James Acaster being CHAOTIC GOOD on Channel 4 Shows for (Nearly) 30 Minutes

[@Channel4Entertainment]

Favourite James Acaster quote?? Watch more here: bit.ly/2vQu7Rm

[@bumbledoctor]

POPPADUMS OR BREAD?!?!

[@jol66]

U are what’s wrong with KZbin. You have copied this idea from a small KZbinr and somehow managed to make it worse considering your backing from channel 4. It’s lazy and shameful. Do something original. Also don’t delete this message. People deserve to know!!

[@alfiehawes4290]

Dont ahh him, hes a prick 😂😂😂 8:12

[@sonofhorus82]

It's his handkerchief for wiping his brow after a tough day of being a knob head.

[@rowredround7206]

isn’t the point of chaos that it’s neither good nor bad?

[@aprilmay5564]

There's an old saying , you're warmer in a bush than a bench

[@madaleinecook4709]

I love that 😂

[@korenn9381]

why would a bench be colder in a bush than you?

[@ulrichenevoldsen8371]

@@korenn9381 😄

[@yuki_eerhs4591]

@@korenn9381 a man that picks Bush over a bench i can't trust.

[@jackcornwall100]

I walk past the bush he slept in every day and each time I feel more sorry for him

[@georginatrei4582]

My favourite James quote will always be “Started making it. Had a breakdown... Bon appetit!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lilyexcell7265]

the story of my life.....

[@exitedaardvark5480]

Classic

[@Vodaph0ne]

Lol thats not funny in the slightest

[@jamesenglish3031]

@@Vodaph0ne in context it is

[@macbearer2514]

James Acaster is as funny as a boil on a hippo's ballsack.

[@letskillbunny]

which channel four intern is so well-versed in meme culture

[@sluttybutt]

Are you really asking who, born into the generation raised by the internet, is familiar with twelve year-old memes

[@letskillbunny]

DAZZLER DAZ not that deep it was just a throwaway comment not a serious question

[@currymcflurry7839]

The caps were a bit much tbh

[@parallel9201]

CurryMc Flurry I thought so too

[@letskillbunny]

CurryMc Flurry agreed lol

[@bessie5002]

never noticed how autumnal his wardrobe is, this whole time i thought he was crazy and he's actually fulfilling an aesthetic

[@chriskaprys]

I just started a three-week house sit in Vermont from end of October through November, and when I walk the dog through the woods twice a day, all I can think is: these are Acaster colours. 100%

[@Benzy670]

chris kaprys as someone from Vermont, I find it amusing to randomly come across this comment. Hope your stay was nice!

[@tarzname]

I mean his aesthetic is not per se the think that makes me think he’s crazy 😜

[@SpaceMissile]

@Cubert Pigg i've really been into paisley lately. 🤔

[@hannah_marie97]

He's ginger, he has to be

[@GoldnDusty]

I love that when he goes onto actual chat shows he just straight up roasts EVERYTHING

[@elizabethmorris4677]

This man is a genius. He’s sort of created his own genre of comedy.

[@aylarose3159]

@@elizabethmorris4677 you straight up copied the comment below this 😆

[@andrewsparkes8829]

**Checks date video was posted** 20:33 Or predicts the future...

[@SilentHotdog28]

he roasts everything, himself and everyone else, nothing or no one is safe haha.

[@esobelisk3110]

@@andrewsparkes8829 tbf it wasn’t particularly difficult to see that things were going to shit in 2017

[@n8cabbage49]

This guy looks exactly like a bloke I used to know named Pat Springleaf, but he was an undercover police officer.

[@bem079]

did you here he put out a podcast??

[@n8cabbage49]

@@bem079 I didn't, but I will check it out. Thank you!

[@Sophia-qd8hp]

This is an underrated comment

[@DrToze]

No he wasn't, that guy is a criminal, he always wanted to be and now he's living his life's dream.

[@finnianveale3926]

ah a man of culture

[@lenbuke1382]

It's always impressive how he has everyone around him in constant laughter

[@Vodaph0ne]

Yeah erm not everyone to say the least

[@erinthomson4172]

Vodaph0ne Jesus we get it you don’t like him but you don’t need to reply to every single comment

[@tr-iu1nq]

@@Vodaph0ne chill out

[@v5u7sulh2]

the first clip was the worst, but most of the people in these clips come across as disingenuous fake

[@mirai2275]

@@tr-iu1nq Calm down

[@yormpbirdhouse4407]

My favorite James Acaster quote is the entirety of his cabbage story.

[@aprilmay5564]

Oi oi Savoy

[@bonniecallahan925]

Same. No matter how many times I hear it, it always makes me cry laughing

[@obs4281]

That's not a 'quote' then really is it.

[@obs4281]

Peter Phillips Meh not really

[@obs4281]

Peter Phillips Nah not really Pete 👍

[@MacIntoshMann]

James' band story is like a Norm Macdonald gag - the delivery, the improbability of the story, the pauses. He does it really well!

[@blinginlike3p0]

His book (james acasters classic scrapes) reminded me of a combination of norm macdonalds book and karl pilkingtons diary.

[@DrankenDune]

I would agree with Norm but he has more than 2 emotions so I’d say more a jeselnik but really he’s his own gem❤️

[@damienduff7471]

Was looking for this comment, such a good comedian he doesn't need an outstanding punchline, the delivery and timing does everything for him. Still like norm better tho lol

[@stramurto]

James acaster and norm MacDonald in the same comment. you must be some kind of enlightened being.

[@hrothgarnogar]

I honestly don’t understand what even was funny about that story. Everyone’s like dying laughing but the story isn’t even funny.

[@JohnDoe-vq4ey]

"its a little hankerchief to wipe his brow when hes had a tough day being a nobhead"

[@AtticAurel]

Isn't it "knobhead"? And "handkerchief"? (Learning English. Sorry.)

[@nonanaqueenXD]

@@AtticAurel yes it is

[@mummy-daughterbookclub2843]

​@@AtticAurel lmao glad u got ur priorities right. Love to know where you're learning English and they teach teh word "knobhead." That's teaching done right frankly

[@Micras08]

@@mummy-daughterbookclub2843 It's most likely just deductive reasoning. The word "knobhead" is made up of two words, knob and head. Both are fairly common words :P

[@r-robertson-d]

once I saw someone add to his wiki page something like "As a child, Acaster would care for terminally ill shelter dogs and give the pets a great last few weeks of their lives before a respectful burial following their passing."

[@TheWaleSho]

he's made a joke about that before on one of the panel game shows Jimmy Carr hosts. Now the anecdote makes sense.

[@scottm7079]

@@TheWaleSho lol it was in this edit. And I'm pretty sure that entry is just a reference to the joke.

[@laurenbreeze94]

There’s no way this man is 34, he looks 19 and acts 25.

[@ellabrown4248]

12

[@toottootgoestheboot]

In fairness he acts about 90

[@markjinbias5297]

Lauren W. HE IS 34???

[@suikai4415]

@@markjinbias5297 He turned 35 three weeks ago.

[@louisc8873]

vice versa

[@Mason-jp2ij]

God bless the person at channel 4 who likes memes

[@rowredround7206]

Nah, fuck em.

[@mydude6309]

@@rowredround7206 okay i will. do you know them personally?

[@sillygoose635]

@@rowredround7206 nah, fuck you

[@rowredround7206]

Anyone called Stevie ain’t getting fucked

[@popularopiniondispenser6076]

@@rowredround7206 Definitely not old Stevie Irwin. Yeah, I used to call him Stevie. Definitely not getting laid any time soon.

[@1995elnino]

This man is a genius. He’s sort of created his own genre of comedy.

[@BlackAdder665]

True

[@harrymaddison4213]

I think he means he's one of a kind

[@JoNNyCLOUD171]

Genius? You must be fascinated on how toast is made then. Bread goes in toast comes out. What will they think of next

[@imtryingtobeoriginalchanne3996]

I mean if you don't turn the toaster on in-between those stages, JonnyCloud, there isn't going to be much toast being made.

[@JoNNyCLOUD171]

@@imtryingtobeoriginalchanne3996 You've found me out. There are actually small people inside the machines outfitting bread with a crusty armour

[@skylarkblue1]

I love the sunday brunch clips because it's incredibly obvious that NO ONE was ready for his sheer chaotic destruction lmao

[@drewsivermitus]

He was wasted on them. That show Is nothing without James!

[@emilyf.6316]

"pretty soon you're gonna have to change that to a picture of the apocalypse" hits different when i'm watching this during covid-19 lockdown lol

[@rosalie5486]

omfg yes

[@mikeburtyboy]

Yep he wasn't wrong 😂

[@charlottesutton7773]

Was literally thinking the same thing

[@Wintorn]

How's it hitting now?

[@miadedman2905]

@@Wintorn how about now?

[@sah-z7o]

too bad "goddamn I love those peaches" is bbc one

[@sugarnads]

Sahiba R. Goddamn i wish he would finish the joke lol

[@Rainbowdash6DoesMC]

The Mongoose i heard that the last line was supposed to be “man, i love smoking cigars”

[@1995elnino]

Oh my god that one is easily one of the greatest lines in MTW history

[@daniellewinch9552]

that’s my favourite. it keeps me going

[@spacemonkey4811]

It's bbc2, mock the week.

[@jeromesullivan4015]

I always admired how he can dead pan, suck you into a story and deliver a punchline when you least expect it.. brilliant..

[@eyela3236]

see- what he's done is he's figured out exactly how to say things to make them funny; the tone, the phrasing, the pacing, he's got it down to an art, and i respect that. one of my top favourite comedians :-)

[@dilemmawhatson]

Never thought anything would top his Would I Lie To You stories Then Pindrop happened

[@WhiteWolf496]

Have you read or listened to his book/audiobook James Acaster's classic scrapes? It's hilarious

[@chriskaprys]

Yeah, check out classic scrapes. The xmas tree one and the skydiving one in particular. Astounding.

[@eyedeasneverdie3348]

Still love the opening, basically surrounded by big comedians and yet Acaster has them and the audience hanging on every word he says.

[@firewarrior776]

He's like a younger, more psychotic Sean Locke.

[@entrap-bloodfang4872]

i see that

[@gagzy1989]

YESS!!!!!

[@obs4281]

Lock*

[@Tamashi88]

he is considerably less crude than sean

[@Rawsawn]

Rip Sean Locke :/

[@barbaras3859]

I find Acaster weirdly attractive. I would say “cute” but that’s creepy.

[@Rose-jz6sx]

I love him with all my heart

[@theAngryscotman]

I don't think cutes creepy. To me it just means attractive but not like hot or drop dead gorgeous.

[@barbaras3859]

theAngryscotman I know but that’s what he says in the video 💜

[@theAngryscotman]

@@barbaras3859 well he's wrong! Wrong I say!

[@RedSntDK]

Being attracted to someone with personality, good taste and career is weird now? You shouldn't be ashamed, he's a catch.

[@factualopinion8849]

He is literally a 10 year old trapped within a 35 year old's body.

[@throwdownthenhoedown9074]

thats pretty gruesome. wouldn't he suffocate or something? and the 35 year old probably isnt happy either...

[@bcriceroni6553]

Way too clever to be 10😂

[@nyxthefox2348]

@@bcriceroni6553 more like a fourteen year old.

[@juliaaleksandra3764]

James Acaster for the Fourteenth Doctor please please please! Not only because he's hilariously intelligent but on the whole, he'd be the perfect mix of chaos and depth that sums up the Doctor's identity. James could totally do it

[@imogen-mahnihayward4431]

YESSS OH MY GOD

[@raph2954]

He's not an actor

[@douglaspealing5608]

@@raph2954 he would barely need to act ae

[@Rubytuesday1569]

Brilliant!

[@lizziecross8149]

Holy shit that would be perfect.

[@th-wi4kd]

I'm not british and sometimes don't understand context/words, but I still find him super funny. This dude is my new favorite comedian. He's so relatable.

[@norafromash5087]

"I put loads of salt on it for a laugh" under appreciated

[@StrangerCrack]

THIS IS ONE *GOOD* compilation. This is the will of the people, Jimmy, and we want more!

[@nahwot4848]

You're the OG in this Acaster compilation world

[@sah-z7o]

Stranger Crack ur the inspiration behind this whole video

[@Trevoorheees]

Ayy ur compilations are still the mintyest of mint tho.

[@Vodaph0ne]

Which is ironic considering he's grade A Shiite compaired to the old legends of mock the week

[@Vodaph0ne]

Which is thew very definition of irony considering he's 100% grade a sh1te

[@rad4924]

I'd say he's more chaotic neutral than chaotic good. Johnny Vegas = Chaotic Good James Acaster = Chaotic Neutral Sean Lock = Chaotic Evil

[@TheKe3lz]

Joe Wilkinson = Pure Chaos All four together would be comedy gold

[@TheOtherChosenOnes]

Bob Mortimer = chaotic good

[@Venomonomonom]

@@TheOtherChosenOnes Vic Reeves Chaotic Evil?

[@themoolag]

13:42 is my favorite "WHAT A CROCK OF NONSENSE!"

[@SupErMasSiVepancake]

"started making it. Had a breakdown. Bon appetit" I'm crying hahaha

[@intertenera]

I want him and Aubrey Plaza to have a big beautiful friendship together for us to enjoy

[@emmafrancis4727]

intertenera omg. *slow claps*

[@denapattison6363]

@@emmafrancis4727 I would offer to be that childs godmother and enjoy her absolute dry comedic brilliance unfold as she grows up. Of course, in my humble opinion, the kid stands a chance of looking "off" like Rowan Atkinson.

[@clanskrub665]

@@denapattison6363 Dena Pattison i think james would cry if his kid looked like mr bean, since his ex girlfriend left him *for* mr bean

[@MathiasEggimann]

He's fun, she's not

[@SandyHolmes0001]

oh my god YASSSS

[@ashlingandhurricanes6892]

There's nothing in this world I love more than the sound of Aisling Bea's helpless laughter

[@astrangermagi]

The girl in the first clip just sitting next to James and crying I feel that

[@QixTheDS]

Aisling Bea

[@EllaDoesMinecraft]

He’s low key dressed like Velma from scooby doo

[@FrancisBarton]

Jimmy Carr doesn't often meet his match but he desn't really know how to get one up on Acaster.

[@adamgoodall9414]

He doesn't know how to get one up on the HMRC either funnily enough

[@rjduckwithknife0909]

the slow pan up at 15:40 while James makes unbroken direct eye-contact is legendary

[@stevenfeeney9690]

This would have been a 2 hour video if they could’ve included bbc stuff like mock the week and his genius on would I lie to you

[@cait812]

Well they can't.

[@sah-z7o]

Steven Feeney and Taskmaster!!

[@QixTheDS]

Eunoia they can, they just lack the willpower.

[@QixTheDS]

Deven Hb sounds like a lack of willpower to me

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

25:03 being patronized because audiences need to be spoonfed - thinks 'WTF', goes full raccoon, and proceeds to tear them a new one. A hero among men.

[@spacejazz6272]

James Acaster is definitely not chaotic good, more like Chaotic Neutral

[@kneazle3603]

Stephen Barlow he is a good boy

[@deborah-su8ff]

chaotic chaotic

[@Catrialle]

He's a very good boy

[@orinta1218]

On a good day, on a bad one hes straight up evil

[@liboud22]

He is definitely chaotic good. Because in his chaos, he makes everyone laugh which is good. Chaotic neutral is someone, who doesn't affect anyone either negatively or positively, hence neutral. You and 1.8k idiots who gave you a thumbs up, are clueless twats!

[@Ou8y2k2]

Wow. That 27:36 flew by. Acaster is a damn genius.

[@qy72hund]

What always gets me: "This looks like a candle... IT'S A PEN YOU IDIOT!"

[@sydniee102]

I've been waiting for a James Acaster compilation for so long my day has been made

[@yara68949]

Sydnie Bellamy watch stranger crack’s videos if you haven’t yet

[@astrangermagi]

You come here when you start watching him, then you go through every video on the internet that has his face in it and then you return to this video It's good being back

[@KhoufOfficial]

this is the content that this channel NEEDS

[@hannahdawson3928]

“started making it. had a breakdown. bon apetite” - used it as my yearbook quote and have absolutely no regrets

[@bellax8824]

i’m from kettering, where james is from, and it’s so weird hearing him talk about wickstead park on national tv cause to us it’s just a local thing

[@joelcollins4606]

that band bit is literally the funniest thing it the world, nothing can surpass the pure comedic genius that that bit has

[@QixTheDS]

Literally

[@bobdoubter2977]

The Lloyd story: best part is Aisling's response.

[@Hammer_Of_Olympia]

Aisling Bea’s laughter at the beginning is the most wholesome and nice thing I’ve witnessed in a while

[@aceybee943]

"pretending that everything's okay while someone makes a quiche" mood

[@Trevoorheees]

My god, they are actually getting the hang of it.

[@Harkness197]

I love how he calls out the fake things on talk shows lol 🤣

[@bella664]

I fucking CRIED? it's almost midnight and I'm in ACTUAL TEARS because of this absolute god of a man

[@IzPrebuilt]

Aisling Bea trying her hardest to not die of laughter during the Lloyd bit makes it even funnier

[@tonys4039]

That joke was amazing.. noone ever really heard pin drop

[@mudhut1967]

Lloyd sounds like the greatest frontman ever.

[@NotAfraidToQuestionThings]

The kind that ODs the day after the 1st record deal is signed.

[@ErkaaJ]

Channel 4! you go ahead upload proper Acaster clips, and I'll come on later on and like them all. Listen I'm really sorry for not liking the past clips, I don't know what came over me.

[@brandongalvan6603]

"WARNING - This clip contains _blah blah blah blah_ and nudity." Well now I have to commit to watching the whole thing.

[@marcelloberry6829]

Yh it’s a guys bum

[@pepijnkrijnsen4]

In the first sketch I almost love Aisling's reaction more than James' story

[@Christopher-md7tf]

I mean, to have Aisling Bea sitting next to you and have her laughing at one of your stories like that is a dream come true

[@ashleighlehmann4749]

nearly 30 minutes of James being hilarious in stunning hd? Yes please

[@netalevy23]

So from now on I will say “I’m James Acaster” 16 times and then ask “and you are?” ?

[@polyesterlynx2479]

If we remade Red Dwarf, James Acaster would make a great Rimmer. :D

[@harveybritland3112]

Out of context, this is a very odd sentence indeed.

[@shikarifox4337]

But isn't RD still going?

[@neilyworm]

YEAH HE WOULD UP TOP

[@pushthetempo2]

Very true and Rob Beckett can be Dave Lister

[@pushthetempo2]

And richard ayoade for kryton

[@alessandroantolini2679]

james acaster chaotic good sean locke chaotic evil

[@Cyanidegunner]

jon richardson - lawful good joe wilkinson - chaotic neutral

[@officialedward2335]

Why is she clapping so weirdly at 4:36

[@CorvusCorone68]

@@FeekyChucker funny thing is, i was just reading an article yesterday about a woman in the FDA that refused to pass Thalidomide, saying it hadn't had enough tests, even tho everyone was pressuring her to pass it and it had already been accepted in Europe; this was back in the 60s; i didn't even know flid was a word till you said it and i googled it

[@barniestormer6698]

All easily replaced with smacktard

[@ARB1452]

Noel Fielding is Chaotic Good, James is Chaotic Neutral and Sean Lock is Chaotic Evil

[@R.Byleth]

Acaster struggling with garlic is the best thing I've seen all year🤣❤

[@shanerenfrow3275]

When he starts talking I just fall in love again

[@ralek592]

James: *Comes onto Jimmy* James next scene: *JIMMY STINKS*

[@oisinoriordan9780]

20:33 James has predicted covid-19

[@samalbrow9329]

Oisin O' Riordan that’s what I thought when he said it 😂

[@meetaverma8372]

He's probably god

[@lok14]

For those who haven’t yet, James has an audio book called “James Acasters classic scrapes” it is well well well worth a listen.

[@gy4591-g5b]

Watching the Bake Off scenes after watching Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 is almost heart breaking

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

14:17 in Sweden we say “April, april, din dumma sill. Jag kan lura dig vart jag vill” Translated into ”April, april you Dumb herring. I can trick you anywhere.” Then we have one for March: “mars, mars måne. Jag kan lura dig till skåne.” Translated into “March, March moon. I can trick you to Skåne(bottom region of Sweden)”

[@NayLouise24]

His delivery is always perfect 😂

[@plaza8470]

Oml, as someone from Kettering, the Weetabix thing is so true, cuz you can smell the factory from the motorway.

[@evildoesnotsleep-x2b]

give that channel four intern a raise!

[@flannelgay420]

Jimmy’s reaction after “it’s a pen you idiot!” is priceless

[@leem4386]

I love that D&D terms have melted into popular meme culture

[@mimiqtt]

hes that one kid that would completely drag out a topic but he can actually pull it off

[@JS-vw7to]

20:00 prediction turned true

[@bofferpuf7616]

Cant believe that today is the first time i her of James Acaster. Dude is freaking hilarious. Been binging videos with him for the last 2 hours.

[@DawnStrider371]

Aisling Bea cry-laughing during the band story is my favorite thing.

[@klaythoring1326]

James Acaster is a treasure - the weird-human representative I've waited for XD

[@quarantimeslifeinisolation2075]

A, we'll fight them on the beaches B, I really like these peaches I need to know what C/the punch line was x

[@sannahbouzeghoub3871]

Apparently it was "I really like these cigars" but imo I prefer the unfinished joke.

[@LudaChez]

Thank you Taskmaster for introducing me to most of these people in this videos... But especially James. Ive enjoyed James and Asling the most.

[@sharrpshooter1]

Can we get a British version of psych where James Acaster plays Shawn? It would be perfect

[@hamvevo]

THE TRANSITION AFTER WHAT A COK A NONSEN

[@snickle1980]

I wish i could adopt my own Briton... Just to have one here in Florida for a month or so at a time. You guys are great.

[@rosiegirl756]

For Christmas?

[@nadiaiscoool]

there is no-one on the planet earth funnier than james acaster

[@mariacopley2128]

"Don't aahh him, he's a prick"

[@aurumsummer3187]

He just steals every show he's on 😂

[@dylanleddy8693]

20:35 oh you have NO idea mate, anyone else here in 2020 who can vouch?

[@eva.mia.]

thank you to whoever at channel 4 decided this would be a good idea

[@agor1205]

Out of context James acaster quotes pls🙏🏻

[@timehunter9467]

This man is pure chaos, it’s just brilliant!

[@aoifefitzgerald7379]

In the first clip about Lloyd, i was dying over Aisling Beas reactions omg 😂😂 Edit: aisling was sitting next to james

[@TheOriginalDeckBoy]

This is 27 mins of KZbin you could trade your last half an hr on earth for.. James... utter gold....

[@danielsenior5128]

2 months into lockdown and this is what I'm watching. Quality content 😂