Papyrus, the trustworthy font.

@parbuono7

2 жыл бұрын

She is, clearly, interested in paleontology.

@prunabluepepper

2 жыл бұрын

I would have mistrusted her, had it been comic sans. But papyrus is it's own volume.

@MrIfrit

2 жыл бұрын

You killed Tera, and now you're here having the time of your life. How dare you.

@AchedSphinx

2 жыл бұрын

now i gotta rewatch that snl skit.

@spamhonx56

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrIfrit truly, the actions of a man who will never make it into the world of main-monitor content.

I guess she must've heard of Holmes's reputation after he helped that Nigerian prince with his fortune.

@hughcaldwell1034

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds so much like a legitimate client-meet-Holmes introduction from the original works that I'm still laughing. Also not going to like, because you're at 122 and the reversal amuses me.

@okgibberish6771

2 жыл бұрын

I made ur like count 221. Sorry Hugh.

@John73John

2 жыл бұрын

@@okgibberish6771 Well now it's 222, so unless someone who liked it comes back and changes their mind, it'll never work again.

@Dragon-Slay3r

Жыл бұрын

Prince of thieves? 🤣

@mousermind

Жыл бұрын

*Holmes'

Idk, I‘m with Watson on this one, she seemed legit. No scammer would invent the tech to e-mail two centuries backwards in time

@John73John

2 жыл бұрын

Only one century actually.

@EclipseXIV

2 жыл бұрын

@@John73John well alright, 1-1.5 centuries if we want to be more accurate about it, but I agree, the half century does make a big difference in how difficult the tech would be to develop!

@samuelbarber6177

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if I trust that. They’re getting very good.

@askylibrarianoftheoceans4102

2 жыл бұрын

@Enceladus No, wait - don't scam the shillings! They're worthless in the present day, and a waste of your resources to collect

@stykytte

2 жыл бұрын

Hello! I am a rich and successful prince from the newly settled Mars colony 1 in 2220, I have made huge profits here from selling the local resources to unscrupulous earth companies but unfortunately local war lords have taken over the Mars bank and are holding all my money! I need someone from 200 years ago to buy me a small amount of Amazon gift cards and send them to my family so that in 2220 they are worth billions and I can pay mercenaries from earth to asaault the Mars bank to get my funds released, when this happens I give you my most honorable and trusted word that I shall send back in time a full quarter of my weath to you in Mars credits. Act now, do not delay, you and I can both be rich!

"Hover your mouse cursor over the link, but I implore you, do not click it!" Relatable.

@grumpy9721

2 жыл бұрын

Can we make alll our relatives and/or workmates watch this?

@johntabler349

2 жыл бұрын

That is a perfect Holmes line

@jmorton201

2 жыл бұрын

Should be taken up by e safety commissioners everywhere

I'm living for Holmes just sliding off frame like he doesn't walk he _glides_

@marcocappelli2236

2 жыл бұрын

That reminds me that there are some Sherlock Holmes first-person videogames where the character of Watson accompanies you, but does not have a walking animation. So he magically teleports right behind you the moment you look away from him. Terrifying stuff.

@OrontesRM

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcocappelli2236 the frogwares videogames lol - magic Watson (great atmosphere, though)

@klhaldane

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcocappelli2236 And in the updated version of that game, Watson moves properly. Unless you set the option for "Freaky Watson", because so many players really loved that error.

"Dear Sex Maestro..that's me" lol

@andrewklang809

2 жыл бұрын

That Mrs John Watson must be one satisfied lady.

"My suspicions were aroused almost immediately." The hint of sarcasm there is just [chef's kiss].

🕵🏼‍♂️🕵🏾‍♀️🕵️”Volkswagens love him. Detectives hate him. Click here to see his secret to solving every case.”

"The criminal underworld of London HATES him!"

@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes

2 жыл бұрын

*CLICK HERE TO LEARN THE ONE WEIRD TRICK OF HOT SUCCESSFUL DETECTIVES EVERYWHERE!

@Dragon-Slay3r

Жыл бұрын

Lepricorn haters?

Clearly just a subliminal ad for the new Volkswagen Eugenia.

Funnily enough, Conan Doyle was duped by two little girls in Bradford into believing in fairies... the shoemaker's child goes barefoot I guess.

@DECODEDVFX

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's pretty sad really. After his wife died, he was determined to find proof that spiritualism was real. He actually fell out with Harry Houdini because ACD refused to believe that he wasn't actually magic. Quite a shame for someone who was previously very logical. But grief does funny things to people.

@Christopher_Clark

2 жыл бұрын

@@DECODEDVFX Don't confuse the character and the author. Doyle was never a rationalist. He was already a confirmed spiritualist as a young man when he was writing the Holmes stories. He writes Sherlock as an outsider who views inference as a magic trick.

@gabriellehitchins9182

2 жыл бұрын

@@SpecialSalads other people were “you can see the wire.” And “What a suspiciously fashionable haircut on that fairy it looks like it could be from a magazine” Different strokes I suppose 🤷

@krashd

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't ACD also responsible for the Piltdown Man hoax?

@johntabler349

2 жыл бұрын

The ability of the human brain to believe absurdity merely because it wants to is nearly unlimited

“I’m an interesting and not boring girl from Moldova” I certainly wasn’t expecting to see a sketch from ABK where my home country is mentioned, but I’m adequately pleased that it happened, even though the context is questionable. Thank you, you beautiful man.

@user-ex6xc5ox3k

2 жыл бұрын

questionable, but sadly very accurate...

@TheUnnamedGent

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know Eugenia Volkswagen?

@lud3445

2 жыл бұрын

Are _you_ Eugenia Volkswagen?

@frithandinle

2 жыл бұрын

Do you require aid miss Volkswagen

@windy8544

2 жыл бұрын

may i call you Euginia?

Papyrus is a font which clearly shows Miss Eugenia Volkswagen’s education in Egyptian Studies. Doctor Watson would be wise to commence courting this knowledgeable and gifted woman scholar, whether through the medium of the electronic mail delivery service or in closer quarters.

@Hoobastomp

2 жыл бұрын

How scandalous! And what of Mrs. Watson? Should Mary turn a blind eye to this potential paramour's coquettish designs on her husband? Whatever will society think, I wonder...

@medievalist

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. However, "woman" scholar? "Lady" scholar, I implore you.

@666t

2 жыл бұрын

He would be her only fan, or fans only

@timopper5488

3 ай бұрын

@@medievalist My dear medievalist, Miss Eugenia Volkswagen is no lady.

The detectives were room-temperature at best. Don’t tell them that I said that.

@John-Ginger

2 жыл бұрын

They have already deduced you did

@oldsoul3539

2 жыл бұрын

Room temperature ginger is still considered a hot spice.. if you know what I mean

@Faction.Paradox

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldsoul3539 I dunno they both looked the same to me

@MossyMozart

2 жыл бұрын

@Tim Opper - Holmes already knows all about you by your font.

@dragon12234

2 жыл бұрын

Especially as book Holmes was fucking ripped. Capable to casually being an iron fire poker back straight after another strongman bent it into a horse shoe

'A female is in distress and she is in our area.' Uh oh Sherlock, better bring the pipe.

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

Pop on the old dear stalker

@dragon12234

2 жыл бұрын

For a moment I thought you meant a steel pipe. One thing that the RDJ Sherlock movies got right was that Holmes was supposedly an accomplished fighter, a practictioner of the martial art of Bartitsu (a misspelling of the actual contemporary martial art Baritsu, which blended boxing and cane fighting. Was popular amongst British Gentlemen). Though unlike the RDJ movies, book Holmes was also a strongman, capable of effortlessly bending an iron fire poker back straight, after it had been bent into a horse shoe by another strongman

@cockheadprod5051

2 жыл бұрын

@@dragon12234 that's pretty darn cool, I've read somewhere about the old British gentleman's cane fighting techniques, but I didn't realize it was featured in Sherlock! Cheers!

@Torthrodhel

2 жыл бұрын

@@dragon12234 I heard Baritsu is the misspelling, Bartitsu was the correct spelling. I know Bartitsu sounds worse because it's got "tit" in it so it's easy to wish it was the other way around. Are you able to confirm which way around it was? Because I may have equally heard wrong.

@dragon12234

2 жыл бұрын

@@Torthrodhel ah, Baritsu was apparently the spelling Doyle used, so you were right

I am totally down for a series which follows the classic depictions of Holmes and Watson getting sent to the modern day. They develop a pretty good grasp of modern technology rather fast, like Watson recognizing the differing URLs of a phishing attempt, but still being rather naive to the finer points of internet culture. Honestly I’d pay money to see 19th century Watson stumbling onto 4Chan based conspiracy theories.

@hjalfi

2 жыл бұрын

You might be interested in the very accurately named _Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century_, which is about Sherlock Holmes, in the 22nd century.

@ShadowWingTronix

2 жыл бұрын

@@hjalfi and @Okami There's also a similar episode of Bravestarr, where also gets electrical powers because of the time warp he falls through, and a TV movie from somewhere in the 1990s (I forget when but it was on CBS) where Holmes wakes up in present day and has to adjust. It's actually been done quite a bit. Those are just the three I've seen.

@conkeroo

2 жыл бұрын

There's a series in the 1970s called Catweazel, about a medieval wizard ending up in the (at the time) modern day. He never quite grasps the world and calls telephones "telling bones". Might be of interest :)

@brainlock72

2 жыл бұрын

You could hire that marvelous chap from Strange, MD to play Holmes. Perhaps an office type to portray Watson, as we shan’t be too confused having two medical actors in the plays.

@Noperare

2 жыл бұрын

Considering how often 4Chan manages to find a precise location of a photo using just a shadow and time zone, I would say Holmes would enjoy being party to this side of 4Chan. Professor Moriarty would be a troll account made just to antagonize Holmes.

I especially love the touch of Watson wearing his true mustache over ABK's facial hair. *chef's kiss*

@angeladawn805

2 жыл бұрын

Ryan George would be proud 🕵️‍♀️

i *need* this to be a series

@TheAmityElf

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this could be a very fun premise to see again in different situations

@prunabluepepper

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@lud3445

2 жыл бұрын

I need every sketch to be a series ! With crossovers!!!

"The detectives are not that hot. Please don't tell anyone I lied." how dare you they are very hot

channelling Jeremy Brett for those old enough to remember the best Holmes actor

"Love yourself first, because that's who you'll spend the rest of your life with" - Batman

@pinopalotta

2 жыл бұрын

gay

@MossyMozart

2 жыл бұрын

@@pinopalotta - Gay persons can be so very wise.

@Christopher_Clark

2 жыл бұрын

"If the loneliness gets too much, take in a teenage boy and dress him in tights." -Batman

@oranjellofish

2 жыл бұрын

@@pinopalotta fellas is it gay to love yaself

@kevinschultz6091

2 жыл бұрын

@@oranjellofish - yeah, pretty sure that's been part of being a man (gay or straight) for quite some time, now.

"I'm being PHished" in subtitles added so much to the accent, this is a special form of art

I don't know why everyone is acting so surprised about the presence of computers and emails. Babbage designed the Analytical Engine 50 years before Holmes and Watson even met.

@41-Haiku

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the immediate precursor to Internet Explorer. I'm glad we finally moved on.

@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but did they email and have gigaspeed internet? If so, maybe they had a lot more fun than history remembers.

@AndrewD8Red

2 жыл бұрын

@@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes I'm not an expert in history, but I can only assume that they did.

@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewD8Red Nice.

@Torthrodhel

2 жыл бұрын

@@41-Haiku was that really an upgrade, though? (automatic Microsoft shenanigan suspicion vibe)

I hope to one day be able to afford a Mind Palace.

Solve your crime case now! No charges!

" I know what you do in there!" got me in stitches. Instant classic sketch from ABK again.

"My suspicions were aroused almost immediately" I was expecting a sexual pun after that quote.

I don't say this lightly, but this might be the one of your sketches yet. Something about taking a 20 year old joke and applying it 100 years before that just tickles my fancy to no end of delights, as they say.

@staleddeok2815

2 жыл бұрын

it is undeniably one of his sketches yet

@mistermist634

2 жыл бұрын

I agree that this is one of his sketches yet

@QuantumHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

I would edit the typo in the OC, but honestly, I find my mistake much funnier than anything I could deliberately write

@wolfgang4534

2 жыл бұрын

I think we can question it, but I'll allow you to think this is one of his sketches. There's grounds for debate, but you're right to speak your truth. Just don't go shouting it on rooftops

@mistermaestersirthomas9164

2 жыл бұрын

@@QuantumHistorian took it on the chin with pride, respect! ✊🏾

This is so in character for book Watson, it's great.

I don't know how you manage to be so consistently hilarious, but I sure do appreciate it

@MossyMozart

2 жыл бұрын

@Lyinar Baeildeth - What amazes me is this genius' presentations can be so compact. No long build up for him. Get in, get it done, and get out, leaving the audience laughing hysterically.

Don't fall for it! Everyone knows that Moldovans are partial to the Comic Helvetic font; this must be a ploy!

@annakilifa331

2 жыл бұрын

Anything with Helvetic in the name is clearly and obviously named after Switzerland. A Moldovan who is less partial to Switzerland would of course never use it.

"Watson, what is this other e-missive below? Oh, it's from dear old Poirot, I see. Let me look closer…" [Dr Watson coughs, embarrassed, and tries to hide the message body by putting a hand over the screen] "Ah! Haha, apparently he wants his moustache back!" "By Jove, Holmes, this is private correspondence…" "Haa hahaha" "Holmes!" [Holmes walks away, still laughing hysterically] - - - Seriously, I loved this one, Alasdair. As fatiguing as it may be, I'd love to watch a series where you play both Holmes and Watson! Cheers!

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

I'd pay HUGE money to see Holmes and Poirot get into a heated row on livestream, start going after each other's Minecraft castles, or bases, or whatever Minecraft things are now.

@Riccardo_Mori

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisDevon LOL, what a marvellous idea!

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

@@Riccardo_Mori One of us needs to make this video, Riccardo! Gold!

@josephrusso4828

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisDevon Absolutely genius

I was expecting many things from this sketch... a PSA about phishing was not one of those things

She's real! I've met her! Just online so far, yes, but we really did hit it off. She is, unfortunately, still a captive. Just a few more Apple gift cards and I will have won liberty for her!

@Torthrodhel

2 жыл бұрын

I heard that in their culture they actually exchange apples as gifts, but somehow in the form of cards. A sort of exchange system, form of hard currency perhap? Confabulated in seeming more depth-bolstered sturding and thus with not such a need to be as cartesianically areous, mesupposes. Good gravy, they may be on to something. You mean small and rigid grocery money, Watson? By jove Holmes, you do have a way with words.

It's amazing how ahead of his time Conan Doyle really was.

I didn't know Sherlock Holmes provided cyber security training!

What an invigorating way to teach the masses about phishing

I want this sketch to be incorporated in my company`s security training

@stefandieter4044

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Tetiana how are you doing over there?

That revolver Watson inexplicably brandished entered the scene faster than when Marlo Mungo III ran the Cambridge to Oxford circular in 1909 after the infamous Bovarian Teapot societies canastabash led to a pitched battle royale with the dreaded ladies from Uxbridge house...the aptly named........ 'dreadnaughts.' Fun fact, the Royal Navy named their next series of Battle cruisers after the Ladies of Uxbridge House. Such was their formidable, ferocious and foreboding nature.

@lud3445

2 жыл бұрын

I have absolutely no clue if all of this is absurdly true or absolute nonsense and that level of doubt says a lot about either moments of history that look ridiculous or how gullible I am.

@peterclarke7240

2 жыл бұрын

It's all completely true, guv'na! I was there when it 'appened and sin it all wiv me very own eyes, and you can trample me todger if I tells a lie!

@ireallyshouldntbehereltd7814

2 жыл бұрын

@@lud3445 Follow the clues and see where they lead my good man/lady. And remember.....You must find the Jade monkey before the next blood moon or there will be terrible torment and chaos for all.

@weareallbornmad410

2 жыл бұрын

@@ireallyshouldntbehereltd7814 Oh boy! I forgot to put the next blood moon on my calendar... what do I do now?!

@ireallyshouldntbehereltd7814

2 жыл бұрын

@@weareallbornmad410 Panic. And vote Conservative. Probably. Also do not vote Conservative.

And here my wife and I were just lamenting that you haven't posted in several weeks. Good show, old chap. Capital timing.

I thought it said: "Hat detectives in your area" and now I'm disappointed.

"I know what you do in there!"

This is AMAZING because just yesterday I was looking for either hot hamsters OR hot detectives in my area. I was worried I was the only one and neither hamster nor detective would be found.

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

But... all hamsters are hot, are they not?

@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisDevon I mean... _IVE_ always thought so... But you know some people.... they just won't recognize interspecies beauty... Smh 😔 sadly speciesism is alive and well

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

@@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes You be strong, Hot hamster. Keep doing you.

@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisDevon thanks King 😌 I mean we try it ain't always easy being a hamster but we do our best

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

@@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes I'm currently writing a sketch about my dog, but im inspired to ditch the loser and make it about a hamster instead

Could've been worse. Ms. Volkswagen could have been using _Comic Sans._

@medievalist

2 жыл бұрын

My exact thought.

"Sex Maestro"

@oldvlognewtricks

2 жыл бұрын

A relation of “Austin Maestro”, perhaps?

The sketch had all my favorites: volkswagens, sea life, gingers, clever puns, and early internet technology. I can't think of anything better. At least 10 rewatches are mandatory.

Well done ABK on being in one of Jay Foreman's Unfinished London videos - in my opinion, a greater achievement than Mock the Week! Hugh Dennis may have been in Bond, but has he been on Unfinished London? I think not!

@ABeckettKing

2 жыл бұрын

I'm wearing the hat from that cameo in this video.

@BOABModels

2 жыл бұрын

@@ABeckettKing you can't top that!

@blucheavy3282

2 жыл бұрын

@@BOABModels except with a top hat

@ThoriberoCaroli

2 жыл бұрын

Wait, in which video was that? I must have missed it... :/

Ah, yes. A fake mustache over the real one. Groundbreaking costume design. Love it.

Finally a Sherlock Holmes adaptation that does justice to the original stories.

The delivery of "Dear sex maestro - me" is fucking killing me

“Papyrus, a most trustworthy font” H m m

Holmes be getting into that mind palace alright

And now "Mind-palace" has a new definition and will not loose it. Good. Also the innocence is gone. Not only for clever stuff now it needs cleaning from time to time.

@dragon12234

2 жыл бұрын

Well, knowing Holmes, it could jut be him shooting up Cocaine again. (Until Watson got him off it)

I own that exact pipe. And also a Sherlock Holmes Calabash. That's all, carry on.

I bet if I went into my gmail right now and searched for "Eugenia Volkswagen", it'll come up.

Could be... "May I call you... my little Beatle?" :)

“Watson, you know my methods.” Yep, someone’s actually read a fair bit of Conan Doyle’s stories. Holmes says that pretty often in them!

I have never seen a more convincing moustache

My suspicion of the nature of the e-mail were first raised by the last name "Volkswagen" as they are a proud and reliable family, not known for frivolous communications. Also, Holmes would never agree to pay for Internet in 221B. I suspect Watson is leeching off 221A's Wi-Fi.

@medievalist

2 жыл бұрын

I just heard Una Stubbs snap "not your Internet provider, dear" in my head.

There's an equally graceful and crude subtlety to your work that satisfies in a way no one else does.

"She's in our area" Dare I incriminate myself by revealing how I cackled at this line... 😂😂😂

Utterly fascinatingly hilarious 😆

"My suspicions were aroused almost immediately." I'm actually improving my English with these videos, too! :)

This is better than my compulsory corporate training.

Finally the Sherlock Holmes adaptation I've been waiting on.

Now we need Holmes and Poirot teaming up to solve the mystery of Poe house

"We have an email, Holmes!" "How invigorating."

Holmes' suspicions were aroused almost immediately, but they weren't alone in so doing.

the Adventure of the Phantom Fisherman an underated tale

"Are you DTF? Of course! I am always down to frolic"

"Holmes, she's in danger!" *immediately and recklessly raises gun

I'm disappointed in Watson. A real gentleman would read a letter fully before jumping to conclusions.

Best Sherlock Holmes screen adaptation by far

"Yet another dastardly scheme by that profane genius, Moriarty! Only his nefarious mind could think of lying on the internet!"

Your comedy and videos are such a joy to watch. Thank you very much.

Recently watched Sherlock, with Benedict Cumberbatch. And this is so legit like that one! Lol. Lmfao

Very noble of Watson though to want to find the actual woman in the pictures. A lot of spam bots don't get their pictures with permission and lots of sex workers have their work exploited by third parties....which is totally the reason he wants to find the woman in the actual pictures, I'm sure.

Hello there

@aussie_mozzie

2 жыл бұрын

General Kenobi, you are a bold one.

@saraola6477

2 жыл бұрын

General Kenobi

Every skit of yours is perfectly on point, bravo!

I can never hear the term "mind palace" again without snickering.

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

New from Google! Incognito mode is now Mind Palace!

This was actually very well done. It always is here, but I'm so used to geniuses being written poorly by modern writers.

I should show this video to our staff members. Maybe they remember the facts about phishing better that way. Brilliant as always, ABK. Take care ❤️

'My suspicions were aroused almost immediately.' Lol.

Is Alasdair using this sketch to work through a similar personal occurrence, that left him scarred and embittered...?

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone who makes sketches is working through odd personal moments... A lot of the time anyway 😬

@dildojizzbaggins6969

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisDevon#ComedyHeals

@ChrisDevon

2 жыл бұрын

@@dildojizzbaggins6969 Works for me George 🤣

She's in YOUR AREA? But it's a suspicious email? Sounds like a HACKER.

By Jove, this is an accurate representation of people being phished!

Everytime I watch one of yours videos it makes my day more delightful

ABK really just made a bowler look like a top hat by cropping the top out of the frame

This reminds me of Henry 2.0 with Brian Blessed. ABK as Holmes and Watson is brilliant. More more more!

This is so fucking creative. King you are The Best

“Mind Palace”...Frogwares would be pleased.

Sherlock in the internet age? That would be like CoffeeZilla. "I was casually strolling through Reddit, as has been by habit these past few month, after my interminable experiences with gout, when I came upon the most curious creature, who upon further scrutiny was none other than the notorious outlaw Sam Bankman-Fried, engaged in rambunctious discourse with a young woman with whom I have not yet had the pleasure of an acquaintance." It would certainly make the internet more entertaining.

Miss Volkswagen... may I call you.... you got me

I didnt know i needed this, yet here it is.

ROFL! I was it was not such a challenge to maintain this level of humour. I'd loveto see more frequent content.

"I know what you're doing there" is _most certainly_ the best line I've heard in a while.

the reaction shot to Watson exclaiming Papyrus to being "a most trustworthy font" - so good and now I need to clean up my drink.

Brilliant, my dear Watson. Carry on the good work!

The Mystery of the Double Moustache. My favourite Conan Doyle mystery.

I love what range you have. Not a only can you do all of these different accents, but you can do subtle character variations on the SAME accent, so you still sound like a posh Victorian Brit, but like two completely different individuals and personalities. Brilliant.