The History of Curse Words | This Time with Alan Partridge | Baby Cow

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(Contains some strong language and adult humour) Alan chats to Dr. Hilary Couchman about the etymological history of some of our favourite swears. Subscribe to Baby Cow for more: bit.ly/SubscribeToBabyCow
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  • @victorymansions
    @victorymansions2 жыл бұрын

    Alan Partridge is a guy who is initially intrigued by things, but then instantly becomes overwhelmed by the intensity of the facts

  • @EverGreen1888

    @EverGreen1888

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or lack thereof compared to Alan's knowledge

  • @FaisalSheikh82

    @FaisalSheikh82

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bro, this cracked me up!

  • @danmcdaid

    @danmcdaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely first class analysis

  • @samjrankin

    @samjrankin

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolute back of the net comment

  • @1292liam

    @1292liam

    Жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @richgl31
    @richgl313 жыл бұрын

    “Across the whole c***try” 😂😂😂. Genius.

  • @jayeolasw4

    @jayeolasw4

    3 жыл бұрын

    spits out coffee

  • @Felix-Sited

    @Felix-Sited

    3 жыл бұрын

    1:08 From across the whole c*ntry.

  • @urmaisgay6495

    @urmaisgay6495

    2 жыл бұрын

    it applies though. country is a variation of the word. kin, kind, vagine. family basically.

  • @trollop_7

    @trollop_7

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@urmaisgay6495 It applies? What on Earth are you talking about?

  • @seamusblack5876

    @seamusblack5876

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just got it!

  • @doubledown1138
    @doubledown11382 жыл бұрын

    Comedy perfection. Every line, every inflection, every interjection, every pause. Genius.

  • @coolmacatrain9434

    @coolmacatrain9434

    2 жыл бұрын

    You nailed it, James

  • @bulletproofblouse

    @bulletproofblouse

    2 жыл бұрын

    That "country" got bleeped too.

  • @UnbelievablyGauche

    @UnbelievablyGauche

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@coolmacatrain9434 and every facial expression. my favourite is Alans after she says chicken and egg

  • @robertoseveno

    @robertoseveno

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣 amazing clip. I'm on a Partridge binge now 🐦

  • @doubledown1138

    @doubledown1138

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@robertoseveno Lovely stuff

  • @danwade3239
    @danwade32393 жыл бұрын

    "Around 1295." "That's how much these trousers cost!"

  • @MLife1972

    @MLife1972

    3 жыл бұрын

    The way she pulls away from him after he says it.

  • @garethhowman2786

    @garethhowman2786

    2 жыл бұрын

    This line killed me. Along with ‘beard splitter’

  • @LifeOfRy
    @LifeOfRy Жыл бұрын

    1:08 The fact they bleeped the word country is brilliant.

  • @momotheelder7124
    @momotheelder71243 жыл бұрын

    'do they ever let you guys go to a space just to relax? maybe that should be part of the protocol-swearing, swearwords.' The nuance of the passive aggressive comment and then the clumsy transition back to the topic of the segment is brilliant.

  • @GroupCaptain-LionelMandrake
    @GroupCaptain-LionelMandrake3 жыл бұрын

    One of the best partridge sketches I’ve seen from recent times.

  • @CUTEMKUltras
    @CUTEMKUltras3 жыл бұрын

    AP's expression after the 'chicken and egg' comment...

  • @jonathanwalker8730

    @jonathanwalker8730

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was just about to say that!

  • @tomb2289

    @tomb2289

    2 жыл бұрын

    The way she looks weirdly irritated and he's like wtf, gold!

  • @cartmanofsp

    @cartmanofsp

    9 ай бұрын

    I love those little little expressions he does hahahhaha

  • @marygarcia7035
    @marygarcia70353 жыл бұрын

    "Well, that's an interesting part of the protocol." Hilarious.

  • @xtcalexxtc

    @xtcalexxtc

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was crying at that bit

  • @tomsito365
    @tomsito3653 жыл бұрын

    The beep on 'country' 🤣

  • @JerDog1984

    @JerDog1984

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Hahahah

  • @jackthebassman1

    @jackthebassman1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Got it lol

  • @jebobify

    @jebobify

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did they miss one on dicktionary?

  • @JoeGibsonLP
    @JoeGibsonLP2 жыл бұрын

    That “goodness me” wiped me out

  • @johnjohnnyjohnson9987
    @johnjohnnyjohnson99873 жыл бұрын

    This is hilarious and so well written and acted. Not sure why a lot of people are slating This Time as it's Partridge at his best.

  • @ValChronification

    @ValChronification

    2 жыл бұрын

    when this came out i thought that. watching the clips now i have no idea why i didn't get it at the time! no laugh track too and i've cracked up multiple times to all of these clips

  • @MrCostaC

    @MrCostaC

    2 жыл бұрын

    Season 2 though. It’s wasn’t anywhere near as good

  • @UnbelievablyGauche

    @UnbelievablyGauche

    2 жыл бұрын

    No way, it had flashes of brilliance, yes, but MMM was prime partridge.

  • @MrCostaC

    @MrCostaC

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@UnbelievablyGauche - from 2010? Agreed

  • @johnjohnnyjohnson9987

    @johnjohnnyjohnson9987

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@UnbelievablyGauche Fair point!

  • @matthewglover7742
    @matthewglover77423 жыл бұрын

    The micro expressions are superb

  • @sowen3192
    @sowen31922 жыл бұрын

    I love his little jibe at Tony Robinson

  • @Blades-fm6ck
    @Blades-fm6ck3 жыл бұрын

    Partridge: Whoa, whoa, wh-where, where, what areas would these profanities eminate from? I'm thinking Manchester, Liverpyool... Couchman: No, from across the whole c**ntry 😆

  • @tigerfeet2813

    @tigerfeet2813

    3 жыл бұрын

    I laughed at that too...the profanity buzzer ..😂

  • @mikewilson714

    @mikewilson714

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sooo funny!

  • @garethmorgan3665

    @garethmorgan3665

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tigerfeet2813the profanity buzzer is the funniest thing ever 😆😆.

  • @tigerfeet2813

    @tigerfeet2813

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@garethmorgan3665 ever watch The ITcrowd and the episode with Jens red shoes and her feet get stomped on by the doc batten boots?? The profanity buzzer works over time!!!😂😂😂😂

  • @jdnm797
    @jdnm797 Жыл бұрын

    I love how they do a section on the history of swear words for an early evening family fluff show, with Alan getting ever more flustered.

  • @ajarndave9660
    @ajarndave96604 ай бұрын

    Loved the whole series. Coogan's a genius.

  • @Yotsukaido
    @Yotsukaido Жыл бұрын

    It's great that Robyn found a job that she's good at.

  • @RottenMechGaming

    @RottenMechGaming

    11 ай бұрын

    This is a top comment award from me. Thank you for the comedy link :)

  • @cheeks6310
    @cheeks63102 жыл бұрын

    "oh, makes sense". I love when he gets offended and then gets a little passive aggressive

  • @robertprice2148
    @robertprice21483 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. Crying with laughing. Best in a long time.

  • @farindeeba543
    @farindeeba5433 жыл бұрын

    ‘Couchman’… one who likes to squat over ones … it’s my surname 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @cartmanofsp

    @cartmanofsp

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahaha

  • @mackaybrown4847
    @mackaybrown48473 жыл бұрын

    She is so so good

  • @tonymedawar1580
    @tonymedawar15803 жыл бұрын

    I love the way he's gradually making Partridge look more and more like Rob Brydon ...

  • @carlb65
    @carlb652 жыл бұрын

    What a brilliant actress this lady is!

  • @tomb2289

    @tomb2289

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love that about partridge, so often even the one-off characters are absolutely superb

  • @david200957
    @david2009573 жыл бұрын

    Alan's stub at guessing the meaning of 'to haffle', and his expression on learning the correct answer

  • @kylewatson5379
    @kylewatson537910 ай бұрын

    His face when she says chicken and egg

  • @richm7909
    @richm79093 жыл бұрын

    Didn't see that Albanian comment coming. Class

  • @matthewlee8725
    @matthewlee87255 ай бұрын

    There is not one ounce of fat on that sketch. Absolute perfection.

  • @doodlebug2003
    @doodlebug20033 жыл бұрын

    This is why This Time is brilliant, so many gems like this.

  • @eveglead1913
    @eveglead19132 жыл бұрын

    His best work yet and the actress is utterly believable

  • @bankruptbritain6103
    @bankruptbritain61033 жыл бұрын

    I love how Alan probably considers himself to be a 'with it' cool dude but can't handle swear words lol

  • @jnbr7520
    @jnbr75203 жыл бұрын

    the sensor bleep on the word country is genius

  • @hugodrax71
    @hugodrax713 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much Dr Hilary Mantel

  • @joenicholls3131
    @joenicholls31312 жыл бұрын

    This is actually genius. I wish I could write like this. It’s SO hard to write comedy as good as this.

  • @krisinsaigon
    @krisinsaigon3 жыл бұрын

    from Manchester? No, from all across the C----try. I loved that little gag beeping out the 'count' from country, so subtle

  • @harryb7552
    @harryb75523 жыл бұрын

    this is brilliant; one of the best scenes from the whole of the This Time series

  • @trendydelquendy
    @trendydelquendy2 жыл бұрын

    I do NOT get bored of this.

  • @darrenjelley1665
    @darrenjelley16652 жыл бұрын

    Dr Couchman, Dr Hillary Couchman. Gets me every single time.

  • @jamiec2138
    @jamiec21383 жыл бұрын

    "Well, that's an interesting part if the protocol". Ha!

  • @Uppernorwood976

    @Uppernorwood976

    3 жыл бұрын

    That line is more Coogan than partridge.

  • @okee9
    @okee96 ай бұрын

    The beep on country 😂

  • @MichaelMcGarrityWeb
    @MichaelMcGarrityWeb Жыл бұрын

    One of the best Partridge sketches and that's saying something!

  • @GTP_Mars
    @GTP_Mars3 жыл бұрын

    Alan clearly hasn't read Huffler magazine before, bless him.

  • @MrSporkster
    @MrSporkster3 жыл бұрын

    This is ultimate Partridge.

  • @Wolshanze
    @Wolshanze2 жыл бұрын

    “Beard Splitter” 😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @grayplob8988

    @grayplob8988

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know ha ha

  • @DavidSmith-oy4of

    @DavidSmith-oy4of

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are any of these true or are they just all made up?

  • @DAN420.

    @DAN420.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DavidSmith-oy4of All true and so is the book she mentions.

  • @JohanHerrenberg
    @JohanHerrenberg2 жыл бұрын

    This Time really gets better with each viewing.

  • @FanVarious
    @FanVarious2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant scene. Love to see a new series.

  • @lucasoheyze4597
    @lucasoheyze4597 Жыл бұрын

    This is an epic burn on Susie Dent, this is the exact boring patter she seems to think is really enchanting 😆

  • @user-wj6fu9nu1b
    @user-wj6fu9nu1b5 ай бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic. The writing is phenomenal.

  • @JerDog1984
    @JerDog19843 жыл бұрын

    "No. From across the whole ****try" lolllll

  • @ssmmothers
    @ssmmothers Жыл бұрын

    “That’s what these trousers cost”😂😂😂😂😂

  • @alexk4807
    @alexk48072 жыл бұрын

    I love the way the word 'country' was bleeped!!

  • @dangerousdave85
    @dangerousdave852 жыл бұрын

    The bit just before this clip starts is amazing. He's marvelling at the smooth action of the handle on the movable wall and gets her to close it right in on him for an awkward 30 seconds and doesn't say a word 😂

  • @sratus

    @sratus

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't blame him, it's a quality action

  • @darrenjelley1665

    @darrenjelley1665

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree, it’s when she asks “ shall I release the doors” Alan replies “yeah” In such a wonderful voice!

  • @gantzdevries5321
    @gantzdevries53212 жыл бұрын

    Best section of both series of This Time for me......vintage partridge....

  • @sirmoanalot3779
    @sirmoanalot37793 жыл бұрын

    “Goodness me”

  • @1292liam
    @1292liam3 жыл бұрын

    the best scene from 'this time'

  • @PaulMcCaffreyfmac
    @PaulMcCaffreyfmac3 жыл бұрын

    "No. From across the whole c**ntry" 🤣

  • @aspergianheteroclite3014
    @aspergianheteroclite30142 жыл бұрын

    His guess when he attempts to explain and physicall enact what "huffling" is! Hilarious!

  • @bigdundee12345
    @bigdundee123453 жыл бұрын

    Bleeping the start of the word country 😂😂😂

  • @degaulle30
    @degaulle302 жыл бұрын

    Well done Baby Cow. I literally cannot stop watching these

  • @paulsmith5561
    @paulsmith5561 Жыл бұрын

    OMG, his reaction to beard splitter and ass opener!😂

  • @20thCB
    @20thCB Жыл бұрын

    omg the ending killed me, just fantastic

  • @SundaeRoast
    @SundaeRoast9 ай бұрын

    When they beeped out the first half of the word 'country' (at 1:08) 😂

  • @pjaylett
    @pjaylett3 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!

  • @benfel9403
    @benfel94033 жыл бұрын

    Taking a mouthful of tea whilst the beard splitter sentence was presented has resulted in me heading off to buy a new keyboard :) :)

  • @dank8489
    @dank84893 жыл бұрын

    The narcissism when he can’t handle the documents and other presenters can.

  • @captainobvious2380
    @captainobvious2380 Жыл бұрын

    Her bangs are banging!!!!

  • @carpnstuff
    @carpnstuff3 жыл бұрын

    Alan meets his match!

  • @boogiewoogieadventures308
    @boogiewoogieadventures308 Жыл бұрын

    Lovely stuff!

  • @bendingspring
    @bendingspring3 жыл бұрын

    F.beep.ing brilliant!

  • @captainobvious2380
    @captainobvious2380 Жыл бұрын

    Her bangs look like the shade on your cars front windshield!

  • @GavTatu
    @GavTatu3 жыл бұрын

    Gropecunt Lane is a street found in English towns and cities during the Middle Ages, believed to be a reference to the prostitution centred on those areas..... obviously not so offensive then, but gradually elevated itself to such over the years.

  • @neiljones2264

    @neiljones2264

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would be great to have that as your address though 🤣

  • @eclectarama
    @eclectarama3 жыл бұрын

    Great to see Robyn, again.

  • @rain_down_

    @rain_down_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I always thought Robin was a bloke 🤣

  • @eclectarama

    @eclectarama

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rain_down_ 😀

  • @BarryLetts379

    @BarryLetts379

    3 ай бұрын

    And I thought, that was Robyn’s secretary?

  • @eclectarama

    @eclectarama

    3 ай бұрын

    @@BarryLetts379 😂

  • @septopus3516
    @septopus35162 жыл бұрын

    "couchman".. one who likes to squat... "its my surname" i died🤣🤣

  • @maxdavies793
    @maxdavies793 Жыл бұрын

    Hahaha! The beep at the start of the word COUNTRY "***try" is genius!!!😂😂😂😂😂

  • @nigelcarren
    @nigelcarren3 жыл бұрын

    This is Ruddy Bloody Rude... There really is no need for it, for a second I thought I was witnessing two builders chatting!

  • @stevebrickshitta870

    @stevebrickshitta870

    3 жыл бұрын

    Naff off you Nigel.

  • @ticketyboo2456
    @ticketyboo24563 жыл бұрын

    The three dislikes are from couchmen.

  • @highdownmartin

    @highdownmartin

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s my surname!

  • @paulrouhan7288

    @paulrouhan7288

    2 жыл бұрын

    But first, they squatted over the like button

  • @Philosoph-ali

    @Philosoph-ali

    Жыл бұрын

    Only god can smite him

  • @helipeek2736
    @helipeek27363 жыл бұрын

    You could just ask Roybn for a lemon zinger?

  • @NetworkNorm

    @NetworkNorm

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s where I recognised her from! I was racking my brains

  • @nickthelick
    @nickthelick Жыл бұрын

    Alan's producer must love putting him in these uncomfortable cut-away-from-studio sections of the show! 🤔😂

  • @markgibbins4143
    @markgibbins41432 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant

  • @animalcol1
    @animalcol13 жыл бұрын

    Class!! Half expected Tucker to profanely trundle up and hurl a massive barrage of Malcolmese at 'Robyn' while asking 'is that in your books?' while Jamie kills a fax machine in the background to the sounds of opera as he roars 'its just fu3king vowels!!!'.

  • @dickstryker
    @dickstryker Жыл бұрын

    "Runtalion" has been criminally slept on IMHO. We gotta bring that one back.

  • @QIKUGAMES-QIKU
    @QIKUGAMES-QIKU2 жыл бұрын

    Alan still has the mind of Child.

  • @Custardpoint948
    @Custardpoint948 Жыл бұрын

    My stomach hurts from laughing 😆

  • @MassiveChetBakerFan
    @MassiveChetBakerFan3 жыл бұрын

    Nice pronunciation of Liverpool

  • @paulcampbell5827
    @paulcampbell5827 Жыл бұрын

    Genius x

  • @SimonKinsella
    @SimonKinsella3 ай бұрын

    That's top swearing

  • @FeralWorker
    @FeralWorker Жыл бұрын

    HA!💀 The bleep on 'coutnry.' 1:08

  • @paulustarsus
    @paulustarsus3 жыл бұрын

    I'll say it again....Genius!

  • @RobWright1981

    @RobWright1981

    2 жыл бұрын

    You've done it again!!

  • @paulustarsus

    @paulustarsus

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RobWright1981 😝

  • @SuperBizzle10
    @SuperBizzle107 ай бұрын

    02:05 that sigh from Partridge gets every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @atb89

    @atb89

    6 ай бұрын

    It's the "come on.." at 2:20 for me :D

  • @anthonygibbs3243
    @anthonygibbs32433 жыл бұрын

    Beard splitter 🤣🤣🤣

  • @bonesuk1898
    @bonesuk18983 жыл бұрын

    "Beard Splitter" "Arse Opener"

  • @janeokeeffe5297

    @janeokeeffe5297

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @cartmanofsp

    @cartmanofsp

    2 жыл бұрын

    Alan’s face hahahaha

  • @Robert_The_Builder
    @Robert_The_Builder Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant beeping the first half of country

  • @diegom919
    @diegom9193 жыл бұрын

    I love how the word country gets bleeped after all the proper swears were bleeped. 🤣

  • @frazzle515
    @frazzle5153 жыл бұрын

    As a bagpiper, I find this very funny.

  • @paulrouhan7288

    @paulrouhan7288

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which type?🙃

  • @1292liam

    @1292liam

    Жыл бұрын

    Can we get the pipers, BACK ON !

  • @Wolshanze
    @Wolshanze2 жыл бұрын

    “Ass Opener” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @richardclowes7428
    @richardclowes74282 жыл бұрын

    1:08 brilliant!

  • @georgeohunt2263
    @georgeohunt22633 жыл бұрын

    Poor Alan at the rantallion comment. He looks harrowed

  • @highdownmartin

    @highdownmartin

    3 жыл бұрын

    No He needed to fall into some agricultural equipment. Then he’d be harrowed

  • @rubberchix

    @rubberchix

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was him being disappointed in himself for the musical word comment

  • @1247888
    @12478882 жыл бұрын

    Beard splitter 🤣

  • @Gezza.78
    @Gezza.782 жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking Manchester Liverpool 🤣🤣🤣

  • @goalltheway-pm8xs
    @goalltheway-pm8xs3 жыл бұрын

    Coogan...has crossed the Rubicon! The greatest British comic off all time.....originality, timing, writing... Pure genius...what a bollock spliter. Will partridge ever be considered for a knighthood ( balaclava in old curse word days, or common everyday headwear in Belfast)?

  • @GTP_Mars

    @GTP_Mars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is that you Steve?

  • @goalltheway-pm8xs

    @goalltheway-pm8xs

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GTP_Mars no it's Martin from Ireland...part time farmer, part time lookalike.....check me out on Tinder or grinder or the new bisexual site.. Trinder.

  • @GTP_Mars

    @GTP_Mars

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goalltheway-pm8xs I use Ginder myself

  • @goalltheway-pm8xs

    @goalltheway-pm8xs

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ginder?

  • @goalltheway-pm8xs

    @goalltheway-pm8xs

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GTP_Mars Ginder?

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