He's one of the few people you'll meet who's written more books than he's read.

@daelen.cclark

2 жыл бұрын

That explains so much, and yet so little.

@PixelSubstream

2 жыл бұрын

It implies he doesn't even read his own books

@suevis

Жыл бұрын

the people who wrote the bible

@infjmale91

Жыл бұрын

I don't know. You have Logan Paul, Shane Dawson, Tana Mojo... the list goes on.

@jasonzacharias2150

11 ай бұрын

He doesn't need to read other people garbage... He's on his own amazing journey, like a modern day Shakespeare

"The moonlight shone down on the place unhindered. The gnarled parapets jagged upwards, like a bony hand of icy indifference. In the background, there was a pigeon." i aspire to be as great of a writer as garth marenghi

@Belisonte-dl4gd

4 ай бұрын

My autistic ass if I ever attempted to write

2:55 Holy shit, what a wonderful detail. He uses a latin expression, but is afraid the stupid reader won't understand it (and thus won't appreciate his genius), so he immediately translates it, ruining the sentence. Top notch character work.

@Jearbearjenkins

2 жыл бұрын

This character is comedic genius. Almost everything he narcissistically rants about is hilariously written

@gentlemancharmander4411

Жыл бұрын

I know writers who use subtext, they’re cowards

@whatchachattin

Жыл бұрын

it is also horribly incorrect Latin just to add to the ridiculousness

@QuadMochaMatti

Жыл бұрын

@@whatchachattin Since it's a dead language, could it be easily offended?

@mre184

Жыл бұрын

Not only is it incorrect latin, the phrase he's probably thinking of, time immemorial, doesn't mean "always" 🤣

"They tried *all* the positions: doggy, on top, and normal".

Who needs to spend 4 years getting an English degree when you can just watch this video and get all the writing education you need.

@siren7362

3 жыл бұрын

What I wish I did, tbh

@daelen.cclark

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes what not to do is just as important.

One of my favorite gags is when he looks down at the book to make sure he's said maggots enough times (1:02)

"Garth, that sentence needs a verb" holy shit, I need to watch this show

@caulinwhitewater4118

11 ай бұрын

Did you watch it?

"Blood. And, piss and shit. This was the worst day of her life."

Garth and Dean complaining about bad sex writing and annoyedly coming up with better examples of their own is one my all time favourite TV moments.

They tried all the positions, on top, doggy and normal. Exhausted they collapse on a recently extended sofa bed. Then a hell beast ate them!

@RaiderGraf

2 жыл бұрын

So many positions! That's at least 5 more than I've heard of

@TheWaynos73

Жыл бұрын

he whisked off her shoes and panties in one motion. wild like an enraged shark

I don’t know why but “I’m the background, there was a pigeon” is just hilarious to me

Garth is an enigma wrapped in a bloody chandelier. And it's chilling.

@jasonzacharias2150

11 ай бұрын

He beats the hell outta RL Stine

2:23 "Other times I copied the plots from dead authors on whose work the copyright had lapsed. Bite me." My hero 😍

@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

Жыл бұрын

Walt Disney approves.

@bloggerblogg5878

Жыл бұрын

yeah it's true. There are lots of way, you can writhe same story and you won't be sued after.

Why do I feel simultaneously smarter and dumber after having watched this?

@morganrobinson8042

2 жыл бұрын

They really threaded the needle on his level of competence. He's basically cribbing all his sayings from interview soundbites form real writers (like his entire character is just a rip off of Stephen King and 70's and 80's horror writers in general) , but isn't really smart enough to own the good parts of them and throws in a bunch of just tripe that's just his incompetence being misrepresented as aspirational.

I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards.

I’m one of the few people you’ll meet who’s made more cooking videos than he’s watched.

@alex_t3r225

2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is a crossover I never expected. Hi Adam!

@zenithal666

2 жыл бұрын

Haha!! Fucking hell!! Did not expect to see you here

@An_Arbitrary_Miscellany

Жыл бұрын

Top tier meta-comment.

@ottermanuk

Жыл бұрын

Adam, that recipe needs a herb.

@gabrielandino8738

Жыл бұрын

"I know chefs that use cutting boards and they're all cowards"

A mutated placenta attacking my home city is an honour when it’s written by Garth.

I love how he mentions the pigeon for no reason and then uses a latin phrase only to explain it in english directly after using it (just to show you that he knows what it means)

I don't pray to often. But when I do, I pray to Garth Marenghi.

@TheWaynos73

Жыл бұрын

And if youre lucky he may answer 😂

Point being, I wrote this to heal Britain

I really hope Matt Holness makes a Garth Meranghi Autobiography. The audio book would be amazing.

@Jearbearjenkins

2 жыл бұрын

I don listen to audiobooks but I’d listen every single day if he did

@Gordon.Pinkerton

Жыл бұрын

He has! I'm just about to download it 🥰

@freddiegilbey9150

Жыл бұрын

He’s written an anthology called terrortome, it came out a month ago

@MrMittens1974

Жыл бұрын

And the audiobook of 'Terrortome' is out too.

@jmbad

10 ай бұрын

This is the best idea I’ve ever heard! 😁👍

One of the small details that gets missed is when he says "copper smelling blood". He means iron XD

@JunkCCCP

9 ай бұрын

Blood tastes like pennies in your mouth, aka copper. Blood doesn't taste like iron.

@PEARLSTOTHEPLAYERS

9 ай бұрын

@@JunkCCCP ...you've had pennies in your mouth?

@comekfilms3602

8 ай бұрын

Funny thing is I’ve written the exact same thing before. It just…smells like a copper penny to me i guess

The fact that the comments section is full of people explaining why the jokes are funny is so mind bendingly meta I just can’t

The moment he said subtext is for cowards, my mouth droped hard. It's one of the most hillarious things I've ever seen in my entire life.

I recommend Garth Marengi's Terror Tome on audible, he's still got the character down pat

@jakerockznoodles

9 ай бұрын

It being on sale on Audible was actually my introduction to this character and I'm hooked now 😅

Point being, I wrote this to heal Britain.

4:44 the British accent is so beautiful. 😍

"Y'know and to think that there weren't even rhyming dictionaries around when Bill wrote that is very humbling." (7:42) I'm writing song lyrics these days and often think of that reflection.

On top, doggy, and _normal._

@MalkuthSephira

9 ай бұрын

the full list of all sex positions that exist, gathered by visionary and dreamweaver garth marenghi, who DEEEEFINITELY has had enough sex to know what he's talking about

Garth... that sentence needs a verb.

@dolphone6748

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus Central to earth once again and stood atop a mountain. He spoke. "All sentences need a verb" THE GREAT SAVIOUR HAS SPOKEN.

7:12 is genius writing. Comparing his work to Romeo and Juliet moments after inelegantly explaining the plot of said work at the outset is such a brilliant way to write an idiot while also signalling your writing chops.

I love this guy so much, wtf

I'd genuinely love to read some Marenghi originals won't lie.

@Shrasha

5 ай бұрын

Terrortome and Incarcerat are both out now. They also have audiobooks for them read by the man himself. They are incredible. They have definitely started to heal Briton. He’s also on tour the start of 2024. 😉

5:30 If bridging the gap between 'ahh!' and 'oooh!' was his goal, he definitely accomplished that.

I come back to this video at least once a month and it never gets any less funny.

4:40 now I know where George RR Martin got the inspiration for that particular chapter

@woops9076

9 ай бұрын

Which chapter?

@closethockeyfan5284

4 ай бұрын

​@@woops9076All of them. "I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards." Martin lives by those words. He even named the two big continents Eastos and Westos, for crying out loud.

3:42 D&D when asked about their writing process of Season 8 of _Game of Thrones_

@suchiuomizu

Жыл бұрын

Dungeons & Dragons should stop writing.

I hope that I'll one day be afforded the opportunity to be an unnamed background character in one of Garth's literary works.

@freekvreys792

Жыл бұрын

hahaha dude hilarious! :d

This is a work of art, it's genius. Every other line is hilarious to anyone that's actually studied writing, it's so perfect in its pretentiousness.

@STo0Ka

8 ай бұрын

Go study Irony, it's going to blow your mind

@user-uf4fd7dx6y

8 ай бұрын

@@STo0Ka Why?

@lucillebalinska5868

5 ай бұрын

😂 the comments section is like an easter egg hunt for things that Garth Marenghi would actually say.

The creaking of Garth's leather jacket is hilarious.

"Point being, I wrote this to heal Britain"

Dream weavers books get me through the night.... oh dream weaver we can reach the morning light.

Perhap you have met me betwixt sleep and wake

I wish his books were real.

@MalkuthSephira

9 ай бұрын

i would read his terrible books in a goddamned heartbeat. sometimes a terrible novel is exactly what you need

@StaticSapphic

8 ай бұрын

Very late reply but one of them is! Its called "Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome", I found it in a book store last month

0:47 god that’s a funny line 😂

If E.L James wrote horror and was a man, this would be that. If Doug Walker was British, this would be that. - Feel free to put in your own -

@suakeli

2 жыл бұрын

If Marie Curie was a writer, a man, an American, stupid and alive, this would be that.

@PALACIO254

8 ай бұрын

Swap doug for linkara and you've got a winner or both

"Nina's eyes popped out of what was left of her back" 😂

@Pauly421

Ай бұрын

"And piss and shit" 😂

Superman II...

Hilarious! Pure comedy gold.

0:30 Missed this for years that the spine for Black Fang is the wrong way round

That pigeon was surely an emissary...of the Devil!

...and sometimes you have to be a bigot to bring down a bigger bigot.

The sand turned red. This was because she was bleeding on it.

@laurenhunter377

11 ай бұрын

"Buh-leeding on it"

And then, a hellbeast ate them

He is like a real life Shaun Hutson

@mrvenom88

Жыл бұрын

The "placenta attacks Bristol" joke is a direct reference to Hutson (Erebus? Spawn? Something like that). There's also direct Guy N Smith and James Herbert digs.

@hada__02

Жыл бұрын

I like how the wording of this comment implies that Shaun Hutson is a fictional character and Garth is real

Genius

5:13 is a parody of a real series of books by Guy N. Smith

3:48 still relevant today

can't believe this man wrote malignant

Actually, Garth is a character made by two comedians, you can see it on his wiki

Depois que vi esses momentos do dream weaver garth marenghi nunca mais levei a serio a serie do Del toro.

I read a lot of horror paperbacks and his prose isn’t even the worst I’ve run across

In the background, there was a pigeon

…never take drugs.

AEW brought me here ( 3:40 )

@aidanrutter257

2 жыл бұрын

TFS for me.

@dolphone6748

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Future Me brought me here from the subtext video

@sosagecaserol6675

Жыл бұрын

Hey, wrestling fan here, when did AEW reference Garth marenghi?

@christopherobrien8105

Жыл бұрын

@@sosagecaserol6675 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mWWhsbmvhrWzZpc.html

@Curlymustacheftw

Жыл бұрын

@@sosagecaserol6675 it was Excalibur saying that line during the arcade fight. Had something to do with the Mortal Kombat machine.

What happened to Slicer 2 through 3? 0:29

When was this show on the air?

@RevolutionaryLoser

3 жыл бұрын

2004 apparently

@luobomu9747

2 жыл бұрын

In the 1980s in Peru.

@Jearbearjenkins

2 жыл бұрын

@@luobomu9747 but only for a short time 😂

"Garth.... that sentence needs a verb."

I know authors who use subtext and they're all cowards.

How many times is he going to descend that staircase? LMAO

Who is this guy?

Maggots are falling like rain

@suchiuomizu

11 ай бұрын

Maggots?

@JSTNtheWZRD

11 ай бұрын

@@suchiuomizu type in the lyric, mannnnnn

@JSTNtheWZRD

11 ай бұрын

@@suchiuomizu yeah, maggots, your eating maggots michael how do they taste (boom lost boys)

you he things he is funny. But really what he says is just a bit dumb.

i just looked this guy up, he's not a real person. this is an adult swim show parodying people like this.

@proxyboxie5584

Жыл бұрын

adult swim?

@MalkuthSephira

9 ай бұрын

was this... in doubt? i guess if this is someone's first exposure to this deranged rabbit hole, i can see how that would happen. i started with the show itself so it's incredibly difficult for me to imagine someone thinking garth exists, even though the circumstances make sense

@marknewbold2583

9 ай бұрын

Nonsense

@Pauly421

Ай бұрын

This was on channel 4 in early 2000s at like midnight. I would stay up late to watch it and laugh my teenage ass off

'''......this is because she was bleeing on it'''

''''no....... they weren't''''