Very similar to a snooker hall where I live. It was initially the club of Ronnie O'Sullivan who named it Rocket Ronnie's. He since sold it and it changed names but we still call it Rocket Ronnie's. Fuck the police.
Mick Bush is still there?? Legend. Used to work in stores myself, driving around in the old vans. Never saw Simmo wearing the Wickie bear costume though, he'd given that up well before then. Yeah, Kettering's not bad, but I tell people I'm from Northampton. :s
My childhood was spent in a Northern California biker oasis called Lagunitas. Our local market used to sell trucker caps with "where the fuck is Lagunitas?" written across the fronts, lol. Same vibe as Kettering ;)
I think I've been to 6 or 7 "Rock n' Bowl"s in my life, not one of them was related to any of the others. All independent establishments. I'm not sure when the phrase "Rock N' Bowl" become part of the public domain, but it's, undoubtedly, a pun that I can get behind and I support it's further exploitation by the bowling czars.
Well they do, but don't kill eachother they hurt the female if they are more males and one female they tend to be so persistent they usually drown the female
Sadly there are no birds there now due to the "murders" Why have you not featured Cortardo's where you honed your comedy skills with the other patrons ? I think that you should do an episode on the disproportional number of coffee shops in the town , what is that about?
“Did you enjoy it?”
*cuts to next scene*
Don't worry we still call it Rock'n'bowl
Phew
With a wimpy attached to it - oh yeah!
It will always be rock and bowl. However wimpy has been replaced!
There is one wimpy surviving near me. The last bastion of the Lime milkshake
Very similar to a snooker hall where I live. It was initially the club of Ronnie O'Sullivan who named it Rocket Ronnie's. He since sold it and it changed names but we still call it Rocket Ronnie's. Fuck the police.
The whole of Kettering just looks like Chernobyl now 😭😂
No not really I live there
i think it’s the lighting lol
@@jackiez8946 yeah just a grey day
@@sebastianbates same you’ve got to admit it’s shitsville here still though
@@evesinclair06 when I wrote that comment it was fine but now it is shitsville
“I remember you.” So creepy.
In fairness, he is creepy.
that smile. XD
This whole video feels like one of his scrapes
It's nice that Jo Williams gave her time to this guy for this :)
Mick Bush is still there?? Legend. Used to work in stores myself, driving around in the old vans.
Never saw Simmo wearing the Wickie bear costume though, he'd given that up well before then.
Yeah, Kettering's not bad, but I tell people I'm from Northampton. :s
I have been to that bowling alley sooooooo many good memories
this perfectly illustrates the phrase "you can never go home".
Every video in this series is brilliant!!! Great work! 😂😂
Closed down football ground, Wicksteed park closed most the time, what happened to Kettering?
austerity babey
I lived in Kettering from 1978 to 1986 . I went to school at Isebrook school . The school is across the road . Good memories. Now living denver Co
Love You James 🙏🏽🥰
A bit like a young David Brent
Wickstead is great both my kids loved it
It's no Corby!
Man had his eighth birthday at that wimpy's yanoe
this was absolute perfection!!!
My childhood was spent in a Northern California biker oasis called Lagunitas. Our local market used to sell trucker caps with "where the fuck is Lagunitas?" written across the fronts, lol. Same vibe as Kettering ;)
50000 People used to live here... Now it's a ghost town.
sounds loke a local town for local peeple
It's awe about Joe Williams
0:58 but did the log flue have a hype man?
Sadly not,The hype man was too busy doing Jury duty
the helicopter ride they showed just got taken down
Kettering: no puns intended, best leave before 14:22.
Giggles
Low-key used to be terrified of Wicky Bear as a kid.
2 million improvements, and now in trouble.
S an a H an a I and a T end it off with a nice big E sums up kettering totaly
WASSUP!!!!
Only theme park geeks refer to the rollercoaster by their manufacturer.
I think I've been to 6 or 7 "Rock n' Bowl"s in my life, not one of them was related to any of the others. All independent establishments.
I'm not sure when the phrase "Rock N' Bowl" become part of the public domain, but it's, undoubtedly, a pun that I can get behind and I support it's further exploitation by the bowling czars.
Is there sunshine in Britain?
No
Yes there is
and now people are getting stabbed there almost every day😐😐
If Matthew Gray Gubler was Brit and comedian 😂😂😂
the sound woman is hilarious
I bet her arms and shoulders must be in bits at the end of the day.
He should just travel around and visit random, not so well known sites all the time -- make a whole show of it.
That's just Tom Scott
After he kept mentioning it, I decided to look it up and I wasn't surprised to see that ducks definitely don't mate for life
Well they do, but don't kill eachother they hurt the female if they are more males and one female they tend to be so persistent they usually drown the female
I think this perfectly describes the awkward chaos that is James Acaster
i think i perfectly describes kettering
How is it possible to feel nostalgic for a place I've never been 😂
I don’t recommend it here apart from wicksteed it’s really not that incredible 😂
Next week on episode 3 of James Acaster visits places that are closed James visits the Kettering branch of Thomas Cook.
Did anyone see the kids giving the middle finger in the window at 0:08 lmao
Wicksteed Park, how nostalgic! I'm dying to know if the bit with Mick was scripted or real.. killed me.
Haha! Not scripted, Mick is superb
I was thinking it was scripted, James' sense of humor dictates that it was,hes fricken hilarious. 😏😂😋🌈
Genuinely watching james acaster in a tent at wicksteed last week
Tim Davis it’s not scripted lol
@@ev9099 yes it is.
My sister was Wicky Bear for a year or so. She's now an accountant.
She's a hero
What is James’ obsession with ducks
this has the same energy as bbc series 'this country', we need a collab #comeonbbc
As if you've still got a Wimpy's man!
There's a wimpy near my house. Still doing the lime milkshakes!
It’s been renamed to fat franks now 💔
Kettering Town fc &a &a &a...&a
I thought at the start 'Is that Jo Williams?'. Can't believe that it actually is!
Northamptonshire, the place where social awkward is born.
This series is so awkward. It's absolutely brilliant.
Home of Weetabix, theme parks and...myself
I don't know why but this always makes me laugh
Sadly there are no birds there now due to the "murders" Why have you not featured Cortardo's where you honed your comedy skills with the other patrons ? I think that you should do an episode on the disproportional number of coffee shops in the town , what is that about?
James A-Caster Sugar And Coffee?
Outside Kettering?
No, taking a packed lunch
Wicksteed Parks rides don't operate in the winter
This was a sad realisation for James
My favourite part of this rain-a-thon is the royalty-free indie rock soundtrack.
and all the bits with James Acaster looking confused or bored.
My fave is all the boom miking for no reason
Thank you!
We used to own the Rock n Bowl so pleased you liked the original name - New York Thunderbowl def doesn’t have the same ring!!!! 😂😂😂
42 seconds in and you see the flat I grew up in on the left. Wild memories.
this show is amazing
I swear that bear is wearing an upside down Mario outfit
Bare K town nostalgia hahaha. Moved out of town a few years back. This is taking me back!
For a second I thought James was going to jump the fence to the roller coaster, but then I remembered the boom mike 😆
Right in the childhood
I can't believe how similar Adrian Bliss' character is to James' persona
This episode is gold
Should go to the Russell Street Cinema. loads of laughs
Im from Kettering aswell and james acaster is the only good thing to come out of it
Don't bother running
This inspired “This country”
I don’t know why I’m watching this now but hey 😂
Looking at this in 2021
all aboard!
Mick still works there OMG!!
:):):)
I'll have a brown derby from Wimpy please Mr Gaycaster
Give us another one.
Give us a chance!
Turtle Canyon Comedy
Seriously, will there be a third episode? Hope yes!
Yeah, and a fourth and a fifth and a sixth. But that'll be it. Monthly.
Every time it cuts to them driving on the left side, I panic just a little