James Acaster & The Second Referendum | COLD LASAGNE HATE MYSELF 1999
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I think it's important to remember it was the only sane choice in the first place...
WINNER OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING SHOW AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2019
“There’s a rush you get when you watch a routine that has been burnished to gem-like perfection, every phrase and pause chiseled and grooved to maximize the surprise; I felt drunk on it after two hours of this set. Joke after joke operates on a plane to which standup seldom ascends.” - The Guardian
“James Acaster already has a reputation as a comedy craftsman, but here he has surpassed even his own superlative standards…the way Acaster constructs his story, the way he develops themes and teases out humorous strands, is true genius.” - Evening Standard
“A revelation…career-defining two-hour show.” - The I Paper
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yum yum !
I watched a bit but some of it was a bit too, um what’s the word?
❤️
Where can I buy that jacket?!
You're so funny!
"Just so you know, the people who wrote that menu don't work here" is the synopsis of most Kitchen Nightmares.
You summed up the problem with high level execs and the Boomer generation, in general. They wrote the menu but the younger generations do all the cooking. This is starting to make less and less sense as we approach multiple cataclysmic crisis. We need to change out the leadership.
"Which, in this scenario, you do not like" has been a wonderful addition to my household phrases.
I really appreciate how James always matches his outfit to his set.
"aggressively bisexual lighting"
It begs the question, what came first, the outfit or the set?
I noticed this in the Netflix special, I thought it was something to do with with theme of topic...nope just to match his attire 😂
It makes me very happy
And the microphone too
'James Acaster & The Second Referendum' sounds like the best rip off Harry Potter movie ever.
I'd say it's second best. First is surely Rhod Gilbert & the cat that looked like Nicholas Lyndhurst
not a bad band name either
Omg yes
@ no it’s not
He's the lost Weasely.
This was hilarious. I also loved his other metaphor from his Repertoire set, where on the day of the vote his friend, who was making him tea, asked him if he wanted the teabag left in or removed.
"Not today, man... not today! I can't handle this dilemma today, it's too stressful! Cause on the one hand, if I leave the bag in, the tea, as a whole, gets stronger... And even though it appears the tea bag is getting weaker, it's still made a strong cuppa tea. On the other hand, if I take the teabag out, the tea gets weaker... and the bag, goes straight into the bin."
Yeah I can't even START laughing.....
The tea metaphor was brilliant... :)
That's a tough condition my man @@habu179
The entire show is pure genius.
Do you know where I can find it??
@@abs.11.11 There's a link in the description above.
@@kath1626 oh duh thank you!
@Rob Wood found the brexit voter
Had me crying. James has a great way of putting things. We need a book or stand up special of just James retelling life events in his own way lol
you mean… classic scrapes? or his drunk history episode?
The "Classic scrapes" book would be a good start. It's hilarious.
@@kath1626 funniest book ever, had me struggling to breathe.
+1 for classic scrapes, it's a great read.
@@rhysjames8693 or a great audio book read by James himself!
Hes become an "edgy" comic, without being actually rude. And just making sense. James for PM
Idk he did swear quite a lot 🤭🤭🤭
how is he "edgy"
P
@@yeetyeet7070 he's become more rough. Kinda. More opinions showing on comics. Not really edgy, thats why it's in in apostrophes
@@tapititytap ik. Thats not really what "edgy" means...
I can hear Ed Gambles laugh throughout this and I love it. I'm certain its him. Also I would love to point out in Ed's amazon prime Blood Sugar show, you can hear Nish Kumar laughing throughout that one too, I'm pretty certain its him from the laugh, its great.
You can hear him a few times in most of James's stuff. Repertoire has a few memorable ones where his laugh is a real highlight
Oh my god. I didn't hear it. Could you give some timestamps? I would be so grateful!
@@suzyhangaround 0:33
there's nothing great about that talent void nish kumar... truly one of the most dire self proclaimed "comics" ever. But I know En Pee Cees like you love his lowIQ opinions
@@suzyhangaround I’m pretty sure at 3:12 you can hear Ed’s laugh
James is one of the best in the UK right now
Best in the WORLD. POSSIBLY of all time.
The woorrrlldddd
That was a brilliantly hilarious metaphor, he's good.
@bmhiscd1Yes! that one is absolute gold too
Nobody can do a brexit analogy quite like old acaster.
“Easter’s overrated“ would get me a swift backhand from my granny
She was good at tennis then, your granny?
@@gladtobeangry and not so great at the ol' critical thought.
Well if it makes you feel any better, your granny is probably going to hell so you'll get the last laugh.
Ever since someone else mentioned it, I can't help but notice that James matches his clothing to every single set he's on. It's true.
I love comics that can extend jokes to the point of exhaustion but keep you laughing
As someone not from the UK, I remember thinking that a second referendum made a lot of sense. Not just because Brexit was stupid in the first place; people didn’t know what they were getting into. And James summed that whole rationale up brilliantly.
It made no sense to have a second referendum. Didn’t make sense to have a first to be honest, but if you start overturning democratic votes because you don’t like the result, that leads to a pretty dark road as history as shown many times.
@@ben6993 then why have more than one election ever?
@@tariqmaketab595The premise of an election is that it decides the MPs for up to 5 years.
That was not the premise of the referendum.
@@SimonFrack what was the premise of the referendum? which version of brexit did the voters decide on, or was that supposed to be determined by the MPs alone without input from voters?
@@tariqmaketab595 Yes, that was supposed to be determined by MPs alone. Although as luck would have it, Brexit was so difficult to sort out that we had TWO elections between the vote and leaving the EU. So the idea that we didn’t have a say on the conditions of Brexit (or whether we should Brexit at all) after the referendum is demonstrably false.
Don’t get me wrong though, I think the premise of the referendum was absolutely awful. The guy who called the referendum didn’t support change and didn’t propose what would happen if we left. This left a vacuum of BS to materialise where, as Acaster says, others could claim whatever they wanted. The whole mess is Cameron’s fault.
I like that James can make me understand as well as laugh about politics that have nothing to do with me, nor do I care about.
Good for you son!
Cannot express how worth paying to watch this entire show was; 10/10 my soul hurts as does any muscle associated with laughter.
I know I mainly comment about him being a sweet boy, but the two things I like best about James are 1. He’s extremely funny, and 2. He’s emphatically not an arsehole.
@Jay Smith then why visit his channel?
@Jay Smith He never expressed the desire to be edgy, did he? It’s just a label he got because he was different to the mainstream. And because he was young. But now, like most comics, he’s been absorbed into the mainstream, but the mainstream has become livelier because of him.
Yes hes trying to be more like Dave Chappelle. I’m not gonna say that good, but thats where he wants to go career wise.
@Jay Smith he makes people laugh a lot. He doesn’t tell traditional jokes, but tends to present odd or absurd situations for humour. This is a channel for his fans - why are you here?!
@@mattfarley4996 Thankfully he isn’t the complete ******** that Dave C is.
This is a great clip and stand-up special.
*Also,* goodbye.
goodbye?
@@zetagen lol watch the video
Do you know where I can watch this special?
@@wesleynd.01 There's a link in the description.
James is doing what these so-called 'edgy' comedians that wear being 'cancelled' as a badge of honour think they're doing. As in actually being political and punching at power, and honestly probably risking opportunities along with it. And most of all it's actually funny which most of these 'edgy' figures are not.
@@thewizardssleeve119 you mean literally all of the comedians that nobody has ever heard of and for good reason. Personally, I think it was a stupid idea to leave. But it’s only right that mainstream media offers up a voice of opposition on critical matters like that otherwise, they would in turn be “cancelled”
@@thewizardssleeve119 How it is not punching at power? The majority voted leave, the current government is representative of Brexiteers, the provisional PM that was voted in was a Brexiteer. If remainers held the power, the UK zould have remained.
@@thewizardssleeve119
These people think they're fighting the establishment while having the same opinions as the CIA, European Central Bank, European Union, FBI, NATO, Bank of America, Barclay's, World Economic Forum.
Being anti-Brexit was not and is not edgy, brave or risking cancelling. He's just a mainstream luvvy going along with the BBC crowd
Ah yes, pushing the narrative that celebs, politicians, and corporations pushed and push is super "edgy" and standing up to power...Good God no wonder the UK is such a clusterfuck.
that "JUST SAYIN'!" took all the air out of my lungs. Brilliant.
As Prime Minister, I feel James would create a national raffle where everyone gets the opportunity to be PM for the day. He would then do an international tombola of the British Museums artefacts. "We'll done Peru, you've won the Elgin Marbles!"
"You like truth or lies not opinions" and "sure you ordered for the whole table but thats by and by" 2 under the radar great lines i feel.
This is absolute gold. Acaster was good a few years ago but now he has transcended.
There’s something very Stewart Lee about Acaster of late - constantly deconstructing his own routine as if he didn’t write it, very meta 😂
I know acaster is obviously building on the foundation of comedy laid down by people like stewart lee, but all the same, it's so impressive how acaster can write such multilayered comedy this early in his career. If you look at Stewart lee's early stuff, It's pretty bog standard stand up.
@@rooty james is 13 years into his comedy career, hes 36.
@@nickwoolley7368 to me 13 years feels like 3 seconds lol
@@rooty calm down father time
@@rooty if you think Stewart Lee is "bog Standard" ....id love to listen to your routine
I'm an American, none of my coworkers know a thing about Brexit or British Politics in general...but they all love this special
Neither do us Brits tbf
Acaster definitely banging on the door to join the likes of Stewart Lee and Daniel Kitson. Listening to the Richard Herring podcast with Acaster I think he’s genuinely become sick of mainstream, sycophant audience members and feels if he’s going to empty himself on stage every evening it’s going to be on his terms. Fantastic to see a comedian punching up.
“You sit at the end, and you’re weird! I like that!” Best stand up comedian full stop!
"Food means Food" deserved a much bigger laugh. It's the joke of the show
The call back at the end of the show to this bit, was absolutely genius.
Especially because it was never supposed to be in the show. He had taken it out of the show before things went wrong and managed to save it by remembering a part he'd previously dropped from the show to round it all out with that callback. And does it all so naturally
@@liddad I'm almost certain that he's lying when he says he doesn't think this'll be in the final edit of the show. It's all a bit. I assume he did this digression (and telling the audience the vibe wasn't right tonight) throughout the tour of this show.
@@alpha5099 nah he talked about it on the good one podcast. The audience wasn't supposed to react like that and on the spot he pulled back something that had previously been dropped from the show (there were a lot of bits because the show ran for so long). It just worked well because telling the audience the vibe was wrong had always been part of the show
@@liddad Ahh, interesting! That makes sense that the "vibe was wrong" part was a standard part of the show; it always felt the most non-spontaneous.
The only sane choice wasn't a second referendum. The only sane choice would've been for May/the Tories to have had the balls to say we're not gonna do it because it's a very bad, very silly, very stupid idea.
Ah but that would require them not to be greedy tories
Weird, I see it differently (What a shock, eh?): that plate of shite James wonderfully refers to is parliament's refusal to honor the will of the British citizenry. A second referendum would have been an attempt to subvert democracy-- as you say, about the most insane thing the government could've done-- well, after not heeding the public's wishes in the first place.
Dunno, we outsiders here in America don't have the greatest understanding of all that Britain's been through with Brexit, but we generally were quite astonished that for nearly two years parliament attempted to deny democracy's principles and practices. For us, that was the line, the full story, full stop, all that was necessary to understand.
I mean, what was to happen should the second referendum produce the result wanted? Another referendum to overturn that one, after having set the precedent? Gory, what would've happened had the result come back in confirmation? Yet another to get a result more appealing, an outright admission that the aim was to fully abandon democracy altogether?
Very worrisome how many chose to overlook these foundational questions for moaning about the result, demonstrating democracy wasn't especially well-regarded. Rather than setting to the work of going independent, seems nearly everyone over yonder spent two years doing everything within their power to obstruct the decision and ensure its failure.
We in America have been experiencing the circumvention of our will for three or four decades now, knowing its manifestation very intimately. Surely, most Brits have experienced the same since Reagan and Thatcher, yet when Brexit happened, it's like the whole country went down the path of autocrats bent on ignoring the will of the people.
Have likely said too much on a sensitive, complex topic, these principles of democracy being a joy to write about, recent turns toward the subversion of democratic practices by both our major parties here motivating reflection, action and alarm. Can only hope you across the pond don't ever have to experience what we're presently going through, what will take a generation to repair in re-orientating leadership's priorities and purpose to remove minority rule, majorities even now adopting authoritarian practices to see their goals fulfilled.
Satire is a wonderful steak dinner all should be privileged to enjoy. If well done, its delicious democracy is incredibly superb, divinely inspired preordination.
@@dontpanic1812 The will of the people is a tricky thing. Only a well informed public can make an informed decision. But people were lied into Brexit just about as much as people were lied into the Iraq war.
The referendum shouldn't have happened in the first place because the relationship with the EU is way too complex to explain to people without them falling asleep. And if you can't explain it, how can people make an informed decision.
Plus, the point was never the relationship with the EU anyway. The whole thing was just a nationalist, populist and at times racist gambit, kinda like the US border wall Trump was always shouting about.
@@dcbsmt Yeah, we didn't pick up on the xenophobia so much. After the Scottish vote for independence, we figured Britain was simply tired of paying into the EU and being told what to do. That's why parliament's resistance was so confusing to us-- why wouldn't leaders have wanted something they themselves proposed, especially after receiving the population's public support? Felt like they were saying the public was dumb, couldn't be trusted for being so uneducated.
I get the Iraq war comparison, but it seems in the leadup to the vote all matters of the issue were debated and publicly aired, whereas our media and government glommed onto a single narrative devoid of critique or dissent. Can't tell who's better off-- those who put up a stink or those who went along, distrust and powerlessness being the end result of either.
Seems when governments separate themselves from their people, all legitimacy is lost. To get it back doesn't seem something they're interested in now, their every move leaning into the authoritarianism we each were seeking to avoid. Seems "they'll like it when we win" philosophies have overtaken appeal, persuasion and cooperation now, that democratic practices are being perceived as threatening to party self-interest-- the very worst partisanship that has led to every conflict, famine, war and genocide we've each experienced in our pasts, from Mao to Stalin to that Austrian frucker to Jefferson Davis, Johnson, Nixon and Bush, either by intent or by indifference.
What's weird is we each allow our governments an autonomy they need to get the work done, yet anymore it doesn't seem that work is even being applied in the name of any party's majority base any longer, which is more than worrying. Either they get their act together or we're going to have to prohibit any minority class from governing the majority-- a simple piece of legislation that caps public service by net worth-- say, at 3x the poverty level.
Went long again into interesting woods. Hope you don't mind and are inclined to carrying on, these open conversations being so rare these days.
Maybe, they can only occur when discussing the past, which reminds me: why did Cameron even offer the referendum in the first place? The reasoning is rather foggy, even politically, even after all this time.
@@dontpanic1812 Cheers to polite coversation. :)
Unfortunately, I don't really have much more to say. Maybe only that I liked the three pieces Last Week Tonight did on Brexit.
“no cutlery, thank you”
Hope you're doing well, James. Just finished watching the full set finally. You're a gift to comedy and I love you!
This is the best political analysis I've seen, ever...
Acaster always spot on with the Brexit analogies #StrongerTogether
I love how his mic always matches his clothes
The whole set is all colour coordinated, I love it!!
Ed Gamble's laugh at 0:32
And at 3:12 lmao
Need to watch the full special, these clips are hilarious 🤣🤣👌 Killing it!
Ahhh I’ve been waiting for this one!
I can’t be the only one who noticed the proportion of the time he spends on tip-toes. The balls of my feet are aching in sympathy…
Had to one up the tea bag analogy
I love this bit but the teabag analogy is still the most goated. it's just so elegant in the way it works
James is a funny dude
very convenient for his line of work
His jumper matches the stage 😂
James is the only comic I’d listen to joke about something I know nothing about, I’m American and I have no clue what any of this means but he still makes it funny
What a ray of sunshine he is
I just rented the special, I missed it when it first came out and then forgot. It's fantastic.
this was so good. i'm so glad people recommended this comedian to me.
Great analogy!
Fierce! Excellent performance. ✌️
When I scrolled quickly through CZcams I thought it was Elton John on the thumbnail.
Geniou... Brilliant !
favorite comedian hands down.
this man is the best.
One of the greatest!
I love it! James is a genius.
He is so cool, I just love him!!
2:42-2:55 is the most underrated joke of the 2-hour set
I like how he has developed his unique style, but I can see an influence of Stewart Lee here too, which is no bad thing at all.
genius analogy and delivery
Brilliant.
Brilliant!
loving the change from corduroys and khaki shirts
Thanks for making me laugh James. You're the best 🙂
Love the new persona, especially the jacket! Jealousy 💚
Perfect!!!
this man is pure genius
This special (being my favourite and ) being recorded the day before my 21st birthday is not a coincidence
"mainstream would i lie to you audience" he's talking about me hahhahahah
Ace. Love this fella
this is brilliant
Those "just get it done" ppl are the ones who’s brains really hurt from the thinking-process required for decision making.
'i hope that's okay in the gallery, I'm gonna do a plan b' 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I will learn the words to this show. I'm just a little busy at the moment.
🤣🤣🤣 loved the play
they had me in the first half
Brilliant
It's funny how you don't even have to offend anyone as long as the underlying logic of your jokes is strong.
Someone will always find something offensive. Some of the best jokes are often offensive to some people
When the joke is so good you have to tell it 8 times in a row
Spot on James;-)
I wish I had seen this live... if only to find out when he finally takes off the sunglasses...
Your funny. Thank you
Most brilliant analogy. Says a lot about Brexit voters and the government.
This routine is genius
"So I've got my essay written" GO AWAY!!
Perfection 👌
James, you are right. Unfortunately this is true about all of democracy. Bait and switch works. The problem is that monomanics gravitate towards leadership positions because the public confuses lack of nuance with clarity.. We need to add a feedback loop to political processes and some accountability for promisses. But that means to evaluate and punish the people in power, which is hard to implement. And without nuance it becomes: "public daily floggings for politicians". Referendum on that?
Something akin to the Swiss political system maybe? But to implement it fully in almost any other country might not even be feasible considering the difference in scale, or maybe not.
The problem is the attention span. That is why bait and switch works and it is also why it never is punished. Else the punishment would simply to get voted out of office. But for that the interest is obviously not there. So perhaps people just get the leaders they deserve.
legend
an Allegory. now THAT'S Classical Entertainment. Proper Comedy, Yeah Innit.
You are hilarious James will always support thanks for the laughs
I feel like the "all three of them" comment flew by unnoticed
I don't think I could love him more. Genius
Great metaphor.
Genius
Brexiteers didn't want an informed, confirmatory second referendum for one simple reason: They knew they wouldn't win once people actually knew what they were getting. If they'd honestly thought they would have won, they'd have gleefully supported the idea.
Not exactly. People don't want to have to win 2 elections to get their party in power, even if a win is a given.
But also the options of a hard brexit and a soft brexit take time to negotiate. So the public can't be provided the plan for brexit until it's agreed on. And if the UK doesn't leave until it's agreed on then the EU will stall negotiations indefinitely to keep the uk in the Eu.
Speaking as a "Brexiteer" we did have an informed second referendum. 2016 was it. The first was in 1977 when we decided to join, what we were told was going to be just a "free trade zone". As the EU morphed into an anti-democratic federal state, that turned out to be a lie, so we decided to leave. One could also argue that the Tories' 2019 landslide election victory, was also a second referendum of sorts. I wouldn't be against a third referendum in the future....if the EU is still around by then.
@@timbradshaw5481 Except there is such a thing as reality, and in reality the EU kept pushing the UK to finish up the negotiations, from the day of the first referendum to the ultimate agreement. There was no stalling.
The EU pushed the UK to activate article 50 and get started, while the UK stalled. When the UK finally did activate, the EU pushed for the UK to come up with a set of compatible desires for the negotiation, while the UK stalled.
When the UK kept stalling, the EU published their own "strategy", letting the UK pick and choose their option, but the UK kept stalling.
Then the EU laid out a workable solution, but the UK kept stalling.
When the UK finally came up with a workable solution (which was basically the original EU one), the EU agreed quickly, while the UK stalled.
When the agrrement was eventually turned down in the UK parliament, the EU kept pushing for the UK to come up with a workable alternative.
When the UK kept stalling, the EU kept pushing, even threatening to stop postponing the deadline. However the UK kept stalling.
When the UK finally at the last minute came up with a solution, the EU quickly agreed and got it done. (Ofc the UK has then decided it won't abide by the agreement they themselves suggested).
The EU had more important things on the agenda, that they had to keep delaying, because the UK kept stalling the negotiations.
@@thelostboy9884 the "landslide victory" saw the Conservatives get the same low number of votes as the landslide loss under Theresa May. Soft/no brexiteers got 52 % of the vote, while brexiteers got 42 %.
It was the UKs weak democracy that gave the Conservatives that election, it wasn't a landslide win.
@@4200Felix How did the UK stall? And isn't the whole Ireland issue all about the EU making it as difficult as possible to agree to a solution?
Best analysis of WTFuxit I've heard
I cant stop staring at that set. is that wall always there ? What is it ?
Maisie Adam & James Acaster need to do a special together. 🤣
Smartest comedian in the UK atm
I literally came here after having watched a Would I Lie To You video
Stewart Lee vibes and loving it