Going For An English, classic Goodness Gracious Me sketch

Posted by Cory Doctorow, March 26, 2008 6:48 AM | permalink

"Going For an English" is a classic sketch from the British variety show "Goodness Gracious Me," in which an Indian family goes out "for an English" after drinking too much, patronizing the waiter and demanding the blandest thing on the menu. It's some goddamned funny stuff. Link (Thanks, Neil and Farah!)

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#1 posted by pupdog , March 26, 2008 8:24 AM

In many ways, a counterpoint to Rowan Atkinson's 'Guys After The Game'

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#2 posted by magiclightbox , March 26, 2008 8:30 AM

Yes it is a classic, although Goodness Gracious Me was a comedy sketch show, not a variety show. 'Variety' makes me think of comedy, tap dancing and singing live on stage - like the Royal Variety Show.

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#3 posted by JamesMason , March 26, 2008 9:28 AM

That was priceless.

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#4 posted by JamesMason , March 26, 2008 9:29 AM

That was priceless. "...and 24 plates of chips" was the clincher.

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#5 posted by Nelson.C , March 26, 2008 9:33 AM

And I don't think it's so much a family as a bunch of mates who have been out on the piss all night.

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#6 posted by pepsi_max2k

, March 26, 2008 10:24 AM

cheque please!

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#7 posted by sswaan , March 26, 2008 4:49 PM

OMFG, that is hilarious.

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#8 posted by mutikonka , March 26, 2008 10:04 PM

They forgot to say: "This isn't authentic English food, you know. Here they cook it fresh to suit the Indian palate. In a real English restuarant they only use frozen ingredients and a microwave."