Laurence Fox “It’s Not Easy Being White” is the musical parody you didn’t know you needed
Before hitting the headlines by making contentious comments on Question Time, Twitter, and in interviews, actor Laurence Fox performed one of his anti-wokeness songs on the Jeremy Vine show, drawing considerable derision online.
Here’s his memorable performance.
A musical comedy act named The Iain Duncan Smiths have shared their Kermit-inspired take on the debacle, with this absolutely brilliant overdub.
EXCLUSIVE: Laurence Fox performs new single "It's Not Easy Being White" pic.twitter.com/xNV69XAFyp
— TheIainDuncanSmiths (@TheIDSmiths) January 21, 2020
It’s very special.
It’s not easy being white,
Getting called things like “Thick as shit” and “far right”
Surely the Ivor Novello Awards must be beckoning.
Here are just a few of the many admiring reactions.
That was hilarious, brilliant 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏽
— Natalie Rowe (@RealNatalieRowe) 21 January 2020
Now *this* I would buy 😂😂😂 https://t.co/Xh1wkVd0df
— Linda *facciamorete* #FBPE (@lindalinaha) January 21, 2020
The terrible guitar playing is genius. One of the funniest things I've ever seen. Encore!
— Jen's view (@Hoppurrsneeze) 21 January 2020
Chinny Honk’s praise was slightly tempered by a simple realisation.
This is fantastic. But it can never be as hilarious as the original version, which reaches heights of self-parody seldom seen in our lifetime. https://t.co/fvUQBcFzkj
— Chinny Honk (@ChinnyHonk) January 21, 2020
That’s a fair point.
People aren’t being entirely kind about Laurence Fox’s singing on the Jeremy Vine Show
Source @TheIDSmiths Image Jeremy Vine
