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The Last Leg - Season 33 Episode 11 -
The Last Leg of Christmas
The Last Leg of Christmas
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00:00Thank you for lettin' us be ourselves
00:02So don't mind me if I repeat myself
00:04These simple lines be good for your health
00:06Keep them prime rhymes on the shelf
00:08Live my life like you just don't care
00:10My thighs are leaders never scared
00:12Ranging noise is the moment they fear
00:16Get up, you're still a beautiful idea
00:18Get up, throw your hands in the air
00:20Get up, you should know
00:22Get up, you should know
00:24Get up, get up, get up
00:26Get up, get up, get up
00:28Finish wrapping the presents, sit back on the couch
00:35Then realise you forgot to buy batteries
00:37It's Christmas Eve and it's time for the last leg
00:40Tonight on the show
00:43We look at a prediction of Christmas future
00:46Look back on Christmas past
00:48And take a sneaky look at our Christmas presents
00:51Plus we'll be joined by presenter Alison Hammond
00:54Comedian Harry Hill
00:55And music legend Rick Astley
00:57On the show that's always a Christmas diehard
01:01G'day, I'm Adam Hills
01:10Welcome to The Last Leg
01:11The show that wonders if King Charles' speech
01:13Is going to get one less viewer this year
01:14With me as always of the pride of Huddersfield
01:17Alex Brooker and the man who turned on
01:19The Christmas lights in Exeter this year
01:21But only in his own house, Josh Whittacombe
01:23Happy Christmas Eve, everybody
01:31Every year we dress up, there's something ridiculous for Christmas
01:34I, of course, am Tom Hanks
01:36From the Polar Express
01:38There you go
01:39Thank you
01:41Thank you
01:42Yeah, it's not bad
01:43Yeah
01:43You're such a fan of the film that you've called the character Tom Hanks
01:47Oh
01:48You look like you're about to strip
01:52That is a different type of Polar Express
01:57I went with Polar Express
01:58I went with Polar Express because it's my favourite Tom Hanks film
02:03Yeah
02:04Actually, it's my second favourite but Philadelphia didn't feel appropriate
02:06Oh, Josh
02:08Merry Christmas
02:10Josh, would you like to explain who you're dressed as?
02:13Oh, I didn't get the memo, I didn't know it was fancy dress
02:15No, I've come as, I'll stand up for this
02:20I've come as Francis Rossi from the Band Aid video
02:24Amazing
02:26I'm not saying I've run out of ideas
02:30But I look like Michael Portillo
02:33I am
02:34You look like someone who's been caught at Heathrow trying to smuggle in illegal reptiles
02:44Well, I've certainly got a snake in these tight trousers
02:50Alex, do you want to explain what's going on there?
02:52Yeah, I'm Tim Allen in the Santa Claus
02:54Santa's just fallen off my roof and I've just put the jacket on
02:57So, yeah, and also I'll tell you what
02:59It's comfy in it
03:00I'll tell you what
03:01Your snake would be alright in these pyjama bottoms, mate
03:03Honestly
03:04This is the comfiest I've ever been
03:06I'm not going to say you've not gone too much effort
03:08But compared to the two of us
03:09Wearing, literally, slippers, pyjamas
03:12And just you've put on a Santa
03:14Yeah, I know
03:15I think these are comfy slippers
03:16I can only feel the one
03:18But I think
03:20Alright, the big story, of course, is Christmas
03:25And it's the story Alex has been most excited about all year
03:28So, let's start with this
03:29Is it okay that Alex interrupted a last leg meeting this year
03:32To have his Christmas tree delivered?
03:36Okay, is it okay he did that in October?
03:42Well, here's another is it okay for you
03:43Is it okay that it's a 13-foot tree?
03:46That is...
03:48I know, that's 12 more feet than Alex has
03:50Let's see, here's a photo of it arriving
03:57Just so you know, Alex took the tree out
03:59And then once that was done, Alex's wife put all her belongings in there and there
04:06Here's the photo of the tree once it was up and running
04:09Dude, it's so...
04:11Fuck it now!
04:12It looks like, you know those North Korean marches where they have the missiles
04:17Honestly, it's so big that's an actual star
04:22Is it a real tree?
04:23It's not a real tree
04:24Oh, no, no, no, no
04:25No, so even your Christmas tree is prosthetic
04:26Look, knowing how much you love Christmas, I would imagine the ads you get on your phone are different to the ads I get on my phone
04:41Oh mate, I mean the algorithm on Instagram
04:43I start getting loads of these like Christmas, like Larry Christmas suits and outfits
04:48Right
04:49Maybe because I was talking about Christmas jumpers
04:51That's all my algorithm, it's just Christmas suits
04:53Yeah, we've got some of the garish images Alex has been getting, check these out
04:58The thing with it is, you two complain a lot, you know, about your disabilities
05:02But that guy in the suit, he hasn't got a head
05:07It looks like...
05:09I'd say that's far...
05:11At the Paralympics, you're in the toughest category
05:15Especially if it's a dead heat in the sprinting
05:17The suit, I love the suit, it looks like the kind of suit Santa would wear to court
05:27You know what I mean? Like if Santa turned up in the Epstein files
05:31Oh no, Santa's not, obviously Santa's not in the Epstein files
05:35Obviously, because we all know Santa makes the list and checks it twice
05:38I reckon...
05:41Pausing for an edit
05:50I think nothing says Christmas Eve more than Philadelphia and the Epstein files
05:56I reckon if you can encapsulate Alex's algorithm into one image, it would be this
06:03Declan Rice, dressed as Santa, drinking a Frosé with Big John
06:06That is...
06:08That's Alex's...
06:10I'm assuming that's your default setting when you blank out during an Asian
06:13Is it true you want a dash cam for Christmas?
06:16Yeah, I do, I generally do
06:17I've got banged...
06:18So, I've got banged into dash cam footage
06:21That's the other thing my algorithm is jumping up
06:23What do you mean?
06:24So like, I've got really into like, watching these videos
06:27Of like, just people having near misses
06:29But the one I've been getting into most
06:31Is a geezer called Big Jobber
06:33Wait, what?
06:34His name's Big Jobber
06:36I'm going to say it, Hilsey
06:38When Brooker searched Big Jobber, he wasn't looking for a dash cam footage
06:40That he's...
06:43He assesses, like, the insurance liable
06:47Who's at fault for the crash
06:49Based on the dash cam footage
06:50Are you okay?
06:52I think I'm having like, the most boring midlife crisis of all time
06:57But I really want a dash cam
06:59We've got a very special treat for Alex tonight
07:01So we've been following Santa on his radar tonight
07:04So we're going to check in to see where he is right now
07:06Have a look at this on the map
07:07He...
07:09Now, that seems to be Huddersfield
07:11Which is where you live, Alex
07:12Yeah
07:13He seems to be stuck there
07:15Let's go to Santa's dash cam
07:16Or as he calls it, dash-a-cam
07:18To see what's happening
07:25What arsehole put up a 12-foot tree?
07:28I hope they don't breathalise me
07:30I've had 83 million cherries
07:32Here's your froze machine, you prick
07:35LAUGHTER
07:40Now, one AI generator reimagined Santa over the decades
07:44Showing how, and this is a quote
07:46Beloved figures can evolve alongside society's progress
07:49Here is its revealing timeline of Santas
07:52Let's go through them one by one
07:54Here's 1960 Santa
07:56Textbook
07:57Classic Santa, Coca-Cola Santa
07:58I have no issue with that
07:59Yeah
08:00Yep
08:011970s Santa
08:02Ooh
08:04I've...I'm not letting my kids sit on his knee
08:07LAUGHTER
08:09Let's look at 1980s Santa
08:11Wow
08:13He's been lifting his sack, hasn't he?
08:15It's no wonder Mummy was kissing Santa Claus
08:18Look at that guy
08:19That'll leave her Saint Nicholas
08:21LAUGHTER
08:23LAUGHTER
08:25LAUGHTER
08:27Did somebody just go, oh dear?
08:29LAUGHTER
08:31LAUGHTER
08:33I, I thought...
08:35I enjoyed it!
08:36Oh dear!
08:38That from me, do you know what?
08:40It's ruined Christmas
08:42And that's a guy who was fine with the Epstein joke
08:45LAUGHTER
08:46Uh, 2010s Santa?
08:48Couldn't give a shit, could I?
08:50LAUGHTER
08:522030s?
08:53Well, I'll tell you what, JK Rowling's not going to be happy from 2030s
08:57LAUGHTER
08:59LAUGHTER
09:01Oh dear!
09:03LAUGHTER
09:04Look, there's one in the audience!
09:06LAUGHTER
09:07How did that happen?
09:09LAUGHTER
09:11APPLAUSE
09:12Mate!
09:14It's the one fucking night you were!
09:17LAUGHTER
09:19I'm not so sure about 2050s Santa
09:21I mean, no, I mean, he looks like he's going to shoot the naughty boys again
09:25LAUGHTER
09:27And look, as Santa faces an AI future, so does the art of gift giving
09:29Cos surveys have found that a lot of people are using generative AI for present ideas
09:33I love the idea that tomorrow there's going to be men everywhere
09:36blaming AI for misjudged gives for their other halves
09:40LAUGHTER
09:42It's just going, I mean, Jack GPT just said anal beads, I don't even know why
09:46LAUGHTER
09:48Like, the technology's just not, it's just not right
09:50By the way, look, do us a favour, can you quickly ring your mum and tell her not to open hers?
09:54LAUGHTER
09:56LAUGHTER
09:57So we've decided to use AI tonight to choose our presents for each other
10:02Uh, and to deliver them, would you please welcome all the way from the future
10:06Robot Santa!
10:08Santa baby
10:10Yes, with the saving and the virtue
10:13For me
10:16Bring in half a good day
10:19Santa baby
10:21I mean, the technology in the future is amazing, isn't it?
10:25I tell you what, the robot's improved more than the trolley, hasn't it?
10:30LAUGHTER
10:32It's not often I get to say this about other people, but you do walk a bit funny, don't you?
10:37LAUGHTER
10:42Can the robot do the Vs towards Alex?
10:45LAUGHTER
10:47All right, so we started by asking AI the question, what is a good Christmas present for Alex Brooker?
10:52Now, once we explain who Alex Brooker was...
10:55LAUGHTER
10:57LAUGHTER
10:59It suggested a personalised Arsenal jersey
11:02Yes, please!
11:03Could you please bring the presents over?
11:05LAUGHTER
11:09Do you know what?
11:10Yeah?
11:11RADA is fucking good, isn't it?
11:13LAUGHTER
11:14LAUGHTER
11:19LAUGHTER
11:21Four years of debt for this!
11:23LAUGHTER
11:25Thank you very much
11:27It's good to have Daniel Day-Lewis back in the game, isn't it?
11:30LAUGHTER
11:32Unbelievable!
11:34There we go
11:36Thank you, Robot Santa
11:37LAUGHTER
11:39LAUGHTER
11:41They said... Do you know what?
11:42When they said Greg Wallace would never be back on TV...
11:45LAUGHTER
11:47APPLAUSE
11:49LAUGHTER
11:53LAUGHTER
11:55LAUGHTER
11:57So I started out by asking AI what to get for Alex...
11:59Yes
12:00And it said, a personalised Arsenal jersey
12:02Am I allowed to open it?
12:03You are allowed to open it
12:04Oh, wow!
12:05So we've got you an Arsenal jersey
12:07And on the back we've got the picture of you...
12:10With Declan Rice and Big John drinking the Frosé
12:13Oh, yes, please!
12:14Merry Christmas!
12:18I love this robot, he did a little...
12:20He did a little happy dance when it was good!
12:23So when I asked...
12:26How is the robot funnier than all of us?
12:29LAUGHTER
12:30This is the future, Josh
12:31LAUGHTER
12:33So when I asked AI what to get Josh, it said...
12:36Something that balances his sober lifestyle, his love of home, his writing work and his comedic vibe
12:42Oh, that's genuinely nice!
12:44It said, a premium tea gift set and notebook combo with a personal note
12:51So an AI wrote the note, this is a personal note
12:54Oh, for when you fancy putting the kettle on...
12:56I genuinely like this
12:57For when you fancy putting the kettle on and jamming down those five-minute observations
13:03LAUGHTER
13:04This is the great thing, it also added...
13:06Uh, Josh is an observational comedian who focuses on the minutiae of everyday life
13:11rather than big topical issues
13:14LAUGHTER
13:15I think anyone who's seen me trying to walk around the news on this show would agree with that
13:20LAUGHTER
13:21And so what did AI suggest for me?
13:24Well, AI...
13:26Basically they said, something that was tied to your interest in disability awareness and sport
13:30But more importantly, a high-quality item that acknowledges that part of his life but not in a pitying way
13:36They wanted us to give you something empowering
13:39Not in a pitying way?
13:40No, so we didn't want to get you any sort of present that would kind of sound pitying at all
13:46So we've got you a book
13:48You have got me a book
13:49It's called, um, The Little Disabled Engine That Could
13:53LAUGHTER
13:55LAUGHTER
13:57Thank you so much, boys
13:58I can add that to my collection along with C-Spot Limp
14:01LAUGHTER
14:03Owe the places you'll park
14:05LAUGHTER
14:06And can we also have a big thank you to Robot Santa
14:10CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
14:11Now, Christmas telly is also changing
14:18There's a reality series on Hallmark this year called Finding Mr Christmas
14:22The TV show focuses on ten aspiring actors who compete for the chance to be the next leading man in a Hallmark Christmas film
14:30Here is the cheesy trailer for the wholesome reality series
14:33Boy, do I have an early holiday gift for you
14:36We are back for season two with an all-new group of hunks and festive face-offs
14:41Check out this sneak peek
14:42It's a huge house
14:43I'm down to stay here for a while
14:45What's up, guys?
14:46What's up, fellas?
14:47What's up, Angel?
14:48Dude, it's so epic
14:50Dude, we got the trust circle going on already
14:55I don't trust that trust circle
14:59Have you seen Finding Mr Easter?
15:01It's a bit bleaker because the winner gets nailed to a cross
15:04LAUGHTER
15:06LAUGHTER
15:11Now...
15:14Throughout the show
15:17Sorry, it's the latest quote to Reggie for you
15:20Honestly, it was just everything you say with that ponytail
15:25Now, throughout the show, this Finding Mr Christmas
15:28Did you just get a cut away of my fucking ponytail?
15:31We've never used that camera angle in 15 years
15:34Where's that from?
15:35That's not one of our angles
15:39Where's that?
15:40I don't even know where that camera is
15:43Throughout Finding Mr Christmas, the actors have to complete a series of challenges
15:47including gift wrapping, untangling Christmas lights and acting in a scene
15:51But we think they missed a trick
15:53Because we've got our own Mr Christmas here, Alex Brooker
15:56I don't know why they didn't cast him, right?
15:58100%, mate
15:59Yep
16:00So, throughout the show tonight, we're going to set Alex a series of Christmassy tasks
16:04And he's going to do the first one now
16:06We need you to head over there, please, Alex
16:07I didn't know why
16:08Are you ready? Are you ready?
16:09It's based on this festive challenge
16:17Remember, guys, presentation is important
16:21But your personality and star quality are always on Santa's radar
16:27So give us your best runway walks and slay!
16:30Yeah!
16:31Link, you're up first
16:38Oh!
16:39Okay, hello!
16:41Melissa, I don't want you to get too close to this fire
16:43Sugar melts
16:47Wow!
16:52So, it's time for Alex to take on the Mr Christmas catwalk challenge
16:57Alex, I want some strut with a good will to all men vibe
17:20Genuinely, by the way, don't get too close to me
17:22Because I think this is flammable as fuck
17:24Alex, you're through to the next round
17:29Yeah!
17:35Alright, let's welcome tonight's guests
17:37They're Bake Off royalty, which means much like real royalty
17:40They're both in bread
17:41Please welcome Alison Hammond and comedian Harry Hill
17:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
17:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
18:02I don't believe it, Frances Rotti and Tim Allen
18:04Aww
18:08And Bernard Cribbins from the railway tour
18:10LAUGHTER
18:12Now, Alison you has already received the best gift of all a few weeks ago
18:17When Prince Harry lip synced to one of your exchanges from Bake Off
18:22I thought I was dreaming when I saw that
18:24So here's the perfectly timed clip with Stephen Colbert
18:26If you were treated like a king for the day
18:29What would you want me to do for you?
18:31Um, Bec for me probably
18:33You'd want me to do what?
18:35Bec?
18:36Bec?
18:38Bec?
18:39Bec?
18:40Bec?
18:41Bec?
18:42Bec?
18:43Bec?
18:44LAUGHTER
18:45APPLAUSE
18:47What a weird moment!
18:49Crazy!
18:51I mean, it sounds like, oh my god!
18:54Prince, me and Prince Harry are connected now
18:57You totally like that
18:58You know what I mean? We're tied
18:59Yeah
19:00I mean, how can I be humble now? Do you know what I mean?
19:02LAUGHTER
19:03Does it make me kind of like royalty now?
19:05Like, am I Princess?
19:07Am I?
19:08Yeah, but it does appear that Prince Harry has got a lot of time on his hands now
19:12LAUGHTER
19:16Do you reckon?
19:22Um, Harry, what are your Christmas traditions?
19:25Um, well, we always, what we do with the TV
19:28When we have the, you know, Christmas lunch
19:31Yep
19:32And then we have, we've got one of those TVs that you can bring round
19:35You know, it comes, you can angle it round
19:37It's on the wall, but you can angle it round
19:39Yep
19:40We bring it round so that it's across the other side of the table
19:43And then we have the King's Speech on there
19:45So it's like he's joining us
19:47LAUGHTER
19:50For dinner!
19:51What's that?
19:52Yeah
19:53It has been a tough year for a lot of people
19:58And look, we talked about Alex's 13-foot tree in his garden
20:01Anything special in your garden this Christmas?
20:03Uh, well, we've got robins actually
20:05Ooh
20:06Yeah
20:07Aw
20:08Yeah, I know
20:09We put up a nesting box last year
20:11Yeah
20:12And we've got some, actually some baby robins in there now
20:15Aw
20:16Yeah, and I've actually got a camera
20:17You know, one of those little tiny cameras
20:18Oh, yeah, yeah
20:19Yeah
20:20It's got a bird watch
20:21Yeah, with like a live feed
20:22Yeah
20:23Um, could we see that?
20:24Or
20:25We have got it
20:26Yes, yes we can
20:27Yes we can
20:28A little robin in there this morning
20:29Oh, that's so lovely
20:30But, um
20:33LAUGHTER
20:34LAUGHTER
20:35APPLAUSE
20:37That's what?
20:39APPLAUSE
20:41Aw
20:42LAUGHTER
20:43Aw, that's really upsetting
20:45Yeah
20:46LAUGHTER
20:47Talk about a live feed
20:48Me
20:49LAUGHTER
20:50LAUGHTER
20:51All right, we'll have more last week for you after the break
20:53As we chat to Rick Astley
20:55And find out which one of our guests had a crush on him as a teenager
20:58See you in a little bit
20:59APPLAUSE
21:18Welcome back to Last Leg
21:19We're joined by Alison Hammond and Harry Gill
21:22Uh, Alex is starting to change like Tim Allen in, uh, in...
21:27I'm not
21:28Are you not?
21:29Are you not?
21:30No, I'm not, though
21:31I don't think that's how you looked in the last part
21:33That's absolutely the same, mate
21:34OK
21:35Changing at all
21:36All right, Josh, do you want to explain what's going on with you?
21:38I'm going through the band-aid video
21:40LAUGHTER
21:41I, er, I didn't...
21:42I didn't know Hanson were in band-aid
21:44LAUGHTER
21:45LAUGHTER
21:46Handsome?
21:47LAUGHTER
21:48I can't hear much, by the way
21:50LAUGHTER
21:52From band-aid
21:53Look at that
21:54LAUGHTER
21:55Amazing, bang on
21:56I can't hear anything
21:58LAUGHTER
21:59I'm getting Gail Tilsley off quite nicely
22:01LAUGHTER
22:02LAUGHTER
22:03Anyone else doing that?
22:05APPLAUSE
22:06I'm getting...
22:07I'm getting Gail Tilsley and Paul Hollywood
22:10LAUGHTER
22:11LAUGHTER
22:12And obviously I'm now Tom Hanks as Woody from Toy Story
22:15Oh, yes
22:16Oh, yes
22:17Oh, yeah
22:18Because the final scene of Toy Story is when they all become friends at Christmas
22:21Yes
22:22Time now to welcome another guest to the Last League Christmas celebration
22:25He's a soul singer whose songs may be the one thing your family doesn't fight over this Christmas
22:29Please welcome, Rick Astley
22:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
22:32CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
22:33CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
22:35MUSIC
22:42What did you say that?
22:46Oh, I mean to go!
22:47You're doing what?
22:48You're doing what?
22:49Good time to go, as the day you and your gentlemen
22:50Well, well, well, well, welcome
22:51Welcome to the party, Rick. Thank you.
22:52APPLAUSE
22:54Welcome to the party, Rick. What are your Christmas traditions?
22:58Eating and drinking, I think, pretty much. Yes.
23:01My wife is Danish and we have quite a lot of Scandinavian tradition
23:04in our Christmas. Bacon?
23:06Yeah, a lot of bacon, actually. Yeah, yeah.
23:09But also, they celebrate on the eve, on the 24th.
23:13Yes. So we've got into that habit over the years of doing that.
23:16Well, I'm very sorry that you're here tonight on Christmas Eve.
23:19Well, exactly. I'm straight back there after this
23:24and if there's anything left, I'll be, you know, lovely.
23:28No, so, to be honest, tomorrow is a bit like our boxing day, to be honest.
23:32Right. A bit more chill and, you know.
23:34Yeah. Now, we asked AI to suggest a present for you.
23:38I can't wait. OK.
23:40It said maybe a rare vinyl copy of something like The Smiths,
23:44because you did a show of Smith songs at Glastonbury.
23:47Indeed I did. I saw it. Which, yeah, you saw it
23:50and one of our team was there and captured the joy Josh felt
23:53as he watched you perform. This is genuine footage.
23:56What a night. One of the best hours of my life.
24:05Oh, my God. And watching that video, this is going to blow your mind.
24:11That was after I stopped drinking.
24:26Harry, you share Rick's love of Morrissey's music.
24:31Oh, his music? Yeah, not so much his music.
24:39Don't talk about that, do we?
24:41You performed as Morrissey?
24:43I did Morrissey and Stars in their arms. I remember it.
24:46We have a dazzling clip of the enthusiastic performance
24:48from the turn of the millennium.
24:50Oh, my God.
24:51Oh, my God.
24:53Oh, my God.
24:55Oh, my God.
24:56Oh, my God.
24:57Oh, my God.
24:58Oh, my God.
24:59Oh, my God.
25:00Oh, my God.
25:01Oh, my God.
25:02Oh, my God.
25:03Oh, my God.
25:04Oh, my God.
25:05Oh, my God.
25:06Oh, my God.
25:07Oh, my God.
25:08Oh, my God.
25:09Oh, my God.
25:10Oh, my God.
25:11Oh, my God.
25:12Oh, my God.
25:13Oh, my God.
25:14Oh, my God.
25:15Oh, my God.
25:16Oh, my God.
25:17Oh, my God.
25:18Oh, my God.
25:19Oh, my God.
25:20Oh, my God.
25:21Oh, my God.
25:22Oh, my God.
25:23He's got nothing.
25:24CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
25:27Have you ever met Morrissey?
25:30I haven't met Morrissey, but part of it was you had to get permission.
25:33So I had to get permission from Morrissey to impersonate him.
25:36There was a... Or to do that song.
25:39And I got a fax through, in the old days of faxes,
25:42and it was signed by Morrissey saying,
25:45Good luck, Morrissey.
25:47So I thought, oh, so Morrissey's on the other end of this number,
25:50the number is there.
25:52And I had this idea, so I sent him a fax back saying,
25:56how about you and me do a novelty single for Christmas,
26:00our version of Little Donkey.
26:02Wow.
26:03But I never...
26:04Never heard back.
26:06I mean, you've got your own quiff.
26:09I have.
26:10I have to wear an artificial one, but if you liked, I could...
26:13Would you like me to reprise the...
26:15Yes.
26:16Have you got them?
26:17I'm not feeling it.
26:19Come on!
26:20What a showman.
26:22He knows how to get the crowd going.
26:28Here we go.
26:30Here we go.
26:31Oh.
26:32Lovely.
26:33It's uncanny.
26:34Little donkey.
26:35Little donkey.
26:36Little donkey.
26:37On a dusty road.
26:39Keep on...
26:40Little donkey.
26:41Little donkey.
26:42Little donkey.
26:43On a dusty road.
26:45Keep on...
26:46Flooding onwards.
26:47With your head and your head.
26:49Oh, brilliant.
26:50with your hands on your hands.
27:01Oh, firstly, everyone.
27:05Merry Christmas.
27:07So good.
27:08Alison, is it true you had a teenage crush on Rick?
27:11Well, it's not the sort of place I would, like, probably admit it.
27:15We've Rick literally sitting there, but he already knows.
27:18I've met quite a few times, and now I'm quite cool with it.
27:21Like, I'm all right, I'm totally cool with, like, being in the...
27:24As long as Harry's sat between us. Oh, yeah, exactly.
27:27So, Alison, just to clarify your story,
27:30you used to fancy Rick Astley, then you met him,
27:33and now it's gone away.
27:35Not at all, Josh!
27:37Obviously, I've still got feelings, but there is, like, you know...
27:40Have you?
27:41Do you want to expand on that?
27:43Listen, I'm not saying... There's a wife!
27:46There's a wife!
27:47I feel like I'm the gooseberry.
27:50Come on, Harry!
27:51Come on, Harry!
27:52Come on, Harry!
27:53Come on, Harry, go there.
27:54Honestly!
27:55Oh, no!
27:56I don't know when I'm not wanted.
27:57CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
28:00Listen...
28:06Obviously, I was a lot younger than I am now,
28:09and obviously, I still get the same feelings.
28:12LAUGHTER
28:13I'm going to say it.
28:14There's a chance you're going to be Rickrolled.
28:16LAUGHTER
28:17Come back, Harry!
28:19Come back, Harry!
28:21Harry!
28:22Alison, on the very night that his wife is celebrating Christmas.
28:26LAUGHTER
28:27Well, she's not here, is she?
28:29LAUGHTER
28:30Just out of interest, Rick, where can Alison see you perform next year?
28:34Yeah!
28:35LAUGHTER
28:36Um, here, there and everywhere.
28:37We're on tour in April, which...
28:38Are we?
28:39Yes, we're all on tour.
28:40LAUGHTER
28:41Um, short notice.
28:42Yeah.
28:43So, um, yes.
28:44We can't wait.
28:45We can't wait.
28:46We're looking forward to it.
28:47And now, Harry, you and Alison both host different versions of Bake Off,
28:50but you have brought your own showstopper to the show tonight.
28:52LAUGHTER
28:53Yeah, I've got to go back there again.
28:54Go on.
28:55LAUGHTER
28:56Well, I just think, you know, people forget what Christmas is really about.
28:58Yeah.
28:59And what they concentrate on is the food, you know, it's all about the food.
29:14So, what I've done is I've done a, um, my own savoury nativity, um...
29:20Brussels!
29:21Which I've made.
29:23Which I've made myself.
29:26And what...
29:28Just trying to get the message of Christmas through...
29:30LAUGHTER
29:31Through...
29:32Through food.
29:34Smells lovely.
29:36And...
29:37Do you want me to...
29:38Do you want me to talk you through it?
29:39Yeah.
29:40So, these are frazzles on the roof of the, uh...
29:43LAUGHTER
29:44That's...
29:45It's a pom-bear.
29:46LAUGHTER
29:47As...
29:48As the angel Gabriel.
29:49LAUGHTER
29:50And then we have the three kings here, which I...
29:53I made from...
29:54Pepparamis, cos they're...
29:56LAUGHTER
29:57They're spicy, a bit more exotic.
29:58LAUGHTER
29:59You've got the two sausages here, Joseph and Mary.
30:03Obviously, Joseph is a bit taller than Mary.
30:05LAUGHTER
30:06Yeah.
30:07And then you've got the star of the show, the baby Jesus,
30:11which is a pig in blanket, and there's the...
30:14LAUGHTER
30:16I don't mean that in a sort of negative...
30:18LAUGHTER
30:20I don't want any trouble.
30:22And then...
30:23You've got the manger made out of chip sticks, they're nice.
30:25Mm-hm.
30:26And then you've got the...
30:27You've got the halo there.
30:28LAUGHTER
30:29So that's just something that perhaps people could, you know,
30:31make their own tradition now.
30:33LAUGHTER
30:34The savoury nativity.
30:35Would you like to...?
30:36Have you got it in kit form?
30:37That's right.
30:38Do you, like, sell it in a kit?
30:39Could you...?
30:40It's about 12 quid.
30:41LAUGHTER
30:42I mean, the slight problem with it is to secure the sausages,
30:46you do have to use, um, screws.
30:49LAUGHTER
30:52And we're going to have more last leg for you after the break
30:54as Alex performs a Hallmark Christmas scene
30:56we've written just for tonight, but right now,
30:59Rick Astley is going to perform his first Christmas hit
31:01of the night.
31:02Before he does, though, we've talked a lot about Alex's love
31:05of Christmas, but Lib Dem leader Ed Davey revealed
31:08in an interview this year that he listens to Christmas tunes
31:11all year round.
31:12Wow.
31:13How do we feel about that?
31:14Is that all right?
31:15Oh, I wouldn't.
31:16But isn't his birthday on Christmas Day?
31:17That's the reason, isn't it?
31:18Er...
31:19I think his birthday's on Christmas Day,
31:20so that's probably one of the reasons why it means a lot to him.
31:23Yeah, cos otherwise it'd just be fucking weird.
31:25LAUGHTER
31:26Well, it's going to make the next bit awkward.
31:40Rick is going to play us into the break,
31:42but who better to introduce him than the leader of the Lib Dems?
31:46LAUGHTER
31:47Come on!
31:48So, Ed Davey!
31:50LAUGHTER
31:51Hi, guys, it's Ed Davey here.
31:53Merry Christmas to you all.
31:55It's true, I like listening to Christmas music all year round.
31:59The reason is, my daughter and I love winding up her mum.
32:04And it's on my iPhone and we play it in the car all the time.
32:07Erm, I'm never going to give up Christmas.
32:10So, here's Rick Astley.
32:11CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
32:12APPLAUSE
32:13Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
32:25In a lane, snow is glisting.
32:29A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight.
32:33Walking in a winter wonderland.
32:36Later on, we'll conspire.
32:40As we dream, by the fire.
32:44To face unafraid, the plans that remain.
32:48Walking in a winter wonderland.
32:51Come on, Rob, let's go!
32:55We're talking, let's go!
33:21APPLAUSE
33:23Welcome back to Last Leg.
33:24We're joined by Alison Hammond and Harry Hill.
33:26Alex, you're definitely changing.
33:27I feel a little bit more Christmassy at the moment.
33:28Do you?
33:29I'm feeling a little bit different at the moment, but...
33:30You're definitely progressing.
33:31No, I haven't.
33:32OK.
33:33Josh, would you like to explain who you are now?
33:35No, I'm fine.
33:36No, I'm fine.
33:37No, I'm fine.
33:38No, I'm fine.
33:39No, I'm fine.
33:40No, I'm fine.
33:41No, I'm fine.
33:42No, I'm fine.
33:43No, I'm fine.
33:44No, I'm fine.
33:45No, I'm fine.
33:46No, I'm fine.
33:47No, I'm fine.
33:48Who you are now?
33:50No, I'm from the Band Aid video.
33:52Yeah.
33:53So, I'm Sarah Dallin from Bananarama, of course.
33:55Yeah.
34:00Look at these jeans.
34:01They're fucking brilliant.
34:06It ain't what I do, it's the way that I do it.
34:07We've always said it.
34:09And obviously, I'm Tom Hanks in the movie Forrest Gump,
34:12because he famously said life is like a box of chocolates
34:14and the main time you get chocolates is at Christmas.
34:18You still look a bit like you're going to strip.
34:23You know, Forrest Hump.
34:26And now, throughout the show, we've been putting Alex
34:28through his paces to see how he'd fare on the US reality series
34:31Finding Mr Christmas.
34:33The winner of the first series, by the way,
34:35earned a leading role in a holiday movie
34:37about the owner of a Seattle dog shelter
34:39who falls for a meticulous web page editor.
34:42The movie was called Happy Howlidays.
34:46See what you did there.
34:48See what they did there.
34:49Love it.
34:50All right, I'm going to send everyone,
34:51if you could all go over and get ready for the next challenge
34:53for Alex, please.
34:54Over in that corner of the studio.
34:56So, Alex's final challenge tonight is to test out his acting chops
35:00in a scene we've written as the ultimate hallmark Christmas movie.
35:05Lights, camera, Christmas.
35:08APPLAUSE
35:11Help! Help, I need an emergency appointment.
35:18Oh, my God, it's Alison Hammond, the big city TV presenter.
35:22That's right.
35:23I've become so career focused, I've lost touch with what's important in life.
35:27I'm single and I'm home for the holidays.
35:31And?
35:32I've hit a dog.
35:37Oh, my God, what happened?
35:39LAUGHTER
35:41APPLAUSE
35:45APPLAUSE
35:51I'll tell you what happened.
35:55That's better.
35:56Yeah, is that better?
35:57That's better.
35:58I was just sitting there by the side of the road licking my own balls
36:02and she came round the corner like a lunatic and hit me.
36:05Yeah, but he's such a cutie.
36:06I've really fallen for him.
36:07Is there anyone here who can treat him?
36:09Oh, my God.
36:10Oh, my God.
36:11Oh, my God.
36:12Oh, my God.
36:13Oh, my God.
36:14Oh, my God.
36:15Oh, my God.
36:16Oh, my God.
36:17Oh, my God.
36:18Oh, my God.
36:19Oh, my God.
36:20Oh, my God.
36:21Oh, my God.
36:22Oh, my God.
36:23There's anyone here who can treat him.
36:25I can't let him die.
36:26I'm the presenter of...
36:27for the love of dogs.
36:29LAUGHTER
36:30Of course, Miss Hammond.
36:31Do you know what?
36:32The hot vet will see you now.
36:33Oh.
36:34But I'm next.
36:35I'm sorry, Mr Hill.
36:36Your cat's going to have to wait.
36:37It's not the cat I'm worried about.
36:39It's the Robins.
36:40LAUGHTER
36:41APPLAUSE
36:49I'm afraid Miss Hammond is next.
36:51But I'm on the telly.
36:52I'm on the telly.
36:53I know, but not as much as Alison.
36:54No one's on the telly as much as Alison.
36:55No one's on the telly as much as Alison.
36:56No one's.
36:57LAUGHTER
36:58Uh, the hot vet will see you now.
37:01CHEERING
37:02Oh!
37:03Somebody order a dream boat.
37:06LAUGHTER
37:07Are you the hot vet?
37:08Yes.
37:09I'm sweating buckets.
37:10Do you know how hard it is to operate with these little hands?
37:13LAUGHTER
37:14You look like a man who could really heal my heart.
37:17I mean, dog.
37:18What kind of dog is it?
37:19I don't know.
37:20One of those really little whiny ones by the looks of it.
37:23LAUGHTER
37:24I'll tell you what.
37:25Why don't you come back to my charming little cottage
37:29and have Christmas with me and my children?
37:31They've been missing a mother figure in their life
37:33ever since my wife died in a tragic Christmas kite accident.
37:37Oh.
37:38Yeah, and then we could go back to the big city
37:41and maybe you could become the resident vet on This Morning.
37:45Bosh!
37:46LAUGHTER
37:48There you go, little fella.
37:50Oh, what?
37:51Get that on there, boy.
37:52Is that it?
37:54Stop whinging or I'll cut your bollocks off.
37:57LAUGHTER
37:58Come on, princess, let's go.
38:00APPLAUSE
38:01Oi, what about my robins?
38:07LAUGHTER
38:08This Christmas, Alex Brooker is the hot vet
38:14in Hallmark's new movie, Vet the Hall.
38:17APPLAUSE
38:18Alright, it's time to bring out a Christmassy mystery guest.
38:32Harry and Alison have to try to work out
38:34why they were in the news this year.
38:36Can we please have this week's mystery guest?
38:39Mystery guest, mystery guest, Christmas mystery guest.
38:43Oh, what fun it is to have a Christmas mystery guest.
38:47Guest!
38:49Welcome, Josh, Alex, who is the mystery guest?
38:51This is Rob.
38:52He was in the news this year for a Christmassy reason.
38:55Mm-hm.
38:56But what was it?
38:57Can we have the dramatic lighting change, please?
39:02So, did Rob get suspended from Broadland Radio
39:05for playing All I Want For Christmas Is You on October the 3rd?
39:10Did he get suspended as a school exam invigilator
39:13after playing Merry Christmas Everyone by Slade
39:16to signal the end of the final exam?
39:18LAUGHTER
39:19Or did Rob get suspended by an undertaker
39:21after mistakenly playing last Christmas
39:24rather than the last post at a funeral?
39:26LAUGHTER
39:28LAUGHTER
39:30What do you think?
39:32Well, I don't think you'd make a mistake at a funeral.
39:35You'd be well-prepared.
39:36Does he look like an undertaker?
39:40LAUGHTER
39:41That's a grave digger.
39:43That's a grave digger, yeah.
39:46I'll tell you what,
39:47we'll reveal the mystery guest after the break.
39:49Rick Astley is going to sing us into Christmas.
39:51We'll see you in a little bit.
39:52APPLAUSE
40:09Welcome back to Last Leg.
40:11We're joined by Alison Hammond and Harry Hill.
40:14Alex has now become full Father Christmas.
40:16Ho! Ho! Ho!
40:18There you go.
40:21CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
40:23That was a good one.
40:25You know what?
40:26In another reality where the cards had fallen different,
40:29he'd currently be doing that in a grotto in a garden centre.
40:32LAUGHTER
40:33You're not entirely sure what's going on with your costume.
40:35Well, I didn't think we had very long,
40:37so I was the dog already,
40:39so I just shoved mine on top of the dog.
40:41LAUGHTER
40:42OK.
40:43So, I'm Boy George.
40:44LAUGHTER
40:55Do you know what I'm calling this outfit?
40:56What?
40:57Hair Boy George.
40:58Oh, lovely.
40:59Lovely.
41:04And clearly, I'm Tom Hanks from Castaway,
41:07because when he first experiences pain due to an infected tooth
41:10that goes on to become an ongoing issue whilst he's on the island,
41:13he's had a Christmas dinner.
41:15LAUGHTER
41:16Oh, and I've got the volleyball as well.
41:18Um...
41:19CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
41:21LAUGHTER
41:22APPLAUSE
41:23I recognise that handprint.
41:24LAUGHTER
41:27Before the break, we challenged our guest to work out
41:29how this person was connected to the news.
41:31Can we have the options again, please?
41:34Yes, this is Rob,
41:36and he was connected to the news this year for a Christmassy reason.
41:39But what was it?
41:40Was it because Rob got suspended from Broadland Radio
41:43for playing All I Want For Christmas Is You on October 3rd?
41:46Was it because he got suspended as a school exam invigilator
41:50after playing Merry Christmas Everyone by Slade
41:52to signal the end of the final exam?
41:55Or did he get suspended by an undertaker
41:57after mistakenly playing Last Christmas
42:00rather than the last post at a funeral?
42:03Ho, ho!
42:04Yeah.
42:05Harry, Ellison?
42:06LAUGHTER
42:07Could we...
42:08Could you say something sort of local radio-ish?
42:12That we could see whether...
42:13Coming up on the show!
42:14Well, hi, folks.
42:16Hope you're having a good Sunday.
42:17Uh, yeah.
42:18Yeah?
42:19Is that it?
42:20You've got a good voice for radio!
42:21Could you say...
42:22You could have said no, Rob.
42:24LAUGHTER
42:27Shall we go with the radio?
42:29Yes.
42:30It's very...
42:31Would they suspend someone just for playing...
42:33It's a bit mean, isn't it?
42:34If they've done that, that is mean.
42:36It's a cutthroat world local radio.
42:38I wouldn't be listening to that radio station anyway.
42:40If the banding...
42:41Exactly.
42:42Well, that's the last time you listen to Broadland Radio, isn't it?
42:44LAUGHTER
42:45Well, I thought you said Broadmoor.
42:47LAUGHTER
42:48Rob, can you reveal your identity, please?
42:58I am indeed Rob Chandler, breakfast presenter at Broadland Radio,
43:03and I was suspended for playing a Mariah Carey Christmas song
43:06early in October.
43:08Amazing.
43:09Ooh, indeed!
43:11Well, why did you play it and then why did they suspend you?
43:15Well, it started with a text from a listener called Becky,
43:19who said she was putting out her Christmas stock in her shop
43:23and could I play a Christmas song?
43:24So I thought, tell you what, if I get at least five listener texts
43:28saying, ho, ho, ho...
43:30Ho, ho, ho!
43:31Exactly.
43:32I'll consider it.
43:35And we did.
43:36We got a load of text saying, ho, ho, ho.
43:38One or two saying, no, no, no.
43:41But then Billy the Taxi Driver...
43:43You must know Billy the Taxi Driver.
43:45No.
43:46LAUGHTER
43:49Another keen listener text and said,
43:53there's a tub of chocolates in it for you,
43:55if you play Mariah Carey.
43:57All I want for Christmas is you.
43:59So, came back after the news and I read that text out and I said,
44:04quite frankly, I'm disappointed, Billy,
44:07that you could think I could be so shallow to fall...
44:11Here we go.
44:12..for such a blatant bribe.
44:13He knows what he's doing.
44:14Yeah.
44:15Ding, ding, ding, ding.
44:16Oh!
44:17He played a song.
44:19Yeah.
44:20How long was he suspended for?
44:22How long was he suspended?
44:23One day.
44:24Oh, is that all?
44:25Yeah.
44:26Did he go shopping?
44:27What did he do?
44:28What, just stayed in bed all day?
44:29Chill day.
44:30Yeah.
44:31Can we please have a round of applause for Rob?
44:33CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
44:35All right, we are about to end the show with a Christmas sing-along
44:41from Rick Astley, but before we do, would you please thank our guests,
44:44Alison Hammond!
44:45CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
44:47Harry Hill!
44:48And my co-host Josh Whittaker!
44:53And Alex Brooker!
44:55We'll be back next week for our New Year's Eve special with an incredible line-up.
44:59Musician Peter Doherty, comedians Maisie, Adam and Phil Wang,
45:02national treasure Sir Lenny Henry, TV personality Danny Dyer,
45:06rugby star Hannah Botterman, lioness Lucy Bronze,
45:09as well as a celebrity barman who is 100% faithful.
45:13LAUGHTER
45:14Right now, though, Rick Astley is going to sing us into Christmas.
45:17Thanks for watching your last leg.
45:18My name's Adam Hills.
45:19Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night.
45:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
45:29You better watch out, you better not cry
45:34You better not pout, I'm telling you why
45:37Santa Claus is coming to town
45:42It's snowing, Rob! Let's go!
45:44He sees you when you're sleeping
46:13He knows when you're awake
46:16He knows if you've been bad or good
46:20So be good for goodness sake
46:23You better watch out, you better not cry
46:27You better not pout, I'm telling you why
46:30Santa Claus is coming to town
46:36He got eight billion toys on his sleigh
46:40He's packed, he's coming your way
46:44Santa, it's coming in town
46:50Ba-ba-a-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba bang!
46:55Merry Christmas.
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