James Acaster Horrified After Lorraine Kelly Reveals Piers Morgan Is Hero Of The Year | The Last Leg

Adam, Josh and Alex are joined by James Acaster, Lorraine Kelly, Tom Allen, Judi Love, Clara Amfo and Asim Chaudhry to discuss the positives of 2020. James Acaster has a rude response to Lorraine after she reveals her hero of the year.
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[@KBerry-ug5zx]

"You don't get to stop being a villain for two seconds and now you're a hero." - A MESSAGE.

[@kellyg358]

One that needs to be heeded here in the States especially.

[@KBerry-ug5zx]

@@kellyg358 Amen and amen.

[@OrbitalBliss]

Didn't anyone watch Megamind?!

[@owenhayes2837]

@@OrbitalBliss he saved the city from hal and apart from probably property damage , I theorize that his crimes do not warrant his life time sentence

[@kbar9477]

@@kellyg358 I didn't forgive Bush for the Iraq War until he gave a piece of candy to the Obamas.

[@laurakojobeecham4872]

The great thing about James is that he stays quiet until he drops an absolute corker that floors everyone.

[@lewisblank9475]

He is levels above everyone

[@sunseeker9581]

He said what we were all thinking. I think she's out of her depth on this show

[@jodielouise3209]

He’s amazing 😂

[@indigo03372]

😂

[@carl6131]

He dose. I've noticed that

[@freddieskeates281]

Man the set-up was so perfect for James. Everyone singing Lorraine's praises, then he comes in with the greatest vibe check of the year

[@MrSleephead]

The year just started, so i believe you are correct... for now...

[@toyguy119]

@@MrSleephead yeah, this happened last year. I mean there were only a couple of hours left of the year, but this was a last year moment.

[@Transc3nder]

I've got tears from laughing at this. This is peak Acaster, no hesitation, just "Go fuck yourself" to Lorraine Kelly hahaha.

[@writerintherye]

lamo

[@deanlloyd3548]

Love acaster

[@WayneLewisRSP]

It is hard to overstate how correct James Acaster is with every single thing he said, while being incredibly funny. Being nice doesn't mean you don't speak utter garbage.

[@HaHaLooLoo]

yep he is super super intelligent he really is

[@nathanaeldobias6660]

@Nose Down And Call It A Night Well a lot of people dislike him aswell, I'd say more people dislike him than like him

[@nathanaeldobias6660]

@Nose Down And Call It A Night I was just trying to say in a polite manner that most people on the internet, when they bring up Pierce Morgan, it's to thrash him. Just trying to bring contrast to your previous comment. Also english isn't my first language so it's difficult to convey accurately what I mean.

[@DjurslandsEfterskole]

@Nose Down And Call It A Night You really reckon? I had higher thoughts about the British public than that

[@CommissionerSleer]

@Nose Down And Call It A Night "People like Piers Morgan, he's very popular" There's a huge difference between someone being liked and being popular [on TV] (i.e. pulling in viewers). A great many people enjoy watching arseholes being arseholes. Piers Morgan being 'popular' in that sense doesn't mean he's liked. I want more evidence than mere viewing figures that a great number of his viewers mistake an arsehole for a decent human being. I think they deserve the benefit of any doubt. They should be ashamed for watching him but it's probably very unfair to accuse them of 'liking' him.

[@RDRF_SB13]

That look in his face. He isn't joking. He "recovers" from it really well too. He comedically apologises for the outburst, but you can tell he meant it. His point about someone in her position saying somthing like that is spot on.

[@brothlcreeprs]

You're very right!!

[@Miss_Camel]

I mean I would follow him anywhere just out of curiosity, but with that fury in his eyes I would 100% follow him into battle.

[@sophierolfsen7797]

@@Miss_Camel especially a battle against Piers Morgan

[@ThirrinDiamond]

@@Miss_Camel out of curiosity im sobbing 😂😂😂

[@JiFan]

Yeah I dont like penguins anymore...!!! 😂😂 Oh but bless Lorraine for her ever-loving, ever-kind heart 🥰😄

[@elliebryson6045]

petition for James Acaster to replace Lorraine Kelly as the "nations sweetheart", he's absolutely spot on

[@jr7845]

Hes mint, I cnt stand her

[@belleanndm]

@@jr7845 she’s nice but she just seems like someone who doesn’t like politics because it’s too complicated and stressful

[@belleanndm]

@@s.146 i have to be political because i need my rights protected, and i feel the need to fight for others too

[@lolwut6635]

@@belleanndm lmao, right? I fucking hate politics, but if I'm not involved in them I might as well lay down in the middle of the highway. Those who can afford to ignore politics are truly privileged.

[@HaHaLooLoo]

here here

[@joe94c]

People seem to forget all of Piers Morgan's journalistic malpractices, like publishing a dead girls voicemail that was illegally obtained

[@izabellapinker9705]

Agree with you but people also seem to be mistaking/conflating Freedom of press with malpractice though

[@joe94c]

@izabellapinker9705 and what category do you think publishing a murder victims voicemail is?

[@dftp]

​@@izabellapinker9705Freedom of Press doesn't mean Freedom of Consequences. If you do some heinous shit publically then you better be ready to get torn down publically.

[@CC-INV]

@@izabellapinker9705Freedom of press is the right to publish whatever you want (with justifying evidence in stuff like libel). That does not mean you have the freedom to obtain information however you want.

[@AD270479]

@lapinker9705 'Illegally obtaining a dead girls voicemail'... You think that's 'freedom of press' and not malpractice? Do you know what 'illegally' means?

[@harveyholmes9533]

The fact the build up is 2 and a half minutes of everyone except James praising Loraine so much just for James to come in and absolutely destroy her is the perfect comedic set up

[@hunterra217]

@Henrik Ström well I don't think theyre saying the show was a buildup for James personally, just that the conversation beforehand where everyone was saying how she could say anything and they would believe it, like with gay penguins holding hands in South Africa, and then him just coming in and correcting that... it makes it much less funny when you have to explain to someone what a buildup means

[@knwr]

@Henrik Ström the fact that the buildup is not for Piers Morgan is what makes it funny. If the whole room was praising Piers Morgan for 2 minutes before James piped up... really that would just be weird and awkward, not comedic.

[@HiveFleetUlfang1]

James Acaster is funnier with three words than anyone else was in this entire segment.

[@P0lkoli]

You make it sound like it's a competition

[@TheBookerForte]

Nah, it's not even close.

[@sunseeker9581]

He did steal the show. I think he deserves a permanent slot somewhere.

[@HiveFleetUlfang1]

@@P0lkoli sometimes it is for them. You could tell some of them were chomping at the bit to get their little comments in...

[@robotshaveiteasy9459]

@@sunseeker9581 you mean like on the show he and Josh Widdicombe do, hypothetical.

[@dmitrypetrov2436]

This reminds me of when James told Gred Davis "Oh Just open it you pussy" on Taskmaster. Same energy

[@WaywardVet]

Even when he says nothing he can get a laugh. Him never saying hello back to Alex Horne on that Taskmaster series and just occasionally giving him a disgusted look instead.

[@katereilly1478]

Howya young Stalin

[@neilbowers6956]

I was at the recording of that episode of Taskmaster. The audience were laughing solidly for 10 mins after that. The way he just came out with it was hilarious.

[@CorvusCorone68]

except Greg was having none of it, whereas Lorraine laughed it off

[@neilbowers6956]

@@monswamp258 a bit like your life then it seems.

[@aurona]

Remember when Morgan sanctioned the hacking of dead kids phones? What a hero.

[@dillzer12]

True that was a scumbag move, but gotta love how he stands up to all the SJW non binary shit on the news now a days. He’s turned into a necessary evil

[@dillzer12]

@@ChloeStewart93 Welcome to the internet kid

[@ChloeStewart93]

@@dillzer12 i mean I’m a adult so no need for the kid comment. Also you’re going to have your opinions and I’m going to have mines but I’m never going to think anyone who hacked phones and put people through hell necessary because they like to tweet.

[@dillzer12]

@@ChloeStewart93 I don’t really like him either but it doesn’t look like he’s going away anytime soon, take the bad with the good.

[@KayosHybrid]

@@dillzer12 'yeah if auckez when he did that unacceptable immoral thing, but at least he's shitting on trans people WUUUEEEEYYYY!!!! LEGEND!!!!'

[@donaderic5124]

I love how immediate James' reaction is

[@posteador]

It came from the gut. Love it.

[@DavidXBrunt]

Yes, the most perfect timing and speedy delivery since "Don't tell him, Pike" but without a script and rehearsals.

[@johncitizen5130]

@@DavidXBrunt ahhh now that was a bloody classic hahaha

[@rcm926]

James is the real national treasure here

[@thumbdeadred]

Not that u asked nor care but I can't fucking stand any of them on that clip apart from James

[@JDsMovieZone]

I love Lorraine, but James was spot-on here!

[@sunseeker9581]

Shes not a comedian so I dont get why she gets invited on

[@JDsMovieZone]

@@sunseeker9581 what a really weird reply 🤔

[@robotshaveiteasy9459]

@@sunseeker9581 because... It isn't... A show just for comedians? Like what is hard to understand. Do they have a lot of comedians on. Yes. Is it exclusively comedians. No. It literally started as a sport show, and now it is a world news commentary show, they can do what they like.

[@staygoldponyboy8881]

@@sunseeker9581 because she leans heavily to the left, it's that simple. One of many pandering phonies who know what to say in order to get paid work.

[@pippipster6767]

‘Lorraine’ is beyond cringe 😬

[@MegaDeansy]

Kudos to James Acaster - just because Morgan's spotted a chance for him to be seen in a different light, he still shouldn't be forgiven for the many, many countless number of evils he's carried out throughout the years !. Anyone who genuinely believes that Piers Morgan is no longer welcome at the 'Chipping Norton Gang's get-togethers' just because he's had a few tough words with politicians is an idiot !- the 'tough words' are rehearsed ffs !!

[@MarkPentler]

@Tom Mccarthy But the thing is you're both right. They don't need any help, and just because he makes it easy for them to do it at a time when things are so bad even Piers Bloody Morgan is on the side or normal, it doesn't mean he's suddenly "changed" He says he has, but ask him in 5 years time.

[@ianmartinesq]

So, I'm not British. I don't know anything about Piers Morgan. What did he do that was so bad?

[@Dracoriax]

@@ianmartinesq The main thing was tapping phones when he was an editor for the mirror. At best he was aware it was happening and was negligent. Witnesses like Paxman (an incredibly famous journalist in the UK and considered very trustworthy) testified networking with Morgan, who clearly described how you would hack voicemails to Paxman. He was also sacked for maligning UK armed forces in Iraq by publicising doctored images of soldiers abusing Iraqi civilians. These images were faked, and Morgan refused to apologise to the chief editor of the Mirror for mistake. Whether it was malicious or he just fell for a hoax, who knows?

[@ianmartinesq]

@@Dracoriax Maybe politics works differently in the UK, but that seems like a strangely right-wing complaint to bother such a left-wing critic as much as he is.

[@Dracoriax]

@@ianmartinesq My memory for the ruckus at the time is a bit shoddy. But I remember it being quite a non-partisan scandal. Regardless of people's politics I remember most people being disgusted. I think it was more of an indictment of his professional character as a journalist than anything. Currently, he is much more mired in the politics of it all. I personally struggle to characterise him. On the one hand, he's antithetical to left wing views such as CRT, LGBT activism etc. But he's also a big anti-establishment figure (or at least has designed his persona as one). Forgive me if I'm incorrect, but the UK has a much more ingrained class system than the US. As such, class and politics are attached at the hip and his anti-aristocratic views in that regard feels pretty left wing (at least to me). But yeah. Most people I know dislike him on the basis of what he did at the Mirror. Some dislike his obnoxious interview techniques (IMO I don't mind curt journalism). As to his recent controversies it's alot more subjective from person to person. For instance, I think he hits the mark on nailing politicians to a cross, but don't agree with many of his other views.

[@alishahid9396]

I love how James stays quiet through all the positive things and the moment he gets something to rage about he is right back on 😂

[@masondegaulle5731]

"I'm not proud of it Lorraine" James says proudly...

[@JiFan]

Lol he wasn't though

[@islayp9580]

It was such an instant reaction, like it wasn’t malicious towards her but the name just ignited something in him lmao

[@chickensays]

The genius of James is that not only did he pull her up and make it funny but then wraps it up in a bow like a really well worked out bit

[@maiNmusica]

I clicked because of Acaster, and I wasn't disappointed.

[@jamiecurley1720]

Same. I stopped watching this show because it got to political, boring.....& probably a bit to clever for me🙈lol. Sad to see that Alex has devolved the elongated, fake laugh (pay attention to me) shout. He definitely never used to laugh like that.

[@2nd3rd1st]

I'm sorry, are we meant to believe you that you didn't click because it has Pierce Morgan's name in the second half of the title

[@maiNmusica]

@@2nd3rd1st you got me. 😂

[@2nd3rd1st]

@@maiNmusica I did!

[@maiNmusica]

(I just hope no-one actually believes that I like Piers Morgan)

[@andyptv1996]

James Acaster, what a guy. Met him after his brilliant show at the Leadmill and he was so sound. I basically fanboyed him with the old "oh your show was amazing, I'm a big fan" etc. and he seemed genuinely grateful and happy to hear it, had time for me and had a picture. Maybe the best comedian of this generation. Legend

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

Yea he's honestly such a lovely and genuine dude. I adore him.

[@user-kb8ql3gw1l]

Thanks for the insights. It doesn’t surprise me TBH, he’s been the best thing on the circuit for years. Only one i find both funny and profound at the same time.

[@Sam-wv4fz]

I don't know how he'd feel about this, but he is genuinely the celebrity I would most like to meet.

[@s.g.7572]

We had to wade through two minutes of pure Lorraine Kelly ego stroking for that punchline and oh MAN was it worth it.

[@buggyboogle9]

And now...I'm not even sure if I like penguins anymore.

[@elsajohansson5316]

why?

[@lucys4500]

@@elsajohansson5316 i think James says it at the end of the video 4.27

[@davethe13th]

@@elsajohansson5316 4:20

[@jr7845]

Oh it's not the penguins fault 🐧🐧🐧

[@oisinmaccumhaill7037]

Do you think he was talking about the bird or the chocolate bar?

[@alexroy4264]

The way James brought it home with the penguins line is a pure master class in comedy

[@ethanhenson3906]

1:40, James' face when somebody says "Lorraine for PM"

[@ehudshapira2745]

Lmao thank you for that

[@Minotauronabike]

James is thinking "this doesn't feel nice"

[@yarn7130]

Thanks for pointing that out 🤣

[@beemo6757]

@@Minotauronabike lmao is that a reference to cold lasagne hate myself 1999?

[@Minotauronabike]

@@beemo6757 oh you betcha

[@markorollo.]

The thing about Morgan is he's banging on about how shit the Tory government are (absolutely right) but I guarantee come the next election he'll suddenly remember his tax bill and vote Tory again.

[@PiousMoltar]

Always hated the Tories. AND they've just gotten worse... yet they also seem to be the best thing we've got at the moment. Yeah we're fucked.

[@onetimebear5681]

Try being Scottish, My mother is 67 years old and the Torys have never won a single election here in her lifetime. Yet, here we are again with the self entitled "ruling class"...

[@xaoccc9616]

@@onetimebear5681 I mean it has been the Conservatives for the last 10 years, but before that it was Labour for 13 years. The length is pretty similar

[@numega7323]

@@xaoccc9616 And before that it was 18 years of Tories. Also, with the recent election, it means by 2024 the Tories will have been in power for 15 years.

[@xaoccc9616]

@@numega7323 That's my whole point, it bounces between the 2 major parties at considerable lengths of time.

[@stumoo4049]

Just came back to enjoy this after Mr Morgan 'left' itv today

[@Annavaleriex]

Same 😂

[@beefboi1052]

2:45 James with his "do we really have to do this?" expression

[@lizzied9057]

There’s a lot of well deserving choices for heroes of the year - front line workers, charity workers, the old bloke who walked for the NHS etc. James says it best with the villain analogy, doesn’t make you a hero.

[@alayakow1037]

His names captain Tom and I agree

[@nairocamilo]

2:29 because I need a repeat button

[@Terrezio]

2:55 Clara's literally thinking "dig yourself out before it's too late"

[@MarkLudford]

such an underrated moment hahahah

[@TheAmazingCobalt]

I love how James always stays quiet until someone says something like this and something obviously just clicks in his head like "my services are required now"

[@glyngasson8450]

Just remember that after Johnson hid in a fridge Morgan still voted for him

[@h4rdi7g3]

As did the rest of the country incase you've forgoten

[@L0stJ0hnny]

@@h4rdi7g3 Only a minority voted Tory.

[@h4rdi7g3]

@@L0stJ0hnny And yet they have a huge majority in parliament.

[@rdh-daliasjb3796]

@@h4rdi7g3 Congratulations. You have summed up one of the problems with democracy in this country.

[@andromidius]

@@h4rdi7g3 Because of a broken system they helped create. You're not really on to a winning argument...

[@brianriff8550]

I like how Lorraine took it in stride and James made it clear he wasnt mad at her, it's great. He has a great point and he delivers it in a funny way that still makes his point clear and memorable. Funny guy and very insightful

[@christinedavidson5633]

James reminds me of that one drunk uncle that's sleeping through the entire party until shit goes down and somehow out of nowhere hes 100% alert and right in the thick of it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gavinbissell8847]

Morgan didn't hold the government to account, he just shouted at people and didn't let them answer so no one could find out what was going on. He also helped work people into a frenzy of panic buying. This is coming from Lorraine Kelly who argued successfully that "Lorraine" is an act so dodged tax

[@sierraromeoromeo2444]

Good for her! HMRC have fucked me over before, so I'm happy that she did it bigger and better to them. Forget about her tax, get Amazon, Google, Facebook and the other huge corporations to pay their fair share!

[@mir14004]

@@sierraromeoromeo2444 i get what you're saying, but she's a multi-millionaire...she does not need to evade tax. it's just greed. eat the rich.

[@gracetalbot]

james sits in silence until he drops the best joke of the night i love him with all my heart

[@CaptainAMAZINGGG]

He's literally perfect. I infinite percent adore him.

[@TrequartistaFM]

If that’s good comedy then god help us Carlin and Hicks are rolling in their grave

[@gracetalbot]

@@TrequartistaFM WHAT?? PEOPLE LIKE DIFFERENT COMEDY?? how did i not know this 🤯

[@TrequartistaFM]

@@gracetalbot ‘Comedy’ He’s very overrated (and before you say it I’m not a piers Morgan fan at all)

[@bebo2629]

It is so funny how he sits there in silent for the first minutes.

[@jopomeister]

It's the fact that he's not only quiet but presumably near motionless up untill his first reaction. Treasure

[@waynecarter2169]

Not sure what was funnier: the comment from James or the speed of how quickly he reacted with that comment 😆😆😆

[@FriedEggSarnie]

Oh something was brewing in there. You could see it the whole segment. And then BAM! lol.

[@StillABigKid]

"Lorraine are you living on a different planet?" I honestly thought she was gonna say "for tax reasons, yes"

[@GeniusLad32]

I love how he literally says nothing until he drops the pipebomb.

[@cait812]

This is like when he called Sam Pepper out for assault

[@klaythoring1326]

Thank you for this comment - I was trying to find a clip of this the other day but I couldn’t remember which show or the name of that idiot. James Acaster is the best ♡

[@warmybear1009]

who is Sam Pepper?

[@cait812]

@@warmybear1009 A KZbinr who was very viral and a big thing back before having millions of followers was common. They were both on the same show and reacted to a clip from one of his prank videos, James called him out for his style of video. Pepper afterwards got accused of assault. His most famous video was probably the convincing his friend he was dead one.

[@warmybear1009]

@@cait812 ....i think i preferred not knowing lol. thx & have a nice day

[@cait812]

@@warmybear1009 Fair enough tbh. The clip with James is pretty fun though! Hope you have a nice day

[@Schm1dtstorm]

I very much enjoyed the instant reaction time of James as soon as Lorraine uttered the words "Piers Morgan"

[@brandonhodges6010]

this clip has aged extremely well now piers morgan has gone back to his old ways

[@alayakow1037]

And now hes just gone

[@markreynolds224]

Best comment on tv all year to a squeaky clean presenter who backed Piers Morgan as her hero 2020. I would guess most people would agree with James Acaster comments?

[@benstar279]

We lose Lorraine but not Piers. thats how people feel.

[@anderjpoo]

I guess that Lorraine was going for comedy with her pick, I remember once in the past year I found myself wholeheartedly agreeing with PM (it was re dominic cummings) I had to lie in a dark room to recover from the shock. Then I remembered the old chestnut about a stopped clock......

[@sunseeker9581]

100% agree. Hes a cock

[@benstar279]

Issue is, he does the bare minimum. He literally just does level 1 of holding the government to account while other outlets sit on their ass and let them lie. go back 2 years and we see what he usually does. Get a "SJW/Vegan/Snowflake" on the show, make fun of them over and over, "insert gender confusion joke", if they start to make a point i cant refute just interrupt them and ask a different question and pretend to not hear it. The "I'm a communist, you idiot" is the best example, having him put stuff on you that you really aren't. But sometimes he is right, " stopped clock..." as you say.

[@jr7845]

Cnt standd her

[@__-cd9ug]

what if he hadn't been there? do you think people would have gone along with piers morgan? james really has the ability to be grounded and not ashamed of it

[@buggyboogle9]

Said with absolutely brilliant timing and delivery!

[@chrissiem3958]

My husband and I watched this live, and my husband spit his beer out he laughed so hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@akwalek]

This was complete cringe until James opened his mouth.

[@Damian_1989]

What an edgelord.

[@g351]

I love my boyfriend but I would drop him like a hot pan for James Acaster.

[@DanielleA2023]

James is a brilliant and compassionate champion for good. He's a game changer

[@trouble1551s]

Well Lorraine’s suggestion aged like fine milk 😅

[@HighWarlordJC]

James Acaster is one of my favorite human beings of all time. I don't think I've ever seen him not be funny.

[@JonasHamill]

After this rant I vote James for Hero of the year

[@reshamthapamagar0034]

Hilarious but genuine reaction from James. No way Piers could be a hero😥

[@seyara1]

'And NOW....I'm not even sure I like penguins anymore'.....Jesus Lorraine look what you've done!

[@cmac8722]

As usual James waits until the perfect moment to bring everyone to hysterics. He literally only needed 3 words to do it and didn't disappoint.

[@francaperotti5934]

I agree with Acaster about piers Morgan.

[@bjamz3784]

Dissapointed that Johnny Vegas wasn't running the pub 😂

[@kellyg358]

Agreed... not the same without him

[@coffeepot3848]

No, we have to have black people on tv

[@probablyalex]

@@coffeepot3848 what the fuck is the relevance of that

[@NEWBkiller646]

After watching Taskmaster I'm not sure I'd trust Johnny to make me a drink😂

[@jr7845]

He wouldve been bloody mint

[@dancostello4872]

Why has everyone overlooked Adam's absolute gem, "turns out penguins got hands before you did!" 😂😂

[@markorollo.]

He's absolutely right about Morgan, everyone's praising him for the way he's been with the government but I guarantee the first chance he gets he will remember his tax bill and vote Tory again.

[@develupa]

James "I'm not proud of it" Acaster

[@crazychips123]

God James is a fucking world treasure

[@ajaxlewis7664]

Now Piers Morgan writes for The Sun. That says everything. I can't think of a more perfect (albeit disgusting) relationship. They deserve each other.

[@Sam-wv4fz]

The Twits

[@helipeek2736]

I can think of several other piers that are ahead of him in the hero of the year award queue, including Wigan.

[@anderjpoo]

true that

[@sunseeker9581]

Don't say piers corbyn

[@thedunyadoneya2628]

My groins pier has been quite fruitful this year.

[@soesoonshin1383]

Coming back again after the news of Piers Morgan 😂💀

[@castle9165]

This is getting recommended to everyone again after he got fired. The best part is he made a tweet on the morning of the day, where he dared people to sign petitions and complain to try and get him fired. Showing off that they had failed all the other times they'd tried.

[@Turalcar]

James Acaster might've said it but everyone was thinking it

[@MetaFootballTV]

Hero of the Year: JAMES ACASTER

[@WatanabeNoTsuna.]

Acaster is a fucking legend! He's funny as hell, and has his morals in the right place. That became even more apparent during Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.

[@mooseandspade6251]

It's a weird stage set-up. James and Lorraine keep having to turn around. It's like surround comedy.

[@telectronix1368]

The only way to have them all socially distanced **and also** all able to each other would be to have them making a really big, empty circle.

[@chrissherlock1748]

Everyone loves you right up till you make Piers Morgan Hero of the Year.

[@Dominian1]

It's like going on a channel 4 panel show saying you love Trump and UKIP. That's against their agenda, so clearly you get insulted for your opinion. It's like she is still living in the free world where people accept each other's opinions. That ship has sailed.

[@caitlin329]

@@Dominian1 People from across the political spectrum hate Piers Morgan. He was responsible for many things, including hacking the phone of a dead girl. He's morally reprehensible and an attention-seeking loser with no real beliefs or stances. He just does and says what he thinks will get him the most attention.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

@@Dominian1 did anyone actually watch this clip? Lorraine says "hear me out" - she obviously hates Piers Morgan, but she was just pointing out he was the only one yelling at the government. The real issue is the complete lack of journalistic integrity. Presenters sit on their hands and listen like good little schoolchildren when the likes of Farage or Rees-Mogg spout hateful rubbish.

[@Dominian1]

@@lenawagenfuehr53 Do you prefer the American model, where journalists attack politicians all the time? You can make your mind up on your own, apparently.

[@LuceOhsure]

@@lenawagenfuehr53 thing is that if you want to point out that a shitty person did a good thing, "hero of the year" is not the right place. like james says, a villain doing a good thing doesn't make them a hero, and implying that is questionable to say the least

[@theshadowfellan5007]

2:27 if anyone wants to jump straight to the funny bit and not watch the whole interview.

[@PlatinumPaladin]

No, don't do that. What makes it so funny is that for two and a half minutes everyone says something, EXCEPT James, and then he comes in with that.

[@LunaTrimming]

Can James Acaster be hired to play the 14th Doctor please

[@caitlin329]

Nothing personal- but I wish fans would stop suggesting that literally anyone they like would be good in Doctor Who 😂 Same with Richard Ayoade; he's great, but I don't think he'd exactly fit (except maybe to direct and/or write an episode, that could be fun). James is great, and he can do comedy well, but he isn't an actor.

[@kkibela]

That.... Is a Great suggestion

[@kkibela]

@@caitlin329 Ayoade . The story lines he would inspire would alone be worth everything

[@LunaTrimming]

@@caitlin329 In fairness, we haven't seen James act. How do we know he can't?

[@eliza-dp4nq]

back now that piers has been sacked - gold

[@lfcwilli]

THAT is how you enter a discussion lol

[@lucase.2546]

I have returned now that this has become relevant once more. Absolute spot on from Acaster here.

[@kellyg358]

Well damn... James, tell us how you really feel. 😂 (No disagreement here BTW)

[@stevenpremmel4116]

Piers Morgan is an entertainment product. He has opinions for money.

[@bierlein4934]

This aged well

[@MiniNoahTheWorm]

I fucking love that it's the first thing James says in this clip as well

[@jordandodsworth4746]

This hits different today.

[@miachevaisav2285]

James is on a difference energy! He's brilliant!

[@jonahart777]

James Acaster is the comedian that all other comedians wish they were....Quality stuff..

[@El-Burrito]

I had to rewind that several times. Such a great outburst

[@YvonneWilson312]

So did I!

[@LordOfTheYam]

I rewound it so many times just to hear the genuine belly laugh from Adam

[@GaH.Hassan]

Sorry folks, the captions are a bit off, could anyone tell me who lorraine would rather talk to than "pretty potato"?

[@annabelscarlet2365]

Priti Patel :)

[@annabelscarlet2365]

And she would rather talk to H from Steps, I don’t know which one you were after haha

[@MFDuggan]

I would rather talk to a pretty potato than Priti Patel or Piers Morgan.

[@aceofspoons8382]

No no, the captions are right

[@1997saks]

Saw a clip last night off this, been refreshing my feed ever since.so happy

[@sandwich2473]

Acaster here reminds me a lot of various friends I had and have still as well as myself Absolutely dedicated and unflinching about specific things that they truly believe in It's cool to see the same kind of person on the telly

[@DefLeppGirl97]

And in his explanation he did not stutter

[@user-kb8ql3gw1l]

James Acaster wipes the floor with that lot.

[@gemmasalmon9667]

I have not laughed that hard than at his response to Lorraine saying piers morgan - absolutely brilliant.

[@PlatinumPaladin]

As succinct a response as there could be. Made me think of Billy Connelly and how he masterfully applies "bad language".

[@manonl1340]

"don't look at me like that" Proceeds to look into the camera

[@Bcsmith333]

James is a treasure 😍

[@cmarq817]

James Acaster is so GOOD! In all aspects ...😇

[@nellsmc8977]

He is my hero of 2020 for telling her that. She is such a phony and Piers Morgan is a villain! End of!

[@AA-fz3lj]

James Acaster what a ledge

[@esper86]

his handling of the justification was tier 4 😂

[@LeGronk]

can't ever trust someone who's written for a tabloid. they look sane and lovely on the outside, inside there's fried circuitry.

[@SahmAhmad]

Is it ok that I can't stop watching this ! James mate, you're a legend ! From now on, this will be my answer to anyone who is being unreasonable.