"Santa judges a child's goodness mainly on parental income"...

@morisn

Жыл бұрын

Truer than truth itself.

@CarlChristensen64

Жыл бұрын

So does the Conservative and Republican parties

@tammyubach3201

Жыл бұрын

So true. Terrible tradition. 🥺

@vegbeg9170

Жыл бұрын

@@CarlChristensen64 🎻

@DNTMEE

Жыл бұрын

@@CarlChristensen64 As if the Democrats don't. But then they also tend to judge people based on their skin color. Especially these days. If you're not white, you're welcomed. Oh yes, you must hate your own white race and bow down to people of color as well, letting then do whatever they wish. And allow your children to be exposed all sorts of depravity. Then you're "in."

*"A civil war is like a real war, but it's not abroad. So, it's cheaper"* LMAO

@stevelowe100

Жыл бұрын

She's good I don't know how she keeps a straight face, she's like a northern Sacha Baron Cohen without the disguise.

@KKTR3

Жыл бұрын

@@stevelowe100 but do they know it’s a piss take

@TylerBrownofNewEngland

Жыл бұрын

These have so many great one liners and they're delivered perfectly

@stevelowe100

Жыл бұрын

@@KKTR3 I mis read that sorry I need glasses 😂 I've only seen one crack up laughing, she wasn't as stuck up as the rest usually are .

@VineFynn

Жыл бұрын

@@KKTR3 yes

The kids perfectly matching Philomena’s energy was everything 🤣

@RitardandoTheMailman

7 ай бұрын

fr man

@lilbang0623

4 ай бұрын

The last kid 😂😂😂

The "how many three wise men were there" moment feels almost like Philomena found a worthy opponent as far as sheer mononeuronism goes.

She didn’t expect her to answer so well to “how many three wise men were there” lol

@parrotmaster8787

Жыл бұрын

yes it was almost like a normal interview question

@boohennessy4638

Жыл бұрын

It's crazy but some of these questions are so dumb they're brilliant.

@theythemgae9025

Жыл бұрын

@@boohennessy4638 and on the flip side some questions are so bright but packaged in a dumb way we get moments like that. Bloody brilliant!

@davidd3733

Жыл бұрын

@@theythemgae9025 pretty much EVERYTHING she says is absurd but you don't notice it all the time, because our brains are, I think, programmed to just hear things as being sensible.

@toastedmalteser3613

Жыл бұрын

Fifteen, of course

" once Hitler defeated the nazi's by blowing his own brains out" I almost split my side

@lnteIIigence

Жыл бұрын

She's technically right lol

@mydloSA

Жыл бұрын

We should respect that man, he is the one who killed Adolf Hitler after all.

@lnteIIigence

Жыл бұрын

@@mydloSA I agree with you, but not sure if KZread does as I think your comment's been hidden! (I'm replying via my comment reply notifications) 😃

@birkinsmith88

Жыл бұрын

@@Angel0_1994 but Hitler killed the person who killed Hitler (not my joke but still funny)

@johnfox1991

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY hahHSAUSGREYQGBRHIYAB ER

“Santa judges a child’s goodness based largely on parental income”. This lady is hilarious!!

"Instead of having to do whatever the king said, the people were free to do whatever Cromwell said" 😂

"Mary had to give birth here on the floor... like a crack addict." I'm a Catholic but wheezed loudly 😂😂

@vampirebarbie_

Жыл бұрын

It fucking killed me caught me so off guard 😭😂😂😂

@steveconradius390

Жыл бұрын

I'm crying....she's so damn funny!@@!

@marieelliott8776

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@constancemiller3753

Жыл бұрын

Episcopal. Shouldn't laugh like that...crack addict. Oh dear😂

@chuckabbate5924

Жыл бұрын

I'm an x catholic and keeled over.

"You can't, that's probably why you've got glasses!" That had me choking on my tea XD

@BarackObamaJedi

Жыл бұрын

I knew it was coming and still lolled

@nanospeed2550

Жыл бұрын

3:12

@ljubicastafoka5814

Жыл бұрын

The most british thing I ever read 😂

@billiessphincter4104

Жыл бұрын

The most British thing ever

@ivanhenderson31

Жыл бұрын

Same😹

“History shat out someone that was allergic to fun, Oliver Cromwell” 😂

Having Philomena tell two kids that Santa Claus is a shoplifter (17:40) had me rolling on the floor

"Christians shouldn't celebrate Christmas because it isn't in the Bible, but instead should be in Church, which isn't in the Bible, reading the Bible, which isn't in the Bible "😲🤣🤣

@parrotmaster8787

Жыл бұрын

the hipocrisy is real

@knitted_sweater_near_fireplace

Жыл бұрын

@@parrotmaster8787 church is in the Bible though. And Bible is just a word meaning book. Old testament is mentioned and quoted a lot in New testament, and surprisingly Old testament from the very first book of Moses has mentions of Jesus and his role as saviour. It starts with what God said to Adam and Eve and to Abraham, who passed it down to generations after. Isaya wrote prophecy about the birth and death of Jesus too.

@EJ_M

Жыл бұрын

@@knitted_sweater_near_fireplace i think parrot was being sarcastic lmaoo

@knitted_sweater_near_fireplace

Жыл бұрын

@@EJ_M oh no, it's quite difficult for me to notice sarcasm in my native language Ukrainian, but in English I'm even more oblivious

@christopherhanna5754

Жыл бұрын

Game set match benny 65... well played.

Goddamn, the kid answer to "is father Christmas going to be allowed into the country after Brexit" being "yes, because the police can't get him in the air" almost killed me

@blackjed

Жыл бұрын

Read this as it came up... Golden!

@ryanconners3048

Жыл бұрын

Philomena + children = dangerously hilarious conversations

@zemoxian

Жыл бұрын

Tiny adults, known as children. 😂

@beepboop9628

Жыл бұрын

The fact that I read this as Philomenas response instead of the child’s, then later realizing it was the child’s but it still works is killing me😂

@ericstaples7220

Жыл бұрын

The kids were so confident in their answers. I love it.

"that's because santa judges a child's goodness largely based on parental income" brutal lmao

I’m visualizing the faces of a couple of hellfire and brimstone priests from my childhood when she explains, "The baby Jesus wasn’t an ordinary baby. He was born with a big yellow circle round his head. Which must have been hell for Mary to push out, especially when you think that nothing had ever been in or out of her down below before." Perfection!

'I think he just shoplifts.' 'Okay.' The way the little girl ponders this is hilarious.

@ssaint565

7 ай бұрын

I've watched this more times than I can count and that little girl's "Oh." crushes me every time.

I have to admire her ability to remain straight-faced through all this.

@VSP4591

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is fantastic. Buster Keaton use to be very serious while making strange stuff.

@rowlandfitzgerald9250

Жыл бұрын

what is being discussed through humour is not very funny. i am very surprised that she is not crying. for some people england is a very sad place

@dandecastro51

Жыл бұрын

Not just this. There are over 6 hours... Cunk on Britain (5eps) earth (5eps), Shakespeare, others in 2019 (6eps)... She's also gold as 'kath' in "after life".

@godfreyofbouillon966

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if there are any blooper reels when she loses it and it has to be cut out

@luckyalstone2093

Жыл бұрын

A little smirk from Cunk 15:30

I love how patient Ronald Hutton was with her pronunciation of solstice.

@dr.jamesolack8504

6 ай бұрын

He’s as cool as a cucumber!

I love that the children are right on Philomena’s level

@austinc5456

7 ай бұрын

😂

"How many three wise men were there?" "Who knows."

@TheXitone

7 жыл бұрын

15

@MrZiglander

7 жыл бұрын

I suppose that would make 45 wise men in total

@Chronos146

6 жыл бұрын

Connor Piper 9

@eggmayonnaise325

5 жыл бұрын

Lol. She is actually right to say who knows, because none of the gospels specify how many there were. Also, the account says they were Astrologers, rather than wise men.

@matthewbartsh9167

Жыл бұрын

They call it the "Church of Unbelievers".

"Ordinary people had to celebrate Christmas by coughing, and counting their surviving offspring!"

@alexanderruchkov8440

Жыл бұрын

sounds differently :))))

@Peacemaker-96

Жыл бұрын

😅😂

@skontheroad

Жыл бұрын

Loved that one!!

11:32 I love that she hits the table and causes everything to jingle. There are just so many little moments like that in these shows. :)

the chaplain is so sweet and easy going. "That was a bit weird wasn't it?" "Who knows?"

Santa gives presents to the good children. Also the bad children. The ones who don’t get any are the poor children. 😂 I died

@Moores88

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss

@rossmathias5675

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@freefree5453

5 ай бұрын

💀

- I think he just wanted to save them from the horrors, I think... - They all say that, don't they? - (Sigh) they do

@marialindell9874

Жыл бұрын

199 likes

@aabhasharma8225

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was surprising that she just gave in and agreed that some dodgy dealings were probably going on

@ImperativeGames

Жыл бұрын

Actually it was a habit of church to help very poor and desperate people, including women forced to sell access to their bodies.

@jeansafiera96

Жыл бұрын

@@ImperativeGames i think they're referring to men who visits whore houses, not church.

@timchristensen2522

Жыл бұрын

Now I'm less happy with 'im coming down my chimney

Bread sauce gravy guy started to rethink all his life choices 😂

I could listen to Diane/Philomena, all day long. She's something else.

"they ate big birds. It might sound cruel, but in the days before television, they didn't know big birds had people inside them".

"Santa is the worlds most famous home intruder" lmfao I'm dead 💀 🤣

I just discovered this remarkable parody series today. Diane Morgan's acting is a combination of serious talent and remarkable powers of self control - there's no way I could deliver those lines without bursting out laughing! And that writing! So much genius involved in this production.

“Merry Christmas. And a very New Year.” She is the best.

"Leading experts to believe Mary wasn't impregnated by a real ghost, but by a man in sheet... like in Scooby-Doo."

She NEEDS to do a documentary of America. She'd fuck with them way more than Borat and Bruno did.

@tmcboston1

7 жыл бұрын

you are SO right

„That’s probably why you’ve got glasses” Killed me with fire!🔥

23:42 - the reaction of just "I give up" is priceless.

"Incredibly, the day he was born was just the first day of his life". I dont know who writes these but this is well beyond average British humor. I love these.

@vollsticks

Жыл бұрын

It's written by Charlie Brooker (the guy who co-wrote Black Mirror, Screen Wipe,Weekly Wipe, where Philomena first appeared, co-wrote Nathan Barley etc. etc. he has a few credits), Diane Morgan (Philomena) and the cast, and Philomena's boyfriend Sean. Sorry, Ben. His real name is Ben.

@3as1

Жыл бұрын

Paul her mate.

@mahoniia

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that guy who said smth like “I was born at a very young age 😂😂

@maazkalim

6 ай бұрын

Mr Cunk didn't write this Special, though - "​@@vollsticks".

@hankbellamy

5 ай бұрын

Not really ever seen only fools and horses will never be humour like that again thats proper humour this is alright for 12 13 year olds

I lost it when she said "if Simon Cowell touches anything to do with Christ, he catches fire"

@spacewolfcub

Жыл бұрын

I really hope he saw this episode. :D

@Luis-ou9fn

3 ай бұрын

She said this as I read this lmao

"What was the Winter Sol-tits?" This Lady is amazing. 😂

We still need Christmas in 2023, Philomena. :-)

This girl is absolutely hilarious. I am a massive fan. Just wish the BBC would promote her more.

@dontcare7086

Жыл бұрын

It's a shame I just discovered her yesterday. Luckily she is trending in KZread shorts.

@davestr2046

Жыл бұрын

@@dontcare7086 Enjoy!!!

@papermache--origami5653

Жыл бұрын

@@davestr2046 this rare you have you KZread acc after years

@davestr2046

Жыл бұрын

@@papermache--origami5653 LOL...yes. Pretty much monitored 24/7 as well. Either through phones, laptop or main pc. You can probably tell by the speed of replies. Take care and have fun.

@dylancairns4241

Жыл бұрын

@@dontcare7086 thats how i found out about her! i recently watched cunk on Britain, earth, and Shakespeare and really enjoyed them!

She should have been the next Dr Who. I would have definitely watched it.

@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond

4 жыл бұрын

There is always time. And space.

@kadavropodden

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@justmyster1976

2 жыл бұрын

Oh Christ. Another one. And Alison Hammond should be the new James Bond

@HomoLegalMedic

Жыл бұрын

@@justmyster1976 oooo an incel in the wild, a rare sight!

@Lyrics4y0u

Жыл бұрын

fr

Diane Morgan plays her character to perfection !

Diane Morgan as an actress is just a gem! i love her humor!

"I think he just wanted to save them from the horrors.." "Oh they all say that don't they." "They do..."

@arunthebuffoon4554

Жыл бұрын

By the end of that interview, the expert is shaking her head and smiling lol

The knee hitting under the table are the comedic nuances I’m here for.

@allistairneil8968

Жыл бұрын

With the foodie..? Classic!

@miquela964

Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

Philomena is my only trusted source of information

Her sense of humour is hilarious yet still surprisingly educational.

@lordfabulous6198

Жыл бұрын

It's like zefrank.

@stevercarter5317

Жыл бұрын

Well written and well delivered. Totally fantastic!

@zzziie

Жыл бұрын

it's like a puzzle! you need to get thru all the laughs before you get the serious meaning of it 😂

Watching Philomena tell a food snob that his bread sauce looks like jizz, had me doubled over! 🤣🤣

@therwfer

Жыл бұрын

The multiple phases of expression his face went through after that

@brunobeltranbelmonte1081

Жыл бұрын

I didn't get that part, what is a jizz?

@edif8925

Жыл бұрын

@@brunobeltranbelmonte1081 You probably should not google it.

@TheSnoozeFox

Жыл бұрын

He’s actually a really good chef with some interesting shows on the BBC

@briantezo9232

Жыл бұрын

That's what she said? hahaha

Im from mexico and i found this humor just amazing i was almost crying at 2am XD.

I love British humour😂 I wish they'd do more of these

"Despite being the stuff of nightmares, Santa is the world's most popular home intruder. Probably because, unlike other home intruders, he doesn't leave a turd on your living room carpet, but a pile of gifts."

I don't know how much she is actually involved in the writing but she can certainly pull it off like no one else

@eraldylli

7 жыл бұрын

Definitely. I thought the same, that she has a great delivery.

@ZER0--

7 жыл бұрын

She didn't write any of it. Did you not see the credits at the end? 29:18.

@stevolution666

7 жыл бұрын

ZER0 yes I saw the credits but I thought there might be some Improv or something which might not be credited.

@hermioneziggeraut7617

7 жыл бұрын

Apparently Brooker had the character of Philomena down as a dim posho, but Morgan's interpretation won him over. She really has perfect comic timing. I mean, you can't write lines for interviews like that. The bit about bread sauce and the long pause for Jay Raynor to squirm around in - that was Morgan's natural ability and ad libbing. And the shoplifting - I'm still laughing about that.

@stevolution666

7 жыл бұрын

Hermione Ziggeraut​ I just love the way she delivers that acidic satire and keeps that gormless expression, holding your nerve in an interview like that can't be easy. Although with Cox he's totally in on it.

Gotta admit, December 31st, 2020, drinking Baileys and talking to my friends online all night was the best New Year I've had in years.

“Because the history lady said that, we’ve cut to this” Lol

"Once Hitler had defeated the Nazis by blowing his own head off" I literaly spat out my coffee with that one.

@kaninma7237

Жыл бұрын

100 likes. Well played!

@dr.jamesolack8504

6 ай бұрын

@josemanuelmunizherrera920 Actually, she said ‘…….blowing his own brains out…’

"In my opinion, batman is not real. He's just a man named Bruce" The boy has equalled her.

@boknow5506

Жыл бұрын

Bruce is missing in action it's Catlin now the only evidence is a number like a shrimp

this was so ahead of its time.

“Mary had to give birth here on the floor like a crack addict” got me 💀💀😂

"clanking chains and going woo" in that tone killed me

"...especially when you think nothing had ever been in or out of her down-below before." was the point at which I lost it.

Hilarious!! As always!!

I love how, just by acting dumb, she's able to bring out the most absurd truths about a bunch of things.

@fart63

Жыл бұрын

Satire is just pointing out existing stupid things

‘Like David Bowie, Santa experimented with lots of different looks’ 😂😂😂Gold😂😂😂

I love that the children are right on Philomena’s level. I have to admire her ability to remain straight-faced through all this..

I said Die hard after she said "the most Cristmassy film..." and I was not disappointed! A true Lady of class and manners, Philomena!

I'm not kidding my dog has come up to comfort me cos he thinks I'm upset whereas I was just crying laughing 😀

@elizabird6516

Жыл бұрын

That rules :)

@soniczforever5470

Жыл бұрын

🤣 I get that

The exasperated patience in “Turkey and Chicken are two separate birds” just about finished me off, the pain of that poor thing.

It takes someone incredibly smart to write dialogue this perplexing and ridiculous and I adore it 🤣

I'm an American, and we're just now seeing Diane Wilson on American TV, as Philomena Cunk. SO FUNNY. I've watched her documentaries on American History and laughed the whole time. I have to wonder, what are all these intelligent people she interviews really think of her questions and comments. She is great I want to see more of her.

@b3564

5 ай бұрын

Diane Morgan!

How Diane Morgan isn’t the most popular comedienne on the planet is beyond me.

@moniqueengleman873

Жыл бұрын

💓👍

"In my opinion batman doesn't exist, he's just a man called Bruce. But I think superman has definitely met santa clause" What a classy and respectful young man, I loved this.

@abelq8008

Жыл бұрын

The DCU

@nineteenfortyeight6762

Жыл бұрын

@KEPLER - 666 Superman

@willdejong7763

Жыл бұрын

Smart kid. Of course Superman and Santa Clause have met, they are neighbors with property near the North Pole.

@empanadasfritas7142

Жыл бұрын

Santa and superman has defiantly met cose their are not real. Batman is only a man called bruce who's rich and mortal. We all understand the fine line between real Super heroes and the other super heroes.

@spacewolfcub

Жыл бұрын

@@empanadasfritas7142 - I like your explanation for why the boy is actually right. :D

I love the way most of her academic 'guests' end the segment with a sigh & eye roll!

@costanzafaust

Жыл бұрын

or the food expert defending bread sauce who just does a sigh while his soul leaves his body.

The bloopers I can only imagine 😂😂😂

She actually has a good point about Saint Nicholas giving young girls money. It sounds sinister 😂😂😂

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention getting in a punch-up and sliding uninvited down chimneys into people's houses. I'm guessing he's got form.

@nohooligans888

Жыл бұрын

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 and Santa, he sees you when you’re SLEEPING? I understand watching me while I’m up to see if I’m being naughty, but what on earth could I do in my sleep?

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494

Жыл бұрын

@@nohooligans888 The thing I want to know is, how does this perverse peeping tom manage to conceal himself so well when he's clearly over 120kg and in a big red and white suit and hat? If I saw a guy fitting that description outside somebody's window, I'd be on 112 faster than you can say knife 😕

@LaLaLaAllDayLong

Жыл бұрын

He’s the patron saint of prostitutes (yes really) “Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe”- ye olde google

@markrainford1219

Жыл бұрын

Nowadays he'd be arrested.

Professor Kate Williams gives Professor Brian Cox a run for his money as funniest interviewee. I'm sure she and Philomena are trying make each other crack up at one point.

@howard5992

Жыл бұрын

they mirror each other in a comical manner

@godofchaoskhorne5043

Жыл бұрын

Confused her with Suzannah Lipscomb..

Philomena is FATAL. Every single moment of this is - not even gold but - diamond!

She needs to be more promoted by the BBC. She is hilarious, and I am a fan

Civil war is like a real war, but not abroad so its cheaper

7:38 The way her expression just drops off is comedy gold. It's like she knew it was gonna be one of those days

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! That Die Hard comparison was just genius!!!

Diane Morgan, why aren't you drowning in BAFTA's?? this role is a Huge Mark in Modern Human Entertainment the embodiment of the densest among us, explaining to the rest of the Dense. I often ache from laughter when Philomena is on screen. Thank You.

@YoungManDub

4 жыл бұрын

This kinda schtick has been done numerous times. Even by your own countryman, Sacha Baron Cohen.

@MatthewMcVeagh

2 жыл бұрын

@@YoungManDub His stuff is rather lurid though, Philomena is much more subtle. Apart from anything else Diane Morgan is a fabulous deadpan.

@justsomeguy8029

2 жыл бұрын

Among us lol

@pseudonayme7717

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewMcVeagh Charlie Brooker wrote this stuff anyway, she's really just the narrator.

@MatthewMcVeagh

Жыл бұрын

@@pseudonayme7717 We all know.

I love Philomena, taking so many swipes at people. The exacerbation of the experts and yet they roll so well after her questions...

@cjosephbornefilms

Жыл бұрын

That swipe at Danny dyer was savage!

@cjosephbornefilms

Жыл бұрын

That swipe at Danny dyer was savage!

@samshorto5433

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean exasperation?

"even richard dawkins does et, and he thinks gods a twat that isn't even there" she is pure golden and her delivery is superb hahahahahah

I would like to thank all of your team for such hi-grade work. That's very impressive guys. That's the talent, writing, scripting, directing, operator's work, animation, timing, jokes, locations, acting... perfection in all of it Please continue if you have such possibility) Thank you, that is a bullseye in comedy for me.

I had to stop the video, I was doubled-over laughing when she said "...that tree remained the most heavily decorated piece of wood at Buckingham Palace until the day Roger Moore was knighted".

I love how in every video she looks up towards the sky in wonder, as if trying to decipher the mysteries of nature and the universe with much effort 😄😄

"how many three wise men were there?" "Who knows?" Brilliant

Unfortunately, we dont have Philomena Cunk here, in America. As unfortunately, I'm American, so this is the first of Philomena Ive ever saw, which coincidentally, makes it the first Ive ever seen...too! And I dont think it has to be said, so I'll instead comment thus: I, with every fiver of my being, am 10.000% both truely, madly deep, in LOVE!!!

The reverend is hands down the best guest I’ve seen. Perfect mix of taking it serious while still taking a joke

“Turkey…and chicken….are two separate birds…” “……ya joking me?” I LOVE THIS WOMAN 😂

@hausvonmisfits636

Жыл бұрын

You know she actually said pet right?

@TheFallofTheEleventh

Жыл бұрын

@@hausvonmisfits636 ….ya joking me?

@hausvonmisfits636

Жыл бұрын

@@TheFallofTheEleventh nah, the little girl said "pet".

@TheFallofTheEleventh

Жыл бұрын

@@hausvonmisfits636 no she didn’t? Lool wtf are you on about?

@hausvonmisfits636

Жыл бұрын

@@TheFallofTheEleventh you need to rewind 😂

Why is she so damned funny? She breaks me, I love her! lol

This is brilliant. I love this woman. One of those truly hilarious people 😅

Her asking questions to the churchboys about singing is one of the funniest things I've ever seen

@skyhigh6089

Жыл бұрын

I was hoping one of the boys would answer "the voice comes from the diaphragm..." which would have opened the way for her to go crazy.

"...Kept a low profile in the wood industry" WHAT ! 🤣🤣🤣

@jaiganeshramdoss1875

Жыл бұрын

"And then his career took off" *******Shows a picture of someone with wings****** 😂

@clauaome25

Жыл бұрын

And then his career took off 🤣🤣🤣

"We often told to feel sorry for those who are alone at Christmas but these days it's all of us and thats Brilliant" Thats what my dad said on last Christmas eve before he went to buy milk

The Middle Ages expert was so into this! 😅 Loved her.

"Were there pagans before there were humans?", she asked, and my man just good naturedly answered her "Nope dee doo! You gots to be human first! *smile*" So precious

She sold me on Die Hard being a Christmas movie... Dang.

The royal chaplains interview was legendary, she took that like an absolute champ