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00:00What's going on?
00:30What's going on?
00:38Finish wrapping the presents, sit back on the couch, then realise you forgot to buy batteries.
00:43It's Christmas Eve and it's time for the last leg.
00:48Tonight on the show, we look at a prediction of Christmas future, look back on Christmas past and take a sneaky look at our Christmas present.
00:57Plus we'll be joined by presenter Alison Hammond, comedian Harry Hill and music legend Rick Astley on the show that's always a Christmas diehard.
01:06G'day, I'm Adam Hills. Welcome to The Last Leg, the show that wonders if King Charles' speech is going to get one less viewer this year.
01:21With me as always of the pride of Huddersfield, Alex Brooker and the man who turned on the Christmas lights in Exeter this year, but only in his own house, Josh Whittacombe.
01:28APPLAUSE
01:30Happy Christmas Eve, everybody.
01:37Every year we dress up as something ridiculous for Christmas.
01:40I, of course, am Tom Hanks from the Polar Express.
01:44There you go.
01:44Yeah, it's not bad.
01:48Yeah.
01:48You're such a fan of the film that you've called the character Tom Hanks.
01:54Oh, you look like you're about to strip.
02:00That is a different type of Polar Express.
02:05Um, I went with Polar Express because it's my favourite Tom Hanks film.
02:08Yeah.
02:08Actually, it's my second favourite, but Philadelphia didn't feel appropriate.
02:13Josh!
02:14Merry Christmas!
02:16Josh, would you like to explain who you're dressed as?
02:19Oh, I didn't get the memo. I didn't know it was fancy dress.
02:22No, I've come as, um, I'll stand up for this.
02:26I've come as Francis Rossi from the Band-Aid video.
02:31Amazing.
02:33I'm not saying I've run out of ideas.
02:36Um, I look like Michael Portillo.
02:38I, um...
02:39You look like someone who's been caught at Heathrow trying to smuggle in illegal reptiles.
02:49Well, I've certainly got a snake in these tight trousers.
02:53Hey!
02:55Um, Alex, do you want to explain what's going on there?
02:57Yeah, I'm Tim Allen in the Santa Claus.
03:00Santa's just fallen off my roof and I've just put the jacket on.
03:02So, yeah, and also, I'll tell you what, it's comfy and neat.
03:06I'll tell you what, your snake would be all right in these pyjama bottoms, mate.
03:08Honestly, this is the comfiest I've ever been.
03:11I'm not going to say you've not gone too much effort, but compared to the two of us...
03:14Wearing, literally, slippers, pyjamas, and just, you've put on a centre.
03:19Yeah, I know.
03:20I think these, I think these are comfy slippers.
03:22I can only feel the one, but I think...
03:23LAUGHTER
03:24Um, all right, the big story, of course, is Christmas!
03:27Yes!
03:28Yay!
03:30It's the story Alex has been most excited about all year.
03:33So let's start with this.
03:34Is it OK that Alex interrupted a last leg meeting this year
03:37to have his Christmas tree delivered?
03:41OK, is it OK he did that in October?
03:45LAUGHTER
03:45Well, here's another is it OK for you.
03:49Is it OK that it's a 13-foot tree?
03:52That is...
03:53I know, that's 12 more feet than Alex has.
03:55LAUGHTER
03:56Let's see, here's a photo of it arriving.
04:01LAUGHTER
04:02Just so you know, Alex took the tree out,
04:04and then once that was done, Alex's wife put all her belongings in there and there.
04:08LAUGHTER
04:09LAUGHTER
04:10Uh, here's the photo of the tree once it was up and running.
04:14Dude, it's so...
04:16Fuck it!
04:16It looks like, you know those North Korean marches where they have the missiles?
04:21LAUGHTER
04:22Honestly, it's so big, that's an actual star.
04:25LAUGHTER
04:26Is it a real tree?
04:28It's not a real tree.
04:29Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
04:30No, so even your Christmas tree's prosthetic.
04:32LAUGHTER
04:33LAUGHTER
04:34LAUGHTER
04:34Look, 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.
04:46Oh, mate, I mean, the algorithm on Instagram, I start getting loads of these, like, Christmas, like, leery Christmas suits and outfits.
04:54Right.
04:54Maybe because I was talking about Christmas jumpers, that's all my algorithm, it's just Christmas suits and stuff like that.
04:59Yeah, we've got some of the garish images Alex has been getting, check these out.
05:02The thing with it is, you two complain a lot, you know, about your disabilities, but that guy in the suit, he hasn't got a head.
05:09LAUGHTER
05:10It looks like I...
05:13I'd say that's far away.
05:16At the Paralympics, you're in the toughest category.
05:19LAUGHTER
05:19Yeah, especially if it's a dead heat in the sprinting.
05:23LAUGHTER
05:24The suit...
05:27I love the suit.
05:28It looks like the kind of suit Santa would wear to court.
05:31LAUGHTER
05:31You know what I mean?
05:33Like, if Santa turned up in the Epstein files?
05:36No, Santa's not, obviously, Santa's not in the Epstein files.
05:40Obviously.
05:40Cos we all know Santa makes the list and checks it twice.
05:43LAUGHTER
05:44I reckon...
05:47Pausing for an edit.
05:49LAUGHTER
05:50I...
05:54I...
05:54I...
05:55I...
05:56I think nothing says Christmas Eve more than Philadelphia in the Epstein files.
06:00LAUGHTER
06:01I reckon if you can encapsulate Alex's algorithm into one image,
06:06it would be this.
06:07Declan Rice, dressed as Santa, drinking a Frosé with Big John.
06:10LAUGHTER
06:11That is...
06:12That's Alex's...
06:13I'm assuming that's your default setting when you blank out during an Easter.
06:16LAUGHTER
06:17Is it true you want a dash cam for Christmas?
06:20Yeah, I do. Yeah, I generally do.
06:21I've got bang...
06:22So, I've got bang into, um, dash cam footage.
06:25That's the other thing my algorithm is...
06:26What do you mean?
06:27So, like, I've got really into, like, watching these videos.
06:30Of, like, just people having near misses.
06:33But the one I've been getting into most is a geezer called, uh, Big Jobber.
06:37Who basically...
06:38Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
06:39His name's Big Jobber. And basically what he does is...
06:40I'm going to say it, Hillsy.
06:41When Brooker searched Big Jobber, he wasn't looking for a dash cam footage.
06:47He...
06:48He assesses, like, the insurance library who's at fault for the crash based on the dash cam footage.
06:54Are you OK?
06:55I think I'm having, like, the most boring midlife crisis of all time.
07:01But I really want a dash cam.
07:03We've got a very special treat for Alex tonight.
07:05So we've been following Santa on his radar tonight.
07:07Oh, OK.
07:08So we're going to check in to see where he is right now.
07:10Have a look at this on the map.
07:12He...
07:13Now, that seems to be Huddersfield, which is where you live, Alex.
07:16Yeah.
07:17He seems to be stuck there.
07:18Um, let's go to Santa's dash cam, or as he calls it, dasher cam, uh, to see what's happening.
07:24Guys, what arsehole put up a 12-foot tree?
07:31I hope they don't breathalise me.
07:34I've had 83 million cherries.
07:36Here's your froze machine, you prick.
07:39Now, one AI generator, uh, reimagined Santa over the decades, uh, showing how, and this is a quote,
07:50beloved figures can evolve alongside society's progress.
07:54Here is its revealing timeline of Santa's.
07:57Let's go through them one by one.
07:58Here's 1960s Santa.
07:59Textbook.
08:00Classic.
08:01Classic Santa.
08:02Coca-Cola Santa.
08:03No issue with that, yeah.
08:04Yep.
08:05Uh, 1970s Santa.
08:06Ooh.
08:08I've...
08:09I'm not letting my kids sit on his knee.
08:13Uh, let's look at 1980s Santa.
08:15Wow.
08:16He's been lifting his sack, eh?
08:19It's no wonder Mummy was kissing Santa Claus.
08:22Look at that guy.
08:23I mean, that'll leave her Saint Nicholas.
08:26Uh, all right, let's...
08:30Did somebody just go, oh, dear?
08:33I, I thought...
08:38I enjoyed it.
08:39Oh, dear.
08:40That from me, do you know what?
08:43I'm not...
08:44It's ruined Christmas.
08:45And that's a guy who was fine with the Epstein joke.
08:48Uh, 2010s Santa?
08:52Couldn't give a shit, could I?
08:53No, no, no.
08:552030s?
08:56Well, I'll tell you what, JK Rowling's not gonna be happy
08:59from 2030s.
09:01Oh, dear.
09:05Look, there's one in the audience!
09:06How did that happen?
09:07Mate!
09:08It's the one fucking night you were!
09:21I'm not so sure about 2050s Santa.
09:24I mean, no.
09:25I mean, he looks like he's gonna shoot the naughty boys again.
09:29And look, as Santa faces an AI future, so does the art of gift-giving.
09:33Because surveys have found that a lot of people are using generative AI for present ideas.
09:37I love the idea that tomorrow there's gonna be men everywhere blaming AI for misjudged gives for their other halves.
09:44It's just going, I mean, Jack GPT just said anal beads, I don't even know why!
09:50Like, the technology's just not, it's just not right!
09:54By the way, love, do us a favour, can you quickly ring your mum and tell her not to open hers?
10:02So we've decided to use AI tonight to choose our presents for each other.
10:06Uh, and to deliver them, would you please welcome, all the way from the future, robot Santa!
10:11Santa baby, let's look for saving and the virtue for me.
10:20I mean, the technology in the future's amazing, isn't it?
10:29I tell you what, the robot's improved more than the trolley, hasn't it?
10:37It's not often I get to say this about other people, but you do walk a bit funny, don't you?
10:46Can the robot do the Vs towards Alex?
10:49All right, so we started by asking AI the question, what is a good Christmas present for Alex Brooker?
10:57Now, once we explained who Alex Brooker was...
11:03It suggested a personalised Arsenal jersey.
11:06Yes, please.
11:07So, could you please bring the presents over?
11:08Do you know what?
11:09Yeah.
11:10RADA is fucking good, isn't it?
11:15RADA is fucking good, isn't it?
11:16RADA
11:23RADA
11:24RADA
11:25RADA
11:26RADA
11:27RADA
11:28RADA
11:29Thank you very much.
11:30RADA
11:31I think that's yours on...
11:32It's good to have Daniel Day-Lewis back in the game, isn't it?
11:34RADA
11:35Oh, wow!
11:36RADA
11:37Unbelievable!
11:50LAUGHTER
12:01So I started out by asking AI what to get for Alex.
12:04Yes.
12:05And it said a personalised Arsenal jersey.
12:07Am I allowed to open it?
12:08You are allowed to open it.
12:09Oh, wow.
12:10So we've got you an Arsenal jersey and on the back we've got
12:13the picture of you with Declan Rice and Big John drinking the Frosé.
12:17Oh, yes, please.
12:18Merry Christmas.
12:20I love this robot.
12:23He did a little happy dance when it was good.
12:26So when I asked...
12:28LAUGHTER
12:30How is the robot funnier than all of us?
12:33LAUGHTER
12:34This is the future, Josh.
12:35LAUGHTER
12:37So when I asked AI what to get Josh,
12:39it said something that balances his sober lifestyle,
12:43his love of home, his writing work and his comedic vibe.
12:46Oh, that's genuinely nice.
12:48It said a premium tea gift set and notebook combo with a personal note.
12:54So it's an AI wrote the note.
12:57Oh, for when you fancy putting the kettle on.
13:00I genuinely like this.
13:01For when you fancy putting the kettle on and jamming down
13:04those five-minute observations.
13:06LAUGHTER
13:07LAUGHTER
13:08This is the great thing.
13:09It also added,
13:10Uh, Josh is an observational comedian
13:12who focuses on the minutiae of everyday life
13:15rather than big topical issues.
13:17LAUGHTER
13:20I think anyone who's seen me trying to walk around the news
13:22on this show would agree with that.
13:24LAUGHTER
13:25And so what did AI suggest for me?
13:28Well, AI, they got...
13:30So basically they said something that was tied to your interest
13:32in disability awareness and sport,
13:34but more importantly, a high-quality item
13:37that acknowledges that part of his life,
13:38but not in a pitying way.
13:40They wanted us to give you something empowering.
13:42Not in a pitying way?
13:44No, so we didn't want to get you any sort of...
13:46present that would kind of sound, um, pitying at all.
13:49OK.
13:50So we've got you, uh, a book.
13:52You have got me a book.
13:53Which is called, um,
13:54The Little Disabled Engine That Could.
13:56LAUGHTER
13:58Thank you so much, boys.
14:02I can add that to my collection along with C-Spot Limp.
14:05LAUGHTER
14:07Oh, the places you'll park.
14:09LAUGHTER
14:10And can we also have a big thank you to Robot Santa.
14:14CHEERING
14:19Uh, now, Christmas telly is also changing.
14:22There's a reality series on Hallmark this year
14:24called Finding Mr Christmas.
14:26Uh, the TV show focuses on ten aspiring actors
14:29who compete for the chance to be the next leading man
14:31in a Hallmark Christmas film.
14:33Here is the cheesy trailer for the wholesome reality series.
14:38Boy, do I have an early holiday gift for you.
14:40We are back for season two
14:42with an all-new group of hunks and festive face-offs.
14:45Check out this sneak peek.
14:46It's a huge house.
14:47I'm down to stay here for a while.
14:49What's up, guys?
14:50What's up, fellas?
14:51What's up, Angel?
14:52Dude, it's so epic.
14:54Dude, we got the trust circle going on already.
14:57LAUGHTER
14:59I don't trust that trust circle.
15:01LAUGHTER
15:03Have you seen Finding Mr Easter?
15:05It's a bit bleaker because the winner gets nailed to a cross.
15:08LAUGHTER
15:10LAUGHTER
15:15Now...
15:17LAUGHTER
15:18Throughout the show...
15:19Oh!
15:20LAUGHTER
15:21Sorry, it's late as photo-edgy for you.
15:23It's...
15:24Honestly, you're just...
15:26Everything you say with a ponytail.
15:28LAUGHTER
15:29Now, throughout the show, this Finding Mr Christmas...
15:32Did you just get a cut away of my fucking pony?
15:35LAUGHTER
15:36We've never used that camera angle in 15 years!
15:39LAUGHTER
15:40That's not one of our angles!
15:42LAUGHTER
15:43Where's that?
15:44I don't even know where that camera is!
15:46LAUGHTER
15:48Throughout Finding Mr Christmas,
15:49the actors had to complete a series of challenges,
15:51including gift wrapping, untangling Christmas lights,
15:54and acting in a scene,
15:55but we think they missed a trick.
15:57Because we've got our own Mr Christmas here, Alex Brooker.
16:00I don't know why they didn't cast him, right?
16:02100%, mate.
16:03Yeah.
16:04So, throughout the show tonight,
16:05we're going to set Alex a series of Christmassy tasks,
16:07and he's going to do the first one now.
16:09We need you to head over there, please, Alex.
16:11I didn't...
16:12Oh, all right.
16:13Are you ready? Are you ready?
16:14APPLAUSE
16:18It's based on this festive challenge.
16:21LAUGHTER
16:22Remember, guys, presentation is important,
16:24but your personality and star quality
16:27are always on Santa's radar.
16:30Ooh!
16:31So, give us your best runway walks and slay!
16:34Yeah!
16:35Yeah!
16:36Link, you're up first.
16:39Ooh!
16:40Ooh!
16:41Ooh!
16:42Ooh!
16:43Ooh!
16:44OK, hello!
16:45Melissa, I don't want you to get too close to this fire.
16:47Sugar melts.
16:48Oh!
16:49Oh!
16:50Wow!
16:51Whoa!
16:52So, it's time for Alex to take on the Mr Christmas catwalk challenge.
17:01Alex, I want some strut with a Goodwill to All Men vibe.
17:08CHEERING
17:10Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
17:14Uh, genuinely, by the way, don't, don't get too close to me,
17:27cos I think this is flammable as fuck.
17:30LAUGHTER
17:31Alex, you're through to the next round.
17:33Yeah!
17:35CHEERING
17:36All right, let's welcome tonight's guests.
17:41to bake off royalty, which means much like real royalty,
17:44they're both inbred.
17:45Please welcome Alison Hammond and comedian Harry Hill.
17:48CHEERING
17:49APPLAUSE
17:50Hello!
17:51Hello!
17:52Hello!
17:53Hello!
17:54Hello!
17:55Hello!
17:56Hello!
17:57Hello!
17:58Hello!
17:59Hello!
18:00Hello!
18:01Hello!
18:02Hello!
18:03Hello!
18:04Hello!
18:05Hello!
18:06Hello!
18:07Hello!
18:08I don't believe it, Francis Rotty and Tim Allen.
18:11Aw!
18:12And Bernard Cribbins from the Railroad Tour.
18:14LAUGHTER
18:15I love it.
18:16Now, Alison has already received the best gift of all a few weeks ago
18:21when Prince Harry lip-synced to one of your exchanges from Bake Off.
18:26I thought I was dreaming when I saw that.
18:28So here's the perfectly timed clip with Stephen Colbert.
18:31If you was treated like a king for the day, what would you want me to do for you?
18:35Um, beck for me, probably.
18:38You'd want me to do what?
18:39Beck!
18:40Beg!
18:41Beck!
18:42Beck!
18:43Beg?
18:44Beck!
18:45Beck!
18:46Beck!
18:47Beck!
18:48Beck!
18:49Oh, Beck!
18:54What a weird moment!
18:55Crazy!
18:56I mean, it sounds like, oh my God!
18:58Prince Harry, me and Prince Harry are connected now.
19:01You totally like that.
19:02You know what I mean?
19:03We're tied.
19:04Yeah.
19:05I mean, how can I be humble now?
19:06Do you know what I mean?
19:07Does it make me kind of like royalty now?
19:09Like, am I a princess?
19:10Am I?
19:11Am I?
19:12Yeah, but it does appear that Prince Harry has got a lot of time on his hands now.
19:17LAUGHTER
19:18Do you reckon?
19:22APPLAUSE
19:24Um, Harry, what are your Christmas traditions?
19:29Um, well, we always, what we do with the TV, when we have the Christmas lunch...
19:35Yep.
19:36..and then we have, we've got one of those TVs that you can bring round, you know,
19:40it comes, you can angle it round.
19:41It's on the wall, but you can angle it round.
19:43Yep.
19:44And so we bring it round so that it's across the other side of the table,
19:47and then we have the King's Speech on there.
19:49So it's like he's joining us.
19:52LAUGHTER
19:53Who did that?
19:55What's that?
19:56Yeah.
19:57It has been a tough year for a lot of people.
19:59LAUGHTER
20:02And look, we talked about Alex's 13-foot tree in his garden.
20:05Anything special in your garden this Christmas?
20:07Oh, er, well, we've got robins, actually, nesting.
20:10Ooh!
20:11Aw.
20:12Yeah, I know.
20:13We put up a nesting box last year.
20:16Yeah.
20:17And we've got some, actually, some baby robins in there now.
20:19Aw.
20:20Yeah, and I've actually got a camera.
20:21You know, one of those little tiny cameras?
20:23Oh, yeah, yeah.
20:24Yeah.
20:25It's got a bird watch.
20:26Yeah, with like a live feed.
20:27Yeah.
20:28Erm, could we see that, or...?
20:30We have got it.
20:31Yes, yes, we can, yes, we can.
20:32Let's see the live feed of your...
20:33There's a little robin in there this morning.
20:34Oh, that's so lovely.
20:35But, erm...
20:36LAUGHTER
20:42Oh, that's really upsetting.
20:43Yeah.
20:44Talk about a live feed.
20:45Me.
20:46LAUGHTER
20:47All right, we'll have more last week for you after the break
20:49as we chat to Rick Astley and find out which one of our guests
20:52had a crush on him as a teenager.
20:53See you in a little bit.
20:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
20:56Welcome back to Last Leg.
20:58We're joined by Alison Hammond and Heather.
20:59Would you talk about what?
21:00No.
21:01What the hell?
21:02I'm really sorry.
21:03I don't know.
21:04And...
21:05All right, well, we'll have more last week for you after the break
21:07as we chat to Rick Astley
21:08and find out which one of our guests had a crush on him as a teenager.
21:10See you in a little bit.
21:11CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
21:12Welcome back to Last Leg, we're joined by Alison Hammond and Harry Hill.
21:28Alex is starting to change like Tim Allen in...
21:32I'm not.
21:33Are you not?
21:34I'm not the same as what I did.
21:35No.
21:36I'm alright though.
21:37I don't think that's how you looked in the last part.
21:39That's the same mate.
21:40Okay.
21:41Alright, Josh, do you want to explain what's going on with you?
21:44I'm going through the Band-Aid video.
21:46I didn't know Hanson were in Band-Aid.
21:51Handsome?
21:52I can't hear much, by the way.
21:56I'm Sting from Band-Aid.
21:58Look at that.
22:00Amazing.
22:01Bang on.
22:02I can't hear anything.
22:04I'm getting Gail Tilsley off quite recently.
22:07Anyone else doing that?
22:11I'm getting...
22:12I'm getting Gail Tilsley and Paul Hollywood.
22:15LAUGHTER
22:16And obviously I'm now Tom Hanks as Woody from Toy Story.
22:21Oh, yes.
22:22Because the final scene of Toy Story is when they all become friends at Christmas.
22:26Yes.
22:27Time now to welcome another guest to the Last Leg Christmas celebration.
22:30He's a soul singer whose songs may be the one thing your family doesn't fight over this Christmas.
22:34Please welcome Rick Astley.
22:36CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
22:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
22:39Welcome to the party, Rick.
22:41What are your Christmas traditions?
22:42Um, eating and drinking, I think, pretty much.
22:43Yes.
22:44My wife is Danish and we have quite a lot of Scandinavian tradition in our Christmas.
22:45Bacon?
22:46Uh, yeah, a lot of bacon, actually.
22:47LAUGHTER
22:48Yeah, yeah.
22:49But also, um...
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22:59Welcome to the party, Rick.
23:01What are your Christmas traditions?
23:02Um, eating and drinking, I think, pretty much.
23:04Yes.
23:05My wife is Danish and we have quite a lot of Scandinavian tradition in our Christmas.
23:09Bacon?
23:10Uh, yeah, a lot of bacon, actually.
23:12LAUGHTER
23:13Yeah, yeah.
23:14But also, um, they celebrate on the eve, on the 24th.
23:17Yes.
23:18So we've got into that habit over the years of doing that, so...
23:20Well, I'm very sorry that you're here tonight on Christmas Eve.
23:23I know.
23:24Well, exactly.
23:25I'm...
23:26Exactly.
23:27I'm...I'm straight back there after this and, um...
23:29If there's anything left, I'll be, uh, you know, lovely.
23:32LAUGHTER
23:33Um, no, so, to be honest, tomorrow is a bit like our Boxing Day, to be honest.
23:36Right.
23:37It's a bit more chill and, you know, so...
23:38Yep.
23:39Yeah.
23:40Now, we asked AI to suggest, um, a present for you.
23:42I can't wait.
23:43OK.
23:44LAUGHTER
23:47Maybe a rare vinyl copy of something like The Smiths.
23:49Yeah.
23:50Um, because you did a show of Smith songs at Glastonbury.
23:52Indeed I did.
23:53I saw it.
23:54Which, yeah, you saw it, and one of our team was there and captured the joy Josh felt
23:58as he watched you perform.
23:59This is genuine footage.
24:01And watching that video, this is going to blow your mind, that was after I stopped drinking.
24:18LAUGHTER
24:19LAUGHTER
24:20Right, OK.
24:21Harry, you share Rick's love of Morrissey's music, uh...
24:23Oh, his music?
24:24Yeah, not so much.
24:25LAUGHTER
24:26LAUGHTER
24:27But you...
24:28Don't talk about that, do we?
24:29LAUGHTER
24:30You performed as Morrissey?
24:31I was, um, I did Morrissey and Stars in their eyes.
24:32I remember it.
24:33We have a dazzling clip of the enthusiastic performance from the turn of the millennium.
24:36APPLAUSE
24:37MORRISsey!
24:38APPLAUSE
24:39MORRISsey!
24:40APPLAUSE
24:41MORRISsey!
24:42APPLAUSE
24:43But you...
24:44Don't talk about that, do we?
24:45LAUGHTER
24:46You performed as Morrissey?
24:47I was, um, I did Morrissey and Stars in their eyes.
24:49I, I remember it.
24:50We have a dazzling clip of the enthusiastic performance from the turn of the millennium.
24:54MORRISsey!
24:55MORRISsey!
24:56APPLAUSE
24:57MORRISsey!
24:58APPLAUSE
24:59MUSIC PLAYS
25:12Oh
25:33Have you ever met Morrissey? I haven't met Morrissey, but part of it was you had to get permission
25:38so I had to get permission from Morrissey to impersonate him that there was a
25:42Or to do that song and I got a fax through in the old days of faxes and it was it was signed by Morrissey saying good luck
25:51Morrissey and I so I thought oh
25:53So Morrissey's on the other end of this number the numbers this I thought well
25:57I'll them and I had this idea so I sent him a fax back
26:01Saying how about you and me do a novelty single for Christmas our version of little donkey
26:08But I never never never back
26:12I mean you've got your own quiff I have I have to wear an artificial one
26:16But if you liked I could drop would you like me to rip reprise that would you all yes?
26:21Yeah, yeah, you got them. I'm not feeling it
26:23What a showman. He knows how to get the crowd going
26:34Here we go
26:36Here we go
26:37Here we go
26:38Oh
26:39Lovely
26:41It's uncanny
26:43Little donkey
26:46Little donkey
26:48Little donkey
26:50On a dusty road
26:52Keep on flooding onwards
26:54Flooding onwards
26:55With your hair
26:56With your hair
26:57With your hair
26:58With your hair
26:59Yeah!
27:00Yeah!
27:01Yeah!
27:02Yeah!
27:03Brilliant!
27:04Oh, mercy everyone!
27:05Oh, mercy everyone!
27:06Oh, mercy!
27:07Merry Christmas!
27:08So good!
27:09Alison, is it true you had a teenage crush on Rick?
27:15Well, it's not the sort of place I would like probably admit it
27:19We've Rick literally sitting there but he already knows
27:22We've met quite a few times and now I'm quite cool with it
27:25Like I'm alright, I'm totally cool with like being in this
27:28As long as Harry's sat between us
27:30Oh, yeah, exactly
27:31So, Alison, just to clarify your story, you used to fancy Rick Astley
27:37No, I said no more
27:38Then you met him and now it's gone away
27:40Not at all, Josh!
27:42Obviously I've still got feelings but there is like, you know
27:45Have you?
27:46Do you want to expand on that?
27:48Listen, I'm not saying there's a chance
27:50There's a wife, there's a wife
27:52I feel like I'm the gooseberry
27:56Come on, Harry, hurry up
27:58Come over there
27:59Obviously
28:00Oh, no!
28:01I don't know when I've got one to
28:06Listen
28:11Obviously I was a lot younger than I am now
28:14And obviously I still get the same feelings
28:18I'm going to say it, there's a chance you're going to be Rickrolled
28:24Come back, Harry!
28:25Come back, Harry!
28:27Harry!
28:28Alison, on the very night that his wife is celebrating Christmas
28:34Well, she's not here, is she?
28:40Just out of interest, Rick, where can Alison see you perform next year?
28:44Yeah!
28:46Here, there and everywhere, we're on tour in April
28:48Um, which...
28:49Are we?
28:50Yes, we're all on tour
28:52Um...
28:53Short notice
28:55So, um...
28:56Yes
28:57We can't wait!
28:58We can't wait, we're looking forward to it
28:59And now Harry, you and Alison both host different versions of Bake Off
29:03But you have brought your own showstopper to the show tonight
29:06Yeah, I've got to go back there again
29:07Go on!
29:08Um...
29:10Well, I just think, you know, people forget, um, what Christmas is really about
29:15Yeah
29:16And what they concentrate on is the food, you know, it's all about the food
29:19Mm
29:20So, what I've done is I've done a, um, my own...
29:24A savoury...
29:25Nativity
29:27Um...
29:28Frazzles!
29:29Which I've...
29:30Which I've made...
29:31Which I've made myself
29:32And what...
29:34Just trying to get the message of Christmas through
29:39Through food
29:40Smells lovely
29:42And...
29:43Do you want me to...
29:44Do you want me to talk you through it?
29:45Yeah
29:46That...
29:47These are Frazzles on the roof of the, uh...
29:49That's the...
29:50It's a Pomb Bear
29:52As...
29:53As the Angel Gabriel
29:55And then we have the...
29:56The Three Kings here
29:58Which I...
29:59I made from...
30:00Pepparamis, cos they're...
30:02They're spicy, a bit more exotic
30:04Um...
30:05You've got the two sausages here
30:07Joseph and Mary
30:08Obviously, Joseph is a bit taller than Mary
30:11Yeah
30:12Um...
30:13And then you've got the...
30:14The star of the show, the baby Jesus
30:15Uh...
30:16Which is a...
30:17Pig in blanket
30:18And there's the...
30:20LAUGHTER
30:21I don't mean that in a...
30:22In a sort of negative...
30:23You know, in a...
30:24LAUGHTER
30:25I don't want any...
30:26I don't want any trouble
30:27And then...
30:28You've got the manger made out of chip sticks
30:30They're nice
30:31And then you've got the...
30:32You've got the halo there
30:33LAUGHTER
30:34So that's just something that perhaps people could, you know
30:36Make their own tradition now
30:38LAUGHTER
30:39The savoury nativity
30:40Would you like to...
30:41Have you got it in kit form?
30:42That's right
30:43Do you like...
30:44You sell it in a kit?
30:45Could you...
30:46It's about 12 quid
30:47LAUGHTER
30:48I mean the...
30:49Slight problem with it is to secure the sausages
30:51You do have to use...
30:53Um...
30:54Screws
30:55LAUGHTER
30:56And we're going to have more last leg for you after the break
30:59As Alex performs a hallmark Christmas scene
31:01We've written just for tonight
31:02But right now
31:03Rick Astley is going to perform his first Christmas hit of the night
31:07Before he does though
31:09We've talked a lot about Alex's love of Christmas
31:11But Lib Dem leader Ed Davey revealed in an interview this year
31:14That he listens to Christmas tunes all year round
31:17Wow
31:18How do we feel about that? Is that alright?
31:19But isn't his birthday on Christmas Day? That's the reason isn't it?
31:23I think his birthday is on Christmas Day
31:25So that's probably one of the reasons why it means a lot to him
31:28Yeah
31:29Because otherwise it would just be fucking weird
31:30LAUGHTER
31:32LAUGHTER
31:33Well...
31:43It's going to make the next bit awkward
31:45Uh...
31:46Rick is going to play us into the break
31:47But who better to introduce him
31:49Than the leader of the Lib Dems
31:51LAUGHTER
31:52Come on
31:53Sir Ed Davey
31:55LAUGHTER
31:56Hi guys
31:57It's Ed Davey here
31:58Merry Christmas to you all
32:00It's true
32:01I like listening to Christmas music all year round
32:04The reason is
32:05My daughter and I love winding up her mum
32:09And it's on my iPhone
32:10We play it in the car all the time
32:12Um...
32:13I'm never going to give up Christmas
32:15So here's Rick Astley
32:17APPLAUSE
32:26Sleigh bells ring
32:28Are you listening?
32:29Are you listening?
32:30Are you listening?
32:31In a lane
32:32Snow is glistening
32:34A beautiful sight
32:36We're happy tonight
32:38Walking in a winter wonderland
32:41But later on
32:43We'll conspire
32:45As we dream
32:47By the fire
32:49To face unafraid
32:51The plans that remain
32:53Walking in a winter wonderland
32:56Come on, Rob
32:57Let's go
33:00To the top here
33:01Let's go
33:02Film
33:09And we'll see you next time
33:10In a submarine
33:11Under the MBA
33:12To be honest
33:29Welcome back to Last Leg, we're joined by Alison Hammond and Harry Hill, Alex you're definitely changing
33:41I feel a little bit more Christmassy at the moment, do you?
33:44I'm feeling it a little bit different at the moment, but
33:48You're definitely progressing? No, I haven't
33:50Okay, Josh, would you like to explain
33:53No, I'm from the band-aid video
33:57Yeah, so I'm Sarah Dallin from Bananarama of course
34:06Look at these jeans, they're fucking brilliant
34:11It ain't what I do, it's the way that I do it, we've always said it
34:14And obviously I'm Tom Hanks in the movie Forrest Gump
34:17Because he famously said life is like a box of chocolates and the main time you get chocolates is at Christmas
34:22You still look a bit like you're gonna strip
34:26Yeah, Forrest Hump
34:29And now throughout the show we've been putting Alex through his paces to see how he'd fare on the US reality series Finding Mr Christmas
34:37The winner of the first series, by the way, earned a leading role in a holiday movie about the owner of a Seattle dog shelter who falls for a meticulous webpage editor
34:47The movie was called Happy Howlidays
34:52See what you did there
34:53See what they did there
34:54Love it
34:55Alright, I'm gonna send everyone, if you could all go over and get ready for the next challenge for Alex please
34:58Right
34:59Over in that corner of the studio
35:01So Alex's final challenge tonight is to test out his acting chops in a scene we've written as the ultimate hallmark Christmas movie
35:10Lights
35:11Camera
35:12Christmas
35:20Help! Help, I need an emergency appointment
35:23Oh my god, it's Alison Hammond, the big city TV presenter
35:27That's right
35:28I've become so career focused, I've lost touch with what's important in life
35:32I'm single and I'm home for the holidays
35:36And?
35:37And, I've hit a dog
35:41Thank you
35:42Oh my god, what happened?
35:44I'll tell you what happened?
35:59It's quite difficult to talk because it's really tight on the jaw
36:03At least do a dog voice
36:05I was just sitting there by the side of the road licking my own balls
36:20And she came round the corner like a lunatic and hit me
36:23Yeah, but he's such a cutie, I've really fallen for him
36:26Is there anyone here who can treat him?
36:29I can't let him die, I'm the presenter of, for the love of dogs
36:34Of course Miss Hammond, do you know what, the hot vet will see you now
36:37Oh
36:38But I'm next
36:39I'm sorry Mr Hill, your cat's gonna have to wait
36:42It's not the cat I'm worried about, it's the Robins
36:44It's the Robins
36:54I'm afraid Miss Hammond is next
36:56But I'm on the telly
36:57I know, but not as much as Alison
36:59No one's on the telly as much as Alison, are they?
37:04The hot vet will see you now
37:10Somebody order a dream boat
37:11Are you the hot vet?
37:14Yes, I'm sweating buckets
37:15Do you know how hard it is to operate with these little hands?
37:19You look like a man who could really heal my heart
37:22I mean dog
37:23What kind of dog is it?
37:24I don't know
37:25One of those really little whiny ones by the looks of it
37:31I'll tell you what
37:32Why don't you come back to my charming little cottage
37:34And have Christmas with me and my children
37:36They've been missing a mother figure in their life
37:39Ever since my wife died in a tragic Christmas kite accident
37:42Oh
37:44Yeah, and then we could go back to the big city
37:46And maybe you could become the resident vet on this morning
37:50Bosh
37:54There you go little fella
37:55Oh what?
37:56Get that on there boy
37:58Is that it?
38:00Stop whinging or I'll cut your bollocks off
38:02Come on princess, let's go
38:04Come on princess, let's go
38:10Oi, what about my robins?
38:16This Christmas, Alex Brooker is the hot vet
38:20In Hallmark's new movie, Vet the Hall
38:22Alright, it's time to bring out a Christmassy mystery guest
38:37Harry and Alison have to try to work out why they were in the news this year
38:41Can we please have this week's mystery guest?
38:43Mystery guest
38:44Mystery guest, mystery guest
38:46Christmas mystery guest
38:48Oh what fun it is to have
38:51Christmas mystery guest
38:52Guest
38:54Welcome Josh, Alex, who is the mystery guest?
38:56This is Rob, he was in the news this year for a Christmassy reason
39:01But what was it? Can we have the dramatic lighting change please?
39:04So, did Rob get suspended from Broadland Radio for playing All I Want For Christmas Is You on October the 3rd?
39:15Did he get suspended as a school exam invigilator after playing Merry Christmas Everyone by Slade to signal the end of the final exam?
39:24Or did Rob get suspended by an undertaker after mistakenly playing last Christmas rather than the last post at a funeral?
39:31What do you think?
39:37Well, I don't think you'd make a mistake at a funeral, you'd be well prepared
39:41Does he look like an undertaker?
39:46That's a grave digger
39:48That's a grave digger, yeah
39:51I'll tell you what, we'll reveal the mystery guest after the break
39:54Rick Astley is going to sing us into Christmas, we'll see you in a little bit
39:57Welcome back to Last Leg
40:00We're joined by Alison Hammond and Harry Hill
40:02Alex has now become fool father Christmas
40:11Ho Ho Ho Ho!
40:14Welcome back to Last Leg.
40:16We're joined by Alison Hammond and Harry Hill.
40:19Alex has now become full Father Christmas.
40:22Ho! Ho! Ho!
40:30You know what? In another reality where the cards had fallen differently,
40:34he'd currently be doing that in a grotto in a garden centre.
40:38You're not entirely sure what's going on with your costume.
40:41I didn't think we had very long, so I was the dog already,
40:44so I just shoved mine on top of the dog.
40:47OK. So I'm Boy George.
41:00Do you know what I'm calling this outfit? What?
41:02Hair Boy George.
41:04Oh, lovely.
41:06And clearly, I'm Tom Hanks from Castaway,
41:12because when he first experiences pain due to an infected tooth
41:15that goes on to become an ongoing issue whilst he's on the island,
41:18he's had a Christmas dinner.
41:20Oh, and I've got the volleyball as well.
41:23Um...
41:24Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!
41:27We recognise that handprint.
41:32Before the break, we challenged our guest to work out
41:34how this person was connected to the news.
41:36Can we have the options again, please?
41:40Yes, this is Rob,
41:41and he was connected to the news this year for Christmassy reason.
41:44But what was it?
41:45Was it because Rob got suspended from Broadland Radio
41:48for playing
41:49All I Want For Christmas Is You on October the 3rd?
41:51Was it because he got suspended as a school exam invigilator
41:55after playing Merry Christmas Everyone by Slade
41:57to signal the end of the final exam?
42:00Or did he get suspended by an undertaker
42:02after mistakenly playing Last Christmas
42:05rather than the last post at a funeral?
42:08Ho! Ho! Ho!
42:09Yeah.
42:10Harry, Ellison?
42:11Oh!
42:12Could we...
42:13Could you say something sort of local radio-ish?
42:17That we could see whether...
42:18Come me up on the show.
42:19Well, hi, folks.
42:21Hope you're having a good Sunday.
42:22Uh, yeah.
42:23Yeah.
42:24Is that it?
42:25You've got a good voice for radio.
42:27Could you say...
42:28You could have said no, Rob.
42:33Shall we go with the radio?
42:35Yes, it's very...
42:36Would they suspend someone just for playing...
42:38It's a bit mean, isn't it?
42:40If they've done that, that is mean.
42:42It's a cutthroat world local.
42:43I won't be listening to that radio station anyway.
42:45Oh, exactly.
42:46Well, yeah, that's the last time you listen to Broadland Radio, isn't it?
42:51Well, I thought you said Broadmoor.
42:59Rob, can you reveal your identity, please?
43:02Yes.
43:03I am indeed Rob Chandler, breakfast presenter at Broadland Radio, and I was suspended for
43:09playing a Mariah Carey Christmas song early in October.
43:13Amazing.
43:15Woo!
43:16Indeed!
43:17So why did you play it, and then why did they suspend you?
43:20Well, it started with a text from a listener called Becky, who said she was putting out her
43:26Christmas stock in her shop, and could I play a Christmas song?
43:29So I thought, tell you what, if I get at least five listener texts saying,
43:34Ho, ho, ho.
43:36Ho, ho, ho.
43:37Exactly.
43:39I'll consider it.
43:40And we did.
43:41We got a load of texts saying, ho, ho, ho.
43:43One or two saying, no, no, no.
43:46But then Billy the Taxi Driver, you must know Billy the Taxi Driver.
43:50No.
43:51Another keen listener text and said, there's a tub of chocolates in it for you.
44:01If you play Mariah Carey, all I want for Christmas is you.
44:05So, came back after the news, and I read that text out, and I said, quite frankly,
44:11I'm disappointed, Billy, that you could think I could be so shallow to fall for such a blatant bribe.
44:19Yeah.
44:21Ding, ding, ding, ding.
44:22Oh!
44:23He played a song.
44:24Yeah.
44:25How long was he suspended for?
44:27How long was he suspended?
44:28One day.
44:29Oh, is that all?
44:30Yeah.
44:31Did he go shopping?
44:32What did he do?
44:33Well, just stayed in bed all day.
44:34Chill day.
44:35Can we please have a round of applause for Rob?
44:44All right, we are about to end the show with the Christmas sing-along from Rick Astley,
44:47but before we do, would you please thank our guests, Alison Hammond,
44:52Harry Hill,
44:56and my co-host Josh Riddickam,
44:59and Alex Brooker.
45:01We'll be back next week for our New Year's Eve special with an incredible line-up,
45:04musician Peter Doherty,
45:05comedians Maisie, Adam, and Phil Wang,
45:07national treasure Sir Lenny Henry,
45:09TV personality Danny Dyer,
45:11rugby star Hannah Botterman,
45:13lioness Lucy Bronze,
45:14as well as a celebrity barman who is 100% faithful.
45:19Right now, though, Rick Astley is going to sing us into Christmas.
45:22Thanks for watching a last leak.
45:23My name's Adam Hills.
45:24Merry Christmas to all,
45:25and to all a good night.
45:27You better watch out,
45:37you better not cry,
45:39you better not pout,
45:40I'm telling you why,
45:42Santa Claus is coming to town.
45:47It's snowing, Rob, let's go!
45:49He sees you when you're sleeping,
46:19he knows when you're awake,
46:22he knows if you've been bad or good,
46:25so be good for goodness sake.
46:29You better watch out,
46:31you better not cry,
46:32you better not pout,
46:34I'm telling you why,
46:36Santa Claus is coming to town.
46:42He got eight billion toys on his sleigh,
46:45He's packed,
46:46he's coming your way,
46:48Santa.
46:49It's coming in town.
46:52Ba-ba-la-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba.
46:55Bang!
46:56Merry Christmas!
46:57Yeah!
46:58Bang! Merry Christmas!
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