Thanks from Germany !!!!!

It took me the entire episode to finally realize who Tom Allen is. He played the young Pip Bin in the BBC radio comedy program ''Bleak Expectations''.

I feel wistful when I recall those halcyon days when I didn't know anything about UK politics, or US politics, or any politics. And I could sleep at night and just live my life. Oh, to return to 2015. (And thanks from the US, ViVaHD.)

@carolynbulson2081

2 жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly.

One of the best episodes. Tom Allen was very sharp, Ayesha Hazarika had some great reactions and host Gary Lineker was funny with a lot of charisma. Great casting. I agree with the other poster who said that subtitles were needed for last week's host.

Thanks from the US!

Yaaay! My favourite time of the week!

Thanks from Canada

My favorite time of the week too! Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Thanks for posting,

Many thanks from Thailand!

Thanks from Australia!

Thanks from the Philippines !!!

Thanks for the upload :-) Enjoyed it! Gary did great.

Thank you from Japan, my favorite show.

OMG best episode ever! Thank you from the US 💙

Another great episode. Thanks from the U.S.

Thanks from Belgium!

Excellent !! Thank you

Thanks from Mexico.

Thanks SO much!!!

Thanks from Singapore!

The interchange between Paul and Tom was very funny, not sure if it was scripted.

@bvarno6584

5 жыл бұрын

I think Tom is just so razor-sharp he always sounds scripted. Love him.

@artemisstrong5113

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think you understand the format of the show. Only the host is scripted. The guests are invited precisely for their ability to make humorous and/or uniquely informative off-the-cuff remarks. Forgive me, but your comment made me laugh. It's like you said, "I ate a meal prepared by professional chefs, and it was so delicious I thought they must have bought it in a can."

@douglasshowler4168

5 жыл бұрын

@@artemisstrong5113 I know it is an ad-lib format show and I regard Paul Merton as a genius at spontaneous funny remarks however I am sure they prepare for the topics that may come up, easy to do given that it is a news based show. The exchange between the two was very smooth, maybe it highlights just how good they both are as comedians.

thanks for the upload!!

Thank you!

Tom should just tell Paul the news all the time now

16:54 Rudolf wasn't necessarily laughed at for the redness of his nose but for the shininess. "A very shiny nose… it glowed." He is also hired by Santa for his "Nose so bright". Therefore the shade of the nose is of no consequence because raindeers can still perceive luminescence, simply not its colour.

thanks from Kyoto!

I love Tom - brilliant!!

13:10 "chemises noires" = "black shirts". Reference to the Italian fascist paramilitary group. "la plume de ma tante" = my aunt's pen. A phrase that comes up a lot in beginner-level French. "Où est la plume de ma tante? La plume de ma tante est sur la table de mon oncle." etc.

@thedolphin5428

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, very subtle and witty by Ian.

They're going to have start using closed captions. Last week there was an English dialect issue this week French was required.

@vincentcrooks2528

5 жыл бұрын

or you a bit dumb mate?

@leemarlin9415

5 жыл бұрын

There are times in life you should keep your mouth shut for me this was one of those. Thank you for pointing that out.

None of my business... But I would have tried to get Hislop into politics... He would make a Great PM...

5 жыл бұрын

What makes a great pm is having the right politcal aganda and the Votes to back it up.

thanks from Ukraine!

I couldn't see the guests from Linekers lugs.

Who is Ayesha Hazakira? She seems so chill and down to earth, despite looking posh. I would love to go for a drink with her and tom and gossip

Gary Lineker for Prime minister !

Is that frankie Boyle in the audience laughing??!

18:48 Roger would take some tying down Rolf!

I couldn't make out, or didn't get, the BBC Radio 4 bit at 6:54. Can I get an explainer? Paul was funny for it, though. Gary is beautiful, as always.

@varana

5 жыл бұрын

"Now, if you thought, Westminster was in crisis - Brian's looking for his reading glasses in The Archers." The Archers is a long-running radio soap; the joke is following up the drama in British politics with the "catastrophe" of a guy having misplaced his glasses.

@poxyclypse

5 жыл бұрын

@@varana Ha! Thank you!

What happened to Gary's chin? Jimmy Hill lives!

Tom Allen is spectacularly funny! 👍😂

Could someone explain the french jokes please? (I would try to google them myself - if I knew how to spell those words...)

@CoenusOfPolemocrates

5 жыл бұрын

The joke about the national dress in the 2nd World War was that they wore brown trousers. Ian later said the upcoming movement may basically exchange the yellow jackets with black shirts. Can't remember the follow-up.

@ironwhy

5 жыл бұрын

@@CoenusOfPolemocrates Thanks :-)

Did Angela Merkel actually use the word "shitstorm" in a speech? If she did, that's amazing and hilarious.

@potocatepetl

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, she does sometimes say things.... It's funny.

Halcyon days, pre covid, pre Boris. Sigh.

Gary, that joke is below you.

Ayesha is quicker than most guests, and much funnier.

Armchair reclined, cats on lap. Enjoy. TY ViVaHD

Gary bombed so hard as host it must be a record.

@warsshan

5 жыл бұрын

@Thomas He best stick with Motd cos his delivery of the jokes here suxxx so bad.

@warsshan

5 жыл бұрын

Are you saying if I turn on auto correct Gary will become funnier?? 😂😂😂😂

@Fullvinyl

5 жыл бұрын

@@warsshan In his defense, and this is hard to say as a Gooner, the jokes weren't exactly top-rate this week. He needed better material, but I think he did the best he could've done under the circumstances.

There's the old thing about "animals are colourblind." They're not, they just perceive colour differently than humans. Documentaries spout this nonsense, and the next thing they say is how fish and animals and plants are certain colours to attract pollinators or repel predators!! You can't have it both ways.

A masked man with a metal object in his hand squeezes a politician up against a wall and screams in his face. Just because he is dressed like Santa doesn't make that ok.

@pamelacass9642

5 жыл бұрын

Some elf must have just handed him the naughty list.

@aaronpeart

5 жыл бұрын

Disagree. That santa is doing what anyone would in the circumstances.

Yawn ... Were the usual writers on Christmas break, or was it just the unfunny pall of everyone other than the reliably witty Ian Hislop.

Tom Allen, unfortunately, unfunny.