James May (old Top Gear) [No audio normalization!]

Awkward, unlucky and slow. But still the most interesting presenter on old Top Gear.

[@finnwilliams8404]

Childhood is thinking Jeremy is the best Top Gear presenter, Adulthood is realising that James was the best all along.

[@voisinage17]

Very true. when I was very young, Hammond was my favorite, then Jeremy, and around 17/18 it became James, they are a fantastic trio really, doesn't get better than this

[@nworesistance9834]

I like them all

[@evan8tor21]

finnthehuman 13 couldn’t be truer

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

So I'm not the only one!

[@euanreece]

Being a woman is thinking Hammond is the best

[@StarboyXL9]

Being a boy is wanting to be Jeremy Clarkson. Being a man is realizing you've grown up to become James May.

[@RichHobo]

Then when you’re in an accident you realize you’re Richard Hammond

[@danieldyman7196]

@@RichHobo tisk tisk

[@MausOfTheHouse]

Its not bad to be james may

[@MausOfTheHouse]

Probably

[@leoromeli7611]

James may is the only brit that still uses old ass insults with such furiosity, and we all love him for it

[@MausOfTheHouse]

You see, thats what makes him so great, his difference between Richard and Jeremy.

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

This is a magical comment indeed lolol

[@DeadlyLazer]

Does anyone else actually agree with James and his cheese metaphor?

[@xUdieToox]

DeadlyLazer yeah, the f430 sucks

[@watermalone5782]

Yes I8 and Z4 or I8 and M2/M3/M4/M5

[@okbutwhocares]

Hammond and Clarkson already proved that same point before May's metaphor, that's why they bashed him for that

[@devlinnunez4588]

The cheese analogy was actually on point

[@709mash]

He wasn't wrong lol.

[@amandataebby]

I love that this video is simply titled "James May" and has over 1 million views

[@MausOfTheHouse]

It deserves 10M

[@adithyamahesh6961]

Says a lot about the man

[@Shydood]

2.1 million now.

[@phoenixfire9176]

There’s a video for each of them, this is the most popular

[@perth7930]

Fap material

[@tydeze1]

James May is incredibly funny and supremely underrated.

[@nicktheloser2974]

"I object to the beige" is such a powerful statement, and I don't know why

[@petrkryloff]

Big colourful energy

[@Musicownz1997]

"you apocalyptic dingleberry" LMFAO

[@rep100Luxio]

Musicownz1997 very english

[@sebbbe9308]

He was completely right about the F430 and used an great anology about the cheese

[@Billy-ky6dm]

Sebastian Andersson Agreed

[@okbutwhocares]

Yeah, but I watched the whole clip and they already proved that point, so Hammond and Clarkson thought that that analogy was dumb or unnecesary

[@mitchellhogg4627]

"In all my 5 weeks in television"

[@iare19]

Cool Jesus few*

[@iare19]

Fuck its actually "my fine weeks"

[@Mameyaro]

“I object to the beige.” -James May

[@silvershadowjsh]

James May is such a likeable guy, I’m not aware of anybody that thinks otherwise

[@steevanatorotto6454]

The cheese metaphor is the greatest moment in all of British television

[@MausOfTheHouse]

Arguably, yes

[@lukec4895]

Ah yes, the KZbin algorithm sending everyone here 2 years after the upload

[@user-pf6yn6bv8s]

luke c It WaS aCtUaLlY oNe YeAr AgO sOOOOOOO

[@limcritiques]

James' cheese analogy makes sense

[@MausOfTheHouse]

It's just that his colleagues are too dumb to realize and appreciate his genius.

[@Tendeez]

no it seriously does

[@JC-tc2ux]

Its a great analogy and i think the only reason hammond and clarkson didnt understand was because james didnt explain the connection until the end

[@wowo1005]

@@JC-tc2ux Ikr its just CHEESE might as well make it good while you can

[@joshualaw375]

“You are an *apocalyptic dingleberry”*

[@DannyBoySmith1993]

"I object to the beige" lol

[@mog7501]

2 years old, comments from the past week. KZbin has reunited us TG fans. Hello, Brethren.

[@highlandergaming6662]

Hello brother

[@firenado4295]

jeez there are comments from like 1 hour ago now

[@someshojha5692]

Well hello there (I hope you can hear this comment 😂😂)

[@mog7501]

@@someshojha5692 Surely haha

[@mog7501]

@NASSER 56 Mate they're everywhere just Google "watch Top Gear online free" or something along those lines and go through a few links something will definitely come up. It used to be on Amazon Prime but for some reason it stopped :(

[@Downlup]

That cheese analogy actually makes sense, glad he made it actually

[@Downlup]

in the same way that there are different types of cars?

[@Downlup]

Teamgeist although they made that car purposely worse than they actually could, they had the means to do it better, and the skills, but they chose not to, so some people would buy the f430 only because they didn’t have the money to afford the scuderia. “They deliberately made the f430 worse than they know that they could” so they can have a car for poor people and a car for rich people, just like the cheese for poor people and the “good cheese” which is more expensive but tastes a little better

[@seventh-hydra]

@Teamgeist Yeah but... Dairy producers *do* do this. Aside from the aforementioned Sainsbury's, there's also major brands like Cabot, Tillamook, and Sargento that do this. It's not a matter of 'a different type of cheese', it's literally just having the same cheese, but better. There's also Kroger/Private Selection and the Tesco/Tesco's Finest thing. Same producer, different quality. Artisan/Small Batch producers do this all the time, too. It's the same with Whiskey and Wine as well.

[@renenk4824]

"You are an apocalyptic dingleberry" is one of THE best insults I have ever heard. Top bloke that may

[@Syncopia]

It's so powerful that I reckon the cooldown on it is about a decade or so

[@XoiZhiv]

"Hello" -James May

[@rolon-ew5kl]

XoiZhiv “You are a apocalyptic dingleberry.” -James May.

[@teej5619]

XoiZhiv "OH COCK" -James May

[@gabenvandenbrink9114]

The second clip just is the best. James's insults are the most creative ones i've ever heard and it's amazing.

[@evancoveney6268]

3:18 "Apocalyptic Dingleberry". That one's a keeper.

[@mrfashionguy1]

The cheese analogy was actually brilliant

[@matts.996]

Gotta admit the cheese analogy was pretty good

[@twotailedavenger]

"That's an awful car" *points at R34 Skyline* excusemewhatthefuck.jpg

[@nickcrompton3254]

which minute? cuz im lazy af to watch

[@emperorpalpatine3088]

@@nickcrompton3254 2:40

[@oscarmico3353]

Because it's an awful car, it's overrated

[@twotailedavenger]

@@oscarmico3353 Well, I will concede that. It is kind of overrated. But PLEASE don't say a Fox-body Mustang is better.

[@Costi1100]

twotailedavenger 😂😂

[@tonyoconnell3435]

He once used my head as a table to sign an autograph , my proudest moment

[@haviksingh1503]

No way

[@tonyoconnell3435]

LeBron Antetounkmpo it’s true he also then autographed my hat while I was wearing it and did all my friends ones on paper on my head

[@sadketchupg]

tbh james is the most british person on the show

[@studenastrana273]

As im growing older i can relate to James more and more 😂

[@magiliangaming]

hes so incredibly english, i love him

[@Bruhmomentz69]

This Video proves that James May is more British than James Bond. And that's saying something.

[@TraustiGeir]

Please tell me you've seen the Top Gear news segment where they smoke Porsche brand pipes.

[@limeddasch382]

TraustiGeir *smokes a pipe and talks in an overdone British accent* Yes, very much so. Yes, quite. Yes, indeed. Yes.

[@Bruhmomentz69]

@@TraustiGeir Deym, that brings back memories.

[@saltycycling]

‘You are an apocalyptic dingleberry’ - one of the most British insults I’ve heard in my life.

[@blainy-o93]

The 'apocalyptic dingleberry' has to be the best insult I've ever heard.

[@kennethpuddey8332]

12:43 “hello”

[@jamalsalads]

"i really enjoyed our day out today Richard its not often i take someone out for a nice dinner"

[@sirius4496]

yea man the fuck

[@KingLich451]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Harrypop97]

the cheese analogy makes sense?? take the f12 and the tdf

[@antoniocinque]

Yeah, like the Gt3 and gt3 rs, the 675 and 675LT and so on

[@trihardcx6743]

Antonio Cinque There is no 675, only the 675LT.

[@antoniocinque]

TriHard Cx I meant the 650s, the all look the same, hard to tell the difference between them lol

[@jasonyu6649]

James may be a little bit too wordy, but his comments do make sense

[@vaughnsigal4560]

Harrypop97 you can see the other two immediately take James as an idiot, then realise he's right but don't have the heart to admit it

[@sidneyisais8862]

You can never tell when he's joking

[@nescafegoldblend3490]

"Here's some rubbish cheese for poor people"

[@yannick4425]

The worst fate in the world got to be getting roasted by James may

[@ThaTerrorr]

It would be my favourite thing

[@testicleetus5298]

Even worse, Captain slow overtaking you

[@miguelascencio7972]

Underrated moment I don't see in the comments is at 0:22. Can we appreciate his mini roast session and the fact he was only in TV for 5 weeks, really shows how their chemistry formed from the start 😂

[@karlosbricks2413]

he was actually in TV for far longer, that just a joke,the new top gear had only been on air for 5 weeks since he started, but he appeared a few time on old top gear in the late 90s and the like, he must definitely wasn't in TV for just 5 weeks

[@F0X_H0UND]

Jeremy and James were already friends before the trio became the hosts, so its likely James was already roasting them heavily beforehand.

[@kingvr4684]

"In all my 5 weeks of television" 🤣

[@tinycockjock1967]

12:32 Richard's face after James talks is absolutelu priceless

[@willammillar8510]

James may is a proper bloke

[@MannyyBeatzz]

How proper mate?

[@timsonins]

@@MannyyBeatzz 0:52

[@leogoria9965]

May- “I really enjoyed our day out, Richard” “Its not often that i take someone out like this” Hammond- ...

[@tommymician121]

So funny Hammond's reaction

[@Commando23414221998]

0:22 is when you knew May was here to stay

[@thetoastedplum]

“ In all my 5 weeks In television”

[@spartacus778]

I thought he said fine weeks

[@thetoastedplum]

Kosaku Kawajiri he didn’t

[@samdherring]

"I am the only normal bloke on this program" The older I get, the more I agree with James. Still love the other two, but James is my favorite.

[@josephreynolds2374]

12:32 An incredibly underrated James May moment in my opinion

[@haikealmy6060]

It actually easier because no body actually films so you can have a joint -james may I actually love that part

[@causasgwirionedd6271]

12:34 hammock face is really precious

[@H4S5A4N79]

The cheese analogy makes sense

[@ajhall7454]

That is a very bold statement.

[@angusrowe8960]

AJ Hall it does. If they sold the more expensive one by itself it’d record less sales. However, advertise a slightly cheaper and considerably worse one and people will see the more expensive one as good value and be more likely to buy. Standard marketing

[@ajhall7454]

@@angusrowe8960 "Why are you on this car program" :)

[@angusrowe8960]

@@ajhall7454 i will always support captain slow .. or Mr Slowly, as the Italians call him

[@adelaide7822]

@@angusrowe8960 and at the same time people who want to feel better then others buy the more expensive cheese.

[@hyperparadox1]

When it's only his 5 weeks into hosting a show and he is already roasting his co-hosts, you know it's going to be good

[@fredschriks8554]

JAMESSSS!!!!

[@tomjackson1045]

Fred Schriks STOP FILING!!

[@british-sama7007]

Clarkson! I know it's you , you bloody idiot I'm on the throne

[@dankpenguin4205]

James May is the only person that can get away with hating the Nissan R34.

[@stevangucu522]

James May is national treasure of UK . Every time he says "cock" the firing squad should fire from artillery pieces 5 times for the glory of May.

[@not_herobrine3752]

or when he utters the words at 9:57

[@poopmangavin286]

The title says everything it actually is

[@arnienonymous4458]

Of the three blokes on this program, James May is the only one I'd have any interest in hanging out with.

[@TheHelix123]

Arnie Nonymous you must be very very slow

[@ethanschmid4104]

5:54 That’s all he’s done all morning. He files. He takes stuff out and then puts it back and files it where it’s suppose to be. JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jumpcutfilms1958]

Females: Exist James May: 12:43

[@andreafusco9416]

Jump 22 Films bøngiorno

[@MiloWildfire]

James May is perfectly balanced meme generator

[@Matt-xq2vk]

On tonight's show , James May makes fun of Richard Hammond, James May makes fun of Jeremy Clarkson , James May makes fun of Meatloaf.

[@Toby-Wan-Kenobi940]

It should be “and James may hates meatloaf”

[@tsarfox3462]

Watching James May go through the stages of grief with his car with no AC or comfort is one of my all time favorite moments from him. Although, if I remember right, instead of acceptance he decides to never drive it again.

[@rep100Luxio]

The Aston GT4 isnt a bad car but definitely not allowed on public roads, its not made for it

[@aaronlundqvist9769]

"Now you confused yourself, you poor old gun!!" That happens to me way too often...

[@Rootsman417]

Though he wasn`t confused, was he?

[@ethanschmid4104]

12:40 Jeremy: I have been rescued and I haven’t even broken down. James: Hello. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ethanpaulson9037]

You are an apocalyptic dingleberry. - James May

[@joogiewatkins1519]

Oh, well sorry if I offended you.

[@CFox_]

Why ? - Jeremy Clarkson

[@sportsgamingcubing1860]

"I object to the biege" Legendary.

[@sv916gtv7]

0:21 This is the moment that started the trio’s chemistry.

[@gurmeharbajwa6020]

5:26 that laugh will always be golden

[@EmperorUsul]

Holy shit 12:40 fucking killed me. May standing there awkwardly "Hello"

[@chaz.92]

May shooting Clarkson with the starting gun is one of the best bits ever on top gear

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

James is the personification of England

[@michaelramsey82]

"You are an apocalyptic dingleberry!" My new mission in life is finding someone to say that to.

[@Rossk0w]

I keep changing my KZbin name i just said it to a friend of mine and he like stood there thinking and said...wait a minute isnt thst from top gear?

[@Spikyzzzz]

Apocalyptic dingleberry

[@maxkennedy8075]

3:18 ‘apocalyptic dingleberry’ is the best two word insult I have ever heard

[@SMPandanic]

5 weeks of tv... you can tell that episode is old just by that sentence

[@SMPandanic]

Ps James May said that.... 2nd funny moment

[@markevers4936]

“You are an apocalyptic dingleberry” 😂

[@jaytonhawkins2872]

Hands down my favorite of the three.

[@anagramconfirmed1717]

Easy to forget how fuckin brutal May used to be

[@rossportlock8480]

I feel like half of James' role in Top Gear is him falling over followed by Jeremy and Richard laughing. It's a winning formula

[@Mikey-xz4vn]

Honestly that cheese analogy is pretty spot-on - Why else would the Porsche Cayman be slower than the 911 despite having a superior chassis?

[@centurionzen1005]

Exactly. These days there is always something that's really cheap but garbage, it's something that's very good but very expensive. And there NOTHING in the middle.

[@daveglover6115]

Captain Slow? He drove that Bugatti Vayron to the inch of it's life - brave man in my book!

[@didderjade]

The long, loaded silence while May stalks out the door and around the corner before he utters one single, heartfelt “FUCK!” so venomous it can still be heard over the bleep. That’s the content we live for.

[@alexmear5096]

Where is that

[@didderjade]

Alex Mear 10:44

[@alexmear5096]

Thanks

[@ayodejiogundiran5153]

Reminds me of those looney tunes cartoons where the character, after hitting his head or slams his hand with a door or something, yells into a paper bag and takes it outside to release the sound.

[@didderjade]

Ayodeji Ogundiran ahaha YES. It’s all in the timing.

[@joshkirkham4281]

“The only thing I keep in my car is a little paint brush for cleaning dust out of the switches

[@HistoricSpaceStuff]

funny how new Top Gear is now old Top Gear. For me old Top Gear is still young Jeremy with many, MANY hairs.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

Yea now you have to call it old old Top Gear. James hosted it as well after Jeremy quit for a while back in the 90's.

[@Pandamasque]

I really miss the old episodes when you could see they improvised a lot.

[@RochRich.]

Captain Slow refuses to run on television but he'll drive a car naked

[@WaywardPondering]

James May is my spirit animal.

[@TheHutchy01]

Hopefully he's the ghost of Christmas future

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

*fursona

[@MarcoLongoMusic]

James May is too precious for this world

[@abarthcorsa3493]

My favourite insult of all time: “You Apocalyptic Dingleberry”

[@liamkeegan432]

The look Clarkson gives at 7:39 is the look of a man who knows exactly what is about to happen

[@mauz791]

He looks so happy lmao

[@nothajzl]

"I object to the beige." - James May.

[@BlueAxeRacer]

Clarkson is Spongebob Hammond is Patrick May is Squidward

[@MausOfTheHouse]

In that case, patrick is the best

[@kudos4201]

I would say jeremy fits pattrick better

[@martinmccomb5462]

Clarkson is Mr. Krabs and Hammond is Spongebob, but you've hit the nail on the head with May.

[@bored.in.california2111]

James May - "....I like that new version of Rolls Royce cause it comes with some pens in the glove box." If there ever was someone who would appreciate that sort of thing.

[@James-May]

Doug Demuro?

[@a.edw.160]

“hello”

[@andreacapuano585]

"hi"

[@KateBarette]

Correct

[@killmetuesday]

Definately the best trio host show ever made.

[@Lymborium]

They counteract each other in such a hilarious way

[@budakbaongsiah]

Best banter ever in television too. No drama can hold a candle against this show.

[@OmgItsLeaa]

Ok but the cheese anology is really good

[@bobkin611]

Never noticed how savage he is

[@Eneedarizzla]

"....like i said, does anyone have a gun?" lol

[@jamesduffy7549]

i love how james may is considered a legend amongst people my age (21) literally everyone i know thinks hes a lad

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Hey, I'm 24 and definitely agreed. James is the man!

[@bdorrd3631]

girls with big hands make it look small