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BBC News' Simon McCoy leaves viewers in stitches with 'highlights of 2020' gag

A BBC newsreader’s deadpan joke about the “highlights of 2020” had viewers in stitches on New Year’s Day.

Simon McCoy told BBC News fans today, January 1, there would be a “special programme” with footage of all the best parts of one of the most miserable years many people can remember.

“Let’s just have a look,” he says.

Nothing shows up on the screen behind him, and seconds later he faces the camera and says grimly: “Exactly. It’s farewell to 2020.”

The footage was shared on TikTok and Twitter, with people greatly entertained by his emotionless delivery of the gag.

Simon McCoy shows the ‘highlights of 2020’ (Image: BBC News)

One person joked: “Simon McCoy speaking for 7.5bn people here…”

“Wow I feel like 2020 just got told off by its parents,” quipped another person.

“That was hilarious,” said a third fan.

Another person commented appreciatively: “McCoy is a legend!”

He previously raised eyebrows with a joke about Princess Eugenie’s baby news, having previously mocked a pregnancy announcement from Prince William and Kate Middleton as “not really being news”.

BBC News Presenter Simon McCoy (Image: BBC)

This comes after Daily Star shared some of the weirdest, funniest, heartwarming, and sexiest pictures of 2020 in what has otherwise been a tough year for many.

We also awarded our biggest covidiots of the year, with some of the most hypocritical divas and politicians vying for the top spot.

Meanwhile, here is a list of the many much-loved celebrities who sadly died in 2020 as we remember their talents and give tribute to what made them superstars in the first place.

Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk


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