Going for an English | Goodness Gracious Me | BBC Comedy Greats

In this iconic sketch, a group of Indian friends "go for an English" in Bombay, because it wouldn't be a Friday night without an English would it?

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[ryanpierce]

“What’s the blandest thing on the menu?”
“I’ll have that, eh bring a folk & knife” 🤣🤣

[mrperator]

‘I think that is how you are supposed to eat this food’
Subtle line. Very funny

[chrisbirch]

Love that 24 plates of chips line. You think the sketch can't really go anywhere else but it is a funny finish. Every time youre at an Indian restaurant there's always about 8 naans and 40 poppodums on the table when everyone is done 😂

[eleanorferguson]

‘Actually I think that’s how you’re supposed to eat this sort of food…’ I only just noticed this but it’s so accurate 😂

[bodrulali]

The strength of 'Goodness Gracious Me' was that it appealed to a wide audience - not squarely Asian or White British, but to everyone

[Ironside-fzvd]

"12 Bread rolls" that cracked me up. Hilarious.

[harjmahey]

Also, the fact that they refuse to say the waiters name correctly kills me. That's spot on even in today's times.
Jams! 🤣🤣🤣

[Jmcinally]

Absoultely nailed the micro-aggressions towards tbe poor waiter.

[tooshlong]

"oi! Clive of Bloody India, who bloody asked you hey?" 😂😂😂

[TheIkaraCult]

I remember seeing this sketch with my parents as a kid, I didn't understand why it was so funny but they were dying laughing because it was a reversal of how drunk English people would behave at Indian restaurants.

[AnP]

the 'what is the blandest thing on the menu' line has been in my head since I first heard this on the radio back in the 90s - it should be a meme with wide contemporary applications

[jakethegsd]

So pleased this clip has resurfaced, it's an absolute classic and the original disappeared for a long time.

[jimcapel]

Absolute classic! “What’s the blandest thing on the menu?” 😂😂

[davemc]

Every joke (and there's a lot of them) still works as well in 2023 as on it's original release date.
Quite probably the finest sketch ever written..

[eric]

This show was so ahead of its time, so funny..great comedy!!!

[sanchoodell]

This is 'Goodness Gracious Me's equivalent of the Fawlty Towers' 'The Germans' episode. It has attained classic status and is one of the most memorable sketches.

[arcanaa]

Can gamers here give some praise for James' actor, Neil Newbon - he's now a prominent VA and mocap performer.

[woodjoewood]

Love the little dance the guy in the green does after he says something 😂

[PoisonousPen]

To this day, my 75 year old dad still asks “What’s the blandest thing on the menu?” with that impressive shoulder shrug and it still makes me laugh 😂
Really glad to have found this clip 😄

[keithsimpson]

“ Oi ! Clive of India ! Who bloody asked you ? Eh ? “ Classic .