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Penn Badgley reacting to viral British TV moments is hilarious viewing

"I so much prefer your reality TV."
By Sam Haysom  on 
A man sitting on a chair laughs while watching a screen with four other people on it.
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There are some television moments so brilliant that just watching people watch them is funny enough on its own.

In the BBC Radio 1 clip above, You star Penn Badgley is shown a series of viral British TV clips — from the world's most awkward reality TV show moment to Italian chef Gino D'acampa's appalled reaction to a comment from co-presenter Holly Willoughby.

His gleeful reaction? "I so much prefer your reality television."

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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