Set 2, Game 4 - No More Jockeys [28.08.20]

No More Jockeys is a game created by Alex Horne, Tim Key and Mark Watson.
HOW TO PLAY
On each turn, players name a person plus a category they fall under. That person and category are then eliminated, and subsequent people must not fall under that category. As more categories are added it gets harder, and eventually impossible, to name anyone new.
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MERCHANDISE
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MUSIC
Rigoletto (Verdi)
VIDEO
Alex Horne + Haiminh Le

[@flywithguy_]

The syncing of the background music with Key’s and Watto’s chant at 0:31 is absolutely cosmic

[@BodywiseMustard]

Key's and Watto's *

[@benallain]

"Now, ignore that last bit" had me spitting my dinner out of my mouth

[@PaddyRoon7]

Biscuits for dinner was it?

[@anmathias]

Of course Horne didn’t know the letters available in Scrabble, he’s a Boggle man!

[@3GreenMojo]

when Key said "he's either called Peter or Fred" i was not expecting the person he was talking about to be Fred Flintstone, one of the most famous cartoon characters in history

[@wrijack]

Easily mistaken with Peter Pebble. Also acceptable for this joke: Peter Prehistory

[@gappy3234]

Pete Paleo?

[@xobxob]

In Spanish he was Peter (Pedro Picapiedra)

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Peter would have made a lot of sense for a man called Flintstone for etymological reasons.

[@BodywiseMustard]

@@clockworkkirlia7475 today I learned. Thank you

[@ryangregson3256]

Been a while since we've seen a round of 'will the finger pass behind the cup'. Wouldn't mind seeing it again, honestly.

[@rehsuekul8706]

Ryan Gregson look no further than Set 3 Game 3!

[@scottbbaird]

Or, when you think about it, the opposite!

[@sfoster.23]

“You can’t speak Russian when you’re dead” - he’s got a point when you think of it

[@patitoshore]

Yup, agree, shouldn't have been knocked out!!!!!!!!!!!

[@beniteztheconman]

Yep...Rasputin was a safe play!

[@jenelaina5665]

Should've fought that imho

[@themongoosedog]

Lots of stuff to like in this one, but I think my favorite part was: Horne: "Have you had a drink?" Watson: "HAHAHAHAHA!"

[@BodywiseMustard]

favourite*

[@chris2001]

Yankee spelling is allowed, don’t tread on us. We don’t know the majority of the names mentioned but we’re still here to hang out damn it

[@Avistew]

Mary Magdalene's name is Marie Madeleine in French. The biscuit/cake is indirectly named after her (it led to "Madeleine" being a first name, including the first name of the woman who created the cake). I really thought Key had it when he challenged.

[@francescalisette3268]

😮

[@Sofia-nc1tu]

Also, a magdalena is a traditional spanish muffin.

[@chriskaprys]

Also if she gave birth to Jesus that would be quite the controversy.

[@rkah6187]

​​@@chriskaprys It really would be, wouldn't it? :D Especially how she was assumed to be his wife by some scholars.

[@jonhozier3418]

When you think about it, that was a Mid-Game Relocation (MGR).

[@caro_lam]

with each episode, Horne is becoming increasingly goofy, and I'm definitely here for it.

[@oshada]

Key’s work on Clive James was absolutely masterful

[@EllisThings]

Dua Lipa. Very underrated joke from Horne imo. Completely glossed over but gave me a solid laugh.

[@NoukSilver]

Alex is obvs very hip with the kids. Those other 2 old farts have probably never heard of her.

[@Anonymouse85]

Reminded me of the taskmaster episode where they had to choreograph a dance to a ringtone song and Mel switches a song and goes 'Oh yeah, that's more like it. '96!' and Alex goes '104'. He's so quick lol

[@ampersandcastle1091]

@@Anonymouse85 I never really got that, is the joke that Mel is talking about 1996 and Horne just said a random number?

[@Jnoooooo]

When you think about it, Marie Curie and Usain Bolt are two different people.

[@robsonneves6189]

That's what they want you to think, but she didn't die, the radiation transformed her in Usain Bolt. He is that fast because he has super powers.

[@DeLunny]

Marie Curie spoke SO MUCH Russian

[@Slapchop721]

Russian and Polish!

[@mothpig]

Very unfocused game here today. Lots of name calling from Key, various bits of singing, some chanting, Watto totally untethered from the pressure of the game just saying mad stuff and Horne did a dance. I don't mind it at all, when I think about it.

[@bazh6041]

A good game, perhaps not a classic but a solid reminder of why we love the sport week in & week out. Key still playing like a whole new man this set - I thought he had it in hand right up until the final moments. Horne playing fast & loose yet still coming good, sometimes there's no substitute for a natural born talent for the game. Watson slips up, but clearly keeping his eye in with some strong challenge analysis from the sidelines. Wouldn't want to be a bookie setting odds this set - when you think about it, anything could happen. Also, camping away game must happen.

[@KatieWillems]

At the very least, they were stood in a field

[@ben1210]

Looking forward to seeing the away kits

[@timschnitzel]

These subtitles are INSANELY great. Look, at 6:40, they even did the Russian. Great work.

[@timschnitzel]

Oh my god and the music at 22:42

[@Anonymouse85]

Genuinely impressive, I'm so glad they add subtitles (Whoever does that, thank you!) cause i'm slightly hard of hearing and English is my 3rd language, so that won't help either. Absolutely love the subs, this whole game is just so much fun.

[@rkah6187]

The funny thing is that I did not question it at all or even register it as unusual until you pointed it out :D

[@barefootcontessamessa7245]

I’m always very very impressed with the captions!

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

The captions are excellent!

[@t1aoak]

Watson missed his calling as a Billie Piper impersonator. Uncanny!

[@petergilbert7106]

When you think of it, three socially-dustanced A-frame tents around a campfire, with Key, Watto and Boggle sitting on camping chairs... I don't mind it at all. Over.

[@coldandabsurd]

Alex was in a delightful mood this time around!

[@essentialatom]

For a minute there I was worried Horne had forgotten the category he'd just introduced and wouldn't challenge.

[@visigothic67]

The amount of times Key has previously abandoned a name or category purely because Horne or Watson 'made a face' makes me think that Horne's just getting a better poker face going.

[@essentialatom]

@@visigothic67 Key flies by the seat of his pants and deserves our emotional support. Nuff respect to him

[@PaddyRoon7]

Key's tactic for arguing Marie Curie didn't wear job gloves: repeatedly state she wore job gloves 😂

[@patricklickman9972]

"this isn't the one on a boat" what a tremendous Key deep cut

[@SaKe875]

The most like a mackerel question is tricky, they could all look like a mackerel if you stare hard enough.

[@ym10up]

I was gonna say! They all end up looking like one! Just a school of fish playing games I guess

[@jackspedding2029]

No More Jockeys: The Camping Edition, needs to be a thing

[@sfoster.23]

According to their Twitter from a few weeks ago it already has!

[@ashleytaylor1955]

Horne's face at the Scrabble category 😆

[@froghornleghorn]

I too would agree that Watto looks most like a mackerel, in a nice way.

[@olivergallimore3490]

Horne is getting increasingly sloppy Maiming himself last week, forgetting Key's category this week. But like a truly great player, he grinds out a win while in bad form.

[@savagehenry8286]

This game had everything. It held much intrigue and many wonderful surprises. There was Mr Watson’s early exit, Mr Key again excelling and proving the naysayers wrong, and Mr Horne wearing his fruit bowl. A great, shambolic, drunken contest for the ages. Toward the end it might have veered into high art as I think they were trying to recreate bits of the first Hangover film in a very British way, but that’s to be applauded and not ridiculed. Bravo. Bring on the camping.

[@west077]

Loving Horne’s MTV Cribs break away with a heavy pineapple influence.

[@sfoster.23]

Words can’t describe how much I love this series

[@oobydoobanooby]

I've never stopped watching an episode for any reason, I did stop this one to buy Tim's vinyl.

[@godfearingturtle]

I often pause to google people then come back and 5 seconds latter they explain who they are

[@BenjaminAshmead]

disappointed there was no graphic for horne's in-game relocation

[@nuttyknatty]

That Tim Key. He’s a different person now.

[@Lastielion]

My mid game Google Search of 'Did Marie Curie wear "gloves"?' produced an article that talked about the damage done by pouring radioactive chemicals from flask to flask without wearing gloves, and an article lamenting the lack of precaution because they only wore cloth gloves. Ammo for either side if only Watson clicked "must include "gloves""

[@AshArAis]

She was famously rubbish at PPE

[@Avistew]

He was also searching for a picture, so not sure he'd have found the article. But thanks for sharing! I'd only been taught the "she didn't wear gloves because they didn't know radiation was dangerous" bit. Not that just gloves would had helped much. And she was born in Poland, good think Horne didn't waste a challenge though. Of course he missed the (to me) more obvious challenge, since she definitely spoke Russian. Wasn't Poland part of Russia at the time or something? They definitely had to learn Russian. But oh well, failing to challenge is also part of the game and part of what makes it fun! Oh, and I doubt you could spell the name she actually used, Maria Skłodowska Curie, in Scrabble, but I don't remember if that category was before or after and I could be wrong, since I don't actually know much about Scrabble.

[@Lastielion]

@@Avistew I think, like a lot of us, Alex might have disregarded the Scrabble rule shortly after they moved on! But you're totally right, of course! It's hard to see how any gloves would have protected from radiation

[@daydaruk]

She also grew up in the Russian Empire so she definitely spoke Russian

[@jacksonjackson297]

Loved Horne's mime about plopping over a tennis serve and shrugging. Partly because it's exactly what i look like whenever I play tennis.

[@amyf7047]

I thought the exact same thing about my tennis serve :-)

[@jess228]

Once again bailed in the middle of another very interesting video to answer the siren call of an NMJ notification.

[@Lastielion]

Always make sure your schedule is empty 9am on a Friday morning

[@jess228]

@@Lastielion 2 am Friday morning for me, so my schedule is usually pretty open :)

[@TheSFHAA]

When you think about him, Key is dressed to win here. I don't mind it.

[@jess228]

I dunno, needs more pineapple.

[@keytostart7053]

He has dressed as a Russian gymnasts coach here

[@ym10up]

@@keytostart7053 with Chinese characters saying "dependable" on it. I find that extremely ironic

[@tr1ckster]

When you think about it, I don't mind it actually.

[@pedders9380]

Key: "Michaela Tabb" Me: *googles who Michaela Tabb is* Horne: "How many of our viewers do you reckon need to google Michaela Tabb" Me: Damn

[@DasIstDerMars]

Me too.

[@BrettAllenBFA]

Me too

[@dookiedooks8378]

@@BrettAllenBFA Here as well......... 😂😂

[@Avistew]

I never google the people, I'd spend more time googling than watching the show

[@nathan87]

Just had this exact experience and had to stop the video to comment.

[@lpldl]

Yesterday Taskmaster and today Jockeys? Alex is an angel 😂 And FYI: Key's jacket says "legit" or "reliable" in Chinese.

[@VideoNozoki]

Key's jacket does not say "legit" or "reliable"

[@WukongTheMonkeyKing]

@@lpldl those characters look nothing alike

[@lpldl]

@@WukongTheMonkeyKing It's the calligraphy. And the fact that he's sitting down. Look, I'm Chinese, I should be able to read my own language. Look at 5:05 and compare it to this one lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/P2YxA055o1HNZPNNVuzwHqx2cjzoWBwpjR9zGhGKXTJH_bYvFyVMar6xWvoouzA0Xhw38SlcPXJLNFv92YD2IYGj2-bhwXXP5XBSKbwS2MsUeoA0

[@WukongTheMonkeyKing]

@@lpldl which is weird, because when I showed it to Cantonese and Mamdarin literate people they all said they couldn't read it because it is Japanese.

[@lpldl]

@@WukongTheMonkeyKing Indeed it's strange. I did spend much time during this video trying to figure out what it says and thought it was Japanese. But at the end I recognized it. Look at 21:14, that character on the right is too complicated to be either a hiragana or a katakana. Of course it could be a kanji, which is an adopted Chinese character in Japanese, but it that case your Cantonese/Mandarin literate friends would be able to read it. So like I said, it's the calligraphy. It's a bit distorted but still recognisable. And, "靠譜" is a Beijing dialect word, so there is a possibility that a cantonese speaking person hasn't heard this word before and therefore won't recognize the combination of these characters. In the end it is a word that would be considered "cool" enough to put on a jacket. So I guess the only way to clear this myth is to have a Japanese having a go at this or Mr. Key himself telling us how he got this jacket.

[@andracatheduckking257]

as someone who can't afford google i appreciate them explaining who michaela tabb is

[@savagehenry8286]

When I think about it, I’m actually friends with Vitali Vitaliev. He’s a superb writer and raconteur. I’m going to email him now to ask just how good was Clive James at speaking Russian.

[@cttpuyo4694]

make sure you come back and update your post with the answer!

[@savagehenry8286]

I had a reply from Vitali. He said: Good to hear from you (name redacted)... What's that KZbin show about?? And why did they have to read a bit from my 25-year old interview?? Clive spoke some Russian, but very limited... A curry sounds lovely.... Let me know when in London. All best VV My books are available from Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001K85YAW You can also follow me on Medium medium.com/@vitali_78440 Or visit my website vitaliev.info/

[@ben1210]

@@savagehenry8286 nice work, keep us posted about the curry.

[@savagehenry8286]

I shall.

[@benkolya]

@@savagehenry8286 Did you have the curry?

[@TheBClark88]

Mrs Peacock is a 1920/30s society hostess, and as such, her 'job' would often see have her wearing gloves as part of her evening wear. Should have challenged.

[@paulboswell]

If anyone cares, at 6.49 Tim says "Alex and Mark are my friends". Although he slightly flubs the pronunciation of "my" as he puts in it in the genitive rather than nominative case. I am not normally this tedious, I promise.

[@daisymcadams2935]

I learnt a bit of russian years ago, but have forgotten most of it. What would be the right way to say it? I would've said мои друзья like Tim. And i know the comment was 5 months ago, just can't stop wondering after reading this.

[@paulboswell]

@@daisymcadams2935 You're absolutely right - he sort of does say мои друзья but the pronunciation comes out a bit like моей друзья, which doesn't really make much grammatical sense. I realise now, looking back at it, I was being ludicrously pedantic. I guess that's what watching this game does to you.

[@jenniferkovar5455]

2020: Plop it over. Deal with it later.

[@Jesse-lv2yo]

Did Key modify his Taskmaster Series 1 jumpsuit? Looking fly

[@kevinengberg]

Keys delivery is wonderful

[@TannerLikesStuff]

ah, the classic compliment "you look fishy! in a good way!"

[@DougieJR]

"Patrice O'Neal? Is that someone?" is a hard thing to hear a comedy hero say.

[@sakumisan]

Genuinely thank you for doing these

[@mallsieger8139]

I think this is the drunkest we've ever seen Watto XD

[@leileleileleile]

one of my favorite NMJ so far--a delight. I love Alex's pineapple shirt and the dancing.

[@oobydoobanooby]

Best thing to come out of the global pandemic by miles. I don't mind that.

[@Lastielion]

I like that. I'll give you that

[@ChrisBillig]

Whoever is entering the subtitles for these is a genius

[@PisceanAge]

Definitely the most fun ep so far! gotta love the dancing

[@whitk034]

I don't like being called out when I'm already in the middle of googling. And less that 2 mins into the video too!

[@mrSam3ooo]

No more people that can speak Russian is present tense, so if I was in Watto’s shoes I’d have stuck by the dead-people-can’t-speak-argument

[@nonindividual]

The choice of music is a stroke of absolute genius. I'm going to listen to and watch a lot more opera because of this episode.

[@CK-ceekay]

Musically, this is an all time classic of NMJ

[@dustandcobwebs]

Always the highlight of my week

[@Megamaduo]

Incredibly excited for next week if the end of this one comes true...

[@dynimo1]

When you think about it, I don't mind that theme tune

[@andyaubrey]

More drunk Watto please...

[@passonyourpostcode]

He's drunk every week!! Absolutely sloshed on wine 😆

[@fiddledwhileromeburned9197]

That swingin' bassline's gonna be in my head for a while. 🎶

[@ChrisCharliemadman]

Just going to leave this here, spoilers for the game: 25:20 - THE SHARP RISE 27:18 - THE EVEN SHARPER FALL

[@rexroof]

everything in horne's house is gilded

[@francescalisette3268]

Piping hot game, this one! My new favourite to be precise.

[@HidingInFantasy]

Loving the pineapple shirt. Really feels like good attire brings out the best in the players.

[@simonw560]

Mostly Pineapples on your clothes, mostly pineapples I suppose? Except the watermelon on my toes.

[@Ylion2tamerJ]

I love this show......like...waaaay too much

[@andrewclark6228]

I've watched this one like 10 times. The clive james one is classic!!

[@andrewclark6228]

I was just going to make a comment on this after rewatching today and lo and behold, 2 years ago, I had the very same idea.

[@SethKoren]

When I really stop and have a good think about it, an NMJ camping trip livestream would be incredibly fun.

[@hao_horizon_8429]

these captions are so detailed and always spot on, the notes when the guitar was played, kudos to the person who did that

[@TomMannCenturia]

Quality episode!

[@Conor2400]

I think this might be the round I could get non-fans to watch and they may actually watch a few seconds of it.

[@paulthoresen8241]

"Patrice O'Neal is that someone?" Only one of the funniest people to ever exist

[@tomhogan3774]

Max respect for the Magdalene challenge, Timmy

[@gretacwink8659]

Mark Watson is on FIRE tonight

[@nonindividual]

I think this is my favourite game of No More Jockeys.

[@Ainennke]

I was in the middle of googling Michaela Tab when Horn said that.

[@el10t]

Key's apprehensive face when he goes with the controversy stem. Haha!

[@KevinHenke]

Good on Key for shaking off the grave dust that's accumulated to haunt him over the past year. It's not easy, and for that I say, good on you, Key!

[@rickywinterborn1004]

Great impression. I had this playing in the background while I made breakfast and for a second I thought Billie Piper had actually walked into the kitchen.

[@mattmoore2512]

Best yet

[@max_destro]

Great showing from everyone involved. Key is really embracing his strengths this set, and I think he might be in with a chance this time round. Except that, when you think about it, he fell afoul of the most recent category, quite a simple one at that. I enjoyed seeing Watto relax on the bench.

[@skipaa2]

Its a shame key didn't use the 'real name' argument... Its Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff

[@TannerLikesStuff]

Potential challenges that could’ve been played: Michaela Tabb - none Billie Piper - none Patrice Evra - none Aunt Sponge - Key suggests the category “Yummy Surnames” for this one. Aunt Sponge’s full name is “Sponge Trotter,” making this category invalid. Tim Key - none Ms. Peacock - “First Name as Full Names:” Ms. Peacock’s full name is Elizabeth Peacock, and the argument could be made that “Eliza Beth” meets the “Pat Rice” rule suggested by Horne. Clive James - “Russian Speaker,” correctly challenged. Venus Williams - none Marie Curie - “Russian Speaker,” as suggested at the end by Watson. Marie Curie - “Famous Siblings:” This one is tricky and really comes down to how we define the word "famous." Two of Marie's sisters, Helena and Bronisława, both have Wikipedia pages. Helena wrote memoirs about Marie's life and Bronisława was a physician, co-founded the Marie Curie Institute of Encology and won several Polish awards. Usain Bolt - “Russian Speaker:” Not sure this counts but was too interesting not to bring up. There is a video on KZbin of Usain Bolt learning Russian. Hosts’ discretion. Steve Davis - none, although Key gets lucky here. Only two Vs in Scrabble. Peter Andre - none Paul Gascoigne - Key suggests the category “Wikipedia Controversy Stem” here. Although there is MORE than enough to warrant a controversy stem on Gazza’s Wikipedia page, there isn’t one. Hosts’ discretion. Mary Magdalene - none. My initial post filed a challenge of “Famous Siblings:” Again depends on the definition of famous here. Mary was the sister of Lazarus and Martha, both of whom have Wikipedia pages. (Edit: As pointed out by erindizmo, my initial Google is incorrect here, as it's not agreed upon whether Mary Magdalene is Mary of Bettany, sister of Lazarus.) Fred Flintstone - “First Names as Full Names:” Fred's first name is actually "Frederick" and there is an argument that "Frede Rick" and "Fred Erick" both meet the "Pat Rice" rule. Fred Flintstone - “Same Letter Initials,” correctly challenged by Horne. Overall possible challenges: 9

[@erindizmo]

Point of order. Lazarus's sister Mary was a different Mary. (Mary of Bethany, not Mary Magdalene.) They were conflated together for a good period of time, but it's since been established that they were in fact different women.

[@TannerLikesStuff]

@@erindizmo my apologies, cursory Google was wrong! I've included that in the comment and reduced the number of potential challenges by 1. Thanks!

[@Cory_Springer]

1:10 as someone who was born and raised in rural USA, I'll just say "Michaela Tabb" was one of the very rare people I DIDN'T have to google.

[@tomevans4078]

“Marie Curie spoke Russian”… what a show.

[@aleksandradabrowska8510]

Maria Skłodowska-Curie was from Poland, but she could speak Russian. She was born in Warsaw when it was still part of Russian Empire. Love your work 🥰 I hope you'll do it for a very long long time. 😍 Regards from Poland 😘

[@Phil_Tutty]

Mrs Peacock does start every game of Cluedo in the Billiard Room. There is definite job glove potential. When you think about it. Over.

[@arwenae]

Missing a t from Flintstone in that last graphic... This episode cheered me up no end, though, so I won'y hold it against you. Gorgeous dog, Horne!

[@dayngeros]

"Proust's Remembrance of... Whatever It Is"

[@Avistew]

That was quite funny. I had to look that up, he meant "Remembrance of Things Past" which is apparently one of the ways "A la recherche du temps perdu" (In Search of Lost Time) has been translated. The madeleines are mentionned in "Du côté de chez Swann" (Literally "Around Swann's place", apparently simply translated "Swann's Way"). Good book if you have a very long attention span, his sentences last forever.

[@MatONeill]

If you would like to play along with The Challenge Song in future, the chords are: Bm, G#, F#, F7. Also available from Utter And Press: Tim Key's Poetical Playing Cards. They're the exact price you want to pay for a gift.

[@aekarn8]

Proust's Remembrance of... whatever it is

[@choppernick]

"No more stone cold slayers" Tim Key, 2020

[@VinceCaramel]

Spent the first 5 minutes thinking that was Tony Pulis shouting "NO MORE JOB GLOVES"

[@janedalek]

Key's Russian prononciation is actually quite good!!

[@ym10up]

Was Watto's translation of what Key said accurate? I have no idea and I'm curious

[@janedalek]

@@ym10up He said: My name is Tim Key, I live in London, Alex and Mark are my friends So Watto was pretty close

[@ym10up]

@@janedalek thank you so much for the translation!

[@MattyHawke]

Have to say, when you think about it, Keys delivery of the independent piece on Clive James... spot on! I don’t mind it actually!

[@MalcolmPowder]

Pretty sure Horne was playing the bassline for Stray Cat Strut by The Stray Cats. What a tune.

[@NoukSilver]

MATE! I think you might be on to something there.

[@timbatrombone]

Hit the road malcolm

[@MalcolmPowder]

@@timbatrombone Nah, tempo too slow. I'm sticking with Stray Cat Strut.

[@francescalisette3268]

Pretty sure it’s Hit the Road Jack, for the obvious ‘you’re in trouble here’ exit music