"I hope the day is very far distant on which I could ever be accused of making love to a woman." I always lose it at this line. One of my favourite Fry and Laurie sketches.
The gratuitous abuse of words beginning with "lesb", lesbotic being my favourite, followed by lesbite, is just hilarious and almost overshadows how brilliant and subtle the rest of this sketch is.
That's actually just a common phrase in earlier times. Duties as a man, duties as a woman...especially the latter. Gender roles were serious business back in the day.
@@ykkrasaoz9748 I always thought she was really good in Yes Minister, someone who could actually go toe to toe with Sir Humphrey. I would have liked to have seen her in more things.
i've seen this sketch 5 times and i still dont understand how "Gertrude Stein is a self-confessed lesbian" became "what you saw with eyes dimmed with lust"
Mrs. Talliot, when asked about Gertrude Stein's sexuality, claims to be only vaguely familiar with the information ("Well I believe so.") But she passes in front of a book store frequently. That book store would have had books by Gertrude Stein on display. And thus it is impossible that she would have managed to ignore Ms. Stein's sexuality. Anyone in Ms. Talliot's place should be extremely familiar with Ms. Stein's sexuality. And so when she claims only vague familiarity, it's because she is trying to hide just how much she is obsessed with Ms. Stein's compatible sexuality. And because she is a lesbian, she is not a reputable witness.
I mean, it’s essentially them just calling her gay for 4 minutes. OST of these words re not real. “Command of the English language” is a bit of a misnomer
Fun fact, the woman on the stand is Deborah Norton, she appears in a few other sketches, but is also known as Dorthy Wainwright in Yes Prime Minister. She’s also an accomplished stage actor.
The way Hugh pronounces the sentence: "Mr Foley, I'm afraid I really fail to see where this line of questioning is leading us" - is just sublime... And the facial expression as well! :D
"I hope the day is very far distant in which I could ever be accused of making love to a woman!" Ha ha ha ha! I adore the judge's (Hugh's) facial expression!
Stephen Fry is very conscious of that sort of thing, and is great at pronunciations that aren't too unusual, yet odd enough and delivered well enough to be hilarious.
I love the twist at the end! I love British humor! British TV has been and always will be far head of any U.S. TV show. The writers always pushed the limits and the actors always were always happy to play their parts well.
I love the sketches where Stephen is shouting at an elderly woman. Like the one where he spouts the most malicious hissing vitriol at someone offscreen, and then it turns out it's a sweet granny offering him cookies. Also, I have to say "lispian crouch" had me almost on the floor. Oh, Stepheh, you wicked wordsmith you. I love you. Nay, I fucking love you!
This is the funniest thing I have ever seen. Why does it not have 50 million views? I was bopping around CZcams and this g*ddam hysterical thing shows up in the Recs. I think I almost had a stroke when he said "lispian crouch". Good lord
@@JanetStarChild Not everyone, as Alfred Kinsey would have us believe. He interviewed mostly, if not exclusively gay people, which made the results of his research rather skewed.
Thank God for the subtitles! Or whoever made it - thanks. It's a blessing for those of us who aren't english. I would definitely miss a few good jokes :)
@@StamfordBridge No, that's the full sentence. It's true that sometimes there's an explanation behind it (or before), but just "Those were the days" is good on it's own and is the perfect finished sentence to reminisce about things of the past.
@@StamfordBridge It's uh... it's a lesser known phrase... from the regions of *hmmrmmzmmhmmmhmm* and the likes... You know with the Tespians and where wat nhot...
I fall in love with Deborah Norton on the spot. I *love* to use quotes from this sketch. Of course I am also in love with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Priceless ❤❤❤
This is a masterpiece of a sketch, no doubt! They should bring up more of on justice related stuff. Absolutely brillant as an ancient presecutor and a judge
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Mom: have you finished your homework?
Me: were you aware that the American novelist Gertrude Stein was a self confessed lesbian?
How do you know that your mom isn't a lesbicious lesbotic lispian herself?
😂😂😂
@@ruthlesslyuninfluencedbyin2525 did u just... say... your mom gay to this dude?
Such horrible lisbotic lisbitious acts
@@sanjivinsmoke9154 why?? Her lesbotic tendencies are a matter of pubic record.
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90% of this sketch is quotable
Oh
Quotable it might very well be to sober persons, but not if one is under the influence of alcohol.
@@RedStinger_0 Hello there.
Your lordship is most pretty
"Your Lordship is adorable, m'lord!"
"I long to nestle between your lordship's thighs." - I'm using that from now on, probably not in court though.
I'll be using that one in bed tonight.
You'll be sleeping on the sofa then.
How sweet it would be to sneak it in to a court proceeding...
@@grendelum wouldn't it ever! Lol
I would, see what the judge does
267 people (accidentally) voted this video down because their eyes were dimmed with lust!
A good number were probably insulted that their husbands/boyfriends were being labelled lesbians for making love to women.
Werent dislikes an infamous anagram for lis(pian) d(y)ike
@@roys8870 Imagine that!
Shocking...
That was epic😅😅
It keeps being higher!! :O
"Your lordship is most pretty" really gets to me
Your Lordship is adorable, m'love
@@bananaboatcharlie The delivery is spot on
“ i long to nestle between your lordships thighs”
@@bananaboatcharlie m'lud
"I hope the day is very far distant on which I could ever be accused of making love to a woman."
I always lose it at this line. One of my favourite Fry and Laurie sketches.
3:06 from the judge of all people in the room.^^ ofc, who else?
So all the innuendo flies past you and only the most obvious strikes as humor. What a terrible fan you are
@@derrickstorm6976 oh no! you've exposed me on this day as a fake fan, I'm shaking rn
The gratuitous abuse of words beginning with "lesb", lesbotic being my favourite, followed by lesbite, is just hilarious and almost overshadows how brilliant and subtle the rest of this sketch is.
I really like "lesbicious" myself!
Lesboid gets my vote.
Lesbicious is probably mine as well XD
Lesbite hands down.
I have an expanded vocabulary now!
I always lose it when he calls her Miss Toilet.
Yeah, it's just so apropos of nothing that it's hilarious.
Omg same goes here 😂😂😂 keep going back for that scene 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
If his mother is Miss Toilet, a name which she adopted from her husband, then is he himself not called... Mr. Toilet?
You may stand down Mr. Lesbian.
Always? How many times have you seen this sketch.
"Thank you m'love".
That's so adorable.
Papaco, m'love!
You’re adorable, m’love. 😉
"...during the course of your duties as a woman..."
that line cracks me up every single time.
That's actually just a common phrase in earlier times. Duties as a man, duties as a woman...especially the latter. Gender roles were serious business back in the day.
It's almost unbelievable that one can be that ignorant and yet...
@@evangelostse2477 But still hysterical, since the humor behind it is timeless
The actress is marvelous. Her subtle facial variations are hilarious.
Yeah hahahaha she is good, a good supportive foil to complement fry
Deborah Norton.
Shes also the political advisor in Yes Minister - "Dear lady" as Humphrey would know her
@@thomasrussell4674 MARGERY. Damn! Double damn blast to hell and back again.
@@ykkrasaoz9748 I always thought she was really good in Yes Minister, someone who could actually go toe to toe with Sir Humphrey. I would have liked to have seen her in more things.
i've seen this sketch 5 times and i still dont understand how "Gertrude Stein is a self-confessed lesbian" became "what you saw with eyes dimmed with lust"
Become an attorney and it'll all make utilitarian sense.
"when you have no basis in law, abuse the plaintiff" ~ Cicero (or in this case the witness) 🤦♀️
It's a transparent tissue of farragoes! A catalogue of litanies!
Mrs. Talliot, when asked about Gertrude Stein's sexuality, claims to be only vaguely familiar with the information ("Well I believe so.") But she passes in front of a book store frequently. That book store would have had books by Gertrude Stein on display. And thus it is impossible that she would have managed to ignore Ms. Stein's sexuality. Anyone in Ms. Talliot's place should be extremely familiar with Ms. Stein's sexuality. And so when she claims only vague familiarity, it's because she is trying to hide just how much she is obsessed with Ms. Stein's compatible sexuality. And because she is a lesbian, she is not a reputable witness.
Facts and logic!
A masterclass in the command of the English language, no cheap profanity just fluent, articulate and pure wit
✌️ EXACTLY
Oscar, whereever he is, is so proud.
I mean, it’s essentially them just calling her gay for 4 minutes. OST of these words re not real. “Command of the English language” is a bit of a misnomer
Shout out to Deborah Norton, who played the memorable and equally inexorable Dorothy Wainwright in Yes Minister.
Absolutely ! She is...... adorable ❤
And definitely a lesbian :P
She is the mastermind behind some of the best Hacker's victories over the civil service.
That impossible woman !!
I had a massive crush on her.
Fun fact, the woman on the stand is Deborah Norton, she appears in a few other sketches, but is also known as Dorthy Wainwright in Yes Prime Minister. She’s also an accomplished stage actor.
The way Hugh pronounces the sentence: "Mr Foley, I'm afraid I really fail to see where this line of questioning is leading us" - is just sublime... And the facial expression as well! :D
"Certainly, mother."
lol
The linguistics of this sketch are atrociously delightful
not two streets away from your """"""flat""""""
the implication of "flat" being.. :p
@@songangte29 ..the brothel where she engages in acts of a lesbitarian nature?
oh wow, I missed this joke xD
@@warpnin3 I think it's the headquarters of the so-called "charity" where she brainwashes young girls into becoming lesbinical libido-fiends.
"Monstrous bull-dyke of your standing"
"I hope the day is very far distant in which I could ever be accused of making love to a woman!" Ha ha ha ha!
I adore the judge's (Hugh's) facial expression!
I don't know why, but the way they punctuate the words make me chuckle.
GENIUS
Stephen Fry is very conscious of that sort of thing, and is great at pronunciations that aren't too unusual, yet odd enough and delivered well enough to be hilarious.
well, it's because they wanted to make it funny.
I love the twist at the end! I love British humor!
British TV has been and always will be far head of any U.S. TV show. The writers always pushed the limits and the actors always were always happy to play their parts well.
*ahead
A comment from 10 years ago, another from a month ago. And I'm here laughing really hard and feeling like I'm traveling in time. It's ageless!
I love the sketches where Stephen is shouting at an elderly woman. Like the one where he spouts the most malicious hissing vitriol at someone offscreen, and then it turns out it's a sweet granny offering him cookies.
Also, I have to say "lispian crouch" had me almost on the floor. Oh, Stepheh, you wicked wordsmith you. I love you. Nay, I fucking love you!
I bet he would just laugh and love love that sentiment...🤗
Audience missed the pun with "bottom" at 3:28
To get to the bottom of this.
impressive for a canned laugh track to miss a pun
@@GroovingPict sorry to rain on your parade, but they actually had an audience and used to perform a lot of their sketches in front of them
they didn't miss it. they just enjoyed it quietly, like the rest of us. not every bit of wit requires guffaws.
@@suprasaecularis It was actually "to get to this bottom"
I have now watched this, & honestly it helped me grow as a person. This will be views years from now as a masterpiece, in all its lesbotic glory.
This sketch was made about 30 years ago. Hate to break it to you, but years from now... IS now.
This is the funniest thing I have ever seen. Why does it not have 50 million views? I was bopping around CZcams and this g*ddam hysterical thing shows up in the Recs. I think I almost had a stroke when he said "lispian crouch". Good lord
"Lesbotic tendencies"
Everyone has those, some more than others.
@@JanetStarChild Not everyone, as Alfred Kinsey would have us believe. He interviewed mostly, if not exclusively gay people, which made the results of his research rather skewed.
Great band name
@@AfferbeckBeats lol yeah
Thank God for the subtitles! Or whoever made it - thanks. It's a blessing for those of us who aren't english. I would definitely miss a few good jokes :)
Yes, automatic subtitles are horrible.
@@fvansoldt Didn't expect anyone to agree with me literally 10 years later lmao :D
@@Biathine Justice is slow, but obtainable. Our eyes are not dimmed with lust!
Biathine wow you probably have kids by now
It also helps immensely to learn, so that at one point one doesn't need any subtitles anymore.
Man, the power of words....what a language English is! Especially when spoken by a genius like Stephen Fry.
The entire sketch was waiting for the last line.
Lovely.
Noone mentioning, "Your Lordship is adorable, m'lord." So I will M'loves.
I lose it every time when he says "miss toilet!!!"
hahahaha I thought I was the only one! !!
No matter how many times I watch this thing ... Miss Toilet kills me.
I know right 😂😂🤣🤣
The sheer wordsmithery required to come up with such a conjugation of the word "Lesbian" is astounding.
Will you be in for tea tonight, Jeremy?
bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Certainly mother!
"Your Lordship is most pretty."
"Very well then, you may proceed."
At 4:44 - 'contaminated mouth' not 'contaminated mind'. Splitting hairs I know, but that's what Mrs Toilet does - voraciously and lestrinsically.
???
YOur Lordship is very pretty.... I snorted milk all over my keyboard.
"milk"
“ilk”
Man milk?
@@Jungleland33 nah, probably lactose intolerant
"'~Lesbicious!~" Stephen Fry is the BEST!
This is the best Fry & Laurie skit
I simply adore STEPHEN FRY!
Deborah Norton, immensely talented and beautiful to boot
Absolutely lost it on "you may stand down now, Mr. Lesbian"
this single sketch is better than anatomy of a murder
Ah, those were the days.
Thespians discussing Lesbians.
Edit to change where to were.
Those where the days what? Seems a bit of an unfinished sentence.
@@StamfordBridge No, that's the full sentence. It's true that sometimes there's an explanation behind it (or before), but just "Those were the days" is good on it's own and is the perfect finished sentence to reminisce about things of the past.
SuddenReal “Those were the days” is a complete sentence. “Those where the days” is not. ;-)
@@StamfordBridge It's uh... it's a lesser known phrase... from the regions of *hmmrmmzmmhmmmhmm* and the likes... You know with the Tespians and where wat nhot...
@@SuddenReal Geez... Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, I'm sure you knew what they meant.
I fall in love with Deborah Norton on the spot. I *love* to use quotes from this sketch.
Of course I am also in love with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Priceless ❤❤❤
In love with a woman? Such a depraved and lebicious act of lust
@@samuzamu 😄
"Is it not a fact miss toilet that the words parish council are an infamous anagram of the words lispian crouch" best line of the whole thing
Class, pure class, with a small spluttering of unique geniuses...
this had me dying this is pure genius LOOOL
A wonderful send-up of what actually happens in British courts.
parish council is absolutely an anagram of lispian crouch haha when I worked that out I was very impressed
"I long to nestle between your lordship's thighs"
I wish they'd do this show again. Classic. Brilliant. Hilarious
You may stand down Mr Lesbian.
Makes me laugh my ass off everytime
This is a masterpiece of a sketch, no doubt! They should bring up more of on justice related stuff.
Absolutely brillant as an ancient presecutor and a judge
This is wonderful! I would say it is my one of my favourite to date. The word play is amazing!
Thank! You! Mrs! Talliot!
Ballyrag XD
I must make an effort to use this word in everyday conversation.
Make a note, Darling!
Blackadder is the best
FD S just sounds like some...gobbledygook to me... 😉
(The rustling sound of people around you taking out their mobile phones to google the word..)
@@lucybresgal1519 It is hard for me to comprehend how you could confuse Blackadder (including Rowan Atkinson) with Fry and Laurie.
Happy mother's day - Stephen Fry
"Certainly mother," I doubt either of them are getting birthday presents this year.
Comedy gold, rare and precious.
"[A] transparent tissue of farragoes, a catalogue of litanies...."
Ask his son for tea after the cross examination was a touch of real genius
This is amazing. The writing and delivery of lines is perfect. So good.
Lady deserves standing ovation for acting
"Known bender" always gets me lol
Worlds greatest comedy duo. Ever!
Miss Toilet's voice and expressions are hillarious
This made me laugh 69 times.
nice
This clip is recommended every now and then to me and I just jump on the play button every time. It's a chewing gum with eternal flavor !!! :D
I would have been very interested to hear the testimony of Sir Anthony Known-Bender.
Genius.. just genius..
I absolutely lost it at “Ms Toilet” I don’t know why
_"You may stand down, Mr. Lesbian."_
Oh god, this was freaking hilariarious
"Call Sir Anthony Known-Bender" Brilliant!
Pure genius!
"miss toilet" "lesboite" "leboid love" "Mr lesbian"
words speaking more than words
1:53 Note to the subtitler: It should read "the COUNSEL for the prosecution", not "the COUNCIL for the prosecution". They're two different things.
"Certainly mother"😂😂
Such exquisite silliness and purple banter!
We need more shows like this!
"...Well, will you be in for tea tonight?"
"Certainly, mother!"
Call Sir Anthony Known-Bender!
"Lispian crouch" always gets me!
The pinnacle of sketch comedy this series? Could be....
i love this sketch so much
What a treat.
Oh man, I wanted to see Sir Anthony Known-Bender's testimony
The Chewbacca defense works every time!
She is brilliant.
I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. Such humorous and clever writing is lacking today.
Absolutely brilliant. Brains.
This is quite possibly the greatest skit I’ve seen
Mr. Foley's won. No one can argue against that kind of full proof logic. He won the case at Lispian Crouch.
F***ing brilliant! 'Will you be in for tea tonight Jeremy?'
I think Mrs. Toilet is guilty.
honestly one of the best sketches i've ever seen in my entire life.
The ending killed me.