Brain Surgeon - That Mitchell & Webb Look , Series 3

Brain Surgeon - That Mitchell & Webb Look , Series 3 - BBC Two

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Comedy sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
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@lindybeige 7 жыл бұрын

What I love about this sketch is that you can hear the punchline coming from so far off, and yet you are still dying to hear it.

@alfredsharp239 7 жыл бұрын

Lindybeige! I love your videos :)

@A_Box 7 жыл бұрын

Lindybeige!

@donnydont 6 жыл бұрын

Why are you just repeating other top comments

@mdjmurray 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe he just wrote that without reading the other comments.

@0-Kirby-0 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Lindy

@ihathtelekinesis 8 жыл бұрын

As soon as she says "Did they keep you late at the space centre?" the whole thing unfolds with glorious predictability.

@tamircohen1512 6 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie I predicted the punchline even before the space centre line and that just confirmed it :)

@JJensen143 5 жыл бұрын

@voidz Well it doesn't take brain surgeon to see that coming. :)

@whatwouldiknow1759 5 жыл бұрын

So?

@davidblurton7158 5 жыл бұрын

just brilliant,,,

@Githegi 5 жыл бұрын

@@JJensen143 or even a rocket scientist

@DrAngryMongoose 13 жыл бұрын

I love this sketch. They make the punchline, the EXACT punchline, obvious long before saying it, and yet, the tension of waiting for it to appear is hillarious.

@andyelliott8027 Жыл бұрын

Hilarious. One L.

@Gabu_ Жыл бұрын

@@andyelliott8027 No, it's very hilly.

@IshtarNike Жыл бұрын

D&D could learn from this sketch. You don't always have to subvert expectations!

@trevorlambert4226 Жыл бұрын

It really helps that they made the brain surgeon character insufferable, so there's an emotional satisfaction to seeing him one-upped.

@user.Icarus Жыл бұрын

@@trevorlambert4226 Yes, that's the reason the joke works. Had the brain surgeon been modest in his bragging, the punchline would have fallen a bit flat.

@thelouisfanclub 9 жыл бұрын

someone lost it at "did they keep you late at the space centre"

@aakksshhaayy 8 жыл бұрын

+thelouisfanclub i think they were laughing at the two other people hurrying away

@EnclosedPoolArea 8 жыл бұрын

+aakksshhaayy I think they picked up on the punch line there

@MicrowaveBackground 8 жыл бұрын

+aakksshhaayy no they weren't

@gavinhudson5251 4 жыл бұрын

@@aakksshhaayy It's easy to work out, I'm mean it isn't exactly brain surgery is it!

@dfrossness 4 жыл бұрын

@aakksshhaayy spotted the american who finds british humour a bit too complex. I mean... it's not exactly brain surgery.

@brandonxing9546 10 жыл бұрын

Its the delivery that makes it happen.

@dannyboy12357 10 жыл бұрын

Yup

@jounihat 9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it's just acting. Not exactly rocket science.

@demianhaki7598 8 жыл бұрын

+Brandon Xing That sip of champagne before he says it xD

@highfunctioningsociopath4761 7 жыл бұрын

No, that's obstetrics.

@celinak5062 6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Xing ya perfect timing

@lot24 4 жыл бұрын

"I'm an accountant." "Oh, that's GOOD.."

@Trollificusv2 3 жыл бұрын

"Charity? Oh God, I couldn't do what you do. Well, I _could_ , it's not hard. I mean, it's not brain surgery, is it?" Freaking Webb is so damn good at "smarmy" it's amazing.

@ahumanmerelybeing 3 жыл бұрын

The way he fills "good" with so much condescension is a thing of beauty.

@Autotrope 3 жыл бұрын

That's such a Robert Webb line isn't it

@holliswilliams8426 2 жыл бұрын

I knew some smarmy medical types and some of them were like that.

@rykehuss3435 5 күн бұрын

@@holliswilliams8426 are they brain surgeons?

@BR-jt6ny 9 жыл бұрын

This is so good. You can see the punchline coming from a mile away but it's still so satisfying!

@SolarWebsite 9 жыл бұрын

Birta R That's probably why it's so good! I love it :-)

@LordSandwichII 8 жыл бұрын

+Birta R It's weird how sometimes the funniest jokes are ones where you can predict what the punchline is going to be right from the beginning!

@GypsyLeah 8 жыл бұрын

+Birta R Seeing it coming is part of the joke you pillock.

@HalfDayHero 7 жыл бұрын

my thoughts exactly haha

@jazzygeofferz 7 жыл бұрын

It's that little groan that goes up from the audience as soon as she asks how he got on at the space centre. The whole sketch is so well executed.

@VevoIsBent 13 жыл бұрын

The punchline is obvious but I think the real beauty of this sketch is the timing. Mitchell taking that sip before the punchline just absolutely kills it.

@GBart 8 жыл бұрын

I like how you can tell different members of the audience figured it out at different times

@user-hi4sm3ig5j 7 жыл бұрын

I only realised soon as 'space centre' popped up.

@gamblemadman 4 жыл бұрын

@JeSSEbism And it's not like the punchline was rocket s... oh.

@icarus-wings 2 жыл бұрын

Clearly there are not many rocket scientists in the crowd.

@valkyrja-- 2 жыл бұрын

@@icarus-wings clearly you aren't one lol

@ianrhodes6928 8 жыл бұрын

The pause and drink after David says 'Brain surgery?' is what makes the sketch. Superb timing.

@weyekhn.3260 Жыл бұрын

Eyes open, blankly starin' into space (pun not intended... ;D ).

@beastinthesky6774 Жыл бұрын

I love the one quick audience member who bursts into laughter the moment the words "space center" leave her lips. 1:29

@MissBrri 9 жыл бұрын

And then a rocket surgeon walks into the room......

@personzorz 9 жыл бұрын

You mean Scott Manley?

@Erekose2023 9 жыл бұрын

personzorz What a great comeback!!! for SCIENCE!.

@666j1 9 жыл бұрын

personzorz HELLO ITS SCOTT MANLEY

@38Fanda 8 жыл бұрын

MissBrri Scott Manley xD

@FigmentSALabel 8 жыл бұрын

+MissBrri While I'm still laughing!

@IAlwaysWantedToTryThat 2 жыл бұрын

Such a classic. I still regularly share this with my coworkers at NASA.

@GirlSmotheredToDeath 2 жыл бұрын

I shared this with my neurosurgeon colleagues.

@officialFredDurstfanclub 2 жыл бұрын

My friends at the accounting department didn’t like it

@XhMOod12345 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@js0988 2 жыл бұрын

NASA? Not exactly quantum physics, now is it.

@reet7201 2 жыл бұрын

I think it is 😂

@adriannissen 10 жыл бұрын

I love how the humour in this actually comes from the anticipation of the lines

@bensmithkent22 9 жыл бұрын

the sip he takes from the glass makes this before the punchline

@Roanix1 2 жыл бұрын

Here it is. You've found it... the greatest sketch ever written.

@googleplussvcksballs 2 жыл бұрын

Still some of the best deliveries ever. So many years and I always come back to this sketch.

@DukeLitoAurelius Жыл бұрын

Me, too! I laugh just has hard as the first time I saw it. This whole bit was flawlessly executed.

@ritawing1064 10 ай бұрын

Me too!

@Ginric99 Жыл бұрын

What I like is that we only see Jack for a few seconds but instantly get the sense he isn’t a giant prick, but, is self aware enough to know when one needs putting in its place :)

@mdjmurray 6 жыл бұрын

That dead stare David Mitchell gives as he says "Brain surgery?" is absolutely perfect.

@snappycattimesten 3 жыл бұрын

That woman who laughs first at 1:30 is very quick. She must be a rocket surgeon.

@stevenmcalister826 2 жыл бұрын

Rocket surgery?…… Not exactly brain science, is it?

@billfroug 2 жыл бұрын

This is the single most perfect comedy sketch I've ever seen. I can watch it over and over again.

@RobertMounceOnLine Жыл бұрын

Four candles?

@billfroug Жыл бұрын

@@RobertMounceOnLine Thanks, I didn't know that one. Very good, but quite difficult to understand for me as a non-native speaker 😅

@Nonregional 14 жыл бұрын

Webb's acting is incredible in this sketch. He is just aching to talk about how awesomely difficult his job is.

@cupofteam 8 жыл бұрын

This might be the best sketch ever made. The way it plays with the audience is masterful

@JJBinxyboo 8 жыл бұрын

+CupOfTeam Ah! I knew I could detect a little Mitchell and Webb in your sketches!

@carrotsporks 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's really perfectly made. It's not one where the punch line is hidden from you either, which definitely takes talent to pull off. You can see what happening as soon as the hostess asks Mitchell about the space center, and the way they dance around what we all know before finally delivering the final line is just perfect.

@codpug 8 жыл бұрын

i still think the nazi skit with the baddies is the best

@ihathtelekinesis 8 жыл бұрын

Especially the Baxter one. So reminiscent of the Old Sherlock Holmes sketch.

@eIucidate 7 жыл бұрын

The sip of that drink before he delivers the inevitable punchline is just pure epic.

@chrisofnottingham 13 жыл бұрын

What I love about this is that when she says "Did they keep you late at the space centre?" you can tell pretty much what is going to happen, - the audience starts laughing already - but it is still funny when it happens.

@Argumemnon 2 ай бұрын

In comedy, sometimes the timing is as important as the actual joke.

@ericfshook 9 жыл бұрын

I've seen this probably 50 times in 3 years and it still kills me.

@MountainNZ 8 жыл бұрын

+Eric Franklin Shook Its like watching the villain die in a movie. So satisfying.

@jasper24601 5 жыл бұрын

Lol I read that as 3 times in 50 years.

@michaelbauers8800 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. I laugh every time. I think it's mainly because of the over the top arrogance of the brain surgeon, and how many times he says he's a brain surgeon.

@illogicmath 3 жыл бұрын

I watched it 51 times

@AndrewMichaelSpenceBoyd 10 жыл бұрын

The beautiful part about this sketch is that we see the punchline coming from a mile away and yet...it's still hilarious. These guys are wonderful. Recommend Peep Show as well.

@DeJayHank 10 жыл бұрын

It's amplified by the long pause before he actually says it :D

@pizzafacesuperleipoman8634 5 жыл бұрын

Peep Show is comedic gold.

@VoltaDoMar 10 жыл бұрын

Love this joke more than any other bit on Mitchell & Webb. They telegraph the joke so obviously but the anticipation makes it even better somehow.

@IceWolfLoki 3 жыл бұрын

It's because the Brain Surgeon has been so obnoxious through out the sketch that you need to see the tables turned.

@russcooke5671 2 жыл бұрын

@@IceWolfLoki of course but even when you can see he is going to be put in he’s place it’s still hilarious he’s even got a rocket scientist jumper on. Funny 😂😂😂😂

@Pinkstylist 6 жыл бұрын

Lolol brilliant show x good ol' british humour! Wait.. I commented this 8 years ago... still freaking hilarious!

@ScottStruzik 6 жыл бұрын

I come back to this and watch it at least a couple times a year.

@daishi5571 6 жыл бұрын

You did update your comment from the now terribly aged "haha" to the more modern "Lolol" Who can believe people spoke like that back in those days.

@oof8850 6 жыл бұрын

See you in another 8 years my boy

@JKelly282 5 жыл бұрын

How's the last 8 years been ?

@vladdracul5072 3 жыл бұрын

@@daishi5571 Actually, being able to compare those two terms vis-à-vis, I must say I prefer the older form as it is much more elegant.

@adeadgirl13 Жыл бұрын

The funny thing about this sketch is how long David makes us wait for the punchline we all are waiting for!

@niansenx 12 жыл бұрын

The timing on David Mitchell's last line was aboslutely perfect.

@geeman1293 9 жыл бұрын

The thing about M&W is the material is not only hilarious, but they're such good actors; fantastic comedic timing and nuance. I'll watch a sketch repeatedly just for the performances alone. Brits are best, imo!

@VoltaDoMar 9 жыл бұрын

***** It's because they telegraphed the joke so far ahead here, you know it's coming.. so timing is everything. Then when he finally says it, it's so satisfying.

@davidsonmick 9 жыл бұрын

Gee Man Yes, it's absolute genius isn't it? I only have to start thinking about this sketch and I'm laughing. And I must have seen the video a thousand times. :)

@theforeverpuddle8754 8 жыл бұрын

+Gee Man That's why we took over the world.

@highfunctioningsociopath4761 8 жыл бұрын

+Arthur Peterson Well not any more, but hey, at least you've still got James Bond.

@MsJellyBellyLove 9 ай бұрын

I wish this show was still running!

@shanekerr4415 8 жыл бұрын

You know the joke is coming but you STILL LAUGH!

@paddyscott2328 8 жыл бұрын

I don't It's much funnier if you suggest it and move on I think, would improve the skit a lot

@deprofundis6855 8 жыл бұрын

You didn't see the 'joke' coming? My God, how many cliches does it take to make something bloody obvious to you??? You don't happen to be a scriptwriter for Mock The Week, do you?

@shanekerr4415 8 жыл бұрын

Ummmm... Actually, I said, you KNOW the joke is coming but you LAUGH ANYWAY. As in you DO see it coming. Saw it coming a mile off in fact. Maybe comprehension is not your strong point. Are you a German politician?

@paddyscott2328 8 жыл бұрын

He was probably referring to me. When I said I don't, I meant I don't laugh, not that I don't see the joke coming.

@lordprotector3367 7 жыл бұрын

Well he has got a skull for an avatar. Are we the baddies?

@Pinkstylist 14 жыл бұрын

haha, brilliant show x good ol' british humour eh ;D

@Brody-te7yl 6 жыл бұрын

Just saw this on Twitter thought I'd say hi lol my Twitter in case you want to know is @abrave808

@samdg1234 3 жыл бұрын

I can watch this 5 times consecutively and it still brings a smile to my face. So well performed.

@johnvalentine4720 5 ай бұрын

That last sentence is delivered with perfection.

@dadragonmaster 4 жыл бұрын

What I love about this Comment Section is that you can tell what the comments are going to be from a mile away but it's still funny

@headphoner89 13 жыл бұрын

i love the way robert webb looks at his watch at the end, encapsulates his frustration perfectly, very simple but very effective they are truly great actors

@ScottStruzik 9 жыл бұрын

The best part is that you know what the punchline is going to be, yet it's still epic when they drop it.

@Autotrope 10 жыл бұрын

Most satisfying punch line to a skit, EVER, despite that you knew it was coming. Mitchell and Webb are comic geniuses. They could make the chicken crossing the road joke hilarious.

@pronkb000 10 жыл бұрын

Such a predictable finish, but that actually works in its favor. I love the audience reaction as soon as the hostess mentions the "Space Center." They know exactly where it's going from there.

@PokerPlayerJames 6 жыл бұрын

I love how the audienced laughed as soon as the word "space" was mentioned because they all knew what was coming. 😂

@pintatatphpaobe9563 5 жыл бұрын

1:30 that guy gets it straight away lmao

@mrtoad1408 3 жыл бұрын

The way he says "complex" is exactly how brain surgeons say it.

@GirlSmotheredToDeath 2 жыл бұрын

As a neurosurgeon, I never tell people about my job in face to face settings.

@francendorf 13 жыл бұрын

Ahh i've watched this so many times but i'm literally crying with laughter the second she says "kept you late at the space centre?".

@swashbucklr 8 жыл бұрын

Whenever Ben Carson speaks, I think of this sketch.

@immortalsun 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the few sketches where you can see the punchlines coming from kilometres away, yet it still hits you like a train.

@mikelmazzi7978 2 жыл бұрын

There is always a bigger fish.

@Koalacausst 9 жыл бұрын

Hilarious dialogue aside - these guys are incredible at the characters they play. So glad I found them

@mstandenberg1421 8 жыл бұрын

+Sean L Watched Peep Show?

@intraum 2 жыл бұрын

the sip of champagne is just classic timing. such a simple joke but it's all perfect

@investigate3_11 4 жыл бұрын

I've watched this sketch so many times. It still hasn't stopped being funny. Pure brilliance.

@mushmcmaster8623 2 жыл бұрын

As a 'rocket scientist' in a family of doctors, I can really appreciate this sketch

@adityasanthosh702 Жыл бұрын

But are they Brain Surgeons

@thatoneguychad420 2 жыл бұрын

Such a perfect sketch.

@Amadeus-ms9lt 8 жыл бұрын

I have a degree in aerospace engineering before business management. Trust me, I used the "it's not rocket science" a thousandfold.

@mikehunt8946 7 жыл бұрын

Aerospace huh? It's not exactly electrical engineering

@Amadeus-ms9lt 7 жыл бұрын

+Mike Hunt Avionics mate

@MichaelM69 7 жыл бұрын

I envy you

@Amadeus-ms9lt 7 жыл бұрын

Goku Black don't

@Picnicl 5 жыл бұрын

Aerospace engineering sounds like plane sailing to me.

@keyboarddancers7751 7 жыл бұрын

I completely missed these guys when they were originally broadcast. Some of their material is priceless!

@iumans 9 жыл бұрын

I love how the audience can see the punchline coming a mile away and they still laugh themselves silly. That's talent for you

@yuccichou 25 күн бұрын

Old but GOLD! I always come back to this video when I encounter people who LOVE talking about how significant their job is.

@AnonYmous-lk9qy Жыл бұрын

People like this absolutely exist, and sketches like this help is collectively release the annoyance we feel

@holliswilliams8426 2 жыл бұрын

I used to know some medical types and this is pretty accurate, some of them do actually talk like that.

@dnajournal4321 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a medical guy, and I usually let my fancy car do the talking. Slowly edge the conversation that way. "Aston Martin? Nice, how'd you get that?" "Oh you know, all those extra hours in the surgery room, need to get around places quick".

@dnajournal4321 Жыл бұрын

@@TheTazzietiger lol.

@Lukeeiiee 10 жыл бұрын

my favourite sketch

@joostvanrens 5 ай бұрын

What I love about this sketch is that this guy is a brain surgeon.

@sandybritton9284 9 ай бұрын

In comedy, timing is everything, and the timing in this skit is sheer perfection.

@MaraudingJ 6 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite details is the lone person who starts chuckling the moment Sarah Hadland's character says "Space Center" (1:30). Sure, the punchline is obvious within a couple seconds of this line, but here we have someone who managed to spot it even a fraction earlier than the rest of us. Kudos to you, Lone Chuckler!

@boccs9925 10 жыл бұрын

I saw the joke coming but it felt so satisfying to hear it said.

@unrefusableoffer4412 Жыл бұрын

unstoppable force and an immovable object

@Taynutz 12 жыл бұрын

Is it sad that I've memorized this entire sketch? Like...the entire sketch. I play it out accent, pauses, everything to my mom and anyone who will listen incessantly.

@akbarshahzad5780 2 жыл бұрын

No, it's not sad. Did you end up in comedy?

@cheydinal5401 6 жыл бұрын

I love how everyone saw the punchline from a mile and a half and that only made it so much better

@IVXIVI 12 жыл бұрын

I love that they set up a two minute sketch for that one brilliant punchline

@MrEAus 5 жыл бұрын

Rocket Science? It's not exactly Numberwang Science is it... Now that stuff's _complicated_

@kabirkumar5815 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@coalblack666 4 жыл бұрын

And *THAT’s* Numberwang!

@judyhopps9380 4 жыл бұрын

Numberwang's fairly easy once you get used to it. The new edition's got me stumped though. Can't get over how we lost 4.

@lowend5566 9 ай бұрын

This has to be a top 10 of all time meta-meta-sketchs. It's five dimensional comedy.

@Josematube 14 жыл бұрын

Simply Great!!!!

@Sombody123 8 жыл бұрын

The comedy in this is like a game of chess and the surgeon here played himself into a dead end.

@flybeep1661 4 жыл бұрын

You can tell from the laughter the audience sees the joke coming from miles away which makes it even better.

@jimgarrett2655 2 жыл бұрын

Just absolute perfection

@mmmmmatt 2 жыл бұрын

The great thing about the sketch is how shocking and unpredictable the punchline is. I've watched this sketch many times, and it always surprises me!

@ronrozen2105 Жыл бұрын

Let me guess, you are not exactly brain scientist.

@ryanpaaz Жыл бұрын

@@ronrozen2105 He’s a rocket surgeon.

@vinadamswood586 Жыл бұрын

Almost as funny as the sketch were these 3 viewer comments in a thread… I am sure the first is almost certainly a 'tongue-in-cheek' job which has achieved an amazing 40 thumbs-up at the time of me writing this… and it is rightly trumped by Ron Rozen's witty rejoinder. But hats off to RyanPazz for a zinger of a line. I am still laughing now… ten minutes after I first read it. (Dai Woosnam, Grimsby, UK.)

@PianoKwanMan 7 жыл бұрын

1:30. That person laughing is clearly a Rocket scientist

@LankyCyril 12 жыл бұрын

That's the beauty of it. For the last ten seconds or so, you KNOW exactly what's the punchline is going to be, and so you take extra satisfaction in actually finally hearing it.

@elquixotedelascanarias 2 күн бұрын

The gag is good, but the delivery is gold.

@AqibA.C. 3 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of their best sketches, hahah. I've seen it so many times but all the punchlines still land so well, it's too good.

@warboism 10 жыл бұрын

one of the best m&w sketches

@NowhereBeats Жыл бұрын

English is not my first language, so I had never heard the expression 'not exactly brain surgery' and 'not exactly rocket science' It took me years to finally appreciate the punch line

@Shutterbun4 2 жыл бұрын

"They keep you late at the space center?" They telegraph the punchline a minute in advance, and it suffers for naught.

@HHHBFResurrected 14 жыл бұрын

probably the only joke i've seen coming for a long time yet still laughed when it was delivered. From the moment he said 'mainly with rockets', the timing of anything was brilliant till the line was finally said. Comic geniuses both of them.

@kryten88 5 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that someone could think of something, see that almost every other comment on a video is saying the same thing, and then just comment it anyway as if it's the first time..

@oxymoron02 4 жыл бұрын

Ok whose internet did you steal?

@kryten88 4 жыл бұрын

@@oxymoron02 my nemesis'

@grisha54 4 жыл бұрын

who reads the comments anyway?

@owencoffey8809 4 жыл бұрын

@@grisha54 well you read this one didn't you

@iphgfqweio 4 жыл бұрын

Could see that comment comming from a mile off still was dying to read it

@wildley007 13 жыл бұрын

David's deliverance timing is absolutely perfect

@nitehawk86 13 жыл бұрын

This is the best punchline of all time.

@themonkeykingkaiser 9 жыл бұрын

Not exactly rocket surgery is it?

@anudistsjury 9 жыл бұрын

Please stop.

@asdlkadfguihajladsf 9 жыл бұрын

no, dont listen to him, please do go on!

@theyruinedyoutubeagain 9 жыл бұрын

anudistsjury On the other hand, you've got to admit that 'brain science' sounds quite funny.

@nitehawk86 9 жыл бұрын

But, is rocket surgery doing surgery on a rocket.. or surgery WITH a rocket? Personally I think the second one sounds more challenging.

@HailHestia 9 жыл бұрын

Well. It's not exactly Brain Science is it?

@hidethepainharold1106 8 жыл бұрын

I laughed the pain away. It's back already.

@mccall7122 2 жыл бұрын

This is hands down one of the funniest thing I have ever seen

@swenjin 12 жыл бұрын

I live in Belgium and I saw that punchline coming from the other side of the Channel. Still, one of the funniest sketches I've seen.

@bronxboy47 8 жыл бұрын

Shout out to David Mitchell: you have a devoted Yank fan in Southern California.

@crieverytim 6 жыл бұрын

What I love about this comment section is the endless number of people who feel the need to repeat the obvious fact that part of this jokes brilliance is the anticipation and knowledge of the punchline. yes, not only have dozens lf other people pointed that out, it's also quite obvious. I mean....it's not exactly rocket science

@nemome5837 5 жыл бұрын

ice la honk Yes, predictability of outcome is key to enjoyment here. What we don't want to be able to predict is HOW we get to that punchline.

@kkfoto 5 жыл бұрын

the predictability of repeat comments mirrors the anticipation of the punchline. you know they're coming.

@listerofsmeg884 4 жыл бұрын

What makes me laugh is comments about other comments stating the obvious

@jackc913 4 жыл бұрын

I know, it's not exactly brain surgery, is it?

@jackc913 4 жыл бұрын

On a serious note, you're really complaining that the comments are talking about the most notable element of the video

@davidblurton7158 5 жыл бұрын

paul whitehouse chose this as one of his favorite sketches ever,,,, just wonderful

@OfficerFlatFoot Жыл бұрын

When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

@SugarfreeYT 10 жыл бұрын

lol I work for a charity.. It is emotionally draining..

@SugarfreeYT 10 жыл бұрын

No. Brain surgery, believe me, is very complex.

@Unethical.Dodgson 9 жыл бұрын

Arthur Nichols Did you transfer into charity as a brain surgeon?

@SugarfreeYT 9 жыл бұрын

Yeah now I get sponsored to perform brain surgery in the third world. Took a bit of a pay cut but it's very rewarding.

@SugarfreeYT 9 жыл бұрын

True. But I did manage to reverse into the tiniest of parking spaces earlier.

@ChristophBurschka 8 жыл бұрын

"did they keep you late at the space centre" Hmmmmm.... I wonder where they're going with this.

@omgawesomeomg 8 жыл бұрын

congratulations for guessing the punchline, that's not what this sketch is about at all.

@Sw1mm3rX 5 ай бұрын

I will never tire of this. So simple, so clean, so timeless.

@TheBroz 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly the most perfect comedy sketch ever.

@martinashwoodsmith7674 8 жыл бұрын

This sketch maybe unique in the annals of comedy. As others have pointed out, when David Mitchell enters at the end, you can see the punchline coming a mile away. And they deliberately do this. And yet the sketch is still utterly hilarious. It's just so simple and clever. I think we are all primed to want the loathsome (Webb) blowhard brain-surgeon character to get his ass handed to him. I dunno, but it just works. Such is the genius of Mitchell and Webb.

@Picnicl 5 жыл бұрын

Try the Cake / Broth sketch on Big Train from the mid to late 90s.

@cr10001 5 ай бұрын

Yes. I think it's unique. I can't think of any other sketch or joke where the whole joke hinges on the punchline that everyone knows is coming. In fact the punchline *only* works because 'rocket science' is a well-known meme for difficulty, and because everyone is expecting exactly that phrase.

@krunch87 12 жыл бұрын

The first time I watched this, I knew exactly where it was going; probably one of the oldest jokes I've heard since middle school, and yet I still laughed. Now, watching this over and over, I still laugh out loud at it again and again. Just a perfect little script and with perfect execution by the performers, leading to sheer joy and satisfaction in seeing someone get their comeuppance at the end. Pure brilliance.

@niansenx 12 жыл бұрын

I love Mitchell and Webb because they can take such a simple idea for a joke and make it so funny through their delivery.