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A Tribute to the Swearing of Malcolm Tucker, The Most Brilliantly Profane Character in All of Film

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (17)

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Word from Deadline is that HBO is developing a comedy called Veep, about the first female Vice President of the United States. That female may be played by Julia Louis Dreyfus, who will have the freedom to swear on HBO.

That’s not the interesting part. The interesting part is that the show comes from Armando Iannucci, who was responsible for the character Malcolm Tucker, who is the brilliantly profane guy from In the Loop and the British TV series, “The Thick Of It.” If you never thought that profanities could be sexually arousing, it’s because you’ve never heard Malcolm Tucker swear. Lucky for us, Empire put together some video highlights of Malcom Tucker in action. Watch it. Then watch In the Loop. Then no matter who wins in the election tomorrow, you’re sure to have a smile on your face.











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Malcolm Tucker is my hero, right behind Nelson Mandela or that other guy. Dr. Richard Kimble?

Posted by: sars at November 1, 2010 5:34 PM

Looks like a male Deb ;)

Posted by: YesPlease at November 1, 2010 5:38 PM

For a few days after I first saw this movie I thought I was having this man's baby. Brilliant. Props also, to the guy who plays Jamie McDonald, "The Crossest Man in Scotland".

Posted by: greer at November 1, 2010 5:38 PM

I want to take a course on swearing like Malcolm Tucker. Or shove Peter Capaldi's face into my small-to-medium-sized breasts. I'm not really sure which urge is stronger.

Posted by: Cadet at November 1, 2010 5:47 PM

If I could swear half as well as Malcolm Tucker I'd be the happiest lady in the world. If I could do it in a Scottish accent my head would explode from joy.

Posted by: Kiddo at November 1, 2010 5:52 PM

"Fuckity-bye" still gets me. Granted, it's ALL awesome and inspired but that happy little sing-song tone of "fuckity-bye" is just so gooooood.

I've seen this movie 4 times now and I still love it. Every single character is just quotable from start to finish. And the plot is good too.

Posted by: MyySharona at November 1, 2010 5:56 PM

I loved Peter Capaldi as John Frobisher in Torchwood: Children of Earth. This is brilliant, thanks for sharing.

Posted by: GojyoChan at November 1, 2010 6:11 PM

Holy shit. I'm renting In the Loop.

Posted by: SaBrina at November 1, 2010 7:14 PM

"Fuckity-bye" still gets me. Granted, it's ALL awesome and inspired but that happy little sing-song tone of "fuckity-bye" is just so gooooood.

Yea now I'm adding this one to my Netflix queue. Loving the fact that this man is Scottish-Italian. Insanity.

Posted by: grace b at November 1, 2010 7:15 PM

But you can't say shag on British TV.

Posted by: James S at November 1, 2010 7:45 PM

Peter Capaldi is so dreamy.

Tucker's Law from The Thick of It: If some cunt can fuck something up, that cunt will pick the worst possible time to fucking fuck up, cause that cunt's a cunt.

Posted by: Margrete at November 1, 2010 7:51 PM

F-Star-Star-Cunt.

Priceless.

Posted by: Frank_247 at November 1, 2010 7:58 PM

So now I'm really sorry I never watch The Thick of It, especially because I can't find it anywhere. Netflix doesn't carry it, bastards.
I need more Malcolm Tucker in my life.

Posted by: MyySharona at November 1, 2010 8:38 PM

James S - Says who?
You can say any swear words you want on British TV. Admittedly some words have to wait until after 9pm, but I'm pretty sure 'shag' is acceptable 24 hours a day.
Even the Tellytubbies like shag!

Posted by: Simon at November 1, 2010 9:43 PM

they left out the best bit!...

Judy: ...it falls well within my purview.
Malcom: Within your "purview"?
Judy: Yes.
Malcom: Where the do you think you are? In some fucking Regency costume drama? This is a government department, not a fucking Jane fucking Austen novel.
Toby: Malcom...
Malcom: Allow me to pop a jaunty little bonnet on your "purview" and ram it up your shitter with a lubricated horse-cock.

Posted by: causaubon at November 1, 2010 10:48 PM

I'm watching the whole series at the moment, saving ITL for last. Tucker being a brilliant character and all, I agree wholeheartedly, the rest of the cast deserves equal praise (Ollie, Terri, Glenn, Jamie and even Julius).

My favorite Jamie bit (the only guy even more frightening than Tucker):

You take the piss out of Al Jolson again and I will remove your iPod from its tiny nano-sheath and push it up your cock! Then I'll put some speakers up your arse and put it on shuffle with my fucking fist. And every time I hear something that I don't like, which will be every time that something comes on, I will skip to the next track by crushing your balls!

Posted by: Adere at November 2, 2010 9:07 AM

Julius is criminally underrated, particularly in the final series. A favorite of mine:

Julius: You...are a naughty bastard!

Malcolm: Best thing I've read all year! It's the only thing, mind you.

Julius: You've done some pretty awful things to me in my time but this takes the bloody biscuit. And you've pissed on that biscuit and I've got to eat it...well here's the news Malcolm, I will not eat the pissy biscuit!

Malcolm: Sam, no pissy biscuits!

Also the onion bahji bit is amazing: http://youtu.be/pF3a-DQdDJI

Jamie has about 10 moments that are fucking hilarious as well.
http://youtu.be/FRC0qQ8zA-E

This show is seriously the best thing going. Watch it and then watch it again and catch 10 things you missed the first time.

Posted by: Alon at November 2, 2010 9:16 PM