Tom and ben are by far the best commentators. The brand risk just makes it so much better. And the fact they are so easily distracted and have a tendency to ignore what's happening half the time
The real ideal for actual shoutcasting would have been Harry (but he's in the hot seat) and Shadow (but they'd have to import her and buggerall she'd be hard to get through customs on short notice). The second best choice probably would have been Pyrion and Tom... but the Yogscast choice, well. I'm honestly not sure which I'd have preferred, but somehow it just FEELS more on brand to have Dunc'n'Ose.
i think it's a nod to british Formula 1 announcers. it's funny because usually there are dozens of high-performance racecars exploding into action and here it's just... well... what you see lol
It’s a racing phrase for the start of the race, hailing from back in the day when the radio was the only way to “watch” the race without actually being there. There would be a long and sometimes delayed lead up to the start of the race where the commentators banter and talk about the competitors, but to make sure people heard when the race started and to get their attention, they’d say specifically when it started with some version of “and they’re off” (as in off the starting line) which has since unified and stuck around to this day in various forms. In terms of F1 specifically, the current parlance is “lights out and away we go” as the start of the race is governed by lights that signify the beginning of the race when they go out.
I didn't see all of the stream, but I believe they explained very early on Duncan said it when he thought they were starting playing, but they didn't actually do anything for another 10-15 minutes
