‘Get real, mate': Aussie comedian shuts down plane request
The Taskmaster Australia co-host was on the second leg of his journey between Singapore and London when he was approached by a passenger who had a request to make.
In a video posted to TikTok, the 35-year-old revealed, 'I was boarding a flight and I was taking my seat when the guy asked me very nicely... He asked a favour, 'Can I switch seats with you so I can sit with my fiance?''
Cashman said the man who had requested the seat change was sitting to the left of him, across the aisle. To Cashman's right was the man's fiancé.
'He said, 'Feel free to say no'.
'I felt very free to say no.'
Cashman showed a picture of the seat that he had paid $180 extra for, saying that it was a 'seat sent from God' due to the amount of legroom it offered.
He pointed out that another passenger was putting his stuff, including a pillow, in his designated legroom, but he didn't 'even give a s**t' because he had so much excess space.
'This is unbelievable, I've never seen anything like it. It's better than business class.'
'It's disheartening being a comedy performer, on the way to a comedy festival who finds themselves knowing for a fact that they will never elicit a laugh as true and as guttural as the one they did in a man's face on the trip over.
'Because is this guy kidding?
'Get real, mate.'
The comedian also admitted that while the passenger had asked very politely, he was also annoyed for another reason.
'What also p**sed me off about this guy, is first of all, he's in a relationship,' he said. 'He's got a fiancé. Congratulations to the beautiful couple.
'I don't have a fiancé so he's rubbing my face in that.
'Not only that, but he wasn't even tall,' Cashman added. 'He was way less tall than I am. Basically this guy is asking for something he doesn't need to enjoy something in front of me that I don't have.
'It'd be like if I found out an old guy on the flight and asked to borrow his cane and then used the cane to scroll YouTube shorts.
'I can't begrudge the man though.
'He's done me a big favour, because now when people ask me if I've seen Happy Gilmore 2, I get it. I say, yes I have, and in my opinion, it's best enjoyed 30,000 feet in the air, feet outstretched, flanked by two furious fiancés.
The video has racked up over 650,000 views, with more than 53,000 likes.
Many people online agreed with Cashman's decision to veto the request.
'He definitely planned that. Glad you said no'
'He has a whole life ahead of him with his fiance, you had limited time with this perfect seat. The nerve.'
'100% they didn't book that seat because of the price, booked the two they did, and hoped they could just get the switch done when they asked,'
'I don't think I could stop myself from laughing at that request.'
'I will NEVER swap seats on a plane again. You wanna sit with your child/partner/family? Idk maybe book seats together.'
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