‘Michael, do you ever think suicide is the answer?’ ‘Sometimes like, when I see you sitting there looking all depressed’.

The awkwardness of the cup of beans scene is powerful.

@goob872

10 ай бұрын

No, no, stay there.

@laszlopunaflex6625

23 күн бұрын

Leave it on the step!

That Apache helicopter rant is just about one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.

@ChristiandenBoer

3 жыл бұрын

Oh he's just a mate

@boorhaave5880

2 жыл бұрын

Apache Communications

@garethgill1

2 жыл бұрын

Loved that speech for years. “Aww noah, not me Trimuph Stag, ahve joost ‘ad ‘er resprayed!!”

@toomuchrespect

2 жыл бұрын

Just genius👌

@80srenaissance67

2 жыл бұрын

" he's begging us,he's begging us man "

He’s begging us, he’s begging us man

The Apache Helicopter rant is of my favourite moments in all of TV comedy, especially the slow look of horror appearing on Alan's face and the casual, "oh..he's just a mate" ending. Genius.

@marvinlewis2144

5 жыл бұрын

Yes what would he do to the Taliban.scary.

@jacksdjfam

4 жыл бұрын

Sleep well Michael. Who's tom Donaldson? Oh he's just a mate. Classic

@philbedford8979

3 жыл бұрын

He does the 'Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr' sound off to a tee.

@sz5876

3 жыл бұрын

So brilliant, and Coogan's reaction is so David Gilmour style, just enough notes in the right place, nothing extra.

@paulhenderson6388

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely class 😂

I know a few people quite like Michael. He’s such a well observed character, the actor who plays him is really inhabiting the persona of a Geordie ex-squaddie. Mainly based on my experience of being born in and living in Newcastle for 25 years until I joined the navy, and then my experiences with other people from Newcastle in the navy and the armed forces at large. He’s one of Alan’s only friends because like Alan, he is completely without any self-awareness, particularly when it comes to the tragedy of his own situation.

@mannixflinn6227

5 жыл бұрын

Great observation

@darthkahn45

3 жыл бұрын

He was also in Tomb Raider 2 where he played a Tibetan Monk and an Itallian mobster cultist. Quite the range.

@ThePretentious1

2 жыл бұрын

@@darthkahn45 and the Compare the Meerkat ads and Octonauts

@kiwigaf666

2 жыл бұрын

Gee I bet you're a hoot at parties.

@criticalbil1

2 жыл бұрын

@@kiwigaf666 cock in a bag though?

If ever I want to cheer myself up I watch a bit of Alan Partridge. Never Fails.

@stefanjevtic7175

Жыл бұрын

Father Ted helps as well.

@ben________3156

Жыл бұрын

Lovely stuff.

@vinnyhunt8756

Жыл бұрын

@@stefanjevtic7175 defo

@buddyalbert5808

4 ай бұрын

Me too

@markdickens968

28 күн бұрын

Me too

I like the look of a cup of beans . I especially like the sound the cup makes when he puts it on the doorstep , very satisfying.

Geordie Michael was a great character in the series. Credit to Simon Greenall for his brilliant acting. When Michael was around, Alan could be the rational one and the voice of reason

Michael deserves his own spin off.

@thatmanckid

9 жыл бұрын

pickledegg1989 Bit late now

@notcomplicit7982

8 жыл бұрын

+James Hodson gold does not go out of date

@thatmanckid

8 жыл бұрын

Not Complicit Glang! Glanalangalangalangalangalang! Glanalang, langalangalanga, nobody does it better

@awinbisa

6 жыл бұрын

Haha you are so right

@papatruss

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatmanckid It's never too late. Even for this comment 5 years later:-)

That's me bike, that's desert storm.

@1JYNOT

6 жыл бұрын

probably mean desert! It's not a cake!

randy mcnob gets me every time

@ARMINIUS44

7 жыл бұрын

very funny perfect timing

Speaking for most real Geordies, Michael's accent is quite patchy but we love it! He nails the general stereotype of a Geordie "bloke" :o)

@jamesley3743

3 жыл бұрын

Yehh its a mix between Geordie and Makum...haha

Simon Greenall is just a wee bit on the stunningly skilled department. Superb voice actor..

A savory 99, Great Banter.

“There’s one in the bathroom but I’ve nay cause to use it.”

"OH NO! NOT ME TRIUMPH STAG! I'VE JUST 'AD IT RE-SPRAYED!"

Brilliant actor and brilliant character, he is really posh in real life.

@martm216

4 жыл бұрын

Really, that's always astonishing isn't it? Like Arthur Daley and George Cole.

@bobsmith5441

4 жыл бұрын

@moonbyuli No he really is quite posh

@papatruss

4 жыл бұрын

That's acting for you. When I first heard David Tennant speak in a Scottish accent it really freaked me out. Dr Who ain't Scottish!

@a.tanner8524

3 жыл бұрын

When you say “posh” do you mean he isn’t a Geordie or Northerner in general and talks “properly”?

@peterthompson1989

3 жыл бұрын

He's also the voice of the meerkat

The best Geordie accent, from a Non-Geordie person!...Michael is the star of the show!

@penaltygallery

7 жыл бұрын

this is true, he is actually a russian meerkat

@BossySwan

4 жыл бұрын

Jack Tanner Simples

@DutchVanHelsing

3 жыл бұрын

My Nan & Grand dad came London from Newcastle...I know what you mean abut his accent..Brilliant...He says "Ganning" spot on !

@frankspencer6935

3 жыл бұрын

Always thought he was a Geordie for many years.

@saippuakivikuappias

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently at the audition all Simon Greenall was told that the character was called Michael, worked in a hotel and got on with Alan. He had to come up with the rest. He was going to do Michael with a Yorkshire accent but he changed it at the very last to a Geordie accent and from there it stuck.

Lmao "he's beggin us he's beggin us man!" xD

I've always found the sausage & beans in a cup scene to be really dark.

@AkyovNorthWest

6 жыл бұрын

why?

@gwasgray9309

6 жыл бұрын

Cocaine Rain Because it's a glimpse into Michael's home life and to be honest it looks pretty dismal. Who has a "cup of beans"? Answer: someone who doesn't own many plates!

@raminybhatti5740

6 жыл бұрын

Cocaine Rain There's something unsavoury and seedy about Michael's existence when he's on his own turf. I also think the way he stops Alan from entering his house is quite interesting.

@PaulieD1984

6 жыл бұрын

Jay K couldn't agree more I've always been puzzled as to why Michaels so adamant to keep partridge outside and the way he keeps looking over his shoulder at something....makes you wonder who or what he's looking at

@awinbisa

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Something very meloncholic about Michael. Wonderfully uplifting on the outside but there are clearly issues ...

Randy mcnob may be the best thing ever said in a tv show

Simon Greenall is an amazing actor. Just superb..

2:37 Is such a weird awkward scene, a cup of beans, won't allow Alan in his house, doesn't have a spoon, shuts the door on his face leaving him standing there eating beans while Michael is still standing at the door and tells him to leave the cup on the doorstep, just so strange lol

@toffa1000

Жыл бұрын

he does have a spoon. but it's in the bathroom and he's never had cause to use it. which is one of the many gems of this scene.

@Bhodisatvas

Жыл бұрын

Also in the full scene a big biker looking bloke leaves his house and looks Alan up and down. I love an insight into Michael's every day world.

They should never have killed off Michael in the movie. He was integral to the dynamic of the show.

@sirmoanalot3779

2 жыл бұрын

Michael isn’t dead. That’s what he wants you to think.

@CelticSaint

11 ай бұрын

He's happily living in Cardiff with the Bob Dylan lookalike!

Then I'd fly off to Cornwall and just smash into the sea in a big ball of flames

@marvinlewis2144

5 жыл бұрын

Ex squadies are all mentalist.i know I'm one.lol push it in twist it pull it out.

@papatruss

4 жыл бұрын

@@marvinlewis2144 That's a little scary dude!

2020: watching to keep my spirits up amidst Covid 19...

For some reason I always want some baked beans and sausage when I watch this...great touch Michael has no cutlery.😅

Top class, I love his character, just THE best !!!! Simon Greenall = ACE !!!

Michael's helicopter attack best scene from all of Partridge I reckon

3:57 is my fav Michael scene. The way it just snowballs further and further into a weird amalgamation of a successful night lol.

When Michael says are you seeing any other men in the gas station..comedy gold.

Half the people here probably don't know how much work Michael has since doing alan partridge he's actually made millions alone from just doing the meerkat adverts.

@andyb3666

Жыл бұрын

Simon Greenall guested in Saxondale too as one of Tommy’s former roadie mates

Superb ,Michael and Alan, marvellous

"Randy Mc Knob" always gets to me, it's easy to forget how the other cast really made the show go but Michael and Lyn were my favorites

Kill kill, stab twist kill. Oh those army sayings

That ‘aye.. AYE’ bit immediately before the spoon gag gets me every time

sleep well Michael. Alan partridge , the funniest comedy character ever surely , Coogan is genius

"Oh! Mr Partridge, ah canna sell you any petrol."

The Bob Dylan-bit: as good as comedy gets

"and i'd type into the apache computer: Mr. Crag, chemistry teacher" *sound of rocket being launched and subsequent explosion "aii, blow 'im ta bits."

Fantastic. Literally pissing myself.

Michaels a legend

Sleep well Michael!

That hellicopter bit is the best. W

simon is the voice of the meerkats, and hes not a geordie, but hes brill.

Some of the best comedy ever acted

His character is so good he needs his own show

@owencampbell8799

3 жыл бұрын

No it would Ruin his legacy. Less is more. Such fine acting. Brilliant together.

@shughy1

3 жыл бұрын

@@owencampbell8799 you underestimate his capability to progress

@owencampbell8799

3 жыл бұрын

You obviously don’t understand comedy. Two characters bounced off one another, perfect partnership. Comedy and tragedy, I really truly believe a Michael show would be just a tragedy. Love it don’t spoil it.

@shughy1

3 жыл бұрын

@@owencampbell8799 just because you don't possess vision for talent, don't let it cage your world view for progression, both of those actors are well capable of many things that you'll never achieve.

Nice job on this. Thanks.

That was mean of Michael not to let him in. Although from now on I'll always have a cup of beans on hand for anybody who stops by

He's beggin' us man.

I like 'I come up from being the hedge, ffffrrrr, 'Hello ya bastard'

The actor who plays Michael is also the voice of the Aleksandr the meerkat!

I wear tommy hilfinger 😂

A savoury 99 😂😂😂

Michael was the best supporting character in "I'm...". Shame they didn't use him very well in the film.

I'm from Stoke but I've been living in Newcastle for 7 years and I can confirm that they do indeed talk like this lol.

@CelticSaint

7 жыл бұрын

Stoke? Did you attend the 'Dante's Fire' presentation that Alan gave?

@1JYNOT

6 жыл бұрын

He's actually from Carlisle

@georgemorley1029

5 жыл бұрын

Accent only slips occasionally but 95% of the time, it’s perfect.

@stevekettell1832

5 жыл бұрын

He's from Surrey @@1JYNOT

@zootsoot2006

2 жыл бұрын

​@@CelticSaint "You should be in hospital" "Lynn, some of these people have come from Stoke."

He should have got more lines in the movie!

He’s my favourite 😹

'And then I'd fly off to Cornwall - and I'd smash into the sea into a ball of flames ' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

"can use the sausage for to scoop the beans with" xD

i use a spoon to get the plug out my bath

How the fuck he can put on that Geordie accent and NOT laugh during the Apache Heli rant. What an actor, amazing.

Great character

Love me some michael

Television comedy at its very best.

Superb..yep a spin off would've been or even now could be good ..great acting...

Did you know...Michael is the voice of Alexander the meerkat

Sleep well Michael 🙃

very funny made funny by Michael, fancy a cup o beans lol.

Genius

Next level hilarious! :)

ya'v never ad a cuppa bearns man?

@jesusofsuburbia9128

6 жыл бұрын

Anna Moomin It's like a savoury 99!

@1JYNOT

6 жыл бұрын

what's 'bearns'?

@McDADDyK

6 жыл бұрын

El Diablo ya'v never ad bearns?

@liamkeane9159

4 жыл бұрын

Anna

@visionist7

4 жыл бұрын

Jus leave ah onna step lyke

Bravo 60. Brilliant

A savoury 99........

The Captain’s Geordie alter ego 🤣 🤣

FML what did I just watch 😂

@LilySaintSin

3 жыл бұрын

A clip from I'm Alan partridge

There’s a spoon in the bathroom, but he’s no cause to use it.

WOW -Brilliant - Randy McNob

Genius. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Lovely Stuff

Amazing!! 😂😂

Michel does the meerkat voice on the adverts

We...did! 🤣🤣🤣

Excellent 😂

I liked it. :D

We really should see more of this…

Feel bad that the subtext is Michael got fired from the hotel because of Alan.

@equaltemper too right! His small bits had me laughing more than anything.

I cannot hit customers, I've been told!

You'd take a bite out of the side of the sausage, just enough to curve the end to serve as a scoop for the beans.

@gohumberto

3 жыл бұрын

Some careful nibbling could result in quite an effective Bean-scoop.

Vandals ay Mr partridge.. makes you wonder what it's all aboot.

Lovely Stuff 🤔😂

There’s one in the bathroom but I’ve no cause to use it

@PJBonoVox

3 жыл бұрын

I love that line.

@HenryRaeburn367

Жыл бұрын

The sentence has always puzzled me ? How did the spoon get in the bathroom and why ?

IT'S LIKE A SAVORY 99 LOL 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

Spoon in the bathroom (seemingly the ONLY spoon), the cup of beans, the nervous disposition, the dealer-type guy, the reluctancy to let Alan into his house, even the looking back through the glass door pane to see that Alan’s gone... possibly Michael is a smackhead.

Thought Michael might have made an appearance on This Time on or off camera. Mary Poppins!

@obscureentertainment8303

3 жыл бұрын

I think he's canonically dead after Alpha Pappa.

"I canna sell you any petrol mind".

pmsl at this one, never seen it before.

Desert Storm...LMAO.