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Andy tapes his first celebrity public service announcement - for clean drinking water in Africa - and meets an actual celebrity: Chris Martin. The Coldplay crooner has a few ideas for how to promote his album through the PSA, like maybe the third world children could be holding copies of it? Spotting Andy, Martin asks about the size of his sitcom audience, then suggests he should make an appearance. "What would Chris Martin be doing visiting a factory in Wigan?" Andy asks, horrified at the prospect. "You can work it out," Martin tells him.
As it turns out, the rock star is "popping by" the factory to promote his latest album, and the workers on 'When the Whistle Blows' beg him to perform a song - which he does as the factory suddenly converts into a fully-lit concert venue. Andy cringes from the sidelines.
As he predicted, the TV critics aren't kind, claiming his show has sunk even lower. His agent does have some good news, however: Andy's been nominated for a comedy BAFTA, and the entries "are all crap this year," so he might even have a chance. Even more baffling: a toy company wants to put out a doll of his sitcom character for the holidays.
Andy decides to take Maggie as his date to the BAFTAs, where he runs into an ex-girlfriend, "the most boring woman in the world." After taunting him for more details about his past, Maggie learns he lost his virginity to a "woman who looked like Ronnie Corbett" when he was 28 years old.
During the "in memoriam" tribute, Andy's agent arrives with his doll prototype, and accidentally sets off its catchphrase. As the doll squawks "Are you having a laugh?" repeatedly, the speaker loses it, steps down off the stage and decapitates the doll. Then he smashes it into silence with his foot - to a standing ovation.
Maggie leaves for the powder room, where she runs into Andy's ex and spills his pathetic virginity story. She then asks the woman how she responded when Andy dumped her "because she was boring." This comes as news to the ex, who starts to cry.
Over in the men's room, Andy's agent invites him into a stall, where he's doing lines with Ronnie Corbett himself. Before Andy can extricate himself, the three are caught by the BAFTA organizers, who ban them from attending or winning all future awards - except for the Welsh BAFTAs.
Back at his table, Andy decides his night couldn't get worse. But his ex has just won a BAFTA, and she's had a few drinks since the powder room. She takes to the mic and skips the thank yous: "I'd just like to say to Andy Millman: I may be boring, but at least I didn't lose my virginity when I was 28 to a woman who looked like Ronnie Corbett. Prick!"
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