@@Confused_Philosopher Yes that was hilarious. He got so pissed off too. ‘I’m feeling weak now’ and ‘you had all these questions for me’ then trying to find the water and Carson says straight away without touching them and you see him get more pissed off lol.
Do not try to bend the spoon. Because that would be impossible. Instead only try to realise the truth. There is no spoon. It is only your hands that bend
While Stephen Fry is arguably the funnier comedian of the 2, this sketch illustrates Hugh's ability to successfully and hilariously deliver double dutch and word twisting, and remain in character perfectly. It's this flexible and wide ranging talent that probably made him stand out to Hollywood, and subsequently be selected for multiple movie roles and, of course, his critically acclaimed work on House, where he was cast in the leading role. What an awesome career he's had. I can't help but wonder if Stephen hadn't been so horribly stricken with depression that he too might have risen to greater heights.
@bad1dobby Have you been following me or something? Did my brother grass me up, the slag? Ok, I confess, I have gone to CZcams and watched videos other than this Fry and Laurie sketch. I couldn't help it, they have so much on offer.
This is the Israeli Uri Geller that toured the world scamming people on tv. But this is also a bit from the woman with a theory about dinosaurs in Monty Python.
I think it's more of a reference / homage / stealing of John Cleese's Anne Elk character from Monty Python, IMHO. The constant double/triple/quadruple assertion of what they are saying or doing, each time in a slightly different form.
@regpither3392 This skit is a reference to Uri Geller and his appearance on the Johnny Carson show, and how it didn't go to plan, thanks to James Randi. Uri Geller was well known in the U.K. He reached peak fame in the 1970s.
I’m not as sharp as others, but I think this is fake. I missed how he was able to bend that spoon with psychic powers. Maybe the Amazing Randi can debunk this guy for us.
Humor is subjective. It's O.K. for people to find something of value that you can't perceive, and vice versa. Just because you don't value something, it doesn't make it valueless. It might just be that you were raised to have a different sense of humor to the British comedy you have seen. And that"s fair enough. It would be a boring world if we were all the same. There is no need to act superior just because you have a different sense of humor.
@@daniellamcgee4251 And there's no need for you to be pedantic and patronizing when all I was doing was stating an opinion. Do you think you're the one who dispenses permission for that, too?
@@hijodelaisla275 That"s interesting. Yes, I WAS being pedantic, because I believe that distinction between fact and opinion is extremely important. I respected your intelligence to write my response. My intention was not to be patronizing, but to alert you to the difference. Of course, you have every right to your own opinion. The problem was that you wrote your opinion as a statement of fact - in a condescending, insulting, seemingly racist, patronizing way. Why not explain why you, speaking for yourselves only, don't appreciate the humor of this video? Then you could contribute to the discussion in a meaningful way. Just a suggestion. :)
@@daniellamcgee4251 You seem to want the world to function according to your rules. How's that working out for you? Must I begin every opinion labeling it as such? Isn't it obvious, since it's the "Comments" section? Explaining why I, speaking for myself only (since I'm only one person) don't find humor in the video is a conversation I'd be unlikely to have with you, who have already made the decision that my comment was made "in a condescending, insulting, seemingly racist, patronizing way." They're all hyperbolic and the "racist" accusation is simply demented. (This is my opinion, labeled for you as such.) I don't even want to know how you came up with that one, other than the fact that it's fashionable. I'm done here. Continuing to engage would make ME the fool.
"Maybe the psychic energy does flow _through_ my hands, but the fact is that the spoon is bent."
Ah, the heart of so many charlatans' legal defenses.
and that's pretty much how uri geller did it.
His mum was sick of buying new spoons while he was practising.
"... you sure it isn't fraud that people shouted at you in the street?" lol
The real secret is... There IS no spoon.
I can bend my own mind with a spoon.
kkkkkkkkk
get bent
This'll bend your mind: There is no spoon.
@@theemmjay5130 Was that a spoonerism?
@@theemmjay5130 If you listen loud enough, there is no mind. (mic drop)
by technicality he did what he was gonna do, cause you have to use your mind to make the hands bend the spoon
Exactly. Therein lies the misunderstanding.
"You give me a spoon and I give you the whole world". That line needed a couple of seconds before I got it :D genius
What does it reference? I didn't get it
I didn't get it.
@@briananthony4044 "Give me a (big enough) lever and I will move the world." --Archimedes
Spooning is a form of cuddling. Give me a spoon/cuddle and I will give you anything. Hilariously, Stephen Fry is gay while Hugh Laurie is straight.
@@DavidOfWhitehills Nah, @britishamerican4321 got it right the first time.
Uri Geller really made a living in the 70's with his "Spoon Bending". I remember he even appeared in an old Daredevil comic book and helped D.D. out.
And The Amazing Randi absolutely busted Gellers party tricks every time he raised his head, lol. Randi made him look like a moron.
Uri Geller's net worth is $20 million , he certainly made a living off bending spoons
@@tomservo5007 Randi died with dignity and after making people smarter. Randi won.
Loved it when good old Amazing Randy made Uri Geller out to be the fake he is in front of millions on the tonight show.
@@Confused_Philosopher Yes that was hilarious. He got so pissed off too. ‘I’m feeling weak now’ and ‘you had all these questions for me’ then trying to find the water and Carson says straight away without touching them and you see him get more pissed off lol.
Hugh really does sound like Uri Geller.
Two icons of our generation.
The spoon itself is mind bending.
I'd be shocked to learn Geller didn't try to sue for this.
The hitherto unknown nephew of Anne Elk😃.
Where??!!
I suspect he has a theory
Shoutout to everyone who gets this brilliant reference.
So, is that the theory that belongs to you?
Oh very clever! 😂😂
it's interesting how much heat is generated by bending spoons
That's why it's called "spoontaneous combustion"
This is literally like watching James Randi debunk yuri geller
in stephen fry's article "extra sensory deception" for the telegraph he calls james randi "a personal hero of mine"
James Randi is a failed magician. He picks on anyone who he thinks is using trickery because he assumes psychic ability doesn’t exist.
It's also like watching a Monty Python sketch... Anne Elk...or the Man with Three Buttocks..
- I guess it was intentionally so
;)
Its Uri not Yury.
Brilliant spoof against the charlatan Uri Geller.
I once bent my mind with just a spoon.
Russia must be from you. lol
my watch stopped while he bent the spoon
My heart st
Amazing! I watched this video, and then went into my kitchen and every spoon there was bent!
My respect for Uri Geller declined noticeably each time he appeared on TV. Does that count?
Masters of the comedic arts!
Laurie is awesome :D
I have bent spoons --- on too hard ice cream, lol
it amazes me he ever thought he was sympathetic
He bent four spoons in one day? Wow, I'm only up to two.
Cool I hadn't seen the STOP animation version
I'm not a freak, you know. Some people think I am some sort of circus freak. I'm not a freak.
2:48-that grin is so funny. 😂😂
A pair of silver spooners, like both but had every advantage.
They must have big strong hands to be able to bend the spoons with such alacrity
He doesn’t do forks though.
I ate someone's mind using a spoon.
I like Hugh’s accent. Maybe he should try an American one.
From the Uri Geller University of advanced spoon bending. For any Monty Python fans out there.
I never claimed my powers were unique always I stress that anyone can bend a spoon! 🤣
And my book is not expensive, by the way.
In his time, Uri Geller was a frequent visitor to the White House and adviser and confidante to the president of the United States.
He does uri geller well lol
Does anyone remember -Uri Geller? When this sketch was done so was Uri, already.
3:15 I’m scratching myself as he speaks!
I wasn't scratching, but I was itching.
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore .
Aristotle in the wrong seat. 💖
You give me a spoon, I give you the whole World.
Bertie and Jeeves!
Uri Geller was friends with many of the famous and bent all of them.
"forgive me"
"thank you"
"no thank you"
Splendid 👏👏👏
No Copyright Intended.
Touché
Bring back real comedy like this.
I bent over at the same time as he bent that spoon !
Amazing this actor looks a bit like a young Doctor House .... just a little bit
I didn't remember how good Hugh Laurie was in this. Wow!
Do not try to bend the spoon. Because that would be impossible. Instead only try to realise the truth. There is no spoon. It is only your hands that bend
Well, John Cleese can kill bats with a eggspoon! That is another outworldly ability!
Uri is displeased.
The itch was on my left side
I did have an itch on my right side :(
While Stephen Fry is arguably the funnier comedian of the 2, this sketch illustrates Hugh's ability to successfully and hilariously deliver double dutch and word twisting, and remain in character perfectly. It's this flexible and wide ranging talent that probably made him stand out to Hollywood, and subsequently be selected for multiple movie roles and, of course, his critically acclaimed work on House, where he was cast in the leading role. What an awesome career he's had.
I can't help but wonder if Stephen hadn't been so horribly stricken with depression that he too might have risen to greater heights.
Stephen's career is moee impressive than Laurie's. Ever heard of QI?
@@PieterDaniell Qi, that comedy talkshow that Fry hosted for many years?
is Hollywood a height or a low for a British actor ? Honestly ?
@@PieterDaniellLaurie was a huge hit on House, played Piano on a Meat Loaf album. Depends how you measure success I guess.
@@bruffie Pieter was clearly being sarcastic.
It's no the spoon that bends. That's impossible. The question is, is there a spoon?
LOL
lol
Everybody is surfing...at the usa. (No tickets Intended). Neither broken legs...I would watch it at public European tv anyway....
Funny, or just all there was at the time !?
I love how most of the dialogue is unscripted, and how they are both trying really hard not to laugh.
@bad1dobby Have you been following me or something? Did my brother grass me up, the slag? Ok, I confess, I have gone to CZcams and watched videos other than this Fry and Laurie sketch. I couldn't help it, they have so much on offer.
Unscripted??? The fuck
Well, that's certainly a testament to their natural acting ability, if you believe it's unscripted!
They are ruthless sketch writers, they don't improvise. The only improv in their series Is the vox pop sections between the Sketches
Why on Earth do you assume this was unscripted?
My gosh Stephen Fry is absolutely yummy. The skit is good too but I'm distracted.
Mr. New. hahaha
Nude
This is the Israeli Uri Geller that toured the world scamming people on tv. But this is also a bit from the woman with a theory about dinosaurs in Monty Python.
In Soviet Russia, spoon bends you.
Totally unsympathetic 😆
The current state of politics in a nutshell.
I thought Hugh's comments were over the top. But I now think it was inspired by a British stereo-type of Germans saying the obvious.
No, the sketch is a satyre on Uri Geller and the likes.
I know. I was referring to "NOW is when I'm going to bend the spoon! I'm going to bend the spoon NOW!"
Saying, or overstating the obvious.
@@ge-21express34 Oh, might have been :)
I think it's more of a reference / homage / stealing of John Cleese's Anne Elk character from Monty Python, IMHO. The constant double/triple/quadruple assertion of what they are saying or doing, each time in a slightly different form.
@regpither3392 This skit is a reference to Uri Geller and his appearance on the Johnny Carson show, and how it didn't go to plan, thanks to James Randi. Uri Geller was well known in the U.K. He reached peak fame in the 1970s.
I’m not as sharp as others, but I think this is fake. I missed how he was able to bend that spoon with psychic powers. Maybe the Amazing Randi can debunk this guy for us.
Laurie is much better than Fry because he is not as arrogant.
This was made just after the "humour vacuum hole" hit. (Started over England after Monty Python. Spread. Epicenter is now over USA.)
Is that Dr House ?
Yes
Haha, it''s like reasoning with a Trumpist
Please explain?
@@LeonDieBoer low brow “humor”. It is only funny for dumb people.
Stephen Fry is overrated. Hugh Laurie is amazing.
The Blissful Zombie two?
Ankur Tripathi your opinion means very little to me.
I'm sure you're an expert on being overrated.
Pardon? Fry and Laurie are both fantastic.
Stephen Fry is not overrated, it's Hugh Laurie that is underrated. I would go as far as to say Stephen is underrated too.
A rudimentary British attempt at humor.
Humor is subjective. It's O.K. for people to find something of value that you can't perceive, and vice versa. Just because you don't value something, it doesn't make it valueless. It might just be that you were raised to have a different sense of humor to the British comedy you have seen. And that"s fair enough. It would be a boring world if we were all the same. There is no need to act superior just because you have a different sense of humor.
@@daniellamcgee4251 And there's no need for you to be pedantic and patronizing when all I was doing was stating an opinion. Do you think you're the one who dispenses permission for that, too?
@@hijodelaisla275 That"s interesting. Yes, I WAS being pedantic, because I believe that distinction between fact and opinion is extremely important. I respected your intelligence to write my response. My intention was not to be patronizing, but to alert you to the difference.
Of course, you have every right to your own opinion. The problem was that you wrote your opinion as a statement of fact - in a condescending, insulting, seemingly racist, patronizing way. Why not explain why you, speaking for yourselves only, don't appreciate the humor of this video? Then you could contribute to the discussion in a meaningful way. Just a suggestion. :)
@@daniellamcgee4251 You seem to want the world to function according to your rules. How's that working out for you? Must I begin every opinion labeling it as such? Isn't it obvious, since it's the "Comments" section? Explaining why I, speaking for myself only (since I'm only one person) don't find humor in the video is a conversation I'd be unlikely to have with you, who have already made the decision that my comment was made "in a condescending, insulting, seemingly racist, patronizing way." They're all hyperbolic and the "racist" accusation is simply demented. (This is my opinion, labeled for you as such.) I don't even want to know how you came up with that one, other than the fact that it's fashionable. I'm done here. Continuing to engage would make ME the fool.
@Art Ellis An unoriginal failed attempt at wit.
Jeez this is so incredibly unfunny.
3 mins 21 seconds to show Uri Gellers complete act