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SunSeeker

(51,368 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 04:57 PM Mar 2020

A moment of levity: UK sports announcers doing hilarious play-by-play of home life.

Bored and out of work, British sports commentators post hilarious videos of everyday life

British sports commentators are among those who have suddenly found themselves out of a job as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. No sporting events, no work.

But luckily for their fans on social media, some have deployed their broadcasting skills to everyday events that may seem mundane in less capable hands. Things like feeding the dogs or crossing the street or even grocery shopping are all potential targets for bored broadcasters.

Andrew Cotter, whose velvety voice will be recognizable to fans of Wimbledon and other big sporting events, on Friday was lighting up social media with video of his Labrador dogs Olive and Mabel. The clip, viewed over 5 million times, shows Olive devouring her food — “focused and relentless, tasting absolutely nothing” — more quickly than Mabel, who seemed to have a problem with her bowl and presumably didn’t know it was a race anyway.




https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/28/coronavirus-latest-news/#link-M3AX3E4HSFBQRF33FT3H6E7FFM
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A moment of levity: UK sports announcers doing hilarious play-by-play of home life. (Original Post) SunSeeker Mar 2020 OP
There will be sport malaise Mar 2020 #1
We're hearing from the crowd now underpants Mar 2020 #2
! MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #3
OMG, so great! The crowd are going wild! klook Mar 2020 #4
British announcers are SO GOOD. LisaM Mar 2020 #5
We need more of this. He is hilarious. IcyPeas Mar 2020 #6
Here's another one... SunSeeker Mar 2020 #11
More MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #7
And yet more, love these from Nick Heath: SunSeeker Mar 2020 #12
Great stuff -- thanks. (nt) klook Mar 2020 #13
Fortunately I got my bet in on time and won 1:2.5 grantcart Mar 2020 #8
And GOOOOOALLLL! Wait wut-- oh that's BOWL! Hekate Mar 2020 #9
I love labs! murielm99 Mar 2020 #10
I have not had a genuine smile and laugh in some time. This was brilliant. Takket Mar 2020 #14

LisaM

(27,759 posts)
5. British announcers are SO GOOD.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:39 PM
Mar 2020

I started following EPL a few years ago and the level of announcing is as good as the matches.

murielm99

(30,656 posts)
10. I love labs!
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:58 PM
Mar 2020

What cuties. I love their names, too. My son has cats named Margot, Linus and Toby. I love the names he chose.

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