Art Historian's Most Clumsiest Moments | The Armstrong and Miller Show

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  • Art historian, Dennis Lincoln-Park (Ben Miller) gives a tour of the best artifacts in History but his clumsiness causes more harm than good.
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  • @maxmattt
    @maxmattt Před rokem +90

    Poor Dennis Lincoln-park. He tried so hard and got so far, but in the end it didn't even matter.

    • @mrd.redowanullah7045
      @mrd.redowanullah7045 Před 10 měsíci +5

      He had to fall to lose it all!

    • @jay_rgb
      @jay_rgb Před 9 měsíci +2

      Damn that comment was so good it sent chills down my spine, like I was literally crawling in my skin.

    • @Pagliacci_Rex
      @Pagliacci_Rex Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@jay_rgbthe wounds to art history may not heal.

  • @Weird-City
    @Weird-City Před 6 lety +146

    lol it's those little pauses where he is worried something may break that kill me.

    • @tjfSIM
      @tjfSIM Před 6 lety +4

      Heh he yes! The best one is at 8:19 :)

  • @NicolaKaye
    @NicolaKaye Před 6 lety +64

    Love how he sadly sidles away from the scene of destruction with that look of rueful resignation. 😂

    • @StonefieldJim4
      @StonefieldJim4 Před 2 lety +1

      🤣@"rueful resignation". It's sublimely funny. And my word, they really needed to know their stuff to pull this off! The special effects are brilliant too!

  • @Formula1Madx
    @Formula1Madx Před 6 lety +155

    As Dennis himself would put it, these sketches are "absolutely priceless"

    • @scipioafricanus5871
      @scipioafricanus5871 Před 4 lety +5

      more like "absolutely pwiceless"

    • @griffj3085
      @griffj3085 Před 3 lety +2

      @@scipioafricanus5871 absolutely.. pwiceless.*

    • @jopa1328
      @jopa1328 Před 3 lety +2

      Great... you just made my phone explode

    • @ilesalmo7724
      @ilesalmo7724 Před 3 lety +2

      And then the servers hosting these sketches suffered a major malfunction

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 Před 11 měsíci +14

    Kudos to the prop masters, the set dressers and the scene builders for creating such truly realistic surroundings even though they were aware those same items would end up damaged or destroyed.

    • @arronlunn308
      @arronlunn308 Před měsícem

      Ahh you must mean " cweating twuly beautiful cweations ...that are...unutterwably... pwicelesss"

  • @DoctorDodge
    @DoctorDodge Před 5 lety +87

    Sometimes, it can be frustrating when you just see essentially the same sketch over and over again. But not in this case. Every single one of these was absolutely hilarious, and the fact that both you and even Lincoln-Park knew was what coming just made the punchline even funnier. What a fantastic series of sketches.

    • @howardcoles3537
      @howardcoles3537 Před 4 lety +8

      Yes, they are great ! Brilliant comedy, and marvellous take off of art critics mannerisms, the hushed , reverent tones of his voice added to the hilarity for me !!

    • @joshuakarr-BibleMan
      @joshuakarr-BibleMan Před 10 měsíci +3

      ​@@howardcoles3537
      Yup, and how he would watch something after touching it, incase something went wrong, and paused every time after calling something priceless, waiting for the calamity.

    • @myoldmate
      @myoldmate Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yeah, it's the inventiveness of the impending calamity that makes it worthwhile.

  • @paperbackonly8438
    @paperbackonly8438 Před 5 lety +79

    Jesus, it’s like watching a Greek tragedy. You know it’s coming but there’s no escape.

  • @davesy6969
    @davesy6969 Před rokem +9

    "These sketches are indeed absolutely priceless...." And then my phone burst into flames. 🔥

  • @Lucifronz
    @Lucifronz Před rokem +7

    "You must be quite proud of your gallery. Historian Dennis Lincoln-Park just arrived to showcase your recent acquisition!"
    "What? Oh dear God in heaven, someone find out where he's gone."

    • @howardcoles3537
      @howardcoles3537 Před 10 měsíci

      I've just read your funny comment . It's imaginative , and made me smile. Thank you for brightening up a dull morning for me !

  • @Richard-hv5hh
    @Richard-hv5hh Před rokem +16

    God I wish they had turned this concept into a movie. It would be simply priceless!

  • @ejazmomen7653
    @ejazmomen7653 Před 2 lety +13

    I never get tired of watching these. All of these have the same joke, but that one joke is absolutely priceless.

  • @JessicaMiller-pc4dj
    @JessicaMiller-pc4dj Před rokem +10

    Even though you can see the gag from a mile off, it's still so funny 😂.

  • @flanplan5903
    @flanplan5903 Před 3 lety +10

    Comedic unintentional ASMR for the win!

  • @jenniferkelly5897
    @jenniferkelly5897 Před 6 lety +23

    The thing he was describing about the destruction of religious objects is called iconoclasm and it took place during the reformation.

    • @scipioafricanus5871
      @scipioafricanus5871 Před 4 lety

      I am not sure the sackers were Protestants, might as well have been Catholics as it was Spanish tercios, Italian and German mercenaries.

    • @ninjacell2999
      @ninjacell2999 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah he is talking about the Reformation, but it's kind of an intentionally made up silly story saying that Prot forces sacked Rome in 1527

  • @markmarnell
    @markmarnell Před 2 lety +4

    “Now we must remain absolutely still” …famous last words from Denis !

  • @DanzMcAbra
    @DanzMcAbra Před 2 lety +15

    They say he was doing an episode on Notre Dame

  • @rogerswift1983
    @rogerswift1983 Před 3 lety +13

    you know the punchline each time, but can't predict the how

  • @itsjudystube
    @itsjudystube Před 6 lety +28

    And France is going to lend us the Bayeux tapestry

    • @listerofsmeg884
      @listerofsmeg884 Před 5 lety +3

      Dispite the name, the Bayeux tapestry is actually an embroidery, so he thankfully wouldn't be able to damage it like that.

    • @turmuthoer
      @turmuthoer Před 4 lety +3

      @@listerofsmeg884 The name is actually doubly misleading since it was made in England (probably Kent), not Bayeux.

    • @timdowney6721
      @timdowney6721 Před 3 lety +4

      Mark Baxter
      He will find a way. 😄😄

  • @EricaNernie
    @EricaNernie Před 3 lety +3

    I love the way he adds a lisp for authentication.

  • @JohanHerrenberg
    @JohanHerrenberg Před 3 lety +45

    As a Dutchman, I still mourn for the two objects he destroyed here.

    • @JohnRCWilson
      @JohnRCWilson Před 2 lety +3

      They need to hide the Vermeers when he’s visiting Holland.

    • @JohanHerrenberg
      @JohanHerrenberg Před 2 lety +1

      @@JohnRCWilson I'll warn the security people at the 'Mauritshuis' in The Hague...

    • @gruffydd1000
      @gruffydd1000 Před rokem

      They were from Holland though, so who cares?

    • @krashd
      @krashd Před 11 měsíci

      @@gruffydd1000 You edgy little thing you.

  • @professor_lembach
    @professor_lembach Před 5 lety +12

    8 clumsy historians disliked this video.

  • @dirkleipzig6591
    @dirkleipzig6591 Před 2 měsíci

    I learned to know Ben Miller at Death in Paradise and loved him for his role as DI Poole. These scenes here are amazingly good. The Madonna killed me. 😂

  • @vinayseth1114
    @vinayseth1114 Před 6 lety +48

    Wait- who keeps employing him again and again though? :D

    • @_SpamMe
      @_SpamMe Před 4 lety +6

      Insurance scheme fraudsters. "Look, that priceless(!) artifact was destroyed live on camera! We couldn't have smuggled it out! Pay up."

    • @jerrykitich3318
      @jerrykitich3318 Před 4 lety +3

      The BBC

  • @ereini0n
    @ereini0n Před rokem +2

    The Madonna omg!!! 😂😂😂

  • @TheTsar1918
    @TheTsar1918 Před rokem +2

    The statue destruction scene near killed me.

  • @McSynth
    @McSynth Před 6 lety +10

    Utterly superb !

  • @MotorScotti
    @MotorScotti Před 4 lety +8

    Still absolutely hilarious and priceless!

  • @jerrykitich3318
    @jerrykitich3318 Před 4 lety +7

    If this ever happens to you, just slowly walk away...

    • @Lucifronz
      @Lucifronz Před rokem +1

      Sidestep, if necessary, out of view of any nearby cameras.

  • @SafetyProMalta
    @SafetyProMalta Před 6 lety +9

    Priceless

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela Před rokem +1

    The way the did the props etc is brilliant.

  • @georgespencer8429
    @georgespencer8429 Před 6 měsíci +2

    "Look, we're willing to drop our repatriation claim if you can guarantee us that you'll ban Dennis Lincoln-Park for life." - India, Greece, etc. to the British Museum.

  • @as368uk
    @as368uk Před měsícem

    2:06 the tapestry is a reproduction of a genuine artefact- not quite absolutely priceless but probably close enough.

  • @FredrikHaugen
    @FredrikHaugen Před 5 měsíci

    A historians prime directive is to take care of rare things. Dennis Lincoln-Parks prime directive is to keep them rare.

  • @philipmariposa3067
    @philipmariposa3067 Před 2 lety +1

    I haven't had such a good laugh in ages !

  • @oliveralexandre3607
    @oliveralexandre3607 Před rokem +2

    As a Catholic, I am embarrassed to admit that my favorite is the melting Madonna 😢

  • @Naturewalkingthrough
    @Naturewalkingthrough Před 3 měsíci

    I keep thinking if he broke them on purpose. “There was a time where they existed and there will be a moment where they will only be a memory. The patrons will thank me later.”

  • @jopa1328
    @jopa1328 Před 3 lety +4

    I would actually say he's more unlucky than clumsy lol

  • @nickturner4150
    @nickturner4150 Před 3 lety +3

    I love his name.

  • @N_Loco_Parenthesis
    @N_Loco_Parenthesis Před 3 lety +8

    He's cribbing lines directly out of Civilisation (1969). And why not?

  • @chrisemsley7840
    @chrisemsley7840 Před 3 lety +4

    Aaaah, the gift that keeps on giving!

  • @taylorlibby7642
    @taylorlibby7642 Před 5 lety +4

    ...."truly priceless" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @Nounismisation
    @Nounismisation Před 6 lety +4

    He's not 'clumbsy'! He's cursed!

  • @salwaaj1356
    @salwaaj1356 Před rokem +1

    This gave me stomach aches from the stress of it

  • @ononearts
    @ononearts Před 9 měsíci

    Either “most clumsy”, or “clumsiest”. Choose ONE, but do not combine.

  • @MHOification
    @MHOification Před 5 lety +1

    Poor Maria!! LOL!!

  • @sushantbhargav4652
    @sushantbhargav4652 Před 9 měsíci

    Now that is a person who deserved permanent remote option the most

  • @Richard-hv5hh
    @Richard-hv5hh Před 4 lety +2

    Wonderfully funny.

  • @karahughes7074
    @karahughes7074 Před 3 lety

    That's the kind of thing that always seemed to happen to me!

  • @scipioafricanus5871
    @scipioafricanus5871 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I would like to know who invited Dennis Lincoln-Park to the Copenhagen Old Stock Exchange on April 16, 2024?

    • @LeonEvans_Guyver1
      @LeonEvans_Guyver1 Před 2 měsíci

      not the right question, the right question to ask is how he did it lol 😂😂🤣🤣

  • @FreakHarryPotter
    @FreakHarryPotter Před rokem

    This comedy is absolutely priceless.

  • @gruffydd1000
    @gruffydd1000 Před rokem +2

    The title of this video is priceless. In a bad way.

  • @briankleinschmidt3664
    @briankleinschmidt3664 Před 7 měsíci

    Don't let him near the Pyramids.

  • @AndRewUK24
    @AndRewUK24 Před 6 lety +11

    Classic

  • @Matlalcueitl
    @Matlalcueitl Před 4 lety +3

    These sketches are absolutely pricele&*^$#&^$# NO CARRIER

  • @2660016A
    @2660016A Před měsícem

    It’s either ‘clumsiest’ or ‘most clumsy’. ‘Most clumsiest’ is meaningless.

  • @listerofsmeg884
    @listerofsmeg884 Před 5 lety

    Wonder how many of these objects are based on real items of antiquity?

  • @wolftal1178
    @wolftal1178 Před 2 lety

    The Madonna one is just hilarious!?! It literally almost blew up😁🤣😅😂😄😝😆😀😃👍👍👍

  • @gon4455
    @gon4455 Před 3 lety +1

    And we must remain absolutely...................................... Lol

  • @franklesser5655
    @franklesser5655 Před 10 měsíci +1

    He so often destroys the priceless items he discusses that I'm surprised the BBC keeps him on.

  • @robkeeleycomposer
    @robkeeleycomposer Před rokem

    Strawberry Hill. built by Horace Walpole (I think)

  • @bobhiatt1750
    @bobhiatt1750 Před rokem +1

    Most clumsy please

  • @CycolacFan
    @CycolacFan Před rokem

    Do wonder if any of these were all achieved in one take.

  • @fredfat1606
    @fredfat1606 Před 5 lety +1

    mr chinnery

  • @richardd9938
    @richardd9938 Před 3 lety

    Are these actually all recreations/copies of real artworks?

    • @imokin86
      @imokin86 Před 3 lety +2

      The tapestry and the Roman rider figure look very similar to real artworks. And the first ink sketch. They might be copies.

  • @metal87power
    @metal87power Před rokem

    It would be also funny if he would ignite a fire by simply putting a paper sheet inside. or an explosion.

  • @bsmnt23
    @bsmnt23 Před 3 lety +1

    this is the guy who's been doing all those botched Spanish "art restorations" like Monkey Christ.

    • @scipioafricanus5871
      @scipioafricanus5871 Před 3 lety

      Someone also made a truly awful "art restoration" to James McNeill Whistler's famous portrait "Whistler's Mother" in 1997 I think.

  • @clareoclareo2626
    @clareoclareo2626 Před rokem

    Surprised it was gin in that glass

  • @GowerActorLondon
    @GowerActorLondon Před 5 měsíci

    12:37

  • @Nounismisation
    @Nounismisation Před 2 lety +4

    ...but the intro. spoils all the punchlines!

  • @machtrebel
    @machtrebel Před 3 lety +2

    Who does not know the malicious temptation-when contemplating a beautiful glazed vase, all voluptuous curves- that lies in the thought that one could smash it to smithereens with a single blow of one's stick? Intensified into the heroically bitter realization that one cannot rely on anything in life except what is clinched and riveted, it is a basic emotion enclosed within the soberness of science, and even if, for reasons of respect, one does not want to call it the Devil, the fact remains that it brings with it a faint whiff of brimstone. - TMWQ

  • @cloe1704
    @cloe1704 Před 5 lety +1

    Please, do not enter in museums!

  • @intuitiveeevee
    @intuitiveeevee Před 6 lety +2

    I wonder if Chester bennington found this funny (linkin park) or is it just me who gets the reference?

    • @Mungobohne1
      @Mungobohne1 Před 4 lety

      Hahahhahahahahhsgahhwgsh

    • @epiendless1128
      @epiendless1128 Před 3 lety +5

      @@arlingtonhynes In the year that went past since you made that comment, did you mature enough to be ashamed of it?

  • @griffj3085
    @griffj3085 Před 3 lety +1

    How many of these were *actually* his fault tho? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @vinayseth1114
    @vinayseth1114 Před 6 lety +1

    Hmm but hasn't the same idea been used much before in the very first Mr. Bean feature film?

    • @Picnicl
      @Picnicl Před 6 lety +15

      The difference with this historian character is that he's an academic unmistakenly entrusted and knowlegable so works are supposed to be safe with him. Bean's more in the spirit of farce / silent comedy / the innocent 'fool' mistaken for an expert. This character's more tragicomic. Whilst the Bean movie, released in 1997, the year that this sketch show started, could have been some inspiration, the details of the comedy, the character, the script, and even the settings are different enough not to be a mere rehash. The erudition, the traditional professorial look of Miller, the grand surroundings, make it a fine acting piece which makes it different enough to me regardless of the actual inevitable punchline.

    • @aptaylor75
      @aptaylor75 Před 6 lety

      These sketches are more the Mr. Show w/Bob and David sketch called "The Story of Everest" its on youtube. Hilarious.