Pam Marenghi is a strong woman who has suffered so much in silence.

@nomiddlenamenmn427

10 ай бұрын

Strong suffering silently is an art form unto itself.

@irpwellyn

8 ай бұрын

She had Dean's brother-in-law

@DruggardlyBros

8 ай бұрын

Lop L

@reesetorwad8346

7 ай бұрын

Her lunch-making skills are said to be of the first water.

@HouseholdDog

6 ай бұрын

She really should stop her complaining and vacuum the house.

"I won't put in semi colons, this isn't Joyce"

"they wont read anything good, but they'll read Garth"- Dean Learner

@leiram8833

4 жыл бұрын

"Are there too many skeletons on the cover?"

@turboflamez161

4 жыл бұрын

Salman Rushdie doesn't have to give away a free jumbo mug...

@BucketOfMarbles

3 жыл бұрын

I will make sure sentences start with, um, capital letters, that's what they're called

@Dowlphin

2 жыл бұрын

That quote only shines in context.

"You and him were...buddies, weren't you?" The delivery of that line will never get old

@cubensis01

7 жыл бұрын

Fugazi Gil agreed, I'll come back to Garth every so often and that's the phrase I'll never forget. My friends and I often laugh at our inability to articulate what makes it so funny. Maybe you can help?

@tomdeloford6856

7 жыл бұрын

Fugazi Gil the last 5 minutes are just brilliant

@OmarHesham

5 жыл бұрын

@@cubensis01 It's the way he pauses and also the fake bass in his voice. That kind of over confident and the way his words trail off in this sort of vocal fry. Over the top cheesy. He sounds like he's romancing someone when it's just normal conversation.

@jonskinner5664

5 жыл бұрын

the funniest lines in the show are from Sanchez 'I'll get a mop' after garths friend explodes and 'I don't even know your name'. 'Linda', points at himself 'doctor Sanchez'

@PeteUnsigned

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonskinner5664matt berry he got "best pointer" at some comedy awards for his Dixon Bainbridge character in the mighty boosh, I think you see it a lot with Sanchez

I love how in Garth's '24-hour day' he's only writing for 45 minutes.

@simonsimon325

2 жыл бұрын

His delusions of grandeur know no bounds.

@kraftwerkorange13

Жыл бұрын

“And then at night I think about dreaming some more.” Hit way too close for me

@FlawedFabrications

Жыл бұрын

That's actually pretty common for writers these days. Most of them don't write lmao.

@billyhodges7194

Жыл бұрын

90 minutes

@JoeLigmama

Жыл бұрын

To be fair he does his best writing in his dreams.

"I have no truck with snobbery. It's all the same to me, literature, porno, dog-racing..." "Garth makes people who hate reading, read. And they won't read anything good, but they'll read Garth." "I've heard someone refer to it as a harbor. That seems too ornate." "My Mother, God rest her... I mean, she's alive, but let's make sure God helps her get some rest..." "I am personally capable of controlling a car no matter what level of intoxication I'm up to. That's a gift I have. At the moment, the law denies me from exercising that gift." Dean is so hilarious.

"And then that manager died." *cold, soulless stare*

@anthonyderosa7757

2 ай бұрын

Loved that part too was so easy to miss

@Pagliacci_Rex

8 күн бұрын

I count at least 3 murders he's basically admitted to.

I laughed more than I have done in ages at the following line: "I don't believe in censorship. I don't believe in self appointed judges. I don't believe in judges...I don't really believe in appointments."

@ZJP

4 жыл бұрын

20:56

@Dowlphin

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't even grasp it, thought he meant appointments of people into public offices.

@Rich.Aardvark

2 жыл бұрын

I hate appointments.

He's my favourite author, dreamweaver, visionary, plus actor.

@yannipapadopoulos9531

Жыл бұрын

I will work with women- can’t get anymore pc than that

@harrydavey9884

Жыл бұрын

My friends in school all used to argue that it was "class actor" not "plus actor" thank you for validating 12 year old me.

@Sam-fc1ir

Жыл бұрын

Garth Marenghi and Old Bill Shakespeare were both "Ferrymen" as it were..fellow thespians rowing us across the deep dark river of dreams... 😁

@stevewynnearts

Жыл бұрын

Ill get a mop

@prophet1020

11 ай бұрын

Get his new book!

These interviews are genius. "It's a sad day for Dean when I have to say 'Love, get in a cab. It's not happening."

@secretbaigent9764

8 ай бұрын

Pretty sure you can here them starting to crack up a bit, even the interviewer seems to start giggling just ahead of the fade to black.

Garth trying to not sound sexist and then being deeply so was perfect. The sheer lack of self awareness of the character is brilliant.

@pendafen7405

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you have to be a bigot, to fight bigger bigots

@USALeonHeart

Жыл бұрын

Similar energy with Sanchez's "I'll play anything, I'd play a Nazi . . . I don't think I'd kiss another man."

"I got seven votes, in total, which is a shame because I know more than seven people."

@danny-ie1ze

5 жыл бұрын

JB4K i want to like this comment but it’s got 7 likes already

That whole 1.5 women part with the wasp priestess where he’s trying to defend himself is absolutely brilliant acting. 9:20

Favorite part outside of Matt Berry going over”You and he were buddies (pause) weren’t you.” Is Richard Ayoade trying not to laugh saying “it’s not happening tonight love.”

@mattday7337

Жыл бұрын

He definitely breaks at the end of that sentence

I like how even though Todd Rivers is a struggling actor, going on holiday as an argument diffusement strategy with his 'young girlfriend' is still a financially viable move

@ballsups

9 ай бұрын

Megabus to Brighton with a bag from the off-license and some absurdly low quality coke, don't knock it

@unknown5150variable

6 ай бұрын

@@ballsups I like to imagine a zip lock of coke the cola. If he fancies the other it will be provided by his old prison buddies.

"My mother, God rest her, even though she's alive, but let's make sure God helps her get some rest." That shit got me.

@priyankarchakraborty3874

Жыл бұрын

😁😁😁

Saw Garth in Manchester the other day, he was asked about what Dean was up to today. He said: ‘Dean’s doing time. Lots of time.’

I miss this so much. Matt Berry absolutely steals the entirety of these 1 on 1 interview videos. He's both extremely convincing as an arrogant, washed-out thespian and his voice/delivery is perfect. "I called her father a thief" lmfao

@AutomaticDuck300

7 жыл бұрын

I got up, put my trousers on, grabbed my car keys, and I went on holiday. Hahaha

@AfridiZindabad

5 жыл бұрын

LemonZeppelin i heard the interviewer stifling laughter at that part

@AfridiZindabad

5 жыл бұрын

@@pashadyne patent absurdity, strong words! Lol

@happycat4075

4 жыл бұрын

Ayoade and Holness are kings in this. Love Berry but his bits aren't nearly as strong.

@PeteUnsigned

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣"Ringos the best!" "No, john is!" "No, its George!"

I love the bit where Garth goes into great detail about how you can create an atmosphere in your home that will guarantee a nightmare, then when asked if he thinks anyone is trying to achieve that, he says no.

@ghazi2392

10 ай бұрын

Is Yanis Ex Arnis real?

@simonsimon325

10 ай бұрын

@@ghazi2392 Yes, search for Iannis Xenakis Bohor

i love how dean learner becomes more sinister as it goes on! richard ayoade is amazing!

@KrillLiberator

3 жыл бұрын

Dean is one of the most terrifying ridiculous caricatures in all of fiction; just so fucking dark of soul.

@ClayDress

2 жыл бұрын

His son’s a good guy though. He changed his name to Moss to distance himself from Dean.

@houndofzoltan

2 жыл бұрын

I basically started to read the comments just to read this.

17:18 "I think Garth, in terms of calibre of artist, will be remembered up with the very best. He'll be remembered in the same breath as Rick Astley." This came out in 2004. Rickrolling didn't kick off until 2007. Truly ahead of their time.

@CS-mo7xp

4 жыл бұрын

bill hicks was making rick astley jokes in '89!

@andrewcarson5850

4 жыл бұрын

@@CS-mo7xp Yes, contemporarily so a different style of humour. They are not just using him as a shit-pop reference point but nostalgically dredging up a cultural phenom that is as inexplicable as it is catchy. They do it with love, Bill did it with hate. Both funny though.

@blurgle9185

9 ай бұрын

@@andrewcarson5850 No one would put someone they love in the same sentence with Garth Margengi. As we are referencing old Hicks I'm guessing this was indeed in the same vein as him. It was popular late 90s mid 2000s to hate on cheesy popular artists like MC Hammer, Billy Ray Cyrus, etc. Also, if Garth had tried at a career as a pop artist I imagine it would've been as cringeworthy as Rick's.

Garth and Dean's sections of this are funny of course but Todd Rivers's sections are really astonishing, in that they are so believable. Like not only could you see a washed up more traditional actor saying these things about acting but to me at least they kind of make sense? And then he delivers the "You and he were... buddies" line and it utterly shatters everything. Bravo.

That anecdote about his dog was very funny and clever, Garth is blessed with a natural wit.

@Dowlphin

2 жыл бұрын

_"A gift is a blessing only if you can bring it to fruition."_ - *Dowlphin* , 2022 (polymath, visionary, spiritual teacher)

It's a sad day for Dean when I have to say "Love...get a cab...it's not happening"

@neothegsd7292

3 жыл бұрын

9/11 never forget....that you took a bad day and made it worse.

@gelerickson

2 жыл бұрын

peter, thank you

I love working with women. Hang on, let me rephrase that. I admire the women I work with. Well, let me phrase that. I will work with women.

@PrivateAckbar

5 жыл бұрын

If you play with fire little girl you're going to get burned.

@danny-ie1ze

5 жыл бұрын

Matt Polzkill you’re not meant to relate to garth

@user-pp5oh9ee1k

3 жыл бұрын

Matt Polzkill ....your not meant to relate to that. It’s supposed to be making fun of people like you

@essiejames1627

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-pp5oh9ee1k 😂😂🙏

Every time I rewatch this and Garth starts talking about the wasps I laugh until I am in physical pain

Matt Berry is bloody great.

@TheWickerMan1981

9 жыл бұрын

Dinastía Chow Fan He is the best.

@notmyname3487

8 жыл бұрын

To reiterate that; Matt Berry's bloody brilliant.

@lanslater

7 жыл бұрын

House of fools snuff box, Toast of London this show IT Crowd and much more Im sure - your so right mate

@DavidLLambertmobile

5 жыл бұрын

@@lanslater TOAST 🎭 🤩🎬📺... IT crowd 😁

These darkplace interviews and the dvd commentary might just be my favourite pieces of comedy ever.

@niallkennedy23

6 жыл бұрын

right on marley, fucking funny shit.

@Dowlphin

2 жыл бұрын

I laughed more than during the show's presumed main part.

".... 13 and up... Look the other way... " -Dean Leaner Cira 1997

@PrivateAckbar

5 жыл бұрын

You're playing with fire little girl.

@tomstonemale

5 жыл бұрын

It's not a popular opinion

@rouka120

4 жыл бұрын

The fact he took out a bigger longer cigar after saying it lmao

@danielcardiff3861

4 жыл бұрын

Circa

@philbattiste9649

3 жыл бұрын

"It's not a popular view, I know.

I love the proper Darkplace series, but I think the comedy podcast nerd in me just loves hearing these demented people talk even more. They’re all brilliant characters, brilliantly improvised and acted. Matt Berry is just on another level here.

@nickberkawitz6451

5 ай бұрын

Berry is a genius. The way he can make such outrageous lines believable is incredible. Comedy actors are the best actors.

"Most people who hate reading, read Garths books" That's fucking golden🤣

@yellowblanka6058

Жыл бұрын

I always wondered if that was a dig at people who only read Stephen King/other popular horror novels etc. - I've known a few like that over the years. Would always see them with a book by Stephen King or some other popular author and nothing else.

“She’s made of broccoli”. “Half woman half wasp priestess”. This is the best video on the internet.

'TWO women in that book for a start..' Classic.

@ItsSVO

3 ай бұрын

Well, one and a half women. Half women, half wasp-priestess.

By the time Dean got to "I will make sure that sentences start with capital letters" I just lost it. Still trying to regain breath some fifteen minutes later.

Matt Berrys finest moment. The looks, voice and humour fit this more than perfectly

"13 and up....look the other way....*cheeky smile*" I mean....that line alone was fantastic.

@yellowblanka6058

Жыл бұрын

For some reason I always interpreted that as his age ceiling was 12, in that if they were older than 12 he would "look the other way" and not be interested.

I can't believe I've never seen this before. This kind of comedy gets me, like little else does these days.

"From thirteen and up... turn the other way." *holds cigar sinisterly upright*

@BucketOfMarbles

3 жыл бұрын

... it's not a popular view

@FarseerRK

3 жыл бұрын

@@pepper1656 no its not

@L4cH4nC3

3 жыл бұрын

@@pepper1656 neither has yours, to be fair, since I'm willing to bet that you're not Richard either...

@SuperNintendawg

2 жыл бұрын

@@L4cH4nC3 woosh

@L4cH4nC3

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperNintendawg whoosh what? you can't even see the comment I was responding to, it's not here anymore

9:04 both of them breaking character. I've never seen Richard Ayoade break before. You can tell they had to cut it cause someone started laughing

@naysayer1238

Жыл бұрын

My favorite ever, they were already breaking, it was unbearable, hahahahaha

@annabelgoldman1545

7 ай бұрын

I was searching through the comments for someone else who mentioned this!! Absolutely killed me

You can hear them laughing in the back. Great stuff.

It's so weird. Garth and Dean's one-to-ones were comedic and out of touch, then Todd gets his, and it feels genuine and down to earth.

@pjom4191

3 жыл бұрын

Todd could have his own show....

@stourleykracklite7663

2 жыл бұрын

"should" have..

@kraftwerkorange13

Жыл бұрын

That’s just Matt Berry for you

@TheTurnipKing

Жыл бұрын

@@pjom4191 Toast of London almost is, tbh

@JoeLigmama

Жыл бұрын

Cause Berry is playing Rivers completely straight in contrast to Ayoade and Holness intentionally playing absurd characters.

"When you're making love, everything is potent, okay? You probably won’t know that…. but take it from me” 🤣🤣

This show deserves a revival.

@Turt3752

2 жыл бұрын

Got one already - watch the third season of BBC Sherlock

The anecdote of his pet almost killed me

@freight-carhobo8490

7 жыл бұрын

best part

I am self-taught, in fact I make it a point of honour never to learn anything from anyone else 😂

@neonfroot

Ай бұрын

Hes Donald Trump.

I like the added detail of Garth being a washed up has-been who can't sell books anymore. It really adds another layer to his egotistical hack writer persona.

you know they cut at 15:40 because richard ayoade had to start cracking up when he muttered out "rats!"

@robinsonner5461

3 жыл бұрын

wtf link to the proper time tosser

@WillDennis22

3 жыл бұрын

@@robinsonner5461 15:38

Dean Learner is just legend.

It’s hilarious that Dean is implied to be everything from a murderer and animal abuser to a paedophile and sex pest. He’s such a terrible person and it’s great😂

@pendafen7405

Жыл бұрын

True to life that he's all that, and so affable and genial and personable. Abusers often hide behind social masks like that, rather than being outright abrasive from the start like Garth. How else would they seduce victims, otherwise?

@7Lace77

Жыл бұрын

How did Garth's other manager die?

@chrisparker5278

11 ай бұрын

Plus drink driver

@greenman6141

11 ай бұрын

Richard Ayoade is never happier than when he is playing someone truly outrageous. Moss was too mild and reasonable a character to satisfy the Ayoade desire to be a bastard.

@nomiddlenamenmn427

10 ай бұрын

I believe Dean was cancelled, but had it annulled because he had not prescribed.

absolute disgrace to its genius that it never got another series

@Rottypops

6 жыл бұрын

Leetut honestly it makes it better artistically that it's a one-off. It sells the parody well

@drdassler

5 жыл бұрын

Leetut sometimes writers just move on. They did a follow up series, just not Darkplace.

@asisin2

4 жыл бұрын

@@drdassler Name? I just finished Darkplace and i really enjoyed it.

@drdassler

4 жыл бұрын

asisin2 'Man to Man with Dean Learner.' He's playing himself as the host of a chat show. It's ok but not the same caliber as Darkplace. 👍

@asisin2

4 жыл бұрын

@@drdassler nothing can be better than darkplace ;p thx man

some of the best improve ever conceived.

@SuperNintendawg

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think this is improv

“...it could easily come from space. I’m sure that’s nonsense, though.” Is the best I’ve ever seen

I like how he takes a break after writing for less than 2 hours, then doesn't do any more writing after the 'break'.

I love Garth's obsession with wasps! In the Garth Marenghi universe he did an "invasion" movie called War of The Wasps.

@adamcharlesdavies

8 жыл бұрын

+gullivera Look out for the clip - from Tonight with Dean Learner I think

@bicolouredprawn

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's the one!

@peterohanraha-hanrahan3022

4 жыл бұрын

"Alright, I'm knocking the wasps!"

@SuperNintendawg

2 жыл бұрын

Also his dog skipper was killed by wasps

"He'll be remembered in the same breath as ... Maureen Lippman."

The funny thing about that line is that the last chapter of Joyce's Ulysses has no punctuation whatsoever.

@Myndir

2 жыл бұрын

Did his editor fail to read it or was there a printing mistake?

@applemask

2 жыл бұрын

@@Myndir Some say it was deliberate.

This is as good as Darkplace itself

I love hearing Garth’s leather. Subtle.

8:55 They only just got through that... first time I ever heard Dean Learner's voice crack. Too good.... I would be on the floor lol!!

''I personally believe that, really, from thirteen and up... turn the other way.'' (6:20)

"I called her father a thief, which in fact is true, he is a thief" hahaha

That interviewer managed to end the day with everyone pissed off! But then the genius of Marenghi, Learner and Rivers has been cruelly neglected by the world at large. Todd's "You and he were buddies, weren't you?" brings a tear to my eye every time.

Garth Marenghi is one of my favorite writers, and actors, and directors, and whistler

@wildmarjoramdieselpunk6396

5 жыл бұрын

Plus dreamweaver.

A huge shame more people didn't watch this amazing programme, a second series would have been amazing

I love just how animated Todd gets about his disgust for EastEnders.

@TheWaynos73

2 жыл бұрын

Bloody BARBARA WINDSOR!! 😂😂

"Salman Rushdie doesn't have to give away a free jumbo mug!"

"I'm nothing if not camp." --Dean Learner

"Her dock, my ferry" Classic.

@PHILD0

7 ай бұрын

Wet dock is too much.

'Literature, porno, dog racing.' Classic!

Favourite Author, visionary Dreamweaver, plus actor

I pity all the people that say they love comedy and have never seen this programme

@basmondo1

10 жыл бұрын

Damn right

@domchin8811

6 жыл бұрын

Me, too.

@yellowblanka6058

6 жыл бұрын

You can't really generalize though, saying you "like comedy" is kind of like saying "I like movies", or music, or art, there are multiple genres of comedy, and of course individual tastes. This is definitely niche comedy, but I like it a lot personally.

I've been rewatching the entire Darkplace canon for years and Garth's clumsy attempts to justify his misogyny always kill me. "The women don't always bite it, they die heroically." "The female woman in that one, the heroine, so there's two women in that book for a start. Well half woman, half wasp priestess, so if you include the wasp priestess. Alright so you've got one and a half women."

Todd Rivers describing Garth's and Dean's acting beat 🤣🤣🤣

Shame they couldn't stretch this out for a couple of hours it's just comedy gold

When he does the bit about being potent I don't know how anyone in the room isn't literally dead.

This is how old and me and my mates still quote from the series and this extra material. Genius.

Good God; what a brilliant show this was

"I've been criticized for only employing women at Devil Press, even for heavy lifting."

@Dowlphin

2 жыл бұрын

Most devoted women's empowerment activist ever.

Dean Learner kills me during this skit - “it’s all the same: literature, porn & dog racing” 🤣🤣🤣

“And I talked to the guys who made it “ 🤣🤣🤣 I’m annoyed I seem to be only person aware of this comedy gold in my work/friend circle but also secretly glad . F*** em , let em have live at the Apollo with Sarah Pascoe ......headlining !! 😂😂😂

@CS-mo7xp

3 жыл бұрын

I only ever met one other person irl that knows/likes darkplace!

@yellowblanka6058

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I tend to favor more subtle, character/absurdity based humor like Darkplace vs. the traditional laugh-tracked comedies/some 20-something getting up on stage and talking about some time they got drunk/high/made questionable relationship choices.

I love hearing Ayoade break character and crack a little at 9:07 you can tell they're having so much fun with it.

This...is...awesome! I was hooked on this from the start. And to see so many talented faces who have become a success in their own right, great. They really got that naff old TV series vibe down to a tee. The awful wooden acting, the terrible puns. Fantastic stuff. I have watched this countless times on dvd.

I think they made the few episodes to give this a frame of reference. And I think it is genius.

Todd Rivers, playing the part of Matt Berry. Whomever was the production staff on this video could probably write a really good book about the hellish bit of awesomeness that these guys made.

Ayoade took this to some dark places *sheesh*

The genuis of GMDP is that it was a series within a series. Absolutely worked perfectly to have these interviews. If you look at 'I'm Alan Partridge' in the context of the actual characters narrative per episode, it never worked because it wasn't fly on the wall. This really is a special DVD because the interviews and the narrative over the action is totally relevant to the actors as they are now with their changed perspective looking into the past. Total one off in that respect and dare I say 'genius' again!

@christschinwon

7 жыл бұрын

Phil Robinson I meant Steve Coogan narrating as Alan Patridge as if he had been filmed which wasn't meant to be the case. AP is brilliant

@cubensis01

7 жыл бұрын

christschinwon totally agree, the commentary and interviews actually make me laugh more than the episodes (which are still brilliant) it's great that other people find it so genius, it's the comedy that I've struggled most to explain why I like it so much which makes it very special to me.

@christschinwon

7 жыл бұрын

Nailed on comment! I find myself watching the episodes with commentary more so as I know them so well anyway. You're right as well about trying to explain it. One of my best mates who loves everything that I do didn't find it anywhere as funny as me

@cubensis01

7 жыл бұрын

christschinwon it's very similar with my circle of friends, a few like it and others just don't get it, I don't know if it's our poor sense of humour or theirs (I think theirs lol) luckily there's a few of us who can say a quote and instantly get a chuckle out of each other.

@DavidLLambertmobile

5 жыл бұрын

I remember the Adult Swim 2000s era run, 🇺🇸 TV 📺💻📽... 👍

Dean Learner is such a well fleshed out character . He's hilarious.

"Most people who read Garth's books HATE reading."

@nomiddlenamenmn427

10 ай бұрын

I believe they are not fond of books that come from trees, either.

At around 9:00 it seems that Matthew is nearly gonna crack up and break character. So funny

@TheTaterTotP80

5 жыл бұрын

Ayoade almost does at the end of that scene too. His voice cracks.

@nealmceneaney3771

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew???? Matt Berry you mean?

@sibadityapal1493

4 жыл бұрын

@@nealmceneaney3771 Matthew Holness

6:19 "I-I personally believe that... _really_ from thirteen and up... turn the other way." The best part is when RIchard Ayoade starts shaking his head as if he _himself_ is disgusted by what his character is saying 😂

“He’ll be remembered in the same breath as Rick Astley.” 😂😂😂

This is so perfect in every way, especially the bits about women, or how Garth, Todd and Dean talk about women. Just... so, so good.

"It's like any art form, really. There's a lot of sitting about." Todd Rivers

Matt holness is beyond talented

Absolutely brilliant, thanks a lot for sharing!!

His cigar getting longer and longer 😭😭

I dont' know why "sex pest" is so brilliant, but it is :D

@Dowlphin

2 жыл бұрын

_Sex pests aren't getting much love these days._ _Times are getting harder for everybody._

The way Matt Berry says “spoof” kills me every time.

I’m 100% certain dean killed Garth’s first manager

nothing juices me quiet so wholly as the voice of Matt Berry