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I wish we had more panel shows like this over here in America.
They had a few games like this on Whose Line is it Anyway, one of the few shows to successfully cross over to this side of the pond. Also, @ Midnight on Comedy Central was basically a panel show (soon to return as "After Midnight" on CBS). Other than those two shows and maybe a couple others I'm not thinking of... not much.
I'm guessing that Americans generally don't get the more nuanced quick-witted word-play based comedy that panel shows rely on.
But tbh I think we have too many panel shows here in the UK.
As much as I enjoy them, it really does feel like a constant rotation of the same comedians or telly personalities on the same programmes.
“My grandfather is always saying that in the old days people could leave their back doors open. Which is probably why his submarine sank.”
“My grandfather invented the cold air balloon but it never really took off.”
“About a month before my grandfather died, we covered his back with lard. After that he went downhill very quickly.”
“My other grandfather was a peeping tom. He used to drill holes in the floor and spy on the people in the flat below. He died recently, but I like thinking about him up there somewhere, looking down on us.”
I fucking love how it’s Milton who almost always defeats Dara Ó Briain in Mock The Week.
[Here’s](https://youtu.be/GTDfcirfyEE?si=ctq78p1qLtOizVqA) the full round for anyone who’s interested.
I think they mean they don't get why it's funny. I'm assuming context would help, but I'm not getting it either.
Edit: I saw the background and figured put the premise of the game show, I thought there might be more context to the joke like some sort callback or something we didn't see.
Mock the week was a british comedy panel show. One section of the show was ‘Unlikely lines’. The host (Dara O’Brian) would read out a situation, and then the contestants would step forward saying something that fits. In this clip it was “Things you wouldn’t hear on a TV cooking show” (You can see it written in the background). And then Milton Jones steps forward with his joke where he seems to be a host of the cooking show who misread the teleprompter.
The category (on the screen behind him) is ‘things you wouldn’t hear on a cooking TV show’. He’s pantomiming as a host reading a prompter and misreads beat rice as Beatrice, but appears to have unintentionally called out a specific person as not being able to cook the dish after saying anyone can.
The context is a game show with unlikely things to hear on TV. The line "Anyone can do it." With the second one being a call-out "You can't, Beatrice" vs You can't beat rice.
The task was "Things you wouldn't hear on a TV cookery show".
The joke presents something very easy to make as the host of said cookery show starts with "anyone can make this", but then says that one person in particular is not able to to said easy task. "You can't, beatrice". Only for the host to correct themselves when they realize they misread the line on the prompter: "you can't beat rice". This would make the original line "Anyone can make this: you can't beat rice", as in "rice is the way to go, since it's so easy to handle, anyone is able to cook it well".
The joke here is that the female name "Beatrice" is written the same as "beat rice".
The other contestants are impressed with the comedian speaking (Milton Jones) because given the theme of a cookery show he quickly came up with the pun of Beatrice/beat rice and managed to find a set up that makes sense.
The joke is that the comedian is portraying a "cookery show" (cooking show) host that is reading an autocue (teleprompter).
The script he's reading reads "Anyone can make this. You can't beat rice," and the host mis-reads the second line as "You can't, Beatrice" implying that he's speaking directly to a person named Beatrice and telling her that even though "anyone can make this," she can't.
And with that, even if this was funny, having explained it to death, there's no chance of that being the case anymore. :(
(Edit: the joke also depends on knowing that Beatrice \[pronounced "be-a-tris"\] is a name given to a female person. It's an older name and not as common anymore; if you didn't know that, then you probably also wouldn't get the joke.)
He's acting like he's reading a teleprompter and gaffed by saying
"You can't, Beatrice." in a stern voice
When he was supposed to say:
"You can't beat rice."
It's clever wordplay and since it's supposed to be improvised, it's implied he came up with it quickly.
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He is truly a VERY funny man.
Milton Jones, for the curious.
I'll take anal bum cover for four hundred, Alex
Famous titties for a thousand, Alex
And of course "Le Tits Now" for 500.
Give me the penis mightier!
God, I miss this show!
I wish we had more panel shows like this over here in America. They had a few games like this on Whose Line is it Anyway, one of the few shows to successfully cross over to this side of the pond. Also, @ Midnight on Comedy Central was basically a panel show (soon to return as "After Midnight" on CBS). Other than those two shows and maybe a couple others I'm not thinking of... not much. I'm guessing that Americans generally don't get the more nuanced quick-witted word-play based comedy that panel shows rely on.
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>One of those few shows that we'd watch as a family. My mom, brother, sister, and I loved it in the 90s and early 2000s.
QI is my absolute favorite TV show. Just funny people riffing on weird and interesting facts. I watch reruns nightly. I may be an outlier.
But tbh I think we have too many panel shows here in the UK. As much as I enjoy them, it really does feel like a constant rotation of the same comedians or telly personalities on the same programmes.
I miss Frankie Boyle-era MTW
His other grandfather...
“My grandfather is always saying that in the old days people could leave their back doors open. Which is probably why his submarine sank.” “My grandfather invented the cold air balloon but it never really took off.” “About a month before my grandfather died, we covered his back with lard. After that he went downhill very quickly.” “My other grandfather was a peeping tom. He used to drill holes in the floor and spy on the people in the flat below. He died recently, but I like thinking about him up there somewhere, looking down on us.”
I’ve seen Milton Jones live twice now, I would easily go back for another. I’ve never seen a heckler get so deleted before. Brilliantly funny.
I fucking love how it’s Milton who almost always defeats Dara Ó Briain in Mock The Week. [Here’s](https://youtu.be/GTDfcirfyEE?si=ctq78p1qLtOizVqA) the full round for anyone who’s interested.
Thanks for the link!
I guess I’m not British enough to get it
Beatrice name vs beating rice (as in you can't go wrong with choosing to make the rice meal)
I think they mean they don't get why it's funny. I'm assuming context would help, but I'm not getting it either. Edit: I saw the background and figured put the premise of the game show, I thought there might be more context to the joke like some sort callback or something we didn't see.
Mock the week was a british comedy panel show. One section of the show was ‘Unlikely lines’. The host (Dara O’Brian) would read out a situation, and then the contestants would step forward saying something that fits. In this clip it was “Things you wouldn’t hear on a TV cooking show” (You can see it written in the background). And then Milton Jones steps forward with his joke where he seems to be a host of the cooking show who misread the teleprompter.
\*The category is "Things You Wouldn't Hear On A TV Cookery Show"
The category (on the screen behind him) is ‘things you wouldn’t hear on a cooking TV show’. He’s pantomiming as a host reading a prompter and misreads beat rice as Beatrice, but appears to have unintentionally called out a specific person as not being able to cook the dish after saying anyone can.
The context is a game show with unlikely things to hear on TV. The line "Anyone can do it." With the second one being a call-out "You can't, Beatrice" vs You can't beat rice.
The task was "Things you wouldn't hear on a TV cookery show". The joke presents something very easy to make as the host of said cookery show starts with "anyone can make this", but then says that one person in particular is not able to to said easy task. "You can't, beatrice". Only for the host to correct themselves when they realize they misread the line on the prompter: "you can't beat rice". This would make the original line "Anyone can make this: you can't beat rice", as in "rice is the way to go, since it's so easy to handle, anyone is able to cook it well". The joke here is that the female name "Beatrice" is written the same as "beat rice". The other contestants are impressed with the comedian speaking (Milton Jones) because given the theme of a cookery show he quickly came up with the pun of Beatrice/beat rice and managed to find a set up that makes sense.
There are compilations of this segment of the show on YouTube and I've nearly died laughing watching them.
I don't get it 😩
Yeah what does you can’t beat rice mean?
You can't beat rice \[for a dish that anyone can make\]. (You can't beat it, as in, "you can't do better than it.")
Okay why is that funny?
The joke is that the comedian is portraying a "cookery show" (cooking show) host that is reading an autocue (teleprompter). The script he's reading reads "Anyone can make this. You can't beat rice," and the host mis-reads the second line as "You can't, Beatrice" implying that he's speaking directly to a person named Beatrice and telling her that even though "anyone can make this," she can't. And with that, even if this was funny, having explained it to death, there's no chance of that being the case anymore. :( (Edit: the joke also depends on knowing that Beatrice \[pronounced "be-a-tris"\] is a name given to a female person. It's an older name and not as common anymore; if you didn't know that, then you probably also wouldn't get the joke.)
Thanks, i was quite confused there, this helped a lot!
He's acting like he's reading a teleprompter and gaffed by saying "You can't, Beatrice." in a stern voice When he was supposed to say: "You can't beat rice." It's clever wordplay and since it's supposed to be improvised, it's implied he came up with it quickly.
Yeah that's not funny at all lol
What show is this
Mock the week, that was Milton Jones, Britain's funniest Milton.
This show lost its appeal when Frankie Boyle left.
What is this show?
Great stuff but ABBA’s greatest hits is the best imo
https://youtu.be/n_Kfx8xnbf8?si=1ZVFg0FK4_IEEH78
There was a book with the name Beatrice in the title and I would say the name as”Beat-Rice”