Don't Mention the War! | Fawlty Towers | BBC Comedy Greats
BBC Comedy GreatsCited 3× on HN, 2014-2021
5.1M views · 17 years ago · comedy · evergreen
The classic Fawlty Towers scene in which Basil Fawlty tries not to mention the war while serving German guests, ending in goose-stepping and mocking. It is a two-minute BBC comedy clip with John Cleese.
HN mentions it mainly as a joke reference or as an example of humor that many Germans reportedly find funny.
2:58stoned for saying jehovah (life of brian)
psk0812
1.3M views • 19 years ago
1:47C is for Contrafibularity | Blackadder The Third | BBC Comedy Greats
BBC Comedy Greats
2.3M views • 16 years ago
0:21Blazing Saddles... You know, morons.
099tuber1
1.2M views • 17 years ago
0:51Eddie Izzard - Do you have a flag?
neologismo
1.6M views • 20 years ago
2:22Norm Macdonald on Germany
Ray “PODAN” Dorschner
1.7M views • 8 years ago
4:31Monty Python - Swamp Castle.wmv
Heathen1878
405K views • 16 years ago
2:05Monty Python What have the romans ever done for us YouTube
degustibus42
644K views • 12 years ago
1:42Life of Brian - The People's Front of Judea
layniann
1.4M views • 14 years ago
3:10Does Anyone Want Any Toast? | Red Dwarf | BBC
BBC Studios
1.1M views • 19 years ago
3:30For and Against National Service | Yes, Prime Minister | Comedy Greats
BBC Comedy Greats
661K views • 5 years ago
0:34Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
RandyRandom
642K views • 16 years ago
1:16Monty Python: What have the Romans ever done for us?
Kenny Teeology
81K views • 11 years ago
1:26What Have The Romans... - Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python
3.6M views • 17 years ago
1:19Life of Brian - scene 3 - People's front of Judea
Leopoldo Drago
202K views • 12 years ago
1:23What have the Romans ever done for us
BrianTheMan
1.5M views • 18 years ago
2:52Oscar, James and George in the company of Bertie
DanHadan
99K views • 17 years ago
4:19How To Run A Hospital | Yes Minister | BBC Comedy Greats
BBC Comedy Greats
652K views • 6 years ago
1:38"Computer Says No..." | Little Britain | Lucas & Walliams
Matt Lucas and David Walliams
958K views • 4 years ago
1:14Little Britain - Computer Says No - Clip 1
Don Blackmore
2.5M views • 13 years ago
2:47Key & Peele - Text Message Confusion - Uncensored
Comedy Central
48.2M views • 12 years ago
3 comments from Hacker News
There isn't even a need for that, take the "classic" goose dance, for example, it can be particularly funny, like in this video [1], or out-right scary, like in this footage [2]. It all depends on the context, I can't see John Cleese turning into a genocidal dictator anytime soon, while we all know what the people in the second video did only a few years after those images were filmed. For what it's worth I see the robot in this story closer to the second video than to Cleese's comedic genius. [1] ▶ this video [2] link
> The original broadcast included a scene in which Major Gowen, a regular guest at the hotel, uses very strong racist language in relation to an anecdote about the West Indies cricket team. A decade ago many broadcasters began editing out this part of the programme, although the racist language can still be heard on the version hosted by Netflix. link I'm African American and I'd prefer not to be turned into a perpetual victim by people who mean well. Rather than infantilizing censorship, I'd like to have the option to watch to watch this classic episode in its entirety. An embedded disclaimer wouldn't be inappropriate. Apparently, many Germans find this scene very funny: ▶ this video
Really? Would you think that those people would also be offended by mentioning the war[1], making fun of "Mr. Hilter"[2] or the idea of Kamikaze Scotsmen[3]? Also, it is a fact that most games only let you play as one faction that usually have some very bad luck[4][5][6], be them real or not. [1]: ▶ this video [2]: link [3]: link [4]: link [5]: link [6]: link