Prime-time television has two new stars in the shape of comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett.
The duo are currently appearing on Celebrity Traitors, where both are competing as Faithfuls in a bid to expose the Traitors.
And tonight they are back with a brand-new series of their BAFTA-winning Sky show, Rob & Romesh Vs.
In its ninth series, the comedy duo, aged 40 and 48 respectively, jet off to Paris, Atlanta and Hong Kong to take on a host of unusual challenges, from martial arts and the Tour de France to professional bowling and the supernatural.
But it is their attempt to master Kung Fu that gets off to a particularly painful start.
In an exclusive clip obtained by the Daily Mail, the opening episode sees Romesh being whacked with a bamboo stick by a Kung Fu master as he struggles up a staircase, while Rob can barely contain his laughter.
Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett are set for a painful initiation as they learn kung-fu in the new series of their Sky TV show
In an exclusive clip obtained by the Daily Mail, the opening episode sees Romesh being whacked with a bamboo stick by a Kung Fu master
The pair are put through their paces with a series of Kung Fu challenges, including hopping up a seemingly endless flight of steps behind a group of fighters. Their sluggish progress does little to impress their instructors, who are determined to push them to their limits.
Speaking on the staircase afterwards, a visibly exhausted Romesh explained: 'He just started battering me for going too slowly. What then happened after that was he was only paying attention to me.
'He would stand at the bottom of the stairs until it was my turn, and then he would just follow me with the stick. Just battering me across the a**e.'
A giggling Rob said: 'I'd say it was a toxic training method that just absolutely beating the s**t out of you.'
'Oh my a**e is killing me,' complained Romesh.
Rob replied: 'Well, you are getting a right old spanking.'
Elsewhere in the episode, Romesh and Rob become Raj and Charge as they learn to fly Kung Fu style, and their foray into the martial art peaks when they are invited to participate in the Shaolin Zeng Music Ritual in central China.
Initially, the stars are enlisted with the strenuous task of participating in a flag-bearing performance which requires synchronisation with professional Kung Fu performers.
However, this proves too challenging for Romesh, who fails to wave his flag in the right direction during training and is swiftly demoted to sweeping, a role he still manages to mess up.
The pair's strong friendship and ability to comedically bounce off each other is omnipresent throughout the show, giving fans an insight into the close relationship held between the two Faithfuls.
The pair are put through their paces with a series of Kung Fu challenges, including hopping up a seemingly endless flight of steps behind a group of fighters
Their sluggish progress does little to impress their instructors, who are determined to push them to their limits
Speaking on the staircase afterwards, a visibly exhausted Romesh explained: ‘He just started battering me for going too slowly'
The duo are currently appearing on Celebrity Traitors, where both are competing as Faithfuls in a bid to expose the Traitors
Series nine of Rob & Romesh Vs includes guest appearances from martial arts film star Jet Li as well as their fellow comedian friends Tom Davis and Strictly Come Dancing host Josh Widdicombe.
It has certainly been a busy season for Rob, from hosting Channel 4's Tempting Fortune, to four new episodes of Rob & Romesh Vs on Sky TV and his role in the BBC's Celebrity Traitors.
And his fans are particularly in for a treat this week, as the comedian takes prime time television slots from Tuesday through to Friday - that is if he manages to avoid being murdered by the Traitors.
Meanwhile, Romesh has spent 2026 trying his hand at reality TV.
His adventures include participating in Amazon Prime's LOL: Last One Laughing UK and Would You Rather: Decide to Survive before appearing alongside Rob as Faithfuls on this year's Celebrity Traitors.
Rob also hosts his podcast Parenting Hell with Josh, 43, and Romesh has his own podcast The Romesh Ranganathan Show and is the co-host of podcast Wolf & Owl with Tom, 47.
Rob and Romesh Vs. season nine airs on Sky Max tonight at 9pm.