Tough Gig with Dara O'Briain doing LARP Part 2 of 3

The Comedian Dara O'Briain has been given the task of making a group of Live Action Roleplayers laugh. He spends two days exploring their hobby in the ITV show Tough Gig.

[@Ed17cellotape]

Love Dara's contribution on 3:44. Serious guy - "Go back to whatever cave you came from" Dara - "Yeh!"

[@ciaracustard]

Wish they did Harry Potter version of this - I would be straight there.

[@Natala00]

The "paper" is an out of character mechanism for the players and the referees to keep track of how many spells you have. Most UK LRP systems use them. You cast your spell, and if it work, you tear the piece of paper. The paper has nothing to do with the spell itself. Timefreeze is just a way for referees to pause the game, to allow monsters that might be invisible to move into place and appear.

[@Sardikar]

Interesting how Dara was worried about the atheist elf thing when you will find 99% of role players tend to be in real life atheist/agnostic themselves!

[@chickenmantoyou]

"go back to whatever cave you came from!" "Yeaaaah" LMAO

[@jadeprincessofpowerlarphor8072]

Omg this is class, personally crimson moon is my second home 👌❤️👌 larp ❤️👌❤️ And fob songs ❤️❤️

[@lakerose]

jade broomfield-moore Hello jade ;)

[@whyaretherenoneleft]

"Go back to whatever cave you came from!" "...Yeah..." LMFAO!

[@ChelseyWilsonMusic]

'its like a disturbance in the force' lmao

[@mrbearbear83]

I'm conflicted too. I have friends who LARP and from them I know how much fun LARPing is but just the whole seriousness of it I couldn't last five minutes without laughing and breaking rule 7

[@leithafae]

lol tht first mead hangover of your life i remember the headache. lol.

[@hughes7520]

'Eh, your leg is now gone.' 'Oh? Sorry..'

[@martayd88]

lol man i feel sorry for dara doing that battle, surely it must be hard to keep a straight face!!

[@_Anonymous_9]

'ive gone queesy' hahahah

[@NRProductionss]

"Go Back to the cave you came from!" "...yeah!.." haha

[@Slapbass13]

At 1.30! Some Bloke: 'An unusual thing, an elf that does not exist...' Very unusual!

[@SwissCheese112]

dara looks so freaked

[@Natala00]

Because there are pirates! If there are pirates, there are Ninjas!

[@KryssLaBryn]

So basically it's like the SCA but with magic and elves... I have to admit, it does look like fun. And I did enjoy fighting heavy back in the day! But I came to enjoy cons more, because people would try much harder to stay in character at cons, whereas the SCA (at least in my area) tended to be more "Yeah, I'm still Fred but now I'm in a different set of clothes. You wouldn't believe what happened at work the other day-- you gonna go see the new Transformers movie?". This looks more fun!

[@greenslave2]

I love 0:58 "Lets FUUUUCKKK!"

[@dragoro7]

a disturbance in the force lol

[@Serath87]

Lorien Trust probably run the biggest LARP event in the UK. Their main event (The Gathering) attracts about 2000 people and is held in Derby.

[@glebber8709]

this reminds me of that bit in Peep Show. xD

[@AdirondackRuby]

i don't think all the tension was over "you don't believe in our god!" but more over "seriously, dude, we're all making an effort...whether you think it's bollocks or not, play along!" That's what role-playing is all about, putting yourself in someone elses shoes, turning yourself into another person/creature/being...it's all good fun. Granted, some people do take it too seriously and can become very offended, but not everyone. Just have some respect is all.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

I know they're trying to be immersive, but give a new guy a chance and you might bring more people in, like they could've buddied up with him or simply assumed Dara was joking (in character) about being an atheist elf

[@Superdofagnes]

This is hilarious :'D

[@leithafae]

depends how much people are into the hobby how much they have to spend how much time they have in real life to do stuff and all the other stuff in life, plus how many times the event is on. I find its down to the person.

[@QtommyQ]

Find Elm quickly LMFAO

[@JoshRobertson142]

that was so akward when he started hitting dara with that sword

[@Cizzybumble]

This looks like fun... Ive never actually played W.O.W but thats cuz I heard u need really fast broadband for it??

[@Ineedacig]

The literal village people;)

[@ryanlaffan1397]

I go to this system, its epic :)

[@jadeprincessofpowerlarphor8072]

Meant to be amazing, curious pastimes ftw

[@Mijntroep]

Lol disturbance in the Force

[@JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

you forget- these are the type of people who embrace the concept of a waifu

[@Drahcir14]

it IS mr haddock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Wyvronyx]

I think Dara would have been better going to Maelstrom - hundreds of people and more of a social game (though there is plenty of combat around) and they don't take it so seriously and there are always newbies along. Its far more relaxed. He definatly went in over his depth with these guys. Also, this could be misleading so thought i should point out, i'm an athiest and i am god devoted in my LARP...gods are usually considered real in LARP games, but its just a game.

[@Natala00]

@ChaoticSupernova Nah, they're just role-playing. It might feel surreal the first time somebody attend a LARP event and sees somebody with a straight serious face go on about their madeup gods, but it is no different than being on a film set. The few hours LARP last, you are acting our your character to the best of your ability and the more genuine you come across the greater the immersion for everybody else. But once it is all over, everybody can sit down and laugh about the events of the day.

[@ilikezappa]

holy shit ! my elfs name is CHARLES DARWIN

[@pepperonik]

3:07 awesome

[@Piatasify]

is it me or is that narater guy wearing a builder vest thing?

[@topspin13]

@QtommyQ 2 seconds later...i think i found him! lol

[@theonlytnargmatt]

hahahahahahshahahahahahah bwahahahahahahahahahahahha!!

[@lankyGigantic]

I wonder if there's a Sci-Fi version of LARPers?

[@mikleman996]

very rp a guy was wearing a bright purple shirt ¬.¬

[@sirophiuchus]

@3dEnthusiast No, their characters took it personally. Bear in mind this is a world where gods do actually intervene and zap people, and give power to their priests. Being an atheist in a world like that is like insisting that the Earth is flat. The players didn't mind at all. The *characters* thought he was crazy,

[@whatfruit]

what was Dara doing with the elves? he should of been with the orcs doing some pillaging.

[@rockprincess2110]

@ciaracustard i totally agree

[@stap1er]

so err.. what do you do in the LARP brothel?

[@supermallison]

HAHHAHA freaks

[@Dream146]

it depends larp is cheese and ham, generally a funny remark can actually go down quite well, even if it is a bit out of character...geeks have a good sense of humour. Granted these are the sort of people who talk about their character background -.-

[@Musemistress]

That was acting. their CHARACTERS got personal...and if you thought it real then they must have been doing a good job.

[@lordbutterfly]

Well, it's in character. After all, in fantasy settings, the Gods aren't a matter of personal belief, they're an established fact performing miracles and smiting people on a daily basis. Declaring yourself and atheist in such circumstances would be akin to declaring "yeah, I don't really believe in gravity" in real life. :P

[@Earthboundwhisper]

I think some of these guys are a tad to serious and I'm a LARPer!

[@111111hakar]

@QtommyQ i just couldnt the where all oaks

[@spoofed88]

omg these people really needa sort there lives out

[@mrbearbear83]

The whole god thing would put me off. Find ELM, where? Is it like find waldo? Do i get a prize? What, no lugauge or fridge freezer? And people, over acting some one walked over your grave, but Daras response is great: i feel quesy, like its a bad bout of indigestion!!

[@p1eman]

Why was there a ninja?

[@SquirrelGirl13]

WOW is different from LARPing... and it's not always that serious.

[@TheNoobPube]

@AbsoluteScene101 wow ur so lucky wish i could do this

[@ShuntThePirat]

Because we are an inclusive bunch of people, Not everyone has the time and skill needed to make fantastic costume, Nor the money to buy one. We aren't going to stop People playing because of the fact,Nevermind that whoever you might be referencing might be brand new to the system and hasn't even decided if they want to spend anything yet. One last point i will make is however EVERYONE'S kit is constantly evolving, So even if it doesn't start off looking great chances are a in a few games it will

[@Wyvronyx]

@shazy25295 thought i'd point out, they reacted that way coz they are 'in character' and by announcing athiesm he kinda was missing the point of the game and was kinda not playing along. their characters would react in shock to such a statement as such a thing is unheard of. Just to point out, i don't take LARP that seriously, though, and i am an atheist too! :)

[@lankyGigantic]

@bellaKohler Oh man, I'd love to know if there were some sci-fi LARPers. I think this looks great but the whole magic and elves thing just doesn't do it for me

[@DasmOOse0001]

lolz at the atheism elf

[@darknight910]

@Natala00 Sorry to be late to the party but when you think about it, if all I had to do was go up to Father O'Hara and say "Hey, I have a broken wrist, can you take care of it?" and all he had to do was say, "The power of Christ heals you!" and everything just mended into place in seconds, I'd drop my stance on pro-atheism in seconds.

[@troelsrohde2134]

It would be easier for him if he had hung out with them off game... but then again the point is not supposed to be easy.

[@ChaoticSupernova]

I didn't say I didn't like it, I was just surprised at how seriously it was taken, and saying that Christians take Jesus seriously isn't a diss. It's merely accurate. Do you disagree?

[@TopSetUK]

Oh...My...God... People actually do this, regularly? Gotta love Dara though, he's so fucking funny

[@ChaoticSupernova]

Apology accepted. :)

[@kingcroak]

yeah, it diddn't say that.

[@78625amginE]

:-) Good. I'd def feel sorry for you guys if other peoples opinion changed the way you feel about your hobby. And I don't mean to be judgemental...just cautious. I know a few friends that play W.O.W. and take it WAY too seriously. Starts messing with their real life. If it's under controll, fine, but when it starts making reality difficult, I question it very much. No scorn at all, just cautious from experience :-). lol even if I get thumbs down for my concern, I care not. Cheers!

[@Symbioteposion]

see i reckon i cud do that larp, i reckon i cud have sum fun ambushing n bashing with axes ect... but all this "i bless u with elm level 4" and shit... tht annoys me, for me larp wud jus b bout fighting :D

[@ChaoticSupernova]

OMG They take Elm just as seriously as christians take jesus!

[@Holychickendinner]

I agree with Dara. It's one thing to role play but these people are taking it way too far. They're worse than Heath ledger becoming the joker.

[@78625amginE]

I think i feel sorry for these people...I know I shouldn't because I guess this makes them happy but...I feel conflicted. If they get an agent they could get paid for doing this stuff....

[@mansell863]

im open minded but this is strange... kinda unnerving

[@BenGriffithsFilm]

Whats wrong with paint balling?

[@jetx998]

Nothing at all, but for these people (and me included) Larp is extremely fun

[@Jumanji0028]

could i Larp as a lost delta squad or something? we use m4 carbines and have sidearms. can call for airstrike when we get to level 2.

[@silvermikael]

Paper magic and Someone shouting "Timefreeze" all of a sudden?! Sorry, but this isnt larp.. This is just silly.

[@ridanann]

hmm as celt we are actually elves well sidhe the gaelic or the fay fairys in old english. lol its odd but a literal interpertaion of celtic mythology makes it so. lol if we did creationism we wud have to believe many a strange thing. may the morighain not find u to soon lol

[@zootsanchez]

Can't watch this. This is so, so, painful.

[@gymnosophy]

Something very very wrong

[@Ellythrion]

They're not lord of the rings roleplayers, they're generic role-players, no LOTR specific content.

[@leithafae]

its part of being a character. they christians take jesus seriously so theyre characters would. blo*dy hell i laughed at him so much and they waste so much power explaining it. i like it. But i got to say her face is a picture.

[@WoWRazerd]

and this is why no one likes the elves -.-

[@JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

im quite a dorky nerdy person with all sorts of 'uncool' hobbies- but this is just awful. i will never understand larping or cosplaying or any of that stuff- its just sad. being so overly attached to a fantasy world that you feel the need to dress up like a fool and pretend to do magic. its just douchey. how do these people not just feel embarrassed constantly- it really is like a form of mental illness- almost like football team fanatacism or religion (the kings of funny costumes and magic)

[@NBluth]

First of all, very inaccurate stereotype, second of all, even if it weren't, so what? They're still entitled to have a hobby without some asswaffle like you calling them mentally ill. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess you're one of the people who's only a "nerd" because it's popular at the moment, and you're just taking a moment to make sure everyone knows 'Yeah, I'm not really like this."