"The Tornado is a very impressive machine but it wont go down the Bakerloo line"... EPIC

One of the greatest duos to have graced the stage. Shone a light of truth on many disquieting issues with a wit and humour that has me smiling through gleaming eyes. RIP John Fortune.

Rest in peace both

How do they manage not to burst out laughing? Wonderful and so close to fact.

I remember back in 99 getting the Bowman and being one of the first to try it. It was so much of an improvement on Clansman. Clansman had a range of shouting and the batteries lasted a hour. Bowman had the range of yelling...but the battery died instantly.

Pure class. An oasis if insight and intellect.

I've met John many times, he used to get petrol from the garage I worked in on Reigate heath, Surrey. Wonderful person. Miss working there, all gone now. Cheers

John Bird RIP (2022)

RIP and thank you, John Fortune.

John Fortune, may you Rest In Peace

I’m tempted to say that these sketches write themselves. They’re not comedy, or even satire. They’re just the honest truths the government and the military have known for years, but kept quiet about. HOWEVER, the delivery is epic.

John Simpson, as referrenced, is indeed the BBC correspondant who "liberated Kabul."

Really hilarious. I saw the wooden A400 at the Farnborough airshow in 1994. (Plywood most likely, not balsa.)

John Fortune - Rest In Laughter.

GENIUS.

RIP Comrade Fortune, greatly missed

wonderful; wonderful.

Great stuff! Thanks to Peter Cooke and his 'Beyond the Fringe' chums for introducing this delightful style of satire.

The sad irony is the government get ripped off in procurement. Things cost way more than they should, the defence industrial complex know who their customer is and how to rip them off.

…was very impressive provided you were careful not to lean against it.

More clever humour like this…we are waiting…

Brilliant just brilliant

This is brilliant!

Absolutely brilliant. And nowhere did they have to resort to swearing or sex to be funny.

Remember the show is called 'Bremner, Bird & Fortune' and they appear in about half of it. Also, all of these are ad-libbed, believe it or not, that is why they are so hilarious.

Always loved these. You can get a two hour comedy CD set of these. Mine is somewhere.

The BBC/itv/ch4 don't have stuff like this anymore ,these days it's all jimmy carr/making cakes/building houses/gardening.mrs brown etc you know - real funny classy stuff like that.

"we are going to start a war in Iraq" .... If the only thing you have is a hammer then you need to find a nail , simple as that ..

Well spotted.

Brilliant :)

He could have put his Sam Browne on right :(

My money would be on the BBC journalist of that name.

brilliant

Isn't it funny to look back at this and, in between all the truth about terrible military procurement, at least being able to say 'Well, joke's on you, we've got the A400M now!'

In the UK Generals are only in the army.

Costez Fortune and Lilly Bird - it very funs!

Why is there no sound?

👏👏👏👏👏

Rule Brittania, as long, as these two are the leaders!!!

Mr Bird, your Sam Brown is over the wrong shoulder Sir! 🤬😂😷😎🤓🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Your Sam brown is on the wrong shoulder

The general has his Sam Browne on the wrong shoulder.

Is "John Simpson" a generic name for the British soldier, like "Tommy" was during WW2?

Always good, just a pity that he is wearing his Sam Browne incorrectly; it should not be across the medal ribbons.

Ohhh these two take me back! Still can't find a related skit - where Bremner would go; IT'S JUST A PUPPY. Spend a little time in the US and you develop a CRAVING for UK telly.

Mild irritation is my internal war. I am completely unprepared for that war. Iraq is the answer.

For a general he has very poor military bearing

Ahh yes the A400.... what a wonderful pile of junk that is...

General the ussye us torture dropping out of military school is also a recall of thst education try the evidence the evidence nit the police preference imagined evidence

„war against mild irritation“ - Donald Trump?