The Joke That Almost Ended Romesh Ranganathan's Career

Romesh Ranganathan joins Jack and Stevie as he discusses the difficulties when balancing teaching with stand up comedy...
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[@WilfMay]

Romesh is the type of teacher who would send you out the classroom and completely forget about you for the remainder of the lesson

[@abdirahmanmahammed8049]

That happen to me before😂😂😂

[@dsdavis6gmail]

​@@abdirahmanmahammed8049 as a student or teacher lol

[@abdirahmanmahammed8049]

@@dsdavis6gmail student

[@heppoag1835]

@@abdirahmanmahammed8049 wow man your cool, troublemaking in your school must make you such a cool guy

[@finnshearman6580]

@@heppoag1835 as a professional hater i commend you

[@scottj8243]

Props to jack for getting that glasses removing laugh out of romesh 😂

[@jtvideography2818]

I have to say whilst the new set is nice and it looks modern, it’s very interviewy rather than a couple mates having a chat, the previous one was a bit darker and it was like a couple mates round a table chatting, this is very gameshowy I just hope stevie and jack can keep having the banter like it was before

[@MattFromWiiSportsResort]

the title card bit is way too loud. can yous either make the rest of the video louder or make that bit quieter

[@Catatafish1]

It's always been like that. They won't change it

[@foxthefox183]

"I think some kind of minced meat" just killed me dead 😂😂😂

[@meowwww9275]

Lots of comments on the set, I really like it but if you want some constructive feedback the background is too bright or you guys and your guests aren't lit well enough, it does draw the eye past the guest. Just trying to help, I've seen a few comments saying it is jarring and I'm 99% sure this is why. Congrats on the new set and an amazing guest worthy of it, wish you boys all the best.

[@-______-______-]

Romesh is a proper down to earth funny bloke.

[@theweirdfoodguy8243]

I love Romesh he’s hilarious Also haven’t watched anything for a while, the set upgrade is absolutely fantastic!

[@NichaelCramer]

To save other readers some time: 1] The video should more properly have been titled “The joke that Ramesh told as part of a stand-up routine that might have ended his *teaching* career (e.g. if one of his student’s parents had been in the audience).” 2] The relevant part starts here: 3:27

[@ungenbunyon5548]

That pasty joke is pretty damn hilarious tbh, student missed a gem of instead saying "you like cheese and onion pasties with extra filling dont you"

[@FountainOfYoot]

Romesh is a factory of laughs honestly

[@HappyHourPodcast]

He's such a great comedian Josh!

[@joshuataylor3550]

Wow, what amazing imagery.

[@FountainOfYoot]

@@joshuataylor3550 what a lovely observation Josh! Thank you

[@terry6985]

Best there is

[@theinqov]

Guys, please check your volume balance.... the dingle jingle is 50 decibels louder than the actual interview, almost blew my ear drums

[@theinqov]

Sorry, the speaking volume is too low, moving on. Just wanted to give feedback.

[@phatbassist]

I was at the gig in Brixton that Romesh performed @. He was great that night even at the infancy of his comedy career.

[@DannyWmv]

Love the new studio, will take some getting used to (nobody likes change). I like how it’s a little dimmed though, I was worried when I saw Robbie’s vlog, looked so bright, but this is a cooler vibe. I have to say, I do agree that I’m also a weirdo who’s not liking the guest being on the left. No idea why. Just doesn’t feel right. Round sheep.

[@George-so2kq]

Where can I watch the full podcast, one of my favourite comedians

[@huffypuffy8244]

The new studio is gorgeous 😍

[@damniaxf]

We had an English teacher at my school who rapped on the side. His tracks were sick. Some kid leaked his music to the other staff and he had to take all his songs down. Shout out Ajay Pandia if you ever see this mate.

[@Ntege23]

Likin the new setup Jack

[@WideCuriosity]

That was probably the funnest I've seen Romesh 😁 (I really don't know how his mum puts up with him.)

[@brandonm8901]

Set looks awesome but for some reason I find it weird that the guest is on the left - looks like Romesh is hosting to me

[@bluewren65]

Surely the head teacher pissed herself laughing? It's a good joke!

[@michaelrussell58]

Why is only the audio on Spotify? I'm sure everyone that listens on Spotify would prefer the videos to be uploaded too. Its a shame to have that set only for KZbin clips.

[@thecremeegg]

Love Romesh! Just a sidenote, can you brighten the image a bit as it's quite dark for some reason? The studio looks like it would be bright but the actual image isn't?

[@charlielad6124]

Racist

[@Catatafish1]

How haven't you guys got video on Spotify yet

[@kyleroczniak]

they’re working on it for summer

[@chrisclarke8451]

The studio looks abit like a kids tv show set, I can picture a gunge tank in the corner or something. That said, Romesh is brilliant, effortlessly funny.

[@Dankyjabo]

Was waiting for this clip since the pod come out, deffo one of the funniest stories on the show

[@skele2060]

Very fancy new set up

[@conorcrosbie1434]

Set’s looking great

[@HappyHourPodcast]

Thank you!

[@barbiincognito13]

Love Romesh, thanks for this 💓 Kindly lower your intro music, it's assaultingly loud 🎵💓

[@dademurphy1732]

Intro music is twice as loud as the video wtf

[@hollybrookes7947]

I truly love everyone there!❤

[@Joker-yw9hl]

i'm with Jack. I think a corned beef pasty would be a more pleasant experience than cheese and onion

[@BozalliCopter]

Ramesh would never betray veganism like that, not even for all the carnal pleasure on this mortal coil

[@chicotime69]

I,ve never not laughed so much in all my life!!!!!!!!!

[@oikkuoek]

What an amazing joke. Definitely loving the bit where guys go "why choose that pasty?", when the pasty chosen is the punchline. BUT, I would've thought Romesh could've handled the classroom situation way better than that. 20 mins of explaining the basic filosophy of Stand-up to gain the ultimate respect from that classroom and therefore the rest of the school. Even if it was a true story, there are teachers who have done way worse things on their leisure hours than that.

[@Barnaclebeard]

did you really just write "filosophy"

[@Ruffian_Xion]

@@Barnaclebeard It's either a horrible mis-spelling or a great pun in reference to filo pastry.

[@bibsp3556]

Everyone does worse shit but it's when they get caught and usually taken out of context.

[@t3nder-4pe]

Romesh looking fresh af as always!

[@ellleigh1216]

Some kind of mince meat 😂😂😂

[@bammer800]

Sponsored by ginsters Would have been comic gold

[@bradley4706]

First time I’ve seen the podcast in a while, amazing upgrade to the set/studio (whatever you call it) I don’t know why I find it jarring that the guest isn’t on the right side though.

[@HappyHourPodcast]

99% of chat shows tend to have the guests on the left hand side. (Jonathan Ross, Chatty Man, Last Leg, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel) - what about this format do you find jarring?

[@joshuacauser]

​@@HappyHourPodcast what a strange preference, literally can't think of one show who's guest are on the right except Pat McAfee

[@joshuacauser]

Are you just a huge fan of This Morning ?

[@bradley4706]

@@HappyHourPodcast might be because I’ve watched so much joe rogan and it’s the other way round. I’m really not sure why I find it odd. Just felt that way. It’s not a big deal, I’ll get used to it. Maybe because I’m more used to the previous set up. Regardless the production value has really increased and you’ve done it really well.

[@bradley4706]

@@joshuacauser lol, no I’m not.

[@isaacfelton3810]

How have they still not fixed that intro yet

[@piccoplonk8785]

I’m just glad that there wasn’t a pun about a sausage roll

[@samuel56551]

I didn't know Romesh Ranganathan did jokes . That's really interesting .

[@zantas-handle]

Holy Mackerel!! That intro scared the living beejeebas outta me! Could you try and modulate the sound levels a bit please guys?

[@nineteenninetyfive]

Your intro music is so loud compared to the volume of the conversation

[@DigitalDaffodil]

4:37 no it doesn’t hahahah

[@Iffy]

Romesh is vegan, so, it'd have to be a cheese and onion pasty.

[@NoLefTurnUnStoned.]

Except cheese isn’t vegan

[@AFMakers]

Taking mincing your meat to a whole other level

[@garethjebb8835]

Greggs Corned Beef bake 😉

[@saptarshibhattacharya9442]

Minced meat pasty for the vegan :-)

[@heftylad]

I reckon chicken and mushroom would be alright

[@AlexPlummeridge]

Hoping that studio isn’t as stuffy as the old one 🤣

[@jfluffydog2110]

Its not

[@marycanary86]

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[@JayDianza]

bro got bullied & had snitched to the headteacher 💀

[@dovyyv]

What a shame he never got to explain what the head teacher said due to a shit question from Jack....

[@timofthomas]

"All teachers...." Wow - the ones I know don't have the time or energy left after their 60 hours in school a week plus another 15 at home.

[@bibsp3556]

What teachers are doing 12 hour days at school? Not saying they don't work hard, but the hours aren't as bad as most jobs. It's intense tho

[@GavTatu]

could we get Nish Kumar one of these jokes ?

[@thebolsta]

I'd have gone for a doner kebab

[@reecetomm]

If you listen to this whole podcast then I hope you enjoyed it more than I did. As someone who has listened to almost every HH episode, this one really tested my patience, and it had nothing to do with Romesh. At times 90% of this podcast was just Jaack going “this podcast is shit, wow it’s so shit, I can’t believe how shit we are,it’s so bad”. I don’t know what Jaack thinks he’s going to achieve by consistently slagging off his own podcast, it became nauseating to have to listen to Romesh on several occasions to tell him to stop doing it. A bit of detrimental humour is okay, but relentless slagging off of your own podcast is not funny or clever or in any way useful other than getting your audience to want to turn off listening to it. I really hope this side of Jaack’s humour can seriously tone itself down or it’ll be a shame to no longer be a fan of a podcast that was one of my favourites for quite a long time at this point.

[@owlkasai541]

For people who don’t wanna read all of this, this commenter doesn’t like that Jack slags off his own podcast in his own podcast.

[@HappyHourPodcast]

Okay, noted. I do however find your feedback bizarre as I have always played up to self-deprecative humour. Also, it’s clearly a joke - I love this podcast, and if I thought it was shit, wouldn’t have just spent 3 months and a fuck load of money building a new set. Thanks for the feedback though I’ll take it on board.

[@reecetomm]

@@HappyHourPodcast Thank you for the reply, I appreciate it! As a fan of the podcast I just want to listen to the best episodes that you guys can do, and while 90% of them are brilliant, I just felt that this episode went way too far with the deprecative humour. I feel like an obvious example of this is that Romesh felt it necessary to reassure you of the quality of the podcast on numerous occasions, and that should not be necessary when everyone in the room is aware that the podcast is overall genuine quality. Long may that continue I hope. Viva la Happy Hour 🇳🇺

[@TheLemonyOrange]

The lighting needs sorting out in in this new studio, Stevie and romesh are in the shadows

[@MrMucera]

Romesh looking good. Looks like he won't be able to his chocolate blancmange joke any longer.

[@PlaguedDinosaur]

I think he would’ve been better with a chicken tikka slice… “I couldn’t buy an Asian magazine so I had to buy a chicken tikka slice and hope the smell could get me to climax”

[@tzvi7989]

Sounds like a chabbudy G line haha

[@joelsmith1866]

Pushing the clot shot should have ended his career along with chunky cordon singing about Fauchi

[@Nuffsed81]

So nothing about being cancelled. Just thought you would make a clickbait title. It worked but it only works once and then people stop clicking because they realise the titles are BS.

[@MarcNash]

Minced meat is no good, Romesh is a vegan. No animal has to die for his spunk

[@iangascoigne8231]

Has Romesh been working out?

[@garymoore2535]

He needs to start working on the other arm too !.....😂😂😂

[@bramhenry1163]

He’s from Crawley, of course he smoked weed in school, it’s a rite of passage

[@steveluetchford602]

Rom is brilliant

[@sage6336]

was he funny for a change ?

[@jamesfarrell2097]

Your intro is too loud

[@livingart2576]

Try a vegan sausage roll 😀

[@whatwhatyep]

Bit click baity this one.

[@StickGeezer]

I would still rather listen to the Eboys Podcast; You guys are still great tho, good job

[@warren52nz]

*_So what did he say that almost ended his career? It sounded like nothing at all. Censorship is OFF THE RAILS!!! If someone doesn't like swearing they can f*ck off and go watch children's videos!!!_*

[@Harry_SS]

There's something really off about Stevie

[@christlovesyou314]

Jesus Christ loves you all❤✝️✝️❤️❤

[@jackpatplod174]

Nope… not a funny guy at all. Leaves me cold.

[@DINKL8ERG]

Not a fan of the set doesn't seem as intimiate.

[@HappyHourPodcast]

Fuck. We’ll demolish it.

[@Filzzy]

Who asked for your opinion?

[@jamesnorthcote3718]

@@Filzzy it’s a comment section? Where you comment your opinion?

[@DINKL8ERG]

@@HappyHourPodcast Could be a matter of getting used too it. Looking forward to new season anyways.

[@catsnorkel]

Jesus christ your intro is loud

[@tomthespaceknerd5396]

Doesn't... er... having relations... with a meat pasty count as necrophilia?

[@janetunchained]

first time seeing new studio. much prefer the old one, this feels too clinical and not relaxed and trying too hard. sorry

[@Engelhafen]

Never heard of him

[@derekgleeson1353]

He's black, but he's male. So he only has partial cancellation insurance. Maybe if he starts wearing a dress...🤔

[@sicr7373]

Romesh is a veggie so couldn't w A nk into a meat pastie.

[@o0TheLegend0o98]

Not a fan of the new setup….. sitting the guest over there on there own just feels weird…

[@joshuataylor3550]

Social distancing! Have you heard of coronavirus?!

[@markmorgan6231]

Wvat a shame it didn't

[@Nunununo]

Wait a minute, when did Romesh get so attractive?

[@charlielad6124]

It's a dark studio

[@TheDvdral]

Wish it had ended his career. About as funny as a cardiac arrest. We all know why he's successful and it's not because of his act.

[@jamesdixon6903]

Least funny comedian ever. Was it him on Jonathan Ross when lewis Capaldi was on and he looked fuming that he was the least funny person there? lmao

[@michealculleton1159]

Romesh is not funny entertaining or relevant why is he on tv

[@garygaming9935]

You couldn’t ruin this guy he’s as funny as a house on fire , don’t have a clue how he’s been successful

[@thepuriproject7282]

Correct. I know why he famous tho.

[@grahamspencer8316]

Having seen this guys stand up you gotta be thankful this guy gave up teaching. If it was the same standard as his comedy our kids really did get lucky.

[@craigdown727]

The least funny comedian

[@jfluffydog2110]

Hes not amazing but there are way worse who are more famous

[@joshuataylor3550]

You're the shortest human.

[@craigdown727]

I'm 6 foot 5 lol

[@timbo7762]

[@whateverdope]

If cancelling Apu didn't ruin this guy's career then nothing will

[@daveprinsloo8488]

the audio is pathetic. was this a teenager's video project. ffs man