Acceptance speech cock-ups!

The BSBs won all of the major awards at the 1999 Smash Hits Pollwinners' Party. This is a transcript of their attempts to film an acceptance speech.

TAKE ONE...

ALL: Hello UK!
(Nick points microphone at Kevin but Kev says nothing)
KEV: What?
NICK: I knew he wouldn't do it.
HOWIE: What did I tell ya? I knew that was gonna happen!
NICK: I gave it to ya.
B-ROK: (annoyed) Who's got the big microphone back there?

TAKE TWO...

NICK: (counting in) One, two, 15.
ALL: Hello UK!
KEVIN: Sorry we can't be there in the person...in person. Can we start over?
NICK: Rewind!
KEVIN: (practising) OK, sorry we can't be there with you in person, two, one.
ALL: Hello UK!
KEVIN: Wait, I don't see a red light, are we shooting?

TAKE THREE...

ALL: Cheering.
AJ: Very, very cool, this will be one, two, three, now! We'd like to thank you guys for voting us best pop video...
(A mobile phone rings)
AJ: (joking) Whose phone was it, damnit?
(In desperation, Nick begins to hang upside down from the stairway railings.)
(Pause)
AJ: Smashing, smashing, very cool, that's three now, this one is for best pop video, thank you guys for voting us best pop video for I Want It That Way.
NICK: Thanks to all our fans.
AJ: Yeah!Thank you everyone at Smash Hits!
KEVIN: We'll see you in the new millennium!
(Pause, they all look very pleased)
CAMERAMAN: Erm, actually, it was Larger Than Life that won the best video.
NICK: Y'know what, let 'em edit it!

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