David Mitchell's Team Demonstrate Westlife's Top of the Pops Routine! | Would I Lie To You?

Kian Egan: "The first time Westlife sang on Top of the Pops, Louis Walsh made sure we stood up from our stools at the right time by hiding in the crowd and waving a banana on top of his head."
From Would I Lie to You? Series 8 Episode 3.
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[@SHIRLEI777]

So proud of David! Supporting his team lol I’ve heard him refuse to sing and dance in so many other shows 😂

[@fragglet]

Next week on "Would I Lie To You?": David Mitchell: "I once went on stage with a member of West Life and we performed one of their songs together"

[@Jess_ica2927]

"Will it be an eye or a wound?"

[@EdelweisSusie]

Love how David Mitchell didn’t even know the words to the chorus - hilarious. Too busy listening to Beethoven I guess.

[@MichaelFosterthehousemonkey]

Westlife songs are really moving, if I ever hear one I always move somewhere else

[@irmelinhart-xn9wj]

Hahaha

[@just-tess]

ohmygod David so cute, trying so earnestly to figure out what he's supposed to be doing with his arm!

[@ab-oh6zb]

1:00-1:22 i love mel so much 😂

[@venusinconverse1763]

David did his best😅

[@CentreMetre]

Ive watched clips of wilty on youtube for the past couples years, how havnt i seen this clip before‽

[@notme222]

It occurs to me there have been at least 4 banana stories on this show. 🍌🍌🍌🍌

[@thedeadquaker]

And 1 apple.

[@actthree7810]

Let's list them. I remember 1. The near catastrophe at the banana "factory"...

[@travelwell6049]

Bananas in their nature have a comic element about them. They’re not taken very seriously. 🍌

[@johnchilton4005]

This is why English comedy rules. In America, if you have a banana, you fear using it. In England, you happily wave it, and the panel participates! Then they give you an impromptu role!!!

[@_J.F_]

That, and the fact that everything was very obviously scripted and probably rehearsed in advance too.....or was it just pure coincidence that Rob happened to have three microphones under his desk, and a member of the audience a banana?

[@johnchilton4005]

@@_J.F_ that may be, but it's still immeasurably more fun than American television to me

[@_J.F_]

@@johnchilton4005 True.

[@NotoriousWhistler]

​@@_J.F_You think it's impossible that someone going to an all day filming might take a snack with them?

[@thedeadquaker]

@@_J.F_ We have known for some time that Rob is in on the questions/jokes (he had an apple ready for Bob Mortimer in one of the episodes.) The question is how much the other participants know beforehand.

[@tobyhart]

I don't think Louis Walsh should wave his banana at anyone, least of all on live telly. Subtropical fruit movement is very much a private matter.

[@johnmc3862]

I met Louis Walsh and can tell you he doesn't like it up him.

[@sm91x]

David is comical 😂

[@agge123456]

I'd hope so, that's his job

[@sm91x]

@@agge123456 Well, strictly speaking, his job here is only "to separate fact from fiction".

[@agge123456]

It's a comedy show@@sm91x

[@Tao_Tology]

Comedic

[@sm91x]

@@Tao_Tology No no, my friend. I meant 'comical' only 😆

[@travelwell6049]

Would love to see Adil Ray on Taskmaster. 😊

[@grahamstrouse1165]

He’d be wonderful on Taskmaster!

[@desi4227]

More of this!!🤗☮️🇺🇸

[@dielaughing73]

What was it then, a cucumber?

[@slyasleep]

great catch by the camera person.

[@nataliehervieu8927]

Well we give it a go x

[@1969Kismet]

"You have to be a banana to put up with it!" Anybody?

[@GamingLifers.M]

You rise me up so I can stand on mountings you rose the banana up my fookin as you read me up to not tenakanbi

[@ThatCoalSoul]

* raise *.

[@Tao_Tology]

​@@ThatCoalSoulYes, _that_ was the issue with that comment. 😊

[@ThatCoalSoul]

@@Tao_Tology Hey, I like the song, also sometimes where grammar is concerned I do actually take days off!

[@slyasleep]

Kian Egan comes across as affable enough, but WL are the worst boyband in history by a mile.

[@kiriakoz]

Worst boy band? They’re all rubbish. It’s always shocked me how much the brits have accepted them when you think that they’ve also had some of the greatest rock and roll bands in history.

[@jeric_synergy8581]

Did it not occur to that girl that she could WAIT A SECOND OR TWO????

[@mrhaltonok]

It’s an edit. I went to see this one being recorded and the whole thing took ages to do. The shot of her lifting the banana was taped separately after - they had to move a camera from being on the panel to pointing at her - and they played about half the song before the banana was actually waved and they stood up!

[@Tao_Tology]

​@@mrhaltonokSee? This is why you need Louise Walsh there, coordinating things.