John Cleese has an awkward moment during his interview on BBC One’s The One Show when he appears not to recognize the hosts. Multiple reports say the incident happens minutes after the programme starts on Tuesday night, involving Roman Kemp and Lauren Laverne.
According to the outlets, Cleese asks who the hosts are, rather than introducing himself in the usual way, prompting an awkward exchange. The coverage focuses on the on-air nature of the moment and the fact that Cleese’s comments came early in the segment. Across the reports, the core event is the same: Cleese tells, or asks, Kemp and Laverne that he does not know who they are.
The articles differ mainly in how they describe the dialogue—one version frames it as Cleese telling the hosts he has no idea who they are, while another describes him asking who they are—without providing broader details about the wider interview or any follow-up remarks.
