Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May struggle to name Amazon Prime show in hilarious Facebook video

The trio received an email from Amazon boss Jeff Bezos who is not "very pleased"
Emma Powell28 April 2016

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have unveiled a new video for their Amazon Prime Show - but they still can't decide on a name.

Clarkson marked his Facebook debut by sharing a video of the motoring trio struggling to brainstorm a name for their forthcoming show.

Captioned “Three easily distracted men”, the 50 second clip shows the former Top Gear presenters huddled over laptops in an office before receiving an email from Amazon boss Jeff Bezos – who is not “very pleased” that after nine months the show is still untitled.

May gets distracted by a pack of Custard Creams and suggests naming the show “Ace Biscuits”.

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“What if we come up with a new type of expression,” he says. “So what if we called it ‘Ace Biscuits’, as in 'do you like the new show? Yeah, it's Acebiscuits’.”

Hammond then suggests they consider a single word like Amazon which based its name on the South American river.

Clarkson throws out his “favourite river name” – Erewash – before suggesting Zambezi to a reluctant Hammond and May.

Clearly tired of title searching the trio get distracted by designing custom made cars and Ray-Ban sunglasses before the epically long hashtag "#TheSTILLverymuchuntitledClarksonHammondMayAmazonPrimeShowComingAutumn2016" flashes up.

Clarkson recently revealed that he never considered the hardship in deciding on a name and said he is sceptical about calling on the public for help in case they find themselves with the title "Cary McCarface" like the polar vessel RRS Boaty McBoatface.

Writing in his Sunday Times column he said: "When I first signed up with Amazon Prime to make a new motoring show I knew all sorts of problems lay ahead.

"There was one problem, however, that I hadn't even considered. And it has turned out to be the biggest of the lot: Choosing a name."

Earlier this month he revealed that the new show cannot contain the word "gear" for legal reasons.

Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc have taken over as hosts on the revamped Top Gear after Clarkson was axed following a fracas with producer Oisin Tymon.

The new show will launch on Amazon Prime in Autumn 2016.

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