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Liam O'Dell
Oct 24, 2022
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If the UK preparing to welcome its third prime minister in two months wasn’t ridiculous enough for you, an appearance from quirky comedian Harry Hill on BBC Breakfast on Monday amid the inexplicable crisis in the Conservative Party should do it.
The TV Burp star sat on the red sofa to talk to presenter Victoria Fritz and promote his first solo tour in 10 years, Pedigree Fun. He was also accompanied by his puppet “son”, Gary.
The interview, which lasted around eight minutes, began with Hill sniffing the sofa, before being asked about the current political situation and what his plans were after the tour finishes in January.
“I do Junior Bake Off, have you seen that,” replied Hill, who paused for a moment for Fritz to respond before adding “no, she hasn’t.”
Fritz ended up concluding the interview by saying it had "been a long day already".
Awkward.
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And soon enough, people took to Twitter to describe the conversation as “bizarre” or “painful” to watch:
\u201cThis #HarryHill interview is painful to watch. It\u2019s supposed to be an advert for his shows #bbcbreakfast\u201d— Spud (@Spud) 1666594766
\u201cPlease end interview with Harry Hill,it\u2019s painful @BBCBreakfast\u201d— Maggie\ud83d\udc99 (@Maggie\ud83d\udc99) 1666594728
\u201cBeyond awkward interview with Harry Hill the presenter just reading off questions very poor she is floundering \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f@BBCBreakfast @HarryHill\u201d— @snipsnipsally (@@snipsnipsally) 1666594907
\u201cHarry Hill just been on BBC breakfast, anybody else don't find him funny, he laughs at his own jokes probably because no body else finds them funny.\u201d— \u26aa\u26ab\ud83d\udd34\u26aa\u26ab\u2694Ray-z-Blade \u2694\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80\ud83c\udf1f\u2b50 (@\u26aa\u26ab\ud83d\udd34\u26aa\u26ab\u2694Ray-z-Blade \u2694\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80\ud83c\udf1f\u2b50) 1666594900
\u201cPleases get Harry Hill off my TV screen NOW, please! \n\n#BBCbreakfast\u201d— Liz Needham \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udd36\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Liz Needham \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udd36\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1666594727
\u201cThis interview with Harry Hill is awful. @BBCBreakfast trying their best to make sense out of Hill. #bbcbreakfast\u201d— Scotty McFarland (@Scotty McFarland) 1666594614
\u201cI like Harry Hill but I'm unsure an interview with him is suited to BBC breakfast news while the world goes to hell in a handcart.\u201d— Dr Rachel Broady (@Dr Rachel Broady) 1666594719
\u201cHarry Hill's a bit much for ten to eight on a Monday morning ... \n\n\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\n\n#BBCBreakfast\u201d— VoiceOfTheMysterons (@VoiceOfTheMysterons) 1666594449
Others, meanwhile, have rushed to Hill’s defence, backing his unusual comedic style:
\u201cThis new @bbcbreakfast presenter lady is struggling to cope with an on-form Harry Hill. She doesn't seem to have a natural wit & sense of humour and she's killing the vibe stone-dead. \n\nNaga & Charlie would've run with it & the section would've been non-stop hilarity.\u201d— Three From Leith (@Three From Leith) 1666594997
\u201cHarry Hill, strangely, making more sense than anything that's happened in Government recently. #BBCBreakfast\u201d— Dylan Roberts (@Dylan Roberts) 1666594700
\u201c"Bizarre" is what Harry Hill does!\u201d— Bob James (@Bob James) 1666600062
\u201cI\u2019ve just discovered, after 30 years, that some people are somehow capable of actually disliking Harry Hill, the ultimate comedy skeleton key. Every single one of them has the wit & brains of a smear of cat sick on a tax inspector\u2019s slipper, but apparently these freaks do exist.\u201d— Son Of Jem Roberts \ud83c\udf83 (@Son Of Jem Roberts \ud83c\udf83) 1666598707
\u201cMe coming for anyone slagging off Harry Hill this morning x\u201d— Buckers (@Buckers) 1666603468
\u201cPeople are discussing Harry Hill, just like to say I would die for this man, TV burp was my childhood. Also, BBC Breakfast Presenter just was not great... it wasn't Harry making it awkward, it was her not understanding his comedy or how to conduct an interview around his chaos\u201d— May Redfern (@May Redfern) 1666604861
It isn’t the first time that a comedian has caught the BBC off-guard, after prankster Joe Lycett pretended to be “very right-wing” on an episode of Sunday with Laura Kuenssbergby applauding an interview given by then-Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss.
“I thought she gave great, clear answers. I know exactly what she’s up to,” Lycett said, obviously without a single hint of sarcasm whatsoever.
In this instance, we see some like Harry Hill, and some don’t – but which is better?
There’s only one way to find out…
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