.

you wanna watch were your steppin round here boy, you might fall down a hole. where would you be if you fell down a hole ?. lmao. used to watch this show when i was like 12 im now 24 & still laugh at it. imagine stoping & asking for directions in the middle of no were & meeting someone like this lol. mark williams is a really funny chap. & paul white house is a genius :-).

Still makes me laugh every time I watch it. The Fast Show was pure genius.

The satisfied look right at the end is awesome.

Absolute fucking comedy genius. Like everyone else the "stuck in an ole, wiv an owl" is genius but the "I'm a fully experienced rambling hiker" is also comedy gold. Those two are comedy royalty.

I just love the fact that Mark Williams went to to play Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films which also had Owls in them.

@TheVenom46

3 жыл бұрын

I love to think that somebody on set made that connection!

@YorozuyaNeesan2010

3 жыл бұрын

I legit just stopped by here to see this clip because I'm rewatching the Potter movies and every time I see Arthur Weasley, this is all I can think of lol

Classic comedy. Even after all these years have passed since the first time I saw it, this still makes me laugh every time. The Fast Show was a brilliant show, and this particular sketch is one of its most inspired moments.

The little sigh of satisfaction Mark gives at the end just frames the whole scetch

One of the best shows ever on tv great work

They are so good at what they do. Not just the script but the facial expressions and timing and EVERYTHING! Brilliant.

Had the immense privilege of seeing this performed live on 29/03/24 on the Fast Show 30th Anniversary Live Tour in Bristol. Absolutely BRILLIANT! Still my fave Fast Show sketch and still absolutely insane!!!

This is still one of my favourite sketches ever. Everything is perfect. From the way Mark looks at the camera at the start to that smile of satisfaction in the end. The Fast Show was simply brilliant.

best fast show sketch bar none

I forgot all about this sketch! Made my day

I love all the fast show charachters but this has to be the best one off scetch they did...with an owl! Pure class

"STUCK IN A HOLE IN THE FOG IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT WITH AN OWL!!!" Haha! This is just too funny lol!!! 🤣

the best bit is the running away with all his pots and stuff falling off 😂

it just doesn't get any better than this !

Cheers for the directions, Rural Dr. Seuss

Love the way he looks up at the camera at the beginning.

@luminousfractal420

25 күн бұрын

game on 😂

@oneworldfamily

25 күн бұрын

@@luminousfractal420 Exactly! 😆

I love British humor! STUCK IN A HOLE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, WITH AN OWL! lol

Many years ago I had an argument with my then ex girlfriend one night. I was miles from home so hitchhiked to the M1, on the way, getting a lift for 4 of the 16 miles with a couple of guys who, when they set off again, were still both looking over their shoulders at me. Fair enough if the passenger was, but the driver as well? These guys were clearly pissed, but I was still incandescent with rage about my earlier argument, so didn't have the sense to ask them to stop and let me out. They had no windscreen wipers, no full beam, the back window where I was was held up with sticky tape, there was something wrong with the heating, and the front left brake worked a bit, so when the driver braked we would swerve to the left. Now I don't know if it was the faulty heating, or a carelessly stubbed out cigarette, but the area in front of the gear lever burst into flames. I couldn't wind the window down, so was choking on acrid fumes. I suggested that they pull over and let me put the fire out, but they insisted that it would be fine and carried on, with the driver beating at the flames, and swerving to the left every time he did so, as if his hands were attached by an invisible pole, and couldn't be more 2 feet or so apart from each other. Luckily, my journey with them was short, and I got out and waited by a slip road onto the motorway in the middle of the night... with a *Owl!* Yes, a huge, beautiful white owl came along and settled on a post about 3 metres from me, and waited with me, watching me, until a lorry carrying frozen food gave me a lift. Unfortunately, I don't have a story about being stuck in a hole with an owl, this is the closest I can get, although I did try to rescue one once, but sadly it died as a result of eating a poisoned rodent.

@mongoose621

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@pineapplepenumbra

2 жыл бұрын

@@mongoose621 Brilliant!

@elainekerslake6865

2 жыл бұрын

U sure about that?

@pineapplepenumbra

2 жыл бұрын

@@elainekerslake6865 Lol.

@andrewmaccallum2367

2 жыл бұрын

What a hoot!?

I can honestly say, for me, this sketch is up there with Four Candles and Bloody Greta Garbo.

@burtcocain1986

2 жыл бұрын

I, for one, agree.

I like the way he looks up and gives us an evil stare before turning round to the Hiker..... lol XD

One of the funniest sketches ever.

My fav sketch from any show timing is perfection. Idea perfection. 😂

Fantastic when you’re fully equipped, brilliant

The funniest brit com clip ever, in my opinion!! especially when he takes off after him down the road! tears of laughter guaranteeeed!!

I was nearly sick with laughter the first time I ever saw this :D

This never fails to make me laugh.

I just love Mark's face from 1:09 to 1:28 with his hair just blowing around his face as he stares crazily into Paul's eyes

All these years later I still suddenly wake in a cold sweat after a nightmare of being stuck down a hole all by myself. With an owl.

@oneprizeonegoal

11 ай бұрын

In the fog?

With an owwwwyllll!!!! Genius and my favourite fast show moment.

This scene and the "orange juice" scene from league of gentleman will pretty much always be my absolute favourites!

@luminousfractal420

25 күн бұрын

have you tried 'blue room mr.lizard'

Watched this in assembly in school... i was in tears laughing:L

My friend and I performed this for the school talent show when it first aired

thanks so much, probly my fave sketch of all time...it allways reduces me to tears...loveit xs

@stoopid79

3 жыл бұрын

Bueno estenté, ma Nama est Dick Slosh! Es es es es Chris Waddle, il momentarily wet kitten, est exterior scorchiō!...

The reason why I uploaded this sketch, is because it seems to be very underrated by the general community. Couldn't find the video from anywhere. Well, atleast it is here now, for everyone to see.

Just sublime. Of all the things to be afraid of, an owl.

Just introduced my 6 year old to this. He loves it.

@HooDatDonDar

6 ай бұрын

But you are going to give him the idea growing up that the world has people in it who do strange things and are totally crazy… …oh.

When I first saw this I literally fell of the settee and couldn’t breathe properly for about an hour

Lovely old tree...

Thank you for putting this on.

lovely old tree

15 people understand what it is like stuck down hole, on your own in the middle of the night....WITH AN OWL!

@davidfgranger

9 жыл бұрын

In the fog! WHAT ABOUT THE FOG!?

@araregoodguy

5 жыл бұрын

Must be the meanest Owl i've ever heard of, lol.

that's no guarantee!!!!! awesome

@letsbeone , nice one mate, this sketch has the same impact on me, THAT'S NO GUARANTEE, is genius, it cracked me up for months.... good one!!!

What I hope the people from outside the UK realise is: We have this scale of "Hard men": 1. The Marines or Paras. Equally nutty. 2. The SAS and SBS. Also top blokes, kind of like the above refined, but a bit mental. 3. "Experienced rambling hikers". They can only be defeated by Owls. It was a near won thing in WW2. If Hitler hadn't killed all the Owls in April 1944 because he was scared after reading Harry Potter, D-Day could have been VERY different.

I Iove Mark Williams very much!!!

Lovely old tree.

I died when he mentioned the Owl😂

I love Mark's face from 1:12 onwards!

lovley old tree!!!

WHAT ABOUT THE FOG!!?

That's NO guarantee!

Brilliant !!! Love this 😆😆😆

Still Brilliant...

I agree, it doesn't get much better than this

my all time favourite fast show scene! WITH AN OWL!! lol :)

You want to watch where your stepping round here boy!

Simply the best

i still love this

Stuck down a hole! With an Owl! Mark Williams is the funniest person ever. Nuts!

"loverly old tree....."

"I'm a fully experienced rambling hi-ker"! LMFAO!!!

@RaincloudGaming And to you for passing on the fun.

brilliant stuff

WHAT ABOUT THE FOG?!!

Mark here looks like a creepy Tom Baker, especially with that crazy hair!!

WITH A OWL. Me and my pals have abused each other with that wonderful sentence for well over 30 years. ❤❤❤

WITH AN OWWWWELL!

@Akendolfr

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, here I am again.

@ghjgjlmhjkjk

7 сағат бұрын

@@Akendolfr WITH AN OWWWWELL!

These "Direction" sketches are by far the whackiest I've ever seen. Absolute genius. Great character, Sinister and lovable at the same time. He's better used here than in Harry potter!

@ajs41

2 жыл бұрын

There's more than one?

@Carvalho182

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajs41 Sure is. About 4 or 5 I think.

@ajs41

2 жыл бұрын

@@Carvalho182 Thanks, I'll have to look for them.

Ah!!! Just cracked up! 😂😂😂

my mum had to ban my dad from quoting this to my nephews when they were kids because they got scared of being stuck in a hole with an owl 😆

Lovely old wall

Pure genius

Well that's no guarantee!

With An OWL🤣🤣🤣

1:07 “ That’s no guaranTEE!”

lovely old wall

This is hilarious, I love the Fast show, makes Harry Enfields show look crap.

"I'm a fully experienced rambling hoi-KERR..."

Hehe, Paul Whitehouse and erm... the guy who played Petersen in Red Dwarf (sorry don't know his name off the top of my head). The Fast Show was a great UK show. &eB