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    King Boomer's Reaction to the Numberwang skit on the British comedy That Mitchell and Webb look. ENJOY!
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  • @davidjb-750
    @davidjb-750 Před měsícem +57

    “What the fuck was that?”
    “That’s numberwang!”

    • @paulmurgatroyd6372
      @paulmurgatroyd6372 Před 26 dny

      Sadly missing the subtleties of the German numberwang sketch.

    • @futurekillxbox972
      @futurekillxbox972 Před 26 dny

      Now let’s rotate the board - it’s wanganumb

    • @djrizla420
      @djrizla420 Před 24 dny +1

      @@paulmurgatroyd6372 “Das ist Nümberwang!”

  • @samthemoron2
    @samthemoron2 Před měsícem +101

    I studied mathematics at university - I and some friends used to prove theorems with "That's numberwang" instead of writing QED at the end

  • @slim56100
    @slim56100 Před měsícem +50

    “Mornington Crescent” 😂

  • @grunions9648
    @grunions9648 Před měsícem +71

    Now for the rest of your life you have to randomly shout "THAT'S NUMBERWANG!" when people say numbers, like the rest of us.

    • @alexmousley7213
      @alexmousley7213 Před měsícem +5

      Perfect!

    • @GrahamS67
      @GrahamS67 Před měsícem +5

      I thought that was just me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @gotmunchiez
      @gotmunchiez Před měsícem +2

      Literally what I shout to my wife when the cooker timer goes off and dinner's ready

  • @GHar94
    @GHar94 Před měsícem +75

    The whole Numberwang saga is mental.

    • @GHar94
      @GHar94 Před měsícem +7

      It gets insane.

    • @wallythewondercorncake8657
      @wallythewondercorncake8657 Před měsícem +11

      It's nothing compared to The Event.

    • @GHar94
      @GHar94 Před měsícem +9

      @@wallythewondercorncake8657 The Event arguable one of the best running gags.

    • @Mr_Bimble
      @Mr_Bimble Před měsícem +8

      @@wallythewondercorncake8657 WE DONT MENTION THE EVENT! (but isn't there a some crossover between the two at some point in the show?, i can't remember)

    • @wallythewondercorncake8657
      @wallythewondercorncake8657 Před měsícem +1

      @@Mr_Bimble Don't think so. Probably just getting your wires crossed because both gags have a game show format

  • @yurihuffles
    @yurihuffles Před měsícem +49

    Numberwang kinda started as a skit about a lot of 80s & 90/ contests on UK tv where many of the rules seemed to make no sense. Very quickly became its own referencing thing as they did more skits of the show.

    • @futurekillxbox972
      @futurekillxbox972 Před měsícem +3

      Perfectly described .

    • @Codex7777
      @Codex7777 Před měsícem +2

      *sketches :)

    • @micmac274
      @micmac274 Před měsícem +1

      Golden Balls is a great example of an extremely complex British Game Show, and it aired in the 2000's and 2010's.

    • @paulmurgatroyd6372
      @paulmurgatroyd6372 Před 26 dny +1

      I have hideous flashbacks to 3-2-1.

    • @futurekillxbox972
      @futurekillxbox972 Před 26 dny

      @@paulmurgatroyd6372 hahah- yes!!!! No one ever understood that - brilliant !

  • @wacka.
    @wacka. Před měsícem +21

    "Julie you're ahead on 77 Simon you trail on 83"

    • @listerofsmeg884
      @listerofsmeg884 Před měsícem +3

      Which of course makes sense now with 'Pointless'

  • @Ozzpot
    @Ozzpot Před měsícem +10

    This is in the style of a game called "Mornington Crescent", a round on the radio comedy panel show "I'm Sorry, I haven't Clue", around since the 1970s.
    Yes, they are nonsensical spoofs of gameshows.
    On Mornington Crescent they take it in turns to name London Underground stations, occasionally protesting each other's answers by referring to complicated rules which they are making up on the spot. It's all very silly, but quite funny in a British sort of way.

    • @timg5011
      @timg5011 Před měsícem +1

      ISIHAC is *fantastic*. RIP Humphrey Lyttelton, the original chairman - nobody could say savagely innuendo-laden things as well as Humph.
      "The master of the game was, of course, Lionel Blair..."

  • @A16AdamWalker
    @A16AdamWalker Před měsícem +26

    Just wait till you deep dive into Numberwang lore - not just to see the international versions (in the American they just say: "Yes! That Is A Number!" - you also find out about the robot built to determine whether something was in-fact Numberwang... I won't spoil it it, but lets just say, it doesn't end well.

  • @Benji568
    @Benji568 Před 27 dny +1

    That Mitchell & Webb Look was so hilarious! I binged the whole series during the 2020 lockdown and it is still so funny after all those years.

  • @lawrencegt2229
    @lawrencegt2229 Před měsícem +5

    It's basically a numbers-based version of Mornington Crescent, but using the Rev. A.W. Hibbert's "Black Diagonals" ruling of 1924.

  • @dougr5187
    @dougr5187 Před měsícem +27

    No explanation is needed - just watch some more Numberwang!

  • @leeachristie
    @leeachristie Před měsícem +19

    Do “The Event” (also from Mitchel and Webb)

    • @CyberBeep_kenshi
      @CyberBeep_kenshi Před měsícem +2

      don't think of the event!
      (stay indoors)

    • @Cleow33
      @Cleow33 Před měsícem +3

      @@CyberBeep_kenshiHits different post Covid!

  • @SirHilaryManfat
    @SirHilaryManfat Před měsícem +9

    Numberwang is brilliant in small doses, and gets crazier each episode.

  • @0x2A_
    @0x2A_ Před měsícem +22

    And that's NUMBERWANG!!

  • @cmaugle
    @cmaugle Před měsícem +19

    You need to check out the "history of Numberwang" next.

  • @michaelnolan6951
    @michaelnolan6951 Před měsícem +3

    Back in 2006 or so I was playing at a 24 hour Airsoft event at an Army camp in Wales. (Senneybridge.) At one point one of the guys kept fluffing up building numbers over the radio After he got it wrong about 5 times in succession, someone else piped up on the circuit: "That's Numberwang!" (That same trip, one guy got injured and needed a medevac flight. As the helo arrived someone played "Ride of the Valkyries over comms)

  • @kenworthington_5001
    @kenworthington_5001 Před měsícem +9

    You should look at a compilation of their sketch, "The quiz broadcast". Love the channel and Stay Indoors.

    • @mariuscheek
      @mariuscheek Před měsícem

      "They haven't got in yet."
      "Yes, they have..."
      The Quiz Broadcast is probably the best of Mitchell and Webb, by Vectron's Kindly Claw!

    • @charikloangel33
      @charikloangel33 Před měsícem

      Those sketches are so dark but hilarious!

    • @swanronson173
      @swanronson173 Před měsícem

      Don't think about The Event!

    • @micmac274
      @micmac274 Před měsícem

      SO that's what its called.

  • @rmcwil398
    @rmcwil398 Před měsícem +10

    When he said 14 / 12 that's not numberwang this game was using Derbyshire Huff variation rather than the Even numbers are wild rules.

    • @vladd6787
      @vladd6787 Před měsícem +6

      Now you are drifting into Mornington Crescent territory.

    • @stephenmor66
      @stephenmor66 Před měsícem +1

      I preferred it when they allowed cube roots.

    • @patrickmaloney6440
      @patrickmaloney6440 Před 27 dny

      I think the source of the two games are quite similar, except one uses bus numbers and the other uses Tube stops.

  • @CadiasFinest
    @CadiasFinest Před měsícem +6

    Avocado Bathrrom is my favourite sketch

  • @VenatusVox
    @VenatusVox Před měsícem +10

    THAT'S NUMBERWANG!

  • @davesmith3075
    @davesmith3075 Před měsícem +9

    There’s some gold sketches on that show:
    Get Me Hennimore
    Big Talk
    Angel Summoner And The BMX Bandit
    Vectron
    And many others 😀

    • @samthemoron2
      @samthemoron2 Před měsícem +3

      I haven't seen a reaction yet to "Big Talk" but I love that one.
      I really want to see a reaction to the earlier show they did "Mitchell and Webb Situation" - maybe the milk/poison sketch.
      Also the librarian date sketch

    • @yzolakitchi
      @yzolakitchi Před měsícem +6

      By Vectron he shall react !!!!!

    • @samthemoron2
      @samthemoron2 Před měsícem +3

      @@yzolakitchi let's just leave the vectron stuff for the moment because Tim had a question

    • @samthemoron2
      @samthemoron2 Před měsícem +3

      Actually it was Pete who questioned the Vectron religion. Apologies by Vectron's kindly claw

    • @buckyohare9993
      @buckyohare9993 Před měsícem +3

      FOR VECTRON!

  • @iiblackoutx
    @iiblackoutx Před měsícem +5

    Check out Mitchell n Webb look “the boy with an arse for a face”

    • @ben9DB
      @ben9DB Před měsícem +1

      Instead of a face, he’s just got another arse.

    • @micmac274
      @micmac274 Před měsícem

      But that was stolen from the comic book Preacher, who had a character called Arseface first.

  • @ry_jayy
    @ry_jayy Před 28 dny

    I'm pretty sure there's a video on CZcams that has every Numberwang segment in one place, I'd recommend that for the full Numberwang experience 😂

  • @jtevanz
    @jtevanz Před měsícem

    Your confusion made my Bank Holiday Weekend 😂 Especially knowing there's no explanation to it.

  • @SketchyMagpie
    @SketchyMagpie Před měsícem +1

    This is kind of reminiscent of (I won’t say “stolen from” 😝) Adam and Joe’s ‘Quizzlestick’ skits where they did basically the same thing but with real people thinking they’re on a real game show. A&J’s is more of a prank, though, so they are different beasts (and I think they have said they hadn’t seen ‘Quizzlesticks’ when they wrote this).

  • @Zajuts149
    @Zajuts149 Před 3 dny

    Paterson Joseph is a brilliant actor who can also do comedy.

  • @martinalloway6980
    @martinalloway6980 Před měsícem

    I stumbled across a late night quiz show, it was basically Numberwang. I had no idea what was going on but suddenly, I understood.

  • @marks7197
    @marks7197 Před měsícem +1

    That was great, Mr Darcy dancing would because good follow up. I'd also like to see some Fast Show reactions, Jazz Club in particular!!! And also the Armstrong and Miller piano clips...

  • @markjones127
    @markjones127 Před měsícem +2

    Classic Numberwang!

  • @mariuscheek
    @mariuscheek Před měsícem +8

    Aficionados of Numberwang will correct me, but by Vectron's kindly claw I believe the concept is based on a classic English panel game called Mornington Crescent, which I happen to be very good at if anyone fancies a game (for preference I play Stanmore rules, with the Ruislip Variation on northerly junctions)

  • @mwhitaker7010
    @mwhitaker7010 Před měsícem

    It all goes back to the WW2 era when English scientists used Numberwang principles to Wangernum (German for decode) the Mysterion codex.

  • @DS-uy6jw
    @DS-uy6jw Před měsícem

    More of this show please :D There are some seriously funny sketches in there. Numberwang is obviously on the senseless side of the series but it weirdly grows on you.

  • @Codex7777
    @Codex7777 Před měsícem

    After you've finished Numberwang, you have to do, "The Event"! Another classic series of sketches. :)

  • @nikkihayes5411
    @nikkihayes5411 Před 28 dny

    Afternoon tv gameshows in the UK are just like this....try Going For Gold, Pointless, Blankety Blank etc

  • @jamesdignanmusic2765
    @jamesdignanmusic2765 Před měsícem

    David Mitchell always gets reminded of this when he goes on "8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown", because it was very much a parody of Countdown. If you're loved this and are prepared to delve into the world of radio, you should try an episode of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue", which is billed as the antidote to panel game shows. It has some genuine games and some bits that are similar to Numberwang - including the famous game of Mornington Crescent.

  • @2old4gamez
    @2old4gamez Před 26 dny

    You should definitely watch all the Numberwang sketches, in chronological order, they get more ad more batshit. It's epic.

  • @grumpleskiltpin3257
    @grumpleskiltpin3257 Před měsícem +1

    Do 'The hole in the ring', 'Mrs clause has an affair' and 'The green claranet' please!

  • @listerofsmeg884
    @listerofsmeg884 Před měsícem

    The spoof snooker documentary featuring Ted and Peter would be a good watch. '....is it my go now?'
    or one of the secret agent/Dr Evil parodies

  • @HamzaStallion
    @HamzaStallion Před měsícem

    You need to watch Gavin and Stacey , classic feel good British comedy and hilariously funny. And after years of waiting the final episode is out this Christmas.

  • @tomeggleston367
    @tomeggleston367 Před měsícem

    Considering how much you like your history KB, you’ll like their “Are we the baddies?” sketch. And the Explorers sketch too 👍🏼

  • @Maerahn
    @Maerahn Před měsícem

    I have to admit, as a maths doofus, this is exactly how I feel when I watch the number sum round on 'Countdown!'

  • @Thewingkongexchange
    @Thewingkongexchange Před měsícem +1

    Numberwang is how the government comes up with its budget.

  • @graemejones218
    @graemejones218 Před měsícem

    Still love the Sir Digby Chicken Caesar sketches, top of my list. Also the garden centre "tribe" who hide in the shrubs.

  • @chrismajor69
    @chrismajor69 Před měsícem

    It’s when you watch a new game show on in the afternoon . You watch it and have no idea of the rules. All the contestants and host understand it but as a casual viewer you haven’t a scooby doo what’s going on . Brilliant !

  • @cpmahon
    @cpmahon Před měsícem +20

    I will explain Numberwang! for you. Any whole number or fraction can be Numberwang, the others are not. However, numbers that are Numberwang can also not be Numberwang and Vive versa. Of course this all changes with Wangernumb, or perhaps not
    I hope that makes the rules much clearer for you.

  • @charikloangel33
    @charikloangel33 Před měsícem

    I think this might be my favourite reaction video of yours. The complete WTF-ness is gold!

  • @cheryltotheg2880
    @cheryltotheg2880 Před měsícem

    I don’t think my husband goes a day without saying “that’s numberwang 🎉”

  • @paulhooton6261
    @paulhooton6261 Před 17 dny

    Can you imagine any producers in the USA commissioning that? I've just been on a cruise ship where one TV channel only played USA programs. All I can say is:- it's no wonder that so many of you guys choose to react to British comedy.

  • @elfboy29
    @elfboy29 Před měsícem +1

    This all a little taken from Adam And Joe's Quizzlesticks I think. Check out Adam and Joe. (you know Adam).

  • @kenadams2142
    @kenadams2142 Před měsícem

    King Boomer: What the fuck was that?
    Me: That's Numberwang!

  • @ducomaritiem7160
    @ducomaritiem7160 Před měsícem

    Yeah❤! I love it, great chloise!

  • @gusbert
    @gusbert Před měsícem +1

    I prefer Wangernum to Numberwang because the game is more subtle so the contestants have to use clever tactics. 43, 27, 200, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ,1 ,1 is such a good example of this.

  • @theguitardude5613
    @theguitardude5613 Před měsícem

    There's a few numberwang sketches. I love it. That's deathwang!

  • @PraxizC
    @PraxizC Před 27 dny

    Good lord, it took a minute and a half before we got to the part we wanted to see.

  • @aac74
    @aac74 Před měsícem +5

    Wow, first he tries to understand cricket and now numberwang?

  • @zenzombie72
    @zenzombie72 Před 18 dny

    You're gonna love Green Wing.

  • @utubey99
    @utubey99 Před měsícem +1

    Oh, I'm so happy.

  • @icba9292
    @icba9292 Před měsícem

    That intro is something else! Lool

  • @ssirfbrorsan
    @ssirfbrorsan Před měsícem

    My teenage years in the sixties, Monty Python, Swedish MAD etc... Swedish and British humor harmonize like Apartheid and Great Britain in that 'sick' way.

  • @bblair2627
    @bblair2627 Před měsícem

    This reminds me of the UK Government working out the finances for the Rwanda deal

  • @alpinenewtplaysgames4509
    @alpinenewtplaysgames4509 Před měsícem

    The Numberwang story is a great saga.

  • @andymerrett
    @andymerrett Před měsícem

    After this you should check out the spoof quiz/game show “Don’t Be Dirty” by Fry & Laurie.
    Yes that’s Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

  • @TheWalrusWasPaul23
    @TheWalrusWasPaul23 Před měsícem

    More Numberwang please! It gets better and crazier with each

  • @rocon86
    @rocon86 Před měsícem +1

    You need to watch all the Numberwang sketches now.

  • @leeandrewclarke
    @leeandrewclarke Před 19 dny

    That is quintessential British humour, Americans, spelt with a 'U.'

  • @alanmackie7012
    @alanmackie7012 Před měsícem +1

    If you had any idea, what the fuck happened there, I'd be seriously worried.

  • @bigfatrez
    @bigfatrez Před měsícem

    The “remain indoors” sketches were great. Check them out!

  • @TheCodeDaemon
    @TheCodeDaemon Před 5 dny

    I don't know if he has seen the "The Quiz Broadcast" that M&W did...

  • @chriswinter8511
    @chriswinter8511 Před měsícem

    Ahh you're stepping into the Wang-verse

  • @travellingblade3015
    @travellingblade3015 Před 28 dny

    That’s Numberwang!

  • @Bethgael
    @Bethgael Před měsícem

    What the fuck was that?
    that's NUMBERWANG! :D

  • @lukegale4002
    @lukegale4002 Před měsícem

    Angel Summoner and Cheesoid are belters by Mitchell and Webb

  • @CyberBeep_kenshi
    @CyberBeep_kenshi Před měsícem

    the harry enfueld and paul spoofs on Dragon's den are also awesome

  • @b3564
    @b3564 Před měsícem

    You are wearing a number 7, "that's NUMBERWANG"! Fkn hilarious!

  • @johnharrington501
    @johnharrington501 Před měsícem

    The Numberwang compilation is a must. 🤣

  • @dougiemilnephotography756
    @dougiemilnephotography756 Před měsícem

    The lady with the paper bag over her head (Peep Show's Sophie) is now one of the UK's best known actors. She won an Oscar in 2019 and her acceptance speech is worth checking out.
    czcams.com/video/YUytvAg_hE4/video.htmlsi=t7MX9Mk-hYh-0W4-

  • @gminusmark
    @gminusmark Před měsícem

    & There's Wordwang!

  • @torresilk4277
    @torresilk4277 Před měsícem

    For the series of That Mitchell and Webb Look that this is from there was one of these. You could follow them in order to see the evolution

  • @SUK2293
    @SUK2293 Před měsícem

    Rachel Riley is Numberwang!

  • @utubey99
    @utubey99 Před měsícem +1

    Do Armstrong & Miller's WWII airmen sketches please.

  • @andymerrett
    @andymerrett Před měsícem

    Even to this day there are people who don’t understand when you tell them “That’s Numberwang” but we still try.
    There are several of these sketches.

  • @DigitalWomble
    @DigitalWomble Před měsícem

    Yep.

  • @mathewcooper8327
    @mathewcooper8327 Před měsícem

    Love this in work anyone says a number we shout numberwang and only 3 people get it cause we are old as Simon from space

  • @richinleam
    @richinleam Před měsícem

    No finance meeting at work is complete without someone mentioning Numberwang.

  • @vilebrequin6923
    @vilebrequin6923 Před měsícem

    You need to watch a few episodes of Shooting Stars, with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, if you want to see a quiz show that makes no sense but is utterly hysterical 😊😊

  • @N_Loco_Parenthesis
    @N_Loco_Parenthesis Před měsícem

    Yup.

  • @damianleah6744
    @damianleah6744 Před měsícem

    £12.67 on cheque! 😂😂. Yes it was a piss take of game shows. 😂

  • @BuzzaB77
    @BuzzaB77 Před měsícem

    basically like every round of the real Shooting Stars from vic and bob

  • @rhysjones6666
    @rhysjones6666 Před měsícem

    YES BOOMER. safe for the shoutout

  • @Misstott__
    @Misstott__ Před měsícem

    I've been waiting for you to react to this for about 365 numberwang days. That's wangernum

  • @Gambit771
    @Gambit771 Před měsícem

    It's funnier when you watch the compilation of all the numberwang clips.

  • @colinu9209
    @colinu9209 Před měsícem

    The rules are quite complicated, it’s a bit like cricket 😂

  • @herstoryanimated
    @herstoryanimated Před měsícem

    What about 'Game for a laugh' from Not the nine o'clock news

  • @philrob1978
    @philrob1978 Před měsícem

    Oh my sweet KB - Of course, it's utterly, utterly demented. I think you get it though! Worth watching more of it, it only gets more muppety!

  • @danhumble9199
    @danhumble9199 Před měsícem

    KB bear in mind you achieve numberwang by eliminating your opponents odd numbers and by carrying the decimal point back in time on your patella. (If the 7 divisible wang numbers are clear).

  • @markmark63
    @markmark63 Před měsícem

    A parody of all those inane game shows with non-sensical rules, that only exist to fill 25 minutes of the afternoon as a vehicle for Ads.

  • @alanbeesby2220
    @alanbeesby2220 Před měsícem

    Giles? That’s Numberwank!

  • @ajorngjdonaydbr
    @ajorngjdonaydbr Před měsícem

    The whole Numberwang segment is incredible

  • @ComaDave
    @ComaDave Před měsícem

    "WTF was that?!??"
    That's Numberwang.