Years after their Top Gear glory days, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, show no signs of slowing down, and continue to go strong with their other car show, The Grand Tour. No matter the show they're on, the presenter trio is still living dangerously, throwing themselves into all sorts of wild and dangerous stunts that have seen more than a few cars crashed.
Over the years, the experts on the great car repair show have gladly participated in several dangerous stunts. Still, even though their driving skills are unmatched, the endless laughter they bring is what sets them apart from other car show presenters. Whether through dialogue or comical moments, Clarkson, May, and Hammond have dragged the humor with them wherever they have gone. And while every episode delivers a few laughs, there are some particularly funny highlights over the show's 33-season run.
25 Season 15, Episode 1
Guest Star: Nick Robinson
In the Top Gear season 15 premiere, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, and The Stig all get together to look at the Bentley Continental GT. However, this all leads to the introduction of the Reliant Robin. This is the episode where Jeremy rolls his Reliant Robin car over and over again, and it just keeps on running, showing it might be one of the most reliable and dependable cars ever made. What is even more reliable is Jeremy himself, as his commentary as he rolls the car is hilarious.
Jeremy made so many deadpan and offhanded comments during the accidents ("Ok, this is comfortable") that it made each and every time he rolled the car even funnier than the one that came before. There is even a moment in the episode where Jeremy rolls the car into a parking lot that is full of similar cars, and everyone just stares in awe, which pays off the joke perfectly. This is one episode that relied almost exclusively on comedy to deliver the story, and it worked perfectly.
24 Season 20, Episode 5
Guest Star: Steven Tyler
In season 20, Jeremy and James decide they want to find which crossover vehicles would be the best for a caravan holiday. The two then head out to test the different cars, and this is where the big joke in the episode comes into play. The episode even goes for the low-hanging branches when Jeremy and James are in a car park at night and mention people "dogging" there, which obviously refers to one of the show's slightly dirtier references.
What makes the joke work so well is the immediately horrified expressions from both James and Jeremy when they realize they are right. However, the funniest moment was when James and Jeremy went to the hardware store to shop, which had to be seen and believed. What made it even better was when they kept taking many of the things they had acquired to the dumpster and throwing random things away at "the tip."
23 Season 14, Episode 6
Bolivia Special
Considered one of the best Top Gear specials of all time, the 14th season trip to Bolivia was also one of the scariest — and funniest. The episode saw Clarkson, Hammond, and May go to Bolivia with £3,500 to buy locally used cars. They then have to use the cars to travel through the coast of Chile. As they move into the Amazon vegetation, the episode offers some of the most breathtaking scenery of the entire series. However, it also features one of the deadliest moments.
They have to travel across a 40-mile mountain road known as El Camino de la Muerte (Death Road), which offers some of the most terrifying moments of the entire franchise. With so many people dying there over the years, the guys know the danger, but the episode is smart enough to offset the terror with some sharp humor. The jokes start from the beginning, when each of their cars requires serious work, to the end, when Richard sends his car tumbling down the hill because he was too scared to do it.
22 Season 3, Episode 13
Mongolia Special
This Top Gear episode is another one of the show's best specials, as the team heads to Mongolia. In the special, nicknamed "Survival of the Fattest," the production dropped Clarkson, Hammond, and May in the wilderness and set up their mission in a similar format as reality TV shows like Survivor. The guys only had limited rations and flat packs full of parts. The rations were to give them sustenance, and they had to use the parts to build their own vehicles.
The goal is to build a vehicle to help them escape the wilderness and return to civilization before their rations run out. The humor here doesn't come from the unnecessary stunts but rather the chemistry between the guys and their ability to invent and create things while also allowing them to make jokes and poke at each other as their frustration rises. There is even a running joke about Richard not driving since he always wrecks his cars.
21 Season 7, Episode 4
Guest Star: Ellen MacArthur
Top Gear season 7, episode 4 remains a fan favorite, with beautiful Italian supercars and guest star Ellen MacArthur, a renowned yachtswoman. In this adrenaline rush-inducing episode, Clarkson, Hammond, and May are each allotted £20,000 to find and purchase a mid-engined Italian supercar. Hammond meets up with the men riding in a 1979 Ferrari 308 GT4 Dino, Clarkson with a 1974 Maserati Merak SS, and May hilariously tailing the pair with a 1975 Lamborghini Urraco hooked up to a tow truck.

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As the group takes their new rides out for test drives around a 20-mile track from Bristol to Castle Combe, May immediately “pays the price” of purchasing a Lamborghini £3,000 under budget. Throughout the episode, May can be seen repairing the car in every trial and circuit, with electrical issues just the beginning of his troubles. The men can hardly contain their amusement with the myriad of uses they each contend with. By the very end, Clarkson offers: "Yes, you can buy a supercar for less than £10,000, but for the love of God, don't!"
20 Season 11, Episode 1
Guest Star: Alan Carr
The challenge of making a better police car ranks high on the best Top Gear episodes. In it, the gearheads are given £1,500 to buy any used car and turn it into an epic police cruiser superior to the Vauxhall Astra diesel that the UK police use. Hammond and the crew had their work cut out for them, but there were entertaining results.
The episode’s comedy germinates from the presenter’s decision to go the James Bond gadget route instead of making realistic police cars. May places a rear-mounted paint gun on his Lexus LS400, which is unlikely to help catch criminals, while Hammond fixes a self-deploying spike strip on his Suzuki Vitara, which doesn’t work as he hoped. Plus, there’s a more amusing moment where the trio goes after a “most wanted” criminal who turns out to be none other than the show’s test driver, Stig.
19 Season 14, Episode 2
Guest Star: Michael Sheen
Season 14, episode 2, is definitely one of the funniest Top Gear episodes, featuring the hosts building their own electric car. Feeling that the G-Whiz was not a good enough electric car, the presenters decided to build their own, which they first named Geoff before renaming it the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust. The presenters can always be expected to botch such an attempt for comical purposes, and as such, they build a box-like car that could be considered one of the world's ugliest.
Instead of leather seats, there are plastic garden chairs, and to troll Hammond, a transparent roof box is included to accommodate his “big head.” To further prove that they are not serious, the presenters cheat through the EU road legality test and even use Stig’s weird-looking cousin, who prefers to have solar s on his helmet, as a test driver. An Auto Magazine review of the car at the end of the episode gives it a 0.5 out of 5 rating.
18 Season 11, Episode 3
Guest Star(s): James Corden vs. Rob Brydon
In another absurd challenge, the team is required to purchase an Alfa Romeo with their own money. There’s a catch though. Nobody can spend more than £1000. Hammond, Clarkson, and May, hoping to prove their car collection prowess, carefully select their test vehicles. Clarkson returned with an Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6, bought for a mere £450. Hammond purchases an Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0i and May returns with an Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 Twin Spark. Unsurprisingly, their £1000 Italian luxury cars don’t fare well during the challenge.
The team eagerly meets on the racetrack with their new purchases and are paired against other competitors, primarily driving Porsche 911s. In a hilarious display of engine power, or lack thereof, the team endures myriad mechanical errors. The immediate car troubles, desperate attempts at preserving dignity, and friendly competition earned this highly regarded episode the title of one of the funniest in Top Gear history.
17 Season 18, Episode 1
India Special
The Top Gear season 18 special, which sees the gearheads in India, gets a lot of flack for seeming more scripted than other episodes, there's no denying that the humor is on full display. In the episode, then-United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron instructs the hosts to "stay away from India", as they wish to travel there to improve trade relations between the two countries. Of course, the guys ignore the PM's orders.
On their trade mission, the gearheads all choose British luxury cars — May with a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Mk1, Clarkson with an XJ-S Celebration, and Hammond with a Classic Rover Mini Cooper. Unsurprisingly, all three cars end up wrecked in typical hilarious Top Gear fashion. The episode is worth a watch alone for the humorous cricket game, played off Clarkson's car with cans.
16 Season 8, Episode 6
Guest Star: Brian Cox
When the trio goes vacationing in a caravan, everything goes wrong, but it's one of the most entertaining Top Gear episodes. It marked the end of a hiatus due to the World Cup. Clarkson, Hammond, May, and The Stig hosted the show with guest star Brian Cox. The episode kicked off with Clarkson showcasing the 3-litre V6 version of the Ford Mondeo, urging viewers not to overlook this "underrated" car.
From the dog getting ill to Clarkson accidentally setting fire to the caravan while making French fries, there is no shortage of crazy moments.
The humor in the episode feels inspired by some of the best Rowan Atkinson movies, given how events play out. From the dog getting ill to Clarkson accidentally setting fire to the caravan while making French fries, there is no shortage of zany moments. And as if getting sick wasn’t stressful enough for the dog, he and Hammond get kidnapped by a female fan, leading to a rather amateurish rescue mission.