Strange seeing him on the late show, he was my maths teacher back in 06 and was cracking jokes even back then. Nice to see how far he's come. Good luck Sir!
Christ he’s only just arrived and they’ve already slimmed him down, whitened his teeth, changed his glasses and put him in a suit. By the time we get him back his eyes will be straight.
I always feel like that when I’m in the US. Most Americans are too loud, too friendly, too in your face. I like people who are a bit standoffish - it’s what I’m used to!
It's a London thing. If people come up to me in the street, on the underground etc, and just start talking to me, I'm think to myself "The f*ck is this crazy person talking to me for"?
Always seems like there is no room to breathe on US talk shows. Even when watching a sitcom you get cold open and intro, ad break, first half, ad break, second half, ad break, then titles, then another ad break... its fucking brutal.
@@mellowmonsoon278 Do not want to piss on your bonfire, but it seems that the majority of people in the UK are not that smart either. I mean, Boris Johnson? really?
@@mellowmonsoon278 - Well, didn´t the entire Brexit thing start before Trump has been elected? It is just a bit arrogant to claim to be superior to the US when in fact there is no leg to stand on. Also, especially during these times it would be wise to be more tolerant and not incite more tensions. But that is just my (indeed not funny) perspective.
I’m originally from London and enjoyed the anonymity that the city brings. But there was a time of my life where I’d lost somebody dear to me with cancer, and spent 3 months (lots of it alone) in Southern California. Just sitting at a diner, and people being friendly to a stranger with a different accent, genuinely helped heal my heart. And I’ll always be grateful for that. Even if I have ultimately reverted to being the typical Londoner who walks about ignoring everybody
The thing about London is that every commuter is stressed and feels grumpy and just wants their journey to be over. Everyone imagines that everyone else feels the same and wants to be left alone. Londoners are always being approached on the streets, often by people trying to sell you something, give you some junk advertising, drunkenly rail at you, or some other unwanted contact, so they learn to avoid eye contact, keep their heads down and move swiftly on. However when I tripped up in the middle of the road and fell over, some guy from behind lifted me up. I didn't even see him coming and when I turned around to thank him he was already heading off fast away from me. I called out a thank you to his back. People can be kind when they see a need. In Liverpool however, you can walk into a pub and easily get into a safe, convivial and interesting conversation with a stranger with no hidden agenda.
tbh that personal account was pretty captivating and i like the casual way it was told. i prob couldve listened to him talk for another 10~ minutes and i was sorta annoyed when it seemed to abruptly end.
Stephen did cut him off in the middle of the routine, and it was really abrupt. It's a shame, but this is a television show, and the guy is a slow speaker.
Hey man, believe it or not, some people just don't like talking to people. Just like I can't comprehend how people can have bustling exhaustive social lives, always out at bars or parties, you probably can't comprehend how someone could actually feel solace, or even enjoyment, in simple solitude. I have a few close friends I talk to daily (although I have gone a day or two without talking to anyone), but I definitely don't go out hoping for interesting conversation with total strangers.
elcidS15 Not at all....you won't truly know peace until you distance yourself from other ppls craziness. Pick good ppl to embrace....ignore the others.
LolTollhurst you're right racists are adorable lol, did you hear all the black Americans say white people are all evil? LOL fucktards .... or that remedial oceans 8 actress say it's white men's fault her film sucks balls? Adorable confused little racists lol so funny
Romesh is a very talented guy. For a Sri Lankan from Crawley to be on this big show speaks volumes. Massive respect and we want to see more of you, like Asian provocateur season 3.
well, it sounds like he let the misconception slide for the purpose of the story because he isnt a muslim. he is from a sri lankan background and was raised hindu...
@littlesmew I agree. Even the form of satire, where he explains the meaning of the satire in the delivery, to make it super obvious. British satire doesn't do that. The whole point of satire, is you are supposed to figure it out.
I don't think his story was over. He said two things happened to him. This was just one and I'm sure there was a punch line to it that was left out as well. Boo! Colbert isn't very good at interviewing other comics/comedians.
It's not up to Colbert. With these talk shows everything is VERY timed and the producers were likely talking in his ear and signalling that he had to wrap it up.
He just spent 5 minutes saying he hates everyone and avoiding eye contact with Stephen, it's not great television. And because of that, we never heard from him again...
@@GlennDavey Yeah his deadpan, glass half empty sense of humour isn't fit for American audiences. That's why he can stay in the UK where we all love him.
Colbert is a very jelous person . He likes all the limelight . Im your host Stephen Colbert pause drawn out applause yelling screaming feeding his ego. By the way he is a great trump destroyer
"LA is too friendly. [...] New York I like, its a vibe of hatred I get." This dude would loath the South. (happy 3 year anniversary - another level is urban vs rural south, the major cities and university towns are the most liberal and welcoming parts of the south youll get. But hit the old country roads and hospitality becomes more tribal)
'colonial descendant' implies a despise of foreigners and immigrants is genetic. It's not, it's conditioned by nurture (not nature). That's the real reason why some americans are racial, moreso in this time of favoring tribalism, vendettas and choices based on emotions over facts. The south and eastern seaboard are more conservative in their values, versus the western states which still exude their pioneering tradition, cause their communities prolonged those values.
This interview really does not do Romesh justice. America is very lucky to have him. ☹️ Tell you what: send Romesh back and James Corden is alllll yours. Forever. No seriously, keep him. We'll even throw in Piers Morgan! Whaddaya say?
He hasn't moved, he literally just 'moved' there to film this show. He is still based in the UK, just doing bits in the US. I don't really think he would actually move his kids there permanently in future, but we shall see.
Can Stephen please learn how to pronounce names correctly??? It's "Roe-maysh Run-guh-nah-thun". Dude is clearly British before Indian, but I identify as American before Indian and still want my name pronounced correctly.
w0bblegirl That's really sad then... he's clearly pandering to his audience. Even if the person identifies by their country of origin, if they have an ethnic name, it should be pronounced correctly.
Tingle Matthews - how the hell would you know? Were you there? Would it suit your Fluffy Trumpyland fantasy that there is no such thing as racism in America if he had made it all up?
Tingle Matthews - maybe the guy was trying to make a point - buying a drink for a guy BECAUSE he wasn't Muslim. How the hell would you know what went down if you weren't even there? Fail number 5 is all yours.
Tingle Matthews - the social and cultural norms of every single American? Wow. You have been busy! 😕 You really need to wind your neck in, you're sounding like an arrogant, deluded fool. And we're all laughing at you. 😂😅😂 See?
There are more Anglophiles in the U.S. than you may realize (although you're certainly right about the majority). I've enjoyed Ramesh's brand of sarcastic wit for some time now on various British panel shows, and was glad to see him here. Now if I could only lure Nish Kumar and Ed Byrne across the pond...
When he said "You know why I had to check, right?" I honestly had a moment of "Maybe he's checking if it's appropriate to offer him alcohol seeing as most practising Muslims don't drink ?" Once again I have vastly overestimated Americans
I personally think Stephen Colbert just likes to hear his own voice. His demenaor has changed over the years since the Colbert report days. Seems more righteous/pretentious.
Romesh can be very funny, clearly he was a little nervous here and was left to waffle. Not the best hosting from Colbert. Give Romesh a chance folks. He's a jolly nice chap and woke too.
I encourage people to watch episodes of 8 out of 10 cats does countdown where he's in. He's really funny and his dead pan style would go over great in US.
I mean, the US is the last place I would expect him to move to at the moment... first it cuts off any appearance fees he would have been getting for the UK panel shows, then... well, it's the US.
Menty your icon of the queen. Is that a well known picture? It's on a side door at a restaurant/ pub called the Winchester in my neighborhood. I see people taking pictures by it often.
Better off staying in Britain. The British can take dark jokes and move on with their life. Remember Jimmy Carr's show on The Late Night? Same routine but he had to tone it down a bit, even then people were "oohhh"-ing. SMH. I'd really like Frankie Boyle to showcase his dark comedy in the US, the entire country would fall.
Awang Budiman Hahaha are you serious?! Frankie Boyle would be triggered if he ever watched The Legion Of Skanks Podcast. You can get arrested in England for some if the shit American comedians say.
There were so many puchlines in that last joke.Sadly Romesh's delivery was a bit off today and Colberts mostly American crowd barely understands deep lying sarcastic british humor.
@@BigUriel only because you've thoroughly been brainwashed by left wing hatemongers, otherwise you'd know that such things don't happen everyday, especially not in big cities.
Islam isn't a race. Being religiously intolerant is a separate issue from race bias. The creep that questioned probably is also racist as well as religiously intolerant.
@@PseudoProphet lol what planet do you live in? You do realize that in the US the racists have literally had public marches very recently? In many parts of the country people still fly confederate flags knowing full well what they mean? Most racist people aren't openly racist and keep it to themselves, but there are still plenty of them around with no problem saying it out loud, especially in the US since their right to be racist and say stupid hateful shit is literally protected by law.
@@rudimentaryganglia its not true,ppl are really chatty,go to Scandinavia, they dont talk to ppl at all.in england ppl say 'alriiiight' staff call me 'love'
People in the South East are just less trusting and aren't friendly unless they've got to know and trust you. People in the South East move about more often for work or property reasons and don't put down roots so easily and don't so easily identify with the local community. People in the South East are generally Tory voters (London excepted). Those people can be petty and mean minded.
@@haggismuncher429 I would never survive there. As a US Southerner it was taught to me since birth to be polite. It's weird to me to go places where people don't like it.
What a disturbing story and abrupt ending. Historically speaking, if there's a religious group of zealots you should be wary of its Christians. Smh. On a positive note, romesh is hilarious!
I had no idea Romesh had made the trip over to America. Good for him. Either he was visiting Britain the last time I saw him on British TV, or my temporal awareness is out of whack. He was oddly subdued. I thought he'd be more mindful of the laughs-per-minute dealie on late night shows in America. Stephen, for all his talent, hasn't quite nailed down the interview thing. It's _not_ a slight, at all. I've noticed it on a few occasions, he'll let someone hang for a bit too long, or he'll stick to the card. I've noticed it mostly with stand ups, although to be fair, I only watch segments on UA-cam, which means I'm far more likely to click on an interview segment if it's a stand up. While I'm on it, I've not watched one of his monologues for a few weeks, mostly because of the day-to-day diarrhea splat that is the quasi-president. Basically, I've winnowed my trump intake, news-based or satirical, to a few indie media outlets, John Oliver and Sam Bee. As a result, I don't know if the dynamic between Stephen and Jon has improved.
Yeah you've hit the nail pm the head Stephen is either or miss with quote a few interviews like I feel like he doesn't do the greatest interviews with other comedians
Did you see Won't You Be My Neighbor? I think Stephen has actually mastered Mr. Rogers' interview technique where you leave the subject hanging for a few too many seconds and they'll actually just spill more of their guts to you.
Ugh, the look on Romesh’s face after he told that story as they were cutting away to the end; he was NOT happy with how that experience for him shook out.
My mum lived in LA for a year, said the exact same thing about the people - how everyone goes: "How are you?" And no one actually wants to hear anything other than: "Real good!"
One of my favourite British comedians. Damned, Asian Provocateur, and always good on the panel shows. Might have to tuck into Just Another Immigrant tonight.
What? Never said anything about his ethnicity. Asian Provocateur is one of his shows. "Learn some basics" LOL. Besides, he's ethnically Sri Lankan, not Indian.
@Reconquista You actually thought he was saying "(That) damned Asian provocateur..." ROFL! You're not very bright, are you? You do know that Damned is another show on which Romesh has worked, don't you? What the hell was your comment even about?!
theman fromtaured Yes my point is , almost all westerners refer any successful Indian or Indian born ethnic minority or Indian contributions as Asian. This I suppose is their neo colonial attitude wherein , all good comes from Asia and all bad from India. Many don't even know that India is in Asia.
He is great, watch everything he does, he is also from London and as someone from the North of UK can tell you, people in London don't talk to anyone!!!
New Message yeah, all my immigrant friends all say they love how nice the people in the south are to them. I know about 2/3 of them are concealing their hatred if them.
FYI - Has not migrated to the States. He spends at least 8 months a year in the UK filming for various UK based TV shows. If you want to know if Romesh has really moved anywhere, see if you can spot his mum. If you can see her, he's moved and taken her with him.
watch some of his stand-up clips on UA-cam. he is a very funny man...his shtick is he's frustrated, annoyed, ticked, angry at everything...and he rips into his kids something fierce! Recommended.
As an American and an Introvert I HATE IT whenever someone speaks with me in public. It drives me crazy! Especially when I have my headphones in! I dont care about anything anyone possibly has to say to me
He had a series here in the UK. Just not at pubs but more like greasy spoon types of places but with consciousness I don't think are known well elsewhere
I`m sure Trump supporters brains (if they had brains) would explode if they heard a indian man speaking with a british accent. I have seen Romesh od QI and The Apollo shows and he is brilliant.
Yeah same here - I like to choose who I'm going to have a conversation with. I live in the North of England we are a friendly bunch and the conversation is usually good, but if I was in London just leave me alone :-)
I really like Stephen's comedy, but it is sad to me that he will have guests on and cut them off before they even finished their first story... I think I would prefer fewer guests who can take their time a little.
Strange seeing him on the late show, he was my maths teacher back in 06 and was cracking jokes even back then. Nice to see how far he's come. Good luck Sir!
Really? That’s really cool.
aly teima well, I say cracking jokes but it was more of a subtle humour mixed with a bit of sarcasm
Wow, what grade did he teach?
Cal Williams He was teaching GCSE maths which we take in year 11 ( I guess 11th grade for US)
Waqas Ali so cool. Thanks for the response. What was it like having such a famous teacher?
The facial expression at the end was basically: "WAIT - the interview is over already?!"
US chat shows can be ridiculously short.
This guy thought he was on Parkinson hahaha
He was going on a bit with that story though. Didn't have much more after "I like the look"
Modern Spirit “Islam is evil!” - *guy in Stephen’s earpiece:* *_OK WE’RE DONE HERE!!_*
@@Lumibear. Christ, did you even comprehend the point of the story. Muppet.
Yes, I agree yes, did you?
Christ he’s only just arrived and they’ve already slimmed him down, whitened his teeth, changed his glasses and put him in a suit. By the time we get him back his eyes will be straight.
😂 I love him but that was straight savage
Pmsfl. Gotta love im.
😂😂😂😂
Is it that called UK sexy ?
They also trimmed his beard and cut his hair.
Preferring New York because it has a comforting vibe of hostility is the most British thing ever
I always feel like that when I’m in the US. Most Americans are too loud, too friendly, too in your face. I like people who are a bit standoffish - it’s what I’m used to!
Fax
Nah in the North of England we are friendly its a southern thing lol
Most southern British thing more like
It's a London thing. If people come up to me in the street, on the underground etc, and just start talking to me, I'm think to myself "The f*ck is this crazy person talking to me for"?
That was the most abrupt and awkward end I've ever seen in an interview.
Too many ads on US TV.
Chomsky talks about this.
Always seems like there is no room to breathe on US talk shows. Even when watching a sitcom you get cold open and intro, ad break, first half, ad break, second half, ad break, then titles, then another ad break... its fucking brutal.
I'm sure it was a time thing but it kind of looked like Stephen cut him off because it was a pretty average story.
@@Cyba_IT if you cut off a comedian before the punchline of the joke it's always going to sound like just an average story.
"I like not being spoken to." are the words I live by...
Especially if it's the po po.
Yep
Privacy: the right to be left alone.
Especially relatives.
Great! Shut the "F**K" up then!
Wishing him all success. But he might be too smart for US audiences
Kathleen Henson Nothing wrong making some money out of the smart minority
@@mellowmonsoon278 Do not want to piss on your bonfire, but it seems that the majority of people in the UK are not that smart either. I mean, Boris Johnson? really?
Torben Yeah , Brits seems inspired by the cousins of the other side of Atlantic. My bonfire is uninterrupted by both Americans or Brits lol
@@mellowmonsoon278 - Well, didn´t the entire Brexit thing start before Trump has been elected?
It is just a bit arrogant to claim to be superior to the US when in fact there is no leg to stand on. Also, especially during these times it would be wise to be more tolerant and not incite more tensions. But that is just my (indeed not funny) perspective.
Torben still not smart, if you know how our politics work you would know we did not even vote him in. 🤦🏽♀️ ah yeah this fits ‘dumb American’ 😅
We lost Romesh?! NOOOOOOOO!
Animelytical
Yeah, I didn't know either. 😥
If Britain doesn't stay in the EU, he won't either.
Don't know if America is the next best thing at the moment though...
He's replacing Jack Whitehall on A League of Their Own, so that's good news :D
Oooh he's from the commercials
Amongst the best of the new wave of comedians.
TREE WIZAAARD, how many times will he check the balloon?!
UA-cam just put TaskMaster into my recc list. Freaking love this show haha. Been binging it the past few days.
@@adamtak3128 It's SO good.
“OH my gawd it’s another balloon!” That video always cracks me up!
Took him ages to find that song.
Romesh is the one who immediately sold me on the show during the very first challenge. That was god-tier performance.
I’m originally from London and enjoyed the anonymity that the city brings. But there was a time of my life where I’d lost somebody dear to me with cancer, and spent 3 months (lots of it alone) in Southern California. Just sitting at a diner, and people being friendly to a stranger with a different accent, genuinely helped heal my heart. And I’ll always be grateful for that. Even if I have ultimately reverted to being the typical Londoner who walks about ignoring everybody
The end bruh ☠️😭
Well, Nick, glad you can admit that niceness has its place.
English people are very sociable, get out more Nick.
The thing about London is that every commuter is stressed and feels grumpy and just wants their journey to be over. Everyone imagines that everyone else feels the same and wants to be left alone. Londoners are always being approached on the streets, often by people trying to sell you something, give you some junk advertising, drunkenly rail at you, or some other unwanted contact, so they learn to avoid eye contact, keep their heads down and move swiftly on. However when I tripped up in the middle of the road and fell over, some guy from behind lifted me up. I didn't even see him coming and when I turned around to thank him he was already heading off fast away from me. I called out a thank you to his back. People can be kind when they see a need. In Liverpool however, you can walk into a pub and easily get into a safe, convivial and interesting conversation with a stranger with no hidden agenda.
We don't a need the same things. Kindness has its place. Perhaps you can do this for someone else one day. Who knows
Romesh is an absolute great UK comedian. Sending love and respect from here in England.
Do you realize how nonsensical it is for a Jewish person to be a racist? Fucking idiot
I was thinking the exact same thing. Facepalm*
It sounds like he's from London, with his: I don't want to talk to people, I like NYC.
He may not even be Jewish, lots of antisemites pose as Jews to troll.
Ari Goldstein You have got to be a troll and you are using the star of David to just spew hatred. You are a very miserable individual!
tbh that personal account was pretty captivating and i like the casual way it was told. i prob couldve listened to him talk for another 10~ minutes and i was sorta annoyed when it seemed to abruptly end.
soupsnake well it was captivating despite stephen’s sub par interviewing. he doesn’t interview funny people well
yeah i felt like there was more to the convo
Well, it's a youtube clip. Maybe there was more on the actual show.
i could have only listened to him for another 1:37.
Stephen did cut him off in the middle of the routine, and it was really abrupt. It's a shame, but this is a television show, and the guy is a slow speaker.
I identified with this man immediately when he said he didn't like being spoken to.
Life must be pretty painful for you.
Hey man, believe it or not, some people just don't like talking to people. Just like I can't comprehend how people can have bustling exhaustive social lives, always out at bars or parties, you probably can't comprehend how someone could actually feel solace, or even enjoyment, in simple solitude. I have a few close friends I talk to daily (although I have gone a day or two without talking to anyone), but I definitely don't go out hoping for interesting conversation with total strangers.
Indeed!
elcidS15 Not at all....you won't truly know peace until you distance yourself from other ppls craziness. Pick good ppl to embrace....ignore the others.
LolTollhurst you're right racists are adorable lol, did you hear all the black Americans say white people are all evil? LOL fucktards .... or that remedial oceans 8 actress say it's white men's fault her film sucks balls? Adorable confused little racists lol so funny
Romesh is a very talented guy. For a Sri Lankan from Crawley to be on this big show speaks volumes. Massive respect and we want to see more of you, like Asian provocateur season 3.
He was actually my maths teacher wow soo happy to see how far he’s come !!
What was he like as a teacher?
@@lifeofslice9864 Apparently he cracked jokes
Is this like a meme or something? I've seen this comment so many times. His class must have been fucking huge!
grahamlive he probably had multiple classes to be honest mate
pretty ignorant to think just because a guy is brown and has a beard that he might be a Muslim... especially considering that he is going into a bar.
well, it sounds like he let the misconception slide for the purpose of the story because he isnt a muslim. he is from a sri lankan background and was raised hindu...
There are Muslims that drink. Liberal ones especially. Drank with em myself.
There's many people from all religions that don't follow the principles
My brother drinks and my family is Muslim .. I am myself atheist my parents don’t put bomb in my breakfast
Welcome to America!
Can't believe my old statistics school teacher is on this show now
anojan019 old ?? 😂
@littlesmew I agree. Even the form of satire, where he explains the meaning of the satire in the delivery, to make it super obvious. British satire doesn't do that. The whole point of satire, is you are supposed to figure it out.
Was he as funny as a teacher?
@@TheRatlord74 Apparently so
I don't think his story was over. He said two things happened to him. This was just one and I'm sure there was a punch line to it that was left out as well. Boo! Colbert isn't very good at interviewing other comics/comedians.
It's not up to Colbert. With these talk shows everything is VERY timed and the producers were likely talking in his ear and signalling that he had to wrap it up.
He just spent 5 minutes saying he hates everyone and avoiding eye contact with Stephen, it's not great television. And because of that, we never heard from him again...
@@GlennDavey Yeah his deadpan, glass half empty sense of humour isn't fit for American audiences. That's why he can stay in the UK where we all love him.
Colbert is a very jelous person . He likes all the limelight . Im your host Stephen Colbert pause drawn out applause yelling screaming feeding his ego. By the way he is a great trump destroyer
@@GlennDavey are you even serious? That was incredible, so refreshing from the fake PC crap
4:55 are u Muslim?
No I just like the look 😒
DEAD😂😂🤣🤣 love him
The story he told is actually extremely disturbing
I don't look like one and I blown about it.😬🤭😂
I have the same look and that's what I tell my christian parents.
'I'm not (Muslim), I just like the look.' 💀
"LA is too friendly. [...] New York I like, its a vibe of hatred I get."
This dude would loath the South.
(happy 3 year anniversary - another level is urban vs rural south, the major cities and university towns are the most liberal and welcoming parts of the south youll get. But hit the old country roads and hospitality becomes more tribal)
Raging Red 🇺🇸
you think your southerners would welcome him with open arms then?
17sunnyhour barbq becky was oakland, ca
calling the police isnt just a southern tradition, its from sea to shining sea.
Mantis Toboggan good bit of them, college towns definetly, till he jokes not PC enough.
'colonial descendant' implies a despise of foreigners and immigrants is genetic. It's not, it's conditioned by nurture (not nature). That's the real reason why some americans are racial, moreso in this time of favoring tribalism, vendettas and choices based on emotions over facts.
The south and eastern seaboard are more conservative in their values, versus the western states which still exude their pioneering tradition, cause their communities prolonged those values.
This interview really does not do Romesh justice. America is very lucky to have him. ☹️
Tell you what: send Romesh back and James Corden is alllll yours. Forever. No seriously, keep him. We'll even throw in Piers Morgan! Whaddaya say?
Throwing in Piers Morgan is apt.
There are many things in which I'd like to throw Piers Morgan. Chiefly a well.
@@clothilde1623 yessss😂😂
Class
@@clothilde1623 I'd like to see him thrown into a wood chipper
Romesh, _why_ did you move to the US? Are you mad?
Money. His other comedian friends went to america.
Nothing wrong with living in the US--although I'm not sure why he chose to come now.
It takes _years_ to get citizenship.
Decades if you look like him (Would like to make it clear that I disapprove of that)
He hasn't moved, he literally just 'moved' there to film this show. He is still based in the UK, just doing bits in the US. I don't really think he would actually move his kids there permanently in future, but we shall see.
You could've at least waited for him to finish his sentence before you ended the interview, Stephen.
Colbert is always an annoying Tossa. ☹️
Can we have Romesh back in the UK, he’s too funny to lose 😂
I'd have loved to hear what the second thing was...
Can Stephen please learn how to pronounce names correctly???
It's "Roe-maysh Run-guh-nah-thun".
Dude is clearly British before Indian, but I identify as American before Indian and still want my name pronounced correctly.
nahor88 well actually that's how he pronounced his own name in several of his standup specials so i figure stephen was just doing the same
w0bblegirl
That's really sad then... he's clearly pandering to his audience. Even if the person identifies by their country of origin, if they have an ethnic name, it should be pronounced correctly.
nahor88 He's of Sri Lankan descent btw
Aaron Alphonsus
My bad, thanks for clarifying. My argument still applies.
Aw man, I wanted to hear the end of his story.
Hope Sean Evans gets RR on got one, and asks him to complete his story!
Tingle Matthews - how the hell would you know? Were you there? Would it suit your Fluffy Trumpyland fantasy that there is no such thing as racism in America if he had made it all up?
Tingle Matthews - maybe the guy was trying to make a point - buying a drink for a guy BECAUSE he wasn't Muslim. How the hell would you know what went down if you weren't even there? Fail number 5 is all yours.
Tingle Matthews - the social and cultural norms of every single American? Wow. You have been busy! 😕 You really need to wind your neck in, you're sounding like an arrogant, deluded fool. And we're all laughing at you. 😂😅😂 See?
Tingle Matthews do you look Muslim?
When my favourite British comedians go to America I get so nervous but I thought he did really well!
Ladi Smith I thought Americans had a different sense of humour to brits
There are more Anglophiles in the U.S. than you may realize (although you're certainly right about the majority). I've enjoyed Ramesh's brand of sarcastic wit for some time now on various British panel shows, and was glad to see him here. Now if I could only lure Nish Kumar and Ed Byrne across the pond...
I didn't think his style would come across well on Colbert, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Ad Max - agreed. And, ah yes, Stewart Lee - maestro of the absurd. 😁
I prefer British humor usually. Rape jokes are so old.
When he said "You know why I had to check, right?" I honestly had a moment of "Maybe he's checking if it's appropriate to offer him alcohol seeing as most practising Muslims don't drink ?"
Once again I have vastly overestimated Americans
That's what I thought at first too. Gave a down-hearted sigh when I realised he was talking about just another bigot.
Everything in this country is about race, racism, hate.
the way this ended, Romesh's face was like "did I say something wrong?" 😂
That ended as abruptly as the drink 🍹
Brodie-tzu ..hate that about Colbert...why he does that...err, tacky! Cuts them off so quickly beyond rude...😬😬
Overthemoon Probably because a producer is in his ear telling him he absolutely has to go to a commercial break.
I never understood this show format.
They do it to all guests. Why bother with this short talk at all?
I personally think Stephen Colbert just likes to hear his own voice. His demenaor has changed over the years since the Colbert report days. Seems more righteous/pretentious.
Oi Oi!! Well done Romesh!!
blood honey Ricky is that you lmao
He hasn’t made it yet. This was the audition.
Romesh can be very funny, clearly he was a little nervous here and was left to waffle. Not the best hosting from Colbert. Give Romesh a chance folks. He's a jolly nice chap and woke too.
Woke 😨
I encourage people to watch episodes of 8 out of 10 cats does countdown where he's in. He's really funny and his dead pan style would go over great in US.
I thought he did well, but I think he was surprised when the interview suddenly ended.
so keep him, and take corden back too..
This is his best bit imo: ua-cam.com/video/QQ-BQ6VRD74/v-deo.htmlm39s
Seems like Romesh is used to British interviews. They tend to last a little longer!
I'm still rather sad that Romesh left the UK
Same I loved his comedy, hopefully he’ll come back to us one day 😂
He's back in the UK, that US experiment failed!
He’s back 😀
@@Loudtable He should never have left. He has a brand of comedy that us Brits can appreciate the most
Yea back in the UK. I served him Indian in manchester last year november
We want him back. This guy is really dry and funny too.
Geffo Me
Pfft. He's fucking gone now. And a great time to be a comedian in America cos you get to do double duty as a reliable journalist.
Come on, give him back.
We'll swap you for Stephen Fry and two jars of Marmite.
(Marmite is a rare British delicacy that tastes like Marmite.)
We've already got Hugh Laurie, why would we need Stephen Fry? ;) Be glad you've still got Nish Kumar.
Michael Johnson
Oh no! I fucking that twat. His fake laugh's worse than Corden's.
You've got Hugh Laurie? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I already miss Romesh in Mock The Week.
Are they still filming Mock the Week? That show and QI are excellent.
Romesh finally making it in the U.S I see. Good stuff.
Menty - Though I really only know him from the panel show circuit, his arrival is still very welcome.
"Making it"? We'll see. Hopefully his act is better than what we just saw here.
I mean, the US is the last place I would expect him to move to at the moment... first it cuts off any appearance fees he would have been getting for the UK panel shows, then... well, it's the US.
Menty your icon of the queen. Is that a well known picture? It's on a side door at a restaurant/ pub called the Winchester in my neighborhood. I see people taking pictures by it often.
I went to his uk live tour, he is an amazing comedian. Sending love from England.
Better off staying in Britain. The British can take dark jokes and move on with their life. Remember Jimmy Carr's show on The Late Night? Same routine but he had to tone it down a bit, even then people were "oohhh"-ing. SMH. I'd really like Frankie Boyle to showcase his dark comedy in the US, the entire country would fall.
Awang Budiman Hahaha are you serious?! Frankie Boyle would be triggered if he ever watched The Legion Of Skanks Podcast. You can get arrested in England for some if the shit American comedians say.
@@chriskasatka2095 LOL, no he wouldn't. Don't be silly.
No you yanks are ridiculously soft and don’t get subtle humour whatsoever as your intelligence lacks, particularly the further south you go
Chris Kasatka you obviously don’t know how hate speech laws work
Unless he was actively threatening people he would be fine
I would have said, "Did you know that Jesus was a Jewish immigrant?"
A little obsessive, aren't you, Mo? Andrew made a joke and you went into an unintelligible rant.
I said unintelligible. As in incoherent. Google it
Andrew Flowers an illegal one at that
Where did he immigrate to? As far as I know he led his life in the Roman Empire...
Hard to be an immigrant when you are born, raised and die in the same country.
There were so many puchlines in that last joke.Sadly Romesh's delivery was a bit off today and Colberts mostly American crowd barely understands deep lying sarcastic british humor.
'In large parts of the South, sarcasm is still considered witchcraft' Reginald D. Hunter
They understand it, but they just don't like it.
Does everyone in Britain also spell "Britain" with a small b?
killermonjero the same reason we don't tack 'great' onto it all the time. We lack the complete enthusiasm that our u.s cousins posses.
Ad Max. That sentiment sounds so very American. It's like we're the same people.
It feels so weird to see Romesh act all nice and not antagonistic to someone lol (in a comedic sense, I mean, ofc).
I'm sad that we've lost him. Cherish him, America. This man is a treasure
It’s actually a sad story beneath the humor. I imagine if he was Muslim, then his encounter with the racist probably would not have ended well.
It's a story dude, not reality. 🙄🙄
@@PseudoProphet I don't think it's so hard to believe that happened.
@@BigUriel only because you've thoroughly been brainwashed by left wing hatemongers, otherwise you'd know that such things don't happen everyday, especially not in big cities.
Islam isn't a race. Being religiously intolerant is a separate issue from race bias. The creep that questioned probably is also racist as well as religiously intolerant.
@@PseudoProphet lol what planet do you live in? You do realize that in the US the racists have literally had public marches very recently? In many parts of the country people still fly confederate flags knowing full well what they mean? Most racist people aren't openly racist and keep it to themselves, but there are still plenty of them around with no problem saying it out loud, especially in the US since their right to be racist and say stupid hateful shit is literally protected by law.
'I just like the look'
LMAO
Romesh is an international treasure
T Gev Nahhh
Who is he again?
No... He ain't
Of course he doesn't like friendly people, he's from the South East of England ha ha! They just ignore each other!! 🤣😁😅
It's true. We do 😔
@@rudimentaryganglia its not true,ppl are really chatty,go to Scandinavia, they dont talk to ppl at all.in england ppl say 'alriiiight' staff call me 'love'
Haha! You think we are bad in the U.K, go to Eastern Europe, I think, they think it's bad manners to be polite to each other.
People in the South East are just less trusting and aren't friendly unless they've got to know and trust you. People in the South East move about more often for work or property reasons and don't put down roots so easily and don't so easily identify with the local community. People in the South East are generally Tory voters (London excepted). Those people can be petty and mean minded.
@@haggismuncher429 I would never survive there. As a US Southerner it was taught to me since birth to be polite. It's weird to me to go places where people don't like it.
Romesh was my teacher at school. Crawley, West Sussex:))
What was he like as a teacher?
Ramith Nanayakkara you can clearly tell what he’s like as a teacher😂
Respect. Someone admitting they’re from Crawley. 😀
What a disturbing story and abrupt ending. Historically speaking, if there's a religious group of zealots you should be wary of its Christians. Smh.
On a positive note, romesh is hilarious!
He definitely had more to say...
I had no idea Romesh had made the trip over to America. Good for him. Either he was visiting Britain the last time I saw him on British TV, or my temporal awareness is out of whack.
He was oddly subdued. I thought he'd be more mindful of the laughs-per-minute dealie on late night shows in America. Stephen, for all his talent, hasn't quite nailed down the interview thing. It's _not_ a slight, at all. I've noticed it on a few occasions, he'll let someone hang for a bit too long, or he'll stick to the card. I've noticed it mostly with stand ups, although to be fair, I only watch segments on UA-cam, which means I'm far more likely to click on an interview segment if it's a stand up.
While I'm on it, I've not watched one of his monologues for a few weeks, mostly because of the day-to-day diarrhea splat that is the quasi-president. Basically, I've winnowed my trump intake, news-based or satirical, to a few indie media outlets, John Oliver and Sam Bee. As a result, I don't know if the dynamic between Stephen and Jon has improved.
Was he slightly high? - was what I thought. Great stuff as usual though.
Maybe......that’s just the way that he was.
Yeah you've hit the nail pm the head Stephen is either or miss with quote a few interviews like I feel like he doesn't do the greatest interviews with other comedians
Stephen or Romesh?
Did you see Won't You Be My Neighbor? I think Stephen has actually mastered Mr. Rogers' interview technique where you leave the subject hanging for a few too many seconds and they'll actually just spill more of their guts to you.
Ugh, the look on Romesh’s face after he told that story as they were cutting away to the end; he was NOT happy with how that experience for him shook out.
To be fair, Romesh did say he likes being ignored, and he got his wish.
'No I just like the look ' ... lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My mum lived in LA for a year, said the exact same thing about the people - how everyone goes:
"How are you?"
And no one actually wants to hear anything other than:
"Real good!"
One of my favourite British comedians. Damned, Asian Provocateur, and always good on the panel shows. Might have to tuck into Just Another Immigrant tonight.
Ashley Hyatt
He is Indian , not just Asian. Learn some basics.
What? Never said anything about his ethnicity. Asian Provocateur is one of his shows. "Learn some basics" LOL. Besides, he's ethnically Sri Lankan, not Indian.
Ashley Hyatt
Yes. He is Sri Lankan. Not Indian , my mistake
I mistook that because most Hindus stay in India. And he is a hindu , so. ....
@Reconquista You actually thought he was saying "(That) damned Asian provocateur..." ROFL! You're not very bright, are you? You do know that Damned is another show on which Romesh has worked, don't you? What the hell was your comment even about?!
theman fromtaured
Yes my point is , almost all westerners refer any successful Indian or Indian born ethnic minority or Indian contributions as Asian. This I suppose is their neo colonial attitude wherein , all good comes from Asia and all bad from India. Many don't even know that India is in Asia.
All the best. Stand up is the only reason i would travel to the us😆 huge fan of yours from germany 👐
Love his podcast ‘hip hop saved my life’. Hope he does well in America
Smart man, very witty, intellectual, more air time would have been nice. all the best romesh
How is he intellectual?
Just because he sounds English doesn't mean he's intellectual
He is great, watch everything he does, he is also from London and as someone from the North of UK can tell you, people in London don't talk to anyone!!!
London doesn't have any Londoners in it just transient ppl
First day at Uni in Manchester, standing at the bus stop and some woman starts talking to me, I nearly went back to my halls.
I was wondering why I hadnt seen Romesh on any british shows in a while. I would love to see how his humour would go down in the US. He is so harsh
Shame the interview was cut short! There was a lot of potential there. Give him a chance America, he is funny as hell :)
"I can feel a little vibe of hatred that I like..."
Oh yer gonna loooove the South.
New Message yeah, all my immigrant friends all say they love how nice the people in the south are to them. I know about 2/3 of them are concealing their hatred if them.
I'm from the south. We're no more or less racist than those from the rest of the country. There's actually a lot of diversity here.
He went to the south in the travel tv show he mentioned
I'm from India and I live in the south. I love the south. Stop with the stereotype.
@@forestnymphconfessions3596 are you from Florida?
FYI - Has not migrated to the States. He spends at least 8 months a year in the UK filming for various UK based TV shows.
If you want to know if Romesh has really moved anywhere, see if you can spot his mum. If you can see her, he's moved and taken her with him.
I think he's gone to the US to stop his mum following him onto tv
Romesh has left 😱😱😱 I'm heartbroken.
He hasn't, he is just doing some work in the US.
You just moved to the united states?? What is wrong with you?
I agree. Also, from where did he immigrate? Curious to know why the UK would be a place from which one might seek refuge.
He is from West Sussex in the UK. He didn't immigrate, he is just saying that for the show. He is just doing some work over there.
Quantumese Boy Britain is going downhill and i don’t blame him.
Braitain aint going downhill 10 of thousands are migrating to britain
MARK SOUTHALL 💤💤💤
Never heard of this guy but he's funnier than most US talk show hosts
watch some of his stand-up clips on UA-cam. he is a very funny man...his shtick is he's frustrated, annoyed, ticked, angry at everything...and he rips into his kids something fierce! Recommended.
@@davidjackson6835 trust me, in the month since I posted this comment I have become well acquainted with him 😆
Have you been living under a rock???
British comedians are funnier than American comedians as our humour is darker, dry and we are the masters of dead pan humour.
1:05 that laugh Stephen does when the joke gets a little dark for a second hahahah
if someone asks you "are you muslim?" and then "i'm going to buy you a drink"
you can always go "i am neither muslim nor gay"
Romesh should have told the bigot that he was gay. That would have ended the talk right there.
I could listen to Ramesh for hours. Great sense of humour and intellect
I hope Romesh does well here. I've been watching UK panel shows for years and he's brilliant.
As an American and an Introvert I HATE IT whenever someone speaks with me in public. It drives me crazy! Especially when I have my headphones in! I dont care about anything anyone possibly has to say to me
"I like not being spoken to. It's one of my favorite things."
My brother drinks and my family is Muslim .. I am myself atheist my parents don’t put bomb in my closet
lol real muslim life an islamophobe will see ur comments an say something dumb eventually i shile sit an wait lol. salaam
This is hysterical - he is an Introvert, very much so.
We need a, " Romesh: Comedians In Pubs Talking Comedy" series here.
He had a series here in the UK. Just not at pubs but more like greasy spoon types of places but with consciousness I don't think are known well elsewhere
I barely wanna talk to people I know...lmao....thats how I feel every minute of my life
Teresa Martino talk to me random woman
4:53 "are you Muslim?"
"No, I just like the look!"
Can I buy you a drink? (I'm Canadian, I have a hockey stick in the trunk!)
sure!
don't forget to apologize afterwards
GOOD point! I'll get credit card info. and use it to publish an APOLOGY!
Game changers who cannot stand or live in their own homeland!
Fake, real Canadian rides Mooses ;)
Romesh has come a long way. Glad we've got him back with us in the UK.
Romesh is a legend in our house , an honour to see him doing so well .Good on ya
Hate, as comic fodder...brilliant..turning it on its ear. Good job, mate!
Wooohoo lets go Romesh !!!!
My fellow Sri Lankan and UK man. Good luck to you here in the US.
I didn't know Romesh had moved!! Lmao the worst timing. Good luck♡
"Dunno what to say, how to answer, or how to end this...." (so shake hands and cut to break.)
Weird way to end a segment.
YEA ROMESH doing big TINGSSSSS
Went down like a lead balloon in this interview.
"I followed my dream, but nobody was going the same way as me."
I can totally relate.
It seems many comedians in the US are from the UK. I would also make the trip across the pond, only no-one laughs at my jokes.
Well done Romesh!
Oh snap welcome to US Romesh! I’m a big fan!
He's moved to the U.S?? 😯 I'm going to miss him on Mock the Week!! 😢
I`m sure Trump supporters brains (if they had brains) would explode if they heard a indian man speaking with a british accent. I have seen Romesh od QI and The Apollo shows and he is brilliant.
Yeah same here - I like to choose who I'm going to have a conversation with. I live in the North of England we are a friendly bunch and the conversation is usually good, but if I was in London just leave me alone :-)
6:41 Ramesh was ready to risk it all 😂😂😂😂
Can't believe you edited that comment and still got the spelling of his name wrong.
Has he lost weight?
Yeah he's lost 300 pounds. He only weighs 450 now
Mikela Nicole
Bitch you look totally different from your profile picture. Jeesus!
His mum did say he had a tummy 'like a bouncy castle'.
He didn't lose weight, just gained beard.
His mum has finally fat-shamed him thin ! :P
I think he's really funny! 😂
he is brilliant and skirts right up to the edge of difficult things and makes them funny
Americans think they are better than everyone....this guy is a great comedian and the UK salute....do your ting my g....
I really like Stephen's comedy, but it is sad to me that he will have guests on and cut them off before they even finished their first story... I think I would prefer fewer guests who can take their time a little.
Thats why we have Graham Norton 😁