James Dyson: The Wonderful Thing About Failure Is You're Never Satisfied

Inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist James Dyson gives Stephen a window into his process when he's trying to use engineering to solve a problem. Dyson's latest product, the Supersonic Nural, is on sale now.
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Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology and more. Featuring bandleader Louis Cato and THE LATE SHOW band, the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Sept. 8, 2015.

[@posthocprior]

James Dyson argued heavily for Brexit. After the UK left the EU, he moved Dyson’s headquarters to Singapore from the UK. When a UK newspaper called him one of the worst examples of what the modern UK produces, he sued for libel and lost.

[@1BergerVongSchlauigkeitHer]

He's UK's Steve Jobs. Not a whole lot to him if you really take a look.

[@tonisodano5472]

BULLSHIT THIS MAN IS GROTESQUE

[@tonisodano5472]

FYI his vaccums suck

[@wanderingyoutube]

He always had a base of operations and factory in Singapore and Malaysia.

[@dangerousfables]

He also blows goats… I have proof.

[@dangerousfables]

Remember when Dyson told the UK public Brexit was good for business and then moved his company to Singapore like a wanker. The man is an arse.

[@imscruffy5488]

Let's keep the British insults flying, everyone. The man is a twit!

[@CitizenAyellowblue]

I,can think of way better guests. This one is of zero interest.

[@rabnori4836]

Yup he sucks .

[@ianleslie6971]

Thanks for the information 👍 In my corner of the world 🌎 I would never have known that background (^∧^)

[@merryboy]

You took the words out of my mouth! Colbert's staffers should dig more deeply into his guests.

[@OanaCazacuArionandIris]

Never thought I’d dislike a Colbert interview. To see that hypocrite beside Stephen is heartbreaking. I’m a Romanian living in the UK for nearly 2 decades. The damage this man has done to my family is indescribable. I was in the middle of getting British citizenship when this guy and the likes of Gove, Boris & Farage- that dustbin juice of humanity- started trying to convince people it’s in their best interest to leave the EU. The things they said about immigrants were just vile. I never applied for UK citizenship and I never will out of principle. I’m not giving them 2Gs for the privilege of owning a blue passport. Meanwhile, I can’t have relatives over without a visa for more than 3 months, so getting grandparents to help with my newborn is out of the question, and so is caring for my parents in their old age in the UK. And if I go to Romania to do that, I lose all my rights in a matter of years. Meanwhile, if I die here, the gov gets 40% of my assets in inheritance tax. Yet, this guy gets richer every day peddling plastic junk from Asia. And now he’s trying to pull an “it wasn’t me” on us, when everyone knows full well he got rich off of Brexit. All I can say is he has a very fitting name and he should take a hint. As for the producers of this show, please don’t do this again. It’s a disgrace to Stephen’s image to share oxygen with that man. He’s one of my all-time favourite human beings and a saint in my eyes.

[@TheWorld_2099]

Wow, thank you for that detailed story…..

[@leohickey4953]

Disgusting. Thank you for the story, but of course I'm sorry to hear it, having voted to remain in the EU. Dyson is one of many liars and hypocrites who sold people an empty box in 2016 and are now blaming anyone but themselves for the consequences.

[@tomyoung8229]

Whoa, sounds like the Colbert guest team didn't do their research.

[@tonisodano5472]

You have great points Post to long most Folks will disregard

[@TheWorld_2099]

@@tonisodano5472 in a soundbite world, the smart ones are those who can read a whole paragraph

[@gerardwalsh4346]

Memo to Colbert staff - screen the UK guys through John Oliver!

[@dangerousfables]

Exactly

[@mr.mrs.d.7015]

🎯❤

[@icantollie]

If John Oliver took over your background checks and guest screening, the only guests who would make it past your vetting process would be Japanese city mascots and those reptiles from Flat Fuck Friday

[@ambassadorfromreality1125]

I am a brit and love this show. But dyson was a brexit campaigner. This has put the uk back a generation. It was based on lies and only benefitted the uber wealthy avoid tax. We are suffering high cost of living increases due to border controls that were introduced. Paperwork, paperwork paperwork where there was none. We can't go and work in europe as we could before, we can't study in europe as we could before. We import about half our food from europe. When there are shortages in europe the europeans farmers supply european countries first . Who wants to fill in a load of paperwork, who wants to wait in dover for hours having it checked. Just start thr motor and drive to 27 other countries without any checks, any delays. As an engineer this man was a bit of a hero. But he will always put increible wealth above country plus great wealth.

[@breal7277]

It's happening EVERYWHERE. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class is disappearing. The rich have forgotten the lessons of the French Revolution.

[@OptimisticHominid]

Hear, hear!

[@youkeepwalking]

Mr Brexit who then upped sticks to Singapore.

[@utubby3730]

Thats SIR James Dyson! Just like many other billionaire SIRs he was an ardent Brexiteer… who then pulled their money out of the country right before Brexit kicked in! I wonder why so many extremely wealthy Brits were so gung-ho to make Brexit happen, but left the country before it fully came into effect? Its almost like putting the country into dire straits make it a playground to make even more money out of the unfortunate working class.

[@johnhuwroberts7766]

I voted against it and I was right. There are no benefits. Dyson and his ilk lied to us. I’m so disappointed to see this ghastly man being lauded by one of my heroes, Stephen Colbert.

[@dantubeme7]

You answered your question, correctly, sir :) It was in their interest as they could exert more power and influence and get their wishes, when they only had to puppeteer a post Brexit government. The EU was too much for the people and too less for the 1%

[@nicolad8822]

Bamford too.

[@blaster915]

He supported Brexit. Then when it passed, he took his company and money to Singapore leaving those desperate for local jobs and work who voted for brexit on the promise of companies staying to grow national wealth, only to be left in the dirt. Dyson took a golden parachute from the government and bounced.

[@user-bt5rl3rh3b]

In America, I was not aware of James Dyson and his support of Brexit ( I still think that it was a horrible idea for the UK to leave the EU) and now that I know his history, I will NEVER buy ANY DYSON PRODUCT!

[@mduquenoy]

There are still 4000+ employees in the UK.

[@OptimisticHominid]

@@mduquenoyand the UK is losing tens of billions a year because of Brexit. Four million kids living in poverty!

[@anthonygordon9483]

From my knowlege most of the UK supported brexit. Don't pretend that never happened. You point fingers at him when a majority of your country backed Brexit. Brexit in a way was a "Make UK great Again" slogan. You guys thought that the pound would gain more ground going back to the damn queen victorian age. we are trying to prevent our country from making the same stupid mistakes right now

[@OptimisticHominid]

@@anthonygordon9483 17.4 million out of 67 million voted for Brexit. Sadly, only 16.1 million of them voted to remain in the EU. Like the MAGA people, many of the leave voters live in an artificial Russia and billionaire backed fantasy world of fear and lies. I wish you well. The drive for blue votes needs to be relentless. Good luck!

[@Loffstadt]

As a Brit, echoing others. Dyson's most interesting invention was the ball wheelbarrow. He pushed Brexit, with the promise of supporting jobs in Swindon for EV manufacturing. Then moved his corporate HQ to Singapore with the aim of manufacturing in the Far East. When COVID hit, he took government money to design new ventilators. They chose to start with a design that wouldn't provide what patients needed. Just one of a laundry list of government scandals during the pandemic. If you've got him over there, please keep him. We don't want to lying git back.

[@NathanCroucher]

i think this was a appearance to sell hair dryers.

[@Loffstadt]

@@NathanCroucher If it's like most Dyson products it'll be horribly overpriced

[@cheyenneroll]

@@Loffstadt and underperforming as well as non recyclable

[@mduquenoy]

Didn’t take any government money to fund the ventilator development. £20m of his own cash.

[@Loffstadt]

@@mduquenoy You are absolutely right. There are reports that Dyson put £20m of his own money into the development effort. There is however the massive scandal of the £277m in government money plowed into the competition to develop new ventilators which didn't do the job. Contracts for these untested designs were prioritised ahead of supplies for existing, approved and tested designs. In a manner not dissimilar to the PPE VIP Lane Scandal Dyson was also caught out using his personal relationship with Johnson to get a tax break for his company in case they had to bring in overseas staff. Not forgetting the point scoring on his competition, bragging about the order ahead of the government announcement. Using a global tragedy as a marketing opportunity. I actively remember reporting at the time one of the biggest criticisms of the whole competition was engineers not listening to or working with Doctors who pointed out the type of ventilator they were designing wasn't appropriate. Although it can be argued that nearly £300m is a drop in the ocean of the billions wasted in unnecessary IT projects, unlawfully issued contracts given to mates and donors, and the billions in fraudulently claimed COVID loans that Sunak blithely wrote off while people who can barely afford to eat live in fear of their benefits being cut off. skwawkbox.org/2020/03/26/tories-ignore-5000-approved-and-ready-ventilators-to-order-10000-new-unapproved-design-from-dyson/ goodlawproject.org/revealed-government-fails-again-to-publish-covid-contracts-worth-248m/

[@CyclingSteve]

Thumbs down! Did he pay you guys? I doubt Dyson would appear on a show with a live audience in the UK.

[@the_grand_tourer]

Absolutely, white washing by the back door.

[@ambassadorfromreality1125]

After this booking fiasco, note to Steven's booking team. Nigel farage might look like a bit of a laugh with a nice english accent. Do your research.

[@sulufest]

My knowledge of European affairs is limited, but I’ve seen enough of Farage and the likes of him to know that he would fit comfortably in any room with our right-wing MAGA types (well the ones who have money anyways). He and Trump are peas in a pod.

[@the_grand_tourer]

Brilliant! Yep, did you see them sharing the swearing ice cream kid! And recently loads of other lazy stereo types about the UK. They are so up their own arses they think they have the UK nailed, they still think Penis Von Lesbien (Dick Van Dyke) is still seeping chimneys! Fuchem.

[@temporaladvisor3958]

Who the hell thought this interview was a good idea? Just one Google search and reams of info popped up on this hypocritical wanker. The Late Show needs a refresher course on vetting guests.

[@the_grand_tourer]

Absolutely, or how about Liz Truss while they're at it ! Have they even noticed, do they even care, there's been a lot of cheap lazy sniping about the UK recently, typical American exceptionalism, and glorification of wealth. Many say did he pay to get on ... ?

[@temporaladvisor3958]

@@the_grand_tourer Nothing typical about American exceptionalism. Just a bunch of willfully ignorant blowhards yammering on about how we're #1. And it's kind of true. No other country beats us in incarceration rates.

[@Martinbeef]

In the U.K. he’s known as a traitor.

[@wirehyperspace]

That is a good thing

[@SuperForkbeard]

Only to the kind of fuckwits who would have handed governance of our country to an unelected Cabal in Brussels and claimed that it was good for democracy. Butthurt losers have been whining about it ever since.

[@MinesAGuinness]

@@wirehyperspace No, numbnuts, not your tea-chucking, 'yankee doodle' kind of traitor - the kind that campaigns to cripple our economy for the promise of waving the Union flag about... only to then immediately sack all his own workers and relocate to a factory in Malaysia. Of course, that's just the sort of thing that appeals to some of you across the Pond - "I'm all right, Jack - pull up the ladder!".

[@christopherporter2459]

How is he known as a traitor?

[@nicolad8822]

@@christopherporter2459 He supported Brexit, madness for a UK business, (much like the JCB twat) then exported jobs to Singapore.

[@murraymitchell22]

A Brexiter, helped destroy so many peoples' future.

[@re1644]

Advocated Brexit to jump ship after he got what he wanted. Event though I am from Germany, Dyson Corp is dead to me. Will never buy from sbd like him

[@tinas_hotdog_sophie]

I am so sorry for the british people who didn't want Brexit and knew it would be bad.

[@ClownScreams]

Where did he go again, Singapore?

[@dangerousfables]

Remember he also stole his designs.

[@fitzcorraldo8570]

And a tax dodger

[@hundredfireify]

I didn't know Colbert did sponsored interviews? That was awkward

[@fym90]

right? so awkward!

[@forwimp]

A 7 minute ad for a new hair dryer? Is Colbert that hard up for money?

[@dangerousfables]

Dyson is an awful person too, so this is very weird for Colbert.

[@mikeinmaryland]

I was going to write the same thing. Idiocracy at its finest!

[@revilli1753]

A devout Brexiteer who lives in Singapore in a luxury penthouse, hocking overpriced hoovers that don’t work. Oblivious to the petrol he poured over the Good Friday Agreement

[@sheppo]

Do keep up. He lives in the UK. 🤦‍♂️

[@cheyenneroll]

My husband and son bought one of his vacuums. It lasted one year, not recyclable -in any way-, just overpriced, plastic steampunk junk.

[@OptimisticHominid]

@@sheppono one gives a toss! They hate him for his support for Brexit, and rightfully so.

[@sanvin66]

I have never made a comment before but this interview surprised me. Considering that Stephen is a very politically aware person, he didn't bring anything up about Brexit and Dyson then moving their factory out of the UK. This interview was more like free advertisement for another immoral millionaire. Get tough on these people, they need to answer for their actions!

[@leavingitblank9363]

It obviously wasn't the point of the interview.

[@mrmitchell78]

I am heartened by the comments on here.

[@RoaringKitKat]

Paid PR event at best. SC should do more guest research. Poor.

[@Bxbxacxsx]

Really disappointed in Stephen for ging this guy a forum unchallenged. And a commercial for that stupid blow dryer. Did they do no research?

[@optimisticgambler3616]

Loving all the comments calling Dyson out. The man is bagless like his vacuums.

[@dangerousfables]

He also sucks.

[@davidmillar2594]

The 'Airblade' is old tech in Japan. They've had similar machines by Panasonic, et al in public washrooms since the 90s.

[@nicklang7670]

Yah the public washrooms are terrible in Canada, very few of them around, and if they are around, they are out of service, or closed, and cleaning is very understaffed, they have become hated, disgusting things even among the middle class. Everyone thinks Dyson's hand dryer's are an improvement but the previous hand dryers people thought were just too 'old' have never worked even since they were first put it in. It is sad to see Canada's public system in such shambles that any improvement is seen as a success even if it is an over expensive hand dryer, that I guess you say Japan invented 30 years ago!

[@soundshifterx]

Can't wait for next week when Nigel Farrage takes the Questionnert.

[@emmasayers7576]

I came on solely to point out that Dyson helped to destroy the British economy with his Brexit pledge (before swanning off to Singapore), but I see I'm not the only one! Thank you to everyone in the comments who have pointed out that this man is a CON.

[@Annapurna818]

Like all other billionaires

[@JC_923]

Same! The moment I saw his name I wanted to comment saying how awful he is. Turns out people are already doing it

[@EthanKristopherHartley]

I think this might be the highest interaction I've seen with the Brits on this channel. (I was here for the same reason too btw.) I think this is my first ever downvote of a Colbert interview, and hopefully the 2 second watch time will help to screw the algorithm for the clip too.

[@johnhuwroberts7766]

Having him on? Badly done, Stephen. Badly done.

[@gamedevmoto2028]

That was a strange commercial...

[@astrocoastalprocessor]

like a fever dream - usually the commercial is at the beginning, and it ends with something else tangential, it's like they're learning

[@WillNewcomb]

Dyson is a scam. His products are over priced and unreliable. And he's a hypocrite. He took EU money and then moved his operations to Singapore. Don't give him the time of day.

[@whophd]

Yeah, he's a bit of a bite-size British Elon.

[@karmaoutlaw]

I love his vacuum and hair dryer though. Nothing else even comes close. I like Singaporeans too.

[@WillNewcomb]

@@karmaoutlaw We had to have our V10 repaired by Dyson. Would have been cheaper to buy a rival product.

[@eh6454]

I disagree. His products are excellent and very well regarded in the UK.

[@WillNewcomb]

@@eh6454 Service agents love them because they breakdown much more often than the rivals!!!

[@betsyw4943]

Ironically, without this segment I would have kept my general opinion of Dyson as a good brand -- because there wouldn't have been these comments to set me straight. (Yep, I'm from the US.)

[@653j521]

So let's get this straight, only Brits know it is a bad brand and Americans can't discern that unless Brits tell them, and he sold a huge amount of them and got rich on a brand Americans couldn't tell was bad, and that makes some kind of sense?

[@likebot.]

Who's on tomorrow, Boris Johnson?

[@dangerousfables]

The ghost of Stonewall Jackson?

[@johnhull2582]

Gaslight. Gatekeep. Goalpost moving. It's easy to be a success when all the games are rigged for you.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

Should have asked him about Brexit.

[@soundshifterx]

Ah yes, Dyson. The man who helped convince the uk that leaving the eu was beneficial for the British people, and then immediately moved all of his businesses away from the uk after he won. Love you Stephen, but your team dropped the ball of this one. Dyson might as well be another version of trump or musk....Elon Trump.

[@sheppo]

Brexit supporter, sure. everything else you said happened didn’t happen. HQ moved abroad sure, jobs stayed in the UK, they’re constantly hiring and investing, and he lives in UK.

[@78625amginE]

⁠@@sheppohow do the headquarters of a company move abroad whilst jobs stay in the UK? I’m asking genuinely, not being a dick. Just confused by what you said.

[@FrakX-84B]

@@sheppo Of course he is now hiring because conditions for him/his company have improved as the country is now more desperate for jobs. But of course that doesn't necessarily mean better conditions for workers, who are also desperate for jobs after the economic downturn caused by Brexit and the pandemic. Conclusion: He exploits the conditions that he (at least partially) helped to create.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Dyson moved all his manufacturing offshore …so all the jobs went elsewhere and he avoids tax.

[@pamberinehondo9447]

As a UK resident he paid £236 million in UK tax last year so where is the avoidance. Lots of jobs still in the UK at their Global Design HQ. Do your research before you make incorrect statements.

[@markhammer643]

I encourage folks to look up Sir Clive Sinclair. Sinclair was the sort of inventor/designer that Dyson and Musk aspire to be. Audio equipment, earliest programmable calculators, earliest miniature TVs, affordable personal computers, personal EVs, and more.

[@Grimlock1979]

Everyone makes mistakes, including the Colbert staff. Shame on them for not doing their homework before inviting this charlatan to the show.

[@NathanCroucher]

Supposed to declare ads.

[@MinesAGuinness]

Who's next? Nigel Farage? Boris Johnson? Gordon Bennett!

[@Beliefish]

this brexiteer should not be telling people anything he was proven to be on the wrong side of history

[@bregancool980]

Appreciate these comments. Now I want to know more about this cat

[@splodgen]

As another brit living in the US, I was taken aback to see this billionaire plying his overpriced products on your show. He has the same contempt for the working-class as Trump. If you want to have someone from the UK, get someone on strike for a living wage or a poor person having their benefits cut.

[@stevechance150]

$500 for a hair dryer. What The Actual FFFK?!

[@pamberinehondo9447]

So true, let’s bring a £65,000 per year striking train driver.

[@solidnem]

I learned alot about this dude through the comments. And I'm wondering if Stephen knows the real him.

[@AtheismScientism]

Why have such a con man on the show? A little research next time.

[@eddyk3]

W comments section. We wont forget what he did ever.

[@NeverBeDaunted]

I didn’t know the man was a Brexit person. I had a Dyson vacuum called an Animal and I got rid of it. Traded it for a cordless Shark UZ565 at Costco for $219. It folds in half for storage too. At least now I know to stop looking at his products.

[@user-bt5rl3rh3b]

Was not aware of James Dyson and his history of support of Brexit (a horrible idea then and still is a horrible thing in reality now) Now that I know his history, I WILL NEVER BUY ANY DYSON PRODUCT!

[@JS-oc7ob]

“Is on sale now “ in the description?! That is low…

[@zizinnnn]

thank you people in the comments, I was under the impression dyson was very american and very long gone dead 😂 apparently he's a self serving brit very much alive

[@Cyril_Sneer]

A Brit that promote BREXIT and then piss of... USA-Television...

[@bumpedhishead636]

I wish I could make poorly designed, cheaply made products that would sell as long it has my name on them.

[@patsquach4080]

I wonder if Steven will comment on the comments about having him on his show …?

[@icantollie]

No, this isn't Seth Meyers 🐾🐾

[@johnhuwroberts7766]

He helped to bring us Brexit……then ran away when he saw the utter disaster that it was. Tax dodger and coward. Let me interview him next time. Awful.

[@Petshmah67]

Was never aware of this guy's deplorable history .... thanks for the back stories !! So critical in this day and age

[@pdjhh]

Just reading the comments. Didn't know he was such a ...t

[@soundshifterx]

You're speaking with British peaople now - you're allowed to say cunt.

[@dangerousfables]

He sucks way more than his overpriced vacuums.

[@DanielClarksays]

Reminds me of the Suck & Cut segment from Wayne's World

[@dangerousfables]

James Dyson certainly does suck.

[@magster6022]

That scores a solid one star. Why this interview, Colbert?

[@kevinmcconnell3641]

Somebody on Colbert’s team is in big trouble!! Certainly John Oliver will be calling Stephen to ask, WTF??

[@sherrryann]

i clicked on a dyson roomba ad recently. $1,200. Shark sells the same type of product for $200 at Lowe's/Home Depot.

[@Ian-ie3hy]

I bought a 400 dollar vacuum a decade ago from dyson. It was not as well built as my 35 dollar shop vac. Ended up not working and i gave it away to someone who felt confident tearing it apart. I will stick to my shopvac and rigid type of vacuum, put in the hepa filter or bags and you have a much more versatile product that includes wet and dry.

[@icantollie]

I couldn't afford those $500 Dyson vacs so I picked up like a $100 Shark Navigator vacuum years ago... It's been like ten years and the thing just will not break down

[@IMSerious209]

I have been a home carer for 20* years and have to say the Dyson vacuum cleaners are by far the worst I have come across, heavy, awkward, very noisy, I just wish they were not there. Back breaking design. Not to mention those ear splitting hand drying devices in public toilets.👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

[@JC_923]

Have you seen their hair drier? Cost an absolute fortune for a hair drier

[@Martinbeef]

The cleaners are terrible. They may look nice but Shark is the best I think. Hoover used to be the standard at one time, but they are mostly gone now. Dyson has no conscience. He’s a piece of scum and Stephen should never have allowed him on.

[@leecollins125]

All animosity aside, you are aware that Shark products are 90% ripped off Dyson technology? He proved it by showing how the parts directly interchange. Wasn't able to win at court though.

[@Martinbeef]

@@leecollins125 I don’t care. I have a cleaner and she says it’s the best vacuum she’s ever used. I did have a dyson once and it was awful, just like the man himself.

[@leecollins125]

I just find it amazing how people will bash a product that is near identical and praise the other product simply based on cost. I guess facts don't matter anymore. Perhaps some kind of device placebo is in effect.

[@mrd3521]

YUK!!!

[@klausm5460]

With games I remember the advice that you make the best progress when the chosen difficulty level results in you loosing by a little. Because when you win you have no incentive to improve and when you loose by a lot you don´t know what´s going on and get frustrated.

[@vickywitton1008]

There is someone called Butminster in the US? Almost as bad as Dutch Sheets!

[@Mancozeb100]

Buckminster !! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller?wprov=sfti1#

[@stie5108]

AFter my literal last day at UK Dyson campus in Hullavington and here’s my dearly boss at my favorite night show. 😅

[@leecollins125]

I was at Hullavington, on the EV project! I hear it's another RDD campus now?

[@stie5108]

@@leecollins125 haha yes. And I will surely miss walking past the aborted EV prototype in the middle of the cafe!

[@astrocoastalprocessor]

😮 every other manufacturer/developer/designer seems to have a lot of cheap knockoffs that later food the market, and that phenomenon was always intriguing but the Powerful feelings out there about the interviewee - enlightening and intriguing - nice anecdotes 😊

[@VJacquette]

The Dyson Blade leaves my hands wet, too. Unimpressive product.

[@Vortenger]

That interview was entirely too short

[@SpaceJesusCAPO]

that was too cool!

[@user-oq4nm4iq9q]

QVC with Stephen Colbert??

[@user-rt9kz7de1w]

Dyson is a Singaporean company.

[@tanguyvranckx1134]

Excellent guest for Colbert's sell-out show

[@tristramcharnley2581]

I'm here for the comments

[@katiefromcolorado4972]

My sister’s $300+ Dyson is a piece of crap.

[@user-rt9kz7de1w]

Believe it or not, all guests pay to be there. All movies need promotion and compete to be the first to be at all these shows.

[@daniellealeksieva9910]

Never satisfied at his age?!?!? How's he even still alive

[@miketrissel5494]

How did you get the strawberries thru customs?

[@jeffh8803]

Dyson, a true boomer story. Art school, no qualifications, time out to invent... ??? Success.

[@653j521]

How is that a boomer story? They prospered on luck and you had to struggle or something? Envy dripping all over the page.

[@minecat64]

He looks like a British Inventor of a Vacuum Cleaner

[@majackson14]

I worked for him pre-brexit, strange cove....

[@RuskoKain]

Don`t ever WATCH strawberries in a MICROSCOPE, You`ll never want to EAT strawberries AGAIN

[@checkmate3361]

Snaps Colberries, Looks Like PeepsRMad.? Inside Scoop Right Here Via The Comments?

[@stevet2543]

The diason vacuum at work blew up yesterday on its own, sending hot shards throughout the room…luckily no one was hurt.

[@cpanczak]

A great marketer above all, how the hell did he get on this show to sell hairdryers

[@FrancesDeters]

I wish Stephen could have had an extended interview with Mr. Dyson. What a fascinating man and is an inspiration to all entrepreneurs

[@luannnelson547]

Can’t watch this.

[@OptimisticHominid]

Why not, Brexshit?

[@leavingitblank9363]

While all the comments about Dyson's political position is interesting, this interview was about him as an inventor and the products he's created. The show is geared towards a U.S. audience, and here we know him only for his vacuums. We have our own sh*thead corporate heads, so I'm sure everyone can sympathize with the Brits' anger, but try to remember the focus of this program, which is entertainment.

[@GenaTrius]

James Dyson would never have sold a single vacuum cleaner if he didn't share his last name with Freeman Dyson.

[@GenaTrius]

Heck, his success might vanish in the timeline where they didn't make a Star Trek episode about a Dyson sphere. In fact, probably what he really found out through Buckminster Fuller is that he had a ready-made brand in the form of a brilliant futurist he could conflate himself with in the public imagination. And all he had to do was get into consumer electronics.

[@shelleyjennings4344]

Those hand dryers don’t work properly, just as Stephen said. Perhaps Stephen is the first person to tell him to his face. The vacuum cleaners are very expensive and don’t live up to the hype.

[@ML807]

Can we please get James Dyson narrating documentaries? Pretty sure his initial success was due to his voice on the vacuum. commercials

[@Yickbob]

Oop, not a good booking, Stephen - as you can see he’s detested over the pond here. Wish you had researched the last decade of his life and confronted him on his Brexit stance/corporate greed rather than just tickling his tummy.

[@Tesserae]

This is the first YT video I actually gave a thumbs-down.

[@martincotterill823]

Backs Brexit and then moves to Singapore!

[@McCarthyJohn100]

Who describes a strawberry as being "zesty?" This dude is off

[@breal7277]

I believe it is by design that the show had this traitor on the last day of the spring season. This is clearly a paid advertisement. I wonder if Stephen got a kickback for looking the other way and agree to do this interview. Hmmm...I just can't believe it. It's bizarre.

[@plasmaburndeath]

Umm any visible hair is already dead, so I wouldn't worry about keeping hair healthy lol.

[@goelnuma6527]

People going on about Brexit, the guy owns huge number of farms across the UK, and he is going some innovative stuff around food sustainability

[@annaal7480]

Yes, like illegal fox hunting.

[@IvanDude1]

are we just to assume nobody who actually achieves anything actually ends up getting any public acknowledgement. Every last one of you is fake?

[@ironelfin1142]

The Dyson sub sonic brushless electric motor is one of the greatest innovations of modern times. Putting them in cheap flimsy plastic components and charging 3 to 6 times the price of competitors is one of the worst business models of our times. Convincing your country to step back 10yrs economically and vote Brexit only to move the works to Singapore and avoid the fallout is both morally and economically devistating. He sucks more than his vaccums.

[@scottgilmore7319]

Will Stephen apologize? Stay tuned...

[@_o__o_]

i farted into suprasonic hoova

[@bluebassoonpictures]

This was great! More inventors, please.