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  • Опубликовано: 22 окт 2021
  • Full of absolute scabs.
    WINNER OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING SHOW AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2019
    “There’s a rush you get when you watch a routine that has been burnished to gem-like perfection, every phrase and pause chiselled and grooved to maximise the surprise; I felt drunk on it after two hours of this set. Joke after joke operates on a plane to which standup seldom ascends.”
    -The Guardian, A COMEDY GENIUS AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS
    “James Acaster already has a reputation as a comedy craftsman, but here he has surpassed even his own superlative standards…the way Acaster constructs his story, the way he develops themes and teases out humorous strands, is true genius.”
    -Evening Standard, COMIC GENIUS DELVES DEEP INTO HIS PSYCHE
    “A revelation…career-defining two hour show.”
    -The I Paper, SUBLIME
    Filmed 17.01.2019 EartH in Hackney, London.
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  • @gr6e
    @gr6e Год назад +2282

    James Acaster always looks like he's been awake for 36 hours and is currently experiencing the worst jet lag of his life

    • @tgeh448
      @tgeh448 Год назад +20

      I think this is one of the reasons I like his stand up so much :)

    • @garethshottin
      @garethshottin Год назад +9

      I think they call them come downs.

    • @mug281
      @mug281 Год назад +19

      The make up team does a great job. Without them he would look like a person that’s been awake for 72 hours and just figured out the meaning of life.

    • @jeanlarson3133
      @jeanlarson3133 Год назад +9

      Little heads up: your banter is rude ;)

    • @alasdairduncan3
      @alasdairduncan3 Год назад +2

      Did you also think Rob Beckett was funnier than him last month?

  • @ceardataagtarlu2978
    @ceardataagtarlu2978 2 года назад +6954

    James calling Ricky Gervais a brave lil cis boy is a level of allyship no one else can ever reach

    • @dananabread6632
      @dananabread6632 2 года назад +19

      tru

    • @monasharda9812
      @monasharda9812 2 года назад +274

      I am stealing “brave little cis boy” for adaptive purposes, that is gold. I might add chaotic energy like “two-legged”, or “undulating”.

    • @snailguy4139
      @snailguy4139 2 года назад +15

      @@monasharda9812 undulating 😭??

    • @monasharda9812
      @monasharda9812 2 года назад +23

      @@snailguy4139 yeah, I think that one would only work in person. That’s me calling them out of shape and either dumb or confusable, for my own amusement.

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 2 года назад +74

      Brave little cis boiyeh

  • @fenhen
    @fenhen 2 года назад +2274

    Paul Hollywood: “Bad luck, I’m meant to challenge people. If you don’t like being challenged, don’t join my show. What’s the matter James, too CHALLENGING for ya?”

  • @aspenadams1633
    @aspenadams1633 2 года назад +1567

    ‘Audiences are the worst part of this job’
    This aged beautifully.

    • @auracle6184
      @auracle6184 2 года назад +67

      British Bo Burnham energy

    • @tcookie
      @tcookie 2 года назад +16

      @@auracle6184 Also I see potential British Conan O'Brien energy

    • @yeshua7238
      @yeshua7238 2 года назад +10

      I swear to high Christ

    • @ThomasWarhammer
      @ThomasWarhammer Год назад +4

      Why did it age beautifully, I'm curious what happened

    • @aspenadams1633
      @aspenadams1633 Год назад +8

      @@ThomasWarhammer you know…over covid…when the ability to have a live audience and therefore live audience reaction disappeared.

  • @JordiVanderwaal
    @JordiVanderwaal 2 года назад +2067

    "That was even handed. I'm a good person, I treat everyone the same". It would be funnier if I didn't see SO MANY people that think like this on a daily basis.

    • @watleythewizard2381
      @watleythewizard2381 2 года назад +40

      That was why it was so funny.

    • @JordiVanderwaal
      @JordiVanderwaal 2 года назад +57

      @@watleythewizard2381 I know, I didn't know how to say "it was funny and sad at the same time because it's too real". I could have just said that. XD

    • @watleythewizard2381
      @watleythewizard2381 2 года назад +26

      @@JordiVanderwaal reality is too painful not to be laughed at. It really is the only way to get through the day.

    • @JordiVanderwaal
      @JordiVanderwaal 2 года назад +14

      @@watleythewizard2381 agreed.

    • @CaptainBohnenbrot
      @CaptainBohnenbrot 2 года назад +1

      @@JordiVanderwaal can you give an example of a person you met who is like this?

  • @zombi3907
    @zombi3907 2 года назад +871

    The thing about Acaster is, his work is hugely prolific- This special was 2 and a half HOURS in one shot, and his last special released was a four one-hour package called "Repertoire." He also writes for TV and has written two books. The guy is brilliant in live and improv situations and is one of the great talk, quiz, or panel show guests of all time. Personally, I'd put him over Will Farrel or John Mulaney or and JIm Carrey. Do yourself a favor and go down the rabbit hole. Just look up his James Acaster Classic Scrapes clips. There are hours of stories of his weird fucking life that he puts together like Spaulding Grey. He is a very good storyteller.

    • @kimaboe
      @kimaboe Год назад +18

      Repertoire was old material from previous tours. He rerecorded them all at once to release on Netflix, but they were written over the span of four years.

    • @thal0de
      @thal0de Год назад +8

      @@kimaboe But still amazing!

    • @kimaboe
      @kimaboe Год назад +14

      @@thal0de Oh absolutely, just wanted to point out that he didn't actually write all four shows at once :) if he had, he really should have seen his 2017 breakdown coming.

    • @ladykatie3958
      @ladykatie3958 Год назад +4

      Repertoire is so good. I still quote it on the regular and I watched it for the first time years ago

    • @dontmindme6995
      @dontmindme6995 Год назад +2

      funny cause his classic clips are actually the way I found him. For some reason I can't remember anymore I was watching hours of big fat quiz oty and 8 out of 10 cats does comedy and immediately fell in love with him. He is superb and definetely the best comedian I've ever seen. But then again I'm only 18, not english mother tongue and don't watch comedians regularly

  • @pearkore6821
    @pearkore6821 2 года назад +3550

    His edgy comedian bit is so on point, so funny

    • @theangrystone1335
      @theangrystone1335 2 года назад +28

      Thought it was a little cheap. Put illogical words in mouths of other comics then say it’s illogical and seem like the good guy

    • @MammalianCreature
      @MammalianCreature 2 года назад +82

      @@theangrystone1335 Turnabout is fair play, wouldn't you agree?

    • @monasharda9812
      @monasharda9812 2 года назад +112

      @@theangrystone1335 I take it you’re a fan of “edgy” comedians

    • @iblame_nargles
      @iblame_nargles 2 года назад +96

      @@theangrystone1335 hyperbolically spicing up the delivery? Absolutely. Putting words in others mouths? Not at all

    • @seandawson5899
      @seandawson5899 2 года назад +22

      Literally might be joke of the year in terms of what's been going on with the comedy zeitgeist right now

  • @ashbridgeindustries380
    @ashbridgeindustries380 2 года назад +2836

    His bit about the trans community is absolutely on point. Yes, comedy is supposed to challenge people. It's supposed to challenge people who actually need challenging. The establishment, authority figures, people who think they're untouchable. "Challenging" a group of people who are challenged on a daily basis for simply existing is not comedy, it's just bullying.

    • @jermaenjoyer
      @jermaenjoyer 2 года назад +68

      Yes!! Exactly!

    • @amandaely9983
      @amandaely9983 2 года назад +71

      Nope, comedy is meant to make you laugh…….

    • @ashbridgeindustries380
      @ashbridgeindustries380 2 года назад +226

      @@amandaely9983 And how is being hateful to marginalized groups making people laugh?

    • @Vexfer
      @Vexfer 2 года назад +49

      @@ashbridgeindustries380 because it’s funny to make fun of things that you’re not supposed to make fun of.

    • @miajames51
      @miajames51 2 года назад +195

      @@Vexfer Even apart from it being wrong.. it’s been done again and again and again. It’s boring. It’s not new or interesting AND it’s a sucky thing to do

  • @cloud_appreciation_society
    @cloud_appreciation_society 2 года назад +629

    I never knew the context behind that Great British Bake-off episode, that's hilarious

    • @bluespellmaster8592
      @bluespellmaster8592 2 года назад +55

      There is much more sad context as well. TLDR he spent the previous night nearly breaking up with his girlfriend and on the suicide hotline

    • @estellepieterse6334
      @estellepieterse6334 2 года назад +3

      @@bluespellmaster8592 wait what? never heard of this, where did he say this?

    • @meganbaker3003
      @meganbaker3003 2 года назад +2

      @@estellepieterse6334 I saw him live a few years ago and he said this

    • @bryanparry5661
      @bryanparry5661 2 года назад +8

      @@estellepieterse6334 it’s on the full version of this special.

  • @sniktheadthemunki2709
    @sniktheadthemunki2709 6 месяцев назад +28

    For some reason "You gotta heap those teaspoons bay-beh!" is one of the funniest lines I've ever heard

  • @kaera5019
    @kaera5019 2 года назад +1287

    the ricky gervais routine is possibly the most iconic thing in comedy ive ever seen.

    • @paull4230
      @paull4230 2 года назад +52

      You definitely need to get out and see more comedy

    • @morow34
      @morow34 2 года назад +115

      @@paull4230 You definitely need to get out and see more people so that you'll hopefully realize that we all have different opinions ...

    • @paull4230
      @paull4230 2 года назад +12

      @@morow34 people generally don't have differing opinions . If you got out more you'd realise this .

    • @gracebrown3074
      @gracebrown3074 2 года назад +105

      @Paul L Your comment was invalidated before you even posted it because clearly the first person has a different opinion than you. Like what lol.
      Did you just not enjoy being CHALLENGED? Do you not like to be CHALLENGED?!!

    • @roushankumar3165
      @roushankumar3165 2 года назад +1

      @@paull4230 you up

  • @DakotaHawkins
    @DakotaHawkins 2 года назад +342

    This show was worth every penny.

  • @crasshumor872
    @crasshumor872 2 года назад +366

    I have a feeling he'll get 100x better to listen to when he grows old like 70 y/o

    • @ThatCoalSoul
      @ThatCoalSoul 2 года назад +9

      He better
      ...Sean didn't.

    • @ray25lee
      @ray25lee 2 года назад +15

      When he basically becomes the British George Carlin?

    • @addison6539
      @addison6539 2 года назад +2

      @@ray25lee he's not a patch on carlin

    • @calnommer
      @calnommer 2 года назад +29

      @@addison6539 maybe not, but he is miles ahead of the rest. in fact, i'd argue that George Carlin would have really liked James.

    • @ImaginaryPerson1138
      @ImaginaryPerson1138 2 года назад +22

      I'd like to see a 70 yo James acaster striding around the stage like that

  • @scarcat2469
    @scarcat2469 Год назад +114

    This was over THREE YEARS before the Dave Chapelle special, crazy how nothing changes

  • @tgeh448
    @tgeh448 Год назад +15

    " 6 identical cream horns..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @senpais
    @senpais 2 года назад +87

    THERE HE IS! MY FAVORITE CIS MAN!!!!!!!

  • @Christopher-md7tf
    @Christopher-md7tf 2 года назад +332

    You can really see how James has grown into himself in the last few years, not only here, but also e.g. on panel shows. It's less acting strange and silly, and instead being way more authentic while still remaining intensely funny. I like it.

    • @FringePrincess
      @FringePrincess 2 месяца назад

      what’s your take on his bit on Seth Meyers from 2 weeks ago?

  • @lovesingstory
    @lovesingstory 2 года назад +155

    this is missing the best bit where he uses getting served sh*t at a restaurant with the post-brexit experience lmaoo

    • @ozkey1558
      @ozkey1558 2 года назад

      That clip is up on his channel now!

  • @thatidiotfromdramaclass3586
    @thatidiotfromdramaclass3586 2 года назад +457

    I am getting the impression that no British people like Britain.

    • @Sir_Gerald_Nosehairs.
      @Sir_Gerald_Nosehairs. 2 года назад +22

      Oh no, the majority of us quite like it. But that won't get you spots on BBC or C4 panel shows like this chap to build yourself a career.

    • @iainwmacintosh
      @iainwmacintosh 2 года назад +188

      @@Sir_Gerald_Nosehairs. or, and hear me out here, you can like your country AND be critical of your nation when it attacks marginalised groups at the same time

    • @kingisab
      @kingisab 2 года назад +29

      yes we do not

    • @esobelisk3110
      @esobelisk3110 2 года назад +42

      I think it’s more that the people who do aren’t very funny

    • @hfhfhhf1
      @hfhfhhf1 2 года назад +30

      unfortunately too many people overly love this country for some reason

  • @SarahJonestoo
    @SarahJonestoo 2 года назад +726

    Fabulous! And a great opening routine on the trans community and 'edgy comedians'.

    • @MassimoAngotzi
      @MassimoAngotzi 2 года назад +11

      “You make up words just to win arguments”
      DC

    • @Red-hh7dm
      @Red-hh7dm 2 года назад +1

      He's an absolute wet wipe

    • @MammalianCreature
      @MammalianCreature 2 года назад +28

      @@Red-hh7dm A versatile product of society? Something beloved by many? I agree.

    • @ada.3880
      @ada.3880 2 года назад +16

      @@Red-hh7dm I hope you know that he's done the joke on people like you lmao

    • @Red-hh7dm
      @Red-hh7dm 2 года назад +3

      @@MammalianCreature no I mean something only good for wiping up mess you fool

  • @Lockhart2000
    @Lockhart2000 2 года назад +89

    God he's good. Springleaf does it again.

  • @MyOnlyRob
    @MyOnlyRob 2 года назад +353

    This isn't even James Acaster 🤣
    Its Pat Springleaf.

  • @michaelemberton5998
    @michaelemberton5998 2 года назад +389

    Honestly this is one of the best stand ups I've ever seen. He's absolutely brilliant 👏

    • @lennyroach8833
      @lennyroach8833 Год назад +6

      He doesn’t make me laugh one bit. Absolutely boring

    • @D3LTATRAX
      @D3LTATRAX Год назад +5

      @@lennyroach8833 k

    • @benashmore7958
      @benashmore7958 Год назад

      @@lennyroach8833 Agreed. I find his improv bits and storytelling brilliant but don't really like his standup

    • @multiyadayadayada
      @multiyadayadayada 6 месяцев назад

      Agreed. 4 mins in and aborting without anything even approaching a semblance of a chuckle

  • @beatm6948
    @beatm6948 Год назад +9

    The sunglasses just add so much to the outfit

  • @discorddiscord7054
    @discorddiscord7054 2 года назад +391

    *Gets 20 million dollars to rant on a global stage*
    "Why are people not letting me speak"

    • @chrismanuel9768
      @chrismanuel9768 2 года назад +164

      "I WILL NOT BE SILENCED BY THE PC CROWD!" the edgy comedian shouts while at his seventh interview in 3 weeks about how he repeatedly insulted an oppressed minority for millions of viewers for an hour straight.
      Poor oppressed Chappelle.

    • @rhodriwilliams2599
      @rhodriwilliams2599 2 года назад +31

      @@thewizardssleeve119 “how are trans people oppressed”? Well funny you should ask.
      Whenever a person comes out as trans there is always an overwhelming amount of abuse from right wing commentators and people who get mad because they don’t understand them. Trans rights are consistently being either taken away or not given to in the first place, the trans ban from the military, the lack of unisex toilets, lack of medical care because they are trans etc. The hysteria when trans people are in the bathroom of their choice is always upsetting and overwhelming for the trans person. The lack of understanding by the general public on trans people and how gender is fluid so many will refuse to even accept them as their preferred gender. That doesn’t even go into just general discrimination when applying for jobs and every day life like verbal and physical abuse

    • @someofmyplantsarestillaliv5037
      @someofmyplantsarestillaliv5037 2 года назад +17

      @@thewizardssleeve119 please tell me thats satire?

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 2 года назад +2

      @@thewizardssleeve119 Try living as a gender other than your own for even a month and see how “easy” it is

    • @se777en73120
      @se777en73120 2 года назад +1

      @@thewizardssleeve119
      Transgender people are over 4x more likely to be victims of violent crime, and almost 3x more likely to commit suicide.

  • @-topic9506
    @-topic9506 2 года назад +94

    and then Beckett likes it, like a WORM

  • @gaming_sith8397
    @gaming_sith8397 2 года назад +24

    Hey it's that guy who owns a honey company and did jury duty: the amazing Pat Springfield! I hear he is too good for a free banana!

  • @dimitra_k
    @dimitra_k 2 года назад +255

    This was the funniest comedy special I've ever seen!!! James Acaster is phenomenal

    • @dumbdumber7203
      @dumbdumber7203 2 года назад +7

      Really? You dont watch a lot of comedy then

    • @ejtattersall156
      @ejtattersall156 Год назад +1

      @@dumbdumber7203 I was gonna say. He's mostly irritating, kind of obvious and gets his "laughs" from virtue signaling. I mean, a Brit who hates Britons, how original.

    • @candiddraconian3676
      @candiddraconian3676 Год назад +2

      @DnB and Psy Production Oh yeah, not being transphobic and understanding how women work, how fashionable

  • @jakenbakin9086
    @jakenbakin9086 2 года назад +201

    This was too challenging for a number of people in the comments.

    • @LostInTheGroove
      @LostInTheGroove 2 года назад

      Haven't seen any...

    • @rhodriwilliams2599
      @rhodriwilliams2599 2 года назад +6

      @@LostInTheGroove I’ve seen a lot

    • @saneman7177
      @saneman7177 2 года назад

      Everyone in the comments seems to love it?

    • @saneman7177
      @saneman7177 Год назад

      @DeadtotheWorld isn’t that what Acaster is doing the bit about? You shouldn’t laugh at what he thinks isn’t funny..

  • @peterclark6290
    @peterclark6290 2 года назад +77

    As series/show with this man and Bill Bailey in a competition to make each other laugh would break the internet. Just keep the corporates out of it.

    • @zombi3907
      @zombi3907 2 года назад +2

      I'd put him up against Richard Ayoade personally. There's a clip of them going at it on Acaster and Widdicomb's show "Hypothetical" that is pure gold. They have an awkward-off to see who is the most awkward comic in the game. Ayoade wins for sure. It's really, really funny.

  • @morriganlynham9079
    @morriganlynham9079 2 года назад +701

    The amount of people in this comments section that are so angry at James for just calling out transphobia is astonishing and frankly terrifying

    • @heretible
      @heretible 2 года назад +183

      It's toooo challenging for them

    • @ada.3880
      @ada.3880 2 года назад +68

      Also ironic. James made the joke on them. It's clear who won

    • @LostInTheGroove
      @LostInTheGroove 2 года назад +15

      Haven't seen a single angry comment, and I scrolled quite a bit... 🤷

    • @morriganlynham9079
      @morriganlynham9079 2 года назад +31

      @@LostInTheGroove there are a lot more comments than there were five days ago

    • @dejanswiegers3456
      @dejanswiegers3456 2 года назад +1

      we are both very terrified - no, horrified!

  • @dislecsyk991
    @dislecsyk991 2 года назад +89

    The Stewart Lee influence really comes through strong on some of these clips.
    Not even sure these are the best bits of the show...difficult to take out 10 minutes though, the whole show was gold.

    • @joecraven2712
      @joecraven2712 2 года назад +4

      My two favourite comedians.

    • @dislecsyk991
      @dislecsyk991 2 года назад +5

      @@joecraven2712 Same. Lee, Acaster and Kitson are lightyears ahead of anything else in the UK, at least.

    • @dislecsyk991
      @dislecsyk991 2 года назад +1

      @@thewizardssleeve119 Horses for courses 🤷‍♂️ I'm not sure that I've so much as cracked a smile at Kearse, to be honest.

    • @mididoctors
      @mididoctors Год назад +2

      Brechtian alienation is an incredibly risky performance stratergy

  • @rootkite
    @rootkite 2 года назад +43

    YOU
    GOTTA
    HEAP

  • @jameshaddan8538
    @jameshaddan8538 2 года назад +34

    He’s so good…really love this clip. I’m also a fan of the podcast he does with Ed Gamble. They are two very funny guys that put out great content consistently every week. Oh, and they also seem to be nice guys.

  • @ThatCoalSoul
    @ThatCoalSoul 2 года назад +42

    There used to be these things called DVDs
    ...put this on one, I'll buy it!
    PROMISE!!!!!!

  • @nicc7637
    @nicc7637 2 года назад +56

    What an opening bit. So so so good.

  • @Junksaint
    @Junksaint 2 года назад +52

    Omg that challenge joke killed me, did not expect.. I'm almost embarrassed, but well done 😂

  • @eviemp6432
    @eviemp6432 2 года назад +70

    so good, this whole special is absolute gold!

  • @annasemmler9145
    @annasemmler9145 2 года назад +95

    Dave Chapelle being called out in the opening is my new ring tone

    • @jonathangrafton4016
      @jonathangrafton4016 2 года назад +63

      It was about Ricky Gervais, but it fits perfectly with Dave.

    • @PureNeptune
      @PureNeptune 2 года назад +8

      Think this was recorded before that, but yeah it's brilliant.

    • @crizzhutch1066
      @crizzhutch1066 2 года назад +1

      He never mentioned, Chappelle as he's too much of a coward.

    • @jonathangrafton4016
      @jonathangrafton4016 2 года назад +43

      @@crizzhutch1066 This happened two years before Chappelle's skit. Chances are, he would have mentioned Chappelle if he made the skit this year.

    • @annasemmler9145
      @annasemmler9145 2 года назад +3

      @@jonathangrafton4016 ah, yes I agree :)

  • @mirandakeigher819
    @mirandakeigher819 2 года назад +12

    Take comfort in the fact that I'm not funny in the slightest and I'm perfectly aware of that. I thought James was brilliant 👏 👏 👏

  • @thefuneraldirectorsdaughter84
    @thefuneraldirectorsdaughter84 2 года назад +2

    I saw James Acaster in Llwynypia, Rhondda #beforergeywetefamous
    Soooooo funny! 👍

  • @VeronicaS97
    @VeronicaS97 2 года назад +15

    I love him

  • @dananabread6632
    @dananabread6632 2 года назад +1

    god i love this

  • @2mor8TID
    @2mor8TID 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you, for all of it. Just across the board.

  • @JordiVanderwaal
    @JordiVanderwaal 2 года назад +116

    Funny, hot and knows how to make voices. What a combo.

  • @MrDavidwilson86
    @MrDavidwilson86 2 года назад +18

    Full on kevin McAllister 😅 I still feel like that.

  • @RDRF_SB13
    @RDRF_SB13 2 года назад +87

    Just shitting on himself and the audience. Perfect material for our generation.

  • @danj8892
    @danj8892 2 года назад +75

    He woke up and chose violence

  • @snap2snip
    @snap2snip 2 года назад +34

    I fucking love James Acaster!

  • @f1tech249
    @f1tech249 2 года назад +16

    Im in love with this man 😀

  • @camiladeoliveira2390
    @camiladeoliveira2390 2 года назад +30

    I'm forever mad that this isn't on Netflix. Vimeo James really?!?!?! I'm never going to find it

    • @dumbdumber7203
      @dumbdumber7203 2 года назад

      If he spent more time working on his comedy instead of shitting on better comedian, then he might've been.

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 2 года назад +9

      @@dumbdumber7203 Your name is accurate, I see

    • @dumbdumber7203
      @dumbdumber7203 2 года назад

      @@DeathnoteBB cool...

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 2 года назад +9

      @@dumbdumber7203 For the record I said that because you are defending and condoning a transphobic man, not because you like another comedian more. Opinions are fine, bigotry is not.

  • @mididoctors
    @mididoctors Год назад +5

    Brechtian alienation is an incredibly risky performance stratergy

  • @iblame_nargles
    @iblame_nargles 2 года назад +134

    James became my favourite person as soon as he started talking about Gervais. I hate him with a passion and it doesn’t happen enough lmfao
    (The office is the only thing I enjoyed of his but even then, I hated him in that)

    • @ozkey1558
      @ozkey1558 2 года назад +39

      I was actually a fan of Gervais since the beginning, and I still think this set is funnier, smarter and fresher than anything Ricky's done in ages, and it's 100% fair criticism. I honestly don't understand people who fly into a rage because someone points out that a comedian they like has gone a bit hacky & out of touch. It's like they're being forced to experience ego death if they acknowledge their favorite entertainers aren't perfect people.

    • @Miksarxe
      @Miksarxe 2 года назад +20

      Watched Gervais make a bit for 5 minutes that were basically just 'aren't fat people disgusting' without a single punchline. In the same show he did make some good jokes about christianity but honestly not anything a thousand other comedians haven't said before

    • @bellac6311
      @bellac6311 2 года назад +17

      @@Miksarxe Comedy thats just ounching out on minority grouos isnt comedy. Its just bullying with a laugh track.

    • @Elitist20
      @Elitist20 2 года назад +10

      There's a Frankie Boyle bit about Ricky Gervais being free to 'identify as a standup' even though he isn't one.

    • @sugarhoneybee2979
      @sugarhoneybee2979 2 года назад

      You’re supposed to hate David Brent

  • @SUPER_WOLFMOON
    @SUPER_WOLFMOON Год назад

    This is 🔥!

  • @rgncajun21
    @rgncajun21 2 года назад +6

    Came in like a rock star

  • @heyysimone
    @heyysimone Год назад +7

    This is just him being brutally honest but the audience laughs because its a comedy show

  • @gateetafeliz4483
    @gateetafeliz4483 2 года назад +21

    This is comedy gold.

  • @hylens5111
    @hylens5111 4 месяца назад +1

    This guy is great.

  • @_jimso_
    @_jimso_ 2 года назад +28

    that Gervais bit is superb

  • @michael14561
    @michael14561 Год назад +1

    Unreal entrance

  • @joey5893
    @joey5893 2 года назад +2

    You! Gotta! Heap!

  • @justinbiege5975
    @justinbiege5975 2 года назад +5

    I’m gonna start using heap.

  • @christianlesurfmusic
    @christianlesurfmusic 2 года назад +2

    "I've heard of Brass Eye(!)"

  • @joannesuzieburlison7128
    @joannesuzieburlison7128 2 года назад +7

    that was great!

  • @NEMOfishZ92
    @NEMOfishZ92 2 года назад +10

    Someone complains in the comments
    Checks what they are subscribed to "GB News"
    Yeah adds up 😆

    • @NEMOfishZ92
      @NEMOfishZ92 2 года назад

      @DnB and Psy Production sure that's exactly what it is 😆 if you are delusional

    • @liamcraddock9539
      @liamcraddock9539 2 года назад

      People saying these jokes are funny. Checks what they're subscribed to "The Guardian" and guys acting like girls. Yeah adds up lol

    • @Kimbie
      @Kimbie 5 месяцев назад

      @@liamcraddock9539 No one in his gen Z following reads the guardian. You've just lost touch thats all

    • @liamcraddock9539
      @liamcraddock9539 5 месяцев назад

      @@Kimbie I'm in gen Z and the woke, 'look at me I'm such a nice guy' ones I see will fall for any woke, far left fear mongering they see in the news.

  • @dirtydirtmcgogurt
    @dirtydirtmcgogurt 2 года назад +20

    I think he painted the mic himself. Some of the holes in the mesh are filled with paint.
    I hope that's the case, at least... but if not, I blame Cliff...

  • @creativepseudonym9872
    @creativepseudonym9872 2 года назад +9

    What an absolute king 👑

  • @itookallthenames
    @itookallthenames 2 года назад +12

    This is pre Chapelle old chum

  • @joepiekl
    @joepiekl 2 года назад +13

    Well done for editing out the punchline of the first bit.

  • @plainlyabrick
    @plainlyabrick 2 года назад +52

    ive always looked at james and thought "why is his face so familiar"
    i think he looks like a greek god
    idk why but im right
    anyways nice to see james speaking out on transphobia

    • @allisonyoung9371
      @allisonyoung9371 2 года назад +16

      He kinda looks like disney's Hercules, pre-montage workout scene

    • @stramurto
      @stramurto 2 года назад

      to be fair, I don't think it's about transphobia at all. I don't think Gervais is transphobic and - yeah, I know this is an unpopular one - neither Chappelle. I just think this is a question of empathy. This was the point of his rant, the search for the edge even if someone's gonna get hurt from that, and not being able to get into other people's shoes

    • @SirStrangefolk
      @SirStrangefolk 2 года назад +3

      @@stramurto I think most people I know would consider
      "Doing something trans people will get hurt by anyway because you have no empathy towards trans people."
      to be a transphobic act.

    • @stramurto
      @stramurto 2 года назад +2

      @@SirStrangefolk but they don't target people because they're trans, but the very person behind this "label", or some peculiar behaviour that is not inherent being trans. Having said that, we could argue that the pregiudices, the suffering and everything that a trans person is likely to experience, take our moral to form an important question: is this the subject that needs being challenged?

    • @gorillaguerillaDK
      @gorillaguerillaDK 2 года назад +11

      @@stramurto
      Chapelle said; "consider me Team TERF"
      TERF IS transphobic!

  • @soul_asmr
    @soul_asmr 2 года назад +173

    Chapelle deserves to hear the intro too apparently. I stopped watching his new special before it got to that part but YAY James Acaster being a wonderful person 💕

    • @Fitz1993
      @Fitz1993 2 года назад +19

      Yeah all Chapelles bit did was highlight how stupid James's opening was lol and your comment also highlights the problem Chapelle was talking about. But sure everyone else is the problem lol.

    • @chillermiller3565
      @chillermiller3565 2 года назад +77

      @@Fitz1993 it is not possible to disagree with james' intro bit without just really hating trans people

    • @Fitz1993
      @Fitz1993 2 года назад +11

      @@chillermiller3565 Or you know you could try thinking logically, which I know is hard for you people...

    • @ray25lee
      @ray25lee 2 года назад +69

      ​ @Fitz "You could try thinking logically, like me, the most logical person who ever was; the clearly cis guy who knows more about trans stuff than any and every trans person who was, is, and will be. The clearly not medical professional who knows more than every researcher and doctor in the world who unanimously agree that trans people exist, are not mentally ill, and should transition. Be logical like me, the logic man. Only listen to me. And Dave Chappelle."
      Quit whining. Easily the least convincing angle you could possible come from. There's a reason everybody doesn't listen to you all anymore.

    • @koolkman21
      @koolkman21 2 года назад +16

      How do you know what Chapelle said in his special if you dont watch it? It doesnt matter to me whether you agree or disagree with what he said but judging it without even knowing what it is seems foolish. Im assuming you heard or read about it through other sources, maybe even clips of the special all cut up and out of context. I think it would be wise to try and form your own opinions on stuff and not just subscribe to an idiology that tells you how to feel and respond in every situation

  • @EJetson22
    @EJetson22 2 месяца назад +1

    This says 1999, but James was only 14 in 1999.

  • @Assmodean
    @Assmodean 8 месяцев назад +4

    Brilliant special. The laughs I get from reading the butthurt comments by some here are the icing on that cake.

  • @kieron63
    @kieron63 2 года назад +1

    "1999" brought me here🖖

  • @johnedwardkerr7814
    @johnedwardkerr7814 2 года назад +4

    Odd note; When you said Kettering, it subtitled you as saying "little boy from Kathmandu", which to me was really funny. Anywho, hope that helps you!

  • @brutalmaster9208
    @brutalmaster9208 2 года назад +18

    "Brave little cis boy"

  • @elizaheathen
    @elizaheathen 2 года назад +6

    *why are you cutting off the heaped teaspoons bit*
    *why isn't this highlight 30min long*

  • @rattyeely
    @rattyeely 2 года назад +2

    God I love his look so much

  • @dananabread6632
    @dananabread6632 2 года назад +1

    EEEK I LOVE THIS

  • @shawz10
    @shawz10 2 года назад +2

    You.....gotta........heap.

  • @to-lp5yq
    @to-lp5yq 2 года назад +4

    First time I've acctullay felt a bit sad listening to James 😅. Home and family... Gone when you're older x

  • @beckynelson6786
    @beckynelson6786 2 года назад +6

    He's brilliant!

  • @viciousqueen5096
    @viciousqueen5096 2 года назад +12

    I like both James Acaster and Ricky Gervais

    • @jayden_2954
      @jayden_2954 2 года назад +3

      Ricky Gervais more, this guy is just a bit too much for me lol.

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 2 года назад +24

      @@jayden_2954 Too CHALLENGING for ya?!?

    • @jayden_2954
      @jayden_2954 2 года назад +2

      @@DeathnoteBB nah just like he’s got adhd or something

    • @andresbarriga5305
      @andresbarriga5305 2 года назад +11

      @@jayden_2954 Then yes, he's too challenging for you.

  • @lucasjones3338
    @lucasjones3338 2 года назад

    Anyone know the name of the song at the intro?

  • @VeteranVandal
    @VeteranVandal Год назад +3

    A madman for mad times.

  • @Leviajohnson
    @Leviajohnson 2 года назад +22

    he was so heated for this set! Fucking brilliant!

    • @davehill584
      @davehill584 Год назад

      Methamphetamine?
      I think I'd rather watch a nasty bar fight.
      Probably less swearing...

  • @GarrettLoganGriffin
    @GarrettLoganGriffin 2 года назад +17

    He looks like Conan O’Brien and Tim Roth’s love child.

  • @artspooner
    @artspooner 2 года назад +1

    I’ve heard of The Day Today.

  • @jeric_synergy8581
    @jeric_synergy8581 2 года назад +35

    Slagging on Gervais? ....Carry on.

    • @Sunshine-zm1fx
      @Sunshine-zm1fx 2 года назад +4

      Gervais was funny before he started punching down.

    • @AphelionBooks
      @AphelionBooks Год назад

      @DnB and Psy Production Obviously you're the soft one because you can't stand people who don't like your hateful opinions. "Political ideology" seems to be the only thing you can talk about in the comments.
      Also getting this mad at a comment saying they dislike Gervais' jokes is pretty weak if you ask me. You're the kind of person who insults people by saying "oh what a snowflake" when they call you out on bullying, but then reacts like this when someone even mildly disagrees with you.
      It is punching down if you make fun of a group that is constantly bullied. And honestly, most comedy is "punching" one way or another. comedy that's punching up is funny, punching down is cheap and reliant on bigotry.
      Way to start a fight over such a lighthearted comment. Way to go! So challenging of you.

  • @jacobsmyth7989
    @jacobsmyth7989 2 года назад +13

    Cutting off the teaspoon routine half way through its cruel

  • @tomdobson9343
    @tomdobson9343 2 года назад +23

    for the people leaving hate comments
    To challenging for ya?

    • @jammydodger5838
      @jammydodger5838 Год назад

      It’s just not funny

    • @seraph8
      @seraph8 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@jammydodger5838 Clearly too challenging for ya.

  • @VinhPrag
    @VinhPrag Год назад +1

    Heapers gon heap

  • @D1zz4g4ngz747331
    @D1zz4g4ngz747331 2 года назад

    I need his outfit.

  • @surtmcgert5087
    @surtmcgert5087 2 года назад +5

    Idk how it's possible but I love Rickey Gervais AND I love James

  • @bobbobby9505
    @bobbobby9505 2 года назад +63

    I don’t think this was a routine I think he just had a breakdown

  • @andrewhamp2893
    @andrewhamp2893 2 года назад +40

    Rob Beckett would never stoop to bullying the Gervais community.

  • @Affalterbach1967
    @Affalterbach1967 2 года назад +3

    1:05 onwards is like a spoof of an extra-strength John Oliver monologue.

    • @AphelionBooks
      @AphelionBooks Год назад

      Ok, absolutely unrelated but does the 1967 mean the year you were born or something else? Because as a Supernatural fan I literally have no other thought in my mind than 1967=baby.

    • @Affalterbach1967
      @Affalterbach1967 Год назад

      @@AphelionBooks yea

  • @John-rw9bv
    @John-rw9bv 2 года назад +24

    He's like a British Dave Chappelle. Except, you know, opposite in every possible way.

    • @Vee-Hive
      @Vee-Hive 2 года назад

      So, white and unfunny?

    • @yousuckatdrawing
      @yousuckatdrawing 2 года назад +2

      True, Dave Chappelle is actually funny.

    • @ruankuck3332
      @ruankuck3332 Год назад

      ​@@yousuckatdrawing liar liar pants on fire

  • @arcaneminded
    @arcaneminded 2 года назад +9

    Casual watcher: haha pretty funny, I'm in a good mood after that.
    Video recommendations: REMEMBER SEAN LOCK IS DEAD.

  • @stopitpj2318
    @stopitpj2318 4 месяца назад

    seeing him out of his usual autumnal wardrobe is jarring as hell