'It was on YOU!' Laura Ingraham goes viral in cringe-worthy moment when she misunderstands reference to Netflix show
- A video of Fox News host Laura Ingraham misunderstanding a reference to the hit Netflix show You has gone viral
- Guest Raymond Arroyo, 51, was discussing 'woke storylines' on The Ingraham Angle when he mentioned how the topic of measles arose on the show You
- But Ingraham confused the title of the show for her own, and insisted for nearly a minute that she had never discussed the disease on her program
- Celebrities weighed in on the exchange on Twitter, but You star Penn Badgley believed the whole thing was staged
A video of Fox News host Laura Ingraham misunderstanding a reference to the hit Netflix show You has gone viral.
During a segment on The Ingraham Angle, guest Raymond Arroyo, 51, was discussing 'woke storylines' when he mentioned how the topic of measles arose on the show You.
But Ingraham mistook the title of the series for herself, and the resulting cringe-worthy exchange lit up Twitter and even caught the attention of You star Penn Badgley.
'It was on YOU!' A video of Fox News host Laura Ingraham misunderstanding a reference to the hit Netflix show You has gone viral
For nearly a minute, Ingraham insisted she had never discussed the measles on her program while Arroyo attempted to clarify he was actually referring to the Netflix show.
'You know I was watching an episode of You where measles came up,' Arroyo began, sparking the whole misunderstanding.
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This caught Ingraham off guard, who apparently believed 'You' was a reference to her own show.
'Wait, wait, wait, when did I mention measles?' Ingraham asked, flummoxed.
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All about You: The hit Netflix show was a hot topic on The Ingraham Angle
'When did I mention measles?' The remark about the You caught Ingraham off guard, who apparently believed the show title was a reference to her own show
Cringe-worthy: For over a minute, Ingraham believed he was talking about her own show
'I don't know, it was on You,' Arroyo continued.
'What was on me?' Laura said with some confused laughter. 'What are you talking about?... I never had the measles!'
'The measles and the vaccine episode was on You,' Arroyo attempted to clarify.
'We never did a measles vaccine episode. Is this a joke?'
Arroyo insisted: 'It was on You! It was on You!'
Confusion abounds: 'What was on me?' Laura said with some confused laughter. 'What are you talking about?... I never had the measles!'
'I've never had measles': Ingraham was insistent she had never discussed the disease on her show
'I've never had... Raymond, I've never had measles. What are you talking about? This is stupid!'
'It was an episode of a show, Laura,' Arroyo continued.
'What's it called?' Laura asked.
'YOU! YOU! It's called You!' Arroyo exclaimed.
Yet Laura was insistent: 'I've never done a show on measles. I just completely give up!... I give up.'
'I just completely give up!' 'I've never done a show on measles,' Laura insisted
Throwing in the towel: Arroyo finally moves on as he remarks, 'Never mind, I'm moving on to Adele. I can't explain this to you'
Finally Arroyo mentions the platform which You airs on: 'It's a show called You on Netflix.'
Despite the clarification, Ingraham continues: 'There's a show called Laura Ingraham on Netflix. What are you talking about?'
Arroyo throws in the towel: 'Never mind, I'm moving on to Adele. I can't explain this to you.'
Penn Badgley was among the many tweeting about the segment, however he believed the exchange was staged.
'His delivery is great': Penn Badgley was among the many tweeting about the segment, however he believed the exchange was staged
'Definitely a bit. His delivery is great tho,' he tweeted.
Andy Richter was not amused: 'The fact that people are actually laughing at that Laura Ingraham thing makes me feel like I've wasted the last 35 years of my life,' he tweeted.
Comedian Jenny Johnson remarked: 'This might just be the worst version of 'Who's On First' I've ever seen.
Actor Taran Killam also was not buying it either: 'Not. Real. NOT. Real,' the How I Met Your Mother actor said in response to Jenny's post.
Nick Adams, who describes himself as a 'best selling author endorsed by President Trump' in his Twitter bio, defended the segment and insisted the whole thing was a 'bit'.
'Laura Ingraham was doing a bit like "Who's On First" on Fox News last night and the Democrat trolls on Twitter are too dumb to figure it out,' he tweeted.
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