Rob and Romesh met icon Usain Bolt in Jamaica for the new series (Picture: SkyTV)

Comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan ran into some serious trouble while shooting their new TV show, after their bad dancing caused major offence in Jamaica.

Flying over to the Caribbean island to meet Usain Bolt for their new series Rob and Romesh Vs…, the pair were encouraged to embrace the culture, and soon they took it to extremes.

Winding up on television with a dance troupe to perform a routine, the pair were in over their heads – and speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, they revealed that may have even offended those watching.

Rob explained: ‘In every episode there’s always something we’re doing that really puts us out of our comfort zone, and it [the dancing] was, awful. I was so stressed doing that dancing, it was horrendous! But hopefully, our pain is the viewers’ gain.’




Romesh added: ‘I think, when we went to Jamaica, we were really trying to get into Jamaican culture, and Usain was telling us about all these different, like the dance hall culture in Jamaica.’

The comic duo are trying their hand at the new things for their new series (Picture: WENN)

However, once the guys arrive, things go south at a rapid rate as they’re put on stage in front of hundreds of people, attempting to dance alongside some of the professionals.

‘That event was like their kind of X Factor, it was their biggest sort’ve dance hall event and they love it, and found us so shit at it that it was an insult to their culture,’ Rom revealed.

‘What you don’t see is that the front row were shouting, telling us to stop. Not in a funny way, in a “we’re going to kill you if you don’t stop insulting our dance” because it was embarrassing.’

‘It was so embarrassing that, because we’re stand-ups, we’re trying to make it into a thing, the disparity between our enthusiasm and our ability…,’ he added.

Rob agreed, and added: ‘I look like I’m the greatest dancer of all time, in my mind. But physically, it doesn’t materialise into that.’

Unfortunately for Rob, he came off the worst, with two left feet and a struggle to keep in rhythm.

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‘I’ve got nothing in my locker when it comes to music. Nothing,’ he told us. ‘Can’t clap in time, can’t dance, can’t sing, can’t play an instrument…

‘I got sent out of recorder lessons as a kid for being shit on purpose, and I weren’t! I was actually trying!’

‘There is nothing more liberating as a shit dancer, than knowing there’s someone five yards from you that’s shitter than you are,’ laughed Romesh.

‘That’s why I sort’ve felt alright about what I was doing, because I knew there was a man that suggested he had an earphone in playing a different song.’

In the new series, the guys are trying their hand at a number of new trades – started with athletics with the help of Usain Bolt, who Rob declared was ‘like a superhero’ when they met.



‘He’s so physically impressive and so chilled. He’s such an icon ain’t he?,’ he explained, admitting he was starstruck when he met him.

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However, the two comedians soon find themselves out of their depth when they’re put to the test in the new fields – which also include country music, fashion and DJing.

Maybe stick to the day jobs, eh fellas?

Rob & Romesh Vs… airs Fridays at 9pm on Sky One and NOW TV.

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