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The performers suggest things you wouldn't hear on a history documentary in Scenes We'd Like to See.
Comedy show combining the best elements of panel show, stand-up and improvised games with two teams of comedians taking a satirical swipe at the news and world events.
Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis discuss the events of the week in the company of guests Tom Allen, Angela Barnes, Ed Gamble, Olga Koch and Glenn Moore.
Mock The Week | Series 18 Episode 2 | BBC
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[@Malwontae]

Hugh Dennis absolutely nailing it with those two play-on-name jokes.

[@simpleton7]

He's got previous. 'Henry Tudor....but why did he chew her?"

[@kyivstuff]

escalinci :DDDDD

[@altostreeter]

Someone help me with the second one. IsLennin?

[@simpleton7]

@@altostreeter Is a man, named Len, here? Is Len in?

[@altostreeter]

@@simpleton7 ah, thanks. Got it now!

[@StarlightStella613]

I love how when Ed Gamble makes his jokes, he looks either horrified or indifferent. And then he laughs at someone else’s joke and it’s the most adorable thing ever. His smile is great, man.

[@joanaemille3425]

I agree!! I love it when he laughs!

[@emercycrite]

He’s so handsome!

[@AHBelt]

I think he may be trying to avoid laughing at his own jokes, or not getting the joke out for laughing.

[@parkerhynson3581]

For me, it definitely contributes to the delivery of the joke, but not even he could resist a little grin at his own Trump joke at 3:25.

[@dragonsdynamite6403]

Okay.

[@bryntownshend6528]

I've never seen Hugh so happy

[@Ivy3h]

Of course everyone knows the famous Winston Churchill quote “god damn I love these peaches”

[@henryhill7932]

But of course

[@AutomaticDuck300]

My entries:
Not only did Churchill lead Britain through our finest hour but he also sold car insurance.
One cannot help but wonder that if the Arch Duke of Austro-Hungary hadn't been such a fan of the Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand might not have shot him.
And Mary, Queen Of Scots, went down in history. The history teacher said that it was the only way for her to get a passing grade.

[@mistie710]

If only he could have finished the joke!

[@Ivy3h]

Wait woah since when does this have so many likes??

[@callnight1441]

"amble in/anne boleyn" is still to this day the best pun I've ever heard

[@clickbait007]

Every few months something reminds me of this and I come back to watch this clip. Just brilliantly done!

[@laaaarwood]

This was Hugh's finest hour.

[@applejuice5272]

"We shall fight them on the chickens, on the nurses, and the rain!"

[@atraxuswraithe6031]

Honestly, that was the best Henry VIII joke I have ever heard. Hugh, never stop being a comedic genius!!!

[@thomascorrie-mt5ps]

The fact you can see that the Sigourney Weaver joke nearly breaks Hugh should tell you how good that one is.

[@philipdawson7800]

I love how happy Glenn becomes when he realizes that he got Hugh to crack at his joke. Reminds me of Sara Pascoe's reaction years earlier, when she got in a joke that made Hugh react similarly & I don't know if I've ever seen her happier.
I think the "newer" comedians saw it as a badge of honor if they got Hugh to crack at their jokes.

[@DYNEadvance]

I love how Hugh would do his name puns, and then Glenn would immediately follow it up with a deliberately stupid joke 😂

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

Gotta admit, the Winston Churchill joke took me off guard - especially the delivery.

[@hootsgoobs4795]

The Frugal Videogamer it caught me off guard by how unfunny it was

[@flyingpenandpaper6119]

^ I mean, am I really missing some reference, or did she just scream "that ass?" Because sure, delivery, but that's not actually a joke.

[@rustyant]

I love that little look of shame comedians have just after they've gone for an awful joke like that.

[@TheAlfsterino]

I thought the BBC had banned objectifying people...

[@kyivstuff]

I loved it!

[@bradmassingham1292]

Everyone had to weave their Sigourneys 😂😂

[@YesPlease1]

I liked this one even better than the Anne Boleyn joke 😂

[@claudiobonifazi974]

i am a not native speaker, could u explain that joke?

[@OmarHdd1]

I didn't get that one. Could somebody explain?

[@OmarHdd1]

@@_alex_merrick_ I got that. But what does Sigourneys mean on its own? (What does she weave?)

[@nolankuffner3573]

Getting a Hugh laugh stop is a badge of honor on this show!

[@honeyclark815]

And this is why Hugh played a History teacher in Outnumbered

[@pieflower6419]

Yeah that was great

[@Meow_Zedong_1949]

The 18:56 delayed to 19:03, that's actually pretty impressive by Southern's standards.

[@Abdullah-london]

He meant in years!

[@Meow_Zedong_1949]

@@Abdullah-londonStill impressive though.

[@Abdullah-london]

@@Meow_Zedong_1949 haha!

[@bluebear1985]

And I thought the Southern franchise was lost in 1981. ;)

[@Meow_Zedong_1949]

@@bluebear1985 They got it back in 1984.

[@Stussmeister]

"Incensed that both Henry and Edward had become king, Thomas the Tank Engine plotted revenge!"
A very nice reference to one of my favorite childhood shows, though I'm thinking James could have also been included....

[@peripheraldevotee94]

Hugh's puns were sublime, although Olga's national trust joke was hysterically funny.

[@hannahcrouch2116]

This whole episode is elite. Honestly, it’s next level comedy, and bloody hilarious throughout🤣

[@Adam-nb6im]

Please fire the person who's putting emojis in the titles.
EDIT: Thanks ;)

[@lawrenceofarabia7474]

Lol

[@Adam-nb6im]

Ann Other I’m already on them thanks. Prick.

[@gwendolyn0515]

Lol true.

[@Royahmar]

🤔

[@summguyy]

@@annother3350 adam could be on every drug under the sun doesn't excuse emojis in a title, bring on the executioner

[@omh9309]

Glenn Moore is hilarious. that JFK joke and the ming dynasty had me Dead 😂😂🤣

[@cryptidconn]

That Sigourney Weaver one got me good! 😂

[@hailtothyking3916]

You have to love the fact that both smart and stupid jokes are appreciated

[@adderz8619]

Christ I've got a History GCSE on Monday and I'm here 😧😂

[@ryancarberry2040]

Same here! I'm so nervous.

[@lawrenceofarabia7474]

No emojis in the bbc

[@somebody-xu4mz]

What was Robert Koch's contrabution to medicine?

[@_yom_3987]

@@somebody-xu4mz i thought that was paper 2

[@somebody-xu4mz]

@@_yom_3987 Oh yeah that's not till thursday is it? In that case, when were the night of the long knives and kristalnacht?

[@timdown7126]

Hugh Dennis absolutely killed it

[@cathprudence3829]

I didn't understand the Anne Boleyn joke

[@intisarchauhan5411]

@@cathprudence3829
She wouldnt run
She wouldnt walk
She would simply
Amble in

[@martynkal.1248]

Olga Koch is adorable I love that she laughs at her own jokes 😁

[@eivindkaisen6838]

History in the mocking.

[@chriscarter3027]

Hugh would be proud of that one

[@benjhadden3968]

No he wouldn’t. This was shit

[@ajfrostx]

So lazy right now.

[@Itsandy22]

That first hymen joke is so underrated

[@kylestubbs8867]

Could you explain it to those of us outside the UK?

[@Itsandy22]

@@kylestubbs8867 are you aware of what a hymen is?

[@kylestubbs8867]

@@Itsandy22 Ohhhhhh.... okay. I thought “My Hymen” some sort of British celebrity.

[@markorollo.]

Nah, just the usual female stand up joke, all they can do 'jokes' about is their anatomy or how much they hate men.

[@Itsandy22]

@@markorollo. be that as it may (which I don’t think is true) if a jokes funny it’s funny

[@andyo5220]

That Anne Boleyn gag is a classic that never gets old.

[@ShootingStarASMR]

Anne Boleyn 😂 I’m dead

[@gadfageyar]

The Sigourney Weaver one killed me!

[@joelberry8588]

Is that hugh recycling a trojan horse joke i see

[@ellibod1]

From about 5 Series ago

[@thelasthalo]

Can you blame him my man's being doing this for years.

[@terrenavilla]

Give him a break man, he's done this for years already and being a comedian doesnt mean that you could always produce original jokes every time 😁

[@jAyDeN30111]

NDL

[@cabbage4372]

Well, timber IS recyclable.

[@trueblue96CFC]

“Your mum” jokes never get old 😂😂

[@nathanmurphy2323]

Hugh with those two play-on-name jokes, what a legend :')

[@heavymetalrocks989]

The Sigourney Weaver joke cracks me up every time 😂

[@maddie_1122]

I swear Hugh has already made that Grand National joke on this show before.

[@josephharrison8354]

He has done, yes.

[@wcapewell3089]

He has.

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

Hugh's been on this show for almost 15 years and they repeat the categories, at some point he's going to start occasionally repeating jokes

[@luckyjim37]

That’s dave for you

[@vilentman111]

hugh dennis has a good voice for history documentaries actually

[@massimookissed1023]

He also does a perfect voice for horse racing commentary.

[@tonygunk2674]

Glenn Moore is massively underrated

[@sfoster.23]

Hugh is seriously underrated in the comedy world

[@arroweye24]

I want to see that Thomas episode

[@Liamtweedie]

As the door was opened, He uttered the words that would start the Russian revolution.
"Excuse me" he said
"Is Lenin?"
That's funny for so many reasons.
🤣🤣🤣😄🤣

[@ikbendom5663]

Not really

[@gdj6298]

Well, it's a decent pun, but Ken Dodd had been using it for years..........not to say that Hugh stole it - it's something that I'm sure many people have come up with independently.

[@kylestubbs8867]

Explain?

[@yadusolparterre]

I don't get it

[@Liamtweedie]

@@yadusolparterre it's a Name on play joke.
Vladimir Lenin was the man who founded the Soviet Union and responsible for the Russian revolution.
Lenin = "Is Len in?"

[@abyss18]

2:07 that killed me 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
3:24 so did that

[@JamesR5D4]

😂 this has got to be one of the best compilations going! Some real quality original jokes, I’m crying 😂😂😂

[@JamesR5D4]

Ming dynasty......your mum 🖕🏽 😂😂😂

[@GallowglassVT]

2:17 and now, the cart has come for Old Philly himself.

[@DarcOfTheShadows]

And nothing of value was lost!

[@aussievapezaussievapez__3320]

One of the funniest and wittiest shows ever. 😂😂😂🙏🏽👍🏼👌🏼❤️

[@fasulia67]

Ming dynasty was the best one

[@Alina28357]

I dont get that one

[@titanvision3376]

He's saying his mum is minging (disgusting)

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

Nah Hugh's two were belters

[@cholamchan4740]

the ming dynasty joke... that's a good one!

[@chrissie9865]

This must be one of the greatest scenes we’d like to see segments of all time

[@ethanlappin]

That JFK joke 😂

[@Agent-ed7dw]

Hugh Dennis vs Ryan Stiles vs Colin Mochrie in a Play-on-name off

[@kylestubbs8867]

"Hi, we'll return you to Bertha the Dyslexic Ephelant in just a second."

[@halla1rw]

My money's on Colin. Hugh is great, but Colin is a legend!

[@simonbiggs9102]

This episode is pure perfection.

[@ghost-bc1fn]

The last one had me on the floor

[@bendover9663]

That last one had me lmao 🤣

[@dewianthony4991]

Loved the Sigourney Weaver One ! Class!

[@tnaoro]

2:37

[@abelisraelcruzayuso4682]

THAT AAAAAAAASS!!!

[@kalenzypie]

HUGH smashed it but Glenn took the cake for me with the JFK joke

[@simonbiggs9102]

Hugh Dennis can make ppl laugh even at a funneral

[@dougbriglmen716]

The Sigourney Weaver 😆

[@andrewb7519]

That Sigourney Weaver gag is a belter

[@coxmosia1]

I love how they congratulate each other.

[@Tht1Gy]

3:24 In the States: So do we, mate. So do we.
Oct 2021

[@theclaytonator7125]

Here's my entry "there was a fight over the last bouquet of flowers, yes it was the war of the roses"

[@kylestubbs8867]

I think that was done in a different episode.

[@spottydog7143]

Anne Boleyn XD

[@missallsundayx]

Spottydog714 I don’t get the play on words

[@spottydog7143]

@@missallsundayx As in she won't run in, she won't walk, she will only amble in :)

[@deanholloway7755]

This was a particularly brilliant show 🤩

[@Thed-up2vr]

Any other episode, that Sigourney Weaver joke would've been the best thing on the show. But somehow Hugh gets in both the Henry VIII and Lenin joke. Absolutely legendary

[@Thed-up2vr]

And that's not to mention William the Leopard Scrotum

[@Master_Petes_Theater]

I love "Mock the Week". Please upload more of these! 👍👌

[@EthanEthanEthanEthanEthan]

That last joke with the double bird😂

[@Wineblood]

That last joke was excellent

[@monmothma3358]

I totally lost it at the Sigourney one

[@renemauricePereira]

Hugh Dennis pulled off a Milton Jones.

[@spork6560]

"These two women who lived alone in a one bedroom flat with their cat, Darcy, were in fact dating"

[@chestnutbloke305]

When is Milton Jones going to be on this series?

[@Deadmentellnotales-vf3gg]

He prefers to be in a comedy show...This is mock the week....

[@Adam-nb6im]

Dead men tell no tales 1914 He’s going to be on the episode after next.

[@Deadmentellnotales-vf3gg]

@@Adam-nb6im poor guy. Must be weird being funny on that panel.

[@Matty6447]

Dead men tell no tales 1914 I have a question. If you seem to hate this show, why are you so far down a comment section of an episode highlight?
Bonus question, if the person you so clearly admire likes the show enough to appear on it, are you sure you’re the one that should pass judgement on the shows comedy? I mean surely the professional comedians would know better than you right?

[@siohead9021]

Hoooooo the prince phillip one was killer XD

[@randystabbage4821]

Sio Head Delivery was awful though

[@mattfairbanks7621]

And that is why Hugh Dennis is untouchable

[@olliedylan1381]

Is Len in?

[@lewislife5117]

1:43 Ed is heard laughing VERY loud yet he's clearly not laughing

[@Scy]

This is the only scenes clip that actually has me gasping for air.

[@alexnorman4919]

"And now just add those lovely chopped onions to the garlic and the fennel".

[@TheWeiseth]

To counter all the naysayers that always wound up in these comments, I just wanted to say I really liked this one!

[@jaggass]

''What lies here is the remains of somebodies remains''

[@boahnation9932]

Who tf is that one guy laughing his ass off 😂 lemee meet dat guy

[@damphotos]

I reckon that this is the 'highest-density' of number & quality joke sessions ever in Mock the Week. Thoughts?

[@brenyatta]

On that day, Abraham Lincoln died, because his wife wouldn’t record the play, for him

[@pineapplepenumbra]

This appears to be one of the funniest "Things you wouldn't hear..." clips that I've seen for a long time.

[@danielross7983]

My favourite so far... crying!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewjohnson6716]

Wow, everyone is on their best game tonight, aren’t they!?

[@flyawaytodie]

After 15 years we get two contenders for greatest MTW joke in one SWLTS

[@tomsmith6878]

the Ambling Anne Boleyn, and? which did you place second?

[@elmacho1336]

Your mum came second

[@flyawaytodie]

@@tomsmith6878 Is Lenin

[@tomsmith6878]

@@flyawaytodie obvious in hindsight!

[@clickbait007]

This is one of the best MTW clips!

[@ivorharden]

Southern Rail taking Flak. Yet again. 😂

[@OpreRoma]

The puns in this one were top notch

[@yves7160]

"this is actually the final resting place of my hymen"
💀💀

[@chrisgarton4225]

And as George was crowned king, Peppa Pig went back to the house and told on him to Mommy Pig.

[@davidtownson1476]

Is Len in?
Love it!

[@markc7440]

That pun should get Hugh a regular place on ISIHAC!

[@danny2812]

This one was particularly funny 😄

[@3ch056]

Henry V died the way he did best, shitting on the French hahaha

[@markt1387]

Olga was very well informed here!

[@Edie45]

I hate to admit that Ann Boleyn sailed past me until I thought about it. 😜

[@georgeadams2555]

a 7 minute delay isn't bad for a southern train

[@samuellawrencesbookclub8250]

Who says it was due at 19:03 on the same day

[@grantcorbett920]

I’m surprised nobody has made jokes about how Glenn Moore looks like John Oliver lol.

[@opheliaismyname9180]

I hadn't thought about it, but yeah, he kinda does

[@ragdoll86]

In that 'they're both British and wear glasses" way? 🤓😝

[@rolandgov1347]

Hugh solo carries mock the week

[@JoeKeyes]

By repeating jokes he's made in the past? lol

[@randystabbage4821]

Hugh and the guy in the glasses*

[@erinobrien8408]

Loved Hugh Dennis in Midsomer Murders!

[@Lizz85257]

That AAAAASS