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@bi_cycleРік тому
Stephen's anecdotes are always "Well i was chatting with the queen..." and then Alan is just "I got drunk"
@nybblemeРік тому
Don't forget shitting himself on Hampstead Heath.,. And losing his glasses
@goldenredstone0411 місяців тому
You forget he was high while meeting the queen.
@kored868811 місяців тому
@@goldenredstone04 wouldn't you be?
@blackbird563410 місяців тому
To be fair Fry keeps company with a lot of queens so it's not a rare occasion when he chats with them. 🤣
@InservioLetum10 місяців тому
@@blackbird5634 Thankfully he does have the breeding and refinement to engage correctly with ACTUAL royalty, and it was precisely that trait that made him such a delight as a host. He is as close to a renaissance man as this species has at the moment.
@joebleasdale55573 роки тому
Opening the door and accidentally walking on stage with Rick Astley is probably the most elaborate Rickroll ever 😂😂😂😂😂
@InservioLetum10 місяців тому
Rickrevolve in this case. 🤣
@Roronoa2zoro5 років тому
"...that's a stand-up routine I did. That's not true" I'm surprised that's the only time I've seen someone make that mistake.
@Noobie2k75 років тому
Yeah i imagine it happens to comedians a lot. They make up or exaggerate so many stories for stand up routines it's surprising they don't forget which is which more often.
@DomWeasel5 років тому
It's on his Urban Trauma DVD; using cattle with Mad Cow Disease to clear minefields in Vietnam.
@AmmaraSHAH7733775 років тому
Ulquiorra4sama omf i was sat here looking at your icon trying to think of the bleach character i knew it was and then looked at your name I was just saw trying to remember his name genuinly for almost 5 minutes im so stupid
@birkirorn96585 років тому
@@AmmaraSHAH773377 I like turtles!
@abrakadabra65845 років тому
Alan's probably the only one who would admit it.
@jwvandegronden5 років тому
He is a magnificent story teller. I love his role in Qi, and as they explained in the making of, smart as hell too. I loved Stephen Fry, I thoroughly enjoy Sandy. But Alan being around makes it the class act it has been for over 15 years now. No one is irreplaceable but Alan is inching towards that threshold!
@wheresmyoldaccount4 роки тому
And he does the best Australian accent of any non Australian. He just nails it.
@DerEchteBold4 роки тому
@@wheresmyoldaccount The "How to cook a galah" story should definitely be in this compilation!
@jzneter7364 роки тому
Tyrey
@donnadizucchero3 роки тому
@@wheresmyoldaccount I think it's the attitude, he's truly an Aussie by heart)))
@captainhaire3 роки тому
This show is darn near perfect. Alan, especially, was the inspired choice.
@mr.jglokta1915 років тому
Alan has had the most rick-rolled of all rick-rolled moments ever
@lawrencecalablaster5684 роки тому
Mr.J Glokta Rick-revolving, moreso.
@AymenDZA4 роки тому
He rick-rolled rick himself on stage lol
@arvindhmani063 роки тому
Rick was never gonna give him up.
@brianm63373 роки тому
Only person on the planet to be Rick Rotated.
@justdavelewis5 років тому
QI UKposts admin is a god. 10+ mins of pure unadulterated Alan.
@44yvo5 років тому
I love the one about his dog and the frog.
@Fearthecow7925 років тому
Yeah, whoever they hired for these deserve more praise. Every single one, I'm obligated to watch!
@VestigialHead5 років тому
Dave Lewis Pure unadulterated Alan. Is that what dyslexic homosexuals get up to late at night?
@VestigialHead4 роки тому
@Sarah Nyb Make sure you apply a liberal amount of bule before performing Alan.
@nyatella3 роки тому
the hero we don't deserve.
@TheBillyTalon5 років тому
The story with the frog and the dog was the funniest.
@jettison275 років тому
I liked the fart and the dog better
@Cruxador5 років тому
And Jimmy's observation really tied it together.
@olamarvin5 років тому
Agree.
@gmaureen5 років тому
He said it was an Alsatian (German Shepherd) and that says it all. Smarter than a 5 yr old.
@wendyortelli80734 роки тому
gmaureen Thank you! I was going through websites trying to figure out what kind of dog he had.
@CarlB_19625 років тому
Alan is the ideal pub companion.
@CleverGirlAAH3 роки тому
AHAAAA!
@CarlB_19623 роки тому
@@CleverGirlAAH 😀
@jarvinator1002 роки тому
I always thought him or Sean Lock. Pair of them together would be great to sit in a pub with.
@Pants40963 роки тому
Alan really is the heart and soul of that show. The epitome of being a good sport!
@georgealderson44244 роки тому
Alan Davies is so often the butt of jokes in this programme yet he is always good natured about it and he is invariably funny without being offensive to or about anyone
@spudragious2 роки тому
Except Mexicans and Australians lol
@colossaltitan3546Рік тому
Alan's anecdote about him shitting in a bush on Hampstead Heath will forever be one of my favourite moments in qi
@maxbrown77192 місяці тому
For me it's gotta be the amount of funny animal impersonations he does. Top ones being him n Bill Bailey with the lobster walking and the 5 headed caterpillar 🤣 @@colossaltitan3546
@myrin2652 роки тому
alan rickrolling himself by accidentally walking onstage with rick astley is the most alan thing ever
@theresavinsonstenersen3348Рік тому
Just finished Alan Davies' 2020 memoir "Just Ignore Him" and my great love for his humour on QI just grew by leaps and bounds, knowing what he's gone through as a child.
@mikewazowksi7938Рік тому
absolutely it was so sad
@Sabrowsky5 років тому
I love how alan's first reaction to something making a weird noise is to smack it with his shoe
@Crazycarswell5 років тому
Yeah, that is why it was terrifying to learn he had children.
@megaverner4 роки тому
I did the exact same thing once. I forgot I was supposed to go to work sunday morning, went out drinking saturday night, came home, passed out and when my alarm went off four hours later I just picked up my phone and screamed into it: "WHAT IS THIS THING, WHY IS IT MAKING THIS NOISE?!" and literally punched it until it went quiet.
@hotpotat0esРік тому
@@megaverner yaaaawn
@joebleasdale55573 роки тому
Alan’s daughter: *Screams in horror after basically disembowelling herself in her bedroom* Alan: 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@EleanorPeterson3 роки тому
Eh? What's wrong with laughing at that? She spewed red lentil and tomato soup all over herself and ended up looking like Carrie. Yes, it looked like she'd committed hara-kiri, but... it was only red soup, man. Good job it wasn't mulligatawny; that's brown and looks like diarrhoea. ;-)
@ellenflanagan22203 роки тому
Jo Brand was not amused by Alan’s lentil tale.
@martinputt64213 роки тому
@@ellenflanagan2220 Jo Brand doesn't laugh at anything
@martinputt64212 роки тому
@@Sidowse True. I don't like her sense of humour at all.
@michikomanalang67335 років тому
I’m not even sure why “What’s mesh??” is so dang funny, but it is 😂
@odyssey1gohainРік тому
That’s most of his humour 😂😂… “I don’t know why this is so funny“
@him0505 років тому
I work in hotels and every time a fire alarm goes off you always have a handful of guests who think it's only in their room. The funniest thing is when it happens around check out time and they phone reception saying "why are you sounding an alarm in my room?! I've got another 30 minutes until check out." Yes sir, we actually sound alarms to get people out the rooms, and the really late ones we break the door down with a hose in hand 😂
@CucumberpatchAddict4 роки тому
Luke Sparrow and if they still refuse to check out we just burn the whole place down, that's our policy XD
@panzerveps4 роки тому
In my old flat, the fire alarm would sound in every apartment than the one where the supposed fire was...
@brianm63373 роки тому
Kinky. I asked for the knotted rope, you cretin!
@rebeccabrewer22214 роки тому
I think Alan would make an excellent childrens presenter, kids pick up on energy, just like animals, they need somebody chill like him.
@donnadizucchero3 роки тому
I keep thinking whenever he's talking about his daughters and how bloody LUCKY they are. And how permanently exhausted his spouse must feel being the only adult in the family)))
@ararune37342 роки тому
@@donnadizucchero And other stories women tell themselves to feel superior
@donnadizucchero2 роки тому
@@ararune3734 how do you mean?
@ararune37342 роки тому
@@donnadizucchero "And how permanently exhausted his spouse must feel being the only adult in the family" This feminist trope is getting old. I'd expect her to get up to check on her daughter, being the only adult and all.
@donnadizucchero2 роки тому
@@ararune3734 he reminded me of my own father, it's just the only thing that I know pretty well; also a show biz person too; and neither me nor me mom are feminists, ahhahaha, I'm exreeeemely conservative btw in those "tropes")))
@efari5 років тому
"i lost my passport on the plane once, it fell between the seats. but eventually i found it" -yes? "that's the story"
@Furnus1055 років тому
"That's the end*** of the story."
@michikomanalang67335 років тому
I can't believe they didn't include the one with the two cats that got out in the car!
@KarmaPoliceRestThisHam5 років тому
Please someone tell me what episode this is in?!
@Ocsttiac5 років тому
@@KarmaPoliceRestThisHam J series - Journeys
@lourencoalmada13055 років тому
Stephen is the heart of the show, Alan is the soul.
@jocax1887235 років тому
Lourenco Almada I would have said that Stephen is the brain, Sandi is the heart, but Alan is indubitably the soul of the show.
@Nilguiri5 років тому
Sandi is like one of the kidneys of the show. Or maybe the liver.
@ReegusReever5 років тому
and Sandi is the elbow.
@lovez2eat5 років тому
I'd picture Sandi as much "the brain of the show" as Stephen. Her broad knowledge, sharp wit, and intelligence astound me. But they are/were both undoubtedly the heart of the show, too!
@hf39235 років тому
@@lovez2eat Stephen just has that special element to him that makes him much better as the QI host for me. Although Sandi is enjoyable too
@francaperotti59344 роки тому
The red lentil and tomato soup story was fantastic I cried with laughter literally rolling around on the floor
@MaiaMirabell5 років тому
Only one issue with this: *IT'S TOO SHORT, I NEED MOOOOORE*
@lonnwy5 років тому
I agree entirely as yes it is too short, xx
@DrFatihD5 років тому
Alan Davies is a treasure.
@skoot2u5 років тому
yes,he should be buried.
@rawlinsonboy5 років тому
The frog in the water bowl one was bloody brilliant
@TailedFeature5 років тому
Long overdue! Must have been hard to narrow it down to only 10 minutes.
@adamkimmV5 років тому
Wasn't expecting to see you here.
@medievalist4 роки тому
Indeed! No Blue Whale or Moon, so particularly impressive :)
@thomasennaa5 років тому
Two friends decide to combine Stephens knowledge and Alans humour to create a knowledge game show for all types of people. Who knew that learning could be so fun 😉
@ericblair58415 років тому
I could listen to Alan Davies telling stories forever. He's just a superb storyteller.
@TheHutchy015 років тому
I still love the concept of a top secret skyscraper. And that's definitely the nicest story that began "I fired a machine gun in Vietnam"
@VleiRatFilms5 років тому
He really is the best self deprecating comedian I've seen.
@Kriae4 роки тому
Alan: ... Dog: "Sir, there's a strange creature in the kitchen, I need your help immediately."
@Ngamotu835 років тому
So what do you call it when you walk into Rick Astley performing Never Gonna Give You Up, in a revolving restaurant? Rickrevolving?
@ObjectsInMotion5 років тому
Alandmark achievement for QI.
@cricketknowall5 років тому
*A landmark
@str8balla05 років тому
That one flew over your head.. you bastard!
@ExhaustedElox5 років тому
I love Alan's stories. I could listen to the entire running time of the show for a new Alan story.
@joshhoare6291Рік тому
There is no QI without Alan. I genuinely find him hilarious.
@israaalkatip98815 років тому
Please do one for when Alan is doing impressions of people or animals,they're really funny
@nightsgrow65755 років тому
isra alkatip yes omg the animal ones are amazing!
@curiousgangsta5 років тому
YESSSSS
@jasons20234 роки тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/pZiVpoVrqHh12XU.html
@rosemorris79122 роки тому
His impression of Sandi meeting Julie Andrews is comedy gold.
@t.benani51863 роки тому
I'm rewatching this for 2 years straight now ❤️ Alan IS QI
@Szaam5 років тому
Alan is such a unique comic personality. Please upload another one of these compilations.
@theinacircleoftheancientpu4924 роки тому
Alan is such good fun. Pure character.
@liezlmorkel94075 років тому
I love Alan so so much!!!
@pronkb0005 років тому
I was hoping for Alan's scintillating tale of losing his wallet and passport on an airplane. "Then I found it...that's the end of the story."
@odyssey1gohain2 роки тому
Just discovered this adorable human. What a feeling! Savouring the early stage of discovery while it lasts. Not surprised that I am immensely infatuated.
@MrEmerchuaРік тому
6:07 you can see stephen instantly picked up that he was also part of this story
@TallSilentGuy4 роки тому
Alan's ability to mime anything is phenomenal. At 8:38 he BECAME that frog.
@Silverwing285 років тому
Alan really does have good anekdotes.
@b_uppy5 років тому
Alan's dog was quite smart. Hope he appreciated it as such.
@lenaoxton39995 років тому
It'd be great to have Karl Pilkington on. Him, Bill Bailey, Alan, and Ross Noble would be a panel rife with banter, with Sandi pulling her hair out trying to make sense of it all. That is my one wish to the QI Elves. Please see it done.
@ReegusReever5 років тому
You're assuming Pilkington has any interest in these shows at all. The only way you would get him on this show is if it was an episode entirely dedicated to monkeys doing cool shit.
@MM-dq2pi5 років тому
I think Brian May would be a great guest, on a space/music episode.
@zbr765 років тому
@Monty Python the Flying Circus That would be the greatest episode in QI history. Add Celia Imrie as the fourth guest and that panel would be MARVELLOUS!
@zbr765 років тому
@@MM-dq2pi HELLS YEAH!
@sirandrelefaedelinoge4 роки тому
Karl Pilkington is symbolic of all that is bland and unfunny...
@matthewbowers884 роки тому
i'm calling it... Alan is now a national treasure.
@ReegusReever5 років тому
7:35 Brilliant from Alan.
@ReegusReever5 років тому
Glasgow Celtic champions.
@rohmarts5 років тому
Want to be a good story teller? Study the way Alan relates the frog in the water bowl incident. Raconteur Supreme.
@ianjones99614 роки тому
Miming a lot of it out in an amusing way as you talk goes a long way. I'm also fond of the Richard Pryor method, where you personify everything in the story. You'll notice a common thread when Richard would tell a story, of how often parts of his body talked to him. "And my legs said, 'Fuck it!'" etc.
@nishdafish2584 роки тому
An example of good comedic delivery is Alan’s fire alarm story. It could have been a lot less funny if the punchline was anywhere else.
@rebeccaroberts81203 роки тому
The impression of the frog in the water bowl cracks me up everytime!
@gopherfacts69153 роки тому
@rohmarts I remember the frog in the water bowl story from when it was first broadcast. Always stayed with me. Glad it's up here. It's priceless.
@ThisCharmingMan19843 роки тому
@@gopherfacts6915 Same with me: despite seeing it dozens- possibly hundreds of times, I always forget which episode it’s off, and have to google “Alan frog story” haha. I know the routine off by heart, but it still makes me laugh, every time I see it. All the best.
@afcjonny15 років тому
Alan’s France 98 story makes me proud to be Scottish hahaha
@Rachel-yl2re5 років тому
I'm just going to watch this on a loop for the next few days. I love this man 😍😍
@GerardFrankMcr5 років тому
Great vid!! Wouldn't hurt to watch a part 2 in the future 😉
@acommentor64133 роки тому
I don't know why british shows are so appealing...... Graham norton, QI even the older shows like blackadder and a bit of fry and laurie or even new shows like netflix's crown ....... Way to go Britain, keep it up
@raqueldobson13 роки тому
Coz we are great at dead-pan realistic comedy, as are the Scottish & Irish... & we don’t take ourselves too seriously anymore, as most cultures who have been around more than 500 years don’t... 😊
@somegirl5582 роки тому
Alan is that person on QI who can get your mood higher no matter how shitty your day was (literaly no matter how much it was awful).
@HoosierGalМісяць тому
Thank you for showing my hometown! You rock!
@vishavkishore5 років тому
Would really like to see a part 2 of this
@charliebone12611 місяців тому
Alan and Stephen were a magical combination 😊
@kaziboy2645 років тому
I live for Alan's anecdotes
@spiralpython19895 років тому
Just love Alan Davies. Thanks for giving us 10 minutes of pure laughter laced happiness.
@lindsaydrewe82197 місяців тому
Just love Alan...QI is brilliant but about 70%of that brilliance is Alan.😂❤❤
@Yulooking23 роки тому
I love when Colin tried to come back at Stephen after he made a joker about his reward, then was immediately shut down by him saying he was the first one to receive it
@CiceroLounge4 роки тому
Absolutely wonderful, could listen to him for hours.
@DerEchteBold5 років тому
Oh wow, these 10 minutes went by extremely fast, great compilation!
@lonnwy5 років тому
It's obvious where Alan's daughter got her sense of humour from, lol, xx
@heatherfoote60654 роки тому
Too right mate
@phihau5 років тому
I want more of this! More of Alan!😊
@ct267Рік тому
Alan is such a star. I am in stitches!
@esilnorak5 років тому
oooh I wish it was longer! thanks for the laugh, Alan's the best!
@regan38735 років тому
I feel like I’ve been waiting for this my whole life, thank you QI UKposts!
@michaelstamper560411 місяців тому
I can imagine a tv series similar to "As yet untitled" where Alan, Stephen, Bill Bailey et al just sit like this, yarning with each other and making us all fall about in the process. What better way to fill an evening?
@Silverwing285 років тому
Watching this for the 3rd time now. Stays awesome
@iamtheuberscoot2 роки тому
My favorite part about the perrier award story is that Noel Fielding was also on that episode and he won Best Newcomer at Edinburgh with the Boosh a few years later. What a fantastically funny panel
@ugh47195 років тому
This made my week!! Needed wise words from alan💖
@James-iw4fz4 роки тому
quickest 10 minutes of my life i love this guy
@hunterwilk5 років тому
The video compilations y'all (texas) have been producing lately are fantastic, cheers!
@RasPutintheGreat5 років тому
Thank you whoever you are created this!!! Oh Alan!
@JJCVHG5 років тому
This is the best thing ever ..... Please can we have some more ...
@GlowingHorror5 років тому
I'm waiting for part 2!
@spikekent5 років тому
Fantastic compilation, thanks guys.
@lll-bm1cp3 роки тому
i adore this dude!
@vlasisv34155 років тому
Dude the intro is like this is a "in memory of" type of video
@earl_gay5 років тому
'he was funny while he lasted'
@TiganWelsh5 років тому
I mean, eventually it will be.
@Cruxador5 років тому
You didn't hear?
@OlOleander5 років тому
@@TiganWelsh now you've gone and made it sad
@Mckadow5 років тому
Whoever made that intro... perfect
@deejaydubla5 років тому
That was lovely.
@hampuss8843 роки тому
Aw, bless him.
@sfoster.235 років тому
We need a part 2!!
@jennys45625 років тому
Alan is gold!
@unownnnn4 роки тому
What a legend
@donnaarmstrong11932 роки тому
I would love more. I could listen to Alan tell stories forever. A bit of a crush, actually.
@mikeevans19945 років тому
Jimmys laugh makes everything better
@Dolphinman3003 роки тому
I love that frog story
@j.j.c.s28025 років тому
Alan Creek. So good. What a pro!
@archiecommins74405 років тому
I just love who ever runs this UKposts challenge
@Ryuko-T725 років тому
Amazing
@maryroberts20434 роки тому
I adore Alan
@arvindhmani063 роки тому
Oh Britain, what it must feel like to have your greatest national treasures already assembled and available for public appreciation at the click of a button...