14 years later, this actually feels like a fly on the wall documentary.
@2malachi
9 ай бұрын
I remember this clip from back in the day, still makes me laugh.
@musicjunk8266
9 ай бұрын
it's a young Theresa May.
@davidjames579
9 ай бұрын
It reminds me of The Thick Of It
@pseudonayme7717
9 ай бұрын
@@musicjunk8266 More like Liz Truss but....same difference I guess 😄
@musicjunk8266
9 ай бұрын
@@pseudonayme7717 yea one of them
@johnr3552
5 жыл бұрын
It might be quite a whimsical sketch but there's some top-notch acting. You can see when she says "Yes that's silly isn't it" that she doesn't really know why she's wrong, she's only guessing based on his reaction and the fact that she's made three mistakes already.
@seriousstar5452
4 жыл бұрын
John R I think the ultra-naturalistic acting in Big Train is some of the best I’ve ever seen
@eightiesboy
4 жыл бұрын
The way the camera pans in to her hand when she says 'Won't we need a giant to.....' sublime.
@oneworldfamily
4 жыл бұрын
I always used to think that about Mark Heap's acting. It is such a joy to watch his scenes.
@richarddawson2268
4 жыл бұрын
@Qwfwq66 This is a comedy video. P*ss off elsewhere will you. Ta.
@richarddawson2268
4 жыл бұрын
@Qwfwq66 Wow. Comeback of the century 🤦♂️
@Zero_Ninety
5 жыл бұрын
I imagine there was a conversation within the British government about HS2 that was very similar to this..
@johnmartinez7440
4 жыл бұрын
"It can go from London to Birmingham _very fast_ " "Yes, but why do we need a high-speed line for this journey?" "Well...it will be *very fast* "
@chavzone
4 жыл бұрын
"Instead of fixing the shambles that are British railways, let's build a completely unnecessary new line so we can profiteer off of the fat construction contract!"
@thedoveston6781
3 жыл бұрын
Over £100bn spent before a single track was laid.
@SongBillong
5 жыл бұрын
Simon Pegg is so brilliant. He absolutely nails those little mannerisms and reactions
@BazColne
11 күн бұрын
He absolutely does.
@jukahri
8 ай бұрын
"These are small. But the ones out there are *far away*"
@VCanisMajorisY
4 жыл бұрын
Theresa May in Brexit negotiations with the EU.
@daanatin
4 жыл бұрын
I almost laughed but I didnt because that wasnt funny
@DarkZide8
4 жыл бұрын
@@challenger_9624 Isn't that a triggered rightwinger though? Theresa May was a conservative
@lonewolf3314
4 жыл бұрын
Actually every single politician in the world.
@IAmPez
4 жыл бұрын
@@DarkZide8 And Kim Jong-Un is the leader of the "Workers' Party of Korea" The ruling party of the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Treasoner was, in reality, about as conservative as Kim is a democratic worker.
@stevecollins5487
4 жыл бұрын
@@DarkZide8 no she is not She is a despicable Treasonous woman who should never have been the leader of the UK 🇬🇧 She only got there through the home office where she collected all the dirt to move up Her starting point should have been No deal we are leaving and that's that, The eu definitely do not want that.
@JohnLutherable
4 жыл бұрын
lol when Pegg smiles then double checks if she's being serious
@nathonso_edits
9 ай бұрын
This isn't a sketch, this is actually what the UK government is like...
@kalekold
9 ай бұрын
Especially when Labour was in power.
@zorrodm
9 ай бұрын
@@kalekoldagreed
@lapamful
9 ай бұрын
@@kalekold They're all the same (size). Wake up...
@chavzone
9 ай бұрын
@@kalekold Ah yes, because it's Labour that have sunk over a hundred billion into a rail project that still doesn't go anywhere or do anything?
@donnadizucchero
9 ай бұрын
Oh SNAPPP!)))
@Macho_Fantastico
5 жыл бұрын
Simon Pegg's reactions are what make this sketch for me.
@oneworldfamily
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I love how he just runs to the door when she screams!
@stoopid79
4 жыл бұрын
Lesson 58.Sometimes acting is Re-acting. 😂
@Johnconno
2 жыл бұрын
Which ones? ('reactions')
@hulkhatepunybanner
Жыл бұрын
*This is the best acting Pegg has ever done, ever.*
@jakobbauz
Жыл бұрын
It's both of them. Her acting is marvellous as well.
@rooty
9 ай бұрын
The way it silently cuts to a close up of the map as her hand slowly comes down to touch the train at "a giant hand" is hysterical. Genius comedic editing.
@BenPolaster
7 ай бұрын
yes 100%! This scene stuck in my head for 20 years!
@purplecrown505
9 ай бұрын
"Then won't we need a .......... *a giant* ... to push the train" 😂
@DaveyMulholland
9 ай бұрын
She's one of the most underrated comedy actors. Her performances in 'Jam' 👍
@alfredotebasco
9 ай бұрын
The boiler repair man sketch 😱 truly chilling
@DaveyMulholland
9 ай бұрын
@@alfredotebasco it's always the first thing that comes to mind when I think of her!
@wheatgrinder83
9 ай бұрын
JAM is so sick. It was both hilarious and depressing. 😂
@Fists91
9 ай бұрын
I haven't watched/listened to jam in years but her pensive delivery here brought some of those terrifying sketches right back
@airfixx_8952
8 ай бұрын
The entire Jam crew are absolutely awesome!
@cosine8arctan
9 ай бұрын
The Minister is like a composite of Liz Truss and Nadine Dorries
@mouldy69uk
9 ай бұрын
With a fair dose of Helen Whately
@ptonpc
5 ай бұрын
Don't forget there was a government minister, not that long ago, who didn't realise Britain is an island surrounded by water and that ports are important.
@robertblackburn752
9 ай бұрын
Punch line where her brain just overloads at the end is masterful. Utter genius 😂
@nilminarsacularatne
2 жыл бұрын
The acting is top notch. How much is communicated to us without uttering words. How he smile like she made a joke but then gives a look like "oh shit she is actually serious" So funny.
@FloraWest
9 ай бұрын
When she drops the train there's an excellent camera shake. Nice extra touch in this excellent sketch.
@rollerfox88
4 жыл бұрын
This is every meeting I've ever had in my professional life.
@starkeyworksit
4 жыл бұрын
Really?
@rollerfox88
4 жыл бұрын
@@starkeyworksit Really. I just can't get people to understand the concept of a high-speed railway.
@starkeyworksit
4 жыл бұрын
@@rollerfox88 haha. OK. I am arguing with my colleagues about this all the time. Everyone is against HS2 and I basically think its long overdue.
@DaftJok3r
4 жыл бұрын
This kind of humor has so much subtlety and word play it always leaves me smiling
@upon-fe2720
9 ай бұрын
I agree, its not so much subtle general humour, however the subtlties of the mannerisms is what I find most funny, rather than the actual joke itself. Spaced, Big Train, Hippies era Pegg was out of this world with his ability to make any scene funny purely by subtle expression, particularly with his eyes. Graham Linehan really landed on his feet casting Pegg in Big Train, the show would've been a lot more generic without the magic dust Pegg springled over every scene he was in. I selfishly wish Pegg didn't explode and join the Hollywood scene, British comedy took a huge hit when he left our shores, I was sure when I was growing up he'd eventually be a stalwart of British tv akin to Rik Mayall.
@tmack729
5 жыл бұрын
I love that the cameraman got a shock when she screamed
@richardanderson8696
12 күн бұрын
'Big Train' had some absolutely fantastic sketches. A bit hit and miss, but when it was good it was really, really good. At the time, this sketch reminded me a little of Linehan's earlier 'Father Dougal and the toy cows' scene from Father Ted.
@SamuelBlack84
8 ай бұрын
It's amazing how two people can fit into the small window of my phone. I didn't realise such tiny people existed
@fang_uk
6 ай бұрын
Ooooh boy. I think you may wanna sit down for this Samuel… 🥴
@andysedgley
3 жыл бұрын
The answer to the HS2 conundrum is simply a train that's 400 miles long. Edinburgh then becomes a quick 2 mile run from London.
@annusyapipii
2 жыл бұрын
i love when he says "this isn't britain, this is a map of britain" and he pronounces it two different ways hehhehehhehehe 😊
@simonsmith7755
2 ай бұрын
Against stiff competition, might be my favourite Bg Train sketch. The initial pause at the close up of the 'giant' hand coming in has a disconcerting Jam-like feel. Love it.
@danmcdaid
Жыл бұрын
Amelia Bulmore not getting enough love in these comments. Pegg is great, yes, but Bulmore really sells the idea of someone who is seriously quite mad.
@danmcdaid
Жыл бұрын
"Peter Newsgarden" is a hilarious name as well
@willie2761
7 ай бұрын
Hilarious as Alan Partridges nutty g/f , great actress
@Griffiana
9 ай бұрын
That final scene. Nothing said, yet so much communicated. Perfect.
@elliotttalksf1825
9 ай бұрын
Big train is still one of the best sketch shows ever made.
@aikighost
9 ай бұрын
The ming the merciless sketches were always my favourite.
@gerrabath
4 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Amelia Bullmore.
@MagicTammi
4 жыл бұрын
Much better actress than Julia Davis.
@nkt1
3 жыл бұрын
@@MagicTammi She had formal training. And Julia Davis is the more successful writer.
@MagicTammi
3 жыл бұрын
@@nkt1 I just dont like Julis Davis though. I don't think her acting or her writing is very good.
@alistairpage-mcgill2723
2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Julia Davis and Amelia Bullmore had rival fanbases
@BoredInNW6
11 ай бұрын
And she's such a terribly, terribly good nurse!
@gregormcnee2370
2 күн бұрын
This is so utterly brilliant it actually hurts!!! Even still. They were all pretty brilliant 🤣💘
@SamuelEMPowell131
5 ай бұрын
Perfect Liz truss impression
@adamwhite5164
8 ай бұрын
I cannot believe simon pegg still has his hair! 25 years ago and such a high hair line. Congratulations my man
@leedsalex
8 ай бұрын
crazy what money can buy you.
@YouTubeKnight
6 жыл бұрын
I'm just here to see Simon making a run for the door.
@sbraypaynt
9 ай бұрын
Funniest part of the sketch is Pegg running to the door when she screams.
@AbrasiousProductions
9 ай бұрын
I've never heard of this show but this clip alone has convinced me to watch it🤣
@AmericasComic
4 жыл бұрын
"what is this, a train for ants?"
@karlhinze
3 жыл бұрын
Tants.
@catarinamargarido4608
11 ай бұрын
These guys were and are still are amazing comedians. It still stands the test of time contrary to other shows which need a disclaimer
@carlharrison1461
7 ай бұрын
Simon’s and the camera operator’s reaction at 2:06 is class!
@theseeker3771
10 ай бұрын
I love the way Simon Pegg says :"the trains aren't pushed by people.'
@mw3586
9 ай бұрын
I feel like I've just sat in a planning meeting for HS2
@jonnyboy4508
9 ай бұрын
Some of the best sketches ever in this show, with both seasons being both out there and fantastic.
@arsaeterna4285
6 жыл бұрын
omg did she faint at the end because she thought she was a giant lol
@OnkelPeters
5 жыл бұрын
Que Dableyou - yes, and she got confused when the giant cheque appeared. 😆
@davidf2244
4 жыл бұрын
Perhaps she thought she was very small?
@markheywood8236
4 жыл бұрын
The little man is telling me I'm a giant, but the giant cheque is telling me I'm very small. System shutdown imminent.
@barryhercules6486
4 жыл бұрын
@@markheywood8236 think that's the closest explanation yet 🤣
@ysgol3
3 жыл бұрын
@@markheywood8236 LOL that's superb - I didn't think of that. I'd always thought it was a weak ending to an incredibly brilliant and original sketch - now I don't!
@seanmccafferty7270
2 жыл бұрын
Actual footage of Nadine Dorries thought process. Good find ☺️
@PurushaDesa
Жыл бұрын
"Channel 104? So there are 100 more Channel Fours?"
@lukebarnes8097
9 ай бұрын
Didn't realise we had inside footage of Liz Truss talking about HS2
@streetsoundselectro124
4 жыл бұрын
Still a fave clip of mine, missed the boat when big train was on, if you pardon the expression! Watched it a year back. Very funny
@berserkerx7
5 жыл бұрын
Such a brilliant sketch.
@GitsumSaus
8 ай бұрын
Big Train is/was my favourite sketch show. I have no idea why nobody i know seems to have heard of it
@snfc5uyt6n89b
6 ай бұрын
See also : Bruiser.
@UPnDOWN
9 ай бұрын
Simon Pegg's timing and mannerisms in that are exceptional!
@davidllewellyn5168
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant!!!
@KlunkerRider
12 жыл бұрын
" Won't we need a giant...?" LOL I have met people in high positions of power that are that daft...
@nicadi2005
5 жыл бұрын
@KlunkerRider " LOL I have met people in high positions of power that are that daft..." - I believe it's a prerequisite...
@DJChrisNeon
9 ай бұрын
I only vaguely remember this sketch show, and after watching for a moment I second-guessed myself on the title of the show because I thought it was part of the title of the sketch 😂
@fang_uk
6 ай бұрын
Such a good show and SO MANY great sketches, but 3 of my favourites were the very first of the lost English Woman asking for directions, Simon Pegg teaching his kid to ride a Bike, and Hitchcock’s long-lost classic “The Working Class”. 😂 Also, who can forget what Ming the Merciless gets up to on his days off or the new owner of The Ritz insisting he wants to change the name to “The Titz” 🤣 If you like this, and never got to see it when it aired, grab yourself a copy of the 2-season DVD set. Best few quid you’ll ever spend (even the menu screens are brilliant!) Pure gold Comedy genius.
@maxkopfraumpoops
4 жыл бұрын
WAIT is the show actually named after this sketch?!
@colinyoung3685
4 жыл бұрын
OR did the show name inspire this sketch?
@chrislaws3051
4 жыл бұрын
The only giants I know live in NYC..
@mandarian87
4 жыл бұрын
Chris Laws and Tokyo
@darusgn
4 жыл бұрын
@@mandarian87 and Busan
@MagicTammi
4 жыл бұрын
@@colinyoung3685 Nope, the show was named after the song "Big Train" which appears at the beginning of the show as background to the title credits.
@benleah4783
9 ай бұрын
This sums up every meeting I've ever been in with marketing professionals
@davidzof
5 жыл бұрын
The minister is like me when one of my colleagues is trying to explain the code they've just written ;-)
@pidlive
4 жыл бұрын
Many, many years ago, I was on the phone to someone high up who worked in the local council offices and she couldn't understand why, when she'd faxed over a document to me, the document came out of the other end of the fax machine. She just assumed it hasn't sent. Literally and physically.
@alexmarshall4331
4 жыл бұрын
Thats radio rental!! LOL
@amazingbollweevil
4 жыл бұрын
Back in the 80's, my girlfriend had me make a photocopy of her Master's thesis. When I asked her why she needed it, she told me she had to fax a copy to her adviser. :-/
A uni friend of mine would avoid phone calls with me if he had a cold because he didn't want to pass the virus on to me through his voice.
@onewithsource9742
2 жыл бұрын
I also wondered why the paper was still there once 😬
@raehik
Жыл бұрын
ARGH god this whole sketch is baked into my head
@alfredotebasco
9 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@blackbird5634
2 жыл бұрын
Robert Anton Wilson: "the map is not the territory.'' -quote keeps coming to mind. ahahahaha!
@Shav-It
8 ай бұрын
Comedy sketches written on shrooms are the best🤣
@the1HLT
8 ай бұрын
Nothing beats British comedy!
@7thdanwebninja
5 жыл бұрын
Less funny now england is run like this.
@james79310
5 жыл бұрын
James Foster it’s obviously not though is it.
@7thdanwebninja
5 жыл бұрын
@@james79310 could of sworn I saw the chancellor of the exchequer saying little England will be poor and that was a good thing today? I left the UK years ago, I some time check in and have a little chuckle, today was one of those days. So, apparently, it is run like that.
@james79310
5 жыл бұрын
Don't think he ever said it was a good thing? Should he have lied and said all would be fine? I think that'd be a hallmark of an incompetent or corrupt government
@leonhardeuler675
5 жыл бұрын
UK, england doesn't have a devolved government.
@7thdanwebninja
5 жыл бұрын
@@leonhardeuler675 Lets not turn this in to the guardian comment section, also lets check back in a couple of years and see :)
@lllordllloyd
9 ай бұрын
Every presentation to Liz Truss right here.
@mousethatroared2292
4 жыл бұрын
Anyone reminded of Liz Truss?
@alanhowell3646
4 жыл бұрын
Mouse that Roared yes I can imagine her saying that 😂
@paolostrada93
4 жыл бұрын
Chris Grayling?
@Philosoph-ali
9 ай бұрын
I think this is actual footage of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng preparing their mini budget.
@gilesl
5 жыл бұрын
We've all worked with people like that 🤔🤣
@lewismcmillan900
4 жыл бұрын
Good to see his hair grew back
@kjamison5951
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, but he doesn’t like to plug it.
@elena9.7.77
3 жыл бұрын
Simon Pegg's reactions 😂😂😂
@historex54tamiya
9 ай бұрын
She still has more intelligence than most MPs of today!
@joelangley7974
7 ай бұрын
Dianne Abbott springs to mind..bless her
@throwback19841
9 ай бұрын
Wow big train accurately predicted Liz Truss.
@cartoonhead9222
8 ай бұрын
Smartest Civil Servant
@a1defiant
8 ай бұрын
Nadine Dorries springs to mind
@neilgodfrey2669
9 ай бұрын
Amazing how Simons hair has amazing grown back
@MillywiggZ
9 ай бұрын
Someone tell KingCobraJFS.
@mbjac
9 ай бұрын
The run for the door! 😂 I think he actually believes in giants
@andrewbell8458
2 жыл бұрын
Completely underrated
@jakarnilson
2 жыл бұрын
Got a real "Yes, Minister" vibe out of this skit.
@WonkyDonkey3000
2 ай бұрын
I think I'm starting to understand where HS2 went wrong.
@Jungleland33
5 ай бұрын
People like her run the company I work for. Every morning I get out of bed and fall to my knees and thank God for them. Without them I might be expected to actually do something.
@rickyb5499
8 ай бұрын
This is spot on, seriously funny, but hits the nails on the head.
@SamuelBlack84
7 ай бұрын
"Small...far away"
@JoeRivermanSongwriter
4 жыл бұрын
It's like talking to a flat earther.
@JoeRivermanSongwriter
4 жыл бұрын
@Brian Prior haha
@JoeRivermanSongwriter
4 жыл бұрын
@Brett Mitchell Oh dear.
@ChristopherSmith-bh4sz
4 жыл бұрын
@Brian Prior Yes, at least she is trying to understand lol.
@halcyon289
4 жыл бұрын
@Brett Mitchell Why ? Because it blows the big bang THEORY and therefore the THEORY of evolution out of the water. This leaves us with what ? The Bible describes a flat, fixed earth as created by God.
@halcyon289
4 жыл бұрын
@@kirkhamandy Your comment is laughable. Your arrogance is only outweighed by your ignorance.
@Jeff250lbc
2 ай бұрын
This is how I view all high speed rail meetings going .
@allosaurusfragilis7782
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@beneddu
9 ай бұрын
I'd forgotten how funny this show was
@mrtnprnj
Жыл бұрын
the true joke about this sketch is that is is not a joke, it is real .. the more official and important the meeting is, the more closer to this sketch it gets
@xr6lad
9 ай бұрын
Yes most government announcements are built on MPs being totally taken in by glossy PR claptrap of private companies and then try to sell to us on the same basis b
@memybikeni9931
9 ай бұрын
Oh dear.
@Penguin_of_Death
9 ай бұрын
"...the more closer..." Facepalm...
@MrGarg10may
2 жыл бұрын
This is wierdly so humorous and correct. At an organisation in a meeting this could be so true. A non technical person trying to give his technical opinion saying this might sound stupid.
@I_Am_The_Paulrus
8 ай бұрын
"There are no giants" 😂
@andy_robertson
8 ай бұрын
As someone who works in the rail industry, I can assure you that conversations, not dissimilar to this, have taken place with government officials
@johnhawkins2717
9 ай бұрын
This could literally be a Tory minister today.
@glenjaques5581
9 ай бұрын
😂
@lllordllloyd
9 ай бұрын
Pork markets!!
@RoninofRamen
9 ай бұрын
Ahh, Simon Pegg looks so young in this! Even with the moustache I'd ID him (and he's 28 here).
@Janaale
Жыл бұрын
British Humour is unmatched
@elijaprice
9 ай бұрын
For some reason, all I could think while watching this was "Sonia? What are your plans?"
@56postoffice
Жыл бұрын
A lot of people I know didn't even knew or heard this sketch show existed. It's where I first see Simon Pegg and Catherine Tate.
@KWHCoaster
Жыл бұрын
I got this, Black Books, Spaced and others just by scanning the Britcoms in a Toronto record/video shop and taking a gamble. If I watch the first episode of any of them, I go through the whole set.
@dr.biscuits
3 жыл бұрын
And this....is how HS2 was formed!
@louiem2
5 ай бұрын
Superb
@georgel3657
9 ай бұрын
I swear I have actually have meetings with people like this
@MaximilianvonPinneberg
6 ай бұрын
If only someone could build such a train line.
@rich_rich90
8 ай бұрын
Didn't realise this was intended to be a documentary about the future Tory Department for Transport!
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