Watch Jeremy Clarkson and James May’s ridiculous teaser for The Grand Tour
Their new motoring series is set to air on Amazon Prime later this year
THEY'VE only just started filming The Grand Tour but it looks like James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are up to their old tricks.
In a new teaser clip for their Amazon Prime series, Jeremy and James appear to be a little drunk after finishing their first day of filming a studio segment in Johannesburg.
The clip, which was filmed in almost darkness, was posted to James May's Facebook page.
It starts with a close up of a gin & tonic and then shows the trio trying to get to grips with modern technology.
May says: "This thing [says] 'try swiping for a different look'. Right, I'll swipe – you tell me if I look different."
Always full of compliments, Clarkson replies: "You still look like a dingleberry."
They then struggle to stop themselves from giggling while filling in their fans on their first day of filming.
Clarkson says he doesn't "understand Facebook" before saying: "Is this live? I have nothing to say other than we're getting a little bit drunk... I was going to say something terrible, but, erm..."
After about a minute of them laughing and forgetting their train of thought, Clarkson puts a lamp up to his face and says: "Hello, I'm Jeremy Clarkson, and we've just recorded..." before descending into a fit of giggles.
He continues: "... recorded our first Grand Tour show in South Africa. And, unbelievably, I think it was successful. Cut."
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Jeremy then instructs May to stop recording saying: "James, cut it. Cut. You've got to understand brevity, James, brevity. Be brief, for once in your life."
Eventually, James finds the right button and the video cuts off.
The clip has been viewed 450,000 times and fans were loving the candid behind-the-scenes clip.
One wrote: " So much better than new Top Gear and you haven't even started yet!!"
Writing in his column for The Sun, Jeremy admitted that he was “crapping” himself over his new venture.
He said: “In a field just outside Johannesburg, James May, Richard Hammond and I will record the first studio segment for our new show, the Grand Tour.
“And I don’t mind telling you. I’m crapping myself.”
The three men were recently mobbed by fans in Vincenza, Italy, during which insiders called a “victory lap” amid the news that Chris Evans had quit their former stalwart, Top Gear.
Both James, 53, and Richard, 46, decided to walk from Top Gear after Jeremy, 56, was sacked after punching a producer.
They along with former Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman have signed a deal with Amazon Prime for an initial agreement to make 36 episodes over the period of three years.
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