I’m with Hamish 100% on getting the stupid birthday song from a bunch of strangers who definitely don’t want to be singing it to you. I hate even having to hear it second hand on someone else’s behalf.

Number 2 will always be my favourite. "WHY WILL NO ONE EAT WITH YOU?!" Kills me every time.

25 years ago I was at some very popular island destination. We were a company of 11-12 people. The 50-year old waiter came, most of us ordered waffles, the rest ordered all sorts of other crazy summer-like stuff. Almost every plate was slightly different than what was available in the menu due to personal preferences. There weren't two people who ordered the same thing and most ordered more than one thing. The waiter didn't have a notepad, he was just listening to us. The amount of information was so much that halfway through I started giggling nervously because I didn't know how anyone could make mental notes of so many different things under such pressure and background noise. Someone asked the waiter if he remembered half of what we had ordered and the waiter simply replied "yes, I'll remember". The whole ordeal lasted a minute or so. 10-15 minutes later the waiter came back with all plates. He remembered not only EXACTLY what we had ordered, but also WHO had ordered what. I'll never forget this.

The waiter pouring th3 water..omg. At one point they switched i died..lol.

Ben does god-tier passive aggressive tones and expressions. Love it

I still want a redo of the no notepad skit when Alan just repeats the order back perfectly

Introvert's worst dream. Having some strangers sing happy birthday to you while everyone else in the restaurant watches you. That's some cringe moments you'll never forget.

Has their acting gotten exponentially better or were they always this bloody good. Their videos actually make me laugh out loud. Unbelievably hilarious.

Ah, the awkwardness and anxiety when people try to force themselves to sing happy birthday or having the wrong food brought to you, inspite that it's extremely bothering at times and unpleasant for both sides (for the forced happy birthday singing) or feeling like you're complaining too much and being rude about wanting to inform the waiter that they brought you wrong food because you don't want to cause fuss. And then there's the talking behind people's backs trying, but let's be honest everybody does that in some way, definitely got me a bit anxious when I was working in a fast food chain restaurant. It all hits close to home.

“LOOK AWAY!! NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!” 😂😂😂😂 Hamish always brings it.

Man, Ben makes for a perfect maniac. It’s so weird to see Rowan as normal too 😆. Also Allan and Adam had me dying of laughter in Top Up. Hilarious moment. I love you all! Always entertaining!!

0:00 Happy Birthday 3:22 Eating Alone 6:19 No Notepad 9:04 Allergy 11:56 Two Faced 13:42 Top Up 16:26 The Poo 18:46 Shared Plate 21:27 Full Service 24:39 Yes

VLDL is slowly making more and more relatable skits, it’s starting to get scary

I lost it when he switched with the waiter and started filling the water instead 😂

🤣🤣Loved this!! VLDL has come a long way... from being a YT channel with hilarious skits, to being a YT channel with hilarious skits, impressive production quality, and seriously impressive acting. Love you guys!!!

First skit already has me loving it! It goes from that creepy avoiding it like they're zombies and will swarm you if they heard birthday, to a funny and absolutely true twist that they don't want to sing it just as much as you want to hear it. So everybody hates it and it's just this terrifying experience for everybody involved.

"NO ONE EATS ALONE!" God, I love Ben. X'D

Loved it! I ran a restaurant for years. We wouldn’t subject the birthday customer to our off key singing . But I would comp their dessert and put a candle in it.

"NO ONE EATS ALONE!!" my favorite line xD

The one where he memorized all the order in his head and kept saying it was alright, I felt that lol I worked at restaurants for years, genuinely laughed

As a former server, to be fair with Alan's skit at that chaotic point it probably doesn't matter if you're writing it down or not lmao

I've definitely had the eating by myself experience. It wasn't even at a fancy restaurant. It was super weird. Big shock, they went out of business.

Oh my gosh I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. That "full service" skit was hilarious

I nearly died from laughter when they swapped with the waiter and started pouring water like "What?" 😂

The full service had me laughing, that head bang on the table must of hurt 😂

I actually really love the real life skits (Bored and the Restaraunt ones) just as much as the fantasy skit series, though I understand why most of the audience are much more used to Epic NPC Man more.

The relatability of the skits, mixed with a degree of believable surrealism (is that even a thing but VLDL seems to nail it frequently), and the level of acting here - just incredible. So thankful we have VLDL!

I literally could not stop laughing at the “Full Service” sketch! 😂 It would be great if you guys could do another one, but this time where the waitstaff did take care of the conversation! They could manipulate Ben’s and Hamish’s mouths with their hands while making up a random conversation. You could even have them get into an argument. Rowan could slam Hamish’s fist down on the table while Ellie purses his lips and eyebrows into a scowl. Alan and Adam can pick Ben up and “storm” him out of the restaurant.

"Happy Birthday" and "Top Up" are my favorites. Such ordinary, relatable scenarios, mixed with this sort of _slowly-building surrealistic horror,_ (which is also somehow totally relatable)... Fabulous. 👏👏👏

The most awkward thing ever was when I had china food, and when finished I walked out, without realizing I actually had forgotten to pay (it's common to pay in advance). The server came running after me, shouting "Pay! You pay!". I paid. 😶😂

The Full Service was completely unexpected and funny, I laughed too much with Ben and Hamish

16:13 I love how Adam stops the proposal then it cuts to Adam dating her 😆

The birthday sketch is on point! This is exactly how i felt when i came to restaurant on my birthday because they had "20% off the check if it's a birthday". I didn't know they also played the birthday song very loudly, turned off the lights and full on paraded a piece of cake (with firecrackers and stuff) to a birthday person. It was a very fancy place with delicious, but expensive food and i came there to give myself a birthday present. ALONE. Because if i invited a company there, i'd have to eat dust bunnies for 2 month. They really overdid it with the birthday congradulations, probably expected a big tip. All that made me feel bad. Edit: Yeap, the place was fancy with handtowels in the toilet, but they played a "free to download, no copyrights" version of a birthday song.

That birthday one is the ultimate betrayal. I'm definitely Rowan when it comes to shared plates.

The one were Alan poors water is my favorite. You guys always make me laugh so wholeheartedly. Keep up the great work!

15:51 "Wait what?" got me

Man, number 2 I’ve experienced the less crazy version. I had a job traveling 50 weeks a year for work and that tends to leave you single. ‘Can I get a table?’ ‘Tables are only for parties.’ ‘This place is empty’ ‘We can seat you at the bar.’ ‘Ooookay. I guess my laptop can enjoy soaking up the spilled liquor left from god knows how long ago… great, thanks.’ Second version: ‘We can get you a booth’ ‘I’m by myself, you guys look pretty packed. I don’t mind one of the small tables.’ ‘Oh, it’s no problem!’ I’m sitting there eating and a family of four is glaring daggers at me. Sorry y’all… only place they’d seat me. At this point, I’d bloody scoot over if it would help.’ 😓

I love how singing happy birthday was a painful experience for everyone! Perfect!

Rowans condescending look while singing the happy birthday song is absolutely wonderful

Even with the restaurant series, they can turn something mundane into pure horror .

I love how when she eats the shellfish she leans back and in the next scene her face is as white as a ghost.

the full service one is perfect. ben acting. rowan's accepting face. oh bravo guys

22:39 onward absolutely kills me. the comedic timing is just insane and then when he asks hamish what he wants and turns his head up to look hahaha 🤣. legends

Thankfully, I have only been subjected to the horror of the restaurant birthday song once. That is the least obnoxious one that I have heard, though.

Ben plays such a great villain/bad guy, but I bet he's hilarious in real life.

A great way to start my day. I manage a steakhouse in the States and cannot wait to show this to the staff before service.

18:28 that hushed "I'm scared." I mean fuck, I hope that the Monty Python troupe sees your work because you do very, very funny stuff.

I finally feel understood... the Top Off skit and especially the Shared Plate skit are spot on... Thank you! Another shared plate issue is the fact that everyone else in the party get snotty about your decision to not pay double the price for a quarter of the food.

I know this is only a few episodes, but I really hope they turn this into a series, like Bored or Epic NPC. I've seen all the episodes already, and I was still laughing my @$$ off the whole time.

I lost it when Alan was pouring the water.

18:46 I relate to the shared plate situation so much. It is a pain having to navigate who can and can't or won't eat what. Especially when you specifically ordered that plate of shrimp mayonnaise and end up not eating it because some people don't have the decency to wait until everyone has had their share, and just vacuums everything into their gob!

Is it just me or is Hamish the most underrated of the bunch? Every skit he’s in is gold

I still think they should do a horror themed logic series. Just go off of all the clichés

All are great actors, but Ben is always at a different level, he's the best among them in acting

I don't know what I love more in VLDL guys. The comedy, the chemistry, or the fact that they swap girlfriends all the time.

I just love all of Hamish's characters. Hes one of my favorite cast members!

Dining alone is bad enough when all the deals are two for one, not just half price. Now VLDL rubs salt into the wounds.

the new restaurant series in the channel is starting to one of my favourites since it is too retable, except of the poo on the salad

Your commitment to these roles is really astounding. The full service bit, well done mates.

Extremely well written and performed!!!! Bravo! I was sobbering along with everyone in the first sketch. Adam is a genious!

11:38 As someone who is lactose and gluten intolerant I appreciate the honesty of #4. Eat the wrong food, crap yourself 😂😂🤣

Hamish's expression for the birthday song is just pure unfettered dread and horror. Its the perfect embodiment of the 2 feelings that I have seen in quite awhile!

the full service sketch at the end is one of the most interesting, unique, and hilarious ideas in all sketch comedy ive seen, well done!

this is one of the best. especially the refill everything is top notch in this one. scrip, camera, sound, acting etc

The singles table was beyond hilarious. Ben played the slowly losing his sanity so well!

As a person who works in a restaurant but not a server, 70% of all tables were alone

Coming back to watch all the skits again, they’re even better than I remembered! The restaurant actually looks super nice as well ngl

8:50 I knew he was going to quit his job 🤣🤣

Can’t wait to see what the studio looks like

All the skits are amazing Ben and Hamish were exceptional 🔥❤️

"Are you gonna sh!t yourself?" Classy. I'll remember that absolute corker for the next time I'm out on a date. 😂

Read the room mate is the greatest most perfect line ever.

this was a soul crushing moment. and a traumatic experience for both hamish and his GF and the staff of the resturant

Worked in a few restaurants before college and this is so accurate. But barely scratch the surface. This series can go for ages. Maybe get into the kitchen, management parking lot, on next episodes would be great too. Table for 1, so sad, what an ass. 😆😆😆

I haven't laughed this hard in months, thank you guys very much! The bit at the end killed me.

Oh my god the people pleasing behavior in "Allergy" triggered me sooooo bad. Well done you guys

13:40 I've only just noticed that Adam never even took the empty plates away 😅

Considering everything that happens in Playtech... I found the funniest thing was Alan referring to Rowan as his best friend...

the acting is so top shelf in this show. always blown away

The full service skit is definitely my absolute favourite, still makes me laugh out loud

Oh God the first one is so relatable!! Also we need more restaurant skits! :D

Ben always acts like a " necessary evil" 😆❤️

adam re-filling the water non stop had me dying hahahahahaha

As someone that works in food service everyday, I thank thee for the hard work put into this. This is just phenomenal. So many points touched here... just perfect.

I've never had more genuine laughs from a single group of people. Heck, I don't even comment, nor do I have any social media, so it's a bit odd for me to comment here. But I just had to take the time out to say that this is my favorite channel on UKposts right now! Keep up the great work guys (Thanks) 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

You had me trying to stifle sputtering spits and jerking tantrum fits of laughter on the public bus. Because your first skit was so funny. Very well done.

super interesting to see VLDL is now extending into the restaurant scene. They even bought a whole restaurant!

Number 7 explains Number 6. No wonder Adam is blocking Alan's proposal. He is having an affair with Britt. And Rowan found out, hence the shit meal.

From the first skit: I used to feel like he does when something would bring attention to me in public places (and sometimes even for no reason), but like 100x worse. Wellbutrin toned it down to normal levels.

I've just got to say for the last skit the physical acting was incredible. It's very hard to go fully limp like that.

Full service restaurant was so hilarious. Everyone in VLD is absolutely top talented, bravo!!!

That full service was just so much 😂😂😂

9:00 "You can't just run off like that, you're the manager!"

Full service is so amazing, the way the waiters just go along kkkkkk

Oh man. The shell fish skit puts me in tears every time. Classic.

I am intrigued what surprises would you do if somebody did take the "full service" with the talking serviced as well XD

Let's be honest, we all knew Rowan was the the chef dropping deuces on the salads.

Video #2 is so fucking brilliantly acted and made. I absolutely love the insanity of it and how it's portrayed.

omg this is like top 3 of the funniest, good job guys

The Poo skit is just about saying $hit. LOL The share plate.. lol I agree with Rowan.. 😳 The Full Service.. the treatment of Ben by Adam and Alan is hilarious 🤣😆😂😄