James May roasts Richard Hammond's new workshop!
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2022
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It was inevitable that one day James would venture to Hereford to check out The Smallest Cog, Richard Hammond's new classic car restoration workshop. And of course, he immediately set about roasting every aspect of Hammond's pride and joy.
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Is there more than 8 episodes? Or however short the run was?
Trust and believe we Americans take pride in our tools. Provided your not the Uncle Leroy type who apparently knows everything about.... everything. Every country has them lol
This link doesn't work. I'm not sure we get this content in the US.
Yeah. Not available in the US . Yer killing us, DT.
I would like to... but it's not found.
They call James boring but I must admit, he is everything I aim to be in life. Intelligent, well traveled, courteous, patient. If I had a fraction of his knowledge and skillset I just might make something of myself.
Hear, hear! If I ever get to the point of life where he is right now, I can only hope to be like him.
Maybe it's just me but I like James May's very down to earth sense of humour. Boring he is not.
James May is the most interesting boring man in the world.
On blood💯
Sadly ... he is a bit of a communist ... when you look at the interior of his pub ... all "modern and plastic" ... when a pub should be "old and wooden".
"Destroying the past/culture" is not something I would have expected from him ...
“They collapsed didn’t they” -James’s confidence in Hammonds business
Twisting the knife right at the end, so funny! Brutal stuff.
Savage!! 🤣
Well no not really they both produced Germanic Reichs as an off shoot, so may be Hammond Should think about restoring Mercs, Wanderes and Adlers.
And they were both headed by megalomaniacal short arses. Hhhhmmmmm
Classic James
What I love about James is that he thinks about things like is the dog allowed out or is this room dust free.
Indeed. You mean like Harry Metcalfe worrying whether his neighbours are upset by the noise of him getting mud on his Bentley Bentayga.
Wouldn't it be nice
If everyone was so considerate.. I mean where do people learn to be nice and considerate?
@@robi4387 its embedded in your soul. One just needs to listen to it. :-)
that was no where near a roast, it was very complimentary
OCD
"This takes up valuable space that could be occupied by a car that no one is working on."
Is the best and most genuine James May roast in this vid. Hilarious and perfect delivery.
We need a series of James May walking through people’s houses pointing at old pieces with sentimental value saying “is it worth saving?”
Is it tho…
"do we need em?" ~ Karl Pilkington
Well, as long as he doesn't start going to hospitals with that mindset...
The Simpsons did it already
@@Pebble_Collector I came here for this comment, so glad to see it 🤣
"up to 30% of what he paid for it"
Absolutely savage.
Lol and probably true.. I call dibs on the air compressor and the English wheel
He's telling the truth though, I do hope Hammond find some of his equipment 2nd hand, because it's rather common to find equipment in great condition from other's dump sales after their fail workshop business. Everything brand new is a really really ridiculous thing to do.
@@FreeWheeler554 yea I was looking 😂
I initially thought he meant he would make 30% profit from what he paid for it
@@passbyicecube As is selling your assets to fund buying all that equipment. Loan interest and lease payments are are a tax deduction from profit, something that is a reasonable expectation from a business. Not availing oneself of those options leads credence to the "well funded hobby" remark.
It's nice how it says "roasts" but James is just complimenting it for most of it. It's kinda wholesome, since that mix of compliments and roasting is how pretty much all English mates compliment each other.
From a hobby perspective it was complimented. From a business perspective it was roasted.
James May has made 10's of millions and hasn't changed a bit.
Love listening to him.
I think he has remained the same down to earth type guy but he has become a bit more distinguished as he's matured.
I used to think James as a boring old man, now that I'm older I think he is the funniest of the trio. His humor is just on different level.
Honestly if you're someone that grew up watching Top Gear and any other content involving these three, I think who your favourite is changes with age, as it did for me. I think when you're a young kid, Hammond is the one that would appeal to you the most; the most outwardly charming of the bunch (and the most kid and family-friendly media personality of the bunch, you may know him from other shows too) with a lot of obviously funny lines and imaginative, if a bit silly ideas. Then as you progress to being a teen, you start to prefer Jeremy and his loud, brash, contrarian, no-nonsense and inconsiderate approach to... everything. I think though as you grow past that into your 20s etc., you do start to realise that not only is James the most intelligent and well-rounded of the bunch, but yeah his humour, his one-liners and stories are just amazing, in a way that might go over your head (again, as it did for me) when you're younger.
'She's effectively saying 'You've given me the baby, now get in the back.''
They are best as a trio and they know it. Still, I always love watching James and Richard content.
considering in 2011 james may looked excacly same as in 1976 in certain motercycle magazine...
he has aged extremely well, if you took that in to count.
Yea
As I've gotten older, I've started to realise how absolutely hilarious James May is
He's thorough...I like that 🤣
The banter between these 3 is representative of every great friendship any of us have ever had. Far from unique but equally special and to see it evolving on tv for years is a rarity.
@Paul he was probably being sarcastic
@Paul Not that it really matters if they are friends or not but in the interview you're referencing James May actually just says they're not best or close friends.
"Some people think we live in a big house together with our cars parked outside. But that’s nonsense. We don’t really hang out with each other."
"We don’t speak or text on a weekly basis because we don’t need to."
“There are people that you like arguing with and like having them there for the purposes of interaction and debate and stimulation, it’s that rather than, ‘Let's go for a pint together and play Dominos’.
“I like seeing the other two because they wind me up.”
“There is a rapport obviously, it wouldn’t work if you didn’t have that.
“But, we’re not friends as in you're friends with your old school mates, your gang you’ve grown up with for many years.”
Especially for 20 years!
As pairs they have differing grievances about the third. Clarkson and Hammond gang up on May because they think he's boring and old-fashioned whereas Clarkson and May gang up on Hammond because they think he's uncultured and crashes too often. Hammond and May gang up on Clarkson because he's obsessed with power and going fast and because he doesn't think before he acts. Clarkson knew May prior to the Top Gear 2002 revival, then worked with Hammond for a full season before May joined the revived show in series 2. Hammond and May's friendship would've developed somewhat during the car vs race segments, especially as a result of having to deal with with Clarkson's gloating.
This is the reason why the current top gear doesnt work because there is no friendship or chemistry between the presenters.
I love the trio in their own ways, but James, man, he's special. My favorite presenter and will always be.
speaks the truth.
I’m currently in my second year training as a mechanic and James May instilled a love of all things mechanical and motoring in me from a young age. I remember getting his Toy Story dvd set and watching him on top gear. I love all three of them but James is in simple terms a genius. I would probably bore him with the questions I would ask but the knowledge that man has and the way he holds himself is something I have always respected about him. Great bloke I really can’t wait to see what he does next, hopefully a few videos where he just talks about his hobbies or tools.
Wait, James released a Toy Story DVD set?
@@goldensky382 James May's Toy Stories was a short series where he made ambitious engineering projects out of various toys.
That genesis joke is a deep cut... For the people who have been watching these 3 for decades
made me laugh out loud
😅true
Me, I'm just an air compressor
It's a bit surprising that Hammond didn't insist on painting that over.
Made me laugh a lot
I find it funny that James is the one that’s stayed the most similar to his younger top gear self. Jeremy turned into a farmer, and Richard started a car restoration “business”
To be fair May started out being rather stylish and gentlemen like - now he is the age Woodstock musician
James has his bunker
Silly millionaires ... 🤣
I never thought of that. Those other two hit a midlife crisis and ventured away from their normal lives. Jeremy lived in London, hated farming, now is in the country farming. Richard Hammond was more of the free spirited guy, now is a responsible business man. James is James, he just does James May things and continues to do so, such as intelligent sarcasm and moving slowly in life.
James does food
7:58 Of all things, I did not expect James May to simply ignore the "Airfix plane model" style handrail made of car parts.
same
They have an entire separate video highlighting that aspect of the interior design, it would've felt like regurgitated content if they'd then gotten James to go off on a tangent about it.
That piece Richard made was genius!!! Love it!!
"Am I looking at a very well funded hobby or a business?"
I'd put my money on an 'Expensive, extensive mid-life crisis'.
No it is just a dream come true
This should absolutely be a thing!
James going places, checking them out and giving his opinion 😂 I'd watch that
Did you not see his travel show in Japan?
@@Metal-Possum yeah, true! That's kind of it 😆 but I'd also like him to go to different random places and do such little videos 😍
*the pyramids of Giza*
"They're lovely... but a bit pointy"
@@MrAdomus 😂
@@MrAdomus James visits the gents toilets at a Motorway service station just outside the M25 on a Saturday evening after a large number of away football fans have travelled home…
He walks in… comes back out looks in the camera and goes ‘no… just no…. I don’t need to say anymore on this’
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Love how he checks if he can go in the paint store, very considerate... Clarkson would have just barged in and started opening everything lol
And Clarkson would then have proceeded to mix up all the cards in the catalogue.
Clarkson would have opened every can with a hammer!
But he stole a biscuit 😅
lol!
@@fastbuckwu Clarkson would steal the whole packet!
James walking around hammonds workshop is still funny than a whole episode of new Top Gear.
Got to love him.
5:14 James discovers the present Hammond left for him
James is so well spoken, I can listen to him talk for hours.
Not much roasting more like James May gives his honest impression and Hammond's credit where its due.
I feel like engagement may have suffered had that been the title
You know they need to do clickbait title...
Well that last line is kind of a roast
Agreed . But naming it roasting appeals more to murican audience
@@lucasvonheiz1310 no they don't
Some say... he is the most interesting man in the world. All we know is it's James May.
I will pay for Jeremy to say that 😂
It's hard to imagine that these guys had one of the biggest - if not THE biggest - shows on the planet. Possibly some of the most recognizable people alive, yet they stayed amazingly down to earth. Just blokes doing bloke stuff :). Great to see.
My keen eye 👀 has spotted James may in the background, he wasn't chasing the dog at that time. 6:00
I just spotted that too 😂 they shot the dog walking scene and either switched the order of May’s meandering through the places or they were filming the dog for funsies earlier and decided to overlay it while it is running away from james
James trolling Hammond is great, I know he's proud of him for doing this.
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@@11newmans I genuinely thought it was going to be a Rick roll
@@aceofspades6542 what was it?
@@manimahdavinjas3015 100000 stops in 24hours
@@manimahdavinjas3015 walking 100k steps in 1 day made by a British bloke with about 59 subs when I saw it
Jeremy walking around the garage.
"This is...err...this is a thing"
" That probably does something to the tyres"
"Ooh hammers"
Clarkson would steal the whole packet of jammy dodgers!
@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff and never tell anyone that the dog was let out
Oh and he wouldn’t apologise
There's a man over here.
You mean “Ooooh HAMMERS!!”
Must be nice to have such a really pleasant human being like James just hanging around, so lucky to have a mate like that.
It’s a pleasure hearing and seeing you James any subject you talk about you bring to life thanks for this footage
You can tell the love May has for Hammond while he roasts his business. That right there is true friendship.
Yes I thought the same.
Its likely we will never see another combo like Clarkson, May and Hammond, in well, any form of presenting again. Their individual opinions, experiences and humor, can either be combined or separated and its still entertaining. I always appreciate a notification to see something from DriveTribe featuring any of them.
Three very talented me. Together a super-powerhouse of talent:)
You’re probably right.
Amén...
Tyler Hoover, Ed Bolian and Freddie Tavarish.
@@Ekasmer549 agree, bit they're not there yet.
Two of my three favorite hosts every of Top Gear. Their rapport was unparalleled. They made that show. And each of them on their own have made outstanding content on Amazon. May's automobile histories are excellent, Hammond's engineering documentaries are awesome, and Jeremy Clarkson is always a joy ;-) I remember a soliloquy he did while driving a Porsche 928, and recalling how he had one when he was making a frantic drive to see his Dad when he was on his death bed. I'll never forget how he tied things together in that manner.
James is the uncle we all wish we had.
It's like watching a kid trying roast a candy shop. Eventually, James gave up the roleplay and admitted at 5:35 that "It's fabulous", well done mate !
Dude said it like a minute in
5:25
Actually should be titled " Roasting Hammond not working on cars". The shop cannot be roasted. ; )
It's an advertisement
I didn't see any roasting to start with. He was pointing out a really nice workshop. They just used the clickbait title to get views, the usual YT tactic.
6:11 “sorry I let the dog out”
finally, after all these years we know who let the dogs out
😂😂
there it is
Ba ha man
Did anyone notice the big pipes in the ceiling labelled ' Coffee', ' Tea', ' Gin' ?!! Brilliant 😊
James is genuinely very courteous and kind
Looking very distinguished and dapper in his senior years.
Would love to see more of James. Educational and entertaining
James May. The ReAssembler. Look it up. You’re welcome!
James May was born in his senior years :-)
One of the few men in entertainment that I am equally happy to see falling about like an idiot as I am watching him in a formal documentary. He's pretty much amazing at whatever he does.
@@ManOnTheRange I TOTALLY get that, as I was too. More than once I've been referred to as an "Old Soul", even when I was in my teens. The upside is that now that I'm actually a senior, the transition has been seamless...lol.
Cheese.
The subtlety of James's roast hits deeper than anything Jeremy would say.
At a certain noise level "anything SHOUTED" can go deep into your body ... but yeah.
A lot more wholesome than I expected, lovely to see
It's fun watching Mr. Slowly roast something, but when he truly likes something, it's a joy to watch.
I enjoy James May and his sunny disposition and always positive outlook. One of the world greatest but slowest optimist .
Captain Slow Optimist?
@@clintcannon1902 Would certified curmudgeon since the age of 35 years but optimistic that things will improve to his high standards.
Winding back to his high speed run in Bugatti Veyron & B V SS..
@@mwrcrft he makes being a curmudgeon charming.
@@caprise-music6722 His run in the Bugatti is still impressive.
You don't need a heater in that place with all the roasting going on. loved it!
1:01
Man acknowledges James May like he’s not the freaking James May. I wish to be like that one day.
I love this man so much. I not only want him to be my Uncle, I hope I end up like him when I'm old
No one has said "It's a Bentley, I can tell by braille" before.
Well, there was that one guy who got hit by a Bentley who wanted to say this but unfortunately he wasn't able to finish his phrase.
@@flitsertheo To this day we still don't know why he was stroking the car as he was hit
I love Richard's enthusiasm, shown in previous episodes, but as a former garage owner(with less space than that), there is nowhere near enough work going on in that beautiful workshop and I think James has sussed that out very well.
He needs more bays for car storage while they wait on parts. Something like the car wizard’s place.
Exactly. Either Richard is funding a hobby or his business isn't working really well. Either way, if i was an investor, I wouldn't put a penny in this venture. I like Richard, but this workshop isn't going to be making any money
"Well-funded hobby." Exactly that.
Did you ever consider they weren't working so they could shoot the video without the noise? In another vid, they indicate all the spots they have for cars in progress and they are all filled with a lot of other cars waiting for an opening. And they just moved over and are still working on settling in to get more efficient. They said they were still unpacking.
@@mathewfullerton8577 Look like they were still working on the paint job. Anyway I bet the money Discovery paid to license the show paid for most of ot.
Funny at 6:00 when James is chasing the dog he's actually also walking around in the paint booth behind :)
Classic James May - I could listen to him all day long. And he wasn't wrong. Love this stuff.
Surprised he didn’t comment on the railing that Hammond made and is so proud of
Especially since they had the same thing in the set for a bunch of older top gear episodes lol
I was waiting on something about wasting parts, time, and money on railing. (even tho we know he likes it)
I would bet that omission was intentional. Best way to drive someone nuts is to ignore what they are most proud of.
because James also did that in his airfix episode
ya, I'm waiting for that too..
I love that they will always make fun of each other
Richard Hammond: spends years getting to the break-even point
James May: Walks in and instantly identifies every aspect by name, use, and cost.
I honestly can't tell you which of the three fellas I enjoy listening to more. ;-)
He's done well, hasn't he James? Let's hope the business does well. These fellas do spectacular work at The Smallest Cog so spread the word everyone!
I imagine this is very much more of a hobby than a business
Name checks out
@@Emira_75 might be a hobby for richard. But I bet for the business partners/workshop father son team its a living/business. Bet they will pour their heart and soul into whatever they get their hands on
@@shanematkorah yeh like i do with my hobbies, otherwise you lack motivation in general
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I love James - the best amongst the three!
He is the most reasonable of the three
These 2 and Jeremy gave me an absolute spotlight in a very dark childhood and I'll never get to thank them, and that hurts.
I have the job that I have thanks to them. They literally helped me find both a purpose and helped me get out of depression. They have no idea what they mean to me. Funny enough, greetings from Mexico.
@@betog.6229 It's crazy how we can form a bond with people we've never met, and all because of some inanimate objects used for transportation. It's a wild place we live in when you think about it.
The modern day Three Stooges...
I wish them all great success in all that they do and thank you for the many years of laughter that I got from watching your antics.
You can tell when someone has a true passion for their business- Hammond definitely counts! Despite May's (rather tame lol) roasting, it's fun to watch him walk around and notice everything in the shop!
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Understated does not equal tame
It's the cameraman zooming in the Made in the USA sticker for me (an American) considering Richard is a secret American. 🇺🇲
Me too - I might imagine it, but it should be possible to get an English Wheel locally.
Well it's no secret that Richard likes his cowboy hats and boots
I was expecting James to say that when Hammond comes out on the balcony he’ll be able to talk face to face with people on the workshop floor.
Mr. May looking very well indeed. He’s very much himself too. Wonderful! ❤️
"If he fails, he can sell it for 30% of what he bought it for." James "Optimist" May
That's why you buy those machines second hand when you're just starting out
said Compo to Cleggy
I love how James walks through there like he owns the place
This superb! 😂 Thank you very miuch James for this audit on Hamster’s workshop.
James actually invented a new TV format: James wandering into companies to conduct an audit on the state of the estate and givinf his very honest opinion 👍🏼😂
i love how he came to roast but half way through he becomes amazed about what hammond has bought its nice true friends
5:13 It's named after his favourite band, that's a nice touch 😂😂
After decades, they're still Genesising Hammond!!! 🤣
May in the thumbnail - "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!"
A criminally underrated comment. 🤣
I suppose "James May stole my biscuit" wouldn't be the worst line a car mechanic can put in his resume.
06:08 James 1 chasing the dog while James 2 reviews the painting bay.
Love Bim's great confidence in Hamster's biz. Classic May!
The car parts arranged like a model kit sheet on those upper fences is brilliant.
Watching James May is the only person who could be roasting someone, and make it feel like I'm learning something lol
A true friend is someone who can be honest how they feel about one another, yet at the same time give credit where credit is due.
Richard should go and have a roast at James May new restaurant.
They do a cracking roast with all the trimmings, Hammond will love it.
I was a panel beater for 14 years and I have to say that would be the dream bodyshop. Everything new, clean and a nice steady working environment. Very nice!
5:31 What would you do without plenty of tea, coffee and gin. LOL
There has to be a second series this has been the best tv and RUclips series I’ve ever seen !
season 2 is confirmed
@@CaydeSmax where did you see this too I heard discovery canceled it
I love how well made and presented this video is, but in the end, it's really just James causing a row in his mates shop. Poking into the bathroom, releasing a dangerous animal, and stealing biscuits. Not to mention roasting the Hamster. Hard.
Richard. Looks like a real shop. Love it. I think James thought so too. Proper garage.
4:59 so glad to see the running joke that Hammond hates Genesis/Phil Collins is still going strong 😂
I do love how enthusiastic James is over all the equipment!
James could make reading the shipping forecast sound interesting
You mean he would make it even more interesting!
Fran?
The shipping forecast IS interesting.
He just killed it....in his most subtle way🤣
5:16 lol :D I love Jame's dry humor. I know its an old video, but seriously that garage looks dope af!
4:43 I fully expected James to turn every bottle to the front, so that they can be easily identified and accessed.
Who let the dogs out?
5:52 We finally know who did it
This is fantastic. Please keep the great work.
If captain slow doesn't roast jezza's farm in the next video, i'm out
Ending with him shouting "Clarkson!"
Kicking a sheep’s paw like a tyre saying’ That’s wrong ‘
@@rcr76 a sheeps paw? Wat
He's not allowed. James threatened to land his plane on his farm and Jezza threatened to shoot it down lol
This was my first time listening to Mr May on my bassy headphones. Now I can truly appreciate his gravelly voice. It is a thing of rare and exceptional beauty.
I've never seen James May so happy. Love it.
Great job with your new shop! Hammond! I used to do this kind of work.
I love how the three constantly make old top gear references.
Top gear isn’t a show. Top gear is the trio. Whatever they do, regardless of name is: top gear.
Any new presenters ‘acting as top gear’ are as much of a threat to the trio as a child with a toy bow against a mail clad soldier.
‘The smallest cog’ in a gear box is top gear. I love it.
Can I get a youtube seriies with James walking into random shops touring them, eating their breakroom food 😂
James needs his own antiques road show like series. 15% of the time, something worth while comes along and the other 85% of the time, he just roasts people's useless stuff. I'd watch it for sure!
love this roasting, well done James very natural shots! Ciao
Alternative title: James May complimenting on his colleague's workshop for 8 minutes straight
PS: I bet he loves the Airfix guardrails.
make (or force) james to review all of his bike collection!
the two politest people in the world have a nice-off about biscuit theft at 7:23
Not many people could have made this interesting. Well done James 👏👏