It's important to realize that Cleese is almost 20 years older than Fry, yet his clarity of mind is astonishing!

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

8 ай бұрын

..its young ones who have confused minds . . .lol ...brain damaged from 'Rap music' etc .

@nifralo2752

8 ай бұрын

He also sued a newspaper for saying he sucked. He is the ultimate hypocrite

@roberth721

8 ай бұрын

​@@nifralo2752I'm sure you can find examples of greater hypocrisy, Cleese is hardly the ultimate.

@nifralo2752

8 ай бұрын

@@roberth721 he's turned into that Bishop he used to make fun of. He's so bitter pompous and sanctimonious. He should hook up with Eric Saward. Those 2 would get along so well.

@roberth721

8 ай бұрын

@@nifralo2752 well, don't worry about it too much, at his age he'll shuffle off his mortal coil soon enough.

Homer: You know, Mr. Burns, you're the richest guy I know. Way richer than Lenny. Mr Burns: Oh, yes. But I'd trade it all for a little more.

@alexkx3

8 ай бұрын

Genius

Fry and Cleese. The sit down chat we’ve always wanted, but didn’t realise.

@ludde1300

8 ай бұрын

Oh, we realised! Haha

@Coneman3

8 ай бұрын

But he wanted Hugh Laurie

@canadabis8

8 ай бұрын

Cleese has been 90 since he was 17

@Coneman3

8 ай бұрын

Yes I was never keen on Cleese. Not a very funny man imo

@Onslaught17

8 ай бұрын

@@Coneman3 Couldn’t disagree more. He’s easily one of the most naturally hilarious people I’ve ever come across.

It's very refreshing to see two human beings having a great conversation with complete honesty! (some good humor, too)

Two utterly brilliant gentlemen. I, myself, have had the immeasurable honour of seeing Mr. Cleese live.

My dad would say "show me a guy with 500 million dollars and I will show you a frustrated billionaire" 😅

@BigBenn2014

8 ай бұрын

I once worked for a multi millionaire and it drove him nuts that all his mates were richer than him.

@TonyEnglandUK

6 ай бұрын

If you had a British Dad, you've been on the Internet too often.

Lovely chat! I remember all those sweets that Stephen mentioned, even the rice paper flying saucers :)

My cocaine is watching these two legends of comedy in conversation.

"I love it, I just love it and it's a disgrace" What a lovely guy, if you had to be stuck in a lift for 10 hours with one person.

I love how crazy the set of this looks. It makes you go, "What is going on here!?" A good way to stand out to people who flip the channels.

@jimreid9674

8 ай бұрын

The set looks sh!t, not clever and try hard pretentious humbug.

@jamesthecat

8 ай бұрын

Were those nuns behind Fry?!

@amosonyoutube

8 ай бұрын

love it 😂

@TonyEnglandUK

6 ай бұрын

@@jamesthecat Yes. Fry said to the producers he was "getting none from behind" and they misheard him.

Cleese’s laugh just kills me 😂

“I sort of describe myself as a late-imperialist” had me lmfao

Great stuff - keep it coming

So unsettling having people pretend to be chatting around them

@Andy-jb8me

6 ай бұрын

Y are they doing that?

@brushstroke3733

6 ай бұрын

​@@Andy-jb8meatmosphere

@TonyEnglandUK

6 ай бұрын

@@brushstroke3733 I'm sure the big cat and the kangaroo provided the very kind of atmosphere Fry and Cleese didn't need.

@brushstroke3733

6 ай бұрын

@@TonyEnglandUK Is that so?? You're sure about that, eh? 🤣🤣

@TonyEnglandUK

6 ай бұрын

@@brushstroke3733 Well you got triggered early in our conversation, go have a nap 🤣🤣🤣

John Cleeses laugh at the end 😂 classic

Love listening to these two chatting

Excellent interview

I smiled when Steven Fry said, "I wrote a sort of autobiography about myself". Oneself is surely an ideal topic for an autobiography.

Stephen Fry is so right. Hearing things like 'baby boomer' or 'millennial' make me want to throw up as well. Just another way of dividing people, giving them labels and setting them up against each other. I remember chocolate cigarettes too!

@rosgill6

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. It's very natural to stereotype and we all do it. Those terms explain the origin of personal differences that might take lots of conversation to figure out. Excluding the opinions of groups from the outset because they are in those groups becomes wrong in my opinion, as you say

@DavidChaplin-yd7rm

8 ай бұрын

Agreed, let's stop using divisive terms like "woke" and "cancel culture"

@guitarreilly

8 ай бұрын

Yeah but it was the boomer's who started the whole thing. Labelling young people as lazy and entitled as every older generation has before them

@apebass2215

8 ай бұрын

​@@DavidChaplin-yd7rm erasing language to describe cultural phenomenon won't end the divisive nature of the phenomenon, it'll just make it harder to understand and push back against it.

@Do27gg

7 ай бұрын

Human nature to categorise the world around us just so we can pretend to understand it

Be happy with what you've got and share things with others, be generous with your time, your knowledge and your money if possible.

@TonyEnglandUK

8 ай бұрын

I dislike all human beings equally and to be honest, I wish I disliked them all a little more.

@gazmad

7 ай бұрын

Here! Here! 😂

@angelawright7258

6 ай бұрын

😊

I'd listen to these wonderful gentlemen all day, today and tomorrow and...

Best conversation ive seen on GB News

This is a good combination of funny & honesty😅

Everytime John laughs I am overjoyed

John cleese looks ten years younger than last time I saw him

@chrisbirch4150

8 ай бұрын

He has a totally different personality when he talks to someone he respects as well. I like him but he acts like a twat on most things

@Irishstew6969

8 ай бұрын

Make up does wonders

@anthonymitchell8893

8 ай бұрын

@@Irishstew6969 does it really darling ? 😎

These two men, albeit with the obvious respect and deference Fry gives Cleese his senior in terms of comedy standing, have both made me laugh a great deal in my life, I would argued they show that generally that men who are able to make others laugh are usually very intelligent.

@NickGreiner1988

8 ай бұрын

People laugh at me all the time and I'm dumb as a post

@wakeupuk3860

8 ай бұрын

Nick as I learnt so very well, on realizing one day at school when acting the fool to get other kids to laugh, that they were laughing AT ME, instead of me making them laugh, and that is a very big difference. Later in life when becoming a teacher, a trainer and a presenter where to a small degree (unlike to the level of professional comedians) I was able to try out stories and routines to get my students to laugh which I blended in to underline what I was teaching. Now 70, I find in many aspects of life, shopping, travelling, dealing with officials and my third partner and second family that being able to make people laugh is an amazing life skill that not just improves other people's lives but your own as well. I am sure you were trying to be clever with your reply, but sadly you failed and just showed your ignorance. I don't know how old you are, but I was 13 when your comment would have applied to me, 57 years of not being so, was for me a wise way to be. Which is why when I watched John Cleese and Stephen Fry and made my comment, I am able to recognize their pure mastery and very high intelligence. @@NickGreiner1988

@NickGreiner1988

8 ай бұрын

@@wakeupuk3860 Imagine our interaction as a Fry and Laurie skit where at this point, after receiving such a browbeating, I simply leave my post as shopkeeper, in sour defeat, sighing and mumbling under my breath; "I don't know why I bother".

@patcarroll9234

8 ай бұрын

Ricky Gervais did his A levels in chemistry & physics then majored in philosophy in college.

@NickGreiner1988

8 ай бұрын

@@patcarroll9234 He's got a PhD in hypocrisy too

Could listen the Steve Fry for hours.

The tuck shop story is EXACTLY what happened to me at boarding school.. and that was in the early 90s..

2 legends 🙌

I could listen to them for hours. But when Stephen mentioned a "Tuck Shop" the memories had me in stitches 😂😂😂

Rich people berating very rich people...As a PAYE slave, this conversion is lost on me. Either I'm out of touch with reality or they are! 😊

@philiplindley7384

8 ай бұрын

Exactly, rich people acting like 'top' animals who can beat up anyone else? And *who* exactly are the problem????

@armondlevinia9221

8 ай бұрын

Me, too!

@kieran5191

8 ай бұрын

I think you need to get a grip of yourself and take control of your own life, you only get one, don’t waste it doing a job you don’t want to do. Even thickos with enough drive succeed.

@Sentientfx1

8 ай бұрын

I think the distinction is that they are 'incidentally' rich. Becoming rich is not the primary goal. They want to do something extraordinary. Bezos for instance seem to have nothing about him apart from trying to get richer. Musk, on the other hand, is a visionary - though I do think he's a bit a bit a twat personally..

@Lena-cz6re

8 ай бұрын

@@kieran5191 that is because this world is made by thickos for thickos. So naturally thickos will thrive.

The benefit of having enough is not worrying. The downside of having too much, or not enough, is constantly worrying.

two absolute legends. respect!

This is fascinating.

What a delight to listren to two such wonderfully intelligent people

Felt like I was tripping out watching this with two nuns rocking 😂

Dunno worry Stephen, Adults should be able to have free will over what substances they can experiment with. I myself embraced mdma throughout the covid lockdowns along with psilocybin... The amount of joy i had in a time where the world was a very dark place was off the charts! So much light and love. Truly a beautiful experience.

@ALAWFULREBELLION

7 ай бұрын

love that

Absolutely correct!!

This tells me they have never understood the poor man's mind. If you clock in 50 years 9-5 in a factory you dream about loads money to get freedom

@TranscendentLion

7 ай бұрын

I think they're talking more about the super-rich, and that drive to get more money, even when you don't need it. A hard worker may dream about more money for a different reason, which is perhaps that they need it for whatever they want to accomplish. Maybe the distinction is between wanting to better yourself and wanting to reward yourself, and perhaps they come from the same root.

Having the shot of the background guy putting his beer mug on the table as Stephen is talking about the reasons he doesn't like alcohol is a gold star for the editor of this show.

I am nervous about GB News as I am about a lot of things but so long as these 2 guys are there well adjust your set. Hope they remain and a brilliant conversation continues to develop.

@itube0047

8 ай бұрын

Why would you be?

@EvelynBaron

8 ай бұрын

@@itube0047 it is a relatively new channel and I am hesitant to espouse channels in these chaotic times. So far so good. Best I can do.

@jamesthecat

8 ай бұрын

Or do not adjust your set, as Michael Palin might say ;)

@NickQuigley-dp9so

8 ай бұрын

Why are you nervous about GB news ?

Loving the dinosaur hour. 😂😊

I can listen to these guys all day.

I'm not sure in many cases it's even about money as such. It's more about the fact that money gives you the freedom to DO what you want to do. And if you're doing something you love, then the money is no longer the most important thing, it's just a byproduct of enjoying your pursuit.

I think also it’s about freedom and comfort. That’s what appeals to me about being rich.

In a much minor scale we deal with this everyday. An example in my own life is recently getting a little money and thinking about getting a bigger house. It didnt take long to realise the bigger house was only more attractive because we could show people we had a bigger house. That quickly put an end to looking at houses!

so... what do you do with the hole? how can I fix it?

Opening statement... So we can sit like you guys and not worry about being homeless.

I Really like Steven Fry ! I always have since my teens tbh ! When i was younger, i thought he way very posh :) but since my teens, i have had a lot of respect for him and I myslef am not like Steven in some ways (i am not exactly law abiding , and i am not great at english ect. ) but i do work and pay plent of tax , but i relate to what he is saying. I think he is honest, and kind hearted

Thank you Stephen Fry, I now know why I craved cocaine & tobacco so much, it stemmed from my childhood love of sherbert.

@jamesthecat

8 ай бұрын

I remember even in the 1980s there were chocolate cigars wrapped in edible paper (I actually asked my mother if I could eat it) that looked incredibly realistic.

My two fav people!!

When Stephen said he was born the same year as Sugar Puffs 🤣🤣🤣

I think acquiring money can probably get very addictive. At the beginning, even when you go from $1 million to $10 million, it's probably having a very real benefit to a person's lifestyle, so initially the link between more 000's in your bank account does make a difference... it might be hard to turn that feeling off in your head.

There’s a point where you only have to work if you want to and you have no fear of being without in your old age. That requires quite a considerable income.

can someone explain to me why there are nuns in the background!!

A wonderful sensitive human

My favourite word. " Enough"

I remember working in London and never feeling I was earning enough for the lifestyle I wanted. Becoming a mother changed all that. Now I know the true value of family and friends, and treasure them more than any money could ever give me. Mother Earth has also helped cure my lungs 🙏🌍. I am 57 and totally drug free. I no longer need Big Pharma. Free at last. Money is a disease. I'm glad I woke up. ♥️

@stevecityrocker

8 ай бұрын

Lovely 👏🏼

Enough is never enough because of a deep sense of insecurity. If people were secure inside they wouldn’t succumb to greed.

Most respect ♥️

They both have this silent desperation so common in these upper class Brits and it is what makes them so ironic and funny while being cynical and honest in a self-deprecating way. They are the result of the sadomasochistic trauma based education system once common in the British Isles. They are good fellows, I love them both.

@jazzman2516

7 ай бұрын

What on Earth are you talking about?!!!

@cristianocastagno9680

7 ай бұрын

@@jazzman2516 if you don’t understand it is only your problem, my friend.

@fancyhat6505

6 ай бұрын

Stop quoting pink Floyd 😅

@cristianocastagno9680

6 ай бұрын

@@fancyhat6505 they knew what they were talking about!

They've never been poor which is why they don't know the answer to the question.

@user-jp2cj7jv7j

6 ай бұрын

that's a fair comment

love this guys shrug

John Cleese is ageing really well. Still really sharp

It's far easier to look down from the hill and remember your imagined climb, than it is to be at the foot of the hill, looking up and wondering how you will or can, even, get a foothold on the fucking thing.

Nothing outside can ever fill that hole inside. What we seek outside is who we are inside. 🙂 Rishabh Dassani

In particular, I think people confuse power with happiness. I really don’t think so. I think more power, if you’re going to use it properly (and therefore be happy enough with it) comes with more responsibility.

These 2 were amazing comics back in the day..... How they ended up on this channel?

@gtaylor331

8 ай бұрын

They still are, it's people like you who have strayed.

@widervision710

8 ай бұрын

@@gtaylor331 not really, I still watch some of their old stuff, I find it even more comical now, then I did when first released lovely......

Why are there nuns in the background chatting at a table? Are we supposed to assume this chat is taking place in a coffee shop rather than TV studio?? Bit strange.

I remember the liquorice pipe with chocolate tobacco shavings and the sherbet fountain and I'm nowhere near as old as Stephen Fry. They didn't get pulled from the shelves too quickly did they?

Enjoyable conversation but what’s going on in the background? 😂

Love Steven Fry such a lovely man.

@fraserbailey6347

8 ай бұрын

Not really a fan, myself. I have never really heard him say anything particularly interesting or original.

@philiplindley7384

8 ай бұрын

He's really not, he's more troubled than anyone you could throw a stick at.

@owensomers8572

8 ай бұрын

@@fraserbailey6347 I guess you never watched the Blackadder series!🤩

“ vast empty hole “ 😂 🤣

@panoramicLight

8 ай бұрын

Otherwise known as God deficient artifact.

@afribeanner

8 ай бұрын

yes people use god to fill the vast empty hole. Its a comforting lie. @@panoramicLight

@aw-resistance9968

8 ай бұрын

@@afribeanner The human heart is made for worshipping God. The circle goes in the round hole.

@afribeanner

8 ай бұрын

god abandon humanity a long time ago. We do not need him. Humanities future is to surpass god. @@aw-resistance9968

@panoramicLight

8 ай бұрын

@@afribeanner yes...the small g doesn't. But the big G does. You are inadvertently correct.

He’s summed up having an addictive personality perfectly to me it’s exactly what it feels like

These 2 could probably fill a whole series

Sugar? We used to dream of sugar! These days all we get is carcinogenic artificial sweetener chemicals.

Fry needs a podcast

who convinced these great guys to be on GB news ffs

John and Stephen. We don't deserve them.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 01:30 The *desire for wealth is often about display and competition, an extension of human territorial acquisition instincts.* 03:16 Stephen *Fry emphasizes the importance of having a sense of "enough" and criticizes the lack of it in very rich individuals.* 05:33 Fry *shares his personal struggle with addictive impulses, starting from a craving for sugar in childhood to later dependencies on tobacco and cocaine. He links this to a similar compulsion for wealth in some individuals.* Made with HARPA AI

I’m only 30 and even when I was a kid there was still cigarette candy

That what we seek for our security is not a foundation, nor clay. It is an additive to the battle of being human in a conversational, adversarial and ultimately judgmental existence. Energy forward. No time for idle heartbeats or recognition of being still. Or being allowed, to be still.

I gotta say, Stephen... I experimented with a few substances over the years and it's had no detrimental effect on my feathers or tentacles at all. All good.

Wow.

Thinly disguised you'll own nowt n be happy, we f plans. Great work GB news.

For wealthy people enough is never enough😊

Why are there nuns in the background 😂

Always pisses me off when you see rich people talking about richer people.

Wealth equates the security of not worrying about a myriad of things. Less worry is comfort

We cling to things we think will fix the pain inside us from childhood suffering that hasnt yet been resolved. Its easier for most people to chase more money and things than to really confront our relationships to our mother and father growing up, our attachments. Its basic buddhism.

I was born the year the Beatles first came to America! 😂

Greed is insidious, like cancer.

That addictive gene is actually an attachment wound.

"these very rich people have no sense of enough" Spoken by two "very rich people" with their wine bellies hanging out

You only want to be rich enough so you can do what you want when you want & not have to be in the enforced company of those you dislike. The size of your house / car are secondary you realize that once you get past 40!

Where are they? Weird place for a podcast haha

When Aristotle Onassis (horrible little man) was at the zenith of his fame and fortune in the mid-60’s, a reporter for some glitzy Parisian magazine asked him how much money he had amassed. - “Oh, I’ve no idea at all”, came the crass reply, “that would be a question for the accountants...” - “Another question then, if I may, M. Onassis”, said the journalist, “are you satisfied that you have made enough?” - “Ah, that’s an easy one”, the tycoon quickly answered, “certainly not!”.

Wealth is relative. Stephen Fry made a documentary about living in Dorchester. I could never even imgine talking so much about luxary. I wouldn't even notice it.

Εριχ Φρομ είπε ότι η απληστία είναι στην ψυχή και όχι στην τσέπη. Πολύ σωστά το περιγράφει ο Φράι.

Sorry gentlemen, but for the vast majority of us you are very, very rich. How wonderful it would be to fly first class and take expensive drugs. Different world.