@@celeryg66 she was looking for someone slightly better looking
@celeryg664 жыл бұрын
@@salvolondon lol, like fat men that want supermodel, ugh
@conatcha4 жыл бұрын
I would use the word pathetic.
@ritadepeeves9 жыл бұрын
How strange when a comedy sketch can actually move you .... This is actually quite sad but tragically funny
@0163296 жыл бұрын
rita_de_peeves Yes it's brilliant! It really takes skill to combine sadness and comedy like this and it's all the more powerful because there really are lots of women like Elaine out there (to a less extreme extent haha).
@xr6lad3 жыл бұрын
I think this is a bit close to the bone tbh as there are women like this. It’s actually not funny and they need help.
@valerierutherford842 жыл бұрын
@@xr6lad Called phantom pregnancy I think and is a very sad diagnosis. These women (often unable to have kids), truly start to convince themselves they are carrying. Heartbreaking.
@michaelharrison36022 жыл бұрын
Remember diddy David Hamilton
@thabisomakhubela746110 жыл бұрын
"Pregnant in what sense Tonya?" lol, i perished!
@turtleface252 жыл бұрын
"I've been to Doncaster the accent grates on me" "Your baby wouldnt necessarily have a Doncaster accent" "But can I take that risk?" 😂
@thedarkness1112 жыл бұрын
I used to think this was hilarious, and it still is comic genius but as you get older you realise how heartbreaking it is too. She's a bit daft, but all she wants to is to feel loved.
@dee41749 ай бұрын
Well she chucked Daniel Craig out!
@alanpotter86808 ай бұрын
As a 25 yo gay father with a child, I agree that there's nothing comic about this. It hit home hard. Only I know what I went through to be a father.
@evelina23637 ай бұрын
It is absolutely heartbreaking.
@Maverick-re3zp7 ай бұрын
Oh come on
@lakehayden6 ай бұрын
Our sweetest laughter is bought with our sweetest pain…something…a great poem I should not have ballsed up completely and forgotten, says. This character works so incredibly well because she’s both. Loove our Footlong Figgis
@whiplash82779 жыл бұрын
Catherine Tate is a master comedienne.
@HowDidIGet3700Subs2 жыл бұрын
And you’re a master linguist
@whiplash82772 жыл бұрын
@@HowDidIGet3700Subs What are you going on about, ya whiny little douche nozzle? I mean I figure you're a sarcastic asshat, considering your name and all. If that was a compliment, thanks. If sarcasm, I'm impressed...sort of.
@HowDidIGet3700Subs2 жыл бұрын
@@whiplash8277 you’re easily impressed. Ciao!
@yevgeniyaleshchenko8493 ай бұрын
@@HowDidIGet3700Subs Hey, if your first comment was a dig at the OP's spelling, I have to inform you that comedienne is correct. Ciao!
@HowDidIGet3700Subs3 ай бұрын
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 “comedian” hun x
@ThomasHarding19908 жыл бұрын
"I've been to Doncaster, the accent grates on me." LOL.
@katherenewedic80765 жыл бұрын
Lol ... The baby wouldn't necessarily have Doncaster accent... Lol
@skirmantasmikuckis69234 жыл бұрын
The accent's great on them.
@soundseeker634 жыл бұрын
"After her husband of 9 days was electrocuted on death row in his Texan penitentiary, Elaine Figgis was conned out of five and half thousand pounds over the internet by spice seller from Luxor Temple." ... God you can tell this is going to be hilarious just from that opening monologue! :-D Catherine Tate is a comic genius!
@latoyaglvr8 жыл бұрын
that saddened me a bit..
@aaronhoosiershrm-cpphr83624 жыл бұрын
Those eyes at the end could just break your heart. She is such an underrated actor.
@FrankieTalki7 ай бұрын
We need another show and now!, probably wouldn't get away with half the things said anymore sadly.
@WhiteSleevedStu8 жыл бұрын
What a talented actress and comedienne. Felt like she just came and went.
@olevia49422 жыл бұрын
Most genius does just that. Most don't know of them. We are lucky to have discovered magic!
@yevgeniyaleshchenko8493 ай бұрын
She didn't go anywhere, she went on to star in other projects like the Office (US), Doctor Who etcetera
@moomin17594 жыл бұрын
“I’m not sure if that was a contraption...” 🤣😂🤣
@RosePetal173 жыл бұрын
Yes, the word "contraption," instead of contraction LOL!
@izzy19337 жыл бұрын
00:39 amazing how her tiny facial expressions can tell such emotions
@bkrage855 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this and get too sad I remember.... she ends up with Daniel Craig. And then dumps him.
@thelouisfanclub10 жыл бұрын
ok.. that's actually really sad...
@MIS3153 жыл бұрын
Lol you have NO sense of humor. Prat!
@MIS3153 жыл бұрын
@Amy Howcroft-Sims more like no humor
@xr6lad3 жыл бұрын
@@MIS315 actually making fun of real people that actually have this sort of mental issue with fake pregnancies isn’t funny prat.
@poppylouise243110 жыл бұрын
Awww )': actually felt like crying when she said "no I'm not pregnant" poor her
@teleaddict234 жыл бұрын
When this first aired I never dreamed I would end up 36 and in the same sad position in life :(
@OkayMay7494 жыл бұрын
Hey it’s never too late! :)
@andio35003 жыл бұрын
There is a support group called More to Life if you are in the UK. I hope you get all the things you want in life.
@kaysmith89923 жыл бұрын
I really think society is a lot less judgmental since 2006, so many 30-somethings with no partner or kid nowadays ❤
@rakadoni84032 жыл бұрын
Hey man how you doing?
@lol-zh9uk2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha what a saddo LOOOOL
@evies_mommy_84206 жыл бұрын
"Not on the outside, but on the inside I'm huge"...sounds like the Tardis (coincidence much?) LOL
@jmann61303 жыл бұрын
must have been forshadowing! LOL
@papaemeritusthe3rd3182 жыл бұрын
And the pram turns (Left)
@gwarlow6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant acting! Gets a bit sad near the end, but is saved by the bit at the very end...
@EdsLorraine10 жыл бұрын
LOL the lady who plays Donna Noble and her buggy only TURNS LEFT... Coincidence? Yeah, probably.
@THEASSASIN15119 жыл бұрын
Lol thats such a weird coincidence. Why is this comment marked as spam?
@EdsLorraine9 жыл бұрын
Hazpod Gaming XD I have no idea
@emryswalton18023 жыл бұрын
Also about the pregnancy being bigger on the inside.
@veronicahudon90558 жыл бұрын
So @ 3:48 she's saying that she's bigger on the inside?
@Matheus21video7 жыл бұрын
Yes...
@erindowling41345 жыл бұрын
Veronica Hudon sings the doctor who theme tune
@lilbeanz194 жыл бұрын
OOOOOWEEEEOOOOO OOOOOWEEEEEEOOOOOOO!!!
@rachelleach14724 жыл бұрын
Is she the tardis?
@multifishycake97864 жыл бұрын
@@rachelleach1472 did the doctor wish really hard?
@GeorgiNM6 жыл бұрын
Where she finally admits + the pram at park part - verging on painfully sad, actually!
@Widdekuu913 жыл бұрын
That's British humour for you. Blackadder ends tragically too.
@AdorableCat695 жыл бұрын
This woman is just truly talented.
@RosePetal173 жыл бұрын
Watching this, at times, I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. The expression on her face near the end when she acknowledges that she is not actually pregnant is heart breaking...and then when the camera is observing her trying to turn the pram around at a distance, I wanted to laugh again. I suppose my emotions are just like that of a new mother...all over the place ;)
@yevgeniyaleshchenko8493 ай бұрын
No, these are not your ''emotions'', this is exactly what this skit intended to do, the exact emotions it aimed to provoke.
@BethGoth1511 жыл бұрын
Aww, I love Elaine. She's adorable, and this was the sketch that truly made me feel sorry for her. Nothing goes right for her!! :'(
@eagleeye23002 жыл бұрын
But I don't think that she knows it...
@aveuch8 жыл бұрын
Coffee colored!
@DollyMat9 жыл бұрын
Agreed... it was a little melancholy but still funny, the scene with the pram at the end veering to the left + the music had me dying. Loved the narration.
@going-easy3 жыл бұрын
This character I love the most. Mostly ppl say it is sad, but I don't think the character is a sad person. She is so dissociates and far away - I can't figure out what kind of disorder this is. What a genius subtle play from C. She has an incredible facial expressions. There are a lot of Elaine Figgis out there.
@handsoffmycactus29582 жыл бұрын
It’s not that deep it’s a comedy character who’s hilarious. So many funny weirdos out there
@going-easy2 жыл бұрын
@@handsoffmycactus2958 I disagree bc no deepness no great humor
@AnnieBornAgain4 жыл бұрын
This is just heartbreaking but very well written too
@veroniquehoflack49105 жыл бұрын
I think it is sad. What an amazing performance !!
@ajgoetsch2 жыл бұрын
Phew! This is gut-wrenching humour. You feel such sympathy for the character, there's just no thought of laughing at the situation.
@hannahchase3881 Жыл бұрын
I laughed.. I am a savage 😂😂😂
@IsobellaAme9 жыл бұрын
I love Elaine..she is the funniest and my fav character next to gran and drunk bride, but this episode has always made me a little bit depressed... poor Elaine.. :(
@sevenoctobers74712 жыл бұрын
I was already crying. Then the pram turned 🤣 omg, this is genius!
@kristinabray5 жыл бұрын
Bless. I feel so sad for this character. 😢
@mrjamiecrawford2 жыл бұрын
The clock bit in this gets me every time 😅
@mrjamiecrawford Жыл бұрын
It is the wee point at the clock 😅
@kesfatih5 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic actress,made me really sad at the end!
@NeilBHINRGBOY2 жыл бұрын
As we know, all comedy is based on some form of tragedy. This is the perfect example.
@baktom2 жыл бұрын
Omg, I came here for laughs and ended up with crying 😢
@jasonkey3494 Жыл бұрын
A Masterclass in comedy and pathos.
@mrssadieadler48745 жыл бұрын
Time spent with Linda from the pie shop 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@mariapires71702 жыл бұрын
For me, the best British comedian,ever, since many many years! Excited to see her in the Hard Cell on Netflix next 12 April
@Fandom_Family11 жыл бұрын
ok, so there are 2 Doctor Who references: "bigger on the inside" and more particular to Catherine's character, "turn left". Not sure if they are on purpose- but awesome none the less ^.^
@yolo2210 жыл бұрын
i love this catherine tate character!
@theniceguy0113 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the Carol Burnette Mama and Eunice skits...hilarious to watch but always saddens me to think there really are people out there like this
@VonRix11 жыл бұрын
It is not real documentary. The women is actually actress - Catherine Tate herself. Elaine Figgis does not exist in real life. But the fact that you thought that this is real just shows how brilliantly made was this sketch.
@breakfastattiffanys7413 жыл бұрын
How did people think it was real with crowd laughter? 😂
@petermorris98186 ай бұрын
No one thought it was real you arch loon
@twt37164 жыл бұрын
Comic genius. Perfect timing.
@jozsefhor10 ай бұрын
So true!
@EdsLorraine10 жыл бұрын
Elaine is the funniest character that Catherine has done.
@salvolondon7 жыл бұрын
I agree , I love her , if she was real she would be my best friend .
@teslagirl15 жыл бұрын
Oh--dating Daniel Craig for a red nose day sketch. No idea who he was. Hysterical.
@Riogi5 жыл бұрын
I agree with you all the way, Clairvoyant. Elaine is my favourite.
@wolvenmeck5 жыл бұрын
I like Bernie!!!😂😂😂
@wolvenmeck5 жыл бұрын
I like Bernie!😂😂😂
@lewismann6617 Жыл бұрын
“My nickname was foot long figgis” 😂
@n4party11 жыл бұрын
I love Elaine but this was actually quite sad.
@mileskingston96833 жыл бұрын
Is Tonya voiced by Rebecca Front, ie Nicola Murray from the Thick of It?
@foxopossum4 жыл бұрын
I don’t know wether to laugh or cry
@sophie.14 жыл бұрын
Definitely sad as there are people like this 😪
@honeybunch57652 жыл бұрын
"The accent grates on me" 🤣
@SILVERCLOUD14111 жыл бұрын
I've been to doncaster the accent grates on me Lol
@johncrilly31265 жыл бұрын
isnt she just a reflection of most of us?!
@guinevereinthefield1764 жыл бұрын
John Crilly Yes, choose your shadow. I think so.
@MoniqueDanielle6 жыл бұрын
Contraption 😂
@hannahchase3881 Жыл бұрын
Contraptions 😂😂😂😂omgawd I'm on the floor here
@woolywonders55462 жыл бұрын
What! No closed captioning?!?
@amyhudson10162 жыл бұрын
Sad and funny at the same time 😢 😂. Brilliant
@TeamJulene11 жыл бұрын
Also "the boys" and "Amelia" ....or maybe I just notice DW references in everything...
@secretsquirrel73744 жыл бұрын
Especially about being bigger on the inside
@Durkinator75 жыл бұрын
I’m sure this has happened to someone somewhere, and they wouldn’t be laughing at the end of the video
@KAvanAlten8 жыл бұрын
The title is a little misleading, there is not 'hysterical' pregnancy at all. Its a psychological one!
@banjoman448 жыл бұрын
+Krijn van Alten False pregnancy, phantom pregnancy, or hysterical pregnancy- officially called pseudocyesis in humans and pseudopregnancy in other mammals-is the appearance of clinical or subclinical signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the organism is not actually pregnant.
@KAvanAlten8 жыл бұрын
banjoman44 But why is it called hysterical then? I mean, with such a pseudocyesis there is not actually something in the uterus, right?
@banjoman448 жыл бұрын
The word 'hysteria' is based on a Greek word for ''uterus'' It was once thought that many diseases and ailments that affected women were due problems with the uterus. The word has now changed meaning, although we still speak of women undergoing a hyster-ectomy. ie removal of the uterus.The word hysterical is now concerned with emotional excess - something that someone with a pseudocyesis will likely experience.
@KAvanAlten8 жыл бұрын
banjoman44 I know that, but I thought that in the medical word these days 'hysteria' in the meaning of the emotional condition is avoided. So if you see it used now in medical terminology (like hysterical pregnancy or the hysterectomy) it refers only to the meaning of uterus. But, I have to honest: this is (I think) the case in the Dutch medical word, I can't speak of the situation outside the Netherlands. Also: on the Dutch Wikipedia, the synonym hysterical pregnancy is not used, but pseudocyesis is named instead. I know this is not hard proof for anything, but it might be a sign that the word 'hysterical pregnancy' is not that common used (anymore) here.
@banjoman448 жыл бұрын
You are right Krijn, the term 'hysterical pregnancy' is certainly a term of antiquity.
@dawnie1966 Жыл бұрын
Don’t be feeling sorry for Elaine figgis this woman broke Daniel Craig’s heart 😂😂
@davidevans99069 жыл бұрын
Wow. 2006 how we have moved on.
@guinevereinthefield1764 жыл бұрын
David Evans Moved on even further since you wrote this. The years fly!
@fiachdubhe4012 жыл бұрын
This isn't about choosing to be childless if that's what you mean. This is about hysterical pregnancies. It's a psychiatric/medical issue some people deal with.
@SarBear161711 жыл бұрын
on the inside im huge... "it's bigger on the inside!"
@karenax2543 жыл бұрын
She's marvelous doing accents, but I've never heard her do a Scoucer (Liverpudlian). Bet she'd be excellent!
@cottoncandy44862 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness this is so tragic, poor Figgis, nobody seems to understand she just want's a baby.My god don't you just hate contraptions.
@jokerumbrellabtr5 жыл бұрын
This is so funny but so sad 😭 She just wanted a baby
@patstokes70402 жыл бұрын
She's so funny, just brilliant.
@alexjames71443 жыл бұрын
Tbf I have a Doncaster accent and I grate on myself
@mariecruickshank72892 жыл бұрын
She amazing actress so love her shows.✌✌✌✌✌👍👍👍👍
@astridmyst11 жыл бұрын
When she said "Roy" I thought she said Rory XD
@nacht9811 жыл бұрын
for me this is the best thing EVER!!! :D I love Catherine Tate!
@FrankieTalki7 ай бұрын
Miss comedy like this
@TotzkeMike5 жыл бұрын
Oh my. Funny AND heartbreaking.
@racheltaylor65783 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe she turned down Daniel Craig.
@timothygriffith858310 жыл бұрын
She is brilliant.
@Soulsister3009 Жыл бұрын
A really bizarr comical drama. This skit left me back with a stone in my stomach
@simonf89022 жыл бұрын
Catherine Tate :: Genius.
@MattAsAHatter110 жыл бұрын
I think the character is supposed to be from York, England.
@clairesmith3147 жыл бұрын
She is really lonely
@marsfunkl7 жыл бұрын
tatennant
@tobin53785 жыл бұрын
I had forgot about this character, like Donna...
@sterlingjafar62945 жыл бұрын
im scrying~ lol but its sad too! omg mixed tears
@salvolondon7 жыл бұрын
So why she wasn't having Periods ? Early menopause maybe ?
@avanguline7 жыл бұрын
She was experiencing, as the video is titled, a 'hysterical pregnancy'. When women experience this, their bodies display symptoms of being pregnant even though they aren't. This can include not having periods.
@deeya9 жыл бұрын
wait, did she lose the baby, or was she never pregnant to begin with?
@phillsimpson456 Жыл бұрын
There is something bittersweet about ol' Elaine. You do feel a bit of sympathy for her beneath the laughs.
@rockys2016 жыл бұрын
Contraptions, lol
@lizmacrae49702 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable as it might be I can vouch for the truth of this situation….as a childcare SW I met a young woman who not only lied about her pregnancy to her parents….they bought all the gear…cot, pram, clothes..bedding, bottles etc…she went up to her room one night and came down telling her parents that she had had the babe and it was sleeping in the cot…and she was going up the pub. They investigated and found that the baby in the cot was a doll….long before the days of these lifelike ones…she told other whoppers too….and people believed her.
@sapienscouk2 жыл бұрын
0:38 oh my god i laughed my ass out ,....Just like Capitain Hook and the crazy clockodile ehhehe. I love C. Tate she has an amazing talent!
@AnnieBornAgain5 жыл бұрын
This one was so sad.
@patriciaamaro73372 жыл бұрын
Tic, tac, tic, tac...oh, that´s not me...
@arniecalang45834 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Kristen Wiig
@screencut10 жыл бұрын
pretty sure this was before she was on Doctor Who
@MrRickster834 жыл бұрын
screencut considering her season of Doctor Who was 2008.. um.. yes?
@vanstan7929Ай бұрын
The talent of this woman!
@carlingnugent4 жыл бұрын
Poor, poor Elaine.
@LeahJane199511 жыл бұрын
Lol Footlong Figgis!
@kimwilliams4139 Жыл бұрын
Hello!!!! It’s a comedy sketch….. chill and laugh 😂