Haha

Excellent

truly hilarious

I was at the recording for this in the second row. They were coming back to their seats in the front row and looked genuinely horrified.

They were added in post production for comedic effect and the cgi in men hours costed 54 thousand pounds

that is so sweet of her tho

What a kind way to try and diffuse the situation

WOW that's awesome ur completely engaging Piece..Haves Made me Completely change my Opinion on this Really Good Englishman Comic .As being only exposed to very little.of this guy (Here in N.Z.via Taskmasters uk./Cntdwn..etc,)I have to admit.@'1'st he can come across a lil'?-'But Dave Chappelle put it this way;"I love All Comix.. especially the younger ones coming thru'' .!Hope you continue to see more Comics..& Please Write re;Here et.too.Thank You Sir 😅 7:18

I went to a choir performance of my niece's a few weeks ago, it was a combined choir, band and orchestra concert that students from multiple school districts had to audition to be in, and they'd all worked really hard all day on a Saturday rehearsing--they did such a great job, but there were parents on their phones all around me, and even talking during the performances! I couldn't believe it. I felt really bad for the kids.

shit I wish I had heard about it, missed his philly date by 2 weeks it seems

Which show were you at? I thought the same, even though the audience at the DC show got really annoying toward the end, so we didn't get the proper ending to his train story or the whole thing.

@@lucillebluth3894 How was the show in DC? I had no idea Acaster was in town or would have gotten tickets. Did you get the meet him afterwards?

@@rajnadar6555 It was great! Like I said above, the audience got annoying toward the end (I blame alcohol on a Saturday night), but until then it was fun/stressful/impressive watching him improv bits out of interactions with them. And the stories we did get are great. I can't wait until he (fingers crossed) releases a recorded special, though it might be a while. I don't know if he stopped to meet anyone after. I didn't wait around for him; too shy. :(

@@lucillebluth3894 Glad you had fun...too bad you didn't meet him...I would have definitely tried...have so much I'd like to ask/talk about with Acaster.

you might like Ross Noble, because so much of his standup is improv, latecomers often become a significant portion of the gig: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9iqdraEnJ-ciI0.html

Had no idea he came to the US in November...I had to settle for Jack Whitehall...if I had known Acaster was in town, I would have definitely gotten tickets.

Sweet!

You have a horrible sense of humor in that case

@@LaFamChannel Nah, it's probably you. I think you are just projecting. Can you name someone who is pushing the medium forward and playing with the structure and presentation of comedy more than he is?

@@itcouldbelupus2842burnham and gadsby! But for sticking to traditional areas of like.. uh.. making people laugh… by just talking and using physicality for 1-2 hours then yeah this dude is top of the game. Burnham and gadsby are expanding what you can do in the genre just in different ways

Lol sounds like a good reason to show up late

well I guess Richard is a professional

That last comment itself was worthy of comedy and made me actually laugh out loud

How very British.

Stared at the back of their heads? Wow, you sure showed them,,, 🫤😑

@@Tht1Gy that's the joke, yes.

Key words "within reason." Kids who don't learn consent over small things become adults who don't understand consent over big things.

@@becominghero9754 who's talking about consent? I mean things like getting stressed when they don't finish their food or something. It's like....they're kids what did you expect.

Same in the Netherlands!

Beat*

That's a long way of saying Stewart Lee is a smug, snobby twat

@@Michael-sh1fb Yeah hes really not. The 'smugness' is part of the act.

@@Kerbal_fever I'm not intelligent enough to get it

@@Michael-sh1fb That's not what i said. Its fine that you don't like him, but lets stick to the truth. Which is not always black or white.

Probably depends on where/where he's doing a gig. I'd imagine he got heckled a lot more in earlier years, but now the audience knows what they're showing up to and that -- these days -- if you heckle him, you get arrested and thrown in jail. In all seriousness though, he's very much a commercial and critical success, and many of his shows are in venues that don't let you stand around drinking 7 beers. I've seen him 4 times and 3 of those were sold-out months in advance in a fairly small local theatre. I think most would-be hecklers would die of embarrassment in that sort of setup.

He did the same thing the one time I saw him - someone in the audience made a supportive (if ill-judged) comment and he flew off the handle, refusing to do the show he'd written and substituting it for an improvised rant which was in part about how terrible we were. It was awful and tense and from what I've read he did the same for the next few shows. It makes me sad that I wasted all that money and now I can't enjoy programs he's in.

@@Nmembly Sorry to hear that. Was it on the Cold Lasagne tour? What was the supportive comment, if you don't mind sharing?

@@lucillebluth3894 Yes it was on the cold lasagne tour, although I never found out what that was all about. I remember the comment being along the lines of 'you can do it' or something equally benign which I feel didn't merit ruining everyone's day.

@@Nmembly I've heard him talk in interviews about that tour being especially difficult because in the show he's very open about mental health struggles. He seemed to be on the defensive, which is understandable when you're being that vulnerable on stage, and likely interpreted that sort of comment as sarcastic or patronizing. I'm not saying that excuses ruining your experience that you spent money and time on, just providing the context. It's a shame that you can't enjoy his stuff anymore, especially the recorded Cold Lasagne show he eventually released, which is fantastic. But I get it; I'd find that situation very uncomfortable too.

@@lucillebluth3894 It's difficult to be particularly empathetic when he knew that was what the job entailed, yet continued to take several theatres-full of people's ticket money regardless. I wish I could watch the interviews or the recorded version of the show that you mentioned but I don't want to spend any more cash to watch that man's monetised self pity.

Hey at least you added more information. Better than simply re-quoting the best part of the video.

Interesting you should say that. As a teacher for the best part of 20 years, when he said that the majority of the audience were there doing the right thing, and he'd just get annoyed at the few that weren't... that was a big thing I found hard to overcome dealing with kids. The majority of them were great, but the few that would just love to spoil things for everyone would get SO annoying.

It also works for parenting. Getting annoyed that your child wakes up at 5am or constantly follows you around is futile and it definitely helps when you reframe it as you wanting them to do it.

@@coolstertothecore The issue with parenting, though, is that if you let children just do everything they want, they grow up to be the kind of people who don't respect boundaries. That's a huge problem when it comes to s ex especially--especially when we're talking about young men with strong feelings--and a problem for other relationships as well. I think about this especially when I think about my work with s exual assault patients. It's not loving to let children to everything they want. It can be horrible. Within reason, of course: it's also stifling if they're not allowed to self-express. But part of the challenge of being a human being is recognizing other people's consent while celebrating your own freedom--your liberty ends where mine begins, essentially.

@@becominghero9754 I was referring to young children. It's perfectly natural for them to wake early or want to be constantly with you. In young children their behaviour is their communication and I believe a good parent will interpret that and respond to their needs. Obviously I wouldn't allow my child to hurt me or treat me badly and I also model being kind and respectful. As they get older they're better able to communicate verbally (for most at least) so you have many discussions about personal space and comfort, respecting others and their own property and bodies etc.

Sean*

Thanks Gina! You and about 37000 others (well that downloads so it might be 10,000 others). Probably not enough of you to get a tour together

If its a free open mic night at the local pub where you could get anyone, I could kinda understand the behaviour, though its still not something I'd ever do myself and would still hate to hear it. But what I don't get is people spending their money to go to a gig which is specifically for that person and then heckle. Like if you don't like the person's work, why the hell did you just pay them for it? Like you could just not pay and not go and you get to be happy and they don't get your money. Like that I just do not understand.

I know. It's my second biggest audience (but a long way down from the UK) 4% of my audience are in the USA, but I was really saying I don't think it can compare to Off Menu and if I toured the US I am confident I would have single figures in most locations (to be fair it's often not much better than that in the UK)

People post links on reddit if you want to watch newer seasons. This season is amazing!

Jimmy & Bill are always up for a cheerful row is the thing. Maybe it’s the Irish genetics.

They're locked behind a paywall now. There's a link in the description if you want it.

The audio version is still free though. Forgot to add that.

@@Elwaves2925 Wow, a tenner to get a link to watch one on youtube :/

Support artists. You can still listen for free. Do you need to 'see' words???

£10 for the two RHLSTP’s Richard does in one night. 2 to 3 hours of stuff. Can’t stand freeloading scumbags moaning about having to pay for things.

Even if you live alone there's a chance you'll encounter an asshole a day. 🤣

Which one? And does he do steroids?😅

The video is paid content. The audio is available in the podcast feed.

@@sir_vix thanks pal I will have a look for them

Plus even without the therapy thing, often hecklers do it because they want to annoy the person or upset them in some way and so telling them that heckling is not only allowed but welcomed too? Those kinds of hecklers aren't going to want to heckle because it won't get the effect they are after. So it has a two fold thing of cutting down on the worst kinds, whilst allowing James to then feel better about it when they do happen. Win win really.

That's why hardcore Taskmaster fans jump on reddit for links ;)

What's Richard meant to do about this? 😅

@@Loctorak If I remember correctly, he was generally curious about the US' relationship with taskmaster; I was adding some color and venting, and I was also drunk and/or full from Thanksgiving. Tl;dr who knows, roll tide.

Here in Canada I've had no trouble finding each series of Taskmaster here on KZfaq or at least Dailymotion. Both of the recent series, 13 & 14, can be found here on KZfaq.

Innit, Benjamin ?

Shakespeare

You’re basically, a chilled out entertainer.

I like how you get annoyed bc they missed your jokes. If you’re a teacher I’m sure you’re not there to do stand up. And you aren’t performing something you wrote, crafted, workshopped down to the word and are being vulnerable about your mental health. So it’s definitely different. I’m not saying teaching is easy and dealing with unruly teens sounds exhausting and tough, but I don’t think it’s a very similar type gig.

... Gets eaten by the pterodactyl.

(You didn't specify how early.)

... is the first one to be shot.

@@sir_vix Ok, that one made me giggle.

Yeah, you kind of have to be a prick to break America. Acaster's too likeable (which is why he's refreshing imo.)

I wouldn't say they go there to die but I do think it's a very different market. So it's hard for many to make it 'big' over there. Acaster's Late Night performance was awkward, even allowing for him making it awkward in interviews. He was clearly there because Seth was a fan but it was the wrong audience. Also, it's nice to see someone calling Brand annoying. I wouldn't be anywhere near as polite as that but YT would censor my comment if I stated my true thoughts.

@@Elwaves2925 I've met plenty of guys like RB and I don't like them one bit. Serial manipulator? Predator? He adopts meaningless vague spiritual/social views specifically for the purpose of picking up. He's pathetic

@@rickstarz David Mitchell has expressed his lack of desire to do that, and I think he's right. He's aware that he would just fall completely flat, and how much respect would you lose for him if he tried?

@@frankcooke1692 Exactly. To put it plainly, he waffles a lot of bollox in an attempt to appear intelligent, while not actually saying anything of any value. Regarding your other reply, that's one more reason for me to like David Mitchell even more. 🙂

Do we need to discuss what ageing is Vera?

He’s not grey. The lighting is just bright and he has blonde hair so it washes out

Ad revenue is rubbish, you need orders of magnitude more people watching ads to equal £3 a month

We tried ads on youtube and even though we were getting something like a million views a month it made us about £17. The live videos all cost in excess of £2000 to make. We funded them originally via kickstarters, but it didn;t seem wholly fair for a small % of fans to pay. Also we can make decent ad revenue via the audio podcasts, but if 100,000 people are dowloading the free video then that, again is costing us even more money. We put out 100s of these for free, which is more than most people would do. Don't think that asking for about 50p an ep (plus you get several other bonus things via acast plus) is really asking a lot. But the podcasts continue to be free, so if you don't want to pay (fair enough) you can still listen without spending a penny.

Also, look, we've started putting up a substantial clip for free!

Do you need to 'see' words? I've listened to these and frankly don't need to see the interviewee (and certainly not Richard). Support artists, including Richard.

@@Herring1967 interesting response I didn't know the full extent of KZfaqs douchebaggery, kinda pointless even bothering unless you get additional money

Do keep us updated about your personal tastes.

Apology accepted

You’re complaining cause you arrived late to a stand-up show and the comedian used you for material?!

I'm so glad you posted to perfectly illustrate the arseholes he is talking about 🤣

Look if you and your partner have clinical depression that is a serious thing and you need to see a therapist and get a treatment plan. You don't just assume you know best then cheap out with two tickets to a comedy show. How was that meant to treat clinical depression? Anyone truly experiencing "extreme depression" would be a lot more self aware and pragmatic than to buy tickets to a comedy night in the state you describe. That's irresponsible and shows me you're either not taking your own mental well-being (or your partner's) seriously, or you know you don't need therapy and are exaggerating the severity of symptoms now in order to serve this complaint. I have no respect whatsoever for either of those possibilities because they both undermine and trivialise the difficulties of living with a proper clinical diagnosis of severe depression, or even chronic PDD/dysthymia (what i was diagnosed with 9yrs ago among other things). I live alone, dont go out, sleep 18+hrs a day, stopped washing myself... ive been struggling to even keep from slipping further than that from day to day because i have no external support. If i fall much further thats it, i dont see how I'll recover. THAT is what severe depression looks like. THAT is the kind of concern that plagues me is not "oh no i feel disrespected" its "i can see myself actively spiralling towards what is ultimately suicide each and every day. Not you and your sweetheart having a night out then ruining it for yourself by being so self absorbed you think the show is all for you. I have a very hard time believing things transpired as you describe, and I was going to expand further, but frankly my problem with this whole thing is as I describe above. You mock the very notion of mental health with the way you use it here - to garner sympathy and absolve yourself of responsibility for what is really only your problem. Its selfish BS like this that hurts people later down the line when we can't even mention our mental health because people assume were after attention and pull away. They refuse to let themselves be available to anyone and it's because they're sick of their empathy being exploited by appeals such as this. Depression is more than just a word, and if you really wanna ride that train, welcome aboard. Now go and make an appointment with a psychological professional like you're _supposed to_ so you can get formally diagnosed and treated. Then you probably won't end up in situations like these, either. Otherwise, have a really long think about why you're flouting a depression diagnosis so casually. Work out whether or not you should be seeking proper treatment, and if it turns out you're confident you don't... suck it up, quit whining and don't you dare label yourself like that again unless you have a formal diagnosis.

I've heard other people complain about how he was rude and mean to his audience. He is freely admitting that he was like this. IDK why ppl are having a go at you for confirming what he already said. I'm glad to hear he is trying to improve his behaviour

Think you are assuming that I think my level is higher than James'. At my humble level I only get seen by people who want to see me, whereas bigger TV stars get a lot of people who say "Let's see that guy from TV" without knowing what they're getting. Like I say, there are some benefits to being not so well known, though you still sometimes get kneejerk reactions from people on social media I guess.

@@Herring1967 *feeling sheepish* Fair enough!

Yeah, reckon that must be it. They pay loads of money to see him, even though they hate him and then shout his catchphrases at him as a sort of satire of his success. That'll show him.

@@Herring1967 i didn't say that i thought you were suppose to be a comedian. What i meant was they get bored so shout out

@@mikenewbold1699 Too challenging for ya?

@@kimaboe no

@@mikenewbold1699 I think the problem is you

You must have a great life if you love people being called the thing that they objectively are. It's good you are so easy to make happy. Good on you.