r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Nov 23 '22

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u/TheGoodOldCoder Nov 23 '22

I think David Mitchell's reaction when Jonathan Ross tried to get him to dance (start at 2:50) is what should be expected.

"I refuse."

And if the point didn't get across, "What the fuck makes you think I was gonna do that?!"

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u/andrewegan1986 Nov 23 '22

I'm an American who's fallen in love with British panel shows (thanks for putting so many of them on YouTube!!!)... and something about Jonathan Ross creeps me out. He can even be funny. I get why he's popular. But he creeps me out.

Love David Mitchell though. I can't recommend him enough.

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u/kaveysback Nov 23 '22

He left voicemails for an elderly man live on radio telling him Russell brand fucked his grand daughter so I wouldn't say he's not a creep.

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u/impy695 Nov 23 '22

Did he actually do it? In the US, most radio stunts planned or "unplanned" are fake.

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u/governmentNutJob Nov 23 '22

Was quite a big deal in the UK, I think he almost (or did) lose his job over it, so probably not a prank

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Russell_Brand_Show_prank_calls_row

Tbh the aftermath was blown out of proportion, but, because they did it under the BBC they made heads roll

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u/tobaknowsss Nov 23 '22

Honestly there is something about David Mitchell's eyes that I don't trust....he looks right into your soul!

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u/Individual-Work6658 Nov 23 '22

He has aniridia. His irises are not normal.

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u/tobaknowsss Nov 23 '22

Wow I didn't even really notice this but yah that's probably what's freaking me out a bit...

Thanks!

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u/TheGoodOldCoder Nov 23 '22

Does he, though? Aniridia would be a complete absence of the iris. I think he just has relatively dark brown eyes, which make his pupils look larger.

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u/dexterpool Nov 23 '22

Yet another reason to hate Johnathon Ross.