CHRIS Evans and Hollywood legend Tim Roth starred in a hilarious spoof of Drive to Survive while marking the return of TFI Unplugged.
The UK smash-hit series has just dropped its fifth episode, and the brilliant spoof opened it up perfectly.
TFI Unplugged dropped its latest episode todayCredit: Virgin
It began with an amazing “Notflix” spoofCredit: Virgin
Legend Tim Roth made an appearance in the videoCredit: Virgin
The clip starts off by displaying a parody of the title screen, called “Notflix”.
From there unfolds an amazingly self deprecating take on Netflix‘s hit Formula 1 docuseries .
The episode starts by showing a specially made trail called TFI-VE TO SURVIVE.
This is a blatant nod to the racing phenomenon, which features presenter in the latest series.
Shot in a candid, behind-the-scenes style that mirrors the slick, high-drama world of Drive to Survive, a humourously deadpan Chris then introduces himself to viewers.
He turns to the camera and says: “My name is Chris Evans, original presenter of TFI Friday.”
Funny quips are peppered throughout the bit and they only get funnier.
When asked how he would describe the reboot of his beloved 90s show, Chris simply says: “Like the old one, but only 1% of the budget.”
Shortly after appears outside of Chris’ studio asking if he’s even getting “f*****g paid for this” as it’s “a bit cheap, isn’t it?”.
The star then leaves while playfully calling Chris a rude name.
The show went off-screen for decades but recently returnedCredit: YouTube/Virgin Radio UK
Since launching just one month ago, the reboot of TFI Friday has accumulated over a million views on YouTube.
Joining Chris this week is a stellar lineup of famous faces including father and son Kurt and Wyatt Russell, and icon Dave Franco.
Much-loved Gavin & Stacey actress Joanna Page, iconic rock legend Billy Idol, star and ‘ very own James Buckley, also join the lineup.
Lastly there will be a performance from the band Squeeze to entertain viewers even further.
Across its first four episodes, TFI Unplugged has already welcomed an extraordinary roster of guests.
These include , Patrick Dempsey, , Delroy Lindo and .
New episodes of TFI Unplugged go live every Friday at 6pm, exclusively on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel, where all four previous episodes are available to watch now.
The new episode features some stellar guestsCredit: Virgin
Joanna aka Stacey is one of the many famous faces in the episodeCredit: Virgin
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