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US TV anchor’s hilarious meltdown goes viral

Lawrence O’Donnell, a presenter on American TV channel MSNBC, had a problem with people talking in his earpiece.

How big a problem was it? This big. Now the clip goes on for a while, but it rewards every second of your attention.

So much to enjoy, not least the way he switches between on-air professionalism and off-air fury.

Here’s a few highlights.

“What’s going on, why am I losing this, why don’t I have sound? Who’s asking for a Labor Day rundown in my ear? Goddammit.

“There’s insanity in the control room tonight. You have insanity in my earpiece. Fuckin…

“Stop the hammering! Stop the hammering up there. Who’s got a hammer? Where is it? Where’s the hammer? Go up on the other floor. Somebody go up there and stop the hammering. Stop the hammering.

“I’ll go down to the goddamn floor myself and stop it, keep the goddamn commercial break going. Call fucking Phil Griffin [president of MSNBC], I don’t care who the fuck you have to call. Stop the hammering. Empty out the goddamn control room and find out where this is going on.

“Fucking out of control shit. Jesus Christ. Crazy fucking sound coming in my ear, this fucking stupid hammering. It just fucking sucks. It fucking sucks to be out here with this out of control shit.”

O’Donnell later apologised on Twitter.

No need sir! We love it when our presenters are also human.

And here’s a mash-up which is even better than the real thing.

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