The actor Philip Pope who plays him is actually an accomplished Opera Singer and Composer

@adamtimelordfishwick4003

4 ай бұрын

I met him back in July very nice bloke

@mickthemerciless9694

4 ай бұрын

His facial expressions are hilariously true to life. Absolutely brilliant.😂

@Celtwoman1949

3 ай бұрын

I did hear a decent voice underneath it all 😍

You know what the really clever thing is? Throughout the whole episode we don't hear Tony say ANY word containing the letter R so as not to spoil the big reveal!

@Albert12893

2 жыл бұрын

Simon it’s the big weveal

@metrumd.o.ohabijanic4293

2 жыл бұрын

that is why "only fools and horses" is great show, allways surprise, maybe just some hint now and there.

@jaydenpierre9684

2 жыл бұрын

He pronounces an R correctly back at the flat when looking for his wages

@archieindoorschallis2885

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaydenpierre9684 also when we first see him singing he's pronouncing his r's correctly.

@billysequins

2 жыл бұрын

And when singing "Delilah" he changes the line "break down the door" to "force down the door"

I love his entrance....like he knows he’s the best entertainer the world has ever seen.

@preparetoholdyourcolour7080

3 жыл бұрын

Priceless 😂

@davidoftheglen3447

3 жыл бұрын

I heard Elvis himself based his act on this guy 😃😃😃

@BipoIarbear

2 жыл бұрын

That bit where he turns had me on floor before any cwying stuff

@michaelacoulthard

Жыл бұрын

I love how Eric's laughing at the end, in Del Boy's direction, as if to say "Got you Trotter, for when you done me out of that "£500"

@ianhill4585

Жыл бұрын

If Carwlsberg lager did singers..........😉

Very few shows that can still get you each time you see them.. You know the joke, you know punch line... you know when it's going to happen and it STILL gets you laughing each time.. A completely lost art in today's TV.

@ynotnilknarf39

6 жыл бұрын

So true, listening to the utterly horrendous canned laughter on most TV 'sitcoms' and I'm thinking where is the gag, sure, there;s the odd chuckle but most of it would fall flat on its arse if it got a run out first over here and be canned by the TV companies as being utter crap. There's a few UK comedies that are okay but some of it like 'Miranda' is just unfunny and overly contrived.

@Selena_Mary

5 жыл бұрын

Fingers Titan without a doubt still hilarious

@Jimbo-qd5zz

2 жыл бұрын

Agree! Blackadder does the same to me….you know exactly what they’re gonna say but it’s still hilarious….

@eleanorhogan8643

2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right.

@eleanorhogan8643

2 жыл бұрын

@@ynotnilknarf39 I disagree highly with you about Miranda, I find Miranda absolutely hailiarious.

Only fools and horses goes down as one of the greatest shows ever

@andycross9840

2 жыл бұрын

Slight correction.....THE greatest show ever.

@rhyscory3337

2 жыл бұрын

I was cwying watching this

@Unknown-tk9dt

2 жыл бұрын

@philip elbourne 👌🏻👌🏻

@mrjoker7061

2 жыл бұрын

Not 1 my friend but the greatest

That moment when Del's smile disappears from his face is priceless 😂😂😂

There will never be another British show as good as Only Fools.

@cnote2458

Жыл бұрын

I love only fools but there is a load of sitcoms in the same leauge Porridge, Blackadder,Fawlty Towers ect ect.

@rw8733

Жыл бұрын

One Foot in the Grave.

@annemaddox6223

Жыл бұрын

@ C note I give they are good sit coms Also ,some mothers do ave em Fawlty towers , the good life, On the buses, George & Mildred Hi de hi, Only when I laugh, love thy neighbour , mind your language ( before the snowflakes ) Bread, The vicar of dibley, birds of a feather , brush strokes , man about the house, I know there's more but I can't think but generally Also good British comedy , when there was only a few channels to choose from , but OFAH, will always be the very very best there is . People will watch it 10, 20 30 Even 40 plus years from now and still find it really funny It is with a shadow any doubt the best sit .com ever made. Nothing will ever change that fact.

@sasquatchvids

Жыл бұрын

​@@rw8733 Or 'one foot in the Gwave' 😅😊

@Scitch-et4vk

10 ай бұрын

The snowflakes won't allow it

One of them moments that you’ve seen over and over again and you know what’s coming and it still has you in stitches of laughter. Will never grow old.

@chrisyalland3752

3 ай бұрын

Shouldn't that be gwow old.

Words fail me...................I'm too busy "cwying" with laughter!! How do they all keep a straight face??? Genius.

What always cracked me up was the genius in John Sullivan’s writing and the interaction between Del and Rodney ,it was so funny , the whole cast of characters just made this without doubt the funniest show ever.

I love it when Raquel accidentally says ''Cwying''

@clarissamcpigeon7857

5 жыл бұрын

I still don't know whether that was deliberate, or an actual mistake they just kept in because it's funny. If it was a genuine cock-up then Tessa Peake Jones recovered beautifully.

@thomasjones6216

4 жыл бұрын

@@clarissamcpigeon7857 that's actually a weally good question :)

@Orlak3lly

4 жыл бұрын

I’d love to ask Tessa if that was in the script or not😂😂

@Dreamskater100

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@zandernewson9933

3 жыл бұрын

@@clarissamcpigeon7857 I like to believe it was a happy little mistake.

John Sullivan is a writing genius, as this scene is absolutely hilarious. I just love the way Raquel looks at Tony when he comes on stage and then sings and we'll the rest is comedy history.

@jimmypostlethwaite

2 жыл бұрын

Pure magic

John Sullivan at his most inspired. RIP sir.

What made this show so great was everyone no matter how big or little their part was... They just did it brilliantly.

@Heaven-dy9lj

Жыл бұрын

Great script.

Everything is done as a proper cabaret, everyone dressed up. Quiet as she sings, her voice is pure. Then he comes in looking over the top but can hit the notes....but has one slight issue. Again no one laughs its just shock! Genius

It's the way raquel looks at him singing that's gets me 😂😂😂😂😂

Everything about this is fantastic. However, probably overlooked by most people is the musical arrangement, particularly the great piano arrangement and superb pianist. The piano melody throughout is beautiful.

Tony's performance was amazing

I remember watching this for the first time with family. I laughed so hard that I was crying. Truly one of the greatest & funniest moments on tv.

When he first walks on a shout "WHAT can I do" frigging cried.

@mickthemerciless9694

4 ай бұрын

Gene Pitney style.😅 Club singers always adopt and exaggerate their influences idiosyncrasies. 😢

One of the greatest live performers of our time is Tony and a excellent duet with raquel

The fact that I'm laughing as soon as he comes out on stage. The joke aint even set yet and im in tears hahaha. As soon as it was sang, I was dead. Aint seen this ep in so long. Was a great refresher

@BipoIarbear

Жыл бұрын

That bit where he turns an emphasises the "what" like he's the greatest performer ever kills me every time

The real genius of this joke is that you dont see it coming. The focus throughout the show is Tony's outdated image and style and you are drawn in by that. You just dont expect the speech impediment coming and delivered in such a sombre song too. Hillarious.

@jennyperrio4887

2 жыл бұрын

Poor woy Orbison x

"Tell me noooowwww. ...WHAATTTT!!! can I do..." The 'what' combined with his spin to the audience is the best bit!!

I just wish the BBC would finally release all the episodes to buy, fully uncut with original music, no censorship, no removed scenes. The show deserves a full uncut release. There’s scenes and dialog which have never been seen or only aired during the original broadcast. It’s about time we got a definitive release with nothing removed.

@danw1374

2 жыл бұрын

I used to have loads of uncut episodes of OFAH on VHS years ago, recorded them all off the telly. I wish I'd transferred them onto hard drive now as the tapes eventually deteriorated so bad i had to throw them all out. What a plonker!

@dclark988

2 жыл бұрын

A royal date got cut badly from memory

@joeblack8915

2 жыл бұрын

@@dclark988 The Jolly Boys outing had a whole sequence cut out because of a song the nightclub singer was singing prior to Raquel and the Great Ramondo appearing on stage.

@TheValeyard92

2 жыл бұрын

What's this? Are the DVDs chopped up?

@PerpetualAlfa

2 жыл бұрын

@@dclark988 Yeah there's 18 minutes missing on the DVD from that episode. I think the original VHS release is in tact though

I love Tony's entrance. I burst out laughing when he walks on stage. Raquel's got the voice of an angel.

Rodney's face soaking it all in like its beautiful 😂

The bit where Tony just appears from behind the curtain 😂

@delboy-su3wf

2 жыл бұрын

The best mate

Watched this with my parents as a kid. I remember my Dad howling at this scene 😂

I don't know how they can all keep a straight face with this and when Raquel accidentally says cwying. I find this so funny. This is 1 of my favourite episode's

In fairness to the guy playing Tony, he's actually quite a decent singer

@LornaEGL

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought so too!

Absolutely flawless, they don't make em like this no more

R.I.P John Chalis Boycie. Thanks for the laughter.

Greatest sitcom of all time, I'm cwying with laughing and it hasn't started yet even although I know what's coming, 🤣🤣🤣🤣😀

I love the way he just comes in and murders this song

Bloody great piece of uk tv. There's not many shows you can say this about...but thus is a national treasure

It was very well done he even looks and sounds like Roy Orbison and the sun glasses were a great touch.

The scene backstage is superb when he hands Rodney the sausage and has to explain.

THE greatest comedy of all time 100 percent

Can't listen to woy orbisons song without laughing since seeing this. Hillawious! 👌👌👌

What gets me is Rodney's smirk. So often he's been stood up and made to look a fool by Del. Now he has payback on a huge scale that he never saw coming

no matter how often i see this it has me in tears of laughter ,

When I first seen this in the 80s I thought it was David Jason playing two parts 😂

love how she tries to correct him then she says Cwying

I can't listen to this song without crying with laughter. Nicholas Lyndhurst is pure class in this clip as Rodney.

one of my fav episodes. i cant listen to that song CRYING without a smile on my face.. was watching roy orbison videos and this song came on. ha ha .

If only they had released it on single. It would have been Number 1 in the charts for weeks 👍🏻👍🏻😁

The turn from Tony at the line how could I, gets me everytime

The silence at the end of the song, sheer genius.

My cousin Rob is standing as an extra at the bar behind and between Del Boy and Rodney. He’s been immortalised on this classic clip filmed in Bristol. Lucky man!

@yourrightimsooosorry884

2 жыл бұрын

Rob looks a bit blurry,is he alright

Totally awesome and hilarious. I have watched the entire episode over and over, and never fail to hose myself at this part. Total brilliance from John Sullivan. RIP.

@JohnSmith-uu5ov

2 жыл бұрын

That's wock and woll for you

I pissed myself cwying with laughter

I had a speech impediment and sometimes still do when I’m stressed. And I’m not offended by this. I find it as hilarious now as I did when I was kid.

@dclark988

2 жыл бұрын

That’s good to know you don’t feel offended . I am sure some would take offence . But good for you 😀😀

Magnificent writing of the genius John Sullivan

In 25 years of working in clubs, I have seen a lot of these! Some for comic effect, most serious! Some of them, you couldn't believe..

Been lucky enough to meet Tony Angelino aka Philip in person, he's incredibly talented as all in OFAH are!

Rodney face knows something is going to go wrong

@1974kelvo

5 жыл бұрын

A long time since I've seen the episode but did Rodney know about Tony's speech impediment beforehand?

@skaroarchives5513

4 жыл бұрын

@@1974kelvo I think he did cause I think he heard Tony in rehearsals and found out he had pwoblems with his Rs

@mattinfullvision9598

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean wodney?

Was my grandmother’s favourite episode tears of laughter rolling down my face from laughing and missing her 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@unidentifiedleiviathan7250

2 жыл бұрын

We'll be cwying over her

I can't stop cwying everytime I watch this it makes me laugh so much! Only fools and horses is the nuts!!

02:15 That moment when Tessa Peake-Jones sings "Crying... CRYING... CW... Crying" is unforgettable. There's an advert on UK TV just now featuring the song and it's impossible to hear it without thinking "Cwying". :)

@Roadwarrior92

7 жыл бұрын

hahaha I found this video because of that Advert

@lucyinwonderlandart

7 жыл бұрын

Grimread it was because of that ad that I had to come back and watch this 😂

@Grimread

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's always good to be reminded of how good Only Fools and Horses was. Having discovered that Adam West just passed away (RIP) I also had to go and watch the episode where they were the short and dumpy Batman and the tall and lanky Robin. Comedy gold.

@seanmcmanus3943

7 жыл бұрын

Grimread You should've changed your name to Gwimwead for this clip.

@Grimread

7 жыл бұрын

+Sean Mcmanus WOFL. You know that he subsequently appeared at Reading Festival after someone booked him for a wedding - "Hello Wedding - are you weady to wock 'n' woll" he shouted as he proceeded to sing Queen's We Will Wock You.

Look on Raquel's face when Tony takes the stage...

The best comedy series ever love all the characters

I can't say Crying anymore whenever I hear this on the radio.

Such a good voice and I bet it took a lot of takes, I dwied cwing with wafter

Love the way Rodney is stood knowing what’s going to happen and not saying anything😂

Rodney is everything in this he knows it’s coming up so he is grinning. He smiles each time Tony says a R word

I love it when Eric laughs in dels direction 🤣 Like he knows del is going to get his legs broken 🤣

@joshuagrover795

2 жыл бұрын

Or B&Q is going to be selling another door! 🤣🤣

@michaelacoulthard

Жыл бұрын

Eric got his own back on Del Boy, after Del done him (Eric) out of that £500.

Never to be equalled? Only fools and horses has got to be literally the best in the world .

A big fan of Roy Orbison but I can never hear his greatest classic ‘Crying’ ever again without singing ‘Cwying’. Even better when he sang The Gween gween gwass of home. Funniest thing ever.

@markstevenson7577

2 жыл бұрын

Woy Orbison

They must've had a ball doing this scene as you can see Nick trying to hold his laugh in...Great stuff.

"And that was followed by a two hour medley of wok and woll!"

@JohnSmith-uu5ov

2 жыл бұрын

Followed by the Gween Gween Gwass of home

@jennyperrio4887

2 жыл бұрын

Wot no weggae Just so very funny 😄Even now it makes me fall about Cwying with laughter Ah well soon be cwistmas

@JohnSmith-uu5ov

2 жыл бұрын

@@jennyperrio4887 "Stick with me son and I'll make you wich."

Absolute comedy gold!

I still recall many of my work mates joking about this episode on the morning after it's screening. I was almost cwying with laughter watching it.

Very funny and and an absolute classic.

2021 ? Anybody watching ?

Fucking classic in tears with laughter

Genius scriptwriting that non of Tonys lines before him singing contains a word with the letter R in it. Afterwards they are all over the place including From and even saying Derek in a later scene. Sheer genius.

I'll be watching this, then I see this scene and try so hard to not laugh, but I always end up in tears of laughter. We shouldn't laugh at other people's misfortunes, but this moment is just so funny. Thankfully the guy who plays Tony (Philip Pope) can pronounce his R's properly in real life.

The way Raquel looks at Del at 2.08. Tremendous!

the look on dels face is priceless

I cant hea this song without thinking of Tony now lol

Cwying is brilliant but anyone else notice he drops a FWOM in there too, that's just as good, genius moment, RIP John Sullivan

Me & My Family Were CWYING Ourselves With Laughter Watching This

Raquel sounds like a mother who's getting annoyed that there child is miss saying something. And she is just trying to help him to say it properly lol. This scene is so simple but at the same time a work of genius.

I can't listen to the original version without howling with laughter.

When you look at this and what utter crap we have on telly these days. Do a complete re-run from the first episode and we would all be hooked again.

Just shows what a genius John Sullivan was with his writing. RIP. Only Fools & Horses has not aged.

It’s when he turns as he comes out to face the crowd 😂😂😂😂

@JohnSmith-uu5ov

2 жыл бұрын

Or face the "cwowd"

@eddieroadrunner6691

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

The element of surprise with this was priceless. 1 of the hundreds and hundreds of hilarious only fools moments 🤣😆

A guy did a great cover of this at a karaoke bar in Cyprus, absolute scream

The guy that's playing Tony in this did the songs for Spitting Image.

@benmarshall404

3 жыл бұрын

And the music for The Fast Show including the fake songs for jazz club

@stephenalanmoore7278

2 жыл бұрын

He was also in a 'Bee Gees' spoof called 'The Hee Bee Gee Bees' with Angus Deayton years ago and wrote recorded an original comedy song that sounded remarkably like them called 'Ridiculous Songs (In Very High Voices)'. You should all look it up on KZread. Pure comedy gold.

I love how their faces drop the moment he says “Cwying.”

You can see Nicholas trying not to laugh at 1:58. Tessa is just about holding it in.

@Nooziterp1

3 жыл бұрын

In a documentary about OFAH the writer John Sullivan said Nick Lyndhurst was known for having to try hard to stifle a laugh during filming. In the classic chandelier episode he was warned that as it was a one-take scene if he laughed the scene and the episode would be lost. In the end it was David Jason who had to struggle not to laugh.

One of my favourite episodes

Laughing before Tony Angelino even starts ….that’s comedy gold

My favourite scene from Only Fools.

😁😇🥰😍🤩 loved it 8

Classic comedy, seen over and over, leaves me cawying in laughs 😉

One of my favorite episodes - Stage Fright

This & Freddie Star doing Don McLean's Vincent never the same again. Always have a chuckle to them. Where's the golden age of TV gone?

@apemoon1731

2 жыл бұрын

Freddie doing 'Old Shep' too 😅 "Old Shep was a frog.......ribbit...."

@daveo6368

2 жыл бұрын

@@apemoon1731 yeah forgot about that one. Funny man, sad the way he left us completely broken because of sexual accusations never proven. Comady is being killed by PC these days, every joke ever written or spoken contains a victim but these arseholes can't see that. It's a joke ffs - they need to get a life. Have a good day & may you always laugh & smile at the ridiculous 🙃😁

@apemoon1731

2 жыл бұрын

@@daveo6368 amen 👍🏻