Louis Theroux & Justin Theroux reminisce about their childhood family holidays | BBC Sounds

[@BBCSounds]

Yep they really are cousins! Find the full interview here 👉www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p091pg69

Hahaha

[@twotales7337]

No thanks, it's asking me to sign in or register....

[@Delboy0]

There is me thinking it was just a coincidence that they shared the same last name lol. Now I look at them, they do look like family. Let's play game. Pick two celebrities that most people didn't know where related to each other. I will start off with Brad Pitt and Barrack Obama who are second cousins. And another is Mariah Carey and Ashley Cole.

[@shirleymcdonald2777]

How did I not realise they look so similar.Muholand Drive being one of the greatest David Lynch film I love this guy

[@subliminalminds-subliminal400]

@@twotales7337 It's on Apple Podcasts as well

[@coldworld5]

Never is history has their been a more clear example of the difference between an American and an English man.

[@fante9]

You won the comment section

[@Butterball2829]

the english in this gave me an aneurism

[@sarawashington5485]

👏👏👏👏👏So true

[@MrAnperm]

There are nerdy Americans and hyperactive Englishmen.

[@kJ922-h3j]

With very basic, and incorrect, stereotypes I guess

[@JHallenbeck]

These guys being related has blown by mind. This is some Matrix-level reality bending shit.

[@HumanimalChannel]

Paul Theroux is Lois' father

[@RyanB1987]

Louie’s father is American, Louie was born an American citizen.

[@EmmysCoolVids123]

Louis father and Justin's father are brothers

[@belleepoque2544]

@EmmysCoolVids123 My brain has exploded

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

I love how they're both such stereotypes of their respective countries. Shows how much your environment can affect you.

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

"You are a product of your environment". I was able to comprehend this from a very young age.

[@kJ922-h3j]

I can’t speak from the American point of view, but Louis is not the “average Brit” or whatever you mean

[@jayro792]

@@kJ922-h3j maybe not average but a typical type of Brit

[@kJ922-h3j]

@@jayro792 but no, it isn’t lol, this is something people outside of this country (particularly Americans) still get massively wrong

[@jayro792]

@@kJ922-h3j well being a Brit myself and from my experience he comes off as a typical type of Brit and there’s nothing wrong with that. Yes not all Brits are akin to Louie but there’s no average Brit just typical ones.

[@in2itivelady]

I had NO IDEA they were related but looking at them it’s like, duh.

[@jlane03]

I could honestly listen to them talk to each other for hours. I want all the memories, all the reminiscing, all of Louis's American accent.

[@JeanineMarieCompassion]

This was a wonderful interview! I actually sent it to all my cousins! I love the compassion and kindness that they shared with each other. Really lovely!

[@Justintherouxx]

❤❤❤

[@broccolihighkicks3857]

I love the Theroux family, so talented

[@AdamMurrdock]

If people didn’t know these two were cousins they’d probably just assume Louis was interviewing his evil doppelgänger from an alternate timeline.

[@araweelospirit4180]

Doppelgänger??? Where? Louis is a good head and shoulders taller than Justin. Also 10000% cooler that try hard Justin

[@tracykennedy4589]

A cousin relationship is very special...like a sibling you like 😂 I’m lucky enough to have over 30 cousins 🌟

[@dumfriesspearhead7398]

I've got at least 100 - 150 cousins (1st, 2nd and 3rd).

[@x97s]

I have abt 40

[@blin483]

Wow you’re an interesting lot, thanks for sharing

[@casey-capri2914]

That’s a lot of god damn cousins

[@camelrodriguez715]

@@dumfriesspearhead7398 I've got like 500+, maybe even more close to 1000

[@victoriagadd6831]

That’s so entertaining and honest. Enjoyed it - heard whole prog on Radio 4 yesterday.

[@Johnnydepp58]

Thanks for your continuous love and support ❤❤ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@Justintherouxx]

I think Johnny depp with my picture on his channel is asking you a question lmao 😂

[@teneshaanderson4761]

I thought that it was a joke that they were related

[@BBCSounds]

Nope, they really are cousins!

[@iamrenvik1522]

I had never really even thought to even ask it never crossed my mind and for me when I see a name that's the same in acting or showbiz of any sort I usually go to the relatives thing right away but being that one American and ones British I just must've thought nah they're too far removed from each other to even remotely a make any connection , really surprised too that I've never heard anyone else mention it at all though

[@rfcalm]

@bred BrEd cos they are cousins

[@darnitthelma4247]

My mind is blown 🤯

[@lilykilcoyne9749]

He looks like a GTA character

[@kateb2643]

And he vapes. I can't handle it 😂

[@kep373]

Why has no one ever used Wikipedia? YES THEY ARE COUSINS and check out their other relatives. Impressive bunch!

[@sbailey4891]

I never gave it a second thought that they had the same last name.

[@janetsummers7988]

I love Louis Theroux. This is everything I never knew I needed

[@chrisshackleton7098]

I love how they have the same headphones, just in different colours.

[@alexmurphy5289]

He wrote tropic thunder with Ben Stiller. Legend!

[@Liusila]

Iron Man 2 as well.

[@MrtheChief1]

Throwing rocks at each other will never end well

[@Neenerella333]

Doesn't start well either.

[@aimeejennahobbs759]

The brothers trying to kill each other is just daily mom life here. Grew up with the same. The joys of ADHD.

[@wonderwoman5528]

He justified chucking the object at the taxi window, but not at the poor innocent guy’s head lol

[@_creative_conversations_]

I find them both attractive - strange since they're so different. Somehow something about their DNA is sending strong mate with me signals to my cave woman brain.

[@Mimi90353]

This comment made my day! 😂thank you

[@SB-ll8ow]

Same

[@Liusila]

They’re rich and successful, no magic there.

[@saywhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

I read that as "sending strong mate with me signals to my woman bat cave...."

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

@@saywhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat "I'll be in my bat cave..."

[@jackwelch347]

He got him into Dorsia

[@ginacrea7105]

Oh I just love this I have laughed my head off reminds me of when I was a child with my cousin playing samurais with tin lids can you imagine if it would’ve hit one of us

[@Super-Solveig]

How the hell did people not know they are cousins?! Justin has just americanised Theroux ☺️

[@petedawg111]

Probably because they are at that level of fame where I rarely think of them, and never at the same time.

[@cindychantey]

hmm i guess i can see where my cousin's kid asking about "twin cousins" comes from... i guess cousins who look sorta the same and really really act th[e] same seem so similar.

[@Justintherouxx]

😏

[@EdoKwin]

2 people still don't believe they're cousins

[@b.w.22]

I always felt there was a strong DC vibe to that guy.

[@picb8156]

Louis or Justin?

[@b.w.22]

@@picb8156 - Justin. I couldn’t tell you exactly what I mean by that and it’s probably guys of a certain age, but there’s a particular sort of dark-haired, wears Adidas sambas and black bomber jacket, went to prep school but got in a lot of trouble type DC guy that Justin fits right in with.

[@EmmysCoolVids123]

@@b.w.22 He was born in. D.C

[@wellygirlbee2877]

Trying to look for similarities while listening to them at the same time. Incredibly surprising, have to say.

[@DendyJungle]

Alvin and Theodore

[@EmmysCoolVids123]

Omg yes😂😂😂😂

[@casey-capri2914]

Idk how people remember details of their childhoods like this... I barely remember anything haha

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

Sorry to say, it sounds like you got molested. Classic case 😬

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Gorgeous guys

[@supermilkguy]

Well, Justin is certainly quite beautiful

[@subibosa8243]

this is a great family

[@phatmonkey11]

Justin - sleeveless just like the Smartless boys always say. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Johnnydepp58]

Thanks for your continuous love and support ❤❤ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@mariakinell6936]

Finely ive found you and the only thing i vant too say is that you are making a big difrent in many life and you are superb in making all the global population too understand things in a very easy way, am just need too say thank you for your work too make even an addick too a youman.(sorry for my por spelling am from sweden) but You always grip the soul in eweryting and make it understanderbul for the world. 😇🙏. Maria

[@Johnnydepp58]

Thanks for your continuous love and support ❤❤ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@pennyfancies9856]

Knew someone who lost an eye with a bb gun

[@Lysergic2406]

How can I see the full video? The sound is on the podcast but not the video 😆

[@videonlyn]

Quite vulnerable of him to tell all this intimate non-flattering anecdotes. Cool.

[@alonzomosley7]

I actually love Paul Theroux .Louis dad ..He is a curmudgeon and a great writer , I love his books ,And yes I have read most of them LOL

[@Lauren-bh1dw]

Is the full episode (with the video) anywhere?

[@EASYTIGER10]

That high backed orange chair and curtain - Louis looks like he's in an old folks home.

[@itskatrinabebe]

Why didn’t I know this before?!

[@Paul-lf1bq]

They pronounce the surname differently.

[@Paul-lf1bq]

@@c.james1 Justin pronounces Theroux like row as in row your boat.

[@jacthetripper5171]

I know 🤯

[@cc3184]

@@Paul-lf1bq how does Louis pronounce it ??

[@ryanm5801]

@@cc3184 Roo at the end. Ther-oo

[@masi3459]

I've always wondered if they were family

[@bballjulien]

Louis' cousin looks like a skinny christian bale

[@triple6j]

depends what role you are talking about hah

[@EnergizedShow]

WHAT MIC IS THAT???

[@EASYTIGER10]

I had a similar incident to Justin re throwing rocks at cars - but I was about 5! My big brother and his friends were sitting at the edge of the road opposite our house, throwing stones across the road trying to get them in the drain. I turned up and asked what they were doing and they told me they were throwing stones at CARS as they went by to see what happened and that I should do the same. So being the naïve 5 year old I did. And to my credit I hit the first one (not bad for a 5 year old) but didn't break anything - it was only gravel. The driver screeched to a halt and asked who did it and where the person lived and they all pointed at me. I got in SO much trouble! If Louis read out my little story it would sound so much more interesting!

[@jayro792]

It crossed my mind since they had the same last name but I thought well ones American ones a Brit so it’s just coincidence and if they were related there would be lots of publicity surrounding it. I guess they just didn’t say much about it but weren’t hiding it either.

[@johnowen7302]

Never knew they were related crazy 🤪

[@Rai_S82]

Louis' brother, Marcel, lives on my road! 😊

[@Justintherouxx]

👀

[@MidnightMusings948]

Let’s just remember the Hemsworths threw knives at each other’s heads... I filmed an Herpes STD ad including photos of my cousin and videos of his exes...spent a months allowance on movie theatre ad space when he and his then GF went to see The Hangover when it premiered in theatres. ( he put bleach lightener in my leave in conditioner. It took me 3 months to get my hair back to normal. 4 inches were burned from the chemicals and had to be cut off.) Let’s say it’s not the worst things I’ve heard or seen done.

[@wimbledan]

You know what I used to throw a lot of rocks!!!!

[@poonamshah6507]

Wow, I had no idea they were related 😳

[@brooke9225]

They're cousins

[@emaak]

"you began having a rock fight" BAHAHAHAH.

[@jonbaxter2254]

It's so obvious they're related weith the name, but it still never clicked.

[@podorf]

WAIT. WHAT????? I just always assumed the name was always too perfect a coincidence to consider actually being reality. Why the fuck haven't they hammed this up more?? Madness. Delightful madness xxxs

[@hitmonjim86]

When you talk to your Earth 2 self

[@stpdncr]

Wow they are related???!! Cousins are your first friends:)

[@laneythelame]

This is news to me

[@hpmoody]

lol, a quick wiki search on Louis tells all that they're related.

[@slayet2ville1]

How can i watch it? Or it just sound?

[@ifradem]

The trick with watching is opening your eyes.

[@anitapatel3591]

They're cousins!?!?! How did we not know that despite the obvious surname? A revelation.

[@Justintherouxx]

Well now you know lol

[@kellymathers3943]

Wait why do they know each other

[@PsychedelicSmurf]

They are cousins.

[@Rab_Daddy]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Been waiting for these revelations 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😆

[@gertrudelamare1017]

Marry me Louis Theroux!

[@Johnnydepp58]

Thanks for your continuous love and support ❤❤ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@megangriffith9630]

How did people not know they’re related?

[@purehyperbole5727]

This thing never got started. Felt like I'd wasted my time at the end.

[@thresagraham8181]

I feel so vindicated, years ago, I asked, in different scenarios, are those Theroux’s related? I was never sure, I never had technology to check, I just in my mind, knew they were, cos I had respect for the stuff I had seen, from them both. I probably shouldn’t be as happy as I am right now, just knowing I, felt it🤣😂🤣🌺🌸🌺👏🏻☘️👍😷

[@Super-Solveig]

I knew that years ago, but I also think they look alike 😊

[@dumfriesspearhead7398]

@@Super-Solveig And the surname is a give away, it's not that common.....

[@HumanimalChannel]

Lois thwroux father is the writer Paul Theroux motherland is an amazing seminautobiographical book some of the family dynamics are outlined

[@thresagraham8181]

That’s what threw me, the few people I asked said no, they not related, I didn’t know about that about Louis dad either👍🌺✌️

[@HumanimalChannel]

@@thresagraham8181 i didn't know abput the connections till 8nread motherland. It blew my mind about his son Loisi and Justine weirded me out in am icing on the cake kinda way!

[@bromie21]

i want to know if Louis ever met Jennifer Aniston

[@JoshuaRoss2]

Obviously he did

[@tylahoyle5742]

that’s all i’ve ever wanted to know lol. Asif they were cousin in laws

[@KrisBkh]

Pretty sure she was at his wedding (according to his autobiography)

[@euanwakefield3550]

He did, said on Richard Herring podcast

[@jklegend2170]

Justin Theroux. The only man I’d go gay for.

[@boogiedownbronx73]

The nerd and the bad boy

[@gonzalopriale3293]

Bad boy... He pisses his pants in fear in Mosquito Coast (season1) when a gun is pointed at him

[@maringal44]

only one got the british accent

[@HOAfan11]

why are people shocked? the surname kinda gave it away...

[@joshhunt4146]

Yeah but Helen Hunt has the same surname as me and as far as I am aware we arnt related

[@jamesdawson2393]

I don’t believe Rosario is related to me, so weird how more than one person can have the same last name.........

[@dumfriesspearhead7398]

I know and also because Theroux isn't a common surname. Louis's father is an American travel writer and novelist. His brother is a novelist and broadcaster, so Justin being an actor isn't really a surprise either.

[@robjj5373]

@@dumfriesspearhead7398 that's not the point

[@daisyhoward5472]

@@jamesdawson2393 😂

[@megaloschemos9113]

What....they are brothers?!! They are cousins??

[@sadem1045]

Style-wise they seem like complete opposites

[@vizon-aryproductions6191]

lol anyone with adhd know we all have impulsive behavior like this!

[@mansnotbot4160]

Justin trying really hard to look cool.

[@DendyJungle]

How else is he gonna attract those 17 yr olds

[@dylanjordan4747]

he’s like a gta npc

[@kawaiilotus]

It's like if Bono and Ringo had a baby.

[@kevinprzy4539]

Nah, that’s just your average American.

[@gillri]

@@dylanjordan4747 LOL!

[@roundtwo3321]

Wow, he was a handful. I hope he, as a child, had access to mental health therapy, effective medication, and individualized education.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

Well Justin was born in 1971 so I am not so sure if all the stuff available to kids in the present day was available for kids back then.

[@roundtwo3321]

@@flannerymonaghan-morris4825 Not to my knowledge. I think SPED was new if it was in effect at all.

[@kemikalrxn]

love the Alicia Keys shirt!

[@daisyhoward5472]

Who knew??!!...Well, I suppose THEY knew. But apart from them and their family members... who knew!!! 😮

[@cc3184]

Still not over the Jennifer Aniston break up.

[@greefhavoc3593]

Upvote this if this just blew your mind that they’re cousins

[@sadem1045]

"I used to throw a lot of rocks." Okay.................?

[@cate4338]

you've got to be an a'hole to do things like that - it's not just 'hypo' behaviour - it's a hypo a'hole

[@gregoreuo1]

Heard it here first, hyperactivity apparently makes you a criminal. Glad he wasn't holding a knife.

[@mikeokkerts9139]

There will come a time when you will never talk to any of your cousins again.

[@stitcha123]

I thought George Micheal was dead?

[@jajabinx1767]

I guess having some kind of privilege works when you've got money and a family that's solid in media. How do these documentaries work when your family is from a massive media house?

[@zxbc1]

If you're implying that Louis can't make good docus due to familial ties to the media, then that's just preposterous. For one, his family isn't even really in charge of anything major. His cousin is in films, and his brother is a TV presenter - hardly "massive media house" is it? For two, even if Louis was the son of Rupert Murdoch, his work should still be judged on its own merit. If you have actually seen his work, you'd know that he largely focuses on social issues that transcends petty politics, and approaches all his interviews from an inherently humanist point of view that examines and sympathizes with the individuals. Even in his overtly political pieces he is more than fair and considerate towards his subjects. People from rich families shouldn't be (reverse) discriminated due to their background, they should be judged as individuals just the same. Louis has done tremendous work and is, in my view, peerless in his field. And from what I've read, audiences everywhere agree.

[@gtowngtown1601]

It's not as if the entitled middle-class are going to reminisce on actually doing a days work.

[@matthewrickards5562]

Who the fuck would reminisce about that?

[@JessikaBean]

Justin is definitely jealous of Louis. Louis is the intelligent British cousin Justin can't relate to so he acts cool to seem nonchalant.

[@kevinprzy4539]

Lmao no Justin is the badass cousin that tries to expose his introverted cousin to other things.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

cope limey

[@candide311]

I don't think so, they're just completely different as people and have lived completely different lives but both have of them have been really successful in their respective fields. One went into Hollywood and the other the BBC, so worlds apart really. I thought they seemed to have a good chemistry personally; it's a shame they haven't done more together.

[@Justintherouxx]

👀

[@jan4n601]

this is a joke, right?

[@frasermccready8238]

Nope they are family

[@yeetboi9817]

They kinda look similar when you know

[@whatmarciedidnext6246]

🤣🤣🤣

[@andremp03]

I mean, you definitely tell they're related haha. The Theroux gene is strong

[@parker6739]

Louie is the cool cousin 🥸

[@sharnimaisey6890]

His voice is intoxicating! Louis that is.

[@jayro792]

Cmon now the cool one is Justin. Louie is the Geeky one.

[@imnotgayyy8489]

@@jayro792 facts