James May being iconic for 8 minutes

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[@MilkDrinker218]

“...Be Proud!”
“...Bugger Off.”

[@WQIOPA]

me when ever my grandma says im handsome

[@abramo7700]

wouldnt be surprised if he just said “piss off”

[@Sirtristepan]

So direct
So sincere

[@afonsoamaro247]

What episode is that from?

[@MilkDrinker218]

It’s from his toy show’s episode on the Meccano bridge

[@nam6128]

1:51 "thats slightly oppressive" *points*
Camera pans to a vague artsy swastika
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Riolupai]

Depends on what swastika it is

[@skoll6007]

@@Riolupai you get 3 guesses

[@CharlieQuartz]

Oh wow I didn’t even notice what it looked like I just thought it looked awful

[@redactedredacted8112]

Guess I'm the only one who saw a man going at it with a chair

[@spudkingxd4843]

@@skoll6007 its a peaceful symbol

[@Gotobar]

“Head Up, Shoulders back. Be PROUD”
“Bugger off”

[@TheHutchy01]

That's an appropriate response to the presence of Edwina Currie

[@snortingpistol9383]

@@TheHutchy01 who?

[@iskender1327]

@@snortingpistol9383 she’s a crazy former politician - look up the eggwina scandal

[@markorollo.]

@@snortingpistol9383 all you need to know is she's a Tory, says everything about the woman...

[@Big_AlMC]

@@markorollo. better than a labour party jezebel.

[@abigailknippel920]

when he got kissed on the cheek and then melted 🥺 he’s so adorable awh

[@stardancer4077]

I would too if I had the honor and privilege of being kissed by Joanna Lumley.

[@rorylidster4844]

is your last name pronounce "nipple" LOL

[@Riolupai]

ew

[@turquoisemoon8453]

4:26

[@-YELDAH]

@Ian Thompson that’s what she said

[@michaelramsey82]

"This truly is a rather sick car, my brother."

[@oskarkrogsgard3014]

Proceeds to play classical music

[@theun-knownmusician5468]

Oskar Krogsgård haha that but made me crack up laughing

[@renardgrise]

*Bach Intensifies*

[@isumisakuraba1819]

Damian 2000 oh my goood this is the best comment 😂😂

[@derek3249]

James looks like j rock from trailer park boys

[@thehonkerman]

The thunderbirds joke feels so underrated here, had me absolutely rolling

[@tombonraz6213]

Pleeease explai it! I didn't get it and I can't bear that

[@thehonkerman]

@@tombonraz6213 the thunderbirds were a kids spy tv show from the 60s made using only puppets on strings and they walked exactly like May does in that clip. If you can find a clip of them you’ll see his impression is spot on

[@tombonraz6213]

@@thehonkerman thank you so much, you sir did a great service of cultural sharing.

[@ShamrockShows]

I had to pause the vid because I was laughing so hard at it

[@McGowanForge]

Thunderbirds was my favorite show along with star Trek when I was a kid

[@hughthompson4846]

James May breaking Stalin's house was just comedy gold

[@MADMANB68]

Hugh Thompson I’m going to the Gulag 😂😂😂

[@jakobjensen5539]

MADMANB68 I thought I was the only one that heard that

[@Doughnutmansvideos]

James may finna be fighting up at the gulag

[@КолевКолев-ч6с]

Wasn't it Lenin's house ??

[@subtlerooster9265]

@@КолевКолев-ч6с Stalin's House

[@Gothstana]

That bit after Clarkson says "Thunderbirds go!" and May gets up and starts walking like a puppet on a string is severely underrated.

[@samueljoe6950]

James may is officially my spirit animal.

[@jobbygobbler69]

Haha genuinely just said that to my friend, and then scrolled down to see you had said it too

[@rickyfleming-stuart8550]

Great minds think alike! Cheers!

[@intorsusvolo7834]

I’m guessing his spirit animal is a specific mechanical bit in a specific size.

[@johnmaaate2833]

"Drifting is for the unintelligent" - A very intelligent person

[@obergfamily9049]

and also someone that can't drift

[@JetFalcon710]

I feel like he was indirectly roasting Clarkson there

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

The best thing about people being drunk is that their laughs are completely unrestrained.
4:21

[@rios1410]

What show is that from?

[@mrmotaki434]

Rio S Oz and James’s Big wine adventure :)

[@apathyisdeath2977]

That laugh could cure death itself.
It's so infectious and I love it.

[@theun-knownmusician5468]

Professor Heavy's Source Shenanigans aHAH HAH HAH HAH HAAAAAAHHHHH

[@daniil8118]

@@theun-knownmusician5468 sounds just like it

[@ajaxengineco]

*THONK*
"Cheese."

[@chorusofoddities]

5:42
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-Send he-
*Have Fun*
_You're welcome_

[@dietznutz1]

666 💀

[@prabhdeep__]

I'm here because I was your 1000th like

[@rustinpieces]

That's Cheddar, that's not cheese. Seriously. With Cheddar, you fix holes in your exhaust. It's unfit for human consumption.

[@mortensen1961]

@@rustinpieces: You could use that block of "cheese" as a lethal weapon. . . .

[@clown-cult96]

After watching Top Gear for years and years as a kid, I’m so glad our culture is finally at a point when we can appreciate how iconic James May is.

[@andrewmcphee8965]

James May - more intelligent than Clarkson, funnier than Hammond.

[@theun-knownmusician5468]

Andrew McPhee yep

[@bladycivilian]

He is a bit fiesty too

[@uckcpr]

Good ol captain slow

[@uckcpr]

@Damian 2000 even she could drive faster

[@JaegerDreadful]

That is a really low bar, but still.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

No one:
James May: “I like a car with banging tunes”

[@johnhenrymills4517]

Bangin’ tyunez

[@OfficialDJSoru]

>machine bangs
"I like it. It's like being in a rave"
I guess the little prank Clarkson and Hammond did on him got him hooked on Scott Brown, and he just went in harder.

[@buttquack]

Overused joke templates: "exist"
Unfunny people:

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

@@buttquack is that you clarkson?

[@mefastman77]

3:04
JC: *J A M E S*
JM: What?
JC: *STOP FILING*

[@thomasvlaskampiii6850]

I'm looking for the sodding socket thing that you need to take that out

[@notdon245]

DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?
N O

[@michaelkowal3230]

@@notdon245
JM: DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?
JC: YES!
JM: NO YOU DON'T

[@thomasvlaskampiii6850]

@@crowbar4976 He has Thors balls, but a gnats pp

[@da_bosslegend9020]

Jesus his hair!

[@Sammie1053]

I've said it before, I'll say it again.
I love my dad. But I feel like James May would be the ultimate dad

[@erichraeder2989]

More like unsuitable uncle with a sharp knife laying around

[@mortechrome]

Yep, I would have loved to have a dad like him anyway.

[@libbywilliams9969]

Ironically he’s the only one in the trio without children

[@laurencewhittingham6688]

I know this comment is old but my dad is exactly like may. Watched thunderbirds and tv Batman as a kid. Made airfix models had amazing cars in his 20s. And he’s got that awkward humor that he never intends to be funny but it just does.

[@RubyBlueUwU]

I want him to be my weird uncle who just shows up to a family event, blows your mind and then you don’t see him again for like 6 months

[@sadippers6168]

James is, in his own words, a proper bloke.
We stan this absolute gem of English television.

[@apathyisdeath2977]

4:21
That laugh could cure death itself.
God I love how infectious his laugh is.

[@reuenqad818]

Truthfully. James's laugh is always a treat to hear

[@willmarsden6921]

0:15 That is the literal equivalent of Han Solo saying "I know..." to princess Leia

[@lukeobrien6707]

“I’ve broke Stalin’s house, I’m going to the Gulag.” 7:35

[@Ricky1234.]

🤣🤣🤣

[@barrybeebenson4975]

7:30

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

I cant breathe LOL

[@legionprime7715]

No doubt he’s gonna clutch it.

[@virtual_car996]

@@legionprime7715 if not, I'll buy him out

[@LRC2322]

4:23, James wheezing is my new favorite sound

[@saladspinner3200]

OH yes, the famous James May duck quack. It only comes out the most special of occasions.

[@ITEM-B]

5:42 "cheese" That got me😂

[@benzzodude]

“*thud* Cheese.” It caught me off guard too, I burst out laughing

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Lmao

[@petererrington5142]

It kills lesser mortals when they here it

[@chorusofoddities]

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[@petererrington5142]

@@chorusofoddities You are a god, I thank you for this gift

[@musicaluprising924]

My favourite part was when James walked like one of the puppets from “Thunderbirds” 😂 Man, I just got a hit of nostalgia, I need to go back and rewatch “Thunderbirds” again

[@Sem5626]

he fucking nailed that walk

[@dalefitzgerald4177]

Got thrown back to that old Thunderbirds show with the puppets, instantly pictured the blonde guy, great show 😍

[@donmontague4107]

Exactly the same here, what a great thing we have to be nostalgic about :)

[@jacobmeza91]

I’ll buy James back if he doesn’t make it back from the gulag

[@ReD_paX]

Every person bows before james in the gulag

[@legionprime7715]

No need. He’s a clutch master.

[@RestrictedHades]

@@legionprime7715 he still needs a slave cylinder

[@Dynam1cDr3w]

"its a meeting of minds"
*immediately almost breaks each other's knuckles*

[@wololowarlord9855]

James may, James may
He steals from the rich
James may, James may
He steals from the poor
He steals from the rich
He steals from the poor
And whats more,
Wants it all.
Thats Appalling.

[@boxedfender4810]

Nearly works

[@ainsmas361]

Irrelevant twoddle

[@Bzorlan]

Wololo

[@Scouterlad]

James may, James may
He steals from the poor
He steals from the rich
He steals from the poor
He broke Stalin`s door

[@Retro-uw5ie]

It's a reference to Dennis more from Monty python

[@bombsquad624]

2:56 Footage of Theresa May in lockdown

[@christophermanktelow544]

Try and shift your weight backwards slowly.
James May: Falls backwards and breaks the couch

[@lulubell9711]

"Whos beyonce? " respect

[@muhammadhafizuddin8215]

Do you know what that is from?

[@roeland195]

@@muhammadhafizuddin8215 It's from James may's toy stories. Episode not sure but I think the episode on creating a plasticine park.

[@confused_hans6503]

No its the one on airfix

[@taraithran1386]

5:43
that's now my favourite James may quote

[@chorusofoddities]

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[@joshkirkham4281]

“Including the joystick”😂 3:39

[@simontay4851]

What is she going to do to him? Where is this clip from.

[@LB_Amerijuanican]

Lol sounds like she wanted too by the reaction

[@Splixy]

@@LB_Amerijuanican yeahhh deffo lmfao

[@Collector123k]

She wants sausage

[@branchonequal]

@@simontay4851 She's making a life-size Airfix version of him so she has to make a cast. It's from James May's Toy Stories S1E1.

[@Turteng]

Missing when Jeremy told him about fancy car = small pp, then James says: "Says that to a man who has a 1.2 liter Fiat Panda"

[@travosk8668]

I love non top gear james may so much.
Its like he never stopped being a 20 year old 1st year college student.

[@TreeBeardNero]

Haha "my Lego!" Reminds me of when someone hit my dad's car and I was sat in the back. I screamed "my leg!" And my dad turned around to see that the bionicle that I was building had a broken off leg. 😄

[@HeroGenix]

The thunderbirds walk always gets me for some reason - just how accurate he does it just cracks me up

[@TheMusicfan189]

What a national treasure.

[@mndlessdrwer]

James May is one of the unintentionally funniest people on television. My favorite bit is when they talk about going around unplugging electric cars being like when you would go around putting cheap combination locks on other people's bikes.

[@THEENDGAME747]

Him walking like a thunderbird puppet is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time hahahah

[@DrRock2009]

3:00 Clarkson’s belly LOL and 4:33: I’m dead jealous....

[@subtlerooster9265]

You'll get him one day, DrRock2009

[@gigiozzolo]

Sorry about the question but who's the lady?

[@subtlerooster9265]

@@gigiozzolo Joanna Lumley!

[@gigiozzolo]

@@subtlerooster9265 thank you very much!

[@MysteriousPerson1447]

@@subtlerooster9265 Since there are James May cheese memes and Patrick that's a memes you could start up a meme called Ben Shephard reaction to a counter on Tipping Point. If you do that this could get quite popular and I will subscribe.

[@sebastianbusch5013]

4:21 has got to be the best laugh i’ve ever heard

[@mrme247]

0:56 I thought that was a very different "banging tune"

[@DavidSmith-dj5eg]

*bang*
" cheese "

[@chorusofoddities]

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[@charlesfisher3983]

Walking off screen like an actual marionette when clarkson says thunderbirds are go is amazing

[@connorknowlton8803]

Netflix: are you still watching? Someone’s daughter: 2:20

[@wassapdude94]

Oh no no

[@Rodanhm]

"Is our car more aerodynamic than James May's face?"

[@carpetclimber4027]

"Who's Beyonce?" Thank you James May, thank you!
02:17 The standard for all techno music. It can also be exchanged with a tumble dryer for a slightly less energetic beat. There you have the background for 4 hours of any album.

[@roccociccone597]

The return of the man, the myth, the legend... James May.

[@bnuge]

“And this looks complicated”
“That looks slightly oppressive”

[@abramo7700]

plz 9 minutes now i cant just watch all of them at once

[@Rodanhm]

"I like a car with banging tunez"
- James May

[@white_t_shirt7421]

I need those tunes lol, reminds me of take five

[@ketaminewomble2562]

3:23 wow he looks really good with that look

[@vaga4239]

Very Eric Clapton

[@CharlieQuartz]

Actually quite attractive, I think

[@alilindsay4304]

Yes, very nice

[@vastsleep7152]

Gromit: “why are we going on all these crazy adventures?”
Wallace: 5:42

[@EdgyShooter]

1:00 "I like a car with banging tunes"
Should've cut to the time the Hammond and Clarkson glued his stereo and then put really loud pounding music through it on loop 😂

[@kachowbltch3585]

May’s thunderbirds puppet impression was actually incredible 2:00

[@saxoncubin9027]

The thunderbird walk 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Mr_Makina]

I can't believe, this is the only comment I've seen talking about it, I thought it would be more popular, it's fucking killing me, it's actually a perfect impression, reminds me of the team America puppet walk as well 😂😂😂

[@michaelkeaton5394]

@@Mr_Makina I totally agree with you!!!! That's why I talk about it in a comment

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

4:55 I don't think there's a better clip that encapsulates Clarkson and May's friendship than this one.

[@bigboijeff1000]

That thunderbirds’ puppet impression is spot on 😂

[@ton6473]

I love how the harder James laughed when he was drunk the more the camera shook.

[@Macho_Fantastico]

James and Oz being drunk is still one of my favourite moments.

[@Sacheen81]

"A bit like meeting a kid with mumps." God help me, I actually SNORT-LAUGHED! 🤣

[@TYDRAX_Gaming]

2:57 me when school finishes

[@s3dchr]

James May is my favorite British man.

[@Snowball_lol420]

james may has to be my all time favourite tv person he us just awesome

[@vastsleep7152]

“James what do you say when someone takes your picture?”
James: 5:42

[@nicmar5754]

underrated comment

[@jimofthejungle02]

Clarksons stomach comes into frame before him

[@maestrotheoretically519]

This truly is a rather sick car, my brother
**Bach intensifies**

[@gagoftak]

No, i think it was Vivaldi. ;)

[@maestrotheoretically519]

@@gagoftak definitely bach

[@maestrotheoretically519]

@@gagoftak I think its Brandenburg 4?

[@oliviagarbia7672]

james may’s existence just has massive vine energy and i am living for it

[@justinjones1644]

OMG HAHAHA at 2:01 he nailed how Thunderbirds walked... X-D X-D

[@nikobellic339]

I hope you never stop making these

[@jamesweber6677]

*"C H E E S E"*
I refuse to delete for the immediate thing I thought from the thumbnail was CHEESE

[@randomprojectsusa5196]

“I’ve broken Stalin’s house”

[@clipmarkscartoonandtvarchi7590]

"Thats Hornby O-gauge"

[@RubyBlueUwU]

James may has unreadable levels of swag

[@arminpetschelt8127]

As a German, 1:54 was the only one where I laughed out loud

[@davidlagle9379]

Guys, I just cant... You treat a living legend like a bloke that lives next door.

[@someguy8427]

Can't wait for: James may being iconic for 9 minutes

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

James feinting when Joanna Lumley kissed him on the cheek was hilarious and quite sweet, honestly

[@maximilianwimmer627]

james may is a national treasure!

[@Synoctic]

'Thunderbirds are go' May proceeds to perfectly walk like the puppets 😂😂

[@trainman86trainstramsandmore]

1:58 THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! Clarkson and Hammond: R U N Meanwhile James May:

[@Cool_bloke_96]

10/10 acting skills

[@trainman86trainstramsandmore]

@@Cool_bloke_96 innit

[@bogor1000]

MODERN British gentleman, that's James May

[@zoerycroft8314]

2:17 anyone else just start singing the lyrics to mr blue sky?

[@CharlieQuartz]

Sun is shining in the sky...

[@Subpar1O1]

Ain't a cloud in sight

[@kurfdafolf]

This keeps popping up in my recommended and I watch it every time

[@flankingtheenemy]

"That looks slightly oppressive" *Proceeds to look at art resembling a Swastika*

[@musicalsloth9705]

The air tunnel thing was majestic

[@daily_dragon_]

Woman- We're here to look at furniture not toys
James May- That's Hornby O Gauge
He knows his stuff

[@whodis5152]

the welding 😂😂 I'm crying

[@SallyBoyProvolone]

"I've broken Stalin's house" - I'm dead 😂😂😂

[@cinderofgods8698]

The moment I saw that the first clip was "MY LEGO" I knew this was going to be a good one.

[@aadastroyergg1922]

0:04 when my mom accidentally vacuums some of my Lego

[@HDilk]

2:05 that puppet looked uncomfortably realistic

[@lexthemystic3541]

“Drifting is for the unintelligent!”
I’m hurt!

[@justinhamilton8647]

“be PROUD”
“bugger off” I LOVE him

[@adambreckenridge3741]

4:15 that laugh gets funnier every time i listen to it

[@vyrnmn]

Actual legend

[@powcar91]

4:28 when James gets surprised.

[@Artofficial1986]

He's naming his tools!

[@kabluwi]

"it does take me back... Like meeting a kid with mumps"

[@zakpizza999]

*huehuehuehuehehehe*

[@mackenziebarr1320]

Eating*