This supercut of John Bercow saying “Mr Peter Bone” may be the best thing you’ll see today
The viewing figures for BBC’s Parliament channel must surely be at an all-time high, as many of us sit engrossed and enraged as the House of Commons debates all the Brexit options, and rejects them. The unlikely hero of the scenario has been Speaker John Bercow, who has both slavishly enforced parliamentary rules and kept us entertained with his biting wit and theatrical performance.
Writer, Rhodri Marsden, has gone so far down the John Bercow rabbit hole that he has found one particular aspect of the proceedings truly addictive.
I'm now so obsessed with Bercow saying "Mr Peter Bone" that I've spent a period of time setting it to the opening of Beethoven's 5th. Brexit is literally driving me mad. pic.twitter.com/P5w31OWkWi
— Rhodri Marsden ⏏️ (@rhodri) March 28, 2019
It’s curiously mesmerising.
People have been reacting to the unusual treatment.
Rhodri is the hero Gotham needs right now https://t.co/K0M8nAoWxZ
— Caitlin Moran (@caitlinmoran) March 28, 2019
oh my god https://t.co/MNqoYd9Ewg
— Dr Fern Riddell (@FernRiddell) March 28, 2019
Beyond brilliant. https://t.co/HNmbfUCmDc
— daniel norcross (@norcrosscricket) March 28, 2019
This made me laugh uncontrollably in the middle of the office. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW, MARSDEN. https://t.co/E7dnKDmMbQ
— Sharon O'Dea (@sharonodea) March 28, 2019
Bonkers and brilliant. Bravo x
— Samuel West (@exitthelemming) March 29, 2019
This comment speaks for us all.
I’ve watched this way more times than is healthy.
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) March 28, 2019
Source: Rhodri Marsden