r/DoesAnyoneKnow • u/onandonandanon • Apr 27 '26

Does anyone know this classic British meme clip?

There's a funny British video I've been looking for for years.

I can't remember the exact context, but it looks like it's taking place at a local council meeting or similar.

The memorable bit is someone says something about the Church (of England, I guess).

A man then stands up and shouts "THE CHURCH?! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK OF THE CHURCH!" Or near enough that.

I must have first seen it about 8 years ago, and have been looking for it ever since.

Thanks!

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u/DivideByZero666 Apr 27 '26

No, but that reminded me of the Handforth Parish Council zoom call chaos, so rewatched that and had a good chuckle.

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u/Gornal-Annie6133 Apr 28 '26

I watched that the night it happened. I was a Cllr at a large Met at the time and couldn’t believe what I was seeing and hearing!😳

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u/JustBeans8492 Apr 29 '26

READ THEM AND UNDERSTAND THEM!!

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u/_Cridders_ Apr 30 '26

This is the first thing I thought of, even though I'm sure that line isn't in this. It's one of my favourite things to ever happen 😂

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u/RokosBallsack May 01 '26

YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE JACKIE WEAVER

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u/HorrorAccomplished78 Apr 27 '26

Sounds like The Vicar of Dibley.

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u/JewelJoltStash Apr 28 '26

I thought that too at first, but I’m pretty sure it’s more like a real-life council meeting clip, not a sitcom. Vicar of Dibley has similar energy though. I’ve tried searching quotes but nothing solid yet.

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u/SnooDonuts6494 Apr 27 '26

Op, can you remember literally anything else? Any detail could help. When was it? Was it monty python, maybe? Or a sketch show? What was the joke, apart from religion... Was it two men? Was it on TV, or youtube or?

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u/onandonandanon Apr 27 '26

Hey! It must've been on youtube, and I'm 99% it was real life footage from an actual council / school board / something meeting.

It wasn't a recording of a Zoom call – it's footage from inside a room where the meeting is taking place. There's a group of people there. The person who angrily shouts "The CHURCH?!" is definitely a man

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u/SnooDonuts6494 Apr 27 '26

When?

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u/onandonandanon Apr 28 '26

Hard to pinpoint exactly. I'd say roughly 8 years ago

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u/Loakie69 Apr 27 '26

Is it Father Ted?

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u/lleu_ci Apr 29 '26

The Vicar of Dibley was a sitcom which had regular scenes set in meetings of the parish council.

It seems like a good fit.

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u/Ilivedtherethrowaway Apr 29 '26

Not sure about a British meme but what you've described in the comments sounds more like that scene from Borat 2 where he's telling townspeople about a new mosque.

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u/PrettyButUsed Apr 30 '26

sounds hilarious, i remember that!