Mitchell and Webb - American Idol Contestant Interview

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Mitchell and Webb - American Idol Contestant Interview

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12 жыл бұрын

Again, one of my favorites from the masters, Mitchell and Webb.
Their version is called "Talent Dredge" but that didn't seem very friendly for people searching for the clip.
You can watch That Mitchell and Webb Look on Hulu or Netflix streaming and a bunch of other places.

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@chrisf1600 8 жыл бұрын

"Having children is sort of like a way of achieving something... without needing any talent". Rarely a truer word spoken :)

@weswheel4834 6 жыл бұрын

Its ironic because one premise of the sketch is that you normally need to put in some hard work before achieving something. That's sort of the way with kids as well, but the hard work happens after the 'achievement' rather than before.....

@footballnerd277 5 жыл бұрын

Most achievements come from hard work rather than talent.

@garryferrington811 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of people have kids without any talent. Or intelligence.

@yellowblanka6058 Жыл бұрын

@@weswheel4834 I wouldn't call a basic biological function an "achievement"...there are trailer parks full of welfare babies that will attest to that - raising functional, contributing adults is the achievement. Nearly anybody can pump out a few kids, that's no achievement.

@Chiller326 12 жыл бұрын

When I grow up, I wanna be just like that guy! As in, I want a job with a long enough lunch break for this to feasible.

@ArthuroGB 2 жыл бұрын

Just put your heart and soul into it;p

@Chiller326 6 ай бұрын

@@ArthuroGB Update: I DID IT! I'M A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WITH AN HOUR LUNCH!

@WyreForestBiker 11 жыл бұрын

"Having children is sort of a way of achieving something without actually having any talent " !!!!!! Brilliant !!!

@andreaholcock8992 Жыл бұрын

Raising them not to be murderers or people who say “I could care less” is the achievement

@antoinefdu 3 жыл бұрын

Funny how, even though Robert Webb is the one delivering the lines, you just *know* that this sketch was written by David Mitchell.

@johnnyhb89 2 жыл бұрын

How do you know that? Can you detect his ...heart and soul... in the writing?

@nathanieljefferies5491 Жыл бұрын

@@johnnyhb89 more likely the absence of both in the writing…you can just feel the soullessness and heartlessness in the words alone 😂😂😂

@rcm926 Жыл бұрын

@@Nick-mt4wk But then of course Barry Spirit left his duo with Ronald Wine, ending the Spirit and Wine partnership, so that he could team up with Francis Soul in writing a brand new sketch show - thus creating Spirit and Soul. This led to the most successful writing duo British comedy has ever seen - Heart and Wine.

@oz_jones Жыл бұрын

And the actress nails her role.

@_Ekaros Жыл бұрын

@@oz_jones Wait I thought this was performance of lifetime by Mitchell...

@inhumer 3 жыл бұрын

"Happy-clappy rainbow fantasy world that you see fit to fly through on your winged unicorn of delusion" is definitely a phrase I am going to shoehorn into my next conversation with, well, with so many people...

@YKW2 9 жыл бұрын

What happened to the smiley Australian woman who used to do the interviews?

@YKW2 9 жыл бұрын

Who?

@user-hi4sm3ig5j 8 жыл бұрын

+DecafElkRider We saw you out there, warbling those verses, screaching out those choruses, and we thought you were a cow.

@arturskozlovskis124 7 жыл бұрын

They're all gone Sir!

@ScoopMeisterGeneral 6 жыл бұрын

And we're back: the incredibly rude and condescending people who are still unaccountably presenters.

@bjornflokison7443 5 жыл бұрын

I love this comment section so much. Bit of an ensemble going on here

@tomkenning5482 5 жыл бұрын

Rob plays nasty really well, this and the librarian sketch

@BMuffinG 10 жыл бұрын

One of my facebook friends who I don't like very much just failed tryouts for The Voice and I'm really tempted to share this video to facebook now muahaha

@makarabaduk1754 2 жыл бұрын

But they put their heart and soul into it 😞

@curiousgemini 10 жыл бұрын

Delusions rarely shatter easily.

@emperorspock3506 11 жыл бұрын

'How about a little date?'

@liselautenbacher 9 жыл бұрын

"[...] Kids, yeah, brilliant! Cos of course, having children is sort of like a way of achieving something - without needing any talent. [...]" To me, this is by far the best bit, and I second the motion - IRL, that is ;)

@samfranck2119 11 ай бұрын

Isn't this the same guy who was at some point working at the library and who crushed that lovely lady's self-confidence before asking her out on a date? That man has (literally) wicked game!

@camerontungate 7 жыл бұрын

Brutal and brilliant, I love this cynical dark humour.

@mrecferrars 9 жыл бұрын

For a moment I thought this was going to be one of their "little date" sketches.

@royalsapien 12 жыл бұрын

This was actually referencing Britain's Pop Idol, I just renamed it to American Idol since I figured more US people would find it that way. Since most M&W fans in the UK have probably already seen the sketch, just spreading the M&W love the best I can.

@raspar6 3 жыл бұрын

I just assumed that they were making fun of the American intellect...

@LeatherCladVegan 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's called 'clickbait'.

@gdj6298 Жыл бұрын

So, call 'Yes Minister' something like 'Those Crazy Congress Clowns' so the Americans can find it ?

@BarokaiRein 3 жыл бұрын

She should have put her heart and soul into it.

@rockoperajon 5 жыл бұрын

Now if only we could’ve gotten Robert Webb instead of Ryan Seacrest on the actual American Idol. I might’ve actually watched that series.

@jamesmcinnis208 Жыл бұрын

Actually?

@JDrakeify 11 жыл бұрын

robert webb for new x factor presenter

@Fredwitrave 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@jgg75 10 жыл бұрын

I like my happy clappy rainbow fantasy world, that I see fit to fly through on my winged unicorn of delusion, just fine, thank you very much... (I think that is my favourite line in a tvshow ever...)

@RoughThief 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I like this guy.

@billpugh58 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing missing in this sketch is to mention her “juurneeeeee”

@AtheerAl 12 жыл бұрын

masterclass

@moriakpotato 5 жыл бұрын

"Is any of this helping?" :D

@CMI2017 Жыл бұрын

Probably the most sublime misanthropic text since Jonathon Swift's ''A Modest Proposal'.

@stevebloodymckenna 11 жыл бұрын

she's Sarah Hadland, she is also in "Miranda"

@KiraHays 11 жыл бұрын

~snort~ love this

@fragglet Жыл бұрын

Feels like they wrote this one for David Mitchell and decided to switch

@1987MvO 12 жыл бұрын

Briljant!!!

@TheMattew777 10 жыл бұрын

If you were to actually watch the sketch on the tv this is actually only half of the segment. The other half is her singing and the show's name is Talent Dredge. Tissue.

@ralek592 3 жыл бұрын

Wish I saw it

@jamesmcinnis208 Жыл бұрын

Actually actually?

@DarrenBonJovi 11 жыл бұрын

cheers

@AntonyDerham 10 жыл бұрын

"American Idol"? I think you mean "Parody of Pop Idol".

@martinhughes2549 6 жыл бұрын

"It's been a journey"....!

@greomgh 5 жыл бұрын

Oh I don't doubt that, I'm just saying your "journey" should have maybe involved practise and actual lessons.

@naponsae Жыл бұрын

She somehow knows his name without his name tag 😂

@janreznak881 Жыл бұрын

Debbie!!!

@aleebea 11 жыл бұрын

haha! just imagine if ant & dec, dermot, olly murs n that chick flipped on contestants like that? i would definately start watching those kind of shows again

@mark9294 3 жыл бұрын

Well Ian should have had a word with the UK Eurovision performers beforehand

@MarkHewitt1978 9 жыл бұрын

A British television parody of a British television show (Pop Idol) what, in any conceivable way is this 'American'?

@miymoto128 9 жыл бұрын

Thinking the same thing

@martinberty2002 9 жыл бұрын

Mark Hewitt Because of copy-write issues,they couldn't call it British.

@mithrandalf_ 9 жыл бұрын

martinberty2002 What.

@nelsonricardo3729 8 жыл бұрын

+martinberty2002 Twat was that?

@kylejacobson9587 7 жыл бұрын

Mark Hewitt because there is an American ripoff show of the above name and that is probably all the video poster knew of

@andreaholcock8992 Жыл бұрын

Mah hawt n sowel

@KuroMicra 10 жыл бұрын

Is any of this helping. Lol. Top sketch

@blackcrowdkilla 12 жыл бұрын

The crack probably didn't help that much either.

@monomakes 12 жыл бұрын

I put my heart & soul in this comment.

@cmfrtblynmb02 2 жыл бұрын

thing is, if he did not push it to the end and cut it a little shorter, he could have got her number.

@zapkvr0101 Жыл бұрын

Except hes already shagged her. It's just that he doesn't remember doing it.

@MrJord01 10 жыл бұрын

TISSUE?

@cjerp 12 жыл бұрын

And the best show is coming from the Netherlands, The Voice.

@ZADER4427 12 жыл бұрын

When ever I see that X Factor is on, all I can think is, DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE! and then cry into a pillow.

@adi87tya 11 жыл бұрын

Northern, Yorkshire kind of area I think

@stratocaster1986able 11 жыл бұрын

That part he said about having kids requires no talent is so damn true.

@uiruu 11 жыл бұрын

Well, that's a very Northern accent that she's got. I'm American too, so I don't know specifics.

@aztecdodildodil9007 11 жыл бұрын

TISS-YOU?

@Razzfazz87 12 жыл бұрын

That might be but all of those shows have the same stereotype which I first got to know in the USA. Here in Germany the young "talents" come and think giving their best is enough but the jury (luckily) consists of 1 or two people who don't hide behind pink fog and ram the blind into the ground.

@JanPospisilArt 10 жыл бұрын

Librarian on his lunch break? :))

@wmtarr886 Жыл бұрын

Ouch, why is this still appropriate after a decade ? With free politicians ...

@ShiftingDrifter 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes I remember, ...that season when all Americans had to speak with a British accent on American Idol. Didn't improve the show one bit.

@the-chillian 11 жыл бұрын

Very realistic sketch. I might have been listening to Simon himself.

@mrsash4714 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯

@JavnaGolina 11 жыл бұрын

Even before that, Pop Stars started in NZ. We're really, really sorry.

@TheSchemer1 10 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA LOL Yeah

@pplesandoranges 12 жыл бұрын

Perhaps she would've done better after slightly less than two drinks...

@iOnlySignIn 12 жыл бұрын

Mahat Ensol!

@gkapec Жыл бұрын

How about... a little date?

@Macho_Fantastico 7 жыл бұрын

I'm sure she was doing it for her poor grandma whose on her deathbed.

@suitablejack 11 жыл бұрын

don't get the whole critic about the dress

@steveforest8385 3 жыл бұрын

It's definitely parodying 'American' Idol, because M&W deliberately make a point of not doing the accents.

@DarrenBonJovi 11 жыл бұрын

what's the name of that actress... she's been in Peep Show and Saxondale aswell....

@RamkrishanYT 2 жыл бұрын

Sarah Hadland Sorry for the 9 year delay

@Razzfazz87 12 жыл бұрын

This is so superficial US American stereotype.. doing "your best" is enough and you deserve everything for it. Improving your best is never talked about.

@jamesmcinnis208 Жыл бұрын

And the American accent is impeccable.

@penish420 11 жыл бұрын

TISSue?

@NathanielWinkelmann 12 жыл бұрын

Why do you have this listed as American Idol. They never name the program in the sketch and I sincerly doubt that Mitchell and Webb do a sketch of a spin off when the base program covers all they need.

@doverandover61 12 жыл бұрын

Or Hart and sole

@Lordwhizzkid 11 жыл бұрын

Tissue?

@cmreap 11 жыл бұрын

What specific accent is being parodied there? Even an American like me can tell that it's not "proper" Oxonian inflection.

@jacobzaranyika9334 2 жыл бұрын

Lol...

@dansaunders1655 7 жыл бұрын

whilst

@ketmaniac 12 жыл бұрын

The show they're making fun of *is* one of our own TV shows. It's called Pop Idol. The uploader obviously didn't know that.

@Tucknrollgrampa 12 жыл бұрын

As an US American, this sketch represents common American attitude well... unfortunately. D:

@MaskofFayt Жыл бұрын

I'm more likely to watch these types of shows when they're dressed up in leather

@Tomwithnonumbers 12 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it turned out you knew, I was going to say that was an American accent being parodied and Tories belong to the UK

@alyssabrown4758 11 жыл бұрын

Why does this have American Idol in the title? They're obviously both Brits...

@AnEnemySpy456 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that the comments are full of of people thinking this is about Americans when the sketch is actually a parody of British Idol really shows the British attitude of projecting all their own faults on Americans while pretending they don't share them.

@johnjohnson-qb8gd 2 жыл бұрын

As someone from Britain, I have to say I thought the exact same thing, although "British" Idol was called "Pop" Idol 😂.

@hamiltonjsh 10 жыл бұрын

american?

@eddietemple2302 10 жыл бұрын

"American" Idol...

@saulofontoura 6 жыл бұрын

Giving you heart and soul may be enough if you’re brain dead and an organ donor and there’s someone with Heart Failure in need of a transplant. Sigh... I’ll show myself out.

@royalsapien 12 жыл бұрын

Still though, Pop Idol started in the UK, as did X Factor and Britain's Got Talent. The US has plenty to answer for but those programs are not on the list.

@allwrighty100 Жыл бұрын

What is American Idol about this? Didn't even have an American accent. And there was no Dr Pepper.

@PopeLando Жыл бұрын

Duh, it's not *American* Idol. P.S. that "Tory MP fatal w*nking accident" was a real historical event.

@Tomwithnonumbers 12 жыл бұрын

Problem with this sketch, is that it's pretty standard to employ a judge who does exactly that and the audience can have the pleasure of seeing people ripped down, just like we did, except in real life and on a regular basis

@PwnZombie 3 жыл бұрын

How is this ‘American Idol’ when they’re both English?

@PwnZombie 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you address this in the bio - but it should be X Factor or Britain’s Got Talent.

@opmdevil 9 жыл бұрын

Omg! Did he really tell that pilot joke? That's offensive. I had made-up-friends on that plane that was flown into the mountain and I pretend that this joke hurts me just that I can get some attention...How dare you, sir, how dare you!!!

@TheBaioken 2 жыл бұрын

American?

@sajdsdasio 10 жыл бұрын

It's just a sketch.. nothing about this should be taken seriously

@rudianos2009 9 жыл бұрын

I think the 8 people that disliked this video need to hop off their winged unicorns of delusion!

@mattyarden2484 10 жыл бұрын

you are aware this wouldn't be "american" idol they're parodying, right?

@mattyarden2484 10 жыл бұрын

but idol started in britain. how does adding a nationality and making it more specific in a any way make it easier to find?

@mattyarden2484 10 жыл бұрын

i guess

@F00dTube 9 жыл бұрын

Matty Arden I believe in Britain (the original) it's called Britain's Looking For A Famous Person.

@mattyarden2484 9 жыл бұрын

Colin Finch Mostlythinkihave i think it was just called pop idol, but i never watch that shit anyway.

@995cool 3 жыл бұрын

you know all of those shows are the same right

@cameronspalding9792 6 жыл бұрын

Imagine if HE was in that woman's shoes!

@sirius4k 6 жыл бұрын

Would still be as funny. What's your point?

@casgetoutofmyass 12 жыл бұрын

You are joking, right?

@cmreap 11 жыл бұрын

Making fun of American TV shows is redundant. They make fun of themselves, far beyond youtube's feeble ability to add or detract.

@JimmyTheKiller 12 жыл бұрын

are u actually serious?

@lukehayes9627 12 жыл бұрын

Jeez, don't you people have any of your own languages that you can make fun of people with?

@thagrammarnazi 12 жыл бұрын

Yeah, because America has never made a shit version of any British show ever.

@TolpuddleMartyr 12 жыл бұрын

I'm not proud of it, but we invented all that Factor/Idol/Got Talent rubbish and then shipped it to other countries. Besides, this segment was originally called Talent Dredge but, as the uploader explained, changing it to American Idol was a shrewd move intended to introduce Americans to the the comedy genius of M&W. Not everything that exists in the universe is intended to be an insult to America, mate. Just, you know, chill off and stop being such a doosh sack, or whatever.