{"id":43258,"date":"2026-08-13T14:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43258"},"modified":"2026-08-13T14:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:43:09","slug":"the-grand-tour-new-hosts-intro-video-is-gloriously-awkward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43258","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Tour new hosts intro video is gloriously awkward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/videos\/05XeeUQ5kkEBodYADb3Wr7M\/hero-image.png\" alt=\"A man sits on a sofa looking at the camera. The caption at the bottom reads, \"><\/p>\n<p><em>The Grand Tour<\/em> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.co.uk\/the-grand-tour-returns-with-new-hosts\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">three brand new content creator hosts<\/a> following the departure of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May &mdash; and what better way to meet them than with a slightly awkward Q&amp;A?<\/p>\n<p>In the video above, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@francis.bourgeois\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">TikTok star<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/francis-bourgeois-trainspotting-grand-tour-notebook-mission-space\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Mash 101 alum Francis Bourgeois<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyXiDU5qjfOPxgOPeFWGwKw\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">YouTube <em>Throttle House<\/em><\/a> hosts James Engelsman and Thomas Holland, sit down to answer questions about themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Cue some endearing awkwardness coupled with many, many questions misidentifying Thomas Holland as <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/spider-man-brand-new-day-interview-tom-holland\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Tom Holland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/a0M3Yl?pageview_type=RSS&amp;template=video&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=The%20Grand%20Tour%20returns%20to%20Prime%20Video%20on%20Sept.%206.&amp;object_type=video&amp;object_uuid=05XeeUQ5kkEBodYADb3Wr7M&amp;short_url=a0M3Yl&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Ffeeds%2Frss%2Fall\" rel=\"sponsored\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>The Grand Tour <\/em>returns to Prime Video on Sept. 6.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/top-creators-influencers-mashable-101-2026\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><u>YouTubers and TikTok stars to streamers and podcasters<\/u><\/a><\/em><em>, Mashable talks to creators about <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/series\/content-creators-influencers-playbook\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><u>how they built their platforms<\/u><\/a><\/em><em>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/series\/in-my-bag\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><u>gear they swear by<\/u><\/a><\/em><em>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/series\/trending-now\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><u>trends they see coming next<\/u><\/a><\/em><em>. 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