James Acaster recalls Paul Hollywood’s ‘sexy eyes’ during ‘Squid Game’ Celebrity Mastermind

James picked a fairly obscure matter of alternative for the quiz present (Image: BBC/Hindsight/Hat Trick Productions/William Cherry/Press Eye)

The comic, whose matter of alternative was ‘the historical past of ice cream’, managed to achieve three factors on his distinctive topic within the first spherical, with solutions like ‘Creamy Boys’ and ‘Monsieur Ice Cream,’ earlier than evaluating his scenario to being in Squid Sport.

The South Korean survival drama sees a whole lot of cash-strapped gamers settle for an invite to compete in youngsters’s video games with a lethal twist – not fairly the identical as answering on Haagen-Dazs or Ben & Jerry’s.

But James was nonetheless maintained his look on the BBC One quiz present was ‘the spotlight of [his] life.’

Nonetheless, when Clive requested him if this was one thing he’d needed to participate in for some time, James replied: ‘No. I don’t assume I need to do it now.

‘However I'll preserve this dialog going so long as I can, hoping to expire of the clock and we will all go residence.’

Seems he didn’t know an excessive amount of in regards to the historical past of ice cream (Image: BBC/Hindsight/Hat Trick Productions/William Cherry/Press Eye)

‘It’s like some Squid Sport stuff,’ the comic mentioned (Image: BBC)

‘The psychological video games you’re enjoying on us are fairly hardcore, you might hear a pin drop in right here, it’s completely silent.

‘You’re placing the spotlights on us, it’s like some Squid Sport stuff,’ the comic joked.

Simply pleasant scenes. pic.twitter.com/I5qgxPXQD0

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) Might 7, 2022

Whereas James tried to distract Clive and his fellow opponents Michelle Gayle, Jean Johansson and Charlotte Worthington together with his Netflix reference, viewers had been nonetheless centered on his ice cream solutions, as many had been left in hysterics.

‘Completely crying how James Acaster has picked the historical past of ice cream as his specialist topic,’ one penned, whereas one other commented that the comic not figuring out ‘any of the solutions is about to turn out to be a brand new meme.’

Completely crying how James Acaster has picked the historical past of ice cream as his specialist topic on #celebritymastermind 🤣

— Soph ✨✨ (@sophiee_edge) Might 7, 2022

James Acaster, you legend! 🍦🍨 #celebritymastermind Wasn’t shocked to listen to that specialist topic.. lack of analysis is hilarious 🤣

— Gemma Davis (@mad_gemma) Might 7, 2022

James Acaster on #CelebrityMastermind realising midway by means of his specialist topic that he doesn’t know any of the solutions is about to turn out to be a brand new meme.

— Stuart (@st_ua_rt) Might 7, 2022

Shout out to the researcher that spent a number of days researching the historical past of ice cream just for James Acaster to point out up having finished NO analysis ❤️ #Mastermind#CelebrityMastermind

— Ariadne 🦋 (@Ariadne_Reviews) Might 7, 2022

Later within the programme, James took his comparisons additional, likening Superstar Mastermind to his time on Superstar Bake Off.

‘Related scenario to this, Bake Off,’ he mentioned. ‘I didn’t do any prep, turned up and all hell broke unfastened.

‘Paul Hollywood’s going round, you with some attractive eyes and that’s distracting.

‘My flapjacks got here out extra like a porridge.

‘The one comfort was that I knew Paul Hollywood needed to eat it.

‘That was humorous, watching him attempting to eat the meals,’ he added.

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