The stunts in this series
were performed as supervised by professionals.
Do not attempt any of the stunts you are about to see.
Hi, I'm Stephen Tries,
and welcome to my new show, Stephen Tries Stunning C***.
Sorry, Stephen Tries Cunning Stunts.
The show which sees me, Stephen,
trying to recreate stunts
from your favourite Netflix movies
with the help of some of Hollywood's
finest stunt performers.
Today, I'm going to be setting myself on fire.
And I know what you're thinking.
"Stephen, your comedy's so good,
aren't you always on fire?"
And you'd be absolutely right.
But it's time for the roast master
to get a taste of his own medicine.
Cut there.
I'm not actually gonna be setting myself on fire.
I've given my mate Max £40.
He's gonna be my stunt double.
Max, come on out!
Meet the stunt team.
You Cupid stunt.
Max…
Max, are you OK?
Can we still set him on fire?
No.
Max, can you move your arms?
No.
Good.
So in the words of Take That,
let's relight my fire, shall we?
Why am I being set on fire? I hear you ask.
Because in this absolutely
terrifying scene from Project Power,
we see Machine Gun Kelly ablaze.
World-famous stunt coordinator Justin Pearson
told me to meet him in some random warehouse
to show me how it's done.
A strange location
as I'm only used to being on fire in the bedroom
or badminton court.
Either way, my PE teacher taught me everything I know.
Ah, Justin.
Can I call you "Thrustin' Justin"?
-No, you can't. -OK, JP.
What are we doing here today?
Well, Stephen, we're gonna set you on fire.
You've seen the clip, Project Power,
a combination of flame,
practical effects, and visual effects.
So, we're not just gonna set you on fire.
We're gonna set an arm on fire,
then we'll go to your legs,
and then we'll finish up with your back on fire,
which is a bit bigger flame.
Ooh, lovely.
In fact, wait there. I'll show you.
OK, Justin.
Lighting in three, two, one.
This was terrifying.
I hadn't seen a man that fired up
since I ran for Year Seven school council.
Right, Stephen, what did you think of that then?
It's frightening.
You know, Bonfire Night gone wrong
was the sort of vibe I got from it.
OK, you ready to do some stuff?
-Yeah. Yeah, sure. Yeah. -Excellent. OK.
Well, first of all, meet the stunt team.
You got Barry.
-Hi, Barry. -He's on gluing.
And then, you got Dan.
-Dan was the guy on fire. -Yeah, he did a great job.
We'll do a few dry rehearsals.
If we stand you on here,
this will be your first position.
And this is where we put the paste.
-The glue. -Yeah.
This is the product we set fire to.
If you put your arm out, we're gonna start off,
we're going to set fire to your arm.
-Yeah. -Which is from here to here.
As an extra safety precaution,
I decided to try and put out the flames
with my own sweat.
So, Baz will paste you up.
What have I done wrong, Baz?
So, the cue to move to here is "move".
-Good. Makes sense. -Yep.
Dan will come in with some alcohol IPA,
which is a spritz.
So, at this point,
when you hear the count, start holding your breath.
It's a breath-holding exercise.
So, hold your breath. Three, two, one. Go.
Move forward.
You can start moving your arm about a bit.
You can look at it. Get your head away from it.
Okay, maybe do a little twist for us.
-Like that? Oh, yeah. -Yeah, that's it.
When you get to this line,
go straight down, still holding your breath.
The boys will come in with the CO2.
When you hear the word "out",
we know the flame has been extinguished,
and then, you can stop holding your breath.
Lovely.
OK?
Any questions with that?
Before, when you said Barry's on glue,
did you mean that stuff or…?
No, just Barry's on glue.
Lighting in three, two, one.
Go.
Arm's on fire.
You're looking at it.
Yeah.
Out!
So far, I look less like an action hero,
and more like an air hostess gone rogue.
-OK, so that's the arm burn. -Yeah.
We're now going to do the next burn,
which is the back of your lower legs.
Lighting in three, two, one.
Go.
Move forward.
Three, two, one. Go.
At this point,
I decided to show what it would have looked like
if Max had been my stunt double.
Nice full twist there, mate, I think.
Yeah.
Yeah. Good, good, good.
-Perfect. Well done, mate. -Easy.
-Easy with no flame, yeah? -Yeah.
We can just edit that in. That's fine.
I've got the routine, though.
-You've got the routine? -Yeah.
What an afternoon.
Can't beat it.
Oh, Millie.
I was sent to the caravan
to rub protective lubricant all over my body.
If you want to see what that looks like,
go to Bognor Regis on Valentine's Day.
That's a stiff nipple.
Did somebody call the Fire Police?
-Brigade! -Brigade?
I was nervous.
A YouTuber hadn't been this blazed
since wroetoshaw's birthday.
So, Stephen, it's getting real now.
How'd you feel?
Warm and a little bit cold,
and real mixed emotions going on here.
So, you've got one layer of wet Nomex
close to your skin.
You've got a second layer of…
As Justin did his best Gok Wan impression,
I couldn't help but wonder
if the flame-resistant thong I'd been given
was actually necessary.
OK, I think you're ready.
Yeah, I'm ready for the real thing.
Yep. Should we do it?
-Yeah, let's go for it. -Let's do it.
There was no turning back now.
I was trusting Justin to stop me from combusting.
Paste.
Move.
Spritz.
Lighting.
Three, two,
one.
My arm was on fire,
something I had often experienced
in my teenage years.
Out.
Now, that's what I call hot pants.
As the crowd went wild for my barbecued buttocks,
I knew there was one more stunt to go.
Lighting.
Three.
Two.
One.
As I reached the final strait
of Justin's baptism of fire,
flames lapping around my neck,
it dawned on me that could have earned a lot more money
doing a BPM brand deal.
I haven't felt this hot
since I bought my first pair of jean shorts.
Anyway, this is Stephen Tries sounding out
from what feels like the burning depths of hell.
I'll see you soon on another episode
of Stephen Tries Cunning Stunts.
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