Iv been listening to the pod for years every Monday and Thursday it's the first thing I listen to but Jack might as well have told me to f*ck off, I'm far from an anti vaxer but that covid jab was never going in my body for many reasons and I'm glad I made that choice, so to hear the millions of people who made the same decision as me aren't welcome to listen to the pod was disappointing ,I'm sure nobody will give a shit but they lost a dedicated listener and I'm not the only one ,👍
The way he talks about the other contestants who took the low offer puts a smile on my face. Dude just wanted a back door and to have a good time. Really speaks volumes about his character as a person
I like that humble quality about him. Also to admit there are weak points to his quizzing game. In all fairness, it is probably because he was able to present scientific data to other scientists and experts that he could face something like this head on so easily. I've been in that spot and it can be intimidating especially when you're a junior and have the problem of feeling unqualified. Once you handle the scrutiny of the academic world, something like a quiz show is second nature because trivia is something you can do at the local pub.
I love watching the Chase. Nothing better than someone taking the lower offer after the previous person performed exceptionally and then my dad shouting tosser at the tv 😂
Taking the low offer is OK, but taking a negative offer (which at least one of the other contestants on Darragh's episode must have done) really pisses me off and I watch hoping they're going to lose.
I love that he brought up the "cheese" thing because I've picked up on that long before Mark shouted it on Beat The Chasers and it's great to have it confirmed for sure here that it's a thing. It reminds me of Alan Davies answering with "Blue Whale" on QI, but much more frequently!
This was a great interview and really gave us a LOT of insight into this amazing man and the hidden Chase world. I only watched a small video segment of him recently but that one segment was enough to convince me he was an interesting and down to earth character. I mean how can you not love him? Curly hair, cheeky lovable grin, warm conversational banter, jovial personality. He also has the ability to laugh at himself and is extremely humble. If there was one question I would like to have asked if I ever met him, it would be whether he feels guilty about beating contestants especially by one question or two in the final chase.
I get a little nervous before speaking on front of people, but it's not stage fright. Sang in front of half my school etc. I just don't seem to get stage fright. Being a little apprehensive is as much as I get. I also don't get homesick really. I can get to the point where I want to get home, and with my mental health declining that point is a lot earlier than it was, but not the crying down the phone to my mum level homesick like I've seen my peers do. I'm quite comfortable being away from home. My first cadet camp, 2 weeks and I was done, next 2 camps, could have stayed another week easily. Army cadet camps have been some of the best holidays I've ever been on. Uniforms, early starts, days filled with training, room inspections each day - loved it.
I love that his last second guess as a chaser on the Chase is “Cheese” and the answer to his first question as a contestant was CHEESE!!!!! What a legend 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Darragh is right its so hard to set questions. I attended a pub quiz every week its just for fun no one takes it too seriously and have been going for two years now love it the people are great we organise it ourselves and let the pub know how many are in attendance and they provide vouchers as prizes but we have guest hosts so we take it in turn and if we want to set a quiz we just let the one who organises if know and man its hard to set 40 questions with a music round on your own. I have so many weird facts that could be questions but it’s finding a way to ask them as questions so people will understand its so hard.
Not surprising the other 3 contestants went for the low offer with him on their team. They knew how smart he was and had a high chance of winning so didn't wanna miss out.
it does also pay to have all contestants back on the table as they get as much as a 4 question headstart on the chaser, and of course more contestants also could mean more subject matter coverage if one person knows the answer but the others are not sure (especially come the push backs).
@@matmagix3845 In a way, them getting back just to get more head-starts worked so well in Darragh's favor, because sometimes, equally-skilled players can trip up on each other (Beat The Chasers is prime example of "Even if you put 5 of the best quizzers on a team against an average person, the team can still lose because of themselves."). By knowing that Darragh will be the one who would answer the most questions for them, they can just count on him to jump the gun with the responses, and Darragh himself will have more freedom to buzz in early if he knows it, even if he's only 80% sure of the answer. The point of head-starts, according to Brad, is to act as compensation for the team being forced to press the buzzer before responding (with the exception of solo finals), while chasers can just immediately shout out the answers. With Darragh's team composition, it might actually be a blessing that he doesn't have anyone slowing him down during the Final Chase, because now the battle is virtually a duel between Darragh and Paul, but Darragh has the 4-step buff instead of the usual 1 for solo finals.
Does Darragh still do his day job? It always amazes me how Shaun balances his quiz life with his barrister life and I thought that Darragh was still a practising scientist (though I could be very wrong)!
He said in the full podcast that he continued on with his job as a scientist and only give up his day job “relatively recently, I only give it up a few months ago” was his actual quote :)
@@generichuman2044 Shaun Wallace is still practicing as a criminal defense barrister. He says he never takes his job on The Chase for granted or expects to be hired for another season so continues to work in law.
Why is everyone on here chucking the word ‘literally’ in for no reason? You’ve seen him at your local Sainsbury’s. That holds up as a sentence on its own. Nobody thinks it’s a metaphor. You don’t need to add the word ‘literally’. 🫤🙄
It's nice to see a genuinely intelligent man get famous for being intelligent, instead of seeing towie or mic people become famous for being genuine idiots
I've always wondered what happens if 1 contestant gets caught and the other 3 win a huge amount of money...thats gotta be a bit awkward after the show 😂
That did sort of happen a few weeks ago, a team of three won £51,000, 17 grand each of course. After Seat 1 got caught, player 2 went for a high offer of £40,000 and pretty much romped home with no difficulties. Players 3 and 4 both then went mid and got through. I feel like even if I got caught at the table, I’d still want to stick around and continue watching the recording though, just to see what happens haha.
@@Tateygb yeah that’s what I mean Howie from deal or no deal said even back when he was doing that they had a bunch of checks and regulations to make sure no one knew what was in the boxes It’s something to do with gambling law or something I can’t remember
I love darragh I’m not from Ireland but my grand parents on both sides are my Iq is 165 and I am telling you now I would be shit on the chase but at home I get the right answers. I think I’ll stick to writing scripts for TV and streaming services. 🤣
We absolutely LOVED Darragh! What did you guys think of his episode? Probably in the best 5 guests of all time?
Absolutely loved Darragh's Ep, it'd be epic to get the rest of the chasers on aswell but he's top 5 guests!
Iv been listening to the pod for years every Monday and Thursday it's the first thing I listen to but Jack might as well have told me to f*ck off, I'm far from an anti vaxer but that covid jab was never going in my body for many reasons and I'm glad I made that choice, so to hear the millions of people who made the same decision as me aren't welcome to listen to the pod was disappointing ,I'm sure nobody will give a shit but they lost a dedicated listener and I'm not the only one ,👍
@@Ronnie392 ohhh no i'm sure they're gutted they've lost ronnie as a viewer
@@HappyHourPodcast shut up jake mate you lispy little snake i know all about you talking to undercover police.
@@Ronnie392can you tell me just a few of those many reasons
The way he talks about the other contestants who took the low offer puts a smile on my face. Dude just wanted a back door and to have a good time. Really speaks volumes about his character as a person
He literally reminds me of a normal person you would meet in the shop/local pub etc
What do you mean he ‘literally’ reminds you?
I like that humble quality about him. Also to admit there are weak points to his quizzing game. In all fairness, it is probably because he was able to present scientific data to other scientists and experts that he could face something like this head on so easily. I've been in that spot and it can be intimidating especially when you're a junior and have the problem of feeling unqualified. Once you handle the scrutiny of the academic world, something like a quiz show is second nature because trivia is something you can do at the local pub.
So glad a man of this caliber got famous. Deserves more than just a back door!
Saw this before I got to that bit in the video. I was so confused.
@@salahudeeniqbal3460 same 🤣
@@salahudeeniqbal3460well we know jack is into that due to them leaked videos
02:10 or so for the confused out there
PHRASING
Darragh is an absolute legend. Well done for getting him on the show lads.
Was on The Chase a couple years ago and went up against Darragh, he’s genuinely a really nice guy.
Awesome!!❤
Bloke went on the chase just to buy a new back door and slapped Paul Sinha so hard they offered him a job.
Legend
What a very nice and genuine guy. Nice to see such a down to earth man be interviewed.
''didnt care i just needed a back door'' hahahahahahaha
You’re wrong
@@screwgravity1447 what?
@@Aaron-fn4mzyou’re wrong
@@StephenCarrIsBald wrong about a quote .... ok then
@@StephenCarrIsBald You're right
You realise that Darragh Ennis is his name & “ The Menace “is the bit that should be in quotation marks , right ?
Jack probably wrote the title. Leave him be 😂😂
Think you need to get out more
No, his real name is The Menace.
You realise there’s no need for spaces before and after quotation marks, same goes for a comma, right?
Alright Terry fucking Pratchett
This was a good watch. A proper nice bloke ain’t he
If I ever got on the chase I’d love to meet him
Great bloke
I love watching the Chase. Nothing better than someone taking the lower offer after the previous person performed exceptionally and then my dad shouting tosser at the tv 😂
Taking the low offer is OK, but taking a negative offer (which at least one of the other contestants on Darragh's episode must have done) really pisses me off and I watch hoping they're going to lose.
LOL same!
What a gentleman. Could listen to him all day.
This man is the ultimate vibe
I love that he brought up the "cheese" thing because I've picked up on that long before Mark shouted it on Beat The Chasers and it's great to have it confirmed for sure here that it's a thing. It reminds me of Alan Davies answering with "Blue Whale" on QI, but much more frequently!
The quote marks in the title suggest you don't believe Darragh Ennis is his real name 😆
What a top bloke! Very humble and didn't want to shit on his team mates
What a lovely bloke
I think youve spelt nob head wrong love
@@Noticccashonlywhy do you think that?
@@Noticccashonly ok?
@@NUFC_Mason you play fortnite you freak get away from me
@@Noticccashonlyanswer his question mate, stop being a troll
The BEST guest you’ve had on the show by a country mile 👌🏻
I want him as my best mate!
Proper genuine sound bloke 👍🏻
Love watching lads like Darragh make it in life! Genuinely interesting guest to have on a podcast.
He's always an absolute delight - so glad her got the gig and his big break
This was a great interview and really gave us a LOT of insight into this amazing man and the hidden Chase world. I only watched a small video segment of him recently but that one segment was enough to convince me he was an interesting and down to earth character. I mean how can you not love him? Curly hair, cheeky lovable grin, warm conversational banter, jovial personality. He also has the ability to laugh at himself and is extremely humble. If there was one question I would like to have asked if I ever met him, it would be whether he feels guilty about beating contestants especially by one question or two in the final chase.
Massive fan of him. Glad that a fellow Irishman is a chaser
Darragh was always my favorite chaser..True gent!
@MCD20111 he is my favourite chaser as well
He's my favourite Chaser as well
You can absolutely understand how they offered him the job as a chaser - hes such a likeable guy
On my first day in Oxford, a few years ago, I was eating in Wasabi on my own and Darragh walked past. Knew I was in the right place
if you were in wasabi you were not in the right place
What a genuine guy
Funnily enough, Darragh's first answer on The Chase was "cheese" 😅
Big fan of Darraghs .Love it when he laughs...
This was a fantastic interview. Great work.
Thank you!
Great person. I could listen to him all day
Even more so now is Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis is my fave Chaser
He's really lovely 😅
what an amazing guy
19:00 'biting minge' was the best misread by Brad
He seems like a decent human being. 🇮🇪
Such a humble, likeable guy :)
I get a little nervous before speaking on front of people, but it's not stage fright. Sang in front of half my school etc. I just don't seem to get stage fright. Being a little apprehensive is as much as I get.
I also don't get homesick really. I can get to the point where I want to get home, and with my mental health declining that point is a lot earlier than it was, but not the crying down the phone to my mum level homesick like I've seen my peers do. I'm quite comfortable being away from home. My first cadet camp, 2 weeks and I was done, next 2 camps, could have stayed another week easily. Army cadet camps have been some of the best holidays I've ever been on. Uniforms, early starts, days filled with training, room inspections each day - loved it.
I love that his last second guess as a chaser on the Chase is “Cheese” and the answer to his first question as a contestant was CHEESE!!!!! What a legend 😂😂😂😂😂😂
What a bloke, deserved to find success.
Great chap. Love him.
Darragh is right its so hard to set questions. I attended a pub quiz every week its just for fun no one takes it too seriously and have been going for two years now love it the people are great we organise it ourselves and let the pub know how many are in attendance and they provide vouchers as prizes but we have guest hosts so we take it in turn and if we want to set a quiz we just let the one who organises if know and man its hard to set 40 questions with a music round on your own. I have so many weird facts that could be questions but it’s finding a way to ask them as questions so people will understand its so hard.
fantastic episode lads
What a really cool, down to earth fella he is, never would of thought
Not everyday you get producers calling you asking you if you wanna be a Chaser. Lucky Darragh. I wished they asked me!
Just watched the video of him as a contestant, no way his first answer was actually cheese 🤣🤣🤣
Lives down the road from me...
Was in our local pub doing a quiz night.
He used to work in a lab opposite me where i worked at oxford university
He's one of the nicest blokes from these isles
That’s such a lie 😂😂
@@StephenCarrIsBald It's not. He lives in Oxford and I've seen him about a couple of times.
@@jackwebb987 it is a lie, he doesn’t do local pub quizzes anymore he literally says this in the interview if you listened
@@StephenCarrIsBaldwas is past tense
14:42
"A lot of people don't know this but Paul is a nerd."
Probably could've guessed that.
Really enjoyable interview 👍 thank you
Glad you enjoyed it Mark!
Not surprising the other 3 contestants went for the low offer with him on their team. They knew how smart he was and had a high chance of winning so didn't wanna miss out.
Exactly they played the game right . And darragh knew it
it does also pay to have all contestants back on the table as they get as much as a 4 question headstart on the chaser, and of course more contestants also could mean more subject matter coverage if one person knows the answer but the others are not sure (especially come the push backs).
@@matmagix3845 In a way, them getting back just to get more head-starts worked so well in Darragh's favor, because sometimes, equally-skilled players can trip up on each other (Beat The Chasers is prime example of "Even if you put 5 of the best quizzers on a team against an average person, the team can still lose because of themselves."). By knowing that Darragh will be the one who would answer the most questions for them, they can just count on him to jump the gun with the responses, and Darragh himself will have more freedom to buzz in early if he knows it, even if he's only 80% sure of the answer.
The point of head-starts, according to Brad, is to act as compensation for the team being forced to press the buzzer before responding (with the exception of solo finals), while chasers can just immediately shout out the answers. With Darragh's team composition, it might actually be a blessing that he doesn't have anyone slowing him down during the Final Chase, because now the battle is virtually a duel between Darragh and Paul, but Darragh has the 4-step buff instead of the usual 1 for solo finals.
The Chase is possibly m6 favourite game show ever. Teamwork, individuality, simplicity
Does Darragh still do his day job? It always amazes me how Shaun balances his quiz life with his barrister life and I thought that Darragh was still a practising scientist (though I could be very wrong)!
Didn't the dark destroyer stop practicing a few years ago. I'd be amazed if he balances that though of a job
He said in the full podcast that he continued on with his job as a scientist and only give up his day job “relatively recently, I only give it up a few months ago” was his actual quote :)
@@philjohnston9889 thankyou!
@@generichuman2044 Shaun Wallace is still practicing as a criminal defense barrister. He says he never takes his job on The Chase for granted or expects to be hired for another season so continues to work in law.
Proper nice guy Darragh
I really enjoy his accent.
I'd love to watch the full episode if it were possible
Love darragh
I think I saw the Menace at Emerald Park in August. Wasn’t sure if it was him so awkwardly looked at a distance.
Darragh is in my top 6 of all time best chasers :) and so are the other 5
What a really nice bloke
I’ve literally seen this guy at my local Sainsbury’s 🤣 and his kids go to my old primary school !!
Why is everyone on here chucking the word ‘literally’ in for no reason?
You’ve seen him at your local Sainsbury’s. That holds up as a sentence on its own. Nobody thinks it’s a metaphor. You don’t need to add the word ‘literally’. 🫤🙄
@@andrewmay1299lighten up mate , everything alright?
@@andrewmay1299 you've commented this literally everywhere in this comment section.
@@andrewmay1299literally shut up
Along with cheese, they could also about “Stormzy”.
At least twice a month a question starts, “which grime artist…” and it’s ALWAYS Stormzy!
I was part of the quiz leage that some of the chasers were in. Played against paul sinha
5:28 Definitive proof he had never played overwatch
Another rule from the chase that’s similar to Darrahs: If a question starts with ‘which grime artist’ 9 times out of 10 it’s going to be Stormzy!
Darragh Ennis Oiled Up
Darragh is an absolute fucking legend!
I actually live near Mark! (A couple towns away) and he lives in the north midlands, near what would be considered "the north"
It's nice to see a genuinely intelligent man get famous for being intelligent, instead of seeing towie or mic people become famous for being genuine idiots
Darragh is very logical, even though he’s not said it I’m sure he still appreciates the value in extra steps from them taking low offers.
Jesus I used to work on the door at The Black Swan in Oxford 😅
Good Rathcoole Co, Dublin boy here 😄😄
Darragh is a legend
D.Ennis the Menace is a great chaser
And the hair to match
Weird how this just ends abruptly. Enjoyed the whole thing tho.
You can watch the full 2 hours on Spotify :)
14:03 for anyone wondering, 2m is 6’6.5
I've met Mark and he is indeed huge in person. I'm roughly 6 feet, so for me "tall" is 6'2''' upwards; Mark towers over me and is broad as well.
One of the best episodes by absolute far lads, Darragh is amazing
Actually Darragh's first ever answer on The Chase was 'Cheese'
Cheese has literally just been an answer tonight 😂
Is there a part two?
Have never seen them as the chaser😂
He’s brilliant, proper bloke👍👍
Would Quite like to see a Question appeal left in at some point
The king
I've always wondered what happens if 1 contestant gets caught and the other 3 win a huge amount of money...thats gotta be a bit awkward after the show 😂
Last Thursday two got through and they won £100k. Can you imagine?!
That did sort of happen a few weeks ago, a team of three won £51,000, 17 grand each of course. After Seat 1 got caught, player 2 went for a high offer of £40,000 and pretty much romped home with no difficulties. Players 3 and 4 both then went mid and got through. I feel like even if I got caught at the table, I’d still want to stick around and continue watching the recording though, just to see what happens haha.
The beast clears
Why is his actual name in quote marks?
Cool guy.
Darragh is the best
The fucking Chase...
He looks like the guy in my pfp, Chris Morris. With makeup of course
Jack's a torie now
My mum fancies him
My mum does too 😅
He's married
@@AngeIDynamite So's my mum
All those checks are because it’s technically gambling right? So they have to make sure everything’s 100% fair
Nah game shows are heavily regulated now
@@Tateygb yeah that’s what I mean
Howie from deal or no deal said even back when he was doing that they had a bunch of checks and regulations to make sure no one knew what was in the boxes
It’s something to do with gambling law or something I can’t remember
Write what a sound guy!
Nice bloke
He looks like the Great Khali
He’s a cool guy.great guest.
I thought was Paulie Shore. Can someone check if they're related?
Get Olivia to check.
The Great Khali
I love darragh I’m not from Ireland but my grand parents on both sides are my Iq is 165 and I am telling you now I would be shit on the chase but at home I get the right answers. I think I’ll stick to writing scripts for TV and streaming services. 🤣
IQ is often irrelevant. Quizzing by nature is very little calculation etc, rather just information learn and repeat at high level
For someone who claims to have a high IQ, you sure do write like a preschooler.
Also IQ is irrelevant when it comes to quizzing.
His hair’s still a disgrace
Suits him then