Jeremy Paxman Savage Compilation - University Challenge

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  • čas přidán 9. 04. 2021
  • Some of the best Jeremy Paxman blunt moments. I included some of my favourite moments, where he was particularly rude. Looking to do some similar videos in the future.
    This video includes:
    'It's housed in Italy . . . somewhere, sorry' 0:00
    '...years separate the start of the Seven Years' War from the beginning of the Suez Crisis?' '6?' 00:18
    'William I? No, I'm sorry, that's the wrong answer! You know it's very wrong! It's only out by about 600 years or so!' 00:34
    'Inspector Clouseau?' 1:05
    'Well what else is it going to be?' ... 'Not all so easy are they?' ... 'Not all of them' 1:34
    'People of ignorance too' 2:14
    'Benjamin Franklin' 2:42
    'Stratford is in neither Yorkshire nor Wiltshire' 3:12
    'Brings you to a majestic zero' 3:27
    'Come on, let's have it!' 3:43
    'Or not' 3:54
    'Laurence Olivier? He wasn't that old!' 4:10
    'You've hopped around every century except the right one' 4:40
    'It's Little Dorrit; everybody knows that!' 4:52

Komentáře • 127

  • @decodolly1535
    @decodolly1535 Před 2 lety +487

    My favourite is the suggestion of Inspector Clouseau as a romantic figure created by Charlotte Bronte!

    • @mediterraneandiet2483
      @mediterraneandiet2483 Před 2 lety +49

      “Do you think me handsome?” Enquired Inspector Clouseau.

    • @ianmarsden1130
      @ianmarsden1130 Před 2 lety +7

      That was a berm.

    • @stjohnssoup
      @stjohnssoup Před rokem +3

      I think he just wanted to say “Inspector Clouseau” in a funny accent. Inspector Clouseau considers himself to be very romantic.

    • @jameshogan6142
      @jameshogan6142 Před rokem +1

      I misheard the name and guessed Heathcliff which was an Emily Bronte character.

  • @late8641
    @late8641 Před rokem +86

    Another one: when neither team recognized Beethoven's 6th symphony, he said "This is lamentable. Come on, this is one of the most famous pieces of classical music."

  • @dod6031
    @dod6031 Před 2 lety +358

    He’s such a wanker but we love him for it. Never change Jeremy.

    • @EightThreeEight
      @EightThreeEight Před 2 lety +4

      I wouldn't go so far as to call him a wanker.

    • @Ramboost007
      @Ramboost007 Před 2 lety +23

      "Did you threaten to overrule him?"

    • @matthall3077
      @matthall3077 Před rokem +6

      @@Ramboost007 “Not If You’re Doing Newsnight Paxman!”

    • @mezykin
      @mezykin Před rokem +11

      Sadly he's really having a hard time with Parkinson's at the moment 😔

  • @achitophel5852
    @achitophel5852 Před 11 měsíci +61

    Paxman was brilliant in this quiz, exactly the right tone and appreciated by contenders as much as the audience.

    • @zo7034
      @zo7034 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Especially after Amol being absolutely the wrong fit for the job

  • @Wally-H
    @Wally-H Před 2 lety +168

    'Inspector Clousseau' LOL. I remember that New Hall disaster. I was at Cambridge Uni shortly after that happened and it was still the talk of the town. Possibly still the lowest score ever in the show.

    • @Dalexb
      @Dalexb Před 10 měsíci +18

      Under Bambers lowest scoring team is University of Sussex.
      Under Paxman lowest scoring team isUniversity of Sussex again. (i'm not laughing) 10 points both times.
      "However, a low score was also achieved by Victoria University of Manchester in their first round match in 1975 when, for much of the recording, they answered only with the names of Marxists as a protest against the Oxford and Cambridge colleges being able to enter separate teams." -wiki

    • @Wally-H
      @Wally-H Před 10 měsíci

      @@Dalexb Great insight, thanks for that.

    • @frederickgolding1913
      @frederickgolding1913 Před 2 měsíci

      More stupid than stupid.

  • @ayoaye2276
    @ayoaye2276 Před rokem +42

    sad that such a sharp mind falls to this awful disease

    • @cramyt
      @cramyt Před 10 měsíci +1

      nobody’s safe. Horrible

  • @RenaissanceEarCandy
    @RenaissanceEarCandy Před 8 měsíci +8

    "They're on French land boarders you smartarses"

  • @GeniusLad32
    @GeniusLad32 Před 7 měsíci +14

    Charlotte Bronte's Inspector Clouseau is something I would read.

  • @diabl2master
    @diabl2master Před 2 lety +59

    So we see that Paxman's read the classics and knows his history.

  • @willmcconnell7233
    @willmcconnell7233 Před 10 měsíci +9

    If you have to guess a King, it’s always William III

  • @petergreen2552
    @petergreen2552 Před 2 lety +83

    "well what else was it going to be"? 😂

    • @escapedlunatic27
      @escapedlunatic27 Před 2 lety +12

      That did seem the most likely. Suppose it could have been the shortest term rather than the longest, which would have been Bonar Law (210 days).

    • @isaac7472
      @isaac7472 Před rokem +5

      @@escapedlunatic27 now liz

    • @AFGuidesHD
      @AFGuidesHD Před rokem

      Yes it could well have been "least"

  • @brendandax
    @brendandax Před rokem +23

    0:51 The horror in Smith's eyes

  • @davidfearis7335
    @davidfearis7335 Před 2 lety +28

    1:50 Amazingly they went on top become The University Challenge Champions of the series

  • @SolracFS
    @SolracFS Před 2 lety +49

    loved the ending, cut beautifully!

  • @AFGuidesHD
    @AFGuidesHD Před rokem +20

    2:59 lol

    • @thericeguy9368
      @thericeguy9368 Před 8 měsíci

      surprised to find the v renowned afguides on here

    • @deldude1412
      @deldude1412 Před 4 měsíci

      Fancy seeing you here 😂

  • @bentheswitchsportsfan06
    @bentheswitchsportsfan06 Před 8 měsíci +5

    0:26 looks like we have predicted the first meme of 2024

  • @cpl8857
    @cpl8857 Před 2 lety +47

    3:03 Is it just me or is Mallon Stephen King’s doppelgänger?

  • @joejasat
    @joejasat Před 8 měsíci +4

    To be fair, if they ask about a British prime minister, the answer is invariably Margaret Thatcher

  • @Locutus
    @Locutus Před 3 lety +43

    Can't believe that guy said Benjamin Franklin!!!

    • @JackTheladd
      @JackTheladd Před 2 lety +2

      Then the American gets it right.

    • @ChrisJVincent2000
      @ChrisJVincent2000 Před 2 lety +22

      Benjamin Franklin was actually a good guess and is wrongly included in this compilation. Franklin lived in London from the mid 1750s to the mid 1770s and often spoke in the House of Commons about issues of direct and indirect taxation (particularly regarding the Sugar Tax and the Stamp Act in the early 1760s).

  • @matthall3077
    @matthall3077 Před 2 lety +6

    1:53 Watch it Paxman!

  • @BossySwan
    @BossySwan Před 2 lety +25

    Hapax lagomenon

  • @robrob9250
    @robrob9250 Před 2 lety +28

    I am infuriatingly bad at this, it's doing my head in that I can't answer any of the questions xD

  • @ells101
    @ells101 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Paxman is the definition of haughty.

  • @markcf83
    @markcf83 Před 2 lety +8

    Ah yes, the fearsome Sir Paxman.

  • @fusionsuper34
    @fusionsuper34 Před 8 měsíci

    1:41 The look of thunder.

  • @mfeltes
    @mfeltes Před 2 lety +40

    I read questions for high-level quiz bowl tournaments occasionally and I'm struck every time at the range & depth of the players' knowledge. It's all very easy when you have the answers in front of you, but more to the point, they would be incredibly upset with me for editorializing and rightly so _because it's a timed game_!

  • @grahamsowerby6087
    @grahamsowerby6087 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Easy when you've got the answers in front of you, Jeremy!

    • @devijankowicz9491
      @devijankowicz9491 Před 2 měsíci

      Gosh yes. In my day (Brunel University 1966) Bamber Gascoigne actually WROTE some of the Qs himself. A gentle man of great style, he always bought the losing team a pint and the winning team a dinner. Do they still do that nowadays?

  • @phillipphillippson8456

    I would love to see New Hall - Cambridge The Full Episode.

  • @scottpeacock5492
    @scottpeacock5492 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Jeremy Paxman was the best host for University Challenge along with his suceeded Bamber Gascoigne RIP Bamber Gascoigne.

  • @colloquialsoliloquy6391
    @colloquialsoliloquy6391 Před 2 lety +24

    Ben "greencorn" Shapiro at the end there.

    • @Justice237
      @Justice237 Před 2 lety +1

      Glad I’m not the only one who thought that

  • @charlieheckman
    @charlieheckman Před 11 měsíci

    1:34 ROFL! 🤣 😂 😂 😂

  • @zouchmusic
    @zouchmusic Před 2 lety +15

    Haha, very good. He's brutal, but it's justified and not aggressive.

  • @admiralbenbow5083
    @admiralbenbow5083 Před rokem

    Well I got little Dorritt anyway.

  • @GozUnlimited
    @GozUnlimited Před 7 měsíci

    1:35 real life Sheldon

  • @zak2659
    @zak2659 Před 7 měsíci +1

    most english looking man ive ever seen

  • @jrb1802uk
    @jrb1802uk Před rokem +2

    Griff Rhys Jones will always be the best presenter of University Challenge

  • @matthall3077
    @matthall3077 Před 2 lety +4

    3:44 Come On Let’s Have it!

    • @speakfreeley4473
      @speakfreeley4473 Před 2 lety +1

      That one featured Janina Ramirez, who is now a Goth art historian.

  • @chrisquilley1168
    @chrisquilley1168 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Andrew quilley actor

  • @amentasanthropos1456
    @amentasanthropos1456 Před 2 lety +15

    Fun fact: press 7 on your keyboard.

  • @ericauld1
    @ericauld1 Před 7 měsíci

    Huzzah!

  • @markeightfourone8693
    @markeightfourone8693 Před 2 lety +5

    I'm surprised he pronounced Balliol fully - isn't the snooty way supposed to be Baily College? Your starter question for 3

  • @Armentitron
    @Armentitron Před 2 měsíci

    Bro acting like all the answers were obvious if he didn't have them in front of him

  • @at-mccold145
    @at-mccold145 Před 2 lety +8

    3:01 steven tyler is well clever

  • @dillydally7327
    @dillydally7327 Před rokem +13

    Would Jeremy know any of these answers if they weren’t in front of him on a piece of paper?

    • @v1nce502
      @v1nce502 Před rokem +33

      From his responses to numerous incorrect answers (not just the blatantly wrong ones), he seems to be very well-rounded and knowledgeable to me.

    • @jamiengo2343
      @jamiengo2343 Před rokem +14

      @@v1nce502 he probably has a deeper knowledge of History and Literature and Politics than the Sciences say

    • @anglaismoyen
      @anglaismoyen Před rokem +1

      He probably does after hosting UC for decades.

  • @j444nsy4
    @j444nsy4 Před 8 měsíci

    Cheese mongers 😂

  • @syllevineo
    @syllevineo Před 2 lety +9

    He is sooo toned down now 😭

    • @dbs1013
      @dbs1013 Před 2 lety

      Well he is quite ill so 🤷‍♂️😔

    • @mezykin
      @mezykin Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah he's slowed down tremendously of late

    • @nanashi7779
      @nanashi7779 Před rokem +9

      That would be the Parkinsons

  • @nexpro6985
    @nexpro6985 Před 7 měsíci

    Are negative comments being deleted?

    • @Nige.
      @Nige. Před 3 měsíci

      Yea

    • @jeremypaxmanappreciation6410
      @jeremypaxmanappreciation6410  Před 3 měsíci

      Bit of joking is fine but some outright rude comments that people can post elsewhere. No need for it in this comment section.

    • @Nige.
      @Nige. Před 3 měsíci

      @@jeremypaxmanappreciation6410 bet you’re fun at parties

  • @benparker2163
    @benparker2163 Před 2 lety +10

    Is Jeremy OK now? Or just his age showing?

    • @dnhy7951
      @dnhy7951 Před 2 lety +53

      I think he announced recently that he has Parkinson's.He also suffers from being a grumpy old codger but nothing wrong with that.

    • @escapedlunatic27
      @escapedlunatic27 Před 2 lety +10

      @@dnhy7951 It's an act that he puts on for TV - off camera he's actually a fairly nice bloke.

    • @mezykin
      @mezykin Před 2 lety +1

      He's definitely slowed down in recent times

  • @Doctor180185
    @Doctor180185 Před 3 lety +19

    Bring back Bamber!

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye Před 2 lety +1

      Bring Back Bamber ? Or better still Paul...

    • @blueconcretezebra
      @blueconcretezebra Před 2 lety +1

      Paxman has made UC unwatchable. He's an unbearable oik.

    • @mezykin
      @mezykin Před 2 lety +3

      He passed away today sadly. R.I.P.

    • @eclectica1
      @eclectica1 Před 2 lety +3

      Oh, to live in the past with your rose tinted spectacles.

  • @Nige.
    @Nige. Před 3 měsíci

    Latest Paxman looks like Brian Badonde

  • @WeaselKing1000
    @WeaselKing1000 Před 2 lety +41

    Great to see the 'people of taste' guy put in his place. The 'only monsters have their steaks well done' joke is old and boring.

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye Před 2 lety +6

      Why put in his place ? He was talking "Tongue-In-Cheek" EXACTLY how Jeremy, himself, speaks sometimes and JP liked it and joined in.
      I have never changed a modern light bulb or any car tyre or even a plug but I am good at anticipating what someone is saying and I would have been, at least, as quick as him and I'm 67 years old now.

    • @WeaselKing1000
      @WeaselKing1000 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Isleofskye I was just personally satisfied the chap got a withering comeback because I consider the content of what he said extremely unoriginal, and (ironically given the subject matter) a joke that's been done to death. The speed of his response in and of itself was admittedly quite impressive.

    • @aulbayne
      @aulbayne Před 2 lety +8

      @@WeaselKing1000 it’s not really a joke though, obviously everyone has different preferences for food, and how cooked their meat is, but it’s well know that “well done” is not the best way to cook steak. For this meat, the more it is cooked past medium, it becomes more uniform grey in color, and the steak itself is tougher, more chewy, has less flavour, and is dryer. That doesn’t mean I think people should be made fun of for what they prefer, but a lot of the time people simply haven’t tried it less cooked, or they believe it is like other meats such as chicken that needs to be thoroughly cooked

  • @figulapt3784
    @figulapt3784 Před 8 měsíci

    The fact that he only do this when the answer is very obviously wrong shows that he has some high degree of knowledge in liberal arts related questions.

  • @user-xo6rm7oz3k
    @user-xo6rm7oz3k Před 3 měsíci

    From the British game show "University Challenge", here are some funny savage moments with Jeremy Paxman (during the current BBC Two version). 🇬🇧 🇬🇧

  • @QPRTokyo
    @QPRTokyo Před 2 lety +3

    Bamber is a diamond. Paxton just stuffing.

    • @matthall3077
      @matthall3077 Před 2 lety +2

      It’s Paxman

    • @eclectica1
      @eclectica1 Před 2 lety +4

      I liked Bamber too, but enough of this pedestal nonsense.

  • @Bromley68
    @Bromley68 Před 2 lety +13

    "William 1st" Christ almighty. Is this is what my taxes are helping to fund?

    • @nopeoppeln
      @nopeoppeln Před 2 lety +1

      it’s one of the only few shows that are worth my tax money. don’t worry, could be worse…
      strictly come dancing

    • @Bromley68
      @Bromley68 Před 2 lety +1

      @@nopeoppeln The British higher education system was what I was referring to. The BBC isn't funded by taxation

    • @nopeoppeln
      @nopeoppeln Před 2 lety

      @@Bromley68 oh, pardon me.

    • @cshaffrey3438
      @cshaffrey3438 Před rokem +7

      Pretty sure it's just a slip of the tongue. He quite clearly knew it was wrong as soon as it came out of his mouth. I'm sure everyone has said far stupider stuff at quizzes when the first thing pops into their head which luckily wasn't televised

  • @swagon4545
    @swagon4545 Před rokem +3

    Amol Rajan taking over
    Jeremy Paxman, Jeremy will be a massive miss... It will never be the same when he's gone like
    John Humphrys off
    Mastermind... & no he didn't stand down from his job... He was moreless forced to go... To make way in for the new...

  • @dbs1013
    @dbs1013 Před 2 lety

    This is like a poop except it's genuinely stupid 😆

  • @artistsanomalous7369
    @artistsanomalous7369 Před 2 lety +6

    2:25 I'd never order a steak full stop, because _I_ have morals.

  • @charlesjackson2638
    @charlesjackson2638 Před 3 lety +27

    JP lacks the grace and courtesy of Bamber Gascoigne. His putdowns define cringeworthy

    • @Xerox20077
      @Xerox20077 Před 3 lety +60

      He also lacks Bambers total dullness and sleep enduring commentary

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye Před 2 lety +2

      He is not trying to be charming or graceful but "keeping it real"....haha

  • @sammysouth8372
    @sammysouth8372 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Now he’s gone I miss Paxman especially as his replacement is a total dodo and incredibly boring

  • @onlyweatherlol93
    @onlyweatherlol93 Před 11 měsíci

    Also, that was such a poor answer from Morley after behaving so arrogantly 🤭 Lille is a city and arrondissement within the department Nord. I have no idea what he was thinking.