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  • American Reacts to Mitchell and Webb Kill the Poor
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  • @recce8619
    @recce8619 Před 2 lety +92

    If you haven't seen it yet, Mitchell and Webb do a sketch, "Are we the Baddies"
    It's fantastic

  • @vaudevillian7
    @vaudevillian7 Před 2 lety +87

    Important to take some time for yourself mate, we’ll still be here

  • @uingaeoc3905
    @uingaeoc3905 Před 2 lety +21

    The sketch is based on Dean Jonathan Swift's (the Gulliver's Travels guy) satirical essay 'A Modest Proposal'.

    • @PeterWasted
      @PeterWasted Před 2 lety

      Well, yes it is. Isn't all modern satire? I don't recall "A modest proposal" having stooges as this sketch does or having an actual punchline. It's been many years since I read "A modest proposal" do I need to refresh my memory?

  • @hughnisbet6710
    @hughnisbet6710 Před 2 lety +18

    Never apologize for being human, as my Dad always said (I know he wasn't the first to say it, He was my first to hear it from) "We work to live, not live to work", wise words to live by. Family comes first, always.

  • @markarmour1898
    @markarmour1898 Před 2 lety +38

    You gotta take time for your family whenever you damn well want or need to mate. We support you and appreciate your commitment to your kin.

  • @megansmith1966
    @megansmith1966 Před 2 lety +20

    just like to say, as one of Britains poorer people, it does seem like this is more of a documentary than a comedy show!

  • @IanDarley
    @IanDarley Před 2 lety +22

    No need for the apology, everybody needs chill time 👍

  • @everythinggamingnow
    @everythinggamingnow Před 2 lety +2

    If you've ever smelt a linden tree then boy have i got a sketch for you. Love all the Mitchell and webb stuff

    • @ihathtelekinesis
      @ihathtelekinesis Před 2 lety

      Would certainly go well with the big Victorian beard!

  • @richardgoddard37
    @richardgoddard37 Před 2 lety +6

    Mitchell & Webb, and Armstrong & Miller. Both very clever, and very very funny.

  • @mathewcooper8327
    @mathewcooper8327 Před 2 lety +4

    mitchelll and webb sir digdy chicken caesar plz its bonkers

  • @AzguardMike
    @AzguardMike Před 2 lety +16

    "....and round up all the dwarfs"
    meanwhile, atop a hill
    Aragorn: Legolas! What do your elf eyes see?
    Legolas: the Labour party turn west. They're taking the dwarfs to Larkhill!

  • @MissLibra-ce8qe
    @MissLibra-ce8qe Před 2 lety +2

    As a Yorkshire lass, I love that you have the Yorkshire Rose flag on your wall…I also love your laugh. It’s completely infectious.

  • @speleokeir
    @speleokeir Před 2 lety +15

    Dominic Cummings whilst chief Tory government advisor: "Let the old die"
    Boris Johnson "I'd rather have the bodies stack up than another lockdown."
    Lovely chaps. It's scary when satire isn't as bad as the real thing.

    • @Typhoidpol
      @Typhoidpol Před 2 lety +1

      Lol, what’s scary is some people believe what they want with no proof, l don’t like either of em, but Cummings is such a a paragon of virtue, one minuet the corbynites hate him and he must not be believed and shunned, To this man is the messiah and why does no one believe him.

    • @speleokeir
      @speleokeir Před 2 lety +2

      @@Typhoidpol Both quotes are alleged and come from government leaks (which tend to be accurate), but as you say unproved.
      They are however in keeping with many other things they've said and their general behaviour. Both men display most of the 20 personality traits listed on the psychopath test. Once you realise that their actions make more sense.
      Other world leaders that also display psychopathic traits include: Ex-president Trump (obviously), Putin, Kim Jong Un, Bolsonairo, Viktor Orban and Erdogan. Xi and the Aussie PM seem likely too, although I don't know as much about them so it's less clear.
      It's thought that 1% of the population are psychopaths so they are more common than most people realise. However since they have a need for power and control they tend to be attracted to certain professions. 6% of politicians are believed to be psychopaths (which equates to 38 MPs), usually the more right wing, though sometimes on the extreme left too (e.g. Stalin and Mao Tse Tung). Other Tories displaying a lot of psychopathic traits include IDS, Hunt and Patel.
      CAT scans show psychopaths have little activity in their frontal lobe (the part of the brain that is linked to empathy, conscience, morals, etc.). Think of them as mentally disabled. Just as some people are born blind, deaf or dumb psychopaths are born without a conscience or empathy and so have no compunction about doing things that normal people consider unacceptable - providing they think they can get away with it. This is why they like power as there is greater scope for them to do whatever they like.
      Until we start screening government ministers for serious personality disorders we'll keep getting leaders like these. The same for CEOs of major corporations - a staggering 25% are thought to be psychopaths, which explains a lot about why big business behaves as it does.

    • @AnonEyeMouse
      @AnonEyeMouse Před 2 lety

      @@speleokeir psychopaths don't understand human emotion and often are abused or taken advantage of because of it. True, when a psychopath becomes dangerous the become VERY dangerous, but that is a tiny minority of them. The danger comes from high functioning sociopaths. They understand emotion, almost their 9wn. They just don't value others, unable to empathise on the same level as the rest of us. A psychopath may not understand why you are sad over your cat dying, or why they feel disturbed around you during this time, and that may lead to unpredictable behaviour where they think you may be trying to hurt them by being sad about your cat... or some other garbled take on the emotions at play. Or they may feel nothing and just be puzzled by your change in behaviour. A sociopath will see this as an opportunity to sell you a new cat or to try to con you into a seance to talk to your dead cat.
      Politicians and CEOs are greatly helped by being high functioning sociopaths. They can make much from having no empathy but understanding emotion enough to manipulate others.

  • @HT-io1eg
    @HT-io1eg Před 2 lety +5

    It’s a take on the famous satire ‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift

  • @jamesu1540
    @jamesu1540 Před 2 lety +9

    Don't apologise, family and your health comes first always.

  • @Maxmillion77
    @Maxmillion77 Před 2 lety +10

    Man your laugh is infectious I love it but damn it is definitely not headphone friendly 😂

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 Před 2 lety +3

      It's usually not too bad, but the audio levels weren't well matched in this one, so the laughs were massively louder than the sketch.

  • @stewartw.9151
    @stewartw.9151 Před 2 lety +5

    Some psychologists reckon that politics and the power it brings, attracts a disproportionate number of sociopaths, even some psychopaths. We have one rather well-portrayed here in the Mitchell and Webb vid! LOL!

  • @michaelhenshall5096
    @michaelhenshall5096 Před 2 lety

    Good to hear you taking time off... by the way your laugh is so infectious

  • @RichardM-kv4uu
    @RichardM-kv4uu Před 2 lety +1

    It is amazing how many times comedians poking fun at politicians years ago turn out to be predicting the future!

  • @PeterSmith-yj6of
    @PeterSmith-yj6of Před 2 lety +1

    We all need to recharge the batteries, glad you had a good weekend. Welcome back!

  • @marcuswardle3180
    @marcuswardle3180 Před 2 lety

    Good to see you being sponsored! Shows that you are making an impact.

  • @TheOrlandoTrustfull
    @TheOrlandoTrustfull Před 2 lety +3

    You should watch Mitchell and Webb -Corner Shop

  • @kyotocoversjimanderson782

    Well done on getting some fun other than laughing your head off at an almost non-stop barrage of hilarious video clips. That's hard work! Keep the reactions coming!

  • @marcuswardle3180
    @marcuswardle3180 Před 2 lety

    You’ve been working hard, deserve it!

  • @generalapathy6446
    @generalapathy6446 Před 2 lety +1

    Check out Mitchell and Webb "are we the baddies?"

  • @SierraSierraFoxtrot
    @SierraSierraFoxtrot Před 2 lety +1

    This entire sketch is is a reference to Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal":
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal

  • @tedbriskett2962
    @tedbriskett2962 Před 2 lety

    Nice to see that your subscriptions have gone up by about 10,000 in the past month or so 🥂

  • @milanondrak5564
    @milanondrak5564 Před 2 lety +1

    Check out Mitchell and Webb 'Are we the baddies'.

  • @mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029

    Good to take some time for selfcare, be that gaming /movie or just walking in the fresh air.
    Speaking of gaming I've just ordered myself the "super console X Pro" that I've been seeing so much of on CZcams.
    That and having a holiday from work next week will be my self care.
    Have yourself a good week 👍

  • @alexschofield944
    @alexschofield944 Před 2 lety +1

    Worryingly this is pretty much what our (UK) government meetings actually sound like

  • @tonygriffin_
    @tonygriffin_ Před 2 lety +7

    Nobody here is going to mind if you spend time with your family and we get a late or missing video. The two things are light years apart in importance. Please try more Mitchell and Wbb as they literally never make a bad sketch. Try Mitchell and Webb 'Conspiracy theories' or 'Super villain' or...well, anything really!

  • @chrispoole2438
    @chrispoole2438 Před 2 lety

    Enjoy yourself as much as you .like mate! great videos!

  • @TheEclecticBeard
    @TheEclecticBeard  Před 2 lety

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  • @markhughes7927
    @markhughes7927 Před 2 lety

    In some ways this sketch is based on Jonathan Swift’s satirical ‘A modest proposal’ from 350 years ago - the proposal then being for a relief from famine by eating babies!

  • @rrocktoo
    @rrocktoo Před 2 lety +1

    If you don't look after yourself this will all become a chore. Glad you enjoyed your weekend.

  • @MrTrilbe
    @MrTrilbe Před 2 lety +2

    belated happy birthday to your niece, hope the day was enjoyed by all

  • @jameshumphreys9715
    @jameshumphreys9715 Před 2 lety

    Their dinner party, scooby do and Mitchell shooting people if they get something wrong grammatically

  • @shandywarhol4444
    @shandywarhol4444 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent Ecclectic!! Kx

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 Před 2 lety +1

    I like the new opening.Good to have time off

  • @martindunstan8043
    @martindunstan8043 Před 2 lety

    I'm glad you got to relax with your family for a change it's important mate👍great video,love Mitchell and Webb ✌️🇬🇧✌️🇺🇸🍻🍻

  • @Stuart267
    @Stuart267 Před 2 lety +1

    02:52 Its disturbing how right he is with this statement. Inflation is at an all time high right now & its the poor who will suffer most.

  • @dalewyatt1321
    @dalewyatt1321 Před 2 lety

    Armstrong & Miller (the WW2 pilots) have another great one. The Train Song if you haven't seen it already.

  • @joshsheff7189
    @joshsheff7189 Před 2 lety +1

    Yeah bro, do not apologize for tskig time out to be with your fam or friends. You only pass this way once, it ain't no dress rehearsal... Your fam are the closest ones to you, you'll ever have, so they always come first bro! Glad you had a great weekend!! 👍

  • @supersonicsteaktacular9076

    On top of Sir digby chicken caesar, you should make a point of watching the Numberwang sketches too, some of them had me in tears.

  • @twelvesmylimit
    @twelvesmylimit Před 2 lety

    Hi, Alan. You'll know I've been a fan for a while, now and I want to say congratulations on your sponsorship! Unfortunately, I couldn't continue with the video because of the big difference in volume between you and the video you were playing. This is common on your channel. Is there anything you can do to fix it? I don't want to miss out on more of your great reactions!

  • @Secret666
    @Secret666 Před 2 lety

    nice dude, sponsor's finally noticing you.

  • @mark240862
    @mark240862 Před 2 lety +1

    Family comes first... Nothing else to be said. All the best mate.

  • @1adebarde
    @1adebarde Před 2 lety

    I don't blame you for taking a day off, every now and then I have a computer free day and try and enjoy life as I did before the internet.

  • @f0rth3l0v30fchr15t
    @f0rth3l0v30fchr15t Před 2 lety +2

    Going to have to suggest a reaction to the Brasseye episode, Peadogeddon.

  • @shaunrye7740
    @shaunrye7740 Před 2 lety +2

    You’ve got to check out M&W Sir Digby Chicken Caesar sketches

  • @howey935
    @howey935 Před 2 lety +3

    Dude don’t worry about taking time off family comes first my man you have you priorities sorted in my opinion.

  • @dwaynedibbley6124
    @dwaynedibbley6124 Před 2 lety

    YES he's got a sponsor nice one m8 👍👌😁😉✔✔

  • @CyberBeep_kenshi
    @CyberBeep_kenshi Před 2 lety

    Your laugh is the best

  • @andrewmoss3681
    @andrewmoss3681 Před 2 lety

    EB, all that matters to us is that you had a great holiday weekend with your family. As vaudevillian says, we aren't going anywhere.

  • @thebobsful
    @thebobsful Před 2 lety

    Have you done 'Are we the Baddies?' That is just hilarious.

  • @Pete_R
    @Pete_R Před 2 lety +2

    Never been a fan of Webb but more importantly Alan happy you've got a sponsor bud proof your getting bigtime 👍

  • @onemanandhiszebra
    @onemanandhiszebra Před 2 lety

    Family is everything.

  • @xxxyz721
    @xxxyz721 Před 2 lety +9

    “Are we the baddies?”, do that next… :).

    • @c_n_b
      @c_n_b Před 2 lety +2

      Yes please!!

    • @TheMijman
      @TheMijman Před 2 lety +2

      "...they've got skulls on them..."

    • @TheEclecticBeard
      @TheEclecticBeard  Před 2 lety +2

      I recorded a reaction that and Kitchen Nightmares and for whatever reason the desktop audio did not come through so it was video of my commentary and laughing

    • @c_n_b
      @c_n_b Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheEclecticBeard Tbh I know the Baddies sketch so well it wouldn't matter to me 😁

  • @nickzhang1856
    @nickzhang1856 Před 2 lety

    Please do more Mitchell and webb/peep show!

  • @jakhaughton1800
    @jakhaughton1800 Před 2 lety

    EB you’re going to have a look at the one and only Foster Brooks roasting Don Rickles, Hubert Humphrey and Dean Martin. The man was a genius. His dynamic with Dean Martin was brilliant. I discovered Foster Brooks a year or so ago and his timing was pure genius. Your British audience need to discover this icon.

  • @cato7778
    @cato7778 Před 2 lety

    Yeh ya work hard bro.gotts take some quality family time now n then.speakin of anime u just reminded me that I used to like Manga.gonna have to dig out some old 90s VHS tapes.does anybody remember the Cyberpunk collection? Genocyber n Cyber City Oedo 808? Aww man! I gotta go watch em now..havnt even thought bout em for atleast 10 years.cheers for the reminder dude 🇬🇧🤘😁🤘🇱🇷

  • @leemcclennan1118
    @leemcclennan1118 Před 2 lety

    Still loving the videos your putting up and still loving our flag in the back!!
    YNWA mate 👍🏻👊🏻⚽🔴💯

  • @jonathanwheeler4767
    @jonathanwheeler4767 Před 2 lety

    Its a pilot scheme in Rotherham! Et Al

  • @seijika46
    @seijika46 Před 2 měsíci

    With eternal benefits cuts - that pretty much is transatlantic policy.

  • @IntrinsicPalomides
    @IntrinsicPalomides Před 2 lety

    You should use that VPN service to watch I'm Alan Partridge on UK Netflix before it falls off ~14th July :)

  • @grahammoss5385
    @grahammoss5385 Před 2 lety

    Alan...I love your responses....hilarious but informative...great to see humour crossing national borders

  • @kinasc1575
    @kinasc1575 Před 2 lety +1

    Brass Eye by Chris Morris fantastic comedy spoof documentaries. Also the day-today. A satirist of the highest order.

  • @jaymac7203
    @jaymac7203 Před 2 lety

    You need to watch the short clip of Stephen Fry explaining the difference between American and British humour lol he gets it spot on!

  • @susanbusby5779
    @susanbusby5779 Před 2 lety

    Love your reactions . I would like to suggest Larry Grayson for one one of your reactions . He was a very funny story teller .

  • @philsiverns4227
    @philsiverns4227 Před 2 lety

    David Mitchell married Victoria Corren, must be the luckiest man alive.

  • @markconaghan5055
    @markconaghan5055 Před 2 lety

    As others have said, you should have a look at Mitchell and Webb "Are we the baddies?" and the conspiracy theories sketches. They are very funny and very clever.

  • @StalwartShinobi
    @StalwartShinobi Před 2 lety

    We would rather you enjoy yourself than try to please us! Don't sweat it brother

  • @CyberBeep_kenshi
    @CyberBeep_kenshi Před 2 lety

    By Vectron's kindly claw!

  • @colinhughes916
    @colinhughes916 Před 2 lety

    Love You EB
    Your Family Come 1st
    Your Millions of Fans
    Will always be here ❤
    From UK 🇬🇧💙♥

  • @michael_177
    @michael_177 Před 2 lety

    Mitchel and webb are my favourite UK "duo" (if you can call it that) Peep show and their sketch show (this) are some of my favourite bits of TV

    • @stuartspencer2161
      @stuartspencer2161 Před 2 lety

      They have collaborated on another show called "Back", which came out in 2017, and has currently run for two seasons.

    • @michael_177
      @michael_177 Před 2 lety

      @@stuartspencer2161 Yes i've heard of that and i will deffo be checking it out :)

  • @sndrka12
    @sndrka12 Před 2 lety

    Have you watch 'Thick of it' yet, it's absolutely hysterical, I think you'll love it. Thanks for all the entertainment you give us all x

  • @joannetyndall3625
    @joannetyndall3625 Před 2 lety

    Downtime is crucial mate,family comes first x

  • @Youngagelovelife
    @Youngagelovelife Před 2 lety +1

    💯💯💯

  • @georgechainey2487
    @georgechainey2487 Před 2 lety

    I’m from Yeovil in somerset, and this is our claim to fame I can assure you that

  • @alanjay5974
    @alanjay5974 Před 2 lety +1

    Try DICK EMERY ,Driving Lessons, one of our GREATEST character sketch comedians, you'll laugh your socks off from beginning to end as anyone who's ever watched him has all the best

  • @Jeannelawes
    @Jeannelawes Před 2 lety

    The computor says NO

  • @tomitiustritus6672
    @tomitiustritus6672 Před rokem

    What's that rose in the background?
    Change the colours to yellow and red on a green background and you have the coat of arms of my hometown Wennigsen.

  • @MBTubesTitanic
    @MBTubesTitanic Před 2 lety

    The Two Ronnie's: Dolly Parton, Very funny. worth a look.

  • @TallSilentGuy
    @TallSilentGuy Před 2 lety +1

    I'm glad you've dropped the volume of the introduction, but please drop the volume of your laugh in relation to the video being reviewed!

    • @peterjf7723
      @peterjf7723 Před 2 lety +2

      He has a great laugh, but it's not easy on the ears if you're using headphones.

  • @bobhead6243
    @bobhead6243 Před rokem

    Always take the Time to be with Family and Friends mate , you are entitled to a life outside of You Tube !🙂👍

  • @petermizon4344
    @petermizon4344 Před 2 lety

    Try their CONSPIRACY THEORY SKIT, BRILL

  • @indiemusicvideoblog
    @indiemusicvideoblog Před 2 lety

    These dudes have one of the funniest shows ever called Peep Show. Please check it out.

  • @captainadams8565
    @captainadams8565 Před 2 lety

    VAT Value Added Tax. Think purchase tax.

  • @MrJTHOG
    @MrJTHOG Před 2 lety

    Dude loving it..Liverpool Flag in the background YNWA :)

  • @johnpm1605
    @johnpm1605 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a reccomendation for you, similar to Fred Dibna...
    There's a similar character a bit older than Fred, called Blaster Bates.... he was an explosives expert who went around in the 1950s onwards, blowing up tree stumps, chimneys, septic pits etc
    He used to do after dinner speeches and many have been recorded and are hilarious!
    I still have my father's collection of 12 inch LP records.
    I suspect his recordings are out there in the digital world...
    As an aside, I met one of his friends a few years back who owned a farm where they did B&B. Breakfast was hilarious as he was a very similar character to Blaster Bates with loads of good stories...
    Here's a video of Blaster Bates czcams.com/video/kbZsVd7j7l4/video.html

    • @digitig
      @digitig Před rokem

      I too have my father's collection of Blaster Bates records. The material got a bit thin as they kept releasing them, but the first few were genius - who can forget the shower of s**t over Cheshire? But would an American have any chance at all with his Cheshire dialect?

  • @JohnDoe-xz1mw
    @JohnDoe-xz1mw Před 2 lety

    not really anything to say to the video except that david mitchell is my all time favourite "panel show guest/host/in any way involved supreme being" but what im actually here to say is that i foudn the beard 3 weeks ago and by now he is definitly my favourite american, in fact are you sure you are really american? you seem way to reasonable for that....anyway definitly my favourite american channel now, second favourite in total...sorry nothing beats lindybeige

  • @kyotocoversjimanderson782

    Why am I reminded of the UK governments strategy for "dealing with" covid?

  • @BazzSelby
    @BazzSelby Před 2 lety +1

    Useless Eaters, is what 'they' call us, (the poor & old). The ones who don't put anything in, but take things out!

  • @stewartmackay
    @stewartmackay Před 2 lety

    "whatever me & the wife played" - We don't want to know about your private life!!!

  • @velociraptor3313
    @velociraptor3313 Před 2 lety

    It's always a pleasure to spend time with family. Today is my mother's birthday. Have a jolly good day.

  • @Markoski1986
    @Markoski1986 Před 2 lety

    Watch Bo’Selecta Michael Jackson impersonation 😂

  • @davidcooks5265
    @davidcooks5265 Před 2 lety

    That's not a bad price, where there server's based?

  • @londontrada
    @londontrada Před 2 lety

    Watch - That Mitchell & Webb Look - Evil Plan

  • @grantpflum6844
    @grantpflum6844 Před 2 lety

    No one bats an eye at the dwarves?

  • @davidcarrol110
    @davidcarrol110 Před 2 lety

    Long Independence Day weekend?