James Acaster and Richard Ayoade Have an 'Awkwardoff' | Hypothetical | Dave

Richard Ayoade and James Acaster are posed the hypothetical situation of 'how much to hold three eggs in each hand for a year', but end up getting caught in an 'awkwardoff' together.
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[@JackDManheim]

Now take these two, and team them up on a Big Fat Quiz. Please & Thank You.

[@Wookie_oo7]

Not the same team, they need someone to feed off, but on the same show with two different teams. But you would have to partner Noel Fielding with James just to really get the animosity flowing between Richard and James.

[@TheToneBender]

No. Richard & Noel for life. Put James on another team though. Maybe with Jonathan Ross. Have them be Team Speech Impediment. The other team should have Claudia in it and Robb beckett

[@cecilsol2166]

Ricky you are describing my dreams 😍

[@aaronkeane2336]

@@TheToneBender Rob Beckett's only funny when other people make fun of his teeth.

[@Jules46219]

Ricky yes love that

[@tbz1551]

If these two simultaneously arrived at a doorway, they may never sort out who goes through.

[@philboxall]

T BZ This comment is the absolute peak of Britishness.

[@johnbennett2865]

@@philboxall and in the end they somehow wind up wedged so firmly in the doorway that they end up dying there

[@marsimus13]

this is my favourite comment ever thank you

[@elliot2331]

They'd be like those two guys from Yonderland.

[@El-Burrito]

no I simply must insist, after you!

[@harrycoverts]

my two favourite british comedians...this is like watching two unicorns meeting in a field

[@thesandwich5321]

Are you a unicorn?

[@ADetailedHouse]

What a great and apt analogy!!

[@katelee1434]

for some reason when i saw this comment i read it as 'two unicorns meeting in a lidl'

[@evulclown]

Sniffing each other out

[@eidolor]

Should then, they not be bred? Preservation must be top priority

[@oreo5239]

IT IS FINALLY HAPPENING AHHHH BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER IS ULTIMATE CHEMISTRY

[@jonas1015119]

*ultimate lack of chemistry

[@oreo5239]

jonas1015119 i know but i am going to keep on lying to myself about it

[@derryberry16]

If that’s what you call chemistry... then yes!! Please please more of these two together!!

[@JakeTakesTheCakes]

I don't think I've ever seen someone make Acaster break but Richard does it in like 0.5 seconds.

[@KitagumaIgen]

To be fair to him this is something like a lower-league-team meeting one of the big premier-league-clubs in the FA-cup - simply too big difference...

[@marsimus13]

i even saw a hint of a smile on Richard's face if i'm honest, well done to both

[@theshunned1]

With Richards experience on a travel show and James experience in music I feel like they need to combine to create a tv show of them attending weird music festivals around the globe uniting in a glorious series of awkwardness and good times.

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

My god... this is genius!

[@rayaqin]

I'd watch the hell out of that

[@3DCGdesign]

Richard actually also has a massive depth of music knowledge as well. It would be great.

[@kelzuya]

Richard is a great guitarist too

[@alexandrapascal6744]

That's a genius idea !

[@doopydoody4809]

I've watched this too many times... James is weirdly awkward Ayoade is sophisticatedly awkward It's a perfect combination... I feel like that's why the both seem so amused here, they are both masters of awkwardness. But both have different approaches. So they impress eachother with how differently they can bring about the same result...

[@rocketforthree4479]

Where does David Mitchell fall on the awkward categories?

[@emilyhall4903]

Rocket forthree honest akward

[@frankl4750]

@@emilyhall4903 Perfect thrice.

[@dedmonkees]

that mutual confused stare is so beautiful, they both respect each others awkwardness

[@electricgreenangela4408]

My soul nearly left my body when I saw the video title. Shame it's such a short clip, but you can only stare at the sun for so long

[@aleksandaratanasovic8835]

There needs to be more of this I just saw it and I already played this 5 times.

[@rosielowndes4525]

a meeting of gods

[@annother3350]

Maybe watch the full episode?!

[@af939]

Ann Other which episode is it?

[@annother3350]

@@af939 I Googled it for you -- it seems to be Series 2 Ep. 2 You just have to google the show name and a guest or two...

[@123Sunshinexox]

James & Richard having an awkwardoff Jon Richardson has left the chat

[@AmeyKolwalker]

@Libertarian Lemon and finally add David Mitchell to complete.

[@jamesl8640]

@@AmeyKolwalker imagine those three on QI or pretty much anything with 4 people and a host.

[@-Pam_Guti]

@@jamesl8640 or put them with Alan in as yet untitled and watch the chaos!

[@mariaannunziata4786]

@@AmeyKolwalker uhhhhhhh....

[@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945]

Joe Thomas stumbles into the chat window and stammers

[@logan_page]

When James asked "What do you think you'll bring to this job?" I was really hoping Richard would reply "At least 6 eggs."

[@3DCGdesign]

Seriously, "a Bit of James and Richard" would quite possibly be my most favorite show of any time in the history of television. PLEAAAAAASE!!!!

[@TeamMemberNumberEight]

3DCGdesign Acaster vs Ayoade: the awkwarding

[@kveld9893]

tht would be almost as iconic as A Bit Of Fry And Laurie

[@-Pam_Guti]

@@kveld9893 and those are some huge shoes to fill!!

[@adamrobinson6951]

Can't help thinking you need David Mitchell in there. Every act of comedy needs a straight-man to feel the awkwardness, and Mitchell has built a career out of improving that with sheer rage.

[@7211_]

YES

[@trampflips101]

As much as I love James, he lost as soon as he broke character over "i don't like you". What an iconic duo

[@lauracrowe8392]

0:53 only Richard could make James break like that

[@elyserichards1927]

Laura Crowe I don't think I've ever seen him laugh like that

[@themothman4935]

Laura CroweI don't think I've ever seen him laugh like that

[@gwinnellheald8592]

I don't think I've ever seen him laugh like that

[@lottielottie6659]

Laura Crowe I don’t think I’ve ever seen him laugh like that

[@purpledragon565]

I do not belive, I have ever seen him laugh like that

[@sabo7295]

this is what you first see when you enter the gates of heaven

[@mattyh7614]

UKtv?

[@blenderpanzi]

This is the bad place!

[@RelaxingForLife]

Or hell 😄🤔

[@Sammie1053]

Nah, you're thinking of purgatory.

[@RelaxingForLife]

Yes... purgatory does indeed have a more awkwardesk feel to it.

[@Raggaliamous]

The Acaster & Ayoade Detective Agency anyone?

[@pedxing]

I just realized that detective shows are probably my favorite vehicle for TV serials of all time. How will I ever be happy again until this one exists? ;)

[@TheBlackguard]

SPRINGLEAF!

[@lavane26]

that'd be a good spinoff from The Goth Detectives.

[@adeadlybeastkiller]

@@TheBlackguard 🤣 is he a detective or a comedian ill never know

[@lauraeustice3336]

Just down the high street from The Goth Detectives...

[@Ella-tf8yv]

So happy my two husbands have finally met

[@monkfishy6348]

A good attempt by James, but the Ayoade cannot be defeated in awkwardness.

[@Benjamin_Watching]

Put them together again. Please. They need to have a life long awkward off.

[@hprules25]

James is a worth opponent, but you can't out-awkward Ayoade. James actually laughs at jokes.

[@iampete8692]

...Few can challenge Mr Ayoade for skills of the awkward. Mr Acaster, none have come closer than you to matching Mr Ayoade

[@qwertyTRiG]

Much as I love Acaster, he's never going to beat Ayoade in awkwardness.

[@just_a_girl_in_the_world1508]

Acaster and Ayoade .... searching ... This can not be all. I need more, I've never needed more so BAD.

[@AmeyKolwalker]

"Impossible. Perhaps the Archives Are Incomplete."

[@JohnHoworth]

This could only have been more awkward with the addition of Alex Horne.

[@pedxing]

The trifecta has been acknowledged.

[@bmoore1908]

John Howorth yes little Alex Horne would be able to keep a straight face throughout it all

[@MichaelCook84]

I'm unsure whether Alex is actually funny.

[@CrazyBoyAndyTV]

Francisco Scaramango I think he is the basis of funny and other people make the comedy off his concepts, without him being funny himself.

[@pedxing]

@@MichaelCook84 I would suggest that the character Alex inhabits does not need to be funny for the man Alex to create hilarity. Even if you're not familiar with some of his other endeavors... if you have ever laughed at a moment of TaskMaster then you can thank Alex Horne. Did Stalin ever specifically murder an individual... no, but is he RESPONSIBLE for murder... yes. Alex, Stalin.. Stalin, Alex. I feel certain that Alex would agree with my faultless metaphor. Alex is also not a musician.. should we therefore not enjoy the music?! I say NO. but I am just one man listening to the notes between the notes in that one shitty jazz song that was on public radio that one time when we were waiting to get on the train. ;)

[@80yen]

I REALLY love James, but there was no way he'd beat Richard at this game.

[@Tamashi88]

man they left out the best bit! James asks Richard to juggle and Richard threatens him with the eggs. It was amazing to watch

[@hiwhale]

This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for

[@lavane26]

These two together at last... I'm so torn, I honestly don't know who I'm most attracted to.

[@injest1928]

Put these two together to direct the strangest most awkward film in history, it would go down in history like The Room

[@xnrivudxkskalflvk4075]

I searched Richard and James and was not disappointed

[@cmarq817]

Two of my favorite comendians face to face… thank you!

[@eleanorfields3270]

“Infinity war is the most ambitious crossover”

[@baste511]

yeah, and it's the less ambitious comment you could make

[@rocketforthree4479]

Imagine those two in a 3-way awkward off with David Mitchell.

[@ardenvida4598]

ive got some news for you about this year's big fat quiz line up...

[@frankman2]

David is more OCD - awkward . These two are committed to full on "balls to the wall" awkwardness.

[@rocketforthree4479]

@@ardenvida4598 Oh my goodness, you're right. This is a christmas miracle.

[@CrazyKoenie]

This was way too short. Could’ve watched an hour of this

[@jakekraweckyj2801]

Seeing James Acaster laugh feels... weird

[@GodModNinja]

This is the moment I've honestly been waiting for.

[@eldonfinau3366]

If anyone was ever gonna make James break character, it was my mans Ayoade😂

[@TheTroystreet]

I love these two guys so much. They’re so awkward they make me look like James Bond

[@wjdwjd-wf4mb]

It's like trying to push 2 magnets together

[@jamesl8640]

Been at it for a few years and already thinks he can out awkward Richard. I have to admire his confidence.

[@giantsalsa3977]

Richard Ayoade, James Acaster and Jon Richardson: Father, Son and Holy Spirit of the British comedy world, specifically in that order.

[@NiniannE]

this was the best episode so far!! totally worth watching the intire episode, the panick on Acaster's face later on in this sketch is priceless!!!

[@AmeyKolwalker]

"These two together, I like it... ANOTHER" - Thor.

[@maris6098]

I absolutely love James Acaster's smile

[@skinkscat]

I love them both so much, I've been waiting to see them in the same room

[@sandeepn94]

Two heavyweight champions meet in the ring for the first time ever. And i lived to see it.

[@vaw796]

Thanks Hypothetical for making me laugh during lockdown. James and Richard are naturally awkward, comical people, but James lost the awkward off with that little smirk. Now my neighbours might think I'm losing the plot laughing by myself in lockdown 🤪🤪.

[@MSculls19]

Would have been hilarious if "What do you think you can bring to this job?" -Shrug- "Half dozen Eggs?"

[@amadmanmakesstuff]

We really need Richard to come back for a one off Travel Man with him and James

[@Simple1Jack]

I find Richard’s new hair deeply unsettling.

[@Olivia-tb4vy]

James lost the awkward-off, but I definitely find him funnier after watching this, even though Richard is incredibly funny too.

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

Acaster vs Ayoade a dream come true ! they need a show.....may be two....♥️🧡💛

[@Kevin-ce6qn]

I've watched this about once a month for the last 3+ years. It's a part of me.

[@misfitvillainz1769]

All we need is David Mitchell VS James Acaster VS Richard Ayoade VS Jon Richardson in one awkward off battle, hosted by Alex Horne and Greg Davies.

[@AndyTaken]

Richard has the abilty to break every straight comic going, the likes of Jack dee and so on cannot hold their character when around him.

[@Rossa4444]

The awkwardness is impalpable, and i don’t even know what that means

[@funniebunnie4u]

Omggggg Yessssss! I didn't want it to end! 💞💞💕💕💃

[@mooble1325]

i've been seeing people asking for this for years. incredible

[@mfloatingaway]

I love them both so much.

[@tivisukka]

I need more of these two together

[@giokraljina]

I love it when James breaks character at 0:50 :D

[@swordsword5593]

Finally got see this two together...two experts of deadpan witty humour!

[@irreleavant]

Something about James' face after Richard says "I don't like you" SCREAMS David Tennant to me and I'm so here for it. Acaster as the next Doctor, Ayoade as his companion, pls and thanks.

[@seanshure]

Reverse the roles and I'm on board acaster would be a far better assistant and ayoade doctor imo

[@irreleavant]

@@seanshure tbh I'm down with any combo of these two. I'll take it.

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

One of the door knockers in Labrinth. Richard wins the awkward off as he made James break and smile.

[@gewhiz1494]

I could watch them all day

[@BelaCurcio]

Everyone in the US: you know, VPNs have free trials.... and they cut this clip before the funny part

[@BelaCurcio]

William Cannon UK citizens can watch for free on the uktv website (uktv play) in the “Dave” section

[@BelaCurcio]

Just don’t ever touch a vpn called betternet. Stay awayyyyy people it’s a scam

[@SwollaG7]

the yearly nordvpn sub has been one of my better life choices lol

[@Death13Horseman]

This is peak television, nothing will ever top this.

[@soundsasleep01]

Those two NEED to have a series together. Please!!!

[@norvtown9743]

0:52 that break of character was glorious

[@estebancomulet]

Acaster and Ayoade - if that's not a sitcom I don't know what is. Dave, C4 or BBC2, have the idea for free...just do it!

[@fleakletheotter]

JOSH!!! Quit your chipmunk laughing, I'm trying to enjoy the ultimate nerdy comic face-off here!

[@oscarsalazar5876]

What the hell happened to the rest of the clips I can't find when he threatened James with his juggling skills.

[@ADetailedHouse]

God, I LOVE James Acaster!!

[@kaiathompson4043]

I feel like the world is imploding, this is too much raw power

[@_ash_tosh_]

Love those 2 guys 😂 two of my favourite comedians

[@microfoneman]

Let this be the moment a new TV show was conceived

[@ayushibhanja]

I feel like I'd never seen James Acaster genuinely smile before this video

[@davidknell9676]

Can't work out the best show for Richards talents. The man is hilarious but I don't think we've seen his best

[@djunior874]

When you try and push two positive magnets together.

[@011KiKi]

I want more of them together !

[@adrianhallchannel]

Both of the professional comedians are awkward. This is where the humour arises from.

[@iceman0276]

I love both of these guys

[@SerendipityChild]

Intellectual sparring is wonderful

[@DarthPoyner]

Winner and Eternal Champ: Richard Ayoade.

[@yasshita9148]

Richard ALMOST broke character at 0:54

[@boiledkettles6066]

We needed this

[@robcam7479]

HAHA JUST LIKE MY 'GEEK' TSHIRT

[@petersherman2187]

I want the rest of this, I must have more!!!

[@tarawhittington5686]

The sense of style from these two 😎

[@abbakarenina]

the suits, the haircuts, the lankiness, the body language... my god

[@isbammoi3358]

Not. Enough. Need. More.

[@lfcwilli]

That butterfly shirt though......

[@vickigarner7331]

Can I be in the middle 😂😂

[@teacup135]

Is there a longer clip? I need to see the awkward off

[@Norts101]

The stand off I didn’t know I needed to see

[@afrobear2310]

in richard, james has found a worthy sensei. teach him your ways richard.

[@kenrichd850]

Why don't we have more of James and Richard? This seems like the only clip of them together.

[@nicholasruhling6429]

What a duo

[@brillbilly8527]

My two favourites!!!

[@alexzavala5078]

I honestly wish I never heard "the inability to lie" joke so that I could maybe think of it someday.