Not the 9'OClock news
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6 років томуNot the Nine O'Clock News is a British television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. The show featured Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, and Griff Rhys Jones, as well as Chris Langham in the first series.
@nigeljohnwilson4549 11 місяців тому
It's truly astounding how the satire from Not the 9'OClock News remains remarkably relevant even after four decades! 👍🏻
@zekelucente9702 11 місяців тому
Think of all the great comedic movies that could never be made today. I remember reading 1984 in school and being sure Orwell was talking about conservatives, but instead it’s turned out that it’s the liberals that are against free speech.
@bartduinslaeger7289 11 місяців тому
Just replace stout with transgender and its up to pace
@stevie-ray2020 11 місяців тому
Especially that recruiting-drive for the Russian Army! They're dropping down like flies over in Ukraine!
@Subsidiarity3 11 місяців тому
The joke around the 10 minute mark is kind of topical again sadly. Well, the latest technology bit isn't quite right.
@zapkvr0101 11 місяців тому
@zekelucente9702 not even close to true. Murdoch isn't a liberal
@marifeely1694 11 місяців тому
Proof, if it were needed, that genius comedy will stand the test of time. Just as hilarious as it was then. I loved this show.
@gandydancer72 Місяць тому
Dis is BaBa WA Wa!
@gandydancer72 Місяць тому
Ahh, the 70s and 80s
@Christine_1985 9 місяців тому
Rowan’s face when Pamela Stephenson gets in that truck.😂😂
@philhawley1219 Місяць тому
Pamela was fit!!!
@kitemanmusic Місяць тому
Well wouldn't you? I know I would!
@ronaldstrange8981 9 місяців тому
This is 2023 and there's nothing like it anywhere on Tele today. Thank you so much for this.
@LordOfTheThreeWorlds 2 місяці тому
Uh no first of all this is 2024 and it is exactly here the same except looking older. Welcom
@danmar007 Місяць тому
What's tele? :-)
@dallasreid7755 11 місяців тому
Saw many of these live. The "Constable Savage" sketch must be one of the all time best comedy sketches ever. Even more appropriate in light of the Met issues.
@zaftra 11 місяців тому
ironically, with invented racialist accusations.
@victoriamyatt1709 11 місяців тому
Can't remember if it was the barbican centre or not but went to several live filming episodes, was quite a small studio but a great experience.
@LeoDragon34 11 місяців тому
Pamela Stephenson’s portrayal of Janet Street Porter is brilliant. Completely on the money.
@nicholasmartin297 11 місяців тому
I like to think JSP has seen this and had a good laugh. Incredibly talented actress who was stunningly beautiful.
@robertwalkey1443 11 місяців тому
She sounds nothing like Janet Street Porter😂
@alleadmin3294 10 місяців тому
We all had a mega horn for Pamela. 👍
@robertwalkey1443 10 місяців тому
@@alleadmin3294 I didn’t 🤷🏻♂️
@alleadmin3294 10 місяців тому
@@robertwalkey1443 You are either gay or your knob has fallen off.
@sebastian993 11 місяців тому
one of the few comedy shows that are timeless.
@zapkvr0101 11 місяців тому
Utter bullshit. It was quite LITERALLY of its time and no other
@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 11 місяців тому
As long as you remember “That’s Life” telephone boxes, Janet Street Porter, Thatcher, trade Unions, the Hamlette adverts, Punk, tomorrows world…….
@nigelnyoni8265 11 місяців тому
@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 I was born in 1998, so I don't know many of those things, so I think a lot of references are flying over my head .. sometimes I can tell it's satire, but i don't know who/what they're satirising.
@willemslie 11 місяців тому
I loved this show as a teenager and find that I still remember several of these sketches 40+ years later. Those were the days when you could laugh at poor-taste humour without offending anyone.
@Torquemada-su1cn 11 місяців тому
Realising I still know all the words to 'I Like Trucking'....speechless EDIT: omg, MISTER KODOGO.....
@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 11 місяців тому
At the time Not the nine o’clock news was considered pretty offensive, the daily mail was scathing about it, calling it puerile and crass, Mary Whitehouse was petitioning for it to be taken off air
@willemslie 11 місяців тому
@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 Back then, the Daily Mail and Mary Whitehouse were in the minority. I agree that much of the humour was puerile but then I was a schoolboy and I was allowed to find it funny. I still do, tbh. The "That's Life" parody was spot on. Of its time, as has been noted.
@Torquemada-su1cn 11 місяців тому
@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 TBF, Mary Whitehouse and the DM hated everything
@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 11 місяців тому
@@Torquemada-su1cn not at all, they were very targeted. They wanted TV to be like it was when they were young.
@QuicknStraight 11 місяців тому
It's been years since I've seen these shows. The humour stand up remarkably well. Great fun!
@stevie-ray2020 11 місяців тому
Especially that recruiting-drive for the Russian Army! They're dropping down like flies over in Ukraine!
@LALakersNornIron Рік тому
Rowan Atkinson as Marc Almond was absolutely hilarious
@Senna-xi1gr 11 місяців тому
Yes totally agree 🤣😆🤣😆🏆🇬🇧👍
@RockinRedRover 2 місяці тому
For us this was THE highlight of the TV week, so many great sketches, and so many wonderful comic talents. So memorable, especially PC Savage !. Light years better than today's tv rubbish.
@danielwilliamson6180 Рік тому
Not the 9 O'Clock News was a brilliant political themed sketch comedy show that was ahead of its time.
@zapkvr0101 11 місяців тому
No. It wasn't. Neither brilliant nor ahead of its time. It was average. It was of its time.
@whatshisname3304 11 місяців тому
@@zapkvr0101 it was funny though, you miserable bastard.
@willemslie 11 місяців тому
@@zapkvr0101 Agreed, but it still shows the flashes of brilliance that its cast went on to fulfill.
@jonallen8346 11 місяців тому
@@zapkvr0101 Here is me thinking woke feminists were a modern thing. I guess not. 🤣😂🤣
@zapkvr0101 11 місяців тому
@@willemslie crap
@RobMacKendrick 11 місяців тому
And then I moved to France and found that they really are as Rowan Atkinson portrayed them. And here I thought he was exaggerating for effect.
@timrobson2519 Рік тому
Quality !! Great show ! Never missed an episode in the good old days !! X❤
@SagarNagtilak Рік тому
"This has got NOTHING to do with us ! 😌" .... I hereby pledge to speak this sentence , just like Rowan did, for the rest of my days on this planet .
@banzobeans Рік тому
27:34
@RobMacKendrick 11 місяців тому
But you have to use the precise intonation. Preferably while wearing polyester.
@TheTristanmarcus 11 місяців тому
Rowan Atkinson was genius right from the beginning - superb 😎 Proto-Thin Blue Line towards the end there 😊
@MrGman2804 2 місяці тому
I am now 60 and I still fancy the lovely Pam Connolly. Lucky Billy!
@mickymack1230 11 місяців тому
The sketch at 18:49 is hard to believe in that it predicted the ridiculousness of the present day competition to be the most offended for other people!
@johnp515 11 місяців тому
It didn’t predict anything, it was satirising attitudes that existed even then
@mickymack1230 11 місяців тому
@@johnp515 if you say so.
@rita8684 3 місяці тому
Ron miller 😀😀
@missliisa7731 Рік тому
I now officially feel old😂😂😂
@benranson8424 2 місяці тому
Marc Almond at 14:00, just priceless, happy memories of growing up with this stuff at school in the early 80s.
@RickMyBalls 9 місяців тому
The TV licence bit is so true
@weskal5490 11 місяців тому
This was and still is one of the greatest comedy sketch shows ever to grace TV.
@deand681 11 місяців тому
Whole team was brilliant. Pam was awesome as a woman comedian....she definitely held her own against these guys. Rowan a comedian god. I wasn't old enough to watch most of these shows so put my ear to the bedroom door to hear the audio....still laughed.
@colinbaker3916 Місяць тому
Some of Pam’s impressions might not be familiar now. How many remember Judith Hann from Tomorrow’s World (16:00)
@user-tx9cy4pt2r 11 місяців тому
Gawd, this is bringing back memories. The “That’s Life” sketch at 26 minutes.
@johirsty7392 10 місяців тому
That was the best bit - just brill 😂
@KangoV 11 місяців тому
Absolutely brilliant. My favourites are Gerald the Gorilla and the Pythonists sketches.
@atilllathehun1212 11 місяців тому
What an utterly brilliant show this was. Light years ahead of the shite that passes for 'comedy' these days.
@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 11 місяців тому
The old people didn’t like it though. They complained it was puerile and not funny. Maybe being old affects your sense of humour?
@brianmckenzie6046 11 місяців тому
The good old days -when men were men and women were women🤣😊
@Edgel-in6bs 11 місяців тому
Why do people have to be as a default, nasty? Can't you just appreciate something funny (like this) without justifying it by attacking something else? I personally like all comedy.
@atilllathehun1212 11 місяців тому
@@Edgel-in6bs Each to their own. Modern comedy is by and large terrible but if you like it fair play.
@lilymarinovic1644 9 місяців тому
and small green furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were small green furry creatures from Alpha Centauri .... 😂
@SuchtFaktorHoch10 11 місяців тому
@01:20 This airline sketch is pure gold.
@CastlesForEyes 11 місяців тому
Haven't seen any of this since the early 80's, so good to see it as an adult. A lot of it must have went over my head as a kid. Holds up really well.
@MrDavey2010 Рік тому
Utterly hilarious!
@WisdomQuotesLife-sw3xk Місяць тому
I still miss the 80s and they'll never make tv like this again. This was a brilliant show.
@michaelcarlisle5403 10 місяців тому
Rowan had the best “rubber face”😂😂😂
@mf-cv4ve 3 місяці тому
"We're holding him on a charge of posession of black curly hair and big lips " 😂😂😂
@dickieb2233 2 місяці тому
Guilty!!!!
@JesusIsKing50 2 місяці тому
Don’t you mean gwuilty 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@samharris3612 9 місяців тому
so brilliant and so under rated, they provided a twig of hope and a grasp at sanity in the mid 80s.
@followtheboat 9 місяців тому
They were not underrated in the slightest! These guys were superstars.
@dejavoue88 11 місяців тому
I can remember buying the LP version of this . brilliant
@davedennison7386 Місяць тому
"...the LP version..."...ha ha yer showing yer age there mate😊
@dejavoue88 Місяць тому
@@davedennison7386 yeah and I had to put a two pence on the arm so it would play properly
@CricketEngland 10 місяців тому
Rowan took his HGV license just so he could actually drive the truck in that song
@chrisstone8210 11 місяців тому
Love it and found it just as funny as I did all those years ago.
@Rhythmattica 11 місяців тому
Oh my.. This literally is the greatest hits! Memories!
@claire-christmas-august73 10 місяців тому
glorious.. still having a proper giggle in 2-23.! 😉☺️😊😃😆 cheers for sharing.! ✌🏻🌏🇦🇺🤘🏻
@lilgreeneyesp637 4 роки тому
Ahh haaaaha. . I used to watch this with my mum , I'm 47 now and still makes me LMAO! !.. nothing like this on TV anymore...SADLY.. omg... That's Life.. hahaha... the dress on pam..n check Mel smith hair...I'm crying laughing at the horses launching people into the water...princess's Anne. ..hahha. . Wdnt it be great..if she launches self into a tree...Haaaahaa . Thankyou ..this video has made my Monday morning. ..
@lesleythornton1811 Рік тому
It's still great, isn't it? The airline food so bad they'd already eaten the other passengers. Forgot how good it was and it was pretty anti-establishment, at the time. Even the name
@SlothLinn 27 днів тому
It's amazing how long it took me to realize the futility of the deaf person knowing when the phone rang... o-O
@Superdangc Місяць тому
Lest We forget Mel Smith, thank for the laugh
@lyndasutherland6165 11 місяців тому
Thank you for sharing this, brought back giggly memories!
@cconeafter909 10 місяців тому
Loved the Billy Connelly sketch.
@darrinmcneill534 Рік тому
Those guys were class
@user-er9cd4uo4s 2 місяці тому
25 February 2024 "I larfed and larfed" ! The creation of comedic genius. Rowan in his many forms. Mel and Griff ( the darts match). Pam's caricatures. It must be hilarious in the house with "Big Yin". (BTW, in total agreement with the earlier commenter - and I'm 77
@kitemanmusic Місяць тому
This was when you could laugh at things you can't laugh at now!
@WAKE-UP-BRITAIN 11 місяців тому
I was born in 83 I vaguely remember my parents watching it when I was a boy, I think the treasure for my generation was Only Fools and Horses
@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming 11 місяців тому
Only Fools started in 80. By the time you could remember it, it had already finished in the series leaving just the Christmas specials.
@LeeGee 11 місяців тому
Blimey: the 'Stout' sketch is actually happening now.
@markkennard861 Місяць тому
The forced feeding of skinny..
@pereldh5741 11 місяців тому
Pamela’s fantastic
@bobwallacejnr6852 11 місяців тому
Put this back on telly to watch the offended explode
@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 11 місяців тому
I think Mary whitehouse is dead now
@didulca Місяць тому
Thank you so much for uploading this - I enjoyed it very much!
@neilfurby555 11 місяців тому
Fabulous comedy, what a team!
@richardshields1488 11 місяців тому
I've still got all my not the nine o'clock news albums i might bring out and listen. 😂
@davedennison7386 4 місяці тому
...old school....very nice...I vaguely remember the book..
@mrelano65 2 місяці тому
Clever and very funny. Loved it back then.
@sexynelson100 11 місяців тому
Thank You George Pollen for posting this.. Love it. Nuff memories
@mandynewey7215 Місяць тому
Hilarious! Love seeing them all so young, irreverant, funny.
@ggmtv1394 Місяць тому
Brilliant - real quality writing and delivery.
@Nedchilvs 2 місяці тому
The Stoutest sketch? What a parody of every second serious debate in 2024!
@FergusWalsh-dz7mq 9 місяців тому
Crucial essential never to be missed viewing , what would you talk about with your school mates next morning if you missed it. Hahaha Schoolwork ,I think not.
@5gx673 4 місяці тому
Oh I love this, including the music ❤ thank you
@ceeemm1901 11 місяців тому
Can't believe this is over 40 years ago....geez, that went quick!
@Raven-Claws88 9 місяців тому
Such accurate and prescient satire of the Met Police, that is still current in 2023!
@Faladaena 11 місяців тому
Good times!😆 And suddenly I'm on the wrong side of 40...😐🤔🥺
@jakethekipper 11 місяців тому
RIP Mel Smith ❤
@joshuared1000 10 місяців тому
OMG!! This is amazing!!! Well done!
@Teeveepicksures 11 місяців тому
I'll never forget Mel Smith as the hotel proprietor in European Vacation 😂
@MrTumshie 11 місяців тому
I had forgotten just how funny this programme was. A couple of bits that haven't aged well and I can't remember any reason they'd be having a go at Marc Almond but overall this still stands up well for me and I am now off to see if I can find some more episodes. Thanks for uploading this!
@RobMacKendrick 11 місяців тому
Because they basically had a go at everybody sooner or later. At some point they must've realised Marc had slipped by.
@mattelliottmusic 9 місяців тому
Yeah I thought the same. Was Almond busted lip syncing? I don't think so. Hope he didn't take it too harshly.
@davedennison7386 4 місяці тому
..apart from Chris Langham....
@vandolmatzis8146 11 місяців тому
This comedy kinda lingers..thanks for posting.
@dee4174 4 місяці тому
Loved this at the time.
@66meikou 11 місяців тому
I loved this show back in the day but it wouldn't get on the air today. Times have changed, I've changed. Still funny though. I like truckin is a classic!
@jakethekipper 11 місяців тому
And I like to truck.
@andrewnorth170 11 місяців тому
How can you not like this, its hilarious 😆
@roderickthered4981 11 місяців тому
It depends on your taste. I cannot bear it, even after the 1st lame joke with the canned laughter. My cup of tea was spaced...no canned laughter, and I could choose whats funny :)
@freedomofspeech2238 4 місяці тому
Had a laugh like it has been so long the last time. Thanks for sharing :P
@bamboo59.52 10 місяців тому
Even Smith and Jones is still hilarious today 😁
@davidwhelan1545 11 місяців тому
Bring this humour back.
@darrensmith6999 11 місяців тому
God this takes me back to being 15 again (:
@MelissaWalker-xb9hp 9 місяців тому
Mel Smith died too soon 😔 R.I.P ❤
@VinDieselS70 9 місяців тому
I remember seeing this on telly and my word, it could have been today as nothing has really changed. Even had social media on that flight and the toilet sign. The need to know everything Hahaha
@patagualianmostly7437 11 місяців тому
Wow! I had forgotten how good this show was........I missed most of it as I was abroad mostly.... This is catch-up I guess..... Miss Mel Smith though..... Brilliant.
@julianryll755 11 місяців тому
GREAT SHOW !
@darthnx9928 10 місяців тому
What a classic !!
@ripsuploads 9 місяців тому
btw john watch those cracks on the pavement.... i remember not walking on them for years lol
@g8xft 10 місяців тому
Amazing how many of these I remember
@Dentistmentalust 9 місяців тому
I once made someone laugh with an amazingly well told joke! She couldn't stop laughing for 4 hours and I had to take her into A and E where she was hospitalised for 6 months without any jokes at all being told to her. She eventually recovered but then accidentally went to a Bernhard Manning show and well she died 12 seconds into it!
@fanficfan8599 10 місяців тому
I love British comedies... how have I never heard of this.
@lauriecook2399 8 місяців тому
if you like this you will probably like Monty Python's flying circus - very similar in the madcap humor department 😂
@fanficfan8599 8 місяців тому
@@lauriecook2399 that's what started my love for British humor... I remember my parents watching VHS copies of the show that my dad had mailed over from Europe from a friend he meet in the Air Force...lol... This is way way before streaming...lol
@user-jh6cg2rx6n 4 місяці тому
If you knew who they were taking the Micky out of absolutely spit double.makes it even funnier...😂😂😂😂
@carolynellis387 11 місяців тому
Loved Mel Smith, taken too soon ❤
@barnbersonol 9 місяців тому
Oh God they'd be locked up for that Moira Stewart impersonation now.
@WeatherWeasel66 11 місяців тому
Udderly Brilliant !
@user-es5us5vr7t 4 роки тому
Pamela Stephenson was absolutely gorgeous. When I heard billy Connolly was dating her I thought you’ve knocked it of there big man.
@gregghill2059 2 роки тому
Pity that the US didn't know what to do with her. Maybe that's why she quit the business.
@tman5634 Рік тому
Some people need glasses, but aren't aware they do.
@7ebr830 Рік тому
@@tman5634 No, you had to be there. She had a rocking body, and when made up just right, such as on photo shoots, she really was easy to look at. Watching this video today, I can understand your scepticism, but you'll have to take our word for it that she was smoking hot when NT NON was all the rage.
@keepgoing1973 11 місяців тому
Are you blind?? She looks ridiculous
@kramnam4716 11 місяців тому
She’s still beautiful
@gregsullivan7408 11 місяців тому
Absolutely fantastic show. Atkinson is my no 1 comedian of all time
@johnleckieWATP 10 місяців тому
Holy crap this has reminded me how good comedy was.
@kevingiblin4122 9 місяців тому
One of the best ever 😅🎉😂
@Faladaena 11 місяців тому
*_"Marc Almond"_* LMAO... I loooved Tainted Love, with a passion! Eurythmics, Yazoo... I could go on for an hour about everything awesome in the 80s!
@user-yc5um2pl5v 11 місяців тому
Mark was deeply hurt about this depiction, by the way.
@Faladaena 11 місяців тому
@@user-yc5um2pl5v *Seriously?* Aww... bless, fragile little petal!😄
@user-yc5um2pl5v 11 місяців тому
@@Faladaena He wrote quite a bit about it in his memoir "Tainted life", it apparently caused him some long-term distress. He was already uneasy with success, after that bit aired he started hating it☺
@Faladaena 11 місяців тому
@@user-yc5um2pl5v Good grief! LOL...
@user-lo5qm5tu8m 4 місяці тому
The Smiths were the greatest thing from the 80's and like this show still relevant today❤❤😂
@Yellow_Fox 9 місяців тому
I've seen this for the first time. Incredibly funny, so talented guys. And Atkinson ❤❤❤
@pepsitwsit 4 місяці тому
Can't believe how sensitive we've become that you had to censor the scene where they run over a 🧸 hedgehog. Ridiculous.
@sarcasmo57 11 місяців тому
Thanks for that George.
@Maliceah 3 місяці тому
I can't look at Mel Smith and not see him as the torture chamber albino in The Princess Bride. Brilliant.
@nula370 4 місяці тому
Stout... repackaged as fatphobia. How utterly predictive! This is so funny though, because jokes in the 80s are our "lived experience" now. It's amazing.🤣🤣
@vladoleksa6239 2 роки тому
13:24 - genius parodied by genius
@johnmanning5568 Місяць тому
The “That’s Life” sketch had a time slip! The first date mentioned was February 19th and then Mel said “and two days later on February 17th” !
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