"can you imagine Boris Johnson as Mayor of London" - Watching this the day that Boris officially became Prime Minister.... What a day in this countries history.
If you haven't seen his first time presenting, you're missing an example of comedy genius. Play Your Iraqi Cards Right was just sublime. This is his second attempt at presenting, still great but not as good as the first classic show.
Oh lordy to see this again! Poor Ian - he really did look a bit lost didn't he! Love ya Ian - keep up the good work! One of the best Have I Got News For You episodes ever. Brucie turns up at the pearly gates - and gets his own best known catchphrase from Himself upstairs. 'nuff said.
I was feeling sad but come here to see Bruce and the boys to make me belly laugh. Funniest episode ever, well 50/50 on Brian Blessed. Which ones your fav, maybe I missed one?
Am a huge fan of the format and the contestants. But without a shadow of a doubt Bruce ( bless him) owned the show and t panelists. Each of whom shone. The dynamics of this episode cannot be repeated. And Bruce was the catalyst. May you have the best dressing room up there Brucie and may the tiller girls always have a nice cuppa gland a stork sarnie available. Blessings.
The first episode Bruce presented was the best. “Play you’re Iraqi cards right” !! which was meant to be called Play Your Curds Right but it was dropped
If you haven't seen his first time presenting, you're missing an example of comedy genius. Play Your Iraqi Cards Right was just sublime. This is his second attempt at presenting, still great but not as good as the first classic show.
@Phil Weatherley Well, what is one person's crap is another's treasure, in television. Sortof. I understand where you are coming from regarding the notion of broadcasters throwing out God-knows what to pander to an audience that wants to view it. It's far worse in the US so there is that to be grateful for I suppose. But with "stupidity" in general it's far too deep and complex to just start screeching at broadcasters for just earning a cheap buck. Could it be as the notion of needing to be intelligent to survive has made basic educational needs unimportant when food can still be put on the table? Perhaps. Or could it be that other-thought and simple and non-thought provoking comedy a quick form of escapism from the stress of work etc.? Perhaps that also. Or the now ease for everyone having access to media in the modern-age is just now being reflected in the media being produced. These people have always been here, but only in the last generation or so being truly tapped into. I'm not one to say really but there you go. Knowing "crap" from "crap" is of an individuals opinion, and those that want something more thought provoking etc. are more likely to be more of a thinker, and can be perceived as more "intelligent" let's be fair. But, foe example, I am personally very picky when it comes to music. I come across as knobbish when I state I don't like pop music, for instance. And whilst I think that my idea of good music is derived in it's complexity, thought and perceived care by the artist/musician in question, other's that also think the same might completely dislike what I enjoy. Conversely, I also like to occasionally listen to simpler stuff that goes against my grown tastes. I have many friends that are the opposite to me - they enjoy singing simple beat songs etc., but are by no means dumb, just a different group with their own culture and interests that are different to mine, in this form of media. I guess my final point is that sometimes it's worth to grin and bear it. Not saying something to others, or on the internet (lol) with perhaps a strongly held opinion, or controversial one, is the best course of action for yourself and friends - speaking mainly for me tbh. I've already come across as a pretentious grumpy sob to them but self-restraint keeps everyone happy. I'm not sure what I was going with this but there you go.
@Phil Weatherley Interesting points - and I definitely agree on the educated standpoint, largely. But also there is the way someone is brought up and the society around them. Entertainment-wise, less so. You can still like simple, arguably slightly brainless and aimless programmes and still be knowledgeable in other matters of real-life situations. I myself would put myself in that grouping at points. Outside that with media, newspapers, opinion pieces etc. I have not enough of a strong viewpoint to argue one way or another, but it is clear a divide is growing between those that grasp reality, and those resistant to change and as you said, find scapegoats for when things don't go their way, or appear to go their way. Furthermore, I think the idea of following ideologies and almost blindly following these sorts of things is dangerous for the most part - swearing and blanking out opponents to your idea only allows pressure to build and piss off people. But I'm not psychological or much of a thinker of the wider picture so apologies if this doesn't make any sense. On the point of Hitler and the 1933 election - I don't think that was a good example as the Nazi's started to gain a significant presence beforehand. There was monitoring by their groups when voting was taking place and antisemitism was already clearly present to the public. I doubt that a significant number that voted for them did so because they actually wanted them. This is arguably the same with Trump et al., although less pressure persay lol and more the fact that either people don't care or know(?) about the blatent sexism, racism, xenophobic comments they make, or they are part of those brackets in the first place. But this is too complex to talk about and I don't really know enough to comment more properly.
24:50 Oh, when things were so innocent at the BBC. When Jimmy Savile still breathed life, when Rolfie Harris thought he'd never see the inside of a prison cell, and when Brucie Forsyth thought nothing of shuffling creepily towards a terrified young actress who knew only too well what went on behind the scenes at good old Auntie Beeb. Not to worry, Laura. Savile dies next year, then things quickly take an abrupt left turn.
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (22 February 1928 - 18 August 2017) RIP - a consummate professional, so far above anyone else here. I wonder if Laura Solon made a complaint of harassment in the workplace after all that unwanted touching.
Well this aged interestingly. Boris is now your prime minister and if that's all Prince Andrew had to be embarrassed about there would be a lot fewer young girls traumatized and a pizza express in Woking a lot less famous.
Bruce is brilliant here . Not sure ian knows what to make of him though ! Paul and Ross got on with him it seems. Hate to dissapoint Ian Holloway , i used to go to football to cheer on my team and see my favourite players live
That was creepy, and everyone on the panel saw it, except forsyth. He went over to Laura 4 times, and touched her twice. It's a good thing Ian face-palmed a few times, Ross hit the buzzer mid-song, and Paul started the dance at the end to get her out of that.
Nah, he's of the age where he's not gonna croon to a dude and she knows he's just messing about. She even joked about it. They were just white knighting, and I don't use that phrase a lot.
you don't laugh that much do you? not everyone is out to "get you" love. fun fact: women think about sex more than men. So it's all in your head. It was known Brucie was a "Gentleman of Showbiz" and a great entertainer. Don't put politics in everything, or your life will be very suicidal and unhappy if you do.
This was a clash of comedy styles, a clash of generations. Strange that the producers allowed Bruce to hi-jack parts of the show with prepared, signature routines - it isn't that kind of show. For Ian it was torture. Ian and Bruce can't stand each other - maybe Ian took the mickey in Private Eye. If it hadn't been for Ross Noble's (and to a lesser extent Paul's) good-humoured (and brilliant) comic fence-mending, it could all have gone sour . . .
You're rather missing the point here. Brucie 'hijacking' the show with his shtick is the whole joke. That's why he's there, to comically subvert a satirical panel show with his incongruous old-school light entertainment style. Everyone involved is in on the gag, Hislop included. The latter is playing up to his grumpy, smug school prefect persona, he's exaggerating his disdain for Brucie as a droll comic counterpoint to Noble and Merton's enthusiasm. Noble and Merton are comedy nerds, they adore the likes of Brucie. Hislop isn't steeped in showbiz lore, he doesn't really care about that sort of thing, but he gets why it's funny to accentuate his bemusement and disinterest.
I'm not English I don't know who this Bruce Forsyth guy is but he looks a bit creepy. I notice that Laura Solon woman was giving him a bit of side eye. Maybe someone should tell him it's not the 1950s any more.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"
Was this HIGNFY or the Bruce Forsyth Show? I can't stand him. Far to pushy and hugs the limelight. The best thing he ever did was appear on SNATLP with Norman Wisdom doing a wallpaper sketch during a strike by other artists.
"don't start with me son, how dare you ad-lib with genius"
👌Gold.
Bruce looked like he was having so much fun, this is great
came to watch after I heard Paul mention in an interview that Bruce Forsyth was his favourite host of hignfy - I agree! ❤🥰❤️
This has to be the best ever HIGNFY. He brings the best out of them all. Great comedy. Bruce, you are sorely missed.
Yeah this and the one he did in 2003.
"can you imagine Boris Johnson as Mayor of London" - Watching this the day that Boris officially became Prime Minister.... What a day in this countries history.
2xztim rule britania
We are watching the death of our country at the hands of this prick. So sad.
Cough, Politicians don't really run the country you know, they just perform a circus to entertain the Populus for there masters
@@neonskyline1 *Their
@@PizikSpaeth Cough, Politicians don't really run the country you know, they just perform a circus to entertain the Populus for there (their) masters
Thank you for sharing this, I was searching everywhere for this episode as it's one of my all time HIGNFY favourites! RIP Bruce - what a legend!
If you haven't seen his first time presenting, you're missing an example of comedy genius. Play Your Iraqi Cards Right was just sublime. This is his second attempt at presenting, still great but not as good as the first classic show.
Does anyone know the name of the song at the end?
Class act....brought tears to my eyes
.....happy and sad.. RIP Bruce
I laughed until I wept - one of the funniest episodes I've ever seen!
Absolute class..... Bruce was my hero..... great seeing this again...
Superb trip down memory lane! 🤗🌟
Nice to see Brucey see you nice RIP
Hey Gary Linekar, this is how to be entertaining. RIP Bruce F. - just awesome here. R. Noble - the panic button for Laura, LOL
A REAL professional entertainer! Great RIP Bruce! x
What an absolutely Fantastic episode !
LOL "Disability Gladiators" sounds like an hilarious TV show.
"the print's too big" Ed of PE said. Best line in this episode, and didn't get as much of a laugh as it it should have done. Brilliant Hislop.
He was a miserable bastard.
@@carolineg1872 Ian? Yep.
Paul is like a kid in a sweet shop and Ian wants to be aloof but can't stop laughing.
Thanks for the memories Bruce Forsyth
Absolutely class. Talent elevating content.
Fair play to Ross for stepping in. He saved Bruce as much as he did her from a potential news of the world creepy old man headline
Bruce, Brian and Boris are easily my favourite HIGNFY guest presenters. The three B's - quite apt for a program by Hattrick Productions.
@Martin Tournoij True, and Bill Shatner of course!
Oh lordy to see this again! Poor Ian - he really did look a bit lost didn't he! Love ya Ian - keep up the good work! One of the best Have I Got News For You episodes ever. Brucie turns up at the pearly gates - and gets his own best known catchphrase from Himself upstairs. 'nuff said.
he seemed a bit mean and patronising but bruce laughed it all off .after the show he took out his 5 iron on ian =0
Old people using the CZcams comments fascinate me.
I am an American, I do not know the host, yet, I think I love him ❤❤❤
Paul knows how big a star Bruce was while we was growing up...telly legend
Brilliant, simply brilliant.
Thanks for posting
Noble: Shut yo face
Brucie: You can't say that......
Also Bruicie: Shut your face....i can 😂
Bruce is such a legend :)
I was feeling sad but come here to see Bruce and the boys to make me belly laugh. Funniest episode ever, well 50/50 on Brian Blessed. Which ones your fav, maybe I missed one?
bang on
I always enjoy the ones with Clive Anderson
William shatner is also very good
Tom Baker basically was the show when he hosted it. Managed to make Vince Cable seem interesting.
Brian Blessed, no doubt. My face hurt for about two hours afterwards from laughing so hard.
Bruce! ha ha What a legend!! RIP mate xxxxx
Am a huge fan of the format and the contestants. But without a shadow of a doubt Bruce ( bless him) owned the show and t panelists. Each of whom shone. The dynamics of this episode cannot be repeated. And Bruce was the catalyst. May you have the best dressing room up there Brucie and may the tiller girls always have a nice cuppa gland a stork sarnie available. Blessings.
Loved this episode R. I. P Bruce your a legand
Ross knew he was in the presence of a legend, wheras Laura just thought he was a creepy uncle.
They were both right.
She was weird..
Was that Jimmy Savile hosting?
Ah no she didn't, what makes you think she did?
Rip Brucie, xxxx the best!
It's the girl from the polish cafe !
Duże cappachino - thank you have a lovely day
She was so lovely :)
How good was Bruce? Honestly, just a master class.
This is def one of the best
Damn I bloody miss ol brucey. Always seemed like time wouldn’t catch up with him.
Fab. The other one with Bruce is on youtube too. Just as good.
One of the best ever..such fun..😂
The queen was born 1926, Forsyth was born 1928.
RIP Brucie xx
Bruce a legend
"How dare you ad-lib with genius" lmao
God bless the Brits and their sense of humour xx
Watched this a year ago, before the COVIDS.
RIP BRUCEY !
Ok, Merton and Ross seem to work well together!!😮🤗😀🇨🇦👍
Well done, Ross, for your gallant behaviour in thwarting the old fool's advances towards Ms Solon.
The first episode Bruce presented was the best. “Play you’re Iraqi cards right” !! which was meant to be called Play Your Curds Right but it was dropped
DM87™️ I guess u mean this? It's awful quality but u can just about see the picture.
czcams.com/video/RE5C30aS1lU/video.html
RIP legend
IMM NIM NIM NIM NICE TO SEE YOU TO SEE YOU NICE IMM NIM NIM NIM NIM...
Only Sir Bruce could have dealt with Hislop and put him in his place! Well done Sir!
Can you do the Brian blessed episode please
Amazing. So funny.
Hilarious episode!
Awww....Brucie.
If you haven't seen his first time presenting, you're missing an example of comedy genius. Play Your Iraqi Cards Right was just sublime. This is his second attempt at presenting, still great but not as good as the first classic show.
OMG, hilarious!
Brilliant
I thought that when Messrs Noble and Merton had finished singing, Bruce was going to say "Didn't they do well?"
Bruce was so cute.
No, he was disgusting. I love hignfy, and this is pathetic. I am approaching 70, and have always managed to avoid this git.
Bruce's show.
Who remembers The generation Game hosted by Bruce ???,
@Phil Weatherley You must be great at parties. Cheer up man - times move on.
@Phil Weatherley Well, what is one person's crap is another's treasure, in television. Sortof. I understand where you are coming from regarding the notion of broadcasters throwing out God-knows what to pander to an audience that wants to view it. It's far worse in the US so there is that to be grateful for I suppose.
But with "stupidity" in general it's far too deep and complex to just start screeching at broadcasters for just earning a cheap buck. Could it be as the notion of needing to be intelligent to survive has made basic educational needs unimportant when food can still be put on the table? Perhaps. Or could it be that other-thought and simple and non-thought provoking comedy a quick form of escapism from the stress of work etc.? Perhaps that also. Or the now ease for everyone having access to media in the modern-age is just now being reflected in the media being produced. These people have always been here, but only in the last generation or so being truly tapped into. I'm not one to say really but there you go.
Knowing "crap" from "crap" is of an individuals opinion, and those that want something more thought provoking etc. are more likely to be more of a thinker, and can be perceived as more "intelligent" let's be fair. But, foe example, I am personally very picky when it comes to music. I come across as knobbish when I state I don't like pop music, for instance. And whilst I think that my idea of good music is derived in it's complexity, thought and perceived care by the artist/musician in question, other's that also think the same might completely dislike what I enjoy. Conversely, I also like to occasionally listen to simpler stuff that goes against my grown tastes. I have many friends that are the opposite to me - they enjoy singing simple beat songs etc., but are by no means dumb, just a different group with their own culture and interests that are different to mine, in this form of media.
I guess my final point is that sometimes it's worth to grin and bear it. Not saying something to others, or on the internet (lol) with perhaps a strongly held opinion, or controversial one, is the best course of action for yourself and friends - speaking mainly for me tbh. I've already come across as a pretentious grumpy sob to them but self-restraint keeps everyone happy.
I'm not sure what I was going with this but there you go.
@Phil Weatherley Interesting points - and I definitely agree on the educated standpoint, largely. But also there is the way someone is brought up and the society around them. Entertainment-wise, less so. You can still like simple, arguably slightly brainless and aimless programmes and still be knowledgeable in other matters of real-life situations. I myself would put myself in that grouping at points. Outside that with media, newspapers, opinion pieces etc. I have not enough of a strong viewpoint to argue one way or another, but it is clear a divide is growing between those that grasp reality, and those resistant to change and as you said, find scapegoats for when things don't go their way, or appear to go their way. Furthermore, I think the idea of following ideologies and almost blindly following these sorts of things is dangerous for the most part - swearing and blanking out opponents to your idea only allows pressure to build and piss off people. But I'm not psychological or much of a thinker of the wider picture so apologies if this doesn't make any sense.
On the point of Hitler and the 1933 election - I don't think that was a good example as the Nazi's started to gain a significant presence beforehand. There was monitoring by their groups when voting was taking place and antisemitism was already clearly present to the public. I doubt that a significant number that voted for them did so because they actually wanted them. This is arguably the same with Trump et al., although less pressure persay lol and more the fact that either people don't care or know(?) about the blatent sexism, racism, xenophobic comments they make, or they are part of those brackets in the first place. But this is too complex to talk about and I don't really know enough to comment more properly.
Ian Hislop did not quite enjoy himself in this episode .
I so enjoyed that he didn't enjoy himself (and I subscribe to his magazine!)
British Institution good game Brucie.
nowadays people would have complained that Bruce was harassing Laura when they are just having a laugh
What's the song at the end?
it got alot better in later series didnt it
Earlier times, ahh.
Please add Brian blessed
Laura looks so much better these days now that she washes her hair.
24:50 Oh, when things were so innocent at the BBC. When Jimmy Savile still breathed life, when Rolfie Harris thought he'd never see the inside of a prison cell, and when Brucie Forsyth thought nothing of shuffling creepily towards a terrified young actress who knew only too well what went on behind the scenes at good old Auntie Beeb. Not to worry, Laura. Savile dies next year, then things quickly take an abrupt left turn.
You sound as if Savile touched you.
@@eclectica1No, but he definitely came in your mouth then gave you a Jim'll Fix It badge.
Not to mention a certain Prince will have some heavy questions thrown at him.
@@Areyousayingidontknowmyname Andrew.
And now, only weeks away from PM Boris Johnson!!!!! 😮😱🤔🇨🇦
If I had the choice of watching Bruce Yayee or Ian Yawn - Guess what?
Even with Bruce no longer here - my Choice is the Same!!!!
The first caption should have been "KKK tries out some new styles" !
The obituary part kinda felt foreboding.
Just checked and I couldn't see an obituary for Bruce from her xD
It was going to happen sooner or later...
mindlessgonzo - it took another 7 years
@@thetessellater9163 7 years too late.
Chicks on the Coke
Don’t get the Harrods reference
lwest20 high end, read posh, store that edits lowbrow channel 4 😮🇨🇦
A legend gone.....Brucie, RIP.
Hislop was a miserable git...you had to get old school with someone like Bruce, go with his flow.
I totally agree. Hislop is a man of such contradictions, isn't he?!!
Hispops just a posh wanker
Nasty little fucker at times as well
@@millwallholdings You are such a sensitive snowflake.
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (22 February 1928 - 18 August 2017) RIP
- a consummate professional, so far above anyone else here.
I wonder if Laura Solon made a complaint of harassment in the workplace after all that unwanted touching.
35:07, ''You Bitch''. ladies please, this is a family show. purses down. po face off.
Well this aged interestingly.
Boris is now your prime minister and if that's all Prince Andrew had to be embarrassed about there would be a lot fewer young girls traumatized and a pizza express in Woking a lot less famous.
Bruce is brilliant here . Not sure ian knows what to make of him though ! Paul and Ross got on with him it seems.
Hate to dissapoint Ian Holloway , i used to go to football to cheer on my team and see my favourite players live
That was creepy, and everyone on the panel saw it, except forsyth. He went over to Laura 4 times, and touched her twice. It's a good thing Ian face-palmed a few times, Ross hit the buzzer mid-song, and Paul started the dance at the end to get her out of that.
Nah, he's of the age where he's not gonna croon to a dude and she knows he's just messing about. She even joked about it. They were just white knighting, and I don't use that phrase a lot.
There would have been not an ounce of pervy in his mind. The worlds gone mad.
Are u mad/high????
Oh just fuck off! Brucie was not like that. I bet you wish you had a thousandth of the talent he had. People are so unbelievable these days.
you don't laugh that much do you?
not everyone is out to "get you" love.
fun fact: women think about sex more than men. So it's all in your head.
It was known Brucie was a "Gentleman of Showbiz" and a great entertainer. Don't put politics in everything, or your life will be very suicidal and unhappy if you do.
Does Laura Solon happen to be related to Plato?
L'aura is obviously there as eye candy.....because she failed in her paid role.
Blind candy you mean?
Agreed.....not very funny or insightful 1/2 thru. Just makes fun of names and looks.
Gawd! This was embarrassing!
Ian finally liked a Bruce story because it was about the Royal Horticultural Society! Lol
🏞🏞🏞
it`s time for the bbc to pay it`s own way
This was a clash of comedy styles, a clash of generations. Strange that the producers allowed Bruce to hi-jack parts of the show with prepared, signature routines - it isn't that kind of show. For Ian it was torture. Ian and Bruce can't stand each other - maybe Ian took the mickey in Private Eye. If it hadn't been for Ross Noble's (and to a lesser extent Paul's) good-humoured (and brilliant) comic fence-mending, it could all have gone sour . . .
You're rather missing the point here. Brucie 'hijacking' the show with his shtick is the whole joke. That's why he's there, to comically subvert a satirical panel show with his incongruous old-school light entertainment style. Everyone involved is in on the gag, Hislop included. The latter is playing up to his grumpy, smug school prefect persona, he's exaggerating his disdain for Brucie as a droll comic counterpoint to Noble and Merton's enthusiasm. Noble and Merton are comedy nerds, they adore the likes of Brucie. Hislop isn't steeped in showbiz lore, he doesn't really care about that sort of thing, but he gets why it's funny to accentuate his bemusement and disinterest.
@@paulwhitelaw4202 At least there's one person on this thread who understands...
Clowns making the big bucks
the anthropoid hominids that chase around the footy ball get paid a whole lot more. way more for doing even less
How nice .
The clowns don't gob all over the pitch, neither.
@@synthonaplinth5980 And Piss on it
I find the ribbing of Fergie a little ridiculous,she was the Third best Royal ever behind the Queen and Diana
canned laughter at it's finest...
There's a studio audience in there, you blind dumbass.
Canned?! You didn’t see all those people sitting in the studio?
I'm not English I don't know who this Bruce Forsyth guy is but he looks a bit creepy. I notice that Laura Solon woman was giving him a bit of side eye. Maybe someone should tell him it's not the 1950s any more.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"
He should have replaced Angus.
Was this HIGNFY or the Bruce Forsyth Show? I can't stand him. Far to pushy and hugs the limelight.
The best thing he ever did was appear on SNATLP with Norman Wisdom doing a wallpaper sketch during a strike by other artists.
Fuck you.
So you clicked on an episode knowing you didn't like the host just to be a moan.
Wow ... she is boring and pedantic. Brucie however is amazing. Love him