A few years after this, that chalkboard appeared in a sketch on Going Live (or may have been Saturday Superstore), and you could still clearly see the chord and 'Exhibit A' on it. Very sad that I remember. 😁
I remember taping this on VHS and watched it sooooo many times! How on earth did they manage to assemble all of those legends in one place?! Great guitarists, good sports for doing it, fantastic show all round!
The Monty Python team where friendly with Led Zep and The Beatles, so too the New Wave comedians knew all the pop and rock celebs on the London scene at the time, Live Aid helped fuse that together too I think!
@@ScilentDeath I'll be honest, I think it might have been before Comic Relief! But I just remember it being on one of their ordinary shows that I taped.
My heart very nearly stopped when I read "RIP Mark" - even after reading through to the end, I had to take a moment to re-read the entire comment and calm down. (Long live Mark! And David too!)
If you had told a younger me that I would see my favorite musician (Lemmy Kilmister) jamming with David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore and especially Mark King, I would have never believed you. The devil has officially ice skated to work.
I'm french and when I saw that for the first time without the subtitles I didn't understand anything! Now all is clear and it's funny. @ jim ewok : Phil Collins sneaked everywhere in the 80s, until saturation!
There are so many little things that go unnoticed when you first watch this..like the clerk of the court typing out the intro to ace of spades.... Lemmy " I'm a professional".. always gets me
This is brilliant. As an admirer of Ralph, at first I did not know whether to be annoyed or pleased by this send up. I quickly came to the conclusion that this was more of a send up of the belief that music in itself, especially classical music, is often very formulaic in its structure and that the musicians in the sketch rely on instinct, improvisation and natural ability, more than playing by formula. And this, of course, is where the sketch effectively pays homage to Ralph, who is himself a master of instinct, improvisation and natural ability.....and of course, who, as an itinerant busking musician, recognised that money was to be made by writing a book "simplifying" things for the less talented, by providing a structured formulaic plan for such lesser mortals. I would also question the significant absence of Angus, who, with his schoolboy approach to all things music, would have made him a reliable witness.
Best sketch ever! Ik laughed myself tears! Just as the first time i saw it! Hilarious! Mr Knopfeler! Lenny: i'm a professionall! Oh, my god! Fantastic!
Copied from WikiPedia: "Mark Knopfler also took part in a comedy skit (featured on the French and Saunders Show) titled The Easy Guitar Book Sketch with comedian Rowland Rivron and fellow British musicians David Gilmour, Lemmy from Motörhead, Mark King from Level 42, and Gary Moore. Phil Taylor explained in an interview that Knopfler used Gilmour's guitar rig and managed to sound like himself when performing in the skit."
Um whatever "rig" he is using, he isn't actually playing initially. Do you see how he stops miming and the music continues? He does play after that, but only the "clueless" part.
@@jobeyyyy he definitely doesn’t stop playing. Knopfler’s right hand technique involves him using his thumb, but also using fingers one and two. With his fingers, he both picks up and also strikes down, which to some, might seem like he’s stopped playing because they’re only looking at his thumb. This is definitely live though, he even slightly fluffs the second last chord.
How on earth they got all though's famous guitarist's is unbelievable, this is one brilliant sketch. Raw Sex were so funny I love the way he had his flies open all way through.
I started playing the guitar 34yrs ago I gave up playing the guitar 31yrs and 10 months ago. If only i had of seen this i would have known about the dots.
I wish Lemmy, Mark King, Les Claypool, John Entwistle and Buckethead all came together to do an album playing bass together, King and Claypool with Buckethead would even be great to see the slapping contest live
do you remember the American "That metal show", with Eddie Trunk? Imagine they did a Bass show, one week, with Steve Harris, Lemmy , Geddy Lee, John Entwhistle, Bob Daisley, etc. I reckon Eddie would have filled his pants.
*I OBJECT* my lady! They forgot the small circles above the A-string and high E-string and a small x above the low E-string telling you to play the A and high E-strings open, without placing any fingers on the fretboard, as well as the low E-string should not be played at all! I contend this is exhibit is both inaccurate as well as misleading to the Judge (and/or Jury) who may not know exactly how this diagram informs a Guitar player what to play!
French And Saunders MXMXC ( 1990 ) BBC . Bob Spiers Directed Jon Plowman Produced Dave Gilmour 3:30 Mark King 4:20 Mark Knopfler 2:09 Lemmy Kilmister 3:01 Ralph McTell 1:35 Gary Moore 5:08 Raw Sex ( Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron ) , the house band ? Series 3 Episode 6 ?
the more observant (or nerd?) will have noticed that Mark Knopler plays David Gilmour's Red Stratocaster in the video. Gilmour instead plays a custom color Clapton Stratocaster. both guitars were sold in 2019 at Christie's auction...
French And Saunders MXMXC ( 1990 ) BBC . Bob Spiers Directed Jon Plowman Produced Dave Gilmour 3:30 Mark King 4:20 Mark Knopfler 2:09 Lemmy Kilmister 3:01 Ralph McTell 1:35 Gary Moore 5:08 Raw Sex ( Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron ) , the house band Series 3 Episode 6
Watch the court reporter. When Knopfler comes on, it looks like she is putting salt on her snack or something. When Lemmy comes on, she's pounding her keyboard along with Lemmy.
@@keshoasubuhi I had to look up Tippex, we don't have it in the U.S. What we have is Liquid Paper, which was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of Monkee Michael Nesmith. I am not making this up!
I love Lemmy "I can't play it without the dots, I'm a professional!" 😂
Somehow I always missed Lemmy saying "I'm a professional!" at the end! Now I hear it, so thank you for that!
Love how David adds that extra little riff with a smile!
I know, that was so him.
I would guess it’s intentional. But I love that Exhibit A is an A chord
You only know that because it has the dots where your fingers go. 😁
@@gravydavy4188 Most underrated comment I've seen today. I award you an A for outstanding effort.
@@christophersmith4391 Thank you, but will it have the dots to inform me? 😉
A few years after this, that chalkboard appeared in a sketch on Going Live (or may have been Saturday Superstore), and you could still clearly see the chord and 'Exhibit A' on it. Very sad that I remember. 😁
Nice😎
The clock spinning while Gary Moore did his extended solo had me chortling.
Without a doubt, one of the best rock 'n' roll comedy sketches ever! What a plethora of talent sending themselves up. It's the English way.
Gilmour couldn't help himself sneaking in a few extra licks!
I remember taping this on VHS and watched it sooooo many times! How on earth did they manage to assemble all of those legends in one place?! Great guitarists, good sports for doing it, fantastic show all round!
The BBC was once a respected organisation.
The Monty Python team where friendly with Led Zep and The Beatles, so too the New Wave comedians knew all the pop and rock celebs on the London scene at the time, Live Aid helped fuse that together too I think!
wasn't this a comic relief sketch.
@@ScilentDeath I'll be honest, I think it might have been before Comic Relief! But I just remember it being on one of their ordinary shows that I taped.
I did the same, the tape got so worn out it was all wibbly. I didn't think anyone was as sad as me 😂
Absolutely brilliant. RIP Mark and David's hair. RIP Lemmy and Gary.
My heart very nearly stopped when I read "RIP Mark" - even after reading through to the end, I had to take a moment to re-read the entire comment and calm down. (Long live Mark! And David too!)
@@MarvaGrossman também... MK 💓 🇧🇷
If you had told a younger me that I would see my favorite musician (Lemmy Kilmister) jamming with David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore and especially Mark King, I would have never believed you. The devil has officially ice skated to work.
Mark Kings grin was hilarious.
On a side note, I would have paid any money to see a gig with those guys together.
i mean if you kind of think about it, watching this youtube clip is like watching that gig. for free!
He's like that all the time, apparently.
Damn right! MK wasn't chewing gum!
Imagine if John Entwistle was included in this, even Les Claypool
@@pilummurialis6490 Hell man, we could write a list, Jake E Lee, Bob Daisley, Geddy Lee, Randy Rhoads, Eddy Van Halen, it could go on forever
Gilmour had a real HARD time trying to pretend he coulndn't play!
"Sorry, wrong page" gets me every time 😂
And Mark King looks so convincing looking confused at the book
One of the funniest comedy sketches ever. With bonafide British rock 'n' roll royalty. The French subtitles were a bonus.
it could've been a laugh to have a drummer just stand there all confused about all of it … I'm sure Phil collins would've showed up
I'm french and when I saw that for the first time without the subtitles I didn't understand anything! Now all is clear and it's funny.
@ jim ewok : Phil Collins sneaked everywhere in the 80s, until saturation!
“A man who had the misfortune to write this number…mr mark kinopfilar”😂😂
Brillant and hilarious,
Rock in Peace Lemmy and Garry Moore
There are so many little things that go unnoticed when you first watch this..like the clerk of the court typing out the intro to ace of spades.... Lemmy
" I'm a professional".. always gets me
It’s just the best comedy sketch ever.
My god!
I absolutely laughed my head off!!
Legends, just legends displayed here….
I absolutely LOVE David GIlmour so this made me crack up.
Absolutely brilliant. I remember when this was first shown about 30 years ago. This is the bezt comedy sketch ever ❤💯🙌🇬🇧
Nah... we’ll never get the witnesses will we 😂
I love that - a 7 minute sketch, all those famous guitarists, but that’s the punchline
The greatest punchline in comedy sketches.
missica15 It”s perfect
This is brilliant.
As an admirer of Ralph, at first I did not know whether to be annoyed or pleased by this send up.
I quickly came to the conclusion that this was more of a send up of the belief that music in itself, especially classical music, is often very formulaic in its structure and that the musicians in the sketch rely on instinct, improvisation and natural ability, more than playing by formula.
And this, of course, is where the sketch effectively pays homage to Ralph, who is himself a master of instinct, improvisation and natural ability.....and of course, who, as an itinerant busking musician, recognised that money was to be made by writing a book "simplifying" things for the less talented, by providing a structured formulaic plan for such lesser mortals.
I would also question the significant absence of Angus, who, with his schoolboy approach to all things music, would have made him a reliable witness.
Too funny! It was great seeing all of those guys together 🎶🎸
Best sketch ever! Ik laughed myself tears! Just as the first time i saw it! Hilarious! Mr Knopfeler! Lenny: i'm a professionall! Oh, my god! Fantastic!
Moore and Lemmy ... superb
saw this just five or so years ago and it still is so awesome. masterpiece.
I still have this on VHS! 😂 Funniest music sketch ever
I'd forgotten how very very good this is!
Mr. KENopfler!
Even funnier My surprise witness
The poor unfortunate soul who wrote the song Money for nothing
Hate to say it, but this is the funniest thing French and Saunders ever did. Nothing else they've done is as memorable as this.
and it wasn't even them!
@@wailer27 I think it was - they played the judge and the clerk.
@@jeffbosch1697 Yep, it was a sketch on their show in Feb 1991.
So much talent! Lemmy and Gary we miss you guys! Dawn and Jennifer rule. Two of the funniest women ever. Check out their other work its worth it!!!
happy birthday Mr Gilmour
Copied from WikiPedia: "Mark Knopfler also took part in a comedy skit (featured on the French and Saunders Show) titled The Easy Guitar Book Sketch with comedian Rowland Rivron and fellow British musicians David Gilmour, Lemmy from Motörhead, Mark King from Level 42, and Gary Moore. Phil Taylor explained in an interview that Knopfler used Gilmour's guitar rig and managed to sound like himself when performing in the skit."
I'm sure I've seen a Gilmour interview where he states he was using Lemmy's bass rig to play
I absolutely would love to see where it says those things are at.
Um whatever "rig" he is using, he isn't actually playing initially. Do you see how he stops miming and the music continues? He does play after that, but only the "clueless" part.
@@jobeyyyy well, yes. In other words he's pretending he's playing, and then he stops and the music continues without him.
@@jobeyyyy he definitely doesn’t stop playing. Knopfler’s right hand technique involves him using his thumb, but also using fingers one and two.
With his fingers, he both picks up and also strikes down, which to some, might seem like he’s stopped playing because they’re only looking at his thumb.
This is definitely live though, he even slightly fluffs the second last chord.
"Written by a good friend of his". Good in joke. Gilmour and Waters were not exactly good friends at that point
How on earth they got all though's famous guitarist's is unbelievable, this is one brilliant sketch. Raw Sex were so funny I love the way he had his flies open all way through.
Wasn't it a silver codpiece?😂
One of my all time fave sketches. Nice one
Love this sketch. Where did wonderful Roland Rivron go , never see him these days. He was cool
never ever tire of this sketch, just magic.
I started playing the guitar 34yrs ago I gave up playing the guitar 31yrs and 10 months ago. If only i had of seen this i would have known about the dots.
Hilarious, totally brilliant love this!
Mr Mark Kinop-feller :D
Gary Moore was the best of the lot.
I love the way the clock rolling forward is done so inexpertly.
Omg, this made my day, thank you so much
the special cheer when lemmy walks on ,he was the fuckin daddy
You had me at 'Lemmy".
This is one of my favourite sketches ever even though I wasn't a fan of F&S
Gary Moore ❤❤❤
I loving this
That was great! It's true about those guitar books lol
This is so hilarious! :)
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Thanks for posting this video!
Now THAT'S a jam session...
ah i remember watching this when it was on TV!
mark kernoffler lmaooooooooo
MK 💓 inimitável 🇧🇷
love it!
Still Funny, if I want a laugh, I always watch this 😂
I wish Lemmy, Mark King, Les Claypool, John Entwistle and Buckethead all came together to do an album playing bass together, King and Claypool with Buckethead would even be great to see the slapping contest live
do you remember the American "That metal show", with Eddie Trunk?
Imagine they did a Bass show, one week, with Steve Harris, Lemmy , Geddy Lee, John Entwhistle, Bob Daisley, etc.
I reckon Eddie would have filled his pants.
*I OBJECT* my lady! They forgot the small circles above the A-string and high E-string and a small x above the low E-string telling you to play the A and high E-strings open, without placing any fingers on the fretboard, as well as the low E-string should not be played at all!
I contend this is exhibit is both inaccurate as well as misleading to the Judge (and/or Jury) who may not know exactly how this diagram informs a Guitar player what to play!
Top sketch.👍👌👏
Brilliant
Knopfler plays Gilmour's red Stratocster!
Might as well be Clapton's,
which also features maple neck and lace sensor pickups
@@Nirolevy1 It looks like Gilmour's red strat, you can see the shortened whammy bar.
Knopfler used Gilmours rig I think
Yea wow .. didn't notice that ! u can see the EMG pickups too
David Gilmour was the best!!!
Superb
Honours To All .
More of these sketches please.
Exhibit A had to be an A chord 😆 Gotta love those dots!
“Is there a problem?” 😂
Mr. K-nopfler, now with the book!
French And Saunders
MXMXC
( 1990 )
BBC .
Bob Spiers Directed
Jon Plowman Produced
Dave Gilmour 3:30
Mark King 4:20
Mark Knopfler 2:09
Lemmy Kilmister 3:01
Ralph McTell 1:35
Gary Moore 5:08
Raw Sex ( Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron ) , the house band
? Series 3 Episode 6 ?
" And Now With The Book ...."
" Nah , We Would Never Get The Witnesses . "
Subtitles spell Gilmour wrong. The heathens.
When they all assemble at one place what do they play?...........Johnny B. Goode, so good.
That is too funny!
hahahahah gary moore looking at the book
As good as it can get!!
the more observant (or nerd?) will have noticed that Mark Knopler plays David Gilmour's Red Stratocaster in the video. Gilmour instead plays a custom color Clapton Stratocaster. both guitars were sold in 2019 at Christie's auction...
Gods
At its best
Couldn’t of thought David Gilmore and lemmy stood next to each other
I wonder whether it was also deliberate that the father was playing the guitar left handed.....
This sketch was mentioned in the pub earlier, FAF !
Haha "nah, we'd never get the witnesses would we?"
is there a problem?!! ... is no dots!! ...exhibit A!!
It's nice to make the wise dice. 😊😂
JUAJUAJUA es gracioso porque es verdad JUAJUAJUA 😅👍🤘
Legenda em Português por favor!
¿En qué programa de tv se emitió este sketch y en qué año? parece de los primeros 80...
En la "French and Saunders Show" en 1987 mas o menos. ("Money for Nothing" es de 1985; entonces no puede ser de antes...)
French And Saunders
MXMXC
( 1990 )
BBC .
Bob Spiers Directed
Jon Plowman Produced
Dave Gilmour 3:30
Mark King 4:20
Mark Knopfler 2:09
Lemmy Kilmister 3:01
Ralph McTell 1:35
Gary Moore 5:08
Raw Sex ( Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron ) , the house band
Series 3 Episode 6
Was that Kirsty Maccoll in the background near the end? The cherry on the cake?
It was indeed Kirsty.
Bonus Kirsty MacColl at the back there
Watch the court reporter. When Knopfler comes on, it looks like she is putting salt on her snack or something. When Lemmy comes on, she's pounding her keyboard along with Lemmy.
She's putting Tippex on her notes, because yer man has just told her to erase Ralph McTell's contribution from the records
@@keshoasubuhi I had to look up Tippex, we don't have it in the U.S. What we have is Liquid Paper, which was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of Monkee Michael Nesmith. I am not making this up!
@@vdavis4785 Thanks for that excellent information!!
This wut makés Britâin So Grêát
Classic
Well Dawn French is there so you must be correct.
What's the song played at 1:35 and who is the guitarist?
I don't know who the guitarist is, but it sounds like the beginning of pachelbel's Canon in D.
Ralph McTell and Streets of London
Any one know which season/series/episode this sketch is from french and saunders?
Series 3, episode 6.
A brilliant, wonderful sketch, with a very silly punchline.
The punchline makes the joke ten times better :D
Exhibit A is an A Major chord.
You dont say 😮
which song plays at 1:33? the melody is stuck in my head....
Streets of London
K
it's clearly inspirated by the Pachelbel Canon in D xd
Of course written by Ralph McTell who is the defendant, Ralph has written many great songs.
Who’s the guy with the Malibu bottle in white ?
Roland Rivron
….and now with the book