Jeremy Corbyn’s TV skit pimp stunt is ‘more P Diddy than PM’ as he ditches his shellsuit for fur coat
Jez's appearance on comedy show The Last Leg is a cringeworthy attempt to reach out to youngsters
CRINGEWORTHY Jeremy Corbyn cemented his position as Westminster’s biggest joke as he blinged up for a comedy show.
Viewers saw the Labour leader, normally known for his grey shellsuit, emerge from a Bentley in a tuxedo with a white fur coat draped on his shoulders.
Corbyn, 67, swapped his pushbike for the car with number plate COR BLIMEY on Channel 4’s The Last Leg.
One Labour frontbencher said: “He was more P Diddy than PM. If he wanted to reassure anyone he’s this country’s next PM, he didn’t pull it off.”
He left the red carpet for a dressing room and emerged in a cream suit and pale blue shirt. He loosened his top button, looked to the camera and said: “Showtime, let’s go!”
Appearing with actor Russell Crowe, he showcased his international diplomacy skills, suggesting Donald
Trump was almost as un-presidential as a poo-flinging monkey.
Host Adam Hills read out one viewer’s question: “Is it appropriate for you to be on a comedy show when you don’t have a sense of humour?”
Corbyn replied: “I had a free choice evening. I could stay at my allotment, go to a cocktail party or come here. I did my allotment and came here, OK?” He was asked how many of his Labour MPs would like to see him fail on Friday night’s show, watched by 1.5million people. He replied: “About half.”
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The Remain backer was then asked about his enthusiasm for staying in the EU. The host said: “On a scale of one to ten, where one is ‘Couldn’t really care less’ and ten is, ‘I’m jumping on the couch like Tom
Cruise on Oprah’, how passionate are you are about staying?”
The EU critic said: “Oh I would put myself in the upper half of the five to ten — so seven, seven and a half.”
Corbyn, who was campaigning in Aberdeen yesterday, said: “I don’t think the EU is perfect — nobody does.”
A close aide last night said: “Jeremy reached a large younger audience and was pushing for Remain. He enjoyed it.”