Episode 12: Too British To Be Useful

Knut and Chris compare Norwegian and British TV comedy, with a side-order of national anthems and personal space. Chris has a theory about why Americans love British television; it's Knut's turn to spill the coffee.

Knut and Chris compare Norwegian and British TV comedy, with a side-order of national anthems and personal space. Chris has a theory about why Americans love British television; it's Knut's turn to spill the coffee.

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Braveheart: Freedom Speech - YouTubeBill O'Reilly - You Can't Explain That | Know Your MemeReconcilable Differences (podcast) - Relay FMAccidental Tech PodcastEverything is a RemixHolland (a region of the Netherlands) - WikipediaNordic countries (and how that's different from Scandinavia) - WikipediaCountries of the United Kingdom (Scotland is not in England) - WikipediaDutch language - WikipediaHow close is Dutch to Norwegian? - DuolingoYlvis | Official homepage for Ylvis | Language of Love - new video!Ylvis - The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) [Official music video HD] - YouTubeYlvis ringer til Nederland for å bestille hotell (Ylvis calls the Netherlands to book a hotel) - YouTube — There's a bit of preamble in Norwegian, so skip to 1:10 if you just want to hear how the call goes down.I kveld med Ylvis - Speed date in Holland pretending to speak Dutch. - YouTubeKamelåså - YouTubeUti vår hage - NRK TVThe Fast Show S01E01 - Video Dailymotion — Skip to 12:34 for Ralph and TedPeep Show S01E01 - YouTubeThat Mitchell and Webb Look S01E01 - YouTubeMitchell and Webb: "Are we the baddies?" - YouTubeThat Mitchell and Webb Look - Grammar Nazi - YouTubeNumberwang 1x01 - YouTubeMornington Crescent - YouTubeCalvin & Hobbes – Calvinball Joker Nord - YouTubeThat Mitchell and Webb Look - Nümberwang - YouTubeKeeping Up Appearances Season 1 Episode 1 - YouTubeHøy på pæra (Keeping Up Appearances) – WikipediaJohn Cleese's Monty Python Picks (2015) Compilation - YouTubeThat Was The Week That Was TW3 (1of3) TX 23:15 Sat 16 Feb 63 shows up today's UK TV dross - YouTubeThe Goons: Tales of Men's Shirts - Part 1 (out of 3) - YouTubeShtick - WikipediaSpitting Image - Best Of - Is Nothing Sacred? - YouTubeSpitting Image: the death of Margaret Thatcher - YouTubeSteve Coogan - WikipediaRory Bremner - WikipediaRory Bremner Impersonates US Presidents! | Good Morning Britain - YouTubeThe West Wing - WikipediaThe Sopranos - WikipediaSix Feet Under (TV series) - WikipediaThe Wire - WikipediaDoctor Who - WikipediaChristopher Eccleston - WikipediaNeil Gaiman - WikipediaAnglophile - WikipediaSherlock (TV series) - WikipediaBenedict Cumberbatch - WikipediaBandersnatch CummerbundPacific Rim - WikipediaBritish Anthem, God Save the Queen (with lyrics) - YouTubeNational anthem of Norway (Lyrics) - YouTubeJa, vi elsker dette landet - WikipediaNorwegian royal family - WikipediaTonelag — a list of words that would be homophones in Norwegian, except that they have different tonal stressKnut's word of the week: VærbittNorwegian Proverbs (including Chris's phrase of the week: å pisse i buksa for å holde varmen) - Everything2.com