Today presenters were shocked by a schoolboy’s grim punchline to a joke that should NEVER have been broadcast – and now the whole world is talking about it: “I didn’t expect that.”
An extraordinary moment broadcast on Australia’s Today show sends the world into a frenzy.
Co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo were visibly stunned when a student told an inappropriate joke about vegans dying.
After their initial shock wore off, the pair doubled over in laughter while news anchor Brooke Boney covered her mouth in disbelief.
Chron Australia understands the moment was unplanned and producers had no idea in advance what the boy would say.
The youth began by asking, “A vegan and a vegetarian jump off a cliff to see who can reach the bottom first. ‘Who will win?’
“I don’t know,” Stefanovic said. ‘Who wins?’ Abo added.
The boy didn’t hesitate as he replied, “Society!”
An extraordinary moment broadcast on Australia’s Today show sends the world into a frenzy
Co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo were visibly stunned when a student told an inappropriate joke about vegans dying
Stefanovic was so amazed that he almost fell off the couch.
“We didn’t expect that,” Abo said, laughing nervously.
The moment was later posted to the Today show’s TikTok account – and soon attracted millions of views in Australia and around the world.
The clip is causing a stir across the United States, with TikTok users remarking that such a moment could never happen on strict American television.
The clip is causing a stir across the United States, with TikTok users remarking that such a moment could never happen on strict American television
American commentator Benny Johnson featured the video in a viral TikTok, calling it “the greatest moment in television history.”
One US viewer commented: “This boy has more wit and humor than many comedians today.”
Another added: “The male host’s reaction was so sincere. ‘I have tears in my eyes.’
“I’m not even this kid’s father and he still made me proud!” A third wrote, while a fourth remarked: “This boy just won the internet.”
Many vegans and vegetarians even had to admit that the young man’s comic timing was exemplary, even though he was the butt of the joke.
“As a vegetarian I laughed my ass off,” wrote one.