Scottish tour guide of St Andrews University Doesn't Give a F**k
May 7, 2022 3:59 AM Subscribe
SLYT For those you need a laugh in these bleak ages
I love her. She's done a few different genres and recently some historical tv documentaries. This is one of my favourites and it's worth more than one viewing because there are hysterical little details that you might not catch first time.
posted by melisande at 4:10 AM on May 7, 2022 [14 favorites]
posted by melisande at 4:10 AM on May 7, 2022 [14 favorites]
Craig the tour guide who doesn't give a fuck has had some great jobs but remember, he just doesn't care and it's just a paycheque.
posted by Kitteh at 4:44 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Kitteh at 4:44 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
St Andrews has the highest density of guys named Craig that I've ever encountered.
posted by schmod at 5:30 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by schmod at 5:30 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
Eleanor Moreton is a national treasure! (Speaking as a resident of Scotland.)
posted by cstross at 5:45 AM on May 7, 2022 [11 favorites]
posted by cstross at 5:45 AM on May 7, 2022 [11 favorites]
I also enjoyed JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis each explain the character they based on the other.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:52 AM on May 7, 2022 [11 favorites]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:52 AM on May 7, 2022 [11 favorites]
Metafilter: A real who's who of who's that?
posted by mule98J at 6:16 AM on May 7, 2022 [6 favorites]
posted by mule98J at 6:16 AM on May 7, 2022 [6 favorites]
Another Eleanor Morton: Anne Bronte at a book signing.
posted by mark k at 6:33 AM on May 7, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by mark k at 6:33 AM on May 7, 2022 [2 favorites]
St Andrew's, the earnest view from Forres and Dana.
posted by BobTheScientist at 6:55 AM on May 7, 2022
posted by BobTheScientist at 6:55 AM on May 7, 2022
Her historical authors/figures reading their hatemail are hilarious too. George Orwell was the most recent one I think.
posted by Coaticass at 6:59 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Coaticass at 6:59 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
I can’t be the only one who immediately thought, “his name is Ian McDiarmid!”
oh, nuts. It really was just me?
posted by Ghidorah at 7:34 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
oh, nuts. It really was just me?
posted by Ghidorah at 7:34 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
This is fun. Thanks. (I say this with love as someone who often wears tweed in buildings built in the late 1800s that are clearly a confusingly inconsistent attempt at Oxbridge/Grenoble/Paris/Basel designed by people who'd very clearly had never been to Europe, or at least didn't take notes.)
posted by eotvos at 7:52 AM on May 7, 2022
posted by eotvos at 7:52 AM on May 7, 2022
Eleanor Morton is great! I love Suzanne Primate’s Jack the Ripper documentary.
posted by EXISTENZ IS PAUSED at 7:57 AM on May 7, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by EXISTENZ IS PAUSED at 7:57 AM on May 7, 2022 [2 favorites]
The Loch Ness Tour Guide is the one that got me hooked on her tour guide series.
posted by fatbird at 10:06 AM on May 7, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by fatbird at 10:06 AM on May 7, 2022 [2 favorites]
There tour guide ones should be done in green screen so the "sights" can be added in post.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 3:25 PM on May 7, 2022
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 3:25 PM on May 7, 2022
Just moments before seeing this thread, I happen to have fixed to go and see Craig the Tour Guide live on the Fringe with a pal!
Eleanor Morton on twitter for anyone who wants more over there.
posted by penguin pie at 3:30 PM on May 7, 2022
Eleanor Morton on twitter for anyone who wants more over there.
posted by penguin pie at 3:30 PM on May 7, 2022
Yeah, Ansible beat me to my favorite.
In the comments, it's (correctly) pointed out that it was JRR who converted Lewis from atheism, and (equally correctly, for a comic bit) retorted that during this conversation, he probably regretted it.
posted by praemunire at 5:24 PM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
In the comments, it's (correctly) pointed out that it was JRR who converted Lewis from atheism, and (equally correctly, for a comic bit) retorted that during this conversation, he probably regretted it.
posted by praemunire at 5:24 PM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
I've always liked French Revolutionary's First Day Working the Guillotine
posted by mbo at 7:50 PM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by mbo at 7:50 PM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
(Aside: I've lived in St Andrews, and this is 100% accurate. We all secretly hate golf, but nobody will ever say it out loud)
posted by schmod at 9:38 PM on May 7, 2022 [4 favorites]
posted by schmod at 9:38 PM on May 7, 2022 [4 favorites]
exhaustion as a comedic style is relatable.
Wyatt Cenac had a similar vibe for his comedy show--exhaustion, with the dive into occasional surrealism. relatable.
posted by eustatic at 7:15 AM on May 8, 2022
Wyatt Cenac had a similar vibe for his comedy show--exhaustion, with the dive into occasional surrealism. relatable.
posted by eustatic at 7:15 AM on May 8, 2022
I came to know Eleanor Morton through Craig giving a tour of a whisky. To this day remains one of my favorites
posted by andycyca at 10:42 AM on May 9, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by andycyca at 10:42 AM on May 9, 2022 [2 favorites]
I now want to marry Eleanor and produce hilarious little babies. That is all.
posted by Justin Case at 2:08 PM on May 9, 2022
posted by Justin Case at 2:08 PM on May 9, 2022
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