James Acaster's Kettering Town FC Chant

[@mokkaveli]

I hope Kettering's supporters start singing the James Acaster rendition

[@ink7761]

We have.

[@jamesrobinson4411]

Not at all

[@harrytodhunter5078]

All three of them

[@kelzuya]

I don't have the timing

[@adammay2651]

all 4 of them

[@farfromirrational]

Not sure people understand just how much focus this performance takes.......this man must've practiced this forever

[@kcolloran]

For sure. it's absolutely incredible and you can tell he's got great rhythm as a percussionist. The first time I heard this I assumed he was just faking it, but when I used aslan's lyrics to follow along he's really close. It's ridiculous to keep the beat as well as he did as part of a live performance.

[@the_beast183]

That it probably took him forever to get it down without bursting out into laughter. Or maybe James is one of those people whose nerves are steeled who knows

[@jtgd]

@@kcolloran he’s also a drummer

[@kcolloran]

@@jtgd He's not also a drummer. A drummer is a kind of percussionist.

[@jamiecal11]

The repetition is outstanding.

[@craig5169]

"Good luck taking that free kick with a head full of screaming doubts"

[@dannynoakes7093]

Shame Lynn scored that free kick against them😂

[@whovian7381]

@@dannynoakes7093 lol

[@Tad1945]

Wait is this guy supposed to be funny ?

[@Skurian_krotesk]

@@Tad1945 some people find straight facts amusing.

[@zohzie]

@@Tad1945 he's a genius comic

[@chunkymonkeygaming]

He's just so intense and stomping around like a gremlin about to rip out the audience's soul

[@ruthrufus4383]

What kind of videos do u watch sire

[@goose4517]

Ruth Rufus this reads like a bad merlin quote

[@MerkhVision]

That’s actually hilarious it did seem like he was going into an apoplectic trance or something after awhile lmfao

[@jackleemate]

Alright Noel Fielding, calm down

[@Mitch4102wxm]

certainly sucked the soul from them

[@DeathStarKitty]

Get that man a cabbage.

[@jacon454]

Mick!!!!!!

[@p3ach_e101]

No

[@Widdekuu91]

Yes, lettuce do that.

[@immimidi4688]

Ooi ooi savoy

[@mdinunzio7610]

Cabedge

[@lauraparkinson437]

The look of pain and determination in his eyes grows with every “Anna” and it never ceases to amaze me.

[@pijl]

My last brain cell during an exam

[@wrenclark4907]

lmaooo

[@maheembista9364]

@@wrenclark4907 nb

[@marys4038]

Shit I shouldn’t have watched this three hours before my exam…

[@susannam3923]

At the end, it just sounds like he's really desperately calling someone called Anna (3:34)

[@hilosky]

Anna, are you OK? Anna, are you OK? Are you OK Anna?

[@arwilk]

@@hilosky I thought I was, but now I'm not sure...

[@rubengwilliam9739]

Susanna M annoying your sister on a long car journey

[@Anna-ou7or]

@@hilosky No I'm not.

[@TapdotWater]

Your Genji one trick when they take a point of damage: "Ana- Ana- Ana- Ana- Ana- Ana-!"

[@pijl]

Anna Anna Anna Anna FC coming for the league next season

[@clarkem2212]

Providing they're eligible for Conference South, I'd go to watch my team, Maidstone United play Anna Anna Anna Anna FC. PS: We have the same tune.

[@louisfosh3952]

Poor old James... everyone thought he was on cocaine... but i always knew he was part of the ket ring

[@alexbarnett8759]

😂😂😂

[@jstarstudios7110]

AHHHHH THIS IS GENIUS

[@nikkirabie7921]

He is the national treasure

[@bhew7409]

a

[@milliep1942]

B Hew no, ‘the’

[@bhew7409]

@@milliep1942 no, a. David Attenborough?

[@milliep1942]

B Hew that,,,,,, is a very valid point. i deeply apologise and regret my previous words.

[@boothe2803]

Millie P you forgot Katie Hopkins?????

[@victoriaollier2345]

And a.......and a......and a......and a.....

[@oxiary]

KETLIN TOWN.. FC !!

[@rafster2876]

Hit it fergie

[@LucasPreti]

n

[@nickmcguinness7016]

Who’s Anna?

[@elliotthulme67]

nick mcguinness Anna-rexic

[@elliotthulme67]

🎵Ketamine Town FC🎵

[@Eagleshouse]

to be fair, as someone from Kettering, this is equally accurate lmao

[@robertofontiglia4148]

Now I can't unhear it.

[@Bri99y]

I'm from Kettering and we offen refer to it as the k hole

[@1willum]

As a Kettering lad. This is so true. You'll find them on brambleside

[@skrtreynolds]

What’s with Britain’s ketamine problems is that shit just huge out there for you buds?

[@kapten-awesome]

"I wrote the song myself" Well James I am not surprised, not at all👌

[@allymog5228]

That's why it's a banger 👌😎👍

[@wasshisface]

Pretty sure I can hear Ed Gamble laughing in the crowd

[@scottymeuk]

You can hear him in all the episodes :D

[@katy3901]

Nish Kumar too😂

[@Chargede]

After binging all their podcasts I could pick him out instantly haha

[@ezrapetty9666]

3:43 especially

[@andracatheduckking257]

Good catch lol

[@campbell953]

I wasted like 30 minutes trying to master this and I can’t for the life of me so god knows how long he spent doing this alone in his house.

[@skylark.kraken]

You first have to go to a Poppies game and master the original before being ready to master the remix.

[@campbell953]

@@skylark.kraken look I can't tell you how much i'd love that but I'm, I'm in Melbourne Australia. Are the poppies planning on doing a world tour any time soon?

[@skylark.kraken]

@@campbell953 Definitely not, and I mean they aren't anything special too.

[@oliverokeeffe6379]

hes a drummer so it would probably be pretty easy for him

[@Mogu003]

Most times bits like these have a laughter that dies down slowly. But not with The Great Acaster. He stops when the lyrics are up, or he passes out.

[@valenscarnatto704]

Can we talk about his monochromatics outfits matching with the background in every single episode tho

[@lasttimecommenting]

mono = one, monochromtic = one colour

[@jakemayer2113]

@@lasttimecommenting yeah this is from a set of 4 specials, for the first 3 he wears one color over a matching background, and in this final one he wears all 3, with a mix of the 3 backgrounds, and ties together the plots of the 3 others.

[@thrilhous]

Not only is outfits, but his microphone as well.

[@DanTheStripe]

"You'll be singing it for days afterwards, don't blame us. " Yes. I have been.

[@harryblock_3826]

DanTheStripe it’s been 2 days, you still singing?

[@coopercooper3470]

Just checking in are you still singing?

[@katieheather.]

You still singing?

[@DanTheStripe]

I AM STILL SINGING THIS.

[@harryblock_3826]

Just having another check in, it’s been a decade, u still singing?

[@patrickchampion8179]

My team played Kettering at the weekend... they literally chanted this and unfortunately their screaming doubts won

[@pepeshel8445]

This guy doesn’t need speed, speed needs him

[@pukeyourguts]

why does speed need him

[@c-j-f-90]

All these years on and this bit still lives rent free in my head on an almost daily basis

[@tTheMetaLevel]

For anyone who says he misses letters in the Kettering Town FC Song, Acaster Remix (for Tiana), he doesn't. Not every letter has an 'and a' between it: so E, and a, R, and a, ING, is only 2 'and a'. So the final loop has 7. Yes, I did try and learn this.

[@ughcreature]

i was at my boyfriend's house today and we were trying to have a nap but i couldn't bc i had this god forsaken song stuck in my head

[@Tad1945]

You’re boyfriend should’ve thumped you

[@bobbydeuce6486]

It takes a tremendous amount of skill and practice to do what he did right here. Even though he dropped a few letters and at the end he barely “and a”d the spelling of Kettering town. To just track himself so well is impressive.

[@luuketaylor]

Filed under: Most Unnecessary Things I Didn't Know I Needed.

[@spectralid]

Just re-watched this series, and I had that chant on loop in my mind for 20 minutes at the most.

[@andypitkin9051]

This guy doesn't need weed.

[@n1nj4l1nk]

You've never seen some stoned or experienced weed have you?

[@thisandthat3889]

@@n1nj4l1nk You've never heard or made a joke have you?

[@commentconnoisseur1001]

@@thisandthat3889 you've never turned a question on its head before have you?

[@rainerwinkler6140]

@@thisandthat3889 it's not a joke if it just doesn't make sense

[@bennybob4211]

Comment Connoisseur you’ve never actually seen or made a good comment have you?

[@Wishkanya]

I just have to say it... He is incredibly cute.

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

And he's brilliantly funny too! 😄

[@sth5033]

adorable! his hair is so good and fluffy too

[@Wishkanya]

@@QUARTERMASTEREMI6 Yes he is.

[@Wishkanya]

@@sth5033 haha!!

[@Wishkanya]

@The camera never lies but the lens a lil fibber 🙈🙈🙈

[@Crewka]

Living near Kettering I have this song permanently stuck in my head, popping up every time I see a road sign. 😳

[@darthmong7196]

Ironic that the only legitimate place to sing it is in Burton Latimer.

[@emmatorode6704]

Another day, another top to blend into the background

[@fenhen]

My name is Anna, I never thought James Acaster would write a song about me.

[@bhew7409]

Plot twist. It's a song for a girl named Anna

[@Anna-ou7or]

I would love that.

[@charliehelsdon]

I can hear Ed gamble laughing.

[@mastermuntazir7060]

Hit like if you remember Netflix playing this on loop for over 8 hours in KZbin live.

[@alyssajade6802]

Master Muntazir oh my god w h a t ???

[@NavsangeetSingh]

I randomly stumbled upon that and watched it for way too long thinking he was actually going at it XDDDDDDDD;

[@phaserisclasic8825]

U mean this kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn20iXh7nZuNb6c

[@dananabread6632]

the color coordination with the wall every single time is absolutely IMMACULATE *chef's kiss*

[@dimensionalremi]

having to explain to people why i, an american who generally despises sports, know the chant for a random club in britain, is always one of my favorite things to do

[@skylark.kraken]

Not some random club, we almost got to play against Manchester United, twice(?)

[@beclou1176]

Drove to Manchester from Suffolk last weekend....this song was stuck in my head for miles thanks to the many road signs for Kettering

[@JackSinister]

I sing this so regularly that I might start supporting Kettering Town

[@emilymason4680]

You can literally hear Ed gamble laughing at 1:23 and so many times after!!!

[@katy3901]

And Nish Kumar!

[@punsandguns]

I sing this to my kids (minus James' intensity of course) at bedtime. Has the same vibe as B-I-N-G-O bingo was his name-o. But longer and novel. Kids are out by the time I finish the song.

[@Bella_Rei]

I think this bit is a perfect example of how timing works and how important it is, Like its only spelling and theres nothing at all suprising or funny about that, but where it sits in time and how it just kind of jumps in there on the beat like that makes it feel hilarious and unexpected.

[@friendgray1]

The sheer joy I get, just from a man suddenly shouting the letter ‘n’, cannot be put into words

[@ashraymondjames]

It goes on for way too long and I can't figure out why and how it still works and makes me fall to pieces.

[@benmoore7990]

Because it goes on far too long, I think. It's a ridiculous song that we clearly don't need to hear all of, and he performs as if he's really struggling to keep going towards the end but he won't give up and that's funny.

[@darkin1484]

This guy is the Final boss that noone can beat at Try not to laugh or Smile. Hes as british as they come

[@jzthompson9598]

James never does anything half way. No, he commits, dammit. All the way.

[@steveparker7417]

"Sometimes the audience sees things I dont" 😂

[@briandennis7081]

Y’all remember the live stream loop

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

Holy shit that must've been glorious

[@marxistlynchist]

this man is on TWO Quelle Chris albums. *James Acaster features on two of the best hip-hop albums of recent memory.* And this is his most infamous musical contribution.

[@LouerTube]

Wait, James Acaster is on Quelle Chris albums?

[@cole5266]

University: singing it Work: singing it Before sleep: singing it After I wake up: singing it *During* sleep: singing it Everywhere else: Guess what? _S I N G I N G I T !_ *_T H E R E I S N O E N D T O I T !_*

[@2Gamerss]

No more jobs

[@OGimouse1]

The only issue I have with this is he doesn't say enough "and-a" holders for the missing letters at first lol

[@n1nj4l1nk]

I don't like that as soon as the letters go he forgets about the ans

[@ev9099]

No that’s part of the song he doesn’t say ‘and a’ for every letter

[@n1nj4l1nk]

@@ev9099 but he does change every "and an" to "and a"

[@finlaycox8026]

I think he does for the most part - the first 'e' and the 'T' in town have no 'and a' before them, and the 'ing' and 'wn' both share one in the full song.

[@AslanW]

Yes he does, he says the correct amount, I know because I wrote down the lyrics because my life is boring and I needed an adventure. It's the correct amount of "and-a's"

[@michaelabbott5999]

Everytime I watch this bit I feel like I'm going to get a nose bleed just watching him Bob his head back and forth and go 'and a, and '

[@user-bk5mh8ey4m]

He supports Kettering But he’s on ketamine

[@bigjimijames5649]

Ket FC definitely should adopt this. Would love to see that done by a crowd of drunk football fans

[@hnnh621]

"You look like youd appreciate it the most" "Im gonna aim it entirely at you" "This is for Tian" "Unlucky Tian"

[@caitlinoconnell3603]

I have never seen a better stand-up series. Actually, scratch that.. I've never seen better stand-up.

[@MerkhVision]

I did not think that was gonna stay funny all the way thru as I tend to hate repetitive stuff but props to him cuz I still somehow laughed every go around lol

[@lauraparkinson437]

I’ve rewatched this video about 20 times over the span of 3 months. It’s very addicting.

[@adamnelson8817]

Literally the same!

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

“Yeah we’re doing Town as well” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@libbybollinger5901]

He sounds legitimately distressed

[@Madfattdeeb]

I thought he was going to pass out.🤣

[@beccaadams9615]

James breaking has to be the best thing ever

[@holliswilliams8426]

The ''I'm directing this all at you'' part is funniest to me.

[@HarrisonCoe]

Corby Town FC tried a similar chant, but it never took off as the fans couldn’t remember the words

[@anushgopalakrishnan]

I love how at 0:26 people in the crowd and people watching this for the first time have no idea what they're in for

[@JackSinister]

I come back here every so often just to enjoy my life for 4 minutes

[@marrrrss]

I played this for good luck after they went 1-0 down in the FAcup today and they ended up winning 2-1

[@blairanderson2197]

This lives rent free in my head so, so often.

[@mates1307]

Wow, first seeing James break character (even for a split second) after watching countless hours of his stand up and taskmaster. This guy is tough :D

[@ragingmonkeycritic]

Almost 4 years later and this still takes up real estate in my brain

[@Lilly-fh7re]

It makes sense he made a song operating on such a high level of intellectual volume, for you see, he has been in many bands, so clearly this is some mastermind piece of work, that would likely take a mortal soul years to come up with

[@justinress2782]

Someone please make that an one hour loop.

[@caitlinhhh]

i’m here because i can’t get this out of my head, thanks james!

[@olihughes]

This is getting stuck in your head for the next 3 days!

[@roozish]

stuck in my head for weeks now. Stop it James! Kettering Town FC!

[@rain90950.]

my team are playing kettering tomorrow... came to watch this

[@cait3666]

The amount of times I’ve seen this.... I laugh every time love this boy 💕🙈

[@mona-1997]

If they really got a whole ass side of people chanting this in unison like y'all really out supported the other teams supporters jesus!

[@NotoriousWhistler]

My favourite bit of this is still being able to hear Ed Gamble laugh throughout.

[@katy3901]

You can hear Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble laughing!

[@bigantplowright5711]

Brilliant! Had many good days out following KETRIN.

[@aaronwallis55]

I'm from kettering and I'm proud to say that James acaster is the best thing to come out of our entire shit hole of a town

[@aaronwallis55]

@Ian Thompson they should just turn the whole town into a carpark

[@jackatkins3661]

Other singers after singing their song: thank you very much thank you. James acaster: That's my song I wrote that song

[@somer4213]

James Acaster hexes an audience member without the rest of them noticing

[@willsanderson8561]

This is somehow even funnier when you realize this is a non-league team

[@medalion1390]

I was devastated when he didn’t do this routine in the new Ghostbusters film.

[@gabrielbradshaw5709]

How does he not fuck it up 😂

[@edam6202]

Ohmygod yes! Uploaded just on time cause I can’t stop singing it since this morning!

[@SilasSermersheim]

good username

[@edam6202]

Silas Sermersheim thank you very much ! :)

[@spectralid]

@@SilasSermersheim I second that.

[@a.nnabelrose2175]

Makes me proud to be from Kettering! 😂

[@darthmong7196]

Proud? Really?

[@darthmong7196]

@Ian Thompson Kettering is by far the crappest part. It used to be Corby but man Kettering is like one big slum. Maybe only Wellingborough can match it. In other news I saw the Jesus centre in the old cinema is now gone.

[@SlyCrunchy]

I think the best part of this is knowing how comedians have to kind of figure out what's funny by trying them out on crowds before we the internet get to see the "special" where they've got it down and the whole set is jam packed with funnies. He had to figure out that this was funny, because on paper it doesn't sound funny.

[@vaughanmitchell2981]

Man has a stroke on stage. Audience laughs. It's comedy.

[@charliehughes7504]

I love this guy

[@hopeselah]

this is legitimately the funniest thing I have heard from a comedian ever

[@your-average-clo]

I genuinely keep checking Spotify in the hopes this will be added!

[@cookiebandit18]

I don't suppose this song will ever leave my head.

[@Sab.86]

Omg this guy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 fucking love his comedic timing!

[@jwec9867]

When your writing an essay with a word limit you can't reach. So, you add padding.

[@Itsembish.]

I love that you can just hear Ed Gamble in the background 😂

[@Ra1nperson]

He’s having the time off his life look at him

[@hscorner3829]

The stutter at 3:31 is so funny, poor James sounds exhausted!