Dan Stevens wins all the awards for this glorious takedown of Boris Johnson on The One Show

Actor Dan Stevens, star of Downton Abbey, earned himself a different kind of place in TV history when he appeared on the One Show to promote his new series, Gaslit – which is about the Watergate Scandal.

Watch what he did.

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WATCH THIS MOMENT FROM THE ONE SHOW pic.twitter.com/UwRFpQ8YpM

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) April 13, 2022

Here it is again with captions.

I gasped

Auto-captioned version: pic.twitter.com/hXq31tCkQq https://t.co/H3m8StcMMT

— Tom Peach (@ThomasPeachLib) April 13, 2022

“What you’ve got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign, and erm …

No, I’m sorry that’s the intro to Boris Johnson.”

via Gfycat

The reaction from Twitter says all that needs to be said.

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Dan Stevens take a bow … https://t.co/hHjKtAGLGp

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) April 13, 2022

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I’m hearing Dan Stevens has now apologised for his Boris Johnson joke on The One Show. Apparently, Dan had had a very busy day of work and wasn’t aware at the time that he was breaking BBC rules. He also didn’t realise he was on The One Show.

— Ian Hyland (@HylandIan) April 13, 2022

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Dan Stevens you are my new hero #JohnsonLiedPeopleDied #JohnsonTheCorruptPM https://t.co/ZaL0OktOVQ

— Con O'Neill (@cononeilluk) April 13, 2022

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Smash x https://t.co/wGWpUZfM1l

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) April 13, 2022

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Doubt Dan will be invited back on BBC – even though he’s saying what the majority of the nation are thinking.

— Jane Rackham (@JaneRackham2) April 13, 2022

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can you nominate Dan Stevens for a Bafta for that The One Show performance

— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 (@TobyonTV) April 13, 2022

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Dan Stevens elevated to King status.

I mean, he was on the verge just with the moustache, but…

— Jenny Ryan (@jenlion) April 13, 2022

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who knew i liked Dan Stevens?! https://t.co/6UcrU9x4Fh

— Tabby Lamb (@TheTabbyLamb) April 13, 2022

9.

Oh my God. @thatdanstevens, you beauty! It’s one thing to decide to do this, but to execute it with such nerveless poise on live TV is pure genius. Just fantastic! xx https://t.co/Co1VPvVQWm

— Pete Paphides (@petepaphides) April 13, 2022

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