The "Delightful news for someone who cares." really sums up Richard's way of thinking about Countdown. 😅

My favourite Richard Countdown moment is still when he realized the final Conundrum wasn't going to score them enough points to win and he just got up to leave the show early instead.

@crownhouse2466

8 ай бұрын

No, not you!

6:15 Rob: I got 24 by adding them all together Numbers: sum to 23

@ImMattFromAus

10 ай бұрын

Classic Rob innit?

@KBRoller

5 ай бұрын

As a programmer, off-by-1 errors are understandable.

I love that this is all Richard being terrible at words and numbers, and then in the middle a maths genius out of nowhere and still doesn't get any points.

@macdeluxe733

10 ай бұрын

Uses powers 2 and 3. Is a mathematical genius. Welcome to current year education.

@statman64

9 ай бұрын

And then the last one is him actually winning the points somehow

@herecomeskuma3107

9 ай бұрын

​@@macdeluxe733you must be fun to hang around

@RetsamX

9 ай бұрын

​@@macdeluxe733there is always that one guy

@vaudeville-villain

8 ай бұрын

@@herecomeskuma3107assuming that he’s even worth hanging around in the first place

"It's just up your street, Jon, because it's herbivorous and short legged." Susie's burn on Jon at the end was hilarious. R.I.P. Sean.

@ChrisCoxCycling

10 ай бұрын

That was genuinely the highlight for me. When Susie has a crack it is so good, because you just don't expect it.

i love rachel's little flourish after richard says "that's a screengrab" at 1:14. amazing presenter instincts there

@kisbie

3 ай бұрын

Rather appropriate considering Rachel’s ongoing feud with Jeremy Corbyn’s mob.

I love that he won a round with TOE when there was the most obvious way to get a 4 🤣

@comradeniamh7771

10 ай бұрын

reminds me of joe’s ‘pints/points’

@TheSUGA1202

9 ай бұрын

Morsel

@gryndyl

9 ай бұрын

measle

@wibbliams

9 ай бұрын

​@@gryndylthat's what I got

@dynastyconflate3379

8 ай бұрын

Maestro

Am I the only one that every time Richard is on the show really hopes the letters for tnetennba will show up?

@gavinbissell2029

9 ай бұрын

How come

@hollybigelow5337

9 ай бұрын

@@gavinbissell2029 It’s from The IT Crowd.

@casparstanford382

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@hollybigelow5337ive watched the it criwd i dont get it

@cassanateli

8 ай бұрын

@@casparstanford382The street countdown episode it’s the letters Moss gets and it is apparently already a word

@cooktheant

8 ай бұрын

@@casparstanford382 You really haven't if you don't get that reference, it's one of the most quoted lines from the show...

Its so funny how Richard has decided his persona is "guy frustrated that you think he should be smart"

“He did the mathematical equivalent of a wheelie and you got a puncture…” I haven’t laughed that hard since “that’s a challenging wank!”😂. Even in death he kills me. R.I.P. Sean Lock.

5:15 I do hope Richard saw "venting" and played that on really well lol. If there was a man who could it's Richard.

@ImMattFromAus

10 ай бұрын

I would've gone with 'cunting'.

@wanderingrandomer

10 ай бұрын

I was distracted because I saw a naughty word and couldn't look past it

I love how Richard looks like he'd win every game of countdown, and even plays that in the IT crowd episode. But in reality, he's pretty hopeless 😂 Oh I love him.

@ouiueu

10 ай бұрын

"Richard looks like he'd win every game of Countdown," that's very prejudicial, what does a Countdown winner look like, that gloriously broad demographic?

@finncullen

10 ай бұрын

@@ouiueu Get a grip you drama-seeking conflict wart

@Pagliacci_Rex

9 ай бұрын

I think he does badly intentionally because of the expectation.

@wormflowers

9 ай бұрын

@@ouiueu he has smart people glasses

@Poodz_

8 ай бұрын

I think you can tell from when he decided to try with the 950 that he wouldn't be that hopeless. Hilarious to watch though.

Richard is in a no-win situation. The expectations for him are so high because of that famous episode of “The IT Crowd” where his character is a Countdown genius. There is no way to live up to that. Still extremely funny though.

I genuinely can't tell if Richard not getting 10*9=90 90+100=190 is a bit or not

@dynastyconflate3379

8 ай бұрын

Gotta do 9-7=2 then 2x100=200 then 200-10=190, just to show off a tiny bit

@casparstanford382

8 ай бұрын

@@dynastyconflate3379hey thats what i did first then i realised there was much easier way

@tesseract5569

7 ай бұрын

It is. Richard is generally a smart guy but his character is best described as "Guy who's annoyed you think he's smart"

@Yatagurusu

6 ай бұрын

Im pretty sure he realises hes invited to countdown to entertain and bring viewership and does exactly that. Plus hes easily one of the more memorable people on countdown, Im sure its helped his career greatly in terms of book sales and opportunities, maybe worth a little more than the countdown teapot. But thats just me guessing.

@antster1983

6 ай бұрын

@@Yatagurusu It's an extension of his public persona from Big Fat Quiz and The Crystal Maze.

"I got 24, just added then al together" ... the sum isnt even 24, its 23 😂

4:40 I got 'dumbass'

@HH-mw4sq

10 ай бұрын

Nice try, but like mole-rat, it is two words in the Oxford dictionary.

4:23 Laughed out loud on the bus. Oops.

“Actually, it already is a word, TNETNNBA.”

6:14 BTW rob wouldn’t have gotten 24 if he added them he would’ve gotten 23. Just food for thought.

Susie got him with that last one 😂

I dunno why I was expecting "it is a word... Sthoiredes"

'measle' - a cysticercus tapeworm larva

Should have kept Jon's "if you want to square and cube take a job at a jelly factory" or whatever is the real quote.

6:15 Even if you add them up, its not 24...

no TNETENNBA, sad...

If you're taking requests; I'd love a compilation of Spencer Jones' bits.

4:44 is a real serial killer moment

Makes me so glad Richard Ayoade is in the new Fable, going to be great.

@IgglePyggle

10 ай бұрын

it won't be any good, you do know that right? microsoft couldn't give 2 shits about trying to compete anymore.

When it can not be done, he does it. Tnetennba ftw!

REDSHITS is the new excuse for missing anything ...LOL

The day Jon lost to a hard 3 xD

100/25=4+7+9=20-1=19*10=190 (yes I did think you had to use all the numbers)

@renerant

10 ай бұрын

I did this - after firstly panicking, then realizing 100+9*10 is the answer and then thought like this: 100/25=4 7 + 4 - 1 = 10 10+9 = 19 10*19=190

@TheTitanPrometheus

10 ай бұрын

25+1 is 26, 26-7 is 19, 19×10 is 190 (assuming not all numbers are needed)

@saoirsedeltufo7436

9 ай бұрын

@@TheTitanPrometheus I mean if you're not using all the numbers then you just do 9*10+100...

@RamblingTico11

3 ай бұрын

Same! But I got 25-(9+7) x 10 + 100 x 1 ???

6:57 the nerds equivalent of a mic drop lol

Good evening, that's a nice tnetenba

Richard had the perfect chance to spell “Bundas”

he made jimmy lost his fake laugh at 6:38 and that is CV worthy

Did anyone tell Rob all the numbers added up were 23?

The word is "Tenetenbuh."

It’s a shame TNETENNBA wasn’t up there, he could’ve had all nine

Openminded letter 97

I'll take a regular vowel

Clever Part 86

Complete juxtaposition to one of the episodes of the IT Crowd (I think S4 E2) where Ayoade's character moss was one of the best at countdown ever

Tall advocat 41

Elastomer.

🤣🤣🤣

How could they not see "dumbass"

I got 195. But that was the best i could do. By the best i could do i mean it was the only attempt i made. I thought i had to use all the numbers.

No one saw measle?

*Awfully brilliant (We all know Jimmy did the headliner, here)

Dirty tiger 91

yknow, richard is very smart but that doesn't actually guarantee that he's good at fast mental math/arranging letters in a high-pressure environment. like that's not one to one. yet for some reason i'm convinced that he is secretly good at countdown and just... chooses chaos.

I've always liked Richard Ayoade but I do wish he'd try a little harder on the show. Most comedians tend to make a real effort while still being funny, but when it comes to Richard, it almost feels like he's cultivated his nerd persona so heavily that he's afraid he'd lose even if he tried and so does less than half assing it lol

@dontcallmegus

5 ай бұрын

Funny you say that because it makes me respect him even more. He doesn't give an F at all about any of this stuff hahaha

@Waytothedawn63

5 ай бұрын

@@dontcallmegus I don't think you understand what I'm saying. I'm saying I think his feigned disinterest makes him loop back around to being significantly more 'try-hard' than anybody else. It actually makes him appear stupid. All the best panellists on the show all manage to be consistently funny while still playing the game. Why can't he? It's not actually because he doesn't care. That's the act. It's because he does actually care and he's insecure in his character if he fails. He doesn't want to lose so he doesn't play. He does care about the result if he were to play genuinely, so he doesn't. It's insecure.

@dontcallmegus

5 ай бұрын

I do understand your idea, I just disagree. I think he's just trolling everyone because he literally doesn't care. To me, it looks like he's just going "Why would I even try at something so benign?" like it's beneath him, which from what I know about him, seems to fit his personality. But I get what you're saying, too!

Am i the only one that barely looked at the first one and saw “Steroids”?

Richard is the next Joe Wilkinson....

Not awful, just someone who'd rather play for laughs than points.

Can someone solve the 950 one? I think it's impossible

@rektinnation

10 ай бұрын

Impossible. Closest is 10 * (1 + 2) * 3 * 2 * 5 = 900

@NoBreadsticks

10 ай бұрын

It's impossible under the rules. I think the highest number you can make with those numbers is 900

@JackLWalsh

10 ай бұрын

@@NoBreadsticks Yes that’s correct. Maximum that’s possible is 900. 2 + 1 = 3 10 x 5 x 3 x 3 x 2 = 900

@MattCrawley_Music

5 ай бұрын

If Rachel says it's impossible then it is

R.I.P SEAN LOCK.😢 SO FUNNY

Take the 100 and divide it by the 25 gives you 4. Add the 4 to the 9 and the 7 and subtract the 1, that gives you 19. Times by the 10 is 190. Easy!

if only it was Moss....

he could not care

Too bad tnetennba didn’t come up.

Sean 😭

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Came here for funny things from Richard but got distracted by Rachel

Richard is what the American people need

@winxwest2964

10 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself

@namelesscage

10 ай бұрын

​@@winxwest2964 As part of the American people, I agree with @arianjalilian2241. Richard is what the American people need, we have spoken!

He has a law degree people. It’s all an act

For the first one, would steroids count as 8 or would it only be allowed to be steroid

@frankie9754

5 ай бұрын

i think steroids counts! i mean considering that hoisters counts, and anyways steroids is probs said more than "steroid" if you think about it. i put the letters in an anagram solver and kicked myself when i saw that...

he's only good at illegal street countdown

3×6+2+1+5×10 = 950

Dumbo's

Ah, if only it was Moss instead of Richard ....

If only there would have been another H to spell horseshit...

Ayoade is the unfunniest comedian I've ever seen. Utterly awful in all regards

@MattCrawley_Music

5 ай бұрын

Why watch it then

For the last one malteser is an 8 they shoulda done :)

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